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women TO

NOOQlluuGu IIOLl pd5S - SSSOAN SSS'l
$500 foreign females. To every 100
colored male voters will be added but
&c women voters. To every 100 nat
uralized male voters will be added put
So 10 naturalized women voters.
In West Virginia there are 106
white males to every 100 white fe-
males, exclusive Of white foreigners.
There are now 28O,S11 all males IN
this class over 81 years Of age Thus
if the women are given the vote there
will be added TO the white electorate
265.OOO females. Thus to every 100
white men who are alraedy voters will
be added "a 1-3 women voters, IN
other words, at present there are put
nine white voters in the state to every
colored and naturalized vote. Among
women there are IS white votes to ev-
cry colored and foreign vote, Thus by
the addition Of women to the elector-
ate the proportion will be raised from
one colored and naturalized vote to
every nine white votes, to one to ev-
cry eleven white votes.
But the West Virginia Equal sut-
frage Association only gives these
figures to show the falsity Of the pet
argument of the Ants. The only tg-
norant vote is the illiterate vote. And
right here is where the granting Of the
franchise to women will add greatly TO
the intellectual character of the vot-
ing population of this commonwealth.
The census of 1910 shows that there
are 1896 persons in this state who
cannot read or write. OF there 42,5l1
are males and 1856 are females To
every five illiterate males there are
only four females.
There are 1O.437 iIliterate negroes.
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WEST VIRGINIA S
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are more alert and capable in pro-
ducing badness than the good are In
producing goodness. What else can
be meant by the remarkable state
ment that, being equally confronted
by an opportunity and RESPONSE
blIity, the bad woman will seize and
possess them, and the good, indif-
ferent and aloof, will be overwhelm-
ed
Most men, I hope and believe,
think a great deal better Of their
sisters than that.
II the anti-suffragists really think
that their sex as a class Is so deficient
IN moral competence, would they not
better give their excellent energies to
education and, social working cam
paigns designed to improve so deplor-
able condition? 1t seems to me that
would be a bigger and finer work
than fighting to block off political
self-expression from millions Of hard
working and intelligent women who
need this expression, want 1t and
ought to have it.
But anti-sutfragists frequently do
not mean what they say. We have
positive proof of that. For they al
ways tell us that woman's "indi-
rect influence" over her own men Will
gain her all she wants. Yet the mo-
ment they themselves want anything
of a public sort-as to keep their
less sheltered sisters from RICH and
Observation-Disclosures women forget
the beauty and value of indirect in
fluence," We observe that they or
ganize public meetings, make public
speeches, and go for the votes like
men political candidates-often dis
playing marked abilities In these
"unwomanly" pursuits.
Thus 1t is that the logical and I'M
conscious acts Of the anti-sufragtsts
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perfectly refute all the words of their
mouths.
This being so, it is well to remem-
Der that in the history Of the world
ants or conservatives, though they
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afraid il a better element should be
granted the privilege Of voting, their
existence would be cut short To
those who desire to see civic condi-
tons bettered the opposition Of the
elements referred to is a most elo-
uuent argument for woman suffrage.
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have SOMETIMES done useful work In
a negative way, have never under
any circumstances made any contrl-
button to the progress of the race. 1t
is always the people who favor things
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and not the people who tempera-
mentally oppose, who have been the
wheels that nuke the world go
round.
HENRY sYDNoR HARRISON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
Full Credence to Disclosure.

.ludS" Tuthill gives fun rrcd"nc" +"
the deciphcrinS of m"S$a-rs-s said 10
have been aTti"tirallH concealed by
Bacon to giv" ava! Shak c&ocarc III du"
timc--hy Ei;zah' In Wells G"lu". Il
great scholar and educator of high
standing.
Mr.. S"ii- alleged that the rtiii, At ion
of the book tCndinG 10 "rnNc that
Bacon wrut" Shakespeare" $ ria IS or
the PLAYS so known. would iniurn him
IN his project o" making. moving pic
lures of PLAYS :ttribuieI 20 Shake
Spearc
Judge Tu;hill goes into tho life Of
this undcrStTappcr of the stag. Sha Ike
speare. who perhaps did make Strat-
iord on Avon famous, and declares
that Shakespeare was not even nn edu-
ated man Relatives of William
Shakespeare. who nave fought tn" sluf'
Df man! on his name and ihc EorTiule
injection Of that Of Ar. Bacon. will lie
al wrought, ~ q: this season. But
Judge Tnthill is mos; emphs tic and as
scftS that the court finds that bacon
was educated. not onl. in English but
in French. Latin. Italian and German
and had general education equal to
or superior to any one of his age
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
ROBBER DRAWS A KNIFE,
KEEPING VICTIM AT BAY
Abe Ritzenberg's Cash Till Looted.
Several Other Places Are
Visited by Thieves.

