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Evening star., 1918-02-19
Crandall's American.

The Secret OF the Storm Country
featuring Norma Ta!madge was shown
at CrandaIl's American las; night. 1t
is the story of Tessibel Skinner,
daughter of "a "sauatter." who becomes
the Glandestine bride OF Il -oiiag di-
is plunged to the depths of sorrow
when he informs he: hat nj; parents
have arranged for his marriage to a
girl of his own social seal. and that
.atner than tell them he ruth. he
eels that he must obey them. The
Rise of Jennie Cushing" featuring Ei-
sic Ferguson Will be shown tonight.
Evening star., 1918-02-19
days of this week. in which Harold

broadway Bill' adheres to a story of
strength and continuity without sac
rificing variety in scene or diversity of
action. The tale is one of moral re-
demption and physical bravery of an
ha bitue of the resorts along the Gay
White Way, who seeks, and finds,
emancipation from familiar vices in a
large city and in so doing breaks up a
clever band of timber thieves. rescues
his sweethearts brother from freezing
to death in a blizzard and finally takes
the place to which he is entitled in So
ciety The photography is excellent
and Mr.. Lockwood displays marked
ability as an actor. Martha Mansfield
capably plays the role opposite the star.
The news pictorial. comedy and a
comic cartoon are shown also.
Evening star., 1918-02-19
TRAPS FORTUNE TELLER.
Police Matron Arranges for Setting
and Syrian Lands in Cell.

Waharuad Barkat, forty years old q
Syrian, who sells laces and it is
charged. tells fortunes. was arrested
this morning on complaint of Mrs
Estelie Keys, a police matron. He was
locked UP at the fifth precinct police
station to answer charges of assault
and being an unlicensed fortune teller.
1t is charged that Barkat visited Mrs.
Keys residence, $50 u street southeast,
yesterday and wanted to tell her for
tune. She made an engagement for a
sitting at noon today. When he called
SerSt. Davis and Detective Waters OF
the fifth precinct were there.
Evening star., 1918-02-19
BAN ON BREAD LABELS.
Milk and Cream Products Must Con.
tain Them After March l,

Until March /, bakers may label their
product milk" bread or "cream' bread,
even if it contains no milk or cream
The food administration has granted
them this concession because they have
on hand about 200. 900, 900 bread wrappers
so labeled. To replace these wrappers
would require an enormous amount of fin
ished paper.
If any baker still has supply on hand
after March l he will have to get special
permission to use them.
The food administration had ordered
discontinuance of such labelling unless
the bread actually contained milk or
cream.
Evening star., 1918-02-19
EXPLAINS LEGISLATORS
DUTY IN CONGRESS

press were described by Representative
William B-McKinly in an address last
Hght at the University Club. before
he alumni of the University of Illinois
IThe duty of a national legislator at
Resent. he said. consists of voting
pwiftly and obediently as President
Wilson and Secretary McAdoo of the
treasury Department tell him to. In
3scussing the war Mr.. Mckinley de-
Haired the conscription act was the
tnly thing that could have brought
De entire nation into the war as a
init.
Evening star., 1918-02-19
COAL DEALERS TO ASSIST
National Retail Association Promises
Cooperation in Proper Dis
tribution During Year.

Assurances of cooperation in proper
distribution of the coal supply during
the year beginning April 1 has been
given the United States Fuel Admin
istration by the National Retail Coal
Dealers Association.
w. A. Smoot, jr.. of Alexandria, Va,
president of the association. headed a
delegation. appointed at the recent Bal
timore convention. which conveyed the
assurances yesterday to DIR. Garfield.
At the Baltimore convention it was
voted to send questionnaires to all
formation regarding local distribution.
This information will be tabulated
and placed at disposal of the fuel ad-
ministration.
Evening star., 1918-02-19
Crandall's,

The Spurs of Sybil." was yestertla VS.
screen attraction at Crandalls. Alice
Brady. the star. is pictured in the role of
Sybil Drew. a society girl. who finds life
"a perpetual bore with nothing to look
forward to save an unhappy marriage
Sybifs wealthy aunt, upon whom she is
dependent for support, perceives her con-
dit.on and realizing that strenuous
methods are necessary to save The gri
turns her out to shift for herself With
but few dollars III her possession Sybil
starts a fight which is eventually crowned
with success. She meets with q Variety
of strange adventures. is suspected OF
being an adventures by man who also
honestly loves her. and she is placed in
q most compromising position through no
fault of her own. John Bowers is pictured
| in the role opposite Miss Brady
Evening star., 1918-02-19
FLIER TRIES DIVE, FALLS.
Cadet Aviator in Texas Seriously
Burned When Tank Explodes.

