The evening world. Newspaper, December 6, 1915, Page 16

\ -_ ° FSTABLISHDD BY JOSEPH PULITZER. Pudlished Daily Except Sunday by the Press Publishing Company, Nos. 63 to 63 Park tow. New York. NANGUS SHAW Troanuren 6s Park Rows berets ; Treasurer. 63 Park Row, JOSHPH PULITZER, Jr, Secretary, @ Park Row, eB 4-Clasg Matter, aa ‘and the Continent and ‘World for the United States end Canada. Sis. Mon: VOLUME 56... 6c cccececcceeeeeees Oe eeeeeeeeee NO. 19,830 INTO THE FOG AGAIN? HE demand of the United States Government that Germany recall ite military and naval attaches at Washington, the con- yiction of the Hamburg-American Line officials, the arrest of Baron won Brincken, friend of the German Vice Consul in San Fran- @aco, combine with the opening of Congress and the failure of Germany so far to disavow the sinking of the Lusitania to bring the American people again face to face with grave possibilities as regards their future relations with the German Empire. At the present moment nothing could seem more desirable than a plain, straightforward statement, whether friendly or otherwise, from Berlin reaffirming or repudiating past pledges, making clear the tira) decision of the German Government in the Lusitania case, and proving that the Kaiser's advisers at least recognize the determination of the United States to permit no interference with its laws on the part of German agente from wherever directed. It is probably too much to expect euch frankness from the Wil- helmstrasse. Experience does not encourage us to hope forit. As a preliminary to further negotiation, however, would it be amiss to point out to the German Foreign Office in polite but plain terms that what the United States has had to say to other nations since the beginning of the war it has said with openness, sincerity and consistency, and that by euch standards in diplomatic intercourse it is more than ever inclined to measure its esteem and limit its patience. te ‘The peace chatterers have put to sea. Now there may bea little quiet in which to do some real and necessary thinking for the country. tered at the Post-Offi Now York @urecription Rater to Tis eae Eni ep NEW RECORDS. ANK EXCHANGES throughout the country for last week B reached a total of $1,936,000,000, the tegest ever recorded in the United States. Checks drawn during the week Amounted to 60 per cent. more than the total for the same time a year ago. ' Making some allowance for the fact that a year ago the Stock Exchange was closed, there is nevertheless no shadow of doubt that domestic business and finance are at the present moment developing symptoms of exuberant health. Money rates have never been 60 low at this season of the year. ‘The banks steadily gain'cash. Oonfidence 4s more and more apparent in bigger orders and expanding plante, We are not talking of munition indtstries, War supplies are not alone responsible for overtaxed railroads and a serious shortage of freight cars. The country ie manufacturing more, buying more, transporting more for its own consumers. Phenomenal foreign trade is a tremendous stimulus. But ‘pros- perity goes deepest and lasts longest when it soaks to the roote of domestic business. Help it to percolate. e—_—_—_—_—_—_——(———— | Events observe no holidays and respect no seasons, | th DIG ON. OL. GQETHALS’S full and detailed report on recent slides | C in the canal carries more weight than anything hitherto said/ on the subject. The experience of Col. Goethals, backed by! the scientific opinion of geologist McDonald, who, employed for the, purpose, has from time to time made thorough studies of the elide | problem, ought to hold ite own with the theories of any commission that may now eet forth to look over the ground. | Col. Goethals explains exhaustively how the slides etarted, what has been done to handle them and exactly what results have been | attained. He has the closest first-hand knowledge of the facts. From that knowledge he expresses his belief that in the end the} cana] can be permanently cleared. The removal of some 10,000,000 cubic yards of earth will do it. Meanwhile there is every reason to hope that an open channel for ships can be most of the time succeas-| fully maintained. | The gist of his conclusions as to the future is, of course, what mainly interests us. “If experience counts for aught,” he says, “then that gained in the handling of the slides and the breaks that have occurred | along the line of the canal leaves no doubt that the means adopted and now in use will effect a cure in the slides that now | clove the canal; furthermore that when cured no further troubles need be anticipated from slides in this locality.” This ie definite enough to stagger the pessimists. Col. Goethals hes earned the right to be listened to. Without wasting time and money on euper-investigations, therefore, let the digging go on. Hits From Sharp Wits. It is bard for @ man with @ griev- the straight path must be also ex-| ance, remarks Jerome, gritting his|tremely narrow, {t would be attrac teeth, to stick to the truth.