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The Washington herald., 1914-04-08

who lose their sight too late to enter
schools for the blind. 4 s
Question Of Enp1oyment.
To provide employment for the adult
blind snd TO prevent unnecessary blind
ness IL the twofold function Of State
comnnizsions and associations for the
blind. and the consideration Of the diff
ferent problems connected with such
work is the chief reason that prompted
the Ohio state Commission for the Blind
to suggest to commissions and organiza-
tions in other States to come together In
Washington for this the first conference
devoted exclusively to the problems Of
workers for the blind, to be held at the
National Capital.
The program 10 proving to be Of such
interest that workers for the blind Of
many States are planning to attend OF
course, the local institutions for the blind
win be visited, and President Wilson, who
as governor Of New Jersey. took prac-
teal interest In work for the blind In
that State, has consented to receive the
delegates at the White House.
While the Ohio State Commission for
the Blind originated the idea Of holding
this Washington conference, and Its sec
retary has been making the arrangements.
the success of the conference would have
been impossible but for the cordial CO.
operation extended by Herbert Putnam.
Librarian Of Congress, and Mrs. Gertrude
r. Rider. who has charge of the reading
room for the blind at the Congressional
Library.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-08
DIAMOND TRADE GOOD;
NOW Is THE TIME TO BUY
American Demand Causes Foreign
Syndieates to Prepare for An
other Boost in Prices.

Paris. April Thanks TO a gradual
revival of the American demand, the dIa-
mond trade Ii again on the eve of a
boom. according to leading English dia-
mond merchant now in Paris after a
European tour O. investigation.
Prior to the enforcement Of the I'm
derwood tariff" he said. american buy
ers in America laid In a very large stock
OF diamonds In order to escape immediate
payment of the new 20 per cent duty.
The result necessarily has been a slack
American demand, which has made the
worlds diamond market quiet.
But now the old stock In becoming
exhausted, and American buyers are
again In the market. The present year s
prospects are excellent. This means that
diamond prices are likely TO rise in the
immediate future.
They now constitute the soundest pos
sible investment. because the world 8
available supply Is controlled by two syn
dicates. forming the most efficient trust
In the world.
Pearls and colored gems are yearly
growing less attractive as Investments,
because nowadays only experts are able
to tell the difference between good arti-
ficial and genuine stones. and the demand
for good limitations is growing. This never
will be the case with diamonds, because
they cannot be produced artifcially."
The Washington herald., 1914-04-08

BY m1LDhED DlLLoNs
THE ]. W. w. is the carbuncle on the
body polite. My army Ia not Of that
dangerous type" Gen" Jacob Sechler
Coxey declared to me last night.
This veteran Of many labor crusades
will head a vast army OF the unemployed
that will invade the National Capital May
q. The army win organize, Of forces
from all over the country, at Massillon,
Ohio, April 16 on the sixtieth birthday
anniversary Of the general"
My army will represent peace" Mr..
Coxey said. "A large per cent Of the
s. ZOO unemployed In the United States
will compose il, but ! do not want the
public to become alarmed over its COM
ing.
yes, the L W. w. is the carbuncle on
the body politic,'' he repeated as though
he were especially pleased with the
metaphor. And there are two other
troublesome elements" he continued.
II call them 'boils' and 'pimples' The
boils represent the labor union leaders
who play in 'cahoots' with the manu-
facturers in a scheme 70 force q black
list in the labor element and thus push
down the price Of labor.
The 'pimples' are equally as danger
GUS" the general declared, but refused
10 OeSlSnaIe VINO Jne piInpies NcTc-
The Administration and Congress will
not believe that such conditions exist un-
til I bring the men here as evidence to
prove 1t. 1 have sent a detailed state
ment to the President, to Congress TO
the members of the Cabinet and to the
Supreme Court Justices, stating just what
the conditions are, what has caused
them, what we demand from these bod
les and what we purpose to do. Though
I previously warned them Of these con-
ditions when 1 appeared before the Bank
ing and Currency Committee. October q.
Speaking of the banking and currency
makes me think how President Wilson
was bluffed' by the bankers OF this
country in the passing Of the last cur
rency BILL" and the general laughed
gleefully. why, there never was a
President before so easily 'bIuffed' as the
bankers did Mr.. Wilson. They made II
appear as IL they were Mortified over the
new currency bill as introduced in Con-
gress, when all the time they were back
of it. but didn't dare let on for fear
the Administration would back down on
It.,
President Wilson is working hand in
hand with the interests of the country.
but against the people," Mr.. Coxey de-
clared. .H..
However" think the President is a
magnanimous gentleman and with Con-
gress. sooner or later will accede to
our demands. have written three de-
nands that / will make upon them and
will not, without a strong skirmish, see
my army and its ideals defeated. The
measures we hope to have enacted are:
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Several of you can work together on
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In fact, It is a most advantageous ar
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Even though the Quiz is well on its
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WEDDING OF niece OF
SULTAN unique EVENT
Ceremony Proper Consists in Groom
Handing Bride Gift Called "Yous
Gheurumlujen."
TRoUSSEAU is MAGNIFICENT

