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Evening star., 1909-07-06
PETWoRTH'S BIG FOURTH"
Citizens Celebrate With Fireworks
OratorY and Athletic Sports.

Terrence V. Powderly was the principal
speaker at the picnic given by the resi-.
dents of Petworth in the grove at the
eagle gate at the Soldiers Home yester-
| day. There was much oratory and fire
works and numerous athletic events. and
every one had a real Fourth-of-July time.
The affair was given under the auspices
of the citizens association and was large
| ly attended.
| In his address Mr.. Powderly strongly
| advocated the right of Washingtonians to
vote. He said that when he used the
term Washingtonians that he meant
women as well as men, Il believe" he
said. las President Lincoln did, that the
right to vote should be extended to
women"
He declared that the fifteenth amend
States formed the right of the District
citizens to vote, and that nothing can
alter the fact that they are citizens of the
United States.
| He spoke at some length on the effort
| to make Washington the city beautiful" !"
"The Fourth of July in Jonesville' was
recited by Mrs. Hugh Maxwell. chorus
of school children from the PetwOrth
public school also sang several selections.
A base ball game between the Petworth
nine and the Woodburn team resulted in
| the defeat of PetwOrth by the score of Il
to L.
Fourteen athletic numbers, exclusive of
the ball game, were on the program. A
three mile marathon was run, with six
teen entries. Out of this number only
five finished. The event was won by Il.
B. White. The time was fifteen minutes
and eight seconds.
The list of events included Twenty
five-yard dash. open for boys under ten
years, won by Fisher Preston: fifty-yard
dash. for boys under fifteen years, won
by f. Wenkensmth: base running con-
test open for members of the PetwOrth
Athletic Association only, won by p. lie
Due in sixteen seconds: forty-four- yard
dash, open for members of the p. A. e.
only won by f. Mayne. fifty seconds: po-
tato race, for boys under ten years, won
oy Fisher Preston: three-legged race. fifty
yards. won by p. LIE Due and George
Parker of P. A. c. The relay race was
won by team 5, composed of E. Mayne
NJ Dempsey. r. Jones and T. Fallon.
Two events were arranged for the
young women. a ifty-yard and a twenty
| fiye-yard dash The former was won by
Miss Mary Hackett and the latter by
Miss Fanny Jones. Gold medals were
awarded the winners
A large amount of fireworks was set off
during the evening. The committee in
charge of the days celebration was COM
posed Of w. n. Cromwell. chairman: l. +.
Ellis, r. NJ. Carr and f. w. Oyster. as
sisted by five subcommittee, the chair
men of which were W. f. Stone, fire
works: c. l.. Gable. athletics; Dr. D. A.
Norc-oss. music: ]. l. Painter, picnic,
and W. l.. Gutelius, finance.
Evening star., 1909-07-06
IsuBuRB CELEBRATES FOURTH
Speeches, Flag Drill, Songs and Fire
works at Friendship Heights.

Independence day was celebrated last
evening by the Friendship Heights Citi-
zens' Association on the lawn in front
of the residence of Henry w. Ofut, at
Friendship Heights, Md.
William Tyler Page, chairman of the
committee on arrangements. made the
address Of welcome and read the Decla-
ration Of Independence. Representative
William Alexander Calderhead of Kansas
delivered the principal address.
He outlined the true significance OF the
Fourth of July. The safe and sane meth
cd, he asserted, does not necessitate any
loss of enthusiasm in the celebration
The /. w. b. Flag Association gave a
picturesque flag drill, and the exercises
closed with the singing of America
and The Star Spangled Banner fol-
lowing the discharge of the fireworks
The ladies of the place served refresh
ments.
The committee on arrangements was
composed of William Tyler Page. Frank
NJ Young. Henry Latener and Gran;
Ieet.
Evening star., 1909-07-06
G.. w. Feuchter's Funeral.

