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TWO
HEIVY TOLL OF
DEATH IT THE
COIL MINES
Further Loss of Life Threaten
ed Upon Arrival of Militia.
Embittered By Loss of Their
Women and Children
Trindad, Colo VirtwaJ guarilla war
fare between striking coal miner* and
unite tr.ililia whirh ha* rolled tip a
heavy toll of death and an snortnou*
property loaa In the Trinidad district
Vinci lust Monday, has resulted In a sit
uation wh-cb teemed today to threaten
further loan of life. With Inforirutlon
that the entire ijuota of tho state troop*
on the way to relieve troopers now
fighting against more than 1,000 strlk
eia. ctine also the word Uiat reinforce
ments had been received by the miner*.
It was reported that 1,000 heavily armed
striker* were mold listing near Agufclar
to attack troop trains.
Thirty Trapped.
Concerning the fate of the thirty
persona trapped In the Umpire Mine late
last night no encouraging report hid
been leceived «arly today. One of the
mine owner* feared they had been suf
forutd i v smoke from the nmoidrtng
tipple fired yesterday and the subse
qm nt block tig of the entrance by dis
charge of dfynamlte hurled at the mine.
There were unconfirmed rumors today
that all buildings at Hustings. Ix-lngna
and other mine camps In this district
wa re rased by fire at the hands of
st i tkers.
<Jr«at Tension.
Not until the arrivaj of troops will the
tension among Trinidad cltlsens be re
lieved Hher-ff Hrlshma has admitted
bln Inability to cope with the situation.
Union leaders looked grave when tho
srrval of troops was mentioned today.
They fear they will be unable to re
st ra n their followers n* the death of
many of their women and children In
Monday’s battle has embittered them.
Above Thirty.
Today it seemed that the total death
list would run welt above thirty, with
malty wounded and missing. It tpu im
possible to learn definitely the toll of
yesterday’s battle st Agutlur snd sdjja
cent territory. The known death list
of Identified bodies was thirty-two.
"If you have any help you can send
rush It to House Immediately. Strikers
have big bunch and are coming this
way.”
This message was received at the
Trinidad offices of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company early today from Su
perintendent W. (I. l»eck.
START BLAZE
IN SING SINE
Fire Supposedly of Incendiary
Origin in the Enamelling De
partment; Lobs Not Heavy.
Ossining, N. Y.—Fire supposedly of
Incendiary origin itirted early tuda*
In the ennmelllng shop of Btng Hliik
prison, u ono and a half story frame
structure sonic distance front the
main prison building. Flames were
confined to the one building. The
loss will not bo heavy.
Yesterday ISO men In the knitting
•hop went on strike, probably because
of the refusal of Governor Glynn to
sign the one-year parole blit, allowing
a prisoner to apply Tor parole after
he had been confined one year.
AMERICAN BATTLESHIPS
A REFUGE AT TAMPICO
{Continued from Preceding Page.)
h* Wii eondfng the KHpornnzA with
uhout 400 refuici*** nlxmrd to Onlves*
ton. The n ten mil will then return for
more. Admiral Hudger will charter
the Atcuinnr Mexico City and pend hrr
to Tampico to trnn*port other refu
gee* to Oalveaton and the collier Cy
clops wt!| he employed to carry refu
gee* a*«y from Tampico.
Admiral Hadger paid he intended to
*end the whips to Tuxpntn to take off
refugee*, lie eetlmated that the num
ber of American refugee* arriving at
t;aJve*ton will probably aggregate two
thousand.
Daapatch Explained.
The reference In Admiral Mayo’*
dispatch to the "oourteny and energy
of the captain* of the Herman and
British cruiser®'* I* explained In Kn
ot her dispatch a* meaning that the
American ei.tpa were lying on table the
river about nine mile* from Tamplof*
and that the officer* of the Hrit!*h and
Herman cruiser* volunteered to trana
P«»rt refugee# to the American war*
Kblp* lying otitalde.
ARREST ALL WHO MAKE
"DISPARAGING REMARKS”
New Orleans Superintendent C T
Tollc<> Reynold* ha* ordered the ar
r«»i»t of every person making "dlapar
Minx remark* about the army amt
navy and the American flax on the
street* of this city "
The superintendent ha* been ad
vised that four soldier* In uniform
had forcibly dispersed a quintette of
►troet rioter* haranguing a crowd and
charging that the army and navy were
subsidlxed
WITHDRAWS ALASKA LAND.
