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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30

came to marry him. but-the Other
way round. It's the way with mel
past middle age"
Lydia hesitated before speaking
Mr.. Brood does not confde in Fred
eric. l am afraid they have but little
IN common. Oh, shouldn't have said
that!"
Mrs. Brood regarded her with mar
rowing eyes. HE doesn't confide in
Frederick" she repeated, in the form
OF a question. Her voice seemed
lower than before.
I'm sorry | spoke as | did. Mrs.
Brood" said the girl, annoyed at her.
self.
is there reason why he should
dislike his SOM" asked the other, 70.
garding her flxedly.
"Of course not" cried poor Lydia.
There was a moment OF silence.
Some day, Lydia, you will tell mo
about Mr.. Brood's other wife"
"She died many years ago." said the
girl, evasively.
II know" said Mrs. Brood. Still I
should like to hear more Of the woman
he could not forget in all those years
until he met me-"
She grew silent and preoccupied, a
Slight frown marking her forehead as
she resumed her examination Of the
room and its contents.
Great lanterns hung suspended be-
side the shrine, but were now un-
lighted. On the table at which Brood
protested to work stood a huge lamp
with lacelike screen of gold. When
lighted a soft, mellow glow oozed
through the shade to create a circle Of
golden brilliance over a radius that
extended but little beyond the edge
of the table, yet reached to the benign
countenance of Buddha close by.
Over all this fairylike splendor
reigned the serene, melting influence
OF the god to whom James Brood was
wont to confess himself! The spell
OF the golden image dominated every
thing.
In the midst of the magnifcence
moved the two women, one absurdly
out Of touch with her surroundings,
yet thing of beauty; the other blend
ing Intimately with the warm tones
that enveloped her. She was 1.-the,
sinuous with the grace of the most Sc
ductive OF dancers. Her dark eyes re-.
fected the mysteries of the Orient;
her pale, smooth skin shone with the
slearness Of alabaster; the crimson
IN her lips was like the fresh stain
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30

"You viii Not Mics Her, am sure.'
the arm Of her chair, looking down al
the stngularly pallid face.
But should love have the power to
brighten one?"
brighten. my darling?"
oh. It Is not you who are fright
ened. she cried. you are the man
But l-ah, I am only the woman"
He stared. What an odd way to
put 1t, dear" Then he drew back.
struck by the curious CLEAN of mock
cry in her eyes.
WAS It like this twenty-five years
ago?" she asked,
He managed to smile. Are you
jealous?"
Tell me about her."
His face hardened. Some other
time, not now"
You have never told me her
name"
ne faced her, his eyes as cold ~
steel. Il may as we'll tell you now,
Yvonne, that her name is never men.
toned in this house."
She seemed to shrink down farther
in the chair.
"Why!" she asked. An insistent note
in her voice.
1T Isn't necessary to explain" He
walked away from her to the window,
and stood looking out over the bleak
little courtyard. Neither spoke fos
many minutes, and yet he knew that
her questioning gaze was upon him
and that when he turned to her again
she would ask still another question.
He tried to think Of something to say
that would turn her away from this
hated subject.
isn't 1t time for you to dress, dear
est? The Cummings live pretty far up
north and the going will be bad with
Fifth avenue piled UP with SNOW"
Doesn't Frederic ever mention his
mothers name?" came the question
that he feared before 1t was uttered.
Il am not certain that he knows her
name said he levelly. The knuckles
OF his hands. clenched tightly behind
his back. were white. HE has never
heard me utter It,"
She looked at him darkly. There
was something In her eyes that caused
him to shift his own steady gaze IN
comfortably. He could not have e.
planned what It was, but It gave him .
curiously uneasy feeling. - Of i'm
pending peril. It was not unlike the
queer. inexplicabls though definite
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30

