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The Detroit times., 1909-03-31
By ALMA NJ. LAFFERTY.

DENVER. Col. March 3l.-To De
the only woman In body ofslsixty
five lawmakers is more than an inter
esting experience. II Is strenuous
one. Fifteen years OF woman suffrage
have taught the men Of Colorado 10
recognize women as worthy foes IN
the field OF politics But sometimes they
forget. and we women have TO fresh
en- their memories with double force.
Before | made myself heard In the
house of representatives. OF which
am n member, my colleagues seemed
inclined TO regard me as something OF
q curiosity. Some who had pet bills 10
introduce wondered, l know. how they
should so about humoring me. whether
candy or flowers or fiattery would be
the most effectual.
Since my first speech these sixty
four men have treated me like a man,
They have fought me as though were
a man. ! have fought back as
though | were a man. l have shown
EN-" have introduced fifteen I'M
portant bills. each and every one oil
which has vital bearing on the welfare
of the women and the children and
the unprotected of the state. Every
one OF them has been passed.
The first bill introduced by me was
one providing for the examination and
care of the health OF school children.
law which Is in effect In great many
OF the states.
think il would be interesting TO tell
my experience with that bin before u
reached the governor for his signature.
One OF the first things ] found out,
though. was that men were naturally
sus picious of a bill that women advo-
Gated. | discovered that women keep
themselves better informed on the cur
rent events of the country: that chill
dren arc examined In many states Tor
physical or mental defects was new TO
my colleagues. had supposed that
Il was as familiar TO them as TO me,
and anticipated no trouble in having
the bill passed. To my amazement
when il came up for second reading
II was pelted with questions and OBJ
jections.
The bill gave me my first opportun
ity TO make my maiden speech. Some
one proposed an amendment to the
measure. | refused to have an amend
ment to IL. | threatened that unless
they passed the OH "ithout an
change in il | would make Ions
speech, the longest they had eve'
heard Finally | said, Gentlemen
will have mercy They capituiate'
the question was called for and th'
bill put to a vote in the form had In
troduced il. 1t passed without dis
senting vote The next day 1t passed
on third reading and was sent to the
senate.
| But the consideration Of my poor
misunderstood child came up at yer,
unfortunate time In the upper body
The bill next on the calendar was on'
that the members feared to have com'
The Detroit times., 1909-03-31
From Another Point of View
Was & an April fool on Mr.. crouls .

Is Was It an fool Mr. crou?
n Fashion whoops are in again Oklahoma.
win duty should taken OF
y would put on
~ lay Easter
The mayor appreciates
1yor growing
nInodiately joist
champion has nothing Joe Foney
being challenged
Now that Crazy probably
~ among those who were in pursuit
q
Y f6ef II with them
1here are about $1,000 proof
~ ready To retire.
whskers a
800 growth TO emergency
Balkan solution
The Detroit times., 1909-03-31
Some Inside Facts and Stories
About the Payne Tariff Bill

people to learn that the tax on wool
en- blankets amounts to 1876 per cent.
In practice this Is prohibitive. 1t Is
SO high that foreign blankets do not
come TO our country. Last year the
total imports of blankets was 1.116
pounds. This means that the poor who
buy blankets in the United States are
left to the mercy of the greedy trust.
which finds refuge behind the tariff
wall.
And this applies 10 wooden u3der-
wear, and all sorts OF manufactured
wool
The tariff on women's and children's
dress goods in the Payne bill is 1863
per cent This means cotton warp
the ordinary cheap materials which
go to make the poor woman's or
child's everyday clothing.
This is what Mr.. Payne calls tax
on luxuries."
How much need is there for high
er duties on wool?
This question is we'll answered by
Champ Clark, who tells story about
one OF the witnesses who was exam
ined when the Payne bill was being
prepared. Mr.. Clark describes the
witness as a tall. slender, sinewy
man, with a hawk-bill nose and clear
gray eye, fine sample of a
pioneer" The man had come in from
Wyoming. and told the committee that
nothing would do but the wool grow
ers would have to have the tariff on
wool doubled.
when the man was being cross
examined by the chairman" said Mr..
Clark, Il made up my mind that he
was pretty good-natured citizen,
and when the chairman got through
with him told him to wait minute
while I asked him three questions.
:" How long have you been in the
sheep business? was the first. He re-
piled: Fourteen years How much
did you have when you went in?' |
asked. Nine hundred and sixty dol
lars" he replied. Are you worth
more than a hundred thousand dollars
now?' asked. Yes said he, L am
81 have always been sorry that I
did not place the figure higher. l
Just happened 10 strike that figure"
The Detroit times., 1909-03-31
Only Woman Legislators Work

