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"Ht. advent OF Lincoln's Birthday
this year has a deeper signifi-
L canoe for the national capital
than 1t has had for many years
past. for this is the last anniversary of
the birth Of the martyred President
which will see standing two historic Lin
coin landmarks in Washington-Fords
Theatre, where President Lincoln was
assassinated. and the famous toy shop
where he sought relaxation from the
cares OF the civil war by playing with
the little toy soldiers so much fancied
give way to the eXigencles of modern
business.
There Is little at present in the appear
ance of Ford's Theatre to suggest its
historic associations. Following the as
sassination of President Lincoln the gray
stone structure was purchased by the
Government for 100000 to he used for
an army medical museum. The interior
was entirely torn out and rebuilt with
three floors. When the War Depart
ment became so crowded that a number
halls Ford's was taken over by the rec
ord and pension division and has been
used for this purpose ever since.
Thus since its erection in 1850 the
building has been successfully a Baptist
church (for which it was originally in
tended), a theatre In which was staged
the greatest OF Americas tragedies, a
museum and an annex to a govern
mental department
BY recent order of the Washington
Building Inspector it is to be torn down
and a modern Office building to be erected
in its stead. Its demolition Is expected
to commence within a short time, and II
Is practically certain that the next re-
currence Of Lincolns Birthday will see
only an empty space where to-day stands
the theatre in which the war time Prcsi-
dent met his death.
Contrary to the general belief, the
assassination Of President Lincoln was
not the only tragedy which occurred
within the walls of FOrd's Theatre. On
June 9, 1898, the day that Edwin Booth,
brother to the man who shot Lincoln,
was buried in Boston, the three floors
OF Ford's Theatre collapsed while re-
pairs were being made to the building.
Twenty-Five men were killed and sixty
eight injured in the accident.
Up t. this time there had been some
effort to retain at least traces of the
stage Of the theatre and OF the box
whore the President sat on the fateful
Good Friday night, but the inside of
the building was then entirely re-
modelled and the last vrstige of the
former interior removed. Only the gray
walls remain. grim and silent witnesses
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Beginning Of Empeor Walk Of Josephne garden

