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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-29
Giant Texas Leaves Shipyard.

NORFOLK, Va. September 2s.-With
several tugs guiding her up the har-
Dor the big dreadnought Texas, tho
newest and biggest ship In the Ameri-
can navy. arrived at the Norfolk navy
yard yesterday to have her bottom
painted. preparatory to having her
first trial trip. The Texas Is just from
her builders. the Newport News Ship
building and Drydock Company. She
has yet to make her frst voyage to
sea and this. It Is said, will OCCUR In
about three weeks. The big ship Will
complete her crew complement here.
She win carry about 900 men.
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SHOPMEN CELEBRATE STRIKE.
Hartman Railroad Employees Have
Been Out Two Years.

CHICAGO. September 28.-The strike
Of 5000 allied shopmen Of tho Illinois
Central and Hartman railroads, which Is
two years old. may be tho first labor
trouble considered by the federal indus
trial commission. whose members were
recently appointed by President Wilson.
A committee Of the Brotherhood OF Rail:
road Carmen today selected delegation
to go to Washington and arrange for the
presentation Of evidence.
Several hundred Of tho strikers, In
recognition Of their union. yesterday OBJ
served the second anniversary Of their
strike at two meetings Il was asserted
that less than per cent Of the men who
walked out two years ago have returned
to work.
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REPRESENTATIVE Roddenbery Buried.

TOWNSVILLE. Ca. September 2s.-
simplicity marked the funeral here
Yesterday of Representative Ssaborn A.
Roddenbsry, who died At his home here
last Thursday after brief illnesa A
number of his former Washington as
sociates attended. They left last night
for Washington. Hundreds OF per-
aons residing in the second Georgia
conrressionaI district attended the
brief services.
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"ARSONETTEs' AGAIN ACTIVE.
British Militants Destroy Golf Greens
at Yarmouth.

YARMOUTH, Eng. September %. =
Militant suffragette larson squads were
again busy today. They destroyed the
green's OF the municipal golf links here
with acid, leaving a confession of their
crime on the ground. and a note saying
The timber yard was set on fire by u.s."
This had reference to q fire Saturday
which destroyed $4,000 worth Of lumber.
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TOWN ATTENDS FUNERAL.
Unusual Honors Paid Foot Ball Play
e1 Who Died From Injuries.

GREENFIELD. Mass, September 2S.-
President Charles H. Spooner OF Norwich
University, q full company OF cadets
from that institution and practically the
entire town Of Greenfield attended the
funeral yesterday afternoon OF Vernon
s. Belyea. the Norwich foot ball player.
who died from injuries received We'd
nesday in q game with Holy Cross.
President Spooner and the members Of
the Norwich foot ball squad walked be-
side the hearse. with an escort Of 160
members of the school, in full dress
uniform.
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Bird to Stump State in Auto.

BOSTON, September 23.-An autOmo-
bile campaign tour Of the entire state
was started today by Charles 8. Bird.
progressive candidate for governor. Four
automobiles carried Mr.. Bird and his
party when they left this city with the
intention of visiting every one OF the
3o3 cities and towns in Massachusetts in
the course of FIVE weeks. A fife and
drum corps occupied one OF the cars.
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FRANCE AGAIN winner
OF AEROPLANE. TROPHY
Retains Championship Cup by
Beating Belgium Over the
Rheims Course.

