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The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
HARD To GET RECRUITS
FOR THE BRITISH ARMY
Military Critic Blames Gov
ernnent for Failure to
Take Action

LONDON. Aug 9.-The work OF oD =
tanning recruits for the British army
is becoming harder every day. The
says:
"Recruiting for all categories OF our
armed forces at home is at present
bad and demands the immediate atten-
tion of the government. All parts of
the army are much below estaDIlsn-
ment, and the deficits reported early In
the wear have not only not been made
good, but have steadily increased The
regulars at home are more than o,oVo
under, strength, or more than o,Voo
worse off than they were a year ago.
while the special reserve ana Terri
torials continue to fall In NUMBERS
without single measure being pro-
posed to mend matters.
The apathy of the constituted au-
thorities in presence of this situation
deserves censure for even If the state
of the territorial force is past praying
for except by resort to compulslon, tne
regulars and the special reserve must
be recruited by voluntary means ana IL
the regulars can not find more recruits
we shall be compelled to resort 10
bounties thereby prejudicing our
finances and depicting the reserve.
THE continued prosperity of trade,
the ceaseless activity of emigration
agencies and the increased recruiting
for the navy, especially for the ma
rines, are the three main causes OF this
unsatisfactory situation.
The activity of the labor employ
ment bureaus is also contributing
cause to the shortage of recruits. But
it should be obvious that when re-
cruiting service fails to give the re-
suits expected of 1t more money and
more energy should be expended upon
it, and there is no symptom that such
action has been taken or is intended
Our recruiters and recruiting agents
are far too few, and there Is not suf-
ficient power in the machinery to give
the results which we desire and must
obtain. Last, and most important OF
ALL the attractions of a military career
are at present insufficient to tempt the
kind of men we need to enlist, and we
must attack the difficulty from all
sides to make sure of success in over
coming it,
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
EGYPT'S GREATEST MISER
HEEDS CALL OF DEATH
Fixes Bulk of His Fortune So That
1t VIII Benefit No

CAIRO Aug. 9-There has just died
the man who is said to have been the
greatest miser Egypt has ever. known.
Shawarli Pasha, who succumbed
few days ago. was member OF the
legislative council, and was reputed TO
be one of the wealthiest land owners.
He had an income of at least $T50,000
and no debts.
But it appears that he carried his
misanthropical sentiments even beyond
the grave, for. not being able to take
his goods and chattels with him, he
arranged so that the bulk OF his for
tune shall benefit no one.
The Moslem law lays it down that
unless twakfs.'' or religious trust. is
constituted, a testator can only deal
freely with a small part of his estate:
the balance has to be divided up among
the heirs on fixed scale.
So, as he wanted to have the free dis
posal of his fortune the pasha made
his entire estate into q wakfs. Usually
such a trust is made for the benefit of
the heirs and to protect the estate from
undue spoliation.
But the pasha disdained to follow
the custom, and has directed that his
children are to receive just sufficient
to enable them to Hve-in no case are
they to take more than $1,000 per an
mum each-and the residue of the in
come (about $700,000) is to be devoted
to the purchase of land, houses, etc,
for the Improvement of the 'wakfs."
which, as the testator left no further
directions, will benefit no one. the in
come merely accommodating or being
expended on land purchases.
1t is almost incredible that man of
such high position could cherish such
misanthropical and miserly sentiments
as to leave will of this description,
but this case only shows that the spirit
of the Harpagon is still alive in the
world.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
new WIRELESS SYSTEM
HAS AMAZING POWERS
Scientific Men Astonished at
Feat of Sending Message
1000 Miles

