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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23

tie Mary McAlister. in ''.Ie Wonderful
Event: Charles Hoyt's. THE Brass
Monkey" and Along the Apache
Trail Thursday. H. E. Warner. Viola
fleming and ". Lawson Butt in 1.-THE
Danger Trail: also Hearst Pathe
News Friday Leah Baird and Frank
I'm Farnum. in The DEVILS Payday.
also George Ovey comedy. "Jerrys
Picnic" Saturday. Theda Bara in
The Darling of Paris; also Hearst
Pathe News
MASONIC AUDITORIUM = Today.
Louise Hun and Jack Pickford, in
"Freckles": also Drew Comedy. To-
morrow. Dorothy Gish. in Stage
Struck': also comedy. Wednesday. Fan
ME Ward. In "Unconquered"; also Bray
Photograph. Thursday. Alice Brady, in
Ihe Divorce Came; also Pathe News.
Friday. Earle Williams. in The Soul
Master: also comedy Saturday. Will
liam Desmond and Margery Wilson. in
The Last of the Ingrahams", also
Holmes Travel Picture.
EMPIRE THEATER-Today. Mar
1orie Rambeau. in Mary Moreland":
also Zeppelin Attack on New York"
Tomorrow. Gail Kane. in The Upper
Crust; also Keystone comedy. Her
Nature Dance" Wednesday. June Ca
price. In Patsy; also comedy.
LYRIc-Today. Gail Kane. in THE
Upper Crust" also comedy. Tomor-
row. Bryant Washburn, in 'eFillinE His
Own Shoes: also Edison Conquest Pic
lures. Wednesday. Mabel Trunnelle. In
The Ghost of Old Moro" also Pathe
News. Thursday. Valeska Surratt, in
The Siren: also George Ovey COM
edy. Friday, Viola Dana. In "Aladdin's
Other Lamp; also Pathe News Satur-
day. William Courtenay. in THE Hunt
ing Of the Hawk; also Lonesome
Luke-Plumber."
oLYMPIc-Today. Frances Nelson. in
tonic Moreno In The Magnificent
Meddler." Wednesday. Holbrook Blinn.
in THE Empress" Thursday, Nance
O'%eil. in The Final Payment" Fri
day. Alice Brady. in The Divorce
Game: also Hearst Pathe News Sat
urday. Harold Lockwood, in The
Haunted Pajamas"
AMERICAN-Today. Nine. Olga Pc
trova, in The Secret Of Eve" Tomor-
row. Pauline Frederick. in "sapho."
Wednesday. Hazel Dawn, in 1.-THE Feud
Girl" Thursday. Alice Brady. in Dark
est Russia; also Seeing America"
Friday. Mary P1ckford. in 1.-THE Found
ling" Saturday. Marguerite Clark. in
Snow White"
HoMB-roday. Franklyn Farnum
and Leah. Baird. in Tho Devils Pay
Day; also. Hearst-Paths News. To-
morrow, Fannie Ward. in Betty to tho
Rescue; also Black Diamond comedy
Wednesday. Juno Caprice and Jane Lee,
in "A Small Town Girl: also nth
chapter "Gloria'a Romance" Thurs
day, Mme Petrova, in The Waiting
Sour; also comedy. Friday. Muriei
Ostriche and Arthur Ashley. in Moral
Courage: also Hearst Pathe News
Saturday. Irene Fenwick and Owen
Moore. In "a Girl Like That: also Bur
ton Holmes.
PENN GARDENs-Today, knights
Of the Square Table" Your Flag and
Nine" STORY of the Willow Plate" and
Billy West comedy. Tomorrow, Paul
inc Frederick. in Her Better Self" and
mfr Bingo. the Bachelor" comedy.
Wednesday. James Morrison, in Two
Men and Woman" and Mutual Week
lv Thursday. Dorothy Dalton, in wild
triangle comedy. Friday. avn Nine eoq Petro-
va. in The Undying Flame" human
nature reel. Saturday. George Walsh.
in Some Boy" and King Of Cooks"
comedy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
Mann Called for I'M. C. a. Service

