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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-03
Women March in SLuSh;
Suffrage Demonstration
LOndOn's Center Sex Rises Up and Demands
Voice in Government in a Way That
Cannot Be Long Ignored.
By LADY HENRY SOMERSET.

LONDON. March 1.-The sayings ana
doings OF the women who want the vote
IS the topic OF the hour. The great pro-
cessiOn last Saturday was an argument
that it was difficult TO refute. as 10
women desired to be enfran-
chised or rot. Through the mud. the
slush, and the rain. the lone procession
wound its way TO Hyde Park. and there
was no doubt that women must be in
earnest who could tramp through such
weather and under such difficulties.
Three points seeEted to be clear to all
who took part in the demonstration.
First. suffrage must come before party
and binds~nO party. Secondly. women
are not prepared 70 wait for IL until
the question Of universal suffrage is
before the nation Thirdly that women.
once accorded the vote. viii be content
10 wait until a dissolution occurs in the
natural course, exercising their power
only at the by-elecCOns.
There were many who had never
demonstrated publicly before, who had
for years been working quietly for the
principles OF woman suffrage. many
who disapproved of the noisy means
lately used by some OF their comrades.
and yet one and all were imbued with
the feeling that something must be
zone.
That all men 90 not blame the suf-
fragettes IS clear from the fact that, IN
the midst Of the turmoil and the excite
ment, the marriage OF Miss Ellington,
one OF the principal leaders, has just
taken place. She was described IN her
marriage certificate as a Woman Suf-
fraEe organizer" and when she was
asked by the sheriff whether that was a
true description the bride smiled bright
~ and returned the most enthusiastic
YES"
a discussion has recently been carried
on as TO whether women should be al
lowed u serve on juries. It has been
said that women should adjudicate such
cases as are brought about by differ
ences between a woman and her dress
maker a garment is brought INTO
court. and males are asked 10 judge
whether or not 1t is worth the money
asked for IL, or whether or not it is a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-03
MILLIONAIRE POSES
AS A POLICE SPY

WARSAW. Poland, March Victor
Green. chief Of the Warsaw political
police, who has beee assassinated by
the Terrorists, was not only n ruthless
prosecutor of revolutionists. but a mill
lionaire who had no need to follow this
arduous and dangerous profession. 1t
was for sheer love Of sleuthinv that
he entered the Russian governments
secret service.
For spying on his fenow-students
Green was expelled from Warsaw Irni-
versity. Then. although he inherited a
large fortune, he joined the Warsaw
criminal detective department, and soon,
made great reputation as 2 tracker Of
murderers and thieves. He originated
the system OF torture TO extract in
formation from prisoners. and his cruel
ty was the subject of interpretations in
the duma of last year
Having become one Of the objects Of
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES campaign, he
was condemned to death by the Polish
socialist party. and he was dispatched
in broad daylight on the street by
twelve armed men.
Besides a great fortune. Green left
splendid house which rents at $1,000
year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-03
THE KAISER'S THROAT
IS BADLY DISEASED
Another Operation on Royal Patient
May Be Neces-
saIy.

BERLIN, March alarming rumors
concerning the Kaiser's state of health
are again afioat. and although no men
ton has been made in the press so far,
it is said that another operation on his
throat may be necessary 10 save his
voice, which has grown perceptibiy
weaker during the last six months, a
fact which was very noticeable when
lie made his two recent speeches, in the
reichstag and at Kiel when the naval
recruits were sworn.
From a very reliable source I hear
that there is every probability that the
whole imperial family may go to a
milder climate. and spenu a month or
two in the Mediterranean.
If this Is true, the Kaiser will prolr-
ably visit King Alfonso at Madrid. a
visit which is being strongly opposed
by his encourage. who fear an atterupt
will be made 20 take his life by the an
archists, who are more anxious 10 get
him out of the way than any other Eu-
Topean monarch
While in the Mediterranean the Kaiser
viii undoubtedly arrange TO meet the
Gar, VINO IS 20 take n nuch-needed
vacation, and who viii shortly leave ST
Petersburg with the Czarina and the
imperial children
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-03
HUSSARS BUTT IN
MASQUERADE BALL
Galop Round Hall Shouting Hurrah
and Then Race Down
Staircase.

