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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-14
GOOD WORD FOR COFFEE
But It Has No Food Value, The
Lancet" SAYS.

Some interesting conclusions on Tine
Chemistry OF a Cup Of Coffee" are given
in an article in THE Lancet"
THE infusion of coffee presents practi-
cally very little material that is of direct
nourshing value says the writer, "but
by diminishing nervous fatigue, by virtue
chiefly of the caffeine present, 1t may IN
crease muscular power. 1t is not Itself
a builder of tissue. The use OF coffee after
dinner, 1t is of interest to note, is JUS
titled i'm a large number of cases by the
fact of it's stimulating effect upon the
vital centres, and it is said to serve to
some extent as an antidote to alcohol.
1T is commonly claimed to remove
drowsiness; as a matter or TACT, In many
subjects il produces drowsiness, but this
is usually followed quickly by marked
wakefuness The practice OF drinking
coffee after n meal for the sake or the
stimulus which is experienced has much
to be said in its favor detetically There
is no reason for supposing that coffee pos
sesses any value as a food. The perry
contains a quite important proportion Oh
fatty substances az per cent aVerage)' Out
these are necessarily excluded from the
infusion. as. owing TO their insoiubiilty'
they remain I'm the grounds
According to our analysis. the protein
contents OF a cup of coffee are small APP
proximating to 1.25- per cent of the coffee
extracted. This amount can have little
dietetic significance There Is also
trlhing quantity of dextrin and sugar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-14
AUNT MARY'S HEN
PROFIT EGGSTRA BIG
Arkansas Woman Turns Tom
Lawson and His FrenZied
Finance Green.
rBy Telegraph TO The Tribune J

Leadhil, Ark, Dec. 13.-It is fortu
nate for Aunt Mary Fisher that the
income tax was not levied against the
percentage of gain from investment
instead of against the income itself, be-
cause her annual profit from a hen
for the last ten years has been sol per
cent.
Aunt Mary's figures show that the
hen weighs seven pounds, which at the
market price would amount to SO cents
at 49, cents a pound. The fowl has
laid go eggs a year for ten years.
She did not market more than three
fourths Of these at an average price
a dozen of 161a cents, or S13.37 in ten
years. From the twenty-seven dozen
eggs that were not marketed this old
hen Matched out probably go chick
ems, which when sold at an average
weight Of two pounds as flyers at 10
cents a pound. brought in SO cents
each, or $j7 in ten years, TO say moth
ing of the eggs that some Of these
chicks laid before they were sold.
Thus the total receipts from the
eleven-year old hen have been $40 81,
or 81 03 year. Aunt Mary's per cent
Of gain from her investment Of So
cents is clear S01 per cent, with just
a little bit to spare. These figures are
all Aunt Mary's. The feed? Worms,
and the hen harvests them herself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-14
KLINE TAKEN BACK
FROM SANDY HOOK
Not Mayor, but Man of Same
Name, Whose Relatives Prevent
Him from Making Voyage.

When the Cunard liner Caronia. out
bound for Liverpool, was about to cast off
her pilot east of the lightship yesterday
wireless message was received at Po-
lice Headquarters stating that John A.
KLINE had been found on board and would
te sent back TO the city with the pilot.
For several days Detectives Moody and
Lesson have been watching the outbound
liners in the hope Of finding Kline< whose
relatives iu Chicago want him returned
N them. as he is said to be suffering
from mental trouble. 1t was feared by
them that he had gone TO New York and
would sail for Europe on their request
the police OF Chicago wired to the De-
,octive Bureau 10 find Kline and detain
him.
His name appeared on the Caronia's
passenger list, but after search OF the
shin Kline was not found. The purser
was instructed to send him back with
the pilot If he was found before reaching
Sandy Hook
AS soon as the vessel passed Quaran-
tine Kline spoke TO several passengers,
saving he was on his way to London 10
consult with Ambassador Page about the
rostal service. He accompanied the pilot
willingly in his dory. and was taken
aboard the pilot boat New YORK Later
no was transferred TO the police cutter
patrol where Moody and Lesson look
charge OF him. On landing az the BAT
terry he was taken to Bellevue Hospi'aA .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-14
Decide to Keep Appropria-
tons Down to Last
Years Figures.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
AND GOOD ROADS HIT
House Leaders in Conference Also
Agree to Economic on
Speeches.
lFrom The Trihune Bureau. ]

