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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07

Speaker Champ Clark is celebrating
his sixty-third birthday anniversary to-
day.
Il feel just as well as i did when
was thirty years old" said the Speaker,
when he was congratulated upon the
event. THE birthdays are coming
pretty fast nowadays" he added. Il
was born on the seventh day of March,
the day that Daniel Webster made his
famous speech which broke his back.
He spoke i'm favor of the compromises
in the Constitution in an effort to avoid
civil war. The people thought he was
making play for the presidential
nomination. and it set them wild up in
New England"
Messages of Congratulation.
upon the Speaker from all sections of
the country today, both on his anniver-
sary and his unanimous choice by the
democratic caucus for the speakership.
Friends in Washington, in the House
and i'll the Senate and members OF the
national democratic committee today
presented the Speaker with a handsome
oil portrait of himself painted Dy w.
ID. Murphy of New York. The portrait
was sent to the speakers TeSiueHce:
Mr. Murphy made an intimate study OF
the Speaker, and the picture which has
come from his brush is pronounced by
former Speaker Cannon the best por-
trait of Mr.. Clark ever made. The por-
trait shows the Speaker as he appears
in the House presiding over that BODY.
Speaker Clark will not celebrate with
a dinner or any other special entertain
ment, but will spend the day quietly at
his Office and at home. Many friends
called upon him during the day to oner
their congratulations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
REFORMS ARE ADVOCATED
IN CUSTOMS APPRAISALS
Commission Points Way to Minimize
Frauds Against Gov
eminent.

Reform Of the customs appraising sys-
TEN OF the United States is recommended
in the report to the Secretary of the
Treasury of the commission which inyes-
tigated the subject.
Before retiring as heed of the Treas
ury Department, Secretary MacVeagh
sent a copy of the report to Chairman
Underwood of the ways and means COM
mitteee. He recommended the reforms,
which, he declared. would add millions Of
dollars to the governments income and
minimize the demoralizing frauds upon the
revenue.
The commission recommends the crea-
ton Of a bureau of appraisements, with
various boards of examiners and inves-
tigators to supervise and coordinate the
appraising,. and the Standardization OF
consular invoices which VIII show pur-
chase price as we'll as market value OF
expectations to the United States.
The ad valorem method of assessing
duty is condemned by the commission. II
is impossible of administration the re-
port declares. inviting fraud and serving
with advantage the interests Of dishonest
importers.
Organization Of exporters to evade the
provision of the American tari6 frequent
w exists abroad the report says, result
ing in loss of revenue of many millions.
Manufacture and sale of merchandise, 1t
is added, is becoming centralized in such
manner as to Simplify circumventing GUS
toms tariffs. Closer administration Is
necessary to correct the evils, according
to the commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07

judges of the facts. and your verdict
must stand. but in this case your state
Of mind i'm arriving at such a decision
can be best decribed as like the peace of
heaven which passeth all understand
ing"
Justice Foster made this statement to
a Jury in general sessions yesterday aft
ernoon when the jury had refused to
bring in a conviction of Leon Gerard. d
taxicab chauffeur, who ran down and
killed Mrs. Mary Dithridge Of 235 West
1O3d street.
Turning to Gerard, Justice Foster said:
"You may go home now and get an
other taxi, and you may go out and kill
some one else. This jury has given You
permission to do so"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
TRADE FIGURES FOR 1912
FURNISH NOTABLE ARRAY
Ten-Year Tables of Exports
and Imports Show Strik-
ing Comparisons.

