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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-05
Hackenschmidt.
Gotch.
FACTS A1oUNT MATCH.

Principals-Frank A. Gotch, cham
plon, born April 27, 1879, at Humboldt,
Iowa; George Hacksnshmidt, chaiIeno-
er, born August 2, 1877, at Dorpat,
Russia. ss
Condition Best two our Of three
falls, pin falls TO count, for catch-as-
I catch can wrestling chanpIonshtp Of
/ the world. A
Division Of purse Gotch, $4,000
and 50 per cent Of moving. picture prof
its; Hackenschmidt $1,000.
Ptace-Amerlcan League baseball
park.
Tlms-3 o'clock.
Rsfsree-Edward w. Smith Of Chi
capo.
Weather forecast-Fair In morning,
lncreasIng cloudlness In the afternoon;
showers At night; not much change In
Temperature.
Chicago, Sept. 4.Gotch and Hack
enschmidt this forenoon impatiently
awaited the desperate struggle for
the premier wrestling hOnors OF the
world this afternoon.
Each man declared himself to be in
the finest possible condition and each
declared that the contest must go to
finish. Hackenschmidt, the challen-
ger, insisted that the match is con-
tinuation Of the one he abandoned un-
finished with Gotch three years ago.
Gotch, the champion said he would
pin the shoulders Of the Russian to
the mat.
In Chicago on the night Of April 8.
1908, Gotch and Hackenschmidt
- ~tn AZ -
world. After two hours and three min
utes Of desperate defense. Hacken-
schmidt admitted himself defeated.
Drawn by the certainty of finish
struggle this afternoon, thousands of
wrestling enthusiasts gathered from
all corners Of America and from
Europe.
Hundreds Turned Away From Hotels.
Hundreds of visitors were turned
away from hotels last night unable to
secure accommodations and many of
them spent the night near. the base
ball park standing in line to obtain
general admission tickets. From the
east came many, the Pacific coast con-
tributed its quota, but 1t remains for
Iowa, the home OF Gotch, which sent
the largest delegation. Humboldt,
where Gotch has lived since boyhood,
was represented by nearly all Of its
male population.
Last night the line began to form
for the ticket sale this morning
Scores stood In line waiting their op-
portunity to sell their places or dis
pose OF their tickets at premium.
Early ticket sales indicated that by
far the largest crown that e(sr wit
messed wrestling match would be in
the park when the men entered the
ring at 3 O'Clock. Reserved seats were
snapped up in large quantities by
arrivals.
A conservative estimate places the
throng which will jam the park at
10000.
It was estimated early today that
$4,000 already had been received at
the box office. This amount probably
will be swelled to $4,000 before the
match begins while some are predict
ing that the gate receipts will reach
800, 900.
There was a different spirit in the
camps OF the rivals at breakfast.
Gotch was all confidence. He an
nounced that he would take brisk
walk and then rest until time to go
to the arena. He spent much Of his
time greeting his Iowa admirers and
smilingly telling them that he would
be the victor.
HackenschE.i6t on the other hand
was prey to unrest. The nervousness
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Weather forecast-Fair In morning,
Increasing cioudIness In the afternoon;
showers at night; not much change In
temperature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-26
Spring Work Among Shrubs.

WHEN the winter is breaking up and
you are reasonably sure of mild
weather. gradually remove all protective
material that was used in the winter. but
keep 1T handy for use again should an
unexpected cold snap come.
Mulch afresh with well rotted manure
all nursery stock that was planted last
fan and give an overhauing to all the
shrubbery. Cut out all dead wood which
mas been overlooked, and prune roses
ana all shrubs that flower on the current
seasons growth. Attend TO the roses as
soon as possible
Dwarf growing hybrid perpetual roses.
IL large masses of flowers are wantea
should be left with four to five canes
two or three feet in length This treat
ment will not give flowers of the best
quality. If quality rather than quantity
is wanted. cut the canes back to within
six or eight inches of the ground. The
first year allow only three or four out
side canes to remain. a few being added
each year as the plants grow stronger.
Cold winters often injure the tops of
rose plants without injuring the roots
In such cases the tops should be cut off
at or below the point where freezing
stopped, which is often close to the
ground.
For climbing roses the removal of dead
WOOD is sufficient pruning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-26
A Funny Letter.

