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False Alarm.

Truth came up out of her well one
day with SO merciless look in her
eye that disquieting rumors sprang
into circulation. Was she about to
take over the dominion of the world?
A group Of gentlemen made haste to
hustle up. "Ma'am! Ma'am!" they
protested breathlessly.
well, who are you?" demanded
Truth, with ominous coldness.
Publishers, Z you please, ma'am.
Er-the advance notices Of our books.
you know-er-er. In short, ma'am,
we need the money!" stammered the
gentlemen, in much confusion.
1t was impossible not to feel a GER
tain compassion for them. well, well
see what can be DONE" said Truth, not
unkindly.
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CITY OF THE DEAD.
Wonders of Fatehpur Sikri, in
Center of Hindustan.
City OF Untrodden Streets Which for
Nearly Four Centuries Has Been
Deserted by all Save the Jack.
al and tho Leopard.

London.STo the south of Agra, in
the center of Hindustan. lies the
great city of Fatehpur Sikri, city of
untrodden streets, which for nearly
four centuries has been deserted by
all save the jackal and the leopard
and a few humble weavers who find
refuge beneath It's lofty walls, writes
P. T. Etherton in London Graphic.
History has no parallel In the astound-
ing collection of palaces and halls,
courtyards, the whole created. one
might say. on the spur of the moment,
as the outcome of kingly whim,
and as suddenly deserted. The city
of Fatehpur Sikri stands, as 1t was
left, In state of astonishing preser-
walton.
the creation of Fatehpur Sikri was due
to the prophecy of a saint. The EN-
peror Akbar. who ruled in India in
the sixteenth century, halted on the
site of the city when returning from
his great conquests of western India,
to interview the saint in question and
secure his prayers for a son and heir,
Akbar being then childless. The ad.
vice Of the saint was to the effect
that the emperor send for his So
called Portuguese Christian wife to re-
side at Fatehpur. This was done. and
in due course a son was born to Ak
bar, who afterwards became the EN-
peror Jerangir. 1t is said, however,
that the child may have been one
substituted by the saint for a royal
infant that was still-born. To com.
memorate the birth Akbar caused the
great city to be erected. and 1t is a,
builder and the skill displayed in the
carving and decoration of its numer-
GUS palaces. Its lofty walls extend
for seven miles. and the city itself
stands upon a commanding range Of
hills. approach thereto being by seven
different gateways. The photographs
show what a beautiful city It was.
and interest in 1t was enhanced by
the mystery which surrounds 1t. All
that is known is that 1t was occupied
for few years. and then abandoned,
the court being removed to Agra.
There are buildings innumerable in
this weird city Of the dead, among
the most remarkable being the Panch
Mahal, a five-storied structure, which
stands unrivaled. since every one of
the countless columns on which its
tiers are supported is of a different
design.
To achieve this unique object 1t is
said that each column was entrusted
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repeatedly demonstrated its prefer.
ence for Austrian rule. the campaign
for liberating the Servian brothers
from the Austrian yoke has been kept
up with frequent outbursts OF anti
Austrian clamor In Belgrade. To this
clamor Russia. always Jealous Of Aus
tria, has lent her secret and some
times her open support.
The annexation OF Bosnia-Herze
govina by Austria in 1909 produced
wild demand In Servia for immediate
war to liberate the Bosnian brothers
from Austrian rule. At that time
however, Russia was not ready for ac-
tion against Austria. SO the clamor
spent itself in torrid speeches and
fervid press declarations.
Occupied Adriatie Ports.
Pashitch was premier of Servia in
1912. at the outbreak of the Balkan
war. He saw an opportunity to block
Austria's long-sought road to the
Aegean sea. The first objective points
of the Servian armies in the first war
were the ports of the Adriatic. in
what is now Albania. These. with the
help of Montenegro, Servia occupied
in the first stages of the struggle.
At this stage. however, Pashitch's
calculations were upset by Austria
Acting in conjunction with Italy,
which also had pretensions to the
country inhabited by the aboriginal
stock of the Balkan peninsula, the
Austrian government succeeded in in
ducing Europe to order Servia, Greece
and Montenegro out of the Adriattc
territory occupied by them. and set
aside this region as an independent
state. to be called Albania.
Servians Nursed Their Wrath.
The negotiations which Pashitch
conducted in this phase of the Balkan
struggle were protracted and delicate,
but eventually the Austro-ltalian de,
mand was carried out, and the Ser.
vians nursed their wrath.
Ft the success of his defiant atti
tude toward Austria. Pashitch depend.
ed almost entirely upon Russia. II
was realized clearly by General Put
mix, the Servian chief of stan. that re.
sistance to Austria upon the field oi
battle would be unthinkable, so far
as an ultimate triumph for ServiaD
arms Is concerned.
In the course OF the past score OF
years Servia has been conducting ar
active agitation among the Slavic
population OF southern Austria. and
Pashitch undoubtedly counts upon in
ternal disorders in the rear of an ad
vancing Austrian army to embarrasf
the enemy in a campaign into Servia
OF the success Of this plan there is
grave doubt. however. as the Catholic
and Moslem Serbs of Austria have
no hankering for Servian rule.
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TO a separate carver, who was thus
given an opportunity of displaying
his skill. and many are the exquisite
results of their work. The glory of
Fatehpur Sikri is the great Gate of
Victor, the highest and grandest of its
kind in India, towering $50 feet above
the ground level. and built by Akbar
after his conquest OF southern India.
Beneath the southern battlements
of the city is the Hinar, or Deer
tower. standing 20 feet in height, and
studded with elephants ,tusks carved
out of pure white stone. From the
summit of this shooting stand, the
emperor picked off the game which
had been driven in from the surround
ing jungles by vast army of beaters.
Another of the gems of Fatehpur is
the well near the Gate of. Victory. It
Is 80 feet in diameter, and from the
walls above man dives into. it from a
height of 100 feet, which must surely
be one of the worlds highest plunges.
Throughout the city are terraces
and towers, throne rooms and gar
dens, palaces and> many-acred court
yards, all deserted and untrodden,
and invested with sense of loneli-
ness and mystery such as surrounds
no other spot in the world.
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Cultured Tramp.

