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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-17
LITILESI0RlEs
l'.%fBEDTInE
ny THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Old Man Coyote Rubs His
Eyes.
Some little trife you forget
The best laid plan may quit" upset.

Peter Rabbit glanced up at the
twinkling little stars. They were still
twinkling. but the wrinkles were
fainter and there were not SO many
stars as there had been. Peter knew
what that meant. 1t meant that in
very little while jolly, round. red Mr.
and begin his daily climb up in the
blue. blue sky.
1T is high time for me to be on
my way home to the dear Old Briar-
patch.' exclaimed Peter.
Once more he thanked Jerry Musk
rat TO rthe help Jerry had given him
in escaping from Old Man Coyote,
then started ertylipperty-lip
through the Green Forest for the
Green Meadows and the dear Old
the Laughing Brook toward the
Smiling Pool and all the way there he
chuckled. You see he was thinking
of Old Man Coyote and how thorough
ly he had been fooled.
Il wish l dared go up there and see
where he is hiding and watching for
Peter. but it wouldn't be safe. No,
sir. it wouldn't be safe,' muttered
Jerry.
But when he reached the first door
way to his home in the bank of the
Laughing Brook happy thought
came to him. He would give Old Man
Coyote a surprise. Jerry entered that
doorway and scrambled up the long
hall down which he had led Peter
Rabbit. When he reached the little
branch hall that led to the doorway
through which Peter had dived to
escape from Old Man Coyote he turned
into it.
Jerry had been very quiet before.
but now he made some noise. He
wanted to be heard. He knew that
if Old Man Coyote was hiding near
that doorway waiting for Peter Rab-
bit to come out, and he suspected that
he was, those keen ears of Old Man
Coyotes would be sure to hear him.
That was what he wanted.
1t happened just SO. Old Man Coy
ote had waited patiently most of the
night He had feeling that Peter
Rabbit would try to get home to the
dear Old Briar-patch before sun-up.
So as the twinkling little stars began
to fade he kept eyes and ears more
alert than ever.
BY and by he heard a faint sound
as of some one moving. 1t came from
inside that hole he had been watching
so long. Old Man Coyote grinned.
peter has decided that it is safe for
him to come out. He thinks l must
have given him up long ago" NUT
tered Old Man Coyote, and set his feet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-17
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright. 1920.

PRAGUE, July IS (vis Paris. July
14.-The spirit of peace has de-
scended upon Cxechoslovakia. In the
Vienna lay the real dynamite which
blew Austria Hungary to pieces. yet
of all the people of central Europe
the Czechs alone have turned their
eyes resolutely away from the dis
fractions of foreign policies and are
devoting themselves to the tasks of
social economics and reconstruction.
pendence than they begun to de-
serve it,
Above the red tile roofs and the
baroaue church towers of Prague
smoke streams from many factory
chimneys. Railway trains run fire.
quently and on time. Everywhere
outside the town are broad rich fields
of grain, potatoes. beetS and mustard.
all carefully cultivated. More than
half of the country's cattle were
requisitioned during the war. but
goats still browse on every steep hill
side. Ducks still waddle in every mud
hole and sturdy children, brown as
fauns, tend fiocks of fine geese by
every roadside.
People Busy in Fields.
In the fields the people are. busy
wedding or haymakihg. Peasant wom-
en- with bare feet and short skirts
and with light colored kerchiefs
knotted over their heads bend their
brod backs over the burrows. Indeed.
there were women in the section
gangs that worke ed along the railway
tracks.
The CZechs are athletic as well as
Industrious Small boys, bronZed by
the sun from head to foot, splashed
IN the creeks and ponds. Shepherd
lads. striped to the waist. turn cart
wheels" or walk on their hands
among their goats like SO many little
Young Pans" There is not village
that is without it's fields for playing
..footballovy." Czechoslovakia's sokols
or gymnastic societies are world Ia
nous.
The country has suffered somewhat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-17
5000 ARMEN|ANS IN
RANKS OF GREEK ARMY
Refugees Concentrated in Smyrna.
Take Up Arms Against
Oppressive Turks.

