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Evening star., 1913-12-28

themselves but to their mothers. wives,
eweethearts. little ones and the com
munity.
These men are the pieces Of human
driftwood who. liquor soaked and
morally warped. while floating along
the tide Of dissipation, ran into = cur
rent which swerved them about and
rushed them along in another direc-
tion. until they finally drifted into the
central Union Miss.tn on New Year
eve. where the wonderful resolutions
were formed And every year finds
their numbers augmented. Here these
pieces 81 wreckage join hands in a
circle. and as the bells are to!ling.
Eshering out the old year and weicom-
ing the new. they announce the reso-
lutions they have made.
Some Of these men commence to
gather in the little mission several
weeks before January I. They sit.
huucbed up IN th,t pcws. with bowed
heads. lighting battle with themselves
and trying 10 get up enough courage
20 commence life anew. The personal
appearance Of these men would lead
one To think the battle hopeless one.
Their attire IS anything but pre- nos
sessinc Years 81 careless. shiftless
LIVING have LETT damaging marks
upon their features. II would seem
tAat these telltale signs could never
ice tradiCated
n one corner - lie mission sits i man
with slopirs shoulders hollow checks. in
aaued eyes and trembling hands There
j. an air OF hopeIessness about him which
s ritifuL His Grcase-stained clothes hang
loosely about MS shrunken frame. His
COAT sleeves are worn at the elbows. his
Evening star., 1913-12-28
flolnerp kiugnonr
Dirtp," mrites
Yerp Deautiful.

r1Y ODERE life in picturesque China
Afn5 is entertaininsly given by Miss
~ Esther D. Nairn. writing from
Shaohsing She says:
Ii was Il privilege to De alive III Il
certuries-oid empire To see and hear the
ct es Of that empire fall with world
res 'unding crash, and to see the birth of
Il republic. The rumors, the conse-
quen! panic Of the people, the blood
stirring accounts OF the war, the rush.
the fe"erish anxiety Of the people. are
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-04-11

For SALE or Exchange for city
property-The A. T. Thomas store
building and stock-Inquire q. L.
Thomas, 323 w. Main street.
Choice lot in the Stafford addition on
sale on easy terms. Inquire of E. o.
Dewey. Adv.
WANTED-6 Power Sewing Machine
Operators. Apply Imperial Garment
Mfg. Co. 32S.330 West Main Street,
Owosso. Advertisement.
If you are suffering from rheuma-
tism, govt, kindey or bladder trouble,
write me at once. will tell you free
how to rid your system of it. Adv.
G. HERBERT HART.
Box 80, Lansing, Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-04-11

Married. by Rev. e. H. Hanks at the
home of the brides father, julius B..
Eveleth of Caledonia township. We'd
nesday evening, Albert T. Derr of Cor
unna. and Miss Erwina Eveleth. Mr..
and Mrs. Dsrr will reside on Mr.. Eyel.
eth's farm.
party of twenty-five friends gave
Miss Leota Goodwin, S. Shiawassee,
delightful surprise Saturday eve
ming. The event was given in honor
of the birthday anniversary of the
hostess. Tie evening was spent with
games and music was rendered. A
supper was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Griswold of
Portland, Ore, are visiting the lat
ter's mother and sister, Mrs. Bar
bara Hansman and Mrs. o. f. Max
ted in this city. George Hansman OF
Detroit was guest Sunday at the
home Of his sister. Mrs. o. +. Maxted,
East Mason street.
Warren B. Serviss, for the past IL
years superintendent of construction
or the Union Telephone Co., has re-
signed, and will go to Saginaw where
he becomes general manager of the
Valley Home Telephone Co. The
resignation takes immediate effect
John Britton who has had charge of
the switchboards for the Union for a
number of years, will succeed Mr..
Seryiss. The latter ovpects to move
to Saginaw in the near future.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
TILTED, SHE GOES INSANE
Man, Says Girls Mother, Broke
Troth as Dover Was Delayed.

