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CLUB WOMEN
N HEALTH
I
Development of Vitality and
Fight Against'Disease Are
Sought by Federation.
NATIONAL BOARD OF
HEALTH ADVOCATED
i
, San Francisco, Calif.. June 29. The
lieadth department of the General Fed
eration of Women's clubs was organized
in 19i6 to keep step with the growing
'interest upon this subject, but from the
beginning tre federation has been in
'the f-ont among the organizations work
ing for the improvement of the health
canditions of the nation The kneynote
fo the movement in which the women
f the Federation are working is the
development of Mtality and their aim is
to increase the power to live and to
work, as well as to help cure or even
to present disease At the beginning
tne women of onl one state took up
tbe work outlined by the Health de
partment, but for four years past every
tate federation has had an active
working committee of women making
energetic efforts in the direction of
(dimination of disease. In addition to
tl eir other work, during the first two
j t ars of the existence of the health de
partment the women of the federation
raised and expended over $35,606 for
health purposes in different parts of
the country
it i roni-a.Ilv r-onceded that there is.
no philanthropic work in which the
c'ub women have been engaged that
lias been more productive of good re
fcults than the movement in the inter
est of public health They have co
operated in everj reform movement
brought out by the health officers of
the different states. Dr. Crumbine, the
secretary of the Kansas board of
health, said recently.
T havi everv reason to be grateful
CAMPAIGN
tJ for the moral support as well as the
active cooperation of the Kansas Fed
eration of Club women. I have never
rade an appeal to the club women ot
am town in this state (and my ap
peals have been numerous during the
past three years) but that it has been
promptlv and generously responded to.
The state board of health has a travel
ing tuberculosis exhibit In every town
In which we go we first get in touch
with the local women's clubs. "We find
without exception that the clubs lend
their influence irt getting the people
out to see the exhibit and to listen to
our lectures. We simply could not get
along without the help of the womei.
in tins particular. When the State
board of health aoollshed the common
drinking cup upon railway trains and
in the public schools of the state, we
were subjected to considerable abuse
upon the part of the male traveling
public and the male members of th,e
schools, who think no further than
their own personal convenience. But
from the start we had the full support
of the women's clubs. The same thing
is true regarding all of our reform
measures."
Fighting Infantile liununeas.
One of the newer matters to which
the federation is turning its attention
is the inauguration of an- active crur
v3 for ttao conservation of vision.
This crusade is waging warfare against.
infantile blindness and in many ernes
the club women are carefully studying
this matter, investigating its causes,
means of prevention and legislative
measures which might be taken to les
sen its prevalence. This subject ap
peals especially to mothers and lectures
upon the care of the eyes of young in
fants are becoming a prominent fea
ture of the social service work inaugur
ated bj the women's clubs. In addi
tion to this the campaign for the con
servation of vision provides for the in
spection of the eyes of public school
children, the free services of oculists,
and the supply of glasses if needed, ana
. lso the proper lighting of shops and
factories in which the employes are
engaged upan any occupation calling
for continual eye service. Lectures
unon all of these subjects are being
prov ided under the auspices of the wo
men s clubs which cooperate with any
other organization working for the
same object.
Irpo National Health Board.
The General Federation department
of health stands firmly in support of
te establishment of a national board of
health, believing that only by this
means can certain reforms become uni
form. Such a department could be com
posed by the union of several bureaus
already in existence which could be
transferred from the department in
which they are now located. The Ma
rine Hospital service could be trans
ferred from the treasury department,
the division of -vital statistics could be
transferred from the bureau of census
r f the department of commerce and la
bor and the bureau of chemistry could
be transferred from the department of
agriculture. The club women feel that
the union of these different organiza
tions into one fe-leral bureau combin
ing all of the matters pertaining to
hia'th would produce better results
tlan is possible under the present ar-i-nsrement-
W hile most women instinctively
shrink from the consideration and dis
cussion of the subject of sex hygiene,
the time has come in the minds of many
of the leading physicians of the coun
try for them, to take some stringent
action upon this matter and the clubs
are responding nobl to the need.
