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Evening star., 1914-12-27
Uruguay to Buy Railway Concession

A bill providing for the purchase by
the Uruguayan government of the Pan
American Transcontinental Railway
Companys concession was passed last
Wednesday by the general assembly of
Uruguay. according to a cable yester-
day to the State Department from
Montevideo. The line to be constructed
in Uruguay will be part of a railroad
extending through a number of other
countries.
Evening star., 1914-12-27
Assigns Interest to Secure Loan.

Mrs. Evelyn Mclean. daughter of
Thomas F. Walsh and wife of Edward
B. Mclean, has filed an assignment
Of her interest in the Colorado build
ing and other real estate belonging to
her father to secure the Munsey Trust
Company for loan of $4,000. The ad-
vance is to be paid to the company by
April 8, 1920, with interest at per
cent.
Evening star., 1914-12-27
Riot in Restaurant.

While some twenty-five men and wonl-
IN We're dining in the Bronx Rofbrau.
on Bergen avenue near 14sth street,
'he Bronx, eight ganGmen entered the
restaurant and set out upon what ap-
peared to he an organized plan 40
wreck the place. They threw chairs
Plates. salt cellars and other missiles at
Evening star., 1914-12-27
Calls It Inconsistent.

Your circular asking me to join in
creating a Lafayette fund for the suf-
ferers in France has reached me- and
while ]. although German. pity the
good French people. against whom we
Germans don't feel bitter at all, deem
it not consistent with the pledged
neutrality of this nation and people,
who are at friendship with all the
Evening star., 1914-12-27
Hikers to Take Last Outing of Year,

Wanderlusters of Washington arc ready
to hike today on what will prove the last
outing of the year 1914 The route Is to
begin at Dupont Circle and the start
made at 2:10 O'Clock. Albert Jonas is the
leader
Evening star., 1914-12-27

1t matters little what it is that you
want-whether n situation or a servant
"a want ad in The Star will reach the
person who will fill your need.
Evening star., 1914-12-27
CONSIDERING THE OFFER
BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Gov. McCreary Favorably Impressed
by Proposed Cooperation Against
Trachoma in Kentucky.

Anxious to stamp out trachoma, but
with the state appropriation too small
to effect thorough results, James B.
McCreary, Governor of Kentucky and
president Of the state tuberculosis
federal cooperation. In letter to the
Secretary of the Treasury he asks
what the public health service can do
in supplying small hospitals, with
nurses and physicians.
Secretary McAdoo. in letter which
Gov. McCreary answers, directs atten-
tion to the prevalence Of trachoma in
certain areas Of Kentucky and the
danger Of general spread unless pre-
ventive measures are taken to suppress
the disease in the infected sections.
He offered the cooperation of the pub
lie health service, which has been con-
Quoting Investigations and pursuing
a campaign of cure and prevention not
only in Kentucky. but also in West
Virginia and Virginia.
Notes Work Done by State.
Gov. McCreary sets forth that the
tuberculosis commission has been pay
ing attention to the matter and has
found good results by the provision of
small hospitals, with nurses. in sew
eral communities. The state appropria-
ton is small. he states, and expresses
his interest in the offer of federal CO.
operation. He asks what the public
health service can do.
Trachoma is widely prevalent among
school children of Porto Rico IL is dis
covered as result of an investigation
by the public health service. OF 4,202
pupils examined, 401, or 9.15 per cent
are positively infected. and 231. or 5.4
per cent, represent suspicious cases.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09
Has Sulzer the Nerve?
The same old Bill Y

The same old BillY
Word comes sitting in that Suffers
greatest desire is to again go back to
Albany and take up the job where he
had to drop it few months ago. 1t
is even declared that a dinner is to be
given when the formal announcement
will be made that the repudiated gov
ernor will start the ball rolling to see
if it is possible for him "to. come
back" An effort will be made, so it
is said, to bring about a popular upris-
ing from one end of the Empire State
to the other, so that he will be pushed
into the limelight and fash like a me-
teor from the metropolis to the capital.
Mr.. Sulzer has many friends and
well-wishers in Washington, but The
Herald does not know of one who
would like to see him give such an ex-
hibition after what was made public at
his State trial. For the sake of his
friends and himself the former gov
ernor should 60 away back and sit
down.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09

