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The Washington times., 1914-01-07
SOME REFLECTIONS BY
A BACHELOR GIRL

by the
CXT HEN marriage merely matter money divorce merely
wv matter Of time.
When dresses perfectly frank and undecepipe fash
the period she apparently torges that doesn't fall
Hith his eyes but with his Imagination.
Extracting proposal from getting to be almost
extracting drdW him he is
totally and then ShOW him the proofs when epipeS
No the shock bride she dis
that she expected pe role that angel half
cook, and social butterfly the side.
Tell opinion of and RI tell you the kind he
purSucS
The modern dOdgeS helpmae arTieS playmate
spends the life in the search
EpcTy for real lOpe but good imitation
usually satisfy heTprOpded careful to keep
ton from the first kiss to the last.
absen heament then the best tonic for con-
jugal lore.
The the paonic the impetuouS,
euSpe the masteu the depO the Indifferent "PHake-
cdre-Of- -yOHiitteOHe."
Tho wages of lore is ennui
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
BOTH SIDES ARE
ISSUING MONEY NOW.

The constitutIonalists are already is
s,,ing money. But rs far as issuing
money is concerned. HueTta is doinS
fhc same thing, l understand. lie
is also forcing loans from ricn pee
ME. and the situation is far more
severe Than one would believe unless
he lad been through It as 1 have.
MANY times I have been personally
held Ep for money and the only thing
10 do was to fork over.
II is true a great deal OF lootinE
has rcen going on, but, with some
executions, there have been no afro
cities and the women and children
have rot beer mOlested. ' DO not
count the various executions in this
class. as that Is simply the fate OF
war.
The countl.J is really devastated;
refugees live on a handful of corn
2 day. or native fruits and VSSe-
tables. and il is indeed a sorry look
ing place.
Il will no- be long before every
one will refuse to lend money to
either side of Mexico. They are
really fast approaching a crisis
there, but. as l said. neither the
federals nor the constitutionalists
can govern themselves. 1 have talk
ed with hundreds of Americans
whose capital is invested in MeXicJ
and they all agree with me that
there win be no peace until the
United States declares SuZerainty In
Mexico and that Il will take a gen
Grafton of tF&t before the MexicanS
can be self-governed.
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
Tavenner Defends
Removal of Strong

The position of inspector of supplies
at the Government Printing Office is
not a civil service place, according TO
a statement made by Congressman
Clyde II. Tavenner, of Illinois, in reply
to a letter from George F. Gordon,
printed In The Times.
Congressman TavenneE complains that
Mr. Gordon left the impression that
the position from which Howard Strong
was removed and to which Il. ID. DyaS
was appointed is a civil service place,
whereas, as a matter OF fact. this IL
q Congressional or legislative appoiut-
ment, and not under civil service rules.
The Washington times., 1914-01-07

in this way 1t is remarkable that no enterprlSing
manufacturer has yet bethOught himself of the pos
sbIities of tine carry-a machine for this very pur-
pose 1t is certain TO be developed as soon as the
Legislatures give attention to rural problems of edu-
cation There cannot be good rural schools without
consolidation and transportation and transportation
is certain to depend largely on an economic utza-
ton of the automobile.
The Washington times., 1914-01-07

IL Of my aequaintances,
~ knowing that 1 was forced
"a to close my smelters and
cease my mining and other
operations in Mexico, have asked
me first Of all which side
should win. My answer has always
been, the constitutionalists, better
known, 1 find, in the United States,
as the rebels"
The next thing my friends say, in
true Yankee style. is: ''Why?' and
to avoid going into a long explana-
ton that Is partly based on obser-
vations and partly plain American
''huncb," l always reply, with the
question:
What does it matter which side
wins, since neither the federals nor
the constitutionalists can govern
Mexico by themselves"
know this seems q startling state
ment to make. but firmly believe
II is true. 1t would seem to almost
every one in the United states not
acquainted with life and conditions
in Mexico that either party, once
in control, would be able to govern
the country as 1t should be- Either
party could do this II Mexico were
like the United States or nearly
every other country. But Mexico is
in a class almost by itself and until
a great many reforms have been
brought about there Will be no hope
OF peace. Either one party or the
other may be in power for few
months or few years, but there
will be no peace, and until there Is
peace more than a billion dollars Of
the capital OF United States citizens
will be constantly in jeopardy.
Furthermore, if peace does not come
soon much Of that capital will be
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
Floral Tributes Fill
Stars Dressing Room.

