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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16
Collection of Evidence.

While the committee Is waiting for the
report of the District electric railway
commission the members are taking first
hand evidence against the high steps, and
several women have surprised conductors
and passengers by STOPPING down to
measure the car steps with q carpen-
ter's rule. making careful note of the
height of the step and the number of
the car. Many of the measurements
show that the new car steps exceed
eighteen inches in height.
This is an entirely new move on the
part of the women, and one that prom
ises to be more effective than the petit
tons, as 1t brings the question squarely
before the travelling public, and there is
no exit of escape for the railroad officials
whose cars are checked by the aid Of the
carpenters rule. One man gave some
measurements of steps marked on his
cane. and the measurements showed
that the step exceeded sixteen inches.
which the committee claims is high
enough for any woman to step.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16
Clear Way for Election.

AS there is no public road along the
route OF the proposed boulevard, the
appointment Of the commission is pre-
paratory to clearing the way for the
special election. Should the commits
sion decide in favor Of opening the
road and its report be accepted by the
county commissioners, q road will be
opened by the county between the
points mentioned. which will remove
the only legal obstacle in the way OF
calling the special election.
At a special meeting Of the county
commissioners here yesterday, 1t was
decided to protest against the passage
of the bill recently introduced in the
legislature for redistricting the county
so far as the collection districts are
concerned. The commissioners are not
so much opposed to change In the
boundary lines Of the districts as they
are Is a provision Of the bill changing
the method Of distributing the road
The proposed redistricting measure
contains a provision distributing the
money annually appropriated for roads.
which amounts to about one-sixth Of
among the various election districts in
proportion to their road mileage.
Such an arrangement the commits
sioners consider unfair, as 1t is held
to mtan that several Of the districts
which have a large road mileage, but
which contribute a small proportion of
the taxes, would receive more road
tricts, such as Bethesda, Rockville and
Wheaton, which have q smaller road
mileage, but which pay q very large
proportion OF the taxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16
Lecture ON Great Stone Monuments.

Dr.. J. Walter Fewkes Is to deliver q
lecture on 'Great Stone MonumentS' be-
fore the Archaeological Society Of wash
ington next Tuesday evening at o'clock.
In the auditorium Of the New National
Museum. The lecture will be illustrated
With lantern views, and will DO open to
the public,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16
Irregularity Is Charged.

Il charge that the substance of the
recommendations embraced in the legis-
lative features proposed in this bill
comes from the adjutant general, and
that he has made none of these recon-
cnendations through regular channels,
neither in his annual reports nor in COM
munications to the Secretary of War;"
Chairman Hay Immediately secured rec
ognition from the chair. He was loudly
applauded as he advanced to the well OF
the House and began to speak. 1t was
apparent he was very angry.
This is not the first time" he said
that the gentleman from Alabama has
seen fit to attack the democratic party.
want to say here and now that every at
tack he has made Is without foundation
in fact. The charge that a conspiracy
was entered into by the committee on
military affairs, by its chairman, or by
any one member of 1t, is untrue from
start to finish. Why. the gentleman says
that / am honest. would like to know
how any conspirator can be honest. And
II conspiracy had been entered into
both parties to that conspiracy must nee.
essarily have been dishonest. I charge
that the gentleman from Alabama says
what Is not true when he says that I, OF
| the committee on military affairs, re.
ceived any information from the War De
| partment in an irregular manner or from
| the adjutant general in an irregular man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16

called off. for the reason that it has been
ascertained that the law allowing the
voters Of any district to decide the ques-
ton of a bond issue for road improve
ments applies only to roads already es-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16
Calls It Insult to Committee.

Il state that every particle Of informa-
ton which. I received from the adjutant
general Of the army was asked for by me
through the Secretary Of War and sent
to me by the Secretary of War. The
charge that a majority Of the democrats
on the committee on military affairs are
opposed to the five-year enlistment is an
insult to the Democratic members Of that
committee Is 1t to be presumed that the
majority Of that committee would by a
unanimous vote direct me to make q re-
port ernbodying provision to which they
were opposed? 1 say 1t Is not. Where
does the gentleman from Alabama get his
information as to how this information
was sent to the committed? ! have no
doubt he got it from the chief Of staff OF
the army, Gen. Wood, He could not have
gotten it from any other source, or from
the Secretary Of War.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16
Have an Equitable Plan.

