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Evening star., 1918-02-22
FAILED TO FILL COAL ORDERS.
c. 3. Johnson Sentenced for Year to
Prison ct Occonuan.

Do not give orders for coal to ire
sponsible persons. This is the advice
Of the police department.
Several persons who gave such orders
to Charles r. Johnson, colored, have
failed to get the coal and have had no
redress. Detectives Stringfellow and
Ebrey arrested him, charged him with
larceny after trust and had him ar
raigned in Police Court.
Judge Mullowny was shown his record
of sixteen prior convictions. The court
imposed sentences which mean that
Johnson will spend at least one year in
prison at Occoquan. He will spend a
second year unless he pays two fines
of 5000 in each of two cases, the court
giving him one year absolute and i'm
posing the amount of fines indicated in
the two cases.
Evening star., 1918-02-22
More Slackers

Id hate to be a miser eight
wads there are. to spareD and try
to beat the kaiser by handing out
hot air. We don't need long ora
tions, or eloquence profound, to
help our allied nations from los
ing hard-won ground. Our Uncle
loudly hollers. but not for phrases
fine; he needs stack of dollars,
such bones as yours and mine.
He'd visit retribution upon a
brutal foe, but high-class elocu-
ton and ringing words won't go.
The scad. the plunk, the shilling,
the kopeck and the yen, will keep
the soldiers drilling. and arm our
fighting men. The wheel. the
rock. the guilder, for which our
Uncle yips, will help the master
buildey turn out some needed
ships. The iron man, the washer,
as sure as you are born, will
paralyze the josher who laughs
our might to scorn. But words
won't whip German, or make
"a Teuton fee; you cannot use a
sermon in place of snickersnee. 1t
is the .punkest fiction that human
lips have said that you, with
stately diction. can break a Prus-
slams head. And SO | think him
traitor. who deals in phrases big,
WHO works his windy crater, but
won't consent to dig. The man
who gives his nickel is better far
than one who does not cease to
pickle and salt away his mon.
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1918-02-22
OPTICAL UNIT BEING FORMED.
Will Look After Needs Of Officers
and Men in q, S. Forces Abroad.

An optical unit which is now being
formed to take care of all of the needs
Of the officers and men Of the Amer
lean expeditionary forces in regard to
their spectacles and eyeglasses will
shortly go overseas. under the author
ity of the surgeon generals office.
Complete equipment and corps OF
fifty highly trained men will comprise
the first unit. which may be augmented
and expanded. The services of eight
cen or twenty men will be utilized with
the establishment of a base hospital
somewhere in France" The remainder
of the corps will be distributed among
eight mobile units. These mobile units
will be attached to hospitals along the
various fronts.
Communication will be established
with the base unit by means of field
mail and motor cycle service. The base
shop will be able to produce about 200
pails of glasses day.
Evening star., 1918-02-22
DR.. w. A, White WEDS
MRS. LOLA P. THURSTON
Head of st. Elizabeth Hospital and
Widow of Former Nebraska Sen
ator Married by DR.. Pierce.

DR. William A. White, superintendent
of st. Elizabeth Hospital, was married
yesterday afternoon to Mrs. Lola p.
Thurston. widow of former Senator
John NJ. Thurston of Nebraska. The
wedding took place at o'clock at the
home of Rev. U.'G. b. Pierce, 174s La
mont street, with only few imme-
diate friends present.
The couple left after the ceremony
for brief trip. They will live at the
doctors private home in the institution
grounds.
Mrs. White is a daughter of Maj. Will
liam j. Purman of Florida. She was
married to Senator Thurston in Novem-
ber, 1899, few years before he retired
from the Senate. She has made her
home here, at 2635 Garfield street, in
recent years. On the marriage license
record DIR. Whites age is given as
forty-eight and that of his bride. forty
five.
Evening star., 1918-02-22
Loses Suit for $4,000 Damages.

