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The Washington times., 1913-03-10
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example TO the rest Of the crowd.
MABEL T. BOYD

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To the Editor Of THE TINES:
l Witnessed the suffrage parade on
March and would Ike to state = few
OF my opinions. do not zee why the
police are blamed for the disorder On
the Avenue. They did all they possibly
could and all that could be expected.
Jcst before the parade started the
crowd broke through the ropes and ran
10 The middle Of the street. Most Of the
rem arks Objectionable to the paraders
were made by strangers.
The women on the floats and schatiotz
were not dressed Tor the street. and ths
reagon they dressed ~ they did woS to
draw attention. / did not se any dis
men across the face with whips and men
splitting in their faces. AZ some have
reported, and believe the women de-
served everything they SSSprur.sr SSt
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
WAS one of.the marchers In the sur
frase parade Of March 3. in the. artists
section. mad want to say that In some
instances / think the police deserxv
credit. One In especial who was sta
toned on Pennaylyania avenue between
Four-end-a-half and Sixth street.
At that point the parade was stoppet
and the people crowded UP and nlerl-
bers Of the crowd made many fnsuitira
remArksl he officer had his hands frif
trying to control them. nee or twice
TxOaw him push men back. only 10
have them come back ia greater NUM-
bers.
! don't se the use in blaming the wrosc
police force for the derelictfons Of d
few. AZ for the men saying insuItiux
tbang1 the women were lust a. bad
and should be blamed Just as much.
AN ARTIST OF GEORGEToWN.
The following resolutions were ADOPT
ed In a meeting Of the Minnesota Equal
Franchise League:
ReeolvedEThaf the Minnesota Equal
Franchise League dencunce ~ unfair
the reported disgraceful conduct and In
adequate protection Of the WashiuGfon
police during the suffrage pageank
March ). WomSn's hcested protection u
shown by the fact that on inaugural
ed after and 1afeguartled the voters.
We resent the dtocOurteOus treatment
shown our Western Senators and Rep
resentativcs who were IN the line q
march.
We re3oics in the action Of Senator
Nelson and Congressman H0hson in
censurfng such unbec0ming conduct OF
the police IN the nations Capital which
belongs to the West as we'll - TO the
East the South a. well a. the North,
including al citizens men and women
Mn. Alpha n. Bo6tron, lliso fheodore
b. Peyton, DR.. Emma Brodfe Ma c. =.
Lifts, MA w. T. Rogers, committee on
resolutions
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police are guilty they should be pun
for the inefficiency Of their chief.
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be held resonsible for any policemen
who failed In his duty ~ u claimed By
the writers Of some Of the letters pub
lished In fridays edition Of The
Times. ]. w. n
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To the Editor Of THE TINES:

To the Editor Of THE TINES: =
was an observer at Mondays pa
rade and. according to my judgment.
the police did all they could to prevent
the crowd from blocking the thorough
fare of the parade. but this was impos-
sible. A majority OF the people were
crowded between the curblng and the
street railway tracks, and 1t was such
a crush that II was impossible for the
police to make the people retreat.
believe In giving every one q square
deal, and Major Sylvester is not getting
one. l.. NJ. VAUGHAN,
Tenleytown, D. c.
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, the Editor OF THE TIMES:

