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Evening star., 1919-08-31
Inquiry as to Cars.

The Senate adopted resolution
calling upon Director General Hines
of the railroads to inform it what
was the situation regarding the sup
ply of coal cars. He replied recently
that the situation was not as serious
as had been depicted and was i'm
proving all the time. He said that
$1,000 new coal cars were being con-
structed and 1900 had been put into
service.
But the miners tell of thousands of
bad order" coal cars and say that
the new cars. even if all in use, could
not make up for the loss of the bad
order cars. On July - out of total
of 794,547 coal cars. there were sS,
139 in bad order, requiring repair, or
10.1 per cent of all the coal cars were
on the shelf for the time being. This
situation has been remedied some
what, according to Mr.. Hines, but still
there are thousands of coal cars
which cannot yet be used.
1t has been reported that during
ten weeks the car shortage alone has
been responsible for a cut in coal
production amounting to 100000
tons of bituminous coal. and a very
The Washington times., 1919-10-10
PLAGUE OF CROWS
BESETS Ireland

NEW YORK. Oct s.-1Inlions Of
black crows have been invading Ire
land the past year and destroying
nearly half OF the harvest Of the
farmers Of the Emerald Isle, accord
ing to Peter A. Clune, a Knights OF
Columbus secretary, who just re-
turned from abroad. Mr.. Clune was
in Belgium. England. France, and
ireland. and in the latter country
found that the \, farmers are heart
broken because they have no practi-
cal method to Illustrate the invaders
The crows have been arriving In
large numbers the past two year,
and the Irishmen claim that the
birds have been driven out Of France
and Belgium forests by the heavy
cannonading during the war, and
discovered Ireland.
Mr.. Clune explained that the farm
eFs cannot use any buckshot on the
birds because the country has been
heavily garrisoned by the English
government with troops. Within the
past twelve months every farmer
has been deprived OF his favorite
fOWling piece by the soldiers who
have seized all kinds Of firearms.
some OF the farmers tried Paris
green poisoning, but the birds still
kept coming. The crows are very
bold, and unheedful Of the scarce
crow ehigies thrown about the fields.
The Washington times., 1919-10-10
ONE-RECE SUITS
Lure FINNY TRIBE

GALVESTON, Tex. Oct 1O.-The
rkin-Htting. oue-pIece sleeveless,
neckIeEH and almost legless bathing
costumes worn by the puIsating dam
eels at the ocean beach here this sum-
mer have brought to light a new
species OF 6sh. Old fishermen, for
rnerly poverty stricken, have doffed
their overalls for broadcloth, and
given up their pushcarts for automO-
biles. Hitherto they seldom had
enough small change for near beer.
Aow they have bank accounts and are
lending money TO those engaged in
less Fortunate occupations. And it's
an because Of the girls bathing suits.
It was several weeks ago that an
old fisherman discovered that the
girls bathing costumes were becom-|
ng SO daring that even the ish. came.
out to stare anthem. He had known
that the beach apparel was so scanty
shat strangers IN the city were forced
70 wear smoked glasses, but he had
never seen any demonstration from
the dnny denizens Of the deep.
A party Of about twenty local mer-
maids was EambolinE about On the
white sands. dancing. "shimmying,"
and otherwise disporting themselves
The old faherman stopped TO look
and llaLeU. 10 ms hluQeELleuA ne
saw that the shallow water near the
sands where the girls had been bath
ing all day was literally alive with
fish. on his tiptoes he slipped down
10 Che waters edge.
But 81 ne had announced himself
with a brass band the iish would not
have been frightened. Their heads
were protrudinF from the water, their
koEgle eyes in wild stare, and their
mouths ia a smile OF appreciation.
They were emitting gurgles which
BOUNDED very much like s,Oh, boy!"
SO absorbed were the hsh in their
fascfnatinE observation OF the bath
Eng girls that the old fisherman WAS
able TO wade IN the water and kill
several OF them with a club. The
E1ther8> swan only 70 place where
he could not obstruct their view.
some OF them even lay peacefully
smiling at the waters edge with half
their bodies and on the sand.
The next day the old fisherman OBJ
lained 500 pounds Of the hsh. Others
III she profession learned his secret,
and now the bathing beach has as
many fishermen as girl bathers. The
came OF killing the new fsh, now
called '.peeping Toms" became gem
tral. Al new era Of prosperity was
opened 10 the erstWhile indignant
profession. Fishermen are making
more money than they can spend, for
ID seems that the supply OF the new
species OF hsh Is unlimited.
The Washington times., 1919-10-10
Washington ATiatOrS
Among Starters In Air
Race Across Continent

