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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-19
LATE CLUB WoMEN's NOTES

Mrs. c. Vincent, leader of the current
topics department of the Womans club,
has planned the following program for
the meeting Tuesday afternoon: Rev.
Mary Gerard Andrews, talk Mrs George
Covell, review Of Mrs. Pankhursts lee.
ture; Mrs Emmanuel Oehrle, short sum
mary Of lives Of noted people who have
recently died., Miss Winifred Traynor,
vocal solos. Mrs. r, r. McKelvy will
give the first of series of lessons on
parliamentary practice which she will
conduct at the meetings of this depart
ment.
Preceding the meeting, a number OF the
members will have breakfast at the
New Hamilton in honor of Rev. Mary
Gerard Andrews
A miscellaneous program in charge OF
Mrs. Louise Shaddock zabrskie, will be
given Thursday afternoon by the music
department OF the Womans club. Pre-
ceding the program a social hour will be
held at which Miss Portia SWEET viii
give a group of aesthetic dances in cos
tune. The program viii begin promptly
at $3.50, and will include violin numbers
by Mrs. Zabriskle and by Wallace Lymani
vocal numbers by George Mcintyre, ae-
oompanied by Mrs Mcintyre; piano solos,
| by Miss Margaret Damn.
| Rev. Mary Gerard Andrews win talk
on the ethical value of Marie CorellrI
book Life Everlasting" at the meeting
| of the philosophy department of the
woman's club Tuesday afternoon at 4
| O'Clock.
| Philosophy will be the topic or study
at the meeting OF the University Exten-
| sion club Friday evening at the Omaha
Commercial college building. The mem
bers win respond to the roll call with
quotations from Emerson. The subjects
| for discussion will be: Pope as a Phil
osopher;" Herbert spencer's Theory of
| Punishment" Emerson's "COmpensa-
ton"
Rev. Mary Gerard Andrews will be
honor guest at the all-day meeting Of
the Frances Willard Womans Christian
Temperance union Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. c. c. Andrews, 1880 South
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BON MARCHE, 314-316 9TH St.
LAST LECTURE OF SERIES.
Seasons Course on Art Topics to End
Monday Evening.

The last lecture in this seasons course
OF the series under the auspices Of the
Washington Society Of the Fine Arts
Will be given at the Public Library next
Monday at pm. Edwin Wiley OF the
Library Of Congress and author Of 1.-The
Old and the New Renaissance" viii
speak Of 'The Barbizon School Of Land
scape Painters" and will illustrate his
lecture with stereopticon pictures.
Further to illustrate the lecture, an
exhibition OF photographs Of the prin-
cipal paintings by the chief members Of
the Barbizon school has been arranged
in the room adjoining the lecture hall.
The principal artists represented are
Rousseau, Dupre. Daubigny, piaz. Jacque,
Troyon. Corot. Millet. Barge and Breton
Pictures by the predecessors Of the Bar
bison school. and for the sake of con-
trast. few Of the classic school, are also
exhibited. The photographs exhibited
have been loaned by the Library Of Con-
gresS.
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FAILED TO RETURN JEWELS,
Requisition of Illinois Governor fol
Alleged Thief Is Honored.

Justice Barnard. acting chief justice of
the Supreme Court Of the District of Co.
lumbia, today honored the requisition of
the Governor Of Illinois for the return to
Chicago Of Al, alias Kid, Tucker. recently
arrested in this city. Tucker is wanted
in Chicago for the alleged larceny Of a
quantity Of diamonds.
The complaint against Tucker is based
on an afidavits of Hazel Bell. who says
she was on friendly terms with the ac-
cused, who, she states. entered her apart
ments at the Hotel Cadillac March II last
and forcibly took three diamond rings,
valued at $1,000; a diamond stud, worth
800. and $65 in cash. Miss Bell said she
threatened to inform the police II 1.-The
Kid" did not return the jewels in one
hour. To this. she says. Tucker respond
ed: Il will be back" but she still awaits
his return, she declares.
James J. McDermott is designated by
the Governor Of Illinois as the agent Of
the state to return Tucker to the Windy
city.
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PRISONER BREAKS JAIL.
Is Under Indictment for Numbering
Captain of Oyster Dredre.

