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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-12-24
ARCHBISHOP
STIRS PARIS
Makes Eloquent Plea
for Better Conditions
for the French Work.
ing People.

PARIS, Saturday. Dec. lS.-Nothing
for many months has created such a
stir here as the remarkable letter which
Monsianor Annette, the archbishop of
Paris, has written to the papers advo-
eating the suppression of night work in
the bakeries. The letter has produced a
mild sensation. because it is the first
time that high dignitary of the Ro-
man church has openly posed as an ar
dent champion of labor
The archbishop presents a drab pic
ture of the lives led by the bakers
how they have to toll at nights in under
ground places under unhealthy condi-
tions, returning to their homes at day
break, limp and tired, spending nearly
all the time in bed, thus being cut off
from the joys of family life.
Invited to Address Laborers.
No trade unionist leader could have
espoused the cause of the bakers more
eloquently. The archbishops letter is
welcomed by the labor leaders, who de-
clare that it proves that the campaign
undertaken on behalf of the bakers had
borne fruit. Since the archbishop has
used his pen in furtherance of the
bakers demands, an attempt is to be
made to induce him to use his voice;
and so an invitation has been sent to
him, asking him to attend a meeting at
the Labor Exchange next Tuesday.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-12-24
CRY OF R. R.
IS PITIFUL
But Actual Figures Do
Not Bear Out DoIefuI
Statements of Mighty
Railroads.

We've all heard that poverty cry from
the railroads They really cant afford
to pay that 8 cents an hour increase de
manded by the switchmen, you know,
no indeed. And you read what they
said about that threatened demand of
ths eastern railway employees, didn't
you? They would be compelled to raise
freight rates if they granted the in
crease in pay? And all of us had visions
of the poorhouse as the future home of
the railroad magnates if they were
forced to pay the demanded increase i'll
wages.
Figures at hand as to the earnings of
the different railroads in the United
States show, however, that the railroad
magnates are doing quite well, thank
you-in fact they are long way yet
from state of actual want. Let us
take for instance the published figures
of the three principal systems involved
in the switchmens strike: The Great
Northern, Northern Pacific and Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy. These figures.
remember, too, are for the year ending
june 30th. 1908 period when railroad
earnings fell off owing to the financial
panic that swept the country during the
winter of 1907 and 1908:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
VALUE OF CITY FAIRGROUNDS.
Meeting of Women Addressed by Dr.
Gulick of New York.

A meeting OF women interested in the
playground situation in this city was
held at the home OF Mrs. Robert Bacon
Tuesday Mrs. Bacon had invited WON
en- Of influence and social position who
could carry much weight In ma king a
fight for the money which the PlaySroun
Association has asked Congress for Many
of those present were the wifes OF sena-
tors.
DR.. Gulick. playground expert of New
York city. talked TO the gathering anu
declared that in his view the playground
was the greatest need OF the community
that the physical training. the moral train
ing, and the teaching that went with the
games and fun on the playground was OF
more Importance to the community in
many cases than the lessons learned at a
desk in school. He told the women tina.
1t was more important to have "a boy
grow up in right influences, have his Ii t
turned into good channels gradually. than
TO learn a whole lot about Beniamii.
Franklin and Christopher Columbus"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
CONSENT VERDICT FOR WIDOW.
Secures $7OO Damages for Loss of
Husbands Life.

A consent verdict for 500 damages was
today awarded by jury in Circuit Court
No , before Chief Justice Clabaugh in
favor of Mrs. Christina c. Common. widow
and Administrative of Lucian c. Connor
who was killed October S last by falling
from telephone pole at Good Hope road
and Harrison street The judgment en-
tered as the verdict is against the Chesa-
peake and POTOMAC Telephone Company.
The Potomac Electric Power Company.
, also named as defendant was exonerated
and a verdict given in its favor.
Conner was foreman in the employ of
the telephone company and sustained d
fracture of the skull in falling from the
pole He died the same day.
Mrs Conner sued for 5000. naming
both the telephone company and the pow
err company as defendants, because both
compa MES maintained wires which passed
over the pole from which her husband
| fell. Attorney NJ. Strasburger represented
the widow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14

which were used in the bridal bouquet Of
Miss Alice Roosevelt. prepared by the
Blackstone firm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14