The increasing share of our foreign
commerce which is handled by the gulf
| northern border and Pacific ports Is
again illustrated in the import and ex.
port figures OF the calendar year 1912
and Is especially notable when COM
pared with those of a decade earlier
The ten-year tables of the trade of the
United States, by ports, appearing in
| the monthly summary of commerce
and finance for December, 1912. pre-
pared by the statistical division of the
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
merce, show that while the imports
of the Atlantic ports increased but 80
per cent in the decade from 1902 to
1912 those of the northern border ports
increased 100 per cent; those Of the
Pacific ports, about 100 per cent, and
cent.
On the export side the contrast is
even more striking, the increase in ex-
ports through the. Atlantic ports having
been but about SO per cent, through
the gulf ports 116 per cent and through
the northern border ports about 22O
per cent. The share which the Atlantic
ports handled of the total import trade
VI tie CHiteu states was, In lJUZ, ~
per cent; in 1912, 76 per cent, and Of
the total export trade in 1902 GAY per
cent, and in 1912 54k per cent
Considering the various ports form
ing the great groups, Boston shows
a marked increase in imports during
the ten-year period. Exports. how
ever. slightly declined.
New York shows an increase of about
81 per cent in imports and rs per cent
in exports. Philadelphia shows an in
crease in imports from So, 900 900 in 1902
to 500. 100000 in 1912; but in exports
slight decline, from 100000 in 1902 to
$73, 100000 In 1912.
imports during the decade, and a larger
increase In exports.
Newport News shows a marked de-
cline in both imports and exports. s
Savannah shows an increase in i'm
ports and In exports.
The gulf ports. New Orleans and
Galveston, show remarkable increases,
especially on the export side.
On the Pacific coast San Francisco
shows an increase in imports and ex-
ports, and Puget sound also shows an
increase in imports and exports.
The northern border districts show
very large increases in both imports
through the northern border ports
parallels closely the growth in our
trade with Canada during the same
period.
chandise passes direct from the border
duties at these ports. and which now
number over twenty. show very large
gains in direct importations during the
ten-year period. the total value of their
Imports being for 1902 less than $3,-
100000 and 1912 over $2s,0oo,0oO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
SPEND ALL WAGES TO LIVE.
Expenses Of Street Railwaymen
Shown to Nearly Equal Income.

PHILADELPHIA, March THE aver
age monthly housekeeping expenses of
married nlotormen and conductors in the
employ OF the Philadelphia Rapid Tran
sit Company are $4,000 or 1892 less than
the average wages, according to an In
vestigation into the cost of living con-
Quoted by the company, the result OF
which was made public in bulletin to
employees issued today.
AS a basis for that average, the ex-
penses of 600 families were taken by the
company, which is investigating plans for
co-operative buying to decrease the cost
of living to its employees. The wages of
the men were so So for the month, al
average of SLIP more than they re-
ceiyed for the same month last year.
IL was found that most of the families
consisted of four members. The average
rent paid was $1401: food cost So. Is, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
AUDITORS IN TEARS
OVER DARROW'S PLEA.
Address by Attorney Accused
of Having Bribed Juror in
Mcnamara Trial.

Los ANGELES. March 1.-"They would
send me to the penitentiary because am
an enemy of the rich"
This was the plea yesterday of Clarence
barrow as he renewed his arguments for
an acquittal at thehands OF the jury try
ing him second time on charges Of
having bribed juror in the trial of the
Mcnamara brothers, for whom he was
chief counsel.
Many women wept as barrow pleaded
for his liberty.
I'D die before I would ask mercy of
the brigands who have been seeking my
blood. I can still fight" continued OAR
row, shouting at the array of witnesses
who had testified against him.
What History Will Record.
Some day when I am known as 1
truly am, it will be written that my set
Element of the Mcnamara case was one
of the most successful ever accomplished
by lawyer. ] am willing to be judged
on it by God and by men.
81 know something of what the world
calls criminals. They have the same
warm handclasp. Their skulls and the
brains in them were fashioned by the
Sdiue IOWeT.
"You and 1 may have criminal In
stincts, and it may have been our good
fortune never to have had temptations
thrown in our paths.
when 1 see a man placing himself
upon a pedestal and calling his fellow
men criminals 1 miStrLst that man.
I'VE all fill our places in life. playing
the game until We go out forever. L
know the human side of criminals, and
know that human lives are much alike.
I did what / could to save the McNam-
aras-did it honestly, did it bravely.
Second Trial Unjust.
weary and tired of life. but it is not fair,
it is not just, it is not human that
should have been tried again upon
charge upon which had once been ac-
quilted. II my enemies had any sense Of
justice, ] should not, have been called to
defend myself again.
II am ready for the eternal sleep.
have loved peace and 1 have loved my
love- Yet almost from the time first
opened my eyes, / have been fighting,
fighting. fighting for my feliow-men. l
have practiced kindness and gentleness
have gone That's why I am here-be-
cause / have loved, not Judged, my fell
low-n1en.
Gentlemen, there is nothing to this
case.
Sympathy Of the Toilers.
where men toll with their hands
where women, worn. weak. weary, are
sewing tears into garments to be worn by
the rich. know there are prayers going
up for me today-prayers that this jury
will free me.
Gentlemen. I submit to you my fate
the fate of my family"
barrow finished his address to an ac-
compartment of sobs. Tears coursed
down the cheeks Of many men as we'll as
women.
The case was given to the jury at 9:0s
o'clock last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
GEM IMPORTS GROW.
Importations for February Set New
Record for Month.

