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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
GREAT LOSS AT CHICAGO.
Fifty-Mile Gale Causes Immense
Damage on Water Front.

CHICAGO. November l0-A tremen-
dous surf. driven in by the fifty-m.le gale,
did hundreds of thousands of dollars
damage along the Chicago waterfront
during the last twenty-four hours. Two
hundred thousand dollars worth of
breakwaters and made land comprising
the new Lincoln Park yacht harbor were
undermined and piers, sea walls and pill
ing washed away.
During the day the surf subsidized, but
a tremendous sea continued out in the
lake and few vessels left Chicago harbor.
At Milwaukee a thirty thousand dol
lar breakwater, part OF the new har-
Dor project, was destroyed and more
than that amount of damage was done
to shipping.
Two deaths were reported here An
tonic Zupsuys and an unidentified man
were blown into the Chicago river at
different points and drowned.
Sand. driven by the gale. swept Gary
in such sheets that nearly all persons
remained indoors. Interurban railway
traffic in northern Indiana was tied up
by snow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10

The service had rapidly expanded and
in 1900 the number of post o11ces was 'i3
and the post routes had Increased to near
" Il 600 miles In the year before, the
death penalty in the previous laws was
superseded by that of fiogglng- Inc Post-
master General in 1901 reported on the
post roads that one-third of the expense
had not been produced on some or them
n two years.
In November 1901. Gideon Granger o.
headed the department. and
he served for thirteen years. At nrst =
took letter and answer forty days be
tween Portland, Me. and Savannah, Ga
and forty-four days from PENNSYLVANIA TO
Tennessee. but in these years he had re
duced the time to twenty-seVen ana
thirty DAYS. During Mr.. GRANGER term
there were many Improvements in the
service. and to the days of Madison. 1902,
tho most Offices had increased TO over
. 600 and receipts were nearly half Il
million. In 1910 there was second as
sIstant provided for. and a new scale OF
postage was adopted.
There were over 100 post offices by
1910 and the post routes covered over
n 600 miles but the amount OF postage
d decreased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
BRYAN AS POSTUM HUNTER.
Secretary of State Recaptures Ami
NAL Which Had Escaped.

Secretary of State Bryan was one OF the
principal actors in a possum hunt which
took place just back OF his residence at
18th and Clifton streets early yesterday
afternoon The possum. il is understood.
was the property of the Secretary of
State. and had escaped. taking refuge in
tree in the alley back of the Bryan
place.
Clad in his raincoat and armed with a
cane. the Secretary of State gave chase.
But he did not climb that tree. Instead
he sent colored man up TO shake the
possum down.
Secretary. WELDING his cane as though
il was a golf club. the Secretary knocked
the possum out in short order, and then
carried it home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
DECIDES AGAINST RAILROAD.
Supreme Court Interprets the Hours
of Service Act.

According to decision of the Supreme
Court OF the United States, announced
today, railroads that violate the hours of
service law by working employees longer
than the statutory time without rest, are
liable for a fine for each employe so
worked. The Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railway Company brought case
to the court. contending that the number
of penalties was to be determined by the
number of acts of requiring employees TO
work overtime, such as one penalty for
each train out overtime.
There is a quest on in the case about
the employees being on duty While an en-
CINE had gone after water, leaving the
employees cooling their heels, explained
Justice Holmes, in announcing the court
opinion. I'VE think they We're on duty
then. just the same when more
actively at work "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
HODCARRIER ASKS DAMAGES
Sues Owner of Building in Clare
more, Okla, for Injuries.

John Mack, who worked as a hod-
carrier on building in Claremore.
Okla. in October. 1911. today filed suit
against Charles NJ. Campbell. owner OF
the building. to recover $4,000 dam
ages Cor alleged personal injury. The
plaintiff alleges that a scaffold ng was
improperly constructed. and a plank on
which the laborer was walking broke
and threw him a distance of twenty
feet to the ground. He sustained per
manent injury. he asserts. Attorneys
Raiston a. Richardson represent the
plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
DISCUSS D. C. SUFFRAGE.
Special Chamber of Commerce Com.
mittee Holds First Meeting.