The chairman of the health department
is cooperating with the department of
education in advocating the teaching
of this subject in the normal training
schools of the country in order that
teachers may be prepared to introduce
it into the public schools In a letter
suggestive of what club women might
do to help in tl is matter, former presi
omt Yliot, of Harvard, advised the
federation committee to secure expert
o.v ice upon tne docks on se nygiene
hich have been issued within the past i
five vears. with a resume of their con
tints, and to publish a list of them.
This advice is being considered and a
bibliography upon sex hjgiene will
probablj be prepared under the auspices
c f the general federation within the
riLXt few months. It is generally con
ceded that advancement in this matter
ib greatly hindered by the fact that the
women interested are not alwavs famil
iar with reliable literature bearing up
on it and there are many books pub
lished w hich are both harmful and dis
g isting
Flghalng Tuberculosis.
In the fight against tuberculosis, the
club women have well organized force.;
l-i every statf xnev nave aided in tne
(uri their s'ate sanatorium and are
fcfll.ncr a "Montana sanitarium stamp
for this purpose The federation at
t Worth last year expended $600 in
it tuberculosis literature Many of
t t it ff delations supplied travel-
t hil- upon this uhjei t in ad-
-rif r t f state ooard of hraltl and
v i-t rn t! ej ha c neglected
ii- . c itumtv tu aid an organization I'
( -tablishment ct tuDercuiosts camps, ,""";' ;,"."' '"v-"i. " "-
sanatoria, visiting nurses associations, ailmert from which he wrote "I am
cTlnfc. and hospitals In Montana the fet"n5 V?tter tnan Keve, bfKre ln
club womn arc banded together to se- I Jears" He wl11 "?n be able to become
Paris
Cable
Budget .
France Is
Alarmed Over
Reduced Birth
Rate In Paris
RACE SUICIDE
THREATENING
CE
May Adopt System of Prizes
and Fenalties to Keep the
Population Growing.
35,000 MORE DEATHS
THAN BIRTHS IN 1911
Paris, France, June 29. Paul Leroy
Bcaulieu, the eminent French econo
mist, has issued a striking appeal to
Frenchmen and French women, in
which he points out the grave danger
of the depoprlp.tion and the denational
ization of France by the reduced birth
rate. Last year the deaths exceeded
the births in France by almost 35,090,
and the total number of births in 1911
was 263.000 less than the annual birth j
rate during the second period of the
second empire. i
M. Lerov-Beaulieu declares that the j
r drop in the French- birth rate is im- j
moral, due to the universal wisn to i
limit the family to a minimum. It is
not alone due to the fear of the expense
of bringing up children, but also he
claims to be pure egotism of married
couples, who io not wish to be bothered
by the rearing of infants.
Remedies Suggested.
The economist has several remedies
for -What he considers a very threaten.-
mg situation for the future of France
First, he thinks, it is absolutely neces
sary to teach the Frenchman that the
normal family should Include not fewer
than three children. This teaching
should begin in the schools, both public
and denominational, so that it may be
propagated as a truth essential to the
maintenance of the nation.
Furthermore, he favors the adoption
of a law, to be applied without excep
tion, providing that no persons shall
hold public positfons or be eligible for
government employment of any kind
unless they have three children. The
need ot me miru cuiiu inai is uui
must be insisted upon throughout
France, M Leroy-Beaulieu declares. He
estimates that of the average 10 mar
riages., usually one or two, bring forth
no children, while the remaining couples
content themselve with either one or
two children.
To Give Premiums For Births.
As an additional encouragement, the
economist recommends the establish
ment of a'svstem of state premiums.
The sum of $100. in his opinion, should
be sriven for each third infant, as well
as for each additional infant. This
premium should be distributed irre
spective of the fortune of the parents,
and millionaires should receive it as
well as the poor. He estimates that
$30,000,000 per year would be the cost to
the state of carrying out this plan. He
believes that these premiums, if they
did not increase the birth rate, would
certainly hinder it from falling, and
considers it very much Setter to spend
the national money in this way than to
distribute it in old age pensions.
It is better, he says, to suppress tho
obligatory pensions and have 50,008 to
60,000 more births per year, for .the
salvation of France demands that the
country shall be populated.
