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The Washington times., 1913-09-02
|. C. c. Opens Hearings
On Shippers Complaints

Hearings by the Interstate Commerce
Commission ron complaints of shippers
against the roads were resumed today
at Minneapolis, Philadelphia ard San
FranciscO. after months recess
Chairman Clark, of the commission.
opens hearings at Minneapolis OF the
case brought by the CIVIC and Com
merce Association against the Ann Ar
Dor Railroad. Thursday he will hear
two cases at Chicago. Commissioner
Marble has thirteen California rate
complaints TO hear at San Francisco,
beginning today.
Special Examiner Rynder is hearing
evidence in the case brought by the
John A. Cranston Lumber Company
against the Norfolk Southern Raliorad
Company. and four other cases, at
Philadelphia He will hear a number
Of cases at New York. beginning to-
morrow, and goes to Boston September
to continue hearings. The first hear
ing scheduled TO be held in Washing
ton will be September s, when Spe-
clal Examiner Marshall will take tes-
timony in the case OF the National
Casket Company against the Southern
railroad
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The engagement of Miss Barbara
Stephens. daughter of Congressman VIII
liam d. Stephens, of California, and Mrs
Stephens, TO Lieut. Randolph Talcott
Zane, u. s. NJ. c., which was recently
announced in Los Angeles, Cal. is Of
deep interest to Washington society.
Miss Stephens, who Is the only daugh-
ter Of Congressman and Mrs Stephens,
made her debut at a large reception at
the Congressional Club last season, given
by Mrs Works, wife Of Senator Works,
Of California and Mrs. Stephens. and she
has been one Of the most popular girls
In the debutante set, and is conceded to
be one of the prettiest girls Of the blonde
type in Washington.
Lieutenant Zane, who is the son of
Rear Admiral Zane, L. S. N, and Mrs.
Zane, Of this city, is now stationed at
Puget Sound.
The secret of the engagement was i'm
parted at a large dinner party given by
Miss Florence Wood for the members of
her bridal party. of which Miss Stephens
is one. Miss Wood is to be married
shortly to Clark Joy, Of Los Angeles.
Lieutenant Zane has Just arrived at
Los Angeles, and is the guest of Con-
gresham and Mrs. Stephens, and Miss
Stephens.
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Mcconnell
have returned to Washington from At
lantic City.
p
Grant Parish. Of Capitol Hill, is iE
Europe for an extended tour. After
visiting the historical places of interest
IN Germany and France, Mr.. Parish
will visit Algiers and Tunis, and in the
ing from Messina, Sicily, for Alexandra
on his way to Cairo and Luxor.
Mrs. William G. Crawford. of Wash
ington. is at the Matthewson Hotel,
Sarragansett Pier. for a short time
-
Miss Mary Louise Kyle and Mrs. f.
W. Vaughn have gone to Deer Park,
Nd, to be the guests of MEs +. J.
Barrett and Miss AHene Barrett, who
are occupying a cottage there for the
summer
Mrs. BENJAMIN II. Buckingham will
return To Washington this week from
York Harbor, Me. where she spent the
summer. She Is now at the Holland
House, New York. Mrs. George NJ.
Brayton and Miss Isabel Freeman are
with her.
The Grand Duke Alexander Michaelo-
witch accompanied Mrs. John Astor to
the Newport horse show yesterday and
found society folk in force, waiting
their appearance. Mrs. Astor wore a
gown OF embroidered white net and a
large black hat They were both
guests in the box of former Senator
George Peabody Wetmore. Madame
Bakhmeten wore a costume of white
satin. and a black hat and pink liberty
scarf Mrs. Edwar Beale Mclean was
In a charming gown of light blue char
mepse, with black butterfly bow at
the waist line, and black velvet hat
with butterfly trimming Of tulle.
Paymaster s, L. Heap. U. S, N. and
Mrs. Heap. who have been visiting
Mrs, Heaps sop-in-law. and daughter.
Mr, and Mrs. johnson Ward. at At
iantic City have returned to Washing
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the city are having getting their
belongings together and moving them
into new houses, for this month is 60
ing to see more changes of residence
tnstn any other one month in the year.
In one part of the city there are whole
blocks OF houses being torn down for
public buildings, and all the inmates are
forced to gather their household goods
together and go elsewhere. Between old
age and the moving men, most Of the
furniture is made up into kindling wood
or badly damaged. and the only solution
is the purchase Of new furniture.
All the department stores have fore
seen this state Of affairs. and are Offer
ing the most tempting lots of furniture
OF all kinds They call them "Septem-
Der sales," and sell beds. chairs, tables,
etc, at just about half the prices orig
inally quoted. Brass beds at the depart
ment store al the corner Of Eleventh and
G streets are $3.50. They were originally
so. Thirty-dollar models are selling for
sl7.75 Rugs. by u feet, best grade
Wilton and velvet. are $40 and saO
In Seventh stree between ID and E
the department store on the ives, side
Of the street is displaying lots of new
dress materials. Imported brocade suit
ings, all wool, are 1913 a yard. new
ratines are 81, silk and wool crepe de
chimes and poplins are 9S cents, and new
bedford cords are sl.6s
In the nine hundred block in Seventh
street there is department house fur
nishiEg store, which is selling small
strips Of linoleum. just the thing for the
vestibule, at p cents the yard. Bath
rooms and kitchens may be covered with
this inlaid patterned material
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Julia Murdock Says Cousin Kate
IS Fitting Closing Stock Production

