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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
ANOTHER HEARING TOMORROW
Retail Merchants to Give Views on
Woman's Eight-Hour Bill.

Another hearing before the Senate Dis
trict committee on the La Toilette bill
20 make an eight-hour working day for
women i'll the District is scheduled for
tomorrow, beginning at 1870 O'Clock 1t
had been expected To close the hearings
Saturday. but members OF the local Re
tail Merchants Association asked for
time 10 be heard. Chairman Gallinger
at their request. decided to devote
another day to the open discussion.
After tomorrows hearing til" commit
tee VIII begin discussion of the measure
X may he referred to a subcommittee for
further inquiry. although some members
probably will urge immediate action bN
the full committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
BEGIN PREPARATION
Of NEW TARIFF BILL
Democrats to Submit Measure
to Caucus First Week of
Extra Session.

Democratic members Of the House COM
mittee on ways and means today began
preparation of the bill for the revision
of the tariff. with the plan of holding
daily executive sessions until the work
is completed. 1t is expected this result
will be effected about March -.
Chairman Underwood will submit the
plan to a democratic caucus of the House
the first week of the extra session OF
Congress. Upon approval by the caucus
of the form in which the revision shall
be understandable by schedule d
single measure-he will call in the repub-
licans of the committee for a perfume
tory formal vote and then be Ready TO
report to the House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Sem te:

Senutes
Convened at noon.
William II. Webb of Tennessee,
succeeding Senator Sanders, and
Morris Sheppard of Texas, sue
ceeding Senator Johnston, were
sworn in
Pensions cOmmitte recommended
pension of $40 monthly to widow
of Lieut.. Gen. Arthur Macarthur.
House:
Convened at noon.
Ways and means committee in
executive session began work of
drafting new tariff bill.
Representative Garner intro
.duced resolution calling on Attor-
nev General Wickersham to sub
init statement AS to whether he
has held up Texas indictments
against John ID. Archbold and
other Standard Oil officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
BOSTON WORKERS STRIKE.
Forty Garment Manufactures Face
Demands of EMPLOYEES.

BOSTON, February :. - Five Thousand
garment workers, employed in forty shops
IN this city. struck today 10 enforce a de-
mand for increased wages and eisnt-nour
day. abolition of tenement house work and
recognition of the union.
Several hundred strike pickets were sta
toned near the shops this morning, but
10 disorder was reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
Strike Committee Fails.

Work was resumed also at the Brad
dock plant. where il was estimated at
10 o'clock fully I0o of the strikers, had
taken up their work Sheriff Bruff lifted
the embargo against saloons and they
were opened at 10 o'clock.
A committee Of strikers sent to Dono-
ra Pa, yesterday to call out the men
i'm the steel mills there returned this
morning with the report that. while they
had made some progress looking to or
ganizaticn. they had been unable to in
augurate Il strike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
Recommends SIS q Month as Pension

A pension of SIS month for the widow
Of Lieut.. Gen. Arthur Macarthur. of civil
war fame. was recommended TO-DAY by
the Senate committee on pensions. The
House passed the bill to provide ohe-
hundred-dollar pension.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
Minimum Wages for Labor.

LONDON. February 3.-The Daily News
says tina; the Intention in the land cam
paiSn inauSufated by Chancellor Lloyd
George is 10 propose the statutory es-
Of 4 minimum wage for ac-
riculturai IN poicrs of at least 81 (S0 per
week and provision for every laborer OF
cottage and plot land held independently
of farnc. on farm landlord.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
British Steamer ToWed Into Port.

MANILA. Philippines, February 6
The British steamer Yingchow. which
has been lying helpless off the Island
of LuZon. was towed into this port this
morning. The cruiser Cincinnati was
ordered out Saturday to search for
her. The Yingchow carried 200 pas
scnGcrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
Still Hone for Peace.

tONSTA\TlNOPl-E. February The
outcome of the representations made by
the British and German ministers at the
Bulgarian capital was awaited here this
morning With strained tenseness. Al
though the arnl;stice vas scheduled 10
end at o'clock in the evening. the OF
tOnan officials had not yet lost hope tina
resumption of host;lities would be
avoided.
The German coinnl;IniC cation to the gov
ernmcnt OF King Ferdinand of Bulsar!a
was even more direct in lis terms than
was that OF Great Britain in urging :,
pcaceful settlement. Germany declared
that she considered the new Turkish pro-
posalS adequa te. While both Grea,
Britain and Germany int;nated that
intractibilifN on the part Of the Balkan
In. L
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
National Guard Officers on Trial.

