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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-18
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5000 have been awarded for church i'm
provements and the growing congrega-
ton has entered into the plans with much
interest.
news item reported from England
is of interest to Washingtonians In
view OF the fact that a suitable
memorial to the heroes OF the I1tanic
is under consideration.
A memorial window In remembrance
of Father Thomas Byles has lately
been erected by his parishioners and
friends in his church at OnSar. arch
diocese Of Westminster. England. II
is placed in the south aisle OF the
church, and consists of three lights
the central one of which is filled with
the figure of our Lord as the Good
Shepherd. fittingly appropriate. as II
has been felt not only to the late
pastor's constant care for his own little
fock 1t Ongar, but still more TO his
self-sacrificing and steadfast thought
in the face of death for the souls OF
the faithful gathered around him as
the ship sank beneath the waters The
outer lights have st. Thomas Aquinas
his patron, and St Patrick. the patron
of many of those so affectionately re-
vering his memory. The inscription
below begs the faithful to Pray for
the Rev. Thomas Byles. for eight
years rector of this mission, whose
| heroic death in the disaster to the
steamship Titanic. April 10, 1872
earnestly devoting his last moments
| to the religious consolation of his fell
/ low-passengers, this window com
] memorates.
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5outberi1 @etbo0ist
0@ omen Mant
Rights of lapmen.
Establish Paper and Are Form
ing "Laity Leagues"
Throughout the Denomina-
ton.

nenr OMEN of the Methodist Church
DI(yH South. have just started a
wv newspaper called the Laity Ad-
yocate to further their struggle for wom-
ems rights as Methodists. The name is
derived from their contention that wom-
en- in Methodism South ought to have at
least the rights Of laymen.
Their discipline states that woman
elected superintendent of Sunday school
NAV not thereby be a member Of the
quarterly conference. Women may not
be stewards. and may not be members of
a district conference of Methodists South.
The contention was up before the Cen
eral Conference of Methodists South. but
was defeated, although strongly backed
by petitions
Southern Methodist women point out
that they are received into all rights OF
membership. but that some of those rights
are denied them by the men.
Reasons given by these women for their
contention above the one or simple JUS
tice, are that numbering 1.OOOOOO they
give to missions within 100000 as much
as all men and women in the church, the
women's amount last year being 100000;
that of 354 missionaries in the foreign
field 247 are women, and that they con-
stitute the main teaching force OF the
Methodist Sunday schools.
Laity Leagues are forming throughout
Methodism of the entire south. The
initial number of their newspaper asks
in large letters IF it is just that part
of a church which does the greater por-
ton Of its work should be denied q voice
in it's plans and management?
part of the contention relates also to
rules adopted by the men combining the
Womens Home and Foreign Mission So
cities, and to the submission Of many
questions affecting administration Of
women's missionary work TO boards COM
posed wholly of men.
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pairs of shoes and trousers you had, if
you We're so hard up that you had to
dress in that fashion.
Local dealers say that Washington is
the greatest city in the United States
when it comes to the use of straw hats.
The season starts early and continues
late; and not only that, but Washington
men are more particular than those in
other sections. and average higher prices
and more hats than elsewhere. If this Is
SO, 1t certainly means some straw hats
as witness, the following facts in re-
gard to the use OF this article of ap-
parel throughout the country.
1t may jar ones ideas Of the cost of
living. but 1t is none the less true that
the people of the United States spend
over S36, 100000 each year for straw hats
A rather tidy sum. when it is considered
that the majority of this is spent on the
cheaper grades that seldom. if ever. last
for a full season Just follow this uE
with the cleaners bill amounting to prob
ably 100000. for you must have that
lid kept smart and trim. This does
help little to explain the high cost OF
living. doesn't it?
Once more. Figure for yourself how
much your summer hat costs. If you
were put back more than 81 cents you
are to be classed with the predatory rich,
for that is the average per capita. figure
spent for a straw hat by the popula tion
of the United States. Surely, though
you spent more than that to help along
an industry which expends over $S.O00,OO(
In labor alone.
