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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01
(AMQNG THE.
N FRATFpNlTlES

Supreme Chancellor Charles E. Barnes
of the Knights of Pythias is to visit the
city next week. He will be accompanied
by Major Gen. A. ]. Stobbart, who COM
mands the Uniform Rank or military
branch of the fraternity, the successor
of the late Gen. j. R. Carnahan. They
will visit Webster Lodge, No. 7, Tuesday
evening, and members of many other
Pythian lodges will be present to assist In
giving proper welcome to the heads Of the
order in the city Of its BIRTH
The musical entertainment given by
Union Lodge X of P, In it's lodge room
Wednesday evening, proved decided
success, being attended by one of the
largest audiences ever seen in the room
and the program being long and varied.
The degree team of the lodge goes to
Ballston, Va. next Tuesday, where they
will initiate two candidates into the mys-
teries of the third rank. and the following
evening will put on the second rank in
their own lodge room
The following are the committees Of
Shriners named by Potentate, Frank A
Sebring to have charge of the various
divisions of the work of preparing for and
carrying out the annual summer excursion
Ticket committee Harrison Dingman
man; Harry o. Bailey, L. Baumgarten
Louis Behrens. Chas. H. Bradley, Appleton
P Clark, jr., Warren ]. Coffin, VIM. H
Colmer. Henry L. Dauterich, Fred G. Diet
rich John A. Ellinger, S. Frank Field
James NJ Ford Chas H. Fred, Carey S.
Frye, Louis Goldsmith. Fred A. Holden
Louis j. jackson. Chas. A. NJ. Loff1er, John
L. Martin, Frank L. Mattel. Moritz Mayer,
E. c. Peach, VIM. s. Quinter George W.
Rae Chas. P. Sweet Lem. Towers. jr.
K Vest ana A. INV G. White. 'Se'' Quincy
Committee on press - Thos. c. Moves
chairman; ]. Harry Cunningham, vice
chairman: Clifford X. Bergman, George
Gibson, S. Fred: Hahn Samuel Hart Sam
uel B. Hege, Frank H. Hosford,' George E
Howard. VIM. w. Jermane. VIM. c. John
son, ]. VIM. Mckinley. Allison Nailor. jr,
Richard B. Nixon. James L. Norris, Frank
lin T. Sanner. ]. Henry Small, VIM. j. Wal
lace. Jerome ]. WILDER and Henry E.
Wilkens.
Entertainment and athletic committee
Saml w. Stinemetz. honorary chairman;
Frank X. Raymond, active chairman; Fred
W. Behrens. Chas. E. Berry. Eugene s.
Cochran. John T. Crossley, Aug Daetz
Robert II. Fatt, John d. Frazee Edward
j. Gardiner. Charles Jacobson, Allison C.
Jenkins. David J. Kaufman, Gus A
Kneessi. Joseph E. Leaman. Charles Long,
VIM. c. Long Frank o. McNew, Chester
R. Sampson. Emil G. Schafer, Chas. F.
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QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

Any person may send any Bible question
city. and receive answer through The Star.
255.-Did Moses regard himself as the de.
liverer Of his people at the time he sew the
Egyptian?
Answer.-Yes; the deliverer Of one man.
256-When was the beginning mentioned
in first verse In Genesis?
Answer-Not all the historians, chronolo.
gists, theologians, ethnologsts biologists,
anthropologists, antiquarans astronomers
philosophers and other learned men of all
ages and lands combined can give the
slightest hint toward a definite date for
that event. which was at remote past be-
yond human history and knowledge.
257.-What does the expression, 1.-The COM
munion Of saints" signify, as used in the
creed?
Answer.-That spiritual outflow from heart
to heart enjoyed by those who confess a
common Lord and live for His glory. q
John. I'D There is no sentiment or emotion
of equal strength aud blessedness known to
men. 1t is the highest and most certain
proof of mans interior life. Il John, ii:14)
25S.-Who wrote the first Bible?
Answer.-The book did not originate with
any one man. Nearly forty men were en-
ployed in its composition. and they were
distributed through fifteen centuries. Con-
servative scholars hold that Moses wrote
the Pentateuch about 1900 B. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01
Window Gardening.

