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Evening star., 1919-04-05
ACQUITTED ON CHARGE
OF DESTROYING CAR
Frank o'Shea and Ten Others Were
Indicted Following Strike
in 1917.

Frank O'Shea Of Niagara Falls. n.
Y, international vice president OF the
Amaleamated Union of Street Rail-
way Employees. indicted with ntteeh
former conductors and motormen OF
the Washington Railway and Electro
Company on a charge of destroying
q car of the company during the
strike in April, 1917. by allowing tne
vehicle to run wild" down the NIL
near Providence Hospital, was ac-
Quilted late yesterday by a Jury IN
Criminal Division l after a trial last-
ing more than a month. The govern
ment admitted that Mr.. OShea was
not at the scene of the disorder. but
sought to hold him responsible as m
citing the outbreak by speech mace
by him a short time before to the
strikers. Justice Siddons discharged
the accused.
Ten of the strikers stood trial win
Mr.. OShea and were also acquitted.
They are Cecil B. Hathaway. John W.
Twiford, Harry r. Fisher. Daniel n.
Fritter Charles P. Keinle. Solomon ..
McIntyre, Charles p. Oliff, Roy W..
Saunders, Joseph Walter and Charles
7. Williams. One of the accused dled
and others were absent in france.
Brady H. Kane, one of the strikers
pleaded guilty at the beginning or the
trial and testified for the prosecution.
Several of the strikers took the
stand and while denying participation
in the lawlessness, declared that
Maid detective of the company had
ioined the union and advised attacks
on the property of the railway.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
FOR ORGANIZATION BUILDING.
The Booster Suggests One Roof
Cover Trade and Civic Offices.

An invitation to the trade and civic
organizations Of the city to unite in
erecting a building where all could
have office space and a meeting nall
is contained in the April issue OF the
Washington Booster, official organ
of the Chamber of Commerce;
"A proposition of this kind is not
unreasonable within it's scope or pos
sibility of success if a real ma man rs is
put at the head of it." reads the
Booster "It is certain that some Will
doubt, while others will say it cant.
be done. Doubling Thomases are of
little use in a community, therefore
an objection without a remedy needs
only casual consideration.
ITO succeed at this will require a
determined push; concerted and
prompt action. Why not have the Of
ficers or capable men named by the
presidents of the leading organiza-
tions of the city get together, Sc
lect an advisory committee and
real man as leader and start some
thing. What do you think of it? Write
US you views. either for or against"
Evening star., 1919-04-05
ANSWERS SISTERS SUIT.
Eugene S. Cochran Opposes Plea for
Dissolution of Partnership.

Declaring that the Cochran Hotel is
doing a good business and that a re-
eeivership would be prejudicial to the
interest of the plaintiff. his sister,
Rosa L. Cochran. as we'll as his own.
Eugene s. Cochran has filed an an
gWer to the rule issued against him
at the request of his sister for a dis
solution of the partnership between
them. The brother denies that the
differences between the partners can
not be adjusted and asserts that 1t
was illness that prompted his sister
70 remove from the hotel and to take
nm her residence in New York.
The sister owns a two-thirds inter-
ast in the building. he admits. while
his interest Is only one-third and he
did not feel that he could assume the
burden of the entire building when
she offered to sell to him. The hotel
has been conducted with an equal di-
vision of the profits. he says. Mr.
f.ochran is willing to sell, he declares
81 a satisfactory offer is received. but
he questions the wisdom of attempt
ing to dispose of the partnership as
seis and the building at the same
time
Evening star., 1919-04-05
Fix Up.

