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PORTLAND, OREGOX, . SUNDAY 31QKXIXG, .JANUARY 15. 1911.
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DEMOCRATS FEAR
LACK OF HARMONY
Baltimore Love Feast
Causes Trembling.
TOO MUCH HARMON IS DANGER
Friends of Other Candidates
Dread Move to Stampede.
THEY CURB OHIO SHOUTERS
Champ Clark Has Eye on Presidency
anil VIIon and Marshall May
Re Lacking to Complete Cir
cle at Banquet Board.
WASHINGTON. Jn- ll-'Speclal.-r.emocrats
In the cmri:l ere fearful to
tho trembling point tht the party rally.
-.no..t and Jubilation at Paltlmore next
Tuesday may produce heartaches. They
.ant neither sore heart nor sore heads.
nd In these last day of preliminary
planning they are trying to Inaure har
mony before and after the proceeding
There irii little attempt to hide the
first tntrntkm to make the Paltlmore cele
hrstion a ort of Harmon ratification
meeting. The friends of the Ohio Gov
ernor havs taken It for granted from
tMo very beglnlng that he tm to be the
neit candidal, of the party for the
Presidency. They eem to nave no re
tard for tho feelings of poaalble candl-
ates. nor even for the feelings, of one
man Woodrow Wllson-whom many of
tho Democrat believe to be a probabla
rand Malax
Champ Clark Receptive.
Champ Oar lilmeelf ! a reeeptlre
candidate for the PreoUencr. and hie
frfeoda hop that, with a convention
divided, the Mlsaourlan may be able to
bring th d rtHoiu together to hl own
profit.
Tho harder-headed members of ths
party n Washington have told enthu
siastic gentlemen from Ohio and from
tho South that any attempt to make tho
Baltimore demonstration a Harmon dem
onitrsMon will hurt the party's came.
poeMhly beyond redemption.
Hope 1a eclTI Irons; In the ranks et
I he recently triumphant party that Wood
row Wilson wll reconsider bis "regret
ful determination- to stay away and will
tss. a seat at the table with the others
In whose eyes ambition Is bright. Hope
la em strong that Governor Marshall of
Indiana, will wander In at a late hour
r.d do hta rejoicing with tho rest.
Harmon Shooter Subdued.
It was only a few days sgo thst the
Iemocrat who could see nothing but
Harmon and wondered why the sight of
their brethren wa so poor, finally sgreed
that to make tho Ohloan the chief figure
jf the festivities possibly might be In bad
taste, considering; that the affair has
Seen advertised as a feaat of love and
rejoicing at which no Jealousies are to
be allowed places at the board.
Harmon, however, la to he prwnt. and
even now lucre is a chance that he will
be askrd to make the chief apeer-h of tho
evening. Most of tlie Washington Demo
crats hope that any tmeran-e from
Harmon will be merely Incidental and
that no more prominence will be given
to It than to tho words of men who have
not beard the bee bussing.
Cooventloo Methods Feared.
There aro only three days left In which
to take Into the ckaset for lecturing pur
poses several scores of Democrats who.
It Is known, are of a mind to attempt
to "stampede the meeting" for Harmon.
The fear Is sharp that methods known to
conventional will be attempted, and while
Democrats as Democrats do not care how
much yelling there Is. they do not want
to have tho yelling "pointed" to tho dls
comflture of Champ Clark, near at hand.
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Il.rrlsl TfeooBbl I
I CZARS OF FASHION
SOUND RAT'S DOOM
n.iKKY coin xo longer may
TOP FA IK BliOWS.
Direct From rarls Contes Edict That
It Will Xot Fit Into
New Picture.
NEW TOKK. Jan. 14.-(Speclal. The
rat la doomed. This fact of vital Import
to the feminine contingent of this tow
was brought over today fresh from the
Innermost rcees of the fashion factor
ies of France by William K. K unman, a
local exponent of Parisian Ideas In dress,
who arrived on the French liner Prov
ence. The fact Is Mr. Kursnian came here
direct from the opening of the new Circle
Prlvee at Monte Carlo, which opening at
the great gaming center was made the
occaeinn by the Parisian mod lata for a
demonstration of the styles for 1311-12.
Empire styles as depleted In thst
famous reclining picture of Mme.
Recamlcr, are to prevail In the Im
mediate future. Mr. Kursnian confessed.
The rat will not tlx Into the empire
picture a, hair must be parted In the
middle, rolling gracefully to either side
and gathered Irto a coll in the back.
