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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-17

My, my!" l could hear the livery
man saying. "Lohengrin's hesitation
must be the result of the epidemic of
automobiles which is now raging over
u country roads. The automobile
has a strange effect on Lohengrin. 1t
seems to owe him with a pause and
gives him Inflammation of the speed"
thought of poor Peaches ~shivering
out there in that comedy sleigh staring
at a dreaming horse, while in front of
her a Red Devil Wagon complained in.
ternally and shook its tonneau at her,
and once more I jolted that liveryman
with a few verbal twisters.
Don't get excited" he whispered
back over the phone. "Lohengrin is a
new idea in horses. Whenever he
meets an automobile he goes to sleep
and tries to forget it. Isn't that better
than running away and dragging you
to a hospital? There must be some
thing about ar automobile that affects
Lohengrin's heart. l think it is the
gasoline. The odor from the gasoline
seems to penetrate his mind to the re-
gion of his memory and he forgets to
move. Lohengrin is a fine horse, with
a most lovable disposition, but when
the air becomes charged with gasoline
he forgets his duty and falls asleep at
the switch"
went out and explained to my wife
that Lohengrin was a victim OF the
gasoline habit, and that he would
never leave that spot until the Bubble
went away, and that the Bubble
couldn't go away until the chauffeur
woke up, and that the chauffeur
couldn't wake up until his mind had
digested a lot OF wood alcohol. so she
jumped out of the trick sleigh for the
purpose of telling Lohengrin Just what
she thought about him.
At that moment somebody opened
the folding doors in the barn Just
ahead OF us, and Lohengrin, with a
whitening glance at friend wife and a
shrug of his shoulders in my direction.
tippy-toed to cover and left US aat.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-17

miles. Like many Turkish cities it il
beautiful at a distance"-more SO
than at close range, perhaps.
Smyrna is one of the cities which
claim to be the birthplace of Homer,
which is not evidence of particular
distinction in the eastern Mediter-
ranean, but it indicates the age of the
city and something of its proud posi-
ton. A rivuiet north of the city is
pointed out as the true Meles. Anaxa-
goras, born on an island in the outer
gulf, is one of its philosophical heroes.
Tradition of clty's Founding.
Poetic tradition says that Smyrna
was founded by an amazon of that
name who had previously conquered
Ephesus. The city, whatever its origin.
has from the beginnings of recorded
history preserved an unbroken identity
of name.
1t came early into the possession OF
the Aeolians and continued in their
c~onfederacy down to 6SS B. c., when
it fell by an act of treachery, as cities
in those days usually fell, according to
their historians-into the hands of the
Ionians and became the thirteenth
city of the Ionic league.
Miletus, and later Ephesus, were
trade rivals, but Smyrna with a su-
perior harbor and on the direct path
of commerce from Lydia, outdistanced
these cities.
City Under Many Rulers.
The founder of the Lydian empire.
Alyattis III, conquered Smyrna in the
sixth century, B. C. and for 300 years
it lost it's place in the list of Greek
cities. Alexander the Great, the ro-
mantle dreamer who accomplished
things as king of Macedon, succeeded
in restoring the city. The idea was
supposed to have been given him in a
dream by Nemesis, one of the gods
worshiped in the temple at Smyrna,
The city fell and 1ourished under
the sieges and vicissitudes of Greek,
Roman, Byzantine and Turkish rulers.
In the Roman period it We'd again with
Ephesus and Pergamum for the title
of the first city of Asia.
When Constantinople became the
seat of the government, directing the
d~estinies of the Asia Minor cities,
Smyrna declined, trade routes changed
and the city was ravaged several
times.
A~ntiquarians have been surprised to
find the few relics Of antiquity that
are still to be seen in Smyrna.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-17
But He Understood.

The artist was painting-sunset, red,
with blue streaks and green dots.
The old rustic, at a respectful dis
lance, was watching.
"Ah," said the artist, looking up
suddenly. perhaps to you, too, nature
has opened her sky-pictures page by
pager Have o see the lambert
flame of dawn leaping across the livid
east; the red-stained. sulphurous islets
floating in the lake of fire in the west;
the ragged clouds at midnight, black
Is a ravens wing, plotting out the
shuddering moon?"
mo" replied the rustic, shortly;
mot since l signed the pledge."-Tit-
Bits.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-17

