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Evening star., 1912-10-06

MIS-. Williams, lnOuSn SuSpeCteO VI
leaning toward the emancipation of her
sisters, is not committed openly to the
cause. She has joined many clubs and
was among the enthusiastic when the
plans for the Congressional Club We're
first developed. She was a charter men,
ber of the organization and had the hon
or of being elected at once as the vice
president to represent the south in the
geographical divisions into which the. Or
ganzation is divided. She served with
eminent success for the first year, and
then the absence of Mr.. Williams from
Washington caused her resignation. Last
winter when her husbands term of SEN
ator to succeed Mr. Money began, she
joined the organization again and was
among the active and appreciative Ia
borers for homogeneous action among the
women of congressional traditions.
Mrs. Williams takes great pride in her
patriotic ancestry and has given much
time to the study of her family history.
She has joined several of the societies
that work along patriotic lines. For some
years past she has given close attention
to the Daughters of the Confederacy and
to the Kings Daughters. She is a MEM
ber of the jefferson Davis Chapter of the
ID. L. c., and in her home city, Benton,
she is among, the most earnest leaders in
the Kings Daughters.
Mrs. Williams has adopted Mississippi
and it's splendid historical treasures with
a zeal which would honor a native of the
Delta state. Though her reputation for
wit and humor has been somewhat cloud
ed through close proximity to her accom-
pllShed husband, she is greatly honored
Evening star., 1912-10-06

regarding the debut of her daughter but
il is Ii'-ely that she will be among the
maids who will make their bow late IN
November or early in December For
several years Miss Sally Williams ana
Miss Genevieve Clark, daughter of the
Evening star., 1912-10-06

tor and Mrs. Chamberlain Of Oregon.
come from the gulf coast. while geo
graphically their homes are far afield.
Senator and Mrs. John Sharp Williams
are southern to the last drop of their
blood. but neither is native of the state
Where they are now so honored The
senator is a grandson of Mississippi in
asmuch as his mother. Annie Louise
sharp, was the daughter of John Sharp.
a Jurlst OF IaZoo county. He was born
In memphis, Tenn, but returned to the
nome or his mothers people in Yazoo
county before he was ten years of age.
Mrs. Williams comes from Livingston,
Ala, and Is the lineal descendant of three
honored families, the FuItons the Dials
and the Webbs, who held land under an
Oglethorpe grant nearly hundred years
before the war for independence Senator
and Mrs. Williams We're married in Lv-
1ngston on october =, 1877, and q few
days ago they celebrated the thirty-fifth
anniversary of this happy event with all
ceremony at their home in Benton, Miss
Ihis distinguished couple are among
those pointed out as a model of conjugal
anecton. They took up the responsible
ties OF matrimony when Mr.. Williams
was barely twenty-three and his wife
less than twenty. But this, says Mrs
Williams. was the era of early love and
wedlock and the fashion of waiting un-
til fortune smiled had not come into
vogue. They have seven children, of
whom two. John Sharp Williams. the
eldest. and Miss Sallie Williams are of
special interest. The first because he has
lovely young wife, who was Miss
Pauline Webb of Bryan. Tex, who fire.
quently receives the guests in the Wash
ington home in lieu of the senior Mrs
Williams, whose health is fragile and
, Miss Sale because she will be among
the buds of the coming winter.
Mrs. Williams was born in the small
but picturesque village of Livingston in
southern Alabama. Her father, DR. Rob-
ert Dickens Webb was a general prac-
titioner who was sort of father con-
fessor as, well as bodily healer to the
Evening star., 1912-10-06

-NdtIUN;iI -NI1eFlCan " Oman suffrage AS
sociation. This central Office OF all
American suffragists and suffragettes
occupies a suite of rooms seventeen
floors above 9TH avenue and nearly OPP
posite the new and magnificent public
library.
Evening star., 1912-10-06

