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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11
HITS NEW HAVEN SYSTEM.
Road Said to Have Exceeded Proper
Limits of Combination.

BOSTON. January lit is the con-
sensus Of intelligent opinion at the pres
ent time that the New York. New Haven
and Hartford railroad system already
has exceeded the proper limits of combi-
nation and that unless it proceeds volun-
tarily to divest itself of some of the
properties now held by it there is little
doubt that some other effectual means
will be found for accomplishing that re-
suit"
This is one OF the comments on the
New Haven system made by the Massa-
chusetts railroad commission in it's an
nual report published today.
The commission says that the road al
ready has taken steps in this direction In
connection with the recent act of Con-
gress relating to the Panama canal by
arranging for the disposal of its steam
ship lines. 1t continues:
The management is apparently doing
everything In its power to meet the de-
mand for better service. Nevertheless, it
seems imperative that some action be
taken by the public authorities to assert
more effective control over the system
and to secure from ii the proper per-
formance of the obligation il has volun-
tarily assumed of supplying the trans2or-
tation requirements of the common
wealth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11
WEAR FUR BRACELETS.
Latest Novelty for MY Lady" Is
Adopted in London.
Foreign Correspondence of The Star.


LONDON, January I, 1913.
Fur jewellery is the latest novelty to be
adopted by women, for bracelets are be-
ing sold in the West End of London in
shape like the bead or old snake brace
let. The new bracelets are at present
made in ermine. nutria seal and moleskin.
They are Inexpensive and can be pur-
chased as cheaply as $50
Fur is worn in almost every conceive
able way nowadays. and now fur jewelry
makes bid for popularity in the shape
of the bracelet and the necklet. These
are wound around the arm or the neck
in snake fashion. and are about one
inch in width.
The little snakes of fur are finished off
with tiny imitation head of the animal
from which the fur has been taken.
In the case of the bracelet, the animal
head is worn near the hand. For the
to match the fur trimming of the gown,
and for the daytime they should match
the muff.
Fur hat pins have had a certain vogue
for some time, having fur heads instead
of the ordinary metal or jeweled head,
and the newest bag which is used as a
substitute in the evening for the gold or
jeweled brocade bag is a large fiat fancy
bag of fur. A skunk evening bag lined
with black velvet is priced at 1910.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11
THREE SENATORS WILL SPEAK,
Meeting of the Direct Legislation
League in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. January lit is ex-
pected that the Maryland heater will be
crowded tomorrow afternoon. when the
Direct Legislation League will hold a
mass meeting, at which the speakers will
be men of national fame.
United States Senators Robert l.. Owen
of Oklahoma, George f. Chamberlain of
Oregon and Moses T.. Clapp Of Minneso-
ia will explain the initiative and referen-
dunn and show what the actual practice
of these forms of government has accom-
plished. Representative David ]. Lewis
of Maryland and Judson King of Seattle
will also speak.
Mr.. Lewis will be especially interesting.
for it is expected that he will touch upon
the parcel post, of which he has been a
leading promoter. The Direct Legislation
League regards this meeting as the
opening gun of a vigorous campaign for
increased membership and as the begin
ming of an educational campaign In prep
aration for the converting of the next
legislature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11
REBELS CAPTURE TOWN
NEAR MEXICAN CAPITAL
Kill 200 Government Troops
and Are Then Pursued
Into Mountains.

