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A Harmful Type.

4 HAYOR GAYNOR was good hater-
Iva q good hater of shams and ny
pocrisy ard cant.
He hated also the oyeroptimistic.
nvereharitable man. who has a good
word for all OF such man he said
one day:
"These fellows praisinG the praise
worthy and blameworthy alike. do
HARM 1t was one of these fellows who
remarked of notorious scandal
mon ger.
she is so kind. so indulgent,~ by
nature. Why. even when she is speak
ing i'll of people she doesn't believe
word of what she says.
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payment of the interest on their loans
They want the grandees presence more
than foreclosure-which they could have
any day they chose to force it.
And when one can borrow money to con-
tinue playing, baccarat and roulette seem
for long time, almost in truth what old
time Americans called faro "bank"-the
losses seem a mere deposit. while to draw
a check you have but to win.
They win much. condesa recently
bought two automobiles with $4,000 francs
which she won in four "bancos, and She
let the news be published in the papers.
They are telling how three titled wom-
Ell trimmed an industrial millionaire
of Barcelona at bridge. One of them aft
erward took bank at baccarat, and
ran it up to 5000 francs. She got AVA
with the money, and spent it-an6
there's the trouble. When they win, the,
spend their winnings When they lost
1t comes out of their pocket. And ar
other mortgage on Spanish real estate
goes into the fireproof safe.
A young grandee came. two years ago
newly attached to the kings person. IL
had never gambled and he did not need
to gamble. being in possession of $S.0On
yearly from old family estates. Also,
some day he would marry an heress.
New to San Sebastian. he went with
friends to the gaming tables, and be-
cause they joked him on his Indifference.
he carelessly threw a four-dollar gold
piece on a simple number at roulette
His number won. He left the maximum.
and won again three times hand-run-
ming. Then he bet his winnings, won con-
tinually, and actually carried off 100000
r \
San Sebastian is not Monaco, and
$4,000 is a sum for the direction to lose
at roulette But the big man of the fire.
proof safe just smiled as if thinking to
himself: go, young man; you'll come
back again. The king is here for a
month yet"
He was wrong The young man did
not come back. The month passed. The
last night before the court quit San
Sebastian. he strolled into the gaming
rooms, with friends again. Now we
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they desire 1t, and you can't find any nov
city that it won't tire of.

