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President Goes to New York
Aboard Mayflower
RELIEVED OF NOTE TENSION
Several Oays Must Elapse Before Ger
many Can Reply to Protest Against
Submarine Warfare—Keen Interest
Displayed In Washington Over Re
ception of Communication In Ger
many ahu Answer
Washington, May 15. —The May
flower, with President Wilson aboard,
passed out of the Virginia capes to
day. The ship is scheduled to arrive
in New York on Sunday evening. A'
New York the president will reviev
the Atlantic ileet.
The president intends as far as pos
sible to take a complete rest in the
next few days. He will not return to
Washington until Thursday unless un
foreseen development necessitates
that he hurry here New York by
train. The present plan is for the
Mayflower to leave New York Tues
day afternoon, making a two-day trip
back to Washington.
It was said that the president was
trying to relax and to recuperate from
♦he severe drain on his strength
which had resulted from the pains
taking care with which he had pre
pared the note.
The president was deeply moved by
the apparent unanimity of approval
which h"-d been given his note, and
he expressed the same gratification tc
his friends at the tenor of the many
telegrams received.
With the realization that this gov
ernment's action is now a thing of
the past, irrevocable and committing
the United States before the world,
a feeling of relief was apparent in all
official quarters. It is realized that
Germany's reply can hardly be expect
ed for five or six days.
Entirely satisfied, even gratified
with the manner in which the note
seems to have been received by the
country and with every indication that
the rest of the world will applaud
President Wilson's vigorous words in
defense of neutral rights, comment
from Germany is now awaited as the
next development in the situation.
One cause of misrepresentation of
the attitude of Germany to this coun
try in advance of receipt of the Ger
man reply was eliminated by Count
von Bernsterff, the German ambassa
dor. He carried to Secretary Bryan
in person a note from himself advis
ing the secretary that the reports pub
lished during the last two days in sev
eral newspapers purporting to give
the views of the German embassy
were unauthorized and unauthentic.
He asked Mr. Bryan to inform the
press that any statements in the fu
ture purporting to give the views of
the German embassy regarding the
present situation might be denounced
in advance as unauthorized.
In informal ways the German view
of the entire question of submarine
attacks has become so well and so
widely understood here that it is pos
sible to anticipate Germany's prob
able course.
One thing seems established defi
nitely—that official Germany does not
want war with the United States. How
far the German government will be
disposed to go, how great are the
sacrifices she may be willing to make
to avoid a rupture between the two
governments, cannot be stated, but it
is certain that whatever the form of
her response to the president's note,
its purpose will be toward that end.
"We have enough war now," was
the way it was expressed in one Ger
man quarter this week. "Germany is
doing very well as it is."
That hits close to the mark; Ger
many is not looking for any more
war. Little as she fears any offen
sive war operations by the United
States German officialdom appreciates
fully the tremendous assistance tho
United States might render to her
enemies, and it realizes also the effect
of participation by the United States
might have on the rest of the neutrai
world. •
Furthermore Berlin has already
shown that it is not wholly insensitive
to the opinion of the civilized world.
It is believed here now that Germany
not only d<">es not wish to have a
break with the United States, but will
attempt to place the responsibility for
a rupture on this government.
The chief proposal expected from
Germany is a renewal of their sugges
tion that the United States bring
about an abandonment of the German
submarine program by inducing Great
Britain to give up her attempt to keep
food out of Germany. This has been
the German position for two months
and there is reason to believe that
Berlin will regard the note as an op.
portunity to advertise their position.
Note Admirable, Says Taft.
New York. May 15.—Ex-President
Taft said regarding President Wil
son's note to Germany; "Admirab 1 -*
In tone; moderate in the judicial
spirit which runs through it; dignified
in the level taken by the writer re
garding international obligations; ac
curate in its statement of Internation
al law, it puts the case of the United
States in a manner which may well
call for both our earnest concurrence
and our confirmation."
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Grandson of Chicago's late merchant prince leaving with wife to visit his
mother, Mrs. Maldwin Druuiinond, in England.
PEARY'S SHIP IN FISHERIES SERVICE.
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United States fishery bureau has purchased for Alaskan service the Roose
velt, which Admiral Robert E. Peary (at top) used in discovery of north pole.