lII ABOR union men in America said
l. John Mitchell. in an interview in
New York. ARE better educated than their
brothers in England.
AN English tory paper got an anony-
nous letter recently that no American
union man would be ignorant enough to
write
Mr. Mitchell then drew forth the
anonymous letter. 1t ran:
"Sir-You are riteing a lot of rot about
the National Association OF Plasterers YOU
don't know what you're talking about
recken your paper no class II amt UP to
the star for racing tips and what never
runs down UNIONS and don't you forget it
we don't care what you says were strong
and plenty money in the funds sam
wright as put his spoke in he is a black
and he will be done in the end and his
black legs what is working for him rat
tie his bones over the stones he is only u
black leg what nobody owns"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-26
Preparing Flower Garden.

THE gardener who wishes to attain sue.
l cess in growing tender ANIMALS must
sow his seed under glass. 1t is not safe
to SOW in the open ground until all danger
of frost is over, which in the north means
some time in May, according to the lati-
tude. Seed sown as late as that is not
given a chance to give a full seasons
bloom.
In sowing under glass be careful not TO
begin too early, and as a result have
weak or weakened plants for planting out
DOORS Get the seed in the ground not
more than a month before it will be safe
to plant outside-that is, SOW not later
than April 10
Cosmos and Brazilian morning glory
are worth the attention of gardeners who
desire tall growing plant and climbing
one. For cosmos March is not too early
to SOW the seed.
If YOU SOW nasturtium seed under glass
now YOU can get blooms a month earlier
than If YOU wait to SOW outdoors. Salpig-
lossis, one of the most fascinating of all
ANNALS and one Of the most neglected.
should be sown under glass. in hotbed.
preferably. Six separate colors-crimson.
primrose, purple, scarlet, rose and white
can be obtained and such a collection will
be one of the chief joys of garden.
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tor and Mrs. Swanson reside at 1414 18th
street in the house of eX-Gov. and Mrs.
William r.. Merriam of Minnesota and
they are as hospitable as the traditions
of Virginia imply. The home is the para
mount issue with the charming chatelaine,
and she never neeiects a single detail for
the most pressing social duty. This home
is rented partially furnished since Mrs.
Swanson dislikes taking her carefully col
lected colonial equipment from the Eldon
mansion. But the magnificent silver and
plate belong to the Swansons. Some
of the most exquisite pieces were gifts
of admiring constituents during the sena-
tors public life, one punch bowl OF
almost heroic dimensions which was given
just before he terminated his career as
Governor of Virginia. There are loving
cups and silver vases and services
galore. They are gracefully arranged on
tables and buffets in the big dining room.
But the china which Mrs. Swanson has
herself painted is the most attractive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-26
Foht for Womens RIGHTS Dates Back to Roman Forum

ious? Recollect all the institutions re-
specting the sex by which our forefath-
ers restrained their profigacy. and yet
even with the help of all these restric-
tons, they can scarcely be kept within
bounds. If. then, you suffer them 10
throw these on one by one, to tear them
all asunder and at last to be set on an
equal footing with yourselves, can you
imagine that they will any longer be
tolerable? Suffer them once to arrive at
an equality with you and they will from
that moment become your superior Mv
opinion is that the Orphan law ought on
no account to be repealed"
Thus ended Cato's mighty fight against
Roman sunragettes. He lost, as many
another statesman has lost since his time
for not since the repeal of the Orphan
law have women ceased their battle for
an equal position with men, unless, per
haps. 1t was in the sentimental DAYS OF
knight errantry.
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lenten Golf

