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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-05
MAsoNS INSTALL OFFICERS.
solomon's Lodge, at Savage, Nd,
Holds Elaborate Exercises.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LAUREL, Md, January 5.-The in
stallation of officers of Solomon
Lodge, No. l21, Ancient Free and Ac-
cepted Masons, of Savage, Howard
county, was held Saturday evening before
a large number of members. including
the Grand Lodge officers of Baltimore.
Laurel Wreath Lodge. No. 149, Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons, of Laurel,
and Patmos Lodge of Ellicott City. The
Grand Lodge officers of Baltimore in
stalled the new officers.
J. p. Haslup. the retiring worshipful
master of this lodge, had held this
office for the past forty years. and he
was warmly congratulated by the Wis
itors from Baltimore, Ellicott City and
Laurel.
Those installed were.
Worshipful master, II. W. Gosnell:
senior warden, George b. Ward: junior
warden, F. King; secretary. John e.
Waters; treasurer, Arthur E. Waskey;
senior deacon, Frank B. Brady; Junior
deacon, G. Nicewarner; senior steward,
A. Malone: junior steward. A. Penn;
tiler, L. Williams.
Following the installation Of officers
a banquet was given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-05
FOR LOWER PHONE RATES.
Senator Norris May Introduce Bill
Fixing Charges.

\ bill fixing the rates for telephone
service in the District of Columbia at
about one half the present rates, may
be introduced in the Senate by Senator
Norris of Nebraska. who has taken a
keen interest recently in the operations
here of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company. He said today that
he had not determined Yet the exact
course which he would follow in the mat
ter. however. and that he might deem
it best to leave it to the public utilities
commission. He said that he thought
the law gave the commission power IL
regulate rates, but that he would make
sure of this and if it did not he would
offer a bill.
THE charges for telephone service in
Washington are about double what they
should be- said Senator Norris Ger
tainly they are double what they are in
many other cities"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-05
THWART WRESTLING FAKE.
Police Prevent $4,000 Swindle.
Arrest Five in Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, January 1.-THE
police believe they thwarted ten
thousand dollar fake wrestling swim
die and other operations planned by
confidence men here In the arrest last
night Of five well dressed men in a
downtown hotel.
A complete confidence game outfit
was captured with the men. 1t in
Guided a blackboard. marked WITH the
names of horses running at Juarez, a
bookmaker's desk, dummy telegraph
instruments, racing FORMS green
goods" and articles" of agreement for
a wrestling match for bet OF $1,000
The men are being held while their
identification is sought.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-05
NO STEP YET TO NAME
SUCCESSOR TO PALMER
Term of United States Marshal in
District Expires Friday-Judges
to Be Selected.

1t is stated at the White House that
nothing has been done there about Sc
lecting a successor to Aulick Palmer,
United States marshal for the District
for many years. Mr.. Palmer's term eX-
pires January 8, but it is doubtful if the
President has any one in mind to fill the
vacancy. Cotter T. Bride, who has for
years been the intimate personal friend
of William J. Bryan, is the only man
mentioned SO far.
For postmaster to succeed Postmaster
Merritt, another friend of Mr.. Bryan,
Michael J. Dwyer has been Justify
doomed.
There are suggestions in a number of
quarters that Mr.. Bryan does not expect
to land both these places. For post
master the Postmaster General is said
to have a Texan, who has lived in Wash
ington for years, sroomed for the place,
and his recommendation would be ac-
cepted by the President. The fight over
the marshalship will be thrashed out at
the Department of Justice, it is said,
and will not be handled directly by the
President.
Municipal Court Judges to Be Named
OF equal interest to the marshalship
and postmastership is the naming of four
of the five judges of the Municipal Court.
The terms of Judges Charles S. Bundy,
Thomas II. CaIlan, Luke C. Strider and
Robert II. Terrell expire January II. next
Sunday. So far as can be ascertained no
steps have been taken by the White
House or Department of Justice to nomi-
nate the successors of these local jurists.
1t is understood that all of the judges
I >int,, ,ay,f fI.,t fbair,
friends will make a fight to hold them
wehere they are. Attorney General Nc
Reynolds will consider the names and
standing of applicants and make recon-
mendations to the President, who is ex-
pected to follow these recommendations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-05
IN WINTER BERTHS.
Washington Pleasure Craft Placed
in Safe Position for Season.