CONSTANTINOPLE. July Is Thy
the Associated Press)-Eight thou
sand Armenian refugees, concentrated
In Smyrna have enlisted in the Greek
army Large numbers of Armenians
are enlisting in Constantinople daily.
The Turks have begun deportations of
Arnfenians eastward from sections
where the Armenians might aid the
creeks There have been deportations
from Cesares and many other places.
Reports say that KAHN Kara
Bekir, commanding the nationalists in
Erzerum. has begun a movement
against Armenia. which is causing
great uncasiness to the Armenians,
Wto fear that the massacres and de-
IortatIonS OF the last four years will
be repeated The Armenians are try
Ing TO obtain information as to when
and how President Wilson will fix the
boundaries of Armenia, and also how
the boundaries will be protected by
the entente. The Armenians are de-
CARED to be greatly discouraged be-
cause of the withdrawal of the British
from Batum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-17
FAVOR ONE Agency
FOR j. S. SHIPMENTS
Railway Executives Would Return
U. S. Express Business to
Federal Control.

NEW YORK, July II tby the AS
ISOLATED Press).-The Association of
Railway Executives, meeting here,
decided to recommend to all railroads
that the nations express business
continue to be handled under federal
control. as it was during the war,
by one agency-the American Rail-
way Express Company. The reason
given for the recommendation is
that the four original express COM
panies virtually have ceased to exist
and no longer are able to function
individually. leaving the American
through which the service can be
operated.
Suggest Standard Contract.
A standard form of contract to be
made between individual railroad
Express Company will be submitted
to the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion for It's approval. Upon this APP
prevail the association will urge all
member roads to execute the uniform
contract with the express company.
1T is the general belief If the
members of the association that this
will be in the interest of the public"
a statement said. "As a practical
question tHeTe was really no Otnef
alternative.
Outline of Program.
The association today unanimously
adopted a resolution calling upon
member railroads and common car
| riers Ito de vote forthwith their ener-
gieS to the more intensive use of
existing equipment" and outlining
the following program to be fol-
lowed:
J 1. An average daily minimum
movemepI of freight ears of not less
| than u.rty miles per car per day.
| (The average daily movement now is
| twenty-three and nine-tenths miles,
and the highest ever attained by the
railroads was twentysiX miles day
during the war period from April l
| to December. 1919
| 2 An average loading of thirty
| tons per car
! 3. Reduction of bad order cars to
a maximum Of 4 per cent on the total
| owned.
I 4. An early and substantial reduc-
| tion in the number of locomotives
now unfit for service. and
5. Use of more effective efforts to
| bring about the return of cars to the
owner roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-17
PEACE DESCENDS ON CZECHS.
DESPITE TURMOIL IN EUROPE
Trains Run Regularly, Smoke Streams
From Factories, People Are Happy and
Still Praise President Wilson.

from a shortage of -four. but there is
no famine. The shops of Prague are
fully stocked. There is seller of
sausage at every corner. Prague has
has beer has deteriorated in neither
quantity or quality. The hotels may
allow guests to have hot baths only
every other Saturday. but there is
no complaint by any means. Indeed,
if it were not for the eXce1lently con-
Quoted foreigners bureau" insti-
tuted by the government, it would be
impossible fer strangers to find hotel
accomm odations at all. for Prague.
having been elevated to the rank of a
national capital. is desperately over
crowded.
Some of the government officials
are installed in the many corridored
castles which dominate Prague's
medieval bridges. spires and towers
from Hradcany hill. Others have been
housed in various apartment build
ings throughout the city. First the
Dutch and then the British legation
found itself so cramped that it final
ly refused to wise Czech passports
until larger quarters were offered
Crane Buys Castle.
Richard Crane. the American min
lister. recently solved his housing
problem by purchasing the fine old
SchOenbrunn Castle. He intends TO
have both the legation and his pri-
vate residencej there at his earliest
convenience.
Czechoslocakia probably is the only
country in the would where President
Wilson retains the full measure of his
popularity. Every home contains
portraits of Our Observation-Disclosures
and Masaryk. One of Pragues lead
ing railway stations is named after
Masaryk and the other after Wilson.
1t is pleasant to be again in a place
where the United States is the most
popular foreign country.
There are 1000, 600 or more Czechs
in the United Sta ties, and Chicago is
the third Czech city" coming i'm
mediately after Prague. with it's S00.-
900, and Vienna. with its 100000. Par
ticularly pleasant is it to feel the
logged energy with which these are
getting to work. The Czechs certainly
have some serious problems before
them and will need all of America S
sympathy and perhaps Americas aid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-17
MEXICAN RAIL STRIKE
CUTS Off VERA CRUZ
Mechanics on Road Demand Raise
Of 100 Per Cent-Government
Gives Attention to Oil.

