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requisite. but men were to be sworn &C
cording to the form required by their
religion, or which was most binding upon
their conscience. This was the doctrine
Of Lord Hardwicke. and at a later period
IL has been held that all that is neces-
sary to an oath is an acknowledgment
of the presence of the Almighty. Thus
a late distinguished writer on the law of
evidence, Prof. Greenleaf, said it is mot
the purpose of the oath to call the at
tention Of God to man, but that Of man
to God. Not to call upon God to punish
the man who takes a false oath, but
upon the swearer to remember that He
WILL"
Upon this theory now generally recog-
nized. most OF the statutory oaths now
prescribed In England are modelled. The
words of the oath now being considered
by the Commissioners of the District
of Columbia are of a similar character.
being the, same as those prescribed by
the Maryland law. I'm the presence of
Almighty God, / do sOlemly promise Tor
time holding up his hand. lin token of
his recognition of the solemnity of tie
act"
This oath has been used in Maryland
since 1898. and now both in the state
and United States courts. and Is admins
tered with far more soemnity than was
the practice under the old form. 1t
WAS chiefly through the influence of
leading lawyers and judges OF Baltimore
and in other parts of the state that
il was adopted by the legislature II is
TO be hoped that this enlightened class
will not by their refusal to sanction a
similar action in the District of Column
bia. merit the distinction by which the
learned and witty Voltaire characterized
the lawyers OF his day-"Those con-
SENATORS of ancient barbarism."
BENJAMIN p. MOORE,
Baltimore, Md.
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OUT FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Richmond Society Folk Circulating
Petitions

RICHMOND, Va. November f3.-That a
well defined and partially organized move
ment for woman's suffrage, not only in
Virginia. but throughout the United
States. is being quietly carried on among
many Of the most prominent people of
Richmond developed yesterday. The
movement is characterized by intense
carnestness, and is being prosecuted by
the distribution OF petitions. which papers
have already received the Endorsement OF
several hundred. These petitions will be
presented to Congress.
The petitions are being circulated by
lady advocates of the movement and are
adorned with the names OF the influential
men and women of Richmond. Among
the latter are Mrs. Charles v. Meredith,
Mrs. Il. II. Valentine. Mrs. Charles G.
Bosher. Mrs. Dabney Crenshaw, Miss
Ellen Glasgow and Miss Mary Johnston.
the last named two being the we'll known
Virginian writer's.
The women of Richmond are apparently
determined not to be behind In the move
ment. 1t Is claimed that the present agi-
tation is national In scope and was not
precipitated here by the recent action of
the Ginter Park Association allowing the
lauies to vote on all affairs pert aiming to
Ginter Park.
..Our plans are far rom complete and
not at all definite at this time." said Mrs.
Meredith. The movement is not new In
this city. Those who attempted to do
something toward gaining for our sex the
civic rights to which we are entitled have
heretofore abandoned the fight, but when
we get started i think we shall accom-
plish something"
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NAMQNGTHE
In FRAIFRNlTlESI