Abe Ritzenberg. 2419 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, this morning dis
covered a young colored man tamper-
ing with his cash drawer. He ap-
preached him. he said, but the man
drew a knife on him and kept him at
safe distance. finally. leaving the
store and disappearing. Gutenberg
told the police that the robber took
81 from the drawer
Mrs Mary A. Huddleston, BIAS Mount
Pleasant street northwest. last night
complained to the police of robbery
committed in her apartment during the
day Entrance was gained with a
duplicate key. she stated. and jewelry
valued at more than 5000 taken,
James F. OShea, 1919 Newton street
northwest. reported the loss of 49, His
house was visited by burglars last
night between $50 and 1890 O'Clock,
he stated. and the money taken from a
bedroom on the second floor
Margaret McHenry, 3614 New Hamp-
shire avenue. told the police of the
theft of a diamond brooch valued at
SIS. The jewelry, she stated, was stolen
from her house during the past three
days.
b. J. kaufman. 1905 Pennsylvania
avenue, reported the theft of 81 worth
of property from a display case in
front of his place of business. The
theft was committed early this morn
ing. %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
GENERALLY FAIR SKIES
PREDICTED FOR WEEK
Temperature Is Expected TO Be n Bit
Cool. According to Weather
bureau.

Generally fair weather for the bis
ming tomorrow IS forecast by the
weather bureau. about Thursday or
i'ri,,ay. however. rain is looked for
The temperature is expected to he a bit
cool during tn" week.
The hure3us forecast for the United
states for the week beginning t"mor
;'pw is as follows:
The pressure distribution over the
American continent and adjacent
oceans is surh as to indicate cool
era states. the plains states. the Rocky
mountain and plateau regions and the
ohio valley, and normal temperatures
in the southern and Pacific states The
change 10 cooler will be pronounced
over the northwestern states by the
middle Of the week, and it is proba bic
this cool wave VIII be attended by gen
aral froSts The latter half of the week
over the region Of the great la llcS. the
ONO and uppe" Mississippi valleys, the
nor; hern plains states and the Rocky
mountain region
There viii be unsettled weather at
the beginning of the week along the
northern border from the great lakes
eastward. and il is probable that a dis
turbanre Will develop over the far west
Tuesday Wednesday, advance to the
middle west Thursday or Friday, and
to the eastern states near the end of
the " eek. This disturbance will be at
tended by general precipitation. with
some probability Of local SHOWS in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
OUTBURST IN HUNGARY
IN FAVOR OF PEACE

LONDON, April 22.-The Daily Tele-
graphs Milan correspondent says that
a significant symptom regarding the
Hapsburg monarchy is shown by an
outburst of the Hungarian newspa pers
in favor of peace Premier Asquith 8
recent speech regarding peace condi
tions. the dispatch says, has been COM
mended by Hungarians who are anX-
ious on account of German aggressive
ness respecting small nationalities at
the end of the war.
In connection with the visit to Berlin
made by Baron Burian. Austro- Hunga-
rian foreign minister, it is suggested
that Germany proposed that the Haps-
burg monarchy should be divided into
small autonomous states, presume bl V
in order that they may be more easily
swallowed up by Germany. The Slav
nationalities, it is limited, are to be
given the minimum of liberty. Galicia
also receiving autonomy.
The correspondent says that the Hun
garians have taken umbrage, feeling
that their turn would come next and
that the Magyars would thus succum b
to German predominance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
CALLS SHAKESPEARE
MERE 'UNDERSTRAPPER'
Chicago Judge Transfers His
Laurels to Brow of Fran
els Bacon.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. April 22.-Just at
time when the wide world is cele-
brating the tercentenary of the death
iof William Shakespeare. or bemoanlns
lhe fact that he did not live Longer
and write more plays. comes the news
that it is all wrong. Judge Richard
:. TuthilI. in the circuit court of Cook
county yesterday. decided that Francis
Bacon wrote the works attributed TO
Shakespeare. after all.
The decision dissolved an injunction
issued on the petition of William y.
Selie. p moving picture manufacture.
to restrain oil. George Fahyan. pub
Usher. and others from completing
publication of books supporting the
Baconian theory. Moreover. this de
cree carries with it the fact thai NJ.
Selig must pay Col. Fahvan $4,000 dam
ages and costs Of the action, which has
been such long and detailed one. that
six volumes of evidence have been
shclved in tn" ease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
DRINK BLOOD
AND BOIL HIDES FOR FOOD
Cruelties Are Charged Against the
Germans in South
Africa.