NTHE observance of Lent am
happy to say, is worldwide. Lent
even manifests itself on the golf held"
The speaker was Mrs. r. H. Barlow,
the Philadelphia champion. Smiling.
she resumed:
AT the Country Club the other day
1 played in a foursome with a young
clergyman. AS this young clergyman
prepared to tee off his caddy, taking a
pinch of sand in his hand, stopped and
said:
High tee, sir?'
mo, thank you, my lad, said the
young clergyman. Flat on the ground.
objure sand during Lent
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mer trying new schemes for homekeep-
ing made easy. l regret to say that we
have servant problem even in such a
paradise as Eldon. and have frequent
changes of the domestic staff. We have
an acetylene gas plant and it is all that
it's designers claimed for it. Our water
system is unique and one of the most
satisfactory things made by human
hands. 1t is a system worked by COM
pressed air with spring, a ram and a
pump. and no machinery whatever. Our
flowers, vines and trees are my pride
and l have pored over rose catalogues
with an interest which the latest novel
cannot inspire. ! am trying number of
new roses this year and shall be pre-
pared for the eliminating process next
season."
Mrs. Swanson takes a run into her
country home several times month as
the planting season arrives She knows
the luXurieS of having her own eggs,
butter, fowl and vegetables all through
the winter in her Washington home. and
this alone, she saws, is worth the farm
If it We're not profitable otherwise. Sena-
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totypes in the English and American
women who oppose the present day wom-
ems rights crusade. on the ground that
the home and motherhood is the place
and the function of the weaker sex. 1t
has been frequently said by leaders Of
the modern movement that the chief OBJ
stacle with which the suffragists have to
contend is the opposition of members Of
their own sex, and that if they were unit
ed they believe they could easily force
constitutional amendment giving them
the right to vote in national elections. So
the case of the Roman women has It's
parallel. Cato closed his speech with this
strong plea:
will you give the reins to their in
tractable natures and then expect that
they should set bounds for themselves
without your interference? They long
not for liberty. but for undoubted freedom
in every particular, for what will they
not attempt if they now become victor
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bankment. But / was full only of the
JOY of operating new machine and
theories did not bother me. Consequently,
| dashed past the road and a few min
utes later my utter establishment may
he imagined when I suddenly realized
that l was not upon the ground at all,
but was sailing gracefully through the
air at a height of about eighty feet
above the earth.
The explanation of this fiuke is simple
enough to me now. When the front OF
my machine took the slope of the en-
bankment it rose until the slant of my
planes was exactly what was necessary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-26

for the impact of the air to get under
them and give the required lifting power
for the machine to fly. In other words
the embankment did for me what l might
have done for myself had my wheel not
been tied, and it sent my machine up
ward into the air as gracefully and as
easily as though it had been purposely
operated for that result by the most
skilled aviator.
For the first few minutes my astonish-
ment was SO great that / did absolutely
nothing but sit motionless and let the
Bleriot take its course. Then l pulled
myself together and tried to remember
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-26

him in the water and letting him strike
out for himself.
on the course was a road crossing the
field at right angles and at an elevation
of several feet above the rest of the
ground. Without thinking much about
this road and. feeling, perhaps, that so
slight and so gradual an embankment
was not a serious obstacle, 1 went dash
ing merrily on and up the slope toward
the highway.
Had l stopped to argue the theory of
the thing, l would have shut off my
engine long before reached this en-
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the discussion was ended the women the
next day poured out in even greater
Dunes who had opposed the repeal of the
law" And when it was repealed. the
victorious women of Rome marched
through the streets bedecked in all OF
the jewels and finery they possessed.
In opposing the repeal of the law Cato
did not spare the feslings OF the women
any more than the feelings of the mod
ern women's rights advocates are spared
by some of our public men. Yet there
were many gallant passages IN MS speech,
in which he said:
eff, Romans, every individual among us
had made it rule to maintain the pre-
rogative and authority of a husband with
respect to his own wife, we should have
less trouble with the whole sex. But now,
our privileges. overpowered at home by
female cOntumacy, are, even here in the
forum, spurned and trodden under foot.
and because we are unable to withstand
each separately we now dread their col
lective body. I was once accustomed to
think it fabulous and fictitious tale that
in a certain island the whole race of
males was utterly extirpated by a con-
Spiracy Of women.
LAS to the outrageous behavior of these
women, 1 know not whether it reflects
greater disgrace on you tribunes or on
have brought these women here to raise
tribunitian seditions; on us (consuls) If
we suffer laws to be imposed on us by a
secession of women, as was done for
merly by that Of the common people
Had 1 not been restrained by respect
for the mOdesty and dignity of some in
dividuals among Them. rather than of the
whole number, and been unwilling that
they should be seen rebuked by consul.
/ should not have refrained from saying
to them: What sort of practice is this
of running out into the streets and ad-
dressing other womens husbands? Could
not each have made the same request OF
her husband at home? Although, if fe-
males would let their modesty confine
them within the limits of their own
rights, 1t does not become you, even at
home, to concern yourselves about any
laws that might be passed or repealed
here"
Students of the womens rights move
ment of the present day will see in this
last remark of Catos exactly the same
sentiment that has often been expressed
by public men opposed to woman SUI
frage in the twentieth century. Yet, Cato
was speaking 215 years before Christ. He
continued:
"Our ancestors thought it not improper
that women should perform any, even
private. business without a director; but
that they would ever be under the con-
troll Of parents, brothers or husbands.
We, 1t seems, suffer .them now to inter-
fere in the management Of state affairs
and to thrust themselves into the forum,
into general assemblies and into assem-
blies of election, for what are they doing
at this moment in the streets and lanes?
What, but arguing, some in FAVOR or the
motion of tribunes, others contending Tor
the repeal Of the law"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-26

