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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-08-28
THESE JUDGES UP FOR RE-
ELECTION.

Imagine yourself on mixed" train
that is, combination passenger and
freight train. You are transporting
load of hogs, You ride on one car.
The hogs are in the other.
Suddenly, the train lurches. You
feel yourself jolted. You are feeling
unwell. Maybe you slip off your seat
and are badly hurt.
At Seattle, you scarcely are able to
pick yourself up. You manage some
how to get home. You go to bed.
You're sick.
Something has also happened to
your shipment of hogs. Some of them
have shrunk in weight. One or two
of them have sustained bruises.
You go into court.
And then
You may collect damages for, your
hogs, but not for your own injuries.
For that is the law made by the Wash
ington supreme court, of whom Judges
Grow, Chadwick and Gose are now
seeking another term of six years on
the supreme court bench-a law that
places property rights way above HUI
man rights-a rule of law that allows
damages for property where no dam
ages are allowed for human injury.
A shipment of cattle on the South
ern Pacific line to Carstens Packing
Co., at Tacoma, was the basis of an
action for damages decided by the SUI
preme court May 8, 1910.
The cattle were injured through the
negligence of the railroad company in
the method of handling them, Carstens
alleged.
The railroad company denied it was
negligent in any respect. There was
no evidence introduced to show that
the company actually was negligent,
but there was evidence to show that
the cattle were in good condition when
put on the train in California, and
greatly reduced in weight and bruised
up when they reached Tacoma.
The mere fact that the cattle were
injured, the railway company contend
ed, was not proof that the railway
company was negligent.
But the supreme court, in that case,
declared that proof of the injury was
proof of negligence. On page PSI, SIS
Washington Reports, the supreme
court lays down this rule of law:
"There was evidence tending to
show that the loss and injuries in con-
nection with this shipment occurred
while the cattle were upon the appel
lant's road. Such fact could be fairly
inferred by the jury from the evidence
of the condition in which the cattle
were delivered to appellant for ship
ment and the condition in which they
were received at Tacoma"
incidentally, it may be mentioned
here that the Southern Pacific is a
California and not a Washington rail
way.
Now consider the case of Stewart
M. Vile, just human being.
His case against the Northern Pa
cific Railway Co. was decided Febru-
airy s, 1913.
Villa wac naccenonr on ono of tho
"mixed trains" that the N. p. runs in
some corners of the state The train
he was on was composed Of thirty
freight cars and a passenger car.
When the train got to Wheeler, Wash,
he SAYS: "There came from in front
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a bump which took me about three or
four feet off my feet, and then L went
to catch myself and fell over"
One of Wile's feet is shorter than
the other. The jar and the fall caused
him severe injuries.
AS in the Carstens case, the railroad
company contended that the mere fact
that there was an injury was not proof
that the company was negligent.
And this time-where it involved a
human being instead of cattIe-the
supreme court held with the railroad
company.
In this case, the rule of law laid
down by the supreme court on page
Sc, 70 Washington Reports, is as fol
lows:
"The passenger must assume the
risk of injury from causes that are
incident to the operation of such
u ans, anu NHCh hS pICeluo eiIl III VI y
as the result of negligence in the Op-
GRAFTON of such a train, he must prove
it by going farther than saying a sud
den jerk or jolt threw him to the
floor"
Incidentally, it may be mentioned
that the Northern Pacific does a big
business in Washington - Seattle
Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03
PREPARING 70 CARE FOR
WESTERN HIGH PUPILS
Franklin and One Other Building
to Be Used This Year,
Is Report.

Western High School pupils will be
taken care OF this year in the Franklin
School building and one other buildin
yet to be selected. After the fire last
year the students were distributed be-
tween the Fillmore and the Franklin,
but Supt. Thurston of the District public
schools declared this morning that il
had not yet been decided whether the
Fillmore would be used again this term.
At the Franklin School special arrange
ments were made during the vacation
period to take care Of the Western stu
dents. laboratory has been constructed
in the basement, rooms and equipment
have been changed somewhat to pest suit
the needs OF the high school bodies, and
the heating plant has been remodeled. 1t
is believed that the students will be
comfortable here until Congress prov de 5
the funds for the equipment ot Western
The other school which is to take
care of the overflow students OF West
ern from the Franklin building will
be decided upon within few days
MIR. Tnurston said.
Supt. Thurston this morning visited
the school gardens at the Rosedale
school 1T is the first chance 1 have
had to visit any of the gardens" he
said, and ! was much impressed with
the work done by the boys, for this
garden Is cultivated entirely by boys
1t is good training. and much of 1t is
carried back into the homes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03
CAPTURE OF SAMOA.
Governor Of German Island Colony
Held Prisoner by British.

