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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
THE WoMEN's CLUBS.
Federation Discusses Business Matters
at Recent Meeting.

A meeting OF the District Of Columbia
Federation of women's Clubs was held
yesterday afternoon at the home OF the
president, Mrs. Lucia E. Blount. Mrs. Jessie
L. Engle read the minutes OF the previous
meeting, and Mrs. L. V. Mccullough, as
corresponding secretary, reported the resiS-
nation Of Wimodaughsis from the fedora
ton. At the end OF the business meeting
Mrs Blount introduced Miss Mary Abbott,
chairman of the committee on education in
the General Federation of Women's Clubs,
as the speaker of the afternoon. Miss Abb
bott prefaced her remarks on the progress
of education in this country by stating that
France had the most uniform system OF
education and that the United States had
the least uniformity in It's school methods of
any of the civilized countries.
THE little red school house so common In
New England" continued Miss Abbott, as
almost unknown in California, where the
care Of the school buildings is matter OF
state pride. Connecticut has some OF the
best equipped public schools in the country
1t has also some of the poorest, because
each school IS more or less a district concern
and therefore of only secondary interest to
the state, when It comes to a question OF
FUNDS for Its support
According to the speaker, the four special
points to be secured by the committee on
education are: Compulsory education. suit
able school buildings, thoroughly trained
teachers-(a) minimum standard for the
teachers profession, and OBJ a mipinnn1
salary for the teacher: competent superyi-
sors provided with which every school In
the land will be power for knowledge, ef-
hciency and character, and without which
no school system can be entirely salts
factory.
Speaking of the south. Miss Abbott de-
olared that her recent trip of the southern
states had made her afraid that in the new
era there educational progress would be
more marked than II was in the north In
the southern colleges for women, for In
stance, domestic sciences are being more
rapidly introduced than in the institutions
for the higher education of women In the
north.
Mrs. John Gftterman and Mrs Ellen s..
Mussey briefly corroborated all that Miss
Abbott said In regard TO the Senate bills
for compulsory education. to regulate the
employment OF children in the District OF
Columbia and TO establish a Juvenile court
in Washington. and by a unanimous vote
the federation then decided to indorse the
bills and 10 urge their passage by Congress
Besides Miss Abbott, the visitors present
were Mrs. Noble, officer in the Connect
cut Federation of Women's Clubs, now
staying with her sister, Mrs. Charlotte
Emerson Main; Mrs. John Gitterman OF the
National Society for Public Education,
Mrs. Henry T. Rainey, wife of Representa-
tive Rainey of Illinois. and Mrs. Chase, the
first woman supervisor In the public schools
of Maine. In the future the meetings of
the federation will be held the last Satur-
day evening in each month In the study
room of the Washington Public Library.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
SECESSION THREATENED.
South Africa Will Resent Arrest of
Chinese Importation.

Special Cablegrnm to The Star
LONDON, December 3O-The Earl of
Elg1n. the new colonial secretary, has
found many questions Of Importance press
Ing home upon him for settlement, now
that he has assumed office Among the
first matters that will demand his atten-
ton are the affairs of South Africa. The
more radical wing of the liberal party will
do its best to force the hand of Sir Camp
beil-Bannerman In the matter of Chinese
labor in South Africa. So serious is this
subject both for Campbell Zimmerman and
the colonial secretary that the Daily Tele-
graph In leader prints the following
warming:
We assert with all solemnity, and with
full sense Of our responsibility. that If
the government arrests the importation
of Chinese coolies to the Transvaal. South
Africa whole will secede before the
liberals have been twelve months in office.
There will be no civil war, no rebellion;
there will be a practically unanimous.
though reluctant decision to "cut the
painter and this decision will not be due
to the unanimous approval of the employ
ment of Chinese labor nor to the confident
anticipation of the immediate bankruptcy
of the Transvaal should the importation be
suddenly checked, but to the indignation
of all classes of Africanders at being
treated as mere pawns in the name Of
English domestic politics. 1t is too often
forgotten that at any time between 1882
and 1885 Cecil Rhodes need only have raised
his finger to have secured secession or
sullen and disconnected British colony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
CADETS ON A RAMPAGE.
