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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-08
Gets Communications.

Secretary Lane has received a number
| of communications from various sources
on the matter of working hours of gov
| eminent clerks. The subject it was said.
| is not new to him, for during the long
period he was a member of the Interstate
| commerce commission he considered the
| matter
| With all this data in mind it was said
at his office today that taking into con-
sideration the salaries paid government
employees, the work performed, and pres
ent economic conditions, it would be bet
| ter to increase the hours of service from
8 to ), without changing the present lunch
period of half hour, and close the de-
partments half day on Saturday the
entire year.
| The Secretary's opinion on this matter
also Was brought about somewhat by
| his observat ton of the practice of bust
ness firms of the present day. He be-
| lieves not only that the government
should be run on a business basis but
| that it should be model employer, and
at the same time should receive a full
| measure of work from it's employees.
| This opinion of Secretary Lane on the
| hours of labor question in the govern
ment departments, 1t is made plain, is
| only his personal one. OF course. it
! probably will be submitted to the full
cabinet.
| This makes three propositions which
have been announced by cabinet Off
| Gals since the Wilson administration
came into power. The first was that
of Postmaster General Burleson. who
wanted the government clerks to come
to work at o'clock in the morning
Then Secretary Redfield of the Depart
ment of Commerce submitted a propo-
sition to all the department and bureau
heads in Washington seeking opinion
on proposition to give the clerks
five months of Saturday half holidays
without requiring extra time. This,
by far seemed to receive the greatest
approval. Now comes Secretary Lane
with his proposition.
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SWAT THE FLY"
This coupon good for one swat
ter on presentation TO the bust
ness Office of The Star.
T. J. Boynton to be Endorsed.

New England democratic congressman
plan to meet I'm the Office of Representa-
tive Peters of Massachusetts tomorrow to
indorse Thomas ]. Boynton of Everett
Mass, as assistant secretary of the
Treasury, to succeed James Curtis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-08

Although the hand of the big CLOCK
at the red-thousand- dollar in
twelve-days'' campaign headquarters only
moved around to the $53.9S4.15 mark to-
day, the campaign workers are still stick
ing to their slogan of 100000 by Fri
day
The returns made today amounted to
$5.51415. The falling off from yesterday s
figure was due to the fact that many of
the most active campaign workers had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-08

The last act in the tariff proceedings in
the House of Representatives is being
played this afternoon, and before the
House adjourns it is expected that the
Underwood tariff bill will be PASSED by
that body and be ready for its recep-
ten in the Senate. When the House re-
convened today at o'clock before
crowded galleries Representative Mann
of Illinois began his arguments to re-
commit The bill to the committee on ways
and means. with orders to include in the
hill Il paragraph creating a tariff board.
Although delay on the bill has not been
caused by republicans heretofore the
minority party is forcing the democrats
10 take very cautious steps in the last
moment. 1t is expected that three roll
call votes will be had before the final
passage of the bill.
When the House met this afternoon the
leaders on both sides Wee considerably
refreshed by long rest. Continuous
night sessions had tired out scores of
congressman The bill might have been
passed in the early hours of this morn
Ing or before midnight last night had
not Mr.. Mann served notice that he in
tended to argue the point of order which
would be made against the motion to re-
commit the bill and include a paragraph
Tor the creation of the tariff board.
Scene Shifting to Senate.
Today the scene Of the tariff revision
struggle began shifting from the House
to the Senate. Scores Of business men
and lobbyists, in Washington in the in
terests If various industries are swarm
ing through the Senate Office building
today interviewing senators Most of
their calls are made upon members of
the Senate finance committee, to which
l~;I
as it reaches the Senate.
If the bill comes to the Senate to-
morrow a motion will be made to re-
Ter ii to the finance committee. Then
according to present plans the repub-
Ican senator's will put up a fight to
have the committee instructed 70 give
open and full hearings on the bill. The
democrats. however. are determined
not to allow such hearings. and the
motion of the republicans probably
will be defeated The majority MEM
bers OF the finance committee have de-
cided to allow any persons who wish
to do so to file briefs on the tariff
schedules. and have promised to give
majority members of the committee
have already gone over the bill as in
troduced in the House and now sub
committees are working on the various
schedules.
May Be Here Till September.
Senator Simmons. chairman of the
finance committee, hopes that his COM
mittee will be ready to report the bill
back to the Senate within two weeks
after the committee gets it. But other
members OF the committee are not so
sanguine. and three or four weeks is the
time which ii is believed the bill will be
In committee. Allowing six weeks to two
months for debate in the Senate and
another ten DAYS two weeks for the
bill IL conference and the end If the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-08
Delegates in Attendance.

