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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16
Mrs. James Bennett Goes Be-
fore Senate Committee.
FIRST HEARING HELD HERE
Provision for Women Wanted in
Senatorial Election Amendment.
QUOTES FREELY FROM BIBLE
Representative of Kentucky Asso-
citation Reads Scriptural Passages.
to Support Her Argument.

Dlgn1fed and unassuming and show
ing no traces Of that militant spirit which
has been manifested by advocates Of
womens suffrage before the British par
lament, Mrs. James Bennett Of Rich
mond, KY, chairman Of the congress
sional committee Of the Equal Rights
Association Of Kentucky, was today given
the first hearing which the Senate COM
mittee on woman's suffrage ever has
accorded to the equal rights advocates.
One Of the handsomest Of the many
beautiful rooms In the Senate office
fragists for the hearing, and there were
a score or more of handsomely gowned
women in attendance.
Members Of the committee, including
Senator'S Overman of North Carolina,
Johnston of Alabama and du Pont Of
the advocates Of equal rights for women.
Wants Change in Amendment.
Mrs Benefits specific request was that
Congress. in passing an amendment to the
Constitution for the direct election of
senator's. shall provide that women may
vote as we'll as men in the choice Of
members Of the upper house of Congress.
On the ground that senator is a federal
off1ceholder and that the law of Congress
regulating his election is supreme, she
contended that Congress should insist that
in every state of the Union. without re-
gard to the Limitation of suffrage to men
In many of the states, women and men
should have equal right to the ballot in
the choice of United States senators.
She quoted many passages from TIE
Bible to uphold her theory that women
should have equal rights with men in
government
I'm every country on the face of the
earth. in every age Of the world" she
said, there have been some men who
have suffered the loss of their earthly
possessions. endured the most excruciat-
ing tortures and submitted to death it
self In UNFOLDING that which they them
selves thought to be right. These are the
heroes of mankind. 1t is to such men as
these that the women of these United
States look for equal protection under
our laws in the matter of suffrage For
those are the leaders whom the masses
Of men will follow.
"Mr Lloyd George has espoused the
right Of women to the parliamentary vote
in England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16

Misses and Children's
$50 Quality Wei Kid &
Cur Metal Calf LACED
SHOES. Sizes from
Child's ; to Misses ,.
Little Boys $50
Grade Box Calf Blu
chers-sizes 8 to 1871.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16
n. W.. Legleitner. Talks.
Another Arrest Made.

SARATOGA, n. v. February 16.-On a
charge of conspiracy in Transporting dy-
Mantle from one state to another, Will
liam X. Benson. who was president Of
the Detroit. Mich. Federation of Labor
in 1910. was arrested at his farm in the
town OF Barkerville, eighteen miles north
of this village. early today and brought
here. Benson, who is thirty-six years OF
age, was one Of the union labor leaders
indicted recently at Indianapolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16

Boys "TRI-WEAR"
and other $3.50 Gun
Metal Calf, Tan Russia
Calf and Storm Calf
Laced and Butchers.
q kinds Boys $50 and
81 Tan and Black Water
PROCEED Calf High Cut
Storm Shoes. Sizes 10
TO l3l2.
Douglas Island news., 1912-08-07
Who May Vote

See. 3, of the act providing for ths election of delegate to the house of representatives from the Territory of Alaska, says: That allmale citizens of the United States, twenSy-one years of age and over, who are actual and bona ide residents of Alaska, and who have been such residents continuously dur ing the entire year immediately pre- seding the election, and who have been such residents continuously for thirty days next preceding he election in the precinct in which they vote, shall be qualified to vote for the election of a delegate from Alaska.
Douglas Island news., 1912-08-07
Gilmore