There came to the kitchen door of a
certain household In Philadelphia a
ragged hobo, who took his stand
against the doorjamb and gazed long
ingly at food displayed on the kitchen
table.
You look strong" suggested the
lady Of the house. Are you equal to
the task of saving and splitting half a
cord of wood?"
Equal to 1t, madam" said the
tramp. with a courtly bow. THE ex-
preston is inadequate. am superior
10 it."
And he went away.
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Some Headline.

At the time of the Volturno dis
aster a literary critic for a certain
New York newspaper was. acting as
substitute for a copy reader who was
i'll. 1t fell to him to write head for
the sctory of the disaster. The story
was full of thrills. of course, and he
was told to condense them all in a big
black line to extend across the page,
leading the paper.
He thought for some time, tore up
several attempts. and finally submitted
this: 20 Restless Seal"
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doubled vituperativeness and noisy

doubled vituperativeness and noisy
rancor.
This agitation. It has been pointed
out by Berchtold. was the direct cause
of the tragedy at Sarajevo. when the
archduke and his morganatic wife fell
by bullets fired by a Servian. The
Austrian minister of foreign affairs
demonstrated in the judicial inquiry
that followed the crime, that Servian
officials, civil and military. had been
involved in the events that led to the
assassination.
Deemed Time for Action.
The moment for action had come.
Berchtold surveyed the international
horizon.
He observed that Russia was in.
volved in a big strike which had rev.
olutionary tinge.
That France was in turmoil of po-
litical uncertainty.
That Great Britain was facing an
internal convulsion as result Of the
Ulster situation.
The Austrian ultimatum to Servia,
demanding an apology for Servia's
part in the tragedy of Sarajevo and n
suppression of the anti-Austrian agi-
tation in Belgrade. followed promptly.
in the midst of the preoccupation OF
the triple entente.
Berchtold realizes more clearly than
anybody else that he has challenged
the entire Slav world, with the excep-
ton of Bulgaria; that his quarrel is
not with Servia, but with Russia.
which has stood back of Servia in her
attacks upon Austria.
NikoIa Pashiteh, servian Premier.
Nikola Pashitch, premier and min
lister of foreign affairs of Servia. has
twice before been the dominant figure
in Servian politics in the course of his
40 years in the public affairs of his
country. His policy always has been
bitterly hostile to Austria-Hungary,
and the present crisis in the relations
of the two countries is largely the out
come of his provocative attitude.
Pashitch throughout his career has
conducted vigorous fight for the
economic freedom OF Servia from Aus
tria BY means of railway tariffs and
inspection regulations on the frontier
of Austria, Servia's natural road to
the markets of western Europe. the
Austrian government has been able to
control Servian trade in pigs and poul-
try, the staple products of Servia.
ciamor Against Austria.
But the chief grievance of the Ser
vians has been the continued domina-
ton of Austria-Hungary over large
population across the frontier which
the Servians maintain is of Serb
blood Although a considerable part
of this population has contested the
claims of the Servian jingoes and has
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To Count Leopold Berchtold, Aus
trian Foreign Minister, Must
Be Given First Place.
BROUGHT ABOUT CONTEST
II Is Understood He Believed the Time
Ripe for Favorable Aetion-career
Of Nikola Pashiteh, Servian
Premier-Russla's Part
In EmbrosIio.

Count Leopold Berchtold. quiet
man, with English manners, sitting at
a desk in the foreign office in Vienna
such is the unimposing presence of
the Austro-Hungarian statesman who
precipitated n situation more serious
to Europe than any that has arisen
since the events that Immediately pre-
