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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-14

he asked I'm just from the east and
figs are new to me-
The old lady smiled She was rot
deceived From many another she
had heard just such tale. rigs go
well with sugar and cream and bread
( and butter. she remarked eaSilE,
strangers to them have to learn their
peculiarities
on" the boy exclaimed, and his
look brought the old lady to hef rect
/ and started her to the house res
emily she returned with a tray. look
ing perturhed. The cook was not IN,
sh. explained. so | helped myself.
| When the boy had satisfied himself
he looked at her ,uriouslN. Maybe
it will get YOU into trouble n" asked.
Jane. nay daughter. would not care,
| butt The hating voice came to
a standstill. the troubled old race
| turned from him. and for Il long time
there was silence,
And son-in law. This is their home
Fine ism I it.
Into the boys eyes there suddenly
crcpt shrewd look, is she good t"
you2' ..#.
Jane. oh. Yes She had this gar
den made for mo What is Your name"
Boy Is as good as anything. the
lad finally said.
"You-you mentioned mother.
she died" the hoy said. and pres
emily added. Il wasn't good to her
a long sigh quivered from the old
Iadv's lips. ut : so with so MANY
chijdreu. she nrurmurcd, hut ! think
YOU can't have been very bad Maybe.
| lust a little thong htless. boy. A
mother wouldn't be srl.fed by that.
The boy flushed. What makes YOU
| bad - he demanded.
! it. And then, / fancy, read ho%s; !
| love them SO. lost a boy. she ended
| in a half whisper.
II.
! and the hoy rose. 'Good-bv thank
! YOU he said, and with a bound was
| over the wall. But the next day he
/ came again A small package lay ON
! tho seat and presently the old lady
proffcrcd it, NO one object. she
| smiled at him. 1t is what Otherwise ]
/ would have eaten So II IS ni'' nay
| very own.
"Crullers:" lie cried joyfuly. My
! weakness. And You saved them for me
| instead Of eating them yourself
IT didn't care for them. Eel Zeal
wanted You to have them. Ana hoped
YOU might have something to ell
me. ! wonder if you have?
He finished to the last rrumt. Not
! today lie said.
After that he came earlier. and always
almost on the stroke of |. but there
never was a word Of what the Old lady
hoped to hear. \ little package always
! was waiting for him. and each day he
seemed hunsrier and his clothes shah
| bier. The DAYS shortened and with the
| last of the figs the early rains came,
| and sometimes the garden vas 50 soak
| ed that she could remain ONLY few mo
/ ments. but that seemed to suit the hoy.
| He ate rapidly and was himself hurried
| hut there always was the little friendly
| chat before they parted.
| Some days. now. ! shall not be able
to come at this time" she told him
but I'll try To have the package for
| You. Will YOU miss me?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-14

The Chinese national conservation bu-
reau is considering reforestation at the
headwaters of the yellow river. The gov
eminent report shows that this will
ameliorate the torrents and cause a more
regular flow from the now denuded up
lands. 1t is acknoWle dyed however that
this reforestation may not have an ap-
preciable effect within the lifetime of
the present generation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-14
Find Landowners
Fail to Pay Taxes.

landowning classes. II was simulta-
neously observed that every class OF peo-
pie in the country paid taxes on all sorts
of property. except the landowners didn' I
pay taxes on the value of the land they
owned After a thousand years this OBJ
servation was most curious-the other
taxpayers thought il was curious that
the matter had been overlooked long,
and the landowners thought ii was curious
that any one should think they ought 10
pay taxes.
The upshot of it was tina; Mr. l.loyd
George. in 1909 Introduced a budget that
provided for a tax on land values. The
code of etiquette said that the house of
lords could rot reject a budget. But no
other budget had ever trod on the toes OF
the lords. who happened to own most of
The land So they rejected it. There was
a big hae and cry. and appeal to the
country in n new general election. The
liberal government won. and the lords.
perforce passed the hated budget.
Whereupon the liberals, for once. did
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-14

not by any means mere puppet show
arranged by the politicians to keep them
selves prominent in the minds eye OF
the public. People may say wild and
absurd things-things that provoke the
calm stranger to mirth-but II is all in
deadly earnest
For more than A century Ireland has
sought return to home rule the re-
establishment of that Dublin parliament
that was eXtinguiShed by fraud and cor
ruption at the beginning of the nine
feeuth century. For forty years lld.
struggle has been constantly pressed
forward. Nearly thirty Years ago. IN $50,
Gladstone espoused til" Irish cause anu
brought i'll the first home rule bull II
split the liberal party. for the time helhS
wrecked Gladstone himself. and availed
ireland nothing. TWenty-one wears ago
in 1898, Gladstone again in power. AGAIN
introduced and this time passed nome
rule hin only to il buried IN the
house Of lordS--that splendid mauso-
leCm Of liberal legislation,
Came then ten years of Conservative
rule and another liberal regime when
undertook home rule, but SO very SLOWLY
The house of lords was the lion in the
path.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-14

