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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28

"SCarpcr0WS arc lust old clothes
stuffed with straw and with a hat on
them, They don't frighten us. In
fact ! had a dandy summer home ir-
100, r ,Lar, ,,t, ,.oo,, srLo.o ,hirgs
",,e ., tIaeI,I ''SI I, ,71 ,.l'''7
HI" hllleIenI' lneN tnIdSll dI'uI'i
with their arms and make awful
noises. Even at that we might not
mind them so much if Mr.. Dalton
didn't hang away with his gun every
,i,,,o , tird ,op,uros ,,,,ubo,e reur
ti,, t';s' rInco. ''
MS pId'e'
"There'S something very wrong
here" decided Peggy. and it needs
tivinr right AWAY M. he is sure to lose
he crong wan, ,o, pirds boIn
i,t,, ~, 't'' w" ''' l'
hii,, H.,
we can heIN our ehem\' CnoruSed
all the Birds very determinedly, "ant
he is our enemy who scares and
shoots us"
"Car't yo,, do u e,eu fo,. +he sake
Of o,,r soldiarso" rIe,dod porr, "Ir
~ W. ,i, t'eI" IS, -
t"I'e " lhSerI I'FiuilS eat ti!' ,ioHS "ui sol
dlerS VIII not nave fOOd to eat inns
coming Near-and neither will We.
\ bird that's dead cant eat Hun.
That's just the truth and not pun.
Thus hOOted Judge Owl in answer.
The other Birds nodded their heads
in emphatic approval Oc the senti.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28

AS | was led to the door both seq
retari,S watched me with sympathetic
eyes
Poor Young fellow. mad as hat
ter" said Mr. Buncombe under his
breath.
But quite harmless" added Mr. Bell.
ty. LIND to the last.
With the policeman I entered a taxi
cab outside. in as helpless a rage as
that at this time good deal was
being srid about the German menace.
one lighted on the thing in the news
pdpers one met comments on 1t in
thp q, rluar papers. 1t was said to be
the fad of one or two journalists Had
tnCS-. stood alone they might have been
disYcEarded; but IN politics a good def q
rite cry Is an asset of value, and the
German peril had, no doubt, its uSO
for the politician, as we'll as for the
journalist.
These two, however. did not stand
alone there were others. publiclsts and
soldiers, with no axes of their own to
grind, whose grave voices were raised
in repeated warnings: and though VIC
cannot say that these were unheard
yet they were unheeded by the purblind
politician The matter. however. was
not without its uses-several young and
rising politicians helped themselves up
into notOriety, If not fame, by the
bitterness of their comments on the
warnings uttered by men grown gray in
l;ngland's service before these young
and rising" politicians were born Like
the Beilhys and the Buncombes the only
teaching to which they were open was
the teaching of events.
My stay at the police station was not
destined to be a long one On my ar
rival | was placed in room in which
| knew | should be kept in observation
| from little window that opened OH TO
| another room. Eventually two gentle
| men, whose profession was obvious to
! my eye. entered
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28

..-.-
DtHIl ran over I" INC WOODS "heIe
the Birds were awaiting her.
"NIv beautiful Birds" she cried.
holding ont both arms TO them. "T'vp
heen lonesome FOR Won"
And we for YOU. Princess Peggy, "
sang the Birds. f,utterirg about han
piIy.
Judge Owl rustIed sloepiIy out Of a
hole in a tree and hooted his poetiCal
greeting.
when you're not here, we're in the
dumps
We feel as though We had the, ,mumps
,'ur heaTtS are IKE Iot OF iunpS
~. 80, '"he Us l"i a ,n'h y. l,
WI. ,,, ,, - is, tIor., "i,,,t
~ ny ~ 'ilu' 81" rs -.
'nI,e' n"ae w - u. w M'e.' ~, ~ -,
no. u'Io INA" !" .I'li'N "! Eou "H @ San
I "I'g II'l,.'!s ls H"", ~" ~, T." Nv, -, SuI ,,,,,
anu El'uH"Iie io' ~; >" ~! I. III
9HH II - Sel',sl NV w., Icy ""''S an
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
Inferno Improved

Where do we go next" in.
quired Dante.
I'VE will now visit the ward for
keepers of scrapbooks," replied D.
Lucifer Mephistopheles as he Jan.
gled the white-hot keys. Their
punishment consists of being
locked up with three pairs of scis-
sors, all the library paste they
want and shelf full of Baby
lonian newspapers imprinted on
clay tablets. Sun Dial.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28

THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
HER FIRST SCHOOL
Bv LOUISE HOFFMAN,

