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The Washington herald., 1913-08-08
Chicago's Poicewomen.

Chicago'S policewomen who went on
duty last Monday, despite funmaking
and frivolous attacks, are the pioneers
in a very momentous experiment, which
should be treated very seriously by the
police department of that city. even if
the public refuse to do so. That part
OF the public which comes in contact
with the police soon may have very
good cause to take the policewomen
seriously.
There seems to be so far no cut-and-
dried policy concerning the duties of
the new officers. Neither have the new
officers themselves any fixed notions
what they are going to do to earn their
salary. There are various duties in
the service for which women officers
seem to be especially fitted. At the
bathing beaches and in the parks there
is work to be done that they should be
better able 10 do than the men. They
are likely to show better taste in the
supervision OF those places, also a
higher regard for social morals. Some
of the new officers have expressed
their willingness to be sent in pursuit
Of the ''masher" This also seems to
be work for which they ought to be
especially fitted. But their real value
to the department is that they shall
not be given routine duties or special
duties. but that they shall be ready to
perform any and all duties wherein
women might be more effective than
men.
Chicago's women police officers have
an exceptional opportunity. They are
given the occasion to disprove two
accusations persistently made against
their sex, namely, that women cannot
obey orders and that they cannot keep
close mouth. If they are to be OF
value to the service they will have to
do both.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08
When Is a Man Drunk?

Over in Georgetown a colored man
was charged with being drunk and
taken to the police station. Capt
Schneider, after a talk with the pris-
oner and the latter's stout assertion
that he was not drunk. hit upon test
that cut the Gordian knot, and. in its
way. may be classed as a Solomonic
judgment.
Yet it was simple device-simple.
but convincing Capt. Schneider is a
believer in common sense as the basis
for all law, including the police regu-
lations. He knows that person 5
breath may be liquor or beer laden
they often are-without that person
being drunk" that is, bereft OF his
senses to the extent of being disorder
ly and a public nuisance, nauseating,
and disgusting TO the community.
So what did the captain do? He
drew a long chalk line and ordered
his prisoner to walk its distance. This
the man did, keeping straight, steady
gait without any apparent effort. Not
drunk decided Capt. Schneider, dis
charging the man.
But others did not agree with the
captain. A reverend gentleman, iden-
tilted with the temperance movement
in Georgetown. laid charge agains,
the head of the Seventh precinct for
alleged arbitrary proceeding, &c. The
case was decided yesterday and the
captain exonerated.
Upon the merits of the case no
fault attaches to Capt Schneider. From
his point of view as an interpreter of
the ordinances governing the case. he
did an eminently proper-even a wise
thing. If the man arrested was Sc
drunk on the street as to attract at
tention, and being a public nuisance
by his boisterous behavior. he could
hardly have talked nationally a few
minutes later or walked a long chalk
line "as straight as a dye"
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08
ANOTHER CHECK SULZER
DID NOT ACCOUNT FOR
Committee Hopes to Prove He Used
Part Of Contribution for Cam
paign to Buy Stock.

New York. Aug. THE Frawley inves-
tigsting committee today added a check
for $3.50 from Peter Doelser. the brewer.
to the 5000 in unaccounted- for contribu-
tons to Sulzer's campaign fund already
put in evidence against the Governor.
In addition. the committees counsel
Eugene Lamb Richards. said he hoped to
prove the Governor used part OF the gifts
he got for campaign purposes in buying
Big Four stock. Mr.. Richards brought
out, through Philip Boyer. of the defunct
stock brokerage firm Of Boyer. Griswold
& Co, that Frederick Colwell, Sulzer's
friend, bought another 100 shares of this
stock from that firm.
1t was Boyer. Griswold & Co. that
cashed the check given the Governor
as a campaign contribution by John
Lynn, whose brother. II. Gordon Lynn
is a member of the Governors eff.
cheney commission. II is Mr.. Richards
contention that this identical check
went to help pay for the stock. an6
that ColweIl was the Governors agent
In purchasing II. This, he says. he
can and will prove.
1t is the belief Of every member OF
the committee that the case against
the Governor has been made. and that
his impeachment will follow. The
temper of the committee is shown by
this statement from one of its mem
bers today.
ct have been asked a number of time:
what we are going to do. There is only
one thing we can do. We have proved
that man is guilty OF violation OF the
statutes and unfit to be an officer OF thi
State government. No consideration car
turn US back now from doing our duty
which Is to use every effort and ths
courts or Legislature to remove him from
Office"
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08
FORCING A STRIKE AT WEIRT0N.
Tin Workers Urged to Go Out by
Strikers from Other Places.