they desire 1t, and you can't find any nov
city that it won't tire Of
+ =
The crash came when a trio of laugh
ing beauties of Brazil, London and Bill
bao-Bilbao mocks at Spanish titles and
is always in for fun-went the private
dairy one better with the dream farm.
and had the grandees themselves on run
to 1t! It Is not good taste to tell 1.-The
king did this or that except the things
he does officially, like opera, or the n.y.
droplanes. or strolling on the beech with
his babies. Why. they fed the chickens
on cream chocolates. and perfumed the
hay. They started straw rides, gorgeous
novelty on the Spanish border, rolled gild
ed eggs down the HILL made q hay slide
from the top of the barn and went out in
crowds, at twilight, to drive the cows
home.
And all that was nothing. The big
laugh, and the colossal hit was the dream
pigeery. Lambs are SLOW" said the Bill
bao- Bra sil- London combination. Give
the pigs q chance; they are Intelligent,
humorous. affectionate and love luxury as
much as any" The pig-mRmmas, gar
landed with roses, vaporized with perfume.
grunted with complacency Us the fair
women handled their piglets. scrubbed and
tied with simple bows Of ribbon, fore and
aft They say that the dream sty-lined
with porcelain tiles. with q pastoral
frieze and running spring water, exactly
like the Andalusian dairy-cost. alone,
1000 What Of that? The king smiled,
and the Spanish say society is getting
very mixed at San Sebastian.
In the expenses of this frantic compe-
tition many an old Spanish fortune Is
slapped to the caving-in point. Two plain.
untitled men. they say-the money-lending
hackers OF the Biarritz and San Sebastian
baccarat and roulette-could practically
automobile on their own land, If they
wanted to. from the frontier all the way
to Seville. SO numerous are the mortgages
on noble Spanish real estate which they
keep locked up In their fireproof safes.
In most cases they do not even push for
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shall get our money backr' thought the
direction. .at tbs destined victim Just
put down i single gold PIECE, lost It and
stro ned = nck saving een yoa sas;
that everybody whispered There's
one who is ssameproof, at last
Was he? Look what happened In
truth. he desp.sed all gambling what
should he do with his $60.uOO winnings!
He despised the quick-got money. ana
determined TO get rid of ii by spending
Now, to a noble Spaniard there Is only
one best way to blow lot or monsy-lo
employ it baskng in the royal favor
So he lavished his s1O.0.p in entertain
ments to the kings friends. He lent
money with a free hand, kept silent
tongue. and everybody came to tnlnk
that he was very rich. indeed. And a.
he vas hanpy. his gayety and lnventise
genius made him high fayortte In the
kings set" Until the $4,000 were all
spent
year had passed. The court Was
back again at San Sebas stan. Ot'
course. he desired to keep the high POSI-
ion he had won. He hated to baek
down Ard. as he had won easily the
tirst time, he went naturally 10 gan
bling He won much, spent mneh. iost
much And now his eat.tss are .nos ,,,
gagged. end no girl OF his own set Will
marry him, notorious ruined sanes,ef.
Alfonso knows these thinse and
mourns.
A dozen times ne has consulted with
his ministers, to Shit down on the san
Sebastian gambling table The young
queens heart has r1elted at tales WINS
pered to her By wives daughters. sisters
tales CT sQuandered marriage poruons'
ruined fortunes, mortgaged lands
Alfonso can do nothing.
The prosperity of San Sebastian for
bids him.
III this part of Spain forbids him.
Railroad interests. real estate values. the
improvements of the Corniche and the
Basque coast cry: Hands or.
golden river flows in annually from
America. France. England. Russia. South
America 1t revivifies the north OF
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counts. And the young king approved II
as poetic. and eighteenth century, and
test of magnetism in the ladies-who could
lead her lamb most docilely. as if the ten
der. timid thing should recognize the
beautiful soul of its protectress, and
cling.
They were merino lambs Washed
soaped, petroleum shampooed and fan
dried-that was nothing. Bayonne
hairdresser wore himself out marcel
waving each lamb-a young man of high
artistic feeling He has now his parlore
in Biarritz. They were beautiful to see.
The king was gay, the Spanish hostess
in her glory. Then, just as the show was
starting, up rolled a magnificent new race
course horse van automobile, and love-
IL Hungarian widow, famous for her wit
and diamonds, blushing iii girlish per-
turbation, begged permission to lead her
own lambs. brought from her estates
near Temisvar.
My girlhood's pets!' she gurgled. ''Oh,
/ am so glad to have them! Please ex-
cuse my haste!'' What really-' ad
mired the young king: like little Mary
i'm the poem?'' How romantic.' said
the other women, but they turned pale as
out stalked from the van two superb
old fat sheep. waddling insolently in
their grease. their wool curled in SO
many tight, artistic kinks that they could
only wink the left eye slowly as they
passed Alfonso. And the widow led one
and the other followed.
"Girlhood lambs!'' the other ladies
snickefed: rather old ones!' (No one
noticed their lambs) But the young
king counted on his fingers. They are
good fat seven-year-old sheep, he said.
for Alfonso is a farmer also. Can you
beat that ragged the ladies Any one
could make the calculation. which proved
the lovely Hungarian widow to be twen-
ty-two years old at most. Now every
body wonders where she got Them Train
ed sheep are unknown to the circus
business. yet these specimens SO march
ed and countermarched that the whole
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THEY DANCED THE TANGO ON A LOAD OF HAY.

Spain. It's price is San Sebastian
"9ayety.'
Every one is getting rich at San Sebas-
tian--I mean every one who WORKS
hotel men. builders, architects, SHOP
keepers, farmers.
Every one is getting rich at San Seoas-
ttan-e1cept the Spanish mobiles.
The king is the king of all his people
He must help prosperity. And ne 10
Toung And il is gay.
And now you know.
STERLING HEILI0
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When the fountain of all honor and Gods
regent condescended to sleep one night in
A grandee's castle il must not be desc
grated in the future. As the court rode
bn. with solemn hand the grandee put
the torch and watched his castle burn.
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ANY a Spaniard has
burned down his
house because the
king came.
1t was III the
grand old days of
galleons and arma-
das, when the
king : grant could
make a grandee
rich-but the king 3
smile could raise
him above riches ,
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s" Are T0m0rr0w'S Geniu.

