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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
EXPLOSION INJURIES FOUR.
Miners Victims of West Virginia Ac
cident, Which Attracts Throngs.

MOUNDSVILLE, W. Va, January g.
IN explosion occurred in the 1st street
mine of the Mound Coal Company here
this morning. Four men, seriously
burned were taken to the Glendale
Hospital nearby. An immense crowd at
once surrounded the mouth of the
mine. which is in the village
y rescue party entered the shaft and
discovered that the explosion had been
caused when a naked light had come
in contact with a pocket of gas in an
entry where only few men were
employed. The remainder of the 100
miners at work were reported unhurt
physicians said the four injured would
recover
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
WORRY OVER STRIKE Fatal.
c. M. Harrington of Augusta, Ga.,
Falls Dead Aged Sixty-Three

AUGUSTA. Ga, January auo-r;,
over tne strike which was declared by
aeout one-haif of the employees of the
'ohh +. King Manufacturing Company
week ago. Charles NJ Harrington.
superintendent of the mill, fell dead
early this morning.
harrington was sixty-three years old
ana was a native of New Hampshire.
He had been connected with the King
mill ever since 1t was built, thirty years
ago. A considerable number of the
strikers have returned to work during
the past day or two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
QUITS RAILROAD POSITION.
Joseph Wood Resigns Vice Presi-
dency Of Pennsylvania.

PHILADELPHIA, January 9.-An-
nouncement was made today that Joseph
Wood, first vice president Of the Penn
sylvania lines west of Pittsburgh and q
director of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company and other railroad corpora
tions, had presented his resignation as an
executive of the lines west, to take effect
February 1:
felt it imperative that he should give
up the responsibilities of his office, the
announcement stated. He is about sixty
six years old. and has been considering
retiring from the active duties of rail-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
Mothers Pensions in Force.

PITTSBURGH, January 9.-Six hundred
applications for mothers pensions under
the new Pennsylvania law were ready
Tor action by the trustees of Allegheny
county when they took up their work
here today. Every possible effort is be-
ing made by the trustees to show the
women they are not objects of charity.
The operation of the law. its first trial
In tho state, is being closely watched.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
Oldest Mail Carrier Retires.

BINGHAMTON. N. Y, January D
George F. Crandall. the Oldest mail car.
rier in the United States, retired TO-DAY
at the age of seventy-four. He has car
ried mail continuously since 1856. His
trips as driver Of stage wagon reached
an aggregate of $4,000 miles, and his
income from the Post Office Department
durin6the entire period totaled $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
Receiver for Kellog-Mackay Co.

CHICAGO, January 3. : The Kellogg
Mackay Company. Chicago, manufacture
ers of boilers and radiators. was placed
in the hands of receiver today. Liabil-
tiles were given as 81, SOC, ,0O0 and assets
somewhat less
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
State Institutions to Nationalist.

A report from Acting Controller of the
Currency Kane shows that since Decem-
ber % twenty-six state banks in seven
teen states have notified the department
of their intention to naturalize.
The only states from which the depart
ment has not received notifications from
banks Of their approval of the new sys-
tenn are Arizona, Florida and Nevada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
GOVERNMENTS LIKELY
TO REACH AGREEMENT
Progress Toward Adjusting Differ
ences Between the United States
and Colombia.

State Department officials said today
that substantial progress is being made
toward the settlement of the long stand
ing controversy with Colombia growing
out of the separation of the republic of
Panama, but no one would make any
statement concerning the basis of the
prospective adjustment.
Early in the present administration
proposition for the settlement of Colom-
bias claims was submitted to Secretary
Bryan by the Colombian foreign office.
A counter proposition was made by the
United States, and since that time the
two governments have been trying to
agree upon a compromise.
No Delay in Negotiations.
1t was said today that the presence in
this country of American Minister
Thompson would not delay negotiations
which are being conducted in the Co
lombian capital, in behalf of the United
States. by Charge Harrison.
In the negotiations with the Taft ad-
ministration- Colombia was said to have
demanded arbitration of the entire uues-
ton or direct proposition as to COM
pensation for all of her losses growing
out of the separation of Panama. It
was considered out of the question for
the United States to agree to arbitrate
AS understood here, the present negotia-
tions, upon which officials base their
optimism. look to the payment of large
cash indemnity to Colombia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
No Delay in Negotiations.
Difficulties Overcome.