RHEIMS, France, September r.
France retained the international aero
plane cup, emblematic of the WORLDS
championship. by winning today from
Belgium over the course Of 124.28 miles.
Maurice Provost. the first Of three
French aviators, finished in b045 8-S-an
average speed Of 125 miles an hour.
Eugene Gilbert. the second Frenchman.
finished in IO255 2-5
Emile vedrines, France. finished in
1.O051 2-5 and was placed second.
Eugene Gilbert. France, finished third
In 1.O256 2-h
Provost IN the course Of the race made
new worlds records for ten and twenty
kilometers.
Belgium WAS represented by only one
man. Albert Crombes. He completed the
Only four starters drew for places to-
day In the contest
France Enters Full Quota.
France entered her full quota Of three
contestants, all well known airmen-Mau-
rice Provost, Eugene Gilbert and Emile
vedrines. The latter's brother, Jules
Vedrines, won the international cup race
at Chicago last year. Much disappoint-
ment was expressed by officials and devo-
tees of the aerial sport that the United
States and other countries were not rep
resented.
Crombez. the Belgian. was the first to
ascend. The three Frenchmen followed
at intervals Of an hour and quarter.
Triumph for Monoplanes.
The most interesting event yesterday
was a cross-country race for mon0planes
and biplanes. The race was five times
around a thirty -kilometer course. The
result was q complete triumph for mono
planes, nearly all OF which made better
time than the leading biplane
A novel feature Of the race was that
the machines were lined up in a row
and started by flags In the same man
ner that a horse race is started. The
biplanes were first sent away. Half an
hour later the monoplanes were started.
The winner was NJ. Rost, whose mono
plane negotiated the $50 kilometers in
one hour, seven minutes and eighteen sec
onds. The best time for biplane was
one hour, thirty-five minutes and fifty
one seconds, made by Rene Caudron.
Representatives Of the Aero Club of
England and France met here and de-
cided to hold an annual race between
Londonand Paris. beginning in 1914.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-29
TELEPHONE AS EVIDENCE.
Device Introduced at Trial of Man
Accused of Murder.

TOMS RIVER, n. j., September %
During the trial OF William Leehan on
the charge Of numbering Mrs. Caroline
Turner, wife of a gardener on George
Goulds estate at Lakewood In 1911. be-
ginning here today. an important part
will be played by a telephone device. IT
is expected.
Leehan, a stenographer, was arrested
at White Plains. ~ Y. after converse
tons in the privacy OF his home that
are alleged TO have been caught by the
device.
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Picket Mines, Despite Court.

CALUMET, Mich. September 29.-De-
spite the court injunction against pick
citing by copper mine strikers there
was much activity at all mines in ke-
weenaw county this morning. accord
ing TO Gen. P. l. Abbey. In command or
the state troops here. who made an
inspection through that territory. The
general said he would request the ar
rest of an alleged leader oil the PICK.
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DARK HOURS FOR CHICAGO.
Rain Clouds and Heavy Smoke Pail
Turn Day Into Night.

CHICAGO, September 8-Chicago
today was q city Of night The sky was
black with rain clouds. and In the alb
sence Of any breeze q curtain Of smoke
hung over the city. Where buildings
were not equipped for night work busi-
ness had to be suspended. notably on
big buildings in course OF construction.
At the weather bureau it was said
there would be no daylight until there
was sufficient wind to disperse the
smoke.
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German Bank Rate May Be Reduced

BERLIN, September 29-The possibil-
ity of the reduction Of the German bank
rate was held out today by Otto Won
Glasenapp, vice president Of the German
Imperial Bank. at the monthly meeting
of the institution. He said the reduc-
ton would depend upon the extent Of
the demands on the Imperial Bank at the
coming settlement These, however, he
declared, were already large
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DONS BOYS CLOTHING
FOR HER PROTECTION
Miss Lulu E. Burke Tells of Ex-
perience in Baltimore While
Visiting Friends.

Miss Lulu Este1le Burke Of go F street
northeast is expected to return to her
home this afternoon. after an experience
In Baltimore last night which she prob
ably will not forget for a long time.
She was discovered by a friendly po-
hceman in the hallway Of a vacant house
in Baltimore attired in boys clothing.
which. she says. she put on to protect
herself from rough looking characters
and would-be Washers whom she noticed
when she became separated from a
friend and lost her way in tho Monu-
mental city, which she was visiting for
the first time.
the street address today, Is nineteen.
tmid. and has been frequent patron Of
moving picture shows. She lives with her
sister and two brothers at the F street
house, one Of her brothers being Police
man Frank s. Burke Of the third pre-
cinct. The latter went to Baltimore this
morning to see his sister, following her
detention In charge of the matron OF the
central police station in Baltimore on q
technical charge of "masquerading."
Spent Night in Station.
She is reported over the telephone from,
Baltimore to have spent tho night at the
police station with the matron. and to
have recovered from her fright.
Miss Burke left Washington Saturday
to visit an old friend Of the family, Mrs.
Lillian Espey. in Baltimore. She, Mrs.
Espey and a young male member Of the
latteTs family did some shopping on the
arrival OF Miss Burke, and the boy pur-
chased a new suit Of clothes and cap.
which we're placed in Miss Burke's suit
case, to be taken home. Being strange
to the city, Miss Burke became separated
from her companions in the crowds on
the streets and was lost.
Timid. and too difiident to ask ques-
tons, Miss Burke wandered around
without finding her way to Mrs. Espey's
home, until. tired out, she stepped into
the vestibule of a vacant building on
Montgomery street, South Baltimore. In
the vestibule she attired herself In the
boys clothing In her suit case, sat down
to rest and felt asleep. There policeman
found her and took her to the police
station, when Washington and her rela-
tives here were communicated with.
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Declines to Make Statement.