Because her son. Alonzo S. Eaton,
with the other young men of a straw
ride party, contributed to the pay of
the chauffeur and thereby became
jointly liable for the alleged negli-
gence OF the operator of the truck
which collided with a car of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company
and caused his death. his mother. Mrs.
Rhoda S. Eaton. lost her suit against
the railway company to secure $4,000
damages for the death of the son. A
jury in Circuit Division 2, before JUS
tice Hitz. has returned verdict in favor
of the railroad
Evening star., 1918-02-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The meeting of the College Equal
Suffrage League. which was to have
been held Monday, has been postponed
TO a date to be announced later.
A night high school has been opened
in Eastern High School, at 7th and c
streets southeast The new school is
the first night high school to be opened
Ia the eastern part of Washington and
10 in charge of Charles Hart of Busi-
ness High School Glasses in regular
day high school work and in business
work have been started.
Charging cruelty and misconduct, Mrs.
Bertha G. Scott has filed suit in the Dis
trict Supreme Court for an absolute di-
the Navy Department The wife asks
the custody of the four children with
suitable alimony. They were married
1t Asheyille. n. c.
Because the father of the infant,
Grover Cleveland Soller, wishes to re-
enlist in the Marine Corps and expects
to go to France, Francis NJ. Riedel and
his wife. Mary E. Riedel. have applied
To the District Supreme Court for per-
teen months old. They seek to have
the child's name changed to Dollie E.
Riedel. Attorney Walter NJ. Bastian
appears for the petitioners.
While enx.ked in q fight in Broad
alley southwest yesterday afternoon
James Warren, colored. twenty-six
years old. a24 Sd street southwest. was
razor by another colored man. His
wound was dressed at Casualty Hos
pital.
Mrn- Randolph PaEe. :2s street
northeast, reported to the police the
loss of gold watch and layaIlier va l.
ued at $40. The jcwelry, she stated. was
taken from her apartment about 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Apatrfotic church service" is to b<
held by the Sons of the Revolution in
the District of Columbia Sunday after
noon at o'clock at the Church of the
i Epiphany.
DR.. Gurubai Karmarkar. a native Him.
doc woman from Bombay, India, is tt
speak next Thursday evening at
o'clock at the Mount Pleasant Congre-
gational Church.
PlaHs have been completed by ths
credit mems section of the Retail Mer
chants Association to entertain a dele.
cation of Baltimore credit men at din
ner at the Commercial Club tomorrow
night. William H. ]. Taylor of New
York, PRESIDENT of the National Retail
Credit Mems Association, and ]. A
Richie, another credit bureau expert, will
speak.
Addresses In the interest of thrift ans
war savings stamps were features o
the meeting Of the Birney Communit,
Center last night at the center. TIL.
speakers included Miss NJ. A. D. Madr,
and 2. ]. Taylor, who urged their au
ditors to invest in the stamps as
means Of helping the government tt
Evening star., 1918-02-22
Wife of Commodore Key Dies.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. February 22.-
Mrs. Albert L. Key of this city die We'd
nesday night at Boston navy yard. where
her husband. Commodore Key. has been
located as chief of staff of the first
naval district. Mrs. Keys sister is Mrs.
Maj Gen. Leonard Wood. wife of the
former chief of staff. Mrs. Key will be
buried in Arlington cemetery.
Evening star., 1918-02-22
CITY ITEMS
ClafIin Optical Co., 9Os + st.
Your eyes demand the best.
Va. sweet Pancake Flour. 12Mc; A. }

