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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
DOUBT KERN WILL GET
PROBE OF COAL STRIKE
Some Senators Believe Reso-
luton Will FaiI-West Vir-
ginians Argue Against 1t. :

Senator kern's resolution calling for
an investigation of conditions in the coal
strike district of West Virginia by the
Senate committee on education and la
Dor still hangs fire. 1t was debated by
Senator Kern. Senator Thomas of Colo
rado, Senator Golf and Senator Chiffon
of West Virginia yesterday afternoon.
but adjournment was taken until next
Tuesday without acting on the resolu-
ton.
Senator Gof made,an appeal that West
Virginia be permitted 10 work out is
own problems.
Other states are permitted 10 do 50 =
said Senator Goff. West Nirsinia r.-
duires 10 assistance at this time and she
has been guilty OF 10 act that requires
The attention of the Senate
Some senator's said today that it is
doubtful whether Senator Kern. demo
cratic leader of the Senate. will be able
to get favorable action upon his resolu-
ti,.rl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
GUESTS OF VINCENT ASTOR.
Vice President Marshall and Several
Senators in New York.

NEW YORK, May 1O.-vice President
Marshall and several United States sen.
ators are guests for today and tomorraN
of Vincent Astor.
The program which the young million
aire arranged for the party. which is
made up mainly of members of the COM
mittee OH military affairs of the Cnired
States Senate. vas a trip up the Hudson
on his yacht Noma as far West Point
this morning FOR the annual inspection oi
the military post there. tonight and to-
morrow as guests at the Astor estate al
Rhinebeck and trip to Albany on Mon
day TO visit Gov. SulZer.
In addition to the Vice President the
party will include Senators Johnston OF
Alabama. Fletcher of Florida, Overmal
of North Carolina, Nardeman of Missis-
sippi and Chamberlin- of Oregon. as well
as a number OF New York business men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
CHUCK" CONNORS Is DEAD
Mayor of Chinatown" in New York
Victim of Heart Disease.

NEW YORK, May 1O.-"Chuck' Con-
nors is dead. The picturesque figure
of the old Bowery, best known, per-
haps as the Mayor of Chinatown,
died of heart disease in the Hudson
Street Hospital today.
The secrets of Chinatown's dark hall
ways. subterranean pa ssaSes ard hid
den shadows had been his for many
years. Slant-eyed veterans OF its war
ring tongs, the -Four Brothers. the Hip
Sing Tong and the On Long Tong. de-
clared d truce when the news of his
sudden death became known. and they
will march shoulder to shoulder in a
parade to honor his memory.
Chuck" Connors was siXty-OIe years
old. Most OF his life was spent in
Chinatown. OF late he had made a
living as guide to sightseeing parties
visiting his stamping ground,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
FIRE LOSS, half MILLION
Many Automobiles Burned in
Chicago Garages, and In
quiry Is Ordered.

CHICAGO, May 1O.-Three South Side
garages containing 134 automobiles were
destroyed by fire yesterday and today
with a loss of nearly half a million dol
lars. The fires were caused by explo-
sions of gasolineA and Fire Attorney
Joseph Murray has ordered an investiga-
ton. Yesterday ffty-siN electric auto
mobiles valued at $4,000 We're de-
stroyed when a garage owned by Rob-
ert Bland, 416 East 47th street. was at
tackled by fire. Early today flames con-
sumed twenty-eight automobiles valued
at $4,000 in the garage of the American
Motor Livery Company, 4129 Cottage
Grove avenue.
Several hours later fifty automobiles
valued at S20O.GD We're destroyed when
the Oakland automobile livery garage,
so6 East 39th street, was burned.
Fifteen workmen We're in this garage
when the explosion came on the second
floor. None was injured, however.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
RESCUED FROM RIVER.
Brooklyn Woman Doesn't Know How
She Came to Be in Water.

NEW YORK, May 1O.-A young woman
rescued unconscious in the East river
late last nigh; resained consciousness at
"A hospital this morning and was identi-
fed as Miss Alice Mills, a kindergarten
teacher and n cousin of Richard G. Els
worth. publisher and part owner of the
BROOKLYN Times. She was unable to eX-
know anything about il she said in
coherently.
She left her boarding place last evening
to visit a friend in Newark, y. j. Nothing
more was h.ard from her until dock
hands near the foot of Montague street.
Brooklyn, saw dark object in the water
and dragged it ashore. There were many
bruise& on her body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
RECEPTION FOR PEACE
DELEGATEST PLANNED
Entertainment to Be Provided
for Foreign Conferees on
Arrival Monday.

