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The Washington herald., 1913-04-18
ANTI EXPLAINS
EVIL OF BALLOT
Mrs. A. J. George Says Wom-
en- Voters Have Accom-.
pished Nothing.
BIG RESULT IS EXPECTED
Suffrage Opponent Declares Duty l.
Along Social, Economic, and
Industrial Lines.

Many socially prominent women OF
Washington gathered yesterday after
noon at the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs
Frederick Huidekoper. 1914 Eighteenth
| Street Northwest, to hear Mrs A. NJ
Dodge, of New York. president of the
National Association Opposed to Woman
Suffrage and Mrs. A. j. George. of Bos-
| ton. on the suffrage question.
Mrs. Dodge and Mrs. George both will
! appear before the Senate Suffrage Com
mittee tomorrow morning to oppose the
proposed suffrage amendment
Among those present were Mrs. Will
lam Jennings Bryan. Mrs. George B.
Wetmore, DIR. and Mrs. Wallace Rad
cliffe and former Justice Brown Of the
United States Supreme Court. and Mrs.
Brown.
Folly Is shown.
THE supreme folly of the suffragists
is manifested in the idea often expressed
that the ballot would reform and moral
ze society" said Mrs. George. THAT it
could not already has been sufficiently
demonstrated. The suffragists make so
bold as to say that they might get any,
thing they wished II they only had the
franchise. 1t cannot be denied that MOTH
ing of importance has ever been achieved
by the women in any suffrage State. In
right to vote for about twenty years, We
find that only very recently did anybody
get a child labor law through the Legis-
lature. In fact. taking the suffrage
States generally, we find that they have
not brought about as great legislative
reforms as have been achieved in other
States.
But this ought not to surprise one.
Woman's real duty lies in social, eco
nomic. and industrial life, not in politi-
cal, and before asking for the ballot
she should satisfy herself that it would
better her condition and that Of man
and woman, too
The anti-suffragist leaders, who are
waging an active campaign In Wash
ington this week, will hold their first
big public meeting in the Public Library
at s O'Clock this evening.
TOO much importance cannot be at
tached to the Public Library meeting
this evening" was the comment made
last night by Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge. of
New York. president of the National
Opposed to Woman Suffrage.
Mrs. Dodge. who is in active charge of
the anti-suffragist activities this week,
will preside at the meeting. and Mrs.
A. J. George. OF Boston, who has
national reputation as a speaker against
woman suffrage, will be the principal
speaker of the evening.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-18
Department of Commerce
Building Cornerstone Laid
Gated at Pennsylvania Avenue and Nineteenth
Street-WiH Be Eleven Stories High.
Photo by National

Victor J. Evans. patent attorney, of
this city, yesterday laid the corner stone
of the building at Pennsylvania Avenue
and Nineteenth Street which is to be
occupied by the Department OF Com
merce. The exercises We're attended by
thirty Washingtonians invited for the
laying of the stone.
After a copper box. containing news
papers and other objects destined to
serve as relics for the demolishers of
the building. had been deposited, Mr..
Evans cemented the stone.
Wilton J. Lambert, in producing E.
Southland Parker, the principal speaker.
spoke of the necessity of cooperation
between the government and the citi-
zens of Washington.
In his speech Mr.. Parker paid tribute
to the enterprise of the Westinghouse
who projected the building. Mr.. Evans
is president of the company which will
The Washington herald., 1913-04-18
DOWNFALL IS BLAMED
ON DRINK AND CARDS
Secretary Of Painters' Union, Of
Memphis, Tenn, Gives Himself
Up to the Police.

