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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20
The End of Dreadnoughts.
rom the Saturday Evening Post

AAoh the Sdluiudy Evening POSt.
The naval gentlemen. 1t appears, have
been fooling US all along on this battle
ship question. They have contended that
powerful fleet was necessary-first as
insurance against war: next to protect
our coast cities in case the insurance
failed to insure. The worlds latest war
has demonstrated the hollowness of both
arguments. 1t was obvious, from the be-
ginning. that possession of a powerful
navy, far from insurng Italy against
war, was precisely what drew her into
war. If she hadn't had a large idle fleet
on her hands she wouldn't have dreamed
Of Selling Tripoli. Having the fleet. she
cannot use it effectively without bringing
herself into disrepute. This Is shown by
European. and American comments upon
the bombardment Of Beirut.
Italy was within her rights in attacking
the war vessels there; but her attack
upon the defenseless town is generally
criticized. 1t follows that the best way
to protect a seacoast town from lombard
ment is to have no warships there. in
order that no one can have any possible
excuse for firing upon it,
The browning absurdity is that. though
Europe is gradually bankrupting herself
to maintain and augment enormous anna
ments, humane opinion is steadily re-
stricting their use. The world has far
more rifles than ever before. but they
must shoot only clean steel bullets that
VIII Hndke Hedt' sanitary oAu CoHiofl-
able wound. AS fleets and guns grow
bigger and bigger, the number of objects
upon which they are permitted to fire is
steadily reduced. Already, generally
speaking. commercial ships are quite safe
from them. Probably, following the
! Beirut affair. coast cities not guarded by
warships will hereafter be quite safe BY
the next time war occurs probably we
shall see superdreadnoughts anxiously
securing the seas for months in search
of something at which public opinion will
permit them to shoot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20

coinciding with the opening of the great
biannual international exhibition of paint
ings and sculpture. which will take place
April %.
II is difficult for strangers to under
stand what the Campanile meant to
Nenetians, and therefore what its reap
pearance signifies to them. 1t was be-
gun as far back as SSS. and was a watch
tower to signal the arrival Of the enemy
of course. from the sea. In 1879 it had
already been transformed into a bell
tower: in 1417 1t was provided with a
marble belfry, and in 1917 boosted an
angel as its crown of glory. which was
later DESTROYED and replaced by the pres
emit golden one. In all these centuries
the Campanile has been the protection
of the city. Through 1t no enemy could
approach unexpectedly. while the peal
of bells called the citizens to arms or t.
Thanksgiving, as the case might be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20

not religious-cruelty and injustice make
a fanatic Of him. What is Dowlais like
To be quite candid. Dowlais is largely
unprintable 1t is q monster devourtng
its young. Its folk are large cave-dwell-
ers on a blackened hillside: its houses
are built on the assumption that q laborer
is worth no more than So week. 1t
is a huddle of dens: it's rooms are as
dismal as caves and a decent life in such
a place would be heroic life. A large
number of the houses are either back to
back or built against the hillside. They
have no thorough ventilation. and their
meager windows admit little light.
You enter habitation from above and
find ladders and narrow passages ram
flying into varying dens. where Span
fish. Irish and Welsh families are in
termingled. and by luck, your head ach-
ing with the sulphurous smoke and the
smell of garlic and things which cannot
escape from the warren, at last you
emerge lower down the hill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20
Messina Three Years After.
From the New York World.


Christmas, 1908. Messina city had 10000
people. December % two-thirds of these
persisted in the earthquake. Today there
are 100000 residents. 1t is not now a
Sicillan city. Many survivors went else
where. People came from Florence,
Genoa, Venice. Milan. even Germany, to
grow up with the place. Messina pre-
sents the best business chances in Italy.
The harbor swarms with ships. Freight
cumbers the wrecked quays. Jewelry
shops offer costly wares. Theaters pros
per. housed in wooden sheds.
Placards are still shown with photo
graphs and descriptions of unclaimed chill
dren saved from the ruins. After three
years. what chance have these voiceless
ones of finding their families?
Permanent homes for 5000 people have
been built-all in the suburbs. In the city
proper not one stone has been laid upon
another. People live in barracks or shan
ties, or the lower stories of buildings
whose upper part is ruined. The "Ameri-
can villages of wooden huts house 10000
people.
The Messinese used bamboo cane for
lath. This caused correspondents to think
construction was fiimsy. 1t was not in
general. The houses were merely too
heavy and high for an earthquake.
The American House. on Roosevelt
street. a part of Americas gift to Mes
sina. was named for Queen Elena by the
architect. John Elliott, Julia Ward Howe s
son-in-law. 1t is in the Ra.nes Falls
architectural style. has running water and
baths. and roller skating rink, and is
the best hotel in Sicily.
The new plan for the central town is
completed. All streets are to be wide
enough to afford safety in case Of shocks
all houses low and built of reinforced
concrete. The clearing Of the rubbish
goes on briskly. The cut stone is sold, the
refuse dumped at sea.
Ruins still cover 10000 victims.
One policeman watches six or sever
| men digging out streets. In houses where
| valuables may be found, one policeman
| watches two or three diggers. Rubbish
runs downhill in tip-cars to the dumRint
| dock and barges.
| The great exports are lemons. lemor
| citrate in big casks. split lemons in sal
| water for marmalade. dried lemon pee
and immigrants from the neighboring vii.
lagos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20
eX-Officio.
Gratified Samuel Pepys.

