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The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
DE- Eprrm ELNER WOOD.

Thirty years ago the conditions In
which working people In England
were forced 70 live were recognized az
infolerabIe. The houses were unsani-
tary in themselves and rendered
doubly so by the overcrowding which
high rents made unavoidable In 1854
the royal commission on housing OF
the working classes was appointed 10
investigate conditions and suggest
remedies. The work was done with
characteristic thoroughness. and the
housing of the working classes act
passed by Parliament in 1890 was the
result. This epoch-making piece OF
legislation gave local health authori-
ties power to condemn not only the
individual unsanltary house. but whole
areas, the general character OF winch
was adjudged unsanitary- But 1t went
much further. municipalities and even
rural authorities were permitted to
enter the real estate business by build
ing and renting workingmen's homes.
And. finally. to make possible the re-
alization of these far-reaching plans.
the national government was author
ized to loan money at low rate Of
interest on mortgage security for the
building of workingmen's homes, eth
er to the local authorities above men
toned or to noncommercial building
associations that would undertake 10
carry out the same idea.
OF course, there was a cry raised OF
~ q O.
Reams were written to prove that the
country was on the brink of ruin Our
British cousins hate innovations to
degree that II is hard for us TO realize
Il has to be a very good innovation,
indeed, that stands any show with
them.
What happened with regard to housing
loans? The act of 1880 was several times
revised. but always in the direction of
increasing its scope and liberality, until
in 1903 the great labor leader, John Burns,
gave IL its present form. There is still
an active controversy in England on
housing policy, but the dispute now
RACES between the advocates OF munic-
ipal housing and the advocates OF build
ing through socities. Nobody nowadays
questions the principle that the credit of
the government should be used to i'm
prove living conditions No one wants
to do away with government loans- lhe
question is only: Do the municipal au-
thorities or building associations make
better and more economical use OF them!
They have seen whole areas like the no.
torious whitechapeI district Of London.
whose narrow alleys and crowded rook-
cries had long been a breeding-place OF
disease and crime, transformed into
region Of broad thoroughfares ana SELF
respecting workingmen's sanitary homes.
They have seen cooperative associations
of workingmen construct beautiful sub
urban communities for themselves They
have seen the slums Of Liverpool and
GLASGOW disappear before the march OF
progress.
Fixture in Great Britain.
Government housing loans have come
TO stay in Great Britain.
Meanwhile. Germany has been strug-
CLING with the same problem along SIM
jIar lines. In 1888 the city OF Ulm began
building houses for the lowest paid class
of its own employees Other cities foi-
lowed suit. 1t was an easy step from
building for municipal laborers to build
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
CAPITALS UNEMPLOYED
NOT TO BE COUNTED
Washington Not Among Seventy-6ve
Cities in Which Census Is
to B, Taken.

Although the Industrial Relations Com
mission has asked for a police census in
seventy-five If the leading cities of the
country to ascertain the number of un-
employed. 1t IS not probable such an
enumeration will be made in Washington.
The Capital ia not an industrial center
and the Percentage Of unemployed here Is
very small, totaling. it has been estimat-
ed by police officials, less than 5.O0.
In the cities where the police are max
ing a census, the following questions are
asked: How many unemployed are for
eigners? What character OF work were
the unemployed used to? How many are
honestly dookinf; for work? Where do the
unemployed find shelter at night?
Were there particular need of such a
census in Washington. Mai. Richard Syl-
vester. superintendent of police, would
not hesitate to order his men to under
take the problem, but as the percentage
is SO very low mere II is not likely CEN
sus will be taken
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
Fear of Possible Invasion by
Russia Draws from Peas
antry Demand for Stronger
Defensive Policy, in spite
Higher Taxes.

