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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21

sundays) raises money for state pur-
poses that way now. Nobody loses
anything, and the subscriber to a ten
million yen bond may find himself the
lucky owner of a twenty quadrillion
yen document.
Edward Webster of this city is the
possessor of an ancient lottery ticket
which entitled its possessor to such
prize as may be drawn to it's num-
ber.' The lottery In connection
with which it was issued was held to
build the Washington Hotel, "the"
hostelry of the then struggling village
which was to be the nations capital.
It was oftener called Blodgett's Ho-
tel. and Congress once sat there for a
brief period. It was located on q
street between 7th and 9Th streets
northwest The commissioners who
ordered the lottery were officials chos-
en- to govern the new federal district
temporarily until 1t should "get going. =
Other lotteries were held for works of
a more public nature. such as the con-
structfon of 1ails, etc. and much of the
city property was given by the rulers
as prizes. Will Deakins, jr., was a
prominent Georgetownian of his time,
perhaps the clerk in charge of the at
fair. Wonder if No. 1897 won any
thing?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
Program of Events.

The program for each of the FIVE DAYS
fs announced as follows:
Tuesday - thoroughbred stations:
chargers, light weight; novice harness
horses, pairs: saddle ponies: green hun
ters. light weight: park saddle horses,
novices; runabout horses; pairs hun
tiers: Fairness horses; thoroughbred
hunters: lady's phaeton and racing.
Wednesday-Local harness horses;
novice harness horses; road saddle
horses, novice; hunters, McMurray cup;
harness horses. pairs; ponies in harness;
harness horses; open to all (hunters);
ladies' hunters; green hunters medium
and heavy weight. and racing.
characterization suitable to sire
Army horses or hunters; harness horses
horses suitable for hunters; local eaddl 9
horses; ponies; harness; tandem, park
or road; hunt teams; police department.;
Cornthtan; handicap jump, chargers
heavy weight. and racing.
Frlday-Saddle ponies, roadsters, hun
tiers. L. w; novice hunters, ladies' saddle
horses. ladies' phaeton, pair: local hunters,
four-in- hand. combination horses, charg-
ers, open class. hunters. NJ. and H. w,
and racing.
Saturday-Brood mares suitable to pro-
duce hunters, saddle horses, road; novice
harness horses. ladies' hunters, park sad
Ole horses. local roadsters, single harness
championship. saddle championship, road;
hunters, championship, lightweight; har-
ness pair championship. saddle champion
ship, park; hunters, NJ and H w, and
racing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
WORK AHEAD FOR CONGRESS
IMPORTANT, BUT NOT SNOWY
Arduous Tasks to Be Done This Week In
Conference and Committee-Review
of Bills Before Each House.

mittee, will surely break out this week
1t is said. following the naval appro.
prtation bill on the floor of the House
The appropriations committee will con-
tinue hearings on the sundry civil bill
The Senate committee on appropria.
tons is clear of bills for the moment
except for conference on the legisla
tive bill. which will begin tomorrow
The agricultural appropriation bill is
also in conference.
Firing Squad for Spies Bill.
The Chamberlain bill designed tc
take German spies out of civil jurisdic.
ton and put them up against a firing
squad of soldiers will be on hearing be.
fore the Senate military affairs com.
mittee. Senator Chamberlain Is not dis.
mayed about the charge that the bill is
unconstitutional, and says there are
some constitutional lawyers on his com.
mlttee as well as in the Senate
The big water power bill, before the
special committee of the House, is IRE
porting progress Chairman Sims saws
he hopes to get it out within two or
three weeks. Hearings will close this
week with the appearance of Secretary
Baker and Secretary Houston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
HEARD JAZZ BAND
IN PARIS SUBWAY
Frank H. Baxter of Army Pos
tai Service Writes of Episode
While Escaping Air Raid.

