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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-14

Benjamin Benton gurgled spluttered, gasped,
wheezed, stranged, and choked in his ncoherence.
"Say, who the devil do you think you are?' he finally
managed to enunciate.
"Some day l hope to be member of your family"
81 avonder?' sbeeudted Romance.
II DON'T" said accident.
RETTY BENTON dmple in the middle Of her
chin. Now, dmples additionally maternal en-
tall but this different sort of dple in fact,
dimple at ALL but feminzed version of her fathers
famous cleft. The casual observer remarked it merely
of the many details of her lovelness but to
student of human nature it spelled determination
Bettys birth was sad blow to her father. For many
months secret hostility marked his attitude toward the
newcomer. 1t a black stork that bore her into
the world-the mother died within hour after her
birth.
Aside from the shock Of his we's death, Benton suf
fered keenly from the disappointment of the infants
Not for instant had he contemplated the prob
ability of female heir. 1t sufficient to him that he
wished son, and from the first blushng confidence of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
ATTENDANCE MARK
SET At 0CC0QUAN
Friday Saw 737 Prisoners at
Workhouse-NeW Liquor
Law Big Factor.

All records for attendance at Occoquan
were smashed Friday. when 1877 prison.
ers made up the Districts workhouse col
ony. The increase, which is about 100
over the enrolment of year ago. is due
to the numerous arrests for drunkenness
under the new liquor law.
The activity of the police in enforcing
the provisions of the law relating to
drunkenness not only is resulting in in
creasing the Districts revenues through
Police Court fines, which go to make up
the police and firemen pension fund pay
ments. but 1t is sending to Occoquan a
new type of offenders.
More than one-half of the prisoners
now being sent daily to the Districts big
penal institution are sentenced under the
excise law, but are of much higher
average type, it is stated than those
who were sentenced for drunkenness I'M
der the old law, which was less drastic.
Five-Day Prisoners Costly.
With a big increase in the number of
prisoners serving five-day sentences on
charges Of intoxication to be cared for,
Supt. Whitaker Of the workhouse Is
confronted by problem which may de-
lay his plans for putting the institution
on self supporting basis. The five-day
prisoners cost the District something like
So each, and this practically is a dead
loss, as they are not in the workhouse
long enough to be assigned to or taught
any particular line of industry. Not so.
however. with inmates serving longer
terms, who are put to work. on the farm,
at the brick plant or stone-crushing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
PAYING BASIS LIKELY
FOR FRISCO RAILWAY
Receivers of Road SO Indicate
to Federal Court at
st. Paul.

ST PAUL, Mimi, September N.-Indi-
cation that the Frisco railway system
soon may be placed on paying basis
was given today by receivers or the
road to Judge W. II. Sanborn In the
United States district court.
THE operation of the road" said Judge
Sanborn, has been credit to the fed
eral receivershp. The outlook is far
better than it was a few months ago.
We ought to know by October 10 whether
the road will be- able to pay other than
the preferred claims against It..
The preferred claims are estimated at
Sc. 500 600 The payment Of $4,000 to
the North American Company for the
Joint use of terminals and yards at New
Orleans was taken under advisement by
Judge Sanborn. The court refused to
allow the receivers to sell 1884 200 worth
of the Frisco bonds now held by the ST.
Louis Union Trust Company as security
for notes given by the Frisco. amount
ing to more than $1.3OO,0OO. but ordered
the receivers to dispose of the Rio
Grande Railway, subsidiary, within six
months.
The request of the receivers for an or
der to pay $4,000 interest to carry GER
tain securities of the San Benito road. a
short line in Southern Texas. was denied
bv the court, which held that the trans
action was too speculative. The COM
pany will default on the bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
WILL TALK COOPERATION.
Y. S. Chamber of Commerce Commit.
tee to Confer With Redfeld.

