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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-30

mourners in their white robes walking
two abreast. each pair holding hand
kerchief. The Parsee accounts say
that the body is received by two beard
ed attendants at the entrance to the
towers, and that by them the shroud
is removed and then vultures do the
rest. This is probably what happened
that day.
All could note on this occasion was
a sudden movement Of the vultures
in the palm trees. There seemed to
be hundreds of them. They paused
for minute on the outer edge of one
of the towers and then disappeared
within. In a few minutes they re-
appeared.
The Parsee method of disposing of
the dead is. perhaps, as the Parsees
say, more sanitary than the Christian
burial in the earth, or even than the
Hindu cremation. It meets the tenet
of their faith that fire, water and earth
are too sacred to be polluteG>s But
the western mind cannot become ac-
customed to it.
In conclusion, it may be said that
there are other New Year observ-
ances in India besides the New Year
Of the Christians, Mohammedans. Hin
dus and Parsees. There is Chinese
colony in Bentinck street, Calcutta, and
the Chinese there observe the New
Year as they do in the United States,
or in any other section Of the world
in which they are found.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-30
PREVENTING BELuGERENTS FROM
VIOLATING NEUTRALITY BIG TASK
Customs Authorities Of the Port of New York Never Before Had
Situation to- Deal With Like That Created by the European War
Efficient Bay Patrol Assisted by Svft Destroyers
Keep Constant Watch on Outgoing Vessels

New York.-New York is a neutral
port.
It is neutral despite the presence
here of vessels of all nations.
These vessels are free to come and
go as long as they observe the neutral
ity laws Of the United States.
Il Dudley Field Malone, collector OF
the port, is charged with the respon-
sibility for the enforcement OF these
laws.
Mr.. Malone has been without prece-
dent to guide him. No other collector
of this port ever had to deal with a
situation like that created by the war
in Europe.
From the outset he has been de-
termined, so far as his district is con-
cerned, to prevent any act on the
part of any of the belligerents which
would compromise the neutrality or
this country as defined in President
Wilson's proclamation, says the New
York Herald.
The need for prompt and vigorous
action was emphasized by the Kron-
prinz Wilhelm episode. The records
of the custom house show that this
vessel cleared in a proper manner.
The authorities had no legal right to
detain it.
Becomes Commerce Destroyer.
Yet the facility with which the
Kronprinz Wilhelm was transformed
from a peaceful merchant vessel to
commerce destroyer as soon as 1t
was on the high seas caused the gov
eminent to turn it's attention to the
activities which became manifest on
board other steamships that were In
the harbor.
Mr. Malone Immediately organized
a neutrality bureau, consisting OF
about a hundred customs officials.
These men were assigned to various
piers and stations where vigilance
seemed necessary.
Each man was held to strict &C
countability, but Mr. Malone set them
a splendid example, for night after
night he was out in the harbor, in
wind, rain or cold, either on torpedo
boat destroyer or one of the govern
ment's fast launches which have been
assigned to neutrality duty.
The formalities attending the clear
ance Of vessel were made more
strict, closer inspection of the load
ing of cargoes was instituted, and to
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-30
Beautiful European City.

Agram. in Croatia, is one Of the
most popular cities in Europe, because
years ago its public-spirited citizens
got behind movement and carried
out q plan for an extensive park
THE city has population Of only
about 100000 persons. but everywhere
it is known and spoken as IS the city
of beautiful parks. Few persona pass
through on train that do not return.
They are drawn back by reason Of
the beauty OF the park. The city
spent more than one milliqh dollars
to set it OF properly.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-30