Hafld a Poet.
Mulai Hafid, the sultan pf Morocco,
who recently left Fez for Itabat, has a
reputation as a poet in the Mohamme
dan world and is also recognized as a
writer on philosophy. His best known
poem has recently been translated into
Spanish by senor Ricardo Baetsa.
The sultan starts by confessing his
disenchantment with life. Translated
literally, this portion of his song reads:
"From the heights to which Fate has
borne me, I see naught but human heads
servilely bowed. So high am I placed
that my hand outstretched could not
encounter any other hand, any friendly
hand." Then he reverts to the happy
epoch when, as a simple camel driver,
he loved the beautiful Bedouin girl,
Aneise, and her alone. Today, sur
rounded with riches and honors, wearied
with pleasures, the sultan sadly medi
tfttfR Moon th Irrevocable Dast' nnd
upon his first love. !
' Patience.
Then, advancing to more impersonal
subjects, the sultan writes:
"Patience! Fate whispers to me. And j
while expectant that the star of ancient
days shall shine acrain, resplendent, '
over our heads, i still shall add pearls,
more and more pearls, to the marvelous
regalia of Islam, and may the keen edge
of the sword of vengeance open to us
at the propitious hour the road to final
triumph' Night sings my songs in se
cret today; but tomorrow they shall be
intoned in the broad light, freely, glo
riously!" The inference is taken to be that he
hopes one day, not distant, to shake off
the yoke, or the protectorate of the i
foreigner, and to reconquer his inde-
pendence as the cherif of the Moors. J
working to prevent the spread of tu- I
berculosis j
One- of the benificet efforts of the
federation is its continuous work in
the direction of connecting the insti
tution providing health facilities with
the individual needing it and much ;
good is being accomplished in this
wav. A wealthy man recently wrote- j
"I have read in the papers of the work j
club women are doing to help tubercu- i
losis. We have done all that monev can j
do for my daughter Can you tell us
anything else to try V Trom a distant i
Rtat ramPQ a TfTAT- ff-ntn ?i wnmftn
'I am too poor to have a phjsician
Must I die, when I might live'" Tron.
the north comes another appeal saj Ing
"This man is ordered south by his doe- '
tor His means are limited. He must
live cheaply Can you suggest anv-
thing" And to each a helping hand is '
given. The rich man was provided with
a nurse especially trained for tubercu
losis, under whose care his daughter
is being restored to health. The poor
woman was placed in charge of her lo
cal women's club and her needs were at
tended to. The sick man was provided
with a list of sanitoria in the south and
given letters of introduction whici.
made it possible for him to enter an
a wage earner agiin.
In order that tnere may be no dupli
cation of work for the same object, the
women's clubs of sbme cities divide
their activities in health work. The
club worren of Nashville Tennessee,
did this The health rhairman of one
cu'i f1"t-n ites literatuie pnother in-.c-tignt.
- th. samtar auditions of
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N
itlPtftltf IAH V AhA mX X. A- 1 jd A lf
Revolt In Cuba
Indicate the
Island In
Progressing
EFUGEES CREATE
nOOSLDEIMIID
City Is Filled With Mexi
cans Who Wish Fur
nished Houses.
Rental "houses are in great demand
at the present time in El Paso, In spite
of the large number of attractive bun
galows which ave being built to rent
in northeastern El Paso. Furnished
houses or apartments are in the great
est dempnd because of the recent In
flux of refugees from Juarez and Chi
huahua. The town Is filled with these
refugee colonies and one real estate
dealer had eight requests for cottages
from the Mexican refugees Friday.
Among the Mexican colony in El Paso
are a number of young Mexican col
lege and preparatory school boys who
have returned here after the close of
the schools. Because of the Mexican
trouble in Chihuahua they have been
unable to go- home and will spend the
summer in El Paso.
BUMPER WHEAT CROP
FOR CLOVIS COUNTRY
(.Organized Movement at Clo-
sis to Exterminate the
Pesky Fly.
