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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-23
COAL AND KINDLING

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and kindlinS. 165 East 4th South. Phone
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-01
WANT LAWS STRENGTHENED.
Objection Made to Reprieving As
sailants of White Women.

Asking that the laws Of the District of
Columbia be strengthened SO as to pre-
vent miscarriage of justice in cases SIM
liar to that of Nathaniel Green con-
demned to death for an assault on a
white woman. and twice reprieved on
technical grounds. and fifty women of the
District Of Columbia today petitioned the
District Court of Appeals for its Coop
GRAFTON In an effort to improve certain
portions of the code. particularly section
sos
The petition, which is signed by wives
of United States senators and representa-
tives. members of the d. A. r., Y w. c..
A., Florence Crittenton Home, and wom-
an lawyers and doctors OF Washington,
asks that the court so interpret the Sec
ton referred to as TO eliminate DELAY in
the execution of the laws DEGREES when
appeals are based on purely technical
points. This course on the part of the
Court of Appeals is asked for pending an
amendment to the code which shall make
absolutely clear and unmistakable the
meaning Of section sos, which applies 10
such cases ~ that Of Green
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-01
BILLS ANTITRUST ITEM
SUBJECT OF REFERENDUM
Business Men Of Country Asked for
Opinion by National Cham
Der of Commerce.

Three hundred and twenty-three CONNER
sentinG membership of more than 200,
600 business men, are now receiving re-
quest from the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States of America to record
their opinions regarding the antitrust
section of the sundry civil bill now be-
fore the Senate.
This request for information is going
out in the form of a referendum and is
on the question of placing on the appro-
priation for enforcement of antitrust
laws a prohibition of its use for the prose-
cution of labor and agricultural combi-
nations"
The referendum states the question by
quoting from the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill and by including the resolution
of the board of directors of the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United States
to the following effect: THAT it is the
sense of this board that the provision in
the sundry civil bill now before the
United States Senate preventing the use
of any part of the appropriation for the
enforcement of antitrust laws in the
prosecution of special classes is a viola
ton of the fundamental principles of
equity and law enforcement We object
exempt from prosecution any class of
possible offenders under any law, toward
which this provision is in our opinion a
definite step, and we respectfully protest
against it's enactment into law.
The referendum is accompanied by an
array of arguments, both in favor of and
against the prohibition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-01
SHORT RATE POSTAGE.
Caution to Persons Who Mail Letters
to Foreign Countries.

Postmasters have been directed by Post
master General Burleson to caution the
patrons Of their offices of the penalty
imposed when sufficient postage is not
affixed to letters mailed for delivery in
foreign countries When postage at
tached is insufficient letters are delivered
to the addressee only on the payment
of a charge equal to double the amount
of the deficient postage
The department has been advised of
many letters mailed in the United States
addressed for delivery in France and
other foreign countries. which are sub
ject to the postal union rates. with only
two cents postage prepaid. These letters
were evidently mailed by people who
were under the impression that the do
mestic rate was applicable.
The only countries to which the two
cent rate applies are Canada, Cuba,
Mexico, the republic Of Panama. New
foundland, the Canal Zone. Germany (by
direct steamer), England. Scotland. Wales
and Ireland, and the city of Shanghai.
China. To all other countries the rate
is five cents for the first ounce or frac-
ton OF an ounce, which must be fully
prepaid or the letters become liable to
the deficient postage charges For in
stance. a single rate letter prepaid only
two cents would be short paid three
cents and consequently subject on de-
livery to an additional postage charge
of six cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-01
PREPARE FOR NEW YORK TRIP
Woman Suffrage Headquarters on F
Street Scene Of Activity Today.

Woman suffrage headquarters, at 1870
street northwest. was the scene of
great activity today while women who
plan to leave tomorrow for New York
to take part in the big suffrage parade
there Saturday called to get their regalia
and receive final instructions about their
departure. Most of the marchers will
gather at the Chamber Of Commerce
rooms at o'clock tonight, where Mrs ].
Ohio Stevenson. captain of the delegation,
will answer all questions.
The special train which will take the
Washington and Baltimore women to
New York will leave the Union station
promptly at 1890 o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon. and Mrs. Stevenson has given
instructions that all marchers gather at
the station at noon.
instructions received by Mrs. Stevenson
today say the Washington delegation is
to gather at Washington Square, in New
York. at 1:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
and be ready to begin marching at 8
o'clock They will march eight abreast,
and all will be dressed In white. The Dis
trict marchers have leading place in the
line of march.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-01
FROM SWAMP
Slayer of Two Men Eludes
Posse Which Has Him
Surrounded.

