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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12
Uttered Years Ago by Hungarian Countess, 1t Has
Been Followed by Disasters and Tragedies
That Have Darkened and Saddened the
Life of the Aged Head of the House

an impression which the crowding
tragedies OF a long reign have made II
impossible to forget.
May heaven and hell blast your hap
piness," she cried. May your family
be exterminated. May you be smitteI
in the persons of those you best love.
May your children Ice brought to ruin
and may your life be wrecked and yes
may you live on in lonely, unbroken
and horrible grief to tremble when
you recall the name Of Karolyi,"
In the recent tragedy the Austrians
see only fresh manifestation Of the
bligh; of this maled.ction. To the ut
termost detail, they point out, has II
been visited on its victim. Each sue
ceeding catastrophe in his life has
seemed to drive the knife deeper into
his hear, until, pitiful for his sorrows.
his people say that could the grief dis
tracted mother see the ruin that has
been wrought even her vengeful spirit
would be moved To rclent.
The recent years Of Francis Joseph's
reign have been SO peaceful, and he
himself has striven so earnestly for a
reputation as a man Of peace. that the
warfare and h.oodshcd + the earlier
part of His career are often forgotten.
The war in Hungary and the means
.that were taken to quell the revolution
and restore absolutsm are one of the
dark chapters Of his long reign the
memory Of which has never ceased to
be painful to him. shortly after this
came the campaign in Italy with the
disasters Of Magenta and Solferino and
the attendant loss NJ the highly valued
Italian provinces Lombardy and Nene-
tia. \ few years later came war with
Prussia, and fresh humii.ations in the
defeat of Sadowa and the loss Of still
further territory.
In those days the pride Of the Haps-
hurgs" still meant something, and the
frequent lessons that the naughty lord
Of the Danube was required to submit
To did not come easily. Bismarck and
Won Moltke each took hand in teach
ing the man who believed that he had
been called to he a leader of Europe
iHdt III tllt OTCItStTd IldlIOHs ne WAS
TO play only a second fiddle. Francis
Joseph never won g great battle or
great diplomatic victory; he never
tasted the JOY of returning to his capl-
tai with the acclaim Of n victor.
Ambitious as he has always been for
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT and expansion OF
his country. the Emperor Of Austria has
during his entire reign found his care
fully worked out and developed diplo-
matte policies Checkmated, not more by
rival Powers than by the forces OF
blind circumstance. In the beginning
Of his reign Francis Joseph looked to
the westward for the field of his coun-
try's expansion. Prussia and Italy
were to furnish the material for the
glory of the house Of Hapsburg. But
the unification of Italy and the forma-
ton of the German Empire closed
these doors for all time, and the En-
peror was forced to evolve a new for
eign policy which looked to the south,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12

WE This s's sry. '1 ~yua ss'f frem " one
Of Europe's greatest mon
archs. In whose heart sor-
row has left no room for pride. has
given "A vivid human appeal to the
greatest royal tragedy of the past dec
AIDE. The far reaching political ramifi-
cations of the murder of the Archduke
Francis Ferdinand and his wife, the
beautiful and romantic Countess Cho-
tex, are almost lost sight of in the dra-
matte circumstances OF this last terri
hle tragedy of the house Of Hapsburg.
and the strange fulhlment. now ex-
tended over nearly seventy years, OF
the blighting curse laid upon It by the
grief maddened Countess Karoly.
In his S5th year, Francis Joseph.
Emperor Of Austria, has outlived every
thing but sorrow. Broken In body and
in spirit, even the reflective joys Of
memory can bring no satisfaction to
this lonely old man, living out his last
Fad years surrounded with empty pomp
and splendor. Reflections on the past
bring to Francis Joseph only memo
rles of defeats of battles lost, or diplo-
macy frustrated, of humllations forced
upon him and of family Catacylsms
such as no other ruler in modern his
tory has been called on to endure
The pride of the Hapsburgs," for gem
erations a shibboleth. has become a
sorry Thing: humiliation. scandal and
tragedy have combined to crush II and
have left only a poor ruin of once
noble structure.
The black clouds OF destiny first APP
peared over the head Of the young
Francis Joseph when as boy Of IS
he was forced to ascend the throne Of
Austria, thereby deposng his uncle, the
weakling Ferdinand whose vagaries
threatened TO cost the family the crown
No monarch ever assembled a more tur-
hulent throne. The crown was itself the
creation Of nothing more substantial
than dynastic marriages and historical
caprlces. Torn as the country has al
ways been by conflicting racial and re-
i'g!ous Interests, 1t was al that time
upr!sings that would have daunted the
most courageous ruler The revolu-
Ton 20. Hungary was the most dffcu'.
and pressing Of the young Emperor's
problems, and one which required the
assistance of Russia TO solve. Ii was
finally put down, but only by the use
If the most violent and severe meas
ures. one of the victims of this sever
ny was the only son of the house of
karoyi, young man of brilliant
personality and promise. He was ex-
ccuted under painful circumstances and
his mother, in the abandon of her mad
grief forced herself into the presence OF
The Emperor on the occasion OF
and ball, and in the presence of the
error stricken court pronounced
'"irlble curse upon him and his house.
With the last words she fell senseless,
md later died In retirement. But the
strange scene and the distracted
N"man's words made "A deep impression.
The Washington times., 1914-01-25
ALFONSO WAN HIS
ANCESTORS ARMOR
Shocks FTenchmen by Asking
Exchange of Suit of Philip II
for One of Charles v.

