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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-03
Is Treasurer of Fund for Inves-
tigation of Labor.
TESTIMONY GIVEN TODAY
Sociologist Continues Disclosures in
Steel Trust Inquiry.
CONDITIONS IN PITTSBURGH
Witness Says Skilled Workers Live
Well and the Unskilled Are
in Squalor.

|. ). Pierpont Morgan is treasurer of the
fund with which John A Fitch, Pitts
burgh sociologist, has been investigating
labor conditions and alleged injustices Of
employment in the steel mills at Pitts
burgh.
This fact was developed today when
Mr.. Fitch continued his testimony before
the Stanley investigating committee.
who are the officers Of this associa-
ton for which you have acted:" Chair
man Stanley asked.
81. p. Morgan is the treasurer" was
the answer.
well, that's all right them commented
Mr.. Stanley.
mot necessarily said Representative
Young Of Michigan, republican, whose
questions have been cosidered defensive
Of the steel corporations position. The
subject was not pursued.
Contrasts the Skilled and Unskilled.
Mr.. Fitch continued his description OF
the discomfort in the Pittsburgh district.
He said the skilled laborers live well and
the unskilled laborers in saualor. The
men who are paid from s. to IS a day
complain that their protracted hours OF
employment keep them from their homes
and families.
land their pianos?" asked Attorney
Reed, who represents the steel corpora
ton.
Yes answered Mr. Fitch.
The unskilled workmen who work
seventeen and one-half hours a day are,
for the most part, single, said Mr.. Fitch
Their beds are worked twenty-four hours
day. The hunks in their living quar-
ters crowd all rooms, including kitchens
and dining rooms. The beds are used in
relays. They are miserable and filthy
resting places, said Mr.. Fitch.
They are cheap, though" said Mr..
Reed. These men pay 10 cents day
to their boarding houses. This pays
TO reverything except supper"
Devotions Interrupted.
Mr.. Fitch Informed the committee that
the religious devotions Of the foreigners
are interrupted by the hours of en-
ployment.
Most Of these men are Greek or
Roman Catholics. Frequently men go
to early mass. and then to the mill for
la twenty-four-hour hitch. This is
bound to discourage their religious
faith
The witness said. in response to ques-
tons, that he did not believe that viola
tions of the contract labor law were
frequent in the steel trade. He said
the Slavs were drawn to the Pittsburgh
field by letters from those who pre-
coded them. and by the advertising of
the steamship companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-03
ALEXANDR|AAFFA
Little Progress Made in the
Trial of Louis H00ff.
ROBBERY OF LIQUOR STORE
School Children Planning TO Sell
Tags on Washington's Birth
day for Playground Fund.
Special Correspondence Of The STAR.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. February ,, 1912
A history of the financial transactions
OF the collapsed Mercantile Railway
Building and Loan Association was given
in the testimony of H. Noel Garner. who
was special commissioner Of the affairs
of the concern, at the trial of Louis Hooff
in the corporation court today
Mrs. NJ. Z. Angelo. who was boOkkeeper
for the concern. identified a number of
books belonging to the association and
recognized certain figures as being in the
handwriting of the defendant. she said.
Some of the figures in the book looked as
if they had been changed.
\ report regarding the affairs of the as
scciation was placed In evidence by the
States attorney.
Miss Mary Heisley testified that she was
employed by the concern for about four
years and described her duties
The trial is dragging along slowly, and
but little progress was made at the morn
ing session Most of the testimony 50
FAR given has been of technical ma
ture.
rh.. principal witness at the afternoon
..rssion Yesterday wyis Harry d. Kirk,
Who was eIroioyed in settling UP the
hooks of the concern. and who testified
shat the cash account OF the association
should show a balance on hand of sfo,-
l2I1.
took charge of the affairs of the concern
January Ia, 1911. There was about $o33
in cash on hand. and tha deeds of trust
amounted to between $4,000 and $So,Go.
All trusts on property in the city, he
said had been paid off. with the excep-
ton of one.
Other witnesses at the afternoon SEES
sion were George H. Robinson, William
J. Boothe. Mrs NJ Z. Angelo and Harvey
browns Most of the testimony related
TO financial transactions of the associa-
ton
Liquor Store Robbed.
One of the biggest robtYeries that has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-03
HOTEL SITE TRANSFERRED.
New Owners Take Title to Property
at 11th and T. Streets.

