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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20
MISS W|LKERS0N WELL
RECEIVERS FROM EFFECTS OF
# MERCURY TABLETS.
Declared Not to Be Young Woman
Who Jumped Into Tidal
Basin.

Miss Mary Scott Wilkerson, who went
to the medical school at the George
Washington Unworthy yesterday morning
and announced that she had attempted
suicide by swallowing mercury tablets,
was discharged from the Emergency Hos
pital in the afternoon as having recovered
from the effects of the poison. 1t was
thought by the police that she was the
woman who had made an effort to drown
herself in the tidal basin Friday night,
but this was denied by Charles f. Biggs,
one of the young men who engaged in the
rescue work at that time.
Biggs, who lives at S11 North Capitol
street. displayed considerable interest in
the identity of the young woman yeste--
day. He called at police headquarters
and at the hospital yesterday. The wom-
an he assisted from the water. he stated,
gave her address as b street southwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20
Saw Woman Jump in Water.

He said he and his brother. J. E. Biggs.
were fishing from the wall at the basin,
when he saw a woman approach from
the direction of the Monument. She re-
moved her hat, climbed through the
fence, raised her hands and went over, he
said.
Il realized there was not much time to
spare" said Biggs, land as soon as
could get my shoes off / went over. and
it was the coolest bath have ever taken
When / caught hold of the woman's head
and pulled her toward the wall she
fought and begged me to let her co.
The woman, Biggs said, begged him to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20
PLEDGE OF BIG sum.
Southern Methodists Raise
Nearly Half of Building Fund.
NATIONAL CHURCH EDIFICE
Announcement Made at Meeting of
Committee Yesterday.
STRUCTURE TO COST $500, 900
Appeal Issued for Contributions.
Statement by Four Bishops In
dorsing the Project.
NATIONAL CHURCH EDIFICE
STRUCTURE TO COST 100000

The building committee of the Southern
Methodist Episcopal Church had cause
for congratulation yesterday al its closing
meeting, held at the Raleigh Hotel, when
the announcement was made that $4,000
has been pledged OF the 100000 necessary
to complete in this city the home of the
national church which it is contemplat ted
to erect here.
This announcement was made just after
the committee, Of which J. c. c. Mayo of
Paintsville. KY, is chairman and ]. Ad-
get Stewart Of Louisville. KY, secretary,
and the bishops in attendance had agreed
to issue stirring letter to the members
of the denomination, as well as to other
persons disposed to aid in the effort, to
come forward and help to build the new
temple for Southern Methodism In the
National Capital.
1T is estimated the letter states, that
at least S:sOp,tUO will be necessary to carry
the proposed enterprise through to a sue
cessful issue, of which not less than
S1UO,OOO must go into a suitable lot Large
as this sum looks on the face of it, 1t is
less than any other leading denomination
is proposing to spend. and it is really
bagatelle when compared with out re-
sources. To draw back from 1t would be
cowardice. In this day of colossal bust
ness schemes We must not be content
with little things for the kingdom of
God.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20
Open Break Occurs.

About three weeks ago the term of r.
H. Basby. one Of the members Of the
electoral board of the county OF Norfolk,
expired. The naming of a successor was
in the hands of Judge Joseph 7. Lawless.
Mr.. Bagby had been recommended to
succeed himself, and the members of the
county organization relied on Judge Law
less to respect their views. But Judge
Lawless exercised his rights and named
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20
FIGHT ON MARTIN
Both Parties Accusing Norfolk
National Committeeman.
BAD FAITH Is CHARGED
Bargain Between Him and the Ma
chine" Is Alleged-Candidates
for Senator Daniels Place.

.ela, Correspondence Of The Star.

