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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27

Sarah NJ. Sanderson. Mrs Minnie Drae-
ger: Ruth, No. 2. Mrs Anna Crew, Mrs
Bertha NJ. Nichols, Mrs. Emma j. s. Muir
ray; Martha Washington. No. 3. Mrs
Laura Z. McChesney. Mrs. Ella Hester,
Mrs. Elizabeth Weber: Dorcas. No. 4. Mrs
Bessie Baber. Mrs. daude K. Royse. Mrs
Esteiie NJ. Allison: Esther. No. ). Mrs
Maude r. White. Mrs. Myrtle Loebsack,
Mrs. Dell +. kistler.
The committee met with Past Grand
Representative John I. Brown. chairman
Of the Grand Lodge COMMITTEES on Re-
bekah lodges. and organized by electine
Mrs. Maude r. White, chairman OF joint
committee; Mrs Myrtle Loebsack, vice
chairman: Mrs. V. Estelie Yoakley. secre-
tary and treasurer. respectively.
The joint committee will meet at |. 0.
O. F. Hall Monday evening. August %.
last Monday evening was attended by a
large number of members, as well as Wis
itors from this and other Jurisdictions
Among the visitors present were Mrs.
Lodge. Mrs. Minnie Draeger of Naomi
Rebekah Lodge. Mrs. Ella Hester Of Mar
tina Washington Lodge and Mrs. Ruth
l.. White and Mrs. 8. f. Fisher of Ruth
Rebekah Lodge. Nc. :. Tampa. Fla 4
warm welcome was given each of the fol-
from the lodge meetings for some time
on account of sickness. business o. vaca-
ton: Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Plymole. Mrs.
Relic Midk'h and infant son. Mrs. Nir-
ginia Falkner and her little daughter
Margaret. Mrs. Corda Hammer. Mr.. II.
X. Averill Mrs. Katherine Powers. Mrs.
Katie Sample and Mrs. Cynthia Lyons.
After the regular business was conclud-
ed some interesting and laughable amuse-
ments provided hy Mrs. Maude keiser
Brooks. chairman Of the entertainment
committee. followed
Federal City Lodge, No. ~. conferred
the init atory degree at the Northeast
Temple Wednesday evening under the di-
recton Of Past Grand W. r. Dement,.
degree director. The first degree i'm full
and complete form is announced for ne xt
Wednesday evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27
PRIMITIVE COURTS.
How Justice Was Administered in
Rude Surroundings.

From Case and Comment.
In the days Of which / write the
judicial system. like the country. was In
its infancy The circuit court was COM
posed of a president judge, elected by
the legislature. and who presided at all
the courts in the circuit. and two as
sociate judges. elected in each county by
the people. The president Judge was
always a lawyer OF some experience.
The associate judges were not lawyers
and they made no claims to legal knowi-
edge. As a rule they were typical rep
resntatives OF the backwoodsmen and
very illiterate. yet they had the power
to override the presiding judge and give
the opinion Of the court, and they often
did So In such instances their reasoning
was likely to be of most ludicrous
character However, they made up in
honesty what they lacked in other d.
rections, and the results were not as
bad as might be imagined. sThey were
usually elected because of their popu-
larity and their we'll known integrity, and
though they occasionally went wrong
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27
Free and Easy Labor.

Antiouarians tell up OF a time when,
even In this community. household help
could be caught young and kept until il
was old. but that happy day has passed
and there is no sign OF It's return. In
the attempt TO defer it, the amateur psy-
biologists of the household strove to
arouse the interest and pride of their as
sistants by Illuminating the title that de-
fined their status; the hired girl became
a maid. But that did not hold her, and
neither did advances OF wages, extra even
1ngs and Sundays out" concessions
touching calls from gentleman friends
upon their lady friends. or any other
privilege that matrons could devise. The
maid continued to work when she chose
and she left when she got ready.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27

steamer from Savannah where a day will
be spent sightseeing, to Baltimore and
thence home by rail.
In addition TO those who appear in the
picture on this page. the following are
also members of the degree team: Oliver
Burkhead. Charles NJ. Burkhead, F. W.
Alexander and Allan Shackelford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27

at Atlanta, Ga. where 1t will compete
for first honors i'm the first and second
degree work. The party will go south
over the Seaboard Air Line railway, and
a number of ladies will accompany Them.
on the return trip some of the party plan
to take the NJ. and NJ. T. Company's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27
First and Foremost.