They all "cTanks the outset OF their endedU0-s;
Harvey with his theory of blood cculaton GaUo with his law
Of static electricity; Watts with his eakee engine; Eli Whitney,
with his sewing machne Daguerre, with his Wells with
his anaeshedc Remington with his typewriter; Patterson with
his welfare work; Rice, with his submarine boats Ford with his
automobile and Langley, with his fying-panes.
The scholarly Athenians rewarded Plato the teacher with
beaer Of poison the Italians honored Sauonarola with death
upon the faggots.
So you that incredibly and Indifference and injustice
have been encountered by Others than yourself Part Of the
price Of preeinence is failure Recognition Of
talent seldom Immediate and occasionally military, ethical
commercial and intellectual campaigns alike lost unless
Quoted with patience and confidence.
Brilliant coards but seldom behold the acceptance Of their
intentions the fuHen of their predictions Besides brans
inspiration must be serued by presidency Humanity sow to
adopt revolutionary methods and machines matters little
that your has sensed UNEMPLOYED realm beyond the
clouds digs the earth for unsupported NATTER whether
peneates the horizon and behoLd the approach Of social
potenaties employment Of
natural forces regardless of the activities of your ingenuity
the Of ee for tasks the Of
figures simplify old formulate and records; waaever field
your farseht has located neglected masked opportunity
despite the Dubious benefits from researcher
indeternnae period of discourgeent The
hardest struggle that faces the pioneer the battle with his
de6pQiy.
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- - - 80 |II|allz ~
~: 6S6dt& 49, z=@xaAe By He
Yesterdays ''Lunatics"
Half of history lost in mystery No will ever estimate
yesterdays unreazed opportunities Buried the RUNS OF
are many feasible futile ideas the hundred
thousand will probably develop is sheer specua
ton many unatcs of past generations would
have acclaimed could they have HOed to
their ueos propose their plans propous and pro-
but actually society hostile the precedent smasher The
and conceited
1t is difficult demonstrate the man that hin
intellect incompetent Immediately value the full
Of matters and the creation and the extension OF
which individuals have devoted highly specialized careers Most
folks are accustomed reject before they meaure
by the standard of their branso
stute their of last appeal and to dismiss ~
ridiculous and impractical theories and projects which at
first glance seem them unreasonable and unfeasbe
Encouraging? Not by jugfuL
humanity had consistently supported the pretenslons OF
and tners the dreamer might we'll be dsayed
at the scos and jeers which usually greet the avoal OF
prising ambitions.
For the daring few whose minds adventure the unattaned
there the heartachng nevebreang DIS
the early years all agents Of cvi
ton from the the disconnected 7rogode cmsy
with his purnd faculties through the heroic and Archimedeon
epochs down rebus of Mergenhae with whose alost
reasoning devices type Of this newspaper itself freshly
cast each day.
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The Luxury and Ex-
travagance of San Sc
bastian, the King of
SPANS Vacation City
Where Money Has No
Value The Dangers
of Reckless Gambling
Dancing the Tango
on a Load of Hay to
Anfuse Royalty The
Dream Farm.
pecial Correspondence II Tho Star.
SAN SEBASTIAN. Spain.
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Np"cfdI NufFFst"FfFHVt Uf TIT StaF.
SAN SEBASTIAN. Spain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-24
CR|T|C|SES ARMY LAW
Controller DoWney Would
Have Congress Settle Word
ing of Claims Act.

That so many different constructions
have been placed upon the act is unfor-
tunate,' comments George. f. Downey.
controller of the Treasury. adding his own
construction as capStone to the many
and varied constructions by his predeces-
sors, and also from other sources. upon
the act of March 8. 1885, to provide for
settlement of claims Of officers and en-
listed men of the army for loss of private
property destroyed in the military Service
Of the United States.
Men of ability he says, have diff
fered and do differ as to the meaning or
this act. That a controller has felt
called upon to overrule a decision by his
assistant to which the attention of the
controller has not been called, Is due to
a radical defect in the organization OF
the controllers office. but in the main
the trouble is due to a failure at the
legislative end of the line to make plain
the real legislative intent. leaving room
for honest differences of opinion, and
consequently with authority to construe
vested in different men at different times
to different constructions.
Use of the words while and when.
in an ambiguous sense, present a large
part OF the difficulty
The auditor has made 1t my. duty to
construe this statute he goes on, ..and
while the construction that ] may place
upon II will be binding upon the account
ing officers, ! so thoroughly realize that
it cannot meet with the appreciation OF
all concerned that ! am prompted to sug-
gest that the matter is a fit subject for
action to the end that all
doubts may be removed"
The construction and comments Of Con-
troller Downey consume sixteen pages OF
typewriter letter-head paper.
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SEES SUFFRAGE GA|NS|
Growth of Sentiment in u. S.
Remarkable, Says Mrs.
Benedict.

