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The Detroit times., 1912-03-14

him admit me as law student. That
was distinct gain for my sex, but
woman still has much TO win before
she can stand on an equal plain with
the men OF California.
Understand, | do not inveigh
against good men; but | do think
their conscience3 need quickening TO
the point where they will take drastic
action to protect the women who are
now at the mercy of brutes masquer-
aiding as men"
Meaning"
Meaning the white slave traders.
This white slave traffic has passed
the point where 1t may be discussed
with moderation. Beyond all doubt
the women are imported into this
country for immoral purposes and
held captive. We have tried the
moral appeal fruitlessly. Now we
=mnst-ereet legal barriers, high and
strong to- protect society. shall
favor a law similar to the law of
Colorado, making II a penal offense
for anyone, man or woman, to live
off the earnings OF a fallen woman.
Then | shall urge upon all men the
necessity OF having all public officials
correct life.
"As to the equal guardianship law.
about which there is such a stir,
should make no effort to take from
the fathers of the state any rights
they now possess, but would give
the mothers the same rights the
fathers new enjoy Marriage means
equality and partnership IL II means
anything.
II favor all training that will make
girls good wives and mothers; but
please lay special stress upon this
I favor a like training for boys that
they may be good fathers and hus-
bands. | do not favor training girls
to be good wives to libertines and un-
clean men.
Another measure that I shall ad-
vocate Is the teaching OF the ele-
mentary principles OF law in public
schools to both boys and girls. Is
II not absurd to punish a man for
breaking the law and make no pro-
vision to have him instructed in what
is required OF him as a law-abiding
citiZeng'
The reporter then casually men.
toned the community property W.
Mrs. FoltZ was instantly galvanized
into enthusiasm. She leaned across
the table and smote IL with her hand
to relieve her feelings.
THE iniquity ( that law" she con-
tinued, lies in this woman dies
and her husband taxes entire posses
sion Of the community property: re
marries again and hat wife dies,-He
again inherits all He dies and his
wife takes only half, the other half
goes to his people, to his aged father
and mother maybe, good; but perhaps
his first wife also has an aged father
and mother whom she was support
ing. They are lolt In want Is that
fair? Why should pan be permit.
ted to provide for his parents BY
means OF community estate and the
same privilege be denied a woman?
There are many other reforms that
The Detroit times., 1912-03-14
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The Detroit times., 1912-03-14
WOMAN LAWYER TELLS
WHAT SHE WOULD Do
IF ELECTED LEGISLATOR
"Portia of the Pacific" Outlines
Work She Has Mapped Out,
If She Is Chosen
MEMS CONSEQUENCES DULL
Says They Should Awaken and
Drive Out White Slave
Traffickers
"Portia of the Pacific Outlines
If She Is Chosen
MEMS CONSEQUENCES DULL
BY EsTELLE LAYTON LINDSEY.

BY ESTELLE LAYTON LINDSEY.
Los ANGELES, Cal, March IA
Mrs. Clara Shortridge Foltz. of Los
Angeles, the only woman member or
the California State Bar association.
deputy district attorney of Los An
geles county. who has earned the
sobriquet of the Portia OF the Pa
cifics," will ask the people 10 elect
her to a seat In the state senate this
fall.
Il am not seeking office" declares
Mrs. Foltz. Il want to practice law
and do nothing else. do however,
most thoroughly believe in women
sitting in legislative councils, and my
sisters say they need my services.
Shall not I, who am called "a sister to
all men," not serve when | am cali
ed?
Being requested To state her ideas
OF how she could best serve her COX
and humanity II elected to the SEN
ate, Mrs. Foltz donned a long black
gown. that added to the reporter 8
idea that II was really Portia who was
speaking. Then, having displayed a
huge mass OF letters urging upon her
the candidacy for the senate, she pro-
ceeded TO expound her views OF need
ed reforms In the code OF California.
I've been making history in the
womans fight in my state for 80
years" she said, drawing her -broWs
together thoughtfully, but was
very young when I sued the dean I
the University OF California and made
The Detroit times., 1912-03-14
THE DETROIT TIMES; THURSDAY, MARCH IA. 1879.

friends Of the Allen band OF bandits
OF Carroll county. ~
have been rushed tU7 tine
scene.
The outbreak followed the finding
of Lloyd Allen guilty OF felony
IL had been known for some time
that trouble might result II AlleIA was
-cUnvtcted. SherIn Webb had a mum
Der OF deputies I'm the courtroom but
failed TO keep out spectators, ant 1.-THE
Allen crowd took advantage OF this
fact TO pack the spectators benches.
The JuTy had Just ANNOUNCED It's
trerttct aHd-PFeseeHt0f Foster had
arisen TO move immediate sentence,
The Detroit times., 1912-03-14
JUDGE AND FOUR OTHERS
KILLED In COURTROOM