At any rate it is taken for granted that
many difficulties have been overcome
since President Tiff. in February of last
year, transmitted to Congress a review
of the Colombian controversy by Secre-
tary Knox, in which that official said
Colombia would appear to have closed
the door to any further overtures on
the part of the United States.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
Many Below Normal.

mot less than / per cent and propdoiS
NEARLY :. per cent of the children IN tne
average school are below normal In IN
telligence to a degree which unhts them
70 profit by ordinary school methoos' -
is of the greatest Importance clearly 10
distinguish between the merely dull ana
tho defective child; between the morally
delinquent and the mentally defective;
between the misfit, or specialized defec-
tive and the intellectually subnormal; 1;
vet this is rarely done in our schools to-
day.
..The new conception of child hygiene
involves the adaptation of the schools to
the child instead of vain attempts 10
force the child to fit the school.
standards of school health should be
fnrnished bv the state, DR.. Hoag de-
clared, Minnesota and to smaller ex-
ten. Virginia. he said, are the only states
now attempting to furnish such standard,
though Michigan has undertaken a limit
ed amount of work along similar lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
Occupies New Field, DR.. Hoag
Tells National Race Better
ment Conference.
DECLARES MANY SCHOOL
PUPILS BELOW NORMAL
Other Speakers Include Booker 7.
Washington, DR.. J. N. Hurry
and DR.. H. W. Austin.

BATTLE CREEK. Mich. January O.
The mental. physical and moral advance
ment of mankind was discussed from
almost every angle by men and women
famed in their respective fields of en-
deavor at today's sessions of the ma
tional race betterment conference. In
addition to addresses by half a score ma
tonally known speakers. two papers pre-
pared by men unable to attend the con-
ference were read to the delegates.
On the program for the forenoon ses-
sion were Booker T. Washington. who
discussed "Thc Negro Race: DIR. ]. n.
Hurry of the Indiana state board OF
health, who spoke on The Cost of Liv-
ing as a Factor in Race Degeneracy'
DIR. Carolyn Geisel of Shorter College,
whose subject was ''The Race Better
ment in Woman's Colleges" and Dr. II.
w. Austin of the United States public
health service, who told What the
United States Public Health Service Is
Doing for Race Betterment." Sir Horace
Plunkett's paper on Function OF In
dividual, City, State and Nation In
Bringing About Race Betterment, and
one prepared by DIR. Ernest Hoag of Le-
land Stanford University on School
Hygiene" were the other features oil the
DAVIS first session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
WILLIAMS NOMINATION
SURE TO START BATTLE
Confirmation as Controller Of Cur
rency Will Be Resisted in
Senate.

When the President sends to the SEN
ate the nomination of John Shelton VIII
liams. present assistant secretary of the
Treasury, to be controller of the cur
rency, as he is expected to do at an early
date, a battle royal will occur over the
effort to have Mr.. williams confirmed,
it was said today. For some time it has
been known that there was strong oppo-
sition In the Senate to the appointment
of Mr.. Williams to that Office and it is
said that the President withheld the
nomination pending the final action on
the currency bill because of the effect
that his appointment might have had
on the fortunes of that measure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
Promise Opposition.

Just before adjournment of the Senate
for the Christmas recess republican SEN
ators were approached by some of the
administration democrats and asked if
they would oppose immediate confirma-
ton Of Mr.. Williams if the President sent
his name to the Senate. They replied
most emphatically that they would op-
pose any hasty action and that they
would ask to have number of matters
explained to them before they would con-
sent to the confirmation of Mr.. Williams.
1.-THE office of controller of the currency
has always been one of the greatest i'm
portancc under our national banking
laws" said a senator today, land since
under the new currency law he is also
to be a member Of the federal reserve
board the Importance of the Office is en-
hanced, If anything"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
Financiers and Representa-
tives of Industrial 0rganiza-
tions Before Committee.
ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT
SUGGESTED BY McADOO
Local Institutions Apply for Admis-
sion to Reserve System-State
Banks to Nationalize.