| State Department advices from Mexico
| City are to the effect that Ayotcingo
/ thirty miles from there, has been cap
tured by the rebels, who defeated the
| federals. killing 200 of the latter Fed
| eral reinforcements were sent but were
| defeated
The railway line between Mexico and
Vera Cruz is threatened by the rebels
The Mexican government is sending
troops in pursuit of the rebels and is pro-
tecting the trains of the Interoceanic
railway.
that a. number of small towns have been
taken by the rebels. who have been burn
ing railway stations and bridges Rail-
way officials state that in many cases
where stations and small towns have
been taken. women. old and young, have
been maltreated.
Communication Is Cut Out.
The railway communication between
Mexico City and Oaxaca has been cut.
Prices of comestibles are advancing rap
idly as result Of the railway stri &c
situation, and there is a prospect of much
suffering If an agreement cannot be
reached.
The consul at Saltillo reports that there
are no changes in that district. which
continues quiet.
The consul at San Luis Potosi reports
that the railway strike still continues. A
small band of rebels is robbing planta
lions forty miles northwest Of the town.
Federals in Pursuit.
MEXICO CITY. January 1.-THE rebels
who sacked and burned the town of
Ayotcingo Thursday are reported today as
moving southwark through the mountains.
pursued by 900 federals. In their retreat
they attacked Juchtepec. ten miles south
of Ayotcingo. The rebels are said to be
running out of ammunition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11

up and over the sidewalk at Scott
Circle, crashing into the coping and
hedge at the edge of the circle. The
right rear wheel Of the car was de-
molished, but otherwise it was unin-
jured.
Commodore Hodges was not in the
car when the accident occurred He
said today that he understood that it
was being driven north on 18th street
at the time of the skid The car was
over the sidewalk of the circle and fac
ing at right angles to 18th street. 1t
was viewed by large crowds this morn
ing, who wondered how it could ever
have got into that position.
From the location of the car it would
appear that.it had been moving north
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11
BEAUTIFUL, BUT A DEMON.
Venomous Snake Admitted to the
London Zoo.
respondcnce of The Star.


LONDON. January 2. 1913
\ new resident has arrived at the zoo
he is snake of the most venomous
kind, and goes by the name OF Bush
master.
He has big. ugly head and a beauti-
full body, but just at present he is very
sleepy, because he wants To change his
skin This is not the first specimen of
the kind that has been in Regents Park,
but the new arrival is the finest that
has ever come TO this country.
He has not shown his peculiar temper
vet. but the keepers are dealing with
him wariiy, for he has an exceedingly
bad character His birthplace was Trini-
dad. in the West Indies. and he is sup
posed to be one of the quickest moving
of all snakes, well as the worst tenn
Iered. Lachesis for that is his scientific
name) lives in swamps. plantations and
forests. both on plains and on hills, and
his females are ridiculously prolific. The
young are produced by dozens al a time.
They are ten inches long at birth, and
are brought into the world i'm state OF
yiciousnesS equal to that of their parents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11
FO0TPADS GROWING BOLD.
Attempt to Rob Frank Dougherty
Within One Block of Prominent Thor

Frank Dougherty, giving his address
as 1921 18th street northwest, today told
the police of an exciting experience he
had Thursday night about II o'clock
with three unidentified white men. He
said he was on the south side of Mount
Vernon Square at Sth and X streets
when the men assaulted him, knocked
him down and tried to rob him.
There were plenty of people about
there" Dougherty said, land 1 shouted
murder, but none of them came to my as
Sistance."
Dougherty says the men attempted to
rob him, but that his cutlery frightened
them off before they took anything.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11
USE OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.
August Donath Will Describe at
Public Library Plan of Distribution

The Use and Distribution of Public
documents is to be discussed next
wednesday night at the monthly meet
ing Of the District Library Association
in the children's room of the Public
Library August Donath. superin-
tendent OF documents. will be the prin-
c1pal speaker and will give an outline
or the recently adopted plan for the
distribution of government documents
as used in the office of documents.
Alton p. Tisdel. assistant superin
tendent of documents, also will speak.
Robert A Church Of the Navy Depart
ment will speak of ship libraries on
vessels of the navy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11
PARCEL POST RETURNS.
Packages Dispatched and Delivered
Since System Was Inaupurated.