Clovis, X. M., June 29 a large crowd
of business men of the city, piloted by
W. L. Mansfield and B D. Oldham,
made an automobile trip into the
northern part of the county for the
purpose of looking over the wheat
j crop. Mr. Oldham stated that the 100
acres of wheat belonging to Cyclone
Jones would average from 20 to 2u
bushels to the acre. All the visitors
are very optimistic in their reports of
the outlook for a bumper crop,
Swat the Fly" is the slogan of every
man. -K-nmnn rinri ohllrt in fjlnvls now.
The Woman's Reading club has taken
the matter in hand and are urging
everjone to put forth every effort to
exterminate the insect. Badges prop
erly inscribed are being pinned on
everyone on the street. Automobile;,
with flying banners with "swat the
fly" in large letters are to be seen
everywhere and everytime a citizen
goes home he carries with htyn from
one to a half dozen swatters. Last
S ear at this time there were a num
ber of cases of typhoid fever and there
is not a case in Clovis today.
Mack Akers, from eastern Tennessee,
is In. Clovis, and in all probability
will make this his home. Mr Akers
has been extensively engaged in to-
bacco srowlng His tobacco barns hav
ing recently burned, he has decided to
Invest the $6s,000 fire insurance re
ceived therefrom, together with other
capital, in New Mexico property.
C. M. Griffin and wife, of Bain
bridge. Georgia, are in the city stop
ping with Mr and Mrs J. X. Pritchett,
Mr. Griffin being a brother of Mrs.
Pritchett. They are making invest
ments and planning to make this their
permanent home.
Miss Una Barnett. who recently re
turned home from the Silver City Nor
mal, left today for Bates City, w here
she will visit with friends and rela
tives until the middle of August.
Mrs. M4ttie Burton, living near Clo
vis, died yesterday at the age of 69.
Mrs. Burton leaves a husband and a
large family of children all residing in
this section.
YOL.NC 3IEVS DEMOCRATIC
CLUB TO GIVE A BARBECUE
The Young Men's Democratic club
will make its formal advent into the
political swirl by giving a barbecue Sat
urday night at S oclock at 421 South
Stanton street The club is affiliated
with the ring and all the candidates
running on that ticket will be on hand.
Several will make addresses.
Flowers Pay Expense of Their
Growth and Care For Mrs. Harm
Mrs. John Harm, at her home ln Orchard Park addition, linn demonstrated
iu a very xurpri.ilng manner what can be done In a short time In the matter
of beautifying a yard, If only the proper attention is given to the effort. Mr.
nnd lln. Harm have been In their new bungalow home scarsely eight
months, jet they hnve one of the prettiest yards in the suburbs full
Kncct pens, roe and other lowering nlnntx, with n pretty front hedge
and mnnj shade trees well along In their growth. Vnil, the remarkable thing
about It all 1., that Mth. Harm has more than mode her flowers pay the ex.
pfUhc of their planting and upkeep, he has been selling sweep peas regularly
for several weeks past, filling many orders dnily; and, besides the pleasure
Mie hns had from growing the flowers, her sonrcc of income has been con
siderable. The photographs snow Mrs. Harm lu her yard nt home: the
Ir-rger one shows her In thi midst of her sweet pens; the smaller one on the
front steps nmeng some of othr flowers, with her pet Scotch collie. Mr.
Harm i8 chief sttfrcotyncr on The Herald, -
Havana
Cable
Budget
CUBAN FUSS IS
EVIDENCE OF
GROWTH
Thus Declares Writer on the
Ground Negroes Not Al
together Wrong.
ARE DENIED RIGHTS
GRANTED BY THE LAW
(By Stanford McFarland.)
Havana, Cuba, June 29. The most i
lurid reports regarding conditions in
Cuba have been given to the outside
world Homicide, pillage and arson i
have been charged against the negro '
insurrectos. They hav e been charac- .
terized as fiends incarnate, while the
government troops have been pictured
as models of forbearance.
These impressions have been the pro
duct of the Cuban government, in a
large measure, and fail in many re
spects to delineate the real situation
in the island. In an effort to gloss
over the insurrection and place their
best foot foremost, the government
officials have not done justice to the
other side of the controversy.
IV o Need of Intervention.