| Imagine gathering of polished
| Frenchmen singing and dancing to the
music of an American negro Jazz orches.
ira in a subway fifty feet under Paris
while German aeroplanes dropped bomt
after bomb on the city.
This Is the strange scene which Frank
H Baxter of this city. who is in the
United States Army postal service In
France, describes in letter just re-
ceived by his family here.
Little did I expect I would hear rag
time. music by real negroes in a subway
of Paris during a raid by aeroplanes.
wrote Baxter. 1T struck me as being
laughable, even under those circum-
stances.
Baxter explained that the negroes
who called themselves the seven
spades. were playing at a theater near
the subway and descended for safety
when the raid began.
Baxter also gave a graphic descrip-
ton of how the people of Faris were
mystitied and the French aviators puz-
zled when the city was first bonn
barded by what is thought to have been
a gun with seventy mile range.
just few days before. the letter was
written big munitions factory on the
outskirts of the city was blown up by
tie accidental exploding of a bomb.
T. Il went to the scene soon after it
happened, said Baxter. land saw the
awful destruction done All buildings
for radius of two miles were flattened
with the ground and thickly strewn
around were fragments of shells and
grenades and blood soaked clothing"
a photograph of John H. Collier for
mer hookkeeper al the city post office,
now superinte ndent of finance, United
states Army postal service; Mr. Baxter
and Charles H. Brown. was sent with
the letter to Mr.. BaXter's family and
TO the city post Office here
another letter accompanying the
photograph sent to the post office and
signed by the three men. conveyed best
wishes to Postmaster Chance and all
former associates at the city post office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21

growers who wanted help furnished by
Uncle Sam should register with this
service, giving particulars as to the
character of labor they require and
what they can afford to pay for it.
The meeting was addressed by Will
liam Lee Amos. a special agent OF the
farm service of the United States en-
ployment service, with headquarters In
Baltimore. He described the efforts be-
ing made by the Department Of Agri-
culture to organize farmers y meet the
new requirements in securing labor
Solution Of the problem. Mr.. Amos said
must come through the paying of bet
ter wages and adjustment to the I'M
usual conditions brought on by the
war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21

The work of Congress this week will
be as that of workmen on the interior
of a building-making for an eventu-
ally to-be-completed structure. but not
presenting much of a show from the
well as important labor will be done
in conference and in committees.
The Overman bill authorizing the
President to coordinate the depart
ments will take up all the spare time
of the Senate during the week. An
agreement was made to commence We'd
nesday to curtail debate on the bill.
After that day speeches will be linn
tied to thirty minutes by senator on
the bill itself and twenty minutes on
every amendment by any senator.
Housing Bill in Senate.
600 housing bill IS scheduled for fur
Their consideration and may lead to
some debate The administration is
pressing hard for action upon it, as
delay in providing quarters for work
men near shpyards and munitions
plants is holding back war work.
There is felt to be crying need for
the early utilization of the $4,000. 900
for housing of employees of the depart
ments in Washington. The committee
which reported the bill was told by the
Army officers that the situation here is
approaching the nature of national
scandal
Many senators are deluged with COM
plants against the situation here,
which will become more acute May l..
it is said, when hundreds Of tenants
will be turned out of homes by the
houses being sold over their heads A
great many Of these complaints come
from occupants of small Properties,
renting around $50. and dispossessaon Of
the tenants is regarded as presenting a
serious problem
The District will have day in the
House tomorrow, when Chairman John
son. who has been obliging his col
leagues by giving way for other meas
ures, will demand his day. He has
several bills ready to take up. but is
not decided as to the order of their
presentation.
The District Of Columbia appropria-
ton. which has for several weeks been
on the point of emerging from COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
WAR SAVINGS SOCIETY
AT HAMILTON SCHOOL
Steps Taken to Promote Sale Of
stamps-Hotels Lending Aid
to Cause.

