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| inspect my laundry. opposite Grover )
Theater. every day from TO 3 o'clock,
| having remodeled my entire washing
! facilities and. being desirous that the
| community should know that they
! have a laundry in their midst second
| to none in the United States. Blankets
washed in Ave minutes. Stop and see
it done. We wash and iron everything.
| James +. Hotchkiss, proprietor"
The Unconditional Union Men had
nominees in every ward for city offices
and the board of aldermen and common
council. l do not make out from the
| old advertisements who were their Op-
ponentS. There may have been some
! Conditional Union Men or lukewarm
! Union men. but | do not find them i'll
the advertisements. In some wards
there were two, and opposing. UnCon-
ditional Union tickets. One seems 10
have been a regular Unconditional
Union ticket and the other an lrregu-
lar Unconditional Union ticket. TO
illustrate: In the Seventh Ward the
first Unconditional Union ticket in
the field was Thomas r.. Lloyd for al
derman and Jonas B. Ellis. Crosby s.
Moves and Charles Wilson for common
council The second Unconditional
Union ticket in that ward was: For al
derman, John +. Elvans: for common
council. Augustus Edison, William j.
Murtagh and Charles w. Mitchell.
The regular ticket was elected in each
ward by large majority.
have taken from the old Star n
few want ads" believing that you
may get something out of each. They
are:
Clerks from the Departments,
Army and Navy officers and strangers
visiting Washington may find a COM
Portable home in one of the most de-
lightful locations in Washington. No.
so Missouri avenue"
''Wanted-A single man to attend
bar. Must understand his business
thoroughly and must be we'll recon-
mended. Call at the Winter Garden.
3lS ID street"
ted--Immediately. 13 plaster
ers To work on the Treasury extension.
None but good workmen need apply.
to whom good wages will be given.
Isaiah Rogers. Engineer in Charge"
"Wanted-l0, 900 ladies to call at
3S1 f. street. between Eighth and
Ninth. to get their yokes. bands.
sleeves and skirts stamped. Also
splendid braiding and patterns for
Joseys, Capes. Garibaldis. Dresses and
Zouave Jackets"
was tempted to make notes of mar
riages and l yielded because
thought something might happen Ike
this: Mother is yawning and glancinS
with languor at the ramble. having
read all the good stuff in the paper.
She shrieks and waves the paper.
John" she cries. "come up from that
cellar quick. Here's mothers name
in the paper. and fathers name ana
the time they were married. Then
mother says: THAT Rambler Is great
writer. he's got my family name IN
the paper and speled il right. Go UP
to the newssta nd and get another Star
tn send TO Aunt Emma"
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: along the Carso by working to the
rear of this line of defense across the
| Trentino and the plain of the seven
cOmmunes. This is an indisputable
fact that has been written on the
pages of history.
Among the papers under Schmidt's
name | found Il plan for "A simultane,
Gus attack upon France and Italy. 1t
will he readily understood that / can.
not reveal the tactics and strategy of
this proposed plan. At any rate. here
! is the giSt OF it:
The scheme was to invade SwitZer-
land by way of BaleRorSchach along
the line of the Rhine After occupy.
ing that plain. the force was to divide
one branch going into France across
the Rhonc and the Jura, the other into
| Italy across the various accessible
passes-the Valley of the Reuss and
the Valley OF the Aar for Milan, and
the Gothard Pass. This maneuver was
to be supplemented by two other
crushing offensives. one against
France by way of Bale and Porren.
of st. Gothard, the Rhine Valley, Val.
telina and Inn.
AS you see, it was quite unimpor-
tant.
This maneuver would have entailed
serious risks. (The valiant Swiss army
is not one to fail to live up to it's rep.
utationD There was also report
bearing the signature of Lieut.. Col.
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also disorganized the information bu.
reau at Bern.