MEXICO CITY. July 16 (by. the AS
! sociated Press).-Vera Cruz has been
| isolated from the rest of the coun-
try by the strike of all mechanics
employed on the Mexican railway,
who are supported by the other en-
ployes of the same road and of the
Inter Oceanic line. according to the
Excelsior. The strikers demand a
wage increase amounting to 100 per
cent.
The mechanics are reported to be
removing rails from the Mexican, In
ter-oceanic. Isthmus, Alvarado and
other railroad lines.
Consulting Board for Oil.
Provisional President de la Huerta
has authorized the formation of a
consulting branch of the department
of industry commerce and labor for
! the handling of matters relative to
petroleum. Its work will include
analysis of proposed legislation, ad-
justment of petroleum controversies
! and the development of the industry
The body will consist of five members
the secretary, who will act as cha ir-
man: two lawyers and two engineers
During May and June revenues de-
rived from the expectation of petro-
leum were the highest ever recorded
J in this country, amounting to nearly
| 100000 pesos, according to incom-
plete figures at the treasury depart
ment, says the Excelsior.
! Gonzalez Gets Stay.
| Gen. Pablo Gonzalez has won a
| point in his trial for alleged treason
having been given stay of proceed
ings for three days by the court mar
tial at Monterey for the purpose OF
| permitting the court to determine
whether writ of habeas corpus
should be granted, according to an
| announcement at the war office to-
night. If the decision is adverse to
Gen. Gonzalez a summary court -mar-
| tial will handle the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-17
TOK|O-LONDON TREATY
REVIEWS OLD ALLIANCE
Japanese Statement Gives Wider
Scope to Proceedings Than
First Announcement.

HONOLULU. T. H, July IL (by the
Associated Press).-Japan and Great
Britain have decided to renew the
alliance between the two nations. ac-
cording to announcement at the for
eign office in Toxic which has been
received by the Nippu Jill. japanese
language newspaper here.
The foreign office declared that
press reports from London last Tues
day night. stating the convention had
been automatically renewed" for one
year we're misleading for this reason.
General revisions of the treaty have
been arranged and changes as to par
ucuiars viii be made later, the an
nouncement is quoted as stating
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-17
Drunken CoWs
Romp When Drunk;
Still Is Found

DURHAM. y. c.. July H.
Two drunken cows that rOmped
about their pasture until ex-
hausted and then fell to the
ground i'm stupOr, led to the
discovery of n large still on the
farm of John king. about hf-
teen miles northeast OF this
city.
DIR. Petty, local veteri-
marian. who was called to treat
the animals, found they were
intoxicated and after a long
search the still was located by
the farmer. 1t proved to be one
of the largest i'm the history Of
the county. The cows had eat
en- some Of the mash used by
the mOOnshfners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-17

for swift spring when Peter should
once get outside that hole. Presently
in the darkness of that hole he made
out something moving and his grin
grew broader than ever. In fact, Old
Man Coyote was laughing silently.
Then a nose was thrust out of that
hole. That was all. just a nose. But
it wasn't Peter Rabbits nose! From
where he lay Old Man Coyote could
see the whole face of the owner of
that nose, and it was a very different
face from Peters. Yes. sir. it was a
very different face from Peters. Old
Man Coyote was so surprised that he
actually rubbed his eyes. He couldn't
believe them. He just couldn't. Peter
Rabbit had gone in that hole and he
hadn't come out. Old Man Coyote was
sure of that. But the face he was
staring at now was the face OF Jerry
.MuSkrat.
Old Man Coyote ground his teeth.
1t must be that Jerry Muskrat had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-17
u. S. WORKER MISSING
SINCE MINSK BATTLE
Sergt. Cook Of Oklahoma Refused
to Leave Train-Bolsheviki Fire
on American Officer.

Cook of Fay. Okla. attached to the
American typhus expedition to Poland.
is reported missing since the battle
between the Poles and the Russian
bolsheyiki in the vicinity of Minsk.
The disinfecting train with which
Cook was working was captured by
the soviet forces. according to the
last carload of refugees which left
Minsk Cook refused to leave. telling
the refugees he would remain with
the train in the hope of getting it
out in safety. The bolsheviki arrived
4 little later.
Capt Trever SWEET of Boston, Mass.
assistant military attache at the
American legation here. was fired on
by a squad of bolshevik cavalry near
wilma this week. but escaped injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-17
AIR LINE FOR JEWELLERS.
Syndicate Formed to Transport
Wares to Paris From Swiss.