Arrangements have been completed for
the reception here Monday Of the inter-
national delegates who have been meet
ing in New York to arrange for the cele-
bration Of the centenary Of the signing
of the treaty of Ghent and the one hun
dredth anniversary of peace among Eng
disappearing nations.
The foreign conferees. accompanied by
a group of New York aild Washington
peace advocates. left New York for Bos-
! ton today, and Viz depart for Waslin 3
ton tomorrow afternoon al .,:l.. .ock.
reaching here Monday murnins ii Ia
O'Clock. They viii remain here until
noon Tuesday.
Carnegie Endowment to Be Host.
James Brown Scott. chairman OF the
committee of one hundred for Washing
tons part in the celebration. and Henry
Il. f. Macfarland. chairman of the eNecu-
tive committee. will be in charge Of the
reception i'll Washington. The carnesie
Endowment for international Peace will
play an important part in entertaining
the delegates here.
AT noon Monday the conferees will i'e
received by Secretary Of STATE Bryan
at the State Department. and 1T l2:so
o clock they will be received by President
Wilson at the White House. Col Robert
NJ Thomraom will entertain them At
luncheon Il; ! O'Clock and during the
afternoon they will visit points "f inter
est i'll the ely.
Tie big feature Of the entertainment
here will be banquet given Monday
nigh, al the New Willard Hotel by the
Carne.ie Endowment for International
Peace. Senator Root of New York will
preside. and addresses will be made by
Secretary Bryan. Andrew Carnegie and
others.
To See Sights Here.
Tuesday morning Will De occupied IN
visiting points of interest III Washington.
and al noon the conferees leave for
Philadelphia Until May - they Will
spend their time travelling. going to Chi
cago, Detroit. Niagara Falls and back
to New York.
The New York men who will accom-
pany the delegates To Washington are:
Andrew Carnegie, Chauncey NJ Depew.
Dr. E. r. l.. Gould, ". Il. McCombs
Austen q. Fox. Charles Stewart Dawson.
George William Bureigh. William Cur
It's Demorest, Andrew ID. Humphrey and
lohn a. Stewart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
CINCINNATI STRIKE GROWS.
More Men Quit Work-Cars Still
Running, However.

CINCINNATI, OHIO, May 1o.-Addi-
tonal men quit work today in response to
the strike order issued yesterday against
the Cincinnati Traction Company. but
the company claimed it was not incon-
verienced, and that schedules on all
lines, except possibly two or three small
lines, We're being maintained. No dis
order of any kind had been reported, ex-
cept that incident to the men turning
in cars at the barns and joining the
strikers who went out last night
Rein Orr, vice president of the ANAL
gamated Association of Electric and
Street Railway Men. who is In charge of
the strike, said $50 cars had been turned
IN at the different barns early today. and
that THE crews joined the ranks of the
strikers. He said he expected many more
men wousd quit work during the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Chiffon Will Move to Amend

Senator Chiffon declared that in view
oi the publicity given the proposal 10 in
vestgate he would not oppose the pas
sage of the Kern resolution, but later
would move To amend it,
Senator Kern attacked Gov Hatfield of
West Virginia in "A sarcastic vein. He
read INTO the record IL published inter-
view Win the governor in which that
official was quoted as declaring that Mr.
Kern was lying when he made certain
puollshed statements concerning the
strike The senator charged that the West
Virginia stflke district was under mar
tdl law and that men We're tried and
convicted there under d sweeping order
OF the governor by commission of mill
tia officers and not in the courts I'VE
nave the spectacle, he added. 'of the
governor OF great state proclaming his
purpose to proceed in his lawless course,
defylng all the limitations on his power
provided by the Constitution
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
SEEKS TO VINDICATE NAME.
Mrs. Bessie C. Merriam Names Terms
in Divorce Action.

san FRANCISCO, Cal, May 10.-Mrs
BESSIE Z. Merriam will not consent to
the compromise offered by her husband
and urged by Judge Graham of the su-
perior court, who is trying the divorce
suit brought against her by Capt. Henry
{. Merriam unless IL provides for re-
traction that shall clear her character of
the charges made
Otherwise she will refuse 10 file a cross
complaint. charging her husband with de-
sertinn. which. IL was agreed, he would
not oppose. This is her decision as an
noilnced today by her attorneys
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
NOW IT'S WOODY. TIGER. i"
Teddy Bear" and Billy Possum
Forced to the Rear Seats.

