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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
TRAIN WRECK IN TEXAS.
Nineteen Hurt Fifty Miles East of
Ell Paso.

Ell PASO, Tex, December D.-Nine-
teen persons are reported injured in
the wreck of Texas and Pacific train No.
3 westbound. fifty miles east of here,
today a day coach, chair car, diner and
Pullman left the track. broken rail
is supposed to have caused the accident
Doctors and nurses left FL Paso for the
scene of the wreck, and the train re-
turned to IL Paso with the passengers
at :, o'clock today. There We're nineteen
injured four of them seriously. Two
of these are negroes.
The coaches tumbled over in Il great
heap and it WAS considered remarkable
many people were not killed. Fire broke
out in the wrechage, but few of those be-
meath the pile were slightly burned
The diner, combination coach. chair
ear and one standard sleeper We're de-
rallied when the train hit the broken rail-
which caused the accident. The locomo-
tive and tender and baggage car passed
over the broken rail without trouble.
The military surgeon at Fort Hancock
who is stationed there with the border
patrol troops. was the first to reach the
wreck and he administered first aid to
all who needed it before the Ell Paso
relief train arrived.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
CARL BROWNE WINS AT LAST.
Will Be Allowed to Speak From
Stems Of Capitol.

After waiting nineteen years for an op-
portunity TO deliver a speech on labor
from the steps OF the Capitol, Carl
Browne. who came 10 Washington VITA
CoNcy's army. is at last 10 have his wish
gratified. The police objected to Browne
selecting so conspicuous a rostrum from
which To exponnd his doctrine OF the Co
operative commonwealth at the time Gen.
Coxey and his cohorts were in the capital.
and placed him under arrest when the
self-styled labor knight insisted upon
speaking from this particular spot.
Now Mr.. Browne can spend all Christ
mas afternoon talking from the Capitol
steps if he wants 10. Vice President Mai
shall and Speaker Clark have said 50, and
Supt. Elliott Woods has been instructed 10
coo that the police do not interfere
Browne thinks AN hour or two VIII bc SUI
ficient for his purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
FederaIs Near 0jinaga,
Announce They Intend
To Cut Off Gen. Villa

JUAREZ. December 20.-Advices were
received today that the federal army now
at Ojinaga:. on the border, will soon
march west to cut off Gen. Francisco
Villas rebel army at Chihuahua. At
some point south of Juarez,- it was said,
the federal commander plans TO destroy
the telegraph and railroad lines and thus
leave Villa shut in a pocket.
Villa has about 5000 men at Chihuahua.
He had to maintain a guard along 20
miles of railroad which connect him vita
the 1900 soldiers whom he left to garrison
his base at Juarez. The information that
the federals would attempt to cross and
destroy the line of communication was in
accord with the belief that the evacua-
ton Of Chihuahua by the federals three
weeks ago was TO lure Villa to a point
where he might be surrounded.
The federal column is to be commanded
by Gen. Ynez Salazar. supported by Gen
Pascual OroZco. The preparations for
the departure from Ojinaga were com
pleted by the taking across the border of
sufficient provisions for an extended
march. 1t was given out at Ojinaga that
the federals after destroying the line be-
tween Juarez and Chihuahua would at
tack the latter city from the, north. viii e
federals from Torreon would attack ii
from the south.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
CHILD HIT BY CAR.
Runs Across Street and Motorman Is
Unable to Stop.

Suffering from broken arm, probable
fracture of the skull and numerous cuts
and bruises, Charles Henderson. coiored
four years old. last night was taken to
Chldren's Hospital. He was injured by
a street car while running across the
street in front of his home at 1929 9th
street northwest
Raymond Gorham motorman of the car
that struck the child. was unable to pre-
vent the accident His car was running
north, he stated, and the child appeared
in front of him so suddenly that lie did
not have time to apply the brakes
An ambulance was summoned and the
child was taken to Emergency Hospital.
He later was transferred to Children S
Hospital 1t was said at the hospital
that the patients condition WAS critical
Motorman Gorham was detained at the
second precinct police station until the
police could investigate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21

