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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-13
E. w. VOORHEES, RESIGNS
Brooklyn Postmaster Wants to
Retire January rs.

Edmund W. VOORHEES,. postmaster -
BROOKLYN. Yesterday sent his resignation
to Washington, TO take effect January p,
on which date his term expires. He WAS
appointed four years ago by President
Taft and during his term accomplished
many reforms.
Speculation among Brooklyn Democrats
leads 10 the belief that William F.. Kelly.
national head Of the letter carriers. who
has the backing Of the McCooey forces I'm
that borough. will be selected a. sue
cosgor 10 Mr. VOORHEES, Harry Hessler.
connected with Station &. Broadway and
Gates avenue. is also n candidate Mr..
VOORHEES,. a a Republican does not enter
tain hopes Of retention
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-13
WON'T FIGHT EXTRACTION
American Government Will Let
Earle Case Take It's Course.

Christiania. Jan. 12.-The Norwegian au-
thorlties received to-day from the French
tribunal the decree of arrest and de-
mand for the extradition OF Ferdinand
Pinney Earle. the American artist. and
Miss Charlotte Herman. who are charged
with the kidnapping of Earle's eight-year-
old son from a school in France. II IS
understood that the demand will be COM
piled with.
The American Minister, Albert G.
Schmedeman, said to-day that the Ameri-
can government would not oppose extra
dition. but would ask for postponement
in the case of Miss Herman until the
arrival of one of her relatives from New
York Miss Herman is SAID to be Sc
riously ILL.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-13
TURKEY TO JOIN IN FAIR
To Back Financial Representa-
tive Here in Building Section.

Constantinople. Jan. l2.-Calvln +.
Brown. Of Chicago. and Colonel Walter
2. Andrews and Thomas Rees, Of WASH
ington. the commissioners appointed by
President Wilson 10 invite the Mediter-
ranean and Balkan States 20 take part
in the Panama-Paciic Exposition, at san
Francisco who recently succeeded IN en-
listing Greek support. have now secured
ottoman cooperation in the fair.
Henry Morgenthau. United States Am
bassador 10 Turkey. to-day introduced
the comm ssioners 10 the Minister OF
Commerce and Agriculture, who promised
them that Vahan Cardashian. the Turkish
financial representative at New YORK
would have the full support OF this gov
eminent in the construction Of thee Turk
ish section Of the exposition
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-13
Sherwood Willing Witness.

Sherwood was a willing witness. He
even essayed TO explain letter he was
alleged 10 have written TO Merritt recon-
mending tnat George Shilling be kept on
the payroll when in reality he was a
chauffeur for Merritt and the use Of an
automobile by a road inspector was for
hidden.
81 don't deny ! wrote the letter al
though I'd like TO see the signature to
be sure il wasn't forged asserted Sher'
wood. If / wrote it III stand by my
.dgment now, because il was in the in
terests Of economy to have the inspector
use an automobile to inspect roads that
were forty and fifty miles apart
Did YOU know that VI. J. Diamond on
the payroll was a young girl stenographeI
10 Merritt" asked Nj. Clark
Not till after Merritt had been dis
charged" was the reply.
John w Flynn. a Republican contractor
Of Waterford. testified that besides finding
| il necessary 20 contribute 10 Democratic
campaigns he often received circulars re-
ouesting him to transfer his bonding
business TO Charles +. Murphy, jr and
James Is. Mcclure, VI hIpuiit q w
! Syracuse.
George H. Mcclure. Of Mcclure Co.
| the bonding agents. testified last Noyem
her that he split $3.50" all his commits
sions on bonds from state contractor
with c. T. Murphy jr., nephew OF th'
Tammany leader.
Flynn asserted yesterday he received
the solicitation for his business from Muir
phv and Mcclure, along with printed mat
ter that came 10 him through the malls
sunposedlv from the Highway Depart
ment. telling Of the records Of previous
contract awards. specifications bias. etc
/ The literature referring TO bonds, he SAID
WAS Skinned in" with the other matter.
/ According to Flynns story. he has beer
I getting new road contracts since lsOs
/ >lthough an enrolled Republican. ne sait
he sent a check for $3.50 10 Norman E
Mack in 1911 and another 10 George NJ
/ Palmer in 1872.
Both Of Flynn's checks were deposited
in the Fourth National Bank OF New
York and bore Mack's and Palmers In
dorsements. The 1912 contribution die
not appear i'm the Democratic list.
Previous 10 1910, Flynn testified. n
had contributed regularly TO the Republl
cans without solicitation. and he WASH
getting state work OF any kind. either.
The hearing was adjourned TO Friday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-13
Got $4,000 Himself.

