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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
Attorney Generals Statement.

Attorney General Barket gave out a
statement in which he said, in part:
LAS a pretense for Gripping the in
dustry of this state, the companies
stated that the last legislature passed a
law which was obnoxious to them, al
though they have never notified the
state that this was the only law they
complained about. and a matter of
fact this department has abundant evil
dence that they have agreed not to re-
turn to this state until all antitrust
laws are repealed.
Just before their agreement to leave
the state became effective this office
instituted a quo warranto suit to fine
them for entering into this agreement.
and also asked an injunction to restrain
them from canceling policies in force.
This Office was in possession of evidence
that the insurance companies intended to
cancel every policy in the state at one
blow and thus create a revolution and
force the governor to call a special ses-
sion of the legislature to repeal all laws
rela ting to them"
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FIRE CHIEF WANTS
MOTOR HELPERS
Asks Permission to Purchase
Ten Pieces of Apparatus,
Including Tractors.
HAS AUTHORITY TO ADD
TO PRESENT EQUIPMENT
Incoming Commissioners Confronted
by Task of Preparing Estimates
of District Needs.

Provision for continuing the policy Of
motorizing the District of Columbia 5
IRE department as rapidly as possible IS
contained in the estimates of the depart
ment. which have been transmitted to
the Commissioners for inclusion in their
next recommendations to Congress-
II the wishes Of Fire Chief Frank J.
Wagner are carried out the Commits
sioners will request appropriation for
the purchase of about ten pieces of mo-
tor fire apparatus. including tractors.
There are number OF engines in the
department that are in frst-class condi-
ton, and it is the opinion of Chief
Wagner that some of these should be i'm
mediately converted into motor vehicles
by being given tractor attachments
The District appropriation act for the
fiscal year beginning July provides for
the purchase of two tractors. and Chief
Wagner is looking over the market for
the desired apparatus. He may have
some difficulty in awarding a contract, as
the price is said to have advanced since
the appropriation was authorized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
Panama Discusses Chinese.

COLON. Panama. June 2S.-President
Bilisamo Porras promised today to call
special meeting of the assembly to OBJ
tain a modification of the more stringent
provisions of the law restricting Chinese
immigration. He did this in reply to a
delegation from the Colon Chamber of
Commerce. which. together with the pub
lie, sympathizes with the Chinese.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
Letter Carriers to Discard Coats.

A week from tomorrow morning the To-
cal letter carriers and their substitutes
at the main post office and its stations
will appear in their summer uniform of
regulation shirt waists of uniform color,
white collars, ties of dark color, belts.
gray trousers and without coats. The
summer straw hat also will be used.
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HEAVY LOSS IN JEWELRY.
New York Dealer Robbed Of Gems
Valued at 100000.

NEW YORK, June 2S.-The theft of
100000 worth Of jewels from the 5th
avenue jewelry store of Udall e. Ballou
was discovered by employees of the firm
today while they were restoring damage
done by a fire in the store last night
1t is believed the fire was started by
the robbers for the purpose of account
ing for the disappearance of the Jewels
No trace Of the robbers has yet been
found.
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COURT DELAYS DECISION.
Fate of Frank 0rff and John F. B.
Atkin Still in Doubt.

NEW YORK. June 2s.-After listening
TO argument, Federal Judge Mayer today
reserved decision until Monday upon mo-
ton to quash the indictment against
Frank Orff. president. and John F. B.
Atkin, counsel. of the Columbian-Sterling
Publishing Company. on trial charged
with misuse of the mails in selling stock
Of the company.
judge Mayer yesterday dismissed two
of the three counts i'm the indictments
fully acquitting AT the same time two
other officers of the company
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
0LYMP1CS,, MARCH rs.
Greek Games Will Last From Then
Until May 8.

NEW YORK, June 2S.-Next years
special Olympics at Athens. Greece, will
be staged March %, the same day King
Constantine Is crowned by his subjects.
With the exception of an aeroplane
contest. the same program of events
that was put on in 1905 will be dupli-
Gated at this meeting. The games and
festivities will last until May 8
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
Wins Trip to Atlantic City.

