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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-05
Welcomes Steps by q. S.

E I'VE are glad to know that the United
States has taken steps in this matter,
and we have welcomed other steps by
that government in the defense of the
rights of neutrals and for the uphold
ling of the rules of international law.
II may perhaps say that already be-
fore our conference at Christiania we
zhad striven to keep feeling with the
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that's what's the matter, and that's al
the matter. Oh, not one o. these big
dreamers that put through the big
deals! No, sir! You're the kind O.
dreamer that just sets out on the back
fence and thinks about how much trou-
BILE there must be in the Worldi That
amt the kind that builds the bridges,
Bibbs; it's the kind that borroWs ff-
teen cents from his wife's uncleis
brother-in-law to get ten cents worth
o. plug tobacco and nickel's worth O.
quininew
He put the finishing touch to this
etching with a snort, and turned again
to the window.
'Look out therep' he babe his son.
''Look out O. that window! Look at
the life and energy down there! Look
at the big things young men are dom
in this town. He swung about, COM
ing to the mahogany desk in the mid
die Of the room. "Look at what your
own brothers are dom! Look at Ros-
coe! Yes, and look at Jim! made
Jim president o. the Sheridan Realty
company last new years. and it's an
example to any young manor ole
man, either-the way he took ahold of
it. Last July we found out We wanted
two more big warehouses at the pump
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CHAPTER Viii.

Through the open country Bibbs was
borne flying between brown fields and
sun-fecked groves Of gray trees, to
breathe the rushing clean air beneath a
glorious sky. Upon Bibbs' cheeks there
was hint Of actual color, but unde-
niably it's phantom. This apparition
may have been partly the result Of a
lady's bowling to him upon no more
formal Introduction than the circum-
stance of his having caught her look
ing into his window month before.
It seemed to Bibbs that she must have
meant to convey her forgiveness. Nor
did he lack the impression that he
would long remember her as he had
just seen her; her veil unanimously
blowing back, her face glowing in the
wind-and that look of gay friendli-
ness tossed to him like fresh rose in
carnival.
By and by, upon rising ground, the
driver halted the car, then backed and
tackled, and sent it forward again with
its nose to the south and the smoke.
They passed from the farm lands, and
came, in the amber light Of November
late afternoon, to the farthermost out
skirts Of the city. The sky had become
only a dingy thickening Of the soiled
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mans business to 60 ahead and make
'em bigger? Isn't it his duty? Don't
we always want to get bigger and big
ger?"
'Ye-es-I don't know. But fesl
rather sorry for your brother. He
looked so lonely-and sick"
Hes gettin' better every day." Jim,
said. doctor Quincy says so. There's
nothing much the matter with hin,
really-it's nine-tenths imaginary.
Nerves! People that are willing to
be busy don't have nervous diseases,
because they don't have time to innag-
inc 'em.''
you mean his trouble is really men
tal?"
"Oh, he's not lunatic," said Jim.
Hes just queer. Sometimes he'll say
something right bright, but half the
time what he says is way off the sub
ject, or else there isn't any sense to it
at ALL For instance, the other day I
heard him tallzin to one Of the darkies
in the hall. The darky asked him what
time he wanted the car for his drive,
and anybody else in the world would
have just said what time they did
want it, and that would have been all
there was to it; but here's what Bibbs
says, and heard him with my own
ears. What time do want the car
he says. We'll, now, that depends
that depends he Gays. He talks slow
like that, YOU know. I'LL tell you what
time / want the car, George he says,
if you'll tell me what you think Of this
statuev That's exactly his words!
Asked the darby what he thought Of
that Arab Edith and mother bought for
the hally'
Mary pondered upon this. "He might
have been in fun, perhaps" she sug-
gested.
s'Askin' darby what he thought OF
piece of statuary-of work of art!
Where on earth would be the fun OF
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MAH, and that is true. doubt the ex-
istence Of the kind Of caring we hear
about in poems and plays and novels.
think it must be just kind Of emo
tional talk-most Of it. At all events,
I don't feel it. Now, we can go faster,
please"
"Just where does that let me out?''
he demanded. "How does that excuse
you for"
1T isn't an excuse" she said, gently,
and gave him one final look, wholly
desolate. II haven't said I should
never marry"
"What?'' Jim gasped.
She inclined her head in broken
sort of acquiescence, very humble, IN
fathomably sorrowful.
II promise nothing" she said
family.
you needn't!'' shouted Jim, radiant
and exultant "You needn't! By
George! I know you're square; that's
enough for me! You wait and promise
whenever you're ready"
Don't forget what I asked" she
begged him.
'"Talk about the weather? I will
God bless the old weather. cried the
happy Jim.
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SYNOPSIS.