the world. In Paris she met Napoleon
II was love at first sight. In Il few
months they were married. ON hi
return from Italy. Josephine began g.
get an idea how great II man sh" ha'
married. He was looking for a ,"un-
try place to purchase.
what kind" asked Josephine.
"A chateau. evidently" said Napoleon
1t took away her breath. Stately
Malmaison flashed across her mind
Il know a place" said Jos"ph,u"
"Malmaison. at Croissy.'
They bought Malmaison ana held tn
consular court out there in summ"r
The nation put St. Cloud and ruuu-
tainebleau at his disposal: but Napo-
leon preferred Malmaison.
1T is our own place" he said.
And on the lawn he fed tobacco g.
the pet gazelle of Josephine until Tho
gentle 'creature. crazed with vision.
tore the film sheath gowns of IN" tlir
and, according To the Duchcssc dAh-
rantes. hit their legs,
Happy days for Josephine only too
| soon she was to live a'nn" again .l'
Malmason, on the edge OF truissy'
After the divorce the Senate main
! tanned her in the rank of crowned En-
press with s40O.00O n year and IA.
chateaux Of Navarro and Malmaisou.
! Napoleon turned it over for the pur-
pose.
| To Malmaison, Josephine retired
Again Malmaison became "A silent park
! Again "A young mother walked with her
two children in its shade. They W,r"
Eugenie and Hortcnse. growing. grow.
ing. Was it all dream? Joseph.to
would shut her eyes. Again sh" Slw
herself and her two toddlers come from
Croissy to this park. The place wl>
uninhabited. She had been glad. ~,
| had her book. None warned her of
Then Josephine awoke to the reality
She had her book. Her children waih"d
beside her: and Malmaison park was
hers. none to modest or warn her uff
She lived there, alone. She lived I'm a
, museum OF the past-the same that
| tourists see to-day. 1t WIS already
'osephine's museum while she dw,l'
| there.
And Eugenie-whose life was So Ike
Yet so unlike-knows this. Sh. is
happy tn put her sons memory Wit
Josephine and Hortense, at MalmaiSou
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ment at the Continental one night the
Princess de la Moskwa said to her,
Really" And Eugene answered;
"Those who baby their stomachs around
60 have bad digestion when they
grow up"
Every winter she stops off in Paris
on her trip from England to Cap Martin.
Usually she stays two weeks. always in
the same suite at the Continental. with
its windows on the Tuileries Gardens
scene of her one time imperial glory.
The palace where she lived and reigned
has been destroyed, but she can look
down on where her baby son. "the Little
Prince" took his airing and the regi-
ments presented arms and the drums
rolled as she rode out in her daumont
with Napoleon Ill. her husband behind
four gray stations. with their liveried
outrIdcrs.
Few in Paris recognize the aged. w!ry
woman as she travels through the wet
and chilly streets-in chemically
heated limousine. it is true-with n
mania for rcvisiting old spots and old
friends. Very curious Is her social
calling upon shops and even factories.
On the present trip she went TO the
De Dion automobile works and took tea
with the Marquis. She watched the
American typesetting machines at
;L.Autorite AS usual. she popped in on
the Bapst- Falize. the court jewellers Of
the Empire. Of whom German Bapst
wrote The History Of the Crown
Jewels" And as usual she was in and
out Of Guerlain's sumptuous offices
behind the shop in the Rue de la Paix
that used to have by appointment to
their Majestes" on its sign. 1t was not
for the suave old colognes which her
one time court perfumers still make up
for her. but just to chat about old times
with old Gabriel Guerlain. the only
living person with whom Eugene
speaks Of her past beauty.
And she runs to the Bassanos-of
whom the present Duchess was Miss
Symes And to the Murats-of whom
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White House. and there. surrounded 70
gaudily dressed dolls and other toys. D,
and his little son would ronght 'u
battles of the war and plan III" futur
campagns-all with the aid Of the ,,'
soldiers with which the shelves Of tl
place were lined.
The father of the present prophet .'
Aaron Stuntz, would bring forth l.,
of the presidents own" as h" W.
fond of calling "a particular regiment .
blue clad soldiers. and with th,sr Z
men. and with ramparts formed of can.
boxes and dolls houses, the Ch.rr ~
ecutive and his son would lose Ia.
worries, real or fancied, in the faSy.r
tion of the game of playing war.
So often did he pretend to be n
ing the rcbs' that 1t is said that T.
Lincoln never realized the deadly 49,
nestness of the real war until h. .
ccived the news of his father d.
while seated in the Presidential hp> .
Glover's tnow the NationaD Thu. .
Then he fell in a faint and it WI, $ ..
time before he recovered consciuu-,
To-day the toy shop remains T..
tically as II was when President
coin visited it.
WI "h upper SIltIl one sees row
row of rather crude tin soldiers 20
the proprietor assures you are d.
Gates of those used by the mar.
President in planning his campo
ana IN" dust ON certain portions 90.
showcase would seem To supper
contention. On one side is n cp..
where, safe under glass. are hom,'r
cakes and candles, with an app,
two peeping out to tempt the pc.
OF the youthful customers who form
bulk of the trade Of the tiny shop
There are dolls, of course. and "
OF fortune, where one can see a st"'..
chase II one spins hard enough tu Obs.
the horses vault the hurdles. Apd '.
there is fascinating Confu-.uu
jumping jacks. house furniture. Dr..
imported German dolls and a.. .
thousand and one things which q.
complete the stock In trade of "N,U
toy shop which is n l.ltlo hohNu '
times. The spirit of the past hN..
| over the place and the visitor does '..
need to stretch his irlaginatlol E,
much to b. able to see the dead Pr.
dent lingering the toys upon the a.
| counter AMI CONDUCTING ASSAULT u.
| candy box ranparts with regimen
| lead suldicry.
But. as In the case of Fords Th"t..
| business has dccrced the demolilpu .
| the toy shop. \ large office buillu2
to be erected on this and the adju.u..
| sites and another landmark # l.InrI.
win he lost ~ the advance If com
ncrce, A2o;hor l.:nColn's Birthday an
10th the toy shop and the scene of H.
| n assassination of the Emancipation ~.
he hut memories, spots To he read If On.
| y old guide books
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You see. while all know Josephine's
story, IL is a revelation to most how her
entire life was bound up in Malmaison.
II begins with Croissy village, on its
edge. b, yond Malmaison wall. In the
days before the revolution young
mother took her two children for their
airing to the shade of the empty NAL
maison park The place was uninhabited
and the young mother was glad. The
children PLAYED while she read her book
She had 81. 900 alimony and a legal sep
aration from "A flirting but titled hus-
