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Evening star., 1909-05-24
JUST ENOUGa FOR A QUORUM
ALL BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL
DURING HOUSE CALL.
Presidents Secretary Waits Twenty
Five Minutes to Present
Message.

Immediately after the House met to-
day Mr.. Macon (Arkansas) continued his
demand for a quorum. The clerk began
to read the journal of last Thursday, but
he was interrupted by the Arkansas MEM
Der with the statement that so important
a state document should not be consd-
cred in the absence of majority of the
total membership.
Speaker Cannon counted 175 members
present, p less than a quorum, where
upon, on motion of Mr.. Payne (New
York;. the majority leader, a call of the
House was ordered and the roll was
called. Accordingly the doors were closed
and the sergeant-at-arm directed to
bring in absentees.
During the call all business was at a
standstill. Mr.. Latta, one of the Presi-
dents secretaries. stood in the back part
of the hall for twenty-five minutes await
ing an opportunity to present some mes
sages on the subject of Porto Rfcan or
dinances.
One hundred and ninety-seyen members,
one more than quorum, responded to
greeted with republican applause. The
journal then was read and approved, the
messages of the President were received
and business proceeded.
over an objection by Mr Macon ArkaH-
sas, to unanimous consent, the House to-
day voted to take up the bill amending
the organic act Of Porto Rico, so as to
provide among other things for apProprl-
ations when the island legislature fails
to make them. A short while previously
the Presidents message on the subject.
which had occasioned So much debate re-
garding Its reference, was sent to The
committee on ways and means, where
the Speaker in the beginning desired 1t
to so.
Porto Rican Protest.
Following a very brief explanation of
the provisions of the bill by Mr.. Payne
fN.Y), Mr. Clark (Mo.) expressed as his
best Judgment that Porto Rico should be
into a territory with full
territorial government.
Mr.. Larrinaga. the Porto Rican resident
commissioner, depiored the fact that he
at various times had been compelied, in
the performance of his duty, to criticise
the treatment of Porto Ricans by the
United States. 1t would be. he declared,
the happiest day of his life II he could
rise in his place and express the senti-
ments Of his people without uttering them
in a spirit of protest He denounced the
executive council of the island for, as he
charged, running thing to suit itself
and leaving the house of delegates
simply mere figurehead. He opposed
the bill in it's entirety.
Evening star., 1909-05-24
THREATEN TO HANG LAWYER.
Many Citizens of Lima, Ohio, In
censed by Killing Of Woman.

LIMA. Ohio, May a4.-Mrs. Maude
Diltz. a young widow who recently came
from Waynesfeld, was shot and killed at
her home last night by John Beam, law
yer and real estate dealer, from whom
she rented the property. As soon as
Mrs Diltz opened the door in answer to
his knock Beam began firing. He emp
tied a revolver, then reloaded the weapon
and fred two shots at a neighbor who
gave chase as Beam ran away.
The police pursued the lawyer during
the night and exchanged several shots
with him, crossing a farm east of Lima
The cause of the murder is believed TO be
jealousy. Beam is under Indictment Tor
Implication in a robbery that occurred at
q farm near Lima last winter Many cit
izens thronged the streets for hours
threatening to hang Beam should he be
caught.
Evening star., 1909-05-24
TO BUY MORE LAND.
Trustees Authorized by Washington
Heights Presbyterian Congregation.

At meeting Of the congregation Of the
Washington Heights Presbyterian Church
last night the trustees were authorized TO
purchase property adjoining the church
at cost Of about $4,000. A number Of
liberal contributions TO the purchase fund
were made at the meeting in addition to
the amount that had been already pledg
ed.
1t was also stated that the prospects
for the church for the coming winter
are bright.
Evening star., 1909-05-24
LOEB AT THE TREASURY.
Confers With Officials Regarding
Customs Service Reforms,

William Loeb. jr.. former secretary to
the President and now collector of the
port of New York, is in Washington in
consultation with the Treasury officials
regarding the reorganization of the GUS
toms service in New York. One Of the
subjects of the conference which is not
being discussed for publication is the
sugar smuggling case. 1t is understood
there will be a number of changes in the
checking and weighing system. besides the
installation of the electric scales already
alluded to.
Mr.. Loeb is expected to return to New
York tonight.
Evening star., 1909-05-24
Col. Yeatman to Command.

