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Evening journal., 1911-02-16
W. c. IN. 10. MEETING

The monthly meeting of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
will be held at the headquarters. No.
100 West Eighth street at 3 O'Clock.
A meeting OF the executive committee
will be held at 2 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1911-02-16
NO PRECEFT YET
FOR TERMINER COURT

No precept has yet heen issued
calling the March te m Of Court Of
Oyer and 'Terminer There will be
two cases Of alleged criminal assault
TO. be tried at this term
The Court of General Sessions
opens on Monday, March 6.
Evening journal., 1911-02-16
MAGNER PRnGRAM RECITAL.

Herman Epstein gave lecture
recital yesterday afternoon, at the
Misses Hebbs School upon the Wag-
ner program 70 be given at the Phila-
delphia Orchestra concert on Monday
evening, playing a number of the
themes.
Evening journal., 1911-02-16
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Feb. l6.-Fractional
gains were shown at the opening Of
the stock market today, but reeessions
were noted in many issues after the
first few minutes and pronounced
weakness developed in Missouri Pa
cific. The stock rose rs then dropped
over two points.
IL o'clock-A sudden downward
movement occurred shortly after the
opening which caused losses of one to
more than two points from the high
est, in nearly all the active issues. Mis-
souri, Pacific fell to 81 3-4 AT the end
of the hour a steadier tone prevailed.
Governments unchanged; other
bonds firm.
Evening journal., 1911-02-16
snnners In Three churche..

Three church suppers are scheduled
for tonight at Calvary Episcopal
Church. az McCabe Memorial Chu-c
and by the Christian Endeavor So
ciety Of ST. Luke's Reformed Episco-
pal Church. The hours for each are
from until D. m.
Evening journal., 1911-02-16
GrafonoIa Concert IN church.

A unique entertainment win be
given by the Christian Endeavor So
ciety Of the United Presbyterian
Church on Friday evening. The ln-
strumcnt used will be a Grafonoia
and q e selection from many Of the
g-eat masters will be rendered.
Evening journal., 1911-02-16
OnnrterIr Cnnferences

District superintendent Dr.. E. l..
Hoffecker held quartz 'ly conference
at Marshallton last night, and to-
morrow night will hold a quarterly
conference in Scott NJ. z. Church,
Wilmington, of which the Rev. W. G.
koOns is pastor.
Evening journal., 1911-02-16
WORKERS QUIT
WHEN FOREMAN GOES

About fifteen men employed al the
Kentmere Mills OF the Joseph Ban
croft and Sons Company stopped work
yesterday because their foreman had
been succeeded by another official.
Evening journal., 1911-02-16
McCABE CHURCH SUPPER
THURSDAY NIGHT

The Ladies' Aid Society OF Mccabe
Church will give supper in the base
ment Of the church Thursday evening
An excellent menu will be served, and
the public is cordially invited 10 take
supper there during the evening"
Evening journal., 1911-02-16
DelnMnre Amin ninnnr

The annual dinner of the Delaware
Club, Of New York city, was held at
the Hotel Astor last night aud was an
enjoyable affair. William II. Hill and
Jerome B. Bell, Of this city. attended.
Evening journal., 1911-02-16
Mission Circle Meeting.

The Farther Lights Mission Circle
will hold an open meeting tonight. IN
Second Baptist Church, to be address,
ed by Miss Lide jenkins, Of Pittsburg,
general worker for the American
Baptist Woman's Home Mission So
ciety
Evening journal., 1911-02-16
Social Unlon sertlce postnoned.

The Christian Social Union, which
was to have been held in ST. Andrews
Church on Thursday, February g.
viii postpone its meeting until the
last week in A I II or later
Evening journal., 1911-02-16
Roy HURT Under WAGoy

Philip Schlight, aged 8 years, who
lives at the northeast corner OF Fourth
and Madison streets. was run over by
one Of Turner Brothers laundry wag-
ons shortly after noon today HIS body
was badly bruised and his head cut.
Evening journal., 1911-02-16
Phoenln Actires, Smoker

