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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
Drawings by Joseph Clement Coll

the course of quite
an extended ex-
perience in the
useful art of social
promoting, l do
not remember to
have had, at the
onset, a more dit
h611lt nronncitinn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29

the entire subject was threshed from an persona
point of view, and various anecdotes told by myself
illustrating of the difficulties few had expert
enced in getting into Society," and bits of gossip about
those who had arrived.
After dinner queurs and cigars, the subject
again brought up, and surprised to ind how
well informed the recruit all these matters.
He quietly put through series of leading questions.
felt if had been the witness stand during
markedly searching examination At the close of
the evening little taken by surprise when Bnn
asked me suddenly what do you think of Newport
and followed this query by an invitation to drop IN
and him at his private office in the of of
his corporations downtown In fact, he named day
and hour. The appointment made, and when we
taking leave of host and hostess he turned to
me again and said, Il want you to tell me what you
know about Newport"
The matter clear to I was to take charge of
the Blinns and conduct them via Newport into New
York Society.
FOR the newcomer Newport is a safer investment
than New York. If you make a hit there, you can
at follow your advantage and turn 1T to excel
lent account If you cropper, there is reason
why you should not try again another season. You
might allow decent delay of year more between
trials At your second venture you may find conditions
completely changed. Some will have already forgotten
your disaster and others will have heard fit But
you must be clever enough to seize opportunity at
the psychological moment. And this cannot be done
unless you guided by who knows the ropes
Newport would be the salvation of the Blinns. In
deed it their only hope To engineer them there
seemed to at first delicate matter. did not want
anyone to know that was doing this for revenue 1t
would hurt my social position, and was not SO
firmly established invite risks On the other hand,
I could that they would be helpless without me.
1t than necessary that should be with them
and that should direct their every move But Society
with the New York mark, fond, worships money.
Twist this round you may you cannot get away from
it. One of the many writer's Society in this country
well born and of excellent position, has
denied the statement that if you rich you be
if you know how, and if you poor you
heard Of but it is true, all the same. The
so called Knickerbockers of today, who are socially
prominent, have taken good care as rule to amalga
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
Invited Me to Drop
In at His Private Office.

Is
has kept the moths from their ancestral garments The
who has made fortune and has acquired the power
that should go with it is personality and such he
becomes little or big hero and IS put pedestal
and worshiped. Time when money and brains
downtown commodities. Today they much
needed uptown.
could not tell at a reckoning how long it would take
the Binns to arrive and to have their house built
firm foundation the socially elect. | might
complish it in at a single stroke and again
might have to do brick by brick with patient wait
ing, moving up only peg each year. However,
l determined on a coup d'etdt
Blinn would have to make me, in way, species of
confidential being cloak for
much,-and could then justify and explain my rela
tons with the family. Indeed, should be the subject
for much congratulations as having secured comfort
able financial BERTH and my friends would rally round
Then | would allow my individuality to carry the
day.
7 DECIDED that it was best to come right down to
business. Blnn plain and that the
best way to meet him | made an appointment with
him the office he maintained the Stock Exchange
and took him out to luncheonall the big deals
pulled through with the aid of food and drnkat my
downtown midday club, on the top floor of Wall
Street building
This was advantageous for both of US. Blinn was
gradually becoming metropolitan character. and. al
though from his extreme shvness he had made only a
few personal friends. he known by sight quite gen
orally. He much interested during luncheon in the
different other tables and their occupants
The club quite catholic, and has among its members
all sorts and conditions. However, there quite
sprnking of the younger set of uptown clubmen whom
Blnn designated "swells and he knew by name Sev
era of these passed table and spoke to and Others
again nodded greeting from the other side OF the
This delighted my guest, and could see that my stock
was leaping up points at a t1me and that my having
Blinn to luncheon making its due impression on
those who knew there many of whom regarded him
a coming power in the Street.
| cut the preiminaries short possible. told
him that in view of previous talks and correspon
dence knew that he had definite proposition to
make to me, but that if he would listen for moment
would make one to him. From what he had heard of
me and from what he knew of me, he must be fully
of my ability in being able to put him where he
wanted to be placed in New York Society. | would
guarantee to conduct for him social campaign that
would land him. l must have for it absolute manage
and unstnted funds. From what he had told me.
| knew his standard. 1t William c. Whitney, who
then in the fulness of his life. He ardent
admrer of that distinguished politician and nancer,
whose liberal and prncely hospitality has been
rvaled in this country.
Blinn willing to spend unlimited money. |
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NATIONAL CAPITAL
Say Flag Will Ever Wave-ResoIu-
tionS introduced i'm Congress
Giving Right to Vote.

