Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-18
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This morning ofseer ". ". Roderick applied
10 the assistant attorney OF the ponce court Loi
o arrant against Miss Susan y. Ansncny' DE- eo-
ident of the woman's National Suffrage Asso-
ciation for giving an exhibition or entertain
ment, TO which an entrance sc was charg,sl
without license. The officer stated that he called
at Lincoln Hall last night, where he saw money
II. V. Cotton for his authority to keep open, and
was told that Mrs. DIR. Lockwood had the bust
ness management and the required authority.
The officer requested him to
CALL OUT MRS, DIR. LOCKWOOD,
which was done, and be asked her TO show her
license. when that lady told him they had none.
and did not intend to get one. The efkccr told
her il was i'm violation of law. Mrs Lcekwood
replied, that Miss Susan b. Anthony was the
president of the association, and il " as not her
intention to pay any tax, that he might arrest
them and take them 70 Judge Smells court, ii
he liked. She then LETT him. fter hearing this
story, the attorney said he would do nothing
without finding all the Facts and then con-
sulting his superior officers. He accordingly
had been issued, and received the following re-
ply:
WHAT RReIsTER COOK SAID.
!" We exact of al exhibitions, entertainments
other than those given for the benefit of religious
or charitable institutions societies, licenses
especially given for speculative purposes. No
license was taken by the proprietors or Others
for entertainments held at Lincoln hall last
evening where an entrance fee was charged
Respectfully, JOHN F. Cook
WHAT DISTRICT ATTORNEY COOK SAID.
On thessack was the following Endorsement
This matter seems to require action. Please
take TIE required measure.
SWIM. A. Cook, Attorney d. c.
TN receiving this the assistant attorney said
consultation with Mr.. Cook. What action is
to be taken is not known. but it is not probable
anything will be done to-day.
Explosive Oils and Explosive Lamps.
Editor Star During a sojOurn of less than
three weeks in this city, have read Of several
sad disasters-some OF them causing loss OF life
by coal oil lamps. From the notices OF these
accidents II does not appear that they could al
be attributed to carelcssness. 1t is a subject on
which the inquiry may well be directed: Can
anything be done to prevent the recurrence OF
these horrors? The usual reply is, use a safe oil
L am not informed as to what oil was connected
with the late disasters. My present intention is
only to suggest that they were, very prob ABLY,
connected with glass lamps. If there was an
exception, would be glad to he informed of the
fact. Having observed similar occurrences for
OF a metal lamp or Of death in consequence OF
the upsetting of any lamp except a glass lamp
1t is amazing how fearless the people are who
put so dangerous a substance as any kind Of pc
troleum into 50 frail receptacles. The breakable
Quality Of glass lamps is not their worst feature
The nOn-cOnducting property of glass renders
II peculiarly unit for the use under cOnsdera-
ton, since It does not readily carry the heat
away from the burner, but concentrates and
confines il TO the very point where there is the
most danger. viz i'm the burner. Ii then there
happens to be certain proportion OF air
mingled with the hydrO-carbOn in the lamp
above the oil, an explosion is liable to occur
But people prefer glass lamps. They like "a
see the oil, as If that were compensation for
the danger incurred. The wife of a railroad
conductor having recently occasion to purch ase
lamp. chose one of metal. The husband OBJ
jected 10 the choice, s'for how could one see IL
| fill it?' If man whose vocation requires him
to study conditions OF safety, and who has hun
dreds OF lives daily entrusted to his care, can be
influenced by 50 trivial a consideration, is il
strange that the masses of people blindly follow
a most hazardous fashion? r.
WASHINGTON. January Is, 1853.