The Phoenix Actives. a body OF the
members Of the Phoenix Fire Com
pany, will hold a. smoker in the base
ment Of the fire house this evening.
Evening journal., 1911-02-16

f. d. Lackey & Co., say:
'For a long pull, We are still bullish
on this market and believe stocks
bought on these reactions will show
profits before the end of the week"
Evening journal., 1911-02-16
9. |. Hudson 8 Co.. say

Q. T. HUDSON a IO., say.
With Missouri Pacific eliminated
as a market factor, stocks will prob
ably look to other influences We
look for a professional market, wait
ing for the decision. They will not be
long delayed, since they are promised
for March lst,. at the latest"
Evening journal., 1911-02-16

Reported daily by f. D. Lackey &
Co. bankers and brokers, members
Philadelphia Stock Exchange. SAB Mar
ket st.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-02-23
DANGER IN LICKING STAMPS
Practice Has Been Known to Cause
Acute Inflammation of the
Tongue.

Do the people who jeer at the eau
tious ones who refuse to lick a post
age stamp as 'cranks" know that there
is defined disease known as "the
postage stamp tongue?"
This is an acute Inflammation OF the
tongue, directly traced to the germs to
be found on the gummed side of stamp
or envelope.
Other and more serious diseases
have been caused by this habit that Is
so universal and seems so harmless
One throat specialist in a hospital
declares that many chronic affections
of the throat are found among persons
who have as their livelihood the ad-
dressing and stamping of envelopes.
Bad skin diseases have ben known
to follow this habit. and it has even
caused pulmonary troubles.
1t is after all but habit, and bad
one. 1t takes. 10 more time and Is
quite as easy to moisten the stamp
with a damp sponge or rag.
Where many letters must be
stamped and sealed there are good pa
tent inventions by which the sponge
is kept moist.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-02-23
Provided by Authorities in Vienna
and Budapest.
Halt in Building Operations Causes
Great Dearth in Houses of Less
Expensive kind-Huge Sum
to Be Expended.

Vienna.-Exorbitant rents, coupled
with a growing scarcity OF small
apartments, in the two capitals OF
Vienna and Budapest, have forced
both, the Austrian and Hungarian au-
thorities to come to the rescue OF the
workers. The ministry in Vienna has
voted 25,000,000 kronen ($5,000,OOO)
and the municipality of Budapest 95,-
100000 kronen (s19,0OO,OO0) for the
erection of workmen's dwellings. 1t
Is expected that this action will not
only supply the present urgent need
for more small apartments. but also
stop the persistent increase In rents.
Vienna has for the past three
years suffered from veritable fam
ine in apartments. especially In the
cheaper districts. The city has been
growing at the rate of 10000 persons
a year and building operations have
not kept pace with this increase. High
prices of land, high prices Of building
materials of all kinds and higher
wages for labor all combined to stop
the erection of new houses. The land
lords took advantage of these condi-
tons to raise the rents, especially OF
the cheaper flats, and the wage earn
ers have suffered greatly.
In Budapest the situation is even
worse than in Vienna. Since the union
of the two cities of Ofen and Pest in
1872 the population of the Hungarian
capital has increased by leaps and
bounds, completely outgrowing the
housing accommodation. New build
ings were erected only in limited
area and these were mostly high
class houses. For the last ten years
a general commercial depression has
put stop to building work. Unable
to find proper house room, the work
ing people have had to make shift
with the most limited quarters until
no city in Europe has come to suffer
SO from overcrowding as the capital
of Hungary.
According to the last housing sta
tistics 52.S per cent. of all the dwell
ings consisted only of one room, and
In these 81 ,627 apartments lived 347,-
lis persons, almost half of the entire
population of che city. The increas-
ing scarcity of apartments brought a
corresponding increase in rents Sim
gle-room apartments-tha is, one
room and kitchen-in good quarters
of the city were rented at 500 to $1O0
a year, and in some instances the best
lodgings of this size brought the land
lord $3.50 or $500 Such prices re-
suited in overcrowding rooms to an
extent literally appalling.
1t produced also an entirely new de-
velopment in the renting business, the
appearance of middleman who rents
whole buildings comprised of many
flats, and then fills them to the limit
with all sorts of occupants, herded to-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-02-23
Doctor Finds New Disease

