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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26
ELECTION LAW CHANGES
URGED BY Mr.. METzEROTT
Bt1l introduced at Annapolis by
Delegate From Prince =
Georges County.

special DispstcA to- The star.
ANNAPOLIS Nd. January GA bill
repeating two important sections OF the
present Maryland state election law by
which voters are now compelled to ap-
pear before the court and declare their
intention OF becoming citizens Of Mary
land one year before they are permitted
to register. and by which Marylanders
going out Of the state are compelled to
take oath that they are not leaving for
more than six months. has been intro
duced In the house by Delegate Metze-
rott Of Prince Georges county.
The repeal Of these sections. the demo
Gratis maintain. L. an attempt to throw
Montgomery and Prince Georges coun-
ties into the hands OF the republicans by
permitting their bringing In negroes from
Washington on election da. Present
indications are that the bill has little
chance to pass. even II II gets out OF the
committee on elections.
The first section proposed 10 be RE-
usaled WAS enacted at tho special session
OF 1901, while the other was passed I'm
1902 Mr.. Metxerott asserts that the
present provisions, especially the one
compelling declaration Of intention a
yea before citizen 10 permitted to
register are unfair and work needless
hardships.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26
WOMAN ASSUMES DUTIES
AS U. S. COMMISSIONER

CINCINNATI, Ohio. January 26.-A Por-
tia case came to judgment yesterday In
the federal building in Covington. KY.
opposite this city. when Mrs Mabel Van
Dyke Bell assumed her duties OF federal
commissioner. to which she was recently
appointed. Mrs. Bell is said to be the
only woman to hold the position Of Judge
in preliminary hearings in United States
court.
Her First Case.
Her first case was that OF a man
charged with sending libelous matter
through the mails. and she bound him
over to the grand jury ana fixed his bond
at $780,
The room was crowded with attorneys
assembled to witness the novel spectacle
Of q woman on the bench.
After the days calendar was disposed OF
Mrs. Bell said:
IT see nothing unusual In my position
personally. I have been connected with
the federal court for some years, and feel
that I am posted on whatever matters
may come before Il"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26
NAVAL SURGEON BACKS
HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN
Spear Urges That Work of CO.
Iumbia Should Not Be
Discontinued.

Advocates Of the retention Of the CO.
lumbia Hospital for Women, in the con-
troversy waged regarding an appropria-
ton for its continuation and maintenance.
express citation over the enlistment Of the
support Of Surgeon Raymond Spear OF
the United States Navy. Surgeon Spear
is recognized. as one Of the leading sur
geons Of the navy.
In. a letter addressed to Mai. Skinner,
Superintendent OF Columbia Hospital,
given out by the latter today. Surgeon
Spear praises the work done at the In
stitution and urges support by the Dis
trict Of Columbia Of similar hospital for
the treatment Of women alone. The let
ter reads:
In view Of the controversy that is now
going on in regard to the appropriation
for the support Of Columbia Hospital I
wish to assure you that in my opinion
the existence of the Columbia Hospital in
lutte necessity, and as the city grows SO
will the city need 1T more and more.
Praises Operating Room.
Il have operated in all the hospitals in
Washington during the past three years,
and send by preference any woman pa
tents on whom operations are necessary
TO your hospital. do so, for know the
technique of your operating room is per-
feet, your nurses are all conscientious.
well trained and absolutely trustworthy.
and the hospital is run in scientific and
businesslike manner.
ION the surgical staff there are men of
national reputation, and / often spend
hours in the operating room watching
them operate. with much personal benefit.
There is no hospital that / know of
that is doing better work. II all the pa
tients that have been through your in
stitution could be interviewed there
would be nothing but praise for the
work that is going on daily, and hope
would be expressed that the good work
should continue.
Building an Old One.
The building is. OF course. old. but. so
much more credit is due you and your
stan for maintaining and running your
hospital with such efficiency.
In my opinion the needs Of the city
from all classes Of people demand that
your hospital should continue independ-
cnt
"a growing city Of the size Of WASH
ington should have q hospital devoted
entirely to the treatment OF the special
diseases Of women. for 1t Is In such hos
pitfalls that advances In the art Of sur
gerry are possible and in such hospitals
women are restored to health and lives
are saved"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26

George Rhodes died 1t Harris Ferry,
w. Va. at the age OF ninety years.
RhoAao outlived three wives and was
tho father OF twenty-six children, thir-
0oen Of whom are living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26
STEEL MILL WORKERS
At TASKS LONG HOURS
Their Conditions of Labor
Cited in Support of an
Eight-Hour Law.

