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NO DHAMCE HERE
FOR ANAROHISTS
Terrorist Sysio Plainly a Mis
tii In United Stales.
"WORLD OWES ME A LIVING"
That Best Expresses Mental Attitude
of Some of Youths Who Would Pos®
as "Reds"—Professor Robinson of
Columbia University Blames "Idea
Glimmerings" For Bomb Attempt.
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"Foreigners with idea glimmerings
not worked out, with a terrorist philos
ophy that is a misfit in this country
that is how I would describe tbe plant
ers of the bombs in St. Patrick's cathe
dral and anarchists of their type." said
John Harvey Robinson, professor ot
history in Columbia university aud an
authority on historical-philosophical
subjects, in discussing tbe arrest and
frustrated plot of Abarno and Carbone.
"There is no justification for the ex
istence of anarchists in tbe social con
ditions of this country," he maintained.
"It Is hard to conceive the motives
which impel such actions as theirs
One can understand the thoughts of t
Russian nihilist, who is not a criminal
in tlie true sense, but who is
along the lines of a definite philosophy
toward a definite end, or of the ter
rorists of Paris who engaged in the
fight for the Commune in 1871.
"But things are different in this coun
try. I can trace no analogy between
conditions before the commune of 1871
and the conditions in this country to
day which precede what the two Ital
ian anarchists are said to have planned
—a commune of anarchy and riot in
New York. There is no parallel of
cause, and there will be no parallel of
effect.
Idea of Commune Absurd.
"The idea of a commune being es
tablished here by men of the type of
Abarno and Carbone is absurd. Even
the most disreputable, the most down
and out of the hoboes and the unem
ployed in the city, would never follow
such leaders to wholesale murder.
"The proof that conditions in this
country do not justify the actions of
the two men and their kind—that an
archy and anarchism are not natural
outgrowths of existing society here—is
simple enough. Think what would hap
pen if unarehists tied up the subway
for a day! The whole city would band
together for their suppression. Our civ
ilization Is too complex, too delicate,
too sensitive, to stand such shocks
Without retaliation. There are not
enough anarchists in the country to
succeed in terrorizing New York for
any length of time, for the simple rea
son that the community is constructed
In such an orderly manner that no dis
turbance would be tolerated by it.
"The case of tbe commune in Paris
was different. Tbe country and the
city were already in a state of semi
anarchy. Police power and the more
certain power of public opinion had
vanished from Paris with the capture
of the city, the death of her best citi
zens in the war with Germany and the
atarvation and suspension of business
which followed. It can be said, in a
general way, that the struggle of the
commune In 1871, during which the
Hotel de Ville, the Luxemburg and oth
er public buildings were burned and
thousands died before and behind the
barricades of the anarchists, was the
more or less natural result of condi
tions in the community.
Conditions Different Here.
i "But that cannot be said of any at
tempted commune in New York nor
of the acts of the anarchists later.
These can be attributed to misapplica
tion of half formed ideas and ideals,
fitted, perhaps, to Russia or even to
Italy, but not to conditions In the Unit
ed States, which are totally different."
Speaking more definitely of the men
tal makeup of the Bresci anarchists.
A. T. Poffenbnrger, engaged In labor
atory research and experimental work
With the department of psychology at
Columbia university, spoke of the ter
rorist plans revealed by the reeent ar
rests.
"There is no one positive type of
mind that belongs to the 'red,' " ho said.
"It is always possible to trace the
causes of his criminal bent or his an
archistic instincts, if the facts of his
birth and his life are kuown. It re
solves itself into a matter of heredity
and environment. 1 have not yet seen
Carbone and Abarno. but 1 have known
men of their stamp. Their mental at
titude may be best expressed by 'The
world owes me a living."
"It Is not surprising that the two
are so young. Tendencies which lead
to crime usually show themselves be
tween thirteen and twenty-five, or even
earlier."
A Matter of Discretion.
"Father," asked the youthful seeker
after wisdom, "why is it that you ai
.wavs speak of mother as your 'better
half?'"
"Because, my eon," replied the tired
business man, "I know perfectly well
that I better had.''—Richmond Times
Dispatch, a , . _
THE MAN OF THE HOUR IN GERMANY.
