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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-18
Israel c. Piper has fled suit to re-
FUNERAL OF L. M. COSTELLO.
Services to Be Held Tomorrow for
Volunteer Nurse.

Funeral services for Leo NJ. Co.'S
tel1o of 216 S street northeast, who
died at Wilmington. Del, Tuesday of
pneumonia following Spanish influ-
-euza contracted while working as a
volunteer nurse in a hospital, will be
held at the home at 4 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon.
The funeral was to have been held
today. The change was made neces-
sary by the delayed arrival of the
body.
Mr.. Costello was the son of John c.
Costello. a veteran member of the Dis
trict police force. now retired. He is
survived by his parents, four brothers
and three sisters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-18
representative GREGG
IS Defendant IN SUIT
Cairo Apartment House Company
Asks IS, 600 Damages for Alleged
Breach of Contract.

Alexander W. Gregg. representative
in Congress from Texas, is named as
defendant in a suit to recover $4,000
damages, filed in the District Supreme
Court by the Cairo Apartment House
Company, for alleged breach of contract
The company claims that Mr.. Gregg,
after giving notice Of his intention to
surrender an apartment in the Cairo Sep
TENDER 30 last, failed to do so and in
sists upon retaining the apartment de-
spite the termination of his lease. The
company says it has suffered great loss
by the refusal of defendant to surren-
der possession.
The apartment house company has
also brought suit, it is stated by coun-
sci, in the Municipal Court against Mr..
Gregg for possession of the apartment
Owing to the adjournment of the court,
because of the epidemic, the case has
not been tried.
1t is also stated that the apartment
is occupied by sub-tenant OF Mr..
Gregg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-18
WAS UNDER SHELL FIRE
FOR THIRTY-SIX HOURS
Ernest Williams, at the Front in
France, Writes of His Ex-
periences.

George Francis Williams of this city
has received an interesting letter
from his son, Ernest, now a private
in the S4th Company. 9Th Regiment
of Marines, serving in France. Pri-
yate Williams was lieutenant colonel
of the High School Cadets in 1915 and
was student at the University OF
Michigan when the war broke, and
he enlisted. His letter, which follows,
gives an idea of the German state OF
morale:
Received last mail from home
about three weeks ago. Have just re-
turned from the front unhurt and
with a good appetite. Our company.
the S4th. 9Th Regiment. came through
very we'll, with few casualties. Two
of my friends went to the hospital
one wounded and one sick; another
was killed instantly. Our last posi-
ton was under shell fire for thirty
six hours. No gas shells were sent
over and few shells exploded near
enough to hurt any one. We dug
holes deep enough to keep under
shelter and had to stay pretty close to
the ground to keep the pieces OF
shrapnel and shell from hitting US.
There were plenty of German
souvenirs around. 1 got two coats
and blanket. 1 kept the blanket and
left the coats when we were relieved.
The German infantry would not fight
unless everything-that is, heavy
shell and machine gun fire-is
going with them. Other times they
get out of the way, or come across
with u broad smile to be made pris-
onerS. l was Stretcherbearer in
the last action and so got a good
many points on lodging shell fire and
it's effect on men. We were twice
bombed by airplanes. with slight
damage.
'One day I ate quite a lot of Ger
man bread and jam. 1t was very good
and not poisoned, as one might sup
pose. IMy reserve rations. with sal
vaSed honey and jam. just lasted me
through the trip. l made very good
coffee several times, and fried bacon
before the enemy planes got too close
for fires to be built.
I'VE have had rest for several days
with three meals a day once more
The band has Joined us again and we
have a concert every day.
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AID FOR NORTH DAKoTANS.
Representative Baer Takes Charge
of Bureaus Opening,

Repre- Baer of North Da-
kota has made arrangements for the
opening of an emergency aid and in
formation bureau. which is to be
operated in connection with the
Armers national headquarters in the
K1is9 building.
Tho object Of the bureau will be to
assist North Dakota war workers to
obtain medical attention where neces-
sary and to help them with their
housing problems
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-18
REALTY AGENT IS SUED.
Woman Says Lease Was Executed
Without Her Knowledge.

Alleging that Samuel W. Cockrell
real estate agent. executed a lease
10 premises 1887 10th street, owned
by her. without her knowledge or
authority. Mrs. NJ. Alice Zinkhan has
filed suit in the District Supreme
Court for an injunction against
CockreI and the tenant, Emma KILL
gore. The plaintiff asks that the al
legged lease be surrendered to her for
cancellation and that Cockrell be en-
Joined from collecting rent under it
Justice Bailey cited the defendants
to show cause October -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-18
COURT DEGREES CALLING
OF ILLITERATE JURORS
Foreign-Born Who Fail to Learn
to Read and Write Not
Wanted.