Attorney Baker was engaged to repre-
sent Frank Endres only this morning,
and said he had not had time as yet te
examine into this phase Of the question.
and for that reason declined to make
any statement regarding what action he
would take in the case. He said. how
ever that If he found reason to believe.
after examining the excise statute. that
the contention cited was correct he
would probably withdraw his plea in
the case and enter q demurrer. fighting
the case on the legal points involved.
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DIAZ FELICITATES GAMBIA.
Mexican General, However, Will Also
Contest for Presidency.

PARIS September 29.-Gen. Felix Diaz
yesterday sent cable message to Senior
Gamboa expressing his Fluctuations and
compliments upon the nomination of the
latter to the presidency of Mexico by the
Catholic party. Nevertheless, Gen. Diaz
also will be a candidate for the presi-
dency.
Gen. Felix Diaz will sail on the steam
er Corcovado from Havre for Mexico
Tuesday. He has not been recalled, ac-
cording TO his statement. but having fin
ished his work in Europe, he returns at a
time which suits his convenience.
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DR.. James B. Angel Gravely III.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. September %. -
Dr.. James Burriu ANGEL president emer-
titus Of the University of Michigan, who
was stricken with heart failure yesterday.
was considerably worse today. attending
physicians announced. It was stated that
DR.. Angel has developed symptoms Of
pneumonia. and because Of his advanced
age a grave crisis was feared within the
next tWenty-four hours.
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Motor Accident Fatal to Two.

HAVERHILLA Mass. September 3d.
Harry F. Lee died today from injuries
received when his motor cycle COL
lided with an electric car. His sister.
Lillian Lee. who was riding In q basket
attachment of the motor cycle. was
instantly killed. They were related
by marriage to Col Theodore Roose-
welt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-29
TRAIN JUMPERS CAUGHT
BY AUTOMATIC SWITCH
0ut-of- Town CoIored Men Wei
come Arrest and Release
From PeriIous Position.

William Allen and Cleveland Jenkins
win be sure to keep away from the yard
Of the Washington Terminal Company.
should they ever return to this city. hav-
Ing had a strange and painful experience
when they made an effort to board an
outgoing train to go to Baltimore.
Allen and Jenkins are colored men.
The former IL from York. Pa. he stated.
and the latter says his home L. In Nor
folk. Va. They were thrown from .
moving train, landing upon an electric
switch that closed upon them and held
them prisoners until they were arrested.
you must have all kinds Of traps about
here" said one Of the prisoners when
Terminal Policeman Harry Fisher reach
ed them and placed them under arrest as
alleged Migrants
It was about 4 o'clock In the morn
ing when the two colored men attempted
to board northbound train. Just north
Of Union station, and were thrown from
the car when they came In contact with
q train on another track.
Both fell upon the electric switch Just
as II was operated. The switch closed
his companion was caught by the foot.
Feared Contact With Live Wire.
The travellers feared they were about to
come In contact with q live wire when
the policeman appeared. They welcomed
the member Of the railway squad. as they
feared a few minutes in their perilous
position might mean something worse
than arrest and sentence to prison
Terminal Policeman Fisher saw that
the colored travellers were given treat
ment at Casualty Hospital before they
were taken TO q cell at the sixth precinct
police station. A charge of vagrancy
was preferred against them. and when
arraigned in Police Court this morning
they were paroled to resume their jour-
ney. the court advising them to hike"
II over the road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-29
Civil War Surgeon Dead.