The long war made us sick
and faint, we had no heart to
hump; and so, alas, we did not
paint the cowshed and the
pump; we read long tales OF
bones and woe, and let our
chores to thunder go, and now
Our houses look as though they
should be at the dump. We had
no heart to trim the trees. or
bear dead cats away, when
mighty legions, DER the seas,
engaged in bloody fray; and
while those legions thundered
on, the tin cans gathered on the
! lawn, with broken dish and
demijohn, and heaps OF leaves
and hay. While still upon the
kaiser's brow the tyrant's crown
was seen, we had no heart to
! groom the cow, or plant the
pinto bean; we had no heart to
decorate thc lawn swing and
tie garden gate; we merely
stood and railed at fate, and
cussed the submarine. Now in
a castle queer and quaint the
| mildewed kaiser sits; and We
should buy some rich red paint
and throw some clean up fits
for kalsomine of gaudy hue, tc
make the shack look good as
new, for clover seed and blue
grass, too, we ought to blow 81,
bits. We've talked of war {
weary while, of admirals ant
kings; now let's put on ou
peace-time smile, and think o
other things; let's fix the roo
before there's rain, replace tn
broken window pane: lot o
, duties in its train this smilin,
, season brings.
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
HOLDS DIAMOND JUBILEE.
flames Tanner, Crippled at Bull
RIM. Seyenty.Five Yesterday.

Corporal" James Tanner. register
~ wills, yesterday celebrated the dia-
mond jubilee of his birth. which oc-
eurred seventy five years ago at Rich
mondville, Schoharie county. ny The
~mnloyes of his Office presented him
with a large basket of beauty roses
md aeveral boxes of cigars were re-
ceiyed by him with congratulations OF
his many friends.
Mr. Tanner has been commander in
Shjef of the G. A. r. and has held the
position of register of wills for fifteer
yeafS He lost both feet at the seconc
battls of Bull Run and his success
despite this handicap is regarded a:
an iufpiration to the many unfortu-
nat1a crippled in the war for democ
Rac}.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
SMALL FIRES REPORTED.
Blaze in Trash Box at Union Sta
ton Causes Scare.

Fire in a trash box in Union station
about s o'clock yesterday afternoon
emitted such large quantities OF
smoke that a scare was caused among
the travelling public and persons en-
ployed in the building. Members of
the Terminal company's hre brigade
quickly extinguished the fire before
any damage had resulted.
A fire scare was caused late yester-
day afternoon about the wharf Of the
Washington and Norfolk Steamboat
Company. 7th and L streets south
west, where a pile of rubbish caught
nre. A bucket brigade exteinguished
the blaze before 1t reached the build
ing or damaged the pier.
No engine company last night
about 7:45 o'clock extinguished q
small blaze in a shoe repairing estab'
| lishment at 90 F. street.
| Fire Of unknown origin did $25 dam
age In the home Of Josephine John
son. 71s Ball court. last night shorti,
before 9 o'clock.
Evening star., 1919-04-05

ter. scalding and soaring her. Al
though he allows 5000 a month from
his income Of $4,000 yearly. the hus-
band asserts that one Of the alleged
attacks on him followed his refusal
to meet a demand for $40. They were
married August %. 1906. and have
five children.
The will of Mrs. Henrietta Hopfen-
maier, dated August S. 1918. and modi-
fed by codicil Of March 6. 1919. has
been filed for probate. Numerous be
quests are made to relatives and 5000
is given to the synagogue at Evans
willie, Ind, for q tablet in memory of
her parents A son, Milton Hopfen-
maier. is given $4,000 and several
grandchildren are remembered with
i 1000 each. A daughter: Helen III
Goldstein, is to have $1,000 and two
! houses The remaining estate goes
to another daughter. Mrs. Mabel
| Simon.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
Mrs. Fletcher Court Witness.

Mrs. Susan Fletcher. wife of Ad-
miral Frank F. Fletcher, U. s. NJ. was
the chief witness yesterday afternoon
in the United States branch of Police
Court against Jefferson B. Varnum
and Robert l. ooghe, two boys. charg-
ed with stealing Mrs. Fletcher's s
pocketbook. while she was shopping.
The pocketbook contained SIS. Detec-
tive Wilson of headquarters arrested
the bows in Center market later -nile
thew were alleged to have ben at
tempting to rob woman patrons of the
market. When they were searched
the contents of Mrs. Fletcher's pocket
book, including some small jewelry
and her visiting cards. were found on
the boys. The prisoners were neio
fnr the action Of the grand jury. Judge
Mcmahon fixing their bonds at $1,000
each.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
; ASYLUM PATIENT LEAVES.
William Stevens, Colored, Believed
to Have Gone to His Home.