WEST IN WAR ON MOSQUITO.
California as well as Illinois has now adopted a systematic fight on disease j
breeding mosquitoes. Enlarged specimen is shown here.
TERRA COTTA.
The Ancient Greeks Used It, as Did
Also Michaelangelo.
Terra cotta means literally baked
earth. It is usually employed as
though it meant only architectural or
naments made of baked clay. Yet
Michelangelo made statues of it, the
Japanese use it cleverly painted as
"imitation bronze" for busts, tea Jars
and bowls, and the ancient Greek chil
dren had terra cotta dolls with mov
able legs fastened by wooden pegs.
In the trade today pieces of clay
work for architectural ornament over
eight inches square are called terra
cotta. Under that size they are called
-brick.
The famous Delia Robbia ware of
Italy was of terra cotta covered with
opaque enamel and painted. England
used it much. From the time of Hen- j
ry VIII. it was popular in large build
ings, and since Queen Anne's day it
has been used for ornamenting smaller
houses.
Terra cotta can be produced in a va- !
riety of colors, and, while rains leave
stone surfaces dingier, they brighten >
surfaces made of the clay. It is as
durable as stone; it can be produced In
more shades and colors; it can be mold
ed into a great variety of designs; it
can be given more delicate outlines .
than stone; it Is lighter than stone.—
New York Telegram.
Fair Warning.
l A farmer engaged Pat to mow a
small field of hay, and on giving him a
new scythe told him it was such a good
one that he need only put the point of
it in the hay and it would cut by itself.
Pat set off to his work, and about mid
day, when the farmer came to see how
Pat was getting on, he found him sit
ting in a corner of the field with one
end of the scythe in the hay. This so
enraged the farmer that he went for
Pat, who, c-i seeing him, immediately
shouted:
"Keep back, keep back! Ye don't
know the minute she's going to start!"
—Exchange.
United States Laws.
An act when passed by both houses
of congress and signed by the presi
! dent becomes a law. If at any time
thereafter questions of its constitution
ality arise the matter is settled by the
supreme court. The court has more
than once declared acts of cougres*
unconstitutional, as, for instance, thf
"civil rights" bill.—New York Aineri I
can-
After the Assay.
"I understand you got several hun
dred wedding gifts."
"We did. At first I thought I'd have
to hire a safe deposit vault, but after
going over the stuff we simply stored
'em in a barrel in the cellar."—Louis
ville Courier-Journal. * I
TH PATRIOT
BAFFLED THE OFFICIALS.
A French Paper That Printed AH th#
Government Secrets.
Some years before the great French
Revolution a printed newspaper used
to be distributed in Paris disclosing the
most secret events and doings of the
authorities.
Nobody Knew who the editor of the
pa[>er was or where it was printed, but
men highest in rank or office were con
stantly afraid they might read in the
sheet accounts of conversations had
with members of their households in
the private rooms of their own houses
the day before. The police were inces
sant in employing all their facilities for
the discovery of the whereabouts of the
plant.
After many efforts they did succeed
in unearthing the fact that the paper
was being printed by night on board a
ship in the Seine, but it was not always
the stne ship.
This discovery was made about 8
o'clock in the evening. In a secret and
highly guarded couference held at ouce
the authorities decided to raid all ves
sels iu the river during the night at the
same time and hi this way to capture
the mysterious printers. Time was
lacking to make the necessary arrange
ments for carrying the decision into ef
-1 feet that same night. Action was tkere
i fore postponed for a day.
The next morning the paper came out
as usual. But it contained as its last
I lines the following announcement: "As
j the secret service resolved last night to
raid our little printing office tonight.
I this paper will not be published tomor
row."—New York Post.
WKfRE BLUE BLOOD RULES.
Mere Money Cuts a Very Poor Figure
In the German Empire.
Miss Wylie says in her "Eight Y'ears
In Germany" that contempt for mere
money is a striking characteristic of the
! German people. Wealth alone does not
entitle its possessor to any special def
erence or consideration.