Ostler Joe, the charge d~'affaires Of
the barn, tried to stop Lohengrin and
ask for his credentials, but the equine
onion brushed right by and planted
himself and the droshky in the middle
Of the barn floor, where he promptly
went to sleep again.
Just as we hurried away to flag an
approaching trolley car l heard Oetler
Joe say to the slumbering L%ohengrin:
Wake up, you doggone OF rabbit,
wake up and git out'n our barn. / know
you, dag gone you, even If you be dis
guised by hidin' behind that thar four
poster bed on Wake up. you
OF hit! You be Henlopen Laffenwells
accomplice in crime, been't We? WAL,
you git right out'n our barn an do
your sleepin' where you belong. Dag
gone If you kin use our barn to give
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-17
LONG with the bombardment
of the forts of the Dardanelles
there has been going on an
\ other attack on Turkey, al

AA other attack on Turkey, al
though the world has heard
little about it. A French fleet has
been bombarding Smyrna, with what
result the latest dispatches must be
examined to discover.
Ten times has Smyrna fallen and
each time risen from ruins to renewed
%splendor and prosperity as the fore
most city of Asia Minor. By virtue Of
its commanding situation at the head
of a sheltered 3O-mile gulf, the gate
way to the interior and a terminal for
caravan and railroad routes of Asia
Minor, the little city clustered around
the base of Mount Pagus has been a
gem sought for the crown of each sue
ceeding ruler dominating the Orient
from the dawn of history.
Today-or rather six months ago
it would not be described as an ORR
entail city, but as a modern metropolis.
With a population of $50 900, a little
larger than Providence, it has become
a commercial center as cosmopolitan
as an American city.
SOSHOPOlildH wy
More than half of its people are
Greeks; the rest are Turks, Jews, Ar
menians and people from western Eu-
rope living in outlying sections, Burn
abat and Buja. The English and French
colonies have played a large part in
it's recent commercial history.
Smyrna's export trade, in the neigh
borhood of $1,500,000 yearly, has been
largely with Great Britain. Seven thou
sand steamships in a year come into
the narrow roadstead off the modern
quays and take on cargoes of tobacco,
figs, r~aisins, silks, tanning and dyeing
materials. Smyrna rugs and carpets,
~so-called, come from the interior
through Smyrna.
The imports at Smyrna, cotton and
linens and woolens from England and
Germany chiefly, average ST., 900, 900 an
nually. Two hundred miles southwest
of Constantinople, it is one of the logi-
cal way stations for traffic through
the Mediterranean to the Black sea
ports.
In all but its government, Smyrna
is now a predominantly Christian city.
A new government building and a new
railroad are signs of it's recent prog
ress. The fine quays are backed by a
line Of good buildings. The streets are
narrow, but well kept and adequate.
The city boasts good schools, of which
the international college is the best
known, and missions of all denomina-
tons have headquarters there.
lmpresses Visitors at Once.
The first view of the city that a
traveller gets coming up the Gulf of
Smyrna, en~compassed by high hills
rising from the waters edge, is one
that is not forgotten. Passing numer-
Gus headlands and islands, which were
in Greek times resorts for philoso.
piers and later of pirates, the exten.
sive cemeteries IN Mount Pagus come
into view and the few remains of an.
cient Smyrna and its citadel.
Then the mosques, minarets, cupo.
las, baths and little brown-roofed
wooden houses rising on the terraces
of the hill show up above the city It
self spread along the gulf for two
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-17
The eargoyIe Gazed at Mel

your limitations of Rip Van Wrinkle.
Come on now, git!"
When we finally reached home Aunt
Martha asked us how we enjoyed the
sleighride.
1.-THE scenery was perfectly lovely
it was so stationary" Peaches an
swered, with chattering teeth.
"One Of the best walks 1 ever had"
l said as l put both feet In the fire.
place to warm up.
Lohengrin, Ell? To make him go Mr..
Wagner would have to set him to rag
time.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-17

terial is bound at the edges with braid.
The opening of the bag is s~tifened
on either side with pieces of cane, the
material being turned over and
hemmed down and the cane run
through.
The handles of the bag are made Of
cord securely tied to the pieces Of
zane and it will be noticed that there
is one long handle and one short ham
die. The long handle is slipped
through the short handle in the man.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-17
Card Saved Soldiers Life.

A German lady sent a box of cigars
to a soldier recently, accompanied by
her calling card. The lieutenant later
wrote her that the card had saved his
life. One day while in the trenches
he took out his notebook, and her card
fell to the ground. When be bent to
pick it up, shrapnel fell over the
trench. He would have surely been
killed had he not been in a reclining
position.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-17
HOLDS THE BATHING DRESS
Bag for Conveyance Of Costume Nee
essary for the open-Air Ablu-
lions of the Season.

