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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-10

"A great effort will be made to push the
trade in Korea and Manchuria.
AT present there are a hundred and
eighteen mills in the country devoted to
10000 spindles. They make almost a
million bales Of cotton yarn annually:
and have a profit therefrom of nine or
ten million dollars. l have before me
figures showing some OF the dividends
paid. II 1865 every cotton mill in Japan
paid from 10 to - per cent. and In 1906
there were ten companies which paid. all
the WAY from 10 to 40 per cent In 1907
there We're two which paid 40 per cent;
and tie Toxic Grand Yarn Company has
paid as higf, 30 per cent Nearly all
these companies are adding TO their
SURPRISES and are charging off good
amounts 10 the depreciation OF their
buildings and machinery
So far the japanese have not done
great deal in weaving cotton, but they
are now making enough sheeting every
year to carpet a road as wide as Penn
sylvania avenue. in Washington, for a
distance OF sixty thousand miles. Such
a carpet would reach twice around the
world at the equator and leave more
than enough over to cover a similar path
way through its center. There are now
a number Of large mills with something
like ten thousand looms. They grew
rapidly during the war with Russia. for
the army then needed quantities of goods
and tie prices rose. The cost of blankets
went up 100 per cent. and some "f the
mills were kept busy making kahki. OF
what the war required it Isl estimated
that Japan supplied 10 per cent and o;.iy
imported 30 per cent
In addition to the work Of tlle weaving
ann ny
in the houses Oh hand looms. There
arc now almost a million homes in which
wearing IS carried on. and there are
hundreds uf thousands of people who
work these. Tho number was moro than
q million ten Years. ago. Liit ii is gradG-
ally decreasing. ana more and more OF
the work IS being done in tie factories.
1T is this i!o9seHeaving industry which
consumes a great part of the cotton
warn manufactured Eerc aud it * on
hand looms that the most Of that which
is exported to China and Korea is woven
Many small mills are springing up some
worked by steam and others b. ~3te-
power and electricity. Tie center of the
weaving industry is about Osaka. which
is ais the center of the spinning Industry.
That city has more than twenty thousand
houses ~ which weaving is done. II has
scores Of large factories. and the smoke
from tlei!' .taclSs makes the town seem
Nor" like Pittslurg than any in Japan.
ii has grown greatly within the past few
Years.
This region i the center @: the matt ng
Industry There are many factories about
Osaka hay and lere ii k"hc which make
Millions cf yards Of II ttting for export
and millions u mats for home cons imp
ion The japanese Go not use mating
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Indian product is cheaper. and the two
are mixed in the making Of these yarns.
The manager complained to me about
the bad packing of our American bales.
side with bales from Bombay. The latter
We're beautifully put up and so wrapped
that cotton could be lost. Our bales
were broken and torn and the lint was
failing out.
As walked through tie mills | asked
as 10 wages and hours Of work. Tlerc
two shifts, one during the day
and the other at night. The hours
of actual work are ten: and there are
rest hours at 8 am. at noon and :
pm. Tie rest times, consume about two
hours. and with them the working day
Is twelve hours long. This company does
not work its hands on Sundays, as is com
mon with many Of the industries of
Japan. 1t believes in night work. Its
managers tell me that almost all the
cotton mills work both day and night.
and that this custom is a great benefit 10
the spinning industry. AS it is now. the
demand for cotton yarns is so great that
night work is a necessity. but in times
OF DEPRESSION it is possible to stop the
night work until the demand requires
IT again BY this double work the Japan
mills are producing twice as much, per
capt. al and machinery, as mills or other
countries where day work only is used.
This fact may be one Of the reasons for
lie big dividends which nearly all The
compa MES are now paying.
asked as to wages of the mill hands
and was told they are from twenty
ip-o to sixty sen day. 'rhis means from
eleven to thirty cents OF our money. or
from a little more than one t" three
cents for each working hour. AT that
they are higher than in some other mills
La VIC
throughout this district being about
twenty -one cents fo- women. thirty cents
for men and six cents for children.
AS went through the mills I
great many children at work. ana many
OF the child workers were under fourteen.
had photograph made Of myself stand
Ing beside some little acknowledged tots
who could not have been more than ten
According to the government reports.
there are now three hundred and twenty
i've thousand hands In the textile fac
tories. and of these almost two hundred
ard ninety thousand are females. There
AZ. also twpnty-siX thousand girls and
two Thousand boys who are under four
teen years Of age. This is not a large
proportion of children AMI the number
grows less from year TO year.
!: x
Tie KaneSa fuchi Company is about tile
most advanced OF all in Japan 10 its
methods of handling its employees. 1t
has tenement houses which il rents ont
at low rates. and also dormitories for
I.len and dormtor;os for women. visited
ono OF the latter buildings. 1t was a
tuo-sto.ied structure surrolindin. = beau
tifuI garden Its walls We're 81 frame
work covered with paper. with outer
walls OF pine wood. 1t had accommodate
tons for eight hundred girls sleeping
in Japanese fashion on the floor. with
several girls in each room. As the night
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i1E germ of the
American q uic k
lunc! originated, il
Is presumed. in the
financial district OF
New York city,
where economy OF
time is a factor OF
; u : II tremendous
Importance. But
the quick-l II II Z Il
"SN stem existing
throughout I h e
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+ YOU want 10 see
how wide awake
the japanese are.
come with me and
take a look at the
kanegafuchi cot
ton mill, which
lies on the out
skirts of IIiogo. 1t
is the biggest spin
esta blishment
of the empire, and
il belongs to a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-10