CHICAGO. July 23.-Leslie Mann. left
fielder OF the Chicago Nationals. who had
been called into the Young Mems Chris
tian Association army service, advised
night that he had been ordered to re-
port at the Oklahoma City (Okla) camp
August 5. Mann will have charge Of all
kinds of physical training at the camp
He qualified for his new work by his
success in training Young Mems Christia n
Associa ton basket ball teams at Spring
& I'D. Mass. and other cities during the
winter season
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
Yankees Seek Semi-Pro Player.

PHILADELPHIA, July 23-Harry
Bateman. one of the hardest hitting
players of the semi-professional ranks,
and who has been playing a great
game for the Strawbridge & CIothier
nine. has been offered a contract by
Manager Donovan of the New York
Yankees. Bateman holds record of
six home runs thus far on the Straw
bridge & Clothier field. He was recon-
mended to Donovan by Ed Williams,
who sends several youngsters to the
big league each year. Bateman will
report to the Yankees this week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
Purdue Basket Ball Star browns

LAFAYETTE. Ind. July 2s.-BIplv
Williamson. twenty years old. star
center and forward of the Purdue I'M.
versity basket ball team last season
was drowned in the Wabash river hare
Yesterday afternoon. Williamson. vii
several other Purdue athletes, was
swimming at a bathing beach con-
Quoted by Theodore Paulson. swimming
and wrestling coach at Purdue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
Griffmen Get Lead Early.

Will men 1et AedQ Early.
The Graiffmen accumulated a three
run lead in the first frame Of the clos
ing contest. thanks to some sleepy
work on the part of the home guard.
Foster walked after Judge had been
retired, and took third on Milan's
single to right. Foster scored on
Rice's sacrifice fly to left. which Shot
ton dropped. Milan reaching second.
Ieb went to third and Rice to second
on Shanks' inffeld out. Milan Tailed
on wild pitch. and after Leonard had
walked and stolen second, Rice count
ed on passed ball. Leonard also at
tempted to score, but was tagged by
Sothoron on Severeid's throw Koos
replaced Sothoron at this juncture and
retired the next man up
Two more Washington runs trfckled
over the platter in the next inning
henry was hit by pitched ball after
Mehosky was put away. Ayers famed.
hut Judge singled to right. sending
Henry TO second, John trotted home
on rosters single TO center and when
Jacobson let the ball get through him
Judge counted. Score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
ROSEDAI,ES MEET PRINTERS
TODAY in ROSEDALE LEAGUE
Four More Contests Scheduled in That
Circuit This Week-Blanton Pitches
Shut-Out for Athletics.
BY n. c. BYRD.

In the RosedaI
of in
in
ond
and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
First CANE.

Washington ..... q o 90
st. Louis ...... 3 0 o xA
Twobase hit-Shotton. Sacrifice hits-Austin
and Plank. Sacrifice hy-Shotfon. Left on bases
Washington. 8: ST. Louis 8. First hnse on
eirors-St Lonis. .. First base on ball.-On
Plank. 2 Hits-0n Shaw. in innings Struck
ont--By Plank. 1. Tmpires-Messrs. Evans and
Hildebrand. Time Of game hour and 80 min
ufaa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23

WASHINGTON

- LOUIS .--.----.0 d o o o %
~o-base hit-Pratt. Stolen base-Ieonsr d
aacrlnce hits-foster and Leonard. Double play
tS 70 shhnks Left on Observation-Disclosures,
o. LOUIS. s. First base error-w ashing-
ION ION: tirst base on bslls-0n Ayers. 2; OF soth
er 70 T. =: on kooh, 2 Hits-on sotheron, in
h. o;, Innings: on koob. in I 1-3 innings Hit
~ Pi.cherLby sothcron and by Koob fHenry,.
~. c ayers tAnstin'. Struck out-By Ayers. 10:
e ep s'rh er by koob. l. Wild p,tch-so,i.
H,Jas,-s ns ssed nali-severeid. Umpires-Messrs
and a minutes " e"e-i hour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
GRIFFME.N SPLIT WITH BROWNS
BEFORE STARTING BACK HOME.
Ayers Pitching of Shut-out Game Fea.
lures Double Bill in Mound City
First to St. Louis, 4 to 0.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
Carl Sawyer Drawn in Draft.