MINNEAPOLIS, February 3.-Five st.
Paul officers of the Minnesota National
Guard were placed on trial here today be-
fore the lst Regiment court-martial.
with insubordination The St
Paul battalion. verbal notice from
Col. Luce, failed to appear In the Min
neapoiis tourney Friday night last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
Fire Explodes Shotgun Shells.

ERIE. Pa. February 3.-Fire in d
ha ardware store here today caused the
explosion of quantity or shotgun
shells and spread terror when the err
ropeous report was circulated that
I 900 pounds of dynamite were stored
in the building. The loss was ap-
$4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
Suicide by Burning Cell Bed.

NORWOOD. Mich. February 8
Peter Wassen. forty years old, OF
Pittsburgh, Pa. who was arrested yes
terday on Il statutory charge. commit
ted suicide last night by setting fire
to his prison mattress and crawling
beneath it. The body is being held.
can n Y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
STRIKERS RESUME WORK
First Break in Ranks of Iron
workers at the Rankin
Steel Mill.

PITTSBU RGH. Pa. January 3-The
first break in the ranks of the striking
ironwoykers at the Rankin plant of the
American Steel and Wire Company oc-
CURED this morning, when about. 20D of
the 800 or more men out returned to
their places The mills were pcketed,
but the presence of twenty-three deputy
sheriffs prevented disorder.
The unexpected action of the men
prompted Sheriff Judd Bruff to take eX
traordinary precautions.
As the day advanced other men joined
the. workers in the mill. including some
of the pickets. who when they realized
their arguments mad effect on their
fellows applied at the mill office for their
old Jobs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
Democratic Majority.

The democratic majority of the COM
mittee which is vested with the duty of
framing the original tariff of the incom-
ing Congress consists of Representatives
Underwood. Randell of Texas. Harrison
of New York. Brantley of Georgia.
Shackleford. Missouri: kitchin. North
Carolina; James, Kentucky: Rainey. IL
linois: Dixon, Indiana: Hull. Tennessee:
Hammond. Minnesota: Peters. Maine:
Palmer. Pennsylvania. and Ansberry,
Ohio. -1r. James has been elected to the
Senate and Representatives Brantley and
Randell will not be in the next Congress.
y number of new members will sit On
both the democratic and republican sides
of the committee i'm the new Congress.
The first schedule planned 10 be taken
up by the committee i'll executive meet
ing today was Schedule A. chemicals.
oils and paints. On this schedule goods
of the value of more than S41.NnoW
We're brought in last year. resulting in q
tariff revenue OF S12.E3,0W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
Georgetown Company Suits.

''The year 1912 has brought to Your
directors some important problems out
side of the conduct of the business of
making and selling gas, information con-
cerning which l shall attempt briefly TO
give you before dealing with the annual
report of operation and its attendant eX-
plantations.
A suit has been instituted by stock
holder to compel the distribution among
the shareholders of the stock OF the
Georgetown Gas Light Company and an
other by the Georgetown Gas Light Com
pany to determine the status of the stock
Of its company held by this company.
These suits are being attended to by
the attorney and counsel OF your COM
pany.
I'm the past there has been a question
as TO the title of the company TO certain
property occupied by it at its east and
west works. as between the rights sought to
De transferred to it 10y the original owners
and the rights of the United States gov
ernment. Litigation has been commenced
by the United states government to
decide matters in dispute and a long and
expensive litigation looked imminent. To
the end of averting this. negotiations
We're entered into with the counsel of the
United States government by the attor-
neY and counsel of your company, which
nave resulted in an agreement i'm the
shape of 4 stipulation IN the litigation
which will preserve Your company s
low for the settlement of all disputed
matters on a fair business basis.
AS Il perusal of the comparative state
mentS for the years 1911 and 1912, which
are herewith inclosed. will show you,
the business of the company has shown a
and in the net earnings resulting there
from. :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
AUTO BANDITS ON TRIAL
FOR OUTRACES IN PARIS
French Capital Excited Over
Arrangement of Twenty
Two Bandits.