W.th q view to cooperating with the
Department OF Commerce in improving
me foreign trade OF the country the COM
r.!ttee on commerce of the United States
Chamber of Commerce will confer with
Secretary Redfield next Wednesday.
The purpose OF this committee is TO
study the entire scope of the Department
- Commerce: TO consider il as an or
sanized means OF aiding foreign and do
inestic commerce.: to cooperate with Sec
rotary Redheld in any broad plans which
h. may have relative TO greater depart
mental efficiency. and to cause the public
10 look upon the Department OF Com
merce in its relation TO commerce much
as the Department OF Agriculture is now
looked upon in its relation TO al branches
OF farming.
Among the subjects which will be taken
uD with Secretary Redheld are the better
distribution OF material brought together
BY the Department OF Commerce and the
ways and means for securing a more
thorough study CT foreign markets with a
view 10 bringing about a gradual increase
ia the percentage of American manufac-
:Ired goods sold abroad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
SLAVERY HORRORS
ON ISLANDS CITED
Filipino Boys and Girls Bought
and Sold Says Auditor
Phipps.
SOME HELD IN BONDAGE
UNDER debt" SYSTEM
Others Have Spent Their Lives,
More Than Sixty Years,
in Restraint.

That Filipino boys and girls are bought
and sold at prices ranging from 90 pesos
to 40 pesos; that men and women up
ward of sixty years old have lived in in
voluntary servitude during their entire
lives and that regular traffic in girls
is carried on in the islands are the
salient points in the report Of w. Nj.
Phipps. auditor of the Philippines, de-
tailed TO conduct an investigation of al
legations that slavery exists at the pres
ent time in the island possessions Of the
United States in the far east
The Phipps report on slavery in the
Philippines is based upon Investigations
conducted under the direction of the
Philippine auditor by district auditors.
The report is accompanied by a list of
names of sixty-seven persons held as
slaves some being held outright and some
under the so-called debt" system, the
fallacy OF which is shown by the fact
that some of the slaves so held are more
than sixty years old and have been held
by their present owners since birth.
In sending his report TO former Gov
ernor General Forbes MIR Phipps writes
that a question has been raised as to the
term slavery" the claim being that it
was not a legalized institution as il
formerly was in the United States. Mr.,
Phipps answers this contention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
POLICE HAVE NO TRACE
OF THE MISSES STO[L
Young Women Reported to
Have Disappeared From |.
Their Home in This City-sl

No trace had been obtained by tho po~.
lice last night of EfIle and Viola 6toIl.
daughters of Emil Stoll. grocer OF 3O1l
e street northeast, who are believed tai
have disappeared from their homo earlyi
yesterday mroning.
A statement that the girls had about.
500 in their possession when they left.
home and that they told a friend en-.
ployed in a drug store they intended to
go to Chicago, was given to the police
last evening. The officers say IL the girls
did go to Chicago they did not purchase
tickets at the Union station. nor did they
board a train there. The ticket sellers
who were on duty yesterday said they
had not sold transportation to two girls
answering to their description.
Not Seen by Gatemen. =.
It was learned also by the police that
gatemen had seen neither OF the girls
pass through the station either Friday
night or Saturday morning.
If they went to Chicago. it is thought
they journeyed to Baltimore by the cleo
trio railroad and took train from that's
city. The Chicago police have been asked !
to watch ell trains entering that city
from the east and arrest the girls as fu-<
gitives from their parents.
In a lookout notice sent to all police in1
the District last night IL is stated that
the girls carried two suit cases contains
ing clothing when they left home. Thss
officers were instructed to inquire at all,
hotels and rooming houses iE the Dis.
trict, as 1t is thought possible the girlA.
remained in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21