F'oreign-born citizens, who after
several years Of residence in Athis
country have not learned to read
and write fluently the English Ian
guage, should not be permitted to do
jury duty.
This is tire opinion of Chief Justice
Mccoy, who has written a. letter to
the jury commission requesting that
they remove from the jury box the
name Of native Of Bavaria recently
summoned for jury duty.
When the man appeared before the
chief justice he admitted that al
though he had been naturalized in
1891 he could not read or write
English f1uently. The court repri-
manded him and said he would no,
have him as a juror.
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Not Yet on Progress Chart.

The District yet has no official
standing on the progress chart which
IS being kept 10y Provost Marshal Cen
eral Crowder to show the strides be-
ing made by the approximately 5000
local draft boards of the country in
classifying the first of the September
II reglStrantS..
Local boards Will go down on the
chart with a bang however, and
the net result will be that the Dis
rrict will rank 100 per cent. about
rs soon as any of the more than
10000 registrauts" group of selective
service Jurisdictions.
Local board for division No. 3 is
speeding along with its classification
work, and the board for division No.
2 is pushing ahead. Other boards re-
port that they will be lin at the
finish"
Local board No. II. with its 2,771
registrants, of whom only those be-
tween the ages of nineteen and
1hirty-siX are being classified, in all
proba bility will finish its work first
IT'S it has the smallest number of reg
istrants of any of the local boards Of
the District.
Testimony presented by Cen. Crow
der before the House military COM
1nittee brought out the fact that the
War Department expects to call $685.
600 newly registered men between
eighteen and forty-fve years before
July l. and that of that number more
than two and n half million will be
physically fit fighting general serv-
ice" men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-18
DIAL H. ELKINS WOUNDED.

Yesterdays Marine Corps casualty
list contained the name Of Dial H
Ellins under the caption Of wounded,
degree undetermined Elkins had
served as clerk to the captain of the
Capitol police for two years. His broth
er, R. B. Elkins, who lives at 2421 18th
street northwest, is ill Of influenza and
has received no word at all with the
exception of the press dispatches.
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KAYSER AT TRAINING CAMP.
G. W. US Secretary Seeks Commits
sion at Louisville. Nv.

Elmer L. Kayser. secretary Of
George Washington University, il
charge of the organization of the Stu.
dents Army Training Corps at the
institution, has entered the officers
training camp at Louisville, KY
Charles W. Holmes, treasurer Of the
university, appointed secretary pro.
tenn, entered upon his duties yester.
day.
Mr.. Kayser was the youngest secre.
tary the university ever had, being
but twenty-one years old. He grad.
uated two years ago and upon gradua.
ton was appointed instructor in his.
tory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-18
TWO ESCAPE FROM HOSPITAL.
Thomas P. Manning and A. G. Rit-
ter Reported as Fugitives.

The Government Hospital for the
Insane has asked the police to locate
Thomas 2. Manning, thirty-five years
old. a patient at that institution, who,
in company with A c. Ritter, the same
iage, a soldier, escaped from the insti-
tuition some time last night.
Manning is dressed in dark suit.
Ritter was wearing a soldiers uni
form.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-18
Synod Postpones Meeting.

The Presbyterian Synod of Balti-
more, which was to meet in Balti-
moro October % and 90, has been in
definitely postponed. owing to the in
huenza epidemic No date has been
set for the future meeting Of the
Aynod. which ministers from Wash
ington, Maryland, Virginia and Della
ware were to have attended
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-18
Seeks Limited Divorce.

Declaring that her husband, Henry
Albert. manager OF an apartment
house. has lived double life'' and
that she has a confession in the form
Of an affidavit signed by the 'other
woman" Mrs. Clara Albert has filed
suit in the District Supreme Court for
a limited divorce with alimony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-18
D. c. SEEKS DRAFT
CLASS|FY|N HONOR
Boards Here Make Progress,
One Already Having 50 Per
f. Cent Classified.
WILL BE I'm AT FINISH"

Classification of District registrants
of the September l. registration be-
tween the ages of nineteen and thirty
six years nears completion. Local board
for division No. IL has classified 80 per
cert of its registrants to whom question:
raires were sent, board for division No.
s i'll excess of 90 per cent and the other
boards are pushing forward.
Maj. Daniel J. Donovan. director of
the draft, spoke enthusiastically of the
progress of the local boards in this
work. and predicted that the District
will "go over the top in classification
in Il bound.
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Division of Calls.

