The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-06
WOMAN OUSTED
FROM JOB DIES
Of STARVATION
from Federal Position by
victors, She Dies for
Want of Food.
lBy Alice Lee Monue.l

(By Alice Lee Moque.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. g.
Many years ago there was employed
In the House of Representatives in
a small clerical position a pretty dark
eyed girl Of eighteen years named
Mary F. Van Buren,. She was a direct
descendant Of Martin Van Buren,, and
her position at the capitol was Sc
cured for her by her male relatives
on the strength of her relationship
to the one-time president Of the
United States. Miss Van Buren,
worked faithfully and we'll but the
years brought changes of admins
tration and she lost her place, having
no longer political friends and being
a victim of the old shibboleth Ito
the victor belongs the spoils" in
those days a tenet Of all political
parties. She was not only a frail
little woman but nov quite alone
in the world. without money or
power to fight the great battle for
her daily bread. The last chapter in
her sad romance occurred last week
in New York City. There Is one OF
the great bare tenements in a squat
i'd street on the East Side, a frail old
lady was found dead one morning in
her tiny hall room. For years.
dressed in. deep mourning and living
quite alone Mary Van Buren, seeking
no acquaintances and asking no as
sistance fought the great fight
against the wolf at the door. A
woman of much culture, fine educa-
ton and the descendant of a presi-
dent of the United States passed away
unloved, uncared for and utterly
alone. According to the coroner,
Miss Van Buren, died of natural
causes mostly due to starvation" The
superintendent of the tenement as
frankly admits that for more than
two years the 1.-The little old lady in
black" az she was known, struggled
with poverty but despite her pride
and valiant efforts she was always
in arrears with her rent" But a
week Or so ago came the glad sum-
mons. The heart-broken and weary
descendant Of a chief executive Of
this great nation gladly heard the
call, and slipped from her squalid
home in the great heartless city.
She will never know again the long
conflict she waged so valiantly with
the dread palr-hunger and want.
Campaign Day August IS. {.
All the money raised on "Self-de-
NAL Day. by the suffragets Of the
country is to be sent to Miss Jane
Addams of Hull House. Chicago, who
is the first vice president of the Ma
ltional American Suffrage Association,
as Miss Adams has agreed to accede
Ito Mrs. Medill McCormick's desire
that she serve as treasurer Of the
finance campaign committee of which
she was herself the originator and
promoter. Mrs. Mccormick has also
made arrangements for converting
lall the the gold and silver donated
towards the suffrage work in the
campaign in the states into coin. She
announces that Director Roberts OF
the mint has agreed that when the
precious metal has ben collected and
is turned over to him he himself will
furnish the necessary melting pot.
He also promises to deliver into the
hands of a representative OF the
National Association money fresh
from the dies to the full value Of
Tie Olu 6Olu III SllNC1 lVSSANSAs 3AASs
| Mccormick and other officers Of the
finance committee are enthusiastic
over the hearty response suffragists
throughout the country r making
to the plea for funds and she is in
defatigable in her effort to make ev-
ery woman who desires to aid the
cause contribute her mite. Campaign
day, August 15, has been set apart as
a day of %self-denial and innumerable
plans are already on foot for securing
the needed $4,000. The Chicago
Herald is aiding Mrs. McCormick's
project by having a public contest
Ito determine the attitude OF suf-
fragists towards celebrating the day.
The paper in cooperation with Mrs.
Mccormick and the National Ameri-
can Woman Suffrage Association will
offer one or more prizes for sug-
gestions as to the best form of pro-
cedure and most practical as well as
the most available method OF self
denial to be advocated by the ascot
alton.
In August the Inter-Parliamentary
Union is to meet at Stockholm, but
Mrs. Helen Ring Robertson, Of Col
orado, Americas one woman state
senator has givens up the honor OF
being the first woman legislator to
be represented in the Union because
like the wise woman she is she real
ICES that her duty lies in Colorado.
her own state. In an interview re-
Gently Senator Robertson said: The
work laid out for Colorado women
this summe is to do their level best
Ito help solve the three-fold problem
which Colorado is facing-immigra-
ton, the relation of capital and la
Dor, and class race hatred. l have
no patent remedy to put forth. but
it seems to me that the true solu-
ton Of the question is to enact the
golden rule into law"
Woman Who Has Much Good.
DR.. X. B. Davis is the new COM
mission of correction Of New York
City. DR.. Davis is not only a COM
missioner Of correction but a woman,
and n who has acquired fame for
her exceptional ability in recently
quelling the mutiny OF 1,400 male
criminals at Blackwell's Island peni-
Tertiary. at is a matter of gratlt-
cation quite aside from any personal
consideration" announces DR.. Davis,
I have raceivad hundroda oP