The commissioners have about decided
that this Is about the most equitable
way to distribute the road money: APP
portion tho usual amount among the
districts according to their taxable basis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16
Surprise to Management.

Surprise was expressed by President
Hamilton of the Capital Traction Com
pany and President King Of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company
that conductors on their lines had not re-
ported the complaints of passengers con-
corning the difficulties Of getting on and
off the cars. This has led the committee
to issue instructions to the women to
complain to the conductors at every op-
portunity when they experience difficulty
from the height of steps. This, they
assert. will cause the passengers to take
notice of the complaints and do much to
stir up sentiment in favor of the move
ment for reform.
Seattle. Wash, woman reported
to the committee that the cars in that
city are supplied with hooks near the
rear platform so that mothers may hang
their folding baby carts on them.
While the Washington women have
never expressed a desire for this con-
venience, they use it as a proof of
what companies in other cities are
doing for their passengers and to show
that continuous complaints have their
effect.
Several hundred names have been
attached to the petitions since the
hearing before the District electric
railway commission, and the women
are exerting every effort to gather
CSIucACc dSdIASI Tue steps. Inc
movement on the part Of the women
has not been without its humorous
side and Valentine day brought with
it valentines to the women's commit
tee in each mail.
Sample Valentine.
This is one of the many received by
Miss Elizabeth Brown and others of
the committee:
The step was eighteen inches high
The maiden five feet two;
Her dress yard round the hem.
She walled, What can do?
No man can know the awful woe
OF this hobble skirt of mine.
Oh, il you'll only help me up
I'll be your valentine"
But. although the committee thor
oughly sympathizes with the wearers
Of the hobble skirt. they want it pub
licly known that they do not object
to the high step on street cars on
grounds made possible by the fads of
fashion. They claim that the wearers
Of the hobble skirt who object to the
high step on these grounds represent
but small minority of the women
who are demanding a greater convent
ence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16
ATTACK BY H0BSON
Conspiracy Between Hay and
AinsWorth Charged.
SPEECH STIRS THE HOUSE
Says Adjutant General Gave In.
formation, Expecting Higher Rank.
REORGANIZATION Is DISCUSSED
Chairman Of Military Affairs Com
mittee Makes Reply and Is
Loudly Applauded.

The action of the Secretary of War in
relieving Gen. F. c. Ainsworti, adjutant
general Of the army, from duty under
charges that mean a court-martial for
the officer in the near future caused a
sensation when the news reached the
House of Representatives yesterday
afternoon. One reason for this acute in
terest on the part of the House member
ship was the fact that Gen. Ainsworth
is generally credited with being the
author of the Hay plan of army reor-
ganization. which is so vigorously OPP
posed by the Secretary Of War, the chief
of staff and other high army officials.
The news OF the action against Gen.
Ainsworth had been going the rounds of
the chamber only a few minutes when
Representative HObson of Alabama rose
and made a bitter attack on Chairman
Hay of the military affairs committee.
limiting at a conspiracy, and charging
that Gen. Ainsworth expected to be made
lieutenant general us a reward FOR
furnishing information to the committee
over the heads Of his superiors. Refer
ring to the Hay amendment to increase
the enlistment term from three to f1ve
years. Mr.. Hobson said:
This whole question as it is now be-
fore us comes down laden with ir-
regularities. If we We're here under con-
dl ions permitting time for elaboration
| would charge conspiracy. 1 charge
that many recommendations and docu-
ments and much of the information that
has been supplied to the committee on
military affairs have been misleading,
and that they emanated from the ad-
jutant general Of the army, who expect
ed in return for his services to be made
a lieutenant general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16
Defines Alleged Conspiracy.