Negro Wounded and Disfgured in a
Disgraceful Row.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, December 30.-The
cadets of the Virginia Military Institute, at
Lexington, were on a rampage this AFTER
noon. and as a result negro lies In the
county Jail wounded and disfgured from
blows inflicted by the Infatuated cadets.
The wounded negro is George Toler who Is
suspected of having shot one of the two
cadets who were wounded by negroes In
Lexington early last week.
1t had been rumored for several days that
the cadets would chase the negroes out OF
the town If the negro who shot their CO.
cadets was not arrested by this afternoon.
They took the town and the negroes gave
them free passage. Several, however, were
chased off the streets by the cadets. They
learned Toler was at home mile from
town and there was rush for his home.
The negro's mother told them her son
was absent, but they broke the door down
and found him. Toler showed fight and
got his Winchester, but he was quickly
oVerpowered and beaten numerically
After this the negro was marched bare
footed to the town, where he was turned
over to the police.
The negro was given a hearing on the
charge of shooting the cadets early in the
week and held for the grand jury. spe-
ciai from Lexington tonight says the ne
groes appear 10 be plotting for revenge.
The cadets were ordered to tneiC quarters
bV the cOmmandant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
THE SOMMERVILLE COLLECTION.
Statement as to Genuineness of Speci-
mems of the Antique.


PHILADELPHIA, December 3o.-New
light is shed upon the Sommerville eoiec-
ton of antiquities in the museum of the
University of Pennsylvania. the genuineness
of which has been questioned by state
ment made today by Sara Yorke Steven
son, which is. In part. as follows
I'm view of the various statements re-
Gently made with regard to the collection of
engraved gems presented to the University
of Pennsylvania, and provided for In the
will of the late Prof. Maxwell Sommerville
| feel it to be my duty TO state that, while
was secretary and afterward president of
the board of managers of the department of
archaeology. the genulneness of certain OBJ
jects in the collection was from time to
time questioned by more or less authorize
tive connoisseurs But to subject 1t to an
official investigation must have embittered
if not shortened, the last remaining years
of useful life.
Shortly after Prof. Sommerville's death
DR. Furtwangler passed through Philadel-
phia on his return from the st. Louis
position. DR.. Bates, then assistant curator
in charge, and DR.. Furtwangler went over
the collections in the museum, and while
the learned German expert pointed out GER
tain hitherto unsupported treasures in the
muSeum-notably in the Mediterranean sec
tion-he set the stamp of his authoritative
condemnation upon some of the gems in
the SommerVille collection, among others
the important piece known as The Triumph
of Constantine There are relatively few
experts who can be absolutely trusted when
not purchasing for themselves, and the ac-
curing by purchase is a dangerous ven
ture However, 1t is to be regretted that
Mr.. Sommerville should have been duped in
the course Of his inuumerable transactions.
The fact of his early and earnest devotion
to the museum interests of this community
entities him to our appreciative considera
ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
SUPPLIES FOR DEPARTMENTS.
Some congressman Doubt That tn,
Law is Being Enforced.

Some members of the committee on ap-
preparations o fthe House OF Representa-
tfyes who have kept informed concerning
the Investigations that have been made by
the Keep commission. are wondering
whether that commission Is aware of the
legislation that was passed in 1904 as the
result Of the Investigations that were mado
by the Dockery commission at that time
They are also not inclined to think that the
departments Of the government in this
city have lived UP to the requirements OF
that law, which 10 now as much in force
as 1t was when 1t was enacted over ten
years ago.
The law prescribes the manner In which
supplies for the government are to De pur-
chased, and it was framed with the idea
or hedging about the purchasing agencies
OF the government in such manner as 70
efectually secure the best results for the
government In the purchasing of al Its
supplies. Among other things that the
Dockery commission attempted 10 Go was
to form a system for the purchasing OF
supplies that would guarantee that all he
departments would be supervised in such
a way as to assure lowest prices for all
OF them and to prevent the possibility OF
any combination on the part OF dealers to
exact more than mia.mdIn profit for SUP
plies furnished
The law was framed by the Dockery com
mission, and was pass I'd IN the form thai
1t was recommended by that commission.
