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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
LOAN COMPANIES MAKE
DEMAND FOR PAYMENT
Citizens Committee Urges Borrow.
,ers to Ascertain and Stand
on Rights.

w H. Baldwin. chairman of the citi-
zens committee which backed the loan
shark law, said today it has come to
the notice of the citizens committee
that peremptory letters are being. sent
out to customers, some by, special de-
livery, urging immediate payment of
amounts falling due on usurious loans
The committee calls attention to the
fact that borrowers have a right to
recover all interest paid on any and
all loans made since March g. 1913,
or within a year before this date. on
any previous loans. which might in
many cases greatly reduce the amount
due on the loans on which payment
Is now demanded: and it urges all
borrowers not to make any payment
on any loan without taking into ac-
count all former loans. and having all
they are entitled to recover under them
carefully figured out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
MAY SETTLE OUT OF COURT,
Negotiations for Withdrawal of Sui,
Against Thread Company

Negotiations were begun today at the
Department of Justice for settlement
out Of court of the antitrust suit filed
about a year ago against the American
Thread Company.
G. c. Todd. assistant to Attorney Cen
eral McReynolds. in charge of trust
prosecutions. represented the govern
ment, and r. V. Lindabury. w. D.
Guthrie and James M. Beck spoke for
the thread interests. 1t was understood
that the government would insist on
terms which would grant practically ey-
erything asked for in it's suit No de-
cision, however, was reached today, and
further conferences are expected No
testimony has been taken in the suit
and none will be necessary If a settle
ment can be reached at the department
here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
JOKER FOOLS UNEMPLOYED.
Chicago Police Require Hour to Dis.
perse Hundreds of Workers.

CHICAGO, April IA first-of-April joke
perpetrated by some person unknown to
the police today caused more than 500
unemployed men to congregate in cold
rain in front of the Soc line freight termi-
nails and wait for the employment prom
ised by the joker
Before the men could be made to under
stand that there was no basis for the re-
port that the railroad wanted hundreds
Of workers the crowd surged against the
steel gates, breaking the locks and
poured into the yards, shouting Give us
the jobs"
It took the police nearly an nour to
clear the men III the yards. The author
of the hoax is sought by the police. He
spread the. false ruInor among the hun
dreds of men gathere along West Madi-
son street in front of employment agen-
cies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
10000 MINERS CELEBRATE.
Min in Indiana Observe Anniversary
of Eight-Hour Law

TERRE, HAUTE, Ind, April NEARLY
twenty thousand miners in the eleventh
district bituminous coal field observed a
holiday today in celebration of the ami
versary of the enactment OF the eight
hour day law.
Tomorrow committee Of the operators
viii meet with the miners of the district
here to take up the matter of arranging
scale and adjusting other working con-
ditions, and it is not expected that any
trouble will he experienced in reaching
an agreement.
In the meantime there Will be no formal
suspension of work in the district, al
though some Of the mines will be closed
temporarily for repairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
PoL1CEwoMEN IN PITTSBURGH
First to Be Appointed Are Attached
to Secret Service Division.

PITTSBURGH, April &c. H. HUB
bard, director Of public safety, today an
nounced the appointment of four police
women, the first in Pittsburgh. They
are attached to the secret service divi-
sion, and their names are known to
none but the director and the officer
to whom they will report.
They will look after young girls COM
ing to the city and Investigate viola
tions of the law in cafes where liquor
is served to women and in other ways
look after women 1t is not the intention
of the department to have them have
anything to do with law violation by men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
PUPILS SEARCH FOR GIRL.
School at Ridgefeld Park Dismissed
and Children Join in Search

NEW YORK, April determinations
were postponed today at the high
school i'll Ridsefield Park, n. j. a sub
urb. the school was dismissed and the
boys and girls were aske ed to Join the
search for Jessie Wood. first year
pupil, whose disappearance last night
reused the whole town. Miss Wood is
sixteen years old. daughter Of Percy
L. Wood. head bookkeeper of the Corn
Exchange Bank of this city.
The girl left her home last night to
attend a meeting of the Campfire Girls
at the house of neighbor She did
not reach the meeting, and none of her
relatives or friends has seen her since
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
MACOMB AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Brigadier General on Way Here for
.,. War College Duty.

SAN FRANCISCO, April brig Gen.
Montgomery M. Manomb. until recently
commander of the Department of Hawaii,
arrived here yesterday afr6in Honolulu
ell route to Washington. where he will
assume the post Of president Of the Army
War College.
Gen Macomb faidt-nailitary conditions
IN the islands, where 5000 men are now
stationed, were excellent
Aeroplanes, he sad, could not be used
TO advantage there for observation pur-
poses. Captive balloons We're much bet
ter for the work, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
Goes to Chess Masters Congress.