The calls for general service will be
divided as follows: October, 345,0o6:
November, 2C4.0O0; December, 49, 500:
January, 1900; February. 244.000;
March. April, May and June, $4,000
each month. TheS" men will supply
both the Army and Navy and Marine
CORPS. In addition. "0.o00 limited Serv-
ice men VIII be called each month.
All October calls for men stand sus-
pended. No date has been set for their
recall. but it is the hope of the office
# the provost marshal general that
the influenza epidemic will cease in
Virulence enough to permit the reiS-
Suance of the calls already made and
enough more to bring the total to 345,-
900 men.
Total registration figures for Sep
TENDER II are approximately $4,000. 900
men. which number is expected to be
reached when late registrants are all
counted in.
Male citizens of Porto Rico between
the ages of eighteen and forty five
years, under a proclamation by Presi-
dent Wilson, must register for mill
tary service October &c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-18
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Suit to recover S@.iSs.50 has been
fled by James II. Ruth against Fran
els S. Carmody. Nh, Ruth claims that
he bought a: motor truck OF the de-
PENDANT, and after making three pay
ments left the machine with the de-
PENDANT for repairs. He claims the
machine was sold by the defendant,
although he had offered to make set
Element for purchase and repairs. The
plaintiff says he lost SIS day by the
defendants failure to return his
truck
Israel G. Piper has filed suit to re-
cover $4,000 damages from the Capt.
tai Traction Company for alleged per-
sonal injury He claims that July 3
he was forcihly elected from a car at
the Decatur street barn by i COZ
ductor after he had demanded q trans
fer to proceed to Colorado avenue, to
which place the car purported to go
by its sign when he boarded it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-18
! CITY ITEMS,
Clahin Optical Co., 9O7 r Sc
For Shell-framed Glasses
Tea, sec; Perfect Blend

Gunpowder Tea. sec; Perfect Blend
Tea, sc; Blue Label Coffee, Csc; lbs.
Navy. Beans, CSC; 2 cans Red Kidney
Beans, Csc; cans Tomatoes, Csc; Tuna
10e and 15c; Fish Roe, 15c: Mission
Sardines, lac; 3 pkgs. Quaker Corn
Flakes, Csc: 3 lbs. Pure Pepper. $1.00;
Lard. 32c; Compound, &c: 20-oz. cans
Baking Powder, TIC 926 Pa ave.
and all the J. T. D. Pyles Stores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-18

The names of twenty-thrse women
will appear on the ballots at the
coming election as candidates for
seats in the New York state assem-
bly,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-18

Lumber, mill work and glass. Spe-
ctal mill work gotten out in own mill;
large or small orders. Eisinger Bros,
6 and w NV. Phone N. 1173.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-18
Cottage Chee.e Good a. Me.

Cottage Cheese Good AZ Meat.
Reduces high cost Of living. It's
use advocated by Agricultural Depart
ment Fresh from farm, 1Sc pint. Pi-
mento Cheese 40c lb. Edwin Shuttle,
Center mkt. and 5th and K SITS. mkt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-18