HAMPTON, S. C.,-May AFTER hiding
all night in the swamps, Richard Austin,
the colored man who yesterday killed two
white men and wounded four Of a posse
hunting him for an attempted assault
upon young white woman at Luray,
8. c., slipped past his pursuers this
morning and escaped.
Fires were built on the swamp's edge
last night, and were kept going by neigh
borhood colored men. Austin walked out
of the swamp unobserved and mingled
with them until some one recognized his
voice. Then he made a break for an
other swamp.
1t is believed he Is hiding only q few
miles from where he made his first stand
yesterday and shot to death Frank Bow
ers and b. ii. Edenfeld.
Austin is alleged to have gone to the
home of well known citizen OF Luray
and attempted an assault upon young
woman. The woman's cries attracted
passersby, but Austin escaped. Armed
with shotgun, q bag filled with shells,
a large revolver and a belt filled with
cartridges. he sought refuge in a thick
woods.
When the pursuers approached Austin
in the woods he opened fire. In the
first round Of shots Bowers was killed,
DR.. S. c. Moore fatally wounded and
George Hanna was shot in the back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-01
AUTOMOBILE BIDS VOID.
Postmaster General Not Authorized
by Law to Buy Them.

Following decision of the controller
OF the Treasury, the parcel post commit
tee, John c. Rooms. chairman, has recon-
mended that Postmaster General Burle-
son notify contractors for furnishing the
100 new automobiles ordered for that
service that the contracts entered into
with them by Postmaster General Hitch
cock March are void and Of no effect.
Postmaster General Hitchcock made the
award. 1t is said, believing that he was
entitled to advertise for bids and award
the contract under provisions Of the
parcel post act of August "a, 1912, which
permitted the expenditure of money for
special equipment, but automobiles are
not special equipment for the Post Office
Department in the opinion Of the con-
troller of the Treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-01
Frank Interchange Of Views.
SULZER IS OPTIMISTIC.
mistaken by Defeat, Says Fight fol-
Direct Primary Will Continue.

ALBANY, n. Y, May 1.-The battle
for direct primaries has just begun.
The fight will go on until the cause
of the people triumphs."
This was Gov. Suffers comment today
on the defeat yesterday of his state
wide direct primary bill by the senate
He said he would determine when to
call an extraordinary session of the
legislature to reconsider the bill. after
he had conferred with friends of the
reform"
For the first time in the history of
this state, so far as We have been able
to ascertain the governor said, both
political parties caucused to defeat a
bill to carry out the solemn pledges
Of their platforms.
The bill was not beaten on its merits.
1t was defeated solely by the party lash
and the bipartisan caucus combination,
dictated by agencies outside the capitol"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-01
WEED AND DAVIS RESIGN.
Postal Savings System Directors tt
Leave Service of United States.

Theodore L. Weed, director of the
postal savings system. today rendered
his resignation, to take effect June 80.
Although born in Norwalk, Conn, in
1876. Mr. Weed received his education
in the Washington public schools and
at George Washington University
Immediately upon the change of ad-
ministration Mr.. Weed signified his in
tention to the Postmaster General of re-
firing to associate himself with a
financial institution in New York at the
end of June, and his resignation today,
unsolicited. was rendered in furtherAnce
of that design.
Arthur L. Davis, assistant director
of the postal savings system. rendered
his resignation today. to take effect
May 81. Mr.. Davis who has been in the
government service since 1900, sewers
his connections at this time to enter
private business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-01
MRS. WALSH TESTIFIES.
Ex-Policeman's Wife Called to Con.
firm Gotham Graft Charge.

