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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
GEN. BLISS PRAISES SOLDIERS.
Calls Attention to Prompt Assem-.
bling of Artillery Regiment.

The record promptness with which the
provisional regiment of Coast Artillery
troops assembled at San Francisco for
duty in the vicinity of the southern
frontier In connection with the late Next
can revolution has been reported to the
War Department by Brig. Gen. Tasker II.
Bliss, commanding the Department OF
California.
In about four hours after receiving
their orders during the night the bat
teries of this regiment from Fort Baker.
across the bay. and Fort Riley, on the
other side of the city of San Francisco.
stood the Preside grounds awaiting
further orders.
In this connection Gen. Bliss especially
commends Lieut.. Col. Ira A. HAYNES and
Mai. T. +. Lamoreux of the Coast Artil-
lery Corps
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
QUERY CLEARS LAD
Newsboy Propounds 1t to
Judge De Lacy.
WAS ACCUSED OF THEFT
Asks How He Could Have Been
Stealing at Time He
Sold Papers.
WAS ACCUSED OF Thief

Gus de Thiery is the smallest of the
newsboys who sells papers at eth and
q streets northwest, but it would not
be surprising if he sold them this aft
crnoOn with an energy and a noise far
surprising the efforts of his COMPETE
tors. For Gus had great weight
taken from his mind this morning 1t
was the biggest load he ever carried,
and Judge De Lacy was the man who
did the lifting.
There is grocer at $50 Massachu-
setts avenue northeast named Thomas
Wood. He was sitting in the back
room of his grocery at o'clock last
Saturday. smoking cigar. as trade
was duh for the moment He saw a
shadow fall across the door. and, jump
ing up. ran into the store AS he
crossed the threshold very small boy
darted from behind the counter. plung-
ed through the swinging screen doors
and ran like a rabbit up the street.
And I could have gotten him. judge"
he explained, but ! stopped to look
at my money drawer. There was a
five dollar bill gone. and that's the boy
that did 1T, am certain. I've seen him
too often. | think he's been there be-
fore No. there's no doubt about it,
Picturesque Figure.
Gus came TO court in bare feet. and had
bruises all up and down his legs. He
didn't have hat, and glorious mass of
yellow hair. together with his extremely
blue eyes. made him very picturesque
little prisoner before the bar of justice.
Indeed. judge. I didn't steal it. l
never stole cent. Please don't believe
that man. pleaded the little boy, with
his brown cheeks wet with tears from the
blue eyes.
The policeman in the case came for
ward.
why did you arrest this boy?' asked
the judge.
Because the grocer told me to. He
said he was the boy that stole the money,
SO l arrested him.
And you didn't have a warrant"
No
The large form of the grocer lowered
over the little prisoner. "Oh, he's the boy
all right :,
And he's been convicted before" said
the policeman.
What for?' asked the judge.
He threw stone. your honor, and
smashed a window
Him." unused the Judge.
Then the little boy sank to his knees:
Il sell papers. ! sell them all day long.
/ have to be at eth and G. streets at }
O'Clock or ! won't see my regular Gus
toners. How could l be over on Massa-
chusetts avenue when / got my papers
to SELF?
And that was the question that decided
the judge. Gus de Thiery went forth a
free newsboy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
Torchy Again!

Seweli Ford has one of his deiishtfui
Torchy stories in our Sunday Magazine
tomorrow, similar in quality to the best
of those that have gone before, and Civ
ing the number a fine balance. Under
WAY With Uncle Rod is its title. Tn
Gle Rod was a man Of affairs i'm the ORR
ent. hut he has been gone from Broad
way for SO long that he was entirely out
of touch with metropolitan ways. 1t was
up TO Torchy to show Uncle Rod about
the city, particularly as he was an uncle
of Robert Ellins. Torchys immediate
boss. The complications into which Tn
Gle Rod was plunged on account of for
mer fair acquaintance required all OF
Torchy's diplomacy and developed no END
Of humorous situations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
BIG DAY FOR SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Demonstration in Philadelphia Par.
ticipated in by 100000.

PHILADELPHIA, September 23.-It is
estimated that 100000 men. women and
children participated today in great re-
ligious demonstrations in eleven different
city parks under the auspices OF the
Philadelphia County Sunday School As
ISOLATION.
The city was divided into districts for
the occasion and the teachers and pupils
of the hundreds of Sunday schools
marched i'm body to their meetin I
places The paraders carried banners
inscribed with religious notices, and an
imposing showing was made.
The services at the parks consisted Of
singing hymns of praise and OF addresses
By Sunday school workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
TWO DEAD IN TRAIN ACCIDENT
Switch Engine Thrown Off Bridge by
Passenger Cars.

