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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
LOAN SHARK BILL PASSES
HOUSE IN RECORD TIME
Conference Report Agreed to
and Measure Now Will Go
to President.

The loan shark bill passed the House
of Representatives yesterday afternoon
in record time. No objection was placed
in its way, and the mere formalitles Of
calling up the conference report, calling
for vote and adopting the report were
all that was necessary to put the bill in
such shape as to prepare it for the Presi-
dents signature.
Representative Dyer, who had been sit
ting in the House all the afternoon.
the filibuster started by Rep
resentative Mann, and throughout the
Florida in response to a newspaper state
ment published about him. finally got a
chance to present the loan shark bill.
Explains the Changes.
MIR. Speaker" he said. "the conference
report on this bill leaves it substantially
passed the House. The only changes are
bond to be given by these companies shall
be re-filed annually in October OF each
year; second. that no greater sum than
500 shall be loaned to any one person.
and providing further that any govern
ment employe who shall loan money in
violation of the provisions Of this act
shall forfeit his Office or position: and
third. it changes the punishment provid-
ed by the House by simply making a pro-
vision for minimum punishment as we'll
as the maximum, and leaves the punish
ment about as it was
Representative Mann made the only OBJ
lection. stating that it would not be
long before Congress would be asked to
pass bill granting the right to poor
man to borrow five dollars.
The conference report was therpuDOn
agreed to and the bill made ready to be
sent to the President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
COMMENDED BY ROCKEFELLER
Jersey Student Gets Letter for Re-
turning Lost Gloves.

HACKENSACK. n. j., January "a
James Darling. young student here.
found pair of gloves belonging to John
D. Rockefeller. His first impulse was to
keep them as a souvenir. but his con-
science finally whispered that he ought
to return the gloves to their owner. He
did so by parcel post.
The letter which James received yes
terday he regards as a more valuable
souvenir than the gloves could possibly
have been. 1t read:
My dear James: / want to thank you
very much for returning the gloves which
you found after they had dropped from
our machine.
Your decision to return them is typical
Of the honesty of the average Ameri-
can boy.
II trust that you will always be able
to make right decisions where matters
of honesty are concerned.
Three cheers for young America Sim
cerely yours.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
GOVERNMENT LOSES CASE
Federal Court Rules Against
Its Contentious in Regard
to BIeached Flour.

Notice was received by the Department
of Agriculture today that the famous
'tbleached flour case" had been decided
by the federal court of appeals in Mime
sofa adversely. to the government.
The "bleaching'' of flour has been a
vital question with the trade for years.
Many of the bakers declared they did
not want to use bleached flour, but that
the pressure of the millers and the de-
mand of the consumers for very white
bread compelled them to do So
Many of the millers claimed before
the department that they did not want to
manufacture bleached -four but were
compelled to through the pressure of the
manufacturers Of the bleaching ma
chinery.
After numerous hearings the Secretary
of Agriculture December 8. 1908. issued
pure food order against the use of
bleached -four. The case was then
fought through various courts and the
government won several times.
The case was argued again in ST. Paul
and the government won. but it was
taken. before the federal court of appeals
for the eighth circuit, and this court,
after holding the papers for eighteen
months. has just rendered decision ad-
verse to the government
The case will be reported by the dis
trict attorney to the Department of JUS
tice to take any further action that may
be considered advisable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
DEMOCRATS LEARN LESSON.
Filibuster Against Lincoln Memorial
Reacts in the House.

The democrats who filibustered against
the Lincoln memorial commission plan
Wednesday learned a hard lesson yester-
day when Representative Mann filibuster-
ed against everything in general and
forced the House to consume three and a
half hours in approving the journal. a
formality which usually occupies two or
three minutes. When at last the demo
Gratis grew peevish under the grueling roll
calls Representative Mann told them
that If they persisted in filibustering
against the Lincoln memorial commission
plan the republicans would take every OPP
portunity to filibuster until the COWS
came home"
After the lesson Of yesterday it is
probable the Lincoln memorial commits
sion plan will be allowed to come peace
fully to a vote next Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
Denies Huge Money Trust"