Washington.—The president. It vra*
announced today, hat withdrawn four
tracts of public land In Alaska for
military reservations having strate
gic value for protection of coal field*
and railroads
~THE WEATHER
Augusts atu Vlftnlty.
UnMttled tonight and Frl’ay: prob
ably showers
•out* CtroMes and aeccgia
Unsettled tonight at.d Friday pn>b
ably shower*
Comp* rativ« Data.
April ttrd. I*l4.
Hi*neat wnipor.iturs r>- ,»nt, *« In l*a*.
Lnweot temperature recent. 4! In t*«S
T-ow.-st thl* morn no. t.f
Precipitation yesterday normal Oil.
Rlver< stage at I a tiv. 10 1 feot.
Twenty-four-hour chants to S a m .
0.1 foot.
B- D, Olltlli, Ural Forecaster.
SPAIN’S PAPERS
ARE FRIENDLY
Would Be Well For U. S. to
Intervene in North Mexico A 3
Well, Says El Liberal.
Madrid.—Heading Spanish newspa
pers have adopted a well balanced and
even friendly attitude toward the Unit
ed States in commenting on the Mexi
can nit ifntjon.
El Liberal oxpreßScs belief that Mex
ican Independence will be respected by
the United States. "Although Gene
ra) Huerta brought Intervention upon
himself/’ It says, “It would be well
for the United Stales to intervene also
In the Mexican provinces where Car
ranza and Villa exercise authority.”
El Imparctfd nays:
“The Monroe Doctrine is now being
modified to moan, ‘America for the
North Americana.’ The war will end
in the adoption of an Imperialistic
policy by the United States.”
Intention of United States
to Enforce Reparation; All
Energies Now on Mexico
(Continued from Preceding Page.)
before any extensive army movement
could bo ordered the militia would
hav to be called out by congrenslonal
action nnd money supplied for the
mobilization of a ihrg < ■ army.
Flotilla at Tampico.
Word wan received that the de
atrojer Flotilla front Vera Cruz hart
reached Tuinpleo and another report
atatad rebel troops about Tampico hart
formed an alliance with the Huerta
force* to withstand any attack by the
American forces. The department
staff conferred sb to conditions at
Vera Cruz and It was understood tho
next move by Admiral llmlger's forces
would be the seizure of the railroad
from Vera Cruz to Mexico City. Con
trol of this roart would be absolutely
necessary If Vera Cruz were to bo
made the basis of further aggressive
operations.
Will Be Continued.
Tho president In hla statement on
Carranza’s note which had asked this
government to withdraw from Vera
Cruz and recognize the constitution
alists, flatly announced that the
course of the Washington government
woucll be continued in Huerta’s direc
tion and bis adherent* hut that the
United States had no quarrel.
Ah yet the Washington government
does not export open hostilities from
the constitutionalists, hoping they
will remain neutral.
Carranza’* Request.
Carranza’s request for the with
drawal of American forces from Vera
Cruz on the ground that It "was a
violation of tho national sovereignty
cr* Mexico," nnd a hostile Hct to the
Mexican nation gave the president
and his cabinet advisers much con
cern. The While House statement
was Issued to inform Carranza that
the United States could not recognize
him or seek reparation from him a*
he requested, but must deal with
authorities In control of territory
where olfenses were committed.
The fact that Charge O’Shaughnes
sv liad bean handed his passport* by
(leneral Huerta added an acute
to tho situation but has been more or
loss expected. Citizens of the United
States will be looked after by one or
two of the other foreign legislations.
Secretary Ilryan said the withdrawal
of tho charge d'affaires did not neces
sarily mean war
Not Credited.
Reports that Mr. O'Shaughnessy
hud reached Vera Cruz were not cred
ited by the slate department, it was
stated that he had not had time to
reach the coast. Tho department
said that from ROO to 1,000 Americans
were in Mer.teo City.
Senator Shively acting chairman of
the foreign relations committee of
the senate, conferred with the prosl
dent shout noon. Afterwards lie said
that the aggressive policy In Mexico
would not be abandoned.
