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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22

here and there you find Herefords and Durhams.
 The heavy work of the farms, both north and south. is done by oxen. the team being increased according to tho character of the labor. A half dozen sokes of oxen may be used in hauling out timber. and 1t takes a long team to drag the wheat on carts over the mud roads to the stations. The oxen are yoked by the horns. and they push rather than pull. The yoke is fastened to the tongue of the cart and by push ing against the yoke the cart Js forced onward The animals In front of tho first yoke which pushes the tongue, have ropes reaching from their yokes to the cart. This method of working seems cruel although the natives claim 1T is not. When yolSed up the oxen cannot move their heads from side to side. and they are driven with long go/is. which end in sharp spikes. These goads are often so merclessly used that the blood runs down the sides of the beasts.
 The cultivation of the farms here is now largely done with American machinery I see American windmills and American blows and reapers and trrashers almost everywhere. The s.ire for the fences is furnished by our steel trust and there is scarcely farm that is not now using more or less tools imported from the United States.
 At the same time the old methods move along side by side with the new. Much of the grain is still threshed out by mares on thrashing floors. In this process the ground is pounded hard, and the sheaves of wheat are cut open and spread over it. Then a drove Of .1-.s.. A. tread out the grain. The winnowing g is done by throwing the straw into the air and the bagging is by hand. Ad- Joining a farm where this may be seen you may find an American thresh- CT and the wheat may be cut, thrashed and bagged in the fields.
 Chile has no elevator systems After th-ashing all grain Is taken at onco to the railroads and shipped It is put up in sacks of 200 pounds and loaded on flat cars. There are but few ware houses. At some of the stations the grain in sacks is piled up in the open. being covered with canvas.
 I have been asked to write something for Americans who wish to come to this region to settle. It seems to me that the opportunities are poor, and they can do better at home. The government would like colonists, and on the frontier free lands may be had to the extent of 123 acres for each head of a family, and "A acres for each son who is of age Con tracts have been made with foreign colon ists by which their steamship passages from Europe to Chile were advanced, and free railroad transportation given to the place of settlement In some cases the government has given each family a yoke of oxen, 15O boards for the building of a hut and something like 50 pounds of nails for fastening the boards into place. This
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visit to the outposts. You could not im- agine Joffre contering from Dunkirk to Belfort before breakfast at the moment of beginning the battle. which lasts weeks and not merely single day.
 Thus. all the conditions of warfare have changed, and with them the mentali- ty and methods of commanders. Joffre is rarely seen on horseback but he has much the figure of the Corsican-short and stout, and giving the impression of power. He spends a part of each day in a long, low rapid motor car visiting the lines. It is impossible to visit all the points-much must be left to the corps commander after the general plan is set- tied; this robs a generalissimo of personal contact with his troops; he is more or less unknown to them, and Joffre. proba- ply has to show papers to his sentries. He wears out two chauffeurs a day in his rush from point to point.
 But beyond that Joffre must hold the wires in this tremendous system. You have to imagine him passing long hours in an unprotentious room with receiver to his ear. His assistant generals bend over maps and examining attentively the lie of country; but Joffre has no need Of that: rivers. mountains. valleys are en- graved deeply in his brain.
 Chief Characteristic Is Calmness
 His chief characteristic is calmness. He Is as calm in war as in peace. And that quality has bred confidence. He has con- fidence in himself, ana has given confi- dence to others. His staff never for a moment doubts his capacity to win, and that conviction has percolated through to the masses of the troops. It has made him popular, though he has done nothing to engender that; on the contrary. he eschews popularity. He lives apart from press ''reclame;" he does not seeksit and h.. dislikes it. To those who attack him and to those who defend him he shows an equal indifference.
 Junior officers sometimes take up the cudgels for him in a newspaper-for Joffre has made enemies like most strong men but he disregards their good offices just a he disre8ards criticism. None can say that he owes his promotion to having defended Joffre. Military merit is the only quality recognized by the gen eralissimo.
 But if he appears to take no notice of attacks. particularly in the popular press. he is none the less very open to ideas, and listens attentively when a lively plan Ia presented to him. He knows how to combine the best in his own and other peoples projects. He is modest al he is unassuming. His readiness to ac-
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Copyright. 1914 by Frank G. carpenter,.