The straw hat business of the country
has been growing tremendously. Both
domestic and imported hats of straw and
like substances become more popular
every year Latest of the consolidated
statistics on the manufacture of the light
weight ''kelleys" were those contained in
showed the total value of the output OF
domestic straw hat factories for the
twelve months to be $21, 424, 900. 1t is
estimated unofficially that there has been
a growth of from 10000. 900 to $12 OO0.0 GC
since then. In other words. conservatively
stated. American straw hat factories are
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knows and follows the regulations-Of
no danger of meeting another vehicle.
No two vehicles under his traffic regu-
lations at this circle can pass each other
while going in opposite directions. 1t is
not necessary for a single policeman to
direct traffic here at the most busy time
I'm the year
The rotary system consists solely in
going with the stream of the traffic
and never against 1t. One always keeps
to the right and around central point
situated in the intersection of two or
more streets or a circle. 1t has some
mobile wish to turn into Connecticut
avenue from 18th street while going
north and return in the same direction
it would have to go all the way around
Dupont Circle despite the fact that
hardly twenty feet of roadway sepa-
rates him from his desired path.
That no vehicle ever meets another
when running in a contrary direction;
that it is not necessary for traffic run
ming in any one direction to be halted
in order to let traffic going in a cross
wise direction through. and that che
driver only has the simplest of. rules
rotate. make the scheme one which is
sure to win enthusiastic support of
policemen on traffic duty.
As pedestrians can cross the street
in far more safety under Mr.. EnO's
system than under the old block regu
lation. the rotary idea seems to have
still greater advantage. A pedestrian
would never have, to cross more than
two lines of moving vehicles. and both
these lines would be moving in the
same direction. The islands of safety
would split the street at crowded
crossings. thus affording temporary
refugees on the way. IF drivers are
regulations no policemen are .neces-
sary. For instance. traffic around Du-
pont Circle conducts itself
This system has been adopted with
great success in and out of the Place
de lEtoile in Paris since 1907. Column
bus Circle. New York, has also been
working under the prescription of
DR." Emo since 1907.
But MIR. Emo would go still further.
He would substitute his rotary system
, for the block system which is now in eff
feet in most great cities. The most con-
spicuous instance is 5th avenue. New
York. There the great procession of
motor cars advances block by block.
stopping at practically every street till
the traffic officer gives the signal, and
then moving slowly ahead only to
be again stopped at the next block.
This arrangement" said Mr.. Emo.
! alternately dams up the traffic and
then let's it through with a rush, re-
sulting in an uneven distribution of
vehicles over the surface of the street.
This reduces the streets service ca
pacity and results in unnecessary de-
lay. The rotary system applied to the
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but went to Rome as student at the
age Of eighteen years, and has ever sire
remained. He studied at the Vatican
Seminary and the Appolinare. and after
his ordination in 1881 remained to study
canon law in the congregation OF the
council. and applied himself to the evan
gelization of the poor of Rome. often
helping at churches too poor to maintain
large stats of clergy.
When the late Cardinal Cavignis en-
tered the sacred college he made Pom
pill an assistant, with the task of young
mems societies in Rome, their growth
and welfare. After the death of Car
dinal Cavignis Pompili was made secre-
tary of the council and himself reached
the sacred college in 1911.
Since then he has been engaged in the
codification of the church canon law.
Cardinal Pompili will, as vicar general,
it is stated. make a clean sweep of the
old employees in the vicarite, the need for
changes having been shown, and will en-
ter in new and larger force upon efforts
to carry the church to the poor of Rome.
The new vicar general entered upon his
Office April 16. his ffty-fifth birthday.
The same papal decree nominating Pom
pill appointed Cardinal Ferrata to be
archpriest of the Popes basilica of ST.
John at the Lateran.