The special committee of the Chamber
of Commerce appointed to consider the
proposition to have suffrage in the Dis
trct OF Columbia held its first meeting
at noon today. Chaplin Brown was elect
ed chairman. The committee decided to
hold a series of meetings, the majority OF
The first of these meetings will be called
which probably will be In the afternoon
for early next week
Members of the committee talked over
the various bills introduced IN Congress
which provide for suffrage in the District
and outlined the character of the invest.-
CATION which they are to undertake. IT
was evident that the various members OF
the committee hold different views con-
corning the proposition, and are desirous
to make the Investigation as thorough as
possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
SPEER QUIZ POSTPONED
Investigation of Charges
Against Judge Put Off Un-
til January 19.

The House subcommittee on the Ju-
dietary which is to investigate the
charges of official irregularlty against
Federal Judge Emory Speer OF Georgia
today decided to postpone the taxing
of testimony in his case until January
10 This action was agreed upon At q
meeting in which afhdaVlts were con-
sidered, setting forth that 'uaSe
Speer's physical eonditlon mas oeeH
serious, and that he is expected 10 re
cuperate sufficiently to ehapie nun
a,Ip.ar before the subcommittee by the
middle of January. 10
The FIRST testimony probably viii be
taken at Macon. Ga, Judge Speer
home. for the convenience OF hl'hseii
and Of other witnesses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
Death of Mrs. W. II. Seward.

AUBURN. n. Y. November 10.-Mrs.
Seward, wife of Gen. William H. Sew
ard. died at her home here Yesterday
aged seyenty-four. Her husband is a
son of the late William II. Seward
Secretary Of State in President Lin
coins cabinet After the attempt to
sassinate Secretary Seward and the
death of the Secretary wife as re-
suit of the shock she assumed the re-
sponsibility of social entertainment in
Secretary Stewards home, and for ten
years resided here and in Washing
ton She leaves, besides her husband
two daughters. Mrs. Frederick |. Allen
OF New York and Mrs. r. s. Messenger
OF Auburn, and one son, William IL.
Seward jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
PROTEST UTTERANCES
OF AMBASSADOR PAGE
Objection of Confederated German
Speaking Societies Read to
the Senate.

Senator Chamberlain had read in the
Senate today a communication from the
confederated German speaking societies
and the Robert Emmett Society of Port
land. Oregon, protesting against recent
utterances of Walter II. Page. ambasSa-
dor to Great Britain. The protesting So
cieties asserted that they had read with
surprise the recent un-American utter
ances of the recently appointed ambassa-
dor TO Great Britain, Walter H. Page,
wherein he stated that this country is
English led and English ruled and that
the obligations of government and civil
ization rest with the people who speak
the language of Shakespeare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
Motorman Punished for Speeding.

Complaints of excessive speed of street
cars OF the Washington Railway and
Electric Company on Ii street between
Vermont avenue and nth street north
west resulted in the arrest and conviction
in the Police Court today of four motor
men Policeman G. A. Totem told judge
Mullowny that the motormen operated
tneir cars at a greater rate of speed
than is prescribed by law Penalties
ranging from s. fine to personal bonds
were imposed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
I'LL. WANDERs FROM HOME.
Police Asked to Aid in Search FOL
Mrs. Fife Riordan.

Mrs. Fife Riordan, wife or hrnine'
Riordan of 227 18th street southwest
disappeared from home this morning
shortly before o'clock. and althousi IL
she was in scant attire, no trace OF hei
has been found. She has suffered from
nervousness the past few weeks anu
her disappearance it is believed. was
direct result of her affi ction.
Shortly before o'clock this morning
Mr.. Riordan went to the bathroom -
-'..a,ara ,nadicine for his wife, he said
and when he returned to the room she
had gone. Searching the house from
cellar to roof. ana failing to ind his
wife. Mr. Riordan hurried 10 the fourth
precinct police station ana dsheu 'iie' :
the notice participate in the search.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
osgood Makes Complaint.