HE cv,l that mon
DO liv es after
them: tho good is
oft Inferred with
their bones This.
perhaps. is tic
reason that the
"-ood things that
have oeen said i'm
tho Congresses that
Lave held forth
their allotted peri
DDS in The Capitol
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The original places usually contained
long counters which extended the length
~ tic room, them We're placed huge
plattcrs Of ham aud cheese sandwiches.
potato salad, baked beans. doughnuts and
Tie various and motley assortment Of foods
called dairy dishes. Always "a huge
urn containing several gallons Of coffee
was kept stcaming hot over an alcohol
burner. large stack OF plates. cups and
SduCers. and trays containing tangled
masses Of knives. forks and spoons occu-
pied one end of the counter. a post in the
center of the room was provided with
ingenious arrangement OF receptacleS for
sugar, and at one side a large stone crock
something like water cooler contained
the tactical fluid always designated
cream" The sole furniture consisted of
large chairs, the right arms of which were
very wide, wide enough to hold a plate
cup and saucer, and were des signed 10 do
away with tables entirely.
The customer waited on himself: having
provided himself with a plate. knife and
fork he helped himself or was helped by
one of the several men behind the coun-
appealed TO his appetite. and having Sc
Iacied a chair. placed his luncheon on the
table-Iske arm and ate as quickly or as
slowly a. he felt disposed.
There are several lunch places in Wash
..s.ln which are representative Of some
- f,r i-,lr-uVed ideas, and visit 10 them
* u. ,,,Irs * very Interesting. Every
-. saica ami span anu spVtiessiE
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THE Big Business of the
l Kanegafuchi Company
1t Has Nineteen Mills, With
Three Hundred Thousand
Spindles-A Capital of ST.
ooo,ooo-How 1t Treats It's
Employees = Free Hospitals.
Kindergartens and Theaters
Work and Wages-Men at
Thirty Cents a Day, Women
at Twenty and Children at
Ten. !
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clean. The rush. tire chatter Of china ana
silver, tho calling Of orders. the swift
Of employees. all the apparent
confusion incidental 10 the simultaneous
serving of eighty or a hundred people is
diStracting 10 an orlooker, but
the wonderful way in which this apparent
confusion is regulated. and the almost
rapidity with which orders are
filled. arouses admiration Tho order OF
serving is something as follows:
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untll- TODAY, and Wei represented in
Washington has been expanded as to
bear little resemblance 10 its rather crude
be- inning.
The first lunchroums designated as
quick distinguish them from the
regular order of restaurant. We're unat-
rTactive places without any pTctcnSionS 10
even comfort iii their surroundings. Their
sole feature was the fact that a man
roUld ill an empty void in nine TEL.
minutes where with tic regular macllil-
cry Of ordinary restaurants il would re
pliiYc twenty minutcs. half an hour or
even longer. That lie did 30 at tho cx-
pcp-1 OF his digestive apparatus was ap-
palcutiy a matter OF small Importance
VII i Is an interesting Illustrate Of the
impractical nature Of the American Du>I-
man.
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The quick lunch business is very pTot-
liable one if well managed. but il requires
constant watchfulness, and the strain OF
