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FIRE ESCAPES BARRED.
Factory Owner FINED ard Lectasea
for lnperiIiiag Gsris. n.

II Ia too bad the law will not psFvnit
US to administer sufficient punishment
In cases OF this kind We will be-
every effort to have the law amended 10
enable us to dispose OF these Clsss with
the proper punishment" said Justice
Salmon In Part .. Special sessions. to-
day IN Aiming Nathan Handel Of No. -
West One Hundred and thirteenth
street 81 TOT locking and barring the
fre escape exits on tho fourth floor OF
an e!ght-st story building at. No. y Goe-
rick street.
Iiande, was summoned by inspector
Frank Remission Of the Fire Prevention
Bureau. who visited his cloak and sur
factory on Aug. Il. The Inspector found
three fire escape exits covered with
shutters and barred. Eight girls were
NJ work on the floor.
The evening world., 1913-11-13
WOMAN Of NERVE
DEF|ES STRIKERS
AND RUNS TAX|S
Aobs Surround Mrs. Catherine
Haverty and One of Her
Chauffeurs Is Arrested.

Mrs Catherine Haverty, who owns
sixty taxicsbe under the name Of Hav-
erty's TaSicabs. Inc. undaunted by
threats she had received over the tcIc-
phone that II she attempted 20 con-
tinue her service with non-unlon chauf-
feurs her property would be destroyed,
left her garage at No. 1H East Forty
first street shortly before II o'clock
this morning inside one OF her own
cabs. driven by Jacob Hoiiandcr. with
a Plnkerton detective on the seat She
was driven 60 tho Park avenue side 81
the Hotel Belmont. on Forty-second
street. and al!shted from the caN
In a minute. a. aorGss, n guest 81
the hotel. stepped into the cab and
ordered that he he taken to the pier OF
the Ward line on which he had en-
gagged passage. A crowd Of about NIFTY
men who. the police say. are striking
chauneurs. surrounded tho cab and
shouted:
THE chauffeur has no license
A large crowd gathered aud the police
fought their way to the cab and to the
passenger, who was appealing TO be-
taken ~ the Ward Line In time for his
boat. Another taSicab was secured and
| dorsaS was driven of. Mrs. Haverty's
| cab followed without a passenger and
at the height Of the excitement another
passenger entered the second or her
cabs. which was drawn M n, the curb
| The crowd surrounded this on. and
shouted that the chauffeur had no
license.
Joseph Regal. the driver OF thi, cab.
was then escorted to the West Thir.
| teenth street station and was followed
| by a hooting and Jeering crowd. lie
said that he had license and pro.
duced II. but II was not posted In n.
| conspicuous n place Az tn. law demands
and he was charged with not displayins
his license properly.
| Mrs. IIaverty said she expected IA
take out thc eighteen remaining taxi.
cabs one By one during the day and
run them IN spite Of the striking chauf.
feurs. Her attorney. John W. Brown
OF No. :5s\ broadway. said hs would
prosecute the man who teiephoned Mrs
Haverty Monday night threatening Il
ruin 1,sr business ~ she did not &C.
cede to tho demands Of the men.
Mrs. liaverty has the grit OF ter
men," he said. and she In determined
to run her business In her own way
come what may"
| Mrs. Haverty II q widow with fou,
children, and when her husband di-o
four years ago she continued his bust
ness and built Il up to larger proper
tons.
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Woman Friend" pledged $215,000. and
on the second day "A Friend OF the

