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The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR
THE SOLDIERS AND SAIL
ORS AND THEIR FRIENDS
FERNALD'S HALL is SELECTED.
FOR THE GALA OCCASION; TO
BE ONE GLORIOUS WELCOME
HOME

The Leader was told yesterday that
it is the intention of certain citizens
to arrange for. big dance next Fri
day night in Fernald's hall for the
purpose of giving the returned sailors
and soldiers hearty welcome home.
The plans have not been completed
but it is almost sure to meet with the
hearty approval and support of every
one.
Nothing in the nature of a public re-
ception has been given to our boys who
have returned from service and this
should be done Let every one decide
to help boost this big dance, and at
tend it, too.
Later.-Arrangements have been
made for Friday night. Details will
appear in Tomorrow's Leader.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
Sir Horace Plunkett, Prof. Edward De- .
Valera, Arthur Griffith May be Irish Del
egates at the National Peace Conference
Legislative Powers VIII be Vested Deputies Selected From
Existing Parliamentary Constituencies

Dublin, Jan. 22.-According to the
provisional constitution of the Irish
republic, now before the dali Eireann,
legislative powers will be vested in
deputies selected from the existing
parliamentary constituencies; the min
istry will consist of the president and
four executive officers, secretaries of
finance, home affairs, foreign affairs,
and national defense; all revenues will
DC raised on a vote of the dali Eireann.
The constitution may be altered on
seven days notice.
Sir Horace Plunkett, Professor Ed
ward de Valera, and Arthur Griffith
probably will be appointed delegates
to the peace conference.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
TIE SOUTH FLORIDA FAIR

What, if any, steps are beng taken
by Tarpon Springs to be represented
at the South Florida fair, to be held
in Tampa next Month?
Surely this city, the center of the
sponge industry, will not let the OPP
portunity to advertise her importance
both as a tourist and commercial
place of Importance pass.
1t would not be amiss for the civic
and trade bodies to take this under
consideration. The time is drawing
near, and whatever is done should be
done now.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
STARVING MOTHERS EAT
FLESH FROM BODIES OF
THEIR OWN CHILDREN WHO
HAVE STARVED TO DEATH
HENRY MORGENTHAU TELLS or
TURKISH HORRORS

A cablegram was received by the
Hon. Henry Morgenthau, former Unit
ed States ambassador to Turkey, frora
relief workers in Armenia, telling of
conditions in that country that are so.
horrible as to be unprintable, -.
thousands of children are starving
and dying for want Of the bare necas-y
Nsities of dfeseach day, and bave seen
mothers 50 erazed from nsser thIs
trey would cat the nesn from che
bodies of their own children who had
died of starvation" said Mr.. Morgen-
thau.
Reports from every part of the
country where campaigns are being
conducted to raise money for relief Of
these people indicate that subscrip-
tions are generous" said L. A. Coop
e" Southern division director of the
Armenian-Syrian relief committee.
Many counties and cities have volun-
tarily raised their quotas.
Because of the temperance of the
Spanish influenza and local conditions
the drive has been postponed in many
counties, but we feel assured that as
soon as conditions will permit the
campaign to be put on, the South,
with hundred per cent record in all
war charities, will not fall down on
this, one of humanity's most distress
ing calls for assistance. 1 don't think
that American mothers and fathers,
knowing that there are thousands of
children dying of starvation, can look
oh their own little ones and refuse to
give to this worthy cause"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
AT THE ROYAL

Earle Williams, one of the strong
characters of screendom today, will
appear at the Royal tonight in ga
Diplomatic Mission" a realistic love
romance of modern soldier of for
tune. He is supported in the caste by
Grace Darmond, a star in the movie
world. The picture is fve-act pres
entation of more than usual merit.
Harold Lloyd, the comedian, will also
appear in a one-reel comedy entitled
That's Him." The entire show may
be seen for the low price of 10 and Is
cents.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
Peace Delegates Considering Situation
In Russia, Both Baltic and Land Fronts
Polish Question Was Considered this Morning and
Mission VIII be Sent to Poland