flame was very clear. A venerable
bearded priest stood beside the lamp.
His discourse was earnest and solemn.
Both man and woman hearers were
very attentive.
The ceremonies of worship are quite
simple, but the mysteries of the faith
may be less SO. The Parsees who
have been educated in England and
many of those whose English educa-
ton has been obtained in Bombay
resent the designation of fire worship
ers.
One of them gave me monograph,
written by Parsee barrister in Lon
don, which explained the creed Of the
followers of Zoroaster as one Of good
thoughts, good words and good deeds,
with the sacred flame as symbol Of
the effulgence of the deity. 1t is not
denied, however. that contact with
Hindus and Mohammedans has caused
corruptions to creep into the creed.
The Hindus and Moslems regard the
Parsees as fire worshipers.
1t was on a New Year day that
drove out to Malabar hill, where are
located the Towers Of Silence, or the
Parsee cemetery. Every traveller takes
this drive 1t is past the other GENE
teries, Christian and Mohammedan
burial grounds and the Hindu burning
CHAT. The cemetery of the Christians
is no longer used, but on almost any
day there will be Mohammedan fu-
nerals and Hindu cremations.
On this day there were two Moham-
medan funerals and three parties of
Hindu mourners, with their respective
burdens at the burning CHAT
Malabar hill is the choice spot over
looking the Arabian sea. Within the
cemetery grounds are flagstone steps.
shaded walks and arbors and bowers.
A luxuriant vegetation covers the
rocks, and there is everything that
goes to make a beautiful garden Of
flowers.
The towers Of Silence, of which
there are five, are hardly towers at
all. They are about 275 feet in cir
conference and perhaps 25 feet high.
The material Is whitewashed stone
and cement or mortar. A near ap
proach to the towers is not allowed
to strangers to the Parsee creed, nor
is entrance permitted to the fire tenn
ple. where the sacred fire Is kept alive
and seven kinds of incense are burned.
A model of the towers Is shown In
the registry room and an attendant ex-
plains them to visitors. The attend
ant explained to me the circular rows
in which the bodies were placed-one
for the children, one for the women
and one for the men, When the bodies
have been stripped of their feshly
covering by the vultures, which takes
perhaps half an hour, the bones re-
main for a while, and are then
dropped into a well in the center,
which is provided with drains and
water Pushes. Charcoal is the chief
purifier.
On this New Year day there was
Parsee funeral, which could be OBJ
served only at respectful distance.
There were the four professional body
bearers, with the bier on their Shout
ders, and procession OF perhaps nifty
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-30
MAN BAGS 52-P0UND WOLF
Young Minnesota Hunter Chases Ami
NAL for Several Miles on
Motor Cycle.

Balaton, Minn.-Two boys, Evold
Bylander and John Boilman, bagged
a 52-pound wolf recently in rather a
novel way.
They were out hunting-one boy on
the motor cycle and the other with a
gun in the side car-when they spied
the wolf and gave chase. After .
wild ride of several miles, they made
q successful long shot.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-30

II
Year days and this Is so be-
HxM cause of the large number or
races and religions.
When a traveller who expects to
spend some time in the country goes
to the bank with his letter of credit,
usually card is handed him on which
is printed the various holidays, This
is for his convenience, so that he
will not let himself get out OF funds
and go to the bank in hurry, only
to find it closed on account of some
holiday. The holiday may be Chris
tian, Mohammedan or that of any one
OF the numerous Hindu sects.
When the usual card was given me
in Bombay, says writer, noted the
number of these holidays which were
ascribed to New Year. They did not
exactly bear out the humorous de-
scription of every day in the year as
a New Year day, but there seemed
hardly a month of the Christian calen-
dar which did not have at least one
New Year designated, and In some
months there were more.
Kaleidoscope Bombay observes all
these New Year days because the
stream of Asiatic life which circulates
through it includes all the civilization
and all the races and religions OF the
Orient, with some additions from the
Occident. The spirit is one of cath
olicity.
All the races and all the religious
sects observe the New Year OF the
Christian calendar, because British
rule of India is reflected in this day;
but they also observe the New Year OF
the different races and religions
among themselves, at least to the ex-
tent of knocking off work.
Whether in Bombay or Benares, the
monkey temple has it's throng of Hin
du worshipers, and the Mohamme-
dams often are not unwilling to share
in the observance to the extent OF
foregoing their business activities.
The H1ndus on their part are apt to
think it a shame to work on MOham-
medan New Year day when the Mos
lem population may be thronging the
Jumma Musquid mosque. So it goes
all round the circle of New Year holl-
days.
There is a simple arithmetical meth
cd of calculating the time from the
Hegira in the terms of the Christian
era, but the easier way is to accept
without question the fact that such
and such a day is the New Year OF
the Mohammedan era. Similarly, the
New Year Of the Buddhists and the
Brahmins and the jams and the Skins
NAV be accepted without bothering
about the calendar.
The British New Year in Bombay.
or Calcutta. or Delhi is much the
same as in England.
While the Christian New Year is
formal and stately on account OF Brit
ish authority it has less standing than
the New Year of the Parsees, because
it is a single days observance, while
the Parsees take two days. The year
/ happened to be in Bombay was the
Parsee Yazdezardi, 1875, and the New
Year days came on September Ii and
IA.
On this day / was afforded the op-
portunity of witnessing the Parsee re-
ligious observances, or Zoroastrian
services. 1t was in the Allbless Bagh.
on the Charni road. Their churches
or temples of worship are free from
architectural pretensions without and
within. They are more like an crdi-
nary hall.
In this temple the women were gath
cred at one end of the room and the
men at the other end. In the space
between was a stand holding lamp
with the eternal fire under glass The
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-30
THE BRAvEsT FLOWERS.

