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Evening star., 1914-02-14
Paid Back.
From London Tit-Bits.

LONDON
At a station on Scottish railway there
was a very impudent-looking clerk. and
like most impudent fellows. he consider
ed himself very smart. 1t was race day.
and the booking Office was besieged by
many seedy-looking characters. One of
these put down a shilling slightly de-
faced, which the clerk looked at minute
ly. ratified ON the counter. and then
pushed back with the remark:
Its not genuine. Like yourself, it's
the worse o. the wear"
This angered the next passenger to
book, who got back in his change a six
pence with a hole in 1t. and. on his ex
pressing an unwillingness to accept IL.
the Official behind the pigeon hole be-
came very annoyed and fatty refused to
take il back. But the gentleman main
tained it was defaced worse than the
seedy looking fellows shilling.
Meanwhile, the argument was causing
considerable impatience among those
who were waiting to book. and presently
a very good-looking young lady. next to
the protesting gentleman. said:
Take the coin. sir. and In give YOU
another sixpence for it,"
This done. the lady said to the booking
clerk, Single to Ayr" and among the
coins she put down was the sixpence in
dispute which the clerk had to accept
amid the outlaws of the bystanders.
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FAMOUS MANUSCRIPTS.
France Wants Handwritten Docu.
ments of ZoIa.

George II. Sargent. in the Boston Transcript.
For a number of years the French gov
ernment has been sedulously collecting
the manuscripts of the novels of lola.
Now it has all those of the RouSon-
Macquart series except Mana" This
last volume reposes in the library OF j.
Pierpont Morgan in New York, from
whence Nine lola is anxious to obtain 1t
in order that she may give it to France
Probably she will be satisfied, for, al
though Mr.. Morgan the elder bought the
manuscript in the open market, his son
has no desire to spoil an otherwise com
plete collection by retaining it, II the
transaction is completed, as seems i'm
rninent then the paper across which
Zolas hand traced the sordid story OF
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TO BUILD PARSONAGE.
Residence to Be Erected Adjoining
New Central Presbyterian Church.

Plans have been prepared by A. P.
Clark, architect. for parsonage to be
erected adjoining the new Central Pres
byterian Church. now under the course
of construction at 18th and Irving streets
northwest. Bids have been received and
the award of the contract probably will
be made within the next few days.
The house will have a width of thirty
feet and will contain eight rooms 1t is
to be of the colonial type of architecture,
in keeping with the church adjoining.
Rough texture brick is to be used and
there will be a portico supported by col
umns at the front
a garage of sufficient size to accommo-
date one automobile will be provided at
the front of the house. Steps will lead to
the main entrance, which will be elevated
considerably above the street level.
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NEW HOME ERECTED
BY JOHN WISCHHUSEN
Attractive Brick Structure on But
ternut Street Ready for
Occupancy.

CHARTERED oak woodwork throughout
is a feature of an attractive home
which has been erected on Butternut
street east of Georgia avenue by John
Wischhusen, builder, for his own use.
The residence is of the colonial type
and occupies corner lot, having a
frontage on Butternut street of Sc
feet and a depth of 125 feet. The por-
ton of the roof which shows from the
front is of the gambril type and is COW
cred with red tile. There is a covered
porch with white columns at the front
and a double porch at the rear of the
house.
On the first floor are located recep-
tion hall. den, living room. dining room
and kitchen. Five bedrooms and bath
are on the second floor and three bed
rooms and bath on the third floor.
In the rear Of the lot a two-story
garage. patterned after the design of
the house has been erected. Space for
two automobiles Is provided on the
first floor and two rooms are located
above.
The house has attracted considerable
attention, since it is in a neighborhood
in which frame bungalows and cot
tages predominate. Its architecture
corresponds with that of the many at
tractive buildings erected in connec-
ton with Walter Reed Army General
Hospital nearby. The finishing touches
are being given the interior of the
house. which is about ready for occu-
pancy.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
MEANS ARE SUGGESTED
TO OECONOM|zE SPACE
Built-In Devices in Apartments De-
clared Best Solution by
Writer.

