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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-04
~ UR cook having suddenly fallen
III, Beppina offered her SER

~ On COOK having suddenly fallen
Y III, Beppina offered her SER
vices. Her former mistress
had recommended her very highly.
She had served her for three years,
until she married, aud had proved
herself honest, willing and trust
worthy in every way.
But when we saw her We felt sure
there must he something wrong. The
letter of reference spoke OF young
wife and mother, supporting herself,
hcr husband and part of his family
nv tho work Of her hands, while be-
fore us stood pale thin girl, who
seemed hardly fully developed yet.
Her face was frightfully thin and
hcr only redccming and attractive
features were her beautiful black
lair and her white teeth Her thin
dress was patched in many places
hut scrnpulously clean, and her
hands aud face smelled with soap.
How old arc you:"
Eighteen years
u seemed barely credible. She
might be either a child or an old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-08

The EheAge-Herald and Alabama
 THE AGE-HERALD entered upon the year
 1914 greater than ever in its history and
 more generally recognized the leading
 newspaper of the South.
 With the sevenday service the Associated Pres with its hundreds of special correspondents and with it's talented staff of men and women THE AGE-HERAID is ahead of any other newspaper in the South in presenting the news to its readers.
 Not satisfied with giving simply the news THE AGE- HERALD is constantly adding magazine features and social service departments which make for the home the best balanced newspaper published south of the Oho Birmingham the Sout best known and progressive city, THE AGEERALD has with Birmingham and recognized everywhere the spokesman for this city of wonderful widely diversified wealth than Union THE AGE-ERALD of today typical of Alabama and Alabama recognizes THE AGEERAID vital of progress
 beoe with greater influence for good than befoe THE AGEERAID will continue enlarge and expand during 1914 and will shoulder to shoulder with the
New-York tribune., 1914-11-01

f.rcrs They are such conscious martyrs lI'"' . '
,,,g,t,lv bctrav themselves, and as rule "Ii' .''
charmcn 5rc introducing me tony andl'"0''
row, Of faces before me m search "i ucH
They have certain unmistakabIc earmaTk7 J.''' n''.
them 10 the sympathetic cyc-"ncn' WIN ',
majesty may claim mine 20 be; for, "nle ',t'
1turin, being lccturcd at, as the case may '
bor.s NM, to extinction. am Ike those doctors WHO
rejoice I'm the opportunity 90 amputa'c NloO'' "'
leg but would not give seven cents 10 eol OH .'''
The first of these carmarks Is the cHpic'.''" ''
f ,cbicb IS either one of hopeless resignation 'I iU"
of lowering one might almost say vcngcu ''''''"l,.'
as if the owner Of the face were calling d'"" '",..
I the wrath of Heaven upon the lecturer I'D particular
and thc whole lvccum movement in general VII" "'.'
tb,. expressions go arms tightly folded across 'H.
breast AS though the sufferer were really trying ""
To- hold himself in
The second almost certain manifestation Is H ','
hva relation Of the sufferer 20 the chair IN "hc1 DE-
IT, II. makes il bear the heavy material burden OF his
despair by sitting not as Nature intended ,Aa' c s'uI
SIT but ms nearly upon the small of his back as the avail
able space at his disposal will permit Il he occupy an
aisr. scat he sits wholly ON the mall OF s oacN "''H
his LEGS crossed and his hands tightly casped across
Dis rccr knee
once located this man is the special person ina. 80
after r. becomes my persistent effort and IN so iar as
can master the situation my determination To- VIII "i7
reluctant heart If can only g., him sitting up hke
vertebrate animal using his spine like prop instead %.
like hammock and returning my gaze with gLcan "i
interest / ann happy II can get him not only To- .Ii
,,p but o lean forward with his head cooked o one e
much as ID horse Wil cock It's ears when -omc'ahS u"
expected comes Within the range %, ITS vson feel ina,
have scored triumph should say that at a rousn
guess in eight cases ont of ten the effort Is suece u
although there have been ninth and tenth cases mat
have chilled me 90 the marrow, and sent me home WIN
an uncomfortable sense of failure.
Nv hmcntcl friend the late r. k. AlunNtiucA, an
New-York tribune., 1914-11-01
~ JOHN KENDRICK BANGS

