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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
Detailed Description of That Modern
Marvel, a Wash Basin

While they waited Mr. Abbott told Rollo
more about the conveniences and appliances of
the house "They have upstairs" said he, "in
dressing room, porcelain basin set in
white marble table, with broad step before 1t
for children to stand upon. The basin is set
firmly in its place and the upper edge of it is
below the surface of the marble so that it can
not be moved. There is, however, a hole in the
bottom of it, with brass plug fitting to it by
means Of which it can be emptied at any time
by letting the water run out. There are two
silvered pipes, just behind the basin, which can
be turned forward or pushed back. When you
turn them forward water runs out Of them into
the basin-hot water out Of enc and cold out of
the other When you push the pipes back the
water stops running. This effect is produced
by some curious mechanism of the pipes con-
cealed within.
This is a very common arrangement IN
New York houses The reason why the water IS
hot that comes out of one of the pipes is that
the pipe is connected with a sort of boiler%
which is built in behind the kitchen fire, and
thus whenever there is fire in the kitchen
there is always supply of hot water in the
pipes. The water is called Croton water from
the name of the New York water system"
Mr. Baron came down shortly and spoke
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

shelves and side lights by the mirrors and
branches in different places on the walls. The
brilliancy of the light in all these burners was
properly subdued by glass shades of various
forms and patterns; but still, when the parior
was fully lighted up with them in the evening
for company, the brilliancy and beauty OF the
scene seemed like enchantment more than like
real life
"a circular table with very handsome
marble top stood in the middle of the ROOM
Such table is called a centre-tabe. Upon the
middle of the centre-table was tall lamp, sur
mounted with cut glass shade Of splendid
workmanship. There were several large books
bound in morocco and highly gildcd lying upon
the table with various other articles, and
among them little alabaster cup or vase sup
ported upon pedestal of black marble. Sew
eral visiting cards were lying in the vase. 1t
is the custom in cities that when persons call
to see lady ard find that she is not at home
they leave a little card with their name upon it
so that the lady may know when she returns
who her visitors have BEEN"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

There are painful implications behind
all the compliments being paid to wom-
en- nowadays.
"They have shown a devotion, a zeal,
a courage which are beyond challenge"
says Mr.. Lloyd George.
Did 1t need q Wdr to cOnriHce some
people that 1COmen hare deCotiOn, zeal
and cOurdge?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

Having taken our women into part
nership with us in our tremendous UNI
dertaking, can we justly deny them a
share in the government asks Mr..
Hearst, Premier of Canada
Did ii need ,odr to prOUe that Women
Were dIreddy partners IN the Uudertak-
ings of their country?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
ARE WOMEN !
By Alice Duer Miller

been exerted, yet such examples are not
to be considered as models for female
conduct, but as mere proof of the exis-
tence of female courage. In your sex we
look for that degree of courage which Is
called passive; that is, a sufficient degree
Of fortitude Of mind to endure with pa
thence those sufferings and disasters which
will sometimes fall to your lot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
Rollo and Mr.. Abbott Take a Pleasur
Trip to Yorkyille

