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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
FOUND DEAD IN HIS ROOM.
Lester Bryant Believed to Have
Blown Out the Gas.

Lester Bryant. about twenty-five years
of age. was found dead on the floor of
his room at 301 Delaware avenue, this
afternoon. death evidently being caused
by escaping gas. The Odor of gas was
detected by others in the house and was
traced TO the room occupied by Bryant.
When the door was broken he was found
on tie floor, where. the police believe,
he had fallen while trying to get out of
the room. 1t is thought Bryant. on re-
firing last night. may have blown out
the gas instead of turning it off.
Bryant came to Washington a few days
ago from Rockheld, Ky. His relatives
live near the Kentucky town. the address
being r. r. ID. No. .. according to let
tiers found i'm the room at the Delaware
avenue house.
From a button in the lapel of his coat
il was ascertained that he was a member
of the Boys Corn Club. which is spend.
ing a week I'm Washington. He was one
of the prize winners in the corn-growins
contest conducted by the Department OF
Agriculture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
FIGURES SHOW DECLINES.
Expectations of Meat and Bread
stuffs Decreasing, Says Report.

Expectations of meat and breadstuffs
from this country are rapidly decreasing.
according to figures for the calendar year
of 1872. just compiled by the statistical
division of the bureau of foreign and do
mestic commerce. One set of figures
shows that only $1,000 cattle were ship
ped out of this country during the year
Just past, against $4,000 in 1911. 277.OO
in 1908, $4,000 in 1906 and $4,000 in 1904
Breadstuffs exported in 1912 while
showing a larger total than in 1911. are
far below those of earlier years. the to-
tai for the year 1912 approXimating $685..
Ws,.OO0. against S21o,OO0.OOO n 1907 and
SGT 800. OOJ in 1901.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
Women Wanted on Board.

When the card of officers was pre-
scented by Dr. Tom A. Williams. chair
man of the committee OF organization.
one member of the assembly declared he
did not think the board of directors was
large enough or contained as any wom-
e mas il should He made a motion, there
fore to have a board of thirty directors
elected, fifteen of whom should be
women.
Immediately following this motion and
its second a list of names was handed
i'm for the woman members OF the board
of directors. The list follows: Mrs. Henry
S. Perkins, president of the Noel Settle
ment: Mrs. Ernest Roberts. wife OF Rep
resentative Roberts of Massachusetts and
president of the Congressional Club; Mrs
Guion Miller president of the Twentieth
Century Club; Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley,
president of the Housekeepers' Alliance:
Dubois of Idaho and vice president OF the
Congress of Mothers; Mrs. Helen q. Car
dener an authoress; Mrs. I. w. Sidwell.
wife of the principal of Friends School;
Mrs. Philander p. Claxton, wife of the
United States commissioner OF education.
Mrs Henry r. Blount. Miss Edith {.
Westcott principal OF Western High
School: Dr. Lenore Webster. sister OF
Senator Perky of Nebraska; DR.. Julian
NJ. Green Miss Florence Brown, general
secretary of the Young Womans Chris
tan Association: DIR. Kate w. Barrett.
president of the Florence Crittenton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
AFTER BIG -FOUR" Il:
FOR ALLEGED DAMAGES
Former EmpIoye Claims He
Suffered Injury in Warmer I
Trial in Cincinnati. ~

CINCINNATI. January 2o.-The trial OF
the suit for s100.OOo damages brought by
Edgar Street Cooke OF Chicago against
the Big Four railroad and its chief coun-
sell L. J. Hackney. was begun here today.
Cooke was a former employee OF the rail-
road company I'm this city. During tho
trial In which Charles l.. Warmer was
convicted OF embezzling s63.oo OF the
funds OF the road Cooke claimed tho
company and Hackney caused to be cir
culated a report that lie. too. was an en-
bezzler.
One OF the witnesses who Is expected
TO testify i'm the case is Mrs jeanette
Stewart Ford. who during the Warmer
trial was designated as the woman in
the case
Warmer. who is to serve six-year
sentence in the Ohio penitentiary. Will
not be brought TO Cincinnati. but a deposit
ton he made in prison will be read at the
trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
MAY SUE FOR LOSS OF ADVICE
Supreme Court View in Case of Wife
Whose Husband Is Killed.