III I should define the conspiracy it
would be conspiracy on the part of the
adjutant general to become a lieutenant
general by the use Of irregular means
and of the chairman Of the committee to
make economies and accomplish things
by the cooperation Of the adjutant gen.
eral, though not with any agreement Of
reward.
II do not question the chairman of this
committee. I want to say here that l
believe he is as honest as the day Ia long.
want to pay a tribute to his earnest
ness of purpose and his desire to econ
omize and to do real things while he is
In charge of that committee.
But 1 claim that these very noble i'm
pulses on the part of the chairman have
been taken advantage of by an ambitious
officer sitting at desk, who has re-
manned at a desk continually for twenty
six years In Washington and has risen
from a captain in the surgeon generals
Office in charge of pension records to the
position of adjutant general with rank of
major general. He has risen one step
after another by ingratiating himself in
the confidence of members Of Congress
and utilizing riders upon other meas
ures In one measure by rider he abol-
ished the office of adjusant general. In
another, when he was ready, he had the
same Office restored. He now utllizes the
same method with the purpose Of be-
coming lieutenant general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16
NOT READY TO ACT
Railways Delay Recognition of
High Step Pleas.
WOMEN STILL AGITATING
Collection Of Information for Use
in Backing Appeal to Railway
=. Commission.

"A little premature" was the character
ization today by Clarence King, president
OF the Washington Railway and Electric
Company, commenting on statement
that the women's committee organized to
hght for lower steps on street cars had
been advised that the sixty-seven street
cars destroyed by fire last Sunday morn
ing in the barn at 18th and d streets
northeast will be replaced by steps suffi-
GENTLY low to satisfy all the women of
washington, and that at a meeting yes
terday afternoon of the executive COM
mittee Of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company petition to that eff
feet was considered.
Mr.. King explained today that although
the question was called up for considera-
ton at the meeting, the officials had not
taken any definite action. The matter is
now before the District electric railway
commission and will be submitted to the
Interstate commerce commission, he said
Until then the company will do nothing
regarding the high step. Several new
makes Of cars are being considered by
the railway officials, but he said 1t is too
early to form any opinion.
Despite this the women's committee,
which thought it had victory in it's grasp,
is undismayed.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
Madison Institute Closes An
other Successful Year.

The annual commencement exercises
held last week closed another successful
wear for Madison Institute These ex-
ercises began with the senior play which
was given at the Opera House and was
rendered in style worthy Of stage
veterans. Tie annual sermon to the
class was delivered by Rev. Mcneil. Of
Winchester. his subject being "A Call
TO the Heights This service was made
doubly enjoyable by the special musical
program. Other exercises Of the week
included receptions, musical recltals,
alumnae luncheon and regular gradua
ton exercises. The address TO the class
was delivered by Rev. r. b. Barnes, his
subject being The Beauty OF Holiness.
Hon. W. b. Smith. who was president
Of the college in its early days and who
| IS now Chairman Of the Board Of Irus-
| tees. also made a short talk which was
much enjoyed.
| The class this year was as follows
Misses Duncan Foster, Elath Buchanan,
| Hattie Lee Million, Kathleen Bales,
Sailie Woods and Mary Rankin.
| Superintendent Cassidy has been with
| the Institute for three years and under
/ his careful supervision much progress
has resulted. The school. which is one
| Of the finest in the South. IS now better
equipped IN every way than ever before
ana il is gratifying 70 know that W
have il our mids, such a school.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
WHITE HALL ITEMS.

Friends OF Mr. and Mrs. Robert Min
ter are rejoicing with them over the ar
rival of a handsome son.
Mr.. Cryus Minter, who was kicked by
2 horse several days ago, has not been
so well for the past few days
A number Of the Fraternal Brother
hood Lodge members Of White Han
lodge. are planning to visit Richmond
Lodge Friday evening.
Farmers are rejoicing over the dry
weather of the past few days A Few
more days Of such weather viii enable
the farmers to get their corn planted
Mr.. Eugene Todd and family have re-
t,s-=ed home from Tucson, Arizona,
Mr. Todd having gone there 10 regain
his health and is very much improved.
Mrs. Mahaha Perkins, who suffered
stroke Of paralysis some time since, had
sale recently and accompanied hei
son. James Perkins. TO his home 10
Oklahoma. where she will reside News
10 her friends states that she stood ths
trip exceedingly well. especially con
sidering her advanced age Of n years
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
DIAMOND DUST.

