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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
MANY ARE REMEMBERED
WITH CHRISTMAS CHEER
Thousands Of Poor Families and In
.-ss sdividuals in Philadelphia
Fare Well.

PHILADELPHIA December 25.-Christ-
mas cheer was provided for thousands of
poor families and individuals by scores of
organizations in this city today. The Sal
vation Army distributed baskets contain
ing five-pound chicken, loaf of bread
vegetables, cranberry sauce sugar, salt,
candy and fruit. The Volunteers of Amer
lea gave away 500 baskets containing
roasts of beef and other essentials for a
big dinner.
Hundreds of dinners and more than
5000 toys and gifts were distributed by
other organizations. The Rotary Club,
which yesterday distributed 2,GU0 gifts
with automobiles continued the work to-
day. Special services and dinners were
provided for the inmates of the prisons.
hospitals and other institutions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
WILSON ASKED TO PANAMA.
Col. Goethals Cables Invitation for
Christmas Vacation.

NEW YORK, December 25 Panama
adyices published here say Col. George
w. Goethals, chairman and chief engi-
neer OF the Isthmian canal commission,
has cabled to President Wilson an in
vitation TO spend part of his Christmas
vacation in Panama and be the first
to sail through the canal.
Until a reply to this invitation is re-
eeived no further thought will be
given To the question as to which yes
sci shall make the passage first The
United States special service steamer
Buffalo could make the trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
SUFFOCATED IN FIRE.
Two Perish in Blaze at Providence.
R. l., Early Today.

PROVIDENCE, r. L., December %
Mrs Margaret Daley, siXty-eight years
old. and her granddaughter, Miss Mar
gdret Murphy, fifteen years old, were
suffocated III a fire in the house of Mar
tin NJ Murphy, on Shelton street early
today.
The bodies were discovered by firemen
who had forced an entrance through the
dense smoae. The fire damage was slight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Kills Wife and Self Before Child

presence of their twelve-y year-old daugh-
ter Laura, James f. Karney, fifty-two
years old. shot and killed his wife to
day and then, putting a shotgun to his
neck, pulled the trigger, blowing off the
side of his head. Mrs. karney was
pleading with her husband to refrain
from drinking, especially Christmas day
when he turned upon her and killed her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25

OMAHA, Neb., December 25.-J c.
Root, sovereign commander of the
Woodmen of the World and founder of
that order; died last night at Hender-
sonville. n. c., according to a telegram
received in Omaha. Intestinal trouble
was given as the cause of his death
Mr.. Root had been travelling in the
south in the interests of his order and
his condition was not considered grave
until two days ago. when MESA ges
were received requesting his son.
Harry Root, to come to Hendersonville
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Marshall Against Trust Legislation.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. December 20
Vice President Thomas X. Marshall. who
has arrived here for the holiday vacation,
while expressing great pleasure over the
enactment of tine tariff and currency
laws, said he did not believe the demo-
cratic party ought to undertake any fur-
ther legislation at this time. He declared
that there is no need for any antitrust
legislation at present, i'll view OF the en-
actInent of the two important measures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
TRAIN BANDIT HAUNTED.
Unable to Sleep After Killing Cali
fornia Passenger Agent.

Los ANGELES, December 25.-Snce he
killed III. Il. Montague, a passenger agent,
while holding up a Southern Pacific train
near FL Monte, Cal, three weeks ago,
John Bostick young amateur bandit,
has been haunted. he says, by the crime
Il have not had single nights rest
since' he told Sheriff w. A. Hammel of
Los Angeles county last night while en-
route from San Francisco, where he was
arrested, to Los Angeles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Recluse Leaves $1Co,Oco to Charity

