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The Appeal., 1913-04-26
KING GEORGE HAD
STIRRING REIGN
From Masthead to Throne When
Only Eighteen.
new RULER IS POPULAR.

consta ntine, After Being Forced ts
Leave Athens In 1909, by; Military
league, Returned and Led Army to
Victory In Last Balkan War-WouId
Do Hellenic Emperor.
Saloniki.-King George of Greece,
yho was assassinated here by degen-
Srate named Schinas, was literally tax
.sn from the masthead of Danish
Fuiser and elevated to the proud posi-
Non Of king of the Hellenes.
That was in 1863. The years that
(Dllowed were crowded with more OF
Acident and adventure than fall to the
lot of most modern monarchs.
: Georges family name is Holstein-
Glucksburg. He was the second son
Of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Hol-
stein-Sonderburg- -Glucksburg, who aft
erward became king Of Denmark.
The young prince was named Christian
William Ferdinand Adolphus George
and as such entered the naval service
Of Denmark. He had made two cruises
oAU was uOOuI " SIdIt Ou b Wucu
a revolution broke out in Greece.
Within three days King Otto of
Greece, a ,Bavarian. had lost the throne
he had occupied for thirty years. 1t be-
came necessary for the European pow
ors to find substitute
1t looked as If the throne might go
begging when the powers offered it to
Prince William, still boy in his teens.
of whose existence. perhaps, not one
In a thousand of his future subjects
was aware -. -
Z It. was necessary for the Greek ma
tional assembly to go through the for.
mality of electng the nominee Of the
powers. This was done at Athens on
March 1S, 1863 -. .~.... -, -. =.
The early years of the reign of this
alien monarch were peaceful. In 1867
be married Olga Constantinowa, eldest
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WON'T CHECK THEIR BABIES.
churehooins Mothers Sure They Ca,
Identify Their Own.

churehooing Mothers Sure They Can
Identify Their Own.
Evanston. 1ll.-A proposed system to
check babies during service was re-
sorted to by several mothers at the
Wheaton Methodist Episcopal church
here. 8>
The mothers were willing to have
their little ones cared for in an ante
room by two attendants while they
listened to the sermon, but when they
were offered checks as. a guarantee
that no mistake would be made when
the babies were reclaimed they OBJ
jected. ,a
The attendants were finally persuad-
ed to take care of the infants without
handing out checks for them; being
assured by each mother that there
would be no mistake made when she
came to claim her own.
The checking concession had been
let by the ladies' aid society of the
church, the members of which desired
to relieve the congregation from the
annoyance of the babies crying.
The Appeal., 1913-04-26
W. s. CARTER.