NEW YORK, April Frank J, Mar
shall left New York today for ST Peters
burg, where he will represent the United
States in the forthcoming international
congress Of chess masters, to which Gar
Nicholas has made donations of 1,OOO
roubles The tournaIuent in which he
will meet the champions of Russia, Eng
land, France. Germany, Austria Hum
gary and Cuba will begin Aprik3D ana
will continue for about three weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate:

Met at noon.
The Panama tolls exemption re-
peal bill came from the House to
await action.
Senator La Toilette announced
he would disclose efforts to in
fluence the interstate commerce
commission in the eastern rate
ca e.
snator Kenyon called for re-
! pc on what employees of the De-
pal ment of Agriculture. if any,
are employed also by the Rocke-
feller foundation.
House: ls
Met at noon.
Legislative. executive and Judi
p cial appropriation bill was re-
ported. ~
Public lands committee contin-
ued hearings on the bill to pro-
vide leasing system for min
eraI and oil lands on the public
domain. =
Indian committee heard claims
of the Mississippi Choctaws to be
enrolled in the Choctaw nation.
Pensions appropriation bill, car
rying $l6S.O0O,O0O, was taken up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
Waters Recede at Hazard. XIV.

LEXINGTON. Ky. April 1-Rain he
gan falling again today in the noun
tains. according to reports from tba
section. The waters. however. have re
cedeG from the streets Of Hazard. Nv.
and the danger of great damage is con
sidered small unless the rains grow mucl
heavier. No lives were lost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
j. s. SALARY ROLL.
AFTER DEEP CUTS,
READY FOR HOUSE
Legislative, Executive and Ju-
diciaI Bill Carries Total
of 36,449.169.7O.
WIPES OUT 141 JOBS
IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE
Pension Bureau Suffers Heavily, tho
Measure Providing for Com.
plete Reorganization.
KNIFE PUT TO ESTIMATES
appropriations Recommended Ara
$3, 1S4 ,OS0 Less Than Was Asked
for by Heads of De-
partments.
KNIFE PUT TO ESTIMATES
UNCLE SANS SALARY Rr,,

Anpropriatcs 8,448, 1870 for
the Legislative, executive and
Judicial activities Of the federal
government.
Carries salaries from char
women to the President, 1850. in
all.
Makes q net reduction of I3r
positions, drops I'll employees
from the pensiOn bureau. AufhOr-
izes drastic reorganization in
that bureau.
inmates central purchasiug
system for typewritfnE machines
In the government service.
Authorizes rental Of = modern
nreprOof building for the census
bureau.
ApprOpriates S1:5,44:.7O more
than the previous act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
Weyerhaeuser Passes Crisis,

Los ANGELES. Cal. April Fired
erick w. Weyerhaeuser, Minnesota
lumber and timber dealer. appeared to-
day to have passed the crisis of his i'll :
ness Ii his heart remains strong. at
tending physicians say. he will recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
Complexion of Senate.

ihere is TO-DAY one vacancy in the Sem
ate-from Alabama The Senate is made
Ip of nifty democrats. forty-three re-
Du0licans and one progressive. This gives
the democrats majority of seven. The
smashing OF party lines. however. renders
these figures of little value in the. present
struggle.
Democratic senators who, when the tolls
matter was before the Senate originally
voted for the exemption of the coastw,se
vessels of America, have frankly admit
ted that they are changing their votes
merely because the President made a
personal appeal to the democrats in his
address to Congress on the matter They
feel that they cannot afford to defeat the
PRESIDENT and to break down the victori-
oIs lines which the democrats have pre-
scnted SO far during the present admin
Istration.
Another factor which is to he reckoned
with Is the powerful patronage club
Continued on Second Para0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01

The private office of Postmaster Otto
Praeger this morning bore a close re-
semblance to a florists establishment.
When the new postmaster of Washing
ton took charge today he found a huge
bunch of American beauty roses in a
handsome basket on one corner of his
desk. A card indicated that the men,
bers of the city carriers force had
contributed to the fund for the pur-
chase of the roses. Another bouquet Of
pink roses and other blossoms stood at
another corner of the desk, while a
huge. cluster of pink roses, too big to
place on an already profusely deco
rated desk, occupied place near
window.
The newly installed postmaster took
up the duties of his office this morning,
no special ceremonies marking the
event. The formal transfer Of the office
from former Postmaster Merritt to the
new official occurred last night, Mr..
Praeger having taken the oath Of
office several days ago.
His Short Statement.
Il haven't any statement to make
said Postmaster Praeger today, except
the stereotyped formula made by every
incoming official l shall try tc dis
charge the duties Of my position to the
complete satisfaction of all Washing
tonians, shall give the best have in
me to the work, and shall expect ex-
actly the same from all employees and
attaches of the Washington post
office"
Mr.. Praeger said his work for the
first few days of his postmastership
will be devoted to learning the duties
and the details of the position. Further
than this, he. said, he could make no
statements or announcements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
Mexican Embassy Told That
Torreon Is Not in Danger;
Other Reports From Rebels