COMMENT OF PRES’T ON
WORDS CARRANZA
(Continued from ITecedlng rage.)
cltlxens Invaded, or Its Influence re
buffed where it hss the right to at
tempt to exercise tt. this government
must deni with those actually In con
trol. It le now dealing with General
Huerta In the territory ho now con
trols. That he docs not rightfully
control tt docs not slter the fset thnt
he does control It, We are dealing,
moreover, only with those whom he
commsnds and those who come to his
support. With these we must deal.
Mutt Enforce.
They do not lawfully represent the
people of Mexico. In that fact we re
joice. because or quarrel Is not with
the Mexican people and we do not
desire to dictate their affairs. But we
must enforce our rightful demands
upon those whom the existing authori
ties at the place where we act do. for
the time being, represent."
After Issuing this slstement the
president cancelled the day's routine
engagements to devote Ids attention
to the Mexican situation.
PUT ARMS EMBARGO BACK
(Continued from Preceding Page.)
■tractions from the war department,
re-establishing the embargo. Brigadier
General Busker 11. lillse, commander
of the southern department, sent tele
graphic orders to all border taunts In
the department that could be reached
by such means, notifying officers In
command to intercept tut shipments
of munitions of war Intended for lut
portatlon Into Mewteo In * short
space of time the embargo was opera
the over a stretch of more than 1,800
miles from the mouth of the KlO
Grande at Brownsville to the Califor
nia boundary lino It was stated at
dei srtment headquarters that the pa
trol along that stretch hss an averge
strength of shout 10.000 men
Trios. W. Hardwick, candidate
for U. S. Senator, speaks at
ODera House. Fridav Niqht. at
8:30 o'clock.
Algy You say she only partially re
turned you affect lona*
Clarence Yea. she returned all Lie
love letters, but retained all the Jew
elry.— Brooklyn Citizen.
ONLY
4
Days Sick
Mr. Frank Bauer, of Minneiska,
Minn., gives the following account
of an attack of grip and how he
cured. He says:
“I was attacked with the grip.
I lad a terrible cough. Asked my
■wife to get me a bottle of PE
RUNA. My lungs felt as if
knives were sticking in them.
She got the Pcruna for me. I
took it four days. On the fifth
day I took an axe on my shoul
der and went out into the woods
to chop wood. Perfectly recov
ered. My doctor bill was there-
S2* SI.OO
a great saving in time and money.”
DANGER SPOT
ARISES AT
FTIISS
5.000 Mexican Prisoners in
Barbed Wire Enclosure Will
Be Insufficiently Guarded
Washington, d. C.—A complete change
In Ilia plan of military campaign In Mex
ico may be necessitated by the menac
ing attitude of the constitutionalists.
That subject now 1* tinder discus* on by
the Joint board of tho army and navy
and tho necretarle* of the two military
department* Predicated upon belief th t
the constitutionalists would observev
strict neutrality during •ettffevmuil of
the Issue* between the United States
and arrangement* between the United
State* and Huerta, no arrangement had
been nude over dlepoaition of tho mili
tary force* on the northern border be
yond thono neceaHary to meet possible
email local disturbance*.
Turbulence Growing.
Reporta from Conaulav Agent Carotti
er* Indicate growing turbulence and de
velopment of ant!-American feeling in
the north of Melxoo. particularly around
Chihuahua where many American*
hnvo remained In charge of their busi
ness Interest*, relying upon the supposed
good will of the const tutlonullsts.
A danger *pot ha* developed rapidly
nt Fort HUaa, where owing to the diver
sion of h large proportion of the Am
erican garrison to other border point*
the 5,000 Mexicans who fled after the
battle of OJinagu avn within a barbed
wire enclosure insufficiently guerded.
The stHtua of these Internee in likely
soon to be changed to that of prisoner*
of war and It la the Intention to remove
them far enough from the border to In
sure their safekeeping.
Along Rio Qrande.
Plana of campHlgn a*** being arranged
for Immediate establishment of suffi
cient protection along the Rio Grande for
American Inhabitants In border states.
Following that will develop details of
the original plan of a campaign against
Mexico City by land via the railroad
line* from El Paso through Chihuahua.