Useful MAP OF GREAT BRITAIN-FREB.
Also Illustrated book of tours on the
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF ENGLAND.
+. Kateley Gen AIT. sol 5th ave. New 4ofk-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-14
Way Finally Found
to Overcome Lords.

upon That is why home rule is again
Imminent md ,,.b,- t,ri+.i,, tranhles on
/ the verge ct inteFnccIne war.
\ DAY that iIas just passed Saturday,
NAV . NH * ren,arkabl. among dates
:. r,;.., ,3. :; :; ~, g.. -;
'''''F'' - "
'he lonS ahnaiS o' TINS hal"h that q IA"
may be placed upon the statute hooks
without the consent. in spite of the pro-
,.s, - t,o,,s, - r'.,3, -r1,., ~,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-14
1t Is in the Climate
TO Make Compromises.

IN. ANYTHING less than Divine HlteFN'h-
non Eut nothing is ever what IT seems
in Erelaud-not even the KING y"
b,re Of compromise on Irish home rue
= moi so much based on any cvldcnc" "'
=. desire to give and take ON uthei
side. but rather ons the Rrtlsh co"rae'e'
;,self II IS in tine climate. Wh'ch l.
itself a compromise.
Not that every body will d" Pieas@u'
or ANYBODY, for that matter Indeed
II has been said that the typical britlsh
COMPROMISE is arranged on the basis OF
finding something that nobodT is toi so
mat everybody will be satisfied.
Here again things are MOI what W.
seem for this time the l1lSu .the itdtioI
.listS on one side and the obstetrics on
the other are part of the SquaIlo.''
The Irish character differs from the BRIT
ish in many WAYS, and one oil them -
that Your Irishman prefers 'iVhl 10
A compromise even when ne lsii pal
ticulaTlv interested. So. YOU sec. II -
a dreadful middle. .-...
But that isn't half The real scrap
over here has nothing to do with lteia'fo
and home rule except in an Incidental
way. The real big fight il about nuch
more fundamental thing than Whethef
ireland shall have laws stamped Mace
in Dublin or whether il shall continue
10 import its statutes from Nestfnlhste!.
t1,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-14
The BRITISH CRISIS.
Twill There Be Civil War!
By Frederic J. Haskin.

LONDON. May 3.-Wil there he civil
war; That is the question underlying
very political utteranCe concerning nome
RUE for ireland. 1t IS question NOT
asked Idly he II understood. but rather
q question that forces itself 10 be asked
because thousands of volunteer troops
arr. armed and are drilling daily IN
Ulster. because responsible men OF az
fairs have set up provisional govern
mont IN anticipation Of Oxen feo"l'lo'''
and because hundreds Of thousands %
men have sjgucd solemn covenant
rb,f they will resist home rule 70 the
bitter end
Econ if thoso emhattled thousands
sbo,ird succeed in preventing the pass
age Of home rule. by any parl'amHhtarN
trick o. POLITICAL coup. then Is the .dah-
rer Of civil war on er" Ask the lfiSh.
Who have hceu promised with thousand
PROMISES. redeemed only with contempt
They would promptly furnish the war on
tho other side In truth. there are trfSh
,,,t,,,,I volunteers also under dri|i to-
day
ou mis- showing it would seem W. W.
r i inevitable Md ESt. The lloS'
,rtent upionist. breathing tue most ZERO
CONS threats. doesn't Ilut" b'i,,N' ~
VII rotrc to war The reason is thlS.
In ousiderinS British poh'icS w
.,o!d,u rult j. 10 take both slGcs OF ~, ".
-,,,trnvcrsy aud dilute in ten tnlts Wv
nuartitv OF the spirit of coulrf"ii''se
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-14
Question of Glasses
OF Masses Governing.

tirue To be run and managed bE the
classes or whether the masses snail
take it over. More than one civil war
has been fought over question like
that The war j. on here. 1t may be
only a titanic political battle. IN which
ballots and not bullets will settle the
thing, or it may take advantage Of some
superficial aspect Of the real question.
such as the disaneCtion in Ulster. and
blaze forth in fire and blood
But Of one thing YOU may be sIre-it
is all deadly in its seriousness. There IS
none OF the opera bo'tffc about it. II is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-14

