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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22
CORN CROP IS
CUTSHORTBY
HEAVY RAINS
DEMONSTRATION AGENT is URG-
ING CONSERVATION OF YIELD
FROM BOIL WEEvIL THROUGH
MODERN METHODS.

Great damage to Escambia county
corn crop by recent rains is reported
by Farm Demonstration Agent Bur
nette. Fully 16 per cent of the crop
has been ruined, he estimates.
In order to save the remaining crop
a determined effort will be made to
eradicate the corn weevil. Florida lost
100000 bushels of corn last year be-
cause of the ravages of the weevil, a
big percentage of which was reported
in Escambia county. The necessity for
alright cribs will be urged.
A note of warning will be sent to
every farmer in this section advising
the need for precaution and the neces-
sary treatment to save a crop already
short
The cure for corn weevil is carbon
bi-sulphide winch will be furnished
upon application to the extension de-
partment of the University of Florida.
One cent per bushel is the cost nee
essary for perfect fumigation in air.
tight cribs, according to experts.
Cultivators of the corn crop are
referred to Farmers Bulletin No 1929
for information. This may be OBJ
tanned by application to the depart
ment of agriculture, Washington.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22
Y. M. G.. A. WORKERS
ARE ABANDONED
TO BOLSHEVIKI

Archangel, Russia, Aug. 21.-Two
American Y. NJ. C. A. men. Howard
E. Merrill of Sornerville. Mass. and
Thomas L. Cotton. of Lingle, Wyo.,
were caught amid heavy shell fire in
a mutiny of Russian troops at Tul-
gas on the Dvina river, some time
ago. Their experiences have just now
been told.
Merrill and Cotton. who were form
erly Dartmouth college athletes. were
the only Americans in the villages
which were garrisoned by Russian
troops. with a few British officers.
The Russians, fearing that they Were
about to be cut off and surrounded by
the Bolsheyiki, determined to mutiny.
The escorted the two Americans to a
blockhouse which was under fire from
Russian artillery.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22
ENGINEERS BEAT
AUDIT FORCE IN
SHIPYARD GAME

The Pensacola Shipbuilding Company
Engineers defeated the Auditing De-
partment team to 3 at Maxent park
yesterday afternoon, before good
crowd. Ellis, pitching for the En-
gineers had things his own way and
was seldom in danger.
Nabasco, of the Auditors, was wild
and ineffective in the pinches. Rich
mond pulled a Ty Cobb stunt by scor-
ing from first on a single. Brier1ey's
smashing double with two on put the
game on ice for the Engineers in the
fifth frame.
Dougherty, Youngfelt and Edgren
played bang-up in the outer gardens,
while the all around work of Hyams
featured the playing of the pencil
pushers."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22
HOME SERVICE
SECTION RED
CROSS TO MEET

The home service section of the Pen
sacola chapter, American Red Cross,
will meet at headquarters at IL o'clock
this morning in order to map out a
program of peace time relief
r.. s. Reese, of Southern division
headquarters, in Atlanta, will address
the meeting and define the purposes
and ideals of the reconstruction work
which the Red Cross will do among
civilians.
Mr.. Reese is in Pensacola to install
Field Director McMullen- Mr.. McMul-
len succeeds Lee Mcdonnell as field
director of military relief for Fort
Barrancas and the naval air station.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22
KIWANIS MEMBERS
ARE ENTERTAINED
WITH SONG FEAST

AT the usual weekly luncheon of the
kiwanis club held at the Army and
Navy club rooms, after the business
end of the session yesterday the fun
commenced and was furnished through
the courtesy of the Pastime theatre
Miss Marion Cavanaugh
singing Till We Meet Again" and
Miss Sophie Davis rendering Jazz
Baby" Billy Graves and Sophie Davis
gave a very pretty duet and Joe Rich
ardson favored them with THE AIco-.
holic Blues and the entertainment
ended with several numbers and the
artists received round after round of
applause, and the hearty thanks of
the Kiwanians present.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22
Real Estate Tran.fer.-peed.:

Il
Anders Worlund to w. T. Earnest
j. A Jacobi and L. F. Matthews, So
| 500: Lots 10 and IL. block C, Jacobs
addition to town of Moline. Also per.
sonal property.
age Co. s1.00 and other considerations
I'LL interest Lot los. block 10, AM
lot LAT. block 20, Old City.
Board Public Instruction to J. N
Brewton, $1.00 and other considera
lions: 51-4 acres in section /. town
ship south. range 81 west.
Cary & Co. to Edith Sale, $1,000 and
other considerations: Lots 13 and IA,
block So, Lakeview.
Sandy Dennis to Pensacola Land &.
Investment Co., $4,000: N 40 feet of
lot and of w 1-2. block So. East King
tract, east of Tarragona street
j. 9. Crowson to Pensacola Land e.
Investment Co., $4,000: Lots and 10,
block 1876. East King tract, east Of
Tarragona street.
j. A. Chiffin & Co. to d. s. Open
heimer. $50: South 80 feet of north
60 feet lot 4 and w IL 5. block ~,
East King tract.
ID. l.. Brown to Barkdull Land Co,
$250.00: 23 acres in N 1-2 section 20,
township 1 south. range 80 west.
(Patent) United States to Harley H
Bachar: NE Ia of section 5, township
north, range 33 west.
Executors estate Jane Duff to w. J.
Casper. $1.00 and other considerations:
13 1-2 acres in NV Ia of NE Ia, sec
ton 2. township / north. range 81
west.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22
KOREANS WILL
GOVERN SELVES
IN TIL : FUTURE

Washington. Aug. 20.-An imperial
rescript received at the Japanese en-
bassy from Toxic today announced
local self government for Korea and
reforms looking toward home rule.
Civil government has displaced mill
tary. Koreans have the same privi-
leges as Japanese.
Heretofore the Japanese have been
a privileged class In Korea. The mill
tary gendarmerie. so much under crit
icism lately, will be displaced by civil
ian police force. A system OF village
and town municipal government will
also be undertaken.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22
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United States Court.

Blue Greek Com. VS. E. Z. Jones and
w. A Brown, answer filed; w. A.
Brown and w. b. Davis. attorney for
defendant.
c. B. Campbell VS. A. J. Gamer and
A. W. Butler. answer filed: Joel r.
Wells, attorney for defendant.
United States VS. t. s. Green, court
order overruling demurrer migratory
bird act, W. B. Sheppard. judge.
United States VS. Edward NJ. Well.
Isaac l.. Blanton and George l.. Long,
court order overruling demurrer; w.
b. Sheppard, Judge
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22

The British steamship Thurland
Castle sailed yesterday for Galveston
where she will load a cargo of cotton
for Liverpool. She recently finished
unloading more than 5000 tons of
kainit here. being the first vessel 20
bring a cargo of this product here
since before tho war.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22
FOR SALE
BEAUTIFUL RESIDENCE