The first school war savings society
in the District of Columbia has been
formed by the Hamilton School. The
superintendent Of schools, L. L. Thurs
ton, in reporting the formation Of this
society to Director Callahan. states that
the Hamilton School is the white school
for tubercular children.
The society was formed on April Il
and will become affiliated with the Ma
tfona1 war savings committee. Gerald
Weinberg was elected president and F.
b. Sampsell secretary. Regular meet
ings will be held in the school on the
first and third Monday of each month.
Local Banks Purchase.
The federal reserve bank of Rich
ending April 10 stamps to the value of
$1,000 were sold to the National Capital
Bank of this city.
Neatly printed signs advertising war
savings and thrift stamps have been
and Raleigh hotels and will soon be
placed in all other hotels of Washing
ton. The sign makes 1t easy for the
busy traveller to purchase these securi-
ties.
Message of the Signs.
The signs read:
For your information: War savings
and thrift stamps are on sale at cash
ier's desk. or bellboys will bring them
to your room.
sixteen thrift stamps plus a few
cents equal one w. S. S. One w. s. S.
equals one soldiers helmet Three
hundred and sixty thousand w. S. IS s
equal one submarine destroyer. Four
per cent compound interest on your
money"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21

A troop Of mounted Girl Scouts is
helping to patrol the Florida coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
CLIENT COUNCIL IS oUsTED.
German Officials Put in Place of Bel.
gian Patriots.

Dissolution of the municipal council Of
Client by the German authorities and ap-
pointment of German officials to carry
On its aldermanic functions because the
council had proclaimed its sympatllies
with Burgomaster Braun and Alderman
Deweerdt was reported yesterday to the
Belgian legation here.
Braun and Deweerdt recently were re-
moved by the Germans because of their
patriotic resistance to the separationist
tntrigueS Of the activitists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
LOCAL HORSE SHOW
TO START TUESDAY
New Attraction Offered This
Year Is Racing Program;
Will Meet Army Needs.
PROCEEDS FOR RED CROSS

All is ready for the opening Tuesday
afternoon of Washington's annual five
day horse show. an event of more than
ordinary interest this year. 1t is to
mark the beginning of a nation wide
movement to increase the supply of
thoroughbreds available for Army
service.
The show, to be held at the new
grounds at Arlington Park just south
of the Highway bridge. will serve
twofold patriotic purpose. In addition
to encoura ging the breeding of better
mounts for the nations military needs
1t will be the means of increasing the
war fund of the Red Cross. The en-
tire net proceeds of the meeting will
be donated to that organization
Army officers and members of Con-
sress have co-operateCi with the man
agement in arranging the program
Mrs. William G. McAdoo has officiated
as chairman of a committee to aid the
ticket sale The result of these eff
forts was manifest in the announce
ment made last night by Manager
Hazen that the entire supply of grand
stand boxes had been engaged and all
the $50 stalls on the grounds filled
with thoroughbred horses of every
type Fair weather is all that is
needed. said Mr.. HaZen, to assure the
success of the show
Racing a New Feature.
Racing is the new feature of the
shows activities this year. To accom-
modate II a half-mile track and steeple-
chase course have been built at the new
plant. 1t was realized that racing more
than anything else will develop speed
and endurance, qualities the association
Is most interested in developing in
military mounts.
More than one hundred race horses
are quartered at the park, trained to
the minute and waiting the bugler's
call Some of them are highly bred
colts of which much is expected when
they reach the bigger tracks. Others
are horses. which already have made
records. while still others are descend
ants of famous thoroughbreds.
For example. there is Oakland. win
ner of fourteen races last year-a
record surpassed only by Old Rosebud,
which won fifteen races. Then there is
Surrey, whose mother. LucFezia Borgia,
held the worlds record for a 4-miIe
race. having negotiated the distance in
the time OF I minutes and IL seconds
Besides the racers there are more
than 200 show horses on the grounds.
These include saddle and harness ami
mails, hunters. ponies and, in fact, all
types The most famous stables in the
country are REPRESENTED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
FORMER SENATOR BURTON
ENTERTAINS AT DINNER

Former Senator Theodore E. Burton,
president OF the Merchants National
Bank OF the city of New York, gave a
dinner last evening at the Union
League Club, New York, TO former
members of the United States Senate.
his colleagues and others.
The occasion was purely a social one,
Except that the question OF liberty
bonds and the prosecution of the war
was informally discussed.
Among those present were ex-Sena-
tors du Pont. Bailey. Scott and Suther-
land, from Washington; Depew, OGor-
man and William A. Clark (formerly
of Montana) of New York. ana Messrs
oliver of Pennsylvania, Buckley OF
Connecticut. Livpitt of Rhode Island
srane Of Massachusetts,, Dick of Ohio
and Alice Of Delaware. z
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
WEATHER..