Copyright, 1914. by Frank G. Carpenterl.
 valdivia.
 HHOULD Germany succeed in the I>I present war and dominate the @ world, there are two parts of l&8I South America which may be-
 come German colonies-one is in southern Brazil. It consists of several states populated by Germans It has towns and cities governed by officials who speak German. It has German news papers and there are German signs over the stores. There are German factories and breweries. and the best businesses of the country are owned by Germans. Tht region is sometimes called West Deutschland, and it has more good land than Germany in Europe.
 The other great region is situated here in the lower part of Chile, and 1t might be called South Deutschland. It is far below Valparaiso and not far from the strait of Magellan. The Germans began to come here 6 years ago. and so many have immigrated that some of the towns are now more German than Spanish The first settlers were from Hamburg. They arrived in 1850 and were 120 days on the way. They numbered 70 men, 10 women
 
 lowed by others and by the close of our civil war there were more than 14oo Germans who had settled here. They came as pioneers and had to cut their homes out of the woods. They chopped down the forests and built log cabins and planted wheat fields and orchards They have now cleared a large part of the country, and have many fine farms They are more prosperous and thrifty than the ordinary Chilenos, and many have become rich.
 Some of them have great sawmilIs, and are shiping lumber to all parts of Chile. Others raise wheat. potatoes and apples, and not a few are engaged in merchant dising. Owing to their enterprise the xegion promises to become one of the richest and most prosperous parts of the republic.
 . Already many large towns have grown up, such as Osorno, Puerto Montt and Valdivia. Valdivia is the metropolis. Lying 500 miles south of Santiago, in the heart of the woods, it fe surrounded by new farms and clear fngs. Its port is the principal one of south Chile. and at it machinery of all kinds, and especially agricultural inn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22
Trinidad's Great Asphalt Lake

From the Wide World Magazine.
 The proverb about the folly of build ing on sand might be rewritten to in- clude the vicinity of the Trinidad as- phalt lake. This remarkable body of pitch Is perhaps the nearest thing to the goose which laid the golden egg" that has ever been found, for it has the obliging faculty of replacing dur ing the night the asphalt which has been dug from its surface during the day That the replenishment "comes from somewhere" was graphically illus trated a short time ago when a house located near the edge of the lake began settling on one side. not to stop until the digging of pitch 1 nthat vicinity seased. The pitch Is dug laboriously from the lake by negroes, using pick and shovel. and Is carried on an over head tramway, directly to the waiting ships. The invention of an electrical cutter for the pitch is expected to great ly facilitate and cheapen the handling of 1t. The lake is owned by an Ameri- can company. which also operates in venexuela-
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BY LOUIS HYDE

showered on him by the Kaiser. That astute monarch made his acquaintance on one of his visits to England and was attracted by the same qualities which
 made Burns a persona grata with the English sovereigns. No doubt it was a refreshing surprise to the Kaiser to find a man in high office who would talk to him as one man to another and tell him exactly what he thought. without hope of reward or fear of punishment.
 He convinced Burns that he was desirous
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to them of Burns experience of all classes of their subjects and both enjoyed his blunt honesty of speech. for although he delighted in the company of Kings. Burns was no lip server and always told them exactly what he thought on any subject on which he was consulted. Now I come to a phase of this side of his career which it Is extremely difficult to discuss without doing him an injus- tice. There is no doubt that Burns was immensely f1attered by the attentions
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above all things of peace and when his imperial friend was accused by the Brit ish and French statesmen of breaking the peace Burns simply could not believe it. He placed his own observation Of the man above his official documents tell ing of the acts of the Emperor.
 Now in telling all this I wish most particularly to avoid giving the impress sion that Burns is unpatriotic or even that he Is anti British in this war. He is first of all a paciflst and he believes
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)NDoN, November 12.-(Spe- cial - One of the minor tragedies of the great Euro pean war is the fate of John Burns. Honest John," the
New Britain herald., 1914-07-21
COURT FOR LAW BREAKERS.
Dr. Reeks Loses Patience With Well Known Citizens.

