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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-08-06
CHAPTER ~.
The House "Ovsr tho Water"

, The House lover the Water"
; mad idled away a pleasant month
up IN Boston, and from there had gone
norm to the Lakes, and,it was one ho
evening IN mid-August that | found
myself again in London, crossing st.
James square from the Sports club
| hsd Just turned into Pail Mall when
a voice at my elbow suddenly ex.
claimed in Italian:
An, signore!-why, actually, my pa
! drone!"
And looking around l saw q thin.
faced man Of about thirty, dressed In
neat out rather shabby black, whom |
instantly recognized as a man who
had been my servant in Leghorn for
two years. after which he had left to
better himself.
why. Oltnto!" exclaimed, sur
prised, as l halted. "You-in Lon.
don-eh? Well, and how are you get.
ting on?"
Most excellently, signore," he an.
swered In broken English, smiling
"But It Is so pleasant for me to see
my generous padrone again. What
fortune It is that l should pass here
It this very moment"
Where are you working?" in.
luired.
AT the Restaurant Milona, In OK
ord street-only small place, but we
ain discreetly, so l must not COM
lain. ! live over In Lambeth. and am
n my way home"
When we halted before the Ma.
onal gallery prior to parting ] made
,ne inquiries regarding Armida. the
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-08-06

said. We'll whether Scotland
Yard knows aing about Hornb,
or Chatter. n probably they do
I'll write a fuport in the morning
If you will gis n.nu'e descriptions
of the men, 0A 90 VI lne captain.
Macintosh.
Next mo, sne 'o~n OF Leghorn
awoke to '1 u gay with bunting.
the Italia e'lsn nags flying
s s, - stsi Tapping over the con.
sulate piazza. In the night the
pri,ish terranean feet, cruising
down dalta, had come into the
! roads, nd at the signal from the
f,agat unanswered and dropped |
aanueeSning a long line of gigantic !
hatf' swift cruisers, torpedo.
b b oossroyers. torpedo.boats, dis.
na,.s' anu other craft extending
fo al miles along the coast. Lv.
q, on those calm waters was .
aleh one day might cause ma.
o totter, the overwhelming
'hich upheld Britain's right ,n
It.disputed sea. "
a taken a boat out to the Bu,.
me great battleship flying the ad.
nag and was sitting on deck :
~ old friend Capt. Jack Durn.
the Royal Marines. Each year .
Inc meet put into Leghorn we =
NJ nsep p for in long years " "
:. portsmouth, We had been
rlends' and now he was able !,
me annual visits at my Italian ~ =,
as on duty that morning, there. 81 q,
ula not get ashore till after ~
n. III
lime with you, of course, tn. o.,
I'D chap" he said. AND vou 81
IL mo all the news. We're in s ~
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-08-06
SYNOPSIS.

o. The yacht Lola narrowly escapes wreck
ten anshern harbor. Gordon Gregg, locum
upon by Horribly, the Lola's owner and
9 qI,a1a aboard with him and his friend.
oiiyiton Chatter. Aboard the yacht he ac'
o,uen.aiiy sees room full of arms and
ammunition and a torn photograph of a
~ foung girl That night the consul's safe
$40 'o' ne. and the Lola puts suddenly to
fraud and the Loa's name a false one a
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-08-06

olack'eyed, good-looktng nousemaia
whom he had married,
An slgnore!" he responded in q
voice choked with emotion. dropping
INTO Italian. 1T is the one great sor.
row of my life. l work hard from
early morning until late at night, but
"hat Is the use when l see my poor
wife gradually fading away before nv
very eyes? The doctor says that she
cannot possibly live through the next
winter All! how delighted the Door
girl would be if she could see the pa.
drone again."
fett sorry for him. Armida had
peeh good servant. and had served
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29
Protective Uniform.

There has never been war in which the de-
velopment OF uniform has gone on so continuously
In the usual way, and in of the past observers
may have noted in the of a campaign that
such or such part of equipment was unsuitable
to actual campaigning. but years passed before any
change was made, sometimes generations In the
Napoeonic wars it thought that one English
commander was wonderful innovator because he
modified the fearful Georgian uniform Of men serv-
ing in the torrId West Indies. but in point of fact
the change was not made till hundreds of men
had died from the rigid rule which commanded
European dress and drill to be retained in all par
tculars in every part of the world. But in this
war every circumstance to produce its ap-
propriatc garb.
In the snow-clad Nosges and in East Prussia
the German patrols have been provided with white
cloaks as the right protective cooring in snow
clad landscape. The French Zouaves have aban-
dpned almost without murmur their famous baggy
red breeches in favor OF khaki The British officer
at the front has discarded everything which dis
tinguishes him too plainly from the private. Again,
at sea, the war has produced extraordinary modif-
cations OF uniform, and no ono who has seen the
British bluejacket in full kit on some ceremonial
occasion would recognize him in the weather.
beaten individual in rubber boots, macintosh and
motor goggles who guards our homes.-Manehes-
ter Guardian.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29
Who Wrote kreutzer sonata.

