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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-16
CIENFuEGoS' MAYOR KILLED

POLITICAL Enemies Assasslnate Cuban
Executive. s'~sg -; i
Havana, April 13.--Cenferino A.
Mendez, the newly elected Conserva.
tive mayor of the city of Cienfuegos,
in the province of Santa Clara. was
assassinated. A group Of men way
laid him in the street while he was on
his way home and riddled him with
bullets. e~s, s-zsss<s
The motive of the assassination is
known to have been political. Six sus-
pected men have been arrested. :.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-16
essier. Il Exonerated. !.

ashington, April I g.. Il. took the
senate election committee less than.
fifteen minutes to exonerate Carl 81
sLoefier. assistant doorkeeper OF the
senate. of Senator Cores charge that.
She had been responsib bile for the dis:
appearance Of one OF the important.
papers In thu. first trial sof William
3Lorimer. Senator Gore did not appear
before the committee
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-16
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, April 14.--Wheat - May,
Gle: July, 89Ac;; Sept, 1913 @S9Ac
Corn-May, 555sc; July, Sc sc: Sept,
57A @573sc. Oats-May, S5c;; July
345sc; Sept. 81 3sc: Pork-May, s19
81; July. $20.12: Butter reameries,
-27@34c, Eggs-17A @18Ac. Poul
try-Turkeys, zoe; chickens, 17hc;
springs. @171hc. ID @
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-16
The Offer Expires Nav /, l9l,

and then shot herself. ..-zls-.
The other children found their
mother dead when they returned
from school. ..-
The wounded child probably will
recover. Il. g. ..*~., .:s.a..-s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-16
q. 40 a .l-Tt
Student Fireman Killed.

=
Blinded by the snow Engineer Will
lam Nelson drove his engine into q
freight train at st. Paul and his
student fireman, Henry Erickson,
stwenty-two years old, met his death
,in attempting to save his life BY leap
Ing from the locomotive. The accident
occurred at#:the Atlantic street cross
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-16

The Metropolitan Barber Shop,
Bank Of W1llmar Building, B. T.
Otos, proprietor, is the shop to get a
shave, hair cut and bath.-Adyer-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-16
8 Mother and sDauohter E erishI.. !


Winnipe April ! s. While attempt:
Ing to rescue her mother from their
burning home on s. farm near Adanac.5
ssask. 600 miles west 81 ]. Winnipeg
Miss Sybil Hende rson. principal Of
Toru ito public school, Lost. her life.
Her m0ther., 60. ohm 81 henderson,
also persisted 80 the 1flames,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-16
BUFFALO STREET CARS MOVE
Strikers Return to Work Following
Agreement.

Buffalo, N. Y, April 13.-Street car
service was resumed on all lines of
the international Street Railway COM
pany, following meetings at which the
men ratified agreements signed by
their representatives.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-16

~. 49, :.~;s- Auctions. .ss s. 5:ess3
Auctions were known to the early
Romans. The first vendue III Britain
was held in 100. ...%!5. "a S #
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-16

Jefferson City, Mo-. April 10.
Governor Major, has vetoed.
the bill permitting the Stand
: ard OIL company to continue
!. business in the state Of Mis-
!. souri, in spite Of the custer pro
ceedings Of the supreme court. 4
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-16
SHOOTS chill D 4 n 0. HERSELF

sFalls 8 Kill. Daugh Inter, but Ends Her
oWn: u ife.S5 ss=
Mrs. Peter ohnson Of Dane Prairie
township, Otter Tail county shot her
Youngest daug hter four years.of age
sinstheS ad,prapp ed 1 tho chile, HON
Ne .suppolad inIbsdIs
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-16

HISTORY o. THE WORLD Twoln PUZZLE.
Ada eng u6traet according
md ou from what
Aef you have done
g tsss
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-16
BARS STANDARD OIL.

J. !. j. !
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-29
SYNDICALISM
Studies of the Phenomenon,
Here and Abroad.