Then. some i've years ago. somebody
saw something. 1t was observe that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-14

Finally. partly because Of the stupidity
Of the lion. a way was found to get
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-14

a., The surface one would th'Hk to
road tbe,, newspapers and hear tns'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-14

The rea! row in Britain is between ths
aristocracy and the democracy. 1t is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-14

=
es in England
We're at the
same time the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-14

Y
! Jane" oh. YES. she had tins gar
don made for mo What is your name"
Boy is as good as anything. the
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07
UNION MINER IN
 PAY OF OPERATORS.
Youth Tells Congressional Committee
 of His Dual Role.

Denver, Col, March 6.-Arthur Lan- gowski, 21 years old, swore before the federal strike investigating committee late today that he received $3 a day from the coal operators while expIod- ing dynamite for the United Mine Workers of America.
 The youth questioned by the com mittee, denied he was a spy in the ranks of the union. although he admit ted he was watching both sides" and received pay from each party to the labor troubles.
 Langowsk testified he was secretary and treasurer of the Soprfs local of the United Mine Workers
 'Thcy consulted me about everything they planned to do," he added. T tried to prevent them doing things that would have caused loss of life''
 The youth said he heard all the plots of the strikers and revealed them to Montgomery Mesingale, town marshal of Sopris. He declared he had played his self proclaimed dual role until a few days ago, when the union men said T was spy and threatened to hang me-
 He added: q decided I would give
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07
FUN ERALS
Frederick Wallace Bancroft.

Frederick Wallace Bancroft, for whom a funeral service was held at noon Wednesday in the Church of the Disciples. in the Fenway, Boston, was a member of musical circles as a sing er, especially of old-tinle songs and ballads. He was born in Montpelier, Vt, about 59 years ago and as a young man sang in the Unitarian church in that place and in concerts in various parts of the country. as well as at musical festivals. In 1900 he went to Italy. where he studied his art of sing ing under Vannuccini; after his return he made his home in Boston. He be- came a member of the quartette of the First church in Roxbury, and later sang St the Church of the Disciples. After the service at that church We'd nesday the body was taken to Mont pelier for burial.
 Mfr. Bancroft had frequently sung in concert in Norwich, and during his vislts here had made a number of friendships. He was a thorough musi- elan and cultured gentleman.
 Mrs. Frank Wilcox.
 The body of Sabra Evarts, widow of Frank Wilcox, who died in this city Wednesday. was prepared for burial by Undertaken Gager and was sent to Clinton on the 9.25 train Friday morn ing, where the funeral will a.ke place from the home of her son, Frank L. Wilcox. MT. Wilcox came here from Clinton to make arrangements.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07
ROOFS WERE READY
 FOR NEXT STORM.
Buildings Damaged in Sunday Gale Prepared for Fridays Snow

In the various places about the city unroofed by the heavy wind last Sun day repairs, either temporary CT per manent had been made as soon as possible early in the week, so that they were prepared for the snowfall of Fri day morning.
 On the roof of the Davis theater, after laying boards on the exposed parts tar paper was laid to wait until the tinsmiths can lay some new tin.
 Where the roof at the Marguerite was blown off, the space was covered over with tar paper. New rafters were put in where necessary. The tar peper Is just a temporary covering for J. B. Shannon the owner, will have gravel roof put on in the near future The tops of the chiInneys are off and will have to be rebuilt.
 At George GreenbeEger's, AT Laurel Hill avenue, the roof was completely biow,or. except a small space around the chimney. The chimney was down and 50 feet of water conductor pipe was blown away. The high board fence surrounding the back of the house was blown down Mir. Greenber- ger had tar paper placed until tin roof can be put on. He lost ten win dow panes in his building on the West Side, the Murphy building. The chim- ney belonging to a neighboring house was blown down and landed on MT. Greenbergers property.
 The house of John Steiner. 77 Church street, had the whole of the roof on the north side blown off and part of the south. The large chimney on the north end of the house was was razed to the ground, and in falling the capstone landed on a roof below and broke it also. The roof was covered over with tar paper, temporarily, and later the tin roofing will be restored. The chfm- ney was blown down completely, so that it was impossible to have fire in the house.
 Repairs on two chfmneys blown down on the house of Peter Hansen, 132 School street, have been made. One of the chin1neys came down onto a shed in the rear of the house with such force as to go right through the roof of the shed, making a very large hole The Jar of the falling chimneys caused three or four large panes of glass in the third story of the house to fall out One of the cfrfnneys was blown off almost level with the roof
 Early and temporary repairs were made to the north side of the roof of Mrs. Elizabeth R. Huntington at POS Broadway, which was ripped off in the <ale
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07
FINAL RELEASE FROM HOSPITAL
Granted Frederick L. Averl of Branord Petition Be- fore Superior Court t-ad Been Under Parole to Dr. Pol lock-Foreclosure Orrin Tucker Place in Old Lyme
 Judgment Against Montvile Man on 5000 Guarantee