In the brutal" hours of laobr required
In hell holes of the United States Steel
Corporation and other steel companies.
Senator Borah found a powerful argu-
ment for the passage Of a bill limiting
to eight hours day the work Of labor
ers and mechanics under government
contracts. during a hearing on the bill
before the Senate committee on educa-
ton and labor today.
James A. Emery. general counsel of
the National Association of Manufacture
ers. appeared before the committee to-
day in opposition to the bill, and it was
during his testimony that Senator Bcrah
severely arraigned the working condi-
tons in the steel industry. Mr.. Emery
was Directing to the measure on the
ground that it was vague and amb guous.
but there are some industries in this
country which have gone SO far as to
need attention from the federal govern
ment." Senator Borah remarked.
What industries, Mr.. Emery asked
Steel Industry Cited.
dislike to single out one" Senator Borah
replied. From reports that have come
from the Department Of Commerce and
and yet 1t has In it's hell holes men who
are worked twelve hours a day for seven
days week and others worked eighteen
to twenty-four hours in one shift. That
Is something no man who has taken the
oath Of Office can ignore"
But we object to being made the vi
carious victims Of abuses Of one indus
try"
There is a vast amount of justice in
But we have to meet such specific con-
ditions as 1 have cited and we have no
specific suggestions from business men
as to how to do 1t. They say Cut out
this legislation altogether We have no
partiality to the language of this bill
and we would like to have suggestions as
to better language that will accomplish
the purpose"
Of language that would state specifically
what contracts should require an eight
hour clause-for instance, should declare
that contracts for ships and for armor
and armor plate should have such a
clause.
But what about the unconstitutionality
of such q law, on the ground that 1t was
discriminatory without any real basis for
the Discrimination" Senator Borah re-
piled.
Suggests a New Title.
Mr.. Emery suggested that there would
! be no more difficulty in upholding the
law, IL it were stated in specific terms,
than IL 1t were stated In general terms.
1t was further argued by Mr.. Emery that
the regulation Of the hours Of labor was
properly function of the states as
against the federal government.
Instead OF the title which the bill now
bears-.limitins the hours of daily service
of laborers and mechanics employed upon
work done for the United States, or for
any territory or for the District of CO.
lumbia, and for other purposes'-Mr.
Emery said that the real purpose of the
LEGISLATION would be better shown by an
other title-"limiting the hours In private
employment Of laborers and mechanics
through the fundamentally Of govern
ment contract"
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for walk around the chief require
ment being noise and go. On Monday
Emmett brought to Bryant the song
Dixie both words and music COM
plete. II was sung for the first time
at the Monday-evening performance
of the minstrels.
"Danis' EFT nett was an American,
of Iris parentage. He lived quietly
at Mt. Vernon after his retirement
from the minstrel stage.
while there has been some discus
sion as to the authorship of Dixie,
I think It is conceded and agreed by
the best authorities that Emmett
wrote the song as stated above. There
is, however, another Dixie very little
known--a thrilling war song, written
by Gen. Albert Pike, also a nothern
man, he having been born at Boston.
Gen. Pike served with distinction in
the Mexican War and also saw service
on the Confederate side in the Civil
War, having command of force Of
Cherokee Indians recruited by him
self. Pike seems to have adopted and
adapted Emmett's refrain of Dixie for
the purposes Of his own song.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-18