-Memphis | tive to more persons.—Albany Jour- Commercial Appeal. nal. ‘ ary A lot of men have been thrown| Speaking of the eternal fitness of while trying to ride a hobby. things, possibly it has escaped your . Notice that Etta Bean lves in Bos. ton.—Columbia State Noi) ‘Whenever we hear a man start a hecy with “mark my words,” we now inatinctively that We are in for jomething unpleasant.—I’hiladelphia Inquirer. ares If there were not insistence that . Remember, ladies, the earlier you do your shopping the more opportun- ities you will have to exchange your purchases before Christmas.—Boston Transcript ° Letters From the People Motor Acoid: ‘Be @e Liitor of The Brening World I have been reading about the acct- Gents and deaths caused by mot: yebicles, Police Commissioner Woote ts quoted as saying we shall send let-| the chaufteur, he I. y ters to the owners of commercial cars! resign. I've had Ay a forced t asking them to adjust automobiles to) gineers are sometiines called upon to attain a speed not greater than 15! increase the pressure in steam belong foe ber hour. I suggest that Mr. But in order to secure an enginee:'s ¥ to serve five years 1% expect @ chauffeur to accomplish something impossible, In case the care are adjusted to 168 miles, such owners will make their chauffeurs re- adjust the cars, so as to make better time. If this change ts not made by might make greater progress] license you have ling to the chauffeurs, them- firing or oiling. 1s it not possible that @ chaufieus and in a|the ohauffeurs license 1d | only on the same a” Saat many ownere fs | Bazoo and other publications, There- }make Shrewsbury Wheep, son of the |cobbler, stop pinching Tiny Nickel- En- | Ellabelle Mae Doolittle By Bide Dudley Copyright, 1015, by the Prem Publishing Co, (The New York Brening World), ILLABELLE MAE DOOLIT- on what I see in this room right TLE, the noted poetess of yan a Bia oe aae ace Delhi, has taken up lectur- le ‘a as Doolittle eo) ing. At the request of the an yi! eves were on the blackboard 43 she wro! Delhi School Board she re- fattle Horace Ki cently talked to the children of the) like hla head } y, ls “chewing gunn, Peeweeple School on the subject of | minny Bancroft ioheon i Um: Ho should. go. to “Poetry From Its Infancy to the His shouid ‘go to cog Grave.” Along the line of embellish= | Morn "aroind que ing her remarks Miss Doolittle gave | \iille Gankiotaia ite «wart on two demonstrations of the art of| {iiss {ainer “gvsinem kn vine oxi poetry-writing, using a piece of com- | hulle Wiiile, teat Michi toe teat Patek Ra Roi iow poetry mon chalk and composing the rhymes on the blackboard right before the | x olan ‘Uke wach, eyes of the pupils, The poetess wore | Kun ‘4nd tell mamma with much delight, a violet blue gown, made by Maison Hodgkins, the famous modisto of Dethi, located over Tell Bogard's meat market. In her hair waa a red rose. Her igea in appearing thus costumed wa to convey to the chil- When Miss Doolittle finished, she was mn a copy of “The Life of Kid Broad” as a token of esteem, Principal Schoonerbier made the pres- entation speech. He sald the book had been purchased with pennies dren the profound impression | of} eed s y the children. Eneey #18 prelleninary, fonture: cf, ner |SAll were pleased. “My dear little ones,” Miss Doo- Ittle began, “I appear before you to tell you how to odurt the muse. Some of you in years to come wili be great pocts and will write rhymes for the Farmers’ Record, the Delhi Reflections fore a little coaching will not come amiss.” At this juncture the poetess ro- quested Principal Schoonerbier to By Helen haus, as tt was disturbing her (the lecturer). “JES' 'FORE “T know, my dear fittle Shrews- bury,” said Miss Doolittle in a kind- H Oh, Ife will be one long, ly tone, “that you are pinching her on impulse.” “No, ma'am!" came from Tiny. “He's pinchin’ me in the back.” Principal Schoonerbier laughed, but not until he had npticed that the poetess was smiling at the uncon- sctous humor of the little girl. The obi was stopped, PNowe continued Miss Dooltttle, “] will explain poetry writing, First think of @ subject; then get @ good pencil or a pen and write your poem, If you find a good tdea the rest will be easy. Now I will demonstrate my suggestion, A moment ago Shrews bury Wheep was pinching Tiny Nic- kelhaus in the back, That, my dear children, 18 @ fine idea for a poem of the higher sort. I'll write tt for you f you'll promise not to copy it down and endeavor to sell it” Principal Schoonerbicr told the ebil- dren to give thelr promise by hold- ing up their hands, and every last one did. Thereupon Miss Doolittle wrote on the black dying embers of another, to the altar