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The Washington times., 1910-03-18

fragists arc concerned. They concede
that woman must be educated up to
an appreciation Of her rights and
duties, but they insist that women
should have the legal right TO vote,
if only handful of them desire TO
use that right. The contest viii con
tinuc indefinitely all over the coun-
f~r-
The Washington times., 1910-03-18
Charity Ball
Arrangements Progressing.

ARR ngements are progressing for tie
charity ball TO be given Wednesday
evening. March 80. under the auspices
OF the Navy Relief Society, OF which
Admiral Dewey Is president. The COM
mittee in charge includes Mrs. Meyer.
wife OF the Secretary OF the Navy; Mrs.
NeWbeTry. Mrs. Beekman Winthrop.
Mrs. LeutZe. Mrs. Mulligan, and Mrs.
Richardson Glover.
drill by the jsckies viii be given
Immediately after the arrival of the
President at the sail loft. where the
dance will be held. All the women at
tending Will appear in fancy headdress-
The R-v DR.. : y. Leech OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, ceIebrated
the seventy-third anniversary Of his
birth yesterday. Among the many gifts
received by Dr- Leech was a box con
tanning scventy-three carnations from
the ladies Of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church Of the Epiphany
=
Mrs. DeeriuE and her daughter. Mrs
William Barret RidSely, viii receive
tomorrow afternoon for the last time
this season
The Mississippi Society Will hold a re-
ceptiOn iu honor OF the new Senator
from Mississippi and Mrs. LfrOv Percy
IT the Confederate Veteran Home, b.
Vermont avenue northwest, tomorrow
evening at $ o o'clock.
The Washington times., 1910-03-18

Author Stark. having been accused Of
lying about John Hancock and his con-
temporaries of the Revolution, is now
charged with having stolen the entire
substance of his book.
The Washington times., 1910-03-18

Rather poor politics for an American
ambassador 10 permit himself TO be
robbed Of 5000 while the poverty Of
diplomats in general is being used 70
force a bill through Congress to provide
them with residences
The Washington times., 1910-03-18
New England
Members Are Entertained.

Mr.. and Mrs John Hays hammond
entertained party 81 dinner last even
ing In compliment 10 the members of the
Congressional circle from the New Eng
land States
The Southern members OF the Senate
and House viii be- the guests in whose
honor Mr. and Mrs Hammond viii en-
terrain at q reception this ey enlng.
Capt and Nrs Frank Evans enter
a aineG Informally at dinner last evening
in honor OF Mr. and Mrs. Miller, Of New
York. who are spending several days
IN Washington.
Miss Yy0nnc Townsend. daughter of
Nir and Mrs. Law renee Townsend. iS
Jhe guest OF friends la Alabama FOR
several weeks.
Gen. AuSon Mills entertained al 81
Patrick dinner last evening. his guests
were Gen Nelson A. Miles, General
Wood. Gen GeuTEe Davis. General Han.
General Humphrey. General Mile. Gen
cral OSkcS. General Sheridan, General
Wilcox. General O'COnueU General Oh
liver. Gynersl 9arrics. Colonel Hcvl. and
Colonel Harvey
Cards have been received I'm Wash
iuEtoU announcing the marriage OF Miss
Caroline T. NiernSce and Arthur James
TOwDer, IN New York city on Wedues-
day, Marcl 9. The bride formerly re-
sided I'm Washington. Mr.. and Mrs.
Towner VIII make their home I'm New
I York city.
The Washington times., 1910-03-18

AS the views OF the asphalt paving
combine differ from those OF everybody
else as TO what is best for the taxpayer,
the wisest course appears to be not to
side with the combine.
The Washington times., 1910-03-18
The RETORT FEMININE.