Her mind affected by the breaking OF
her engagement, Dora Smith twenty
years old. of No. 32I Glenmore ave-
nue.. East New York. was taken yester-
day 70 the insane asylum at Kings
Park, Long Island.
Mrs. Jacob Smith, her mother, SAID
last night that the betrothal contract
was broken last March because Dora's
fiance and her father had quarrelled
about the young woman's dowry. The
young man. said Mrs. Smith, wanted
the money prior to the wedding so that
he could begin building on two lots
that Mr.. Smith said he would give as
a site for their future home. Mr. Smith
opposed the plan. and so, Mrs. Smith
said. the prospective bridegroom told
Mr.. Smith to keep his daughter and
his money.
Dora tried to reconcile her sweet
heart TO the situation. Mrs. Smith said'
but he refused TO have anything more
To do with her. This broke the young
Uomans heart.
ON Thursday she was removed TO
the observation ward or the hlhss
County Hospital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
THIS POTATO, 9-PART UNIT
Jake Daubert, Agricultural
Baseballist, Is It's Sponsor.

What YOU see In the picture is not
baseball after II has been plucked from
the fence. following an exhibition OF hit
ting By Jake Daubert, captain and first
sacker OF the Brooklyn. Nor does II rep
resent the feelings OF the GREATNESS right
fielder who has tried TO gather In the re-
suit OF a collision between willow and
horsehide II IS merely a potato but as
KID" Broad, who used to write beauty
hints. would remark. II is a remarkable
looking vegetable
Jake brought II into The Tribune ONCE
last night. When the sporting editor saw
II he thought IL was a new part on Dau-
berts gift automobile. but this Daubert
denied.
Link Barnhart. who has farm near
mine. at Llewellyn. Penn" said Bill
Dahlen's chum. found this product OF the
soil in his potato patch a few DAYS ago
The corglomeration is a thing OF parts
nine. II you care 10 count 'em. thought
at first nine Murphys had grown to-
gether. but the scarecrow is all In one
piece. I've had So much trouble with
servant girls / think I'll start raising
these things 80 that the evenings OF
lot Of domestics who have 10 pare po-
tatoes will be broken up
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
DENIAL BY lEHlGH co.
mo Community of Interest
with the Reading"

Philadelphia oct. lS-The Lehigh Coal
and Navigation Company. one OF the de-
PENDANTS in the suit recently instituted In
the United States Court In this city 10
dissolve the so-called hard coal trust, "
to-day filed it's answer In which II denied
any community of interest with the Phil
adelpha and Reading Coal and Iron Com
pany and the Reading Company, other
corporations named in the litigation.
The company admits. as alleged I'm the
hill OF complaint. that II constructed.
owns and formerly operated the Lehigh &
Susquehanna Railroad. and that II owns
and controls coal lands estimated to con-
tain more than 800 10000 tons Of available
anthracite I'm the Lehigh region, from
which it annually produces $4,000 tons.
Though averring that under It's charter
II has the power TO engage in the busi-
ness OF common carrier. the company de-
MES that II operates any line OF railroad
as common carrier. The sale OF certain
coal lands and mines. as alleged by the
government. is admitted but the company
contends that such deals were not for the
purpose Of forming a combination to mo-
nopolize anthracite production.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
URGES AMENDMENTS To
PERFECT CURRENCY BILL
Chamber of Commerce Commit
tee Wants Only Four Regional
Reserve Banks.
PLANS FOR IDEAL SYSTEM
Suggest Speedier Retirement OF
National Note Circulation
and Inclusion of Trust
Companies.

a special committee OF the New York
Chamber Of Commerce. which has made
an exhaustive study of the currency bill
now before the United States Senate, will
recommend al to-morrow's meeting OF the
chamber the adoption Of resolutions In
favor of the act. provided six radical
amendments are made. The amendments
are designed to approximate, as nearly as
II may be done at the present time. the
solution which the committee believes TO
be the ultimate ideal which is defined IN
the report as follows:
The ideal solution. in our Judgment
would be one central reserve association
dealing only with member banks and the
government: issuing currency against
commercial notes having a definite and
limited maturity. redeemable in gold ana
protected by an adequate gold reserve
this currency to be the obligation OF the
central reserve association issuing II and
not involving the credit OF the govern
ment for it's guarantee or redempuon'
other outstanding forms OF currency 10 De
gradually retired: the government to use
the reserve association as its depository
and fiscal agent and to be adequately rep
resented on its board Of management us
operation generally TO be under govern
ment super vision, but not under absolute
political control"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
Woodward and Mckee, Dis
trict Leaders, Wait on
Library Steps for
Conference"