GENEVA, Switzerland. July 1 Cor
respondence of the Associated Press).-
Watches and jewelry are to be trans
ported to Paris by a newly establish
ed aerias service and from Paris to
London by the present commercial
air line to avoid the troublesome de-
lays of the present rail service. a
syndicate of the principal manufac-
turers has been formed at ChauX de
Ponds. the seat of the industry. to
handle the air shipments. 1t is eX-
pected ten days will be saved by this
method and the cost will be slight in
proportion to the value of the freight.
All shipments were decided upon
largely because of American buyers
insistance upon prompt delivery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-17
Think DEAD CHAUFFEUR
LEFT TWO LIVING WIVES
Man Who Slew Mrs. Cardozo an,
Committed Suicide Claimed
by Brooklyn Woman

NEW LONDON. Conn, July i. (by
the Associated Press).-PossibiI;+ =,
that Bernard Geissler. for the las,
nve years chauffeur for Arthur dc
Cordova, New York broker. who shot
and killed Mrs. Cordova and then
committed suicide. was married be-
fore his 1917 wedding. was indicated
in letter received by Police Chiei
Pinney.
The letter. signed Mrs. GeissIer
care Mrs. Blasch. SO Gerry street
Brooklyn" said her husband, Edward
Geissler. who frequently used the
name of Bernard. had been missing
five years and added that the pub,
iished description of the slayer close.
ly resembled that of her husband
The letter said the missing HUSBAND
was a great fancier of women"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-17
SHANGHAI POST is NAMED.
American Legion Calls-It After
Gen. Frederick Ward.

SHANGHAI. June % Correspondence
of the Associated Press) The Shang-
hal post of the American Legion has
been given it's official. name by the
national organization in America and
is to be called the Gen. Frederick
Ward Post after the noted American
soldier who organized in China the
Ever Victorious Army in the Tai
ping rebellion, afterward turning the
command over to the British general,
Chinese" Gordon.
The Shanghai post has $50 men,
bers and has been authorized to form
other posts in China.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-17
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Forty-two miles of roadways of the
District are to be oil coated, Commits
sioners announce. District Supreme
Court diSn1isses injunction proceed
ings brought by New York man to
prevent PRONUNCIATION of the ratifica
ton of suffrage amendment Rev. DR..
Randolph II. McKini of Washington
dies suddenly at Bedford Springs, Pa.
Members Of Federation of Citizens
Association said to be Under consid-
Grafton for school board Policeman
is run over by automobilist at Union
station James T. Newton, commits
sioner of patents resigns. Maj. Cess
ford says there is one traffic death
every five days in the District. DR..
Ballou in address declares principles
Meeker resigns as. commissioner of
! labor statistics. Supreme Court of
United States denies writ of error in
District of Columbia rent case.
Easily Thompson and Raymond Pos
ton, youths. drowned in Potomac river
accident. Colored clergymen ask re-
moval of R. c. Bruce as assistant SUI
perintendent Of schools. Harry Davis
and Frank Ippolito arrested as book
makers. D. C. Berger named con-
sular officer. United States revenue
agents raid alleged liquor manufac-
Charles Stewart drowned near Fort
Stevens. Mass. Jacob NJ. Small
drowned at Eastport Beach, Nd. DR..
Ballou. school superintendent. leaves
for Maine woods on vacation. Forty
eight Washington men given medals
by the Pennsylvania railroad. Tablet
to Gen. Horatio Wright dedicated at
Fort Stevens. Brightwood, d. c.
Zoning commission lays down tenta-
tive building heights regulations
Three are Injured in crash Of cleo
trio cars at Chesapeake junction
Deaths in the District during the
week included Rev. ]. A. Norton. Miss
Letitia L. Holcombe. Maj Josiah N.
Perry, Mrs. f. L. Swanson, DIR.
Charles F. NJ. Nelson and Harrison
Brewer. Word was received of the
deaths of Harris n. Brown, prominent
jeweler, and Rear Admiral Harris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-17

caught Peter Rabbit in that house 1t
must be that Jerry had eaten the din
ner he. Old Man Coyote, had waited
all night long for.
Jerry's face\ disappeared. Old Man
Coyote waited a long time, hoping
that Jerry would come out, but he
waited in vain. At last in disgust he
gave up. He jumped to his feet. and.
growing angrily, started for home.
Any way he muttered. Peter Rab-
bit can never boast that he fooled
me-"
Copyright. 1920. by T. W. Burgess
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-17
IRISH AMBUSH POLICE.