Marriages a dime, ten cents" is the
alluring announcement of the register OF
deeds of Dane County, Wis. The new
eugenics marriage law. which took effect
on January !, is responsible for the reg
ister's activity. The new law calls for a
physicians certificate with the attendant
fee. before a marriage license can be
issued. The effect has been to cut the
applications for licenses down to nothing.
Attorneys have issued statements to the
effect that the Wisconsin Supreme Court
has recognized as a legal marriage
any agreement between the contracting
parties. Whereupon the register an
nounced NE s. doctors fee is necessary.
Only 10 cents to register the contract
No marriage certificate, no doctors, no
pastor required The registration of the
contract is necessary to obtain recogni-
ton in the courts"
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09
Tariff Reform of Joseph Chamberlain

Joseph Chamberlain, the veteran Eng
glish statesman, has announced that he
will retire from Parliament at the next
general election. He has represented
the city of Birmingham in the House
of Commons since 1876. One of the
most audacious, and, as his partisans
believe, farseeing policies advocated by
him, has been tariff reform" Tariff
reform curiously enough means in Eng
land the opposite from what it does
with us. Its advocates wish to place
customs duties upon certain articles
now on the free list and to unite with
the British colonies in customs union.
England is the only big country that
has adopted free trade. After building
up her manufactures under system
of protection she found it desirable
about the middle of the nineteenth cen
tury to adopt system of free trade.
This policy enabled her manufacturers
to expand their trade in foreign ports,
and, at the same time, to obtain their
raw materials more cheaply. England's
people also obtained their foodstuffs at
lower price than under protection. This
adoption of free trade, with its far
reaching effect, was proclaimed as a
triumph of the teachings of the great
social philosopher, Adam Smith. and
as an unalloyed boon to the laboring
classes of Great Britain.
Chamberlain's policy cast doubt upon
the proclaimed benefits of free trade.
1t was admitted that it had destroyed
English agriculture and made the coun-
try dependent upon imports for food,
and that if English ports were block
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09
FRIDAY. JANUARY .. 1914

Ex-prisoners as a rule can generally
ind many things to criticise on theil
treatment while in Jail. and usually they
are not slow to say some pretty raw
things The Federal prison at Atlanta Is
the latest to be put under fire. Charges
of poor food. cruelty. and lack Of dis
cipline are to be investigated. Julian
Hawthorne's experienced while detained
at that place. which he has made public
In a series Of articles. are to a great ex-
tent made the basis of the charges.
Naturally there is hesitation in accept
ing the word of an ex-prisoner, but Mr..
Hawthorne's prominence places him on a
different level and he is entitled to more
consideration than the ordinary prisoner.
Anyway. an investigation should be made
now. not only for the benefit of those
who are unfortunate enough to feel the
displeasure of Uncle Sam, but ALSO for
the prison management. s.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09
Appeal Of Dynamiters.

The twenty-four members of the In,
ternational Association of Structural
Ironworkers, whose sentences havt
been reafirmed by the United State:
Court of Appeals, remain out of jai
pending their decision as to the ad'
visibility of carrying their case to TIT
Federal Supreme Court.
When the Court of Appeals sustained
the decision of the District Court a
indianapolis, it was shown that the evi.
dence against the socalled dynamiter:
was clear and conclusive, and that thu
appeal was largely, if not altogether
on technical grounds. To have set fres
these men would have been an insult
to the whole country and equivalent &c
a notice that the law is no longer able
and its ministers no longer willing &c
protect the great public against out.
lawry, violence, and murder. A con-
spiracy against the peace and safety OF
the nation more outrageous than the
conspiracy of the structural ironwork.
ers has not been known short of open
rebellion. 1t was quite as widespread
as even the. /. w. w. propaganda and
more dangerously organized because II
was more in the dark.
The six men who were granted new
trials will again be given an oppor-
tunity to gain their liberty. 1t does not
mean that they have been found in
nocent, but merely that the government
so far has failed to make out a case
against them, proof being lacking of
their actual participation in the Of
lenses charged.
When the terrible crimes were COM
mit;ed and for which these men were
found guilty, the whole country was
shocked. Since their commitment there
has been a cessation of dynamite out
RACES, with the result the people gen.
orally can draw their own conclusions.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09
-Four Nineteenth Century American Women NoveIists
written Expressly for The Washington Herald)
EDWARDS.