Among the fiers in the trans-cOnti-
mental endurance race Of the Air
Service are many Of the country's
leading -aviators. including several
aces"
Col. c. c. Culver flying a German
FOlklIer plane, is the Oldest pilot in
the race. He is forty-seven years
old. He is the second Oldest commits
stoned aviator in this country. Capt.
n E. Erwin, former director Of naval
aviation, who is over fifty. being the
eldest. Colonel Culver is inteTna-
ti0nally known as the inventor OF the
wireless telephone for airplanes. He
Is a Washington man.
Lieut.. D. Bradley Gish, who was
forced to land at Canadice, y. Y, yes
terday when his plane caught FIRE, is
a native WashingtOniau. He few in
France with the 1S5th Night Bombing
Squadron, called the Suicide Club"
The Washington times., 1919-10-10

One night when his machine crashed
he received fifteen injuries, including
badly crushed and mangled legs, one
Of which was broken in fifteen places,
the other in four. He wears steel
braces on his legs and is still Under
going hospital treatment.
His passenger, Captain de Lavergne,
/ is French air attache here. During
the war he commanded a French
squadron. and at one time was in
command OF twenty American hiers.
He has many decorations.
HOnOred by Italy.
Lieut. Col. H. Z. Hartney, plotting
an SE-5, was a member OF the British
r. A. +. before America entered the
war, and served on the Italian front.
He is one OF the few fiers who re-
ceiyed the Italian Silver Medal Of
Honor. Colonel Hartney was trans
feTTed to the American service and
placed in command Of the Twenty
seventh Aero Pursuit Squadron and
later commanded the First Pursuit
Group. He is an ace, having brought
down fve German ships. and he has
been decorated with the Legion OF
Honor, the Croix de Guerre with two
palms, the American Distinguished
Service Cross. and the Italian. Silver
Medal or Honor.
Capt. Field Z. Kindley. also flying
an SE-5, is-one Of the leading Ameri-
can aces. having shot down twelve
enemy planes. He was one of the
contestants in the New York Toronto
flight and met disaster at the Albany
field, deliberately wrecking his plane
and risking his life to avoid landing
in a crowd Of spectators. Captain
kindley was cited for the Distin-
guished Service Cross for this act.
He has the British Distinguished Fly
ing Cross and the American D. s. c.
Captain Kindley was attached to the
l4Sth British Squadron before Amer
lea entered the war
DOWned Eight Germans.
Capt. J. o. Donaldson, Washington
ace, shot down eight German planes.
He is also flying an SE-5. During the
war, just after his eighth victory, he
was shot down and made prisoner in /
the battle OF the Somme. He made his
escape, though captured twice. Hei
wears the Distinguished Flying Cross. /
Capt. Ralph y. Bagby passenger
with Lieut.. Col. ohm n. Reynolds, was
a member Of the Eighty eighth. He |
is. famed for breaking up an entire /
Serman division single-handed. while |
lying in the rain and fog. He spot /
ted the division on the road and shot |
It up with his machine gun, scatter |
Ing il completely and later directing
artillery fire on it. He has the Croix !
de Guerre with three palms and two
stars, and is a Chevalier Of the Legion |
Of Honor Of Belgium.
The Washington times., 1919-10-10
SUGAR SHORTAGES
STARVING HER
BABY