OF blood; the very fragrance Of he1
person seemed to steal out of the un
known. She was a part of the mar.
velous setting. gem among gems.
She had attired herself In q dull In.
dian red afternoon gown of chiffon.
The very fabric seemed to cling to her
supple body with the sensuous 10y of
contact. Even Lydia, who watched her
with appraising eyes. experienced a
swift unaccountable desire to hold this
intoxicating creature close to her own
body.
There were two windows in the
room, broad openings that ran from
near the floor almost to the edge of
the canopy. They were 80 heavily cur
tanned that the light Of day failed to
penetrate to the interior Of the apart
ment. Mrs. Brood approached one of
these windows. Drawing the curtain
apart, she let in an ugly gray light,
from the OUTSIDE world.
She looked down into sort of court
yard and garden that might have been
transplanted from distant Araby. Ut.
tering an exclamation OF wonder, she
turned to Lydia.
"Is this New York or am | be-
witched"
"Mr. Brood transformed the old car
rage yard into al think Mr.. Dawes
calls 1t Persian garden. 1t is rather
bleak in wintertime, Mrs. Brood, but
in the summer it is really enchanting.
See, across the court on the second
floor where the windows are lighted,
those are your rooms. 1t Is an enor-
nous house, you'll find Do you see
the little balcony outside your win
dows. and the vines creeping up to it?
You can't imagine how sweet It is of
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
SYNOPSIS

In the New York homo Of James Brood
Oawes and Riggs. his two old pensioners
n sn comrades. await the coming of
o. 1900 ,,s son Frederic to learn the contents
alter reading, throws It Into the ire ana
t the room without a word. Frederic
.eiis Lydia Desmond, his fancee, that III =
message announces his fathers marriages
ana orders the house prepared for an i'm
h nsoiate homecoming: Mrs. Desmond, the
cooI E ana Lydia's mother, tries to
changes. Brood and his bride arrive She
wlns Frederic's liking at first meeting.
tSrood shows dislike and yelled hostility to
~! nus SON Lydia and Mrs. Brood meet in
sne 1ade-room, where Lydia works as
Brood's secretary
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
"One can he lonely even in me heart

"One can be lonely even in the heart
OF a throng." she said graphically. NO,
James, vii! not have him sert away"
He was silent for a moment We
will leave it to Frederic" he said
Her face frightened. That is all l
ask. He will stay"
There was another pause You two
have become very good friends,
Yvonne."
He is devoted to me-"
She blew cigarette smoke in his face
The Washington times., 1915-09-17

The Sunday shave Is to go into his
tory with the dodo and the hustle II
the wishes of the delegates to the an
nual conVention Of the Maryland state
and District OF Columbia Federation OF
Labor, as expressed at their closing ses-
sions today. mean anything. The adop-
ton of resolutions and the business of
re-electing President John II. Fetgu-
son to office and choosing number OF
other officers occupied the time of the
delee ates this afternoon who were not
occupied in visiting the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing.
The election was held at the morning
session. but the formal announcement
of the result was not made until late
this afternoon. President Ferguson was
unanimously chosen to succeed himself,
there being no contest for the execu-
tive's office.
The closing sessions of the convention
were largely devoted to clearing up
business which had been held over. The
resolution relating to Sunday shaves
I'm the Distri I was introduced from the
BARRIERS union. 1t requests the COM
missioners of the District to enact the
necessary lie islation Or police regula-
tion Which will provide for the closing
Of the BARRIERS shops on Sunday.
The Washington times., 1915-09-17
BRYANWOUlO WEAN.
i. S. FROM POLICY.
OF PREP PAREDNESS.
Former Secretary Of State Indi.
Gates That He Hopes to OFF.
set Influences.