Ella-Fred Is getting near-siShted.
SteIIa-It doesn't fr.iO. that there is
anything the luattTr with his eyes be
cause .te can't see you under the mistle-
tOe.-SGdse-
The Washington times., 1910-03-18

joiuers seven weeks To make chair for
the President 10 sit IN. II has taken
the combined strength OF the regular
Republicans in the House 10 prepare a
mat for Uncle Joe 10 fall on when she
bell rings
The Washington times., 1910-03-18

And right there began the debate which lasted all the
day, all night and still in progress today The debate
technically the point of order which had been made against the
Norris resolution that Consiuonaly privileged The reg
declared that whereas the Constitution mandatory requiring
1egisaon-ng the word "shat only peisSive
the House making its rules using the word may The allies insisted
that may this connection manifeSty equivalent SHALL
and carried the constitutional privilege The House. they said may
make its rules nobody else possible could make them the House.
the "may" is equivalent to shall"
The Washington times., 1910-03-18
What's on the Program,
Tonight in Washington

Lecture by Claude n. Bennett, The
Panama Canal" under auspices of Ma
tional Geographic Society. new Mason
ic Temple, SIS p. m.
Society of the Oregon County meets 1z1I
\ street northwest
Ninth anniversary Smoker, Fraternal
Order Of Eagles, Eagles Hall. s
o'clock
Lecture by w. H H. Smith, Of Navy
department, under auspices OF Branch
No (, League Of Government En-
pioyes, in the hall at Third street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, p. m.
Concert az Y. NJ. c. A. Hall for bene-
At Of the Y. W. c. A. Vacation House
fund.
Concert at Fifth Baptist Church south
west, fOr the benefit Y. w. {. A. Va
cation House fund.
The Washington times., 1910-03-18
The Dramatic Fight for Control Of the
House Of Representatives.

Not many many years has there presented in either branch
of Congress situation fraught With either the dramatic intensity the
tremendous importance which invests the struggle that began yesterday
and continued all night for control of the House.
the crisis of the years warfare for reform the House
rules. Victory Of the nsurgent-Demoa allies will be parGmen-
tary revolution,
After watching and waiting, studying and planning, month aterI
month"; organization its guard to spot
its the allies last able prove that Homer some
mods The Speaker and all his cohorts parliamentary counsel
trapped They themselves made the Postean bed which,
the militant allies determined make them e and by way
OF fitting organization into the bed proposed the amabe
of Prones of DID, to of the head Speaker Cannon
At the hour of writing this statement of the situation the House
still session. after almost wentfoW continuous hours with small
prospect early weakening either side allies wn they will
proceed revoOn the House rules drive the Speaker
from power to establish Committee Rules of which the
Speaker may be member and in short end and for all
the dictatorship Of the Speaker over legislation.
Let us examine the conditions which up the present crisis
the House.
On Wednesday Representative Cpacke OF Indiana asked con-
sderaion resolution itself unmpoan relating taking
the He megd that he could insist consideration because
the Constitution makes the taking of the mandatory and there
fore the constitutional privilege attaching TO legislation relating the
census tranScendS all rules.
Wednesday consider the resolution on
the ground that would have been nfactOn of the calendar We'd
nesday rule Bu Thursday, when again brought up and the
constitutional privilege urged anew the House consented to consider
and it promptly passed.
That action the allies insist gave the House rule the rule
thai business by the Constitution privileged despite any
of procedure srefOe res8uOn relating to the rules would
Joy the conSteeECnal privilege.
Instantly the Cmpacker resolution had carried Representative
Norris and demanded recognition present resolution of
highest constitutional privilege He given the floor and sent the
desk his resolution. follows:
Resolved, That O
Rules
shall members whom shall
members the be selected follows:
the Union shall a o three
elected by the House for that
longing
q be into six
each containing nearly be equal number
belonging o
At 1890 o'clock the day following the adoption
and
O is a member Of on
The place meeting each of said shall be
by the of o
member on The on
Committee shall SC its ovncl airman.
Speaker membership committee
thereof inconsistent with the foregoing
repealed"
When the point made that of order Mr.
sisted that order not under the rules but under the const
tonal privilege just established by the action the Cumpacker reso-
ktion.
The Washington times., 1910-03-18

4 banker out West, who admits that
le hardly ever charges more than 10
per cent for money, IS protesting
against the postal savings bank bill for
fear Il will take deposits out Of his
bank. He ought 10 be in the three
ball business, anyhow.
The Washington times., 1910-03-18

1t is announced in Cleveland. where
the meat boycott was begun, that it has
been called of. Cleveland also has the
nerve 10 pretend that It has stuck by
the agreement
The Washington times., 1910-03-18
PROGRAM.

