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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-04
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Use Toes Like Fingers

Maguindanaos, the yakans, the Kali
Subanos. and the Iianos, who live in
few numbers along the sea coast Of
Mala bang. Most of the Moros are land
people. but throughout the entire Sulu
archipelago are to be found a people
called the Bajuas.. the sea gypsies.
Your typical Moro is a Malay with olive
brown complexion and straight black
hair. In build and strength he is the
superior OF the Filipino. One of his pc
culiarities IS the broadneSs of the foot
and the widely separated toes. The More
would not know what to do without his
toes. for he uses them to pick up objects.
ging when cperating calling vessels
The Aor3s have . THOUSAND and one
pecuiiar.t.es aI3d among them is the habit
III films and ill2csseGing The teeth. The
teeth are fled = the sums and some
times at the edges, apparently 10 give
an outward curve. This painful practice
is begun 10y both boys, and girls and
continued for several years. The front
teeth are filed with copper and are then
supposed to be very pretty. False teeth
are made Of horn. The dye which black
ems the teeth consists, as rule, OF lemon
Juice. rusty iron and certain vegetable
san. The Moro IS fond of OVERLAPPING his
black teeth with the red stain that
comes from chewing the befel nut
which also is popular among the Chfis-
ttauiZad E'ilipinos ne betel nut Is made
of extracts from the areca and the pep
per plant Ii is supposed to ala dlges-
ton. preserve the teeth and relieve bod
lily fatigue. 1t produces such sea OF
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red saliva that the ground around group
of native gossips would make a tender
foot think that murder had been COM
mitted there.
X
BY instinct the Moro is warllke and
exhibits cruelty toward his enemy in
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Warlike by Instinct
and Savagely Cruel

blood. Independent and Jealous in nature
he makes war on slight provocation
whether the enemy be a body of Chris
tians or another group Of Moros 1t is
a matter Of principle with him to never
fight fairly. He prefers to make cow
ardly attacks under the guise of friend
ship or to sneak up in the night or un-
der cover like a Shiny snake in the grass.
No man leaves his house without being
armed with a kris or a barong. The
barong is a sort OF sword with a blade
from twelve to fourteen inches long, the
front and back oval shaped meeting at
an acute angle at the point. The more
people a kris or 5arong has killed the
higher is its marketable value. One
pleasant performance of the Moro is to
go '-juramantado. meaning to run
amuck with d boIo among an unsuspect-
ing crowd and kill as many people as
possible. They delight to do this with
the Americans and the Christian Fill
pnos and have been known to kill eight
and ten people at a time. and to with
stand several bullets before giving up
the ghost. The Moro who makes his exit
in this spectacular and bloody manner
is supposed to be rewarded with a good
job around the heavenly throne.
While the Moro lives up to this part
of his religion, he does not let the self
sacrificing tenets of the Koran weigh
heavily upon his mind. This sacred
book tells him to keep clean. So he
takes u bath every day and then lets
filth accumulate around him, inside and
outside Of his house. He is supposed To
pray FIVE hours a day. but he scrapes
along with an hour or less. He is very
temperate in the use Of intoxicants and
narcotics, but he delights In smuggling
arms and opium from Borneo.
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men. while the woman bind their hair in
more or less fantastic fashion

The typical Moro house is a small TIM
Der or rattan structure raised on poles
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MORE THAN 800 BOOKS
LISTED IN B|BL|0GRAPHY
H. R. Evans Complies Compre-
henSive Work on Phases
of Education.