METUCHEN, n. j., December rs
When the will of Mrs. Amelia Marks of
New Brunswick is offered for probat te
in about ten days it will reveal a for
tune of 100000. most of it to be held
in trust for charity. Mrs. Marks had
lived for years as a recluse in ram
shackle building in the poorest section
of New Brunswick. She died Tuesday.
Her husband died nine months ago,
leaving a fortune Of $4,000 to his
wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Stranded Hawaiian Schooner a Loss

HONOLULU. December 25.-The wooden
steam schooner kauan, used in the
inter-island trade, ran ashore off the
Island of Hawaii yesterday and will
prove a total loss. The passengers and
crew made their way safely to shore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Danish Research Ship Total Wreck

ST THOMAS, Danish West Indies, De
cemher 25.-rhe Danish research ship
Margrethe, which had been on survey
ing expedition in the West Indies for
many months. lies "A tota. wreck on the
Anegada reef. the most northern of the
Virgin Islands, British West Indies.
capt Hansen and the crew We're all
rescued and arrived here today. The
records of the expedition. however, went
down with the vessel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
De Villiers' SLAYER Not Named.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, December 2o.-Un-
able to decide who fired the shots which
killed Daniel De Villiers of San Antonio,
Tex. during his struggle Sunday evening
with Roy l.. Glover husband OF his for
mer wife, the coroner's jury has returned
d verdict that the Boer war veteran had
met death at the hands Of a person un-
known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Fremier's Son Among Dead.

GRONINGEN. Netherlands, December
pa son OF Premier p w A. Court
Van der Linden and four other passen-
gers We're killed and twelve injured today
in the wreck Of a holiday train which
jumped the track neat this city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Death Of Austrian Statesman.

MERAN. Austrian Tyrol. December -.
The death occurred here today of
WenZel Ritter Won Zaleski, Austrian min
lister of finance, who had been a member
of the cabinet since November 10 1911
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Dinners Aboard Battleships.

More than $500 sailors attached to the
Atlantic reserve fleet and $40 marines who
could not get home were provided with
a bountiful Christmas dinner aboard the
several batteships at the Philadelphia
navy yard.
Concerts were rendered by ships, and
marine bands.
Diners in a fashionable restaurant last
night witnessed evidence of the Christ
mas spirit when half dozen unkempt
newsboys were brought to a table by
patrons and treated to the most expensive
meal the menu provided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Experience an Awful One,

1T was an awful experience he stat
ed, and one that no man would be will
ing to go through d second time for all
the money III the Treasury
Water and dirt from above almost
blinded u.s. he added ''and the noise
made by water from our hose was great
enough to drown the sound of our voices.
1--WE managed to catch hold of hands, -
he continued, ''and a tight squeeze was
Il signal for all to shout Help 1t was
impossible for us to hear voices of our
companions, who were trying to locate
us, and several times we gave up In de-
spair. We We're certain that we never
would be rescued alive, and when we
heard "a second fall of timbers We said
goodbye and were prepared for the
worst
Lanahan said he the first one
reached by the rescuers. He did not
know the men We're near him until one
of them caught him by the hair and
spoke to him. 1t then was necessary to
saw away timbers to release him. One
timber had held him by the shoulder, he
stated, while another had pinned his leg
under the mass of debris
Several times j tried TO get my foot
out of my boot" he said, but II was SO
tightly damned that l could not release
it,
Lanahan and his fellow patients praised
other tiremen for the heroic work per-
formed in releasing them from the pocket
that the fallen tmbers had made. Had
ii not been that they were caught in
the pocket they stated, they think all
would have been killed when the roof
and floors fell. ..-,.-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
FOR LOCAL ACTION
BY CLEARING HOUSE
Call to National Banks Soon to
Determine Course Under
Currency Law.
MUST JOIN FEDERAL
RESERVE ASSOCIATION
Trust Companies Also to Come Into
New System-Washington for
Regional Branch.