THE spread Of suffrage sentiment in
the United States and the gain in the
strength Of the movement in the last year
Is remarkable. II these gains continue
at the same rate, 1t will not be long be-
fore the cause Is entirely successful.
This was the statement made today by
Mrs. Crystal Eastman Benedict. formerly
Of Wisconsin, but now Of New York, who
came to Washington this morning after
six-month visit to Europe for the pur-
pose Of studying the suffrage movement
there.
Mrs. Benedict visited Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst at Ellis Island. and with Mrs.
o. H. p. Belmont met her after her re-
lease by the immigration authorities. She
also visited Mrs. Pankhursts daughter,
Sylvia Pankhurst. in Paris. While In
Europe she attended the international
woman suffrage conference at Budapest
When I returned to the United States
I was surprised to see the evidences OF
advances made by our cause" said Mrs
Benedict. People who have been here
right along probably do not notice this as
much as do. The fact that constltu-
tional amendment for woman suffrage has
been gotten prominently before Congress
is In itself a great victory"
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SEAMEN'S SERVICE BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
ALI of La Toilette Amendments
Adopted-Attack on Of
fetal Features Close.

The "seamen's servitude'' bill. designed
to better conditions for sailors and also
to raise the efficiency of crews of vessels
on the ocean and the great lakes, was
passed by the Senate yesterday afternoon.
The Senate adopted all the La Toilette
amendments to the bill. including q provi-
sion that time shall be given for the
amendment or abrogation of treaties with
other countries affected by the new legis-
lation.
In the end the debate became an eulogy
of Andrew Feruseth. president OF the
Seamans Union. who was lauded as the
man responsible for the passage of the
bill. Mr.. Feruseth. who had sat In Sem
ate gallery throughout the debate. was
declared by Senator La Toilette. repub-
lican. and Senator Williams democrat, to
have worked in Washington for many
years, "at seaman's pay" to get legis-
lation through Congress improving the
working conditions of his fellow-sailors.
Will Accomplish Three Reforms.
Senator Fletcher. chairman of the SUBJ
committee that had charge OF the prepa-
ration OF the seAman's bill. declared the
measure as passed by the SenatR would
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ASKS ABSOLUTE DIVORCE.
Mrs. Mathilde G. Creecy Charges
Husband With Misconduct.

Mathilde c. Creecy. twenty-one years
old. today filed suit for an absolute di-
vorce from William B. Creecy, jr.. TWEEN
ty-five years of age. They were married
November ~ 1911, and 1t Is alleged the
husband deserted his wife January %
following The wife has since been living
with her mother.
In February. 1912. Mrs Creecy brought
suit for ma ntenance. but after a hear
ing Justice Wright denied the request
for alimony and continued the case for
further consideration A child was born
to Mrs Creecy August 16. 1912, and the
court then ordered IS per week. con-
tributed by the husband toward the care
of the little one.
In her suit today Mrs. Creecy charges
misconduct and names a correspondent
Attorney George H. Macdonald appears
for the wife. She says she Ii without
funds beyond the weekly contribution OF
s. made by the husb%rd.
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accomplish three important shipping re-
forms-the giving OF greater freedom to
seamen. the promotion OF greater safety
at sea for passengers and crews and tie
equalzng of the wage costs. in operating
vessels I'm foreign and domestic trade.
The La Toilette substitute differed I'm
many respects from the original bill which
passed both houses of Congress last win
ter, but which did not meet with the ap-
prevail of President Taft It's chief provis
ions would require improved working
quarters and working conditions on ships;
increase the requirements for safety APP
planes and efficiency of sailors release
sailors from some Of the present strin-
gent regulations that compel them to
remain with ships when In foreign ports.
and would direct the abrosation Of any
treaties that prohibit the enforcement of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-24
SCOTTISH RITE SESSION
SOON COMES TO CLOSE
view Thirty-Third Degree Hon.
orary Members Viii Be
Crowned Tonight.