Official dispatches to the Mexican en-
bassy and constitutionalist headquar-
tiers here today were very contra
dictory.
Senior \. Algara, charge at the Mex
lean embassy, says he has received a
number Of dispatches, some from the
seat of government in Mexico City, the
entire tenor of which are that Torreon
has not fallen and is not expected to
fall
These messages take it for granted
that Torreon is not in imminent dan
ger" said Mr.. Algara, land they are
supported by other messages from Con-
sui General Diebold at Ell Paso. who is
In direct communication with all the
military chiefs of divisions. He gives
me every assurance that Torreon- will
not fall. He insists that the rebels
have suffered enormous losses"
At constitutionalist headquarters an en-
tirely different story was told. Officials
saw that they have received word that
the entire city of Torreon is in the hands
of Gen. Villa, who has captured the en-
tire sweep OF country on the river side
of the city and has advanced southwark,
capturing everything except large ware
house and the main garrison at the base
of a high hill on the south side. Even
this hill and the mountain passes on
who is using only about third of his
force to keep Gen. Velasco's men en-
gagged.
Can Halt Reinforcements.
They say that with his forces thus de-
ployed around the fede.als 1t will be
impossible for the reinforcements that
are reported to be coming to them from
Saltillo ever tc reach them. even if they
survive the long and harassed march of
15O to 200 miles across an alkali desert.
According to fastest advices agents
of the rebels in Washington say.
force of 1850 has beer sent from Sal
tillo. AS the railroad has been DESTROYED
they point out that this relief expedi-
ton can proceed no faster than its
slowest division-the foot soldiers. These
are constantly being hindered by guer-
rilla bands of constitutionalists Dis
matches this morning state that these
reinforcements. under Gen. Javier de
lIoure. are still about seventy-five miles
from Torreon. and not expected to get
much nearer.
Constitutionalists headquarters claims
.Gontinued on Second Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
Must Not Relax Effort.

Very much remains to be done, how
ever, in exercising the right OF petition
to Congress and the executive committee
hopes that there will be no relaxation of
effort.
Meanwhile the task of communica ting
with the country through the national
organizations, having headquarters in
Washington is going forward daily with
success, through the active cooperation
of the executive officers of such organiZa-
tions In different ways they are send
ing the report of the executive committee
to their membership. and it is to be pub
Hshed in full or in substance in the
journals of many of the different organi-
cations.
"A list of organizations having head
quarters outside of Washington is being
completed by subcommittee consisting
of Mr.. Watrous and Mr.. Leese, but with
out waiting for it's completion the execu-
organizations copies of the executive
committees report and special letters
asking for consideration and action. 1t
takes time, but it is hoped that all of the
letters may be sent out within the next
ten days.
BESIDES the value of such effort in the
present emergency, the executive COM
mittee believes that 1t will start a sys-
tematic and continuous study of the sub
ject which will be beneficial in the fu-
ture 1t is estimated that the minimum
number of members OF the different Or
ganizations with which the executive
committee has already communicated or
which are included in the list of 200 or
ganizations having headquarters outside
of Washington is In the neighborhood of
100000 people
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
Hope for BENEFITS Recovery.

CAIRO. Egypt. April The doctors in
attendance on James Gordon Bennett,
proprietor of the New York Herald, to-
day expressed good hopes of his recovery
from his illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
$4,000 MINERS
FORCED TO IDLE
Ohio Coal Operators Close
Shafts Pending New Wage
Agreement.
PENNSYLVANIA WORKERS
MAY GO OUT FRIDAY
Efforts Made in Indiana. Illinois
and Iowa to Settle Industrial
Troubles.

CHICAGO, April 1.-Nearly 5o,oo0 Ohio
bituminous coal miners We're forced into
indefinite idleness today and $4,000 Penn
sylvania miners may be thrown out of
employment Friday because of the fail
ure of the recent Chicago conference be-
tween the operators and officials of the
United Mine Workers of America to reach
a new wage agreement to take the
place of the one which expired last mid
night.
Pending negotiations for new agree
ment coal miners in Indiana, Illinois and
Iowa will continue at work.
Most of the mines in the Ohio district
suspended operations last midnight in ac-
cordance with orders issued Monday by
the operators. The operators in the CEN
trail Pennsylvania district announced last
night that unless the old agreement. is
renewed before Friday all of the mines
in that district will be closed and work
SUSPENDED indefinitely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
Agreement Not Reached.