Then 'here w ill be the high waist lines
and the straight short skirt, that made
the women of tho "Empire period"
famous for their pretty ankles. Even
the skirts of the conventional evening
dress, will be escort, said Mr. Kurxman.
As to the decollette features well, all
know what they used to do In that line
In the empire days.
Then there is the new color vert em
pire, a delightful shade of green. That
will bo the ultra smart shade.
The rat lias to go. But even rat makers
need not feel disconsolate. They csn
branch out into the switch making trade
as tiiat coll in the bark will call for an
awful lot of hair.
WOMAN'S PISTOL ROUTS 2
Man Caught Stealing Overalls, Fair
Storekeeper Draws Gun.
PASCO. Wash.. Jan. 14. (Special.) A
4S-caIlber revolver pointed at them by
Mrs. J. Waddetl routed two thieves
from a Fourth-street novelty store yes
terday, but the courageous woman, in
her anxiety to force the robbers from
her establishment, forgot to call ths
police, and they escaped.
The men had entered the store con
ducted by Mrs. Waddcll and asked to
be shown overalls. As Mrs- Wsddell
stooped to obtain garments of the sisa
they sought, one of the men put two
palra of overalls under his overcoat.
The woman rose Just In time to see the
theft, end, pointing her pistol at her
brawny customers, she took the over
alls from Uis thief and compelled both
to leave.
Indicating that the men had planned
to rob the store and probably commit
violence, the same pair entered the store
earlier In the day and left after In
specting shirts.
APACHES ASK FOR LIBERTY
Fonr Braves Plead With Tart for
Release of Prisoners.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 14. Four Indian
braves from the Apache tribe and two
from the Creek tribe called on "The
Great White Father today tp urge
him to allow the Indian prisoners who
have been kept at Fort Sill for a num
ber of years to return to their own peo
ple, the Mexcalere Apaches.
A bill is now before Congress provid
ing for such set Ion. The children of the
prisoners st Fort Sill also are held on
the reservation there.
'GRAND OLD MAN'S' WILL IN
George II. Williams Estate. $163,
262 Paper Filed In Vancouver.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 14. (Spe
cial.) The last will and testament of
George H. Williams. "Oregon's Grand
Old Man." who died In Portland April 4,
1S10. was Hied here for probate today. In
the petition It 1 set forth that the estate
Is valued at UoZ.32.ll
A business block on lot 8. block 4. Main
street. In this city, wss bequeathed to a
daughter, Mrs. Ethel Harbaugh. It Is
valued at 1 15. COO. It was on account of
this property here that the will was filed
In this county.
HARRY MURPHY CONTRIBUTES THE USUAL SUNDAY ASSORTMENT OF
rosassJtte North Pole 0a Baray.
1 1 1
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AT 58 BELOW ZERO
Two Score Reach
Spokane Safely.
WORLD CUT OFF FOUR DAYS
Great Northern No. 3 Hemmed
in by Snow Coach High.
60-MILE GALE HALTS AID
Work of Rescue Prevented at Field'
Ins, Mont., With Wind Whipping
Snow In Blinding Sheets Port
land Passengers on Train.
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 14. After be
ing held prisoners for four days on a
snowbound Great Northern train near
Fielding. Mont.. 40 passengers were res
cued late last night and those who were
coming to Spokane or going to cities
west of here arrived here this after
noon.
All gave assurance that they had
suffered no Inconvenience. The dining-
car on the train was well supplied
and regular meals were served to the
passengers. As soon as ' the storm
abated sufficiently to permit anyone
venturing away. Conductor Wolcott
walked to a telephone several miles
distant and gave notice of the, plight
of the train.
Portland Folk on Trains.
The passenger list included C. J. and
G. C. Hollev. of Everett, 'Wash.: - J. D,
McGraff. of Portland. Or.; Mr. and Mrs.
Stefflsprlng. of 60 East Pine street,
Portland; F. J. ratterson. of Kalispell,
Mont.; C J. liawley, of Seattle; Mr.
and Mrs. A. F. Davis, of St. Paul, going
to Vancouver, Wash.; Mrs.-R. A. May-
hew and three-year-old daughter, Le
ona. of Glasgow, Mont.; Mrs. Ilolton
and two daughters, Pt. -Paul; Miss
Bertha Trone. of Mlnot, N. D.