ceded the Franco-Prussian war. And
the most extraordinary feature of the
crisis is that 1t should have arisen di.
rectly out of the assassination, by n
Servian. of Francis Ferdinand. the
archduke who in his life time was re-
garded as the tirebrand of Europe.
Thus the archduke, after death. as he
was in. life. remains the great menac-
ing factor in the affairs Of European
Christendom.
Count Berchtold assumed the port
folio of foreign affairs at Vienna upon
the retirement of Count Won Aehren-
thai, who put through the act of an
nexation of Bosnia Herzegovina, which
set in motion the wild passions that
eliminated in the assassination Of the
Austrian heir to the throne.
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Express

A German princeling went to pay a
visit of ceremony to a small but an
cient and honorable city situated upon
a branch line of railway. His serene
highness had just stepped from his
private car upon the bunting-decked
station platform. Greetings had been
exchanged with the local receiving
party.
And what" said the prince to the
burgomaster, ARE those cnildren do
ing there on the tracks?"
Serene highness." replied the bur-
gomaster, bowling low, those are the
young maidens Of the city who ran
before and scattered flowers in front
of the locomotive of your highnesses
train"
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Feed Workman on cbIek.,.

Taft, Cal-Helping to increase the
efficiency of their two hundred labor
ers SO as to be able to complete a
s750.00o contract in the time specified,
the Virginia Pipe Line Contracting
company will feed Its workmen on
chicken three times u week.
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Takes spIInters From Mans Body.

Philadelphia.-Phys at St
Agnes hospital have removed $50
splinters from the body of John Tom
aconi, who gathered the wood" when
he was thrown from n motorcycle
while racing on board track. There
are 80 more splinters to be removed
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The Dear Girls.

He seems determined to kiss me-"
remarked the girl who was fishing
for compliment. 81 wonder why?"
Hard to tell," said the other girl.
This is the season for freak BETS
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nussia Back Of Servia.

When he took office as the director
of the foreign office. Berchtold found a
situation full of portent. Servia, in
censed by Austria's absorption of ter.
ritories which formerly had belonged
to Turkey and to which Servia consid-
cred itself the heir. because they are
populated largely by people of Serb
race, was clamoring for the undoing of
that which had been accomplished by
the decree of annextion. Behind the
cIamor at Belgrade could be heard the
sinister undertone of the growl of the
Russian bear.
Berchtold set himself to work to re-
duce relations to a normal basis. Be
hind him'were the two other members
of the triple alliance-Germany and
Italy-and opposing him were Russia,
the self-imposed protector of all the
Slavic nations, including Servia, and
the two other members of the triple
entente. Great Britain and France.
Broke Up Balkan League.
Then came the Balkan war in 1912,
in which the Bulgarian and Servian
Slavs crushed the power of Turkey in
Europe. The formation of the Balkan
alliance and the utter defeat of Turkey
were startling events which caught
Berchtoid mapping. His next move
was TO break up the Balkan league by
stimulating the land hunger OF Servia
and Greece. with their ally, Montene-
gro and turning them against Bull
garia, which was the predominant mil
itary factor in the war of 1912.
The Graeco-Servian success, though,
were another development for which
Berchtold was unprepared. After Bull
garia had been defeated by the combi-
nation of five nations, including Tur-
key, the clamor at Belgrade against
the annexation of Bosnia-Herzego-
vina by Austria was resumed with re
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The Way of II.