LONDON. April 22.-A Reuter- dis
patch from Capelown dealing with
the report Of a commission of inquiry
into the treatment of prisoners of war
by the Germans in southwest Africa
follows:
"A sensation has been caused by the
publication of the official report of the
commission of inquiry into the treat
meut of prisoners of war by the Ger
mans in the southwest African cam
pa ign. revealing another story of the
shocking treatment of British prison
ers. and showing complete lack of or
ganization or central control.
Food rations were coarse and be-
came so insufficient that men were re-
duced to waiting in line to drink the
blood of slaughtered oxen and to boil
ing the soft parts of hides to extract
nourishment. They were scantily clad
and harshiy treated, some being sent
on long railway Journeys clad in a
tunic. short loin cloth and sandals
and helmet a spectacle. says the re-
port. for oman natives who saw them
on the road The German governor,
SeitZ ordered them placed in irons
during their transit. One officer. Capt.
Geary. was held in solitary confine-
ment Tor six months in a small cell of
filthy sanitary conditions and infested
with Vermin and threatened with con-
finement in a dark cell il he dared to
look out of the window.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
SPAIN CURBS PROTEST
OVER SHIP TORPEDOlNG

PARIS. April 22.-A dispatch to the
Temps from Madrid says that meet
ing which was to have been held to
protest against the torpedoing of the
Spanish steamship Nigo in the Bay of
Biscay has been forbidden by the Span
ish government. on The ground that
prudence was essential under the pres
ent disturbed conditions Leaders of
the republican, radical and socialist
parts made arrangements for the
meeting.
The Spanish government has received
a number of kilograms Of protest, to
which il has replied that it is seek
ing increasingly to obtain satisfac-
ton from Germany for the loss of the
Nigo.
The German embassy has issued an
announcement TO the effect that the
ViSo was torpedoed because she was
carrying contraband and that time was
given for the crew to leave the vessel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
SEES HARD TIMES AHEAD
OF GERMAN EMPIRE

AMSTERDAM. Holland. April 22-
The IIokal Anzeiger of Berlin publishes
Prussian finance minister. in which
he forecasts great financial difficulties.
not only for the German empire, but
for the individual states of the en-
pire. He expresses the belf that 1t
may be necessary for the empire to
levy direct taxes upon the states, not.
withstanding the fact that the German
constitution does not provide for such
measures.
The prolongation of the war. DR.. Won
Lentze contends, compels recognition
of hard facts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
REV. ADNA B. LEONARD DIES.
Secretary Emeritus of M. E. Church
Board of Foreign Missions.

NEW YORK. April 22-Rev. Adna
Bradway Leonard. secretary emeritus
of the board of foreign missions of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. died at his
home in Brooklyn today in his seventy
ninth year. IL. Leonard was born in
Berlin township. Ohio. was educated at
the Mount Union College at Alliance,
ONO. and was orda incd into the Meth
odisi EpiScorai ministry in 1860. He
received hi" degree of doctor of laws,
bachelor of arts and master of arts
from Mount Union College
Before coming 70 Broo>lvn. twenty
eight VcH"s AGO. III. Leonard had been
p;S&lh ne elder IA the ohio and Kan
SIS conferences. He was the prohih-
ton candidate for Governor of Ohio in
lHSJ. Dr. Leonard was secretary of the
hoatt: of foreign missions Of the Meth
o"isi Episcopal Church from 1888 to
l"i2. and during that time had visited
nearly "Ne1', mission under its control
III all the European countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
FRENCH IN THREE AIR RAIDS
ON GERMAN POSITIONS