The use of window boxes is not to be
recommended extensively. except in crowded
downtown districts. apartment houses and
hotels, where they are effective in relieving
the monotony of otherwise bare windows
and verandas. Where 1t is possible. how
ever. to grow the hardy types of climbers
perior to boxes planted in the window or
on the veranda.
A window box is usually eight inches to
a foot in depth. and the same in width, the
length varying. 1t should never be less than
six inches deep. 1t should be made OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01

seTen-eighths Inch lumber and should con-
form in shape to the window or veranda
to which it is attached. 1t should be either
hung TO the veranda railing or rest on
brackets. 1t is often placed on the window
sill if the latter is wide enough.
1t is important to see that the box has
good drainage Holes of good size should
be drilled in the bottom, about eighteen
inches apart and these covered with some
loose material before putting in the soil.
Use rather light SOIL and preferably that
which has been made open with plenty Of
cow manure. Heavy clay soil has a ten
dency to become hard and unfit for plants
if allowed to become at all dry.
Two excellent fertilizers for window boxes
are bone meal and bone shavings, espe-
cially the latter. which should be placed in
the bottom of the box and thoroughly mixed
with the soil. 1t will fit the plants later in
the season when they most need it.
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Smoothing the Way of Working Girl

ClFCIV
The up-to-date employer has come to
realize that 1t is quite as important from a
business point of view to have a we'll
preserved workman a well-oiled machine
and he carries an insurance fund for his
people just he maintains fund for
breakage and repairs on his engines This
insurance fund for the bodies and minds OF
employees is now officially known as well
fare work. 1t means. first and foremost a
provision for the physical comfort of the
man and woman who work in the shop: and
this means plenty OF light and air. good
drainage, and pure water supply l,
means further. elevators and seats for
women workers. baths for the dirty, and
lunches for the hungry. 1t may mean
later picnics and balls, public lectures
club houses and cooking schools but for the
present the demands of the body are para.
mount.
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BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW

The regular monthly meeting of the Ju-
aior Assembly of Brotherhood Chapters was
aeld last Monday evening in St Johns
Parish Hall The addresses given were by
Mrs Barnweu and Mr.. Bowie of the Fir-
ginia Theological Seminary on THE Call
70 the Ministry" the first speaker applying
himself more particularly to The Need
the latter speaker taking the second sub
division. The Call" 1t was decided to hold
the next meeting of the assembly at Rock
Vile. Md, AT Christ Church.
The officers for the newly organized
brotherhood chapter at Trinity Church,
Upper Marlboro. Md. have been Installed
and are as follows: William 5. HIN, d,rec-
Nor. Rrvcrdy Sassccr vice director; Rodgers
Sore. secretary; Ernest Smith, treasurer.
For the International brotherhood con-
yeution to Ec held in this city next Septem-
Der the press committee Will consist OF Bert
L Amos chairman. and Rev. William l..
De Nrics representing the New YORK
Churchmau. Rev. DR.. &. Ernest Smith, rep
resenting the Church Standard of Philadei-
phIa: Rev David Barr. representing the
Southern Churchman of Richmond; Donald
A Craig OF Tie Evening Star, Paul c. Pat
terson of the Herald and r. c. r. Hum
phrics of the Times.
II is reported that the organ cation of a
brotherhood chapter is in contemplation at
Grace Church. WoOdside. Md.
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q Devices of Defense.
From the London Standard.

FROM the lsOHdou SldHuaru.
What could be more perfect defense than
the device of the moorhen? She sinks her
self in the water beneath an overhanging
root or bank. leaving only her bill IN sight
And that looks like a fallen leaf. You may
stand within six feet OF her. and she will
not move. sure Is she that her ruse Will
succeed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01
PRESBYTERY MEETING.
Midsummer Session Monday in West
minister Church.

Arrangements have been made to hold the
regular midsummer meeting of the presby-
terry of Washington at this Westminster
Memorial Presbyterian Church Monday at
10 am.
Routine matters will he disposed of and
the summer appointments made.
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of the arrangements for the entertainment:
Program, J. w. Hodges, H. C. Crouch, Mrs.
NJ L. Williamson II. II. Gamble, II. c.
Pierce, S. j. Howell refreshments Mrs.
Williamson, C. D. Scott, S. j. Howell, H. II.
Gamble, ]. Holzberg; press and printing,
Frank ]. Dyer, J. c. Suter, ]. L. Motyke.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NOTES.