Postmaster Merit has issued the
following statistics showing the opera
ton of the new parcel post in this city
from January 1, the day it was in
augurated, to and including January :.
Total number of parcels of local origin
delivered, 795. Average weight. 1914
ounces. Amount of postage on local
parcels delivered, 1921. Total number
OF incoming parcels delivered, 1881
one pound three ounces average weight
Grand total of all parcels delivered,
1926.
Total number of outgoing parcels dis
patched, 1909 Average weight. 1344
ounces. Amount of postage on parcels
dispatched, $1.2O5.97. Total number of
insured parcels dispatched, $50. Total
number of insured parcels received for
delivery, 440.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11

west on Massachusetts avenue. AS it
moved north on 10th street the rear of
the machine, it is argued, must have
slid completely around to be in the
position it was found this morning. The
rain of the night had blotted out all
traces of the tracks made by the
tires. Commodore Hodges is a patient
at the Naval Hospital at the foot of
24th street northwest The police eSti-
mate the damage to the machine at
about $500. Henderson was not in
jured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11
FAMOUS PEARLS OF HISTORY.
Largest Is Two Inches Long and Is
Worth 100000.

From the Gentlewoman.
The pearl is the only gem needing not
the hand of man to bring to perfection.
and history affords ample evidence of the
intense fascination 1t has always eXer-
cised among the people of every age. 1t
is the oldest object of personal adorn-
ment
Indian mythology often speaks of the
pearl attributing its discovery to the god
Nishnu. who is said to have caused it to
be drawn from the ocean for his dauSh-
ter Pandaia. The records of the Romans.
BabylonianS. Persians and Egyptians
also make mention of it. There was the
wife of the Emperor Caligula, who. for
an ordinary betrothal feast. decked her
self with pearls to the value of e3%o.@i0.
and Julius Caesar presented Servilla, the
mother of Brutus, with a specimen val
ued at 10000.
Coming to more recent epochs, we find
that Philip ii. King of Spain. paid 94o,-
O0o for single pearl known as 'Pere-
grina. Found in Panama. it was pear
shaped and weighed ia carats Another
King of Spain, Philip ". purchased one
weighing 126 carats. 1t was brought
from India.
France, also, owns some exquisite eN
ampies: but the biggest pearl known is
that which was once the property Of the
banker Henry Philip Hope Cylindrical
in form. it is two inches long, four and a
half inches in circumference at one end
and three and half inches at the other.
1t weighs 1.SGo grains and is valued at
SEQ. Geo.
1t is known that the beauty of the nat
ural pearl sometimes proves evanescent.
To retain its shimmerinG splendor it
needs air and light. Acids can affect
them, and emanations from the skin can
destroy the precious bloom. which. once
gone. cannot be revived. Sometimes, too
owing to their comparative softness, they
become scratched and thus i source of
anxiety TO the owner. There is little
therefore, that possessors of
necklaces should seek to pro-
vide themselves with duplicates which
may be worn without fear and trembling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11
CALLS HALT ON PARDONS.
Gov. Blease Will Grant None for
Three Months.

NEWBERRY, S. c., January 11-Gov.
Blease, who has reduced the population
Of the state penitentiary almost one-half,
having pardoned or paroled more than
800 convicts in less than two years, will
grant no more pardons for three months.
The governor has disposed of all cases
for the time being which he regards as
worthy of attention.
He said he would consider no more
petitions until April l. and would
then refer such as might be presented to
the board OF pardons. AS the board :
recommendation is on:y advisory, the
governor has heretofore dispensed with
its services almost en>isely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11
CHARLES WRENN FINED.
Goes to Jail for Ninety Days in De-
fault for Larceny.

A sentence Of $40 fine or ninety days in
Jail was imposed on Charles Wrenn to-
day in the Police Court by Judge Alex
ander Mullowny on a charge of larceny.
Wrenn. who was arrested in Baltimore
several days ago by Detective Cox of
this city on a charge Of stealing clothing
valued at about SIT from Frederick w.
Johnson. went down in default of the
fine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11
Big Clock Working Badly.

The post Office clock is suffering from
malady so serious that it will not re-
spond to treatment at the hands of
local clock physicians. For three days
it has been out of commission, and to-
day the department telegraphed the
builders in Massachusetts. asking that
a repair man be sent Immediately. The
east and west sides of the clock are
running spasmodically, but the north
and south are out of commission en-
tirely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11
Joseph Fels to Speak on Single Tax.

