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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
WEST VIRGINIA FACES DEFICIT.
Governor Is Asked to Call Special
Session of Legislature.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, JANUARY 49,
Taylor George, speaker Of the West vir-
ginia house Of delegates has formal y
requested Gov. H. D. Hatfield to call
special session Of the legislature not later
than February ].
Speaker George declares in his letter
to the governor that beginning with July
/, when the prohibitory amendment to
revenues of the state will be 81 1000, 600
less than the amount required to carry
on its affairs and 1t will be necessary to
provide other taxes to make up this de-
felt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
Index of Legislation.
Hearings on Safety Devices.

Hearings on the general subject of
safety devices on railroads. prevention of
wrecks and kindred matters will be re-
sumed in the House committee on inter-
state and foreign commerce Thursday
morning. Representative Stevens of New
Hampshire. chairman of the subcommit-
tee having the matter in charge, sent
out notices today calling a meeting. In
addition to safety device legislation the
subcommittee intends to discuss the
Standardization of operating rules for all
railroads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
Address by Miss Colbron.

Among the speakers of international
prominence at the conference will be
Miss Grace Isabel Colbron, authoress,
actress and lecturer of New York. Miss
Colbron is recognized as one Of the fore
most advocates of the single tax in the
United States, and she has also lectured
extensively on the subject in Germany.
While abroad several years ago Miss
Colbron translated into English a num-
Der of German plays, her literary work
also including the translation of many
Scandinavian short stories. In the be-
ginning of the land reform movement
in Germany she was active in spreading
the single tax propaganda, through the
greater part of her work for the single
tax has been done in this country.
She is also an ardent advocate of equal
suffrage
In addition to the active part Miss
Colbron Is to take in the conference of
the Fels fund commission, she will
speak Sunday night at the Universalist
Church, at the corner of 18th and L
streets northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
Rattlesnakes an Industrial Hazard.

OLYMPIA, Wash. January 13-Rattle-
snakes Investing country where road
work is being done constitute an indus
trial hazard and a workman bitten by
a snake is entitled to compensation from
The state Industrial insurance fund, ac-
rordins to ruling contained in the re
Port OF the state industrial insurance
commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
Copyrighted by Harris 4 Ewing

bia Theater during the week of February
., to be given for the benefit of Noel
House.
The board of management of Noel
House has the production in charge. and
the members express themselves as being
delighted with the progress already made
at the rehearsals.
The costumes of the minuet are espe-
cially elaborate, it is said. and the dance
will come during the second act during a
reception to Gen. George Washington and
Mrs. Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
UNIFORM LAWS NEEDED
FOR TABLETS AND PILLS
National Drug Conference Recon-
mends Legislation to Govern
Poisonous Preparations.

Action tending toward uniformity of
regulations concerning the forms, shapes,
colors and methods of packing and label
ing of bichloride of mercury and other
poisonous tablets and pills, was taken
this morning By the National Drug Con-
ference, in session today at the New
Willard. The conference will continue its
deliberations tomorrow.
The executive committee of the con-
ference, on account of the Importance of
all laws on the subject being uniform
and in agreement, submitted a resolution
recommending that federal legislation re-
garding the matter be deferred until the
committees on the revision of the United
States Pharmacopeia and the National
Formulary shall have made their reports,
which resolution was unanimously
adopted.
Agitation Due to Publicity.
In discussion of the subject it was stat
ed that large part of the recent agita-
ton on the question of bichloride of mer.
curry tablets. in particular, was due to the
unfortunate publicity given the matter
and the belief expressed that the dis
cuss1on would soon abate, and some 9TH
er subject. of which the "poison-needle'
cases were cited as an example, would be
taken up.
AS regards the great and ever-increasine
amount of both state and federal legisla-
ton on the subject of the preparation
sale and shipment of drugs, it was point
ed out that in case Of the enforcement OF
even the present existing regulations
most of the firms dealing in medicinal
preparations would be put out of bust
ness.
Index of Legislation.
The pamphlet that serves only as an in
dex of the legislative work of the year
1928 was exhibited and shown to be a
booklet of very respectable size The con-
ference is attended by delegates from the
various national drug organizations of the
country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
PRINCE TO WED ACTRESS
Philip Ernest's Announcement
Arouses Berlin Society.

