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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-12
Data on Foreign Slums.

The American and Canadian delegates,
especially from the larger cities, are get
ting much valuable data from the papers
read by English delegates regarding
methods in so-called slum work, and in
practical application Of the principles of
Christian socialism. Much of this in
formation will be used in a preventive
way.
According to the Rev. George p. Eek
man of ST. Paul's Methodist Church of
New York. "one of the conspicuous needs
of the day in our work is disinterested
social service. The social settlement al
ready is showing to the state its duty
and to the church it's opportunity. We
must make impossible in the new world
some of the deep-seated social diseases
of the old-world Sums"
Advocates downtown Churches"
Among the most efficient fields of
work in large cities is the downtown
church. according to Rev. J. 6. Bick
erton of Philadelphia, who sees great
loss of effective machinery which never
can be duplicated when these churches
in the big centers are sold for gain and
the congregations move to more de-
sirable districts." His belief Is that
they should remain to fulfill their
mission as centers Of light and social
regeneration in those areas on which
otherwise the shadows must fall"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-12
LEFT ALL TO HUSBANDS.
Wills Of Two Women Are Filed for
Probate

Daniel Fraser is named az sole bene-
fciary Of the estate Of his wife. Agnes
Fulton Fraser. by her will dated July
20. 1895. and filed today for probate. The
husband Is also to act as executor.
BY the terms Of the will Of Mary A.
Reardon. dated August 8. 1901. her en-
tire estate. including house 113 d street
northwest, Is left to her husband. Denny
J. Resrdon. He y also nanaed - sxscu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-12
RACE ENTRIES.
LAUREL. PIMLIC0.
PIMLICo.

BALTIMORE, October 12.-Pimlico en-
tries for Friday:
First race, three-year-olds and up: SELL
ing; five and half furlongs-'Mexoana,
"Herbert Turner, 1O4; Royal Meteor. 119;
Spin. Sam Rank, 1O6: Apple Prince.
Royal Vane, 100; Ben Loyal, ia; Theo-
dore Cook, 116; Restigouche. 123.
Second race, two-years-olds; six fur
longs-Be, 10; Daingerf1eld, 81: Miss
Wigs. Turbine, Chryseis. Cherry Seed,
Kittery, 1O7: Napier, Coming Coon. 'Bur-
~, 1OU.
Third race. three-year-olds and up;
selling, mile and a sixteenth-sAlta-
maha, 102; 'Cheek. 104; Billy Wander
veer, ia; Bounder. Supervisor. III.
Fourth race, two-year- old hllies; SELL
ing, seven furlongs-Belle Nelson. 112;
Chiffon Trance. 101; Mary Emily. 106;
'Tlamma, 90; Onrico. 90; Elton Blue.
Fifth race, Rennert steeplechase hand
leap: three-year-olds and up; two
Bello, 1854; Monte Carlo. 140: The Wei
kin, 1875: Sinfran, 1874; Guncotton, 142:
Pete, 1873: Scarus. 100; Algie. 1853.
Sixth race, three-year.olds and up: mile
chael, Racewell, 1O7: Harvey F., Charles
F. Granger, Dull Care, Howard Shean.
11S; Chickasaw, 115.
apprentice allowance claimed. Weather
clear: track fast.
LAUREL.
LAUREL, Md, October 12.-Entries for
Friday:
First race, selling: two-year-olds: five
furlongs-Jeannette B.. Gift, 30: cap
tain Bravo. 1O2; 'Duke Daily, Senator
Sparks, 1O5; Lesbos, Catula, Little Erne,
Clear Water. The Rump. Little ZIP, lo7;
Mad River, 40; Grace Nc. 1O4; lingo.
III.
Second race, selling: all ages; maidens;
one wildwood Dove. "Hughie Quinn, 81:
Stairs 81: Ell Bart. Jack. Burdette, Tutel-
Third race, purse; three-year-olds and
up: one rniie-Cough Hill. SHandrunning'
1Oo; Babbler. 105: How About You,i AMI
mus Bishop W., 112: Martin w. Litter
ton, 1OS Hilarious, u.s.
Fourth race, handicap; selling; three
year-olds and up; one and one-sixteenth
iii; Sticker 115; Gfania, 1O2; John Rear
don, 100: Oakhurst. lie.
Fifth race selling: three-year-olds and
up: six furlongs-sDacia, 81; sRichard
Reed. West Point, Premier. 1O5; Top
Note, Toison dor, 1O7; "Cooney K, 1903;
'Baby Wolf 113; eagle Bird, 10i;
Grenida, 1O6; King Avondale. no. :.
Sixth race, selling; three-year-olds and
up one and one-sixteenth miles-Joe Ken
yon, 1O1; sHusky Lad, "Hatteras, 1902;
'Black Branch, 107: Semi Quaver, 40;
Servicence Eddie Graney. 115; sTorn Mel
ton, 1O4: Rock Castle 100.
Apprentice allowance claimed
Weather clear; track good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-12
Many Watchmen on Guard.