A." F. Darls, going to Vancouver,
Wash., said: "Our pleasure would have
been complete If the railway bad pro
Tided razors. ' The accommodations
were like a hotel.- We had to walk half
a mile to transfer to the rescue trains
In the mountains. The moon was shin
ing and the mercury low during the
transfer, but the women were well
wrapped up and we all tramped to
gether." ut off from the outside world since
Mondsy afternoon, they were hemmed
In by snow plied to the window tops,
preventing egress from the coaches. Un
til Thursday a 60-mlle wind blew down
upon the half-hidden cars, whipping the
snow In blinding sheets thst. prevented
the work ef rescue, while the thermome
ter registered M below sero.
Thirty Are Snowbound.
Thirty passengers In all were snow
bound In No. S, but beyond the delay,
suffered no Inconvenience. The coaches
were kept well heated, the engine hav
ing plenty of fuel, and there was no
scarcity of food, many of the passengers
declaring they had dined like princes.
S. Dansier, of New York. In speaking
today of his experience, said:
"Wo certainly received the finest kind
of treatment and suffered no lack of
food. The coaches were well warmed
and tho only Inconvenience wss that ot
delay.
"It was Monday night at about 4 o'clock
that we became stalled. By morning the
snow had piled to the tops of the win
dows and frozen hard under a tempera
ture of Et degreea below sero. -
Cold Halts All Work.
A strong wind was blowing and no
man could work In tho cold. .
"Yesterday" morning tho relief crew
arrived to within one mile of us with
the track clear. A narrow footpath r -.
dug to our train and that evening, after
the relief party had made sure the track
they had cleared ' remained open, we
walked the mile through the tunnel ti
where tho train stood and were taken to
Whltensh. arriving at 4 o'clock this
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEW5
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, SI
degreea; minimum, 2.1 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair: -Monday, increasing cloud
Iness and not so cold; east to southeast
winds.
Legislature.
mil in Ha, introduced to standardise all uni
versities, normal schools, colleges and
public Institutions of Oregon, section .
page 12.
Kmplorment of girl stenographers in Legis
lature at Olympia causes social . war.
Section 1. page 6.
Supporters of Rusk in Hiuse light over com
mittees predict victory tomorrow. Sec
tion 1, page 10.
Foreign.
Edict from Paris fashion centers says women
must glva up rats. Section 1, page
British parties prepare for final struggle on
Issua of Lords' veto. Section 1. page
National.
Army Board recommends completion of only
units or yauinu project now oegun. sec
tion 1. page o.
Battleship Arkansas ia launched. Section 1,
page 2. -
Klamath protect condemned by Senator Car-
- ter, bectlon J. page s.
Domestic
Woman Ignored in aunt's will survives bene
ficiaries. Section 1, page 1.
Quln O'Brien predicts Portland will be New
York or the west, section i. page o.
Fortv-dav chase culminates in capture of
- alleged ringleaders, of Chinese amuggllng
ring In California. Section 1, page a.
Detectlve-nurse says Mrs. Schenk offered her
Siooo to poison Bcnenk. tectum u
page 1.-
Follee trick mob by spiriting from express
train woman wbo killed her on. sec
tion 1. page X .
Ferryboat traVedy becomes deeper mystery.
Section 1. page Is
PeHtics.
Roosevelt accuses Representative Butler
Ames of telling falsehood about Senator
Lodge, section J. pace - -
Murphy's right-hand man declares against
Sheeban for senator, section 1. page z.
Boom for Governor Harmon threatens to
destroy harmony at oomlng Democratic
celebration. Bectlon J. page l.
' ' Sports.
Waverlr Golf Club plans new building. Sec
tion, 3. page 3, ,-
Al Kaufman 1. whlte man's" real hope
says James J. Corbett. Section 2. pago 'i.
Programme for TurnVereln "athletic night
la completed. Section 2. pag 3.
Excelsiors and Chesterfields are leaders In
Hig Four and City Bowling Leagues.
Hertlon 2. page X -
Prospect alight that championship will be
wrested trora jonnson ty wnite nope.
Section 2. page. 2.
Interscholastic League resumes relations
with Columbia 1'nlverslty and Vancouver
High school. Bectlon 2. page ..
Portland-built automobile truck stands heavy
teat. Section 4. page 9. . .
Portland Aautmoblle ciSb to hold annual
banquet neat Friday night, bectlon .
page .
New automobile engine haa seven-bearing
crank-shaft and water-pressure carnu
ret or. Section 4. page 10.
