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The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
NATIONAL CLUB
FOR SUFFRAGISTS
Quarters at 1906 G Street to
Be Formally Opened New
! Years Day.
ENTIRE BUILDING TAKEN
ParIors, Offices, Reading, and Dining
Rooms Provided d-Entertainments
viii Be Held Frequently.

The Leading woman suffrage organize
tions of Maryland, Virginia and the Dis
trict of Columbia have combined to es-
tablish a national headquarters and suf-
frage club in the Capital. As head
quarters, the Interstate Suffrage Head
quarters, the women plan to raise more
than 100000 for the cause during the
coming year. AS a club, they plan to
make their institution unique among the
woman's clubs of the country.
This new suffrage venture was con-
ceIved by Mrs. Donald Hooker, president
of the Just Government League of Mary
land, and the idea soon became popular
among leading suffragists of Maryland.
Virginia and the District The organ
izers have leased a whole building at
1906 G street northwest, in which they
are fitting up luxurious club rooms and
offices.
ballroom Provided.
The building is three stories nigh. On
the main floor, there is dining room to
one side of the entrance, and on the
other side a women's exchange, which
VIII be a clearing bureau for all kinds
of woman's work. On the second story,
there are a large ball room, parlors,
reading rooms, conference rooms and Of
fees Provision also is made for a large
assembly room, which will be a meeting
place for all suffrage organizations in the
Capital.
The club is planned along the lines Of
a national political organization. In its
council rooms II is expected the leaders
Of the movement from all parts of the
country will meet, when in this city.
The Offices of the interstate headquar-
tiers will keep in touch with the suf-
frage situation all over the country; II
will lend its aid in all State campaigns,
and will serve as a clearing house for
all new ideas for the advancement OF
woman suffrage.
On the third floor OF the building, sew
eral rooms have been fitted out for
guests, as this club is to be everything
to women that the most up-to-date club
is to men. On this floor, also, are prt-
vate council rooms and reading rooms
Work and Pleasure Combined.
1t is the intention of the organizers
to combine social pleasures with the
practical work for the cause" Miss
Engle and Mrs. Emma s. Tenney, two
of the members in charge, and members
of the Congressional Union, say that
better work is to be expected from the
women when they have the opportunity
to exchange ideas outside Of business
hours and informally in the club rooms.
There are to be suffragc balls at this
club, suffrage lectures, suffrage musi-
calls, and innumerable other sorts Of suf-
frage entertainments. Formal opening
will be held on New Years Day. On
New Years night, there is to be re-
ception, to which the most prominent
supporters of the cause" among the
Cabinet. Congressional, and army and
navy women are to be invited.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
BURLESoN Is PLEASED
AT DEPARTMENTS WORK

Postmaster General Burleson Is much
pleased with the manner in which the
immense quantity of mail Is being
handled throughout the country. The
work. not only In the postoffices, but also
in the Railway Mail Service, is moving
along smoothly'and rapidly, without con-
gestion, notwithstanding the phenomenal
increase in volume of business on ac-
count of the parcel post, 1t was stated
at the Postofice Department yesterday.
This very satisfactory condition Is to
be attributed to the fact that the depart
ment has anticipated this increase in
business and for the last six months has
been working industriously to provide for
1t. In spite of such increase the work
is now further advanced and in better
condition than II was at the correspond
ing period in any previous year IN the
history Of the department.
The figures showing unworked mail In
the Railway Mail Service for the whole
United States indicate total OF actually
less than one-half of that which was
turned in unworked at st. Louis alone
on the corresponding day last season.
there being only five pouches Of letter
mail, seventy-two packages Of ordinary
letter mail, with 500 packages Of city mail
and 4S3 sacks of ordinary mail undis-
tributed before arrival at terminals.
These figures are negligible as compared
with those of previous years and at the
same time show the result OF work on
all lines throughout the country on
which are operated approximately 1000
postal cars, twenty-four Of the lines di-
viding the total of the unworked mail
which arrived at terminal, so that the
quantity on each line was very small.
with the exception of few isolated lines
there will be no failure to effect distribu-
ton in the Railway Mail Service, 1t is
stated.
As 5000 additional men were placed at
work in the railway mail service yester-
day and as postmasters have been given
authority to employ as much additional
help as may be necessary, no delay or
congestion is anticipated either in the
transportation of mail or Its delivery
after receipt. it is declared.
This statement is given to refute the
dispatches appearing in various newspa-
pers under date of December 10 to the
effect that congestion exists in the postal
service in 50 far as the handling OF parcel
post mail Is concerned. AS the Postmas-
ter General has repeatedly stated that no
such congestion exists. 1t is declared that
the dispatch referred to was inspired for
the purpose OF discrediting the parcels
post
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
TOWN TOPICS
/ ERSELYTOLD