This ta dependent upon a decision by the
administration that a state nf actual
war exists which la supposed to he fore
cast by re-establishment of the embargo
on the exporatlon of arms into Meixco.
ACCURATE EIRE
AT VERA CRUZ
Navy Ounners Had City
Charted With All Ranges
Worked Out Precisely.
Galveston, TsxM.—Commenting on
the accuracy of shell fire by Amer
ican warships at Vera Crux, army of
ficers here said today that for several
weeks the navy gunners have had the
city of Vera Crux and vicinity charted
with all ranges worked out precisely.
“In case we have to fir# on Vera
Crux,” navy men had said, "we can
Just look on the chart for the range
of whatever place we want to hit, set
the guns for the range and fire.'*
All the second army division now
Is buck In camp here and at Texas
City awaiting orders.
There has been considerable dis
cussion of what use will be made of
Texas City, where tbs larger portion
of the second division has been In
camp for more than a year. If the
regulars now occupying tt go to the
front.
Tentative plans have been laid be
fore tho war college for using this
camp for drilling large bodies of men.
The plans embraced filling the Texas
City and Oslvrston camp cites with
national guardsmen or volunteers.
HOOPER IS *NOm[nATED
FOR GOVERNOR OF TENN.
Nsshvitte, T#nr».—The state Indepen
dent democratic executive committee
met here yesterday and .nominated
Ben W. Hooper, republican, for gov
ernor,
U ft. OFFICERS REPORT.
Pari*—Several of the American
army officers on duly tn France, com
municated with the United States em
bassy today giving official notice of
their w boresbou:» In case they should
be ordered to Mexico
BUBONIC PLAGUE
Havana.— Another cate of posltve
bubonic plague was officially con
firmed here today.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY TO OBSERVE
IN BREEDING AND RAISING CHICKENS
Warmth, Pure Air, Good Food,
Cleanliness and Common
Sense All Essential.
White China Geese an Old
and Popular Variety of the
Goose Family.
By J. Harry Wolzieffer
Poultry Judge, Lecturer anil Author.
Copyright I*l4 by The Eugene Mc-
Guckin Co.
The poultryman’* real troubles
begin after the ehlrka are hatched.
This is especially true of artificial
hatchings, which stem to require
more care than the naturally rais
ed chiekH.
Feeding, heat and venttlation all
enter into the problem to a great
extent. Prepared food* now up
)c-ar to have supplied a long-felt
wallt. Also there are many good
appliances now that take the place
of the mother hen. But care is
constantly required to give the
chicks Just the attention needed.
Home valuable Advice is given in
the following article.
The accompanying illustration
shows White China Geese, a pop
ular variety.
After the chirks have been properly
Incubated from good, strong, vigor
ous stock, or even hen-hatched, comes
the real battle for success in poultry
raising. If you cannot produce chicks
that live and make a good growth
each and every year, your success in
the poultry industry will be short
lived.
Generally speaking, there is no one
"best way” to raise chickens that Is
suited to all persons and all places. It
Is largely a matter of locnflty— what
Is good for one place is not always
os well adapted to another, although
there ore rertnin fundamentals that
Will hold good everywhere.
With hen-hatched chicks, where the
chicks are allowed to run with the
hen, more liberty can be taken than
with chicks artificially hatched and
reared. The average hen is not over
burdened with sense from a human
point of view, and it seems that the
chicks hatched and reared by her can
almost digest carpet tacks. If they
do not die of over-exercise they will
seldom fall victims to anything. Brood
er chicks require greater care in feed
ing and, though there are several sys
tems of feeding, there are some foods
and mlx-tu»es that are coming into
general use, due to their success.
Ready-Made Foods the Best.
That commercial chick feeds, the
“high-grade kind," have done more
than anything else to solve the feed
ing question, both as to ease and econ
omy, is undoubted. While the suc
cessful poultry raiser can usually se
cure results in feeding grown fowls
by mixtures of hIR own, there are very
few who will attempt to mix their
own chirk feeds after obtaining one
of the high-grade chick feeds now on
the market.