sir. 0sgood. who made b number OF
questions for the Improvement of the
a-tice, complained that postage was TOO
high, the letting OF contracts was de-
estiTe and that the post riders, espe-
..iatiy south OF Alexandria had no regu-
ar schedules MIR. Barrett continued as
assistant under Mr.. Pickering the lat
ter serving until 1879 The number Of
9ftces had by this time Increased from
4, To- Ia. the routes from 201p miles
t. over 1900 the income from
5000 10 over 100000. and the com
peusatiou or the postmasters was over
$1,000 The transportation of the mails
bad ran UP 10 over $4,000 and the net
avenue Was over $4,000. In that year
Joseph Iiabersham of Georgia succeeded
Nir, Pickering, and continued throughout
tae following administration until No
Segaber =, 1901, he coming to Washington
when the government moved TO this city.
IL had as his assistant Abraham Brad
ley
The department was established in this
city IN building at the northeast cor
ner OF 9th and Z streets northwest pre-
FlouSly occupied by DIR. John Croker
and remained here until the old Great
iote. building, which Samuel Blodgett had
commenced TO erect on E street between
tn and Sth streets July 4, 1913. was pur-
@hasec by the government under the act
APRIL Is 1910, appropriating therefor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
DEMANDS JURY TRIAL. .
B. NJ. Seibold Charged With Selling
LIQUOR Without License.

Benno NJ. Seibold, who contends that
a liquor license to do business issued
in one year entitled him to continue
that business during successive years
without obtaining a further license,
demanded jury trial when arraiSned
in the Police Court today on a charge
of having continued the sale of liquor
since the beginning of the new license
year November /, without license.
Seibold conducts a wholesale LIQUOR
and grocery store at Potomac avenue
and 18th street southeast. His arrest
was made following the alleged sale OF
liquor to persons sent to his store bS
the police for the express purpose or
getting evidence to produce in court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
Granger Loses Place.

Though navigation by steam had been
started in 1907, il was not introduced I'M
ill 1913. and little later steamboats,
were employed over a number OF routes
Although Mr.. Granger had made very
effective Postmaster General. he lost MS
place by refusing to follow the advice OF
President Madison in respect to the ap-
pointment of postmasters in 1914, and
Return J. Meigs succeeded him.
There were 2.15l post offices 100 years
ago in the eighteen states and num-
Der of hstor cal characters were recog-
n zed by a number Washington was
the name given to thirteen Of them.
There were six Franklins. seven Waynes
and Jeffersons There were five Han1il-
tons Harrisons. Jacksons. MadiSons and
Montgomeries and four Morrises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
Mother Reports Girl Missing.

Search has been instituted for Pearl
Dudley. fifteen years old. who is reported
missing from her home. BOG Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. Her mother told the
police the girl and several companions
probably had gone to Jersey City. The
Jersey City police have been asked to
find her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
LEADERS OF BASE BALL
GATHERING IN COLUMBUS
Annual Convention of National As
ISOLATION to Be Held at the
Ohio Capital

COLUMBUS, Ohio. November 10-Mag-
mates Of the base ball world began arriv-
ing here today for the annual convention
Of the National Association OF Profession
al Base Ball Clubs.
First among those who arrived today
was special trainload of Pacific coas,
men, including Del Howard OF the San
Francisco club and former manager OF
the Louisville American Association club.
Al Baum, president OF the Pacific Coast
League; Charles Graham OF the Sac
ramento CLUB. A. c. Joy and Happy
Hogan OF the Los Angeles club.
Owner McG.ll of the Denver club, who
hopes TO put through a deal while in
Columbus this week for the purchase OF
the indianapolis franchise. reported early
in the morning. accompanied by Jack
Hendrix, manager of the Bruins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
Peoples Tribute to Gaynor.

NEW YORK. November 10-Mayor
Ardolf d. Kline las issued a proclama-
ton calling upon New Workers. to con-
tribute toward the memorial to the late
Mayor William ]. Gaynor. He was the
peoples mayor" the proclamation reads
and the monument which we propose to
erect TO his memory we desire TO be hui
by the voiunta Y offerings of the many
thousands of men. women and children,
in all walks of life, who loved him and
who benefited from his labors."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
POSTAL SERVICE
GROWS RAPIDLY
Early Days Fraught With Dis
couragements and
TribuIations.
RATES OF THE LONG AGO
WERE UNUSUALLY HIGH
Horse, Stage and Sailing Packet
Used in Transporting
Mail.
BY JAMES CROGGoN.