ATLANTA. Ga. September 23.-Two
enginemen were killed and several pas
sengers slightly injured when Southern
railway passenger train No. II struck a
switch engine on the Peaclitree Creek
bridge on the outskirts of Atlanta, last
night The switch engine was knocked of
the bridge to the Seaboars. Air Line
tracks. blocking traffic on both lines sew
eral hours.
The dead are: j. A. Farris. engineer.
crushed under engine, and n. NJ Robin
son. fireman, caught under engine and
scalded.
Among the injured. most of whom re-
ceiyed only bruises. was Mrs. W. Fl. Eel
ton of Gainesville. Ca, we'll known in
literary circles throughout the south. The
cause of the wreck has not been fully as
certained. but it is stated that the engine
was trying to cross the trestle ahead of
the passenger train. when the latter
crashed into it. topping it off the bridge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
AVERAGE PAY LESS
Salary of Government Clerks
Not as Much as in 1852.
BUT COSTS MORE TO LIVE
Difference of More Than $500 Yearly
on Each Employe.
OLD ARGUMENT RECALLED
Plea for Increase More Than Fifty
Years Ago Said to Apply
to Conditions Today.
BUT COSTS MORE TO LIVE
OLD, ARGUMENT RECALLED

The fight for increase of the pay OF
government clerks in Washington, be-
ing waSed at present, has brought 10
light facts which make the increases
asked much more imperative than when
Congress in 1852 enacted the last gem
eral law Increasing the compensation
of the clerks and classifying them.
An ANALYSIS of the bill which became
ii law in 1852 increasing the pay OF
the clerks shows that the average sal
airy before the passage of the bill was
$1,1I34S, and after the passage OF the
bill was $l,290.65.
At present the average salary of the
clerks is Sl019
Yet it is admitted by those persons
who lived here in 1852 that the pur-
chasing power of 81. for food, rent
and other necessities, was far greater
than it is today. The government
clerks in the early ffties, therefore,
must have been abundantly remuner-
ated for their services before their IN
crease in pay was granted when COM
pared TO the manner in which the clerks
are paid today.
The classification of the clerks estab-
lished by law in $50. has changed little,
but the number of clerks employed in
Washington by the government has
grown enormously. There are about 1000
employees in the Treasury Department
alone today This is about 10 times the
number employed in 1S5. In the several
offices OF the Treasury, War. Navy ana
Post Office Departments. and the omces
of the Secretary of the Interior. COM
missioner of pensions commissioner OF
This accounts for the decrease in the
average salarly paid the clerks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
Bailif Serves Notice.
BLOCKED TRAFFIC; FINED.
Physician Claimed Immunity, But
Court Disagreed.

DR.. Frederick Yates of 1870 9th street
was fined s. by Judge Aukam in the Po-
lice Court this morning for failing to
make way for pedestrians at 9th street
and New York avenue while conveying a
patient to the Emergency Hospital yes
terday afternoon. DIR. Yates claimed i'm
munity from the traffic regulations be-
cause of the fact that he was on profess
s;onal work.
II had patient in my machine suffer
ing from badly bruised foot. and was
taking him to the Emergency Hospital to
have il examined under the X-ray APP
paratus. the physician informed the
court. The court did not consider il an
emergency case. and assessed the fine,
which was paid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
SUMMER DROWNING VICTIMS.
Waters of New England Claim 1913,
With Massachusetts, in Lead.

BOSTON. Mass, September o3.-The
waters of New England claimed 32S vic
Tins by accidental drownings during the
summer season which ended. today OF
this number 16l We're bathers, ia fell
from boats and lost their lives and the
unusually large number of "a persons
slipped from insecure places bordering
inland waters and the ocean and were
drowned.
More persons were drowned in Massa-
chusetts than in any of the other New
England states, the number being 139. OF
the cities. Boston stands first. approxi-
mateiy one-seventh of the drowning acct
dents in Massachusetts occurring in wat
ers of this city and its suburbs. The state
of Maine ranks second with II victims.
Rhode Island, Connecticut. New Hamp-
shire and Vermont follow in order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
THINKS WAR SCARE BURIED.
japanese Ambassador Comments on
New Treaty With This Country.