BEAUTIFUL RESIDENCE
Of nine rooms and basement with double
gallery around the house, upper
and lower floor.
LARGE GARAGE and CHICKEN HOUSE
FRUIT AND SHADE TREES
One OF the Most Beautiful Homes on
BAYOU TExAR
Corner 18th Ave. and Cervantes.
ALSO
Four Building Lots on Bayou Texar
Cor. 18th Ave. and Ceramics.
FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT:
One Suite, large bed rooms with seven
windows, connected with Kitchen, con-
Raining gas range. All opening on pri :
vate gallery overlooking Bayou Texar.
Also one room for one or two ladies',
without light housekeeping.
MRS. EMMA CLUTTER
Phou4 cS7
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22
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A permit for the building of $780,
600 dry dock by the Bruce Dry Dock
company was yesterday morning is
sued by City Building Inspector E. f.
Wolfe The plans of Engineer }. L.
Crandall show a dock 400 feet long
with five sections 62xs4 feet.
Charles w. Gray. 20 East Brainard
street, has returned from Italy where
for several months he was a T. M.
c. A. worker.
Fig City farmers have turned their
activities to sweet potato raising
Daily shipments are made and the
vegetables are being offered for 50
bushel.
Members of the American Boy Army
have planned q picnic to be held at
an attractive spot on Baars road Sun
day. Members will bring lunch and
meet at the transfer station on Pala-
fox street at 10: 80 o'clock on Sunday
morning to make the trip out on their
bicycles.
The police department has been not
flied by the navy department that Da-
vid Admier Dulton, who enlisted In
the navy here, giving his address as
Sos South Barcelona street. Is classed
as a deserter. Dulton is said to have
left the ship McDermut. He enlisted
here, according to records, on July 10.
1916, and gave as the name OF his
guardian Ardella McGraw. A reward
of $50 is offered for his capture.
ed on suspicion of having been con-
uected with the burglary of the office
of w. L. Morgan, East Wright street, |
which was entered Wednesday night,
has been released by the police. as
no proof of his guilt could be estab-
lished Fifty pennies and number OF
signed blank checks were stolen. Mr..
Morgan has warned the public not to
cash any of the checks.
J. F. c. Griggs, of Tampa, is here
on business in connection with the
local customs bureau.
The Ford auto truck belonging to
the Hallmark Transfer company which |
was stolen from North Guillemarde
street, was recovered at about 10
o'clock Wednesday night on South
Guillemarde street, between LaRua
and Belmont street. One of the front
tires had been cut, the lights We're
damaged and all the gasoline in the i
truck had been removed.
Aubrey Henderson. aged z. 523 West
Chase street, who was injured when
struck by an automobile driven by
James Gardner, at Gregory and De- !;
villiers streets, has been removed from /
the Pensacola hospital to the home /
of his parents. Gardner was arrested
by the police and is docketed for a
hearing in the police court this morn
ing.
Malcolm Sheets was fined $50 and
costs in the recorders court yesterday
morning as the result OF a collision
Wednesday night when a Dodge car.
to- the city, which Sheets
was driving, collided with an electric
light pole on East Wright street.
cleared yesterday and will proceed to
Buenos Aires with cargo of lumber
valued at $35,875.
The British steamship Thurland
Castle sailed yesterday for Galveston
where she will load a cargo of cotton
for Liverpool. She recently finished
more than 5000 tons of
xainit here. being the first vessel 20
bring a cargo OF this product here
since before tho war
.nDE NYC WITTY
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22
Said a Friend of Ours
Yesterday:

"Since I've been wearing this
Palm Beach Suit I'm beginning
to feel sorry for those poor dew
ills up in Alaska!"
And he wasn't very far from
right, for this is the finest kind
of weather if you know how to
get around it. -.
Trouble is that lot of men
won't listen to the call of COM
fort-if they only knew the
downright happiness that was
waiting for them in every suit
of Palm Beach clothes, we'd
need ten extra clerks to take
care of the trade and heavily
armed guard to accompany the
Boss to the bank.
Palm Beach Suits, SIS to $18.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-06-26
TRAVEL-PROOF FIBER TRUNKS

When you buy luggage it pays to get the best:
These trunks will stand the hard knocks of
handling and will in just as good condition
after the trip as before. We have some 5ll
sizes during this Reconstruction Sale at O'SO
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25
CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETl-
TgON FOR PROBATE or WILL