Inspector Boardman, chief Of detectives.
today received word from c. c. Baker,
commonwealth's attorney at Montross,
Va, announcing that a reward Of $50
has been offered for the arrest Of Henry
Brady. who escaped from the Jail at that
place last Wednesday night. and who is
under indictment for murder.
Brady is charged with being one of
three mutineers who ran amuck aboard
the oyster dredge Irene Ruth Of Fair
mount, Md, near Colonial Beach, Va,
In January last. and murdered the cap
tain. Allen Dorsey. and a sailor.
Brady and the other two men escaped,
but were later. captured and lodged in
Jail. He was indicted by the grand Jury
and was held awaiting trial when he
made his escape.
Brady is described as being 145 pounds
in weight, five feet seven inches tall,
light blue eyes. very thin beard, and has
a tattooed figure of woman and flag
on his right arm above the wrist.
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YOUNG LEAVES FOR HOME.
Succeeded as Senator From Iowa by
William s. KENYON

Lafayette Young, former senator from
Iowa, left Washington today for his
home In Des Moines. He settled his
accounts with the financial clerk of the
Senate yesterday. and Mr.. Kenyon was
placed on the pay roll as senator elect
The services OF Mr.. Young as senator
ended when the Iowa legislature elect
ed Mr.. Kenyon. although some senator's
were OF the opinion that the appointive
term would continue until Mr.. Young's
successor should qualify. II Mr.. Kenyon
remains in. the service of the Depart
ment Of Justice. where. as assistant to
the Attorney General. he had charge Of
trust cases, until this important litiga-
ton is concluded In the United States
Supreme Court. Iowa will have only one
active senator in the interim.
Petitions introduced by Mr.. Young
yesterday demonstrating against the
Canadian reciprocity agreement will
have no standing. as Mr. Kenyon was
elected Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14
PLAN LOCAL LEGISLATION.
Democratic Members of House Dis.
trict Committee Hold Meeting.

The democratic members Of the House
committee on the District Of Columbia.
Of which Representative Ben johnson
of Kentucky is chairman, held a brief
meeting this morning to discuss the
formation of the several subcommittee
and to plan their labors for the spe-
cial session. No specific bills were dis
cussed. and the legislative policy that
will govern the committee was blocked
out only in q general way.
The committee will hold another meet
ing in the near future to decide what
legislation will first be taken up by
the committee and laid before the
House. and what subjects will be given
preference during the session.
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WILL FORM JUNIOR AERO CLUB.
Meeting Of Schoolboys to Be Held
Tomorrow.

Plans for the organization Of the
Junior Aero Club of Washington will
be perfected at meeting Of the school
boys of Washington called for tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock at 4c4 sth
street northwest. Arthur e. Wells will
explain the regulations governing the
model flights to be conducted at the
aviation meet at Benning race track
May 8. 8 and Z. Trophies will be Of
fered for each event. Saturday after
noon. May 6. special trophy will be
offered for the inter-high school model
flight contest.
The present American record for dis
lance is 22I feet and 3 inches. Many
high school boys now are building mod =
els. with which they hope to establish
new American record. The various
classes will include models from two
to six feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14

place was last visited by the family. and
that date. The discovery was made by
two women passing through the ceme-
terry.
One OF the heavy bronze doors had been
pried from its hinges and the interior OF
the vault was disturbed. 1t was said that
massive silver adornments were missing
from the caskets, but, owing to the reti-
cence OF the family and detectives, this
was never definitely confirmed.
For some days following it was reported
one OF the six bodies resting In the vault
had been stolen. An investigation made
by Charles II. Strong and his daughter
Mrs. Thora Strong Reynolds. failed to dis
close the body OF Mrs. Anna McCullum
Of Philadelphia, q sister-in-law of the
late Representative Scott. Later IL was
announced that the body had not been
stolen. 1t was stated that il had been
found in a cryp. other than the one in
which 1t had been originally placed. and
that it was unframed.
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be changed to cover the expenditures 81
primary campaigns.