More than SO books on various phases
of education are listed in a photography
just issued by the bureau of education OF
the Interior Department. the compilation
being the work of Henry K. Evans OF
the editorial division of the bureau as
sisted by members of the Library staff.
The work is believed 10 be the most COM
prehensive photography of education ever
issued.
Included in the list are titles of works
on vocational education, industrial train
ing an education in the trades as We'll
as books dealing with many phases Of
academic educational work. The more
important Of the books have been care
fully summarized. outlines OF the work
having been prepared so that busy read
ers may see at glance just what the
particular book contains.
Compares Education in Germany.
Another important publication on edu-
cation. just issued by the bureau is a
Comparison OF Public Education in Ger
many and the United States by DR.
Cieorg~ Kerschensteiner, prominent Ger
man educator. In thfs book Dr.. Kersch-
ensteiner shows how Germany obtains
educational efficiency by central cation OF
authority within the individual states.
He admits that possibly central cation
has gone even further than is desirable
IN Germany, but IS equally positive that
there ! not enough Capitalization within
the individual states Of this country
AS result OF the lack Of state com
pulsion. he says. I'VE see today il thu
United States the sharpcst contrasts be-
tween school systems that aIe incrcG-
35ly poor and others Of the hishes, pos
s!ble type, that would do credit to tn
finest civilized nations OF the globe r.
finds that American citizens Of a com
munity have more direct control over
their schools than In Germany. ard CON
Fnends this condition. lie compares th
teachers in the two countrieS-thel
training. their salaries. their tenure .
Office lie discusses religion in IN,
schools Of the two countries, co-edGca
ton and other points OF similarity aG,
difference
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HIS principal articles of food are rice
for which corn is sometimes substituted,
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There are approximately COO coo
Moros, the main tribes being the Min
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
MANIA FOR SPEED
CAUSE OF WRECKS
This Is Real Reason for New
Haven Accident, Says Con-
gresham Farr.

The mania for speed il the cause OF
the majority of railroad wrecks nova
days. asserts Congressman Farr O.
Pennsylvania, who urges that the In
terstate Commerce Commission shall be
given power to regulate further the
operations Of trains in interstate COM
merce. Mr.. Farr told the House during
the debate on the Mann amendment that
the number of lives lost in the New
Haven wreck Of last week might be at
tributed to speed more than anything
else.
Mr.. Mann's amendment authorizing
the Interstate Commerce Commission to
proceed with an investigation of safety
appliances and block signal systems
was adopted after brief debate. Con-
gresham Farr made the most direct
reference to the New York, New Havei.
and Hartford wreck. which evidently
was IN the minds Of the various speak
crs. when he said:
I'VE are losing sight Of the real cause
Of the accident the other day. You may
install all the safety appliances you can
end yet you will not eliminate accidents
resulting from the high speed at which
these trains were going. The engineer
said they were going SO fast that AL
though he saw the. signal, he could not
stop his train in time to prevent the
accident.
That train could not have been stop
ped, even with the emergency brakes
on. within 1.590 feet. Even If he had
seen the signal at a greater distance.
there was no way to prevent that acci-
dent except by lcssening the speed of
his train, and he was going at that
speed under orders. The dispatcher
gave no instructions about slowing down
these trains running SO closely togeth-
er within a few minutes apart in foggy
weather. and said he had no instruc-
tions from the head office as to their
regulation, and he acted en- his own
judgm6 mt.
''Thc way to stop accidents on a road
like that Is to give the Interstate Com
merce Commission the power to regu-
where wooden cars are used. Steel cars
or the New Haven train would have
saved some lives undoubtedly, but would
not have eliminated the possibility of
fatalities.
If you want 20 stop these accidents
give the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion some rower relative to the opera
tlCn OF trains. Railroad men with whom
/ come In contact are in a state OF
rervous apprehension. The railroads
are anxious to compete with other
roads. with the result that freight
trains today are being run as fast as
passenger trains were fifteen or twenty
years ago"
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
Marriage Dream Over,
Says Sex Book Writer

DELAWARE, Ohio. Sept S-Accord-
ing to her announcement, Lillian Bell
Bogue, author Of many sex books and
former New York newspaper writer,
will today file suit for divorce from Ar
thur Hoyt Boguc. of Chicago. She will
charge non-support. lavish extrav-
aeance. habitual use of cigarettes. and
iIreligious tendencies. "A perfectly re-
spectacle divorce, free from scandal"
was the way Mrs. Bogue characterized
her coming suit.
Before her marriage she contended
that any man under thirty-rive was un-
At to be a husband. When she married
man seven years her junior, Mrs.
Bogue said that ''the whole married
world Is suffering from too much IA
miliarity." She advocated separate
apartments and bank accounts for hus-
band and wife. She also declared a wife
should never see her husbapd without
collar. and that a husband should
never see his wife with curl papers in
her hsiZ The failure of marriage, she
said, was due to the fading Of illusions
of engs cement days.
Mrs. Bogue said that she was married
in May, 1900, after three months court
ship, and that she separated from her
husband last December.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
|. {. {. MAY COMMEND
NEW ENGLAND BANKS
mcChord Believes That Inter.
ests in New Haven Territory
Should Handle Funds.

