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The Washington times., 1911-10-16
HIGH MASONS Open
SUPREME COUNCIL
|. BIENNIAL SESSION
Every Section Of the Union
Is Represented-Royal Or
der Degree Tonight.

with Scottish Rite Masons represehuhe
every section Of the United states anu
ma ioritv of the consistorles presen'
the biennial session of the supreme
council opened this morning at ue
House of the Temple, Third street
northwest. The gathering represents
The highest degree Masons In the "orio,
ana preliminary plans FOR participating
in the parade and attending ceremonies
at the laying OF the corneIsa
Of the new millton-doli temple OH
Wednesday, were hurriediy gone 'oNei a.
's Sovereign Grand Commander James mes
n richardson, and a majority OF the
members of the supreme counCli, WEI he .
at the temple this morning when tne
first of the visitors began to arrive.
The first session was scheduled to open
at 10 o'clock, but because OF the large
number Of visitors present. this was
Large delegations from all parts Of
ing the sessions. All Masons Of the
fourteenth degree and higher were ad-
mitted to the morning sessions: nnd At,es
degree Masons will be permitted to en-
ter the secret chamber In the temple.
This is because the number OF VISITORS ts,I =
present is SO large 1t taxes the seatihs
fhe Royal order Of Scotland degree
will be conferred on class OF Sloo az
tonight's session. and the class VIII
represent all America. None but thirty
second degree Masons are eligible Tor
membership In this order.
Tomorrow night the annual banquet
of the order will be given at RauscL-
er's, and an invitation has been IS
sued to the wives Of the members.
Among the prominent Scottish Rite
Masons attending the sessions are La
Roy M. Perrivall. Chester B. Reed.
Clement Smith. David M. Holmes, VIII
liam M. Shaver, w. A. S. Bird. and
Z. H. Anderson. of Topeka, Kan; A.
L. Metz, of New Orleans; M: A. Weir,
of Savannah, Ga; E. D. Olnlsted, of
York; c. A. Renard. of Peoria; Charles
The Washington times., 1911-10-16
SUITS GO
OVER ON MOTION OF
COMPANY LAWYERS
Mandamus Proceedings to
- Be Heard Wednesday.
Armes Case Up Later.

Expected arguments in the two uni
versal transfer suits now before the
courts Of the District were not had this
morning.
Owing to a patent law case having
precedence the arguments on the motion
Of the Capital Traction Company for
the dismissal OF the suit OF the Balti-
more and Washington Transit Company
In the District Supreme Court to COM
pei the issuance Of transfers at Four
teenth and Kennedy streets northwest
were continued until Wednesday.
The case came up before Justice
Daniel Thew Wright. in Equity Court
No. 2, but attorneys agreed that II
would be impossible to conclude argu.
ments today. and 1t went over.
Harry f. Lerch, attorney for the re-
ceived of the transit company. Informed
the court that he and his associate, H
w. williams, of Baltimore, had filed g
motion to have the pleadings of the dc.
fendant stricken out, and asked tina,
the matter be disposed Of before the
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w. B. MOSES & SONS

