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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-03
Drastic Law for Chauffeurs.

Agitation for a more drastic law than
the present one for the punishment of
chauffeurs and others who take automo-
biles without the consent of their owners
and go on JOY rides with them often leav-
ing them abandoned and out of commits
sion, began last summer. At that time
there was a small epidemic of this "bor-
rowing in the National Capital and the
police and auto owners decided that a
severe penalty would act as deterrent.
The bill approved by the committee to-
day provides that ANY chauffeur or other
person who, without the consent Of the
owner, shall take. use. operate or remove.
or cause to be taken, used, operated or
removed, from a garage, stable or other
building or place. or from any place or
locality on a public or private highway,
park. parkway, street. lot field. Enclosure
or space, an automobile or motor vehicle
and operate or drive. or cause the same
to be operated or driven. for his own
profit. use or purpose. shall suffer i'm
prisonment for not less than one nor
more than five years.
The bill, as introduced. made the max
mum penalty ten years, but the commit
tee decided five years was sufficient
Licensed Vehicles.
The measure amending the license law
with respect to licenses of drivers of
passenger vehicles for hire has already
passed the House and, with the favorable
recommendation of the Senate District
committee today, will probably be put
on the statute books within a short time
1t is aimed, the Commissioners said in
urging the legislation upon Congress, to
protect the public from vicious and ire
sponsible drivers of public passenger We
hicleS.
The bill would require every driver
OF passenger vehicles for hire to pro-
cure license from the District as
SCISSOR. and the license is not to be
issued except on evidence that the ap-
plicant is person of good moral
character and upon payment of 81 fee
per year. The investigation of the APP
plicants character is to be made by
member, of the police force designated
by the superintendent Of police.
The licenses are not to be assigned or
transferred and the number of each is
to be displayed on the vehicle conspicu-
Ously. The licenses may be revoked by
the District Commissioners if they think
the public safety requires it or the IL
censee has become disqualified for a rea-
son that might endanger the safety of
the passengers using the vehicle or the
licensee has been convicted of a crime
involving moral turpitude or a law gov
erninp Sllch vehicles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-03
Moons Assailant Not Found.

No trace has as yet been found by the
police of the person who crushed the
skull of Jacob Moon. colored. early yes
terday morning at 9th and G streets
northwest. and which resulted in his
death later at Emergency Hospital.
Detectives and police of the third pre-
cinct have been working on the murder
since yesterday. The motive for the
crime also is a mystery.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-03

The revenues Of the Lynchburg, Va,
post office in 1912 broke all records. with
total Of $151,171.25. This 10 an Increase
Of 4.Oe2 SO over the year previou
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-03

1t pays to read the want columns OF
The Star Hundreds Of situations are
filled through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-03

Princeton, w Va. believes it has the
tiniest baby in the state. The infant is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter Spangler
is ten days old and weighs less than three
pounds. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-03

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-03
TRIAL At COMPROMISE
ON LOAN SHARK BILL
Conferees of House and Sen
ate Likely to Reach an
Agreement.

Further efforts to compromise the diff
ferences between the two houses of Con-
sress over the loan shark bill. so that
the measure will become law within the
near future. are to be made as result
of a discussion of the matter by men,
bers of the Senate District committee to-
day. Specific lines of compromise were
suggested by the committee, but are not
to be made public in advance of their
presentation to the conferees of the Sen
ate and House.
The conferees are to meet next We'd
nesday morning at II o'clock upon the
call of Senator Curtis. to discuss the pro-
posed compromise and there Is strong
hope that a common ground of agree
ment will be found at that time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-03
Approval OF Bills Pending,

Besides discussing the loan shark bill,
the committee voted its approval of sew
eral bills pending. Those TO be recon-
mended to the Senate for passage are:
To authorize the extension of 18th street
southeast and of White place.
To amend the license law with respect
to licenses of drivers of vehicles for hire.
The provide severe penalty for the I'M
authorized use of automobiles by chauf-
feurS and others.
To authorize dental supply houses to
sell drug preparations.
To amend the charter of the German
Orphan Asylum so that the number of its
directors shall be indeterminate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-03
Final Action Deferred.