Wm. A. Gilmore, republican can6i4 date for delegate from Alaska, has a decided advantage over all the other candidates. Iu the first place there is no question about his place of resi- dence. He has been an actual resident of Nome since the year 1900. His family is there now and bis children were born there. Even if he is defeated he will still be an Alaskan, while there is strong suspicion that several of the other candidates are here only for a chance at the job. When defeated they will deeamp for Seattle. Victoria or some other country.
 Again, Mr. Gilmore did not come to Alaska as a federal official One of the other candidates only resigned one fat job when the hope dawned that the wave of socialism might !and him ia 8 better one.
 Again we find that the life Of Mr. Gilmore has been such that he has drawn men so him; they have learned to place confidence in him because of his honesty and Integrity. This fact Is demonstrates 1y his election to. the mayoTalty of Nome twice in succession. 1.-the voters at Nome, who know Mp. Gilmore well ,.can place confidence in the man, 50 eaA ohs voters of Alaska
 Mr. Gilmore is 8 man of education and ability, ID his chosen profession he stands high. He is not soured. He has 10 grudges 60 work out, uor old scores to settle He is rather eptim istic. If elected, he can face the legis- lators of the nation with clear con- science, and will not oppose a ything that is for Alaska's gain He says that we need both. labor and capital in Alas ka, aud he is right. It is largely the pronounced attitude of our delegate, and lot oE ot her fool friends of Alaska, that is spousible for It's condition to day-bottled up. Many of the people now living in Alaska have grown old waiting for better things for the open ing of our lands to settlement, the de- velopment Of our coal aI,d the building of roads and railroads. Can they Wait forever2 Not much Let as have progress, even if some man or associa. tion of men shoald gobble up one-half of all the coal in Alaska. The advan, tage of an era of progress would mean more to Alaska. and its miners, pros pectors, fishermen and merchants than all we could possibly lose. This is the belief of Mr. Gilmore, and Alaskans who have the same belief should vote for him.
Douglas Island news., 1912-08-07
Tale of a BiII

By Jingol but Pm feeling blue, For I've not single sou Since escorted Dolly Bright Unto the show the other night. | cannot help, but get chill Whene'er think upon that bill. Now here it is in black and whitey Something Rerce2 You have it rightf Taxi fare and tip to driver
 Got away with one whole ..,... S5.OO Tickets, second row (quite nifty)
 Also opera glass ...........-... 3.5O Hat checks, tips to sundry gents
 Cost the whole eof..-..,......... of .5O And hen feed at Rector's; shucksL
 wish I'd kept those. ....,...... 7OO' When we came out did contriVe
 To slip the doorman. ........... .55' Then a small boquet l bought Ter
 For that only coughed ..-..... 70 At last for starting home twas time
 We took the subway train ..... .BO Then heavensL 1 was in picklep
 had to ask her for ..-..~...... .O0 To get back home That night swore I'd be Give one" neVermore. Hereafter for no girl alive -- Will spend ........ .SI6.90
 Homer Croy, in Judge
Douglas Island news., 1912-08-07
Spirasters' Convention

Another triumph may be recorded for the Douglas Civic Improvement club. The Spinsters' Convention given at the Eyric last Thursday night is con- ceded to have been the best thing ever on Douglas Island. The house was crowded from the gallery to the foot lights.
 A football sketch entitled, "The All American Eleven" by twelve boys, was first on the program and served to- get everyone in good humor~
 Mrs. Wm. HalVep sang, "He Was a Prinoe," and also responded to an hearty encore.
 A sash driA, in which nine large and twenty small girls participated was very pretty and bore evidence of much careful training.
 Miss Kempthorne played selections in her usual skillful manner,
 But it remained for the old maids to bring forth She jolly, goody hearty laugh. The stage was arranged as a meeting place for the convention, with presidents table, secretary's desk and rews of seats for the members, who soon began dropping iny arrayed in feminine 6nery after the style in vogue some fifty years ago. That they were old maids was easily seenr for many of them brought bird cages, pussy cat and poll parrots, and handy leticules in which were stored powder pufs and smelling salts.
 Just as Josephine Jane Greene, pres, ident of the Young Ladies' Single Bles- sedness Debating society, was calling the convention to order, there was 9 sudden confusion at tbe entrance to the hall. Every one crooked their necks to see what was up. There was a roar of laughter as ap the aisles hur- ried belated mem bers of the society, whose appeardnce was even more ridic- ulous than their sisters.
 The proceedings of the convention were interesting in the extreme, pUnc- tuated as they were with speeches on the women's suffrage question, dress reform and the dominant issue-man- It is not possible 90 describe it, any more thau it Is possible to'describe the costumes of the performers, but the com bination resulted in lots of fan aud some of the men folks in the audi ence led the laughter so heartily that they really furnished 9 part of the fun.
 While the jollity was still at its height, Prof. Mskeover appered with his patent machine for turning old maids into whatever they desired to be- After some barley one of the spinstersr who gave her age as 4S, tried it end a beautiful young maiden, dressed ill pearl colored satin, appeared and sang g, song. Others tried it with pleasing results until it came to tough one who came through without change. At last one elderly female gave her age as 25. broke the machine and disappeared in shower of calico and corset stays.
 Of the made-over parts, the recita. tion by Lizzie Leggett was especially fine. The Misses Bach and Museth saug even better than they usually do. Esther lille gave nice little recitation and May Mccormick showed marked ability in very difficult production. Monte Snow sang with the ease and precision that comes from long prac- tice.
 Mrs. Prank Tascher is especially worthy of credit for the success of the entertainment, both because of the part she took and her work in drilling the children.
Douglas Island news., 1912-08-07

