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The Washington times., 1912-07-24
UNCLE SANS RIGHT
TO TAKE MONTICELLO
. BY EMINENT DOMAIN
McKnley's Attorney Gen.
eral Says Jefferson Home
Can Be Obtained.

Mrs Martin w. Littleton, Of New
York. today eliminated the efforts she
has pursued untiringly for many
months when she presented to the
House Committee on Rules her reasons
why she believes the Government should
purchase Monticello, the former, home
of Thomas Jefferson. Mrs. Littleton
spoke an hour and half, giving the
history of the place and reading SYM
pathetic letters from prominent states
men from all parts of the country.
At the conclusion of her address
Chairman Henry of Texas said: "Your
address shows much painstaking labor,
unusual and evidently arduous research
amongst records and heretofore undis-
covered archives, and will be valuable
contribution to permanent history"
A National Affair. '.... e.
Mrs. Littleton went into considerable
detail as to the history of Monticello,
from the time of Thomas jefferson to
the present day. She urged that Jeffer-
son be considered from the standpoint
of the writer of the Declaration Of In
dependence, rather than the founder of
the Democratic party, tor, she said. this
should be national affair.
Hundreds of letters from men whom
she has interested In the movement
were presented. Among them was an
exhaustive opinion by Judge James
Buck, United States Attorney General
under Presiden Mckinley. upholding
Mrs. Littleton's position that the Gov
ernment can under law obtain the Mon
ticello estate. through the right of emf
nent domain, and ought to do 1t.
A letter from Governor Woodrow Will.
son was read Il wish sincerel ythat
could be- present and lend such person
al influence as could cammand to youI
interesting efforts in behalf of the pur.
chase of Monticello, but as ! find
am Obliged to content myself with thes,
few lines Of hearty endorsement,
wish tl.e project we'll with all my
heart"
.. Other Letters Read.
Other letters were read from William
j. Bryan. Ambassador Joseph ChoateS
Mayor w. J. Gaynor, of New York
former Governor Folk, of Missouri
Mann, of Virginia, in which State Mon
ticello is located, and many other Gov
| ernors, Senators and Congressman
| Some of the letters were from Repub
licans, who paid glowing tributes Il
| Jefferson.
| appeal to the committee for favorabl,
recommendation of the bill, insisting
that the property could be properl!
cared for only by the Government, ant
that even IL 1t could be kept in gooC
the proper way to do II, for every man
woman and child in America shoul,
| feel they have part ownership in II.
The gift Of Monticello to the Natiol
would be the most glorious monumen
possible to the memory of Thoma
Jefferson" said Mrs. Littleton.
In speaking of the opposition to par
with the place on the part of its pres
ent owner she said Mr.. Levy know
that Monticello should belong to all tn
| people He knows IL should he Duhli
\ property. No one knows this bette
than Mr.. Levy or has been made to fee
1t more keenly, for II Is he who ha
stood at its threshold a good long time
seeing thousands Of people pass through
its gates.
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
WOMEKS LEADERS
HOTLY PROTEST
SLUR ON JUDGMENT
Declare Female Mind Is as
Strong and Sure as
That of Male.
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today.
THE first has to keep trains from
colliding, the others business is 20 keep
/. calling another ship, perhaps fifty or
100 miles distant, until she comes to
the rescue. The railroad signal tower
man is all the time under nervous ten
sion; the wireless operator is almost
never 80 placed.
I'm nearly every marine disa ster wom-
en- have kept their nerve; the panic and
rush come from the men. The courage
and nerve of stewardesses has been
demonstrated repeatedly in collisions at
sea. The general discomfort Of sea life
might repel women from radio-telegra-
ply, but for the work itself many OF
them are specially qualified BY tempera-
ment. e
Miss Kelso. whom The Times men,
toned, really passed the highest AK
animation before navy officers Of. any
candidate on the Pacific coast.
When Acting Secretary Cable last
April ruled that competent women could
serve as wireless operators on ship, ]
believe he opened to them under the law
a Useful field of employment"
There are two or three other women
who have passed examinations as wire-
less operators. They are required not
only to answer all questions regarding
the operation of the wireless mechan-
ism, but they are also required to tell
exactly what should be done in case OF
disaster.
Miss elso has been assigned to the
Martposa. a liner which now travels be-
which was formerly engaged In the San
Francisco-Honolulu traffic.
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
ESCAPED LEPERS
WORRY OFFICIALS
Afflicted Men Leave Bay City and
San Francisco, and Are
Cause Of Disputes.

