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Evening star., 1914-11-15
TRAVELETTE
BY NIKsAH.
Greiiz.


There are few capitals I'm Europe
where one can better accustom oneself
to the glow of courts. provided these
institutions are only a hazy aloofness
| in his life, than Greiz, which Is the
capital OF the principality of Reuss
of the younger line. Greiz is an unas-
suming little village. industrial. coun-
trified. out-of-date and altogether in
innate. It's factory-lined, cobblestoned
lanes and residence-lined alleys lead
right up to the home of its native roy
atty. One may stumble upon the
grounds Of the prince here, steal his
plums and apples and cut ones initials
upon his trees utterly without com
junction
Too many Americans make the mis-
take of going to Berlin and London for
their first studies of court life At
these places one is able to pursue has
or her observations upon courts only
with difficulty, often merely as spec
tator upon the surb when their maJes-
ties ride by. The courts of London and
Berlin are strangely unsympathetle;;
Moreover. they are a bit uppish and
reserved. hardly ever feeling called
upon to do more for the American who
Is guest within their land than 10
give him a bare nod. never Offering TO
shake him by the hand and bid him
welcome. And this. too. is only after
considerable endeavor has been gone
through by the visitor for his intro
duction to their highnesses.
At Greiz, however, one may stub his
toes upon the reigning princes door
mat without besiegfng a removed, de-
tached American ambassador for
months and months. Probably the facl
that there Is no American ambassador
at Greiz is one of the things that
makes 1t easier. One has no idea. IL
may be remarked in passing. how bot
tom-heavy our own social scale is un-
til he meets an ambassadorial repre-
sentative of his country abroad.
Yes. it is much easier to slip in adl upon p,
Greiz than is this feat in London or
Berlin. In the. two latter cities TINS
can be achieved almost alone by mar
rying a title. barring. likely. SO per
cent of the American men forever. The
capital Greiz Is so small that IL would
be a decidedly difficult task to keep
the enterprising stranger away iron,
the presence" On the other hand, IN
the larger capitals there Is no meas
ure long enough to mark the distance
of the court from the man in the
street."
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WHAT GREAT MEN SAY OF WAR

II a. .u;,a.,, - -. l;.h a., ,oaoo+a ad
also in the words of Milton, when he
writes to Oliver Cromwell:
Sa eaie iesn nus so1ern.d ner .ic,3r,ns than ,or
Samue! Butler. early English poet, OF
nna of b;S snaanhas ar bas haan s,id
~ ~ 80
.ial an Unjust peace IS ~ NC pie-
1erred before just war.
Alexander Pope, famous English
satirist, slanoers IN ms lnimltapie man
ner ine practlce OF war as wholesale
ana licensed hoInicioe. he says:
One to destroy. is murder by the law,
And sibhets keep the lifted hand in awe.
10 murder thousands taxes specious name.
war sioiiouS art anu gives illhi'f'ai iane'
The famous Greek conqueror. Alex
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THE WAR AND POSTERlTY

/ they may die, If there is any way of
saving them, and the world Is going to
cure people of disease and protect them
against disease even though it is gen.
race who contract disease.
"It is proba bly, fact that sports call
ing for physical strength and dexterity
are in higher regard. and more widely
days in the United States. On the
other hand more men live in cities.
where work taxes their strength less
than when there were no electric cars,
electric lights, elevators. automobiles
and like muscle-saving devices.
'It Is also true that today fewer
hours are given over to work and a
greater number to play and recreation
than formerly. but in many instances
play and recreation are indulged in to
such an extreme that they constitute
form of dissipation. A great deal of
the haste and hustle of the world to-
day is not for the purpose of perform
ing work, but for the purpose of get
possible. An effort is made to COM
press too much work within too few
hours that there may be more time for
sport and play. There is no censure
for this. but I merely mention it was
one of the tendencies of the times.
\
can universities have compiled statis-
tics Of measurement of students of to-
day and those of a generation ago, and
those figures show that the young men
of the present are better physically de-
veloped than those of the other period.
They are taller, heavier and have larger
chests than the students had with
whom their measurements have been
compared. This comparison may be
valuable or it may not be. for 1t should
be borne in mind that generation ago
the great mass of college entrants were
the sons of prosperous professional
men and were the children of gentle
rearing" while now a large percentage
of college boys are the sons of men
who earn their living by physical labor,
as, for example, farmers and me-
chanics, and the youth of these lads
has probably been more rugged and
strenuous than the boyhood of the rep
resertatives of the other classes.
However. it is pleasing to believe
| that the boys of today are stronger
| than their fathers were in their boy
hood, and may the children of the boys
of today be stronger and healthier
still"
Evening star., 1914-11-15
THERE are many

