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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
Mineola Ready for Arrival.

AIINEOLA. y Y. July Lieut.. Col
Frederick W. Lucas OF the royal air
force. one of the advanc" party here
arranging for the reception of the
British dirigible now en- route 10
Long Island from Scotland. said early
today that he was without adViceS as
to the time the giant airship might
he expected to arrive. He was in
clined to believe. however. that 1t
would not be before late Friday.
Everything is in readiness to re-
ceive the craft at Roosevelt Field.
where she will be moored while walt
ing to put back Immediately to Eng
land. Three special wireless stations
constructed at the field in connection
with the flight will he tuned up To
catch the first message from the dirl-
gible. officers expect communication
will be established when she comes
within 500 miles of the, coast.
1t is expected the landing will not
he made until after dark in order to
permit the gas bag to cool and its
contents TO contract. thus decreasing
the lifting tendency of dlrigible
lightened by a long flight.
Col. Miller. in command of the
field. has prepared for ali emer-
eencies \ special fire deta chment
starting in the vicinity and endanger
ing the airship. Four ambulances
will also be stationed on the field.
The grounds will be policed by more
than 900 provost guards and visitors
without passes will he barred from ap-
the airship. Special grand
stands. however. have been provided
for guests. who will include Army and
Navy officers of high rank. and the
general public will be permitted to
watch the landing outside the line of
guards
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
May Define Attitude.

At the department today it was stated
that the announcement Of the Attorney
General Monday night covered every
point and made absolutely clear the
course the department is to follow in
Furnishing lawbreakerS.
THE Attorney General cannot under
take to issue statements in regard to
local non -observances Of the wartime
prohibition law" it was stated at the
department today. Attention has been
called to the reported statement that
retail liquor dealers in New York. par
ticularly a large number catering to
what is known as .neighborhood trade.
have been advised by their counsel to
continue selling alcoholic liquors and
wines to regular customers as usual, the
liquor mems counsel being reported to
have said that the law does not pro-
hibit such selling. and that even if 1t
did the federal government has no ma
chinery for enforcing the law.
"All that is to be said in regard to
this reported statement is that the
New York liquor dealers are certainly
receiving some very poor advice from
their counsel. and that those of them
who follow his advice are fooling
with d buZzsaw.
''Violators of the new prohibition
law will be punish ed wherever they
are found, regardless of any advice
that may have been given them by
their hired counsel OF that there
need be no doubt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
Great Strides in Geography.

Recent work in geography has made
tremendous strides in this respect.
Adults will remember the definitions
they had to learn, and some of US were
Kept III sunny afternoons because we
could not make them stick in our minds.
For example, IAN island is "A body of land
completely surrounded by water or
ponds and lakes are bodies of water
that occupy depressions in the land.
Whatever depressons in the land might
he it was beyond US to fathom, but woe
be to US if we could not tell that lakes
occupied them.
'As we read over and over the pages
of our books few of us ever got the
picture of the Rocky mountains with
their lofty ranges. the wonders of the
Yellowstone. the spectacle of Niagara
Falls pouring out it's rainbow spray.
"If students of one OF our best known
universities would write, as they did IN
{. test recently, that Japan is country
of $50 square miles: and Alaska is
southwest Of the north pole, and knew
not the country of Buenos Aires the
largest city of the southern hemisphere.
what hope is there of teaching grade
pupils anything of their new world
neiGhbors--the Czechs, the Poles or the
JugOsiavs?
What indeed. but pictures of the
people the trees, the plants and ami
mails of these places? The interests
of boys and girls center in the world
about them. They are full of curiosity
about those lunches of yellow and
green bananas at the corner grocery.
The huckster seems far cry from
the map of Central America and a
study of the surface, climate, popu-
lation products and capital cities
listed in the Biographies: yet pictures
make the magic connection. With
them the children go on journey TO
Costa Rica. visit the banana planta
lions, see how the fruit grows, and
meet the black boys and men who
gather the luscious food.
washington. D. c.. is not haZy
abstra elton where something called
the government exercises a threefold
function, Legislative, executive. ju-
dicial,' but a city of beautiful parks
wide streets, and-here's the touch
stone again-a White House. Capt.
tol. a Washington Monument. which
are bound to elicit the question. what
are they for?
Because the National Geographic
Society is not a commercial firm, and
must pay no profit to any corpora
ton or individual, it has been able to
place the entire resources of it's or
eanization, with it's 1000 members
at the service of the public schools, in
supplying geographic pictures at nomi-
nal cost The wealth of its pictures,
gathered from every nook and corner OF
the world, thus are being made avail
able. with the cooperation of school Off
cfals, to public schools all over the
country. There literally is picture
for every phase of geography teach
ing. for every topic. for every geo.
graphic word.
"In preparation for this new phase
of carrying out its purpose. the in
crease and diffusion of geographic
knowledge. it has established n new
department known as the school
service, of which Miss Jessie L. Bur-
rail- is chief"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
SAYS FRANCE WILL
GET MILLION TONS
OF COAL FROM u. S.