NEW YORK. March 7.-Gem importa-
lions for February amounting to 4.29e.-
435 are over million dollars greater
than February year ago and the great
port.
The big importations are accounted for
in part. 1t Is said, by the fact that deal
ers desired to increase their stocks on
the chance that there might be an adj
vance in duties by the new Congress.
Total gem imports for the entire coun-
try last year were 81. $50. 720, Of which
$40. 81 SAB were entered mt the port OF
New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
ANIMAL OR REpT1LEg
Status Of the Turtle in Dispute Be.
fore New York Court.

NEW YORK. March THE disputed
biological status Of the turtle, whether
animal or reptile. was left In the lurch
when Judge O'Sullivan threw out of
court the charge against Capt. Downs Of
the steamship Saratoga. that he had
cruelty treated sixty-eight green sea tur-
ties during transportation to this port.
The case was before him yesterday on
appeal from decision by police mag
istrate. who ruled that turtles were ami
mails. had nervous systems and suffered
pain. Capt. Downs, according to the
lower court, had therefore treated the
turtles cruelty when he caused their flip
pers to be pierced with wires, and kept
them on their backs during the voyage.
Judge O'Sullivan dismissed the case on
the ground that mo jury could ever reach
a decision on the question:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
vANDALS Being SOUGHT
War Department May Offer
Reward for Defacers of
Gettysburg Shafts.

The War Department has been called
on TO take official cognizance of the van
dalism committed at the Gettysburg bat
tlef1eld the night Of March 4, when eight
handsome monuments were battered and
broken by some unknown person or per
sons. Col J. p. Nicholson. chairman OF
the Gettysburg National Park commits
sion, has asked tie department to au-
thorize him to offer suitable reward for
information likely to lead to the arrest
and punishment of the persons impii-
Gated.
Heavy Hammer Evidently Used.
The memorials defaced are those of th.
9Th Corps Headquarters. the Goth PENN
sylvania the 10th New York, the YER
mont Brigade, the 9Th Maine, the 9Th
Wisconsin. Sd Massachusetts and the
49th Pennsylvania. They are all located
in the vicinity of Round Top and tho
Valley of Death. All the monuments de-
faced are Of granite. and their appear
ance indicates that heavy hammer or
similar instrument was used in the az
tempt to destroy them.
Col. Nicholson says that the damage
was done in the evening after the guards
had left the field and that there is no
clue to the offender. He says that the
broken parts of all the monuments have
been collected and boxed and that an
effort will be made to restore the me-
MORALS. IL that IL possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
DELAWARE AT THE HEAD.
Battleship Grew Wins First Position
in Firing Practice.

The battleship Delaware won the covet-
ed first position In elementary practice
with guns aud storpedoes combined last
year. with, the total score Of 4e.oo6. for
the past calendar year. The other bat
tleships included In the honor list of the
first ten OF the Atlantic fleet were the
Florida. 1914; Idaho. 1886: Michigan.
81. s46: North Dakota, 50, Ia; Connecticut,
34.811: Louisiana. 1865; Missouri. 80 $40;
New Hampshire. 80, 7OS, and Utah, SO.9g7.
The Georgia stood at the foot OF the list
OF twenty-five ships for combined prac-
tice, with q score Of $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
OLD VESSEL RESCUED.
Commodore Perry's Flagship Raised
From Bottom Of Misery Bay.

ERIE. Pa. March 7.-Commodore Per-
rvs old flagship. the Niagara, which for
almost century has rested at the bot
tom Of Misery bay. an arm Of Pressure
Isle bay. has been raised to the surface.
chains were placed beneath the hull.
which is ITO feet long. and with a grind
ing and creaking as though the Ice floor
ing OF the bay was breaking up. the ves-
sci was lifted through a huge opening
that had been cut In the ice. Pontoons
were placed beneath the old warship.
and as soon as channel can be cut
through the ice the vessel will be towed
to this city.
The timbers We're found to be in q good
state OF preservation. and 1t IL expected
no difficulty will be encountered in its
reconstruction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
Sympathy Of the Toilers.
GETS PH.D. DEGREE AT is.
Son of Harvard Professor Makes I'm
usual Educational Strides.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March Nor
bert Wiener. son of professor in Slavic
languages at Harvard, soon will be able
to sign himself doctor Of philosophy
at the age Of eighteen years. He has
just completed his course in the graduate
school, and he will receive his degree of
Phi. D. next June. the youngest man ever
to attain this honor here.
Wiener entered Tufts College at eleven
years of age, obtained his degree Of A. B.
within three years, added the degree OF
A. M. at Cornell in another year. and
then entered Harvard, where he has been
a university scholar, specializing in phil
osophy and mathematics. He plans to
engage in teaching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
MUST SHAVE BUILDINGS.
Wall Street Banks Protest Agains
Demand Of City.