BERLIN, Aug. 9.-The worlds record
in wireless telegraphy. established re-
Gently by the Goldschmidt system, re-
mains the principal topic of conversa-
ton in scientific. and technical circles
here.
This record consists of the trans
mission in daylight of messages over a
distance of 6,4O0 kilometers fabout
1000 miles,, between Hanover, in Ger
many and Tuckerton, near Atlantic
City. in the United States. Curiosity
has been intensified by the report that
an entirely new method of receiving
signals was adopted for this striking
performance.
The signals received in America were
not obtained by methods previously
employed in wireless telegraphy. but
by an apparatus so new that it's final
form was not even shown to the Mar
conf advisory committee during its in
vestigations in connection with the
British imperial scheme, having been
perfected since that date
Professor Goldschmidt is particu-
larry gratifed at his success, owing
to the adverse conditions under which
he was working, the summer season
being generally recognized as present
ing difficulties in long distance wireless
signaling Yet in spite of this the
signals were not merely clearly dis
tinguishable at Tuckerton. but were
a +ho
aerial waves according to the config-
| uratfon of the earth, was across Ger
many from Hanover, via northern scot
land to Canada and down the coast
to Atlantic City.
The success of the Goldschmidt sys-
tenn is attributed by it's inventor to two
departures from orthodox wireless
practice. These lie in the method of
generating the electrical energy to be
discharged from the antennae or aerial,
and in the reception OF the electric
waves al the distant station. Professor
| Goldschmidt, instead of converting his
electrical energy into waves by means
OF spark or arc, produces his energy
In machine known as a high fire.
quency alternator and allows this en-
ergy TO stream Off the aerial in the
form OF undamped waves. maritime
analogy between the Goldschmidt and
the spark methods may be found in the
employment of the siren and the bell
FOR signaling at seattle continuous
siren representing the Goldschmidt con-
ttnuous waves and the intermittent bell
the "damped" waves. The Goldschmidt
continuous waves are produced, how
ever. in absolute silence. and curl
ously enough, are not to be picked UP
by the wireless receivers generally in
use. This makes it possible for a
high powered Goldschmidt station to
send out long distance signals with
out the slightest risk of interfering
with small stations at work within the
radius of action.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
AVIATOR MAKES FLIGHT
COVERING 5000 MILES
Journey Begun at Paris
Takes in Many Dis
tant Cities

BRUSSELS, Aug. IN Brindejonc
des Moulinais, the French aviator, re-
Gently concluded the longest journey by
air yet recorded. His wonderful tour
of 5000 miles began and ended at Paris,
he visited Berlin, Warsaw, st. Peters
burg, Stockholm, Copenhagen and The
Hague. The journey was triumphantly
successful throughout. and M Brinde-
Jonc des Moulinafs was accorded almost
national welcome on his return to his
native land. He is to be decorated
with the Legion of Honor-and he is
not yet Il years old. In describing
his journey NJ des Moulinais says
The journey which / have just made
may be regarded from several points of
view, equal In their interest 1t may
be considered as an experiment on a
large scale which has tested the aero
plane in all weathcrs, in all conditions
and over all sorts of country. It has
thus brought out the advantages and
the drawbacks of this method of travel,
and has also thrown into relief i'm
provements which are still lacking in
the machine
made by aeroplane. / have helped to
demonstrate that But there is still
smuch to be done before the aeroplane
becomes a really comfortable vehicle
in which one does not get tired
"A journey Of 5000 miles put to a
stern test the solidity of an aeroplane
and its powers Of resisting bad weather
Ny machine came back from its flight
round northern Europe looking SO clean
and presentable that a friend of mine
cried, but you have changed your can
vas during the journey, it looks quite
newi" ] can only conclude that in this
respect enormous progress has been
made
My flight from Paris to Berlin wor-
rfed me greatly, for all my nerves, kept
at high tension for several hours, were
overwrought. The rest of the journey
however. though sometimes just as diff
icult, caused me no fatigue at ALL for
my nervous system was in training
and / was exerting nay will to repress
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
CURIOUS COINCIDENCE
IN ENGLISH LAWSUIT
Letter Written to the Right
Woman Received by the
Wrong One