More states will vote ON woman suf-
frage in November than on any previous
election day in our history. Five COM
monwealths. by the ballots of their men,
will decide this issue. They are Michi
gan. Wisconsin. Kansas, Arizona and
Oregon This will be the first vote on
the question by all of these states except
Oregon which has already defeated the
proposition six times. including last No
vember. Again IL is submitted to the
people initiative petition. as it is
also in Arizona. In the other states the
legislatures have. by act, submitted the
question to the voters.
At suffrage headquarters the leaders
are undaunted by their defeat in Ohio.
September >. when two votes against
their cause We're cast against each vote
for it. They point to the fact that more
men voted for woman suffrage In Ohio
than in any of the six states which had
previously adopted the equal franchise,
and they find cheer in the fact that by
of the initiative and referendum
methods, which were adopted by the
election which just defeated woman suf-
frage. they can resubInit their cause to
the people at an early date.
Women from all over the country are
! am told, offering their services to help
win the five states that will vote on equal
suffrage next month. And Headquarters
is being deluged with inquiries from all
countries Of the world. even India, con-
Evening star., 1912-10-06

liams accepted few Invitations except
from personal friends. and her ''at homes,
though open to all, are especially attrac-
tive for her own circle of southern
friends and associates. Yet Mrs. Will
liams is broad and up-to-date, and COM
pared with the average gentle woman of
the south she is surprisingly progress
i've. Suffrage is a theme which few of
the southerners care to discuss or on
which to announce policy.
Evening star., 1912-10-06

As | stepped from the elevator into
tho hall j faced a long space of
wall upon which were posted nu-
merous cartoons. newspaper clippings
posters and placards bearing upon the
cause. To the right and left opened
doorways lettered with the titles of
the various officers of the association.
Your minds eye plays YOU false if it
still pictures the American suffrasist
leader as a prim and precise ''prunes and
prisms parsonage with spectacles on
nose. with shiny, bilious visage. with hair
plastered down. whacked back and Golf
fured in the fearsome hickory nut"-a
formida BILE. charmless creature of man
nish attire. who might be either coming
or going, you couldn't tell which, If her
head We're turned hard to port or star
board.
The accompanying portraits of suffra
gist leaders in the present campaign give
the lie to any minds eye so far behind
the times to conjure up such a vision
of unloveliness
Were / TO flash before Your unsuspect-
ing gaze the entire collection Of portraits
OF suffragette officers and leaders which
they keep there at headquarters YOU
would. warrant, call them exhibits in
a beauty contest. the woman editors s
lay out for her Sunday fashion page.
More of these personalities later. Let
me first give you an idea of what these
fair politicians are working for in this
three-cornered campaign of ours.
First let me make 1t emphatic and
clear-just it was made to me-that
this National Woman Suffrage OrganZa-
tion is a non-partisan body. Its officers.
as officers of its organization, would not
talk politics with me in favor of or
against any candidate. be he republican,
democrat or bull moose.
The only campaign which this great
society recognizes. officially, is a cam
pagn for the right of equal suffrage,
whether it come from one of these par
ties or another.
Evening star., 1912-10-06

LIVE States to Vote on
i w man Suffrage in
Move EN- ber-A Visit to
National Suffragist Head
quarters-Non-PartisanF Fight
for Principle, Not Person
alities - Typical Suffragette
Leader a Great Surprise-She
Is Now a Ravishing Beauty,
Fashionable and Often Rich
"A ctres Enlisting as
Stump S Speakers-M Many
Young Women of Great
Wealth-Long List of So
ciety Leaders-Woman Chiefs
at the Campaign Headquar-
tiers.
RY JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
>-L-Nk- NnDL notohar 1910
Evening star., 1912-10-06
BEATRTcE FoRBE.S
RO6E,RT5ON
ACTRESS Now STUl1PING
FOR SUFFRAGE