Representative Kopp of Wisconsin Of
fered an amendment to require the pub
fishing Of the names of all persons to
whom sums of $40 or more are paid by
campaign committees. The Rucker bill
requires the publishing Of sums only Of
500 or more.
Representative Good Of Iowa caused a
small sensation during the debate by de-
claring that the largest single contribu-
tor to the democratic campaign fund in
Iowa was confidential man for ]. Pier
ront Morgan & Co." He said W. c. Beer,
a former yeSdent Of Iowa, had made the
contribution. He urged an amendment Of
the law that would show the true source
Of all contributions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14
DEATH OF GEORGE S. TERRY.
Was Assistant Treasurer Of United
States at New York.

George S. Terry. assistant treasurer OF
the United States at New York. died this
morning at hotel I'm Aiken. g. C., whore
he had been i'll for some time.
Lee McClung, treasurer OF the United
States. will take charge Of the New York
subtreasury today and remain In custody
until a successor to Mr.. Terry Is APP
pointed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14
Blood TROUBLES
Constitutional Infection.

Constitutional Blood Poison is the
most insidious of all diseases. 1t
begins in an Insignificant manner.
usually the appearance of tiny sore
being the only outward evidence of its
presence. But down in the blood the
treacherous infection is at work, and
in q short time its chain of symptoms
begin to crop out The mouth and
throat ulcerate, skin eruptions break
ont, sores and ulcers appear on the
body. the glands in the groin swell
and sometimes the hair comes out.
Mineral medicine cannot cure Con-
stitutional Blood Poison; they only
shut the disease up in the system to
shoulder and await an opportunity of
breaking out afresh. The only pos
sible way to cure the disease is to
REMOVE the germs from the blood.
S. S. S. goes into the blood, and while
removing the infection makes the
blood pure, fresh and healthy. This
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LEADS TO CONFERENCE.
President Demands Right to Pass OF
Arizona Constitution.

President Taft having protested in a
letter to Chairman Flood of the House
committee on territories against the pro-
posal that Congress alone shall act on
the Arizona constitution. a subcommit-
tee was appointed today to call upon the
President tomorrow and ascertain his
views on the situation.
The Presidents objection to the clause
IN the proposed constitution providing for
the recall OF judges raised the issue.
The subcommittee Is composed OF Rep
resentatives Flood. Houston, Legare,
Guernsey and Langham.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14
BEARER OF MESSAGE
0PEACE ADVOCATES
BeIqian Statesman Has Tenta.
tive Program for Carnegie
Foundation Trustees.

NEW YORK. April 1T have come
to America to present a constructive
peace program to the trustees Of the
Carnegie Foundation said Henri Lafon-
tame. president of the permanent inter-
national peace bureau. Berne. Switzer-
land. who arrived from Europe today on
the Lustania. M. Lafontaine. who is a
Belgian subject and prominent among the
peaceworkers of Europe. founded the CEN
trail Office OF International Institutions OF
Brussels and is its secretary. and is also
secretary general Of the International In
stitute of Biology.
Booked for Addresses.
He will remain in this country about a
and will attend the national peace confer
ence at Baltir ore, May 3-5 and the
Lake Mohonk conference. He is very
enthusiastic about the department Of what
he calls internationaAism.
In speaking Of the work of the interna-
tional institution at Brussels. he said:
I'VE admit that with the nations as
far apart as they are now in spirit we
cannot always avoid conflict. But we
say that the present International condi-
ton is simply anarchic and that the fed
GRAFTON Of the world is remedy for this
condition. But the world Is not yet ready
for a federal government such as binds
the states Of the United States together.
Step Toward Final Goal.
cit is ready for one step toward the
final goal. and that step the central Of
flee of International institutions is taking
The facts that we oppose to the thesis
that war is an unavoidable evil are those
which tend to bring men into contact
and induce them to enter into closer re-
lations with each other, notwithstanding
differences OF language. race and political
opinions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14
Building Permits Issued.