The site of the proposed hotel for men
at the southwest corner of 18th and E
streets northwest has been transferred to
the purchasers. as recently announced by
deeds that were placed on record yester-
day Lincoln A. Smith and Ellen M.
Bayne have decided to Randolph T. War
wick and Harrington Mills the property
directly on the corner, and Browning &
Banes have transferred the property adj
joining on the south and west compris-
ing 42S 18th street and 11O6 e street. No
consideration Is mentioned in the deed.
The property has a frontage of seventy
seven feet on e street and eighty feet on
18th street and contains 5000 square feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-03
QUITS GOLF.
Champion Egan Will Raise Apples
in the Future.

CHICAGO, February 3.-H. Chandler
Egan, national amateur golf champion in
1904 and 1905. and western champion for
four seasons, has announced that he is
done with championship golf events.
The star Of the Exmoor Club viii leave
Chicago today for Medf0rd, Ore, where
he will engage in raising apples.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-03
WESTERN GIRLS TEAM
PLAYS A GOOD GAME
Holds HoIton-Arms Basket Ball
Team to Tie Score With
Best Player Out.

The girls basket ball teams. represent
ing the Western High and the Holton-
Arms schools met Thursday in the West
ern gymnasium and played each other to a
standstill. The game was so closely con-
tested that neither side was able to reg
lister "A victory. the final score being a
tie, Is to Is. Both teams were kept on
edge by the closeness Of the tally all
through the game, and as consequence
put UP about the best article of basket
ball they have shown this year.
The game might have been anybody's
at almost any stage of it, as first one
team and then the other would hold the
lead by a small margin. Both teams
worked exceptionally hard to win, and
one Of the hardest-fought games that
either team has played resulted. The
closeness of the play kept the spectators
thrilled at all times, and there was much
splendid encouragement given the teams
in the way of enthusiastic roofing.
The Western Girls feel that they did
exceptionally well, as one of their best
players, Miss Briggs, was out of the
game, and as Holton-Arms Is considered
a very strong team.
Capt Jack Miller played brilliant
game for Western, while Misses .Goodloe
and Needham also did some exception
ally fine work. For the Holton-Arms team
Miss Crosby did about the best playing.
The lineup of the two teams follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-03
Steamer and Schooner Collide.

NORFOLK, Va, February 3.-The Nor.
wegiAn steamer Cecil, bound from Phila-
delphia to Hampton roads. and the three
masted schooner George A. Truitt, jr., Of
Fla, to New York. were in collision at
sea yesterday off this coast. The Truitt,
in q damaged condition. was last night
towed into Hampton roads by the Cecil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-03
COMMITTEE TO REVISE
RATES OF EXPRESSAGE
Companies and Shippers and
I.c. c. to Formulate Changes
and Plan Reforms.

At hearing before Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Lane yesterday aft
ernoop an agreement was reached where
by officials of the several express COM
panies of the country, the shippers who
patronize the companies and representa-
tives of the interstate commerce commits
sion will meet as committee to formu-
late changes in the rates of the different
companies. the bills of lading and re-
ceipts issued to shippers, on direct rout-
ing, boundary lines for deliveries in
cities and other points of interest alike
to the. shippers and the companies.
Regarded as Important Step.
At the close of the hearing number
of the shippers present stated that the
agreement is the most important step
service. and said that this action fore
casts additional reforms that will be far
reaching in their nature.
Attorney Frank Lyon and Special Ex-
aminer w. A. Ryan were named as the
Interstate commerce commissions repre-
sentatives on the committee. and the
shippers and the express companies will
name their representatives at an early
date. The first meeting of the committee
Rates Disclosed.
II. s. Julier. eastern manager of the
American Express Company. was the
chief witness at yesterdays hearings on
express rates etc. During his testimony
the fact was brought out that the ex-
press company formerly paid the New
York Central railroad 40 cents out Of
each dollar received as express charges,
but that the rate now Is 80 cents, or 80
per cent of the express company's re-
ceipts for business carried over that
road. 1t was shown also that the New
York Central owns 100000 stock in
the American Express Company, and
that the express company owns one mil
lion dollars worth of the railroads stock.
The rate paid by the express company
to the Boston and Maine railroad Mr.
Julier said, Is 35 cents out of every dol
lar collected for express business carried
over that road
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-03
Well Worth Reading.