ration by the Attorney General of the
American Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany and the Western Union Telegraph
Company, said:
1T has been bitterly fought contest
The result is gratifying solution of the
whole trouble. We hope and believe *
will work out that no further cause
for complaint may exist either on the
part of the public or on our part. Any
body with any perspective at all could
have seen during the past few years that
there would be an end TO huge combi-
nation whose chief purpose was to throt-
tie competition in order to control and
monopoliZe
I'VE feel grateful TO the administration.
and particularly TO Attorney General Nc
Reynolds. for the result. The Depart
ment of Justice took the matter up on its
own initiative. and without any attempt
To shift or evade responsibility the At
torney General has brought about this
complete solution
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
TELEPHONE BARGAIN
AIDS INDEPENDENTS
CONTINUED from First Page

There has been no final determination.
it is pointed out, not to prosecute New
Haven directors even after settlement
of the reorganization of that road is
agreed to.
Senator Weeks of Massachusetts,, COM
menting upon the dissolution plan pro
jected by the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company, and approved by the
administration. said last night that II I'M
doubtedly would do away with all agita-
ton for government ownership OF the
telephone and telegraph.
Senator Bristow of Kansas declared
that the proposed dissolution was more
advantageous to the company than were
the dissolution of the Standard Oh ana
American Tobacco Company. ordered py
the Supreme Court. Senator BrlstoW
said that it made a great opening Tor
stock speculations and manipulations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
Complete Separation of Control.

you may rest assured he said.
that however it is done. it will be
done in absolute good faith. There will
be complete separation of the con-
troll"
The holdings in question amount to
about $29.000,000 par value and were
purchased, it is understood. at about
SS5 a share. Mr.. kingsbury indicated
that there was no intention to dump
the stock on the market and that
every precaution would be taken not
to do injury to Western Union stock
holders in disposing of this large
amount of stock.
reasonable time has been given the
company by the government to work out
it's plan. 1t was learned
Mr. Vail will resign president of the
Western Union Mr.. kingsbury said. and
other directors of the latter company
who are directors of the American Tele
phone and Telegraph Company will also
resign Mrs. Kingsbury thought that the
reciprocal arrangements between the two
companies in respect to kilograms received
and delivered by telephone might be con-
tinued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
TO BE IDLE is TO DIE.
English Idea That Gentleman Must
Not Work Is Passing.

Prom the Philadelphia Ledger.
Once upon a time Englishmen scorned
work unworthy OF a gentleman. They
are getting over that idea rapidly. This
idea aroused the scorn of the average
American. He looked upon English gen.
tlemen as useless parasites. Yet they
were not necessarily so. Like lost argu-
ments, it was a question of definition.
Work in the eyes OF the Englishman
meant one thing and another to the
American.
An Englishman who lives on large
estates often manages a whole town, is
selectman, overseer of the poor, collector
OF taxes. chief OF police, head of the fire
department. superintendent of schools,
sealer of weights and measures, the
board Of trustees of the church, country
commissioner and fence viewer, all in
one. In addition, he is the manager of
his own estate. with its acres of farm
lands TO be TILED. he has To manage the
annual fair and oftent.mes he is the
police court magistrate 1t is true that
he may have a steward to do the rent
collecting and To look after. the minor
details, out the steward no more man
ages the estate than the private secre-
t2ry of railroad president manages the
railroad.
Englshmen do not call this work
Ii is probable that most OF us con-
sider the life of the owner OF a large
estate about as delightful as can be
Imagined. II is not, however, a life of
idleness. The rich. of Europe, as a class,
are not idle. OF course, there are some
who do absolutely nothing. There is the
same class among the poor. They are
called gentlemen of the road.
In America We have an idle rich class.
They wander about the face of the gIobe
wondering what to do with themselves.
Most men cannot be Idle and live. That
sounds strange. IL is true. 1t Is a law
of nature. IL man past forty leads an
idle life. the probability is that he will
live to be fifty-seven years old. IL he
leads a harmonious and sufficiently oc-
cupied life, he will live to be sixty-six.
This is the experience of life insurance
companies which make specially oil
oid-age annuitieS.
The figures tell the story. Idleness is
harder on the vital organs of mankind
than work. To be Idle is to die.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
POSTAL RUSH Is NEARING.
Heavy Incoming and Outgoing Mail
Is Expected Tomorrow.