Today's discussion of the loan shark sit
uation by the committee was a long one.
AS quorum was not present at the ses-
sion. final and definite action was not
taken. Senator Curtis explained the at
titude of the conferees and pointed out
that the insistence of the House repre-
sentatives that pawnbrokers should be
included in the loan shark measure was
the main point at issue
That brought the committee to the
question whether not it should yield
to the House and allow pawnbrokers to
be included, thus reversing their past
position. majority of those present
voted that further efforts should be made
to compromise the point. The sugges-
ton was made that the point should be
yielded by the Senate rather than have
the legislation fail altogether but this
did not meet the approval of the ma
jority. 1t was indicated pretty plainly
on what lines the committee would COM
promise the matter and the propositions
will be advanced at the next conference.
The conferees for the Senate are Sen
ators Curtis. Dillingham; and Paynter;
those for the House are Representatives
Johnson of Kentucky Adair and Dyer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-03
Dental Supply Stores.

In approving the bill, already passed
by the House. granting wholesale dental
supply stores the right to sell drug prep
aratiOns, the committee OVERRIDE strenu-
Gus objections that We're made to the
measure. DR.. Harvey W. Wiley. former
chief chemist. and others argued before
the committee at a public hearing that it
would tend to make it easier for users of
cocaine and opium to obtain the drugs in
the District.
Representatives of local dentists how
ever, presented the hardShipS they felt
because of their inability to get needed
preparations for their work, and the COM
mittee approved Of the measure in
amended form that is thought to properly
safeguard the sales against abuse by
cocaine or opium fiendS.
The street extension measure given
approval by the committee authorizes
the extension of 18th street southeast
from Minnesota avenue to Park place
with width of ninety feet, and Of White
place from its present terminus south of
Minnesota avenue to Park place with a
width of fifty feet. The cost is to be
assessed against nearby property as
benefits.
The change in the charter of the German
Orphan Asylum allowing an indetermi-
nate number of directors, was requested
by the asylum officials, acting because
they desired to honor some friends of the
To Quiet Land Titles.
To Senator Pomerene as a subcommit-
tee was referred the sutherland bill
granting jurisdiction to the District Su-
preme Court to quiet title to lands in
certain cases and the Sutherland bill re-
stricting the method of disposition of
public land in the District.
To Senator Curtis as subcommittee
was referred a House Dill providing new
crime of false pretenses.
To Senator Works as subcommittee
was referred the Gallinger bill reducing
the penalty for cruelty to animals in the
District and thereby not subject to a jury
trial.
To Senators Jones and Works. as sub
committee was referred the joint resolu-
ton urged by the District Commissioners
appropriating $4,000 for the maintenance
of public order in the National Capital at
Inauguration time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-30
Child SLAVES
LOT VERY BAD
IN GEORGIA
TO DR.. M'hELWAY
Well known SOClOIOgiSt Gives
Conditions

Atlanta, Ga, April 29.-Declaring
that Georgia offers less protection to
the thousands of child slaves in her
mills and factories than any Othe.
state, DR. A. j. McKelway, of Wash
ington, D. c., secretary for the South
of the National Child Labor commit
tee and one of the big figures of the
Southern Sociological congress, has
suggested an ideal law, which, he said,
would solve the child labor problem.
DR.. McKelway's child labor law al
ready has received the Endorsement of
the American Bar association, and has
been adopted, with slight modifica-
tons, by Arizona, Oklahoma, Maryland,
Kentucky, Mississippi and Louisiana.
1t is now being considered by the leg
islature of Florida, with excellent
chances of passing
Briefly, the main provisions of the
law are these:
Limits Hours of Work and Age.
An eight hour working day for boys
under 16 years and girls under IS
years of age.
A 12-year age limit for boys en-
gagged in street occupations.
A 14-year age limit for children
employed in factories, stores and en-
gagged in other industrial occupations.
A 16-year age limit for children
engaged in dangerous occupations
An 18-year age limit for children
engaged in extra hazardous occu-
pations.
A 21year age limit for those en-
gagged in immoral occupations. Might
messenger service, working in saloons,
etc, are classed as immoral occupa-
tons" y
ut is high time" declared DR.. Nc
Kelway, that Georgia needed the cry
of the child slaves. Their weak voices
have been lifted in a pitiful appeal
for years; their childish faces have
become lined with the marks of I'M
ceasing toll.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-30
WashlngtOn Cnmp No, BE-.
AMERICUS CAMP, zoe, WOODMEN
OF THE WORLD.