FLOWERS
means Inc carrier ua's
reminders OF .ne sauen y'a
During the
candytuft and gaiardas IN
every month III
disappointed Then the oess mem
until JACK
OF the happy
and goangy taken % ns noe
English daisy and the
appreciated and have an appear
buys Horace - lug
Cuun Magazine.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-30


couple of powerful locomotives of
the latest pattern, and in part of mis-
cellaneous freight, consisting Of sup
plies for army use.
Lighters piled high with large
crates containing motors and automo-
bile bodies of various makes are in
evidence everywhere around the har-
Dor. The spaces between the piers
of the Bush Terminal docks are con-
gested with freight of this charac-
ter, and the scene is one Of remarka-
BILE commercial enterprise.
The Neutrality picks its way along
cautiously until in less crowded wa
tiers, then makes a dash across the
upper bay to the torpedo-boat de-
stroyers stationed at the Narrows.
The Investigating party no sooner
chambers up on the deck Of one OF
them than telephone bell rings aft.
Lieut.. George M. Lowry answers the
call and returns with a message for
a member of the neutrality squad"
from the office of Mr.. Malone. The
destroyers have steam up and are
ready to make a dash if the occasion
should arise.
Beyond the Narrows, in Gravesend
bay, in what has been designated by
the harbor authorities as the loading
ground for explosives, several ships
are taking on dynamite, tri-nitro-
toluol or some other form of high ex-
plosive in quantities sufficient to
make you shudder at the mere thought
of what might happen if one Of the
boxes carelessly swung from the light
er alongside should slip from the
block and tackle and fall to the deck.
All barges carrying explosives arc
required by the municipal ordinance
to fly two large red flags, one at the
bow and one at the stern, and at
night to display two red lanterns.
City in Danger From Explosives.
Most of them paid little heed to the
regulation. They were travelling up
and down the harbor, each with
enough picric acid or other high ex-
plosive to raze the city, with no red
flag flying or other indication of the
dangerous cargo they were transport
ing. The attention OF the neutrality
squad" was called by Mr.. Malone to
this carelessness.
The customs guards are also forced
to keep rigid watch to see that no
explosives are loaded on passenger
ships. It is likewise part of their
duty, under the law, to prevent ship
pers from loading goods under a false
classification.
In enforcing neutrality Mr. Malone
has not lost sight of the fact thai
the motive of patriotism which impe
all aliens in the United States
want to be of utmost service to t
respective countries is perfectly
derstandable, but it has been his
slant purpose to compel the I'd
sentatives of all nations to red
that they can only serve the cal
of their governments by keep
within the limits and prohibitions
our neutrality laws.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-30

Full, the Japanese foster-daughter
Of Mrs. William B. Neader Adamson
Of Philadelphia, is not only a beauti-
full, healthy and loving little Japanese
child, but is also the living exponent
by which the theory of the influence
of environment over that Of heredity
is to be proved. The child is to be
given a real American training and at
twenty-one to be permitted to decide
whether she wants to live in America
or Japan. Meanwhile all her inherent
characteristics are to be made mat
ter of record.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-30
TO BUZZARDS.

a INDIA beats the world for the
number and variety of it's New
Year days and this is so be-
cause of the large number or
The Washington herald., 1915-11-23
LUDLOW FUNERAL
SERVICES TOMORROW
Wife of Rear Admiral Will Be
Buried in Rock Creek
Cemetery, =,

Mrs. Mary Mclean Ludlow, daughter
Of the late Mr.. and Mts Washington
Mclean, of Cincinnati and Washington.
died Sunday evening at . o'clock at the
home Of her son, Frederick Hamilton
Bugher, 1903 X street northwest, after an
illness Of several weeks She Is survived
by q brother, John n. Mclean; a sister,
the wife Of Admiral George Dewey, and
a son, Frederick Hamilton Bugher. She
has one grandson.
Mrs. Ludlow was born in Cincinnati.
Ohio Following q period of study and
travel abroad. she was married first to
Mr. Bugher and later to Admiral Lud-
low.
For more than thirty years Mrs. Lud-
low was resident Of the National Cspi-
tai. Her home In Lafayette Square, for
years the center of q charming and dig
nihed hospitality. Is one Of the most IN
teresting and historic houses In the city,
and furnished a fitting background for a
notable hostess. The house has been
leased for the last two winters, while
Mrs. Ludlow made her home with her
son and daughter-in-iaw, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bugher
Funeral services viii be held at the
Bugher home. in K street, tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. and interment will
be In Rock Greek Cemetery. .
With a keen, bright mind and with the
social and political history Of the country
at her finger-tips, she was q delightful
raconteuse.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-23
ELECTRICAL DEALERS
DISCUSS CELEBRATION
Prosperity Week Plans Include H.
lustrations on Development
of Industry.