There is no branch Of the general gov
eminent or that of older countries which
has grown more rapidly than our own
postal service. over which Postmaster
General Burleson has supervision with an
army of employees numbering thousands
While this service has made prodigious
progress in the last hundred years II Is
interesting 70 re-ate the conditions of
IS early years TO one hundred years ago
The present service was established
soon alter the Constitution went into e.
.ect and in its first year the number OF
cost Offices was but seventy-nVe and Its
mail route was less than two thousand
niles over which the mails were car
ried by horse, stage and sailing packet.
At present there are over sixty thousand
pose offices, the number having been re-
Iuced from nearly seventy thousand
oithin the past few years through tie es-
OF rural routes. The number
II original post ofnces in 1870 was in
creased by 1918 TO over twenty seven
hundred and fifty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
Proposed Railway to Chevy Chase.

The election OF District government off,
cials and the construction of a new
street car route from Chevy Chase to the
heart of the city are scheduled for dis
cussion by members of the Connecticut
Avenue Citizens Association at meet
ing Wednesday night in the assembly hall
of the Army and Navy Preparatory
School, Connecticut avenue and Upton
street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
Want President Notified.

Asserting that it was their belief that
Ambassador Page had IAN erroneous
conception OF the many races going to
make up these United States the petit
TONERS requested that the matter be call
ed to the attention of the ambassador to
Great Britain. with a view to the avoid
ance of such pro-British sentiments in
the future They further asked that the
protest be forwarded TO President Wilson
and the Secretary of State
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
State Nav Tax Savings Deposits.

The Vermont statute OF 1905, levying
tax upon savings deposits in national
banks was today upheld as constitutional
by the Supreme Court of the United
States in the suit of the Clement National
Bank of Rutland against the state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
Eastern Leaders Delayed.

Because of traffic conditions II is not
expected that the eastern leaders Will
reach Columbus before late today or to-
morrow.
The Central League magnates are pres
ent in considerable numbers for their
meeting today at which the schedule for
next season will be adopted and other
matters will be considered. President
Heilbroner has been assured that the
league will commence its season in 1914
exactly as it closed In 1913. SO far "a Its
constitution is concerned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
High Rate of Postage.

The postage on each letter for dis
tance not exceeding thirty miles was
cents. and for any distance over 40
miles % cents. Punishment was pre-
scrihed for OBTAINING. delaying or Sc
creting letters by fine not exceeding
800 or Imprisonment Of nos over six
months. or If any letters containing a
bank note. bill of exchange. etc. were
aiken the punishment was death, as
vas the case for robbing the mails of
any carrier. Newspapers were TO pay
! cent for less than a hundred miles
ana 1la cents if over. and for the de-
tent1on, delay. embezZlemeut or de-
struction OF any paper a fine of not over
so was provided.
The Postmaster General should give
further allowance FOR extra services and
no compensation to postmaster was 70
exceed Sl,Sco During Washington, ad
ministratfou Mr.. Osgood served as Posi-
master General TIL his resignation I'm 1901
when he was succeeded hy Timothy
Pickering OF Pennsylvania. The number
Of post offices had by this time increased
20 eighty nine. the amount OF postage
from ST coo TO $4,000 but the increase
Fl mail routes was only about twenty
.~s miles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
Expansion of Service.

$4,000. This building was destroyed by
fire in December, 1886
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
Ancient Systems.

IN ancient times the government estab-
lshed posts through which 1t mmuni-
Gated orders, etc, but no means We're
provided for the communications of pri-
xatc citizens In the reign OF Henry III,
III To 12I2, the English introduced a.
-s stem from Italy, ana letters We. g for
uatded nv messengers in royal livery,
bul it was not until the sixteenth cen
tuly the office of master of posts was
created b. Henry Viii Iii 11io. under
queen Anne, "a general post office Was
tae~y III the colonies under postmaster
Il H4laL
pr ,9usly, however, in 1872. Gov Love
ltsS organized monthly mail between
Sew Auft and Boston. and later tie
g4a4G ufflee was established in Philadel-
pntd from which weekly mail WAS re-
,tsVvd ana sent In 100 authority was
given ~ establish post offices and routes
III AMERICA out III i113 the American
post offices were consolidated with those
ul tine old country, ana later there We're
Offices in Boston, New York, Philadelphia
stud Annapolis. In 1871 Benjamin
Franklin became the postmaster III Pnit-
adelphia, ana he was also employee III
regulating the several offices OF the colo
MES. In 1853 he was one OF the deputy
postmasters general Tor the co4onies and
he remained in that office until TIA,
when he was dismissed Tor his adher-
tRce TO the cause of the colonies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-10
Congress Starts System.