special Dspatch 90 Inc Star
Los ANGELES. Cal. July 23.-Carl
Sawyer. former Washington American
League ball player. has been drawn in
thu draft for the first increment of the
NATIONAL army. Sawyer is not in a po-
Oition to claim exemption.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
Harper Leads Pitchers.

Harry Harper did by far the best work
Of the Washington hurlers on the tour.
having a record of Ave victories. three
Of them ehut-outs and two defeats
Ayerg record for the trip iR three VIC
tories and one defeat. The doctor
started two of the contests. The nrst
In Boston was the one in which Ernie
shore pitched his no-hit game. There
wasn't much chance for Doc to win
that one The other contest he started
was Yesterday when he blenked the
Browns. The other two battles he was
sent in with the score tie and held
the enemy while his teammates gar
nered runs enough for victory. Du
Mont. Gallia, Shaw and Johnson all lost
more games than they won.
The Gr,ffmen boarded train leaving
AZ. Louis at II o'clock last night. and
are due to reach Pittsburgh this evening
for dinner. After lay over Of four
hours they will catch a RATHER that
should got them to Washington about
$40 O'Clock tomorrow morning. In the
afternoon they will tackle Cleveland in
the first Of SIX oames scheduled with them
at tho Georgia avenus lot johnson or Du
Mont win do the pitching for the Griff-
men tomorrow. with tho odds favortng
walter. A double header 10 slated for
Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
-- ,S,-
AMERICAN LEAGUE. tn
1855
ST. Louis. 4: Washington. o. ,ts,,.
Washington, 3: ST Louis o. ~
Chicago. .; Boston, o.
Cleveland. 90 PhiIadelpbts q .
4e New York. Z; Detroit e.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
GR|FF'S ATHLETES
HOME TOMORROW
Open Series With Cleveland In
dams at Georgia Avenue
Ball Park.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SOMEWHERE IN AMERICA, July
23.-Clark Griff1th's collection Of dia-
mond athletes and embryo soldiers to-
day is speeding eastward for home,
where they are due to arrive tomorrow
morning in time for breakfast.
Since leaving Washington the night
of June % the Griffmen have visited
every other city in the American
League circuit. playing thirty-three
games Of which they won fourteen and
lost nineteen. OF the seven series con-
tested on the road they won one, taking
three out of four games from New
York: two were tied. an even break in
six games being received in Boston
and a split of four contests being
their portion in Detroit. Philadelphla
heat them three out of Ave. Cleveland
three out of four. Chicago four out OF
FIVE and st. Louis three out Of five
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE

TODAY. TOMORROw a.
Ihicago ~ Boston. Chicago at Boston. ~
Pittsburgh at New YorkPitfsburgh at New Yofk
Cincinnati at Brooklyn. Cincinnati At Brooklyn,
ST. Louis at Phila. st. Louis at PhiIa -,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

No games scheduled.
SCHEDULES
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
TODAY. TONoRpou
fNo games scheduled, tSo games scheduIed-,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.
AMERICAN AssoCIATTov

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION,
st. Paul 10: Toledo, ?. Columbus 2: Nil
raukee. Is innings, rain). Minneapolis. 2; In
diannpolis, l. '''----r-
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Chattanooga. Q; Mobile. o. Chattapooea, 4:
Mobile. 8. New Orleans. 2: Nashville, o. Mem.
phis. 1: Little Rock, 0. Memphis. o; Little
Rock. 1.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE,
Montreal. 9; Newark. o. Montreal, 2; New
ark. s.
BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE,
Hagerstown. 8: Cumberland. q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
SOUTHERN LEAGUE,
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE.
Hagerstown. 9: Cumberland. 4
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-20
aTh, uolkurio Of tI,o pinno.s