The executive committee Of business
men arranging for the program Of Elec-
trical Prosperity Week, to be held In
Washington November . to December l.
simultaneously with a similar celebration
throughout the country. met yesterday
In the Raleigh Hotel to discuss plans for
the week. No definite decision as to the
form of program was reached. II Is like
ly one Of the principal features of the
program viii be a parade of automobiles
and the flood" lighting OF public build
inEs and monuments
The meeting yesterday was for the de-
velopment OF a closer relation between
dealers in electrical appliances. so as to
make Electrical Prosperity Week a big
success. This was urged by John c. Nc
Laughlin. chairman of the executive COM
mittee.
Another feature TO be brought out dur
ing the week will be illustrations as to
the development Of the electrical industry
in the past thirty-four years, or since 1t
was first put into popular use.
Retail merchants OF Washington will
cooperate with a "dress-up and fx-up''
feature Display windows OF the stores
will be dressed in special attire, and every
effort will be made to draw the attention
of the public TO the two programs.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-23
HOOP SKIRTS TO GRACE
SUFFRAGE PAGEANT.
Women Start Making Of Costumes.
Sixteen Society Girls viii Poss
in Symbolic FREEZES.

Costume Headquarters for the Susan
b. Anthony suffrage pageant, to be held
December Is, at Convention Hail, under
the auspices Of the Congressional Union
for Woman Suffrage were opened yes
terday AZ I79 II street northwest Ma
chimes have been Installed and women
VIII commences Immediately the, work OF
making dresses for the various episodes
Of the pageant
Many OF the costumes consist OF hoop
skirts, fully ten yards In circurnferenee.
Queer little poke bonnets are being
manufactured 10 give local color TO the
scenes of decades past. Some of the
episodes are laid as far back as isis.
Mrs. William 8. Moore IL chairman OF
the costume committee h.S- Rose A.
Clark, OF Boston, has been appointed
mistress of the wardrobe
The following sixteen society giris
will pose IN the symbolic friezes that
are TO appear between the episodes;
Misses Gsorgina schofeld.. daughter Of
Gen. Schoieid; Hardest Peckham, daugh-
ter of Judge Peckham; Margaret Reeve.
the youngest debutante of the navy set;
Ruth Hapgood, Helen BuFch, Anne Hop
kins, Catherine Burdstt, Lillian Hend-
ricks, Mary HeEry, Pocahontas Butler,
Janet cowen, Mary Lord Andrews, Can
dace Howard. Margaret Howard the
Misses Barber, and Eloise orne.
tian Hemmick, Mrs George Odeu. Mrs
Brown Miller, Mrs. Henry Blount, Mrs.
Morven Thompson, Mrs Barrett
Ridgley, Mrs. Robert Peary, wife OF
Rear Admiral Peary, u. S. N; Mrs.
Richard wainwright, Mrs. Robert Baker,
Mrs. Henry Mcfarland, Mrs. Appleton
p. Clark. Mrs. Theodore Noyes, Mrs.
Harvey w. Wiley, Mrs. Henry Graves.
wife OF chief forester Of United States;
Mrs. Sigsbee wife of Rear Admiral Sigs-
beef Mrs. Clara d. Neigh, of, Neigh
borhood House; Mrs. George Sutherland,
Wits Of Senator Sutherland, OF Utah;
Mrs Reed Smoot, wife of Senator Smoot,
Of Utah; Mrs. William T. Borah, wife
of Senator Borah, OF Idaho; Mrs. Thorn
as J. Walsh, wife of Senator Walsh, of
Montana; Mrs. John d. Works, wife Of
Senator Works, Of California; Mrs, E. ],
Hill, wife Of Congressman Hill, of Con-
necticut; Mrs. Frank W, Mondell, wife
Of Congressman Mondell, of Wyoming;
Mrs. Reeve Lewis and Mrs. Henry
Ashurst
The Washington herald., 1915-11-23
GEORGETOWN MAN WILL
WED FOR FOURTH TIME
Wesley L. Carter Says Mother Had
Three Husbands-Brother and
Sister Married Twice.