That william Jennings Bryan hopes to
Influence the Administration away from
a policy Of national preparedness: and
that he hopes to offset the influence Of
the National Defense and Navy leagues
toward preparedness. was indicated to-
day by Mr.. Bryan.
In the course Of an extended state
ment. one utterance Of the former Secre-
tary Of State stands out prominently:
Il think the preparedness which is
being advocated by the National De-
Tense and Navy Leagues would pro-
woke war instead Of preventing 1t.
We cannot have the preparedness they
are now asking unless we subject our
selves to the leadership Of the men
who believe In II, and they would not
only provoke future wars but lead us
into this war II they could"
Coupled with this statement was the
former Secretary's positive refusal to
admit to his questioners that he con-
sidered the Administrations policy on
national defense to be fixed and ir-
|revocable.
Il will not allow anyone to speak
~o' vi tHe
matter of preparedness" he declared
Mr.. Bryan admitted that a White
House visit in the near future was
strong probability. but said he felt
no obligation to inform the President
or the time he would call upon him
The Interview with the former Secre.
tary ,aL. opened with the question as to
Bryan spend his Sl0.ootOOo appropria-
ton for international peace.
Il have heard nothing OF the Ford
plan" said Mr.. Bryan. Il met him at
Detroit on my way East and during a
conference with him we talked OF in
ternational peace and also Of the pre-
paredness propaganda. but we did not
discuss the expenditure Of any money"
Have you any comment to make on
the national defense PLAN" he was
asked.
Then the former Secretary made the
statement concerning the Administra-
tion's necessary submission to the Ma
tional Defense and Navy Leagues II the
national defense plan Is adopted He
declared he was to meet a committee of
foreign language newspaper representa-
tives late today to discuss a plan for
international peace. but the nationalities
or the newspapers was not mentioned
by him.
Mr. Bryans next comment concerned
the Swiss military system. which has
been recommended in some quarters for
adoption in the United States.
III we were surrounded BY nations
greater than ourselves" he said and
separated from them by an imaginary
line. it might be wise to think Of
such a plan. but our nation is not sit
uated as Switzerland Is and l see no
reason for the cultivation OF the mill
tary spirit In this country. do not
changing the policy of the country on
this subject"
The Washington times., 1915-09-17
LEAD
NEW YORK EXCHANGE
General Motors, With II Point
Gain, Sold Up to 2e1 Fol.
lowing Big Dividend.

NEW YORK. Sept. I7.-Trading was
confined almost exclusively to the in
dustrial stocks during the morning seS-
sioi Of the New York Stock Exchange,
the opening prices iE this group being
fractionally above yesterdays closing
and later advancing to gains of from q
point to three points in some of the
war specialties. The railroad stocks
were practically at a standstill, but
showed a good undertone.
Ihe strong feature of the market was
General Motors. which opened with a
seventeen point gain at 80. sold up to
~ on the news of a 80 per cent cash
dividend. just declares, establishing u
new high record tor this stock and re-
cording gain for the day of Is points.
Colorado Fuel and Iron, which was the
made a new high mark today, selling
up to 54A. with gain of 1s. points.
Bethlehem Steel, which mas showed
such strength and activity recently,
was almost at standstill today, only
few sales being recorded with the
price several points below yesterdays
closing.
Anne rican Locomotive was strong.
opening with gain of v of a point
at 579s, and selling up to 5Ss. Steel
day. opening at Az. and selling up
to 13%s, with a gain Of h of a point.
Allis. Chalmers gained a point at AZ II:
Pressed Steel Car sold up to SO ", with
a gain Of 3as points, and Studebaker
recorded a gain OF points at 11sb.
Other strong features were Goodrich.
Maxwell Motors. and American Suelt-
ing and Refining.
Crucible Steel opened with a frac-
tional gain at 93k, but sold off to
81 as. with a loss for the day of IL,
points. The fact that no action was
taken on the Crucible dividend at yes
ttrday's meeting is the cause attrib-
uted to liquidation of the stock today.
The Washington times., 1915-09-17
Labor Leaders Would
Stop Sunday Shaving
MARYLAND and District Federation Favors Closing
Shops on First Day of Week-Goes on Record
as Strongly Opposed to Prohibition.