Next automobile show to be held In all the
garages ot dealers of the city. Section 4,
page lu. ,
Pacific Northwest.
Snowbound train passengers freed after four
rtavs hemmed In at 33 below sero. beo-
tlon 1. page 1.
Suffragists' conference at Tacoma enda in
- row. section 1, page 1.
Melodrama "The Chinatown Trunk Mya-
try" approved by Mayor ot Vancouver,
Waah. Seraloa 1. page -
Ir. William House In speech before Oregon
Commonwealth Conference says conceal
ment of epidemics la murder. Section L
page . T. . -
Attfirnav-fteneral holds Council! cannot ask
for vote under home Vule amendment
until. November. Section 1. page o.
Covotea continue to spread hydrophohla in
"wallows County. Section 1. page 6.
Real F.atate and Building.
Rumors of really deals nil air. Section 8,
page 8.
Inspector Plumraer compiles 1910 statistics.
Section 3. page 8.
Big tract sold In Taqulna Bayv grant. Sec
tion 3, page . .
Realty sales In Montavllla amount to $90,000
In ten days, section 3. page 11.
Councilman Ellis would compel competition
In paving. Section 8. page 9.
Building permits climb to $319,230 during
week. Section 8. page 10.
Attorney F. Clarno says' Alaaka marble
equals that of Italy. . Section ?, page 11.
Portland and Vicinity.
Handsome St. Francis Church. Just com-
, pleted. to be blessed by Archbishop Chrla-
, -' tie today. Section 3. page 10.
Chamber of Commerce to try to secure naval
vessel to visit ' Portland. section . 2,
page 14.
Company I, Oregon National Guard, to -hold
- rewalon after 17 yeara. section a. page i-.
Mrs. Welnhard' gives 20-acre tract, worth
$.tn.ooo, for agef Germans' home. Sec
tion 1. page 11.
Council committee materially reduces draft
on general fund. Section 1. page 14.
McGinn parolea jilted lover; telle him to get
another girl. Section L page 14.
Bar Association to Investigate affairs of Title
A Trust Co. Section 1, page 4. .
Oregon Merchants' Association to meet at
Salem January 25, 2d ana zt. section l,
page 13.
Apple-growers Vnlon planned rb - avoid 111
effects of large, proaucuon. . section j.
naze 13.
Three hundred members of Oregon Good
Roads Association to plead witn Legia
lature to pass five highway bills. Sec
..tlon 1, page 15.
O.-W. R. N. Peninsula tunnel open for
trafflo today, --section i. page j.
Mazamas to climb Glacier peak In August.
Section 2, page ltt.
Mother of Vera ' Belle Hall will testify
against Dr. Rosenberg at trial, section l.
page 12.
Commercial Club to have contest in election
or governors. Section L page 13.
ScotUst Rita Masons of class or 1907 attend
reunion and dinner, - section 1, page 11.
Portland Library Association offers to deed
- Starx-atreet property to county lor new
borne. Section 1. page 11.. -
Bowerman scores policy of conservation by
forestry officials, section i. page lo.
akeery.
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PRICE FOR
KILLING SCHENK
Woman Detective Tells
of Wife's Offer.
POISON TO BE SENT TO NURSE
Witness Says Mrs. Schenk Ex
. pressed Fear to Act.
HAPPY IF HE WERE DEAD
Packer's Wife Said She Would Wear
Double Veil to Hide Laughter,
According to Detective Who
Was Disguised as Xurse.
WHEELING, W. Vs., Jan. 14. Testi
mony that . Mrs. Laura Farnworth
Schenk had offered her $1000 to ad
minister a poisonous pill to John O.
Schenk while he lay 111 at a hospital
last November, was given today by
Eleanor Zooeckler, a detective nurse,
who had heretofore been known as
"Mrs. Klein, a professional nurse."
Wife Seeks Aid or Xurse.
The attempt to Induce the "nurse
to give the poison to Schenk, the wit
ness testified, was made while the two
were riding in Mrs. Schenk's automo
bile. Mrs. Schenk, Miss Zooeckler tes
tified, said to her:
"John treats me like a dog. When
Miss Evans (nurse in the Schenk case)
calls up from the hospital and tells
me that my husband Is worse I am the
happiest person In the world. I feel
at times that I could kill that man."
"Why don't your I asked. She
turned around and said:
" 'Would you do it for me?' "
$1000 Offered to Poison Schenk.