LONDON. September g. 10:25 ANA
dispatch received here from yelling
ton. New Zealand, declares that the
governor of New Zealand has received
message stating that the German
governor of Samoa has surrendered
and that he has been. with other Ger
man prisoners, sent to the Fiji Islands.
The landing of British troops in
Samoa was carried out with great ex-
petition. The Union Jack was hois1ed
over German Samoa at 1880 in the
afternoon Of August 20.
The Samoan. or Navigator Islands, in
the Pacific ocean. up to the present
time have been owned Jointly by the
United States and Germany, each
country being in possession Of two is
lands. Upolo and Savii were the Ger
man holdings.
The British force which took possess
sion Of this German territory was sent
from New Zealand. The announce
ment of British occupation was first
made through London. August 80.
The Fiji Islands are British colony
about $50 miles southwest of Samoa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03
CANADIANS RUSH TO ARMS.
More Men Apply for Enlistment
Than Call Provides For.

OTTAWA. Ont. September 3.-The war
spirit Is growing in Canada. The militia
officials are being overwhelmed by men
eager to go to the front. The first call
was for $4,000 volunteers, from which
!, it, was proposed to pick 2l'ooo to cross
There are now $4,000 men in camp at
Valvartier, and more coming said
Samuel Hughes. the minister of militia.
There are at least 5000 men in camp
who have never been ordered there. How
did they get there? Well, | asked that
question myself of the transport officer,
and was told that they had just come.
Il have NOT encouraged men to go to
the front, but l do not propose to dis
courage them. They Will go to the front
eventually.
Il have just received another offer of
a regiment thousand strong from the
United States. This offer comes from
"a leading man IN a southern state. who
writes that IL allowed TO do so he will
bring up a thousand men who are de-
scendants Of the best families of Eng
lish. Irish and Scottish stock in the
south"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03
WANT ITALY TO Join
IN PROTEST" BY US.
Socialist Deputies Assume America
Will Take Action Regarding
Atrocities
nr Van DYKE. Minister to Neither
lands, Said to Have submitted
Report on the Subject.

ROME September 8 (via PARISH
group of socialist and republican MEM
bers of the chamber of deputies has pre-
scented an Interrogation to the govern
ment asking whether it intends to ''join
in the protest of the United States"
against what is described as Germany's
reneated violations of international laws
during the present war.
Mote. The action of italian deputies
referred to in the above dispatch evident
" is taken under the Misrepresentation
that the United States has entered a
protest concerning Germany's alleged vio-
la+;ons of International conventions In
Belgium.)
Report by DR.. Van Dyke.
PARIS. September 3, 11:4O ANA
dispatch to the Havas agency from AM
sterdam says the American minister TO
the Netherlands, DR.. Henry Van Dyke
has sent to Washington long report
mon the alleged German atrocities in
Belgium.
A Hayas agency dispatch from Ant
werp contains the following offlclai an
nouncement by the Belgium government:
.'The situation remains the same In the
provinces of Antwerp and Limbourg:
The Germans have set fire to several
sets Of farm buildings.
Warning to Americans.
GENEVA, Switzerland. via Paris, Sep
TENDER Both the American and Brit
ish ministers at Berne issued note last
evening warning subjects of their coun-
tries that the French railways are I'M
able to guarantee communications De
You'd Paris from today.
This announcement affects about 2,Vo
Americans and 6ol0 British visitors who
are sill in Switzerland.
Reading between the lines the com
munication was taken 10 mean here mat
the German cavalry may cut the north
ern lines of France any day now.
Legation Is Overworked.
COPENHAGEN, September fvia Lon
don The American legation has been
Obliged to increase it's staff, owing to the
demands made upon it by anxious Ameri-
ca rs and others DESTROYS of learning about
relatives in Europe II the rush of
stranded and destitute Americans con-
tinues there will not be enough room at
the legation to accommodate all those
waiting for steamers.
Among those who have obtained pas
sage on the steamer Frederick VIII for
Ne York. sailing Thursday. is Arch
bishop Seton OF Jersey City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03
DAY Of Intercession. :"

