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The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
WOULDSAYE WOMAN
FROM THE GALLOWS
Mass Meeting to Enlist Aid
for Matte kOmaX.

Representative Caleb Powers, Of Ken
lucky, was not on hand to address the
mass meeting at the Cosmopolitan Bap-
tist Church in n street last night in
the interests of executive clemency for
Matte E. LomaN, negro murderess,
sentenced to be hanged on November 20,
for the murder of her husband. Rev.
Simon P. W. Drew, pastor of the Co.'S
mopolitan Church, announced at the
close of the meeting that Representa-
tive Powers was detained in Kentuck-,
and had sent his regrets. The two
lawyers of the woman, John Ridout and
Samuel Truett, also were unable to be
present.
The chief contention Of the speakers
was that Matte Lomax is in the last
stages Of consumption; that her execu-
tion would be the first in the District
Of Columbia for fifty years, and that
President Taft has promised interest in
the case should the District Court Of
Appeals refuse a new trial.
Rev. Mr.. Drew gave a brief history Of
the Matte Lomax case: how she was
tried. convicted, and sentenced. and then
Of the subsequent interest taken in the
case by WashingtOnians who are loath
to see a repetition OF the execution of
Mrs. Surratt, fifty years ago. He made
brief reference to the Richeson murder
case at Brookline, Mass.
He was followed by Rev I. n. Ross,
pastor Of tht Metropolitan A NJ Z.
Church. who proclaimed himself from
the start bitter enemy of capital pun
ishment.
Judge E. n. Hewlett, former justice of
the District Municipal Court. expressed
his opinion that Matte Lomax would
never be hanged, basing his assertion on
an interview with President Taft before
the Executive started on his trip to the
West.
Mrs. Rosetta Lawson, member Of the
National Friendless Society OF America,
closed with a talk on the aims and pur-
poses of her organization.
Every speaker on the programme urged
the support of Rev. Drew's idea to ap-
point a committee OF 500 from every
colOred church in the city to solicit sig
natures to a monster petition which will
be presented to President Taft on his re-
turn to Washington. Fully 5000 names
have already been secured, and it Is
purposed to raise the number to 100000.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

Light opera attained perfection, real
ism gnaShed its teeth and fed, and Terp-
sichore smiled a happy smile, when a
score of pretty girls, representing the
alumnae of the Central High School,
deserted the higher life. and gave a
depletion of chorus girls life, in the
theater of the Immaculate Conception
Hall last night
Haft a thousand students, graduates,
teachers. and outsiders attended the
performance, which was given for the
benefit of the Sigma Lambda Sorority
Before the performance was half con-
cluded the half thousand had applauded
as they never applauded before. For
everybody agreed that the performance
was the most ambitious, from every
standpoint, ever attempted by any
Washington group of amateur thespians
SEARCH FOR PLOT.
Strictly classified, the production would
wabble between the line of spectacular
extravaganza and conventional light
opera. The plot suggested the latter, be-
cause there wasn't any. But then there
wasn't supposed to be. The two acts
carried the spectators through various
incidents of the chorus girls life.
And what nice little chorus girls they
were. The theatrical habitue-even the
vicious old bald-head in the front row
would no sooner think of inviting one OF
these chorus girls to a hot bird and a cold
bottle than he would of sticking his eld-
erly neck in a hangman's moose.
But even at that some of the more con-
servative received a gentle electric shock
when Miss Lillian Menaugh foated be-
fore the stage lights in what she called
the 'harem-scarum'' skirt, but which
looked more like a air of fine old trousers
pressed the wrong way. And she had
scarcely been of the stage than she re-
turned with a lissom chorus to an
nOunCe she was looking for a girl Ike
you"
Greets Male Alumni.
Suddenly she switched. and in charm
ing soprano told the startled male alumni
that she was looking for a boy like
them. Johnny Shields and Roswell Snow,
whose boyhood days ceased when
dinosauri went out of fashion, bIushed
and tried to look unconscious. 1t was
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

