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Evening star., 1918-05-21

reprinting the QUESTIONABLE. There
will not be Immediately a big enough
supply to give out to the million reg
istrants. The questionnaires will be
distributed some time later.
Following the registration. at
date yet to be set, there will be q
drawing in this city for order num-
bers, similar to the great lottery
staged. in the Capitol last year.
Registration regulations went out
to the eleven local boards Of WASH
ington today. Local boards through
out the nation will be employed in the
work. 1t is planned here that the
three members Of each board shall act
as chief registrars in tho eleven draft
divisions Of the city. The boards will
be put back into schoolhouses for the
registration.
"Any absentee or sick person is au-
thorized to mail HIS card to the local
board having jurisdiction Of the area
within which he permanently resides"
reads the regulations. THE board will
hold every such card until the day of
registration, on which day 1t shall be
delivered to q registrar. The regis
trar will file the card with the
others"
Owing to the fact that the men to
be registered June 5 will be placed at
the bottom Of the list Of men now In
class /, officials Of the provost mar
shall generals once feel there is no
special hurry about giving out ques-
tionnaireS,
Evening star., 1918-05-21
PATIENT TAKES OWN LIFE.
Karl Vogal, 6S Years Old, Shoots
Self at H0snifal.

Karl VOCAL. sixty-eisht years old.
SO Quincy place northeast. committed
suicide at Providence Hospital this
morning by shooting himself in the
head. He was a patient at the hos
pital and yesterday his condition was
SO much improved that he was per-
mitted to go out for q walk.
1t was learned by police Of the fifth
precinct that he drew money from
bank and bought revolver while he
was away from the hospital.
vogal, who had been in the hospital
for several days. had been told that
he could ieave the hospital Thursday
morning and return home. He had
shown no signs of dependency, so
far az hospital attendants had been
able to detect, and no motive for the
taking Of his life was advanced by
friends. III
Coroner Nevitt made an investiga-
tion and gave certificate Of suicide.
He was told that VOCAL left no note
of exclamation
Evening star., 1918-05-21
OVER ST. 500 OBTAINED
FOR RED CROSS FUND
Result Of the Appeals Eads at Two
Local Motion Picture
Theatsss.

More than 1880 was obtained in
the drive for Red Cross funds last
night By . contingent headed BY W.
Curtis Nicholson. associate director
OF the four-minuts men. In two mo.
ton picture theaters.
With several RED Cross nurses. In
charge Of Miss Pierce. daughter Of
Rev. Dr.. Pierce Of An Seuls' Church.
and . detail Of soldiers from Poto-
mao Park. In charge Of Ssrg. Loew.
nsr Mr.. Nicholson went to the Apollo
Thsatsr. whore he delivered an I'd.
dress. Subscriptions ranging from 81
to SIS were given toward . total of
$3.50.
The contingent next visited the
Cosmos ThsAter. where speeches also
were made. There $3.50 was sub
scribsd.
This campaign 10 to be carried on
each night this week. This contin.
cant will visit the Savoy and Strand
TheAtArS tonight.
William II. LAWS 10 to speak at the
Kntcksrbocker Thsater tomorrow
ana 10 to b assisted in the drive by
several allied soldiers.
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Tchitcherin Reported Out.

AMSTERDAM. Monday. May 2e,-M
karakhan has been appointed to sue.
ceed NJ. Tchitcherin as bolsbevik
foreign minister. according to a dis.
patch from Kiey.
pmss;na ~. harakhan asfa was secretary Of the
peace conference at its first .ittium
Evening star., 1918-05-21
PLANS NOT COMPLETED
FOR Or. JONES' FUNERAL
Final Arrangements Await Arrival
Of His Nothsr-in-Law, Ars.
Tyssowski. -

Funeral services for Dr.. Jehn Ed
ward Jones. United States consul "a
Lyon. France. who died yesterday
morning at his home at Altha Hall,
Va. are awaiting the arrival from
New York Of Mrs. Alice q. Tyssowski.
his mother law. The services prob
ably will be tomorrow or Thursday.
Interment will be private.
In addition to his three children
nd Mrs. Tyssowski DR.. Jones leaves
: brother. William Jones. . resident
o. Washington. Or. Jones' children
have received condolences from their
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Across the Seas They Call