An interesting account of the uprising
OF TIE peasants of Sweden in favor OF
effective national defense against Russia.
which brought out the address of the
King of Sweden to the thousands who
came to Stockholm and thereby caused
lament to criticise the King for trans
cending his constitutional prerogatives,
is found in a private letter from a young
Swedish girl OF high social standing in
Stockholm, just received by a Washing
ton woman. 1t is dated Sunday. Febru-
ary, s, and Is in quaint English. After
the personal part the letter continues:
THE air is electric of politics nova
days. o, wish, 1 wish! you had been
here now. You have the right historical
feeling to estimate, what has happened
in our Stockholm these days. 1 know.
you would have loved it. Your eyes would
have filed with tears at the sight-you
couldn't help IT,, am not able to express
the occurrences of these days, but / must
try to tell something of it. 1t is polite,
you know. -.
IF you look at a map of Europe, the
situation of Sweden will tell you some
thing. II shuts Russia out from the
North Sea, a part of the Atlantic Ocean.
That is the content of the Swedish his
tory too. Sweden has been an outpost
to the Western civilization, to protect II
against the Slavic. the Asiatic one, that
Russia represents. Ages ago in the f1f-
teen, sixteen century the Swedish fought
] should love to tell you
those old achievements dear To my heart.
Sweden then had the Baltic provinces,
tod. Charles XII lost them to Russia in
the 100 after a long fight: but the Euro
p.an states didn't see the Slavic danger,
they didn't only left him to fight Russia
alone. they were shortsighted enough to
keen to his enemies and then they In
direct helped Russia to its growing great
ness they now regret tpo late! England.
Hanover, Prussia. Austria, Denmark, Po-
land all profited by the Swedish engage
rnent in fight against Russia by also at
lacking it. In the Napoleon days Sweden.
East Finland. and Russia krept thus
nearer the real Sweden.
.sThe last Russian war was that one
1909 and after that time we have had
a century Of peace. That has been a
custom now that has lulled many of our
people over that vain hopes that Russia
never may try to get 20 the North Sea
with the valuable harbour of that sea
never frozen, thanks to the Gulf streaml
that Russia never win put out Its hands
after the North OF Sweden (the most
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
"COPETTES" SHUT ONE
EYE AS THEY SHOOT
chicago's Policewomen Drop Hairpins
at Wrestling School; Squeal
as Guns Pop.

Chicago, March H-Falling hairpins,
squeals, and 'ouches," punctuateed by
the sharp crack of revolvers. fill the po-
lice gymnasiums here today. On Chief
GIeason's order. the policewomen are be-
ing taught jiu-jitsu and the use Of fire
arms as essential to terroriZing the law
less women and men of this city.
The order is accepted as virtually a
last resort to make effective the woman $
squad. So far the experiment has been
anything but a success.
The women. it is said. seem to inspire
no fear when attacking street mobs. and
in several cases wrongdoers have seemed
to evince a desire to fall into the arms
of the law rather than forsake their
evil ways.
The big test of the womens squad came
short time ago during the mattresses
strike. Several of them were on duty
before a boycotted restaurant. and the
enraged Mattresses fell on them without
mercy. Men policemen had to be called.
The revolver practice is causing the
most trouble. Despite the prayers and
exhortations of the teachers, the women
persist in shutting at least one eye wheE
they pull the trigger.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
National Defense Is Cry of Sweden.
LETTER TO WASHINGTON WOMAN TELLS OF UPRISING
In Quaint English She Describes Fete