Tile chief reason for this fact lies
in the difficulty of obtaining good
seeds and good grains in small quan
tityand this is especially so in the
East. It Is not a question of price,
the grains are not to bo obtained, and
this is a hafidicqp tq those wishing to
mix their own feeds. The large feed
dealers haVS put together mlXtuiVS
that are cloalio'r, sweeter and cheaper
than the same Ingredients could he
mixed by the Individual, and they are
a great deal better balanced than they
could be if mixed by a beginner, for,
as a rule, thepe feeds are based on
the advice of successful poultry’ rais
ers This has simplified the feeding
of chicks and has done much to make
poultry growing easier and more prof
itable than formerly.
Feeds for Little Chicka.
After the chicks arc hatched, they
need no food at least thirty-six hours.
One of the lest processes In the period
of Incuhatloft Is the absorption of the
yolk of the. 'egg, nnd this furnlwhes
them with rood ready placed until
they ure In condition to take the first
food man prepares for them. Feeding
before they are ready nnd hungry Is
harmful, and the feeding of chicks too
soon has been the cause of many
deaths. Tn fact, for the first few days
proper hent In the brooders nnd good,
pure sir sre more essential- than any
feed, no matter how good It Is.
When chicks are "hen-hatched,"
first fined the hen whole com—the
larger grains the hen can eat and
the chicks cannot. If commercial
feeds are used, follow directions,
which differ according to the mixture
of the feeds. Some feed successfully
by having food before the chicks at
ail times ns soon as they are old
enough. Others follow the rule of
feeding little and often. This, of
course, applies to the small grains,
for the dry food enn be placed before
them after the third or fourth day
with good results; of course the mix
ture of th« dry mash is to be consid
ered.
For the first feed nothing has given
better results thsn rolled oats, but be
sure that they are not damaged. This,
crumbled In the hands and scattered
on the board or In the chaff, Is one
of the main feeds for a week. Af
ter a few days, a good commercial
chick feed, containing as little crack
ed com ns one can find In the different
brands. Is fed four or five times dur
ing the da..\* No chick feed should
contain over *0 per cent of corn, yet
many do contain more, because corn
Is one of the cheap grains and the
buying public floes not care to pay a
high price for chick feeds Never
theless the feeding of large quanti
ties of eorn to chicks Is not the best
thing to promt# the growth of bone
and muscle.
Milk In any form Is one of the best
developers and can be fed with snfetv
from ths fourth day on; In fact, the
results of feeding skim or whole milk
for the flgst month In connection with
the dry mash and grains has given
good results. When purchasing good
feeds at what many would consider a
high price, It should be remembered
that chicks do not consume a great
quantity up to three weeks Then they
are past the danger mark and the
PLAN EARLY SEIZURE OF RAILWAY
BETWEEN VERA CRUZ, MEXICO CITY
Washington.—ft was learned early today that the navy and war de
par, incut* had made plans Tor thp early selnire of the railroad from \>r*
t’ru* to Mexico City A reoonnolte ring force has reported atiif intict
two bridge* on the railroad, ore ten miles and one eighteen mile* from
Vera Crux Officers at Vera Crus reported these bridges must be yro
tec ted if Vera Crux le to be a base of further operations because they
could not be readily rebuilt if destroyed.
larger grains, and In proportion cheap
er feeds, can be given them.
But every precaution should be tak
en and great care exercised during the
first three weeks, which is the period
of either making or breaking the fu
ture usefulness of the flock. The dry
mash can be started by feeding bran
for the first week, and after this pe
riod the mixture can be made up of
200 bran, 100 middlings, 100 good
ground oats and 60 pounds of high
grade beef scraps that contain 40 to
f. 6 per cent of protein. In the pur
chase of beef scraps, obtain if possible
only the best grades, finely ground,
eo that it mixes well with the dry
mash. No cornmeal has been placed
In the mash for the reason that good
results have been obtained by feed
ing corn either heavy or light in the
grain as conditions warrant.
Green cut bone is another source of
animal matter that will promote good
growth, but It must be fed with judg
ment or it will cause scouring. The
bones should be sweet—tainted, bad
foods of any kind should never be fed
to the chicks.
Importance of Watsr Supply.
From the first chicks should have
tin available supply of fine gravel,
sand or grit, and charcoal in hoppers
and even on the floor, to eat from time
to time. It should be so arranged that
while the chick enn readily get the
water he cannot get into it. There
are numerous fountains on the mar
ket and any or them that can be easily
cleaned will fill the bill.