Washington's Christmas mail rush is
to come beginning tomorrow, it is be-
lieved at the city post office. 1t will
take an unusually heavy mail, however,
1t is said, to cause any noticeable con-
gestion. Incoming mail has not begun
to arrive in heavy quantities, nor have
the residents of this city started to
mail out the bulk of their packages.
Just how much difference the parcel
post will make cannot be told until
after the season is over, this feature of
the postal service not having been be-
gun until after last Christmas. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that many persons will
take advantage of it, and that 1t will
prove its Christmas popularity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
CHAPIN'S BODY TAKEN TO ERIE.
Naval Officers Body Accompanied by
Squad From Battleship Wyoming.

NEW YORK. December 3O-The body
of Capt Frederick l.. Chaplin, late COM
mander of the superdreadnought Wyo-
ming, was taken tonight to Erie, Pa,
where burial will take place next Mon
day. Twelve petty officers of the Wyo-
ming. in command Of lieutenant, es-
corted the body, as did also Mrs. Chaplin,
her son Sheldon, and several friends
Rear Admiral Winslow, commander of
the first division of the Atlantic fleet
was one of those who accompa MED the
body to the station.
Capt. Chaplin died at the Brooklyn
Naval Hospital on Friday. He was taken
there in dying condition last Monday
when his vessel came into port
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
Villa Scouts Announcement.

Gen. Villa and his advisers adhere to
the belief that the stay of the federals
on the border has not been long enough
to enable them to rccuperate from their
series Of retreats, and that the soldiers
are without pay and unwilling TO fight.
Mormon Church officials We're alarmed
over reports that Gen. Salazar intends
to extend his march into the Casas
Grandes district and among the Mormon
colonies, with view to destroying all
houses, stores and farm machinery, i'm
pressing non-combatants into the
federal army, and leaving that section
barren of cattle. grain and food that
might be used by the rebels. The Nor
mons asked for protection.
The Methodist Church South, which
owns 500, 900 worth of property in Chi
huahua. has closed its doors since Villa
occupied that city.
All the Catholic churches were closed
when the Spanish priests and nuns were
expelled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
Women Freemasons.
rom the London Chronicle.

! IOIIi Inc IIOuUon NuTOBItIt.
Win the far-reaching reforms III the
constitution of Freemasonry now under
consideration lead to the admission of
women TO the lodges? Female lodges.
though not formally recognized by the
governing authorities. have existed in
France since 1885, and there are several
such in Paris at the present time. The
usually accepted statement that only one
woman, the Hon. Mrs. Aldworth, has
ever been elected a Freemason in Eng
land is erroneous. for several other In
stances are on record. In the United
States Mrs. Saiome Anderson attained
high position In the order and was elected
a trustee of the Masonic Temple.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
WEALTHY FARMER USES GUN.
N. w. Geddes of Davenport, Iowa
Kills One. Wounds Another.

SEATTLE, Wash, December 20.-N. w.
Geddes. said to be a wealthy farmer Of
Davenport, Iowa, who was on his way
to Australia, shot and killed Joseph
BlancO, quartermaster of the steamer
Humboldt, and shot and wounded John
r. Erickson, a sailor, in a hotel here
early today Geddes was arrested. Bank
books found on his person showed large
deposits in Davenport banks.
DAVENPORT, Iowa. December 2o.-AH
Davenport bankers today denied any
knowledge of a man named n. w. Geddes
No bank would admit it holds any money
for any Mr.. Geddes. The name is not
listed in city or county directories, and
none of the county officials had heard Of
such a man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
HAS A GRAND SCHEME
TO END MEXICAN WAR
Horace Welsh Would Put Combat
ants to Work-Sanity to
Be Examined.

