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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-01
WOULD BUILD PUBLIC
DOCKS ON GREAT LAKES
House Shipping Trust investigating
Committee Hears of Railroad
Monopoly.

Julius II. Barnes. of Duluth. Mimi.
told the House Shipping Trust investi-
eating committee yesterday that If the
government would build public docks 1t
points along the Great Lakes, the rail-
road dock monopoly. which he claimed
was responsible for greatly decreasing
the amount of tonnage that is handled
by Great Lakes steamers, could be brok-
en- up. He said that the total tonnage
through the 500 last year was only 1,600.-
600. and that with proper terminal IA
cilitieS ten times that amount OF traffic
could have been handled. He thought II
would be impossible to get the munich
paIities at the western ends OF the Great
Lakes to build docks which would equal
the terminal facilities at the eastern end
of those waters. and claimed that no
matter how large these facilities were
at the eastern ports, they could not be
operated to maximum capacity as long
as the facilities in the west were def
Gent. He charged that the railroads
have a complete monopoly of the pack
age freight business on the Great Lakes
and that the reason for this was largely
found in their control of terminal facil
tiles.
w G. Sickel. vice director of the Ham,
burg-American line, testified that the
freight rates on eastbound traffic from
New York to Europe of his line were
made in New York, independently of any
conference agreement in existence in Eu-
rope. He accounted for the 100 to 200 per
cent increase in rates in this traffic in
the last few years by the prosperous
of the shipping business.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-01
HARVARD PROFESSOR SAYS
CREATION OF HUMAN LIFE
BY CHEMICAL MEANS POSSIBLE

Boston. Jan. Sl.-That it is scientifi-
cally possible TO create human life by
chemical and physical means and that
a baby factory is not at all an impossi-
bility in the distant future was stated
to-day by Or. Martin Kellogg Schermer-
horn, of the department of philosophy
at Harvard. DR.. Schermerhorn spoke be-
fore the Metaphysical Club.
Life is rot confined to the animal and
plant world" he declared. THE whole
universe is alive, and all that lives is
conscious.
Animals are conscious and gifted with
the power of thought and imagination,
even though Roosevelt, who thinks him.
self a great hunter, says that they do
not know when they are being slaugh-
tered.
plants are conscious. and Ruskin and
Goethe agree that they are capable of
exercising strategy and forethought
Even Darwin stated that plants are SEN
sitive, and hence he must have believed
that they were conscious.
Hence it is obvious that the evolution
from so-called matter to human life is
possible. The chemist of the future
will labor so that men will be made in
factories as chickens are now matched in
incuba tors"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-01
FOR LA TOILETTE BILL.
Representative Mccall to Work for
Hours Of Employment Measure.

Strongly urging upon the Senate Dis
trict Committee an early and favorable
report on the La Toilette bill. regulating
the hours of employment of women and
girls in the District. Representative
Samuel Mccall yesterday announced
that the slowness with which such legis-
lation is being enacted casts discredit
upon representative governpent. The
La Toilette bill limits the employment
for females. except in domestic service. to
eight hours IA day. six days a week, and
eighteen years OF age between the hours
ing.
House to the measure, he promised to do
early passage through that body. 4 sim
liar bill is now awaiting action in the
House District Committee.
Miss NJ. L. Obenauer, expert statisti-
clan in the woman's department Of the
Bureau OF Labor, Department OF Com
merce and Labor, presented figures
showing the rates of compensation paid
women in the District. Cash and bundle
girls in the department stores receive
s. to 81 a week, and saleswomen from 81
to 81 a week, according to these sta
tistics. Not 10 per cent of the sales
women receive as high as so a week,
and the average pay is $3.50. Normally
the hours OF labor in department stores
are between fifty-seven and ffty-nine
hours a week, or nearly ten hours a
day.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-01
RESOLUTION AIMED
AT DETECTIVE BURNS
Representative Ferris Wants Evidence
in Land Fraud Cases Submitted :
to the House.

