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Evening star., 1919-05-12
'ExPRESSMAN is FATALLY
CRUSHED IN CAR CRASH
Frank Muth, Riding on Truck
With Driver, Thrown From
Seat-Other Accidents.

Frank Muth, forty-five years old an
expressman, who lived at 33s l. street
southwest. was killed at NJ and Water
streets southwest yesterday morning
as result of a collision between a
delivery truck owned by c. H. Jayins.
center market, on which he was rid
ing. and car of the Washington
halfway and Electric Company.
Wnen the car and truck collided
Muth was thrown between the two
died shortly afterward. He was !.
Iriend>of the driver of the truck and
accompanied the latter to the wharf
OF the Norfolk and Washington
steamboat Company. 1t was after
getting several barrels of freight and
s.ar.lng from the wharf that the ac-
cldent happened. Coroner Neyitt ar
ranged to hold an inquest at ~.
morgue this afternoon.
Dr. h l.. Spire and wife, 1927 North
Capstol street. last night shortly after
~ CLOCK were occupants of an au.
lofnon1ie which was struck by a
seVen-passenger touring car. in which
several colored persons were ridine,
at "a and + streets. The physicia MS
macnlne was forced upon the side,
walk and damaged to the amount of
sIoo' ana Mrs. Spire, suffering from
shock. had to be assisted home. ono
tire was torn from a wheel of the
other car. Identity of the owner of
the car was learned by the police.
Defective brakes on a Capital Trac-
tion car were blamed for a rear-end
coiiision between two cars at Penn
sylvania avenue and 4th street south
east last evening. The forward ca
was derailed, interrupting traffic until
wfecking crew could return il tn
the tracks. window of the rear car
was broken.
Evening star., 1919-05-12
EXTRA MILEAGE CLAIMS
PREPARED BY RED CROSS
Soldiers Assisted by Home Serv-
ice, Which Is Cooperating
b With Government.

Home service sections of the Amer
lean Red Cross. located all over the
country, today began to cooperate
with the government by assisting
discharged soldiers to prepare claims
for extra mileage due them in travel
ing to their homes and payable by the
War Department, according to an an
nouncement made by national Red
Cross headquarters in this city.
Soldiers who. in returning to their
homes from the places where they
were mustered out of service, were
paid only 3la cents a mile travel al
lowance, can obtain the extra cent
and half authorized by Congress
by sending discharge or a true copy
certified by a recruiting officer, ac-
companied by an affidavit on govern
ment form, to the zone finance offices.
travel allowance division, Lemon
building, this city.
F1fty thousand affidavit forms and
Z,3OV copies of instructions have been
furnished the Potomac division of the
Red Cross by Maj D. W. Mercy, O.
"a. e. who, in writing to this great
reilef organization, states:
This office fully appreciates youy
cooperation and will endeayor to
render every service at its command !"
Inc home service section in Wash
ington, located at sos Kenois build
ing: VIII be open daily to assist all
enlisted men in preparing the neces-
sary afhdavits and will have forms
on hand for that purpose.
Evening star., 1919-05-12
COMPARES MOTHER TO JOY.
DR.. Fretwell Says Both Are Asso-
ciated With Recreation.

The connection in symbolism be-
tween Mothers day and recreation
was brought out by DR.. E. X. Fret
well of the American Red Cross in a
talk at Eighth Street Temple yester-
day under the auspices of the Jewish
Welfare Board. DR.. Fretwell said that
as mother is associated with things
joyous, so is recreation.
IAN experiment of great value was
tried in public school in New York
that shows great possibilities for
democracy" he said. "In this school
every~nationality and creed was rep
resented. The question arose as to
how could all these elements be fused
so as to work together. The way out
each schoolboy contributing his mite
to the common fund. In this school
and schools like this lies the hope Of
America"
Evening star., 1919-05-12
LITTLE GIRL IN FRANCE
CALLS ONE YANK BACK
Worker in Avenue Store Lauds
Land and Life and Other
Things-Over There.
BY POP.