"HERE are many people whose idea
of a harem is a misconception,
based on what they have heard
about eastern polygamy. AS matter
of fact. many young Turks would be
fortunate to be able to secure one wife,
while thousands would be happy to get
rid of the single wife they have.
The women of the imperial harem
are divided into three great classes. the
Kadines who are more or less legiti-
mate wives, though never officially es-
poused; the Ikbals, or favorites. from
among whom the Kadines are selected.
and the Gediklis. who. in turn, attain
10 the dignity of Ikbals.
All these women are of slave origin
and they constitute vertiable female
hierarchy, beginning with the Shagirds
or novices and ending with the Ka-
dimes. The majority of them are either
purchased or stolen from their parents
at a very tender age and usually in
mysterious manner. If they eventually
attain high rank, their identify is often
revealed and their parents and kinsfolk
Immediately take Il new lease of life
and grow rich from their influence.
In Turkey the houses are divided into
TWO Inc section "neTe tne WOHl-
en- reside is called the harem, while the
mems portion Is called selamlik, after
Il custom of the day. Although the fe-
male inmates of a mans house are
called the harem," this does not mean
that they are all wives of the master.
\ mans wife. his mother his sister. his
daughter and all other women who may
lawfully appear before him unveiled
belong TO his harem.
Only the most intimate male relatives
of the master are allowed to enter his
harem-his sons. his father, his father
in-law and his wife's brother. In the
houses of the well-to-do even greater
restrictions are practiced to insure the
seclusion of the women. All parcels or
communications are received and de-
livered through hole in the wall
which separates the compartments of
the women from those of the men. All
the windows of the female portion of
the house have lattices over them,
which permit the women to observe
anything on the outside, but keep them
from being seen. Even the young girls
are not allowed to appear unveiled be-
fore men, except those of near relation
ship.
The life in the harems for the most
part is very simple and is practically
indoors. However. occasionally groups
of three or four women can be seen
visiting another harem of friends or
Evening star., 1914-11-15
WAR PRISONER COMPLAINS.
German in England Says Food
Treatment and Housing Are Bad.

BERLIN, November 14.-One Of the
German prisoners of war in England
has written a letter to the Frankfurter
Zeitung, in which he declares that as a
result of bad treatment, bad 1000.
housing in cold barracks. forty-six out
of 700 German prisoners died within
one week Of pneumonia and typhoid
fever. There were no wounded men
among these prisoners.
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justifies the expression of heroism il
these words:

Its rudest form is the contempt for safety and
ease. which makes for the attractiveness of war.
1t is self-trust which Sights the restraints Of
prudence, in the plenitude of Its energy and
power to repair the harms 1t may suffer: The
hero is mind of such balance that disturb
ances can shake his will. but pleasantly, and, rs
It were. merrily. he advances to his own music
Heroism feels and never reasons, and therefore
is always right; and although different breed.
ing. different religion and greater intellectual
activity would have modified or re.ersed
the particular action yet for the hero that thing
he does is the highest deed. and is not open to
the censures of philosophers or divines.
The practical mind of Napoleon, with
ever an aim for gain and a bent for
strategy, says of war that it is "a
trade of barbarians. the whole art of
which consists of being the strongest
in a given point
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Unveil Statue of Gen. Shields.