DALLAS. Tex. February 19-Victor
l.. Depnis. flying cadet at Love Field
was probably fatally burned when his
airplane burst in flames while he was
attempting to make a landing today
He was flying at an altitude of about
90 feet when he tried to make a nose
dive. He struck the ground. wrecking
the plane. and the gasoline tank ex-
ploded, covering the aviator with burn
ing gasoline.
Dennis home is at Detroit, Mich.
Evening star., 1918-02-19
Card Identifies Drowned Man

A postal card taken from the body of
colored man found in the river at the
foot of Cd street southeast this morn
ing was a means of identifying the
body as that of James Edward Brown.
sos Sd street southwest.
Brown disappeared from home nearly
three months ago, the police were told
Capt. George Laycock of the tug Eu-
gene found the body. 1t is believed
Brown fell overheard.
Evening star., 1918-02-19
MAKES RAPID PROGRESS.
enate Committee Hastens Bill Au-
horizing War Finance Corporation.

Rapid progress in perfecting the war
ynance corporation bill was made today
~ the Senate finance committee which
expects to have itf draf: re1dy for
consideration in the Senate immediate
~H after the railroad bill is disposed
Of this week
a The important section prescribing
low aid shall be extended to war and
scontributory industries was approved
virtually as prepared at the Treasury.
= limit Of ninety days on loans to
awnings banks was changed to one
year.
The section authorizing direct loans
20 war Industries in exceptional in
1tances promised to cause some dis
fnssion and was passed over for action
Evening star., 1918-02-19
JOY PARTY ENDS ABRUPTLY.
Chauffeur and Car Rescued From I'm
pact With Steel Column.

A midnight ride in the automobile of
James d. Maher, clerk of the United
States Supreme Court, in which Car
roll E. Shelton, his colored chauffeur
and friends participated. was brought
to a sudden termination against one
Of the steel uprights in the K street
yiaduct.
Shelton. who resides at 2115 Ward
place. remained at the scene of the ac-
cident until Policeman Roper appeared
toxication. The demolished car was
removed from the street this morning
The defendant deposited SIS collat-
eral for his appearance in Police Court
The money was forfeited because he
failed to appear for trial.
Evening star., 1918-02-19
RUSH PR0FITEERING BILL.
senator Smith Hopes to Report
Measure Next Monday.

.ySenator Smith of Georgia, chairman
" the subcommittee in charge of the
Roindexter anti-profteering rent bill.
aaid today it was his purpose to get
EctiOn by the subcommittee SO as to
report the bill to the full COMMITTEE
eext Monday.
aSenators are strongly in favor of the
enactment of some such law, and pre-
fiction was made today it would go
through with a rush.
Evening star., 1918-02-19
To Stop Profteering in France.

PARIS, February 1s.-The generals
commanding the various districts in
France where American troops are sta
toned have received instructions to
take immediate and vigorous action
against profteering and price raising
and ito prosecute under the anti-specu-
lation law of April, 1916, any one sus-
pected of increasing prices of commodi-
ties to the newcomers.
Evening star., 1918-02-19
Will Meet Friday Morning

The monthly meeting of the Associa
tion Of Oldest Inhabitants will be held
in the Old Union Engine House. 18th
and FL streets. at II o'clock Friday
morning. The business meeting will
conclude at noon, to be followed by ex-
ercises appropriate to the anniversary
of George Washington.s birthday. No
tices have been sent out by Benjamin
W. Reiss, recording secretary of the as
Sociation.
Evening star., 1918-02-19
Lyceum.

At the Lyceum Theater Last night
..The Merry Burlesquers" presented AT
Stagger Inn," with new prima donna,
Miss Casper. Who made hit. The en-
tertainment is in two acts and five
scenes ranging from New York to the
land of the midnight sun, with hand
some scenery and costumes.
Harry Levine is aided in the comedy
work by Harry Stratton. Queenie
Powers and Lottie Gibson sing a num-
Der of catchy songs. and Alice Hughes
introduces clever dances
The chorus is a clever aggregation
of girls and is particularly effective
in the song "Over There
Evening star., 1918-02-19
Sues Railway Conneny for $1,000

Alleging that a conductor of the COM
pany assaulted. beat and bruised" her
while passenger on a car of the COM
parry at Baltimore. Irene Nogler filed
suit today in the District Supreme Court
to recover $4,000 damages from the
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis
Railroad Company. Through Attorney
T. NJ. Baker TIE plaintiff says the con-
ductor grabbed her roughly by both
wrists and threw her with great force
against the s e of the door of the car
and injured her.
Evening star., 1918-02-19
Moore's Plaza,

Mae Murray is the pictured star in
Princess Virtue" the Bluebird photo
play shown at Moore's Plaza Theater
yesterday and today.
princess Virtue" is film version of
novel by Louise Winter. 1t was di-
rected by Robert Leonard, who has
directed all the photoplays in which
Miss Murray has been seen since her
Gesertion of the musical comedy stage.
The story is a novel romance of the
Evening star., 1918-02-19
War Cooking Glass for Public.