Pilg1im Mfg. Co., Makers, New York.
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original motion wa sargued. He said
the pleadings were unusual, and not to
be found In any equity cause.
Replying to this, Attorney r. Ross
Perry declared that he would prove to
the court that no other form of plead
ings are possible. and promised that
there would be no objection to a hear
ing Of this issue on Wednesday.
sparring for time to prepare It's de-
fense, the washington Railway and
Electric Company this morning, in Mu-
nicipal Court, obtained a postponement
until October q of Major George A.
Armes' suit In the fight for universal
transfers.
Attorneys Ralston. siddons & Rich
ardson, for Major Armes, consented to
the continuance of the test suit for $40
damages for refusal TO issue a transfer
to Major Armes to the lines Of the
Capital Traction Company.
Judge Terrell granted the continuance
today, motion Of Attorney Mersheimer,
Of the Washington Railway, and Elec,
trio Company The case Will pe nearo
at II O'Clock. October g, before Judge
.The company was entitled to one
continuance under the practice Of the
court, and we could not oppose It," said
Attorney Siddons To-Day. 4.
Major Armes' Is asking damages tG
carry out the law governing universal
transfers. confident that as the Jaw
now exists the various companies are
required to enter into reciprocal trans.
fer arrangements. Major Armes was
refused a transfer october by a con;
ductor of the Washington Railway ano
Electric COMPANY at Seventh ana T
streets northwest, to the Capital Trac'
tion Company's line on Seventh street
upon which the present test case II
ba sed.
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J. Limberg. 1r, o. q. Mueller. J. Glenn
Lose, John j.. Wurtenbacher. John j.
Quarles. A. w. Rhein, Nicholas M.
hell II. J; James, and John p. McKin-
isSy Es!sa OF rd T. Louis; Louis; Thomas J. shryook.
Samuel M. oltenheimer. and Warren
.. Seipp. OF baltimore; Louis J. sbrever
and Z. =. shrever. OF Chicago; Dalton
u: Perkins and Louis c. Maeseuenzer,
Fidlar. Of Davenport, Iowa; Roy Gar
lett. Of Quincy, ILL.,, Paul r. iiokok. of
Dayton, Ohio; William Z. Jones, of Ar
kansas; Samuel Z. Cochran, Clinton =.
EuSssI L. Alderman r. an Henley e Wddal II; smith 8.
Thomas. Elmer Renrro, and j. L.
stephens, Of Dallas, lex; Walter IA,
aaI,' birI,ch' OF Jersey City, N: il. A. Con-
nel1y NJ gicSn;an1 St a,e1sanndria Va; W g. LeHew,
William D; Pierce. Denver; William p.
OF Meridian, Miss. p. J. Glonon. 81
Seattle, George s.. Mower. Of Charles
ua, !on D. pc, a.; ana nd W. F. Lippitt. of San
The most important event of thi.
session-the most notable event Of the
entire Masonic year-will be the corner.
stone snd laying ceremonies at Sixteenth
majority OF the Scottish Rite Masoni
now In washington will remain here
Whlle hundreds OF others will reach the
city tonight and tomorrow.
by tomorrow night the most repre-
sentative gathering Of Scottish Rite Ma
city. wan 'e 80 '''
Hrand Master of Masons J. Claude
KEEPER, of the District, VINO will hav,
immediate charge of the ceremoies, sait
today that everything Ia ready for tn,
occasion. All details for the parade, tn,
ceremonies at the Sixteenth and y streets
site, and those to follow the laying O
the cornerstone. already have beef
worked out, ...- ....--0,0
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Who Will Manage New
Theater, Asks Munsey's

In Matthew White, jr.'s stage comment
In Mnusey's Magazine for October, the
writer makes veiled suggestion as to
the possible executive In charge of the
"A big hole In the ground. extending
from Forty-fourth to Forty-fifth streets.
Just west Of Broadway, bears witness
to the progress made on New York's
scheduled to open until year hence. Al
this writing- there is silence as to
whether new director is to be appoint
ed. III any change Is made, should
not be surprised to find that the new
mans initials come very close to the
beginning Of the alphabet"
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Beautiful full body and long fiber.
value that we challenge you @ M
to duplicate at $3.50. Our spe- p0.U(
cial price. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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Pastors Body Found,
Fiancee's Still Missing

CUMBERLAND. Nd, Oct. 16-The
body of the Rev Emmett B, Druen,
thirty-nine years old. who. with his
fiancee, Miss sallie Shannon, of Spring
field. w Va, was drowned October
in the south branch Of the Potomac
river near Springfield while crossing a
ford en- route to three churches to hold
services, was recovered today not far
from the scene of the drowning.
The body OF Miss Shannon is stiii
missing.
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Seeks Bankruptcy.

Harry G. Click, proprietor of a
mems furnishing store at 1903 Seventh
street northwest. today filed a suit
in the District Supreme Court asking
that he he declared a bankrupt. He
listed his liabilities at 1874 and his
assets at $1,853.50.
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Calls Meeting.

The Takcma Park Citizens Associa-
tion will hold it's regular monthly meet
ing In Takotna Hall tonight at 8 o'clock.
The call issued by J. Damn Faber urges
all members to be present, as matters Of
keen interest to Takoma Park are
scheduled for consideration.
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Ban on Amnities.