Teddy Bear" and BILLY Possum' are
shortly To- he succeeded by Woody
Tiger.
President Wilson is To receive this
afternoon from Mrs. Wade Hampton.
daughter-in-law of the Confederate
chieftain, Gen. Wade Hampton of South
Carolina. the first mascot of his ad-
ministra ton which is nothing more
than a miniature Princeton tiger"
In her letter to the chief executive
Mrs. Hampton says she "begs to pre-
sent his young majesty. Woody Tiger.
Ten of the Woody Tigers" are to be
presented by Mrs. Hampton to children
attending the charity fete at Friend
ship next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
MEXICAN FEDERALS ROUTED.
Desperate Battle With State Troops
Near the American Line.

NOGALES, Ariz.. May 1O.-After des-
perate and decisive fighting late yes
terday the federals last night withdrew
to Guaymas. leaving the state troops
in control of all points north OF the
gulf port. The government troops were
utterly routed, say telegraph.c advices
and refugees arriving from the state
troop base below Ortiza.
An unconfirmed report was received BY
wire that the state troops had occupied
Guaymas with the federais in full re-
treat southwark along the coast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Huerta's Statement.
JAIL AND LIBRARY TOGETHER.
Protest Made Against Arrangement
at Camden. N. Y,

ALBANY. n. Y, May 1O.-The wisdom
of maintaining a town and village lookup
and public library in the same building
is questioned In a report submitted to
the state prison commission today, fol-
lowing an inspection of the lookup at
Camden, n. Y.
The lock-up.'' says Inspector Young.
lis reached through the main entrance
to the town building and down steep
stairway into the cellar. This is highly
Objectionable: the cellar is not the prop
er place for jail. The public library is
located on the first floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Prove to Be Easy Prey.

They have not been trained To the
wles Of trade. and although the question
of honesty be not considered tLcy are
easy prey TO the si.rewd repre- sentatives
of our commerce.
"All these conditions and more make
the question so hazs that no man can
make any offhand plan of reform. The
subject needs thorough consideration by
a committee of business men,
LAS our government extends and grows
older these complications will grow more
intricate, and the need of such a com
mittee as / have proposed will become
more Urgent. | believe We are wasting
millions of dollars. and if this committee
is composed of workers much of this
waste will be stopped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
BLAST NEAR EMBASSY.
saris Residence of Myron T. Herrick
Endangered by Explosion.

PARIS, May 10.-A boiler explosion
occurred next door to the residence OF
Myron r. Herrick, United States ambas-
sador, this morning, killing and in
turing three other workmen The fence
surrounding the ambassadors house
caught fire. but little damage was done.
The ambassador and his family are in
Rome attending the international agri-
cultural conference. The boiler was at
tached to an engine employed in driving
piles for a new house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Secretary McAdoo Goes Cruising

Secretary McAdoo is taking a. week
end cruise on the revenue cutter Onon-
daea. He slipped out of Washington
quietly last night and went by rail TO
Baltimore. where he boarded the gov
ernment ship. He will go to Hampton
roads and then up the James river 10
Richmond returning Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
German Coal Strike Ends.

BECTHEN. Germany, May l0.-The
strike by 6O,0VO coal miners in this dis
trict which began April Il, has been
called off by the mems trade unions,
owing to the hopelessness of attaining
success. The employers flatly refused to
grant the concessions, demanded The
men have all returned TO the pits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Lake Ice Jam Continues.

DULUTH. Mimi. May 10-AIuch trou-
bic is being experienced by lake boats in
breaking through the extensive ice jam.
which has returned from mid-lake and
extends from Duluth TO Two Harbors
All boats We're delayed from early yester-
day afternoon to this morning between
here and Two HarborS. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Suffragettes' Attempt Damage
to Railway Station and
P. o. Building.
ONE ELECTRIC BATTERY
REVEALED BY ITS TICKS
Fine Old Mansion in Dundee. Scot
land. Destroyed by Fire Early
This Morning.