mendable. l want 10 help it along $40
worth
"A Friend of the Bread Line sent s..
A lady stopped in today and handed Miss
Patterson 30 cents for the good cause
of humanity"
Use for Contributions.
These are the first contributions that
have been received for the bread and
soup lines. Out Of the sum fuel was
furnished a family that was almost
perishng from cold. and a pair of shoes
were purchased for a child that had been
going barefooted in midwinter
Our lassies report that there are many
families at the verge of starvation in
this city. Ensign Patterson said. I'VE
go into the places where misery and
want abide. and with Gods blessing do
the best we can for the poor
Lieut. Learn and Mrs. Seavy assisted
the ensign in her work today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
RECEPTION TO NOTED WOMAN
Training School Ladies to Honor
Mrs. George o. Robinson of Detroit.

A reception to Mrs. George o. Robinson.
wife of Judge George o. Robinson of De-
troit. and recently elected president of
the Woman's Home Missionary Society
OF the NJ. f. Church of America. will be
given tomorrow evening in Rail Hall,
North Capitol and NJ streets. The recep-
ton will be given by the ladies of the
Training School for Deaconesses and Mis-
sionares, OF which work Mrs. Robinson
was the founder twenty years ago. DR..
w. w. Wilder, president of the school,
and his wife, will be present at the recep-
ton.
Both Judge and Mrs. Robinson are
prominent citizens of Detroit, and are
nota BILE for their many .benevolences. one
of which was the establishment of large
orphanage in San Juan, Porto Rico. at
cost of $4,000.
Among those who are expected to be
present tomorrow evening are Bishop
Hartzell, Bishop and Mrs. Cranston, DIR.
and Mrs. Sumwalt. Mrs. James f. Gilbert
representing the District. and Dr. H. S.
France representing the board of di-
rectors Of the training school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
THREE OF A KIND.
DROPPED COFFEE. PICKED Up POSTUM
AND HEALTH.

The harmful action of cafeipe-the drug in cof-
fee and tea-is the same i'll all cases, 1t is only
a matter of degree.
One person may suffer more in the way of heart
pllpitation, stomach. nervousness or In
somnia. than another but the poison is there all
the time If continues to drink coffee or tea.
Penn. lady and two friends learned the truth
about coffee in the same way. The lady writes:
About four years ago had au attack of nerv
Gus prostration and great deal of trouble with
my heart. Sometimes feared was dying. and
my doctor seemed unable to find out the cause Of
my trouble.
Il would frequently wake night with these
attacks. and the doctor said there was some
slant irritation of the nerves. and he began TO
think some organic disease was at work
lone day / was told of u case very similar 10
mine, aud that the woman could find relief
until she stopped using coffee. did not like the
idea of giving up coffee. for | very fond Of It.
Having read frequently of Postum, deter
mined to try It. 1t certainly made great change
in Those spells left me entirely.
My most intimate friend was afflicted as
was. In fact. the similarity OF Affections
drew us together i'll the first place. When she
saw the great change Postum had made in me
she tried it and benefited | was.
THE beneficial effects Of Postum two
induced n neighbor follow example, and
so we are three Of kind Who can't sag enough
in praise Of Postum.
Name given 10y Postum Co. Battle Creek,
Mich. Read The Road 10 Welyillc,' in pkgs.
There's Reason.
EVER READ TIE ABOVE LETTER: \ NEW
ONE APPEARS FROM TIME To TIME THEN
ANE GENUINE, TRUE, AND ESiL " HUMAN
INTEREST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
HUNGRY POOR ARE FED
Bread Line Brings to View
Widespread Suffering.
SAD INSTANCES OF MISERY
Tales of Hardship Told by Bene-
ficiaries of New Charity.
MEN WHO ONCE HAD PLENTY
Women Who Struggle to Keep Life
in Many Bodies-Washington
Has Many Such.
SAD INSTANCES OF MISERY
MEN WHO ONCE HAD PLENTY