ever. wholly upon the electric systems
OF protection from burglars. 1t is the
faithful watchmen and their huge
pistols and guns that are expected to
do the job should burglars ever try
their hands on the funds Of the gov
eminent. In the daytime the watch
men do not consider themselves directly
responsible for the vaults. but at night
watchmen are stationed right at the
vaults, and they do no sleeping upon
their jobs. either; Most OF them are
knowledge OF their duty. Moreover.
they know how to shoot. the majority
OF them having been sharpshooters Of
the civil war. They have been picked
for their records as soldiers. In the
last few years many veterans Of the
Spanish war, former soldiers
Of the regular army, have been added
to the watch force.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-12
IS REFUSED
Action on District Stables Will
Not Be Delayed.
BIDS FOR WORK OPENED
Representative Lobeck Makes Pro-
reinstatement Of Com
missioners.

The District Commissioners today re-
fused to grant a request of Repre-
sentative Lobeck Of Nebraska. member
OF the House District committee. that
they defer action in awarding a con-
tract for the new street cleaning de-
partment stables until Congress meets.
An unexpected attack in the cam
paign that has been waged by citizens
against the location of the stables in
the block bounded by 18th. 18th and
f and G streets southeast was sprung
in a telegram received by Commits
sioner Rudolph this morning from
Representative Lobeck. The message,
which was sent from Mr.. Lobeck's
home In Omaha. Neb.. Is as follows:
Am notified that you intend letting
contract for stables on Pennsylvania
avenue. wish you would defer letting
contract until session in December. The
nation is not in favor of building sta
bles to disfigure the principal streets
of Washington"
Will Not Delay Work.
Commissioner Rudolph Immediately
called q board session to consider the
matter. At the close of the meeting it
was announced that the Commissioners
saw no reason for changing their decision
in regard to building the stables, and
were not willing to have the work de-
1ayed. Representative Lobeck, 1T was
stated. will be notified to that effect.
II is the opinion of the Commissioners
that Representative Lobeck has not been
properly informed as to the location of
the stables site. The lot does not face
on any street. they say. but is an interior
one and could not affect building opera
tons along the streets.
Bids for Work Opened.
Bids for completing the work on the
stables were opened in the District build
ing yesterday. Several firms submitted
estimates for completing the work in
three, four and six months 1t is not
likely that a contract will be awarded
for several days.
The Commissioners have received nu-
merous protests from citizens against the
location of the stables in the block de-
scribed. The matter was taken into the
courts. where an effort to obtain an in
junction failed.
Representative Lobeck, 1t Is understood,
is in sympathy with the citizens efforts
to have the Commissioners provide anoth-
er site for the stables.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-12
LONG FLIGHT IN TRIAL
OVER CHESAPEAKE BAY
Navy Aviators Leave Annapo-
lis, and Land at Smiths
Point, So Miles Distant.

A record for overwater flights was at
tempted by Lieuts. Theodore G. Ellyson
and John III. Towers, u. S. N, yesterday
afternoon at Annapolis. when they start
ed in the Triad. hydro-aeroplane. from
the aviation station at Annapolis. Md.
in an effort to reach Fort Monroe. 40
miles away. They landed. however, at
Smiths point, va, the mouth of the Po-
tomac river, sixty-three miles away. They
Immediately notified the Navy Depart
ment here that they had not completed
the proposed flight.
The aviators were followed by the tor
pedo boat Bagley all the way down the
river although the Triad is fitted with
ter as well as by air
Lieut.. Ellyson piloted the machine and
Lieut.. Towers went as passenger. The
Triad rose gracefully. and travelled ap-
parently without difiiculty until lost to
sight around Thomas point, a distance of
ten miles from Annapolis.
Lieut.. Ellyson Is one of the first men
who ever made trip in a hydro-aero-
plane. He was with Glenn NJ. Curtiss,
the inventor of the machine. when the
latter was making his early experiments
at San Diego, Cal Both he and Lieut..
Towers are graduates Of the Curtiss
waters Of the Severn during the last
summer
Testing Sketching Device.
At the army aviation school at College
Park yesterday afternoon Lieut.. Roy c..
Kirkland experimental with a device
which he expects will permit an aviator
to make sketches while he is operating
his machine. He was the only one of the
army aviators In action yesterday. MAX
ing number of flights and reaching al
one time an altitude of 1900 feet
1t Is not expected that the aviation
school will be moved south for a number of
| weeks. particularly IL the weather re-
mains about as at present. Several towns
are biding for the sch ~ol as an attraction.
Greensboro, 8. c.. will send committee
here to confer with Gen. Allen of the
Signal Corps. in an effort to bring the
| school to that place.
| Capt. Paul w. Beck and Lieuts. Milling
and Arnold will fly today at Salem, n.
H.. during the Columbus day celebration
| there. They will return to College Park
| tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-12
Board Shows Vault Location.

