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inquiry to Be Resumed Next
Week by District UtiIi-
ties Commission.

With hearings on the District esti-
mates out of the way. Engineer Com
missioner Harding. chairman OF the
public utilities commission. yesterday pre-
pared to resume Immediately the in
vestigation by the commission into the
financial status of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company. Notice
was served on officials of the corpo-
ration to appear at Col Harding's s
office at pm Tuesday. December 3.
when the books of the company will
again be opened for inspection by the
utilities board
Prior to the beginning of the hearings on
the estimates. daily sessions in connection
with the probe into the affairs Of the trac-
tion concern had been held during a
period of more than week. 1t is ex-
pected that the inquiry may last a
month, following which a report on the
facts developed will be prepared for
presentation to Congress. Conrad Syme
corporation counsel; J. G. Williams
statistician. and Capt. Julian Schley
executive officer of the commission, will
assist Col. Harding in the inquiry.
Evening star., 1913-12-07
WILL MAN CANAL FORTS.
Coast Artillery From Fort Washing
ton to Go to Panama.

Early next year two companies of the
Coast Artillery will be sent to the Pan
anna Canal Zone to man the fortifica-
tions now nearing completion on the Pa
cific side. They are the 10th Company
and the 44th Company. now stationed at
Fort Washington, Nd, and they will
sail from New York for the isthmus jan
uary IL and February II. respectively
These companies will install the new
cannon. the emplacements for which are
now finished, and receive and store the
ammunition which will begin to arrive
in quantities about the latter part of the
present winter.
Evening star., 1913-12-07
TRACTION PROBE IS NEXT SEES PREACHER R-UMP|RES
Dr.. Scudder Believes Ministers
Will Sanction Sunday Sports
in Future.

LAKEWOOD. n. J.. December 6-Dr.
Myron T. Scudder of New York city, in
the final session of the annual meeting
of the New Jersey Sanitary Association
here today. startled many OF the go
members present by declaring his belief
that in a decade or so ministers OF the
gospel will after their Sunday sermon
lay aside their vestments and be found
umpiring Sunday base ball games.
DR.. Scudder, in his paper on the neces-
sity of open schools and Fairgrounds.
said he was absolutely convinced that
orderly out-of-door sports on Sunday
were proper and expressed the opinion
that the church and other religious in
stitutions in the near future will not only
sanction but promote them.
Prof. Calvin III. Kendall. commissioners
of education OF New Jersey, made a plea
for higher salaries for teachers in this
and other states. that more efficient
teachers may be acquired who will he
competent 10 undertake the work OF
hygiene instruction In the schools.
DIR. J. Brognard Belts Of Plainteld WAS
elected president. and DR.. Edward Guion
of Atlantic City, secretary.
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Session of Anti-ViviseCtlon
Congress to Begin in Wash
ington Tomorrow.
DELEGATES FROM EUROPE
AND THE UNITED STATES
MANY Constituent Bodies to Be Rep
resented-Reception to Delegates
at Raleigh Hotel.

Delegates from many states and from
several nations of Europe are gathering
in this city fer the first session on Aileii-
can soil of the International anti-sVi-
section and Animal Protection congress
This convention, which Will open al 'he
Raleigh Hotel tomorrow afternoon Win
a reception and with motion pictures III
the evening, comes to Washington on the
invitation of the National Society lot .he
Humane Regulation of Vivisecron' ana
meets under the resolution or the coh-
gress held in London in 1893 ana IN
dorsed at Copenhagen in 1911
Mrs. Clinton Pickney Farrell of New
York citv general secretary of the inter
national association, arrived at the Ra-
leigh last evening i'm company with
number of European and New York dele
gates. Mrs. Farrell is president of the
Eivisection Investigation League of New
York. and is in active touch with all So
cieties seeking to conserve the lives of
and minimize injuries to dogs, birds,
horses, poultry, wild animals and game.
List of Constituent Bodies.
The constituent societies which are
joining in the congress are the Ameri-
can nti-vivisection Society OF Phiia-
delphia. the Mary and Anti-vivisection
Society Of Baltimore. the New England
Anti-vivisection Society. Boston: the
Nivisection Investigation League OF
New York ana the National Society for
the Humane Regulation of Nivisection
of this city. The object of the congress
is briefly stated consistent opposi-
tion TO all forms of cruelty to animals"
The officers of the congress are: Ed
ward Fl. Clement. president Boston:
jefferson Seligman treasurer, New
York; organizing secretary. Mrs.
Florence Pell Waring of New York.
and general secretary, Mrs. Farrell.
A great range of opinion is found
among the persons who interest them
selves in the question of viyisection-
from the uncompromising abolitionist
TO the mildest restrictionist. Among the
hundreds of letters from persons prom
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THIEVES RESELL COTTON
Brokerage Firms Swindled Out of
$500 by Clever Scheme. :.