Pancake Flour 121sc; A. J. Buckwheat,
12hc; Star Cocoa. Csc: 20 OF. Baking
Powder. 15c; Safety Matches. 7hc; Sill
yer Brand Peas. 12kc; Sugar Corn,
121zc: Pure Pepper. 40c; E. z. F. Salt,
15c; Fat Mackerel, 15c; Quaker Match
es, Csc; Babbitt Soap, 25c; Blue Label
Coffee, 25c; can Peaches, zoe; Large
Prunes, 16c; Onions, &c; White Pota-
toes. &c. 412 4th Sc. and all the ]. T. D.
Pyles Stores.
Evening star., 1918-02-22

win the war The meeting was ar
ranged by Miss E. v. Smith, community
secretary.
William Holmes, colored, twelve years
old. 1888 Covington street, was treated
at Children's Hospital yesterday after
noon for an injury to his head. re-
ceived. the police were told, when the
conductor of a street car closed the
door on him.
old. 50 o street, was treated at Home
opathic Hospital yesterday afternoon
for stab wounds about her face, re-
ceived while engaged in an alteration
with another colored woman at 4th and
E streets.
Horace Andersen, 622 9Th street, be-
came sick at 5th and G streets this
morning about 80 o'clock. He was
taken to Casualty Hospital
An overheated crate caused small
fire in the house Of j. H. Chesterman.
616 East Capitol street, last night about
$50 o'clock. No engine company re-
, quickly extinguished, only $40 damage
resulting.
/ A blaze In the slot of car tracks Mt
North Capitol street and Florida ave
nue. last night about o'clock attracted
!
much alarm that No. IL engine COM
pany was called out. The fire did no
damage.
4 Coroner Nevftt yesterday afternoon
held an inquest at the morgue over the
| body of ]. Samuel Stone, seventy-four
years old. 431 1st street southeast, who
was struck by motor truck near 1st
and streets southeast Wednesday
morning and SO seriously hurt that he
died several hours later. The jury
reached verdict of accidental death,
generating James Carroll Simpson,
who was operating the truck.
| Paul BrintOn, foffy-hve years old, q
| flagman, living at 800 Pennsylvania
\ avenue southeast, became ill last night
about IL o'clock while in Union station.
Two other railroad employees took him
to Casualty Hospital, where he died
about o'clock this morning. Coroner
!! hewitt gave a certificate of death from
natural causes.
Leonard Beavers, structural IRON
worker has filed suit in the District
Supreme Court to recover $25, 900 dam
! ages from the Washington Steel and
1 Ordnance Company for alleged personal
injury. He says he was struck by a
i travelling crane belonging to the COM
i pany October 8 last and Sustaind Sc
i rious injuries. He is represented by
/ Attorneys Shinn & Shick, Thomas G.
! iONeiH and John o. Foley. 7
Evening star., 1918-02-22

j. T. ID. Pyles Needs Two Grocery Clerks.
Phone him day or night.
Evening star., 1918-02-22

Talking Machines Repaired (An Makes).
The Sport Mart. Inc. 905 F st. NV.
Evening star., 1918-02-22
Capt. Granger Ordered to Report.

Capt. Alfred Hoyt Granger. Engineer
Reserve Corps. has been ordered to re-
port to the chairman of the Council
of National Defense for duty with that
officer in this city.
Evening star., 1918-02-22

Addresses In the interest of thrift and
war savings stamps were features of
the meeting Of the Birney Community
Center last night at the center. The
speakers included Miss NJ. A. d. Madre
and 2. j. Taylor, who urged their au-
ditors to invest in the stamps as a
means OF helping the government to
Evening star., 1918-02-22

win the war. The meeting was ar
ranged by Miss E. v. Smith, community
secretary.
Evening star., 1918-02-22

The Meeting of the College Equal
Suffrage League. which was to have
been held Monday, has been postponed
to a date to be announced later.
Evening star., 1918-02-22

DR.. Gurubai karmarkar. a native Hin
doc woman from Bombay. India, is to
speak next Thursday evening at s
o'clock at the Mount Pleasant Congre-
g1tional Church.
Evening star., 1918-02-22

Lillian Palmer, colOred. twenty years
old, SO o street. was treated at Home
opathic Hospital yesterday afternoon
for stab wounds about her face, re-
ceived while engaged in an alteration
with another colored woman at 4th and
E streets.
Evening star., 1918-02-22