FARIS. April 22.-Three more raids
by sGuadrons of French aeroplanes on
German positions near the Greek Dor
der are reported in Havas dispat ch
from Saloniki. Monday night French
aeroplanes bombarded the German
camps at Negotin. Serbia, and Podeo
er French machines dropped bombs on
the barracks at Gievgeli. The German
hangers al Negotin. the supply station
a Strumitsa and the camp at Padagasi
were attacked Thursday night.
The dispatch says many bombs proved
to be effective.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
DEPEND ON THE STAR
TO KEEP TRACK OF SUN

They start N young to de-
pend on The Star. They place
their trust IL what The Star
tells them even more than they
do in the testimony OF their
senses. They can't even be sure
thai the sun i, shining unless
The Star says Sc. They look to
The Star as til" official chroni-
cicr "i when the sun rises and
when il is tucked away in its
cloudy bed. llG-c is the vol
untary testimony OF bright
vouncster who las come carly
to realize that Il YOU want any
thing all YOU nave To do is to
lei The Star know.
This letter is as follows:
Star Office. Dear Sin:
we children ui "a grade.
Bryan School. just buy The
Star paper to know when the
sun rises AMI when it sets.
Some days YOU forget TO put it
in the paper. Nont You please
put ii in every day for US VIC
try to get up with the sun and
go to bed with il.
"WILM.A NJ. sIII\E.IN.
"a Grade. Bryan School.
18th and 3 Streets
Southeast"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
Good Catches With Herring Spawn.

Boys using herring spawn for bait
are making good catches of big catfish
from the wharves and some few yellow
and white perch are being caught. but
not in any numbers. Yesterday two col
ored boys fishing from the wharf, foot of
10th street southwest in an hour caught
about a dozen catfish and several of
them weighed three pounds more.
The fish were white cats and not the
spotted ones, which grow to large size
in the Potomac. This is the same
variety of catfish that grows to an
enormous size in the Mississippi and
western rivers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
REPAIR WORK BY NAVY MEN.
Preparedness Test" Makes Provi.
sion for Any Labor Shortage.

Orders to speed UP repair and over
haul work on vessels of the Atlantic
ieet nave been sent to the comma nd =
ants or the various navy Yards by Sec
rotary Daniels. In case of labor short
age the commandments are instruct ed
20 expedite the work by employing the
ships personnel.
The move was explained as n pre-
paredness test" the execution of W hich
would illustrate how quickly the YES
sells could he restored to normal con
dition after their strenuous ;vint or
operations. and placed in readiness for
the battle practices and mancuvers he
ginning May 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
81 PERSONS ARE KILLED
IN MUNITIONS FACTORIES
Explosion in French Grenade Plant.
Losses at Cronstadt.
Russia.

BORDEAUX. April t,-Ghirty per
sons are beloved to have been killed
in the explosion Of the powder branch
of grenade factory here today. Al
ready twenty-ciGht bodies have been
taken out of the debris.
The cause of the explosion has not
Yet been csta biished. hut the theory
is that a spark from the electrical
machinery set off powder while It was
in the process OF being mixed. \ num-
Der of persons were injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
Civilians Also Mistreated.

When officers complained to Gov.
S.eitz. he told them they ought TO be
thankful for what they got. The ill
treatment was not confined to war pris-
oners. British civilians who were po
litical prisoners, with women and chill
dren, were confined in common jails,
sleeping ten in single cell with
locked doors, resulting in sickness and
dysentery owing to the disgusting SAN
itary conditions.
The report was discussed in the
house. assembly members demanding
that the guilty German officers be
brought to justice. Gen. Louis Botha,
in reply. deprecated hate or revenge.
He said that he had already protested
to the German authorities and was in
communication with the home govern
ment. and added that happily the pris-
oners had been released and were no
longer suffering"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
PLACED IN COMMISSION.
Submarine L-3. One of Nays Big
gest Submersibles. Accented.