LONDON. May 10.-Two more of the
now familiar bombs with which the mill
tant suffragettes are attempting to scare
the British parliament into giving the
parliamentary franchise To women were
discovered this morning One Of them
was found i'll the passengers waiting room
al the busy Lime street railroad station
In Liverpool and the other in the sorting
room of the post Office at Reading
The fuse Of the Liverpool bomb had
been lighted by the perpetrator of the
outrage, but had died out before it
reached the gunpOwder. The instrument
| of intended destruction consisted of a
!, tin tobacco box filed with gunpowder
and iron nuts, and the long fuse was laid
| in the center. The Reading ma chine was
wrapped in a bulky parcel, to which the
| attention of the post office employees was
attracted by the sound of ticking
Electric Battery Concealed.
| The police We're called in. and on eX-
| animation found that the parcel con-
tanned an electric battery connected with
explosives and accompanied by quanu-
ties of suffragette literature.
| The parcel was addressed to a municipal
4 official of Reading now on his vacation
| The police express the belief that ii was
= timed to explode in his residence during
| his absence. The clockwork arrange
ment was in perfect working order.
In view of the possibility of further at.
tacks by the wild women on the
/, churches, many historical edifice.
throughout the country, which during tn
season are usually visited by thousand:
of American and other tourists. have beer
ordered closed, except during the hours
of service.
Handsome Home Destroyed by Fire
DUNDEE. Scotland, May lO.-Farring
ton Hall, the residence of Henry Nc
Grady, former lord provost of Dundee
was destroyed by fire early this morning
Indications point to the militant suffra
gettes as the authors of the outrage.
| Flames broke out simultaneously in hal
| dozen places in the great mansion
| which was a beautiful specimen of arch
| itecture. 1t was being prepared for oc
cupation during the summer by the owne
and his family.
Printing Official Under Bond.
, MANCHESTER, Eng, May 10--Jame
Whiteley. secretary of the printing firr
responsible for the last issue of the Suf
fragette, was brought up in police cour
J., today and remanded for trial The mag
istrate allowed him bail on his promis
not to publish any further editions Of tn
militant newspaper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate:

Se0Ates
Not in session: meets Tuesday,
pm.
Territories committee continued
its hearing on Alaskan problems.
House:
Met at noon.
Majority Leader Underwood,
Progressive Leader Murdock and
Minority Leader Mann conferred
on committee appointments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Count Cassini in Good Health.

PARIS, MAY l0.-Count Arthur Pavlo-
witch Cassin, formerly Russian ambas-
sador to the United States. report OF
whose death was published this week, III
the United States, is enjoying excellent
health at his residence here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Manuel to Wed Next Fall.

SIGMARINGEN. Germany Nay 10
The marriage of former kinS Manuel OF
Portugal and Princess Augustine Vic.
toria. daughter Of Prince Wilhelm OF
Hohenzollern is TO take place next Sep
tember.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Crew Taken Off Stranded Steamer

ELLINGTON. New Zealand. May 10.
Tho crew of the British mail steamer
adra barah was saved when the YES
acl went ashore on the Manajatu Goa st
last night. A terrific storm is raging
and the steamer is fast breaking up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Sundry Civil Bill Problem.

The sundry civil bill will pass Congress
and reach Mr.. Wilson during the week.
The bill would not have gone through the
House in the same shape in which Mr..
Taft vetoed il but for the information
of the leaders that the President would
not balk at it. Much pressure Is being
brought on the President to veto the
bill and his friends are divided as to what
he should do. Mt. Taft vigorously as
serted that the provision in the bill ex-
empting labor and farm organizations
from operation of the Sherman antitrust /
laws was class legislation of the most
vicious sort.
The impression some of Mr. Wilson S
visitors have gotten is that lac will sign
the BILL but accompanied by a statement
objecting to such legislation when at
tached to appropriation bills.
Ii is also stated by those who have
recently discussed the subject with the
President that he does not feel any prin-
cipal of substantive law is involved by
the exemption clause which is effective
only for the short period of the appro-
priation and that if labor unions OF
farmers organizations violate the anti
trust laws they might be prosecuted by
the use of other funds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
PROTEST FROM HUERTA
NOT YET BEFORE j. S.
Desires That This Country
Recognize Present Mexi-
can. Government.