Washington. Dec. 13.-Confronted with
the necessity of making good campaign
promises of an economical administration,
a score Of House leaders. including the
chairmen and ranking majority members
Of the Appropriations Committee, met in
Speaker Clark's office to-day and decided
upon drastic steps to hold down appro-
priations The decision of the economy
conference. if carried out. will bring sor-
row TO the pork barrel contingent in
the House.
The conference had before it estimates
from a supposedly careful and economical
administration. which call for the largest
annual appropriations in the history OF
the government At the outset 1t was
decided that the total Of the appropria-
ton bills at this session shall not exceed
except in case of absolute necessity
the total of the budgets last year, which
reached 81, O99. 0O0 including the perma-
nent annual authorizations.
There are to be no river and harbor
projects authorized. The conference
firmly decreed that pork barrel river
and harbor bill must not be reported. The
only appropriations for the streams and
harbors Of the country will be to continue
existing projects.
A decision was also reached that there
should be no public buildings bill, and APP
propriations for this class of internal i'm
provements shall be for existing projects
only. The economy programme, of course
precludes the new Committee on Roads,
which is now conducting hearings, from
digging into the Treasury to the extent OF
S15.O000OO TO S25.OOO0O0 in furtherance OF
the good roads movement.
Speaker Clark insisted to-day that the
annual budget ought TO be rushed over
to the Senate in rapid order, thus paving
the way for a comparatively early ad-
journment next summer. The CONFER
ence agreed on this point
A programme was mapped out where
by general debate" on the appropriation
bills will be eliminated and the budgets
will be taken up under the five minute
rule and read for amendment without
preceding hours of oratory. General de-
bate on an appropriation bill has here
tofore allowed members the privilege or
talking about anything from the tarlH
10 DR.. Cook, and days are wasted.
The conference mandate is that dis
cussion of appropriation at this session
shall be confined to the subject matter
of the measure and shall not range FAR
afeld. Speaker Clark and his advisers
hope TO have all appropriation over IN
the Senate by February i.
The naval appropriation bill VIII re-
tain the two battleship programme OF
the administration
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-14
PANAMA'S TRADE
SLIPPING FROM US
Europeans Getting 1t Because
They Give More Liberal
Terms of Credit.

Colon, r. F., Dec. 13.-Jose b. Gomez
one of the leading general merchants mere
in a talk with The Tribune correspondent
to-day on the prospects for American
trade at the Canal Zone. expressed sur
prise that so little had been done OS
American merchants toward meeting
European competition.
SO far as he had observed, the Amer
leans were apparently in no particular
haste to enter the field particularly
among the native merchants, Whlle the
business men of other nations were must
ling to strengthen their relations with
dealers in all classes of goods.
zone reason for the small trade WIFE
the big concerns of the United states
Mr.. Gomez said, "is the fact that the
dealers here all want credit for 80 or l2o
DAYS. The United States trade with Pana-
ma during the year ending with June,
1913. decreased $4,000 on account OF
the lack of long time credits.
Europe sells cheaper than the States
and gives us terms up to $50 days. Inc
United States Consul here is making an
investigation Of the credit system, whlch
benefits the European tradesmen at the
expense Of the Americans, and he VIII IN
form the Bureau Of Trade Of the result
"On the isthmus the merchants do all
their business in the four months dry
season. They have 10 carry large STOCKS
French and German houses give them
time for settlements. while Americans
want cash business only. There are many
old and reliable firms who have formed
the habit Of buying on credit, ana they
will not break that habit unless II Is 10
their advantage.
What is needed from the American
houses is cheaper prices, good packihS'
prompt shipments and liberal credits'
These are the terms on which your busi-
ness houses must compete with Europe
These facts the American firms appar-
entity do not understand, and | predict
Judging from their present attitude, that
not until all the Central American ana
South American trade is in the hands oil
Europe will they open their eyes to the
real situation
Mr.. Gomez told OF several instances
where contracts had been lost TO Amerl-
can firms because of hard and fast cash
demands and because of delay occa-
stoned by American houses referring IN
quries to their branches in Europe for
quotation OF Continental figures In
conclusion he said that better FEELING
would be engendered were Americans to
use more printers ink both I'm circulars
and catalogues printed in Spanish for
distribution in Central and South
America.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-14
GLYNN TO STUDY FINANCES
Will Allow No Department to
Exceed Appropriations.