4 CROSS the seas from every war-torn
ton in the allied cause there comes the call
for Red Gross help
It comes from soldiers who have grimly faced the
cleaning bayonet steel and poison gas and scream
ing shells. and who now lie with parching throats
and throbbine wounds.
It comes from soldiers sick with fever. pneu-
monia. tuberculosis.
It comes from soldiers crippled. mutilated.
blinded who no longer fight and must be taught
and trained for useful occupations.
II comes from the underfed. shivering helpless
prisoners In the German prison camps.
It comes from little children. orphaned. home
less slowly starving day by day. by and tens of
thousands.
It comes from mothers in the pillaeed zones of
war whose hearts and souls have been made numb
with horror.
From all these millions Of suffering human be-
ings there the the call for hell p
help that because of the frightful burdens placed
upon our allies cannot be giuen unless it be
provided by the American Red Cross
Another hundred million is needed to carry
on What will Americas answer be? ..-:
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Cheerfulnsss Under Fire.
From tie Hassilg Ghow.
What's for breakfast, Bili?"
We'll, II we 'ad heEss we might
got no ami"
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June 5 Registrants Not
to Receive QUESTIONABLE
Until Increase in Supply

There will be no Immediate distri-
button Of questionnairea whom 1.eo0.-
900 men who have become of age
since June s last year are registered
for military service June 5.
The government printing office is
Evening star., 1918-05-21

1t feeds and clothes entire populations in times
of great calamity.
It is there help your soldier boy in his time
Of need
With its thousands Of workers, its tremendous
stores drumming transportation facilities
II is serving Americas advance guard-and thus
helping win the
Congress authorizes it,
President Wilson heads II.
The War Department auditS its accouuts, I:
Your Army. your Navy and your Allies Nn.
thusiastically endorse Il.
Evening star., 1918-05-21

The American Red Cross il the largest and
most efcient organization for the relief Of suffering
that the World has eyer seen.
It 10 made up almost entirely Of volunteer
workers. the higher executives being without ex-
almost all cases giving their services without
It 10 supported entirely by Its membership fees
ana by voluntary contributions
It IL today bringing relief to suffering human
ity both military and civil in every War-torn allied
Il plans tomorrow 70 help in the work Of res
toration throughout the world
Evening star., 1918-05-21
Draft Eyader L Bun Down.

rAIiIoN. New, May 2l.-Nsariy zoe
cowboys and ranchsrs early today sur
rounded Paul walters. alleged draft
evad>r. who shot and seriously wounded
Sheriff Mark wtldes last sunday IN the
mountains 40 miles from here. walters
10 reported to have said he would not Be
tAken alive
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750,0O0NEW MEN
FOR THE U. S. ARMY
That Number Expected to Be
Called From Million
Registrants.
PRESIDENT NAMES JUNE S

Estimates today by Provost Mar
shall General Crowder indicate that
probably three-ouarters of million
by the registration June of all
youths who have attained twenty
one years OF age since June s last
year. A million youths are expected
to be registered, of whom at least
one fourth are likely to be exempted
on various grounds.
President Wilson in proclamation
published today formally fxed June
next as the date Of registration.
The proclamation was issued in ac-
cordance with the act OF Congress
making the youths eligible for serv-
ice. All men. whether citizens or not,
are required to register, but exemp-
tions under the original act includ-
ing men already in the military serv-
ice, apply. Divinity and medical stu
dents also are exempted.
A statement by Secretary Baker,
giving the estimate and outlining
plans for the draft given out today.
reads:
Probably three quarters of a million
men will be added to the American
Army in the making. by the registra-
tion, on June next. Of boys who have
reached the age of -twenty-one since
June S. 1917. or who will be twenty
estimate was made today by Provost
Marshal General e. n. crowder. who
will direct the registration.
Gen. Crowder's estimate was based
on the fact that almost 100000 men
registered last year. This number in
cluded all between twenty-one and
thirty-one.. Statistics collected by
Gen. Crowder's ONCE show that .
little moro than 10 per cent Of these
men were twenty-one years old. On
that basis. It Is estimated by draft
officials working under Gen. Crowder,
that this years registration will ex.
ceed 100000.
Three-Fourths for Service.
"of this number. Cen Crowder esti-
mates three-Quartere, or about $50, 900,
will be available for military service.
This makes proper allowances for physi-
cal defects, exemptions because Of de-
pendents and other bars to military
service.
"Under President Wilson's proclama-
tion, all male persons, citizens or aliens.
must register. Tho only persons except
ed are officers and enlisted men Of the
Regular Army. Navy and Marine Corps
and the National Guard and Naval Mill
tia while in federal service. and officers
Of the Oficers' Reserve Corps and en-
Corps. while in active service.
Gen. Crowder plans to have the To-
cal boards keep their ofhces open for
registration purposes between z am.
and pm, on June s. Between those
hours all young men who were born
between June s, 1895. and June 8. 1897.
must register. These men are subject
TO the provisions Of the selective service
act under which the first registration
was held"
Evening star., 1918-05-21

fathers many friends In the District.
Or. Jones. it wAe leafne1 todzJ.
had recently been honored by the
French government for his work ID
behalf Of the stricken people Of thae
country during his service - consul
at Lyon.
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DEATH OF K0RNlL0FF
IS REPORTED AGAIN