There was SO. 600 due US. and the ROAD
was half done" Sherwood testified. III
was mountain road. on solid rock. ana
didn't need sub-baso These fellows
said II Ia get the $4,000 they'd get the
final estimates for US. I went right to
Governor Hughes and got the $4,000 my
self"
You didn't get the 5000 then" said
Mr. Clark.
They couldn't bride me with mil
Lon. responded Sherwood.
Sherwood also testified that during the
time he was superintendent in his shoe
string" district be was the only man who
ever inspected the FIVE hundred miles Of
roads there and that he only ala that
once a year. The annual cost OF repairs
a mile. he said. WAS 5000, making the
total yearly cost $4,000
Tn, events leading up to the discharge
OF Merritt by Commissioner c. Gordon
Reel were described by the witness. He
said Reel told Foley he wanted to Q. h.
the payroll repair work in Ulster himself.
as that was his home county. The dis
closure came when Sherwood found SIX
or seven names on the payroll that were
i'm the same handwriting. He testified he
blue pencilled them and made Merritt get
out another payroll. but that didn't figure
up right
Il tried 10 get Merritt to give me a
complete and satisfactory report" Sher-
wood said. and he couldn't do II, so l
wrote to Foley and told him that
wouldn't O. X. Foley wrote at once 10
Reel and Merritt was discharged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-13
DELCASSE GOING HOME
PaleologNe Appointed French
Ambassador to Russia.

Paris. Jan. 12.-Maurice Paleolosue'
chief Of the Department Of Political Az
fairs al the Frerch Foreign ONCE was to-
day appointed French Ambassador 10
Russia I'm succession 10 Theophile Del
casse. who has resigned in order 10 re-
enter French home politics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-13

Fourteen Streams. about fifty miles north
Of here. on the border Of tho Transvaal.
was made last night. Tho rails were torn
up by the explosion and portions Of the
structure were damaged, hat tho bridge
itself withstood the shock
Had the attempt succeeded main line
communication would have been cut be
tween Cape Town and tho northern c,.ics.
including Johannesburg. Pretoria and
MafCkinE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-13
Heroes to Hear Recital.

The officers of the steamship Gregory,
who rescued five survivors of the Okla
homa, will be the guests OF Mrs. Antonio
Sawyer at the Jaime Overton violin re-
cital tomorrow afternoon in Aeoliar
Hall. Captain Aspinwal and his men
have accepted two boxes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-13
Miss Johnson To Be a Bride

Harold Rumsey Green. twenty-four
wears. old. Princeton student OF 81
Louis. obtained yesterday license TO
marry Helen Bradley Johnson. dauSh-
ter Of Isaac Bradley Johnson. OF Spuy-
ten Duyyil Parkway and nth street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-13
Bulgaria to Keep Peace

Sofia. Jan. 12.-At the reopening Of the
to-day the Premier. VI. Radios
lavoff. energetcally repudiated the rumor
that the government ne. spring or at
any time whatever intended TO draw the
horror of a new war upon Bulgaria.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-13


ZAP. Town Jan. 12-Quiet prevails
a-ogghout South Africa tonight. hut this
ray Be the luil before the storm. as the
.reorlng ballots from various centres
rake q practically certain that a general
r-.ke uil he voted. The ballots received
.rr the miners along the Reef all favor
irake AMI The various trades. including
Sop assistants warehousemen and
s.ss On johannesburg have voted SINH
rr
n feeling Is growing IN johannesburg
raj the situation is becoming more seri-
O. The cape Town harbor workers
re now been officially called out by the
ron. but their response will not be
rosu until tomorrow.
ballot by the johannesburg branch. II
Typographical union has resulted by a
axe majority In favor OF a strike. This
l-1hably means that the people Of Johan-
isss8fg Will have no newspapers after to-
rbrov
IA general strike IS called it will be
or o. sympathy for the strike Of the
away employees, many Of whom have
s.rdcned their posts and laid down their
tas In the railroad workshops. The
rass Of tie railway men is said 20 be
ts a TIE policy % retrenchment put
no eject by the South African Railway
'irinisiraton iu pursuance Of which
isadreds Of employees IN Pretoria Bloem-
h-iln. Durham. Salt River and elsewhere
ARE been dismissed The strikers de-
rant The cessation Of this policy Of re-
'rochment and tho reinstatement OF the
esn.ssed men. They argue that the ad-
rr0siration's real motive Is 20 force
rases down. as shown by the fact that
'fne o. the dismissed men have been Of
iT't other bliets al reduced wages.
ape Town TO-DAY also pore the appear
in.s OF bcs.eced city 4 great mass
a'stng o. workmer was held tonight
'fhoui the slightest indication Of dis
rt'r The impressive display Of military
Key 10 have q wholesome effect on
10 bssutos squads Of whom continue
To- os escorted 20 the borders OF the ma
n'' settlements under armed white
.aois
kimberley Union Of South Africa. Jan.
ga desperate attempt 20 wreck with
@heniie tho great railroad bridge a,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-13
on,ohers Escort Natives
from Diamond Mines
at Jagersfontein.
Many TRADES VOTE
TO JOIN MOVEMENT
accumulation of Railway Sys'
,.m More COmplete-Cape
Town Beseiged City.
n, css,etoT The Tribune j