4 resolution aimed at William ]. Burns.
the well-known detective, which is said
to have been inspired by organized
labor. was introduced in the House yes.
terday by Representative Scott ]. Ferris
of Oklahoma. a Democrat. 1t is designed
to bring out evidence taken In land fraud
cases during the Roosevelt admiuistra-
ton showing that Mr.. Burns and Francis
j. Heney went to extremes in their eff
forts to put land fraud sharks in the
penitentiary.
According to statements made here the
records in these cases now YIN the De-
partment of Justice show that certain
officials practically packed juries that
were called upon to try men charged
with land frauds. and that this was done
with the knowledge Of Burns and Heney
The charge is made that in at least
one OF the records in the Department of
Justice certain colloquial terms are en-
ployed that tend to reflect on the an
cestry Of men against whom Burns and
Heney were proceeding. In such cases
these terms were used as a key to
describe men who were suspected OF hav-
ing committed depredations ON the pub
lie domain.
The Ferris resolution calls upon the
President to submit to the House all
the records in question IL not incom-
patible with the public service.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-01
BILL Is DIRECTED
AT "DESK COLONIES"
House Resolution Seeks Information
Regarding Service in Field Under
War Department.

By unanimous consent the House late
yesterday afternoon adopted joint res
olution requesting the Secretary Of War
to transmit a report of the service IN
the field and at desks Of all officers in
the army Of the rank Of colonel or
higher O.
The resolution was introduced by Rep
resentative Evans Of Illinois. and 1t Is
directed at the so-called desk cc.onels, y
who are alleged to have soft berths in
the War Department and who have seen
very little active service. The Resolution
was presented by Chairman Hay, of the
Military Affairs Committee, who said
that the committee was unanimously in
favor of its adoption. and no opposition
developed in the House.
Immediately following the adoption OF
this resolution, Representative johnson
of South Carolina announced the death
OF Representative George S. Legare of
that State, who died last night. and the
House adjourned out of respect to Le-
cares memory. The Speaker appointed
committee of sixteen members to at
tend the funeral
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-01
WOMEN INVITE
TAFT and WILSON
Sufragists Want President
and President-elect to
Witness Pageant.
NOT TO BE OFFICIAL
Arrangements of Next Chief Executive
Will Have to Be Changed
O.. A->>.k
NOT TO BE OFFICIAL

President Taft and President-elect Will
son are to be asked to review the suffra-
sists' pageant in Pennsylvania Avenue
March 3. Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey, dean
of the Washington College of Law and
chairman of the committee on lawyers for
the pageant. has expressed the opinion
that courtesy demands that invitations be
extended to both the President and Presi-
dent-eiect.
cant is being arranged in behalf of one
half of the citizens of this country, IT
will be of great interest both to the
President and to the President-elect.
of course, we will invite them TO be
present and review our pageant" Mrs.
Mussey said. We will do it first as an
act of courtesy, and. secondly, that both
our retiring President and the President
elect may have the opportunity, as our
guests, of judging the great and growing
sentiment among the highly educated
women of our country demanding that
they be given voice in the councils of
our government"
According to Mrs. Mussey's statement
it is probable that a Presidential box will
be placed in the big reviewing stand
which the women plan to build opposite
the Treasury on the Sherman Reserva-
ton. Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Wilson, it is
understood, will not officially review the
pageant. They will be invited by the
women to he their guests. to witness the
rare display planned by the women from
the most advantageous position, directly
opposite to the beautiful tableau setting
upon the Treasury steps.
As made plain by the chairman on law
yers, Columbia, with her attendant vir-
tues, will review the women's demon
stration for equal rights. The party in the
Presidential box will be present rs hon.
ored guests of the politically awakened
wOmanhoOd OF America.
According to news from Trenton, the
President-elect will not arrive here before
O'Clock March 5. He may change his
mind however
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-01
DEFEAT FACES
SIX-YEAR Term
Continued from Page One.

and made the President eligible for only
| two terms. Mr. McCumber had no hest
fancy about saying that his amendment
aimed to prevent Roosevelt from enjoy
ing personal advancement through MS
wrecking the Republican party. This
amendment received only three votes
McCumber and Penrose Republicans, and
Williams. a Democrat
An amendment was offered by Senator
Paynter which provided specifically that
the President in Office when the constitu-
tional amendment was adopted should
have a six instead of a four-year term.
This amounted to an amendment In favor
OF extending Woodrow Wilson's term two
years II was at this point that Senator
Works acknowledged that the original
resolution without amendment. would ac-
complish this very thing, but he ac-
cepted the Paynter amendment to re-
move all doubt. The Paynter amendment
was voted down. IS to 20. 1t was the
best test that was had as to the dis
position toward the original resolution.
The Senators who voted in favor OF
the Owen amendment, providing Tor
direct nomination and direct election OF
Presidents, were: Ashurst, Bryan, Cham
berlain, Chiffon. Fletcher, johnson, Mar
tine. Mclean. Myers, Newlands, Over
man. owen. Perky. Pomerene, Shively,
Smith of Arizona, Swanson, Williams.
and Culberson. Democrats, and Borah.
Bourne Bristow. Clapp. Crawford,
Gronna, La Toilette. and Townsend,
Republicans, and Dixon and Poindexter'
PrOgreSsives.
Senator Cummins at the close of the
DAYS debate showed that he was out OF
patience with some of the Progressive
Republicans. who had deserted him on
this singIe-term proposition. He init
mated that they were drifting away from
Progressive principles so far as 1t con-
cerned the Presidential term.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-01
CANNON AND FOWLER
In ARGUMENT OVER
CHARWOMENS PAY