OF twenty-one automobiles stolen by
''joy-riders" since November /, the police
have recovered all but one, that of Theo-
core Tiller, newspaper man, stolen from
he corner OF Fourteenth and F streets
two weeks ago. It Is believed the per-
son taking Mr.. Tiller's machine is a pro-
fessional thief. and has motored in the
car to some southern town for the win
ter.
Thomas F. Oakes, said to have relatives
in Washington, was killed in Auburn,
Pa. yesterday according to a dispatch
to the police department The message
stated OaSes has a brother and a nephew
in Washington. but did not tell how he
was killed
Aubrey Smith. twelve years old, of 6l3
NJ street southwest, had his left arm
fractured yesterday in a fall at Seven
teenth street and Pennsylvania avenue
southwest, while roller skating. He was
taken to the Emergency Hospital
John o. Roberts, of 2s27 K street north
west, reported to the police yesterday
that a freight car at Thirteenth and K
streets northwest had been robbed of
seven sacks Of cracked corn and two
sacks Of cornmeaL
Three new cases of smallpox aboard
the battleship Ohio were reported to the
Navy Department by wireless yesterday.
J. H. Meehan, W. J. Jackson. and W.
II. Smizer are the men under suspicion
Meehan's case is positive. 1t is probable
that the Ohio again will be quarantined
upon reaching Charleston, s. C.
Senator Stone, OF Missouri. who has
been confined to his bed with grippe
since last Tuesday, was reported better
yesterday by DR.. William Mercer Sprigg,
his physician. President Wilson, who
learned of the Senator's illness yesterday,
sent some flowers from the White House
gardens
Fire Of unknown origin yesterday did
800 damage to the stock of Edward
MuIlin, junk dealer, at 1908 street
northwest. Engine Company, No. Is, pre-
vented the blaze from spreading to ad-
joining buildings.
Children playing with matches caused
a so fire yesterday afternoon at the
home of Clarence burroughs, T49 Harvard
street northwest. A pair Of portieres
caught fire.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
WORKS ALLEGES LOBBY
ON HETCH HETCHY BILL
Senator Says Insidious Methods Were
Used and Asks for Repeal
of Measure.

The most insidious and powerful lobby
that ever appeared in Washington was
that which pushed the passage of the
Hetch Hetchy bill, Senator Works declared
yesterday in introducing a bill to repeal
that measure. The bill was only passed
this month and was signed by President
Wilson last week 1t grants the right to
San Francisco to use-tAe Hetch Hetchy
Valley, in Yosemite National Park, as a
water supply.
Mr.. Works said he was offering a re-
pealing measure 50 soon because of the
Questionable means used in the passage
Of the bill, because Il was not true that
there was no other supply of water for
San Francisco, or that there would be
sufficient water for the irrigationists
The Senator was especially severe on
the activities Of the San Francisco Ex-
sminer. declaring the special edition of
that paper published in Washington to
have been full of misstatements intended
to deceive Senators into voting for the
bill.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Charles +. Mills. 5. and Irene @. Middlsdcrf. =.
ReT J. B. Pittar.
Wilisun ii Carrier, 8, Of Rockingham County.
Va, and Goa B. Printz. q. Of Page County. Va.
Rev H. B. Hosiey.
Henry c. Mcmillan, - and Marie 4 Meyers -
both a Bsltinore, Nd. Rev. s. II. Greene.
Edrar NJ Weeks ., of Burke. Va, and Buena
sites, q, Of HarrisonbuI, Va. Rev. James s.
Montgumery.
Rev. j. r. Eckenrode- -'a1
Charies v. Bailey, 8. Of Elinsport. Pa. and Mar
Earet L. Watson, q. Of Montgomery. Pa Rev.
william !. MeKenney.
and Elise L. Stephen. .. Of Centerylle. Va Rev.
Earle wilney.
Wilson Pendleton, 2, Of Aberdeen. NJ c.. and
Msrtls v. Smith, =. Of Chariottsssills. Va. Rev.
q. 7. ,padleg.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
BIDS ARE OPENED FOR
TWO NAVAL VESSELS
Lowest Estimates for Transport and
Supply Ship Submitted by New
mort News Concern.