Her dressing room was piled fun of
flowers, just as fun as it was possible
to crowd a room. There were great
sheaves of American Beauties and
clusters of pink roses. punches of vlo-
lets, corsages OF orchids and dainty
sprays of lilies Of the valley. All had
Oeen sent her over the footlights either
on her opening night Oast Monsay) or
at the Tuesday matinee. She was
dressed in her Mary" costume, the
plain black dress, and the pert little
white apron, and over in the corner
was the feather duster. which seems
almost as much the Mary costume
as the dress and the apron After we
had discussed Washington and she had
told me now glad she was when the
chanc" came for her TO come back to
the cit. she loves so well. ! asked her
the inevitable question that every in
tcrviewcr asks--"W What are your ambi-
tons"
She confessed that she hadn't a single
solitary ambition. except to be Just as
good stock leading woman as il is
POSSIBLE to bc. She isn't especially aItN-
inUs to knock the eye out of Broadway
though she admitted that If the time
ever came when the opportunity Of be-
ing a star offered itself she would vel
come it gladly.
In other words. she isn't barring the
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
TRANcEs NELSON. contented

RANGES NELSON, Contented
II Woman.
Once a long tige ago, Charles
Hoyt. long since dead, wrote a
play for his beautiful wife, Caroline
MiskeI, and called il "a Contented
Woman" Had he lived, and had he
been so fortunate as to have known
Frances Nelson, who has come back
TO Washington to be the leading woman
of the Poll Players.' he could have
found in her inspiration for just such
another play as the one he wrote so
many years ago.
For the new leading woman of the
Poll organization confessed to her in
terviewer yesterday that she was per-
fectly cOntented.
II all started because I asked her the
usual dreary questions that one woman
asks of another when one of them is
seeking information to pass on to the
readers of the paper with which she is
connected. After she had told me how
pleased she was to be back in Wash
ington again-and every glance from
her sparkling eyes. and every word she
said gave testimony to :his-she waited
for me to ask her some more questions.
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
NO PATRIOTISM AMONG
THE MEXICAN PEOPLE

The whole secret OF this is there
is no patriotism! These men do not
fight because they love their coun-
try. Most of them fight because
they have to. The federalists are
drafted and forced to fight. Amone
the cOnstitutionalists are thousands
of miners, but the railroads are ont
of commission, the mines are closed
and so they must go tnt
for their living. They know thcy
may get paid, they know they may
not get paid. but they are Getting
fed, they are getting some loot. and
at any rate 1t Is FAR better than sit
ting down beside a cactus to die.
Another thing We do not take into
consideration in our country Is their
class distinction. II is stronger bv
far in Mexico than IL is in ErIroDe
1t is, in fact, almost as marked AS
the castcs in India. In our country
the son of the multi-millionaire and
the son of the day Iaborer will
shoulder their guns and march side
by side into the fray
This could never he in Mexico.
Class distinction would not permit
it. Rather than stand beside the
peon, rather than mess with him or
bunk with him. the aristocratic
young Mexican would leave the
country and let the enemy confis-
cate his land. There is no pa
triOtism in Mexico.
There are many rich men in that
country, yet very few of them have
offered financial help. and this only
in a slight degree. This is but one
of the reasons why | make the dec
laratlon that whether the federals
or the ConstitutionaliSts win. neither
side can govern the country.
Another reason is that tho per-
centage of illiteracy is so great as
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
Borneo'S Tobacco Crop.

Tobacco is Tie chief product Of northern Borneo b,
the land produces only crop in eight years
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
SearchIightS on Trains.

ScaI, Nights 1ound mounted on the obscrya
ton platforms Of some Western railroad
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
Worlds Largest Cactus.

The largest and highest in the world is foun.
in Arizona II is 232 feet in hight
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
Best Dressed Woman
In Stock In America.

