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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-02

OF workmanly make, we'll of the beat.
en- track of story themes-worth while,
besides, in its historic flavor of life
fifty years ago in the middle reaches Of
this country.
THE EMPTY HOUSE. New York: The
Macmillan Company.
This novel. whose writer does not
give her name, is based on a common
modern circumstance. A young mar
ried pair. childless by choice and plan.
The husband increasingly absorbed in
business The wife, in the ease of a
bountiful home. left at loose ends In
this case she does not take markedly
TO society and general frivoling. In
stead. she tries to make the engrossed
business man serve the double Office of
husband and child. It cannot be done.
as the husband proves by coming to .
TOO early death under the multiplicity
OF his burdens. The wife is left with
nothing in the world but money-no
no interests. Not SO strange a picture
one finds upon looking around Tho
story is told by the wife herself in a
Kind of breathless haste-a rough and
broken piece of work whose only OBJ
ject is to get the story out as IL to
have done with it. And as YOU come
to think OF 1T. this is the best possible
manner for the telling Of this particu-
AaA SiidptcT VI nedTl history.
BRINGING OUT BARBARA. By Ethel
Train. author of Son" New York:
Charles Scribner's Sons
Barbara gives her own version of
this matter of bringing her out. And
she does it very well. Being a girl,
she is. naturally, interested in the
process. and more or less pleased with
the temporary distinction that waits
upon 1t. At no time, however, is Bar
bara blind to the latent indecencies Of
the performance. She sees-much more
clearly than her father and mother ap.
pear to-that she is being groomed for
an auction sale. She sees, too, that
never a thing is being done to mare
her justify even her purchase price, 1t
is possible that Barbara is a little over
hard on the shameless commercialism
of her parents-but probably not 1t
Is doubtless there with many parents
OF marketable daughters, but all chill.
dren are not so keen as this one. A
love story-quite in defiance of pre-
arranged plans for the girl-makes its
way through this maze of matrimonial
design. bright little story with a
very wide-awake heroine to see 1t
through.
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NrIErAM creek enters the Pc,