PARIS Tuesday. July -
Louis Louchcr. minister Of re-
construction. said in the cham
her of deputies today that the
French government IL rrrnng-
ing to import I.0Oo.o0o tons OF
coal from the United states. us
ing special fleet for the work.
He assured the chamber that.
while France might not he able
to- face the coming winter with
out miSeiNinGS regarding the
fueI supply. she would he able
10 tide over the coal crisis.
which. he added, is world wide.
Great Britain. which exported
S0.Gt0.0OO tons of coal year
before the war. he remarked.
has reduced her sales abroad to
10000, 300 tons and will perhaps
shut on expectation altogether.
He confined by saying that
France must rely on Germany
for ZO,G0O.OtN tens annually 10
replace. the diminished produce
tfon in the north OF France and
..0o0,OdW tons in addition which
France imported from Germany
each year before the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
1e AMERICANS DECORATED.
Honors Are Conferred on q. S. Of
fcers by Field Marshal Haig.

LONDON, July sixteen Ameri-
can officers who previously had been
awarded British military honors were
decorated by Field Maj shall Sir Doug
las Haig at the horse guards parade
ground at noon today in the presence
of a great crowd.
The officers decorated were:
knight Commander of st. Michael
and st George--Ma5. Gen. George C..
Souier and Brig Gen. =. D. l.. Loeb
ridge.
Companion of St Michael and st.
Georse-Col John A. Hull, Col. S. ID.
Embick. Col. Harry F. RetherS. Col
r. q. Powell, Lieut.. Col. J. Pierce,
Lieut.. Col l.. NJ. Purcell. Lieut.. Col
NJ. S. Franklin and Lieut.. Col. Will
liam S. Browning.
Military cross-Capt. G. R. Will
liams. Capt. F. f. Wood. First Lieut.
S. Collins. Second Lieut.. J. T.. French
Second Lieut. W. NJ. Adams and Sec
ond Lieut. L.. a. Regain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
Intoxication and Drinking
Result in Nine Arrests

Nine arrests for intoxication and
two for drinking in public were re-
corded by the police yesterday. the
first day the sale of liquor was for
hidden throughout the country. No
violators of the Reed amendment were
caught by the men on duty at points
on the District line nor those watch
ing the steam and electric trains from
Baltimore.
1t is the intention OF police officials
TO continue watching for persons who
might bring liquor here from Balti-
more or other cities, the police feeling
satisfied that many Westinghouse
have liquor stored elsewhere and
knowing they will bring it here soon
er or later.
Much TO the surprise and satisfac-
ton of purchasers of 'shorties," &C
cording to reports circulated this
morning, the price of half-pints drop
ped from s1.75 to $50, and in one
section, it is stated, competition was
SO great that at least one bootIegger
offered "shorties" for $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
LOSES S110 IN WALLET
WHILE COURT SPECTATOR

The Police Court was designated
years ago where the knights of
sin should receive just punishment
for their crimes, and not as a place
where crimes should be committed.
Lemuel u. Jones of l07 Sth street
northeast was a spectator AT the
Police Court yesterday. He had
gone to witness the dispensing of
sentences upon those who had
fallen under the ban of the law.
In his pocket he had "A peck textbook
and in it he had $40.
so attentiVely did he listen to
the courts words of wisdom to the
fallen and his sentencing of those
to whom wisdom no longer does
any good, that he failed to watch
a dip who sat beside him. 1t was
after court had adjourned that he
discovered his pocketbook and con-
tents We're missing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
ADMITS STEALING AUTOS.
Soldier Says He Sold Them and
Spent Money on Girls.