In the afternoon Mr.. Abbott and Rollo TOD.
pleasure trip up to Yorkvie "to see the VII
lage and the cut, the tunnels and the reservoir
as we'll as the general appearance Of the coun
try, and planned to return by the first tran
that should come down from Harlem"
The railroad started "on the eastern side o..
the park near the postoffice At the lower e.
tremity of this railroad there was a car wit.
a horse attached to it." Mr. Abbott and Rob
stepped into the car by a door behind "Tn
horse could be attached 10 either end; thus
was never necessary TO turn the car arom.
as it travelled either way, back and forth upc
the rails" Mr.. Abbott and Rolo rode upon The
back platform and "were much pleased wit
the singular effect of being drawn backward
so rapidly. They rode on in this way for some
time until they got out of the dense part OF
the city. At length the car stopped before
small building by the side of the street. There
we're various open lots Of land near, which
were covered with green grass"
"Yorkville is much further up said NJ
Abbott. I'VE have half an hour to wait i'i
the steam cars, so we can go ard look at u'
Almshouse.' They had not time to go inside
but saw the gray stone building Of the Belier1
Aln1shouse and Hospital, which are very hahl
some and spacious.
The train, after the locomotive had backed
up and down Fourth Avenue for some time
started of gayly through the deep cut or
Fourth Avenue They alghted at the YorkTlh
station, which was at Fourth Avenue and
Eighty-sixth Street.
"Yorkville is a pleasant little village. The
houses are few and small, hut they are INA
mented with piazzas and neat white palingn
front, and the yards are shaded with trees an
shrubbery. At a distance around these are
green fields and hills, and some Of tn
eminences are crowded with very handson'
buildings"
After their return TO Roilo's hotel, where
they were met by his father, and had supper
with him about six o'clock, Mr.. Abbott accom-
panied them both to the museum at the co.,
ner Of Broadway and Park Row. Rollo was &C.
lighted with the animals on the first fooF
"These animals were not alive They were
only skins stuffed with straw, but they were 81
standing up in their natural positions as u
they were alive There was also a very NJ
teresting man who was blowing glass l'O
curious shapes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

Questions which will necessarily
arise in regard to women's labor and
women's functions are questions in re-
gard to which | for my part feel it i'm
possible consistently with either justice
or expediency to withhold from women
the power and right of making their
voices distinctly heard" says Mr.. AS
Quith.
Did IL need q Udr to prOre to Mr. As
auth that the elementary principles
Of democratic government apply to
WOmeR?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

We should like to engrave upon the
tombstone of some of the women who
have given their lives in this war, given
them in munition factories, or hospitals,
or even in the trenches, the following
quotation from an eighteenth century
book of advice to young females:
active courage is not necessary in
women. There are ex'tnples of its having
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
Ants | Have Known
| Y

Il am not in favor of suffrage" said he
And hope I'm not giving offence,
But women, and here | am sure you'll agree,
Are frivolous, Eighty and dense.
They haven't mind
For the abstract, you'll find,
And they lack, as you know, moral sense
at isn't, Of course, that they're very much
worse
Than any one else that see;
For every one seems just about as perverse,
AS wicked and weak as can be.
IT'S terribly sad
But all voters seem bad,
Without an cxccption-but me"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

That, like their husbands, sons and
brothers,
Women can hear their country call,
Annoys some men, and pleases others,
BIT 1t surprises almost all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
Guests Come in, Take Their Lamps
and Go TO Bed

"The clerk at the first hotel could not give
me a room by myself, so / left this hotel and
went 10 another. pushed my way through all
the hustle in the halls 10 the office. There
was great tray upon the counter with "A
multitude Of little lamps upon it, and people
were coming one after another 10 take their
lamps for the purpose Of going to bed. | went
up 20 the counter and asked the clerk who was
standing behind it if he could let me have a
room in his house that night. lie said he could
not, for the house was perfectly full.
II asked him what was the reason that all
the hotels were 50 full lie said IL was caused
by the conventions. There was great deal Of
company in town that week 20 attend the con-
yentions.
81 went 10 two more hotels and they were
full, but finally found a hotel clerk who Of
fered me a room If ] didn't mind going pretty
well up Lsold him that ! was not in a condi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

We wish respectfully to congratulate
q suffragist Governor for vetoing the
Till of an anti-suffrage Senator which
was designed to remove restrictions
from the hours of work of women in the
state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
A Certain Statesman to Women

A Certain Statesman to Women
In peace hardly needed you,
Save now and then to scold or flatter,
But when in war | needed you
All, that was quite different natter
! did not understand conditions.
| take back all | said or wrote:
Ladies, since you can make munitions,
OF course you're good enough to vote.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

We haven't heard for some time from
those excellent people who understand
that woman suffrage is just the tempo
rary fad of few idle women.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
PEOPLES!