MOSCOW, Friday. May 17.-osn. Kor-
ntloff. the former Russian commander
in-chief. has been killed in a battle
with the soviet troops near YekAtsrino.
dar. His army Of 10000 men has been
defeated and is retreating.
The belief Is expressed in government
circles that this ends armed opposition
to the bolshevtk ia the south.
The death Of Cen. L. q. XoFaflo6 has
been reported many times since the war
began.
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Body OF John Werres
Is Laid to Rest in
st. Mary's Cemetery

Goodbye. John. Oh. goodbye. my
john These words were uttered by
the widow of John P. Werres, govern
ment printing office employe and jit-
ney driver. who was brutally mur-
dered on a lonely road in Virginia
the night of May 10. and whose body
was found last Saturday, as she stood
beside his open grave in ST. Mary's
German Catholic cemetery yesterday
afternoon.
It was her forewel1 to the man she
loved. and who had been always good
of her six-year-old boy. who stood
bravely near hsf.s ~ >,~-eyas,si<. !
Catholic Rites Said at Grave.
Rev. A M1Mark. rector. of St.
Francis. De Sales Church. Langdon,
D. c.. said the last rites of the Cath
oiic Church over the body OF the mur-
dered man. Thirty-five or forty per
present at the services.
John Werres' sisters, Mrs Francis
King, MrslOtto Auth. Mrs. A. c.. Ham
mer and Miss Elizabeth Werres.
showed that they. too, were heavily
stricken with grief. Mrs .Hamme er
and Mrs King were accompanied by
their husbands. Mrs. II. F. Werres.
the widow of the murdered mans
brother. and Mrs. E. Irwin, a sister
of John Werres' wife. were among
those at the cemetery.
The pallbearers were Frederick
Poor. Albert W. Lovelace. c. H. Gibbs.
e. W. Paxton. F. J. Halleran and NJ.
]. Mills With the exception of the
latter, who is an old family friend, all
were selected from among John
Werres' friends at the government
. printing office.
Brief services were held in the
chapel at Frank Geier & Sons under
taking establishment, 1113 7th street,
with Father Mark officiating.
John Werres Highly Respected.
John werres was loved and re-
spected by all His friends with
whom he worked at the printing
ofice spoke most highly of him, both
as friend and as a workman.
1t Is said that John Werres' wife
had been pleading with him to aban-
don the nightly jitney business and
he had given her his promose to do
so. and, as matter of fact. that Fri
: as q chauffeur, as he had received an
OFFER of $500 for his car.
II also was brought out that Werres,
only a short time ago.. stopped pay
ment on an insurance policy, because
of the obligations necessary in carry
ing on the payments on the little
nome he was buying out on the
Bladensbufg road.
Evening star., 1918-05-21

It matters little what it is that you
want-whether a situation or a servant
"a want ad in The Star will reach the
person who will fill your need
Evening star., 1918-05-21
NET T|GKTENS0N
/. :WERRES' SLAYERS
Washington and Virginia Au-
( thorities Rounding Out
X. Murder Evidence.