RENO, New, Oct. 16.-The divorce COL
ony here has been greatly shocked by
the announcement OF Judge Orr. that
no one having an affinity hanging
around need apply to him for divorce.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-06-23
Upper Body, the Speaker
Says Today, Must Act on
Measures Passed by House
Before Adjournment.
PEOPLE DEMANDING
ACTION, HE STATES
Voters Will Take No More
Excuses and Democrats
Would Not Be Justified in
Further Delays.
tNational News Association

tNational News Association
Washington, June 23.-Predicting
an all summer session and declaring
the Democratic house intends to stick
in Washington until the senate acts
upon bills revising various tariff sche-
dulles Champ Clark today outlined
tentative program for the Democrats.
The party proposes a revision Of the
entire Payne tariff.
The speaker is hopeful coalition
between senate insurgents and Demo
Gratis will hold together. In this event
he forecasts remedial tariff legisla-
tion that will be put directly up to the
president either to sign or veto. The
speaker declared the public Is not In
a mood to accept excuses for delay in
revising the tariff The Republican
plea that the tariff board has not
made it's report" observed Clark. will
not be received with patience by tho
country"
Board 10 inactive.
THE tariff board" said the speaker,
has been in existence something like
is advised it has learned nothing.
In view of the recent developments
in the senate and a coalition between
insurgents and Democrats the tariff
program of the house will be about as
follows: The house will mark time
for ten days or two weeks. meanwhile
work will progress on the cotton sche-
dule and it may be ready to lay before
the house within three weeks. With
cotton out of the way the committee
may make better time on some OF the
less involved schedules in the Payne
law
I'VE are going to shoot the tariff
bills over to the senate just as fast as
we frame them properly and secure
their passage In the house. The cot
ton schedule probably will be forwards
ed with the revision of the sugar. iron,
steel and other sections.
Representative Clayton has intro
duced bill to lower duty on sugar
and to strike out of the law all refer
ence to No. Is Dutch standard, the re-
tention of which benefits only refiners.
Il have seen reports that the Presi-
dent will veto all tariff legislation en-
acted in advance of the report Of tho
tariff board.
We cannot help that. II such proves
to be the case. We take the position
that a general revision of the Payne
law is needed and that It is demand
ed by the people. We would not be
justified in further delay and the
country is not inclined to take any
more excuses.
I'm light of the situation today | see
| no prospects for early adjustment. A
for house, it is willing to do its part.
believe, and will stay here all sum-
mer If necessary in order to give
these tariff matters attention.
Il can tell you what the house will
do with the Root amendment II It 10
added to reciprocity. continued Speak
er Clark. We will turn the Root
amendment down in short order"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-06-23
LOCAL SPORTSMEN
TOGO TO MILTON

Arrangements have been made by
the Wayne County Fish and Game as
sociation to go to Milton in a body on
the $50 o'clock interurban next We'd
nesday evening. There are a number
of Miltonites who wish to join the as
sociation and become affiliated in its
work of protecting the fish and game
of the county The meeting will be
held at the Odd Fellows hall and will
include number of speeches of an
informal character. Following the
meeting several small mouth black
bass minnows. which were propogated
by the county organization will be
placed in the stream near Milton. 1t
is desired that as many OF the mem.
bers Of the association as may find il
possible to attend to meet at Eighth
and Main streets to take the car.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-06-23
BIG IRON CONTRACT
Has Been Closed in Europe
by G. M. Schwab.
(National News Association


South Bethlehem. Pa, June 23.-!The
largest contract for foreign iron ore
ever made. has just been closed in Eu-
rope by Chas. NJ. Schwab for the Beth
lehem Steel company here. according
to advices received here today. The
deal involves the purchase of about
5000. 900 tons of Swedish ore, to be
imported probably within the next four
years. This ore will come to the port
of Philadelphia and be unioaded over
the new ore pier of the Reading rail-
road at Port Richmond. From there
1t will go by rail to South Bethlehem,
a distance of 81 miles.
Delivered alongside piers at Phila-
delphia Swedish iron ore is worth
about Siac per unit, and the ore runs
from 55 to 6S per cent metallic it has
value of $5.25 per ton on the aver
age. The freight rate to South Beth.
lehem being fifty cents per ton. gives
the ore a cost to the Bethlehem Steel
company of something like $5.75 per
ton, or an aggregate cost of $780,
OO0
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-06-23
THREE OLO PEOPLE
MAY NOT RECOVER
Members of Famous Medear-
is Family, Youngest 80,
Have Been Stricken.
palladium Specially