DUBLIN, July IA police patrol
was ambushed near Lanesoorough
last nig>t one officer being killed in
stantly by the first volley. His COM
paniOn, who was wounded, returned
the fire of his assailants until his am
munition was exhausted. using the
body of his dead comrade as breast
work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-17
MONSTER PETRlFIED FISH.

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. July ia
monster petrified fish. about fifty feet in
length. has been discovered incased in
the rocks in Garfield county. Utah,
about seventy miles east of Panguitch,
by Sheriff James Goulding of Garfield
county and T. w. Smith of Salt Lake,
who have been prospecting in that sec
ton.
-Four years ago at practically the same
spot the fossil remains of a giant lizard
were found. Goulding and Smith have
offered their find to the University Of
Utah.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-17
5,2s7 ORANGES FROM 8 TREES

MIAMI. Fla, July 1G.-During the
season just closed. 5.23. oranges were
picked from three tlees in "A grove
near here One tree. Seventeen years
old. bore z.oo7 oranges; another 1850
and thi-d, 1850.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-17
Austria Exchanges
Ratification ofHer
Pact With Allies

PARIS. July 16.-The exchange
OF rntificatiOns Of the treaty of
st. Germain. which established
peace between the allies and
Austria, took place this morn
ing i'm the clOckrOOm Mt the
foreign Office. Jules CambOn
presided over the ceremony.
Afterward NJ. Hertsch, repre-
senting CzechOSlOvakia, signed
the agreements for the prOtec-
ton of minOritieS within the
former territory of the AustrO-
Hungarian empire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-17
Mater and TiUins
Take Vouss to Wed
In Indiana CITY

VALPARAISO, Ind. July TO-
A triple wedding. In which
mother and her twin daughters
took part, was solemnixed here
last night.
Mrs. Lillian Zane was married
to John Hfvely. while her chill
dren. Cora and Morn. became
brides of William Baker md
Harry Erler, respectively. All
will make their homes in
Valparaiso. it was said.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-28
To LOWER ~. &. L..

A move has been launched IN
Houston 10 lower the high cost Of
living through lowering rents and
tho prices obtained by dealers for
meats.
Il N reported that more than one
thousand families In that city ar-
unable TO pay the high rents which
are being charged them. and can
'eeurc no other homes In which to
reside.
The Houston plan is TO handle the
matter as II was done In Dallas-by
,iiy ordinanoe--it being said that
conditions In Dallas Immediately i'm
proved 50 long A. the ordinance was
enforced.
At any rate. old n. {. l.. continues
0 interest most OF the people OF tho
'ountry aud relief Is not yet In
light.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-28
The School Situation
u, VI. n. Duncan

In cieat years. which would be- u dls-
iinot advantage :, the child VINO rs
behind with his rrade. ts s0 mGn, Z,
the childrch In Amarillo mp. How
ever IL will Ye understood that 40
pupil could attend the thhd tcim.
even 10y paying tuition, Nithou, p'r-
aission from the board u; trustees.
and permission nrdinaril, would uOl
be granted to ltteud 90, rAtru term
cNopi "a case Abe child had loss
some tine and Naptcd 20 make h M.
Sas behind aud wanted q catch up
Vitn his gtade. az fnf som special
reason wan,rdi ~ do dyanco work
" chillrrl were permitted To- uttcad
~ three terms a. ihey liked. many
- them would linish the school 80
young II would 4" the pnligv ui tho
fchools not 10 permit a pupil 10 grad.
nate from the-fttgh School before
the age OF sixteen or seventeen as
to permit ggsaygpl be.l..gs lhat agr
would mean low rriug OF IN" stand.
ards OF the work
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-28
irLEN II MADE
TRAFFIC. MANAGER

General John 4 Hulcn OF Houston
iss been made traffic manager OF
he For, Worth aud Denver railroad.
eeording 10 a recent announcement.
,sida from being a progressive rail.
Dad man with many years OF eN.
'ericnec. General liulen. as a mill.
ary leader. has a record for definite
accomplishments. lie Is sure TO
,royc o decided factor In bringin
bout continued improvements In his
apartment.
General IIulen has been acting as
eceiver for the Trinity and Brazon
ALLEY railroad.