would not have risen. But if women
had refused to help in the hospitals and
the munitions factories, just think how
every one would have scolded them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
Though 1t Is Midnight, Broadway Is by
No Means Solitary

Il walked over TO Broadway to start my
search for a lodging. l was obliged to walk,
as the omnibuses stop running at II o'clock.
Broadway was very brilliantly lighted down.
town, for the gas lights were all burning as
splendidly as ever. There were few omni
buses coming up the street and a considerable
number of private carriages going to and
from the parties and the theatres. There were
a great many persons on the sidewalks, too, so
that although it was nearly midnight it was
by no means solitary in Broadway.
Nearly all the great hotels in New York
are situated in the lower part of the city, and
! had to walk nearly a mile before | came to
any Of them. These hotels are very large and
lofty being six or seven stories high and oc-
cupying sometimes a whole block in extent
There is usually splendid portico at the en-
trance, with grand gas lights on iron posts at
each side of it. From this portico you enter
spacious hall with sofas on each side where
gentlemen are seated, talking together or read
ing the newspapers. a little further in you
come to the office, which is room with
counter and desks and great iron safe be-
hind the counter and ever so many bells
against the wall with wires coming from all
parts Of the house and walters carrying trunks
TO and fro, and travellers coming TO enter their
names or TO pay their bills or to ask questions
of the clerks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

Mr. pp
wv They said he dressing
IN marble table, with broad before
children stand upon The basin set firmly its place and the upper
of marble, it be moved There
in o OF which
empted by letting the water out There are two ved
pushed back When
QUITO
When push the back the water stops running
produced mechanism of the concealed within
is ycommo n New York houses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
"A TR. HOLIDAY, Rollo's father, was
M obliged one spring to come to New

ER. HOLIDAY, Rollo's father, was
M obliged one spring to come to New
York on business, and, feeling that it
would be an excellent opportunity for Rolo to
see the famous city he allowed Rollo to &C
company him.
RoTlo had heard from his friend Wallace,
young college student, Of the difficulties often
encountered by visitors 20 New York, for
example, Of being cheated by dishonest hack
men who demand sometimes double the legal
fare, of not being able to find hotel rooms and
so forth. Rolo and his father fortunately en-
countered none of these difficulties, but we
will recount here the story Of WALLACE
AND THE BROADWAY HOTELS, as he
himself told it for the benefit Of some of our
readers who may never have had the opportu-
a;;..y of being in New York in 1845. Wallace's
story is as follows:
Something gave way about the machinery
Of our locomotive about forty miles from New
York, and the conductor was obliged to send
back for another locomotive. When at last we
turned into the great station at Canal Street
! looked at my watch and found that it was
five minutes past II, although had expected
to arrive at 7.
when a train comes into a city station,
especially at night, there is an indescribable
scene of noise and confusion. The platforms
are crowded with men, women and children,
hurrying to and fro and whole ranks of hack
men are pressing up against the ropes and
calling out Want hack? Want hack, gen
tlemen?' Others are shouting out the names
of the hotels that they belong to, while at
little distance you can hear above the general
din the loud voice of the baggage-master call
ing out the numbers of the checks, in order to
help the haclrnen find the luggage. All these
shouts and outcres make terrible uproar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10

with NJ Abbott about some charitable insti,u.
ton in which both were interested When IA
had finished Mr.. Abbott and Rollo went ou,
and took the omnibus downtown again to III.
Battery, beautiful wooded park by the wate.
There they saw the people walking in he
pleasant sunshine The harbor was verv
busy scene. On the North River side was a
man-of-war at anchor and many sailboats and
a steamboat. They passed several wharve.
where the Liverpool packets were being loaded
The Washington times., 1917-04-20