Attributing his downfall to. "the I'M
lucky turn Of the poker cards." John
E. Currie. claiming Memphis, Tenn, as
his legal residence. walked into the de-
tective bureau Of the Police Department
last night and admitted that he was
q fugitive from justice and was wanted
in Tennessee for having squandered 500
belonging to the Memphis Painters
Union.
Detective Robert Hewlett was in the
ONCE when Currie came in. Il want
to give myself up said Currie. and
then he told of his downfall II have
q wife and three little children there,
and / want to see them. I have tried
to get regular work here. SO that I
could bring them to me. and by hard
work make enough money to make good
my shortage. Work has been hard to
get. I have no place to sleep and have
gone more than a day without food"
Currie then told Detective Hewlett that
he was financial secretary of the Paint
ers' Union in Memphis and went to the
bad by drinking whisky and gambling.
me- he said.
Fearing to admit his shortage, Currie
left town, but 1t soon was discovered
that he had squandered $500 of the
unions money. Il want to face trial
now" he said.
The Memphis police department was
wired, and Chief w. J. Hayes wired
back to hold Currie until he could send
a man here for him. The prisoner is
held at the First Precinct.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-18

lease the building to the Department of
Commerce.
The necessity Of citizens of the Capt.
tai interesting themselves in the beau
tification of Washington was pointed out
by Mr.. Parker. He said that. as Wash
ington has had the eyes of nation
focused upon it since Revolutionary
times, it is essential that citizens pay
attention to the opportunities they ha re
of making Washington supreme as
city.
Among those at the exercises were
Victor J. Evans, Col. NJ. A. Winter, II.
Ralph Burton. A. f. l.. Leckie. Charles
H. Bowman, Dr. w II. Wonder, F. III.
Kramer Rev. Donald Macleod. and
George f. Fleming.
The Department of Commerce building
is to be eleven stories high, and will
cover about 1900 square feet. The arch
fleets were Milburn, Hester & Co.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-18

Cologne Germany, April 11.-Gustav
Hamel. the aviator. made a remarkable
flight from Dover. England. to this city
today. covering the distance in four
hours without stop. AS the crow flies,
the distance is 80 miles, and If Hamel
did not deviate he made sixty-two and
one-half miles an hour. He used a mono
plane
The Washington herald., 1913-04-18
SECOND BALLOT
OF R.FAILS


from Mrs Alexander White, president
of the United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, to Mrs. Scott and the ID. y. r.
Congress- At this point Mrs. Horton ap-
peared in the east gallery with her
friends. delegate In the north gal
lery arose and said she had heard that
Mrs. Horton was about to retire from
the race.
Mrs. Horton answered that she had
no intention of retiring. A similar ques-
ton was asked of Mrs. Story, also from
the north gallery. Mrs. Story said she
would not withdraw.
Motion Ruled Out.
Mrs. j. Morgan Smith arose on the
platform to deny rumor that Mrs.
Charles B. Bryan. the third candidate.
would retire from the race. A motion
was made to drop the lowest candidate
from the list Of candidates. The motion
was ruled out of order.
Here Mrs. Scott made a report re-
garding the financial affairs Of the
American Monthly Magazine. the official
publication. The deficit, she said. was
$4,000 since its initial number. She call
ed upon Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt.
chairman of the magazine committee. to
give some information regarding the af-
fairs of the publication. Mrs. Sworm-
stedts report showed that the magazine
had steadily lost money, and that about
5000 was the net loss last year.
She detailed the offers that had been
received for the purchase OF the maya
zine by various publishers and its tenn
porary sale to one. She recommended
that the name be changed to the d. A.
r. Magazine.
Consideration Of the recommendations
made by Mrs. Swormstedt was deferred
until later.
The special credentials committee an
nounced that States would not be al
lowed any more votes than they were
Wednesday.
CanvnssinE Not Permitted.
Mrs. Scott said it had been discovered
that some pages were canvassing dele
gates, and that if any were caught their
badges would be taken away.
The report of the committee on the
Of national officers was
read by Mrs. Robert S. Robertson. The
report recommended that $4,000 be trans
ferred to the permanent fund; that the
general get the cooperation OF
leading historians to draw up courses of
study in history for schools, and that all
chapter chaplains do more religious
work. All the recommendations were
The revision of the constitution and
bylaws. which was expected to cause a
wide division. will not be taken up until
next year. The postponement was de-
cided on the recommendation of the
revision committee, headed by Mrs. S.
Morgan Smith. 1t was decided that be-
cause Of the election sufficient attention
could not be given to the revision.
The delegates went to the White House
at 2:45 o'clock to be received by Presi-
dent Wilson
The Washington herald., 1913-04-18
PLANS TO IMPROVE STREAM.
Joint Commission Reports on De.
troit River Dixie Scheme.