BERLIN, January =, 1914
Much comment has been aroused in
Berlin society circles by the announce-
rnent that Prince Philip Ernest of Ho-
henlohe-Schillingsfu Prince of Rati-
Dor and Convey, is about to marry an
actress of humble birth.
Prince Philip who is sixty years old.
married in 1852 into the princeIy house
Or fpsiiantt, but his wife. Charicles,
died last June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
DEFINES POSITION Of
SUFFRAGE COMMITTEES
Mrs. A. Funk Issues Statement as to
Relations Between Or
CARNATIONS.

Stating that the congressional commit
lee Of the National American Woman
Suffrage Association docs not contem-
plate the burning of red fire." but does
intend to do campaign work for votes
Tor women. Mrs. Antoinette Funk, lobby
member of the committee, today issued
a statement for the purpose of clearing
up conflicting reports concerning the re-
lations between her organization and the
Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage.
The national congressional committee
has opened headquarters in Washington
and Chicago" said Mrs. Funk. Lobby
work will be conducted at the capital
city. and campaign work will be carried
on at the Chicago offices.
The national congressional committee
IS in no way even remotely connected
with the Congressional Union. That or
SANITATION. which has recently been an
nounced by its chairman, Miss Alice
Paul as a national one was built up by
Miss Paul during the time she was act
ing as chairman of the national congress
sional committee. an dis largely In the
nature of a personal machine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13

10 sum up, Messrs. Macdonald and
Johnson were convinced that the causes
Of the October
Causes Assigned earth uakes.
fo- ao+oh.r nn.L which shook up
Los Santos prov
ince, but did no damage whatever to
Panama City and the canal strip, were
as follows: The settlement Of the ocean
bottom south Of an old faulty escarp-
ment; that this set up strains In the ad-
jacent land mass of the Azuero peninsula;
that these strains resulted In fracture
and shearing of the rocks along lines of
least resistance; that the formation of
these fractures, some of which must be
very deep and probably parallel to the
horizontal. brought into play the elastic
properties of large masses of rock, thus
engendering the earthquake waves. The
question as to whether the rise of land
In connection with the recent sinking of
the ocean bottom is, or is not appre-
ciably noticeable, will not affect the va
Idlty of the above conclusions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
MINUET WILL BE DANCED.
Miss Dorothy Merriam One of Group
in Pageant columbia"

group of bellies and beaux who will dance
in the stately minutet in Columbia" the
spectacular historical pageant now well
under way for production at the Column
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13

Dr. W. l.. McKibbin of Amarantha,
Md, was injured when his horse fell
upon him, fracturing his hip, spraining
his ankle and inflicting bruises on his
arms, and body. u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
THIRD ANNUAL MEETING
OF Church EDUCATORS
Representatives of Thirteen Protest
ant Denominations
Convene.
q. S. Commissioner Claxton Wei
comes Delegates at Opening of
Session at Raleigh Hotel.