Horace Andersen, 622 9Th street, be-
came sick at 5th and G streets this
morning about 1880 o'clock. He was
taken to Casualty Hospital
Evening star., 1918-02-22

pI ATA lS4 9th st. NV.
As1AA TODAY AND TOMORROW
WILLIAM FARNUM. in THE HEART
OF A LION"
Evening star., 1918-02-22

CIRCLE z1os Pa. ave. PAe.e ". -.
S OPEN P.A.-PABIxHE
I FREDERICK. in MRS. DANES DE.
FENSE." Also BILLY WESTv' Csmety,
Evening star., 1918-02-22

A blaze In the slot of car tracks Mt
North Capitol street and Florida ave-
nue. last night about s o'clock attracted
crowd of spectators and caused SO
much alarm that No. IL engine COM
pany was called out. The fire did no
damage.
Evening star., 1918-02-22

GARDEN ,rpI. T9pAx sK,;sN, ASD = ToMoREown "
WHITMAN, in THE WILD STRAIN"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
Mex;e.ns Get Railroad.

The industrial rehabilitation Of Mexico
seems 60 be indicated In the agreemen,
which has just been made foc. the dissoiu-
ton Of the Tehuantepec National Railwa,
company, and the transfer OF its tmmensr-
~ valuable and important property. to thu
Mexican government.
That route (the narrowest part oe the
American c%ontinent). vas originally g.
lected by fernando Cortes. nearly fot,y
centuries ago rs one Of the three or four
available for interOceantc transit. and WI.
repeatedly surveyed since his time with
that end in view. Captain Eads. the uiid
er Of the 81. Louis bridge. and the Mls.ir-
sippi jseties. planned q ship rilroad.
which should carry ocean steamers across
that isthmus overland. Finally the erest
British firm of 8. Pearson 4 Son built a.,
ordinary railroad scroCs tho isthmus and
constructed q great harbor works 1t .eac,,
end: I'll OF which. are now to pass from
BrItish TO Mexican national ovnership.
The chief importance Of tho route Is in
its nsaEnaae to the United States ana the
consequent saving Of distance hy u be-
twean b two coasts OF. t>is country
From New Orleans to Zen 1ssncIoce b.
way Of Tehuantepee = LAe miles aess
than b. Panaana.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
CONTINUED Next Week.
Eating Buffalo Meat.

From the Butte Miner.
Buffalo meat. The words Summon q vi
sion of monarchs of the plain, the intrepid
redskin and the hunter of half a century
ago. The words are magic talisnau
which turns back the memory of the oiG-
est pioneer to a day when the hugc ani-
mails Numbered across the plains by the
thousands, and when the western voyager
largely subsisted N tho flesh OF that ami
NAL. To the modern westernef a buffaie
means nothing but the white. brittle
bones OF q skull and "a pair OF decayen1
horns occasionally found on hunting cx-
petitions. The pioneer signs reminisceutll
and as he peers back through the decades
he will tell you that he VIII never taste
buffalo meat again.
Yet. had the pioneer patronfzed a Ger
tain meat market Of Butte the Other, day
he could nave purchased buffalo meut.
for it was on sale there. IL did not last
long. for when the word became noised
about the demand wus strong and the
supply limited. but a number of Butte
families tasted buffalo meat for tho first.
and perhaps for the only time in thei,
lives.
The animals We're purchased from tie
Butte Electric Railway company. having
been quartered at the Zoo at Coltwnt,i.
Gardens for some time. The animals were,
sold to make room for others.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
Land HUNGER of the s,.v..