The watchman pointer to the big board
that contains the numbers and precise
location Of each vault and safe. Besides
the small gongs that ring In the cap
tain's watch when the doors Of the vaults
open and are shut he pointed to slots
above the numbers of each vault. This
slot contains the words shut" ready"
and "open." A small needle constantly
points to one or the other of these words
Every vault. he explained. is equipped
with a time lock. set for opening for
business every morning. When the time
clock goes of the needle points to ''rea-
dy," and when the door Is actually opened
the needle shoots to "open." At closing
time In the afternoon, when the vaults
close, the needle hustles over to shut
Thus between the needle and the small
bells close track is kept Of everything go
ing on around the vaults. According to
the theory OF the electric system. a bur-
glar attempting to enter one Of the vaults
would strike a tiny electric wire at al
most any point he began work upon.
This wire would start the big gong upon
its believing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-16
NET EARNING LESS
The Union Pacific's Common Stock
Yields 1861 Per Cent.

New York, Nov. 16.-The fourteenth
annual report of the U. P. road for
the fiscal year ending June 80 last,
issued today gives total revenue for
operation as $S8, ,9S3,107, a decrease
OF $1,244,9 984 compared with the pre-
viouS year.
Total income derived other than
from transportation operations
amounted to SIS, 6,571. a decrease
OF $1,115, 4S0
The company's total surplus was re-
duced by S5.4S5, 379, to 14,334,445.
Net earnings on the common stock
were 1861 per cent of which S.12 per
cent was derived from transportation
while $40 per cent came from lin
come from other investments" In
1909-10 total of 1917 per cent was
earned on common shares. The aver
age miles operated for 1901 shows
an increase of 3S2 miles. Operating
expenses increased $2,759,5O1.
Investment stocks owned by u. P.
and allied roads at the end of the fis-
cal year amounted to S22S. 200, 220 par
value. These included about $4,000
900 of Baltimore and Ohio common
and preferred $22, 100000 Illinois
Central, $17.857.10 New York Cen
traI and 126,65O.OOO Southern Paci-
fic common.
Bonds owned of other companies
aggregate $50, ,2S3, $40 their value de-
preciating $3,s24,16O during the wear.
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May Rogers Cannot Be Found
by Police.
Trial Of Benedicts on State
Charge.
CONFLICTING STORIES.
Little Girl's Mother Tells of
Her Abduction.
Mrs. Benedict's Charges Against
Mrs. Rogers.
STORIES.

Two widely different stories as to
why May Rogers left home were told
today in Judge Schoch's court in the
prosecution of J. E. Benedict and wife,
charged with the delinquency of the
15-year-oId Topeka girl. May Rogers
herself can not be found. Any num-
Der of search and seizure warrants and
county officials failed to produce the
girl whe nthe hearing was called this
morning before jury in the probate
court
Recently the girl left her home at
sos Topeka avenue and went to work
for the Benedicts in their rooming
holuse at 615 Topeka avenue. The girl
failed to return to her mother and
Benedict and his wife were arrested on
state charge.
The story of the mother from the
witness stand today was corroborated
largely by officers who aided in the
search for the missing daughter. Mrs.
Rogers said her daughter was permit
ted to work at the Benedict home
few days, but when her employment
ceased, she failed to return to her
home. The nit was that Mrs. Rogers
made frequent calls at the Benedict
home and insisted that May should re-
turn The mother said Benedict and
his wife would not let her leave the
boarding house.
MIS- IlOSCE0 4SStlE1cSs
On one occasion, Mrs. Rogers testi-
fed, she went to the Benedict home
for her daughter. The girl was in a
room in company with Benedict and
wife, a Miss Benedict and F. G. Dren-
ming, an attorney. The mother meth
er asked the child to come home but
members of the household took the
girl from the room and ordered the
mother to leave the premises.
Then the mother went to the police
and county attorney with her troubles. |
Accompanied by plain clothes men, she
again visited the Benedist home. De-
tective Frank Summers and Mrs |
Rogers both testified that Benedict |
himself ordered the mother to leave |
The house, slammed the door in her |
he door jam. In one room of the /
house. they saw the young girl, but /
hey had no authority to enter the
house and could not take her When
officers returned later in the day with
;earch and seizure warrants Nav
Rogers was not to be found That was
he last time the mother saw her child.
Mrs. Benedict's Charges.
That was the story of the state. Then
1rs. Benedict went to the witness stand
md told how she had endeayored to
ave the young girl from immoral sur-
cundings, give her a home and the
are, comfort and protection which she
needed She said May Rogers told
Ter she had been i'll treated by the
mother, that the mothers conduct while
living on Circle street some months
go was of a Questionable nature and
hat the child shrunk from the home
Ife which she was compelled to leave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-16
Postmaster Childs Says Taft
Will Win Kansas.
MR.. HIGGINS DEMURS.
Says Signs ALI Point to Demo-
crat Year.
Kansas Sure to Desert Repub-
lican Column.