-GAsTONIA. n. G.. December 6.-skill-
full thieves have resold at least ten
bales of cotton here in the last week,
stealing the staple in daylight from the
city platform At least this is the
only tenable theory, since the cotton
could be carried off.
The way the trick is worked is: The
thief comes at a time when the weigber
is operating the scales at one end of
the PLATFORM drives to the other end
takes tags from bales already weighed
ana sold. loads them on wagon. drives
round to the scales,s has the bales
weighed and tagged again. samples them
and makes the sales up town to a
broker, who pays once more for cotton
already his.
SItI on account of the thefts, to which
there is no clue.
Evening star., 1913-12-07

Mrs. Mccormick, telling of her CONVEX
sion to the "Spug' movement, urged a
meeting before Christmas to further the
project in Washington, She asked sug-
gestions from the audience, which. re-.
suited in a general discussion of the
theme.
One man in the audience announcing
his adhesion to the 'Spug" principe.
suggested that every "Spug should
write to the newspapers, in order to OBJ
Evening star., 1913-12-07
Platform of the Organization.

In the official program of the congress
this platform is announced,
This congress is an open forum in the
,broadest sense of the word. Its sole pur-
pose is to secure the better protection of
animals from all forms bf cruelty and of
injurious conditions. 1t, cordially invites
the unreserved expressions. from its plat
form of all phases OF opinion upon every
question relating to the subject.
Following reception at the Hotel
Raleigh from to q o'clock Monday alter
noon, the evening session will be devoted
10 motion pictures and stereopticon views
showing how pants are born, live ana
die, evolution and lite of the silk worm,
Wild BIRDS III their nauntS, sea birds iii
their ness. the bell OF justice, ambulance
dogs. buli ngnts in France, the laitnfui
10. Sc, the st. Bernard hospice, MONKS
and dogs and vivisectlon, human and ami
NAL
Evening star., 1913-12-07

in debt for Christmas presents for those
In authority over them, organizing the
Society for the Prevention of Useless
Giving, now with 5000 members
Representative Kahn discussed the
general proposition of useless giving at
1uletide He also told of his aspira-
tions for Washington, to make it the
greatest city of the world, betting the
capital of the greatest republic in the
worlds history.
Evening star., 1913-12-07
To Subscribers:

Subscribers to The Star
who are served by the route
boys will confer a favor by
promptly reporting to The
Star Office, either in person,
by telephone or by mail. any
negligence on the part of the
route boys.
Evening star., 1913-12-07

inent in all fields of effort, Mrs Far
rel1 says. not more tnan ten S-se
favored unrestricted vivisectioR.
Three hundred and twenty-five per-
sons have been enlisted as vice presi-
dents of the animal protection con-
gress The church is represented by
archbishop, bishop and monsignor of
the Roman faith; twenty-five Episcopal
bishops. eleven bishops of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church and representa-
tive officials of many branches of the
various Protestant denominations.
Evening star., 1913-12-07

tain the proper publicity. He was
prompt to buy "Spug'' pin when one OF
the organizers proceeded to enlist re-
cruits to the cause.
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The oyster and fruit packing establish
ment Of the Chesapeake Packing Com
pany, located al Loves wharf, Sherwood,
Talbot county. Md. together with it's con-
tents, was destroyed by fire Friday.
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Prominent Membership.

Eleven United States senator's twelve
governors, members of the House of
Representatives and many persons
prominent in professional and military
life in this country are identified with
the movement. In addition are the large
number of foreign vice presidents.
many of whom will not be present, but
who have sent papers to be read be-
fore the congress. Among them are the
Duchess of Somerset. the Marchioness
of Donegal. the Princess Mele Barese
president of the Society for Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals of Naples;
Countess Ruth of Stockholm, Count
Georg Won Rosen. chamberlain to the
Queen of Sweden, ex-president Swedish
Trevor de Breffeillac president of the
Society for the Protection of Animals
of Paris; Marquis De Wentworth. and
Marquise Cecil De WentWorth of Paris.
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T DR.
M
thousands heard d pe
Move o of
from n receive n ebrniut utxpots
o
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Activities for the Uplift.

