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Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-12

authorities are coming around to the
methods adopted by the United States
naval constructors to make Warships
unsuitable is one of the greatest COM
pliments ever paid to American de-
Signers
France Building Many Submarine
In France the superior council has
recommended that the naval force con-
sist in 1909 of five squadrons of six bat
tleships each and four reserve units
making a total of 81 battleships. Is
armored cruisers, comprised in five
divisions of cruisers each and 3 re-
serve units; IS armored cruisers of the
second class. scouting vessels. 70 tor
pedo boat destroyers, or one for each
armor clad, and torpedo boat de-
stroyers for the far east; also, SO de-
stroyers for torpedo boat and sub
marine divisions, and 10 reserve units;
or a total of 149 of this class. In addi-
tion, the program calls for 40 defensive
submarines, 50 offensive submarines OF
submersibles, and 40 torpedo boats
The annual cost for new construction
will be about $25,00O,OOO, The estimates
for 1906 provide for battleships (first
class, of about $4,000 tons), ten destroy
ers (of about 480 tons) 20 submersibles
Ca total of about 400.50O tons).
Japan. like England, has no continu-
Gus policy of construction. She is now
building battleships, armored
cruisers, a second-class cruiser. a dis
patch boat and 2S destroyers These IS
ships viii have an aggregate displace-
ment Of 144,120 tons.
Russias program for the rebuilding
of her navy recently sanctioned by the
czar, covers nine years and involves ar
Expenditure of $200,000 900 for construe-
tion alone. The vessels provided fol-
include 12 battleships, Is cruisers, AZ
torpedo boat destroyers, Is torpedo
boats, 10 submarines. gunboats,
monitors and / mining ship, or 11S ves-
to the Baltic fleet.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-12
How the Market for "GirlS Who Pose Is Supplied in the
Great Metropolis of the Country
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on the ferry, or the street car, or II
! the parquet, or cafe, or dance hall, OF
in the street, "that face" that -orm'
Is to be found, and the unwritten law is
never neglect an opportunity" A card
alone Is necessary; introductions are
puerlle; the black bow tie and the name
of art are properties to conjure with
The wife of the banker is invariably
as flattered as is the little shop girl al
the words: You must pardon me- But
the itch for the pencil in my fingers is
all-powerful. Your proflle-the mos
perfect type I have ever seen. Anc
that complexionl Shades of whistler!
| you must let me. You must at least
allow me to pay you the compliment art
owes you" In nine cases out of ten the
wife of the banker, as readily as the
little shop girl, ends the conversation by
writing an address on the back of the
artists card, or nar:ing an hour for q
call at his studio.
The girls who poser" The alleys
and byways and main stem of the Great
White Way resound to the clatter OF
their French heels at all hours. The
friendly stage manager, the urbane res.
taurant keeper and even the oily floor
walker smoke many a good cigar and
drink many a drink and partake OF
many a dinner with the picture of a
Midison Square garden tragedy forming
in the curl of the smoke or lurking In
the depths of the glass.
You may find them after IL o'clock in
the rathskellers at Little Hungary, In
Pell street, in Guffantis or Gonforoni's, S,
or Sherry's. After u, save for few
parties, you must look for them in the
hotels and in the studios.
About three years ago there came to
New York ''1m abroad several girls
with a clever ballet feature. They were
Immediately signed by Lederer and
made a big hit in one of his comic
operas. After some six months, how
ever they broke their contract with
him and went into vaudeville.
Two Models
The writer made their acquaintance
Christmas week of that year in west
ern city. The poor girls were home
sick. The interview with them was a
succession of human interest" para
graphs tear punctured. In the hearts
of the girls there was the fear of a
strange land. the fear of strangers and
the warm ache for home.
Recently the writer ran into a mid
night party in the apartments of a
friend on Forty-third street. Besides
four show girls from comic opera
company, there were present five of
these girls of his sentimental Christ
mas story. When he entered they were
instructing five men in the steps of
their stage dance All were in an
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Knowing the sounds of the letters. a
linguist would recognize the origin of
every word.
