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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
MISS ESTHER CLEVELAND
VISITOR At ANNAPOLIS
Dinners Are Given in Her Honor
and Also for Miss Helen
Taft.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd. January 1S.-An-
napolis today is entertaining the daugh-
ters of two Presidents Of the Uniteo
States. or, rather one is the daughter OF
an ex-President and the other OF the
present incumbent of the Office.
Miss Esther Cleveland. who. with her
mother, widow Of ex-President Grover
Cleveland, has been spending several
days in Washington. arrived here yes
terday, and Miss Helen Taft, daughter OF
the President, arrived this afternoon
from Washington.
Miss Cleveland was entertained at din
ner last night as the guest Of Supt. and
Mrs. Gibbons of the Naval Academy,
prior to attending the annual mask bali
given by the officers at the institution.
Miss Cleveland was costumed as Sun.
rise"
Today Miss Cleveland will be enter
tanned at dinner as the guest of Lieut..
Adolphus Andrews, aid to Supt. Gibbons
Mrs Andrews. mother Of Lieut.. Andrews,
and Miss Andrews. at their quarters in
Sampson row. Following the dinner Miss
Cleveland will leave Annapolis to rejoin
her mother at Washington.
Miss Taft was accompanied from Wash
ington by Miss ingalls, OF that city. and
they, will be the guests oyer night of
Supt and Mrs. Gibbons Tonight they
will be entertained at dinner by Lieut..
and Mrs. Roscoe c. 'Bulmer at their resi-
dence in Upshur row. Tomorrow Capt.
and Mrs. Gibbons will have as their
guests Misses Julia and Alys Meyer
daughters Of the Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Meyer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
BARBER DEFENDS REBATES.
Head Of Shipping Company Before
House Investigating Committee.

Defense OF rebating. pooling arrange
ments and rate agreements in the ocean
freight trade featured the testimony of
Herbert Barber. president Of Barber &
Co Of New York, today before the
House shipping trust committee Mr..
Barber told the committee yesterday that
lines represented by his company In the
trade between New oYrk and South
America, South Africa. China, Japan and
the Philippines were among those operat-
ing under rate agreements, having pool
ing arrangements in some instances and
giving rebates in the trade to the United
States.
Although from the way some people
talk one would think rebating was
crime" he said today. Il am an officer
of church an dof golf club, and can
justify my conduct to my neighbors and
to this committee" He added that re-
bates as given by his company were
nothing more than discounts to shippers
who entered into long-term contracts or
agreements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
SENATOR ROOT TO SPEAK.
Committee of One Hundred Will
Meet at Parsons Home.

Senator Root is expected to be one of
the speakers al a meeting of the committee
of one hundred, on the future develop
ment Of Washington. to be held tonight
at the residence of Arthur Jeffrey Par
sons, 1904 18th street northwest. The
meeting is planned largely as a social
affair." with Mr.. Parsons as host.
Several members of the committee will
be called upon to speak of the future
of Washington. and it is expected that
there will be discussion of the plan for
establishing the Lincoln memorial on the
Mall which is the principal matter in
which the committee is interested.
1t iS also probable that the question of
the opening of Rock Creek valley, and
providing an exhibition on the future
development of Washington to be sent
to the San Francisco exposition will be
discussed. Glenn Brown. as chairman OF
the committee, will preside over the in
formal business session, which will be
followed by luncheon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
GOING TO GUANTANAMO.
Mayfower Will Leave Monday With
Army and Navy. Officers.

The Presidents yacht Mayflower will
leave the Washington navy yard Monday
morning with a party of distinguished
army and navy officers, bound for the
naval base at Guantanamo, Cuba, to con-
slider plans for its fertilization and gen.
eral improvement. The party will in
clude Maj. Gen. w. w. Wotherspoon Of
the General Staff, Brig. Gen. William
Crozier, president of the Army War Col
lege: Col Edward Burr and Lieut. Col.
f. E. Winslow, Corps of Engineers, and
Maj William Chamberlain and Capt.
Charles f. Kilbourne, Coast Artillery
Corps, representing the army. and Rear
Admiral Hugo Osterhaus and Capt. Will
liam r. Shoemaker of the general board,
the navy.
Maj Gen. Leonard Wood, chief of staff.
and Gen. E. NJ. Weaver, chief of the
Coast Artillery Corps, who were members
OF the original joint board. are unable to
leave the National CAPITAL at this time
because Of the pressure Of business before
Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
IN BEHALF OF EXCISE BILL.
Mass Meeting Will Be Held January
% in Wesley Chapel.