Washington, April Five hun
dred women suffragists, represent
ing almost every congressional dis
trlct in the country, armed with ne
titions demanding constitutional
amendment for votes for women,
marched to the capitol today and
delivered their demands in person tn
their congressman. In marked con-
trast with the disorderly scenes
which attended the suffrage parade
mere on March 3, when unrulv
CROWDS swamped the police, the
marchers today moved over perfectlv
cleared streets and under a police
guard which was almost as numer-
Gus as the suffragists.
When the procession reached the
interior of the capitol building. Miss
Allce Paul, who headed it, was
greeted by Representative Bryan of
washington, who halted the march
ers long enough to make an address
OF welcome. He declared "there
were enough men in the senate and
mouse to make it certain that the
Nag of woman suffrage never would
be pulled down in the United
States"
inside the rotunda party of
senators greeted the women Among
them were Senators Brady. I,aFoI-
lette, Jones, Shafroth, Poindeyter
IoWnsend, Sutherland and Thomas
AS each of the women passed. the
senators shook hands and assured
mem that they were IN favor of tbair
light and would support the measure
that Is to be introduced In Congress-
Each OF the women carried into
the capitol a copy of petition To
the members OF Congress asking o.
support for equal suffrage Iegis,a-
tion.
Formal resolutions proposine CON
st1tutional amendment giving wo-
men the right to vote were introduo-
ed in both houses of Congress- 10
eether with scores of petitions and
memorials from various societiee
ana individuals. Senator Chamber
lam or Oregon and Representative
Mondell of Wyoming introduced
resolutions in their resnective bouso,
ior the constitutional amendments
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Mrs. John &. Lee.

Mrs. Agnes Lee, wife of Mr.. John
G. Lee of Rock Hill, died at that
place Thursday night after an illness
of several years, aged 43 years. The
funeral services were conducted at
her residence Friday by Rev. T.. K.
Hardin, pastor of the ST. Johns NJ.
r. church, of which she was a mem
Der and the remains were Inferred
In the cemetery at Rock Hill. Mrs.
Lee was born and reared in Pleas
ant Hill township, being a daughter
OF the late Capt. w. ]. Stover. Be
sides her husband and seven chill
dren she leaves surviving her the
following brothers and sisters:
Messrs. David, Will, Truesdale and
A. j. Stover and Mesdames j.
Thomas Barton and S. n. Hammond
and Miss Martha Stover.
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WILD SUFFRAGETTES
BURN ANOTHER HOT-SE
'o'eH'S Against Sentence of Mrs.
fankhurst to English Prison
tontinue-NO Violent Form

"H"c-No violent Form
London, April 5.-The suffra-
gettes' continuing their campaien
OF retaliation against the sentence
OF Mrs, Emmeline Pankhurst. their
leader, to "a term of Imprisonment
Iast night succeeded in destrovinp
ahother large country house bv fire
AS in several previous casas .,
the KIND, the residence, which was
situated at Chorlewood. Rucking-
hamshire. was unoccupied. but was
being prepared for the reception ~
tenant. The owners OF the buiId-
ing, a firm OF contractors. estimate
their loss at $12,5OO
Miss Scott Troy, the California
snnragette, last night forwarded ~
Secretary Bryan at Washington
samples of the 'fnstruments Of tor
ture' used forcibly to feed suffra-
eettes' INCLUDING Miss zelie Emer-
son AM accompanying note ex-
planned that the samples do not CON
tain the metallic tip which all the
women declare is used in the prison
Mrs Pankhurst has carried ONT
her threat to go on hunger strike
The last meal she took was lunch
con before sentence was imnosed
upon her Thursday Since she on
tered Holloway Jail she has CON
FORMED to ALI rules except that she
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TEDDY'S TRIBE
HOLD A CAUCUS