Horace Welsh, who gave his age as
thirty-three years and who said he lived
at :i3 Clinton street. Paterson. n. j., was
arrested yesterday afternoon by Lieut..
Schrinner of the Capitol police force and
was sent to Washington Asylum Hospital
for observation as TO his mental condi-
ton. Welsh was visiting around the SEN
ate office building, telling folks of grand
scheme he has for putting Mexico on a
peace footing. when Lieut.. Schrinner
came along.
One of the schemes he outlined was the
wholesale kidnapping of the Mexican SOL
diers, who were to be put to work dig
ging phosphate rocks The kidnapping
was to be done by American soldiers dis
guised MeXicans who were to in
veigle the guiIeless 'greaSers'' into trains
of cars with false bottoms-use of the
false bottoms not cXplained-run the
trains across the border into the United
States. and then put the captives to work.
Would Use Warships.
Another plan involved the use of Mexi-
can flags on United States warships, on
board which whole regiments of Next
cos chivalry We're to be decoyed, taken
ships and dumped ON the shores of
some South American country toward
which we do not feel very friendly. \
particularly sinister scheme suggested by
the man from New Jersey is to lure the
Mexican soldiery across the border into
Texas, set them down to Il good dinner
Machavellian Observation-Disclosures dope
them.
When taken to the sixth precinct po-
lice station Welsh turned over -
cents in real money and a mass of
correspondence. some of it si"ned with
the name of Representative Brenner of
New Jersey, some bearing the signature
of Joseph Patrick Tumulty, secretary
to the President, and some with other
names attached. Welsh told the police
that he has other titles 70 fame aside
from his wholly original schemes for
putting a sudden stop to hostilities i'll
Mexico Among these. he said, was the
fact. alleged, that he is the man who
gave the automobile its name Another
he explained, was a plan for getting
people across the river from Jersey City
to New York without adventurous aid of
steamboats,, ferryboats. balloons or aero
planes. Tunnels, probably.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
BURNS MAY PROVE FATAL.
Mrs. Harriet Adams, Author, Vic
tim of Gas Explosion.

CLEN EIAND, December 20.-Mrs Har-
riet Adams, former president of the
United Women of the Republic. writer
of fiction and nationally known as a tenn
perance worker, is expected to die in a
hospital here from burns received this
afternoon in a gas explosion at her home.
She is seventyfive years old.
The explosion was caused by Mrs
Adams striking match in a room filled
with gas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
Fast Passenger Train Wrecked.

MACON. Ga. December 0.-The Day
Limited. fast passenger train from Jack
sonville to Chicago. was derailed on the
Central of Georgia tracks just after leaN-
ing Macon tonight. No one was seriously
hurt. The train was running thirty-five
miles an hour when the accident oc-
CURED. The cause has not been oe'er-
mined
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
RED LETTER DAY" SERVICES.
w. C. T. U. National Crusaders to
Talk at McKendree Church.

c. T. L. national crusade for constitu-
tional prohibition. will be the name of
the services to be held at McKendree
NJ. T.. Church, Massachusetts avenue be-
tween 9th and 10th streets northwest, this
afternoon at 3 o'clock. w. &. IT. L.
crusaders will make speeches, IL program
OF song and orchestra music has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21

troll duty for nearly four months the
armored cruiser California arrived here
today. II. G.. Brown, vice consul for the
United States at Mazatlan returned
aboard the California, but declined to
discuss Mexican politics.
Officers of the ship said conditions at
MaZatlan were comparatively quiet when
they left.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
Hale Tells the President
Impressions He Gathered
Among Constituti0naIiSts

William Bayard Hale, who recently re-
turned to Washington from a long series
OF conferences at Nogales, Mexico, with
Gen. Carranza. the constitutionalist
rin-chief. had an hours talk
on Mexican. affairs with President Viii
son at the/White House last night. 1t
was the fifrt meeting between the Presi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21

arranged and a reading OF the w. G. T.
L. proclamation has been planned.
The crusaders scheduled to be present
are Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis, Mrs. ]. G.
Gilbert, Mrs Alphonzo Hart, Mrs. c. I.
Roach, Miss Jennie Smith, Mrs. Sarah
La r'etra, Mrs Clinton Smith. Mrs. NJ.
I. Hughes, Mrs. Nellie Bradley and Mrs.
Metcalf.
One of the musical features of the serv-
ice will be the White Ribbon Orchestra,
composed of father and his four sons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
CHAsEs AUTO, HIT BY ANOTHER
George A. Totten. Bicycle Policeman,
Is Seriously Injured.