RICHMOND, Va, March l4.-Tele-
grams received from Hillsyille. Car
roll county, say that a riot in which
three men were killed and many in.
Jured. occurred In the courtroom dur
ins the trial there OF the Allen gang
today.
The dead include Presiding Judge
-Massie, Commemorative Attorney
William fz-Foster- d-6herthLhEE
Webb. The riot was started by
The Detroit times., 1912-03-14

when the firing began. The FIRST shot
killed him. sheriff Webb started TO
draw his revolver, but before he could
get IL out OF his holster he was shot
through the heart and fell dead.
The next shot hit Judge Massie
who crumpled up and slid from his
chair TO the floor. By this time mem
bers OF the jury who were armed and
the deputies were giving battle TO the
Allen gang and the lighting was gen.
eral. many persons being wounded on
both sides.
Judge Massie was carried into HIS
chambers and doctors hurrIedly sent
for, but he died within short time.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-14
HUSBAND is DYING;
WIFE is HYSTERICAL

ATLANTA, Ca. March 14.-Eugene
n. Grace Is slowly dying. according
to a bulletin issued today from 81.
Joseph's Inhrmary. He can live only
few weeks at most his spinal cord
being severed by the bullet which
e-pro2eeatleH-affte xes-MnsEarudF
his wife. Mrs. Grace collapsed today
when told OF her husbands condition.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-14

M, Bucas. the French artist. whose
paintings when bought by NJ Quittner
and signed by him won their new own
er honors at the salons where the orig
mai painter failed even 10 get them
aeeGntedr-has-st.eeeeded=tn=rrKntntnE
20 Of the pictures
The Detroit times., 1912-03-14

We must strive for. but I shall nevor,
II | serve all the days of my life.
render my sex bigger service THAI
did when got through the consti-
tptional convention OF 1879 the pro-
vision that no one should be debarred
from entering upon or pursuing any
lawful profession because OF sex"
The Detroit times., 1912-03-14

The latest report from the scene said
rioting continued.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-14

stranger-what a dear ehild' Ho~
fenrertExhEEktHEEd- hrr-rtrfcf-1r = - - =
packer IN a candy factory Meesen
dorfer Blaetter
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-02
i'm CORBETT is
REPORTED DYING

PHILADELPHIA Oct. James J
Cerbett, former champion pugilist Of
the world. Is dying here tonight at
the Jefferson hospital. following an
operation as a last resort to save him
from peritonitls. There is absolutely
no hope. the surgeons say, and his
death Is only question Of hours
Corhett Is billed here this week
to appear nj "A local theatre. and his
company came with him on sunday
Jxast night he WAS not feeling well.
and after the performance he com
planned II severe pains in the right
aide. Toward morning his condition
grew worse. and This afternoon when
the famous actor puEiliSf finally con
senrefs 10 hate Il phYsifslfrI, II M4s
found that he had been suffering from
acute appendicitis. and from his CON
dition it was seen that his condition
was critical.
Blood poisoning had set IN before
the the appendix had ruptured, and
1t was feared that he would die be-
fore he could be hurried 10 the oper-
ating table and placed under the an
aesthetic
When the surgeons made the In
cisian. 4, WAS found that not only ha d
the appendix ruptufed. but that part
Of the wall Of the intestine had heen
torn So severely that there was no
chance for the surgeons to repair the
iacerated peritenenn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-02

Others joined In and the collegians
fought back. The mix-up was still
going on when the train pulled out
with Roosevelt's speech undelivered
The ex-president fought his WAY
through a swarm OF people sat the
depot at Salisbury, getting to truck,
from which he spoke while fussy
switch engines footed.
Attacks Duncan.
They sound like Bun Mooses.'
calculated Roosevelt as. this toots
punctured his talk, Al Salisbury the
ex-presdent launched h attack on
Duncan and was applauded for IT.
burlington, where Senator Dixon,
the coloneis manager was born, gave
Roosevelt the noisiest demonstration
of the day. The town practical took
a day off so everybody could get down
10 the station to see the colonel. Fac
tory whistles screamed out Il voctfer-
Gus welcome.
At everv stop huge crowds were
clustered at the depots. At some sta
ons, not on the schedules. where
the train flew past thousands yelled
a f1eeting Hello to the expires dent
At Durham the center of the tobac-
co industry, he made yelled allusion
to the tobacco trust. when he spoke OF
the Progressive party's scheme for
corporation regulations His audi
enCe. far from being hostile. Cheered
him to the echo.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-02
GouIds Are Home.