Editor OF The Washington Herald:
There are various forms OF plagiarism.
All forms Oi plagiarism are bad, even
as bad as ordinary stealing; hut there
is one form now being praCtiCed in
our midst before our eyes which can
not he termed otherwise than a triple
rohhery-a triple robbery committed in
broad daylight before the eyes of the
whole world without voice being
raised against it. Let us make it
plain:
In certain moving picture theater
In this city there is being shown this
week a play by the name of "kreutZer
Sonata. supposed to have been writ
ten 10y Count Leo Tolstoi. As a mat
Ter of fact. Tolst"i had nothing to do
with it. said play was written by
Jacob Gordon. of New York. a famous
Jewish author and playwright. GIVING
the credit OF this play to Tulstoi pra.'-
tiCally means the robbing Of Il dead
man of his credit OF writing it,
TOlstoi IL a more prominent man and
undoubtedly a greater attraction than
Jacob Gordon; hut when we sec it in
the columns OF our prCSs-culumuS
supposed to be unsubsidized and tho
utterauccs of the paper itself. this can
not pass without L protest.
II will not he hard l." prove tho
assertions above stated, aside from the
fact ihat in the show the leading lady
holds a book of "kreutZer sonata" in
her hands. and that she advises her
parents to so to a moving picture show
TO drive their troubles away, whereas
at the time "Kreutzer Sonata" was
written no one dreamed of moving
pictures. | say. aside from these
trifies, it will not be hard to prove that
Jacob Gordon wrote this play and that
il was first produced on the Jewish
stage with Nine. Bertha Kalich in the
title role 1t was then translated into
English and played on the English
stage. Gordon receiving credit and
ROYALTIES therefor.
Now Gordon is dead and Tolstoi IL
dead. but. alas. the film companies live.
and they will give credit to those who
will bring the biggest audience and
the most money into their Golfers.
CHARLES GOLDBERG.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29
THE OPEN FORUM.
The Relation of Taxation to Woman
Suffrage.

Editor Ur tn" Washington Herald. IN
arti"l" r"iatiy" t. III" W"mIn'S suffrage
question which appeared in your paper
recently was read with deep interest.
ard while | brli'y" many will hc abb I"
enter bitter protest against such mar
row views as are st fnTtSyth.rcin by tho
anti suffraGist. want to civ. tn" follow =
ing facts:
The statement that only "Uc-oiGhth of
the women "f this country pay taxes
should not enter so much into the CUES
tirn as to whether women should be-
allowed to vote. II that fact should hav"
auy great bearing, why not eliminate
from voting ali the men who are not pay
ing taxes" The very fact there is such
q small percentage OF independent wom-
cu i the important reason why women
should haV" a say in tn" affairs Of the
country Most women are mothers. and
as such are preclrdrd from acquiring
any great wealth. on viii h taxes could
be paid: and thos" women who arc not
mothers ar" in the majority wnGc-earn-
.rs. EXCEPT a very small proportion who
have beer favored with the protection
of their parents or other relatives This
small element of independent women has
the right TO say what shall b" or shall
not be done in the Country'S affairs
From tn" very fact that her !Ii" has
teen St''lI' req. she " III not 10 Vbl'' 10
realize the needs Of her poorer sister.
and is bound to have a biased viewpoint.
unless She has come into direct contact
with the poorer element.
In what proportion has m"nJed interests
the right to d"maud ~ reject IN" vote
ComIar,d to tn" majority Uf Dcopi" who
ar" simply lahoriuG each day {" bring
UP children in the right services Of
their country? Should thor" he a r"tie
ti0n on any woman b""aJIS,. Sh" has not
money enough to pay taxes |" the state:
The chances are that il tn" average
walk Of lii" thu woman, either married
~ unmarried. has done her fun share
in paying Indirect taxes. and That II h"r
Labor had hhCn reckonrrl in dollars and
cents. th'r" would Ice a substantial show
ing Of h"T economic valu". MGnv 80
en- ar" known to support cntir" families.
frequently b"CIUS" their voting huS-
bands ar. indifferent about thcir family
ties. Yet. bC.'aUs" tho women cannot Dc
velOp surplus which can hc taxed by
IN" State. ta"y IT" not worthy % con-
sid"ratIon fear th,rc will b" some
women VII" will bc rated "R"ncdirt A.
nOlds" in our future history. If tn"y fail
to consider al interests nf our people.
\ WOMAN WAtiT'-ENR\IR.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29