In our Sunday Magazine tomorrow "All
the Money in the World" by Paul West;
''Dagobert's Children by l.. J. Beeston:
"A towards Stairs" by Owen Oliver; a
double center page by Joseph Clement
Coll, depicting Dickens characters, and
another installment of Her Word of
Honor" by Edith Macvane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-03
PLAYS GOOD GAME.
Shepherd College Beats Frederick
Five by q to Is Score.

BY far the best game of basket ball
on the local floor so far this season took
place yesterday afternoon. when the Shep-
herd College team defeated the strong
quintet representing Frederick College In
a closely contested game, the score being
q to %. By excellent teamwork and
fast playing the Shepherd College boys
took the lead almost from the beginning,
and the score of 20 TO at end OF first
half seemed to portend certain victory.
BY a change in the positions. however,
ana furious playing. the Frederick team
rallied, with the above result Its team
is strong and p,A@, good. clean ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-03

Schaick. Rev. and Mrs. Verbrycke. Mr..
and Mrs. Van Wickle, Mrs. Barbour
Walker. Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Weaver.
Rev. J. Frederick Wenchell, Rev. and
Mrs. Charles Wood and Lester II. Wool
Sey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-03

"Intercession,' another powerful story
In I. j. Beeston's great Franco-Prus-
sian war series. in our Sunday Magazine
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-03

Score-Shepherd College. q; FREDERICK. 20
Perks. !; o. Derr. 1; Allbaugh, Z; D. Derr. g.
Foul soals-Smith.. out Of Z: ID: Derr. 3 out
OF 4 Referee-Freeman. Timekeeper-Yates.
Scorer-Crigler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-03
America Paved the Way.

DR.. Nitobe then dwelt upon the common
sentiment Of mutual interests that had
gradually developed between the east and
the west after the opening up of Japan
to intercourse. with the world. 1t was
chiefly from America that Japan had re-
ceived the impulse to look favorably upon
western civilization and to adopt SO many
of its features. America had been, as it
were, the channel through which the arts
and the sciences of Europe had passed
to Japan. Why should not the two
countries live on terms of friendship and
peace?
The speaker then described the malign
influence that had been at work to bring
about feeling of hostility between the
two countries. Yellow Journalism, which
made its living by creating sensational
news. was largely responsible for any
United States. 1t was asserted that Japan
was a warlike country, on the lookout for
cause of quarrel. In answer Japan
could point to an uninterrupted peace of
three hundred. years-a record unequaled
by any nation Of Europe. 1t was said
that japan was envious of American
trade in the east. But If trade was
cause for aggressiveness then Japan
would look askance, not at the United
States, whose trade with the east was in
significant but at England. who con-
trolled cne-fourth Of the commerce of the
west with the east.
In conclusion the speaker said that if
dark clouds had of recent years appeared
to be lowering over the Pacific they were
largely due to fumes from the magma
tons of ill-disposed persons who refused
to look to factors which made for peace
and deliberately looked to those which
made for misunderstanding and ill-Will.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-03
Senator Burton's Address.