To own a little home in Washington.
somewhere out Mount Pleasant way, to
dress just as we'll as her salary will
permit, to be contented with what the
fates have ordained-thls is Frances
Nelson's philosophy.
And speaking Of dress, Miss Nelson
bears the reputation of being the best
dressed woman in stock on the Ameri-
can stage. She believes that the lead
Ing woman of a stock COMPANY owes
il to her public and the company she
represents to pay fully as much atten-
ton to dress as to the other branches
of her work Not only is the new lead
ing woman of the Poll Stock Company
the owner Of more than 100 gowns,
with fully as many hats, and nalf as
many gorgeous evening wraps. to say
nothing of furs and other accessories,
but she is constantly adding to this
wardrobe. \ friend who lives in Paris
does Miss Nelson's buying abroad, and
one Of the most noted New York dress
makers is in her constant employ.
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
Too Busy Living To Give
Any Time To Mere Fads.

She has no fads--not even jewels.
Too Busy Living To Give
Amy Time To Mere Fads.
She has been so busy making ends
meet that she has never had anything
left over to spend in fads. these, by the
way, being the most expensive of luxu-
ries. Her jewels one could hold in the
hollow of ones hand, and then have
plenty of room for lots more. The opal
Is Miss Nelson's birthstone, and she has
or two of these semi-precious stones,
and these. with a pin or two, AMI one
or two modest little pendants, constitute
her riches as far as jewels are con-
Cerned.
II love opaIs, and I'm glad they are
Tsy birthstones," she confessed 70 the
writer. II love the little CLINT of fire in
their hearts, and l love the way they
change with the weather. ! was the
proudest and happiest little girl In the
whole world the first time I became the
possessor of an opal ring. I was only
a kiddie in short dresses when / was
made the recipient OF my FIRST real gold
ring. and / don't think a youngster In
the school did anything all day long but
admire my ring and listen 10 me rave
over it,
But as Far as collecting jewels, either
opals or other stones is concerned, Miss
Nelson leaves this form of amusement
to people who have more time and more
money to spend over what she terms
foolish fad.
The Washington times., 1914-01-07

to make IL seem a hopeless task TO
attempt to maintain an intelligen:
republic.
Between 50 and 30 per cent OF the
Mexicans can neither read nor. write.
Row. then, could you hope to hold
honest elections? Former President
Diaz was largely right when he de-
eiared Mexico as not yet rvady TO
giye her people greater freedom
why, said Diaz one day. ''the
idea of an election by the peopIe i
absurd. They would doubtless eIeci
BELL for their President" Now BeJI
was at that time a famous clown.
lie Travelled about the country sing
ing songs, making grotesque faces.
and cutting UP acrobatic antics and
then passing his nat for coins
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
MADERO AHEAD OF TIME
AND DEATH is REGRETTABLE,

Madero was far ahead Of his time.
He was right and he was wrong.
He was right in that Mexico needed
many reforms. he was wrong in at
tempting to bring them all about so
suddenly. His death was most re-
grettable.
The Germans control the hardware
trade in Mexico, the French control
milling and textile industries, the
English have some pretty large in
terests there, but after all they are
not to be compared with our own in
terests. The Guggenheims have in
vestmentS there amounting to three
or four hundred millions. the Robert
S. Town interests represent Sl50Ooo.
O00, the oil industries are immense.
and these are but small share
taken altogether. There are COLO
mines, silver mines, copper, iron
quicksilver and many other mines.
aside from the semj-preciouS stone
industry. There are great aSr1cul-
tural industries and commerctal IN
dustries and in every one or these
American dollars have capitalized
them and American brains have cor
troIled them and made them pay.
As to reoel supplies, / bsiieve tnat
thousands upon thousands OF guns
and cases of ammunition nave been
slipped across the border.
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
REVOLUTION WILL FOLLOW
REVOLUTION IN THE LAND

