| Show COL PHOEBE COUZENS Having Completely Captured St Louis and Devastated Chicago Is Now Attacking the National Capital She and Mrs Potter Palmer Meet for the First Time Since the Row Bean Special to THE HERALD Examiner Dispatch WASHINGTON April 21 Having completely com-pletely captured St Louis and devastated Chicago Colonel Phoebe Couzens is now attacking in earnest the national capital Assistant Secretary Nettleton said at first that the United States treasury department would ignore Miss Couzens telegram protesting pro-testing against the minions of Mrs Potter Palmer president of the Worlds fair board of lady managers ejecting from the office as secretary of the board the aforesaid Phoebe It is pretty well understood in Washington that Pocebes original grievance griev-ance is that instead of herself Mrs Palmer is the Worlds fair queen of love and L beauty as it were Probably for this reason rea-son it was that Mr Nettletou intimated Miss Couzens could not expect the support of the treasury officials But now that Secretary Foster is back a somewhat different dif-ferent statement is made of bow the department depart-ment will view the coniroversy3 Jt was said at Secretary Foster office today that in case two claims were made for the salary of secretary the department would feel compelled to ascertain which of the two claimants was the rightful secretary This might necessitate the calling of some of the womens board of managers to Washington Wash-ington and at that time Miss Couzens would also have a chance to bo heard Miss Susan B Anthony called on Secretary Foster this afternoon and had a half hours talk with him Nothing could be learned as to the nature of her business but it was believed that Miss Anthony had something I to say concerning the queer imbroglio i |