Uncle Joe" Cannon and Representa-
tive Fowler of Illinois engaged in spir-
tied colloquy in the House on the sub
ject of the salaries which the gwen
ment pays charwomen in the Municipal
Building. Uncle joe said he believed
the annual salary of $40 was ample for
the women. who only work about two
and a half hours a day
This aroused Mr.. Fowler. who said:
TT is a shame and an outrage that any
woman must crawl around on her hands
and knees for the United States govern
ment or the District government and re-
ceive a pitiful $40 a year. i know some
charwomen who must crawl about ten
miles a day. and some of them say that
their knees are SO bruised from this kind
of work that they will never get we'll
The House. however. declined to grant
any increases for the charwomen.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-01

women peopleg This is the question fol
Congress to decide.
Representative Frank Mondeil Of
wyoming made a short speech and tolc
the suffragists that State Legislatures In
certain of the States were considering
the disfranchisement of bachelors.
Representative Hayden of Arizona as
sured the gathering that radical politics
was not the disposition of the women
voters of his State. They furnish the
most conservative portion of our votins
population, said he. Representative
Raker of California and Representative
Lafferty of Oregon also spoke OF the
benefits noted in their own constituencies
since suffrage for women had been in
corporated in the State law.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-01

committee. Clover il an official of St.
Luke's Hospital, in New York, and Rep
resentative Harrison asked the witness
how many lemons his hospital uses per
year. He said IL used 55.0o0. or six for
every individual. per year. Previous
witnesses before the committee. testifying
In behalf of the lemon growers of Cali
fornia, declared that the hospitals OF
New York used only one-tenth of a
lemon per patient per year.
X. III. Montgomery. of New York. presi-
dent of the American Association of
Public Accountants. asked the commit
tee to revise the corporation tax law.
Representative Humphrey Of Washing
ton proposed an amendment to the tariff
law designed to give additional protec-
ton TO American coastwise shipping from
foreign competition
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-01
STEAMER MEXICAN SAFE.
Wireless Announces Vessel Is Being
lowed Into Port.

New, York. Jan. 3l.-According TO
wireless messages received at the local
offices of the French line to-day, the
steamship Mexican. which lost a pro-
peller $50 miles off the coast OF New
foundland. and was being tossed about
in a gale, has been picked up by the
Leyland Line steamship Devonia n,
bound from Boston to Liverpool
The Devonian is now towing the
Mexican into Halifax. The Mexica n
carries no passengers. When her pro-
peller dropped into the sea. the disabled
vessel sent out distress signals They
were heard by the Devonian, which
lost no time in going to her aid. The
two steamships expect to reach Halifax
tomorrow morning.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-01
NEW JERSEY SPENDER WEEDS

New York. Jan. 31.-Simon David
Paddock. of Atlantic Highlands, n. j.,
and Lillian Marie Wirth, of Brooklyn,
are married. The ceremony was per-
formed on Thursday by the Rev. o. L.
wenner. pastor of Christ Lutheran
Church.
Mrs. wirth was present. thus signify
ing that the Atlantic Highlands
"spender" has settled down, gotten
both feet planted firmly upon the
ground, and has overcome the siren
nous objections that were cherished by
the brides folks. To further cement
any former breaches, Edward wirth,
the brides brother, was best man.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-01
BIG STRIKE THREATENED.
English Representative of work.
men Warn Employers.

