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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
From the Newark Star.

From the Newark Star. ..,- <..r,
according to an American back from
MsSico a man can stay drunk week IN
that country on total expenditure nao OF
dime. Then he can sober up ion 1is,, enou ,ln
to ask what government ne IS living o"-
der.
From the Birmingham Ledger.
Mr.. Bryan cannot be IN him from his
lecture engagements.
Granting that all the 'ifs' turn out as
exnected. Envoy Lnd's trip to Mexico
viii be q bowling success.
From the Chattanooga Times.
It cannot be expected that Huer.a VIII VIII
welcome John Lind with open arms, ana
Mr.. Lind may have to pc on On t neno MaIea
for the sudden revealing OF the concealed
kind The Presidents representative Is
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PISCAlORIAL..

she meant 20 play a sportsman's part
But oh. 80 tender was her heart
That she could not impale the worm.
And when she caught the fnny prize
so strange and gasping did 1t look
She could not take it Oh the hook.
Inougn much assistance she required
10 catch the fish. as we narrate,
NO neip sne needed, nor desired.
10 tel lie about Its weight
-McLandburgh Wilson in the New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

From the Columbus Dispatch
II Mr.. Bryan ever gets Castro in his
grip. he will make him explain why ne
threatened another interruption rsnt In
front of a lecture engagement.
From the Atlanta Journal.
Venezuela cheers Castro, showing
that ali South America loves revoiu-
ton.
From the Bridgeport Post.
Gin castro is called a peon. He has
been called about everything else on the
calendar.
From the Portland Argus
Castro is reported to have ngnmng
force of l., 200 men at MS dlsposal' MS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

Andrew Carnegie attempts bold ex-
pertinent In going back to the land OF his
youth to claim recognition as man OF
superior achievement and benefactor
The procedure is In direct contradiction
of proverbial warming as to prophet:
seeking honor at home. Mr.. Carnegie
may yet be entitled to one OF his owr
hero medals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

Remarks by Gov. Foss as to the ad-
vantages Of using Canada as manu-
featuring base are not producing the re-
suits that were feared. Canada has not
renewed its terrors Of plot to annex It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

Guessing when the Laughter" and ZAP
| plause'' would occur IL the speech were
actually delivered might afford interest
ing material for q contest to be conducted
by the Congressional Record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

Drn order 10 avoid delays on aecount q
personal absence, letters to THE STAR should
not be addressed to any individual connected
with the ONCE. but simply to THE STAR. or to
the Editorial or Business Department. aeccfhng
tenor purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

Inc states which have no seacoast do
not always grasp maritime problems
promptly. But they are also spared the
temptation TO undertake freak bathing
suit legislation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

The affairs of Mexico would be In bet
ter shape IL the appointment Of reception
committees were properly attended to
and the organization Of rescue parties"
discontinued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

Some OF the great nations may be In
clined to save the money that attendance
at the Panama exposition would require
and spend 1t later on in canal tolls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

AS September approaches there should
be general rejoicing over the fact tina,
the oyster has not fallen into the cold
storage habits that have made SO much
difference in the character Of the beef
steak and the egg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

An ambassador to Europe has not the
time TO look around and take advantage
of the best why ay-rent-when-you-
own-your-own-home?" proposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

The difficulty of the Mexican situation
may be due largely to the fact that
Huerta's policy instead Of contemplating
any Improvement of conditions is at all
times the reverse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

France may regard the three-year army
law as a success IL 1t turns the attention
of some of it's citizens from the duel as
a pastime to war as a science.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

The progressive party's present condl-
ton is doubtful. Some regard 1t as case
Of a party without a leader and others
as a leader without party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

A determined effort will be made to
make Gov. Suffers career impress the
lesson that a man who antagonizes Tam
many is very likely to come to some bad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

The burglar at the summer resort mas
very objectionable method OF comoin-
ing business with pleasure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

Huerta has been steadily drifting into
the frame of mind which causes a man to
put the entire world on a persona non
grata basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

"Racing at Saratoga" Is a line that now
inspires hopes in the bookmaKer or re-
turn Of the "palmy days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
Policies.

Have you outlined your policy to your
constituents
NO" replied Senator Sorghum; 81 am
still looking over the policies my con-
stituents have outlined to me, trying to
decide on which had better select"
The man who wants all the best of
every bargain cheats himself OF future
opportunities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
Bulgaria's
Peril.

