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The Washington herald., 1910-01-09
LENSES WILL SOLVE MARS
Italian Astronomer Sees Way to
Find Secrets.
by the Present Applied System OF
Telescope Photography Much
Has Been Achieved, He Says,

Rome Jan S.-The Italian astronomer
schiaparelh is studying Mars with the
help Of special photographs taken at the
Observatory of Brera. He is convinced
that in the near future the progress OF
Photography viii lead 10 important dis
ooveries. Meanwhile he explains in the
review Natura ed Arte the results of his
recent studies.
Besides the large white regions at the
poles. which are undoubtedly glaciers.
the greater portion Of Mars surface
presents different gradations Of colors-
light red. orange. and yeLow-with real
spots similar to those of the sun. in
which gray, brown, and sometimes black.
predominant. but only over lines and
thin bands. The coloring Of the surface
OF Mars resembles that of a mosaic on a
background Of gold deeply Swallowed
With reference to the canals Prof.
SchiaparelH absolutely excludes any nos
sibility of an optical Illusion, and he is
The Washington herald., 1910-01-09
HOLD PRINCES TO DEBTS.
Louise of Belgium Obligated by Old
Promise.

Promise.
Vienna. Jan. S-The Neues Wiener Tag
blatt publishes some details regarding the
Inheritance Of Princess Louise CT Be
GUM and the prospects Of payment for
her creditors.
The steward OF the imperial household
at Vienna arranged a composition with
her Vienna creditors some six years ago.
Her debts then amounted 10 about SIS, COO
OF this sum Prince Philip Of Coburg. her
divorced husband, paid about Sg-0900 and
the princess guardian a further E79.Q00
this latter amount coming from the EN-
peror's private puree. The princess was
compelled to promise to pay the remain
der. about S2g6G10. at once should she
come into possession Of money through
inheritance
Prince Philip now wishes the Emperor
10 authorize him 20 enter into negotiations
with the Belgian court for the payment
Of this sum from the money left by King
Leopold 10 his daughter Louise. The
newspaper says that the princess debts
now amount TO 100000. the principal
item being Sl.55o00O for the purchase OF
estates. one estate she bought was
Count Paul Szapary's in Southern Hun
gary, for which she undertook to pay
100000 as soon as she came into her In
heritance. when Also she was TO enter
into possession. The count, ii is under
stood. intends TO insist on this contract
being carried out. Other estates she
The Washington herald., 1910-01-09
ZIONISTS TO WAKE
TRADE IN EGYPT
LOndOnTrust Company Plans
Industrial Attempt.
STUDY SHOWS PLAUSIBILITY
Quarter of Million Jews Repre-
scented Mt Congress Which Dis
the Holy Lands. and Negotiations
with Turkey Are Made.

Berlin, Jan. Sat the ninth congress Of
Zionists, which opened at Hamburg on
Sunday, there were representatives pres
stated that the deputies represent nearly
a quarter of a million Jews who have
Joined the Zionist movement.
The Zionists still adhere 70 their orlgi-
Inal idea of colonizing Palestine with
Jews, but il is doubtful whether the en-
tire body is united on this point, not a
few Of the delegates deeply regretting the
decision Of their leaders TO reject the
offer Of the British government for the
settlement Of Jewish colonies in Uganda.
The main object Of the ZioniSts is the
establishment Of great credit Institution
in Palestine TO assist Jews settling in
that country TO acquire land At the
head Of this undertaking is the Jewish
Colonial Trust. with its center in London.
and a capital of S1,250.ooO The object OF
this company is the commercial and in
dustriaI colonization Of the Holy Land.
On Scale Not Before Attempted.
| It is the financial instrument for the
| practical carrying out of the Zionist
ideas. Should this congress decide on
| founding a great central bank, the Zion
lists will be in possession Of the means to
begin the Jewish colonization Of Pales-
tine on a scale hitherto uninterrupted
A remarkable proposal before the con-
gress is that brought forward by Herr
Passmannek. the Swiss delegate. whose
resolution asks all ZionIsts 10 pledge
themselves 10 leave their present homes
and emigrate 10 Palestine within the
next five or ten years This proposal
has not yet been debated, but is an
nOuncement has already given rise TO
sharp discussion among the Zionists.
In his address of welcome to the con-
gress Herr WOlnsohn. OF Cologne. the
president Of the central directing COM
mittee, hailed the revolution in Turkey
as a most important event. The settle
ment OF Jews in Palestine, he said, wss
still the ultimate aim of ZiOnism
Negotiate with Turkey.
DR. Max Nordau. Of Paris. urged the
necessity of Zionism becoming stronger
internally before they set to work to
attain the ultimate object Of the move
ment and entered into negotiations with
the Turkish government. The idea OF
a charter has never actually formed
part Of the Zionist programme and had
now been abandoned Zionists. he con
Guided. would only fulfill their task in
Turkey on the basis Of the Basic pro-
gramme.
At Mondays sitting Of the congress
Herr Sokolow, Of Cologne. read a report
on the work of the central directing
committee, pointing out that the aggre-
gate funds held by all Zionist organiza-
tons amounted 10 Si,S75,o00 A discus
sion followed some sharp criticism being
directed against the way In which the
movement was being managed, it being
alleged that a favorable opportunity had
been missed for opening negotiations
with Turkey and shifting the center of
gravity of Zionism to Palestine.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-09