| that between 1850 and 1870 the really
great SUCCESSES in the field OF fiction were
made by American women. They beat
] the men out completely.
Then IL also occurred to me that
these successes OF American women were
not to be attributed to any locality or
special environment For instance, there
was Augusta ]. Evans. born in the South,
educated at home, never. SO far as i
know, in personal touch with the leading
literary men and women of the United
States, who, while still a very young
woman. wrote novel called "Beulah,
which sold enormously.
1T was at about the same time that
MEs. Stowe, in her humble home IN
Maine, wrote the epoch-making novel,
Uncle Toms Cabin Her entire train
ing was different from that of Mrs.
Evans. Yet her story sold by the hun
dreds of thousands. and, like Mrs. Evans
"Beulah," Is still selling.
About that time a young woman VINO
was born and reared on beautiful little
island in Long Island sound-by the way.
II Is the identical island which Is now
the summer home of Mr.. Dana-wrote
and published a novel without even put
ting her name on the title page. II was
called "Rutledge." II sold by the hun
dreds and thousands. and 1t was in prac-
tically the same decade that Mrs. Ann ..
Stephens, who was a native, / think, OF
a little village In Connecticut, wrote and
published a novel called Fashion and
Famine" which became also enormously
popular.
II have been. trying to explain that
singular phenomenon. 1 can't do IT, put
the fact remains that the greatest popu-
lar successes In the field OF fiction writ
ing between 1850 and 1870 were those
gained by four women whose birth and
training were in entirely different parts
Of the country"
(CupyYinhk lSlll
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09

TN the early fall of ISIS 1 called upon
the late James T. Fields, who had
= gained international reputation as a
book publisher, as the intimate personal
friend of almost all of the successful men
and women of letters, both of the United
States and of Europe. and as the editor
of the Atlantic Monthly. There was also
romantic association with Mr.. Fields,
due to the fact that, having explored a
drawer of a writing desk OF Hawthorne's
home at Salem, he discovered the manu-
script of romance which afterward
gained recognition as a great American
classic. THE Scarlet Letter.
When l met Mr.. Fields at his hotel in
New York City he had just returned from
Europe; in fact only few hours earlier
he had been still at quarantine. ] went
Dana, who was a personal friend.
Mr.. Fields personality greatly interest
ed me. The peculiar cut of his whiskers,
a queer mannerism which seemed to sug-
gest inability to keep still for even a
moment and. above all, a constant
twitching of his eyelids, as though he
were rapidly and without cessation wink
ing, were superficial characteristics which
for the moment caused any one at the
time Of his first meeting with Mr.. Fields
to forget his long and unusual career as
publisher editor. and intimate asso-
ciate Of those who had gained high re-
pute In literature.
In the course Of very rapid conversa-
ton Mr.. Fields said that while he was in
Europe he had learned for the first time
that the novel written by Mrs. Ann S.
Stephens. entitled Fashion and Fam
Inc" had been translated into the
French language and had gained great
popularitydn France.
"On my way back from Europe" said
Mr.. Fields, while was thinking of Mrs
stephe6s' success In France with her
very popular book, II occurred to me
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09

AIDED for only = few weeks her popu.
| iation would starye. But more impor-
tant danger than This was the rising inn
rortapce and Strength of Germany,
| France. and the United States. The
manufacturers Of these nations. pro-
tected by high tariffs. were making in
roads upon British trade. not only IN
neutral markets. bat in their home
market. British manufacturers were
denied entrance TO important markets
Inv tariffs and in addition, found Sc
we're competition. even in their own
colonies. Free trade had resulted in
unfair trade.
Chamberiain's proposition was not to
return TO the narrow little English pol
lev. under which The island endeavored
IN he seif-supportinp. He proposed to
bring the United Kingdom and her
colonies together with customs union
and to have all people who swear al
legiance to the British crown unite for
the purpose of their common CONNER
ciAl and political interests against the
-. ,s a.. ,,,orid T., .hort n. coi-
ies' VI 'ne Az MY
onists were to have preference IN the
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09

The real sinner has been found-ths
man responsible for the high cost of liv.
ing. He was discovered by the chair
man Of the trade relation committee OF
the National Association of Retail Gro.
GERS, in session in Chicago. The culprit
is the consumer himself, the man who
has been crying stop that"
Did you ever hear Of a foreigner cry.
ing about the high cost of Iivfngr' de.
manded the grocery official. You did
not. 1t is the American or the very.
much Americanized foreigner who does
the shouting. Your real foreigner-and
he is to be found in practically all neigh.
borhoods-may be a great meat eater;
but when meat is high he cuts down on
his supply"
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09