BALTIMORE, Oct. 1O.-One
Of the first cases known in this
city Of real privation arising out
Of the present sugar shortage
was brought to the attention Of
the police yesterday, when a
woman, with a baby in her arms,
came into the eastern police sta
ton and complained that the
child was starving slowly be-
cause she could not obtain sugar
to enable her to feed it properly.
The woman, who failed to
leave her name, said that the
health Of the baby was such that
it could not feed in q normal
manner, but required a diet Of
sWeetened milk. She told Of max
ing a round Of several stores
without being able to buy q
pound Of sugar. She was direct
ed to an aid society.
The Washington times., 1919-10-10
BERLIN ORDERS INQUIRY
INTO ANTI-SEMlTIC CLUBS

BERLIN, Oct. 1o.-The newly-ap-
pointed Secretary OF state for Public
Order recently opened an inquiry into
the doings Of anti-Semitic clubs.
The text Of one Of a great number
Of conhscated pamphlets runs: we
do not want to be the slaves OF the
Jews or OF England. We desire order
again in the Fatherland. and we want
again sovereign who can lead US.
I'VE wish to renew the hght
against our enemies, and we viii win
or perish. We must call a man to
our head who loves the Fatherland
above everything and who is an able
leader. We have this man."
Besides these mental weapons few
dozen OF rubber batons were found,
called @little' Cohens," with which 70
knock out the big C6hens, according
to the Pan Germans.
The Washington times., 1919-10-10
DRIVEN TO KILL IN
DREAM, He AYERS
Says God Told Him TO Shoot
Burglar and Achieve
Heaven.

LIVERPOOL. Oct. IO.-T had a
dream in which I saw my dead
mother. grandmother, and God. They
told me il I went into the street
and saw a desperate burglar was
to shoot him and I would go to
heaven.
'I thought he was a desperate
burglar and shot him. This was
very much to my regret"
With these words Harry Theman,
chief engineer Of the American
steamer Victorious, calmly eek
plained" his Staying OF Samuel EN-
NETT, a dock laborer. whom he had
never seen before.
The coroner read a statement which
Theman wrote while in a cell at the
Bridewell, in which he said:
Il wish to give an account OF the
shooting. Leaving the saloon after
supper at about G p. m. with the first
assistant engineer, thought / heard
music across the basin God was
standing about flfteen feet from the
ship. He said I would have to die
as I was wicked and cruel, and the
devil would get me. had not seen
my father for three years, and my
father called me.
Begged For Mercy.
"T begged for mercy, and His face
softened. and He said all who re-
pented should have mercy. I begged
forgiveness for my sins and was told
I should enter heaven. I was told BY
a female to go to sleep, which did
"As did 50 I seemed to slip down,
a center Of attraction for everybody.
A huge multitude was there I was
put through large number OF at
fractions which were tests for my
courage, such as a den Of beasts. a
large wagon falling on me, and all
kinds OF other things I had to say
Amen and make the face OF God IN
my mind, and at the last minute I
got by the dangers
Finally I was led into a large
music hall, where much dancing was
The Washington times., 1919-10-10

going on. There was music, and this
kept up until 1880 a. N.
after breakfast heard terrible
pounding on the decks and q voice at
my side, that was my friend, seemed
to put all the advice IN my ear. There
were two different factions, and the
one I was with was the leading.
"The .frst test had to do was TO
get a spirit ia a room, and ] had to
stare at the mast steady, which
tried, but could not ] was then told
I could not get back to heaven, but
was eventually given another chance.
Then my friend said ] would have to
shoot q bad burglar. tried to argue,
but he won out. II / did not I would
die instantly, as 1 was half mortal
and half man.
II went to the place stated and
started to avoid It. But he said
would not make heaven and would
die INSTANTLY. When he said the
word shot the man. This was
very much to my regret The case
is great misfortune to me"
DoR't let careless eEDenGiture make
q sieve Of yOuF purse. Buy wisely,
and Increase yOuF mOnsy holdings ~
fmwauffmR In w a q
The Washington times., 1919-10-10
SUES GAS COMPANY AND CAR
LINE FOR $500 DAMAGES