BUDAPEST, Hungary, March "A
Wild Yves. stunt was performed at a
masquerade ball at Debreezin by three
officers of the Hungarian cavalry.
Riding their horses up the staircase.
they entered the ballroom and raced
around it three times. shouting "Hur-
rah," to the CONSERVATION of the revel-
ers. Then, without dismounting they
left the room as they had entered.
Their esoapade vas reported bx the
city council to their commanding otticer,
Colonel Zedwitz. Third Honved Hussars,
who has ordered them to be placed
under arrest
One OF these dashins cavalrymen re-
Gently rode into a cafe and ordered
coffee for himself and his horse. The
customers protested against the strange
intrusion. but the officer, drawing his
sword. threatened 90 cut down anyone
who stood in his way His horse, he de-
clared. wassas noble an animal as any
one present.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-03

iilisht woman juror would know az
once 1t has been urged. ard would
save much valuable time.
The question is whether Il would be
possible 70 restrict women jurors 20 mat
tiers which so vitality affect their own
sex 1 do not think there is anybody
Who has ever discussed a question which
requires unbiased opinion with the ordi-
nary woman who would not say that a
sense Of Justice was not at present her
strong point Undoubtedly this can be
cultivated, and must be cultivated; but
l feel that IL belongs 70 all those who
are interested IN her educational prog
ress to realize the deficiency and 10 en-
oeEver 10 educate girls 10 a stronger
sense OF the value Of impartality.
The trouble Is that the qualities which
women do possess are often minimized,
and the lack Of others is Ignored
/ is often said that women lack cour-
age To my mind women have quite as
much courage as men. We have only 70
read the tales Of travel now published
and written by women to realize that
adventure is no longer the realm Of
man Take for instance the story Of
Beatrice Grimshaw which has just been
given TO us. Of her life IN FIJI. in the
CannibaI Islands. She bas penetrated
here no white woman had been be-
fore
Want OF moral courage perhaps She
has, although I am inclined 20 think the
average woman has more Of this quality
than the average man. She lacks, as I
have said. q strict sense Of Justice, but
OF physical courage she has her full
share.
Tom Thumb" is dead. The very name
carries US back over many years. I can
recoIIect as a child being taken to see
the little General He stood upon a
table. and walked into a miniature
coach. HIS real name was Richard
Garnsey. and his death took place in
a village in Somersetshire at the age
OF seventy-three. At the list general
election he recorded his vote. using the
seat OF a chair as his table in order
10 mark his voting paper
Copyright. 1907, by W r Hearst
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-03
ROYALTIES ON CARMEN"
NO LONGER NECESSARY

BERLIN, March Judgment has
been rendered in a case of great inter
est TO composers and lbrettists. Thirty
years having elapsed since the death
OF Bizet. the composer Of Carmen
the opera managers decided that they
would pay no more authors rights for
that work, although NJ. Ludovic Halevy
is still living.
The publisher OF the work. NJ Choud-
ems, brought an action claiming rights
on behalf of the authors. and stating
that the managers could not decline
TO pay royalties during the lifetime
Of NJ. Halevy. However. judgment was
given against the publisher. who has
appealed. and will take the case into a
higher court.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-03

Lady Noreen Bass. wife OF Billy Bass,
Of the great brewery firm, has a neck
lace worth 100000, and it. is remem-
bered that the United States customs
officers at New York demanded $780,
eco for the admission Of Mrs. Iced
pearls
But these collections pale into insig-
nificance when compared with those
owned by royal ladies. The pearls Of
the Dowager Queen Of Italy. for in
stance. are worth Sl,750,oOo. The Ger
man Empress has been known to wear
pearls whose value is Sl,250, 900, and
that is the value also of those owned
by the Duchess Johann Albrecht. of
Meckienburg-S chwerin, who has given
the best years of her life TO gathering
these gems of purest ray serene"
The pearls of the Crown Princess OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-03
KAISER USES COSTLY PAPER
WHEN HE WRITES ALETTER

BERLIN. March 1.-The Kaiser now
writes his letters on the most costly and
gorgeous notepaper used BY any Europ-
can monarch It is a specially made fine
linen rag papeE quarto in size, two
shades-ivory and dull blue-and each
sheet Of note paper with its envelope
cost Sl.15-
His majesty made the manufacturer
promise TO supply this paper 10 no one
outside the imperial family The crest
on the Kaiser-s note paper is decorated
with a Eorgeously ernblazoned imperial
coat-of-arns in gold and brilliant col
ors. surrounded by the chain Of the
Order Of the Black Eagle and the blue
ribbon OF the Garter. At the back Of
the shield are TWO narshals batOna
crossed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-03
Priceless Gems Are Not Monopolized by Royalty
and Duchess of Marlborough Has
Magnificent Collection.