However, H. order to make use of
the language, a person does not need
to know word, and the person ad-
dressed may never have heard of the
language. The grammar and vocabu-
larry is published in leaflet form, small
enough to be inclosed with letter in
an ordinary envelope. These leaflets
may be bought for about % cents per
dozen. If they were published in large
editions, 25 cents per 100 would be
mar, dictionary, letter writer and ex-
ercise book substantially bound in
cloth is on sale at so cents in all the
principal book stores.
In learning most languages the learn
er finds his greatest trouble not in
learning the words but in learning to
put them together. In Esperanto one
could put the words in a basket and
shake them out without changing the
meaning of the sentence. But while
the meaning of the words Is indepen-
dent of their arrangement in the SEN
tence, they bear within themselves the
power of almost unlimited variation in
the shade of meaning. The root of the
idea of love is written in Esperanto
am. Hence in every word pertaining
to the idea of love, hate or any idea
in any way related to these ideas, will
be found the root, am. If you wish to
speak of love, the act of loving, say
am-o for all nouns ending in o. If
you mean the verb ito love-" say ami
all infinitives end in |.
If you speak OF the loving quality,
say ama-all adjectives end in a. If
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exceptional state OF deshabre and the
evidence of the flowing bowl was
damning.
isn't this great?" exclaimed a
friend.
Where did you meet the fve7" the
"At H-'s studio. They're the best
fellows yet. He discovered them"
came his reply.
discovered them"-that was what
happened to M. Charley's stranded
company Of French actresses he
brought from New Orleans; that is
what happened to the bankers wife,
the little shop girl, the cloak model,
the pretty art STUDENT that Is what
happened to the girls who live with a
former chorus girl in a brownstone
on Forty-eighth street, just off Broad
way: they were all discovered"
The question of source of supply was
raised one day in a studio following
the visit of Mrs. Somebody (she did not
volunteer her name), who was en-
deavoring to gain a footing on the
rocky road to modeldom.
Following the timid knock W had
admitted a woman of ordinary appear
ance and probably 35 years of age. She
accepted the seat W offered her in
a manner that plainly showed her
weariness. She appreciated this fact
and smiled wanly. "Do you want a
model?" she asked presently.
What experience have you had ~
W quer. d.
"I have had none" she exclaimed in
a tone of disgust. "And | am getting
tired of that question. l have heard
nothing but that all day, and 1 have
lied to one after the other to no avail.
/ was told that experience was un-
necessary. 1 was lied to-that's all. If
I may rest here a minute 1 will be
grateful"
AS she rested she recited her ex-
perience to u.s. Poor creature, 1t seemed
to do her good to unburden her disap-
pointment. Before she left she gave
us the name of the agency to which
she had paid hard earned money for the
opportunity to climb innumerable stair
wa.-s.
At an Agency
The writer visited the agency on
Fifth avenue as a possible customer.
and was told that he would have no
trouble in getting all the work he
wanted, either as a model or CHORUS
gentleman" He waG\ shown a list
probably 800 names in all-of models
who were meeting with success
through the agencys help. He recog
nized great many of the names. Some
were of girls who 1ose," large num-
ber We're of the unsophisticated Mrs.
Somebody class but a few were of
models he knew personally to be sue
cessful With his eye on his pocket he
got the rest of the voluble Jerks line
of talk; then he departed, taking with
him samples of the agencys literature.
Before perusing these printed forms he
visited other agencies, receiving prac-
tically the same treatment at each.
Follow a number of statements these
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your thought requires an adverb, say
ame-all adverbs end in e.
We all remember the trouble we used
to have learning to say, I love, thou
lowest, he loves. etc. In Esperanto we
have to learn only one form:
Mi amas, L love; vi amas. thou low
est: Ii amas. he loves; ST amas, she
Rve-; 81 amas. it loves; nj amas, we
love; vi amas, you love (pluraD; iii
amas, they love.
This is all there is to the present
tense. The past is amis, loved; the fu-
ture is amos, will love.
But this is not the end of the f1exi-
bility of the root "am." We do not
always love our neighbors, and we may
wish to tell them about it. So prefix
10 any of the words the particle NAL,
and make a meaning precisely oppo-
site: Malami, to hate; malama, hate
full Johano malamis Carlous, John
hated Charles. Carlo malamos Johan-
on, Charles will hate John.