/ brought an umbrella and rubbers for
Kate. 30 that she shall not catch cold
Perplexing Situation
Finally i Solved.
Here ID a situation that can hardly
be Strengthened cut but with the aid
OF young clergyman. who has been
hoverins In the background, ready to
take Amy, whenever he can get her,
matters are adjusted. and the lasi
scene brings Cousin Kate and Heath
Desmond together, with all obstacles &C
their perfectly happy marriage TO
moved. and Amy marries The seiersy-,
man
The cast of cousin Kate n a small
one. with Mise Helen Holmes IN the
name part. She Is graceful, charm
Ing and altogether delightful Kzte. and
compares favorsbly with Ethel Barry.
more. who originated the role several
years ago, Mr.. Carl Anthony, who has
the role Of Heath Desmond. 10 as rap
turous q iover as any giri could wisb
for. His Irish accent adds 10 ths
char1n OF his deiineafioa OF the char
acter, and his love scenes are playe6
daintily, and inteliigenfly, never being
oyerdrawn or unnatural Miss Jessis
Giendinning as Amy. PLAYS the part
with winning grace. and adds quite .
hit Of comedy 10 the scene wherein shs
introduces to her mother her latest
acquisition to her mafrimonial strfus
of sealps- Everett Butterfield, In knick,
erbockers and q Buster Brown collar
and necktie. II the small and irrepres-
sibie brother Of Amy spenser. and piaya
the part sof the fourteen-year-old lad
with his, usual excellence Miss Mzris
Drofnah gives to the parf Of Hfra
spenser an .intelligent Interpretation
Stanley James Plays
Part of Clergyman.
Stanley James has the part Of ths
Rev. James Bartlett. and manages ts
inject q deal OF whimsical humor ints
this character. As always, he does not
overact. and his work Is satisfying IN
the extreme.
Miss Bessie Maxwell. as the maid
completes the cast
This week marks the close OF fha
summer stock season Of the Columbis
Theater. The fifth season opened or
April "A. with the play Clothes" fol
lowing which twenty-one plays have
been produced. The company durins
the season has included Mr.. and Mrs
A Il Van Buren,, who left earlier q
the summer TO take q permanent en-
with the Winnipeg eCanadal
stock company; Everett Butterfieid
George w. Barber and Mrs Barbies
Carrie Thatcher). Arthur Ritchie, Ed
win Curtis. Harry Andrews, Heller
Holmes. Jessie, Gfendinning, John w
Kline. Marie Drofnah. Frances Yoanse
Airline Pretty. Helen Hays. Ruth Sin
clair, Bessie Maxwell, John Ellis, ant
the following who have played as ext-s
people from time tn time: Arthur Les
lie. Pearl Dayho6. George Darrell
Craig Weston. PeSgy Ford. C. w
Vance, whitman Conn. Syria Florence
and Ruth Sinclair.
JULIA MURDOCH.
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Female of Species, Etc.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept "A baseball
team made up of girls dressed in bloom
ers defeated team of preachers
dressed in skirts 16 to s.
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Ut was a happy choice of the manage
ment Of the Columbia Theater Stock
Company In casting Cousin Kate"
for the closing bill. The simple little
English play permits one to peep into the
intimate home circle Of the Spensers, one
Of those SNUG, sek-satisfied and wholly
suiAcient-unto-themselyes English fam
lies the like Of which may probably be
found IN almost every village In the
little isle II
1t 10 a play that doesn't harrow up
your feelings for single minute, that
has no big scenes, yet which holds
ones attention from the very start, be-
cause Of its rather novel, yet entirely
reasonable plot. Those who remain Of
the Columbia Players presented the HUI
bert Henry Davies play In a manner
that was entirely satisfactory to two
large audiences yesterday. an extra
matinee having been added on account
Of the holiday
The story is told Of the love affairs
OF two young women so exactly opposite
that one wonders how II ever was pos
sible for either of them to have chosen
as they did to begin with. There In Amy.
the narrow, pious daughter OF Mrs. Spen-
ser. a transparently lscheming English
mother, who is bethrothed to Heath Des-
mond, lovable, volatile, and altogether
charming Irish artist Nature never in
tended them to mate. and it develops
that three days before the wedding was
20 have taken place. Amy in her mar
row, seif-suficient way. has laid down
a set OF hidebound conventions, which
she insists her future husband shall fol-
low, once they are married.
One Of the rules Is that he shall TO.
paint pictures on the Sabbath Day-a:
least not unless the pictures are OF re-
lisious subjects, She will make this
much of a concession ito him: moth
ing further. The happy-go-Iucky iance
can see nothing but constraint and un-
happiness in his future life with Amy,
SO has taken himself out of the pic
ture, and there is woe in the Spenser
family. To have had the daughter of
the house Tilted so near her wedding
day is a disgrace that they all feel
keenly, but they are sure that as soon
as Cousin Kate arrives she will be
able to straighten matters out, and the
wandering sheep will be brought back
into the fold. and the wedding win take
place per schedule.
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Seen IN the Shops