"The German's indifference to mon
ey," she declares, "amounts very near
ly to contempt. I am not speaking only
: of the aristocracy. The very shopkeep
ers themselves have the same feeling,
and it has often amused me during the
Christmas shopping to watch how pov
! erty stricken Baroness von X. is sur
rounded by courteous, deferential at
i tendants, eager to sell her the six
penny knickknack she has come to buy,
where the wealthy Frau Rosenkrantz,
making her expensive purchases, re
ceives no particular attention.
"In Germany you can be poor and
live poorly without reproach. You can
live in a garret and dress as your
means allow, but you will not be judg
ed by your garret and your shabbiness,
but by yourself. If you have an hon
ored name or a spark of genius the
doors of the most exclusive circles are
opened to you. Talent and birth are
the only passwords that German so
ciety understands, and wealth, unless
its owner is very tactful or is himself
Indifferent to it, is not welcomed. Os
tentation of any sort is an unpardon
able offense."
The Dark Continent.
In the light of history it seems
strange to call Africa a dark continent.
When northern Europe was a howling
wilderness and America utterly un
known to the civilized world Africa
was a famous place for great cities.
Egypt was the seat of riches and learn
ing, and all the countries bordering on
the Meditteranean figure largely in the
pages of sacred and profane history.
But a blight fell upon Africa, and all
the work of the past has had to be
done over again. Indeed, jt is only
within the past quarter century that
we have known anything about this
wonderful country except a narrow
strip around the coast Yet Africa con
tains over 8.000.000 miles in area and
has more than 200.000,000 inhabitants.
—St Louis Republic.
Amsrican Doctor Brigadier
In Russian Army
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Stre>ot Sewers In China Mend Torn
Garments While You Wait.
In many towns of China one may
have his garments mended on the
street and "while he waits." Native
sewing women are to be seen on low
stools perhaps on the sidewalks mend
ing articles of masculine attire.
The accomplishments of these street
seamstresses are somewhat limited,
their efforts with the needle being for
the most part coutined to "running."
Other branches of needlework are prac
lically unknown to them. As a conse
quence their efforts are better appreci
ated by native workmen than by for
eign travelers.
They are never short of patrons
tmong the former, for these are often
natives of other districts aud, having
come to the city to engage in business,
have no one to mend a rent for them.
Their wives being left at home, they
are glad to avail themselves of the
services of the street needlewomen.
For this class of customers the skill of
the itinerant sewing women answers
every purpose.
Generally speaking, these women are
wives of boatmen and laborers who
live in the houseboats which line the
creeks of many Chinese cities and
towns, and their needles are a great
help toward the solution of the prob
lem of maintenance in a crowded city
or town.—Washington Star.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED MINES.
Where Modern Methods Have Driven
Out the Safety Lamp.
In some of the more progressive and
larger mines, the miner's lamp has be
come a thing of the past In its stead
the dark passages and work chambers
are illuminated by electricity. The
mines are wired and lighted with all
the luxurious effectiveness of the mod
ern home. Besides making their un
derground employment less oppressive
to the miners, the illuminated mine
offers considerable advantage in che
way of better work and less exposure
to danger.
With motor operated coal cars, a tele
phone system and instruments for the
detection of gas danger, the up to date
mine is decidedly a more pleasurable
place to work in than of old. In order
to make the lighting more thorough
the walls of the permanent passages,
of the offices, of the entries and. where
mules are used, of the mule stables,
are frequently whitewashed. Only
tungsten filament lamps are used.
Weather proof enameled reflectors are
employed for the distribution of light
The problem of lighting the mines,
however, is difficult, presenting all the
conditions which the illuminating en
gineer looks upon with disfavor—low
black ceilings, black walls, dust, smoke
and dampness.—Chicago News.
Trial "by Jury.
The New York Law Journal says or
the subject of trial by jury:
"While we do not think that trial b\
jury ought to be abolished or that there
Is any increasing sentiment in that di
rection, we do believe that the system
should be modified by dispensing with
the requirement for unanimons verdicts
This would obviate the element of in
dividual eccentricity as an impediment
to the administration of justice. Men
tal idiosyncrasy on the part of judges
Is constantly exhibited and scarcely
excites comment. An eminent anr.