The question of space saving is often of
much concern in this day of apartment
planning. Manv tenants desire the effect
that Is the secret of the home influence.
and this has come to be considered far
more important than 1t was few years
ago. when the renting of an apartment
was looked upon merely as an abode
where the renter might live. without the
necessity of complying with all the de-
mands for separated house, says War
field Webb in the National Real Estate
Journal. There can be SO much space
utilized. if one knows how, and in this
way there Is also the wonderful addition
that can be made possible along artistic
lines.
The apartment building that has small
living quarters, or rooms that might ap-
pear cramped. can be made to give not
only a greater amount of satisfaction,
but also more comfort. and in this way
add to the owners opportunity for great
er income on his investment. This is pos
sible with the addition of what is gener-
al y termed built-in devices.
These properly include disappearing
Evening star., 1914-02-14
REASON FOR TONNAGE LEVY.
Secretary Wilson Tells Why Michi-
gan FaYors Copper Tax.

The fact that citizens of Michigan con-
troll only 10 per cent of that states vast
copper resources. while the remainder is
owned by interests in Boston and else
where in the eastern states is the ex-
PLANTATION offered in report before the
Senate from Secretary Wilson of the
Department of Labor of the growing
sentiment among the people of Michigan
n favoring of levying a tonnage tax on
all copper mined in the state.
Though strongly combated by the min
ing companies. the Secretary's report
said, this sentiment is undoubtedly grow
ing. the people believing that they are
entitled to more of the benefits derived
by the eastern capitalists from the ex-
ploitation of the states resources than
they now receive.
The report. which details the exhaus-
tive investigation of the Michigan cop
per strike, made recently by the repre-
sentatives of the Department of Labor.
also pointed out that if all the foreigners
in the copper range should become
naturalized, and the working people
should vote together, they undoubtedly
could control the elections Fear Of dis
charge from employment by the COM
panies the REPORT adds. however, prob
ably would prevent the miners from
being overactive in politics even II all
were naturalized.
Evening star., 1914-02-14

ter to one who is not well versed in built
in devices. There are errors made In this
way, and one serious mistake will not pay
for other features that might appear
favorable. One can change the furniture
in the apartment, but the built-in devices
unless one cares to make a much greater
cost possible.
What is most desired by the builder OF
the really attractive apartment IS that IL
appeals to the better class of tenants
the addition of such devices as will de-
crease the cost and worry of purchasing
and hauling so much furniture, thereby
mourning damage and at the same time
giving the tenant so much more worry
in the arrangement of the same.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
BUILDINGS ARE TRADED
Properties at 1918 and 1920 Con.
necticut Avenue Figure in
Exchange.

.Nluot.-eement has been made of an
eNchans, whereby Eober; {. wilkins has
increased his realty lvliinss on the east
sid u. Connecticut avenue between
Ehod. Island avenue and street by the
aeluzsiti.: q from Arthur Browne of the
bui.dins 1T 12la Connecticut avenue. He
CAV, ss- part rayment tae two-story busi-
NJ s,riturc at l22o Connecticut ave
ng-- Th. consideration has not been
uadt q-,v-l--
Tie property scquired by Mr. Wilkins
has Il frontage Of thirty feet and depth
o. 1p1 feet. and is improved by a four
story structure designed for office pur-
pos. II adjo!ns the newly erected husi-
mes structure al i2p9-l.t1 Connecticut
a. nu.. owned by Nj. Wilkins.
The property III 1920 Connecticut ave-
uue fts = frontage of twenty-five feet
ard Il death OF 134 feet. II also has
frontage uu jefferson place.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
CHANGE OF AIR.
As Much Oxygen in Air at Washing
ton as at Pixies Peak.

I7lr, ;ls Ncw YORK S4a-
Amous, th.. popular ia iacies that have
p sisted the onslaught of enlightenment,
Is tn idea that Change OF air recon-
MI nded oy physicians and some friends
who consider themselves wiser than the
doctors Is IN important factor in the
restoration of health. We hear Of salt
air % thv seaside, mountain air the AIR
OF the plains. etc. each commanding
specific claim 10 curative property The
truth is that there is little If any real
difference III the composition OF the air
in DIN rent localities or { mates, II the
air be ullcontined or open; and this dii-
ference is of no significance III a curative
sens Mr. Benedict of the Carrie ie In
stitution in Washington has arrived at
some nterestin. but definite conclusions
this point that may enlighten those
who are under the erroneous impression
that there is a specific curative virtue In
change Of air. and in many instances for
this reason exile themselves from home
and friends in the effort to regain lost
hea tn.
Under all conditions of temperature
cloud formation, wind and weather this
investigator tested samples OF air from
the ocean, from the summit of Pike $
Peak. from the most popuous streets or
Boston New York and other cities, and
in the Subways. He discovered no ma
terial difference i'll the percentage OF
oxygen, which is known to be the chief
vijalizins cement of the atmosphere.
The air Of Pixies Peak and that over the
atlantic ocean were found of almost ex-
ac,ly the same composition. Even the
air OF street cars i'll crowded city.
" here the Dominating impurities might
be expected 10 be largely influential
presented only the irhtest loss of
oxygen and correspondingly minute in
creas@ Of carbon dioxide. the commonly
accepted atmospheric poison. Even dur
ing the rush hours in the subways the
air Nas Vitiated To hut a small extent
The reason for this little known fact may
b. found in the law of diffusion of gases,
which operates with rapidity and eff
.ieacv ii the current of air is not de-
"idedly interfered with as in tunnels.
Iiues and some houses which are almost
without ventilation.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Problem of Householder.