It was many years after it had lost its
military significance until esquire came
into common use. Thus in the time Of
Charles II we find Samuel Pepys writ
ing in his diary regarding the receipt Of
certain letters: There was one also for
me from Mr.. Blackburne. who. with his
own hand, subscribed it to S. P, Esq
of which. God knows, was not little
proud" Now, Mr.. Pepys at this time
was a man of no mean station. He was
clerk OF the acts and secretary to the
admiralty. and was in frequent contact
with the king and the Duke OF York and
the leading public men. He was. indeed.
one Of the most efficient and trusted Of
ficials Of the time, a relative Of the Earl
Of Sandwich. and moved in the best Of
society. Yet his vanity is excited when
he is addressed as ESQ" This shows
the value put upon the title as late as
the seventeenth century.
The Tunbridge Wells gentleman who
complains of being written down as mere
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20
ROYAL FASHIONS OF LONG AGO
Queen Victoria's Wedding Dress.
Old and Present Styles.

From the London Graphic.
Women Will find the exhibit Of dresses
at the new London Museum. at kensing-
ton Palace. Of uncommon interest for
they cover over a hundred years in the
history OF dress, and comparison of old
day models with present day styles is
useful as we'll as entertaining.
The shape of an early Victorian skirt.
or the cut of bodice made In pre-Vic-
torian days. has intense interest for us
today, when the fashion of dress is more
or less reminiscent of century ago.
There is little difference in style be-
tween the gowns of mother and daughter
except that the Duchess Of Kent's are
more voluminous, made of materials
which bear the reputation of standing
alone, while Queen Victorias are softer
and more clinging. There is q dignity
and grace about these dresses in spite Of
the fact that they are draped on lay fig
ures. and time has dealt gently with the
colors Of the fabrics of which they are
made. wonderful mauve and white bro
caded silk, stiff enough to form a crino-
line effect in its own folds. worn by the
Clutches of Teck being as new and fresh
as If 1t had been made but yesterday.
Another sumptuous gown worn by her
is made of gold tissue embroidered In a
green leaf design. with long court train.
has a silver woven MORE petticoat and
beautiful silver lace on its pointed bodice.
A third, in rich white silk. has decora-
tive trimmings OF tartan silk. A quaint
old-style fancy dress ia gray. with gold
braid and gold tassels over petticoat OF
woven gold. red and silver, was worn by
the Duchess OF Kent.
There is simplicity and charm about the
cream-hued satin, with its tiny pointed
bodice and lace f1ounce and berthe. worn
by Queen Victoria on her wedding day.
bows and silk net trimmings. worn by her
the evening of the same day.
The black shot silk, with its draped
fichu and pulled sleeves. worn at the first
council held by the girl queen. is con-
spicuous for its severity of style To
meet the Empress Of the French Queen
Victoria wore a sky-blue glace.. frille3
and killed very much in the manner of
the present day style. and a mauve glace
worn at the confirmation of the Princess
royal. in 1856, with its lace-trimmed
triple founced skirt, is very similar.
quaint old rose pink and silver bro
cade, with satin bows and fine lace edg
ings. and white MORE gown with white
chenille border, were worn by Queen Vic
toria at the exhibition of 1880. A tiny
frock Of fine lace over satin Is an inter-
esting relic Of Queen Victoria's childhood.
beautiful gown OF mauve satin COW
cred with spangled net and lace, worn
by Queen Alexandria at the diamond jubi-
lee, side by side with the older dresses,
marks the change in fashion. An elabo
rate white satin gown embroidered with
precious stones worn by Queen Alex
andra at the Devonshire House ball Is
included In the case of Queen Victoria
dresses, while the magnificent coronation
entirely of cloth Of gold yelled with gold
net. are in a separate case with her gold
embroidered train and the robe and train
Of King Edward VII.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20
RITES FOR MRS. BEACH.
Funeral Services to Be Held Tomor
row Afternoon.