The Hum boldt Steamship Go. refuses to increase It's freight rate, as have the Pacific Coast and Alaska Steamship companies. Business men of South eastern Alaska are generally of the opinion that the former rate was fair and just to both the shippers end the companies. Of course the Humboldt can carry but small part of the mer- ehandise that comes to Southeastern Alaska, so,there you are.
Douglas Island news., 1912-08-07

This part O: Alaska has just emerged from three days of heavy rain. The steady downpour has raised the creeks bank fall. It was good thing for the fish.
Douglas Island news., 1912-08-07
RebekahS

On Thursday evening, July 25, the new officers of Northern Light Rebekah Lodge, No. 1, l. o. o. F., were installed, aft whirh the lodge was treated to a fne lunch served by the incoming off, ticers MTs. Leota Mackie was install
Douglas Island news., 1912-08-07

A gaug of bad boys ovsr at Juneau, who simply stole everything they could get their hauds on, have been brought ap witb a short jerk. A little medicine now is better then the em in years to come.
Douglas Island news., 1912-08-07

The candidates for delegate this year gre five, and four of them are lawyers. The flfth,. Martin Harrais, has articu- lated between 6 saw mill and a,stamP mill for some years.
Douglas Island news., 1912-08-07

Delegate James Wickersharn was too busy to visit Alaska this summer, but 9ound time to attend the "Bull Moose" convention at Chicago.
Douglas Island news., 1912-08-07

.S SSlI9S SSSSRg
The Tupelo journal., 1912-10-04

the seed gets too ripe. When cut
at the proper stage the clover
will begin Immediately to put on
another good growth. 1t is just
nature reassuring itself. When
you wait until the seed are dry
the vitality is weakened to such
an extent that therclover is in
jured. Three cuttings should be
made in one season. Clover
comes in as a good rotation crop.
1t is a legume and stores nitrogen
and furnishes good nitrogenius
food for stock. 1t furnishes
good winter grazing but should
not be used for this purpose the
first season.
1t is always preferable to use
lime at the rate of one thousand
pounds to the acre if you are not
in the lime stone region. This is
not absolutely essential for if you
put plenty of stable manure on
your soil it will pay big divi-
dends.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-10-04
Timely Clover Hints.

RED C~LOVER-The first es-
sentials to succeed in growing
red clover is a we'll drained soil.
This does not necessarily mean
tile drained land but the kind
that gets and holds the water.
1t is also useless to put clover on
poor land as you cannot expect
good results.
When the soil that you intend
to use has not grown the %clovers
and you have no field accessible
from which to obtain the soil to
get the necessary bacteria into
the land it is preferable to get
your seed already inoculated and
ready to go into the soil on ar
rival. The leading seed houses
will sell you the seed already pre-
pared to plant but they must not
be kept out of the soil too long.
The land must be prepared and
ready before the seed are ordered.
1t is necessary anyway to have
a firm seed bed. If you do not
happen to have a roller the land
must be allowed to settle at least
a week. Land too loose will dry
out too fast and the clover will
winter kill. .
The land should be thoroughly
broken and put into shape with a
disc harrow, In sowing the seed
it is better to use a seed sower.
The wheelb rrow type 'hat will
cost about six dollars is the best
OF the cheaper kinds. The tin e
for planting is from the first OF
September until the 18th of o.
toher. If you fail to get it in by
this time sow from the 18th of
February until the 1st Of April.
Or if you do not get a stand your
land prepared in,thelfall will be
in readiness for your spring
planting.
Be sure to get god seed. If
YOU wish to test them, which
should be done, molsten two blot
tiers place about 10t seed between
them and they Will sprout in
4wenty-four houss if they have
good terminating power.
The clover sholld be cut before
The Tupelo journal., 1912-10-04
No. 666

