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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-25

Secretary OF the Committee for the
Preservation OF American Rights in the
Panama Canal Zone George Henry Payne
really could be dropped altogether from
the list. inasmuch as he wasn't there at
all. But his title, Secretary OF the Com
mittee for the Preservation OF American
Rights in the Panama Canal Zone,
seems somehow to III In here with the
rest Of the titled persons listed It's too
long Tor "A space ggabber to pass up. But,
as has been said. he wasn't there at all.
SO obliterate him.
Jack Gricgs was there. however, and so
were all the rest. And Jack and the rest
OF the bunch stayed until the pangs OF
hunger caused Jack and the lest to go
home to dinner while C'mish Adamson
fought on and on and on and on through
the muggy chilly--it grew chilly iowa I'd
dusk last night IL you remember---dark-
ness. playing from golf links to golf
links to decide once and for all whether
or not he or exRanking Battalion Chief
Jim LeBaron Johnson was the worst
golf player in this or any other country.
The reason that a lot of good space
that might be devoted to REGULAR news
is given over here 10 some comments on
the golf game OF yesterday Is that for
days and weeks and months Fire Commits
soner of the City Of New York Adamson
and exchanging Battalion Chief Jim Lee
Baron Johnson have been arguing IL pro
and con as to which was the worst
golfer.
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RusselIs Success in Paris.

Several things make the engagement of
Mr.. Russell and Weingaytner seem mes.
probable. one Is Russell's success with
opera In Paris this spring.
His achievement is unique In the his
tory OF American opera. American con-
panies have not made Roadway abroad
hitherto. II was recalled vest day that
only few years ago the " tropolt n
opera Company went TO Paris and failed
TO make any great impression upon either
the Partisan critics or the public Ye,
Mr. Russell went to Paris this spring with
his Boston company, strengthened by to
addition Of some star singers--and became
"A sensation. The Paris papers were loui
in his praise. columns describing the Boz.
ton triamph were cabled to this country
and the enterprise has given Mr.. Russell
a considerably enhanced reputation.
Henry Russell was born In London II
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Origin Of the Contest.