Arrangements have been made for a
mass meeting under the auspices of the
.Anti-Saloon League of the District of Co
lumbia to be held January % at Wesley
Chapel, in the interests of the Jones'
Works excise bill. Senator Works of
California will be the presiding officer and
addresses will be made by Senator Jones
of Washington and Representative Shep-
pard of Texas.
At a recent meeting of the headquar-
tiers committee of the league the follow
ing committee chairmen were appointed
Legislative, Rev. d. c. Macleod, d. D.
cooperation, James L. Ewin; public
meetings, Mrs Don P. Blaine; literature,
Rev. A. w. Spooner. d. D.; press. Rev.
c. H. Butler; law enforcement, A. Z.
Shoemaker: attorney for the league, au-
diting James l.. Ewin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
WILL AID IN SAVING L|FE|
Puimotor Installed in Offices
of the Potomac Electric
Power Company.

As part Of the welfare system in
augurated by the management Of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany and others associated with 1t, a
'pulmotor" has just been purchased. and
has been installed in the offices Of the
Potomac Electric Power Co, where. if it
is required by any of the affiliated COM
panies Of the corporation. or on an erner-
gency call from the public. instructions
have been given to place the lifesaver in
the first available motor car and rush it
to the scene of action, with a view to
rendering aid in saving life. The pull
motor is to be used by trained men, under
direction Of DR.. l.. w. Giazebrook, chief
surgeon Of the company.
Permission has been asked of the Dis
trict Commissioners to allow the machine
carrying the ''pulmotor'' to have pref
erence over all other vehicles using the
streets at the time. placing such car on
an equal footing with fire apparatus. am
balances, etc. in accordance with rules
and regulations now In effect.
At the annual meeting of stockholders
OF the Washington Railway and Electric
Company and its subsidiary companies,
held today at 14th and East Capitol
streets. DR.. Glazebrook and medical staff
Of the pulmotor, showing
its possibilities of saving life when al
most all hope Of resucitatiOn had been
abandoned. 1t is claimed that in tests IN
the case Of a person whose heart had
almost stopped beating and whose lungs
had practically ceased performing their
functions. both organs were compelled
to respond. In apparently fatal cases
of gas poisoning or electrical shock the
patient has been revived. In recent
attempt at suicide by drowning the
pulmotor when applied actually drought
back life to the body that had been
dead by a reputable ply
stefan.
1t is understood that several of the
hospitals contemplate installing a pull
motor service. but until they do the
one just purchased by the railway COM
pany and the one recently obtained by
the gas company are the only ones in
the District available for public use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
ENGINEMEN GO ON STRIKE.
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Re
fuses to Heed Wage Demands.

BANGOR. Me-, January 1S.-The engi-
neers and firemen of the Bangor and
Aroostook railroad struck today. The di-
rectors yesterday refused to grant an
increase in wages, insisting that earnings
of the road would not permit 1t, and were
at once notified that the men would go
out in twenty-four hours
The road extends from the Canadian
border to Penobscot bay, affording the
chief outlet for the great print paper
mills. The possible effect of the strike on
the shipment of paper gives the move
ment nationwide Importance.
The men demand the standard scale
paid by other roads. Officials of the road
saw that men have been obtained to re-
place the strikers and that service will
not be interrupted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
Report Not Submitted.
URGES CIVIL SERVICE COURT.
DR.. uewellyn Jordan Chief Speaker
to Government Employees League.