Albany, Dec. 13.-Study of the states
finances will occupy the greater part OF
Governor Glynn's time between now and
the beginning of the next legislative scs-
sion on January Z. In outlining his plans
to-day he said he had received from the
State Controller the advance estimates
of the appropriations desired for the next
fiscal year.
With the passage of his financial leg
islation at the session just closed the
Governor feels that the departments have
been placed in position to pay up all old
Indebtedness He intends to see that no
department head shall exceed his appro-
priation in the future.
The Governor received many messages
congratulating him on the successful COM
pletion of his legislative programme. One
was from Senator O'Gorman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-14

bought the Willing estate, Webster ana
Spring streets, from the Pennsylvania
Company, of Philadelphia, administrator
OF J. r. Barton Willing. The Rives es-
tate adjoins the Willing estate in the rear,
and the Joining of the two properties VIII
give the new owners a tract from Belle
vue avenue to Spring street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-14

Der 81. with a popular priced Christmas
performance OF The Messiah at Car
negie Hall. The soloists will be Nine.
Caroline Hudson Alexander. Nine. Flor
ence Mulford-Hunt. Frank Ormsby and
Clifford Cairns. 4 selected orchestra will
assist. of which Edward c. Marquard will
be conductor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-14
PIGS FATE WARNS WARDEN
Flees Astigmatism That Trans
formed Porker Into Deer.
IRy Telegraph TO The Tribune.

Sayville, Long Island, Dec. l1'-fidil'
Half. game protector, went through the
woods to-day looking for deer poach-
ers. He found none, but he came upon
dead pig that had been killed by sew
eraI charges of buCkshot
He formed the theory that the pig
had taken the shape of a deer IN the
eyes of an intoxicated poacher and' re-
alizing that he was not safe under the
circumstances, Half promptly maze
tracks for the open fields.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-14
People's Choral Union.

After almost three years retirement
from public appearance the feopIe
Choral Union. now in the twenty-secona
year OF its existence, rc-enters the local
concert field on Sunday evening. Dccen-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-14

present, besides traces of alcohol, which
again can possess no importance from
physiological point of view"
The Irish standard., 1913-05-10
HOME RULE AND SUFFRAGE,

The Irish Home Rule bill was REIN
troduccd into parliament Wednesday,
but will not be debated until the sec
ond reading, June 6. The debate on
the bill is not expected to occupy
more than two weeks at the outside,
so that passage of the bill may be en-
pected not later than the Goth OF June
The defeat Of the woman suffrage bill
at tile present stage of the struggle
for Home Rule is not a cause OF dis
satisfaction to the Irish leaders, as
sentiment is SO divided on the bill
that il it passed on Il second reading
the ensuing debate would probably
terminate in the dissolution of parlia-
ment and the result would be that the
Home Rule bill would have to be
started all over on it's course. The
delay would amount to two or three
years.
The Irish members who opposed the
suffrage bill cannot be blamed for do
ing so in the circumstances, whatever
their attitude toward suffrage. They
fought for tho cause Of Home Rule
before the women ever thought seri-
ously of demanding the right to vote.
The winning Of Home Rule means
more to Ireland than the right of the
franchise does TO the women of Eng
land. II the defeat OF the suffrage
bill may be attributed to the stand the
Irish members took on the question,
there is full Justification for that
stand at the present stage of the Home
Rule struggle.
The Irish standard., 1913-05-10
THE DANCE QUESTION,