The President has directed the appoint
ment of Col. Richard T. Yeatman, COM
manding the l1th Infantry at Fort d. A.
Russell, Wyo.. as brigadier general.
vice Gen. Kerr, retired. Col. Yeatman
will be retired on his own application i'm
mediately after he receives his brigade
commission and Col Marion p. Maus,
commanding the Goth Infantry at the
Preside of San Francisco, will then be
made a permanent brigadier.
Evening star., 1909-05-24
Shifting Engine Kills Baltimorean.

BALTIMORE. May 24.-While he was
taking his usual Sunday morning walk
yesterday John Dash, a house and sign
painter at 2S11 West Baltimore street.
was struck by shifting engine on the
Gwynns Falls bridge of the Pennsylvania
railroad. thrown over an embankment and
instantly killed.
The engine was in charge of William
Disney, engineer, and Michael Murphy,
conductor. Both men are from Wash
ington.
After the accident the body Of Mr. Dash
was taken to his home in the southwest
ern district ambulance. He is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Mary Dash, three sons
and three daughters, Messrs. ADAM
Henry and William Dash. Mrs. Maggie
Schaup, Mrs. Mamie Chapman and Miss
Katie Dash.
Evening star., 1909-05-24
ENTERS ON ITS CLOSING week
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL AS
sEMBLY RESUMES WORK.
Conducts Open Discussions on Re-
ports Of Two Committees-Meet-
ings in Five Churches.

DENVER, Col. May 24.-The 12lst gen.
eral assembly of the Presbyterian Church
entered on it's closing week today.
The session this morning opened at 8
O'Clock but the actual business of the con-
ference was not resumed until an hour
Evening star., 1909-05-24
Situation at Urumiah Improving.

Minister Jackson. at Teheran. Persia,
has forwarded to the State Department
a telegram from Consul Doty, at Tabriz
Persia, reporting that all Americans at
the city OF Crumiah, where revolutionary
conditions have existed for some time,
are safe and that the situation there is
improving.
Evening star., 1909-05-24
Reallye

ere are lots of pretty women in the
country who never get their pictures in
the Sunday newspapers,
Evening star., 1909-05-24
SLAIN IN CORMHOUSE
New Theory of How Mrs.
Forrest Was Murdered.
BODY HAULED TO DWELLING
Trail Leads Upstairs to Bed Where
Corpse Was Found.
GET NO CLUE TO MURDERER
Nothing Seen of Son. Joe Forrest,
Who Disappeared Before Crime
Was Discovered. ;.
BODY HAULED TO DWELLING
GET NO CLUE TO MURDERER

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MECHANICSvILLE, Md. May "a
That Mrs. William Piowden Forrest was
murdered in the courthouse and that her
body was conveyed to the dwelling where
her husband had been murdered and was
laid on a bed in the same room in which
his corpse reposed has been established
and is new development in the st. Mary
county tragedy.
These facts were revealed yesterday
when a party OF men from this village
went TO the scene OF the murder to make
a thorough investigation of the premises.
Upon entering the courthouse one of the
party kicked aside a number of bags ly-
ing on the corn. A moment later ne
made the discovery of blood upon the
corn and then found pieces of the dead
woman's skull
New Theory of Crime.
With this evidence. II was an easy mat
ter to make the necessary deductions. 1t
will be recalled that the first persons
upon the scene of the crime discovered
blood upon the stairs leading to the at
tic Of the Forrest dwelling. 1t was then
thought that the murderer had made
the tracks as he descended the stairs
after committing the crime.
Now. however, that theory has been
exploded. 1t is believed that the MUIR
derer first killed Mr.. Forrest he lay
across his bed and then went after the
woman. who was shelling corn.
There is little doubt that he approached
the woman from behind and dealt her a
terrific blow and when life was extinct or
nearly so, picked UP the body and car
ried it to the upper room and placed It
beside that of her husband. The trail
of blood through the house and UP the
stairway can now be easily traced and
plainly indicated the manner in which the
crime was committed.
Woman Wore Overshoes.
Another feature that bears out these de-
ductions is THAT Mrs. Forrest was not only
fully dressed, but even had on her over
shoes. She would not have worn these
unless she had been outdoors.
Although many days have elapsed since
the discovery of the murder the police
authorities of the county have been un-
able to obtain the slightest clue to the
murderer. Young Joe Forrest, the son OF
the couple. who has disappeared and who
is believed to have been responsible for
the crime, has not yet been located.
Evening star., 1909-05-24
No Trace of Train Robbers,
but Capture Seems Assured