~, only means he possesses to
save the remains of what
he considered as spoiled is to submit en-
tirely and without condition to Russia's
decisions. Perhaps, at the last moment
an agreement with Roumania will seem
to him more honorable"
Now, the Austrian journals are disposed
to criticise. in turn. Austria's policy.
a policy based, it seems, upon Bulgaria s
victories over Servia-
In an article entitled THE Fiasco of
Russophilism in Bulgaria, the Wiener
Allgemeine Zeitung whose intimacy with
the press bureau of the Ballplatz Is well
known, declares that the Russophilism of
NJ. Danef had for his country the follow
ing consequences: First, Bulgaria had
neglected to agree with konmania IN
time: second, Bulgaria had subordinated
military consideration to political views
in rejecting, in order not to d1splease
Russia, the plan of Gen. SAVIOR. who de-
sired to strike Servia in the heart; third,
| Bulgaria had Inundated herself to i'm
plore the succor of Russia and thus
compromise her independence
The same journal which reports the
actual transportation of official Austria
announced dispatch from ST. Peters
burg representing the minister of Bull
garia, Nj. Danef, on several occasions
during the audience with M. Sazonof.
which he had demanded, "as bursting
in a flood Of tears
The cabinet of Danef which appears
to be the target of bitter criticism as
the cause Of Bulgaria's lamentable
fiasco has fallen and been replaced by
that OF M Radoslavof. who was OPP
posed to the elements which sur
rounded the unfortunate Danef. We
know nothing of DR.. Danefs side of
the question, nor. indeed. nothing of
Gen. Savof's defense IL they were
the victims of party intrigues there
may be something to be said when the
RESPONSIBILITIES are fixed But what de-
tense may either Danef or Savof pre-
sent for a state of anarchy which ne
cessitated a special treaty betweeni
Seryia and Greece in order to defend
their interests against the premeditated
attacks of Bulgaria, their ally?
AS late as the 22d ultimo Sofia was
completely at the mercy of the allied
army, Macedonia was entirely occupied,
while the frontiers of Bulgaria We're
held on all sides by the allied armies
now composed of Servia, Montenegro.
Greece and Roumania. Although the
conference at Bucharest partakes in a
measure Of tribunal of military JUS
tice. there is no intention of executing
Bulgaria. for the tribunal recognizes
is Instructed, for fact-that bulgaria
must be treated lenientiy that she may
continue to be factor In the Balkan
coalition.
There is a lesson In Bulgaria s de-
lection as there was lesson In the
deception over the advent OF the Young
Turk and his promise of a young and re-
neace of the Balkans the atmosphere in
these mountains is overcharsed with cleo
tricity. and one may ask IL 1t is not
chronic condition. In a word, Is peace
possible in the Balkans!
The entry of Roumanla On the scene
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Extinct,

The plesiosaurus long we've missed.
The dodo's days are Ger.
But best Of all the lobbyist,
They say. will be no more!
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Careless.

Have you made q special study Of the
ture"
No. replied the gifted speaker: 81
tried that once and I got SO interested in
the subject that I didn't have time to
write the lecture"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Consideration.

"Would you marry man who had no
money!
"Wel." replied Miss Cayenne, IT should.
out Of consideration for him, think a
long time before doing So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

Hope is the irresponsible advance agen,
of many a poor performance given by
Experience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
THE BALKAN PEACE AGREEMENT

A dispatch from Bucharest announces
the conclusion Of peace between the Bal
kan states and that the
Conclusion preliminary treaty would
be signed on the 7th In
VI SoSS' slant by the representa-
lives Of Servia. Montenegro. Greece. Rou-
mania and Bulgaria.
The conference OF the allied states mas
been in session for several days AZ
Bucharest. having been convened to as
cuss the terms OF a peace and the cessa-
ton of hostilities. which Bulgaria had IN
voked by an appeal to Russia On the
9Th instant an armistice was agreed upon
for the space Of three days. Thus the
action OF the conference anticipates the
termination of the armistice and peace
reigns in the Balkans.
The new frontier imposed by the con-
ference runs along the old frontier west
Of the struma, follows the watershed to
the west Of the town Of Strumnitxa,
thence through the Struma valley to the
Balesh mountains, thence easterly In q
straight Tine to the Mesta river, leaving
Strumnitza, Lagos and Xanthi to Bull
garia. The port OF Kavala Is left to
Greece.
Bulgaria has left no fault either poll.
tical or military undone and she has paid
a heavy penalty not only In her diminu-
ton Of territory, but In her loss Of pres
tige and predominance among her CO.
allies. But Bulgaria may console herself
with the reflection that things would have
gone much worse with her but Tor. the
saving hand Of Russia, which, in accord
with the powers. has recognized the ne
cessity of preventing the total extinction
of Bulgaria as an independent state. The
dance Of death to which Bulgaria treated
both Servians and Greeks in the appall-
Ing massacres committed upon the popu.
lations through whose territories she
passed merited drastic punishment Bull.
garia survives by the grace of the powers
which must consider the equilibrium OF
the Balkan states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