raised lump with a small watery head
and with a surrounding zone of in
fammation. AS the flies bite at night
sleep may be prevented for some
hours
"The illness begins with a feeling
of tiredness, loss of appetite, malaise,
headache, aching in limbs, chilliness,
Discrimination to do things; rigors are
uncommon, vomiting takes place some
times. The temperature rises sharply
to 101 or 104 degrees Fahrenheit (less
in recurrent attacks). There is a dis
ordered digestion, the hands and feet
are hot. the pulse is bounding and In
creased in rapidity. Blood pressure
is probably raised from the beginning
Later there is well-marked anemia
and rapid loss of weight.
1.-THE micro-organism is probably not
got rid of easily and months after an
attack chill or exposure to wet may
bring on another attack of fever, ac-
companied by effusion into synovial or
'pleural cavities, or neuritis. He has
failed to find any organism In tho
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-02-23

She had met Robert Underwood years
before. He was then a college BOY,
tall, handsome, clever. She fell in
love with him and they became en-
gagged. AS she grew more sophisticat-
ed she saw the folly of their youthful
infatuation. Underwood was without
fortune, his future uncertain. While
in this uncertain state of mind she
met Mr.. Jeffries, then widower, at
a reception. The banker was attract
ed to her and being business man
he did things quickly. He proposed
and was accepted, all in the brief
time of-fve minutes. Robert Under
wood and the romance of her girlhood
were sacrificed without question when
it came to reaching prompt decision.
She wrote Underwood a brief letter
of farewell, telling him that the action
she had taken was really for the best
interests of them both. Underwood
made no reply and for months did not
attempt to go near her. Then he met
her in public. There was reconcilia-
ton. He exerted the old spell-on the
married woman. Cold and Indifferent
to her husband, Alicia found it anus
ing to have her old lover paying her
court and the danger of discovery only
gave the intrigue additional zest and
charm. She did not lead Underwood
to believe that he could induce her to
forget her duty to Mr. Jeffries, but
she was foolish enough to encourage
dangerous intimacy. She thought
she was strong enough to be able to
call halt whenever she would be so
disposed, but as is often the case she
overestimated her powers. The in
timacy grew. Underwood became
holder, claiming and obtaining special
privileges. He soon realized that he
had the upper hand and he traded on
it. Under her patronage he was in
vited everywhere. He practically lived
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-02-23
Trappers Compelled to Work Harder
Than Ever Before and Secure
Fewer AnimaIs-Profits Big.

Bangor, Me.-Trappers who spend
the winter in the Maine woods work
much harder than they did 20 years
ago. They get up earlier, travel farther,
and take greater pains in attending
their traps, and earn about as mucn
as they did when fur-bearing animals
were twice as abundant. They bring
in lighter loads and take greater pains
in skinning and preparing the pelts.
They bring out muskrat and skunk
skins that formerly they did not con-
slider worth hauling, because with the
scarcity of minks, offers and nsner
cats prices have doubled.
Profits, however, are very extensive
often amounting to 100 per cent. or
more on rare furs, though prices for
skunk, raccoon and muskrat are NOM
inal. The pelts of New England and
Canadian foxes are the finest. thickest
and most desirable found IN America
Ten years ago the Office Of the Maine
fish and game commissioners reported
that from $4,000 to 10000 foxes were
captured every year, more than half
of which were poisoned. Fur buyers
here say the figures are too high. that
not for more than 20 years have there
been 10000 fox pelts sold in one sea-
son in any Maine district.
In many of the old country towns
are associations which keep fox
hounds to run foxes in sportsman
like manner without any desire for
profits or records. The best known of
these organizations is the Brunswick
Fur club although hounds are run in
in Skowhegan, Dexter, Pittsfield and,
until a few days ago, in Bucksport.
Monroe and Frankfort.
Since the price of fine fox pelt
has advanced to S. each many hunters
have saved the best for wives, daugh-
tiers or sweethearts. An average pelt
will bring Is to 20 per cent. more this
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-02-23
HOMES FOR TOILERS

gether under indescrible conditions,
leaving no hole or corner from attic
to basement empty. Rents are put at
the highest possible figure, payable
weekly, and defaulters are shown no
consideration, but are evicted without
any notice.
To remedy such evils the city au-
thorities decided to build workmen's
dwellings on a large scale, and as a
beginning 1923 of these have already
been finished Another 1000 will be
ready for occupation early in 1911.
They have from one to three rooms.
with kitchens, etc. The single-room
dwellings let at $50 year, two rooms
at 500 and three rooms at from $3.50
to 1920. Besides these houses, So
called barrack buildings have been
erected in which single-room flats
may be had for 80 or 88 cents a week.
In some of the new buildings this
price will be even lower, about 80
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-02-23