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
I have read 4 great many of the crit
icisms regarding the lack of police pro-
lection at the suffrage parade and be-
ing a Just person would like to speak
a word for the target of abuse, Major
Sylvester. In the first place. 1 want to
know why women who want all the
rights and privileges of the men. some
Of them even to the trousers. need the
protection of men: and again the mere
fact Of the gentler sex taking on that
hike from New York to Washington
In all kinds of weather. leaves little
doubt in my mind that women OF sucn
strength and endurance need any pro-
lection at ALL ! am very certain that
if they had felt that the newspapers
would not have kept them in the lime
light, they would not have endured sucn
hardsnips. Now to keep themselves
still further in the public eye they at
tack Major Sylvester and want MS
scalp. And for what? Simply TO be
antagonistic. as that seems TO pc the
foremost thought of the Cause" or
whatever they call it.
There are very few men who would
want their wives to become interested
In suffrage unless they were tired or
them and take that means or getting
an a married woman and an inde-
pendent one. with a mind Of my own,
and / cannot understand how these
women, some married ana otners moe
than willing to be. can't be satisfed
with leaving just one one tn,ns ths Hxeitsaf tsest-
ment received here Is blera!sh on the
nation. / think their cause Is biemish
on good American womanhood.
I don't care whetner the causs -
headed by wealthy college women: more more
time and talent in a better calling.
Let the. right and just appeal to every
good WashinStonian and let them not
Judge Major Sylvester un1ustly. FER.
sonally / have never seen the man. put
7 think he deserves a sri.are deal aI
least People should not forget the
many good deeds which have been ac-
comnlished through him and also bear
IN mind that in this matter his hands
wer. yirtually tied. You NAV publish
this Il you have room M on aSTf sTf sIJFF aIse'
To the Editor of THE TINES:
As a person with some appreciation OF
logical reasoning. / have been disguised
by the total absence OF logic in few
of the letters recently published In The
Times. The question at Issue as regards
the police protection at the suffrage pa
rade March 3 is not question OF wonl-
an suffrage. The question is whether
body of persons-most OF them not
citizens in the strict sense Of the word.
since they have no share in their own
Government-who march In the streets
OF Washington in an entirely dignihed
manner for an entirely dignihed pur-
pose, under a permit from the Chief OF
Police, and with a resolution from Con.
gress for their protection, are entitled
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the Editor of THE TIMES:

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Myself and friends walked from the
Capitol to Fourth street before the
parade started. think the police
should be commended for doing their
duty In that section. What struck me
50 forcibly was that, II those officers
could preserve order in their section.
why could not the others do as well?
NJ. d.
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the joo and let the citizen as well as
the out-of-town reader see that the
Washington policemen are not quite as
bad as they are made out to be?
There is one officer. big Down
East Yankees" whose number was 4S4,
think, stationed near the southwest
corner Of the Treasury Department,
who was strictly on the job, and ne
was not the only one. either; Tor l
personally watched several OF the
officers In that locality, and only nave
words of praise for all OF them.
The Chief of Police, of course, - not
perfect. but where is there a man tnat
can be in two places at the same time
His duty was to be at the Union sta-
tion to protect the President-eiect OF
these United States.
Before judgment is passed by the
many readers let them stop a moment
and figure just what they would nave
done in a case of this kind. We may
get a new Chief of Police. but are We
sure that he will be a better one tnan
the present holder of that position!
w. ]. K.
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To the Editor of THE TINES:
stood in an automobile March, 8, at
Sixth street and 'Pennsylvania avenue,
at 2:30 p. m, and an almost solid wall
of flesh reached from curb to curb on
the Avenue; and not one officer even
made an effort to control II. The
Scouts were available so far as their
strength could make them.
,Then my chauffeur managed to drive
through the crowd and by back streets
get to the stand in front of the south
steps of the Treasury. There I saw
the most beautiful tableaux and parade
I have ever witnessed; and the courage
of those insulted but splendid women
as they at last approached that place
changed me in two hours from an ar
dent anti-suffragist to a suffragette.
II say frankly that watching the
police that day I would not intrust a
daughter of mine to their care or pro-
lection. That day I saw the most
vicious and irresponsible men l have
ever seen, and have been in almost
all the large cities OF the world.
A. n. NJ.
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To the Editor CT THE TIMES:
reviewed the suffrage parade from
q point between Four-and-a-half and
Sixth streets on March 8. The crowd
was tremendous at this point. and the
few police in that vicinity could MT
handle It, 1t would have taken a null
tftude of policemen. and then 1t would
have been impossible to get the crowd
on the Avenue behind the ropes. There
were as many people on the Avenue on
the Sd as there were on the 9Th. There
was only one mile in which to see the
suffrage parade. and two miles In which
to see the inaugural parade.
think the police deserve praise, In
stead of censure, for their work on the
3D. Major sylvester suggested another
route, by way Of Sixteenth street,
where there would not have been such
Q crowd, but the suffragettes wanted
the Avenue. They ought to be thankful
for the treatment they received.
w. NJ. P.
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Is shown in those who go before q
court Of inquiry to repeat the gabole.
The gentleman who complained that ne
was called a "henpecked" doesn't
strengthen his case by repeating 1t.
Suggestion Is powerful thing.
The suffrage movement or affair Is
new thing. To see our girls or our
mothers In tight-fitting dresses tramping
In the cold and In the muck. playing
drum majors is something new. 1t con-
fused some Of the old boys, as well as
the younger ones.
l heard one lady call an elderly man
to task for some loose remarks, She
simply said: Remember your mother
was woman" The man answered:
THAT'S so." and shut up like clam.
Woman in the transition from one de-
gree Of womanhood to another must ex.
pect happenings and unpleasant expert
ences at or in the present stage Of civil
ixatfon. and she weakens her case by
laying the blame on the ever-abused
policeman.
People have not yet learned the re-
spect due from one to another This
peace, order, and refinement.
The woman who Missed a statement at
the court Of inquiry In the Senate Office
Building Saturday, proves again the
need OF schools to teach the people how
to live and act on earth. It's an old
joke and an antiquated custom to blame
and abuse policemen and public clamor
Is ever ready to shout against these
men who are under-paid and always
abused protectors.
JOHN p. MEAKIN.
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to expect the police protection lordi-
narily granted to parades under such
circumstances.
For the foregoing reasons-not because
they are women-the suffragists looked
for proper protection by the police from
the crowd But some Of The Times cor
respondents seem to think that just be-
cause they are women, and have no po-
lttical standing. they should expect MOTH
ing from the police, and should be will
ing to submit to any treatment What-
ever from the crowd, II they venture 70
leave for a short time the homes which
are their proper place" Because Sena-
tors and Congressmen very justly de-
mand an explanation OF the failure to
carry out their resolution, the writer
Of the letter signed z remarks tnat
some Senator had a relative In the So
called parade. SO he started an inves-
tigation almost before the paraoe was
over"
Because suffragists protest against the
disorder OF March 3. in the interest OF
future order and justice to all persons.
they are told by the a writer OF ,s the ,hsv tes,
are poor losers" and that they are
trying to retain 'the advantages Of their
sex" and assume 1.-The rights OF the male
in addition" Is, then, public protection
under resolution Of Congress- an ad-
marching in a body an exclusive male
riaht?" Who has so decided these
points?
/ should like to say, finally, that do
not believe the suffragists as body or
any number of them individually, want
to hang sylvester, as the writer o1 the
wish only that responsibility should be
placed where it belongs. for the credit
OF Washington and for the good OF all
orderly residents Of Washington. both
men and women. .. u.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-10
PRINCE IS CLEARED
OF MURDER CHARGE
TallapOosa Grand Jury Fails
to Return Indictment
Against Sheriff

Montgomery. October 9.--(Specia1) Dep
uty Sheriff w. S. Prince of Tallapoosa
county has again been exonerated of the
charge of numbering Leslie Plant, whom
he shot at East Tallassee several months
ago. The grand jury of Tallapoosa coun-
ty met at Dadeville, and after a second
and more complete investigation of the
shooting, failed to return an indictment
against Prince, thereby generating the
deputy sheriff of the charge preferred
against him.
The second investigation was held at
the instigation of Governor ONeal, who
had been informed that Sheriff j. H.
Linch of Tallapoosa county had used his
official influence at the first investigation
of the shooting to prevent the indictment
of Prince. The governor summoned a
number of witnesses and examined them
in his office.
Following the examination of these wit
nesses the executive ordered another in
vestigation of the shooting by the grand
jury. Oscar Lewis of Tuskegee was en-
ployed by the governor as special coun-
sci to assist the solicitor in prosecuting
Prince.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-10
News of Ensley