An, Jan. l2-The remarkable
~ armed force which the gov
r, m south Africa has succeed
a, ,auins into being SO Far has been
.s,,ive In preventing any serious out
49, disorder there. An exodus OF
natives from the diamond mines at
..,.-,fontein IS taking place As a
..opence Of tho summary manner
.,,ch the recent rising was dealt
n, armed hurghcrs are escortins
a.r across the border IN patches OF
4. hundred and Two hundred.
r,e-v important town i'm the Trans
- orange Free state and Natal has
defence force Commanders,
-.,.v composed Of Beers who took
i, In the war. have been organized
,.-,shcre. Elaborate precautions
$40 been taken % guard the railways,
- instructions issued 10 shoot on
=, ann strikers discovered INDUCING
r ouirazes
is estimated that 10000 men are
'.ss under arms. and IN no case has II
90, found necessary. except al Jagers-
sr,ein. the scene of the outbreak Of
n. Bssutos. 20 call on the imperial
.-cops 10 take any share in the strug-
=. between government and strikers.
While the government has thus sue
,.5ed IN maintaining order. il has
~ less successful IN dealing with the
srke Itself. The numbers Of men who
N work are steadily increasing. and
organization of the railway service
f. becoming more complete.
Today a ballot on the question 81
rsns-al strike VIII be completed. and it
i considered probable that large &C
,esors Will be made 20 the ranks 81
re strikers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-13

kimberley Union Of South Africa. Jan.
"a desperate attempt 90 wreck with
@haniie tho great railroad bridge a.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-20
Roots Leave for Summer

Mrs. Root. wife of the Senator from
New York, has gone to their summer
home at Clinton, n. 7. Mrs. Root was
preceded by her daughter. Mrs. U. s.
Grant, Sd. who, with her two children,
will pass the summer in Clinton.
Representative and Mrs. Charles B.
Smith, Of Buffalo. have gone to that city
for a short visit at the summer home of
Judge and Mrs. Hazel. Representative
and Mrs. Smith have been at Congress
Hall for the past season.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Rollins Morse have
gone to Newport, where they are at the
La Forge Cottage pending the mounting
of their own house, where they will pass
the summer
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Leavitt c. Lo-
gan have Joined the large naval con-
tingent at jamestown. r. l., where they
have opened their cottage for the sum-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Strausburg have
returned from their honeymoon. They
celebrated their return by a large gath
ering Of their friends at their home, 105
Seventh street southeast.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-20

before entertained her. OF course. the
tea was quite unoficisl. but you never
can tell" was the young wife's inward
thought. as she filled the brass tea lamp.
IF i make a good impression on her IL
may help John"
Now she did not know her guest a:
all well, and the way in which she set
about making a good impression" was
very worldly way. 1t began by fret
ting about the smallness of the rooms
and the modesty of the furniture II
banished little John to the kitchen, with
strict orders not to bother the maid or
to come in until he was sent for. 1t had
meant a hard mornings work baking
tiny waters, cakes and muffins-enough
for a party. as she had observed. And
IL ended by her thinking, as she sur
veyed the prettily appointed table.
Nobody would ever suspect IL was all
done right here in the house"
For she was a very foolish little wom-
an and wanted her guest to think that
the tea had been catered" So when
that guest. with the freedom of an older
woman who has seen too much of the
world to be bound by its petty conven-
tions. exclaimed. at sight Of the pretty
table. How lovely.' the hostess, al
though she blushed with pleasure. an
swered, carelessly:
Isn't II pretty? Ny maid Is very
clever at decorations"
Heavy. inefficient. fat-footed Nora IN
the kitchen would have been amazed to
hear this tribute to her qualities. She
had not been allowed to touch any of
the preparations; she had been forbidden
to enter the front part of the house. Her
sole duty for the afternoon was to keep
the fire going and Johnny out Of the
way.
Every little touch had been made with
The Washington herald., 1914-06-20