Prom the London Chronicle. August 20.
The day Of intercession" which the
Church Of England has appointed for Fri
day next recalls the fast days-or. as
Queen Victoria wished to name them
days Of humiliation'-Marc q, 1855
and October Z. 1887. during the Crimear
campaign and Indian mutiny. Those days
were ofhcially proclaimed as holidays
in the old sense Of holy days - wher
banks and shops were shut and service:
were held in church and chapel alike
The great event of the fast day of 1851
was the service conducted by Spurgeor
in the Crystal Palace, when he addressed
an audience of 1900 and was heard by
all. The effort was so great, however
that on reaching home he fell asleep anG
hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03
PROTEST IS HEARD
OVER CAR SERVICE
Public Utilities Commission
Gives Its Ear to Complaint
of Anacostians.

Entering upon its fall work after a
recess of several weeks, during which
no public hearings were conducted, the
public utilities commission today took
up the question of the adequacy OF
the street railway service afforded
residents of Anacostia.
The hearing was held in response to
a protest made some time ago by the
Anacostia Citizens Association that
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company operates an insufficient num-
Der of cars to that section. Charles
r. Burr. president of the association,
and Maurice Otterback testified that
patrons are required to wait an I'M
reasonable length of time for cars.
The former stated that he frequently
has had to wait at Union station from
fifteen to twenty minutes for a car.
Cars Are Not Filled.
Engineer Commissioner Harding re-
ferred to observations made by the COM
missioner's inspectors as to the number
of passengers carried on the Anacostia
cars. With few exceptions. these show
ed that the cars had not been filed to
their seating capacities The inference
to be drawn from this data. the engineer
commissioner pointed out. is that a rea-
sonable service is being maintained.
Testimony given by H. c. Eddy, eng
neer of the commission, was to the eff
feet that during the rush hours on both
the Center Market and Union Station
routes of the Anacostia line the head
way maintained varies from a,s to five
minutes.
Schedule readings taken by the com
N sslons inspectors were verified by S.
r. Boon. secretary and J. T. Moffett
superintendent of instruction of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany, both of whom participated in the
haering. The commission took the mat
ter under Amusement and will probably
render decision within short time
Hearing Set for September Is.
1t was announced today that the COM
mission will hold hearing Tuesday. Sep
TENDER 10. for the consideration of APP
plications for the extension Of the line
of the Washington Railway and Electric
Company. known as the eth street line,
from 18th and B streets southwest, south
along the tracks of the Washington-Vir-
g;nia Railway Company: thence east on
ID street to the existing tracks of the
Washington Raiay and Electric Com
pany on 11Ih street.
AT the same time the board 1t is an
nounced. will consider the construction
of tracks by the Washington Railway and
Electric Company from nth and streets
northwest south on 18th street to Penn
sylvania avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03
Helgoland.

From the London Chronicle
Helgoland was one Of our little mis-
takes. 1t was a small and disappearing
island in the North sea. that is sighted
by every ship bound for the Kiel canal.
Lord Salisbury swapped 1t for Zanzibar.
But Helgoland as a naval base would
be invaluable to US now-as 1t is to the
enemy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03
Kurrie New Head of the Monon.

CHICAGO. September 3.-Harry r
kurrie of Chicago was elected pres.
dent of the Monon railroad at a meet
ing OF the directors held in New Yor::
Announcement was made at headquar
ters here today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03
REDCROSS IS AIDED
BY SENATE ACTION
Bars Are Removed Against
PIacards and Solicitation
( Of Funds at Capitol.
SPEAKER CLARK ALSO
HAS GRANTED CONSENT
Washington Women Prepare Con-
crete Plans for Assisting Euro
/. pean War Sufferers.

Z The Star will receive. aclSnOsvi-
edge and transmit to the Ameri-
can Red Cross contributions from
the public toward the work to he
undertaken by that organization
!. in connection with the war
abroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03

The Lynchburg Wa.) Alumni Associa-
ton of Washington and Lee University
has awarded its scholarship to John G.
Woodson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03
Satisfied With Progress.