One discharged soldier back from
overseas hasn't joined the ranks Of those
who have their hammers out for the cli-
mate, ETC., of la belle France.
He works in an Avenue cigar store.
and he saw a lot of real service with
a particularly busy outfit. He spent
some time in BreSt, too, coming and
going, but even that didn't spoil his
disposition.
Sure. there was a lot of hard work,
and rain, and mud, and cooties and
other unpleasant things" he said. But
if you could get at the real truth of
it, about ninety-nine out of every hun
dred of these fellows who go around
knocking France and the Army were
soreheads anyhow. It's n great coun-
try and army life over there is the
only life.
"Just as soon as things get sort of
settled I'm going back. Maybe I'll go
back in uniform, too; never can tell.
Anyhow. I'm going. Say, there's the
finest little girl in the world over there.
She can't talk much United States, and
can't do great deal with French, but
we got SO we understood each other
mighty well. Yep. you bet, I'm going
back. And say, chances are that France
isn't going dry for long while, and
that'll help some, too"
Evening star., 1919-05-12
JOBS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
Sought for Messengers in Depart.
ments During Vacation, !

Washington boys and girls between
the ages of fourteen and eighteen are
being sought by the Civil Service
Commission to work as messeigers in
the government departments during
the vacation period
The commission urges applicants to
qualify for appointment now so that
they can be put to work as soon as
school closes. Full information can
be obtained at the commission build
ing, 1924 F street.
Salaries range from $3.50 to $3.50 a
year. aside from temporary increases
granted by Congress. Applicants un-
der sixteen years will be required to
show the permit which the District
regulations call for.
Evening star., 1919-05-12
D. C. MAN EDITS THE THISTLE.
Gilbert G. Clarke Is Chief on Year
Book of Carnegie Institute.

A Washington man, Gilbert C..
Clarke, is editor-in-ch chief this year of
the Thistle, year book of the Car
negie Institute of Technology, Pitts
burgh, Pa.
Clarke is a graduate of Eastern
High School, where he served on the
staff of the high school paper. He
also was a leader in cadet work. At
Carnegie Institute he is a student in
commercial engineering. In 1917 he
enlisted in the naval reserve and
served as an ensign until January of
this year. when he returned to school,
The 1919 edition of the Thistle
will soon be ready for publication.
The institute predicts it will be of
unusual interest this year, being
dedicated to graduates of the insti-
tuition who made the supreme sacri-
fee in the war.
Evening star., 1919-05-12
GAS FUMES PROVE FATAL.
Mother and Daughter, Who We're
Found Unconscious, Die.

Mrs. Mary Cornell seventy two
years. and Mrs. Jane Lotus, her
daughter, ffty-two years old, who
were found in their room at 1902 7th
street Saturday afternoon uncon-
scious from Illuminating gas, died at
Emergency Hospital last night. They
did not regain consciousness after
they were found by~William T. Bair,
1923 18th street, who visited their
apartment to get window shades that
had been left there for them to sew
Coroner hewitt gave certificates of
accidental death.
Evening star., 1919-05-12
New Rules for Passports to Mexico
Passport regulations have been modi-

fed by the State Department to
facilitate intercourse between the
United States and Mexico. Modifica-
tions announced provide that resi-
dents OF either country may obtain
permit cards which will not only al
low the holder to cross the border. but
to visit the interior Of the other
country in emergency cases.
Evening star., 1919-05-12
NEED $4,000 CHILDREN
FOR HOME GARDENS
School Teachers Designated as
Recruiting Officers" to Con-
duct the Enrolment.

