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Evening star., 1918-02-17
Not Very True.

NHAJ FREDERICK PALMER was
A00 talking at dinner about the gay.
optimistic, rollicking war stories that
now crowd the magazines.
These war stories" he said, make
mighty pleasant reading-much pleas
anter reading than the war stories of
Ambrose Bierce or Tolstoy. True to
life? Well. they're Just about as true
to life as the Fortnum and Mason
yarn--no more. no less.
"Fortnum and Mason were two
chums in line regiment Their trench
was shelled one day. and Fortnum.
who was in a bay, kept shouting to
Mason:
".Are you all right, Bill? Sure, you're
all right. Bill? Bill. how goes 1t-all
right?
Bill would shout back from his
traverse that he was all right. quite
all right, but finally he got fed up
with his chum's unusual solicitude,
and yelled gruff1y:
whats all the anxiety about, hey 2
Then Fortnum put his head round
the traverse and explained:
"We've been getting up a pool on
the first casualty, and you see, BIN, old
man. I've drawn your"
Evening star., 1918-02-17

liar situation Mr. Bryan. in a foot
note says:
'"The house known in later years as
1881 street continued to be the home
The first Washington directory
1S22-contains this: "Dr. William
Thornton, superintendent of the patent
office. north side F between 18th and
14th.~
The Rambler last Sunday mentioned
the southwest corner of 12th and f as
belonging to DR.. Thornton in 1902. In
that year the tax records make no
mention of DR.. Thornton having lot
on the north side of between 18th
ann 14th. Following are the lots and
lot owners. beginning at the north
west corner Of 18th and F: Lot l.
Alexander and William Ardney: lot .,
Walter HELEN; lot 3. James A: Der
lot ;. James r. Dermott's heirs: lot 8,
owen McDermottree's heirs; lot :. Sam
uel Blodgett: lot s. Nicholas NosS; lot
2. Thomas Webb. and lot 10, the north
nedy.
The tax records of 1902 give DR..
Thornton a lot and half on the south
side of F. between f2th and 18th streets.
Here follow the lots and lot hoiders
in that square at that time: Lot II,
the southeast corner of 18th and F,
Christopher Richmonds heirs: lot l..
the same: lot Is, George and Sarah
Sweeny; lot IA, Robert Toimey; ioe 10
(part). Joseph Calvert: lot Is lparp.
Dr.. William Thornton; lot 16. the
southwest corner of 12th and F. DR..
William Thornton DR.. Thornton evil
IDENTIFY remained a tenant of Blodgett
for several years.
DR.. Thornton also became the owner
of twelve lots in square III: oounde
by New York avenue, nth, 18th and ID
streets, which he titled as vegetable
garden The building of the Corcoran
Gallery of Art covers the east side of
the square, while DR.. Thornton'S vege-
Evening star., 1918-02-17

~ REATER love hath no man
N than the average Washing
" 81 tonian for his Canadian
~ brother
We admire his grit and pluck. We
point to the noble record of the Prin-
cess Pats in the early days of the war.
We invariably give full credit to the
stories that the Canadian regiments al
ways are put over the top early when
there is real fighting to be done. We
brag about them.
But greater than all of that. we will
not take their money. At least not with
out much protest. The Observer knows
because throughout last week he car
ried a Canadian quarter around with
him. and no one. even including a
United States Treasury official, wanted
to take it, He finally ridded himself of
it by stealth, or whatever you call 1t
when you pass bum money on some
one.
Which makes the Observer recall. in
passing, that he once knew woman
who greved when her blind washer,
woman died because thereafter she had
great difficuk<in getting rid of bad
'coins.
As nearly as the Observer can figure
out he received the Canadian quarter
because no one else in Washington was
easy enough to accept it. 1t came to
him in an envelope from the govern
Evening star., 1918-02-17