PARIS, Jan. 25.-Much CONSERVATION
and discussion are caused by the pro-
posed exchange OF four pieces of armOr
CT Philip II, belonging to the French
Army Museum, for a suit of armor CT
Charles V in the Army Museum at Mad
rid.
The suggestion was made by King Al
fonso at the time of his recent trip to
Paris. when he visited the museum es-
pecially to see the armor of his great
to own it.
Members of the Societe Nationale des
Antiquaires de France are much annoyed
saving. The Rrmor of Philip II is the
finest work of its kind in the world and
the choicest arTnor in France. There
fore. we consider it beyond price.
M. Butin, the historian, says that it
was made at Augsburg at the beginning
OF the year 1913 and took two years OF
constant work under the direction of
Desiderius ColInan, the pest armor
maker in Germany.
I'VE have asked persons in high posi-
tions ABOUT this question Of exchange"
he added.
The armor of Charles V may be
worth $4,000, but the armor Of Philip
II ranks among the armor collections
Oh Ine world as La JOCOnOe does IN
picture galleries"
General Niox. director of the Army
Museum, who has a wide knowledge of
everything in the collection and takes
almost a pious care of these treasures
Of past glory with all an old soldiers
reverence, said:
This affair is most annoying and is
occupying all my attention. But can
do nothing, as I am quite an outsider in
this decision. l have received orders
and I am going to execute them
A few days after King Alfonso's visit
n letter was received from the Madrid
Museum, stating that the government Of
Spain would like to exchange, but ef-
ferlng several pieces unsatisfactory to
General NioX. Several letters followed, !
when an offer of the arnor of Charles I,
V was substituted.
It is understood that the Philip II |
armor would be marked as loaned by (
the French government" but members
Of the National Society of Antequaries
remark that tE% govern
ment has no right to exchange the Z
property of France and ask why they I.
should not also lend the Venus de Milo /
for an indefinite period to any other
who takes a fancy to It.
The Washington times., 1914-01-25
QUESTIONS RIGHT To
LEVY TAX At SOURCE
Virginia and Southern Road
Files Protest With Internal
Revenue Bureau.

Has Congress the legal right to put
big financial, Industrial and commercial
institutions to the expense Of collection
at the source, the income tax due from
individuals?
Has Congress the legal right, regard
less OF the expense involved, TO irnpose
upon corporations tho duty ana obiiga-
tion with the responsibility and labor
of setting aside the tax as a paid or
unpaid agent OF the Government?
These are the pertinent questions ask
ed by the Virginia and Southern rail-
way, subsidiary of the Southern rail-
road. In a protest lodged with the In
ternal Revenue Bureau Of the Treasury
attacking the constitutionali.y of the
income tax law.
An appeal for judicial Interpretation
on these grounds is to be lodged by the
corporations, II is understood. Should
the courts find the requirements of the
law for collection at the source violates
constitutional rights, II Is said, the en-
tire law win fall.
There Is talk of concerted movement
by New York interests to seek amend
ment In Congress OF these features of
the law.
Forty appointments to the field CORPS
OF income tax collectors of men TO aid
in collection OF the income tax were
announced by Commissioner Osborn
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1914-01-25
MAN
USED CRAB TRAPS
ArchaeoIogists Find Traces of
Wicker "SnareS" Used
Nearly 10000 Years Ago.