OMAHA. May 24.-The dragnet has been
thrown out and the machinery of the fed
eral government. the state Of Nebraska.
the Union Pacific Railway Company and
the city OF Omaha set in motion i'm an at
tempt 10 capture the four men who late
Saturday night held up and robbed the
foreign mail car on the Overland Limited.
which runs between Chicago and San
been made. dozens of individuals are being
shadowed and all of their movements
watched
In spite of a vigorous search for the
-obDers. the authorities have as yet OBJ
aimed no tangible clues.
John p. Maurer of New York city a
passenger. had not retired when the train
was stopped. Expecting that the robbers
would go through the cars and rob the
passengers. Mr.. Maurer jumped TO the
ground and hid in the weeds by the side
ef the track.
He witnessed the robbery of the mail
ear. He remained in the weeds until a
light.
John Favelle an emp.oye Of a stove
factory at Ralston. was walking to his
home in South Omaha about midnight.
when he was passed by four men in an
express wagon headed for South Omaha.
and driving rapidly 1t is the general be-
lief these were the train robbers.
Favelle was unable to furnish any def
nite description of the men,
Capture Seems Assured.
Plans have been made that mean, II
WOULD seem, almost certain capture of the
bandits. These plans practically mean
that guard covers almost every foot OF
Nebraska western Iowa and northern
Kansas
Inspired by the hope of securing the
reward OF 5000 for the capture, dead or
alive, OF each Of the four robbers, every
sheriff, United States marshal and every
policeman in the territory mentioned is on
the alert or searching for the men.
Early yesterday morning the Union Pa
citic seat notices to every county and
towb In Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas
siving notice of the rcJery and the re-
ward. The result was that all over the
great area of country man hunt was
started.
Up TO this time there is little or 10th
ng on which the officers can work, as
here is only one man able to give any
description Of the robbers, and he can de-
scribe only one bandit. This man is NJ
. Rush. one Of the mail clerks.
When he was getting out of the mail
:ar the mask Of one Of the robbers drop
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-30
Women Not Persons"

declared to be OF the masculine gen.
der.
On another occasion the members
OF an International committee were In
vited TO luncheon at another lead
| ing club, which boasts of a restaurant
| for ladies' Yet the -four la
dies who were among the
members OF the committee had the
humiliating experience OF being re-
quested to withdraw their acceptances.
because. forsooth, IL had been taken
for granted that an international COM
mittee was composed entirely of men.
Women are often unfairly discrim-
mated against merely because they
are women. In Wyoming and Utah.
where women vote. laws have been
passed providing that men and wom-
en- teachers shall receive equal pay for
equal work when holding certificates
OF the same grade. In New York state
teachers are paid. not according to
merit or capacity or position, but ac-
cording To sex. Even when women
pass higher civil service examinations
than men the women receive lower
salaries.
Many a public Office could be filled
quite as capably by woman AS by a
man. but SO long as women are not
political factors they are told quite
frankly that the positions must be
awarded to political henchmen. In
villages postmistresses have been dis.
missed. not for incompetency, but for
political reasons.
A governor of New York state re-
fused to consider the appointment OF
an expert as factory inspector because
she was woman, and he declared
that his constituents" would expect
him to appoint one of themselves. Had
his constituents been women as well
as men he would have been free To
recognize the unquestioned ability Of
the applicant.
New York clergymen recently
made an assertion to the ef-
feet that "women's rights won.
en-" were like a blizzard or
an avalanche, and had as little
claim TO the love and affection OF men
as had those other ENJOYABLE phenom-
ena. Intelligent women may prefer
to dispense with the love and affec.
ton of men holding such narrow, con.
| torted views. The clergyman who
made this statement originated the
, idea OF forming Woman's Municipal
league in New York in order to help
purify local politics. The founder and
the present president OF that league
are among the women whom he now
affronts. for they. as well as many OF
the members, have shown desire to
obtain their rights. They have found
that in purifying politics. as in most
other things. direct influence is far
more powerful than the so-called "indi-
rect" influence which is all they pos.
sess at present. ~ 3t
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-30
LIGHT IN THE EYE