From Puck.
MY wife has great deal to say to me
about her first husband
Nonsense: your wife was never mar
ried before"
.T know, IT, That's what makes her
reflections SO painful"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.

The parade, demonstration and recep-
lion for next Tuesday evening. August
- inaugurated by sister company. ].
r. Coldwell Company. No. :. Uniform
RANK Knights OF Pythias. In which the
ea,lre order Of the District OF Columbia
Rad Joined. promises 10 be one 81 the
most successful affairs in the history OF
The Pythian order.
~ a meeting Friday evening at Grand
Lodge headquarters the general commit
tee received the reports Of the various
subcommittee 81 the subordinate lodges
and uniform rank companies heretofore
announced. which Indicated large turn
out OF Pythidns and branches OF the
order
The escort TO the winning company at
The Milwaukee encampment--wa shington
Company No. l. Uniform Rank-wiIl be
composed OF J. r. Coldwell Company. No.
.. . detachment Of Washington Company
md CantoR Washington, No. l. Patriarchs
Militant. followed by h. +. Grand Lodge
officers and guests III carriages
The next fe,t the parade will be
the members Two temples of the
Pythian Sisters, independent auxiliary
~ the Knigh { Pythias-Rathbone
Temple. No. Friendship Temple.
No. o. IN au:om -
Tho parade nc eighteen subor-
dinate lodges oi District OF Columbia,
loaded by Fra m Lodge, No. =, the
ol1est Pyfhian L'.lge in the world. will
make a civio section following the car
rtagcs.
Ii is expected tina. tho lodges will I've
we'll represented from the reports re-
ce.scd by the general committee.
The -rodics marching, this officers ahi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27

The degree team of Columbia Lodge,
No 10 l. O. q. f., which has distinguished
itself by winning first prize for third de-
gree work at Baltimore, Philadelphia and
Toronto. will leave Washington. Sunday.
September Is. at 1905 am, 10 attend
the meeting Of the sovereign grand lodge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27
MASONIC.
LODGES.

Aug. 2l-Anacostia. No. 81, r. c.
Sept. 2-lebanon. No. 4. VI. NJ.
TIram No. 10, VI. NJ
Scheduled. bur not bulle;ined: Naval. No.
4: la Fayette. No. 10. W. X. Singleton,
No. 30.
KNIGHTS TEliPI.AR COMMANDMENTS.
Columbia. No. .. is not bulletined for the
coming week.
EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS.
Caiendared. bur not huiletincd.
Sept. Esther Chapter. No. >.
Sept. a-Martha Chapter. No. !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27
WORLD DIVORCE LAW
UNDER CONSIDERATION
Methods of Procedure in Many
Lands Are Dis
CuSsed.
rrcirn Correspondence Of The Star.

Foreign CorrespondenCe Of The Star
LONDON. August IL. 1910.
The possibility Of bringing about some
kind OF uniication of practice In mat
tiers OF divorce throughout the civilized
world has been inquired into by a COM
mittee of the International law confer
ence. It's report was submitted TO the
conference recently held here.
1t was pointed out that In most of the
countries there is no distinction be
tween husband and wife as to the grounds
Of divorce England, Belgium and Egypt
being conspicuous exceptions.
In several continental countries mutual
consent, under certain restrictions. was,
the report stated. sufficient cause for d.
vorce With all its alleged Iiberality In
divorce. the United States had not yet
arrived at this. Indeed. there was no
cause for divorce In the United States
which could not be found in some con-
tinental countries
Marriage With Aliens.
DR.. CASTOR de Loval. legal adviser to
the British, legation in Brussels. recon-
mended that English law should never al
low a marriage between an English wom-
an and a foreigner without insisting that
all conditions necessary have been COM
piled with. so as to render the proposed
marriage valid In the mans own coun-
try.
The ease with which divorce is obtained
in the United States was referred to In
a paper by Prof F. P. Walter Of McGil
| University. Montreal, who also COM
nented on the fact that a man could
have one lawful wife In Connecticut and
| another lawful wife in New York
Divorce. he said. had become pri-
mary necessity of life in the republic.
The divorce microbe might he at work
| In Canada. but its raw eggs were as yet
not serious.
In the larger part OF the Dominion. as
in Ireland. there were no divorce courts
at all. Divorce there could only be got
By private acts OF parliament.
Speaks for Suffragists.
One speaker thought there was no hope
Of any remedy for the present abuses
until women had some effective voice in
| determining the law
Others despaired OF universally
adopted law respecting divorce and con-
sidered that religious differences made the
difficulties insuperabie. but the commit
tee was reappointed for the purpose OF
submitting legislative proposals to the
next conference for solving conflicts Of
divorce jurisdiction.
\ In a discussion afterward on criminal
| procedure the French system Of being
able to order new trial found many
advocates. The lord chief justice said he
had known gross failures of justice, ow-
ing to the court of criminal appeal in
England not being able to order new
trial in cases where convictions were
ouas shed on points Of law but where there
was no doubt of the guilt of the accused.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27
CONTROLS UTTERANCES
OF GERMAN PRESS
Privy Councillor Hammann Is
Real Arbiter of Empires
Foreign Policy.