A husbands advice to his wife may
possibly be of such a pecuniary nature
that the wife may recover damages for
loss of it. according to a decision today
by the Supreme Court of the United
States.
The court reversed. however. a judg-
ment of $4,000 awarded in the United
States district court for northern Ohio
to the administrator of the estate of AL
bert Wisemller. killed while working ON
the Michigan Central railroad. because
the trial Judge had erred In allowing
damages for the widow for loss of the
husbands advice and care without there
having been any allegations or evidence
of such loss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
CALLS PIER SEIZURE ABSURD.
President Truesdale Comments on
Governments Action.

NEW YORK, January 2O.-"Absurd, un-
warranted and uncalled for are charac-
terizations' which William II. Truesdale,
president of the Lackawanna railroad, is
quoted today as placing on the govern
ments seizure of. the Lackawanna pier at
Buffalo Saturday.
The pier in question, extending about
1000 feet along the mouth of the Buff
falo river, carries one of the railroad S
coal trestles. In Selling the property by
force of infantrymen from Fort Por-
ter. the War Department claims that the
railroad has no right to the property, as
it was acquired by the United States in
1926
I'VE have occupied this pier for thirty
years. said Mr.. Truesdale. The ques-
ton of our use of the property came up
during President Cleveland's administra-
ton and was decided satisfactorily. The
dispute. which has now arisen shows
what the governments policy toward the
railroad is-take what you want and pay
for it as much as you see fit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
"C0NSPIRATORS" GET FREEDOM.
Bonds for Brown and Mccain. Con-
victed as Dynamiters. Approved.

= CHICAGO. January 20.-Bonds of
$4,000 each for the release of W Bert
Brown and William J. Mccain of Kansas
City. union irOnwOrkers recently SEN
fenced 70 three years Imprisonment by
the federal court at indianapolis for con-
sp.racy IN connection with the illegal
transportation of dynamite. were ap-
proved b. the United States circuit court
az appeals here today. The men viii; be
-r'leased from the federal prison at Leav-
'n~o. tn. Kan. in d few days. pending
a." appeal OF the cases.
Tie $'n"o1 bonds rendered in behalf of
-EEgea- Cjanc,- III San Francisco were not
oll.ro' 81 h.c-'-s - objections made by
ms I.ct Vt ne. NJ -.
Bonds o. > - see presented
~ y. t,tt', =. Room Of Milwaukee
- Il" = rbst" hF"e-Near sentence.
These VII h n . tiya;cd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
NEW SENATOR SWORN IN.
Centennial State Now Has Two
Senators in Office.

Colorado now has two United States
senator's. for the first time since the
death OF Senator Charles ]. Hughes
January IL. 1911. Former Gov. Charles
S. Thomas was today sworn in as sena-
tor from that state to fill the unexpired
term. The credentials of Senator Thomas
were presented by Senator Guggenhein
and he was escorted to the presiding Off.
GERS desk, where he took the oath of of.
flee. The vacancy caused by the death
of Senator Hughes had remained untitled
The Senate also received the new Gre
dentials of William Alden Smith Of Michi-
gan, who was reelected last week,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
START FOR GUANTANAMO.
Board of Army Officers Will Plan
System of Fortifcations.

The Presidents yacht, Mayfiower. left
here today for Guantanamo. Cuba. carry
ing army and navy officers who are to
plan a system of Notifications for the de-
Tense of the naval station there.
The officers. who later will make rec
concentrations. together with an estimate
of the cost of the proposed works, are
Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus, Capt
William r. Shoemaker and Surgeon Gen
eral c. f. Stokes of the navy and Mai
Gen. w. w. Wotherspoon. assistant chief
of staff of the army; Brig. Gen. William
CroZier. president of the Army War Col
lege: Col. Edward Burr and Lieut.. Col.
h. h. WinslOw of the army engineers
and Maj. William Chamberlain and Capt
Charles T.. kilbOurne Of the Coast Artil-
lery Corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
FOR INAUGURAL VISITORS.
Southern Railway Issues Guide to
Washington With Map.

AS a sort of guide book and descrp-
ton of Washington. in connection with
the inauguration, the Southern railway
has issued a handsome booklet contain
ing an interesting story of the Inaugural
ton of President. The booklet is illus
trated with halftone pictures OF past in
auguratiOns, and bears on the front
cover a likeness of President-elect Will
son and the portrait of Vice President
elect Marshall appears on the back cover.
The booklet contains double-page map
of the city. showing all the streets and
avenues, the principal buildings and
other points of interest. while half-tone
pictures of public buildings, the Monu-
ment and scenes in Washington add to
the attra ctiveness of the little volume.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
u. s. FARM AGENTS ADJOURN.
Will Give Way to Farm Management
Association Sessions.

