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The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

am afraid was a disappointment to
| him. He had hoped We would converse
on some one heavy and abstruse subject
A general chit-chat was not in his line
However. he has beautiful French man.
ners, so he pulled himself together and
was quite polite about It though he did
say little tartly:
II hope you win quote what say cor
rectly. I have lost faith in reports and
. in translations especially"
think he was about to add and In all
Of the newspaper ilk." but he took one
look at my perfectly earnest II not per-
fectly beautiful face, and went no further.
Il assure you I'll be very careful" re-
marked with dignity. .'but does that allu-
sion TO translations mean you have not
been pleased with the adaptations Of your
plry, La Flambec'?"
PLEAsED7 MATS. PAS pU TOUT
PLEASED. :" he lifted eyes and hands to
heaven. pleased Really. how could
be? In England, to be sure. they did
translate the play fairly accurately. and
though It was difficult to make the char
acters seem consistent outside of French
SURROUNDINGS, they did pretty we'll with It.
but in America they adapted the play.
quelle horreurl They left not . trace of
my people or my theme. 1t seems to me.
1t was a failure, and can quite under.
stand that"
This Is very interesting" I observed.
i've always wondered what French play
wrights felt when they realized the awful
things we do to their work. II were
ono Of you ia learn English myself and
handle my own stuff for export"
He nodded. "A good idea" he said, ap-
provingly; "that is Just what we should
do, and. indeed. It is a great modification
to me that do not know English. 1t Is
shameful that a civilized man should not
understand a language which Is spoken all
over the world, aside from the fact that
such knowledge would prevent our being
entirely at the mercy Of our translators.'' %
and he glanced significantly at my blank
paper.
And this to me!
TRIED TO EscHEW NOTES.
put down a few notes. Just to show
him I meant well; then I flashed out, II
don't like taking notes. think It kills
conversation"
He did not answer, and I decided I had
better dash down every sentence that fell
from his lips. though, as q matter Of
fact. my shorthand mind IL always better
than my longhand fingers.
So I scribbled busily. while he watched
me with more approval.
Are you writing anything nowr" I
asked when had finished.
'Oh, yes" he replied. am busy on
two plays-one for Nine. Simone and the
other for Dafges."
I don't know who Darges Ia. but he
seemed to think would; 70 I did not
give myself away. But II haven't got
the name quite as It should be hope he
will overlook 1t this time.
Are they serious plays?- pursued.
''Seriousr' he repeated meditatively
Eyes. I should call them serious."
DO you write with view " the Mis-
sion of the Stagsr'
= Isis.tQqk aamA axpIaininG hut. t.Xhan h
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Of those who believe that writer must
experience things to write OF them ade-
quately. He must observe. and he must
have boundless sympathy and under
| standing; reading and study will help him
| the rest Of the way. The. same thing II
| true Of the actor. who must have as well
| a depth Of personal emotion"
DO you get inspiration from people for
your charactersT'
"Yes, sometimes-not from one person
| for one character. though: rather sew
eral people become a composite sort OF
person. 1t is an intangible thing and diff
cult TO explain"
II think I understand" I assured him
gently.
DRAMATIC INSTINCTS SOURCE.
"As far as the dramatic instinct is con-
cerned." he continued with interest. "tnat
Is born, not made. The literary faculty.
the power of observation and adaptation.
can all be improved by study and work:
but the actual dramatic instinct must be
the birthright OF the dramatist or he can
not hope to achieve"
Life itself isn't very dramatic nova
days" I said sententiously. so ! suppose
the instinct has to be more developed than
!! ever in the modern playwright"
Life not dramatic?" exclaimed Mon
sieur Kistemaeckers in surprise. why.
find IT even melodramatic. What about
these bandits and their escapades? Can
the sixteenth century show anything more
thrilling OF its kind?''
NO. but they're exceptional" I remon-
strated.
''Oh, no: don't think so. The world
is full Of drama. and there is, plenty Of
material for the playwright of to-day
and those who follow him. Think Of the
psychological and psychic forces which
we are just beginning to understand!
Think of the conquest of the air and
what that will mean! Why. life In this
century teams with dramar'
WAITS FOR THE INSPIRATION.
How long does IT take you to write a
plsy?"
'Umm-umm-that depends always
wait for the idea first do not try to force
It. II must be spontaneous. When II
comes-the emotion sacre-I work night
and day till have finished my play"
Don't you get tired?" I asked. with
sympathy in my voice. for I could just
picture him pale and tense and drawn,
with his smooth hair rumpled and his
eyes clouded with fatigue. That's the
