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Evening star., 1916-03-26
THE DAILY STORY.
Uprising in the Kitchen.
Copyright. 1915. by ". werner.)

Mrs. Jim Ginter stepped to her
kitchen door and watched the two men
unload something covered with burlap
that seemed quite heavy.
Where do you want this desk,
ma ann called one of the men.
'Why-er, right here in my kitchen.
guess said Mrs. Ginter. the line of
her mouth suddenly Strengthening.
At the steps the men set the desk
down for a few moments to get their
breath AS they did so the hired man
came around a corner with hoe.
Ooh, Bill" called Mrs. Ginter.
come and help the men get this desk
in
Bill dropped his hoe and slouched
forward Guess mebbe it's the desk
the boss ordered for the harness room,
keep records O. milk and horse deals
and feed buying: ct cetery Spose we
take it right
Into my Kitchen said Mrs. Gnter,
swapping off her words. Take hold
the end with that smaller man. Bill ana
don't let him do all the lifting.
After they had carried the desk into
the kitchen, removed the burlap ana
exposed the fine polished surface and
the drawers underneath, Bill cooked his
head and studied it critically. Seems
kind of out o. place in the kitchen,
don't it?' he remarked.
Not any more than it would in the
harness room.
HIN, Mebbe not. Well. ] was plan
aing to go for it myself after dinner.
Boss always has his stuff brought out.
Saves express hire.
"Oh, you needn't pay me for bring
ing it out. if you don't want to- said
the taller of the eXpresSmen. MIR.
Ginter and I are on a horse deal, and
was coming out anyway and hap
pened to notice the desk. I've brought
the money to buy the animals, if We
can come 10 terms. Is Mr.. Ginter
around?'
No gone over to the races. Won't
be back till after dark. But I guess
I'll do just well. What's your
Offer
-Four hundred for the pair. SO far,
but I'm ready to raise twenty-five"
And the boss asks five hundred"
put in Bill. That pair O. grays is
nice a team of horses as anywhere
around"
The expressman looked at Mrs. Gin
ter.
II heard Jim say he might come
down Twenty-Five" she observed, so |
guess splitting the difference will be
fair The animals are worth that"
The expressman waited stolidly for
some minutes, watching her face for
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HOW FIRMS IN US. MAY
SHARE RUSSIAN TRADE
Party Touring This Country Ex-
planning Conditions-Will In
clude Washington in Itinerary.

In an effort to show business firms in
the United States how they can obtain
a large part of the Russian trade which
formerly went to Germany, party of
Russian business men is about to tour
the United States They will come to
Washington within a few days for "a
conference with officials of the bureau
of foreign and domestic commerce.
1t is being demonstrated by members
of the party, in their conferences with
the various local branches of the
American Exporters Association, that
throughout Russia exists determine
ton to continue in channels of com
merce the war against Germany even
after the guns have ceased firing.
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The British Race.

r rom the W eStfnlnstPr Gazette.
If any one among US has despaired
of the British race, or let his mind be
affected by the constant assertions of
German writers, echoed by pessimsts
in this country, that our young men
have grown soft and feeble, let him
take and read the wonderful dispatch
which that gallant commander, Sir Ian
Hamilton, has sent from the Darda
nelles, and then read it again and
again. He will learn there how Eng
lish, Welsh, Scotch, Irish. Australians,
New Zealanders, in company with their
French allies, performed just those
prodigies of valor which are supposed
to belong to the antique world. how
they landed on steep beaches overhung
with cliffs against withering fire,
fought desperately by day and night,
undeterred by death, wounds and over
powering fatigue, and finally perform
ed a feat which by all the rules of war
fare might well have been deemed i'm
possible for the most hardened veter-
ans in the world. In the story of the
River Clyde he will read a modern YER
sion of the wooden horse of Troy in
which make that an
cient tale of heroic times seem insig
nificant by comparison. And he will
learn that large numbers of the men
who took part in those great feas of
arms were recruited since the war be-
gan until a few months ago going
about their modest, peaceful avocations
in offices. in workshops, behind the
counter. or on the clerks stool What
We owe them is beyond telling or re-
paying. But we shall cherish the mem
ory of those who have fallen, and draw
strength, courage and confidence for
the future from the proof here offered
to us that the old spirit Of daring and
adventure is unquenchable.
Evening star., 1916-03-26