Denies Huge Money Trust"
To refute the contention that a group
Of $50 men in the world OF finance.
through interlocking directorates, control
corporation assets aggreSating $25.Ooo-
Wo.1o. Mr.. Dawson today offered to thu
committee long prepared statement. cal
culated to controvert statistics prepared
by the committees accountants and put
IL into the record for the purpose %
showing such a condition.
Mr.. Dawson offered his statement At the
close of his testimony. and the commit
tee decided TO deliberate whether 20 admit
it Mr.. Dawson thereupou gave out copies
The document reviews the differences
drawn from the committees tables. anu
SAYS. in part:
NO such control exists and no SUCH
deduction can be properly made from
these tables. Those who have mad.
such deductions have fallen into several
obvious errors. They fail To observe.
first. that of the total number Of director
ates in these particular corporations this
group represents only about onc-auar-
ter; second. that. uron this assump-
ercse control. must act and vo,o
I'm every instance unit. although
they come from different parts OF the
country and represent diverse and fire.
quently conflicting interests. third. thar
upon this assumption the directors out
side of this group must be mere dunn
mics, with no voice or opinion or their
own, who. I'm almost every instance ara
overruled by a minority: finally. that This
sum of twenty-five billion dollars
is not actual cash liquid
assets. susceptible of manipulation -
misuse by the directors. the fact "f
course being that the great bulk 81 ths
enormous sum is. and for MANY years
has been, tieu up in the form az rights
of way. rails, ties. equipment. factorieS.
plants, tools. manufactured goods and
other form of corporate property neces-
sary for carrying on railroad and indus
trial business in the country.
1T In most regrettable and harmful
that either Congress or the country AT
large should gain the wholly erroneous
impression that these great resources
are at the disposition OF a small Group
of men. or with corporations themselves.
are controlled by "A minority OF their va
rious boards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
MURPHY BUYS PHILLIES' PARK.
With G. P. Taft, Now Owns Grounds
of National League Club.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, January 2S.-Presi-
dent Charles w. Murphy Of the Chicago
National League club announced here to-
day that he had purchased half interest
in the Philadelphia National League base
ball park and that the park now is
Jointly owned by himself and c. P Taft
of Cincinnati.
Mr.. Murphy said that Mr.. Taft and he
had no interest in the Philadelphia ball
club. but only in the real estate or the
grounds on which the team plays.
Mr.. Murphy further said that at the
recent sale of the Philadelphia club to
William H. Locke and associates an
agreement was entered into by which the
Philadelphia club owners could purchase
the playing field in 1920 for 100000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
AWAITS PRINTED REPORT.
Consideration of immigration Bill
Held Rack in Honse

Because the conference report on the
immigration bill as agreed to in confer
ence for the second time had not been
printed, objection was made to it's con-
stderation in the House today.
The report was presented to the House
yesterday by Representative Gardner OF
Massachusetts,. who gave notice that il
would be called up today by Representa-
tive Burnett Of Alabama. When he asked
for unanimous consent to take up the re-
port, objection was made because it had
not been printed. He then gave notice
The certificate-of-characte provisions
to which the Senate objected. have been
eliminated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
ACAPULCO NOW IS QUIET
Cruiser Denver Has Arrived
and British Warship
Will Depart.

Consul Edwards, at Acapulco. Mexico.
where fear for the safety of Americans
caused the sending of the cruiser Denver.
reported to the State Department today
that conditions there are quiet The Den
yer has arrived and Consul Edwards
stated that the British warship Shear
water was preparing to depart.
Buildings on the Hacienda Pelayo AT
Maplmi In the state of Durango were
burned Wednesday. The fire is supposed
to have been OF incendiary origin, possibly
caused by rebels.
The consul at Monterey reports that
passenger trains only are running be-
tween TorreOn and Chihuahua Freight
trains are running irregularly between
Monterey and Durango, but there seem 10
be prospects Of improvement in this
freight service.
Vera Cruz Tranquil.
NEW ORLEANS. January 24.-Vera
Cruz is tranquil and conditions generally
in southern Mexico have greatly i'm
proved. according to official dispatches
received here last night and today by
DIR. p. Ornealas. consul general OF
Mexico.
Minister Of Foreign Affairs Pedro Las.
curain telegraphed the consul general tina,
every precautionary measure has been
taken by the Madero government to pro.
tect Americans and other foreigners. and
denied there was cause for alarm on the
part of the Washington government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
SEVEN ARE INDICTED
Chicago Grand Jury Finds True
Bills Against Alleged Arson
Ring and Auto Bandits.