as the hole which you have drilled. This
fastens the windows together so firmly
that nothing short of a crowbar. with
its attendant noise, can pry them apart.
The nail is removed easily to open the
windows.
Few realize the value of slab Of
soapstone- Pieces six by eight inches and
about an inch and a half thick can be
purchased for from 10 to Is cents. As gas
and space savers on the gas range they
are invaluable. Place over a burner they
heat through in a few moments and may
then be placed aside on the shelf or
back OF range. leaving the burners free
for other things. The contents OF any
cish placed on them will boil steadily
Tor some time. as the stone retains the
heat, and for simmering things they are
beyond compare. as well as In keeping
food and dishes warm. saving the ex-
pense OF heating up the gas oven. which
eats up the gas SO fast Also. except
where weight and hardness contraindi-
cate their use. they are preferable
to rubber water bottles, as there Is no
danger Of leakage, and. wrapped in =
newspaper or cloth, they retain an oven,
heat for houis.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-20
PERSIA is STILL A LAND
OF FASCINATING ROMANCE

trologer. The women meet Ia their
quarter, the bride sitting opposite a
mirror. The men meet in their quarter.
and the bride and bridegroom appoint
agents. The bridegroom's agent asks the
bride three times If she agrees to the
terms of the marriage deed, and she. very
modestly, answers yes at the third ask
ing. The bridegroom is then conducted
to the women's apartment and allowed
to look at the reflection of his brides
face in the mirror.
The third function in the wedding
ceremony. is the brides procession to her
new home. Again the astrologer fixes a
lucky day, and should 1t rain on the oc-
casion of this ceremony 1t is regarded as
very auspicious. Persia, of course, being
a dry country.
.'On the brides arrival in the house
she takes OF her outdoor dress, and a
little comedy is enacted in the hall when
the bride and bridegroom each try to be
the first to put their foot on the others
Whoever succeeds will rule the house in
after life"
Maj. Sykes gave some interesting Per-
sian formula for working magic. A
Persian will put a spell on a man with
the idea of comprising his doom, and
SO worried and anxious does the vic
tim become that he frequently dies.
The spell must be commenced on We'd
nesday. the day for all dark deeds in
Persia. The magic worker nails up a
piece of6at In the cemetery and visits 1t
every night for the ensuing forty days TO
stick a fresh pin in 1t.
On the forty-first day the victim should
succumb-and often does.
The left rib OF a donkey, pounded up
and put in mans food, will make him
very popular, but should the right rib be
rh xr~sr1 ~.
Donkeys' brains will make husbands
blind to the carryings-on Of their wives.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-20
Society Doiass il, ofto Around
Obe National Gopital

ing great hardship in Asia Minor by rea-
son OF the recent hostility created by the
Greek and Turkish war.
Mrs. Alexander Mackay-Smith and the
Misses Mackay- Smith, who are travelling
to their summer home at North Eas:
Harbor. Me-. by motor. are expected to
reach Poland Springs today where they
viii pass Sunday. They stopped in New
York last Sunday and made several stops
in the Berkshires. spending two days at
I.enox.
Miss Caryl Crawford. who was pain
fully but no dangerously injured a week
ago In an automobile accident. is sufil-
ciently recovered TO see her friends. Mrs.
Crawford and Miss Crawford, who were
at the Grafton. are passing the early
summer at Chevy Chase.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Mclean.
whose visit to New York was shortened
by the sudden termination of the polo
games, came TO their Washington home
for few days before leaving again for
Newport.
Dr. R. c. Randsdeil, II. 3. Randsdeil
and Miss Charlotte Randsdell. who mo-
tored to New York, are stopping at the
wolcott Hotel.
Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood Is now IN New
York, after a visit to the Berkshires,
where as one of the founders of the So
ciety Of the Daughters of the American
Revolution she was extensively enter
tanned. Mrs. Lockwood and Mrs. Will
lam Cumming Story, the latter presi-
dent general of the d. A. R.. went TO
Cheshire, Mass, for the dedication of
a monument to the Revolutionary soldiers
of that town.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-20