Inc third annual meeting of the Coun-
Gil OF Church Boards of Education, rep
resentlng the educational side of thirteen
Protestant denominations, began a two
DAY session at the Raleigh Hotel this
morning. About twenty members of the
council were in attendance at the OPEN
ing session and more are expected to ar
rlve,th afternoon
T. +. Claxton. United States commits
sloner of education. welcomed the dele
gates TO Washington, expressing SYM
pathy with the work of the council.
ne declared that all schools are for the
benefit of all, whether maintained nv the
states, by churches or by individuals.
rev. J. G. Gebbard of New York. nres-
iaeht OF the council, in replying to the
aaoress OF welcome. urged that educa-
tloh should not include sectarian teach
nese He declared that this is one Of
the basic principles on which the council
was founded
Organization Proposed.
One plan proposed during the morning
session was for the calling OF a confer
ence and forming an organization Of the
presidents of all UNCONVENTIONAL and In
dependent colleges in the United States.
No definite action, however, was taken
on this movement
Rev. R L. Kelly of Richmond, Ind,
reported for the committee on second
Boston made report for the commit
tee on comfy and cooperation.
AT the afternoon session. which be-
gan at o'clock. "The Church and Pub
lie Education" was the topic discussed.
Rev. Thomas Nicholson Of New York
made the principal address. President
Henry. L. Smith of Washington and
Lee University and Rev. e. S. Capen
Hartford. Conn, discussed "Prepara-
ton for Christian leadership"
Public Meeting Tonight.
A public meeting is to be held this
evening in the First Congregational
Church. at which Vice President Mar
shall and Senator Sterling of South
Dakota will make addresses on the
general topic, Education for Christian
America"
The sessions will be continued tomor-
row. Among the subjects to be,considered
at the closing sessions are: IAN Inter
national Propaganda For Christian Edu-
cation" THE Efficiency Movement in
Education and AN Interchurch Clearing
House Within University"
Among the members of the council at
tending the meeting are: Rev. J. G.
Gerhard of New York; Rev. Joseph w.
Cochran, Philadelphia: Rev. E. s. Tead,
Boston; Rev. F. w. Padleford, Boston
Rev. Elias Thompson, New York; Rev.
stonewall Anderson, Nashville. Tenn. ;
President Hill NJ. Bell of Drake Univer-
sity. Des Moines Iowa; Rev. Thomas
Nicholson. New York: Rev. Frederick G..
GotwaId. York, Pa; Ralph D. Kyle.
Monmouth, ILL.,; DIR. r. l. Kelley, Rich
mond, Ind: Rev. H. H. Sweets, Louis
vile, Ky; Rev. James E. Clarke Nash
Vile, Tenn, and Rev. Richard c. Hughes,
Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
PANAMA EARTHQUAKES.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

The Panama Canal, the Canal Zone prop
er and republican territory Immediately
adjacent are not endangered by the fire.
quency of earthquakes In the southern
part of Los Santos province, 12O miles
southwest of Panama City. according to
the careful findings Of an expert COM
mission which was appointed by Presi-
dent Porros. The commission consisted
Of Donald F. Macdonald. geologist of the
United States canal commission, and Will
liam Galley Johnston. district engineer for
the Panama government. AS precau-
tionary measures, however, the commits
sioners recommended the erection in the
future of solid and reinforced govern
ment buildings In Panama City and the
establishment of permanent tide gauge
somewhere on the southern coast OF the
Azuero peninsula.
A total of thirty-nine seismic disturb
ances in Los Santos province were record
ed in the month of October last by the
Ancon seismograph near Panama City.
The jolts began with a severe twister Oc-
tober ] and continued throughout the
month to the 18th, inclusive. Seldom
passed a day whose low, descending sun
did not look upon an osciilating earth
surface, nodding buildings and badly
frightened natives, By the Sth there had
been twenty-siX Shocks. and that day
President Porras designated Messrs. Mac
Donald and Johnston to make a thorough
investigation
They were instructed to examine into
the causes Of the earthquakes and to
make special eff
Wide Scope forts to determine
W he
Given to Inquiry. r,ous Of central
danger from a volcanic outburst or any
other destructive visitation. The fear
of coming catastrophe that might strike
the canal, as well as the territory nearer
to Los Santos. was due not only to the
frequency of the shocks but to the heavy
subterranean detonations that preceded
each. President Porros also directed
Messrs. Macdonald and Johnston to make
recommendations that might help the
frightened populace and to give all pos
Slple aid to those in distress.
Three basic reasons why the canal strip
and Panama city need not view with APP
prehension the geologic antics of Los
Santos province were given by the COM
mission. In the first place, the distracted
area Is the southern tip OF Panama's
southernmost province, which occupies
the southern and eastern slopes of the
Azuero peninsula. 1t extends southwark
into the Pacific ocean distance of 100
miles from Panama city. Again, the re-
public of Panama is not within any one
OF the worlds several earthquake belts
which have been SO clearly defined by
biologists and earthquake specialists of
repute. In this respect the little republic
fares better than its neighbors, most of
whom are within the Central and South
American earthquake belts
Lastly, the danger from volcanoes is
nil. The pyrociastic or volcanic slom-
crate group of rock exists in Panama,
beyond a doubt. 1t is found under the
canal strip itself. So it is in South
and parts of this country and
Canada as well. But this does not mean
that there are any sulking Vesuviuses in
this corner of the globe.
This pyroclastic composition does. in
deed. represent the volcanic activity that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
TRUST LEGISLATION
BASED ON PROMISES
Democratic Program Outlined in Ma
tional Platform, House Mem
Der Declares.