SYNDICALISM AND THE GENERAL
STRIKE. An Explanation. By Arthur
d. Lewis. Svo. PIP. 800. Boston: Small,
Maynard e. Co.
AMERICAN SYNDICALISM The l. W.
W. BY John Graham Brooks. l2mo,
PIP. 2C4 The Macmillan Company.
Not so long ago an English Judge de-
fined syndicalism az "a diabolical sys-
TEN invented by somebody or other for
the purpose of promoting general
strike, and apparently to establish "a
socialistic republic" Mr.. Lewis is not
completely satisfied with this judicial
definition, and somewhat amplifles It,.
Then he says: THE words which de-
scribe movements in which crowds are
contained can never he satisfactorily
defined; Christians cannot agree ttake
them all and at all times) about
Christianity. or socialists about social
ISM However, there is something
abroad that is neither exactly social
ism nor likely TO be confused with
Christianity, and which has come to be
known as syndicalism. 4 definition Of
this cannot be got into an aphorism
Mr.. Lewis's book on this latest de-
velopment in industrial politics is what
its subtitle states il to bean explsna-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-29
LITERARY NEWS
g. CRITICISM %

grand entry int Sofia two months from
now" The official corruption in Con
stantinoplc was appalling. The gov
crnment Communicated horses, with
promises to pay for them at the end OF
the war. a promise in which the Turks
took no stock. So they spent thou
sands of pounds in bribing the cavalry
veterinarians TO pronounce their stceds
unfit. After the rout at Lule Burgas'
when Constantinoplc expected sacklnS
by its own defeated troops. art dealers
from all over the world hocked thither
to reap harvest greater than any
since the looting of the Summer Palace
at Picking. They were disappointed
The Turkish veterans from Asia Minor
and Tripoli had arrived by this time
and the situation was we'll IN hand.
The author describes his adventures III
the field with humorous reminisccnce
of their vcXations. He does not APP
prove of several Of his Continental
European colleagues
Nir. Gibbs went to the front VIA
Vienna and Belgrade, and deNotcs an
%, ming chapter 10 the ScrNlanS ana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-29

ton. The author has given attention
10 the spread of The movement through
out the world and has epitomizcd his
material. His sources are not only the
philosophical works Of leaders. such as
Sorel. Labriola and Leone but the pop
ular publications Of the propaganda as
well. Arguments for and against the
general strike arc summarized. The
book contains body of material not
before accessible TO the English reader.
clearly presented. The authors style is
simple. but could be more direct. an
estimate may be formed from this vol
umc of the importance OF ms ne"
movement. The syndicalists hold that
the final catastrophe 10y which society
is TO be altered is a great class battle
the general strike. by means of which
the working class will lock out those
belonging 10 other classes and force
them 10 Weld" There is an annotated
photography.
Mr.. Brooks's book is a careful SYM
pathetic. though critical, study oi
American syndicalism. that repre-
scented in the order named the Indus
trial Workers OF the World. Inc
theory. or philosophy" of this sNndl-
calism is given. a review made of the
rractical experiences Of the NOV cmont
as il has expressed itself here in The
last few wears. and a view sought oi It's
POSSIBLE dcstinics in the United states.
The writer urges an intelligent under
standing by all OF this uncanny quak-
inc in the industrial world. He says.
so considerable force appearing among
rs seeking social bcttcrmcnt ~ 10 Ir
held of and treated like mardud"f OF
an outcast Invariably these FORCES hrin%
with Them idcalisms that no society can
afford f. lose. Much Of the conscious
plan and method of Svndicdllsm - Nilhi
cicallN chimcri,al Eat in IL and through
il Is something a. sacred ass INC h'~' "'
the great drcam'TS have ever hl"u-hl "H.
I'm the total Of this movement the deeper.
inner fact seems to me to be lis u'ai-
ness L. and sympathy with that most
heavy laden and long enduring mass "l
common toilers Alike tO our pcril and -
our loss shall we ignore this fact stead
lily To 500 II and keep it IN Remembrance"
is the hc ginning of such practical WISDOM
as We may show toward IL.
The author emphasizes his point that
present labor troubles differ from those
in the past i'm that they now attract 81
wider and more powerful public sNm-
rathy. This now atmosphere enables
the politician to play i'm them 20 new
md more effective roio. and This en-
larccmcut and intcnsiicatiou Of r"pu.
lar sympathy. he insists. VII compel
business management Ia rcyalue the
whole human side of its problem MI
Brooks asserts that. in thc strict sense.
syndicalism has got 10 hc recognized. '
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-29
TURKISH LIFE.

