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Evening star., 1918-01-27

eyes around the room. whose wallis
were hung with pale blue silk. when q
timid knock came to the door.
Come in," said Mr.. Beck, and n
pretty, pale-faced young girl entered.
She appeared innocent and honest.
"Sit down, my dear" said Mr.. Beck.
very kindly, 'and tell me all about It."
TT was all my fault" she broke out
incoherently. Now, Willie Is shot and
they're going to try him, and maybe
hang him for 1t. and he's az innocent
as a child unborn
TT was all your fault! What was
Beck, soothingly.
"It wasn't the opal.' she cried. I'VE
Evening star., 1918-01-27
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the muse" she says, with a sort OF
coQuettish modesty.
He got up and embraced her.
Let US make more light" she begins.
1T is like a sepulcher here"
The electric lights having been turned
on, 1t is the real Laura dAiguerune
whom the musician sees. She wears
a gray velvet dress, which he recos-
nizss. She exhales that familiar. deli
cate odor. with Q trace lof musk. oue
singularly fresh. the secret OF which
she has many times refused to reveal reveal
on her face as he commences:
To think that 1t was year ago to-
day"
She stops him, putting her hand aeros.
his mouth. One would say that his
words Of love torture her.
George don't let's talk about that,
We have had too wonderful . Iowa
didn't deserve such hsppinesA Lot me
tell you something. You have never
asked me anything about myself. For
cause foresaw this houF-this fright
full hour. Oh! close those poor eyss OF
yours. In which SEQ already 90 much
fear! Be sensible, George! Accept our
miserable fate, without accusing me.
For sil the o.hsrs have hssn-xsi1,
You You svsrythins. why Oh sheuidat II rhs The
avowAl 10 less frightful than the thing
itself. love you. Don't judge me.
At least you. you will not Judge mel I
have confidsnce that our leSe- s..'
speak. Laura! What IL II you would
like to tell me and dare not.' -s--
7 am . spy-and trapped"
''you.
''YsA They are going 70 talEe ma
And could not resign myself to leAy-
ing you without having you know that
our love 10 above these abeminationB4
and that my digit" s.ss2
"Youi A spy! You"
"Genrgs, In ordaF 70 have ny year %
pure happinsas took chanesaL ! eeuld
have escApod." s,..se
ss9oE - s. 81, 5-s-i
.suDpene they arS waiting for me
scoa.Inusd % Flfta Psss} sr,ss q
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Packages for United States Soldiers Fighting France Are Opened and Closely

camp for examination and. while waiting.
wrote some one that he was drsadfuiiy
lonesome. Tho person who reoeivsd the
communication got busy and had all her
friends get all their friends to write the
thoughtless young man. with the result
that mail for that district was simply
deluged with correspondence for that one
individual, who was momentarily de-
pressed. The appeals that some women
made for Christmas letters to be sent the
soldiers OF the expeditionary forces, and
are still making, unnecessarily burden the
great strain Of the present business Of tha
department"
Evening star., 1918-01-27

terest, some torn and soiled and unit for
further use, while others have been OF
such character as to be wholly unsuited
for reading matter for soldiers and sailors
The magazines, IL is said. are distributed
merely In a very general manner, and 1t
is not practicable to place those devoted
to special subjects or with only local or
restricted interest In the hands Of par
ticular sailors or soldiers. These things
which cannot be used simply delay really
valuable mail matter.
This reminded Mr.. Praeger OF a spe
cif1c cause of clogging the Christmas
mails.
Evening star., 1918-01-27

received in damaged condition, owing
to the ffmsy packing and the indis-
crtminate placing of articles such as
candy. cakes. tobacco and fruit in the
same package. These clerks added in
several letters that packages actually
containing perishable matter were some
times stamped on the outside 'Senders
claim nothing perishable fnclosed."
mails 1t was learned that many OF tho
unwrapped. unaddressed magazines re-
Gently mailed by the public at the one
cent postage rate for soldiers and sailors
being SO old as no longer to be of in
Evening star., 1918-01-27
AIMED

seas was produced. the name John Doe
was pointed out. also the Go. x. -
the third line was, Of course, "Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces" John Doe.
It appeared. was a sort of in-tha-hssh
Uncle Sam. genuine person. and many
trusting girl graduates wrote to Rich
ard Fielding or Sam Browne or some
other nice boy and confldingly con-
signed said letter or package to kind
John Doe. Co. X. - Infantry, regard
less OF Richard's or Sans own par
ticular infantry, cavalry or what not.
q "Ths English and French govern
mentsM said Mr.. Praeger in an an
nounceHent made November ~ last.
refuse to forward letters that do not
~ = a.sieyas id nd! .,fa
!. he .seaties f,.eFsisY s the - ulse OF
Evening star., 1918-01-27