light. II consists of an electric lamp
enclosed in tube. and supplied with
current which produces an illumina-
ton equal to that of 80 candles con.
centrated at point II blazes, like a
veritable star. and when held by a pa
tient In his mouth. and close to the
roof OF the buccal cavity. it's light
streams through upon the retina and
reveals to the physician everything
that the back part of the eye contains.
I'm order TO concentrate the effect OF
the illumination, and avoid the blind
ing glare from around the eyes. the
patient wears black mask. giving
him truly malevolent appearance.
OF which he himself. of course. is un-
aware. The operator peers into the
flaming eyeballs. and sees any defect
which may exist there
II has long been possible to save HUI
manity from many sources of blind
ness which were formerly regarded
as hopeless, and this new invention
gives promise of further advance In
that direction. In fact, there are now
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-30
THE Man
Who Stole
The Earth"
By ". Holt Whits.
CHAPTER Lxli.

Fortunately, the powers we're fright
ened, for the armies fingered on the
way. They were strengthened and
reorganized. and strengthened again
and still the hosts of Europe hung In
sullen masses just beyond the from
tier Obviously, until some better
means of meeting Strong could be
devised, they regarded 1t as sheer fol
~ TO move to the attack
And Strong was not surprised. for
two or three days before information
had come to him from Berlin that the
kaiser was there building four great
aeroplanes which Il was believed
would be an Improvement on any kind
of airship thathad not benn made.
When he first heard this, Strong
chuckled to himself. and decided in
stantly that AZ would be merely neces'
sary 10 detach the hi and send her to
Berlin TO completely destroy the air
ships In building.
But the kaiser's preparations were
clever to an extreme. Ii appeared
that great pits had been dug In the
vast barrack square of the guards
regiment, and that the aeroplanes
were being built beneath armored
shields. which even the explosives
carried by the hi would be unable to
pierce.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-30
BEATING THE GOVERNMENT
TO PURE FOOD

| Experts always disagree on scien
tific questions, and so they naturally
differ about the danger OF henzoate
OF soda in prepared foods. Some oil
them say il is a harmless substance
in small quantities. while many other
leading authorities of both Europe and
America prnounce II a dangerous
drug Thus a doubt exists about the
safety of its use.
| Benzoate of soda is not used "a
| improve any good article of food.
There is no difference of opinion on
that point.
| Why. then. do any manufacturers
contend for the privilege of using
benzoate of soda? Simply because
II permits cheapening OF the cost
of Product through reduction of food
value. employment OF loose methods
and too often Of unfit raw material.
These paragraphs are not from d
brief by Dr. Wiley. They are not au
attack on the extra-judicial board OF
appeals which has lately reversed the
chief of the bureau of chemistry. They
are portion of an advertisement for
which a manufacturer has paid for
space in the Washington Times
A clear side-light Is thrown on this
business in this announcement that
he advertising company will not uso
benzoate of soda or any other cheml.
cal preventative. II is that all the
boards Of appeal that politicians can
bring into existence will not stop the
progress OF the pure food movement.
The problem has reached the peo-
pie. The consumer is now wise" He
has found out about whisky and flour
and pickles and good many other
food products. He wants them clean
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-30

The crime for which they kill
ed Mrs. Mary Farmer in New
York yesterday was proven
against her beyond a doubt.
All her rights under the law
were respected.
She was given trial by jury
and was represented by able
counsel
An appeal was taken from the
verdict of the Jury, but in the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-30

Even when he heard this. however,
Strong was in no way disconnected.
After ALL" he said, I'm explanation to
those officers who rubbed their chins
doubtfully as they discussed the mat
ter with him, they are but as SO many
rats in trap. We can watch till they
are ready, and then. when they are
about to leave their hole, we can catch
them as they come out"
And the officers were little reas-
ing of the airships of the kaiser Gre
ated almost panic I'm the city.
Meantime, in spite OF his business
Strong had not neglected Miss Hunt
He had sent her message after mess
age, with the result that the editor Of
the Daily Wireless" spent his days
and half his nights chuckling with de-
light over scoop" after scoop"
Indeed. upon receipt of the news
lhat the kaiser was building airships
In Berlin. Strong had instructed Miss
Hunt by wireless TO leave Vienna ana
&C at once to Berlin. And there, dis
guised as a humble governess. and
living in cheap rooms, she was seek
ing an engagement, which she was
always careful not to find. while she
picked up all the information she could
and tapped it off regularly every night
from Berlin.
BY the ex-king's instructions. Lud-
wig had fingered in Berlin for some
little time. doing his best TO make
certain stlpulations with the kaiser
which the ex-lSing was anxious To
force upon the German emperor.
Oh Ludwig's whereabouts Strong had
no notion. and. SO greatly did he dispise
his enemy that he took no trouble to
ascertain them. AS matter of fact.
he regarded Ludwig as too foolish and
toe craven person to worry much
about But In that he made a mistake.
tTo Bc Continued.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-30
From Another Point of View