The funeral of Mrs. Julia A. Beach,
who died suddenly last Thursday at the
home of her daughter. Mrs William Eng
land. 1887 ii street northeast, will be held
al ; O'Clock tomorrow afternoon from
Eldbrook NJ. l.. Church. Tenleytown, Rev.
Allen F. Poore preaching the funeral
sermon.
Mrs. Beach, whose death was due &c
heart failure, was the daughter OF the
late Auuilla and Louisa Ed Beach.
Three children survive, these being Mrs.
England. Mrs. August Weight and Philip
f. Beach, all of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20
FOREIGN RESORTS.

''Mr.' bases his claim to a higher form
Of address. with other grounds. on the
fact that his brother and his brother-n-
law have been presented at court" and
that two peers of the realm are intimate
friends Of his brother. But Samuel
Pepys was himself at court every day,
and was on more than bowling acquaint-
ance with a royal duke. Yet the mere
thought Of being regarded as an Esq.
sent him into ecstasies. Other men OF
! eminence. again, and by no means in
sensible to f1attery, have been known to
hold the title In absolute adherence
Thackeray, for example, would on no ac-
count allow himself to be "Esquired."
Plain Mr. was sufficient for HMM
deed, 1t Is said that he did not mind IL
the prefix were dropped altogether. He
WAS then on the same plane with William
Shakespeare. L H. MOORE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20
CHURCH WORKERS TO MEET.
Baptist Society Will Consider For.
eign Missions April %.

Matters of particular interest to the
missionary movement will come before
the Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary
Society which will hold its forty-frst an
nual meeting. beginning April %, at the
Calvary Baptist Church. The sessions will
continue until April -.
The officers Of the society are Miss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20

Sarah c. Dufree. honorary president:
Mrs. Grant Edmands. president; Miss
Helen W. Munroe. clerk; Miss Alice f.
Stedman treasurer: Mrs. II. G.. Stafford,
foreign corresponding secretary; Mrs. c..
A. Robinson and Miss Harriet s. Ellis,
home corresponding secretaries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20
Reconstruction Cost 1926, $50.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.

The belfry looks out over the same
enhancing view. one Of it's pecularities
being that not a canal can be seen. ana
holds the recast bells and the one old
one which escaped injury, the ''Maran-
gona," the largest of all, which was
brought from Crete centuries ago. Over
the belfry stands the original golden an
gel She Is thirty feet high and Is made
of gilded copper with the extremities in
bronze. The total cost Of the recon-
structed tower as it now stands COM
pleted has been about $225. $50, almost
entirely contributed by Venice and the
province of Venice
The Inauguration takes place April %,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20

Mother-Tommy always eats more pie
when we have friends at dinner.
Visitor-Why is that, Tommy?
Tommy-'Cos we don't have no pie nc
other time.-New York Evening Mail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20
Throw Physic to the Dogs. I"

from Judge.
The man who bothers the doctor with
an imaginary disease may have to pay
for an imaginary cure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20
Finds Conditions Shocking.

The Welsh rebel is not argued into a
frame of mind by Karl Marx: the base
Of his creed is not an economic theory
but an ethical one. He is a.rebel for
the same reason that some people are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20

5 So! : \ : ! !
l1tfD>
Take Care of the Pennies
So That the Dollars Can
Take Care of You
You lose money because your store sys-
tenn does not show you where every penny
comes from and where it goes.
It does not tell you how much money you
should have.
It does not protect your money and &C
counts against mistakes and losses due to
thoughtlessness, careessness or indifference.
A National Cash Register will keep track
of every penny you take in pay out.
You get correct record of every transac-
ton occurring between your clerks and GUS
toners.
All your money and accounts are pro-
tected against mistakes and losses.
A National will increase your profits.
Investigation will cost you nothing.
J. j. RANGE, Sales Agent
For National Cash Registers,
52l 9th St. NV, Washington, D. c.
FOREIGN RESORTS FOREIGN RESORTS
The evening world., 1912-01-18
ONGAr VAUDEVILLE BiLL FOR
To.N,ohr's BENEFIT.