A special meeting of the clearing house
of this city will be held in few days
at the call of Chairman Flather to de-
termine the course of the national banks
of Washington as to joining the federal
reserve association.
Upon the assumption that all the banks
will join the association, it is thought by
some of the leading bankers that affirm
ative action should be taken promptly
1t is not contemplated that any national
bank here will think of surrendering it's
charter, and since it falls out that they
must remain under government supervi-
sion, the feeling is strong that they
should come in speedily and with good
grace.
The law provides that any national bank
failing to comply with the requirements
of the new system within sixty days shall
be deprived of government deposits, and
if still holding aioof at the end of one
year, shall forfeit its charter Trust
companies may also come into the new
system and all the local trust companies
are expected to join.
A movement is under way to secure the
location of one of the federal reserve
banks here. There are to be from eight
to twelve of these institutions, located
throughout the country at the will OF the
committee of organization, consisting of
and the controller of the currency.
Washington's Advantages.
Washington will be exceptionally well
conditioned, financially, under the new
order of things. In the first place, there
still exists the old association formed
to take advantage Of the emergency cur
rency act-which act is continued in force
for one year by the new law, and there
are the S5o0,OO0,OOO emergency currency
notes already printed ana stacked away
in storage vaults These would be al
| most instantly available in time of
stress.
Then, if in addition regional re-
serve bank is situated here, to red .scOunt
the prime commercial paper offered 10y
the local banks and trust companies,
| there will be no excuse for tight
| money in this town, the <financiers say.
Washington is regarded as an ideal
| location tor one of the regional banKs,
/ because of its extensive financial deal
ings with the south. Washington banks
have loaned money to move the cotton
crop of several southern states anu al
ways assist in financing the truck and
fruit crops of the seaboard states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Supreme Court Orders Cases
Involving Question to Be Sent
Up for Decision.
SECOND IN IMPORTANCE
TO ANTITRUST RULINGS
Gravity of Absence of Definite Status
Shown in Case Of st.
Louis Firm.

More clearly defined rules for compe-
tition in business are to be promulgated
by the Supreme Court of the United
States Within the last few weeks, the
court has directed lower tribunals to
send up cases involving unfair competi-
ton for decisions which are expected to
be second in Importance only to the
courts antitrust decisions.
The law as to patents and trademarks
has been regarded as comparatively set
tied, but few cases involving the domain
of unfair competition" in business have
come before the court. The gravity of
the absence of definite rules in this
sphere was brought out in bold relief
before the Supreme Court recently when
st. Louis shoe firm complained that its
entire profit from the manufacture and
sale of a certain line of shoes for four
years was about to be turned over TO a
Cincinnati rival. The sum amounted al
most to half million dollars.
st. Louis Firm Suffers.
The st. Louis firm had been guilty.
according to the lower courts, of put
ting out a shoe with a name resem-
bling that of a competitors shoe.
That was alleged to be unfair For
the purpose OF gument the St Louis
firm admitted the unfairness of the
transaction, but contended that the
amount of its punishment should only
be the amount of business that its rival
failed to get by reason of its act.
The lower court held that was not a
proper rule for melting out the proper
| punishment, but that the erring com
| pany's entire profits must be taker
away. The Supreme Court decided &c
| review the case.
Business Firms Await Outcome.
| Many business concerns are said to be
| anxious over the outcome of the litiga
| ton. Carelessness in adopting trade
names is said to threaten them with loss
| of all profits for many years. a rapit
| change of trade names would probabl,
| follow a decision affirming the decision
/ of the lower court.
! Another case the court has decided t6
| review INVOLVES the question of whether
flour mill that unconsciously adopted
! the same name for brand of flour a.
used by another mill, must turn its profit:
over to the mill first using the name
The point has arisen in the of al
| Illinois flour company that developed
| eastern states only to have a demand
| made in court that its business be con
| demRed unfair competition" becaus'
| an Ohio firm had for years been using tn,
| same name for a flour in Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Damp Air Is Penetrating.