Recommendation that New England,
rather than New York financial inter-
ests, hereafter back the New Haven
railroad, are likely to be contained in
the forthcoming report Of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission resulting
from the investigation Of the railroad 8
latest wreck
Commissioner McChord today inti-
mated that the commission has not
changed its opinion on this point, as
previously voiced in a report on the
New Haven railroad. This report de-
clared that the financial arrangements
of the New Haven had been too in
volved, and that inasmuch as New Eng
land was the territory affected, its
bankers should have the preference in
financial dealings.
Mr.. McChord today declared that he
will whip into shape his report as rap
idly as possible, but in advance of that
Will make no predictions as to his rec
concentrations or findings.
He declined to discuss the withdrawal
of Morgan & Co. from the financial sys-
tenn Of the road. or to comment on the
subject OF the New Haven's eleventh
hour move to equip the road with new
steel cars and eliminate the old-style
banjo signals.
1t is expected that the commissioner
Will make recommendation for running
trains farther apart, for equipping the
road with proper signals. and for
as much as possible the in
stallation OF the steel car equipment
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
SMO0T HAS FORTUNE
IN PEARLS IN SENATE

Senator Smoot Of Utah caused a SEN
sation in the Senate and commotion in
the galleries while the tariff. bill was
under discussion today by displaying
ten huge pearls worth S78, $50. or nearly
5000 apiece.
Blase members of the Senate became
animated when Senator Smoot told his
colleages what he had. He laid them
down carelessly on his desk.
Senator Reed Of Missouri suggested
that they be passed about The only
man who didn't seem to mind $4,000
worth of pearls was Uncle Ike"
Stephenson.
They could all be placed inside of
a cigar" said Senator Smoot.
The object Of the Utah Senator in
showing the pearls to the Senate was
to impress on 1t the fact that smuggling
Of such stones Is easy, and that the
high duties on them encourage smug-
Cling.
Senator John Sharp VILLAS, Senator
Thomas. Senator Warren. and others,
walked over and gazed at the pearls
while Senator Smoot argued. Senator
Smoot placed his hand on the head of
the Mississippi Senator while he went
on arguing. The pearls didn't serve to
reduce the duty. The Senate voted to
keep the rate 20 per cent
In the hope Of reaching a vote late
tonight. the Senate met at 10 o'clock,
intending to remain in session until
the bill was disposed of. Senator Sim
mems, chairman of the Finance Com
mittee, wants to have the vote taken
tonight. The only uncertainty in the
way is Senator La Toilette. who has
"a lengthy speech on the textile sched-
ules. Owing TO this, II may be necessary
10 defer a vote until tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
HUNDREDS SEARCH
FOR HEAD OF GIRL
Detectives Blocked Until the
Identity Of Murdered Girl
:. Is Established.