While the local officials of the Pub
lie Health and Marine Hospital Service
are closely watching the plague situa-
ton In Porto Rico and Cuba In order
to keep the dreaded disease out of this
country. their troubles have been in
creased by the escape OF lepers from
different camps in the country.
State officials and county officials are
appealing to the service to decide what
must be done with the escaped lepers.
On July 10 Sam Isen, alias Josef May
erovitz. escaped from isolation at Bay
City, Mich. Recently he showed up In
Buffalo, N. Y. where he is being held
In isolation. The Buffalo health au-
thortties do not want the unfortunate
man, while Bay City seems only too
glad TO get rid of him.
c. w. Carson. said to be a leper, ap-
peared In Denver recently. The Dem
yer authorities have appealed to the
service asking that San Francisco be
made to take care Of him. Carson is
said to have escaped from isolation In
San Francisco. But the health authori-
ties of San Francisco are glad to get
rid of him. ... d. q -
Carson is supposed to have lived in a
freight car for several weeks Now
the authorities all through the West are
worried for fear the disease will be
spread by germs left I'm the car.
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
Women Make Fewer
Mistakes Than Men Do,
Says Mrs. Clark's Sister

Give the women chance. Don't dis
crtminate against them because of their
sex. They make mistakes, I'll admit.
Show me man that doesn't They are
blaming women in general because an
Illinois signal women got her orders
mixed, lost her nerve, and failed to
rectify her mistake. How many men
have made identicaliy the same mis-
Stake?"
This is the way Mrs. Ann Hamilton
Pitzer, sister Of Mrs. Champ Clark,
views the movement to bar women as
wireless telegraph operators on ship
board. and from other similar respon-
sible positions.
Continuing. she said 1T. all depends
upon the individual. It Is true that
just any woman could not hold down a
position where 1t is realized at all times
that lives depend upon their actions.
But contend. and past records of the
sex Will bear mel out. that there are
! fewer mistakes made by women than
by men. ... ~.
Subject each applicant to thorough
test, and when a woman makes an
: equal showing with the men, she Is al
most sure to be able to do a man. s
work"
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
MORGAN REFUSES
TO TALK OF AID
FOR THIRD PARTY
Get Out, Go Away" He
Shouts at Reporters as He
Reaches New York.

NEW YORK. July 24-J. Pierpont
Morgan, whose long stay in Europe
some suspicious folk tried to connect
UP with the sittings OF the Stanley
steel committee and the Pujo money
committee, today returned to New
York aboard the White Star liner
Olympic.
At Quarantine, j. Pierpont Morgan,
jr., and a small army of reporters
swarmed over the side.
"Is II true that you are going to
flr(ance the third party movement"
shouted one.
go away, get out" he shouted.
Nothing to say You all ought to
know that, wouldn't say It here II
I had," and the magnate started for
the companionway
He declined to throw any further light
on the cabled reports that he was very
close TO the German Kaiser during his
stay in Europe and would make no
comment on winston Chprchills propo-
sition to increase the British navy.
Morgan was accompanied by his niece.
Miss Anne Tracy and Miss Berwind,
sister of e. j. Berwind. associated with
Morgan in many enterprises.
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
Mrs. Wilson Now Head
OF Women Democrats

NEW YORK, July A.-Mfs. woodrow
Wilson. wife of the Democratic Presi-
Dental candidate. has accepted the in
vitation Of the woman's National Dem
ocratic League to become Its honorary
president.
Recently Mrs. Steven b. Ayres, of
this city, corresponding secretary of the
league, sent Mrs. Wilson the request
to assume the Office authorized by the
leagues executive board, at its meeting
In Baltimore.
"Mr. Wilson and / have both read
with very great interest the Enclosures
and your letter, and he begs me to
thank the league in his name for Its
powerful support. 1t would be hard
TO ovcrestimate the assistance which
such body of women can render to
a cause when they feel, as In this cam
paign. that there are moral issues In
volyed; and Mr.. Wilson cannot fall to
be profoundly helped by the mere con-
seriousness that such women believe In
him as worthy leader In such a
cause, "
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
Coroner Holds Women
Weaker Physically and
Lacking in Judgment

