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WITH THE EDITORS
TWO DOLLAR WHEAT.
(NeW York POst.)


While The proposed guaranteed min
inum Of s. bushel for the best
wheat is under conference in Wash
ington. test vote in the house of
commons reminds us that Britain is
guaranteeing both the price of wheat
and the wage of the farm laJorer. But
the British guarantee stands upon
ground very different from ours 1t is
always difficult in England to get farm
ers to break up pasture land for wheat
raising, and British farmers remember
the years in the eighties when the
blowing Of too much pasture almost
ruined them; while last winter Lloyd
sary to obtain million fresh acres of
wheat in few months of feverish
activity. In America the balance
among crops has always been good
We have no such reason as Britain to
offer huge bonus for the doubling of
the wheat acreage for what increase
is desirable there is already more than
enough incentive. There is great
danger, as Senator McCumher pointed
out, that if this high guarantee is of
Tered for wheat, the farmers will grow
, much less corn. rye, barley, oats. hay
and potatoes than are needed. Their
the food consumer. with the price OF
wheat and -four held at artificial lev
els, would demand that the food bill
be repealed If there is need for state
interference in this matter, it should
| be left to the food controller.
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TIE HillmQn
Bv E, PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM

where, as it CHANGED. he had lunchcd
that day with the prince of Scyrc.
He found the prince still sitting in
the smoking room. reading a review,
over the top of which he glanced w
as John approached, and nodded non.
chalantly.
Back again." he murmurcd.
II came back to have a word with
you, prince"
The prince laid down the review,
keeping his finger in the place.
"Deightcd!"
"Not long ago." John went on, SIN
this room, someone-I think it was Ma
jOr Churters-asked You what you
were doing this afternoon. You replied
that you were engaged. There were
several others present, and they began
to cbaff you. Perhaps / joined in--I
don't remember. I think that it was
Major Charters who asked you, to use
his own words, whether your appoint
ment was with lady. You replied in
the affirmative. There WAS Il loud vol
ley of cbaff. You listened without con-
tradiction to many references concern
Ing the lady and the afternoons en-
gagement."
The prince nodded slightly. His face
remained quite expressionless.
GAS a matter Of fact,' John concud
ed, 81 have discovered by the purest
accident that Miss Maurcl is to be your
guest this afternoon at Scyrc House,
The prince inclined his head gently
He remained monosyllabic.
"WeIl?"
John frOwned heavily.
"Can't you see" he went on bluntly.
"that if any one of those men who
were present. and heard what was said
about your guest, found out aftcrward
that it was Miss Maurpl who came tG
see yOu-wcll. l need not 20 on, neeG
I? ] am sure you understand. The
things which were hintrd at could not
! possibly apply to her. Would you
mind sending a note to Miss Maurel
and asking her to have tea with you
some other afternOon?'
"And why the deuce should l 90
that? the prince asked, a trifle palcr.
but entirely self-possesscd.
'"To oblige me-" John replied.
The prince wiped his eyeglass care
fully upon his handkerchief.
"Mr. Strangewey, you are very
amiable young man." he said equally,
ito whom l have tried to show some
kindness for Miss Maureps sake.
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When he turned around, Louise had
at least nerved herself to meet what
she felt was imminent
The prince approached her deliber-
ately. She knew what he was going
to say.
Louise" he began, drawing chair
to her side, II have found myself
thinking great deal about you dur.
ing the last few weeks"
She did not interrupt him. She
simply waited and watched.
Il have come to certain determin-
ation," he proceeded; tone which. if
you will grace it with your approval,
will give me great happiness. l ask
you to forget certain things which
have passed b tween us. have come
to YOU today to beg you to do me the
honor of becoming my wife"
She turned her head very slowly
until she was looking him full in the
taco. Her lips We're a little parted.
hrr eyes a little strained The prince
was leaning toward her in a convcn-
tl"nai attitude; his words had been
| spoken simply and in his usual con-
verSational manner. There was some
thing about him, however, profoundly
convincing.
y our Wife," Louise repeated.
! If you will do me that great hon.
Or"
1t seemed at first as If her nerves
were strained to the breakinp-noint
me situation was one with which her
Dram seemed unable to grapple. She
set her teeth tightly. Then she had n
sudden Intrr!ude Of wonderful clear-
s!gh''dness. She was almost cool
You must forgive my surprise, ELL
gene, she begged. 1--WE have known
Hach other now for some twelve wears
nave we not?-and I believe that tbis
IS the first time you have ever limited
anything of the sort"
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ST had fancy to see you this after
noon,' the prince explained, land,
finding you out, l took the liberty OF
waiting. If you would rather I went
away and came for you later, please
DO not hesitate to say So
"Of course not 4" she exclaimed. II
do not know why I should have been
so silly. Aline, take my coat and
veil," she directed, turning to the
maid, who was lingering at the other
end of the room. II am not wet.
Serve some tea in here. l will have
my bath later, when change to go to
the theater."
She spoke bravely, but fear was in
her heart. She tried to tell herself
that this visit was a coincidence, that
1t meant nothing, but all the time she
knew otherwise.
The door closed behind Aline, and
they were alone. The prince, as if
anxious to give her time to recover
herself, walked to the window and
stood for some moments looking out.
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THE GRECIAN GOAT,