such beneficent proposal will amount
to a public calamity.
State bonds for roads will bring
larger and quicker returns in increase
Of business, greater development Of
natural resources, increased value of
all real estate, better social condi.
tions. better homes. happier wives
and more cheerful mothers than any
other investment that can be made
by any state.
No public Improvement can have a
more healthful effect upon . state
than a comprehensive scheme to unite
Its various sections with good high
wsys. The land owners can not do 1t
all. and II Is Just and right that all
contribute through state bonds, which
are preferable to . direct tax.
A state bond issue for roads 10 .
far.sighted investment which the peo-
pie OF state should he eager to
seize. II adds little or nothing to
the individuals taxes and at the same
time the improvements II makes pos.
S'S'O WIZ yiS'u y 0otiy ouu 8oAuCh
return.
The Appian Way in italy. built
1000 years ago, Is still In use and will
be for centuries to come II II Is rea.
sonably cared for. Then why should
the present generation bend their
backs to carry the whole burden Of
such permanent improvements as are
needed upon the highways. the use
and benefits of which will descend to
hose who follow them? Good roads
should be built mainly by longtime
bond issues and maintained by an an.
nual tax.
The exodus to the cities. which Is
robbine the country districts Of the
state OF the young men, is also caus-
ing the young women to migrate. And
one OF the Ills from which both are
dying is the condition OF the country
roads.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-18
SUSPENDED
Sentence On Man who
Robbed Judge Voorhees,
(Coshocton Age)

Judge Nicholas Thursday morning
gave Harvey Porter, alias Homer Ran.
som, an opportunity to prove his claim
that he meant to live reformed life
by passing suspended sentence of five
years in the penltentiary.
Porter went to court Thursday
morning dressed neatly and looking
like anything but a criminal. While
the judge was explaining what was
expected of him the man looked the
court squarely In the face and drank
in every word.
Porter pleaded guilty to the charge
of picking Judge Voorhees, pockets
here two years ago on Wheeling &
Lake Erie passenger train.
Judge Nicholas Thursday said that
Porter was to have reported to him
In Wooster week after he was ar
rested In Cleveland by a policeman
who knew the man was wanted In
Coshocton for jumping bond furnish.
ed after the grand jury had indicted
him. Judge Nicholas said that Por-
ter had been leading a quiet and re-
spectacle life since leaving Coshoc.
ton and that after the conference In
Wooster the intention was to nolle
the indictment.
Porter was told that by being un-
der a suspended sentence he was
morally confined to the state institu-
ton but physically outside. He will
have to report his conduct from time
to time and II he leads straight life
above all suspicion much of the Ave
years sentence can be wiped OFF.
Porter has a wife and child living
In Cleveland. His father-in.law IL
said to be wealthy. Porter wants to
start In some kind of business which
he probably viii do. He must remain
In Ohio, however. until the suspended
sentence IL wiped clean.
Chas. Scott, who was arrested some
time ago for non support, was order.
ed to pay his wife who Is now In the
city hospital, $l5 every two weeks until
Mrs. Scott IL able to leave the hospital
when both are ordered to report to
Judge Nicholas for a further disposl.
tion OF the case.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-18
INTER-COUNTY
WAGON ROADS
To Be Built L Voters Ratify the
lampson Amendment
PERMITS STATE BOND ISSUE

The People Need the Roads, But 9
Majority Of the Voters Must Vote
For the Amendment or the General
Assembly Can Not Authorize the
issus Of sonds-Ths Prepesai Il
Progressive.
The Ohio constitutional convention
put the seal Of its approval on q gen
erous proposition for the building Of
good roads throughout the state on
May 20. 1912. when. by . vote Of
yeas SO. nays rs. It passed the follow.
ing proposal:
Proposal No. 11s-Mr. Lampson:
TO submit an amendment to Article
VIII. Section 1, Of the constitution
To extend to fifty million dollars
the state bond limit for inter.county
wagon roads.
Resolved by the constitutional con.
vention Of the state Of Ohio, That a
proposal to amend the constitution
shall be submitted to the electors to
read as follows:
Article viii.
Section I. The state may contract
debts to supply casual deficits or fail.
ures in revenues or to meet expenses
rot otherwise provided for; but the
aggregate amount Of such debts, di.
rect and contingent, whether contract
ed by virtue Of one or more acts of
the general assembly, or at different
periods Of time, shall never exceed
seven hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars; and the money arising from the
creation Of such debts shall be ap-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-18
INTER-COUNTY ROADS
WOULD BENEFIT ALL