Sad pictures in the panorama of pow
erty presented in Washington's bread
line and soup line are witnessed every day
at the headquarters OF the Salvation
Army. $50 Pennsylvania avenue
First in the long. procession of hungry
men and boys this morning which surged
forward to get a cup of steaming-hot
coffee and a roll was former business
man of this city. He iS threescore and
ten. His teeth chartered and he shiy-
cred all over with cold as he entered the
hall in the dim and frosty early morning
He has lived in the District of Columbia
since 1863. For long time he was in
business on Pennsylvania avenue near the
ST. James Hotel. He was born in County
Clare. Ireland. and in his early days had
been prosperous.
As the shadows of his life are lengthen-
ing he finds himself homeless and hungry
in a community where he. was once a
thriving and happy citizen. destitute OF
even the bare necessities of life. and COM
PEELED to seek a portion OF bread and cot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
DIR. J. H. sToNEsTREET DEAD.
Physician of Montgomery County,
Nd, Succumbs to Pneumonia,

Stecial Correspondence OF The Star
ROCKVILLE. Nd. January Il, 1909.
DIR. j. Harris Stonestreet, one of the
leading physicians Of MONTGOMERY co,n-
ty, died shortly after noon yesterday at
his home in GAINESVILLE, aged forty-six
years. He had been i'll about a week OF
pneumonia. His wife. who was a daugh-
ter of the late DR.. Wood of Barnesyille,
and three children. survive him
Dr. Stonestrcet was Il native Of Char'e:
county, but located in this county more
than twenty years ago. About three years
ago he was appointed by Gov. Warfield II
republican member OF tie board OF coun-
.ty public school commissioners Which
position he held at the time of his death.
DIR. Stonestrect was held i'll high esteem
by the people of the county generally, 10
whom his death is d pronounced shock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
Senator Overman to Succeed Himself

RALEIGH, n. C., January Ex-senator
Lee 8. Overman of Salisbury was renomi-
mated by standing vote in the demo-
cratic caucus of the general assembly 10
succeed himself as United States senator
The election will take place next Tuesday
and the democratic ma jority in the gen
eral assembly assures his return to the
Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
fee in the bread line to keep body and
soul together
Tells of Hard Life.

fee in the bread line to keep body and
soul together
Tells of Hard Life.
He informed Ensign Maggie NJ. Patter-
son, who is in charge of the headquarters
that he is without underclothing, and that
the icy north wind this morning searched
him to his marrow. The hot draught OF
coffee relieved the old man. He talked tt
the ensign.
He said he slept last night on the floor
of a cheap lodging house. He only had q
nickel given him by a stranger with
which to pay for place to sleep.
Another man in the bread line was for
merly an official of the Treasury Depart
ment, who struck the hard luck tobog-
gan about a year ago and has been
making rapid descend ever since.
Altogether there were 100 men and boys
in the bread line this morning. 1t was
noticeable that not many of the hobo
type were in evidence. 1t is principally
Washingtons poor that are fed Their
evidence is that suffering in the District
is widespread.
Women in Line.
In the soup line this afternoon were
pitiful cases. One woman on crutches
had a fve-year old child with her. She
carried battered tin pail in which to
carry home some soup for her other chill
dren.
A modest young woman who is the
bread winner for large family remained
In one corner of the big hall away from
the gaze of the other subjects of poverty
who filled one end of the apartment. She
came early and left her TIN pail, neatly
wrapped, with Ensign Patterson to be
filed with soup.
She is a member of a fine family. it
was explained. The soup and loaf of
bread that was given her was the first
bite her folks had eaten since yesterday.
The soup was served from large tin
wash boiler Near by was a table heaped
high with loaves of bread. Drowned to a
turn, yard long and tempting to the
hungry ones, who filled the surrounding
seats.
\ letter received by Ensign Patterson
today contained crisp $40 bill and the
following note signed by a prominent So
ciety woman:
Enclosed SO for bread and coffee line
Ills noble work of yours.
A brisk and prosperous business man.
who does not want his name mentioned
contributed $40. He said:
This is real charity and most COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
Rare Orchids Here.

One OF the finest collections of orchids
ever presented to the Washington public
is now on exhibition at Blackstone S
the florist at 18th and II streets. The
public is invited TO inspect them. There
are a score or more OF the rarest varieties
in the collection. Three OF the rarest are
the cattieya trianae. the coelogina crista-
tax and the cymcidum eberE:um. all OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
True Reformers' Officers.

Preparations are being made for the
public installation Of 1000 officers in the
main auditorium of the True Eerormers
Hall Friday night, January 10 at S
o clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
Should Retain Titles.