way he'd be sure to take it
Yes. I get dreadfuliy tired" and his
voice had a weary note at the thought
I'm fact. I'm always tired. / go through
life that way. My idea of happiness Is to
have nothing to do"
WORKS At HIS COUNTRY PLACE.
DO you do most Of your work In
town." 1 continued.
NO, I can't work at all In town The
uhirl of people and affairs bothers me.
have a country place where do all my
writing"
His eyes travelled to a charming land
scape over the table, and mine followed.
That is the view from my study WIN
dow. in the country" he Informed me.
'.DelightfulI' / exclaimed
And SO II was. A gentle, peaceful,
green-eray hillside. where one could for
get the anxieties and the turmoil Of Paris.
I am sure when he goes down there he
cherishes no bitter thoughts of any one,
and. anyhow, don't believe-but there, I
didn't mean to mention It again
Then felt should like to hear what
such a sober-minded person would say as
to the parlous state of the French stage
to-day and what its future Is likely to be;
20 begged for his views.
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the moving van itself had been placed In
with US, or US within It.
Then the Earnest Young Writer went
| over to tell the men to be as noiseless as
possible in their work.
He moved quietly. gracefully. carrying
| himself far better than most Frenchmen
| do, perhaps as a result of his military
| training, which doesn't always achieve
the same effect here.
He is tall and slender, with well defined
features. soft. full dark eyes and hair
and q pointed blacA beard. Except for
that beard he didn't seem in the least
French, and I've since been told that he
| IL not really a born Frenchman. only a
naturalized one. He 10 q Belgian by
birth.
| His clothes were distinctly English. as
most Partisan men favor British made
garments at the moment. He had on a
dark blue serge lounge suit with a purple
tie, purple stockings. and nice. comfortable
felt slippers.
Forgive him the felt slippers. because
they really gave a honey touch to the
dismantled place. They made me feel
that he. al least. was going to stay
awhile.
1T seems to be the 1st of May with
you" chirped, as he returned to me.
'"The LIST Of May" he repeated. as II
rather startled.
HAD ANOTHER SIGNIFICANCE.
Then remembered that though the 1st
Of May Is a harmless moving day with US,
1t isn't that at all here. It's the day
when the Socialists and SyndicaIists and
trades unionists meet and march and sing
the "Internationale. Every good Paris
ian always fears the worst on the LIST Of
May. but nothing much happens except
few broken heads and some arrests.
I hastened to relieve Mr.. Kistemaeck-
ers's mind a. to the significance of my
feeble little Joke. and when he had grasped
It he smiled pleasantly. SO pleasantly in
deed that It is difficult for me to believe
that he has the testy disposition attribu-
| ted to him.
Anyhow, he was as gentle as . lamb
that moving day. and he took me most
| seriously, which was as It should be.
guess he takes most everything seri-
ously. as q matter Of fact, and II he drifts
over to US wen be sure to locate him as
a "highbrow." because he will tell US some
serious things about ourselves.
HAD NOTES ON HIS MIND.
As say. had seated myself on one of
the few remaining chairs. but my position
didn't suit him. He gave a wave Of his
hand toward the Empire table and said
graciously:
II think you had better sit there so
you can take your notes more easily"
Now, I don't usually take notes. but I
wasn't going to cross him in anything. 80
sat down at the table with . pencil
delicately poised in my hand.
'Is there anything In particular you
would like to talk to me aboutf" asked
Hubert Henry Alexandra. leaning over the
table
/ "oh. there are Just few general ques-
tons I should like to put to you" IN
formed him glibly. -.n.A.
=. H m. ss9 4 lkslS s,
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we WIN plan 10 nora township pic
mic. To this, all the farm boys and
their fathers and mothers and sis
lers and friends will be invited. The
boys themselves will bring their
volts, and after the picnic IL over the
:olts will be Judged by competent
Judge from the State college. Each
BOY will be allowed to tell how he
has fed and cared for his colt in or
Ter to secure such splendid growth.
It will certainly be very interesting
10 hear the winners in this township.
where there are twenty-five or thirty
tolts shown, tell how they have rails
ID their colts to win out in such .
large class. am sure great manx
II the fathers will be standing
,round listening with one ear to
earn something about colt-raising.
5uppose you 1T down and write me a
'etter telling ma what you think
sbout this plan and whether you
you'd not Hike to try to hold such a
picnic In your township this fall. II
here are any questions about how,
70 care for the colt in order to have
L do the very best. will be very
lad to furnish whatever help can.
D . : ~ Z ii v
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-24
PORKERs SLUMP;
WEATHER CAUSE
oTTUMWA MARKET WEAKENS
TODAY-ALL SIZES QUOTE
SMALL DECREASE.

