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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
Statement of Moffett.
ON MOTION TO QUASH.
Capital Traction Hearing for Re
lection of Coach Transfers.

A motion to quash three informations in
the Police Court, charging the Capital
Traction Company with refusing to ac-
cept transfers from the Metropolitan
Coach Company. was filed and argued to-
day. The motion declares that the act OF
Congress under which charges are
brought is unconstitutional. The argu-
ment was before Judge Mullowny.
The railroad was represented by r
Ross Perry. G. Thomas Dunlop and Ed
win Allen Swingle. Corporation Counse
Edward H. Thomas argued the case in
behalf of the government.
The argument Of the motion was fin
ished late this afternoon. Judge Null
fowny will notify the various attorneys
to appear in court and hear his ruling
on the motion when he has considered
the briefs and arguments submitted.
It is said to be certain that the de-
cision will be appealed. whether in favor
of or against the company's con-
tention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
CHAIRMAN DELAYS CALL
Meeting of Senate Finance
Committee Awaits Return
of Mr.. PemoSe.

Chairman Simmons of the Senate
finance committee said today that ne
probably would not call a meeting OF
the committee to begin work on the
tariff bill until Tuesday. The fact that
Senator Penrose. ranking republican
member of the committee, is out OF the
city and not expected to return until
Tuesday is responsible for the post
ponement OF the committee meeting
which Mr.. Simmons would have called
for today or for Monday. Some OF the
minority members of the committee
have requested Mr.. Simmons to avail,
the return of Mr.. Penrose.
One of the first things considered by
the committee probably will be the
printing of the briefs which have been
filed by many manufacturers, producers
and importers with the majority mem
bers Of the finance committee, dealing
with the tariff schedules.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
CIVIL SERVICE BODIES
REACH NO AGREEMENT
Advocates of Contributory and
"FIat" Systems of Pensions
Fail to Compromise.

Failure resulted from a conference late
| yesterday afternoon between representa-
| tvs of the United States Civil Service Re-
| tirement Association and the National
| Civil Service Employees Association. The
| two met to try to arrange some compro-
mise between the flat and cOntributOry
systems of pensioning superannuated en-
ployes in order that the two organiza-
| tions work together for some kind of leg
| islation. The conference was held in the
! Offices Of the national association in The
| Star building.
The representatives Of the two organic
| atoms went into the conference confident
that they could meet on some common
ground and agree on some method of set
ting their differences. The delegates
from the national association wanted a
plan adopted whereby the two organiza-
lions could ultimately be merged into one.
ton insisted upon retaining its autonomy.
Jordan Opposes Amalgamation.
DR. Llewellyn Jordan of the District of
Columbia. secretary of the United States
Civil Service Retirement Association.
made speech during the conference. in
which he insisted that his organization
remain by itself. The representatives OF
the two organizations talked for some
time, but this single point kert them
from making any real progress. They
finally adjourned without making any ar
rangements for any further meeting.
The United States Civil Service Retire
ment Association will continue to work
for a contribLtory form of civil service
pension. and the other organization for
fiat system.
The committee attending the confer
ence from the United States association
was made up of William E. Russell, New
York; DIR. Llewellyn Jordan. Leslie Z.
Whitaker and Oscar F. Nelson of Chi
cago, while the committee from the other
association consisted of Andrew W. Nc
Kee of New York, John ]. Deviny of the
District and J. D. Holland of Boston
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
ILLUMINATING GAS FATAL.
Mrs. Susan B. Williams of This City
Found Dead in South Bend. Ind

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LAPORTE. Ind. May 17-Lying on the
floor, with large gas jet turned full on,
Mrs. Susan B. Williams of Washington,
d. c., was found dead this morning, at
the home Of Mrs. Frederick Premier in
South Bend, Ind.
Coroner Swantz believes that Mrs.
Williams had turned the cock near the
wall Of her room thinking to put out the
light but opening the escape instead. She
then turned the other stop cock and the
light was extinguished. then going to bed
Some time later in the night. he believes,
she awakened. and made an attempt to
escape, but could not reach the door.
Mrs. Williams was sixty-five years old.
She leaves a daughter. Mrs. Ada Garri-
son of Washington. d. c.
The names no not appear in the Wash
ington city directory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
DISCUSS CAMPAIGN PLANS.
Democratic and Congressional Com
mittees Hold Conference.