held the evening OF Thursday, November
.. or Friday. November &c. In order to
avoid conflict with the meeting Of the
Worshipful Masters Associa tion1- the most
Important Of the year-Monday evening.
November 20 and the convocation of CO.
lumbia Royal Arch Chapter, No. I, when
the r. A. degree will be conferred by Of
1cers OF the Grand Royal Arch Chapter
Tuesday evening. November 20. Secre-
tary Strang reports the receipt of petit
tfons In sufficient numbers to warrant the
belief that there will be 100 initiates to
wade the waters OF mystery" ceremonial
night. Among them, IT Is said. will be
Past Potentate Roe Fulkerson Of Almas
Temple and a score Of his intimates
There will be three visitations Of the
Grand Lodge to constituent lodges during
the coming week-to B. B. French Lodge
tfonal Lodge. No. IL, Tuesday night. and
to Naval Lodge. No. 4. Thursday night
| at the same hour. This will leave but
one more visitation to be made by the
Grand Lodge-that to Arminius Lodge,
! ~.
columbia Commandery. No g knights
Templar. under Commander Francis A.
scoring. mas instituted a social innova-
ton which. 1t is understood, is to be
quickly followed by the other command
cries. Wednesday evening its entire Of
iicial line paid fraternal visit to Wash
ington Commandery. No. I. In the near
future similar visits are planned to Po-
tomac Commandery. No. 3: De Molay,
No. 4. and Orient. No s.
Recently the templars who accompa-
MED Columbia Commandery on it's Dill
srimage to Atlantic City. In September,
presented Commander Francis A. Sebrine
with handsome silver coffee urn The
presentation speech was made on be-
half OF the pilgrims. representing all
the other Communicates. by Past Com
mander William F. Guide. and the re-
spouse was characteristic effort Of
Commander Sebring.
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BLERIoT AERoPLANE HERE.
Exact Duplicate Of Famous Machine
Exhibited If Rannia.

A flying machine. the duplicate. even
to wiring and screws. Of the machine In
which Louis Bleriot, the French aero
pianist, few across the English channel,
is on exhibition in 8. Kann. Sons. & Co. .
department store. The exhibit is in charge
Of Lads Lewkowicz, a representative OF
Ralph Saulnier. who imported the ma
chine direct from Bleriot's representatives
in Paris.
A number of employees OF the store. I'M
der the direction of NJ. Lewkowicz, un-
boxed the aerOplane. and by means OF
block and tackle raised 1t up on the out
side of the building. lacked 1t through q
third floor window and placed 1t in posi-
ton. This afternoon the motor. wings
and two rudders were attached.
1t was announced that the machine will
be on exhibition for two weeks, and each
day experts will explain its working to
all who may be interested.
DO you propose to start the motor
while the machine Is in the building?'
Mr.. Lewkowicz was asked.
"Ah, no, no! I couldn't think OF such
a thing. 1t would be too dangerous" he
replied. 1T Is very delicate. 1t might
rise up from the tables and smash things
to pieces. 1t Is 50 sensitive
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The Form of the Oath.

To the Editor Of The Star:
There are few persons, besides those OF
the legal profession, and not all of these.
who understand the true significance of
the words so help me God" in the oath
which has been handed down to us from
the earliest period of so-called Chris
ton civilization IL their meaning were
generally understood. il is scarcely con-
ceivable that any one. believing I'm the
Almighty Power. whose wrath they in
woke. could take them upon his lips
without shudder. So obscure is the
phraseology that DIR. Paley said of the
oath that in no country are the words
or impress their obligation as in England.
The Latin words, introduced In the
days of the Roman emperors and copied
from form used in Pagan Rome, were
Sic mi Deus adjuvet Ito which were
added when the kissing of the Bible
became Common) ct haec sancta evan
CELIA" The English translation of this
oath was. SO help me God and these
holy gospels" and the force of the SEN
tence was construed To lie in the particle
so. That is.. MAY God so help me, or
save me. a. | speak the truth, and not
otherwise Thus the swearer stakes his
eternal salvation upon speaking the exact
truth. and forever renounces the mercy
of the Almighty If he should fail TO do
So.
This is the Interpretation placed upon
the WORDS by judicial decision from the
earliest times. and acknowledged by all
who have studied or given thought to
the subject. The definition most often
quoted Is that from two least crown
cases. which reads, "A religious associa-
ton by which person renounces the
rDercy and imprecates the vengeance
OF heaven II he do not speak the truth. -
The English publicist Goodwin, i'm his
Enquiry Concerning Political Justice
said: 1T were To be wished that the
name OF that man had been recorded
who first invented this mode of binding
men to veraCity. He had surely
himself very slight and contemptuous no.
tions at the Supreme Being. ryho could
thus tempt men To insult Him by brav-
ing His dspleaslre.'
This oath was adopted in England at
an early period by the psactice OF the
courts. but il is a mistake To suppose II
ever formed q part ~ the common law
BY this law no particular form was
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1t Is possible that some Of them may be
given a trial I'm the Sandy Hook test.
The chief Of artillery says he knows
that balloon shooting experiments have
been carried on abroad and that the War
Department knows already about all 10
il possible TO find out theoretically on
the subject. but there IL nothing like let
ting the men do the work themselves in
stead Of merely reading about It.
Lieut.. BENJAMIN ID. Foulois, one Of the
ohcers Of the Signal Corps. who has been
receiving instructions from Wilbur
Wright in flying the government aero
plane. left today for Sandy Hook. \. j..
to have ch: rye OF the squad Of Signal
Corps men who will participate in tho
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Potatoes Grown in a Barrel.