Entered a. second-cIass mail matter at the post
on1ce at Washington. d. G.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

Cl0OCu may IL,
Treaty Between 1913, just now
Greece and Servia. the terms Of
that treaty 1t Is provided that In case
the BuIgarians should attack the Ser
vians and Greeks the armies of the lat
ter were to- act in common against the
supposed ally. which was. Bulgaria.
Servia could only occupy territory al
ready. occupied by her in Macedonia
Greece could occupy the line Karason-
Nestos, extending her lines along the
Aegean beyond Kavala, including Sores
and Drama. .
The knowledge of the aspirations OF
Bulgaria and the possibility OF her turn
ing her powerful army against her allies
present the action Of Servia and Greece
in a most favorable light and rebounds
to their credit. The reflection Is not cred
liable to the King of Bulgaria nor to his
ministers and general-in-chief or the
army. There Is a story on this heao
which remains to be told, and it is to be
hoped that the treachery terminated In
the heads Of the Bulgarians alone and
was not inspired by any political ambi-
tons from without.
The German press, which accepted
without question the Vienna dispatches
which announced with much sensation
since the commencement OF hostilities the
definite defeat and crushing or the Ser
Wan army, now views with stupor ana
disappointment the Bulgarian defeats
and the appeal of King Ferdinand to the
car.
The Gazette de Frankfort writes:
WHO will ever learn the character OF
the recent deliberations which have been
held at Sofia by statesmen, generals, chiefs
of parties and by the king himself? In
any case two things should moderate the
Bulgarfans' desire to fight; in the first
place the incapacity of NJ. Danef. who
did not know how to prevent in time the
Roumanian Intervention, and In the next
place the fatigue of the troops and of
the people, These two reasons, in fact,
have pushed the Bulgarians to implOre
the Intervention OF Russia
The Deutsche Tageszeitung criticises
the blindness Of Austrian politics and
adds:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

The jokers in the present denatured al
cohol law, which has stood on the stat
ute books for
Ineffective Denatured more than six
years, w r e
Alcohol Law. revealed to
President Wilson by Senator Lane OF
Oregon during the past week. following
the introduction in the Senate or new
denatured alcohol bill. which Will repeal
the old one and which will make 1t pos
sible for the farmer to turn the waste
products of the various crops into lnous-
trial alcohol. .+.a =,
President Wilson is much interested IN
the Oregon senator's discovery OF the De,
fects in the amended denatured alconol
law of 1905, and notwithstanding the
MANY demands on his time because OF
matters growing out Of the speclal ses-
sion of Congress and the Mexican sllua a.
ton. he has requested the westerner 10
furnish him with a brief snowlhs the
need for a new law. In European coun-
tries, particularly Germany. me Ina a,,,1
facture of industrial alcohol rom cur,
notatoes. cornstalks, waste TITUS anu
VEGETABLES is one Of the most inportant
features Of the agricultural INDUSTRY.
The principal reason for the ,alure OF
the present denatured aicono! Jaw 70
benefit the farmers OF the country - tue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

That insanftary
water supply and
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8 1858, is the following:
1--WE have information from Dixie salts
flying US that Wednesday last Lees whole
army, with the exception of brigade or
SO around Fredericksburg. and 5000 in
fantry with his cavalry. with which he
is making a show Of holding Culpeper
county, Is concentrated south of the
Rapidan, in the vicinity of Gordonsville
He is now engaged In a rather bitter con-
troversy with Jefferson Davis on the sub
ject Of reinforcements. Davis avows to
him his inability to furnish them and Lee
replies that IL that be 80 Davis must pre-
pare to see him Nee) give UP all of Vir-
ginia north of the James river, as 1t will
be madness on his part to risk what force
he has left north Of that river, as matters
now stand on the Rappahannock"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
Grape CrOp Is Small

For the second year in succession the
German vineyardists have been hard hit.
This years crop, just harvested, gave
nowhere more than half the usual guam
tity of grapes, and in majority of dis
tricts only one-twentieth of the normal
yield. In some sections, notably in Wur-
temberg and Baden, there was no crop
at ALL
Nor does the quality of this years s wine
compensate for the bad harvest. On the
contrary, it is very poor, except in the
so-called Rheingau, embracing such well
known places as Assmanshausen. johann
nisberg, Rudesheim, Erbach and Bingen.
There, although only one-twentieth of a
crop was harvested, the wine is of aver
age quality. Vineyardists along the River
Saar harvested about a half crop, which
is producing wine only slightly below mid
die quality. But as a general thing the
wine is inferior and very acid.
The poor harvest is the result of an un-
usually unfavorable spring and summer
The latter part of May brought frosts,
which did considerable dahmage. In July
and August, the most important months
for the development of grapes, there were
frequent cold rains, which not only pre-
vented development of the fruit, but
brought various grape diseases. A warm
September prevented what would other
wise have been utter failure of the
crop in all districts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21

