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TO LATEST a It Is Regarded as ac ive ak’ and a Virtual Denial of Demand for Protection of Rights of Neutrals. LOUISVILLE, K- ) Courter-Journal says: “The German answer to the Ameri- can note is a quibble, Tho time is at hand when the President must meet the demands of his countrymen that nothing must happen to trafl our majesty before any other majesty, and that the United States shall lay down to belligerents certain rights and laws of neutrality which they shall be required to obey, if need be, May 31.—The by all the force we are able to put! in the field.” “Defends the Indefensible Past,” Says This Paper. CHARLESTON, May 31.—The Nows and Courier says: “The German note not only leaves us without assurance for the future, but Ita whole trend and tenor is to defend the indefensible past and to place the responsibility upon our- selves and upon Germany's enemies.” Only the Basis for Further Long Parley. PHILADELPHIA, May 31.—The Evening Telegraph sa: "Germany's reply eva iseue and constructs a basis for long parleys and arbitration of disputed its under the principle of Bryan's peace treaties. The reply is not only unsatisfactory but it 1s embarrassing. ‘The situation is such as to call for the exercise of all the firmness and discretion the President can com- mand.” Temper of ‘American People PHILADELPHIA, Evening Bulletin sa May 31 The so obnoxious in the reply of Germany to President Wilson's note as severe- ly to test the temper of the Amert- can people. President Wilson may be expected to make prompt reply, xo definite in language and tone that there shall be no chance of misappre- hension on the part of Germany, German Note Wholly Ignores Our Good Will. EL PASO, Tex., May 31—The Her- ald says: “Germany's reply is no answer. Tt does not meet one single point in the| American note. It ignores our good questions our good faith, doubts ond awaits our next mov Lack of Tactful Stateamen Again Reflected. NEW ORLEANS, May 31.—The States says: “Germany's pi! 1] lack of tactful statesmen, so often remarked during the war and responsible for her pres ent isolation, again in reflected in the manner in which she has met the American note. She has preferred to meet the righteous American protest against her merciless slaughter * * * Dy evasion» ax weak as they are un- worthy.” Defense Made of the Submarine Wa:fare. MILWAUKEE, May 41.—The SBen- tinel says: “The German preliminary reply meant to open the way for further discussion, while serupulously avold- in gonderance of nea power be preposterous to te discontinue to ps submarines aguinnt the the enqmy.” People Behind Wilson, Comment in Alabama. MOBILE, May ¥1.—The Item sayas “Unele tam te « plain, blunt citi ven who knows litle and cares i about evasive dip if Merr von Jagow's now ormat will not remuin bo the whole Aimer) nind Vremdent W Does Not Kelieve, but Increases the Tension, CHICAGO, UL, May HeomThe Mer oid takes thie view “The German Government's answer would commerce bowels are not in order and nee i Te covered house yous head will be clear Cat it ot your drug tore es the real} Put toa Severe Test.) ‘Evasion and dilatory purpose are | facts, brushes aside argu. ments, overlooks our threats, ac knowledges no wrong, transfers all blame, claims full justification, de- elares her policy fix: ids the whole question of duty mnanity | ing the appearance of #hutting the door to the ho of arrangements that will make for the righin und safety of neutrala and while preserving Germany's rights to avail herself fully of the means ut her disposal to} combat Britain's overwhelming pre TEST GERMAN NOTE dose not relieve—it tension of the situation. can people regret the failure of the | German Government to meet the real igsues and to realize what was the loss, moral and in American feeling toward Germany, of what President Wilson has rightly described as ‘in- | juries beyond measure. increases—the The Ameri- | The Two Governments Should Exchange Views | SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 30.— The Springfield Republican will say: “The contentious and quibbiing spirit in which controversy is raised as to the facts in the case of the Lusitania is undeniably vexatious, and it ts to be especially deplored. | We are bound, however, to concede | that while some, if not all, of the cou- tentions raised ag to the facts seem mere pettifoxging, ...e soundness of the principle must be acknowledged that the two Governments should exchange views on this point in order that they may not differ as to the exact nature of the tragic events under dis- cussion.” Attempts at Temporizing Are Hard to Bear With. BALTIMORE, Md., May 80.