Jim said he was-this was one afternoon
on the twelfth floor OF the new Municipal
Building-and he swung his cane. handle
downward-where his head should have
been on the full swing but wasn't--at a
rumpled wad OF note paper on the floor
and missed II. Honorable Adamson said
No, eN-Ranking Battalion Chief Johnson.
am the worst golf player in the world.
and besides I'm a southpaw and play
backwards. In addition TO thp I've never
played golf IN my life.
one word led to another.
1t was noon yesterday when the C'm!sh.
surrounded by friends, came TO the golf
club house on the hill and told Steward
Shea that he was ready. Jack Grlggs.
who used to be Governor OF New Jersey
and Acknowledgement of the United States
but quit both Jobs to take up the office OF
president OF the Arcola Country Club, was
talking with young Otto Wittpenn at the
time.
Jack" said the C'mish. "I have one
question TO ask you before this game be-
gins"
Yes. yes. yes. yes. yes, yes. Cmlsh.'
said Jack Griggs. slip 1t to me- kid.
What is't?''
did you ever hear OF bisque, Jim--a
tennis phraseT'
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az sure have. C'mish.' answered Jack
the Ex-Governor and ex-Attorney-General
of the United States OF America. when
you give a man, an opponent. a bisoue.
translating the word to golf, / gather
that you mean that you agree. C'mish.
before starting out that you and said OPP
ponent agree to give each other a stroke
wherever needed"
well. will 1t be all right to do this
Jacky
"surest thing you know. C'msh.
leave IL to Otto here. II you all agree
in a sevensome before teeing up to kick
the ball around with your toes, II goes
so long as all agree 10 IL. Also. any low
life. white lvered, brockety faced. wife
beating. grand larcenous. manslaughter-
ing person or persons who would play
a sevensonle on a crowded Sunday after
noon is or are so low that he or they
would need a stepladder 10 climb up to
the state of contempt. No offence.
hope Bob"
mot the slightest. Jack. Now. one
other thing: According TO the ground
rules OF this club, is the Hackensack
River counted as casual water'?''
yves"
"And what is the Erie railroad?'
"a possible hazard. It's possible. C'mish.
that a train may come along. Ha- ha, hs.
ha, ha. ha, ha -
And so. as Ring Lardner says, Jscl. and
Bob kidded back and forth, But now to
get on and start the game.
Game starts at Eighteenth Hole.
| Secretary IN District Attorney Charles
f. whitman Lloyd Willis drove on from
the putting green OF the eighteenth hole
| The game had to begin there, as has been
intimated. because Mr.. Adamson. being q
southpaw has to play backward. Sec. T.
| d. A. C. f, w. l.. Willis was Just ad-
| dressing the ball when Commodore Perry
descendant, George H., who is visiting this
country from California In the interest Of
the Panama-Pacinc Exposition, inter
rupted.
1.-THE Paris exposition, the Centennis
show. the worlds fair. the Buffalo ex.
position. all rolled into one. would make
In my opinion" said Press Agent George
Perry-and not a soul had asked him fol-
an opinion--"a sloppy sdeshow as com
! pared to the Panama -Pac--"
Cheese! Cheese Can IT," cried younl
Mr.. willis at the top OF his swing. Gents
don't talk when other gents are driving
or putting"
So for a time there was silence-fo
Just a moment Mr.. willis began to re
ready to drive all over again.
I'm a baseball FAM" suddenly erie,
Commissioner Adamson. and Mr.. Willi
paused irritably with club in air. Tell me
do we or do We not stop at the seventh
hole to stretch?'
Everybody ignored him and the gam
started. Mr.. Adamson. his face DEATH,
white with excitement all the way up t,
the hair line-which is going some--tee'
up and prepared to begin the game tina
once and for all was or was not to max
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1874. was a professor of singing at Lon
don and Rome until 1904, directed sea-
son OF opera at Covent Garden In 1904
and came to America the next year. lie
is on record as opposed TO paying too
huge sums to opera singers and as favor
INK the American opera singer whose
voice is of the right sort. He once told
THE SUN In an interview:
AT the root of the star system there
are three very inferior traits of human
nature-snobbism. superfcality and \
preference for foreign importauons. Snob-
bism in art Is like snobDsm In society"
Felix Weingartner was born in 1863
and was once a pupil of Lszt His COM
positions include the opera "Sakuntala."
a symphonic poem. king Lear" and an
opera, "Cain and Abel" which has just
been staged at Darmstadt with much sue
cess. Wengartner recently took the post
OF music director Of the Grand Ducnl
Court Opera OF Hesse- Darmstadt. He Is
not only an able composer and first class
conductor but IL the author of musical
writings such as THE Symphony After
Beethoven" and n treatise Upon Con-
Quoting" which show broad, vigorous in
telligence.
MIR. Kahn won't Discuss Rumor.
The impression gained force yesterday
that the reports of Weingartner's en-
gagement by the Metropolitan were pre-
limnary to an announcement OF Mr. Rus
sells management. Otto II. Kahn. chair
man of the Metropolitan directors. de-
clined to discuss the possibility OF Wein-
gartner's coming to New York on the
ground that he has had to make IL rule
not to discuss any such rumors. Herr
weingartner has already appeared In New
York AS a symphonic conductor, both with
the Philharmonic and New York Sym
phony orchestras. on January 80. 1918.
he married at New York City Hall Lucle
MARCEL, whom Richard Strauss declared
10 be 1.-THE ideal Elektrd" OF $4,000
raised by subscribers to the New York
Symphony Society in 1906, $4,000 was
set aside for Herr Weingartner. At that
time, fresh from the conquest OF Lon
don, Paris. Berlin and Vienna. he was
the highest priced conductor America had
ever seen.
Evening star., 1914-03-21

One of the best known women in army
circles and in resident society, not only
in Washington, but in cities and army
posts from coast to coast, is Mrs. Albert
L. Mills. She recalls that within eleven
months after her marriage she had
crossed the American continent four
times, carrying not only her household
goods but her wedding presents with
her, and getting a great deal of happi-
ness out of life all along the way.
Mrs Mills is the wife of Brig. Gen.
Mills, chief of the militia division of the
War Department, a division which has
charge of the relations between the fed
eral government and the state militia or
ganiZations. For eight years Gen. Mills
was commandant at West Point. While
there it fell to himself and Mrs. Mills, of
course, to act as host and hostess to the
many distinguished people who visited
West Point to study American army
methods. They entertained in their West
Point home Henry Of Prussia, Prince
Louis, Grand Duke Boris of Russia, Earl
President Roosevelt and numerous other
men and many women of note. Mrs.
Mills is a West Point enthusiast and be-
lieves that every American boy and girl,
as well as their elders, should make a
pilgrimage there at some time or other
as an incentive to patriotism.
Washington is a city of interesting and
beautiful homes. The cosmopolitan char
acter of society there is reflected in army
residences filled with objects that express
the arts of various nations. The home
over which Mrs. Mills presides as hostess
Evening star., 1914-03-21
MRS. ALBERT l.. MILLS.