Joint improvement of the Detroit River
at Livingstone channel by means Of the
construction Of a 4, 400 foot dixie is recon-
mended in the report of the information
al joint commission, representing the
government of the United States and
Canada. presented to Secretary of State
Bryan yesterday by James A Tawney,
chairman of the commission.
The recommendation of the commits
sion would involve the construction of
about 100 feet of the dixie on the United
States side OF the boundary, and the re-
mainder on the Canadian side. The rec
ommendation was based on the opinion
Of both Canadian and American engi-
neers, and was decided upon unanimous
ly by the commission.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-18
LOST RING CAUSES SUIT.
Cluster Valued Mt $500 Dfsappeared
on Pullman, 1t Is Charged.

Eight hundred dollars damages is de-
manded in suit tried yesterday by
Jennie B. Withers against the Pullman
Company. Inc. Plaintiff alleges that on
March II. 1912, she bought a ticket from
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to
Leavenworth. and also purchased a
berth in a Pullman car.
She claims that at Chicago she left a
diamond cluster ring valued at $780,
which she priced highly as an heirloom,
on the washstand of the lavatory, and
when she returned fifteen minutes after
ward to look for the ring it had disap-
peared. Plaintiff charges the car COM
pany with neglect, alleging that the
company had not furnished sufficient
protection to the property of its patrons.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-18
BIRTHS REPORTED.
WHITE.

WHITE.
Daniel VI. and Ellen T. stanton girl.
Barry NJ. and Alice NJ. Hopper, boy.
Joseph and Clotilda Cordes. girl
Andrew J. and Annie e. Glecson. girl.
Edgar A. and Hattie r. Shrere. girl.
Anton and Margaret z. Dunhakl. girl.
Erne S. and Mary V. Salem. hoy.
Parker and Edna Reinohi. girl
Charles H and Mary A. Tucker. boy.
Christine g. and Henrietta j. Schlag. girl.
Samuel and Rose Arkin. boy.
Paul and Elizabeth 4. Johnson, girl.
COLORED.
John and Kate Cooper boy.
Richard and Alberta Middleton. girl.
Henry and Kate Wright, girl.
John and Lsrinia Swan, bov.
Fetnis and Lucy Butler. girl
The Washington herald., 1913-04-18
AViatOrx Fly Around Desert.

Biskra. Algeria, April 17.-Four French
military aeroplanes, piloted by Lieuts.
Reimbert, Cheutin, Jolain, and Benoist.
arrived here today after 5OO-mile fight
around the Sahara Desert. Col. Bou-
teaux was carried in one machine as a
passenger.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-18
Nobility Attends Wedding.

London. April lin the presence of
many of the nobility. besides Premier
Asquith and large representations from
the House of Commons and the House
of Lords. Hon. Diana Lister, daughter of
Lord Ribblesdale. was united in marriage
today in st. GATHERINGS Chapel, West
minister Abbey, to Percy Windham, half
brother of the Duke of Westminster.
The wedding was one of the most bril-
liant that has even taken place in Eng
land
The Washington herald., 1913-04-18
Prize FiRher Confesses Murders.

Boston. April Thames Brandon Jen-
nings. well known as Young Kid Car
ter. of Chelsea, Mass. a young prize
fighter admitted killing Miss Mildred
Donovan, William Mcpherson, and 9TH
ers when arraigned for sentence today
for the Mcpherson killing. The murder
of Mildred Donovan had long been
mystery here until Carter confessed.
Carter was given life Imprisonment
The Washington herald., 1913-04-18
Negro Mob Lynches NeGress

Strander. Miss, April 17.-Mrs. Matt
Muze, a negress, was lynched here today
by a mob of negro men after she had
murdered her husband by nearly cutting
his head OF with a razor. The woman
sang a hymn as she was being put to
death.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-18
NOTES OF D. A. R.