The dance question Is a subject that
affords possibilities of endless discuss
sion in Minneapolis. A protest against
the use Of the public schools for
dances was followed this week by a
threatened outbreak against the use
of park buildings for that purpose.
The latest eruption seems to have had
its origin in the exuberance that led
a party of old folks celebrating a
wedding anniversary of one Of their
number to indulge in few old FASH
Toned quadrilles. The reunion, had a
rejuvenating effect on the party of
elderly people and they used the bad
judgment of indulging in one of the
favorite pastimes considered perfect
ly proper in their day. But the fact
that they let their spirits get the best
Of them in building belonging to the
city led some ministers and others to
question their right to stamp their
feet on the floor of property that be-
The Irish standard., 1913-05-10
IRISH NAMES AND NATIONALITY

The point that there are many Irish
names on the police court records Of
the cities OF the United States belong
ing to criminals of other than Irish
nationality was made by Judge Mar.
Gus Kavanaugh of Chicago in an adj
dress last Saturday before the Irish
Fellowship club of that city. 1T must
be remembered" he is quoted as say
ing, that many hardened criminals
of other nationalities take Irish names.
The fact that so many Irish names
soldiers is great tribute to the es-
scntial good quality of the Irish race"
We read OF prize fighters with Irish
names who have no more Irish blood
in their Veins than turnip, of mer-
chants in large eastern cities who as
sumo Irish names as a part of their
business policy and of bravadoes who
seem to relish the idea Of decorating
themselves with MAC" or 60" In
many cases they are neither Irish nor
part Irish. At the same time the very
fact that the names they bear are dis
tinctly Irish leads the reading public
to- assume that they are. Their mis-
deeds are credited to the Irish race
and the impression gains prevalence
that the race is productive Of large
percentage of criminals.
The history of Ireland is sufficient
proof that the. Irish people are not a
race of criminals, but on the other
hand that there is less crime among
them than in any other country in
Europe There are less prisons by "a
large percentage to the hundred thou
sand of the population of Ireland than
there are in England and the number
of prisons are on the decrease. Every
decade shows a decrease in the num-
Der Of crimes committed in Ireland.
The police court frequenters of 9TH
err nationalities who assume Irish
names are doing an injustice to the
Irish in America by creating q false
impression OF their tendency to COM
init crime.
The Irish standard., 1913-05-10

One active Knight of Columbus was
instrumental in having that unspeak-
able sheet. we'll named 1.-THE Menace"
banished from the public library Of
Sandusky, O. Supreme Advocate, Jo-
seph c. Pelleticr OF that city in let
ter to the May Columbiad tells OF hay
ing made the discovery that a COPY
of the periodical was being sent to
the reading room Of the public library
Realizing that Catholics were paying
a large portion OF the expense of
maintaining the library, he called the
attention of the trustees to the nature
OF the periodical they We're allowing
to disgrace their reading tables. The
information was news to them. An
investigation properly followed and
the publishers were asked to tiscon-
tinue sending 1.-THE Menace to the IL
brlry. Watchfulness and a little CT
fort on the part of Catholics IN other
cities and towns throughout the coun-
try should be exercised in the same
direction. The library board that
would refuse to have 1.-THE Menace"
stricken from It's list of periodicals
should be asked to explain their re;t-
sons to the public.
The Irish standard., 1913-05-10
GATHERING KNOWLEDGE.

knowledge, like honey, must be
gathered from many sources, some of
them neither beautiful nor pleasant
to approach. The Industrious bee
buries itself in the. heart of the thistle
as we'll as in the heart of the rose,
the same sweets as in the other. Not
appearance, but realities attract him.
In his honey athering mission he
goes to unsightly, as well as to the
most beautiful Towering plants. %
1t is much the same in the case of
one who would be wise. 1t was St.
Paul who said: ITO the Greeks and
to the barbarians, ito the wise and the
unwise l am u debtor" He did not
feel that he should slight any of them.
He felt that it was his duty to reach
and preach to them all. Socrates is
the famous historical example of a
philosopher learning wisdom from the
poor and lowly. He walked the streets
Of Athens accosting whom he would
and discussing questions with them,
asking their opinion and then involv-
ing them in contradictions when he
could. His purpose was to get their
point Of view, to find out how others
thought and reasoned. He learned SO
Well from the living examples about
him that his philosophy furnished the
foundation for the greatest system OF
philosophy the world has known,
knowledge is many sided. No one
can get monopoly on 1t. Neither can
any one afford to disregard the opin-
ions of his fellows ion the subjects OF
the day. If it is true that there is
some good in every person. 1T is nc
less true that there are little nuggets
of wisdom hidden away in every hu-
man mind. It is only through pan
The Irish standard., 1913-05-10
May 20 in Irish History.