His erect figure, admirably set off liz
a well-cut dress coat suggested the
soldier
what are you doing alone here,
dear?" he said. Il hear carriages out.
side. Our guests are arriving"
Gust thinking, that's ALL" she re.
piled, evasively.
He noticed her preoccupied look
and, with some concern, he demanded:
There's nothing to worry you, is
there?"
"Oh, no-nothing like that" she
said, hastily.
He looked at her closely and she
averted her eyes. Mr.. Jeffries often
wondered if he had made a mistake.
He felt that this woman to whom he
had given his name did not love him,
but his vanity as much as his pride
prevented him from acknowledging
it, even to himself After all, what
did he care? She was a companion,
she graced his home and looked after
his creature comforts. Perhaps no
reasonable man should expect any
thing more. Carelessly. he asked:
Whom do you expect tonight"
ooh, the usual crowd" replied
Alicia, languidly. CDR. Bernstein is
coming-you know he's quite the rage
just now. He has to do with psychol-
ogy and all that sort of thing"
$50, he's your lion tonight, is he?"
smiled the banker. Then he went on:
''By the by, / met Brewster at the
club tonight. He promised to drop
in"
Now it was Alicia's turn to smile.
1t was not everybody who could boast
of having such a distinguished lawyer
as Judge Brewster on their calling
lists. Tonight would certainly be
SUGGESTIVE lions instead of one.
For the moment she forgot her worry
Il am delighted that the judge is
coming" she exclaimed, her face
beaming. Every one is talking about
him since his brilliant speech for the
defense in that murder case"
The banker noted his wife's beau
tiful hair and the white transparency
of her skin. His gaze fingered on the
graceful lines of her neck and bosom,
glittering with precious stones. An
exquisite aroma exuding from her per-
son reached where he stood. His
eyes grew more ardent and, passing
his arm affectionately around her
slender waist, he asked:
'How does my little girl like her
tiara?"
''It's very nice. Don't you see I'm
wearing it to-night?' she replied al
most impatiently and drawing herself
away.
Before Mr.. Jeffries had time to re-
ply there was commotion at the
other end of the reception room,
where rich tapestries screened off the
main entrance hall. The butler drew
the curtains aside.
'Mr and Mrs. Cartwright" he an
nounced loudly.
Alicia went forward, followed by
her husband, to greet her guests.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-02-23

The more she thought of all he had
done, the angrier she became. Her
eyes flashed and her bosom heaved
with indignation. She wondered
what her husband, the soul of honor,
would say if he suspected that she
had permitted a man of Underwood's
character to use his home for his dis
honest practices. She was glad she
had ended it now, before it was too
late. There might have been a scan
dial, and that she must avoid at any
cost. Mr. Jeffries, she felt certain,
would not tolerate scandal of any
kind.
All at once she felt something
brush her cheek. She turned quickly.
It was her husband who had entered
the room quietly.
"Oh, Howard" she exclaimed, peev-
ishly; chow you frightened me! You
shouldn't startle me like that.
A tall, MISUNDERSTANDING man
with white mustache and pointed
beard stood admiring her in silence.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-02-23