Washington, Nov. 16.-Two widely
different views of the political situa-
ton in Kansas were given today by two
men of Kansas City, Kan, who are in
Washington.
w. r. Childs, postmaster, declared
that President Taft not onIv will get
the solid Republican delegation from
Kansas but that the state will be for
him by big majority in the general
election.
Judge Richard Higgins entertains an
opposite view to that taken by Mr..
Childs.
The Prediction of Mr.. Higgins.
Kansas will go Democratic, in my
opinion. beyond question: asserted
situation points to it. A year ago
Representa- Mitchell was chosen to
succeed Charles F. Scott by majority
of $500.
''Mr. Mitchell died, and last Tuesday
the Democratic candidate for congress.
Mr. Taggart, defeated the fnsurgent
Republican candidate, Mr.. Guyer, by
1900, a change of several thousand
votes, indicating beyond doubt, I
think, that there has been a tremen-
dous change in sentiment
'In the Seventh, or Madison district
which comprises about a third of the
counties of Kansas, the Republicans have
nominated Mr.. Martin to succeed Repre-
it was only after a bitter struggle, in
which Lieutenant Governor Hopkins was
a candidate.
''The Democrats have chosen Mr.
Neeley, a brother-in-laW of Governor
Stubbs, the tnsurgent Republican execu-
tive, and it seems inevitable to me that
the Democrats also will capture this dis
trict, which has long been Republican.
The election will be held within q month.
For Harmon or Wilson,
There is another good indication
that Kansas will against "a
any other Republican nominee next
year, and that is the big reduction in /
the plurality of Governor Stubbs. I
which was decreased from $4,000 to
900.
1.-The state will be either for Harmon or
Wilson for president I predict Wilson, |
but there is no denying the strength of !
Speaker Clark. without doubt the domi- /
nRnt issue in the next campaign will be I
the record of the Democrats in the Sixty /
second house. So far that has been so I
splendid that it will make thousands OF |
votes, and, naturally, Clark. as speaker |
comes in for large share of the glory" /
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-cspt Spring and Sa"svs EFe Fan the best of an~

An effort was made to force an ad-
mission from Mrs. Rogers that when
May ran away and went to Ly\lon
recently, that the mother struck her
with a heavy grip, beat and abused
her. Mrs Rogers said this was not
true. She also denied that she was
an affinity of q man named War
mouth, or that she had not used or
dinary care and prudence in rearing
the daughter.
The girls sister, Laura Rogers. told
the jury of frequent telephone calls to
the Benedict home and of excuses
which Mrs. Benedict gave when she
asked to speak to her sister. Cen
eral denials of many of the important
statements and charges of the state
are made by witnesses for the defense,
and the trial of the action will occupy
the greater portion of the daY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-16