mail from this country to soldiers In
France. the American Post Once De-
partment will shortly be compelled to
the senders all such pieces Of mail.
"Then, too. the railroad tFapsporta-
tion in France is strained to the ut
most to meet. military nesds, Many
Post Once Department have later ad-
vised that the mali 10 reaching the
persons to whom It is addressed In q
satisfactory manner. Their original
complafnts were due to not allowing
across and tha answers to return.
"In England mall for American
troops stationed there Is transmitted
Is. the Isssst orr tsef,r--..rs-ss,t TO the
Evening star., 1918-01-27

salaries run from $50 to SIS a month, they
are under no civil service regulations and
they have regular government hours OF
normal times
"A rubber stamp stating that the pack
age has been examined and passed Is
used on every parcel leaving an Atlantic
American expeditionary forces. No small
percentage of these packages. quite un-
known to the recipient, has been painstak-
fngly arranged in more substantial man
ner by the skillful hands of these en-
ployes of the examination Offices.
Information in extravagant detail was
given out early in the fall concerning the
wrapping and packing of Christmas par
and additional information was obtain,
able from local postmasters. who should
have been consulted when patrons were
in doubt"
TT is fact said S. NJ Webber, act
ing chief of foreign mails. in the Post
Once Department building. that fried
sausage. fried chicken, roast duck. jel-
lies and jams galore crammed the mails
just before Christmas in the effort of
weil-intentioned women to make the
boys over there have home-like
christmas. Unless 1t is absolutely GER
tain that perisnabie matter intended
Tor the expedittonary forces will not
be ruined and cause ruin within six
weeks from the date of mailing, such
gifts should by all means be withheld
from the mails"
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oranges that would carry safely for
two weeks all rot" said Mr. Praeeer.
Now and then the New York examina-
tion office finds boxes of apples hard
enough to go through all right, but
candy and some kinds of tobacco. the
favorite fudge of the favorite girl hack
home. and many things most imprac-
ticable-to send have merely been bur
dening the mails and adding to the
general chaos.
The time for getting mail to France
is uncertain. From thirty to forty
days must always be allowed. The
larger part of mail leaving the United
States for France is carried by army
transports. which. from obvious causes,
must give first place to men and neces-
sary supplies. Patrons were urgently
requested to make packages az small
as possible. since these were given the
preference for prompt Christmas de-
livery: Bundles up to twenty pounds
In weight were, however. permitted and
received in great quantity and taken
h. care Of promptly by the War Depart.
dressed care of port of embsYkattoa.
parcels delivered direct through the mali
being limited to seven pounds In weight"
This recalls an aneedote Of tbs IN
formation oh1ce Of the Post Once Da.
partment. The chief In this division Of
Mr.. Burleson's affairs insists. and had
Y verified by the foreign mali head,
J MT Weber. In the very act of teilinG
} story. To be explicit. thu ofaciaI hui
lrttn containing the suppuoed fac-simile
Z OF a properly addressed letter 10
saembsr of the Americas Army overs
Evening star., 1918-01-27

Here is a spy story with a novel set
ting, As the title indicates, the theme
Is an ancient one--as old as the Old
Testament. But the handling of il Ia
fresh and imaginative. There have been
many German Dalilahs in France. and
the revelations in the Bolo case have
only recently shown how widespread is
the net Of German espionage and in
trigue.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
TARY FoRuEs ARE Ex,

the mail to the proper military authori-
ties for delivery to the addressss, Mail
for Americans who may be serviRE In
the English. Canadian or French ar
mics 10 dispatched 40 foreign mall 10
the postal SERVES Of the foreign eov-
ernment with which such American 10
identined. and the delivery Of such mail
is snected oy such government"
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Navy mail clerks, during the Christ
mas Tuah, when 30 many thousand
packages were being sent abroad, COM
planned not inffsousntiy to the assist
ant postmaster general that parcel post
Rackages centaiaing nerishablc matter
Evening star., 1918-01-27