Scene: On the steps Of the Public
Library, Fifth avenue and AID street. 4;3o
o'clock In the morning one day last week.
wind blowing forty to sixty miles an
hour)
Collin Fl. Woodward and Moses Mckee,
Republican leaders of the 23d and 2st
districts, respectively, shivering. In spite
Of their $50 pounds Of flesh, more or less,
and looking anxiously toward 10th street.
Woodward: II wonder where Sam Is.
We have been here twenty minutes now.
I can't stand this wind much longer
Mckee: This certainly is fierce, but
Sam told us TO be here and he must have
something important to tell US Let's
stick 1t out a while longer"
"a taxicab passes slowly back ana
forth in front Of the library three or four
times On the seat with the driver sits
John J. Lyons, leader OF the 5lst, muiiied
to the ears and chuckling audibly. Look
ing through the window OF the cab Is
former Senator Alexander Brough, leader
OF the 18th doubled over with glee)
(Half an hour passes. Mckee goes to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
ADOPTS "ONE-CABIN" PLAN
American Line Adds Vessels to
Lower Rate List.

Announcement was made yesterday by
the international Mercantile Marine Com
pany that the American Line, one or Its
subsidiary services. would on November 7
become a one-cabln line.
For the last Ave or six years steamship
men have found that one of the best pay
Ing propositions in the passenger business
is the "one-cabin steamship" The Gu
nard Line recently built two steamships
for this traffic. and the North German
Lloyd Line has relegated the Kaiser VIII
helm der Crosse as this class OF vessel.
With the departure Of the steamship
New York from this port on November 7
the American Line will pass out OF the
fast express service. The other three
vessels. the st. Louis. the ST. Paul and
the Philadelphia, like the New York. will
carry cabin passengers at a minimum
rate OF $50 90 The steerage accommoda-
tons will remain the same
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19

which fortunately place II quite beyond
the scope OF any one but Nicois born
and bred. Never the hum Of an aero
plane, hardly the buzz OF an automobile
not even the spectral shrek Of the ghost
of a gramopnone. No politics, except
local politics, which are wonderful sleep
indlcers No news. because news which
is two days old has no interest for any
human soul--letters which before they
reach YOU have answered themselves
Just rest.
In the meanwhile the municipal author
tiles are making active preparations FOR
the coming winter season on the RIVIERA
which Is expected TO be specially brilliant
The opera at Nice under the manage
ment of the famous tenor from the Opera
Comique. In Paris. NJ. Salignac, mas not
yet announced It's programme. put
Mile. Lillian Granville, the great So
prano, who Is the brightest vocal star Oh
Southern France is engaged to reappear
at the Casino. a welcome piece Of news
TO the countless admirers OF this most
talented. charming and seductive artist
Aviation will again be to the fore, and
pressure is being brought upon the Nice
municipality TO improve and, IL possloie'
enlarge the aviation ground situated at
La California, at the eastern extremity
Of the Bay OF Angels. Apart from the I'M
portant racing fixtures, interesting sport
ing events will be the fencing champion
ship, 10 be fought out in April the Ten
mis- tournament, with which the season
will be opened on December Is; the inter-
national regatta. la April. the attraction
of which will be considerably lncreaseu
when the town carries out its plan OF con-
structing a special port for yachts; the
great fishing contest organized by lie
Petit Nicois" the local newspaper at the
coast village Of Trayes. which annually
bring together several thousand amateur
anglers. and the veglione at the Casino.
Last year the colors for the dominoes
adopted for the veglone at the casino
were Nile green and rose; this year I'M
understand. they are 10 be crus'ed straw
49,, ond eIec,ric blue. &. !. b.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
MONUMENT FOR PRINCETON
$50, Shaft to Commemorate Bat.
tie Is at Last Assured.
From The Tribune Correspondent.


Princeton, n. j., Oct. lS.-Contentions
lasting nearly a decade and involving
state and national appropriations have at
last been definitely settled, and operations
have begun at Princeton in preparation
for the erection of an $4,000 monument
in commemoration of the battle Of Prince
ton, In which Washington turned the tide
OF the Revolution in l776 by defeating
CORVALLIS.
The expenses have been met by dona-
lions from three sources. $4,000 being ap-
propriated by the State of New Jersey,
an equal amount by Congress. and the
remaining $4,000 gathered In popular SUBJ
scription. 1t took a fve-year night In
Congress before Congressman l. w. WOOD
managed to push through the bin grant
ing national aid for the movement.
design by Frederick MacMonnies. the
famous American sculptor, has been Sc
lected, and the monument will be set up
under his supervision. Taylor Pyne gave
I'D two store sites and house TO make
place for the monument.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
PORTLY PALS" JOKERS' VICTIMS