Only a man who has lived in Mex-
leo many years can understand ths
sound common sense and keen mem
tai picture Diaz gave in making this
statement 1t was his way Of stat
ing that the greater per cent Of
Mextcans are but children mentally.
And 50 you see what sort Of ma
terfal there Is in Mexico for self
government. It really cannot be
done. In addition to all this Il the
undeniable fact that revolutions will
spring up here and there, partly
among leaders OF the defeated side
and partly among dissatisfied lead
ers OF small groups OF the yictors
That Is why state that United
states suzerainty In Mexico Is alb
solutely imperative. Our Govern
ment should take hold Of the coun-
uy: see that peace Is maintained
and that our citizens with their bill
lion and more dollars worth Of prop
eTty are allowed to continue m bust
ness.
I do not think that any OF the
great army of Americans financially
interested in Mexico are arxious to
see Intervention. The Wlv we look
at II Is this: let our Government
step IN and lay down the law, de-
claring that it is time the hghting
ceased. I do not :hlak It would
even be necessary for us to send
troops into the country. Just let
1t be understood that II they do not
behave themselves and govern them
selves justly and without wrangling
We will send our men acT'lss the bor-
der at once to make them behave
As a last resort we would say in
tervene," but at The very least our
country should have suzerainty over
Mexico.
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
WHY MEXICO CANNOT
3 GOVERN ITSELF NOW.

II is not possible to tell in word
Just why Mexico cannot govern it.
self. To thoroughly understand 1t
and appreciate the truth of this
statement one should live in that
country at least a couple of years.
! have lived there ter years and L
believe I know the conditions fairly
well. In the first place, the northern
part of Mexico contains more people
who understand how badly they are
being governed than does the south
ern part Of the country. In the
states of Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihua-
hua. Durango, Zacatecas, Coahuila,
Nueva Leon and TamaulipaS, to-
gether with the natives in the north
ern section Of some of the adjoining
states, the people have for years,
been coming closer and closer in
contact with American citizens and
American customs.
Only one thing could result from
this, that is. the education, in a way,
of these natives. Year after year
they learn partly from the English,
Germans and French, but mostly
from the citizens of the United
States, that under their own govern
ment in Mexico they are not getting
a square deal They have learned
that If their country were properly
governed their condition in life
would be much better.
Down IN the southern part of
Mexico, where the country is quite
as rich but as yet scarcely developed
at all. the natives are in ignorance
and mostly in a state of peonage.
Consequently they have never known
any better than to take conditions
as they are, and they regard them
as something that cannot be oct
tered.
For this reason the federals have
been able to control much Of the
southern part of the country. and
for this same reason the Mexicans
in the northern Uart OF the country
rose up in arms with such success
that they are in control of more than
half of the country. and at the pres
Cnt writing are sweeping on toward
Mexico City In n manner that In
dicates success.
A great many people have said to
me: II don't understand why both
the constitutionalists and the fed
erals seem so lukewarm. II seems
to me they would all rise up in
arms at the call of their country"
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
Owner of Mines
Tells Why u. S..
Must NJ tain
Peace in Mexico

NOFE-This article Is 11raten by an
American citi=eR toho far the last ten
years has ot1ncd and personally con-
troIled udIndbIe mining and agricultural
properties in Merico bordering on the
states of Durango and ZdcdtecGs. This
man has HUed nearly all Of that ten
years IN MeIico, has t0itneSsed the Con-
StitutioHdlists and the .FederdtS .t1H1e
their battles oVer his property, and at
this moment Is paying tGres TO both the
cOHstitutioHGIists and the fedsrGIistS.
The rebellion has tied up several hun
dred thousands Of dollars toorth Of his
property aud he Bot0 has more than
$50, 900 t1orth Of ore stored, tohtch caH-
not be removed until the t1dr Is oreT
and tchich may be confscdted long be-
fore that time. This man kHotcs from
long experience tohereof he I0ritcS, but
naturally his name cannot be used, as
there is no telling at present Uhich side
toHI ultimately be In pot1eT, aud so he
Is "betpeeH the deUR and the deep sea-"
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
Frances Nelson Is the
Real COntented Woman
BY JULIA MURDOCH.

door against anything of this sort tina
may come her way.
She has no fads--not even jewels.
The Washington times., 1914-01-07
INOw MORE ABOUT
WILSON'S POLICY THERE.