plant, and thus help to produce reve-
nue. which partly pays for their keeping.
The situation. it is believed, will ac-
centuate the need of an indeterminate
commended by Supt. Whitaker. and
there is every probability that the Com
missioners will recommend legislation of
this character to Congress at the coming
session.
Under such a law prisoners would be
sentenced for indefinite rather than def
mite periods. A parole board would de-
termine when they had become condi-
toned for returning to society useful
citizens, and their releases from the
workhouse would be gagged accordingly.
Plant Nearly self-Supporting.
Although only three years old, the
workhouse plant. which has been con-
structed almost entirely by prison labor,
is now within striking distance of being
self-supporting. Two more years may
witness the achievement of this goal
Good crops have been raised on the Oc-
coquan farm this year, and enough po-
tatoes will be stored away to last the
inmates all winter, according to present
indications. Plans now are being made
to transplant $500 apple trees from the
District farms own nurseries.
Supt Whitaker has been asked to ad-
dress the American Prison Congress.
which meets at Indianapolis. Ind, Oc-
tober 11-16, and will give an illustrated
lecture showing the development Of Oc-
coquan.
The board of charities is now consid-
ering plans for the construction of the
proposed reformatory on the 1.5OO-acre
tract adjoining Occoquan and probably
will submit recommendation to the
Commissioners in the matter early next
month The Attorney General has been
asked to institute condemnation proceed
ings for the acquisition of this property,
and the Commissioners probably will ask
Congress for an initial building appro-
priation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
Enters Campaign United and
With a Highly Progress
Sive Platform.
DEMOCRATIC HARMONY
LARGELY ON SURFACE
Doubt Expressed Whether Party's
Full Strength Can Be Taken
to Polls.
peeia Correspondence Of The star.

special Correspondence or The star.
BALTIMORE. Md, September 20. 1913.
With the state conventions of both par
ties being held here this week. Baltimore
las been kept in A political turmoil for
the past six days by the claims and pre-
dctions OF politicians from all over the
state The democrats opened their CON
vention Tuesday. and Immediately the
forces or Senator John Walter Smith and
Arthur f. German lined up for the fight
10 control the party and frame the plat
form. The Smith faction was aided by
the Lee procrcssives in the counties, and
thIs proved sufficient TO give them con-
trnl
rho much heralded fight by the Lee
peopie to unhorse Gen. Murray Nandiver
as state chairman did not materialize
and he was reelected without opposi-
lion They made vain attempt to get
state Insurance Commissioner w. Mason
Shehan to run, but when he declined. for
personal and professional reasons, their
only chance to swing any votes from
cen. Vandiver passed and they accepted
the inevitable.
one OF the surprises of the convention
vas the rejection of the votes for women
plank in the platform, which was defeat
cd nv a vote of 81 to 6. despite the fight
that had been made by a large number
az suffragists to have II adopted. Sena-
tor Lee. as candidate for the United
States Senate. naturally had q big say in
the making of the platform. and to his
efforts some OF the suffragists attribute
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
GETS A JAIL SENTENCE
Col. F. J. Borchardt, SO, of Milwau.
kee Convicted of Contributing to
Delinquency Of Girls.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, September co.
Col Francis ]. Borchardt, sixty-three
years old, a justice Of the peace. well
known in National Guard and political
circles throughout Wisconsin. today was
sentenced to nine months at the house
of correction by Judge Page for con-
tributing to the delinquency of girls.
Four young girls were in court to tes-
tify. but were not called because a plea
of guilty was entered.
Made to Appear Nude.
The girls told District Attorney
Yockey that Justice Borchardt gave
them money, made improper remarks to
them and had them appear nude before
him. No criminal attack was made on
any of them
Morchardt was a member Of the state
assembly for two years from 1885.
captain of the Kosciusko Guard for four
teen years, a colonel on Gov. Rusk's
staff for five years and a justice Of the
peace for fourteen years. He was
candidate for district judge at the last
election, opposing Judge Page, who today
sentenced him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
Made to Appear Nude.
MAKES COINS IN PRISON.
Counterfeiting Operations Carried on
by Tennessee Convict.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. September 90
That a convict in the Tennessee state
prison has been engaged in counterfeit
ing operations was indicated today when
prison authorities found remains Of plas-
ter of paris mods for small coins in the
cell of Sam Howerton, who is serving a
sentence for murder.
The authorities began their search upon
information furnished by another con-
yict Howerton. it is said, melted the
metal by means of wire attached to the
electric light in his CELL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
Aviator's Flight Blocked by Storm.