Bids for the construction of a sup
ply ship and e transport for the navy
were opened at the Navy Department
yesterday, proposals being submitted
by the following concerns: New York
Shipbuilding Company. OF Camden, N.
j.; Fore River Shipbuilding Corpora
tion. Quincy, Mass; Seattle Construc-
tion and Drydock Company. Seattle,
Wash; Newport News Shipbuilding
and Drydock Company, Newport News,
Va, and William CEamp & Sons Ship
and Engine Building Company, Phila-
delPhia, Pa
For the transport the lowest bid SUBJ
mitted was s1,730,0o0. from the New
port News company, while the same
company submitted the lowest bid for
the construction OF the supply ship. at
s1,350,0o0.
The transport will be the first vessel
to be owned by the United States navy
built for meeting the requirements of
the navy. 1t will have accommoda-
ton for 1000 men, including 100 off,
GERS, and stable room for thirty two
horses. The supply ship will be fitted
with the latest appliances for the stor-
age and transportation of food sup
plies.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
STEPHENSON FILES REPLY.
senator Answers $4,000 Claims Suit
Brought by Rodney Saclxet.

Senator Isaac Stephenson. of Wisconsin.
yesterday filed a reply in the District
of Columbia Supreme Court to the suit Of
Rodney Sacket for $4,000, alleged to be
due Sacket for services performed in
connection with the settlement of Senator
Stephenson's expense accounts in the
Senatorial campaign Of 1907. Senator
Stephenson filed an expense account at
that time showing he had spent $104.0 900 to
be elected His election was the subject
of an investigation by the United States
Senate.
Senator Stephenson asserts that Sacket
performed the work voluntarily and with
out expectation of coml ensation, but that
Sacket was an executive clerk Of the
United States Senate and held that Office
continuously under the patronage of the
defendant-from the time Senator
Stephenson was elected-down to the time
of the dismissal Of the plaintiff from that
office In the month of August, 1873"
| Senator, Stephenson admits paying
Sacket 800. but says that 1t was to pay
sacket's expenses for trip to Milwaukee
and not as a part OF the claim made by
Sacket.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
JOE MULHATToN DEAD.
m. Weird stori.. A.toni.hed the
soufhwest.

St. Louis. Dec. Aloe Mulhatton.
known throughout the Southwest because
OF his weird imagination. was drowned in
Kelvin. Ariz, according to advices re-
ceived here today.
MUlhatton formerly travelled out Of
Louisville for a hardware h0hse- In his
spare moments he would think up the
most weird and impossible tales. and
later would give them out as facts. His
reputation became 50 widespread In the
Southwest that when men wanted to show
their disbelief in story they would say:
THAI sounds like Joe Mutation.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
BIRTHS REPORTED.
WHITE