Mrs. Norman Ingals of Grant road has
won a two-week trip to Atlantic City.
awarded as the prize In a contest re-
Gently given for the benefit of st. AIMS
Church. on Wisconsin avenue. according
to announcement made yesterday
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Necessitates Pruning Process.

This will necesstate a pruning OF the
estimates, and in order to make the re-
auctions intelligently the District heads
will be required to examine carefully into
the needs of each department. The task
will be anything but an easy one. and IL
the experience of previous years is re-
peated the Commissioners will find them
selves compelled to burn considerable
quantities of midnight oil before they
complete it.
Before departing for Thousand Islands.
where he is spending the summer. Com
missioner Johnston obtained the estimates
of all the departments which were as
signed to his special jurisdiction. The
needs of the other branches of the local
government, which come under the con-
troll of Commissioners Harding and Ru-
dolph. are now being listed and will have
been submitted before the middle
of next month. The new Commissioners.
it is expected. will have made fair
start on the work of whipping the 1914
budget into shape by August l.
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Georgia Governor Inaugurated.

ATLANTA. Ga. June 2S.-John NJ
Slaton today was inaugurated governor
of Georgia, succeeding Joseph NJ. Brown
In his inaugural address Gov. Slaton ad-
vocated economy in state affairs. :
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SCHIRIC1 Is CAPTAIN.
Cornell's Catcher Will Lead Team
Next Season.

ITHACA, n. Y. June 2S.-Cornelrs
base ball team next year will be cap
tanned by H. G.. Schirick of Kingston,
N Y Schirick caught most of the
games this year and led the team in
batting.
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Experienced Hand at Helm.

But for the fact that Engineer Com
missioner Harding. who was appointed
near the close of the Taft administra-
ton. formerly served as assistant en-
gineer commissioner of the District prep
aration of the estimates for the needs
Of the municipality for the fiscal year
beginning July ]. 1914. would have to be
undertaken by board of officials prac-
tically unacouainted with the art. for
such it might be called, of budget max
ing.
Both Mr. Newman and Mr.. Siddons,
who are awaiting confirmation OF their
appointments as Commissioners. will be
required to plunge into work entirely new
to them. as neither has been connected
with the local government. Work on the
estimates will be the first task to con-
front them. and it is calculated to Keep
the new officials busy throughout the
rest of the summer and well into the
autumn.
To begin with. the new District heads
will find that they have available about
one million dollars more for improve
vious year in the history of the NUM-
cipality 1t is estimated that there will
be available an increase of 100000 in
District revenues. With this amount
doubled, under the half-and-ha1f plant by
which Congress appropriates for the
needs of the District. the total increase
will approximate a million dollars.
Despite this healthy addition to the
funds which will be at their disposal. the
will discover that the total of appropria-
tons requested for the several branches
of the local government will be consider
ably in excess of IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
WEATHER..
Fair and Not Quite So Warm Today.
Monday Fair.
For the District of Columbia-Fair and
not quite so warm Sunday. Monday
fair; light north winds.

The gulf storm has passed inland into
southern Texas and is dissipatng, but
has caused general showers over that
state and Louisiana. Showers also fell
scattered points in the Atlantic states.
tAe lower lake. the Rocky mountain and
plateau regions.
Temperatures have moderated some
what in the Atlantic and gulf states,
but they continue unseasonably high i'm
the great central valleys and the north
ern plains states. the warmest weather
being over the Dakotas and Nebraska.
Cool weather continues west of the
Rocky mountains.
The indications are that the heat wave
over the northern plains states will be
broken Sunday night or Monday, but
warm weather will continue Sunday and
Monday over the Mississippi and Ohio
valleys and the upper lake region.
Somewhat lower temperature will prevail
over the middle Atlantic and New Eng
land states Sunday. but no general
change to cool weather is probable over
these regions Low temperatures will
prevail west of the Rocky mountains.
and seasonable temperatures will con-
tinue in the south Atlantic gulf states
With the exception of widely scat
tered showers in the south Atlantic and
gulf states. Tennessee. Arkansas Okla
homa. the Rocky mountain region and
the northern plains states the weather
will be generally fair throughout the
country during the next forty-eight
hours.
The winds along the New England
coast will be light north to northwest:
ON the middle Atlantic coast light 10
moderate north: on the south Atlantic
and east gulf coasts light variable: on
the west gulf coast moderate east and
southeast: on the lower lakes light va
riable: on the upper lakes moderate va
riable, mostly south.
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Their Agreement in Question.