Confident that a general election in
Mexico will be held soon. President Will
son and Secretary Bryan have expressed
to Provisional President Carranza their
satisfaction with the rapid progress be-
ing made in restoring tranquility in the
southern republic. Although they realize
reconstruction days will be fraught with
many delicate situations, administration
officials are convinced that the present
government is rapidly acquiring stability
and believe no counter revolution of i'm
portance is to be expected.
Official DISPATCHES bear out this view.
Order is being maintained and business
is being generally resumed. One message
commented on the arrival in Mexico City
from the United States of through
Pullman sleeper, the first in nearly two
years. revolutionary operations having
paralyzed railroad traffic ever since Ma
dero was ove-thrown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03
EXPECTS TO GET LINE
ON MEX|CO'S FUTURE
Paul Fuller, Personal Representative
Of President Wilson, to Con-
fer With Carranza.

Paul Fuller, personal representative of
President Wilson, is to confer today or
tomorrow with Gen. Carranza in Mexico
City on the future relations between the
United States and the Carranza govern
ment in Mexico. Recognition is not now
expected to be given until a definite pro-
gram is agreed upon by all factions for
the elections.
No differences, it was authoritatively
learned. have arisen between CarranZa
and the American government concern
ing the closing of the port of Vera Cruz.
The act is construed as friendly and as
resulting from desire to increase cus-
toms revenues at other Mexican ports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03
Officials See Oath Taken.

Besides the Chief Justice. Mr.. Nc
Reynolds and Mr.. Gregory. officials OF
the Department of Justice and few
newspaper men were present to see the
oath administered. Among those present
were: Solicitor Gem ral John w. Davis,
Assistant Attorneys General Charles
Warren. E. Marvin Underwood. Ernest
Knaebel. William Wallace, Samuel J.
Graham and Huston Thompson and Oh e.
Clerk C. E. Stewart, Private Secreta y
John T. suter and George W. anderson
of Boston. a personal friend of Mir.
McReynolds.
MIR. Gregory and number Of tht
assistant attorneys general and other
friends Of Mr.. McReynolds were present
in the robing room Of the court, where
the ceremony of swearing in Mr. Nc
Reynolds took place.
Justice McReynolds was appointed to
fill the vacancy in the court made by the
death Of Justice Lurtca.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03
GREGORY IS FIRST
TO Be SWORN IN
Takes Oath as Successor to
Attorney General J. C.
McReynoIds.
LATTER THEN ASSUMES
SUPREME COURT TOGA
Order Necessary, as Cabinet Officer
Must Sign Commission of New
Member of Tribunal.

James C. McReynolds is now an asso-
ciate justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States and T. W. Gregory has
succeeded him as Attorney General. Chief
Justice White administered the oath OF
office today to each of them, to the for
mer at the Supreme Court at noon and
to the latter at II 80 o'clock in the De-
partment of Justice.
The oath was administered first to Mr..
Gregory in view Of the constitutional ne
cessity that the commission of the new
associate justice be signed by the Attor-
ney General as well as the President. Aft
er the oath was administered to Mr..
Gregory the new Attorney General, with
Chief Justice White and Mr.. McReynolds,
and other attaches of the Department Of
Justice. proceeded to the Capitol for the
ceremony which made Mr.. MeReynoids a
member Of the highest bench of the land.
At the ceremony III the Department of
Justice, Chief Justice White read the oath,
which was repeated after him by Mr..
Gregory Mr.. Gregory signed his com
mission, seated at the desk Of the At
torney General, for the first time as in
cumbent of that dignity. Attorney Cen
eral Gregory then shook hands with
those who had assembled for the oc-
GaSIOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03
Those interested in Work.

The following women are already
taxing an active interest in the work:
Mrs Atiee Pomerene, Mrs. George Nc
Lain, Mrs. T.. NJ. Weaver. Mrs. Randall
Weop, Mrs. Clarke Wagsaman, MIS-.
Paul Bartlett, Mrs. Gist Blair, Miss
katharine McClintock, Mrs. Bright,
mrs. Watmough. Miss Eastman. Mrs.
water Mccoy and Mrs. e. 5. Dunlap.
Yesterday the American Red Cross
received from Lawrence L. Gillespie,
treasurer OF the Newport Bazaar, a
check TOR $4,000 tor impartial dis
tribuIion in the relief of ali sufferers
in the European war. The success OF
the Newport humanitarian enterprise,
organized voluntarily by prominent
women OF Newport and others, greatly
pleased those IN charge OF ked Cross
headquarters. Mr.. Gillespie Indicated
mat the amount collected may exceed
t40,00U.
Inc bazaar was held last Friday un-
der the direction of Mrs. Stuyvesant
Fish. Mrs. ]. Francis A. Clark, Mrs.
French e. Chadwick, Mrs. Arthur Cur
tiss James, Mrs. Pembroke Jones. Mrs.
Herman oelrichS, Mrs. w. X. Wander
bilt, r., Miss Mallach and Mrs. George
D. Widener, who We're assisted by
many other women
AS a result of a recent entertainment
at Saratoga Springs, y. Y, Miss kath-
sarine Batcheller yesterday sent the Red
Cross $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03
U. s. OBSERVERS BARRED.
Russia, Germany and France Refuse
to Permit Them With. Armies.