WHITE
Oscar and Jennie Myers. girl.
Frank s. and Sallie MAnck. boy.
David S. and Mary 4. LAgomarsino, girl.
Porter and Catherine Lyons, giri.
Willard ]. and Amy King. girl
Elisha A. and Beatrice NJ. Hanson, bog.
Charles A and EFalyn s. HGwley, girl
jerome B. and Florence r. Gray. GIRL
Frederick Il. and Eranees V. Fuller.
B. o. and Bessis,F Fetterman, boy.
Enrico and Caterina Esperti, girl
James NJ. and Lena Conner, boy.
Frederic W. and Ruth B. Caldwell. boy.
Harold II. and Anna Ia Clarke. boy.
Max NJ. and Rose Bernstein, girl
James II. and AIaly A. Angel, bog.
Samuel D. and Margaret d. Armstrong. bog.
CoLORED.
Addison and Elizabeth West. girl
David z. and Gertrude A. Washington. bog.
Aiken and Elizabeth Sims. boy.
Thomas and Daisy B. Stokes. boy.
Edward and Amanda A. Jones. boy tEin1
Joseph R. and Lucy Bell. boy.
Robert and Susie Brack. boy.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
o. s. D.pe Of AErsesltur.. ws.th-r Bur-.u

Washington. Saturday. Dec D-s p m.
The Western distmtancs has advanced to the Md
die Mississippi VAlleJ. with diminishing intensity,
hut during the last tEenty-foU hours ii caused
snoSs in the Upper Lake region. the Upper Afisis-
ippi VALLEY, and the Middle Plains States. and
rains In the Middle Misizippi and Lower Ohio
NallesS Rains are also reported frum Calfornia and
the South Atlantic Coast. In other parts Of the
country the weather remained fair
Temperatures have fallen decidedly In the Middle
Plains States. the Upper MsissipFi Valley. and
the Upper Lake region, and they have risen in the
East
The indiotions are that the weather WIN Be un-
settled with probably rains Sunday in the Atlantic
States.
The temperature viii be considerably lower Sunday
in the Lower Lake region the Ohio and Middle
Mississippi Valleys and the Gulf States. and Monday
In the Atlantic States. Temperaturs changes else
where viii be unimportant
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
INDIANA SOCIETY MEETS.
Member. Gather Tor Social Eyenins
with songs and Dances.

Indianians filled the Perpetual Building
Associations hall. Eleventh and e
streets northwest. with Indiana frolic last
night. The occasion was q social meet
ing Of the Indiana Society. There were
songs. story telling. and dancing.
Resolutions were passed depiortrg thA
deaths of three prominent members.
Capt. and Mrs Macy. and John W. Ram
dali. Miss Lillian Chenowith sang. Vic
tor L. Garrigus. president, and Miss
Kate s. Curry, general secretary. con-
Quoted the brief business meeting.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
Play By Mrs. Burle.on Attracts.

His Secretary" one-act comedy, by
Mrs. Albert Sidney Burleson, wife of the
Postmaster General: attracted many
prominent in official society to Keith's
Theater last night Secretary of Commerce
Redfield was present with a party, as
were also Secretary Of War Garrison and
''Uncle" Joe Cannon. Director Ralph, Of
the Bureau OF Engraving and Printing,
and w. X. Richards, Assessor for the
District, also witnessed the performances.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
PUPILS GIVE ENTERTAINMENT.
Christina. Program Enjoyed at 81
cecfIin,s Academy.

Many parents and friends attended the
.nnnaI Cbristrnas entertainment Of the
pupils OF the Minim department. Of st.
CecilIas Academy. Sixth and East Capi-
tol streets, Friday night. An attractive
program was offered. consisting oil
speeches, musical numbers, and other
features.
Among those who took part were
Margaret Ecknoff. S. Kane. NJ. DAY. NJ
smith p Luckert, S. Butz, Katherine
o,Brien. e. Love, M. Ramsey, X. Raj
terry. M. Richardson, ID. Harvey, A
Malone, Adrienne Barker. Helen Anadale,
Margaret Oyster. and Barbara Hess
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
DEATHS REPORTED.