can forces in France. but in the
q Christmas rush this was impos-
sible, and examination rooms were
opened in Chicago and New York. The
Chicago ONCE takes care of all such
packages coming from points west of
the Mississippi and the New York office
stands responsible for packages bear
ing the stamp of any town between the
Atlantic seaboard and the father of
waters"
These examination rooms were insti-
tuted and equipped in November, and
no package mailed to a sailor or SOL
dtsr stationed abroad has reached its
destination without being opened. care
fully examined and, in cases too nu-
merous even to contemplate with peace
Of mind for the Post Office Department.
repacked.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Otto Praeger, when asked if the exam
ination Offices were started after the
exposure of some vicious intent planned
fer accomplishment through the mail
service, replied: NO; we were looking
for things that were maliciously in
tended TO cause a confiagration. In
hammable materials of all kinds. intoX-
icants of all kinds, poisons and other
things some people evidently never
think of as the direct source of danger
which they are, are strictly prohibited.
Would you think matches were sent TO
soldiers overseas by their families? ?
Well. the principal trouble we have
been having is with the discovery of
matches in packages. Nine people out
OF ten who sent them did so, saying
sthat the soldiers needed them badly.
Medicines have been sent. even
chloroform. But soiidified alcohol is
asxt to matches in point of number OF
cases and the danger Involved"
Surely alcohol cannot be consumed ir
httla chunks Mr.. Praeger was in
tarrupted.
z Stoves" he said. smiling "Solidifet
,alcohol is the basis of the tiny hea
stoves you sometimes see in shop win
dowa Mothers and wives have been send
. ing them as practical gifts to the soldiers
1n-the crush af hundreds of mail bag.
eiach a. the transports may have one sin
& ~ hsat stove would start q fire tina
wight not only burn many thousands O
lettaFo and parcels going to the men IL
Ahaki. but might ruin the boat and caus,
a-loss Of iifa We can take care Of soiidi
ned alcohol on mail trains, but not OF
> transports. Cans Of this stun have actual
ly bAeu found by our examiners in con
!. <iiflon where the alcohol was ooxing out
! Nail bags in winter go through q sor
of ttsan.heatins process in the hold OF ;
; 1--WE Va women In this work beeaus
s t14y s4 quickly become adept packers
E&6nAQklenabie loyalty ID, naturally, tn
i, 0y& WQuirelnant OF such employees. Be
St1e4S Sthay are al vouched for, and man.
~ Lem sou<ht out by experts. Thst
Z q
Evening star., 1918-01-27

Ia chrysanthemums- color of
snow. the color of gold. the color
of blood-stand in glass and
Evening star., 1918-01-27

)STMAsTERS are supposed to
open every package for Ameri-
can forces in France. but in the
Christmas rush this was impos-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-25
TWO TURFMEN WHO DIED RECENTLY IN
ST LOUIS HAVE HISTORY EM5ODYING
LIFE ELEMENTS FICTION CHARACTERS

| st. Louis, May 25.-Two turfmen,
known to sportsmen throughout the
! United States, who recently died in
! st. Louis, within a few days of each
other, embodied in their lives prac-
| tically all of the spectacular ele-
ments of the sporting man of fic-
! ton. Both struggled TO wealth and
| prominence from poverty and OBJ
security and the gamut of their eX-
perienCes include forays into poll
! tics, operations on the stock eX-
! change, investments in real estate,
| industrial promotions and a deyO-
| ton to anything that pertains to
| horses and horse racing.
Louis A, Celia furnished more of
| the spectacular than did his fellow
turfman, Daniel A. HONG. Celia
amassed the larger fortune and his
/ financial exploits are reCkOned still
as among the most audacious ever
/ attempted in the middle west. Ho-
mig confined his efforts almost en-
] tirely to horse racing and owned
some of the best known, racers in
/ the country
| Celia at his death, was reputed
( to be the largest realty owner in St.
Louis and his fortune was estimat-
| ed at considerably more than $12,-
| 100000. Well educated, when a
( young man, he refused to accept
| financial assistance from his father
and went to Kansas City, where he
| found a job tending bar at the old
railroad depot, one of the widest
spots in the west. After a year in
| Kansas City he came to st. Louis
and in a short time opened a saloon
which was the "hangout" of every
night prOwler in the city. Celia is
| said to have conducted a dice game
which in three years netted him
.. 100000, all acquired before he was
81 years old.
In 1896 he Joined Sam Adler and
| G. A. TILES, both well known
sportsmen, in race track promo
ton, the result being the famous
IS. A. T." Cecilia, Adler, Tilles)
combination which son was Operat-
| ing tracks in this city, IN Madison,
Ill, and later nvarious southern
cities. A poolroom operated in
connection with the track ran for
eight years during which time the
promoters are said to have laid the
foundation for their collective for
tune of $30,000,000
This venture led TO others of a
similar nature. Bucket shops
| were established, CelIa's in down
town st. Louis being said to bring
its owner a profit of more than
2,000,0 900 annually. The branches
extended into every large city in
! the country Meanwhile Celia had
become the owner of numerous race
horses which, flying his colors. add
ed TO his fortune. In 1904, however,
racing within the state was pro-
hibited and consequently betting
was stopped. This measure is said
to have cost the &C. A. T." concern
$500, 900 in single year. Celia
was destined for other setbacks for
about this time the government be-
gan an active campaign agains.
"bucketshops." the result being his
retirement from that field of activ-
ity. Losses from this course were
also reckoned at $1,500,000 annual
ly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-25
CHAMPS BEATEN
BY BOSTON 81
WOOzy Contest Responsible For
White SOx Defeat; Hand Red
Hose Four in Fifth.