and all legitimate capital charges
said Mr.. Carter 'If the construction
of railroad has been without eco
nomic justification or no profitable
traffic is developed in the territory
which it traverses or if it is construct
ed without regard to development traf-
fc through an agreement with con-
Meeting roads. these facts are no
ground for denying fremen the pay
ment of proper wages.
IF the stocks and bonds of railroad
company have been properly issued
for the purpose Of granting bonuses to
stockholders. to underwriters or pro-
moters or acquiring the bonds and
stocks of other transportation compa-
MES and industrial corporations at in
fated values the necessity of paying
dividends on such stocks or interest
on such bonds cannot be urged as a
reason against the grant of increased
wages to locomotive firemen
THE proceeds of the labor Of the
f1remen and other railroad employees
should not be used by diverting a part
Of the operating revenues each year
into additions and betterments to give
market value to railroad securities
which were originally worthless.
These objectionable methods Of in
creasing outstanding capitalization
have not only rendered absurd that
claim that all railroad stock and bonds
should receive dividends, but they
have imposed heavy and grievous
burden on the firemen and other labor
engaged in conducting transportation
and capital actually invested in the
railroads, because they have caused
large drains on operating revenue
without making any contribution to
the value or earning capacity of the
railroad properties.
Forty -four Of the roads involved in
these proceedings showed a combined
net surplus of s256,2ss,9 ,931. With this
enormous amount at their disposal it
is evident that they are fully able to
pay the increase in wages asked by the
firemen, which, according to the roads
themselves. would result in an annual
charge amounting to less than a twen-
ty-ffth of the total amount Of sur
plus now held by the railroad COM
panies opposed to this arbitration
OF the deal whereby the Toledo, St.
Louis and Western railroad the Clio
yer Leaf road acquired control Of the
Chicago and Alton in 1901 Mr.. Carter
said:
BY the issue Of new securities in the
process OF reorganization 57.23 per
cent Of the capitalize ton Of the COM
pany was fictitious and represented no
actual property or earning capacity.
Dividends and fixed charges on this
capitalization represented an unjusti-
fable burden on the labor and capital
operating the railroad. 2
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nation and of improving the governments
facilities for graphing these questions,
but that he hesitates to commit himself
until he has studied the subject more full
ly as to method-in short, the president
has an "open mind" The same sugges-
tions have been made during and consid-
cred under the two preceding administra-
tions. The situation simply is that the
president would prefer to investigate rec
ords and consult. his admirers before ad-
vocating SO sweeping a change. Secretary
Garrison is now preparing report on the
ways and means of coping with floods.
This may have a bearing on the presi-
dents course. g. ~. @-
The resolution urging congressional
appropriation to carry out the plans
of the Mississippi river commission
was presented by r. B. Oliver of Cape
Girardeau, Mo-. and precipitated the
only stirring debate that occurred dur
ing the entire session. /.
''Why talk of further investigations. y
said Mr.. Oliver, when the Mississippi
river commission already has made an
investigation and eminent engineers
have announced that its plans for food
control are feasible? 1t is little short
of murder for this congress to go on
record as failing to indorse the plan of
the commission when along the lower
Mississippi today people are being
driven from their homes and separat-
ed from their friends by floods that
they cannot control and that originat-
ed in regions north Of them"
Mr.. divers speech brought forth sew
eral replies. the speakers contending
that the drainage congress should not
center its attention on one project, that
the matter had been discussed thor
0ughly in the resolutions committee
and that it was the part Of wisdom to
present united front for department
of public works which should take over
all matters of food control.
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retaining another set of appraisers,
there was appointed board of ap-
praisers agreed upon by both sides.
1t was understood that the report of
this board of experts should be ac-
cepted as final. s
In the appraisal of property which
had been left in trust for both the first
and second wives of Colonel Astor the
appraisals were made without knowl-
edge on the part of the appraisers as
to what purpose the property was to
be devoted.
The value of the real estate. as deter
mined by the appraisers. is approx
mately $64,OOO,OOO. while the securities
he owned had a face value of $2O,OOO,-
600. 1t is said that the worthless Sc
curities held by Colonel Astor were
few
Most of these were investments into
which Colonel Astor had been led by
his love for scientific experimentation,
he evidently having been willing to in
vest money in ventures for the promo
ton of scientific theories in which, it
is said. he had little hope of financial
profit. By friends he had been induced
to invest comparatively small sums in
mining ventures.
The following are the principal items
of realty. with the appraised valua-
tions: Hotel Waldorf including
one-half of Astor court. $16,4OO,OOO:
Hotel Knickerbocker. $4.975 600: Hotel
st. Regis and three parcels adjoining.
$3,975,O0O: Putnam building. $685.
600: south one-half of the Astor House.
$2.4OO,OO0; the Astor residence at $40
and S42 Fifth avenue. $2,475,OOO: the
ground at the northeast corner of
Broadway and Forty-second street.
$2,125. 900; Cambridge hotel at 32O-334
Fifth avenue, $1.475 900: Schermerhorn
building. $1,SO0.0OO; 295-3O3 Sixth av-
enue with the adjoining Eve parcels in
West Nineteenth street. $1,1S3, 500.
The largest single stock holding was
in the New York Central. of which
securities Colonel Astor held 10000
shares. valued at $4,650.O00.
When Colonel Astor's' body was
found there was $3,s17 in his pockets.
The appraisal Of the Astor jewelry is
$161.92O. The two principal items are
a diamond sunburst valued at $4,000
and diamond necklace valued at $780,
900.
Charles w. Morse owed the Astor
estate $110,O3O. which the executors
say they have been unable to collect
since the claim arose in 1909. The
total deductions claimed by executors.
including debts. administrative ex-
penses. executors commissions and at
torneys' fees amount to $1.875,771.
The estate paid a preliminary tax Of
$3,150,OOO last October. Owing to the
increase in value upon final appraisal
the estate will be required to pay thou
sands Of dollars In additional tax.
The Appeal., 1913-04-26
LINGERIE IN HIS TRUNKS.
Customs Men Make Heino Transfer
Finery to Girl, Its Owner.