William Stevens. colored. ffty-two
years old. yesterday left Washington
Asylum Hospital. where he had been
sent from the Jail He was under SEN
fences aggregating $50 days for boot
leRging. His voluntary return Is ex-
pected. as 1t is believed he went to
Investigate his home, having received
word that his trunk had been broken
open and rifled.
William Thomas. colored. ran away
from the police yesterday while on
his way from the Jail to the District
wharf at the foot of 9th street. He
1umped from the van at Virginia ave-
nue. and LIST street.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
WOULD FORM POST HERE.
Commander Miller of Veterans of
Foreign Wars Visits City.

Commander William ". Miller Of the
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley Post.
No. SIS. Veterans of Foreign Wars Of
the United States. Baltimore. Md, was
in Washington yesterday to make ar
rangements for organization. he an
nounced, of post in this city. While
here he visited Walter Reed Hospital
and appointed Private Warden w.
Hardy, ward IS. to represent locally
the national organization and receive
app cations from men who have seen
overseas service for membership in the
post to be organized in this city.
The organization has a membership,
it is said. of more than 500, 900. Com
mander Miller will return to Washing
ton within ten days to organize the
post for this city.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
MRS. SEIBERT A SUICIDE.
Husband Finds Body Suspended
From Transom in Their Home.

Mrs. Rosetta Seibert twenty-nine
years old, Iowa circle. yesterday
ended her life in her apartment by
hanging. Her husband. Charles Sci
bert, found her body suspe nded from
a transom when he returned from the
Post Office Department, where he is
employed as clerk. yesterday after
noon about 5:45 o'clock.
May God forgive me and bless you
always" was the message scribbled
on a piece Of paper and left in the
apartment for her husband.
Coroner hewitt was told that the
deed probably resulted from despond
ency, due to the death Of Dorothy, q
four-year- child Of the Seieerta
A certificate Of suicide was given
Mrs. Seibert was a native Of ManAa'
sas. Va, and had resided in this city
seventeen years.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
Y. w. C. A. WILL ENTERTAIN.
To Give Unique Affair Before Nov
ino tn New 0uarterS.

The Y. w. C. A. is to hold a farewell
entertainment tonight in the quar-
ters at 6l9 14th street, prior to their
moving into the new quarters at 1885
F street.
The entertainment, which will bs
in direct charge Of Miss F. M
Brown, general secretary, will con-
sist Of a Punch-and-Judy show. for
tune telling, songs and other musical
numbers. Arrangements have been
made to begin Monday to pack the
equipment for removal to the new
building.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
DEBATE RAIL CONTROL.
SWarthmore and G. W. u. Teams
Hold Forensic Contest,

Whether the retention of the rail-
roads by the government for fve
years is more desirable than private
ownership Immediately was debated
last night by teams from Swarthmore
and George Washington University in
the Assembly Hall Of the Y. M. c. A.
building. The decision was awarded
Swarthmore. the Affirmative, by two
to one.
Cleveland Cabler. Floyd b. Mathies
and r. Mcguire composed the George
Washington team, while Drew Pear
son, D. Malcolm Hodge and James
Borgardue were Swafthmore's debat-
ers. The judges were Chief Justice
Smythe Of the Court of Appeals Han.
mis- Taylor and John Hays Hammond.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
Sues Telephone Co. for $40, 600.

Frank T. Clancy has sued the Ches-
apeake and Potomac Telephone Com
alleged personal injury. A collision
between a cart driven by the plaintiff
and an automobile Of the company
December IA last near Laurel. Md, Is
the basis Of the suit. CLANCY is
carpenter, and says his injuries will
nreyent him working at his trade.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
TO BOMB FOREST FIRES.

In connection with the recent an
nouncement that the forest service
had arranged with the War Depart.
ment for the use Of afrplanes ana
captiye balloons to aid in detecting
and suppre ssing forest fires. the De-
partment Of Agriculture today an
nounced that one of the interesting
possibilities to be tested is bombing
fires 1t is believed. experts state.
bombs charged with suitable chemi-
Gals can be used with GOOD results.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
NEW BODY TO STUDY
CASE OF MISS WOOD
Subcommittee Selected for Board Of
Trade to Investigate Teach
er's Suspension.