The public is invited to avail itself
of the opportunity afforded by war
substitute cooking class" to be con-
Quoted each week, beginning tonight, at
Friendship House, 326 Virginia avenue
southeast This series viii be in charge
of Miss Schaefer of the Department OF
Agriculture, and will consist of twelve
lessons The hour of each is 7:30 pm.
Evening star., 1918-02-19
Howard,

Last night at the Howard the big
Fox feature, presenting Annette kel
hermann in "A Daughter of the Gods. -
was shown to a large audience, which
showed much appreciation. 1t will be
shown each night this week and Sat
urday afternoon.
Evening star., 1918-02-19
Band Goes to Balmy Italy.

The band of one of the infantry reg
iments holding the American sector has
left the cold and frozen tranches and
started for balmy Italy. 1t was sent TO
play at the Washington's birthday ceie-
bration in Rome with French. Italian
and British army bands. 1t is the first
time British band has been attuned
to the celebration of the anniversary of
the father of American liberty.
Z This afternoon a couple of hundred
ertillerymen were standing in the cen
ter of ruined village couple OF miles
back of the trenches, listening to their
regimental band giving concert in
'front.' of a battered church. Suddenly
German shell dropped and exploded at
. safe distance in the background.
'Today's peace conference is begin
Ning," shouted an artilleryman, as the
concert suddenly stopped and every
body ducked for the shelter of the dug
outs.
Hosti1e Planes Kept High in Air.
By the Associated Press.
swITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
4RANCE. February 1S.-There has
Been considerable increase in aerial
activity in the American sector since
hst night.
Enemy planes again flew over the
fown where few days ago an Amerl-
can field hospital was located and
dropped bombs. but without damage
One hostile machine was driven to
earth in a damaged. condition by an
american aviator
THE activity of the American anti
eircraft 'gunners. machine gunners and
nttery operators kept the enemy ma
Zines from flying low enough to get a
eDod aim. One attempted to come low
oF. but was hctly engaged and driven
N. Another was chased down after it
nd been hit by anti-aircraft fire. All
ny hostile planes were over the Ameri-
ean position.
The artillery action also was lively
nd a number of casualties are re-
&brted. One shell dorpped on cook
tent and wounded six men. Three men
b the trenches were wounded by shrap-
Hl, including a second lieutenant. Sew
Ita1 others were injured when a town
was shelled
Evening star., 1918-02-19
No Trouble to Keep
Skin Free From Hairs
1The Modern Reauty)

There is no need for any woman to
countenance superfuous hairs. be-
I cause with a paste made by mixing
some powdered delatone with water
it is easy to get rid of them. The
paste is applied for 3 to 3 minutes,
then rubbed of and the skin washed.
This treatment will rid the skin of
hair without leaving blemish, but
care should be taken to see that you
get real ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Evening star., 1918-02-19
Crandall's Avenue Grand.

Douglas Fairbanks. in "a Modern
Musketeer," was the film attraction at
CrandalIs Avenue Grand yesterday.
The Avenging Trail" featurin:s Har-
old Lockwood. vii! be shown tonight.
Evening star., 1918-02-19

in an F. street store yesterday.
A pocketbook containing 316.S5 was
stolen from the home of Mrs. NJ. c.
Kelly, 1927 Colorado avenue, yester-
day. She said 1t was taken from .
bookcase.
Evening star., 1918-02-19
Crandall's Knickerbocker.

wolves of the Rail-" yesterdays film
attraction at Crandalfs Knickerbocker.
pictures William H. Hart in his favor
Evening star., 1918-02-19
MoQre's Strand.

broadway BIZ" the photoplay at
Moore's Strand Theater the first Tour
Evening star., 1918-02-19
2.WOUND HONORS
! TO FIRST U. S. man
Joseph Baggs of Massachu-
: sets in Remarkable Acct
I dents in France.
WITH THE ARMY IN EUROPE
BY JUNIUs b. WOOD.