could only laugh over it, put me ,'l.''', ,.r for
,,r,,,s -, wholly comprehensive i"'' "'''
gotten IT,. -, ,t, fourth ro,y>~ %.
.. ,bo chairman was ndulgng in om, 't
tended remarks concerning '" b''''"
could never hope 10 live mp. .,..,,-r
ayor mean the pail bearer with the gree" ''."''''
eycs said Mundttuck, "he'i the one.
-Wdl-what Of him .md J. a... rr t,.
SON. nothing gnnncd MmhiiHeE' 'D
yo, seven dollars and forty-scycn o'','
boxoficc fifty cents we can i.""' ''.' I,li Nam.
I NAV record with due humility ma, il gy''
,.-t, .,r,.. was correct Our highly c1r''l"I. ''
',t.r,yi.,. f,,ncrch friend won his bet. ''''.
.,.,,rd have moved him with dynamite.
d.. ,bo.,. Gentlemen serve a highly useful p'IP''
.rr. t ,, with our feet on the earth, ana pIe.'
from soaring too high in our own e',iin''''''
.>.nrtrrp elective factor in this disciplinary o.c-
"A mont in platform work is the -backhandcA ''''-
,...., ,t,t leaves the party of the second par ''
..i.d ri,, Nahomct's coffin. midway between "'a. '
l earth and I'm some uncertainty a. ~ cHac.t '''.
.lo Going To- get Off have rejoicc1 in ae.o[1
TIN. ,r,at State Of Pennsylvania, "mcn "f, "'.'''.
dame 40 much for the platform by rs hDer" appYI"''
.:. f- teachers institutes. enabling me .,'"" ''
','' .,.,r ,h, services of speaker Of high cost "'
world otherwise be- beyond th@r feaoi' ''
for one ot these s..
T, oc.,rrad some three year ago, and gre" ''. %. '
...,,,,,..cd summons by wire from one "I .h. ."t
,;.i,. Of the Quaker State asking me ~ i"l 'h ''
Cr;g,. who because Of sudden indspyH'i'n ""' '''
20 nee, his engagement in large ana ii.i
there, l. was an emergency CALI "Ail4 JOY ''
f.,,rI ,,,,. di-enqaged. and willing 20 serve
Th. chairman Of the occasion was q it.'s..
i,,.;t,1 with "a considerable fund ot dry 1im'r' a'
Ms introduction was q gem Of subtle w.t. J, '..'F,
.b,,,. ff-een minutes. the first FIVE Of winch were '
New-York tribune., 1914-11-01

direct an my energies
toward "thawing them
ont. Popular as the
platform is in al parts
Of tine country today,
there IS always pre- cn'
IN every community q
small lcavcn Of al least
reluctant men who
are dragged unwillingly
20 the lecture halls
bv their enthusiastic
wives. when, if they
were only permitted TO
have their own way
they would bc resting
TRANQUILITY at home,
slippers on feet, feet on
f.,,i.r hook orfavOrltc
New-York tribune., 1914-11-01
" LEAVES FROM A LECTURERS NOIEbooN

these rambling rem
inisccuccs ! have sad
that | dchcd any really
human man torcturn from
"A lecture season in a pcs-l-
mistic frame OF mind. To
this defiance | would add
another. | defy any man
possessed Of a hide any
where short OF that of q
rhinoccros. or a head Of a
thickness less than solid
ivory, to return from a
tour Of our country with
any greater sense of ms
New-York tribune., 1914-11-01

possessed of a hide any W
where short OF that of The lecturer
rhiuoccros or a head OF "a must deliver
thickness less than solid the goods
ivorv to return from
tour of our country with
any greater sense of his
own inheritance than ne is entitled to.
Tbcr. are q good many plain truths spoken IN the
presence Of the lecturer 10y the good people 10 "DI '
j. ,,nsiqncd especially in our delightfully."- frank West
where they seem 10 have acquired the knaoH Z" drawing
, Ic,n-cut distinction between the lecturer as man
and the lecturer lecturer. DScourteSy never ''
countcrcd anywhere At least IN the ten years oI my
latforu experience with nearly thousand pupHc APP
pcaranccs 10 my credit have met with 1t only twice.
and an botb occasions IN Eastern communities 4 pro-
,r,io, 90 negligible AS 10 amount really 10 nothing.
IIsn;totv to the man has always been cordial; the at
;,u toward the lecturer respectful. But IN the show
, ID, this respect there stopping over, though no"
and then there is au atmosphere Of reserve IN ITS mani
ton which serves the lecturer better IN the line oil
criticism if he is capable of sensing IT'S significance, ihah
any. amount Of outspokcn condemnation.
There is one element IN the work OF the Man on the
platform, that is i'm itself Of the highest disciplinary
value. and that is that IN al circumstances Nf W"'
dIrcy his qood, himself. There Is nothing Nicarl'us
about the operation 80 substitute can relieve mn oil
that n,.essitv The man who writes books, or makes
shoes or motorcars can sit apart and ct others lace
whatsoever blame may be visited upon middle man Tor
1f,ts Of workmanship: but for the lecturer there IS
ma .,. happv shifting of responsibility. II people ma
h, discourse dull they either get mp and walk "I' or
"a, the saving is, they "go to sleep IN his iaec.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-07