rom the DeIdWarean
sensation In potato growing has been
created in the neighborhood OF Ridgely.
Md, or at Richardtown. a suburb, by the
discovery that potatoes grown in a barrel
yield enormously. The experiment was
put to q local test there this year, and
during this week the experimenter, Oscar
Needs, invited his friends and neighbors
to come In, and see what the barrel con-
tained. Needs. early in the spring, had
planted the eyes Of ono whole potato In q
barrel which had contained lime but In
which he threw some fertilised earth. As
the vines grew. Needs added dirt. and oc-
casionally added wster when the lack Of
natural substance OF the mother earth
caused the dirt to appear dry. Potato
bugs could not reach II, and the paris
green men, II IL said. were gloomy as the
experiment progressed. When his neigh
bors arrived to see what the old barrel
contained on ''digxfng day." Needs care
fully removed the earth from the dead
vines. and there. sure enough. and all con-
nected to the vines by Dame Nature and
not BY Q trick. were 125 prime potatoes
or enough to MI q peach basket and
leave q half peck Of small. unmarketable
potatoes In the barrel. Now Ii II claimed
1T Ridgely that one man has given an or
der for ave thousand barrels to b made
for him next season.
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School Record Of Boston.

From the Boston Herald.
Boston now has enrolled in her elemen-
tary and high schools over 100000 pupils.
which is more than the entire state Of Ok
la homa had at its last census. This - a
gain of 1.6I1 over last year. with the
greatest percentage Of gain in the high
schools, the field of American education
In which some Of the most striking
changes are now being recorded. and from
which some of the most important results
are coming. The mechanic arts high
school has 232 more pupils than last year.
the high school of practical arts 158
more, and the high school of commerce
It's more, each of them having to refuse
applicants for lack of accommodation. 1t
is in this direction that the tide IL run
ming strongest now In elementary and
secondary education, and the end Is not
yet, as the school committees request on
the state board for additional industrial
training schools for boys In East Boston
and Roxbury shows. The difficulty Of a
modern city, however alert or well inten-
toned It may be, in keeping up with the
increase Of it's school population. Is shown
by the statement that there are more
than 5000 Of Boston's school population
now housed In improvised or rented quar-
ters. or In portable schoolhouses, S4S more
than there were last year.
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LEUTzE NEARING AGE LIMIT
RETIREs TUESDAY, BUT ACTIVE
DUTY CONTINUES.
Ranking Rear Admiral on Active
List-Born in 0ermany-Com-
mandant at Navy Yard. a