As a protection against drifting Ice. the
handsome auxiliary yawl yacht SeaDeile
has been taken from her an hor-
age in the harbor to the dock at Ben
nett's railway and there laid up for the
winter. The Seabelle, which is owned
by Henry seymour of this city, each
summer is used by her owner for cruis-
ing purposes on the New England coast.
She has been out of service since early
in the fall
of the larger pleasure craft owned
here the power launch DaCota, owned 10y
K. l.. Gait is the only one lying at an-
Choir in the harbor. but it is understood
she Will in the next few days be taken
To the dock at The foot of h street to 20
into retirement. The steam Yacht Gle
Ola belonging TO G.. w. Forsberg, is with
the laid-up fleet in the II street dock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-05
JEWISH BAKERS WALK OUT,
Twenty-Seven Quit in Cleveland, and
General Strike Threatened

CLEVELAND. Ohio, January 5.-A
strike of all Jewish bakers in the city
was threatened today as the result Of
twenty-seven of their number, all union
men. walking out at the shop of Jacob
Makoff, Woodland avenue. Makoff is
the largest baker of Kosher bread in
the city. supplying SO per cent of the
trade of orthodox Jews. The men quit
without a word of warning Makoff at
tributes the strike to his refusal Sun
day to employ a baker recommended
by his employees.
There are eight Jewish bakeshops in
the city, employing sixty-five workers
They supply $4,000 orthodox Jews. If
a general strike should result the con-
sumers of Kosher bread would face a
serious situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-05
EGG CONSUMERS STRIKE.
Peoples League in St. Louis to Test
Power Over Market,

ST. LOUIS. January 5.-An egg con-
sumers' strike which is to last a week
was inaugurated here today by the Peo-
pies League a civic organization with
membership of almost 1000. The league
has urged both housewives and restau-
rant patrons to abstain from the use
of eggs. not so much for the purpose of
effecting an immediate reduction in the
price of eggs. but rather to demonstrate
that the consumers can get together and
thereby exert an influence over market
conditions.
According to leaders of the movement
the price of fresh eggs has been reduced
from 40 cents to 40 cents a dozen and
of storage eggs from IS cents to 80 cents
as a result of the advance announce
ment of the boycott.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-05
NO MORE RESORT OF TOURIST.
Morgue of Paris, Point of Interest,
to Be Obliterated.

PARIS, January ). = The morgue of
Paris, familiar to generations of tour
lists, is condemned. AS a resort of those
who care for the grewsome it had, in
deed. ceased to exist several years ago,
the authorities having closed it to the
merely curious spectator.
The morgue will disappear not only
in fact, but in name. The new building,
which Is to be near the AusterlitZ bridge,
is to be called the ''Medico Legal 1nsti-
tute.'
The old morgue building will be re-
placed by pleasant terrace taking in the
whole of the east point of the Island of
La Cite. This will open out the view
on the Seine and the bridge of La Tour
nellie, now entirely hidden by the morgue.
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TO GO AFTER DAUGHTER.
Foster Father of Earle's Mate Plans
Kidnaping Defense.

NEW YORK, January 5.-Paui Herman,
whose foster daughter. Charlotte, is I'M
der arrest in Norway with Ferdinand
Pinney Earle for the kidnapping OF Har-
old Erwin Earle, is preparing to go to
Europe to bring his daughter home.
II am sure that Charlotte is under
Earles hypnotic influence" Mr. Herman
said yesterday at his home, in Ruther-
ford. \. ]. able counsel have been re-
tanned by me here and in Europe to
defend Charlotte, and | shall go to Europe
as soon as / can get positive information
from my legal representatives there
about the possibility of prosecuting Earle.
Every possible thing will be done to take
care of my foster daughters interests.
Mr.. Herman hopes the young woman
and viii return to New Jersey with him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-05
FINDS KING WELL POSTED.
Panama-Pacific Expo Explained to
Victor Emmanuel by Chicagoan.