The man who stopped me and asked
what building that was wore on his
lapel the button of volunteer fire
department, and that set me to think
ing: and my thoughts went pleasantly
backward until they stopped on Main
street on a sunny June afternoon, in
front of the Morton House.
The Morton House was broad and
White and had green blinds and green
lattice work to divide the portion OF
the porch in front of the bar from the
portion of the porch in front of the
Ladies Door" into which no ladies
ever passed.
Main street was a part of one OF the
| old stage coach routes from Albany 10
New York, and Eddie Bogerts folks
| lived in a fine old stone house that is
said to have been tavern in the old
days.
| Inside the Morton House is little
room where Johnny Morton allowed his
selected friends to sit around a table
and drink beer if they didn't make too
| much noise about it: and on the walls
| up and down and all around. were the
red and blue and white and yellow and
purple badges of various volunteer
iremen's conventions. Johnny Morton
must have been the greatest all-round
| fireman that ever lived. If you had an
hour to spare you would drop in and
TASK Johnny something about the
] badges. and he would tell you more
inside stuff about the conventions of
1.-THE volunteer firemen for the last fifty
years than you would think the human
brain could hold.
| OF course. Johnny was the chief OF
| the town fire department to which all
the young bucks of the village be-
longed. There were several firehouses.
each one with elaborately painted
front. caretaker, two horses and pool
tables upstairs. Sometimes a fire would
Interrupt a pool tournament. and that
would always cause grumbling. At 2
IocloCk every night except Sunday the
test alarm would ring in the house of
Bergen Hose No. !. the horses would
rum BILE out of their stalls and would be
hitched up. When were small we
used to go around to Bergen Hose to
| watch and wonder, and when we were
ltwenty-one and treasured briar pipe
more than you would suppose man
would treasure the Good Hope diamond,
We used to go around to make scotfing
remarks.
| When the fire bell would tap in the
da ytme you would see the most as
ltonishing lot of young men popping
store, from the courthouse and from
the building where the lawyers had
offices. Each one would be running
nary clothes. but each one wore fire.
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Total Russian Imports.

The total Russian imports in nor
nal times amounted to approximately
$500, 900 annually. OF this amount
Germany furnished AS per cent, or
about s356OO0,000. The Russians are
now endeavoring to show American
manufacturers and exporters that ii
large part of this could be secured by
the United States.
r. Martens. head of the party. said
that in spite of the popular belief in
this country that South America is
Americas nearest and best markets,
Russia is the logical field for American
foreign trade expansion.
1T must be remembered that Russia
for a considerable time now has been
importing only those things necessary
TO meet her war requirements" said
Mr.. Martens. Most of her factories in
the district under occupation have
been destroyed. OF the remainder many
have been devoted to the manufacture
of war supplies. The rest are wholly
inadequate to meet the demands made
upon them. AS result, the great va
ried needs of Russia have been greatly
Increased since the days prior to the
war. when her imports were obtained
mostly from Germany.
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you might forget it, and that it would
be better if you were to write him a
postal card?"
She said she wouldn't forget 1T.
NV brother Spike walked up the side
of the house and extinguished the fire
and almost extinguished his life by
endeavoring to turn back flip on to
the neighboring roof.
An hour later the chief came riding
in solitary state on his bicycle to our
door. He wore his fire helmet and
wanted 10 Investigate the FIRE.
Did you get the postal ] asked.
No" he said, in surprise, what
postal?"
Notifying you of the fire
81 was playing pitch over in Stein
metzs, and couldn't come till l stuck
linn Hantz a dollar
don't suppose the fire department
of NV day ever put out fire in it's
life 1t seemed to me that everything
that really got burning burned down;
and the grave and reverend Exempt
Eriremen used to gather on the street
and make loud and sarcastic remarks
about the junoris that were endeavor-
ing to show the town and the towns
best young women. just what fine
Young bucks they were. The Exempt
Firemen were the volunteers OF the
previous decade. just from what they
were exempt l never found out. as
moved away before reaching the age
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Within Grasp of United States.