A drive to enroll $4,000 children
for home garden work this year is
under way in the public schools.
One teacher in each school has been
designated recruiting officer to arouse
enthusiasm in the children who en-
roll and furnish them with informa
tion sent out by the United States
bureau of education. All children
who enroll will be soldiers of the
United States School Garden Army.
Insignia Provided.
Every boy and girl who reports q
garden started by Thursday will be
given the insignia of the army-a
gold bar with crossed hoe and rake.
A flag will be presented by the bu-
reau of education to the building with
the highest percentage of enrollments
in each school division.
The drive was opened at Wilson
Normal school last Thursday with the
presentation of a play written by
Miss Alberta Walker and acted by
the Alb grade pupils of the school, of
which Miss Helen Gardner is teach
er. The play already has been re-
peated for the Powell and Ross
schools and will be shown for the
children of any school who are will
Ing to come to the normal school,
The characters in the play repre-
sent vegetables that have been at
tackled by garden insects. The story
is laid In vegetable hospital and
is intended to teach the children how
TO safeguard their garden crops from
bugs.
Evening star., 1919-05-12
Astronomical Society Meeting.

The American Astronomical Society
will hold it's annual meeting in Ann
Arbor. Mich, from September to
3. 1t is announced that there will be
in attendance at the conference rep
resente ives from the observatories
of Greenwich, Oxford, Cambridge,
Vienna and Potsdam,
Evening star., 1919-05-12
Those Who Took Part.

Among those who took part were
Elizabeth Parker, Thelma Utterback,
Margaret Hutchinson, Lois Kephart,
Norine Wolf, Esther Bowen, Bessie
Udoff, Billy Faris, Charles Tucker,
Helen MCDANIEL, Margaret Mitchell,
Beulah Tenley. Virginia Catlett,
Belle Ward, Franklin Baker, Sophie
Snyder, Frances Lacey, Cora Fendner,
Dorothy Thomas, Larry Worrall,
James Hiltabidle, Gilbert Latham,
Corbin Cheseldine, Bruce Aitcheson,
Willard Bageant and Lee O'Rrien.
Miss Dorothy kalb of the drawing
department arranged the costumes
and scenery, and Frank kushner was
property manager. Miss Walker as
stage manager directed the play
Evening star., 1919-05-12

Y. w. c. A. booklovers will meet at
619 18th street at o'clock.
Evening star., 1919-05-12

New York State Club will meet at the
Wilson Normal School at o'clock.
Evening star., 1919-05-12

League of American Pen Women will
hold its annual convention at it's new
1922 H street, at o'clock.
Evening star., 1919-05-12

Put on q. S. Geographic Board.
James w. MCGUIRE of the Coast and
Geodetic Survey has been appointed a
member of the United States Geo.
graphic Board.
Evening star., 1919-05-12

War Camp Community Service Club
No. 3, at 2011 Georgia avenue, will start
class to train leaders in community
singing at Sis o'clock
Evening star., 1919-05-12

TAKE BELL-ANS BEFORE MEALS
and see how fine good digestion makes you feel.
advertisement.
Evening star., 1919-05-12