band. Now sh. was at peace. 1t never
came into her head to wish that Nal.
m,ison was hers
y.t /, was Jos.nhin.
Ana tho Dir, bahv was Uortenso.
Euy.nio had m,rriod ne Roaubarnais
q, Croissv church whom s,il an awl
w,rd ,ir, p,,ho,icolv sho had nod "a
crais.,. ,,.har sha fo,,,d b.rsoI, aIone
It,,
49, -. >,,, a.. ,,so
CO. ' =, .''
-. 49,, 80, % w., ,', ,,,' .'''.',
"ous ~, ~ VIZ p'''.. "n" u'o y. ne $50
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Ford's was then one Of the larges;
playhouses in the country, being COM
paratively new and equipped with every
convenience which the art Of construc-
ton had then invented. With the sX-
ception of the manner Of placing the
boxes the arrangement of the audi.
torum was much the same as in "a
modern theatre. The chairs hard and
uncomfortable In comparison with the
modern heavily upholstered seats, Mere
arranged in scmicirrle rows. divided
10y the usual aisles, on all three floors.
liut The proscenium boxes were So AR
ranged that they We're on instead Of by
the side Of the stage.
Thus 1t was that Booth was able after
firing the fatal shot to leap directly To
the stage, for the Presidents box was
only nine feet above the floor and the
jump was comparatively easy one for
an athlete OF Booths prowess
The LAY billed was our American
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Of the murder that ended a war, the
n.artyrdom Of President.
Now even the walls are to he torn
down and thus will pass the last visible
reminder but one OF the death of Pres
ident Lincoln. The other. the house on
the opposite side of Tenth street in
which the President died and which H.
now used as Lincoln museum. con-
tanning several thousand relics Of the
rail splitter, will not last many more
years and the capital will then he prac-
tically without a contemporaneous relic
of one of the landmarks of American
history, for the Lincoln Memorial. mag
nificent as II doubtless will be. will still
lack the mute appeal of the ugly old
gray building in the heart Of the busi-
ness section Of the nations capital.
AS there now remains but the mer,
shell of Ford's Theatre the visitor must
with the aid of the plan of the building
reconstruct the auditorium as it was.
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Scarcely less repletc with historical!
rccolleCtions of the great President is a
little building still standing on New
York avenue between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets--the little toy shop
where Abraham Lincoln was wont to
seek relaxation from the cares OF the
war and the haunting memories Of the
men whom he had unwilingly sent tn
their deaths.
Biographers Of President Lincoln
record that he felt keonly the resp"n-
sibility for the great slaughter OF the
civil war and that he could hardly bear
to walk through the streets of Washing
ton because Of the widows and orphans
he would meet and for whose condition
he felt that he was Ia blame.
At time when the burdens of the
war seemed almost unbcarahle the Rail
splitter would take his little son. Tad
and stroll down to the little two story
brick toy shop four blocks east Of the
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Cousin" by Tom Taylor-later made
famous by r.. II. Sothern In the role Of
Lord DundrcdrB-and Laura keene was
the star. This was her one thousandth
performance Of the role of Florence
Trcuchard. and It was to have been her
last appearance.
As another of the condolences con-
nected with the evening, il may he men
toned that President Lincoln had at
tended the same play with practically
the same cast while in Chicago In 1860
for the Republican convention which
nominated him for President.
Immediately after the murder Of
President Lincoln the theatre was closed
To the public and no further use was
made of II for some years. Then an at
tempt was made To reopen 1t with gala
performance Of the same bill played on
the night of April IA, 1865. Public
opinion being aroused. a bill was rushed
through Congress for the appropriation
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~ 100000 for the purchase Of the build
ing, which has ever since remained
Government property.
Although now but the shell of its
former self, with interior torn out and
replaced by clerks desks and filing
cases, the spirit of its former use still
seems to hang over the theatre.
The ghost of martyrcd President
stalks its corridors. the shadows of the
actors who played upon its stage haunt
the place where the dressing rooms used
to h. and the laughter of an audience
roaring at farce, only To he stllled by
the most sudden tragedy of American
history. still echoes through the editce.
But not for long. 1.-THE Government,
needs more space" say the economy and
efficiency experts. Therefore Fords will
have to go. and with il practically the
last visible reminder Of the first Presi-
Dental assassination in American his
tory.
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she had failed to pick up, no matter at
what price. Happily the sellers of the
park held back that portion OF Napo-
Icons Walk for later sale at ripe
moment. Now that she has bought the
lots she can set up the mausoleum of
"the Little Prince" on her own land be-
fore presenting that land To the nation.
And, with or without the mausoleum, II
Is a gift which the republic cannot refuse.
And does not Josephine's own child
Hortense lie in the church out there
The romantic interest Of Malmaison en-
braces every such detail. Visitors never
tire of Josephinc's furniture. her library
her toilet table. beauty utensils and ia :
miliar objects. The harp was Jose
phine's. but 1t was Hortcnse who played
upon 1t. and only yesterday Frederic
Mason lecturcd To Parisians on her
nymphlike figure and her grace while
harp!ng and her fresh young tender
voice when she sang The Complaint of
Hcloise."
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edtors-like all the others who had
tried and failed to get the non-existent
mcmors-gave II up. And yet the
memoirs will be offered in America
by cable almost before the poor woman's
body has grown cold, \ unique and
unprecedented band Of literary vultures
in Paris has compiled the memoirs
in her name. And now they wait until
Eugene dies!
Jules Claretie, her old friend, director
of the Theatre Francois, told this be-
fore his recent death:
They hold. all ready to be published.
a sensational work. to be offered stimuli
taneously to the booksellers OF the en-
tire world. in all the languages. The
Memoirs Of the Empress Eugene. The
French edition is all printed. and
printed. bound and boxed are the Eng
lish. German. Italian and Spanish edi-
tions. Yet we know and can affirm pos
itively that the Empress, who Is, by her
own will. silent on the past. has not
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Empress Josephine at Malmaison.

