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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-20

the guest OF Mrs. T. n. Elmoro for a few
days this week.
The Lawrenceviiie Dramatic Club pre-
sented valley Farm in u most pleasing
manner Friday night for the beneft OF
tho local Eastern Star Chapter. Tho Town
Hall was crowded to its doors and n good
sum cleared.
George d. Rowe. of the High School, spent
the week attending tho educational CON
ference In Richmond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-20
LAWRENCEVILLE

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Lawrenceviiie. Va. April le-Mrs Laura
TurnbuR has returned to Baltimore after
a visit to her parents. Judge and Mrs
D. S. Hicks
Mrs. Burdette Lewis. who has been visit.
Ing friends I'm Richmond. has returned
home.
L. F. Edwards. of tho battleship Ark
Mrs r. p. Buford has returned homa
Evening star., 1913-03-05
FIRE ON AMERICANS
MaderjStaS Provoke HOStiIitieS
Near Mexican Border.
RESPONSE BY u. S. TROOPS
Ninth Cavalry Uses Machine Gun.
No Cause Known for Attack.
Precautions Taken.
RESPONSE BY u. S. TROOPS

Mexican troops were responsible for
the border fighting near Douglas, Ariz
yesterday between their forces and
troops from the 9th u. S. Cavalry, by
firing the first shots, according to re-
port received today from Brig. Gen.
Bliss, in charge at Fort Sam Houston.
He says Col. Guilfoyle, commanding at
Fort Douglas, reported that an armed
body of Mexicans. apparently Yaquis.
moved out of Aqua Prieta yesterday
morning, deployed and fired a few shots
at a detached post about 1000 yards
south of the camp on the boundary.
An American machine gun replied
with five shots, and the Mexicans re-
turned toward Aqua Prieta. Col. Gull
foyle makes no mention of any casual
ties, but says he has two troops with a
machine gun on observation at the
point where the trouble occurred. He
says no cause is known for the attack,
Evening star., 1913-03-05
POOR GET FUEL SUPPLY
AS INAUGURAL WINDFALl
Permitted to Help Themselves tt
Boxes and Barrels Left
on Streets.

Barrels and boxes left on Pennsylvania
avenue and streets intersectir,g and in the
White Lot by persons who used them
while viewing the parade and fireworks
furnished supplies of firewood to many
families. and the tons of waste paper
gathered by the street cleaning depart-
ment was enough to make big bonfire.
J. w. Paxton, superintendent of street
cleaning. and Robert L. Doyle, his as
sistant, were on Pennsylvania avenue this
morning soon after daybreak to superin-
tend the work of gathering the boxes and
collecting paper and other debris
More than twenty wagon loads of boxes
and paper We're collected. The paper was
taken to one of the dumps and burned.
while the boxes We're deposited where
they could easily be taken by persons who
were willing to carry them away for fire
wood.
Long before the superintendent of street
cleaning and his assistant started gangs
of men out to gather the debris it is
stated, much of the discarded wood was
gathered by men. women and children
and carried to their homes They were
encouraged In their efforts to provide fuel
for their homes, but there were so many
boxes and barrels along the line of the
parade that IL was found necessary to
have the street sweepers cart them away
Supt Paxton was disappointed yester-
day morning at being unable to give
Pennsylvania avenue good washing.
The early morning weather was too cold
for him to take the chance and later he
was afraid to carry out the plan for fear
the pavement would not dry in time for
the parade
Ordinarily the street cleaning depart
ment has nothing to do with the collec-
tion of rubbish from the public parks and
sidewalks. but this morning Supt. Paxton
instructed his men to collect paper from
such places. He said he realized it would
be only short time before the paper
would be- blown upon the street. and So
Evening star., 1913-03-05
Baltimore Suffragists
Score Maj. Sylvester
and Ask His DiSmiSSa

BALTIMORE. Md. March 5-The fire
OF Indignation blaZed in the eyes of Bal
timore suffragists as they gathered yes
terday afternoon at the Just Government
League headquarters to voice their pro-
test against the treatment received at the
hands OF the crowds in Washington dur
ing their parade Monday.
Mrs. s. johnson Poe presided at the
meeting, and the result OF the gathering
was the following letter of protest, which
goes out today to senators and repre-
sentatives:
"As the flag of Maryland was dese-
Grated and insuted during the woman
suffrage parade in Washington March
Is. the women of the state of Maryland
wish to protest against the lack of police
protection afforded the flag and them
Evening star., 1913-03-05
Mexicans Fire First.
LEARN OF SONS SAFETY.
Minnesotans Hear From Venezuela
of Escape From Indians.