The lack of sufficient space in a room
at times offers to the householder, as
well as to the owner, a problem that is
not easy of solution at first glance. This
is the apartment that lends itself most
readily to the space-saving device The
real point in this way is not alone to
save space. but to make the saving a
source of pleasure and an added home at
traction. The decorative scheme Of the
apartment can be carried out with the
permanent article that has been placed
therein. and the attractiveness of the
whole. many times enhanced. At other
times IL seeming useless corner and an
awkward nook can be made to offer a
feature that will bring charm and COM
fort to the lover Of really artistic eff
fects.
Many times the radiator, a useful OBJ
struction, is placed under the window.
This can be utilized and made to serve
the purpose of a window seat that offers
a peculiar charm in itself. 1t hides the
radiator sufficiently and still makes the
heating none the less effective. In con-
sidering this matter there would be cause
for less complaint than Is sometimes
heard by renters now.
Evening star., 1914-02-14

erected about 1905 also remains The
main portion OF the historic old struc-
ture, referred to by members of the
Green family as the new house." was
erected in about 1860.
The property has a frontage of 10 feet
on Newark street and a like frontage on
Ordway street. The frontage on 18th
street is $40 feet. The total area is about
:;71. 400 square feet. The highest bid re-
ceived at the sale. which was conducted
by Thomas J. Owen. auctioneer. was IS
cents per square foot.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
BUYS SITE FOR HOME
Isaac 7. Mann Acquires Property at
21st and Massachusetts
Avenue.
INSSSS

The large red brick residence at the
southwest corner of Massachusetts, ave-
nue. and 21st street northwest has been
acquired from b. III. Warner by Isaac
T. Mann. The consideration Is said to
have been in the neighborhood of $4,000.
1t is reported Mr.. Mann intends to raze
the present structure and erect a more
extensive residence for his own use on
the property. which has frontage on
21st street of sixty-six feet and on Mas
sachusetts avenue of fifty-seven feet.
Mr.. Mann is at present occupying the
Rourke Cochran house at the intersection
of the Avenue of the Presidents and o
street as his home.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
The Plane Trees of Cannosa.
rom the Wide World Magazine.

From the Wide World Magazine.
Not least among trees which have be-
come celebrated are two giant trees at
Cannosa, near Ragusa, that pearl of the
Adriatic" Within three hours walk Of
Ragusa, on an elevation above the tide
less sea- lies the famous garden Of Count
Gozze. From a primitive landing place
a path leads up between olives and pome-
eranates, myrtles and oleanders to the
level spot where the two colossal trees
have stood from time immemorial. The
effect of the larger tree upon a spectator
standing beneath it is positively over
whelming. 1t takes twenty-fiv PAGES
merely to walk closely round the trunk,
while the spreading branches reach hori-
zontally for from thirty to forty PAGES.
and then bend upward and fork. A
good-sized public meeting could be held
in The shade of either of these immense
SAOO0e - -
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Careful Planning Needed.