big New York papers has assigned to the
fight reporter who calls at national
suffrage headquarters daily and l'sN
newspapers are regularly receiving bull
letins from the Press chairman, Miss
Caroline I. Reilly
Remarkable is the number of actresses,
leading or participating in this battle
of our amazons One of the most in
who few months ago married George
Middleton. the dramatist. Having
worked hard for the cause on the
hustings throughout Ohio. she is now
with her father (the Senator) and
mother. stumping her native Wisconsin.
Another young actress now on the
stump in the same cause is Beatrice
ForbesRObertson. She is a grand
daughter of Joseph knight, F. s. A..
the best known art and dramatic critic
of his day, who was also celebrated as
the editor of Notes and Queries" Lon
don. She is the daughter of the we'll
known English actor, Ian Forbes
RoDertson. and the niece of the famous
Shakespearean actor. Johnston Forbes
robertson, VINO is more celebrated in
thlS country. and with whom she has
played Ophelia and Desdemona, besides
appearing with Sir Henry Irving Sir
charles Wyndham and Sir John Hare.
she came to America with Ellen Terry
tour years ago. and while speaking for
wOman's suffrage a couple of seasons
pack met Swinburne Hale a New Yorl,
lawyer. whom she lately married. She
is the author of two plays. which have
been produced in London. and is a Loo
turer of great force
other suffragette actresses now lending
thelr support to the fight for equal fran.
chise in the five states mentioned are
3uia , Mariowe, Ethel Barrymore. Minnie
vi
thewson. You would not believe that an,
vi these footLght stars would suffer from
stage fright while addressing a sIIffraaa
n.eeung. g. but such is the case with Julia
nao., w men asked why she did not
come upon the stage during a recent suf-
Irae1st meeting that she was attendina
she confessed to such weakness. which
sne s said. overlook her when she ventured
peyond her we'll studied lines.
among the great beauties now +o ho
iouho al the head and front of this
amazon horde. fighting for equal RIGHTS
Win men. is Miss Inez MiIholland of Nau
olk ana London. She is the daughter
OF John r. Milholland, the wealthy nna',
matte tube magnate, reformer .na ~
halist or New York and London 1f.a
having been partly educated in Iondon
Ia a's ana Berlin, she graduated at Vas.
sar, where she organized n woman 80
frage club. When this orsanization SUI SUI
refused meeting place by the president
OF the college she rallied her slInnortan..
IN neighboring cemetery
X
Since her graduation she has reignad &C
queen OF fashion and social leader ON
both sides of the Atlantic, and ha. devot-
ed considerable time to athletics Although
the daughter of a millionaire, she is now
law at the New York University
during the famous strike of the shirt
waist girls she did picket duty In their
interest, and was arrested bIlt when
Evening star., 1912-10-06

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
NEW YORK, October 4, 1912.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-22


Columbus, o., May GA sweeping
victory for ex-Pres. Theodore Roose-
welt for republican choice for president
and for Governor Harmon for the dem
ocratic choice was the result OF the
statewide primary held in Ohio yes
terday. One of ohio's "favorite sons"
VIM. Taft, lost in the contest. The
estimate that Roosevelt has a plurality
Of approximately 10000 over Taft in
the popularity contest, is expressed
through the selection OF delegates to
the national convention. Taft so far
carried but three entire districts.
There is division in two.
Harmon is far in the lead OF Wilson,
while Bryan and Clark received scat
tering votes. The democratic party
provided in the call that the candidate
receiving the largest preferential vote
shall be permitted to name his own
six delegates at large. This will give
Governor Harmon the opportunity to
further increase his number of dele
gates to the Baltimore convention.
1t is believed the Roosevelt forces
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-22
NAMED Two
more BISHOPS
Henderson and Shepard Finally
Elected

Minneapolis. MINI, May 22.-with
the election of DIR. T. s. Henderson
of New York and DR.. w. o. Shepard
of Chicago, last night, as bishops of
the Methodist Episcopal church on
the eleventh ballot, the delegates to
the general conference declare they
do not expect the naming of another
of the Ave remaining to be chosen,
for several ballots. DR.. Henderson re-
ceived 562 and DR. Shepard 5S2.
Necessary votes to elect was 524.
1t is said the episcopary committee
has finally decided upon Helena, Mont.
Atlanta, Ca, and Kansas City, as the
places where Episcopal residences will
be erected.
The twelfth ballot today resulted In
no election. DR.. N. Luccock Of Kansas
City was first with 392, r. J, Cooke of
New York and F. d. Leete OF Detroit
were close second and third, necessary
to elect 502.
The thirteenth ballot also resulted in
no election. Luccock. Leete and Cooke
were high.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-22
.BAPTISTS
in Session
Northern Convention in Session
at Des MoineS

Des Moines, Ia. May 22.-The an@
nuaI convention Of the Northern Bap-
tist association opened here today. The
address of welcome was delivered by
Governor Carroll and Mayor Hanna.
These were followed by the annual adj
dress Of the president Emory w.
Hunt.
How many cents in the dollar, SUBJ
scribed for foreign missions ever
reach the mission field?" is question
expected to be put direct to the dele
gates by q special commission on home
expenses Of foreign missions, headed
by Rev. John ID, Gofrpidge of Philadel-
.phia.
1t was intimated there would be SEN
sational features in this report, the
commission for which was appointed
at the last convention.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-22
TAFT Will Fight
TO The Finish