Secretary Tumulty had a pleasant joke
at the expense of the Washington news
paper correspondents in connection with
the reception of the ID. A. r. at the
White House yesterday. Some fifteen
or twenty correspondents are in the habit
of dropping in on the Executive offices
every day in search of news. Yesterday.
as each man approached the offices. a
policeman informed him, with an air OF
sent himself at the front door of the
White House and that Mr.. Tumulty was
receiving the correspondents there.
Each man Immediately rushed to the
front door expecting to hear of some
thing unusual He was quietly conducted
to a seat where he could watch the line
of visitors and at the same time listen
TO the excellent programme which the
Marine Band rendered under the direc-
ton of Lieut.. Santelmann.
Il only wanted you to hear the music
explained Mr.. TumuIty to each newcomer
with a bland smile.
The song of ''Old Glory" sung by Mrs
Thomas Evans Greene. is the composition
of a Washington man. Capt. John Rich
ard Withers.
Mrs. Carrie Ridley Enslow. National
charity officer of the d. A. R.. was
guest of honor at dinner given by
Mrs. Clayton E. Emig, president of the
Thomas Welles Society, Children Of the
American Revolution, last night.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-18
DEATH RECORD.

WHITE.
George S. Robinson. 70 years. Cont. Hosp. Insane.
Henry c. Wingste, 60. 2i23 18th st.
Lola NJ. Julian. "A. 80 ID St ne.
Charles H. Mann y, Providence HOSPITAL.
Elizabeth Dausch, 7s, GIL B st. sc.
George Emma Robey. TO- 1l55 9Th st. sw.
Mary +. Carroll. A. l7l9 Montello Ave. nc.
Wentworth Harrison. 1e Naval Hospital.
John Dawson, 10 months, Children's Hospital.
COLORED.
JOSEPH Colbert, Is yean, Washington Asylum Hosp.
Cecilia Washington 81. Little Sisters of the Poor
Edward Burke, Ga. Washington Asylum Hospital.
Jennie Coleman, 50, 1875 18th st. NV.
Grace f. Conley, 26 6o7 Va. Ave. Sc
Frank Joyce. 90, Casualty Hospital
Ethel NJ. Yancey, 26 days. 3l3 G st. ne.
Largest Morning Circulation.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-18
WOMEN TO STUDY TARIFF.
W0nen's NatfonaI Democratic
League Plans Meeting.

The District of Columbia section Of the
women's National Democratic League
will hold its bimonthly meeting at the
Democratic headquarters, Riggs Build
ing, Friday evening, at o'clock.
Mrs. Daniel Paul will conduct q study
OF the tariff.
Parties will be made up to visit Con-
gress and pursue the tariff work as 1t is
taken up. This is the first study class
organized under the auspices of the Dis
trict of Columbia section of the league.
Mrs. c. Albert White is president
The Washington herald., 1913-04-18
Local Temperatures.

Midnight. 70; 2 a. m. 81 4 a. m. 50: 6 a. m. IS
a.. m, 50; 10 a. M. 50; 12 noon, 81; p. m. s.
p. m, ss: p. m. S. n. m, co. 10 p N, So
Highest. So: lowest. q
Relative humidty-s m. 10; 9 r. m. y; 8 p
m. 80. Hours of sunshine. 1873. Per cent of pos
sible sunshine. 100
Temperature same date last year-Highest, s.
lowest s.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-18

New York. April 17.-Miss Genevieve
Clark, daughter of Speaker Clark, of the
United States House of Representatives.
sailed for Europe today on the La
France.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-18
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Carey P. Leitch q. and Maggie NJ. Waller 10
both Of Fredericksburg, Va. Rev W. l. Nc
Kenney
Arthur g. Gilmore q. of Newbern, ". c., and
Bertha l. Campbell, q. of Clare Mich. Rev. James
8. Montgomery.
COLORED.
n. Fl. Early. le. and Georgia z. Walker N
T. r. Walker, 40, and Carrie Goods %
]. Undertake. 2. and Carrie Thompson. -
The Washington herald., 1913-04-18
Temperature. In Other Cities.