London, Jan. 31.-The Trades Union
Congress to-day decided to give notice
in March to all employers that unless
they comply with the demand for an
eight-hour day for all classes of work.
men and workwomen. all contracts with
them will be terminated and their en-
ployes will walk out at the end of April
More than 1000 0G0 British working men
and women were represented at the
meeting of the congress that passed the
resolutions Steps will be taken to bring
the whole force OF organized labor upon
any trade which refuses TO G01as to
terms
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-01
FIRTH Schen Gets Decree.

New York, jan n.-Papers granting
Miss FRITZ Scheff. the actress, an in
terIocutory decree of divorce from John
Fox. the author, were filed in the county
clerks office at White Plains late to-day.
1t is said that no names were mentioned
in the case. The papers were not made
public.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-01
johnson RAPS
THOMAS DURING
DEBATEINHOUSE
Continued from Page One.

chairman nj the House Di.,r,,. f,ov,r,,,
tee The Amendment wa, revr,,t.n 90
| specify that NO worl, sbould he done bx,
| the portable plant excent uban ~ con,d
be shown tina, sucb a cour.a n,o,,,d -
suit in a saving under the exns,d,,rra ,or
contract work Roddenberv r,Iad q ga,rst
this. in Main yIoIa,ion ., az ae,,.s
ruIe Tnan :, No. a,raS IN. .ne lhoi man
be passed while anotber attor,nt 80
being made 70 reword ,ba ,,aas,,r %
suit the nice Judgment or the cba,rnan
\ of the cop,mi,tae on ,ha ,,,,o1a -, -
the REQUIREMENT M the Ho,,,an IL
Representatjve Redt,a,a n,aaa H.. a,
favor of the asnbalt n,ant ,artra -,
his experience In BrookIvn when nres,.
dent of the hoard of p,nI,c Nyorrv n,,,n
a rnunicina, o.nhaI, -. - no. 49,
cIea rIv WI, -. p, anu showing
he exnected fro,,, - rs. s.N- .iis gu
AR johnson u,os .ha,,.a. D1'
In his attact No., Cas,,., -
sci Thomas M John.o, -. .Sn.,N.'1I,
bitter. -
10 enusuai Service
The question raised in the hearings
before the committee and brought TO the
floor of the House was that the salary
Of the corporation counsel should he in
creased because of unusual service
The services rendered by the presen,
corporation counsel are quite unusual in
the practice of law, I must grant,
Mr.. johnson held in his hand -. tram
script Of the court record in the case ~
the Distric: against James r. Petty
Charles w. Church, ana Others He saiJ
tnat u uiscio5ed that In 1901 ond 1872 a
propriated about GA 90 n ..'u a.
suit arains. petty tho k,S;.D g ~. .,'e
District, and which he safd ,hn cor,,ra e
ton counsel .brnn,b, ST., H'
ton of n yea.." The s,,i, -, IL,
Petty's OFFICIAL bond ., sao ooo hs "Poh
.Tbc Distric, A,,ouo- -
evidently meant tbe corno-a,;or St
in rendering upnsuaI $500, " o t
suit NOT nrainst pa,,, e. ,I1 SUI NJ
the annrn, 90 a. Ior tne S%"o
go. O0O the ncn.I en-, q, W, toI
which the sr,ra,iss ~, -. ''e oo,id ,or
usual service rendasos ~. u ne
counsel Womb bays 49,, oIatlon
against the n,incin.I tnr e. 81. Ling sun.
of loss and against Tho srr,,tin. NJ u,I
bono for the nen,I g. ~ es On the
Then Mr. Ioh,.o, I.t,
ceedinrs in cour, ,,,hIaL s" tne Pro-
three wears 6por,. ra,,,I.i ONer
court's boIdip,, ar, az " '"e
was NOT n nubIic fnnd "a .p oaheh
ditor tberefora ~ or. rHp, 'ie au-
Kentucky ner,har ,L-n''.,,. Inc
marks referred 10 dafac,;,.o I.l,...
and cbaroa5 -. '.i.I,- t a'ioHs
nora,ion cou,saI - III '"at tne cor.
or for sor,a o,har 1oona.' inLo,ipe'ent
what II ar oni,,ia,, % NJ, 1' 10 uo
sbouId b.,,o a.. " -t' 'oh he
hnps 1onduct OF Case.
The court, dismissinC these family
declarations, recites that almos, eigb,
years had interviewed since the filing M
the original" continued Mr. Johnson
land since that Judgment there has
never been anything done toward bring
ing a suit against the Commissjonars
upon their official bond IN coIIect mi,
s73. 900 from them which the court b.1
decided they are answer
able for"
He said that the money misappropri |
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-01