Teresa CarrcHU va. an extraordinary
Grtist, ana the APPRECIATION commonly
linked with her nurie failed to do jus.
tee to file softer, ecutlar. more int,.
mate asrccts of her art. Sic was one
Of The few Musical nrtiss Of South
America who have satisfied the crlti.
cal Standards % Europe and the Unit.
ID States. which demand a patient sub
mission 10 drudEcyy Oh the part Of
genius Itself Nine Caucno, a native
Of Venezuela and composer OF the na.
tional anthem of that country, was 81
fiery mcttlc MS artist and as woman,
and her temper was quickly modified
on occasion But her playing was elcc.
trio and inspiring and never hum
drum Her picturesque and fiery per
sonality Ngolild have made her an out
standing ngiirc In any gathering with
out the voice of the piano TO speak for
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-20
Why Womcn Talk.

Men are downtown at their Offices all
day and have chance 20 talk. Tho
women have TO stay at home, and, with
.he exception of the milkman, the gro
cry man. tho ice man. the old clothes
rian II few miscellaneous peddlcrs and
hucksters aud the woman next door,
there is nobody TO talk to. That Is
why wife talks her husbands head or
when he comes home at night llus-
haHcS who through long years OF OK
pcrience, have grown accustomed to
this merely answer "hmh-lnnh" with
ont hearing Sometimes the wife VIII
atcll them unawarcs and between re.
Indrks win insert Il request for $40 to
buy new dress with. If the husband.
from force of habit, answers "hmh-
hmh," the wife, Of course. gets the
gown.-Zim In Cartoons Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-20
People Ct the Virgin Islands.

NNRAC - VIC SiAi
II is said that between 50 and Oh
per cent of the people Of the Virgin
Islands, formerly tho Danish West In
hes are pure black The rest Of them
ire white. There afc very few mu-
attoes, Tor the race IiIIc Is more sharp
ly drawn than III the other islands of
lie West Indies Tie islands pride
themselves on tlfeir low percentage Of
llitcracy. Only about per cent Of
he lrhaDiimts are Unable TO read and
write In spite Of their proximity
here ism great difference between the
Na9ln Islands and Porto Elco. Tile
inhabitants OF the former are thorough
" English II t'icir siccch aud customs
White those of Porto Rico are Spanish
The island Ct ST. Tilohas is poor ag-
cieilturalIy Fishing Is The cliicf occu.
patton, aad iaJst Of the fish is con
sumed at bone. Ninety Per cent OF
the population l. in the towns Graz
ing is the chief agricultural industry
Fiyo men are repcrtcd 10 own the en-
Tire Island outside OF the towns.-New
York Post.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-20

Bennington county has wider dis
tributed interest in the Vermont regi-
ment than other sections of the state
for the reason that our boys are scat
tered all through the regiment. This
county has AZ men in Company OF
Brattleboro, Il in Company A of Rut.
land, 16 in Company X of Springfield,
IL in Company f OF Bellows Falls, 2
in Company |. of Newport, one in
Company + of Northlield, and one
in Company G OF Whooski, There
are II companies in the regiment and
this county has men in seven.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-20
eatsles In the Mud.