DULUTH, MINI, March 5.-Mr and
Mrs Fl. p. Bjorge have received word of
the safety of their son. Guy N. Bjorge,
who was reported to have been captured
with William Leslie Taylor by Indians in
the jungles of Venezuela
\ telegram received reads: I'VE re-
ceived cablegram from your son stating
that they tBjOrge and Taylor) were at
tackled by Indians last Friday Marrow
escape. but are now we'll at Ell Guaybo.
Have cabled for information. We have
every reason to believe that press mes
saSes in error, after talking with officials
here"
The message is signed by the New York
company which employed Bjorge and
Taylor.
Evening star., 1913-03-05

Gallinger from the committee emphasizes
which has such an important relation to
the District of Columbia
With the shifting Of the control of the
hands. a democratic senator will become
ator Pomerene of Ohio. Senator Paynter
terday and there are only five democrats
still on the body.
Eight Democrats Probable.
There will probably be eight democrats.
when the committee is reorganized; but
who will be selected to fill the other
three places is not yet determined. Among
the republican senators who went out of
office yesterday. Senators Curtis of Kan
sas and Briggs Of New Jersey were men,
bers Of the Senate District committee
With the withdrawal of Senator CALM
fnger. only five republicans are left.
Probably one more will be appointed to
the committee. as the minority strength
will probably be six.
With these changes, the committee
stands:
Observation-Disclosures Martin Of Vir-
ginia, Johnston of Alabama, Smith of
Maryland. Pomerene of Ohio and Smith
of Arizona. Three vacancies.
Republicans-Senators Dillingham; of
Vermont, Jones of Washington, Works
Of California, Kenyon of Iowa, Fall Of
New Mexico. One vacancy.
Evening star., 1913-03-05
Alaska's Demands on Wilson.

JUNEAU. Alaska, March 5.-Resolu-
tions asking President Wilson TO urge
the construction of railroads along the
lines recommended by the Alaska railway
commission and to appoint only bona fide
residents Of Alaska to government posi-
tions in the territory were adopted by the
territorial senate yesterday.
Evening star., 1913-03-05
"Wets" Gain in Vermont.

MONTPELIER, VT, March "a
marked increase in the license vote was
one Of the features of the elections in
the cities and towns Of Vermont yester-
day. Seven towns changed from no H.
cense to license. while only two places.
including the small city of Vergennes,
went from wet" to dry Returns in
dicated that the constitutional amend
ment to change the date of state election
from September to November had carried.
Evening star., 1913-03-05
CAPITAL IS TO LOSE
SERVICE OF GALL|NCER
Will Not Be Member of Re.
organized Senate District
Committee.

Senator Jacob II. Gallinger of New
Hampshire, for a number Of years
chairman Of the Senate District COM
mittee and for over a score of years
one of it's most influential members,
will retire from the committee when it
ls reorganized for the new Congress.
Senator Gallinger made this an
nouncement today. in discussing plans
for the coming Congress which is to
meet in special session April 1.
1t has been stated several times that
/ would remain on the committee" he
said. ~ am not going to. But 1 will
do all in my power to Ak up a good
committee. 1, personally. am looking
forward to two years of leisure"
Evening star., 1913-03-05

tion recrimination is expected to result
from the hostile collision between the
Americans and the Mexican rebels. There
is some apprehension that the large
American contingent in the Cananea min
ing section may be made to feel the
weight of displeasure Of the Mexican SOL
diery. upon whom they have been obliged
to rely for protection against brigandage.
Mexicans Fire First.
AS the official reports to the War De-
partment show that the Mexicans fired
first at the border patrol on the Amer
lean side, the action of the latter in re-
plying in kind is regarded by the officials
as purely an act of self-defense. which
cannot be made the subject of complaint
by the Mexican government. Also it is
pointed out there is no possible COM
parison between the killing of these Mex
lean soldiers and the killing of innocent
unarmed Americans in Douglas, AriZ..
during the MaderO rebellion about two
years ago.
Evening star., 1913-03-05
Severe on Maj. Sylvester.