Greece becomes a constitutional
monarchy, which is next door to de
mocracy, without her king addressing
parliament.
King Alexander didn't deliver an
address. because, say the dispatches,
it would involve criticism of father
by his SON Just another case of
father being the goat. The world
knows that it was Alexander's mother
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PLACES FOR OLD MEN.

pLACCS run VIII w G'N'
The war has reopened the doors OF
industry to the old men, who for
years past had been Systematically
barred from employment by the great
American corporations.
Thus there is one bright spot at
least in the dark clouds of war.
The Pennsylvania railroad has just
announced that age will no longer
b. barrier to employment in that
corporation 1t has been a rigid rule
of the Pennsylvania that no man over
as years of age should be hired; but
now they are ready to take men up
to 20 if they are in sound physical
condition.
The Steel Trust used to have an
even more rigid rule that no unskilled
man over 81 and no skilled man over
4J should under any conditions be
hired; but with the practical stoppage
of Immigration and the enormous eX-
panson of the steel industry on war
orders this rule had to be thrown to
the winds
These are not isolated examples
Before the war began almost every
large corporation and many small
ones had set up deadline even
against men of middle age. 1t got so
that man over 40 who lost his JOB
had no chance for unemployment, no
matter how vigorous and well-pre-
served he might be. And if he was
over GO there was nothing ahead ca
organized charity or the poorhouse
over the hill. 1t reached almost the
proportions OF a conspiracy against
the fathers and grandfathers.
The discrimination against old men
started with the establishment Of pen
sion funds Men over 45 became a
liability for the companies; SO they
started in to arrange things SO that
no man could possibly come up for a
pension unless he had given the com
pany at least 10 years of service.
1t was soon found that this policy
was also a valuable damper on strikes
The Older men were not only kept
from striking by the fear of losing
their pensions, but by the greater fear
that they could not get another job
anywhere if they were over A.. So
the policy was soon taken up by coz.
porations which had no pension sy.'
TEN and could not plead the financial
liability of their companies for pen
sions as a bar to the employment OF
old men
In some of the cities the old men
attempted to form organizations for
mutual help and agitation against the
agelimit rules; but they could not
break down the barrier
Gray hairs were on the black list
and there was apparently no hope OF
relief
Now all this is changed Any mar
that looks husky and ready to do q
days work can get a job almost any
where The latch string is hanging
out for labor in every factory in the
country.
No pOrkless days for senators, i
they can help it.
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SYNOPSIS,