The delegates attending the convention
are: Bishop of Washington. Revs { :
Abbott. G. W. Atkinson. ] W Austin
David Barr. F. l. A. Bennett J. H. W
Blake. X. VI. Block. q. c. F. Bratenahl,
William Brayshaw. T. J Brown. G +.
Chesley. T. 5. Childs. G. =. Christian. J.
w. Clark G p. k. Cogswell l. " Col
lier. ID. W. Clrran. c. J. Curtis. ". q.
Davenport w. l.. De Nries. ]. j. Dimon,
Edward holloway. Edward Douse. 9. 7.
Dudley, Thomas Duncan, L ;. Dunlap.
G. T. Edwards. II. G. England. W. b.
Everett. II Garner. H. A. Griffith. T. A.
Haug hton- Burke, +. Il. Howden. I HUI
bert-Jones, f. H. Ingle, a. :. Johns. I.
A. tombstone. James Kirkpatrick g u.
Lafferty, {. !. La Roche, L. J. Lewis =.
r. Mailman. IL. II. Marsden. \. II. Marsh.
l.. Cody Marsh. G. II. McGrew. J. NJ. T..
Mckee. r. II. McI<im. +. +. McManus.
III. {. Merrill. NJ. r. Minnick. .. l.. Mitch
Murphy. Walden Myer, J. II. Nelms Viii
liam VI. Pettis {. H. Reese w ..
Roome, II. + kyerson. IA Y. Saunders.
W {. Shears, &. Ernest Smith. r. W.
Smith, G. w. Smith. IA. :. Smith. j. W.
Smith, R. c. Smith. ". T. SNYDER, & r.
Sontag. j. Macbride Sterrett, G. X Stet-
son, II. W. Stowell Robert Talbot Henry
Thomas. ". j. u. Thomas. L. NJ. Thomp-
son. Frederick Towers. W. V. Tunnel,
w. r. b. HLrner. 9 w. Van Fossen. j.
c. Van Loo. c. T Warner. { w. Whit
more. G. r. Williams. r. z. Williams,
Walter Williams, &. J. Wingate and w.
j. Wright.
Messrs G. y. Acker. b s. Adams. l..
V Allen. James Berry. William Berry
A. s. Browne. III. l.. Bryan, w. Mex
Burroughs. J. III. Chew. r. S. Chew, e. f.
Coates. \. ID. Cohey. j. A. Coe. w H.
Conn, r. G. Cornelius, T. II. Davis, Thorn
as Dawson. j NJ. Dent. +. Y. Emack. NJ
T. Endicott. W q. Field. r.. II. Goldsbor-
ough J. II. Gordon, A r. Grimes, A. H.
Hagner, Z. {. Hall. y. Harnish. Sam
uel Hayden. j. Van r. Hoff. J. VI Hunt
9. VI. Hustled. Thomas Hyde, j. l.. Johns.
John Jones. ]. NJ. Kenyon, Blair Lee. j
b X. Lee. w NJ. levin. 6 \. Lewis j.
q. n. Lilburn. Nicholas Luquer, J. NJ
Mckinney. J. r. Mayfield. W. Il. Mobley.
G. +. Molster G ". Moor, q. W. Myers.
NJ W. Offutt. T. " Page. j. = Poole, \.
b. Posey. W. q Rives. \. 4. Robinson.
IA l.. Rust Frederick Sasscer. n. IA.
Sasscer. H. V. Saunders. T. q. Selfridge.
w. FL Singleton. c. n. Stanley. III. Suter.
j. H. Taylor George Truesdell. w ".
Ward, t. III Watson, J. l.. Weaver g ).
Whitmore. \. l.. Wilmer and O. ID Zant-
Finger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-08
M'K|M FORCES WIN
IN Church MEETING
Partial Victory for Opponents
of Proposal to Change.
Name of Sect.
ELECT FIVE DELEGATES
ON THE FIRST BALLOT
Selection of Standing Committee to
Be Announced by Episcopal
Diocesan Convention.