With the warm weather, open-air
bathing once again becomes possible,
and in anticipation of holidays it is
well to prepare a bag for carrying a
bathing dress. 1t should. if possible,
be made of some waterproof fabric.
1t is cut out in two pieces which are
sewed together at the base and half
way up the sides; above this the ma
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-17

ner shown in diagram A at the top of
the illustration, and when the bag is
50 closed, it can be carried by the
long handle and cannot possibly come
open.
Initials of the owner or the words
Bathing Dress can be roughly en-
broidered upon one side of the bag.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-17

done in hedgesparrow-blue glove kid
and there were rows of tiny blue kid
buttons on the front of the high
necked blouse.
Redfern seems fond of lemon-yellow
lines, one of the most popular novel
ties of the. present season. The Pari-
siennes are charmed with lemon-yellow
linen and muslin and they have the
costumes made of these materials fin
ished with sashes in iyory-white or
Belgian blue taffeta.
Lemon-yellow may be said to be the
color of the season, for dresses and
for hats. 1t is specially in demand
for dinner gowns and for picturesque
wraps which are thrown on over old
world muslin frocks. Cherry-red
linen braided in fine black silk braid
is another summer novelty.
| have illustrated a particularly
smart coat made of this material
which was to accompany a skirt of
white linen embroidered a TAnglaise.
The coat was rather short and semi
tight, with a raised waistband Gov
cred with very fine black braidinGs.
The coat opened yer a white linen
waistcoat which was fastened with
ball buttons made of cherry-red enam-
ell and there was an effective touch OF
dull blue in the lining.
Colored linen coates are the rage
of the hour. They are worn over
linen, serge, cloth and silk skirts, and
in all circumstances they are decora-
tive and novel. Pansy-purple linen,
lined with black and white striped
silk, makes a beautiful coat for wear
ing with white skirts. The same may
be said for loose garments made Of
Joffre-blue or rose Dubarry-pink linen.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-17

for it's tender memories. There 8
no happier "reminiscences than those
days when the aroma of boiled cab
bage floated through the old house
hold rubbing up against ones tender
sensibilities, almost like a divine
spirit, and telling ones appetite to get
ready for the grand feast a-coming.
People who don't have such mem
cries as that have lived In vain.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-17
Confederate Submarine.

Imagine a cigar so feet long and 8
feet thick and you have a fair photo
graph of a Confederate submarine that
sank a big Union warshlp In Charles
ton harbor. This curious craft was
built in Mobile, and Captain Hundley,
who helped construct her. periahed
while making an experimental trip.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-17

A scottdale (Pa.) man got the baby
to sleep easily for the first time in
four years and refused to shoot AZ a
burglar for fear Of awakening the
child. Few men have been 50 hard
put, and proper resolutions OF indorss-
ment win doubtless be passed BY tho
Fathers club.-Bufaio News.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-17

Sewing With Two Needles at Once.
1t will facilitate sewing to use two
needles at the same time. In shirring
two rows can be run in almost the
same time as one, and in sewing a
braid fat on the bottom of a skirt a
saving both of the skirt (Which is
handled less) and of time will be &C.
complished by the use of two needles.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-17
IdIa Metaphors.

What is the title of that book you
are reading?"
THE Sea of Matrimony.'"
"Huml Any submarines about?"
"0h, yes, but the particular ship
whose fortunes ! am following is in
no danger. 1t is conveyed by a dread
naught."
"Meaning?"
THE brides mother"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-17
Its Source.

Woodles-Did you ever know any
body with as much savoir-faire as Mrs
Jones?
Toodles-Faith, l never did; and
they say her husband made it all In
nickles. too.-Harvard Lampoon.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-17
ceorue washInoton outdons.

Pop" said little Rollo, why are
parlor ornaments called ornamentsf"
MY son." replied Rollo. Sr.. Il can
not lie; I don't know."-Philadelphia
Ledger.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02
BOURNE TACKLES
PATRONAGE EVIL
Ex-senator Would Cure 1t by
Popular Election OF
OfficehOlderS.