This enormous business could be
easily taken over by the United States,
but American manufacturers must bear
IN mind that If 1t is to be taken over.
1t will be only as A result of prompt
and intelligent action on their part
now. The manufacturer must familiar
ize himself with the fundamental diff
ferences between the trade to which
he has been accustomed and the trade
In Russia, due to the vast area of
Russia and the customs and peculiar
needs of the people.
Your manufacturers in this country
cater to the needs and peculiarities of
the German and other nationalities
represented here. Why do they not do
it abroad?'
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mans hat. They kept the hats be-
meath their chairs in the bank. and on
pegs in the law offices. l suppose that
in all nature no cockatoo, no bird OF
paradise, no sun-kissed ripple Ger a
coral strand has had the same wonder
full color effect as those volunteer fire.
mems helmets
If a volunteer fireman in our town
had been cast away on cannlbal iS-
land the poor benighted heather would
have worshiped him as a superiority
on the strength of the hat Sometimes
hear an enthusiast raving over a pic
ture, a sunset or A dress or stage
effect. and | am always with them in
their applause until l remember those
firemen's hats, and how they streaked
through the town when fire alarm
rang.
That was in the daytime. Sometimes
it was difficult to find any interest
anywhere in the whole department if
fire occurred in the twilight zone be-
tween 6 and o'clock.
After s you could generally find
men enough at the Oritani Field Club
to man Eagle Truck No. and Bergen
Hose but for two hours prior to that
the town always seemed to me to be
at the mercy of the flames. You
couldn't get quorum of the volun-
teers anywhere.
one time my mothers house caught
fire in the chimney and roared wildly.
Johnny Morton. the veteran chief had
died at that time. and so | telephoned
to the plumber who had been elected
in his place:
Hello | said, "am l talking to the
chief
NO" said a young woman, the
chief has gone out.
Our house is afire. ! wanted to see
if | could arrange to get a fire engine
up here and have il extinguished.'
Well" she said, Il don't know. The
chief is out. but | will tell him when he
comes in. Where is the fire.
AT IS Maple avenue"
Yes. sir. I'll tell him
Don't you think" l suggested, that
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chair. Now. eat your supper. ] amt
no spite against you. but I'm gong 10
have equal rights and equal say IN
the farm after this Now. whatH 1t
be? Will you cook your own victuals
in the way your ma did. or shall !
keep on cooking in my way"'
Jim ate on in silence for fully nVe
minutes, until he could get his mind
Then he looked at her with
a wry grin. II guess you'd better
keep right along cooking. 'L1zbeth
Ann" he mumbled But. / swan, l
didn't believe twas in YOU.
(THE END1
Evening star., 1916-03-26
DIXIE GOES AHEAD.
IX.-The Terrapin Trust.
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.

SAVANNAH. Ca. March fe.-lt con-
sists mainly of one man. named Barbee.
and a lot of sand. 1t doesn't try to con-
troll the market or squash competition 1t
doesn't have to. Mr.. Barbee has an
absolute monopoly. so far as he can
learn, of the production of genuine
diamond ack terrapins in captivity. for
the excellent reason that no one else
has been able to master the secret of
the business.
A number have tried, for it is secret
decidedly worth mastering. Mr. Bar
bee hatched ont 5000 little terrapins
this year, and each of them viii sell in
his third year for about 50, Overhead
charges are almost nothing. few
acres of sand and marsh are the es-
ia adjustment, and the livestock eats
fiddler crabs and FISH which may be
obtained right at the farm. Figure
the profits for yourself
The unique and remunerative success
of Mr. Barbee is that of slngle-mlhueu
devotion to one object in life. Twenty
seven wears ago he was a conductor
on a street car line in savannah whlch
ran out to the Isle of Hope. BY way
of a speculation. one day he bought
number of terrapin from some negroes
a. 25 cents apiece, and found that ne
could sell them in town for great
deal more than that So he bought
more terrapin hnd presently began
shipping them. Then he retired from
the street car business and became
professional terrapin broker, whlie
operating a small restaurant on the
side, where he sold terrapin stew.
Evening star., 1916-03-26