However. Irma Staub would lose no
time warning her men to get under
cover. Nobody and | decided that, de-
spite the lateness of the hour, we
ought at once to impart our discovery
to the head Of the Swiss military po-
lice
The latter received us Immediately.
introduced my colleague. whom he
knew by reputation. Without vast
ing words. l told him of the plot
which the Germans had Matched
against Switzerland, backing up my
accusations with the documents. Thiy
nigh official was so astounded that he
could not believe his eyes and his ears.
At once he telephoned to Gen. w..
then in command of the Swiss Army.
and at the generals request We went
at once to his headquarters.
Everything there was in disorder,
We had to push through a double line
Of officers before we reached Gen
N--s office. He met us ut the
door. In few words we told him
now things stood. He at once grasped
the importance of the situation.
Before we left we had been assured
that from Lake Constance to Tessin
the Swiss troops would he modified.
upon the pretext of training.
Already messengers we're leaving
for all parts Of the country to carry
the orders. The general could not
risk sending them by telegraph or
telephone, for fear the Germans might
intercept them.
Cnluckily, Irma Staub got to Col.
Clrich's before us, and he had fed.
Nobody and I had better luck and we
''pinched' Schmidt and Wahlaender
as they were packing their suit cases.
They offered no resistance and in.
formed on a dozen of their accom-
plices, who were arrested that same
night.
The jury was easy on Schmidt, and
he was condemned to As days in prison
and 500-franc fine. Wahlaender got
three months in prison and a 900.
franc fine. Col. Ulrich was condemned.
In absence to two years in prison and
fine of 5000 francs
In steel files in Ulrichs office we
found duplicates of all the letters and
kilograms in code that l had seen at
Bern. tCODyright. 1927
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In his envelope l also found infor.
nation of quite a different character.
Schmidt did not mercy indulge in
these little Excursions" into France;
he was also working out routes and
plans of campaign for the use of the
German army in case it decided to in
wade Switzerland and so attack the
French and Italian armies from the
rear.
l was stunned
I must apologize to the Swiss au-
thorities for several indiscreat re-
marks that | must make if l am to
give you any adequate idea of how
abominable were the Vaccinations of
this master spy. But I hasten to add
that nothing that follows could pOssi-
bly, do the Swiss national defense or
ganiZation any harm. 7 have care.
fully avoided all details OF d technical
nature.
Now l shall prove that at one time
the German general staff contemplated
using once again, in Switzerland, the
plan that had worked so successfully
in Belgium. My proof rests upon a
fact which in itself is sufficient to es-
tablish the authenticity of what is TO
follow.
First of all, we must ask, WAS 1t
to Germany's interest to invade Swift
zerland?" That question is answered
by the fact that l shall now give you.
In 1916 the general staffs Of the
central powers attempted to make
the Italians retreat from their lines
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in her own version OF Ainesworth s
great romance. Jack Sheppard "
She had in preparation Cynthia the
Gypsy Girl" and Miami the Wild
Uuntress."
The gray-bearded gentleman who is
reading this remembers when circus
troupes pitched tents on b street at
Tenth and at Sixth, so let me hand
you a note that on Monday, May 26.
1868. Nine. Macarte's Grand Europea n
Circus, combined with Nixon's Gre
morne Troupei began an engage
ment, afternoon and evening, on the
lot. corner of New York avenue and
Fourteenth street. rear Of Willard s
Hotel The circus had a string of
trained horses and ponies, man and
woman riders. acrobats, clowns, tight.
rope walkers and a band of Arabs.
AT Wizards Hall, June 3, 1863, "the
young American pianist and composer,
Harry Sanderson, will give q concert,
assisted by Mrs. Jenny Kempton, the
. favorite American contralto, and
William Castle, the talented tenor"
+. Fielder was the director and ac.
companist. The advertisement said
that Mr.. Sanderson had returned from
Havana, where he met with the most
f1attering marks of success
celebration in Washington Monday,
May 18, 1868. The names of the chill.
dren were not printed because the old
star was not large enough to hold
them, but I have picked out the names
OF the Sunday school superintendents
| You may have known them. Their
names follow: A. NJ. Smith, Foundry;
|; Edward Young, First Baptist; j. 5.