LONDON, March 2-Pearls have in
creased 40 per cent in value during the
past two years ana the fortunes repre-
scented by some collections Of these
gems are simply fabulous Not only
have pearls appreciated remarkably
as assets they have also remarkably
appreciated.
The once favorite diamond seems to
have had its day and the translucent
pearl is in the asceadancy.
Pearls seem TO be the special preroga-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-03

tive Of royalty, but there are many
collections owned b. uncrUwned women
that almost If not quite equal those in
the possession OF queens and en-
presses.
Ply general repute the pearls of the
the finest in London, their value being
rOundly set at a quarter million dollars.
Those Of Mrs. Sam Newhouse, Of Den
yer, come second, and it is generally
understood that she is the possessor
of a glistening rope that cost $500, 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-03
MAN ROLLED FLAT AS RAIL
INTO ONE QUIVERING PULP

BERWICK. Pa, March 2-Slipping in
his work at the rolls in the steel mill
here. young Harry Whitmire was drawn
head foremost into the ponderous, rigid
rollers
In an instant his entire body passed
through like a steel rail- and emerged
on the other side a fiattened, bleeding
mass. ouiverinE in death
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-03
British Politicians Greatly
Interested in Fight
Against Peers.
Mobiles Hart Themselves by
Action on Liberal Edu-
cation Bill.
LanSdoWne Sees the Big
Danger Signal Out and
Wants to TemporiZe.

LONDON. March 2.-Interest in the
fight against the house Of lords con-
tinues 10 increase and it is the one all
absorbing topic of interest In England
today. The British constitution seems
daily more and more likely to be ser
iously amended. Conservative as the
Britisher is, attached TO HIS ancient in
stitutions, he is getting tired of the
house OF lords.
The chief damage done by the loros
during the last session was the destruc-
ton of the Liberal education bill, which
retracted the clerical control over ele-
mentary public schools. maintained BY
public money. and the plural voters bill,
which aimed at giving a man one vote
only at an election. instead OF as at
present, a vote wherever he has prop
ertv
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-03
Some Are Incompetents.

Some of these are minors. some
chronic invalids, some completely i'm
pecunlous, others too Indifferent TO
vote. and at least one has been de-
clared by legal authority TO be partially
of unsound mind.
The Liberal ministry has big
schemes on hand and has promised to
better promptly a measure dealing with
the better administration Of Irish af-
fairs and Irish University. the reform
of the liquor laws. the reform of the
army. and the better housing of the
rural poor
Every one of these hits at the inter
ests of the lords, and out Of 600 peers
only fOrty-five can be counted in any
way liberal To meet this difficulty Sir
Henry Campbell Bannerman has de-
clared that "the resources Of the con-
stitution are not exhausted. A wav
must and Will be found to make the
will of the people prevail"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-03
Three Ways to Overcome 1t.

There are at least three ways Of over
coming the lords resistance-hrst. by
creating a sufficiently large number Of
new peers to insure the passage Of re-
forms; second, by calling a limited
number OF peers to parliament for the
tenure OF Office Of the party i'm power
IN the commons so as to ensure that
party a majority in both chambers:
third. through a resolution limiting the
power Of the lords veto to six months
Thus. If the commons, after that lapse
Of time, renewed the demand for the
passage Of any measure by a sub
stantial majority, the lords must get
out of the way
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-03

Greece are worth 100000: those of
Queen Alexandra are estimated to be
worth $4,000. while those Of the
Czarina are appraised by experts at
S5O0,O00.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-03
URUGUAY INAUGURATION.