Centerville, Ind, June 23.-Three
members Of the Medearis family, IA
nous in Indiana for the great age at
tanned by every one of it's members,
are seriously i'll and 1t is feared they
will not recover. The oldest member
of the family, Mrs. Martha Keys, of
Centerville, aged % years, was strick-
en- with paralysis last Tuesday and
today her condition was most seri.
GUS. She has been unconscious ever
since experiencing the stroke.
Mrs. Keys s sister, Mrs. Nancy Cook.
aged 90 years, of Greensboro, is in a
precarious condition, suffering from
blood poisoning, resulting from a
bruise on her arm, sustained several
days ago. She is confined to her bed
and under the constant care of ply.
sician.
The brother of Mrs. Keys and Mrs.
Cook, jefferson Medearis. of Center
vile, aged SO years, is seriously i'll,
having experienced general collapse
from the infirmities resulting from his
advanced age.
The late Fletcher Medears, OF
Greensboro. who was the oldest men,
ber of the family died about two
years ago on his one hundredth birth
day. The citizens Of Greensboro had
arranged to appropriately celebrate
the centenary of Wayne county's old.
est citizen, but on the day of the cele-
bration the program had to be aban.
doned owing to the death of the man
who was to be honored. Excitement
caused by the arrangements made for
the celebration Of his birthday caused
the death of Mr.. Medearis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-06-23
WAS MINING VICTIM
Late Allen Jay Held Much
Worthless Stock.

The late Rev. Allen Jay. famous for
his activity in behalf of Earlham col
lege and the Friends church, invested
considerable of his estate in mining
stock, according to the inventory
which was fled in the Wayne probate
court He had purchased five thous-
and, 6ve hundred and twenty shares
of stock in five different mining CON-
panies and possessed at his death for
ty-two shares in a Friends publica-
ton. all of which are now worth moth
ing. in the judgment of the appraisers
of the property, according to the re-
port Of the Dickinson Trust company.
the executor. His personal estate in
cluding notes and the like was of the
value Of $11.s66. "a. the report shows
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-06-23
HOME SHE DECIDED
TO DAUGHTER LOST
Alleges Mrs. Kinsey of Mil
ton, in Suit Entered to
Sever Trusteeship.

Trouble between mother-in-law and
son-in-law, so serious that the former
claims she has been denied comforts
of her property and proper attention
during illness. was made public proper
ty Friday with the filing of COM
plant in the Wayne Circuit court by
Mary f. Kinsey, Milton woman,
against her son-in-law, Lewis Lantz Of
Milton, ard his WIFE,
The estate of Mrs. Kinsey is in trust,
in the widows prayer to the court, she
beseeched that an accounting be had
to ascertain the exact condition of the
trust conveyed to the daUghfefs III or
der that the mother might have home
during her declining years, and further
that the trusteeship be terminated
Mrs. kinsey alleges her son-in-law
has poisoned the heart of her daugh-
ter to such an extent that she is no
longer recognized by Mrs. Lantz when
they have occasion to meet, and that
she has been refused a home in the
property which she conveyed to her
daughter as trustee and in which it is
alleged Mr.. and Mrs. Lantz now live.
Provisions Of Agreement.
In June, 1909, Mrs. Kinsey. who in
herited the property from her husband
upon his death, being in debt to the
extent of about $1,000 determined,
with her daughter, then Miss Nora
Griffith, to convey the property under
trusteeship to Miss Griffith. The
agreement of the trusteeship was
drawn up and was to the effect that
the daughter should provide the moth
er a comfortable home, see to her
wants in cases of illness and to pro-
vide suitable burial upon her death.
The daughter, who was then engag-
ed to Mr.. Lantz. the widow alleges,
talked the proposition over with him
and secured 81 500 with which to meet
the Obligations against the property
and to improve it. The loan was
made some six months subsequent to
the conveyance of the deed of trus-
teeship. About ten months later Miss
Griffith and Mr.. Lantz were married.
The mother claims that only about ST.
100 of the amount borrowed, to secure
which mortgage on the property was
issued. was used to lift the indebted.
ness against the property. The ra.
mainder. Mrs. Kinsey alleges her
daughter, devoted to her own inter.
ests.
Mrs. Kinsey says that under the cir
cumstances it is manifestly impossi.
Bile for the trust to be continued and
demands that it be terminated. as is
provided under one of the sections of
the agreement of the trusteeship. She
alleges that she announced on March
10, 1911, she wished to end the trus-
teeship and offered her son-inlaw the
value of the mortgage held by him.
The complainant alleges he refused
and she now asks the Intervention of
the court to adjust their differences.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-06-23
ASHES OF HUSBAND
WERE IN SUIT CASE
Man, by Mistake, Carries 1t
Off and Widow Promptly
Swooned Away.
(National News AsSociarfon)