CHICAGO. September Ell think a
perfect treaty has beer arranged between
the United States and Japan. and that
the japanese war scare has been buried
forever" said Viscount Yasuya Gchida,
Japan's ambassador at Washington. who
stopped over in Chicago yesterday en-
route to Toxic Having consummated
the recent treaty between his nation and
the United States. Uchida is returning to
Japan to become minister of foreign af-
fairs The diplomat was accompan by
his wife. private secretary. chef. valet
and maid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
Old Argument Still Holds.

An argument in behalf of increased
salaries made during the fight for higher
pay in 1852, which applies to the situa-
ton today, it is said. was as follows
Mems minds take hue and direction
from those with whom they associate.
II is. therefore. important that those
whose employments embrace intellectual
labors should have for companions in
telligent persons-particularly those con-
verSant with those matters which are
likely to come before them. With many
of the clerks these matters embrace a
wide range. To secure such companion
ships requires an assimilation of the style
in which intelligent persons live
This precudes by public officer of
that parsimony which might be forgiven
a person in private life If a man is
obliged from necessity or If from choice
he sees fit to defy public opinion and the
usages of the society which surrounds
him. hermit like, shut himself up from
association with his fellow beings or Sc
lects for his usual companions class be-
low himself his mind becomes groveling
and his capacity for usefulness diminish
Men in public Office are morally bound
to live with and for the public. They
have no right to withdraw themselves
from associations with their fellows. nor
to appear in society meanly clad, or with
out contributing something toward the
general expenses of social intercourse.
Especially is this the case with the clerk
whose position necessarily brings him
into association with gentlemen. He is.
in fact. a kind of representative of the
county he halls from, and if he possesses
sentiments which should characterize
every recipient of public favor he will
fell mortified if he cannot extend the
rites of hospitality to such of his friends
and acquaintance as may be drawn by
business or pleasure to the National Capt.
tai. to say nothing of the claims of his
companions in Office, with whom he
cable relationship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
Assault Case Postponed.

Owing to the serious condition of Spe-
cial Officer Nick Miles. performing
night duty about the wholesale market
section below Pennsylvania avenue. who
was struck in the head with bottle sew
eral days ago. the case of John Reeves.
colored, twenty-one years old, of iii
10Th street accused of assaultins him,
was indefinitely continued In the Police
Court this morning. Miles is at his lone
threatened with conclusion of the brain.
The trouble occurred while the special
officer was trying to act as peacemaker
between two colored men and woman
engaged in an alteration Wednesday
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
POLICE THEORY DIFFERENT.
Elmer Fenton Asserts That He Was
Attacked Near Race Track.

Elmer Fenton, twenty-seven years of
age of 1240 Morse street northeast is at
the Casualty Hospital with a fractured
skull. He asserts that two men assaulted
him near the Benning race track last
night. and doesn't know why. The police
declare that Fenton fell from a freight
train.
Fenton walked into drug store at 18th
and II streets northeast last night and
asked for treatment. He was sent to the
hospital and the police of the ninth pre-
cinct began an Investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
To Ask DELAY in Mcnamara Trial.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. September %
Clarence barrow announced TO-DAY ina
he would demand of Judge Bordweii
Monday two-week delay In starlins
the trial Of the Mcnamara brothers.
scheduled for October Ii. The request
viii no made when Attorney Harrins-
ton appears il court in contempt pro-
ceedings instituted by the district at
tOrney
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
Don't Miss Them.

In our Sunday Magazine tomorrow
When the Swallows Homeward Fly" il
Illustrated song No. ~. illustrated by ".
d. Stevens: Ills Stock in Trade by Rex
Beach. entry No. 81 in our prize story
competition: The Hero" by L. Frank
Tooker. entry No. IS in our prize story
competitions; Under Way With Uncle
Rod .'Torchy' story by Sewell Ford.
and the final installment of The For
hidden Way by George Gibbs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
AMERICAN LINER AGROUND.
The Noordam, Bound for New York
Hits Bottom During Fog.

MAASSLJIS, Netherlands, September
23.-The Holland Amerika line steamer
Noordam, bound from Rotterdam for New
York. grounded off Elaardingen. six miles
west Of Rotterdam. during fog today
Nlaardingen Is on the Nieuwemaas
about a third of the way from Rotter-
dam to the seacoasi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
Ohio Colleges to Merge.