Dr. Reeks Loses Patience With We'll Known Citizens.
 Dr. T. E. Reeks, superintendent of health, is greatly disappointed be- cause of the lack of cooperation shown by we'll known citizens in his campaign to improve the health con- ditions of New Britain. He has reached that point where he intends to delay no longer and will present to Prosecutor George w. Klett the names of those who refuse to obey his instructions and the evidence against them.
 ''It has been my experience that the Polish people and other so-called for eigners obey my instructions If given time to do so, but just the men whom you would expect to corporate with us pay no attention to my warnings and will not do what I tell them to do,'' said Dr. Reeks this afternoon. But I don't intend to allow them any more time and shall have them brought to court
New Britain herald., 1914-07-21
MRS. WAKEFIELD MAY
 TESTIFY AT TRIAL
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thought the most dangerous wound was on the back of the neck.
 He thought the man might have died from strangulation. He could not say that the wounds on the body were inflicted after death. The cord could have caused death in ten minutes He could not tell whether or not the wounds were inflicted after the cord was adjusted.
 Rudolph Beachard, of Bristol, an expressman, testified to taking trunk for Mrs. Wakefield from South street. Bristol, to the railroad station. This was on the day of the murder.
 State Officer Testifies
 Theodore F. Downey, of Hartford a state officer, testified that he went to Cheshire June 30, at the request of Coroner Mix. He took Wakefield's 8 clothing to Bristol and met the coroner at the police station. He saw Mrs. Wakefield there at 1:30 that day. He took possession of the trunk July z and shipped it to the state attorney s office. It was examined by Assistant State Attorney Pickett on July 10.
 The contents of the trunk have been put in as exhibits, including clothing and pair of shoes without laces. The witness said he saw pair sons office in Cheshire A blood- stained handkerchief was shown to the witness. He identified it as one he found in the trunk.
 Recess was taken at this point
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New Britain herald., 1914-07-21
SEVERAL STRIKERS HURT.
Serious Disturbances Break Out in
 St. Petersburg.

Serious Disturbances Break Out in
 St. Petersburg.
 St. Petersburg, July 21.-Serious strike disturbances broke out today in St Petersburg, 100000 workers having laid down their tools as pro- test against the drastic measures of the authorities at Baku and else where against demonstrating strikers. The cossacks in the capital were mob- ilized in the Viborg quarter to dis perse the strikers, who indulged in much stone throwing and also fired some revolver shots. The troops suc- ceeded in clearing the streets without resort to bullets, firing couple of rounds of blank cartridges Several of the strikers were hurt during the disorder.
 Later in the morning the strikers made a raid on the street cars driv- ing out their occupants and overturn- ing the vehicles. Thes etrikes ap- peared to be in an ugly mood, dis regarding the summons of the police to disperse. ..=.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-21
HI. Q. P. Wash
 Ties 25c Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful!!! Furnishing Dept, 1st Floor. Closed Friday Afternoons.
Breaking the News. (Detroit Free Press. )

There is something that I've long wanted to say to you, Mabel
 Yes
 "I've been calling here every Tues day, Thursday and Sunday evening for three years"
 "Yes. go on.''
 And some time I have felt that perhaps you wondered why I kept coming"
 II have at times, Frank, but l thought that some day you would tell me-
 II have long wanted to. I thought you would like to know. I thought it would please you if I-'
 "Yes. yes"
 "As I was saying I thought it might give you a little pleasure to know the pleasure you were giving me in so kindly entertaining me-"
 'It has been a pleasure to me, l assure you Frank, to have you call
 That's very nice of you. I think it would be unfair in me to put off any longer that which I have felt should have said months ago. Your mother makes the best biscuits of any woman that I know"
New Britain herald., 1914-07-21
BASEBALL PLAYERS
 STRIKE INVERTED
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I did ',ot want to see trouble be- tween ganized baseball and it's players" MT. Ebbets said. "It seemed to me that this was the simplest and for Newark to buy Nashville's inter- est in the player. Of course, I rea- lize that this settlement will be con- strued practically a victory for the fraternity inasmuch as they got everything they asked for"
 David L. Fultz, president of the Baseball Players Fraternity, ex- pressed qualification at the outcome of the case.
 ''If the purchase is bona fde one and the Newark club intends to use Kraft, we are satisfied;" he said. "So far as we are concerned under these conditions. the incident is ended
 To Attend Meeting.
 F. Shibe and Connie Mack of the York today to attend the meeting of the American league at which the threatened strike of the players will Oc tAO pI1HClpdl IIldIIS1 Oet' They were non-committal as to the probable outcome of the meeting. Both said they were not familiar with the details of the differences between the fraternity and the major leagues.
 So far as could be learned the Cleveland players, who will open series here today, are not unit on the question of going out on strike. All of them are not members of the fraternity .yes3 sae
New Britain herald., 1914-07-21
ARGUE FOR NEW TRIAL.