BOSTON, January 9.-Members of
several Boston banking houses and rep
resentatives of various New England
industrial organizations presented their
views on the question of the establish
ment of a regional reserve bank In this
city at the opening today of hearing
which is to continue two days by the
reserve bank organization committee
Secretary McAdoo of the Treasury De-
partment and Secretary Houston of the
Department of Agriculture, composing
the committee, conducted the hearing at
the chamber of commerce.
In opening, Secretary McAdoo said
that while the committee recognized
that there was a friendly contest be-
tween different sections for the estab-
lishment of regional banks, the COM
mittee was obliged to consider the prob
lem an economic one in the broadest
sense, and for this reason was jnvesti-
eating general industrial conditions in
the various districts.
Statistics showing the increase In the
past ten years in cotton. wooIen and shoe
manufacturing in New England were
presented by Elwin G. Preston, former
secretary OF the chamber of commerce,
who favored making six New England
states regional bank district, with Bos-
ton as the center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
Occupies a New Field.

THE child hygienist occupies ne"
field and his work makes necessary rec
ognition Of a new profession, said Dr-
Hoag's PAPER. The modern school health
officer must be specialist carefully
trained in the problems of child hygiene,
particularly as this applies to the school
child.
THE division of school hygiene shoulu
include in its functions not only the
health supervision of school children anu
the maintenance of healthful school en-
yironment, but also supervision oi tne
teaching of hygiene, of the health oI
teachers of physical education ana OF
p,Iblic lecture department for parents.
where topics on the home ana schoo, ny
siene of the child may be presented.
also should include the maintenance oi' .
central laboratory for the STUDY VI ~,
ceptional children. especially those ", MY
are. retarded and mentally sdphorma';
perhaps the most department III uy
giene." said DR.. Hoags paper. ,.us .ha. !,
where 1t relates to the 'exceptionai emu ~
.'The proper study of such chlioren re-
m,ires some practical training IN psy-
Geological procedures, according 70 .ne
naner. (which cannot at present pc Ie
CURED of every school ofnc1ai. Every
large. well organized school heaith ue
nartment however, will include tnls oisi-
sion and provide a well trained person 70
c.rrv an the work, as is now uone III
Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Milwaukee,
Minneapolis, Grand Rapids ana &c"
other cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
Claim Is Refuted.

In the course of his argument Mr..
Birney refuted the claim made in the
brief of counsel for Mr.. Newman that the
record does not show that the district
attorney ever refused to institute the
proceeding against Mr.. Newman. Mr..
Birney pointed out that the sworn state
ment of Mr.. Newman in his objections to
the issuance of the writ. made before
Justice Wright, was that both the At
torney General and the United States at
tofney for the District of Columbia had
refused the petition. Such action WAS
suggested as reason why the writ
should not be issued. it was pointed out.
With what face may he now object"
said the lawyer. that there was no evil
dence before the court that the District
attorney had refused?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
Frizzell's Interest Attacked.

Attorney Jackson H. Ralston strenu-
ously defended the opinion of Justice
Anderson, and stoutly maintained the
eligibility Of Mr.. Newman. The major
portion of his argument was devoted to
the question of interest He urged
that Mr.. Frizzell has no such interest in
the office as to qualify him to bring the
custer proceeding.
Mr.. RaIston contended that a mere tax
nayer is not authorized by the local
statute to question the eligibility of a
public official. This power is reposed
nnly he claimed in the Attorney General
or the District attorney. On the refusal
OF both these officials. he claimed. there is
no provision of the District law for the
prosecution Of quo warranto against a
public officer.
States Attorney Wilson had never re-
fused to bring the case against Mr.. New
man. Mr.. Wilson was in Europe. and his
assistant. James N. Proctor, aeclined to
Institute the proceedings. Th< hction OF
the assistant was not the IsH1er con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
Reasons in Behalf of Boston.