China cabinets, bookcases, buffets, sec
retaries. beds, refrigerators. all have a
permanent place in the higher and more
modernly designed structures Consid-
erable care, however, should be given the
subject, and the article itself should be
planned out and studied carefully before
any attempt is made to install it in the
building The man who gives this portion
of the planning any thought should be
able to devise some kind of an arrange
ment that would give many of the apart
ments in the same building a variation
Of style that would make the same more
attractive.
1t would be an error to leave the mat
Evening star., 1914-02-14

Rosedale originally belonged to the IA
nous Gen Uriah Forrest 1t came into
the possession of the Green family
through the marriage of John Green to
Gen. Forests daughter
The grounds surrounding the original
house. which was erected about 1876,
were laid out by Maj. L'Enfant, the IA
nous French engineer who planned the
city of Washington. A portion of the
original structure still stands. 1t is
shown at the extreme left of the picture.
a portion Of an addition to the house
Evening star., 1914-02-14
High and Low.
.rdin Western Mail.

From the Cardiff Western Mall
Naturally the clergyman was annoyed
when the waiter asked if the luncheon
party would be high church or low
church. What on earth has that to
do with you?" he demanded. "a great
deal sir" explained the waiter; "if
your friends are high church l must
provide more wine; if low church, more
wittles.''
Evening star., 1914-02-14

F;osSlale. the historic old estate in
cleveland Park whicl, has been in the
possession of one family since colonial
days. was offered for sale at public auc-
ton Thursday afternoon by the trustees
utIder the viii of the late OseeoIa C.
Green. The highest bid received was con-
sjdered insuhicien. by the trustees. Viii
liam y. and J. lIoldsworth Gordon. and
Tic property accordingly was withdrawn
from sale.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Softly!
From Punch

Caretaker Showing tourist round old
castle-S-s-s-h-go quietly, sir; this Ii;
the aunted chamber of Bloody Rufus
Il got an old 'en inside a-settin' on
sixteen eggs, an l don't want 'er dis
turbed.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Remember Cubism (?

From the Flesende Batter.
Friend (of painters valet)-But, Jean
no cows look like that.
John-Oh, no. never; but they're all
painted like that nowadays.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
No Rebate for One Eye.

From Judsr
Julia-Can Johnny come in for hall
price? He's only got one eye.
Hattie-Iou'Il have to pay double for
him. 1t takes him twice as long to see
the show.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
OF ErTsA ANU AND STREET NoRTHw
~ II MANN FROM B. h WARNER

beds. sideboards, buffets. bookcases. linen
and china closets. refrigerators. window
Seats and it might be added that under
this same general head can be placed
vacuum cleaning apparatus, ice-making
machines and kindred devices that have
come to be looked for in some of the bet
ter grade buildings, though not to be
classed as built-in devices in their strict
application.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Familiarity.

From fl- D.jroit Free Press.
Docs he know her very welI?'
He must. | overheard him telling her
MAT she = getting fat
Evening star., 1914-02-14

Going to swear off smoking this year,"
Il suppose SO. / always have. Detroit
Free Press.
Evening star., 1914-02-14

If you want work, read the want col
umns of The Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-01-16

News and Leader, the Westminster
Gazette, the Pail Mall Gazette, the
Edinburg Scotsman, the Manchester
Journal, the Glasgow Herald. or one Of
a dozen other great journals, and
sometimes to all of them. Nor are
these letters from any one class.
Everybody writes except the king, and
he employs secretary to write for
him. At the public meeting the Briton
'heckles" or interrupts with questions
for information or impertinence. In
the theaters he hisses-which Amer
leans do not-as we'll as applauds
The public political meeting, as we'll
as the letters in the newspapers, af-
ford an interesting index to the ques-
tions uppermost In the public mind.
Here, again, social reform legislation
of every kind, from the far-fiung ideas
of the Fabians to the most conserva-
tive suggestions of Lord Lansdowne, is
talked. Yet more significant is the
legislation actually enacted, as the
program of one party or another.
A Million Old Age Pensioners.
The Old Age Pension Act Is per-
haps the most far-reaching. Under
the provisions of this act, which be-
came law in 1909. every person In the
United Kingdom. whose income Is less
than $3.50 year, is entitled to receive
from the government pension. This
government pension varies in amount,
depending upon the income from other
yources. The smallest Is 25 cents a
week. tho largest s1.35, No one. other
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-01-16