The following building permits were H.
sued today:
To Leventhal & Oxenburg. for one two.
story brick stable in the alley between
4th ana 5th streets and D and streets
northeast; architect, Frank C. Pierson;
builder, w. B. Avery: estimated cost.
So. 100.
To Miss Sally Mackall to repair dwell.
ing at 2SOl G street northwest: contractor,
w. *. Reeve; estimated cost, $3.50
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QQQ
Wk)AY|

Containing not the least particle OF
mineral in any form. 1t is q perfectly
safe medicine and a certain cure for
blood poison. We have a Home
Treatment book which we will be
glad to send free to ali who write and
request II, also any medical advice
without charge. A
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. Atlanta, @.
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GOES BACK TO PRISON.
Released Convict Who Betrayed
Trust Given q Six.Year Sentence.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, April 14.-In the cor
poration court today Frank H. Fitzgerald,
the former convict who was given q re-
sponsible position on being released from
prison, was given six years in the peni-
Tertiary for endorsement Of funds. F1tz-
gerald said that he took the monev to
aid convicts when they were released
from prison. Fitzgerald surrendered him.
self to the Washington police less than
q month ago.
Fitzgerald met Policeman Maloney of
the sixth precinct station at 9Th and d
streets northwest the night of March
"a last. and asked to be directed to a
police station house. When he ex-
planned that he was wanted in Rich
mond on a charge of grand larceny
and that a reward of 500 had been
offered for his arrest, the policeman
called the patrol wagon and sent him
to the station house. Later an officer
came here from Richmond and took
him back to the Virginia city.
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FAVORS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
Mr.. Carlin Wants to Commemorate
Union Of North and South.

A memorial bridge across the Po-
tomac river to cost $4,000. 900, and
to be commemorative OF the reunited
north and south. is proposed in a bill
introduced in the House today by Rep
resentative Carlin Of Alexandria, Va.
Mr.. Carlip also introduced a bill pro-
posing to appropriate $4,000 for q
highway from the southern end Of the
Highway bridge to Arlington.
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Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty -four
hours beginning at pm yesterday:
Therometer-Yesterd I pm, e5; 9
Pm. 81: IL midnight. 90: today. 4 am.
Maximum, ,s6, at pm, yesterday:
minimum, 81. at am. today.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pm, 1914:
8 pm. 30,42: IL midnight, s037; today,
an, 3o.37: 3 am. 3o.37; IL noon.
3O.23; 2 pm, S0.18
Minimum temperature past twenty
four hours, 81; year ago, 50
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causes a general
upbuilding of the
e tire system.
and when S. S. ).
has made a cure
there is no re-
turn of the hid
eous symptoms.
S. S. S. is made
entirely of vege-
table m after.
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FAVOR RUCKER BILL
Campaign Publicity Measure
to Pass House Today.
BOTH PARTIES APPROVE IT
Canadian Reciprocity to Be Taken
Up This Afternoon-Time
for Debate.
BOTH PARTIES APPROVE IT

The Rucker bill, providing for additional
publicity of campaign contributions, the
second of the democratic measures to be
taken up in the House. will be passed
this afternoon, with many republican
clear after an hours debate Of the bill
the day Of the election.
With the publicity bill out of the way.
the House will proceed late this after
noon to the consideration Of the Canadian
reciprocity measure. Several days will
be consumed in debate. Chairman Under
wood of the ways and means committee
will concede ample time for debate both
to the opponents and friends Of the
measure.
The Rucker bill was taken up under
agreement for two hours debate. The
measure requires the publication of all
contributions to congressional campaigns,
before as we'll as after election day. The
publicity bill passed in the last Congress
contained this provision when 1t passed
the House, but the requirement for pub
LEGATION before election was stricken out
before the bill finally became law.
Must File Contributions.
The Rucker bill is in the nature Of
an amendment to the law. 1t requires
the fling of all contributions with the
clerk Of the House OF Representatives
ten or fifteen days before election and
the filing Of a supplemental statement
every six days until election. A COM
plete statement after election is al
ready required, but the Rucker bill
requires 1t to be filed within thirty
days.
to take up the publicity bill and to act on
Al with little debate. Chairman Rucker
Of the elections committee said amend
ments would be permitted, but that he
hoped none would be adopted. The BILL
he said, requires the fling Of the names
and addresses of all contributors and the
amount of their contributions when in
excess Of 900.
Control of the influences surrounding
the nomination of candidates for Congress
was urged by Representative Cooper of
Wisconsin. He said the chief abuses now
exist at the primaries. Chairman Rucker
said the bill could not be changed to In
terfere with the purely local conditions of
the state primaries.
Wants Primaries Included.
Representative Kahn of California said
-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14