stated after the performance that prior
information anent tho singing of this
song had kept Principal Wilson away.
| The curtain went up shortly after s
o'clock and revealed stage setting
that dimly recalled Rose StahPs ia
nous dressing-rom. Then the orches-
ira began to perform a major opera
ton on Day Dreams" and Miss Lillian
Menaugh, as "Tottie Coughdrop," made
her Initial appearance, with a charm
ingly gowned chorus. The happy cho-
rus girls disported themselves quietly
and charmingly. They did not steal
each others gum. They did not even
cuss II any member of the audience
had even seen a real chorus girl-bur-
lesque variety preferred-he must have
closed his eyes on this scene of girlish
freshness and dreamed of the millen-
MUM. q.
After the sorority had shown how
they think chorus girls actor ought
to act-lIttle Harriet Snow, as Gwen
dolyn Dulcina," a delicate soubrette
part. danced upon the stage and gave
her rendition of "Wallflower Sweet"
Some Clever Dialogues.
Then came bits of clever dialogue. some
from the poignant pen of James Forbes
and some from the no less poignant
weapon
staged, wrote, and produced the little
classic.
The audience was just growing calm
when Geraldine Dulcina-no. Miss Snow
came forth to give what proved to be the
musical hit of the evening. Six girls
clad in white blouse effects danced while
she sang Honey Mainland danced In q
way that few professional choruses could
hope to equal First II was a step or two
of tho clog, then a swing and gentle
undulating slide; real ragtime, every bar
of 1t, and danced with the perfection of
rhythm Five times the little singer and
her chorus were recalled to the stage by
the tumult of applause that followed this
song.
Then came that famous scene from
THE Chorus Lady" wherein Patricia
O'Brien seeks to straighten out the af-
feCtions of smith, the society woman,
who is in love with an Italian tenor.
Mary Minnix, as Patricia O'Brien, and
Carrie Mckinley, as Smith, the extra
girl gave the most lifelike sketch of the
evening, the former taking off the chorus
girls t-give-a- hang" idea to perfec-
tiOn.
incidentally the only man who was al
lowed behind the stage performed during
this sketch. Charles Stevenson sang the
clowns song from Il Pagliacci," and
sang it we'll.
The climax Of the performance came at
the very end. when Miss Olive BaascO
Wright, dressed as Pieretta, sang "I
Like IT, with a Mardi Gras chorus be-
hind her.
Among the performers were Jane Grey
Gardner. Edith c. SWEET, Olive Wright,
Peggy Strawn. Harriet Snow. Lillian Me-
naugh Minnie MlnniX. Helen Durnin,
Belle Meyers. Esther sullivan. Carrie Nc
Klnley. Gertrude Carpenter. and Margaret
SeybOth.
Oh, yesi They had a man to lead the
orchestra and three male scene shifters,
but nobody asked who they were.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
FREIGHT REDUCTION
ENJOINED BY COURT
Continued from Page One.

table. It will be many months at least
before a conclusion is in sight and then
the cases undoubtedly will be carried 10
the Supreme Court.
Western Cities Gloomy.
The action of the court will be keenly
disappointing to folks in Western cities
who have been complaining against long
and short haul rates, and officials in
Washington who interpret everything in
terms of politics, are mourning the in
functions as further i'll luck for President
Taft. The intermOuntain cities held great
celebrations over what they regard as
their emancipation when the Interstate
Commerce Commissions orders were
filed. Reno went so far as to declare
half holiday. Naturally their spirits
are likely to drOOp at yesterdays action,
and some may blindly harbOr resentment
al the President himself Mr.. Taft hav-
ing appointed the entire Commerce Court.
Some of the influential business men in
the West had begun to realize that the
effects of the Interstate Commerce Com
missions sweeping changes would be
more far-reachng than had been 1T first
anticipated, actually bringing about in
many instances great changes in trade
centers. These men will join with the
railroads in hailing the restraining orders
which the Commerce Court entered yes
terday.
Railroad Officials themselves have ac-
knOwledged that they could not tell what
would be the ultimate effects upon the
cities of the West of the changes which
the Interstate Commerce Commission had
ordered.
The Commerce Court handed down no,
opinion yesterday. that will be drawn
up and filed in court next week. The
brief period remaining before the reduc-
tions were to go into effect was re-
sponsible for the entering of the orders
before the opinion was rendered.
There is a probability that the consti-
tutionality of some features of the new
railroad rate law enacted in 1910 may be
involved in the Commerce Courts opinion
granting the temporary injunction.
The RaiIroads' Claim.
The attorneys for thee railroads, in ap-
pealing from the Interstate Commerce
Commissions ruling and petitioning for
preliminary injunction, contend that
section of the new act to regulate in
terstate commerce is unconstitutional
and void. in that Congress has assumed
to delegate legislative powers to the In
terstate Commerce Commission. The
railroad lawyers contended that in this
section the commission was empowered
arbitrarily to grant or withhold leave to
charge less for the longer than for the
shorter haul of like commodities over the
same line in the same direction, but that
no standard was supplied by law for the
guidance or control of the commission in
pa ssing upon applications for leave to
charge such lower rates.
The railroads also contended that the
action of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission was confscatory and amounted
to the taking of property without due
process OF law.
The complaints of all the intermnun-
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
CLASS ELECTION HELD.