The committee or schools o. tnc
Board Of Trade yesterday afternoon
appointed Il subcommittee 10 ;nvcsti-
gate the case Of Miss Alice Wood.
Western High School teacher. who
was suspended for a week for state
ments she was charged with having
made while teaching current topics.
Miss Alice Deal. president of the
High School Teachers Union. unfold
ed the case from the filing of the
charges by the fathers of two pupils
to the time the union wrote TO the
board of education for Il hearing On
the question.
Consider Case a Precedent.
She explained that the union IS ask
ing for a hearing because the teach
ers fear that if Miss Woods case is
permitted to pass it will establish. 4
precedent for the beard OF education
10 dimiss a teacher on the complaint
of 4 pupi: without trlal. Miss Clara
! StutZ Of the Grade Teachers Union
; also was present.
! After a brief discussion the commit
tee decided to SEEK the board OF edu-
cation side of the affair before act
J ing.
! On the question of renewing the
fight for a higher wage for teachers
at the special session of Congress-
Roy c. Claflin, chairman of the com
mittee, told the teachers present that
his committee would be glad to assist
them on whatever schedule they de-
eide to support
Several members of the committee
| expressed the opinion that one reason
why Congress did not grant the in
crease at the last session was that too
many different schedules of pay were
presented by various organizations.
Need Of Agreement.
Chairman Clafin emphasized th
need of having all organization
unite on one schedule and work to
eether for it's passage. He announced
that he would write to the board o
educat ton, suggesting the necessit.
for presenting to Congress at the mex
session only one schedule of propoSe'
increases in pay for teachers.
The committee indorsed the propose
TO create a new position of assis:an
superintendent of schools in eharE'
of high school work.
At the Office Of Superintendent
Schools Thurston it was said today tha
no answer has yet been sent to the re
ouest of the teachers unions for hear
ing.
Evening star., 1919-04-05

Child labor in the District Will oe
considered at a meeting to be held at
8 o'clock at the Public Library, under
auspices of the childrens year COM
mittee
Annual dinner of the Cornell Club
of Washington at sis o'clock at the
University Club.
Five hundred and fifty-ninth meet,
ing Of the Biological Society at
o'clock in the new assembly hall OF
the Cosmos Club.
Meeting of the Oklahoma State CLUB
at O'Clock in the hall over 1914
street northwest.
Dance by Minnesota war workers
at $3.50 o'clock at Northeast Masonic
Temple, 523 Sth street northeast
Meeting of the Chiropractic Associ-.
alton of the District at the office OF
DR.. E. NJ Gustafson. the Cumberland.
Smoker of Kappa Alpha Alumni at
the Kappa Alpha House, 1903 kaio-
! rama road.
Meeting of the Kansas State So
ciety at 8 o'clock at the Wilson Nor
NAL School.
Open house of the Texas Congress
of Mothers at 1914 Massachusetts, ave-
; nue. northwest.
Meeting Of Howard University Alum :
! nj at o'clock in the library hall at
| the university.
Address by Prof. Kelly Miller at 5
o'clock before the Grand Army OF
! Americans at Community Club No. 3.
/ oO11 Georgia avenue.
Dance of the Nebraska Girls Ak
sarben Club at the Wilson Normal
School.
Dance Of the Alpha Omega Frater-
nifty at the Dewey Hotel, 1880 l. street
northwest.
Orchestral rehearsal at 8 o'clock in
the assembly hall of the Y. M. c. A.
1886 G street.
TOMORROW.
/ Address by Louis F. Post at O'CLOCK
before the forum of Community Cluf
mo. s, S1S 10th street northwest
Omen house of the Texas congres.
Of Mothers in the afternoon at 1871
Massachusetts avenue.
meetins of the Herzl Club at .
; o'clock in the Y. n H: A. rooms lltf
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Address by DR.. William c. Hunting
ton at 1880 o'clock am. at the Eighti
street Temple. Subject, Russia, tn
Greatest Problem Of the Peace Con
. ference"
Meeting of the Junior Hadassah Clu1
at 4:30 o'clock, at 141s 9Th stree
northwest.
, Presentation Of "Shulamis." Yiddisl
opera, at 7:45 o'clock at Carroll 1nstt
tute Hall. s1s 10th street northwest.
> r4,ke Of wanderlusters at 2:45 o'clocl
: from 61st street northeast. reache,
; by District line cars on New Yorl
, avenue.
Community sing at o'clock at tn
Church of Our Father, 18th and
: streets northwest.
3 Community sing at $3.50 o'clock a
Community Club, No. 3. 2011 Georgi
: : avenue.
Meeting of the Young Friends Clu
at 5 o'clock at Alliance House. II
. 4h street southwest, when Alec Hor
witz will speak
Hike of the Red Triangle Outin
;. Club at 3:15 o'clock, from the end Q
e the Forest Glen car line, reacned o
y 9Th street cars.
Address by Alexander MacNeill q
;. 5 o'clock pm. at the Calvert Club.
It Dupont Circle. Subject: "Reconstru'
ton"
l. First anniversary of the communit
j. sing, at 2:45 O'Clock at Central Hie
: School, 11th and Clifton streets nortl
= west.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
Asks 5000 for Alleged Injury