empts when Capt Jones OF the militia
company yelled out that there were
thousand rounds OF ammunition ir the
building.
The crowd thought he said thou
sand pounds. and began TO scamper.
only to come back cautiously later,
Meantime the haywood truck. hose
and engine was coming on the run
from haywood. a mile away. II was a
regular red wheeled. shny-brassed out
fit, pulled by firemen who ran afoot
They were very proud OF the outfit. and
had il in mind TO make our boys Jealous
of their team work as they intended 10
pull up In front of the burning armory.
II would have been a grand sight, too.
had it not been for one little accident.
Just as the haywood truck crew round
ed Main street corner one OF their boys
slipped on the icy street The next man
fell over him, and then the entire COM
parry was tangled up IN hats, ropes.
wheels and ladders.
The fight between sle EXempts and
the Volunteers stopped thereupon and
all hands heaped derision on the May
woods. 1t was gala night"
And the armory-Heavens, that burn
ed fiat to the ground.
This young Venable person, who comes
from Mississippi and broke his way IN
to the first page shortly after landing
in Congress. with a story about a big
dog-to Illustrate his idea Of why the
country should be prerared-seens to
run to animals.
He received a letter from a constituent
in Mississippi last week in which the fol-
lowing request was made:
please send me a guinea pig under
your frank
Representative Venable sat and wrote:
my dear friend: | have received your
letter requesting me to send you A gull
nea pig under my frank, and ! regret to
say that the government supply OF gui-
nea pigs is exhausted"
A congressman in a neighboring Office
room heard Of the request and hastened
| to tell Representative Venable of SINH
lar experience. One of his constituents
wanted a goat TO be gent by mail, un-
der the congressman's frank.
MY own personal supply OF goats Is
Evening star., 1916-03-26

REPRESENTATIVE Clifton y. Macarthur
from the third Oregon district told the
Press Club few days ago that he Was
about to receive 800 salmon trays and
that he would send 100 OF them up 10 Inc
club a present.
Whereupon the club got ready for
feast of oregon salmon, the likes OF which
has not been seen since George w i-ucul-
lus served Tiber shad in gold chafing
dishes.
A few days later Clifton Macarthur
came faltering to the club and said:
Il was a little bit mistaken about that
shipment of salmon ] thought they were
going to send me some cans OF good nsh
But the trays have come. and all that
can find is 900 wooden plates. zach one
with a salmon y. Eted in it.
No one around the Capitol woulI ac-
cuse Claude kitchin Of talking too much
perhaps he doesn't talk enough. How
ever, when he does talk he has punch 10
1t that brings the boys TO their feet with
g. yelp.
postmaster at Scotland Neck. n. G., who
received a post card addressed to The
Champion Talker Of the World immedi-
ately sent the card to Brother kitchfn.
Two men were talking about prepared
ness and what the United States Army
can do and what it cannot DO They Were
in the library OF one OF the men. and at
the proper moment the lioss touched a
bell and in came a silent footed japanese
boy who looked as IL he could nike every
drink that ever slid into tho throat OF
mortal man. 1t happened the two men
wanted cocktails, whereupon Yitso Ito
picked up one of these imitation eighteen
pound ield artillery shrapIsl shells which
comes apart and displays within it a per-
feet cocktail set. shaker. glasses and all.
One OF the men had neve" seen a sfrap-
mel shell burst with such pleasant effects
rs that. He had heard Of the deadly
effect OF both shell and alcohol. but had
never heard OF them being combined.
After Ito had mixed the drink and the
two men had looked each other in the eya
to see whether there could possibly be
any excuse for not taking another the
guest made utterance to these heartfelt
words:
"Preparednessi II an eighteen pound
shell can do anything like that. bring me
in a whole dreadnaught."
Evening star., 1916-03-26
Something Brewing.

From Judge.
He's as mischievous as the fellow
W tn the cornet in the fiat above me-"
whats the trouble now?'
"Oh, he's always ready to start some
thing.
Evening star., 1916-03-26
Skeptical Human Nature.


Human nature is skeptical and
suspicious that ~ doesn't do "A man very
much good from the boasting stand
point to go 10000 miles on one set of
tires. as everybody thinks it's just an
other OF his lies
Evening star., 1916-03-26
Where Newspapers Shine.

! rom the loieno Bla1e.
Much fault is found with the news
papers. But many of the big facts
which they condense into a few lines
many man would consume an hour in
telling.
Evening star., 1916-03-26
Maybe.

From the Boston Transcript.
A woman will in the White House sit
Some day. the Suffs declare.
Wonder If she'll put rockers on
The presidential chair. -.
Evening star., 1916-03-26
Naivete.

