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Evening star., 1918-06-24
JACKSON PLACE CAR STOP
HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED

Until further notice the street car
stop at Jackson place and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, near the west entrance to
the White House grounds, will be dis
continued. the Public Utilities Commis-
sion announced today.
This action was taken at the request
of the commander Of the guards
around the White House. Crowds
waiting for cars frequently have as
sembled at this point. The stop prob
ably will not be restored until after
the war.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
Emperor Charles Honors Brother.

AMSTERDAM. June 23.-Emperor
Charles. according to q Vienna tele-
gram. has conferred upon his brother.
Archduke Macmillan, the grand
cross of the order of Leopold, with
the war decorations and swords The
message says it was the troops of
the archduke that captured Fossalta,
at the southern end Of the Italian
front,
Evening star., 1918-06-24
Wounded Men Sent to Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Md. June 24.-The
first detachment Of Pershing's gassed
and wounded men arrived at Fort Nc
Henry Hospital yesterday. Among
the patients is an infantryman who Is
suffering from mustard gas poisoning.
He has not yet regained the full pow
or. of his speech and can only talk in
whispers. He is Sergt. Hubert Hill,
from Lufkin, Tex.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
War Aims Of America and England

. LONDON, June 23-George r. Rob-
erts, minister of labor, speaking at an
entertainment tonight given by
British committee to American SOL
diers. said that America and England
had entered the war with a VOW that
It should continue until the aims of
the allies are attained and the Ger
mans have acknowledged their crime
and defeat to the world.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
Victim Of Shooting Dies,

Charles Johnson. colored. 622 L
street. shot in the head in a row in
Goat alley a week ago. died at Emer-
gency Hospital yesterday morning.
George Taylor. also colored. his al
legged slayer, was arrested at Pa
munkey. Nd. and will appear at an
inquest that Coroner hewitt arranged
to hold this afternoon.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
Hun Chancellor to Discuss Budget

AMSTERDAM, June 24.-Chancellor
Won Hertling. according to the vos-
sische Zeitung of Saturday. will
speak today at the opening of the
debate in the reichstag on the esti-
mates for his office and the foreign
Office. -
Evening star., 1918-06-24
THOUSANDS HERE PRAY
FOR VICTORY AND PEACE
Many Washingtonians Halt at
Noon to Ask Blessing for q. S.
and Allies.

AS an airplane circled over the
White House and bells and whistles
sounded from many quarters. thou
sands of Washingtonians at noon to-
day Joined in a community prayer
for victory and peace"
The angelus had Its formal dedica-
tion yesterday in the course of
church services held throughout the
city. Today it became a fixture in
washington's business life.
There were no indications in the
congested downtown sections of as
general an observance of the angelus
as might have been desired. This was
attributed to the insufficiency of sig
nails announcing arrival OF the noon
hour.
Come to a Momentary Stop.
In government departments. ONCE
buildings and stores activities gen.
orally came to a momentary stop
while silent prayers by the hundred
went up for victory for humanity and
lasting peace.
The citizens committee regards the
Inauguration of the angelus a COM
plete success. but efforts will be made
to arrange for a signal that can be
heard. above the din OF the trafflc in
the business streets.
When this is accomplished. 1t Is
thought, observance Of the angelus Will
become general, and that the individ-
ual who does not pause at noon each
day to ask the Almighty to sustain
America and the principles for which
the allies are fighting will find him
self in a small minority.
Evening star., 1918-06-24

The Grover Cleveland Memorial AS
sociation deposited wreaths on the
grave Of the late President in Prince
ton cemetery today, on the occasion
Of the tenth anniversary Of Mr..
Cleveland'S death.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
Democrat Heads Vienna Pole Club.

AMSTERDAM. June 24.-Dr. Tertal,
who has been elected chairman Of the
Polish Club. the Polish political or
ganization in Vienna. last February
proposed tho famous motion for joint
tactical action among the Poles
Czecho -Slovaks and South Slays. The
now chairman IL democrat,
Evening star., 1918-06-24
$4,7O COLLECTION IS
POLICE COURT RECORD