Hubbard, Dr Gurley's Presbyterian;
e. X. Wilson, Western Presby.
terian; (Note-A very pleasing exercise
here was the recitation by little Cor
nelia LaZenby. child of only five
years, and a niece of the late Miss Car
oline Orme. of a missionary specch);
NJ. II. Muller. Fourth Presbyterian;
]. II. Bradley, jr., Trinity Mission
G. II. White. Ninth Street Methodist
Protestant: John G. Hardness, McKen-
dree Chapel; Andrew Noer. English
Lutheran: William Stickney. Calvary
Baptist; r. lloagland, the Protestant
Orphan Asylum; James &. yelling. T.
Street Baptist: &. {. Collision, Fletcher
Chapel; X. 4. Griffin. Providence
Chapel; O. G. Wright and G. h. Patch.
First Presbyterian; G. II. Lane. Wes-
ley Chapel: w. J. Redstrake, Assem-.
bly's Church; G. r. Church. Seventh
Presbyterian: p. NJ. Pearson, Sixth
Presbyterian; r. X. Gray, Ryland
Chapel; II. Beard, Island Baptist VIII
liam Dulin, Second Baptist; T. n. Os-
good. Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton; Thomas Matthews, Waugh
Chapel; Peter Little. Methodist Protes-
tant School; Rev. F. =. Henninghaus-
sen, st. Johns Lutheran: G. w. Gar
rett Gorsuch Chapel; T. p. Moran,
Union Chapel, and Rev. II. W. Reed.
Newsboys' Home.
X X
THE 'Piney Branch race course was
in operation in 1863 and it's name
had been changed to the Washington
Trotting Course. so an Inference is
| that that race course goes back in
/ our history number Of years before
/ 1863. 1 took this from The Star of
| May 10. 1868: Grand Trotting Match
TO take place at the Washington
Trotting Course, late Piney Branch
] Course, on Thursday, May 81, at 4
o'clock, for a purse of $200. The fol
lowing entries will be made: J. Viii
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plain robbery" said the commits
sioner. can you give me descrip-
ton Of the men,"
II can't. l scarcely saw them.
lie made a list of the things that
had been stolen and went out. Need
less to say, what she told him was
absolutely untrue. When the crowd
had dispersed somewhat, Schmidt
went up TO her. and. after a hurried
conversatiO he told the doorman to
call a taxi.
l was getting ready to follow them
when l felt a hand on my shoulder.
! turned quickly around and found
James Nobody there, a pleased express
sion on his face. He beckoned me.
When we were outside, he said:
well. I have the letter. My men
turned the trick, Shall we go to your
house - look it over?"
When Ne got to the hotel where l
was staying lit was run by French
men who were ardent patriots). James
Nobody took out the envelope. 1t
contained documents concerning this
Swiss army U may not divulge them
here), and several reports from spies
working behind the French lines.
Practically all of them We're to go to
the Secret Service headquarters at
Bern. AS luck would have it, among
them was one signed by Schmidt ac-
knowledging the receipt Of some re-
ports from UIrich and Wahlaender.
1t would be Of the greatest interest to
the Swiss committee for national de-
fense.
In other words, we had positive
proof of the crookedness of this sinis-
ter trio. Thus we should be able to
turn them over to the Swiss police,
who alone had the power to arrest
them, without mention of my discov-
cries in Won ks office in Bern.
In short. we had killed two birds
with one stone. Not only had we, at
least temporarily, got rid Of spies who
had become so dangerous, but we had
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liamS' bay gelding, Finley; Allen Dor
sey enters sorrel gelding, Red Bird; F.
Meahling enters bay gelding, Billy: A.
La Trutt enters gray mare. Dolly.