Wheeling, W. Va. Aug. sheriff
Jacob Mercer. of Hancock County, on
duty with a large force of Deputy
Sheriffs at Weirton. a steel town near
here. today telephoned TO Gov. Hatfield
asking him to take measures that
would prevent further invasion of the
town by striking mill workers from
Steubenville. Ohio, and Clarksburg
w. Va.
The 1000 men employed at the
Weirton plant of the Phillips Sheet and
Tin Plate Company have refused tc
join the striking employees of the same
company in Steubenville and Clarks.
burg. Last night several hundred
strikers from Steubenville went to
Weirton by special train and paraded
the streets. Organizers of the union
spent the greater part of the night al
Weirton after the delegation OF
strikers had left, and worked with
such success among the men IL was
reported here today that a strike il
expected tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08
ACCUSED OF KILLING
WIFE IN VICE RESORT
Philadslphian Said b Have CeapsIlsl
woman to Lead 4 Life q

Philadelphia. Aug l-Confronted by
mass of -circumstantial evidence, wild
thee dramatic finale Of q shirt from which
the police say bioodstained portions have
Ueen nacKed, isadore w OH. aiias JACOB
Wolf, charged with the murder of his
wife Yetta, in a vice-quarantined house
at 1907 Wood Street. was held without
bail to await the action of the coroner
when arraigned before Magistrate
Magistrate Coward in the Central Sta
ton today.
Katherine Smith. whose right name Is
Dorothy Reisper! and who In said to be
The other woman in the case, was ar
raigned before Magistrate Coward this
afternoon. and at the request Of agents
for the Department Of Justice held in
500 bail for a further hearing next week.
In conversation with A. J. Gordon. an
agent for the department. the Reisner
girl is alleged to have stated that Wolf
took her to New York some time ago.
placed her in a house and took her
earnings from her.
The woman's body was discovered at Z
o'clock last night when the husband
rushed from the house in which he COM
PEELED his wife to lead life OF shame.
and insisted that Policeman Abe Simons
who was on quarantine duty in front OF
the establishment. accompany him to the
second floor, of the dwelling. He said
he feared something had happened. be-
cause his wife had failed to return to
their home. sos North Marshall Street
Simons found the partially clothed body
Of the woman in a pool Of blood with
her head hanging almost by shred Of
4, her neck. Wolf and the Smith girl i'm
! mediately We're placed under arrest and
given a third-degree examination by de-
tectives at City Hall until almost dawn
today.
Wolf and the girl. who the police say
had won his affections. were arrsigned
| together, and il was not until Detective
| Emanuel displayed the torn shirt that
Wolf showed any emotion.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08
MORE PAY WITH COOPERATION
Philadelphia Traction Company
Agnin Raises Wages.

Philadelphia, Aug. THE Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company today announced
a further pay increase for motormen and
conductors to take effect on September l.
The new scale will establish a maximum
rate of 30 cents an hour for platform men
on surface lines, while the rate for mo-
tormen on the subway-elevated system
is cents an hour more. New men on
surface lines will receive . cents an
hour, with cent an hour increase each
year until the maximum is reached. On
the elevated subways new men will start
at Is cents an hour.
The company announced that these in
rreases have been made possible by the
cooperation system by which per
centage of earnings were placed in fund
TO increase the wages Between 700 and
1000 men will be affected.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08

United States would increase with the
opening of the Panama Canal. This
has been used as an argument for the
maintenance of powerful navy, and
developments strengthen the force OF
the arguments. The situation is be-
coming complex and will necessitate
careful diplomatic action on our part
To be fair it must be admitted thai
some years ago Great Britain aban-
doned practically all her naval sta
tons on this side of the Atlantic, and
withdrew all her warships. Troops
also were taken away from the West
Indies and the military station of Santa
Lucia became merely a commercial
coaling place.
The explanation given by Great
Britain for her sudden aggressiveness
is a supposed determination to protect
the Panama Canal routes. If this is
true it was caused by the ignoring on
the part of this government all friend
ly overtures of Great Britain. The
Senate has refused to ratify the arbi-
tration treaty and we have enacted a
law permitting our coasting vessels to
use the canal free of toll.
1t is suggested that other European
nations may follow the lead of Great
Britain, and that we shall have to be
on our guard against Japan. All this
might have been avoided had we re-
manned true to our principles. We read
in connection with this latest move
of Great Britain that it is another case
for the Monroe doctrine. This is rot
England is entirely within her rights,
if she desires to fortify the Bermudas,
for the islands belong TO her, and the
Panama Canal to US.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08