CnbIerrnm to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1918.
SwITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, February 19.-Joseph Baggs.
Kin of Mrs. Lydia Baggs, Il Bartlett
atreet, Roxbury. Mass. is the hrst
member of the American expedition to
win two wound chevrons. after re-
parkable series Of accidents. He was
i member of crew cleaning a gun
after firing when nearly 200 German
shells were rained on the battery. only
6ne reached the mark. Reaching the
embrasure of the emplacement, 1t ex-
ploded under the American gun one
officer was killed and four men, in
cluding Baggs, were wounded. Ihe
soldier on the left side of the gun
was uninjured.
Baggs continued on duty and three
new men were added to the crew The
next night another explosion wounded
Baggs and all the new men. but the
same man on the left side of the gun
vas uninjured. Baggs was taken 10
the hospital. where il is said that MS
condition is not serious
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-07-26
UNFAIR AND UNJUST.

Our attention has just been called to
an editorial which appeared in the
Nashville Banner of July 10th, under
the head "Unsubsidized Ones" The
article was written in reply to charge
said to have been made by Gov. Rye
in his Chattanooga speech to the effect
that Senator Shields has the backing
of the subsidized press of Tennessee"
The Banner then undertakes to
mention number of papers in the
state, which, it insinuates, are sup
porting Gov. Rye because of favors
shown them. When it reaches the
Graphic, it has this to say:
Another supporter of the governors
patriotic candidacy is F. r. 0gilvie,
editor ofthe Brownsville States Graph
ic. He was appointed by Gov. Rye as
commissioner to build the vocational
school for girls, located at Tullahoma.
Of course, he easily Classics as unsub-
sidized.
The author of his article is either
writin for pay anything which con-
scienceless boss demands or else has a
very low conception of the moral STAN
dard of the Tennessee editors.
1t is true that the editor of the
States-Graphic was appointed by Gov.
Rye as one of board of five to have
charge of the construction and man
agement of the Vocational School for
Girls at Tullahoma. 1t is also true
that the members of this board do
not get one cent for their services. On
the other hand, they are required to
give much of their time, often at the
sacrifice of their own personal inter-
.sts, in order to look after this insti-
ution. The only pay which they re-
Give is the consciousness of knowing
hat they are rendering distinct sery- ,
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-07-26

forcement Of the law, and the equ'
.lurotectior OF 1hs-law in all ccrnrEufil
/ ties. and to all citizens of Tennessee.
| To am of the opinion that n
one not free from pro-German infiu
ence should be CHOSEN as a senate
of the United States"
81 have always accorded to ev
cry man liberty of conscience and o
action"
9-"I deny that the cloak of sena
tor can properly be used to protect
German sympathizer. IN THE NAME
OF THE PEOPLE l REPUDIATE
THIS BARGAIN. I SAY: LET
sTAHLMAN PAY HIS LAWYER
HIMSELF"
1O-"I have always prided myself
as being man who obeyed and res
pected the law"
Ill can truthfully say, up to the
time of my public announcement for
the senate on the 2Sth day of May, no
living man, no matter how close to me
personally, or politically, was author
lied to go over the state, or at any time
or place proclaim my candidacy in an
effort to secure vote or effect an or
ganization for my benefit" (Shields
had been playing politics so long prior
to this date, perhaps he felt anxious
that it "be adjourned.")
12-"I can truthfully say that |
have never, at any time, knowingly
aided, Allotted or encouraged in any
way any effort upon the part of any
individual to evade the provisions Of
the selective service draft act and es-
cape service hereunder. No letter
has ever gone out from my office ten
dering an appointment to a registrant
that would give him military status
and at the same time prevent his serv-
ice at the front. Unless the records
speak falsely,the senior senator cannot
say as much"
The concluding sentence Of the last
paragraph can be said with equal
truth of each of the twelve well-foun-
ded claims Of the governor enumerated
above.-Nashville Tennessean.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-07-26