Anna Sheriff, through Attorneys
Fred B. Rhodes and Chapman ".
Maupin, today filed suit in the Dis
trict Supreme Court against the Wash
ington Gaslight Company and the
Capital Traction Company for 81, 500
damages each, alleging personal in
jUres
Plaintiff, who says she is employed
by the Government alleges that June
last while walking on the sidewalk
In front OF 2339 Eighteenth street she
slipped on a lot OF loose sand, which
had been LETT there by WOrkingmen
Of the companies while they were re-
pairing gas pipes and tracks and fell.
inJuring herself and preventing her
The Washington times., 1919-10-10
CAPE COD REPORTS A
BIG CRANBERRY CROP

PLYMOUTH. Mass, Oct. 1O.-cape
Gods cranberry bogs have produced
plenty OF cranberFies this year to 60
with the turkey on Thanksgiving. A
Government agent reported thEf es-
Inmates furnished by the growers
show 100000 barrels Of cranberries.
which Is 10000 barrels greater than
last years crop.
The Washington times., 1919-10-10

capt. JOHN o. DONALDSON Washington ace, who
~ shot down eight German planes, and who now Is
third among the Westbound contestants in the trans
continental air race he left Chicago for Rock Island at
He is ving an SE5 sngle-seater. Captain Donaldson
was shot down and made prisoner by the Germans es-
Gaping after two spectacular, but vain, attempts he
wears the Distinguished Flying Cross Of England
The Washington times., 1919-10-10

of salaries for teachers 81 tre cr'rr-
Acid rublic schools haE been relIIcI
al blanket raise Of 20 per ecnt has
been granted and q minle1un of Ioo
nrsvant strike
The Washington times., 1919-10-10
HEFTILEs FOR HRTTIsH soCIETI

KETTLES FOR BRITISH SOCIETY.
LONDON. Oct. 1O.-The latest high
society craze for thrills, as well, per-
haps, as for publicity, is reptiles.
TO prove 10. a weekly journal pub
shes p Barnum-Iize photograph on
page one. The Hon. Mrs. AIacalister is
shown with q snake curled lovingly
round her neck and fondling a baby
crocodile.
The Washington times., 1919-10-10
GRANTED PAY
RAISE. 10 AVOID STRIKE

sPRNeFmLD, o, oct lo.-ThFogsh
tire chamber OF commerce the matter
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
4pLAY1No SAFE WITH UNCLE SAM.

Why rush to get out of the army
back to private life"7
Kind Of silly, isn't it-right now7
Thinkiil
You are ''Bill" Jones, Of I Co. s7ist,
"a he" man and rafting good sol
der, 90 your record nroves. Before
you put on the uniform you were q
carpenter and q "crackerjacR.
"jim" Smith, Q friend Of yours, ID
also carpenter, but not your class
turned down" by the draft board.
Yet while you were shooting holes
IN the Hun, or getting ready to do
go Jim" Smith was getting ten DOL
He owns q "Aivvei" now: has
money e the bank. YOUR WIFE's
LETTERS HAVE TOLD YOU so
Naturally, ''ken pes" looks good to
you. You'd like q aAivver" yourself,
and you'd like 20 show the family that
u sJim' Smith can get item per- you
can Get twenty.
yugt lee 'em tWrn you loose, onceI
An "H. D." and some beck pay
that's al you wantl You'll show 'esnI
Whoa bcyl. Steadyi Sounds good
syam. Isn't getsiag that 'ten per"
now. And, what's meee, IL may be
that he VIII mevee get -k again.
IF HI IS GETTING FIVE NOW
HE 10 DOING WELL: AND IT'E
A SURE TH1N0 THAT HE Is
WORRYING A LOT WHATEVER
HE Is GETTING.
SEEAusE MsEEs YOU'RE BACK, nr.
CAUSE HUNDREDS OF TFiOUS-
AND6 LIKE YOU ARE BACK.
AND BECAUSE YOU ALL
MUST HAVE JOBSi
Jim" Smith and hie kind are fac
ing competition m0w-she real thing
FURTHERMORE. THE WORK
ISN'T THERE.
They're not building houses for wal
worhers now, and that was where
"Jfzn" got his.
les the aame with other Jobs, too
EMPLOYERS ARE NOT DO
ING WAR WORK NOW.
THEY'RE CHANGING BACK
GETTING READY FOR PEACE.
IN A FEW MONTHS, DOUBT.
LESS, THEY'LL BE OFF AGAIN
STRONGER THAN EVER,
PROBABLY-TURNTNG OUT
THE OLD OR SOME NEW LINE
OF GOODS, BUT NOW-WELL,
THEY'RE dDIGCIlgG IN. IN.
DERsTAND9 WAITING 70 SEE
WHAT MARKETS PEACE WILL
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
TRUE RETR1BUr1oN