a NTIETAM creek enters the Po-
IN tomac river seven miles above
A\ Harpers Ferry, but the distance
q q Is two or three miles greater by
the river or the canal or 10y the remark
ably rough and hilly road connecting An
tietam and 1.-The ferry" Antietam creek
begins a short way-two or three miles
northeast of Hagerstown, but it is a con-
tinuation Of Little Antietam creek. which
loops and twists its way from far up In
the big South mountain Of Pennsylvania.
The source of this creek Is about eleven
miles west from Gettysburg. In its souther-
" course 1t flows along the west base Of
that part of South mountain called Green
ridge, and some Of the scenic points which
it passes on its turbulent passage through
that wild and but little known region are
Buzzard point, Chimney rock, Monument
rock and Briar mountain. 1t passes near
the mountain villages Of Tartown. Mount
Hope and Glen Forney.
Little Antietam creek crosses out OF
Franklin county, Pa, and into Washing
ton county. Md. two miles southerly from
Waynesboro, and passes Strite's school
and Strite's mill on the road leading from
Pen-Mar to the Marsh Run turnpike north
OF Hagerstown. 1t crosses that road be-
tween Leiterstown and Mount Union
school. Then it crosses the Old Forge road
&,
by Marsh run very close to the village Of
Bissen, on the Western Maryland rail-
road, 1t becomes simply "Antietam creek.
Some confusion results from the fact that
rises in Elk ridge and joins Antietam
creek east Of Sharpsburg. and because Of
its battle history this Little Antietam has
been given greater fame.
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Antietam creek. after being Joined
by Marsh run. crosses the main east
road out of Hagerstown at Bridgeport,
passes Hagerstown and loops around
three sides of Funkstown. It is here
that this historic creek begins to pass
places whose names recall memories Of
that great battle which the soldiers
of Lee named the battle of Sharpsburg
and the soldiers of Mcclellan called the
battle of Antietam, From Funkstown
there are. on or close to the course of
the creek, Rose Mill, Roxbury, DEVILS
Backbone. Breathedvflle Harmony Hall
School. Benevola, Manor Church. Mill
Point. BURNER. Monrue Chapel. Smoke
Keedysville. which lies on the Boons-
boro turnpike. that famous old battle
road which connects Boonsboro and
Sharpsburg.
Here the creek flows quietly through
one of the great battlefelds Of the civil
war and one of the tragic grounds Of
all history. 1t is a field over which the
Rambler made several trips last sum-
mer. or it might have been summer be-
fore last. but he has other business in
hand today than to carry his readers
to the Dunkard Church. Bloody lane,
PipeFs lane. the Poffenberger farms,
North Woods, East Woods and South
Woods. Middle Bridge, Burnside Bridge
or scores of the memorable places
which lie along the Boonsboro pike.
the Hagerstown pike and the Harpers
Ferry road, which run, respectively,
east. north and south out of the fine
and noble old town of SharpsbuFg. Three
miles south from Sharpsburg fAntietam
creek. now spread out to a respectable
width for a creek. and rushing with
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have not kept pace with the cost of
living"
What would happen II workingmen
all over the world should refuse to
hghtT
Some of US thought, previous to the
summer of 1914. that the state Of the
workingmans mind was such that wars
between nations were no longer posi-
BILE. You see, we did not understand
the German any better than the Ger
man understands the rest of the ctyiliz-
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to Gov. William Grayson in 1910.
enumerated the iron works then
in operation in Maryland and many of
the ruins of works. He said that iron
furnaces were in operation in Mary
land and Virginia as early as 171s.
were exported to England and in 1719
an act was proposed in the house of
lords to prevent the erection of roll
ing mills or Sitting mills in America,
an act having the same purpose was
approved by the English parliament.
The iron industry in the colonies was
SO fourishing that in 1897 there was q
all the pig iron needed for the British
iron works could be brought from
America and thus conserve the wood
lands of the British islands. The first
iron industry in Maryland is to be
found among the proceedings of the
council under date of August 20, 1856,
where there is a report of the governor
and council to the British commission
ers Of trade and plantations that eight
furnaces and nine FORCES were in oper-
alton and that the furnaces were turn
Ing out about $500 tons Of pig iron
a year and that the FORCES were capa-
BILE Of turning out 900 tons Of bar iron.
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The only reference which Mr. Alexan-
der makes in this old report to the
works at the mouth Of Anttetam creek
is this:
The present Antietam works were built by
Messrs. Henderson and Ross about 1775. After
carrying them on successfully many years they
came into possession Of the family Of the present
proprietors. In connection with the Catoctfn
furnace in Frederick county and the Antietam
works in Warrington county, have not been
favored with any particulars to add to what
tion.
Through tho MARYLAND oeoJo1ica1 sur.
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such force and frenzy as to churn its
water white, enters the Potomac river
which at this point Is slow. calm and
solemn.
In a big basin in the hills and near
the mouth of the creek Is the old town
of Antietam. There are old houses in
the village now. and they are the sue
cessors Of older houses. The road from
Harpers Ferry to Sharpsburg. Md, or
to Shepherdstown, w. Va. crosses the
creek at Antietam village on stone
arch bridge. and about 200 yards below
the creek in picturesque and other
wise, interesting aqueduct.
In following the stony mountain road
from Harpers Ferry to Antietam the
Rambler passed near an interesting
place which he wrote of a year or so
farm which John Brown. under the
name of Isaac Smith. bought from the
heirs of DR.. Booth Kennedy in 1859. and
where he collected arms and ammuni-
tion and gathered about him some of
the earnest and desperate men who
were to act with him in the mad ad-
venture at Harpers Ferry-a venture
which cost a number of lives by bullet,
bayonet and scaffold. which created a
profound sensation throughout the
fires Of abolition and secession and
portended the coming storm. of which
Antietam was one of the bloody parts.
The old house occupied by Brown is
standing. and its rafters shook under
the IRE Of the Antietam guns.
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In and around Antietam village are
numerous rock ruins. some of them so
overgrown with vegetation that one
has to fight his way through the tangle
to get a peep at them. This village
was one of the early ironmaking CEN
tiers of the British colonies Of North
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we have no right to say that the work
er will fail to do his. 1t Is said. I
know. that high wages promote ex-
travagance. Those who make that
statement deny the world-old workings
of human nature.
Man. always aspires. That is the
history Of the race. And man must
be judged by the race instead of by
the individual here and there. The
savage builds a homo and collects a
his food. Thence onward into semi
civilization and civilization his wants
multiply and his ambition grows.
by and by he rears cities. erects fac
And in the United States digs a canal
across Panama. 1t will not do to claim
that only an occasional man wants to
improve his condition. II that were
oxen and living in log cabins.
Capital must not arrogate to itself
virtue Of which labor, in its view, is
destitute. have been working on the
eigners. ! see Jews and Italians come
to the United States in the ignorance
Of centuries. which has been their only
heritage. l see them grope out Of the
darkness into the light. see their
children going to school. and. returning
home. teach their parents many things
they ought to know. Wonderful
changes occur.
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1T would make the possible changes
still greater. not only for Jew and
italian. but for the American. would
hold open to all men the door of OPP
a competence for old age and the pros
pect of living on the money honestly
earned instead of on charity.
Man will save. IL there Is anything
left to save. But II he must toll all
day for barely enough to keep from
a baby comes or death enters his poor
home. he should not be charged before
the act with improvidence.
Leaders of labor are teaching thrift.
sobriety and reliability. In the old
days a union you'd stand by the man
who lost his Job through intemperance.
1t is not SO any longer. Self-respect is
now preached in every part Of the
country. and in all trades. There can
be little self-respect. however. II the
poverty and facing debt"
IT once asked Samuel Gompers." the
interviewer said to Mr. Frayne, where
the Industrial Workers Of the World
piled. Union labor Mr.. Gompers went
on to say, believes in the doctrine of
natural evolution. The socialists, he
continued. look off into the future and
think they behold an ideal state of
matters to be enjoyed hereafter. The
Industrial Workers OF the World seek
to upset eyerything-la5or. capital and
government"
"WelI.""M Mr.. Frayne answered. "the
line between rational and irrational
thinking is often hard to find The In
dustrial Workers. however. are so far
across the frontier that there can be
no mistake about their location. They
plan to pull all things down and then
to let every man grab what he wants.
THE trouble about such a philosophy
is that the man would return tomorrow
and the next day and regularly there
after to, grab. IL anything remained
that was portable"
Copyright, 1917. b. James B. -Monsw.s,
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"e0P01Io 1Ilu co sOiuIefS
shoes. tents and clothing.
A powerful board is now making war
purchases for the government It Is
composed of manufacturers and mer-
chants. Of officers in the Army and Navy
and Of Hugh Frayne pronounced
Trayn-e). who. by trade, is q sheet
metal worker. Sheet-metal In turned by
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00 0HATEVER their opinions may
MAN. be on other grave subjects
HW labor and capital agree tina,
" " the Prussians must be con-
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Of workmanly make, we'll of the beat.
en- track of story themes-worth while,
besides, in its historic flavor of life
nifty years ago in the middle reaches of
this country.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-29
The President and Mrs. Wilson
Attend B. F.Keith's S with Quests