The convention of the officers and d.
rectors of the National League of Gov
eminent Employees, which has been in
session at the Manhattan Hotel for the
last two days. closed last night with n
reception given by Washington Local.
No. 4, Of the league, i'm Mount Vernon
Hall, Sd street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast DIR. Llewellyn Jordan was
the principal speaker.
He urged that the league increase it's
membership to include all government
employees i'm civil life. He also favored
the establishment of a court where dis
putes arising under the civil service
may be settled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
STRIKERS TO RETURN
Dress and Shirt Waist Makers
Go Back to Work Monday.
NUMBER INVOLVED $1,000
Other Garment Workers, Consisting
Of $50, 900, Still to Continue Until
Terms Are Met.

NEW YORK. January 1S.-The strike
of dress and shirt waist makers. one of
several trades involved in the garment
workers" walkout. was settled at noon
today. and most of the $1,000 workers
will return to the shops next Monday
The difficulty had threatened serious
shortage in the supply of spring gar
ments. The terms of the agreement in
clude a general increase in wages, shorter
hours and a permanent system of arbi-
tration. These terms did not satisfy
some of the workers. however, and big
meeting called to ratify the agreement
broke up in confusion.
When the strikers learned that the
advance in wages amounted to a maxi
mum of 10 per cent many declared they
would not return to work and rusheo
from the hall, while the leaders pleaded
with them to remain.
The garment workers strike proper
continues, with about 100000 workers in
VOlyed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
REPORTS HUSBAND MISSING.
Navy Paymaster's Clerk Said tt
Have Disappeared.

Miss Grace L. Crawford of Riverdale
Prince Georges county. Nd, today asked
the local police to make an effort to To-
cate her husband, Howard Morrell Craw-
ford, paymaster's clerk in the navy. who
disappeared two weeks ago. He left
Norfol-. the night of January to come
to this city. Mrs. Crawford stated. and
she has been Unable to trace his move
ments since that time, not knowing il
he reached here.
The missing man. who is thirty years
DID, is a native of Willard, N. Y. He
served in the coast artillery and was
honorably discharged at Norfolk six
years ago. Later he served as clerk in
the Navy Department and received a pro-
motion to the position Of paymaster' 8
clerk.
Crawford served on the Castine and
was transferred to the Severn some time
ago. Mrs. Crawford told Inspector
Boardman that her husband had never
before gone away without advising her
of his whereabouts. The missing man
has a ford complexion and blue eyes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
GEN. BELTRAN REMOVED. /.
He Was in Command of Mexican
Troops at Vera Cruz.

The American embassy at Mexico City
reported to the State Department today
that Gen. Betran. commander of the
federal forces at Neru Cruz. and Com
mander Azueta. in charge of the arsenal
there, have been removed by the federal
government. although no further action
has been taken against them. Gen. Bel
tran commanded the federal forces which
put down the uprising led by Gen. Felix
Diaz. now a prisoner in Vera Cduz. Ru-
mors have reached the State Department
of a threatened revolt i'm Vera Cruz. hav-
ing for it's object the release of Gen.
Diaz.
The consul at Saltillo reports that there
have been no disturbances i'm that district
this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
MRS. SIMPSON BURIED.
Funeral Held Today, While Husband
Is III in HOSPITAL.

Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Simpson,
who was found dead on the floor near the
front door at her home, Ut 22d street
northwest Wednesday morning. we're
conducted this afternoon in Schippert's
chapel.
Henry Williams, brother of the de-
ceased. reached here this morning from
his home in Prince Georges county, Nd,
and attended the funeral. He visited
Emergency Hospital to see his brother-in-
law. Robert Simpson. who was found
critically i'll at the home of Mrs Simpson
was found dead.
Physicians at the hospital informed the
caller that the patient was SO weak that
it was inadvisable for him to enter the
sickroom. Physicians fear Simpson will
not recover. He has not yet been inform
ed of his wife's death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
TRACTION stockholders
HOLD ANNUAL ELECTION
Washington Railway and Eiec-
trio Company Officers Are
Chosen.