Sri
IMI inn Mli mill 11l IHIIMMMWniTTTT '* i* ptWIII- J'-A* y -JX . -II
Photo by American Press Association.
Field Marshal von Hlndenburg (in the light colored field coat), the kaiser's leader in fight against the Russians,
and his staff. On his left is General von Lindendorff, "hero of Liege."
FINALE MINISTERS
Photo copyright by American Press Association.
Historical conference in the cabinet rooms at Paris. From left to right are M. Bark, Russia; M. Ribot, France,
and David Lloyd-George, England.
HE TREBLES GASOLINE SUPPLY. \
Dr. Walter F. Rittman, government scientist, thirty-two years old, discovers
way to add 200 per cent to gasoline production. He also has formulas for mak
ing important dyes and high explosives.
Here'e a Tangle,
How easy it is to mix up the aver
age business man was demonstrated
the other day when the son of a local
merchant leaned against his father's
knee and innocently asked:
"Daddy, is today tomorrow?"
"No. my son, of course today isnt
tomorrow," answered the father.
"But you said it was," continued the
son.
"When did I ever say today was to
morrow ?"
"Yesterday," answered the son.
"Well, it was; today was tomorrow
yesterday, but today Is today, Just as
yesterday was today yesterday, but is
yesterday today, aud tomorrow will be
today tomorrow, which makes today
yesterday and tomorrow all at once.
Now run along and play," and the fa
ther collapsed into his chair with t
sigh of relief.—Louisville Times.
Women and the Old Olympic Games.
One rule of the original Olympic
games could not be followed nowadays
without provoking serious troubles.
Women were not allowed to be present
•r even to be anywhere in the district
when the games were being celebrated
en pain of being hurled from a precipi
tous rock. This rule is believed to
have been defied only once, when the
offender was pardoned in consideration
•f the fact that her father, brothers
and son had been victors in the games.
One particular priestess, however, was
mot only exempt from this law, but
was accommodated with a special front
•eat on an altar of white marble, and
women were allowed to enter chariots
for the races, though they might not
ho present to see them win.
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Gun Power at Waterloo.
As to gun power at the time of Wa
terloo, two facts of guidance: The
British drill sergeants of the day
taught recruits to hold their fire "until
they could see the whites of the eyes
of the enemy." That would make the
best musketry range, I should say,
about twenty-five yards. "Brown Bess"
was not of much use beyond sixty
yards, judging by all the evidence, AS
to big pieces, then, as now, naval guns
were superior to field artillery, and
Nelson loved to get in his broadsides
at sixty yards! I believe that 600
yards was counted the limit of effec
tive naval gun fire then. Field artil
lery range would be less, probably
much less. The enormous Increase in
the effective range of guns since is
due, first, to explosives with greater
power and more controllable power
second, the invention of rifled barrels
and breechloading, and, third, stronger
alloys of metals. —Frank Fox in Lon
don Nation.
Public Elopements.
The Bulgarian is perhaps the most
simple minded and industrious peas
ant in Europe, and, paradoxical as it
may appear, his standard of morality
is extremely high, although elopements
are more numerous than in any other
country. But these are generally in
nocent affairs, being simply the device
of young couples to get married with
out the expense a regular Bulgarian
wedding entails. In most cases not
only is the consent of both parents ob
tained, but all friends are informed
and assemble outside the bride's house
to witness the elopement
The Black Watch.
In 1730 six companies of Highland
ere were raised for the protection of
Edinburgh, and the following year
were consolidated into a regular regi
ment, the Highland regiment, and
were numbered the Forty-second. On
becoming amalgamated the colon on
their tartans were extracted, leavtn*
only the dark green ground as a tar
tan, and from this they took the title
of the "Black Watch."—New York
American.
HOOKING
lt* an Excit -.3 ">- if On?