There are still many advocates of
the wet mash. If one adheres to it,
make it as crumbly as possible and be
sure that it does not get sour. Keep
the feed dishes clean and sweet.
Undoubtedly the largest producers
are now using the dry-feeding meth
ods, and it is only a question of tirue
when wet mashes will be unknown
where poultry grow ing Is a business.
Housing for chickens may be as
simple us feeding. The only essen
tials for hen-hatched chiclm is shelter
from storms and bad we*her, shade
and pure air. An empty cask, barrel
or box may provide this if kept clean
nnd free from lice. And the chicks will
do as well in these shelters As in a
more expensive one. The importance
of cleanliness lies more in its preven
tion or discouragement of lice than in
any other way. Free uso of lice kill
ers and powders will help the chick
ens. Confine their scratching to le
gitimate fields; use simple disinfec
tants to keep them free from disease.
Brooder chicks need more careful
attention than those that are hen
hatched. One of the essentials is to
keep them at work, especially after
the fifth day.
The brooder should be roomy and
well ventilated and the heat for the
first ten days never less than 90 de
gfi eg. It is better to have too much
heut than too little. While too much
heat has a weakening effect, the chick
can, in a measure, get away from It,
especially if the brooder is built along
the lines of proper ventilation. Dur
ing the cool nights It is well to let
the brooder heat run to 100 or 9b.
This will allow for a drop which is
sure to occur during the night, espe
cially if outdoor brooders are used.
Ninety-eight degrees will in no way
barm the chirks if the brooder is well
ventlated, for the first few days, espe
cially during early Rprlng, for 80 to
70 degrees will cause crowding anu
then chilling, then a death rate which
will be appalling.
Never place more than fifty chicks
in the regular brooders now on the
market. In the case of the large hover
stoves there is hardly any limit to
the number, for in this system of
brooding, plenty of heat nnd fresh air
is provided. Even there, however, tho
average poultry raiser will find that it
does not pay to overcrowd.
Society Plays With Toy
of Little Commonwealth
In» Duchess's Drawing Room
By a Crowd of Distinguish
ed People in Evening
Dress.
London.—A commonwealth was
blessed In a duchess's drawing room
recently by a highly distinguished
crowd of people In evening dress.
But It was only a children's common
wealth, and the socialistic practices
related were merely matter for mild
after-dinner laughter. Thug society
played with the toy of the Uttle Com
monwealth. Down at Batcombe, In
Dorsetshire, midway between 'Dor
chester and Yeevi!, the little common
wealth has grown within a year into
a splendid example of the Junior re
public so well known In America.
It Is superintended by an American,
T. I>ane, and has the countenance ox
the Karl of Sandwich, Earl Grey, the
Duchess of Marlborough, who lent
Sunderland House. Mayfair for the
gathering, and Otto Beit.
George Montagu, who Is responsible
for the Idea oT the Kittle Common
wealth, said that in a year thev had
translated words describing what they
meant to do Into deeds. The Uttle
Commonwealth was started by giving
boys and girls turned over to them
as Juvenile delinquents some measure
of responsibility and self-government.
"We have put boys and girls In the
same house.” he declared, "and by
establishing, at far as possible, abso
lute equality, have broken down the
barrier that la supposed to stanl be
tween them.”
There was an aluminum coinage,
from which real wages were paid,
There were now 20 cltlaena, and thev
hoped to Increase that number to 84
and 100.
THE SECRET.
A* through life's long *nd wenry hike
XV* painfully progress.
We find there Is no secret like
The secret of success. >4
Though many people Would disclose
The secret with a will;
The latter, as the toiler knows.
Remains a secret still.
—Kansas City Journal.
APPLICATIONS
HUE POURING 111
War Department Receiving
Many Offers of Services.
Women Offer For Red Cross.
Washington.—Applications for army
commissions poured in On the war de
partment today while senators re
ceived telegrams from men offering
their services. Senator Ashurst stated
he had several messages from Arizo
nans and observed "most of them
want positions as captains, cdlonels or
majors but nobody wants to be a pri
vate."
Senators Jones and Thomas said they
had telegrams from men seeking to
serve as privates. Senator Lodge re
ceived a protest from the Massachu
setts Federation of Churches against
"war with Mexico.”