versity, who held that Boston should
have regional institution rather than a
branch of one in New York, because a
bank there would maintain a steady low
discount rate.
The establishment in the northeastern
section of the country of one of the large
banks at New York" he said, would
be unworkable and contrary to the spirit
of the act. There should be at least
three banks between Maine and Florida
and four. if the total of twelve authorized
is established, in the country Boston
should have a bank for Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island and part of Connecticut
with a branch institution at Hartford"
Plan Early Return to Washington.
Secretary McAdoo and Secretary
Houston will return to Washington
Sunday night. Their private secre-
taries and the small clerical force
at the same time.
Some indication of the result of the
hearings and the influence of the argu-
ments presented upon the organization
program of the committee may be ex-
pected during the week that the or
ganization committee will remain in
Washington before taking up the west
ern trip The records of the hearings
have been kept up to the minute dur
ing the absence of the committee
The western trip will begin Saturday,
January II. The committee, accompanied
by the clerical staff. will travel in a
steel car, which will be headquarters
and workshop during the tour, and which
will take the party as far west as the
Pacific coast and as far south as Texas,
Applications by Local Banks.
The Second National Bank and the Co
lumbia National Bank of Washington
were among the 253 banks which formally
applied yesterday for admission into the
reserve bank system. The First Ma
tional Bank of Alexandria was another
formal applicant.
the approval of the federal reserve act
the Treasury Department has received
from national banks in 45 states 1,2sO
notifications of intention to enter the
new currency system.
! The New England states have present
! ed 1OG notifications; the eastern states,
| 31i: the southern states, $50; the middle
| western states, 419; the western states.
( 103, and the Pacific states, 81
| More than 600 of the national banks
have notified the department of the p2s-
sage by their boards of directors of
| formal resolutions approving the new
| law. A large number of state banks
and trust companies throughout the
country have forwarded notifications of
their acceptance of the provisions of the
new act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
Refusal to Bring Proceeding.

Mr.. Birney also pointed out that the
petition of Mr.. Frizzell averred that the
district attorney had refused to bring the
proceeding. and when Mr.. Newman de-
INJURED he admitted the averment of fact
In the petition. The expressed admission
OF Mr.. Newman, he contended operated
as an estoppal to raise the question in the
motion to quash.
In answer to the suggestion that under
the District code only the Attorney Cen
eral or the United States attorney for
the District of Columbia may institute
quo warranto proceedings against a pub
lie official, Mr.. Brney suggested that
nearly all the decisions relied on by At
torney Ralston for Mr.. Newman are from
states where the statutes. either in ex-
press terms or by necessary Implication
provide that applications for quo war
ranto may be made only by the public
prosecutor.
The District code. he pointed out il
framed to avoid the consequences of
statutory enactments in certain states
and to adopt the more democratic prin-
cip1e of the statutes of other jurisdic-
tions and OF the decision of the Su-
preme Court of the United States in
the case of the Union Pacific railroad
against Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
WEATHER.

Unsettled tonight and Satur-
day; warmer tonight, colder Sat-
urday afternoon or night.
FULL REPORT ON PAGE NINETEEN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
Three Questions Submitted.

In conclusion counsel for the relator
submitted there were only three ques-
tions fairly before the court.
First Is the right to petition for
quo warranto against a usurper Of
public office in the District of Colum-
bia confined to the Attorney General
and the District Attorney?
Second. May the writ of quo war
ranto be issued against the legally
DISQUALIFIED usurper of municipal
office in the District of Columbia. who
has been appointed thereto by the
President and confirmed by the Senate? :?
Third Is a citizen-taxpayer of the
District of Columbia a person inter
ested" within the meaning of code.
sec. 1910, at whose instance a judge
may direct the writ of quo warranto
to be issued?"
He urged that upon principle and
authority the statutes must be SO con-
strued as to answer all the questions in
favor of the relator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-09
Investigation of Motives.