London. Jan. I--L.Ord Likeston. the
Right Hon Walter Foster. one of the
most famous consulting physicians in
Europe. died to-day.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-01
The Oldest Kennedy Know,

Is seidlitz powder. All physicians pre-
scribe It for all troubles of the stomach
liver. and bowels. You can now buy .
good-tasting seidlitz powder. 1t u called
Hof's Lemon Seidlitk
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-01

Savannah River at Augusta. Ga, ard the
expenditure Of $4,000 on the project. with
provisc that the city Of augusta shall
contribute one-half of the amount.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-01
Congress in Brief.
SENATE.

Six amendments to the Works resolu-
ton limiting the Presidential term to six
years were defeated in the Senate. For
the first time in its history the Senate
was recorded on the question Of direct
Presidential primaries.
At Sis O'Clock the Senate recessed until
Has to-day. out of respect to the men,
DRY of Representative George S. Le-
care of South Carolina. A committee
of Senators was appointed TO attend the
funeral
The District of Columbia Committee
corsidred the La Toilette bill, providing
an eight-hour working day for all wom-
en- in the District of Columbia.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-01
HOUSE.

-, 49,, $1,000. A. r>s.i.
Inc iouse ueoa'eo 'ie ap'
preparation Dill Tor nVe hours' ana then
adjourned out Of respect to the memory
OF the late Representative George s.
Legare of South Carolina, who died at
his home Thursday night The Speaker
appointed a committee of sixteen men,
bers, including the South Carolina dele
cation, to attend the funeral.
The House also adopted the Evans res
luton calling upon the Secretary of War
for information as to the active service
and the service in Office duties of officers
OF the army of the rank of colonel and
higher. The intent of the resolution is
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-02-01
PROTEST AGAINST
! DUTY ON CIGARS
Manufacturers Flooding Mem
bers Of Congress with
Formal Arguments.
HEARINGS END TO-DAY
Hospital Association Wants Certain
Surgical Instruments Placed on
the Free List.

Cigar manufacturers yesterday began
| to flood members of Congress with pro-
| tests against any increase in the tariff
on cigars. From some source thev have
| been advised that the Democratic bill
will attempt to increase the revenues of
the government by means Of a heavier
| cigar tax. Any such action. they de-
clare. will initiate strongly against the
importer OF cheap cigars and will put
many OF them out of business.
Republican members OF the Ways and
Means Committee know nothing OF any
such plan. As there arc only two of
the present Republican membership of
the committee who were returned to the
Sixty-third Congress, House leaders are
wondering who VIII take charge of the
debate when the Democratic bill 10 pre-
scented during the extra session.
The Democrats. 1t is understood. will
mediately after the hearings are con-
cluded. which means that this work will
be commenced to-day.
The Republicans will be expected to
prepare a minority bill. dividing the
work of preparing the different sched-
ules among the several members. This
will work out all right as far as the
preparation OF the bill is concerned. pro-
viding they can assemble their bill be-
ing the extra session. when upon two
men. Payne of New York and Fordney
of Michigan. will devolve the work of
presenting and defending the Republi-
can measure. These two men. of course.
will not have the necessary expert de-
tailed knowledge Of all the schedules in
volved, as many of the schedules will
have been written by members who will
not return to the Sixty-third Congress.
,.nt.r 49,.
Congress will find on the Republican
side Of the Ways and Means Committee
not having the knowledge which their
predecessors derived from attendance at
the extended tariff hearings will be of
littue use in the debate.
Revive. the Lemon Argument.
George S. Clover, representing the
American Hospital Association, testifying
before the House Ways and Means Com
mite yesterday. urged the committee to
amend the tariff law so as to permit
free importation OF scientific and surgi-
cal instruments of charitable institutions
such as he said he represented. Clover
said that the present law allowed free
importation of these articles by purely
educational and scientific institutions. but
in the cases of hospitals. many of which
performed a useful public service and
were at the same time engaged in scien-
tific research. duties were imposed. He
that 5000 out Of the 5000 hospitals
in the country were conducted not for
profit. but for public service II they
were allowed to import these articles.
particularly highly sensitized plates used
in Roentesen Array work. they would
greatly benefit and the public would re-
ceiye directly all the good results arising
from the exemption from duties.
fNlnVar'S
OF reviving the lemon controversy In the