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New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
By lewis r. Freeman.

T>o get an authoritative statement on
any given subject in one part Of
l. China Is by no means 10 settle it as
,sr as the whole Of that very heterogeneous
empire is concerned-a truth which I had
most convincing.y brought home TO me
when began my inquiries regarding slav-
e-r in tia, country.
All UP and down the Yang-tse Valley and
through Northern China I was told that
slavery in various forms had existed from
time immernorial. but that within the last
few months it had been so modified by i'm
peria decree that it might be said TO be no
longer d recognized institution 1t was
representa- in way. it was said, in the
system of concubinage practised. and also
IN the manner in which certain house SER
wants were held. but none Of these bore any
relation % slaves i'm the ordinary accepta-
ton of the term.
From Foo-Chow south. through Annoy
and Swatow, as I moved further away
from the sphere Of Manchu influence there
seemed less Of a tendency TO consider
slavery a thing of a bygcne day; but there
still was nothing that I heard from those
Of whom 1 was in a position 10 inquire
mostly officials and rich merCnants-to pre-
rare me for the sudden enlightenment
which came at Canton
Ny trip through China w 10 that point
hal been made I'm the company Of d cham
hers IF commerce party from the Pacific
Coast OF America. and in the rush Of the
entertainment which had been showered
upon US there had been scant opportunity
for pursuing INQUIRIES other than along the
lines Of industry and commerce The pro-
gramne completed in a four days series
Of functions in Canton, the party had dis
banded and was finding its way back in
twos and threes and fours to Hong Kong.
Only four or hve of us remained in
Canton for any length Of time, and with
one OF these and a guide I was wander
ing about one evening in the lurid district
OF night restaurants and gambling halls
opposite 10 the island of Shameen, the
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
A CHINESE ~FLowea BOAT" FLOATING HOME WOMEN.

harmony was dropped: not the whih OF
drowsy opium stepped cigarette was missed; /;
not a bow ceased scraping upon its single
strInged Cantonese fiddle.
There was no distinct unfriendliness IN
their attitude; only superiority. We were
a couple OF slaves from Shameen, 'the ISL
and OF Subject Nations brought over TO
amuse their lords al the table, and II the
latter chose to make a jest by treating us
as equals for the time being, it was their
own affair They couldn't see anything
amusing about US, and they weren't going
to feign an interest which they didn't feel
\ young naval officer who had spent
many years in America and spoke English
perfectly courteously detached himself
from the gamesters TO chat with us; our
two official friends made their apologies
and continued with the play. The young
officer and | had been seated next each
other at the tffin given the commission by
the Provincial Assembly. and our acquaint-
ance was already well on the road to the
real friendship that it has since ripened
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29

eggs.
y pint cherry juice or concentrated cherry
syrup.
i pint lemon juice.
Other fruit iavoTs can he used instead OF
cherry, as desired. The sugar is first dis
solved in the lacto milk. The eggs are then
prepared The yolks and whites are beaten
in separate containers. Both are then
added to the milk. The mixture is thor
ouehly stirred and strained through 4 fin.
wire gauze. The fruit juices are added
last. II there is any indication OF the
Juices precipitating the casein, they should
not be added until the mixture has begun
70 freeze. The freezer is now run until IL
turns with difficulty. when the paddle is
removed. The brine is removed and the
freezer repacked with Ice and salt and LETT
for an hour or 50 before the contents are
served.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-25
INSURANCE TO
 BE INVESTIGATED
FURTHER SCRUTINY OF ACCIDENT COMPANIES BY INSURANCE
 COMMISSION.
Special Committee Named to Look Further Into Methods of Compa-
 nies of This Character.