Does., i
Fishing for -- piei 1
Palm Beach is a i 1. •
You fish with i*i;. a li
the size ola s}..j< liali
Mme great fisfi is - . 1 your 11.1
for bait. You tlnow .. ■ piei
fasten the end of i n .. • file run
aud then take out •>-. < five si,
ami read
Sometimes you gel a • ouueiu:
you dou't. At t'\ ell tig ' • :
tletuaii in -harge <t <ik fi>li
on the pier goes arotu ml u
the lines. That in it e.l is rare u*
casious uu exciiin: -i-ort
Once a New \ ors \ : •ittotiist wup
standing on the p i <•: tug the sun
set after a day's frm; .-s ::ugliug w n*i
he heard a shout from a lured ger
tleman. who h.tu reit a shark 01
oue of tbe lite, s th.it u-u! ie*-u left out
The colored gentl-mrm -mis naviir.
trouble in handling tin Least, so tin
New Yorker w-tu t<< in- assistance
Together they pu.'e.t ;• • tu'ed at th
line In vain. Another nun 11 the p.e>
joined in. and then the * > v bracet
their feet against r• • r "it s<u
for all they were worth But in spit
of all they could d< tin ihh* slippc
gradually through then fingers.
Finally all the -Tick was used U|
nnd the rope, coming taut against th
rall. snapped like a threat, i'lie Nev
Yorker has al\\ -ys he eouh
have had just one look at that shark -
New York Post.
MARTEL AND POITIERS.
The Man and Battle That Saved Eu
rope From the Saracen Yoke.
A traveler approaching the city ot
Poitiers. France, would hardly believe
that it was around the site of that
small city that the battle which saved
all Europe from the Saracen yoke was
fought. The man who commanded tin
French in that great battle was
Charles, who afterward received the
surname Martel. "the hammer." fron.
his mighty prowess in that fight.
He baffled the Saracen invasion by
his great victory at Poitiers. The Sar
aceus had mastered all Asia and con
quered Spain. Nothing could with
stand their arms, and the Crescent
bore dealh and desolation before It
wherever it went. The Mohammedans
determined to conquer all Europe in
the name of the Prophet. Spain had
fallen, and France was next. The two
armies met at Poitiers. The strife was
bloody, for the Saracens had the pt'-j
tige of former victories and the ad
vantage of numbers; France had the
wisdom of Martel. That wisdom tri
umpbed. aud the Mohammedan was
hurled back, a broken power. Tins
victory saved Euro[>e from want and
desolation, for the brave people would
have suffered anything sooner than
embrace Mohammedanism. The great
champion of Christian civilization lived
nine years after his famous triumph
at Poitiers and died In the year 741.-
Irish World.
Force of Drops of Water.
It seems almost incredible that so
small a thing as a drop of rain should
injure the propeller of an aeroplane
but such is the case. At so great i
speed does the propeller revolve—l,2oo
revolutions a minute as a matter of
fact—that a rain drop hits it with such
enormous force as to chip a piece of
the wood away. Some idea of the
hardships entailed by flying through
the rain at sixty miles hour may
be gathered from the fact that an avia
tor who recently went thrcugh such an
experience, alighted with the edge of
his propeller fretted as though it had
been gnawed by rats. The rain drops
had chipped pieces out of the blades
and also bruised the aviator's face,
owing to the force with which they
hit against his flesh.—London Specta
tor.
EXPLODING EXPLOSIVES.
On® of Two Methods, Combustion or
Detonation, Is Used.
An explosive is a body which, under
the influence of heat or shock, or both
is, speaking popularly, instantaneously
resolved entirely or almost so into
gases.
Practical explosives consist either of
bodies such as nitroglycerin and nitro
cellulose. which are explosive in them
selves or mixtures of ingredient*
which separately are or may be nou
explosive, but when Intimately mixed
are capable of being exploded.
Explosives are exploded either by
simple ignition, as in the case of black
gunpowder, or by means of a detonator
containing mercury fulminate.
The molecules of an explosive may
be regarded as in a state of unstable
chemical equilibrium. A stable state of
equilibrium is brought about by the
sudden decomposition of the original
compounds with the evolution of beat
An explosion is thus an extremely rapid
decomposition, accompanied by the pro
duction of a large volume of gas and
the development of much heat.
There are two well defined modes of
explosion which can be described as
combustion and detonation. In the
former case the explosive Is simply ig
nlted. and combustion takes place by
transference of heat from layer to layer
of the explosive. The rapidity with
which the combustion proceeds de
pends not only on the physical form of
the explosive, but also on the pressure
under which the decomposition takes
place. When In the form of fine grains
combustion proceeds much more quick
ly than when the grains are large.