Customs Men Make Heino Transfer
Finery to Girl, Its Owner.
New York.-When the custom house
inspectors examined the baggage of
Eric Heino. a second cabin passenger
on the White Star liner Baltic, they
found one Of his trunks had false
bottom. in which he had hidden eighty
one boxes of cigarettes, the duty on
which would have been about $25. The
cigarettes were confiscated. and Heino
was not detained.
The inspectors also found consider
able lingerie. dresses and other wom-
ems wearing apparel in Heino's trunks.
but were satisfied with his explanation
that they belonged to Miss Severin-
son. with whom he had grown mp from
childhood and who was also second
cabin passenger on the Baltic. The
Inspector made Heino transfer the lin
gerie and other goods to Miss Severin-
sons trunk, and she was detained I'M
til friends called for her.
The Appeal., 1913-04-26
SHE'LL TRY TO SAVE CROOKS.
Sophie Lyons, Once a Criminal, at Six
ty-eight Turns Benefactor. S&

Sophie Lyons, Once Criminal, at Six
ty-eight Turns Benefactor. *
Detroit. Mich.-Sophie Lyons. woman
crook of worldwide police acuuaint-
ance. wife of Billy Burke, now in a
Stockholm prison for a big swindle.
has decided to devote the remainder
OF her life and her fortune of $500, 900
to saving first offenders from going
deeper into crime. She is sixty-eight
and lives in modest home in Detroit.
She owns much other real estate from
which she derives a large income =
She said that she feared her new
resolution would ALLEVIATE her husband.
'But want to. accomplish his ref
ormation more than any other single
thing" she added. He is weak and
easily tempted. and his criminal opera
tions were not induced by necessity,
as were nine .n... -..
81 have, lived straight life for
twenty-five years.. l want to try to
make amends for what l did before
that" ...
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daughter of the Grand Duke Constan-
tine, brother of Czar Alexander of Rus
STA, thereby Strengthening the position
Of Greece and enhancing his own popu-
larity.
Quarrels of political factions and Of
fcial corruption soon involved the ma
ton in difficulties, for which the king
was held responsible. War with Tur-
key was clamored for in 1876 and
again ten years later. and it was only
the firm attitude Of the king and the
backing Of the powers which prevent
led Greece rushing into conflict for
which she was not prepared.
When war finally came in 1897 it
was demonstrated that the king had
acted wisely. The conflict soon ended
In disaster to the Grecian arms. and
Turkish reprisals would have been
heavy had not the powers enforced
terms of peace that favored the van
quished rather than the victors.
Before the war King George had
been perhaps the most hated man in
Greece. An attempt had been made
to assassinate him while he was driv-
ing with his daughter.
The successes Of the present war had
restored the popularity Of the king
and all his family He and the crown
prince had brought the Greek army to
a state OF great efficiency. The cap
ture Of Janina with its garrison Of
1000 men was the climax Of q bril-
liant campaign.
The king left seven children. FIVE
sons and two daughters. They are
Constantine. Duke of Sparta. who now
succeeds to the throne: Alexandra.
who was married to Grand Duke Paul
Alexandrovitch of Russia: George,
Nicholas. Marie. Andrew and Christie
pher.
Constantine, the new king, was born
ln Athens and received his early edu-
cation from foreign tutors. who taught
him to speak German. English. Latin.
French and Danish. At the age. OF
eighteen he was graduated from the
military academy. with. the rank Of
sublieutenant in the army.
Until the war with Turkey in 1897
he had had little military experience
aside from participating In the annual,
military maneuyers Of the German
army. but he was considered . thought
The Appeal., 1913-04-26
SHOWS A H0USEFLY
AS LARGE ri AS A CAT
Model on View at Museum Of
Natural History.