partial victory FOR the opponents 81
the proposal 20 change the name Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church resulted
from the first ballot for deputies to the
general convention OF the church. held
today at the convention OF the diocese
OF Washington. AT St stephens Church.
The diocesan convention is 10 be brought
to a close late this afternoon.
On the first ballot for deputies TO the
general convention five opponents To the
change in name We're chosen. but there
was no election for three OF the places.
Rev. Randolph Ill. Mckim. the leader 81
the change-in- name opponents. was the
only clergy man elected. but fun quota
of lay deputies MAS chosen. They werr
Col. George Truesdell. ". II. Singleton
]. H. Gordon and \. :. Browne. all OF
whom are AGAINST the change in name
Immediately after the taking OF the
first ballot. another was begun to
select three more clergymen as deputies.
Those being voted for We're Rev. A. :.
Johns. Rev. II. c. Smith. Rev. r. u.
Howden, Rev. r. r. Williams. Rev. III.
5. Smith. Rev. c. Ernest Smith. Rev. &.
+. Buck. Rev ]. A. tombstone and Rev.
H. Thomas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-08
NEW WORK DAY PLAN
FOR EMPLOYEES OF i. S.

Secretary Lane of the Interior Depart
ment today proposed that the clerks in
the government departments should he
required to work from . am until ) pm,
with one-half hour for lunch and a half
holiday Saturdays the year around.
This adds another phase to the much
discussed question as to how many hours
clerks should give the government, and
apparently will have some bearing on the
five-month Saturday half holiday propo-
sition, which has been hanging fire before
the cabinet for several weeks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-08
Justice Barnard Sustains Con-
tention of Commercial Fire
Insurance Company.
SOUGHT TO PREVENT
REDUCTION OF VALUE
Court Declares District Heads Have
No Authority to Control Discre-
ton of Supt. Ingham.

The District Commissioners have no
authority to control the discretion OF the
superintendent OF insurance in his valua-
ton Of property of insurance companies
according to the opinion of Justice Barn
ard of the Supreme Court of the District
OF Columbia rendered today
Justice Barnard declares he will sign a
temporary injunction sought by the Com
! merclal Fire Insurance Company to pre-
vent the District Commissioners and
George W. lngham. superintendent of in
surance, from reducing the value of the
company's assets in a formal statement
proposed to be issued by the insurance
department of the District
me proceeding arose over the valua-
tlon OF the Southern building. at 18th
and II streets northwest. which was
placed by three experts employed By Mr..
lngham at S2,O00On An appraisement
Dy the board of assistant assessors made
the value Sl.GDc4 400. January 10 last the
commissioners oruered that appraise ments
OF real estate for the insurance depart
ment be made by the assessors office and
Such valuation be accepted by Mr. Ing
nam me insurance company brought
the question to the court
Doubt on Interchangeable Valuation.
NApiVSoco uouDl DIS " tiie
| right of the insurance company to have
| an interchangeable valuation. one that ths
| companv has . vested ri.b, - ,a..;, -
| ro,, - = CIV
S "pon LOT the purposes OF business
| ettner In the District or elsewhere fol
one year or any definite time.
| Justice Barnard declines to say to the
| SUPERINTENDENT Of Insurance that he can
| not ignore the official advertisement mad.
| by the assistant assessors
r.Ealues NAV change from time :,
| time" said Justice barnard "and 70
| appraisement become necessary in tn,
| interest of the public as well a. in ~.
| interest of the comnany"
The court declares the sunerintenden,
| of insurance should not nuhlisb tho yai.
| uatfon of the assessors as his offici.l an.
praisement and variation IF The raa
estate pendinr final hearing on tba
merits of the case
No Power to Pass Ordinance.
Justice Barnard holds the Commission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-08
FUNDS SOLICITED
AMONG WORKERS
Labor Unions and Employees of
Business Houses Asked
to Aid Hospital.
HANDS OF LARGE CLOCK
NOW STAND AT $50, 1894
Mrs. James Mcmillan Cables $1,000
to Assist Campaign-King's
Team Wins Again.

Report of the teams for the third day
Of the campaign for $3O0OOO for a new
Emergency Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-08
.PATTEN MURDER CASE
IS GIVEN TO JURY
One of Four Boys Charged
With Having Killed John
Spencer.