NEW YORK. Sept. s.-A murder mys.
terry, marked by many features similar
TO those which held the attention of the
entire country in the famous Pearl Bry-
an case and Roston's no less famous
suitcase mystery. the victim being
Susan Geary. tested the utmost re.
sources of the police of New York and
New Jersey today.
Lying in a morgue at Hoboken, n. j.,
wore portions of the body of young
woman The head is still missing and
IN search for it 500 men. under the d.
reetion of Coroner Schemm. Of West
Hoboken, are searching along the river,
where first the torso and then the
thighs of the murdered girl were found.
Coroner Schemm said today that he
would delay holding an inquest, because
he believed the identity of the young
woman might be soon established.
May Not Find Head.
I'VE hope to find the head. possibly
today" said the coroner, but he admit
ted there was a chance that the head
might not be recovered, as was the
case in the murder Of Pearl Bryan. The
lower portion of the body was discovered
late yesterday and turned over to the
authorities.
: Wrapped first in a pillow slip, en-
broidered with the initial "A" the por-
tion Of the body was then wrapped in
heavy paper. It was after this part Of
the body was found that Dr. George w.
King, county physician, discovered a mo-
tive for the crime. Had she lived the
woman would have become a mother
within four months, DR.. King said to-
day. DR.. King did not discovered on his
flrst examination Of the body whether
an operation had been performed, but
expected to settle that point today.
THE work Of dismemberfng the body
was neatly done" said DR.. King. Each
cut was clean and the bones sawed
squarely on, but in dismembering the
torso the murderer showed the greatest
knowledge of the human body. The per-
sor who dismembered the body under
stood how to separate the joints Of the
vertebrae. The torso was cut in two In
an expert manner.
"A close examination of the body in
dicates that the woman probably was
accustomed to good living. The skin Is
clean and clear. The victim was in a
state onf perfect health.
Big Step In Solution.
The finding of the lower section of
the body is q big step in the solution
of the mystery. and we now, Of course.
hope to fln6 the head. The portions of
the body fund show that the victim
was Of perfect proportions"
At the coroner's office 1t was learned
that the victim probably had been ac-
customed to wearing low evening gowns,
without the usual shoulder band.
This resulted in the theory that the
victim might have been a member OF
the theatrical profession. With the In
PRODUCTION Of the extremely low-cut
dresses on the stage, all Of the women
wear. the hair under arms. at the order
Of the managers, IL removed.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
Washington Firm Gets
Big Dredging Contract

A contract for the removal Of 1000. 900
yards Of sand from the channel of the
Delaware river has been awarded the
Dorsey and Miller Company, of WASH
ington, and the dredge Daniel left the
local harbor yesterday to begin the big
task. The same firm soon will COM
mence another large dredging job near
Baltimore.
The last two weeks have been un-
usually busy ones for the craft along
the Potomac. The chartered launch
Della has been converted into an Ice
beat and is making nearly all the points
within thirty miles Of Washington. Her
place as an excursion steamer has been
largely filled by the Bartholdi.
The bay schooner May and Anna Bes-
wick under command Of Captain Meek
ins, finished unloading her lumber cargo
last week and is now on her way to the
Norfolk yards for minor repairs The
steamer Capital City IL laid up at Alex
andria. Va. for the present, and II is
prseable extensive alterations will be
mSe before she 10 again put in the ex-
curSaon business.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
CADET FROM UTAH..
GETS FIRST HONORS
Noel Davis Chosen as Ranking
Officer of Midshipmen at
Annapolis Academy.

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. Sept. s.-The ap-
pointments Of midshipmen as cadet Of
ficers of the brigade were announced at
the Naval Academy this morning The
appointments are based on conduct and
efficiency during the past academic year
at the Naval Academy and during the
cruise.
Midshipman Noel Davis. Of Utah. re-
ceived the designation as cadet COM
mander, the ranking. midshipman Of
fcer. known as the five striper" The
battalion commanders. or -four strip
ers." are Edward l.. Cochrane. and
George c. Manning. of Pennsylvania.
The cadet feutenants, or three strip
ers," are W. w. Bayley, at large: Rob
ert w. Ferrell. Virginia: Donald Royce,
Michigan; Adrian r. Marron Colorado;
John N. Laycock. Mass; Carl H. Jones,
.Alabama; Conrad D. Fry, Illinois;
Charley B. Carey. Maryland; Gordon
w. Nelyson. OF New York. Midship-
man Royce Is DESIGNATED as brigade ad-
jutant. and the other cadet lieutenants
will command companies.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
HISTORIC STRUCTURE
/. TO Be WRECKED SOON
House Made From Two Build
ings Bought by Washington
to Be Razed.