When I came back from Mexico,
thought I would lean ali about
President wilson's policy. Surely"
said to myself, I'VE NAV not ex-
pect to know about his policy down
here, but back home We win find out
all about il.
Well, / came back home only to
find that learned great deal more
I'm Mexico about his policy than l
could learn here. / believe Presl-
dent Wilson really sympathizes with
the constitutionalists. I don't blame
him. 1 believe they have every right
to fight i also believe that our
President wants to see Huerta de-
feated. Personally. I hardly zee
how he could feel differently in view
OF the killing of Madero, but as to
President Wilson's policy I simply
give up. At first / thought he didn't
have one. | can't say that now.
But what does interest me at this
moment is the manner IN which some
of the foreign powers suddenly
ceased their protest against our ap-
parent inactivity. England started
to put up fearful howl, and all OF
a sudden everything was hushed up
and something closely initiating an
apology was made in connection
Win SedNcAhCHt W OAiS VI the E4ne-
lish diplomats. l wonder what our
Government promised or agreed or
said to change the complexion OF
things with England 50 abruptly?
Germany started to protest. and sud
denly we heard no more from Ger
many. I wonder what happened
there between German officiaIdom
and our diplomats? Apparently Italy
has not been quieted, as she very
recently sent a minister over to
Mexico against our protest.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-04


observers add, doubtless intended to
seize the railway between ~Skierniewice
and Piotrkow and interrupt commu-
nication between the northern and
southern armies, but that Grand
Duke Nicholas, with the enormous
number of men at his command, was,
able to sandwich them and direct his
attacks from all points except due
west. 4lg
The reported failure of the German
crown princes army to advance on
the Observation-Disclosures front is o
tributing to the checking of the Ger
mans.
Germans Report Successes.
Berlin, by wireless to London, Nov.
26.-It is officially announced in vi
emma that the fighting in Russian Po-
land continues. Twenty-nine thousand
prisoners have been taken in this
battle as well as 40 machine guns and
a quantity of war material.
The official German report says
there ia no change In the situation in
East Prussia. The report continues:
Our troops at LODI and Lowicz in
fiicted heavy losses on the Russians.
In addition to many killed and wound
ed we have in our possession about
10000 uninjured prisoners. 10 cannon.
100 ammunition wagons and 156 ma
chine guns.
we have not succeeded in bring
ing the fighting to a close. due to the
enemy bringing up extra strong re-
endorsements.
Yesterday we repulsed their at
tacks everywhere and the final result
Is still pending"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-04

No n can help feeling 50 at times
In this age of rush and racket, but It
Is quite possible to put on the brake.
as it were, and not let the nerves run
away with us.
Here are a few wise hints on the
Fsbject:
If people fret you, 1t is not neces
sary to be rude to them. Try, in
stead, to avoid them.
Don't read books that irritate you.
Books are plentiful, therefore put
away the offending volume and choose
another.
If a noise at night worries you. don't
let it continue to do SO. Get up ano
see to the matter, and put it right.
Don't let yourself get into the habit
of being bored. 1t is not worth while.
When you feel it coming on, plunge
at once into some task that will take
ell your time and energy.
1t is better to run away from GER
tain things than let them irritate you.
Such martyrdom is usually unneces-
sary, and bad for you all round.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-04
PLANT GREAT CROP
WHEAT AREA FOR 1915 TO eE
RECORD BREAKER.
War to Demand Greatest Crop the
World Has Ever Produced,
Says Expert.

Washington, Nov. 26.-The greatest
wheat area in the worlds history will
be planted for the 1915 harvest as a
result OF the European war. In the
opinion Of Charles M. Daugherty,
statistical expert of the department of
agriculture.
las a result of the war in Europe
g worldwide tendency exists to in
crease the acreage of wheat. Doubt
less the most extensive area in the
history of the world will be seeded
during the present autumn and COM
ing spring.
"A prospective heavy demand for
this important food grain by the i'm
porting countries of western Europe
is likely, If seeding conditions favor.
to give extraordinary stimulus to
sowing of both winter and spring va.
rieties in the two great exporting
countries of North America, and to
those sowings now being finished
under suspicious circumstances in
British India.
in the southern hemisphere seed
ing was completed before the wal
began, and the effect of present eco
nomic conditions upon extension OF
areas there will be manifested only in
the spring and summer of 1915.
I'm Europe, where ordinarily over
one-ha1f of the worlds wheat is pro-
duced, the indications are that all
-r,-.1-Llz l. A. L>&I 49,,
trail and ~contending nations. will be
utilized. In Italy 1.000, 900 acres, it is
said, will be added to the crop" !