The local hog market took down
ward trend today, Ave cent slump be-
ins. noticeable throughout the list. The
other wholesale and retail prices are
without variation. The quotations are:
WHOLESALE MARKETS
(. Live Stock.
Hogs-120@l50, IS; 150@180. ISIS;
$50 200. sS.15; 20o@24o. $S.15: 100000
$500: 800 and over $3.50; packers $3.50
OTTO.
Cattle-Choice corn fed i,eifers $3.50:
good heifers, 35.50@6; common to fair
light heifers, S.: choice corn fed cows.
$6@6.50 good cows, $3.50; common to
fair cows, $4@5: Gamers, $3@3.50;
bologna bulls, $3.50; butcher bulls $3.50
@6: choice light calves. 50; good light
calves. $3.50; choice heavy calves, $50
$50; common to fair calves, rs.
Lambs-Choice lambs. 3e.5o@7; good
lambs. sos; yearlings, $500 800:
Grain ard Hay.
Grain and hay-Street priccs-Oats,
s2@ssc; straw, IS; hay, 5000: wheat.
7S@s0c; rye, 5ocM corn, SIC.
Hides, Wool and TalIow.
Hides-No. cured. 10c: No. cured
&c: green No. l, Sc; green No. 2, SC.
Wool-Medium combing, selected, 1s
@19c; coarse combing, l7@1sc; me.
dunn clothing, 16@l7c; braid and
coarse. 15@f6c: light fine, 6@1ec;
heavy, fine, 13@14c; bury (slightly).
l4@15c; bury, (hard). 12@13c.
Eeeswax and tallow-Beeswax. No.
l, Csc; No. 2. 22c.
Tallow-No.- /, 5kc; No. 2, &c.
Butter 'fat--No [, s2c: No. ., acc.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Creamery butter, 35@c7c;, country
butter. grocers pay, 26@3oc: eggs.
grocers pay, 15c. q,
Poultry (These prices are paid to
producer: Hens, lie; ducks, white
feathered, 1oc; ducks, dark fenthered.
10c; turkeys, 12hc; geese, 7c; guineas,
each. Csc: springs, 111kc; ROSTERS. &c.
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WHEAT PIT SCARED
|. At DAKOTA REPORT
MILLION ACRES THERE SAID TO
BE IN DANGER OF TOTAL
FAILURE.