Mrs. Hopkins told of the activities for
the upiift of Washington Of the womans S
department, and of her desire that the
Spus movement should be incorporat-
ed IN the local program. Miss Wetmore
recited the history of the movement,
telling how the vacation fund for shop
girls lost deposits during the period be-
fore Christmas. and how Eleanor Rob
son, now Mrs. August Belmont, conceiv-
ed the idea of changing this condition by
eliminating the graft that put shop girls
Evening star., 1913-12-07
.SPUCS DENOUNCE GIFTS
FROM |LL-PA|D CLERKS
Hold Second Mass Meeting in
Lecture Hall of Pub
lie Library.

The .Spug" movement, inaugurated in
Washington last Wednesday at a mass
meeting at Woodward & Lothrop's audi
torium, gained impetus from a second
meeting last night in the lecture hall of
the Public Library.
The meeting was under the auspices of
the Woman's department of the National
Civic Federation, Mrs. Archibald S. Hop
kins. president of the Washington branch,
presiding
Inc speakers were Miss Maud K Wet
more president of the national organiza-
ton; Representative julius Kahn of Cali
1ornla, and Mrs. Medill Mccormick of
Chicago. daughter of the late Senator
Mark Hanna.
The audience was composed principally
of department store employees and govern
ment clerks. While the main purpose-to
eliminate graft in the matter of Christ
mas presents contributed for by shop
girls whose salaries range from nothing
10 next TO nothing Il week, and who are
often compelled to go into debt in putting
thelr names to numerous subscription
ilsts Tor such presents-was lost sight Of
lhere was general discussion of the use
lessness OF many Chritmas gifts, in the
personal aspect of the proposition of max
ing presents because presents are ex-
pected or as an exchange.
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important articles in general use.
Throughout the long fight over
the bill, the Republican attack OIL
the measure has been directed
against those rates which the Re-
publicans declared we're so low as tt
threaten destruction to American in
dustries, through the competition OF
foreign manufacturers. The Demo
cratic supporters Of the new law
have insisted that except in those
cases where public welfare demand
cd radical changes the tariff has
been reduced only to a point where
it will stimulate competition,
without turning American markets
over to foreigners.
A great amount of work will fall
upon the treasury department. it is
expected. in working out the details
Of the new income tax and the
methods of collecting the direct tax
es from individual citizens of the
United States. The tax upon corpo-
rations, now fixed at one per cent Of
their income, remains the same, and
becomes part of the general income
tax law. A staff of special deputies,
collectors, and agents will be en-
ployed to organize and conduct the
work OF income tax collection.
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Herb Farming.

The growing of medicinal herbs is
n very considerable industry in Eng
land. Throughout the counties OF
Surrey. Suffolk, Herford and Nor
folk there are many large herJ
farms. Among the herbs chiefly
grown are rue. NORWOOD, comfrey,
horehound, peppermint, rosemary
and lavender. The English oils OF
lavender and peppermint are partic-
ulary famous, bringing from two to
i've times as much as the same oils
produced in other countries. OF
late years the street sale of little
punches of fresh lavender, particu-
larly in London, has consumed n
considerable part Of the annual sup
ply. But the increasing demand has
led to larger production, and 1t is re-
ported that this year there will be
an ample crop and the dlstillers'
hearts will be made glad.
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the most members will receive SOL
i'd gold Y. NJ. c. a. watch fob. With
these prizes in view the chances are
that there will be great rivalry
among the local men in the secur-
ing Of members. And all the menu
bcrs are determined to win out over
Wheeling and parkersburg for the
possession of the campaign trophy
Tonight at 1880 O'Clock in the Y.
NJ. c. A. building the High school
team will meet its captains, John
Reed and John Windsor. The team
is composed of all the members Of
the junior department over 10 years
OF age. At the meeting tonight Cap
tains Reed and Windsor will outline
their methods to be used during the
campaign. This team will bear
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MRS. ELIZABETH A. BURDESS
CALLED BY GRIM REAPER