CHICAGO. January 24-The grand jury
today returned indictments charging ar
son against Joseph Clarke. Harry Brown,
John KabiZak and Samuel Rottenberg.
The charges form a sequel to the recent
made by States Attorney
Hoyne into the operation of the alleged
larson ring said to have been RESPONSE
BILE for scores of incendiary fires In Chica-
GO 1t Is said that other indictments will
be returned in a few days.
The investigation was begun ten days
ago, when Clarke was indicted charged
with attempting to bride an assistant
states attorney in connection with the
trial of an arson case in the criminal
court. Clarke is public fire insurance
adiuStpr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
Vera Cruz Tranquil.
Again Strikes at Church.

LISBON. Portugal, January 24-The
minister Of justice has promulgated a
decree prohibiting the circulation in Por-
tugal of the pontifical declaration con-
tanned in one of the clauses of the laws of
the apostolic see. He takes the ground
that this declaration attacks the law of
separation of the church and state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
Paw for Medal of Honor Men,

An annuity of 500. payable quarterly,
will be paid to officers and enlisted men
of the Army. Navy and Marine Corps who
have been awarded medals of honor, if
the Senate passes a bill which Senator
Penrose has introduced. The payment
Is to be made in case the medal of honor
man applies for it. and the President of
the United States Is to make rules and
regulations governing the payment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
Colorado Railroad Probe.

DENVER, Col, January 24.-Twenty-
five witnesses were under subpoena to-
day before Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner James s. Harlan relative to the
practice Of issuing passes to shippers by
railroads operating in Colorado. They
included officials of the Union Pacific. the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and the
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy rail-
roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
WOMAN CHOKED BY THIEF
Miss Lydia Garrett Injured in
Struggle With CoIored Man
in Her Home. n,

Choked by colored thief, whom she
discovered in her home shortly after noon
today, Miss Lydia Garrett of 45i X street
nor; Invest is suffering from injuries to
her throat and from shock. The police
are looking for the assailant
Miss Garrett told the police of the sixth
precinct that she was walking from the
rear of the lower floor of her home and
just as she reached the front hallway
colored man with several suits Of clothes
under his arm descended the steps from
the upper floor.
Tussles With Intruder.
She grabbed the man and tussled with
him in an effort to obtain the clothing.
which she told the police had been taken
by him from an upstairs room.
Dropping the clothing. the thief caught
her by the throat until she released her
hold upon his clothing. He then ran out
of the house and made his escape.
Miss Garrett told the police she will be
able to identify the man IL he is arrested.
He is described being about thirty
years old, broad shouldered and having
dark brown skin. He wore an old dark
suit, brown gray cap and old black
shoes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
Auto Bandits Indicted.

Indictments were returned by the grand
jury today against James Perry. Frank
McErlane alias Walter Scott. and Robert
Webb, known as the automobile bandits
charged with committing a score Of dar-
ing rObberies.
Webb is charged with the murder of
Detective Peter Hart and five robberies.
He still is at large. but Perry and McEr-
lane are in custody.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
CRISIS over BALLOT
Suffrage Battle Begun in Eng
|ish House of Commons.
LYTTELTON THE LEADER
Moves That Word Male" Be Strick-
en- From Franchise Bill.
HARCOURT ASSAULTS PLAN
Secretary of State Declares He Does
Not Believe Most Women
Desire the Ballot.
LYTTELT0N THE LEADER
HARCOURT ASSAULTS PLAN

LONDON, January 24.-The critical
stage in the forty-five-year struggle to
obtain votes for women. a struggle which
was started I'm the house of commons by
John Stuart Mill i'm 1861. was reached
this afternoon.
Alfred Lyttelton Immediately after
question time" moved the amendment
to eliminate the word male" from the
franchise reform bill. The movers argu-
ments were along familiar lines. He urged
that the trend Of recent legislation was
to call women into the counsels of the
nation. Already. he said women had
been called to assist in numerous depart
ments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
Attacks His Colleagues.