Chicago, June 23.-Statements that
the condition Of a million acres OF
South Dakota wheat In the Jim river
valley or adjoining is below so per cent
and without soaking rain soon Will be
a total failure caused a rally today in
the wheat market here. Seasonable
temperatures and fine rains elsewhere
in the northwest had caused an easy
feeling at first despite signs OF y big
loss in local stocks for the week. The
opening was V to y of. September
which started at 91h to 91N, the same
change from Saturday night as the
market taken altogether, rose to ~ y ~
ok.
Reports from Nebraska Of q larger
rate Of yield than ever known east OF
the Rockies caused q drop The close
was nervous with September q net
lower at s0h.
Breaking Of the drought in central
Missouri and Illinois as well as further
east weakened the corn market. Sep
TENDER opened Y to u lower at 81 to
61% and recovered to 61%c.
Later the market sympathized with
the depression in wheat. The close was
unsettled N@1c under Saturday night
at 6o%@60Ac.
General short selling carried down
oats. September started " to u lower
at Al to an and reacted to 41Mc.
Provisions were steady with hogs.
but dull. Sales at the outset were I'M
changed to sc higher, including Sep
tember options as follows: Pork
s2o.%7h; lard s1L27h to $11.so; ribs.
$11.75.
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New York Produce.

New York, June -Butter-weak;
h@27Xc: firsts, 2SA @27c: sec
onds 25N @26Ac; state dairy finest 26M
@27c; process extras, 26Ac; f1rsts, PAN
@25c: imitation creamery firsts, PAN a
Csc; factory nrsts, 24A@25c; packing
stock No. l, 21c.
Cheese-Quiet 634 boxes; state whole
milk fresh white and pale and colored
specials, 14Ac; fancy, lax @14hc;
skins, 3@11c.
Eggs-Irregular; receipts, 1922
cases; fresh gathered extras, 22h a
24c; extra firsts, 20h@22c: flrsts. 1870
Zoe; Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
whites. as to size and quality, 23@26c;
western gathered whites, 20@23c.
Poultry-Dressed, steady; fresh kill
ed western chickens, 25@26c; fowls,
16@1SHc: turkeys, 18@l9c.
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PHYSICIANS END CONVENTION.

Minneapolis, June 23.-Physicians
from all parts Of the country who were
here last week to attend the sixty
fourth annual convention of the nation
wide association, are leaving for their
homes after spending the last few
days In sight seeing. At the closing
session Dr.. Victor c. Vaughn of Ann
Arbor, Mich, dean Of the University
of Michigan medical school, was cleo.
ted president DR.. Alexander Craig
and DR.. William A. Pusey Of Chicago,
were named secretary and treasurer
respectively. The meeting was one OF
the best In the history Of the organ.
ization.
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SECRETARY WILSON
ASSUMES BLAME
Continued From Page l.,

which threatened to defeat justice in
certain criminal prosecutions, will be
accepted promptly. That was the only
information from the white house on
the situation.
White Slave Cases.
The cases are those of Maury I.
Diggs and Drew G.. Caminetti OF San
Francisco indicted under the white
slave law, and officials of the Western
Fuel Co., indicted for conspiracy to de-
fraud the customs. ( Caminetti is son
OF Anthony Caminetti, recently ap-
POINTED commissioner general Of i'm
migration. McNab, republican hold
ing over from the last administration.
charged that "rich and powerful in
fluences we're working to defeat the
prosecution.
Attorney General McReynolds was
willing to say this much for publica-
ton:
There is every intention of prose-
cutting all those cases. They will be
taken care Of In due time by capable
oficials No interest will suffer by the
Ipostponment."
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+ RETAIL MARKETS.
Flour and Ee~d.