The WILDERNESS Of mud" as Sir
Douglas IIaig called 1t, that bothered
the troops Mt the battle Of the Sommc
was not quite so bad as that which
provoked Napolcon's famous jest that
Poland had revealed mud to him rs n
new element. Ii Is reported that some
of his guns absolutely disappeared in
the clascy mirc, and Marriott says that
several men and horses were actually
drowned in the mud. The utmost that
infantry could cover With infnltc labor
was one and Il qunrter miles an hour,
and double and quadriple teams could
not enable the guns to Keep up with
them When Marriott returned 10 sile
sla with Augcrcau both being wounded,
their carriage was drawn Mt walk by
twelve ana sometimes sixteen horses.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-20

The white tlroatcd aud white crown
ed spaTows may be told by their
namcs Tho fox sparrow is The larger.
bright, rufous strcaks and big spots on
breast The song sparrow IL about the
size OF an English sparrow, but with Il
longer tail. strcnks aud large spot on
breast The chipping and field spar
rows are smaller. with no spots ON
breast The former has lines ON head;
The latter Is ufous and sings very
svpctiV.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-20
FRANK E. HOWE. Editor and Pub.
Monday. August 20, 1917.

The local board now thinks that
the county quota of 127 men will be
secured without any further call. This
means that ii takes sos men to fur
nish l27 Provided the same proper
ton prevailed throughout the county
it would indicate that an army of
iabout two million men can be drafted
from the registered nine million with
out taking those who are not physical
ly capable or those who have depend
ents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-20
swift Times.

why have you discontinued your
column Of comment on passing cycntsg'
Events pass so quickly explained
the editor OF the Plunkvile Palladium,
there's no time for eomment"--Kan-
sas City Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-20
Beware of Ointments for
i;atarrh that Contain Mercury

as mercury viii surely destroy The SENSE
" smell and completely icrpngc The
whole System wien catering x through
tho mucous strturoS Such articles SHOULD
nover be used except on prescriptions
rom reputable phyAclans, as the damage
they viii do tx ten fold to the good YOU
an possibly derive from them. Halls
rutarh Cure. manufactured hy II. ].
cheney q Co.. Toledo. a., contains no
mnrc,irV. and is taken Internally. acting
directly unon the blood and inuroua sur-
faces VI clio system IN hnvmg Hairs
cRtarrh Cure DC euro you get tbs yenu-
In" II rs takeu lntorUallv and mniln 10
Toledo. Ohio by r. d clenty q To I'ts-
tlmoninis free.
Sold by Druggists. price 1jc per bottle.
Take Hslrs Family rillp for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-20
GERMAN STRIKE THREATENS
Workers Demand 10 Pounds o
Potatoes a Week.


A strike OF workers in the Essen
and Dusseldorf districts Is threatened
according to dispatches from Amster-
dam to the Exchange telegraph com
pany. The workers demand 10
pounds OF potatoes weekly At meet
ing arranged between labor delegates
and the war food department it was
declared that 1t was impossible to
give the workers more than eight
pounds of potatoes during the next
20 weeks. To make UP for tho short
,age in potatoes slight increase In
the bread and meat ratlons might be
granted, tho labor delegates were in
formed The reply OF the workers
has not yet been received. Agitation
fayoring a strike in the Rhine pro-
vinces is increasing daily, according
to the dispatch
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-20
Fables In the Bible.

or the fable as distinguished from
the parable there are but two exam
pies In the Bible. The first Of these
Is that OF the trees choosing their king
Judges tx, $50; the second that Of
the cedar OF Lebanon and the thistle
III Kings xiv, %
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-20

The use of fcitcrs goes back TO an.
Client times. Fcttcrs were usually made
VI brass and also In pairs, the word be.
4ng IN the dual number. Iron was oc'
caslonally employed FOR the purpose.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-20
Needed Repairs.