Touching on the claim of Mr. New
mans attorney that inquiry should
have been made by Justice Wright be-
fore he allowed the writ to issue into
the motives Of Mr.. Frizzell in bringing
the proceeding. Mr.. Birney said:
''In the absence of any charge or any
evidence that the petitioner was actuatrd
by any motive other than the patriotic
sense of civic duty which appears on the
face of the petition, there was no reason
why the judge should order an investiga-
ton into motives upon the mere sugges-
ton that unknown persons had instigated
the action from improper motives. Bul
all the decisions cited by opposing coun-
sci on the subject show that an objection
based OH the conduct or motives of an
applicant for the writ is addressed only
to the discretion of the court. That dis
cretion has been exercised and there Is
no right of review thereof
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-04
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL &
COOPERATIVE UNION
OF AMERICA
A. V. SWIFT. yice-P President,
Baker, Oregon

| lByrnes and others, who have met with
and conferred. with and advised with
the committee as; has Senator Smith
one Of the best friends the farmers
ever had In Washington. .
The Congressional Record shows,
as does the Congressional Directory
that Congressman Aiken has not
sought. and obtained membership. on
any committee .of, direct interest, to
the farmers and the people of South
Carolina, as has, Itlnlcy. wh.a.. on
Postoftlces and Post !. Roads,, hclped
put through parce post-on which, by
the way Congressman Aiken voted
wrong. May IL. 1912. in our opinion
free rural delive' y extension and the
like. .Ragsdale. who. on Banking and
Currency. helpeu partially. to include
agricultural paper, in the Federal re-
serve act. Johnson on Appropriations,
and the like. 80. ~ ;.
With reference to- the congress-
mans rural credits bill, H.; r. 1s02s,
and his rural carriers salary bill,
II. RI, 1a25S, he would not contend
that eithers will ever be, reported to
the house for consideration. Z. His ru-
rel credits proposition is impractical
and thp1ssible: president Wilson In
dleatea pRQpaliflsd lepposition u any
eneh plan I'm his ANNUAL message i :
DecemberH and.s, and Congressman
AIKEN; must have known the admin
stratiSnK attitude and what the Joint
sup.e0inlaistses 9ff. the hpass7, ana son !.
ats .iwera formulating a. the time ,hs
introduced the bill I in.s April. AS, q
matter pf fact and to be quite frank.
these bills and. his. speech. on the
subject were intended exclusively and
solely Tor Home consumption" and
arg what politicians around here call
bunk for farmers"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-04
THEY r, MEMBER .
THE CID VILLAGE
Former Ci.ix;ssnii.., ;sii., 'r, rt,efsr B,;y;;n,;.
4 Goods From Andstsion People
Whenever Possible

Anderson people know that .chick.
ems Will come home to roost." !" :bnt
they do mott know that most 6f tMia M
people nov. Lying. away trom' Ander.
SON but ohces' residents cf tiiis DIV.
9tili prefer to do their buying; here
when IT Is possible. Df EGuttrss di.
most everyone In tetss..lr st-,ss s.EsS
advertising In The IhteiiigsScef iii TIL stfis
pest way for any Anderson merchant
TO- get results but for the bShefits 0f
thDse sunacduaihted with tIsiS, f1ct;lthS
toilowing Is given. s. Mi sCffStfdbR!
E3 Ffiersoh., both OF Whoii1 ofics lived
I'M this city but are now snkieed IN
nisif1ess 9ats n Hearduont "a hasuniier the
firm namc -oe The F'riersoi Orrs Cons
pany. wrote the FOLLOWING 4 letter 't6
Smith l. AASfornf Two ns0:. ~. !,
We notice In The Anderson, IntslIlI
gencer that you arc handling ,fnutaa
tatiiig material fof ctoyerss s5Wesexe
pect to plant 2 I-2 bushsle of crimson
clover and would like st6 fI0ctflate s1ti
On how short notice tSdI ~ get yths
from You Z 81 How, s6otl swIlI
we have to use anme7 after Its receiptt
Pow much will ~, coat, and how, much
viii tt stakc