Meets every Wednesday night In Cot
ney building. All visiting Sovereigns
invited to meet with us.
G. M. BRAGG. C. c.
*. FORD, Clerk.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-30
WHY THIRTEEN" Is
REGARDED UNLUCKY
That Has Remarkable Hold
on Many People

Not few Observation-Disclosures
people have, since the advent of 1919,
been prophesying al sorts of terrible
happenings -national strikes, appalling
disasters, German invasion and what
not which are going to happen be-
cause 13 figures in the date. AS a mat
ter of fact, however, the lbs have been
very lucky years for US, particularly
in regard to wars, says Tit-Bits
In the year 1913 saw the beginning
of Napoleon's collapse, the -great
French soldier and Emperor remark-
ing: All Europe was with us a
year ago; all Europe is now against
US 1t was in that year that yelling
ton in the peninsular was victorious
at Vittoria and in the battles of the
Pyrenees. In 1913 the Treaty of Ut
recht was signed in London, by which
England retained Gibraltar and ac-
quired territory, around Hudson Bav,
Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. In
1913 we were at peace, while 100 years
earlier Henry VII, defeated the
French. 1t was a tragic year for
Scotland, for 1913 was the year of
Flodden Field, when the English de
feated the Scots, killing James ".
with 10000 of his men In 1413 We
were at peace, but the superstitious il
England point triumphantly to 1919,
when Robert Bruce drove the English
from Edinburg and Inverness.
Referring again to the present year.
it is interesting to note that Americas
new President, MIR. Woodrow Wilson,
laughs at the idea of 1918, being I'M
lucky. Indeed, he regards it as the
luckiest year of his life, and he shows
that the lbs have always been running
through his career. The year of his
to the Presidency produced
10 by adding the digits, 1912; the name
Woodrow Wilson contains just 10 det-
tiers; he was for 10 years professor at
Princeton university; was elected as
thirteenth president of that establish
men, and presided over about 1900
students. 1t might be added that it was
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-30
WIRELESS SERVICE Is
EFFECTED IN AFRICA
Communication From One Side of Con.
tinent to the Other.

London, April 29.-Brazzaville, the
capital of French Equatorial Africa, is
now in wireless communication with
Lisala, 610 miles further up the River
Congo, and even with Stanleyville,
TAO miles distant. Kindu and Iowa
stations have succeeded in communi-
eating with Moanza on Lake Victoria,
453 miles distant.
Atmospheric conditions in the Con-
go are not favorable to wireless teleg-
raphy, the air being often highly
charged with electricity and tNe strong
sunlight affecting the passage of the
ether waves.
1t is proposed to establish a high
power wireless station at Lusambo in
the Kasai, which. owing to its central
position, will be able to communicate
with all the other Congo wireless
posts. Stations are also contemplated
at Niangara on the Upper Uele Riv-
err.
Communications will soon be eff
fected across the continent by the
British.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-30
MONUMENT UNWILLING TO
FOUR SOUTHERN POETS
Augusta is the Scene of the
Exercises

Augusta, April 29.-The monument
t. four Southern poets, Paul HamIl-
ton Hayne, Father Ryan, Sidney La
nier and James R. Randall, which Mrs.
E. K. Cole, of Nashville, Tenn, pre-
scented to the city of Augusta, was uu
yelled yesterday
The monument stands on Greene
street in front of the st. Johns Meth
odist church. The monument is being
erected by the donor as memoir Il
to her father, the late Mayor Russell,
of this city, who died several years
ago 1t was presented to the city by
Chancellor Kirkland, of Vanderbilt
university, and will be accepted on
behalf of the city by DR.. NJ. Ashby
Jones. pastor OF the First Baptist
church.
One Of the features to the unwilling
ceremony was the singing of Mary
land, My Maryland" James r. Ran
dalls masterpiece, by a selected choi-
and another will be the reading of an
inspired poem by William Hamilton
Hayne, son of the deceased poet.
Mrs Cole and her party arrived here
in private car for the unwilling
coming from Atlanta, where they have
been in attendance at the sociological
congress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-30
NOBLE Man. WANTS TO
we'd POOR u. S. GIRL
Duke Of ArgyII'S GOdSOH Seek
ing Bride