crimes, is gaining first hand an ur.
derstanding of retribution. The chic
kens have come home to roost; Bols
shevism breeds anew in It's original
hatchery, the Spartacans m0N9ted
their machine guns and trained them
on throngs in the streets, on the win-
dow ledges Of the Offices of Berlin
newspapers, which had systematically
cooperated with the Hohenzollern dy.
nasty to deceive the bourgeoisie and
the proletariat.
Thus the Great Lie-the bubble-lik
belief Of Germans IN their destiny
to oversun the earth for their kmltur
and Q German Gott-has been shat.
tered and disappears in ignominioue
ruin.
We cannot predict whether another
and better nation will rise from The
ashes Of German empire. But os thiR
we can all be certain: no German win
ever again 60 forth as an apostle ef
q racial Teuton deity and kultur,e
doctrines, while the history Of this
generation L. preserved in the world'0
libraries. The reign Of disorder 1T
Germany h more than an irony oe
Fate. Il win rank 40 the classic ex.
ample Of true retribution.
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06

Educational classes are being
formed nc Q number Of camps by the
educational directors Of the welfare
associations, cooperating with the
U. 8. Employment Service. Soldiers
with several weeks between them and
an honorable discharge, have here a
real opportunity to improve the shin
ing hour. Of course, some will say
they already have learned a trade, or
know some business, and do not need
or could not use the knowledge inn
parted in the various courses. Extra
knowledge has never handicapped
anybody. Frequently it benefits q
man considerably.
Example:
Three entry clerks worked in the
same Office. All three wanted more
money. One Of them knew short
hand. An advertisement in a news
paper, calling for an entry clerk, who
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
THE VALUE OF ADDED KNOWLEDGE

could take shorthand, attracted tneaA
attention.
An entry clerk who could taEe
shorthand-4he demand for this s00as
tionai Qualification was unusual. Two
Of the clerks in the Office reaiizea .
once their un6tness for the JOB. I1e l9e
third applied for the position. He
got il, because he knew shorthand.
and the particular place which hae
to be filed required just such q man.
A little extra knowledge added 20 Q
week to that mans salary.
Biographies of successful men are
full Of such incidents. Opportunity
knocked, and the man who lateg
climbed to success was able to "a.
swerz because of his ability to do
something additional to his ordinary
routine work. Few of them, how.
ever, had the advantage these courses
in camp offer. Thinking men will see
in them q chance to invest their &c.
naming time in the Army with
profit to themselves.
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06

Communications of recent date
from Berlin reported that radicals
had been "shot In reprisal" for as
saults on Government troops, that
murder and looting had been carried
to excess, that an airplane raid had
taken place ut night over q Berlin
railway station.
While the capital of Germany wal
thus learning the full meaning Of war
as Germans had waged it, the Peace
Conference in Paris was deliberating,
and delegates from the powers whieh
had defeated the exponents Of Fright
fulness, were In attendance.
The spectacle Of q defeated and de-
based Germany, split by factional
groups, at warfare with one another,
contrasts strongly with the diplo-
matte gathering in Paris, convened 30
promulgate regulaEions for insurins
International amity. The country
whose soldiers killed women and chill
dren In reprisal, and which sanctioned
the sinking Of the Lusitania, the mur-
der Of Edith Cavell and similar
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
A NATION RE1NcARNATED