Joseph l.. Heise, proprietor" The
Star of May % said that the trottng
races under the auspices Of the Wash
ington Trotting Club yesterday were
attended by from 1900 to 1000 persons
and went off with the best order" )"
Dolly won, Billy second, Red Bird
third and Finley fourth. after this
race" wrote the reporter, "a running
race took place. during which one of
the riders was thrown from his horse,
but not injured" l assume that the
trOtfing race was n mile. best two
out of three heats, the time of the win.
ner being 3:04 and 3:03.
TIE Rambler found the names of a
number of little observation-disclosures in
Star account Of a little folks concert"
given by public school children under
direction of Prof. Daniel, their music
teacher. The Star said that Miss Dan
iel Furnished some judicious and
pleasing accompaniments at the
piano" Among the solo performers
were little Misses" Kate Carter,
Clara Johnson, Louise Stroebel, Julia
Schiebla, Mary DOnohoO, Sara Ander-
son, Annie Humphreys, Bette Brown,
Sarah Mclaughlin, Annie Creighton,
J. Barron and +. Mortimer, duet;
! Louisa Carroll. Mary Adams. Mary
Mabin, Annie Barnard. Maggie Ken
nedy, Bette Dunn, Florence Hinton,
and J. Cunningham. James Whit
more. "a fine, manly little fellow. was
also made much of in 'Vive fAmer-
ica'"
The marshal of the District was
busy in 1868 Confiscating property in
Washington belonging to Washington
men who had entered the Confederate
service. On May 16, 1868. the marshal,
by direction Of District Attorney Car
rington. acting under orders of At
torney General Bates, seized under the
confiscation act the real estate OF DR..
Cornelius Boyle William Shields. j. y.
Matfit, 'son of 4 preacher by that
name, formerly q lieutenant i'll the
United States Navy: c. W. G. Dun
ninEton. formerly captain of the Cap.
itol police; DR.. A. y. Z. Garnett, son
in.law Of Henry A. Wise: Francis
Hanna. formerly 4 messenger To the
Senate, and Thomas u. Allen. believe
that the Minister Matit referred to
was the celebrated old clergyman
who lived in the brick house Salona,
off the road leading from Langley TO
Vienna, Va, and which was the house
In which President Madison, Dolly
Madison and other persons stopped on
leaving Washington when the British
troops took the city after the rout OF
Americans between Bladensburg and
the Boundary. President Madison
stood on u knoll back of Salona house
and watched the flames in Washington
on the night of August 25, 1914. The
Rambler wrote of Salona about 10
years ago and of the mills on Pimmit
Run, in one of which it is said Gov
crnment records were hid when the
British captured Washington. PrcSi'
dent Madison moved from Salona to
I.eesburg and the records were moved
from the mill of pimmit Run.
The Maf1it property contiscated was
a three.story brick dwelling on Twelfth
street between I and *. The prop
erty of DIR. Boyle conflscated was
two brick houses, one on + near Fifth,
a three. story dwelling, and the other.
also three storys brick dwelling on
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Sorbed in reading the Berliner Tage-
| hlatt. Although | was too far away
to overhear their convcrsa tion, none
Of their gestures escaped me.
1rma Staub was taking notes in a
| little book. When she was through
with one OF the men, she would dis
miss him with quick wave of the
hand After a time there remained
at the table only Schmidt and two
other men. l realized that the time
| for serious discussion had arrived So
| redoubted my attention. 1t was Well
| that | did. as you will see. The three
| men We're leaning Oter the table listen
| ing to q talk lrma StauU was giving in
! Il low voice.
| | had noticed, without thinking it
| significant, that Schmidt had kept on
| his hat, his OVercOat, and still had his
| umbrella. which was lying on top of
| the table. Suddenly Irma Staub
pushed her hand into the umbrella
| She took out of it an envelope which
| had been hidden there and slipped il
| up her sleeve. 1t had all been done so
| quickly that I was sure that I was the
| only one in the room to see it.