YELLED WOMEN BY Marmadukc
Plckthall l9mo. PIP 81 Dufield 4 Co
\ pretty Young English woman COM
ing 10 Cairo 90 be govcrncss in an
English house. which. 10y the fathers
sudden death. is brought 10 poverty
two weeks before her arrival. finds
herself without situation and with
little money. She is recommended by
Pacha Saith. into whose service she
enters as instructress for his children
I'm Christian families her lot had been
uncnviablc Here. i'm this Muslin
Bred up to regard employers as race
apart. and impressed. moreover, 10y the
grandeur of the house and by the rank
of Pacha, she nearly swoons when
Yusuf Boy the son, whom she had
noticed for his beauty. seeks her IN
marriage. She becomes a Turkish lady,
and is called "Barakah." The picture
Of her situation among the "yeilcd
women" as it unfolds. is the story.
she had better have been the least
govcrness in England. When she has
ceased almost To be a European sh"
attempts escape i'm vain. Then broken
spirited. .he accepts ncr condition with
resignation. "Shc had found the key
note of harim eXistencc-reSgn ation. .
declares her historian. mot merely
passive. but cNultant rs an act OF wor-
ship The book is written in some
what monotonous style.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-29

that he wanted something TO read that
would not make him think, and that
me could throw away afterward. NO
doubt this gentleman is not unique in
his interesting conception OF the offices
If literature To those who bring the
requirements he voiced 10 their selec-
ton Of books we should have no hestta-
ton in recommending Veronica.
Wei. every one TO his own humor.
There is no accounting for tastes.
some. as Ike as not, would think the
Biblical stories finer as related in the
English Bible than in Veronica and
others. without a doubt. would prefer
Veronica" II is not at all a bad
story. And if you get some things out
Of the Bible simply as literature that
are not i'm Veronica" so there are
many things in Veronica the like OF
which We do not recall in the Bible.
For one thing. 1t is interesting TO learn
what a sangy LOT they were in those
old times. SAYS Ard. the porter in
me lAld'f ~ ! JULIUS 1 At'fNf ~ 49,
iIerodian princess. Veronica: If the
matter is reported To Pilatus, | am
likely to lose my job Veronica tells
her sutton that she is mo kitchen wench
to listen 10 such idle VOWS And then.
too. some of the finest traditions of
melodrama are contained in this
story. Who would have thought that
the following remark was as old az
Christendom II you were a man.
Veronica" says Marcus Severus. you
should pay for that insult with Your
life" II is an interesting thing, too. 10
see Platus sitting around in his
Office" aShuman as any one YOU can
imagine Tho miracle Of the loaves and
the fishes is related by Judas in mod
crn conversational fashion. Veronica
is healed of curse of leprosy by Jesus
Of Nazareth. And the main incidents
of the four Gospels are woven into the
story. which, as an advertisement Of il
says. ends happily"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-29

their war fever. His is book Of per-
sonal observation first of all. vivid. and
written with no pretcnce of profound
military knowledge. There was a
battalion of war correspondents
gathered at Sofa when ne arrived
there. not To mention cohorts Of
photographers artists and cinemato-
graph men. When he asked the Bul-
garian censor what he would be per
mitted to write about, that Official an
swered amiably, There is much in
terest in Bulgarian literature The
foreign military attaches at headquar-
ters were. it appears. no less closely
guarded. When the Rumanian attacht
inquired why he was not allowed to see
anything worth seeing. he was frankly
asked: DO YOU think that We are going
to show YOU our way of making war,
when your people may bc the next we
shall have TO fight The Austrian at
tacht was treated in the same man
ncr.
ar. Gibbs suppcd on the horrors of
war, not the dash and glory Of battle
lie, like the writer's of the other books
here discussed, saw starvation and
sickness and arson, and the iackals OF
the battlefield proving at night. He
draws a picture Of suffering that on,
will not soon forget-thc endless pro-
cession Of the wounded from the front.
The faces Of some Of these woundoc
men were terrible They were the face.
Of dead men with living eyes. Of AN earth
On color already, splashed with blood
Some Of them had their tongues collins
out. DarchCd with thirst; others were
terribly smashed. so That never again
will they be able to follow the plough II
the field For hours. and sometimes fol
two days az a stretch. 7 stared at tn,
conveys OF wounded Perhaps in the on
wagons they had prayed for the train
Now, in the train, they suffered new hor
rors. They were packed into cattle trucks
twenty and thirty. sometimes even fifty
together. lying ia the straw AZ one grea
heap Of wounded and manglcd limbs.
looked into many ~ these trucks. anC
sickened at the stencil arising from them
With this impression OF the reality o.
war this review may close.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-29
LOTT AND THE TURKS
He Lifts His Voice in Praise OF
Their Virtues.