PROGRAM.
March-"The Top O. the Morning
Bridget McCue' .----------Non Tllzer
Grand Fantasia or Irish Songs
Godfrey
"Reminiscences Of Ireland
Solo for Cornet-' Killarney .re-
GuestD ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. .Balfe
Fred J. Lconberger.
Overture - William Tell (re-
queSll ---------- ..----- --s - -N-s'1'l--h
English horn solo by Peter SIrano
Two Hungarian Dances, No.
ana h--------------. $1,000 II e1iiIi ;
Excerpts from-"O' Nein Of Derry
Olcott
An Irish Sketch-"Ireland Forever
NyCdletoA
Finale-"On the Rocky Road 10
Dublin n''....................... Ephriam
John $. Il. zimmerman
Musical Director
The Washington times., 1910-03-18

Nicaragua seems to be on the verge
of peace IN spite of herself.
The Washington times., 1910-03-18

There the point of the whole discussion thus far Theoretically
the House talked all afternoon all night and all forenoon today for
the purpose engheg the Speaker he ought rule
the point of order Actually the discussion confined entire
ly the merits of the proposed change in the rules and remark
able oupowng of the Ongeaei yaS of bitterness anmoty, fac
onSm and paSansm with which the controversy the rules and
the Speakers domination of the House become endued
became apparent early that the Cannon organization caught
disadvantage Ii had fallen into the trap by its highland
ed performance In argument it had on the msy qubbe
the difference between "SaT and may in the Constitution
But in fact argument and early thrown the winds
The allies had the they could induce the Speaker to
the point of order they would appeal they would then sustain their
appeal the Speaker adopt the Norris resolution by
sweeping coup detone him from his Czahp of the repre
tate branch of the Government all too long degraded the
status OF a register of the will of boss.
Whether the insurgents shall the fight not this remark
able struggle of rules per-
fecty devised guarantee unfang control of the House by
The Washington times., 1910-03-18
Theaters.

NatOnal-Charles Wyndham in The
MOllus' 4" S:l5 Z m
BelascO--"5 5aCcaTat," $50 p. m.
COlumbia-''A SlOylark,' S:15 D. m.
Chase 's-Polite vaudeville, S:15 D. m
CasinO-ContinuOus vaudeville.
LyCeum-Fay Fosters show, Sis D. m
Gayety-Fred Irwin's show, S:15 D. m
Academy-"Checkers, SIS D. m.
Majestic-Motion pictures and vaude-
vile. to II D. m.
Arcade-Midway and other attractions
T. CThe Times VIII be pleased to an
rOunCe meetings and entertainments in
this column Phone or write announce
ments.)
New-York tribune., 1910-05-09
ENRICHED BY ROOSEVELT
knowledge of World Greater fo,
Hunt, Says DR.. Goodell.

The Rev. DR.. Charles L. Goodell. of the
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church. last
night compared. in E way. Theodore Rooss-
Welt to men who have won enduring fame
in Africa He declared that he wished that
some of RooseveIt's sayings since he came
from the hunting field could he framed and
hung up in the rooms of every boy and
girl in the country. After SPEAK king of Liv-
insston. Chinese Gordon. Cecil Rhodes and
Henry NJ. Stanley. DR.. Goodell said;
Then there is another name. more re
cent. which does not nave the same con
nection with Africa that these other names
have-an American citizen. who, after sev-
eral strenuous years. goes into the heart
Of Africa 10 hunt scientifically and enrich
the knowledge Of his own country and the
world He does some hunting and some
other things. It NAV not be generally
known. but he carried pigskin library
into Africa with him, and as ne read the
addresses that he is making since he has
come out OF the heart of the continent they
stir us We seldom are stirred.
Here is = man who takes his place in
the great centres of life and speaks the
things tEet he has had time TO think seri-
ousIv about while he was in Africa. and
Ne ought to thank God for some Of the
sentiments that he is sending out. One Of
then. that should be hung in the room of
every boy and sirl.in this country is. The
poorest way to face life is to face II with
q sueer. "
New-York tribune., 1910-05-09
PROPOSED HEALTH LAW
Continued from flrst page.