What. then, was my amaZement to
| hear a man art table next to mine
ask me:
"Well, what do you think of that.
my dear colleague? The girls not
bad"'
I turned squarely toward my ques-
toner.
Sir" I said. 81 have not the honor
Of your acquaintance. And 1 don't
understand just what you are alluding
to ~
He smiled, and then urder the table
he handed me card. Under the line
"Irtelligence Service of the British
Army" 1 read the name of the ACE
of acres" of the allied secret service,
James Nobody.
How in the devil had this man, gen.
orally recognized to be the foremost
detective in the whole world how had
he been able to recognize me despite
my disguise, and especially under
such condition?
l asked him how he had done it,
without, however, losing track Of
Irma Staub. James Nobody then told
me that his chief had got wind of the
projected invasion of Switzerland by
the Germans, and he had been sent on
to throw some light on the matter.
He added:
when / got here my men told me
that you yourself were on the job.
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Var Move Turns Upon Glimpse of Wonans Hand

-. After the escape OF Irma Staub from
the rrap which he had set for her in
C0mo. as narrated by NJ. Lucieto last
week, he finds himself again confronted
with the skill OF this fascinating and
formidable opponent.
In the two preceding installments nc
told how he followed her TO Lugano; ana
when she and a companion. Count Iirle,,
mont. posing as her brother in law. had
started TO escape with French air plans
10 Como, he had contrived TO overtakea
fhem after having poured powdered
sugar into the gasoline tank OF their au-
fomobiie. He finally effected the .recov-
cry of the plans in a raid by the Italian
police upon a rendezvous to which NJ
vanished when Tirlemont dashed a cup
of tea in the eyes of the police officer,
aiming a pistol. Tirlemont was killed:
Next week will be the final lnstalment
of this unusual series OF articles on the
allied secret service in the war by NJ.
LuCieto.
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ence to the case OF Col. ]. II. Waring
and his family, arrested in Prince
Georges County and brought up and
confined in the Old Capitol Prison. 1t
is charged that young Walter Bowie
was of the party, on their way South
with Charles Hume of this city. when
he was shot by the military guard near
Port Tobacco, was concealed in DIR.
Warnings house after his escape on
that occasion. These gentlemen pre-
scented mitigating circumstances to
Hon Mr.. Holt, judge advocate general.
in Col. Warnings case. as well as that
OF others in that section who have
been arrested"
Wash day" was one of upset and
disorder in most old homes, but find
that there was at least one public or
commercial laundry in Washington in
1863. Here is the evidence from The
Star Of May 10. 1868: "Iaundry.-
The public 10 respectfully invited to
Evening star., 1927-10-30
Famous Old Plays Are Recalled Rambler Studies RecOr

IFClLLE WESTERN often played
in Washington She was praised
in the advertisements and the
~ number and length Of her en-
gagements show that she was
in favor here. 1t seems that not
many Washingtonians in the sos and
COS missed seeing her. Growers
Theater advertised Monday, May 1S.
1863; This evening. First night of
the Pearl Of the American Stage,
Lucille Western. Reappearance of
Miss Susan Denim. Engagement Of
the distinguished Philadelphia actor,
Mr.. Barton Hill. Temperance Of
Mr.. Charles Barron. First and last
time but one Of e. w. Tayleure's
dranlatization Of Mrs. Woods greatest
novel, East Lynne; or, The Elope-
ment.' A reading notice in The Star
said: "'East Lynne is perhaps the
most popular play that has ever been
introduced to the Washington public
And Yet it is not surprising that 1t
should be so, for it is intrinsically
meritorious and the prominent charac-
ters portrayed by such artists as
Lucille Western, Susan Denim, Barton
Hill, Charles Barron, etc, possess most
refreshing realty. East Lynne to-
night again.
