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Evening star., 1909-07-08
LEGISLATORS BACK TO JOBS.
House Takes on old-Time Aspect in
Answer to Recall.

The House looked something like its
old self today, when more than quorum
assembled in answer to the recall of the
republican and democratic whips The
boys, as Uncle Joe Cannon calls them,
trooped in in good humor, many of them
tanned and refreshed by vacation en-
joyments during the time the Senate has
been lambasting the tariff bill so that its
fathers will not recognize it when it
limps back TO the House in the next day
or two and whimpers for soothing salve.
The resolution for three-day recesses
was resciaded and the House will meet
daily until the tariff bill has been sent
To conference. The Senate resolution SUBJ
mitting the income tax constitutional
amendment did not come over from the
Senate today, and will be passed when it
is brought in.
Representative Humphrey of Washing
ton presented the resolution Of coincidence
on the death of the late Representative
CuShman. 10 whom he referred in feel
ing terms. and the House, III further re-
spect TO the departed collea que, who was
held in such high as well as affectionate
esteem adjourned.
Evening star., 1909-07-08
CHINESE RAID. CASES CALLED
ALLEGED LOTTERY LAW VIOLA
TIoN ON HEARING.
Three Defendants Appear Before
United States Commissioner Tay-
lor-Evidence on Hand.

United States Commissioner Taylor
greeted several residents of Chinatown
this afternoon, when three defendants
were called to answer charges of viola
ton of the lottery laws. Lee Hing, Lee
Sam and Lee fuen, who were ed
in the raid at 325 Pennsylvania avenue,
were among those in the gathering.
There were interpreters on hand. As
sistant United States Attorney Perry
for the government and At
torney John l.. Laskey for the defend
ants.
Inspectors keene. Barclay. Robertson
and koons produced the mass of tickets,
drawings and other paraphernalia taken
at the time of the raids. The charge pre-
ferred AGAINST the six defendants In the
three cases called last Saturday was of
usins the mails for unlawful purposes, it
being alleged that lottery tickets We're
sent through the mails. Since the raids
last Friday evening the post Office in
snectors have gone over the cases thor
0uehly with a government interpreter
and prepared the testimony. They Sc
,ect,.d The case of the three Cinnamon
at 325 Pennsylvania avenue for
hearing first, attaching more importance
TO the alleged lot cry business trans
acted there than 10 what is alleged to
have been conducted at $40 and 346
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, in which places
Lee Hong, Lee You and Lee Kim were
arrested.
Evening star., 1909-07-08
EXPERTS IN GIhGlES CASE
WILL TESTIFY GIRL IS VICTIM
OF MYTHoMANIA.
Attorney Promises to Produce Mass
of Evidence to Impeach
Her Story.

CHICAGO. July Sit was with the ex-
pectation of finishing the defense evil
dence and starting the states rebuttal
that the trial of Ella Gingles, charged
with the theft of laces from Miss Agnes
Barrette, a former employer, was re-
sumed in Judge Brentano's court here to-
day.
Assistant States Attorney Short stated
that he would produce mass of testi-
mony to impeach the remarkable story
related on the witness stand by the
young defendant. Experts, it is said, will
testify that the lacemaker is a victim of
mythomana, that while her story is
weirdly improbable, she firmly believes
it in all it's filthy and sensational de-
tails
Throngs of spectators again fiocked to
the courtroom today, but only those> di-
rectly concerned with the proceedings
were admitted.
Miss Gingles, simply clad, entered the
courtroom with her attorney, p. H.
O'Donnell.
Tecla Linderman, the fourteen-year
daughter of Miss Gingles' landlady, was
the first witness for the defense. The
child testified to having seen necklace
about Miss Gingles' neck.
What was Miss Gingles doing at the
time?' asked Mr.. ODonnell.
she was ironing some lace.
This testimony was introduced to
show that the defendant possessed the
necklace which she alleges was stolen
from her by Miss Barrette.
On cross-examina ion Miss Linderman
was shown q necklace which she said
she could not identify as that worn by
Miss Gingles.
A clash which threatened to precipi-
tate physical encounter between Pros
ecutor Short and Attorney Z. II. O'Don-
nell occurred during yesterday after
Moons session. Mr.. Short accused At
iorney O'Donnell of being on affection
ate terms with his client, Miss Gingles
This aroused the wrath of Attorney
O'Donnell, and he retaliated by charging
that Prosecutor Short was using black
guard tactics.
Judge Brentano quieted the alterca-
tion by announcing that mo tactics OF
that sort would be allowed in his court.
Evening star., 1909-07-08
THROUGH CARS FOR SUBURB
CONGRESS HEIGHTS REJoICES
OVER PROSPECT.
Washington Railway and Electric
Company Is Getting Estimates
on Cost of Changes.