Bhag4aam's attempt to make q. business
man Of his son Bibbs by starting him in
the machine shop ends in Bibbs going to
q sanitarIum, a nervous wreck. On his re-
turn Bibbs is met at the station by his
sister Edith. He finds himself an incon-
siderable and unconsidered figure in the
New House of the Sheridans. He sees
Mary Vertrees looking at him from a
old town family and impoverished, call on
the Sheridans, newly-rich and afterward
discuss them. Mary puts into words her
parents unspoken wish that she marry
one of the Sheridan boys. At the Sheri-
dan housewarming banquet Sheridan
spreads himself Mary frankly encourages
Jim Sheridan's attentions, and Bibbs hears
he is to be sent back to the machine shop.
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that? No, you're just kind-hearted-
and that's the way you ought to be, Of
course
THANK you, Mr.. sheridany' she
laughed.
"See herey' he cried. 'Isn't there
any way for us to get over this Mister
and Miss thing? A months got thirty
one days in it; I've managed to be with
you part of pretty near all the thirty
one, and think you know how feel
by this time"
She looked panic-stricken immedi-
.ately. "Oh no." she protested, quickly.
"No, don't, and 6
Eyes, you do" he said, and his
voice shook little. You couldn't help
knowing"
"But I dor she denied, hurriedly. 81
do help knowing. mean Oh. waltz
"What for? You do know how l
feel, and you-well, you've certainly
wanted me to feel that way-or else
pretended"
"Now, now!' she lamented. you're
spelling such cheerful afternoon!''
"'Spoiling' it!' He slowed down the
car and turned his face to her squarely.
"See here, Miss Vertrees, haven't you
"Stopl Stop the car minute" And
when he had complied she faced him
as squarely as he evidently desired
her to face him. listen. / don't
want you to go on, today
"Why not?" he asked, sharply.
II don't know" 800 I'D
"You mean it's just within ?'ss A
81 don't know" she repeated. Her
voice was low and troubled and hon
est, and she kept her clear eyes upon
his.
"Will you tell me something?"
almost anything"
"Have you ever told any man you
loved him?"
And at that, though she laughed, she
looked a little contemptuous. mo-"
she said. "And I don't think I ever
shall tell any man that-or ever know
what it means. I'm in earnest, Mr..
Sheridan"
Fhen you-yOu've just been flirting
with mey Poor Jim looked both furi-
GUS and crestfallen.
''Not one bitv she cried. 'eNot one
word! Not one syllable! I'VE meant
every single thingv'
II don't
"Of course you don'ty' she said.
"Now, Mr.. Sheridan, I want you to
start the car. Now! Thank you. Slow
~, till / finish what want to say. I
have not fiirted with you. ] have de-
liberately courted you. One thing more,
and then I want you to take me
straight home, talking about the
weather all the way. said that do
not believe l shall ever care for any
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no His CONSTITUTIONAL 2