Milwaukee, WIS, Aug. 24.-rurtn- CT investigations of industrial, nealtn and accident insurance companies Dy a special committee of the executive committee of the National insurance CommIssloners' Association is proyld. ed for in an action taken in an ex. Iecutive session of the commissioners convention today when the report pre- scented yesterday was adopted.
 A resolution was adopted demanding that industrial health and accident departments of certain companies that have been investigated by the special committee, correct wrongs and that other requirements embodied in the report be lived up to.
 The executive committee, or special committee, Is authorized to continue and make similar re- quirements where conditions warrant.
 Remedial legilsation and closer sup ervlsion of companies shown to nave committed irregularities Is advocated in another resolution.
 ii. G&, $. Alexander. president or the Detroit Conference, was requested to name a committee representative of companies doing an industrial health and accident business to confer as to legIslation with tine special com mit.ee of the executive committee or tle convention.
 The report Of the committee on un- authorized insurance, which advised the complete suppression of all such business, was adopted.
 The committee on laws and legisIa- ton durIrg the next year will pre- pare three bills.
 14o first will be to prohibit fire iri- surance companies from issuing poi- icIes under any other name than uhelr own. The second concerns the dat- Ing of life insurance policies. Tne third will be designated Q require insertion in loan and cash surrender clauses of life insurance policies or a so-called safety clause providing for sixty or ninety days grace Tn payment and thus prevent what are in etiec; runs on insurance compa- nies in panic times.
 Spokane, Washington, probably VIII get the next convention.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-25
RICE MEN ORGANIZE.
M'ss,ssippi River Growers Join senns
 Association.

Natchez, Miss. Aug. IA Tresn move to further soIidify the rice in- terests of t--~ Aiouth was made here today when large number of river rice growers In Louisiana and MS sissippi signed agreements to market their product through the southern Rice Growers Association. the or ganization formed few months ago to handle the product in the rice belt
 A. c. Wilkins. secretary and gen. eral manager of the association ana Paul Daniels of New Orleans were here today in the interest of the movement and will make visits to oth- CT points in the rIce growing country In an effort to advance the single marketing agency.
 Gray of wesson. Ark, are among the vice presidents.
 Each vice president will have charge os one of tne divisions into which the country was divided b ythe meeting.
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the negro's body was burned was stll smoulderng at ten o'clock tonight. The town was quiet.
 The cheers of the crowd vnen .Le first flames shot up mingled with tDe piercing cries of the negro and after the fire had burned for an hour and the body was nothing but crisp the crowd again cheered,
 Theo it dispersed
 wrre the majority Of these sno gathered afout to witness the DlacK mans death were men. there were a grea. many women in the crewo. Some who had remained in the back g"orrd walked closer to the smould ering pile a'cr the flames began to de down.
 1 remarkable feature about the ;.T- fsir vas that while the crowd was se. te:s.ined on the death of .ne oegro, it was far more quiet than is usual under similar conditions. Not a shot was fired.
 Many in the crowd who did not have hand in the actual lynching cneered on the leaders of the mob. The two men who were locked in the cour: house were the only officers in Pur. ceI1 at the time. Sheriff C.. G. Yin cent was out of town, hunting for the negro. County Attorney Ben rrank- lin also was away. It was largely through his efforts and those of the sheriff that ynching was prevent ed at the time of the crime. But the escape of the negro seemed to add to the fury of the searchers for the black man.
 Talk about town tonight following the lynching bears the message or the negro that he was the right man" It is impossible to trace his words to a definite source, but wnls pered from lip to lip comes brief made as he was led 10 his funeral pyre.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-25
CLUE ID THEFT
 OF "M0NA LISA''
BELIEVED THIEF BOARDED Ex- PRESS TRAIN BOUND FOR
 BORDEAUX.
Belgian Officials Believe the Cele. brated Painting Passed Through
 That City.

Paris, Aug. 24.-M. Drleux, the |evaminining magistrate conducted tnt
 inquiry into the disappearance of Leonardo D. vinci's great painting,
 Mona Lsa," is at last in possession |of a clue which he hopes will prove the starting point of a more profitable investigation. A Partisan official has come forward with the information that on Monday morning fast he saw q tall. stoud individual who appeared greatly agltated, carrying large panel covered with a horse blanket. The man jumped on the 7:47 express for Bordeaux as 1t was pulling out of the DOrsay station. As the sta. ton is a few minutes walk from the Louvre, the time corresponds with the hour the picture is believed to have disappeared.
 The magistrate attaches great lm-
 portance to this information. the more so as he has no reason to doubt the good faith of his inform ant, and he has sent a message to the Bordeaux police with tull de- scription of the individual and an urgent request to leave nc stone un- turned to effect bh.s arrest.
 Another report that the picture mas passed through Belgium also Is pe- ing investigated. but the evidence IS not as circumstantial as the Bordeaux clue. A thorough search Is nelng made of the Louvre. which has been closed tor three days for that pur- pose.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-25
CASEY JONES SISTER"
Female Hobo Arrested by Police at
 Kansas City.