BOSTON. April 22-The submarine
LIS. one of the largest submersible in
the United States Navy. was formally
delivered to the government by her
builders. the Fore River Shipbuilding
Corporation, at the Charlestown navy
ward yesterday. and Immediately pla ced
in commission.
with a cruising radius of $500 miles,
will be in service by July !. the build
erS stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
Fire Engine Sent to Occoquan.

ON her last trip from this city to the
Occoquan workhouse farm the District
tug Louise had in tow a lighter on
which was a chemical fire engine that
will form one of the units of the work
house fre-protection system. The ap-
paratus was one that has been re-
placed in the District service by a
larger motor engine and, the fire.
lighting authorities have no further
us. for il, il has been sent to the
wo"EhOuse for use there. AS good me-
chanics can be found among those
serving terms at the workhouSe the
uthorities. il is stated, will have no
trouble in finding competent men to
look after the apparatus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
U. S. COIN FOR THE SWISS
France Permits Forwarding of Two
Thousand Carloads

BERN. Switzerland. April o2.-Tbe
French government has granted au-
thority for the shipment of 1000 car
loads of American corn for Switzer-
land, which had been DELAYED manv
weeks in Marseille. The forwarding
already has begun.
Great Britain had offered four British
steamers for Swiss importations from
America. and Greece also had offered
several ships. The proposal to create
Swiss merchant marine under the
Swiss flag has been abandoned on the
ground that switzerland has no naval
force to protect merchantmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
News Briefs.

Robert A. Harrington, between TWEEN
ty-five and thirty years old. was found
dead in bed at Petersburg. Va, with
Miss Flora Dickson, twenty-five
merly q resident of Bristol, committed
suicide at johnson City, Tenn, by
slashing her throat with a razor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22

"l'rcSidcnt Carranza may be :, !!
right, but he looks too much IKE
al authority ON bee culture , git
very Ter. said Tell Binklev day
Their : no longer any excuse f.:
marvin a b"W-leS~ed girl with
OH KNOWN it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
Seven Russians Killed.

PETROGRAp. via London. April r.
Seven persons Wee Killed and seven
teen injured as the result Of a fire in
cordng to the Russian Semi-utiiciai
news agency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22

northwest. Except for tho period of
unsettled weather and precipitation at
tending this disturbance and the unset
tied weather at the beginning of the
week along the northern border, the
weather VIII be generally fair during
the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
Formed Turkish Defense.

In August, 1919. he was appointed
military governor of the occupied part
of Belgium. hut in November of the
same year he was relieved of this COM
mand and sent to Turkey. where. he
was appointed military commandment a
Constantinople and acting minister of
war. He was instrumental in form
ing the strong Turkish defense on the
Gallrpoli peninsula. and frequently pre-
dctcd that the allied hcct would not
he able to force a paS$a &c of the barda-
nelles. He received his command as
chief of the first Turkish army in APP il
of last year when he succeeded Gen.
i.iman Won Sanders. III command Of the
Dardanelles.
Recent dispatches reported Field Mar
slal der Colt engaged in TIL"
operations in Asiatic Turkey. Before
the fall of Erzerum he said to be
bottled up in that Turkish stronghold
with $4,000 Turks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
Won DER GOLTz DIES:
SPOTTED FEVER VICTIM
Famous German General. Command.
er of Turks, Succumbs at
Headquarters.

Baron holman Won der GoltZ. com
mander- in chief of the first Turks
army. died Wednesday of spotted fever
at the Headquarters OF his Turkish
army. according to an official announce
ment received here from Berlin. He
had been i'll ten days.
Field Marshal Won der Goltz was re-
sarded as one of Germany'$ greatest
strateSists. He was scventy-two years
old He had seen extensive military
service. having fought III the Austrian
campaign and been on the staff of
frussian war. In 1888 he was sent to
reconstruct the Turkish army and re-
manned in Turkey for thirteen wears.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
SPECIAL NOTICES.

THE ANNUAL. FL TON M OFFICERS AND
directors 81 III" Washington Sc Permanent
Building Association will he held at the ONCE
Of III" association. go at. NV. Wndnes
day. May 2. 1915. Polls open from 10 n
., :, pan. T.. q. OSTERMASER Secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22

Will. NOT RI RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts contracted by any hut myself
JACORY oos