Paris. February -
f.. Turquie Agonisante Turkey IN
tb. Throcs OF Deaths the betting
title of VI Pierre Lofts pathetic nm
,r..-iou Of tho empire that 50 long ago
,s iG22 was described by Sir Thomas
Poe sent rs special ambassador 10y
King James 10 Sultan Othman II. as
"a Sick Man about To die on our
hands" The expression malignant
md mrbanod Turk" is as old as snake
..,arc. Ccrlaulfs was wounded 10y a
Turkish sailor at Lcpanto. 'amorns
lost his right eye IN hand-to-hahd
struggle with Turkish pirates. byron
died of fever caught IN the Missolonghi
s,yamps while IN arms against the
Turks with two or three exceptions,
European literature FOR centuries re-
naircd bitterly severe against Turkey
and the Turks until Theophllc Gauiier
and the French oricntahst romantic
writer's. like Lott. INDUCED IN passion
ate outbursts of Turcophile description,
inspired partly by love FOR primitive
race living close To nature, and partly
los the poets distaste for prosaic civ
iliZation and unitarian hustle.
NJ. Lofts little volume Of l2G pages,
published by Calmann-Lcvy. * "A burn
ing appeal TO Europe not TO confound
the Ottoman nation with its successive
governments. The author Of "AZiyadc'
dwclls upon the brave. kind-heartcd.
honest qualities of the rural Turks.
and s very severe upon the superficial.
supcrCilious, avaricious, hypocritical
Young Turks whose evil influence
has. according 90 him. brought their
country To- the verge Of ruin. "Old
Turkey is the last refuge OF calm con
temptation. respect for Allah. or God.
sobricty. silence and prayer VI. Iotfs
book is rittcn i'm "A fascinating style
that recalls the dream of Gilman |.
noticed that every leaf of "A superb tree
in his garden was cimetcr- shaped
and was pointed toward Constantine
pie. placed at .hc junction of two seas
anu TWO fbnAilliUlS. Nv Wy N''ili'u
like a diamond set between two sap
phrcs and two cmcralds. TO form the
most precious stone III ring of uni
NcrSal empire. Gilman dreamed that
he WAS in the act of placing that Wis.,
toned ring on his finger when he awokc.
But Constantinoplc has always brought
misfortune TO all who held il. Germs
of dccadcncc float iii it's atmosphere.
Since Constantine, who lost Rome by
making it his residence, Constantinoplc
has been the tomb Of empires. and the
Balkan allies have done well In bear
ing this lesson in mind.
NJ. Lofts book is being widely read.
and much regret is expressed in Ath-
ems at what are described as cammnics
upon the Greek army at Salonca con-
tanned in LA Turquic Asonsantc."
where accounts are given of massacres
OF Turks and Jews. ON the other hand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-29

the Grand NiZicr, Mahmoud ChcNhc''
under date of February IL, wrote to
VI. Lott warmly thanking him for nav
ing had the courage To raise ms voice
for the oppressed while all Europe
closes its eyes To the atrocities ana or
ganized butchcry pcrpetrated by the
Balkan allies" The author replied
that unfortunately he was almost alone
in consuming the crimes committed in
the name of the Cross" but that thank
God. there were still some Frcnchmcn
left who protested against the eXter-
mination without mercy of a noble and
yanquished race" &. /. +.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-29
Three Early Volumes on the
Balkan War.

WITH THE VICTORIOUS BCtGAhI-
ANS nv Lieutenant Hcrmenglid WAC
ucr. war CORRESPONDENT of the "Reichs-
nost" With az introduction by 7. T.
(;ueshoH. Prime Minister or bulgaria.
With hfty-iivo illustrations ana SIN
maps $40. PIP xii 275. The Hough'Oh
Mmiu Company.
WITH THE TURKS IN THEACE. BN
I,lis Ashmcad- Bartlett. special CORE
spondent OF THE London Daily Ivle-
craph." IN collaboration with SoahurN
Ashmead- Bartlett. Illustrated. Wo'
~. \. go The George -. Doran COM
panY.
TIE BALKAN WAR. Adventures Of
War with Cross and Crescent BY pump
Gibbs. special correspondent of "Tnc
London Graphic with the Bulgarian
sriny and Bernard Grant. special CORE
spondcrt Of "Thc London Daily Mirror
with tho Turkish army. illustrations
from photographs and Il map l2Glo, Pr.
yiHi n Roa .on: Small. Maynard & 60.
ThcN first group 90 books about the
Balkan war, the ror'rurncrs. no doubt,
OF small library cf others of more
seriously historical and military nature.
lie before us They are ri! three the
work Of newspaper CORE SiurpcntS in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-29