The morning was cofd and gray and the
damp air penetrating. The party was
warmly dressed for the short motor ride.
President WiAon wearing a heavy gray
coat. At the Herndon cottage the party
was given a welcome by Mrs. Herndon
and her daughter, Miss Alice Herndon
In addition to President Wilson the
party included Mrs. Wilson, Misses Elean-
or and Margaret Wilson, Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones. the Presidents cousin;
DIR. Cary I. Grayson, United States Navy
the Presidents physician; Charles Swem,
Mr.. Wilson's presidential stenOgrapher
and four secret service men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
MCAdoO and Houston Confer
on Plan to Make the New
Currency Law Effective

Secretary McAdoo of the Treasury De-
partment and Secretary Houston of the
Agricultural Department, ex-officio mem
bers of the federal reserve organization
committee, as majority of the COM
mittee i'll the absence of any incumbent
of the office of controller of the cur
rency, the third ex-officio member of the
committee under the law, constituted
themselves a quorum and went into CON
ference today to map out a plan for put
ting into effect the new currency law
The conference was held this afternoon
at the nome of Secretary McAdoo. As
it was a preliminary talk, there We're no
other parties To the conference, not even
a stenographer to take notes.
As a result of the conference today
and Il conference to be held either to-
morrow afternoon or Saturday morning,
a statement Will be issued, outlining the
plan of procedure of the committee The
committee, intrusted by the currency
law with the matter, will proceed to ere
ate the eight regional federal reserve
bank districts, and to select the federal
reserve bank city in each district
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Strikers, Wives and Children
Crushed at Christmas CeIe-
bration in Michigan.
ALARMIST is HUNTED,
LYNCHING NOW FEARED
Scenes of Wild Terror and Grief
Reign at Calumet-Public
Funeral Is Planned.

CALUMET, Mich, December o5.-ThA
entire copper mining district is today
stunned over the disaster OF last night
which cost the lives of at least seventy
three persons. most of them children. in a
panic following false alarm of fire
during Christmas exercises arranged by
the woman's auxiliary of the Western
Federation of Miners. Nearly three score
strikers homes have been desolated All
during the night hundreds cf persons
gathered in and about the city hall and
undertaking establishments to which the
bodies We're taken. Ii was not until late
this morning that the work of preparing
the bodies for burial had been COM
pleted. \ public funeral will be held.
The bodies of a woman. a girl and a
boy remain to be identified. The authori-
ties are of the opinion that all OF the
dead have been accounted for. Tomorrow
an inquest will be held to investigate the
cause.
The coroner today continued impane-
ing a jury to make an investigation
of the panic. and public meetings were
held in nearby towns To take measures
for the relief of bereaved families out
of respect for the childless homes, many
parents dsmantled Christmas trees.
Hunt for Bearded Man.
A bearded man who is said to have
caused Tie panic when ne dppSdEtu itf
the doorway of the hall and yelled Fire"
is being sought b. the authorities and Of
ficials of the miners union. An all-night
| search failed to reveal his identity. Thor
| ough investigation also showed there had
been no fire near the hall.
When the earded man thrust his head
/ in at the door and shouted Fire. MIS-
Caesar who was near the door, realized
/ the import of the act. and seized the man
| by the shoulders and tried to counteract
| the alarm 1t was useless. The man
/ wrested himself from her grasp and ran
| away.
! Because of conditions surrounding the
prolonged strike in the district which has
been contested bitterly by boSh the miners
and the operators it is feared that should
the unknown man who yelled fire be
apprehended a lynching may follow. Pres
ident Mover of the Western Federation
of Miners in a telegram to President Nil.
son said according 10 his best information
! no one in sympathy with the strikers
1 brought about the catastrophe. So bitter
/ has been the labor trouble that President
! Moyer declared ''the Western Federation
| of Miners will bury,its> own dead" anc
| that mo aid viii be accepted from any of
| those citizens who a short time ago pro-
! nounced those people undesirable citi-
zens-" He said organized labor Will take
! care of the relatives of the deceased.
/ Regardless of this attitude, the ciu-
! zens of Calumet. Houghton, Red Jacket.
! Laurium and other nearby villages con
| tinued the collection of funds which Will
| be turned over to the relatives of the vic
tins. 1t is probable that all work will
| be suspended In the copper mining district
| when the public funeral of the dead Is
held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Much Yuletide Cheer.