ters are not acceptable in this coun-
try, as you may know
The Observer blushed. dug up another
coin, grasped his Canadian money and
fled.
1t being obvious that the coin was
n. c.. the Observer hurried back to the
man who made up his payroll and told
his troubles.
Sorry. sorry" said the man, lay
ing down his pen and acting nurt. Il
shouldn't be at all surprised # you are
telling the truth"
That helped some. It had, been a
long iin3e since the Observer had been
told that he appeared to be man
capable of telling the truth.
So
Cant do thing for you, though
unless I got way up the line and got
an order That could be accomplished
by going about it in this way" the
kindly man went on; but the Observer,
fearing he saw party with a bolt of
red tape approaching, sprang over a
desk and dashed into the street
By this time the Observer was get
ting anxious OF course, there was
nothing intrinsicany wrong with the
coin. Probably it would be worth %
cents or something like that at bank.
and nobody should object to that. for It
certainly would be worth 2 cents OF
anybody's time to carry quarter clear
back to Canada and have it changed,
but no one wants to take less for
thing than he has given fer it II
you own real estate. as I do. you will
realize the force of that statement. So.
while there was nothing criminal about
carrying the coin, the Observer did
not feel just right about it, and he di-
termined to tear loose from the money
by any channel, crooked or otherwise.
The idea of putting it in a telephone
coin box struck him as fine hunch.
He had no one at a quarters distance
a. good idea, anyhow, and. thinking a
while. he recalled one of his old girls
in. Baltimore whom he had not seen in
years and who, general report had 1t,
was so fat that three distinct terraces
show between her chin and her adams
apple, and decided to call her up, But
the telephone ran true TO form and he
Evening star., 1918-02-17

thoughts the Observer had when he was
on his way to the meeting.
But Bill put on the blink all plans to
hand him the Canadian coin. He was
out to belt the tightwads that night.
and before the Observer left the Taber-
nacle he not only still clutched tho
quarter. but he was out an additional
dollar. That's the way the money goes
* X
Within the next few days the OBJ
server made varied futile attempts to
separate himself from the coin. A
panhandler on Pennsylvania avenue de-
clined it with thanks because he said
bed cost an American quarter. A
Canadian soldier smiled his thanks.
but said he was in the Same FIX. with
only few flags" as they call smokes,
between himself and perdition. A
newsboy said that he once had Cana
dian quarter and it hung to his palm
like it was riveted there. He finally
threw it into the river and induced
some boys to dive for it, and the one
that recovered the coin beat him up
because ii was not an American quar-
ter.
But finally the Observers life was
saved. Just when he was on the point
of throwing the coin over the top OF
the Washington Monument, going to
Canada to spend it, or having four
holes cut in it and using it for q pants
button, he found a way out.
Having occasion to make a purchase
costing 81, the Observer put a note, .
dollar bill and a quarter in an envelope.
sealed the envelope and sent a trusted
messenger to make the purchase for
him. The note read
Enclosed please find 81, for which
you will please send me so and so.@
In due course the messenger returned
with the note and the dollar bill The
quarter was missing. n
..He said he couldn't fix you out for
a dollar" the messenger reported
That's all, except that I hope the 1zAA
who kept that quarter. thinking he
was putting one over on me. " having
as much trouble getting rid Of e -
had. THE oBSERs
Evening star., 1918-02-17

fortune.
They were two old people, victims OF
the war. but attracting little more
sympathy than usual because of
great grief which they had borne for
more than thirty years.
This was that their only son. the fruit
of a relatively late marriage "a mar
riage of love. retarded by the usual OBJ
stacIes), had not been able to pass that
difficult age-the first critical period IN
life - when childhood changes into
Youth The little fellow had died at
fourteen.
This had happened in the days OF
peace long. long ago. 1t had hap
pened in the north of France, in the
little village in which the two OLD
people were born. and from which the
war drove them as refugees to Paris.
They told their story among the
tradespeopie. and in the lodge of the
concierge Up to the beginning or tne
war the husband had enjoyed the dis
tinction of having been MINOR EN-
pioye in a very small government once,
subsequently going INTO fetiremeht. |. l.
since their exile he had earned for his
wife and himself. by copying and mis-
cellaneous clerical work, the means TO
live--or rather to staVe OFF DEAN ior
they were both close on to eighty.
"It wouldn't have mattered to us 70
die back there, at home. But to die
here, in Paris. which we had never seen
before, that must not be-because OF
the chestnut tree, IL for no other rea-
son."
Very dignifed, whether smiling OF
grave, they always took turns in ex-
planning:
Little Pierre planted the tree, mes
Evening star., 1918-02-17
The Observer Tries to Get Rid Of a Canadian Quarter