New York. = Many sights may be
seen in the new hall of public health.
lately opened by the American Muse
um of Natural History, which have
more relation to the affairs of every
day life than many of the scientific
treasures which the big institution
houses elsewhere. The principal fig
ures of this newest exhibit are not pre-
historic monsters. but tiny and famil-
lar insects Of contemporaneous human
interest-the fly, the mosquito and the
flea.
A housefy as big as a fair sized cat
occupies the place of honor in the col
lection. This model has cost nine
months of work and study on the part
of 1gnasz Matausch, Hungarian mod
el maker in the service of the museum.
1t is constructed on scale of $4,000
times the size of the living insect, and
the proportions have been preserved
with the minutest care. Mr.. Matausch
having made his drawings and casts
for the head, body and various mem
bers of the insect from dissection.
Larvae and pupae Of the fly are
shown in models nodded on the same
scale. as are the eggs. which appear as
little cucumber shaped pieces of paraf-
fin about two inches long. A real fy's
egg is just about visible to the naked
eye.
The same artist has painted an en-
largement Q,50O diameters, Of the
hairy foot Of the fly. showing the ty-
phoid bacilli, Of which the insect is
the common carrier on the clawlike
tip Of the member.
The exhibit as at present constituted,
however. covers a good deal of ground
that is not so we'll known to the pub
lie as it should be. The connection be-
tween the rat and the bubonic plague.
for example. is shown in the reproduc-
tion Of section Of dwelling in San
Francisco. This represents two ad-
joining rooms. in one of which several
rats are seen feastng upon the refuse
of garbage barrel. while in the next,
the wall of which is pierced by rat
holes, are several more taking their
ease in room which is evidently q
pantry. These rats. Of course. are sup
posed to be infested with the feas
which transmit the plague.
One of the most striking groups is
that OF 'the i'll kept farm which has
as companion piece ''the we'll kept
farm" In the first model are shown a
farmhouse and farm buildings Of the.
old fashioned type There is a well
with an ''oId oaken bucket" the stable
has a large manure heap, the out
houses are Of a primitive character.
and adjoining the farmyard is mala-
rial mosquito breeding marsh. The
companion group shows windmill. In
dicating that the shallow well has been
replaced by q driven well. insuring
an unpolluted water supply. a fly
tight box has Been substituted for the
unsightly and insanitary manure heap,
the outhouses have been brought up
70 date. the rain barrels In which the
an0pheles wrigglers' used to breed
have disappeared. and their last refuge,
the swamp. has been drained.
The Appeal., 1913-04-26
SOME INDIAN 'NoMENCLA AZURE
Representatives Of Families Who Are
<a$ &h>

Representatives, Of Families Who Are
Of the Landed Gentry.
Washington. New and strange In
dian names are being added from time
to time to the government payrolls.
The treasury department has sent war
rants drawn to the order Of the fol-
lowing as allottees Of lands in the
west:
Mary Full Stomach. John Brings Home
the Baby, George Circle Fool. Kettle Wo-
man. Susan HoWling Horse She Paints
Her Shoes. Helen Crows. Like Water and
Edward Useful Heart. ss s. St
Indian nomenclature has full play
On this payroll. the most interesting "a
the fles Of the government.
The Appeal., 1913-04-26
SAYS RAILROADS
WASTE REVENUES
". 5. Garter, Head of Fire.
] mems Union, So Declares.
CAN GIVE men FAIR WAGE.

No Reason For Denying Mems De-
mands, Says President of 3. Of L. F.
In Brief Filed With Arbitration
Board In Wage Dispute.
New York.-Dissipation of revenue,
incompetent and wasteful manage
ment and watered capitalization are
charged against railroads by w. S.
Carter, international president of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen.
IN brief filed with the arbitration
board which heard the wage dispute
between the fremen and the fifty-four
eastern roads. 49,
The railroads frequently asserted at
the hearings that to grant the fire.
men % per cent annual increase in
wages would be too great financial
burden to be borne by number of
the roads.
''All the railroads engaged in the
present proceedings. when the actual
amount of capital invested in roadbed,
structures and equipment is consider
ed. without reference to watered cap7
1tallzation or financial investments.
show sufficient operating revenue to
cover all operating expenses. including
a liberal advance in wages to firemen
The Appeal., 1913-04-26
TO SOLVE
FLOOD PROBLEMS
President Pledges His Aid to
Drainage Congress.
NO APPROPRIATION IS MADE

centrate Forces For One Comprehen-
sive Country Wide Project-Na ational
Department of Public Works Under
Cabinet Member 10 Advocated.
st. Louis.-The reading of a tele.
gram from Washington pledging the
Wilson administration to investigation
toward the solution Of flood, drainage
and river navigation problems, the
adoption of resolutions urging the Gre
alton of national department Of pub.
lie works under cabinet member. the
defeat of resolution urging con
gressional appropriation for the food
prevention plans of the Mississippi
river commission-these events mark
ed the closing session Of the national
drainage congress here.
In addition the drainage congress
adopted resolutions providing for the
establishment of malaria section of
the drainage congress and urging the
southern states to appoint commissions
that will cooperate with the United
States public health service in stamp
ing out malaria.
The message from Washington out
lining the attitude of the administra-
ton was addressed to David R. Fran
els. retiring. president of the drainage
congress-. The message follows:
Secretary Tumulty authorized the
following as being substantially an ex-
preston of the presidents opinion at
this time: ....
That the president hopes to see and will
strive to bring about substantial progress
during his administration toward solving
Of flood. drainage, river navigation and
other such problems; that if the national
drainage congress concludes creation of a
special department Of the government will
assist solution he will give earnest con-
sideration to question; that suggestion ap-
pears to offer practical way of co-ordi-
The Appeal., 1913-04-26
TAKES CHRIST AS HIS MODEL.