written "A line Of the book which is pro-
posed to be attributed to her.
The plan may still succeed in making
money, although Eugene, having re-
signed herself to make no apology for
her career. has no idea to permit ire
sponsble scandal mongers to make
counterfeit one in her name. On her side
she has planned. Her executors are
armed to nip the speculation in the bud.
"Pietri," she says. pathetically en-
ploying her stereotyped phrase with the
faithful secretary. "Petri. see sou to It,"
Malmaison is her present solace after
many years. And 1t Is curious how an
other money speculation in the great
name has made 1t possible for Eugene
finally To secure entrance for her sons
mausolcum To Malmaison's grounds.
When Malmaison was purchased by
the patriotic osiris ii was "a great sorrow
to Eugene that she had not been before
him. Although living out of France. 1t
was the first Napoleonic bargain which
Evening star., 1914-11-27
ATHLETES IN BRITAIN
J0|N ARMY At FRONT
Some of the Best Known Gridirol
Stars as Well as Tennis Playen )
Respond to Call.

Correspondence of the Associated Pres
LONDON. November 14.-Statfsttcs
show how we'll Cambridge University
athletes have responded to the coun-
try's call. Practically all the best
known athletes Of the last nfteen
years who have won their varsity em-
blem have Joined the army since the
outbreak of war. Many are double
blues" the list including tho well
known tennis players. II. L. Doherty.
A. F. Wilding and K Powell.
The list of blues serving now Is made
I'D of: Ruby foot ball. IS: association
foot ball, IL; rowing. "a; cricket. 27s
athletics, rs; lawn tennis. s: boxing. 8.
Twenty-six others are scattered rep
resentatives Of numerous minor sports.
Pugilists at the Front
Somebody's complaint about the lack
of patriotism among the pugilists has
brought out a spirited letter from .
boxing editor. who says that were he
to give a list Of all the professional
boxers who have Joined tho colors
since the declaration of war he would
have to nll several newspaper col
umns. He gives a few names OF men
who have exchanged the twenty-four-
foot ring for a less circumscribeA
arena. They are worth recording:
"Dick Smith, our ltght-heavyweighs
champion; Bandsman Rice. challenger
for that title: Bandsman Blake. who
may be said to have really sound
chance of annexing the middleweight
belt: Pat O'Keefe, the actual holders
Tom Mccormick and Johnny Pasham,
both of whom have been promised
chances of contesting for the welter.
weight title; Petty officer Curran. one
of our leading heavyweights; Seaman
HAYES, the famous featherweight. with
a host of engagements; Symonds OF
Plymouth, a practical certainty for ny
weight honor0."
Evening star., 1914-11-27
PRESIDENT TO LEAVE
W|LL|AMSTOWN TODAY
Thoroughly Rested by Visit-May
Stop in New York on
Way Here.

wILLIAMSTOWN. Mass, November
27-Thoroughly rested by his short
visit here. President Wilson planned to
leave at 4 o'clock this afternoon. His
original intention was to go straight
through to Washington, but he may de-
eide to stop over in New York Satur-
day and Sunday to visit his friend, Col
Z. NJ. House. Should he decide not to
stop in New York he will arrive in
Washington at 8 O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
MIR. Wilson called on President Gar
field of Williams College this morning
for brief visit, and later began work.
ing on some correspondence with
Evening star., 1914-11-27
LACKED AUTOMOBILE TAG.
Leroy Mark Fined in Police Court
on Policeman's Charge.