It provided that proposals for supplies for
all the departments In Ibis city should be
opened at o'clock on the same day. The
law authorized the Secretary Of the Treas
ury to designate the LAY Tor the opening
of bids. After the opening of these bids
schedules of them were to be made up ard
submitted to a board consisting OF the
sistant secretaries Of the Treasury and IN
terror departments and one of the assistant
post master generals This board was to
carefully go over the bids and recommend
the acceptance or rejection of any all of
them.
In the report of the Dockery commission
which recommended this legislation, it was
stated that by this method it could not
happen that one department would pay
more than another for any supplies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR JUBILEE
National Movement for Celebration of
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, Mass. December 30-A national
movement has been organized by the United
Society of Christian Endeavor for a cele-
bration of its silver jubilee February 2 next
by the raising of a million dollar fund for
carrying Endeavor week. There are
now over $1,000 Christian Endeavor societies
in the world. with over 100000 more
members engaged In every sort Of evan
gelistic, philanthropic and auxiliary Chris
tian work.
The quarter century Of its history will be
celebrated with a fitting memorial and the
raising Of this 81 100000 fund is well under
way. guided by ninety prominent men of
the United States. associated with fifty in
other countries in an International COM
mittee.
Henry B. F. mcfarland. Commissioner
Of the District of Columbia. is chairman:
William Shaw, fremont Temple, Boston.
treasurer; Amos r. Wells Boston, secre-
tary; Samuel B. Capen, ex-Gov John L.
Bates and Henry W. Peabody Of Boston
are the finance committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
DIR. SIMMONS DEAD.
One of the Leading Physicians of
Western Maryland.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN Nd, December 30.-Dr
Thomas Warfield Simmons one of the lead
ing physicians of western Maryland died
at the Washington County Hospital here
tonight, aged sixty nine years. DR.. Simmons
underwent an operation for obstruction of
the bowels on Thursday evening, the opera
ton being performed by DR.. Bloodgood of
Baltimore. who was hurried to this city on
a special train. He rallied nicely from the
operation and showed signs OF improve
ment until this afternoon, when there was
a change for the worse. The immediate
cause OF death was toxic poisoning.
DIR. Simmons was native OF Frederick
county, Md, being a son of Maj. James
Simmons, who commanded Loudenslager's
hill in the defense OF Baltimore a the hands
of the British. He graduated from the lee
ferson Medical College in 1861 and since
1854 had been practicing in Hagerstown
He served one term as president of the
Washington County Medical Society was a
member OF the state medical and chirurgi-
cal society the first health officer of
the county and served two years as city
health officer.
He was a bank director, president of sev-
eral turnpike companies and a member of
the Episcopal church. His widow was Miss
Florence Bryan, and three children survive
as follows: Mrs. Alexander r. HsRner
Hagerstown: Mrs. Williamson Talley Rich
mond. Va, and Roger Z. Simmons, Ham
cock, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
ILLINOIS BANK ROBBED
SAFE IN IRooUoIs INSTITUTION
DYNAMITED.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, December 30--Robbers
dyuamited the cafe Of the bank at Iro-
quois. H., early today. wrecked the build
Ing stole 800 in currency, and, 1t Is be-
heved, fed to Chicago. They stole q team
of horses and a buggy and drove out Of the
village toward the north. pursued closely
by a posse Of Infatuated citizens. under tbs
leadership of William Sham, president OF
the town board. The authorities rushed
kilograms to the surrounding towns. and It
is believed that the robbers will be cap
tured.
The bank was wrecked at o'clock The
little town was shaken as IL by an EARTH
quake. When William Sham the presi-
dent of the town board, and other citizens
reached the main street they found that the
store of Stichler & Ray, general merchants,
In which the bank was located, was
wrecked.
The damage to the stock and the build
ings Is about $780, The front of the build
ing was blown out. and inside there was a
scene OF havoc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
FREE BEER WON woRKMEN.
Brewery Employees Decided to Con-
tinue With Old Contract.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. December 30.-Nine
hours as day, with free beer. won over
a demand for an eight-hour day presented
by the employees Of nearly forty breweries
in this city. The matter has been acted on
by the men at the different breweries and
the vOte-which In several instances was
unanimous-win probably be ratified at the
Fun meeting OF the Brewery Workers Union
tomorrow.