LONDON, Aug. 9.-A case based on
settled to the satisfaction of all par
ties in the kings bench division. An
action for libel had ben brought by
Captain Alexander Percy Davidson, r.
NJ, against Douglas Sholto Douglas.
The alleged libel was written on a
postal card and read as follows:
You are an unholy ass for writing
such an absurd letter to Mrs. Douglas.
You are the laughing stock of the
whole place.
1t seems that in September last the
gallant captain was riding on train
to join his ship at Albion, Chatham,
and three daughters. He got into con-
versation with the boys and later
asked for the address of the family
from the postmaster at Birchington,
where the family had left the train.
The postmaster replied by wire: Doug
las, Woodford villas. Birchington," SO
the captain wrote the following letter
to that address:
Dear Mrs. Douglas: l am anxious
to get as a recruit for the navy your
younger son. though perhaps you have
other plans for him. So L hope you
will forgive the liberty I am taking
and writing to YOU on the strength of
being a fellow passenger last Mon
day.
In any case should you have a spare
day next week and would care to
bring as many of your family who
would come, you might have an inter-
esting day in going round the dock
yard and seeing battleship destroyer,
and submarine.
MY own ship is in dock and in a
deplorable state. which is inevitable
However you could rely on getting a
substantial tea on board in my cabin
| intended asking as many as
could come to some sports here to-
morrow, but / have the misfortune to
be president of two courts martial
| which will probably last all day, but
should they finish early / will wire
you. A. p. DAVIDSON.
There was no reply to the letter
but few days later came the postal
card and later the following letter
from the wife of the defendant:
certainly di5 travel 20 Birchington
on Monday, the I'd. and stayed al
Woodford villas, but myself and fam
| lily had a reserved carriage. There
fore. / can only think your letter must
have been for another Mrs. Douglas
| shall be glad IL you will give me an
explanation as to where you obtained
my name and address,
p. Sit certainly is great wish
of mine TO get my younger boy into
| the navy.
The captain then wrote saying that
his letter had only been intended as
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
WRECK OF 1000 YEARS AGO
Sponge Divers Discover Ship Full of
Greek Bronzes and Marbles

7 ~.
LONDON, Aug. Hollow a shipwreck
which Is supposed to have occurred in
S6 b, c. was discovered was the in
teresting story which Prof. r. c. Bosan-
quet related to the members of the
Society for the Promotion Of Roman
Studies.
In 1907 some sponge divers found an
ancient wreck on the sea bottom at 25
fathoms four miles off the coast of
Tunis, and the diving operations were
carried on for five years. The ship
had on board cargo of marble col
umns and works of art and it is
thought that in all probability the dis
aster was due to faulty loading as 65
of the columns were placed between
decks.
A similar wreck was discovered in
1900 off the Greek island of Cerigo,
and in both instances the bronzes were
comparatively well preserved, particu-
larly a notable figure of Eros, which
may be connected with the school of
Praziteles.
In sharp contrast to this is group
of very realistic statuettes which seem
to represent dancers in an ancient cafe
chantant. The vessel contained abun-
dant remains of bronze furniture, bra
ziers, candelabra, and the feet and arms
of bronze couches.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
NOVEL THEATER VENTURE
Plays of MoIiere Being Presented in
tho Slums Of Paris

PARIS, Aug. 9.-One of the theatrical
sensations Of Paris at the present time
is the Theater Robbins, where revivals
of Mo1iere's plays are being given un-
der peculiar circumstances. The thea
ter is situated in the Rue de la Gaite,
In one of the poorest and roughest sec
tions of the city, and is nothing more
than music hall of the lowest sort.
With the company which formerly sang
ribald songs from the little stage the
manager is presenting the clever COM
edies of Moliere.
Dramatic critics and others who have
gone stunning into this theater, de-
clare that the acting of these people
is so spontaneous that the comedies are
more enjoyable than when presented by
high class companies in the best of
theaters. The theater has been atract-
ing quite large patronage and tourists
in Paris are hocking to 1T in vast num-
bers.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
TANGO DANCED IN LONDON
Charity Ball Given ON Roof of Large
Department store

LONDON, Aug. 9.-The principal fea-
ture of a charity ball to aid the French
Red Cross society given on the roof
garden of Sehridge, the largest depart
ment store in London, recently was the
dancing of the tango by Maurice and
Florence Walton and Constance Col
lier, an actress. all OF whom have re-
Gently come from America. where the
tango is in full sway, according to
these exponents of the latest dance
The music was furnished by Earle's
band of banjo players. and nothing but
ragtime was played during the evening.
Many prominent London society people
were present, including the French am
bassador, the duchess of Norfolk and
the earl and countess OF Chichester.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
PARIS HAS A "POETS' BANK
Path to Fame to BE Made Easier for
Struggling Bards