Paris, Jan.22.-The supreme coun-
Gil this morning considered the Polish
question and decided to send mission
to Poland. This was announced in the
official statement of the proceedings.
The proposal from President Wilson
regarding the Russian situation will be
discussed this afternoon, the state
ment added.
In addition to the members, Marshal
Foch, General Weygand, his chief of
staff, and Rear Admiral Hope of the
British admiralty board, attended this
mornings meeting. 1t was assumed
that the Russian situation on the Bal
tic and on the land front was dis
cussed.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
Florida, Georgia
and Alabama Men
Arrived Today
MANCHURIA LANDED IN NEW
YORK LOADED WITH
u. S. TROOPS

New York, Jan. 22.-The transport
Manchuria. arrived today with the
training corps from the Thirty-first
division, composed of Georgia, Florida
and Alabama men, and the artillery
and ammunition units of the same di-
vision. Parts of these same units
We're brought home on the same ves-
SCI December 20 last.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
PREMIER vENRELOS
SPURNED GERMANY'S
OFFER or RRlBE

When Monastir and part of Serbia
were offered to Greece as a bride to
secure her utilization with Germany,
the great Venizelos replied: "You ask
me to dishonor my signature, to dis
honor my country and to violate it's
obligations toward Serbia and, as .
remuneration, you offer me a part Of
the corpse of that which l am expect
ell to kill. My country, sir, is too lit
tie to commit so great an infamy,"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22

PROHIBITION
MAY CREATE SPECIAL DEPART
MENT FOR THIS PURPOSE

Washington, Jan. 22.-Means of en-
forcing prohibition after July 1 are
under consideration by officials of the
department of justice and the internal
revenue bureau, but steps to create a
special enforcement bureau wilhnot be
taken until congress has had time TO
act on pending legislation giving this
function to the revenue bureau.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
A CORRECTION.

In its report of the Eastern Star in
stallation services in its issue of yes
terday The Leader inadvertently omit
ted two names of the new officers in
stalled, viz. Mrs. Alice Hope, W. NJ,
and Edwin A. Pierce, w. P.
The Leader regrets this omission, as
the copy handed in by the secretary
was complete, the error being made in
this office.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
German BOBBY
Traps, Deadly
Explosives Set
by the Germans

London, Dec. 20.-(Correspondence
of The Associated Press. )-Detection
by British aviators of German "booby-
traps" saved the lives of many an Of
ficer and man of the British armies
during the period when the Germans
were retreating from France. 81 am
convinced" says one officer, "that we
nipped many of the Huns favorite
plans by capturing near Bray little
factory where he made his BOBBY
traps. When we occupied it we learn
ed much from the partly completed
traps we found lying about the place.
zone of them was an iron plate.
This the willy Hun dropped in road
way so that it would likely be trod
upon by soldier or horse of our adj
vancing troops. The plate was in two
parts, 9Th spring inside, and usual
lily contained detonator connecting
with heavy charge of explosive.
When the weight of the foot was re-
moYeds the spring sprang into place
and exps6ded the decorator and The
damage was done
''These spring detonators were the
Germans speciality. They consisted of
a tube containing little spring with
a hook on one end Attached to the
hook was a string or wire connecting
with the explosive charge Any ar
rangement by which the spring could
be distended and then suddenly con-
tracted served to jerk the string, and
the charge was exploded.
Zone night I received a call from
our lieutenant colonel who had spent
the day directing movements from a
recently captured German dugout. He
told me he was nervous, and believed
he was associating with BOBBY, and
asked me to send him a squad of en-
gineers to look it over. went myself.
''The colonel sat in the dugout, about
ten feet down, on chair by a table.
Directly in front of the chair was a
petrol can and it was the can he fear
ed. He had noticed it early in the
morning when the dugout was first
occupied, but had been so busy during
the day he had had no time to EXAM
inc it until evening. Then he found
nothing, but he had a 'hunch' that it
was a trap and wanted expert assist
ance.
81 dug a little trench around the
can, but could find no wires, and then
topped it, but received no sound other
than that which might come from any
cid empty can. There was nothing to
do but open it, and borrowing the col
orel's can-opener went at it as gin
gerly as I could.
1t was partly filled with about eight
pounds of one of the most deadly pow
der explosives known to science. This
l removed very carefully, and in the
bottom Of the can found the spring de-
tonator. 1t had been fastened to the
bottom of the can in such a way that
if the can had been lifted from the
floor of the dugout the charge would
have exploded and the colonel and his
party would have been blown to bits.
"The colonel paled little when I
showed him just what he had meen as
sociating with all day, and very fer
vently thanked himself for obeying his
'hunch' to let that can alone"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
Bremen in Hands
Of Workingmen
MACHINE GUNS IN MARKET
PLACE, BANKS AND PUB
Lie BUILDINGS