The senior class of the Washington
College of Law held its annual class
election last night. with the result that
Urban E. Goerner was elected president;
Miss Kate p. Johnson, vice president;
Mr.. Charles Lou Watts, secretary; Miss
Margaret F. Lutz, treasurer. and Mrs.
Rosalie McShelton, chairman executive
committee. Miss Mia F. Allen was
elected class orator. to speak at the an
nual college banquet, which is held early
In February.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

tain cities involved the so-called long
and short haul controversy. Under pres
ant conditions a commodity rate from
the Missouri River to Spokane, for in
stance, is the rate from a missouri
River place to the Pacific Coast, plus
back haul from the Pacific Coast to
Spokane The Interstate Commerce Com
mission in the Spokane case divided the
I-ni.ed States into five territorial zones.
1t ordered that for places west O. the
Missouri River no higher charges should
be made for any intermediate place than
to a more distant place. For freight
originating from Chicago and points on
a line with it, the commission allowed
= per cent advance over the rates charg-
ed from the same places OF origin 10
the Pacific Coast terminals. For freight
originating in the Buffalo-P1ttsburg zone
the commission allowed 15 per cent In
crease for intermediate points, and for
freight originating in the Atlantic Sea-
board zone. a % per cent increase over
the long-haul rates.
The lawyers representing the Interstate
Commerce Commission and the govern
ment have contended that the rates i'm
posed by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission were not COnfiscatory, tnasmuch
as they were fixed merely at percentage
of the rate charged to the Pacific Coast.
lnere was HO III llle
sion's order against the railroads increas-
ing their long-haul rates to the Pacific
Coast, and thus making a proportionate
increase in the rates to intermediate
points The commission would still, how
ever, retain the right TO pass upon the
reasona blenesS of the basic long-haul
rates to the Pacific Coast.
Fixed All SCHEDULES.
The railroads answered this argument
by declaring that they could not increase
their rates to Pacific Coast points be-
cause they would not be able then to
meet the water competition. Under the
Interstate Commerce Commissions order
they were obliged, It Is said, either to
increase their rates to Pacific points or
decrease their present rates to inter
mountain points. In either event, they
contended, it would amount to confisca-
tion.
The Interstate Commerce Commission,
before ordering the reduction in the COM
modify rates. fixed certain arbitrary
schedules, and then had the railroads
keep their accounts at these figures for a
Certain number of months. The commits
sion accepted the figures for these months
as typical of the business for the year,
and on the basis of these figures order
ed the reductions which have now been
held up by the Commerce Court. The
commission in handing down its findings
in the Spokane case declared that 1t was
satisfied that the reductions proposed
were not unreasonable.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
Greets Male Alumni.
LOCAL MENTION.
EXCURSIONS TODAY.

Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Comrany',
steamers from foot Of Seventh street for Old Point
C.'mfort and Norfolk daily at 6:i5 p. m.
Steamer Charles Macalester for Mount Vernon and
Marshall Hall leaves Seventh street wharf at Il
and :i5 p. m. daily. except Sunday.
Cars from Fifteenth street and New York avenue
every quarter hour for main entrance Zoo Park
Chevy Chase. and Remington.
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric
hallway operates siTtythree limited trains each dav
between Washington and Baltimore, leaving Ff.
tcenth street and New York avenue on the hour
and half hour. Also trains to Annapolis five min
utcs after the hour.
Cars from Fifteenth and streets northeast direct
10 National Trimming School and Bladensburg
Chesapeake Beach train schedule in railroad
column. Take New York avenue columbia Linel
street car. For additional information phone Lin
coin 1879.
To Great Falls-Grelt Falls and Old Dominion
Railroad cars every few minutes from Thirty-si1th
and NJ streets
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS.
John r. Dillon Chosen Vice Presi-
dent by Law school Body.