oAH didn't have any more trou-i
bic getting into the Ark than the
several hundred housewives of
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
Cousin Kate Has
Lot of Common Sense.

Cousin Kate writes books, and has
quite deal Of common sense slowed
away In her brain. and when she ap-
pears son the scene she Immediately be-
gins to untangle the affairs of the fam
lily. She has. by the way. met on her
journey to the Spenser home, her ideal,
a dashing chap who has won her re-.
gard in spite OF herself, for Cousin
Kate has always declared that she is
welded to her work and will marry no
man. The charming stranger has taken
her heart by storm, and II happens that
he left the train when Cousin Kate did,
though he had not disclosed his name.
See the plot begin to get interesting?
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LOCAL MENTION.

For Electric Buzz-Buzz Round To
Electric Webster. III 9th.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02

Sensation. "Race For the Millions" Viz
ginia- Today.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02

Capt. William 7. Davis. Z. Q. n. and
mrs, Davis. VINO are me guests OF M
ard Mrs. Blackburn, IN Kentucky, ex-.
pect 70 return to Washington within a
short time. -.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Francis E. Leupp, who
spend the month Of September at their
summer home at Tryngham. each year,
now have as guests there Ar. and Mrs
Lewis c. Murdock. and BENJAMIN C.
Marsh, Of New York
The Washington times., 1913-09-02

DR.. and Mrs. William z. Offender
fer, Of Columbia road, and Miss Cora
SInrson, who spent some time at Blue
Ridge Summit. Pa. will return TO
washington today,
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Col Charles l. McCawIey, u S. u.
c; and Mrs. McCawiey. who are spend
ing the GUNNER at Newport, are plan
ming to purchase cottage there.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02

Paymaster s, L. Heap. U. S, N. end
Mrs. Heap. who have been visiting
Mrs, Heaps son-in-law, and daughter.
Mr, and Mrs. johnson Ward. at At
iaatic City, have returned to Washing
ton.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02

Mrs. 4. ]. Carrico and her little
daughter. Miss Anne Carrico, who have
been at Ocean City, Nd. for the last
several weeks. have returned TO their
residence In Fourteenth. street.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02

Mrs. R 7. Wilson has replaced the
wonderful Indian War Dance, which
Preston Gibson was to give at Newport
on Friday night, with a red domino
party. to which all Of the society folk
have been invited.
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Mrs James w: orme and her chill
dren, Marguerite orme, James orme
and Mary Eleanor Orme. who spent the
summer at the Bristol Hotel, Asbury
Park, n, J., have. returned TO their
home in the Avenue Of the Presidents,
The Washington times., 1913-09-02

- Congressman Richmond Pearson Hob
son returned TO Washington today. after
visiting Mrs. Hobson and their children
at their cottage, White House, Deer
Park. Nd. over Sunday. Mrs. Hobsou
viii not return to Washington until the
end OF September. and Congressman
Hobson will frequently Join her there
during the month.
The Washington times., 1913-09-02

Tomorrow's story: THE Princess
and Her Magic Trick" o..
The Washington times., 1913-09-02

1dr, and Mrs. Robert n. Harper, who
spent the early summer al their. place
in Virginia. are making a motor. trip
now. visiting the yafious Atlantic coast
resorts. /"
The Washington times., 1913-09-02
For The Times Children
Just Before It's Bedtime
THE DOLL AND THE SoLDIER-Part. II.