CHAPTER On trip through the
English Cumberland country the
breakdown Of her automobile forces
Louise Maurel, a famous London &C
tress, to spend the night at the farm
home of John and Stephen Strange
Wey.
CHAPTER II-At dinner Louise dj
covers that the brothers are woman
hating recluses.
CHAPTER III-NeXt morning she
discovers that Jo!?':, the younger
brother, has receL y come into a
large fortune. In t:...lany with him
she explores the farm.
CHAPTEI. ~ ii. L talk with him
she is disturbed by mis- rigid moral
principles and finds that his wealth
has created no desire for any other
life than the simple one he is leading
She tells him her name and that she
is the friend of the prince of Seyre, a
rich and disreputable neighbor.
CHAPTER V-Three months later
unable to rid himself Of the memory
of the actress and in spite of his
brothers protests, John goes to Lon
don
CHAPTER Vile finds Louise en-
gagged in the rehearsal of new play
meets her friends and is entertained
at luncheon with her by the prince.
CHAPTER VII-John drives Sophy
home and gives him friendly advice
about love and life n London. The
prince and Louise postpone little
journey they had arranged for.
CHAPTER lN-The prince takes
John under his social care. Graillot
the playwright, warns Louise that
both the prince and John love her and
that the prince will be a dangerous
enemy to his rival.
CHAPTER N--The prince intro
duces "a relative, Lady Hilda, to John
limiting that she may be of use to him
in his "education' OF John. . lnl
CHAPTER XI-E, Soyre House
John is introduced TO celebrated
dancer Calayera. W.!o at once starts
a violent Irritation with him. At sup
per the prince tells Calnvera that en-
nifty for John has caused him to EN-
poy her to ruin him.
CHAPTER XII--Calavera dances
for the PIPER party and afterWard
entices John to her, but he leaves hel
and the house.
CHAPTER Eili--John tells Louise
that he c, me to London for her and
for her ale Re. Louise pleads for time
CHAPTER XIV-Graillot inadvert
emily plants suspicion in Johns mind
Lady HillA calls upon him in his
rooms and attempts Irritation with
him, her ak OF Louise and the prince
furthc" Increasing his awakened jeal
ousy.
CHAPTER XV-Dining with Sophy
Louise and the prince appear in the
restaurant, 10 the surprise of John
whom Louise had told she would be
out of town for the weekend. He at
tends the first night of the new play
and at the climax is SO shocked tina
he leaves the house. SOphy follows
and brings him back to the after-the
ater supper.
CHAPTER XVI-Stephen STANCE
wey comes to London to see the new
play.
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There WISH silence between the two

There WHBTr silence between the two
women. The >'muflled street noises
from, outside became the background
to Il stiffness which grew every mo-
nent more oppressive. Louise returned
20 her former attitude. She looked
stca1fastly before her, her face sup
ported by her hands.
Sophy grew paler and paler as the
minutes passed. There was something
strange and almost beautiful in Lou
ses face, something which had come
% her lately, and which shone from
ler eyes only at rare intervals.
you care for him, believed" Sophy
,ricd at last. "You care for him!"
Louise did not move.
"Why not?" she whispered.
There was a ring at the front door.
Louise, from her place, could see the
long, gray bonnet Of Johns car. AL
most before she could speak, he was
announced.
Its an atrocious time to come, I
KNOW" he began alphabetically.
"You'rc in time for some coffee, any
how" Sophy told him chcerfully. "And
[ know Louise is glad to see you, be-
cause if you hadn't come, was going
TO make her go through some &C
| counts"
"You know am always glad to see
you," Louise murmured, pointing to a
chair. "Sophy and have been having
most interesting discussion, but we
! nave come to cul de sac"
II really came" John explained, ito
ask if you cared to come and see a
collection Of pictures. There's an 1tal-
ana futurist, Of cOurse-just un.
nacked his little lot and set them up
over curiosity shop in Clifford street.
He is sending out cards for next week,
but l could take you tOday-that is,
! # you would care about it. We can
90 somewhere for some tea afterward.'
Louise made little grimace.
"What bad luck!" she exclaimed.
She stopped short. She felt that by
her hesitation she had, in sense, COM
mitted herself.
81 have promised to 60 and have tea
with the prince at Seyre House." she
said. ut is an engagement we made
last week"
John set down his empty coffee cur
with clatter. An ineXplicable bu,
dominating fury seemed to have sud
denly assailed him. He took out 6
cigarette and tried to light it. Sophy
after watching him for moment II
establishment, slipped out of the room
Louise came over to his side.
care you really so much disappoint
ed?' she asked. Il am so sorry! L
! I had known that you were coming fol
me, l would have kept myself free
ut isn't that exactly John an
swercd. cts something I can't alto
gether explain. If you don't mind,
think will be going. There is some
thing must put right"
He left without another word. Sh'
watched him step into his new motor
car and drive away a little reckleSsly
: considering the crowded state of tn
streets. He drew up, few minute
later. outside the. club in Pail Mall
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who was running things, in her nice
German way, and you really couldn't
ask Alexander to score father for be-
ing run by mother. That would make
pretty much of all fathcrhOOd SQuirm
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OLD SKETCH RECALLED.