Prospect of through cars from the city
to Congress Heights, eliminating trans
fer at Anacostia, is cause of rejoicing
among citizens of that suburb.
The president of the Congress Heights
Public Improvement Association has
made public his information that the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany contemplates granting this demand.
The association recently took the mat
ter up with the railroad company, ask
ing for double tracking of the Congress
Heights line and through cars, together
with a better service. The chairman
of the board of directors of the COM
pany has given instructions, 1t Is known,
to have estimates prepared as to the
cost of the requested changes, with
view to doing whatever is possible for
the citizens along the route OF the road.
Brightwood citizens secured the aboli-
ton of transfers. Congress Heights citi
zens are hopeful that the railroad COM
pany will accord their request without
sustained battle all along the line to
get what the suburbanites believe they
are entitled to-
The Anacostia Citizens Association
has appointed committee to join with
the Congress Heights Publcs Improve
ment Association in the project to turn
18th street southeast. Harrison street,
Nichols avenue and the Livingston road
into splendid driveway for that part
of the District, which now has nothing
of the sort. The project would involve
doing away with the granite paving
blocks on 18th street southeast, and the
substitution of asphalt
Supt White of the Government Hospi-
tai for the Insane has expressed him.
self as much in favor of making this
route into a driveway. He points out
that the large number of visitors to the
hospital object to the rough streets.
Engineer Commissioner Judson is
known to be considering the project and
may have it submitted to Congress as
part of the estimates for the next ap-
preparation bill.
The Congress Heights Public Improve
ment Association recently requested an
allotment from the board of education
for Fairgrounds. 1t was informed that
the allotment could not be made now.
The association has determined to raise
money to fix up Fairgrounds for the
children OF that part OF the District, and
has appointed committees to hold a big
carnival on the afternoon and evening
of July 30. The committees have gone to
work and will furnish many amusements
for the large gathering that is expected.
will he of be
Evening star., 1909-07-08
BELG|ANS WIN CHIEF EVENT
CAPTURE GRAND CHALLENGE
CUP AT HENLEY.
Their Time Beaten Only Twice in the
History of the Contests
for the Trophy.

HENLEY, England July S.-The final
of the grand challenge cup was rowed
off here today and won by the Club Nau-
tique de Gand of Belgium, which defeated
the Jesus College crew of Cambridge by
a bare length in the fast time of min
utes and seconds.
The Belgians took the lead early in the
race and passed the mile post about
three-quarters of length in front
Jesus College then spurted, but was un-
able - make much impression on its
rivals, who, rowing strongly and with
beautiful precision. finished in time which
has been beaten only twice in the history
of the contests for the cup.
The diamond sculls, the second biggest
eve1rt of the Henley regatta. was won by
A A. Stuart of the Kingston Rowing
Club, who defeated Rudolph Lucas of the
Mayence Rowing Club easily. Lucas broke
down and gave up at the mile post when
Stuart was two lengths ahead. The win
ners time was minutes 81 seconds.
Evening star., 1909-07-08
WOMEN BLAMED FOR MUCH EVIL
EXTRAVAGANT SINCE TIME BE-
! GAN, SAYS PROF. WILLETT.
Divinity Educator Scolds the Eternal
Feminine for Unscrupulousness
and Other Badness.