/. Alexandra county, Va, authorities
and the Washington police continue
efforts to obtain all possible testi-
mony to present to the Virginia grand
jury next month in the case of the
killing of John P. Werres, govern
mont printing Office employe and jit-
ney driver, who was beaten to death
on the Ballston-Falls Church road
Friday, May 10. by Charles S. Gamble
and Robert L. Newman.
About the time the body of the slain
man was being lowered into a grave
in St Mary's cemetery yesterday aft
ernoon Frank L. Ball. common
wealth's attorney, and Howard Fields,
sheriff. were in Laurel, Md, with De-
tective Armstrong. They were there
to get the bloodstained suit case be-
longing to Mrs. Catherine Burgess,
held in Jail as an alleged accomplice.
Missing Locket Found.
The suit case was turned over to the
Virginia and Washington Investigators
and taken to the county seat at Fort
Myer Heights to be used as evidence.
A locket that was taken from the
slain man was recovered at the young
woman's home in. Laurel by Mrs.
Minnie Flynn. policewoman.
A sister of Mrs. Burgess and two
friends of the family visited the coun-
ty Jail at Fort Myer Heights yesterday
afternoon and asked that they be per-
mitted to see the Eoung woman.
Warden Crack would not consent,
however, as he is under orders to
permit no one to see the men or wom-
an without orders from the common
wealth's attorney.
No Word From Relatives.
It was said at the prison this morn
Ing that no message had been re-
ceived from relatives of the young
men. County officials feel certain that
relatives of Newman in Trenton, Tex,
and CANDLES relatives in Kittanning,
Pa, know of their plight.
The men have expressed no desire
to communicate with relatives or to
have county officers advise relatives
of their arrest. 1t is believed they
are not anxious for their relatives to
know where they are.
The missing iron that was used to
kill Werres has not yet been found
A more extensive search of the woods
will be made for it during the next
few days.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25
o FORGET TO VOTE

There will be an election in Tennessee on Nov, S. The
voters will elect a senator, governor, railroad commissioner, ten
representatives and members Of the state legislature,
There has never in the history OF the state been less inter-
est in politics.
On the other hand there has never been a greater need for
public officials in line with the popular will of the people, and
in sympathy with the war policies Of the national administra-
tion.
The Democratic party is the dominant party in Tennessee,
1t represents the majority of the people, their ideals, their
political aims and ambitions.
Every candidate on the Democratic ticket would be over
whelningly elected under normal conditions. 1t is more impor-
tant that they should be elected in this time Of abnormal condi-
lions.
Senator Shields for the senate, Judge Roberts for governor
Harvey Hannah for railroad commissioner, eight Democratic
members of the house and as many Democratic members of the
Legislature as possible for the support and carrying out Of Judge
Roberts policies as governor.
We are told that there is an indication OF a very light vote.
There is considerable interest in a congressional election in
the Second district between two Republicans. The Republicans
in the First district will vote. There is no issue to excite the
people of Middle and West Tennessee. Thousands OF the voters
from these two sections have gone to the government works
at Nashville and Sheffield. The East Tennessean cannot be
lured away from his native mountains.
1t is very important that everyone vote. There IS a need
for the vote of every Democrat, for If the two Demo.
cratic strongholds fail it may mean a return to a term OF
Republicanism in Tennessee. Democracys nominees should be
elected.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25
DOROTHY DIX'S TALK
WOMAN'S GROWING A
BY DOROTHY DIX,
The Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.

A young girl asks me what quality
men admire above all others In wo-
men.
Gentleness.
Just as strength IL the quality that
gentleness is the quality that appeals
most to men In women.
Men are enthralled by beauty, They
are charmed by intelligence. They
are fascinated by wit and gaiety. But
the thing that they admire most in
beauty has fled, after laughter y
hushed, and they have grown weaua'
Of talk, no matter how brilliant It hAs
been, Is Just plain old fashioned gen
tleness. Just tenderness and sweet UNI
selfishness Just womanliness.
This Us the quality that a nan re-
members in the mother he idolized,
This Is what he wants in the woman
he marries. This Is what he dreams
Of coming home to after tho long, hard
days struggle with the world Is over,
and If he finds 1t waiting for him on
the hearthstone, marriage is Il success
for him, no matter what else is lack
ing. And II he fails to find It. mar
riage is "A failure to him no matter
what else he has,
1t is because gentleness Is the most
appealing quality OF woman to man
that world worn rogues marry demul @
little country maidens Young enough
to be their daughters, and why lear1ed
college professors wed silly little geese
who cant spell a. b., ab, and artists
select wives homely ladies' who have
Mona Lisa smiles. II il whv a low.
soft voice. and meek. gray ewes. and a
shv ann will do more TO yet a wo-
man "A good husband than all the
beauty and intelligence in the uni
Not only in matrimonv Ia gentleuess
a woman's one best bet, but it il
eu,aIv officacIous In business II
Won yin look around Won daughter
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25