LUE EYES waited the next
night. thinking the soldier
would surely repent and turn
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-24
WANTS. LICENSE
FOR ENGINEERS

Editor Tribune: An ad In tnls
mornings Tribune brought my atteh
ton to A condition that exists IN opi
state In regard to hiring competent
men 10 operate steam boilers where
human life and property are depend
ent upon their intelligence and skill.
AS our state has no license law any
n can operate a steam boiler or
power plant and it appears that the
party inserting the following ad is
taking advantage of this no license
law In order to secur cheap labor.
Wanted a man to act as second
engineer and take the night run OF IL
hours; his own firing; must be in
position to come at once, wages $50
per month" .. e
Notice this party wants a man To
act as engineer without regard to the
qualification of the a The man
must also be in position to come at
once (the only qualifications called
f0r), how many good men are in such
position at the present time when Ia
borers receive from $3.50 to So per
day, and the wages offered $50 per
month Is less than 1G cents per hour
for a man TO be intrusted with a
power plant.
We have in our state two danger
Gus seasons; the hunting and the
threshing seasons, in hunting eason
the game Is protected to q certain
extent but not human life, but thresh.
ing season has no protection neither
for the owner. of the machines or the
men working around them; the most
exciting part of the hunting season
Is over and it has had its offering Of
human life but the later part, and
most dangerous part Of the threshing
is not over and. as there is many
young men running .threshing engines
in this state 1t maybe there first sea-
son they have not had the experience,
and realize what effect could weather
have on boilers in the fields; many
experienced engineers will leave the
thrshing flds WIN the cold weather
starts In and in order to finish the
work the engine is operated by an I'M
skilled man. Such conditions should
not be tolerated in our state, some
kind of a law should be inacted by
II next legislature to give some pro-
lection.
Montana has a license law and it
did not have a single, boiler explo-
sion during the year Of 1912. How
many did North Dakota have? A
license law will benefit no community
unless the license IL granted for com
petancy and reliability only, and not
for dollars.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-24
Do YOU KNOW
A Blind BABY?
The International SansAI8e
Society Has al Inslltu.
tIeB for Then

Provision 10 now being made by the
different stateg for the care. maintea'
ance and education OF the baby blind,
Every Stats IL Interested ana 8 cen
SUE is being taken OF the bliAd in
fants IN this state Ia order thar tae4e
little ones may be sent to i~nstitnfionl
now proy!dsd for their care
Ten States Giving AID. 90.
Through the Influence and earnest
work Of the Internattona. Sunshine
society, tho lasgesf ghtlanthropic
newspaper club In the world, With
headquarters at No. Sc Ffft1 Avenue.
New York, Mrs. Cynthia MISSIONER Al.
den, presidsntgeneral, ten states nov
give special financial aid for the care
OF blind babies or children from the
day they are Blinded.
These states are New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania Arizona, North
and South Dakota, Michigan, Rhode
Island, Maryland and Maine. and the
bill is pending in quite a number Of
other states,
Tuition 81 a Day.
The international sunshine society
has founded two institutions, one In
Brooklyn, N. Y. where the New YORK
City children are committed through
the charity department, and The other
Institution ID at Summit. n. j., main
tanned by the International Sunshine
society. This institution has opened
its doors 10 any blind baby from any
state II the tuition Of 81 a day can
be secured. Private pupils with gpe,
cial nurse, $3.50 a year.
Who're 10 There . Sufferer
Do you know at a blind baby?
Then kindly give the parents this In
formation, that they may c0:nrnunI'
cate Immediately With Mrs.. Alden and
get all tie information relntiye to the
education OF their unfortunate child.
Heretofore, blind babies were not
considered eligible to- any Of the state
institutions until they had reached
g., 8, 10 aud IL years of age, but a
child blinded in infancy seldom reach
ed that age without becoming feeble
minded. Most Of the babies diet be-
cause OF lack Of proper care and t"ain'
Ing.
| " Hope For the Blind.
Mrs. Cynthia Westoyer Alden. 4
newspaper writer and editor, is prca-
tdent Of this society and correctly
.naintains that we have no right 10
assume that q child has no brains be.
cause II Ia blind. The society has
proven that II proper care and train.
ing are given, the blind baby viii
grow up into q beautiful, normal,
health loving child, with the excnp-
ton that 1t has no cyesight.
Fssble.Minded Made Strong.
The society took the so.called idiots
and feeble-mlnded from different
states, put them In the institution
and gave them the best care and
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-24