In a short calendar session or the superior court in New London Friday morning the following matters were disposed of before Judge Joel H. Reed:
 Upon petition for his final discharge from the Norwich state hospital, this was granted for Frederick L. Averiu of Branford, who has been under pa role after his commitment in the lat ter part of last year. He was first committed to the state hospital on Dec. 9, 1912, after he had been acquitted in the New Haven police court. on the grounds of insanity, of the charge Of stealing a stickpin of the value of sS from He<bert M. Buzzard of New Haven.
 In May. 1913. through counsel, peti- ton vas made to the superior court that MT. Averiu had become sane and tree Of the insanity or dementia on ac- count of which he was committed to the hospital and he asked to be pa roled in the custody of pr. H. N. Pol lock, superintendent of the hospital. Such a parole order was passed by the court in August, 1913, and renewed in October of the same year.
 Foreclosure judgment by stipulation in the total sum of $1,635 on the first count and $265 on the second count, amounting in all to s1.90o, with s32.66 court costs. was given in the case of ASAIiet h DSUOA OI CaSI Lyme dIlU John A. DeWolf of Old Lyme against Daneri Andrea of Old Lyme. The limit Of redemption was set for the first Monday in June, 1914. The prop erty covered by the foreclosure is the OYrfn Tucker place. so called in Old Lyme. which the defendant mortga aged to the fate John A DeWof in the sum ee t1.550 ca Sept. 5, 1911. and for S25o eu March 4. 1912.
 Headings in two weeks were ordered k,-,t. NN,xa s. Cha pu1an and in Joseph B. Pendle- To nvs Rebecca L. Pendleton.
 Special bail of 1000 was ordered in 2 week fin Claude P. WooddwoFth vs. Robert NJ. Turner.
 Judgment for s1.oo0 in favor of the Crescent Chemical Manufacturing company of Brooklyn, N. Y, against Louis Strongin of MontvilIe on a suit
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07

they. brought for that amount. The plaintiff company is also given costs
 amounting to $32.76. A deposition was read from James Mcintyre, treasurer of the company, which is incorporated in West Vir- g1nia. It stated that Hyman and Gus i sic Waskowitz of Brooklyn owed the 1 company S2,S71.45 for carbonic acid i gas furnished them and that the conn., | pany agreed to accept S1,400 for this l account on condition that Louis Stron- l gin guaranteed this payment to the | extent of $1.000. The suit was brought 1 to collect this guarantee, which has l been demanded but not paid. The
 original debt has been due since $2.- l S7145.
 Motions that went off were as fol- lows: Ida s. Clatworthy and others vs. l Helen AlcGaw Smith, executriX. and i others, appeal from probate; Martin 1 Burns vs. John F. Burns, for fore l closure and limitation of time l Matters that were postponed were l John B. Carlton and others vs. Penn i sylvan1a Oil company action on claims, 1 order to sell book accounts, and allow
 ance of receivers account, and Oscar ] O. Long Vs. Florence A. Long, non-suit ! for failure to comply with order of court; James P. Shea vs. Frederick H.
 Gavitt, argument of demurrer.
 Assignments for Trial.
 The following assignments were made:
 March 1o-George Watt and others vs. D. g, Guile. adm.. William l.. Main Vs. Otho O'Sullivan, Isador Horawitz vs Alfred T. Haskell March 11-Emma Edwards vs. town of Waterford, Carrie Donahue vs. Rob- ert H. Donahue. Charlotte H. Trail vs.
 Mark D. Stiles, w. H. Trail vs. Mark D. Stiles. Agnes Whitney vs. New Ha- ven Railroad Go.
 March 12-Henry C1ews vs Daniel T. Doane and others, George D. Stiler vs. American StraWboard Co, PauIinay Oldroyd and others vs. Connecticut Co.
 March 17-Minnie L. Scranton vs. J. H. Tubbs.
 March 19-Pomolo Panierf vs. B. F. Smith Construction Go.
 March 24-Henry L. Bodfsh vs. Bos- ton Bridge works.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07
NEGRO FOUND GUILTY
 OF FARMER'S MURDER.
Fifteen Year Old Accomplice is Now on
 Trial.