BALTIMORE, July 6.-The funeral OF
Mr.. George W. Feuchter. a railway mail
clerk who was drowned in Washington
Thursday, took place at > O'Clock yester-
day afternoon from the home of his
father, Mr.. Charles Feuchter, Ii4 Bank
street. Rev George NJ. Hickman, pastor
of the Second Presbyterian Church, con-
Quoted the services. Burial was in Mount
Carmel cemetery. The pallbearers Were
Messrs. Edwin Novak. Philip Snyder.
John w. Bauer William Alyather Fred
erick A. Scherf and Charles 3. Weisel.
Evening star., 1909-07-06
ROCKVILLE, MD.
necia, Correspondence Of The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Md, July s, 1909
Being unable to agree with the Rock
Vile town council regarding franchise.
the Potomac Electric Power Company Of
Washington has called halt In It's ar
rangements for electric lighting service
for the residences, business establish
ments, churches, etc. of ROCKVILLE. Ihe
company insisted on a twenty-fVe-year
franchise free Of taxation, but the best
the town council would agree to was
franchise free of all taxation for five
wears, after which the company should
paw the town "a per cent of its gross
receipts for twenty-five years. The coun-
Gil also insists that there be no increase
in rates during the thirty years, and
that the service be guaranteed for the
entire period, provided there is no de-
crease in the number of subscribers Ihe
company had entered into contracts with
the citizens of the town for the instaila-
ton of the service. and just what Will
he done is problematical. although it is
believed the differences will be ad-
justed.
an automobile trip to Gettysburg yes
terday, leaving early In the morning
and returning in the evening. Those
who took the trip included DIR. Robert
c. Warfield, Thomas Vinson. Robert C.
Hilton. Edward Ayton and Roland Woot-
ton.
Miss Lorell E. Weaver and William
M. PEBBLES. both of Washington. were
married in Rockville Saturday after
noon by Rev. S. r. White of the Bap-
tist Church. at the home of the minis
ter. The couple made the trip from
Washington in an automobile. returning
i'm the same manner Immediately after
the ceremony.
Rockville's ball team and the Gath
ersburg club played a double-beader at
Gaithersburg yesterday afternoon, Rock
vile winning both contests. the scores
being to .. and to :. Saunders, In
the first game. and Bell. in the second,
nitched finelysfor Rockville, each allow
ing but two hits. and were we'll sup
ported The largest crowd of the sea-
son witnessed the contests. In the first
game Rockville made ten hits and three
errors and Gaithersburs two hits and
four errors. and in the second Rockville
made eight hits and one error and
Gaithersburg two hits and four errors.
The batteries were: First game, Rock
vile. Saunders and Dawson; Gathers
burg. Thompson, Rupert and Lodge
Second game. Rockville. Bell and Daw-
son; GaithersburS. Diamond and Lodge
Evening star., 1909-07-06
Baltimorean's Body Recovered.

BALTIMORE, July 6.-The body OF
Robert II. Beale, ) Stone Hill, Mount
Vernon. who was drowned Sunday night
in Curtis creek. was recovered yester-
day afternoon by Capt. Carey and the
crew of the police boat Lannan. 'Eeale.
in company with Harry McFadden and
Alexander McDonaidson. started for n
trip UP the creek about = O'Clock ON
the way up Beale sat in the stern of the
boat, and il is supposed lost his balance
and fel overheard. DR.. II. J. Movers
of Curtis Bay. who viewed the body. gave
a verdict of death due TO accidental
drowning. The body was removed to
the city morgue. where il will be turned
over 70 friends for burial
Evening star., 1909-07-06
ASK PROTECTION TO CHINESE
CELESTIAL MERCHANTS OF NEW
YORK VISIT THIS CITY.
Explain at Legation That Many
Outrages Have Been Perpetrated.
on Their Countrymen.

A delegation of Chinese merchants from
| New York visited this city yesterday ana
| appealed to the Chinese charge d afalres
to ask the United States government to
give better protection to Chinese in this
| country in accordance with the treaty
between the two governments. The dele
CATION was appointed al a mass meeting
of Chinese in New York city. 1t con-
sisted of Charles Fon Poo, FonS Cling
Ton and Chu Silk Chez.
In the absence of Minister WI the
delegates were received at the Chinese
legation by Ou Shoutchun, the charge
1t was represented by the visitors that
many anti-Chinese outrages have occurred
in various parts of the United States
since the murder of Elsie Sigel. Ihey
said that reports received from cor
respondents in all parts of the United
States show that Chinese are being per-
secuted and boycotted without regard to
their conduct or character One special
cause of complaint was that men rep
resenting themselves as officers enter chi
nese laundries, restaurants and stores un-
der pretense of looking for the murderer
of Elsie Sigel and then rob and wreck.
Do Not Blame the Police.
"As a matter of fact" one of the WIS.,
itors said, I'VE do not think the police
are doing this. Few of our countrymen
understand English and they respect any
badge that may be flashed. In many
sases Chinese have been beaten after be-
ing robbed by men wearing badges. 1he
| way this has been going on bids fair to be
| a national scandal.
He declared that in New York alone
twenty Chinese have been beaten and
robbed in their esta ablishments In the sort
| of ruff1anly reprisal during the last week.
The victims have been SO terrified that
they are suspicious of the friendliness OF
the police and are afraid to report the
occurrences. Some of the Chinese are
| closing up their places in the outlying
parts of the city, fearing molestation The
speaker said that the better class of Chi
nese deplored the sad fate of Elsie Slgel
and are helping the authorities to capture
Leon Ling.
Regarding Leon Ling.
IF Leon Ling returns to China his
family will be required to send him
back" said he. According to the law
there the responsibility for Leon will be
thrown on his relatives. If they do not de-
liver him the family will lose some
heads. All the Chinese newspapers in
this country are calling upon the Chi
nese to turn Leon up
The Chinese charge has laid the mat
ter before the Department of State with
a polite request for suitable action. 1t
is probable that the authorities Of New
York and of other states will be requested
to see that. the Chinese are fully protect
ed in their treaty righs. That is about
the extent of the national governments
national comfy the government has gen
orally indemnifed Chinese who have suf-
fered losses from mob violence In cases
where the states have failed to do soy :
Evening star., 1909-07-06
KILLS HIMSELF AT 7S.
Adam Grimm, Despondent Over
Wife's Death Shoots Himself.