Rear Admiral E. III. c. Leutxe. comman-
dant Of the Washington navy yard, will
be transferred to the retired list next
Tuesday on reaching the age Of sixty-two
years.
He will be retained on his present duty
for several months to- come. however.
Notwithstanding the present policy
against the retention Of retired oflcers
on active duty. An exception In made
in this case because Of the desire TO have
the benefit Of Admiral Leutse's experience
and ability In important ordnance work
now in progress at the gun factory. This
work includes the completion OF the four
teen-inch naval gun and tho completion OF
several ten-inch guns for battle ships un-
der construction.
Born IN Dusseldorf, Prussia, In Novem-
Der, 1S4;, Admiral Leutxe was appointed
by President Lincoln to the United States
Naval Academy in March, 1854, from the
District OF Columbia. his home at thar
time. During the summer OF 1854, while
on leave OF absence from the academy.
he volunteered for service against tho
the L. s. s. Monticello Of the north At
lantic blockading squadron.
He was graduated from the Naval
Academy In 1867 and then cruised In AL
parts or the WOfld on the N0nnS0Otas
CanandaiGua. Ticonderoga, Vermont. Sew
ern and Worcester. During the years 1877
and 1873 he was on duty with the Mica
raguan surveying expedition and later
was attached TO the photographic ofhca
and the coast survey. After four years
service at the Naval Academy and two
wears on the Philadelphia he served from
1892 until 1895 at the Washington navy
yard.
He next had command OF the Michigan
for one year and Of the Alert for one
year.
When the Spanish war broke out I'm the
spring OF 1893 Admiral LeutSe was in
command of the monitor Monterey, Q for
midable ship at that time, ana was sent
to the assistance Of Admiral Dewey in
Manila bay. He arrived in time to take
part In the operations which resulted in
the capture Of the city Of Manila.
After two years service In command
of the new naval station at Cavite. Ad-
miral Leutze came to Washington and
served as superintendent Of the naval gun
factory for the succeeding two years.
mand OF the battleship Maine. and dur
ing the following year served As q mem-
Der Of the naval board OF inspection ana
survey.
Since October, 1905. he has performed
the dual duties Of commandant OF the
Washington navy yard and superintend-
ent Of the naval gun factory. He has
had about twenty-five years Of sea serv-
ice and about an equal period OF shore
duty. He reached the grade Of rear aA-
miral in July. 1907. and stands number
one In the list, being ranked only by Al
miral Dewey.
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ODD FELLOWS,
LODGES.

LODGES.
Nov. 15-Beacon. No. Is: Excelsior. No.
IL: Union. No. II. and LAngd0n.
No. 26. regular business.
Nov. lo-Phoenix. No. 2S, degree work.
Golden Rule, No. n; Washington
No. 6. and Amity. No. %, reg
ular business.
Nov. 1I-Harmony. No. q: Eastern. M :
and Federal City. No. 20. degree
work. Friendship, No. II. regular
business
Nov ls-Covenant. No. Is. degree work.
Columbia. No. 10, and Salem. No
-. regular business
Nov. 1S-Central. No. /, and METROPOLIS
No. 10, regular business.
ENCAMPMENTs.
Nov. 17-Mount Nebo. No. 8. grand vista
ton. Magenenu. No. 4. degree
DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAH
Nov. 16-Martha Washington Lodge, No.
B. grand visitation.
Nov. 1i-Ruth Lodge. No. ., degree work.
PATRIARCIS MILITANT.
Nov. 2o-Canton Washington, No. /. drill.
preparatory to inspection.
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want every chronic rheumatic to throw away
all medicines. all lnIments. all plasters. and
give MUNYON'S RHEUMATISM REMEDY a
Trial. No matter what your doctor may say, no
matter what your friends may say. matter
how prejudiced you may be against all adver-
tised remedies, go at once to your druggist and
. cot q bottle of the RHEUMATISM REMEDY
IL IL fails TO give satisfaction ! will refund your
money.-MUNYON.
Remember this remedy contains no sslicylic
acid, DO opium. cocaine. morphine or other
harmful drugs. II IL put up under the guarantees
q the Pure Food and Drug Act
For sale by all druggists. Price. sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-13
done. A few minutes were devoted to fe-
hcitotionS and cigars.

Eastern Lodge has been invited by Har-
mony Lodge to again confer the initiatory
degree next Wednesday evening and a
large attendance is anticipated. This will
be the last exempli1cation Of the degree
by the lodge prior to the presentation In
Odd Fellows Hall the evening of No
vember 10.
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MASONIC.