Persia is still a land of fascination
and romance for those who have eyes
to see it. as Mai. Percy Molesworth
Sykes, late consul general at Meshed,
sees II.
AT birth the nurse takes the baby
and turns it round three times to avoid
the evil eye. before wrapping 1t up in
swaddling Clothes" says Maj. Sykes,
telling of the folklore and superstition
OF the great mass of the Persian people.
''On the seventh day the baby is passed
through a circle made of chapter of the
Koran, having first been smeared with
antimony.
THE arrival of baby's first tooth is
a matter of great significance. II the
first one appears in the upper jaw 1t
means calamity, and the only way to
defeat disaster Is to throw the baby on
the roof of the house. Fortunately, they
catch it in blankets, so it suffers no
harm"
Education is a severe thing for the
small Persian boy, as his chief duty is
to learn the first chapter Of the Koran
by heart, which being very fowery and
of a high literary level is difficult for
a small boy Of six or seven to master.
Nowadays the American missions and. in
lesser degree the English. are broaden
ing the basis of education and doing good
work." said Maj. Sykes.
when a boy reaches the age OF six
teen his mother thinks it is high time he
found a bride, and a cousin is generally
desirable, as she is more likely to agree
with the mother-in-law. Theoretically,
the young people have no say in the ar
rangements. but in practice they are very
largely consulted. The young woman has
opportunities 10 see the young man as he
rides past the house. but she. being veiied
can never be seen by him.
.'The marriage day is fixed by an as
The Washington herald., 1914-06-20

Can it be that women are as poorly
educated in the art of spending as some
of their critics would have us imagine? =?
Surely not. but here is an interesting
symposium on economy and thrift among
women.
Judge in the domestic relations court.
Of Detroit. is responsible for the state
ment that:
"A lack of knowledge. on the part of
women of the value of money. is the most
powerful enemy of domestic happiness
that exists"
Surely a good many women would
question this statement, but the judge
claims that aS per cent Of the cases which
have come before his court were due TO
the extravagance of the wives ana that
in another ~ per cent in which lauits o.
both man and wife are responsible. ex-
travagance on the part OF the wife Is the
principal trouble.
Mrs. Julian Heath, the president OF the
National Housewives League, has also
made a rather remarkable statement
about women as managers. She says:
IT believe that my husband could run
our home better than /, If he were COM
PEELED to do il, because he would run 1t
as he runs his business"
Charge accounts at the stores, ordering
goods over the telephone, and free deliv-
cry of packages are also quoted as causes
Of too much spending.
To prove this statement, Alfred ID.
Woodruff, Of The New York City bureau
of food supply. gives rather startling
account of the result of saying Charge
it, to the grocer.
Only about 30 per cent pay their bills
promptly in thirty days is his claim; y
per cent take from one to three months
to pay, 40 per cent are of longer standing.
and per cent never pay at all. This Is
surely rather a bad record for the credit
system.
Mr., woodruff believes the trouble lies
not with woman's ability as a manager.
but with the attention which she gives
to these matters
He has been quoted as saying that II
women would take as much interest in
the art Of buying economically, testing
for short weights. buying in large guam
titles and for cash as they do in social
affairs, a great saving could be effected.
and this saving could then be put into
the savings bank as means of protec-
ton against a rainy day.
No less a person than James J. Hill
also places a great deal Of Importance
on the thrift of the wife, in the chances
which her farmer husband may have
Tor prosperity.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-20
ACTIVITIES OF
WOMEN
Sy WINIFRED SHORT.

Mrs. William Schryver has succeeded
in defeating her many male candidates
for the Office of -postmaster at La
Grangeville, n. Y, having a percentage
far above any of the men.
The Womans Christian Temperance
Union in New Mexico recently purchased
a distillery, which will be dismantleo
and the parts distributed throughout diff
ferent parts of the State.
Although she is nearly 100 years OF
age, Mrs Manora johnson, of Carthage,
Mo-, washes once a week, bakes twice
week. cares for a seven-room house
and sews for two little girls.
Despite the fact that she was opposed
by several men, Mrs. Mildred r. Brooks
has been nominated on the Republican
ticket for recorder in Marion County,
oreg.. having led her nearest opponent
by two to one.
In order to secure good looking chorus
girls for musical shows, managers are
now compelled to pay sS5 week salary,
where it was possible to secure them
for S4 week fifteen years ago.
Miss Eleanor Bliss and Miss Anna
Jones are studying and cataloging the
various outcrops of rocks among the
hills near Reading. Pa They are work
ing under the direction of the United
States Geological Survey.