on the second day "A Friend OF the
Cause" In Philadelphia. sent $1,000.
Yesterdays total came through these
channels: The Kingsley committee gath
cred t35.0,7. of which $4,000 was pledged
by persons who wished their names kept
private; Clark committee, &6.49i; Kunz
committee, $685. women's committee.
NS,9oi; Bronx committee. 2,39S; Harlem
committee. 500; executive committee,
e26,0CO.
Besides one anonymous contribution
Of &25,ooo n gift OF like size came from
Coleman du Pont. Miss Belle Green.
librarian OF the J. =. Morgan estate. was
one of the thousand dollar donors. She
wrote that she was deeply indebted to
the Y. w. c. A.. and especially to Miss
Grace Dodge. Miss Green sad Miss
Dodge had given her and countless
others not only "a start in nfe." but
life ITSELF"
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mclean gave
5000. William Colgate, $3.50: Edward
w. Sheldon. $1,000. J. L. L. Davis, $1,000:
L. c. Bodman, $1,000: Mrs. Hugh O'Neill.
N.Wo; w. III. Wolverton, $1,000: James J.
Goodwin. $1,000. and three anony nous
Sfts totalled $500. The teams composed
wholly OF young women raised (ls, 90l,
that OF Miss Elizabeth Dodge leading
with S6,l5l, Miss Dorothy Perkins's com.
mite also showed gratifying results.
John Wanamaker spoke at the noon
luncheon. He said.
"what New York does Is never local,
and now that you have lifted your nag
for N.00O,O00 for this splendid organiza-
ton OF men and women. you must pull
1t up higher rather than LEI it 20 to hal Z
mast or any lower than your standard.
"why. you can't fail. ard believe
you Will by organization and determine
ton not to take NO get all the money
you want and more than the n, 900 O0O."
Mr.. Wanamaker then sketched the his
tory of the Y. NJ. C. A.. and incidentally
paying a tribute to the Dodge family:
Their names are interviewer with
everything that Is beautiful. More beau
tiful than Rembrandt Is Miss Grace
II. Dodge. Almost every step In that
womans life seems to be hymn.
MILLIONAIRE DONORS THINK
GIFTS GOOD INVESTMENTS.
II have not any money invested any
where. on this side Of the world or the
other, that | think has been SO wisely
invested and so worthily invested as the
money that has gone into the Y. NJ. C.
A, l thing ] ought to send word to the
press by the newspaper men here that
business Is good In Wall Street toAday
and money Is easy"
The letter in which Coleman du Pom,
announced his s25,cp gift was addressed
to George W. Perkins. II read:
.As ypu know. | am intcresto1 In,
new Equ table building. now being
erected. 10 will accommodate about
1900 people many of whom will b.
Young women and young men engaged
In office work The programme that
| your committee IS undertaking. in my
! Judgment. VII! ba ~ ir.stiniable value "a
these young women and Young men"
The evening world., 1913-11-13
CUSTOMS BOARD
IN SPECIAL. MEETING
ONDUNLAP JEWELS
If Non-ReSidence Is Not Estab-
lished They Will BE
COnfiscated.

~ special ooard OF inquiry Will 81"
at the Custom House this evening to
determine what shall be done about
tho oont.r,,o, y, William Allan INN.
,a 80 -, Az. .., .,,,.,.,,.. 49,,
'"'' SUI ~ WV '"' "'''
his wife, who was Lavender Byers. "a
manicure girl. that they are non-resi-
dents and therefore not liable for duty
on a box of Jewels brought In by Mrs.
DunIap on the Olympic Yesterday Mrs
DUNLAP has admitted to specIal agents
OF the Treasury Department that She
h,uybt tba t.vols abroad
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WEDDING is ANUllEO.
{ hnun~ur's Chiid Bride II Taken
From Him by Court.

The marriage 81 Ellen Dowsey, daugh.
ter OF Or. George II. Dowsey OF Great
Neck l.. l.. and George Lenhart. a
chauffeur, vas annullod to-day by JIs.
tce clark IN the supreme Court AZ
Mneola |, was shown tat Miss Dow
sey went for = motor ride with Lenhar,
on June las, and that they obtained
i!c"nsr to marry In Astoria on Miss
Dowscys statement that she was eigh,
teen years Old when she was but six
teen. The parents tes' ned that their
daughter told them 81 the marriage the
next morning ana they had kept her At
Su--e s.e. lncg.
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WIFE SIGHTED IN WILL.
Allowed Only Dover Rights In Tes-
lament Of suicide.