District of Columbia, Maryland and
Virginia. rain today; tom orrow, partly
cloudy; not much change in tempera-
ture; fresh east to southeast winds.
West Virginia. rain and cooler to-
day; tomorrow. fair in west, showers
in east portion.
Yesterdays Temperatures.
Midnight. 40; am, As; am, As;
s am, 4o; am, As; 10 am, 46: Il
-; pm. 80; 10 pm, IS. Highest. -;
lowest, "A.
Relative humidity-S am. 81; 2p.m..
IS; S pm, 93. Rainfall (s pm. to s
pm. o.52. Hours of sunshine, 0. Per
cent of possible sunshine, o.
Departures.
Accumulated deficiency of tempera-
ture since January l, 1918 "a.
Excess Of temperature since April
I, 1918. IS.
Accumulated excess of precipitation
since January 1, 1918. +1.67.
Excess of precipitation since April
l, 1913, -o.13.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 70; lowest, 81.
Tide Tables.
compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey)
Today-Low tide 12:l. am. and
1928 pm; high tide, $50 am and
6 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide l pm; high
tide, 6:22 am. and 6 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 6:25 am; sun sets
1850 pm
Tomorrow-Sun rises 6:23 am; sun
sets ISL pm.
Moon rises S:46 pm; sets 3:52 am
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Temperatures and Precipitation in
Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-21
Germans Accuse Kaiser's Friend.

Baron Won Selchow. a member of
the Prussian upper house, will be
prosecuted by the imperial government
for violation Of the law regarding
trade in cereals. according to a dis
patch from Amsterdam. Won Selchow
is accused of having made an enormous
fortune selling wheat at a forbidden
price. He is a personal friend of the
kaiser and a former officer of the
guard.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-12-20
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
HICKEY SAYS TODAY:

The call for food that comes to us
today is in far more comprehensive
tone than ever before. There is not
the limitation for the safety Of your
son or your neighbours son now. There
is no appeal for the winning Of VIC
tory on the field Of battle. There is
no challenge to combat for the pro-
mitigation of democracy or world free
dom. These spring out Of the horror
and hurt and the wrung souls Of the
peoples and nations which have fought
and suffered that they might attain
them. But there is the call which
echoes even more deeply within our
Utmost souls-the call to us to make
the principles which are the basis of
our belief in all that God and human
ity stand for, the voice from the very
throne of God himself, which bids US
to open our hearts and our possessions
to those who have fought and lost; to
those who are now accounted among
the victors; and to those who have
been liberated by them. To the de-
mands of yesterday have been added
the feeble wall of want from the mil
lions from whom was taken even thai
which they had not. No one will
question that Serbia and Poland and
Rumania need our help just as much
as Belgium and France. Nor can any
one who thinks fail to understand
what must be our work among the
Rusians.-Poor, stumbling, founder
ing Russia! Already our ships are
bearing 100000 tons Of food to hunt
CRY nations. And of these, Russia Of
fers the most serious task. Her ports
will very soon be closed by winter and
her transportation facilities are so de-
moralized that despite all we can do
and all that great heart Of Amer
lea would do, it seems impossible that
we shall be able to prevent the death
of thousands of human beings by
starvation.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-12-20
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
L'Anse, Mich, Dec. 5, 1918.

L'Anse, Mich, Dec. 5, 1918.
A regular meeting of the common
council of the village Of L'Anse was
held in the council chamber on the
above date.
Present: John H. Mclean, Presi-
dent, Trustees Nilsen, Cosgrove, John
son and Menge. Absent, Trustees AL
ter and Jacobson.
On motion of Nilsen, supported by
Menge, that the minutes Of the prev
ious meeting be approved as read.
Ayes-Nilsen, Cosgrove, Johnson
and Menge.
Nays-None.
On motion of Menge, supported by
johnson, the following bills were al
lowed by the vote following:
Ed Sicoste & Co., electric light
Dulb5 w
Joseph J.O'Conor, draftinf side
walk ordinance for Broad st.
hill Is 90
StearnS d. culver Lumber Co.,
lumber $4,000. IL az
Louis Bouley, 5h days labor. 16 sc
Ayes-Nilsen, Cosgrove, johnson
and Menge.
Nays-None.
President Mclean reported that il
regards to protest Of payment of tax
es that he had interviewed the Barag,
County National Bank and Offered
them a settlement Of the basis Of I
valuation of fifty dollars per share
This they refused to. consider. Pres
ident Mclean reports that he has
turned the matter Of defending the
case over to Stone, Weider 4 Schultz
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-12-20
attorneys of Houghton.