Miss Caroline katzenstein, secretary of
the local suffrage organization, who was
also present at the parade, was equally
indignant at the treatment accorded to
the women. For two long weeks, she
said, Maj. Sylvester kept the organiza-
tion committee of the parade waiting be-
fore granting the permit to parade. He
baked their plans in every way. After
waiting for this long while to give the
permit for the use of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. for the parade he told the reporters
of the Washington newspapers that he
had misunderstood the request of the
committee.
when DIR. Kate W. Baldwin of Phila-
| delphia. who was marching in the pa
| rade, said Miss KatZenstein, asked the
protection of a policeman from crowd
| of drunken hOOdlums. he insulted her in
| a way which is not proper to repeat in
| print. / myself was accorded an insult
| by one of these beasts in uniform. If ii
| We're not for company of brave Boy
| Scouts, who voluntarily did their best 10
| protect us. / don't know what would
| have happened to some of us. In the
| evening after the parade. at meeting
! held in Continental Hall, DR.. Anna Shaw
| declared that never in any city. not even
| In London were women treated in such
| brutal manner"
| Miss katZenstein said that the women
| OF the country intend to wage a cam
| paign through their senators and repre-
! sentatives tDr a complete congressional
| investigation of the affair and see to Il
| that Maj Sylvester is ousted from office.
Evening star., 1913-03-05
as no provocation of any kind was
given by the American soldiers.
Fire Only to Protect Life.

Gen. Bliss says he has instructed CoL
Guilfoyle, in case of further attack, not
to return fire unless it is necessary to
protect life on American side Of the bor-
der. He has also cautioned him to keep
his men under cover SO far as possible,
so as not to invite hostile acts from ir-
responsible parties.
Detailed reports which have reached the
State Department of the first collision
between the Americans and Mexicans
near Douglas make it appear that this
was the work of Maderistas. and that
while the Mexican federal forces were
not at first involved, they were in the
end drawn into the long range musket
duel
A junior officer and two privates of the
9th Cavalry, while on patrol duty last
Sunday morning, surprised party OF
MaderO ''rustlerS'' in the act of trying
to cut out and drive off a pack train
belonging to the Mexican regular forces.
1t is uncertain on which side Of the line
this party was. The Maderistas opened
fire on the American guard. which
wheeled their horses and retreated to the
little town of Smelter. where the tele-
phone call was sent in to Douglas.
Evening star., 1913-03-05
LOSS to the District.

The announcement of Senator Gal
linger kindled a keen sense of regret
in the hearts Of friends Of the District
who learned of his determination. He
has been known to be a strong friend
Of the national capital, it's institutions
and the projects for it's Improvement:
and his absence from the committee
meetings Is expected to be a big loss.
The prospective withdrawal Of Senator
Evening star., 1913-03-05
Two Troops as Reinforcements.

Two troops Of the 9th Cavalry were
very soon on the scene. and as the Mad
eristas were still firing across the line,
the American troops returned the fire. BY
that time detachment of the Mexican
regulars was approaching from Aqua
Prieta, and the MaderistaS, who were di-
rectly between the two parties of soldiers.
promptly fled. leaving the Mexican and
American regulars shooting across the
line at each other No one was killed.
but one Mexican lieutenant was wounded
in the shoulder Four Mexican pack
mules were killed.
With one possible exception, no retalia-
Evening star., 1913-03-05

Waving his rights TO a preliminary
investigation. Harry Thompson of Bris-
tol, Va. who shot NJ. Haney. a Syrian
merchant was allowed bond i'm $1,000,
which he promptly made Tuesday
Evening star., 1913-03-05
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Talbot -CriIIy Damage Suit on
Trial Tomorrow.
VISITORS FROM CAPITAL
Hundreds Pass Through City to
Mount Vernon-Infant Child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Rust Dies.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The star
ALEXANDRIA,, Va. March > 1919:
Inc suit OF Eugene Talbot against =. II.
Crilly to recover damages in the sum OF
5000 for injuries alleged TO have been
sustained by plaintiff I'm being kno ,kcd
from a bicycle he was riding by wagon
belonging to the defendant is slated for
trial at special term Of circuit court
here tomorrow. The accident happened
last spring on Royal street near King
street.
hundreds of inaugural visitors passed
, through this city today en- route To
Mount Vernon. Many of the visitors
stopped off in this city on the return
trip and visited points of historic interest.
Many inaugural visitors who have been
stopping here started for their homes TO-
day.
Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows will
confer tonight the first degree OF the or
der on two candidates for Sarepta
Lodge Of Odd Fellows
There will be a meeting OF Alexandria
washington Lodge of Masons at 40
O'CLOCK tonight. The Royal Arch Chap
ter VIII hold a meeting Friday night
GOV Mann has appointed Robert 4.
Hutchinson of Manassas TO his official
staff to succeed Col. w. c. Wait of Cul-
pepper, resigned.
David Newton Rust third. fourteen
months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. David
N. Rust. Jr., died yesterday at the home
or his parents, Braddock Heights. Alex
andria county. of pneumonia The fun
eral took place at 3 o'clock this afternoon
Rev. william j. Morton rector of Christ
r. r. church. officia ting.
Real Estate Transferred.
Claude E. Nicholson and wife and Others
| have sold to Frank p Gillingham a LOT
OF ground at the northeast corner of
Montgomery and Columbus streets.
William II. GasktlPs funera, took plac,
this afternoon from his home. 3D. North
Fairfax street. Rev. q. A. Luttr.ll. pas
tor OF Trinity NJ. +. Church. off .iatnc
The members of Troop No l. Boy
/ scouts this city. yesterday afternoon
/ gave splendid service at the Peac. Menu
ment. Washington. where they were sta
TONED. The rush at this place at mes
| kept the lads busy
'"rhe Old Dis',lct School,, farce i'm
| two acts, will be given Friday .yan efg
at the Young Pes pies building un.er the
| auspices Of the Girls Athletic Assoca-
! ton of the Alexandria High School by
the Young Peoples Senior Christian En-
deavor Society Glee Club of the NJ p
Church.
Evening star., 1913-03-05
Demand Sylvester's Dismissal.