NEW YORK. March THE city's
scythe has reached Wall street For
more than two years 1t has been reclaim
Ing city property on which thousands Of
buildings In various parts of the city
have encroached to the obstruction of
trahic. A number of Wall street banks
are protesting against the order to shave
or some of their buildings. and obtained
yesterday a two-weck delay before the
city acts.
In the course Of its campaign THE cit
has forced alterations on many of the
most prominent Broadway buildings at
great cost to the owners. but effect
ing great public improvement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
POSLAk IS THE
RIGHT REMEDY
FOR THE SKIN


Those who have once tried Poslam
tor the treatment Of any skin disease
appreciate its marvelously active heal
ing power and the promptness with
which 1t does its work.
They know that relief Is immediate
and all evidence OF disease Is quickly
driven away: that pimples and minor
oiemishes are eradicated, fndamed and
norid compilations cleared overnight.
More dependable than anything yet
devised for the cure OF surface trou-
bles. Posiam will afford the greatest
benefits i'm the quickest time.
POSLAM SOAP is the soap of soaps
for daily use, toilet ard bath. AS a
means OF improving color and texture
OF the skin and assuring its continued
health. Soothcs tender skin. Best for
infants.
All druggists sell Poslam (prics, 20
cents) and Poslam Soap (prtce. Is
cents). For free samples write to the
Emergency Laboratories, 80 West 25th
street. New York city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
RESIsTS EXTRACTION.
William F. Henderson Stock Broker,
Objects to Returning 70 Dublin.

PORTLAND. Ore, March 7-Sergt.
Owen Pagan Of the Dublin. Ireland
police force, arrived yesterday for the
purpose Of taking back to ireland VIII
liam Francis Henderson. arrested in
Portland recently on q warrant charging
him with larceny alleged to- have been
committed In Dublin.
The specific charges contained in the
warrant are that Henderson, who was q
stock broker. converted to his own use
money OF others amounting to $3l. 600.
Henderson's relatives In Ireland, ii is
said, have retained three firms of Port
land lawyers to resist extradition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
FIRST" M0ToRMAN DEAD.
William Crist, Taught to Operate by
Edison, Killed in Collision.

SUNBURY. Pa, March 7.-William
Crist, one Of the first motormen to op-
crate an electric car. was killed here yes
terday in collision between his car and
a draft Of Pennsylvania railroad freight
cars on the Sunbury and Northumber-
land trolley line. Roy Maurey, a brake
man Of the train crew. was fatally in
jured.
Crist helped to build the trolley twenty
years ago. He was taught how to run a
car by Thomas A. Edison when Edison
was installing the first electric light
plant at Sunbury twenty Eight years
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
Suit Echo Of Clark Campaign.

CHICAGO. March Tan echo of
Speaker Clark's campaign for the demo-
cratic nomination for President came
Yesterday when q suit for $3.50 royalties
on the song entitled "You Gotta Quit
kickin' Ny Dawg Aroun'" was begun
I'm the municipal court
Both piaintiff and defendant are music
printing ana pupiisnlng concerns. II Was
was srng in the Ozark mountains Cor
years before 1t became recent craze.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
The Union Station Flagstaffs.