@EOPLE the world over are prone 10
think that the movement for wom-
= ems rights is OF modern origin. but
the fact is that it is not only older than
any nation extant, but even as old as
Rome. The most direct information that
women of ancient times were contendlng
for equality with men comes from Cato,
the censor. whose thunderings against
them. as he opposed in the Roman forum
the repeal of the Orphan law. constitute
one of his greatest masterpieces of
oratory and is quoted in several OF the
most noted works on that subject
y
tits true that the women of Rome did
not actually contend for the ballot, but.
nevertheless, they insisted on their
rights as vigorously as any suffragette
that ever stormed the English parliament.
Some of the most powerful men ol .,ie
Roman empire were arrayed against the
repeal of the Orphan law, but all OF 'heir
tbreats and influence only went to make
the women of Rome the more determoheo.
The detested law was finally stricken of
the statutes.
The Oppian law was enacted during
the Punic- wars. and declared that no
woman shall possess more than nan
ounce of gold, or wear garment OIL
vorious colors. or ride in carriage
a.an,n nv horses in q city or in town,
or ann place nearer thereto than one mile,
eycent ON some public religious soiemnity.
lust what would be the rate OF any
United States senator or repfesehtause
uho even introduced such law, is haro-
lv coniectural-it is certain But tne
wouen of Rome seem to have let the law
,naLers ain up on their rights during the
wars. and when they finally attemptea 10
resist the restrictions o. ne mere ,n nnan with
the Roman forum they were HeI Will
the strong hand of the law.
Rut what did the women or Rome 40:
Did they sit down and NOPE, Haroly;
They got right. down TO business d anu
made things hot for the naughty states
men who opposed them. They not only
held Papa Roman. Brother roman anu
Husband Roman by the !apeis OF their
coats while they made them swear to
snnnort the cause, but they broke all an
Gent presidents and made pubic
speeches.
The consideration of the repeal OF
the Orphan law took up at least TWO
days of the time of the forum, wmch
gives a significant idea OF the importance
then attached to giving women their
"rights." They packed the streets while
Cato the censor was TRADING against
their cause Lvy, the historian of the
affair, says:
"They could not be kept at home either
by advice or shame, or the commands of
their husbands. They beset every street
and pass in the city, beseeching the men
as they went down to the forum"
Another authority says: They came
in from nearby villages and towns and
got so bold as to urge their cause on the
consuls pretors and magistrates. After
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-26

CHE Is a Notable Figure
- in the Social World-Has
Been Identified With the
Capital Officially for Nearly
Fifteen Years-Is the Daugh-
ter of the Late DR.. Peter
LYONS of Richmond and His
Wife, Addie Deane, a Famous
Ante-Bellum Belle of the
Virginia Capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-26
BY Margaret B. Downing.