chief liberal journal; of H. A. Gwynne,
the journal which all society reads;
of journalists, politicians, tradesmen,
men in the street. The reply, in one
form or another, was everywhere
practically the same: "The growing
insistence upon social reform legisla-
tion."
Ten years ago the Briton talked
about world politics almost exclusive
1y. Today, without losing his inter
est in world-politics, he talks about
home affairs, land and labor and life.
Ten years ago he made faces at Ger
many and planned bigger navy. To-
day he studies Germany's social pro-
gram for acceptance or avoidance,
and IN content with navy maintained
at ordinary strength.
How Britons Talk Back.
Two avenues Of approach to the real
thought of the British people exist
which are not found in other countries,
at least not to such marked extent.
The Briton has not lost the art Of
talking back. Building his home be-
hind stone walls, stupidity reserved
with strangers, he talks freely in pub
lie meetings and he writes letters 70
the newspapers. Besides other and
usual ways of access to public opin-
ion, these are Enthusiastically Brit
ish. He wrote letter tc the Times in
other days. Now he writes also to the
Daily Mail, the Daily Telegraph, the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-01-16
BRITISH SOCIAL REFORM LEGISLATION
BY EDRLTER LDILLIAMJ, LII. d
tDsas Sds Seh.o tJ.un~h-u aStas Una-,av 5 A.,.ur0

than aliens, criminals or lunatics, Is
denied an Old Age pension. All the
money for The pensions is provided
out Of the national treasury-no PEN
sioner and no locality have to con-
tribute anything. Nearly one million
persons now receive old age pensions
SOB, $50 women and 62,628 men. The
number of persons who, as paupers,
received outdoor relief from local poor
funds, has largely decreased, falling
of from 16S,096 to 1858 in six years.
OF every 1000 persons in Great Brit
ain seventy years old and upwards
$40 are old age pensioners, nearly
two-thirds. The annual cost to the ma
tional treasury is about $60,000,000.
II think the greatest act Of Parlia-
ment Of the last fifty years, aside from
the Parliament Act" (imiting the
power of the House Of Lords), said
John Burns, cabinet minister and labor
leader. SIS the act which gave Old Age
Pensions. 1t is the boon of the benev-
olent state at the cost of the bounte-
Gus rich for the benefit of the aged
poor. 1t works easily, does not de-
moralize, solves many Poor Law
problems, keeps the old among the
young-and that is good for both-and
prevents the growth of institutional
life, which do not like. am for the
home as against the institution"
That's the opinion of the friends Of
the measure.
"a system of decentralization will be
established among the working
classes" said Lord Wemyss. Thrift
will be done away with, families will
cease to regard is at an obligation to
maintain those Of their number whose
working days are passed, and self-re-
lance will be diminished" That's
the extreme view Of the opposition.
Insured Against Unemployment.
The National Insurance Act, in ad-
dition to insurance against the loss of
health and for the prevention and
care of sickness, provides insurance
against unemployment. In state
health insurance Great Britain fol-
lowed the lead of Germany, but in un-
employment insurance Great Britain
leads the way. 1t is a far-reaching ex-
pertinent in social legislation. THE
essence Of the problem Of unemploy-
ment is that all work, or nearly all
work, is more or less irregular, and
will in large part always remain so, )"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-01-16

said Mr.. l.. G. Chiozza Money, M. P.
Man can never hope to reduce his
operations to machine-like regulari-
ty. He can, however, by concerted
effort and common rule decide that ir-
regularity of work need not mean ir-
regularity of maintenance. Society
can assure, should assure, to every
honest man the regular maintenance
which it now admits is due the dis
honest man."
The Unemployment Act pools risks
by insurance 1t builds up a fund by
contributions from the employer, the
employe and society as a whole, in
order that when irregularity of work
touches particular man and deprives
him of wage, there may be pay to take
the place OF wage. The act provides
for compulsory insurance against un-
employment for about 100000 work
men, skilled or unskilled, organized or
unorganized, "a building, construction
of works, ship-building. engineering,
construction of vehicles, iron-founding
and saw-milling. The workman con-
tributes five cents week for each
period of employment of week or
less, the employer also five cents a
week. and the state one-third the total
contributions of employers and en-
ployes. For workmen less than eigh-
teen years old the contributions are
two cents week from both workman
and employer. The benefit provided
consists of weekly payments to the In.
sured workman whilst unemployed af-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-01-16

Bi + m 1 n CHAM,
Eng.-"What is
the most signi-
ficant movement
in British life to-
day?" The Ques-
ton was asked
Of Aaron Wat
son, veteran lib
eral journalist, at
the National Lib
eral club, Of H.
A. White, editor
of the London
Daily Standard,
an organ Of the
aristocratic class
es, at the Conser-
vative club; Of
Robert Donald,
editor of the
l. o n d on Daily
ChrOni Gle. the