ice to unfortunate girls of the state in
an effort to save them from moral
degradation.
Being allowed to perform this serv-
ice at a distinct personal sacrifice is
sufficient, the Banner claims, to sub
sidize one.
We pity a man who has no more
faith in his fellows than to make such
an insinuation, and the fact that he
can stOOp to so little a thing as this, is
enough to suggest his own insincerity
and unworthiness.
The editor of the Staes-Graphic be-
came Gov, Rye's friend while he was
Encouragement of this district. We
have never known a stronger states
attorney. He was a terror to the
lawless, yet kind and sympathetic in
the discharge of his duties. The
States-Graphic was the first, or among
the first, papers in the state to nomi-
nate him for governor. We knew the
man and knew that he would make
good. As governor he has never be-
trayed trust. The editor of the
tates-Graphic owes Gov. Rye nothing
except-along with other Tennessee
his splendid, patriotic adj
of the affairs of state. He
has kept his pledge to the people. He
has been faithful to every obligation.
He has made one of the best and most
patriotic governors in the nation. Un-
Ter his leadership Tennessee has made
4 brilliant record for military organi-
sation and in its efforts toward win
hing the war.
If the charges which have been
mad against the Banner are true, we
10 not wonder that it opposes Gov.
Rye, especially on this last count, for
lie certainly does hate the Huns and
viii never cease fighing them nor let
lp on his loyalty to the president until
hey shall have been robbed of all
,ower to harm the democracy and lib
rty of the world. We wish with all
ur soul that as much could be caid
f the Banner and its candidate.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-07-26
GUARD AGAINST A FUEL
SllARTAcE

80 y 4 @ANA'
During the next few months, wher
the most pressing of the farm work
is past, is the time for our people to
prepare against a shortage of fuel
next winter. We will have only our
selves to blame if we are again caught
in the condition in which last winter
found US.
A fuel shortage in the United States
is an absurdity. 1t is utterly inexcus-
able. This is a country Of natural
forests, and large part of these for
ests are easily accessible for fuel
Thousands Of towns have ample sup
plies of the very best of fire wood
within easy reach, and if these COM
munities next winter suffer from
scarcity of fuel it will be because of
their own shiftlessness.
One thing is certain, our railroads
are now taxed to the utmost of their
carrying capacity, and this condition
will be intensified later in the season
when the crops begin to move. The
fuel administration has issued fair
warning, frankly telling thepeOple that
the roads may not be able to handle
their coal orders later in the season.
Every town and community in the
country that is dependent upon an out
side source for its fuel supply, should
at once organize wood club and lay
in full supply of this fuel. This viii
serve two ends-it will remove all dan
ger of fuel famine, and it will con-
serve railway power that is now, and
will continue to be, urgently needed
in the demands of the government.
This is no false alarm It is mat
Ter Of vital concern to all, and we will
'e recreant to our duty to ourselves and
% our government if we neglect it.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-07-26
CLAIMS OF GOV. RYE.

Governor Rye has made two claims
aBd only two. One of these is that h
khas been the friend of drastic legisla
tion looking to the enforcement o.
prohibition legislation.
"The other is that he sanctioned ths
enlistment of his son in the army
Nashville Banner.
Both claims for which the Hun
gives the governor credit are true,
worthy and enviable.
But the author of the above quota
ton must have gone utterly blind, in
his Hun rage, after noting that the
governor had kept his pledge to the
people to do all in his power as gov
ernor to enforce the prohibition laws
of the state, for which the Banner be-
came band wagon convert, and even
then its owner, while openly advocat-
ing prohibition was secretly having a
bill drafted virtually to repeal the pro-
hibition laws; also that the governor
had actually Sanctioned the enlist
ment of his son in the army"-the
American army-to fight Stahlman's
fatherland. Such thing is incompre-
hensible to one who voluntarily chose
the kaiser for his sovereign lord in
preference to the American president,
and stuck to his choice under the pro-
tecting arm of John X. Shilds until a
"step-father" could be
found.
The red-blooded American voters of
Tennessee have discovered many we'll
founded claims of Governor Rye, have
made memorandum of them and the
Shields-Stahlman gang is going to
hear a clear American note from them
on August /, which those twin souls
will interpret as did the King of Bah
ylon, "Thou art weighed in the bal
ance and found wanting"
A dozen more of these claims of
Governor Rye will satisfy for purposes
of illustration:
II have never tried to wreck my
party to promote my political fortunes
or gain office, and, if ever spurned it
when it was weak and impotent, II
would not come seeking its favors when
it was strong and dominant"
2-T am a democratic offceholder,
and | have the credentials of my party
and the ratification of the people at
the ballot box"
3-"1n laying off the robes of gov
ernor, | leave my party and my state
IN better condition than when l en-
,ered that high office"
al have patiently endeavored to !
10 my duty as God has given me to
Zee it, and fulfill the pledges of 10y
lily to the government as an official"
So have honestly striven to meet
very obligation, and discharge and
erform every public pledge made by
lie to the people before my election"
Ct ask the. support of no man
hO opposes the Just and equal en-