After a period of inactivity extending
over period of several years. 1t is un-
derstood that the Bessemer Fire Brick
company will soon resume operations.
The plant is located on Avenue C and
Twenty-ffth street, and when in opera
ton employs large number of men.
From statements made by persons in
terested the plant is being remodeled and
renovated and new machinery is being
installed.
The brick plant will manufacture a
high grade fire brick with an estimated
output of $50 tons a day. J. w. Minor
is one of the principal stockholders in
the company and is president of the
concern. 1t is said that the plant will
be ready for operation in a few weeks
The remains of little Marie Elizabeth
Foster, the 2-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. C. Crawford Foster, who died
Wednesday night at her home in Wylam,
were sent this morning to Harpersville
by Echols & Angwin
The foundation of the new Grace Pres
byterian church, which Is being erected on
JEFFERSON avenue, on the Ensley High
lands, has been laid, and the work on
tHe CHURCH proper mas begun. H. d.
Breeding, the architect, is personally su-
pervising the work and is rushing the
building to an early completion. The ba Sc
ment is constructed of stone, the main
building of pressed brick.
The Grace chapter, Westminster guild.
of the Grace Presbyterian church, will
meet next tomorrow from to o. clock.
with Miss Marguerite Wright at Shady
Side
The Sons of Scotland will hold regu-
lar meeting tonight at the city hall Sew
eral important business matters will be
acted upon and a series of social af-
fairs will be arranged for the winter
fhe Ladies' Aid society of the Ensley
Baptist church wish to express their
thanks to the many members and friends
of the church for their kindly response
to the appeal for funds during the re-
cent September money-raising campaign
The results were highly successful and
satisfactory and the ladies are deeply
grateful to all for the help so generously
given.
Mrs. w. Fl. Goodwin and Miss Lila God
win o. Eufaula are visiting Mrs. NJ M
Johnson on Avenue G and Twenty-third
street.
Mrs. r. L.'Adair of Uniontown and Mrs.
Raymond Hall of Greensboro are visit
ing Mrs. T. C. Mitchell.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Hunter
Street church of Fairview will have
charge of the nursery at the fair grounds
this year The members of this society
nave had charge of the nursery for the
past four years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-10
WAGE RIVALRY SAID
TO EXIST BETWEEN
RAILWAY TRA|NMEN
Believed This Is in Part Re-
sp0nsible for Dissatisfac-
ton Among the East
ern Employees

New York, October 9.-Wage rivalry
exists between the trainmen of the east
ern railroads and those of the western
roads, and brotherhood officials who are
accustomed to handle situations involving
threats of strikes are unable to check 1t
and do not know wl+re it viii end, ac-
cording to testimony today before the fed
eral board that is arbitrating the, wage
demands of $4,000 trainmen on eastern
railroads This rivalry, it was declared,
is in part responsible for dissatisfaction
among the eastern employees, for western
trainmen, getting better wages, ridicule
the men on the eastern roads.
This testimony was given by A. b.
Garretson and w. G. Lee, respective
heads of the conductors and trainmen $
brotherhoods, witnesses in rebuttal for
the men. Mr., Garretson compared east
ern and western schedules and declared
the eastern men are more poorly paid and
said that the men in the east were pre-
pared to accept the wage rates of the
western roads.
In reply to questions by counsel for
the roads. Mr.. Garretson said 1t was
all he could do to avert new wage move
HHents IN various parts or the country Mr..
Lee, testifying along the same line, said
4 "On October 2S we hope to be in Chi
scago to assist in arranging wage diff
ferences in the western territory. AT
that time we are going to try to check
the ardor of the trainmen and try to use
our offices as a safety valve for the
Feelings of the trainmen there"
IF, as result of these proceedings
In the western, the western trainmen
again have their wages increased, will
not the trainmen in the east again want
more money even if the present requests
are granted?' asked Seth Low, chairman
of the arbitration board.
Il do not know where this rivalry is
going to lead to- replied Mr.. Lee. Il do
not feel sure we can check the trainmen
On their desire for more pay. This is the
cause of it all. The western trainmen
always have been able to get higher pay.
So long as this condition leaves the east
ern men receiving less money, they are
made to feel cheap in regard to their
services. they are subject to jbes and
bantering of their western fellow train
men.
i think, however. that the real rea-
son why the trainmen feel that they al
ways have right to move for more
pay is that they are engaged in voca-
tion which leads them in dangers for
which they feel no money is too much
compensation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-10
ADJUSTMENTS
"RObin HOOd"