Constantinople. April 7.-Enver Pasha,
the brilliant young Turkish leader, is now
the husband OF niece Of the Sultan. The
quaint wedding ceremonies are attract
ing much interest among Europeans and
Americans here.
The wedding ceremony proper consisted
Of Enver presenting to his bride the gift
called "YoUs Gheurumlujen," which is
supposed to pay for the privilege granted
to him by her of unveiling her face. 1t
Is at this point in the ceremony that they
are considered TO become man and wife.
On the Invitation cards sent out from
the Turkish imperial haren4 for the we'd
wing. the name OF the bridegroom was
not mentioned at ali. The wording was
as follows: 1.-THE marriage of her i'm
perial highness. Nijieh-Sultan, will take
place ON the sth Rebi-ul-Ahir March s..
iS7e. at O'Clock. Turkish time (about 10
in the morning)"
and combines all the exquisite elegance
Of Western European worknanship, with
the dazzling richness and briIliance of
Oriental skill. All are gifts either of the
Sultan himself or Of the numerous ladies
Of the harem. The wedding dress was lit
orally covered with gold and pearls and
diamonds No fewer than twenty-five
magnificent robes, each costing thousands
'pf dollars. were presented to the bride.
: The princess has TO wear on each Of
the Is days following TIE marriage q
different dress. The color and design
must be entirely dinegfnt ON each occa-
sion.
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Tristan act of Congress to issue
lesal-tender money and establish a Fed
eral bank in every community TO loan
the money on real estate and chattel
property at its assessed value at per
cent tax, instead of interest
''Second-An act OF Congress to issue
legal-tender money and TO permit COM
munities to issue noninterest bonds, bor-
row money on them from the United
States Treasury, hire the unemployed in
road building and other work, for pur-
chase and supplying other public needs,
and TO repay such loans without interest
In twenty-five annual installments.
"Third-An act Of Congress to issue
legal-tender money to buy the railroads
pipe lines, telegraphs and telephones at
their physical values, and to operate
them at cost.
"And a written pledge should be OBJ
tanned" he continued. from each candi-
date running for a seat in the House or
the Senate. by his supporters, promising
that he viii vote for and exercise all
his political power to have enacted these
three measures into law"
The Washington herald., 1914-04-08
help FOR BLIND
TOBEDIsCUSSED
Workers fcr the Sightless Will
Hold Convention Here
This Month.
SESSION TO BE BUSY ONE
Many Important Topics on the Pro.
sram-President Wilson to Re
ceive Delegates.
SESSION TO BE BUSY ONE