could not reach her. When re dsksF.
minedly attempted to slip the Quaxeer
into the coin box. anyhow. It kept bob
bing in and out like Charlie Chaplin I'm
a revolving door. and. in the end, the
Observer emerged from the booth with
the quarter still in hand
1t being apparent that the Qux1ter
could not be exchanged for merchan-
disc or service, the Observer decided to
give it away. Reading in the .paDerB
that Billy Sunday was not obtaining as
much money as was required to meet
expenses, he decided to slip the quarter
to Bill 1t might not be worth a quar-
ter in the United States, he reflected,
but who knows but that Bill, or Bob
Matthews or somebody in Bills crowd
will be playing the Canadian ice cir
cult next winter; maybe they would
take such a quarter off the Sunday
committees hands. These were the
Evening star., 1918-02-17

least until he could pry himself loose
from the quarter, which promised to
An encounter with Peggy. who sells
cigars, first caused the Observer to
doubt the wisdom Of his having taken
the quarter. She really is q very hon
est little girl who, the Observer believes.
thinks every one is as honest as she,
and her. tone as she returned the ten
dered quarter was a distinct shock.
You'll pardon me. Mr.. Observer"
she said, but think you have made q
mistake. You have given me a
Canadian quarter"
so I have, to be sure" the Observer
replied. "and I should appreciate 90
cents change, as / have taken only
three of these Royal knight stogies."
1T is not the amount of your change
that I am concerned about Peg went
on 1T is the. quarter. Canadian quar-
Evening star., 1918-02-17
The Rambler Writes of DIR. 1hont am Early Property Owner

TN the Rambler's narrative last Sum
day DR.. William Thornton was
mentioned sx one of the early prop
q erty holders on r street and he
was also one of the early reskdsnts of
that great tboroughfare. In the variety
Of his local activities and in his
achievements DIR. Thornton was one Of
the distinguished citizens of Washing
ton from the time of his arrival in the
District, about 1893. until his death
here in 1928. Several of the local his
torians have written of this man and
his celebrated wife. Mr.. Bryan, IN his
History of the District of Columbia.
devotes number of pages TO Df.
Thornton, and Allen C. Clark. president
of the Columbia Historical Society. pre-
pared a lengthy paper on DR.. and MIS-
Thornton. which he read before the So
ciety May 19, 1914.
DIR. Thornton. soon after his arrival.
bought q home in Georgetown II was
three-story brick mouse WIN an9 sMe
dormer windows and faced on FANS
street, which later came to De caHea
Bridge street and which Is now M
street. The number of the house IS
s22f Dr. Thornton advertised tnat
house for sale in 1877 and 1900, and
the frst of those advertisements may
he read in the Sentinel of Liberty, an
early Georgetown gazette In Juiy.
1886, he seems to have taken over from
Samuel Blodgett lot and house on the
north side of F street between 18TH ana
14th, and in that year came to 1--we on
street. for his first advertisement
offering his Georgetown home TOT saie'
March II. 1917. reads:
William Thornton offers for sale the orlek
house opposite the Bank Of Columbia. lately
occupied iy the sabserit%r now removed 10
DIR. Thornton's street house was re-
membered By Christian Hines when:
in 1866, he wrote his recollections OF
Washington, dating back to 1880 or
1Io1. In recalling the houses that
were standing in this city In iSoo Mr.
Hines wrote:
On the SQUARE bounded By e and F. 18Th and
f4th streets there were si1 honses-one @ ~
tvs-story Frame with a carpenter shop attached
occupied by Capt. Ciotworthy Stephenson; one
story frame occupied by u Mr.. Potts as a tavern
On the square bounded by and g. 18th ana
18th streets nvs houses hs snn sne one . three
story brick. owned and occupied by Dr. Wiham
Thornton: small cottage. occupied since by
pr. Cutting: two-story brick, occupied ny Afs-
johnson. and a two-story frame, occupied by
frenchman named Julien
Mr.. Hines sets down DR.. Thornton's
residence as the north side OF
street In the American state papers
miscellaneous, is an enumeration OF
the habitable houses in Washington IN
1900, and Mr.. Hines evidently refreshed
his memory from that list Allen t.
Clark finds that Dr. Thornton lived on
lot Z, square 25S. and Identifies the
site of his house as 1881 F. Mr.
Bryan finds in the j. Henley Smith
Rlodeett wrote to Dr. Thornton as fol-
lows: Il hereby empower you to take
possession of the Lot Z and on Square
S5s. and to remain in possession thereof
for twelve months. for which, as tne
house is not yet completed. you can
nay but half the rent which reference
to Indifferent persons may be deemed
Just for a finished house and in a SIM
Evening star., 1918-02-17
~ NINE. LucIE DEIARUEMADRUs.