wHTTR
Mary Smith. IS years, wAsh. Home for fnrunhl
Harry @. Davis, Z, s06 K St na
Louisa v. Kidveil. @. 1913 Pa ave y.
Ellen W. Blackburn. g. q sth st- ne
James @. Hin, y, the Ontario apts.
George Boswell. 2 dssA lze Hs st. ~.
CoLoRED.
Eliza Y. MLlsr. 81 yean. q Patterson st ns
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
IDEALS OF HUMANITY.
DR.. Gu.tave BIumcnthaI Talks to
w.men,s CIubs on Ethics. \

The ideal man and woman will never
be produced, according to DR.. Gustave
Blumenthal, in an address at the meet
ing of the District Federation of Women's
Clubs in the Public Library yesterday.
He denounced as one Of the evils of
America the fact that certain men and
women, who. although they smoke and
turkey trot, are considered by some
people as ladies and gentlemen" as long
as they are able to wear fine clothes.
'I like to see girl in the kitchen and
how she acts toward her parents before
1 see her in the drawing room," he
said
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
ARCHITECTS CHRISTMAS REvEL
Entertainment Is Greatly Enjoyed
by Member. OF Club.

Frolic and song featured the annual
Christmas revel last night Of the Wash
ington Architectural Club, at 1507 II
street. Under the able direction Of Ralph
Rubb, chairman Of the entertainment
committee. an attractive program had
been prepared and the affair was gen
orally declared to be the most success
ful ever given by the club.
Maurice Jarvis. humorous and dramatic
reader; Edwin Carter Csllow, in his own
Tony the Barber on Georgia da Wash"
and "Da Carabao Condensed Milk Cow
Of da FiIlup-Peanut Island" and z. Tay-
lor Chewing tenor soloist of the
Church of the Ascension. were the prin-
cipal entertainers, and each was COM
PEELED TO give encores- Several out-of-
town members Of the club attended.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
NINE. MoNTEssoRI SEEKS REST.
Worn Out by American Tour, She
Enters Sanitarium.

Battle Creek. Mich, Dec. eo.-Mme.
Montessori. the famous Italian educator,
arrived here this evening, somewhat ex-
hausted from her American tour and
went into temporary seclusion at the
Battle Creek Sanitarium. She win be
the guest Of Dr.. J. II. Kellogg for the
next few days. Mime. Montessori is not
Ill, but is badly in need OF rest
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
HoRNING ASKS JURY TRIAL.
Paunbroker Furnishes ColIater'
for Appearance in Court.

A trial by jury was demanded in Police
Court yesterday by George D. Horning,
a pawnbroker, who was arrested by De-
tectives Charles Evans and Harry War
rem Friday on a charge of violating the
loan shark" law enacted by Congress
last February. The date of the trial was
not set Horning furnished $50 collateral
for his appearance in court
1t is alleged by the detectives that
Horning takes persons from Washington
by automobile over to Virginia, and that
at night he stores in this city all goods
taken in pawn at his Virginia place of
business.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
Local Temnernturea

Midnight %; q. n. p: a. n. -; Q q n. .:
a. m, S; 10 e. m. y; z noon. 81; p N. q; 4
D. m, "A; p m, 5; p N. 8; 10 p m. g
Highest. IS; lowest, d
Relative humdity-s a. m. %; 2 p. N. q; . p m.
20. Rainfall % p m. to p NJ, O Hours Of sun
shine. AZ: per cent Of possible sunshine Is
Temperature sane date last year-Hishest, e; low
ct. 2.
Temperatures IN other cities. together with the
amount Of rainfan for the twenty-four hours ended
at p. m. yesterday, are as follows:
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21

Flowers for Christmas.
Order Guides homegrown flowers and
blooming plants for Xmas gifts. 1914 F.
ADV.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
ITALY MAY NOT EXHIBIT.
tion at Fair Depends Upon
Action Here.

Rome. Dec. 2O.-Marquis di San Giuliano,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, today in
formed Ira Nelson Morris, special COM
missioner of the Panama-Pacifc Expo
sition, that Italy's participation in the
exposition depended on the outcome of
negotiations now under way at Washing
ton in regard TO the proposed educational
test amendment to the immigration law
and the proposal to place American
health officers on Italian ships.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
LOCAL MENTION.
EXCURSIONS TODAY.