CARROLTTON. Mo-. November IL
Hundreds of visitors were here Thurs
day to witness the unveiling of the
state monument to Gen. James Shields
in the courthouse square. The Missouri
legislature appropriated $4,000 for the
memorial.
Evening star., 1914-11-15
.HE war is not only disastrous to

ff"HE war is not only disastrous to
the present generation, but it's
evil effects will be shown in
succeeding generations" said a Wash
ington man who has been interested in
the promotion of the idea of eugenics.
.'The percentage of physically defective.
mentally deficient, weak and under
sized males who are to be fathers Of
the next generation will be much
larger in proportion to the whole popu-
lation than it was when this war
broke out. AS the war lengthens and
the robust men of the nations at war
are killed or become incapacitated
through wounds and disease, the ratio
of defective males to the whole popu-
lation will considerably increase.
in addition to this the economic evils
of this war will reach far into other
years. With much wealth destroyed
and trade ruined. there is going to be
an increase in poverty among the more
humble orders Of society in that part
of Europe involved in the strife. This
lower mentality and reduced efficiency
and earning power among the victims Of
this blood plague.
Another effect of the war will be to
make pronounced the superiority of
American mind and muscle over that
of Europe, for, in this country, the
boys. because of improved ideas of liv-
ing and the popularity of sport, are
growing bigger and stronger, and
physical culture and rationalism in hy-
Giene among the girls are making for
stronger and more sensible mothers.
Whether the American of the pres
ent generation is stronger and bigger
than he of the previous generation is
like all other questions. one on which
public or popular opinion is divided.
Men, in looking at this proposition from
different viewpoints, reach opposite
conclusions. There is a much better
knowledge of hygiene now than there
ever was before and probably because
of this diseases which once were COM
mon are now rare. Diseases that for
merry were not understood and which
generally We're mortal are now durable.
AS a rule, it is the comparative weak
ling who succumbs to disease, and to
cure him of that disease may tend, ac-
cording to some theorists, to weaken
posterity. But that theory leads into
maze of argument. The present world
is not going to expose sick babies that
Evening star., 1914-11-15
JOINS RUSSIAN SECRET WORK.
Nine. Koudachef Attached to Gen.
Rennenkrampfs Staff.
of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD. October 20. - Nine.
koudachef. well known as an explorer,
has been attached by Gen. Rennen-
krampf of the Russian scout service.
She rides the horse upon which she
made the trip from Vladivostok to
Petrograd.
Gen. Rennenkrampf has also serving
with him soldier thirteen years old,
Nicholas Petonchkop. He is the son
of a rich landed proprietor. When
the war broke out young Nicholas
ran away from home, sought out Gen.
Rennenkrampf and asked if he might
not serve. He was detained and
message was sent to his parents. They
telegraphed their consent to his re-
naming with the army.
The boy has already taken part in
battles. notably Insterburg. He carries
upon his rifle German bayonet. which
was presented to him by the regiment
with which he serves. Nicholas has
been mentioned in orders of the day
for daring and skillful scouting feat
An italian inventors submarine boat
has succeeded in making a 3.oO0-mile
voyage in safety from Italy to Sweden,
for which country it was built.
Evening star., 1914-11-15

the of his house of learning In the innnost
its tip that to all other Turing tales that
his schoohoue after the bitter
lore ringn their him sit his feet
Evening star., 1914-11-15

and beaten metal clothed bound Lady
later days in princess and Of year ago
with nked tunic
ER-the first teller tales-NEIL BRINKLEY.
Evening star., 1914-11-15

they the
the their To
gives soul where they had none before Some laugh all their
their when first they heard his voice
Evening star., 1914-11-15

One maid finds the face of Love fire like the and always
little maid from his teaching with the look of
in Heaven in her eyes!
what maid tell another she learned there
Evening star., 1914-11-15

1t pays to read the want columns of
The Star Hundreds OF situations arc
filled through them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
HOLDS 3 WOMEN FOR TRIAL
Court Clears Room to Hear Mrs.
Tovey's Blackmail Story.

Three women. ono Of whom, Mrs. Alice
Harding. said she wa the wife Of the
Coroner of Port Jcrvis. y. y, were held
in $500 each for trial by Magistrate
Simms in the West Side Court Yesterday
charged with Matchmaking Or. David
Tovey. Of the Polytechnic Hospital. When
Mrs. Tovey was repeating the charges
made against her husband the nature Of
the testimony was such that the magis-
trate ordered the court cleared of spec
tators Mrs. Tovcy said she believed the
charges false.
James Reilly, of No. 633 LenoX avenue
who was arrested Monday with the three
women after Mrs. Tovey it is alleged
had paid over 500 in marked bills, was
discharged His wife, Ida. and the lat
ter's sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Ferguson, are
the other prisoners.
Mrs Tovey testified that shc first
learned of the attempt to eXtort money
from her husband through ovorhearing
one of the women make a demand on him
i'm his Office. Later she confronted two
of the women. and they told her, she
said. that they must have $500 from Dr.
Tovcy or they would inform the authori-
ties of the Polytechnic Hospital of alleged
misconduct by him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20