CHICAGO, July S.-"Women always
were, are now and probably will remain
extravagant, socially ambitious, un
scrupulous and generally responsible
for large part of the evils of life"
said Prof. Herbert L. Willett of the
University of Chicago Divinity School
in lecture on the Social Teachings of
the Prophets
He blamed the society germ for the
oppression of the poor and the reckless
ness of the rich. and drew striking
analogies between the state of affairs
in Bible times and cotemporary life
The grand old prophet Amos was
worried to death by women.
They all wanted palaces of ivory.
winter and summer residences and
ultra -modish wardrobes They drove
their husbands into accepting bribes
and then made them work all day Sun
day and fork over the pay checks If
the men insisted on resting on Sunday
the women made home life uncomfort-
able. to say the least" said the lecturer.
1.-THE moral levels of nation can
never rise higher than it's womanhood :"
said Prof. Willett. 1T was true in the
times of Amos and Hosea and it is true
today. Many of the evils of society
nave Deen ana are que TO the social
aspirations and extravaganza of women
I'm the times of Amos the women
were willing to take money obtained by
bribery. Bribery was one of the COM
monest evils of the day. The bribes
were used for luxuries for the women
The women insisted on having the lux
uries. Amos denounced luxury and ex-
traya gance.
Even today innocent and high mind
ed women drive the poor to greater
-sal
lessness by their ideals They must
have money to carry forward their
social plans.
"Hoseas great contribution to litera-
ture is his terrible diatribe against az
finities, which were common in his day.
He was himself victim of the, affinity
craze.
Amos had pure food law that was
rendered void 10y graft and bribery.
Women have not changed III So -
years"
Evening star., 1909-07-08
WEIGHTS MAY FLY TOMORROW
BROTHERS HARD AT WORK RE-
PAIRING AERoPLANE.
Signal Corps Officers Deny 1mpa-
thence Toward Acknowledging
Not Yet Granted Extension.

Tie Wright aeroplane will not get into
air before tomorrow afternoon or Sat
urday.
Both brothers We're hard at work on
the injured machine this morning. BY
noon the aeroplane was taking shape,
though rather messy appearing, with
wires loose and levers awry.
There was really not much TO do, but
distance from shop and an inadequate
supply of tools made the work rather
slower than otherwise it would have been.
The injured plane has been repaired.
The broken ribs have been replaced and
a new cover put on. This cover looks
staringly new and out of place against
the rest of the plane, that is rapidly
mellowing TO khaki hue with constant
use.
The carpenter work on the plane is
comparatively rapid and simple matter.
The engine and magnetic will also be over
hauled and tried out. There will be addi-
tional insulating added to some of the
magnetic wires, and this will take more
time.
Wilbur Wight refused to make any pre-
diction as TO when they would fly, but
said that unless one wanted to sit around
in the sun and waste four or six hours
they had better wait a day or two.
There were not many visitors at the
tort today. The workers in the aeroplane
shed were less interrupted by curious
crowds than usual.
Signal Corps ofncers are annoyed by the
story set afioat yesterday, that there was
friction between them and the Wrights
over the delay in completing the contract
As a matter of fact, they say, they are
not paying any attention to the delay.
knowing II Is more annoying to the
Wrights and costing them more money
than 1t is costing the government.
When the brothers are ready to fly the
Signal Corps has no doubt the War De-
partment will be promptly notified, and
the airShip board will be on hand to see
the tests.
1t mas about been decided that Lieut.
Foulois will be the first officer trained.
He has been more constantly in attend
ance at the assembling of the plane than
any of the others, and is a small man
and well fitted physically for that sort of
exercise. He has accumulated good
deal of experience with gasoline engines,
and is looked upon by the Wrights as
having in him the making of d good avi-
ator.
The chances are that the handling
Of the flying machine will be restricted
10 a comparatively small circle of officers.
There will pe two or three kept in train
ing always in the early stages in case
Of accidents.
There has been no action taken yet by
he War Department on the application
IF y. NJ. Herring for an extension of the
contract time in which he was to pre-
sent his acropane to the government.
Secretary Dickinson is out of town.
AS the application for an extension was
not made within the regular time there
will be no hurry in acting on it, if it is
acted on at all.
Evening star., 1909-07-08
SUFFRAGETTES SCORE POINT.
Appeal to the King Results In
Audience With Premier.

LONDON, July S-Mrs. Despard and
the contingent of suffragettes who have
been investing the house of commons for
the past week in the hope OF catching
Premier Asquith. have scored a point in
their fight for the contention that they
have a constitutional right TO present a
petition to responsible minister of the
crown.
The suffragettes appealed directly to
the king. who informed them that the
home secretary was the constitutional
channel of communication, and his majes-
ty apparently followed this up with a
hint that Mr.. Gladstone would be ad-
vised to receive the women's deputa-
ton.
In the face OF Premier Asquiths per-
sistent refusal 10 meet Il deputation of
suffragettes, ii is hardly conceivable that
his lieutenant would consent TO this
course, as he did, without strong pressure.
The suffragette deputation will be re-
ceived by the home secretary this even
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Evening star., 1909-07-08
HANNA WILL FOR PROBATE.
Realty Left in Trust for His -Four
Children,

Tie will of Edwin 2. Hanna, late So
licitor for the >navy, dated February 10
1909, was filed to-day for probate HIS
real estate is devised to Edgar H. May,
in trust for his four children, Margaret,
Frank Alice, and Lulu. The survivor Is
given the right To dispose of the propert!
by will
Out of the proceeds of life insurance
81 600 is to be paid the eldest daughter,
Margaret. and $1,000 to Miss Janey +.
Steel of Chicago: $500 is left In trust Tor
his grandson Morris Hanna, and Sloo
each to the four children. The children
are to divide the personal belongings and
household effects, the piano going to the
youngest daughter.
Evening star., 1909-07-08
FINE ARTS COUNCIL CARDS.
Announcement Not
Issued by MI. Glenn Brown.