Temperatures in other cities together with the
amount Of rainfall for the twentyfour hours ended
at 2. N. yesterday. q follows:
The Washington herald., 1913-04-18
Fire Damages Hfstoric "Smithy."

Plymouth. Mass, April 17-Fire today
badly damaged the Jabeze Cole black
smith shop, built in 1870, and which re-
Gently has been used as a bakery. 1t
was one of the first "snithies" built in
New England.
The chronicle=news., 1913-07-31

/" "Explanation'' Explained

The Advertiser has explanation Its failure
bankruptcy proceedings in which
competition would business months
clumsy and humilang public
win continue TO be Oft the daily.
Coupling
able stockholders and bring about Will include only
destruction canabasm binx
TIL" promise the credi
will anything
liabilities the disgrace
admitted
Th"r" evident however. degree csu,aiion III" OF
which
their failure
To do this tn" rights creditors c"pardsd their
by the
a
The chronicle=news., 1913-07-31
'OlAz AVOIDS
MEXICAN COLONY

Los Angeles. Cal. July ?i.-Thcrc
being no indications OF further DEM
onstrations against him. General Fc-
lix Diaz. the Mexican special envoy
to Japan and his suite. took a motor
trip today. guarded only by Mexican
secret service men. lie maintained
secrecy as to his destination. hut 1t
was presumed that he intended to
seek an Interview with General Ge-
ronomo Trevino. the veteran soldier
and associate Of his uncle. Porfirio
Diaz, who recently announced that
he was willing to return to Mexico
and act as mediator between the
warning factions.
In curt replies to the questions of
interviewers. General Diaz said the
demonstration OF rebel sympathtzcrs
last night when MANAGING shouts OF
death to Diaz' drowned hte vivas
Of his friends. was Of no consequence
In his motor trip. however. the gem
eral and his party carefully avoided
the vicinity OF the Mexican colony.
The chronicle=news., 1913-07-31
7 KILLED WHEN
RACING MOTOR
BLOWS Up

Cincinnati. o.. July :i-with sew
en- dead and three others dying as
the result OF tn" accident to the mo-
torrycl" ridden by Odin Johnson ut
the Lagoon motordrom. last night.
coroner James Wis. OF Ken,on co,in-
~. KY. today sworc to warrants
charging Manager Eberhurdt Of tn.
motordromc. Manager Wiiber Of til.
park and Manager Rusch OF III. mo-
torcycie league. with mnnslaught.r
Attending physicians say at least
three Of the burned cannot recover
and that conditions Of several others
is precarions.
The fiery fluid was thrown over at
least thirty persons and II IL con-
sidcrcd surprising that the death list
did not run even higher.
The caus. Of III. accident. accord
Ing to Gabanna. OF tn. Cleveland
team. which WAS contcsiiig with she
Cincinnati team at the time. is that
Johnson coiiii"d with him y moment
before he crashed Into an electro
light at the sid. OF the track.
Gnbanns said th" impact wns
slight but that II forced johnson to
ro To III. oni-id" md In doing so h.
took the upper elevation Of the track
The blow started his on his road to
destruction. hut lust why he was not
able to right himself cannot he -N-
planned even by HIS fellow rid-ss In
tn" race.
Tn" revised list of dead follows:
O-iin Johnson Of salt Lake city.
Utah. moiorcyol. racer. william Da-
Wis. 3. Ludlow. Ky: Henry Andrews.
-. at first believed to b.. Samuel
Travcrs. Cincinnati: Mrs. william
Michacis. 10. Ludlow. KY; Miss Eth
81 Buch,man. 30. Covinstou. NY:
jams4 Carter. 40. Cincinnati; Viii
Mar, pseeesos. ~. SSnaas.. $780,.
Several others are In =. critical
condition and are no, expected to
live.
The chronicle=news., 1913-07-31
DANIELS AT SALT LAKE

salt Lake City, Utah. July al
Secretary OF tho Navy Daniels an :!
party arrived here at II a. m. from
Butte. Montana. He was met at tho
station by Governor spry. rcpresen
tativcs Of the Twentieth Infantry
and local committee who took him
Immediately to tho Mormon taber-
naclc where he listened to an organ
recital. 4 luncheon In his homer fol-
lowed.
Secretary Daniels said the report
OF his saving yesterday that he had
received threatening letters from In
dus.rial Workers of the World as n
result of his Seattle speech. was In
correct. He declared he had received
no such threats.
The chronicle=news., 1913-07-31
NO MARGINS WANTED
oN2 PER CENT BONDS