The president OF the District Union, MT
Edward Earring visited the Christian En-
dcayor Society of Anacostia Baptist Church
last Sunday evening.
The Christian Endeavor Union OF Mary
land has arranged for an excursion to
Chesapeake Beach next Saturday. The
newly elected mayor of Baltimore, Mr.. j.
h MahooI. who is a Christian Endeavor
worker, is 70 be present, and the program
includes a reception In his honor
The Christian Endeavor Society OF the
Church Of the Reformation. Lutheran, was
visited last Sunday evening by Mrs. Ed
ward Earring Of New York Avenue So
ciety and Miss f. NJ. Church Of Metroooli-
tan Society and superintendent of the mis-
sionary department of the District Union.
Mrs. Tarring addressed the meeting.
The third and last Travel Talk which
was held in the First Presbyterian Church.
under the auspices of the District Christian
Endeavor Union. was attended by a larger
epoience than either of the former talks
q the series. This. together with the fact
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01

The population of the globe is 400 900, 600,
Of whom 1924, eco die every year. The
births amount to SO, 1872, coo every year, or
more than one a second.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01

Drowning represents one of the greatest
causes of accidental death
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for SUNDAY Schools.
STAR LESSON FOR JUNE 2.
By Rev. ]. E. Gilbert, DID,,

SECRETARY AMERICAN SOCIETY OF EDUCATION
..MosEs DELIVER" Exodus III 4 IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01

Any person may send any Bible question
to DR.. Gilbert. 1903 r street northwest, this
city, and receive answer through The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01

II is reported that the organization of ;
brotherhood chapter is in contemplation a
Grace Church. WoOdside. Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01

Inc grand master OF MaSOnS, Dr. FRANCIS
j. Woodman, made a fraternal visit to the
historic lodge at Fredericksburg, Va, May
"a. This lodge gave George Washington
his first light in Masonry in 1852, and the
Bible on which he took his vows as a
craftsman is still the property of old No.
4. The grand masters principal object in
making the visit to procure this rare
volume for the exercises of laying the cor
ner stone of the Masonic Temple next Sat
urday The old lodge will act as guard
of honor to the book. which was printed in
London in the seventeenth century and is
in good state of preservation. Col. Z. A
Keller of Pentalpha Lodge accompanied
the grand master and made an address on
Washington as Mason, which was well
received. He showed that the great Ameri
can general relied mainly on his brethren
in the struggle for liberty. His own lodge,
Fredericksburg, No. 4, furnished hinl-many
officers of high rank, notably Gen. Hugh
Mercer, whose monument adorns the old
city on the Rappahannock. The grand mas
ter of Virginia, S. ]. Quinn, resides at
Fredericksburg.
Robert Amber Bruce, one hundred and
seven years old, who is said to have been
the oldest Mason in the world, died in the
Richmond, Va, almshouse yesterday.
He was born at West Overhaul Accomac
county, Va. He was a veteran of several
wars and boosted of having seen Napoleon
Bonaparte IN 1917, claiming that Napoleon
presented to him a cross of honor at st.
Helena. He had Travelled a great deal.
The Independent Order of Foresters ad-
mits women to full membership on an
equality with the men. For the first time
in it's history, Court Potomac last Tuesday
night had lady present at its session.
She was Mrs. Williamson whose husband
is connected with the administrative de-
partment of the Potomac Power Company.
Four other ladies have been favorably
passed on and will be initiated at the next
meeting of the court. 1t is stated that
large class of men will also be initiated at
the same time. 1t is intended to have a
formal housewarming of it's new hall on
the evening of June %. The members are
determined that the social session shall be
a success and they are working hard for
it. The following committees are in charge
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-17
HOW THE SCHEMER WORKS
THE EDITOR.

Country newspaper editors and
publishers are tempted by grafters
and schemers probably more than
anybody else, and at least as much,
that is, if the plan Of operation is
broad one, and one intended to reach
the greatest number of people. The
country newspaper man is suscepti-
bic, first, because he is trying every
way he can to make a decent living,
and live little better than his sub.
scribers, and secondly, because he
wants to be important az possible,
especially in his home town, and has
the natural desire to take the initi-
ative among his people. Therefor,
it is not great surprise that adver-
tising agents, working for patent med
icine concerns and corporations, and
for themselves, individually, who
have been chased away from the
fields Of legitimate work, have re-
treated to the hemisphere Of the
country editor to play their intelli-
gent or clever tricks upon the
lie, or the country paper-whichf
The country editor is often speak
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-17
wATsoNs WEEKLY JEFFERsoIAN
Senator A. T. Thomas, Of Virginia, on State
Rights and Federal Entertainments.