over half "f tho flies disappeared. and !
H"pe this summer there viii bg none At
all Flies. as YOU know. light and lay
their eggs in all kinds of Nth. then they.
fN in our windows. light UI our faces
and hands and our food and naturally.
v" eat all tn" germs whirh they carry
on their littl" feet hut where here Is
Il" dirt there ar" no flies.
over 1900 Of the school children live
III apartments. and think that they have
no chance TO take part in this campaiEn
hut they have. for there are ever so many
things that they can do. They could
clean all of the hal and closets and dust
all tn" backs of the pictures. and per
hapS there Is a back yard to the apart
rIcnt. and the janitor does not keep il
clean.
But. of course. The children who live in
houses have more of IA chance to help
because most of them have back and
front yards. They could clean them at
hast once. Perhaps they have q cellar
or an areaway that needs cleaning. All
they would have to do would be get some
lime and clean them out. For most every
house there is an unused portion: it may
he Stor"hOusc or closet. bat whatever
il i I am sure a little cleaning wouldn't
hurt il.
There IS nothing better for cleaning
than hot water and soap. OF course
there are other things to use such as
whitewash. cedar OIL etc. but if you
have none Of those use the plain soap
and water.
BE Il worker. and not a dronc
LILLIAN SANTON.
Seventh grade. DenniSon School.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29
Billy Sunday Dir -ppointed.

According to the Philadelphia papers
Billy Sunday and Ma" Sunday were
much disappointed in the failure OF the
reporters who covered his meetings In
that city to hit the sawdust trail" Not
one OF the thirty who Were in constant
attendance at the services came across
Ma" Sunday frankly admitted that the
Philadelphia newspaper men We're be-
yond her understanding, because IN
other cities practically all of the news
paper men came forward to the mourn
ers' bench 1t has been Billy's custom
at the wind-up of his meetings to make
presents to the reporters as a kindly ap-
probation of their work. In Philadel-
phia. not having time to buy the pres
ents. Ma" and BILLY" asked the re-
porters to accept some gold pieces and
buy their own presents. but to a mar
they refused to accept them II Phila-
helphia newspaper men are different
from those in other cities. local "scribes"
are inclined to wonder how many news
paper men will hit the trail in New
York-Editor and Publisher.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29
HISTORY BUILDERS.
How Lincoln Rewarded a Private
Soldier.
by DIR. r.. ,. EDW

by DIR. r.. ,. EDWARDS
II all Of the Journals or diaries which
w"r" kept by Tni"n soldiers at the time
Of tn" civil War could he collected and.
after reasonable editing. published. there
would be in that way large body OF
interesting information made public.
some of which would throw sidcliGhts
upon the personal character of various
leaders. either civil or military. Of that
time. ] was reminded of this when hear
ing recently Of an ancCdOtc v mich had
SOME circulation among members OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic. II seems
that a private, John q. Albcc. VINO
served in one of the Massachusetts resi-
ments at the time of the civil war.
of being permanently recorded in a com
monplace book which he kept. Among
other anecdotes which he wrote was one
which relates to President Lincoln.
The regiment of which Mr.. Aihee was
a member was encanped near Baltimore
in the early fall OF 1851. The spot chosen
for the encampment was a well watcred
and yet thoroughly dry field around
which had been built n stone wall reach
ing up to about the height of a mans
shoulder There was only one entrance
to the encampment and in front of this
entrance the colonel of the regiment
placed a guard. usually consisting OF
two soldiers. These guards Were COM
manded to admit no one unless the
countersign were given.
One day President Lincoln. accom-
panied by an officer. drove in an open
carriage to the encampment. evidently
with the purpose of visiting it. The off,
Ger ordered the guards to admit the car
rage. but they refused to do SO unless
the countersign We're given. The officer
was angry and said to the guards: THE
gentleman In the carriage is President
Lincoln and he is commander-in-ch chief of
the army. You must admit him.
The guards were greatly embarrassed.
and said that they could not admit any
one unless the countersign We're given.
So they held the President outside OF
the encampment. The President seemed
to be amused. but the officer was great
~ annoyed. At last he asked the guards
II they would not summon the corporal
OF the guard. This was done and the
corporal was told that the President was
waiting outside for admission. Tho on
Ger of the day was summoned and he
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29
u. S.. Manufacturers Ignore
Big Opportunity In England