The alleged protest by Provisional
President Huerta of Mexico against the
failure Of this government to recognize
the Huerta government, and thus remove
alleged obstacles against the fiotation of
a Mexican loan, has not yet been the sub
ject of representations to the State De-
partment by Ambassador Wilson, the
American representative in Mexico City.
The attitude of this administration is
to maintain it's policy of non-interference
during the unrest that has held the south
ern republic for SO long a time.
1t is pointed out unoffically that Am
bassador Wilson's presence in the Mexi-
can capital is solely due to a desire on
the part of this government to have a
representative on the spot. Although
there has been a change in the admins
tration the ambassador has not been dis
tlrbed in his tenure of Office, for his re-
moval would have involved the necessity
of appointing his successor. a move that
might have been interpreted as a virtual
recognition of the new Mexican regime.
Status of Wilson.
President Huertas reminder to Am
bassador Wilson OF the limitation i'm
with the Mexican government IS not eN-
pected to change the status of the
American ambassador. Amba ssador Will
son has been doing business with de
facto government in the City of Mexico,
and although he has not been able TO
extend political recognition as desired by
the Huerta element he will continue to
transact the necessary business of the
American embassy a.; that capital for
the present.
1t is not anticipated that he will be
given his passports nor that he will be
recalled in view Of the almost certain
confusion that would follow among the
large American colony of Mexico if the
ambassador were to leave the country
summarily. The State Department con-
siders Mr.. Wilson's work in the interest
of Americans quite aside from any
diplomatic functions of great Importance
Huerta's Statement.
President Huerta. through foreign min
ister de la Barra, former provisional
President of, Mexico, in telegram to
the Mexican embassy in Washington.
makes further statement of the posi-
ton of the Huerta government. The
telegram declares that it is the. policy
of the Mexican government to maintain
all guarantees. protect life and property
of foreigners and Mexican citizens, max
ing no exceptions. The efforts of the
Huerta government toward tranquilizing
Mexico are set forth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Calls Inquiries Desultory.

Our expenditure committees have made
desultory investigations which in some
instances have resulted in the uncover
Ing Of minor offenses, but their findings
have mainly been utilized as basis. of
political attack upon the administration
and have resulted in only slight reform
of methods. Congress-. through various
committees. has spasmodically taken up
the subject piecemeal, with the result
that there Is no coordination and no
apparent beneficial effect OF its work.
Heads of departments charged with
buying are constantly being changed and
whatever experience they have acquired
by their incumbency is dissipated by their
retirement and the ineXperience of their
successors
1T would appear that the heads of
some departments possessed of technical
knowledge should determine what we
must buy, but l ceptend that these gen
tlemen whose lives have been full OF
professional activities and in many in
stances utterly devoid Of that training
which develops the business instincts. are
the last people from whom To expect
economical buying.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
Republicans Demand Hearings.

The republicans scored first in the
fight over the tariff bill in the Senate
which opened yesterday afternoon. Sen
ator Penrose's molten to instruct the
finance committee 70 give hearings on
the tariff bill before reporting that
measure to the Senate effectually held
up the reference of the bill to the com
mittee. and the measure is now reposing
on the Vice Presidents table. with uo
chance OF being taken from il until
the Senate meets next Tuesday
Had a vote tile Penrose motion
been taken yesterday afternoon IL
would have been successful. and the
democrats il was said today, would
have been forced to grant the hearings
on th,, tariff bill which the republicans
are demanding Five or six OF the
Democratic senators believe that these
hearings should be granted also ana
u.ith their votes the Penrose motion
would have prevailed.
patween now and Tuesday the demo-
oratic leaders of the Senate VIII en-
Saavor 10 whip these senators into line
D. as the question of hearings has
ionr been agirated il seems hardly
n,aha able that the leaders will be sue
cessful in defeating the Penrose mo-
ton. Ii hearings are srant1, the eii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10

there was too much else pushing him and
he will take a fresh start Monday in the
hope of turning out two new Commits
sioners and an excise board for the peo-
Pile of the District. The entries in the
District Commissioner race do not show
any particular favorites, while the candi-
dates are warming up The President il
is known, is approaching the choice of
candidates with a perfectly open mind.
thus giving everybody a fair chance