The Christmas mail contained a large
percentage of Yuletide good cheer for
the President from friends in all parts of
the country. Accompanying the Christ
mas greetings We're concentrations OF
the Presidents success in obtaining i'm
portant legislation.
1t will take the executive force many
days TO complete acknowledgment of the
hundreds of messages of felicitation and
congratulation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Arrangements for Quiet Vacation.

Mr.. Wilson was assured by the mayor
that care had been taken to insure for
the President complete quiet and isola-
ton during his vacation here. The Pres
ident expressed his gratitude and intro
duced Mayor Saucer to the members
of his party.
As the President left the special train
for the waiting White House automobiles
shipped here in advance, there was a
hearty cheer from group of villagers
who had waited in the chill since dawn
to greet the distinguished visitor.
Merry Christmas, Mr.. Presidenti'
they shouted, and, doffing his hat, the
President smiling said: Thank you. l
wish you the same.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
WILSON WELCOMED
TOPASS CHRISTIAN
Mayor of Town Boards Spe-
CiaI Train and Greets
White House Party.
ASSURANCES GIVEN
FOR QUIET VACATION
Distinguished Visitor Is Heartily
Cheered by Citizens While on
Way to Herndon Cottage.

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. December
2'-President Wilson's Christmas day
was spent here in the restful quiet of a
spacious cottage fronting the waters of
the Gulf of Mexico.
The President and members of his fam
lily today occupied themselves getting
settled in the house which is to be their
abode for the next three weeks.
Although the Presidents special train
reached here before sunup, the party re-
mained on board until 8 o'clock Mayor
Saucier boarded the train and welcomed
President Wilson to his winter capital"
L see you have had a storm here,
said the President, looking at the wet
ground.
Yes. that's true replied the Mayor;
"but it was merely to get things nicely
washed up for your arrival
The President laughed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
Needs Wise Deliberation.

There is every intention to make haste.
but to make haste slowly and wisely and
with due deliberation. The law permits
the designation of a minimum of eight
or maximum of twelve reserve districts
The general interests OF the country are
to be considered in mapping out the out
lines of these districts. and many factors
are to be weighed.
In selecting the cities in each district
which are to be the reserve bank cities
no local interest will prevail The claims
o. each city will be taken up but it is
explained tnat what is best Ter the gen
eral pubic will be the deciding argument
This Secretary McAdoo has made plain
in ii preliminary talk to newspaper men
on the purposes of the committee.
Already many requests have been re-
ceived for membership the federal re
serve board, which viii be the directing
power of the new currency system as
soon as il is III operation. Applications
from banks to become members of tn.
system are coming into the Treasury De-
partment IN great numbers and a num-
ber of cities are cying for the honor of
being headquarters for the reserve banks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS
MAIL UNUSUALLY HEAVY
Yuletide Cheer in Plenty Received.
Secretary Tumulty's Day Is
Made Happy.

An exceptionally heavy Christmas mail
greeted White House clerks today, and
good part of the executive force worked
for some hours cleaning it up. Secretary
Tumulty and Assistant Secretary Forster
did not reach their desks until near the
middle of the day, and they remained
only long enough to glance over the mail
and kilograms to determine whether any
thing needed immediate attention.
Secretary Tumuity's Christmas was a
happy one. as Mrs. Tumulty was able to
be at home after an operation and en-
forced stay in Providence Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
WEATHER.

Rain tonight: Friday clearing
and colder, preceded by rain in
early morning.
FULL REPORT ON PAGE FIFTEEN.