Washington, Jan. Jonathan bourhs'
ex-senator from Oregon, after many
months Of silence. entered the political
field again to-day by issuing a state
nent suggesting a solution Tor the pa
ronage problem which has involved inc
White House and Senate IN a contro-
versy.
Mr.. Bourne proposes 20 cure Toe
trouble b. taking the right OF appol.r
ment away from the President ana ~
ing il 70 the people. There are more
than 100000 persons employed m the
Government service, he says, 10000 OF
whom are appointed by the freslden.
nv and with the advice and consent o.
the Senate. and another LOU wiInou1
the consent Of the Senate.
The remedy, AZ seems 20 me, Ar.
Bourne goes on, "is the adoption OF
constitutional amendment divestlng the
President Of his power 70 nominal
nostn,qsters. collectors Of customs and
internal revenues, appraisers, reg'sters
and receivers Of land Offices, distric'
attorneys and United States marsna.' s.
and to provide that they shall re
elected by TIE people in their seVerai
jurisdictions. 49, III
"Thus only can we destroy the evil
nower Of patronage, free Congress from
,ubserviency 20 the White House ana
ITO Congress a coordinate branch o.
government IN the sense IN when
vas intended 70 he and should pc y
ne-man government cannot las~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02
ANTS PLAN NEW
POISON" RUN TAG
Agree to Dispense with Skull
and CrOSsbOneS, but Demand
W. ming Label.

II you don't at first succeed. try at
least once more. That is TO be the
slogan of the Anti-Saloon League Of
New York in introducing again in the
Legislature this winter bill proyid-
ing for the poison label" on alcoholic
beverages. The new bill, however. is
10 be in some measure a modification
Of the unsuccessful one last year. ac-
cOrding TO a statement issued yester-
day by William H. Anderson. state
superintendent of the league. Mr.. An
deTsOn says:
1--WE have omitted the provisions for
the skull and crcssbones emblem for
two reasons: First. we recognize the
validity of the objection that its use
on alcoholic beverages would lessen
its warning effect on quick-acting poi
sons; secondly, we were assured OF
powerful backing If we left out that
particular feature"
The new bill provides that a special
label on each bottle, jug or other con-
tainer of alcoholic liquor for beyer-
age purposes must have, printed in
red, the words, This Preparation Con-
tains Alcohol, Which is "A Habit-f form
ing. lrritant, Narcotic Poison"
The penalty for violation of the act
is made, for each offence, a fine Of not
less than So or more than $50, or i'm
prisonment for from five TO Gtty days.
or both. The bill will be introduced
by Assemblyman Elmer +. Ferry, of
Allegany County, and will also be
brought 70 the attention. Of Congress,
according TO Mr.. And'J,on.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02
Judge Mott, Former Associate,
Administered Oath-DiStrict
Attorneys Aids Named

Charles Albert Perkins took the oath
Of office as District Attorney OF New
York County yesterday before Judge
Mott, Of General Sessions, in the
Criminal Courts Building, shortly after
his return from Albany, where he at
tended the Inauguration Of Governor
Whitman. Before administering the
oath Judge Mott recalled the fact that
thirteen years before he and Mr.. Per
kins had been sworn in as Deputy As
sistant District Attorneys.
Immediately after taking office Mr..
Perkins announced the appointment OF
Royal II. Weller and George y.
Brothers TO the Offices Of full assist
ants. which were vacated by himself
and William Hayward. The positions
carry with them salaries Of $1,000, an
increase Of $4,000 for both men. Mr..
Weller was prosecutor IN the arson
trust" cases and was attached 20 the
homicide bureau. Mr. Brothers has
conducted prosecutions in General SEES
sions for :he last two years. The va
cant places will be filled by Deputies
Millard II. Ellison and Joseph Du
Vivier. There will be three new depu-
ties appointed within the next few
days.
Fourteen Assistant District Attor-
news. headed by Arthur {. Train, fol-
lowed Mr.. Perkins before Judge Mott
and were sworn in. The oath OF office
was then administered to the. thirty
five deputy assistants, headed by John
Warren Hill. One hundred clerks and
process servers also took oath.
Congratulations of the day we're di-
vided between M. Perkins and Henry
D. Sayer, chief clerk Of the District
Attorneys office, who last Saturday be-
came the father Of twin boys.
Mr.. Perkins announced the appoint
ment of Ida +. Stack as his con
fldential secretary. Lloyd D. Willis
who was Mr.. Whitman's private secre-
tary and who has been i'll for the last
month, will not be reappointed, accord
ing to Mr. Perkins.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02
THREE CHOSEN
FOR TRADE BODY
President to Name Davies,
Hurley and Peabody for
Federal Commission.