and take one for life, Bhrewstur eter Maat ponte do. musth pleasant. & pickle, Eapecially if she hasn't on'e thick shirt, seen too much of the wrong kind i ne grok tng back to this pinch Hed dren, 1" 0% pape it wouchody f You might run your fingers through {ts hair and call it pet names; but, on the other|here. The boy's waiting for the | When the poem was finish in-| hand, you always know just when {t's comtng {n and where X's going out, | money.” cipal | Schoonerble polauded | and = “Then put {t on and come down- bowed and continued There are some men who would feel that they had neglected one of the nme with Ret said Mrs Jar ah “Things you seo are often excellent] iittle courte: irl’ alae a few boncs'|| (& Kueee said the good lady as mubjects for poms, “Frenecellent] ttle courtesies ft they forgot to try to kiss a | er a few Nours'| 1m not going to wear it till Chrlsi- @tente thie theory by writing @ poem Sdualntance, mast . Ooprrteht, by The Brew Publish: Peace (at Home) z ng. C6, (The New York Evening Word.) a Bachelor Girl Oovyeiaist, 118, by the Prem Wublishing Oo, (‘The New York Brening World), OW sweetly smiles the walter as he brings my breakfast tray. How tenderly the chambermaid asks how I feel to-day. How joyously the bellhop rushes out to hold the door. weet dream—for three weeks more. My nephews and my nieoss and my cousins, one and all, They weloome me with kisses fond and fervent when I call. I'm getting 80 conceited—though I never was before. “Dream on, dear heart,” I hear you say, “for three weeks more.” It takes @ lot of psychological analysis for a girl to discover why she lets @ man kiss her when she doesn’t want him to—much, A “chain smoker” {8 a person who lights one cigarette from the dying end of another, and a “chain lover” is a man who lights one flame from the Many a4 girl who can't take a joke for a minute will waJk calmly up When @ woman asks her husband how he lHkes her in her new hat he should remember that she is not looking for the truth, but for something When @ man lives and dies “with his bachelor buttons on” it ts not 80 often because he has never seen “the right woman” as because he has Of course, @ salary is not “as good as @ husband,” because you can't +: 1018, & . By J.H. Cassel The Jarr Family — By Roy L. McCardell Copyright, 1018, by the Prem Publishing Co. (The New York frening World), DO want !t and most cer- “My dear,” said Mr, Jarr com- tainly I need it,” said Mrs, | Posedly, “if you want the dress and if Jarr. you have the money, get It. So far as The topic was a new/! can understand, although the price dress, of course. does seem a little high to a poor man, “How much ts it?” asked Mr. Jarr.| there is only one fault I can see in Mra. Jarr named the price, but this|.the dress,” was in confidence. Mr. Jarr whistled.| “What fault ts that? You are “Gee, I’ could get three sults of| #lways finding fault,” said Mrs. Jarr, clothes and an overcoat for that!" he| “It isn’t good enough for you,” said said, Mr. Jerr, ~ “I know you didn’t want me to have| This helped some, but not yery ft,” sald Mrs, Jarr, almost tearfully.|™much. Mrs. Jarr had an object in “Oh, I could get the kind of clothes| View and Mr. Jarr waited calmly for you want me to wear, but you know | !t# disclosure. as well as I do that one cannot get| “Of course, I CAN do without it,” something for nothing. Good clothes|#he faltered, are cheapest in the end. If you buy} “Go and get it tien, if you have to shoddy things they wear shoddy in| have it, I'm satisfied,” said Mr. Jarr. no time.” “Of course, it does seem a lot of money, but when I tell you that it has been reduced over one-half and it couldn't be duplicated for twice the money, and it's such a bargain at the lose it,” eald Mrs. Jarr, “But if it's such a bargain, other women will recognize the fact. It's probably gone by now,” said Mr. Jarr, and bis tone implied deep resig- nation, as if it were too bad, but Mra, Jarr must make the most of her dis- appointment. “Oh, It's being held for mi | Mra. Jarr quickly. | “Oh, that will be all right then,” }eaid Mr, Jarr, “I'll have somg ex- | tra money in a week or two and you {ean pay the rest then.” “In @ week or two? echoed Mrs, Jarr, “I simply have to have @ new dress now. I'm not hard upon my clothes, and, as you well know, I have some things that I got when r was married and they are almost as good as new.” (Mr. Jarr was always hearing of these things, but he never saw them.) “But I can't wear them, she continued, “they are out of style and my figure ts fuller now, and 50 it isn't as if I were hard upon my clothes, for I am not. But if I am to have a new dress, I must have tt now and at once, I simply have noth- ing to wear and you know It!"" “And you HAVE to have it now?" asked Mr. Jarr, digging down in bis pocket. “It's either that or stay in the house,” replied Mrs, Jarr, “Well, here's the money. Go down- town and get it,” sald Mr, Jarr, producing, “Oh,” said Mre. Jarr, “the dress ts Rowland CHRISMUS.” " said } \ t price, it seems a sin and 4 shame to! agazine, Monday, Decemberi6, 1915 COOOOOOOOOOSOD ories Of Stories Plots of Immortal Fiction Masterpieces By Albert Payson Terhune POOOOE | geo ' The St con @ 2 @ H ® they drain the pool. vest, torn and bloody—a vest recognized ag one of Pennifenther’s. steps further feather’s initials on the found various other clues. Returning to the Shuttleworthy house, he examined the body of the fr rs p No. 82.