To the Editor of The Star:
l see that the papers are copying eX-
tensively an item YOU issued July 2, 1909,
in which you state / sent out mourning
cards upon the revocation of the execu-
tive order appointing a council of the fine
arts. L wish you would correct this
statement, as it may be detrimental to
the institute of which / am secretary
and to me personally. l did not issue the
cards, knew nothing about them until
their receipt by mail and was not secre-
tary of the fine arts council.
GLENN BROWN,
Secretary American Institute of Archi-
Evening star., 1909-07-08
WORD FROM ROOSEVELT.
Smithsonian Gets Footnote on Let
ter Respecting Shipment.

The first direct communication that mas
been received by the Smithsonian lnsti-
tuition from former President Roosevelt
came yesterday i'm the form of foot
note written at the bottom of d letter
sent by Edmund Heller taxidermist of
the expedition. to Secretary Charles ID.
Walcott of the Smithsonian.
Tie letter was not given out for pub
lication but stated that the first ship
ment of the hunting collection had been
shipped from Mombassa. 1t numbers
forty specimens, all of which have been
carefully treated before shipment.
The collection was regarded as valuable
enough to be insured. the letter arrived
some time before the collection can be
expected, and il is not now thought that
the specimens will arrive before the
end OF this month
Evening star., 1909-07-08
Cutter Apache Ready for Service.

The revenue cutter Apache, the Chesa-
peake bay station ship. which has been
out of service at Baltimore for several
weeks, undergoing general repairs and
being cleaned and painted. is again ready
for service. The ship. looking bright and
clean in her dress of fresh white paint,
Is at anchor in Baltimore harbor, and
within the next day or two will sail FOR
cruise on Chesapeake bay and its trlb-
utaries.
The Apache has had wireless operator
house placed on her deck NJ :. Gross
of the revenue cutter service is the op-
orator on the Apache.
Evening star., 1909-07-08
JUDGE DEFINES A CRATER.
Draws Fine Distinction In Damage
Suit at Chicago.

CHICAGO, July S.-The word CRATER
is not necessarily slanderous. Judge Fos-
ter held yesterday in the municipal court
By the opinion William II. Haskell, for
mer superintendent of the board of edu-
cation, lost his suit for damages for
81 600 against Dwight S. Perkins. The
court directed the jury 10 return a ver-
diet in favor of the defendant.
CRATER the court said, does not
necessarily imply dishonesty. If d man
tipped a waiter the latter might be called
n CRATER So far as | can the plain
tiff has suffered no damage.
Evening star., 1909-07-08