ready as yet to enter the English
market, but that as soon as the war
is over they would be willing to take
action. After the war is over the op-
portunity will be lost"
There is not the slightest doubt
that trade can be developed now that
will last after eeryorld has settled
down to recover from the effects of
the war. and there is just as little
doubt that il will be very difficult
TO get a foothold after the European
manufacturers. who are for the pres
ent kept out of this market. renew
their operations"
safe 10 Give Credit.
Extending credit to English buyers
for American goods. Mr.. Bartlett says.
is an absolutely safe proposition as
the London money market at the pres
ent time liz in as good Il condition as
before the war. In further dealing
with this subject. Mr.. Bartlett writes:
There are probably less risks in
the extension OF credit to welI-known
merchants and exporting firms here
in London, today. than there are in
dealing with many firms in the United
States. ! am not basiuc my opinion
on the statements of English firms.
but on those made by representatives
Of American houses who are here
getting bushes for their home firms
and who are not especially anxious
to see competitors enrcr rac field"
In dealing with the supplies which
are mostly in demand abroad, Mr.
Bartlett says:
In the line of railroad and marine
supplies there are especially good OPP
pOrtunities, as in many cases the
English manufacturers cannot fur
Hish the goods required. The big
roads and shipbuildinS companies.
however. will not consider any husi-
ness based on 'cash-in advance terms
They have been accustomed to more
liberal terms. they know their re
spOnsihiIIty il well known in com
mcrcial circles. and they very de
"id"dly object to paying for goods
before they have a chance 10 cxamin"
them. Loug-term CREDITS, however,
are not necessary. Ninety days. or
even sixty days will bc acceptable
in most cases. and this may he. on ac-
""ptancc of draft before delivery OF
shipping Documents
In concluding his report Mr.. Bart
lett refers to the remarkable activity
IL all lines in the English factories.
In regard TO this lie says:
Above all ! want 70 impress on
the people at HON" tuar business is
going on in London ut the old stand
and in much the same way, with the
very important exception that sh..
wants American goods to tai" the
place of many that she has been buy
ing from the Continent and also to
supply the demand which English fac
tories cannot I'LL"
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29

Scarcely shadow of hope remains that anv
OF the men on the United States submarine F..
are alive The whole country will deplore the fate
OF the officers and who trapped without 4
fighting chance for their lives, persisted miserablv
hundreds OF feet below the ocean surface. Every
on board doubt would have faced death
cheerfully and bravely fighting his country's bat
Ties, and had torpedo sent them to their doom
the tragedy would have been less appalling and
gloomy than that which made them helpless VIC
tins of mechanical defect.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29
A Reform Opportunity.

HAT IorNcr 7. ". Y. leader, now in The State
prison at Trenton. who has applied for a pardon
on The grounds that he has abandoned his former
Views. "r"gardinq them as anti-social and detri-
mental to the general welfare" and that he has
recently secured editorial position that will
make IT roS,lhlc Tor him TO do useful work that
will enable hi'' t" acquire good standing citizen
ship. ought to he given his liberty. 1t would
be shame to soil good editor to make third
rate convict. Then an |. W. ". leader who has
rcCantcd hi> views and became an industrious
worker, as all editors arc, ought to be encouraged
He may induce som, OF his former associates to
sec the error OF their wavS.-IhadcIphi Record
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29

The famous seven sisters" antitrust law is
having an effect probably not contemplated when
Woodrow Wilson, as governor of New Jersey, 20
earnestly advocated it. The Supreme Court OF the
State has just upheld the contention Of thc Public
Service Electric Company that il cQhld not furnish
free light to the City of Plainficld as i: was in
violation Of the seven sisters" act Under its fran
chise agreement the company was to furnish free
light TO the city The company notified the CITY
that could not continue TO do this and on appeal
the public utility commissioners held that the
contract was legal. The Supreme Court, however.
reverscs the utility board.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29
The Colonel Reiterates.