CHICAGO, July A.-Coroner Peter
Hoffman, of Cook county, today admit
ted that he attempted to influence his
jury to insert more criticism of railroads
employing women in responsible signal
tower positions in the verdict returned
on the death of thirteen victims of the
Burlington wreck at Western Springs
on July IA. ...,..-.
The jury recommended that only men
be employed as tower operators. Today
Coroner Hoffman went further. and
gave his reasons for not wanting women
in positions where they helped direct
the movement of speeding trains.
Women said Coroner Hoffman, "are
weaker physically than men. They lack
q certainty of understanding. They
lack fortitude and endurance. The fe-
male mind Is not habituated to cool
Judgment in times Of danger. I like to
see women advance, but they have no
business in positions like this"
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
Congressman Object
To Employing Women
In Hazardous Places

Congressman I.afferty of Oregon
says that while he is for equal rights
for women from a political standpoint.
he does not think they should be per-
mitted, even If they want to, to under
go the same physical endurances as
men.
"I arp. opposed to allowing women to
be in charge of wireless stations on
hoard ships,' he said. and the recon-
mendations of the Chicago coroner )
jury garding women for railroad sig
nal towers think are good ones. Only
work requiring great endurance should
he confined to the stronger sex. Wom-
en- haven't the physical endurance
necessary as wireless operators, and
they should be kept out OF the wireless
stations"
Congressman Mondell of Wyoming
also opposes the proposition OF allowing
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
Battery Trumpeter Says
Guns Will Not Bring Rain

c. Iambardy, trumpeter of Battery b.
Third Field Artillery, Fort Bliss, Texas.
believes that his experiences the past
few weeks confirm the opinion OF Chief
Moore, of the Weather Bureau. and dis
prove the common opinion that rain
can be provoked by firing high explo-
sives in the air.
IT have been in the Rocky mountains
for fifteen days at target practice" said
the soldier. "and during that time we
have fired enough high explosives 10
cause a young cloudburst. II there was
anything in the theory; but, on the
other hand. not a drop Of water fell
during the entire fifteen days.
Lambardy states further that two
years ago, when he was at Comfort,
Tex. a wealthy farmer near there spent
$1,100 trying to get rain by shooting
high explosives, but failed. He says
he has seen twenty-four three-inch
guns fired for four hours without ceus-
Ing rain,
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
''Unloaded Gun" Victim
Is Expected to Die

Little hope is entertained for the re-
covery OF Albert Jones. the fourteen
year-old boy who was accidentally shot
Monday evening with an "unloaded
gun" in the hands of a companion,
Paul Dennis. Young Jones is now in
low condition at Garfield Hospital,
where he was rushed by Dr. G. B.
Heinecke, who was called by the neigh
bors as soon as the boy was shot.
DR.. Heinecke stated today, while there
seemed to be no change In the boys
condition since yesterday, he did not
see how he could recover.
I'VE have not located the exact posi-
ton of the bullet" he said, "but 1t en-
tered the right side Of his abdomen and
is somewhere in the abdomen" The bull
let Is from .32-caliber revolver which
Dennis was showing Jones. Jones has
completely exonerated his companion
from intentional injury.
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
CORN AND COTTON
ATTACKED BY WORMS
Wilson Asks For Emergency Fund
of $4,000 With Which To
Fight Pests.

Devastation of corn and cotton fields
In nearly all Southern States by the
army worm" pest was reported today
by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson to
the House Agricultural Committee. He
induced the committee to report an
emergency appropriation of 5000 for
immediate attack of the pest.
Secretary Wilson said he and Repre-
sentative Aiken of South Carolina ere
advancing money from their own purses
for the present fight of the worms, Con-
gress having appropriated no money for
the work.
The army worms first appeared last
year in the South, according to Secre-
tary Wilson, but are widespread now.
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
Brother and Niece Left
Legacies From Estate

The will Of William H. Burnett, dated
July 8. 1912. leaves his brother, David
L. Burnett, $1,000 and the insurance
from the War Department Benefit Asso-
citation. 600 to niece, Alice B. Curtis
and $500 to Minnie C. Woodsome.
Mrs. Mary +. Clarke, wife of Henry
c. Clarke, is given the remaining estate
The American Security and Trust Com
pany is named as executor.
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
ProgreSsives Active.