A dispatch from Montivideo. sent by
Consul O'Hara to the State Department.
states that Claiduio Whitman was in
augurated President Of Uruguay yester-
day
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-03
LansdOwne Sees Danger.

on the trades disputes bill, however,
which rendered trades immune from la
billy for illegsl acts of an official or
member. the lords stood out OF the way.
Lord LansdOwne declaring that though
the bin was disastrous. calamitous. I'M
just. and tyrannical." it should be let
through, because IL rejected, he believed
the lords would find in the country "a
demand for a similar bill renewed with
greater intensity, and in a form en-
Uttered by the suggestion that the
house Of lords was in conflict with the
general desire OF the working men Of
the country" In other words. Lord
Lansdowne saw the red light Of trade
union anger and feared to stimulate the
growing power Of the labor party.
The lords now number princes. .
archbishOps. % dukes, % marduises. 147
earls, 40 viscounts, "A bishops. POI
barops, 16 Scotch representative peers.
% Irish representative peers, and 4
legal life peers
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24
Knew Him Too Well.

The late President Chester A. Arthur.
although he was man of warm friend
ships, had high sense of personal
dignity that would brook no undue ia
miliarities. A lifelong friend of Mr..
Arthur, who had accompanied him on
one of his hunting trips, was telling an
acquaintance some of the incidents Of
the hunt.
81 know It's the general Impression"
he said, "that Mr.. Arthur is cold,
self-centered sort of man, but it isn't
true. He is one of the most genial and
companionable Of men when you be-
come we'll acquainted with him.
thought l already knew him pretty
we'll, but l came to understand him
better while on that trip than ever be-
fore"
AZ suppose you know him we'll enough
now to call him by his first name"
ventured the other.
ION the contrary" was the rejoinder,
~ know him well enough not to call
him by his first name"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24
WAITING.

Come to the hills, the woods are green
The heart is high when love is sweet
There is brook that flows between
Two messy trees where we can meet;
Where we can meet and speak unseen.
l hear you laughing in the lane.
The heart is high when love is sweet
The clover smells of sun and rain,
And spreads carpet for our feet
Where we can sit and dream again.
Come to the woods; the dusk is here
The heart is high when love is sweet
A bird upon the branches near
Sets music to ourshearts' glad beat
Our hearts that beat with something dear.
hear your step; the lane is past
The heart is high when love is sweet
The little stars come bright and fast,
Like happy eyes to see us greet;
To see us greet and kiss at last.
-Leslie's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24
lpEYIL Bird on CEYLoN.


Most people who have visited the
island of Ceylon and penetrated into
its Jungle Businesses have heard the
cry of the devil bird. This awe in
spring sound resembles nothing SO
much as the scream of human being
undergoing the most terrible torture.
Naturalists have identified it with the
brown wood owl found in Hindustan.
But the devil bird, or ulama, as the
Cingalese call it, is an elusive Great
Ire. and no one has had the good
fortune to kill or catch a specimen.
The Cingalese- naturally a supersti-
tious race-regard the cry of this bird
with the utmost horror; they believe
that its scream heard at night pre-
sages the most dire misfortune, and
thew are in the habit of offering sac
rifices to avert the approaching dis
aster.
Mr.. Milford of the Ceylon civil SER
vice studied the mysterious bird with
great interest. Its ordinary note"
he writes, sis magnificent, clear
shout like that of human being,
which! can be heard at a great dis
ance. and has fine effect in the sill
ence Of the closing night. But the
sounds which have earned for it its
bad name and which have heard
but once to perfection, are indescrib-
able, the most appalling that can be
imagined and scarcely to be heard
without shuddering. can only com
pare it to boy in torture, whose
screams are being stopped by being
strangled."-Chicago Daily News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24
C4DA KCCeE3p eRiaS
~ 6Fs aetpas

die of the seventeenth century the use
Of the drug was widespread.
The origin of opium has been told in
a picturesque manner by the Bengalis.
Their legend says that in the far-off
times there lived on the banks Of the
Ganges sage who had mouse for a
companion. The sage taught the mouse
to talk. Frightened one day by a cat,
the mouse asked to be changed into a
cat. The sage complied. A dog worried
the cat, so the sage made the cat a
dog. The dog became successfully an
ape, bear, an elephant, and finally a
beautiful maiden, named "Postomani."
or "Poppyseed lady" A king fell in
love with the girl. When she told him,
after an ardent wooing, that she was a
princess, lie married her. One day she
fell into a well and was drowned. The
king was disconsolate until he was In
formed by the sage that the girl had
deceived him, and was not princess.
but merely a risen mouse.
"Let her body remain in the well.
he advised. "Fill up the well with
earth. Out Of her flesh will grow a
tree, which shall be called for her,
'Poso,' the poppy tree. From that tree
will come drug, opium. which
shall be smoked and eaten till the end
Of time. The opium swallower or
smoker Will have one quality Of each
of the animals to which Postomani was
transformed. He will be mlschleyous,
like a mouse; fond of milk, like cat;
or quarrelsome, like dog; filthy, like
an ape; savage, like a bear; and high
tempered, like QUEEN All the attri-
butes have been possessed by some
opium users. and some of them by all.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24
pJRD HUNT IN MIDoCEAN.