FOREIGN Correspondence Of The Star.
BERLIN. August 10. 1910
The assumption OF his official duties by
the new German secretary of state for
foreign affairs. Herr Won Kiderien-waech-
ter serves TO emphasize the fact that the
real controller Of Germanys foreign
policy and the virtual boss Of the
imperial government Ii an ex-journalist-
Privy Councillor Hammann now the
senior member Of the permanent stan OF
the foreign ONCE.
Herr Hammann. who il man OF
academic education and possesses the
degree OF doctor OF laws, was a COM
parativeiy unknown newspaper writer.
when, about seventeen years ago. he at
tracted the attention OF the imperia!
chancellor of that period. Gen. Count
Caprivi, by writing a pamphlet on the
best methods Of combating the alarming
growth OF the socialist movement in the
kaiser's dominions. Count Caprivi was
so Impressed by the talent revealed I'm
that essay that he brought about Herr
Hammann appointment To control the
press department OF the German foreign
Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27
ODD FELLOWS.
LODGES.

LODGES.
Aug. 20 Beacon. No. Is; Covenant. No.
ID: Excelsior. No. IL. and Union,
No. II. regular business. Lang
don. No. 26. degree work.
Aug. 3O-Golden Rule. No. 81. third de-
gree. Washington. No. s: Am
ify. No. 81. and Phoenix. No. IS,
regular business.
Aug. 31-Eastern. No. 4; Harmony. No.
.. and Friendship. No. II. reg
ular business. Federal City, No.
20. degree work.
Sept. columbia. No. 10, first degree, and
Salem. No. %. regular business.
Sept. Central. No. 4. and Metropolis,
No. 10, regular business.
ENCAMPMESTS.
Aug. 31-Columbia. No. I, degree work,
PATRIARCHS MILITANT.
Aug. ~ and Sept. l-Canton Washington,
No. I. street drill.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27

The past week has probably been the
uuietest week in Masonic circles for many
moons, and librarian Stoddart has not
seen enough brethren around headquar-
tiers 10 constitute a corporafs guard
Grand Secretary Johnston is still away on
his summer outing but he is expected to
return home the last OF next week. Only
six lodges are scheduled to meet this
week. and three have work bulletined
There is no commandery bulletined, nor
are there any advices that any o; the
Eastern Star chapters will hold their cal
endared meetings.
Mount Horeb Chapter No. .. r. A. NJ:
was the only Masonic body meeting at the
temple Tuesday evening last. the others
scheduled for that date having called
on The Royal Arch degree was con-
ferred on three candidates. and after the
chapter closed the usual social session at
the banquet table was enjoyed. Mount
Horeb Is doing an unusually large amount
of work tais year. according TO High
Priest kimmel who expects TO break
some records before his term Of office tN-
pres.
William A. Haley. a prominent member
vI the SCOttlSn kite anu .AIiIlds icHlpic,
Mystic Shrine. who went 10 Atlantic City
a few weeks ago. Is slowly regaining his
health al his apartments. ~ Pacific ave-
nue. He Is suffering from heart attack
ard general breakdown. He Is accompa-
MED by his wife and hopes 10 be able TO
return home about September - fully re-
covered.
Heryey S. Knight. master or Takoma
Lodge. No. -, +. \. \. NJ. ard Howard
Fisk. senior deacon of the same lodge,
ar. soiournlng with their families az At
lantic City.
Takoma Lodge No. -, F. \. a. NJ.
which called of It's August meeting. viii
hold It's next stated communica ion Tues
CASTOR the master Mason degree viii be
exemplifed.
Mithras Lodge OF Perfection. No. i.
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.
viii hold a meeting for the transaction
OF business and the reception OF pc
titions Tuesday. September s. and Will
confer the fourth and fifth degrees
Tuesday. September 20 IL is confident
~ expected TO have A class in readiness
for the higher degrees in November
that Will eclipse all former efforts.
Venerable Master Morey. In his open
ing fall circular TO the brethren. well
comes them back home from their sum
me- vacations and urges them To enter
on The rite work Of the fall and winter
with new zeal and enthusiasm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27