Kansas City, Aug. 24.--Her hair tousied and face and clothing Degrim ed an eighteen year old girl was ar rested here today as she climbed out of 8 oox car in the Missouri Pacific yards. She said she left Denver two weeks ago because ner widowed moth CT married man she did not fancy -
 She "ncboed 1t" to St. Louis, she said, and was now bound for the West again.
 Name? Oh. yes. certainly I'm Ada Jones, sister of Casey Jonesi You see all our folks took to raiiroading right from the craile."
 This was tine girls answer to ques- tions us to her identity She will be tried in municipal court tomorrow on :. charge Of yagrancy.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-25
Strike Tnreatensa.

kansas City, Mo Aug. 2f.-A con ference between he lnternatlonai Presidents of five great labor organ 'zatlops to consider tic question or railroad strike wnlc., nay involve railroad employees throughout the Hartman system is to be held in this city next Monday, according 70 M. F. Ryan, international president of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen whose office is here.
 It looks like a big strike, unless the management of the Hartman sys- fem consents to confer with union
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by H. M. Smith, Jr.. for the defense. Finally Judge Watson said the mat ter of whether blood could run through the car snould be determined by the Jurors, by experiments with the ma chine itself. 1t probably will be done tonit rrow.
 Wren testified that Beattie was very c"oP as theS wcp. over the ground rear the scene O. the murder Tho lete'.:ve describ.d .l stump at the roadside and tracks leading to and from it Behind thls the prosecution wiil oGarge Beattie concealed the olo |sinsle barrel shotgun.
 b.oodstained clothing was unroneu and ra ssed among the jurors several times during the day. The prisoner watched the jurors faces carefully and appeared far more cheerful than yes |terday.
 Henry Clay Beattie, ST., sat by ms sons side throughout the long ses- sion.
 At 5:30 D. m. adjournment was talk. en until tomorrow
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leaders, MT. Ryan said. Several months ago five labor organizations decided to cease dealing with the rail. roads separately and banded together. They asked the railroads to treat with them as unit. Many railroads consented, but the Hartman lines re- fused.p
 MT. Ryan said the labor organiza- tions in question were the carmen. boilermakers, sheet met al workers and machinists.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-25
CommIssAhY MANAGEhs. 7.
Choose Cincinnati as Place of 1912
 Convention.

St. Louis, Mo-, Aug. z4.-Clncin- nati was today selected as the con- vention city for rext year by the Ma tional Commissary Managers Asso- ela-'on, which closed its second an- nual meeting here after the election of officers.
 Alfred Evans of Orvisburg, Miss. {, was elected presidentS E. H. Kain- water of DuDacn, la. and Joe w.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-25
NOT INVENTORS WIFE.

Akron, Ohio, Aug. 2i.--The report that Mrs. Thomas A. Edison, Wife or the inventor was lost was due to the confusion of the names Edison and 'Edeson. 1t was explained today that it was Mrs. Thomas E. Edeson. the wife of an official of the Michigan Central Railroad, who was on a tram returning from the Pacific Coast Tor whom the hunt" was started. Mrs Edison is travelling with her husband in Europe
 Relatives here of Mrs. Edison re ,ceived a letter from her today.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-25
ADoLFo DlAz RESIGNS.

Managua, Nic.. Aug. 24.-The re- port that Adolro Diaz has resigned the presidency of Nicaragua is without Foundation in fact. The memsers Of the government arc working together hsrnoniousiy and 60 far as ie known the presidont has expressed no tnten tion of reiinqulshing efHce.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-25
PEoNAGE AND FEUDALIsM.
Queer Condition Among Chinese of
 Louisiana.

Louisiana.
 New Orleans, La, Aug. z4.-A con dltion of alleged peonage and slay- cry bordering on teudaIism and con ducted by wealthy Chinese in ana around Marataria Bay, in soutnern Louisiana on Solitary qsland, from whence escape is impossible had been unearthed by secret agent of the department of jus.ice, who with the assistance of United States deputy marshal today brought to this city one Chinese prisoner, Joe Lee. of Jung. Lee and Company, wno conduct a flsh gaming enterprise on one of the IS. lands with which there Is no com munication except by boat.
 Many of the witnesses said they practically had been held prisoner ny the Chinese for months.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-25
rrsce Of P,cture .