Stockholders Of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company and five Of its
subsidiary companies gathered at the
general Offices at 18th and East Capitol
streets at noon today and held their an
nual meeting ard election. The subsidiary
companies included the Potomac Electric
Power Company, the Anacosta and Po-
tomac River Railroad Company. the
Brightwood Railway Company. the CITY
and Suburban Railway Company %
Washington and the Georgetown and
Tenleytown Railway Company.
Directors were elected as follows: NIL
ton r.. Allies. Woodbury. Blair. William
b. Hibbs William Loeb, jr., Charles j.
Bell. William +. Ham, Clarence +. King.
Clarence F. Norment and George Trues-
dell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
SOCIETY GIRL As AID
IN SUFFRAGE PARADE
Organization at CharIottes.
vile, Va, Expected to Take
Part in Pageant Here.

A mysterious society girl, sister Of a
man prominent in public affairs. has been
selected as one Of the aids for the grand
marshal Of the woman suffrage parade
and pageant, scheduled to take place
here March 3, according to announce
ment made at suffrage headquarters to-
day. Her name has not been made pub
lie.
The grand marshal Is Mrs. Richard G..
Burleson. and the names OF four Of her
aids were announced. They are Miss
Alberta Hill, an Australian girl and her.
self q voter: Miss Lou Bridges Of Wash
ington. Miss Elizabeth Kent, sister of
Representative Kent of California, and
Mrs. Russell Malcolm MacLennan. also
of Washington
See Baltimore Leaders.
Miss Alice Paul, in charge Of the suf-
frage headquarters, and Mrs. Genna Tin
min, in charge of the arrangements for
the pageant part of the demonstration.
are in Baltimore today comforting with
suffrage leaders there in regard to con-
tingent from Baltimore.
Word was received here today that q
new suffrage organization has been FORM
ee in Charlottesville, Va. with two Of the
as officers. The organization will take
part in the demonstration here March 3.
Plans have been made to send suffrage
workers to many of the states to stir UP
enthusiasm for the cause, and for the
parade and pageant here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
UNCLE SANS DOUBLE DEAD.
Col. Phelps Once Blocked Traffic on
Pennsylvania Avenue.

WINDSOR, Conn.,, January 1S.-Col.
Ellsworth N. Phelps. who bore such a
remarkable resemblance to the carica-
lures Of Uncle SAM that he was widely
known, died at his home here yesterday.
He was over six feet tall and as
straight as q ramrod. His resemblance
to the national prototype was 30 strong
that he blocked traffic on Pennsylvania
avenue when he first visited Washington.
He was veteran of the civil war and
rode with Sheridan in the Shenandoah
valley on that memorable twenty-mile
ride to Winchester until his horse col
lapsed. He was eighty-seven years old
and died in the same house where he
was born.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
ASKS HOW MONEY Is SPENT.
Committee Seeks Information as to
Experiments on Crops.

of the country the Department of Agricul-
ture Is spending the millions of dollars
appropriated for experimental purposes,
and also to find out what varieties of
crops are experimental on and what va
rieties are neglected. the House commit
tee on expenditures in the Department of
Agriculture today heard the testimony of
DR.. B. T. Galloway. chief Of the bureau
Of plant industry.
Representative Ralph Moss, chairman
OF the committee, was especially anxious
that the bureau head should furnish de-
tails as to the number Of people in each
state who are benefting by some OF the
bureaus seed experiments and distribu-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
PLEAD FOR THE RED MAN.
Members of Board of Indian Commits
sioners Address Senate Committee.

The national board Of Indian commits
sioners, in annual session in Washington
for several days. adjourned, yesterday
afternoon, after an executive session in
the board rooms in the Corcoran building.
The result of their deliberations was not
made public.
The members of the board appeared
yesterday, before the Senate committee
on milan affairs, to plead, in behalf of
the Indians of Oklahoma, Arizona and
New Mexico, against their determination
through the encroachment Of the white
man.
The condition Of the Choctaw Indians,
occupying lands in Oklahoma, was the
subject of report by their governor. Vic
tor j. Locke. He asked that the Choc-
taws be protected against the prospect
of loss of part of their lands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
LOAN BILL GETS SETBACK.
Mr.. Dyer Unable to Take Up Bill in
House at Present.