the phone on the corner and calls ~, 4,
Republican county headquarters O.
Lorzer, acting secretary, repl!es)
Mckee: Where In blazes Is the cha.
man? We were told he wanted 10 "a.
on the steps Of the library on impor,.s.
business, and he hasn't shown I'd W,
Lorzer (who understand: Wen v,...
better get further up the steps, wher. !.
can see you palmer when he Con-.
along"
Business Of Woodward looking a, -.
huge bulk Of Mckee, and Mckee ,ro,,,-.
as he wonders how many hundred pop,1'
Woodward weighs)
However, a joke doesn't wan, %
carried too far. A little later Lore,
pears at the library steps and tell, ;,
waiting district leaders that Il, an
other OF the practical jokes Of Lyon, s.s
Brough.
All the Republican district leaders T..
been comforting until the early hour, !.
the morning at headquarters, trying ).
reach a compromise with the Pros,..
sives on aldermanic ana Assembly -.
didates. Samuel S. Koenig, preslden, :,
the committee, had gone TO a nearby -.
taurant to meet some OF the Progrss.v.
leaders. Lyons. going TO an outside ,s.'
phone and representing himself as n.
Il anager of the restaurant. told Mex.
ard Woodward Mr.. koenig wanted ,h,-
on the library steps at once Now r..
are planning to get square
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
SPEED GIRL GRADUATE
Pratt Institute Students Fill
Room with Flowers.

party of teachers and students from
the Pratt Institute. Brooklyn. assembled
on board the steamship Verdi yesterday
10 decorate with roses the stateroom of
Miss Maud LAndes. a passenger on the
outbound liner.
Miss Landes. who In nineteen years ola.
had been a student In this country fer
eight years She was graduated from the
Pratt Institute recently, and Is on her
way TO live with her parents in Buenos
Ayres She has not seen them In four
years.
She arrived at the Verdi at Pier g.
Brooklyn, at 10 O'Clock and found her
room filled with friends and flowers. The
visiting party waved her farewell from
the pier until the Verdi disappeared be-
yond Governors Island.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
WATERS WANT TO TIP
TIPPING SYSTEM OVER
DoWntrodden ServitorS Willing
to Join the Crime-tO-
Rich Society.
HOTEL CHEFS WITH THEM
Union Leader Unsmilingly Says
That Diners Who Give No
Gratuity Will Get
Equal Service.
Haw-haw-hawi


Pardon the laughter. but the Interna-
tionsl Hotel Workers Union. which takes
in walters. chefs and omnibuses. an
nounced last night that 1t contemplates
urging the passage Of bill in this state
calling for the abolition Of tips.
applause and laughter
Edward Blochlinger. who is the or
gdnizer Of the union, said that the ac-
ceptance Of tips by walters places them
in a false position.
Unchecked mirth)
"One roof garden in this city" said
Blochinger. pays no wages TO its
walters; they have TO depend on tips"
Expressions Of sympathy for the down
trodden waitersD
The tipping system" Blochlinger con-
tinued when order had been restored
creates the impression that the diner
who tips receives better service than the
patron who does not"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
ADIRONDACK GUIDE KILLED
Mistaken for a Deer by New
York Hunter.

Troy, N. Y. oct. 1S.-William Dryer,
one Of the best known Adirondack
guides died to-day at Shattuck Clear
ing. having been accidentally shot by
enc OF a party OF New York hunters
whom he was guiding.
Dwyer was mistaken for deer by
an overenthusiastic member OF the
party, who took aim and fired, the bull
let entering the guides abdomen
The man who is said accidentally to
have shot MIR. Schuyler Ia T. II. Law
renee, OF New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
FOUR KILLED AT CROSSING
Automobile Struck by Freight
Train in Indiana.

Laporte. Ind. Oct. B.-Four persons
were killed and one seriously hurt near
here late to-day, when an AUTOMOBILE
driven by Edwin W. Schurz, treasurer OF
a piano company. was struck by Pere
Marquette freight train. The accident
happened at what is known as the most
dangerous grade crossing In Northern In
diana.
Those killed were Mrs. Edwin w.
Schurz, Mrs. Fannie p. HenZe and Mrs.
Carleton Schafer. OF Laporte, and Mrs.
William Brace. OF Washington. Edwin
w. Schurz was seriously injured
Schurz was driving at moderate
speed, but failed 10 see northbound
train. the engine OF which was pushing
box car ahead. The box car struck the
machine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
TELLS OF HUDSON BAY TRIP
Miss lobe Pictures Country to
Normal College Alumn8.