behooves all business men to look
over the whole situation in their field,
take long look ahead and so order
their plans that their own needs may
be met between the periods of emer-
gency. caused by Government orders
and other imperative demands.
A fair distribution of orders should
be made. Manufacturers ought not
to take on business which they can
not handle within a reasonable time
when there are others who could do
it sooner. There never was time
when carefully thought out correla-
ton of manufacturing and distribut-
ing agencies was more needed than
it is today. Such plans will not stifie
Individual enterprise or initiative.
They will simply avoid waste.
Today there is enough work for
everybody. We cannot afford to
throw away effort by going at loose
ends, working at cross purposes
without any common goal of maxi
mum productiveness. Our national
leaders know this and many large
plans viii be wrought out. But ev-
erything will go better if all business
houses, large or small, go ahead upon
as coherent and forward looking lines
as they can now lay out.
The Washington times., 1917-04-20
PLAN SHAKESPEARE EVENT
Meeting Preparatory to Convention
Here To Be Held Tonight.

A preparatory meeting for the con-
vention OF the American Federation
OF Shakespeare Societies. the Shakes
peare Society of America, and the
National Shakespeare Memorial As
ISOLATION, which will begin in Wash
ington Sunday evening, will be held
this evening at the Cairo. The Rev.
]. S. Lemon. d. D., will deliver an ad-
dress on "Stratford Strolls." The lee
ture will be followed by a discussion
Of plans for the entertainment OF
delegates to the convention.
The first session Of the Shakespeare
convention will be held in the Yer
mont Avenue Christian Church, when
the Rev. Earle Whitley, pastor. will
deliver his annual Shakespeare ser
mon. Monday afternoon a reception
will be held at the Cairo for all visit
ing delegates. At S:15 in the evening
Justice Wendell Phillips Stafford, Of
the Supreme Court of the District,
win speak before the convention In
the Colonial School. Eighteenth and
O streets. The Tuesday afternoon and
evening sessions and the Wednesday
evening session also will be held in
the Colonial School.
Thursday evening Shakespeare
comedy, Loves Labor Lost" will be
nroduced at the Casino under the d.
rection of Mrs. Eleanore Newton
Buckler and Arthur d. White. The
convention will close Friday night
with the presentation Of "As You Like
tn at the Casino, under the direction
of Mrs. E. V. Wilcox, who will play
"Rosalind."
The Washington times., 1917-04-20
Torpedo or SHordfsh

The question whether the sailors
Of the U. s. S. Smith saw periscope
or not at 8 o'clock in the morning,
and whether it was the wake of a
torpedo crossing the bow of the ship
or that of a swordfsh chasing a
school Of mackerel,. are still mooted
questions. The denial from Berlin
makes one inclined to the swordfish
theory because of the argument
used for home consumption, namely,
that the report was "a frivolous
means of attributing to Germany
the opening of hostilities." German
denials may be baseless, but German
resentment at American duplicity
bears the earmarks of sincerity.
The Washington times., 1917-04-20
Is Germany coIIapsing

Every days news from the west
srn front brings fresh tidings of dis
aster to the German army, as the
heroic British and fiery French press
onward over the Hindenburg line.
The news is confirmed by the guard
ed statements emaIating from Ber-
lin to the effect that unsuitable po-
sitions" are being abandoned. The
French and English have evidently,
made them unsuitable for German
occupation. We have doubtless heard
but meager reports of the great bat
tie that is raging from Dixmude to
Verdun, but the stories that we have
received are significant of the super
ior prowess ard more effective artil-
lery Of our allies.
The Italians have been recently
gaining against the Austrians and
there is no sign of German activity
along the Russian. frontier, while IN
Palestine and Mesopotamia the Brit
ish and Russians steadily advance
against the Turks. Food riots among
ammunition workers are reported as
q daily occurrence in Germany; the
Austrian Emperor prays fervently
for peace; German members of the
Austrian. cabinet have resigned;
Spain seems about to be drawn into
the war, and South America is
afame at. the news of German re-
volt in the provinces of Brazil.
The news Of the unanimous vote
in both houses of Congress Of seven
billion dollars for war purposes must
have been disheartening to the Ger
: man people and the fact that the lone
Socialist in Congress, Representative
London, has cabled the hope that
"rejuvenated Russia will be a COM
pelling factor for a universal and
lasting peace" and regrets the re-
port that Russian Socialists favor
separate peace with Germany" will
not be without its significance in Ber-
lin. The only hope of the Kaiser
and of junkerthrum generally is the
ability which the American Congress
made manifest in delaying we'll
matured plans for raising an effec-
tive army TO make our victory sure.
There will be no separate peace be-
tween Germany and any of our allies.
Facing an outraged world in arms,
the German people, long harassed
and deceived, may really be upon the
verge of national collapse. There
are limits of human endurance even
for the German armies, whose hero
ism will doubtless be the only her
itaRe of honor left the nation as a
result of this war.
The Washington times., 1917-04-20
TO ADD TO CAPITOL GUARD
spy's Attempt at Burglary Brings
Increased Vigilance.