Atlanta, Ga., July 21.-Counsel for Leo M. Frank, condemned to death for the murder of Mary Phagan, ar gued yesterday before the supreme court that evidence discovered since Franks conviction furnished sufficient grounds for granting him a new trial These arguments were in support of a bill of exceptions to the lower courts action in denying Franks ex- traordinary motion for new trial. Counter arguments were presented by the state. A decision is not expected for several weeks.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-21
TROLLEY PETITIONS HEARD.

of the Connecticut company for troll ley work in various towns and cities were heard by the public utilities commission at the capitol today There was objection offered in only one, an appeal from the common council of Norwalk in refusing to ac- cept a plan to extend a turn out near RoWayton. General Manager Potter of the Connecticut company said the turn out was desired so that more cars could pass at that point. w. F. Tammany, corporation counsel of Norwalk, said the city's objection was that it would seriously affect vehicular traffic.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-21
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Mrs. Arthur F. Connor.

Intent to commit suicide by means of an overdose of opium was the opinion of Medical Examiner Wright concerning the cause of the death of Mrs. A. F. Connor. who died last evening at SIP o'clock at the New Britain hospital.
 As was stated in yesterdays Herald Mrs Connor, who was boarding at MT. Sharp's, at 39 Harvard street, was taken sick late Sunday night and pr. O'Connell was called in by the land- lady. He discovered her to be suf- fering from an overdose of an opiate, and gave her stimulant to overcome it. By yesterday she had recovered almost entirely, but Dr. OConnell was called again about II o'clock and found that she had taken another much larger dose. She did not re- spond to treatment and was removed to the hospital Here she died with out recovering consciousness. Medi- cal Examiner Wright pronounced the verdict af an overdose of opium with suicidal intent.
 No reason for suicide has been dis covered. Mrs Connor was born in Manchester, N. H., forty-one years ago. In this city she worked as book keeper for Anderson & Andrews, and when her husband Arthur F. Connor, became a member of the police force she kept house for a time.
 The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock in the Erwin Mortuary chapel in Fairview ceme- tery. The Rev. J. E. Adams will officiate, and the interment will be in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-21
FINANCIAL NEWS
NEW LOW RECORDS
 IN STOCK MARKET New Haven Shares Register Loss
 Of One Point.

Wall Street, 10:45 a. m.-Trading in stocks today was again largely in- fuenced by foreign conditions Lon- don's quotations for Americans were appreciably lower and dealings hero soon recorded a two point loss in Bal timore and Ohio and one point in New Haven. Both issues of Baltimore and Ohio soon descended to new low records as did also Erie common and first preferred. St. Paul. New York Central and Canadian Pacific were slightly lower, with gains in the Har- rimans, Lehigh Valley and Steel. Sales of 100 shares of Big Four" preferred at 40, a point decline, was among the unusual features. The list inclined to sag before the end of the first half hour. t, -.4..
 Short covering was on broad scale later, the whole list advancing in spirited fashion. Numerous gains of 1 and points above yesterday were established.
 Close.-The over sold condition of the market brought sudden revers- al today. Favorable crop news and the probable imminence of the east ern freight rate decision precipitated a hurried retreat of the bear faction. The closing was strong.
 The following quotations are fur nished by c. Edward Graf, stock broker, National Bank building. F. N. Gilfillan, local manager:
New Britain herald., 1914-07-21
INJURED WHEN AUTO SKIDs.
Local Man Thrown Out of Machine in
 Wcstchester.