THE MATING or LYDIA. by MIS-.
lumphIy Ward. illustrated by Charles
Brock Emo PIP. 1i2. Doubleday Rage
a Go.
II is its complicated but wcll-con-
troIlcd plot that gives Mrs. Wards new
novel its readable quality. rather than
the characters that play their parts N
il and work out their dcs,ini"s. In
fact. ono cannot bat be aware occa-
sionallv. ia the case Of mt least fcW
of them. of the str1Ss that pull th"m
though not of thc hand that pulls the
strings. Mrs. Wsrl. We all know. Is
progressive with certain conservative
restrictions. which. this story shows,
arc moro conservative than sine herself
probably know. or can bc led to sec.
Therefore this study of the new wo-
manhood i'm tho social environment OF
the old appears to us TO be Of the eighth
decade oi the last century rather than
of tho first oi the present ono. which IS
The period indicated Tn" bcwilder-
mcnt. still more ,hc ignorance Of the
now bfN'G OF lnlNpS i'ilHllIf III li'
older women of this story, is too pro-
nounCcd perhaps FOR tho sake ol
strong contrast-to nt in even tho be-
ginning of the twentieth century. II
dates" more strongly than that. And
the now young woman who is the
heroine. too. stands nearer tho pioneers
than the wears OF the fiction justify.
However. we are i'm rural England
decidedly county" of coursc-and
among her admirers AIRS. Ward has
long been accepted as an authority on
such weu-born. wcll-brcd people and
laccs
1t is. then the plot that counts. a
plot Of the spells OF many Poyntons Of
a collectors mania and his dehumani-
zajiou by the spell \ plot. also. of
friendship between the opposite sexes.
a relationship tha; the young mon in
VOWED cannot understand amy more
ihau tn, old-fa -hionod matrons. and
nrslly. "a plot of tine temptation of ?
great fortune ~ the cost Of honor and
sclf-rcspcct. of conscience. but refused
ri last Pr the sake of love and honor.
1t is - good plot. but if in its develop
men; not an the chief characters are
convincing there are others we'll drawn
on,, more b, an experienced hand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-29
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Current Talk of Things Present
and to Come.

! one Of the pleasantest Of the spring
announcements is that which reminds
MS how Loyalty the lies work Of DR..
II. II. Furness is being rounded out by
his son. Mr.. Horace Howard Furness,
( jr.. who has already contributed two
volumes 10 his fathers great "Nar.-
Drum edition Of Shakespeare. is pres
entity bringing out Julius Cesar" The
! Lippincotts. who publish II, note that
he will edit all the remaining plays,
continuing down to the end along the
path laid out by the elder Furness.
7 Captain SCOTS journal.
: Two or perhaps three portions OF Cap
/ tain SCOTS Antarctic journal will ap-
pear in the strand magazine before
the whole is brought out in book form.
The explorers widow says that tns
/ journal is excellent and complete.
John Eliot's Indian Bible.
! \ copy of the second edition OF John
Eliot's translation of the Bible into the
Z tongue of the Massachusetts Indians Is
To be sold next Tuesday afternoon az
the Anderson uction Rooms. II is IN
the collection of Mr.. Wherefore
Games II is not quite perfect. few
4 leaves being lacking. II has many
/ leaves uncut at bottom and some un-
eat AT the side. II is bound in he
original sheep. and is believed to be ~
J only copy known thus bound
Shaw on Ibsen.
Mr. q. Il. shaw has turned back 10
his early work. The QuintcssCnce Of
lbscnism." and is completing II by
discussion of the Ibson plays which
had not appeared when that book was
written. He purposes 10 describe the
changes in dramatic technique whlc"
lbsen introduced and developed.
Books Of the Spring.
/ Among the books announced by '"e
Scribncrs for arch or April arc the
/ important Letters" of General Meade
/ Mr.. Frederic c. ilowc's 'Europea"
Cities at Work" containing suggestions
/ for wise and splendid dcyclopme"
Of city administration. and Mrs p'
! KoNcn's Life and Letters of JON"
/ Paul Jones MIR. James llunekel
new book of ESSAYS. The PathoS "
! Distance may perhaps he publ'sh'.
in March. though it may be delays"
until May.
| Du Mauricr and Whistler.
| George du Maurior's preparation -
his punch" drawings is described "
the late Thomas Armstrong. ana ma
be found la the just published bios''
ply of that artist The studies ior wv
| figures. Armstrong says. were uo"'
from living models with pencil:
| For these drawings. generally represeIhs
ms people OF fashionable appearances