The largest collateral collected in
the history of the Police Court was
recorded this morning. A total of
$1,000 was forfeited the court up to 10
o'clock.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
T0F|X THE BLAME
FOR TRAIN WRECK
Authorities Probing Accident
Responsible for Killing IS
and Injuring $50 Persons.
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED FEebb.
HAMMOND. Ind, June 24.-Two in
vestigations have been ordered by
official bodies into the cause of the
wreck Saturday on the Michigan
Central railroad near Gary in which
eighty-five employees of the Hagen
Wallace circus were killed and
approximately $50 injured.
The coroner was ready to begin
hearing witnesses today. and the In
diana public service commission an
nounced that an inquiry to fix the
blame for the disaster would be
opened Thursday. It Is said the Inter-
state Commerce Commission also may
join in the investigation.
Sixty-two bodies have been recov-
cred from the wreck. and according
to E. N. Ballard. general manager Of
the circus, twenty-three of the en-
ployes still are missing. and are sup
posed to have been destroyed by the
Are which consumed the wooden cir
Gus cars.
Revised List Of Known Dead.
The revised list of known dead fol-
lows:
James Connor, paEBase bupeIin-
Verna Connor. wild west rider. Bliss.
okla; Arthur Diericks. member
"Three Strong SWISS" Erickton. Nd. /;
Joseph Diericks. member Three
Strong swissw Erickson; stenn1 Nd; Sv;ss Mag <
Erickton. t Md; big Red" Barnum.
driver: Jennie Ward. aerolist. Bloom
inxton, M; Eddie Devoe. clown, New
York: Mona McIhy, equestrienne. Mich
igan; Victoria Mc1hy. equestrienne.
Michigan: Virgil Barnett: rider. Bliss.
Okla; Nellie Jewell; an'Wai Wash;ne1ep Lra1hep'
D. C.: Louise cottrell. eauestrienne.
London; Mrs. Joseph Coyle. Cincin-
natl: Joseph Coyle. -jr.,. eleven: Gin
cinnati; Charles Coyle. three, Cincin-
natl; Jeb cattanacs eiee.r,e'a aeroiist
CHICAGO; Mrs. George Brown. eques-
trienne, Denver; Leroy Jessup, usher:
Toledo, Ohio; Henry Miller, animal
trainer, New York; Charles Rooney.
bareback rider. Chicago; Earl Michael
Berry, Schenectady. N. T., ana Henry
Hanson. West Baden, Ind.
Flaeman Makes Statement.
CHICAGO, June 24-According to O.
Timm, nagman of the circus train
cary. Ind. last Saturday. there was
no one visible on the engineers side
Of the cab Of the engine which mo-
ment later crashed into the show
train.
car lengths back of the circus train
and. having frantically signaled the
train TO stop, stepped to one side and
threw a fuse through the window of
the engine cab. He reported to his
superiors that the engineer was not
visible to him at that time;
Michigan Central records give the
engineers name as L. Sargent. His
fun name, however. is said to be
Alonzo Sargent.
Director General McAdoo today or
dered an investigation of the circus
| train wreck on the Michigan Central
Evening star., 1918-06-24
&. B. Carnahan Shot by Accident

MIDDLETOWN. Ohio, June 24.-R.
b. Carnahan, jr., vice president Of the
American Rolling Mills Company, ac-
cidentally shot himself to death at
his home here late Saturday. His body
was not discovered until yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Carnahan was a
metallurgist of national repute.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
STRIKERS DEMAND
VIENNA ASK PEACE
10000 in German Munition
Plants Strike; March to
Mass Meeting.

Il
| The Austrian troubles are extend
| ing, according to a dispatch from
] Munich quoting the Neueste Mach
| richten of that city. The Vienna
Zeit. according to these advices,
! states that the strike has become
| general.
| By the Associated Press.
| LONDON, June 24.-Strikers in the
various factories at Vienna on Satur-
day formulated demand that the
+, Austrian government show itself ready
for a general peace and invite the
governments of enemy countries to
enter into peace negotiations, says a
dispatch from The Hague to the Times.
Representatives of the workers sub
mitted the plea to Baron Burian, the
Austro- Hungarian foreign minister.
Extensive strikes broke out Thurs
day in Cologne and Muelheim, on the
Rhine, owing to reduction in the
bread ration, 10000 persons quitting
work in munition factories, according
to a dispatch to the Daily Mail from
The Hague.
A Dutch workman returning to The
Hague reports that the military and
police interfered, but failed to pre-
vent a street procession of more than
5000 strikers at Cologne. The strik-
ers. who included women. marched
in a dense mass to an open place.
where a mass meeting was held. All
the speakers, who included foremen
and forewomen, made this declara-
ton:
Unless we get more to eat we
The Dutchman said that smallpox
is increasing greatly among the
krupp workmen at Essen.
Famine Spreading in Austria.
GENEVA. June 2s.-The Journal
Democratic says it learns from a re-
liable source that serious troubles
are in progress in Vienna and Buda-
pest The military situation is re-
ported to be secondary to the civil
famine has begun to spread rapidly
in Austria, where the bread allow
ance has been reduced from $50
grams to 80 grams.
The newspaper Az Ujsag of Buda-
pest has this to say of the situation:
while a few hundred individuals
have been thrown into prison for
treason, there are hundreds of thou
sands in the empire serving the
enemy by spreading discomfort"
Try to Make Up Food Deficiency.
AMSTERDAM, June 24.-Athough he
has done what has been possible, there e
is only sufficient corn for half a
| bread ration in Austria. declared Food
the Vienna correspondent Of the Lokal
tempting to make up this deficiency
with other foodstuffs, and in addf-
+; ton to $50 grams of beef two pounds Of
| korsefesh per person will be distributed
| weekly.
Military mobile kitchens will be
used to supply 100000 persons daily
| for four weeks with a warm meal
| consisting Of soup. 100 grams of meat
and vegetables.
Ready to Reduce Corn Quota.
| AMSTERDAM. June 23.-Budapest
and many Hungarian towns. says a
| telegram received here today from
the Hungarian capital, have declared
a readiness to reduce their corn
quota in order to alleviate the situa-
| tion in Austria
Hares to the number of $4,000 and
large supplies Of meat, fruit and
vegetables were sent from Budapest
| to Vienna Saturday.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
Come to a Momentary Stop.
Street Cars Did Not Pause.