RICHMOND, Va. March. 10. 1910.
Alvah H. Martin of Norfolk county,
member Of the national republican COM
nittee from Virginia, long recognized as
the dominant head of the. party in Vir-
gin;a, is in trouble. For a great many
years he has held the Office Of clerk of
Norfolk county. He is and has always
been a republican. But the county has
for a long time been electing democrats
to the general assembly, democrats to
Congress and democrats to state positions.
While all this has been going on Mr.. Mar
tin has been returned as clerk. OF the
county in the elections which have been
held and in which a. clerk was chosen.
The charge has often been made that
there was a bargain between the clerk
and the machine in Norfolk county and
the democrats have declared war; Last fall
the county cast it's vote for Kent, repub-
lican, for governor, after having voted for
Judge Mann in the primary. That fact
has started both the democrats and the
republicans to saying things. The re-
publicans want to know why, Il he could
swing the county to the republican candi-
date for governor, he could not elect
republicans to the general assembly !?
Why, also, is it that he can and does
retain his Office as clerk and all other
republicans are left out in the cold? The
question Is being asked II Mr. Martin
broke faith with the fusionists. He is
being charged by the straightout, demo-
Gratis with having gone step too far.
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Growth Of the Denomination.

Starting at the close of the civil war
with one small and struggling congrega-
ton, We have now six or seven healthy
and growing churches united. aggressive
and hopeful in all things. Mount Vernon
Place. the mother of them all, has solid
membership of about $50 or 800, and Is
recognized by everybody as one of the
foremost Christian bodies Of the city. Tn
der adverse conditions. which at times
have been almost appalling, 1t has held
our banner high and gone forward with
steady step. But the time has fully
come when it must widen its founda-
tons Or else retire more and more from
the public eye. The drifts and changes
in the population of the city have rem
dered the present site much less desirable
than il formerly was, and the fact that
ii is only sixty by 100 feet units it for
the erection of suitable and worthy
edifice.'
Bishops Issue Statement.
Bishops Wilson, Gambler, Hass and
Atkins, who are here. gave out the fol-
lowing statement last night:
We cordially concur in the statement
of the case as made by the committee,
and heartily approve appeal sent forth
n behalf of this great interest. Being
,ulIy acquainted with all the facts, we
affirm that the committee has not over
stated the Importance of this enterprise.
and their appeal deserves the most gen.
erous and prompt response from all our
people. Consideration OF both sacred
duty and wise policy impel us to carry
this work To completion. A good begin
ming has been made and perfect success
is in comparatively easy reach. Let all
of the members and friends OF our be-
loved church give earnest support to the
devoted men who have been charged
with the oversight and direction of this
movement, which is the concern of us
ALL
While many interests, both local and
general, engage our attention at this
time, we sincerely believe there is none
more important than this, and none
which should take precedence of it,
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Demand for National Church.

THE need for such house as we have
Indicated 10 imperative. OF that fact we
have never at any time had the least
doubt, but the closer investigation that
we have recently made has served to
deepen and intensity our conviction on
the subject. Washington city is the
capital of the nation, and the very center
Of its political life. More than that. it
is a meeting place for the nations of
the EARTH Hither come all kinds and
classes Of people, not only from every
section of our own country, but also
from every quarter of the world. Other
churches have not been slow to recognize
this fact and to take advantage Of it,
The Roman Catholics in particular, who
are never lacking In practical sagacity,
have long followed the policy Of intrench-
ing themselves here by means Of their
churches, schools and hospitals. All the
chief Protestant denominations are. NOV
ing to do the same thing. As the second
largest body Of Methodists in the world
we cannot afford to lag behind the rest.
By every consideration we are bound to
keep pace with our brethren of other
denominations In shaping the moral and
spiritual life of the capital for our COM
mon country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20
Confidence and Zeal Needed.

when Providence opens wide fields to
Us we must enter them not in hesitant
or doubtful Spirit, but full OF confidence
and ZEAL The local church can command
$4,000. perhaps more. In addition to this
the Baltimore conference has pledged it
self to raise $4,000. The rest must come
from the church at large. 1t was not
thought wise by the general conference to
levy an assessment. lest it should arouse
some opposition from those who have not
taken the pains to look into the matter
with prayerful thoroughness. The plan
sent down to us cOntemplates free-will
offerings from such of our constituency
as have the means and are filled with the
spirit of liberality.
I'VE therefore address ourselves to all
the friends and well-wishers of the cause;
whom the Lord has blessed with an
abundance of this worlds goods. There
ought to be somewhere in the ranks OF
our 100000 Methodists at least a few
magnanimOus souls who will contribute
not less than $4,000 each-say $1,000
year for five years-to this great forward
movement, and surely there are more
than a few who will give $1,000 each.
Smaller but liberal donations we con-
fidently expect to pour in from a host Of
others.
"Such a thing as failure does not enter
into our calculations. It is not necessary
to say that some time will be needed for
the full achievement Of our purposes. In
things of such magnitude time Is an in
variable element, but we shall be here to-
morrow and the day after; and in the end
we feel sure that our efforts will be
crowned with glorious success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20