voyage which did more for international
peace than all the pTeposterous arbitra-
ton treaties formed to please the amlapie
old women OF both sexes. which our
Bryan, at the behest of Mr.. Wilson. can
evolve in those rare moments when ne
permits business of the State Department
to serve what he regards as the lesii
innate interruption to pleasure and pfoHt.
Due Home About May 20.
NEW YORK. May Col. Theodore
Roosevelt. who sails today from Para,
Brazil. on the steamer .Aidan. wired his
cousin. W. Emlen Roosevelt. that Re
would he home about May 20. His mes
sage read:
Feeling better. Home 1920
Col. Roosevelt lost fifty-five pounds in
weight on his exploring trip through the
wilds of Brazil. He still is very weak.
but his condition is better and ha is
recovering from an abscess his leg
from which ne suffered after bruisne
himself in the rapids . the River Duvida.
1t is the colonei's intention to lecture
before the Roval Geogra phical Society in
London. when. ii is said he VII contro-
Vet the accuracy of some Of the atfiraa-
tons OF Henry Savage Lander the
British explorer. in regard To the interior
Brazil traversed by Mr. Lander
i'll 1902.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-07
BILL PROVIDES CHANGES.
Representative Oldfeld Proposes
increase in Patent Office Force.

\ big increase in the force at 'he
sateut office together with lioeEal az :
yances in salaries is proposed IN pli
introduced by Representative o!oheio'
chairman of the patent committee oil the
House. The bill provides for changes as
follows: .#.
Commissioner of patents - 40 70
$4,000: first assistant commissioner
81 500: assistant commissioner s1.ooe'
two additional examiners IN chlei,
81 500: chief clerk. $1,000. hNe ADD
tional law examiners. s2.'oV; Two aoul-
tional examiners in charge OF inter-
fcrences nineteen additional prlncipai
examiners sixty-two additional first
assistant examiners. $1,000 to S2.4o0.
sixty-two additional second assistant
examiners increasing the pay from
81 500 to S2.l0u. siNty-two additional
third assistant examiners, with in
crease $1,000 to s1.S00; eighty-siX
fourth assistant examiners at $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-07
CLAIMS ARE SETTLED
BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT
United States and Great Britain TIL
bunal Adjourns to Meet in
Paris in July.

The United States and Great Britain
claims arbitration tribunal which has
been in service in this ci;% for several
months adjourned yesterday afternoon
to meet in Paris in July and again III
Washington in January next
In the matter Of the claim Of the
Gloucester fishine schooner Frederick Ger
ring. ir.. FOR damages sustained AT the
hands Of the Canadian authorities
through her seizure. the tribunal con
tirmed a private settlement that had been
made on the basis OF the payment Of
5000 to the owners of the vessel.
An award of Ss21 was made 10 the
Great Northwestern Telegraph Company
Of Canada for damages To its cable III
quebec harbor by the anchor OF l.is
t.. :. $. Essen.
Lord Nelson Case Settled.
Fec the Illegal seizure of the British
ship Lord Nelson. captured by the I nited
States Navy. June >, ISL. nearly two
weeks before the declaration Of war be-
tween the United States and Great BRIT
ain. the tribunal assessed $500 damages
against the United states with ninety
three years interest.
Becaus. its lighters i'll a rough sea IN
Manila pay damaged the British collier
tastry in 1901 a judgment was rendered
against the United states government lof
$40 with interest at | per cent.
IN the case OF the canadian govern
ment's steamship Canadlenna, which MAS
in collision with the L. 5. ). lanuc IN
Inc st Lawrence river in 1891. the com
mission found that both vessels We're to
blame bur III a different proportion, ana
dan
L nited States.
IN ths case uf Elizabeth Cadenhedd,
who was hliled accidentally by an Amer
lean sentry shooting at an escaping prs
oper near Fort Brady, Mich, the commits
sion. while absolvins the United states
government IRON pecuniary liability, ex-
messed the desire that il would favor
a blr consider the payment of some COM
pensation to the girls family as an act
of grace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-07
bowman Heads Lumber Men.