-Detonation, on the other band..has to
CAVE THE MEN;
L:.,?MENT POOR
[ Army Gripplsd by
o Arms and munitions
L. D KiMEiiER COMPLAINS
War Chief Says That Lack of War
Causes Him Real An*
iety; He B.ames Drink and Unioft
Restrictions For Condition of Af
fairs—Morale of Engiish Troops E
cenent, He Affirms.
London, March 16. Because the
British government is short of ammu
nition and guns and cannot purchase
or secure the manufacture of tho neo
essary munitions the campaign against
Germany planned tor this spring may
he delayed until fall.
The men are at hand and there U
sufficient equipment to keep a large
army in the field at all times, but the
preparations are as yet inadequate
for the situation which was prophe
sied in a remark attributed to Lord
Kitchener.
"1 don't know how long the war wiU
last, but 1 do know when it will be
gin, and that is in May."
Partial confirmation of this lnL?e>
mation was given by the war secre
tary himseli when he appeared before
the house of commons. He said:
"I can only say that tho supply of
war material at tho present moment
and for the next two or three months
is causing me serious anxiety. I sug
gest that his majesty at the termina
tion of the conflict confer medals
upon the men 'alio have given the
government {rood lerrice in fulfilling
war contracts."
Lord Kitchener also gave consider
able Impetus to the proposal te rege
late drinking as was done in Russia
and France by saying that excessive
drinking had been one of the greatest
deterrents in the preparation for coa
tinuing the war. Trade union restrio
tions and strikes of workmen in the
iron and steel working lines have
also hampered the work.
'lt is absolutely essential," declared
the speaker, "that the output of era
munition be increased. To do so la
of the utmost importance to the oper
ations In the field."
Lord Kitchener added that the gov
ernment was considering arrange
ments to meet thi3 situation by which
armament firms would come under
government control and their em
ployees would secure some of the
benefits which the war had brougnt
to the employers.
On the purely military side of the
war he said that although only trench
fighting h"s been possible for some
past weeks the morale of the British
troops had not been affected In the
slightest and that the recent victories
at Neuve Chapelle and Epinette
proved ho*" successfully they could
take the offensive. The health of the
British troops had been uniformly
good, he declared, which was excel
lent testimony of the efficaciousness
of inoculation. .*
FISHES WITH ITS WINGS.
The Cassowary Has a Way of Its Own
For Capturing Its Prey.
Habits of the cormorant and of our
native fish hawk are generally known.
Their methods of taking fish are very
much like those of birds of prey. But
the cassowary fishes according to a
method of its own. A well known
naturalist witnessed Its operations on
a river in the island of New Britain.
He saw a cassowary come down to
the water's edge and stand for some
minutes apparently watching the wa
ter carefully, it then stepped Into the
river where it was about three feet
deep and, partially squatting down,
spread its wings out submerging them,
the feathers being spread and ruffled.
The bird remained motionless and
kept Its eyes closed as if In sleep. It
remained in this position for a quarter
of an hour, when, suddenly closing It*
wings and straightening its feathers,
it stepped out on the bank. Here tt
shook Itself several times, whereupon
a quantity of small fishes fell out of
its wings and from amid lta feathers.
These the bird immediately picked up
and swallowed.
The fishes had evidently mistaken
the feathers for a kind of weed that
grows In the water along the banks of
the river In this island and which
much resemble the feathers of the cas
sowary. The smaller fishes hide in
these weeds to avoid the larger ones
that prey on them.— St Paul Pioneer
Press.
Camels In Warfare.
Camels are a feature of warfare In
the far east Basar was in the year
656 the scene of a fight known as the
battle of the camel, in which Ayesbah,
the wife of Mahomet headed tbe
charge mounted upon oue of these
beasts. And down through the cea*
turles Arab hosts have been led by a
girl riding on a blackened camel, sing
ing songs of encouragement to her
own aide and insult to the other. Ao
cording to the strict rules of the game,
her capture or death meant the filgt t*
of her tribe, while in the event o4
victory she led the triumphal irci
Londoa Chronic!*