—The Baltimore Sun deciares: “It goes without saying that the | Kaiser's reply will fail completely in satisfying the United States or the President. “It {9 possible that the German Government in merely sparring for time to save its face, and will avoid further outrages to American ships and American citizens, But in the Present state of the public mind at- tempts at temporizing are hard to bear with.” Less a Response Than an Invitation to Debate. CHICAGO, May 30.—The Tribune will say: “The reply of the German Govern- |ment to the American note of May 18 | 1s less a response than an Invitation to debate. The document ts in the na- ture of a pourparier. “Even though, as Washington Is confident, it can be shown that the Lusitania was not armed with guns or conveying soldiers, Germany has succeeded in raising points which In consideration of the very advanced position taken by our Government | with respect to arbitration, especially | by the present Administration, we should find some embarrassment in | refusing to discuss and perhaps even | referring to The Hague. | Practically Ignores Wilson’s Whole Point. PHILADELPHIA, May 30.—The Public Ledger will say of the German reply: “It practically Ignores the whole |point of the President's demand. It | offers a lame and perfunctory apology j for ‘unintentional «wttacks’ upon Amer- {can ships, but ignores altogether the | protest In the !namo of hus manity. \Phe inquiry fo: ther Lusitania case is a mere eubtertage, A device to secure delay in meeting the real issue.” Berlin Only Asks for an Impartial Examination, CINCINNATL ©O., May %0.—The jo Presse, a German dally, will * way “The deductions drawn by our Gov- ernment from the JAimitania case and the demands growing therefrom are based Upon the assumption that the Lusitania was a harmless merchant ship, and the destruction of the vensel | must ut ore be considered an in- human violating international }law., At the moment these assump. tions full our representations lone their Jusuification and the case muat be conetd witied, The German Government m hut clalin the pow. Government lo be une In OnLy Anke wn UBpEAU> nation Into the facts,” | Inhumanity, Brutality, in No Sense Altered. || | PITTRBUKGH, Pa, May This nion of the Gasett tania affair in not along the lines aug: in | ative of mpecial regret that so many Aw ) Liven were sacrificed, te vive of (he wblegation thet the Law totia Was armed and the reference to puente of war munitions, while oy provide bine for further ox «of wule®, 1h BO mene aller Ube phumenity und brutality of the vet} f winking doee not seem to virtke Germany that (hie deed wae ' J, wnjuetifiatle and indeten pt wor our Don’t Let Your Stomach Trouble You When you feel miserable, run down, have « bad taste in the mouth, coated and (requent headaches it is & eure sien that mst stomach, liver 4 9 good, thorough cleansing at once EX-LAX — The Delicious Laxative Chocolate deanee stem ino naturel, healthy manner, without [fi ae Paid alles vac ened of tes cadmeiad wants an ane and yous eyes will sportle One We bos fh Ex-Lax is enough to convince todey. We, Be and We. “THE _RVENING WORLD, _ Girl Who Made dina Against Tremendous Odds Says ‘‘Woman’s Inhumanity to Wom- an” Makes a Busin Position Preferable— Self-Confidence Needed. Men’s Attitude Toward Girl Is Different When She Does Not Live With Her Parents— And She Must Act More Wisely, Says Miss Forhan, Who Won Free Trip to Fair. By Marguerite Mooers Marshall If you are a young girl with your living to make— 1. Try for a business position in preference to any sort of domertio| employment. ! | 2. Live with your own family if you possibly can, 3. If you do live away from home, remember that men will regard you in a different way, and be careful.) 4. Make yourself as attractive as possible; beauty may re a legitimate asset. 