MUELHNUSEN, Germany. Septem-
Der 20-The German aviator Victor
Stoeffier. who left Warsaw. Russia,
early this morning in an attempt to
reach Paris in a single day. was
forced by storm to descend near
the Russian frontier. He landed close
by an encampment OF Russian troups
and was placed under arrest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
Rase Ball PLAYER Electrocuted

CATSKILL, Il. Y. September 20-Wil-
liam Huntington, aged twenty. for two
wears third baseman of the Coxsackie
base ball team. was electrocuted today
at the top of an electric light pole in
this place while making repairs. His
lifeless body dangled for some time
over q cross bar before being lowered
byv RfHemen,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
USES FISTS TO PAY WAY
THROUGH UNIVERSITY
When Wisconsin Student Isn't
Wrestling Blackstone, Hes in
Squared Arena.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO Sept. 20.-George Howard
Lovequest. formerly Of Chicago, now OF
Racine. Wis, is literally fighting his way
through the law school of the University
of Wisconsin. He fights at 1873 pounds
Marquis of Qeensbury, when he is not
wrestling with Blackstone. He is known
in the ring as Young McGann and is
probably the only man living who has
adopted pugilism as a means of paying
his expenses in school.
Lovequest was born on the south side
in Chicago. where they develop scrap
pers." 1t was .give and take" with the
neighborhood boys until he went to Ra-
cine and he was equal to the best of them
with his fists. In 1910 he entered Wis
consn as law student and will gradu-
ate next year. When he entered he cast
about for some means of paying ex-
penses. His friend, Peter Mccain. sug-
gested boxing. He approved OF 1t and
his first professional bout was with a
fellow named Britt at Oregon, Wis.
Mccain stopped his man in the first
round and got $1.25 as his share of the
receipts. This brought him to the at
tention of promoters and since then he
has had no trouble in obtaining matches
whenever he needed the money.
Attracts Promoter.
Soon after he had a chance in Madison
with Red" Wilhelm and he received
$3.50 for boxing "Red'' six rounds to a
draw. This battle attracted the attention
of Howard Cassiboin. the Madison. Wis.
promoter, who took him up and has
given him many ring chances.
He has engaged in twenty-four contests
and has the first time to be knocked out
The only time he was ever shaded was
last December, when Jack Hendricks of
Chicago had the best of a six-round mill.
Lovequest ranks high in his studies.
He says that unless he should become a
top-notcher. however. he will quit the
ring when he finishes his school work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21

Si.- | understand YOU swore 10 txeah
NJ nose Il did" "Well. why don't YOU
do i:?' Chiefly because at The present
moment j haven't a good grip on it,
Birmingham Age-Heraid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
Answers Contention.

Human slavery is a condition of hu-
man beings in state of servitude or
bondage. and where one person Is SUBJ
ject TO the will and commands of another;
where the slave is Obliged to labor for a
master without the consent of the serv-
ant
IAN the conditions that enter into such
refinition of slavery exist in the Philip
pines. The almost universal report made
to me by each person who had been
asked TO investigate was that slavery in
some form existed TO his personal knowI-
edge: with a number it is form of
peonage. which is the most extensive
form of slavery practced; with many
others it will be noted it is the barter
and sale of human beings by one person
to another who holds such person so
sold to him in absolute subjugation, and
they perform duties and labor for him
without compensation further than
scanty clothing, and in many instances
Indifferent food"
All of the district auditors who assisted
MIR. Phipps in investigating the situa-
ton We're obliged to promise their in
formants that the source of the informa-
ton cleaned would not be made public
The names Of the officials who helped in
the preparation of the report also are
withheld.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21

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, 1913-09-21
HOUSE & HERMANN,
SEVENTH & EYE STREETS.
HOUSE & HERMANN,
A Declaration OF Our Bushes
land the Advantages to You That

In word it's to "serve." And service with
than exchange of your dollars for merchandise
means interested sponsorship for satisfaction
providing stock thoroughly completes comprehensive showing
Of that's produced by makers who es fidelity
quality the marking OF prices that not inter-
nittenty 1owes-but continuously and consistently
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
Slavery in Hill Tribes.