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, September o.
BY a practically unanimous vote the
east Ohio conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church today decided to merge
Scio College at Scio. Ohio, with Mount
Union COLLEGE at Alliance. The action fol-
lowed a recommendation by PRESIDENT W :.
II. McMasters and President Boetham of
Scio advocating the merger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
FIRST TO EMPLOY GIRL CLERKS
Maine Dry Goods Merchant Dies at
Age of Ninety-Two.

SACO. Me. September Benjamin
Franklin Hamilton. the first merchant in
this country 10 employ girls as sales
women i'm a store, is dead here at the
age OF ninety-two years Hamilton'S
store in $50 was one of the largest dry
goods houses in the east. lie created "a
tremendous alton in that year by
employing comely Young women as
clerks. and the women of Saco showed
their disapproyal by Doycotting the store.
The idea eventually took. however.
and Hamilton opened similar stores in
i'iddeford and Portland, where the nov
si;v ~ woman clerks made both enter
:sftsts tremendous successes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
CHARGED WITH EMBEzzLING.
Circulation Manager of Weekly Pub
LEGATION Is Arrested.

w. j. Hawley, circulation manager of
the New Century. weekly with offices
in the Munsey building. was arrested
this afternoon by Detectives Burlingame
Cox and Weldon and taken to police
headquarters on a charge of embezzle-
ment.
Hawley, who gave his address as the
Ardmore Hotel, 18th street northwest
is charged in the complaint made to
the police by Miss Christine SEWER
manager of the paper, with embezzling
certain moneys while in charge of sub
scription funds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
CAR sHOPMEN ON STRIKE.
Texas Employees Of Railroad Make
Demand for More Money.

HOUSTON. Tex. September 22.-It is
declared here that car shopmen on the
Missouri. Kansas ard Texas railway
struck for more money AMI better condi-
lions at II o'clock today.
Twenty-Five men are out mere. .At
Denison. Ten $50 are reported out, and
at Smitllville TEX, seventy-fye are re-
ported on strike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
Accused of Robbing Wife.

The police have been asked to look
out for William F. Helm, bookkeeper
who is wanted in st. Louis, Mo-, on
a charge of abandoning his wife and
taking nine thousand dollars worth OF
bonds from her. reward of 800 is Of
fered for his arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
DEATH IN ELECTION FIGHT.
During Argument Betweea Cana
dians One Receives Fatal Wound

cAMPBEILTON. y. B.. September %
An election day argument in which an
umbrella figured prominently, resulted IN
the death yesterday of ID. j. Bruce a
local tailor The point OF the umbrella
pierced Bruce's eye and entered his
brain. w. w Doilerty, whom ii is claim.
ed Bruce was talking to at the time, is
under arrest pending an inquest Bruce
was conservative and Doherty is a
liberal. The deceased is survived by .
y doG and two children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
Says He Fired in Air.

Following the shooting yesterda u
morning Clements announced that hs|
fired his revolver for the purpose Cd
soaring Donaldson, declaring he aimed
high above his antagonists head. He|
resoTted to his revolver, he declared
because of Donaldson's size.
The charge against Clements, which
was formerly hisd with Clerk Harre1
or the United States branch OF tn1
Police Court this morning. ALLEGED
assault on Donaldson with dead
and dangerous weapon. TO Wit. a pie
toll. The information is sworn 81
by the complainant. The list OF gov
morning includes the following names
X. +. kuster, at whose restaurant or
III street, Georgetown. the troubld
started: j. T.. Burch. Lawrence LtbbI
and Norman Harrell, Nirginians and
political opponents of Clements; Ri
Hammel OF Georgetown and Policemen
Eby and Edwards of the seventh pref
cinct.
An Intellectual effort was made ID
have the five-hundred dollar bond
which Clements furnished Immediately
after his arrest and which was com
tinued in the Police Court this mornI
ing increased. The prosecuting attor|
neys announced. however. they werI
satisfied with the amount at the pres
ent time, and would not increase ii uni
less some unforeseen development in th4
case warranted such action.
Crandal Mackey, whose renominat o1
for commonwealth attorney Donaldson
has been vigorously supporting. wal
present at the conference In the prose
cutting officers office at the Policd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
Finds Mastodon's Tooth.