While the Pioneers have been on the
losing side since the opening of the Blue
Grass League, the fans of Richmond
have stood loyalty by and Tended every
encouragement to boost "our boys.
Every effort is being made to strengthen
the team and new faces will be seen
among the local players during the
next week. Manager Fisher has some
excellent material in view and the fu-
lure prospects for the Pioneers is ex
leeedingly bright. Richmond team will
not remain near the bottom of the per-
'eentage column for many days, but with
The addition of new players will forge TO
'elle top Of the list. The fans of Rich
mond should continue TO attend all
games AID lend every encouragement to
the team possible, as the confidence OF
our people Will go a long way toward as
sisting and encouraging the Pioneers in
their fight for position at the top OF
the column.
Fred Toney, who was released by the
Chicago Cubs" to Louisville ''Col-
onels, ;" was married Friday night &c
Miss Alice Walker, of Nashville. Tenn.
Maybe he'll pitch better ball now.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
Annual Meeting of Railway
SURGEONS.

The annual meeting OF the Railway
Surgeons OF kentucky was held in Lex
ineton Thursday and Friday Of last
week. The attendance was large and
the meeting was one of the most inter-
esting in the history Of the organization.
DR. @. H. Vaught. Of this city, editor-in-
chief of the Railway Surgeon, BIZ
monthly, the official organ Of that body,
was in attendance and read a paper on
sTraumafic Neurasthenia. DR.. H. Q.
Jasper had prepared paper on Con
hound Comminuted Fracture, but ow-
ing 70 professional engagement at home
was not able to be present. DR.. d. Y.
Roberts. Of Louisville. was elected
President for the ensuing year. DR.. J.
B. Kinnaird. OF Lancaster, and DR.. q
III. Yaught, OF this city, we're elected
Secretary and Treasurer, respectively
The place to hold the next annual meet
ing did moi BY any means go begging a
was evidenced BY the sharp contest iol
that honor between Crab Orchard ant
Frankfort. After a neck and neck fac'
Frankfort was awarded shat honor 10
the meeting next Nay
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
Preparations For Our Coming
ChautduQud.

Active work on the chautauqua to be
held here has already begun. Two thou
sand biotters, each bearing the picture
of the Kryl Band and the announcement
of the chautauqua have arrived for dis
tribution.
Ten thousand seals Of stickers for
envelopes are being printed in red and
white for use by all business men and
others in this city. who are willing TO
use them on their correspondence. thus
carving the news Of this notable event
to many parts of the United States as
well as throughout the county.
Red and white buttons bearing the
words. Il am a Chautauqua Booster,
will soon arrive and will be worn upon
the coat lapels Of hundreds Of citizens
Flags and banners Of a unique design
are being made for use all over the
county. There viii be no one in all this
section, but who viii know OF the chau-
tauqua which is to be held here June 2
to July 3.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
Deaths

The Lexington Herald 6entains the
following death notice Of a citizen. well
known in Madison county. Many reia-
lives Of The deceased reside here, where
Mr.. Phelps frequently visited;
s.Richard S. Phelps. So years Of age.
died Al the Good Smaritan Hospital
saturday night at 6:30 o'clock. MI
PHELPS was bought to the hospital Tues
dar. He has been in declining health
for several years. He Was never mar.
ried. is the last Of his immediate family
but is survived By quite a number Of
nieces and nephews. Mr. Phelps was
~tocl. trader. driving mules 10 the South
-, market after the war. be was Z
devoted member Of the Midway Chris
tian church.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
Mrs. Blanton Taken Back To
Louisville.