might disguise himself get in
life the small oy
voting
One would think from the
York was po,ablv
in
and M one Will,
take issue with HING
to be
Michigan
As understand 10
the fellow who o assault Roosevelt
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-30
BY MRS. FREDERICK NATHAN.
%IHERE are many reasons why

IHlHERE are many reasons why
believe In woman suffrage,
and not the least of those Is
CAl because IL would raise the
status OF women. IL Ia often
amusing, and sometimes pathetic, To
note how women are ignored com
pletely. or are considered as an utter
~ negligible factor In important ar
| fairs. IL Is true, however, that when
their money or their time and energy
are needed. their advice and co-opera-
ton are sought.
Very recently many OF our leading
newspapers reported that Sweden had
enfranchised AL its inhabitants of "A
years OF age and over" and some OF
our editors pointed out that this was
the greatest gain yet achieved Tor the
woman suffrage cause. a swedish
woman, however, Informed ME that
there was some mistake: that while
women have had in Sweden the mu-
nicipal vote on equal terms with men
for about 40 years. the bill recently
passed has merely made women eligio'
ible for more municipal Offices. while
IL has extended the franchise TO a
larger number of men.
In view of this contradictory state
ment. the Equal Franchise Society
sought accurate information at the
Swedish embassy at Washington. We
learned that the newspaper accounts
had not been correct. Our editors
had been rash enough 10 suppose that
women as well as men are ''inhabit-
ants" They certainly were unwise to
jump at this conclusion, since in our
own country women can scarce
ly he considered persons.
According To the fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments of
the Constitution Of the United
States. any person born in our coun'
try or naturalized is citizen. And
the right OF a citizen to vote shall
not be taken away by reason of race,
color or previous condition.
Any foreigners hearing our cam
paign orators speaking on our estab-
| ished system OF universal suffrage
would be perfectly justified in conclud-
| ing that all our women had been en-.
| franchised.
Not long ago leading club in New
York city, composed largely of men
! interested In civic affairs. sent out no
tees TO the members announcing a
luncheon. with post-prandial speech
es by prominent men. and it was
stated that members could invite
guests. AS ladies are always per-
mitted 10 take luncheon in the restau-
rant OF the club (even without a male
escort), II was naturally taken for
granted that guests" might be fem
mime as well as masculine. But those
members who were accompanied by
ladies found, TO their chagrin. that the
word guests" in that instance was
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-30

pure and wholesome. And the manu-
facturer who expects to hold the con
sumer's confidence will fight shy o.
substances like benzoate OF soda. and
doubtful blends and dubious bleach
ings, as he would avoid short measure
What a wonderful showing il is as
10 the power OF open dealing.
Here is the head o. governmental
bureau. From the very first he has
fought for the consumer. IL he has
erred il has been always on the side
OF the people. not the manufacturer
The housewife knew that whateve,
else might be true her household was
secure as long as she bought accord
ing TO this mans decisions.
Time and again he has been nearly
beaten. Voluminous briefs, costly cam
paigns. almost irresistible political in
fluence. have now and then clouded
his position. But OF a sudden he is
directly ruled against on a matter
clearly in doubt. Then the food com
iaissioners of practically all the states
come to his support. join his chief, the
president. In contending for the spirit
and not the empty form OF the pure
food and drug act, and he stands to.
day stronger than ever he has been
before.
OF course, this is not enough. There
must be somewhere and at the earliest
day possible Legal method OF fixing
standards. But II is an indication CT
an irresistible determination on the
part of the people TO get pure food
that reversal as TO benZoate Of
soda has not injured this public SER
vice. 1t has rather encouraged great
manufacturing house TO accept the
Wiley standard and advertise il to all
the world.