Brussels, Aug. 24.--A report is cur rent here oodight that the missing picture Mona Lisa" passed through Belgium yesterday ;u freignt train 30 well concealed as 10 escape the vigilance of ;he police on the ron tier. The picture Is said to have been taken by way of Rama and Liege In the direction of Holland.
 The information is said to come from trustworthy source and Is be- ing followed up vigorously.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-25
LANcFoRo BEATS ROSS.

New York, Aug. 24. Sam Langford the Boston heavyweight, knocked out Tony Ross of Pittsburg in the sixtn round of the scheduled ten round bout at the National Sporting Club here tonight.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-25
MRS. SAGE MUST PAY.

St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 2a - Mrs. Russell Sage will be required by At torney General Simpson and Assist ant Attorney General Weeks to pay an inheritance tax on all her Mime sota lands held under contracts oi sale. It is believed the tax will amount to nearly s60O.OOU.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-25
B|G STRIKE
 THREATENED
sHoPMEN OF HARTMAN SYSTEM INVOLVING 25.ooo IN CON.
 FERENCE.
Meeting Held at Chicago to Adjust Differences But No Steps Taken Toward Settlement of the
 Difficulty.

chicago, Aug. 24.-A conference
 between Vice President Julius krutts chnitt of the Union and Southern Pa
 cific railroads and J. M. Kline in- ternational president of the Black smiths Union, was held nere today without any steps being taken to ward settlement of the differences involving 25,000 shopmen employed by inc Hartman lines.
 The representatives of the railroad interests and labor organizations were in conference several hours.
 Both MT. Kruttschnitt and Presl- dent Kline declined to discuss what was done at The conference, but 1t is said the entire subject of the roads refusal to recognize the teder- ated labor organizations instead of individual organizations was consid- cred at length. 1t is said tnat MT. Kruttschnitt is following instructions of the directors of the lines in re fusing to yield to the demands of the shopmen for recognition of the fed. erated organization.
 Mir. Kruttschntt said:
 T met Mir. Kline today and We had a very pleasant talk. l ain always glad to meet representatives of our workmen. l must decline to talk about what was done at the confer ence"
 shortly after the meeting, MT. kruttschnHt left for the west. where ne will spend two weeks investigat- ing the labor situation. He will visit omaha. ogden, San Francisco and oth' CT cities and may confer with labor representatives at San Francisco on Wednesday.
 The roads involved in the present dispute are.
 The Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Central Pacific. Oregon Short Line. Houston and Texas Central, Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company. San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad.
 shop worker of the Illinois Gen. ttsss.!! tss.!! Railroad have a similar griev- ance.
 President J. ". Kline, in outlining the position of the shopmen, said:
 June 6. last, committee of work CTS from the Hartman lines met in Salt Lake City to form federation of members of the various mecnanical crafts under railroad management. A number of other roads had already recognized similar federations, among them the Wabash road, the Gould lines and the Hawley lines.
 The organization was formed for protection and in the interest Of economy and convenience. It should be easier to deal with one joint com mittee than with dozen. For some reason the Hartman lines refused to recognize the federated body.
 That is all the men are asking. The question of wages is not in volsed.
 since the federated body was form ed, the men active in the movement have been discrimlnated against ana nany latd off without just cause, anu informed. The present situation is grave. have received a number of telegrams from officers Of differ ent unions asking for permission to strike. am doing all can to settle the mems differences peacahly. sin cercly hope that oil may be poured on the troubled waters. We have had several conferences with rail road officials and more will De held tefcre anything IS done. cannot say what the outc ,ine will be-"
The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-25

Mrs. Dr. J. M. Proctor and daug ter, Virginia. returned yesterday rom Atlantic City and New York.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-25

Washington, D. C., Aug. 24-Fore. cast for Arkansas: Local showers Fri. day; Saturday warmer and probably fair.
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Evening journal., 1911-10-20
MAKES COLDS OR
GRIPPE VANISH
Nest Severe Cold and Grippe
Misery Relieved in a Few
Hours