precious part OF our country. thanks its
iron mines. the richest in modern
EurupeD.
"A great party OF our people thinks
that the other great powers. England and
Germany. never will aloud Russia to con-
quer u.s. That party preach then. that
our country must keep to a neutrality
not spend the money on strong defense,
but on social improvements. That party
is the liberal one. and that is now in the
majority of our Parliament
Then, of course, We, too, have the So
cal democrats element. that babbles
about universal disarmament-thel laborer
brotherhood against the moneyed men,
but they are not very numerous in all.
Now. the many Russian spies have waken
some and the people in whole is in reality
patriotic. Last year when the Liberal
Parliament declared that we were not
millions were collected in three months
as voluntary contribution.
Rich and poor showed then many traits
OF beautiful patriotism. 1 remember
the girls in my school Some painted
cards and sold and a little girl had her
milk teeth taken out she used to get some
ore II she was brave. Eighteen millions
Is a pretty sum in our country with its
five or six millions Inhabitants, lacking
the American fortunes.
Now the defense Is again the question
of the day.
The Liberal ministry Is going to make
proposition in the Parliament about
a new army organization. II mas been
much about 1t in the newspapers. The
liberal ones talking about the heavy taxes
and the impossibility to charge the poor
people with larger. Imagine what hap
pens.
THE peasants, the slow silent part OF
the nation, want to say their strong.
had kept to their King, one of them get
the idea now.
I'VE peasants in the Swedish country
will walk to our King and tell him that
We are eager to give our money and our
sons, that We may keep for us and our
children's children the country in the
North, where our parents have laid their
bones to rest
And thus without much agitation.
without one even knows how, the call
is out among the peasantry.
!" To the King, Let us go to the King
ourselves
And the day before yesterday. Friday,
the sixth OF February, the peasants came!
And was the witness OF one OF the most
remarkable events. no similar occasions
either in the Swedish or in the European
history. Imagine one-tenth OF all self
existent farmers leaves their homes in
all parts of the country. makes week
long journeys 10 come and ask not the
deliverance, but the aggravation OF their
burden of taxes. There were more oil
them. who wanted to come. but they
couldn't receive more In Stockholm. The
others send their fellow-feeling by wire.
Thus ccme the one extra train after
the other the day and night before and
the whole Stockholm was busy to receive
them and help them. All hotels were
hiled. place were made for them IN the |
barracks. IN the schools. in private homes
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15

men of wealth who are taking part in
the leadership of New York activities.
But right now I will mention one exam
pie. John d. Rockefeller, jr.
With a father 80 rich that he makes
men with an income Of a million a year
seem only comfortably fixed. John D., jr.,
is about the farthest from that legendary
horror. the idle rich" that could be i'm
agined.
Aside from what he is able to do with
his money. he personally works hard in
churches and Sunday schools every week
in his life. Any regular preacher who
could write and deliver a sermon as well
as John D., jr-, would soon become IA
nous and have an important charge.
He personally goes outside the church
into the unsavory corners and does So
Geological work which is SO utterly unlike
that of the typical kid gloved reformer
that 1t defies ridicule.
But John D., jr., is barred from an op-
portunity which is open to you and me.
He can never be President Of the United
States. His fathers money is too great
a handicap. His own skyscraper man.
sion with express and local elevators, is
an absolute bar.
By the way, John d. has a new claim
to fame just now. He Is the first Rookie
feller to patronize art extensively. For
SS50.0oo he secured twenty Chinese porce-
lains, known as the BLACK Hawthorns,"
which were made for the great Chinese
Emperor. Kang-hi, under whom the art
of ceramics probably reached the great
est development in the history of civil
ization.
Lesson of Change.
That band of ruffians, the New York
Stock Exchange brokers. ripped a young
mans clothes to shreds recently and sent
him flying into New street, their back al
ley, with scarcely enough apparel to con-
ceal his nakedness as required by law.
1t happened this way. He is a brother of
a board member and looks so much like
his brother that a casual glance does not
distinguish them.
Thinking to have a little fun by break
ing one Of the strictest rules OF the ex-
change and by smashing a cherished ira
dition, he ran the gauntlet of the door
tenders at the New street entrance.
These men pride themselves on knowing
every member of the exchange by his
gait. shape, voice. and face. But in he
went He wandered about the big floor
for many minutes. Then somebody who
knew his brother especially well began
to observe him closely.
whispered conference and then the
pack fell upon him. OF came his hat,
then his collar and coat. and when he
finally emerged there was little of the
in his appearance
-One of the wags went around to John
Connolly. the veteran on the main door.
The intruder hadn't passed through this
way, but the wag told Connolly he had.
The old man was much distressed, espe-
ciaIly when the joker added:
''Youn let in Sam Untermyer next"
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
COLLEGEL ELASSIES
FRIEND OF WEED
Smokes" Not Barred in the
Woman's S University Club
of New York.
JOHN D., JR., NOT IDLE
Son of WeaIthiest Man One of Busi-
est and Most Efficient of So
cial Workers.
JOHN D., JR., NOT IDLE
sy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