Leroy Mark was fined IS in Police
Court today on a charge of failing to
have the proper Identification tag on
his automobile.
Policeman Sutton testified that Mr..
Mark was operating an automobile
with a tag which had been issued for
another machine. Mr.. Mark testified
that he had been informed that he
could use the tag on another machine
and also that persons were not being
prosecuted in court for doing it.
THAT Is mistake" said Judge
Pugh," every one who comes in court
before me and is convicted must pay
fine"
Evening star., 1914-11-27
CRUE[T|ES IN GAL|C|A
ALLEGED BY COMMITTEE
Wholesale Murders, Executions and
Excesses Charged Against Aus
tria-Hungary Troops.

LEMBERG, Galicia. November 81
A committee appointed to investigate
conditions in Galicia reports that there
have been wholesale murders. execu-
tions and excesses of every description
in war-swept Galicia. Thousands OF
starving and homeless families give
evidence of these conditions.
The Russian population. the commit
tee says, suffered most severely, less
from natural consequences of war than
from the cruelty of Austrian officials:
who always suspected the loyalty or
the Galician populace and have acted
with marked severity since the begin
ming of the war.
The committee reports 1t established
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the fact that in seven counties 2bs men
have been shot or hanged. including two
priests. Throughout Galicia. 1t Is esti-
mated, 10000 arrests have been made
and 1000 executions have taken place.
In five counties. the committee .lAtes.
it's members counted 4,050 burned home
steads. In the county in which
Przemysl is located there are $500
families. with $500 children under five
years of age. who are homeless.
Robbery and the sacrilege of churches
are reported, and 1t is said that whole
families. including babies. children and
decrepit old men-in one instance
deaf mute have been thrown into
prison.
ports, every village has been hNrneA.
In the neighborhood of Jasle 160 per-
sons in a deserted hamlet were found
to have been hanged.
Evening star., 1914-11-27
VERA CRUZ STILL QUIET.
One of Gen. Funston's Mexican Ad-
ministrators Arrested, However.

Despite Carranza's guarantees that
Mexicans employed by Maj. Gen. Funs-
ton in the administration of Vera Cruz
would not be molested, the arrest OF
one such Mexican was reported to the
State Department today by Consul Can
ada. No details were given.
The new civil government at Vera
Cruz has been announced but has not
yet been put in full operation. Consul
Canada reported that the police ap-
parentlv are still under military con-
troll Continued quiet prevails and
Evening star., 1914-11-27
Funston's Troops Arrive at Galveston

GALVESTON, Tex. November 27-
Five army transports yesterday
brought Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston
and more than 1000 soldiers of the
United States expeditionary forces
from Vera Cruz to Galveston. With the
flagship Cristobal flying the two
were the transports Fitzpatrick, Nc
Clellan, Kansan and Sumner. Owing to
the flooded condition of the army camp
sites nearly 1000 soldiers will remain
on the transports for several days
Evening star., 1914-11-27
Climbs Petersburg Mountain.

President Wilson qualified as noun
tain climber here yesterday afternoon.
With Francis Sayre. his son-in-law, and
Prof. Stockton Axson, his brother-in-
law, he went up Petersburg mountain.
from the summit of which he could look
INTO New York and Vermont.
The first part of the trip was made in
a carriage and the remainder on foot.
High upon the journey the President
passed uohn Donoghue, a mountain
farmer, who gazed at him curiously
and remarked. You certainly do look
like the President"
On his return Mr.. Wilson, much re-
freshed by his climb, sat in front of an
op.ii nre ana read poetry to his rela-
tives until the family dined.
Evening star., 1914-11-27

simile are shown in the service and
regulatory announcements for October
issued by the bureau of animal indus
try of the Department of Agriculture.
Five German signatures are given. The
facsimile signatures are given to en-
able bureau inspectors to verify the
signatures Of foreign official meat in
spectors authorized to certify meat and
meat food products, the bulletin says,
but does not state how many times re-
Gently the inspectors have had chance
to verify the German signatures.