before and thanked The Tribune for call
ing it to his attention.
I'VE will look into it,, he added, and
if there is any discrimination against
any of OUR people we will take steps to
investigate the matter
AS the medical profession of the state
went on record at the time of the pass
age of the original bill three years ago
as being in favor of the clause exempt
ing from the provisions of the act all
those adults whose religious tenets led
them to deny the existence of disease
or to seek to cure il by prayer, the
Christian Science church representatives.
who first discovered the nature of the
present bill have been at loss to de-
termine what possible interest is back
ing it. So far as they were able 10
learn, Assemblyman Will<ie. of Buffalo.
was the only man who spoke for the bill
before the Assembly, and his remarks,
If was said. were to the effect that the
proposed amendment would simply make
more definite the purpose of the original
bill
AS Assemblyman Kopp said yester-
day. no one apparently took any partic-
ular notice of the measure, and it was
rushed through the Assembly before
anv one realized it's purport.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-09
YOUNG AGAIN, THOUGH 10o
Mendel Diamond Dances to Jig
Time at Birthday Party.

Whom Mrs. Esther Davis. who is ll6 years
old by the calendar. wished "a long hfe
70 Mendel Diamond. who celebrated his
toath birthday yesterday with a party, and
Mrs. Mollie Burstein. Mrs. Rachel Markus'
Mrs. SOPHIE Kalmouson and jeremiah kre-
voulin who are loo. ros. Zoe and 102 years old.
respectively. told him that he did not look
his age" is il any wonder that the old
mans ewes frightened. that his knees for
cot their stiffness and his feet regalned
their cunning. and that when a phouoSraph
struck up jig tune he joined the others IN
dancing the Russian kozotsky' II didn't
seem strange, any way. to the elderly peo-
ple AT the Home of the Daughters of Jacob.
where the party took place.
After the phonograph had rendered sew
New-York tribune., 1910-05-09

given away to the poor The work was
actually started the latter part of April,
and is now in full running order.
The formal opening of the work will take
place on next Wednesday evening. when
Senator Jacob Fl. Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire chairman of the District of Columbia
Committee will preside at meeting to be
held in the hall of the George Washington
Medical School, adjoining the laboratory
DR.. Walter Wyman. surgeon general of
the Federal Public Health Service. viii! de-
liver an address. The other speakers will
be DR. 4 n Melvin. chief of the Bureau of
Animal Industry Of the Department Of
Agriculture: General John A Johnson, one
of the commissioners for the District of
Columbia DR. ". c. woodward. health Of
fcer of the district: DR.. NJ. ]. Rosenau. pro
fassor of preventive medicine and hygiene
at Harvard University Medical School; nr.
IT NJ Knox. ir.. president of the Ma
tionsI Society for the Prevention of Infant
Mortality. and DIR. Arthur Randolph Green.
director of the Nathan Straus work in New
York City.
The Washington laboratory. situated in
the centre of the city. at No 1919 II street,
n w. is duplication of the extensive
laboratory which Mr.. Straus maintains IN
Nan. York to supply pasteurized milk for
his seventeen infant milk depots in that
civ IT is fully equipped with MACHINERY
FOR modifying and pasteurizing milk and
supplying it ready tor tor intant reeoihs III
Mr. Straus hopes that this work VIII have
a decided effect In reducing the death rate
among babies. as has been the case IN
Nau, York and in the score of other cities
n This country and abroad. where he has
established infant milk depots
New-York tribune., 1910-05-09
JAPAN S NAVAL INCREASE
Great Programme Of Expansion To b
Submitted to the Diet.

Victoria r. g. May 8.-Tokio newspapers
brought by the steamer Aymeric say that
conferences are being held by naval and
government officials TO draft plans for en-
lsrgins the. japanese navy. and that a
great expansion programme will be sub
mitted al the next session of the Diet.
Vernacular newspapers state that naval in
crease will he the burning question The
''Kokumin'' SAYS q large destroyer. with %
knots speed, of at least 1,150 tons, is to be
laid down at Nagasaki.
The Chinese government is preparing to
appeal for patriotic subscriptions from Chi
nese in America and elsewhere abroad for
improvement Of the navy, and plans are
being prepared for dockyards. colleges and
constitutional government.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-09
BOMB SCATTERS ITALIANS
Wild Rush from Houses After
Crash in Chrystie Street.