The program to adopt the conference
report on the loan shark bill i'm the House
Of Representatives has received a slight
setback from the fact that Representative
Dyer. who had the matter i'm charge, has
found it necessary to remain in St. Louis
where a contest is waging over his seat
in the next Congress. 1t is understood he
will not return to Washington until the
end of the month.
Meantime, efforts are being made to in
duce some other member OF the District
committee to take the matter up on the
floor of the House.
Representative Dyer's seat is being
contested by Michael J. Gill, democrat,
of st. Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
PLANNING FOR THE MEETING.
Directors of Chamber of Commerce
of the United States in Session.

The directors of the Chamber OF Conn
merce of the United States Of America
are i'm session here today i'm preparation
for the submission of program and other
business to the national councillors Mon
day, and to the first annual meeting Of
the chamber, which will open Tuesday.
So many members OF the executive COM
mittee of the America Association OF
Commercial Executives Will be in the
city Monday that a special meeting Of
the executive committee has been called
for that night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
TO HAVE FUN
Washington Branch of Letter
Carriers Association to En-
terrain BaItim0reans.

The Washington branch of the National
Association of Letter Carriers. which en-
braces all the carriers OF the city post
office and it's stations. will hold high
carnival at Elks' Hall this evening. At
$50 o'clock the Oriole branch of the
national association will come from Balti-
more, headed by it's president, J. B..
Woodrow. $50 strong. with it's famous
letter carriers band of thirty-five pieces.
1t will be met at the Union station by a
delegation from the local branch and es-
corted to the hall.
Grandfeld. Postmaster Merritt, Assistant
Postmaster Robinson. William r. Spill
man, chief of city delivery of the Post
Office Department. and all the superin-
lettered stations will be among the spe-
cial guests of the occasion.
Humorous Talk ON Parcel Post.
The program. which includes a buffet
luncheon with Theodore Picard in charge,
will contain many surprises, including a
humorous discussion of the new parcel
post service from the standpoint of the
letter carrier.
The N. A. Merritt Symphony Orchestra
composed of carriers of the Washington
Office, under the direction of Henry A
Nails. will contribute musical selections,
and professional talent from the local
theaters will be feature.
President William E. Kelly of the Ma
tional Association of Letter Carriers, E.
j. Gainor, vice president; Edward j. Can't
WELL secretary and NJ T. F'innan of the
executive board, will be in attendance
and participate in the ceremonies.
The affair is under the direction of a
special committee, consisting of George
E. Winkelman, president of the Washing
ton branch; M. X. Eppley, A. Z. Ha-
macher, ]. B. Woodfield and w. ]. Ha-
macher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
FLAMES SWEEP WAVERLY.
Two Hundred Persons Rendered
Homeless in West Virginia Town.

WAVERLY, w. Va. January 49,
This city was practically destroyed by
fire yesterday originating in the Balti-
more and Ohio depot and 900 persons
were rendered homeless. The loss was
100000.
Residents were compelled to flee In
scant attire and many had narrow es-
CapeS.
Marietta. Ohio, and Parkersburg, w.
Va, sent aid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
TAFT APPROVES SENTENCE.
Second Lieut.. S. L. Feist to Be Dis
missed From the Army.

The President has approved the sem
tence of dismissal awarded by general
court-martial i'm the case of Second Lieut..
Sim l.. Feist. 30th Infantry, who was re-
Gently tried in Alaska and convicted of
charges of embezzlement of funds from
the post exchange, false entries in the
post exchange hooks and false statements
and reports with regard to the entries.
Lieut.. Feist was born in Ohio and
served as an enlisted man i'm the 18th In
fantry from March. 1905 to August, 1910.
when appointed second lieutenant in the
30th Infantry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-18
STATE MAY OFFER AID.
Governors Representative Investi-
eating Evansville Flood Conditions.

EVANSVILLE. Ind. January 1S.-Adjt.
Gen. George w. Mccoy of the Indiana
National Guard. representing Gov. Rails
ton, arrived today and Immediately began
an examination Of flood conditions in this
city, On his report will depend whether
Gov. Ralston will offer aid to the Evans
vile sufferers from the state contingent
fund.
The river remained stationary at 46.5
feet today. The greatest danger now
is from the high wind. which is driving
waves three to FIVE feet high against
exposed houses. Mayor Heilman has
warned dwellers in these houses to aban-
don them at once. as he fears they will
be undermined and swept away.