The Cuban situation is indeed seri
ous, but not of so serious a nature
that it will demand Immediate "Inter
vention by the United States, although
it presents a problem that threatens
the future autonomy of the republic
This problem is nothing more or less
than the race question, which has been
a source of embarrassment to Cubans
for nearly a hundred years.
, . - uZi"S"i,'i ',""" J C
The imbroglio that prevails here to-
I J " " - --.. "- !....... ,.u,,....
accentuated by the presence of the
color line. The island, at the present
moment, is torn by the endeavors of
three political parties to gain control I It is against these conditions and senti
and the insurrection was forced by the ments that they are rebelling. Their
domineering tactics of the political j revolution is nothing more than a so
party in power, the Liberals, who are cial evolution a broadening of views
led by president Jose Miguel Gomez. i that has led to visions of other things
The other parties in the field are the than occupation in the cane fields.
Revolutionists, or negro party, under The stand of the whites is, of, course.
Gen. Evaristo Bstoncz, and the Con- ! that the negro, as an administrator of
servatives, who rally around the stand- public affairs, is an impossibility. In
ard of their presidential candidate, ! a measure they are right, for the negro
Gen. Menocal. Of these three divisions, of the present time (the soldier who
only two are taking '
ifr nart In the nrpswnl
warfare. These are the Revolutionists,
under the command of Gen. Bstonez,
and the Liberals. unGer president Go
mez. The Conservatives, while siding
morally with the Liberals, are on the
fence, and hope, through the present
disturbance, to gain control of the
government.
Negroes Not Altogether Wrong.
Much has been written of the pres
ent revolution from the standpoint of
the whites, and the general impression
is that '.he negroes are entirely in the
wrong. An Investigation ot the situa
tion, however, shows many extenuating
features in favor of the blacks. In
fact, were they not men of color, it
would not be a prejudiced statement
to say that their cause would arouse as
much sympathy among outsiders as
did the plucky fight of the Cubans
against Spaniards.
The chief cause of the negroes's dis
satisfaction was made plain in a state
ment issued by Gen. Bstonez some days
ago. In the course of this statement
he reviewed the present status of the
black man m Cuba, and concluded with
this remark:
"The negro, under present condi
tions, has absolutely no chance to ad
vance himself. He is the sport of poli
ticians and captains of Industry, and all
he asks, all he is. fighting for. in the
present campaign, is the right to en
joy the same privileges as do the
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Flowing Artesian Well In
Town of San Simon, Ariz.
Cjj&ggc," - ' aJLsSKogsiilr fc " 't -
In the past fevi niontbs, baa Simon, Arlr has developed a number of
t Ion ing artesian wells and th? rush of homesccKcrs to that section hns been
phenomenal. The land is very rich and productive under Irrigation. The
nbovc nlcture shows one of the flnw lag wells In that section, brought In
right in the tonn. The photograph is
Barnes, traveling freight and passeng
whites, with whom he holds equally
under the Cuban constitution."
,cgroe3 Pushed to Bear.
Estenoz's statement is a concise
characterization of the prevailing con
aitlon. The negroes of Cuba, though
they compose Si percent of the popu
lation of the republic, hav e been pushed
hopelessly to the rear under the pres
ent governmental regime. They have
been brow beaten, deceived and housed
in the most squalid quarters. This was
done under a plea that to allow the
black men their constitutional rights
would mean the establishment of a
government similar to that of Hayti.
is following DUndly the lead ot uen.
. . , .
Istnft7.v i a prpatiirp of inferior in
tellectuality. But with the establish
ment of schools and the education of
the negro men. a possibility of po
litical unity is established which seems
to be the onl means of pacification
open to the republic.
What is needed to bridge over the
years that must intervene before the
negro is placed in the status of an
efficient citizen Is a strong man who
can compel the respect and support of
the islanders. Tbie is what the present
revolution will, in all probability,
bring to light.
In fact, from the standpoint of a
political student, the discovery of
some one characteristically strong
enough to take hold of the race ques
tion and deal with it in a sane and
enlightened manner is an absolute
necessity. Otherwise the republic will
kbe irrevocably divided against itself.