The explosion of a. bomb which had been
planted in front of a, drug store at Chrystle
and Stanton streets sent fifty families hur-
rvins to the street in the widest state II
disorder early yesterday morning. Al
though there were no persons injured by
the explosion. every window in the big
double tenement over the drug store was
wrecked
The machine had been set behind pillar
in front of the store at No 212 Chrystie
street It was not noticed by the patrol
man who passed the place few minutes
before the neighborhood was shaken by its
explosion On investigation the police
found the tiling torn from the floor and
pieces of tin such as are used in the manu-
facture of Black Hand bombs.
At the time of the explosion there was 4
wedding party leaving the hall at No. 195
Chrvstie street The guests, who had been
detained until 4 O'Clock at wedding feast.
aided the police in subduing the panic.
which threatened to result fatally 70 some
of the italians who crowded the fire escapes
after the explosion.
The drug store IS owned by DR.. Vim
cenzo Buffo The damage to his place was
estimated at $500 Three months ago there
was an explosion at No 266 Chrystie street
New-York tribune., 1910-05-09
DYING PLEA TO EMPEROR
Officer Letter Found in Lost japanese
Submarine.

Victoria, p 6, May s.-While Comma nder
Sakuma and his fourteen men were dying
under the sea on the submarine No. 6
wrecked during the Japanese navy ma
nGnvres off Kure. on April 10, the com
msnder wrote letter 10 the Emperor beg
ging forgiveness for the loss of the vessel
and commencing his officers and men.
The letter was found after the submarine
had been raised. 1t was finished an hour
and twenty minutes after the boat was
submerged. and conveyed messages OF fare
well TO the Minister of the Navy and
friends. saying that breathing had become
difficult. that further writing was inpos-
sible and that ali were ready for death.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-09
HErNzE JURY GIVES CONCERT
With Deputy Marshal at Piano They
Sing to While Time Away.

The members of the federal grand jury
before whom is being tried the case against
F. A Henze for alleged violations of the
national banking laws. spent most of yes
terday al the Astor House. The jurors ap-
peared in the best of spirits notwithstand-
ing the fact that they have in a measure
been restrained of their liberty for the last
two weeks. Marshal Henkel, who is in
charge of the men, said they showed no
irrita bility of temper. and declared that he
was still proud of his delegation
In the morning some Of the members, in
charge of deputy marshals. attended divine
service and in the afternoon went walking
Some of the jurymeu remained in the hotel.
where they were visited by members OF
their families. During the evening an inn
promptu concert was given in the hotel
parlor. Deputy Marshal Buschell presided
at the piano. and several members of the
jury and the deputy marshals exhibited
their skill in singing popular songs and in
giving recitationS.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-09
SEVENTY BODIES FOUND
Rescuing Parties Still at Work in the
palos Mine

birmingham, Ala, May Sat late hour
tonight seventy dead bodies had been re
covered from the Palos mine.
The discovery of a small fire in NO.
right entry, where Thursdays disastrous
explosion occurred. seriously hampered the
rescue work yesterday. When the fire was
discovered all rescuers we're ordered out of
the mine. and alarming reports were circu-
lated ABOUT the condition of the interior.
II was found later that the blaze was
small. but it had caused much smoke. and
several hours were lost before work could
he resumed in earnest.
The Red Cross relief fund is still grow
ing. and the response in Birmingham has
been remarkably spontaneous and sub
stautial.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-09

eral Hebrew needles the old people eX-
changed "reminiscences of their youthful
days in Russia. where all of them were
horn. Mr.. Diamond remembers the day In
1872 when Napolson's army passed through
Kovno and the terror that filled his heart.
Mrs. Burstein. who was girl OF eight
years when the French ramy was in Mos
COW. told how the Russians burned
church over the heads of soldiers who had
been quartered there
In the afternoon Rabbi Gilerenter spoke
TO the women who support the home and
their friends. urging them to cancel the
debt of $4,000. The home cost SIS, ,0aa. and
the expense of supporting the ls5 inmates
is SSGOoO "A year. In the evening a vaude-
willie entertainment was provided under the
supervision of Nss. y. j. Dworsky Mrs,
Harry Fischel- Mrs Annie TroSly. Mrs.
Rosie Kahn Mrs. Jennie Messner, Mrs.
Annie Joseph Mrs. Csussie Meyer and Su-
rerintendent Albert Kruger.