The jury in Criminal Court No. ] is
considering this afternoon its verdict
in the case of John j. Patten, twenty
years old, one of four boys charged
with murder in the first degree in con
nection with the death Of John Spen-
Ger. colored on Bennin2 road last July.
Patten asked for a severance from his
alleged associates and was placed on
trial alone.
Arguments of counsel were finished
at o'clock this afternoon and Justice
Sta ford began his charge to the jury.
Attorney NJ +. O'Brien made the open
ing statement for the defense. in which
he claimed the death of Spencer was &C
cidental, resulting. he claimed, in the
course of a melee in which the four boys
engaged in an attempt to rescue a COM
panion from the colored man. Spencer
was referred to by the attorney as a
degenerate.
Denies Intent of Robbery.
Mr.. O'Brien denied the contention of
the government that Patten, with the
other BOYS accused. attacked Spencer for
the purpose of robbing him. He also
claimed that death had not been caused
by nails in the palings which the boys
wrenched from nearby fence when set
ting out on their trip of rescue
A number of witnesses, including a
CLERGYMAN and a police captain. gave
testimony as to the good character of
Patten One of the material points in
the governments case was denied by
another witness.
Prisoner Not on Stand.
Attorneys NJ +. OBrien and James NJ
Wood contented themselves with this
evidence and announced the case closed
for the defense. without calling young
Patten to the witness stand.
The opening argument to the jury
was made by Assistant United States
Attorney Proctor. He was followed
by Attorney NJ. f. Brien for the de-
Tense United States Attorney Wilson
closed for the prosecution.
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Has Broken Speed Records.

In the handling of the committee on the
whole Representative Finis Garrett of
Tennessee. chairman of this great COM
mittee during the tariff discussions has
broken all speed records. His decisions
from the chair have been clear cut abso-
lutely free from all INVOLVED expressions
and there have been no situations which
he has not handled with masterful in
sight into parliamentary precedents. The
free and easy discussions which always
characterize the debates under the five
minute rule have at times surged up into
the storm of personalities. but Finis Gar
rett has a method of handling the gavel
which speaks volumes for firm resolve
to run the show right. In other words,
Representative Garrett has gained the
praise of republicans and democrats and
progressives alike in the short and sharp
way in which he has handled the bust
ness
On the republican side Representative
Mann of Illinois, minority leader. has add
ed one more chapter to his long roll of
parliamentary achievements. Following
probably every word and every punctua-
ton mark of the 400 items, he has, al
most entirely alone, kept the democrats
on their toes day and night ready &c
combat the objections from the minority
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-08


Jersey. at Newton, n. j., this afternoon
The President told members of the New
Jersey delegation who were anxious TO
attend the funeral that he believed
them to remain in Washington and vote
on the Underwood bill. This is said to
be practically. If not actually, the first
time a member of the House has been
buried without the presence of COM
mittee of his colleagues.
Speaker Clark Applauded.
The way of the tariff bill through the
House was characterized last night by
Speaker Clark as being the smoothest in
his memory. He said that the two weeks
spent by the democrats in caucus were
responsible for the unanimity of opinion
on the majority side. His speech was
roundly applauded by the democrats. He
started 1t by quoting line from an old
hymn:
This is the way 1 long have sought"
He continued: Il will tell you what a
tariff bill is: ii is the consensus of the
opinions of at least 2iS men in the
House, 40 men in the Senate and l man
in the White House That is what makes
tariff bill. And there were never two
men on the face of the green earth with
brains in their heads who would agree on
all the 400 items of a tariff bill But L
say that by the patience and the infelll-
SenCe OF the ways anu HledHS
by the patience and intelligence of the
democratic membership of this House, We
have a bill on which We can go before
the country and the country will call us
blessed.
Sees Greater Prosperity.
II believe it will bring to the country
prosperity greater than it has now"
Speaker Clark's Characterization of the
we'll oiled machinery of the House as it
has plastered the tariff bill upon the
country side is borne out by those who
have watched the daily proceedings of
the committee on the whole. The one
comment which the innocent bystanders
have made from the galleries concerns
the smooth and well finished manner
with which the leaders have handled
the situation. Chief of tariff revisers.
of course, is Oscar Underwood of Ala
bama, in whose teeth the republicans
have daily cast the threats of entire
dissolution of the eountry's business
prospects through the action of the COM
great republican tariff expert, has argued
from his mdocean Of republicanism:
Mondell of Wyoming has made speech
after speech: Representative Moore
characterized by Representative Muir
dock as the highest of high protection
ures In the pathway of the finely geared
democratic tariff engine. The applause
has been from the republican side chiefly.
as it is probable that the greatest amount
of invective and oratory has come from
that side. And yet. Underwood Palmer,
Hull. members of the ways and means
majority. have come to the front with
their short explanations and have hur-
ried on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-08