IL . 0tDDS dNIH9 TIC OOISeItO6tOEI0ts
air; and a roar and clangor Of metals
beat deafeningly on Bibbs' ears. Now
the car passed two great blocks Of long
brick buildings, hideOus in all ways
possible to make them hideous. And
big as these shops were, they were
growing bigger, spreading over third
block, where two new structures were
mushrooming to completion in some
hasty cement process of a stability not
over-reassuring Bibbs pulled the rug
closer about him, and not even the
phantom Of color was left upon his
cheeks as he passed this place, for he
knew it too WELL Across the face Of
one Of the buildings there was an enor-
nous sign: sheridan Automatic
Pump company, Inc"
Thence they went through streets Of
wooden houses, all grimed, and adding
] their own CRIME from many sooty
chimney; fimsy wooden houses of a
thousand f1imsy WITNESSES in the fash
ing one another GROSSLY. Along these
streets there were skinny shade trees,
and here and there forest elm or wal
nut had been left; but these were
dying. Some people said it was the
scale; some said it was the smoke; and
some were sure that asphalt and ''im-
proving the streets did it; but Bigness
was in too big hurry to bother much
about trees.
Onward the car bore Bibbs through
the older parts of the town where the
few solid old houses not already de-
molished were in transition; some were
being made into apartment buildings;
others had gone uproariously into
trade; one or two peeped humorously
over the tops Of Office buildings Of one
story in the old front yards. Altogether,
the town here was like boarding
house hash the Sunday after Thanks
giving; the old Ingredients were dis
cernible.
This was the fringe Of Bigness' own
sanctuary, and now Bibbs reached the
roaring holy Of holes itself. Magnif1-
cent new buildings, already dingy,
doomed hundreds Of feet above him;
newer ones, more magnificent, were
rising beside them, rising higher; the
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xRuets were laid ogsA 60 their entrafs
and men worked underground between
palisades, and overhead in metal cob
webs like spiders in the sky. Trolley
cars changed and shrieked their way
round swarming corners; motor cars
of every kind and shape known to man
babbled frightful warnings and frantic
demands; hospital ambulances clam
ored wildly for passage; steam whistles
signaled the swinging of titanic
tentacle and claw; riveters ratified like
machine guns; the ground shook to the
thunder of gigantic trucks; and the
conglomerate sound of it all was the
sound of earthquake playing accom-
paniments for battle and sudden death.
And in the hurrying crowds, swirl
ing and sitting through the brobdingna-
gian camp of iron and steel, one saw
the camp followers and the pagan
women-there would be work today
and dancing tonight. For the Puritan's
dry voice is but the cracking of leaf
underfoot in the rush and roar of the
coming Of the new Egypt.
Bibbs was on time. He knew it
must be ito the minute" or his father
would consider it an outrage; and the
big chronometer in Sheridan's Office
marked four precisely when Bibbs
walked in Coincidentally with his en-
trance five people who had been at
work in the Office, under Sheridan's di-
rection, walked out. They departed
upon no visible or audible suggestion,
and with a promptness that seemed
ominous to the newcomer. AS the mas
sive door clicked softly behind the
elderly stenographer, the last of the
procession, Bibbs had feeling that
they all understood that he was fail
ure as a great mans son, a disappoint-
ment, the queer one" of the family,
and that he had been summoned to
Judgments well-founded impression,
for that was exactly what they under
stood.
''Sit down." said Sheridan.
It is frequently an advantage for
deans, schoolmasters and worried IA
theirs to place delinquents in the sit
ting posture. Bibbs sat.
Sheridan, standing, gazed enigmatic-
ally upon his son for a period of
silence, then walked slowly to a win
dow and stood looking out Of it, his
big hands, loosely hooked together by
the thumbs, behind his back. They
were soiled, as were all other hands
down town, except such as might be
still damp from basin.
swell, Bibbs,' he said at last, not
altering his attitude, "do you know
what I'm goin' to do with your"
Bibbs, leaning back in his chair, fixed
his eyes contemplatively upon the cell
ing. 81 heard you tell JIM" he began.
in his slow way. you said you'd send
him to the machine shop with me if he
didn't propose to Miss Vertrees. So I
suppose that must be your plan for me.
But
"But what?" said Sheridan, irritably,
as the son paused.
isn't there somebody you'd let me
propose tor
That brought his father sharply
round to face him. ''You beat the
devil! Bibbs, what is the matter with
you? Why can't you be like anybody
else?"
Liver, maybe" said Bibbs, gently.
Bob! Even ole Doc Quincy says
there's nothin' wrong with you organ
ically. No. You're dreamer, Bibbs;
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. Lacking sympathy and under
standing of a fine nature, isn't
) it possible that a sIave-drlving
father could practically force
his fraiI, dreaming son to sui
eide by making him do work
which he is fitted to do neither
mentally nor physically? Would
the father likely feel guilty of
murder in such circumstances?
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Can't you see the serious eff :
s feet Of such parental tactics in s
dealing with the melancholy J
! 5ibbs as Old Sheridan pursues? s
Isn't 1t easy to imagine the lone
. Iy young fellows going down to 8
the river and making an end Of
his misery? 8
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Evening journal., 1916-03-14
Will Fighf Us Not
Only With Bullets, But With
the Undying Hate They BearUs!

so PROF. FREDERICK STARR GREATEST AUTHORITY on
SOUTHERN REPUBLIC, WHO EXPLAINS REASONS FOR DEEP
SEATED ANTAGONIST BETWEEN TWO PEOPLES.
Evening journal., 1916-03-14
Thin Folks Who
Would Be Fat
Inerease In weirht Ten Pound. or Mnre.