While each county develops . sys.
tenn OF its own without reference to
Q state plan. and each county Ia build
ing roads with no regard to system
OF inter-county connecting roads, the
people are going It blindly." exactly
~ did the original builders Of our
railways, only to soon find themselves
convicted Of wasting millions Of dol.
lars and years OF time and unable ia
cross a state except by the use OF
sign boards and the employment OF
guides.
In many states more money Is
spent In ten years to repair and main
tain local systems of roads than II
will cost to construct a connecting
system OF inter-county roads through
out the state. In many cases the old
routes should be adopted. but In all
cases the roads should be straight
ened wherever possible and grades
lessened by cuts In the hills and fills
IN the depressions,
Travel is no longer local within the
county. but Is inter.county by the
people of the state; therefore, the
system should be inter.county and
paid for by state bonds to be cared
for by future tax levies on all the
property owned by the people Of the
state.
Better roads will bring hope, happl
ness end comfort to the people and
the voters of the state should vote
for the state bond issues for the con
struction and maintenance OF an in
ter-county system of wagon roads
Anything which would interfere with
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-18

piled to the purpose for which n was
obtained, or to repay the debts so
contracted, and to no other purpose
whatever; provided. however, that
laws may be passed to contract debts
and authorize issues Of bonds to an
amount which in the aggregate Of all
issues shall not exceed fifty million
dollars, for the purpose Of construct.
ing, rebuilding, improving and repair.
ing system Of inter.county wagon
roads throughout the state. Not to
exceed ten million dollars Of such
bonds shall be issued in any one year.
and there shall be levied and collect.
ed annually by taxation an amount
sufficient to pay the interest on said
bonds and to provide . sinking fund
for their redemption at maturity, and
laws shall be passed to provide for
the maintenance Of said roads. Such
wagon roads shall be determined un.
der general laws and the cost Of con.
struct!ng. rebuilding. improving, re.
pairing and maintaining the same
shall be paid BY the state. The pro.
visions Of this section shall not be
limited or controlled BY Section 8 Of
Article XII.
This proposal 10 progressive and
sane. It Ii business.like and safe, for
II makes possible not only Q way to
procure the money with which to
build the roads, but amply provides
for its payment, giving to the people
the beneft Of the roads while pay.
ment !s being made.
Whet will II cost the people Of
Ohio?
The present grand tax duplicate 10
a6.200. 100000.
II the increase in wealth in the fu.
ture is the same as in the past, there
Is added at least 100000. 900 every
five years to the grand duplicate Of
the state. Upon this basis the an.
nual tax rate Of levy necessary to
pay the interest and retire the bonds
within twenty-five years will be as
follows:
Computing interest and sinking
fund charges on $5O,O00,000, az per
cent 2J-year bonds, issued in amounts
OF $5.000,000 each year, and assuming
that the sinking fund proportion will
be deposited and invested annually
at rate not less than 3h per cent
interest, the following are the rates
cf levy:
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-18
BIG CIRCUS
To Be In Mt. Vernon On
Wednesday JuIyl7

The Barnum & Bailey circus will
be in Mt. Vernon on Wednesday, July
II. The route agent was in the city
Thursday arranging the details. The
circus will come from Newark and
will go from here to Akron, trans
ferring in this city from the b. & O.
to the Pennsylvania tracks.
The circus has four trains and car.
ries "a cars. The circus is larger and
ever this year for the reason that 1t
has half the Forepaugh.Sells show
this year and Ringing Brothers carry
the other half.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-18

Amt Annual
3.s to ate Of
II crest. Fund be Levied Lew
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-18

Mr.. l.. A. Stream went to Mans
field Friday morning to meet Secre-
tary Campbell, Of the American Poul-
try Association, of Mansfield and Sec.
retary Case, of the Ohio branch of the
American Poultry Association. Of
shreve. The three, composing the re.
vising committee of the constitution
and bylaws of the association, held
meeting Friday afternoon.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-18
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+ eiRTho /
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A daughter was born at the Mt
Vernon Hospital Thursday morning
Mr.. ana Mrs. Lewis Scott of near
Bladensburg.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs George Maupin of West High
street Thursday evening.
A son was born Thursday after.
noon TO Mr.. and Mrs. J. =. Yarman OF
near Amity,
A son was born Thursday to Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Jasinski OF East
Pleasant street
--f~
Mr.. and Mrs. |. NJ. WOlverton and
children left Friday morning for their
summer home al Pointe aux Pins,
Michigan. Mr.. Wolyerton will return
home next week. Mrs. Wolverton
and children viii remain to spend the
summer
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-18
OFFICERS
Elected By v. 4. N. Society
Of N. E. Church