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@1etbonist Gpisropal Bishops
AssiQne0 to fall Conferences
Bistop Granstom to 39resint @ber Tbose
of the A1icbiQan Distrirt of the Cburrb.

, Connell returned to Mexico and Bishop
Richard J. Cooke of Portland Will be
sent to Alaska.
Bishop John l.. Neulsen, presiding at
was instructed by the board to visit
Jerusalem and look after the interests
OF the church in the Holy city.
The full list of assignments of bishops
follows:
Bishop Cranston, Michigan district.
Bishop Hamilton. Pittsburgh and West
Virginia districts.
Bishop Mcdowell, central Illinois,
northwest Indiana and Rock river dis
trlcts
Bishop Burt. Detroit, central New
York and Genessee districts.
Bishop Anderson. Kentucky and Ohio
districts.
Bishop Quayle. Wisconsin and Mime
sofa districts.
Bishop Smith, southern Illinois and
Missouri districts.
Bishop Hughes. Pacific Chinese mis-
SION, California and Arizona districts.
Bishop Mcintyre, Oklahoma and Texas
districts and southern Swedish mission.
Bishop Bristol, Kansas, Nebraska and
Iowa districts.
Bishop Henderson. Tennessee and
North Carolina districts.
Bishop Sheppard, northwest German
| and northwest Iowa districts.
| Bishop LuccOck, Montana, Idaho and
North Dakota districts.
| Bishop Mcconnell. Utah mission. Colo
| RADIO. Wyoming and New Mexico dis
| tricts.
| Bishop Leet, South Carolina and Ala
bama districts.
| Bishop Cooke, Washington and Oregon
districts.
| Bishop Wilbur p. Thirkield. former
president of Howard University of this
city, central Alabama and gulf districts
| Bishop Neulson. European districts
| foreign visitation during the Quadrenni-
uni. Africa. Bishop Anderson; southern
Asia, Bishop Hamilton.
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now turning out goods To the value Of
about S31. 5oo.oo0 a year
Then must be calculated in the import
ed hats OF straw. These to the value of
81 49, 912. were imported in 1908: S2.o31.
1874 in 1909, 81. SOS. $40 in 1910. 1920 So
in 1911. and they jumped TO si.34o. 1879 in
1912. Increase in Panama hat impor-
tations." you. being Of analytical mind.
promptly declare.
Right However. perhaps YOU will be
astonished to know that OF the more than
four million dollars worth of hats i'm
ported last year. only Sa,2i4 worth came
from Panama. 1t is one of the anomalies
OF the trade that most Panama hats do
not come from Panama at all.
The customs returns. however, show
that we brought in from the United
States OF Colombia last year straw hats
to the value OF $l,172.St9, which is far
more than we bought from any other
country. Colombia is the real home of
the Panama Mexico sent S291. S26
worth of straw hats. Ecuador kicked in
with s1I1.72o worth. and Peru contrib
uted straw hats to the value Of 81.
Most of these were, by courtesy. Pana-
mas.
Imports of straw hats from Japan are
astonishingly large, Japan being second
only 20 Colombia in amount contributed
to this country. Last year the Nippon
csc sold to us s613,717 worth of straw
lids. most OF them of very cheap va
rieties.
In all these statistics womcn's hats are
not segregated from mems hats, but from
the countries named above most of the
hats imported have been for the mascu-
line head France sent US S432. COS worth
of straw hats last year, England Si2S. 100
worth and Italy S461 400 worth. and these
for the greater part were dainty decora-
tons for miady.
To put it otherwise, straw hats that
come to us from the more highly civilized
countries are for madam: those that
come from the regions where civilization
is less advanced are for the members of
the sex that Kipling tells us is less deadly
than the female.
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0N ork of Mr. Morgan
for the Cburrb.
. Financier Gave Literally of
. His Time and Means to Ad-
. vance Effort.