BALTIMORE. July 6-Adam Grimm.
seventy-eisht years old. l6 Dulany street.
near Loudon Park cemetery killed him.
self AT $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon in
second story bedroom of his home by
firing a pistol bullet into his mouth His
son William. who was in the rear of the
house. heard the shot. but thought 1t was
from a firecracker until he saw smoke
pouring from the window, and few
Evening star., 1909-07-06
Virginia Family Has Marrow Escape

BRISTOL, Va, July 1.-The Jersey
City Memphis fast train, Memphis bound.
struck a farm wagon carrying family
of several persons on a crossing a mile
east of Marion, Va, on the Norfolk and
Western railway. yesterday afternoon
while moving at full speed. The wagon
was demolished and the occupants, eX-
cept one or two, who jumped. were thrown
high In the air J. Hubble. the father OIL
the family who was driving, had an ugly
cash cut in his forehead, but apparently
was not otherwise injured. Other occu-
pants of the vehicle escaped without
broken bones.
Evening star., 1909-07-06
WIFE SUES HUSBAND.
Robert J. Bean Defendant in Non
Support Case.

Mrs Kate Bean today asked the Dis
trict Supreme Court to compel her hus-
band, ebert j. Bean, a switchman in
the employ of the Capital Traction Com
pany to contribute to her support. She
also seeks an injunction to prevent her
husband disturbing her at her home
where she conducts a boarding house.
She tells the court that she was mar
ried November II, 1906. and charges that
her husband deserted her last month. She
alleges drunkenness and cruelty claim
ing that in December, 1907. her husband
drove her from her house at > O'Clock
in the morning. She says he threatened
violence to her.
Evening star., 1909-07-06
Henry M. Steele Dies at Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. July 6.-Henry Mayna-
dier, youngest son of the late 1. Nevitt
Steele the eminent lawyer, died in Ashe-
yille N c.. Yesterday. after an illness of
four months. due To a breakdown after
completing a series of important engineer
ing works in New York. Mr.. Steele was
about forty years old. and is survived by
a widow and three children. The widow
was Miss Margaret Fl. Mckim, daughter
of Hollips McKim- He leaves also three
brothers and three sisters, all of whom
are well known in Bsltimore-Rey l.
hewitt Steele of New York, John y. Steele.
counsel for the Gugsenheim copper firm
of New York, S. Tagart Steele, well
Evening star., 1909-07-06
minutes later rushed into the room TO find