When seen at the Offices OF the South
ern Commercial Congress, Of which he
In Managing director. In Washington
yesterday, DR.. Owens said that he was
.reciative Of the suggestions OF his
friends. and that he was considering
the matter. Prominent Marylanders. he
said. ave been urging him to enter the
race.
Friends of DIR. Owens in Prince George
County believe that with the farmers
support and the backing OF all the ele-
ments in the Maryland Democracy op-
posed to Blair Lee. in a stand-up fight
with Lee as his only opponent, he can
win the nomina ton.
Prior to his connection with the
Southern Commercial Congress DR..
Owens had a distinguished career as an
educator. When but twenty years old
he was elected president OF the Orange
burg Collegiate Institution, of Orange
burg. 5. c.. and was widely known at
that time as the youngest college presi-
dent in the United States. For I'VE
years he served as president Of the
Southeastern Agricultural College of Ala
bama. In all fifteen years as a college
executive.
DR.. owens greatest work. however.
has been with the Southern Commercial
Agricultural Congress. an organization
which has grown in five years to a great
national and international institution.
DIR. Owens service as a Southern edu-
Gator. together with his Southwide acs
auaintance gained while commander-in-
chief OF the Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams. was responsible for the call that
came to him four years ago from the
Southern Commercial Congress. which
electe him commissioner OF agriculture
After a year OF service as commissioner
he was promoted to be secretary and
treasurer Of the Congress. and at the
beginning of his third years service he
was elected managing director.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08
GEN. GRANTS ESTATE
VALUED AT 100000
Widow, in Affidavit, Says He Was
About to Retire When
End Came.

New York. Aug. Mai. Gen. Frederick
Dent Grant. who died in April last, left
a personal estate valued at over 100000
4 State tax appraiser reported today to
the surrogate that Gen. Grant had no tax
able property in New York. as he claimed
to be a resident of Washington.
Mrs. Ida Honore Grant. the widow. and
sole beneficiary of Grants will. has filed
an affidavit in which she states that her
husband was just about to retire from
service when he died. He had visited
Washington, selected a residence. and had
purchased the furniture prior to his death.
After his death she completed the pur-
chase OF the property.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08
WOMAN'S BODY, FOUND
ON BEACH, IDENTIFIED
Husband Tells Police She Had Been
Suffering from Nervous
Breakdown.

Boston. Aug THE partially dressed
body OF a young woman was found on
the beach at Point Of Pines. Revere.
Mass. today. At first the police were
unable TO say whether the case is one
of murder or suicide.
The underclothing bears the name
Ruth NJ. Woodwork" On the young
woman's fingers were a band ring and a
diamond solitaire ring The lice could
not explain the absence of the dress, hat
and shoes. They thought the young
woman may have been thrown overheard
from some boat.
The body was later identified as that OF
Mrs. Ruth Woodwork Smiley, wife of
Allen T. Smiley. OF Maiden, Mass. Mrs.
Smiley had been missing from her home
since yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Smiley, when he reported her dis
appearance to the police. said that she
had been suffering from q nervous break
down.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08
EAGLES FROM CAPITAL
MAKE GOOD SHOWING
Members Of Local Aerie, in Tuxedo
Suits and Silk Hats, March
Splendidly.