NEW YORK. oct l.--Mr. and Mrs.
George ! tiuuld, their sons. Kingdom
and George. Ir, their dauSSters, Edtth
and Gloria, and Anthony J. breXei,
Jr.. and his wife. who Wac Marjorie
could, returned today from a three
months sojourn III Europe and the
christening Of the daughter of l'ord
and Lady pccies- Mr. Gould Drought
with hin pffotoFra pins ef the =ehf isteh'
ing ceremony
MIR Gould declared that business
conditions in Europe were *Ncelient
and predicted q future Of prosperity
FOE this country, Regarding the Raha =
ma canal. he said,
president TAFT has sacrificed the
honor of his country by signing the
Panama canal bill, II America does
not keep It's word II caHnut expect
foreign nations To keep their Word
when the Hay Pauncefote treaty was
signed everybody understood and be-
lived that the canal would be open to
.aH asinna .,n equal terms The honor
of the United states is too sacred 10
bo thus lightly thrown away.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-02
'hAN|GAL ENTERS
4 PLEA OF GUILTY
tuKTY- SIN DEFENDANTS ARE On
TRIAL IN FAMOUS DYNA-
MITING CASES.

INDIANAPOLIS IND oct Il
strtie NJ Manga. The dVnamiteT, today
entered a plea uf guilty in the dyna-
: pa4t,.-a..S..- ia federal court, the indiet-
ments against three defendants We're
nolled. the government elected To- SO To
trial on fifty-tive counts, the case OF
Daniel Brophy of ErooElyn, who has
broken leg and could not he pres
ent. was separated from that Of the
others, and the work " getting a jury
TOR the big dynamite trial was begun
Two defendants Who had not been pre-
xsouslv arra1ged waived arraignm ent
and pleas OF not guilty were entered.
Thesc az E A. Clancy and .. A
TviEtInoe. Doth u san Francisco. The
men who Unexpectedly were discharg,
ed are Andrew J Kayanaugh of
spfing3ieid H.. Patrick Ryan 81 Chi.
ustgo and !. ". Irwin of Chicago.
United States Attorney Miller said
the government. on further investiga-
tien. had come t. the conclusion that
II could not make a ease against these
men, The three are irouworkers, This
lesYes furty-siX defendants actually
on trial in the case.
When the days work had closed at
4 O'Clock this All ersoon there, were
swelve men in the jury box who had
been tentatively passed TO the govern
ment by the defense. The goyerI-
ment had examined five of these A
total II about thirty mon had been
examined concerning their qualifca-
tions There had been n nerous chai-
.tenEes for causN which had been sus~
tanned, the ycrjromen having formed
an opinion. No peremptory cha Hen
Ees had been uecd by either side
although II ia liI@ir some will he. The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-02
MANS BONES ARE
FOUND IN FURNACE

WASHINGTON, Oct 1.--More grew
some than Edgar Allan Poe's tale "l
tn. Rue MorEue, and SO horrible tha'
II sent "A thrill through even the most
hardened Of crime detectors, the muir
der " Arthur A. Webster. a mechanic.
thirtv-aue years old. was unearthed
late this afternoon by the discovery
OF a few handsfui OF bone fragments
in the combustion chamber of mon
stpr futnSCe at A brewing company
plant
4 grease covered and Erirned helper
In thu. boiler room, welding Il iohs
handled iron rake in heat that sing
ed IN hair on his arms, and biiStered
his face. dragged forth into the glare
OF electric lights the teil-tale bone
fragments that caused detectives to
nod their heads as though In atfirUa
iton Of the old saying. Murder VIII
out
Fragments of whitened bone, Gov
cred with a film of red duet were all
that could he found Of the body OF
Arthur Webster. tile mechanic at the
navy yard who vanished from his
home at tE40 y street. Southeast, at
n'clork on the morning Of Septem-
Ter 18th. telling Ills wife that he was
going down 10 the brewery to see the
bows
Nv the bone fragments detectives
expect 10 prove that Webster was the
victim OF diabolical crime--a crime
without parallel in the police annals of
the national capital. They expect to
show that Webster was murdered by
Ientie l.. Jet. fireman IN the brew
er4. furnace rooms who lived at b2l
Florence street, Northwest If Jet
ala the murder. he has already paid
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-02
SITUATION NOT SO
GOOD IN NICARAGUA