the States and the Federal govern
ment and introduces a form of CEN
tralization which, logically, can have
but one result-the utter subordina-
ton of the States to the Federal gov
ernment. Under this view the most
inferior Federal court could lock the
wheel of State government at any
time, and the States would only have
left the inform without power, and
pretension without respect.
After an examination of authorities.
l am of the opinion that the United
States Supreme Court has not passed
upon the question, 'EIs the judgment
of a Federal court a necessary ele-
ment of due process of lawq" I do
not believe that it will so decide. Such
decision would inject a Federal ques-
ton into every case which involved
life, liberty or property, and would,
therefore, make every case, however
trivial, appealable to the Federal
Courts for final judgment.
1t is to be hoped that counsel for
the State will raise and press this
point in the coming trials. It is evi-
dent that the railroads desire to Grip
pie the State 8 power Of regulation by
securing a decision that will estab-
hsh the jurisdiction Of the Federal
Courts, thus empowering the most in
ferior Federal Court to paralyze the
State by its power of injunction.
1t has been somewhat surprise
that the press of the State has not
discussed this feature more fully.
The matter Of a two-cent rate sinks
into insignifcance beside the more
weighty question of preserving our
dual form Of government and pro-
tecting the State against the Federal
Judiciary which, as jefferson clearly
saw, is the source from which most
danger is to be apprehended. An i'm
perialistic president in his attack on
the reserved rights Of the States may
slay his thousands, but a decision of
the United States Supreme Court es-
tablishing Federal jurisdiction in
cases Of intra-state nature would slay
its tens of thousands.
Very respectfully,
A. f. THOMAS.
Lynchburg, Va, Oct. 2, 1907.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-17


artists In the line of scheming, for
most every one in New York schemes
one way or another. As the former
editor of weekly magazine, long
since dead, received proposition
by mail, evidently made the same to
all small publishers, principally in
the South, that is one Of the very |
best for cleverness that has ever /
come to my notice. The circular let \
ter, accompanying the matter, read Y
thus:
In recent correspondence, ] re-
ferred to the new discovery German
Grains, cure for indigestion, etc.
''To my surprise l received 80 re-
quests for the address of the COM
pany, etc.
II have since learned that IS pei
cent of people are afflicted WITT
stomach trouble, and are deeply ij
terested in bona fide cure.
"The owners are making such
marvellous cures, went to see f
myself. The thing is a wonder.
"They proposed giving me on each
sale $1-50 per cent.
advertising costs a great deal off
money, and is not very effective on
an article that 'smacks Of being or
might be classed with patent mediN
cines. IN
This is not patent medicindsH
and the sale Of one box leads Il
dozens. Now it has just occurred 80
me that you could make quite lot
of extra dollars operating with me
there-they have had several inquir-
les from your section already.
Il would like to experiment and
make you this proposition: / will
send weekly New York letter to
you-made up of live 4news-topics
of New York, etc.-(Approved byl
you) slight reference to German
Grains-Qeave out if I make it too
strong); will key so as to recq A
nize and record to your credit esIa 4
inquiry-and send you weekly Is d (
cent, being half I get. IA
Think this over well, understai
will use intelligence in weaving, NJ
the reference-and do it in such
way as not to be recognized by
out, but you, as bid for busine}}
"The thing is so great and &C
there is no telling how much we c
do
"I verify believe you would
$3.50 the first year out Of it. LIE
hear"
A sample of one of this gent
man s articles, taken from a copy
one of his regular New York
ters, reads as follows:
A good man, no matter what
politics or religion is, deserves the
commendation of his fellowmen. Gov,
ernor Charles E. Hughes, of New
York State, is the one your CORE
spondent has in mind at this time.
This is not written to further the
political chances Of Governor Hughes
but simply and solely to give horV1
70 xrhO E0,ao.. =
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-17