Charged with the theft of three au-
tomobiles, Ollie l.. Donahue, twenty
one years old, discharged soldier.
whose home is in Fouke Ark. will be
arraigned in Police Court tomorrow
morning. He Is said to have admitted
the thefts and said the money obtain
ed from the sale of two of them was
spent on girls
Donahue, it is charged. stole an au-
tomobile belonging to Charles o. Reed,
159 u street. and sold it in Fredericks-
burg. Va Later. it is alleged. he took
a car belonging to Mrs. w. Muir, 1887
Spring road. and sold it to an Army
officer at Camp Meade. Detectives
Morgan, Armstrong. Baur and Hugh
lett yesterday arrested the young man
at Camp Meade when he appeared with
the automobile of Edward B. Brown,
7O2 K street northeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
MISS PORTER BACK HERE
WITH FRENCH DECORATION

Miss Katherine Porter of 1872 |
street northwest, who has been abroad
in the Red Cross canteen service for
more than year. returned to this
country Monday on the steamship
Lorraine. wearing the croix de guerre
with star. With Miss Porter who is
the daughter of Mrs. John Biddle
Porter OF 1892 I street, was Miss EN-
lily Bennett of New York. The Misses
Porter and Bennett both received the
croix de euerre for having remained
at their posts as Red Cross canteen
workers under heavy enemy fire while
with the French army at Chalons and
Rheims
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
OFFERS PICTURES
FOR SCHOOLS USE
Geographic Society Would
Take Twenty Million Pupils
on Tour of World.

Announcement of n new department
of the work of the National Geo
graphic Society, whereby its immense
reservoir of geographic photographs
will become available to public
schools. is made in a bulletin issued
from it's Washington headquarters.
IF ninety United States senators
were keenly concerned about exact
details of the peace treaty: some 400
900 school teachers who teach geo.
graphy are just as anxious to see the
new maps that must come in the wake
of the signing of that cpochal docu-
ment." the bulletin says.
But why worry about maps?
Maps are necessary. but before they
can glow with fire and meaning the
things that grow and live and move
inside the boundaries they indicate
must be impressed upon a child S
mind
If the schools had to go without
maps for year. and had pictures in
stead. perhaps the children would be
the gamers. Anyway, maps or no
maps. the society has arranged to
take 20.000.0OO American school chill
dren-enough to FL four magnificent
cities the size of our great New York
ON sightseeing picture tour of tire
world
"A picture gives the linking OF what
a volcano is like, and odds such
amusing and yet pathetic. answers
to examinations as 'Fesuvius is a
Eva' or 'Boulevards are churches in
Paris thronged with gayly dressed
people or AN sthmus is a bottle with
a narrow neck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
DANCE TO AID FUND
FOR ST. JOHNS COLLEGE

Arrangeme were completed TO-
day for a dance Tuesday evening. nn'
der the auspices of the ladies OF the
Sacred Heart, at the Columbus Coun-
trv Club. to aid the fund of the 81
Johns College extension campaign
This evening there Will be a dance
at St Dominic's Parish Hall for the
benefit of the fund. Miss Mae Brosnan
being chairman of the ladies' commit
tee in charge of the affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
SERVES U. S. FIFTY YEARS.
John E. Ellinger Still Full Of
"Snap." Saws Associate,

Fifty years of continual service for
the government is the record Of John
+. Eliinger, clerk in the office of the
solicitor of the Treasury, Department
of Justice, who today is regaling
himself with cigars given him yester-
day by his fellow employees.
Presentation of the cigars and
large bouquet of roses to Mr.. Ellinger
was made by Col Felix A. Reeve, act
ing solicitor. Mr.. Ellinger's home is al
$40 l street. and his entire service has
been in the bureau where he is still
employed.
And when you write story about
this" said one of his associates to the
reporter today, "be sure to say that
Mr.. EIlinger has just much snap
and pep as he had on the day he en-
tered Uncle Sans service"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
Veterans Incorporate Association.