WASHINGTON. Oct. l.--Contrary
TO tha optimism Of state department
officials. advices received tonight
from Nicaragua at the state depart
ment indicate that the situation in
that republic has not materially
cha nged.
United States forces in all proba-
biity VIII be sent further into the in
terror. "a the Chinandoga district,
where rebels under General Baca are
reported to be raiding ranches and
plantations and maltreatirg inhabi-
tants. Complaints from Americans in
the interior towns and on ISOLATED
ranches. have been received.
Al China ndoga. the house Of an
American was sacked and occupied
az A cavalry barracks by General
Baca and his men, The American
was forced ~ make a loan to the
rebel ohieftain of $500 pesos. His
servants and employees were maltreat-
ed.
A report received Trim Minister
We{tzel at ManaEua states that an
Amer can at San Juan del Sur com
planned Of the seizure Of cattle and
the imposition of "a forced loan.
Henry Caldsra, formerly United
States vice consul. who incurred the
enmity OF General Zelednn, has been
imprisoned by rebels at Jinotepo. Fear
is felt by officials here Cor the safety
of Caidera. h s wife and children.
Henry Jacohv. an American, was mis-
treated T. rebels, his house In Ma
aaya sacked and his family threat
ened The British consul general re-
Guested the United States legation to
furnish an escort for his wife and
child to Managua from an English
Plantation near J nntepo.
It IL probable that United States
marines Will be sent from Granada to
Masaya and Jinotepo to open com
munication and to protect the lives
and property of Americans and for
esigners in that section. Until Gen
cral Zeledon Ia DEBATED at Barranca
and General Baca at Mssaya free
conmun'cat on with Jinotepo cannot
be maintained.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-02
VOTE APPROPRIATIONS
TO FIRE DEPARTMENT

Especial to The Richmond Nirginiaho
pETERSBURG. VA, October l.
The common council tonight NHted an
appropriation of $9,9S4 for improve
meuts in the fire department, these
improvements to include u new en-
CINE ana an additional eleven men to
the department. For the police de-
partment an additional $4,000 was
appropriated FOR an automobile pa
troll wagon. Two more men and other
purposes.
The hoard nt aldermen will act on
the appropriations Monday night
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-02
WEDNESDAY CLUB
HAS REHEARSALS

A most successful rehearsal OF the
Wednesday club chorus was held at
the Y. NJ. c. A. last night
There is more enthusiasm among
the members oil the chorus and other
members of the club than ever before.
The chorus this year promises to be
larger and better than before. and il
was stated last night that there would
be more than four hundred In the
chorus before the midlsinter concert
were presented
The Messiah" will be given at this
concert, and there will be many local
soloists.
This concert. It was stated last
night, will IN no wise Interfere with
that to be given next spring. when
the greatest singers Of the age will
be engaged to help the local chorus
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-02

agreement tended to show that in
1896 Finn was not in favor Of the
popular election of senators, but was
ready to take any measures to put
them in power. ..''e- ''.
After a verbal engagement with
Senator Pomerene, in which Inc
somewhat close atmosphere OF the
little committee room became sur
charged with excitement, Finn not
only admitted that he had sold Quay
, 81 gold rsek.'' but. openly hoasted OF
1t.
do you uean to sit there and glory
in the writing Of this vicious docu-
mentg'' cried Pornerene. waving the
paper in the Pennsylvania leader
face.
Glories In It.
Il certainly do retorted Finn. /
had to make it vicious to get by with
it, | sold Quay a gold brick, and | am
glad Of it, I never meant To sign the
agreement. and ! did not sign IT. !
secured the senator's support at time
when / needed ii most and then show
ed him how he had been tricked. Ia
do the same thing again If neces-
sary."
This incient. and the continual bat
tie between Senator oliver. of Penn
SylSdnld, VINO comes from tlfe same
district as does Finn and is an old
political opponent OF his. served To
cnliVen the tedium Of an otherwise un-
eventful afternoon Finn denied that
he had sent or authorized the cipher
kilograms which Senator Penrose pro-
duced in the senate during his now
famous address in August last. Later
in the afternoon II was discovered that
C. G. Splain, a former empioye Of the
Standard On company, sent the wires
and signed Flinn's name 10 them be
cause ii had more weight than his
would have had
Except for this fact. which cleared
~ mystery of several months stand
ing. Splain proved to be a typical
Standard oil witness, Il don't renem-
Der" was his favorite answer. varied
occasionally by II have no recollection
of that"
At the morning session OF the COM
mittee A. II. Hooker treasurer Of the
Progressive committee. made public
list Of convention donors to the
Ruii Moose fund State Senator Dan
Hanna. Of Ohio. with $25, 600: Frank
Munsev with st9 600. and George W.
Perkins with s17,500 were the principal
names to he noted. 1t was during this
session that Finn made a statement
that Penrcse lied il he said l offered
a million dollars for a seat in the SEN
ate"
Senator Dixon. Roosevelt CAMPAIGN
manager, win be the headline witness
tomorrow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-02