For the first time in the history Of work
for the blind In America a conference de-
voted exclusively TO a consideration Of
the problems OF those concerned with the
education and training Of the blind and
the prevention Of blindness. is TO be held
in washington.
The headquarters Of the convention arc
to be at the New Ebbitt. where several
Of the meetings will be held. On the OPEN
ing evening. Thursday. April 16, a gem
eral meeting will be held at the Public
Library, TO which the public is cordially
invited.
For upward of fifty years workers for
the blind have met in conventions in all
parts OF the United States and Canada.
but the Capital has not been visited. The
reason for this Is doubtless because In
the past such gatherings have taken place
al residential schools for the blind. where
the delegates were the guests of the Of
ficials Of the schools It Is coming to be
recognized more and more that, whenever
Q group OF people interested In any hu-
manitarian endeavor wishes to reach the
ear OF the American public, they can find
no better place than the National Capital
from which TO proclaim their message
In many parts of this country there are
equals in any other country. but II Is
equally true that In some States some
phases Of work for the blind. and par
ticularly the prevention OF blindness, are
neglected.
Many Needle.sly Blind.
There are in the United States at least
10000 blind people. and OF this number
probably 1900 are needlessly blind. The
20 ina la .CtffaR and States N
care for the dependent blind runs into
large figures annually.
II Is but natural that one OF the most
important topics to be discussed at this
convention will be The Prevention of
Blindness
The education OF blind children in
America was begun about 1880 and has
been developed with wonderful success TO
the present date. Strange as II may seem.
however. Statewide organized efforts TO
be of service to those who lose their sight
when too old to go to schools for blind
youth, without enrolling them in these
schools Cas was done in the earlier insti
tutions) did not become operative until
this century,
Despite much publicity in recent years,
II is not yet generally known that nearly
20 per cent OF those who are blind lost
their sight after twenty years OF age.
This means that the problem of helping
the blind is much more largely a prob
lem of aiding adults than OF training
blind children. In spite of this millions
have been spent In America for the erec-
ton and maintenance of magnificent edu-
cational plants for the small minority
who become blind in youth. Another
topic that will therefore command earn
est attention on the part Of all workers
for the blind win be a consideration OF
the efforts being made to help the blind
The Washington herald., 1914-04-08
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The Washington herald., 1914-04-08

"Radium banks have been established
In a few European cities. These banks
possess a few milligrams of radium.
They lend their radium for one day for
500 for surgical or other use. Radium
salts. il is said, may be repeatedly used
without losing any of their properties
The Washington herald., 1914-04-08

William Banks, aged eighty-seyen.
took ffteen-miie walk near Greenwich,
Conn, the other day just to attend a
dinner party.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
Hutchinson Invites
Judge Outside and
Gets Fine Of Sl0,75

Carl Hutcheson, young lawyer
who has defied the police more than
once, got into the tolls of the Police
Court Saturday when, while defend
ing c. l.. Hitler, an attorney, whose
office had been raided as a gambling
joint, he offended the dignity of Re-
corder Pro Tenn Preston.
With Hitler had been arrested G..
S. Carroll, w. T. Cooley and Harry
Latham, who has figured in various
escapades with women and was mix
ed up in a white slave case in New
Orleans.
Latham had been excluded from
the courtroom while the other cases
We're being heard, and Hutcheson
wanted to know why Chief of Detec-
tives Lanferd hadn't also been ex-
Guided The remark led to an inter-
change of words in which Hutche-
son thought he had been slurred. and
rema rked to- the Acting Recorder:
Are you speaking to me as man
or as the court?"
Both" said Judge Preston.
well, I'll see YOU outside" said
Hutcheson.
"Just $1075," retorted the court.
That's contempt"
Hitler was held in $500 bond for
running a gaming house, for gaming
and for running a disorderly house.
Cooley and Carroll were held in 800
bond, and Latham's case had not
been disposed of.
Mrs. Elizabeth Eddleman, young
women of 81, who was taken with the
men in Killers office in the Temple
Court Building, appeared as a wit
ness.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
PAX0N REFUSES To
RUN FOR NJ ago R.
Emphatic Statement Sets at Rest
All Rumors That He viii
Seek Office.

Colonel r. J. Paxon, referring to
the mention of his name as a proba-
bic candidate for Mayor, Saturday
made a positive statement that he
would not be a candidate. He said:
Il appreciate the honor OF the con-
sideratiOn Of my name for that high
office, but | wish TO state MOST EN-
PRACTICALLY that under no consid-
Grafton viii | be a candidate for the
office of Mayor or any other Office.
81 am not in politics, in the sense
that am seeking an office, nor would
consent for the use Of my name for
the Office Of Mayor, Alderman. Coun-
Gilman or any other office within the
gift of the people.
II have the utmost respect for our
present Mayor and for every Alder
man and Councilman in our city gov
eminent, and will appreciate the
newspapers stating most emphatical-
ly that under absolutely no circum-
stances will / become a candidate for
any office, and am only now break
ing my silence so that | will be
thoroughly understood"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17