Judge Woodson. who wrote the opin-
ion. made clear therein that the attor-
ney general had not sought to prevent
the fire insurance companies individu-
ally from leaving the state, but that he
sought to prevent them leaving in a
body by agreement.
On this point the court held that the
companies had no legal right by agree
ment to Withdraw from the state in a
body in pursuance to said unlawful
agreement or to cancel their policies
upon property in this state in pursuance
to said agreement
The Injunction restraining the compa-
MES from canceling present policies is
effective pending disposition of the quo
warranto suit of the attorney general to
fine the companies for combining to
leave the state
The court held that the Oliver rating
law of two years ago did not repeal the
antitrust laws of the state and that
such laws were enforced before the pas
sage of the Orr law. to which the COM
panies have objected.
The section of the Orr law to which
the companies objected makes the use
of a bureau rating card prima facie ev-
idence of violation of the antitrust stat
ute
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
MISSOURI PROTECTS
INSURANCE HOLDER
Forbids Combine of CON-
panies to Cease Doing
Business.
SUPREME COURT ISSUES
A RESTRAINING DECREE
Attorney General Declares They
Wanted to Leave Because of
Antitrust Laws.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. June Is
The attorney general of Missouri today
won victory when the supreme court
of this state overruled the demurrer
filed by the fire insurance companies
They had announced their intention to
cease writing business in this state The
supreme court issued restraining or
der forbidding them, temporarily, to
cease writing policies.
The decision allows the companies to
file an answer to the quo warranto pro-
ceedings. of the attorney general who
asked that they be fined for combining
to withdraw from the state. After the
answer is filed the court will appoint a
commissioner to take testimony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
The City Lights.

Public electric arc and electric incan-
descent lamps are lighted fifteen minutes
after sunset and extinguished forty 1--WE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
Yesterdays Temperatures.

Midnight, So: am. 80; am IS; s
am, rs; am. 50: 10 am, IS; IL
noon, 50: pm. 90: pm, 80; pm, IS;
pm. 81; 10 pm. II.
Highest, 81; lowest, IS.
Relative humidity, am, q; ? pm.
AZ: p M 622.
Rainfall, s pm. to pm, o: hours of
sunshine. 81; per cent of possible sun
shine IS
Temperature same date last year. high
est, 60; lowest, IS
Temperatures in Other Cities.
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Up-River Waters.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. W. Va. June 2s.-
| Potomac river clear and Shenandoah
| very muddy this evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29

minutes before sunrise: public gas lamps
lighted twenty minutes after sunset and
eXtinguished forty minutes before sun
rise. Naphtha lighting service has been
inn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
SPIRITUALISM.

MEETINGS MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY.
pm sharp; message to each: daily read
ings. Mrs. J. r.. MALTBY. So1 Mt. Vernon pl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
Tide Tables.

Today-Low tide. 1890 am. and 1923
pm: high tide. 1897 m. and 4:Os pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 11:3 am. and
lib pm; high tide, 4:27 am. and 5:Oa
pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
The Sun and Moon.

Today-Sun rose 4:36 am: sun sets
Z - pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 1886 am.
Moon rises 12:4S pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29

olive green cover,
pint size .... S9c
$500 Alu m l n u nm
Vacuum Bottle: at.
size . x2.19
other sizes and
STYLES up to 81.
S3.GO q q o d y g a r
Maroon Fountain
Syringe: 5uaran-
teed 2 years Sf.69
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-07-24
DIES OF PISTOL WOUND.
Young Farmer Succumbs III Roanoke
Hospital Tuesday Night.

Samuel d. Gray, the young Mont
vale farmer, shot Saturday evening
near that place by Clement ". Wilk
inscn, died last night at : local hos
,pital at noon today for interment
and the body WAS sent to MolE2a!e
Gray's father, c. T. Gray, came here
this morning to look after removal OF
the body.
Gray was shot after difficulty
with Wilkinson, in which, it is al.
legged the former first attempted t.
use pistol. Wilkinson is said tc
have wrenched the pistol from his rs.
sailant's hand and shot him in The
hand and abdomen. Little hope was
acl dout for Gray's recovery by ply
scians at the hospital.
Bad blood Of several years stand
ing is said to have been responsible
for the killing. Wilkinson told mag
istrate of the difficulty and was re-.
leased. it appearing at the time h.
acted in sclf-defcnse.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-07-24
JUNKMAN BEATEN AND SHOT.
David Cooper, of Baltimore, Likely to
Die at Lynchburg.