The session of the Supreme Council
OF the Southern Jurisdiction of Scot
fish Rite Freemasonry. which began
last Monday, will probably be brought
to close late tomorrow afternoon.
The browning of the newly elected
thirty-third degree honorary members
this evening will be the last function
of note at this session.
The newly elected knights commander
Of the court of honor for the District
participated in the new ceremonial OF
investiture which is said to have been
written by the new lieutenant grand COM
which was tried for the second time at
the Cathedral last evening for the bene-
At Of the Supreme Council, which. how
ever. it Is said, has not yet formally
adopted it.
Besides the five candidates from the
District. four others took part in the
ceremony. the remainder of the newly
elected knights being deferred for in
vestiture in their own Jurisdictions.
Consistorial Session.
The Supreme Council held con-
sistorial session, or one open to con-
sistory members. for about an hour and
q half this morning, and then took a
recess until pm. today for con-
tinuous session until the time for the
browning of. the new thirty-fhird de-
gree honorary members
Reports, including that on the Scottish
Rite library, were received and disposed
of. 1t Is said the council has great
deal Of business yet to transact, and that
1t will probably not conclude Its WORK
until late tomorrow afternoon or evening
With the announcement OF the election
of those chosen to receive honors a great
many out-of town visitors left for their
homes The others are prepared to go,
it is said. as soon as the council session
is closed The next meeting of the Supreme
Council, like those which have preceded,
will be held in this city in October, 1918.
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BASIS OF ASSESSMENT
FOR MRS. MAY THOMPSON
Agreement Regarding Customs Du-
ties Due From American Bank
er's NONRESIDENT Wife.

Mrs May Van Allen Thompson, wife OF
an American banker who claimed Gus
toms exemptions as nonresident of the
United States. must pay duty on all
taxable articles brought with her from
England which were not taken out Of the
United States and returned. Such OF
her possessions as are of American origin
will be released to her without tax.
The forfeiture suit to be brought against
her for technical evasion of the tariff
regulations will be held in allegiance
pending the determination of all the
facts in the case These facts will be
brought out in the proceedings following
her formal protest. when her complaint
will be heard by the board of appraisers
at Boston, the port of entry for her per-
sonal property.
Result of Conference.
Assistant Secretary Hamline of the
Treasury Department arrived at this
conclusion after conference and hear
ing with his predecessor in Of
flee, former Assistant Secretary Cur
tbs, who represented Mrs Thomp-
son as counsel. The contention of Mr..
Curtis in~ben-lf Of Mrs. Thompson that
her personal effects. being the property
Of a nonresident, should not be subject
to the tax imposed upon Americans re-
turning from abroad failed tc win him
an immediate decision In his favor.
Mr.. Hamhnis procedure does not ap-
parently determine that Mrs Thompson
shall be regarded as possessing the same
American residence OF her husband, but
proposes a method of action to be pass
ed upon by the board of appraisers and
perhaps subsequently by the courts.
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Mexico. were told today by Mrs. T. j.
Davis. wife of mining engineer, upon
her arrival here.
The trip from Torreon to Monterey.
ordinarily a journey of eight hours. re-
quired two weeks. The men Of the party
We're convinced that they were being
detained as possible hostages by the
defeated fedel ais.
During the trip Mrs. Davis said several
little child. en- died when food gave out.
and a number of women gave birth to
babies.
From Monterey the party tried to
reach Laredo Tex. but was turned
back by destroyed railroad tracks. The
return trip was made with an American
official Of the railroad walking In front
of the engine. Once he found charge
of dynamite on the track.
Conditions were horrible in Torreon
during the siege, said Mrs. Davis. Many
poorer Mexicans starved to death.
--,u, &yor No1uN mn HHEvYrn
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Golden Again Textile Head.

PHILADELPHIA, October 24.-John
Golden. Fall River. Mass. was today
re elected president Of the United Tex
tile Workers of America. defeating
Tobias Hall. Philadelphia. by a vote Of
a. to 10. This mikes the tenth sue
cessive time Golden has been chosen
president James Tansey. also Of Fall
River. wp reelected first vice presi-