Tomorrow will be getaway day Tor
the farm MANAGEMENT agents Of the De-
partment of Agriculture. who have been
holding daily meetings at the new Ma
tional Museum for fortnight. Nearly
40 of the state. district and county
agents of the department were present.
all of them interested in farm manage
ment and especially interested I'm prepar-
ing tn carry the farm demonstration work
into the northern states.
The state and county agents will give
Mace tomorrow to the National Associa-
ton of American Farm Management.
which will hold a two-day session i'm the
same hall. This will hold many of the
state and county agents who are interest
ed in the same subject. The president OF
the National Association is w. j. Spill
man. chief of the bureau of farm manage
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
TO TRY TO PAC|FY UTES
Warning Against Hasty Action
in Case of Band Holding
Posse at Bay.

Measures of pacification instead of
force are to be tried first on the band
OF Ute Indians holding a posse at bay
eighteen miles from Cortez. Col. and re-
fusing to give up Big Rabbit. one of their
tribesmen. charged with the murder of
a sheep herder.
Acting Commissioner Abbott of the
Indian office today wired Agent Speare
at the Ute reservation to urge the state
authorities to take no hasty action In
dian authorities here say the trouble
came about through a misunderstanding
over the possession of lands soon to be
conveyed by the government to the In
dianS.
At last reports fifty ties were holding
camp in the mountains threatening 10
fight to the death rather than give up
Big Rabbit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
TRIBUTES PAID TO FOSTER.
Life and Character Lauded at House
Memorial Service.

Eulogies upon the life and character of
the late David ]. Foster, representative
from Vermont, We're delivered at the me-
mortal service in the House of Represen-
tatives yesterday.
Mr.. Foster had represented the first
district of his state for twelve years pre-
vious to his death last summer.
The speakers were Representatives
Plumley and -reene of Vermont, Nye Of
Minnesota, Martin of South Dakota, Haw-
ley of Oregon. Weeks of Massachusetts
and Kahn of California.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
HITS SENATE RULES
Should Be More Democratic,
Declares La Toilette.
OPPOSES IMMIGRATION BILL
Says Present Congress Regulations
Put Power in Hands of Few.
GETS SUPPORT IN HIS FIGHT
Stone. O'Gorman. Simmons and 9th
ers Oppose Character Certificate
Clause in Measure
OPPOSES IMMIGRATION BILL
GETS SUPPORT IN HIS FIGHT

The rules and regulations Of the Sem
ate and House have been so framed and
SO built up and engrafted upon by prece-
dent as to put the legislation of this Con-
sreSs in the hands of a few men," de-
clared Senator La Toilette in the Senate
today. which Senator Lodge today en-
deavored to procure action on.
His speech was directed against the
conference report on the immigration
bill.
Il hope the time is coming when
these two bodies will I've made more
democratic and more responsive TO the
public will" he added
Senator La Toilette attacked par
ticu1arly the clause put into the bill
by the conference committee by which
immigrants might he debarred from the
United States unless they bring GER
tificates Of character when their ma
tive country has law authorizing
such certificates
Gives Power to a Few Men.
He declared that conference commit
tees of the House and Senate should
not have the power tn put new pro-
visions into bills over which the two
houses have disagreed. Such action. he
declared gave the legislation by Con-
gress of important matter into the
hands of six or seven men.
determined fight was made on the
certificate of character Cause of the
Immigration bill. Senator La Toilette de-
clared it went far beyond the purpose of
the supporters of the plan and turned
over to other countries the determination
of what class of emigrants should be ac-
ceptable in the United States.
Senator La Toilette declared Russia
could prevent its people leaving that
country for the United States by refusing
to issue them certificates of good char
acter Russians who now come to the
United States surreptititously, he said.
would under the new provisions be eX-
cluded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
DECISION FAVORS ROADS.
Supreme Court Anculs as Invalid Re.
ciproeal Demur1agc Rules.