Articles of Incorporation have been
filed in the officer of the recorder of
deeds for the Veterans of Foreign
Wars of the United States. a patri-
otto organization composed Of men
who have served beyond the CONT
mental limits of the United States. AL
though organized originally in 1902,
the national officers of the association
decided to incorporate it in the Dis
trict of Columbia because of the large
increase of membership throughout
the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
URGES MEXICO PUNISH
AMERICANS MURDERERS

Urgent representations have been
made to the Mexican government for
the punishment Of those responsible
for the murder of John W. Corral an
American citizen. the maltreatment of
his wife and the attempted murder Of
his son at their ranch near Colonia,
twenty-seven miles north of Tampico,
the State Department has announced
Instructions have been sent to both
the American embassy AT Mexico City
and the American consulate at Tam
pico TO urge immediate capture and
punishment of the perpetrators Of the
outrage and protection for other
Americans in the district
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
MORE TROOPS RETURN.
Arrival of Ships at New York and
NeWport News.

NEW YORK. July 2-The battle
ship North Carolina, from Brest. and
the Italian steamer America, from
Marseille. arrived here today with
1885 and 2.24S troops. respectively.
The transport Belvedere has arrived
from Plymouth with 1913 troops, all
scattered casuals except eight Of
fcers and $40 men. comprising the
2l3th and 29Sth Military Police COM
panies.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. July The
transport Canandaigua reached here
last night from France with about
1000 officers and men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
CHICAGO BONE-DRY LID DOWN

CHICAGO, July 2-Chicago's bone
dry lid" was securely clamped down
today after yesterdays brief respite,
when about half of the city's 5000
saloons sold ~ per cent beer and
light wines.
To-day about 1000 saloons were
open. but only soft drinks were sold.
The police have been ordered rigidly
to enforce the state search and seiz-
ure law, which prohibits the sale Of
beverages containing more than one
half Of one per cent of alcohol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
}. DOFAS, MURDER VICTIM

Funeral services for John Dofas.
who was shot to death at his place of
business, 40 c street. yesterday. took
place in the Greek Church this after
noon. Internment was in Cedar Hill
cemetery
Coroner hewitt conducted an in
quest yesterday afternoon. Several
witnesses were examined, and the
jury reported verdict that the mer-
cnant was murdered by unidentified
persons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
Relieving Distress From Quakes.

FLORENCE, Tuesday, July l (by the
Associated Press).-The earthquake In
this district Sunday caused 100 deaths
made several thousand homeless and
destroyed 200 homes. six churches and
several public buildings and schools
according to the latest compilat.o n
The work of relief proceeded with
such rapidity today and tonight that
virtually all those made homeless were
given food and shelter. The military
authorities believe that the situation
now is well under control.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
TELEGRAPHERS' STRIKE
IS DECLARED OFF

NEW YORK. July 1.-THE strike
of the Commercial Photographers
Union against the Western Union
and Postal Telegraph companies was
declared OFF this afternoon, it was an
nounced here by Percy Thomas depu-
~ information president of the Or
ganiZatiun.
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AMERICAN IS WINNER.
Takes First Heat of Sculling Race
in Henley Regatta.

LONDON. July Paul Wilmington
OF Boston beat ID. II l.. Gollan OF the
first Trinity crew. Cambridge. by
two lengths today in the first heat of
the Kingswood SOULS, in the Henley
regatta. The time was minutes and
. 16 seconds.
This race was the only one on to-
days program in which an Aneri-
can competed.
The weather was unfavorab BILE. but
a large crowd attended the opening
: day of the races. which are know
as the Henley peace regatta. The
, royal Henley regatta, which was dis
continued when the war began. will
T. not be revived until next year. Al
. that time the grand challenge cup,
: won by Harvard in 1911. and other
. big prizes. will again be in compe-
: tition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
U. S. TO GAIN BY BIG FIGHT.
Tax on Admission Tickets at To-
ledo to Net Near 100000.

Basing the estimate on a sale Of
100000 worth of tickets. officials
of the bureau Of internal revenue said
today the Willard Dempsey fight
would net the federal Treasury $780,
900 in admission taxes.
In addition there will be a tax of SO
per cent on all money received by
spectators in excess of the regular
price of admission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
ROOSEVELT A CANDIDATE.
Young Theodore Consents to Run
for New York Assembly.