Flour and feed-Graham flour, per
sack, soc; corn chops. per cwt.. $3.50;
shorts, per cwt.. ti.6o@l.60; bran, per
cwt., $3.50: corn, new, per bu.. zoo;
hay, per cwt., soc; straw, per cwt., 400
.0c: meal, per sack. zoe; corn and oat
chop, per cwt., $3.50; barley, soc: corn
chop. 20 lbs. 4oc; oil meal, per cwt..
$3.50.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Rutter-Country butter, 25035c:
Sept. creamery butter. 3s@40c.
Eggs-Doz., 17Hc.
Butter :at-No. /, sic: NO. 2, ssc.
Poultry-Geese dressed h., Ice; tur-
keys, dressed, Csc; springs, lac; hens.
dressed. 1sc; ducks, dressed, zoe.
Fresh and Salt Fish.
Fresh fish-Cathsh. h., zoe; trout,
&c halibut. zoe.
Salt nsn@Maclterel. 1o@25c: white
fish. pail, 60c: herring. &c; Goldfish, 100
lsc: lake ash. pail. SOC; finnan haddie.
Truits-Bananas, 2o@25c; lemons.
4oc; oranges. 2o@soc; apples, pix. 80 q
4oc; strawberries, per at, lo@13hc.
Vegetables.
notwithstanding h., Sc; onions
h., SC; cauliflower. 20D:oc: potatoes.
75c; garlic, zoe; beets, 8 1oc; peppers
doz., Csc; endive. bunch, LOG; satisfy
for 15c; celery, 12h@15c; carrots, bch..
100; parsnips. 4Oc; oyster plant. 2 for
onions, for &c; radiah, bunch, 3 for &c;
spinach. 10c: parsley, bunch. &c; horse
radish, loc: new potatoes, %oc pix:
rhubarb, for &c; asparagus, bunch.
10c: green peas, 4 OTIS. 25c: new turnips
3 punches, 10c; cherries, $1.20 bu.
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A NOVEL BANQUET,

Fort Dodge. June 23.-City officials
and newspaper. men from all the cities
in Iowa have been invited to the novel
banquet to be held In the gigantic
reservoir in this city Thursday even
ing, June 26.
This banquet Is to dedicate the
reservoir, which is huge tube located
on Duck Island In the middle or the
Des Moines river, It Is 1922 feet In
diameter at the bottom and Is feet to
the top Of the walls, with plenty Of
room to accommodate thousands OF
diners. It Is probable that 5000 per.
sons will sit down to the banquet.
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CALLS DEMOCRATS
REACT|ONAR|ES
-
PROGRESSIVE PARTY NATIONAL
COMMITTEEMAN GIVES OUT
CRITICAL STATEMENT.

Washington. D. c., June 23.--Wil-
liam Allen White. progressive nation
al committeeman from Kansas. says
under the caption, "The Impossible
Democrats:
"As a party of progress the demo-
cratic party Is impossible. 1t Is con-
stitutionally party of criticism. II
holds It's strength as a party of OBJ
struction, and opposition, and when 1t
gets in power the few strong pro-
gressive leaders like Bryan and VIII
son, who for the moment happen to
dominate 1t, have to wear themselves
out, not going forward, but pulling
their reactionary fellow democrats
forward.
"The democratic party Is doomed
to failure. The progressive leadership
| OF Wilson and Bryan must be its I'M
doing. For II these leaders actually
dominate the party, they will split
1t; II they fail to dominate the party,
they will split 1t. Sooner
or later, both the straddling parties
the republicans and the democrats
will have to unite as reactionary
and conservative party, leaving tho
progressive party as the only pro.
gressive party. The democrats are Inn
possible as progressives. TIE repub-
leans are hopeless"
The Washington news bureau for
the progressive party has the follow
ing to say apropos the senate's taxi
ing up of the tariff bill:
The Wilson Underwood tariff bill
entered the third phase Of its jour
ney through the senate when the
democratic senatorial caucus began
It's detailed consideration. For more
than a month the democratic mem
beers Of the finance committee havc
been laboring over their private con-
sideration of the bill Their meet
ings have been held in secret, Oh
were the meetings OF the ways and
means committee in the house, and
the senate caucus will be secret, as
was the house caucus. Every step Of
the procedure thus far taken with
the tariff bill has been In the dark
It was passed through the house
without adequate opportunity for
consideration OF any one OF its 1,40e
items.
When the senate gets through with
1t and 1t finally comes into the open
senate for discussion, there will be
the first opportunity In its legisla-
tive career for real consideration
and discussion of this far.reaching
and important measure. It Is hoped
that the senate debate will elicit in
formation as to the reasons for many
OF the provisions of this measure
The earnest efforts Of the progress
siyes In the house while the bill was
on it's passage there we're SO success
fully resisted by the democratic
leaders that no material information
was obtained. The hve-minute rule
under which the house was operat-
ing made this procedure possible No
such rule obtains In the senate and
the prospect Is that a full and fair
examination Of the measure In all its
details may be had.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-24
STOCKS REBOUND
TO FORMER Level
FEELING BECOMES GENERAL
THAT SATURDAYS DECLINE
WAS OVERCOME.