Estate ~ E.. r. Nielsen.
State az Minnesota. County Of Pine In
Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate OF &. r..
Nielsen. Dccedent.
The State Of Minnesota To all per-
,.ons interest ~ in the allowance and
probate Of the VIII Of said dccetient:
The petition Of Else X. NcIseD betpg
duly filed IN this Court. representing
that G.. r. Nielsen then resident Of
the County VI Pine. State ~ Mtnneso-
m. died on the st day Of December.
1919. leaving a last VIII and Tssta-
went which Is presented TO this Court
with said petitt0n. and praying that
~ ~ instrument tc allowed as the last
VIII and Testament OF said decedent.
sued thereon tn Fsire X. Nielsen.
New Thevefeses You. and each Of you
are hereby cited and required TO show
cause. II any you have, before this
Court. ut the Probate Court Rooms In
the Court HoHxe- In Village Of Pine
City, County as Pine. State Of Mtnneso-
IT, .sJ the 18th day OF January. 1890
at O'Clock y. M. why the prayer OF
said petition should not he granted
Witness the Honorable. j. r. Their
rten. Judge Of said Court. and the zeal
of said Court. this tStk day OF Dccem-
her. 1919,
probate Court Seai
J. r.. Therrten.
Probate Judge.
(Dec. ,25-Jan. 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25
Want Column

RATE cent per word per inser-
ton. Minimum IS cents.
have good Duroc Jersey Boar
for service. II. Voetmann, = 3-4
miles northwest of Askov.
l5wl6-2t*
For Sale Dry cordwood If
you want any put in your order
now. Theodor Jensen, 5 miles
northeast of Askov. 20wl5-2t.
For Sale. Ny FIVE year old
bull, Imp. Friendship La CROSSE
No. 3l7S7. For particulars.
price. etc, see advertisement in
this issue. 22wl4-3t.
For Hay. wild, mixed
and tame at SIS, $40 and So per
$50 cubic feet. Hans p. Hansen.
Al miles southeast of Askov.
24wl6-2t"
For Sale 80 or l60 acres of
land, 5 miles from Askov. This
land is near Sand creek and has
a nice lot Of open meadow on it.
James Slaven, Sandstone.
31w5-tf
For Sale My so acre farm, |
mile west of Askov. About 40
acres cleared and II acres under
pillow. For terms and price see
First State Bank of Askov or
owner. N, F. Andersen, Askov.
36w16-2t+
For Sale Parks Bred-to-lay
Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels.
Only few left. | have only the
best, the kind that lay and pay.
Prices reasonable. Mrs. f. w.
Adams, Brentwood Farm, Bruno,
MINI. 35wl6-2t
Sheep for Sale---My entire
flock of sheep registered
Shropshire ram, 3 years, 2 re-
gistered Shropshire rams, year;
Is registered Shropshire ewes
and lambs; Is grade ewes. Will
sell single or in a lump. A good
opportunity to start in sheep for
boys and girls clubs. Come and
pick what you want Ludwig
Mosbak. 56w15-2t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25

The American Want Column il
the most popular in the county.
Why? Because it brings results.
Try it and be convinced.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25

The local Danish Brotherhood
lodge held their meeting at the
assembly hall. Saturday evening,
and initiated IA new members.
A continuation of this meeting
will be held in the town hall
Monday evening, Dec. %, to adj
NIT FIVE more new members.
The teachers of the local pub
lie school have departed for their
various homes to spend the
Christmas vacation as follows:
Miss Agnes Rasmussen and Miss
Elizabeth Ammentorp to Withee
Wis; Miss Helen Strom to Glib.
bon, Mimi; Miss Marie Sloan to
Duluth; and Miss Gudrun Nor.
man to Milaca.
Peter Holmstrom of Salem, S.
d., who purchased Chas. Jack.
sons 80 acre farm in the Swed-
ish settlement northeast. Of
town last fall; was here this
week looking after his interests
and making preparations to move
to his newly acquired farm in
March. Mr.. Holmstrom is a
brother-in-law of Nath Deger-
man. Mr.. Jackson expects to
move into the house just across
the road from the school in that
neiphborhood when Mr.. Holm
strom moves here in the spring.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25