THE commission is unanimously OF the
opinion that the United States should not
part with the title to any land held by
il in the District of Columbia unless for
we'll understood reasons of absolute ne
cessity or undoubted public interest, and
that especially, it should retain the title
to undeveloped land and to land which
may, even in remote probability, be
needed for or is adjacent to public i'm
provements. 1t recommends that no sale
or other disposition Of public land in
the District of Columbia should be made
except under the terms of a special act of
Congress. and that provision for such
sale or abandonment of title should in
| no case be included in an appropriation or
other general act and ii recommends that
the provisions of law suspended as afore-
said. and that the act approved March .,
1899. should be definitely repealed.
1T is also recommended that the COM
mission if continued, or its successor,
should be authorized and empowered to
investigate the rights OF all persons claim
ing riparian rights on the Eastern branch
of the Potomac river or the Anacostia
river.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-17
coRBETT WILL PUNCH JEFFRIes
VIII Help Latter Get Ready for Big
Fiqht With. johnson

Z New York, Dec. 17.--James ]. Cor
bett viii be the animated punching
bag on which Jeffries will practice in
fitting himself for his fight with John
son for the heavyweight championship.
Incidentally Corbett will not be a pac-
ific recipient of Jeffries' hard swings
and smashes, but will utilize his ac-
knowledged skill as a boxer in land
ing on Jeffries at every possible open
ing. This announcement was made
today by Corbett on his arrival from
Europe. He said he would start a Sc
ries of hard fights with Jeffries forty
days before the big fight comes Off
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-17
LITIGATION 0VFR Will OF
ALEX. T. STEWART RECALLED
Sale in Partition at White Plains To-
morrow Will Settle all Details
Of Controversy Started by
Niece of Deceased.

New York, Dec. ia sale i'm par
tomorrow morning revlves memories
of the old litigation over the will of
the late Alexander T. Stewart, the first
of Americas Merchant princes" Mr..
Stewart died in 1876 owning the prop
erty which Is to be sold and which
consists of about one hundred and
fifty acres of land situated In the
towns of Rye and Harrison.
BY his will Mr.. Stewart left all Of
his property to his widow, Cornelia NJ.
Stewart. Mrs. Stewart died in 1886,
leaving a will appointing Judge Henry
Hilton executor and trustee, and Civ
ing practically absolute power to him
to dispose OF her enormous estate as
he should see fit. A niece of Mrs
Stewart contested the will on the
ground Of undue influence exerte
over Mrs. Stewart by Judge Hilton
The contest began on the day of the
great blizzard of 1888. and Roscoe Con-
king who was counsel I'm the case for
Judge Hilton. lost his life as result
of his going to court on that day and
attempting to walk home through the
snow. Elihu Root was associated with
Mr.. Conkling in the case, while the
contestant was represented by eminent
counsel headed by Joseph III. Choate.
The property to be sold tomorrow
was part of the real estate included IN
this action. The will contest was af-
terward settled between the heirs and
Judge Hilton. but the partition ac-
ton was continued as a friendly me
ever since the settlement. The final
steps in IL are now about to be taken.
one of which Is the sale of the prop
erty in question. The sale derives adj
ditional interest on account of the
Revolutionary period memories con-
nected with the ground. A part of the
site belonged to Major General Thorn
as Thomas, a very distinguished Rev
olutionary partisan, and the remains
of his mansion are still to be seen.
The estate overlooks the scene of the
historic battle OF white Plains. whlwle
not far away Is also the home In which
General Putnam was surprised by the
British while shaving. and escaped by
riding his horse down stone stair
way.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-17
CLUBS PRESENT
SOLID FRONTS
Still No Change in Situation Re-
lative to National League
Presidency.
HERMANN and MURPHY FIRM
Former is Holding Out for Brown or
Heyder While Chicago Man Says
He Will Wait All Winter
to Elect Mr.. Ward.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE magnates
of the National league were apparent
ly in complete deadlock today when
they met again to select a president of
the organization, and Charles w. Muir
ply. president of the Chicago Club as
serted his readiness to sit all winter, if
necessary. to elect Ward.
New York, Chicago Philadelphia and
Brooklyn presented today an unbroken
front for Ward, while Cincinnati Pitts
burg. Boston and st. Louis seek to
elect Brown of Louisville or some COM
promise candidate. The move of Gar
ry Hermann in bringing forward the
name OF Brown yesterday instead OF
Heydler was regarded today as an ex-
tremely strategic one inasmuch as IL
assured Hermann and his friends the
absolute support of Stanley Robinson.
who favored Brown. Hermann is now
in a position to offer the name Of Hey
dler as a compromise candidate Her
mann said today: "You know as
much about the election as l do. /
think 1t shame that a good man like
Heydler should be thrown out of a job,
or If he is thrown out not to be taken
care Of The present situation is ex-
tremely ridiculous. because we cannot
elect a board of directors until after
we have elected a president" Her.
mann said he proposed to look after
Heydler in case he was not elected.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-17
SANTA CLAUS ship LEAVES
new YORK FOR EUROPE TODAY
American Liner is Loaded Down With
Quantities of Christmas Mail,
Presents and Large Num-
Der of Money Orders.