The most important resolutions con-
sidered were those relating to prohi-
bition by.means of which the conven-
ton recorded it's opposition to prohi-
bition in any form. There were two
resolutions relating to the subject.
The first was an Endorsement of the
Personal Liberty League of Baltimore,
an organization, the purpose of which
is to keep alive propaganda in op-
position to the prohibition interests.
The second was straight out anti
prohibition measure dealing with the
subject of national prohibition. Both
were unanimously adopted.
A resolution was also adopted re-
que.ting the State authorities of
MARYLAND and the District officials to
obtain legislation that would require
business concerns where strikes are
being cs>ried on to advertise that a
strike is in existence. The object of
this is to inform labor sympathizcrs
of the existence of strikes where
stril ebreakers are imported to take
the place Of union employees. The law
rQuested is similar to those that have
been In force IN other sections of the
country.
At o'clo ok this afternoon the dele
gates visited the Bureau OF Engravine.
and Printing, where they We're given
special attention by Superintendent nj
Joseph Ralph and his assistants.
The Washington times., 1915-09-17
TO CONSIDER PLANS
FOR FALL FESTIVAL

Plans for an annual fall festival un.
der the direction Of the municipal au
thorities will be considered by thS
committee appointed by the Commits
sioners to arrange for the testimonial
in honor of the Government bands. The
suggestion that several days at the end
OF the hot weather season each year be
devoted to municipal picnic was
made by member Of the committee
today and met with the immediate ap-
probation Of other members
Advantage, 1t was urged, should be
taken of the weather conditions. which
in october are ideal, to provide for the
citizens Of Washington an entertain
braos saes e pha hs w 3 ef Sux ses s
meeting of the committee in the
board room of the District Building
Tuesday at l0:3O. in connection with ar
rangementS for the testimonial to men,
bers of the bands.
The committee. 1t was stated today,
will welcome suggestions from citizens
regarding the band festival. Such sug-
gestions should be addressed to Daniel
J. Donovan. secretary to the Board of
commissioners. The program probably
will include a horse show and riding
tournament. Among the proposed fea-
lures are chariot races in Roman cos
tune, polo games. mule races, cavalry
drills. poney races. and mounted shoe
race" In this the shoes Of the contest
ant are placed in a pile. the riders
lining up at distance of 100 yards. At
a given signal the race begins. the
object of each rider being to reach the
shoes. select and don his own footwear.
throwing as far as possible every shoe
that is not his own. and return first to
the starting point The result Is a mad
scramble calling for experienced horse
manship and keen eyesight.
The festival will be staked in Potomac
Park. A decision as to the date will be
reached at Tuesdays meeting.
The Washington times., 1915-09-17
NAVY.

Captain J. H. GLENNON, to COM
mandant. Washington navy yard.
Commander r. c. MOODY, 10 Naval
Academy. Annapolis.
Lieutenant Commander r. F. ZOG-
BAUM. to Naval War College. New
port.
Lieutenant r. l.. WALKER, to aid On
stan. commander-in-chie Pacific re-
serve feet.
Lieutenant F. n. EKLUND. to Salem.
Lieutenant E. A. WOLLESON, to
Rhode Island
Lieutenant Ounior grade) T. n. AL
FORD. to South Wellsneet Radio
station. Cape Cod. Mass.
Lieutenant Ounior grade) F. G.
MARSH, TO Naval Academy
Lieutenant Ounior grade) c. S. GIL
LETTE. to Naval Academy
Lieutenant 0unior grade) W f.
BROWN to Naval Academy.
Lieutenant Gunior grade) W. L. LIND.
to Naval Academy.
Lieutenant Gunior grade) A. +.
MONTGOMERY. to Ell.
Ensien w. J. BUTLER. to Rhode
Island.
The Washington times., 1915-09-17
Gompers Says Organized
Labor Is Behind Plan
For Stronger Militia