Safe Deposit Box, $3.50 a Year.
Wash. Safe Deposit. 916-91S Pa ave.
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HONOR ROLL
of Subscribers to the
18th Liberty Loan
WEDNESDAYS LIST
Only n Few Days Left to Get
Your Name on the Roll
of Honor.
HALLE ALBERT.
LAWRENCE BAMBERG.
G. A, BELKNAP.
MAJoRIE BLUMENTEAL.
SAMUEL BoUToN.
THOMAS BLEDSOE.
FLORENCE j. BRADLEY.
B. C. BRECKENRIDGE.
MRS. H. H. BRESEE.
H. C. BROWNING.
PRIVATE CAPPS.
M. S. cARLIN.
GEO. D. CHASE.
GEO. C. CHATTERToN.
SAVOY CHM.
MRS. M. A. CRoSSLEY.
EDWARD W. CRUMP.
W. A. DONOVAN.
W. S. DUNN.
J. j. DoUGHERTY.
OSCAR E. EVERETT.
T. J. FARRELL.
DR.. BENZ. A. FELTER.
ALBERT M. FIELD.
II. S. FRANKHAUSER.
W. B. FULTON.
DR.. JOS. N. GARDNER.
WILLIAM GEAR.
". F. GLIDER.
FULTON R. GORDON.
REGINALD GRADY.
VIM. C. GUENTHAS.
VIM. C. GUNTHER.
PRIVATE CHAS. c. HARRIS.
RUSSELL X. HOLLINGSWoRTH
E. J. HOLLAND.
ALVIN HARRISON.
C. MARIE JERVIS.
MABEL JONES.
FRANK A. JOHNSON.
A. NJ. KESSLER.
MARK LANSBURGH.
E. M. LOVING.
R. M. LUCKIE.
E. T. MCCORMICK.
EFFIE S. MEHAN.
G. X. MERCER.
WILLIAM MOHLER
VAN MoRELAND.
ARTHUR MONOHAN.
MINNIE B. MUEK.
1. c. RAMSAY.
JOE ROBERTS.
VIM. W. ROWE
MAXWELL M. RoZAN.
WILLIAM SADLo.
SAMUEL SELMAN.
CLINTON II. SHoCHX.
GEORGE A. SMITH.
WIN. A. SMITH.
HARRIET J. SoWM.
ROSA E. SPICHER.
J. S. STACKS.
PRIVATE HARRY sTERN.
MRS. NARY STURGlS.
CLAUDE THEH.
W. C. WAYLAND.
G. A. WEBSTER.
". H. WHYTE.
LEON NJ. ZoLECH
CoSMAS THEATER.
Subscribers Oct. 16. =. 73
Previously reported. .2,Ol3
Total subscribers. . .2,086
Every Bond Sold Brings On
Nearer to Berlin and
"VICTtlRY"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-27
SUM MONS

In the District Court for the Territory
 of Alaska, Third Division.
 Mabel E. Sprague, plaintiff, vs. Herbert
 A. Sprague, defendant-No. C-133 The President of the United States
 of America, greeting, to Herbert A
 Sprague, the abOve-named defendant
 You are hereby required to appear in the district court for the territory of Alaska, Third division, within thirty days after the completion of the publication of this summons, to wit, within thirty days after the 18th day of April, 1918, and answer the complaint of Mabel k. Sprague, the above-named plaintiff, in the above entitled cause, which cause is an ac- tiOn for divorce in one of the cases prescribed by law wherein the plaintiff prays for decree dissOlVing the bonds of marriage between herself and you, and for such other and further relief as to the court may seem right and proper in the premises. And you are hereby notified that if you fail to ap. pear and answer said complaint as herein required, the said plaintiff will take judgment against you for want thereof, and will apply to the court for the relief demanded in her com plaint, as hereinbefore set out.
 The order for the publication of this summons was duly made and en- tered on the 18th day of March, 1918.
 Witness the Honorable Fred M Brown, judge of said court, and the seal thereof, this 18th day of March, in the year of our Lord the one thou sand nine hundred and eighteenth, and of our independence the one hun dred and fOrty-first.
 (SeaD ARTHUR LANG, Clerk District Court, Third Division,
 Territory of Alaska.
 By JOHN B. MILLER, Deputy.
 March 21-24-Apr 1-8-15-25.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-27
MEXICAN BEGGARS ARE NJ
 LONGER ID PLY VOCATION