OF such particles as NAL" used as
prefixes and suffixes, there are great
number in Esperanto, more. perhaps,
than in any other one language. There
is elk, having no equivalent in English
and expressing the idea of the begin
ming of an action Thus: Ek-ami to
fall in love, or love at sight; ST elk
dormis, she fell asleep; ekridi. to burst
out laughing; 10 infano eklrias, the
child begins to cry, etc. Then there is
ad, expressing continuance of action or
state, as: Amado, constant love; am
adj, to continue to love, etc. 1t is OBJ
vious that every one of these particles
almost multiplies the power of the vo7
cabulary by two. Here are a few
more.
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1ol. p ssbility; amebla, lovable;
legebla, legible.
Ind, worthiness aminda, worthy of
love; malaminGa, deserving of hate
odious.
Egg, augmentative; malamegi, to hate
furiously.
Et, diminutive; ameti, to f1irt; infano,
child: infaneto. infant.
En-, disposition; malamema, malig-
nifty; kredi, to believe; kredema. credu-
lous
Ul-one remarkable for a quality; am
eculo. one noted for loveliness; timi, to
fear: timulo. a coward.
In-Feminine gender; patro, father;
patrino, mother; am-ik-o, friend; ma
lamikino, female enemy.
Several hundred words could thus be
formed with the root am. Not all roots
are so prolific in variability, but some
are more so, for l have picked up this
one just at random. At any rate enough
has been given to show that with SOC
roots one has in ones power a richer
voca bulary than the richest of the rich
of modern tongues. Dictionaries are
published having thousands of these
combinations worked out, and some
may prefer to use them rather than sc
to the trouble of building their own
words Nevertheless there is scope foy
the expression of every ones individual
ity, and If you wish to range beyond the
bounds of the dictionary there is moth
ing to hinder you from doing so.
The Esperanto vocabulary proper
may be supplemented by the addition o1
many thousands of words truly inter-
national. 1t is perfectly legitimate aud
has the sanction Of the highest author
ity to use such words as telegraph,
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England, 1t appears, has no continu-
GUS policy of construction. 1t is pointed
out that. however formidable foreign
shipbuilding programs may appear on
paper England can always oVertake
them, in consequence of her resources
and power of rapid construction. Her
authorities claim that 1t is more de-
sirable to complete limited number
of vessels than to spend the same
money on a larger number building at
slower rate. During the year 1906
thirty-seVen vessels of an aggregate
displacement of 17355O tons, passed
from the completing stage to the COM
missioned list. This represents. in the
fewest possible words, the output Of
finished naval construction in England
during the past twelve months. The
vessels completed during the year were
five battleships, five armored cruisers,
seven scouts, three third class cruisers
and seventeen destroyers A total Of
124 naval vessels, having a displace-
ment of 275, 900 tons, were removed from
the effective sea force and either sold
or placed on the list for subsidiary pur-
poses only.
The commission Of the budget of the
German empire has voted the project
for the increase Of the fleet by very
large ma ajority, and also In spite of the
opposition of the Socialists, has con-
firmed the project Of the government
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"herders" make and their true values:
TN aiding clients to procure stage
enea eements only direct them to the
atrical managers or agents of un-
doubted repute. In aiding clients to
secure posing engagements only send
them to recognized illustrators of stand
ing and established business" A type
written list is given the applicant, and
In that list may be found the names Of
theatrical agents and artists practically
as the New York directory gives them
'1n certain cases, however, I decline
to be retained. Not all applicants are
sufficiently prepossessing in appearance
for posing or stage work, and It would
be waste of their time and mine to try
and procure such work; besides, / have
too much at stake to be identified with
undesirable applicants" Mrs. Some
body and her like have no trouble in
getting their money taken by the
agencies.
ITO procure stage or posing engage
ments experience Is not essential
gumption is" The most blatant lie
of all And many model will give a
peculiar definition of "gumption."
Frequently young women who con-
templating making business of posing
ask how much models make a week.
They might as well ask how fast do
horses trot? It depends somewhat upon
the horse. And it depends somewhat
upon the model. No two are alike; the
record of one is no criterion for another.