The executive campaign committee
of the democratic national committee
today talked over campaign plans with
the temporary officers of the demo-
cratic congressional committee.
The conference was not only 10 DIS
cuss the administration proposition for
an augmented representation OF sena
tors on the congressional organization,
hut To obtain joint cooperative
working campaign committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
HONOR Of GHENT TREATY
President and Family and Di-
pIomats Invited to Attend
Anniversary Meeting.

The President and his family, mem
bers Of the diplomatic corps resident
in Washington, the Washington execu-
tive committee of the celebration of the
centenary of the treaty of Client and
other persons prominent In the peace
movement have received invitations TO
sit with the members of the Washing
ton Peace Society in the Hague ami
the First Congregational Church. Sec
rotary Bryan. who is announced as the
principal speaker for the occasion, will
make an address touching the peace
movement.
president of the peace society, will pre-
side and speak. Arthur d. Call. ex-
ecutive director of the American Peace
Society, will also make an address. Rev.
Earle Whitley will deliver the invoca-
ton.
Songs of Peace in Program.
$50 o'clock. chorus songs OF peace will
rection of Percy S. Foster. Mr.. Cla
ling's Occasional
The doors of the church will open al
3 o'clock and. with the exception of q
block of seats in the body Of the house
the meeting is open to the public. The
reserved portion will be occupied by mem
bers of the Washington Peace Society
and their guests. who have been provid-
ed with cards of admission. to be pre-
scented at the 10th street entrance Of the
church.
The officers of the Washington Peace
Society include: DR.. 8. H. Woodrow, presi-
u
dent: Frederick L. Siddons, secretary, and
George W. White, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
JONES WORKING ON REPORT.
Suffrage Parade Police Findings to
i Go to Senate Soon.

Senator Jones OF washington, chalr-
man of the subcommittee of the Senate
District committee which investigated the
charges against the Washington police
in connection with the woman Suffrage
parade March 3. is still working on a
draft of a report which he will SUD-
init to the other members of the sub
committee early next week. Ii 1t re-
ceives their approval it will then go to
the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
CALLS STORY MALICIOUS LIE.
S.enographer's Testimony in Heeter
Hearing Gives Probe New Turn.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. May 1.-THE in
yes.igation of alleged immortality against
s. l.. Heeter. superintendent of the pub
lie schools of Pittsburgh, now in progress
by a committee of citizens composed of
bishops, ministers and business men. took
a new angle late yesterday when a
former stenographer in Heeter's employ
made affidavit of undue familiarity"
which caused her to quit her position. she
states. Heeter brands her story as IAN
other malicious lie"
Heeter charged by a domestic in his
home of two serious offenses. was tried
in criminal court and acquitted. Other
charges brought on the present investiga-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
SUBMIT BASIS FOR UNION
Standards Held in Common by
Two Churches to Be for
United Church.