JUAREZ, Mexico, April 27.-Ancient customs of old Mexico are giving way before modern movements. The old, blind and crippled beggars who have begged coins and said prayers for the tourists in front of the mission church are to be removed and placed in an asylum which was formerly Villas packing plant for slaughtering stolen cattle. The women's charity commits sion of Juarez, similar to the Asso. ciated Charities in Fl Paso, has un- dertaken the task of caring for these mendicants who have lowered in the shadow of the ancient church and begged aims. Many of these beggars were killed during the revolutionary battles because they were unable to seek safety in flight.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-27
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that on the 2lst day of May, 1918, between the hours of o'clock a. m. and 2 o'clock p. m, an election will be held in the town of Cordova, Alaska, and in the territory hereinafter described, to de- teTmine whether or not there shall be annexed to said town of Cordova that certain territory adjoining said town on the north described as fol- lows, to wit:
 Commencing at Cor. No. 1 of T. S. Survey No. 449, thence south 89 deg 20 min. west 521.5 feet to the point of beginning; thence north 30 deg. 30 min. east 663.4 feet; thence north 10 deg east 1,715 feet; thence north 37 deg east 1880 feet; thence south 5 deg east 1925 feet to Cor. No. 2 of U. s. Survey No. 829; thence south 39 deg. 40 min. west 1,510 feet: thence south 19 deg. 30 min. west 49O feet; thence south 0 deg. 40 min. east 1920 feet to the northeast corner of that portion of said town of Cordova com monly called the Thirteen-Acre Tract. but which contains 1865 acres, which corner is oA the north boundary line ot said town; thence south 89 deg. 20 min. 1,313.5 feet to the point of be. ginning.
 All qualified voters are entitled to vote at said election by placing upon their ballots the words, For annexa- tion to the town of Cordova," or Against annexation to the town of Cordova," or words equivalent thereto.
 The polling place in the town of Cordova shall be on the second floor of the city hall, on Second street, therein. The polling place in the ter ritory proposed to be annexed shall be in the office of the Pioneer Pack ing Company, on second floor of their to the ocean dock.
 The officers of election in the town of CordoVa shall be the following: Fred Rayer, D. A. Mosser and K. + Hegg, judges; and George Kennedy and H. I. Lewis. clerks. The officers of election in the territory proposed to be annexed shall be John GiIIis and A. E, Black, judges, and Emma Shepard, clerk.
 Dated this 17th day of April 1918.
 NATHANIEL GREENE,
 Grown SeaD Town Clerk.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-27
ARIZONA INDIANS ALLOWED
 ID HOLD TRIBAL DANCES

TUSCON, Ariz., April 27.-Indians of the Southwest may continue hay ing their snake dances, their sun and corn dances as they did before the coming of the white man. Upon learn ing that there was a movement to have the various Indian tribes of the Southwest discontinue their tribal ceremonies and adopt the more mod ern ones instead, the Arizona Archae- logical Society made a protest to In- dian Commissioner Cato Sells. A pro- test was especially made against the proposed abandonment of the Hopi In- dian dance, which attracts so much attention each year.
 The society called attention to the fact that the Indians were much bet. ter behaved when permitted to have their tribal dances and ceremonies, and that these ceremonies had an uplifting effect upon the Indians, who believed in them devoutly. The re, ply of the Indian commissioner was that the Indians would not be dis turbed since no other race was re- strained from holding it's ceremonies.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-27
J. J. MILLER.
 OSCAR HANSON

First publication January 22, 1918.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-27
EVEN BRAY OF THE MULE
 JAN NOW BE CONSERVED

PORTLAND, April 27.-The re sounding 'hee-haw" of the American army mule, awakening the echoes and making nights hideous almost any, where in France, can be prevented in simpler fashion than by operations upon the .throats of the animals, to which the French veterinarians are said to resort, according to F. s. Akin, Portland nioneer. A little bag of sand, attached at night to the tail of a mule, will prevent it from emitting its blatant bray, he declares.
 MT. Akin's knowledge dates back to the early days of Oregon, when mule team drivers found this way of
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-27

keegiB their slumbers from being distirAd. The theory involved is that Tn order to bray with success and Tnted harmony a mule must stretehts neck and elevate its caudal appendge to the horizontal. Denied this pdvilege by the weight of a small nck or sack of sand, the beast fails Ito vocalize it's thought.
 The same principle is involved in the beter-known expedient of putting a low roof above a rooster's perch, thus pnventing it from stretching it's neck ta greet the dawn in approved chantieleer fashion.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-27
NOTICE.

United States of America, Territory of
 Alaska. ss. to A. F. Stowe:
 You are hereby notified that we have expended during the year 1916 three hundred dollars in labor and i'm. proYements upon the Big A." Moi felt" and Grows Nest" lode mining claims, known as the Big Tour group, which are contiguous and in one group, situate on right limit of Chitti stone river, about eight miles from the mouth thereof, in NiZina mining dis. trict, Chitina recording precinct, Al aska, the location certificates of which are found of record in book g, pages 142, 143 and IA in the office of the recorder of Chitina recording precinct. sectfoI s524 of tffe g4egl X. .ss etfssss, tyF the United States, and the amend. ments thereto, approved January 22nd. 1880, concerning annual labor upon mining claims, being the amount re. quired to hold said lodes for the period ending on the 31st day of Dec. 1916 And if within ninety days from the personal service of this notice. or within ninety days after the publica t1on thereof, you fail or refuse to con. tribute your proportion of such ex pendlture as cO-OWner, which to seventy-five dollars, your interest in said claims will become the property of the subscribers, your cO-owners, who have made the requir. ed expenditures, by the terms of said section.
 J. J. MILLER.
 OSCAR HANSON.