TO THE burglar.
WHO ROBBED Bigelow's drug store.
ON LAST Friday night.
DEAR BURGLAR.
OF COURSE I know.
THAT IN burgling,
YOU REALLY haven't time.
TO INQUIRE around.
ABOUT ALL the persons.
YOU MAY be burgling.
AND THAT lots of times.
BECAUSE OF your hurry.
YOU TAKE away things.
THAT IF you knew.
WHAT PAIN it would cause.
YOU WOULDN'T take them.
BECAUSE EVEN burglars.
HAVE LITTLE chlldreh.
AND ARE fond of flowers.
AND CRY at plays.
AND DON'T like cheese dressings
OR ALLIGATOR pear salad.
ANR ARE perfectly human
AND I know all that,
BECAUSE ONE time.
I HAD a burglar friend.
WHO HAD partly reformed
AND NEVER stole anything
EXCEPT FROM street car COM
panies,
OR MOTION picture actors
AND I'M telling you this.
JUST so you'll know.
THAT I'M a friend of burglars.
ANY TINE before dark.
AND WITH this introduction.
WANT to tell you.
THAT ON Friday night.
WHEN YOU took the little tin box.
FROM OUT of the safe.
AT RICELOW'S drug store,
THAT THERE was in It.
ABOUT FOUR hundred dollars.
THAT WE had collected.
ON OUR street.
TO PAY for a block party.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25

peaches on its preserves. Women can
not abide an eifenilnate man. Men de-
test a masculine oma Men never
pick out a who has Il tailor
woman in a crowd. They like women
to wear frills and furbelows and high
heeled shoes. And they like a wo-
mans personality to be as feminine as
her clothes,
Therefore. q Oma never makes a
bigger mistake than when she tries to
make an imitation man of herself in her
business dealings with men. She re-
pulses them by her assumption of be-
iig a good fellow, by drinking and
| smoking with them, and by telling
risque stories. They want nothing to
do with such a woman.
But the woman they like to deal with
is the quiet, modest, gentle little wo-
man who looks and acts like a lady,
and talks like n lady, and who has
merely added business sense and abtl-
ity TO her other feminine charms. That
kind OF a woman makes an eternal APP
peal to n man. She soothes him instead
Of irritating him. She makes him think
OF his mother, his wife, his daughter,
all Of the women he loves and ho1ors,
and without realizing It, for their
sakes, and the sake OF his reverence
for all womanhood, he helps her along,
Therefore, l would adv lse all girls
going INTO business 10 CJlnR 10 lneII
femlninty as their most valuable asset,
Let them do their work as we'll as
men, but do 1t In a womanly way. Be
as modest and ladylike behind your
typewriter or ledger as YOU would be
behind your own tea table. Remember
that the only voice that ever p%ersuades
a man into doing anything Is the one
that Is keyed dow to a gentle muir
muir, never the one that Is pitched to a
fog horn shrek. and that a gentle and
pleasing manner will open office doors
for a woman that she couldn't break
into with n battering ram.
Men don't like women who are loud,
who laugh too much or talk too much,
or women who put themselves forward
too much, or who are argumentatiVe,
and always ready for r scrap. They
like women who smile, rather than
those who laugh, women who are al
ways ready to listen. women who are
understanding and sympathetic, and
who are charitable In their Judgment Of
others, and women who are gentle and
womanly.
Just TO be a woman Is a woman's
best graft, II she only had sense enough
TO know 1t.
Copyright, 1918, by the Wheeler Syn
dictate, 1uc)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-25
MADE HIM KISS KAISERIN

Otis Skinner, although he is6a min
ister's son and a golfer to boot, doesn't
very often lose his temper or use Ian
uage. He can do both. though, as the
p%ropertyman of his company learned
the other day to his establishment and
dismay.
In ''Humpty Dumpty," the comedy in
which Mr., Skinner is now appearing at
the LyCeum theater, New York, a small
photograph is used as a prop" 1t
must be Of a size that was common
back in the 70's, and, as the audience
can't see, it doesn't make any differ
ence whose face is on it. 1t is sup
posed to be the picture of Mrs. Mott,
the mother of the hair dresser imper-
sonated by Mr.. Skinner in the play,
when she "a young and pretty and
it is Mr.. SINNERS business at one
point to kiss 1t lovingly.
AS the photograph passes through
several hands 1t is always getting lost
or mislaid and consequently the prop
erty man has to have several on hand.
One night last week when the picture in
use at that performance was handed to
Mr.. Skinner on the stage he almost for
got his lines, for 1t was a photograph
Of the German empress.
When Mr.. Skinner came off the stage
he was boiling.
where's that ~dodgasted property
MANI" he shouted.
How dare you give me that pic
ture?'' he howled as he hurled the bits
of the photograph at the trembling
man, "How dare you? It's treason. sir
treason, and Tll-Tl have you
hanged. You've made me kiss the I'M
press of Germany"