competition is terrific.
e;arewd buyers are needed. careful cnrN-
,rs and an almost omnipotent manage.
There are a thousand and one details in
cdeniai to a business like this. not the
least Of which Is the uncertain aud iryillt;
element uf ''hcip Some one il always
dropping out. getting mad, or leaving for
just cause. Sometimes there Is - strike
among the kitchen 1eip. The manager.
of course. always keeps in touch Will TIE
employment agencies. but even these TAI
him sometimes. But the routine of tie
business must go on unchecked for. like
Tennyson's brook. Men may come and
men may GO but it goes on forever.
IL i the effort of the proprietorS OF
these places to keep expenses below a Ger
tain point TO this end the manager, tie
buyers, the steward and the chefs work.
Tie most casual observer cannot fail
TO have noticed the large number Of eat
ing places in Washington. They bloom
out at most unexpected hooks and cor
ners, and appear almost as many as the
sands of the sea or the stars of the milky
way. All sorts Of Poop e, with no eXpe-
rience and small capital. think IL rea-
Sonable thing TO embark in the iunchroom
business, and the man who fails
barber or undertaken today opens IL
lunchroom tomorrow. Ii does not take
long 10 SKATER such Illusions. and some
times they flourish barely longer than
day.
OF course. these can hardly be consid
cred an element of competition 10 she
large. up-tu-date. Well managed and we |
financed establishments. nCt i'm al, bust
ness the humblcst rival mus be taken
into consideration. With this. as Win
everything else. i i survival Of Inc
uitcst.
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You give an order for .'Stewcd chicken.
ma shed potatoes. corn and tomatoes" The
waitress repeats your order 10 a Young
fellow in IA white Jacket called q slide
hoy, who repeats il 70 another young man
further down the room. who in turn calls
il into the kitchen. In few minutes a
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company which has Capital Of seven
million gold dollars and paid last year
4 dividend OF twenty-five per cent Tie
company has altogether nineteen mills
i'll operation and in course OF construc-
ton. Ii has already more than two
hundred thousand spindles at work: and
the four new mills. now building will
add to this ninety-eight thousand more.
j is putting up mills for weaving as well
for spinning: and when all are com
pleted it will still have a million dollars
worth of working capital 70 20 on
The company began its work twenty
Years ago by erecting spinning min
al Toxic. 1t has now two there and is
building a third. 1t Las silk mills at
Eyoto. which are rapidly approaching
completion. and il will soon have sixteen
thousand spindles in operation there
of all the establishments az. tnis bip
corporation the one here at IIiogo is the
largest. 1t covers many acres, and en-
ploys four thousand hands Its works
run day and night, and they turn out
cotton yarn by the thousands or bales
annually. Much OF tine product is con
sumed here in Japan, but a great deal
goes 10 the rapidly developing market
Of China, where ii completes with that
from our country.
iliogo is the native city FOR which
Kobe IS the port. IL has. all told more
than three hundred thousand people: and
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Copyright. 1893 hy Frank G. Carpenter
Special Correspondence OF The Star.
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LUNCH IDEA