GEORGE
" r.
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New Proof Of His Power.

Having disposed OF the last secretary of
state, Priyy Councillor Hammann gave a
fresh proof Of his power by creating the
new secretary of state. Herr Won Kider-
len-waechter. This appointment was all
the more remarkable because the kaiser
had long regarded Herr Won Kiderlen-
Waechter with deep disfavor. and, in
fact. had refused to speak TO him for
sixteen years: and the fact that Privy
Councillor Hammann could bring. about
the nomination to this post OF man
who had incurred the kaisers disfavor to
this extent is an amazing indication of
the ex-journalist's predominant influence.
Prvy Councillor Hammann created and
maintains his influence by his grip on the
newspaper press. and thus indirectly sup
plies the proof that even in the semi-ab-
sclute morachies of continental Europe
the newspaper Is a potent instrument OF
government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27

This department exists 10 enable the
German government to keep a close grip
both on the home and foreign newspaper
press. 1t is fully recognized In Berlin
that press inspiration 10 one OF the most
important adjulcts OF government. and
that il Is worth while maintaining a
separate department of the foreign ONCE
simply and solely for the purpose OF in
nuencing the newspapers of the world In
q way calculated TO serve Germany's in
terests.
This task has been under Privy Coun-
ciior Hammann's MANAGEMENT for a dec
ade and a half. and In discharging his
iuties he has made himself the most pow
erfui man In the German empire. next to
the kaiser, and there are good reasons for
believing that William III himself stands
somewhat in awe OF the controller Of the
press.
Privy Councillor Hammann Yields more
power behind the scenes than tile
imperial chancellor himself, and II
is an open secret that he eject
ed the last secretary Of state
for foreign affairs, Baron vof
Schoen, from office. There was a bitter
feud between Baron Won Schoen and
Privy Councillor Hammann, and the for
eign secretary demanded that Herr Ham
mann should be dismissed from his post IN
the foreign ONCE. The result was, how
ever, not that Herr Hammann. but Barcr
ven Schoen, left the foreign ONCE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27

Takoma Lodge. No. -, +. \. \. NJ.
which called of It's August meeting, VIII
hold It's next stated communication Tues
day evening. September IL, on which oc-
ca aston the master Mason degree viii be
exemplihed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27

Pursuant to proclamations by Grand
Sire w. L. Kuykendail and Grand Master
Daniel a. Dugan the Rebekah lodges OF
the District of Columbia have appointed
the following committees to arrange a ft-
ting celebration of the ffty-ninth ami
versary OF the Rebekah degree: Naomi,
No. I, Mrs. v. Estellc Yoakley. Mrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27

Hervey 5. knight. master OF Tahona
Lodge. No. -, +. \. A. NJ. anu ho"aru
Fisk senior deacon of the same lodge
are sojourning with their families az At
lantic City.
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its regular sessions for August will hold
meeting next Tuesday night for the
purpose OF taking part i'm the reception
TO Washington Company, No. J. Uniform
Rank 70 be held that evening Every
member is requested 10 be on hand al
o'clock to march in the parade in honor
of the victorious company, whose cap
tain and many of the sir knights are
members OF this lodge.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
TWO GREAT BATTLES
ARE YET TO BE FOUGHT