Having nothing else on hand this morn
ing. thirty students of the University oil
PENNSYLVANIA. members OF the class IN
municipal government which is studying
city problems are coming over here TO
pick up few little things on now Gotham
is run.
The party will arrive at the Hudson
Terminal II Q o'clock Seven minutes
walk will bring them to the Bureau OF
Municipal Research. no. 2Gl Broadway
where they will spend forty-three minutes
studying the training school for public
service. It will then be 9:J5 o'clock, so
they will not have to hurry to get to the
office of President George McAneny IN
the city Hall, at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. McAneny, after explaining what ne
does. what he tries 10 make the aide.
men do. what they don't do, what the
Board Of Estimate should do. what their
efficiency programme is. what IT was,
what il will be. of what stun aldermen
are made and a few more details, Will
turn over the thirty students 10 John
Quincy Adams. Of the Municipal Art Com
mission. who will reveal the inside, out
side TOP and bottom secrets OF the com
missions work. and will illustrate points
i'm his discourse from the history OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
STUDENTS COMING HERE TO
LEARN HOW CITY IS RUN
Party of Thirty from University of Pennsylvania Will
Absorb Municipal Facts at Lis hning Speed
While on Whirlwind Tour.

city Han. the oldest public building that
ever gave place TO tempcramental clock
in this city
Full of knowledge. they will depart on
q two-minute walk at 1888 o'clock to the
Public Service Commission. in the Trib-
une Building. Commissioner Milo r.
Maltbie and his staff viii give them an
hours explanation Of the bOdy's duties,
with a comprehensive idea Of what it has
accomplished. The students will be told
about the subway puzzle.
Utterly fatguod. Mr. Maltbe will turn
the party over 10 the Department Of
Health. centre and Market streets. at
noon. The schedule permits fifteen min
utes for the walk 10 that building. The
students will be given an opportunity
there 10 absorb important facts about
child hygiene.
At 1:l5 p. m. all will go 10 luncheon,
at which Deputy Police Commissioner
q Daniel. who is in charge OF reorganizo-
ton work. Will tell them how he does it.
When they recover from their amazement
Deputy Commissioner Burdette Lewis, Of
the Department of Correction. will take
them in hand.
The feast of reason and the flow Of
soul viii halt at 2.30 o'clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
PERSIAN MOSQUE
RELIC ON VIEW
Famous Mihrab of Veramin,
Toward Which Moslems Look
in PRAYER, at Art Exhibit.

The chief attraction at H. Kevorkian s
Persian art exhibition. which opens to-
day in the building of Charles & Co,
Fifth avenue. at J6th street is the IA
nous Mihrab of Neramin. which repre-
scnts the place in the mosque toward
which the Mosems turn when praying
This ancient relic, which has been de-
scribed as "a stupendous monument Of
art to the decorative and architectural
genius OF the thirteenth century has
been rebuilt in the exhibition galleries
Professor Abraham Yohannan. OF Co
lumbia College. who is in charge of the
exhibition, said yesterday that Mr.. Ke-
vorkian has brought with him from the
historic sites OF Mohammedan Persia. as
a result Of his two years OF excavations
and explorations, hundreds of examples.
representing almost every period and
school. from the time supposed to follow
the Sasanians. or even earlier. TO the
Safavid period. which are exhibited here
for the benefit Of students art lovers and
the general public i'm comprehensive
and instructive manner.
More than two hundred and dfty minia-
turo paintings are shown, including por-
traits. sketches and book Illustrations.
ONO small folio bears the autographs and
seals OF four Mughal cmperors, beginning
with Akbar the Great The brouzes in
tho collection form an interesting feat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
ANTIQUE PORCELAINS SOLD
Vase of Kang hsi Period
Brings $1,000, Top Price.