—“THOU ART THE MAN!” by Edgar Allan Poe. R. BARNABAS SHUTTLEWORTHY was an English squire—jovial, elderly, rich--who dwelt near the village of Rattleborough @ } century or so ago. He had a nephew, Pennifeather by name—@ dissolute young chap—and a crony whom he loved and whom hitf nephew hated. This crony, Charles Goodfellow, was as jolly and elderly as Shuttle- worthy himself. The two old friends used to dine together every few days, on which occasions they would get very pleasantly tipsy over several bottles of Shuttleworthy’s Chateau Margaux wine. On one such evening Shuttleworthy declared? “I'm going to send an order to London for a double box of the best Chateau Margaux that can be got and I'll make you a present of ft, Charley! It'll come to hand one of these fine days precisely when you're looking for it the least.” 4 The jollity of the dinner was marred a little later bv @ het qu between Ponnifeather and Goodfellow, which ended in the nephew knock. jing Goodfellow down. The row caused quite a scandal In Rattleboroughy but something soon occurred to drive It out of the public mind. Shuttleworthy set off on horseback early one morning to ride to a city fifteen miles aw He carried a large sum of money to deposit in a there, A few hours afterward his riderless horse staggered homeward, @ bullet through its chest, and presently died of tte wound Goodfellow told the neighbors there was no use in making a eearch just yet, as Shuttleworthy would probably come home on foot before long. But Pennifeather tnsisted, He led a search party to soour § the woods and fields on either side of the road. Good- fellow joined in the hunt. The searchers tracked Shuttleworthy’s steps te @ marshy pool in a forest. Goodfellow suggested that They did so, At the bottom wag found a black velvet A tow un Goodfellow picked up a bloodstained knife with Penni- andie. And from time to time in the hunt he slain horse and extracted from its wound a bulle’. of the same calibre as those used in Pennifenther’s rifle, As a result of all this the misetng man's nephew was arrested, tried for murder and condemned to death, although Shuttleworthy’s body had not yet been found. Goodfellow won much credit in the village by his eloquent pleas in Pennifeather’s behalf and for his heartbroken regret at having found the clues asgainst him, A few days before the date set for the convicted man’s execution em |enormous box labelled “Chateau Margaux” and bearing the imprint of @ firm of London wine merchants was delivered at Goodfellow's door, Good= | fellow at once remembere 4 crony’s promise, Touched by Shuttle. worthy’s thoughtfulness in having orderd such a gift for him, he invited @ crowd of friends to dinner to sample the wine, The great box was placed on the dinner table and pried open. Inslde lay the murdered body of Barnabas Shuttleworthy! With a shrick, Goodfellow reeled to his feet and in 4 choked voice poured out a detailed confession of the murder, Then, his heart collapsing from shock, he across the table beside the gruesome box—stone WPRRARAARAARAAA 2) A Gruesome The mystery of the box was easily explained, neighborhood had been present when Shuttleworthy promi the wine, He had also been present when Penn fellow down, and he had heard Goodfellow swear amined the body of the horse and had found tt e bullet whic reed | the antmal's ch ad passed out behind on: shoulder “Ths haat 5 as) him that Goodfellow’s claim of the bullet in the wound wan « lie wre ute detective made a search for Shuttleworthy’s body on hia own accguest see found it in a dry well in the forest. Goodfellow had drarged it thither afte Killing bis friend from ambush and shooting the latter's he and roving | the corpse, and had then put “clues” where the scarchers could find theo | coo rns detective had loaded the body into @ wine box and had ve tte | Goodfeliow, foreseceing that the shock would drive the murderer to conteae bes The Woman Who Dared By Dale Drummond A de ve in the sed odfellow ather knocked Good- enge, He had ex- Copyright, 1016, by the P Mubi ‘i OHAPTER XZV, Mie Tagine ak HAD gone at my studies with @ new resolution to make myself proficient, at ; Evening World.) Du had been ordere not to do Often when I read in the papers of some woman applying for divorce on ‘ound of cruelt 0) OF OF whee