come before tomorrow as a result oi
Judge Kohlsaat in the United States
circuit court granting "A hours delay
| Tor counsel for the packers to answer
aff1dav1ts filed today by government at
torneys. HI the meantime, arguments
were presented by attorneys for the
government arguing that writs issued
| November IA be quashed and the gov
ernment allowed to proceed with its
trial, set for next day on indictments
charging violation of the Sherman anti
trust law.
In any event. it is not believed the
trials of the packers will begin Mon
day. In case Judge Kohlsaat sustains
the government contention that the
packers petition was not in good faith
and quaShes the writ, the indicted men
have announced they will appeal to the
supreme court and thus obtain a rul-
ing on the conStitutionality of the Grim
ina1 sections of the Sherman law, this
according to counsel will have the ef-
feet Of preventing trial on the indict-
ment until after the ruling. Should
Judge Kohlsaat sustain the packers
pleas and grant the writs, the govern
ment will appeal to the supreme court.
The government attorneys asked the
court to QuaSh its writ on the alleged
grounds that the packers never legally
were surrendered into the custody of
the court and for that reason no writ
of habeas corpus should have been is
sued. District Attorney WilkerSon filed
an affidavit to support the motion to
quash, in which he set forth at some
length the technical reasons for the
governments motion.
The Governments Contentious.
The chief contentious of the affida-
Wit were that the packers had not act
ed in good faith in applying to the cir
cult court and that the circuit court
was without jurisdiction. The motion
to quash was asked for the following
reasons:
l. That the circuit court was with
out jurisdiction to enter the writs.
2. That the petitioners were not i'm
prisoned or restrained at the time of |
filing the petition.
g. That the leave to file a petition 1
was granted in ignorance of the essen |
tial facts bearing on the propriety of /
such a petition.
4. That the petition was not in good /
faith, but was for the purpose of /
avoiding trial on the issues Of the in
dictment
s. That the petitioners were not ar
rested, but the pretended imprison-
ment was at their own instance to give
ground for allegations for the petitions.
6. That the petitioners have imposed
IN the court by making it appear that
he purpose of their act is to obtain
4 decision on the validity OF the Sher-
nan act, whereas the true purpose is
o transfer the custody of the petition
srs from the district court so as to pre-
rent trial on indictment.
Z Each of the petitioners has plead
ID mot guilty. to the indictments and
s not entitled to have any questions
Iecided by other than the district court
Until judgment has been entered
lgainst him on verdict finding him
,uiIty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-16
viii Remain in This City. as
Secretary and Treasurer.
OTHER OFFICERS STAY
New York Annual Meeting Re-
yeaIs No Official Changes.
Result of October Meeting of
Stockholders in Topeka.

E. L. Copeland, secretary and treas
urer of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe with headquarters in Topeka, was
reelected to his position at the six
teenth annual meeting of the newly
elected board of directors in New
York Word has been received in To-
peka of the result of this annual cleo
ton.
other officers reelected are:
E. P. Ripley. president, Chicago.
w B. Storey, jr., vice president, Chi
George T. Nicholson, vice president.
Chicago.
W. E. Hodges, vice president, Chi
cago.
Walker D. Hines. general counsel,
New York.
Gardiner Lathrop, general solicitor,
D. l. Gallup, comptroller, New
York.
w. E. Bailey, general auditor. Chi
cago.
This election was made by the board
of directors. elected by the stockhold-
ers at their annual meeting in Topeka
October 26- The executive committee
is composed of the following named
men:
Walker d. Hines. chairman, New
York
Edward J. Berwin
T. Dewitt Cuyler
Thomas P. Fowler
Augustus D. JuilIiard.
Charles Stelle
Edward P. Ripley.
Z. L. Copeland, the reelected sec
retary and treasurer, has been in this
office since January 8, 1906 He is |
he only elected officer of the Santa
n Topeka. All other officials are ap-
pointed The election is made for one
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HIS MEMORY BAD.
Talesman in Mcnamara Case
Challenged on That Ground.
Could Not Tell What Sunday
Sermon Was About.

Los Angeles, Nov. 16.=With C1ar-
ence s. Darrow, chief of counsel for
the defense demanding to know
whether or not the court was being
run according to legal procedure, the
Mcnamara murder trial acquired
snap today which has not character
lied proceedings for sometime. In
cldentally it became a question wheth-
er q man who cannot remember the
text OF last Sundays sermon is quail
ned for jury service. TaleSman J. a.
Ross, So years old, was the storm cen
ter OF the proceedings which at times
brought DarrOW'S voice to a shout of
anger and brought repeated cautions
from the court. Ross under questions
designed to show incapacity, said he
was of poor hearing and worse MEM
ory.
Were you in church last Sunday?''
asked DarroW.
Yes
What was the sermon about?''
I can't remember exactly?"
Do you remember anything that
was said2"
You haven't had much education
have you 2''
No
You don't understand large
No"
Darrow turned to Assistant District
Attorney Horton: DO you want any
further showing ~ he asked
There has not been any showing
YETI retorted Horton.
I'll keep on. said Darrow. and
found that Ross could remember the |
names of no speakers at any meet |
lngs he had attended for months
If you sat for weeks or months and |
heard people talk could you remem- |
er what they said?" asked Darrow |
finally
NO" said Ross.
c. Ross Is Challenged.
I'VE challenge him. said Darror
To Judge Rordwell, Ross described I
With some ninuteness his work for the |
past year end the judge 1isaIlowed the t
.hallenge. Darrow began citing other
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