You cannot afford to drive
around to this and that party to
find out if they want to purchase
something which you have no
more use for when you can in
sert a want AID. in the American
for the small price of 1c a word,
which gets before hundreds Of
buyers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25
Askov

/ Peter Bovberg left Monday
for Chicago to spend Christmas
with relatives there.
| The local public school closed
! Friday for two weeks Christ
lmas vacation.
/ Arthur and Ole Olesen re-
turned home Sunday evening
from Minneapolis.
Miss Agnes Poulsen came home
| from Bruno last week to spend
the holidays at her home here.
| 4 party dance was held at the
town hall Friday evening, which
resulted IN an enjoyable evening.
/ Anton Andersen was over here
Sunday from Wisconsin for a
days visit at the l.. Moshmk
home.
Paul Heininge came home the
first of the week from Minneapo-
lis to spend the holidays with his
parents here.
J. p. Vejs left Monday for
Hampton, Iowa. where he viii
spend the holidays and probably
the rest of the winter.
Miss Gertrude Clausen came
home Sunday from Minneapolis.
to spend Christmas with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Clau-
sen.
Miss Hutta Poulsen came here
Sunday to spend the holidays at
the home Of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Poulsen. She is
employed at Minneapolis.
Walter Thomson came home
Sunday from Truman, to assist
his father in the post office dur
ing the Christmas rush, as we'll
as to spend the holidays here.
T. N. Thomson reports that
the post Office will be open from
10 to II a. m. and 1890 to 100
n. m. on Christmas day and SINH
lar hours on New Years day.
Rudolph Petersen came home
Sunday to spend the holiday va
cation from his school studies at
Minneapolis with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Petersen.
4 Miss Marion Jensen came up
from Minneapolis, Sunday, to
spend the holidays at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
p. Jensen.
Harold Petersen, who attends
Grand View College at Des
Moines. Iowa, came here Satur.
day to spend Christmas at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. N. S. Petersen.
Axel Brus came home the lat
ter part of last week from
Centerville, S. D., to spend the
holidays at his home here, after
which he will go to Tyler, where
he will attend Danebod College
Miss Fylla Strandskov and
Miss Alma Petersen, who teach
in the Danish parochia1 school al
Tyler, came here Saturday to
spend the holidays at the home
of the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. N. S. Petersen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25

Gudstieneste 5uleaften XII.
AS; Juledag 1890; Juletr@ for
Bornene 2. Juledag Efterm. XII.
100: for Ungdommen Aften XII.
s: Kand. OttaF Jergensen pr@di-
ker Sendag Form. Kl. 1890;
.Gudstjeneste ,Nytaarsdag Form.
XII 10:3O.-S. D. Rodholm.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR THE WEEK

This column is for free use by
churches. schools. societies. lodges.
etc.. for the purpose Of announcing
meetings where TO admission is tn
he charged. srch meetings as are
held for social ar educational par
poses and net for pecuniary gain.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25

Subscribe for the Askov Amer
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25

Rage og Fiede "bedes med
bringes til Bornenes Juletra ON
Eftermiddarcn OF Ungdommens
Juletra ON Aftenen Forsam-
lingshuset Fredag den 26. Dec
Kommitteen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25

Kvinderne modes hos Mrs. An
dreas Jensen, Tirsdag den 80.
Dec. Koretoj fra Byen Kl. 100
pracis.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25

Der bliver ingen Sondagsskelc
den %. Dec. H. C. Andersen
Skolen.
Evening star., 1919-05-09
HUMBERT ACQUITTED
OF ENEMY DEALINGS
Iadoux Also Freed-Death for La-
noir and Prison Sentence for
Desouches.