Is one to which her individuality and
taste, together with a collection of beau
tiful things gathered in travels over all
the world, have given unusual charm.
Her dining room. furnished consistently
throughout in Spanish antiques, would de-
tiful woods and rare craftsmanship.
There are stately pulpit chairs of ma
hogany. the ornate carving of which
shows the beads of the rosary. There are
serving tables and buffets which, like
the chairs. were found in Manila, and
which in richness and beauty of work
manship suggest to the imagination the
stately environment of some old grandee
of Spain. Kettles and vessels Of bronze,
hammered into shapes of beauty by the
crude instruments of the Moro; boxes
of copper inlaid with silver pictures from
Japan. a miniature sleigh and dogs
carved from the tusk of a prehistoric
mastodon found In Alaska, a little antique
mahogany desk with secret drawers and
with trimmings of silver instead of brass.
these are but a few of the things which
go to make the home of Gen. and Mrs.
Mills one of the most compensating and
delightful in Washington They have
gathered the greater number of them in
their travels and have arranged them to
great advantage in an interesting old
house located near the home of former
Secretary of State and Mrs Philander G.
Knox, Senator Brandegee Mrs. Nicholas
Anderson, the Huntington Wilson's and
others.
Gen. and Mrs. Mills have visited most
of the countries in Europe. have lived in
the Philippines. have seen China and
Japan. have Travelled In Egypt and other
countries and, unlike many Americans
fond of foreign travel. they have also
seen America. Mrs. Mills considers Lon
don, Rome, Cairo and Canton the most
interesting Of the foreign cities they have
visited.
Evening star., 1914-03-21
In the Government Printing Office

Theophil Tiverny Of the watch force
was surprised at his home last Sunday
by a gathering of relatives and friends
which brought flowers and good wishes to
him and his wife, the occasion being their
nfty-fourth wedding anniversary, they
having been married in the District in 1860
Mr. Tiverny is seventy-four while his
wife is seventy-five years of age, and
they are the parents of four children
Upon his appearance for duty Monday
morning he was the recipient of congrat-
ulatons from his veteran comrades and
many other friends in the office Mr..
Tiverny is civil war veteran and was
one of the volunteers who answered
President Lncoln's first call He enlisted
in the I'd District of Columbia Battalion
which was commanded by Mai. Jewell.
Mrs. Louise W. Chatterton, reader on
specifications. who has spent the past
TWO months at Charleston, S. c., for the
benefit OF her health, returned to her
The following-named employees of the
watch force have been on the sick report
the past week: Samuel D. Howells, James
c. Toy. Lewis II. Wilcox, George o.
Burke. Henry T. Houck and John H
Pasco.
James f. Baynes. Philip b. Harris,
James r. Tate. Mrs Martha f. Mangum
and William II. Washington, all Of the
sanitary section, have been on the sick
list during the past week
John A. Huston OF the night proofroom
was reelected financial secretary Of the
knights of Momus at the meeting OF that
| organization held last Sunday at the Elks'
| Club.
Benjamin a. Lineback director Of the
government printing office chorus, an
nounces that the contributions Of the en-
ployes of the office toward the purchas-
ing of music and for printing during the
year amounted to more than S1Oo for
which the thanks of the chorus are ex-
tended. This organization furnishes ex-
celent and interesting programs in cele-
brating national holidays throughout the
year.
Philander McMulen of the watch force
is on sixty days leave of absence.
Copy Editor Benjamin E Harrison of
the editorial force of the proofroom re-
turned to work Wednesday,. after two
weeks absence on account of illness.
Daniel V. Chisholm. superintendent of
work. wa elected vice president of the
Knights of Momus at the recent, meeting
of that organization.
James F. Mason of the engineers sec
ton had one of his fingers severely
mashed recently, when a coal truck broke
down in the boiler room
Ralph c. Hargett, messenger in the
carpenter section, who has been ON the
sick report for several days, returned to
work the first of the wek.
Stephens NJ Simpson of the night lino-
Evening star., 1914-03-21
PERRIN n. SUMNER DIES.
Was Known to the Police as the
Great American Identifer.

NEW YORK, March 21.-An elderly
man. believed from papers he carried to
be Perrin II. Sumner, who was once
well known to the police as "the great
American ioentifier," died OF heart dis
ease in a subway train late Thursday
night.
Sumner won the title in the late nineties
by identifying unclaimed bodies of sui
cides as a mythical Englishman named
Edgar. Identifications always proved
false. and what he wanted OF a dead
Englishman named Edgar always re-
mained a mystery. Sumner was involved
in many difficulties In this and othe,.
cities through financial operations. and
served a term in Sing Sing for grand
larceny.
Evening star., 1914-03-21
4 The Searchli8ht
Electric Greetings to the Stranger.