DO YOU have running water in your
new honest
well, we do whenever 1t rains
Baltimore American
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-20

WHEY Henry. II you didn't smoke !
could have new hat Hubby Aud
Il you would live on stewed prmes I
could have a steam yacht. Pittsburgh
prnaa.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-20

Conservation is not Wrapping ones
self in II holy web In the sanctuary. II
is going into the world aud using every
power for Gods glory.-lIenry Ward
Becchcr.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-20
RUNAWAY KILLS IS
No One on Train Escapes Injury in
Enulish Accident

Sixteen persons we're killed and 40
. injured when a crowded street car
en- a suburban line near Dover, Eng,
yesterday ran Wild on steep hill, at
. the foot OF which it was wrecked.
. The accident was due to failure of
tho brakes. The casualties include
officers, soldiers and sailors. Not one
person on the car escaped injury.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-20

The first OF all gospels Is that lie
cannot endure forever Carlyle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-20
THE STATES WORK
Summary of Reports of State Depart
ments For Month of July Made To
Board of Control UnderNewLaw

The law passed by the legislature
of 1917 which created the board OF
control provided that the various state
departments shall make monthly re-
ports to the board showing work done
and expenses incurred 1t also pro.
vided that these reports should be
delivered TO the legislative reference
librarian who should make a con.
densed statement thereof for the
newspapers of the state. Pursuant
to those provisions this statement is
issued.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-15
THREE ACCUSED
OF CONSPIRACY

Katzun Peyovich Ella Mertino-
virh and Spiro papaniko. Montenc.
ernS. arrested hero "a week ago
aftr thcy hal boen Indicted i'm I'm.
ian0nolis. were taken to Indian
ap1lis. Saturday. to bc held there
for trial ON the charge OF c0nspir
aCy against tue United States gov.
orrmpnJ Tho removal order was
issued by Judge Tuttle in the init
od States district court
ft l8 alleged that The men en-
tered widespread conspiracy TO-
p! p!nypnt Armrnians 'and Montene
rius assisting this country ln The
war 10 is said chat they tried co.
fomcnt trouble IN mines and muni-
u.n factories, and that they also
threatened with death he Muntene-
gr n commission which was urging
men from thar country t0 do AN
they could to help the Allies and
osI eclally America iu the war. eth.
pr by enlistins and hghtlng or hy
engaging 20 work in munition fac.
tories whera they could help indt
rertly
The Detroit times., 1917-12-15
BOARD ON
FUEL LACK
APPOINTED APPPt0tt TED
Dean and COuzens To
Aid WhitcOmb In
County Organization
MEncrRY,s coLp sroRY

How serious the coal situation Is
IN Detroit is revealed In the way the
men Interested in the work Of get
ting fuel to this city are sticking on
the job The local fuel administra-
tion Offices at No. o. woodward-ave.
are thronged with dealers all day
long, and men representing the citys
largest industries are forsaking their
own desks 70 be in closer touch with
the laCest developments
p y Wbitcomb. local representa-
tive Of the state fuel administration.
on Saturday announced the appoint
ment OF Police Commissioner James
Couzens and Charles a. Dean as
members OF the county fuel commit
tee OF three. Mr. Whitcomb being the
third member and chairman. This
completes the county organization
and Is In accord with the federal
governments plan 70 have a com
mittee In each county.
This committee will have full
charge IN Wayne county including
the CITY Of Detroit. While it will
not necessarily enlarge the powers
of Mr. Couzcns. as police commits
sioner. I'm dealing with the coal sit.
uafion, the appointment mades him
part OF the federal department and
insures the fullest cooperation OF
the police department. The depart
ment already has given wonderful
service IN relieving the distress in
uelless homes
Lieut. William J Davidson. Of the
quartermaster's department Of the
United States army. is camping IN
the fuel administration Offices 10 see
that coal is supplied TO the plants
that age making supplies for his de-
pHrtment particularly motor trucks
for transp sportation purposes. The
government b. determined that Moth
ing shall interfere with the produc
tlou of these trucks Lieut. David
son has been in tho city for several
weeks. bur n ls only within the last
day or two that he has found q
necessary 10 give practically his
whole attention 70 the fuel question.
Among the dealers who called AZ
headquarters. Saturday morning
was NJ Gore Van Antwerp Ills ste
uation Is typical. His bins are emp.
~ and equipment capable or=.44--
livering from 500 90 LOCO TONS of