The little village of Santry is famil-
lar with bygone days and is memoir
able in Irish history. 1t was in Santry
that the first shot of 1898 was fired.
The main road to the North Of Ireland
passed through Santry, and ut Santry
on May %, 1898, the Belfast mail coach
was attacked and burned by a band
of insurgents. Subsequently on the
same evening the Athlone mail was
destroyed at Lucan and the mail from
Cork to Mas.
AS every student of history knows,
notable events not infrequently take
place on the same day. On that s3rd
May, 1898, John Scott, Earl of Clon-
nell, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland.
died. Lord Clonmell was hopelessly
corrupt politician, and was described
in the Irish House of Commons as
"the uniform drudge of every Gov
eminent" He early discovered the
plan of the Government to goad the
people into insurrection to pave the
way. for the Union, and denounced
this abominable policy in the Irish
Privy Council, to which he was no
longer summoned.
On the eve of his death he sent for
Valentine Lawless, the second Lord
cloncurry, who lived near him in
Blackjack. and, as Lord Cloncurry re-
lates in his memoirs written half a
century after, said: Il am a Chief
Justice and an Earl, but were to be-
gin the world again l would rather be
chimney-sweeper than connected
with the Irish Government
The Irish standard., 1913-05-10
THE CITY AND THE COUNTRY.

Ihe 1lrst burst OF spring sets city
jewellers signing for tho fresh air and
the freedom of the country. The green
leaves, the budding flowers and the
'balmy breezes are more inviting to
the weary workers in stores and shops
OF the city streets and amusement
houses. Who is there on spring day
that does not sigh for an hour with
the birds i'll the green forests and the
quiet and seclusion that the distant
country place offers? 1t is as natural
an inclination as for the child to want
to play in the sand and dirt until it
becomes in appearance like the, dirt
in which it plays.
And the more one studies the con-
trast between city and country life
the more he realizes that the country
offers what every city dweller desires,
but what the city is helpless to give.
Stand, for example, at the doors Of
factory or store or an office build
ing when the toilers are filing out
from work. Behold the pale, haggartl
bloodless faces. the scrawny forms,
the woeful lack of physique. the lack
of animation and energy.
Go to the country for contrast.
See the rugged, hardy care-free peo-
pie who toll in the open. The flush of
health is in their faces. That disturb
ing, nervous. anxious attitude is not
to be seen. They toll hard, but their
nerves are not strained to keep pace
with revolving machinery or to re-
spond to the sound Of q whistle. They
rise early and work late. but they do
it knowing that the heavy work lasts
only for a while and then they will
have a rest. They are not working
under a high tension always. The ten
sion varies with the .season-and
there are seasons when the tension
is practically removed.
II the city did not receive fresh
The Irish standard., 1913-05-10

blood from the country its population
would soon deteriorate. The nation
depends on the country for it's rugged
manhood and womanhood There tho
temptations to commit crime are less
and crimes are correspondingly fewer,
the poor are not half so poor and
their surroundings not half SO UNI
healthy. II country folk could know
flow of the population would be from
the city to the country instead of in
the opposite direction.
The Irish standard., 1913-05-10

The fight for woman suffrage in
England has grown so menacing it is
extremely probable that loss of life
will be the ultimate outcome of the
tactics OF the Infatuated advocates Of.
the cause. st. GATHERINGS church in
London was totally destroyed Tuesday
by Il fire, the origin Of which is at
tributed by the London police to the
Sulfragettes Bombs it was also re-
ported, were placed Mt the entrance to
a hotel where many American tour
sentiment OF the government officials
is strongly opposed to suffrage, 80 that
tho prospect of the bill being passed is
growing less day by day. This resist
ance is impelling the women to great
CT desperation. The destruction of
life as well as property is almost Ger
tain to follow before long. Then some
one of the unfortunate suffrage lead
crs will be made an example of. 1t
would be better for parliament to
grant the women the right to vote.
Surely, at the very worst. they could
do no more harm than they are doing
now.