for the campaign. There is some talk
that State Senator Aubrey E. Strobe OF
Amherst Will try to get the political scalp
of Mr.. Flood.
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Swamp Root is Pleasant to Take.

tso
hook nonm
wdIk tina send ebouAd
days The nulnness 4 This offer IS guarantee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK?|
Thousands of Men and Women Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect It,

Nature warns you when the track Of
health IS not clear. Kidney and bladder
trouble compel you to pass water often
through the day and get up MANY times
during the nioht
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20
A Trial Will Convince Anv One

IL you feel THAT your kidneys the cause of vol
sickness run down condition. begin taking Dr. NJ
ner's swamp Root the great kidney. and badle
remedy. because your kidneys begin to &c.
better they will helQ the other organs health II
taking swamp-Root you afford natural help Nature
Swamp Root is gentle healing vegetable compound
a physicians prescription for specific disease
You get rid of your aches and pains II Won,
kidneys of order. You feel right whsa
y,sr kidneyS are wrong
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PersepOIis

From HarperS Magazine.
rs 1t not passing brave to be a king,
And ride in triumph through Persepolsf"
That dream of earthly power or some
mere atom of 1t, has fired more hearts and
let loose more misery than any one can
reckon. Tho mighty men of valor, the
conquerorsfi from Rameses to Napoleon,
who sought to make substantial this
dream Of power. who pulle,; down king
doms and changed the face of the times,
have each In turn ridden through his
Persepolis, and mostly toward oblivion.
Yet every man has some Persepolis in
his heart, some dream of power, some
objective point or thing which stands as
the goal of desire and effort. 1t may
be very narrow and sordid one of just
making living and of satisfying crea i.
ture needs, nevertheless the dream, with
its accompanying desire an6 motive, Is
the handspring Of the mans activity. Tho
dream places the man, gives his quality
as nothing else can. And 1t also indicates
his possibilities, whether for good or Ill.
to himself and his fellows. For his
dream is his ambition, and his ambition
is his true self. The man who never
dreams at all, If there be such, is never
completely lndividualized he remains a
mere human atom borne onward by the
mass, part Of the Wis inertia of life.
but he contributes little or nothing to its
real energy. And since this dream Of
power is inherent in mans nature seeing
all life is but it's expression in manifold
forms, It is well to stop sometimes and
ask ourselves what are we dreaming and
what are we doing? For the dream works
out In a twofold way, 1t individualiZes
and socializes. In its lowest and coll-
monest form it causes man to measure
himself against the mass, his fellows, In
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From information gathered by the
treasury department it is quite possible
mat a nlan for validating bills Of lading
covering shipments of cotton for export
hetween the United States and Great
britain will be perfected between Amer
loan and Englishr bankers associations.
Just In what form the proposition is to
he accomplished is not known here, but
If is jntimated that project has been
vtartedby fnanciers that will ultimately
lead to a satisfactory solution of the
difficulty.
hitherto. European bankers have con-
sistentlv refused to accept the valuation
nlan and the comptroller of the cur
rencv at the treasury department has
refused to allow national banks to guar
antee bills of lading This left the whole
question in a very bemuddled state and
fnaIIv resulted in an attempt by the
English associations of bankers to form
a working plan with the American assoc
ciation Since the cotton crop this year
&c estimated to be worth about $50,000,000
and since Europe takes most of It, set
Element is desired both here and abroad.
The whole question was brought about
several months ago when an Alabama
firm of cotton brokers failed, and sew
eral banks in Liverpool which held bills
of lading for cotton obtained through
them found that some of the paper had
been forged. shortly thereafter notice
was given by European bankers that
after October 81 they would not accept
American cotton bills of lading unless
guaranteed.
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Denman Thompson recently celebrated
the thirty-second anniversary of his first
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burning desire to possess all. In its
intermediate forms it induces man TO
combine with certain other men of like
passions and views as his own, but still
against the mass, for the combined pow
er and profit of these few. In its ultimate
and highest form 1t induces a man to
measure himself by service 10 the. mass.
He perceives that the truest and noblest
individuality is attained by and through
the good of all; that only In a sense II
losing or foregoing his individuality does
man ever really attain it, does he ever
really achieve freedom and true SELF
possession. He perceives that a common
idea Of life and lving-common in the
sense of shared by all-can alone ever
equalize our natural inequalities. For the
civilzing forces are from within out and
never from without in.
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TSARINA'S HEALTH
MUCH IMPROVED