After an illness of about two weeks
Mrs Hermine Zimmerman, stepmother Of
Lieut.. Charles A. Zimmerman, L. S. N,
director OF the Naval Academy Band,
died at her home in Annapolis, Md,
Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-14
Want Systematic Plan.

Tomorrow morning the nine chairmen
OF the committees on expenditures in the
several departments will confer with
Speaker Clark and endeavor to agree
upon a systematic plan of investigation,
having as its object the institution of re-
forms, the abolition OF useless positions
and the reduction OF the annual expendi-
lures for department purposes. AS soon
a. the plan has been perfected and agreed
upon the inquiry will be begun and the
reign Of terror will be on.
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ARREST DETECTIVES.
Two SIeuths Accused of Send
ing "BIack Hand Letter.
SEQUEL TO STRONG CASE

INDIANAPOLIS, April I4.-Gilbert B.
Perkins Of Pittsburg. head OF private
detective agency, and his son. Walter
Perkins, in charge OF the agency's In
dianapolis branch. were arrested here
yesterday by federal officers, charged
with having used the mails to defraud.
They are accused OF sending BLACK
Hand" letter to Charles H. Strong. a
capitalist Of Erie. Pa, threatening to
blow up his family mausoleum or his
home unless he deposited ZOO for them
in a certain place. The alleged purpose
in writing the letter. it is said. was to
obtain from Strong a commission to ar
rest the writer.
The men were released under 81 900
bonds each. The elder Perkins said the
arrests were due only to the hostility Of
a rival detective agency.
ERIE. Pa. April 14.-Gilbert B. Per-
kins, with several Of his sons and a
corps of operatives, was employed to in
leum Of Representative William L. Scott,
father of Mrs. Charles H. Strong, early
in February. At the time the city swarm
ed with private detectives from all over
the country, and almost daily Gilbert
Perkins. who appeared to be in the con-
fidence of the Strong family. issued for
NAL statements announcing the progress
in the case and promising arrests and
the return Of the body reported to have
been stolen.
r. o. Inspectors at Work.
Post ONCE inspectors were. called into
the case early in the search for the ghouls
and the letter demanding $4,000 and pur-
porting to be . BLACK Hand" letter was
given to them. No information could be
obtained regarding this letter at the time.
but It was learned here last night that the
post ONCE inspectors had been working
on the case ever since II was called to
tht = attention.
Carries II. Strong is q son-in-law Of the
late Representative Scott. and the pro-
prietor Of q morning Newspaper here.
Through his manastng editor he an
nounced that he knew nothing OF the Ar.
rest Of Perkins more than was contained
in the dispatches from Indianapolis.
The letter which was sent to Mr.. strong
was mailed In Erie, February Is, l911. and
.Mr. Strong leave $4,000 at 31st street
and Pennsylvania avenue on the night OF
February u, ut II o'clock pnn.. or you
win have your mausoieum blown up. And
IL you bring any policemen On February
q, my men will shoot them:
(SigneO BLACK HANDS"
"P. s.-Or your house viii b blown up"
Women Discover Vandalism.
The discovery Of the Dissertation Of the
mausoleum was made February g. and
the vandalism IL said to have been com.
mitted between February Z, when the
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Representative Kahn Of California said
the bill did not go far enough. He also
urged that the campaign publicity law