NEW YORK. May 1.-The wife of
Thomas w. Walsh, ex-police captain,
whose revelations have been the founda-
ton Of the district attorneys prosecution
of members of the police force charged
with graft, took the stand today at the
trial OF the four former inspectors.
Sweeney. Murtha, Thompson and Hussey.
Mrs. Walsh was called to confirm the
statements made in the witness chair
yesterday by her husband.
Walsh testified that his wife was pres
emit when he discussed with Sweeney a
plan to keep George A. Sipp. hotelkeep-
er, who had paid the police protection"
money, out Of the country so that he
could not appear as a witness against q
patrolman under arrest for collecting
graft.
Mrs. Walsh, her husband said. handled
part Of the money he raised and turned
over to Sweeney to stop the mouths Of
witnesses.
The alleged conspiracy to bride Sipp to
leave the city is the basis of the indict-
ment on which the four ex-inspectOrs are
being tried. ut was thought that the
prosecution might close its case today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-01
CHIEF ASSISTANT TO LANE.
Prof. Adolph c. Miller to Be Assist
ant Secretary Of Interior.

Prof. Adolph c. Miller Of Berkeley.
CAL, has been selected as assistant Sec
rotary Of the interior, according to an
announcement Of Secretary Lane. His
nomination will be sent to the Senate
within short time. Prof Miller is a
graduate of the Universities of Cal
ifornia and Harvard, and has studied
abroad. He is now professor of
economics and commerce at the Univer-
sity of California, and also has held
professorships at Harvard, Cornell and
Chicago. He is advisory editor of the
Journal of Political Economy, and has
written much on economic subjects.
The Government Hospital for the In
sane and Howard University will come
under Prof. Millers charge as also will
the bureau of education and national
parks. He also will handle Legislative
matters In connection with the con-
structive policies of the department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-01
Army Orders.

Capt Joseph S. Hardin, Coast Ar
| tillery Corps. is detailed to the Quar-
| termaster Corps. April 80. vice Capt.
John p. Spur, Quartermaster Corps,
| relieved April o. and assigned to the
| 1929 Company Coast Artillery Corps.
April 80. Capt. Hardin will report to
the Philippine department for assign
| ment to duty. Capt. Spur will join
the company to which he is assigned.
First Lieut. Dwight K. Shurtleff
| ordnance department. will proceed to
| Galveston, Texas City and Fort Sam
| Houston. Tex; Rock Island arsenal and
| Fort Sheridan, Ill. and Fort Niagara,
n. Y, for instructing the personnel OF
the machine gun pIctoons in the
handling OF the automatic machine
rifle.
| Capt. Carr W. Waller, ordnance de-
partment. will proceed to the following
places. for inspecting coast artillery ar
mament and work of machinists employ
| ed thereon; fire-cOntrol apparatus in the
| hands of the coast artillery reserves:
| field artillery material in the hands of
the regular and militia field batteries
Fort Worden. Fort Flagler, Fort Casey.
| Fort Whitman and Fort Ward. Wash
Bellingham, Everett, Snohomish. Ia
coma and Vancouver Barracks. Wash.
| Fort Stevens, Greg. and Fort Columbia
and Fort Candy. Wash; Ashland. Med
| ford, RoSeburg, Cottage Grove, Eugene,
Albany and Portland. Ore.
Leave granted Second Lieut. Wallace c.
Philoon. 14th Infantry. account Of sick
ness. extended two months
Mai William f. Lewis. Medical Corps.
| is detailed as a member of the army re-
| firing board to meet at San Francisco.
| Cal, vice Maj. William f. TRULY, Medical
Corps, hereby relieved.
Leave from the date of relief from Fort
| Sill. Okla, to July I. 1913, granted First
Lieut. Charles w. Harlow, I'd Field Ar
| tillery.
| First Lieut.. William A. ellis. Medical
Reserve Corps, honorably discharged from
/ the service Of the United States. his serv-
ices being no longer required
| Leave granted Capt. George II. Nc
Master Sd Infantry, and extended. further
| extended ten days.
| Leave for one month. on or about May
/ Is, 1918, granted First Lieut.. Joe r. Brab-
\ son. I'd Field Artillery.
| First Lieut. Floyd Kramer. Medical
Corps. upon arrival at San Francisco.
| Cal. will report 10 the medical superin-
| tendent, army transport service. for duty
| in that service. with station at Sar
| Francisco.
! Capt. Frank A. Barton. I'd Cavalry
will proceed to Fort Leavenworth, Kan
and report to the United States military
prison for duty.
| Leave heretofore granted First Lieut.
+! George c. Keleher. 26th Infantry, ex-
tended ten days
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NEW LAWS FOR INDIANA.
Electrocution Supplants Hanging.
Public Service Commission Provided.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, May New
state laws to the number OF $50 went into
effect today. They were passed by the
last legislature and cover many sub
jects.
Among the new acts are vocational edu-
cational law; providing for q Panama
Pacific exposition commission; substitute
ing electrocution for hanging; prohibit
ing street railway companies from issu-
ing passes: providing divorce complaints
must be filed sixty days before being
heard; making the carnation the state
flower and ''On the Banks of the Wa
BASH the state song; providing that all
employees must be paid twice a month,
and a law placing restrictions on the
sale Of forming drugs.
The act establishing a public service
commission is regarded as one of the
most important passed by the general as
sembly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-01
PROVIDES TRADE COMMISSION,
Cummins Measure Would Give Wide
Leeway in Investigations.