A forecast of what the President may
recommend and what Congress may
enact upon the trust question was made
today by Representative Smith of Texas
who says the matter is so clear to him
as to be far above guesswork. Mr..
Smith bases his prophecy upon the Balti-
more platform. He said today:
THE democratic party recognizes the
well known fact that monopoly in this
country is due mainly to the manipula-
tons and abuses of corporate power.
What the Party Promised.
1T promised the American people that
if intrusted with the affairs of govern
ment it would pass restrictive laws which
would say to every corporation in the
land:
".you shall not engage in interstate
commercial You hold the stock of any
other corporation. If your directorate
is interlocked with those of other cor
porations If you are carrying Watered
competition by making discrimina ton in
your prices.
=. If you are in any way controlling so
large a proportion of any industry as
to make it a menace to competitive
conditions
Maps Out Entire Program.
"These five prohibitions prescribed as
necessary conditions upon which cor
porations should be permitted to en-
gage in interstate commerce, the Sher-
man antitrust law so amended as to
restore to it the strength of which 1t
has been deprived by judicial con-
struction, together with q rigid en-
forcement of the criminal provisions
of existing antitrust laws against
guilty officers of corporations consti-
tute the entire antitrust program of
the democratic party, as outlined in the
Baltimore platform. 1t Is pialn ana
snecific. and l believe he does the
President and Congress an injustice
who raises any question as to whether
or not he or they will deviate from the
path marked out or halt at the execu-
ton of the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
General Outlines upo
Embraced in Report. rsp

physiographic types. the general geology
and the economic geology of that section,
the relation of rock groups to land FORMS
volcanic activity, cause of earthquakes
in general, assures and cracks, landsides.
cause of the subterranean rumblings,
damage to property, injury of individuals,
etc.
In regard to general damage, and
death or injury of individuals. it was
found that only one person succumbed,
and that was native woman at Los
Gatos district Of Macaracas, who died
of hysteria Not a single case of direct
injury was discovered, although large
number of people were in a high state
of excitement, and doubtless the nerves
of many will be affected permanently.
Here and there fences were thrown down,
allowing live stock to escape. Build
ngs were damaged in the towns of Los
Santos, Macaracas and Tonosi. In near
ly every instance these houses were either
dilap,dated or out OF plumb. The tower
high, was thrown down and part of the
roof demolished. In La Villa de Los
Santos, the capital of the province, the
government palace, a poorly constructed
affair of rubble masonry, was badly
cracked.
Fissures were found in various parts of
the province, although many were not
more than cracks in loose soil. In
lOnOSl an enIlre DaTUeQ-WTc renee was
enguIfed for distance of 500 yards At
Las Huertas it was found that the Joa-
quin river had cut new channel fifty
yards long. Small landslides along river
banks were noted. 1t appears that the
ocean bottom off the coast of Tonosi
sank 1t is presumed that this sinking
was the beginning OF the series Of shocks
which began October l. This movement
also sundered the submarine cable about
fifteen miles of shore, near North Fraile
Island.
Concerning photographic types the
province of Los Santos may be divided
into three distinct groups. or types OF
land forms, as follows: The mountain
type. comprising steep hills and noun
tains up to about 5000 feet in eleva-
ton: the savanna type; consisting of fiat
a few hundred feet in elevation; coastal
plain and flood plain land. comprising
the low-lying, rich. silly soil lands that
| border the coast and fill the lower val
| leys of the larger rivers, and which To-
cally merge into coastal swamps when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
Affiliated With the National.