The agreement which expired yesterday
was made at joint conference of miners
and operators at Cleveland in 1912. Sew
eral weeks ago a joint conference was
held at Philadelphia to make new
agreement to take effect today. The op-
orators refused to grant wage increase
and other concessions demanded by the
miners. and the conference was adjourned
to Chicago. The miners modified their
demands at the Chicago conference, but
the negotiations were concluded when an
agreement could not be reached.
The policy committee of the United
Mine Workers of America then decided
that the men should remain at work
under the old agreement, and new agree
ments should be adjusted by local dis
by referendum vote of the minors in
the affected districts.
Decide to Keep Mines Open.
Indiana, Illinois and Iowa operators
decided not to close their mines, and
negotiations have been begun with the
state district unions for the formation
of new agreements.
The situation in Ohio, however is
aggravated by mine run law passed
by the Ohio legislature. which will go
into effect May 5. Enactment of the
law was strongly opposed by the
operators Negotiations for new
agreement have been in progress be-
tween the miners and operators In the
central Pennsylvania district since
March 3. The Pennsylvania miners
have abandoned all their demands ex-
system of pushing cars in and out Of
the mines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
WEATHER.

Raii. and warmer tonight,
Thursday fair, light south to
west breczes.
FULL REPORT ON PAGE TWENTY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
Big National Bodies Soon to
Gather Here to Be Urged
to Help the Capital.
WILL BE TOLD FACTS
ABOUT NATIONAL CITY
Sons of Revolution One Patriotic
Order Whose Assistance Is Sought
in Defense of Washington.

The executive committee OF the com.
mittee of one hundred formed to edu-
cate the American people in regard te
the relations between the District of Co
lumbia and the federal government has
arranged to lay the facts of these rela-
tions before every national convention
assembling here in the next two months
The executive committee has also ar
ranged to appeal to these national con-
ventions in behalf of the further object
for which the committee of one hundred
was formed, namely, to urge senators
and representatives not to pass legislation
pending in Congress which would dc
away with the ''half-and-half' plan OF
supporting the federal city, and national
conventions about to assemble here are
to be asked to join in making such pro
test to senators and representatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01

A COPY of the report of the executive
committee of the committee of one
hundred will be furnished to every
delegate to each of these great national
organizations lie they are visitors to
the capital. and personally viewing the
beauty anu strides in progress made in
the national city to which they will
come from all over. the United States.
and it is also experted that addresses
will be delivered on the subject during
the sessions of the conventions.
Tie executive committee also an
nounced that arrangements have been
made for the presentation of the facts
to several conventions which are to be
held in other cities.
The executive committee today made
public the following statement:
Besides the work of the committee
of one hundred. large number of other
people here, including a number Of
temporary visitors, have been doing the
same sort of work. The newspaper pub
locations have attracted the attention
of many of the v.sl,ors to the capital,
sorle Vt whom come every year at this
time and are deeply interested in its
welfare. who in a number of cases have
made it their businc s while here TO
speak to their senators and represent
atives on the subject.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
Soon to Assemble Here.

Richard B. Watrous Of the American
Civic Association. one of the leading or
ganzations in the movement to protec
the capital, and Thomas Grant of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce toda!
furnished Henry b. F. Macfarland, chair
man of the executive committee, with
list of conventions that are soon to as
semble in Washington. The list of those
who are soon to meet here and whose
aid for the capital will be sought, with
the dates of their intended meetings, arr
as follows:
Royal Arcanum, April s.
American Ornithologists Union, April
Sons of the Revolution, April -:
National Congress on Child Welfare
April %.
National Congress of Mothers, April y
American Physical Society, April "a
National Association for the Proven
ton of tuberculosis, May 6.
National Wholesale Liquor Dealers AS
sociation, May L.
National Dental Protective Association
May Is.
American Library Association, May 25
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01

Continued on Second Page.)
Evening journal., 1914-08-07
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Information for Travellers
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Evening journal., 1914-08-07
rIrMINc,s LANDING NOTES.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
FLEMlNGs LANDING. Del, Aug.
7---The ice cream festival, which was
held Tuesday evening on Wilmer
Stats lawn, by the Victory Union,
was we'll attended.
Smith. Berkeley and Billingslea are
making numerous improvements in
their factory here
Personals.-M Miss Alice B. Collins
has returned home after a months
visit in Chester.-James Storey spent
Sunday with friends near Serverson's.
Miss Alice Boyer. Of Delaware City,
is spending a few days with Mrs. VIII
liam Pleasanton. - Miss Edna F..
Stats has returned after spending
two weeks with relatives in Eastlake.
Misses Virginia Mercer, Myrtle Ben
nett and Mary Reynolds are guests of
Miss Edna Woodkeeper, Of Taylor's
bridge-Nliss Irene Hawkins is visit
Ing relatives near St Georges.