ST. LOUIS. September ce.-Dr. Charles
Eugene Michel who was a physician In
the Confederate army and as such attend
ed Gen. Albert Sidney johnson when he
was mortally wounded. died at his home
here today at the age Of eighty. Death
was due to heart disease.
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MONEY PACT DISSOLVED
Chinese Loan Agreement From
Which u. S. Withdrew Not
Satisfactory to Powers.

LONDON. September 29.-The British
government announced today the dissolu-
ton Of the Chinese loan agreement, from
which the United States recently with
drew It's support. The agreement had
not worked to the satisfaction Of any OF
the five powers concerned-Great Britain
France, Germany. Russia and Japan.
1.-THE British government took the ini-
tiative in the dissolution" It Is explained,
because Of the failure OF the other pow
ers to observe its spirit.
"They had made Of the agreement SIM
ply an instrument against the interests
OF British fnanciers."
Each Is Left Free.
The Eve powers will still act together In
making loans to the Chinese government
for general administrative purposes, but
each Of the powers has been left free to
support any Of its citizens In floating
loans for railroads and other industrial
projects and for provincial purposes.
The declared object Of the original
agreement, it is pointed out here. was to
prevent an international scramble to lend
China money. but such scramble IL in
progress.
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RIGHT Of TAX|CABS
TO PUBLIC SPACE
Exclusive Privileges at Hotel
Curbs Discussed Before
Utilities Board.

That the public utilities commission IS
considering the right Of taxicab companies
to the exclusive occupancy Of space in
front Of hotels in connection with its in
vestigation to determine whether 1t has
jurisdiction over the companies. developed
at hearing given by the commission to-
day. Samuel v. Hayden. attorney for the
Federal Taxicab Company. was the tar
get for a number Of questions fired by
the members of the utilities board con-
corning the privileges held by this COM
pany under its contract for furnishing
taxis for guests Of a downtown hotel.
The right Of this concern to station
its cabs along the curb space was In
directly questioned when Mr.. Hayden
was asked to explain what might be the
effect on the company's business u the
Commissioners should designate the
space in question as a public hack stand.
Mr.. Hayden indicated that he would ask
for q public hearing II any such action
Is proposed.
It's Third Hearing.
Today's hearing was the third which
the commission has given in an effort to
determine whether taxicab companies are
common carriers and, therefore, under
the commissions Jurisdiction. Testimony
was offered by Mr.. Hayden and George
T. Dunlop. attorney for the Terminal
Taxicab Company. In rebuttal to that
given at the hearing last Thursday by
Capt. Schley and ]. G. Williams, execu-
tive officer and statistician. respectively,
OF the utilities commission, concerning
the nature of the business done by the
taxicab companies.
Mr. Hayden was on the stand during
~ Of fhn inn a 10
clined to discuss the nature of the con-
tract which his company has for furnish
ing taxis for Willard Hotel guests, claim
ing that to do so would put valuable
information in the hands Of other COM
panies who might want to bid for the
same business.
Chauffeurs as Witnesses.
Mr.. Hayden introduced two witnesses
chauffeurs of the Federal company, who
1t is alleged. drove the cars that were
hired at hotel stands by Capt. Schley and
Mr.. williams. Their testimony was to
the effect that they did not recall these
instances and that they had Instructions
to receive as passengers hotel guests only
Attorney Dunlop offered the written
statement of drivers Of the Terminal
Taxicab Company concerning testimony
given by Capt Schley and Mr.. Williams,
but did not place witnesses on the stand
for the purpose OF rebutting the testi-
mony.
Other Testimony.
J. W. Bevans. an employee of the Treas
ury Department, told the commission that
on several occasions he has hired taxis
from a downtown hotel to drive him to
his home in Chevy Chase. John r. Davis,
a licensed chauffeur, also gave testimony
to show that taxis are hired at the hotels
by persons other than guests Of the
hotels James OShea represented indi-
vidual cab drivers at the hearing.
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CAPT. J. Il. HEFFNER.

Funeral services for Capt. ]. e. Heff-
ner, q former officer Of the police force.
will be held tomorrow afternoon at 80
o'clock ut his late residence. 1884 8th
street northwest.
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Confident Pending Bill Will
Pass Before the
Snow Flies.
WILL USE PERSUASION
TO CONVINCE SENATORS
Color Question Arises in Connection
With Appointments Possible
Opposition Discussed.