Several weeks ago the brewery workers
presented a demand that when the present
contract expires. Februery l, a new con-
tract providing for an eight-hour day be
accepted, In reply, the employers said they
were willing 20 conCede the eIght-hour da V
but Il must be without the customary al
lowance OF free beer. However, they Of
fered TO continue giving the beer with a
nine-hour day, and this proposition has
been accepted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
TROUSERS BARRED AT COLLEGE
Radcliffe's Women Must Wear Bloom
ers in Male Roles.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, December 3d.
Gloom hangs over Radcliffe College like
heavy east wind fog, for the jolly, care
free undergrads can no longer wear pants
borrowed from brothers and friends at
Harvard for use in theatricals of the
Idlers' Club, in which are numerous much
sought for male roles.
The college authorities have issued an
edict that in future trousers shall not be
worn at the regular theatrical productions
or any other male garments. The plays
may still be produced, but any student who
dons masculine attire during any part of
the performance will have to report to the
dean.
They must wear boomers or short skirts
when assuming male roles. The astonish-
ing knowledge that Radcliffe girls wore
mems borrowed pants leaked out through
the thoughless remark of a Harvard stu
dent, who. when asked by Miss Irwin. the
dean If he had visited Radcliffe, replied:
NO but my pants have" Investigation
proved that the girls had been borrowing
clothes from student friends to dress for
their parts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Republicans Control the House, Demo-
Gratis the Senate.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. December 30.-Organi-
zation of the Ohio general assembly, which
convenes early next week was determined
at party caucuses this afternoon. The re-
publicans have a majority of two votes in
the house and will control its organiza ton
while the democrats, with a majority of one
vote in the senate will organize that body.
The republican house caucus selected
Carmai A. Thompson of Lawrence county
for speaker, Freeman T. Eagleson of Guern-
sey county for speaker pro tempore, E. w.
Doty of Cleveland for clerk and Richard
ellison of Jefferson for sergeant-at-arms.
Frederick Bienkner of Columbus, who has
been in the service of the house since 1852
was nominated for third assistant sergeant
alarms.
The democratic state caucus nominated ].
NJ. Williams of Cleveland for president pro
tempore, A. p Sandles of ottawa for clerk
and b. S. Barlow of Hamilton for sergeant
alarms. Andrew l.. Harris, republican,
lieutenant governor-elect, will be president
of the senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
ACTORS TO HELP PROSECUTION.
VIII Be Represented at Trial of
Southern Hotelkeeper.

NEW YORK, December 30.-The retainer
of special attorney and other necessary
expenses incident to the prosecution OF
George Hasty of Gaffney s. c., accused Of
the murder of Milan Bennett and Abbot
Davidson, actors. will be betrayed by the
Actors Society of America. The actors
society alleges that Hasty. who Is a hotel
proprietor. on December Is killed Bennett
and Davidson, because they resented an
insult to two women members of a dra-
matte company stopping at Hasty's hotel
In deciding upon this action the society
adopted a resolution giving as a reason
therefor that peculiar circums tances at
tended the tragedy, and that Hasty is a
resident and property owner of the town
in which the shooting occurred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
REVOLVING HORROR s
TALES OF RUSSIAN ATROCITIES
TOLD BY REFUGEES.

NEW YORK, December 30.-Stories OF
| horrors so revolving as to be almost be-
yond belief told by many Of the 1.3oo
| Russian refugees who arrived here Friday
on the Hamburg American steamer Graf
Waldersee.
Crowded together in the detention room
at Ellis Island awaiting permission to en-
ter the new country to which they turned
when driven to flight from their homes
many Of them talked Of the terrible times
| which preceded their flight. Although COM
ing from widely separated parts Of the
Russian empire, the stories Of all OF them
were remarkably similar. Torture and
death in all their revolving forms were wit
messed. Children were snatched from their
mothers and their little bodies rent and
torn. Mothers and fathers were struck
down In the midst OF their families. :
Two Left Of Family Of Ten.
One little girl. Rosa Rosenski. child Of
nine years, came over with her brother
Isaac, about the same age These two
children are what remain of family Of
ten persons. the other eight having been
killed by the Cossacks in Moscow.
Hirsch Siedlitz, who was storekaepar in
kieff until a few weeks ago, told Of his
flight from that city after a massacre of
Jews in the market square.
day." he said. ''On the Friday before that
day occurred the great massacre~fns the
jewish market place. Four thousand bod
les were afterward buried In trenches in
the city streets. On that Friday there
were six thousand Jews and Russians
gathered in the market square. Four
streets lead to this square.