Suit to recover $1,000 damages for
alleged personal injury has been filed
in the District Supreme Court by
Giuseppe Palena against Charles {.
Venable. The plaintiff says he was
run down by an automobile Of the
defendent February IA last while
crossing 1st street into the Capitol
grounds.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
Appointments Announced.

The meeting was presided over by
Mrs. Wesley Martin Stoner, who an
nounced the following committees:
Honorary chairmen, Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson. Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin, Mrs.
Harriet Blaine Beale; chairman. Mrs.
Wesley Martin Stoner; vice chairmen.
Mrs. Abram Simon, Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins, Mrs. Thomas II. Carter and
Mrs. Sidney Ballou; treasurer, Mrs. r.
Il. Lyon.
Mrs. Stoner announced that the
speakers bureau was composed as fol-
lows: Chairman, Mrs. j. Campbell
Cantrill; speakers, Mrs. Richard Aid.
rich, Mrs. LaRue Brown, Mrs. Mildred
Koonce Barbour, Mrs. Edward P. Cos
tigan, Mrs. Edward Clark, Mrs. M
Brice Clagett, Mrs. Charlotte B. Ed
ridge, Mrs. J. Carroll Frazer. Miss
Margretta Fort, Miss Rosina Hubert
Mrs. F. w. Pyle, Mrs. Wallace Streator
Mrs. Frank H. Smell and Mrs. Fairfax
Walkup.
Evening star., 1919-04-05

Special Dinner Dance
at the Wardman Park Hotel, Satur-
day, April S, 7p.m. Reserve tables now
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1919-04-05

TAKE BELL-ANs BEFORE MEALS
and see how fne good digestion makes you feel.
~Adverttsement.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
Ordered to Pearl Harbor.

Maj E. P. Moses Of the Marine
Corps at Quantico. Va, has been
ordered to Pearl Harbor. Hawaii, for
duty.
Evening star., 1919-04-05

Floral Arrangements for Easter
weddings are best left to Shaffer, 800
14th t-Advertisement.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
Time to Show Sincerity.

But in any case we women want to
do the right thing. and now is the
time to show that we are sincere IN
our protestations of democracy and
will carry through to the end all
ideals of our nation. We cannot stop
now; we must finish our war work; :;
this victory liberty loan must be car
ried over the top with greater enthu...
siasm than any that has gone before
Other speakers at the meeting were
Miss Katharine Synon of the national
woman's liberty loan committee and
Miss Rosina Hubert of Pittsburgh.
! who told of her two years detention
| in Belgium under German rule.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
MISS RANK|N'S URGENT
PLEA FOR VICTORY LOAN
Former Representative in Congress
Says Women Have Opportunity
to Aid Country.