This is a prescription prepared espe-
ciaily for Chills and Fever. Five or six
doses will break any ease of Chills and
Fever, and if taken then as a tonic the
Fever will not return. 1t acts on the
liver better than Calomel and does not
grippe or slcken. 25c. "a st
The Tupelo journal., 1912-10-04
Registered Poland China Pigs
For Sale.

l am offering some highly bred Po-
land China Pigs for sale at my hon,s
one mile cast Of Tupelo. They are O.
the Chief eli Perfection strain and Were
sired by Dukes Choice. First conle
first served.
w. T MARTIN.
Route 2, Tupelo, Miss.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-10-04

Any M with pimples, skin erup-
tons, sores or boils does not appear at
tractive and cannot enjoy life. Blood
inc Ointment cures them and makes the
skin soft and ~velvety. Cures cold
sores, cracker lips, chapped hands.
sore eyes, itching and bleeding piles
Pound Klncarnon-Elkin Co.. Agents.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-10-04

The quickest and most effective rem
edy for loosening the phlegm, relieving
irritation ~and-curing any cough or cold
is Bloodine Cough Checker. Pound
Kincannon-Elkin Co., Agents.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-10-04

T. j. Jourdan the old reliable Jewel
er and Optician is in the back end of
the Peoples Bank.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-05
1.-THE Kings Of the World"


Yes, we are the cowed-we, the
trustees. It Is mischievous notion
that we are come late into nature;
that the world was finished a long
time ago. AS the world was plastic
and fluid In the hands of God, so 1t is
ever to so much Of his attributes as
we bring to 1t. To ignorance and sin.
it is flint. They adapt themselves to
1t as they may; but in proportion as a
man has anything In him divine, the
armament flows before him and takes
hi s1gnet and form. Not he is great
who can alter matter, but he who can
alter my state Of mind. They are the
kings Of the world who give the color
Of their present thought to all nature
AVID all art, and persuade men by the
cheerful serenity of their carrying the
matter, that this thing which they do
Is the apple which the ages have de-
sired to pluck, now at last ripe and in
viting nations to the harvest.-Ralph
Waldo Emerson.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-05
Tho duke and duchess Of Connaught
ase expected to open the congress-

tFrom Popular Monthly)

Thousands are spending fortunes tn
frantic efforts to remove the signs 81
premature age from their faces. Such
women swillingly pay almost any
amount Of money for worthless wrin,
kle removers, Of which there ara
many.
If they only knew it. the most ef.
fective remedy imaginable is . sim.
pie. harmless face wash which can Be
made up at home in less than Z
minute. They have only to get IN
ounce OF powdered saxolite and half Z
pint OF witch basel At the drug store
and mix the two. Apply this daily m z
refreshing lotion. The effect is NJ
most magical. Even after the fire,
treatment marked Improvement ID
noticed and the face has . SNUG. nrm
feeling that is most pleasing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-05

and we weren't, that iT-iney ever r1ed
us the chances were they would beat
us out.
do not remember whether it was
in the seventh or eighth inning, al
though that makes little difference,
when they got men on first and third
bases with one out. I can't even re-
call who was at bat, but I know we
didn't figure him q hard hitter.
Did you ever notice how often those
fellows you don't figure on to hit hard
break up games? Well, this one came
mighty near 1t. I had signaled for a
curve and the ball broke over the out
corner fast and perfect. This dub bat
ter took a swing and I thought we
had him struck out. We hadn't. He
hit that ball almost over the inside
corner of first base as II he had shot
1t out of a cannon. It was going SO
fast that 1t didn't seem possible for
Konetchy to reac> It, The big fellow.
however, was moving with the ball
and by a hard effort he reached 1t
near tho foul line and about Is feet
back Of first base, and reached it ON
the fly with his mitt stuck down
against the ground while he was div
ing after the ball. The ball stuck
there, the runner on first base saw 1t
stick. and came diving back to first
to escape being doubled. In his effort
to catch the ball Honey had turned en-
tirely over. He got half way up and
triod IN dive clear to flrat base hafore
the runner got back. That was i'm
possible. He dived and fell short, and
by that time the runner on third had
retouched the bag and was coming
home at top speed. With Honey
stretched on the ground it looked all
over but the shouting. but the big fel-
low hadn't lost his head. He rolled
over. sat up. and while sitting ON the
ground fred the ball home like 4 shot,
beating the runner ten feet, and the
double play ended the inning and
seEed US. And the crowd. instead OF
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-05
SOCIAL LIFE IN FRANCE.
WsmsU Equal Partners With the Mss