dav. but both companies have in
ouired of the Public Utilities Commits
sion IL it is desired that they observe
the angelus in this manner. The
matter of their participation still is
under consideration.
Several minutes before noon an air.
plane circled over the business sec
tion of the city and dropped descrip-
tive posters upon which have been
Autographed the service blue cross
and the words: "At noon pause .
minute and pray for victory for our
nation and our allies-for those who
fight and serve over there and over
here"
Practically all clergymen in the
city referred to the angelus in their
sermons yesterday.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
Try to Make Up Food Deficiency.
Ready to Reduce Corn Quota.

AMSTERDAM. June 23.-Budapest
and many Hungarian towns, says a
telegram received here today from
the Hungarian capital, have declared
readiness to reduce their corn
quota in order to alleviate the situa-
tion in Austria.
Hares to the number of $4,000 and
large supplies of meat, fruit and
vegetables were sent from Budapest
to Vienna Saturday.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
F1aeman Makes Statement.

Director General McAdoo today or
dered an investigation of the circus
train wreck on the Michigan Central
railroad near Gary, Ind.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
German Official Report.

BERLIN, via London. June "a
Both British and French are raidinx
the German lines in the Somme area
according to the official eommunica.
tion from general headquarters to-
night. The text of the statement
reads:
"On both sides Of the Somme liyely
enemy activity continues. A night at
tack by the British near Morlancourt.
between the Ancre and the Somme.
collapsed under our fire. French local
attacks east of Merry were repulsed.
Southwest of Rheims, in a short In
fntry engagement with italian troops,
we captured thirty-six prisoners"
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-12-14

cifc Brokerage Co. of Mime
apolis asked $1.2O for an 100-lb.
sack f red globe onions while
Duluth Food Fogs charged
$3.50 for the same quantity and
quality. Florida grape fruit cost
$3.50 a case, f. o. b., Minneapolis,
as compared with $6.75 in Du-
luth. California navel oranges
cost $4.75, f. o. b. in the Flour
City when Duluth dealers asked
$16 and $18 in the Zenith City
Transportation would not exceed
$1.10 a box.
On November 19 the Minneap-
oils firm asked $1.1O a box for
highly colored winesap apples
when Duluth asked $3.50. The
transportation from Minneapolis
is about AZ cents a box.
Away back on September II,
Concord grapes cost Is cents a
basket at Benton Harbor, Mich,
while the Duluth price was AZ
cents. The freight, Az cents a
basket, would make the Michigan
fruit worth 291a cents laid down
in Duluth as compared with AZ
cents for the Duluth offerings.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-12-14
M'KERCHER TAKES A SNEAK
GRUBBS HAS GONE

E. G. Grubbs, former superin-
. tenGent of the Proctor Public
schools, has shaken the dust of
that hilltop village from his feet
and faded away into the mists of
elsewhere.
Before leaving Proctor, it is said
that the eccentric old educator
called the good citizens of that
town all sorts of hard names. He
seemed peeved because halt was
called in his system of undressing
young girls to facilitate physical
examinations and bust measure
ments.
Although but few Proctoronians
really believed in and stood by the
scaly Grubbs, many did have a
sort of feeling that, perhaps, he
was more foolish and indiscrete
than lecherOus.
But, when it came out that the
snoopy old educator was guilty of
attempted huggery on a circum-
spect and exemplary young woman
teacher, nearly all lost confidence
in him. His harsh and unkind
remarks before he left Proctor
just about alienated his last de-
fender.
The best people in Proctor feel
that the Rip-saw did public serv-
ice when it turned the spotlight of
publicity onto the Shiny Grubbs
that infested their. fair village.
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LESTER PARKERS
Get VERY ANGRY
Force Trolley Car Conductor to
Complete Advertised Run
to End Of the Line.