The War Department has been in
formed by the Russian. German and
French governments that only army
officers of their allies would be per-
mitted to accompany their troops in
the field.
The War Departments request to
send observers with the Austrian and
Ericish forces was granted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03
viii Get Money and Clothes.

Mrs. Allen r. Boyd presided at a
meeting yesterday Ill st. Johns Parish
Hall OF Washington women VINO are TO
raise money and clothes to- be distIio-
uted to the war hospitals OF Europe
throusn the Red Cross. AIRS. ~ e. Nc
Clintv.k Is secretary Of the orsaaiza-
ticn Horned, and Miss u. Z. oLltoIA Is
treasurer The Arst step viii he The
ORGANIZATION vi u ndnlbe. o. units VI
ten " orkeio tacii, anu each Unit +" lAl
try 20 raise at least $lOU anu supply
from we to ten garments. Announce
men. IL, made rnat 1t is especially ne
sirable that no zone snail lhinh TINS
work is sectarian. Meetings will be
heIu i'll ST. johns Hail because no
charge is made for its use and 1t Is
near Red Cross headquarters. All for.
eign-born women of Washington Will
have an opportunity to help, either by
contributing or by the making OF
clothes. Arrangements have been made
to give out the sewing at the hall
every "Wednesday morning between
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03

The Senate committee on rules today
waived a long-standing regulation pro-
hibiting the posting of notices in the
Senate wing of the Capitol and the
American National Red Cross Is the
beneficiary Of this action. Vice President
Marshall brought to the attention Of the
Senate the appeal issued by the Red Cross
for financial aid from the American peo-
ole for the work to be dore abroad in be-
half of the sick and wounded soldiers by
the relief ship Red Cross, and caLed at
tention particularly to the subscription
blanks issued by those in charge Oh the
local campaign for funds.
The Vice President said In Gaming the
matter the attention OF the Senate:
1.-THE chair has enforced strictly the
rule against the solicitation OF supscrlp-
ton in the Senate wing OF the Capltoi-
The present unfortunate war IN Europe,
however, IS calling the American aeo
Cross to make extra exeruons Tor the
purpose of obtaining money Tor the Red
Cross, and they have been desirlous Una,
a subscription paper might be piaceo
somewhere in the Senate wing.
Agree to Suspend Rule.
The matter was referred to the rules
cornmittee. of which Senator Overna.l
of North Carolina is chairman. senator
Overman at once poiled the members VI
this body, with the result that II "as
agreed TO suspend the rule prohiDithis
placar,ed appeals and the Solicitation
OF LUNGS. one OF the printed SppSsis -
now Itsted in the room OF tns SCI seaii'
alarms OF the Senate.
Speaker Clark has permitted the post
ing oil the appeal and the conse4ueii
canvass IN the House wing o. the APP
toll, so that the committee appointed loi
the Dur pose viii nave 4ree access " ooln
legislative bodies and Capitoi employ Is
generally Charles J. Coidmous, seeie-
rary OF the citizens Red Cross war re-
REPRESENTATIVE OF the Board OF Trade,
CHAMBER OF Commerce anu Retail! Mei-
chants Association. is authority Tor the
statement that a special committee Wiii
at once be appointed 10 prosecute tie
~Cfk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03

On First-noor Tables-back Of ele-
Notwithstanding you all sizes in
various popular makes Of corsets.
Values to $50. First Floor. east.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03

Women's Low Neck and We Neck
Vests, with crochet edge run with
tape; regular and extra sizes; also
Boys Balbriggan Shirts. high neck.
short sleeves. Values to 25c.