Inc supreme count today annulled as
Invalid the rec p->c.,l der,u:ra.e rules
of the Mississippi nj ra load comm ssion.
which imposed charges upon railroads
for delay ia delivery of inte.stat. or
intrastate sh'nmerts. TIE decs ON was
based on the fact that The rules id not
provide for exemptions in case of una
voidable delay.
The decision was announced in the
suit by the YazoO and Mississippi Valley
Railroad Company to recover from the
Greenwood Grocery Company S61 as de-
murrase on certain cars containing in
terstate shipments to the grocery com
pany- The latter undertook TO offset this
claim with a counter-claim of S,S az
reciprocal demurraae or charges for de-
laying In the railroad Yards before
placing the in position for the de-
livery OF the goods TO the grocery COM
tpany
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
HUSBANDS DIFFER IN VALUE.
Damages Sought by Titanic Widows
Range From $25, 900 to 81, 000, 900.

NEW YORK, January 2O.--Analysis of
the numerous suits which widows have
brought for damages because of the loss
of their husbands in the Titanic disaster
brought to light today the striking diff
ferences in the monetary values that
women placed on their husbands The
suits ranged from $4,000 to $1,000, 600.
the record high figure being that sued for
by Mrs Henry B. Harris. widow of the
prominent theatrical manager. An adj
miralty lawyer declared today that the
differences in damages sought was due
chiefly to the various earning capaci-
ties Of the husbands, taking into consid-
Grafton also the age. The style in which
the wife had been accustomed to live
also was a consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
FINLEY J. sHEPARD's DOUBLE
Minister Who Will Marry Miss
Gould Looks Like Groom-to-Be.

TARRYTOWN, N. Y, January 20.-The
Rev. Daniel Russell Of the Irving Pres
byterian Church. who will join Miss
Helen Gould and Finley j. Shepard in
marriage here Wednesday. is almost a
double of the groom. Friends who
have commented upon the resemblance
say that the bride herself might even
have difficulty in saying which was which
at a little distance. except for the fact
that the clergyman wears glasses and
her fiance does not.
The work of decorating Lyndhurst, Miss
Gould's mansion, began today. Pink
roses from the brides own Conservatives
will be largely used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
BARROW AGAIN BEFORE BAR.
Placed on Trial Second Time fol
Bribing a McNamara Juror.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, January 2O-Clar
ence S. Darrow was placed on trial to-
day for the second time on. "a charge of
having attempted to corrupt a juror in
the Mcnamara case.
After trial lasting nearly all last sum-
mer barrow was acquitted of having
bribed George n. Lockwood. tales
man called in the trial of James 3. Nc
Namara now serving a life sentence at
San Quentin prison for blowing up the
Los Angeles Times building. Today the
lawyer was put on trial on the charge Of
having bribed Robert F. Balm. the first
Juror chosen in the same case.
District Attorney Fredericks is author
ity for a prediction that the present trial
will not last more than two weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
POLITICAL UNREST IN CUBA.
Movement Reported to Be on Foot
to Annul Recent Elections.

Rumors of renewed political unrest in
Cuba have been received at the Depart
ment of State. 1t appears that a move
ment Is on foot to secure the annulins
of the recent elections through q decf-
sion of the supreme court and thus to
force the holding Of fresh presidential
elections.
There is also evidence of a certain
amount of discomfort among the negro
element involved in the revolution of last
summer. some of whom threaten to re-
new their hOstilities in order to discom-
fit the present government and provoke
American Intervention. Discontinued lib
eral elements are also provoking some
agitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
STOCK ORDERED CANCELLED.
Supreme Court Acts in Case of Cuban
Land Company.

Several hundred thousand dollars
worth Of promotion stock" in the LAS
Ovas Company, a Cuban land corpora
ton, was ordered Cancelled today by
the Supreme Court.
1t was claimed that Norman III. Davis
and Charles T. Phillips in 1894 inter
ested Gen. George c. Reid of the Ma
rine Corps i'm the formation of the
company to buy at large figure
Cuban land. which they had bought for
SO. 900. They issued stock for the Diff
ference in the two sums TO themselves
and this was ordered cancelled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
ARRIVE FOR GOULD WEDDING
Duchess of Talleyrand, Husband ant
, Child Come on Mauritania.