The Morris Club of Georgetown Univer-
sity Law School held its annual election
of officers last evening at the clubroom
of the law school.
Raymond S. Oakes, of Auburn, Me-,
was elected president. The other officers
elected were. John r. Dillon, Washington,
vice president; Joseph Chisholm, Cam
bridge. Mass, secretary; George /. Bor-
ger, Washington, treasurer, and Fred H.
Lancaster, Pittsfield, Me. sergeant-at-
arms. The executive committee consists
of William Z. Leahy, Otto F. Llnke, and
Carl A. Workman.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
STUDENTS FRANCE
As CHORUS GIRLS
IN SCHOOL OPERA
Gay -Coryphees Are Seen in
Sportive Array.
THESPIS is CONQUERED
Sigma lambda Maids Give Up
roarious Entertainment.
THESPIS is CONQUERED

Even Habitues of Ba1d-hended Row
Would Grin with Delight at the
sight of These LissOm Young
Dancers of Central High school.
Who Give Merry show in Inn
macuIate Conception Hall.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
wets Win by One Vote.

Norfolk, Va, Nov. 9.-The "wets" of
Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, by a
bare majority of one have secured the
petition necessary to call a local option
elegtion. Smithfeld has been dry many
years. The vote win be cast the second
Tuesday In January.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
MANY Seek Opern Tickets.

New York, Nov. 9.-A line of devotees
of music three blocks long ended at the
box office of the Metropolitan Opera
House this morning when tickets were
placed on sale for the opening Of the
season next Monday night, when
Caruso and Destinn, will appear in
Aida"
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
Concert Singer End. Life.

Boston, Nov. s.-Dr. Lon S. Brine, a
former stage and concert singer Of note,
was found dead in bed at his lodgings at
hotel here late last night, having COM
mitted suicide by taking poison some
twelve or fifteen hours earlier He was
forty-eight years old. No reason for his
act is known.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
stiIson HutchIns Improved.

The condition of Stilson Hutchins was
reported greatly improved late last night
by DIR. William Gerry Morgan and DR..
z. T SoweTs attending physicians. Yes
terday he left his bed and sat up for a
short time.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
Very Likely.
From Puck.

From Puck.
Cousin Silas Tesding)-It says in this
here paper that a flea kin jump 1000
times its own length.
Uncle Heck-That's probably why we
never hear Of a flea getting run over by
an automobilel
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
Baseball vs.. Art.
From Puck.

From Puck.
Teacher (reprovingly)-The word Is
not pitcher" Percy. it's picture" Now.
Tommy. tell the class the difference be-
tween the two words.
Tommy Dobson (son of an artist)-
Pitchers sell for more than pictures.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
Ware! Sneak Thief; s65.

1t took a sneak thief Just five minutes
to remove $65 from a bureau drawer IN
the apartment OF Harry Sullivan, 1890 U
street northwest. yesterday. The thief
left mo cards"
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

Burmese women Of all classes hREs . passion for
personal adonment.- being particularly fond Of ear
rings, which even the poorest wear.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
DR.. HUTCHINsON'S VIEWS
ON EUGENICS AND LAWS

The perfect man can not be
bred; breeding men as cattle is
all nonsense.
Ninety-nine women out of a
hundred are good.
The old-fashioned mother is a
delusion.
The law should be above the
will of the people
The Constitution ought to be
changed to suit the times
The Supreme Court ought to be
abolished.
The rosy-cheeked country girl
is one of the old myths.
The healthiest children in the
world are on Riverside Drive.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
Special Work in PhrssInp

Sauer's Vanilla and Other FIavOrs
Lend JOY TO the housewife
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

Don't Fail to Visit Sauer's Booth
at the Pure Food Show.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

Fire consumed $500 houses at Con-
stantnOple September 8, 1865.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

Try our Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday night dictation class. Two hour.
each night for $3 per month.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

Ground cloves are cheaper than whole
ones, because the stems are used in the
preparation OF the former.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

Let COnger Clean Your Carpets
and the job will be done to your satisfac.
ton Modern methods, with no extra
charge for mothproofing. Floor coverings
relaid. 25d & N. Y. ave. Phone w 427
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

Sauer's FlavOrIng Extracts
are high-grade goods. Try them.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10
sauer's FlavorinE Extracts
are Used in millions of homes.