A bill providing for the creation of a
trade commission which shall take over
and absorb the bureau of corporations
with all authority for making investiga-
lions of corporations doing business in
this country. was introduced in the Sen
ate today by Senator Cummins Of Iowa.
The bill will give the trade commission
full powers both to investigate and to in
itiate prosecutions where violations OF the
law are found.
The commission is to consist of three
men to be appointed for terms Of nine
years and at salaries Of $4,000 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-01
5000 Parade in Paterson.
immortality Of Illegible Writing
From me phi,adelpb;a Ledger.

from the F6iiadelphla Ledger.
What is the use OF letter that YOU
can't read? or course IL is a certain
gymnastic exercise for the virtues OF
patience and self-control to endeavor to
extricate a meaning from a tumble OF
cuneiform fish-hooks resembling the earth
quake record of seismograph. But il is
a waste of time. The sender, to save
time, wrote in a teasing hurry. 1t Is no
compliment to you when he shows that he
considers your minutes less valuable than
his own. nleg1bility is the least desir-
able advertisement of greatness. and il
should be 1.-THE laet infirmity Of noble
minds" 1t ought to be held almost as
much OF a reproach as illfteracy. To
write q bad hand Is quite as serious a
failing as to humble instead OF articu-
lating clearly.
This il an age when there is a great
deal Of work to do. and the sense OF
haste is in the atmosphere. But the old
adage that identifies haste with waste
is not yet obsolete A misread word I'm a
letter, a careless statement due to a rae
ing pen, has meant the loss OF time and
money that deliberation might have saved.
The illegible letter upsets the saintliest
temper. We all know people who Ill
reams with their ideas or their facts and
take It for granted that our leisure per-
mits us to unravel the riddle OF the writ
ing. Perhaps they are proud OF a hand
microscopically minute. Perhaps they
cultivate a DEFIANT eccentricity that spurns
the formal precept OF the copybook and
fashions its own weird and powell system
of shorthand. There are society women
who appear to think II a point OF breed
ing to make chaotic messes OF cubist
and futurfst dashes that seem to bear
about the same relation to conventional
ch.roRraphy that a baby's .igoo-goo" does
TO speech. Why should the spirit OF NOR
tai ever be proud OF such tortured and
twisted penmanship?
It is not an ornament or a glory, but o
kind OF deformity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-01
D. A. r. Thanks for Police Service.

Maj. Sylvester superintendent Of
police, has received from Mrs. william
C. Boyle, recording secretary general
Of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, copy Of a resolution ex-
pressing the appreciation Of the mem
bers Of the railroad committee of the
recent congress Of the association for
the police assistance rendered. The
resolution thanks Mai. Sylvester for
the efficient service of his force under
the command of Capt. Sullivan and
Sergt. Lord. and states that the uni
form courtesy and helpfulness of the
officers were greatly appreciated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-01
IN DEBT TO RAILROAD.
Congress May Have to Aid District
National Guard.

The National Guard of the District OF
Columbia owes the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad $2,651.46 for transportation of
the citizen soldiery to Harpers Ferry last
year. and it probably will take a special
act of Congress to get the money for
the railroad.
The controller of the Treasury, Mr..
Tracewell, in a decision today expressed
it as his opinion that the bill could not
be paid from the unexpended balances
years. He has so written Maj. Boyd
Taylor, disbursing officer of the District
Guard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-01
DESIRE HIGHER RATES.
Eastern Railroads Will Seek
Sanction of Interstate Com
merce Commission.