Mrs. L. r. Blanton, who returned
from Louisville some two weeks ago,
much improved in health after spending
several week at Norton lnfirmary
that city, suffered a relapse last Wed
nesday and is now in a critical cond
tion Physicians pronounced the troub
due TO the presence Of gall stones in Il
hillary passages, and said the only hoI
to affect a cure was toperform an oper
ton. On Monday morning Mrs. BlaI
ton accompanied by her son, Lindsay
and her m other, Mrs. Lizzie Shacke
ford. and few close friends, left over
the l. & n. for Louisville. where she
viii undergo a surgical ope ration. II is
sincerely hoped by the large number OF
friends and acquaintances Of this splen-
did woman that the operation will prove
successful in every particular, and that
she will be speedily restored 10 health
aud loved ones
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22

The last call TO be made on the State
banks by Secretary of State G. f. Gre
celius to show their conditions was
Saturday, when the banks were ordered
TO report to him as Of the close Of BUSH
ness May Is. The new law goes into
effect June ID, and after that time Mr..
Thomas ]. Smith, Of this city, now sec
rotary TO Governor McCreary, will be at
the head Of the State Banking Depart
ment, and will conduct the investiga-
ton Of the banking condition In this
State
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
1869 Applicants.

One hundred and sixty nine applicants
took advantage of the regular May teach
ers examination last Friday and Sat
urdav ia this city. OF this number
forty-five were from Madison county
and the remaining 124 we're students OF
the Eastern Kentucky State Normal
School, those who successfully pass
this examination viii be issued certii-
Gates to teach in public school
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
Prof. McDou8le to Address
Graduates.

Prof. E. G. McDougle, OF the Eastern
Kentucky State Normal School, has
been invited to deliver the annual
address to the graduates OF Franklin
County High school. at Elkhorn,
next Friday evening. Prof. Nc
Dougle has accepted the invitation and
will leave here Friday morning for
Frankfort. from which point he viii
drive to EIkhorn in time for the address
on that evening.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
Sheep Sheanne.

Sheep shearing has been in progress
in Madison county during the past ten
days and farmers are realizing from
twenty TO twenty-seven cents for their
feeceS, prices being regulated by quality
of WOOL Several local buyers are in the
market and the crop is pronounced
above the average.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
BIRTHS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Azbill are re-
ceivlpg the congratulations Of their
friends over the arrival of a beautiful
little daughter on Saturday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Blounf,
OF this city, April %, fine daughter
Thelma n
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. L. Arnold, of Lam
caster avenue, are delighted over the ar
rival at their home Of Z tine boy on May
-.
Born 10 the wife Of Mr. Bert Kearns'
Of this county, May u. i0-pound boy
Born TO the wife Of Mr.. sck Nicely Of
this county, May Ii, d siFl inoy'
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
Freezing Residence.

Mr.. J. VIM. Wagers has awarded to
Mr.. JEFF Stone contract for the erection
of handsome residence on his farm.
four miles from Richmond. on Lancas-
ter pike. Work was begun Monday and
it is expected TO have the building,
which will cost $4,000, completed and
ready for occupancy by early fall.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
To The Democrats of Madison
County.

In accordance with the order of the
Democratic State Executive Commit e
the Demo Gratis Of Madison county will
meet in mass convention at the Court
House. in Richmond. Ky, on Saturday,
May the 18th. 1912, at , o'clock p. m,
for the purpose Of selecting delegates to
attend the State Convention to be held
at Louisville, Ky, on May 18th, 1912,
and 10 take such other action as may
properly come before it.
J. A. SULLIVAN, Chairman.
S. II. THORPE, Secretary.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
Popular p NJ.

Mr.. Cooley" Wallace. Richmond's
popular postmaster. was in Danville
Wednesday to attend the Republican
DOW WOW. Mr.. Wallace has served as
postmaster in his town for several terms,
and his universal satisfaction has. we
may say, caused him TO become a fixture
in the position.-Danville Messenger.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
Lumber At Auction.

On Saturday, May %, at $3.50 o'clock
D m. on the premises of the First Chris
tian church, there will be sold in lots to
suit the purchaser, a quantity OF old
lumber-fooring, joists, rafters, doors
and windows, etc. The metal roof and
galvanized ceiling viii also be offered
for sale. II can be examined before the
sale begins.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22

Now is the time 10 get rid Of your
rheumatism You can do it by apply
ing Chamberlain's Linement and mas
saying the parts freely at each applica-
lion. For sale by all dealers I'm
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22

Poor appetite is sure sign oil I'M
paired digestion. A Few doses OF
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets viii strengthen your digeslloh
and improve your appetite. thousands
have been benefited BY taking these
Tablets. Sold by al dealers. I'm