PARIS, February :.-PariS was on the
tptoe of expectation from an early hour
today awaiting the beginning Of the trial
Of the gang of twenty-five automobile
bandits who terrorized the French capi-
tai and its environs year ago. They
committed many murders and audacious
robberies. until their leader Jules Bon
not. the Demon Chauffeur was killed
in April. after fierce battle against
thousands of police and troops.
The crimes committed by this notorious
gang We're often of most daring char
acter and frequently We're carried out
In broad daylight The first record of
their operations deals with the theft of
large. quantity of guns. revolvers and
daggers from "a shop in Paris in NOVem-
Der, 1911. Then, in rapid succession fol-
lowed robberieS and murders.
Branch Banks Raided.
Several branch banks in the suburbs
We're raided and even the Bank of France
did not escape their efforts, for they
made an attempt to rob it of s2OOOOO.
The police were special marks for their
hatred They murdered a patrolman at
midday opposite the principal railroad
terminus in Paris They also killed As
sistant Superintendent Jouin of the Paris
detective department. and at the same
time wounded Chief Inspector Colmar.
The list of accusations against them
includes twenty-five murders
OF the accused brought up for trial
today three were Young women-Anna
Maitrejean. Marie Nuillemin and Barbe
Lcclcrc-who were closely connected with
the bandits in all their operations.
The trial is expected to last several
weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
Resistance May Be Short.

An uncensored dispatch from CONSTANT
noplc says a member of the late Turkish
cabinet declared that Adrianople could
hold out only a few days unless the gar
rison ate horses and dogs
Fighting between Young Turk support
ers and adherents of the late Nazm
Pasha. the dispatch adds. has continued
at Tchatalja during the last few days.
For the present. the bulgarian gem
erals Will simply try to hold the Turk
ish troops at Tchatalja. King Nicholas
of Montenegro has already started
again for the Turkish fortress of Sou
tart The king will himself take the
direction of the renewed attack. He
hopes by capturing the city and thus
establishing an accomplished fact to
obtain a better chance of keeping def
mite possession of it when peace finally
comes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
No Advance to Be Made

The Constantinople correspondent of
the Times says that the Turkish govern
iEent is anXiously seeking financial as
sistarce. bat the manager of the Deutsche
Bank saws that no advance Will be made
before the conclusion of peace The ma
tOnal defense committee contemplates
It levy of - per cent on the capital
f"ssessed bv wealthy citizens
The Berlin correspondent of the Ex-
ilrSS understands that the German en-
i'eTor mas sent personal instructions to
jn- German minister at Sofia lo advise
Ming Ferdinand to abandon his policy
al "pStinacy regarding the peace terms
nnered by Turkty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
LIMIT TO SHERMAN LAW
Undue" Proportion of Control No
Violation of Statute.
ONE CHARGE STILL STANDS
No Decision as to Validity of Monop-
oily Acquired Through Sys-
tenn of Leasing.

The organization Of the United Shoe
Machinery Company, in 1899. was held
today by the Supreme Court of the United
States not to have been violation of the
Sherman antitrust law.
The court did not pass upon the valid
ity of the system of leases, by which the
company leases it's machines on terms
that no independent" machinery shall be
used in connection with it's own.
1t accepted the view OF the federal court
OF Massachusetts that the indictment
against the officials merely related to the
organization of the company. and that
the leases were not contemplated when
the organization was made. The action
or the Massachusetts court in diSmSsinS
the counts in the indictment was ap-
prOVa0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
B'nai Birth Contributes 100000.

NEW YORK. FEBRUARY AT the annu-
al convention here yesterday of District
No. !. Independent Order Bnai Birth,
contributions amounting to 100000. for
the relief of the Jews in the Balkan
states during the war with Turkey were
reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
Supreme Court Takes Recess

The Supreme Court Of the United States
today took a recess until Monday. Feb
ruary "a, without announcing any de-
cision in the state rate case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
SUPREME COURT DENIES
JACK JOHNS0N'S APPEAL
Decision of Lower Federal
Court Under White Slave
Law Sustained.