SOUTH BEND. Ind, September GA
mastodon's tooth, weighing four pounds.
was found in the Kankakee marsh west
of South Bend yesterday by Henry Dun
ker. of this city. The tooth lis eight
inches long. five inches high and four
inches thick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
Dies From Cranking Aeroolane,

ST. LOUIS. September 23.-Raymond
NJ. Raymond, injured in cranking an
aeroplane at the Kinlock aviation field
yesterday. died today. His skull was
fractured when the propeller hit him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
PREDICT EARLY REL|EF
FROM SUGAR FAMINE
Crops From the West and
Louisiana Will Be Avail
able in Near Future.

Some relief from the sugar famine is
in sight today The big western crop of
beet sugar will begin TO move toward
the refineries within two weeks. Louis-
ana's bumper crop. part of it sold, yes
terday, for s20.OOOOO. and will be avail
able by November L.
Edward r. Atkins, vice president and
managing director of the American
Sugar Refining Company. predicts cheap
err sugar within a fortnight. He believes
that the supply from Louisiana and from
beet sugar will provide for ALL demands
until the next Cuban crop is ready. about
New Year day.
The American Sugar Refining Company
is the purchaser of the big lot of loulsl-
ana sugar. approximately million ana
a half bags. and more than half the aver
age Louisiana crop, the largest deal III
the history of the Louisiana industry.
Charles GodschauN and several other
planters put the deal through in New
York. and have wired to New Orleans the
success of the effort to obtain high prices
in the present situation.
The entire Louisiana sugar crop is es-
timated at 3.5.GOa tons The beet sugar
supply is understood to make .so,ooo
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
Baltimore Pastor to Preach.

Both services at the Methodist
Protestant Church tomorrow will be
conducted by Rev. w. NJ. Jett of Bal
timOre.
special meeting of the NJ. D. Corse
Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans
will be held next Wednesday night at
Lee Camp Hall.
In the corporation court Yesterday a
final decree was entered in the case of
Carrie F. Beckham against G. Ross
Beckham.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Miller yesterday
celebrated their golden wedding at their
home, SIT Wolfe street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
Death of Mrs. DetWiler.

HERNDON. Va, September o3-Mrs Ell
vira Lawrence Detwiler. wife of DR. Edwin
L. Detwiler. died Thursday night at her
home on Monroe street Mrs. DetWiler
had been i'll only week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
VandertiIt's Horse Second.

PARIS, September 25.-W. n Wander
bits Satyrane finished second IN Tue
PriX Contessina. which was run at lie
Tremblay today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
Views of MI. Atkins.

In an interview with Manager Atkins,
in Boston, he says:
The domestic beet sugar crop of the
west is Just commencing and in two
weeks deliveries will be made. The Louis
lana crop will come on the market the
first of November.
these two sources will furnish a sup
ply sufficient To provide for all require
ments until the new arrivals from Cuba
January I.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
FOR SCHOOLS
REQUIRE AN INCREASE
Sufficient Provision Not Made
for Observation-Disclosures
Quickly Summoned.

The discovery that a sufficient amount
had not been included in the estimates
for the employment of teachers in high
schools during the next fiscal year led 10
n hurriedly called conference being held
this afternoon between District Commits
sioner Rudolph. William NJ. Davidson
superintendent of schools. and Il. L.
Thurston. assistant superintendent.
1t was stated that the estimates in al!
probability will have TO be Increased to
meet the situation. The additional
amount needed is said TO be considera bic
4 tentative agreement was decided upon
al the conference which will be put up to
the Commissioners for adoption or dis
approval.
No explanation has been given as to
why sufficient provision for high school
teachers was not made when the esti-
mates We're being prepared other than
that mistake was made which at the
time was not discovered
Thursdays Revision.
At Thursdays conference between Dis
trict officials and school board members
the estimates for 1913 were gone over
and readjusted. it is said. 10 the salts
faction of both sides. The total amount
agreed upon. il is understood, is in the
neighborhood of $3.oo0.HN.
Whether the discovery that additional
high school teachers will have 10 be EN-
plOyed will lead to a general revision of
the estimates, SO that the present to;a!
may not have to be increased. or the in
crease will be tackled bodily on to the
amount agreed upon at Thursdays con-
ference. is not known.
Commissioner Rudolph this afternoon
said that he appreciated the difficulty
that is confronting the school board and
that he felt confident it could be salts
factorily adjusted.