his father dead
Horrified at the sight. the young man
ran out and called for help. physician
was sent for and shortly afterward Pa
trict arrived. After an examination it
developed that death had been almost in
stantaneous. Coroner Blake said that
Grimm fired the shot while in a state of
intoXcation.
Members of the family who survive, in
Guiding two daughters and two sons said
that their father had brooded over the
death of his wife. which occurred eight
months ago. Since then they said he had
often declared that life was not worth liv-
ing without her. and that he had become
despondent. 1t is said that he often went
to her grave in Loudon Park cemetery.
which is not far away, and wept. He was
formerly employed in the cemetery.
Evening star., 1909-07-06
BoYDs, MD.
special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
BOYDS. Md, July ), 1909.
Independence day was celebrated in
many ways in this section of Montgomery
county and no event was more enjoy
able to the many ''rooters'' of the Ger
mantown base ball club. which has an
enviable record this season. than the de
feat they administered to the Poolesvflle
team. krause, the former star pitcher of
the kensington team. was at his best and
held Poolesville down to four hits in eight
innings and was succeeded by Waters
in the ninth inning. who was effective.
Up to the eighth inning the game was
close. but George krause and l.. Best
were good at the bat, and landed home
runs and three-base hits and clnched the
game. Lyddane caught for Germantown
and with a badly split hand played a
wonderful game.
The batting order was: Germantown
Spaulding, third base; Jones, left field:
G. Krause, first base: l.. Best, shortstop;
F.. krause, pitcher; V. Best, right field !;
E. Waters, second base: Lyddane, catch
er; H Waters, center field. Poolesville-
l. Cubitt first base; Bodmer, catcher:
Harshman, second base: Herrell. third
base; O. Luhn, right field Norris, center
field: White, left field; +. Cubitt, pitcher:
w. Luhn, shortstop.
H. ii. f..
Germantown ..-...........-......... IL II )
PooleSVllle
Battery for Germantown-krouse. Waters and
Lyddane For Poolesvillc-Cuhitt and Bodmer.
Twobase ht-V. Best. Three-base hits.
Best. G. krouse. Home run-G. Krouse. Stolen
bases-G krousc, r.. Cuhtt Earned runs-Ger-
mantown, b. Struck out-By krouse, IL; by IL.
Waters. 1; by Cubitt. ). Hits-On Krouse 4;
off Waters. l: off Cubitt, Il. Umpires-Messrs.
Bell and Duvall.
Germantown has won five. out of six
games during the past month
Evening star., 1909-07-06

known lawyer of Baltimore, and the
Misses Mary, Rosa and Katharine Steele,
who live at the Arundel apartments, in
this city. 4
Evening star., 1909-07-06

Mrs. Anna Browning. forty-eight years
old, wife of Nathan c. Browning, died
at her home at Sang Run, Md, from
paralysis. She is survived by three sons
and five daughters.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-17

and point Of view. Some persons may
think that just because hubby goes
down town, earns some money and
buys a barrel of -four for his wife he
is supporting her. Not so, says the
suffragette debateT, asserting that life
is first supported by food, and that
no one can live on raw -four The
wife, however, takes it and makes il
into bread to support her husbands
life. In the face of such arguments,
what Is poor man to do? About the
only solution seems to be to keep on
going down town, earning money to
buy food and forgetting all about the
argument in question 1t is q very
complicated question for him at best,
and if he be so OId-fashioned as TO
believe that the husband is the money
getter and the wife the home maker
he is apt to find himself hopelessIy
at sea in the face of the arguments
hurled at him. The wife, according
10 the suffragette, is merely q horse.
Like that animal. she gets food and
shelter. And what more does the
man get. OF what more Is there in
physical life, replies the opponent
And there you are. The chief queS-
ton seems to be what under the sun
JniS mas 10 90 VIII the ADVANCE Oh
civilization, anyhow. The whole thing
seems TO be a huge joke One Of the
two debaters before mentioned point
ed out that in the census department
at Washington whenever a wife re-
piled to the question as TO her educa-
ton by saying that she was a house
keeper, the letters ~. G., meaning
not gainful, were put after her name.
WheTeupon her opponent retorted that
a woman who was not a housekeeper
was labelled in the census tables IN.
c., that is, not a citizen All of
which, while highly diverting, if true,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-17

But while it is not an economic is
sue the question is still the source of
much JOY to all persons, male or fe
male, equipped with a sense of humor.
In high society, in which a few women
have taken up the agitation as a fad
that is newer than monkey dinners,
the whole matter has become chiefly
a means of personal recrimination. If
he is getting nothing else out of it,
Father KnickeTbocker is certainly
getting a good laugh
Only recently the city was edited
by a formal debate between two wom
en- as to whether husbands support
their wives. One side was taken by a
prominent lady who had never had a
husband; the other by another lady
equally prominent. and perhaps in
part because of the fact that so far
as can be aSceTtained she is the fOUn-
der of the affinity craze. Incidentally
she has had two husbands, the second
Of whom she turned over to another
woman. to whom She believed him to
he spiritually mated And just to
make the matter complete she also
turned over her child. When to this
situation is added the fact that each
debateF has an income many times
greater than the average family ever
acquires, the Indifference of the aver
age woman so far as the female ballot
is concerned becomes more easily eX-
planned
The only result of this debate as TO
whether husbands do OF do not sup
port their wives was to show that the
answer depends largely on definition
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-17