NATIONAL EDUCATORS
TO MEET IN CHICAGO
Plans Are Made For the Fif
tieth Annual Conven
tion in July.
Chicago. 111.. June 29. The 50th an-
,' nual convention of the National Edu
cation association will meet in this
city July 6 to 12. This organization
is the largest educational body in the
United States, numbering among its
members educators from every state in
the union. The attendance will exceed
a thousand delegates, among whom
will be some of the most famous men
of letters in American educational life.
Among those who will be present at
the deliberations of the convention are
president Harry Pratt Judson, of Chi
cago university, Francis G. Blair, Illi
nois state superintendent of public in
struction; Thomas H. Harris, state su
perintendent of education. Baton
Kouge. HI.; president Carroll Pease, of
the National Education association;
James M. Greenwood, superintendent
of schools, Kansas City, .Mo.; Walter R.
Siders, superintendent of schools, Po
catello, Idaho, president William O.
Thompson, of the University of Ohio;
president Charles R. Van Hise. of the
University of Wisconsin, and many
other educators of mark.
The sessions of the convention will
start at 9.30 a. m. on Saturday, July 6.
At that time the national council of
education will convene, president Car
roll Pease will deliver his annual ad
dress and the regular business of the
convention will be taken un.
The subjects to be discussed by the I
educators will include the American I
high school, a national university, the
relation or tne puoiic schools to the
movements for recreation, social and
civic opportunity , the public schools
and public health, rural life conditions
and rural education, kindergarten,edu
cation, elementary education, normal
schools, shall the high school demand
professional as well as collegiate train
ing in selecting its teachers, city train
ing schools and their management;
manual training and art; the manufac
turer's viewpoint on industrial educa
tion economics of the household, busi
ness education child hygiene, school
administration and physical education.
Each of these subjects will be dis
cussed at a meeting of experts in that
particular division of the educational
field and their deliberations and reso
lution will be submitted to their Col
leagues at home. In this way those in
charge of e convention hope to bring
about higher standards of efficiency
and training in the scholastic field
throughout the United States.
A feature of the convention will he
the observance of educational Sunday.
July T. On this date the churches of
Chicago will provide special services
for the isiting dele ates These ser
v ices will be marked bv r rmons on
educational topics Everv denomination
in Chicago h is joined in this program
and a largr number of interesting ad
dresses are scheduled for deliverv from
the various pulpits.
In addition to this novelty, a recep
tion will be given to president Carroll
G Peae at the rt institute on Mon
dav Julv Stb and an exhibit of open
I it schools -inl libr r appurti ninces
, will In placed in th Chit, a go Library
l building.
furnished The EI Paso Herald by IV. E.
er agent of the S. P. railroad at Tucson.
BT WATER
SIIPPL1JT Elfll
Twenty-six Wells Sunk and
Water Reached at a
Moderate Depth.
Elgin, Ariz., June 29. W B. May
field, who has been in this valley
boring wells has shown tbat no failure
of crops need result for lack of water,
for there is an abundant supply at
no g.eat depth. On the homestead of
Abraham Sauers, the Mayfield outfit
first bored. A seven inch drill was used
and water in a rheet was reached at a
depth of 160 feet. The next well was
bored on an adjacent homestead, owned
by William Sauers, brother of the
first mentioned with the same success.
Irrigation pumps did not diminish the
supply of water in the least, giving evi
dence of a permanent source. In both
ot these wells the water raised to a
heighth e-f 50 feet. On the Roth rock
claim adjoining a well was sunk 158,
and water raised 45 feet.
With the fourth well on the claim of
L. W. Ackzein the bit was broken so
Mr. Mayfield had to discontinue at a
depth of 50 feet until the bit could be
repaired af Nogales.
Twenty Six 'Wells.
Twenty six wells have ben dug and
drilled in this region by new home
steaders at an average depth of 25 feet
ranging from 160 feet to 40 feet.
With the fertile soil, good climatic
conditions and ample proof of an abun
dant water supply the new settlers ln
this valley feel assured of the most
prosperous valley in the southwest.