Boston, Mass, May 25.-There's
only one word in the dictionary
that will epitomiZe the opening
game between ChicagO's White SoX
and BOston's Sox yesterday, and
the censor won't pass that word,
so we are willing to compromise
on punk. The score was: Bos-
ton, ); Chicago, 4.
Both teams played as if they felt
the sting of Provost Marshal Gen
eral CrOwdeT's branding o. them as
slackers, and as if it really didn't
matter which team won. Errors
were responsible for practically all
the runs scored on either side, and
bad base running was responsible
for the failure to score more tai
lies.
The White Sox profited by a
WOODY period for the home team to
the extent of two runs in the
fourth inning, then they blew up
themselves and handed the Red
SOx a flock Of four runs in the
fifth, only to tie the knot up in the
eighth and lose the game in the
last half of the ninth with nobody
out
Red Urban Matthias Clarence
Faber started pitching against Joe
Bush, but was yanked in favor of
a pinch hitter in the seventh, ami
that compelled Dave DanfOrth to
finish. For three rounds it was an
alright game and listened like an
other ten or twenty inning pitch
ers' battle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-25

I It was then that Celia turned his
attention to real estate speculation.
He invested heavily in st. Louis
property which because of sup
posedly industrious location was
sold at a low figure. He built no.
tells, he purchased Office buildings,
| he obtained leases on theatres. In
short, there was no phase of real
estate speculation that he did not
| try. They were all successful and
continuedsto be winners up to the
day of his death, it is. said, his hold
! ings of downtown properties were
worth more than $9,000,000.
Celia once ventured to run for
! public Office, but was defeated for
| the house of delegates. He was
political power, however, and was
! the man behind" in more than one
campaign. Money to him was not
an obsession so far as accumulat-
ing it was concerned. The keen en-
! joyment of his life was the specula-
! ton incident to all his financial
ventures. A few years before his
death he moved into a magnificent
| county home, reckoned as one of
! the most beautiful in the middle
west.
At the time of his death Celia
owned five large Office buildings,
was the controlling factor in ten st.
Louis theatres, owned 10000 shares
! in the North American company
which operates the United Railways
| company here; owned the controll-
/ ing interest in the General Insulat-
! ing company at Alexander, Ind. His
race track holdings included inter
ests in Latonia at Covington, Ky;
Douglas park, Louisville; Oaklawn,
Hot Springs, Ark; Fort Erie. Buff
| falo, \. Y. Celia is survived by a
widow. They had no children.
Much less spectacular is the Ca
reer of Honig. He was a veteran
! turfman and seldom ventured fur
Their. Some of the most renowned
racing events in this country's his
! tory we're participated in by his
| entries. He was represented at
Gutenberg. Gloucester, Roby, Sher-
field, Philadelphia and Sheepshead
Bay.
All Black, winner of 10 consec-
utive races at the Gloucester and
| Philadelphia tracks, was Honig's
I ~ Optl ~. oLubI HORSES owned DY
| him and which were raced in all
parts of the world included The
| DRY, Avoid, Wahoo, Censor and Mag
net The latter horse was sold to
| Prince Poniatowski for $4,000.
WahoO at one time was entered on
! the short end of a so to l bet at
Sheepshead Bay. The horse won
and HONG was richer by $150, 900.
He is credited with having develop
ed many well known Jockeys, one of
the most prominent being Fred
| Taral. Buttons" Garner was an
| other. The law which stopped rae
| ing and betting in Missouri also hit
| Honig hard and he then turned his
attention to real estate. He was
successful, although he never was
a plunging Spectator like Celia.
His fortune. small compared to Cell
las but imposing at that, was made
chiefly as the result of judicious
race track operations and he is re-
garded as one of the few turfmen
who ever made money from such
ventures and kept it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-25
Bits o. Sport