A. street car passed Eastward
along Superior street with the
words Chester Park" displayed
in large letters on three sides.
"Lestah Pawk! Lestah Pawk!"
piped the Vasar graduate who
was assisting as conductorette.
Some of Duluth s most promi-
nent professional and business
men boarded the car for their
Lester Park homes.
At Forty-ffth avenue East a
burly motorman brusquely an
nounced:
"Yez will have to get off here.
This car goes no further.
The passengers mildly objected
but were turned down with scorn.
Then big, husky young chap
swore roundly and aggressively.
That did not wilt the motorman.
A prominent attorney danced up
and down and repeated portions
of the riot act. There must be
something inmental suggestion,
for each and every passenger
then donned war paint and or
dered that motorman to immedi-
ately start that car f or it's adver-
tised destination, Lester Park.
Overpowered but not defeated,
the motorman turned on the juice
and delivered his passengers at
Lester Park, thereby saving his
car from being taken to pieces
and scattered along the street.
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he would bruise and beat up the
Rip-saw editor. Nearly a week
has passed and the poor editor
still is whole in body and brain.
If a man ever was convicted by
his silence and hang-dog actions,
his name is Robert D. McKercher,
the Glengarry Scotchman with an
uncomfortable appetite for public
office, street chickens and easy
money from those who crack the
law of man and God.
The farewell tribute paid to for
mer chief McKercher in the pre-
vious issue of this great family
paper was received with enthusi-
asm, appreciation and deep con-
viction by all classes in this unfor-
tunate city. A first edition of
5000 copies was quickly absorbed
and second edition was printed.
McKercher's only acknowledge
ment Of the tribute so heartily
paid him was an abortive and
childish attempt to discharge Mrs.
Mary Connolly, the veteran ma
tron at police headquarters.
The terrible McKercher had
been trying to get rid of matron
Connolly for fully year. Sun
day, December 1, he called her up
and Informed her that, by request
Of commissioner Silberstein, she
was notified that her services no
longer were required.
When matron Connolly called
up Mr.. Silberstein in the matter,
he informed her that she was cor
rectly informed. When she asked
him on what grounds he mumbled
something to the effect that she
had made affidavits to mayor
Magney and others detrimental to
McKercher.
Mrs. Connolly promptly in
formed the commissioner of safety
that if any such affidavit existed
it was a forgery.
The next day, at the council
meeting, assistant city attorney
O'Donnell informed Messrs. Sill
berstein and McKercher that they
could not discharge the matron,
she being under civil service,
therefore entitled to a hearing
after formal charges were pre-
ferred, after which the Civil Serv-
ice board must decide her fate.
Commissioner Silberstein was
inclined to stand pat and to plan
to abolish the office of matron to
get rid of Mrs. Connolly, thus
pleasing the terrible McKercher.
Matron Connolly must have
made some telling remarks over
the telephone, for commissioner
Silberstein protested excitedly and
begged her not to 60 any farther.
She still holds her position and
seems likely to continue doing so.
It is not known what the good
woman told her superior, but it is
not impossible that it was some
thing to the effect that the Big
Chief once upon a time tried to
grab her and force her into his
little bed chamber in a corner of
the floor occupied by the cells for
women at the city Jail.
McKercher was so angry at his
moral and official exposure by the
Rip-saw that an attempt to dis
charge matron Connolly was the
only way he dared try to get even.
He is famous for giving girls and
women the worst Of it but wisely
sidesteps full grown men.
The facts are that Mrs. Connolly
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former chief Of police McKercher
attended the First Methodist and
then, at 10 p. m., he took the
train for st. Paul where he will
engage in uplift work and high
moral endeavor stunts as secretary
Of the State Society Of the Preven-
tion of Cruelty, at a modest salary
Of $4,000 year.
It is stated that the so-called
Glengarry Scotchman previously
had driven down his 5000 Pierce
Arrow car and formally taken
over the office from former secre-
tary, Welcome W. Bradley.
There was no kiltie band to
make sweet music as the Big Eel
Ter sneaked out Of the city, like a
thief in the night. He did not
even say$farewel to the. Rip-saw
office in return for the humble
tribute paid him in the previous
issue.
1t is barely possible that the
Rip-saw's review of the life and