LODGES.
Nov. 15-Potomac. No. 6, NJ. NJ.
b. p. French, No. IS. grand
visitation.
PcntaIpha. No. %. F. c.
Nov. 1s- National. No. IL. grand wish
ton.
Nov. 17-washington Centennial, No. IA.
81 NJ.
Osiris. No. &C.
Nov. 1s-Naval. No. 4. grand visitation.
Ia Fayctte. No. 10. reception.
Nov. 19-Lebanon, No. Z, &c.
Hiram. No. 10.
Nov. 2O-Grand Lodge. special. temple
business.
Not bulletincd
Anaeostia. No. q: NJ. NJ. Parker.
No. %: King David No. %;
VIM. r. Singleton. No. 80; Co
lumbia, No. 3.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
Nov. 15-Mt. Vernon. No. 3. special. r.
NJ. and NJ. r. NJ.
Nov. 18-La Fayette. No. 3. mark.
Nov. 1T-CoIumhia, No. !, p. NJ. and N.
e. n.
Nov 19-School Of instruction
Nov. 2O-High Priests Association.
Not bulletined.
Washington Naval. No. 6;
Brightwood. No. Q.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR COMMANDERIES.
Nov 15-Orient. No. 5.
Nov. 17-Potomac. No. 3. Red Cross.
Nov. 19-Columbia. No. 2, temple.
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH
Nov. l6-Mithras Lodge Of Perfection. 4th,
9th and 18th degrees.
CRYPTIC MASONRY.
Nov. 15-Washington Council, No. /. de-
Nov. 1S-Adoniram Council. No. 2. de-
EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS.
Nov. 15-Ruth. No. 1
Nov. 16-Mizpah, No. s.
Nov. 11-Areme. No. 1o.
Nov. 1S-Esther. No s.
Nov. 19-Martha. No. 4.
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TO CHANGE TACTICS
Army Squad Will Now Shoot at
Airships.
COLLEGE PARK DESERTED
Experiments for Artillery Men at
Sandy Hook, N. J.
SMALL BALLOONS FOR TARGETS
War Department Posted Theoreti-
cally But Men Will Make
Practical Tests.
SMALL BALLOONS FOR TARGETS

From flying aeroplanes and dirigibles
to destroying them is the direction in
which the signal service will now turn
its attention. The flying school at College
Park has been closed for the winter, and
the aeroplane now in the shed there
will be returned to Fort Myer. where
it will be housed in the aeroplane shed
till next spring, unless the War De-
partment decides to select some tract of
ground in the south and let the oflicers
practice there for the balance of the
season. 1t is not thought likely, however,
that this will be done.
Orders have been issued from the War
Department to return the detachment
Of ten enlisted men to Fort Myer. Five
Of them will be sent at once to Fort
Wood, N. T., where they will be en-
ployed in flying the captive balloons. to
be used as targets at which the army 10
to shoot. All OF the men OF the detail
are skilled in initiating and putting up
gas balloons. and their services will now
be utilized by the artillery branch, in
stead Of the signal service.
The army has purchased a number Of
small balloons for this practice. The ak
periments will be made at the proving
grounds at Sandy Hook. Gen. Allen Of
he had a number Of balloons that were
at the service Of the artillery any time
thay wanted to use them.
Practice Done Abroad.
There has been a good deal done abroad
in the way Of practicing on captive bal
looms with artillery. The German govern
nnent has carried out q series OF ex-
periments the past summer and found
L. A~l~ hal
In a few rounds at ordinary artillery
range.
II has also installed special guns
which can FIRE vertically and are more
effective In practice against balloons than
ordinary field guns. 1t has found
that shrapnel Is a good thing to use. but
recently the Krupp foundry has designed
a new form of shell which bursts with
great violence and is effective from
considerable area around The balloon.
This shell il fired by q time fuse and the
range of the balloon has to be secured
as though the pro5ectiie were ere being being USED
II 10 said. however. by some OF the army
oncers who have been practicing at
College Park that 1t would be Impossible
to get the range OF an aeropiane nying
high and travelling at the rate OF forty
miles an hour. One great dimcuity In
Rettine the range either OF an aeroplane
or Of Q dirfgible IL that II travels In three
dimensions instead Of two. as Is the case
with q boat.
Character Of Guns.
It has not been decided just how soon
the experiments will be started at Sandy
Hook and the War Department IL not
willing to say whether IL il possessed Of
special guns for shooting at balloons or
whether IL IL going to depend on ordinary
field and coast artillery.
There have been q number OF guns for
vertical IRE invented in this country, and
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sequel to the disappearancs Of Car
roll c. Pickett. absconding teller Of tbs
Citizens National Bank OF ParkerxourK,
w. Va, who got away with several thou
sand dollars three years ago. came when
his wife. Mrs. May C.. Pickett, brought
suit for q divorce. Pickett II still at larTe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-13