Oysters and Game Mt Their Best Vow.
See game specials on Harvey's menu
daily for lunch and dinner; high-class
food and service at attractive prices,
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

Condottieri, bands OF soldiers who were
ready to serve those VINO paid the most.
first appeared in 1889.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

Use Sauer's FIayOrings In Your Cooking.
They are the best.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

Sea Foods, steaks, Chops, Salads. &C.,
Fhila. Oyster & Chop House, 5l3 11th nw
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

Sauer's Vanilla Is Sold by All GrOcers.
Demand IT,
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

In The Drillery, Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday night dictation class Come
in and try one evening free of charge
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

Melbourne. Australia, has a monument
to the eight-hour labor law.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

Rome destroyed Carthage during the
three Punic wars, which began in 246
B. c. and closed in 146 b. C.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

The DrilIery Is the Only College
in Washington that has an eX-civil serv.
ice examiner in its employ. That is the
reason our students pass, while others
fail. Reduced rates for spring eXamina.
tiCns to those who come now before the
rush. yhe Drillery, 100 n. Y. ave
The Washington herald., 1911-11-10

table. It will be many months at least
before a conclusion is in sight, and then
the cases undoubtedly will be carried 10
| tho SuDreme Court
The Calumet news., 1911-04-08
CAT And THE
FIDDLE COMING
BIG MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA is
BOOKED FOR CALUMET THE
ATER EVENING OF
APRIL 19.

A gorgeous musical extravaganza.
Tine Cat and the Fiddle" viii be the
next attraction at the Calumet theater
April 10. A company of some forty
singers, dancers, comedians and
large and carefully trained beauty
chorus smartly gowned are promised.
The plot is found on the famous old
nursery rhyme, OF Hi Dlddle Diddle,
the Cat and the Fiddle" II deals with
sprites, fairies, elfs, mOrtals, immor-
tails, etc, and a large field for fun
making, ballet, evolutions, chorus
numbers and music is entered into.
More novelties, stage illusions and
transformation, magic, and beautiful
stage settings are promised than have
ever been presented by one organiza-
ton before.
1t is a long time since "Fantasma,"
''The Black Crook Mother Goose"
THE Babes i'm the Woods" and for
that reason '~The Cat and the Fiddle"
lis interesting. Some of the prom
inent scenes include "On Deck of the
Fairy Ship Dianna," The Golden Fire
shower" The Air ship" Under the
Sea-" The Giants Haunted Castle '
and others.
THE Cat and the Fiddle" mas many
weird and novel stage characters. The
Kood Genii and her wonderful gigan ic
cat; Queen Circe, the false queen. wlo
with grea; Gobs rules over the de IT,
nies of the mystic island, and the
earth beings who are spirited away TO
Elfland; all are said to contain many
new ideas in the line of musical COM
edy.
The plot leads TO and permits of a
score or more of pretty ballet evolu-
tions, some twenty musical numbers,
and bevy of pretty girls well select
cd and trained while the costumng is
of new design, stril<ingly handsome in
many cases and decidedly weird in
others, in conformity with the locale
Of the scenes.
The cast includes AIRY b. Watson,
as Happy" a child of fortune, favor
ably known as a comedian of decided
merit. the Boylans as the twins; Geo.
T.. Wakefield. as Great Gobs; J. O.
Campbell as the lieutenant; Lawrence
Gotthard, as the Gigantic Cat; Matty
The Calumet news., 1911-04-08
FEEDING WINTER BIRDS.

Bird lovers who travel between
South birmingham and Fitchbure
have had quite a treat this winter. on
mornings when the snow has been on
the ground John Garland of Marlboro.
a. conductor. has daily carried with
him maty pounds OF grain which he
has thrown, placed in small paper
bags, from the train when passing
Clinton OThe grain has gonetqo feed
the pheasants which flock in that secl
ton inflarge numbers. 2 yi.9f o e
Fheub quickly learned to be on
hand every morning. time fory that
particular train auh they will be miss
ed by the passengers having OCCASION
TO Journey every day on this train as
warm weather approaches and the
birds are not Obliged 10 depend upon
the Kindness Of the conductor for their
grain
Many people inquire as to how these
English birds happen to he found i'm
this section. The answer is probably
this: John Thayer, the Lancaster bird
lover, who possesses a rare collection.
is said to secure these pheasants and
TO raise large families, liberating them
as soon as they are large enough to
care for themselves. The first of the
birds were brought over here from
England.-Boston Globe.