tions. The three firms are united in a
community of interest by a joint con-
tract, pledging them to assist each other
in case of strikes, etc, and to start no
new rival papers
In addition, the owner of the Tageblatt
is, or was, the second largest stockholder
in the August Scherl company. 1t is re-
ported, however, that the entire Scherl
property has been acquired by a group
of conservative capitalists, who propose
to use its publications for vigorous pro-
paganda in the interest of the conserva-
tive party.
The Ullsteins, it is understood will
continue the Vossische Zeitung along the
lines that have always given it its dis
tinctive character, but they hove to de-
velop it as a business undertaking. This
venerable journal-it Is 204 years old
has had to make hard struggle against
the more modern type of newspapers
that have lately become popular at Ber-
lin. For more than a century the prop
erty of the Lessing family, 1t passed two
years ago into the hands of a syndicate
of bankers who paid for It, according to
newspaper reports, $2,140.O0O. The syn
dicate now sells it at a price variously
reported to be between $1,000,00O and
ST. 100000. The loss therefore, to the bank
erS has been considera BILE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
Can Diamonds Be Manufactured?

Has Prof. Otto hummer of Breslau
opened the way for the manufacture
of genuine diamonds. diamonds MAIDS
exactly as they were made by nature
through the cooling and crystallization
OF molten carbon? 1t Is yet too early
TO express an opinion as to the pos
sibilities of his discovery of a process
of rendering coal fluid, but scientist3
admit that one of these possibilities is
the production of diamonds. If coal
can be melted. modern science should
be able to make 1t cool and crystallizo
under high pressure, and that is pre-
cisely how diamonds were formed.
Professor hummer. who is director of
the physical institute of the Univer-
sity of Breslau, is well known to the
American scientific world. In 1898 he
went to Chicago as delegate of tho
German empire to the International
electrical congress, and in 1907 deliv-
cred series of lectures before Co
lumbia university. His researches have
for years dealt with problems of light
ing and light rays. He has long be-
lieved that carbon could be melted, pro-
Nided q sufficiently high temperature
which he estimated at 1000 degrees CEN
tigrade, could be attained. Carbon
l owever. turns directly into vapor at
such high temperatures. passire g
through the intermediate fluid stage II
air with its oxygen is present. Pro
fessor hummer inclosed large arc
lamp in glass container and exhaust
cd the air. Then. using a powerful
electric current. he wa sable to rei,-
der the carbon so fluid that drops
formed at the ends of the carbon pen
ellis.
professor hummer now plans to con-
| duct further experiments IN which the
carbon shall be subjected to high ten
sion currents under pressure of 80C
atm ospheres, but in a gaseous medium
which contains no oxygen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
Weds Eight in Week

From the Chicago Tribune.
Women, as a rule. are more given to the
marrying habit than men, though ne
woman has reached the worlds marrying
record made by George Witzoff, the noto-
rious bigamist, whose marriages totalled
over 100. In one week he went through
eight ceremonies.
Almost as strange q case was that OF a
Russian woman condemned not long ago
to Siberia She had been married tc
20 husbands and had treated them ali
alike. running away from each in turn
and taking all their portable property
with her. She was a most attractive
woman and highly educated.
A woman named Schmeyer of Pennsyl-
vania was sent to prison not long ago
for bigamy. Though she was only q
years old, she had married II men i'll
10 years. Her only comment in court
was that she had liked them all.
A Boer woman named De Beer, whose
sixth husband died recently, is the proud
mother and stepmother of 40 children,
while her grandchildren number 270. Four
of her six husbands were widowers, all
with fairly large families when she mar
ried Them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
i FARMERS DEFEND HITCH RACK
Armed Men Replace Conveniences Re-
moved From Neosh0 Courthouse

Neosho, Mo-, December 20.-(Special)
The removal of the hitch racks around the
Newton county courthouse here several
days ago by order of the city resulted
in near-riot when Is wagons filed with
farmers. each armed with a shotgun and
spade, drove into Neosho.
The farmers gathered up the discarded
racks from the city dump, and while half
of the party stood guard the other half
set the posts back in place. City officials
made no effort to interfere with the de-
termined work of the farrlers.
The hitch-rack question has caused dis
agreement between the Neosho authorities
and farmers for weeks. The ownership OF
the ground on which the racks stood was
contested by city and county. Further
more, the farmers contended that the
automobile owners of the town had no
right to condemn the serviceable old hitch
rack to the nuisance class"