Senator Burton, upon whose motion at
the meeting Of the Interparliamentary
Union at the st. Louis exposition in
1905 President Roosevelt was requested
to call the second Hague peace confer
ence, and who is the president of the re-
organized American Peace Society, next
spoke.
He showed the groundlessness of armed
conflict between japan and the United
States, due to the fact that Japan does
not want, nor could it hold, any territory
of the United States, and also that the
United States does not covet any jap
anese territory or territory within
Japan's sphere of influence, instancins
people express regarding the value of the
Philippines to the United States.
He concluded with the statement that
the spirit of the age is against war and
is in favor OF the peaceful settlement of
international disputes, that the arbitra~
ton treaties between Great Britain and
the United States would, in his opinion,
be ratified by the Senate in the very
near future, and that we might confident
ly expected the adherence Of japan to the
pact.
Senator Root. president Of the Carnegie
endowment, who was also to have made
an address, was prevented by another en-
gagement from participating in the exer-
occasion by his attendance at the re-
ceptlon which followed. This reception
was attended by large number of adj
ditonal guests. The ladies in the receiv-
ing line were Mrs. James Brown Scott,
Mrs. Secretary Knox. Mrs. r. S. Wood
ward, Mrs. C. H. Stockton, Mrs. James
L. Slayden, Mrs. 8. N. D. North, Miss
ScidmOre, Miss Boardman, together with
Mrs Nitobe. the charming American wife
of the distinguished Japanese professor.
Invited to Meet Lecturer.
Among those invited to meet DR.. and
Mrs. Nitobe were the Japanese emha S.
staff. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Henry But
Ter Mr.. and Mrs Thomas T. Calf Gen.
Black. Gen. Cotton, Mrs. Archibald
Davis. Judge and Mrs. Anderson DR..
and Mrs. Simon, DIR. Paul Mcneil, Mr.
and Mrs. L. O.. Howard, Mrs John B.
Henderson Mrs. Cole. Mrs H. c. Gage.
Miss Gage, Judge and Mrs. Barber. Mr..
and Mrs. l.. A. Bauer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles j. Bell, George F. Becker. Gist
Blair. Representative Richard Bay thol t.
w. B. Baldwin, George F. Bowerman.
Rev. John e. Briggs. William BarDum
Prof. J. w. Chickering. the Cuban min
lister. Prof and Mrs. Mitchell Carroll,
Justice and Mrs. Ciabaugh. Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Chester, the minister of Costa
RIGA, DR.. Childs, Judge Garland. Rev.
j. w. Clarke, Senator McCumher.
Gen. George w. Davis. Rev. J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-03
AMERICA ITS BEST FRIEND
Intercourse With the Western
World Followed Pery's Visit.
MUTUAL INTERESTS INVOLVED
Lecture in Carnegie Institution
Building Before an In
vited Audience.

notable and interesting event took
place at the administrative building of
the Carnegie Institution Of Washington
last evening, when the Carnegie endow-
ment for international peace rendered a
reception to DR.. Inazo Nitobe and his
accomplished wife. The reception was
preceded by several addresses in the au-
ditorium Of the building, which was filed
to its capacity. DIR. James Brown Scott
presided, and in his opening address de-
scribed the interesting mission which
brings DR.. Nitobe to the United States.
He Is the first representative of the
japanese government to come to this
country In the interests of international
good will and understanding, in accord
ance with plan of exchange professor
ships between the two countries which
has been inaugurated by the endowment.
The purpose of this exchange is to
spread, both in the United States and
Japan, wider knowledge of the institu-
tions, the public opinion and the culture
tidence and good will between the two
peoples. 1t is contemplated that in each
alternate year distinguished scholar,
scientist or man of affairs shall visit
each country and lecture before various
universities, shall meet teachers, students
the men of affairs. DR.. Nitobe, the
Japanese exchange professor for this
year, is now at the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, and will have visited, before
his return Columbia Brown and the uni
versities of Virginia Illinois and Mime
sofa.
Distinguished as an Educator.
DR.. Nitobe has won distinction by his
service in building up the educational
system Of Japan, and his selection as the
first representative of Japan on this mis-
sion was peculiarly appropriate. In intro
ducing him Dr. Scott called attention to
the fact that the hope of the International
peace movement lies in education.
Treaties and conventions bind govern
ments." he said, ''but if an enlightened
public opinion is not at their elbows,
there is danger that they fail of their
purpose when the storm gathers The
future depends upon the boys and girls
attending our schools, for as the twig is
bent, SO the tree inclines. The highway
of international peace runs through the
schoolhouse.'
DR.. Nitobe opened his address with a
brief historical sketch of the relations
between the east and west. He called
attention to the fact that before the Otto
man empire was set up as a barrier be-
lions were in close contact and exercised
an influence upon each other. After the
Ottoman conquest the two civilizations
developed independently, SO that by the
year 1853, when Commodore Perry first
visited Japan, the United States and it's
transoceanic neighbor faced each other
AS absolute strangers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-03

One of the biggest robteries that has
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-20