MAZDA AT11\GTON had passed the
ItI at. .t,, -, ,, ,,.,r.
A'A nhaIS with nNlhs 'oloiS anu WAS
full-fcdgcd teacher This mornings mail
had brought bor arroirtr,nrt to the
mo- ,i,,I. ,. ,,i,i- "a
''e u'S'ri't s'h""I IN swamp MUS an"
she was to begin work At once.
what a dismal name ''' she observed
"''''
Il" Hh" 'nIppeh IN egg. anh y S'''"'N
. 50 lonely"
"perhare ,ho r.r,s is ,,o wor., mart
Of il suggested nor mother hopefullv
Your nuniis may nroyp so interesting
p YOU viii forget the unnIeasant inpres-
sion If made nron Won AZ firet
II hope so" replied Mazda doubt
fully. but | suppose I must get my cE-
Derlen,n sOmew here even at the expense
/ Of isolation
'WeO drive down SATURDAY ana see
I that vuu have a comfortable boarding
riare. encouraged her father She re-
warded him with grateful hug.
swamp Mills vas an'lN named from
n practical point Of view. An original
, swamp had hoen damned to max" n
pond 10 furnish power tn nun the m'l'S
! where excelsior was manufactured and
shinDcd ia all parts of the world
4 Mazda Arlington vas fOriGOH'" in
finding home very near the school,
house.
ON tho following Monday she Crossed
depended on personal appCaranrH She
vas not typical teacher aud never
would he She vas tan ana slender
with wealth Or fluffy golden halr and
. carried herself with dignity
7 i" children ranged in ages from four
/ to- fourteen and represented the whole
eight grades Il was considered hard
school. hut Mazda approached her work
with enthusiasm ana = strong deter
wlnhtlon 10 conquer, ftrr mahneI WIN
+ the children was tuIl Of frankn"SS ana
kindness. ana IN" Chldrtn ''allAeh tnat
"A quiet tirmnesS lay in thoS" dark hlu"
eyes. At III" end of the hrst day Sh"
felt she had won 'heir h'ar," ana WIN
ro-op"rdtion sh" t"lt assured oi TN" re-
suit.
The First inkIinS
one dav at recess she was startled IN
hear one Of the oldest hOvS announce
in awed tones. Hero comes Thatcher
Ward all logged up 10 beat the band
Bet he's comm to visit Said mavhe
he'd come to school too"
Mazda OWNED from the tone and man
ner OF the boy that an Older rutiiAn was
coming to Try to STIR ~ mlSGhi%t
w no lS Inh''n'r Ndrh Sn" ASN'o
quietly. as glan' InE, through IN" WIN
doW Sn' say a '"I W'II-nuit YOUNG
man. dressed TX" Nn"h>m' ". swinging
along WIN ain'ir 5l'lhe- ,
why, u" AN nc''l rnuuu ut'' ,"hL
nll ne "0,NS W 'N' W., "l'' ''"dI ,S "
MISS h"TIeN = TeP'I'" "'''' Ma
l\r.IN'
II va INN" T" ,all S'h"o Mage
''en' 7" IN" n""r ana rang INC n'l, Hn'
mAH" an 'n'rahr,hR picture WIN ,n'
ncr head my" h"r rage" u" rh'lnrrt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28

mert Peggy saw that they were de.
CidedN set in their stand. She could
expect no help from them in fighting
the invading insects and bugs until
the trouble with Farmer Dalton was
SmOOthed out.
This matter viii have to be arbi'
trated,' she declared. the big word
tanEling up her tongue bit I'm
going to see Farmer Dalton. Wait
here for me"
Come back quickly" Chorused the
Birds.
Peggy ran across the road and over
the fields toward the truck garden
where the Giant said the farmer was
working. On the way she came to one
Of the queer SCarebirds AS she was
passing. it suddenly tapped its arms,
gave startling rattle and let out a
SCary howl.
Peggy leaped away in alarm. The
thing had given her an awful scare.
no wonder the Birds were frightened.
Trembling, she ran on to find Mr..
Dalton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28