IT. HE late Mr.. j. Pierpont Morgan
vi found time. in the midst of finance
and art TO do an amount of per-
sonal church work second TO almost no
layman in the country. His activity took
three especial lines. apart from mere
money contributions in response to APP
peals. To these lines he gave personal
attention, and with some New York lay
men in his own church he had an agree
ment that they We're to go to him when
ever they saw him and tell him OF their
work Sometimes he was unable to talk
with them when they went. other things
pressing. but he was always courteous
and usually set another time for them to
come.
One of the three lines was among the
poor of New York's East Side. represented
in St Georges Episcopal Church, frcat-
ing on Stuyvesant Square. A few wealthy
families attend st Georges STILL but in
them he had little interest Personally, it
is said. he saw to it that st. Georges
ministered 10 the poor. and personally.
too, he looked into conditions of their
lives. their homes. their employment.
Another of the lines was naturally. the
financial side of missions. In the EpIsco-
variably attended conventions, not TO talk
but TO serve on committees and work
he not long ago put finances into excel
lent shape. He did not do so by giving
money. but by. Introducing business meth
DDS. He had been a member of the Epis-
eopal general convention for twenty-five
years or longer, but he rarely spoke on
the floor. Instead, he labored in commit
tees. the sessions of which he always at
tended.
The third direction wherein his interest
lay was the development of the trained
volunteer church worker among iay-
men, He was part or the iate
movement for efficiency among iaynen-
trained Sunday school superintendents'
leaders in work among boys, experts IN
missions and social service. and contrip-
uted regularly to the funds necessary 10
nut ON trial some of the new methods Tor
Greater efficiency. IL is not known Yet
whether he has left any money 10 con-
tinue this lay work.
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Thirty7Six millions Year for Straw Hats.

Add TO the S3l. i000 worth 81 straw
hats made in this country Sa.Soop 70
represent the straw hats imported. and
you have total OF S36t1a.HW a. the
value of the annual consumption of the
useful and sometimes ornamental article.
Unofficial estimates Of the population this
year based census returns. give the
country 91.00o,00o Thus will he seen
where was obtained the 81 cents as the
per capita consumption OF straw hats in
the United States.
Only about two-thirds of the material
used In the American factories in making
straw hats is grown In this country Last
year We imported more than 100000
worth of such material. China contrib
uted SI,4f2.sf3 worth and Japan 81 .3loalo
worth. European countries made Up
most of the balance.
A great deal more straw hat material
comes in from the Philippines; but not
being taxed Ii is not figured in the above
statistics. This years imports Of ma
terial from Japan and China are advanc-
ing far over last years figures. This Is
because of the sudden and great popu-
larity of tagal braid made from Manila
fiber tAbacal. According TO information
received by the bureau of foreign and do
nestle commerce tagal braid forms about
one-half of the material for the hats
OF women in the United States this
summer.
The raw material is grown chiefly In
the Philippines. but is sent 10 Japan and
China where il is made into the braid
and then exported to this country TO be
transformed into hats. Nearly all the i'm
ports of straw hat material last year
from those countries was tagal braid.
The Philippine government is making A
strong effort to build up the industry of
manufacturing the braid, and also cloth
from the same substance. in the islands.
BY reason of the demand for raw ma
terial the production is increasing enor-
mously.
Aguinaldo. once leader of the rebellion
against the authority Of the United States.
is one of the pioneers in the industry
of growing Abaca, from which the braid
is made and is now experimenting in
manufacturing il. He has a large plan
plant
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Then there are 18th street, running
through the circle north and south. and
p street. east and west. The park is. of
course. closed to traffic. The car lines
aggravated the traffic conditions ex-
tremely. In all there are no less than
ten mouths which may pour vehicles
into the broad band of asphalt which sur
rounds the circle
Three months ago there was anarchy
in this circle and many others like it.