This victory liberty loan must be
carried over the top with greater en-
thusiasm than any that has gone be-
FORE said Miss Jeannette Rankin. for
mer member of the House from Mon
tana, addressing a meeting of the Dis
trict of Columbia woman's liberty
loan Committee yesterday afternoon
The liberty loan is the easiest
thing to be asked to work for during
the war, because it is such a simple
business proposition that any one can
see that he is putting his money into
the best investment In the world" con-
tinued Miss Rankin.
Evening star., 1919-04-05
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TONIGHT.

TONIGHT.
Child labor in the District Will ne
considered at a meeting to be held at
8 o'clock at the Public Library, under
auspices of the children's year COM
mittee.
Evening star., 1919-04-05

cou>sH mt in the War Department, has
filed suit for q limited divorce from
his wife. Agnes b. Carpenter. on .
charge OF cruelty. Tho husband says
she locked him in room, broke
fence post over his arm and threw a
pan of boiling water over their daugh-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-07

Corporal Lloyd f. Ireland, better
known here as kid Lrish.'' who has
wrestled in Pendleton. was married
in Portland to Miss Iris Hill, who was
born on the Belgian-F'rench border,
but who has lived in Portland for the
past few years with her parents. Ire
land. who was wrestling instructor at
Camp Lewis before he went overseas
wears a wound stripe for service in
France with the 3i6th Field Artillery,
91st division.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-07
SOCIAL AND PERSONALS

Mrs. Matthew Mooney and little
daughter. Katherine. are in peRdieton
from Alba, az guests az the home OF
MIR. and Mrs. }. 4. Murphy.
Mrs. John Anleny and Mrs Frances
Pope were here saturday from walla
Waila- They accompanied Mrs. Har-
fiett Macarthur. mother OF c. n. Nc
Arthur. to Pendleton. Mrs. Macarthur
left on No. II for Portland.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. &mes Johns motored
20 stanfield Friday and enjoyed tho
high school play ."rhe Lone STAR
presented BY the students and coached
by Miss Mary Johns. of the faculty.
Miss Johns and Miss Ioura Jerard
accompanied them home Saturday.
-%-
a pleasant surprise was given Mrs.
g. s. Cole al her home, I303 Il. Court
street. Saturday evening by members
OF the Inspiration Club. The ladies
came with filled baskets and the
evening was spent with music and
playing games, after which refresh
ments were served. II being Mrs
Coles birthday. the ladies presented
her with beautiful cut glass dish,
Those present wero Mrs. l.. A. Simons.
Mrs. w. T. Fergus. Mrs. George
Schwarz. Mrs j. T.. Gibson, Mrs. n.
r. Simpson. Mrs. John GreuIich, Mrs.
Frank Greullch. Mrs G. NJ. C;riswold.
AIRS. G. II olcots. Mrs. c. w. Math-
ows, Mrs, A. o. Garden Mrs. j. f.
sharp. Mrs y. A. Lumslcm. Miss
Opal Thomas. Miss Rose Mathews
Miss Mildred Mathews. Miss Evelyn
Greuiich. Miss Lenore Grcnlich, Miss
Marie Temple. Miss Elizabeth Fergus
Miss Medra Schwartz. Miss Mary
Hampton and Francis Greulich
and james Simpson.
The Bnsy Bees of the Maccabees
will meet tomorrow afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Mart Ferguson. 112 JEFF
fcrson street. A number of the men,
bers are anticipating attending a con-
vention of the woman's Benefit Asso-
citation of the Maccabees to be held in
Portland on April % and 30. Mrs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-07

the boy was kidnapped last Septem-
ber and that recently she saw the
child in a window of the Fifth ave-
uue home of her mother law. Mrs.
Phoebe Thorne. In answer to a writ
the elder Mrs. Thorne denies the boy
is with her. Thorne's marriage great
~ displeased his relatives
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-07

Edward Metcalf. Siletz reservation
native, has been visiting friends on
the Umatilla reservation and Incl
dentally taking in the sights in Pen
dleton. Edward was introduced to
the mysteries of denatured alcohol Sat
urday night, was picked up by the po-
lice and this morning given five days
in which to work on the city streets.