ATLANTA, Ga, July a.-Tomorrow Is
the day set for the holding of state
convention of Roosevelt Republicans OF
Georgia in this city. The convention
VIII elect delegates to the national con-
vention of thep rogressive party In Chi
cago and formulate plans for the cam
paign in Georgia.
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
Observes Pioneer Day.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. July "a
Pioneer Day, the sixty-fifth anniversary
of the arrival of Brigham Young and
his little band of Mormon colonists In
the Salt Lake valley, was celebrated
today In all Of the principal cities and
towns throughout Utah.
The Washington times., 1912-07-24

45-inch Batiste and Wolfe Flounc-
ings: embroidered floral designs;
combined with baby Irish; some in
two-tone effects. Values @1 90
up to $500 yard. ........ VA'Vo
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22
WOMAN TAKEN FOR
|MPERS0NA7|NG Man
MRS. STRATNiAN OF WALL USES
DISGUISE TO APPROACH MAN
SHE FORMERLY SHOT AT.

Rapid City, S. D.-Mrs. Catherine
was arrested on Main street near the
First National bank, Thursday, and
later fined $40 and costs by Judge
Mintener, for im~personating a man.
Mrs. Stratman, who formerly belong
ed in Dubuque, Iowa, has brought
herself into the landscape of Rapid
City on other occasions. She is now
under bond of 1000 awaiting the
November term of the circuit court,
when she will be tried for an alleged
assault on John G. Williams, with
a dealy weapon with intent to Kill
him. Williams was seated in front OF
the Tow Sweeney Harware Cos
store conversing with u friend when
Mrs. Stratman came along, whipped
out a 80 calibre revolver and point
ing straight at Williams chest
pulled the trigger. The II failed
to explode because the cartridge had
fallen from the chamber into Mrs
Stratman's hand bag, where she hat
been carrying it.
When arrested Wednesday Mrs
~ WI vi hDui ~
dapper straw hat and "A modish sui
of blue serge. 1t was the size of hel
hands and feet that caused Chic
Lippencott to take a fuller look a
her and then he recognized her a
Williams a%ssailant. When question
ed Mrs. Stratman stated that she wa,
wearing the disguise to better agail
approach Williams, although whel
searched she had not weapon on he
person.
Later in the day she appeared OF
the streets in a trim walking Skin
and shirt waist. When William
saw her approaching he IAN, as !
for his life, into a nearby store.
Mrs. Stratman afiirms that Wi
liams induced her to leave her hus
band and then, firing of her, cas-
her adrift.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22
ROOSEVELT SAYS He
DIDN'T ASK MONEY
DECLARES HE NEVER REQUEST
ER HARTMAN TO GIVE A
CENT TOWARD HIS CAM
PAIGN.

Oyster Bay, N. Y.-The testimony
of former Governor Benjamin b.
Odell, of New York, before the Sen
ate committee which is investigating
campaign funds was c%ontradicted
last night by Col. Roosevelt.
II am not interested in Mr.. OdelIs
hearsay Statements" Mr.. Roosevelt
exclaimed. He declared that any man
h attempted to refute the state
ments which ne had made in reply to
the allegations hat he had requested
%. III. Hartman to raise funds for
the 1904 campaign branded himself
as dishonest and untruthful.
Col. Roosevelt at first said that no
honest man could question his actions
at this time after he had explained
them fully in the past and that he
would not enter into discussion of the
matter. He re%considered his decision,
however, and dictated this state
ment:
II have not a thing to add to what
was contained in my statement con-
corning the letter published at that
time. These letters speak for them
selves. Mr.. Sheldon's testimony abso-
lutely bears them out. l never direct
| ~ vi SSliS aohSA VII. ldI llltlll
for a dollar and he never spoke TIC
me about giving a dollar to the nat.
ional campaign fund. On the con.
trary, he asked me to get for Odel.
and the state campaign funds some
large sum of money from the nat.
ional campaign committee on the
ground that my election was safe
anyhow; hal it was essential to hell
Odell carry the state ticket. Let me
repeat that every fact was set forth
in full and in detail by me six years
ago while Mr.. Hartman was alive
This statement contained my letter
written at the time to Mr.. Hartman
and neither Mr.. Hartman nor Mr.
Odell ever attempted to answer thi.
communication of mine and no hu
MAI being can sc much as attempt t(
dispute the statements l therein
made without branding himself a.
dishonest and untruthful. Mr.. Shell
don's statement which he, of his OWL
accord, volunteered to make corrob
Grated everything | said. was glat
to have it published, but the letters
that | gave needed no corroboration.'
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22
WILSON LEAVES TO FIRE
OPENING CAMPAIGN GUN

Sea Grit, N. Gov. Wilson, in a
special car, left for Washington park
this morning and at 3 o'clock this
afternoon he will open his campaign
in a speech to farmers on the old
Gloucester race track. Wilson viii
make his Washington park speech
the real opening gun of his campaign
Wilson left the "little White House
at noon today. The Gloucester race
track was more notorious than ia
nous in it's palmy days. A private
car was. obtained from the trip. The
governors encourage included State
Chairman Crosscup, the candidate!
secretary and newspaper men. viii
son said he would confine his re
marks to political topics and the &c
onomical features of the campaign
pertinent only to farmers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22
NANNY ABOUT TmE rARlFF.