The will OF William Warren Coombes.
who committed suicide In his home at
No ~ Monroe street. Brooklyn. last
saturday after writing letters attacking
his wife. was filed to-day In brooklyn.
Coombes specifically directed that his
wife receive only NJ much Of his estate
as her dover rights demand. saying
that he had ceased to regard her AZ his
wife since November. 1913
lie named his father. Frank a.
ocombes as residuary legatcs with di-
rections to use II for the benefit Of the
three children. Edna A.. Frances a. and
william Warren Jr. The father and his
wifes brother BENJAMIN Thompson. a re
na.nei a. .xecutoN. The value of the
estate r. estimated at $1,000
The evening world., 1913-11-13

"SHARIi.SWISH" DANCE
HAS GOT MORE TANG
THAN TANGO EVER HAD
London, Nov. ~,


The "Dhark.Swish," new form
Of tango, won hrst prise last
night - . semi . oh mian bail
given for two hundred friends by
1Gr. and Mrs. Charles Klein at
their home here.
The dance gets its name Cfom
the fact that the dip sidsway2 by
each couple 10 socsntuatsd with
the easy motion OF . shark turn
Ing In the water to ssiss H. prey.
e 10 danced sideways altogether.
and nscsssitatss the latest crss.
lions In free motion tango
dresses.
henry Iyv1ng ana Henry Arthur
Jones upheld the authors inter.
probation Of the tango, but Il
looked IKE . minust compared
with some Of the other dances
introduced here recently.
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TWO SMALL BOYS
AID THE CAUSE Of
$4,OQ0,OOOcL0CK
Send to Fund $3.50 Earned
by Removing Weeds
From Garden.
NOW NEARS S2,5Oo,OOO.
Striking Feature of Work Is
Desire of Donors to Re-
main Secret.
NOW NARS S2,5oo,oOO.

The hands OF the Y. NJ. and Y. W.
c. A. clock. which, 1t Is hoped. will
mark A,0c0,00o before Nov. q, had moved
around to s2,2t5,5A to-day. of which
Ss<W was contributed In the twenty
four hours that ended at noon. The
continued success of the attempt to
raise $4,0oO.ooO in two weeks was cheered
at the luncheon in the headquarters at
No. Is Broad street over which George
w. Perkins presided and at which Mayor
Kline and District-Attorney Whitman
made brief addresses.
Some of the contributions OF the last
twenty-four hours which were most
appreciated as indicative of the inter-
est which the campaign has aroused
came from two small boys who con-
tributed $50 earned by wedding the r
fathers garden: 81! from a man now
In business who wrote that he had been
raised from the gutter by the Bowery
Mission, and s. from a laborer in the
Bronx. the sum representing Just one
days pay. DIR. l.. T. Roberts. Chair
man OF the Colored Mems Committee
contributed sl.O'o personally. Other
contributions were:
w. L. Dodge So. 200; Tiffany & Co..
5000; c. W. Hodges. 5000; two anony-
nous contributions OF $1,000; Mr.. and
Mrs. stephen Baked $1,000; J. e, AL
rich. $1,000, and r. \. Wallace. $1,000.
Ten thousand express wagons. repre-
senting the five biggest companies. are
on the streets OF New York to-day with
their sides placarded with appeals for
the Y. NJ. and y. W. c. A. $4,000, 900 fund.
These appeals read:
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$4,000, 900 by Nov. -

100000 by Nov. ~ I:
NJ. {:
Y. W. c. A.
The biggest money getting 1:
movement in the worlds !:
history.
The fund needs your help. ::
Headquarters. No. Is Broad
Street. |:
The evening world., 1913-08-26
MRS. SPRINGS WINS DIVORCE.

RENO, New. Aug. %.--Emma schmid,
Springs. wife OF Richard 4. Springs Of
Springs & Co, No. SO Cotton Exchange
New York City. has been awarded a
divorce here. She refused 10 grant her
husbands request that shs resume her
former name OF Schmidt.
Springs hled a formal answer. but Of.
fered no protest. Mrs Sprinxs testified
that her husband had left her several
times. remaining away for weeks, bu,
returned after ,heir differences were
patched up. a property adjustment was
erected OUT OF court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard A. SprinRs vers
married In 1899 ana have no children.
Mrs Springs 10 thirty-hvs years old.
many years her husband's Junior. M,
Springs Ia the head Of the Law ofYices
at No. Al Park Row and OF the cotton
of'ices OF Springs 4 Co.. at No. - Cot.
tor Exchange, He vac recently elected
member Of the csttes UsehsAoa
The evening world., 1913-08-26
MICHAEL MAVERICK, WRITER
Of FAMOUS SONGS, DEAD
"Holy City, Nancy Lee ana "A
Warrior Bold Among His
Many Compositions.