El1ton, Md, March 6.-Norman Ma bel, an IS year old negro. who with James Paraway, 15 year old negro, was charged with killing James R. Coleman, wealthy farmer, near Ches- rerton, last December, was found guilty of murder in the second degree to- night. The motive for the crime was robbery.
 Paraway, who testified that he alone struck the blow that resulted in Cole mans death, was placed on trial be- fore the judges while the jury in Ma bePs case was deliberating.
 Mabel and Paraway were brought to Baltimore by national guardsmen who were ordered out to protect them af- ter an attempt was made to take them from the Chestertown Jail and lynch them.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07
JAMES X. HACkETT
 RESIpuARY LEGATEE
Death Places Actor in Line to Inherit
 Fortune.

New York, March 6--Tha will of Mrs. Minnie Hackett Trowbridge, dis posing of an estate estimated at $2.- 5oo,0oG in value, was filed for probate here today. Among other beqdests is enc Of 31od.0eo to Syracuse university for the purpose of erecting building for tine college of law
 The will provides that the residuary estate was to go to Mrs. Tfowbridges husband. Francis H. TFovbRidge, the will having been made before his death, which occurred in 1910. Since this legacy has lapsed by reason Of the lsaatee's dsesase, it is regarded probable that the fesiduary estate will pass by law to James K. Hae6stt, the actor, Mrs, TrewbFidge's half uncle and hTxt ef kin
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07
Rug and Drapery Dept.

WILD'S INLAID LINOLEUAI- the best quality patterns which have been dropped by the makers and which we must close out be- fore the Spring season opens. From 8 to 20 square yards of pattern. Regularly s1.45-
 Saturday Special S1.o5 SEAMLESS TAP E s TRY BRUSSELS RUGS, foot by 10 foot 6-full wire weave. There are just five patterns in the lot all Oriental designs in gcod colors. They should sell for
 Saturday Special se.s5 ODD LOTS OF CURTAINS Three and four patterns of kind in Nottingham Lace, Scrim, Marquisette. Madras and C1uny. Values up to $500 a pair
 Saturday Special $f.e9
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07
Wash Goods Department

Sc APRON GINGHAMS Of standard quality, blue and white even and broken checks
 Saturday Special 6J5o 10c OUTING FLANNELS, heavy weight fiannels in all fast col ors. 10 to 20-yard lengths. but any desired length will be cut
 Saturday Special To
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07
courtmartiaI for Militia Officer,

martial was ordered today by Adju- taut General Pearson of the state mil itia to consider charges against Sec ond Lieutenant Joseph H. Mcdowell of F'itchburg, a member of the Sixth in- fantry. The nature of the allegations was not announced
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07
Mems Furnishings Dept.

DOMET NIGHT SHIRTS-good patterns and good full sizes soc quality
 Saturday Special 3ec 75c quality
 Saturday Special 6sc s1O0 quality
 Saturday Special e5e WOOL FLANNEL SHIRTS S1.00 quality Saturday Special $50 s1.50 quality
 Saturday Special SIPS s200 quality
 Saturday Special S16e
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07
White Goods

TURKISH TOWELS-BIeached and hemmed-of good size and weight Value 19c-
 Saturday Special 15c Value 21c-
 Saturday Special 17c
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07

Fridays snow was what the owners of maple groves welcome as sugar snow, the very best aid to a good crop.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07
Hosiery and Underwear

wOMEN's BLACK COTTON HOSE in light and medium weights. All ull-fashiOned goods and the most durable fabrics. Were 371sc a pair
 Saturday Special 2ec MISSES BLACK SEAMLESS HOSE-Silk Lisle Hose in sizes s1z to e5k. All 25c goods
 Saturday Special 17c; for 4Sc TO CLOSE OUT THE BAL ANCE OF OUR WOMEN'S RIBBED VESTS AND PANTS In the unbleached, fieeced styles we will offer these 25c garments In sizes to G.
 Saturday Special 1ec CHILDREN'S RIBBED COT TON UNDERWEAR VESTS, PANTS AND UNION SUITS in whatever sizes we have left in stock. Were priced from 25c to S5c-
 Saturday Special
 25 Per Cent. Reduction
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07

A Bill Which Would Increase the governors salary from sS,0O0 a year to $10,000 beginning with the first of next year was reported to the Massa- chusetts house yesterday by the com mittee on public service.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07

them something to hang me for" He came to Denver, he said, then, to tes- tify before the committee.