David Cooper, Russian junk
Healer from Baltimore, was taken to
the Lynchburg (Va.) City Hospital in
hn automobile by Odd Fellows from
amherst county yesterday. He had
been shot Tuesday evening at Sandid-
Ees, he says, by John P Beard and
Bascom Williams, of Amherst Court
House, who We're bailed there yester-
Hay morning in $1,000 each for their
appearance at a preliminary hearing
today.
Cooper, who is an Odd Fellow, is
likely to die. According to the dis
batch. he said he met Beard and Will
Jams, who were drinking, and after
Shouting at him they stoned him and
Ehased him into his wagon, where
! they set upon him, and beat
him, shot him, threw him out and
we're beating him again, when assist
Ence came from the mill at Sandid-
les. He was shot in the spinal col
INN between the shoulder blades.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-07-24
|EWS OF THE OLD DOMINION.I
sNATCHEs TRAY OF WATCHES.
Negro Sneak Thief Executes Robbery
in Heart Of Richmond.

Richmond, July pa bold and
daring sneak thief slipped early yes
terday afternoon in the jewelry store
of H. Cohen, TOT East Main street,
and got away with tray filled with
a dozen gold watches valued at seve-
Ieral hundred dollars.
Miss Edna Cohen, daughter of tho
jeweler, was the only occupant Of the
place at the time. Standing behind
a case in the rear of the establish
mcnt she glimpsed a negro youth
sneaking out of the front door, and
it took her but moment or two to
ascertain that with him went the tray
of watches which were in a case near
the door.
Miss Cohen did ont see the thief
enter, and he evidently did so when
she had her back turned or mo-
ment.
Once in the store, it was easy
enough for him to reach around the
case and remove watches. | nan adj
joining case were several trays Of
diamonds, but these were not dis
turbed.
Except that he wore a cap and was
in his shirt sleeves, Miss Cohen, was
able to get but little description Of
the intruder, who ran rapidly down
Main street and disappeared around
Eighth before she could sound the
ialarm.
Mr.. Cohen was at lunch at the time,
Upon his return to the store he said
that the watches were fully insured
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-07-24
ROBS ROOMMATE.
Tortured by Conscience. Young Man
Gives Himself up to Police.

Richmond, Va, July 24.-Consci-
ence stricken, R. A. Lipscomb, IS
years old, who says his parents re-
side in Charlotte county, seven miles
distant from Chase City, surrendered
to Policeman Warmer at the First
Station Tuesday night, saying that
he had robbed J. N. Lynch, Of Towns
vile, N. c., last Friday, and wanted
to give himself up and answer for his
misdeed. He also said he hard passed
two worthless checks for $500 each,
drawn on Townsville bank.
Lipscomb has been working for
some time in a box factory at the
place, and according to his statement
has been rooming with Lynch, who
worked in the same factory.
Lynch, he says, gave him the $50
to keep, and that he was Inahie t.
resist the temptation to spend the
money.
He came to Richmond, 60. on Z
spree and thereby hangs the tale.
When called in the Police Court his
case was continued for ten days. pend
ing further investigation iby the po-
lice.
Iipscomb, who is of rather neat
appearance, was out of funds when
he appearelf at the police station.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-07-24
CAVALRY MANEUvERS.
The Mounted Arm of the Service Be-
gins Hard Work.