New Justice Of Peace Will FoIIowe
Golden Rule.
Chicago. Henry Neill. father Of the
mothers pension bill, has been elected
a justice of the peace in Oak Park. He
announced that he will conduct his
court as nearly as possible as it would
be conducted by Jesus Christ were he
on earth today.
All the ministers in town will be
assistant Justices = said Mr.. Neill.
"The Golden Rule and the Sermon on
the Mount will have more influence
with me than city council ordinances.
! will abolish all my fees, but can
not abolish the constable fees I wish
could"
Evening journal., 1913-10-16

Eaton of Port Penn. have been Wis
iting friends here.
Miss Anna May Berry was a recent
guest Of friends at Odessa.
Mrs. w. K Price and daughter.
Mrs. Bailey Walker. of st. Georges.
have been visiting friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Hanthorn we're
recent guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. NJ Mason, Of Centreville, Md.
Mrs. Laura Birch and Mrs. Georgie
Norris. OF Still Pond. Md. are visit
ing Wilmington friends.
Mrs. George T. Witworth and Mrs.
Charles Lefferts were recent guests
of Mrs John f. Sparklin, of Elkton,
Md
Miss Margaret Strickland. Of Elk
ton, Md, is visiting friends here.
Mrs. L. II. Bennett and daughter
Pauline, of Elkton, Md. have bsen
whiting friends here.
Miss Ethel Massey was a recent
guest of Miss Louise Echenhofer. OF
Middletown.
Mrs. Leslie Schroitz and daughter
Mrs. ]. William Beaston, of Middle.
town, have been visiting friends ID
this city.
Evening journal., 1913-10-16
Chronic Constipation
Causes Many Serious Ailments

Mrs. j. O. Atkinson of Wichita. Kan
sas, firmly believes that she would have
been dead had it not been for Peruna
and Manalin. She was very much out
of sorts when her husband induced her
to take these remedies. She had been
sick for twenty-five years. more or less.
As is usual in such cases, she was suf-
fering from a complication of diseases.
OF course a great many things had
been resorted to. but il appears from
the account of her case Il she receiv-
ed no particular benefit from anything
that she tried As her husband states
"lier case had bailed the skill of some
of the most noted physicians"
Prominent among her other troubles
was chronic constipation. Constipation
is very distressing where it continues
The choice between constipation and the
continued use of physic is a very doubt
ful one.
It was in this dilemma that Peruna
found Mrs. Atkinson. She used il
faithfully, according to directions, and
was completely restored, not only from
her constipation, but also her ormel
ailments.
This occurred some twelve or fifteer
years ago, since which time we have
been in constant correspondence Will
her, and she has continued to praise Pc
runa and ENJOY the best of health.
People who object TO liquid medicine.
can now obtain Peruna Tablets.
Evening journal., 1913-10-16
DAvIDsON.MEARNs.

In the Milford Presbyterian Church
this afternoon Miss Nellie Gray Dav-
idson. daughter Of Charles W. David
son OF Milford. and J. Gilbert Mearns.
of this city. we're married by the Rev.
y. H. Braunstein.
The ushers we're Harvey Mearns
and Herbert Mearns, brothers Of the
bridegroom; James Welch Of Nor
folk, Va, and James salevan Of Mil
ford.
After the ceremony a reception was
held at the home OF the brides father.
After their return from a wedding
trip the young couple will live in
Hohokus, n ]. Miss Davidson is a
swarthmore graduate and has many
friends in this city Many Whining
tonians attended the wedding.
Evening journal., 1913-10-16
CAPEN-NEWSOME.

A pretty autumnal wedding was
solemnized on Thursday evening"
when Miss ollie Capen, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs f. I. Capen, Of No. 917
West Eighth street. Chester. was mar
ried to Joseph II. Newsome. OF VIII
mington, at the parsonage Of the First
Baptist Church, Chester.
The Rev. Frank Macdonald, the
pastor. performed the ceremony, and
the couple were attended by sister
and brother of the groom. A wedding
dinner was held at 1880 at the home
of the brides parents, and was at
tended by many friends of the bride
and groom. The house was prettily
decorated for the occasion, pink and
blue being the color scheme.
Following a brief honeymoon. Mr.
and Mrs. Newsome will live In vii.
lmington.