"The whole country has been insulted
by the treatment we received" is the
verdict Of Mrs. D. r. Hooker. land such
insults as the Maryland flag received,
as well as the treatment given us, de-
mand the dismissal of Maj. Sylvester"
DIR. Nellie V. Mark was one of the
most outspoken in her denunciation of
the Washington police and their lack
Of even an inclination to protect the
women.
eve are all militants now" declared
the intrepid doctor, "and this disgrace
full behavior on the part Of the police
and mob in Washington has brought
to us thousands upon thousands Of
converts. Our flag was spat upon and
lighted cigars and cigarettes were
thrown upon it, to burn and dishonor
q
Evening star., 1913-03-05
Crowd Overruns Everything.

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. president
of the International Woman Suffrage AL
lance. did not see so much of the trou-
BILE.
81 did not see anything except the
crowd. which was allowed to overrun
everything" said Mrs. Gait last night.
There were hundreds of thousands of
people and no police TO keep them in
order. There had been too much drink
ing.
I'VE have man friends in both houses
OF Congress. and the matter will be thor
oughly sifted, and ii will be found out
where the blame was. We had senators
and representatives marching with us
Senator Nelson of Minnesota, whose wife
was on one of the floats is one of our
friends. There were retired and regular
army officers marching with us.
The parade was 4 great success. The
arrangements were perfect There was
not a hitch anywhere. and the women
carried themselves with great dignity
Our best police We're the women them
selves
Evening star., 1913-03-05

selves on that occasion, and request the
dismissal of Chief of Police Sylvester.
MARYLAND PARADE COMMITTEE,
Representing Woman's Suffrage Asso-
citation of Maryland, State Equal Fran
chise League. College Equal Suffrage
League. Mems League for Woman Suf-
frage in Maryland and Just Government
League"
Evening star., 1913-03-05
Widespread Indignation Re-
garding Conduct Monday.
NOTIFY PRESIDENT WILSON
New York Suffragists Send Him
Telegram From Headquarters.
OTHER CITIES ALSO ACT
Baltimore and Philadelphia Suffra-
gists Want Maj. Sylvester
Dismissed.

NEW YORK, March 5.-The heads of
the different woman suffrage associations
returned to New York yesterday. indig-
nant at the treatment they had received
during the Washington suffrage parade
Monday. From the headquarters of the
Woman's Political Union was sent yes
terday the following telegram to Presi-
dent-elect Wilson just before the inaugu-
ration:
''President-elect Wilson, the Shoreham.
Washington, d. G.
AS you ride today i'm comfort and
safety TO the Capitol to be inaugurated as
the President of the people of the United
states, We beg that you will not be un-
MINDFUL that yesterday the government,
which is supposed to exist for the good
or all, left women. while passing in peace
ful procession in their demand for politi-
cal freedom, at the mercy of bowling
mob on the very streets which are being
At this moment so efficiently officered for
the protection of men.
HARRIOT STANTON -BLATCH,
For the WOmens Political Union.
Mrs Nora Blach de Forest was struck
In the face while a policeman was stand
ing near. Some of the women were pinch
ed black and blue and the general feeling
is that the police deliberately allowed the
crowd to make things unpleasant for the
marchers.
Oswald Willard moved a resolution at
our mass meeting to have the causes Of
the treatment of the women in the pa
rade investigated, and this undoubtedly
will be DONE" said Mrs. Nora Blatch de
Forest at the Political Union headquar-
tiers yesterday, but there is no doubt
that most of the neglect was intentional
one of the policemen told us so-said
they didn't care whether they protected
us or not.
There had been a terrible crush at one
point. My mother, Mrs. StantOn-Blatch,
told an officer he must look out for the
crowd there, as the women were being
crushed, and he replied
. oh, you go home.
This was before a lot of negroes and
hoodlums. What could be expected after
that?
Evening star., 1913-03-05
Jostled and Insulted,