ATLANTA, Ga, May 1I.-Committees
appointed by the United Presbyterian
Church OF North America and the Pres
bytenan Church OF tho United States to
devise a practical basis of union between
the two organizations today submitted
the following joint report:
Believing in the essential oneness of
the church OF Christ. we. the members
OF the Presbyterian Church in tho United
States and OF the United Presbyterian
Church of North America. do find a COM
mon standing ground in the following
statements and upon these fundamental
truths We covenant TO join our ecciesi-
asdc bodies in organic union:
The doctrinal standards now held In
common by these two churches. namely,
the Westminster confession OF faith. the
larger and shorter catechisms. shall be
the doctrinal standards OF the united
church
The standards are to be interpreted in
their natural and obvious meaning. and
no one shall be authorized to teach or
preach who cannot give an unqualified
assent to the doctr1nal systems contained
in these standards"
First Union Communion
For the first time in the history OF
PresbYterianism the four grand divi-
sions of the church. the northern.
southern. the united and the associate
reformed, Joined late yesterday after
noon in A union communion service.
Participating were more than 5000
communicates, including delegates and
commissioners to the pan-Presbyterian
pentecost and laymen from every sec
ton OF the United States.
An interesting feature was the adop-
ton by the northern assembly of a
resolution presented by the COMMITTEES
on Christian life and work. bearing
directly upon the divorce evil" and
making recommendations for the en-
actment of uniform legislation or
marriage and divorce.
Commencing President Wilson.
A lively scene followed abe pro
posal to include in a telegram tt
President Wilson. commencing hin
for his stand on moral questions. the
name of the Secretary Of State. Mr.
Bryan. Vigorous opposition wa.
| voiced, and it was decided to send tn,
message to the President only.
A spirited discussion was precipitat
ed in the southern assembly session
| when the report of special commit
tee containing brief, popular state
ment of the belief of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States" and con
tanning an important reference to tn,
| eject lnIdnI CLAUSE, was SuohhieeCu
| Action upon the report was deferred
until Tuesday.
| Proposed New Catechism.
| One of the most important issues t
be decided at the general assembly O
the Presbyterian Church is whether i
will adopt a new catechism. A specia
committee has been working on this
for several years. and it will make IL
final report in a few days.
The committee has prepared an in
ltermediate'' catechism to take the place
of the historic catechism of the West
minister assembly. commonly known a.
"the shorter catechism.' which EN-
bodies the theology of John Calvin ant
John Knox.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
THREATEN GENERAL TIE-UP.
Paterson Silk Mill Strikers to Be
Aided by Street Railwaymen.

PATTERSON. N j., May l7-Threats Of
general te-up in Paterson, made. re-
Gently at mass meeting OF silk mill
strikers, protesting against the conviction
or Patrick Qunlan. the Industrial Work
ers of the World leader. were renewed
today with the announcement that We'd
nesday had been tentatively set as a day
for a strike on street car lines and in
power houses.
A bench warrant for the arrest of Carlo
Treska, an Industrial Workers of the
World leader. was issued today Treska
was one of the seventy strikers and strike
leaders indicted yesterday for unlawful
assemblage. He is already under indict-
ment for melting to riot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
BOYS OF TIBET IN LONDON.
Will Receive Their Education in
English Schools.
correspondence OF The Star

Foreign Correspondence OF The star.
LONDON, May 10. 1913
About a dozen young students from the
mysterious land OF Tibet-the first OF
their nation to adventure into the white
mans world-arrived in London recently.
The boys. who are in charge OF Mr..
Gould OF the Indian civil service, are aged
from ten to thirteen. They are children
of highly placed officials. With them are
two or three grown-ups, one Sikkirn
police officer. Their costume is a long
sleeved gown. gathered in at the waist.
and Chinese boots.
The boys will be placed in suitable
English schools and educated before re-
turning home TO their own land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
Women to Gather Taxes.
Foreign Correspondence of The Star.

PARIS. May 10, 1913
The finance minister has decided to ad-
nit women to the employment of second
class tax gatherers. Tax gatherers in
France remain in their offices. and do not
collect taxes from house TO house. Tax
eatherers of the second-class are those In
small towns and villages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
ITO BE HERE EIGHT YEARS"
So Commissioner Of Pensions, G. NJ
Saltzgaber. Informs Friend.

Gaylord NJ Saltzgaber Of Van Vert
Ohio, who has been appointed commits
sioner Of pensions by President Wilson,
reached Washington today and called
upon Senator Pomerene OF Ohio and other
senators While Mr.. Saltzgaber was IN
Mr.. Pomerene's office Senator Thompson,
with whom he is acquainted. called on the
phone to ask where Mr.. Saltzgaber was
staying in Washington and how long ne
expected to be here. Quickly Mr.. Saitz-
gaber answered over the phone:
Il am staying at the Winston Hotel.
and l expect to be in Washington eight
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
Quarantine for Pine Rust.

a quarantine against the white pine
blister rust Is proposed by the Depart
ment OF Agriculture. 1t is the intention
to forbid the importation into the
United States Of all five-leafed pines from
Great Britain. France. Belgium, Holland.
Denmark, Norway and Sweden, Russia.
Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy.
A public hearing will be given at the De
partment of Agriculture Tuesday ON the
matter OF quarantine against this dis
ease
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
RIDE UPON STREET CAR
WITH HEROIC TRANSFERS
Star Men Not Elected When
They Refuse to Pay
Fare.