adventures Of R. D. McKercher,
while chief Of police Of the afflict-
ed city Of Duluth, may have hast
ened his formal resignation just a
few days.
After the complacent city COM
missioners had read the last Rip
saw they felt it incumbent to say
something to save their faces with
the dear people.
Commissioner Phillips expressed
an opinion that there was nothing
true in the Rip-saw's farewell to
the Big Chief but he felt that it
was aimed at the commissioners
as we'll as McKercher, therefore
warranted an investigation.
''It is matter to be investi-
gated,'' u the Lloyd-George Of Du-
luth is represented as saying, "and
I believe the commission should
take action. Things of this sort
should not be passed by.''
M. j. O'Donnell, assistant city
attorney, expressed the opinion
that it was up either to the safety
department or the entire council
to stick in probe. He felt that
there was ample time for a legal
action later.
After deep and learned discus
sion, the most worthy and noble
commissioners present, Silberstein,
Farrell, Voss and Phillips, decided
that, pro tenn, as assistant city at
torney O'Donnell might have ex-
pressed it, the matter be left in
the hands of commissioner Silber-
stein and his man McKercher.
Mayor Magney was in New York,
therefore his views were not
heard.
The very moment that Me-
Kercher heard that the city COM
missioners might investigate his
life and adventures while chief of
police, he quickly handed his for
NAL resignation to commissioner
Silberstein, thereby escaping juris-
diction Of the council.
Ever since McKercher resigned,
both he and Onkel Bernard have
been as silent as the tomb. Neither
denial nor legal action against the
Rip-saw have been forthcoming.
McKercher, big, strong monster
that he is, has not even offered to
take off his Glengarry plaid and
settle differences by force Of fists.
The Big Feller was reported to
have boasted that, within twenty
four hours after his resignation,
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is barely known by the Rlp-saw
editor and that, at no time, did she
ever give him or his paper a single
word of information. That Mrs.
Connolly knows enough to put Nc
Kercher in Saltwater is firmly be-
lieved, but she always has kept
that Irish mouth Of hers tightly
closed so far as the Rip-saw is
concerned and so far as the Rip
saw knows.
1t was clear case of whom the
gods would destroy, they first
make mad.
There is no need to 60 to matron
Connolly for stories of McKerch-
er's bold immoralities. About two
years ago a man and woman of
lax morals were arrested and
lodged in the city jail. Prison life
did not appeal to the woman and
when McKercher proposed to let
her out if she would indulge his
lust, she consented, thereby win
ming her way to freedom, so her
paramour at that time alleges.
On another occasion a couple of
women were arrested for shop lift
ing. One was a large, luscious
and attractive French matron.
When an attache of the police
department went to the women's
department the morning after the
arrest, the less attractive woman
sat in the waiting room on that
floor.
"Where's the other woman?"
was the inquiry.
"She's in the cell with the
chief" was the. reply.
A glance into the cell showed
McKercher and the French woman
sitting together on the bunk in the
place of Imprisonment. Both
women eventually were freed with
out publicity or trial and there are
a number Of things to cause belief
that the more attractive woman
made a bargain with the chief Of
police to gain her freedom. If
so, it was not proper bargain.
Away back when humane Of
ficer, McKercher is charged with
lusting after women who came to
him for relief. A certain man in
Duluth had a liaison with a COM
placent woman. She told him that
when she came to Duluth from a
small town she was moral and de-
cent. Getting in hard circum-
stances she had occasion to call OIL
McKercher for humane services
and she solemnly stated that he
tried hard and repeatedly to prey
upon her chastity. She repelled
his ardent advances, not yet hav-
ing become complacent as to lust
full men. -.-. --....
At one time McKercher was
very chummy with a Duluth doc
tor who is considered a sexual per-
vert and a moral degenerate. Not
long after becoming chief, the two
escorted couple Of rather young
girls to. the DOCTORS office in the
New Jersey building. One of the
girls, it is alleged, worked for an
other doctor and the other girl
came from the outside.
A former employe Of the New
Jersey building informed the Rip
saw nearly a year ago that the
doctor went out for booze and that
there were queer doings in that
office. The elevator boys and
janitors had put cork under the
flap to the letter drop and then
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