tone in which he says: Its too iate now.
tn" cakes are cold is fairly tragic.
Tht: patrons of these firsi-class quick
lunch establishments are business men
and women and employees of the various
government departments. The food served
is Of the very hest quality. and embraces
practically everything edible in the
market.
\ visit 70 the kitchen reveals a state o.
cleanliness almost uncdnny. and Also dis
closes the secret of how the many doZers
OF made dishes ar kept hot without dry
ing.
Large rack-Iikc structures rp1tai1
dozens of pans which are sunk in other
pans filled with lot water. the water ~
kept at a high temperature. aud in III
WAY the food is kept hot, and is moist
t. the last spoonful.
Tho amount of business done is en"r-
NOUS the single iitcm of forty-two gel
Ions of milk used daily in one Of these
establishments giving idea of its mag
ntudc.
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KOBE. 1900.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-23
Miss Hawley's Fortune
 For Nieces and Nephews

The will of the late Harriet B. Flaw ley was admitted to probate this morn ing, Frederick B. Hawley qualifying as executor and Edward Sterling and Charles w. Hawley as appraisers. In the will the deceased directs that a note for $592.2O due her brother, F'red- erick S. Hawley, be paid with inter est at per cent. from the date of is- sue, Sept. 15, 1892.
 She directs that her wearing apparel and jewelry be equally divided between her sister, Rebecca, and sister-in-law, Jennie E. Hawley. That all her books, pictures, furniture and household ef- fects be divided equally between her brothers, Frederick B. and Alexander Hawley, and sister, Rebecca Sterling.
 To her niece and namesake, Harriet B. Hawley, she bequeaths $500. To her friend, Evelyn Hull, $200. To the treasurer of the South Church Ladies' Society for the Woman's Board of Foreign Missions, $25 and to the treasurer of the same society for Home Missions, $25. She directs that the residue of her estate be equally divided among her nieces and nephews
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-23
SHORTAGE OF
 IN FUNDS OF BIRTH ABRAHAM
Allegation of $39,0OO Miss ing Will Receive Atten-
 tion of Bridgeport Lodge.

At the meeting of Bridgeport Lodge of the Independent Order B'rith Abra- ham to be held on Sunday. March 2, action will be taken upon the shortage of $39.800 recently discovered in the Grand Lodge treasury. Advices have only been received by the local lodge in an unofficial way and although the news comes as a surprise there is no larger of the organization. which is the largest Jewish fraternal organiza- tion in the country. going to the wall.
 Charges of grating have been made against some of the officers in a re- port of an official examiner of the New York state insurance department. The charges are to the effect that some of the officers have been using the funds of the order as an accommodation bank for themselves and their friends.
 Bridgeport lodge was organized last August and has a membership of 175 members, including men and women. At the installation of officers, held last January. the members were addressed by Secretary Xacob Schoen of New York.
 The officers of the local lodge are: President. Samuel Clark: vice-presi- dent. Jacob Weiss; recording secre- tary. Louis Quint: financial secretary, Joseph Quint: treasurer. Adolph Dan nenberg: conductor, A. Gendel: inside guard. Max Cohen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-23
FORTY DAYS OF
 LENTEN FAST
 NOW AT HAND

Lent opens tomorrow with the 6awning of Ash Wednesday. which IS supposed to have received its name from a custom in the church of sprink- ling ashes on the heads of penitents when admitted to penance.
 Programs extending throughout the day will be in progress in the churches. The faithful are required to fast.
 From at least the Fourth century the Latin church has observed Lent. In one of tho homilies of Gregory the Great, the number of days in Lent are fixed at S6 In the Corpus Juris Cano- nici this passage is reproduced. but with the important change which must have been made before the end of the EHghth century. to the effect that in order to make up the sacred number of 40 days dedicated to fasting by our Lord it is necessary to take in the four days preceding Quadragesima Sunday.
 Through all of these centuries Cl1urchmen have observed the 40 days of Lent. and young and old, women and children. have joined in abstinence from amusements. and in increased alrnsgiving and charitable works.
 KRIEG.-In Shelton, Feb. 20, John H.
 Krieg. aged 56 years.
 BEIL-In Stamford, Feb. 19, Susan
 E. Bell, in her 72d year.
 CUMMING&.-In Torrington, Feb. IT,
 Owen B. Cummings, aged 63 years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-23
NORMAL SCHOOL
 CREATES DEBATE
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press)
 Hartford, Feb. 23.-There was con- siderable debate on a bill calling for an appropriation of s10O,000 for a new state normal school at Waterbury. The committee on appropriations reported unfavorably on the bill. Senator Blakeslee moved that the report be ac- cepted and was supported by Senator Luther who argued against the multi plication of state normal schools. The acceptance of the committees report was opposed by Senators Hurley and Chase. It was finally tabled at Sen- ator Hurley's request.
 ing of 1000 copies of the recent report of the educational commission was passed.
 In addition to the nomination of Judge George Wheeler Governor Lil- ley sent in the following: Judge Ralph Wheeler to be judge of the Su- perior court of New London for a term of eight years; O. R. F'yler of Torrington and Andrew F. Gates of Hartford as railroad commissioners, term four years; w. H. Corbin of Hartford, as tax commissioners, four years; W. H. Corbin, New Britain, as building and loan commissioner, term two years; Charles H. Noble New Mill ford, re-appointed bank commission CT. Lewis J. POns of RoXbury and Senator Albert w. Philips of Derby as members of the State board of Health.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-23
Employs M. E. O'Brien tt
 Fight Sweet Octopus.
Assistant Attorney General Wade Ellis Has Become
 Interested.
Hearing Will Be Given By Department of Justice of Federal Government - Plaintiff Told He Must Post Bond and See Balti- more Candy Jobbers.