up. SO the learned senators played
With my bill They consumed q whole
day with dilatory tactics. They amend.
ed. they struck out. they inserted.
They did not want TO kill the bill al
together. and struck out the appro-
priation part, making the measure alb
solutely useless.
or course, Il had TO come back u
the house Tor concurrence In Its man.
gied state. Every member OF the
house rallied around my colors. They
voted not TO concur In the amend
ments, and sent the bill back to tho
senate. The senate finally appointed
q conference committee, which asked
me to transform the bill into its orig
inal shape and the senate would glad
~ pass II. The bill started ON its
travels again, and l had the pleasure
OF seeing it reach the governor.
My other bills encountered dif{icul-
ties, but every one has been passed.
and almost every other measure u
which | have lent my influence
has been passed. When one of my
colleagues Introduces bill which he
fears does not meet my approval. he
has every sort OF pressure brought In
bear upon me to promise not to speak
against II while IL Is under discussion.
You see. the lone feminine voice has
considerable power.
My only regret is that there Is no
women In the senate to give the hui
man and feminine point Of view on
questions pertaining to women and
children. No one realizes better than
man that II takes woman to appeal
for the measure which, In newspaper
vernacular. have human interest"
am not proud OF the fact that l am
the only woman In the legislature: on
the contrary, feel ashamed and hui
inflated when think OF the large per-
centage OF women voters In Colorado
and only one woman to represent the
thousands OF them In the Legislatures.
In the counties where there IL only
one legislator the women md II I'M
possible TO get one OF their sex NOM
mated. but the women have nobody
but themselves TO blame for this con-
clifton. They should have at least
twenty representatives in the legisia-
ture. They are rapidly awakening.
and I think that this is the last legis-
lature which will have only one wo-
man In IL.
The statutes Colorado has on It's
books for the Improvement and vel
fare Of the children and unprotected
have with few exceptions, been either
drafted py women or made laws
through their influence. Among the
bills that | have had made laws Is one
providing for a state home for mental
detectives. Another Is bill provid'
Ing fer an eight-hour day for women
workers in laundries. mercantile anu
mechanical establishments. The
laundry trust and other corporations
brought mighty pressure TO pear
against this measure, but I'VE women
defeated them.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-31
fFrom a STAFF Correspondent

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. March al
What sense is there is greasing a
fat hog?" asks Champ Clark. That
Is what this tariff on shoes amounts
TO. The shoe industry does not need
the tariff to monopolize the home
market or to take the markets OF the
world. II is merely a tax on the con-
sumer-what Mr.. Boutell calls the
ultimate consumer
A lobby headed by Mr.. Samuel H..
Cowan of the Cattle Raisers associa-
ton is in Washington-has been for
many Woodworking to have the
tariff put back on hides.
The vice president of the Gypsum
trust, with headquarters at Fort
Dodge, Iowa, wrote to Chairman
Payne. when the tariff bill was under
consideration, to say that Mr.. McCon-
NELL solicitor for the treasury depart
ment and vice president of the gyp-
sum trust, would supply information
as to why the trust desired tariffs re-
tanned. Mr. Roberts, lately director
of the mint. was also commended to
the ways and means committee. as
representative of the gypsum inter-
ests.
The Payne bill retains the duties on
gypsum. ct Is from this mineral that
stucco used in building is made.)
Clandestine methods have been free
ly employed in framing the Payne
tariff bill The cotton schedule Is a
good sample. When this schedule was
reached in the hearings" the cotton
people said they had nothing TO say
They did not seek any changes. Say
ing which they went home. But after
the public hearings were over the cot
ton manufacturing people wrote TO
Mr.. Payne and asked that certain
paragraph be added to the law--just a
few lines purporting to define" thread.
This was done and the effect was
an increase of the duty on every
square foot of cotton woven In tho
United States. Nobody knows just
how much the increase will amount
to. but IL Is considerable.
The poor mans blankets are one
of the worst taxes imposed by the
Payne tariff bill. II will surprise some
The Detroit times., 1909-03-31