LONDON, Jan. 25.-Wicker traps for
forming his menu some 10000 years
ago. Important discoveries which. it
is believed, may solve the problem of
chronological valuation, have been
made on the island of Oronsay. off
the coast of Scotland. by an expedi-
ton of Glasgow antiquarians.
large quantity of material taken
worked mas been delivered at the
South Kensington Natural History
Museum, and experts there are in
vcstigating the discoveries. The eN
petition was under the leadership OF
A. H. Bishop and Ludovic Mann, and
Its members received permission from
Lord Strathcona to carry out opera
tionS on the island.
AS q result Of the expedition II has
been proved that there ixistsd at one
time-about 10000 years ago-on the
shores Of Scotland prehistoric shore
traps. perhaps of wicker
work. which they sunk in deep water
to catch crabs. The man of that
period had already learned the value
of the deep-sea crab: and the remains
found on the island have proved the
the later phases of the older Stone
Age and tn earlier phases of the
younger Stone Age, ore in other
words, between the Palaeolithic and
Neolithic Ages.
His diet was more varied than is that
Of the average Englishman today. He
ate hazel nuts chiefly. In the refuse of
his kitchens there has been discovered
many evidences Of this, but he had also
some two dozen specimens Of mollusks
from which to select, and in his larder
have been found several dozen speci-
mems Of fish The great aux was one
1f his dishes of wildfowL
But the explorers found what was
sven more interesting than that The
prehistoric islander must have been a
Sreat hunter and lived happily on feasts
Of red deer and swine, and it is be-
teved from the remains on the island
hat at one time this curious haIf-man
must have been something of a sailor
% gain the mainland, unless the MAIN
and was Joined to Oronsay by a strip
Il land which has since disappeared.
The theory that finds most credence
With the experts, however, is that the
prehistoric man made some sort of boat
'ut of the skins of beasts slain in the
chase and stretched on frames of
Every evidence that has come to the
lands OF the explorers points to a pc
iod of great antiquity. With the ex-
'eption Of two relics, England, Ireland !
Ind Wales had not yielded any discov-
'ry that threw light on the period men,
ioned above, but a few sites had be- |
ome known in the Hebrides and on the |
vest coast of Scotland.
The Washington times., 1914-01-25
Water Witching.

The use OF the "divining rod for 10
eating water has been quite generally
discredited. though some recent expert
Inents In Germany and France have led
some experts to think that 1t may, after
all, have some value. If II has any
such value it is in a psychical way,
rather than on the ordinary basis of
physical science. The explanation Of
rered is that some people are peculiarly
sensitive to the presence Of water, and
slow il by a slight. unconscious muscu-
lar action. which is noticeable when the
rod is in their hands. An electrical de-
vice for locating water has been invent
ed. on the principle that the running
streams could be heard by the use of an
electric battery, and megaphone, but
this is not believed to be of great prac-
tical value.-The Christian Herald.
The Washington times., 1914-01-25
No Criminal Type.

Three thousand convicts in an English
prison studied over a period of five
years, failed completely to show the
criminal type of Lombroso and his
followers. Edward T. Devine suInmar-
lies the results of the study as follows:
"All Of the Lombrosian stigma are
found to be distributed among these
convicts and among the general run Of
mankind in equal degree. The peculiar
head shapes, the special eye colors, the
wave of hair, the cut of ears, the length
of arm bones and their inequality, tat
tooing, wrinkles, fat feet and the rest
are all found to be no more and no less
prevalent in prison than in university
or workshop. In weight and stature the
convict falls below his free brother. In
a word, he is unusual, but not abnor-
NAL. THE Survey.
The Washington times., 1914-01-25
New Light on Henry.

After the capture Of Richmond a
party of English tourists were IN that
city, chaperoned by an old coiored
man.
What is that buildingT'' said one
of the gentlemen to him.
Oats a 'bacco warehouse" said the
cid man.
And then. looking in the direction Of
high hill, Church Hill, as It is called
IN Richmond the touring party spfed
a church at the top.
And what is that buildingf Is that
a tobacco warehouse also?'
oh, no, sab. OATS de church whar
Tatrick Henry made de speech, Give
me liberty or give me death and fore
GaWd deg done give him both"
The Washington times., 1914-01-25
ENGLISH ENGINEERS
MAKE DESERT BLOOM
Lower Bari Doab Canal Built
to Irrigate 871, 900 Acres in
India.