America today stands on the thres-
hold of an era Of unlimited promise.
During that trying span Of . year and
haK, which ended in triumph In
November, ths nation has been truly
reincarnated. A new country, not
too proud bat conscious Of its mighty
strength; the wealthieet in treasure,
and richest In national resources, the
United States has q place m the UNI
verse thaE IL without parallel
Rejection upon this eatuation
strengthens the conviction that the
period Of readiustment may be ap-
proaehed without alarm. for the spirit
Of 1913 was breakhed into America to
stay.
But as truly rs this inspiring con-
dition exists, it is none the less true
that there viii be no more compelling
factor In continuing this freedom than
q healthy morale.
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06

Attachment to country has q pecu-
liar meaning fog the American.
While he delegates 20 individuals Ger.
tain powers, the ctti9en holds his rep
reDentative TO an aecountahility that
makes each one distinctly . part Of
America.
The bulwaxk OF the American NOR
ale MIN DO the army. Some idea of
the temperamemt Of our soldiers may
be gnmged from the following tribute
recently paid by student. who spent
several months with our men ut the
front:
"The hard LIE, fun Of privs-
tions and dangers, shared in COM
mon BY all the men who went
across the ocean TO fight for their
country, has wonderfully de-
veloped character. Men have
matured more quickly h q year
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06

and a hall OE war than they
would have in ten years Of peace.
The war has had the eject
of bringing out the best in all the
men who have Yasyed . part In
IL. Il has made them more ser-
iouS, and more religions. Pro-
family among the soldiers has de-
creased. Men do not 60 into bat
tie, from which TREY know they
may never return alive, with
oaths upon their lips, and have
Frequently seen q group OF SOL
dieTs at the front move away
from q man who was blasrhem-
ous.
The war has taught men 20 be
consi&erate, to be charitable, to
be steadfast, and to be square
with one another, for every man
who went into action depended
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06

REVEAL WHAT COMPETI-
TION THEY'LL HAVE TO FACE
i'm OTHER WORDS PREPAR-
TACK.
Get the idea7
II you 20 after "Jim's" job now
you may get il. Chances are You
would, AS THE BETTER MAN.
But o lot of other fellows are going
after Il too; and il won't pay "war
wages" now; and u the building trade
10 digging i'm, too, there may not
be any job-even for "Jim"-for some
time to come.
In . heavy rain any old "bumber-
shoot" II better than getting wet
II irs RAINsi1Nio Now,~As FAR
As YOU ARE CONCERNED,
RAINING MEN-HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF TM-AND IN
A GOOD MANY TRADES AND
BRANCHES OF BU8TNEeS THE
SOIL lS ALKEADY SOAKED. An
cd umbrella and dry place TO stand
on are not 60 be Hssseesed atsl
And 40 am umbrella Uncle Sam II
''e0me" wmkes-shed.
Thirty . saonth, free food and LODI
ging. free closhes and equipment, free
medical attem6auee; free entertain
ment, the healtlaiest kind Of life, the
cheapest insuranee-and all the time
the gCvernmene working overtime to
ret you the best job and wages you're
qualified 60 takel
Net 20 badl
'Uncie Sam" will let you 60 If you
want 60 90. He's jaat 40 glad to get
you home 60 the folks 90 the folks
are 60 get you back.
Bat he's also giving you chance
60 "stick" for q while and play safe"
if you want TO; and it might be well
TO take Il.
In 1854 there was Q panic in this
country perhaps you have heard Of
it. SEVERAL MILLIONS OF
MEN OUT OF JOBS, BREAD
LINES IN ALL LARGE CITIES,
WANT AND MISERY EVERY
WHEREl TERRIBLEiil
Suppose that aG that time the gov
efnznent could have taken all those
men and given each . job-just such
q Job 60 yo@'ve got n0wl
Would have made q difference.
wouldn't it9
You bet1
Hold your hosses, sBiM"i Let
slim" Smith do the worrying. His
Mivver" or your peace OF mind
which 10 bet9er7 And don't forget
that he may not have Il long.