With the tariff bill practically In his
hands Tor signature, President Wilson
gave evidence today OF an intention to
push actively and steadily for a cur
rency bill.
Not only will he put his shoulder to
the wheel In tactful but determined fash
lon to bring about reform in the cur
rency laws OF the country, but he is
smilhgly sanguine that there will be such
a law before the SHOWS Of winter cover
the Capitol and White House.
And those statesmen who have watched
Mr.. Wilson operate all summer and who
are full Of admiration for the easy man
ner IN which he accomplishes things
predicted today that he will come pretty
near getting what he sas set out for.
Representative Carter Glass of Virginia,
chairman Of the House committee that
framed and backed the currency bill
which passed the House was In confer
ence with the President today Mr. Glass
Is badly overworked and his physician
and friends have compelled him to agree
to take a vacation when the tariff bill IL
passed.
The Denver star., 1913-10-18
of the main objects of the res

OF the main objects of the res
olution passed at our recent
meeting, is to lay these facts
before the white Elks., If we
can just have the white Elks
throughly understand us, we
are of the strong opinion that
we will cease to harassed with
vexatious law suits which have
cost the two orders thousands
of dollars without any practi-
cal results; for despite the as
saults made upon US, we are
going right ahead accomplish
ing the great objects of our
order. However. we all must
admit that a better under
standing between the orders
would result in great good to
all concerned, and is greatly
to re desired,
When asked how he hoped
to bring about the cherished
hope, Mr.. Nutter replied:
"We are not in position to
state upon what grounds we
hope to reach an understand
ing with the white Elks. We
shall approach the subject
with open minds, actuated by
the great principles of c Charity
and Justice. We are willing
to meet them upon any honor
liable or manly grounds. . We
The Denver star., 1913-10-18
Interesting News
Concerning the Race.
ELKS WILL ARB|TRATE
Their Differences If Whites
Will Confer With Col9red
Committee.

Among the many resolu-
tions passed at the Fourteenth
annual session of the 1mprov-
ed Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks of the World,
held at Atlantic City, N. j.,
during the latter. part of Aug
ust, none has come in for
more favorable comment or
considered a greater pancea
of the ills now affecting the
great organization than the
one providing for committee
Of six to confer with the white
ElSs of this country, looking
to an amicable adjustment of
the differences now existing
between the white and colored
Elks. When the resolution
was presented to the conven-
ton, the delegates made a
great demonstration of ap-
proval, recognizing in the res
olution the possible and prob
able solution of the difference
which have SO long existed
between the two organiza-
tions.
When interviewed by a rep
resentative of The Advocate,
with reference to the scope
and probable results of the
resolution. T. G.. Nutter, the
recently elected Grand Exalt-
ed Ruler of the colored Elks
said:
The Denver star., 1913-10-18

1t is hoped that great good
will grow out of the conference
proposed by the resolution.
We have no desire for a con-
tinuance of the assaults that
have been constantly made
upon us with out any Just
cause. | am ofthe firm opinion
that they have been due, in a
great measure, to an absolute
misunderstanding as to our
object and purpose. We have
not asked nor have we desired
any. traternal recognition at
the hands of the white Elks,
that is to say, we have never
expected ahy recognition as
members af the same frater-
nal order by signs, grips, pass
words, etc, nor have we in
tended to in anywise infringe
upon them. We have never
sought admission into their
lodge rooms or order. Our
only object has been to prac-
tice the great principles of
Elkdom as exemplihed in the
four fold virtues of Charity,
Justice, Brotherly Love and
Fidelity. We have never
thought it crime to practice
those great principles, and one
The Denver star., 1913-10-18

Parents. Protect your child
ren, protect their health and
their morals. Their young
and developing bodies and
minds cannot stand the strain
of late hours and broken rest.
Many young people die
every year because their vital
;tv has been Weekend and de-
stroyed in childhood by in-
sufficient rest and sleep; when
disease. attacks them, their
constitutions have been so
weaxened, that they. easily
succumb, a sacrifice to igncr-
eance or indulgence.