Congress Starts System.
IN 1875 the Continental Congress es-
tablished a postal system of its own, to
the head of which Franklin was APP
pointed. but soon after he was called
on for diplomatic duties abroad. His
son-tn-law, Richard Bache, took his
place.
Under the Constitution Congress had
The power to establish post Offices and
post roads During the continental
government the receipts OF all The post
Offices did not exceed $50, 900, and IN
1889 $4,000 less. September -, 1883. |
Congress passed an act for the tenn
poraTy establishment of the post OF
tree and for the appointment of z i
Postmaster General, with clerks and
deputies. Four Gays after Samuel Os-
sOud OF Massachusetts was appointed
1" that position, VINO Se4ecteu as MS
assistants Jonalhan Burrai anu Sc
bastlan BaunIan OF New York and RUD-
ut Patton OF Philadelphia, pUstnas
SIS. ar. BURIAL Was dispatched South
s. Eeappo4nt posImasters, etc.
Nearby Offices Established.
february 20, 1892. an act was passed
st&oLsnlnS post Offices and roads
stthln the United states, and tie Offices
named n tine act, IN TINS yle..4ily, We're
tstau, tnaF4v,tesi4, tavre dc Grace, |
llr.otQ q. i5aitt1nole, Annapolis, Blauens- |
e3tt-- georgetown, Upper Marlboro, tls-
,1ttsaaS, Port Tobacco. a .eus Fresh, !!
Napueu ana LconaIuJowu IN Mary ialld
.1td -AleNd.turIa, Io4cneSter. Quantities., 1
cGersehoDUrS, Bowling Green, man
ass.ar GOurtnUuSe, Rlcamond and Peters
#@tS III Virginia.
lsle act authorized contracts for not
Needing e4gat Years for tie eStaoIIsn-
men, q general post cttlce under
tt}stndSIer General and assistant. pro-
'sdrd Tor the punishment OF those OBJ
structing the mails ana Tor the ne il ence
81 ierrS met and fixed the salary OF the
teStnaste4 General at 5000 per auuQm
and MS as .ssant at 81 ZOO.
High Rate of Postage.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16
THREE BROTHERS
GAIN RESPITE

HALIFAX. y. s. Jan l5.-ln-
stead OF dying on the gallows today.
in accordance with the sentence or
iginally pronounced on them. the
three Graves brothers spent the day
in unusually good spirits. thankful
that a respite had given them new
lease of life and hopeful that an
other trial will enable them to es-
cape the extreme penalty OF the law
Their case has attracted an extraor-
binary amount OF attention through
out this section. chiefly because n
furnishes the first instance on record
in which three brothers have been
condemned to death in Eastern Can
ada. The crime OF which they were
convicted was the murder OF Ken
meth Lea. at Kentville In June last
The three brothers. in an intoxicated
condition. called az the victim 5
house az night with the purpose OF
visiting "a domestic In Lea's employ.
and whom the latter had forbidden
them 10 see. In scuffle that ensu-
ed Lea was shot and died two days
later. In the trial Il was brought out
that one OF the brothers had preyi-
ously threatened 10 kin Lea
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-01-16

NEW YORK. Jan. Another
step In tho movement Tor greater
safety 40 sea. which owes its origin
To- the investigation that followed the
Titanic disaster. was taken TODAY.
when an agreement 20 change the
route % travel between America and
Europe was put into effect by an OF
The transatlantic steamship lines.
Beginning with this date il has been
agreed that all OF the ships shall
follow a line about sixty miles to
the south % the crossings heretofore
used az this time OF year. Il i e1-
pectod that The vessels will thus es-
cape the dangerous icebergs that
are met with SO frequently on the
northern route during the spring
months BY the change the passen-
gers also Will avoid much discomfort
due 20 cold and heavy seas further
north