FOR RENT-The best arranged liv-
cry barn in the city. JAMES A SMI-
SER IL ld12tlw2t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-20
THOS. W. ELDRIDGE
DIES AT MEMPHIS
PROMINENT LAWYER PASSES
AWAY IN HIS Goth YEAR.
BORN AT PULASKI.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 19.--Fall-
ing quietly asleep after gradual de-
cline in health which has extended
over the past two years, Judge Thos.
D. Eldridge died today. His death
was due to general decline in health
Fl ON cid age. following slight ill
ness which developed about two
years ago For the past few mouths
he ha sheen confined to his bed, and
it vas realized By members OF his
family that life was fast drawing to
a close.
Judge Eldridga was leading law
yer of Memphis for many years, a
member of that distinguished coterie
of lawyers. including Thomas J, Tur-
ley, George CENT, George B. Peters
ard his brother-in-law, Judge Archi-
bald Wright, all OF whom preceded
him into the great beyond. Judge
Eldridge was born April 8, 1923, at
Pulaski. Tenn, and was in his nine
tieth year He was educated in pri-
vate schools in his native town and
received an appointment to the mill
tary academy at West Point.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-20
SHOT AS HE STEPS
ABOARD STEAMER
DR.. j. c. l.YLES, MEMPHIS PHYSi.
CLAN KILLED IN AR
KANSAS.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 1S.-The
body of DR.. j. G. Lyles, a Memphis
physician, who was shot and killed
at Swope's Landing, Ark, Monday
night by o. w. Wilson, former mer-
chant, was brought to Memphis last
night for burial News of the shoot
ing did not reach here until yester-
day. 1t is said that Wilson shot the
physician when he was about to
aboard the steamer James Lee. DR..
Lyles was seen to assist woman
into a buggy few minutes prior to
his death. He was found unarned,
and the police allege that Wilson gave
him no warning before the shot.
Trouble had been brewing between
the men for over year. 1t is said.
Wilson was taken to Marion, Ark,
where he will be given preliminary
hearing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-20
WILL
GO TO NASHVILLE
EX-GOVERNOR, ADMITTING HIS
FAILURE IN SENATE RACE,
coNsULTs WITH FRIENDS.

NASHVILLE, Dec. BE Gov.
Malcolm r. Patterson, realizing that
he is out of the race for the senate,
is to locate in Nashville and enter
the journalistic field. A number OF
the governors friends and admirers
were responsible for the news and
statements to this effect on weines-
day.
The governor will probably edit a
weekly paper in this city to give lex
preston - his ideas of state and ma
tionsl govern entail problems and is
sues. The COVE nor made inquiry on
Wednesday regarding the launching a
= paper including the initial
at Of maintaining it also.
sore that he realizes
LAT h It OF the race for the sen
ate he desires to make this
city lbs 41Eent home.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-20
TO DISCONTINUE
STREET WORK
REPAIR WORK ONLY
WILL BE LOOKED AFTER UNI
TIL NEXT SPRING.

The work on the streets in the
city has been discontinued dntil
about the first of April. The Office
of street. overseer has been discon.
tinued, and Thomas Friel has been
made fire inspector with police au-
thority, and one of the carts has been
transferred to South Columbia for
the purpose of looking after the clean
ing up in that section.
The street department will proba-
bly, make trial of Taryia in connec-
ton with the oiling trial now on when
spring opens up. One, of the features
of tarvia is that it can be placed on
the streets at any time, it not being
necessary to wait for warm weather
for its application.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-20
MILL IN
RUNNING ORDER

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Dec. IT,
Gov. G. W Donaghey. who will retire
from Office January l, issued pardons
today to 316 state and A county con-
victs as a protest against the county
lease system in vogue in this state.
AS result three state convict camps
will be abolished Several camps
where convicts are engaged in build
ing good roads, however, will be con-
tinued in operation. The coRvicts
pardoned we're serving sentences Of
from one to fifteen years.
The governor in a statement ex.
planning his action in issuing the par.
dons scored the convict lease system
and scored the magistrates who Inn
posed lengthy sentences for trivial
offenses.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-20
BRAKEMAN HURT
FALL FROM TRAIN
KNOCKED FROM CAR BY THE
OVERHEAD BRIDGE AT GOO
WIN THIS AFTERNOON.

Lindsey Claud. a brakeman on the
L. 4 n. road. whose home is near pu-
laskls was Knocked from freight
train by the overhead bridge at God.
win shortly after noon today and sus-
tanned injuries that are somewhat
painful. but not regarded as Sc. ious.
He was brought to Columbia where
his injuries were looked after by DR..
Pillow. On arriving at the depot he
was able to walk to the waiting room.
lie was bruised on the side ana one
limb, and his face bore slight
scratches.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-20
Factory Samples Of JeWelry

Bought at. big discounts Scarf Pins,
Tie Clasps, Brooches, Buckles, Beauty Pima
C.:f Buttons, Hair Ornaments-in fact
every kind of fancy Jewelry at very low
cos,-twill pay you to look it over