Very able judge will dissent from the
ruling of his associates when it is ex
tremely difficult to understand how so
gifted a mind could have gone off on
that particular tangent. By permitting
affirmances or reversals, notwithstand
ing dissent, the personal equation is
eliminated."
Modeled After an Ancient Tomb.
The temple of the Scottish rite in
Washington is a handsome whi%e mar
ble structure about 150 feet square and
rises to a height of 150 feet above the
street level. At either side of the main
entrance is an immense marble sphinx.
A cow of toll lonic eolumns surrounds
the second story. The architects fol
lowed closely the design of the aneient
tomb of King MausoJos, which stood
in Haliearnassus and was one of the
seven wonders of the world. It was
built by the wife of the king and was
decorated with hundreds of wonderful
statues. This old tomb became so fa
mous that many buildings were model
ed after it, but this is the only struc
ture in America in which the design
has been used.
In Biology.
Teacher—John, how can. you tell the
dogwood tree?
John—By its bark.
And his answer was correct, even if
it did cause a laugh.
Another bright answer captured in
biology:
Teacher What animal supplies us
with ham?
John—The butcher. —Chicago Herald.
Two Models.
Mrs. Toggerblossom—Vain maiv! Did
you never observe that designers take
a woman's head to adorn many of
your coins? Mr. Toggerblossorn—No,
but I have observed that designer?
take many of my coins to adorn a wo
man's head. —National Monthly.
Easy Money.
"I give my wife half my salary ev
ery week to spend on the housekeeping
and herself."
"And what do you do with the other
half of your salary?"
"Oh, my wife borrows that"—Hous
ton Post
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TRANSYLVANIA IN WAR ZONE
Considerable Anxiety Exists and Ru
mors of Disaster Circulate.
New York, May 15. —Nothing has
been heard from the Anchor line
steamer Transylvania, believed to be
In the war zone now. There were
many rumors circulated that the ship
had been sunk as was the Lusitania,
as a result of which the offices of
the line and the newspaper offices
were kept busy nearly all day with in
quiries from friends and relatives ol
passengers.
The Cunard line, which is now op
erating the vessel, denied that it had
heard any rumors of disaster to the
ship and declared the rumors absurd.
GERMANS WANT TO STAY
Natives of Fatherland Do Not Care
to Leave England.
London, May 15. —A large number
of Germans and Austrians over or
under military age and many women
of those nationalities with their chl!-
dren besieged the American consulate
to beg that the United States inter
vene and prevent their being sent
back to their native countries under
the new regulations announced in the
house of commons by Premier As.-
quith.
The applicants said they preferred
internment in England to repatriation
since they had lived in this country
for years. Consul General Skinner
took the statements of the applicants
and promised to transmit them to the
proper authorities, but said that be
yond this he could do nothing for
them.
Large numbers of those affected by
the new organizations presented them
selves to the police for internment
without waiting to be arrested. The
camps in which they will be interned
are not yet ready for them and the
police are troubled to find temporary
quarters.
UPROAR IN OHIO HOUSE
Combination of Democrats and Repub*
licans Delays Dry Measure.
Columbus, 0., May 15.—Democratic
members of the house with the wet
Republican members from Cincinnati
prevented again a final vote on the
McDermott temperance bill and
forced this measure to go over until
next week.
There was an uproar in the house
when..this.xorrjljijifttieji tried to^place
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Your Boy and You
You have figured a lot on his young ca
reer,
You have dreamed and planned and .
thought.
You have pictured him manly and full of
cheer.
With a will for the fight you've fought.
But he'll never come up to the dreams
you dream
And he never will do his part
Till you get right down in his heart with
hira
And take him right into your heart
You cannot one minute believe he wil
care
What hopes you have formed of his life
If you haven't meant anything unto him
yet
As far as he's gone in his strife;
You cannot look forward to having him
rise
To positions of honor and trust
If you've never been comrades, with light
In your eyes.
And with bare toes kicking the dust
Why, maybe you never have known
that he
Was a member at home with you
Of the little group of the tender and free.
As a man with a family should do;
You can't expect him, whatever may
come.
To fulfill every promije your heart
Has made for him there in life's busy
hum.
Unless you have made him a part
—Baltimore Sun.