Apple trees planted on May 11 on thci
claim of Mrs. Mary Montgomery are
covered with healthy green leaves and
are growing rapidly without any rain,
showing the remarkable capactity of
the soil for holding moisture.
Two new county roads have been
opened in this district by the Santa
Cruz county supervisors and the set
tlers are asking for others.
It is believed that artesian water can
easily be had here as soon as a rig
comes in that is prepared to go the
necessary depth for it.
John McCarthy has a brag cornfield
of 50 acres on his claim south of Elgin.
So well mulched was the soil that he
claims the corn could go until August
without suffering for rain.
Equal Suffrage League Formed.
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Beebe a meeting was held to organ
ize for this v ailey an equal suffrage
body to forward the movement in every
way possible for the fall election with
a party of suffragets and sympathizers
from Nogales. Officers were elected
as follows: Mrs. Cunningham, presi
dent; Mrs. Putnam, first vice president;
Miss Ethel Harrison, second vice pres
ident and corresponding secretary;
Miss Dillon, secretary and Mrs. lies,
treasurer. The next meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Cunningham
on June 29.
A large attendance evidenced enthus
iasm for the cause and after the busi
ness of arganizing was completed, a so
cial hour was enjoyed and refreshments
served.
Col. and Mrs. A. T. Bird, Mrs. A. A.
Doherty, Mrs. George P Jones and Mrs.
Theodora S. Marsh attended the equal
suffrage meeting at Elgin and were
quests of Mr. and Mrs. George Beebe
until the following day
Ben F. Powell, of Elgin, is preparing
to go to Texas to spend the Fourth
with his brother.
Mrs. Emma Irving will spend the
Fourth with friends in Nogales.
B. Maier, the Benson merchant was
in Elgin this week securing orders
and making collections.
To Preserve Old Mission.
Representative Hayden has in tro
duced into congress a bill for the pre
servation of the Tumacacori mission in
Santa Cruz county, one of the oldest
mission ruins in the southwest, erected
in the 16th century A sum of $25,000
is asked and a custodian at a salary
not over $1000 per car is to be em
ployed by the secretary of the interior.
V. P. Hanson has erected on his two
lots recently purchased from Ben F."
Powell at Elgin, a commodious store
house, warehouse and dwelling.
DEALS ARE MADE IN
GRAND VIEW REALTY
Five Room House and Three
Lots Are -Sold
Friday.
A. J. Chilton has purchased a five
room house on Grand avenue from the
Grandview Realty company. The house,
for which he paid $2750, is in block 6,
of Grandview addition.
Three lots in Grandview addition
were sola to A J uregory bv the
Grandv lew Realtv eompam or St Fri-
la The lots aie 0 In and 11 in block
jt, and ace on. Tort boulesard. j
MANYK0REAN5
ACCUSED OF
PLDTTINO
Most of the 103 Now in
Prison Are Christians, All
Crowded Into One Jail.
TO KEEP CHURCH
AND STATE SEPARATE
Seoul, Korea, June 29. The cases of
tue Koreans charged with plotting
against the government, and the life of
the governor general are to come up
for hearing shortly. The evidence in
the hands of the public prosecutor is
' understood to be voluminous. In all
103 persons are held.
The interesting feature of thes3 ar
rests is that nearly all of the accused
are professing christians. This has
caused much comment, and the accusa
tion has been made that the Japanese
government was directing a campaign
especially against christians because of
uneasiness lest the influence of the
church might become unpleasantly pow
erful in Japan's new possession.
Officials Surprised.
The official of Korea, including the
governor general, express surprise at
the attitude taken by a number of tho
leading missionaries. The governor
general, count Terauchi, himself has
said that there did not exist in the of
ficial mind the faintest suspicion of any
ccmplicity or foreknowledge on the part
of the missionary body in connection
, v'ith this plot. He declared that it was
the desire of the government to co
operate heartily with the missions, and
said "I and my successor will always
l:ve up to the promises and the program,
laid down when Japan first assumed tha
control and government of Korea. Tho
instructions of the emperor are that re -l.gion
and politics must be kept apart.
In other words the state and church
from two different branches. Both
however, tend to the same goal, which
is the betterment of the people, and both
must cooperate."