In All Amussmsnts.
Trenchmen cannot live alone: there
must always be an Eve in their para.
disc. The bachelor party, which is a
common feature in English social life.
% unthinkable in France. How can
men enjoy themselves without women
Woman IL their enjoyment
It n only the cold Englishman who
wants to leave his wife at home while
he banquets or plays golf. The French.
mans 6rst essays in the royal and an.
cient game are always accompanied by
q feminine retinue-his wife. his aunt
and bis mother-in-law. It Is only when
he makes progress in the game and
realizes the niceties Of its etiquette
that he consents to separate himself
for an hour or two from feminine So
ciety. Unless he plays advanced golf
he will always prefer his wife's society
on the links to that Of n man.
That In why club life Is impossible
In Paris except CLUB life Of a special
sort. involving baccarat for high stakes
and appealing to q rich and leisured
class. Yet in this case compensations
are offered to the offended goddess
momentarily abandoned while her hus.
band goes to the 'tripot." She is in.
vited to weekly theatrical entertain.
ments at the club-entertainment pro.
vided for. BY the way. by the card
money squandered BY the men. And
the exhibitions Of all sorts that flourish
ut the clubs-nearly every one has some
rtistic mission-are SO many occa.
eions for the mingling Of the sexes.A
From France and the French" by
Charles Dawbarn.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-05
FIRES FIRST GUN
IN TAFT CAMPAIGN
(National News Association,

NN&tIOnAI NEWS AS9OclA<lOny
CHICAGO. March 5.-SecretAry OF
War. Henry L. Stimson. arrived in
Chicago today to fire the first gun in
the Taft campaign. The cabinet Of
ficer was met by a delegation from
the Taft club and by Lieut.. George A
linn. linn arrived last night and will
take the secretary for an inspection
trip down the drainage canal. Later
Stimson win go to Fort Sheridan fol
a hurried inspection and review Of
the garrison. Stimson will address the
Taft supporters at Orchestra hall. DR.
John Wesley Hill Of New York. will n
SO speak. The Taft club members say
an unusual demand for seats has been
received.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-05
Shaving tho Bridegroom.

Shaving tho Bridegroom.
The shaving Of the bridegroom on his
wedding day is a Bulgarian custom
which. handed down from pre-Chris-
tan days, is still observed with due
formality. especially in country dis
tricts. While the barber is at his task
dancing crowd of young folks sur
rounds him and the bridegroom. As
the latter's hair is cut the snippings
are carefully collected by some Of the
girls for preservation in one of the
brides chests. The barber. when his
work is done, receives a small white
linen cloth as a present and also a
trihing sum Of money from each per-
son there. Then the bridegroom kisses
the hands Of the girls. washes his face
and dons his wedding dress, which
must first be carefully weighed three
times by one Of the boys.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-05

The United States leads the nations
in growth of population for the last
forty years. Within that period it's
increase has been 52,50O,OO0; Germany
comes next, with 24,OO0.OOO; then
Great Britain, with 13,5O0,00O; while
Frances increase has been only $500;
900.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-05
ARE LEAVING MEXICO
Americans Returning to the
United States.
(National News A,sociatlon>

(NAt1onal News AssOciation)
Ell PASO, Tex. March 5.-One hun
dren and fifty Americans were prepar
ed today to make q desperate effort
to leave Mexico and return to the U. s
The Americans arrived in Pearson
from the lumber town Of MADEIRA last
night. They are anxious to get out OF
Mexico where they believe their lives
are in danger because OF the revolu
ton with it's anti-foreign demonstra.
tons. An attempt is being made to
secure a train on the Mexican North
western to bring them to Ell Paso.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-05

that believe was the greatest I ever
saw. He took chances on his life,
and on the game. to win 1t, and made
the only play that could have saved
us. I don't recall all the circum-
stances connected with the play. re-
member that the score was tied late
in the game and that Mattern had been
giving US a lot OF trouble while they
were pecking away at our pitcher and
threatening to win almost every in
ming. Both sides had done their scor-
ing early and were sticking to that
one run lead desperately. rs We fig
uEed on the way the8 were hitting