spend few weeks in school when they
were fortunate enough to secure good
teacher. such course, would he aC-
Ceptcd by the community as comnil7
mrntarN TO- her abliitE put whh, ',1.l.i WIu.n
She 20 WIN man hctu anu Sl%ouIHt % ~ i,
taller than herSGf Sne iookeu ,,., =, a,ii nlfi'
sIa, sIa ~, IL nv ~, i'' rut She vngi,cIv Won
Een, , "iF' it n ,,.o,.o zane AnnsrertIv ho
n",r" u ~, to,,ro f"r copeant
''"T ,n,l. o,'e, to tho mil" he eX-
! ,,,ireI "ord they tell mo You're good
a. Gposrs Now If could git YOU tor
| holm mo some with hooli-kNepn' I
/ could do good deal better where !
! am" and he confessed half ShNlN, !
want ter git on in the world
When do YOU "lsh TO pee'h H'u'
/ Studieg?
| "Tomorrow. he answered nrHnP'H'
. 81 can GIT on rom lN' lIli luuIe ees ,a,,.,,
n" tipped ms nav ana Swuils J "'t ,,nida
! where he learned to walk lik" that
Ihe ChIldrth Sr'',..m W " -, =" ,bo s,.booi.
. enc "f 'ha'Cm", ",U .rho,. r.It
room as matt ~ ,o,-bor ,,.ho
an aonen rtSIr, w., ,rd disc,rIin.
,o"l" ''a' ~ ~ 1,. EDu.'S ,s,, g,,
rr.,,cbor'. LnqIish after weeks of
,oy,hoolt oxer,i.n iarred Maida's fine
,on,,iti,n ear She finally hit upon a
,,,o,b0L ~ araI,apirg him to the fact
,,.i,bou, giving him offruse
IRON, tb,t dav Thatcher imuro, Cd
,,,,, rn,,idiy Mazda wondered whether
y, ,,.,s G,c 70 her skin or The boy 5
L,.o,, instinct to Ienrn He was remark.
nbI,. h,igb, and seemed to grasp sc
,,,,cr in So short a time
tr-a,.ord Ma rlosc of school Mazda
visited tho mill she stood awcd and
. giIert NV the successive Stages in the
,,,.r,,r,C,uro nf tine tcndril-IiIte masses
Of nvceIe,or rradv to pack thr dalnliosI
most fragile china and glass
\r,id tho wh,r uf machinery oh,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
CHAPTER II
The Scnrebirds

PoOOU, going TO sec hOw the rnr
crops Of the Giant o, the Woods nrC
0citiu0 nlon0, fHdS him in despair
because thCU arc bring dttnCkCd bU
bOrdCS Of insect nuns. when h"r
Birdi1ud SWbjCCtS greet hcr. ShC gets
~ idCr Of hou 10 Sdre the CrOpSJ
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
The Roll of Horror

Il suppose Scribbs the poet is
the best.posted man in the club?"
We'll. | wouldn't say best-but
most Judge
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28

roniUs and fhn m0el n0W"rTNT W0N m
Philadelphia n his nod political bosses,
ae VOL aa fncir uudrrIinEs. move. and
movo fast. Whom BurklnEham dauEht"r.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28

As was led to the door both seq
retari,S watched me with sympathetic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-31
PROJECTS ABANDONED
BY WAR DEPARTMENT
Building Work at American Uni
versity and Army Hospitals
Ordered Discontinued.

Orders were issued today by the
War Department for the abandonment
Of the following projects at and near
American University on Nebraska
avenue:
One chemical laboratory building,
the archaeological laboratory, the
concrete shell storage pit, the expio-
sive service building. the machinery
storage shed. the addition to the she'll
loading factory, the smoke laboratory,
the incendiary laboratory, the NUM-
ton plant, four chemical engine sheds
and four storage houses.
Abandonment of ten Army hospital
projects also was announced today as
follows:
Exposition Park, Rochester. N. z;
East Side High School, Cincinnati:
Field Museum of Natural History
building, Chicago. ILL.,; Ford Motor
Company building. Milwaukee. Wis;
Richman Bros building. Cleveland,
ton, Camp Shelby, Miss; Ford Motor
building, Des Moines, Iowa; st.
GATHERINGS Home for Working Girls,
Des Moines. Iowa; Galloway Me-
mortal Hospital and State School for
the Blind, Nashville, Tenn.
Other projects to be abandoned in
clude recreation building for conva-
lescent soldiers, Cleveland, Ohio; con-
struction of barracks. roads and
Omaha. Neb.; additional buildings at
Chapman Field, Fla, and buildings
for an officers training school at
Camp Pike, Ark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-31
NEW INFLUENZA CASES
TODAY SHOW BIG GAIN
Yesterdays Total Of $50 Exceeded
by 137-Eighteen Deaths
Are Reported.