ProgrcSsives in Congress Decide to
Ask Underwood For Places on the
Committees.
Washington, April 5-At its first
caucus, held yesterday, the Progress
sives, the third party organization
in the house, nominated Represent
atlve Victor Murdock OF Kansas. as
candidate for speaker of the house
and perfected plans for an aggres-
sive legislative campaign. Fifteen
members of the house attended the
conference and the afFliation of four
members who have not vet reached
washington was announced. The
caucus, or conference, was held in
the majority conference room of the
house office building and a crowd of
interested spectators, many of them
women, attended.
FLOOD OF ORATORY.
A flood of oratory swept through
the entire proceedings and the new
congressman were accorded abun-
dant applause as they denounced
both Democratic and Republican
parties, spoke of "bossism'' and
stand patters" and lauded Progress
sive principles and Theodore Roose-
welt. An expected keynote mes
sage from Colonel Roosevelt failed
TO materialize. The members who
attended the conference were: Rem
resentatives Ruple, Temple, Walters.
Lewis, Huling and Kelley of Penn
sylVania; Bell and Stephens of Cali
fornia; Murdoch of Kansas, Hme-
baugh and Copley of Illinois; BRYAN
of Washington; Lafferty of Oregon
Chandler of New York, and Lind
bergh of Minnesota, Those record
ed but not present were Falconer
of Washington; Woodruff of Michi-
gan; Nolan of California, and ITEM.
son of Illinois.
The caucus adopted a resulut on
declaring that its action was not
binding upon the members attend
ing, but that each member Aas free
to support Progressive measures.
pearing in the house from any
source.
After a lengthy discussion ia lie
course of which Mr.. Murdoch sid
the Progressives were entitled to
representation on the important
house committees, not only because
OF their numerical strength IN the
house but also because of tho large
Progressive vote cast for the party
IN the presidential election. com
!'i'tee was appointed to consult Ma
,"rity Leader Underwood about pro-
sressive committee assignments
Mr., Murdock said he expected so or
40 committee places for tie 3lo-
gressives
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THE DEATH RECORD
MIR. VI. l.. HinSon, Sr.

Mr.. NJ. l.. Hinson, Sr., of Flat
Creek township, familiarly known
to his many friends as "Reedy"
Hinson, died at his home near White
Bluh, at 6 o'clock Thursday morn
ing. His death was very sudden.
He complained some the night be-
fore but arose as usual in the morn
ing and went out into the ward
where he was found shortly after
wards in dying condition. His
trouble was some heart affection.
Mr.. Hinson was 76 years old and
was son of the late Daniel Hin
son. He was a brave and gallant
soldier during the War Between the
States, having enlisted in the "In-
vincibles," Company II, Second
south Carolina Regiment, com
manded by the late Capt. Amos Nc
Manus. He was twice married, his
first wife being a Miss Blackmon.
His second wife was Miss Martha
Dean, by whom he is survived, with
the following children by the first
marriage:
Messrs. James D.. John, Judson.
o. M. Hinson, and Mesdames NJ. l..
Hinson, Jr., Lee Adams, Minor
Adams and w. Il. Roberts. His re-
mains were Inferred at Fork Hill
church today at II o'clock, his pas
tor, the Rev. Y. A. Dabney, being
the officiating minister.
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LEVER ELECTED LIFE TRUSTEE
ActIon OF Clemson Board at Recent
Meeting Announced.

Sumter, April 5.-The Hon.
Richard l. Manning announced last
night that at recent meeting Of
the trustees of Clemson College
Congressman a f. Lever had been
elected life trustee and that Mr.
Lever had now accepted. Mr.. Lever
succeeds the late r. A. Simpson
The other life trustees are Alan
Johnston of Newberry. NJ. T. Don
aidSoH OF Greenvillc, Senator B. r..
IIiImm J, r. Wannamaker of st.
Matthews, w. w Bradley of Able
Vile and r. 1 Manning.
Mr. Levers election was innucnc-
ed not only by his executive ability
bHt by the great interest he has
shown during his public caerer in
agricultWal development.
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tax to $4,000. The individual with
net income of $1,000,OO0 would
pay S2,26O on his first 100000,
and in addition he would pay per
cent on 100000, which would
bring his total tax to $3S,26O.
The bill also would re-enact the
present corporation tax law, impos-
ing per cent tax on the earnings
or corporations, stock companies. in
surance companies and the like. but
1T would exempt partnerships. This
is fiat rate, there being no gradual
ed scale as the earnings increase.
me few changes from the present
corporation tax act concern chiefly
the time Of making returns and the
time for collections. The bill also
includes under its provisions the
property and earnings in this coun-
try OF persons who live abroad.
1t is estimated by members of the
ways and means committee that an
proXimately s1OO,O0O.OOO i'm reye-
nue. may be derived from this now
tax, including the corporation tax
that amount making up for the de-
iicit in revenues to be derived from
IMPORTS by virtue of the greatly re-
duced tariff rates and the transfer
TO the free list of articles that are
classed as ncces-arics of living
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INCOME TAN BILL READY.
Underwood's Measure Presented to
Lower Branch-Places Limit at
$4,000.