Many applicants to the war depart
ment are ex-soldiers—men who have
resigned their commissions in the
regular service or who were officers
In the volunteers in the Spanish war.
The American Red Cross headquar
ters today was fairly swamped with
letters from women volunteering for
hospital and nursing service.
AIEOW SMOKING
111 THEATRES?
To Use the “Weed” or Not to
Use it is the Raging Contro
versy of the Moment.
London.—To smoke or not to smoke
in the theaters is the raging contro
versy of the moment. It is an old,
old question that London theatricai
managers have discussed and argued
about Tor years, but time* have chang
ed. New elements have arisen to
alter the general aspect, and diminish
ing receipts at the thaaterg have
caused the proprietors to look around
for some means of popularizing the
theater.
In the music hall and the moving
picture show-, smoking is, of course,
permitted, but in the '’legitimate
West End Theater it has never been
allowed. Now George Edwardes, the
greatest of the musical comedy pro
ducers, proposes to permit smoking
in the Gaiety Theater, a house in
which Frank Jay Gould holds a big
financial interest. Why Mr. Ed
wardes should choose the Gaiety as
the medium of this experiment is not
quite ohvlous, but there may he more
in the move than meats the eye—
that is, if gossip counts for anything.
At Loggerheads.
A few years ago Mr. Edwardes and
Mr. Gould were at loggerheads over
the management of the theater, and
there was some talk of Mr. Gould s
acquiring a controlling financial' i t
terest In' the houso and running it
according'to his own Ideas. That did
not eveirtßAte, but it is significant
that since that day Mr. Edwardes has
gradually reduced the ’’star'' caste of
alety Theater. It would almost
seem to be a duel between the Eng
lish and American Interests, with the
balance of power In favor of the man
on the spot.
For many years Teddy Patna the
greatest musical comedy comedian of
the generation, has been a Gaiety in
stitution, hut ne has been transferred
to the Adelpht, together with Miss
Phyllis Dare and other "stars" of
promise, if of lesser note. Miss
Gertie Miller, the "Picture post-card
queen," and an enormous favorite,
with the musical comedy public, has
gone to Daly's Theater, and there is
an altogether unfamiliar flavor about
the Gaiety csste.
“After the Girl.”
In the show now running—“After
the Girl"—Lew Hearn and Mr. Clif
ford Crawford, so well known on the
American singe, are playing the lead
ing parts and the “leading lady” Is
an ex-chorus girl from the Adelphl,
who received meteoric promotion for
the purposes o fthe latest production,
though she has not yet achieved any
great measure of .popularity, Hearn
and Crawford make the show, but
many are wondering what It all
means
Why should the Gaiety, the most
famous of all the West End theaters,
be singled out by Edwardes as the
medium Tor his daring experiment,
especially as the bill hns been shorn
of sll the old Gaiety favorites. Has
Mr Edwardes become Indifferent to
the fortunes of the theater " which
brought him fame and fortune? May
be Mr. Gould Is alto curious on these
points.
WANTED WHAT HE COULDN’T CRT.
Secretary aarrtaon, listening In Wash
ington to the visionary hope* o' an ad
vocate of unlvaranl peace, said:
"Such dee Tea are ** Impractical as
Willie’s. Ills aunt aakl to Mm one
morning:
" ’Wlllle. an angel brought your mam
ma euch a nice N»ltlc hr thcr for yot
last night. Wouldn't you like to aee
the dear llttl* bahy?"
“ ’No,' Wlllle replied, 'hut Vd like to
see the angel.’ "—New York Tribune.
OVERPOWERING MEMBERS.
A Dublin gentleman wn* spending hi*
mention with some friends In the wist
of Ireland. A* he Wn* helng driven to
hie destine lion he noticed a bog that
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If ve went Into that hog wldoiit a gun
they'd ate yes"’—New Tork Olohe.
PITY FOR IT.
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SAILED AT NOON.
Norfolk, Vo. —The torpedo boat de
stroyers Casaln. Cummings, Parker
and Renharn tailed at noon today sos
Tampico, via Key West.
THE NEBRASKA SAILB.
Boston.— The battleship Nebraska
sailed for kUxicun waters at noon to
day
THURSDAY. APRIL 23.
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