" That's another thing,' I told her.
" "What will you take to give him
the pill? she asked.
" M will take $5000 I replied. I need
money awful bad. I have a mother and
child to keep."
"'Good Lord!' replied Mrs. Schenk,
'I have not $5000, but I will give you
$1000 if you will make It that.'
"1 told her that this was a very risky
business for that small amount, but I
finally agreed, if she would gld me a
paper In writing showing- tit at she was
to pay me the money as soon as she
came into her widow's rights.
"Mrs. Schenk promised to give me
the money, but objected to giving me
any written promise. She also said
she would get the 'stuff and would
bring it to the hospital the next morn
ing. She said I could easily put the
poison in his medicine, place it be
side his bed and he would take it
himself.
Happy If Schenk Were Dead.
'"How could you stand anything like
thatr I asked her. "You would know
that you and I killed him.'
" 'I will never be happy until that
man is dead,' she said. If he dies I
ill wear a double veil so they can't
see me laughing behind It.'
"We argreed on the plan. Mrs.
Schenk did not come to the hospital
the next morning, which was Novem
ber 2, at the time she said she would.
I called her up and asked her why she
did not bring the 'stuff.' She said she
did not care to talk about it over the
phone and that she would be up later.
"When she came I asked her why
she had not brought the pill. She said
she was afraid to."
Poisoning Scheme Dropped.
The plan to poison Schenk, the wit
ness said, was then dropped by Mrs.
Schenk, whom she did not see for some
time. The next time they ook an
automobile ride together, Miss Zooeck
ler testified, she tried to learn from
Mrs. Schenk if she had not already ad
ministered the arsenic, but she only
tossed her head and said "pouf."
The direct examination of the wit
ness will be resumed Monday.
HUMOROUS PICTURES
Recent Engaging Visitor at Salem.
S100D
I CHAIN OF DEATHS
MAKES NIECE HEIR
AGED BEXEFICIARIES ARE OCT
JLIVED ET TESTATRIX.
Woman Ignored in Will Comes Into
Property No Relative Left to
Administer Estate.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14. (Special.)
None of the beneficiaries under the will
of the late Mrs. M- Everlnghim, a pio
neer who died here on Wednesday at the
age of 91 years, lived to inherit. Father
Time, although alloting them more than
the three score and 10 years each, gath
ered them to the great unknown a few
days before he called upon the testatrix,
The document, which was filed with
the Probate Court today, shows that the
decedent made Samuel M. Everlnghim,
her brother, and Mrs. Marie 1 Leads,
her sister, sole heirs to her $10,000 estate.
Samuel Everlnghim died two weeks ago
at the age of 95 years, and within three
days the other beneficiary, Mrs. Leads,
passed away at the age of 84 years.
Because of this strange circumstance,
Miss Marie E. Leads, niece of the de
cedent, who is not mentioned in tho will
Inherits all the property. The niece her
self Is 61 years old.
In her petition to be appointed admin
istratrix of the estate, because there Is
no one now living to act as executor or
executrix of the will as the document
prescribes, the niece says she is the sole
surviving heir.
D'AULBY IS FOUND GUILTY
Nominal Sentence Imposed and
Court Cheered by Audience.
TOURS, France, Jan. 14. "Count'
D'Aulby de Gatlgny was convicted to
day and sentenced to one month's im
prisonment. AS he had already spent
more than a month In Jail while
awaiting trial D'Aulby was given' his
freedom. The spectators applauded the
findings of the court.
The judge declared he found D'Aulby
guilty of fraud in connection with the
sale of a Corot.
The "Countess" D'Aulby was ac
quitted.
D'Aulby was accused by the Ducheftp
Choiseul-Praslln of fraud in connection
with the sale to her and her late hus
band. Charles Hamilton Paine, of Bos
ton, of a collection of pictures. The
Duchess withdrew her complaint after
the case had been in the courts for
several days, but the Public Prose
cutor refused to stop the proceedings.
633 POUNDS, PIG'S WEIGHT
Banks Porker, 18 Months Old, Is
Extremely Heavy.
FOREST GROVEi Or., Jan. 14. (Spe
cial.) That cattle and hog raising are
adapted to this section of the Wil
lamette Valley is evident by recent ex
amples of heavy animals raised In this
section.
Robert Hayden, of Banks, recently
butchered a hog IS months old that
weighed 633 pounds. L. Schaeffer, of
Hillside, brought in a Polled Angus,
20 months old. that netted him $62,40
at a local butcher shop.