BUXTON, England, AUS. S.--MieaAel
Mxybrick, the English rusica, io.a. os-
q who under the name o: "S.ei',"n
Adams" wrote ne % tIe most posu-
ar songs Il, The I'm sl!sh laaxIas', died
..sge to-day u. t." age of siNty-nlae lilo
aIs native OF Live poo. ha. n,i lived
ar ;nsny Years Ia "a Is.. ut Wight.
wne-c u devoted l,mse.f - f,lnicioal
,li;.,s, serving Ave terms ds MAYO. Of
'~'6S.
core -. rs best <.,pv1 SORES we're
IA. Holy CRY" "Th" star ~ Be, hls-
. a." Many Lee" ~ W,.r.u- Hold,"
"rrs Blue A.sa,!ia Mountains" aud
The aldsnipm;e.'
Michael Naytg.ck vas tho younger
tgoth,- OF James MAY brick. whose wife,
Florence Mayb, ick. was sentenced on
q charge OF po'soaing him vita arsenic
Tho trial Caused an immense sensation
throughout the world, opinion being
sharply divided on the question of her
guilt or innocence, Her sentence a few
weeks after IL had been pronounced by
Justice Stephen was committed TO penal
sssvituds for life. She served sixteen
yeaSs In prison. and was released In 1875.
aftAe, which she went 20 the United
oAess.
In the mean time her brother-in-law.
Michael Maybrick, took charge OF her
two children, whom she has never since
49,
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NAPLES POLICE AS1|R
OVER PORTER CHARLTON;
CITY GAMBLING ON Him
While Special Guard Is Ar
ranged, Lottery Men Tell
People to Play $4,000"

NAPLES. Italy. Aug. G.-Porter
Charlton. when he arrives here from
New York probably on Thursday 10 be
tried for the murder OF his wife at Lake
Como three years ago. will be taken IN
charge by \Ody Of policemen and
caraaineers Immediately after he lands
from the steamship Re d'Italla. accord
Ing 10 orders issued to-day by the
Project aad the Chief OF Police. The
instructions state that Charlton mus,
no: DO allowed TO communicate with out
siders. and also that the officer In COM
mand OF his escort will be held person.
ally responsible for the safety of tho
prisoner.
The authorities have entrusted Slsnor
caporso, chief Of the harbor police. with
the duty OF receiving Charlton and hsve
assigned as his assistant sergt Belloml
Of the carab!neer's. who was In command
of tho detachment on duty at viterbo
during tho Camorra trial.
The people of Naples consider the ar.
rival a Charlton Is a good opportunity
TO gamble in the local lottery. which
Is now being played for and they are
always ready 70 welcome any occurrence
which they regard as an Indication u
the way In which they should play.
The lottery booths spread over the city
to-day displayed large placards printed
In red letters calling OIL the people 20
play the numbers corresponding 10 the
American millionaire who murdered NV
v.se-ls-46-So," This means that those
desiring TO partake in the lottery should
select the tickets whose numbers end
with the figures mentioned
The people OF Italy give a designation
10 each figure up - 10, in a lo,tery and
usually play on the word watch strikes
their fancy. In this instance the number
IL corresponds To the word "blood," "
to m assorted couple" and 20 to lake"
The evening world., 1913-08-26
KNOCKED DOWN CHILD
AND SPEEDED AWAY
Motor Cyciist Too Fast for Pur.
suing Policeman in Auto
mobile.