Gloucester, n. Under the glare
of the hot sun thousands of farmers
massed about Gov. Woodrow Wilson
here yesterday and heard him make
his first speech of the campaign since
he was officially notified a week ago
OF his nomination to the presidency.
The governor spoke eXtemporan-
eously from an improvised platform
at Washington park, where the farm
ers of New Jersey, Delaware and
Pennsylvania were participating in
a farmers day celebration,
The candidate dwelt mostly on the
protective tariff, which he called a
restrictive tariff, attacked Senator
Aldrich and his tariff making asso-
ciates, pointed out the benefits of a
merchant marine in connection with
the Panama canal and blamed the in
tiuence of the express companies in
preventing the adoption of the parcels
post.
When the governor had finished
speaking many of the farmers crowd
ed forward to shake hands. The
governor was at the park about two
hours, returning to Sea Girt early to-
night.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22
Bank Examiner Wing
field Brings Ac-
ton q
UNDERANO OLD LAW
Cashier Reported Reserve 20
Per Cent. When 1t Was
Only II 1-2 Per Cent.

Amherst, S. D.-John Il. Jellenek
cashier of the Farmers State bank
at Amherst, S. d., was arrested yes
terday on complaint of ]. l.. Wing
field of Mitchell, state bank exam
iner, who Ilied an information charg-
ing Jellenek with having made false
reports to the examiner, making false
bezzling bank funds. The complaint
sets forth eight counts. One count
charges Jellenek with f~raudulently
including in his report to the exam
iner on August 5, 1911, an itemrof
$11.S3 in his statement Of reserve,
which he claimed was on deposit in
the First National bank of Minnea-
polls. Another count charges him
with failing to charge a check of
$214. so to his own account on Janu-
airy 3ss 1911; charging him with
charging the same check to the ac-
count of the Farmers Elevator COM
pany of Amherst on that date; with
making a false report to the examine
er on August 10, 1871, showing a 20
per cent cash reserve when In fact
the reserve was but 12A per cent;
making a false report to the examin-
er on September l, 1910, showing no
oyerdraft to himself, when the re-
port should have showed an over
draft of $59.33; embezzling of bank
funds to the amount of $214.8O on
December %, 1910; embezzling bank
funds to the extent OF $500 on Nov
ember IA, 1910; and embezzling
bank funds to the extent of $3.50 on
October 20, 1910.
State Examiner Wingfield has en-
ployed Porter & Grantham OF Aber-
deem to assist in prosecuting the case
and suit will be brought under the
old corporation law with reference to
fraudulent ~insolvencies, Judge Rice
of Deadwood having recently declar-
ed the law passed by the legislative
session of 1910-11' unconstitutional.
The stockholders of the Farmers
State bank of Amherst by the levy
of a special assessment Of $4,000
made up the shortage, amounting al
together to $4,000, caused by the
irregularities of the cashier, and the
depositors lost nothing. The bank ex-
aminer's department is determined to
enforce the criminal TEXTURES of the
banking law rigidIy, to discourage
loose practices on the part of bank
ers. i
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-22
CHURCH At
HURON HAS BLAZE
INTERIOR OF STRUCTURE SO
BADLY DAMAGED 1T WILL
HAVE TO BE REBUILT

Huron, S. D.-Fire of unknown
origin seriously damaged st, Martins
Catholic church in this city yester-
day. Two services had been held dur
ing the morning and Father ID. F.
Desmond, the rector, had not been
out of the church more than a quar-
ter of an hour when the alarm was
turned in. 1t is believed that the
~draperies on one of the small affairs
in the chapel must have taken fire
from a candle. The fire worked
through the walls itno the space
between the ceiling and the roof, and
was hard to locate. What was not
damaged by fire and smoke was
drenched with water. Only the altar
furniture and the priests vestments
were taken out. Although the build
ing was not badly burned outside,
the damage inside is so great that il
will probably have to be rebuilt. II
was covered by insurance. ST. Mar.
tins church is owe thirty years old,
the present structure being the one
that was erected here in pioneer
times, when it was considered a very
fine structure.