Morris Abrahamson, of Rockwell avenue, had narrow escape from se- rious injury yesterday when driving his automobile in Westchester, near Middletown. The automobile skidded into the gutter and Mir. Abrahamson was thrown violently to the ground.
 While his face, head and body are somewhat bruised he is not serious ly injured and the attending physi- clan states that he will be all right in few days
New Britain herald., 1914-07-21
APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT.

Hartford, July 21.-An appeal to the supreme court was filed today from the decision of Judge Marcus H. Holcomb of the superior court in granting an order for Receiver George Pope to sell the Connecticut assets of the Pope Manufacturing company. The judges order was passed July 16. The appellants are creditors, chiefly in Boston.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-21
CAPTAIN JOHNSON ON TRIAL.
Commander of Monroe Charged With Negligence and Inattention to Duty


 Baltimore, July 21.-Captain Ed ward E. Johnson, who was comman- der of the Old Dominion steamer Monroe when that vessel was sunk by the Nantucket of the Merchants and Miners line in January, with the loss of forty lives, was placed on trial be- fore United States Steamboat Inspec- tors Wright and White here today. He is charged with negligence and in- attention to duty.
 It is alleged that he was incompe- tent and unskillful in the way he maneuvered his vessel. Captain Osmyn Berry of the Nantucket was the first witness. His testimony was substantially a repetition of that which he gave at his own trial when he was deprived of his license.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-21
City Hens

Willis c. Manning has sold his blaci smith business at 160 Arch street tu Josef kropf and Joseph Braun.
 William R. Caldwell has sold land on Vance street to J. w. Fox.
 A daughter has been born at the hospital to MT. and Mrs. Frank Can ton.
 MT. and Mrs. R. w. Thompson, of Vega street are rejoicing at the birth of a daughter.
 Work was begun yesterday on three-story A by 72 foot block, which is to be erected at the corner of West Main and Washington Clayton A. Parker.
 field, the latter's eye filled with tears,
 B. w. Yergin will spend tomorrow at Grove Beach.
 The Milk station at the Burritt school now has sixty-eight babies registered and fifty on the active list.
 Assistant Secretary Asher, Assistant Physical Director Hergstrom and Carlus G. Carlson of the Y. M. c. A., will attend the Silver Bay confer ence at Lake George for two weeks beginning the first of August. MT. Hergstrom, whose connection with the local Y. M. c. A. ends on that date, has made no definite plans for the future, but will probably con- tinue for year or two in positions similar to the one he now holds.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-21
FIFTY AT OUTING.
Alderman kerwin Expects Half a
 Hundred at Government Picnic.

Alderman M. T. Kerwin, chairman of the committee arranging the an- nual outing of the city government. which will be held tomorrow at Light house Point and Savin Rock, stated today that at least half a hundred will attend.
 An added feature has been discov- cred through the fact that the bat tleship Rhode Island is anchored off the breakwater in New Haven harbor and parties may be formed to go aboard to inspect the big fighter.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-21
FIRE IN FACTORY.
Flames Do Slight Damage at Beaton & CadweaPs Main Street Shop.

Flames that broke out in Beaton x Cadwell's factory in the rear of Ross berg's Main street block at 2:53 o'clock this morning did damage to the extent of about $100.
 A good sized hole was burned through the roof and considera ble water soaked through the floors. The origin of the fire is not known but it is thought that it was burning for some time before it was discovered.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-21
Irene Roche.

Irene, the ten years old daughter of MT. and Mrs. William Roche of 215 Curtis street, died yesterday after a long illness. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning from St. Marys church at g o'clock, and the inter- ment will be in the new St. Mary's emetery.
 She is survived by her parents, two brothers John and William, and two sisters Mrs. John Higgins and Miss May Roche.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-21
DISAPPEARS AGAIN.

Rev. Louis R. Patmont, temperance worker, has again disappeared, hav- ing left the train on the Soo Line bound for Chisago some time after o'clock this morning, according to a telegram received from Rev. Claude Witty, dated Lakeville, Ill.,, by Rev. c. l.. Milton of this city.