Joseph FEELS of Philadelphia will speak
on the Single Tax at the Public Library
Monday night. under the auspices of the
Womans Single Tax League. He will
he introduced by Senator Perky of Idaho
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11

The Lutheran parsonage at Clearspring
Nd, will be sold at public auction, the
congregation having purchased a new
parsonage adjoining the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11
SK|DS ACROSS SIDEWALK.
Commodore Hodges Automo-
bile Figures in Unusual
Accident.

A fve-passenger automobile owned
by Commodore b. w. Hodges, L. S. N,
retired. and driven by his chauffeur.
H. III. Henderson, skidded last midnight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11

Rev. DR.. Dean has resigned the pastor
ate of the Lutheran Church at Accident
Nd to accept call to Wheeling, w. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11
REMAINS TO BE REMOVED.
Body of Maryland's First Governor
Will Be Disinterred.

FREDERICK, Md, January 1.-THE
body OF Thomas johnson. first Governor
Of Maryland and the nominator of George
washington to the position Of comman-
der-in-chief of the United States Army, is
to be moved I'm the spring from the Old
Episcopal cemetery. on All Saints street,
to Mount Olivet cemetery.
Gov. Johnson was buried in the old
graveyard ninety-three years ago For
some years the graveyard has practically
been abandoned. and the graves of the
most Of the persons buried there have
been removed to other places.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11

Thomas Crowel. a contractor. was kill
cd near. Redwood, w. Va, by log
jumping from a chute and striking him in
the breast.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-03-28
PIPER BILL BECOMES LAW.

Gov. Lister signed the Piper mini
mum wage bill last Monday, thereby
driving in the last nail in the great
est piece of legislation from a labor
standpoint enacted during the late ses-
sion of the legislature. The bill has
been described in detail in these col
umns Briefly, it sets no scale but
provides for the appointment of a
state commission to set the scale for
an industry in various localities, after
a loca lcommission shall have
thoroughly investigated all matters
bearing on the wage question and
have reported their findings to the
state commission. The Piper bill was
endorsed by the State Federation OF
Labor and was vigorously backed by
organized labor forces in the legis
lature. 1t will take it's place with the
Compensation measure as one of the
greatest pieces of labor legislation en-
acted in this state
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-03-28
LADY MEMBER REVIEWS
LATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION

| or her selfish ends and who is Wiling
to swap votes for anything to attain
his end, is worse than Judas Iscariot,
yet how many we have known in
our lawmaking bodies. Not so bad
but with disastrous results to the
state at large, is the man who is will
ing to vote you anything, in order to
take home an institution for his par
ticular locality. This has been done
Il also made special effort not to
appear as militant suffragette as that
term is usually derstood-demand-
ing certain things, but rather fol
lowed the path of trying to repre-
sent a home loving, humanity loving
patriotic woman, who believed in the
be on the square, when our point of
view was presented and depended
upon him to cast a vote on the right
side regardless of party upon ques-
tions affecting the women, the home.
and general public policy. For so do
ing he need expect no return vote
from me unless in my judgment his
side of the question was more merit
orious than his opponents. This
point of view once understood and my
sincerity established in all camps, as
the session wore on and the battle of
might waXed hotter, | was often con-
suited upon questions under contro-
versy by all parties. Even the So
cialist who stood alone in his way as
did in mine often talked over his
problems with me.
From these remarks lest | be mis-
understood l wish to say that | believe
in organization, as all work must be
systematized to avoid friction and to
accomplish results, but the question
confronting us, as women-not to dis
organize but to instill a spirit of fair
play and justice and to discourage
the old time militant stand, that
might makes right for often to win
is to lose'
"This is the problem that cannot be
solved Immediately and it may take a
generation, or the millennium, to en-
tirely overcome - nevertheless we
should exert our influence in that di-
rection"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-03-28
BOYS, WHO'S
LOONY NOW?