the late Mr.. Edward s. Ransdell,
of Washington. while the bride comes
from the Macfarland family long resi-
dent in Prince George County, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Denegre and
their family will leave their sum-
mer home at Manchester. Mass,
within a short time. and come to
their home in Washington for the
winter.
Mrs. George Bass. of Chicago. a
delegate to the woman's liberty
loan conference, entertained at din
ner Thursday evening. Her guests
included the Illinois women who
are in attendance at the conference,
and were asked to meet Mrs. Will
lam Gibbs McAdoo, who is presid-
ing at the sessions. In the COM
pany were Mrs. Antoinette Funk.
Mrs. Kellogg Fairbank. Mrs. Frank
Allen Gates, Miss Grace Dixon.
Miss Mary Synon, Mrs. Howard
Wilson. Mrs. Norman Nussbaum.
Mrs. George kuller. Mrs. John
Lawes and Mrs. Jacob Baus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles o. H.
Craigie. of Q street. are entertain
ing Miss Laura Sedgwick Collins.
author. composr. and Shakesperian
lecturer, who will remain for the
meeting of the Washington MEM
bers of the National Shakespeare
Federation at the Hotel Donald
next Tuesday evening. Miss Collins
took part in the masque "Caliban"
given at the stadium in New York
in celebration of the Shakespeare
centennial. She is federation Sec
cretary for Greater New York.
Mai. and Mrs. Charles Warren, who
have occupied the Britten farm. own
ed by Mr.. Murray Cobb, near Bethes-
da. Md, during the summer, have
taken the house at 2343 S street for
the winter. The house was formerly
occupied by Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Jo-
seph P. Aleshire. II. II. Bingham. of
the council of National Defense, leas-
ed the house, but has sublet it.
Mr.. George Rublee. of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. will take pos
session on October Is of the house at
1857 Biltmore street. which he has re-
Gently leased.
bT- W. oONCh VIII liONC
from 1893 Connecticut avenue to the
Farragut on October l. -
DR.. S. B. Muncaster, of 907 Six
teenth street, has returned to Wash
ington, after a vacation of some
length.
Mr.. H. H. Allen, Mrs. r. l.. Coch-
ran. and Miss Harriet Fairbanks of
Washington, are at the st. Charles,
Atlantic City.a
The Washington herald., 1917-09-29
PURELY PERSONAL.