Instead. We were jostled, insulted,
| Inundated and deprived of the right of
| protection. In our ranks were the fore
most women of America college women.
social workers, lawyers, physicians wives
| OF senators and representatives, and all
| these We're allowed to be insulted and
their lives jeopardized by crowds of
drunken men. The police would not even
rope OFF the streets for us, and it was
only by pushing through special act of
congress at the very last hour that the
trolley cars were stopped
THE militiamen who were present
along the route were all drunk. Mrs.
Nora Blatch De Forrest. granddaugh-
ter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, was
struck by drunken man and the police
stood by without raising protest A
oeautlful girl riding the liberty bell
float In front of the PENNSYLVANIA delega-
tion came near being thrown to the
ground when drunken man attempted
to scale the feat and throw Ter off.
L think that Maj. Sylvester should be
instantly dismissed from office He is
not fit to be the head of the police de-
partment of the capital of the United
states. The women of America will never
forgive him the insult which he admins s.
tered to them last Monday 1t was indeed
shame that the administration of Presi-
dent Taft should have been marred by
such a disgrace at the closing hours of
mis- term of office. Even his wife, Mrs.
Iaft, was unable to get to the reveiw-
ing stand because of the Dressing crowds
1 saw her automobile standing in the
| midst of the great throng, unable to pro-
ceed. while the police did not even at
tempt to clear the way for the wife of
the President of the United States"
Evening star., 1913-03-05
Attitude of Annoyance.

The general attitude was one of an
noyance and negligence. The special po-
lice made no effort at all to keep back
the crowd.
DIR. Anna Howard Shaw, national suf-
frage president said:
There YVES certainly no effort made to
protect US. The whole attitude of those
in authority was of anger because We
were taking away from the inaugural
parade. They did everything they could
to belittle us and make our parade a
failure. They had no idea what our pa
rade would be or the people who come
out to see us.
.'Of one thing l am certain, and that
Is that this made us many friends, there
were so many men who were outraged
by the treatment We received. L never
saw an audience so stirred as the one at
the mass meeting We held after the pa
rade. We We're in the d. \. r. Hail. and
the collection for our next work in Michi-
gan was taken on the street One young
man put three ten-dollar bills in, and we
took about 500. with no small change.
II would like TO say something about
the Boy Scouts during the parade. Only
lads, they helped more than all the police.
and our own women rode their horses
into the crowd. They were splendid. This
has done us more good than anything
else could. One man, who was an anti
suffragist and went to them for litera-
ture came and joined us later and gave
us so. He said he was not in SYM
pathy with any one who could Stoop to
things of that kind
Evening star., 1913-03-05
PhiIadeIphians Declare
Women Were TnSuIted
by Drunken MiIitiamer

PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-Resent-
ment and indignation are expressed by the
Philadelphia suffragists who returned
home yesterday from the suffrage pa
geant in Washington Monday last Fore
most in the expression of protest against
the manner in which Maj. Sylvester.
chief of police of Washington. refused to
grant The marching women ample police
protection was Mrs. Lawrence Lewis of
1870 Pine street. Mrs. Lewis is one of the
leading suffragists of this city, and. to-
gether with Miss Alice Paul and Miss
Lucy Burns. was in charge of the ar
rangements for the brilliant pageant
Mrs. Lewis declared that every attempt
to secure proper police and militia pro-
lection from Maj. Sylvester. President
Taft and Secretary of War Stinson
failed. She says they intend to ask the
removal of the major from office
1T is a wonder to me-" said Mrs. Lewis
yesterday to a Press reporter, that the
parade was not marred by more serious
accidents. 1t was an insult to the flower
of American womanhOOd. We were treat
ed In way which shattered all the ira
ditions of American chivalry And to
think that all this happened in the Cap
ital city of the United States and in the
face of the refusal Of the chief of police
the President of the United States and
the Secretary of War to grant us neces-
Sary protection