PARIS, Aug. 9.-All Paris knows that
many struggling French poets. authors
and artists have come to the capital
only to succumb in the struggle to exist
on the meager incomes of their early
days. Starvation and illness have done
for them before they could earn enough
to live. But the path to artistic fame
will, In the future, be made easier. A
poet in need will be able to apply to
the Poets Bank and have his i'm
mediate wants relieved.
This bank is the idea of number of
young writer's who have been success
full.
1t will extend financial aid to needy
poets and authors during their periods
of woOing fame. The promoters ap-
pealed to a Paris publisher WIG made
fortune from the sale Of Balzac's
works, and he consented to back the
project.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10

as the two sexes perform different
functions In society they should be edu-
Gated along different lines. The Eng
lish suffragettes are drastic in their
actions because society In England has
reached an unnatural state by reason
of the large number of English women
who are unmarried. In America the
movement Is Of a mildcr form because
there the supply of male population
goes on steadily
So far as Japan is concerned, Count
Okuma finds that the growing economic
independence of women has compelled
men to show greater respect to their
wives and to exercise restraint in their
old. lordly attitude. This has been an
excellent thing because it conduces to
greater harmony in married life.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
PROPHESIES MADE FOR 1914
"Old Moore" Predicts Royal Death and
Long Series Of Disasters

LONDON. Aug. 9-"Old Moore" has
come out with dismal prophecies for
the year 1914. In the first quarter a
royal parsonage is to die. and later
there is to be death in high circles
and an unsuccessful attempt to shoot
an unpopular minister.
A startling series of disasters is pre-
dicted, including terrible fires. earth
quakes. gales and pestilences. The mon
otony is varied by happy interval in
September, when marriages may be
happily arranged. Tax paying women
are to be enfranchised in the spring.
Abroad there is to be much trouble,
including the removal of the Turkish
empire from the map, massacres and
highly dangerous disputes between big
powers.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10

courtesy and pointed out that the
writer of the postal card owed him an
apology As one was not forthcom-
ing he brought suit.
In settling the case Justice Law
renee said that there had been a mis-
understanding by both parties and
that by curious coincidence two Mrs.
Douglas with their families had evil
IDENTIFY travelled on the same train. but
there had been no wrong done on
either side and he sincerely hoped that
If the son of the other Mrs. Douglas
could be found the defendants son
might some day command fleet.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
FATHER OF 70 is DEAD
Dlned on Billiard Table When Family
Reunion Was Held

LONDON. Aug. AT the funeral
of Thomas Arthur Stack, "a years of
age. Of Purley, Surrey, IL Of his 81
living children were present at the
eraveside. Mr.. Stack was the father of
20 children by two marriages. There
were nine children of the first mar
riage.S
Mr.. Stacks twenty-ninth child was
horn IN February. At a Christmas fam
;lv reunion two years ago the only
table that could accommodate the party
was the billiard table.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10

So much interest has been taken in
the question of rights of Japanese
women that important publications
have gathered a symposium of views
of prominent men. The great major
ity favor an extension OF privileges to
women.
Viscount Uchida. former ambassador
to Washington, declared it is quite JUS
tiaable for educated Japanese women
to follow the examples Of their west
ern sisters in claiming political rights
He feels, however, that the long es-
tablished and strong influence Of the
family system in Japan will be effec
tual in checking a general spread Of
the movement for some time to come.
Doctor Tatebe. professor OF sociology
at the Imperial university. regards the
new women of Japan as poisoned
by this fad from America and Europe.
At the same time the nation has
reached a stage where education OF
women should be so directed, he says.
as to produce women who have full
consciousness Of their place in the ma
tional life and needs.
Count Okuna argues that insomNch
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
Suffragette Has Warm Debate With Marquis
at London Affair

LONDON, Aug o-Miss Inez Miholland Of New York. who
surprised her family and friends days later by marrying rich
Dutchman named Van Bossevan
reception given of Granard eatrce Mills
York; after of her dinner parties Miss Mholand had
argument with the Marquis of Cewe suffrage and
mlitancy, which he in his bantering
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
To Copy Supreme Court