New York, April ga foreign no.
bleman, poor, and seeking his fortune,
landed here today with the announce
ment that he wanted to marry poor
American girl No heiress would do.
The nobleman is The Maclaine, god
son of the duke of Argyll, chief of 4
Scottish clan and lord of $4,000 mortg-
age-incumbered acres at Lochbuie. He
had $40 and desire to work.
q have come to America to make
my fortune" he said, in answer to
inquiries. Also, may marry.
have two great desires in connection
with my trip here. One is to make
money and the other is to find my
ideal girl She must be an American,
poor, petite and pretty. | have had a
picture of the girl in my mind for i
long time, and | think | shall find her
IN New York"
The Scot went to a hotel where all
his bills have been paid for two weeks,
at the end of which time he expects to
have landed a job. The duke of Argyll
paid the hotel bills, also the passage.
1t appears The Maclaine found him
self in difficulties because of his in
numbered estates and with only $40
available assets, he appealed to his
godfather, who agreed to stake him
while he went forth to seek his for
tune. The Maclaine is about 33 years
old, well built and healthy looking.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-30
MEAT FED MINISTER'S
COULDN'T TOUCH FLOOR
They Needed Apples, Cabbage and o.
ions, Instead Of Carnal Food,
Expert Declares.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 29.-After be-
ing urged to eat little meat and plen-
ty of peas. beans and eggs, sixty meat
eating ministers today took off their
coats and tried to touch fingers 10
the floor without bending the knees.
Few succeeded, but progress was
noted by lecturer who came here TO
teach Pittsburg preachers how 10
get well and stay WE'LL
The food for a laboring man must
be different from the food for a pro-
fessional man." it was stated. Every
minister ought to eat at least two ap-
Piles a day and plenty of cabbage. You
must eat onions. too"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-30
LOCAL MASONS WILL
Go TO MACON TODAY
For the State Chapter Meet
ING

The Americas party attending the
Masonic convention in Macon this
week will go up this morning, the
proceedings LISTING through two or
three days. The convocation of the
State Chapter, Royal Arch Masons.
will begin this morning at 10 o'clock
at the new Hotel Dempsey, presided
over by Grand Master Sansborn.
The Eastern Star meetings will like
wise begin this morning, the business
sessions being held in the Macon lodge
hall. The address of welcome will b.
delivered by Mrs. Senie NJ. Hubbard,
past grand matron, with response by
Mrs. Ward Galley, associate grand ma
tron.
Judge John Ross, of Macon, will =
liver the address of welcome to the
Masonic fraternity, following which
the children of the Masonic Home will
render a short program. Several en-
tertainments and social occasions will
be given in honor of the many visiting
Masons and Eastern Star representa-
tiyes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-30

Sleeping cars between Americas ahd
Atlanta on trains leaving Americas
1895 p. m. arriving Americas 5:3'
Q. m Connects at Macon with sleep
ing cars to and from Savannah.
Pullman sleeping cars between Chi
cago, St Louis and Jacksonville OF
Seminole Limited" leaving Americas
Tor Jacksonville 1880 a. m. Leavee
Americas for St. Louis and Chicago
via Columbus and Birmir CHAM, at 1861
Ia
For further information apply toS
D. Ellis. Ticket Agent, Americas. OF
John W. Blount, District Passenger
s&eut. Macon. Co.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-30
{. of(1a.Ry
Current Schedules Corrected to Dat
Central TINE.
TRAINS ARRIVE.