Evidence of Plot Conclusive.
Gen. Akashi, the chief of the po
lice, haid that the evidence of a plot
was. he believed, conclusive, but th9
great difficulty was to secure truthful
statements from the Koreans concerned.
These were mostly young men with ad
vanced ideas students and he ad
mitted most of them were students in
the mission schools. He said that in
the past large numbers of Koreans hid
professed Christianity in order to se
cure the protection and the assistance
of the foreign missionaries against the
abuses and injustices of the Korean
government. After the Japanese bad
annexed Korea, there existed a large
element of discontent. And because of
the sympathy felt by the missionary for
his Korean scholars, or socalled con
verts, these latter believed that the mis
sionaries would support them even
though they might plot sedition. Gen.
Akashi, who had been accused of much
harshness in dealing with this case,
said that he did not believe state
ments made by prisoners who asserted
that the missionaries had actutllv at
teended meetings where this conspiracy
was discussed.
All Prisoners Crowded Into One Jail.
The prisoners are all confined in a
jail in the center of Seoul, where some
400 other prisoners are confined. The
prison is crowded. The prisoners sit
closely together and occupy eaeh just
sufficient space to enable him to lie
down. However, the Korean in his own
home lives and moves in small space.
The cells are clean and thoroughly well
ventilated. The prisoners all appear to
be cleanly clothed and to be in good
health. One or two of the better clas3
of prisoners are confined In more spa
cious cells, and one of them, a baron,
formerly minister of education, has a
cell to himself with matting and am
ple bedding
The accusation has been frequently
published, and is believed by many of
the missionaries, that torture ha3 been,
used in the preliminary examinations to
elicit testimony which might prove the
case for the police. The governor
general and Gen. Akashi positively de
ny the use of any form of torture or
or violence in the prison.
Some prisoners who have been re
leased have shown marks which they
declared were caused by torture, such
as hanging by the thumbs, flogging and
mental influences. Analysis of their
stories does not prove the truth of the
statements. Certainly none of the
prisoners now confined shows any out
ward evidence of torture.
A number of missionaries express
themselves as satisfied that a plot did
exist.
Prisoners Can Appeal.
The trial will be open and the pris
oners will be given counsel. The evi
dence will all be read in open court,
and appeals to two higher courts are
permissible.
The common belief is that the case
will develop a conspiracy in which a
number of educated young Koreans
have been connected as the leaders. It
Is asserted that Koreans now living in
America and certain other persons who
have been connected with Korea's past
but who are now living in America, will
be shown to have contributed money
and advice. Certain of the prisoners
were the recipients of these funds, and
are known to have distributed them.
There is reason to believe that some
of these were innocently a part of the
plot.
The revolution in China gave a con
siderable impetus to this particular con
spiracy, which sought a revolution and
the restoration of Korean independ
ence. The assassination of the governor
general was discussed as & part of this
censpiracy, it is believed, and the as
sassination of prince Ito, Durham White
Stevens and the attempted assassination
of the premier of Korea, all believed to
have been the work of christian con
verts, lend considerable credence to the
present charge.
The governor general has made a
personal request to the chief of police
and prosecution that these young men
be dealt with as leniently as possible.
The missionaries in Korea almost
without exception pay tribute to the
present administration, while some of
them are disturbed lest the work of
the christian church in Korea should
receive too heavy a blow as a result of
these prosecutions.
CROWDS WATCH THE
HERALD BULLETINS
The Herald bulletin board was the
busiest place in El Paso Friday after
noon and evening. All afternoon the
sidewalk and plaza was crowded with
people waiting to read the bulletins
announcing the results of the Balti
more convention The interest was
keener than in the Chicago convention
and the crowd continued to grow un
til it blocked traffic ln Pioneer plaza
toward evening
Man) good natured but heated po
litical arguments arose m the crowd
between the Brjan and the anti-Bryan
factions and thv crowd listened to
these good natured arguments with
broad smiles.
The Herald esrvice was up to the
minute and the results were posted as
rapldlv as thev were received over the
special vv.re in the telegraph room Of
The Herald editorial department.