The De Koven Opera company appeared
at the jefferson theatre last night in A
splendid performance of robin Hood .
The company proved itself an admirable
organization of artists capable of meet
Ing the most exacting requirements. A
more evenly balanced company has prob
ably never before sung at the Jefferson
theatre to delight discriminating audi
ence. The airs of this ever popular opera
pleased fully as much, it seemed, as they
did In days gone by and the full bril-
hancy of the music was brought out.
with spontaneity that was most re-
freshng. Every rolicl<ing Joyous mood
of the opera was capitally reproduced
and the mirth proving scenes were car
ried through with the skill of accom-
pnshed comedians. In nearly every par
ticular 1t was fine and satisfying per-
1ormance, one whose artistic value fully
Justified and fulfilled the claims made
10y the management in advance. Beauti-
1ully staged we'll acted with one excep-
1ion, and sung with superior ability this
revival of Robin Hood" will be remem-
pered by theatregoers of Birmingham for
a long time with the utmost pleasure.
Miss Enrica Dill gave a dashing i'm
personat1on OF Maid Marian, combining
handsome stage presence with histronic
ability of magnetic quality and vocal
equipment worthy of the highest praise
Mfsha Ferenzo as Robin Hood was handi-
capped by pronounced foreign accent
that made him at times almost unintel-
ligible in his speech and he was awk-
ward in his acting. but his voice was
superb. One easily forgot his faults when
he began to sing. Sara Maxon presented
Alan-a-Dale in spirited manner and
sang brilliantly. Joseph Parsons as Little
John and Jerome Daley as Will Scarlet
We're admirably equipped in a vocal way
for these two roles. Helena Morrill, as
Annabel was received with enthusiasm
when she sang when Maiden Weds''
The comedy of the piece was ably inter-
preted and elaborated upon by the vet
eran George G. rockingham as Friar
TUCK, Phil Branson, an effective come
dian, as the sheriff of Nottingham, ana
Sid Braham, remembered as "Slas" in
Naughty Marietta" who portrayed Guy
of Osborne in a diverting manner
The solos were without exception ad-
mirably sung, the mounting of the opera
was a beautiful blending of colors and
even those who are prone to dwell on the
glories of departed days and the past
success of robin Hood found little to
cavil at in the performance given by the
De koven company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-10
BijOu-Next Week

lone Day. is said to be the best drama
tic offering of the season on the Wells
circuit, splendidly acted, presented in a
thorough manner by a strong company
in large productions 1t is the sequel
to Three Weeks and said to far ex-
ceed the former play and novel in its
dramatic power. Every newspaper on the
circuit has spoken in words of praise of
the play and the company and the indi-
cations are that in Birmingham it will
break records as 1t has done in every
other city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-10
BiiOu-"SOld for Nancy

From the way that tickets are selling
for the Saturday matinee of Sold for
Money" at the Bijou theatre. it doesn
look as If there will be any EMPTY seats
in the big theater. Every woman enjoys
the show, for 1t is we'll written drama,
excellently acted and staged completely.
There are performances nightly and the
attendance has been large all week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-10
Orpheum-Children's Matinee

matinee for the children, that they
may see and enjoy Al Raynos bull dogs
is arranged for Saturday afternoon at the
Orpheum theatre. and already the de-
mand for tickets is making itself felt
The entire vaudeville bill is one that will
please all ages of theatregoers. A Sec
ton of the theatre is set aside for chill
dren with nurses and every Saturday that
section is filled. The bill has five splendid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-10
Maiestic-Baseball Results

Ladies will fill the Majestic 'theater
for the Saturday afternoon baseball re-
suits. as Birmingham has several hun
dred fans of the gentler sex. and they
have been patronizing the games liber-
ally. The Majestic has the ball results
called as welt as flashed on great cleo
trio scorebosFd, and every play is de-
tailed. The kallery is set aside for col
ored people. The games are called at
o'clock PROMPTLY each day.