Mrs. Elizabeth Allison Burdess,
aged 7G years, widow of Thomas
Burdess, died last evening at $3.50
O'Clock at the home of her son,
George E. BurdeSs or Market street,
after an illness extending over a pc
riOd of five years Of creeping paraly-
sis.
The deceased was daughter Of
Emerson and Ann Simpson Allison,
and was born in England. On Sep.
tcmbcr 4. 1869, she was united in
marriage with Thomas Burdess. She
came to this city from independence
several years ago.
The following children survive:
Mrs. r. i. Pcll. of the First ward
Mrs. ". N. Pcll. Of Chicago Junction
Ohio; George b., Of the First ward
Three children are deceased.
She was a consistent member OF
the Diamond street N. i. church
The remains will be taken to New
burg for intermcnt. Funeral arrange
ments which are in charge Of I'm
dertakcr Fred jenkins, have not
been completed.
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meeting last evening these men de-
cidcd upon the rules to govern the
campaign and made all of the ar
engagements incidental to the con>
test.
The teams will meet their cap
tains on next Monday evening when
Il large mass meeting of the entire
membership OF the association will
be held at the Y. NJ. c. a. building.
At that meeting the general plans
for the campaign will be outlined
and then each captain will meet his
own men for the purpose of perfect
ing the minute details of the cam
paign.
The winning team will be reward
cd by being banqucted by the asso-
citation. And the man who secures
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-03
Billy the Kid" Tonight.

No melodramatic play that has
bcpn produced in the past decade
has taken such strong hold on the
thcatcrgoers as has that romance of
the great southwest, BILLY The
Kid" The scenes Of the play arc
all laid in Western Texas, New
Mexico and that portion of the
country which was infested in 1871
81 by the bandit from whom the
play takes its name. The plot is
well conceived and there arc innum-
cradle strong situations. But this is
not all for there is also plenty OF
comedy furnished by southern
colonel and his man servant. The
name part in the production is play
cd by Johnnie Erwin and 1t is stated
that he is supported by an eXcep-
tionally strong company.
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"Hansel and Grctel," founded on the
familiar legend of the Babes in the
Wood" This joyous and beautiful
work, unlike most grand opera COM
positions, has just as potent an APP
peal to young folks as to oldeE peo-
pie, and again. unlike many grand
opera compositions, "Hansel and
Gretel" has n very happy ending.
The delicacy and charm of this
opera, with its delightful fairy
story has made 1t one of the most in
tcresting and popular works Of mod
ern composers.
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Most Far
Reaching
tcontInued from Page one.)

rates will reach $249,0OO,O0O a year
and that the income from corpora
tion taxes will raise 1922, 100000.
The income tax probably will
bring the new tariff law
most forcibly to the attention Of
citizens. President Wilson and
Democratic leaders in congress be-
lieve, however, that the reduction of
duties on clothing, food stuffs and
other necessaries of life. and the
complete removal Of the duty from
many like articles, will eventually
bring a reduction in the "cost of
living" without materially affecting
business prosperity.
a brief summary of the new tariff
law as prepared for the senate fol-
lows:
Average percentage Of tariff rates
as compared to the value of all i'm.
ported merchandise; old law 81 per
cent; new law. 81 per cent.
Value Of annual imports added to
the free list, $147,000,000.
Estimated revenue from all im-
port rates-old law S3O5,0OO,OO0;
new law 100000.
Estimated revenue from corpora
ton and income taXcs-old law S37,-
UOO. 900; new law $122,OOO,O
Altogether, consumers in the
United States probably will receive
from abroad free Of all tariff, more
than $1,OOO,OOO,OOO worth of mer-
chandise during the next year.
During 1912 the amount of free
imports" was more than $8S0.O00,-
600, and when the tariff is entirely
removed from wool. sugar, iron ore
and cheap iron, and other important
items, the total is expected to in
crease notably. Under the old law
more than SO per cent Of all goods
brought to the United States from
all parts of the world paid no tar
if. and that proportion will be in
creased by the new law.
The free wool provision of the new
law takes effect December /. 1913;
the free sugar provision May l,
1916.
The new tariff law. passed fOuI
years ago after President Taft sign
cd thee Xisting Aldrich-Payne law,
is the result of more than nine
months of work in congress. Hear
ings were started January s, by The
house ways and means committee.
Chairman Underwood introduced the
tariff bill April Z, Immediately after
President Wilson had convened the
new congress. 1t passed the house
May s and the senate September 8.
In the opinion of its makers, the
Democratic leaders of congress, the
most important features Of the new
tariff are:
"a reduction of nearly one-half in
the average tariff on foodstuffs and
farm products.
The placing of raw wool on the
free list. and reduction of nearly
2-3 in the tariff on WOODEN clothing,
especially of the cheaper grades.
a reduction Of onc-third taver-
age on cotton clothing.
Reduction of the sugar tariff and
It's ultimate adjustment In 1916.
a reduction of one-third (aver-
ageJ in the tariff on earthenware
and glassware.
Adjustment of all tariff on
meats. fish, dairy products, flour,
potatoes, ccal, iron ore, lumber and
many cigssoa Of farm and office ma
chiucry,
Gonoral im!i, reduction on all
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Coming in Double Bill.