Lewis Harcourt, secretary of state for
the colonies, who has not forgotten the
attempt made some months ago by the
suffragettes to burn down his ancestral
home at Nuneham Park made bitter
assault on woman's suffrage and on his
colleagues i'm the cabinet. Sir Edward
Grey and David Lloyd George.
1.-The adoption of methods of violence"
he urged. lis an indication of the type
of mental balance We may expect from
women ii they get the vote
Mr.. Harcourt averred that Sir Edward
Grey and David Lloyd George were at
tempting to use the parliament act To
pass a proposal which had never been be-
fore the electors and which would grave
ly imperil the stability of that admirable
amendment to the British constitution.
Reasons for Opposition.
81 am against any form of parliamen-
tary suffrage for women. on the ground
that it is bad for the state and bad for
the women themselves. L do not be
leve the majority of women want the
vote. If it were given them it would con-
tribute nothing to the happiness of their
homes or the safety Of the country"
AIR. Harcourt maintained that if women
were to be enfranchised the policy OF
adult suffrage would be the only one con-
sistent with political honesty and public
justice.
why does the chancellor OF the eX-
chequer desire to exclude 4.n00.H0 work
ing women he asked. surely not be
cause they are mainly domestic servants
The chancellor of the eXchequer does not
fear to take their pence for insurance.
Does he fear to take their opinion
Replies to Harcourt.
Lord Hugh Cecil said of the speech by
Mr.. Harcourt:
His antipathy to the Grey amendment
suggests that he has been recently
spanked or has never got over the indig-
nifty of being born of woman.
Lord Hugh characterized Mr.. Harcourts
speech as the most damaging he ever
heard against the present government.
The government won the preliminary
skirmish on the bill last night. The amend
ment proposed by Andrew Bonar Law.
the opposition leader. to reject the pre-
mier's time limitations in the debate was
defeated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
]. P. Morgan Sails for Egypt.

NAPLES. Italy. January Ell. Pierpont
Morgan sailed last night for Alexandria,
Egypt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24

OF the practice rested entirely upon the
character of the individual man
The examination OF Mr.. Hill was rather
unproductive and he Was excused after
brief period OF the questioning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
PROFITABLE SCHEDULE
IS BEFORE COMMITTEE
One Taken Up for Considera-
ton Today Worth $40, 000,-
600 Revenue in 1912.

More than IS per cent Of all the tariff
revenue for 1912 was raised from the
schedule consideration Of which the
House committee on ways and means be-
gan today. Linens. laces and linoleums.
waterproof cloth. cork carpets and n.y.
draulic hose. curtains, cables and cord
age. threads. tapes and tampfco, and
variety of other manufactures Of flax.
hemp jute. ramie and so on. are en-
braced in the schedule on which the gov
eminent last year derived $49.oOO.OOO OF
revenue from imports whose aggregate
valuation reached $1Os. $685. 900. The ad
valorem rate now averages A. per cent
Out of fourteen schedules in the tariff
law, eleven already have been disposed OF
so far as the hearings are concerned
There have yet to appear the witnesses
on fax. hemp and jute today, wool next
Monday and sundries next Wednesday.
The free list. administrative features and
miscellaneous matters Will wind up the
hearings January 81.
Forty to Testify Today.
About forty manufacturers, importers
and others were on the program of wit
nesses for today. representing the ma
tional associations of several industries
and large manufacturing and importing
establishments.
J. BENJAMIN Dimmick Of Scranton. Pa,
and William r. Turner OF philadelphia,
wanted protection Tor mn
ished lace products. Mr.. Turner asked
for a scientific adjustment of the reia-
ton between the yarns and hmsheo
products.
Charles Sisson of Providence, r. l.. told
of small profits in the manufacture OF
braids. webbing and other woven fabrics
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24

T is almost
impossible to
pass through
C e r [ a | n
S I r Gets of
New Y ork
after d a r k
without being
a p preached
by a seedy
looking indi-
vidual who
will try to
work off nm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
Mr.. Hill Briefly Testifies.

Mr. Hill. who followed Mr.. Dawson.
opened his testimony with a list of his
directorships in New York and Chicago
banks and in the Great Northern and
Burlington railroads. Mr.. Hill said that
the Great Northern and the Northern Pa
cific railroads are competitors.
when the Northern Securities Com
pany was dissolved you came into a
great deal of stock in the Northern Pa
cific and the Great Northern" asked
Mr.. Untermyer.
mot a great DEAL answered the rail-
road man.
He said that he received $1,000 shares
Of Great Northern and 1000 shares Of
Northern Pacific. He now has. he said.
20 600 shares of Great Northern and his
son. Louis w. Hill. has 1850 shares.
Mr.. Hill said that he was a director in
the First National Bank of St. Paul, one
of the largest banks i'm the northwest.
Mr.. Hill disagreed with Mr.. Cntermy err S
suggestion that minority stockholders he
given representation i'm directorates
through cumulative voting. He said that
such a system might allow competitors
to secure a corporations secrets by Sc
curing a place on the board OF directors.
On the question of interlocking directors
Mr.. Hill said that he held the propEiety
Arizona republican., 1913-09-12
CHAPTER W

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