training that could be secured. and
has proved the truth Of Mrs, Aidsn's
Statement for OUT q. 100 children
auppoSed 10 be beyond all help, only
a few failed to respond 10 the rain.
ing. and they were csiDDlsa.
Digging Tor the Light. "
i has also been discovered that
the mortality among blind babies "a
something alarming. The light hun
ger Ia greater than that of food, and
The blind Babies, instead OF sucking
their thumbs, dig their little fingers
into the eyes and rub for the llgat
ftnat never comesJ until the eye "
Injured, and as a result often blood
poisoning sets In and the baby dies,
When the Summit, y. j., home WAS
opened, Of the 81 children on the lisL
when the workers began 10 prepare
the hoIae, only one could be found.
Not one OF the children now In the
nome wsa on The l.zt for admission
when the institution opened.
Mother 1--we Can't Save.
Lore or money Vim not aaFe a blind
oaby'2 Mlnd. The yety mother love
filat mugs tue naJg ciGaef ana closer
10 her IL ibe greatest enemy the
child can have. Daily, Inc mother
viii gee her bahy grow more feebI"
right under eyes.
II takes # graduate nurse 10 carry
ont the Doctors orders, as 10 it, phys
ical care, and II takes q graduate
Kindergarten 10 train the mind that
should be trained daily, yes, hourly.
The mother can no more save her
blind baby from becoming crippled
in DOdy and feeble IN mind than she
can give II q college education and
perform her other dulles at the same
time
Spread the Ne~g.
Il you know OF q blind baby, tell
the parents about this institution,
where IL can be sent ana be saved
from growing up fceOie in mind and
crippled physically,
LetLCrB directed 10 Mrs. Cynthia
WcstOynr Alden, No 90 Filth Avenue.
New York City, PresidentGener2l
International Sunshine Society. will
ne promptly answered.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-24
CANADIAN LABOR
CONGRESS BEGINS
MONTREAL SESSIONS
laeal Interest IN Big Meet
ng---Aany Questions for
Discussion

Montreal, Sept. 23.-With a record.
breaking number of delegates in at
tendance the 29tn gathering of the
Trades ana Labor congress OF Cana,
da was nnened here yesterday. Never
before in the history Of the Organiza-
ton, which 10 the parent or holding
Company of the labor organizations
OF Canada, similar in its position 10
that Of the Federation Of Labor in
the United Sttaes and the British
Trades Union Congress In Great
Britain, has the meeting OF the con-
gress aroused so much general IL.
terest in organized labor circless.
The congress was called to order
today at Auditorium hall by Presl-
dent James G. Waters and will prob.
ably remain in session for a week
or more Many important subjects
viii demand the attention Of the con
gress. Among them may be men
toned the following: Dominion and
provincial legislation affecting labor
interests; the repeal OF the useless
Allen Labor law; enforcement OF the
Misrepresentation and monetary
clauses Of the immigration laws all
The year round; confederation OF the
proposed cight-hour bill, pronounce
ment on the administration Of the
wOrknen's compensation acts in the
various provinces; amendments TO
the Industrial disputes and investiga-
ton act; fortnightly payment OF
wages on all railways; proposed
amendments to the Dominion cleo
tons act, abolIshing the 5000 deposit
now exacted, and making election
day A public holiday: consideration
Of the old age pensions acts now
pending before a special committee
Of the Dominion parliament. In ad.
dition TO these questions, which arc
scheduled for consideration, there
Win be many other propositions
which will be submitted by delegates
Of various organizations in different
parts Of the Dominion. The delegates
representing the Brandon (Manit.)
Trades and Labor council are ex-
pccted to bring up proposition
that the congress should 90 OF rec
ord against union men joining the
militia and against the admission OF
members Of the militia to labor
unions.
The growth Of the congress Is
shown from the last report which
indicacs n membership of 66,128, and
an annual receipt from the small per
capita tax Of $l5,699. Forty-four
trades and labor councils in as many
cites, reaching from Victoria, B. c.,
TO Sydney, Cape Breton, all holding
charters from and maintaining Rnan-
cial relations with the Trades and
Labor congress Of Canada are repre-
at this gathering.