London. Jan. S,-There has been a dis
cusAon in England recently as to the
chances of women workers in America,
and the Daily Mirror has been printing
correspondence on the subject. A London
stenographer sent a long letter telling of
her experience in New York She wrote
as follows:
In London 1 was considered a quick
and accurate worker. so I thought it
would be interesting 10 test my skill with
the American girls. So answered adver-
tisements and got a poA in New York
City, after calling by appointment at 3
O'Clock and waiting until 1870. during
which time twelve American girls were
interviewed.
7 was taken TO the lady principals
ROOM and, as it was commercial house,
the first question rather surprised me-
Are you fond Of books?' she asked
Very I replied. Wei. I thought so. be
cause you went right to the bookcase
when you were waiting. was the reply.
American business men and women are
keen observers Of the trifes that help TO
build a character.
Starts at GoodIy salary,
After a test / was told that I
could start work the next morning at a
salary OF SIS a week, and next morning
found me at my post. There were over
200 lady clerks and stenographers, and
my hours were from 9 to 5:l5 Tor when my
work was fnishedl.
There We're six desks in our corner of
the room and we had four telephones be
tween Us. On pressing an electric button
on the desk a boy appeared, so we had
no reason to leave our desks. and scarcely
ever did so. except for lunch.
we worked ike machines most of the
day, and there was a rule that the num-
her of lines of tipping done in the day
had 10 be kept
one day I received a very formidable 4
notice informing me that I was on the (
black books. I had punched the clock at
one minute to /, and 1 was asked to /
state my reasons on the form. The clock /
was slow for I had not moved from my
desk until the hooter sounded
The Economy OF Time.
i was warned that every minute taken I
off my time counted as fifteen minutes.
and that ! had TO make So per cent of
my time TO get a rise.
Next week 1 was d criminal again /
and had a notice served on me, and was
informed that I had only put a comma |
instead Of a colon and dash after Dear
Sirs:-' and that every letter must go out
OF the building exactly the same I began
10 wonder if l dare write my own name
in my own way.
Il stayed there nine months.
These are exacts facts. and in another
firm the rules are even more stringent
These followers Of system run mad
only punish themselves. for employees
We're coming and going every week.
"The New York business girl must be !
prepared to put business and the al |
mighty dollar first in her life tho Satur-
day afternoon holiday except in the hot /
weather., and an English girl going out |
there must study both sides Of the case /
before being lured there by golden word /
pictures"
The Washington herald., 1910-01-09

bought without even seeing cost 10000,
5000 900, and $30l,0g0
Her debts 10 her lawyers IN Vienna,
Budapest, Berlin, Paris. and Brussels
amount to about 10000. Hotel debts
run to $4,000 IN Paris, Monte Carlo. Ber-
lin, and elsewhere. One firm in Paris
claims $4,000 Tor goods purchased. two
others $1,000 and $1,000. Two Vienna
dressmakers demand SlC5.O00 and S26eC0.
The princess will. It is believed. receive
under King Leopsid's viii s1.20o.oOo. and if
she can win TIE suit TO break the will
she may receive 81. 10000 more. So that
at the best she viii not be able To satisfy
her creditors in full
The Washington herald., 1910-01-09
MOTORING AFFECTS FORM.
London Physicians Claims Cause
AStOpishment.