Baltimore, Nd, Aug. More than
5000 Eagles paraded here today before
tens of thousands of refidents and Wis
itors. Washington Aerie was there In full
force, and had about the largest oeiega-
ton Of any in the parade.
More than 400 men came over, and they
made fine showing in their Tuxedo suits
and silk opera hats. They marched spien-
didly. and there was not break In their
step. In front of the reviewing stand at
the City Hall the Wasningtonians re-
ceived hearty applause for their neat
appearance. In fact, they were received
all along the line of march with cheers.
AS they approached the Judges stand
on Broadway, where the parade dis
banded. they did their best In marching
and drilling, and several of the judges
remarked as to their skill in both.
Eagles from the Pacific and Atlantic
slopes. from Texas and the North. were
in line.
The California delegates. thirty In num-
Der, rode in taxicabs, while those from
Minnesota and West Virginia rode In
tallyhos. Two hundred Pittsburghers,
some wearing long Turkish coats. at
tracted much attention
The Buffalo and Rochester. n. T.. dele
cations Joined the ranks and marched
together.
The Cincinanu women. who accom-
panied the Eagles from their city. wear
ing green stockings and carrying green
umbrellas, were cheered all along the
route. Philadelphia had 200 delegates IN
line, each wearing a badge. on which
was a replica of the Liberty Bell and
independence Hall.
The Richmond Va) delegates were
dressed in the style of clothes worn In
George washington's time, the delegates
representing Washington and his Cabi-
net
Pittsburgh carried off the 500 or first
prize for best general appearance. VIII
mington, Del. Richmond. Va. and Mil
waukee. Wis, took the others.
Balloting for officers was in progress
tonight at the headquarters at the Mary
land Theater. So spirited was the vot-
ing. and SO many the voters. that 1t was
decided to postpone the count OF votes
until tomorrow morning.
The delegations that arrived today In
cluded Chester, Pa: Harrisburg. Pa;
Hagerstown. Md: Washington. d. c.:
Wilmington. Del, and other places In the
vicinity of Baltimore. Basing his calcu-
lations on the registration last night and
early this morning. Chairman 1sidor Gold
strom estimated that there were O.Up
visitors in town today.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08
IsADORA CHANGES HER MIND.
Dancer viii Go to South America
aud Not Quit Stage.

Paris, Aug. 7.-Isadora Duncan. the
dancer, has changed her mind about
Withdrawing from the stage. She
probably will soon leave for South
America. where she is under contract
for a series of performances.
In a letter to a friend of hers, which
was recently published here, the
dancer stated that for some time be-
fore the drowning OF her children she
had been haunted by the idea of death.
These incidents impressed her so
profoundly that she consulted a doctor.
who told her 1t was a case of nerves.
and prescribed tonic. which produced
good effects.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08
INSANITY IN ENGLAND
INCREASING RAPIDLY
Gain ef z76.l Per Cent Since 1859,
Noted Aieaist Tells Medical
Congress.
RESTORING LIFE IN ANIMALS

London. Aug. THE remarkable In
cussed in the psychiatry section Of tire
medical congress today by Sir James
Chrichton Browne. the famous alienist.
Sir James said that since 1855, tie
increased 27s.4 per cent. as compared with
SIS DER cent increase in population. This.
he said. was well calculated to arouse
anxiety, especially as the lower death
rate betokened improvement In general
health and the marked authorization in
the condition Of the people generally.
had resulted in a decided increase in
the duration OF life.
Hence. the specialist found that while
some of the most potent causes Of in
sanity have become less active, others
had become more active or new causes
had arisen to keep up the growth OF
lunacy.
In an other section OF the Congress DR.
A. L. Sorsessi. of New York, described
the method of resuscitating life In
animals by means of TRANSMISSION OF
blood. according to the latest methods
whereby the inner lining of the blood
vessels OF the donor and recipient
brought about a perfect contact and
formed one continuous blood vessel.
When some OF the animals had bled
to death and the heart beats had
ceased. direct TRANSMISSION had been re-
sorted to and the animals restored to
life seven minutes after the heart
ceased beating. In other cases. some
animals had been restored nine min
utes after heart beats, respiration, and
other signs OF life had disappeared.
DIR. Albee conducted an operation at
the Orthopedic Hospital for strength
ening the spine with shavings from
the shin bone. The operation was
watched by about fifty delegates. BY
this method. DIR. AIbee says. a COM
plete cure may be- obtained in five
months after the operation, compared
with three or four years under the
former methods.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08
DR.. OWENS MAY BE
CANDIDATE FOR SENATE


DR.. C. / Owens of Prince George
County, Nd. probably will announce this
week his candidacy for the short term
In the United States Senate from Mary
land. 1t has become known that DR.
Owens, since his return from Europe
with the American Commission on Agrt'
cultural Cooperation, of which he ID
the director general. has been urged by
prominent Maryland citizens to enter the
race against Blair Lee. At DR.. Owens
home in Riverdale yesterday 1t was re-
ported that a formal announcement OF
his candidacy for the short term might
be issued this week.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08
CALIFORNIA AVIATOR KILLED.
John r. Bryant Fell Upon Roof OF
Building in Victoria, Is. c.