st. Petersburg, October 15.-(Spe.
Tsarlna has been greatly improved by
her stay at Bad Nauheim and thai
much of the, fear that her little son
the czarewitch, would be assassinated
which was a symptom of her nervous
breakdown. has disappeared. 1t is sim
cerely hoped that her majesty will
make full recovery, for she Is very
popular with all classes.
The Gear has enjoyed his stay al
the German watering place greatly in
quiet way. He has been quite bour-
geois in his devotion to his wife and
children.
A story reaches here of a near-bao
| motor accident In which his majesty
| and his children were involved. Tht
Grand Duke and Duchess of Hesse and
the Tsar and his children were motor
ing from Friedberg to Lich when the
motor car colided with a farmers
wagon. The wagon was flung into the
ditch and the motor was also dam
aged. The party was transferred In
another car, but on their return jour
ney a second collision occurred neces-
stating a change into a third motor
The statement is semi officially made
that the German Kaiser will visit st
Petersburg in December.
1t is not generally known, by the
way, that there is a very consider
able personal friendship between the
two Emperors, and they correspond al
frequent intervals. The Emperor Will
liam was very anxious that the Tsar
should have witnessed the recent grand
maneuvers of the German army, but
Nicholas II was anxious to take a
tn CROUCH rest and therefore begged to
be excused. The Tsar takes not the
slightest interest in military affairs
and the clash of arms does not appeal
to him in the least. 1t Is understood
that when the two monarchs meet they
will discuss many matters - cutstand-
ing Importance to their respective do
mnions, and the meeting hay easily
possess some future historic import
ance.
At the recent opening of the Finnish
diet the inaugural speech of the gov
ernor general was limited to 20 words
declaring the diet open, and the speak
ers reply was even shorter, consist
ing simply of declaration of loyalty
to the Tsar.
The attitude of the German press
toward Russia, and the strong meas
ures which the Russian government
now feels able to take against its Teu-
tonic detractors, are strikingly ind1-
Gated In the prohibition just issued
against the entry into Russia of the
Frankfurtor Zeitung, as well. as the
Berliner Tagoblatt.
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WEEKLY THEATRICAL LETTER
BY JAMES GRANT THuRsroN