London, Jan "A physician who
counts among his patients many we'll
known London women has been pointing
out the effect of too much automobiling
on the figure.
AT the risk of making myself unpop-
ular." he says, 4 have had TO forbid
motoring 10 several of my patients who
, have consulted me regarding their grow
ing embonpoint. Those VINO have fol-
lowed my advice have succeeded in re-
gaining their figures.
Motoring surpasses in luxury any
form of locomotion Yet invented. The
seats are so tilted that one is forced to
lean back among the cushions at such
an angle that all the muscles are re-
Taxed
Add to this the exhilaration which
rapid movement produces. and the in
crease of appetite engendered by plenty
of fresh air, and you will see that
motoring contains most Of the elements
which make for adiposity'
The Washington herald., 1910-01-09
LONDON GIRL FINDS
GOTHAM NO PICNIC
Couldn't Compete with Office
Girls i'll America.
BUSINESS MEN SYSTEM MAD

Declares After Return 10 Dear Old
"HengIand" that She Worked Nine
Months at Place Where Fault Was
Found with Errors in Punctuation,
and She Couldn't see the Use of 1t.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-09
THEATERS HELP THE POOR.
Paris Has Charity System that Taxes
Opera Tickets.

Paris, Jan. S-Every playgoer who pays
for his seat in q Paris theater or music
hall contributes one-tenth OF the value OF
his ticket to public charities, administered
by the Assistance Publlque, including
nearly all the hospitals. Returns just pub
lished by that body show that in 1905 the
sum thus given by pIaygoers amounted
TO 100000 which works out at nearly IS
cents per head Of population
The same returns give an idea Of the
increasing prosperity Of the theater and
music han business in Paris. In 1880
tile takings amounted to only N.690,O0O
Last year they reached nearly S10.0OO.OO
The latter is the highest figure ever re-
corded. with the exception Of the year
of the Worlds Fair of 1900. when the in
fiux Of foreigners and people from the
provinces sent the total up to Sll,6Oo,OC0.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-09
LONDONPOLITICSBOIL
Thousands of Meetings a Day
As Crisis Draws Near.
WOMEN OF FASHION CANVASS
Jnionists Feel Advantage I'm Tariff
Reform Issue which shares Para
mount Importance with National
Defense to the OverShadowfnE of
the Stafd Home Rule Platform.

/ London. Jan. S-AIore than ever the
political battle has grown to resemble
one Of the hottest in modern America.
! 1t is strenuous beyond precedent, and IS
developing bitter personal feeling.
Liar" and other epithets are weapons
| seldom resorted 10 in British election
platforms. but both sides in this con-
| test are losing their self-control.
! It is found necessary at almost every
/ political meeting. of which there are
about 1000 held daily at the present time,
TO limit attendance strictly to known
sympathizers with the party under whose
auspices the gathering is held.
Cnnyassing Is Lively.
It is not. in fact. at public rallies that
| the real work Of the campaign is done.
Personal canvassing is the real thing.
and this has been reduced to a fine art
in England
Every day from now till polling begins
10000 women go from house to house
through the length and breadth of the
country trying 10 persuade the voters
and their wives 70 use their influence on
one side or the other
Every newspaper keeps a section for
women, on how to deal with voters, and
the fashion columns. in spite Of Mrs
Stools denunciation. continue to give
sketches of ideal canvassing gowns.
The tendency this week seems 10 be
toward concentration and elimination Of
issues Il was difficult to say over a week
ago whether the House of Lords or ma
tional defense, which means the German
danger. was paramount in the public
mind. Now there are indications that
tariff reform commands the highest in
terest among the electors,
Unionist Advantage.
If this be true. ii is a distinct encourage
ment for the Unionist cause. As between
free trade and the tariff reform the Coun-
try would probably wipe out even the
vast radical majority in the House of
Commons. If the choice should be free
and untrammeled.
The most significant feature of the con-
test is the almost universal Indifference
to the home rule issue. The question
which fifteen OF twenty years ago was
absolutely paramount, and which stands
in the same position before the country
to-day IS before, so far as Ireland is
concerned, is almost ignored by the press.
is entirely neglected by the government
speakers, and Is seldom brought up by
the Unionists.
in civ r.,
constituencies ought TO give a decisive
indication of the national verdict unless
the contest is remarkably close
The Washington herald., 1910-01-09

thoroughly convinced Of their reality. In
fact, all the canals run from one sea to
another, or 10 a lake, or between two
lakes: sometimes one canal is connected
with another, but never does a canal
have a free end or terminate in a cul
Dc sac.
Prof. Schiaparelli is now engaged in
studying the so-csiled bridges. He meas
ured several Of them. and says the one
known as the Bridge Of Achilles is go
kilometers wide and ZOO long.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-09
Merchant Dies of PARALYSIS.