on her friends. He borrowed their
money and cheated them at cards.
His real character was soon known to
all, but no one dared expose him for
fear Of offending the influential Mrs.
Jeffries. Realizing this, Underwood
continued his depredations until he
became a sort of social highwayman.
He had no legitimate source of in
come, but he took suite of apart
ments at the expensive Astruria and
on credit furnished them so gorgeous
ly that they became the talk of the
town. The magazines and newspa-
pers devoted columns to the magnifi-
cence of their furnishings and the art
treasures they contained. Art deal
ers all over the country offered him
liberal commissions if he would dis
pose of expensive objets dart to his
friends. He entered in business rela-
ton with several firms and soon his
rooms became a veritable bazaar for
art curios of all kinds. Mrs. Jeffries'
friends paid exorbitant prices for
some of the stuff and Underwood
pocketed the money, forgetting to ac-
count to the owners for the sums they
brought The dealers demanded resti-
tuition or a settlement and Underwood,
dreading exposure, had to hustle
around to raise enough money to
make up the deficiency in order to
avoid prosecution. In this way he
lived from day to day borrowing from
Peter to settle with Paul, and on one
or two occasions he had not been
ashamed to borrow from Mrs. Jeffries
herself.
Alicia lent the money more because
she feared ridicule than from any real
desire to oblige Underwood. She had
long since become disguised with him.
The mans real character was now
plainly revealed to her. He was an
adventurer, little better than COM
mon crook. She congratulated her.
self on her narrow escape. Suppose
she had married him-the horror of
it! Yet the next instant she was
filled with CONSERVATION. She had
allowed him tn become so intimate
that it was difficult to break off with
him all at once. She realized that
with a man of that character the in
evitable must come. There would be
a disgraceful scandal. She would be
mixed up in it, her husbands eyes
would be opened to her follv It might
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-02-23
Sandfly Fever Is an AiIment Which
May Be Widely Distributed, Says
English Physician.

New York.-Sandfly fever is disease
which may be found in sections of this
country at no distant date, if an Eng
lish physicians opinion that it prob
ably is widely distributed is correct.
Apparently this ailment is just begin
ming to be recognized. DR.. T. G. Wake
ling tells about it in the British Med
zeal Journal.
"Wakeling defines sandfiy fever as a
nonfatal. three days fever" says the
New York. Medical Journal, with a
weeks convalescence and certain Sc
ouelae, due to the bite of the phlebot-
omus papatasii, known to exist in
Egypt, part of Austria, Malta and in
Italy, and it will probably be found
widely distributed.
'The symptoms are local and gen.
eral. The bite is followed by intense
itching and irritation, which persists.
and is followed by the formation of a
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-02-23
UNIQUE WAY OF SAVING TIME
New Jersey Banker Buys Big Farm
So He May Cut Short Road to
Railway Station.

Trenton N. Ut takes James M.
Donald eight minutes to get from his
home to the nearest suburban railway
station, with fair consideration for
New Jerseys speed law, and with re-
gard for the mechanism of his high
powered auto. Eight minutes is more
time than Donald feels he can spare
at the start of his daily trip to New
York, where he is chairman of the
Hanover National bank
So, to cut down the running time,
he has bought 100-acre farm that
lies between his home and the sta
ton. He will cut road through the
farm at his own expense, dedicate it
to the public and reduce his running
time by five minutes.
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cents week. At first all these new
apartments were let to municipal en-
ployees, but now they are open to ALL
One of the principal reasons for the
lack of new houses in Vienna and
Budapest is the enormously high tax
alton of property. In no other city in
Europe are taxes as high as in these
two capitals. In Paris the taxes on
house property amount to eight per
cent. of the rents. In Berlin to Is per
cent. and in Vienna to Al per cent.
Small wonder that capitalists prefer
to seek other forms of investment.
The best classes of house property in
Vienna yield the landlord bare four
per cent. per annum on his outlay,
which is hardly enough to tempt nany
persons to build.
And so it has become necessary for
the Austrian government to raise a
fund to encourage local authorities
and building societies to erect work
mems dwellings, SO as to put an end
to the present house famine and pro-
vide living quarters at reasonable
rents for the rapidly growing popu.
lation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-02-23
Worlds Supply OF Iuory

in both India and the Congo forbids
the export OF tusks weighing less THAI
six pounds.
But even allowing 100 pounds a
pair, the amount taken to Europe IN
a year means the death Of more than
10000 ephants. probably twice that
number, for many elephants are killed
that yield no ivory, females. for in
stance.
The price varies from 81 to SO ,
pound, according to quality.