Two hundred and eighty-seven new
cases of influenza were reported to
the health department up to noon to-
day, that number of cases coming in
the mornings mail. This is an in
crease of 1877 cases over yesterday,
when the official figures recorded were
$50 cases. After The Stars report
closed yesterday noon. UP to last
midnight the $50 cases for the day
had been increased by IS. making the
total for yesterday 1853 cases, a de-
crease of 20 cases as compared with
Sunday, when there were 1875 cases.
Yesterday there were eighteen
deaths. an increase of nine over the
There have been no additional
deaths at the influenza emergency
hospital. at 612 F street northwest,
since Sunday, the total number of
deaths there from influenza having
been six. Since the opening Of the
hospital, Christmas eve, fifty-six cases
have been admitted to the institution
suffering from influenza, all of them
in virulent form. Three cases have
been discharged as convalescent, leav-
ing forty seven cases now under
treatment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-31
COMMANDER FROM D. c.
Head of Stranded Transport Ten
adores Resided on Connecti-
cut Avenue.

Commander J. B. Gilmer Of the
Navy, who commanded the naval
transport Tenadores when it was
stranded on the rocks in the Bay of
Biscay. Saturday last. is practically
Washingtonian. Before starting on
his present cruise he resided at the
Rochambeau, on Connecticut avenue
At the Navy Department it is said
that no detailed account Of the loss
of the ship has yet been received at
the department, but that, following
the regulations, a full investigation
will be made.
According to the latest report, there
were no casualties, the entire ships
company of 305 bluejackets, six Of
ficers and sixty-one soldiers of the
Italian army having been safely land.
ed. The ship is said to lie in an easy
position on the rocks and may be
floated. Thomas w. Gilmer of 545
Florida avenue northwest is brother
of Commander Gilmer and is con-
WINGED that he will be absolved from
all blame in the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-31
U. S. TROOPS FORBIDDEN
TO TALK TO HUN WOMEN
Courts-Martial Face Violatofs Of
0rder-Censorship
in Force.

COBLENZ. Sunday, December 20 (by
the Associated Press).-An order has
been issued to the American soldiers
that an officer or soldier Who speaks
to = German woman does SO at the risk
Of court-martial.
Several days Of the operation Of re-
stricted regulations has produced
some mumbling by the Germans.
There has been no open protest. but
many Of the people appear to be mys-
titled as to the reasons for the change
in American attitude, as it seems they
believed that the Americans would no,
be SO strict as the British or French
In addition. propagandists have been
friendly to the Americans In the ap-
parent hope that an attitude OF
friendliness might have some effect
on the peace negotiations.
The prohibition Of the sale Of alco-
holic liquors Of any kind and the re-
the ordinary routine Of the Germans
and has resulted In some cafes clos
ing, in the discharge of restaurant or
chestras and in grocery stores with
drawing stocks from their windows.
AMERICAN ARMY OF oCcUPA-
TON. Sunday. December % .(by the
Associated Press).-The postal cen
sorship rs imposed by the American
decree for the conduct of Germans
within the area of occupation became
effective today. The censorship does
not apply to mail for circulation
within the occupied area, but all let
ters and packages for points outside
the area must pass through the cen
| sorship. All incoming mail also il
censored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-31
PRESIDES AT Meeting OF
U. S. SECTION OF BOARD
Secretary Glass Begins Duties as
Member Of International High
Commission.

For the first time Secretary Glass
Of the Treasury Department presided
at meeting of the United States Sec
ton of the international high COM
mission yesterday.
William G. McAdoo. Mr.. Glass pred
ecessor. under whom the high COM
mission developed it's work along broad
lines, which have been Of great value
to commence on the western hemi-
sphere, formally handed over to Mr..
Glass the presidency Of the executive
council
AS result of Mr.. McAdoo's initia-
tive the first pan-American financial
conference was held in 1915, and the
international high commission was
established to carry out the recon-
mendations Of that conference. On
the commission are all ministers of
finance of the American republics.
Each minister presides over a ma
tional section, comprising eight jurists
or financierS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-31
PRICES FOR HOLIDAY
EDIBLES ARE SOARING
Retail Quotations on Turkeys,
Chickens, Sweet Potatoes, Etc,
at High Levels.