5. Cultivate perseverance, self-confiden resolve not to be imposed on. Those are some of the conclusions of Miss Mary Forhan, an interesting member of the septet of beauties from New York and vicinity who are about to start on TTATERMARSAL 416 Panama-Pacific Exposition tour arranged by The| Evening World and the Universal Film Company. Slim and pink-cheeked, gray-eyed @——————————————————————— and dark-haired, with unusually per-; taught to obey, for this would fect features, Miss Forhan has been wr lane bee ¢ him ‘mechanical,’ ranked high in puichritude testa by * Charles Dana Gibson, Penrhyn Stan-| Go “Guuy ea Jawa and other artists, including those who were judges in the recent beauty competition conducted in The Eve- ning World, But she has made good in other ways, Three years ago, when she was only seventeen, she came to New York with a fow dollars in her pocket, absolutely no training in self-support and just one friend in the entire city. Now, with glowing recommendations, she is leaving an excellent position as correspondent in ce and the | i he did not wish to do—such a thing would be dis- astrous to his ‘natural develop- ment.’ Superfluous to add, he has never been. punished for anything—that would ‘break his tender child spirit.” Seream- ing at the top of his lungs from morning till night, striking his elders with his fists, biting hie mother, are some of his favorite pastimes. Yet his mother is a sane, highly cultured woman, perfectly satisfied with Peter and convinced that his governesses n't understand him. fter that even a dingy furnished room was a haven of rest. My next a big mail order house, where she) ction was with a widow who had keeps several stenographers busy and} oy. little daughter, Elizabeth, My where her salary has been increased repeatedly, A STORY OF A GIRL WHO MADE GOOD AGAINST ODDS, Her story, as ane told it to me, is a record of pluck, perseverance, disap- pointments, little, cynical disillusion~ ments, leading up to ultimate suc- cess, ‘I think other girls should be interested in the tale, for it's not of the Sunday sehool variety, but a gen- uine “human document.” First of all, Miss Forban answered duties were to take Elizabeth to and and dancing school, keep ‘8 apd her wardrobe in manicure her nails, correct English, amuse her, bring her ray, keep three rooms in answer the telephone, the clock, water the canary, wind HORATIO ALGER’S PET PRIN- CIPLES ALL SWEPT AWAY. “During the three months in this ; sition 1 Was favored with two eve- a question of mine, ‘entirely myself tll at “1 believe a girl can come to Th nig a tage New York without money or pre- of the fact vious training and make good,” she said. “But sho must have a tremendous amount of perse- practically {mpoasible position in New York. to obtain @ Verance: she must endure un “| etarted out very coni pleasant living cond ind als tiously, firm in th frost, intolerable loneliness; she that willingnes strict attention to duti be quickly observed 1 learned thi must face the fact that many of the persons she meete will try to impose upon her. And she is less rather than more protected if takes a position in some one's an ti home, instead of in the business ag, ‘the ballet In woman's ine humanity to woman has been discrimi ance of one’s duties.” Having thus gently demolishe eral of the pet principles of Horatio Minn i An Was persuaded to other heresy, When L ited frankly that i dine borne in upon me by my ence in New York hom Mias Forhan'a beautiful mouth curled a little bitterly. “You see, my firat thought was of a position tn a home where I could save money wouldn't be lonesome,” she aaid. 1 don't advise any girl to look Buch positions, L worked for just we n who war i mother matiefar tory aa an ¢ Mre, Mart anked her she whe tinet 1 had found and legitimate tween pomilions sb s living by pon we and other Dean Hallam. fair and ded In became xh quatilied ber for woman | powt card polos wan like ¢ moving pleture ¢ other women You, sho went to panion, after role with i who was th ninga to be gly dn Sept, 24, 1012, tion of welt. perfect parurite, Miss rian gave up that portion when found that she wan expecte am private nec 1 of “home moland thi where an Vrone he apy ue well Bho was distinet! work’ by chan planned nmereli : = E BS ' b fries Ido} SHE MEETS LITTLE PETER AND) aren, whieh ab but eo filled ao eucem OIBCOURAGEMENT. ey 1 decided ty become & Kuvernes Jn at oi have wlwaye been very fond Cian Gar ehidar At ull the euple ae arected ow mand for refer nd hot | had worked " i» wrnful snes Wut 1 can wend sit wan the firet 4 to underet young of Ad, in boon eo neo oule4d:, s6 important ee he “bitte Peter hes net “MONDAY, MAY. \Make Yourselves as Pretty as Possible | ANERAN PRESS HOSTILE Is moan Prize Winner’s Advice to Girls! FORHUSBAND'S LIFE: a tary. | , 1915, ~J, TWO RECENT PHOTOGRAPHS OF