Increase in Weight Ten Pounds or More.
ia certainly give most anything 90 bo
able 10 fat up o few pounds and stay TINT
way, declares every excessively thin man
or woman. such o. rusult Is not impose ihlr,
despite past failures. Most thin people are
victims Of mal-nutrifion. condition which
being taken up hy che blood aa thov nra
when the powers of nutrition are normal
Instead Of getting into the blood much of
the lat and hesh producing elements stat in
the intesiincs until they pass from tho body
a. waste
To correct this condition and 10 produce
healthy, normal amount of Fat. the nutri-
tive processes must be urtihciallv runuliod
with She power which nature has denied them.
This can probably best boz accomplished BY
eating O Snrgol tablet with cvery meal. Sar.
gol Is careful combination of Sis splendid
assmiliatiye agents. Taken with meals they
mix with tho food 10 turn the sugars and
starchcs Of what you have eaten into rich.
ripe nourishmcnt for the TISSUES and blood and
its rapid effect has been In many cases reported
remarkable. Reported gains of from ten Co
twenty hvo pounds in q single month are by
no means infreuucmt Yet its action Be- ucr-
foctly natural and absolutely harmless sar-
gnl Is sold by y. -. Dunforih Market and
Second streets, vii. Dot. and other drug
gists everywhere and every package con.
iains guarantee of weight increase on
money back.
NOTE;-sargol Is recommended only a.
a flesh builder and while excellent rrsuiti
/ In cases Of nervous Indigestion. etc. have
l been reported. care should be- taken nbnu
using 10 unless gain of weight is desired
Evening journal., 1916-03-14

the
do that they
official representatives
Them the world has been laughing
stocks particularly has been disgrace IN Mexico Often our
representatives there Inferior ability with
intelligence social training and with no moral ideals
qualities much make the Mexcans despse
deprived territory
a il
10 HALF their
advantage Mexicos internal
"a
As fact wanted
IS az
the with
believed there that
when Texas pronounced its indepeD dence.
American lands
American oil wells they believe will be for taking
their territory. duong Mexico the position of
Central American State nsignihc ant as Guatemala
undoubtedly the MeXicans
heartily that THEY FELL WE ARE EXPLOITING THEM AND THEIR
Blndy
on
the millionaire
Hartman, Rockofeer
OF millions
will so-caed
ALL
takes and deeper rootl
Evening journal., 1916-03-14
HEAVY RECRUITING
IN State MILITIA

Within the past week there has been
heavy recruiting in the various COM
panles Of the Organized Militia Of
Delaware. throughout the state. It
is evident that many young men de-
sire to receive instruction in military
matters now. so that they will be
ready for service in case they are
needed by their country What Is
especially pleasing to officials OF the
militia is the fact that those who are
joining the militia are fine class OF
young men. mentally. morally and
physically
Quite a number of desirable young
men have already joined the local
companies. and. while one Of them
has waiting list. there is yet room
for some additional recruits. and this
situation should be ended at once by
a sufficient number Of the hundreds of
available young men OF Wilmington.
joining the local battalion, the hos
pital detachment or the band. which
has few vacancies yet remaining.
officers OF these companies may be
found at the armory every night
through the week and on Sundays.
and will he glad TO explain the work
ings of their military system to pros
pectve members, and TO enlist such
as may desire 10 Join with them. and
whose records and physical condition
are good. Contrary 90 The opinions
held by some there Is no cost 10 the
individual, the state supplying him
everything he requires. from instruc-
tions TO equipment
Evening journal., 1916-03-14
URGE HOME FOR
THE BELGIAN ORPHANS
Miss Van der Filler Pictures
Horrors in Wake
of War
NEED 100000
FOR THE RROJECT