That organized labor Is prepared to
support to the utmost any citizen SOL
dlery which Is maintained only as a
measure OF actual defense and which
does not tend toward the establishment
OF pernicious militarism. was the
statement made today by President
Gompers. OF the American Federation
Gompers. was commenting upon the
passage Of a resolution to this effect.
adopted by the Maryland State and Dis.
trict Of Columbia Federation of Labor.
now In session here. He expressed in
dignation over the construction placed
upon the resolution In some quarters
to the enect that organized labor ia
vored the creation of vast reserve
army.
Organized labor has always favored
the arbitration of international disputes.
seems hardly ready to discard armed
force as a settlement mea sure. In view
OF this condition. the American fedora :
ton favors the support by its members
OF any citizen soldiery which shall BE
democratically organized and governed
and which shall have for it's purpose
tho actual defense Of the country in
time OF need.
I'VE are unalterably opposed, as is
which will have tendency to exait
militarism. and we will continue to op-
pose any move toward the creation OF
a tyrannical military form"
The action of the District and Mary
land branch favoring the enlistment of
Its members In any citizen soldiery
which has national defense as its sole
purpose. was understood to mark a
precedent insofar as official action OF
any branch of the federation is con-
cerned. President Gompers. however,
said that no more than ordinary i'm
portance should be attached to the res
olution inasmuch as the stand of the
federation on the point involved was
simply the stand OF a democratic Ameri-
can organization having the interest OF
the nation at heart.
The Washington times., 1915-09-17
Army and Navy
ARMY.

The leave Of absence granted First
Lieutenant DONALD II. CONNOL-
LY. corps of engineers. Is extended
one month.
Colonel J. WALKER RENET, ordnance
department, will visit the works of
the Mobile Stove and Pulley Com
pany. Mobile, Ala.
Major PERRY l.. BOYER, medical
corps, to Harlingen. Tex, to COM
mand Field Hospital No. 5.
The leave of absence granted Captain
RICHARD NJ. THOMAS, Eleventh
Cavalry. Is extended one month.
Major ROBERT G. PAXTON, quarter
master corps Cavalry. upon his own
Application, Is retired.
By direction of the President, Captain
REYNOLDS J. BURT, Fifteenth In
fantry. is detailed to MI a vacancy
In the quartermaster corps, vice
Captain HOWARD r. PERRY.
quartermaster corps. who is relieved
from detail in that corps.
Captain ROBERT S. THOMAS, CORPS of
engineers, tnspector-instructor will
visit Scranton and Philadelphia. Pa.
and Cleveland. Ohio for the purpose
OF instructing the engineer troops of
the organized militia.
The Washington times., 1915-09-17
TRACTION CO, SHARES
SOLD ON EXCHANGE
Sale Only Stock Transaction on
Floor During Day-P. e. C.
SIS Change Hands.

Capital Traction was the only stock
traded In at today's session Of the
Washington Stock Exchange. a total of
ffty-four shares changing hands at SO.
which is a quarter Of a point below the
last sale. The final offering was S5a4.
with Sas bid. With the exception OF
this stock. prices were firm with
fractional advances on the bids in
several instances.
The only bond sale was 1900 worth
OF Potomac Electric Consolidated SIS
at 1904. which Is quarter of a point
advance over the last sale. The bid on
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany common stock was advanced from
IS to S5h and the asked price from 81
to So. The preferred stock was also bid
up from SOA to ST.
The Washington times., 1915-09-17
NOTE TO ENGLAND
ALMOST COMPLETE
State Department Protest on Or.
der-in- Council Expected to
Be Pointed.

The British note Is practically COM
pleted, the State Department admits.
Secretary of State Lansing today
conferred with the President on the
new note to Great Britain protesting
against the order in council. among
other matters.
The note, 1t is expected. will be a
strong and pointed document Many
predictions are that 1t will take an
extremely sharp tone toward Great
Britain. but there is no ofhcial con-
frmation Of such reports.
The Washington times., 1915-09-17
Party of Stefansson
Under Sponsorship of
Canadian Government