NoHSTeSS f1elSnCS FuDnc Improvement
Association will meet in the Baptist
portable building, at s o'clock.
League of American Pen Women will
hold its annual convention at its new
clubhouse, 1922 H street, at o'clock.
Y. w. C. A. booklovers will meet at
GIG 18th street at o'clock.
New York State Club will meet at the
Wilson Normal School at o'clock.
War Camp Community Service Club
No. 3. at 2011 Georgia avenue, will start
class to train leaders in community
singing at Sis o'clock.
Commander Evangeline Booth of the
Salvation Army will be given a recep-
ton at Liberty Hut at o'clock.
Theodore E. Miller will speak on
what Shall l Have for Dinner?' at the
Wilson Normal Community Center, 18th
and Harvard streets, at 1880 O'Clock
w. A. Fraser Camp, No. IA, Woodmen
of the World, will give an entertain
ment at Northeast Masonic Temple, Sth
and F streets northeast, at 8 o'clock.
Hillsdale Citizens Association will
meet at the Birney School, Nichols
avenue, Anacostia, at 8 o'clock.
Men in uniform are invited to a
dance of the Criterion Club at Thorn
son Community Center, 18th and L
streets.
Little Players, club for young
women interested in rhythmic dane
ing, will meet at Wilson Normal
School
Vermont Club will meet at the
Powell School. Lamont street and
Hiatt place, at o'clock
The National Star Spangled Banner
chorus will meet at the Sunday school
room of the Church of the Ascension,
18th street and Massa chusetts ave-
nue.. at 1880 o'clock.
Park View Citizens Associa ton
will meet tomorrow night at o'clock
at the Park View School.
TOMORROW.
Mt. Pleasant Women's Christian
Temperance Union will meet at q
o'clock. with Mrs. ]. A. Edgar. 1884
Harvard street.
Columbian Women will hold a So
cial meeting and it's annual meeting
at the home of Mrs. Walter c. Gle
phane, Lenox street and Connecticut
avenue, Chevy Chase, Nd, at 4
o'clock.
Housekeepers' Alliance and the
Home Economics Associat tion will hold
a joint meeting at $3.50, at the Mason
House. The alliance will hold a busi-
ness meeting at o'clock
Evening star., 1919-05-12

Housekeepers' Alliance and the
Home Economics Association will hold
joint meeting at $3.50, at the Mason
House. The alliance will hold a busi-
ness meeting at o'clock.
Evening star., 1919-05-12
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TONIGHT.

TONIGHT
Congress Heights Public improvement
Association will meet in the Baptist
portable building, at 8 o'clock.
Evening star., 1919-05-12

Commander Evangeline Booth of the
Salvation Army will be given a recep-
ton at Liberty Hut at 8 o'clock.
Evening star., 1919-05-12

Columbian Women will hold So
cial meeting and it's annual meeting
at the home of Mrs. Walter C. Gle
phane. Lenox street and Connecticut
avenue, Chevy Chase, Nd, at 4
o'clock.
Evening star., 1919-05-12

Theodore E. Miller will speak on
what Shall Have for Dinner?" at the
Wilson Normal Community Center, 11th
and Harvard streets, at 7:30 o'clock.
Evening star., 1919-05-12

Park View Citizens Association
will meet tomorrow night at o'clock
at the Park View School
Evening star., 1919-05-12

w. A. Fraser Camp, No. IA, Woodmen
of the World, will give an entertain
ment at Northeast Masonic Temple, Sth
and F streets northeast, at o'clock.
Evening star., 1919-05-12
TOMORROW.

Mt. Pleasant Women's Christian
Temperance Union will meet at 2
o'clock. with Mrs. ]. A. Edgar, 1894
Harvard street.
Evening star., 1919-05-12

Piney Branch Citizens Association
will meet in the Iowa Avenue Baptist
Church, 14th and Emerson streets, to-
morrow night at 8 o'clock. George A.
Finch will speak on his work with
the peace commission in Paris.
Evening star., 1919-05-12

The National Star Spangled Banner
chorus will meet at the Sunday school
room of the Church of the Ascension,
18th street and Massa chusetts ave-
nue., at 1880 o'clock.
Evening star., 1919-05-12

Mary J. Sullivan of Chester, 8. c.,
and Mrs. NJ Wynn will conduct
series of revival meetings. beginning
tonight, at Mckinley Memorial Bap-
tist Church. 4th and l. streets north
west, Rev. S. G. Lamkin, pastor, Jubi-
lee singing will be led by Deacons r.
l.. Jones and Robert Jackson.
The Day Nursery and Dispensary
Association will meet Wednesday
morning at 1890 o'clock, at the New
Ebbitt House.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-19
JUNE MARRIAGE
MARKET is SLOW
The Victims Of the Little Love God
Always Seem to Hesitate Dur
ina the First Half
of June.