RS. CLAUDE A.
SWANSON, the
young wife of the
senator from the
Old Dominion, be-
longs in a special
way to Washing
ton, since she has
spent a large por-
ton of her life in
the Capital city.
Even during her
regime in the ex-
1ax- fond
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-26

Suddenly man found himself the pos
SCISSOR of a secret which could overcome
this law. He built for himself wings, and
i'm those wings he put the power to lift
them, and in a marvelously short space
of time he has found himself OutdOing
the very birds in some ways, and on the
threshold of future whose vaStness no
man can predict He can fly. He can
rise among the birds and circle about
with Them speeding faster than most of
them, and soaring almost at will in the
realm that has been forbidden to him.
My admiration Is unbounded for those
first men who actually rose off of the
ground In their crude heavier-than-ai air
machines and defed nature with their
new-found toy. Each of us who has
followed has had TO prove his nerve
and his skill, but we know when We
start to learn that the machines we
trust ourselves to are right, that they
will fly If properly handled and that
there is no very great secret about 1T
at a.. because 1T has been done before,
and we need merely do as our prede-
cessors did. But those first men
dashed absolutely into the unknown.
They had only their theories to guide
them and to tell them what to do, and
these theories were adequate in time of
need.
Still. I think that any man who goes
through the early stages of learning to
fiv an aeroplane, and who continues to
Nv once he has learned, is entitled to a
certain amount of credit and has proved
that his nerve is good and his courage
by no means wanting.
i know of nothing in the world much
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-26

est sister. who was Pink Lyons. These
charming women often visit Washington
and take part in official amenities with
Mrs. Swanson. All three have inherited
their mothers beauty i'm a pre-eminent
degree.
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here April II. She is member of the
Colonial Danes and also of the Society
of the Descendants of Colonial Govern
ors. She claims descent from no less
than five of these illustrious rulers IN
colonial days Mrs. Swanson's father, LII.
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ton with her three lovely daugh-
ters They are now respectively Mrs.
Swanson, who was Elizabeth Lyons; Mrs.
Cunningham Hall of Richmond, who was
Lula Lyons, and Mrs. Henry BONNER
Aggwater Park of New Jersey, the young
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Peter Lyons, was a beloved physician in
Richmond He died in the prime of life.
and his widow was a belle at the White
Sulphur Springs in ante-bellum days, and
nationally known for her beauty. she
spent much of her life in Wasn1ng-
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eCutiVe mansion OF klcHHiohu hei ioN
ness for old haunts was apparent IN the
frequency of her visits. As Miss Eilzaoeth
Lyons she spent much or her glrihooo
in Washington, and after making her de-
b,,. NJ her own home in Richmond she
passed several winters at the capital
where she was a leader in the younger
set. Her marriage occurred at her moth-
crs home on y street near 18th in
house familiar to Washingtonians for
many wears as the residence of Justice
l.ucius Lamar.
Senator Swanson was then serving in
the lower house, but the acquaintance
ship dated from his college days and
vas a boy and girl attachment which has
withstood the test of years. That was
fifteen years ago. Notwithstanding Mrs
Swanson is one of the most youthful
looking matrons in the senatorial set, as
she Is one of the genuinely popular in
every division of ofiicialdom.
Few women in the absorbing atmo-
sphere of the higher circle have so many
interests. She accomplshes so much
work in the way of china painting that
il seems inconceivable that she does
anything else. Then. Mrs. Swanson is a
practical farmer. and her tobacco crop
when put into figures should engage re-
spectful attention. For all this. she is
a delightfully."- sociable woman, discharges
ness of the gentle southerner, and is con-
stantly entertaining streams of company.
Washington is close enough to Vir-
ginia," said Mrs. Swanson. Ito make the
ideal home for me, for l do not relish
being very far from my own hearth
stone. Then when j in Virginia, /
like to run down to Washington and see
my many friends. For several years
past my heart has been bound up in our
summer home. big tobacco plantation
which is near Piedmont, half way be-
tween Lynchburg and Danville. This fur
nishes me with the keenest joy of the
year, and l have been quite impatient
with those late snowstorms which inter
fered with my outdoor work. All this Sec
ton about Piedmont is famous tobacco
growing region and we send millions OF
l-','rds the fragrant weed into tn