Miss Mary l.. Jobe ted the story OF her
summers travel in Northwestern Canada
at the reunion of the Normal College
Alumna yesterday afternoon at the col
lege. She accompanied her talk with
many colored slides she took herself CT
Indian babes and fur traders at the Hud-
son Bay posts.
An Indian play, The Land OF the
North Star" was presented after Miss
Jobes talk by the little actors OF the
Children's Educational Theatre under the
direction Of Mrs. A. Minnie Herts Heni-
ger.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
Four Reserve Banks.

EFF the desired strength resulting from
tho concentration Of reserves is really
IN he obtained, and If in times OF emer-
gencv there Is to be greater strength
nv unity Of action Of the reserve BANKS
With a small number of federal reserve
hanks. cooperation tending to approx
mate the advantages Of a single reserve
reservoir might be possible. Four re-
serve Banks as the maximum suggested
nv vour committee would amply permit
North. South and West 10 be fully en-
braced."
The preamble TO the resolution pro-
nosed bv the committee is as follows:
I'VE are keenly alive to the defects OF
our present banking system and to the
great advantage 10 commerce and In
dustry that will certainly follow the en-
actment of law recognizing the correct
principles governing a Capitalization OF
banking reserves and the creation OF an
elastic bank note currency"
The members Of the committee are;
Cornelius y. Bliss, Jr., John Claim.
president; Ralph l.. Cutter. Otto L. Dom
merich. Alexander j. Hamphill. Augustus
ID. Juillard. Joseph p. Martindale. Euge-
MUS II. Outerbridge, William Jay Schiene-
lin. Mortimer l.. Schif. William Sloane,
lanes Talcott. Frank a. Vanderlip, chair
man: Clarence Whitman and Albert IL
Wiggin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
GLIDDEN AUTO KILLS BOY
Wife of Tour Promoter in Car
Which Runs Down Lad.

Cambridge, Mass. Oct. ls.-An automo-
bile occupied by Mrs. Franklin ]. Burn
ham. Of Colorado. and Mrs. Charles ].
Glidden, wife of the founder of the Gid
den Cup automobile tours, knocked down
and fatally injured William Boyle. seven
years old, in Cambridgeport tonight.
The boy was taken into the car and
hurried to the Relief Hospital, where he
died IN a few minutes. The chauffeur.
Charles j. Holmes. was arrested on a
charge OF manslaughter, and released on
hail Furnished by Mrs. Burnham.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
Try Telegraph 70 The Tribune. !

New London, Conn, Oct. l8.-Captain
Francis Inch. hero Of the steamship Vol
turno. arrived here on the express train
from New York at $50 o'clock tonight,
and Is the guest of the Rev. G. Seymour
Bullock, pastor of All Souls Church.
Captain Inch said tonight he would
remain in New London until Wednesday
when he is scheduled to sail on the
Mauretania for London. where he Is 10
appear before the Board OF Inquiry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
Uraes Six Amendments.

The committee is made up Of the stand
ing committee on finance and currency
composed of seven bankers, with the au-
dition of eleven merchants. The COM
mittee attended the discussion Of the Dill
al the recent conference of the Academy
Of Political Science. Pointing out that II
there is one phase Of the complex conol-
lions of modern business in which, more
than another. the wisdom gained by ex-
perience should obtain and be expressed II
is in the currency and banking system
Of anv great nation and its adminlstra-
ton, the committee urges that the OniIed
States profit by the experience OF the
other great nations, which have pursued
their way through wars and pestilehce
through fire and floods, through collapse
Of unwise speculation and shrinkage OF
security values. without disaster.
The specific amendments to the act
urged by the committee as necessary IN
the light of banking and commercial eX-
ner1ence for the practical working OF the
law are stated thus:
The reduction of the number OF feo-
eral reserve banks to not more than tour
THAT a strong effort be made to save
the national banking system from loss
in numbers through national banks tax
Ing out state charters, by making inc
provisions of the measure sufhcienty
satisfactory TO banks to obtain their CO.
operation, and, If possible. TO secure the
accession Of state banks and trust com
panies to the federal reserve organiza-
ton. so that the measure will tend 10
unity our banking system.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
CLARK KIN WANTS OFFICE.

Colorado Springs. Col. oct. 1S.-Mrs
Annie Hamilton Pitzer. sister-in-law Of
Speaker Champ Clark. has announced her
candidacy for the postmastership of Colo
RADIO Springs. dozen candidates are in
the field.