The June marriage record for this
season is slow. During the first half
of the month, only eleven licenses
were issued at the office of the
county clerk.
But in past years business has TN
proved as the month wears on. Last
year there were but eight marriages
during the first fifteen days of the
month, but during the last fifteen
there was a noticeable Improvement
in the number. for the records show
that there were nineteen licenses
issued during those days, making 4
total of twenty-seven for the month.
If Cupid maintains the same rela-
tive batting average during the rest
tive batting acreage during the rest
of the month there will have to be
twenty-four more couples succumb to
his darts.
Just why there is tendency to
lag during the first of the month re-
mains an unexplained mystery. but
the fact remains that they all shy
at the altar during the early days of
June.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-19
BOYS, TOO KNIT
IN THIS SCHOOL
At George Washington Many Pupils
Worked on Refugee Garments,
and Number Ran Into
Large Figures.

The George Washington school
made about the best record IN he
Keokuk schools for Junior Red Cross
work. The fifth room was 100 per
cent in knitting, every one working
on refugee garments.
The boys in this grade, as IN some
others did almost as much work as
l'the girls.
The George Washington school
has already completed 150 garments
and others are in process OF making.
Those who knitted are:
Fifth room-Harold Mckinney,
Clifton Lewis, Hamilton Davis, Al
bert Linquist, Lea Schreibman, Paul
lSmith, Roy Meister, John CrisWen,
Charles Boyd, Bart Ragatz, Marvin
Hentzel, Leslie Kinanman, lola VIII
liams. Virginia Lawrence, Ocie Webo,
Amelia Davis, Wilma Cooley, Mabel
Glewe, Margaret Phillips, EtAelyn
Freed, Hazel Ewing, Catherine Bre.
lheny. Armintha Hornish, Anna Bell
Ewing, Kenneth Morrison, Harold
itCarlisle, Frank Lawson, Melissa
Johnson, Edna Hubbard, Dorothy
Dimond. Frieda Rankin, Dorothy
Deyero Theresa Calfee, Luella Mer-
rift Gertrude Johnson and Dehlia
Hentzel, and these knitted forty-six
scarfs.
sixth room-Minnie G1ewe, Alice
Powell, Doris Ackley, Almanee
Battle, Sylvia Laboritz, Marguerite
Gumbel George We'll, Louis Shark
and Clara Hanan knitted ten scars
and Sylvia Laboritz knitted
sweater.
Room seven Blanche Miller,
Georgia Collins, Dorothy Frame
Irene Wilson, Raymond Connable,
Helen Barnes, Charlotte Chesman,
Louise Johnson, Leannetta Bell, MIL
dred APPEL, Roy Hubbard, Eva Meis-
ter and Mabel Keiser made fifteen
mufflers and E. l. Bindel made
muffler and sweater.
Room eight = Ellen Ballinger,
Cathryn Higgins, Evelyn Eckland,
Ruth Thomas, Hazel Meyer, Nina
Buck, Mary Louise Breheny, Myrtle
McKenney, Helen Whitmarsh, Reu-
ben Sorenson Marjorie Lock, kath-
'erine Leffingwell, Mark Aldrich, Mil
dred Lesman Mildred Tooke, Emily
Patterson, Margaret Peterson, Edna
Olson, Mary Maxine Jones, Bernard
Reed, Truth Lamont, Chester Wells,
Helen Swanson and Nora Billings.
Ninth room-Elizabeth Aldrich,
Esther Bedford. Freeman Conn, kath-
>erine Dimond, Vera Foulkes, Clara
Higham, Pansy Larson, Edith Raber
and Helen Stadler.
Room eleven-Agnes Aimen, Vir-
ginia Ayres, Clara Baur, Elizabeth
Blake. Louisa Bode, Manan Brown,
lillian Criswell, Esther Eckland,
Mamie Johnson, Maxine King, Mary
Laboritz, Lucille McGruder, Dollie
Movers, Elizabeth Morrow, Marie
Peterson, Ethel Stiles, Huldah VAIL
gren and Margaret Wildman.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-19
War In Far East.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, June 19-War in
the far east in which the United States
will be involved is almost certain In
the near future because Of the award
of Shantung and Kiao Chau to Japan
by the peace conference, DR.. jeremiah
w. jerks, Of New York university
aIc authority On oriental problems told
the house immigration committee
To-Day.
The award seems SO contrary to
right and justice, so contrary to the
development of democratic principles
in the war, SO contrary to the prin-
ciples for which the Americans and
the allies fought, that unless some
factors enter into it that do not now
appear, the decision is almost certain
TO bring about war in the far east in
which the United States will certainly
he involved" jerks said.
II hope there will be modification
OF the provisions. The Chinese are
normally democratic in their ways OF
living and thinking and they will not
readily yield to the military domino
ton by Japan, such as that award
involves, however much the Japanese
might attempt to disguise it by ex-
plantations. The United States could
not abandon these democratic prin-
cIples."
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-19
FORT MADISON
MORMON FLIES
They Descend on the City on the Flat
and Cover the Business Streets
Like Snow
Storm,