Mrs. Mary Green. Of No. az ConyNni
avenue. Washington Heights. with her
two children. Frances. seven. and susan n,
nine years old. alighted from an east
bound One Hundred and Twenty-fiftl,
street ca at Park avenue and crossed
the tracks behind the car. A motorcycle
dashins by at tho rate Of twenty-five or
thirty miles an hour struck FrancesS
who was little In advance Of her
mother. clinging to her hand. and
krocked her back on tho tracks IN front
OF a westbound car. fortunately not in
motion. The mother tainted. while
George Seifert. twenty-one years old.
living at No. 12i East One Hundred and
Twenty-second street. and another man
carried the child to the sidewalk.
The man on the motorcycle booked
around once and then put additional
speed to his motor. The child was re-
moved to the Harlem Hospital. where
the decorations on her face. legs and
arms were Creased. Mrs. Green tainted
several times ana was hystericai.
Finally she returned with the children
to her home
Policeman Mead Of the Fast Ono Hun
dred and Twenty-sixth street police alta
ton. meantime. comn,Andecred an auto
mobile and went In pursuit Of the care
less motorcycle man. Iis chased him
along Ono Hundred and Twcnty-flsth
street to Lemon avenue, where tho
marry was lost.
The evening world., 1913-08-26
TAXINETER CONCERN
SCORED FOR BLOCKING
NEW TAXICAB Law,

In brief hle1 to-day in Suprone
Court Justice Donneny's court where
the Injunction proceedings brought by
the American Taximeter 90 npany to
enJoin the city from enforcing the new
tixicab ordnance are pend ng. As.
s!stant Corporation Counsel John r.
o'Brsen brands the proceedings as an
attempt on the part Of tho big taxicab
companies, hiding behind tho taxlmcter
company 10 revive their original at.
tank upon tho new law.
"The American Taximeter Company
has no standing In this court" Mr..
O'Brien asserts In h!n brief. "and |, il
not . real party In interest. Ths real
parties In 'ni~r~st are those who pre-
scented their cases before Mr. Justice
Seaburv and whose claims we're re-
ieeted BY HIN. This company doss not
operate nor does Il claim 70 operate
The evening world., 1913-08-26
CAUGHT STOLEN CAR ON FLY.
speeaer Arrested While Owns-
soasht stolen $4,000 AUTO.

George Reissman. a paper manufac.
turer. Of No. go Forest avenue, Bronx.
left fs,000 automobile In front OF the
Senats Cabaret at No. 40 Westrhestcr
avenue to-day. and, with his guests
went In TO zee the show. When they
came out the machine was gone.
Mr. Re!ssman, with Detective Schuen.
.ns. hired car and with him rode all
over upper Manhattan. the Bronx aud
City Island looking FOR the lost car.
Meantime Policeman Cram OF the Alex
sndsr avenue station saw fin. car
race past him at st. AIMS avenue and
Ono Hundred and Thtrty-ninth street
and halted II. A summons was is.ted
Tor ths driver, Harry T. knight, A
chauffeur o, No 81: East ono Humid, a
and Twenty-ninth street Mag.s..at,
Hour held knight IN $500 bal Int.
he evu6 could b subpesaasl
The evening world., 1913-08-26
HOTEL EMPLOYEES
FINED FOR BLOCKING
INDEPENDENT TAXLS,