MY observation has been that the
largest percentage of real slavery ex-
lists in those provinces adjacent to or
in part inhabited by hill tribes or So
called non-Christians," one investi-
gator reported. II myself have known
of several instances where children
have been purchased from the hill
tribes, and believe that a house to-
house canvass of the servants of the
well-to-do class of Filipinos and a
proper inquiry into their status will
show that a large number of them
are actually owned. having been ac-
quired by purchase. Some of these
are old men and women who have
been the property of some family since
childhood. As to the sale of human
beings my observation has been that
this is done quite frequently
There is considerable traffic In
girls. j have personally had a number
of offers of this kind and it is gener-
ally known fact that a large percent
age of the Chinese who have Filipino
wives actually bought them at a slip
ulated price. A recent instance In
which / was offered boys and girls fol
the small amount of 20 pesos. 80 pesos
and 40 pesos was in August of las,
year at Cebu. Peonage exists in al
parts of the islands and in many in
stances amounts to slavery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
Enter Campaign Hopefully.

I'VE shall enter this campaign under
most helpful. encouraging and inspiring
conditions. IL has been truly marvellous,
this getting together OF the republican
rlGk and file in Maryland. The leaders
don't amour. to much unless the sol
dlers, the men who do the voting. have
their hearts in their cause. The repub-
llcans in this state have their hearts In
their cause. / approve every word OF the
strong and admirable platform"
The bull moose party will hold Its state
convention Tuesday. and interest CEN
ters around whether they will be able
20 place a full state ticket in the field.
The party leaders are now using every
argument 10 induce men to consent to
De candidates for United States sena-
Tor, controller and clerk of the court OF
appeals. but with little success. The for
mer progressives. who have returned to
ne G. O. p. arc freely predicting that
The stalwarts will fail 10 land enough
men 10 make a full ticket, but even IL
they do their candidates will not cut
much of a figure in the result of the cleo
lion, as the real fight will be between
the republican and democratic candi-
Gates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
Sold Instead of Killed.

The commonest explanation of the
presence of the alleged slaves in fam
lilies is that parents died and the fam
lily adopted the children. Often a slave
child is presented to brides father
as gift from a prospective son-in-law.
The child SO presented then is sold
from one to another, passing often
through many hands In other in
stances orphan children are sold into
slavery by headmen who regard such
practice as a satisfactory alternative
10 the old custom OF killing orphans.
Many natives are held in bondage by
the debt" system, by which their mas
tiers impose fines for alleged offenses,
the object being TO hold the laborer on
the plantation and not TO allow him to
become free of Indebtedness
Another Investigator found a boy
who had been captured Wild in the
hills west of LuDao was sold into
bondage and had to be penned up in his
masters house to be domesticated.
Tragic Fate Of Girl.
The tragic fate of sixteen-year-o
girl was thus described by one of
Auditor Phipps' assistants:
'Ir 1910 Senior Valenciano in some
way secured a girl about sixteen years
old. She was apparently innocent and
In the best OF health. She was put to
work pounding palay, carrying water.
ETC. and after few months she ap-
peared TO droop and fail in health,
and for several months more was not
seen on the premises. Later she ap-
peared again doing the same kind OF
work. but apparently broken in health.
About three months ago she was found
leaning over a native stove, dead. 1t is
said she became a mother, and was
forced to lie on some filthy rags in the
corner OF the kitchen without any care
or attention, and her death was the re-
suit 1t is known that this woman
many times tried to get people to in
tercede for her and get her away from
that house"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
No Rebuke to Wilson.

An Endorsement OF the city administra-
ton under Mayor Preston was adopted,
hut the sentiment of the counties was
against an increased representation for
Baltimore city at the present time. Mr..
German made strong fight for the
adoption OF a plank submitting the ini-
tiative and referendum to the vote of the
people but il was defeated. as was an
attempt. credited to Isaac Lobe Strauss,
10 criticse President Wilson for inter
fering in Maryland politics by the use OF
federal patronage.
While the convention as a whole was
fairly harmonious, il is the opinion OF
some of the best posted politicians that
II is not going to be an easy task to line
the party up for its candidates at the
November election.
In striking contrast was the state con-
~ention OF the republicans of Thursday,
and almost from the sound of the gavel
calling the meeting to order until Its ad-
iournment harmony was the keynote OF
all proceedings. Previous to the meet
ing Gov Goldsborough and Collector
Stone spoke for the first time in two
ears and friendship and pledges for the
success OF the party nominees were re-
rewed The same spirit prevailed among
the large number of republicans who left
the party to espouse the bull moose
cause but who have now returned and
are determined to put the G. Q. P. back
where IL was before the split last year.