SLED CRUSHES BOY'S RIBS
Accident Occurs While Harold
Thorp, Eugene, Is Coasting.
EUGENE, Or.. Jan. 14. (Special.)
Harold, the young son of W. W. Thorp,
of this city, was severely injured while
coasting today, the sharp point of a
runner on a sled penetrating his side.
The boy was taken to a hospital near
by and it was found necessary to re
move a portion of two ribs which had
been crushed.
CHIN PIERCES BREASTBONE
Meridian Man, Falling From Stack
of Hay, Strangely Injured.
NAMPA. Idaho, Jan. 14. (Special.)
William Pickett, of Meridian, a small
town In this vicinity, while stacking hay,
fell from the stack to the ground in ouch
a way that his chin was driven through
iis breastbone.
Those who saw Pickett fall say that It
is marvelous that his neck was not
broken. The broken breastbone, while
causing Pickett much Buffering, is not
considered serious.
ON CURRENT EVENTS.
What Need to Abolish Itf
SUFFRAGISTS '.END
MEETING
ROW
Fists Shaken and Head
gear Disarranged.
TACOMA CONVENTION IS ON
Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway
Opens Proceedings. ,..
EXCITEMENT IS INTENSE
Seattle and Spokane Women Find
Opposition to Suffragette Ideas
and Storm Breaks Cold
Sends Fair Sex to Cover.
TACOMA, "Wash.. Jan. 14. (Special.)
The session of the Washington Equal
Suffrage Association ended in a row
today in the oil max of which tears
were shed, a fist or two shaken and
some headgear got much off its bal
ance. The convention In Tacoma Muslo
Hall, resolved Itself Into veritable
three-ring circus with Mrs. . Emma
Smith LeVoe, president of the State
Association, presiding at a meeting of
delegates in the basement, the vener
able Abigail Scott Dunlway, of Port
land, acting as chairman of a gather
ing up stairs, and Mrs. George B. Smith,
of Seattle, and Mrs. Mary Arkwrlght
Hutton, of Spokane, harranglng a
crowd on the steps, Mrs. Smith in tears,
very angry and with her hat all askew.
Mrs. Hutton, Mrs. Smith, two men
and two other women went to Mrs.
John Mason's house and demanded ad
mittance but officers were already
elected at the meeting there and the
constitution adopted.
Storm Brewing, Soon Opened.
Mrs. Hutton and her party next
showed up at the afternoon State asso
ciation session where peace reigned un
til the report of the "morning meeting
was read by Mrs. Mary C. C. Bradford,
of Denver, after which Dr. Cora Smith
Eaton, of Seattle, moved that the state
association approve the National coun
cil. Mrs. Smith promptly raised her voice
In protest and the storm had broken.
There were cries of "question" from
all parts of the house and excitement
reigned as Mrs. Smith's credentials,
which -she had not presented in the
morning, were requested. After they
were approved and returned she again
demanded the floor but a motion to ad
journ had been made and the delegates
began to disband and the session was
over. Mrs. Smith, withdrew to the
steps where Mrs. Hutton and her fol
lowers gathered about.
With a cold north wind tossing the
handsome willow plume of her hat and
with tears in her eyes and frozen on
her cheeks, Mrs. Smith proceeded to
state her grievance against the National
Council of Women Voters to a dozen or
more women. She had a letter which
she said was written by Harriet G.
Wright, of Denver, elected vice-presi-dent-at-large,
in which she stated that
political conditions were infamous in
Washington and that the new organi
zation was an instrument in the hands
of a coterie of politicians. She followed
this with comments of her own along
personal lines and feeling ran high for
a time, hats drooping far to the side.
voices being raised and then the coM
wind did its work and Mrs. Hutten and
Mrs. Smith and their followers withdrew
to consult as to the next step. '
Pnrpose of Sleeting Out.
The purpose of the gathering, which
is attended by about 200 delegates from
this state, Utah, Colorado, Idaho and
Wyoming, was to form tho National
Council of Women Voters, and to ally the
former Washington State Equal Suffrage
Association with the newer body.
Proceedings were opened- by an ad
dress by Mrs. Dunlway, who alluded to
her long fight in the cause of suffrage
and. who made a most impressive appear
ance, standing erect and energetic be
fore the delegates, though she- is over
(Concluded on Page 7.)
Keeping It a Rolling.
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