George \. Totten, bicycle policeman of
the third precinct. while pursuing an au-
tomobile for an infraction of the traffic
regulations last night shortly before Il
o'clock was struck by another car at
18th and * streets northwest and thrown
from his wheel.
The machine that struck the policeman
belongs to Mrs. Effinger of the Grafton
Hotel and was being returned to its gar
age by Cleota Lansdon, a chauffeur
Totten was taken to the Emergency
Hospital, where he was found to be suf-
fering from broken collarbone, Il lac
Grated chin and several bruises
Langdon was held for a short time at
the third precinct station, but was later
released.
1t pays to read the want columns of
The Star Hundreds of situations are
filed through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
Police Capt. John C. Daley Ill.

Police Capt. John G. Daley OF tn"
ninth precinct has been i'll at his home.
60 T street northwest, for the last two
DAYS. Last spring he suffered "A stroke
Of PARALYSIS but Ii Is not believed his
present condition is serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
Not Worrying Him.
DC Boston Transcript.

from the Boston Transcript.
Wife fstudying vocalism)-I wish.
dear. you'd have double windows put
on I'm afraid my practicing will dis
turb the Hhghbors.
.IInb-WeH. If il does. it's up to them
to put on double windows
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
Villa Tells u. S. Consul
Families of HuertiStaS
Refused to Leave City

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico. December 20
Gen. Francisco Villa today made public
"A note which he delivered to United
States Consul Marion Letcher i'll ref
erence to the reported detention in Chi
huahua by the rebel forces of Mexican
women and children. The note was III
reply to an inquiry sent by the Depart
ment of State at Washington.
Although ne had detained no women
and children, Gen. Villa said, there stil
remained in Chihuahua the wives and
children of Mexican men who had been
detained on suspicion of having aided the
Huerta forces.
In his note, which is the first of its
kind framed by him, Gen. Villa said:
My Dear Sir:
Il beg to acknowledge receipt of your
attentive note of this date. which
hasten to answer, manifesting to you that
/ have taken careful note of the fact
that on the 10th day of this month the
Department of State of your government
addressed a message to you relative to
having received information that women
and children of this community. relatives
of refugees of Chihuahua. are detained
here. / having refused to give them salvo
conductOS.
Would Not Leave.
las this in essence is not wholly the
me great pleasure to inform you that ali
those who had intended 10 leave nave not
done SO, not because ! have detained, but
because they would not leave unless az
companied by certain ind viduais who
must remain to expalin some acts for
which they are responsible ZIP to the
present time no orders have been given
which prevent any families who wish
to leave from so doing. On the contra
ry | have even offered to give them
separate train which would convey them
Il the frontier, which | am st4ii disposed
to do.
II wish also to state, and | hope that
with your accustomed importantly i'll
these matters sou %ili illa-e u s.iown
to YOUR honorable Secretary Of State
that our conduct cannot be compared to
tsf.t u the iiuertists,., for * IS Wei
known that the families of our followers
are transported by the Huertistas from
one place to another in trains carrying
sold erS and munitions of war, thus hop
ing to avoid attacks by our forces. Our
families also are sent to the Maria
sands NfiftcH gaVe been tine 1isode OF
petty thieves and low-born criminals.
Il take pleasure in treating in detail
with matters which bring to light the
difference of procedure between the gov
ernn eui OF stlaI,fr iigerta ana mat
which we are trying to impiant for the
welfare of our country-a legal and
noble one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21

CHICAGO. December 2o.-Judgc Ben
r. Lindsey founder of the Juvenile
court at Denver Col, and Miss henrietta
Brevoort. stepdaughter of DIR. II. j. CHIP
pert of Detroit Mich, were married mere
tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
MACKAY Is GRATIFIED.
Regards telegraph Dissolution as a
"COmplete Solution

Special Dispatch The Star.
NEW YORK. December a0-Clarence
II. Mackay, president of the MackaS
companies, being interviewed on the sepa-