With Miss Hendrika van der Filler
Of The Hague. Holland, as the speak
ar, an interesting public meeting was
leld last evening in the parlors of
the New Century Club, in behalf of
he establishment OF a Holland
American home for war orphans and
Belgian refugees at Antwerp, Bel
GUM. The meeting was well at
tended The speaker was introduced
" General James II. Wilson.
Miss van der Filler is touring this
country visiting practically all the
.arger cities in an effort to raise
100000 for the founding of this
home which will provide a perma-
uent home to hundreds of children
made homeless and parentless by the
war. She first spoke here at the
home of Miss Margaret II. Shearmaa
last week and her talk last night was
similar to her lecture given there.
Miss van der Fher gate graphic de-
scriptions OF some of the frightiul
scenes that were enacted in the streets
of Holland. many of which, she said,
became ~ congestcd with the fleeing
mobs that came over from Belgium into
Holland that children were crushed 10
death. II is almost impossible TO pie
ture the frenzy OF that mob of men.
women children, dogs, cats and birds,
said Miss van der Filler i'm dwelling upon
this part Of her lecture. She told many
pathetic and hcart-touclnng stories ot
incidents that had happened which
brought tears TO the eyes of many as
she pictured the suffering that has been
and is now endured by the refugees.
She spoke of thc' formation of her
BOYS Club. which now cares for 25u
boys. aud said that when the Belgians
were driven into Holland that she im-
mediat ,lv opened the doors 0f her club to
he refugees. Hundreds were given shell
fer there. The 'men and boys were pun
to work making baskets, mattresses and
other things. while the women refugee.
were made 10 wash The clothes and keer
things clean.
The speaker told how "a week
will support a child in the Holland
American Home and after painting a
vivid picture as TO what would be-
come of the hundreds Of homeless
and fatherless children after the war.
tho speaker made an earnest plea for
funds to help found this home which
would be a permanent home for the
war orphans
An Interested listener i'm the audi
rnce last evening was a Belgian resi-
dent of this city. Throughout the
lecture when Miss van der Filler told
of some OF the horrible scenes that
now infested his country. tears
irickled down his cheeks and he was
visably moved. At the close Of the
lecture he held an interview wifi
Miss van der Filler in his native
tongue.
At the conclusion OF the lecture
last evening number OF lantern
slides we're shown. all Of which pic
tured the conditions existing now in
those war stricken countries.
The project I'm which Miss van der
Filler is interested has the backing OF
royalty, Queen Wilhelmina herself
being one of the most interested
patrons. Miss van der Filler spoke
this morning before the current
events class Of the New Century Club
She will also speak tomorrow at the
Delaware College for Women, and TO-
morrow evening she will leave this
city for Chicago.
Evening journal., 1916-03-14
c. 0. P. Sees SUCCESS
IN fall ELECTION

More than 200 persons were in at
tendance at the first meeting of the
campaign of the Republican City Com
mlttce, held last night in the rooms
OF the Young Mems Republican Club.
Encouraging reports were reviewed
from the city wards. City Chairman
Bowers. at the close OF the meeting,
said that he considered the prospects
for the year unusually bright
Addresses dealing with the coming
campaign and urging concerted action
all along the line were made by Con-
gressman Thomas W. Miller, City
Treasurer William j. Highheld, VIII
liam Greenweli and others.
The present committee will hold It's
final me0ting next Monday night week
to receive names for delegates and
Evening journal., 1916-03-14
OPEN NoSTRlLS! END
A COLD OR CATARRH
How To Get Relief When Head
and Nose are Stuffed Up.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. :, :. :. !. -,

Count hfiyl Your cold in head or
caiarrh disappears Your clogged
nostrils will open. the air passages Of
your head will clear and you can
breathe freely. No more snufhIng,
hawking. mucous discharge. dryness
or headache; no struggling for breath
lat night
Get small bottle OF Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist and apply
little Of this fragrant antseptic cream
in your nostrils. 10 penetrates through
every air passage of the head, sooth-
ing and healing the swollen or innam-
cd mucous membrane, giving you I'M
slant relief Head colds and catarrh
yield like magic Don't stay stuffed
up and miserable Relief is sure.
Evening journal., 1916-03-14
Don't be bilious, oonstipated, sick, with
breath bad and stomach sour.

Tonight sure. Take Casarcts and en-
Joy the incest, gentlest liver and bowel
cleansing YOU ever experienced Wake
mp with your head clear. stomach sweet.
breath right aud feeling fine. Get rid
of sick headache. biliousness constipa-
tiou, furrcd tongue. sour stomach, hao
colds. Clear your skin. brighten your
eyes. quicken your step and feel like
doing full days work Cascarets are
better than salts. pills or calomcl be-
cause thev don't shock the liver or gyipe
The bowels or cause Inconvenience all
he next dav.
Mother, should give cross, sick, hil-
ions. fe,crish children whole Cascuret
snyiimc a. they can not iniure the
thirty feet Of tonder bowels
Evening journal., 1916-03-14
BrRY CApTAIN J. q. MuNYAN.

The funeral of Captain J. r..
Munyan. one Of tho oldest masters
and pilots of the Delaware River and
Bay. took place today al Pennsgrove.
n. J. For the last 10 years Cap
tain Munyan had been master OF the
steamboat Thomas Clyde and before
that was a pilot on the steamboats,
Republic and John A. Warner. Ho
was 40 years old
Evening journal., 1916-03-14
cnARGE MOMAN WITH ARsON.

DENTON. Md. March 14.-Dotec-
tive Lancaster. representing the State
fire marshal. yesterday arrested Mrs.
Jennie Lord on the charge OF setting
fire to her home In Denton, Saturday
morning. Mrs Lord was admitted
10 $4,000 bail for April Court.