The Hon. Nicholas Longworth has
contributed to the tariff debate the fol-
lowing letter II came. he explained,
from one OF his Republican constitu-
ents. "A manufacturer of woolen goods:
AS a manufacturer OF clothing for
a period of almost so years, | can
truthfully state that | never handled
cloth OF so inferior quality for the
price as | do now. The masses con-
sisting of laborers. mechanics and
farmers, the real users OF ready-made
clothing. are receiving practically no
value for their money. The qualities
and colorings are SO poor that in many
instance the colorings fade and cookie
and in the manufacture OF garments
give positively no satisfaction to the
wearer.'
Do you remember, madam. those
beautiful French prints that you used
to get for daughters dresses? The
colors were fast and they wore for
ever And they were extremely pref
ty.
Have you .oticed that you can't get
them any more? And have you no
ticed that there is nothing tina, really
takes their place? And do you know
the answer?
The present duties on cotton prints
are prohibitive. The Payne bill makes
them higher.
What will be the effect OF the Payne
bill, therefore? Answer The cheap
American substitutes for the really
good wearing cottons that you used 10
get. will go up In price and down in
quality.
And no revenue will be afforded to
the treasury from this source. II ia
merely the special privilege of spe-
cial monopoly, granted TO friends OF
Mr. Payne, Senators Aldrich. Lodge
ct ALA.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-31

posion has stirred tempest in the local Republican
Not that Mr. Ledyard is qualified act as the police
The friction is Mr. Ledyard would dis
&(&ce George p. Codd exmayor
n this step Mr.. crou is charged with ingratitude
Mr., Codd active in having Mr.. Croul
rned member of the fire commission.
Mr. Codd appointed the commissioner of parks
bouleyards which job stepping stone to the mayoay
~ Mr. Hretmeyer.
s Becuse facts politicians the mayor
"a insisted the reapponnent of codd condition
GThe way the mayor wggles just quite
f The Croul faces the situation calls forth
bur admiration.
He the position attorney the
parent speaks commissioner is quite matter HIS
OWN business whom he will appoint
From gather Detroit is about have police
who WILL BE commissioner free from interference
petty jobracking politicians who have been lined
|np 4 the public trough long enough
Mr. Croul is under obligation Mr. Codd.
Codd worked for the appointment of
MI Crou as FIRE commissioner repaid Codd in full
representation qthe people by
kind Mr. Crou the city re commissioner
Mr. Codd Mr. Breitmeyer commissioner of parks and
repaid the satisfaction that he appointed
rood for the place
position the stepping by which Mr. Brett
meyer the mayors chair willing to accept Mr.
Codds apology
appears telling the and he shows
>>1fxns Of weakening.
Bss .sR cRoUI is NOT COMMISSIONERS YET" he told a
Newspaper man Tuesday
This that the matter OF political ex
decide Mr. Crous to the council
only the mayors of lodging the Codd clique by
time for the to gig back
may attempt the of the to ntiidate Mr.
ECrou into changing about the attorneyship.
unless greatly mistaken in the caliber
HI Nj. Croul the mayor will fail
believe Crou having said he would appoint Mr.
edyard having repeated it. will into the police commits
6ncrship Mr. Ledyard his attorney not at all
The MAYOR says he Mr. Codd his job with
M Croul
ace Of the affair and it would look de-
dedy ridiculous for him back when having declared
ma Croul would police commissioner
would he had discarded his best Judgment and
politicians, consulting them and their wishes
taxpayers pay the salaries of police commissioners
ND police attorneys
acceptable man for the place.
M one tie any strings him and it is safe
~ he Office will be string attached to him
&hen he goes in
Failing Mr. Codd his as police
Mr. possibly with others that the
should retire private life in keeping
% fe spirit by the convention in committing
Codd to regency of the university.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-31
GOING OVER THE COURSE
BY c. B. QUINCY.

Shot an Gland today. Almost as
good as a COW.
Saw ten CRATES. They are just the
same as those you see In menageries-
Much disappointed. Far simpler TO
stay at home and have animals
brought there.
Guide getting careless. Ran us up
against a lion. Very trying work,
running In the hot sun.
Returning to coast. Africa Is over
rated. Can even get sleeping sics-
ness In New York. Often noticed 1t
i'm own office.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-31
Essentials Of Oratory.

al have my speech nearly COM
pleted."
81 suppose you have marshaled your
arguments in serried ranks?"
mo: haven't taken up that part
of II. But I have selected my anec-
dotes. "-Washington Star.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-31
Spring Fever.