Retail prices on turkeys. chickens,
celery, sweet potatoes and other more
or less important food articles gener-
ally used in making complete holi-
day feast were soaring today in the
downtown market district.
The prevailing price on fresh-killed
turkeys was 65 cents pound. Few
chickens were being purchased at
prices under so cents pound. Dur
ing the early hours today some tur-
keys of the less desirable type sold as
low as 60 cents. Many of the more
choice varieties brought between IS
and 10 cents. but the average was IS
cents. These prices were looked upon
as peculiarly high because of the
well-supplied market and the fact
that many families in Washington
have been turkey fed throughout the
whole of last week.
Despite the light buying during the
morning hours and the indications of
a rainy afternoon and evening, the
dealers showed no evidence of lower
ing their prices. Celery was said to
be scarce and was bringing 20 cents
q bunch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-31
NEARLY THREE THOUSAND
WAR INvALiDS ARRIVE
All Wounded or dassed Are "Snap.
py" as They Leave for Camp
Stuart.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, December
31.-In round numbers, 1900 officers
and men, casuals from many and
divers organizations Of the American
Army in France, debarked- from the
U. S. s. Aeolus last night and rode out
to the Camp Stuart hospital in am
balances Of the Army and the Red
Cross.
Al those on board had been wound.
ed or gassed. Some Of them had been
wounded two or three times; but they
server did not notice their injuries.
There were many heroes Of the drst
American engagements in the lot.
Quite q number Of New Engi4nders
were on board. among them members
IT the New York National Guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-31
CHRISTMAS GIFTS HELD
Post Office Seeking Owners of Hun
dreds of Packages Carelessly
Addressed.

Employees of the city post Office are
wrestling today with the problem of
finding the owners of a thousand or
more Christmas packages which could
not be delivered during the holidays
because of careless addressing and
persons moving without leaving their
new addresses at the old numbers.
A large number of the undelivered
packages were for soldiers at nearby
camps who were discharged recently
and left no forwarding address at
the camp. All senders who put their
names on the packages will be noti-
fled of the departments inability to
deliver them.
Packages from which the addresses
became lost and cannot be identified
eventually will be turned over to the
dead letter office for sale.
Practically all of the temporary
employees who were put to work to
handle the rush of Christmas mall
have been released and conditions at
the post office are gradually return
ing to normal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-31

Funeral services for Lieut.. Herbert
Graham Kubel, expert photographer
Of the United States geological sur
vey, who died at his home, 1905 East
Capitol street. early yesterday. were
held this morning at his late home. In
terment was at Arlington.
Lieut. Kubel was commissioned first
lieutenant in the air service in Janu-
airy of the present year. leaving the
position of acting chief engraver of
the geological survey to enter the
Army. He was appointed carto-
graphic specialist of the survey in
1912, following two years of study in
the map-making establishments of
Europe, and had perfected processes
in color engraving and printing in
the geological survey which con-
tributed to the improvement of gov
eminent maps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-31

Private George Ennis, son Of Mrs.
Mary Ennis Of SOL N street southwest,
one Of the Districts drafted men, has
been severely wounded in France. The
young soldiers name appears in the
official casualty list Of today.
Ennis, who was born in this city. is
twenty-eight years of age. He at
tended the public schools here and
later learned the photo-engraving
trade. At the time he was drafted he
was treasurer Of the Standard En-
craving Company of this city.
In April last Ennis was drafted and
sent to Camp Meade for training. Later
he was transferred to Camp Lee, at
Petersburg, Va, where he remained
but a short time, being sent over to
France in the early summer. Word
received by his relatives told of his
exploits in q number of battles as a
member of the 112th Engineers, but q
telegram from the War Department
was the first information his mother
had that he had been wounded. Ennis
has y brother. Roy Ennis. of the in
secticide division Of the United States
Department Of Agriculture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-31
THREE EVANSVILLE BOYS
ROAM STREETS ALL NIGHT
The Oldest Was Ten, the Youngest
Seven, and They Brought But
Seventeen Cents Along.

Sights of the city. movies and
Everything" were the lure that drew
Edward, Willie and George Frank.
ten, eight and seven years old, respec-
lively, from their home near Hyatts-
willie yesterday. The boys had little
money, and when the wanderlust
seized them they started out
Early this morning the three young
sters were observed in front OF The
Star Office, a janitor taking them In
and getting them well warmed after a
long, chilly night out of doors. Then
the boys went to the first precinct po-
lice station, registered. were given
hot breakfast by Acting Capt. LORD
and later were sent home. They are
the sons of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Frank.
Seventeen cents was the amount of
the fund with which they started out
to see the sights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-31
DEATH OF DIR. TANNER.
Won Nationwide Hotoristy by
Fasting Forty Days.

SAN DIEGO. CAL December s.
DR.. Harry Tanner. prepayment Of fast
Iing for longevity, ninety-one years old.
died Saturday at the county hospital
after An illness Of nearly a year. DR..
Tanners practical application Of the
theory that health and long life do
pended on long periods Of fasting at
tracted attention q number Of years
ago. when no won nationwide noto-
riety by fasting for forty days.
No relatives Of the doctor have been
found. Prior to coming to San Diego
about ton years ago. he lived In Los
Angeles, and In former years made his
home in Litchf1sld, oh1A