Bugle Sounded for Slaughter.
"At midday a bugle sounded two blocks
distant. A second, third and fourth 5ugle
answered the first, and next came clat-
ter OF hundreds of horses hoofs, and the
Cossacks rode pell nell through the
streets leading to the market place and fell
upon the market men, women and chill
dren. | was in the market place at the
time. l don't know how l escaped. The
women wore on their breasts tiny red re-
settles, the emblem of the revolutionary
party, and these were selected as targets
for the lances held by the Cossacks.
The lances seldom missed their mark
The women and children were kicked shot
down. trampled upon. Everywhere was
blood. Dead children were as clubs for
women suspected by the Cossacks as be-
ing the mothers of those children. Thou
sands of corpses We're gathered up after
the carnage"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
MIR. RAY MAY BE CHOSEN.
Indications That He VIII Be Speaker
Of Maryland Assembly.

Va AA6I Aax0 xAk1SA10Ays
Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. December 3O-M-.
J. Enos Ray. Jr., Of Chilham, Prince
George county, democratic member-elect to
the Maryland house Of delegates. appears
to be practically certain of being selected
as the next speaker Of the house by the
democratic caucus to be held in Annapolis
Tuesday evening next. The friends Of Mr..
Ray laugh at the statement made this
morning In a Baltimore newspaper that Mr..
Benson OF Baltimore county, the candidate
of the state organization democrats. had
twenty-eight delegates pledged to support
him. Should the three delegates from
Queen Anne county on the Independent
ticket apply, for admittance to the caucus
1t will require twenty-eight votes to Sc
lect a speaker, but should they not apply
or should their request be denied. but
twenty-six votes will be necessary to q
choice.
1t is understood that should Mr.. Ray be
elected speaker, he will recognize tie indie
pendents on the floor Of the house as d3ra-
ocrats. and 1t Is believed that he 1as given
these delegates to understand that suen
will be his attitude 1t is believed that as
surances have been received from the three
democratic members-elect from Montgom-
cry county that they will support MT.
member-elect from Howard county Will
support the Prince George county man.
Delegate-elect Gill of Howard county, II Is
said, Is pledged to Carville D. Benson but
Is understood to be ready and willing to
vote for Mr.. Ray should Mr. Benson ran
to secare~the majority of the caucus vote
on the first ballot.
The following is sketch of the life OF
Mr.. Ray as 1t appeared in the Hyattsville
Independent of November II, 1903: James
E. Ray, jr, elected second time as
member of the house of delegates from
Prince George county, was born at Chill
ham Prince George county, Md. January
-, 1874, and was educated at Ch!lham pup
lie school and the Maryland Agricultural
College graduating from the latter lnsu-
tuition in 1892 with the degree OF a 81 lie
studied law al the Georgetown University,
in the District of Columbia, receiving there
from the degree of LID. in 1896, and the
degree of LIN the following year he
was admitted to the bar In 1897, and has
since been in the active practice of his
profession before the courts of Maryland
and the District of Columbia. Mr.. Ray
represented his native county in the legis-
lature of 1901, where he was member
of the judiciary and corporations commit
tees and chairman of the committee on
federal relations. He was Il dignifed, con
servative and useful n MEMBER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
BURNS MAY PROVE FATAL
Two Farm Dwellings Destroyed-His-
torio Place Burned.

Special Dispatch to The Star
HAGERSToWN, Md. December 30
While fighting fire that completely de-
stroyed his home on the Conococheague
creek, seven miles west of Hagerstown.
Richard II. Furley and his wife were per-
haps fatally burned this afternoon. The fire
started from an overheated pipe in the
kitchen. Mr.. Furley and his wife were
trying TO save some of the furniture when
their clothing ignited Mrs. Furley inhaled
the flames. and it is not believed she can
recover. Mr.. Furley's condition is also
critical.
Fire today destroyed the dwelling house
of Harry Stumbaugh. at Thurmont, on the
line OF the Western Maryland railroad, the
fire starting from a defective chimney It
was in this house that the first lucifer
matches were made in this country. The
product of the plant was peddled about the
country In a hand bag, carried by the pro-
prietor.