Eggs sold at retail at IS cents a dozen
I'm the Hagerstown (Md) market, the
highest price eggs have brought there In
many yeary
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Monarch Edward S. Schmid OF Kallipolis
Grotto, No. Is. Of the Yelled Prophets. an
nounced today that the grend ceremonial
session Of the grotto would probably be
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CRYPTIC MASONRY.
Nov. Washington Council, No. !, de-
grees.
Nov. 1S-Adoniram Council. No. 2. de-
grees.
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Acacia Lodge. No. 10. F. A. A. NJ, at
it's grand visitation Tuesday evening had
on Its program OF entertainment orches-
trail selections, q violin solo, Raffs ''Cava-
tina" by T. Brooke Amiss; vocal solo by
Herndon Morsell: an address by Auditor
William E. Andrews Of the Treasury De-
partment: a speech from Worshipful
Master Edward D. Clement, presenting q
testimonial to the orator Of the evening:
a second vocal solo by Herndon Morsell
and a cornet solo by Walter +. Smith.
The Masonic Orchestra. under the direc-
ton Of Donald B. Macleod. furnished the
music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-13

Grand Master Thomas j. Shryock Of
Maryland has invited Grand Master
Henry X. Simpson Of this Jurisdiction and
all the other grand masters OF the United
States to be his guests. at the dedication
Of the Masonic Temple I'm Baltimore.
Tuesday and Wednesday. November 1t
AMI II. Grand Master Simpson has &C.
copied the invitation and will be present.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1909-10-19
100, 900 Torpiite / Sibirien

S 2ethportb | Gnglono bar Spirit.
inoe 9rapotfin til Soroel for ben
rusiiife Heaftions Dire foranitaltet
en- uoitining Of Su~sinbuitri fra rus.
fife 9onboiitrifter, for oct melte
Smpffesienitanoe og Sr9ifi9rerar.
beiber. Snotpgten al Salget ifal
fomme be Sorpiite / Sibirien tilgobe.
Spritinoen minbeoe | en- Gale ON ale
De 2Gbiler, benbes Wanb bar ON.
talt / ben ms uofomne BOG "Sbe
Serror IN &iisiia". Sffe minore emo
S0-t0O,000 Hnsiere leper MI |
2anbflpetigbeb. Scr fit De SorpiIte
ppboIbe fig / @perne, bpor De fnnoe
ifaffe iig Irbeioe; MI bliper De itltet
| 2anbsbperne, bpor De iom
maa ligge | SGngilerne. S
De iioite ire glar er Der ienbt De Sor.
bite ca. 10000 Ser, bporaf ire SEM
teoele TANNER fra BET engelife Sipl'
pefonb. Spraab ON ltnoerItettelIe
til De Sorpiite or forbubt | Guslano.