Ohuer"oouS measure presented to
Lower Branch-Places Limit mt
$4,000.
Washington, April 7.-Included
in the Democratic tariff revision bill
introduced in Congress today is an
income tax section, which would
require every resident of the United
States who earns more than $4,000
year to pay tax of l per cent on
his earnings in excess OF the ex-
emption.
This would not require the man
who earns $4,000 to pay tax, but
1t would demand that the individual
who earned $4,1OO, for example,
pay into the government treasury
an annual tax OF l per cent on 500,
or 81.
The bill also would provide high
er rates Of taxation for persons with
larger incomes, adding a sur-tax of
1 per cent, additional on earnings in
excess OF 100000, 2 per cent addi-
tional on earnings in excess of $50
900, and per cent additional on
earnings in excess OF 100000.
Under the sur-tax provisions the
man who earns only $4,000 would
pay to the government each year at
the rate OF l per cent on $4,000
$4,000 exempt, or $16O II he
earns $4,000 he would pay / per
cent of $4,000 still and per cent
on 10000, thus making his annual
tax $3.50. The person with a $50
600 income would pay J per cent on
SIC, 700, and per cent on 100000
Ia total tax of $7GO The man
with an income of 100000 would
be required to pay per cent on
$4,000, 2 per cent On $4,000, and
per cent on $4,000 hich would
be $500, bringing his total income
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Antioch School CIosinp.

The Antioch school, taught by
Misses Kate BIakeney and Eva
Mae Duren, will close the term on
Thursday and Friday evenings of
this week. On Thursday evening
tn eadmission will be free. On
Friday evening small admission
fee of 10 and Is ments will be
charged to defray the expenses of
the exercises. This will be the pro
gram:
THURSDAY z p. NJ.
Defamation and recitation con
test-A flag drill
Dialogue Going to the Dentists
Play-Old Maids Association.
Song-The HoneySuckIe Vine.
Choice of Trades.
a Fairy Drill.
Play Mrs Peppers Ghost.
Song Night.
Admission free.
FRIDAY, Z P. NJ.
Song You Can't Guess What us
Wrote on my Slate.
Play Jumbo Jim.
Play-Grown-Up Folks.
\ Drill-The Indian Huntresses
Pantomine-Juanita.
Play-Out in the Streets
Song Day in the Pekin School.
Dialogue-Echo Band.
PautOmime 4 I,iJ, Wa, =,
Admission 10 and Is cents
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TARIFF PROVISIONS
BEFORE CONGRESS
Pr&sident Wilson Creates Some
NCommotiop Among Legislators for
Setting Aside Precedent of
Long Standing and Reading His
Message i'm Person.