LONDON, Jan. 25.-The greatest en-
terprise ever undertaken by British ir.
rigation engineers, the Lower Bar
canal in the Punjab, has just been com.
pleted. and its opening makes a land
mark in the wonderful and romantic
story of Indian irrigation. The engin.
eering supplement OF the Times contains
an account Of the completion of this
third and last section of the triple
canal project which is now irrigatins
vast areas in the Puntab.
The Lower Bari Doab canal is un-
usual in construction, for It actually
crosses upon a level, the important
river Raw. The new canal has cost
about s1,5oo,0O0 and IL Is expected that
it viii irrisate over gn,OOo acres OF
crops. The Chenab canal, which is
another section Of the triple project,
alone irrigates an area equivalent to
two-fifths of the whole cultivable area
of Egypt. The great Punjab canals
have done more, for they have literally
peopled the desert wastes. The culti-
vators have been established in dis
tricts which were formerly quite use
less. Their villages are thriving, their
the desert sands have indeed proved
goldep. The triple project cost close
upon 9L0Oo, 900, but it Yields to the
government return upon capital out
lay OF IA per cent. Yet IL means af-
hrence to the peasantry also, nd life
in the canal colonies is 50 popular the
stalwart men of northern India that
the development of irrigation Is serious
affecting recruiting for the native army.
The attraction OF irrigation schemes
for the initiated Is that the results ere
so visible and concrete. To enter an
irrigated area In northern India is an
unforgettable experience. The stranger
ren sand hills into a land of smiling
plenty. On the one hand, the INTERIM
!nable desert: on the other, green, wav-
Ing crops, prosperous villages, and cool
refreshing CLEANS of water. Small Won
der that in the presence of such VIZ
sions men have sometimes been led to
form exaggerated ideas OF the possibili-
ties OF irrigation. 1t seems so easy and
so simple to collect and guide the
waters pouring downward from the
and bring the deserts in
But it is not so easy. and there IS a
definite limit, now fairly well ascertain
ed, to the prospects OF irrigation in
India.
when all the programs are COM
pleted, over So per cent of the surface
flow of the rainfall OF india and of the
water from the Himalayan SHOWS viii
still escape to the sea. Rain does not
fall in greate& volume where it is most
needed. The thirty inches Of rainfall in
the Cherrapunj Hills of Assam pcrforce
runs to waste. though II would make
the arid emptiness of Sind blossom as
the rose.
Though the scope OF irrigation in In
diais not lmmeasurable. enough has al
ready been done under British ruie TO
make the Indian irrigation system one
)f the wonders OF the world. We have
expended $4,000 coo on irrigation, have
The Washington times., 1914-01-25
COCKTAILS To WAIT
UNTIL CANAL OPENS
Will Accept Police Commissioner
Job in New York in 1915, Is
Officials Belief.
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builder of the canal. and that he is
satisfied to rest on these laurels.
Further. they contend that his seven
Years. work on the canal calls for a
complete change OF occupation, and
that the colonel himself, realizing this,
has tentatively accepted the offer made
by Mayor Mitchell to head the New
York police force
As an indication OF the fact that
President Wilson's plans to make Goe-
thalS first governor of the canal have
been known on the Isthmus for some
time, it is noted that the engineer Off
Ger only a few days ago abolished the
divisions of the Atlantic and the Paci-
1ic, thus relieving the officers in charge
Of these, divisions, and center1ng all the
engineering work IN his own depart
meut.
Responsible for Delay.
The efforts of members of the COM
mission to remain in office until the
formal opening of the canal have been
chiefly responsible for the delay in put
ting into effect the civil government of
the zone, which was authorized by law
enacted a year ago.
Colonel Goethals has repeatedly urged
upon officials here the necessity for i'm
mediate action in this direction. He
has contended that it is Impossible to
organize and train an operating force
under present conditions and has in
sisted that a one-man government was
necessary in order to organize in an ef-
fective way for the opening.
1t is no secret that the civilian men,
bers of the Canal Commission, through
their friends in Washington, have urged
that they should not be deprived of the
honor of participating officially in this
event. To meet these objections there
has been some talk of an arrangement
whereby these members might be al
lowed to remain as hgureheads.
The indications now, however are
that the idea of the members retaining
such s.necures for a year or mors does
not appeal to She business acumen of
leaders in Congress.
President Wilson, it is understood, has /
also come around to the view that the |
government should be es-
Tablished as soon as possible and that |
Colonel Goethals should be put in COM |
plete charge.
The Washington times., 1914-01-25
Orient Commandery to
Attend Church Service