That all the brave men are no,
fighting with the armies of Europe
was demonstrated yesterday when
Wesley L. Carter, AZ. a. Georgetown
huckster, applied for a marriage
license to launch upon the matrimon-
ial sea for the fourth time.
When Col. Knoll removed his pen
from his right ear and prepared to
write the Incense he little thought
the man before him deserved to be
ranked with heroes.
Have you ever been married be-
foreg" asked the colonel.
The answer swept him of his feet.
Three times" said the prospective
bridegroom,
Questioned further. Carter said he
was first married Is years ago, that
his first two wives were dead, and
the third had divorced him. He said
his mother had had three husbands
and that he had brother and sis
ter who had each been married twice.
The young lady who is to fill the
fourth chapter in Carriers matrimonial
history is Miss Josephine Hawkins, 43.
resident of Georgetown
The Washington herald., 1915-11-23
SAYS BILLIARD COMPANY
WAS In N. H. CONTROL
Sensational Charge Is Made by Gov.
eminent Council at Trial
of Directors.


Special 70 The Washington Herald.
New York, Nov. 2.-The session of the
New Haven directors trial today ended
with an incident that bordered close on
the sensational 1t had the tone OF a
challenge TO Charles s., Mellen, the gov
ernment's chief witness.
The name of Richard Olney, Secretary
of State under President Cleveland, fig
ured in the evidence. Another White
House chat between President Roosevelt
and Aellen was recounted by the latter,
who spent his eighteenth day in the Wit
ness chair.
Homer S. Cumming, of the defense's
counsel, argued against the admissibility
of any evidence relating to the Billiard
Company. He declared that IL was not
controlled by the New Haven.
This concern was as much dominated
and controlled by the New Haven as the
New England Navigation Company. Ey-
cry share of its stock was in control Of
Mr.. MelIen-
No, no." interrupted MelIen, shaking
his head and laughing.
Counsel for the defense laughed at
what they evidently believed was a set
back for the government
81 know that Mr.. Mellen will deny that
statement" exclaimed r. L. Bates, Of
government counsel, firmly, his tone
stilling the buzz of comment that had
started in the courtroom. But We will
prove il from him."
In SO many words" asked Judge
Hunt. you mean to say that this was
a New Haven Company
Every step of the Billiard Company
was step of the New Haven Company"
replied Bats, impressiVely. Adjourn
ment was then announced until tomor-
row. Mellen's face was sober as he left
the courtroom.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-23
HUBBARD SCHOOL WILL
BE CLOSED ALL WEEK
officials Decide to Allay Fear Of
Diphtheria Epidemic by Keeping
Building Shut.

The Hubbard public school. in Kenyon
street. near Eleventh street northwest.
will be closed for the remainder of the
week. it was decided by school officials
yesterday in a conference with teachers
and members OF the public school medi-
cal stan. The action was taken in COM
pliance with a request from the Hubbard
Home and School Association. members
of which feared an epidemic of diphtheria
would break out because of the death
last week OF two pupils in the school
from that disease.
E. l. ThurstOn. superintendent of pub
lie schools. conferred with II. P. Blair,
president OF the board of education. and
members Of the medical stan, and a
morning session of teachers at the school
was held in the building. 1t was felt
that no danger of an epidemic of the dis
ease existed in the building, but that II
was best to allay the fears of the mem
bers of the association.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-23
DEPARTMENT DRAFTING
PROTEST TO AUSTRIA
Message on Ancona. However, Will
Be Held, Awaiting More Facts
from Psn6eld.

A tentative draft Of the protest Of this
government to Austria on the sinking OF
the Ancona by an Austrian submarine is
being prepared by officials OF the State
Department. officials stated yesterday
however. that the transmission of the
protest probably will be delayed until
Ambassador Penfeld at Vienna answers
the State DEPARTMENTS request for more
Information.
The text of the INQUIRIES sent to Ambas-
sador Penfield has not been made public.
1t is known that the State Department
Is without proof as to whether the An
coma tried to escape officials say, how
ever. It has sufficient evidence OF VIOLA
lions of other requirements of internal
tional law to warrant protest.
The department received q cable from
Ambassador Page at Rome yesterday
saying the captain of the French steamer
la France claims a German submarine
sank the Ancona. Secretary Lansing
said. however. that the statement was
not accompanied by proof or anything TO
support the captains belief