MISS MARY FORHAM., DEPALMA, GOING BRONX KIDDIE |S FOUND O)MILES AN HOUR ASLEEP IN A BASEMENT SETS AUTO RECORD Smashes Figures as He Leads Resta and Others in 500-Mile Race. Nap and Whole Neighbor- hood Is Aroused, | Rosie Waxman, three years old, started promptly at 10 A, M. to-day er mother went to call her, Mrs. under weather conditions most favor- | Waxman went from house to house for speed, Only twenty-four)! search of the child. Neighbors care etarted, This small number, /tufned out and the name of “The for any previous rac the records of the “gasoline Derby” would fall, This was verified when, at the 400 mile mark, Ralph De Palma in a Me Until midnight the hunt continued \in hallways and vacant houses. At Jast the mother rushed into the De- tective Bureau and told Capt, Wines of the child's disappearance. Detec- |codes amashedt figures for that dis-|iivey wery sent out and patrolmen tan His timo wae 3.19,32.37, and) votined, hut not a clue was found hin average speed Last year Lath the missing girl Javerage, by Thomas Delange, Wa8) wsun, ine Nowsman,” who haa @ 82.98, { y at ‘eoman Btreet, At every division point until that ” r the Wax . and a news. tim previous wadwey recurds jn the basement, went into the had falien mt at 6 oelock this morning. At 100 miles, Kent at @ Asleep on a pile of newspapers was tablished 4 new re “ae mie Waxmen, She raid al 46.44 miles an hour d niten wouldn't he mad De Palma had battered t e with an papers. #4 had been avereme oof fhe Thy previo’ vay The newsman a few record wan 64 milen. minutes later put her in her mother's De Valinn and Heata’e fel) for (Me | pin, feud was thrilling, iMemt led 100-milo mark, but wae jauon after, and from then on it wae |neck and neck between them, At the 450-mile mark De Valuu'r Mercedes was leading. Hie time wan overtaken CROWD ‘THREATENS D DRIVER. | Potter Hescue Him After Mane Over Moy, vem Alife Dillon, thirty ‘ 11-6 and Ble #veraae ct} Rar) Pa py it , 8 weare, arivi Cold and cloudy weather which it eakes airy Compan - had toon thought would endanger tevin prcct war tivontened beat the wucenee of thie rave proved Itt \vncyy cpeag cn Pore the @reutert ond menu heaviowt care maint apeed with comparatively | lowt in the pite , At the #turt of the rane o | tdeut Nang dee ite Peugeot (No 0 distanced Wilouw 00d tag op, tat te and te Valu sine German rarer y om ud The order of fret o “re we lap wae Wileow’e Mtale, De of * Meronder, Mertale Meugeut im eale wae beads Aus ood Micheule Were) auatite : : sanne 64 adee ie Ve ume - ad Th * rf miler A - euling with an mrered jw toed Me tend «lem ‘ t fifty we ork we “a of ‘ were fon ' . ote e bd ‘ 4 Ae Watine ‘ Bay Wed to change tires rn ve ” a ‘ had « teed of ne v1 oun care tollowing Men : De Valmun'e Mercedes, ¥ ne halt © Burteam ated ( voper Mule ' ¥ th i im the bet tie avesean @an 0041 wile win the race, @ Nesta, Wike ond Comer wae'y ti Alowlng a Andereon then pulled inte the y hrong wumnbering many thoussnde vhamged \we Uren im 41 oeeomdes Bnd waleled Lhe conienl AFTER ALL-NIGHT HUNT Three-Year-Old Tot Takes a {with blue eyes and flaxen curls, play- IMS. FRANK PLEADS AT PARDON BOARD oe She » Sald Prt Prisoner Was Drunk on the Date of Mary Phagan’s Murder, | | TELLS OF HIS DOINGS. Had Card Party on Fateful Night But He Did Not Play —Always Happy With Him. . ATLANTA, Ga., May 31.—The last fight to save Leo M. Frank from the death penalty began here to-day be- fore the State Prison Commission on his application for commutation of sentence, Former Congressman Will- fam Howard, in charge of Frank's cane, was prepared to emphasise in hin argument the doubt as to the prisoner's guilt expressed by the late Judge Roan, who presided at the trial; the dimenting opinion of two Judges of the State Supreme Court when a decision was rendored affirm- ing the findings of the lower court him. and the dissenting opinion of Justices Holmes and Hughes of the United States Supreme Court when that tribunal denied Frank's appeal for a writ of habeas corpus. Frank's counsel also filed with the commiasion a letter written by Judge Roan just before his death in which he reiterated his doubt as to Frank's guilt and urged Executive clemency. Delegations from several cities in Georgia and Chicago and elsewhere also Wore here prepared to offer afgu- ments in Frank's behalf. Frank waa not present when the commission's hearing began, but his wife and several friends and Frank's parents were, Mr. Howard read the