Mansgua. There the cause of the rev
olutionists Will emerge either dying the
colors OF victory, or II will go down TO
a bitter and hopeless defeat.
Both sides are mastering their forces
with all possible dispatch. Estrada in
ten days will receive rifles for 1000
men, now unarmed. This will bring his
total strength up to 5000 men.
Madris will probably have force
as large, which means that 1000 men
will meet in battle which promises
to surpass in carnage any battle since
the Russo-Japanese War Estrada is
supremacy confident OF the ultimate
outcome. Horses, mules and provisions
are being collected here for the long
march to Mauagua.
Intense disappointment prevails be-
cause the United States did not recog-
nize Estrada as tho head of the Mica
I, raguan government after the battle at
Rama Tho United States. seemingly.
! has lost all interest In the insurgent
cause, beyond giving aid TO the
wounded and feeding the prisoners
captured at Rama. For this Estrada
feels extremely grateful.
| A solemn pact has been signed by
| the insurgent generals that no matter
I what the outcome of the future battles
/ they will stand by Estrada to the las
! ditch, victory or death.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
AMERICANS FIGHT
WITH ESTRADA ARMY
They Are Few in Number, but Conduct Them
selves With Calamity and Help
w in Victory.

BLuEFIELDS, NICARAGUA, Decem.
Der is Cvia New Orleans, January To-
OF real Americans, there have been
a handful in the ranks of the pro
visionals so far and they have ac-
quilted themselves with credit MANY
In the fight have claimed American
citizenship for the protection 1t al
forded. but Investigation has shown
that this claim Is too remote TO be
seriously considered SO far as az
present asoertaiped there We're but SIX
who came to Bluetields from the
United States for the purpose Of aiding
the revolt against Zelays These We're
Ralph Lees of New Orleans, Matthew
Finnegan, of Denver, a Philippine vet
eran; q r. Fowler, of Texas, and also
late of the Philippines; Pat Dolan, who
hailed many years ago from Nebraska.
Phil Craven a crack pistol shot who
for fifteen years was demonstrator
for one of the worlds best known
arms manufacturers, and Gabriel CON
rad, of New Iberia. La, who has
medal for aiding the English against
the Boers, and who before that chased
tho Apache kid" with the Western
regulars twelve or fifteen years ago
TO these may be added James Brans-
held said TO have been a member OF
the Panama constabulary, and the only
foreigner wounded at Recfeo' ana
James Edward an American, who mas
been long III Central America. Brans-
! held Is Of the opinion that he was shot
first by excited natives among his own
men, but at tho hospital established by
Captain Shipley where Bransileld %as
I successfully cared for, II is believed
from the nature of his wounds that ne
was IN the line OF IA smallrcalibre au-
tomato, Three flesh wounds, all ciNse
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
DIVINE SARAH COMING y
IN FAREWELL. TOUR
rsnoc,,, cable 10 The Times Dispatch. T,

rspeciai Gable TO The Times Dispatch.
PARIS. January 1.--Sarah Bernhard
looking moro absurdly young and beau
tifu than ever, stopped rehearsalS on
the stage of her theatre this after
noon in order to tell The Times Dis
patch correspondent that she had Just
decided to go to America. for tinol
farewell tour next winter
1T will 1sa big tour. shall take
the best company to be got In France.
America will see me in the old plays
they seemed to like 50 much, and also
in some new ones / think they Win
like equally Well
When asked by the correspondent:
$50 you think you viii have to play
in q tent, madame" The cternally
Young tragedienne laughed her ia.
nous slow laugh and shook her head
You have in America the most beau
tiful theatres in the world and / en-
pect to play In the most beautiful of
them all"
Madame Bernhard has charming
memories of America She thinks
that nowhere in the world are
such audiences, which appreciate SO
the great dramas PLAYED
in a foreign tongue, especially Your
women. It seems 10 me American wo-
men have a kind OF intuitive under
standing of the beauties of French
prose and poetry
In addition to being young. Madame
Bernhardt has lost none OF her won
dertIl fiery energy. Her rehearsal
went on with Napoleonic power.