Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-11
FROM WASHINGTON.

To the fact that the United States
Brewers Association paid her $3.50 FER
month for years until last January
when it was suddenly cut off, Miss
Phoebe Couzins, famous woman lawyer
and advocate OF the army cauteen, to-
day attributed her sudden descent from
luxury to absolute poverty and threat
ened starvation.
For many years Miss Cousins main
tanned an expensive suite OF raoms at
the Riggs House here, but her troubles
all came at once last January, when
her income was cut off and the hotel
vas torn down to make way for new
building. Through her long occu,
pancy. she would have been allowed to
retain quarters at the hotel il it had
not been razed.
Now 1 am penniless," she sobbed
as she reclined in an invalid chair in q
bare room in local lodging house to-
day. | never saved a cent. I always
thought the United States Brewers As
sociatioh would continue my annuity
as long as I lived and | had every right
to expect it.
II put in years Of work ofarmy can
teen and featuring all over the country.
l learned to live in luxury and my
money went rapidly. I travelled a great
deal in my work for womau suffrage
and never put by any money for the
uture. Then came the crash and I
was left high and dry"
Miss Couzins, who once served as
United States marshall for the Eastern
district of Missouri, having been ap-
pointed to succeed her father, who is
nav IS years old. She is feeble and
week and unable to do any profitable
work.
The woman who keeps this house
is poor and she cannot keep me any
longer" she said. If you ever went
torty.eight hours without a bite to
eat you would know that pride can
not withstand everything. OF course
the brewers association gave a reason
for cutting off my annuity, but I did
not think it was sufficient.
Il had grown accustomed to that
money and now / am forced to appeal
to the board of charities. l had plenty
of friends when l had my money, but
they seem to have become fewer since
last January and until today thought
they had all forgotten me-.
y arrangements were made today to
provide comfortable quarters for her in
local institution for aged persons, if
her friends do not make other pro.
visions.
A most serious revolutionary out
break occurred early today at Hankow,
according TO dispatches received at
the State Department from the Amer
lean legation at Picking. Thus far
the trouble has been confined to the
limits of the Russian concession. The
rebels are disposed to protect foreign
ers, according TO the despatch. The
outbreak was caused by the execution
OF five men accused of having taken
part in a previous disturbance against
the government. Great excitement
prevailed among the troops in Han
kow and several hundred soldiers
rcvolted. They set fire to their bar
racks which were destroyed by the
flames. The dispatches also con
firlned reports Of the revolutionary
outbreak at Szocliuan.
Three million dollars shortage OF
material in the Washington navy yard
was discovered not by Secretary Meyer
but came out during The investigation
In Congress last summer, it developed
today. 1t appears that 2 civilian en-
ployee of the navy yard told the COM
mittee that there was a vast discrepancy
between the material actually on hand
and that called for on tue books. As
he could cite no records to prove his
statement the committee referred the
matter 10 Secretary Meyer who at once
promised an investigation. The result
OF this investigation was made public
Monday, in Secretary Meyers au-
nouncement that owing to faulty book
keeping there was S3,000,O00. Score.
tary Meyer, when he concludes his in.
quiry into the causes of the discrepan-
cies will report to Congress.
The express companies won q big
victory here today when the National
Association of Railway Commissioners,
with 100 state commissioners present,
voted down committee report request
ing Congress to enact legislation requir-
ing the railroads to take over the ex.
press business. The proposition was
defeated by an overwhelming viva vocc
vote, following an exhaustive discus
sion in which Commissioners Oryille T.
Berry, OF Illinois, led the oppo ;tion.
The commissioners also voted down a