Il suppose you sat at the captains
table?"
"The captain sat at our table," re-
sponded Mrs. Nurich, with dignity.
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YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine Eye Remsdy for BED Weak. watery
Just Eye Comfort Write for Book of the Eye
By mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
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There are people who look upon
matrimony as a necessary evil.
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rs A,.young man may fool girl as to
fX.nat wages he gets. but he can't fool
her father. -
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~ Ten smiles for a nickel. Always buy Red
Gross Bag Blue. have beautiful, clear
white clothes. Adv.
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Chile has a public debt of more than
S217. 100000.
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Of the programme which call for all
drawings in pen and ink. No water
colors. washes, blueprints or anything
OF the nature will be considered Draw
ings should he in black and white only
This of course includes the perspective
and the plot plan.
Among the interesting inquiries re-
ceived during the last week concern
ing the competition was one from
draughtsman In the office OF consult
ing engineer who asked II ne Is ell
gible. He II. II 10 the purpose Of this
competition to bring out latent ability
no matter where 1t lies. and for that
reason the competition IL open to all
draughtsmen who arc employed or
studying within the territory described
in the programme. Another prospec-
tive competitor asks II ne may submit,
in addition to perspective, four ele-
vations Of his house and small sketches
OF interiors. The answer to these ques-
tons II that drawings not required by
the terms Of the competition are quite
unnecessary and will have no place in
the competition. They will not be con-
sidered BY the Judges in making
awards
rs an itemfSed estimate required p
IL another question which many ask.
An estimate Of cost preferably itemized
should accompany the 500 word de-
scription Of the building Such an esti-
mate will he Of great assistance TO the
Judges In deciding the matter Of cost,
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and the ability Of n designer To prop
Crly figure the various Items Of con-
struction will be taken as an indication
Of merit. No limit is placed on the
number Of designs which any com
pctltor may submit. Some designers
have asked if they are limited to one
set Of plans. II amy desire 10 Offer
more than one design. each set should
be submitted under separate cover with
different character mark and separate
description. II H. desired that no Sig
natures he placed ON drawings but that
each competitor use character or key
mark by means Of which his drawings
may be Identified
In developing the plot plan competi-
tors may follow their own inclinations
in selecting the particular plot to he
improved. For the purposes OF the
competition the three adjoining plots
may be considered as inside plots, or
there may be one, two or three cor
ners. 1t may also toe stated again that
the size OF mountncs is imnatcral,
and competitors may place all draw
ings on a single mount or on separate
cardboards. as they please.
That THE SuN's Country Home Com
petition In attracting unusual interest
not only IN and near New York is to be
judged from the comment that is being
made about II in all parts of the coun-
try. Architects In many cities have
written to THE SrN CONNIE nding its
effort to bring forward men and women
of ability whose talents are such that
they can help solve the problem of prop.
erly housing the popuia ton of the Coun-
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TITLE COMPANY PAYS UP.
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before Harry J. Butler. OF the Hudson
Wrecking and Plumbing Company. sent
his band Of wreCkcrs at the building.
The reason for this il that the tons and
tons Of material that constituted the old
building are so widely separated that It
would be mex, TO impossible to trace
even a small part of it. What still re-
mains IN the yards of half dozen
second hand building material dealers in
Brooklyn. Brownsville. Queens and New
Jersey il about all that could be Sc
cured should the Aston family decide
to rebuild the old structure with the
original material.
The blue granite facade that pro-
tccted the building for seventy-e!ght
years from the winds Of winter and
the cooling rains of summe~ is SO
changed and has been Incorporated in
so many new improvements that It
would he impossible to sccur" It even If
the hundreds of blocks could Dr traced.
The bricks In the building. numbering
about 100000, have been rcsold TO
builders and the timber has gone
through the same channels. The plumb
ing has been reduced to "A mass Of
lead and raw material 10 be used again
for plumbing iX;ures OF modern design.
The only thing in the old Astor house
that has not been turned 10 profit Is
the plaster thar he'd IL" walls to-
gcthcr. Eyeryth!n., else has been resold
by the wreckers TO second hand ma
terlal men who have rrso,d II 10 others.
Like the butcher who gets everything
out OF the pig but the squeal the
wrccker got everything out OF the
Astor House but the powdered plaster,
for which there - no market.
From the old building have been taken
500 blocks OF blue Quincy granite which
- the finest granite opta!uHbie. Each
block measured three feet IN length.
Twelve inches wide and ten INCHES thick.
The CorniCc contained about go feet
NJ granite blocks. each Of which weighed
seven tons. All this grant" has been
sold Cor $1,000 Then ther" were 800
loads OF brick carried away 10 various
parts Of the city from NE building. In
each load were about !. 800 bricks, which
makes a total OF 1850, 900 bricks About
900, 600 feet OF disable timber were taken
from the building. II was chiefly yell
low pine from the Carolinas and spruce
from the Wisconsin forests The
plumbing brought $500 II amounted
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WOULD HALT FACTORY ADVANCE.
Lawson Purdy says 18th Ave. Faces
100000 Loss In values.