Stefansson left on his present artic
explorations. under the sponsorship OF
the Canadian government in July. 1913
He sailed from Victoria. B. c.. on the
karluk to explore the unknown arctic
regions bodering on the north pole. and
to find and define If possible a CONT
nent that some scientists believed to
lie between Alaska and the pole.
From Victoria the expedition went to
Nome. and thence to Wrangell Island.
where the Karluk. famous arctic ship
under coISmanI of Capt. Robert Bart
lette was frozen in.
Stafansson left the ship there FOR an
expedition northward. and sudden
gale piled the Ice months later and
crushed the vessel. Captain Barlette
and other members of the expedition
and the crew got their supplies to
Wrangell Island. suffering many hasd-
ships, but subsistinG until august or
lats year. when they were recued from
the bleak and barren island by the
chooner King and Wing, and taken
aboard the United states coast guard
cutter Rear.
Stefansson, with two other noted Ice
travellers, sent out in April. 1914, for a
trip due north in search of new land.
leaving the iSarluk, where he believed
she was safe >hc trip to be made bS
dog sled and afoot; was eNpectea 10
take two years, ana the iePol'S IonI
Stefansson are the first received since
then.
Stefansson and his companions set out
from Marion Point. cast o the mouth
of the Barter river. with six dogs, a
sled, two rifles. and plenty Of ammuni-
companied Steffansson sixteen days due
north on the sea ic' and ten returned.
The three men were rtmarKapie Ice
travellers and expected I subsist on
seal and 20 stop at the various, Eskimo,
camps encountered to get enthnological
data
A little more than a year ago; when
news came fro mthe Arctic OF the loss
or the Karluk. grave ieais Wiz e''u ~ =
members of his party. but these were
dispeIied after the successful search
that brought the survivors back to civ
ilization.
The Washington times., 1915-09-17
Wholesale Produce Market

EGGs-Nearby fresh. 27a"sc per doz.
Southern. 23a2ic per doz
CHEESE-New York. new. l3ltc per lb.
fat. lSc per ID.
BUTTER-Elgin print. sc per h.: tub.
&c per ib. process. 2Jc per h.
LIVE POI LTRi-Hens. l5c per lb.: roos
tiers. lie per b.: live turkeys. lj1l6c per
lb.: spring chickens lSn?0c per ID.
LIVE STOCk-Neal calves. best, l0Iydllc
Fer ID.: heavy. aQ9hc per Ib. fat sheep,
%0+lbc per ID: spring lambs. SaSNc per lb
kREl, IRlCE Il CO.
FEGETABLES-(ouota lions furnished by
Taylor WadeJ-Fotatoes. 3l.7j per barrel;
onions. 15c per bu. sl.75 per sack: cabbage,
.jc per barrel: beets. sl.50 per 100 buncnes
The Washington times., 1915-09-17
Lawn Fete Given for
Aid of Christian Home

The lawn fete given Jast night by the
girls of the Young Womens Christian
Home. 81 G street northwest. was at
tended by nearly 800 guests. Japanese
lanterns were used to decorate. Refresh
ments were served and there was dan
cling. The guests were Miss Jennie NJ.
Roberts. SUPERINTENDENT of the home,
and Mrs. Richard +. Pairo and Mrs. A.
:. Baton. of the board Of trustees.
ASE-
The Washington times., 1915-09-17
John A. Madden,

Funeral services for John A. Madden,
who died Wednesday, will be held at
his late residence. l2l7 d street south
west. tomorrow at $50 o'clock. thence
to 81. Dominics Church. Interment will
be made in Baltimore
The Washington times., 1915-09-17
George Humphreys.

Funeral services for George Hum
phreys. who died Wednesday at the resi-
dence OF his daughter 652 Acker street
northeast Will be held at St. Cyprians s
Church tomorrow at 8 O'clock
The Washington times., 1915-09-17
Mrs, Louise Kent PaysOn.

Funeral services for Louise Kent
Payson. who died yesterday. will be
held tomorrow at her late residence.
l229 Massachusetts avenue. at 2:3O
o'clock. Interment will be private in
Rock Creek Cemetery