Message i'm Person.
Washington, Aprily 7.-Setting
aside precedent President Wilson
will appear in person before Con-
gress and read the message he has
prepared for the extra session to
convene tomorrow. This determi-
nation has caused somewhat of a
furore among legislators. No Presi-
dent since Adams has done this, the
message having been sent to Con-
gress by messenger. President
Wilson will go in person and use the
long unused Presidents office at the
capitol, from which he will later ap-
pear unanuounced before both
branches assembled on the floor of
the house. Speaking of this matter
Mr.. Wilson said, 81 think this the
only dignified way for the President
to address the opening session of
Congress. The custom has been dis
continued a long time, but it is a
very respectable precedent"
Provisions of the new tariff bill
made public today are as follows:
Free wool, free steel rails, free saw
ed lumber, national tax on in
comes above four thousand dollars.
sugar cut in half and on the free
list after three years, unqualified
luxuries at the present rate. All
marketbasket necessities are reduc-
ed to a minimum, cotton rates cut
drastically, House granted equal
reciprocity treaties, a majority vote
only being required. Advalorem
rates being substituted for specified
Sawed boards and other cabinet
wood free and furniture reduced
half, tobacco practically unchanged, =,
sweeping reduction on agricul-
tural products, cotton classitications
changed and reduced, which reduc-
tions apply especially to stockings,
gloves, underwear and damask
The Vice President has decided
not to push the charge of immorali-
ty against a certain Western sena-
tor on the ground that only senator's
have the right to make charges in
the official record
In reply to the committee from
the senate calling on President Will
son today to suggest that the tariff
be considered schedule by schedule
the President said he would consider
the matter. The reply will likely
be ready by the time of the Demo
cratic house caucus tomorrow.
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OFFICERS BULLETS \
STOP BURGLARY
TWO Greenville Young Men Meet
Death in Store Basemcnt-Both
of Prominent Family.

'''''h III Stofe 1SaSemcnt-BOth
of Prominent Family.
Greenville Special to Charlotte
Observer, April Upon breaking
into the basemert of a fashionable
dry goods store shortly after
O'Clock this morning, Leonard
Smith, II years old, son of a promf-
nent and wealthy family, and his 90
year-old companion, Rowley Martin.
engaged in a pistol battle with three
policemen who had concealed them
selves in the store in anticipation
of a burglary, with the result that
the young men were shot to death
and one of the policemen severely
wounded
With five bullets in his body and
a wound through his heart, Young
Smith ran up flight of stairs to the
second floor where the employees of
the firm had stationed themselves
in waiting. He was met on the ton
step by one of the clerks, who shout
ed to him not to fire again, and
passing on, tearing the mask from
ms race with one hand and gripping
the pistol with the other, sank to
the floor and expired.
Martin ran to the rear of the
basement, with bullet hole through
his head and another in his hand.
and concealed himself in a closet.
A policeman followed closely upon
him and pulled him out, at the same
time tearing a mask from the lad,s
race Martin was placed in the po-
lice ambulance and rushed to the
city hospital, where he expired two
hours later.
News of this terrible tragedy
spread quickly even at that hour of
the night and has created a pro-
found sensation throughout the
city.
At noon in the county court
house, in the presence of a thousand
or more citizens of all rank, the
NOiOhCI COuuuCJGu dual INQUEST
into the killing. The two iuries re-
turned verdicts asserting that Leon
ard Smith and Rowley Martin came
to their death from pistol shot
wounds at the hands of Policemen
II, G. Alexander, a. NJ Blair and ].
A. Mayfeld
Chief of Police Holcombe was
deputized to take the officers into
custody until Monday when their
commitment Will be issued by the
coroner. At the same time applica-
ton for bail for the three officers
viii be made before Judge Shipp,
who convenes the spring term of the
court of common pleas for Green
vile county tomorrow morning.
The inquest was the most dramat-
ic ever held in this county. The
father of young Smith, overwhelm-
ed with grief and dumbfounded at
the tragic occurrence, appeared at
the inquest and conducted the ex-
animation of the various witnesses.
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TO AID DAYTON.
Will Make Deposit i'm
Banks to Tide Over Money Strin-

Banks to Tide Over Money Strin-
gency.
Washington, April Secretary
McAdoo of the treasury department
will deposit $2,OOO,OOO in the ma
tional banks in Dayton to relieve
the money shortage resulting from
the flood, accepting government,
state, city or county bonds as Sc
curity. This will be the first time
since 1908 that the government has
accepted as security for deposits,
bonds other than those Of the United
States.
The action was decided upon as
result of telegraphic advices today
from National Bank Examiner
Goodhart, who has been investigat-
ing conditions and requirements of
the banks in the flood district.
All of the seven national banks
OF Dayton will be designated as gov
ernment depositaries and the funds
will be deposited with them as
soon as they offer security salts
factory to the secretary. He expects
the amount will afford effective re
lief to the financial stringency in
Dayton.
during the past few days the
government has shipped from Wash
ington and Chicago a total of 50
100000 to the sub-treasury at Gin
cihhat to meet pressing demands
for money