They came upon the foot
prints just this side of the Chat
tahoochee River bridge, a short
distance before the train arrived
in Bolton. They could distin-
guish plainly where the hold-up
men had slipped.
The tracks showed the robber slid
as he dropped off the rear platform
of the train. The footprints were
fairly plain until they got on the hard
ground, and then they disappeared
utterly. There was no way to pick
them up except through the work of
the bloodhounds.
The police secured all of the ground
in the vicinity of the tracks and the
adjoining woods In an effort NJ find
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17

some further clew. They were of the
opinion that the robber probably had
hid his plumber somewhere near -he
place as he jumped off the train, so
as to have no discriminating evidence
on him IL captured.
Policeman Williams late in the
forenoon came upon the pockethook
near the place where Nolan had been
arrested the night before. 1t was
empty and there was no way of as
certaining the person to whom 1t be-
longed.
To Try Shoes in Prints.
He called up Chief Mathieson and
was instructed to come into head
quarters with his find. The hold-up
victims will be called in to indent.-
fy II,
Arrangements were made a. .seon
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
LEAGUE
At DEATH
DOOR

CHICAGO, Jan. 17-The Federal
League may die a natural death be-
fire midnight. Chicago threatens to
withdraw from the organization, and
II If does it means that the third
major league" will go up in smoke
after a gasping years experience and
columns upon columns of perfectly
good press stories.
The announcement of Chicago's
withdrawal was made this afternoon
IN the owners of the other clubs in
tbe new baseball organization. with
me proviso that the Chicago clue
would remain within the league If the
other magnates will show President
Charles Weeghman six other clubs OF
major league caliber.
show me five other clubs that are
as good as my club and I'll stick" was
the ultimatum handed to the other
club owners by Weeghman during a
heated session. otherwise there Is
nothing doing. There are now two
clubs in the league that look like real
major league stuff. The Chicago club
is one Of them and Baltimore the 9TH
er They must show me four more.
I've never tied up with a dead propo-
sition yet"
Maanates Fail to Agree.
That az is not Joy within the ranks
.: the Federal League was apparent
7hen Weeehman made this state
ment this afternoon. President James
A Gilmore, of the league, came right
to bat Immediately after Weeghman' S
assertion and said that so far as he
was concerned there were five salts
factory clubs In the league. Gilmore
also said that there had been very
little progress made at the meeting Of
the league owners at o'clock.
There was a rumor floating about
the Hotel LaSalle that Weeghman
might walk out of the magnates'
meeting at any moment. This rumcr
also carried another rumor that
"Aeeghman had been given an OPP
portunity to purchase the st. Louis
'ameriean League) club. President
Gilmore admitted that there was ar
inclination on the part of some of the
FEDERAL League club owners to de-
mand that they be shown just what
cen club has done up to date.
'"eeghman Hard to Satisfy"
We have done nothing but go over
Inc roster of players already secured
ana in prospect for the various clubs, '
Sa'a President Gilmore. 1--WE have no.
approached any other business. Sew
e'7l men present demanded a show
oo"n' Mr. Weeghman was the hard
est man to satisfy, but l think now
ne mas been shown to his satisfaction
maj Inc other clubs will be in a sat-
's'ac'ory condition at the beginning
" Inc playing season. have no fea.
u Ills Withdrawing his support"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Ry
the Senate will vote on the Alaska
railroad bill on tho legislative day of
January 22. 1t was agreed that the
voting on amendments should begin
at q O'clock in the afternoon and that
speeches thereafter should be linn
tied to fifteen minutes.
PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND, Jan. II.
Darkness fell this evening with the
sunken submarine Al, which found
cred in Withstand Bay with eleven
men on board, still missing. The
vessel had been lost more than 80
hours and fears began to be felt that
the vessel and the men inside would
the searchIiahts on the harbor, the
search went on after dark
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA spe-
cial rule to jam through the House
the Burnett immigration bill was ia
vored by the House Rules Commit
tee to -day. The rule will provide for
seven hours debate on the Burnett
bill and will make the immigration
measure In order at any time. Repre-
sentative Burnett will now endeavor
to call up the bill within the next ten
days.
NAGASkl, JAPAN, Jan. IA Sc
to-day through Satsuma Province.
Buildings weakened by previous
shocks were shaken down. The VOL
cano Sakura lima became active dur
ing the morning, but with abated vic.
lence.