oF cruelty, I would won. cs hat cruelty consisted? Haskall had absolutely Haskall's ty patmen: forbidden me to receive any Considered cruel, or if L would Wotge® : f or if T would be ac- | man, calling, unless he were at home, | Clved of exaggeration because he And when I rebelled, and reminded | "Phe momay en” him that I had some rights as well as\a letter trom Clara Mullen. She ey he, he cal#d James and shamed me/ ill, and, while giving me no addreea, before him, by saying sald she was in New York, and that ie J should she become worse would send ‘Do not admit any gentlemen un-| for me.” Also aie had lett pteene loss I am at home, If you disobey | be forwarded to me in caso she pr ei me I will discharge you.” die suddenly. ‘The baby was well | |, and “Oh, Haskall, how could you? 1/ She described him to me as being good lexclaimed as James left the room.! and no trouble to her, even though “How could you, before a servant?” as 9 Was 80 Ill, but a comfort, “EM gee who's master in this house, | yerae'? Rothing to Musial about the And let me tell you if I ever find letter. Why, I don't know, Bi A » But TI Jany one here I'll not only discharge f¢termined to find the girl if possible, | James, but will throw the caller out The envelope bore an east sid. ¢ post- jafter him.” I shuddered, as 1 knew , Tk, and that was all the clue Phad, he was quite capable of doing as he a mail had brought me I sent special delivery letters to sev. ei jeral post-offices, but with no result, One question was in my mind, Th tore I thought of it, the more What should I tell Eric Lucknow? %Pxlous I became to find’ them, In view of Haskal He was the orly man whose society I cared for, the only one it would be a hardship for me not to receive as i's Kenerosity to the aby was born, T ha mind ff anything Bes girl when the by made un ine usual. I would tell him the truth, Pened to Clara to beg him to let me humiliating as it was to have him Sdopt her boy, But I heard nothin, know. further just thon, and so conclude At times the longing to be free, She had recoverad a Little did I kno Clara Mulien's hoy me, my whole life find her had been a kee ment. Only to free not only from Haskall, but from all the petty scruples that hindered my taking my life in my own hands, was almost more than I could bear, Fach day became more wearisome w how, later on, was to influe: My inability to disappoint. Mrs. Larkin aia T than the one that preceded it. I was mention my plan }@ strong, active, healthy woman “Please God, the moth: doomed to a life of inaction by the #he suid to me, “Tut fe sha’ eave man I had married, dle, T hope Mr.’ Boroughs will alee Thad begged to be allowed td join you the joy of bringin a woman's club, to be allowed to affil- child.” S up the fate with some charitable movement, (To Be Continued.) When Christmas Was Young, N the midst of the rush and ex-) about the same time, the wint cltement of Christmas prepara-| being held about New Year's at Sta, tions certain questions will fidsh | »,.\ er the Roman Was ' Pao find our-| (Und this feast was called the Ser across the mind and we find our-|urnalla and it was markes py ese | selves wondering why we do the very] Sal license and good focluey UMVer= things Christmas after Christ-| All at once Christismine” Why do we hang stockings, | upon the scene, As the 4 Mght Christmas — trees, our | early Church waste eee” m. homes and have plum pudding? To understand the origin of these | customs we must wander far bac! heathen cu; » the new reli, stoms and fos. into the forgotten past-ages befor tained many, and the eeeRted and Julius Caesar set foot on British soll, |easily seen, has hoo Testy as ta or St, Augustine told tho story of the | medley of pagan and inti? Stange Cross to the men of Kent, Hundreds | which we use at Christma Mites of years ago—long before the year 1—- ristmas time to. the ancients, as we call the people of those times, all worshipped the the great giver of light and life, 1 day. itain wa, the Sa stlanized by 8 Chri, xons and northern the month of March they built bil maa ane, nid north. fires to it, asking it to shine upon the | replac rs iristianity at last goods they had planted and warm|kept the old. pean ngee ttstlans them into life. In the autumn they | changing their tne I rites, merely held another festival, thanking the| Wor many years eye sun for the harvest, and again, in the |brated the game dae (vo. lands cele~ | winter time, they ‘held the Jor christ, pe {4Y a8 the birthday | festival of all to celebrate the e act day ‘id not know the and we do not of the springt Ein the Wy, fo not know tt; In ancient in Assyria, in| world uni all the Christian Greece, on Roman @oil and in ti and thi has nuts, Decombeg porthlands these festivals were cele | inost lnijortant. sino ia’ qgeeme the brated year after your and alwaye | bistory, 4 the world's ~~ ' { i 2