attorneys of Houghton.
Moved and seconded that the action
of President Mclean be accepted and
that he be empowered to defend the
village in the matter of this tax pay
ment protest.
Ayes-Nilsen, Cosgrove, Johnson
and Menge.
Nays-None.
There being no further business, the
council adjourned to January End,
1919.
Ed Seavoy, Village Clerk.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-12-20

Co., material for roller. -. 10 90
Malfroid Trading Co., oil for
truck Observation-Disclosures. 40 20
Lauri Hamila, day cutting
trees Herman road. 80. 2 rs
Harold Nilsen, s days labor on
all roads =. 16 %
Yeas-Nilsen, Common and Camp
bell.
Nays-None.
There being no further business, on
motion and support the board adj
journed.
Michael Connor, Clerk.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-12-20

County Treasurer and Mrs. D. p.
Menard and son Donald spent Monday
in Hancock guests of DR.. and Mrs. w.
w. Kimmel
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-12-20

AUTO LIvERY-CARs FOR HIRE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-21
5z2GHXl,
ByDSS xMsi ~

Miss Matte Ringing of the Scott
apartments has been accepted for
overseas service. Miss Ringing will
go to France as a member of the can
teen committee of the Y. NJ. C. A,
paying all her own expenses.
Miss Ringing is a daughter of the
late Mr.. August Ringing and Mrs.
Ringing of Baraboo, Wis. She is a
sister of Mrs. Harry Cowgirl of Pot
win Place and came to Topeka about
two years ago to be near her sister.
Miss Ringing and Miss Allena Grafton
have been living during the past year
together at the Scott apartments in
West Tenth street.
Misc Ringing is especially suited to
this service among the soldiers as she
plays both the piano and the violin
and sings very nicely She has studied
voice under. Elias T. Bredin. who is
this year dean of the school of fine
arts at Washburn college. when he
was instructor in Wisconsin nniver-
sity. Miss Ringing is a graduate of
the Baraboo high school and of Wis
consin university. She IS a member
of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority.
Miss Ringing returned a few days
ago from Chicago, where she was ac-
copied by the personnel committee of
the Y. NJ. C. A She will remain in
Topeka until her passport comes, and
will then be in training in New York
Tor short time before going overseas
~ X
The two-day session of the speakers
institute for women in the United
War Work campaign has closed, and
the women in attendance have re-
turned to their home from Camp Fun
ston, where the closing sessions of the
institute were held.
The event which was featured at the
closing session was an address by Ma
1or General Wood, commandant at
Camp Funston, and a reception at
which Mrs. Wood was a guest of
honor. Mrs. Wood has been appoint
ed to place on the Work Work coun-
Gil of the woman's section of the
United campaign.
The institute was planned by the
Z. W. c. A. toFpresent to its speakers
the plan of the associations war
work council. When the seven or
CARNATIONS We're united in the cam
paign, the institute became a training
school for speakers on all subjects
pertaining to the woman'S section of
the united campaign.
General Wood spoke in terms of the
highest praise of the work that women
had done at Camp Funston. 'T wish, -
ne said, that the work of the Y. w.
c. A. could be extended in this camp.
1 believe that 1 have here the clean
est, most contented set of men that any
army can boast. / believe that a
woman could go from one end of this
camp; to the other and never hear a
word that was either profane or vul-
gar The presence of women in the
CAMP, and their attitude toward the
and welfare, is largely responsible for
this happy condition in the camp"
After General Wood had finished his
address, the session was adjourned for