Each stands on her own merits. Be-
cause a beauty meets with great sue
cess 1t does not signify that all will,
and I cannot guarantee that any model
will make any fixed amount in any one
week. One thing Is certain, however,
no illustrator will engage a model with
out first seeing her. and 1t is therefore
necessary to call at his studio. Sub
scribers to the directory need feel no
delicacy in doing so. Illustrators in
variably treat with courstesy any young
woman endeavoring to earn an honest
living, not only because they are gem
tlemen, but because they require mod
els. They could not pursue their voca-
tion without them. A model is an in
dispensable necessity. Were there none
there would be no illustrators. Still
1t is not my desire to annoy any illus
traitor or waste my clients time in
sending her to one who may prefer to
labor under tho delusion that he is pro-
curing his own models" In the light
of all the preceding this reads well.
This paragraph has caught more of the
INITIATED, however, than all the rest of
the agents writing and soft talk.
Through these agencies hundreds of
young men and women flock to New
York yearly. Some come to have their
eyes opened, and return whence they
came. The majority remain; a number
in legitimate employment. number IL
legitimately employed. The legitimate
demand for girls is great and growing
in the shops, the theaters, the studios.
But with this growth has developed
the license for the life people live-in
the name of art. And how few Of
these hundreds but who taste-and
learn!-Cincianati Enquirer.
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for the augmentation in tonnage Of a
certain number of vessels already in
the program. The commission has also
sanctioned the credits for the construc-
ton of three big vessels for 1906-two
battleships, each of IS, 900 tons-and an
armored cruiser of $4,000 tons. The
commission has further voted the credit
demanded of $2,000,000 as a first INSTALL
ment toward the construction of two
divisions of torpedo craft. and a credit
of 5000. 900 for the building of subma-
rines. The battleships. ii is estimated,
will come to the respectable sum of
$10,000,000 each.
Will Copy American Methods
Before any of these new warships are
built certain construction problems re-
main to be settled. The experts are
still .quarreling over the lessons of the
Russian-Japanese sea fights. Some
claim that the results of the battle of
the Sea of Japan show that the center
line bulkhead must go. This would
mean a big change in naval design.
The center line bulkhead, it's critics say,
has serious drawback in the fact that
1t renders a ship liable to very serious
list in case of puncture on one side,
and unless the inrush of water is al
lowed to seek its level clear across the
ship in the flooded section.
In some of the latest designs for bat
tleships and cruisers in European
navies the center line bulkhead has
been cut out of the fire rooms. and the
authorities responsible for these de-
signs have recently determined to use
the "long arm" electric power doors or
the bunkers to replace the safety In
subdivision lost by the omission of this
center line bulkhead. These electric
power doors, which are already In use
on most Of the latest vessels in the
United States navy. are operated from
a central station on the bridge The
officer In charge of the ship can by
this means almost instantly close all
the bulkhead doors necessary TO keep
the ship from sinking. That European
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fellowship"-thatw was the spirit and the
word of the evening. Everybody was
initiated; everybody liked the wine. and
the rich food, and the subdued lights,
and the odor of flowers, and the soft
tones Of the harp and violin. The host
insisted on this. I'VE are conducting
no Bohemian kindergarten" he sue
cinctly observed.
The purpose of these gatherings? "a
good time, that was ala good time,
In the names of art and song and
pleasure, minus any such bothersome
frivols as social ethics. A unique dis
regard Of the proprieties-tha was the
keynote. The Following nights enter
tainment" will illustrate this;
There were eleven couples in attend
ance. Here. in a little knot, several
were talking show; two or three were
dancing; there, in a corner, a certain
dramatic critic was begging a cloak
models permission to present her with
new pair of silk hose. because she
was insisting that she couldn't use her
slipper for a glass, as she Just knew
she had hole in her stocking; about
the amiable Juan the remainder of the
party was collected. Suddenly the host,
who had been hidden for several min
utes behind the curtain of the little
stage, came forward climbed upon a
chair and demanded attention.
Ladies and gentlemen" he said. BE
ing fully conscious of Nvoeful want of
knowledge of the practical art of draw
ing on the part of several here, 1 have
arranged a contest. Juan will provide
each of you with paper and pencil, after
which you will please arrange your
selves within sight of the stage, and
when the word is given, draw. All
those not artists will be given a handi-
cap of seventy-five points Two prizes
will be awarded the best sketch"
Two by two the guests arranged
themselves. Ready? Draw!" cried the
master of affairs, as he flung aside the
curtain to reveal pretty model-in the
"all together"
Spice of Life
A favorite argument, of the time
worn description, with the risk-loving
manufacturer was: "The spice of life is
variety, you know; new friends, new
good fellows, new faces, new FORMS"
This Is exactly the sentiment of the
great majority of model-employing ar
lists.