Pittsburg, June 23.-A little three
cornered tragedy between a widow, a
machinist and suitcase has been
cleared up today and thereby hangs
a tale. Mrs. Mary E. White, of Chi
cago. stopped off between trains on
her way to the East. She carried a
suit case containing the ashes of her
husband, G. l. White, who was a we'll
known Chicago railroad man and
who died about one year ago, leaving
the request that his remains be Gre
mated. In a rush to catch train,
the machinist by mistake grabbed the
wrong suit case and did not discover
his error until he reached New York
where job was awaiting him. The
discovery was made by him when he
opened the bag to select his tools for
his days work.
The widow, however, discovered her
loss Immediately after the exchange
had taken place, when in attempting
to lift the suit case, she found it was
and as a result very promptly tainted
A matron was called and Mrs. White
was sent to Ft. Pitt hospital where
she recovered and later went to the
home of a relative in Ben avon, who
is connected with the Pennsylvania
railroad. This relative Immediately
got the wires into action and finally
located the widows suit case in New
York where it had been turned over
to the railroad company by the ma.
chinist.
Ais we'll that ends we'll, however
and today both parties to the ''trag
edy" are happy again with their suit
cases speeding to their proper desti.
nations.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-06-23
POSED As A WOMAN
For Thirty Years Did Late
Harriet Kelly.
(National News Association


Boston, June 23.-Stewardess Har-
riet Kelly burned to death on board
the Boston-Nahant steamer Governor
Andrew" last Sunday morning, was a
man, although for thirty years he lived,
dressed and successfully passed as a
woman. An autopsy performed today
by Medical Examiner McGrath disclos-
ed the fact that had been carefully
guarded even from kelly's relatives in
this country.
An amazing phase of the case is
that the imposture was SO successful
that at least three men in Boston and
Wellesley had made proposals of mar
riage and several wealthy families in
the back bay had employed the sup
posed woman as a domestic.
Kelly was born in England thirty
years ago, reared and educated there
as girl. When 90 years old Kelly
came to Boston as the servant of John
Fleming of Brookline.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-06-23
BROWNE ATTACKS A
CHICAGO REPORTER
National News Association

Springfield, H., June 23.- Lee
O'Neil Browne, twice tried and ac-
Quilted of bribing legislators to vote
for William Lorimer for U. s. sena-
tor, faces arrest today as result OF
an attack made last night on O. E.
Phillips, a reporter for the Chicago
Tribune. in the room OF Speaker Ad-
kins in the state capitol. Browne, who
is an athlete and powerful man.
struck Phillips twice, knocking him
out. Phillips was unconscious for for.
ty minutes and for while doctors
feared he would not be resuscitated.
He was the reporter who revealed ey-
idence against Browne. Phillips had
been ill for several months.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-06-23
A NARROW ESCAPE
FOR MERRYMAKERS

A hurry up order for township trus-
tee James Howarth to come to q
bridge on the Commons road about
two miles west Of the city was re-
ceived by the official on Friday morn
ing. During the night, just after a
party OF young people had passed over
the bridge, several OF the planks in the
floor gave way. making the bridge i'm
passabIe. The floor was repaired. It
was considered fortunate that no one
in the party who last passed over the
bridge was hurt.