NeVin q. Winter, In the Christian Hcral,i.
land! More land This d~espairins
cry arises from all over Russia. 1t is the
real basic cause of the present revolution
within Il. revolution. 1t is The promise Ut
radical leaders to satisfy this craving. an!
TO do II at once. tina has attracted tue
peasants TO their standard. Land is the
primary consjdsration-the war ana lts
visionary objects are secondary. This
condition has made easy the work OF Ger
mar propaganda, for the peasant, mina
is receptive to anything that promises
more land. To De called ii serr was not IL
disgrace for the peasant. Thc abstract,
idea Of liberty did not mean 40 mucf,.
What he wants is land, and the man who
promises this is the one this poor peasant
will follow.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
our task becomes very muea

easier"
I'm any case, Monsieur lie Pre-
fet,' the solicitor interposed. FL
must remind you that one of the
clauses of the will stipulates that
it shall not be read until As hours
have elapsed. Nj. Fauville, there
fore, must not be informed"
Tn door was pushed open and
a nan hustled the messenger aside
and rushed in.
inspector Inspector
Vcrote" he spluttered. 'siir's
dead. isn't he? was told--''
Yes, monsieur. he is dcad.'
Too late. I'm too %latr,'- he
stammered.
And he sank into Il chair. clasp
ing his hands and sobbing:
SOh, the scoundrels! the sc"un-
drelsi'
He was a pale. hollow checked.
sickly looking man of about 80.
His head was bald. above a fore
head lined with deep wrinkles. A
nervous twitching affected his
chin and lobes of his ears. Tears
stood IN his eyes.
The project asked:
Whom do you mean, mo,sicur.
Inspector Verot' S murdcrerss Are
you able to name them. TO assist
our inauiry?"
HippoiSte Fauville shook hi.
head.
mo, no, it would he useless, for
the moment. My proofs would
not be sufficient. No, really
not"
He had already risen from his
chair and stood apologizing:
Monsieur lie Prefet, have dis
turbed you unnecessarily, but I
wanted to know. 1901 was hop
ing that Inspector Verot might
have escaped. His evidence,
joined to mine, would have been
invaluable. But perhaps he was
able to tell you?"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14
Lincoln and the coward,y Leo.

FTUm The WonlHnS Home Companion,
One day his generals had brought case
after case to him, each deserving death.
ana each sentence he had by-
one argument or another. to commute. At
length they brought him the final case
a most fragrant one The boy had beer
proved a coward in battle; ne had been
convicted OF stealing from his comrades;
he had no relatives dependent upon him.
The arguments we're all gone over: they
waited for him to sign. Bat Anccln
turned to them:
II know he deserves it, he said, .but
] guess IN put him In my leg cases: TI,s.
are the eases that you call by that long
IA 'Cowartlice in the face Of the an~-
N.Y. but l call them. for short, ny leg
cases.' II Almighty God has s,ven 4 NAV
q cowardly pair of less. how can he heae
running away with than!'
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14

Which proves. Monsieur lie
Prefc1. that this yellow envelope
does NOT come from your detective.
| presume that, after writing his
report at Il table i'm the Cafe du
Polnt-Neuf and closing it, he had
a moment of inattention during
which somebody substituted for
ils envelope another with the same
"oi1rcss. but containing a blank
s'leet of paper"
That $ IA snpposltion. said the
project.
"Perllaps: but what is certain,
Monsieur lie Prefet, is that your in
spcctor's presentiments are well
grounded, that he is being closely
watched, hat the discoveries
about the Mornington Inheritance
which he has succeeded in making
are interfering with criminal de-
signs, and that he lis in terrible
danger"
Come. comet"
He must be rescued, Monsieur
lie Prcfet. Ever since the COM
mencement OF this meeting I have
felt persuaded that we are up
against at attempt which has al
ready begun. L hope that it is
not too late and that your inspec-
tor has not been the first vie
tim
My dear sir" exclaimed the
project of police, "you declare all
tins with conviction which
rouseS my admiration, but which
is not enough to establish the fact
that Your fears are justified. In
spector Verot's return will be the
best proof
inspector Verot will not re-
| turn"
But why not?'
Because he has returned al
ready. The messenger saw him
return
1.-The messenger was dreaming.
III You have no proof but that
man S evident"
~ have another proof, Mon
sicur lie Prefet, which Inspector
Verot himself has left of his pres
ence here; these few, almost illegi-
Bile letters which he scrubbed on
this memorandum pad, which your
secretary did not see him write
ana which have just caught my
|cye. Look at them. Are they not
a proof, a definite proof that he
came back?"
The project did not conceal his
perturbation. The others all
seemed impressed. The secre-
tary's return but increased their
apprehensions nobody had seen
Inspector Verot.
Monsieur lie Prefet," said Don
Luis. 81 earnestly beg you to have
the office messenger in"
And, as soon as the messenger
was there, he asked him, without
even waiting for M. Desmalions to
speak:
Are you sure that Inspector
Verot entered this room a second
time
Absolutely sure"
And that he did not go out
again!"
"Absolutely surc.'
And your attention was not
distracted for a momenti"
"Not for q moment"
There, monsieur. you see!''
cried the project. "If Inspector
Verot we're here, we should know
lit"
"He is here, Monsieur lie Pre-
fet."
"What!''
Excuse my obstinacy, Mon.
sieur lie Prefet, but I say that,
when some one enters a room and
does not go out again, he is still
in that ROOM"
"Hiding!" said M. Des,nalions,
who was growing more and more
irritated.
perhaps"
"But where, hang it ALI"
Behind that screen"
There's nothing behind thai
screen, nothing but . door,"
"And that dn0n-8o
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-14