There must have been Summer heat
In Washington in the Spring Of 1863,
for | found this in The Star Thurs
day, May 81: "Notice-Mr Grover
has the pleasure to announce that
improvements in ventilation have
been made in this establishment which
now render il the coolest thealer in
America
My feeble recollection Of East
Lynne is that it was a depressing
show and one Of the kind which
most Of US in 1927 would walk ten
miles not 10 see. 1t was one OF the
wet handkerchief shows in which the
emotional actress was a fiat tire
unless she moved her audience to
tears" It is hard TO understand why
our grandparents insisted on paying a
dollar for a seat TO weep in. Tie
Rambler thinks he remembers that
most persons who prufeSScd culture
and an interest in dramatic art held
that the highest form Of that art
Was TO suffer with heartaChe. 10 he
tormented by scoundrels, 10 be driven
from home III a storm. When the
poor glrl was put out in snow or
rain by her pa and ma, who We're
pi0uS folk, she always carried babe
muff!a ed in q quilt. She ana the babe
often died in snoWdrift or We're
OiOA Htu ltl IL SHoIiSIl DlCOh' ~ vac
believed to be fine acting TO stab TO
death nine persons in three hours
or to strangle a lady or smother her
with a pillow. An audience would
grieve itself half to death in watch
ing an emotional actress die from
poison or tuberculosis. A person VINO
frequented comedy and laughed loud
was thought vulgar and as not haV
ing reached q high plane OF under
standing OF dramatic art.
] am wondering now If our grand
mother was not a dear diSSembier.
doubt that she got any fun out Of tht
old dtime weep shows. She was {
merry little person, when she wa
young, and liked TO froiic as yount
folk do. l don't think she had muci
of head for dramatic art, or literar!
art, or any other art than making III
herself to bewitGh a beau. She hke'
fruit cake and wine, buggy rides il
Summer, sleigh rides in season, pic
MICS, parties and excursions On th'
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music. I feel that grandma or
mother said:
Thank my stars that I can throw
away my hypocrites mask and have
n good time at the theater. The
highbroWs can talk about dramatic
art and Mrs. Siddons till the cows
come home, but | am tired Of going To
a show where the first three acts are
u slaughter house and the last act is
Il moreuc."
[ found in The Star Of May %,
1868. that THE charming and able
Lucille Western will appear on this
night only in Nine. Celestes great
drama, Iucifer; or. The Mysterious
Stranger Saturday night Lucille
played Handsome Jack" 1.-The youth
full and daring English llighwayman.
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Four.and. .a-Half street near Pennsyl-
vania avenue. The house taken from
DR.. Garnett was fine four-story
brick on Ninth between E and f. Will
liam Shields property was brown
front" drown Stone?) three-story
house on one of the corners of X
and Twelfth. Thomas ID. Aliens house
was a two-story frame at Il corner OF
r and Eighth. Island. Francis Han
mas property comprised n three-story
brick house at corner of Twelfth
and B and Il tWo-Story frame, used as
a restaurant, at a and New Jersey
avenue southeast.
r X
THE following is from The Star of
l. June 8, 1863: 1.-THE Case of Col.
Waring and Family.-Mr. Ford, a for
mer member of the Maryland Legisla-
ture from st. Mary's County, with
other gentlemen from the Lower coun.
ties, have visited this city with refer
Evening star., 1927-10-30
That's His Last Thought.
From the Boston Tr

From the Boston Transcript
The altruist is one who casts his
bread upon the waters regardless OF
whether the tide IL coming in or not.
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HE WAS A CHEMIST BY PRO.
FESSION, BUT HAD NO REGU.
LAR JOB. HE WAS ALWAYS
TRAVELLING, AS WAS PROVED
BY HIS PASSPORT, WHICH WAS
COVERED WITH VISES.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
BY CHARLES LCCIETO.

"ROM Bern l was sent on new
mission, to find German spy,
I whom I will call Schmidt,
/ at Geneva. According to an