Modest claims of some eighty American
cities flame upon the strangers vision OF
night skies by means of huge electric
signs as his train draws into their sta
tions. The popularity of these electric
sign slogans is steadily increasing. Not
only are they Haunted by the larger cit
les but also. small communities of 1,5Oo
population bare their hopes to the world
in bright electric letters.
Schenectady, n. Y, announces in calm,
incandescent words, Schenectady Lights
and HaulS the World, while, by similar
means, the traveller is admonished to
Watch Scranton Grow" and is advised
that Topeka, Kan, Topeka Will" Wei
come on the mat at Walla Walla, Wash,
is a legend shining toward the weary
wanderer, What Walla Walla Wants Is
You" Boston is ailiterative, terse and
hopeful. Bigger, Buster, Better Bos-
ton," is its electric slogan.
Welcome" is the pleasant greeting to
the stranger at Menominee, Mich. Many
of the cities hint that the visitors wan
derings are over. Try Tuscaloosa, Ala,
and You VIII Like Tacoma" are invita-
| tions to pause and get acquainted. Other
signs are mild statements of the place s
virtues, such as She Sits Forever in the
Sum- Colorado Springs, Col: Durham
Renowned the World Around Durham
| n. c.; Mott Is the Spot Pittsburgh
| Promotes Progress Shreveport Spells
| Success and 'All Roads Lead to Spo-
| kane"
Evening star., 1914-03-21
Bobby Coon Wakes Up.

Robbv Coon. curled up in his warm
house in the hollow chestnut tree in the
Green Forest. opened his eyes and
yawned Bobby had been asleep long
time-a very long time. In fact, he had
slept most of the winter Once or twice
he had walked and crawled out to stretch
his legs on warm days but there had
been very few warm days, and so Bobby
had been content to sleep and sleep and
sleep.
Now, as he lay there yawning and look
ing up at sunbeam which had crept in
at his open door, he wondered if it was
worth while to crawl out to have look
about II suppose it's just another warm
day in the middle of winter, and if L
crawl out I'll just be uncomfortable and
shivery'' he thought. II might as well
stay right where I am and keep COM
Portable
You see. Bobby Coon had slept so much
that he didn't have any idea how time
had been flying. So now he Just closed
his eyes again and tried to go to sleep.
But somehow he couldn't get to sleep.
That sunbeam seemed to be trying to tell
him that it was time to be uo and out
Go away said Bobby, GROSSLY, and
rolled over so as not to see that warm
bright, merry little sunbeam. But then
something else began to tell hlm that II
vas time to get up. 1t was his stomach.
Yes. sir. his stomach began to tell him
that IT was time to get up, and he Just
had to listen. Shutting his eyes and roll
ing oTer wouldn't keep his stomach stlli
No indeed, The truth is, there isn't
anything that will keep an empty stom-
ach still.
Now when Bobby Coon had begun his
long sleep he had been very, very fat. All
through the fall, when there was plenty
of food and to spare, Bobby had stuffed
and stuffed himself until he was so fat
that he could hardly run at ALL He
didn't know why he had stuffed so eX-
cept that everything tasted so good but
Mother Nature about it she would have
told him that she had given him that
great appetite so that he would get fat,
and that while he slept through the cold,
cold weather that fat would Keep MIN
warm and would take the place of food,
because while he was asleep of course, he
couldn't eat And that is just the way it
all happened.
But now that fat had been used up; just
exactly how nobody knows, for that is one
of Old Mother Natures secrets. But 1t
mad. and this is why Bobby'S stomach
would give him no peace. OF course, this
was Old Mother Natures way of telling
Bobby that it was time to get up, that
she had taken care of him all winter, and
now he had got to get out and take care
Of himself. But Bobby didn't know this.
All he knew was that he was dreadfully
hungry and at the same time he hated
to. think of going out into the cold to
hunt for food that he just knew would
be hard to find.
So he twisted and turned and rolled
over uneasily. trying to forget that in
viting little sunbeam and to think that
he wasn't dreadfullys hungry. He NUT
tered and grumbled to himself and was
as uncomfortable as could be. And then
Evening star., 1914-03-21