Here is war story which shows del
icate lima ginati and true poetic feel
ing. Nine. Dclarue- -Madrus is poet OF
distinction as well as successful writer
of drama and fiction. Her work has
peculiar quality of refinement. Even
when it deals with the hardest realities
Of war there is a gieam in it Of the light
that never was on land or sea.
Evening star., 1918-02-17

enno8 fur casting GAsoe0 ~
telescnpeA He was ono OF t6e Coass
rnts6suners Of tho District Of Cofun19S
1;ooe.r of uateufs. or ~supermtendea4 q
pa4nnxs.: rtrnm-f -fso1 Unxik his <1eaths4A
1sxk.
6A&dD0xVu
In che anna2s-of Warrington has 10 q
vsh how DR.. Thornton eaSed the gUVa
erumentes collection OF patent mo0efo
on the capture OF the capital BY eAs
British, by protesting to the Rr1fsh
arguing with them that to destroy To
models would retard the progress ~
science. DIR. Thornton could also paint
pictures and he produced cedftAhle
portraits Of Washington. Jemer3om.
Dolly Madison and OF himself and h1o
wife He was one of the original Abo-
Mtionfsts and a mepber OF tho CosonS-
cation Society.
This old-time leading cf1sen q =
street set on foot the otEantxAfauu q
the first market house company N
Washington. The following - from a.
At q u.seE1ng tkts day - Me- RhodS HseS
of s.v1al Of the suhscr{Aer1 to . mAKask. - -
bunt oa Pennsyi8iDa aven1e, agreaa1y - -
vertisement. tho fnEOwtng reanf1fanns -
1t. 1hat Edward Hpe-6srauthnri.sa t>sszlnse
the subscriptions.
2nd. That WiIlfam Bfe.t -
3rd. That James Hohsn and ClDew9eAy -
phepson be appointed eonmitfee TO cry -
execution the bailding eccordinG - spes51ae'
ton and plan Left at tho s9nTassc51 SoN enee
In behalf and at tho reqnest Of the suhsG49A
This seems to have been largely IN
street affair. Rhodes Tavern WAS On y
street near 18th. James Hoban. TIE
architect, lived on the north SIDE q
street between 14th and 18th. and C2oe-
side Of the street between 18Th snd
18th. two lots east OF the Ehhett Ho9O
corner, on which the homo OF the Yoe~
rest family stood Tor many yczxx. Hcn-
ard Forrest being a eaerk In tho 001n0
of the Secretary Of State, Joseph For
rest clerk to the commissioners a 0ho
Fiorfda treaty and David Il FuFeak -
torney at Law. who. ND 10 abouf 01k,
below F. the site being covered BY IN
Ebbitt Hotel The Forrest family, 0uzze
time between 1880 and 1910. removed
from F and 18th streets to b and 30<A
. streets.
On the north side of F street bet~esn
18th and 18th there lived in 1890 -
} neighbors to. Dr.. Thornton. Julien
Honore who kept a small confectionery
, store; Robert Miller. who kept grocery
store: William Morgan. a shoemaker:
Thomas Wilson. a bricklayer; William
Coleman. who ran a bake shop; J. Fas-
kins, who kept a shoe shop at the
northeast corner of 18th and F; Nancy
Preston, who did plain sewing; Jessa
Drake. dyer and scourer: Joseph Ekter.
matchmaker; John Dermott, attoxney
at law: Charles CheI1. shoemaker; DaJid
! Alice Bird. a widow who kept b1eDd-
ing house. On the south side hetweau
t 18th and 14th lived Isaac I Huthea,
bookbinders Henry johnson. sad@er;
Jonn kennedy. VINO 1epe gfoeey sn1
+ tavern; James Dougherty. who kept q
= tavern: Thomas Dowiing. who kep3 q
tavern: Christopher Cummings taflor,
: and John Groud. carpenter. and the
: FORESTS, whose big brick house stood
/ close to the corner of 18th and Whooa
t garden extended from the house to 1lk1
: street That was in 1874
Evening star., 1918-02-17