The opening session Of a three days
sale of antique Oriental porcelains at the
American Art Galleries attracted many
bidders Yesterday \ well known col
lector. using the name of Henry" gave
$1,000, the top price Of the session, for
what is regarded as an extraordinary eX-
ample Of a majestic blue and white cylin-
drical. club-shaped vase of the Kang-ITsi
period.
This specimen is Of dense resonant
porcelain, brilliantly glazed and painted
in blue. approaching a sapphire quality.
The scene presented is a mountainous
landscape by the sea.
For blue and white tall oviform vase
Of the same period j. Franklin gave $500,
and Otto Bernet. as agent. obtained for
S575 Kang-hsi blue and white tenn
pie Jar with a mandarin cover w. w.
Seaman's purchases included a Kang-hs
blue and white ginger Jar with a teak
wood cover. carved in openwork with mel
blossoms. for which he gave $50, ard a
Kang-hsi temple jar with mandarin
cover. which cost him $500.
J.. W. French & Co. gave $3.50 for a blue
ana Wnite Is dQE-nSl bOlllef Win a li4is
tapering neck. They also gave $50 for an
ovform jar, with cover OKang-hsD, and
with the Hundred Antiques" decoration
i'm brilliant blue of sapphire quality.
Mr.. Henry" gave $3.50 for blue and
white vase Of the Chien-llng period, and
$40 for an inverted pear-shaped mandarin
vase GNaug-hsD. with faring foot and
Hanged lip.
Mrs ogden Mills's purchases included
q blue and white ginger jar CK'ans-hsD.
for which she gave 500: a blue and white
water jar (ITang-hsD. with ccnven-
tional floral and foliar scroll decoration,
for S62 90. and blue and white globular
Jar CChlen-lUng) with a stand. for $l7 90.
George /. Rivcs bought a blue and
white Kang-hsi ginger Jar for 800, and
r. r. Moore gave $40 for a K'ang-hsi
cylindrical club-shaped vase. The total OF
the session was Si3.307 50. The sale con-
tinues this afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-20
Only Way Republicans Can
Redeem State This Year,
He Contends.
OTHERWISE LEADERS
WILL FRAME TICKET
Tanner Loses Fight in County
Committee to Make ReSOlu-
tons Debatable at Once.

Job r. Hedges, candidate for Governor
IN 1912 and who makes no bones of the
fact that he wishes TO be a candidate this
an. came out nat-footedly in favor OF
an unofficial state convention at the meet
ing the Republican County Committee at
the Murray Hill Lyceum last night. NJ.
Hedges went further and said he would
do his best to bring about a meeting Of
the state committed with the idea q
having il call such convention.
II know of nothing that has so tended
to increase the influence of the leader
and decrease that Of the individual mem-
Der Of the party as this direct primary
law" said Mr.. Hedges. If there is no
unofficial convention groups Of leaders
will frame a ticket. u will be more diff
cult to organize opposition 70 such a
ticket than to one that might be framed
by a convention"
II such a convention was not held. the
speaker said, the local problems would be
tangled up with considerations of state
candidates. Then. again, he asked. who
would frame the party platforms if there
We're no convention?
a convention Of the kind desire" he
said. lis entirely consistent with the best
spirit Of the direct primary law. II is the
only way that the game Of politics can be
successfully played this fan. We have
got to redeem the state from the condition
-. /. 1 L.. n
convention we will the better be able to
work out the party's part in such redemp-
ton"
Mr.. Hedges said he believed that any
man who aspired to be the candidate OF
his party should come out in the open
and say so.
IF We have a convention" he said, 81
shall advocate having the men who seek
nominations get up and eXpound the faith
that is in them. would have them say
why they want the nomination and why
they think they are fitted to get it,"
Mr.. Hedges did not ask for any action
on his suggestion. lie simply wanted to
present his views 10 as many Republicans
as possible he said
! 9
months because Of fight made by Fred
crick .. Tanner, leader Of the 18th Dis
trct. for an amendment to the rules pro-
vdins that resolutions offered at any
meeting might be debated at once before
reference to the executive committee for
report at the next meeting. The present
rule provides that resolutions must be
referred to committee on resolutions
without debate for report at the next
meeting.
After a debate Of two hours Tanner
was defeated, "a 20 70. on a rising vote.
Amendments to the rules offered by the
regular committee appointed for that pur-
pose were adopted. The report Of the
committee on the direct primary law, Of
fered month ago, was adopted.
Samuel s Koeng, president of the
county committee appointed the law com
mittee and the committee on resolutions.
Mr. Tanner is chairman of the former
and Dr.. Rufus p. Johnson OF the latter.