Washington, D. c.. May 2s.-Taft.
returning from his Campaign tour In
Ohio, reached washington at SEQ a.
m, today. He plunged into business
at the White House Offices and has
planned to leave Thursday for New
Jersey to campaign for delegates who
win be elected at the primaries Tues
day.
The president had no statement to
make concerning the result of the Ohio
primaries. He has made known to his
friends that he is still in the fight
and believes he will have enough dele
gates to get the nomination at Chi
cago.
1t is expected that he will campaign
In New Jersey until the hour before
the polls open at o'clock next Tues
day.
This action is said by his suppor-
ters to be an indication that he has
determined to fight Roosevelt to the
end. Taft's first definite information
was received at Baltimore Just be-
fore he reached Washington. The
members Of his party say that head
lines in the morning papers did not
prevent him from enjoying hearty
breakfast.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-22
miners Of
ENGLAND MAY
QUIT AGAIN
Claim Minimum Wage IS Be-
low Living Figure
National Conference Of Miners
Adjourned Today
---
VIII Make a Protest to the
Government

London, May %. The national con-
ference Of the miners federation which
has been in session this week to dis
cuss the operation Of the recently en-
acted minimum act for miners, adj
journed today after passing a resolu-
ton which indicates that the men are
not averse to another fight.
The resolution, carried unanimously
records the federations strenuous pro-
test against awards being given by
district wage boards. These boards
the members OF the federation declare
fix the minimum wage for miners at a
figure below reasonable living wage
which the government led the men to
expect
The executive committee of the fed
GRAFTON was instructed to interview the
government with the object of secur-
ing immediate action on this point and
afterward to summon another confer
ence without delay with the govern
ment's reply.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-22
CONTEST FOR
The BABIES
Over 200 Babies Registered
fer Inspection
Second Contest Of Kind Held
ia United States

The baby health contest this after
noon is one Of the most popular events
which has been attempted In Fargo for
some time. The Y. w. @. a.. rooms.
where the contest ID being held, have
been filed all afternoon with mothers
and tabies and interested spectators.
The judging began promptly at !
o'clock with DIR. MacGregor, Or. Camp
beIl, DIR. Nichols DIR. WeibIe and DR.,
Awty in charge with three trained
nurses and Miss Robinson, the visiting
nurse. assisting In the examinations,
The prizes will not be decided upon
until this evening when the scores will
be counted up.
There viii be six first prizes. One
for the baby boy and one for the baby
girl which scores highest in each OF
the three classes. The first class
ranges in age up to ! year. the second
class between | and 2 years and the
third between 2 and years. Second
prizes will be blue ribbons for the baby
boy and baby girl scoring the second
highest number OF points In the three
classes named. First prizes will be
& 1ld44ukoAAc St1NCA SpNJun WAAACA1 WcLO va
display In the reception room this att
ernopn.
During the afternoon health talks
were given the mothers who were
waiting by Or. CalIander, DIR Mallar-
ian and DR.. Ella Hull. The idea 81
this health contest originated la Iowa
last year and the contest today is at
tracing widespread interest for this Il
the second contest OF the sort which
has been held In the United States
The results viii so toward the health
statistics which are being compiled by
the University of Iowa.
The washington Neighborhood cIuk
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-22
KNIGHT CASE
IN HANDS OF
AUTHORITIES
Mrs. Knight Of Opinion Thai
He IS Deranged
Every Effort to Locate Him
Has Failed
Coils Estimates the Shortage
About $4,000