PARIS, May s (by the Associated
Press) s)-Senator Humbert. who has
been on trial by courts-martiai on a
charge of having had dealings with
the enemy, was acquitted today. Capt.
Georges Jile Ladoux, former chief OF
the intelligence bureau of the min
istry of war, 2 Co-dcI endSnt with
Humbert, was acquitted. Pierre Lee
nOir, still another of the co-defend-
ants, was sentenced to death, while
William Desouches was convicted
and sentenced Ito five years in prison.
Charles Humbert, senator and for
mer editor of LIE Journal, was arrest
ed in February OF last year, during
the trial of Bolo Pasha. who was put
TO death for treason, and the directors
of the Germanophile newspaper Bon
net Rouge. Bolo. il was brought out,
had bought an interest in lie Journal
with money that came from the Ger
man foreign Office through banking
houses in New York. Later alleged
fresh evidence charging Humbert
with communication with the enemy
was discovered.
Proceedings were begun last March
against Capt. Ladoux in connection
with the Bolo Pasha and Bonnet
Rouge cases and he was arrested,
charged with the loss OF a document
relating TO persons likely to be i'm
. plicated In a case alleging trading
with the enemy
Lenoir was accused of trading with
the enemy. When arrested his case
was placed in Importance to the gov
ernment higher than that against Bolo
Pasha. He was a Partisan capitalist
and with DesouChes bought lie Jour
nal in 1915 for 100000 francs and
later sold II TO Humbert. The money
was declared 10 have come from a
German source. Lenoir testified at
the preliminary hearing that he had
received the money for the purchase
of the paper from Swiss merchants,
who desired TO control large French
newspaper
Desouches. although nearly sixty
years old. fought with the French be-
fore Nerdun. The prosecutor in pre-
sentfng the case against him said
Desouches knew that the money with
which Lenoir bought lie Journal was
German, but that the defendants rec
ord at the front as "A volunteer liaison
ofncer might permit the court to
tighten his sentence on conviction.
Evening star., 1919-05-09
Matches Coins With Strangers

Harry C. Hoffman of Pittsburgh met
q stranger at Pennsylvania avenue
and Sd street yesterday and was
asked to be directed to the White
House. With time on his hands, the
PittSburgher volunteered to accom-
pany the stranger to the White House.
While strolling through the grounds
of the Agricultural Department a
third man Joined the party and Hoff-
man soon fell victim of the coin
matching game odd man winns.'
First he won and then he lost, and 1t
was not until he had parted with $50
in cash and diamond ring worth
500 that he realized he had been
swindled. Then he appealed to the
notice
Evening star., 1919-05-09
BOGUS INSPECTOR
BALKEDBY WOMAN
Another Faker Robs House.
hoIder-Minor Thefts
Are Reported.

A bogus inspector operating in resi-
Dental sections appeared at the resi-
6ence of Mrs. Ella Washburn, sol 18th
street. yesterday, and said he had
been sent TO do plumbing work.
I'm afraid you have the wrong
number" said Mrs. Washburn, sus-
pecting something wrong, and the
stranger departed.
Mrs. Washburn saw the man go to
the adjoining house. that she also oc-
cupied and when she responded to
his ring he recognized her and hur-
ried away A report OF the incident
was made TO the police.
A stranger visited the residence of
James Shallcross. 1904 l. street, about
noon yesterday and said he had been
sent to measure the roof with a view
TO doing some timing. He was per-
mitted to go to the roof Mr.. Shall
GROSS told the police, and after his de-
parture ii was found a gold watch
and ring had been stolen.
An unidentified colored man visited
the apartment of Mary CLANCY, 21 9Th
street northeast. early last evening
and stole $3.50 from a pocketbook
police were told that the robber can
be identified.
Evening star., 1919-05-09
AVIATION IN CIVIL SERVICE.
President Amends Rules to Make
Air Expert Positions Connective.

The President has amended the civil
competitive service the positions of
instructors in flying. student in
etructors in flying. aviation mechani-
clans and inspectors of airplanes and
airplane engines in the Signal Corps.
Tho action was taken on the ground
thai persons qualified for those posi-
tfofle are now sufficiently numerous
to AFFORD competition. The War De-
paYtment and the Civil Service Com
3nis4on concurred in recommending
the amendment.