~ cpsral. =. shpssss; 1srk. Ms A.
TSSmpoon; Algonquin. Ngra J. Wilson;
Dsoadusy csutraI 3 y 1ladss; Grand
4. paxtsr; Bslment, n. A. A. Durham;
AIber& A. >. Fischer: Herald Square
", Tlshingsr: Victoria. r z. Fiuharty;
PfsifsR: Broadway Central. L J. schlss-
dagger: Arlington. Miss l. schwarzen-
bach; Grand, Miss l. schwarzenbach;
Grand Union. E. F. Sion; Grand. Mr.. and
Nrs w. Stone; Arlington. Mr.. and Mrs.
c. r. Thuratt: Herald Square. NJ. Ausel-
vets. Aberdeen. R. L. Bouts: York. w.
w. Elfel; Grand. H. Foy; Herald Square,
Huwes: Darlington, r. r. Motley; Al
beFnari. H. +. Parker: Darlington. H. T.
Pemberton: Pierrepont. Mr., and Mrs. II.
~ Peterson; York. B. I. Reider; Wal
lick, Mr.. and Mrs. C. sporrer.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09

THE new -eugenics ma risgs law has
certainly tied up the marriage business
man, Of Milwaukee. vesterday. AZ the
New willard. ssWhv' i bef fhere has mt
been over ten marriaxs ucenses taken
out since the first on nm vear. knov
of several county cIsrk. VINO have dafly
refused to issue a iIcen.e. claiminr IRE
new law Is unconstif,,fion.i and ssvirc
friends. - .
Julius Kroken. reeister Of deeds Of
Dane County. has rsid that he vo,Id
record common law marriare contract
for 10 cents each. This va brourht about
by the statement Of .tfornevs that the
Wisconsin Supreme Court hss recognized
as legal marriage. any arreement be-
tween the CONTRACTING parties /" concluded
Mr.. Bachman.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09
Judge George NJ. Thomas Dead.

Judge Morgan Thomas, solicitor of in
ternal revenue during the Mckinley ad-
ministration. died yesterday at his home
in Vanceburg, KY. aged eighty-six years.
He leaves one daughter, Mrs Samuel j.
Pugh. wife of former Representative
Pugh, and the following grandchildren:
Mrs. d. NJ. Walker, of Stanford, Ky. /:
Mrs. Frederick A Fitch, of Huntington,
w. Va; Bruce T. Pugh, of Washington,
and Mrs. Henry G. Hanford. of WASH
ington.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09

The Maryland senate is no place for a
clergyman. Not that the senate is ex-
ceptionally wicked. but the constitution
of the State provides that mo minister
or preacher Of the gospel shall be eligible
as senator"
Frank z. Williams; who was elected
to the Senate from Cecil County. has not
yet been permitted to take his seat. in
spite of his statement that he has quit
preaching. We shall listehNfor demand
for an amendment to the Constitution.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09
COMMENDs THE HERALD.
Declare. Every Public-spirited Citt-
zen should BE Grateful for
Its Work.

To the Editor: As a regular subscriber
Of The Herald, / read your editorial.
Score one for the District, in this
mornings issue, and it covers the situa-
ton from the District standpoint so COM
pletely that every public-spirited citizen
Of Washington is under a debt Of graft
tude to you and The Herald for defending
so forcefully the interests of this Dis
trict.
This aggressive attitude of The Herald
in behalf of our people will commend
itself to thousands of your subscribers
and readers. and will convince them that
The H0ald is ready and able at all times
to champion the rights of its home peo-
pie. {. {. LANCASTER
January 6, 1914
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09

Postmaster General Burleson yesterday
issued a fraud order against the Inter
state Collection Company. operated by
A. A. Mcmahon in San Francisco, be-
cause the company is alleged to have
obtained money through the mails by
leading persons to believe they could pro-
cure employment as collectors and send
ing such persons only general Suggestions
as to how debts can be collected.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09
travelling Men in New York.

New York, Jan. s.-Among the trav-
cling men who arrived here today were
J. o. Moque, OF woodward & Lothrop,
53I Fourth avenue: II. Grunebaum, OF
n. Goldenberg, wallick: Miss B. L
Goldman and II. II. Miller. OF s. Kann.
Sons & Co.. 215 Fourth avenue: J. H.
Sfsman and Miss NJ. d. Collins, of
Woodward & Lothrop. 334 Fourth ave-
nue.. and J. J. Roberts. Of A. Lsner.
Churchill.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09

Delevan's comet is said to be rapidly
approaching the earth and will soon be
visible to the naked eye, but this is
mighty cold weather for a spooning
couple to be on the front porch look
ing for comet
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09

IN exchange speaks Of photograph
as feminine. but we don't know why, for
You can make a photograph stop talking.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09

Now scientist has traced the tango
back to the days Of Babylon. Well. let's
blame it on Belshaxzar. and let 1t go at
that.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09

The lumber combine has been ousted
from Missouri The officials of the trust
were shown. all right
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09

Some people are chronic grumblers.
Those who were kicking about the. bad
weather last week were kicking about the
heat last summer.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09

A Boston poet got 81 for an ode tc
winter. but it wasn't enough to pay
what he owed.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09

We are ready to sign petition asking
the President to give John Lind . pa
role
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09
Weighing the Anchor.