NEW YORK, January 2O.-The Duches:
of Talleyrand. formerly Miss Anna Gould
reached here yesterday with her husband
the Duke of Talleyrand. and her three
and-a-haIf-year-old son. Prince Howard
de Sagan. on the belated steamer Maure
tania, TO attend the wedding Wednesday
of Miss Helen Gould, the duchess sister
and Finley j. Shepard.
Anthony J. DrexeL father-in-law OF
Marjorie Gould, daughter of George j.
Gould. also came over to attend the we'd
ding.
The Mauretania's passage from Liver
pool was the toughest and sioWest she
has ever made. During an especially
heavy blow last Wednesday part of the
ships rail was carried away. the plate
glass windows of the bridge broken and
passengers thrown from their berths at
the dead of night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
GIRL STRIKERS REBEL.
Ten Thousand Object to Terms of
Proposed Settlement.

sand girls of the $1,000 affected by the
agreement Saturday between shirt waist
and dress manufacturers and their en-
ployes rebelled today at the terms of the
proposed settlement and remained out on
strike The other 1900 went to work at
increased wages. Those still on strike
say they are dissatisfied with the TO 10
per cent raise in pay offered them.
There are still approximately 12J.O00
workers on strike in all branches of the
garment trades. Several clashes occur
red during the day between the strikers
pickets and the police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
ESR95NP 9RF EfMEs F. KAe@ M{S 3 bA5q2AK Y9R9S Pa
Usage LAND LEASES.
7. ]. Leahy Ayers There Was Moth
ing Criminal in Negotiations.

T.. j. Leahy. representing the Usage In
dian councillors recently depsed by Sec
rotary Fisher, today occupied the entire
time before the House Indian affairs
committee hearing on charges that the
Secretary acting favorably to the Stand
ard Oil Company. had refused to permit
the Indians to lease their lands to the
Uncle Sam Oil Company. Mr.. Leahy de-
clared there was nothing improper or
criminal in the negotiations for the Uncle
Sam leases
The Department of Justice is about to
present the result Of its investigation re-
garding them to a federal grand jury. 1t
developed that Secretary Fisher had
previously removed a chief. an assistant
chief and a councillor for bribery.
Secretary Fisher was waiting to make
jOurned until tomorrow. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
NEW BANK IS OPEN
Federal National Takes in
Sum of S364,818.
TOTAL WILL BE MORE
Depositors and Other Friends Crowd
Institution and Send Flowers on
Its First Business Day.

The new Federal National Bank threw
its doors open TO the public for business
this morning. and up to half past l this
afternoon had taken in. I'm deposits from
its customers the sum of Ss64. SIS II
was expected that by the close OF the
banking day the deposits will reach a
much greater sum.
The quarters of the new bank, i'm the
Small building. at the corner OF 18th
and 81 streets northwest presented today
to some extent the appearance OF a social
occasion, many ladies being among the
massed with quantities of cut flowers.
sent to various members OF the institu-
ton by friends. and throughout the day
hundreds of friends congregated in the
bank to wish its officers success.
Many Large Firms Deposit.
The first days deposits ranged from
sums small os 81 and $40 made for
sentimental reasons. to larger items OF
5000. $1,000. sl5.1n. s22OO0, $1,000 etc
deposited by various we'll known bust
ness firms and corporations. The first
pass book was issued to John Poole, the
president of the new bank, who was
cashier of the Commercial.
The Federal National will have as
New York connections the National
City Bank of New York, the National
Bank Of Commerce, the Chase National
the Hanover National and the Fourth
National. In Washington the Federal
will clear through the Riggs National
Bankruptcy Court today, designated
the Federal National as a depository
for moneys or funds of bankrupte' es-
tates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
TROOPS REMAIN AT PIER.
Government Works to Regain Pos
session of Structure at Buffalo.

Federal troops who on Saturday took
possession of a railroad pier at Buffalo
claimed by the Lackawanna railroad
VIII remain there until the road relfn-
pushes claim to the wharf or the ques-
ton is settled by the courts.
r. T. Strickland. the attorney of the
Department of Justice, conducting the
government : case returned 10 Washing
ton today to confer with Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham and Secretary Stimson.
who are working in unison to regain
possession of the pier for the govern
ment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
MEXICAN TROUBLES sUBs1DING
Consul Edwards Reports Only I'm
certain Railway Traffic.

United States Consul Edwards reports
from Juarez that except for the uncer-
tainty of railway transportation. revolu-
tionary troubles on the border seem to be
subsiding Although Gen. Rlanco of the
federal forces is missing, rumors of his
capture and execution cannot he con-
firmed.
Owing to a break on the railway line
no trains have arrived or departed re-
Gently over the National railway at or
from JuareZ The rumor of d fight at
Casas Grandes several days ago is now
denied and no other engagements are
reported