Victoria. British Columbia. Aug. =
The aeroplane in which John F. Bryant,
a California aviator. had made $50
flights, failed him yesterday on the six
hundredth. and fell on the roof OF a
building near the heart Of this city.
Firemen who rushed up ladder to his
rescue found Bryant dead in the wreck
age. His back. neck, and both legs had
been broken.
stout woman. who insisted on climb
ing into the seat last week TO have her
picture taken. Is said by Bryant's
friends to have been the indirect and
unwilling cause OF the accident. The
fragile seat, unaccustomed to such
weight. was damaged and had to be re-
paired before Bryant could attempt an
other flight. 1t is believed that the dam
age was not fully repaired, and that the
machine became unmanageable because
of weakened wire attachment to the
steering gear.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08
What Great Britain's Naval Base il
the Bermudas Means.

1t seems as though the answer to our
question of couple of days ago as
TO what Lord Murray was doing in
South America is being given by Grea,
Britain herself. 1t is announced tina,
the British government is about to
establish a naval base in the Bermudas
Lord Murray is to provide the oil that
is to replace coal as fuel for the war
ships of England, which will be sta.
toned within a short distance of the
Panama Canal.
II has been pointed out time and
again that the responsibilities of the
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08

Offered him Lusitana prices for I deck passase."
animals to communicating influences he
declined. and when the ark landed some
two months later. the Noah family con-
trolled the whole world and Noah was
elected to Office without a dissenting vote.
Noah lived to a ripe old age. and en-
joyed great fame as navigator. nat
uralist and weather prophet On the
whole, he succeeded better than most
reformers. but this is because floods have
been remarkably scarce since his time
tCopyrighted By George Mathew Adams)
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08

they only jeered at him. called him Bar
mum, and asked him where his show
boat was going to- make its first stop
and who had the bill-posting privileges.
Just before the water rose high enough
to float the ark, after the twenty-seventh
day of rain with the general showers"
flag nailed to the weather bureau mast.
large numbers of Noah's friends offered
him Lusitsnia prices for a deck passage.
But for not being willing to expose the
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08

Camden. n. J.. Aug. Henry o.
Right. director of the Fairview Training
school, near Frenchtown, y. j., VIII, Sc
conduct OF that institution brought the
county authorities down on him with
startling charges of cruelty to the chill
dren in his care. was arrested today.
Right entered bail for his appearance
before the county grand jury In Sep
TENDER.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08
Guthrie Presented to Emperor.

Tokyo. Aug. T-George w. Guthrie. the
new United States Ambassador to Japan.
was presented to the Emperor TO-DAY.
Mr.. Guthrie was escorted to the palace
10y a troop of cavalry. He turned over
his credentials and conveyed the greet
ings Of President Wilson.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08
EAGLE CARRIES OFF CHILD.
hunters Seek Vainly for TrnAe Of
Bird or Victim.

Geneva, Switzerland. Aug. IAN enor-
nous eagle today carried on the four
year-old child of woodcutter. while II
was playing near him when he was at
work in the forest in the vicinity Of the
village Of Andeer. not far from Chur.
A large body Of hunters. accompanied
by dogs. set OF to the rescue Of the
ctnd. but they were unable to find any
traces of the eagle or its prey.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08
FRIDAY, AUGUST s. 1913.
The New Tariff and a Suit of Clothes

The American Wooden Company an
nounced recently its price list for the
spring season of 1914 1t shows an
average reduction of 10 to IL I-2 per
cent. The change in the price OF
serges are typical and are illustrated
by the following quotations:
The Washington herald., 1913-08-08

AvrAToRs ENCOUNTER NETE0Rs
At o.e Nile Altitude Air.e. Hear
Them wins Through the Air.

Berlin. Aug. IA new danger for
aviators was chronicled today by ehe
German airman. Victor Stoemer, OF, the
Johannisthal Aerodrome. who reported
that his biplane was caught In . shower
Of meteors last evening, while ne was
flying with Lieut.. Won Brederlow. Of the
Prussian army, at an altitude OF one
mile.
He heard the whizz of the meteors,
which passed SO close to the flying ma
chine that both aviators said they felt
them rush through the air.