A~~AAANAJ AnAhAsA no
From Savannah, Augusta,
Atlanta and Macon 49," 1880 D U
From Columbus and IN
terlnediate points ........ 1890 q n
From Lockhart, Dothan,
Albany, Troy and Mont
SoHeFy .....,...-.. |lV:S y
From Lockhart, DOthan,
Albany, Troy snd Mont
gomery ............." 2:O5 p n
From Atlanta and Macon :" 2:15
From Augusta, Savannah.
Atlanta and Macon =" $50 q n
From Columbus and in
termediate points .! TO p n
From Columbus and in
termediate points ......" 10000 a n
From Albany and Jack
sonville 1855 a II
From Albany ......." $40 a n
TRAINS DEPART.
For Macon, Augusta and
SoFNON&A Nv - y
For albany, Dothan
Lockhart. Troy and
Montgomery -. .......' $50 a u
For Albany, Dothan,
Lockhart, Troy and
Montgomery ........." 2:15 . u
FOR Macon and Atlanta -" 2:05 p n
FOR Macon, Atlanta, Saw
Annah ana Augusta -. ."10:35 D n
For Columbus ...........~ 3:45 a n
For Columbus ............! 500 a N
For Columbus, BiTmiag-
ham and Chicago ......" 1855 a q
For Albany ............" 1880 p N
For Albany and Jackson
vile ..... 80 a n
Daily. Except Sunday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-30
WOMAN HAS LARGER
BRAIN Than man
She is Long on the Gray
Matter


A great deal has been said about
man possessing a larger brain than
woman, and this has led to the claim
through many years that mans brain
was superior. But now there are
some authorities who are putting up
an entirely different argument ana
declaring that in reality mans brain
is second best in the matter of relative
size, says the New York American.
1t is admitted mans brain is larger
than the brain of woman, but it is said
1t is really only about tenth Iarg-
er. Taking into consideration the fact
than man is a larger animal than
woman, and that he really averages
more than one-tenth larger than WON.
an, his brain is not as large in propor-
ton to his body as is womans.
To come back at this argument il
has been said that there is a loophole
of escape from this inference in the
fact that the smaller animals have a
proportionately larger brain than the
large animals The sat has a much
Larger brain, according to its size than
the elephant But, on the other hanJ.
the elephant certainly has more ia
telllgence than the cat. A babv's
brain is five times larger bodily pro-
portions taken into consideration, thar
its fathers.
But all mental activity, it is said,
finds its origin in the thin outer LAYER,
or cortax, of the brain On every
square inch there are ten millions Or
more of minute cells which are the in
struments of mental energy. Because
of this, it is believed that a proper
comparison of brain values can only
e made by considering the number of
these cells of mental energy. AS yea
there have been no observations to
prove that sex makes the least diffeG-
ence in the number, development or
vital energy of these brain elements.
If man wishes to argue that size of
brain really counts, then we must ad-
nit that his brain is Second best,
inasmuch as woman has little larger
brain than man when the size of the
body is taken into consideration. To
be perfectly square, it should be stat
ed that the results of the most pains
taking investigations all show that
there is practically an equality in the
bldIt anu IGludI6 IllIuuS.
With the lower animals there is al
pronounced relation between the size
of the eyes and the brain, it is claim
ed by some recent investigators. Even
among fishes it is said the more cum
ming species are those that have large
eyes, and upon investigation it was
found that the fish with large eyes
had larger brains than those with
small eyes.
The rate with its beady eyes has an
exceedingly small brain, while the
squirrel with it's rather large and linn
pid eyes for an animal so small (aboue
the size of the rat has much larger
brain, than the small-eyed rat.
Among human beings there is prof.
ably little difference in the size of the
brains of the small-eyed one than
those with large eyes. OF course, not
many if any experiments along this |
line have been made, but it is claimed |
that men of unusual genius generally |
have striking eyes of more than aver
age size. There are, of course, always
exceptions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-30

1t takes all kinds of people to make
a world, including the stylishly dress
ed woman who rushes into a drug
store, fumbles in her forty-dollar
purse and, while the clerks are falling
over each other to wait upon her,
calmly announces that she wants a
postage stamp.