Special TO The Washington Herald.
Roanoke. Va. Jan. S.-Guy d. French,
a Roanoke business man, died last night
OF paralysis, aged ffty-six years. He
was native of Giles County, a Mason.
Odd Fellow, and a member of the Junior
Order United American Mechanics. w.
Augustus French. treasurer of the Acad-
envy Of Music. is q son.
The Washington herald., 1910-01-09
MEN TO WEAR LONG HAIR.
New Fashion Proposed and Under
Test I'm England.


London, Jan. s.-Long hair. IL seems.
is to be the fashion for men this year in
London. The fat has gone forth from
the hairdressing establishments in Bond
street.
For many years now it has been the
custom for men to have the toothbrush
crop. and in particular 10 have the hair
closely shaver al the nape of the neck
Now the hair. only trimmed to a re-
spectacle length, is 10 be brushed back
from the ears over this spot. just as a
birds wings are folded over its tail
Whether the new fashion will apply to
the army remains to be seen tt is
fairly safe 10 bet that the shaver con-
victs head VIII still represent 20 the Off
Ger everything that is smart and correct.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-14
RENO FIGHTS FOR OLD BONDS.
Hutchinson Begins Action to Recover
Equity in $13O,OOO.

Hutchinson, Kan, Dec. 14.-The
Hutchinson Commercial club has de-
tanned attorneys to investigate wheth-
er Reno county does not own an equity
in the $4,000 bonds issued 20 years
ago to the builders of what is now the
Hutchinson and Southern branch of
the Santa Fe.
The road was at that time built by
the Union Pacific. There is now in the
county treasury $4,000 worth of
stock in the subsidiary company of the
Union Pacific, which may prove to be
of value.
When the bonds were voted the call
for the election specified that the rail-
road was to be built from a junction
with the Union Pacific line at McPher-
son south through Reno county. The
road was built south from Hutchinson,
but the Union Pacific held a 80 year
lease to use the Rock Island tracks
from Hutchinson to Mcpherson, which
the county commissioners agreed to
recognize as carrying out the provision
of the bonds, and the bonds were de-
train service was to be maintained by
the Union Pacific into Hutchinson.
The Union Pacific has not run a
train into this city for Is years, al
though the Rock Island lease is still
in effect.
The Commercial club will now
bring legal action to require the COM
pany to make good its agreement for
which the $4,000 worth of bonds
were issued.
The bonds are now supposed to be
held by the Santa Fee, which now owns
the Hutchinson and Southern.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-14
KNEW BEREsFoRD TEN DAYS.
Woman Was Married to Him After
Rand COurtSbip.

Salina, Kan. Dec. 14.-That she had
only known Beresford about ten days
when she married him is the state
ment made by Mrs. Ogden J. Beres-
ford, the bride of the man who now
is in the county jail facing a charge
of passing a worthless check and a
draft in Salina at the National hotel
about two weeks ago. She met Beres-
ford in a Pullman and soon afterward
they became engaged. They came to
Salina and were married.
Mrs. Beresford will remain in Sa-
lima until after Beresford's preliminary
hearing which will be December Is.
He has retained David Richie as his
attorney.
Beresford asked that his prelimi-
nary be continued so as to give him
an opportunity to get some money. lie
talked like he would put up a cash
bond of $1,000. He still maintains
that there is such a firm as Beresford
& Company. Mrs. Beresford does not
know much about him. She says she
has a sister at Hoisington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-14
THIRD LEAGUE ABANDONED.
Fletcher Gives Up Organization oil
Another Major Circuit.