MINEOLA, L. l.. July 2.-Lieut. Col.
Theodore Roosevelt of Oyster Bay has
agreed to be candidate for the re-
publican nomination for assemblyman
from the second assembly district of
Nassau county. IT was announced mere
today by Edward J. Conlin. chairman
of the oyster Bay republican town
committee. The first elective office
of the late President Roosevelt was
member Of the New York assembly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.
Government Auto and Truck Col.
ide-Man Hit BY Machine

A government automobile drfven hy
Dr. r. L. Bussler. superintendent of
the aerial mail service, and a motor
truck operated by John Wallace. 1927
Swami street, collided at MARYLAND
avenue and 10th street northeast las,
night. Both vehicles were badly
damaged. but their occupants ESCAPED
injury.
William Cunningham, 1922 S street
was struch by an automobile owned
and driven by Andrew Murray 40
18th street. at 18th and streets
Yesterday afternoon and slightly hurt.
He was treated at George Washington
University Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
Decisions of Federal Judges.

Action OF Federal Judge Rose. in
Baltimore. permitting manufacture
and sale OF 2A per cent beer, and Of
Federal Judge Sawtelle. in San Fran
cisco, against the brewing and sale
of such beer. it was admitted at the
department was calculated further to
complicate the question as to the per
instability of a brew of that alcoholic
content However, it is known that
final decision on this point rests with
the Supreme Court OF the United
States. unless Congress. prior to de-
cision by that court. enacts a specific
law covering the point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
HOG PRICES STILL SOAR;
NOW S22 PER CWT,

day jumped far above yesterdays
figures which. in turn. had exceeded
any previous top record. The latest
altitude is So Il hundredweight. u
rise of % cents in twenty-four hours.
Increased export demand for food
products was the generally accepted
reason for the continued UMPIRE
cedented advance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
GOES TO PACIFIC FLEET.
Rear Admiral Williams to Com
mand Division.

Rear Admiral Clarence s. Williams.
at the Naval War College, has been
assigned to the command of Division
No. l of the new Pacific fleet, with
miral Robert T.. Coontz Will command
Division No. s, and Rear Admiral
William r. Shoemaker will command
Division No 2 of the Pacific fleet
Rear Admiral Thomas Washington
has been assigned to the command
of Division No. of the Atlantic fleet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
GEN. ALLEN SUCCEEDS
GEN. LIGGETT ON RHINE

PARIS. July Maj. Gen. Henry T.
Allen. il WAS announced at American
military headquarters today, will sue
coed Lieut.. Gen. Hunter Liggett in
command of the forces on the Rhine.
the new title of the army of occupa-
ton based on COblenz.
Mai Gen. Allen formerly command
ed the goth Division. composed of Ma
t;onal Army troops from Texas and
Oklahoma which he took overseas
after having trained the division at
Camp Travis Gen. Allen was born
in Kentucky and entered West Point
in 1873 from that state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
ASKS FOR INFORMATION.
Senator La Follettee's Query Re-
garding Invasion" of Costa RIGA.

A resolution asking the State De-
partment why Costa RIGA. "a belliger-
rent with the allies" was mot per
mitted" to sign the peace treaty and
why Nicaragua. "a country over
which the United States is maintain
ing a protectorate" has been per
mitted TO invade Costa Rican terri
tory was introduced yesterday by
conSin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
l4-YEAR-OLD WAR
HERO IS ADOPTED
BY ELSIE JANIS

NEW YORK, July 2-Nichael
Cardi, fOurteen-year-Oid vet
eran of the world war. who
wears the French and Italian
war croSses for gailantry in
action, who arrived here as
stoNnSny from MnrS-iiIe six
weeks age. has been adopted by
Miss Elsie Janis and taken TO
her home mt Tarrytown.
Miss Janis furnished "a SS-OOO
bond as guarantee that the
hoy. vine served as bugier In
two armies. will cOnduct hiw-
self In an orderly manner md
not become public Charge.
Cardi's father. nm Italian officer.
was killed early I'm the war and
his mother died soon nfter,yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-02
KELLER, IND. REP, WINS.
Has 1900 Plurality in Race for
House Seat From Minnesota

ST. PAUL. MINI. July Oscar
Keller, Independent republican. re-
ceived a plurality of approximately
1900 in the fourth congressional dis
trict election yesterday. according to
nearly complete returns today.
With only two precincts missing the
vote stood:
Keller. 9,27s: Carl w. Cummins. re-
publican. 1887; Richard d. O'Brien,
democrat, $500.
The election was held to fill a va
cancy caused by the death of Rep
resentative Carl c. Van Dyke. demo-
crat.