A man on third: two Datters out;
Two runs would win the game.
If he could make a home-run clout,
Deathless would be his fame
He hitched his grimy trousers up
And spat upon his hands:
He pulled his cap athwart his eye
And faced the bowling stands.
Three balls" the fans yelled with
delight
Two strikes" the umpire said
He knocked the next ball out of
sight
And then fell out OF bed
Judges Library.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-31

Hobo-No. madam. l am neither n
socialist nor an anarchist. am a
passive altruist.
Housekeeper--And what in the name
OF common sense Is that?
Hobo--I believe In being helped all
I cans--Boetou Transcript
The Detroit times., 1909-03-31

Where's the doors and windows.
uncle?"
Doors and windows? Why. that's a
haystack."
NO fear, uncle; you don't humbug
me Hay doesn't grow In Jumps like
that. "ATit-Bits.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-31

If Frank H. Croul is competent
to fill the Office of police commits
sioner for the city of Detroit, for
which place Mayor Breitmeyer
has chosen him. he certainly
ought to be competent to choose
the attorney for the department.
The announcement, however,
that it is the intention of Mr..
Croul to appoint Henry Ledyard,
the son of Henry B. Ledyard, TO
The Detroit times., 1909-03-31
An Admission.

An Admission.
There is something in America be-
sides money and politics. America
realizes the importance Of education
and the respect due to those who are
entrusted with the great work OF pre-
pairing men for their part in life
London National Review.
The Detroit times., 1909-03-31
f)nl Stands
While the Mayer
Slows White Feather

s|lnc Chosen Good Man for an
1ref<art Place, is the Mayor
56ot 70 10 Back and surren-
Uor ~ the Politicians and
- Jobholders?
Evening journal., 1909-07-02
A Fashionable Babv Sonnet.

There are several ways of fashion
ing bonnets for baby from a handkcr-
chief.
One of the simplest and prettiest is
made as follows; Take the handker-
chief-one edged with val and boast
ing. perhaps. a little embroidery, is
best-and fold it through the middle.
Now fold the corners down to tho
outside edge you will have a triangle
now. all the edges of the handkerchief
meeting on the longest side.
Next turn back the points from the
middle. fold TO the slanting side ard
catch them there at once with fold
or two.
Turn the top point down toward the
bottom just in line with the side folds
and catch IL through one thickness OF
the handkerchief.
slip the hand between the two large
folds of the handkerchief and you will
see that your bonnet is made.
The fold TO which the points arr
tackled made the top of the bonnet
which follows the outline of baby's
face.
The other fold is the back.
That this will fit into the shape OF
the head. lay a tiny box plait on the
under side-it win look. of course
from the outside, like two tiny plsit'
turned toward each other.
Evening journal., 1909-07-02
Upton WANTS
THE CUP BACK
Will Ask New Workers What
Conditions lie Must Com
ply With
BY United Press Leased Special Wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
RcTHsAY. Scotland. July 2-sir
Thomas Lipton's desire to lift" the
Americas cup in which he has been
twice unsuccessful has led to a special
conference of the board of the Royal
Ulster Yacht Club at which it was
definitely decided to ask the New York
Yacht Club, present holders of the cup.
exactly what conditions will be i'm
posed on challenger.
Sir Thomas has felt keenly that his
previous efforts to win back to Eng
land the cup lost more than fifty years
ago around the Isle of Wight have
met with rebuffs. He has been dis
cussing for SINE time past with the
members of the Royal Ulster Yacht
Club the prospects of having another
challenge for the cup accepted. Sir
Thomas told the members Of the club.
however. that under the present con-
ditions he could not possibly win the
cup, the handicaps against a foreign
yacht being too great. He declared
he was willing to challenge immedi-
ately IL the New York Yacht Club
would accept certain conditions. chiefly
that the race should be sailed under
the modern rules. instead of the rules
that prevailed sixty years ago, when
the America first won the cup. He
added that he was willing TO concede
10 the New York Yacht Club the
choice of the modern rules selected
and did not care whether the English
or the American rules were adopted.
Evening journal., 1909-07-02
NEWPORT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWPORT. Del, July 2-The Rev. A.
S. Mowbray. district superintendent will
preach the morning sermon in the NJ. e.
Church here on Sunday.
The cottage prayer meetings have start
ed for the summer. The first one was
held at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Phillips on Tuesday evening. on next
Tuesday evening the meeting viii be held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs William
Stewart.
The ST. James Episcopal Sunday School
went on its annual excursion to Cofeld's S
Beach on Thursday.
Miss Pearl Murry. OF Philadelphia. Is
spending her vacation with her cousin,
Miss Iaureta Helyard.
Mrs. Charles Long and son Victor left
to-day for an extended visit lth friends
at Rochester, n. Y.
Evening journal., 1909-07-02
Absolute Best.