No doubt exists rs 10 the success
OF the big bsnsnt TO be given under
the direction Of william FoX a, the
New York Theatre Roof tonight. Mr..
Fox's hustiing young assatanir have
assembled . vaudeville show, tho like
Of which could o be presented by n
manage at the regular prices of ad-
mission.
But the admission TO the great New
York Roof show has been fxcd al
The uniform rate OF 81. Every seat
% the spacious Roof In a good one.
]: will be a long time before another
opportunity u presented 20 vaudeville
lovers TO sec eighteen star acts for u
dollar admission.
There probably will be more than
eighteen numbers on tho biz. Several
performers have volunteered. subject
10 their ENGAGEMENTS. n while II 10
not certain they will appear. they will
be ON the bill az they can make con-
nections.
Lillian Russell and Adele Richie on
the same bill ought 10 be enough ia
pack the hous. without tho sixteen
other acts. The seats are on balu al
all the fourteen william Fox theatres
aAA persons desiring 10 attend the bens'
BOX play house aearcnt their homes.
MIR. FOX donates tho theatre ior thdi
performance. The benent was A!s owl
suggestion. and his organization Ia
worked increasingly TO make II "A cue
CESS. Adele Richie. belle Wait
ford and Others sold $50 worth o
tickets Monday night IN broadway res
thursnts, and th!s amount ~ a mes
The evening world., 1912-01-18
100000 MORE
Recovered FROM
EQUITABLE RUINS
Workers Reach Vaults of
Kountze Brothers Banking
House on Cedar Street Side.

The vast deposits OF wealth IN the
ruins Of the Equitable Building were de-
pl.ied 10 the extent OF about $1,000 .OD
to-day when securities of that value
were removed from the vault OF the
banking house OF Kountze Bros. The
contents OF the vault. reached after
many hours OF careful labor. were found
to be uninjurcd.
kountze Bros. occupied offices on the
second foor ~ the Equitable Building
on the Cedar street side. Their vault
was over tho vaults OF the Mercantile
Trust Company and was buried In debris
whon the roof fell IN.
Al rapidly a. the ruins cooled progress
was made TOWARD the Kountz" Bros.
steel repository OF millions In securities
and money. a covered bridge was built
from u window on the Cedar street side
Of IN. ruins TO tho door of the vault.
which was completely uncovered nj midi
night after workmen with blowpipes had
melted and pulled away n great tnngle OF
steel bars.
Experts went TO work on the door OF
the safe. II was opened by removing
the hinges. The combination was no
da mn ged, but the door would not swing.
Representatives Of tho banking hrm
wer, On hand when the interior of ths
vault was revealed to the glaro OF
The evening world., 1912-01-18
s,archiiyhts at . o'clock this morning.
MILLIONS CARRIED TO NEW OF.
FicEs OF BANKING HOUSE.

Under the direction OF W. v. Davis ~
ths kountze banking house trusted en-
ployoos who were checked on systematl-
cally carried loads of securities In bas-
hcts and boxes from the Equitable ruins
to the new Offices OF the bank on tho
third floor of the United States Realty
Building. No. IA broadway. The timer
portions Of the ruined vault woro opened
without diniculty.
Three hours were consumed IN The
transfer ~ tho securities from the
Equitable ruins TO h now banking Of
fces OF tho opposite corner of broad
way. Customers were notified this
morning that blrsincsa was on the old
basis.
The evening world., 1912-01-18
Bo, Dr,ver Killed ~ C~ro.sins.

Roy Petite. sixteen years old. son OF
Andrew G. Petit Of Hazlct. N. J., was
killed yesterday afternoon by a train
from New York At a crossing aouth OF
tho Hazlet station. lie was driving n
ca-ryall and n high bank hid the train
from view. Ills father. who was In n
wagon Just behind, saw his son killed.
The evening world., 1912-01-18
New naunIIon Chiefs Named.

Fire Commissioner johnson to-day APP
pointed Richard j. Marshall of Engine
No. ~. Brooklyn. as battalion chief to
succeed battalion Chief William j.
Walsh. whp was Killed IN the Equitable
Building IRE. John r. Gactons Of Engine
No ~ vas appointed 10 succeed Bat
TALON chief Martin Smith ~ Long island
cry, who died a week ago.
The evening world., 1912-01-18
ALL EMPLOYEES OF CAFE sAvA
Rim ARE PAID OFF.