ZooloricaI Park Chevy Chase, the Country Club.
and KeusinStnn Cans from Fifteenth st. and NJ Y
Ave. ever u minutes also from 7th St points
every Il minuteA
After p M, from Treasury only every Is min
ute. C,onnect With KenHngtun line at C1,evy
Chase Lake.
ZooloEicaI Park. Chevy Chase. the County Club,
and Kenxington. Cars from Ffteenth and New
YOrk Avenue eveTy quarter hour.
steamer Charles Macalester leaves from foot Of
seventh Street Southwest for Mount Vernon, home
and tomb Of Washington daily. except sunday, as
10 4 m. and la5 ,. m
Horfolk and Washington Steamboat Compsny
steauerx from foot Of Seventh Street. for Old Point
Comfort and EorfoIk. daily. at SIS p n
10 Great Falls-Washington and Old Doninion
Railroad cars every few minutes from Thtrty-strth
and n Streets
10 Mount vernon-wsshinEton-vir Virginia RAILWAY
COMPANY cars every hour on the hour from 10 4 m
to p N. last car. Station. Twelfth Street and
PennsylTana Avenue.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
TOM GRANT RECOVERED.
{. OF c. Secretary Leaves Hospital
Monday or Tuesday.

Monday or Tuesday.
Thomas Grant, secretary Of the Cham
Der of Commerce, called the chamber on
tn. telephone yesterday for the first
tim, since he was stricken with typhoid
fever seven weeks 40.
Mr.. Grant has been in the Washington
sanatorium. He announced that he ex-
poets to leave the institution for At
Iantic City Monday or Tuesday, where
he will go in company with his mother
to recuperate from his illness.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21

aHumanity,, Thrills, Excitement. Ae-
ton New idea featuring John Lawson
and his star company, Virginia today.
Adv
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21

The Fountain Pen shop Sells All Makes
Expert repairing. 1871 Pa. Ave.-Adv
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21

25c. Try Our Famous stews. ..2Se
Phiia. oySte and Chop House. sl3 iith 81. N. W
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
Tide Table.

Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. $50 a. m. and s:A n M high
tide. l5s a. m. and 30 p m
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-08-16
BOARD ADJUSTS TAXES
Equalization Body Equalize County
Assessments On Glasses of
Personal Property
INCREASE FROM S TO 200 q

The county Board of Equalization
at their regular session this week
equalized the various classifications
of personal property taxes throug-
out the county, making changes Of
from five to two hundred per cent.
The largest increase vas mace on
bulls, these being inreased 200 per
cent over the figures submitted by
che assessors. Young cattle and
horses, motorcycles, bicycles and
barber shop furniture were all raised
over 100 percent.
Retail and whc.esale merchandise
came in for an increase of five per-
cent, while diamonds and jewelry
were advanced seventy percent,
logs; lumber and laths were increas-
ed ten percent, while furniture for
offices, pool rooms saloons, cafes
and hotels were advanced fifty pei
cent. .-........- --' .".:-. ...-
The aim of the board was to equa.
lize the taxes so that the total
amount of personal property would
reach approximately the same fig.
ures as last year.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-08-16
AGED VETERAN IS IN LUCK
General lie Due, Minnesota PIonesr, 70
WiIIed 100000.

Hastings, Minn., Aug. 16.-From a
poverty so great that he was depend.
ent in his declining years upon the
needlework of his daughters, General
William G. LIE Due of this city has
risen to the heights of afluence and
Independent wealth.
This change in the fortunes Of the
ninety-year.old retired soldier was due
to the fact that he had chum during
his young manhood and middle age
who was as good friend al any Jon.
athan and any David.
General LIE Due has inherited a
fortune of 100000. It came to him
through the will Of Mrs. Julia Loril-
ard Buttertield, filed in the surrogate's
court of New York city. Mrs. Butter
field was the wife of General Daniel
Butterfeld, the chum. Her first hus-
band was Frederick P. James, mil
lionaire broker, and the associate OF
Russell Sage.