Newspaper reports from Fort Mad
ison voice the fear OF the otner
county seat of another invasion OF
Mormon flies like the one last year
which put out the street lights and
paralyzed things.
Monday evening the flies were so
thick in the city on the fat that the
streets were covered with them like
a heavy fall OF snow. 1t is forecast
now that the invasion this year of
flies In Fort Madison will be even
larger than in previous years.
Fort Madison in Mormon fly time
resembles London during an air raid,
as all of the lights in the business
district are extinguished SO as not
to attract the undesirable host wing
ing it's way through the air from the
stagnant pools on the islands near
the city, which furnished ideal breed
ing places for the flies.
At one time movement was on
foot to sprinkle oil on the pools
which TEEN with the insects, and IN
less some move in this direction ;"
made soon it is probable that the In
vasion this year will be more extern
sive and more disagreeable than ever
before.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-19
TO FIGHT REDS
JULY FOURTH
Plans Being Completed to Drive
Anarchists Out of Country
Before Big Bomb
Plot

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, June 19-Govern-
rlent plans to thwart the reported plot
to terrorize the country with bombs
on July were rapidly being COM
pleted today.
The house began consideration OF
the proposition to grant Attorney Cen
elal Palmer an extra 100000 he has
asked to rid the country of the radi-
cal menace The granting of the
sum, which was deemed certain by
house leaders, will give Palmer a
total of s1,5O0,0O0 for the work OF
halting the reds, who, Palmer told the
house appropriations committee plan
to destroy the government at one
fell swoop."
Meanwhile the department of JUS
.tice is planning the arrest of some
1000 radicals in various parts of the
country, who have been listed by
William J. Flynn and his assistants.
The list includes about 200 men and
women here, it was said.
The additional appropriation grant
ed by the house committee means
that a large number of arrests
planned will be added to the depart
ment's investigation force, now
headed by William j. Flynn, about
July l.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-19
Daily Stock Letter.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, June 19.-The New
York Evening Sun financial review
today said:
1t is doubtful If there has ever
been a time in Wall street when
there has existed a greater variety
or a greater confusion of opinions
with respect to the factors now oper-
ating within the securities market
and to the future course Of the mar
ket. While there was less buiish
vigor in the trading today than either
on Tuesday or Wednesday the under
tone was firm throughout and there
were as usual intervals Of strength
here and there.
Trading To-Day was in fair volume,
although it did not bespeak any
great amount Of public buying in
comparison with what has gone be-
fore. There was short covering and
some moderate pool activities. Tie
feathers, the equipments, some Of
the oils, notably Sinclair and Pan
American, and some individual issues
like American Cotton, International
Nickel, Kelly Springfield Tire, United
States Rubber and others were con
spicuously strong.
The last phase of the session was
one of repression. Most Of the
earlier gains were cancelled, and in
not few cases prices closed below
the Wednesday level.