Amsterdam, Jan. 22.-The city of
Bremen is virtually in the hands of
the workingmen, according to dis
patch to the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger.
The workingmen have occupied the
barracks, the town hall, telephone of
flee, and banks and have posted ma
chine guns in the market place and in
public buildings.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
H. C. OF L. IN MEXICO

Mexico City, Jan. 22.-The cost of
living which, according to recently
published official statistics, has in
creased almost $50 per cent in Mexico
during the last five years, has forced
the members of the chamber of depu-
ties to seek an increase in their sala-
ries of from 20 to 25 pesos a day.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
HOME GUARDS TO ENTERTAIN

The home guards will entertain the
rifle club tonight at Fassol's ice cream
rarlors. Extensive preparations have
been made. Major Lew Brown ami
staff are expected to be present and a
good time will undoubtedly be had.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
SENATOR FLETCHER MEETS
WITH SHIPPING MEN TODAY
INTEREST MERCHANT MARINE

Washington, Jan. 22-The formula
ton of a definite merchant marine
policy was considered at a meeting OF
shipping men which opened here to-
day. The speakers included Senator
Fletcher of Florida.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
CIVIC CLUB HOLDS RECEPTION

The Civic club reception in Fer
maids hall Tuesday afternoon was
well attended and proved one of the
most enjoyable occasions of the sea-
son. Many ladies had responded to
the invitations sent out. About 80
new members were enrolled
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
ak on Amusements
Not to be Increased

Washington, Jan. 22.-Taxes on
amusement admissions will not be in
creased by the war revenue bill. The
conferees agreed today to rescind
their previous decision to increase the
rate to twenty per cent.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
T|PERRARY DISTRICT
PROCLAIMED MILITARY
AREA BY THE BRITISH
RESULT OF SEIZURE OF BLAST
+ ING EXPLOSIVES AND KILLING
TWO POLICEMEN WHO WERE
GUARDING IT

Dublin, Jan. 22.-The British gov
eminent has decided to proclaim the
Ilpperary district a military area as
a consequence of the killing of two
policemen and the seizure of blasting
explosives they were guarding while
en- route to the quarry. 1t is unknown
what persons are guilty.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
Monarchist
Revolution
in Portugal
VALENCIA SURRENDERS TO MON
ARCHISTS; FORMER KING NOT
AGITATING REVOLUTION

Paris, Tuesday.-(Ha .)-Valen-
ca, Small town in northern Portugal,
surrendered to the monarchists today,
according to advices received at Tuy,
across the Spanish border.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22

London, Jan. 22.-Portugal's mon
archist revolution was begun and is
being carried out with out the support
of former King Manuel, according to
Marquis de Soueral, former Portuguese
minister to Great Britain.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
Cardinal Gibbons
Golden Jubilee
POPE SENDS GREETINGS THRU
UNDER SECRETARY

Baltimore, Jan. 22.-Archbishop
Gerretti, under secretary of state at
the vatican, today presented the
pcpe's greetings today to Cardinal
Gibbons on the occasion of the cardi-
nails golden jubilee of the episcopate.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
Negro Conference
Opened Today at
Tuskegee School

Tuskegee, Ala, Jan PA demon
stration Of agricultural work occupied
NEST of the morning at Tuskegee in
stitute, where the annual Tuskegee
Negro conference started today. More
than five hundred delegates from all
over the country are here.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
$4,000 Fire in
Fertilizer Plant

Charleston, Jan. 22.-Fire in the
acid chambers of the Etiwan FertiI-
izer company's plant, near here, caus-
ed loss of $15O,OOO. The origin Of
the fire is unknown.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
EN- SENATOR G. T. OLIVER
DIED THIS MORNING

Pittsburgh, Jan. 22.-Former Unit
led States Senator George T. Oliver
died at his home here this morning,
after a lingering illness.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
FLU RAGING IN MOBILE,
ALABAMA; INTERFERS
WITH SAILING OF SHIPS