of the mass is full of austere pomp;
so many friends press forward, their
eyes shining with sympathy, TO con
sole those who are left behind. A death
under such circumstances remains an
event in the annals of family-mem-
orable for it's display and its decorative
details in the same degree as baptlsms,
first communions and marriages.
But in time of war the soldiers death.
the violent death of a man suddenly
stricken down-how shocking and
bleak a thing it is, How brutal a be-
reavement-without flowers. music or
ceremonial. Truly, to be killed is not
to die,
One morning the great news spread
in Paris of the German retirement,
through which a large portion CT the
occupied territory in nor.hern france
found itself Unexpectedly liberated.
The two old people were able one day
to take train to go and see what
remained of their house and their prop
erty.
The neighbors had told them that the
rapidity of the retreat had prevented
the enemy from destroying things on
a grand scale in that particular sector.
'Perhaps the house will be stlll
standing" they repeated to each other
on the way home.
But each of them knew that the other
was thinking especially of the dearly
loved chestnut-of the tree in which
the body and soul of their vanished
child continued to live. as long ago the
hamadryads used to live in the oaks.
The house might be destroyed. But
on the tiny grass plot the young tree,
which. bore the name OF little Pierre,
would give the two aged exiles greet
ing more acceptable to them than that
of an undamaged roof or an unshat-
tered hearthstone. They expected to
find it there, patient. faithful. with its
roots struck deep, like the foundations
of little house. dominating the whole
place casting toward the white sky its
black winter branches, in which lay
hidden the future foliage of summer
overspreading with it's bulk the low
walls and the narrow area of the little
garden. They were going to find il
again-their tree. an islet of verdure
suspended between the earth and the
clouds, on the top of straight and
lustrous trunk in whose sap was stored
life for at least two centuries, till al
last it should die slowly, but erect. as
is the habitude of noble, virile trees.
"Ahw they sighed as they reached
How they hurried. as fast as their
years permitted. toward their home IN
ruins. How eager they were to. see
the garden! What longing they had
Evening star., 1918-02-17

It may-b be, though tho Rambler can
not look it up at this moment, that the
lot at the southwest corner OF r and
18th streets was the lot awarded to
Evening star., 1918-02-17