New York. March H-Just of Fifth
avenue, in the wonderful new section OF
town which is growing up around the
Grand Central terminal, is the Women
University Club. At 106 East Forty-sec-
ond street, to be precise, its nine neat
stone stories loom up briskly. L was
conveyed thither by a Smith College al
umna-
"Oh, dear me, how distressing" she ex-
claimed at the entrance. 1 had thrown
away about half Of one Of my favorite
cigars. You don't think we'd be as in
hospitable as that?" she continued.
Men guests are always privileged to
smoke here. We can, too, though few Of
the girls do"
So I lit up a fresh one and we invaded
the sacred precincts.
Each section is furnished by differ
ent college," explained Miss Smith. I'VE
did the library on the third floor. Vas
sar, the living room on the fourth floor,
barnard the reception room on the first
floor, the U' of Chicago, the dressing
room on the first floor, Wells gave the
silver, and so on"
Building Cost 100000.
This was certainly a real club. But
there was a different atmosphere than
that of a mans club. Everything was
bright and sunny. The mans club is
dull and somber. Here the furnishings
were gay and warm, positively cheerful
II was not a place to while away a fit of
the blues, but a place to forget them.
But let me get some statistics out Of
my system. The building cost 500, 900. 1t
has innumerabie dressing rooms, a mani
cure and hairdressing parlor and roof
garden where tea will be served in sum-
mer. There are forty-three chambers, Of
which twenty are reserved for transients.
The entire eighth floor Is a big gymna-
sium with shower bath and 50 on.
We were on the beautiful second floor,
where from balcony one may look upon
tasty mahogany furniture and recessed
TsndegA The effect is gray and old
seat think this club will break up
Fsig hames,s T observ6d sincerely. That
tired wife and mother ought to come
back to father and children with new
bundle of sunshine after an hour or so
here
John D., Jr., Social worker.
There used TO be an idea current that
the son Of a very rich man could not be
good for anything. Some day when I
have an Industrious streak will name
over for you a few Of the sons of notable
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15

with the Inhabited alleys of Washington
eliminated last summer In the forma-
ton of Citizens Committee Of Fifty.
under whose auspices a bill was drawn
up which received the Endorsement of the
District Commissioners and the approval
Of the President of the United States.
1t has been introduced In both houses
Of Congress by the chairmen of the Dis
trict committees and has every prospect
Of being enacted into law. But in that
case, what Is to become of the LIES peo-
pie who will be turned out of the alleys?
The alley bill directs the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia TO close one
tenth of the inhabited alleys in the Dis
trict for purposes OF residence each year
for ten years. II makes provision for
the compensation of the owners, but none
for the rehousing of the tenants. II
means that 1,l00 of the most helpless sec
ton Of the community-more than a regi-
ment of derelicts. including old people and
young children. victims of industrial ac-
cidents and aliey-bred diseases-wiu be
turned out OF their homes yearly for the
space Of ten years and left to shift for
themselves. II they cannot afford 10 pay
rents on the streets now. will they be
able to then?
Does any one imagine that the owners
Of vacant houses will drop their rents TO
meet the needs of the evicted alley DWELL
ers? Won't the effect of the suddenly
increased demand for cheap houses on
the streets inevitably be to raise the
rents? And the result will be unspeak-
able overcrowding of the few cheap
houses vacant on the streets. The fam
lily which now has an s. or 50 four-room
alley house to itself will have to share
a. similar SIS house on the street with
another family. The widow who keeps
her little flock of four or five together
in two alley rooms by dint OF much wash
ing and ironing. will have to crowd them
into one room on the street And what
Of the unfortunates on the lowest rung
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
American Countess Triumphs

Special Cable 10 The Washington Herald.
ST. Petersburg. March 14-One of the
few American hostesses of which ST.
Petersburg boasts is the Countess Nos
titz, nee Booton, who gave a splendid
ball last night which was honored by the
presence Of the Grand Duchess Marie
Pawlowna and other members of the Inn
perial family.
The countess. who is the wife of Gen.
Nostitz, is a handsome woman, and she
has succeeded in making herself very
popular in the most exalted circles of the
capital. despite the fact that she was
looked upon askance at first because she
succeeded In marrying Count Nostitz
who is one OF the richest men in Russia.
and was the object Of the secret ambt-
tons OF every marriageable girl in -
Petersburg
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
SCIENTIFIC PARTIES LATEST.
he 10 The wa.htpgton HeraId.