Mobile, Jan. g. Influenza has
reached such a stage here and along
the coast that it is interfering with
the sailing of transatlantic steamers.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22

The Central Pharmacy has agreed
to furnish fruit punch for the return
ed soldiers and sailors Friday night
next.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
Election Has Not
Settled Trouble
in Germany Yet

Amsterdam, Jan. 22.-Although the
majority socialists obtained an abso-
lutte majority in the Berlin suburbs
Sunday, according to Berlin dispatch
to Handelsblad, they cannot consider
the results satisfactory, as the bour-
geoise parties found more support
than was expected. The Berlin Lokal
Anzeiger estimates that up to Tues
day the bourgeoise parties had gained
as many seats as the two socialist
parties combined.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
FIRST IN THE LOCAL FIELD

All the local, county, and state
news-that is news-while it is
news. Boosting TarpOn Springs.
Wide-awake, Truthful, Unafraid
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1919-01-22
ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS

The Evening Leader is the only
paper in its field having AssOci-
ated Press reports of the world
Rews-the best and most reliable
New-York tribune., 1919-05-04
T~1n XNl A Tale Of
IL - w ecu ~ a. AA e. l. . Chinese Village

three years old My feet were hurt
ing dreadfully and l tore off the
wrappings and hid them under a
flower stone in the date court back
of our home. When my serving
woman had finished beating me ran
to my father and told him what she
had done. He laughed at me and
told the serving woman to beat me to
death If l did not mind her. Ny
brothers always had the best Of the
food. They had all they wanted to
eat every day. The girls had to wait
until their brothers had finished and
then we ate what was left. If they
ate it all we had to wait until the
next meal Sometimes the boys
would not let US have any food, for
they wanted to feed it to the dogs
and the ducks afte~ they were salts
fed. We always had many dogs and
pigs in the compoInd. The courts
were always dirty. The servants ate
their food wherever they chose, and
the dogs and pigs picked up the
scraps that were thrown in every
direction.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-04
Sold Agaii1,

"When the year was full | was sold
to travelling merchant who was
ready to go on the overland trip to
Tibet Robbers attacked us and he
was killed. One of the robbers took
me to his home in the hills, but his
wife tried to poison me. | was then
passed on to a farmer and went to
live with him as his wife had to
pull weeds in the field every year
The mustard had to be kept free from
weeds and the kaoliang had to be
thinned in the spring. The curse
still clung to me. My eyesight was
growing dim and my strength was
failing When he thought | could
not bear him a son, and that l could
not do the work he wanted done, he
gave me to laborer He was owing
the laborer five thousand cash for
his work, so it was agreed that the
man should take me, call the debt
paid, and go away.
give years ago we came here. His
mother was living, and he wanted me
to wait on her. His mother reviled
me all the time, and made him hold
me while she beat me with her stick.
She made him beat me on the first
New-York tribune., 1919-05-04

The Sun" notes, four or five "are
remembered on this island through
streets named for them or for their
families" The list comprises:
"William Edgar. who then lived in
Wall Street and whose name Is borne
by the shortest thoroughfare in the
city; Daniel Ludlow. who was an im-
porter IN Wall Street and who used I'd
drive down in summer four n-hand
from his country place on the East
River; John Broome, the merchant
poiltlcian, who was member Of the
State Constitutional Convention Of
ltfI and who was elected Lieutenant
Governor in 1904; William Laight,
whose family was one of the Oldest
and most prosperous in Manhattan.
Alas! There is not Laight in the
city directory of to-day"
Continuing, we read:
John Stevens was man Of fifty
when he attached his name, and he had
forty good years to go. America should
remember him longer than all the
others, not excepting Burr, for he was
he man who built the first railroad I'M
he country, put the first steam vessel
IN the Atlantic and was practically
he father of the patent laws.
I'VE may imagine Aaron Burr Undue
ing John Stevens to leave his castle
on Hoboken Island and the fascinating
| pursuit of designing. with Nicholas
Roosevelt and Robert r. Livingston, 4
Hudson River steamboat, and to como
over to the city and sign subscrip4
| ton to dry business like bank"
Any one, the writer concludes.
who knew the story of all the sign
ers in this souvenir would have
mighty good history of the New
York that greeted the nineteenth
century"
On one of the pages Of small SUBJ
scribers appears the name Of
Stephen Baker, whose grandson and
naamesake is now the president Of the
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New-York tribune., 1919-05-04