Magistrate Breen IN the Yorkviile
Court to-day flned Charles Rrandies
and Edward ConrOy, baggage porters
for the Knlckerbocker Hotel. for block
Ing tho public cabstand In Forty-second
street. in front Of the hotel. for the
greater part OF yesterday afternoon.
The porterr were represented by Max
u. Steuer. who made a strong plea for
thr right to occupy that SPACE.
The guests OF the KnicSerbocksw
must have their baggage" said Steiner,
and n the porters need tina. space Il
mai,es no difference what orders the
Mayor has issued"
Tram Policeman Mcmahon, Who
made the arrests, retorted;
The porters never did the Ike before.
Your Honor. ~" been on that post FOR
three years and ! nGver saw them stay
In that place No long before.
Maybe" suggested Magistrate Breen,
these men were never under so good
advice before"
Steuer made no reply,
I'm tine these men s, this time" the
Magistrate resumed, bat Il they come
before me again III have the case put
over until can have the law looted
up
According to the sign erected AT the
Knicke<bockcr stand there Is room cor
i've cabs. Mcmahon said In court that
the two Kn!ckerhocker portevs managed
to spread their vehicles over most OF
the space. 30 that there wasn't room for
ons cab, The licensed cab mon protested
In vain until they got the ass!sts nce Of
IN. policeman 20 secure them their
tiShts unic. ~" ordinance
The knlckerbocker q served by one
of the cab compar.es that have taken
rstugs f.on tAe sew law Gnde. an In.
1unetloA
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any vehicle. II IL = manufacturer OF
taximeters and. according to the state.
ments OF It's officers contained In A.
iidavits submitted TO tho courts, II
enjoys a practical monopoly OF the
manufacture and leasing Of raximeters
In tho United States.
III the taximeter company be risht-
fully party To- the case" the brief
continues. 1T will be only a step further
for the courts to entertain complaints
addressed In behalf o: automobile build.
ers. tire manufacturers or producers OF
gasoline. Perhaps tho Kentucky farmer
who grows corn or tho agricuiturist rals-
ing hops or barley might become en-
boldened to seek, II possible. the annul-
ment OF a statute prohibiting the manu-
farture OF malt or sprituous liquors"
In concluding hls argument for the
city Nj, q Brien saws that the govern.
ment must he very weak which pos-
sesses no legal power to regulate In a
reasonable manner trafiic on It's own
highways.'
In supper, OF Mr.. o'Brien's contention
that the plea for an injunction was not
made IN good faith. but for the purpose
OF delaying the operation OF the new
ordnance. simon Falk OF No no Wash
!nston avenue, an expert on taximeters
In the Mayors Bureau OF Licenses, sub
mlts an affidavit to the Court In which
hs ridlcules the taximeter conpany's
claims. Falk was formerly In tho en-
pioy OF mo American Taxlmeter Com.
psny.
FAX declares that It Is possible TO
alter the 1870 taSimeters now In use, 80
a. to make them register an alternative
Initial fare II either 70 or W cents at
the win Of the chauffeur. lie also dis
putes the complny's claim that the
meters canno, % altered TO conform
with the new ordinance In every way.
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A man offers this assertion to es-
tablish apparently that woman's In
tellectual chains are unbeatable be-
cause she FORCES them herself. He
does not draw this moral for Us, but
leaves US to infer It. Suppose va
grant him that. somewhere. at some
time. every woman encounters the
man who could dominate herf Some
where every man meets the master
magician Of his destiny. And II 10
one Of the happy accidents Of life
that these magicians seldom marry
each other.
1t Is difIicult to deny that thers IL
in woman . tendency to like even TO
seek mastery Of the male. and the
more nearly primitive she 10 the
stronger Is her instinct OF self.
The evening world., 1913-08-26
WOMEN CAN De INTELLIGENT.
BUT NOT GENjUsEs.

Dear Madam: The argument that a
mans intellect Ii derived from his
mother and a woman's from hsr
ra'her makes man the starting point
again. But II a son was a genius,
why did no mother or sister ever be.
come a genius? Was Shakespeare's
mother IN undevcloped genius? Why
DID judith, his daughter. conceal her
genius. II she had any, from her
father? Socrates's mother was a mid.
VIE Solomon did not get his wisdom
from his mother, who was merely
beautiful. How Is Il that talents.
vices. and also physical character.
istics descend In the male line,
Witness the Hapsburgs, Bourbons.
Romanoffs, &C. Also SUGGESTIONS OF
physicians. painters. warriors. states.
men. where the mothers are OF ar.
!erent blood. Geniuscs as a rule have
had good mothers. but not always
4 good mother can make Q RooA
man, but she cannot make him a
genius. The mere givins birth "a
. gsnius 70 no moro evidence o.
oVosoD AZ = "Ot0OS t0A0 vQo W1RD
that trausnits . message u TIE
cause Of the iAtslligssss N tAs
message.
Women can be just A. intsllisent
AZ men. but no woman genius has yet
been born. or ever will be. In my opin-
Ion. When women do or say something
that has not already been done or
SAID by man II will he time enough
to talk OF her genius. When the
Creator made the human race He
made men and women different so
tina. they would attract each other.
No man would care a penny about a
woman " she were a mere copy.
duplicate. or replica OF himself. She
IL not rival but a partner with q
different mission. She has a fair
field now, and she - allowed 20 do
almost anything. Let her show her
originality and stop talking about n.
Men OF action do not usually waste
time In saying what thcy are going
To do-they act, and then let their
actions speak for themselves.
COMMON SENSr