To the Editor Of The Star:
wonder why 1t was that the beautiful
nagstaffs In front OF the Union station
were not decorated with the flags this
past week. There was one on each OF
the posts during the Columbus celebra-
ton, making a most beautiful appear
ance. These stats were paid for by the
United States, and 1t seems unfortunate
that Old Glory did not float to the breeze
from, these snowy poles, as they would
have added much to the inaugural scene.
Who is to blame for this omission?
C. r. ECKLOEF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
ROBBED OF HIS CASH.
Peter Morrison, Aged 50, Loses $67
in CURRENCY While AsIeen

SAN FRANCISCO. March Police are
hunting the man who robbed Peter Nor
rison, aged ninety-nine years and eleven
months. OF $S7 In currency, which the ell
derby victim had tucked away in his vest
pocket when he sat down to take a nap
in the lobby Of a water front hotel last
night.
Morrison discovered his loss when he
awoke and he notified the police. He said
he came to California from Albany. n. Y,
on visit to relative and to celebrate
his Tooth birthday, which he says will
fall on March Ii.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
Seize Liquor Under Webb Law.

LAWTON, Okla, March Invoking
the authority OF the Web law prohibiting
wholesale liquor shipments into dry
states, officers yesterday confiscated
forty-three cases OF whisky and sixteen
casks OF beer, which had been shipped to
local dealers" by firms IN Fort Worth.
Tax. and Kansas City, No. The c0nngn-
mend Was found at the depot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
Japan Will Borrow $780, 600, 1000.

TOXIC, Japan. March 7.--Japan requires
$50. loo. 900. the. finance minister inform
ed the diet. for the purpose Of starting
various necessary undertakings. The
money, he added. viii be raised abroad
on short-term bonds. to be replaced later
by lonG.te9m eeeuytt1eas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
Sympathy Expressed for Loss of Life

Josephus Daniels, Secretary Of the
Navy. has sent to the imperial navy de-
partment. Germany, message express
ing his sympathy and that of the Ameri-
can navy upon the loss OF life involved
In the disaster to the German torpedo
boat destroyer Sits. The sending OF the
message was among the FIRST Of Secretary
Daniels' Odlcial acts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07

Frederick S. Henry, head Of the mod
ern language department at the Tome
School for Boys, Port Deposit. Nd, has
been appointed by the National Educa-
hon Association as member Of the COM
mittee to revjee The course Of study In
hlxh echCola
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07
Fire Damages Brookland House.

Fire in the chimney at the house OF
Mrs. Maria s. Howe, 1890 Quincy street.
Brookaand. this morning about Q o'clock
caused about 80 damage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-07

Miss Naomi b. Grubbs OF Lliray. Va.
and ]. w. Beach Of Success Va. wero
married In Hagerstown, Nd ThursdeX
hy Rev. p x. ThomasL -
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WILSON'S LITTLE NIECE
GIVEN BOX OF CANDY
Sequel to Pleasantly by Chief
Justice White on Review
ing Stand March 4.

Elizabeth Wilson, the eightyear-o
daughter of Capt. Alfred Wilson and
grandniece of President Wilson, has re-
ceived big box of candy from Chief
Justice White, a sequel to an incident
in the presidential reviewing stand
Tuesday.
Miss Elizabeth was seated beside the
Chief Justice while the parade was
passing. She had been introduced to
him and was reciting her proud opinion
of the new President.
81 think Uncle Woodrow is the great
est man in the world" she told the
Chief Justice
"Oh. no. said the Chief Justice with
smile, that can't be-"
Little Elizabeth turned her golden
haired head upward inquiringly.
And why Is that?" she demanded.
Because / made him President
laughed the Chief Justice. Elizabeth's
opinion Of the Chief Justice Immediate
~ rose to the zenih OF admiration. She
struck up an immediate acquaintance,
which was reciprocated by the Chief
Justice, and he sent her box of candy
today.
Childish Prattle in White House.
For the first time in years childish pratt.
tie and laughter are heard in the White
House. the baby daughter of Mrs. Perrin
Cothran. the Presidents niece, and the
little daughter of Mrs. ]. Wilson Howe
another niece, having taken possession of
the long terrace opening off the east
room.
The Cothran baby is still in the peram-
bulator stage. She already has conceived
a strong liking for the great glittering
chandelier in the east room, with its
thousands of crystal pendants.
As result, the youngest of the Presi-
dents relatives is satisfied only with a
position in the center of the nations
greatest state chamber, where she may lie
on her back and feast her BABY eyes on
the sparkling wonder above her.
The Howe baby Is democratic-as should
be the grandniece of democratic Presi-
dent. even in infancy. In the arms of
her colored nurse she loves to be taken
to the window of a room on the second
story of the White House. where she can
look out on the passing throng in the
north grounds. Here she watches, waves
her hand and throws kisses to all who
notice her in looking up.