and fifteenth or each moon, to keep
me from feeling myself better than
them.
Then he got his sickness in his
lungs. He coughs all night, and
l have to fan him while he sleeps.
That is he You see when you
go out your small gate and walk
toward the temple on the hill Now
he cannot walk. He must have his
rice Cruel early every morning and
often before the day is over. l drag
him out of the room and let him lie
by the door every morning before I
come away and drag him back at night.
He gets lighter all the time and now
it is very easy to move him about.
He did not want me to leave him this
morning. He says the pain is worse
when | am not there to change him
about. | cannot stay there with him
all the time, for I must pull weeds
to get the money to pay for his food
He does not eat much. I never eat
as much food as l want | do not
dare. He comes first.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-04

better class. Her poor clothing is
worn with jauntiness which instant
ly appeals to one. We forget that it
is made of cheapest blue cloth, and is
so old and worn that it seems ever
on the verge of slipping from her
body. One day we asked her to sit
awhile, and, as she slipped her tea
she told the story of her life. Not
once was there a though Of complaint,
not once did she show sign Of
spirit Of rebellion. She is controlled
by custom and ancient rules, and
from their decision she knows no ap-
peal. She held her cup daintily, not
clumsily, as one might expect, with
so many self-evident signs of poverty.
She is always thanking US for letting
her come here to pull weeds and
grass. She sells these to men who
own ponies or cows, at one cash a
catty. OEo cash equals about one
thirtieth Of one cent, and catty is
one and one-third pounds. Let her
tell her life-story, in her own simple,
unaffected way, with truth and sin
cerity shining from her face as light
set on hill.
"I cannot tell much about myself.
There is not much to me. | know
worry little. When | was little girl
my father lived in a great compound.
High brick walls were on every side
and the houses were all made of brick
and stone. There were servants be-
yond counting, and many rooms in
the compound were occupied by the
members of the family. l do not
know how many brothers I had. Yes,
we had girls, too, but girls do not
count. My father had more than five
wives. One Of the first things | can
remember was my serving woman
beating me because l had torn the
bindings from my feet. We begin
binding the feet when the girl is
New-York tribune., 1919-05-04

body and for the wood to cover him.
Then shall feel have done my duty.
mo, l do not know why | have
never had children. | have prayed
to every image have seen and made
prostrations in the dirt to each.
am thirty-three years old this year.
| suppose the gods do not love me
and have sent their greatest punish
ment to me. They have laid their
worst curse on my body. | have no
thought for the future. | have no
pain. have never had to think Of
what was best for me. | have never
been asked to express an opinion
about anything. l am only woman.
He will soon be dead. [ do not know
who will have me next. do not care.
L thank you for the weeds and grass.
| earn twenty to thirty cash day.
That is not much, but we do not need
much. l am glad the gods give me
strength to pull the weeds. | am
glad you have the weeds and grass
for me to pull. 1t would be harder
for him if you did not let me come
here every day l could not earn half
that much by pulling outside along
the roadways. There are so many
women and children outside, and the
goats are eating all the time. | am
not worthy. thank you. He will scold
if I do not hurry home. He does not
like me to leave him at all do not
like to leave him alone so long. He
might die while l am away. Then Il
greater sorrow might be laid on me.
l thank you. am not
worth :"
She balanced the heavy basket on
her back, jerked the shoulder~straus
to make both sides equal, bowed to
each Of US in turn, lowered her head
and drew her body forward to ba.~
ance the load, and started off toward
the gate, to home and hims
New-York tribune., 1919-05-04
The Curse

"My father gave me this piece of
jade when l was a little girl. have
always worn it about my neck. I
keep it wrapped in this piece Of old
cloth to keep people from knowing
what it is, Some man would take it
away from me if he knew it was jade
| carry. He does not know have it.
If he did know he would want me to
spend it for food and clothes. When
l look at the jade l think of my
father and mother and the nice home
l had when I was child. l have
never heard from them since l left
home. No, do not want to sell the
jade now. [ must keep it to bury
him. 1t will pay for a place for his