Although have sent number Of
dispatches to New York regarding the
whereabouts of my husband no definite
nor encouraging werd has arrived
here" said Mrs. A. M. knight to a
Forum representative this afternoon
II am as much in the dark about him
today as was yesterday.
Il am completely broken up over al
this" she continued. 'In fact, nobody
knows how wretchedly I feel because
/ know what people are saying can
not think that Mr.. Knight has done
anything Intentionally wrong, but that
he is laboring under some mental de-
Iusion, and 1 find / am not alone in
that opinion as many business men
with whom I have talked are resting
under the same profession.
HAll of the business men have
talked to say that Mr.. knights busi-
ness dealings with them were always
honorable, and am sure that it will
be found that his disappearance Is
due to some sudden mental derange-
meme. Further than this know moth
Ing and do not like to discuss the af-
fair at all"
In Authorities Hands.
j. H Coils, senior member OF the
firm of Coils & Knight. was not in
clined to talk much about the disap-
pearance Of his partner today but
stated to The Forum representative
that the whole matter had been put in
the hands of the proper authorities
who were now at work trying to locate
the missing man.
There is nothing much more to say
for publication about the disappear
ance Of Mr.. Knight" said Mr.. Coils
to The Forum representative this aft.
ernoon. 1--WE have heard nothing fur
ther from New York about him This
matter has been placed in the hands
of the proper authorities and they
are working now to locate him.
Regarding the insanity idea, I'm
sure don't know" he continued, wher
questioned as to his belief on the the.
ory that has been advanced by some
of the friends Of the missing man
There is no doubt but that Mr.
Knight got away and that there is 9
shortage in our own firms accounts
Just how much it will be / am moi
yet in position to state for we have
not gotten 1t fully estimated, but II
will probably be somewhere between
$35,oOO and $4,000, judging from what
has already been found"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-22
9 MONTHS FOR
SUFFRAGETTES

London, May 22.--Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst the militant suffragette
leader and Mr.. and Mrs. Pethick Law
renee, joint editors Of The Votes For
Women, today were found guilty Of
the charge OF conspiracy and melting
to malicious damage to property. Each
was sentenced to nine months impris-
onment.
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| will dominate the state convention
which names the six republican dele
gates at large.
Harmon's majority, it is believed,
will exceed that of Roosevelt The
rural vote throughout the state was
light as the farmers who have been de-
layed by the weather preferred to put
in the crop before going to the polls.
LaFollette obtained the heaviest vote
In the Twenty-first district where he
polled 4,1e3 votes. In Fulton county
LaFollette got more votes than Taft.
Adams county. where more than 1900
voters were disfranchised a year ago
for selling votes, gave Colonel Roose-
welt majority of nearly 200. Taft
carried his home districts, the First
and Second.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-22
FARMERS Will
SUE j. 5. FOR
Loss OF Land

Lacrosse. wis, May 22.--Farmers
owning land on the Mississippi river
opposite the village of Drecbach and
Dakota, Mimi claim they are heavy
losers through the action OF the war
department officials who ordered the
dredging OF the Mississippi river at
these villages, following the building
of wing dam which shut on the west
channel of the river. Ernest Horner
claims to have lost total OF eighty
five acres and with others plans to sue
the government.
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committees
SELECTED
Men Who VIII Have Charge
Of Role UnveiIing
s---
This Viii be Summer Of Con
YentionS fer Fargo

This is certainly to be q summer Of
conventions for sFargo and this city
win entertain some Of the most cele-
brated men OF this country as well as
foreign representatives who will be
here to take part in many of the great
events which are scheduled for Fargo.
Not the least important to the city
of Fargo and this community at large
will be the reception and unveiling OF
the statue of Rollo. This statue has
a great historical and educational in
terest, and in selecting Fargo to be the
site OF the monument a great compli-
ment has been paid to the city.
The statue is the gift Of the city
of Rouen, the ancient capital Of Nor
mandy to the Normans of North
America, and is a recognition OF the
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Indianapolis, Ind, May 22.-Just be-
cause she's better pennnan than
most other girls, Mrs. Robert G. Wal
lin, until very recently Miss Marie
Sleeth OF Malott Park, near Indiana
polls. now claims a breezy, handsome
western cowboy for husband. This
Is the story Of how 1t happened:
Last year In spirit OF girIish fun,
Miss SIeeth wrote her name on the
well Of grain car at Morristown
Other girls did likewise In due
course the car reached Oklahoma, ana
came within the vision Of Robert
G. Wallin. lorn and lonely cow
boy.
Then IL was that the tiresome hours
spent BY MISS Sleeth over her child
ish copy book were rewarded. AGr.
Nallin saw the other names that
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-22
PRACTICALLY ASKS
TAFT TO WITHDRAW.

Washington, D. c., May o.
Senator Dixon, head of the Roose-
Welt national headquarters today
issued a statement practically
calling on Taft to withdraw from
the contest.
"Ohio makes the tenth repub-
lican state where the candidacy Of
Taft and Roosevelt have been sub
rnitted to the republican voters
themselves for a decision" said
the statement. '"The verdict has
been unanimous in every state"