FTER they had lived for time
IN in the Notre Dame section the
N\ whole neighborhood got to
Is y know the story of their mis-
Evening star., 1918-02-17

eneo8 4ur casting g1Asea0 ~
Telescopes. Ho was ono OF tho Coa14
mfssSuners Of tho District OF Cofuxn14o
from 19x to 1909, and was cumMfDe
siooer Of patenfs, or 'supemtenden4 q
pa4nnzx -1soE Un4ik 2ako deatAx1A
1Sxk.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-14
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
MAI ESTATE TOR SALE

'N .N'.v'a . s Wv 4AA Au" j &'N UN UGGWSSe
~@2C@ - Mam am N"onD9Dmal
Value "Une@ 1a. lmmau tie Sale
Twoacrcs high sighy location and only few blocks from re-
Sncted addition where 10" selling $3.50 $500 apiece Price
Sl4OO Don't oycrlook this
Close IN ON South Man full tNosoy strictly home
pIetc in detail Price %O5OO
Anoom modern home newly decorated and painted completely
furnished and full lot Now renting
lhH Is paying better than 10 per cent ontho investment
home Of beauty located in the exclusive Maple Ridge district full
tWostoy cNlcy decorated oak floors
basement and drive Price 5000
selling for 5000 to 81 600 than the asked for this
An attractive Nroom bungalow excellent location the South
laStN dccOated conveniently arranged practically with
immediate possession Price $3.50 This money
that has been offered for sale this spring.
Sroom bungalow well located in Kendall line
and school Price 00$500 cash and terms Buy this and
out like
Forty south and east Kendall fine black SOIL all culva
ton the best 40 land The could double
money by subdng this into eacre tracts Price $3500 Let
show you this proposition.
dandy front lot North Elwood Price This $1OO
less tan any other lot IN the block under construction
beautiful brick bungalow choice location North side Nicely
decorated oak floors best of electrical plumbing fixtures
nleny arranged full lot and Price $500 Call about
this.
We still have choice left Conservation Acres the best
and most convenient the market
The from 5000 $500 with 20 cash. $15
month This subdded that have five if de-
We don't ask you properties
but call and let us take for a personal inspection
ID. G. POWERS g co.
3O6 Bliss Building Phones 81662O4376
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-14
Homes {,
Worth
while

Pretty bungalow in Morn
ingside; all new and up-to-
date; seven rooms and base
ment. Move right in. Price
$4,000.
Six-room home north side.
This has large basement,
fitted up with two Nice rooms,
hardwood floors, tile bath,
garage; $1,000 cash will han
die. Price $3.50. VIII take
car as part payment
Five room modern, west
side. This property is being
remodeled and decorated
throughout. If sold before
owner moves in price will be
$4,000. Get busy.
New five-room residence in
Orcutt addition. Extra well
built; paneled hardwood
floors. pretty mantcl and
electric fixtures; large rooms
and basement; east front lot
Price $4,000. Easy terms; inn
mediate possession.
MNR II % non.,n nLN
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-14
CWQTD
INVESTMENTS

the 1900 block South Detota 4room modern house and
house both houses furnished and rented for $50
month be bought for 3d. 750 $500 cash. balance
This almost 10 per cent $4,000
Also bungalow partly modern the 1900 block South
EIpn. Price 81 200 5000 down balance $40 per month
Brand double house Eas Third rented for $40 month
Good location south front Can be bought for $3.50 With $15OO
cash and terms balance
Five loons modern front mey line Lot 50Xl4O ready
good South Wheeling; house Old
Price $3l5O-$ $3.50 cash and $34,9l per month
Beautiful and sleeping porch sleeping porch be
breakfast Beautiful bath oak floors throughout;
beautiful decorations fixtures; garage servants quarters;
mcnt driveway; $500 cash with &2,l00 loan
Two fine lots on North Ewood left for $3.50 each Part cash.
balance
Nice level lot, 5OX140 South Wheeling; $3.50
Fine o east front Easand addition About Sc North Giee
81 GOO cash.