CHICAGO. May I.-R. III. bowman of
New Orleans was elected president OF the
Lumber Manufacturers Association last
night at the closing session of the 1914
convention held here in connection with
the forest products exhibition at the
Coliseum. William +. Delaney of Gin
cinnati was elected first vice president
J. \, Freeman OF Pasadena. Cal. treas
urer, and J. f. Rhodes of Chicago, sec
rotary. San Francisco was selected as
the 1915 meeting place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-07
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE BEATEN.
House of Lords Rejects Bill by a
Vote of 1O4 to 60.

LONDON. May THE womans suf-
frase bill was rejected last night by the
house of lords by "A vote of 1o4 to 80.
Among those who voted for the bill were
Niscount Morley of Blackburn, the Arch
bishop of Canterbury and the bishops of
London Hereford. Bangor and st. Asaph.
Those who voted against the bill includ-
ed the Marquis of l4ansdowne, Nlscount
fischer. the Marquis of Salisbury and
the Earl of Hereford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-07
Convention Plans Discussed.

Plans for the convention Of the Amer
lean section OF the Theosoph;cal Society
we're discussed at a Joint meeting of the
local lodges held last evening at their
HEADQUARTERS. i2i6 IL street northwest.
The convention is TO be held at the
Raleigh Hotel during the last week in
August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-07
Make it yellowstone" this Summer.
WHY Not?

es---~-~->-~>~------ -
\ II you have never been there. so this sum
\ mer II you havc-I don't need TO urge you
TO 20 again-you will anyhow.
You can tax about your trips 20 Europe.
but right here in good old L. 5. A. is tie
wo.lIs wonderland Of beauty and interest.
Just imagine falls nearly twice as high as
Niasara-then / 100 foo, chasm with sides
! = riot Of color that rivals the glory of the
} rainbow You'll never cease TO wonder At
J .'Dd Faithful Geyser-the ma sniticent mir
} rured lakes: aud every hand scenery that
J dafes description. You will surely delight In
J the stage coach navigation. reminding you of
\ ;h. frontier days. And then l would like to
I tell you about the ateractive. and comfortable
< hotels.
Leave ii TO me and Ill plan everv part of
tAe trip-there and lack-and take the de-
tail, Of preparation and starting Oh your
( hands lis part OF the service of the road
( The Burlington Route &c. p. & =. Il. r..
! shall appreciate II il you will stop in at
tie OFF," or write anu set folder about
I Yellowstone Park with a splendid map in
cc,ors and fun description.
WI AUSTIN. Geneial ASen:. Passenger
: Dep. L. Il. & Q. Il. IL. Co, s36 Chestnut
-. Philadelphia.
81,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-07
Asked to Surrender Rights.

I'VE are asked To surrender our rights
in the canal Ne built with our own money
and with the effort of our citlzehs-"h men
is the greatest engineering feat OF al
ages-so as. forsootn. some otheE nauoh
may play on our behalf the game we are
100 weak to play ourselves.
Such plea is pure nonsense. II ! ncle
Sam would do justice to others ana insist
upon Justice in return ne has the power
by his own strength TO secure that Jus
tice Above all, to try TO placate foreign
mowers SO that we may be able to bear
ourselves as We ought on the American
continent is as foolish as ignob!e.
IF I had followed such course and
asked permission from foreign powers
and trusted to a strength not our own,
the American battle feet would not have
made the voyage around the world-a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-07
Few Men So Popular

II one may Judge from the expressions
hoard tbar, are few men III the nav. as
well loved as Surgeon General hrais'ed-
nai..r after officer said Of him that ms
. ..,,.n,ificent character. Vt Secre-
,,. I,,pi.lS. Office ii WAS said that he IS
"a true Christian gentleman
oulv truthful to say that nis PEI so"a
popularity has been impaired 10 some g
ton; bv the order abolishins the "'ae
mess" and which was issued py Dah'e's
,,n,, Eraisteds report in answer 10 a
o,,srv from the Secretar:. that
The physical efficiency oil lhe ''e"
vouId not he impaired by forbidaihs 'heh'
ii i also only truthful TO gay ,h ha
Rraisted isn't the sort oi ii'"n ~
would worry about it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-07
Might Have Had to Wait. -

Maybe BREASTED was one of those vho
waited. Al any rate. no sooner mad
Secretary Daniels of the Navy Depart
ment named him TO his present position
than he threw that office door open and
spiked il back. There is 4 continual
stream of official callers passing through
IL now. BREASTED stands at his desk
half the time. That makes for speed in
action. II privacy seems necessary III a
consultation. DR.. Braisted and the con
Sultant go into one OF the corners or
the Office and talk il out. Persons VINO
specialize in departmental gossip, tAe
latest funny story and bad net are no.
Welcomed.
E-aisted was bnru in Toledo Ohio
fifty Years ago, but he does not look
mo-, than forty. one at first suspects
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-07

Ground has been broken for the
erection on the State Normal School
grounds Harrisonburs. Va. of new
students building. which will cost $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-07
To Expedite Organization.