~ away IN your SAFE
II probably put it in the drawer
OF my deck.
And the drawer was not
forccdY''
Maitre Lercrtuis seemed taken
sback and made no reply.
"Well2 asked P%crenna.
well, yes, l remember
there was something that day So
that same Friday
Are you smre?'
Yes. When | came i'm from
lunch | noticed that the drawer
was not locked, although I had
locked it beyond the least doubt.
At the time | attached compare
lively little Importance to the in
c'dent. Today, l understand, I
mnderstAnd-'
Thus. little by little, were all the
suppositions conceived by Don
Luis verified suggestions resting,
1T is true. upon just one on two
clues, but yet containing an
amount of intuition. of divimation,
that was really surprising i'm a
man who had been present at none
ct the events between which he
traced the connection so skillfully.
"We will lose no time. mon
sieur, said the project of police.
"iu checking your statements,
which YOU will confess to be a little
venturesome, by the more positive
evidence of one of my detectives
who has the case in charge y
and who ought to be here by now"
"Docs his evidence bear upon
Cosmo Morningtom's heirsY"
asked the solicitor.
Upon the heirs principally. be-
cause two days ago he telephoned
iac that he had collected all the
particulars, and also upon the
very points which But wait |
remember that he spoke to my sec
rotary of n murder committed a
month ago today Now it's a
month today since Mr.. Cosmo
MOrningtOn
NJ. DESTINATIONS pressed hard on
q hell. His private secretary at
ancc appeared.
inspector Verot9" asked the
project sharply.
He's not back yet"
Have him fetched! Have him
Brought here! He must be found
at all costs and without delay"
He turned to Don Luis Pcrenna.
Inspector Verot was here an
hour ago, feeling rather unwell,
very much excited. it seems, and
declaring that he was being
watched and followed. He said he
wanted to make a most important
statement to me about the Morn
ington case and to warn the police
Of two murders which are to be
committed tonight and which
would be a consequence of the
murder Of Cosmo Mornington."
And he was unwell. you say?''
Yes, i'll at ease and even very
queer and imagining things. By
the way of being prudent, he left u
detailed report on the ease for me.
Well, the report is simply a blank
sheet of letter paper.
Here is the paper and the n
velOpe in which | found it, and
here is a cardboard box which he
also left behind him. 1t contains
= cake of chocolate with the
marks of teeth on it."
MAY I look at the two things
you have mentioned, Monsieur lie
Prefetf"
Yves, but they won't tell YOU
anything"
Don Luis examined at length
the cardboard box and the yellow
envelope, on which were printed
the words, Cafe du Point-Neuf.,
The others awaited his words a.
though they were bound to she'd
an unexpected light. He merely
aid:
ssThe handwriting ia not the
same on the. senvclope and the box.
The writing on tho envelope is less
plain, a little, shaky, obviously
initiated"
(Which proves"