Washington. Jan. President VII
son was understood tonight to have
decided tentatively on three members
OF the Federal Trade Commission
Joseph f. Davies, Commissioner OF
Corporations: Edward n. Hurley, presi-
dent Of the Illinois Manufacturers As
sociation. and George Foster Peabody
n New York banker. Two members re-
main go be selected. .
Mr.. Peabody, who rs director OF
the New York District Federal ne
serve Bank, was said 10 have been re-
luctant to accept n place on the com
mission. lie is expected to call AT the
White House soon to discuss the ques-
ton with the President.
Nessrs. Davies. Hurley and Peabody
are Democrats, and If they are many
decided on the other two members VIII
have TO be Republicans or ProgresslveS'
since under the law not more thah
three commissioners can be oil the
same party A..
Mr.. Davies was decided on by the
President rs soon az the commission
was created. because Of his abilities as
LAWYER and his experience IN conduct
ing the Bureau of Corporations OF the
Commerce Department. which rs TO Dc
merged into the new commission.
Mr. Hurley won the appreciation OF
President Wilson and Secretary ked-
field bv his work as trade commissioner
n tho Latin-American republics. lie IS
looked upon by administration oihclals
as an expert on export trade. The
limited states Chamber of Commerce
recently asked the President that he
name such man for the commission.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02
DIES ON FIFTH AV.
Mrs. Newcomer, of Utica, Col
lapses on Walk with Husband.

Mrs. Nellie G. Newcomer, wife Of
Harlan G.. Newcomer, president Of the
Eureka Mower Company. OF Utica, was
stricken with heart disease while walk
ing with her husband and two sons on
Fifth av. near 10th ST. last night and
died before the arrival Of DR.. Dineen,
OF the New York Hospital.
Mrs. Newcomer. with her two sons,
came to town early yesterday to spend
New Years Day with her husband, who
was detained on business here and
was staying at the Hotel Belmont.
After dinner they went for a walk.
The two boys, Francis G.. and Roger Il.
Newcomer, were a little aheed OF their
parents, when Mrs. Newcomer sud
denly put her hand to her heart and
collapsed.
Mr.. Newcomer and Patrolman Nc
Donnell placed her on a chair which
was brought from the Union League
Club, on which she was seated until
the arrival of the ambulance surgeon.
The body was taken TO the West Both
ST. station, pending arrangements of
Mr.. Newcomer to remove il to their
home, at 1905 Elm ST., Utica.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02
PERKINS SWORN IN CONFIDENT HE CAN
AS PROSECUTOR SOLVE BAFF MURDER
Whitman Successor IS Sure lie
Has Two Gunmen-SeekS
the PlotterS Now.

District Attorney Charles a. Perkins
will Ike active charge of the investiga-
ton OF the Barnet Baf murder case to-
day After being sworn in yesterday
as Mir. Whitmau's successor, he said he
was confident the peoples case would
be in shape for quick action by the
grand jury when that body reconvenes
on Thursday
In the District Attorneys office the
impression was gained that the authori-
ties are sure they have among the sus-
poets in custody the two gunner VINO
shot the poultry dealer. The work dur-
ing the next few days viii concern prih-
cipally the men who instga'ed the muir
der plot. The District Attorney Is enN-
ious 10 strengthen the evidence against
the supposed perpetrators OF the crime.
The police indicated yesterday that
the arrest on Thursday night Of Will
lam Scymanski, better known as "Lukey
DOYLE" had practically cleared up the
case in regard TO the slayers of Ban
Scymanski was said 10 be close friend
of Joe Cohen. known as the king OF
the chicken pullers," and his brothers,
now under detention in the case.
Il is understood the police were look
ing for Scymanski several days prior 10
his arrest. Information reached them,
il was said, that Scymanski left re-
volver in HOboken saloon short time
after Baf was shot, on November p.
Emil Rettich, who kept the saloon IN
Hoboken which the Chicken pullers'
frequented. recently turned over two
revolyers TO the District Attorney. They
were said TO be the ones used in killing
the poultry dealer. Scymansk was held
under heavy bail as a material wit
ness
Scymanski and Meyer Shine, Chick
en- puller" and a friend OF the Cohens
who was also arrested on Thursday, will
be brought 10 the District Attorney
Office to-day and questioned by Assist
ant District Attorney deuel.. Scyman'
ski spent yesterday in the Yorkville
police court prison, and Shine was de-
tanned at Police Headquarters.