A penguin hunt during a winter
storm in the mid-Atlantic was one OF
the odd experiences of R. e. Jones,
who returned from bird buying trip
abroad. Commissioned to buy the
stock for the great aWiaries at Big
Island Park, Mr.. Jones was returning
with some fifty out of the 1000 birds
he had purchased at the various mar
kets in England and on the continent
His travelling proteges were dashed in
small crates on the upper deck in the
lee of the smokestacks.
One morning when the seas were
running mountain high and no pas
sengers dared to venture upon the
decks. crate containing penguin
broke loose, crashed down to a lower
deck and broke open. Mr. Penguin
promptly emerged from the debris and
started on tour Of exploration. It
happens that penguins are not avail
able in the market every day, this
specimen being one of two which Mr..
Jones bought on the London docks
of a sailor Just in from Africa. Con-
sequently he saw that heroic steps
were to be taken at once if one of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24
PoPulzs:sl'5ie hence,

The life of the mercury arc lamp In
some cases amounts to 5000 hours and
more. The conducting material Of the
anode Is either mercury alone, graphite
and iron, or nickel.
A bill is before the New York Leg
islature to make the existing laws gov
erning telephone and telegraph compan-
les organized for the distribution of
music by electrical means.
At mild red heat good steel can be
drawn out under the hammer to fine
point; at bright red heat 1t will crum-
Bile under the hammer, and ut white
heat 1t will fall to pieces.
American tunnel projects have at
tracted attention abroad. The French
government will build tunnel for rail-
road purposes under the Seine from
Hayre to Rouen and has retained the
services Of Charles NJ. Jacobs, designer
of the Pennsylvania railroad tunnels
under the North and East rivers at
New York.
Pennsylvania still leads in the num-
Der of her cokemaking plants. She has
112, and their product in 1905 was 10
per cent Of the country's total output
of coke. Fifteen years before the per-
centage was over "a. The capital rep
resented in the establishments of this
country is $9O,712,S77, and the total
number of wage earners is 10000.
In human history a great river has
sometimes formed dividing line be.
tween peoples possessing quite different
characteristics. DR.. w. NJ. Lyon, Jr..
has discovered similar phenomenon
| affecting squirrels in Borneo. He found
eight different forms of squirrels inhab-
iting the northern and western parts OF
that great island, and observed that a
large river proved an effectual barrier
in separating two distinct races.
| Engineers are Harvesting many of the
waters of the world to the use of man.
A great project is under way to catch
the foods which rush down the West
ern Chats, near Bombay, and to use
the water-power in cotton mills and
other factories. The valleys are of
rocky formation, and with dams at the
lower ends can be made into tight res
ervoirs. Three valleys will be closed
in by dams respectively half mile, q
mile, and mile and half long.
| One Of the reasons why pneumatic tires
gradually become exhausted, even when
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-24
MRS sMITH,s PET DEER.

Mrs. Nellie Smith, Of sebec, Me-.
has tame deer which is nearly two
years old now, but which she has
raised like cosset lamb, feeding 1t
from bottle at first and making
great pet of it. 1t was given to her
by lumberman, who overlook it in
the deep snow and caught it in his
arms when it was no larger than a
cat, except for it's legs 1t has always
been perfectly tame and domesticated.
never having known anything of the
wild life of its kind, but runs about
the premises unrestrained, having its
place in the stable on cold nights.
The deer are numerous around Sebec,
and it is question whether, as Mrs.
Smiths pet grows older, it will not
answer to the "call of the Wild and
join its comrades in the forest.-New
York Tribune.