the period, was the Berlin correspond
ent of the New York Times The
old German emperor, William the
First, had recently died. His son,
Friedrich Wilhelm, an able man with
liberal tendencies and an English wife,
lay dying Of cancer. The young crown
prince, destined to be William the Sec
Ond, was impatiently waiting for the
time he should mount the throne. All
the world was wondering what man
ncr of man he was and what he would
do to the peace Of Europe.
Frederic sent to his paper Il long
pen picture, which not only showed
William as he was, but, with singular
clarity, showed just what a menace
he Was to the world.
NOlc this passage:
"IOu look into the face Of this
young lIohcnzolern and remember
with wondering reservations the ma
lignant tales which have been told Of
his inner nature by those who knew
it best Apparently all the women -
at least all the English women-who
have had to DO with the bringing up
of Prince William hold him in horror
and dctestatiOn Their dislike for
him is based on a general conception
of his character? This view is that
he is utterly cold, entirely selfish, wan
tonly cruel young man without con-
science or compassion or any soften
ng virtues whatever That he has
great abilities they all admit, but they
stop there Heart he has none upon
their reckoning.
"Willam is very deeply and thor
Oughly Prussian. lie is a living,
breathing embodiment Of all the quail
ties and lack Of qualities which,
through precisely two centuries, have
brought the little Mark Of Branden-
burg up from puny fife, with poor
scattered population, to the state of
great kingdom. He is saturated
with all the instincts and ideas which
have raised his parvenu Prussia to
it's present cminencc and his charac-
ter is the crown and flower Of these
two centuries Of might and ruthless
ness and spoliation exalted into a
creed"
Specializing about him, Frederic pre-
dicted he was world-iighter, just as
was his ancestor, Frederick the Great.
He pointed out that when ever a HO-
henzollern crown prince married a
girl of the house of Brunswick, the
eldest son was one who was d cap
tain OF men.
Written nearly three decades ago
by a man long since dead, there is /;
truth in his words that makes them
sound as if they were written yester.
day with full knowledge Of what this
i1ohenzollern has brought upon the
world. All the latent dangers in the
mans character were perfectly clear
to Frederic lie used the very word
"ruthlcssneSS' concerning which we
have heard SO much since August
1914. There is no difference between
the William we see and the one Fred
eric saw, save that we know by his
foul deeds what he is, whereas the
novelist knew him only by intuition
based upon observation. The kaiser
was always evil. He was always q
danger to the world. The only 1ues
ton was when he would feel himself
strong enough to attempt to put his
dream of wOrd-empirc into execution
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Thousands stop work in Leipzig tC
protest war But that's not efficiency
Rest is for the dead Carlyle.
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Carry bundle and be Il patrio:
Easy say the married men, already
inlrnaivcIy trained by their wives.
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WEATHER REPORT
Forecast

for North Du!:O+a: Fair and wA!HIr
tonight and Friday
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Nearly Three-Quarters
Of Loan Subscribed,
Bankers of City Say