added to the Constitution to protect
the negroes in their civil and political
rights as citizens.
In the Granger cases the Supreme
Court Of the United States held,
"Where property has been clothed
with a public interest, the Legislature
may fix limit to that which shall in
law be reasonable for its use. This
limit binds the court as well as the
people. If it has been improperly
fixed, the legislature, not the courts,
must be appealed to for the change" "
Peik v. Chicago, etc., r. Co., "a U. S.
: SO. The later doctrine that rates
must be the subject of judicial en-
quiry, and if prescribed at less than
cost are confscatory, and taking prop
erty without due process of law Is
simply an example of court made law,
a plain and palpable misinterpretation
of the Constitution having the effect,
as most usurpations do, Of removing
power from the hands Of the many
and vesting it in the branch of the
government farthest removed from
the people. 1t is only another ir-
stance of wise judges trying to save
the foolish people from the conse-
quences Of their own folly.
1t may be observed that it is we'll
settled doctrine that courts have moth
ing to do with the policy of the law.
Their function is to interpret cor
rectly and enforce impartially all
law, whether wise or foolish, unless
it plainly contravenes constitutional
law. But conceding, alphabetically,
that rates must yield at least cost in
order that the regulation may con-
form to the requirements of due proc
ess of law, they at once become SUBJ
jects of judicial enquiry. 1t has al
ready been shown in the case of cap
ital punishment that the judgment Of
the inferior court of the State was all
that was necessary to meet the re-
quirement of the Federal Constitu-
tion and as life, liberty and property
stand on equal gorund, is it not con-
elusive that the judgment ofthe State
court is final as to property alsoS
If the States have any sovereign
powers, their Supreme Courts neces-
sarily possess the power Of final judg-
ment upon all questions arising un-
der these powers, and, therefore, in
matters of judgment of questions
purely intra-state, the Supreme Courts
of the States occupy the same rela-
tion to the Supreme Court of the
United States that the court Of one
power bears to that of another equal
ly independent. In other words, each
court, State or Federal, is supreme
within its sphere. There can be no
doubt that this was the view enter
tanned by the trainers of the Federal
Constitution, and it should be re-
spected by all, unless they are pre-
pared to deny the efficacy of govern
ment by written constitutions.
If, however, the judgment Of Fed
eral court is to be made necessary
nIav,oav,t oP Jua y1rooacc oq low fbop
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-17
PAGE ToURTMWN


the Virginia passenger rate case IN
wolves the question Of State soyer-
eighty and, If the contention cf the
roads is sustained, local government
viii have been destroyed by the fed
eral Judiciary. Neither III the re-
ports Of the pleadings a. Asheville,
nor In the demurrer filed by The Cor
poration Commission does it appear
that Virginia has raised the one vi
tai question upon which sae can con-
fdently rely for victory3 II is this:
Is the judgment of a federal court
q necessary element Of due process
Of law9 This is the crux OF the con-
tention. Virginia seems to have
acted upon the assumption that rinal
judgment upon the matter mnst be
sought in the federal court. This
is fallacious. The fourteenth amend
ment neither denies nor abridg3s the
right Of the States to deprive any
person Of life, liberty or property.
1t simply prescribes the method Ey
which the States must act when they
deprive any person Of any OF the
three. The method employed must
constitute due process of law.
This amendment places life, lib
erty and property in the same cate-
CORY, and affords each the same pro-
tection. The State may seize the
person, deprive him Of his liberty,
even take his life, or it may confs-
cate his property, but the person must
have the benefit Of due process Of
law. Whether the person is allowed
to retain his life, liberty or property
is primarily a matter OF legislative
discretion. The enactment must be
equal and uniform, and apply impair
tally to all under like conditions.
The person, whose right to life, lib
erty or property is in question, must
be given his day in court, and there
receive impartial treatment. This
constitutes due process of law.
The courts have held that the right
Of review by an appellate court III
capital cases is not necessary ele-
ment Of due process Of law, but it is
wholly within the discretion Of each
State to refuse it or grant it on
terms, 8 Cyc, citing Andrews v.
Swartz, 156 U. S. 272. If, then, the
State may take the life of the per-
son when one Of its inferior courts
has decided the case, and yet meet
the requirement Of due process of
law, with how much more reason may
it take his property by the same
process without infringing this amend
mente
1t should be observed here, in the
case above cited, that the judgment
Of the State court on the merits Of
the case was final. If, then, this be
true Of the persons life and liberty,
Is it not equally true Of his propertyH
Virginia, through her commission,
gave the roads their day in court, and
in addition vouchsafed to them, what
the person cannot claim when his life
is in jeopardy, an appeal, as a mat
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