The management of the Rock Is
land Athletic club announced today
that all but the signing of contracts
remains to assure tri-city fans the
opportunity of seeing Cal Delaney
and Johnny NOye go to it at the
Empire rink on June 6.
The management intends to make
the show a popular priced exhibit
ton with the top mark at two
bucks Kid WheelOck and Johnny
Rose are selected as the card for
the semi-windup.
Peanuts Schieberl stated today
that he had severed business rela-
lions with Mike Dundee, due to
family Intervention in the wop's
boxing affairs.
Battle Greek, Mich, May 25.-
Henry Irslinger of Atlantic City,
\. J., claimant of the worlds mid
dIeweight wrestling championship,
went two hours to a draw with
Billy Schober of Indianapolis, here
Thursday night.
Richie Mitchell outboxed Joe
yelling, according to ringside crit
les, in a 10-round no decision bout
at Milwaukee.
Patsy Cline was given the popu-
lar decision over Harvey Thorps in
a boxing contest at Joplin.
Battling" Levinski had a shade
the better of Jim Coffey at the box
ing carnival in New York. Frank
Moran was unable to go on with
Bill Brennan because of an injury
to his leg.
Ralph Milford entered the auto
derby race to be run at Chicago on
June %. Resta and Chevrolet en-
tered the day previously.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-25
ms LONG BATTLE
BY PRETTY HOMERS

Few York, May pa nineteen
ing game, the longest of the
Esent major league season, was
Ia by Cleveland from New York,
10 ,, when Joe Wood, former
|cher, hit his second home run
the game. Wood first homer
Is made off Russell in the sew
h inning and the second of MoR-
|ge. who replaced Russell in the
|hth inning. The last two games
yed here have consumed 80 in
gs, as Wednesdays game with
EcagO lasted "A innings.
|The game was a remarkable
|chers' battle between Covelskie,
70 wen the entire distance.
ween and Nodridge. The visit
Il pitcher grew more effective as
game proceeded only two hits
ing made off him in the last six
sings. 1t was Covelskie's third
ra inning performance in ten
rs
Ping Bodie drove in both Yam
+ runs. hitting a home run in
seventh inning and sending
2p. who had tripled. home in th<
hth with a sacrifice fly. The
|ne lasted 3-4S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-25
old TIMERS TO
MEET IN SHOOT
TrapshoOters Strengthening Clav
Pigeons for IL Years or
Longer Enter.
ALL MAY COMPETE IN CLASH
Sterling and Bronze Buttons 10 Re
Awarded Winners in Fast
Moline Event.

An old timers shoot will he
staged under auspices OF the Tri-
City Gun club Thursday, Nav IN
in East Moline. commencing al Ian
/ D. m. The event has been speciallv
arranged for the trapshooters Who
have been slaughtering clay pig
cons Is years or longer. There are
q large number of veteran tran
shooters in this vicinity who would
qualify as old timers, and these
well known shots are expected To
take part:
T. p. Laplin. ". A. Porter. c. p
Stephens, W II. Cooper, Ben Koch
Walter Chambers, Dick Schricker
George Shade, John Redding, Har-
ry W. Young, J. o. Paddock, Ed
ward Nance, Al Henry, H. C. Luch-
mann, A. d. Sperry, Henry First.
Charles Dunn, George Dunn, G. A
Stephens, George Ross, W. r. Nor
gan and Jack Kistler.
While the event is staged spe-
cially for the patriarchs OF the
game, everyone may enter, and a
sterling silver lapel button will be
awarded the shooter who has not
been in the game 10 years and who
makes the high score on the 50 tar
gets in the old timers event. All
other contestants will receive A
bronze button which will serve as
reminder of their participation in
this event.
Everyone Welcome.
Everybody is welcome at the To-
cal shoot and club officials advise
that they can accommodate all who
desire to enter.
The sport of trapshooting was
first started under very crude terms
in about the year 1880, so that as
compared with some other sports
it is still a comparatively new
game. There are a good many men,
however, who have been trapshoot-
ers almost since the inception OF
the sport, and while many are not
as active as formerly there are still
a large number of real old timers
who shoot frequently and a great
many more who shoot OCCASION
ally.
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