addresses. which were brief, breathed
the spirit or commentator and en-
dorsement Of the work of the organi-
gati}n.
Responses by Delegates.
Rr'ef -esponses on behalf OF the
delegates We're made by Mrs. W. NJ.
Newton, Mrs. Faith Thokas PARROT,
Mrs. Amy 9. Weech and Mrs. W, l..
/ ould, the latters remarks taking
the form of an original poem, which
received hearty applause.
During the course of the exercises
Miss Jones sang beautifully two solos:
% My Redeemer'' and "One Sweetly
Solemn Thought, and Haddon =. Wat
/ kins sang If | Were Voice
From to Z o'clock yesterday after
noon the delegates were rendered a
reception by the Woman's Temperance
Leagu of America at the latter organ
izatlon's headquarters, No. is South
Third street. Here the visitors were
found cordial greetings from many of
the prominent women Of Richmond and
enjoyed light refreshments
Reports of Officers.
Reports of officers submitted at the
morning session yesterday showed that
the State W. G. r. T. now embraces
sixty-four county organizations and
seventeen bi-county organizations.
There are 1887 active members in the
Stale and 1919 honorary members.
There was expended for all purposes
during the year by the State organiza-
ton $31. 1862. leaving "a balance III
the trea sury OF $261,67,
Noon tide prayer. led by Mrs. r. ].
Montague. was followed by talks from
various superintendent. In the after
noon the convention heard reports
from State organizers and brief add
dresses from fraternal delegates and
distinguished guest, among them being
Mrs. w. H. Mann. Miss Lutte Roberts,
president Of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionarv society: Mrs. Julian r. Thomas,
secretary of the Baptist Missionary
society: Mrs. Julian r. Thomas. secfe-
tarv OF the Baptist Missionary union;
Mrs. William A. Burrows president of
the Federation of Mothers clubs;
Miss Brokaw, secretary Y. W. c. A.
and Mrs, b. F., Valentine, president
of the Woman's Suffrage Association
Of Virginia.
This morning, among other things,
the convention will elect officers. and
in the afternoon will hear a number
of papers and addresses bearing on the
work of the organization. Tonight will
be Jubilee night when demonstra-
ton of thu work and methods Of the
organization will be given by the SUI
peFinteHdeHts and branch secretaries.
The convention will come to a close
Thursday night with the address by
Mrs, May Pauline Sparks. of New Jer-
sey.
announcement was made yesterday
OF the gift to the delegafes by the
Richmond and Henrico Railway COM
r"ny. of all the street car tickets over
its lines that the DELEGATES could use
during their stay in Richmond The
Tickets were accepted with a. resolution
of thanks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-02
CHEAPER GAS NOW
FOR CONSUMERS
ALDERMEN POWERS AND MEL
TON THROW DOWN THE
GAUNTLET FOR LOWER
RATES

E.ighty-cent gas is in sight fos
Richmond.
Al the meeting of the light com
mittee of the city council last night
subcommittee was appointed to
look into the matter and report back
To the regular committee at it's next
meeting
The question came up when All
derman Melton. OF Jefferson ward
suggested that gas could be purchas-
ed by the citizens at seventy-tive
cents.
f4etesitiefs--.f- A4f-A a4teH,l
aroused Chairman Powers, who re-
tired from the chair and asked Sub
Chairman Radcliffe to preside.
Il think. gentlemen. that the city
Of Richmond can afford To give to its
citizens gas at a much less rate than
that which they are now paying. The
figures. as shown by the city account
ant, indicate that the gas department
* nov PAYING +ate the city treasury
more than 100000 over the expenses
Of conducting the department. Ac-
cordingly, | believe that We can easily
afford to give the citizens less rate, "
MIR Melton agreed with Mr. Powers,
and after some discussion as to the
rate proposed, Presiding Officer Rat
ciffe named suhcom mittee consist
ing Of Messrs. Powers. Melton and
fiaddon to look into the matter and
report 10 the next meeting.
I am satisfied that Richmond can
have at least eighty cent gas, said
Alderman Powers. we should not
charge the consumers more money
than ii is necessary for them 10 pay,
The fina nciai condition of the depart
ment is such that the people should
derive the benefit
II agree with Mr. Powers" said
Alderman Melton. And | shah tight
for such reduction as long as I may
he, permitted to serve the people Of
Richmond"