Nearly three-quarters Of the $1,000
100000 Liberty Loan has already been
subscribed. In making this estimate
yesterday bankers connected with the
merchandising of the bonds declared
that applications in the New York Fed
eral Reserve district would consider
ably exceed 100000 before the
substitution books were closed, whereas
the Treasury Department had tenta-
lively allotted only s750,o0o,OoO to this
district.
If the other districts make show
ing relatively good total subscriptions
will be in the neighborhood of $1,000
600 900. 1t is too early as yet to de-
termine the extent to which the public
has responded to the nationwide ap-
peal for funds. but some authorities
believe the banks will have to take
large blocks Of the issue.
The Mayors Committee on Liberty
Bonds. of which William A. Prender-
CAST is chairman, is starting cam
pal1n Tor tne puICIdSt VI 'hc po"NS
BY city employees.
This campaign will be conducted in
the manner of competition between
the various city departments. Every
employe will be urged to purchase as
many of the bonds as he can afford,
and the total sales in each department
will be printed in the City Record each
morning, together with the payroll of
each division of the city's admnistra-
tive government and the percentage
devoted to bond buying. General prog
ress will be shown on clock-like in
dicator. 80,
On Thursday night Billy Sunday will
try to speed UP subscriptions BY
preaching q special sermon. His text
will be Farms, Bonds or Fights" A
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Italian War Mission,
limited by Mayor, viii
Visit New York June II
From TIE Tribune Bureau

Washington, May 2s.-The Italian
mission will visit New York City on
June II. accepting the invitation ex-
tended to-day by Mayor Mitchell. Prince
Udine said the mission would remain in
New York for several days.
Mayor Mitchell. in addressing the
members Of the mission, said:
1--WE believe your visit in the United
States will not have been complete
without coming TO our industrial CEN
tire. We believe our cordial expression
Of welcome will not be complete were
it not that you will find in New York
the greatest feeling of appreciation.
You will find in our city large num-
Der Of Italians-the largest number Of
Italians, in fact, In any city in the
world
"You will find that We appreciate the
services that these Italians arc render
ing to our country while Italy. in union
with her allies, is fighting for the cause
of democracy.
"The visit of the Italian mission at
this moment is the more opportune be-
cause of the great enthusiasm which
the recent splendid victories of the
Italian army on the Carso has aroused"
The Prince of Udine replied, thank
ing the Mayor and representatives of
New York for the invitation, which was
accepted. He added that he and all the
members of the mission were greatly
enthused over the entrance of the
United States in the war on the side
of the Allies, who, he said, are all
fighting with all their might for the
triumph of the cause of democracy.
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Washington, May 2s.-Liberty Loan
Week begins next Saturday. according
70 a programme announced by the
Treasury Department tonight. Men,
women and children will have oppor-
tunity for active service.
Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation of Labor, sent an
appeal tonight to the members of the
Federation urging them to aid the gov
eminent in making the loan big sue
cess.
Liberty bonds are safe invest
ment. and it is a patriotic duty to sub
subscribe for them" said Mr.. Gompers.
On June 6, which is Liberty Loan labor
dsy. he asks every union labor man to
subscribe for as large an amount OF the
bonds as his means permit.
The Liberty Loan Week programme
follows:
Saturday and Sunday. June and 3
Liberty Loan days in the churches. Clergy.
men will preach special sermons on behait
of the loan.
Monday, June Merchants and manu-
facturers' Liberty Loan day.
Tuesday. June professional and insur-
ance mems Liberty Loan day. Every m
surance agent in the country will devote
the entire day 10 soliciting subscriptions
20 the bonds. and professional men also VIII
devote much of their time to the cause
Wednesday, June elderly Loan labor
day and automobilists' Liberty Loan day.
Thursday. June 1-farmers Liberty loan
dsy. Members of oranges and other farm
ers' organizations throughout the country
will make a concerted effort 10 secure sub
scriptions.
day.
This appeal to the members of the
League TO Enforce Peace. voiced by ex-
President Taft, its president, was issued
tonight:
"The Liberty Loan should be first in
the mind of every citizen now as the
most pressing step to a victory and
the establishment of lasting peace.
The obligation to subscribe rests espe-
cially upon the members Of the League
20 Enforce Peace. Victory means, IN
their view, something even more than
the success of the United States and our
Allies. Service to the league IS in
separable from service to our country,
and the way to serve our country just
at this time is to buy her bonds