Mrs. E. Hope Slater is spending a
few days in New York.
Mayne G. Roach, of New Orleans, is
in Washington.
NJ. F. Lamont, of New York, has
arrived in this city.
Mrs. Richard 7. Crane has returned
to Washington after an extensive
visit though New England
Capt and Mrs. Chester Wells are
spending their vacations in Breton
Woods, n. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Fox have re-
turned from Ashville. n. c., where
they spent the summer.
Jesse T. Ainsworth, of the Govern
ment Printing Office, has resigned.
Charles Harvey has received an ap-
pointment as clerk in the Bureau of
Engraving.
Lester Goodwin. of the Navy Yard,
is back from his annual vacation.
Charles Marbury Taylor has re-
ceived a temporary appointment as
clerk In the War Department.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Karpan, of
Pittsfield, Mass. are visiting friends
in Lincoln Park.
Terence Murphy of the Patent Of
flee, has resigned.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-29
MUzzLE Peace TALK
AMONG HUN LEADERS
Reichstag President Also Bitterly
Flaws President Wilson.

Amsterdam, Sept. 2S.-The desire to
prevent an open debate on peace
terms, which might reopen the cleav-
age between the big political parties.
put a quick end to yesterday IS
Reichstag meeting. Berlin dispatches
state. The body adjourned until Oc-
tober 3. 1t expects to be in session
only a week, begnnng that day.
A bitter attack on President Wilson
by the Reichstag's president. DIR.
Kaempf, preceded yesterdays ad-
journment.
HE who tries to drive a wedge be-
tween the Kaiser and the people.
said he, bites on granite. We read in
President Wilson's note to the Pope
the word humanity. Are we to be-
lieve the words of a man who had
the power to preserve hundreds and
thousands of lives by preventing the
export of munitions and war ma
terials from America to the entente"
Attacks on the American executive
also are contained in empire-wide ad-
vertisements for the new war loan.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-29
TOPHAM TRUNK STORE
SITE TO BE SOLD

Justice Stafford signed q decree
yesterday directing the sale by
Charles II. Merrillat and Adolph
Hoehling. as trustees for the parties
in interest. of No. 1913 + street north
west. now occupied by Topham's
trunk store. and of factory building
and warehouse at 16e0 lexington
place.
The decree was signed in a suit
brought by howard Topham and
Anna Topham, as heirs-at-law of the
estate of the late James 5. Topham.
for partition of the estate. The other
parties in the suit were Washington
Topham. George Topham, Lica T.
Oldfeld. and Ida T. Bernheim.
The trustees are required TO give a
bond of $1,000. and the sale is to be
made October - next. Charles II.
Merrilat appeared for Howard and
Anna Topham. and Hoehling, Peelie
and Ogilby appeared for the remain
der of the children of the late James
S. Topham.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-29
HOUSE
BEOUEATHED In WILL

The Connecticut apartment house,
at Connecticut avenue and NJ street,
is bequeathed to two sons. James l..
Phillips and Duncan c. Phillips, jr.,
by the will of their father, Duncan
c. Phillips, sr., filed for probate yes
terday in the office Of the register of
wills office.
Phillips. sr., died September is last
The will also stipulates that a cash
bequest of 5000 be made to Bernard
H. Fowler. of this city. In recogni-
ton of his long and faithful services"
Edward H. Miner is to receive 81 a
week for the balance of his life.
All other property. real and per-
sonal. is left to the widow of the de-
cedent, including the estate known
as Ormsby Lodge. at Ebersburg, Pa, {,
The widow. Mrs. Eliza I. L. Phillips.
Is also named as executrix. Attorney
James H. Hayden represents the es-
tate.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-29
HOROSCOPE.
Saturday, September 70, 1917.