Lawson Purdy. president OF the Tax
Department. is advocating the enact
ment OF laws which will restrict certain
nc.chborhuOIs against the enCroaCh
ment OF types of business houses which
jcopard!le real estate values. Mr.
Purdy is not taking up the cause OF any
loCa, real estate or taxpayers organiZa-
ton, but u recommending action with
View 20 maintaining the value OF
property from which the city derives
large income In the way OF taxes.
II am in favor he said yesterday
of excluding Industries from all dis
tricts of n purely residential character
and Of excluding from business sections
such industries as tend to depreclate
established values. I believe that the
ability 70 Use such power would he valu-
able and important and that the city
would benefit largely from It,
Were such law 10 De invoked now
Fifth avenue from Thirty-fourth 10
Fifty-n!nth street would not be max
ing u fight for existence. There IL de-
cided reason 10 fear that unless some
thing IS done to keep manufacturing
buildings OF the avenue and IN. side
streets in that vicinity values will be
ruined and "A great amount OF taxable
property destroyed.
Just think what IL means. From
Th!rty-fourth to lNfty-ninth street IS
fifteen blocks. Taking both sides o.
the street. thirty blocks. AZ zoo feet
10 each block there IS a total Of G,00o
feet. Surprising that from the en-
croaChmcnt OF manufacturing buildings
crowded with operatives who MI the
street several times day the front
foot value OF property should be cut
by $4,000. There IL IL staggering loss
10 the city OF 100000 900 of assessed
property on Fifth avenue alone. while
the ultimate loss IL beyond comprehen-
SION"
Mr. Purdy said that he thought no
time should he lost In gaining the proper
restrictions. since factory buildings are
pushing into tho high class retail sec
ton In startling numbers.
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practising architects of the country and
To the great home seeking public.
|. IL the intention of THE SuN to re-
produce In It's pages as many of the de-
signs submitted as n generous space
allowance will permit The com
petition will close on February
2S. and on the following day. the
first Sunday in March. some of
the results of the competition will be
shown. ON Sundays thereafter through
out March. April and May as many a.
possible of the designs will be printed
the selections for reproduction to be
made from list of designs which. ac-
cording to the belief of the judges, are
worthy of consideration for prizes. Win
ming competitors win know of their
good fortune as soon after the competi-
ton closes as 1t is possible for the
Judges to make their awards. The win
ming designs and the names of the de-
signers will not be- announced. however
until the first sunday in June. when
TIE SuS will make a special display Of
the prize winners.