Fifteen minutes passed in state Of
absolute relaxation of mind and body
will rest one more than hours Of rest
less mapping.
Tense lines are smoothed out Of the
face and tired nerves are restored 10
normal action.
Nor is this art Of relaxing hard to
learn.
Lie down fiat and timber every joint.
as baby does.
Begin with your face. There must
be no set teeth. no half frown, no eyes
starting intently at nothing Try to
take all expression out Of II.
Then go on down through the body.
thinking of every joint until it is
loose
After that stop thinking of anything,
or. if you must. thing of )mething
pleasant
You will probably 60 to sleep but
IL you do not you viii certainly get up
much refreshed.
Evening journal., 1909-07-02
ISMAN SUES ACTRESS
Philadelphia Real Estate Man Says
Laura Bissar Bennett Broke Contract
and pennands $4,000 Damaaes.

NEW YORK. July Laura Biggar
Bennett. the former actress. was sued
in the Supreme Court here by Felix
lsman. the Philadelphia capitalist
and real estate man, for $4,000 dam
ages for breach of contract
Mr.. Isman stated that Mrs. Bennett
owned $500 900 mortgage on the Bijou
Theatre of Pittsburg, and he offered
her 100000 for it and the accrued
interest. she accepted. he says. and
to bind the bargain. he sent her a
check for 5000 to Albuquerque. n. NJ.
where she was living Notwithstand-
ing this. Mrs. Bennett. he says, -e-
pudiated the contract and closed with
the Shuberts. the New York theatrical
firm for the sale of the mortgage.
For what amoat the sale was effect
ed. Mr.. Isman does not say, but he
says his loss by Mrs. Benefits repuli-
alton Of the contract is $4,000 The
theatre property, he says, is worth
500, ,0O0
Mrs. Bennett says that the reason
she closed with the Shuberts was be-
cause the letter which Mr. Isman says
he sent her with 5000 enclosed never
came to her hand.
Evening journal., 1909-07-02
FILE LIBEL
AGAINST JUAN
Reading R. R. Owners Of
Sunken Tug Swatara,
Begin Suit

A libel has been filed in the United
States District Court of Philadelphia
by exJudge Campbell on behalf of the
Reading Railway Company, lessee and
The Reading Company. owner of
the tug Swatara, against the Rorweg-
ian steamship Juan to recover 100000
damages for the loss Of the tug, and
Judge Mcpherson fixed the security
to dissolve the attachment at Si25. 900.
Deputy Marshal Helms took charge OF
the Juan. and holds her under the at
tachment.
The testimony of the witnesses
showed dereliction Of duty by those in
The testimony Of the witnessescharb
charge of the Juan. who. II Is claim
ed. ran away and ignored the crew Of
the tug which they had run down and
sunk
II is charged by Captain Sablich.
the master of the Swatara. that when
the collision became imminent because
of the failure OF those in charge of
the Juan to keep the vessel on her
course. and after danger signals were
sounded on the tug. no change was
made in the steamers course nor any
attempt made to reverse her engines.
The crash soon followed and the
swatara was cut in two by the Juan's
sharp PROV.
At the time of the accident Chief
Officer Seth r. Chamberlain was I'm
charge of the tug Captain Sabllch
having retired. considering that the
most difficult part of the tugs work
in towing the barges down the harbor
and river into the bay had been ac-
complished. The Swatara was struck
/ on her starboard side and foundered
where she now lies off Duck Creek
| Light. The Juan. in addition to hei
other troubles. has her stem twisted
and six plates I'm her bow bent and
broken and is otherwise damaged
Tho Swatara will be raised.
Evening journal., 1909-07-02
Costume Notes.

There is a vogue for more or less
plain skirts worn with bodices Of all
over embroidery. or trimmed with lace.
or braid. or both.
A favorite place for trimming seems
20 be the hips OF gowns.
This is a practical fashion, since last
years two-piece frock may be turned
to a princess with little trouble by con-
cealing the place where they are join
ed with lace or other ornaments.
A good many Of the transparent
gowns are made over white founda-
tions
Pinafore frocSs cut all in one are
less expensive fabrics, such as linen
delaine. muslin or cotton voile.
In foulards, the big disk patterns
and the polka dots seems to be first
favorites
Evening journal., 1909-07-02
In the Kitchen.

Fresh green peas and mushrooms
stewed together and served with cream
dressing in pate cases make a delicious
early summer dish.
To preserve the color Of green vege-
tables do not cover the pan in which
they are cooking.
Escalloped dishes are much nicer
when made with good white sauce
poured over them than with the more
usual combination of bits Of butter
and milk and water.
Hard boiling spoils green mons T'-n'
should simmer gently in just enough
water To cover them.
Wooden breadboards are kept in bet
ter condition by rubbing them with
sand than by simply using soap.