Those being voted for We're Rev. A. =.
Johns Rev. r. C smith Rev. r. r.
5. Smith, Rev. c. Ernest Smith. Rev. &.
T.. Buck. Rev. 7. A. tombstone and Rev.
Ill. Thomas.
Election of Standing Committee.
Votes We're also taken this morning TO
elect seven members of the standing COM
mittee OF the diocese. but the vote was
not announced before d recess for lunch
con was taken. Another ballot was taken
TO select eleven members of the diocesan
board of managers. All of these results
are to be announced late this afternoon.
\ contest was begun over the ques-
tion of changing the representation in
the general convention. Rev. Dr Nc
Kim introduced a resolution proposing
that some means be found for having
the deputies more nearly represent the
communicates in number Thomas
Nelson Page favored this resolution.
1t was warmly opposed bv several
clergymen. including Rev. Clarence
Whitmore. who gave warning that IL
the present system is changed there Is
danger of New York getting control OF
the church and establishing "A papacy
i'm the United States. No vote was
taken this resolution during the
morning session because of the neces-
sity for voting.
resolution. introduced by Admiral
ton University. proposing that the num-
Der of chaplains i'm the navy be increased,
was passed. He proposed that there
should be At least chaplain for each
LOCO men OF the navy.
Standing Committees Named.
The following standing committees were
named by Bishop Harding: canons and
| other business-Rev r. III. Mckim. Rev.
J.. L. Buck. Rev. X. q. Smith and A. :.
Browne and G. III. Stanley. Committee on
admission of new parishes-Rev. H. :.
Smith. Rev. Walter Williams. Rev Henry
Thomas and II. l.. Rust and j. NJ. Ken
yon Committee on the state of the
church-Rev. J. III. W. Blake, Rev. r. T..
McManus, Rev. r. 7. Talbot and @. NJ.
Hustled and L. Dawson: ways and means
committee. j. l.. Weaver. ". H. Singleton
and Henry L. Blair: donations. J. s.
Poole, +. Sasscer, j. L Mayfield. NJ. +.
Endicott and Thomas Hyde: diocesan
library, Rev. G. w. Van Fossen. I'll. Berry
and q. S. Whitmore
contest was expected to develop
over a petition of Rev. \. Macbride
Sterrett and others for the separation
OF All Souls mission from ST. Alban's
parish. II. III. Goldshorough James
III. Taylor and William l.. Browning Of
the vestry of ST Adams vigorously OPP
posed the separation.
Following the afternoon session yes
terday. the delegates went to the home
OF Bishop Harding for a reception. In
the evening they held a missionary
meeting al St Stephens Church.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-05-23

use by the Choctaw tribe. For kind
ling fire they used flint, steel ana
punk for smoking. While a boy I
carried the same material during the
time of our wild career when the GUS
tom OF Indians prevailed. BY nature
! was wild as they, and according to
custom, holes were pierced in the
lower part Of my ears for inserting
ornamental and dangling rings. Said
pierced holes still exist, but the orna-
ments remain in Oblivion. iffts
Reader, where are the one thous-
and Indians, a part of the Choctaw
tribe. my comrades and associated
with in 1881, when we camped in this
wild, uninhabited country, now called
Oklahoma? With the exception Of
one, they all have fulfilled their allot-
ment here ON earth and have passed
to eternity. Knowing the fact that /
remain here in existence alone, causes
much emotion to the writer There
fore l make this my last statement.
roc ~ ]. c. FOLSOM. s'is
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-05-23
COLBERT SCHOOL IA
go ENTERTAINMENT

p
The Colbert Public Schools closed
last weeisssafter successful years
work. Tuesday night of this week the
school presented "A Kentucky Belle, 2
a drama in three acts under the di-
rection' of Miss Miller. the elocution
teacher, which drew a crowd that
packed the school auditorium to stand !
ing room. The play was very wel1
handled and many compliments have
been passed upon the instructor and
the pupils who took part. The enter-
tainment of the school, which was to
have been held Thursday ngnt of last
week. was postponed until Monday OF
this week. owine to rain, and also
drew good crowd.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-05-23
A Progressive Century

The twentieth century has given us
satisfactory treatment for rheuma-
tism. The. American Drug and Press
Association, OF which we are mem
bers, are manufacturing a prepara-
ton called Meritol Rheumatism Pow
ders, from a formula adopted BY
them after medical experts had pro-
nounced 1t ohsSof great merit Give
Meritol Rheumatism Powders a trial,
They are guaranteed. Corner Drug
Store, Durant. exclusive agents. adv u
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-05-23
j CAUGHT RED FOX

Roy Patillo and Joe Conn were
hunting on the Washita last week and
with the aid of several dogs man
aged to capture a pair of real red
fox, so Patillo says, which he now has
in captivity at his place east OF town.
They plan to turn one OF the fox loose
this week and have some fun trying
to catch him again.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-05-23

The Farmer and StSckman, as farm
paper with which to club, was made
with the belief that It represents the
interests Of the farmer better than any
other. IL is practical and up to date.
-Durant Weekly News. t