The Congressional Union is affiliated
with the National American Woman Suf-
frage Association only as any oEganiza-
ton may be which has for its object the
advancement of woman suffrage.
The national congressional commit
tee is drawn from women representing
the various great sections of the coun-
try These women have been decided
upon and announcement will be made
of their appointment after the next
meeting of the national board. Briefly,
the work of the national congressional
committee does not contemplate the
burning of red fire.
1T does contemplate campaign work
in certain congressional districts with
n view to retiring from Congress such
members as have ignored the suffrage
sentiment liz their respective localities
and blocked or retarded the suffrage
movement and the election in their
places of men better fitted to respond
to the sentiment of their constituents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13
Notice of Meetings.

\ meeting Is to be held tomorrow night
at 1906 G. street of the committee re-
Gently named to arrange for a large suf-
frage mass meeting in the District. II
is considered probable by members of
this committee that the mass meeting will
be deferred for the present and the com
mittee discontinued.
Mrs n. Z. Allender, president of the
District of Columbia Suffrage Associa-
ton, announced today that Herbert Bige-
low will address meeting of suffragists
at the Cairo apartment Thursday night.
A meeting under the auspices of the
Congressional Union is to be held Sat
urday afternoon at 40 o'clock at the
National Rifles Arnory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13

near the sea The highest peaks in the
first formation are Quema. 5000 feet. and
Cerro Canajagua, of about $500 feet
These peaks and surrounding hills form
the Azuero highlands. The savanna lands
are found in and around Macaracas. while
the coastal plains and flood plain land
takes in the Tonosi valley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13

This pyroclastic composition does, in
deed. represent the volcanic activity that
prevailed during the
Volcanic Activity early stages of for
of Early Times. t ma'''n A 11 ene esh n
mountains. The volcanic craters from
which the material was elected have gone
the way of all things mundane. This
group of rock consists of volcanic ash,
clay, bombs or fragments of basalt
thrown out from craters, all in masses
or roughly bedded lenses. The main mass
of the formation is greenish to dark gray.
Locally. however, brown, red AMI yellow
colors show the degree to which oxidi-
cation of the iron content has prevailed
in favorable places.
The commissioners did not ignore the
undisputed fact that the miocene period
of geology was one In which volcanic
activity prevailed in Central, South and
North America. They conceded that In
that phase. and even before, the Los
Santos region weltered and writhed in
comp any with Its brothers under the
clustering outburStS OF demonical cones.
In those unhappy days, when soil sur
faces took form in one moment only to
be thrown together all aquiver and re-
cast like a jelly mold in the next. Los
Santos Jared no better than the others.
w neneVeT Los odUtOS anu inc ldLOS
whereabouts responded to the gentle min
istrations of the rain and the sun with
an offering of flowers and grain, fruits
and trees, it bore in company with them
the more ferocious element of natures
complex temperament. which repeatedly
buried, beneath an ocean of soaring,
soaring lava, the husbandry of a brief
quietude.
But that time has passed. Volcanic
tragedies never more shall strike Los
Santos PROSTATE. AS far as she Is con-
cerned they ceased to be centuries ago,
and appear extremely unlikely ever to
revive All those old volcanic activities
are just as surely dead as would be a
blast furnace after 1t had stood without
fire for hundred years. 1t Is contended
that there is no more likelihood of vol
canic eruption in Los Santos province.
than there is Of a field Of glacial ice
forming in the mountains and destroy
ing the rice crops OF the highlands.
A very thorough investigation was made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-13

Ermine, thibet, Iceland
fox, natural opossum.
brown coney and white
coney. $3.50 to $3.50
values, at 2.$ to 5000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-22
BIG REALTY DEALS
announced

Along with the announcement OF
the $4,000 deal In which the
Frederick & Nelson firm takes
over the Westlake market property
for an eight-story store building
site come reports Of other transac-
lions and negotiations which run
figures well above the million
mark and have caused a real es-
tate movement unequaled in the
last year.
The firm proposes the construc-
ton of a modern store structure
with a total floor space Of 100000
square feet.
The Calhoun, Denny & Ewing
firm announce today that an OPP
ton has been taken on property in
the Westlake market vicinity for
$4,000, and that a deal is on for
the purchase of site on Second
av. involving cost of $750.O00.
Henry Broderick and others have
also acquired options In this vi
cinity.