IN statement issued Yesterday the
organization committee issued instruc-
tons for the expedition of organization
Of reserve banks. with a,ticular refer
enc" to the method OF election of So
called class y and class e directors
The committees statement added
The organization of the federal re.
serve banks in those districts whose
member banks act promptly will not be
held back and delayed to keep pace with
IN" organization of banks in other dis
ulcts whose member banks are slow in
taking action and in making their re-
turns TO the orsaniza ton committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-07
TEN Of RESERVE BANKS
SUBSCRIBE FULL STOCK
Organization Certificate for Fifth
District, Provided For by Law.
to Be Executed Soon.

The minimum Of si.WnoD0 OF stock for
each federal reserve bank has been
subscribed for ten of the twelve banks of
the system. according to advices received
oN the organization committee.
VI the 1901 banks in the sNstem
..'"' have forwarded 10 the Treas
ufE department their stock subscriptions.
he total amount OF stock subscribed to
date is So la 300
NOT later than SATURDAY the orSaniza-
uoh committee VIII designate five banks
~ the NTH reserve bank district With
richmond AS the reserve center and in
Guiding Washington and Baltimore TO
execute the organization certificate pro
tlded Tor by law. so that il can be
promptly filed with the controller of the
currency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-07
Holds Repeal Bad Enough.

But to submit our cause 10 ~ o''''
tiou Sh.u We believe il IS just Is one
thing and IL abandon it III advance %
arbitration i a totally different thIis.
Il would be lad enough to repeal tae
exemption clause in amy event, hat 'he
circumstances under which the repeal !
asked make ii infinitely worse.
We proeressives explicitly stated ~
our platform that we believed coastNise
traffic should be free from tots '"i
platform was u promise We s"iehhN
made not To use in an effort 10 get power
and cynically abandon atterWard-
Nor is this all, II would be pa"
enough if the administration shameies>lN
admitted il lad won the election on taise
pretenses hut that il HOW ieit taat
would be immoral to carry out us prom
ises solemnly made to the American PEG
ple. 1t has done much worse, however.
Repeal is not asked on the ground OF
the demands of iuStce-it IS asked OH
the ground that to take tins actoii Would
help us in carIA ing out that uaf;d anu
invn,yed course OF conduct that ior OVER
a wear has masqueraded as the fofelsh
noli,.y of the American government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-07
Looks After Health and Food.

BREASTED is the man who. above all
others. is charged with the preservation
OF the health of the American sailor and
marine during the present trouble with
Mexico. His subordinate surgeons are
rot TO content themselves with the mere
dressing of wounds and putting ice packs
on fevered foreheadS Ii may be that a
protest against feeding sailors 'embalmcd
beef would not make the protesting sur
seon popular in other departments. just
the same the surgeon must Sc. to it that
the food Of the men is the best that can
be had-considered for its health building
qsahties-and that the water is clean and
that their habits are what they ought to
be Failure in any one of a dozen duties
not specifically outlined in the surgeon 5
orders might bring down upon the men
one of the diseases that especially flourish
under a tropic sun. Because of these
things Braisted and his men are working
nights and sundays now. but his office
door stands wide open. Any one who will
MAY walk in. .,
In the old days said an attache
OF the department. "a caller was forced
To wait Tor hours sometimes, before he
could see q surgeon general
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-07
ROOSEVELT RAPS
THE PRESIDENTS
REPEAL PROGRAM
Also Attacks Proposal to Pay
Colombia S25, 900, 900.
Due Home May 20.

PARA. Brazil. May col. Roosevelt.
n an interview. attacks President Viii
sons free tolls repeal program and his
proposal to give Colombia S.5,conn IN
return for a treaty.
In view of the nearnesS Of a vote on
the canal tolls repeal bill in the Senate.
and the astonishing stat uient. | trust
v holly without foundation. that the ad-
ministration has offered to pay Colombia
So 00pV b,acGmail because Colombia
,shaved badly in the past. wish to say
Il word on why the Panama tolls eXemp-
ton clause should not he repealed.
+ have no question that we nave
leca! as well as an unqGes:ioncbie moral
.,ght TO exempt genuine coast taht
from tolls but if this IS contested bE any
bower interested with which We nave an
arbitration treaty. unquestioiiaolN
siIould arbtrate. FOR We hay" eNpiic'u>
stated that interpretation OF tfedti1S
A proper subject Sur arbitration ana
must neveS make promises we 40 t'o'
I ~