With reform of the lords is to come con-
siderable increase of the judicial commit
tee, the closest approach in England to
the United States supreme court In fact
Mr.. Asquith and Lord Haldane intend to
adapt the principal constitutional features
of the American supreme court in revising
the upper house, and giving added powers
TO the law lords. The mother of parlia-
nlents is not above copying from the lat
est wrinkles offered by her wonderfully
robust and successful daughter.
Lord Haldane will look into the status
OF the supreme court when he visits Amer
lea, which reminds me that his lordship
may bring back from Columbia's hos
pitable shores something more charming
than draft bill for Improving the highest
court of judicature. He is a bachelor, by
no means woman hater, though 81 and
sturdy at that; keeper of the Kings
conscience as lord high chancellor, peer
of note and famous as the ablest war
minister England has had in 100 years.
Lady Haldane of Cloan would sound ex-
celently well, many OF his friends think,
but the women of England will be fu-
riously jealous IL an American miss or
widow plucks the prize from under their
easement ledge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
TYPICAL LAST NIGHT"
SCENES MARK MEET
OF TENNESSEE SOLONS

Nashville. April 1s,-Typical last
night" scenes marked the session of the
Tennessee legislature tonight. Indica-
tions were that the house would be in
session until morning.
The 75-day period for which the Leg
islators receive pay. ends with tomor-
row and the fusion members say they
will go home Immediately but the
regular" democrats say they will re-
main and transact business until the
calendars are clear. This situation is
further complicated by the party OF
legislators who some time ago left the
state, thereby physically breaking a
quorum. Officially they have been de-
clared present and not voting
Uproarious scenes in the house to-
night were, enlivened by a fight be-
tween two negroes that started in a
corridor near the house chamber. One
of them ran into the chamber for pro-
lection. For few minutes It was be-
lieved Legislators were settling their
difficulties with fists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
UNIVERSITY CLUB
To BUILD ADDITION
Auditorium Will Be Erected
to Cost About $4,000.
Work Begins at Once

At largely attended and highly en-
thusiastic meeting of the members of tho
University club held last night the mem
bers Unanimously indorsed the PROPOSE
tion for the addition TO the club which
will cost in the neighborhood of $4,000
and be completed within 90 days.
The addition authorized last night will
be made in the rear of the club, which
i5 now occupying the former home of
Mrs. r.. II. Pearson, and will consist of
a large auditorium which will be used
for dancing purposes. lectures. education
u. entertainments and the like. Work
viii be started at once ON the addition.
which will be just one story in height
and will be completed about the middle
OF the summer.
Quite a number of talks indorsing the
addition were made by James Weathesry
DR.. Phillips, DR. Hogan, S. II. Floyd.
Joe Mudd and number of others. These
gentlemen spoke enthusiastically concern
ing The proposition
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
No Writers at Cambridge

O." otherwise Sir Arthur CUTLER
Couch. the new King Edward VII pro-
fessor of English literature at Cam
bridge. says at that famous university
they talk very well. but they can
not write" "rhe cause of this malady"
he contends. us that at Cambridge
they hdve nothing corresponding to
what there is in almost every school
at Oxford, where man has to bring
an essay TO his tutor once a week and
the tutor discusses this essay with
him. Consequently the oxford men
have continual practice in writing.
Il shall not spread myself in pub
lie lectures yet awhile. have deferred
the treatment of separate authors and
critical examination. and am begin
ming with some practical discourses on
the art of writing and the essential
difference between poetry and prose-
I told those fellows up there that they
have very much happier chances than
most other men at their age-that from
my experience of Cornish education a
budding Milton or Shakespeare would
not have dogs chance in life unless
he could get out of the elementary
school. What ! am preaching is this:
IL you think poetry is one of the glor-
les of England, 1t is practically left
of course, it ought not to be left
to those youths who are lucky enough
to get a university education. 1t is a
brutal thing to say, but 1T is so."
Smilingly, in reply to question, the
professor intimated that his new books
would not deal with university sub
jects. But" said he, 'the novel ! am
starting on is about a professor. 1t is
a Jekyl and Hyde kind of story. 1t Is
about two enemies. The moral of the
story is that there Is just as much
affinity in hatred as in love. In this
story the men hate each other SO much
and persecute each other SO persistent
ly that as the story goes on they are
actually changing natures. So that
when one in the end kills the other he
actually kills himself--he kills the man
he himself was before the feud start
ed"