The Woman's Home Missionary So.
ciety of the Gay Street M. e. church
met In the parlors of the church Wed.
nesday evening at 1880 Meeting op.
ened by singing, my Faith Looks Up
to Thee"
DevotionaIs--Mrs. Ida Weir.
After short business session offic.
ers were elected for the year:
President-Mrs. Z. d. Barnett.
Vice President-Mrs. r. ]. Hire.
Recording Secretary-Miss Frances
Fobes.
Corresponding secretary-Miss Eva
Kirk.
Mite Box secretary--Mrs. s. j. Dor.
gan.
Treasurer-Mrs. F. L. Singrey.
Literature Chairman-Mrs. Arthur
Parmenter.
Press Correspondent-Mrs. Harry
Farsi.
Steward-Mrs. Hattie Pickard.
Superintendent Of Mothers Jewels
Mrs. Paul Ashbaugh.
Superintendent of Queen Ethers-
Mrs. T.. G. Carlow.
The program in charge of Mrs.
Weaver was as follows:
Subject, Christian Conservation on
which Mrs. Weaver gave a very inter.
esting talk.
RecitatiOn-Carrie Davis.
Solo-Mrs. Blair.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-04-15
A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION.

Wednesday and Thursday the Pierce
County Grange held very successful
convention here. The meeting Of
Wednesday was in the Grange hall
presided over by Master of the Grange
Fred Chamberlain Of Puvallup
Frank r. Spinning made very force
full address as did also Professor
Severance and HI. A. Blanchard of
Pnyallup. In the evening a banquet
was given in Fraternal hall to which
between IT'S and 200 were happily
seated. Frank Spinning presided
here and introduced one of our Pierce
county representatives, Hon. Govnor
Teats, who spoke of his visit to the
Panama canal and made very in
teresting talk. Miss Landers, our
able domestic science teacher, made
very witty and very pretty speech.
Professor Severance spoke on Agri-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-04-15

Der of auxiliary bodies for the de-
velopment of all features of a pro-
gressive, harmonious social COM
munity. These will include civic
work. landscape improvement, pro-
motion of poultry industry, hort
cultural advancement, agricultural
work for boys and girls and other
lines of community effort. In all of
these features the women are expected
to take a worthy part, thus including
the cooperative social work of all
forces in the community.
The general educational aspect of
the district is due to the purpose
which is being carried ont in the
district of insuring orchard success
by promoting individual intelligence
and happiness. 1t thus promises to
become a successful demonstration of
scientific orcharding as we'll as a
social community Of the most pro-
gressive type. H. HI. s. h.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-04-15
An Educational Orchard District.

cal educational advantages, for it
trains them in their own orchards
through open-air clinics, where the
pupils are taught to do pruning,
spraying, grating, treatment of plant
pests, tree surgery and all other
operations of orchard development
The instruction covers the entire
period of orchard growth, from the
selection and preparation of the
ground to the harvesting and packing
of the fruit for market.
The common school system of the
district is also developing features
that will make it harmonious part
of the social orchard community, the
progressive development of which is
attracting the notice Of many students
of community effort. The first graded
school now about to be built will be
a four-room structure of attractive
bungalow style to cost $40, 600 or more
and will occupy five-acre tract with
ornamental grounds, gardens and
greenhouses where the children of the
orchardists will be taught to under
stand and to love plant life. The
school building will have an audi
forum to seat $50 persons, where
horticultural lectures can be given
and meetings held by the various
community organizations. A library
and horticultural museum and lab
oratory will also be located in the
school building and the children will
thus be familiarized with all features
of horticultural education. Ultimate
Iy, the school system here will include
several other graded schools on similar
tracts with a central rural high school
on tract of twenty or thirty acres
with experimental grounds where
horticultural research can be followed
10 the best advantage.
The school is consistent part of
the general plan which will include a
general orchard assembly with a num-