type section, in a circular stating his
platform, announces his candidacy for
delegate to represent Columbia Typo
graphical Union at the l. T. U. conven-
ton to be held in Providence, r. l., in
August.
, Froofreader F. C. Roberts, who has
been in Sibley Hospital for several weeks.
following major operation, is on duty
again, and is rapidly recovering from the
effects Of the operation.
J. NJ. Castel1 of The Evening Star
chapel. a well known member of Column
bia Typographical Union. was an office
| visitor recently. Mr.. Castells cards an
| nounce that he is candidate for delegate
to represent the local union at the l. T.
| L. convention to be held in Providence
| r. l., next August.
! Luther Woodward, imposer in charge
of illustrations in the document (hand)
section. has been In Wisconsin to attend
the funeral of his brother, Gilbert NJ.
Woodward. Mr.. Woodward's brother was
a member of the Forty-eighth Congress.
and was the democratic candidate for
Governor of Wisconsin in 1856.
| H D. Keyser of the forwarding and fin
! ishing section of the bindery. has been i'll
| the past two weeks in the Homeopathic
| Hospital.
Joe Hamilton. formerly of the old Rec
| ord force who quit printing and began
| farming dozen years ago at Port To-
| bacco, Md, Is spending the winter in this
city. and was recent office visitor. Mr..
| Hamilton Is now located in Canada in
| the peach and wheat belt. He is a
brother-in-law Of kid" Shields. who was
| foreman of the fifth division under the
I Benedict administration.
| Owing tn the increase of work in the
| job division, Daniel P. Noone and Edwin
| B. Austin were recalled from the main
proofroom the first Of the week.
! type keyboard section, has been confined
to his room during the week on account
| of illness.
Arthur A. Carpenter of the press divi-
sion who was in Sibley Hospital follow
| ing an operation, has gone to his home
| rruch improved. but is not yet able to re-
! sumo his duties in the office.
| W. l.. Griggs of the stamping section
| of the bindery has been granted two
weeks leave Of absence.
| Marsh A. Bodenhamer and r. A.
| Julian of the night force were elected
| treasurer and sergeant-at-arms, re-
spectively, at the meeting of the Knights
OF Momus last Sunday.
N. c. Hawley. compositor in the docu
| ment (hand) section has been on the sick
! list during the past ten days.
Charles E. Pyle Of the press division
has been acting in charge of the stock
room during the absence Of John X.
! Stephenson.
| The following members of the day
proofroom have been on the sick report
Evening star., 1914-03-21

1.merican plan is also responsible for
the increased use of tea and coffee, foi-
lowed by an added consumption OF
sugar and alcohol. In Germany the Amer-
lean sandwich is called "das belegte
Brot" meaning covered bread"
The Germans claim that there are too
much animal properties in the meat
sandwich, which as a noon bite, should
be light. Thus, bread is composed of:
Protein, IL: fat, 3: carbohydrate, 80. Tho
100 calories OF bread and butter are:
Protein, 3: fat. IS; carbohydrate. 81. In
meat sandwiches they are: Protein. IS:
fat. So: carbohydrate. g.
The German experts also object to the
haste with which it can be eaten. caus-
ing indigestion, because Of the great
concentration of nutriments. As a
crushing conclusion they maintain thai
the price of a sandwich or two would
buy more healthful hot meal.
Evening star., 1914-03-21

quite suddenly he stopped n1utterins and
glumbling and lay perfectly still, with
both little ears cooked wide open. He
had heard something. At least he thought
he had, and he wanted to make sure. So
ne lay and listened and listened, and
after a little while he heard II again
the softest, sweetest whistle.
''Winsome BlueDird,'' cried Bobby Coon.
1t is time to get up after all, for Mis-
tress Spring is almost here!
He kicked off his bedclothes of leaves
and scrambled up TO his doorway. A
dozen warm, merry little sunbeams shone
straight in his face and made him blink,
so that at first he could hardly see at all
Hello. old lazybores, It's time you
were up. Don't you know that Mistress
Spring Is almost here?"
Bobby looked down. There at the foot
of the big chestnut tree sat Peter Rab-
bit grinning up at him. And while he
looked he heard again that soft. sweet
whistle. And then Bobby knew for sure
that the long. cold winter was over and
that Peter Rabbit was right-it was time
high time, to get up.
Evening star., 1914-03-21
SENTENCES IMPOSED.
Convicted Officials of Western Fuel
COMPANY Fined and Imprisoned.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 81 - The
three officials OF the Western Fuel Com
pany who were recently convicted of
conspiracy to defraud the federal gov
ernment were given Jail sentences Thurs
day night by Judge Maurice T. Dooling of
the United States district court in this
city.
eral manager. was sentenced to serve
one and half years in San Quentin and
to pay a fine OF $1,000: Fred C. Mills.
superintendent. was also sentenced to
one and a half years in San Quentin
Edwards II. Mayer. a weigher, was given
a year in the Alameda county Jail.