Annual religious services of Orient
Commandery, No. s. Knights Templar.
will be held at Trinity Methodist Epis-
copal Church. Fifth street and Penn
sylvania avenue southeast, this evening.
Under the command of Eminent Com
mander E. P. Hazleton, the members Of
orient Commandery will meet at Naval
Lodge Hall, Fourth street and Pennsyl-
yania avenue, at O'Clock. They will
march to the church.
Grand Commander H. K. Simpson and
the subordinate officers of the grand
commandery will be the guests Of Orient
Commandery and will occupy a resery-
ed portion of the auditorium. The Rev.
II. s. France, pastor Of Trinity Church,
will preach
The Washington times., 1914-01-25
He Knew Usual Answer.

a man making visit to his homo
town was invited to address the Sun,
day school.
Il am reminded" he said, "of the
career Of a boy who was once nc
larger than some Of yoI little fellows
He played truant when he was sent to
school, went fishing every Sunday, ran
away from home when he was ten
years old, learned to drink. smoke to-
hacco and play cards. He got into
bad company, spent his time in stables
ard saloons. and finally became a pick
pocket, then a forger, and one DAY,
while in a state OF intoNfcation, he conf
mitted murder Children" lie asked.
in an impressive tone, where do you
think that man Is now?''
Willie rose 10 his feet and quickly
shouted:
He stands before U.S."
The Washington times., 1914-01-25
An Efficiency Fiend.

The general manager OF an Eastern
railroad had a dreaded reputation for
isying on men whenever he found the
slightest excuse.
He appeared In the yards one day and
two switchmen discussed him.
He don't look like the man we hear
he is,' said one.
What do you hear7'' the other asked
''Why. they say when he was at the
funeral Of Flannery's wife and the SIX
pallbearers came out carrying the coffin
he raised his hand and said: Hold on.
boysi You can get along without two
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The Washington times., 1914-01-25

brought millions of acres under cultiva-
ton, and provided means of livelihood
plete though they are. the irrigation
works constructed by the British in In
dia are in some respects the most enefi-
cent ana the most practical monument
OF our rule. They have not exercised
famine, but they have done much to-
ward that end. Railways are destined
to furnish the ultimate solution of the
problem of famine. Crops never fall
simultaneously throughout the whole Of
India The difficulty has been to con-
yey food to the stricken district, and
that difficulty the spread or railways
Is overcoming"
The Washington times., 1914-01-25
InfrmitieS of Age.

There were some deficiencies in the
early education Of Mrs. Donahoe, but
she never mentioned them or admitted
their existence. will you sign your
name here?" asked the young lawyer
whom Mrs. Donahoe had asked to draw
up deed transferring a parcel Of land
10 her daughter.
You sign il yourself an I'll make me
mark" said the old woman quickly.
Since me eyes gave out I'm not able
10 write a wurrd, young man"
How do you spell it?'' he asked, pen
poised above the proper place
Spell it whatever way you pIaze,"
said Mrs. Donahoe, recklessiy. "Since
I lost me teeth there's not a wurrd in
the wurrld / can speIl."-Youth's Com
Dauion.
The Washington times., 1914-01-25
It Pleased Her.

Admiral Peary. fresh from his Euro
peon triumph. was talking on the Kali
ser Wilhelm II about the conquest of
Mount Mckinley.
Doc Cook will be pleased about il, I"
said a Brooklynite.
Yes" said the admiral, Cook will
be about as well pleased as the lady
who said, on the seashore hotel piazza:
I shall never marry.
ITO this group Of pretty summer
girls answered in a chorus:
On, don't say that, Women even
older than you have had proposals.
The Washington times., 1914-01-25
HagerStoWn Man Held
For Murder at Omaha

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. S.-Charged with
murder, c. V. Rosemond, who claims
Hagerstown, Md, as his home, is in the
Omaha city Jail. It is charged that he,
with two comrades, during a robbery
last week shot Henry Nickel, a young
bank ERIK
Two of the three have been arrested.
Rosamond has confessed to being a
member Of the gang, but denies firing
the fatal shot
The Washington times., 1914-01-25
A Circus CataStronI1e.

At the circus grounds Friday morning
many people wondered at the unusual
delay, caused by the late arrival and a
lack of sufficient worEmen.
''Thay AMT goin' L be no show to-
day." said a overlooking newsboy.
Amt goin' to be no show? What
1er?" anxiously Queried another.
And the first boy grinned and ans
wered:
Cause the elephant stepped on the
cofeepot and they can't find the
grounds. ."-Youngstow Telegram
The Washington times., 1914-01-25

Guides American Beauties.
The largest and finest roses grown.
Practically fresh cut when ordered 1914
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