The New York Herald yesterday apologized
handsomely to Secretary McAdoo for incorrectly
quoting during the last session of Congress a
United States Senator's remarks regarding Mr.
McAdoo's connection with the ship-purchase bill
In his telegram last week. declining to appear be-
fore the Senate Committee which is investigating
the influences brought to bear in favor of or
against the shiFb Col Roosevelt said:
My statement was literally and exactly correct.
President Wilson and Secretary McAdoo have
been pushing this shippurchase bill to the utmost
Of their ability. This is matter of common motto.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29

tune. For several years she
devoted herself to taking care
of her children. When her
children grew up they left her
to establish homes of their
own. In these homes, how
ever, she made herself a force.
She had great executive abil-
ity and tremendous energy.
This energy and ability she
spent in interfering with vari-
Gus families that had radiatcd
out from her own family. The
were inevitable.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29

Iriety, and do not suppose that any one will pre-
tend to deny it. Their action was in the interest
in the ownership of the informed ships If it had
not been, then these ships would have been spccih
cally exempted from the operations of the act.
1t would not be at all surprising if the investi-
eating committee should induce Col Roosevelt to
reconsider his expressed determination not come
to Washington and testify
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29
THE USE OF WOE.

If Woe other uses really hath
Than that it makes for kindly sympathy
For some poor Brother on a thorny path
And substitutes true tolerance for wrath,
Why-well it's fully proved its worth TO me.
lCoprTlSht Ie!3D
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29

ordered the instant admission Of the
President.
lust after tn" Presidents carriage "0-
tered tn" camp ground. President LIN
coin asked tho driver to stop minute.
When thu. carriaS" came TO a halt IN"
President - led to the guard who hd1
boon most p"rcnpt"ry I'm his rrfusaI :"
admit him and said 70 him. I'D In" -
have ynu give inc y"ur name. tho nam"
Of YOUR regiment and company"
This WIS done Iud the guard was fear
ful lost som" punishment would Il" in
nicted upon him. After few days. moth
ing being hoard about the incident.
the anxiety Of tho Cuard-who was Pri-
waite hIbcc WIS ended. In about week.
however. he received commission as
second lieutenant which came direct
from tho President through the War De-
psrtnent To- him. Then he knew that It
was in this way that President Lincoln
had recognized his fRithfulness even I'M
der the most embarrassing circum-
stances.
u'o,yricht ':l5 w p J. EAvard. All rights re-
SryCd.l
Tomorrow DR.. Edwards will tell Of
An Asset That Was Greater Than Col
lateral
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29

No Faster cakes for the Berlin boys and girls
his wear. Good white flour is too precious just
Nv to be wasted on norcs,cntiaI>. Now is the
i've when some Of those twentieth century Amer
~ recipes which include plaster OF paris and
"drv other mineral carth> would come handy
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29

Mexican bullets arc flying over to ctr side, OF
the border again, follow cd by some OF the wound-
cd combatants, seeking hospital treatment Per
apS il will soon hc necessary to establish some
good hotels down there for the accommodation OF
- c nations guests
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29
Polite INTRUDER.

Now. then, young man.. said the
angry farmer. didn't YOU see that board
when YOU came trespassing In these
woods YES. sir said the culprit.
meekIy. We'll. what did il saye' II
dunno. | Was too polite to read any
more wher l saw the first word was
Private
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29

The New YORK Court OF Appeals las decided
that the law prohihiting women from dong night
work in factories Is valid. l. tins another instance
OF legal discrimination aCaIr"t the ,'r = e"
be ascribcd to ou;bur>t OF Judicial gaiIauiryt
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29
Morning Smiles.
Proving a Point.

"You think the American people lack
sense Of humor'
Yes" replied the frank visitor from
abroad: ''OtheTwis" YOU wouldn't find
so many people weighing over 20 pounds
who dance the tango '-ENChange.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29

The European peace mission OF President VII
sons Texas friend Col J.. VI. House, las failed
quite in accordance with predictions. which lcavcS
certain Nebraska statesman a ray OF hope that he
may win the Nobel Prize this year.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29

President Wilson and cN-Trc>idcnt Tat ap.
pcarcd on the platform in this city Sat
urday. The countrys other cN-Ircsidcrt could
not have been there with either or both "i them
without causing cmharrassnIcnt
The Washington herald., 1915-03-29

At least Italy can never be accused OF having
acted hastily.