Among the old landmarks that are
falling before the advance of progress Il
the Washington Inn, in North Capitol
street. between B and C streets north
east, which was constructed from two
residence erected for George Washing
ton in l7ss-17ss. The structure, which
has stood during three centuries, is in
cluded among the ninety buildings
which will be wrecked in the clearing
for the new park between the Capitol
and Union Station.
Replete in history, the Washington
Inn has stood as a reminder of many
scenes that hayepassed here. It was
formerly known as the Kenmore Hotel,
and before then as the Hillman House.
once it was the center of the fashion
able part of Washington, and In the
vicinity Of its site politicians were
everyday figures i'm their afternoon
promenades- The wealthy and fashioin-
able residences of the city We're once
located here, and activity as il is
known on Connecticut avenue, Massa-
chusetts avenue and the Avenue of the
Presidents today was once centered in
this vicinity.
At the Washington Inn the memorabl.
murder Of young man named Ayers
was committed in 1893 by Mrs. Bonine
A week later she confessed to having
committed the crime, after she had
Joined In the search for the slayer.
OF the Washington Inn. which was
then two buildings, which were later
merged into one. Washington once
wrote to his architect, William Thorn
ton. who had charge of the erection Of
The buildings:
Il saw building in PHILADELPHIA Of
about the same front and elevation that
are given to my two houses, which
pleased me. 1t consisted of two houses
united-doors In the center, a pediment
IN the roof. and dormer windows on
each side of it in front. skylights in
the rear
Washington paid ss36 for the lots, and
he valued the two houses at $1,000.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
RIVER IS PATROLLED
IN SEARCH OF BODY
Leonard Lewis, of TenIeytown,
Is Swept Down Torrent at
Great Falls.

A close watch is being kept along
the shores Of the Potomac from
Georgetown to Great Falls today for
the body Of Leonard Lewis, eighteen
years old, who fell from a rock while
posing for a photograph at the Falls
yesterday, and was whirled to his
death down the rapids Of the upper
river before the eyes Of a hundred
pleasure seekers, helpless to lend as
sistance
Accompanied by his two cousins,
Raymond and Walter Shoemaker. and
Charles Pugh of Tenleytown, Lewis
went to the Falls yesterday for q
days outing. The young men had a
camera with them and made their
land side Of the river just below the
falls In order to get some photographs.
On Slippery Rock.
Lewis and Pugh climbed up on
slippery rock out in the river and
about five feet above the water. while
one of the Shoemaker boys started to
take their picture. Suddenly Lewis
foot slipped and he tumbled over into
the torrent surging between the bowld-
ers. Unable to swim, Lewis was help
less III tne wafer, Out IL lS oOuOtIui IL
even an expert swimmer could have
saved himself in the treacherous cur
rent that runs between the Jagged
rocks on the Maryland side of the river
below the falls.
The current swept him out toward
the middle of the river. The insecure
places which tho other three boys held
on the rocks made it impossible for
them to aid him in any way. Several
times his head appeared above the sur
face, and Alexander Conner. of III
Carroll street southeast, got a rope and
tried to throw 1t to the struggling
youth, but without success.
River Is Watched.
Late last evening 1t was reported that
the body had been recovered several
miles below the falls. but this rumor
could not be verified today and the river
was being watched. The place where
the drowning occurred, as well as the
river for several miles below, Is filled
with jagged rocks that make 1t impos-.
sible to use graphing irons.
Lewis until recently was employed as
4 telephone operator, but a short time
ago obtained a position In the Southern
railway Offices. He lived with his wild
owed mother and four sisters at 1903
Grant road, Tenleytown. and was the
main support Of the family. His mother
is prostrated.
The Washington times., 1913-09-08
Tries to Light Candle,
Boy Ignites Clothing

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. S-Attempt-
Ing to initiate his mother. whom he had
frequently seen lighting a candle, five
ysa;-old Francis Finley. OF 3122 BonsaIl
street. obtained box of matches in the
absence OF his parents.
The boys shirt caught fire and he ran
screaming into the street A neighbor
grabbed the child before his flight could
fan the flames, and wrapped him in a
coat. The patrol Of the Twenty-sixth
and York streets police station was
summoned and carried the child to the
Women's Hospital He received severe
burns OF the chest and arm, but win
recover.