The Supreme Court of the Emitted States
today dismissed the appeal of Jack John
son, the negro pugilst. indicted in Chi
cago on a charge of violating the fed
eral white slave traffic act, from the de-
cisiOn OF the federal court in northern
Illinois which refused to release him on
habeas corpus proceedings.
Johnson was taken into custody
charge of transporting Belle Schreiber
from Pittsburgh. Pa. TO Chicago. H., for
immoral DllrDOSeS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
PEACE Is YET POSSIBLE
Ottomans May Surrender or Powers
Demands Be Needed.
TURKEY IN CRITICAL STATE
Her Army Seethes With Revolt and
Funds Are Observation-Disclosures
Said to Be Sure to Fall.

LONDON. February 3.-The war be-
tween Turkey and Bulgaria. Greece. Mon
tenegro and Servia will begin again at .
o'clock this evening unless the last peace
efforts of the powers should succeed or
Turkey decide at the eleventh hour to
surrender. 1t has even been determined
who shall fire the first shot, as Turkey
has decided that she will allow her ad-
versarics 10 take the aggressive.
The Immediate object of the armies of
the allies is the capture of Adrianople.
which has hitherto withstood the attacks
of its besiegers. Upon this fortress the
combined Bulgarian and Servian armies
the latter we'll supplied with siege artil-
lerN. VIII concentrate their .XertionS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
Made $61O.756.7S Profit.

a profit of S61O, 1J67S was made by the
company in 1872. according to the report
filed today by President Letter with the
House of Representatives. The report,
which is long and filled with details, gives
the income from gas sales as so.0ss 12a.6o..
The value of the plant. exclusive Of
working capital is given at $l2.SSo,-
2o3.24, and the amount of paidup
capital stock is $2.600.o00. Under the
heading. Amount and Character of the
Indebtedness of the Company. fifty
year per cent gold bonds are listed
10 the extent of s3. 451 .652: Improvement
bonds. $1,000: bills payable, S15o.oo and
accounts payable current, So, ,166.oS, a
total of 1851. .S1S.5y.
Under extensions. equipment. construc-
ton and betterments." the total is given
$112.S1'1S. the largest item being that
of trunk lines and mains. Syl.0l:s9: the
second item being gas meters. S:3:J4. -.
The balance is made up of various sma II
items of euuipment and tools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
Deprived of Resources,

With the prospective resumption of the
"ar. Turkey is deprived of even this
slender resource.
The European powers are SO inter
ested III Ottoman finances that scheme
Is being developed both to safeguard
foreign investors and To protect the Turk
ish treasury against mismanaeement
An extension of European control is
contemplated. SO as To permit of more
supervision and Of the assurance that
money Is expended the objects for
which il is allotted. The main creditors
of Turkey being Germany. France and
Great Britain, both the triple alliance
and the triple entente are Interested in
The success of this scheme
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
FREE SADDLES FOR PARADE
Offer Made to Distric: Citizens for
Appearance at Inauguration.
BAN PUT ON COLLEGE YELLs
Taft Signs Resolutions Appropriat-
ing $4,000 for Ceremonies.
New Fireworks Features. =,

chairman Robert y. Haruer of the civic
organizations committee % the inaugural
committee today received a letter from
Hollow Horn Bear. an Indian chief Of
south Dakota. stating that he desires To-
come TO Washington at Transportation time
to present 10 Woodrow Wilson pipe
such as tho Indians present 10 their own
chieftains
The letter was transmitted 30 Mr.. IIsr-
per through Senator Gamble. senator
Gamble told Mr.. Harper that Hollow
Horn Rear IL the original of the picture
Of an Indian which is engraved on the
five-dollar certificates issued b, the Treas
ury Department
Mr.. Harper today ANNOUNCED that he
was receiving daily requests from citizens
OF the District who wish to ride with the
special troop Of Washingtonians in the
parade.
He said that it was imperative that al
Of these men notify him Of their intention
10 take part I'm the parade a. early as
possible SO that he could make the proper
arrangements for them. He has been
loaned c.Io saddles and brides by the War
Department, and he will issue these to
the first applicants who ask for them.
Mr.. Harper has arranged fer mounts
also Those men, however, who apply too
late TO receive saddles and brides loaned
by the War Department must I.ay s. for
the rent of others
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
Largeness Not an Ofense.