does not COnduce to the enlighten-
ment' of either man or woman so far
as practical good goes, since about the
only point in question seems to be-
which of two letters a woman shall be
catalogued under Altogether it is a
situation calculated to interest @.
Bernard Shaw.
Women whose incomes run into
more thousands than they have fin
gers and toes, may find mental ele-
walton in such discussions. likewise a
few socialists. But for the average
American wife, the. hOme-maker, who
apparently isn't interested in the
question of suffrage anyhow, there is
not much of importance. Ancient
philosophers used to argue as to how
many angels could stand on the point
of a needle, and the present argu-
ments advanced by the suffragettes
as to who supports which seem equal
Iy irrelevant.
As matter of fact, suffrage in New
York has never appealed to the great
middle class When it is either
or criticised by women
who number in their circle those who
call $4,000 a year poverty, women
like those who were mothers to such
men as Lincoln can't find much per-
sOnal application
Likewise, the personal squabbles
between the wealthy workers for the
female ballot are not calculated to ad-
vance the cause. Only last week
Mrs. Harriet Stanton BIatCh, one OF
the most active sufragist agitators,
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81 8

New oYrk, Jan. 16.-That mere man
will continue to do the voting seems
TO be one of the few safe predictions
for 1909, so far as New York is con-
cerned. 1t is as yet too early even to
estimate the returns from the proph-
ccv crop for the coming year, since
most of those who rise up each De-
cember TO predict all sorts of hap
penings for the ensuing twelve months
are careful TO cOnfine their attention
to things which they say will happen
in the ensuing December, nearly a
year away. As. a result one generally
has twelve months to wait before
saying, We'll, l knew it wouldn't
happen" But the prediction made by
various persons that 1909 would mark
the beginning of the election Of Off
Gals by women Is, as can already be
seen. a poor one. When a small group
of New York women decided to imi-
tate the agitation for female suffrage
which has recently been going on in
England. not a few persons predicted
dire results. But between soap box
oratoFy on the one extreme and a so
ciety fad on the other, the ballot for
women does not seem to have inter-
ested the sex to any extent
An imprisoned oFatoress remark
ed last year in a public address that
tie equal franchise would prove a
balloon 60 lift women above their
present level. But some one in the
words OF the average woman has
stuck pin into the balloon with the
result tfor the suffrage agitation here
has fallen Est-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-17
The Fight Is On

Every moment OF your life, when
you are at home or abroad
awake o. asleep
Between the poison germs that are in air,
fOod ana water, - everywhere in fact
and the billions of your invisible friends,
the little soldier-corpuscIesi in your blood.
Ii these little soldiers ara kept strong
and healthy by taking Hoods Sarsa.
panlla, you need have no fear of dis
ease. Begin using 1t at once If you are
at all under the weather, or have
troubles of the blood, stomach, liver
and kidneys. Get it of your druggist.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-17
TRAIN FELL 30 FEET INTO
RIVER; 2 KILLED, 80 HURT,
n Associater 20.

Vancouver, B. c., Jan ia delay
ed wsstbound Canadian Pacific pas
senger train hauled by two Iocomo-
uveS struck a snOWsiide YESTERDAY
while in the Frazer canyon, 10 miles
east of here, and leaped into the
Fraz5n river. The engineers J. Eos
ter and A Kincaden. were the only
persons killed but SO were injured
The locomotives and four cars fell
eighty feet into the river
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-17

A suit for $4,000 alleging breach
of promise filed in Chicago by ID. K.
Stanley, of New York, against Mrs
jeanette Deere Chapman, of Moline,
ILL.,, and Chicago, and a social leader
in this country and abroad, has been
made public by Attorney Henry Roth
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-17
SANTA FE LIMITED WAS
DERAILED BY CATTLE
BY Asseclar-s Eress.

san BeTQardiDa- Calf Jan. t.
The Santa Fe California limited No.
4 westDOund was deFailed yesterday
AT Eads, 1S miles west OF BarstOw
Several persons were slightly injur-
ed The accident was caused by the
train running into a drove of cattle
many of which were killed
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-17

New York, Jan. 16.-The opening
dealings in stocks did not show much
animation. Changes were generally
small and mixed. The effects of the
Wisconsin Central absorption into the
Canadian Pacific group was seen in
advances in Wisconsin Central pfd. OF
1 Sd; the common !, and Duluth,
South Shore and Atlantic pfd. 81.
Tennessee Copper gained and
American Cotton Oil SIS st. Louis
Southwestern pfd. declined /, and
Union Pacific 81.
The market closed slightly irregu-
lar but generally strong. The repre-
sentative railroads and industrial
came to the front with a steadying
effect. u. p, Reading. Smelling and
National Biscuit 2, and L. & n. and
Erie first pfd. closed IL up. Best
prices were shaded on profit taking
but new buying met the recession.