Good and ill are In the balance
today. While the Sun and Venus
are in a strongly benefic aspect,
Jupiter and Mercury are adverse.
1t is a particularly bad time for
initiative of every sort and enter
prise that depend much on future
development should not be started
under this rule.
There is a fortunate sign for
commercial transactions, for buy
ing and selling. but much discomfort
concerning arbitrary market con-
ditions is foretold and warning is
given against agitators who will
cause trouble.
Contracts of every sort are subject
to unfortunate influences today. This
Is especially true of what concerns ar
tistic lines of work.
An old prediction which declared
knitting unravels the shift of re-
spectabllity," is recalled in connec-
tion with the prophecy that gossip.
criticism and even libel suits will mark
the cha nging days.
This should be a lucky day for ac-
tors. singers and artists. Both men
and women should make the best of
cOnOltlCnS.
Hotelkeepers, managers of restau-
rants and purveyors OF dainties of
every sort are likely to be most sue
cessful until November, but after
Thanksgiving they should be very
careful.
The day is an auspicious one for the
buying and wearing of new clothing.
Modistes and milliners should profit
greatly.
England has the promise Of i'm
proved conditions in all colonial af-
fairs.
Religious controversies and scandals
will be much aired in the public
prints. before the end of the year, it
is said.
Reform methods will be much dis
cussed and experimental with in the
coming months.
Violent storms are threatening for
the United States during the coming
months.
Persons whose birthdate 1t is may
have troublesome year. They should
avoid speculation and changes.
Children born on this day are likely
to be exceedingly clever, but inclined
to waste their talents, because of too
great a fondness for amusement
(Copyright, l9l7.)
The Washington herald., 1917-09-29
ASKS COURT TO FORCE
ACCOUNT FOR CAPITAL

Petition for the dissolution of the
New York firm of patent attorneys,
known as Fetherstonhaugh, Moore
Smart and Fetherstonehaugh, was
filed yesterday in the District Supreme
Court. by Frederick B. Fetherstone-
haugh, prominent patent attorney.
of Toronto. Canada.
In his petition filed through At
torney E. Hilton Jackson, Fetherstone-
haugh states that he and Percy H.
Moore, named as defendant. establish
ed an office in New York City in
August 1913, and furnished Moore with
800 with which to start business.
Shortly afterwards he AYERS, Moore
shut up shop and came to this city
to live. Since that time, states the
plaintiff. he has been unable to get
Moore to account for the capital ad-
vanced, and Moore has refused per-
sistently to continue business relations
with him.
He asks the court to compel Moore
to give an account of his end of
the business.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-29
WOMAN'S ASSOCIATION
HAS $4,000 Home
Miss Bina M. West. President. to
Dedicate Port Huron Headquarters.

After twenty-five years of pio-
neering, an organization of women
from herself, as its first member.
to a 100000 membership, the silver
anniversary of this accomplishment
will be celebrated October 2 at Port
Huron, Michigan, by Miss Bina NJ.
West. supreme commander of the
Woman's Benefit Association. A
magnificent s250.000 home office
will be dedicated on that date by
Governor Sleeper and his staff. and
5000 delegates and representatives.
of the association will attend from
every State in the union and the
Dominion OF Canada. Elaborate
arrangements have been made for
the grand reception October 1. In
honor of the event, Governor Sleep
er, of Michigan. and his staff will.
on the following day, raise the flag
over this. the only building of its
kind in the world built by women
for women.
Madame Sarah Bernhardt. who
Will NIL an engagement in Port
Huron on that date. has been in
yited as special honor guest and
will attend If her health permits.
She will extend the greetings Of
ehc VI " thc W
ans Benefit Association, whose
members are serving so valiantly
on the Red Cross activities on the
continent.
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett, Alex
andria, Virginia, national president
of the Florence Crittenton Mission
and a member of the association.
will deliver an address on "Wom-
ems Work"
In appreciation of her work. the
magnificent home office. perfect in
it's marble corridors and Georgian
architecture, will stand as a mon
ument to the valiant work of the
Michigan school teacher who was
not afraid of an idea. The $15,OOO,-
900 she has signed away with her
own hand in benefits has returned
to bless her October ..
The Washington herald., 1917-09-29

hunnemannia. the Mexican tulip
poppy. is one of the finest in the fam
ny either for garden ornament or
cut flowers.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-29
Funeral Of W. A. Clarke
To Be Held Here TODAY

Funeral services OF William A
Clarke, for a number of years a resi-
dent Of Washington and a prominent
business man of the District, will be
held this morning at $50 O'clock
at the Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception, where requiem mass will be
sung for the repose Of his soul.
Mr.. Clarke was a member of the
Holy Name Society of the Church
Of the Immaculate Conception, and a
leading figure in the Association of the