New York, June 2s.-rhe Wall Street
point Of view underwent change ove.
the weekend and there was no trace
during the morning Of the acute weak
ness of Saturday Belief that the de-
cline had been overdone led to heavy
buying today and the early rise IN
prices was well maintained through the
morning, although trading became dun
at the higher level,
The Improvement was due partly TO
the belief that the beartsh interpreta-
ton placed on the Interstate commerce
commissions ruling on Saturday was
hardly Justified in view OF the conmis-
sion's decision to institute an INQUIRY
as to whether existing ffelgnt rates
were adequate.
Bear traders were disconnected by
the narrow movement Of American Sc
curities in London following the severe
decline here which brought last week
trading to a close. and practically all
OF Saturdays losses we're made up pc
fore the morning session endeds the rise
being greatest In Union PACING Wmcn
was the weakest feature OF Saturuay'
Bonds were firm.
The leading stocks rose strongly as
trading began today, although heavl-
ness Of some OF the less active shares
gave the market an appearance Oh
irregularit The largest gains
amounting to q point or more, We're
made by Union Pacific, Reading
Canadian Pacific, st. Paul and Chesa-
peak & Ohio. American Locomotive re-
coded ~ and Westinghouse Electric a
point.
Bear covering was on an extensive
scale, the Improvement In speculative
sentiment over Sunday causing more
general turn to the long side by the
professional element. international
stocks made the best show Of strength.
Canadian Pacific gained three points.
Union Pacific ~ and Reading and Le-
high 3.
Some short selling was again evident,
especially in Union Pacific, costing It
half Of it's earlier rise. Bears were In
sclined to strengthen their commit
ments In the Hartman shares owing to
the uncertainty as to what form the
dissolution plan would ultimately take.
Activity abated and prices reacted
half point or more The check to the
advance was due In part to the salts
faction Of the foreign demand which
amounted to $4,000 shares. and to the
running In Of the more timid shorts.
The market closed steady. Special
weakness In certain stocks drew at
.tention to the continuation Of intermit-
.tant liquidation. Baltimore & Ohio lost
IN and Virginia Chemical points
Metal stocks did not resist the late
pressure, Steel and Amalgamated los
Ing al but fraction Of the days re-
,c0very.
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NATIONAL
LEAGUE RESULTS
Cubs, 9; Cards, 0.

St. Louis, Mo-, June 23.-By winning
race with thunder storm the Cubs
were able to keep victory over the
Cardinals yesterday. The Cards were
ensy, to 0, but the thunder storm
proved desperate foe. The Cubs
won, however, by about five minutes.
Just that long after five innings had
been completed, making It regular
game, the storm struck and stopped
further proceedings.
Chicago ......... 1905 10 /
st, Louis 49,. ..... 100000 1 1
Observation-Disclosures and Bresnahan:
Perritt, Burk and Mclean.
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GERMAN DAY ocr.

Davenport. June 23.--At meeting
Of the Schiller committee, arrange.
ments were practically completed for
the German day celebration to be held
at the Clinton theater on the evening
OF October s. celebrating among other
things the unveiling Of the Carl
Schnrz monument In New York this
summer, the twenty-fifth anniversary
OF the beginning Of the reign OF the
German emperor and the landing OF
the Germans In America.