New York, October 15.-(Special.)-The
seizure of the Savoy theatre by Sullivan
g. Farrell, the owners, is believed to be
a phase of the war of the legislatures
against the moving picture showmen,
Frank Mckee, William Harris and
Charles Frohman, lessees of the Savoy,
Asub-let 1t to Walter Rosenberg.
Walter Rosenberg, who made a success
Of the Savoy as a picture house. declared
that 1t had done him no harm at present.
Mr. Mckee claims to have lease until
October, 1911 but the owners say that
Mckee occupies the Savoy on a con
tinuing rental" basis. under which they
take charge whenever they wish.
The rent is $4,000 a year. The supreme
court has sustained Mckee. Klaw &
Erlanger took possession of the New
York theatre roof, where Rosenberg had
been running pictures, and over night he
found himself ousted
The English idea of "the interview
was recently illustrated by press agent
whom Sir Charles Wyndham imported
from the other Hde. reporter applied
Charles can't see you, but If you'll write
your questions on paper he'll be happy to
answer them
The reporter said that word was sent
back with Sir Charles ideas, views or
opinions were not essential to the happi-
ness or instruction of mankind.
Before Madame Lillian Nordica sailed
for Europe recently to f1ll an engagement
at the Paris opera, she declared herself
in favor of opera in English.
She says there are many people in this
city who prefer English and they ought
to be catered to.
.'The Blue Bird was received with sat
isfaction on the opening night, and 1t
was felt that in the production of such
/ play the new theatre was fulfilling its
mission. The performance was faithful,
nearly always in attempt, sometimes in
actual result, to the spirit of Maeter-
lincks fantastic comment on the great
quest OF humanity for happiness
The demand for tickets for the four
East Side subscription performances tc
be given at from 10 to 80 cents per seat
has been SO great that the directors de-
cided to throw open the entire top bal
cony at all performances. This balcony
which was closed when the alterations
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were made last summer, contains SOC
seats
The four special performances are for
poor people who will thus enjoy the priv
ilege of seeing what the milionaires the
atre looks like.
Augustus Thomas, the dramatist and
performer, is laughing at the comeback
inflicted by Patrick F. Murphy, who is
looked upon as one OF his rivals for pop
ularity as an after dinner Thomas, who
was POSTMASTER at an affair, and Murphy
was introduced among them. Murphy be-
gan saying:
'Mr. Thomas likes to score his points
by ridiculing the statements of those who
have already spoken He reminds me OF
that famous English general who always
led his troops from behind
The laugh was on Thomas and he
laughed more heartily than any man In
the party.
LII Hawthorne, the English singer, who
brought about the arrest of Dr. Hawley
Crippen is back again.
She was president of the Theatrical
Woman's Guild, of which Belle Elmore
wife of DR.. Crippen, was the treasurer
When the wife dropped out of sight Miss
Hawthorne went to Scotland Yard and
found that something was wrong. The
result was the fight of DR.. Crippen and
Ethel LeNeve
Henry w. Savage has sailed for
Europe. Mr.. Savage's annual visit this
season is so far ahead of his customary
schedule that the news of 1t has oc-
casioned general surprise in theatrical cir
cles.
Frank Kenney, the young Brooklyn
millionaire who opened a billiard parlor
to keep him busy and later turned the
Criterion in Brooklyn into a vaudeville
house, has added another to his chain OF
theatres.
The latest addition is at WATERFOWL, N
Y, the others being the Third avenue
New York, at Binghampton. N. Y, New
Britain, Conn.,, and the fifth at Bridge
port, Conn.
| Denman Thompson recently celebrate,
the thirty-second anniversary of his frs
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Victorious woman had unthinkingly
left PROSTATE man a last weapon, and
he, the graceless, treacherous wretch,
scrupled not to use 1t.
That is to say, it was still permitted
him to get up the latest fashion in
feminine apparel, and with fiendish in
genuity he lost no time in devising the
hobbe skirt.
'Ha, Ha' he chuckled, his idea being.
of course, that If the hated sex here
upon took any more long steps forward
it would fall on its individual and col
lective faces
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Extract, instead of Quaker Herb Extract
and the style OF bottle and. color of
wrapper had been initiated. People are
therefore warned. If the genuine Qua
ker Herb Remedies are wanted they can
be obtained in Birmingham at Gunn's
Pharmacy, Third avenue and Nineteenth
street, and they are not peddled from
door to door, and no agents are selling
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4 COWardly, DeSpicable,
Outrageous Imposition
On the Country People
Tevng Working Surrounding

them except the Health Teacher him
self. The price of Quaker Extract is 81
per bottle or three for so. Oil of Balm.
25c; Cough Syrup. 25c; Corn and Pile
Salve. 25c; Skin and Scalp Soap, 10c.
Sufferers from rheumatism, catarrh,
kidney, liver, stomach, Indigestion, con-
stipation or blood troubles should cali
at once.
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4 A lady called at Gums Pharmacy, and,
producing a bottle. said: II cannot take
your medicine; it actually makes me sick
at the stomach" This was terrible blow
to him, but just as soon as he saw the
bottle the mystery was solved, The wom-
an had been imposed upon. The medi-
>Aue she bought was called Shaker Herb
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New Psalm of Life

From Judges Library.
Lives of most great men remind us
That 1t IL feat sublime
To depart and leave no mud marks
Smeared along the trail of time.