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break up the most severe cold either
In head. chest. back. stomach or
limbs. by taking dose OF Pape's
Cold Compound every two hours until
three consecutive doses are taken.
II promptly relieves the most mis-
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nose stuffed up, feverishness, sneea-
ing, sore throat, mucous catarrhal
discharges, running Of the nose, sore
ness, stiffness and rheumatic twinges.
Take this harmless Compound as
directed, without interference with
your usual duties and with the
knowledge that there is no other
medicine made anywhere else in the
world. which will cure your cold OF
end Grippe misery as promptly and
without any other assistance or bad
after-effects as a 25-cent package OF
Papes Cold Compound. which any
druggist in the world can supply.
Pape's Cold Compound is the result
of three years research at cost OF
more than fifty thousand dollars, anc
contains no quinine, which we have
conclusively demonstrated is not ef
fective in the treatment OF colds ol
! grippe.
Evening journal., 1911-10-20
LOANS TO THE POOR.

THE subject of loans to the very poor in
Il American cities now and then attaracts public
attention, but nothing has been done to make
the path to loans smoother.
Some countries have different method. AM
sterdam, Holland, has conducted a municipal pawn
shop since 1914. The highest rate Of interest
charged is ten per cent. annually. In the United
States pawn brokers collect from SO to 100 per
cent. from the poor
The pawn brokering business in Amsterdam is
managed by committee of three from the City
Council. When property pledged for loans has
to be Sold the borrower receives the balance above
the loan after deducting charge for administra-
ton. In Germany, France and other European
countries there are municipal pawn shops intend
ed to make life easier for the poor
The poor really get the least for their money.
Il they want Insurance. they have to pay higher
rate. They make their purchases of articles they
need in smaller quantities, and therefore pay COM
paratively speaking, a higher rate. The differ
ence that the poor pay for everything, taken in
the aggregate as compared with what persons OF
means pay, would be found to be enormous il
there we're any way in which TO discover the ac-
tua amount
Evening journal., 1911-10-20
FRIDAY, OCT. 20. 1911
OBSTACLES.

MHEMBERS Of the Board of Health are evident
III y a trihe discouraged by the treatment OF
their suggestions for improving conditions in the
city Dr. Ceaver at a meeting of the Board the
other day declared that City Council is a morgue
in which the ordinances proposed by the Board OF
Health die Former City Councilman Lynch in
letter TO The Journal expresses the same opinion
The Board of Health for long time has been
trying TO secure legislation to improve the sani-
tary conditions of the markets, but finds itself OBJ
structed by the inaction of Council
Complaint has been made long and loud against
the unnecessary noises from trains and against
smoke. Nothing has been done, although the
matter has been considered by the city authorities.
So too is the same story of obstruction told
about the collection Of garbage
Other matters of similar nature intended TO do
away with nuisances are considered without per-
manent result Apparently the Board of Health's
hands are tied. But that should not prevent the
Board from making suggestions continuing its
good work and thus performing its duty.
The Board, however, must have the support OF
public sentiment, and his should be expressed by
various organizations of citizens. Every move the
Board makes coracts with some private interest.
~snlhe one hend is an active, alert private inter
est that will oppose restrictions, and on the other
hand is a more or less vague public sentiment
which has no especial interest to in advocat-
ing improvements. The latter sentiment is likely
to wear out and things therefore, remain as they
arc.
Evening journal., 1911-10-20
0LTYER,S AMBITION.

Acton Davies, the dramatic critic,
tells a story of Oliver Herford, the
humorist. Herford never had seri-
Gus thought in his life. AS a baby,
feeling the prick of a pin which fas-
tened his little bundle together, no
used to laugh instead of cry about
it. "Herford sat next to a soulful
poetess at dinner one night" Davies
relates, land that dreamy lady turned
her sad eyes upon him. Have you nc
other ambition, Mr.. Herford,' she de-
manded, than to force people to de-
grade themselves by laughter
Yes, Herford had an ambition. A
whale Of an ambition. Some day he
hoped to crafty it. The lady rested
her elbows on the table and prcppet
her face in her long, sad hands ant
glowed into Mr.. Herford's eyes. oh
Mr.. Herford,' she said, oliver. Tel
me about it, I want TO throw an egl
into an electric FAM said Herford
simply. ."-Cmcinnat Times-Star