From the Butslo EIpresS
Two small boys looked on with amaze
ment as a Pittsburgh ordinance officer
threw some defective scales Into the
river.
Whats he doing that for?' asked the
smaller one.
~ guess some vessel is going to weigh
its anchor" confded his companion.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09
Morning Smiles.
Far Away.

Far Away.
From Nppineutt's Maeazine
what are you thinking Of Beatricer'
inquired Mr.. Hainer of his wife one morn
ing while they were at breakfast
1T am dreaming Of my youth" replied
the woman.
"weil." replied the brute. IT thought
you had PARKWAY look in your eyes,
Baby Talk.
From the Boston Transcript.
now.
Bobbie-oh, yes; he can say some words
real well.
Hostess-what words are they?
Bobbie-I don't know. They're words
never heard before.
Careless Grammar.
From the Baltimore American.
People are so careless about the proper
use of propositions"
Eyes. know they are Fred told me
he and his bride were going to live with
the old man. when he really meant on
the old man.
A Rich Mans Views.
From the Seattle Post-InteIliseneer.
$50 you are opposed to grand opera at
popular prices"
yes; next they'll be having terrapin
at popular prices and orchids at bargain
rates. And then what interest will rich
man have in life?'
Nothing Like That.
From the National Monthly
She was a pharisaicaI old lady who
often boosted that she had no flies in her
house.
But, auntie,' objected the timid miss
who had come on a visit, IT thought I
saw a few in the dining-room this morn
ing"
'Oh, Of course" admitted auntie. I'M
blushingly. Those are our neighbors'
Flies. They win come in sometimes, but
We never have any of our own"
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09
Nothing Like That.
Speubfnders.

Prom the Ohio Sun Dial
Professionally do college men misspell
SO often?
Stude-Probably because they pay more
attention to the miss than they do to the
spell.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09

Willard-M. s. Drinker. Lehigh Univer-
sity: F. W. Meegan, Philadelphia; E. NJ.
Everett While, Salem: Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Blaglen, New York; II. II. Martinsen,
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09
Out of His Ashes.

From the Gcen Bsg.
You WILL" said the attorney, during
the course OF their consultation. you
will get your third out of the estate"
"Ohr exclaimed the widow, aghast
"how can you say such thing. with my
second scarcely cold in his gravel"
The Washington herald., 1914-01-09
Extra: Extra!

From the Louisville Couriey-Journal
Whats the excitement out in your
suburb
well. we keep a few chickens
Eyes"
"And it seems that one of wombat's
hens ha: laid an egg
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22
CONDEMNATION COST ON CITY.
HALF win lie Paid by Entire city II
h'il Now In Assembly IL Passed.

measure Of Importance to realty
Interests % Queens and one which Is
receiving the support OF large realty
Ao.ders mas been introduced in the Leg
sdtar" providing for lessening the cost
" condemnation proceedings on local
property owners for street openings.
a tn'ru are hundreds of streets to he
opened IN every section of the borough
he cost viii ultimately amount to mill
Nls %. dollars.
Tie measure provides that half the
eolnl"0sa alton OF the head Of the Bureau
ol Street Openings. together with that
W AL ",her employees and all the legal
c"s'H, charges, expenses and disburse-
meals incurred by the bureau in street
opening proceedings, shall bd paid ny
ue D.y at large. At the present time
a. lh"," expenses are assessed against
u" focal property owners.
I1e o.il forbids the Corporation Coun-
y. 4" appear before the condemnation
commissioners by special counsel and
" 1850 provides that half the expense
y appeals and the expenses incurred IN
w" Hlhlnr Of motions after the con-
s"''nlpn ~ Reports VII! have I" be
Ia' oy the city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22
nuyER OF 9Th AVENUE PLOT.

The 7st Sixth Avenue Company incor-
porated recently by Alexander Brown Jr''
Is the purchaser OF 7S2 to 1856 sixth ave-
nue., sold two weeks ago by LOWS q
Conger. who own and occupy the adJom,
,nr building at the southeast corner oil
Forty fifth street. The company VIII I'M
prove with "A nine story freproof building
10 cost about S25o,Oo0, Negotiations are
said to be pending to lease the entire
building to one tenant.