From Judge.
Cholly-The squirrels are very tame
in tho park. They follow us every
whore.
May (archly)-Yes. they are after
nuts.
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Her Vindication.

From the Boston Transcript.
Me (annoyed)-It's 8 O'Clock and YOU
said you would be here at 6. ~
She-Did ] say s? ! thought 1 said T..
Evening star., 1916-03-26

For years Mr.. Barbee ate terrapin.
talked terrapin, thought terrapin. one
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The life habits of the terrapin are
most peculiar. but make him a very
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Since then the fame and fortune of |
Barbee's terrapin farm have grown
Evening star., 1916-03-26

Representative Clifton y. Macarthur
from the third Oregon district told the
Press Club a few days ago that he Was
a bout to receive 300 salmon trays and
that he would send 100 of them up TO the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-27
NEUTRALS DON'T WANT WILSON
TO INTERVENE IN WAR

Berlin, May 27.-President Wilson
should make no attempt to intervene
in the European war at present, two
well-infOTmed neutral ambassadors
told the United Press today.
Peace this summer is impossible,
they agreed. Recent exchanges be-
tween the beIligerent capitals and
confidential information obtained
through diplomatic channels con-
Vinces them that each side is too con-
fident of its ability to win the military
victories this summer to listen to
peace proposals.
One ambassador said he thought
fighting would cease in October, ap-
parently basing his decision on the
conviction that this summers fight
ing will only emphasize the deadlock.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-27

Princeton, N. J. - Alfred Moves,
British poet and professor of English
at Princeton, will sail fer Europe to-
day to enlist with British army. He
will probably Join ambula4ce corps. i
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-27

ASK CONGRESS TO REMEDY
CONDITIONS IN CHI. P. O.
Charging that 400 pOstOfice en-
plOyes were forced to quit their jobs
because Of the hardshipsi imposed on.
them, the Illinois Federation of La
Dor has asked Illinois congressman
to take steps to remedy this cOndi-
ton.
The federation says that in their
desire to hang up an efficiency rec
ord the heads of the Chicago post
Office are forcing their clerks to do
more than one mans work and to
work overtime in the VIGOROUSLY
insanitary basement Of the federal
building"
The work Of the clerks has been
further increased by the amount Of
business being done by the parcel
post dept since the start Of the ex-
press drivers strike.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-27
STRIKEBREAKER FINED $50

STRIKEBREAKER FINED $50
Harry KOchs, a negro strikebreak-
er Of the Adams Express Co., was
fined $50 and costs in the South
Clark street court after it was
charged he drew a revolver and fired
into a crowd near the Adams street
barns at Desplaines and Adams SITS.
The police say that after pulling his
wild west act the negro ran east and
threw his gun into the river.
ThOs. Battle and Morris Schultz,
said to be professional strikebreakers
now employed by the express COM
panies, were discharged yesterday
after they were arrested for re-
sisting officer Dan LaIly when he
dispersed a crowd Of strikebreakers
loUnging about the sidewalk in front
of a hotel at 316 S. State St, where
most of the express companies
strikebreakers are quartered.
-O-O-
New York.-Wm. Curran; sailor,
was forced to go barefoot to cell here
today when he was stripped Of stolen
pair of shoes in court. Owner was
on hand to get them.
Rome-Terrific smash with a few
weeks, aimed at eliminating Turks
and BUlgars from war, will be allies
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-27
VIEW BODY TO MAKE CERTAIN
MILLIONAIRE IS DEAD

taker Of Forest Lawn cemetery at
sunrise today entered marble tomb
of late VIM. Kipp, capitalist, who re-
Gently killed himself, to view the
body of Kpp. Each day, at same
hour, for two months, the body will
be viewed. This was Kipp's last re-
quest. He feared he might be buried
alive
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-27
BIG VERDICT AGAINST R. /. FOR
CHICAGO ACCIDENT

CHICAGO ACCIDENT
St. Paul, Mimi, May 27-The
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific rail
road must pay John ECkert, MiIwaU-
kee, $4,000, a claim for personal in
juries sustained when a Rock Island
train hit his automobile in Chicago,
Dec. 26, 1914, according to a verdict
in the district court today. Eckert
testified from a wheel chair. The
railroad admitted complete liability.