The statement printed in The Star
yesterday that patrons OF the Metro
politan Coach Company's 18th street
herdic line who present transfers to
conductors OF the cars Of the New York
avenue line OF the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company will not be
elected from the cars IL they refuse to
pay another fare was demonstrated to-
day when two representatives Of The
Star were permitted to ride free
The Star men boarded a herdic of the
coach company on 10Th street and rode
to 18th street and New York avenue.
where they obtained transfers from an
employe Of the coach company to a car
OF the New York avenue line.
Transfers Offered.
The Star men offered the transfers to
conductor No. 100 of car No Al. which
left 18th street and New York avenue
northwest at 10:45 o'clock. The con-
ductor refused to accept the transfers,
stating they are no good on this line
Well. they were given to US by the
herdic company when we asked for
transfers to this line one OF The Star
men replied.
L have orders not to accept any trans
fers from the herdic," the conductor
said. II will have to ask ask you to pay
IF we refuse, what are you going to
dor The Star men said.
Il will only ask you to pay fare" the
conductor replied. II will also ask you
to give me your names and addresses
The Star men rode as far as 9th stree'
and New York avenue without having
paid fare. There they left the car.
Doe;+;or ~ nHcio1s
It. was stated today by a person who
declared he had authentic information
that the officials of the Capital Traction
and the Washington Railway and Electric
Company, although they had decid
ed they would not accept transfers from
the herdic line, they had instructed con
ductorS not to eject passenger from q
car if he refused to pay another fare
mo orders have been issued by me Z
conductors of the New York avenue line
to allow patrons TO ride free if they re
fuse to pay a fare after the conductor
has refused to accept heroic transfer,
declared President Clarence P. King o
the Washington Railway and Electro
Company today. IF any Of the other OF
ficials Of the road issued such orders
have not heard Of them l don't believe
such orders have been issued. as l an
sure 1 would have heard of them.
President King stated further that nj
company had decided not to accept tn
| transfers of the herdic line. and that wa
as far as any action had been taken II
| the matter.
Statement of Moffett.
| j. T. Moffett. superintendent of trans
portation of the Washington Railway an
Electric Company, declared that all h
could say was that the herdic line trans
| fers would not be accepted by his com
| pany.
| Our company will not accept the her
| die transfers. said President George Z
Hamilton of the Capital Traction Com
pany When asked if patrons of his com
pany would be allowed to ride free If the
| refused to pay fare after a conducto
| had declined to accept herdic transfer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17

John "Snitzer'' Smith, indicted in Ha-
gerstown a year ago on the charge of
stealing automobile tires from the Hagers-
town Country Club. was arrested in Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, on a bench warrant and
taken there for trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
1.-THE Barn to Be Acquired.
r..o.r, corresnnndence of The Star.

LONDON, May 10. 1913.
The famous 1.-THE barn at Maidstone,
which was built 600 years ago. is to be
acquired by the Maidstone town council.
An American offered recently to pur-
chase the barn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
PRESENTATION Of MEDAL
BY president WILSON
Award by Congress to Capt.
Van Schaick for Calamity
in Philippines.