New York, Dec. 17.-The American
liner st. Louis, which left her dock at
10 o'clock this morning bound for Eu-
rope, is entitled to be called a veritable
Santa Claus ship. Her great hold was
literally crammed and jammed full of
Christmas mail and hundreds of thou
sands OF dollars worth OF presents and
money orders. She is the last steam
ship to leave this side by which mails
can reach Great Britain and the Con-
tinent before Christmas day The st.
Louis Is due at Plymouth, Cherbourg
and Southampton the day before
Christmas.
II was with a sigh of relief that the
hundreds of employees of the New York
postoffice, and particularly of the for
eign mails branch, greeted the depart
ure of the st. Louis, knowing that big
share of their heavy burden of Christ
mas work was over.
No one thing reflects the condition
of prosperity in the United states bet
ter than the volume of Christmas
mails for Europe. The authorities have
learned to look upon IL as an accurate
barometer Following the panic in
1907 there was a startling drop in the
number of money orders issued on Eu-
rope for the Christmas season. That
the country is again enjoying its full
measure of prosperity is evidenced by
the fact that the outward bound
Christmas mails were never heavier
than they have been during the past
few weeks.
The bulk of the money orders and
Christmas presents sent abroad go to
Germany. England, Sweden. Russia
and Italy. For many years Ireland
held first place on the list but now the
Emerald Isle has fallen behind several
OF the continental countries. Two
things are held responsible for the
falling off of the amount of money sent
to Ireland at Christmas time. One OF
these is that the number of immigrants
from Ireland has steadily decreased
during the past decade or so, and the
other reason is to be found in the
greater prosperity which Ireland her
self enjoys.
The number of foreign-born Amer
leans who have returned to Europe
during the past three or four weeks TO
spend Christmas in their old homes
has been unusually large. II is esti-
mated that no fewer than 10000 Swed-
ish-Americans from the middle states
and the northwest have left New
York for Sweden since the first of No
vember.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-17
SCORES ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
Attorney General Stead Argues on Be-
half of State in Suit.

Springfield. ILL.,, Dec. 17.-Attorney
General Stead prefaced his argument
before the judges of the supreme court
tral to account for seven per cent of
its gross receipts from charter lines
here today with statement of the
case which the state of Illinois seeks
to recover approximately $4,000. 900
from the railroad. The attorney gem
eral showed the state had given the
company 2,595,000 acres of land as n
right Of way and he claimed this had
been sold by the road for 100000, 900,
which was more than sufficient to
build the road Claims now made by
the Illinois Central. said Stead, that II
owes the state nothing because of this
land grant, as an example of ingrati
tude, has no parallel since the time
of Judas Iscariot. The charter grant
ed the railroad, he claimed, was an
absolute contract by which the state
was to receive not less than seven per
cent of the gross receipts until the
a detailed account of receipts. Since
1877 this accounting was not kept sat-
isfactory to state. The lines OF the
have been extended until now
there are 4,377 miles and upon all this
the state claims a pro rata
share. Another point made by the
counsel for the state was that in the
matter OF bridge earnings at Cairo
and Dubuque. the state is entitled to
at least s7O0o,OOO more than II has
received. The question or profit from
the dining car service also was touch
ed on. Secretary of War Dickinson
was in court. prepared to present his
argument for the Illinois Central road.
of which he was general counsel when
the suit was begun.