Tie cafe Savarin management MI.
%nounccd to-day that oil tho help had
been paid on And no one was found
missing. This would seem to dispose OF
the report that tho body Of a cook II
buried In tho ruins Of tho Savarin kit
chen.
a big force Of men Is boring slowly
into the ruins Of tho basement OF the
Cedar street side after tho body OF
The evening world., 1912-01-18

Frank T. Seldert, n Waterman IN Tho
Mercantile Trust vaults. The work Is
proceeding from three points. Se!deit's
body ~ buried under tons and tons OF
debris and tho work OF progressing to-
ward IL is :rsught with great danger
and IL necessarily slow.
The evening world., 1912-01-18

Benefit Performances
For Walsh Relief Fund
TONIGHT
AZ tho Now York Theatre Root,
Fortyfourth Street and Broadway.
Immense vaudeville bill presented by william Fox
Among the artists who have volunteered are Lillian Russell.
Adele Richie, Al Fields and Jack LOWS. Walter {. Kelly, tho
Virginia Judge; the Great Lester. Yvcttc, Wilic Weston, blossom
Seck, Andy Rice. Joe Jackson, Olive Briscoe, Weston, Fields
and carroll, John lIonshav. Williams and Van Astync. song
writer's; Morris and Allen. Elsa Ward, Force and Williams, De
Alma and Mae and Carrie Lille.
TOMORROW AFTERNOON
AZ the Harris Theatre,
West Forty%Dcond Street.
THE TALKER,"
with Tuly Marshall, Lillian Abcrtson and full cast
Clifton Crawford and Ina Claire between acts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-24
HADLEY FOR Roosevelt
Missouri Governor Favors the Colonel
for the Presidency.

Jefferson City Jan. 2.-Governor
Herbert S. Hadley in statement to-
day said he favored the nomination
of Theodore Roosevelt as the Repub-
lican presidential candidate. From
information that has recently come to
me from all parts of the state" he
said. L am convinced that a large
majority of the Repu blicans are in
favor of the nomination of Theodore
Roosevelt as our candidate for presi-
dent and a large majority of the peo-
pie are in favor of his election.
While they hold Mr.. Taft in high
esteem and are not unmindful of
many good things that have been ac-
complished during his administration,
they feel that the candidacy of Col.
Roosevelt will insure success in the
state and nation in the coming cam
paign and further, 1 think they feel
Col Roosevelt represents, as no other
man represents, those principles and
policies of government with which his
name is associated and which appeal
so strongly to the American people
without reference to party
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-24
COLD AFFECTED THE EARNINGS.
Opening Week of New Year Showed
Slight Decrease.

Gross earnings of all United States
railroads reporting to date for the
opening week of 1912 are slightly less
than those of the corresponding period
a year ago. The total, $7,305.S10,
showing a decrease of II per cent.
In part, however, this loss is attributed
to extremely low temperature and
heavy SHOWS which have prevailed in
many parts of the country and inter
fered with the movement of trains.
Last year at this time traffic suffered
very slightly from that cause.
The decreases are distributed among
large number of roads, and while
small gains are reported by the Cen
trail of Georgia. Louisville & Nash
vile, Southern Seaboard Air Line and
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pa
cific in the south and by Internation-
al & Great Northern, Missouri Kan
sas & Texas, Missouri Pacific and
Texas Pacific in the west and south
west, they are not sufficient to offset
the more pronounced decreases in
many other systems.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-24
TO KEEP OUT SPIES
An Amendment Is offered to Constitu-
ton of Mine Workers.

InGiana polls, Jan. 24.-"To keep the
Ortie McManigals employed by the cap
italists, from destroying. the miners
union,' r. M. Roll Of Henderson, KY.
today offered in the United Mine Work
ers' convention an amendment to the
constitution providing that no man
should De eligible to office in the ma
tionaI union unless he had been at
work in or around coal mine five
years and been a member of the or
ganization three years. The amend
l1lent was adopted amid cheers.
THE capitalists employed MECHANICAL
TO destroy the Structural Iron Workers
union and a man as shrewd might ge-
at the head of the miners union LOT
the same purpose" said Roll.
I'VE know the manufacturers have
Maid en1issa1ies in the unions and we
must take time tc become well ac-
ouainted with The character OF mem
hers before we elect them to Office and
Give then, dangerous power"