lDN OISdlllLtl - D. AOlpOlAA'J
A current press report has it that
the lumbermen and railroad building
contractors are advertising in the East
for 25,00O laborers with which to re-
place the l. w w agitators now in
their employ This is part of the pre-
paration the employers are making to
defeat the strike the l. w. w. has
proposed to call the 1st of May The
report goes on to credit the lumber
men with saying that conditions OF
labor in the Northwest lumber indus
/ try were never better than they had
right now" They intend to employ
American building citizens who
will appreciate it,"
This reminds us that the last time
we listened to the l. w w. soap-boxer
who was criticising the united mine
workers because they allowed the
bosses to learn several months in ad-
vance of an intended strike. With
this fore knowledge the coal barons
NClC bObIVi PAOPoi Vh w ANoAot bAAN
demands of the strikers. This was
sufficient evidence for the l. w w
agitators to charge the trades union
officials with being takers, pie-counter
artists, traitors, etc. Now we see the
l. w. w falling into the same trap.
For year or more they have openly
agitated an "eight-hOur day the 1st of
May" Did we not hear some one
say consistency thou art a jewell"
There is no doubt but that the l. w.
w originally intended to call this
strike. But a condition has developed
within the last year that renders such
a step impossible. Their influence is
rapidly waning "The Syndicalist"
credits them with a membership of
14O0 in the Northwest. The lumber in
dustry alone employees 100000 men.
Think of it! Calling a strike in an
industry where less than one man out
of each hundred and fifty are organ
lied! Besides their failure to success
fully manage the strike last year has
greatly lessened their influence among
the unorganized. We seriously doubt
if the |. w. w could even close down
one camp for "a hours. They are
people who wage a small fight with
a big music. Like croaking frogs,
you would think there were millions
where there are less than a dozen.
There is only one reason why the
|. w, WI may attempt to strike the
1st of May. If they thought the
initial union of Shingleweavers, Saw
mill Workers and Woodsmen would
respond to their call they would go
ahead; not with a view to licking
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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-03-28
IT'S
EMPLOYEES
(Grays Harbor Press. }

"My God, l haven't had a square
meal since | have been in Cosmopo
lis" spoke a woman who is now re,
siding in that little town; we with.
hold her name because the Grays Har-
bor Commercial company would dis
charge her husband if they knew who
it was.
She says my husband is a big,
strong man and / wake up at night
sometimes hearing him cry because
he cannot make a living for four peo-
pie, working for the Grays Harbor
Commercial company. Think of it!
They only pay him $50 a month and
is an impossibility to feed a family
on that small sum and give them half
enough to eat"
In speaking of how they happened
to come here, the woman said: my
husband and | lived in a small town
in Hungary called Lugos, and we
were happy. My husband is tailor
and he had good business; we were
what you call well Off" that is he
had a merchant tailor shop When
a relative in this country told us of
the golden opportunities that were
here we decided to come.
We landed in Michigan and bought
forty acres of land for $4,000. But
we soon found out that it was not a
paying proposition as the land was
no good. We could not even raise
enough to eat. After that we went
to Wisconsin and it was hard to get
work on account of my husband not
talking English, and so we drifted
west to Seattle. There, in passing by
the Star Employment bureau, he saw
the alluring sign displayed, carpen-
ters, loggers and mill workers wanted
at wages varying from SO to Sc per
day.
This looked pretty good, so he
paid his $3.50 for the job and was
shipped down to Cosmopolis to the
Grays Harbor Commercial company
and the usual company stool pigeon
met him and he learned that there
was no SO day jobs, he must take a
job at $50 and board if he boarded
outside the company mess house he
was to be allowed $40 extra.
Nov, as the company owns most
all of the town, we were almost COM
PEELED to rent one of their houses, for
which they charge us SO per month.
My husband works hard 26 days a
month for that measly $50 and the
$40 he is allowed for boarding at
home, making a total of $40. Take
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