President Wilson at 2:45 o'clock next
Monday afternoon is to present to Capt
Louis J. Van Schaick, brother of Rev
DR.. John Van Schaick, jr., the medal Of
honor for distinguished gallantry in &C
ton which has been awarded him by
Congress. The medal represents the
highest mark Of honor that the govern
ment can show to it's soldiers.
Capt Van Schaick was awarded the
medal for gallant action rendered by him
in the Batangas province of the Philip
pines September %, 1901, while travelling
through a narrow gorge with a detach-
ment Of sixteen men.
Bravery in Action
Capt. Van Schaick. then a lieutenant
was at the head Of the party. and as he
came up out of the gorge he saw not
more than fifty yards away the rear
guard of large band of insurrectos.
The men of the detachment were still
in the road. and Lieut.. Van Schaicl
knew that he could not order a retreat
and even if he did it only would be to
make a target of his men for the FIJI
pinos. who could have killed the soldiers
at their leisure from the sides of the
ravine.
Realizing that the only salvation of the
party Law in charging and routing the
rear guard. Lieut.. Van Schaick gave the
order and rode at the insurgent Filiplnos.
Three men fell under the fire from his
pistol. and discharging the other three
shells into the mass OF men. the lieuten-
ant dismounted from his horse and en-
gagged the nearest man. armed only with
his empty revolver.
The Filipino had a ''bolo." the short
sword used by the insurrectos, but
Lieut.. Van Schaick. using his revolver
as club. kept his enemies engaged
until his men swept the guard on their
feet and into rout with their first
charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
PHONE CALL FOR MISS
WILSON BALKS SlEUTHS
Prank of Capitol Page Boys
Calls for Activity of Secret
Service Men.

Secret service men gum-shoeing around
the Capitol today are almost ready to
admit that two page boys put one over
on tn, whole outfit when two of them
called. I'D the White House and asked In
familiar tones to be allowed to talk to
Miss Jessie Wilson. That was Ave weeks
ago. Today page boy told newspaper
man. that every one ION the inside"
knows who called up the White House,
but. that the sleuths hadn't been able to
shake down a. line of Information from
any one. Evidently there is an esprit
du corps. as they say in the French
chamber of deputies. among the young
sters who run errands for the states
men.
The night sessions on the tariff were re
sponsible for the brilliant idea OF calling
up the White House A little group of
pa1es sarted In to telephone to various
prominent homes about the city. leaving
fake messages of all sorts Calls for
physicians, urgent demands for money to
be bailed out, curious requests to come
downtown on all sorts of foolish errands
were passed out through the Capitol wire
to a score Of people uptown.
Call up main g. said a peculiarly
gifted young joker.
Weakness Steals Over Him.
A willing voice asked for the number.
but somehow the operator connected the
joking page with the White House special
wire running between the White House
and the Capitol.
Therefore when a boys voice was heard
asking for Miss Jessie Wilson, with a
laugh at the end of 1t, the White House
operators and the sleuths there got busy.
The youngster was too scared to do any
more than ask for Miss Wilson. When
he accomplished that much he felt a
weakness stealing over him. That closed
the incident SO far as the page was con-
cerned
However. the following day saw detec-
tives snif1ing on the trail. They shifted
and shifted and shifted. but their best
trained sniffers could get nothing but a
clue. OF those they had plenty.
They investigated every page boy in
the Capitol and heard the best assort-
ment Of denials, alibis and protests that
a sleuth has heard under the dome since
1856, when it is said a page boy threw
an onion at the Vice President of the
United States from behind a column on
the east front Of the House.
One of the boys involved in the high
misdemeanor has since resigned. The
other is still on the job, protected from
the snifYers by the closest circle Of con-
fidential page friends that ever answered
to a congressman beck and call with
angelic face.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
Makes Decree Retroactive.

Now. however, according to Ambassa-
dor Morgan's cablegram. the president
has not only continued the preferential
treatment from today until the end of
the current year. but has made the
decree retroactive so as to cover up
to date American imports into Brazil
from April 9, when the original decree
expired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
Burnside Post Program.

Burnside Post. No. 8. G. A. r.. will hold
similae exercises tomorrow evening at
the Foundry NJ E. Church. 18th and
Church streets northwest. The depart
ment chaplain, DR.. n. H. Holmes, who is
a member Of the post, is to deliver the
memorial sermon Members of the G. A.
R., Woman's Relief Corps, Daughters Of
Veterans and Sons of Veterans have been
invited to attend the services.