BY the decision. the court rejected the
position taken by Solicitor General Bulitt
that the placing of large percentage of
business in one hand. or an undue pro-
portion" of the business i'm one hand, was
alone Il violation of the Sherman anti
trust law.
The decision today is regarded by
many as marking the limitation of the
sherman law. as no decision yet rem
dered has done
The Importance of decision on this
point was emphasized by AIR. Bullitt
In his argument of the case. Chief
Justice White Informed him that At
torney General Wickersham expressly
disclaimed taking that position in the
tobacco case. To that Mr.. Bullitt re-
piled that if his position was incorrect
the sooner the business world knew it
the better .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
Basis of Plea for Release.

The release was sought on the ground
that the white slave traffic act under
which the Indictment against Johnson
was brought was unconstitutional because
not within the power of Congress to pass.
The case was advanced for hearing
January q.
Justice Lamar, in announcing the de-
cisiOn of the court. said that a person
is not entitled to raise the constitutions
ality of law on habeas corpus unless
all other means OF testing the validity
of the law had been exhausted, which
had not been done in this case. The
Justice continued that Johnsons attorney
argued there We're exceptions to the gen
eral rule and that in this case where
x'O0D was demanded as bail for john
son an exceptional situation arose de-
manding Immediate action on the con-
stitutionality of the law.
Reply to Contention.
Justice Lamar in reply pointed out that
since the application for ha beas CORPUS
johnson had been released on bail.
That being the ease, nothing remains
for us to do but to dismiss his appeal,
concluded the justice.
The court did not pass OH the conStl-
tutionality of the law in any particular.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
Greeks Are Hopeful.

In the western Turkish province Of
Epirus. which touches the Grec.an bor-
der. the Greek troops under the COM
mand of Crown Prince Constantine
have great hopes of breaking down
the splendid defense which the Turk
ish army has thus far offered.
The Servian armies alone of the Bal
kan allies have completed their CAM
paign. and have now placed many OF
their troops at the disposal of their
comrades i'm the field. Some. however.
must be kept in Albania. where a ris
ing against the invaders has been or
2anized.
1t is declared that the -Albanans with
Sn.0Go rifles under the command OF Aus
Irian officers are taking the field and 1t
is rumored that they have fought a bat
tie at Dibra, where the ServianS lost
heavily
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
PICK GAS DIRECTORS NDIANCHIEF COMING
Stockholders Reflect Present Hollow Horn Bear Desires to
Members of Board. Present Pipe to Wilson.
SENDS REPORT TO HOUSE FREE SADDLES FOR PARADE
President Profit of Offer Made District
$61O,75678 for Year Appearance Inauguration.
TWO MILLIONS PAID FOR GAS. BAN PUT COLLEGE
for YearW ing Ceremonies
New Features
SENDS REPORT TO HOUSE
President Letter Announces Profit of
$610.756.7S for Year.
TWO MILLIONS PAID FOR GAS.
The Income of Washington Company
for Year Was So. 162. .959.22-
Cost Of Operation.

The stockholders of the Washington
Gas Light Company held their annual
meeting at the offices of the company,
on 10th street, today. and reelected the
present board of directors. as follows:
> Joseph Letter. H. :. Reeside. John d.
McIlhenny. Ord Preston. James NJ.
Green. Guy +. Whiting and Daniel
Fraser.
The directors Will meet next Monday
for the election of officers.
In addition to the report OF the di-
rectors. President Letter submitted re-
port, i'll part, as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
Right of Review Disputed.

The shoe machinery officials declared
the Supreme Court could not review the
action of the Massachusetts courts. be-
cause the criminal appeals act was re-
pealed by not being included in the jul
dicial code of 1912. and also claimed that
the organization of the corporation was "A
normal trade development They further
urged that the groups consolidated into
tn. corporation were non-competinS. and
that the leasing system was justified by
the patent law.
Justice Holmes. announcing the unanl-
nous decision of the court said that the
lower court regarded the indictment ss
merely referring to the organization of
the company, not to the tying clause
leases That being the case. he added,
the supreme Court must accept that in
depreciation without question. He said
this reduced the case to a narrow conf
pass and pointed out that the several
groups combined in the organization of
the United Shoe Machinery Company
were noncompetitive. The justice de-
cIared the Sherman law did not contcm-
plate the doing of business by the small
est possible isolated units.
Two indictments were brought against
the shoe machinery officials The decision
today concerned only one of these in
dictnents.