Every one. of course, cut corners. A
huge touring car. for instance. rounded
the eastern branch of Massachusetts ave-
nue. and at the lawful speed of twelve
miles an hour swung down Connecticut
avenue toward the south. Ii turned to
the left. 1t might encounter heavily
loaded coal truck rounding the circle
from 18th street. and the two might be
Joined by light electric" swinging from
Connecticut avenue. north into r street.
1t is easy to see just how liable acct
dents under these conditions were. To-
day one can round the circle al many
miles above the speed limit and be alb
solutely sure-provided the other fellow
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~ISHOP EARL CRANSTON is to
SIA preside over the Michigan district
Methodist Episcopal conference
this fall, according to the assignments
made at the closing session Of the semi
annual meeting of the Methodist Epis-
copal bishops In Charleston, w. Va,
this week.
No assignments were made for the
spring conferences, which includes that
OF Baltimore, of which Washington is a
part. These are made at the annual
meeting In the fall.
Bishop John Hamilton of Boston will
preside over the West Virginia Confer
ence, to be held at Buckhannon. w. Va.
October 8. He is also scheduled to pre-
side over the Pittsburgh Conference at
Homestead. Pa.
Bishop William F. Anderson Of Cincin-
natl will preside over the Ohio. Kentucky
and Indiana conferences. The Central
Ohio and the Concinnati conferences have
been consolidated into the Western Ohio
Conference, leaving three conferences In
the state OF Ohio, including the North
, eastern. the largest conference in
Methodism.
Before adjournment the board OF
bishops designated Bishop Hamilton to
make the quadrennial trip to India next
autumn: Bishop Anderson was desig-
mated to visit Africa; Bishop w. L. Nc
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abides a menace to all the good that
now seems the surface. Joseph
brothers come TO buy corn, but the stolen
boy is still an abiding promise OF great
err evil They thought perhaps, the boy
was dead but the memory of him j.
still alive 1t is easy TO compromise
with men, to say the danger is past, II
may not ever happen again.
Do not forget that the memory Is alive
The sleeping conscience is more dan
gerous than the vicious act. The TRUE
philosophy of life looks always to mo-
tive and principle There are sins about
us on every hand covered over with
CUSTOM or susage. fashion, or the rules
of business or the eXigencies Of poll
teal life 1t is for the true diplomat to
say We are spies. not patriots. Put II
to the test Bring ii back TO the inner
relations of the home. and throw OF
the vain pretense that such and such a
thing is allowable because everybody is
doing it," Enthroned virtue. uncom-
promising and wise. is the need of the
world.
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the past month The most proper"
dressers. whose one ambition is to be cor
rect to q detail, have been forced in spite
Of themselves to give way to the necessi-
ties of the situation, and-well, simply
put on a straw hat two weeks before
May 10, the date SO long set by custom.
Last year, and for many years before,
IL you saw a friend wearing his Panama
or stiff straw before the middle of the
queen OF months it was your privilege to
take it off, throw it on the sidewalk and
jump on 1t with both feet, always pro-
vided that the friend was smaller than
yourself.
This year things were changed and
even before April was ended the last year
straws were being brought out by the
dozens, and the haberdasheries were do
ing good business in all the latest shapes
which this year appear to have reached
the extremes of ugliness.
The warm weather not only came early,
but also came hard and fast. Derbies
and felts were too heavy for wear, and
even at the risk Of being criticised, every
, one who had a light hat put 1t on. Wnen
the cold snap came, about May III. the
situation was unusual. Straw hats worn
with heavy overcoats could be seen all
along the streets. The combination was
certainly an unusual one, but what could
you do? When the "Ole Clo'' man had
been around a day or two before you
had turned over the winter hat to him.
either that or your wife had packed it
away in camphor for the season
1t was wearing that new straw. with a
crown about four inches high, or posi-
bly, that one with the thick braids, which
remind one of the pattern Of a window
curtain. In either case, unless you had
a heavy overcoat you were chilly while
il you did wear the combination you felt
that every one was wondering how many