WHshington. July 31.-Secretary
McAdoo today cmphatically declared
the treasury would not call for more
margin on the United States 2 per
cent bonds to secure national bank
circulation because Of the decreased
market values Of those securities.
Officials Of the treasury today stat
ed that the provisions OF the currcn-
cy bill for the retirement Of the bond
secured currency was originally
drawn in accordance with the exact
recommendation Of the American
Bankers Association and was later
amended at the sussestion Of sccrc-
tary McAdoo. 10 that oil Of the out
standing two jer cents would be re-
deemed In cash with interest at the
end Of twenty years. The treasury
holds thnt the bond retirement pro-
vision as now constructed materially
increases the privileges Of the hold
ers Of two per cents.
The chronicle=news., 1913-07-31
SENTENCED
TO YEAR IN JAIL

Paterson n. j.. July 3l.-Patrick
Quinlan. Industrial Worker OF the
World leader. active In the recent
silk workers strike. was sentenced
today to serve year in the county
Jail for saying last Saturday night
at a Socialist meeting:
Elect n Socialist mayor and then
YOU won't have cope like Bunny
Ryan batting you over the head with
club
Quinlan admitted having used this
language. but denied 1t was disor-
derry as charged. He is now out
on bail pending appeal from conyic-
ton and two to seven year sentence
In states prison for melting to riot
during the strike. He Will appeal
todays's decision.
The chronicle=news., 1913-07-31
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
WAGE CONTROVERSY

San Francisco. Calf. July al
For two months tn" general commit
Tee of the order of Railway T-i-r-
raphcrs has been In session her" mo-
so,iating with the Southern Pacific
| company \ new ~sEc schedule. ca
which II has been ihus far unable :,
reach an agreement.
When this fact became known her.
to-day. y. J. Marion. fith vice pIciI-
den, of the order. who has been ne-
'iv. ir the negotiations. said the SIT
uaiion was delicate" Will. a, the
ofslc. Of the company 1t was de-
scrfh~d NJ not urmis."
Thus ;hcvc will be IL ,c.;son hesc
ss the cad % ,shis ,NSs rcsrv-'
tommlts<eS rcprsssst.ne Tive unions.
whoae membership includes . major
iv OF til. employees In charge Of the
movement Of trains. They are: The
Order of halfway Conductors, the
motherhood OF Railroad Trainm-n /;
The Rroth"rhood of Locomotive En-.
Einccrs: The Brotherhood Of focomo-
tive fircmcn and En.inrmcn. and the
Order Of Railway T.i"rraphcrs.
The conductors and trainm-n an
nounccd last night tha, ?s per cent
Of their membership had voted to
strike unless an agreement could he
reached on term. Of employment. pro-
motion and seniority on tn. COM
pany's electric lines. which tn. men
fear are to b~ operated at lower pay
on u trolley car basis
No further immediate. develop.
mcnis are expected until word IN.
been received from tn. mcdiators
named under the N.wlands act
passed by congress NJ an emergency
act to deal with the strike situation
on eastern railroads. have been heard
from. The coinpanics invoked their
officers by telegraph last night. and
the conductors and trainmen stated
that they were wiil!n; TO consider
mediation but no; arbitration. NG
action has been taken yet by tho ell.
sinecrs. firemcn and engin"men. who
have asked the conductors and train
men to post ponc a final decision IN.
I'll II can be learned how the com
pnny plans TO operate It's electrified
lines rs separate units affects tn,
mOtivp noNcr damn mont
The tcicRraphcrs' lis, OF srievanr.
es Is separate from that OF the Other
nuions. but they are IN close touch
and sympathy with them.