. Ferdinand c. Fox, the former local Republican spellbinder. whose home IS in this city. claims to have discovered a candy trust in Maryland and. begin ming this week, the Department of Jus tice at Washington commences to hold hearings for the purpose of investi- gating the charges made by Fox that there is an organization formed fer the restraint of trade in candy.
 Assistant Attorney General Wade Ellis has become interested in the case and Attorney Matthew B. O'Brien of this city is attorney for Fox. The lat ter claims he went to Baltimore two months ago and opened a store at 1414 Pennsylvania avenue for the purpose of selling the Nutmeg Brand of Candy Novelties at wholesale.
 He claims that he bought his first goods in New York and other places, paying cash for the same. but that when he made second orders in New York he was told that before the or ders could be filled that he would have to acquaint himself with the Balti- more Jobbiug Confectioners' Associa- tion. MT. Fox says that he enauired into the matter and was told that to join the association he must agree to live up to certain regulations in the selling of his goods and post S250 as 8 fense.
 Its a trust.'' declared Fox. land he went to Washington and hired Actor ney O'Brien to take the legal action against the alleged combination in re- straint of trade. The Baltimore news papers say that Fox was prominent in Bridgeport politics.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-23
ALARMING SPREAD
 OF COCAINE HABIT
Preparation Known as "Bing" Contains Three Per Cent. of the Danger ous Drug and is Sold Without Prescription.

The alarming spread of the cocaine habit is attracting the attention of the authorities in various cities of the state. The prevalence of the habit fas come to the attention of the po- lice in this city and also to the notice o fphysicians in regular practice. The arrest of a New Haven druggist for selling the preparation known as
 ping, has resulted in a report that some of the local pharmacists have been guilty of the same practice.
 So far the matter has not been called to the attention of County Health Off, ficer who would noturally have juris- diction.
 At the hospitals, it was stated to- day that an occasional confirmed CO., caine user comes under observation.
 At the police station, victims of the habit are usually very much depress- ed when they cannot obtain their &C., customed rations of the drug.
 The sale of cocaine is a menace to the health and the morals of the state. Few people have any idea of the prev alence of the cocaine habit which is described as being in the same cate gory with laudanum, and as wide spread. At present the drug is being sold mainly in the form of snuff in this state. Four years ago the state legislature passed law at the request of those people who realize to what extent it is being sold and the number of young people who were acquiring the habit, which provided that no one could sell cocaine except on the pre- scription of a physician, and then the prescription must positively not De re- filled and second quantity given to the same csutomer only on the presen- tation of a new prescription calling for it.
 Farvoid the New Haven druggist, was convicted on five counts of selling ''bing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-23
BURNES' MOTION FOR FRIDAY
 SESSIONS BEATEN

Hartford Feb. 23-Most of to-day's session in the House was taken up by the discussion of a resolution insro duced by Representative Burns caring for Fridays session of the legislature. He was supported by Representative Scott of Plymouth and opposed by the following: Jodoin of Spraeue; Hall of Willington: Pease of Enfield: Dunn, of Willimantic; Tibbetts, of Norwich; Bush, of Orange: Savage. of Mansfield. and Loos of New Haven. A great many who opposed the resolution said they would favor it if they thought it was practicable. On ris- ing vote the resolution was defeated by vote of 113 to 88. The resolution of Senator Searles regarding Juuge George Wheeler was received III the House, passed and transmitted 10 tne secretary of state under a suspension of the rules. The committee on mlil- tary affairs reported favoraDly on seminary at Branford and the matter was referred to the committee on ap- propriations.
 The House passed the appointments of Samuel Young as judge of the po- lice court of stamford and Frank w. Seymour as judge of the borough court of Winsted.