Special Cable 10 The Washington Herald-
Paris. March 1.-THE latest social
fad In Paris is scientific parties.
While tango masters are paving their
pianos. Sorbonne professors are in de-
mand for illustrated talks about radi-
um. X-rays. ultraviolet rays. and
other scientifi, subjects in drawing
rooms. Nine Dussaud set the fashion
by giving a matinee scientihqnc, at
which her husband. the celebrated scien-
tist. discoursed on his experiments with
cold light. There were about l"o guests.
including Ambassador and Mrs. Herrick.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
EDUCATOR TO VISIT CAPITAL.

Special Gable to The Washington Her.id
Berlin. March H-Boston. Washington.
and other Eastern cities are about to re-
ceive visit from DR.. Carlo BertIing. one
Of the directors of the AmerIka Institute.
who sailed Wednesday from HAMBURG
on the Imperator.
DR.. Bertling win remain in America
about month and may make short
dash to Chicago.
II shall have a number Of conferences
with men interested in the German
American educational exchange" saId
DR.. Bertiing today"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14
The Leading Real Estate, Renting and Loan
Agents Of Atlanta.

w a. BAKER & COMPANY, Ses
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FIELD REALTY COMPANY go Hurt
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property we are the ones to see. We
buy, sell or trade
G. T. r FRASER buys and sells real
estate 406 Equitable NJ 1923.
LIST your property with Galloway 4
Smith, 213-214 Empire Bldg IVY 7115
GRAHAM & MERk, 3Ol Empire Build
ing We sell city and suburban prop
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lands in Georgia For information call,
write or phone Ivy SS55.
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Your property will he given our person
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M'CLATCHEY REAL ESTATE AND
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deals in large and small business and
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HOUSES FOR RENT.

The Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and ST. Louis Rail
way announces hat, effect
i've April IA, dining car
service will be inaugural
ed ON Western and Allan
TIC Railroad trains Nos. %,
SO, ! and ,. This provides
dining car service on all
through day trains Of the
Western and Atlantic Rail
road
G.. r. HARTMAN,
General Passenger Agent.
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248 ACRES Of land. waterpower mill.
sawmil engine boiler ana machinery,
store with $4,000 stock Of goods. fine
dwelling and other improvements. Rat
road station and at junction Of pike
roads: for $4,000 John Davis.
gent Rome Ga
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CHICAGO CARROTS.

Following are receipts for Tuesday
and estimated receipts for Wednesday;
TUESDAY w edn sday
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The following table SHOWS receipts al
The ports to-day compared with the
same day last year.
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/ 500 ACRES in Houston County Geor-
gia. convenient to railroads, churches
coIntv lies well and we'll improved
G [, Dure Fort Valley, Ca.
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10 ACRES Of rich, productive land y
mile Of Lumber City, Ca A good
town Of 1900 people Largest pay roll
per capita Of any town in South Cen
irai Georgia Good schools and churches;
fne pure drinking water; health unex
celIed: So acres In cultivation; all can
per acre. terms Address J. d Vaughan
Lumber Cit-. ca.
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APPLE ana chicken farms In the heaf
Of the fruit section Of North Georgia.
For LIST Of cheap farms w-!te
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EARMs WANrEp.

WILL. buy a &c to 40 acre farm within
five to eight miles of Atlanta. APP
ply to 92l Hurt Building
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ron ENCHANGE-W have a valuable
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one Of the best towns i'm North Geor-
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ing land or mercantile business. What
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q q arr nre1illn Ga
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FOR SALE-tOO acres Brazos bottom
land. near Rosenberg: Is acres i'm chi-
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terms reasonable Address owner, Geo
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l65 ACRES Of first class land. one and
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