The management of the Grand
could not have made a more popu-
lar announcement than that they
had secured the famous Aborn Eng
fish Opera Company for an engage
ment on Thursday, October 8, and
the people of this city are exception
ally fortunate In having the Aborn
organization select for their offer
ing a grand double bill composed Of
Muscagni's intensely dramatic and
romantic one act opera, "Cavalleria
Rusticana" with its fascinating
story Of rustic romanticisms aud
Humporllnck's famous fairy opera,
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Work Planned
For Campaign
CAPTAINS SELECT TEAM MEM
BERS FOR THE MEMBER
SHIP CONTEST.

a very enthusiastic meeting of the
captains of the different membership
teams was held last evening at the
Y. NJ. c. A. building when the teams
were selected. The captains are a.
B. Scott, Frank Pryor. DR.. Fred
Hess and ]. Clarke Evans. At the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-03
A Vacation StorY.

"Of all my friends. Wombat tells
the only vacation story that doesn't
irritatC me-"
What does he say"
Says the meals were bum, board
high, mosquitoes plentiful, and fish
scarce"
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FOR RENT - Two houses. One
pressed brick, room house, No,
SIS, on corner Vermont and Nor
gantown avenues. One s room
brick house, No. AGA, on East
Park avenue, near ID" street. APP
ply ]. l.. Google, Con. phone 791-..
W. S-24-tt
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FoR RENT-Two choice modern s.
room apartments. bran new. Rent
very reasonable. Very desirable To-:
newly married couple. Inquire OF
F. P. Kelley Lumber Co, 7-12'tk
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FOR RENT -lTwo rooms withgorl
without light housekeeping. Aps
ply 1912 Tenth street, Locust
avenue. 9-29Flm9
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FOR RENT-Flve room cottage, ali
modern conveniences; located In
East Park on Grafton pike, near
stone quarry. Call Con. phone.
Nimsni Nuzum, Boothsville.
9-1s-tf
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-10-03

LosT-Sunday evening between S.
S. bridge and Central Christian
church, square silver purse, con-
tanning card and pencil and $500
In cash. Return to West Virgin
ian Office for reward. lO.1-St
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FOR RENT-New five room house;
all convenienccs; 1921 9Th st,
Locust avenue. Grover G. Curry.
S-28-tt
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FOR RENT main room, 1 bed
room, small kitchen. Inquire Pub
lie Library. 9-3-tt
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FOR RENT OR SALE = Two four-
room houses and one slx-roon
house. Call C. W. Hawkins, Cons.
phone 100. s-22-h
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watching for after running a close
second last year, they feel that they
will be able to win this year.
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FOR RENT = Four unfurnished5
rooms. Apply 400 Sixth ST.
Fourth ward. Bell Phone 754sJ.
s-2fSst
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HOUSE FOR sALE-six romos apd.
bath. Near Morgantown avenue
Terms easy. W. D. Clark, A04
Watson Building. 1O-11mo
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FOR sALE-Dining table, chairs,
combination bookcase, completes
single bed, sleeping couch, small
chiffonier and other household
goods. Everything in good condl-
ton. SIS CASTOR avenue. 9-30-St-
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FOR RENT = room house s1a
Watson avenue; modern confehs
fences; good well and garden
Apply A. C, Hawkins, 10th 81
and Locust Ave. s-:s-i.sana9 Emo
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FOR RENT-Furnisned rooms for
light Housekeeping. Apply 2O1 Jack
son street 6-40'tt
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FOR RENT-3.room apartment, Yost
Flats. Apply J. c. Mtllev, Cooks
Hspital. 7-ls'tt
FOR RENT-Rooms with or without
light housekeeping. Apply Mrs.
Robertson, Cor. Monroe and High
s.. 7,2stf