ton they bear to the majority" declared
Mr.. Bacon, with considerable heat, pre-
sumo that they have certain rights that
are not enjoyed by other senator's AS
long as | am permitted to remain here
shall resent that. / do not intend to sub
nit to such lordly performances
When Mr.. Bacon had briefly explained
the Clay amendment. Mr.. Aldrich again
moved to lay on the table. Upon this Mr.
Bacon demanded the yeas and nays"
The amendment was tabled, "A to 81
Eleven republicans voted against the
AldriCh motion, namely, Bristow, Brown,
Burkett, Clapp, Crawford, Cummins, Dol
liver, Jones. Nelson, Piles and La Fol-
lette. One democrat, Foster of Louisiana,
voted with Mr. -Aldrich.
Martin Against Tobacco Tax.
AS soon as this matter had been dis
posed of the tobacco amendment was
taken up. The first speaker against It
was Senator Martin of Virginia, who OBJ
jected on behalf of the tobacco growers
of his state and the consumers, who. he
said, would pay the tax rather than the
tobacco manufacturers. He asserted that
such an important tax ought never to
have been presented SO hurriedly, as it
increased the tax on manufactured to-
bacco 33 per cent and on cigars very
greatly, and would produce revenue es
timated to be as high as $10O0O,OOO a
year.
Senator Simmons of North Carolina en-
tered protest against the proposed tax
on practically the same grounds.
Calls It Tax on the Poor.
As the debate on the tobacco tax pro-
gressed more democratic opposition de-
veloped, Senator Bailey of Texas, taking
the floor to hold it for Senator Daniel.
who was out of the chamber. declared
that Mr.. Aldrich didn't want the tobacco
tax any more than he did the corporation
tax
But times change" he smiled. land
men change with them.''
He said tax OH tobacco was a tax on
the poor of the country more than the
rich. 1t perhaps ought not to be So he
said, but many good women dipped snuff,
and for the most part they were women
least able TO pay a tax.
A good many people. he declared, be-
lieVe that the democratic party has been
kept out of power in recent years because
the country is afraid of it.
Maybe the country is afraid of the
wisdom of the democratic party" he
said, but the time will come when it will
find II is better TO be governed by fools
than by raScais."
would never vote for a tax on the poor
mans tobacco when the Senate had re-
fused TO tax the incomes of the independ-
entity rich
BY this time Mr.. Daniel had returned
and MI. Bailey yielded the floor to him.
The senator from Virginia opposed the
tax on the same ground that it was op-
posed by Senators Martin and Simmons,
namely, that il would be a hardship on
the consumers and on the growers of to-
bacco leaf and not upon the great to-
bacco trust.
Evening star., 1909-07-08
HOUSES IN ASIA SHAKEN DOWN
EARTHQUAKE FELT IN INDIA,
TURKESTAN AND ELSEWHERE.
Seismographs at Hamburg Univer-
sity and Cheltenham Observatory,
Md, Record Disturbances.

SIMLA, India July s-A severe earth
shock occurred at 5 o'clock this morning
and was felt from Rawalpindi, the capt.
tai of the Rawalpindi division. to Chitral,
the capital of the state of Chitral. Sew
eral houses were thrown down.
The shock also was felt at Iskardo, the
capital of Bultistan.
TASHKEND, Asiatic Russia, July s.
Earth shocks of two minutes duration
We're recorded by the local seismograph
at o'clock this morning. The center Of
the disturbance appeared to be about 275
miles distant, probably in east Bokhara
or at Hindu-Kush central Asia.
ST. PETERSBURG, July s-Telegrams
received in this city today from kerki
and Katti-Kurgan, in Turkestan, and
Khokan, in Asiatic Russia, report that an
earthquake damaged several houses at
those towns at 2 o'clock this morning.
Hamburg Seismograph Disturbed.
HAMBURG, July S.-The seismograph
at the university here registered an
earthquake at 10:45 o'clock last night
which was equal in violence to any of
the shocks that have occurred at Mes
sina since that city was devastated last
December.
1t is estimated that the earthquake
occurred about 1900 miles to the east
ward, evidently in central Asia
Recorded at Cheltenham Observatory
It is reported from the Cheltenham
magnetic observatory of the coast and
geodetic survey that a moderate earth
quake shock was recorded there yester-
day afternoon beginning at 4:51:0
o'clock, seventy-fifth meridian standard
time; the second phase of the tremors
began at 4:57:11 pm; maximum motion
at 5:05:31 on the north-south instru-
ment, and at 5:25 on the east-west in
strument. The tremors ended at about
5:55.
Evening star., 1909-07-08
ELECTRoCUTIoN IN DISTRICT.
Chamber of Commerce Subcommittee
to Consider House Bill.

\. Leftwich Sinclair, chairman of the
Law and legislation committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, appointed today
a subcommittee of his committee 10
consider the bill recently introduced in
the House by Representative Taylor of
Ohio, providing a change in the method
of execution of criminals in the District
from hanging to electrocution.
The members of the subcommittee
which will report To the full committee,
are: j. Miller Kenyon, chairman; Sam
uel S. Shedd, Wilton j. Lambert. Eugene
A. Jones, George T.. Walker, Alexander
Wolf, Irving o. Ball, James W. Beller
Ray z. Middaugh, J. Dawson Williams,
Jesse L. Ergood and Arthur Copeland.
Evening star., 1909-07-08
A Funny Story.

From Lippincotts.
i've got a good story to tell You
don't think l ever told il to YOU be-
fore.
rs il really funny
Yes. indeed il is
Then you haven't told il to me b.
fore
Evening star., 1909-07-08

Scott johnson, wanted for the recent
murder OF James McAllister. is reported
10 have been seen coming out of the
woods about half mile south of Battle
Swamp. Md, TO a spring for a drink
Johnson has been in hiding for nearly
month