The man whose eye is always open to
the beautiful, and whose bump of ad-
miration has a ready ally in his tongue
tive wherever it is found, and he Is
generally on the lookout for it, too
And in Little Old New -ork' there Is
free license for the play of this-senti-
ment, they call it.
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and ardent admirers. And II Is Thorn
as habit to spend the greater part of
his leisure time in C.'s studio. The deep,
springy couch behind the folds of a
heavy curtain hiding an alcove, the
sketch plastered wall, the smell of
tube paint, the general careless and
comfortable atmosphere of the room
hold a fascination for the artists
friend.
One day when c. was gathering up
his sketching outfit, preparatory to a
days outing on Staten island and
Thomas who was to act as host was
lazily passing the time with an illus
trated weekly in the alcove the timid
knock was heard. Lets see the whole
show" suggested the friend, instantly
losing interest in his periodical. "As
you please" said c., opening the door.
It was Milly who entered-she who
afterwards related the occurrence in a
cheap Tenderloin restaurant.
She was pretty girl of a piquant
type, and she was a stranger to C.'s
studio. For these reasons II was with
unaccustomed avidlty that the usual
questions were put to her-not by the
artist, but by his friend, who had
usurped his place in front of an un-
finished canvas.
"Well," said Thomas, after receiving
,Cne anyway answer TO query NO. z,
II have use for model now, but 1
must first see your form"
From experience G. knew better than
to wait longer than half an hour at the
corner cafe. He spent the evening with
a few congenal spirits at Shanley's s
and nearby, and 1T was with laugh
that he imaglnatively pictured to his
companions the scene in his studio.
Until recently a large, elegantly fur
nished studio in Washington square
was maintined by a wealthy manu-
facturer who was possessed of enough
Temperament" to have liking for the
vie Boheme. Among theatrical folk,
newspaper men and artists his ac-
quaintance was extensive, and not
withstanding the position afforded him
by reason of his money, he had a dis
tinct preference for the society of this
conventionally unhedged clan.
Fun on Saturday Night
Saturday night he kept open studio to
these friends. The rooms always Ella b.
orately decorated, never twice in the
same style, stage erected in one end
of the largest room, the English break
fast-supper spread out on the large
sideboard; Juan, the servant, at his
place beside stand of iced bottles; the
harpist and violinist tuning their in
struments; scraping of feet and a
laugh on the stairway, and wide open
arms (seldom figuratively) the first
guests arrived. mo ceremony; good
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Concerning Usage Esperanto international Language

philosophy" ETC., of course making
such changes as the photography of
Esperanto requires. In general the
big" words are the same in all Ian
guages. The man who called a spade
spade" may be admired by the few
who know what a spade is But if he
had called it manual implement for
excavation" any intelligent person in
the universe could puzzle out his mean
ing. Hence, if you are not sure of your
ground in the vocabulary you will not
go far wrong if you change your Eng
lish to the Johnsonian form and ESper-
antize the endings of the words.
Reading, writing and speaking are
distinct operations and must be learned
separately. Preparation for reading
Esperanto is completed when the gram
are from roots that all men know that
If there should happen to be a word
somewhat obscure the context would
explain it. The principal facts in th5
grammar are the following:
All nouns end in o.
All adjectives end in a.
Words ending in e are adverbs, but
there are few adverbs with other end
ings.
The infection of nouns is thus:
The plural is formed by adding ].
The objective case is formed by ad-
ding II.
The conjugation of verbs is:
Present tense, as.
Past tense, is.
Future tense, oS.
Imperative, u.
Speaking a language is learned ny
constant practice in the idioms. Speak
ing is not done by the word, nor ever
according to rule. but by habit. Ano
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the habit is that of using certain set
phrases without much thought. 1t is
almost reflex act, certain stimuli al
ways calling forth certain words. If
one will take the pains to translate
ones conversation for a week he will
never again have to consult the diction-
ary. This is a fair sample of ordinary
conversation. See how commonplace II
is Conversation in any language is
easily learned if you have any one TO
talk tn.