prisoner's brief application for commutation of sentence and then offered documentary evidence, including records of court proceed- ings, the aMfidavit of Judge Roan and @ statement of Mra, M. Frank. Judge Roan's aMfdavit told of the hostile atmosphere surrounding the trial which induced him to urge that Frank be absent when the verdict waa rendet Howard eald Mrs. Frank's statement was the chief new dence to be presented. told of her husband's actions on the night of April 24, 1913, the date Mary Phagan was murdered, told of hie arrest at his home, denied rumors SPEEDWAY, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind,, |Ing in front of her home at No. 1317] (hat her married ife had not been May 41.—Tho fifth international S00. | Wilkins Avenue, the Bronx, 1at| nappy, and also denied an afMdavit mile sweepstakes automobile race yesterday, could not be found when by Mineola McKnight, a negro cook at the Frank home, that Mra, Frank had told her mother Frank was drunk the night of April 26, 19 Mre, Frank began her statement by coupled with the cool weather and | Ripper’ was heard In hushed whis-| saying that her husband had met all the fact that the racers had In pre- po - ee mare} Rly sot the! of her ideale of what a man should girl's father, came home from work, liminary tests av +} be ad [he joined in the search bi “When not ocoupied with his busi- news, the only time be spent away from me," whe continued, “was when he was occupted with his charitable work, which took him away from he about once or twice a month, Keferring to the day of the Mary Phagin murder, ahe said: “On the 26th day of April, 1914, my mother and I had Uekets for 4 grand opera matinee, and in order to get there on time we sat at table at 110 . M, before my husband came home to dinner, and at about 116 father came in and sat down at dinner with About 1.40 mother and I left the ~, and my husband and father wore left at the table eating, Keturn- ing home from the opera at 640 1 1 my husband already there, 7 © wae nothing unusual in bie manner or appearance to attract my attention That evening after supper a n ber of friends of my mother and father came over to the house to play My husband and I 414 not but he sat in the hall reading, 1 ed the game for a while in the Jining room and then would go into the bull and talk to my husband, and | would then ao back again to wateh the game My husband read in the hell until sume time after 19 o'clook, when | went up elaine, 1 followed him « few de oth that ‘on @ poet A an efficient remedy her the why sod wevally much more, Moye itebing | with firet application, readily removes Avsuredly Pork wee whenever the chim eile ery day ne ceo work tepeeted in 7 Aruggict catis Poslom, Yor Ieee comple wri Vmergeary baboretor- ie pet Went boty ey Pagel hoor eos mw hemp, beth, medicnted with shih Poskem ond 15 crmte Advi. | they said some one had been there, Of course, at that time I did not know who they were, I asked what was the matter, end in the factory and they then told « = what they knew about it, “after a minute or two my husend came down and joined us at the front door, They asked him if he be ‘g Mary 0, and he told did not. They then asked hi little girl had not come to get her money thi and ho said that he did : such a girl, but that he did not kao hor nam “They then said they wanted to go with them to the =e ; wanted them to let him have breakfast first, but they refused, then asked if they would not let have at least a cup of raed but i a refused that also, It was I and he that asked for the coffee. “In the affidavit reputed te been made by Mineola Mi statement that I ever told my that my husband did pry rest that night, that he waa drunk that he made me sleep on the and all the rest of ft, ts false in every particular.” Mra. Frank also stated by her husband's tg ohe has the most of every day in jail Seven prominent Atlanta sicians made affidavits that had no mental or physical pert, doponed that the negro pert, dopore the chief witness against wrote the notes found beside Phagan’s body without dictation or help from hearing promises to last POLICEMAN RUN DOWN BY AUTO AT BRIDBE- Policeman Rush H. Webster of the East Siaty-seventh Street crate WER evi- In it she HE ti | Bismarok Bayside, and Mise Margaret Flushing. A guest at the home had been suddenly Albany, and the party took Grand Central Station and their way back to Bayside accident occurred. three Fg A lives ee F i ki |