New York, Dec. 14-Positive informa-
ton has reached here from Chicago
that D. A. Fletcher, who has been try
ing to organize third major league"
has abandoned the scheme after reach
ing an understanding of some kind
with the men who control organized
baseball. Fletcher, it is said, on the
best Of authority, has thrown up the
sponge and has left a number of bail
players in the lurch as part of an al
legged agreement recently made with
certain baseball leaders.
The big leagues decided some time
ago to induce Fletcher to give up his
scheme, thereby avoiding complications
and a possible war. Fletcher incident
ally found that wherever he went in
search of financial aid in launching his
project the big leaguers followed him
with agents-who persuaded prospective
hackers to keep their money under lock
and key. Furthermore, the big 1eaguers
succeeded in winning back so many of
the star players who had promised to
go with the new organization that
Fletcher soon discovered that his chief
assets had been taken away. For that
reason, it is asserted, he was not I'M
willing to reach an agreement with the
organized baseball forces.
Fletcher, it is understood, will not
attempt to get up another new league
in 1912, as he has learned much to
convince himself that a fight against
the combined interests cannot be sue
cessful without an enormous outlay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-14
MANY ASK PAROLE
Five Hundred Federal Prisoners
Want to Be Released.
Walsh's Pardon Now Depends
Upon His Health.
A FLOOD OF LETTERS.
Friends of Convicts Try for Len
iency for Them.
Next LeavenwOrth Board Meet
ing VIII Be Busy One.
A FLOOD OF LETTERS,

LeaVenworth, Kan. Dec. 14.-Pris-
oners confined at the United States
penitentiary have been encouraged by
the fact that the attorney general ap-
proved the application of ten for pa
role and see in the release of those
VINO nave gone out hope for clemency
and a release from prison. This has
caused many others to file applications
and the board has now about five hum
dred to consider at its next meeting.
In addition to the applications of
the prisoners the board is receiving
Dushels OF letters from their friends,
all asking that the applications for
parole be granted and sending in en-
dorsements, which they believe will
help win release for the prisoner.
These letters are turned over to the
parole officer, who has busy time in
going through them and replying to
such as need an immediate answer. 1t
is hardly probable that these letters
Will have much effect with the board
when 1t comes to making it's recon-
mendatiOns, as it viii be the prisoners
record which the board will consider.
Dispatches from Washington state
that a pardon for Banker Walsh is
being considered by the department of
justice and if a pardon is granted will
depend upon the fact OF his physical
condition. Physicians. presumably
sent by the department. of justice, have
recently Deen at the prison ana maze
physical examination of the prisoner,
and these reports are now before the
department. 1t appears there are two
sets of reports, one to the effect that
he is a broken and suffering. if not a
dying man, and the other that he is in
fairly good health for a man of his
age. The plea for his release was
based upon the alleged condition of his
health, and the department of justice
is not satisfied with the reports, which
have been made by the prison as well
as outside physicians. The application
for a pardon is now before Assistant
Attorney General Finch. who is ex-
pected to make a report within a few
days.
1t is plainly evident that Walsh's
friends are working the sympathy
racket for all that it is worth in an eff
fort to get him out of prison. Those
who have seen the man right along say
that he is in much better health than
when he was brought to prison nearly
a year ago. The freedom from care of
his business affairs has been a good
rest cure for the aged banker, who Is
in better health, every way. than when
he came to prison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-14
ATHLETICS SECURE FOR 1911.
The Lads of SlumberviIIe Have Lots
of Speed Ahead.

New York, Dec IA championship
baseball team is not built in a day, and
the Philadelphia Athletics are apt to
hold the title until they reach the very
top of their perfection. and some young
er team develops strength enough to
climb the championship hill and push
the White Elephants over the ridge.
Once club reaches it's highest degree
of efficiency all attempts to remain sta
tionary are vain, and retrogression fol-
lows.
The Athletics have not even yet
reached their top speed, Collins, Barry,
Oldring, Thomas, Lapp, Baker, Strunk
and Livingstone may all be expected to
play faster ball during the next two
years than they did last season. Ben
der, Coombs, Plank and Morgan can
be relied upon to decrease the batting
averages of opposing teams. Davis and
Murphy are still two Of the best play
ers in the game, while Lord and Hart
sci are still fast. Perhaps the one great
est asset of the White Elephants, is in
their manager, Connie Mack. His judg-
ment, his knowledge of the game, and
skill in developing players. are all I'M
surpassed. 1t is difficult to see how
next year, at least, any team can be
developed sufficiently to stop the ma
chine which Mack has set in motion.
Players outlive their usefulness in time,
and while one weak spot on the nine
may be patched up, soon four or five
appear. That means going back to the
beginning and building up a new cham
pionShip aggregation.