As the RESULT of the effort of Ger
man spy to force open the doors OF
the Senate Naval Committee room
wednesday night, additional guards
will be put on at the Capitol.
A resolution adding fifty men to the
force has passed the Senate and Is
pending in the House.
Investigation OF the effort to OBJ
tain naval secrets continues
Ordinarily. 1t would be impossible
to pry open the huge doors of one
Of the Senate offices with any ordi-
nary effort, but in the case Of the
doors to the office of the Naval Com
mittee, the bolt OF the lock catches
for only about a quarter OF an inch.
This made It possible to pry the doors
far enough apart to effect an en-
trance.
The Washington times., 1917-04-20
Order in Advance

Few manufacturers, even in the
stress of time like this, can be sure,
except for limited periods, of getting
all their business from any one
source. When the Government needs
their product it should have first call.
An illustration of the way an order
can and will be put through is fur
nished by the statement of a Pitts
burgh steel man, who said his COM
pany got this telephone message:
Stop everything and start work
on Government business. Start
delivery in twenty-four hours;
complete delivery in forty-eight
hours.
According to the man who told the
story the order WIS filled in the spec
iied two days. This was to the COM
pany's credit. Yet much other busi-
ness besides that of the Government
must be done. 1t cIn all be handled
if the manufacturers are able to plan
ahead.
Railroad officials have had long
experience of the difficulty, even in
time Of peace, of getting supplies ex-
actly when they are needed. Hence
they are already putting in advance
orders. According to the Iron Trade
Review deliveries are planned as far
as two years ahead to the extent OF
many thousand tons.
Wild plunging on orders would be
Is.--s-.... - a
The Washington times., 1917-04-20
u,.,aa. NJ the Peanut Shells.


Puek will give 100000. (cash) for the
hes, answer 10 the following question:
what becomes Of all the peanut sheiis IN
l PTcEs You'll permit me. 1 hope. to say
As TO the shells Of the nut called Pea,
Many such problems confront today
Most Of US mortals. n'est-ce.pds' mon
Gmif
Such as, for instance. Why is the sea
Close to the shore? VIII the n c.
of LIS
Stride ever slacken?-and now this,
from thee
What becomes Of the peanut shells?
WHY does a chicken cross over the way!
What was MelchisIdec's pedigree?
Who was Il shot Billy Patterson. pray!
what has become Of Sweet Marie
And other songs Of my infancy?
Why is a mouse when II spins! In
cells
Maniacs mutter in ghoulish glee-
What becomes Of the peanut shells
Dites-moi, monsieur, stI-vous plat,
o Who invented Jront10e du brfet
Think You the war will be over In May
Why in the world is the verse" known
. as ''free?"
What is the real name of Don Marquis?
What kind of apple was William
Tells?
LastIy-here comes the third degree
What becomes Of the peanut shells?
L'ENvoI.
Prince. "IJ a prince indeed you be"
CAS- in that "Bab" Ballad AIecE
yells),
Nobody knows-or cares a D.
WHAT becomes Of the peanut shells /!
C. B. GILBERT.