NEW YORK. May 1.-The railroads of
the eastern territory, having discussed
the freight rate problem, have decided to
ask the interstate commerce commission
to allow a 5 per cent increase on freight
of all character.
This was made known today in a state
ment issued by President Willard Of the
Baltimore and Ohio
Mr. Willard is the head Of a commit
tee of railway presidents representing
the principal lines in what is known as
the official classification territory, that
is, the districts lying east Of Chicago and
north of the Ohio river.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
for several months has expected the rail-
roads of the country, particularly those
in eastern territory, eventually would
apply for permission to advance freight
rates
Since the popularity called advance
rate cases were decided by the commits
sion against the railroads considerable
increases in general operating expenses
are said to have occurred by reason OF
the increased demands of railroad labor
and the increased cost of supplies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-01
SAYS GIRL WAS AFRAID.
Boy Gives New Turn to Mary Phagan
Murder Mystery.

ATLANTA. Ga. May Important de-
velopments were anticipated by Coroner
Donehoo and Chief of Detectives Lam
ford when investigation of the death Of
fourteen-year-old Mary Phagan was re-
sumed at the inquest today.
Leo NJ. Frank, superintendent of the
National Pencil Company's factory,
where the girls body was found Sunday
morning, was expected to be called to
the stand this afternoon. Frank is un-
der arrest and has been repeatedly ex-
amined by detectives. A new turn has
been given to the case by testimony of
George Epps. fifteen years old, who told
the jury that Mary Phagan had said she
was getting afraid of Frank because of
his attentions.
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lie rights against private monopoly. Ad-
hitting the establishment Of Lord Dy-
sarts right to ferry between Twicken-
ham and Ham. the Judge decided that
the Hammerton ferry was set up to meet
the demands Of the new traffic created
by the acquisition Of a park on the one
side and the open spaces on the other
side: by the visitors who. coming 10
Richmond and Petersham, walked along
the river bank and wished to cross. he
could not see why the public should De
forced to walk farther in order to cross
by Lord Dysart's ferry.
The whole affair is very fine in way
and shows that despite the great hold
privilege has in England there Is stiii
justice to be obtained here. The case
was filled with quotations from ancient
documents. rights, precedents and prlvi-
leges. The unwillingness OF the peer 10
allow strange ferrymen to carry foot pas
sengers for hire lover. upon, within or
near their ancient ferry. when you put
it into such language. is not mere dog-in-
observation-disclosures 1t SOUNDS ike a pa
thetic plea against time. that makes
meal of venerable privileges, or ancient
ferries.
If had an ancient ferry right 1t would
make a top-booted tory of me. A very
pretty privilege is this OF the ancient
ferry 1t is what the law books would
call a franchise. and you must have had
your franchise by the kings own grant;
or, better still. you may have franchise
SO ancient that 1t is a preScriptlve right
something so very ancient that judges
will receive it as held by forgotten grants
Of dead and forgotten kings.
Bit of Royal Prerogative.
noble privilege is the franchise. Every
franchise is a bit Of the royal preroga-
tive Think Of that when the lad ferries
YOU over Twickenham ferry. So far as
Twickenham ferry is concerned. the lord
Of the ferry is the King Of England. The
very ferryman who answers your call
from the hard is q sort or leaSehoiolng
sovereign of that ferry.
In this spirit You must approach the
case of the Earl of Dysart "and another
versus Hammerton & Co. Look at 1t in
this wise and you see another" the
peer Of lords. with lordly rights OF free
warren treasure trove, wreck and stray.
The ferryman-he and the great palatine
Earl of Chester. who could call his own
barons to council. seal his own writs and
prick his own roll for his own sherins.
are both to be taken as franchise holders.
This is why the plaintiff another is
more precious than the ferTyman Of the
Victorian ballad. who does not seem to
be wholly occupied by jealousy for an
Gent franchise. In the poetic atmosphere
Of the chancery court one could even md
a word to say for Hammerton, for when
the Lady Suffolk kept house at Marble
Hill, opposite the new ferry. there must
surely have been a boatman at her gar
denis edge, who rowed her guests. Swift,
Pope and Gay, on the Thames. Hammer
ton though no ancient ferryman. may
reckon himself the descendant Of that
boatman.