! Winchester, Va, July 24.-With
1880 officers and troopers of thu
Tenth, Eleventh and Fifteenth United
States Cavalry participating, the first
manuyers of the great war game
planned by the cavalry board Of th=
army to mark the beginning of d
rehabilitation Of the mounted arm OF
the service began yesterday on th>
two-mile battlefield four miles south
of here. Members of the cavalry
board were on hand to witness the
tests, which had been arranged by
the board after several months study
in Europe Of the cavalry of England.
France, Russia, Germany and Aus
tria. For two months the troops will
follow the carefully laid plans of the
board, and during that time will test
every feature used in the cavalry Of
the foreign armies.
Col C. II. Murray, OF the Twelfth
Cavalry, who commands the brigade
of troopers, said today "This concen-
tration of The regiments is for a ser
ious purpose and the work will be
very hard 1t will by no iI:eans be I.
frolic or a picnic"
The program as outlined by the
board has not been made public, and
it is not likely To be given out, The
troopers are in splendid condition af-
ter The long march from their home
posts. The Eleventh. came from Fort
! Oglethorpc, Ga, the Tenth from Fort
Ethon Allen, VT, and the Fifteenth
FROM Fort Myer, Va, except por-
| ton which was stationed at Chicago
and came by train. A horse battery
came by rail from. Fort Riley, Kan.
During their $60-day stay the men
will be worked hard, carrying out the
plans of the cavalry board as ap-
proved by the General Staff of the
Army.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-07-24
Mayors Office.

Alexandria, Va, July %, 1913.
Sealed proposals will be received at
this office for the removal Of the
NIGHTSOIL OF THE CITY for the
next ensuing two years from August
1, 1913. All proposals submitted will
be subject to the provisions of the
city laws on the subject, and the con-
tractor must make arrangements for
the disposal of the soil beyond the
city limits. All proposals must be
accompanied by check of fasposit of
twenty-five dollars and will be opened
- o'clock noon on TUESDAY, July
81, 1913. The right to reject any and
all bids is reserved, and the contract
will not be awarded unless the amount
offered is in keeping with the profits
and privileges which follow it.
THOMAS A. FISHER, Mayor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-07-24
PETERSBURG'S DEATH RATE.
Negroes Double That OF Whites
Births Among Colored Families
Also Smaller. 49,.

Petersburg, Va, July 24.-The an
|nual report of DR.. R. A. Martin,
Health officer, shows total of $50
deaths in Petersburg during the year
lending June &c, including deaths OF
|non-residents in the hospital and
death in the almshouse.
II Of the decedents 213 were white
land 346 colored. The annual death
rate par 1000 was 22.3, the rate
among the white population being
|15.5 while that among the colored
population was 800. There were 149
death among children under 5 years
|of age, and twenty one among per-
|sons of 80 years or over.
Every year and practically every
month shows large excess in NOR
tality among the colored race over
lthat among the whites, and thih
! Notwithstanding the fact that the col
ored population is $4,000 or more less
| than the whites population.
There were eight deaths from ty-
phoid fever, one from diphtheria and
seventy-one from tuberculosis in its
varied forms during the year. There
were six cases of small poX, fifteen OF
scarlet fever, and 155 Of measles,
| with no fatalities.
During the year 615 births were
registered with the health depart
|ment-whiteS, 1922; coloreyl, 239.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-07-24
BRISTOL OFFICE.
Rhea, Slemp and Virginia Sen
Eters to See The President.

hmond, Va, July 24.-Senators
b and. Swanson aided by Re
kan Congressman Bascom slemp,
the Ninth District, have OBJ
kgfrotnl President Wilson and APP
ment for Judge Rhea, Richard p.
and three big delegations from
pl to meet him this morning I'm
SETON with protest against the
Zig of the poetoffice in Bristol, Va.
Sstmaster General Burleson re-
Nv ordered the closing Of the Vlr-
a office, holding that a single
be is sufficient.
Bin Tuesday night three mass
lettings were held in Bristol to make
protest, and three delegations were
AIMED to 60 to Washington to ap-
Ear before the President. Judge
Ihea will be there and will head the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-07-24
scALDED BY BURSTING PIPES
Boifermaker is Severely Injured in
Accident.

Richmond, Va, July 24.-D. Fl.
Dennison, young man employed I'M
the boiler department of the Rich
mond Locomotive Works, was severe
ly scalded last night, a hot water
pipe. bursting while he was near it.
Dennison was removed to Grace
Hospital. There he was reported this
afternoon as being in a serious con-
dition. He was scaldsd about the
body, arms anil legs, and his in
juries have affected some of his or
gans in the intestinal region.
Dennison's home is at GIT Holly
street.