ROME, January liking Victor En-
manuel showed the deepest interest in
the project Of the Panama-Pacific expo
sition at San Francisco when it was ex-
planned to him yesterday by Ira Nelson
Morris of Chicago. Mr.. Morris said to-
day:
What most particularly impressed me
during my audience with his majesty was
the unusual interest in and the knowledge
of American affairs and conditions dis
played by his majesty. The king evinced
great solicitude for the progress of
Italians in the United States, and APP
peared to think that the presence of so
many of his subjects there brought about
a very close connection between the two
nations which, he said, have naturally
SO much in common.
When l left his majesty he expressed
the hope that my conferences with the
Italian ministers would have a result
satisfactory to all concerned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-05
LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE NOTES.
Maple on Lower River-Orchid
Loading for Coast Cruise.

A notice regarding aids to navigation
in the fifth district has been issued by
the authorities in charge of the dis
trict as follows:
Virginia seacoast - Winter Quarter
shoal gas and whistling boy, SWOS,
reported extinguished December 81: will
be relighted as soon as practicable.
Chesapeake bay, main channel
Thirty-ive-foot channel gas buoy, No.
Il, found extinguished; was recharsed
and relighted.
Chesapeake bay, Hampton roads APP
proach-Willoughby Spit gas and bell
buoy, No. Is. found extinguished; was
repaired and relighted.
Maryland. Chesapeake bay-Baltimore
harbor approach, main channel cutoff
entrance gas buoy. 3K. reported burning
very dim light, and Beaverton channel
gas buoy. LIB. reported not flashing
correctly; will be regulated as soon as
practicable.
Stumpy point flats buoy, B, spar, re-
ported dragged about 100 yards west
of main channel; was replaced in cor
rect position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-05
APPEAL THROUGH DANCING.
New York Suffragists Announce
New Campaign Plans.

NEW YORK. January 5-Dancing as a
means of advancing the cause of votes
for women is one of the campaign plans
announced by the New York city woman
suffrage party. Accordig to Mrs. James
Lees Laidlaw. city chairman, halls will
be leased in all sections of the city, where
an appeal will be made to parents
through dancing schools for the children
The slogan of the city suffragists for
1914, Mrs Laidlaw said. would be Con
centration for twenty months and vic
tory in 1876 The schedule for the early
part of the year provides for seven-day
campaigns in score OF places.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-05
MAKE GOOD $4,000 DEFICIT.
Stockholders Save Farmers Bank of
Schaumburg, Ill.

CHICAGO. January 1.-THE Farmers
Bank of Schaumburg. ILL.,. opened for
business, as usual. this morning after the
twenty-five stockholders had made up
the deficit of $4,000 said to have been
caused by speculation of Frank Henning
assistant cashier. who disappeared New
Year eve. The stockholders voted to
double the capital stock.
According to John FEM, president Of
the bank, it is not certain that warrants
will be sought for Henning. The missing
assistant cashier is said to have left an
explanation of the shortage and an agree
ment to make 1t good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-05
TREE EVERY CHRISTMAS.
Community Plan to Be Perpetuated
in New York.

NEW YORK, January o.-That this city
will always have a community Christ
mas tree in Madison Square, the group
of 'idealsts' who made such tree pos
sible is making an effort to form an Or
ganization which will perpetuate the cell
ebration. One of the fundamental prin-
ciples, however, will be secrecy of mem
bership.
Indications that the community tree
would hereafter be a nationwide GUS
tom. one of the idealists said today, were
shown in the 100 community trees which
were the center of Christmas celebrations
from one end of the country to the other
during the recent holidays.
Today the star of hope will be erected
again on the site in Madison Square from
which it was temporarily removed to
make way for the giant Christmas tree.
1t will shine every night until removed to
make way for the tree again next Christ
mas eve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-05
CONSPIRACY TRIAL RESUMED.
Coal Company Accused of Defraud-
ing the Government.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 1.-The
Western Fuel Company conspiracy trial.
in which eight officers and employees of
the coal concern are accused of conniv-
ing to defraud the government out Of
customs duties and drawbacks on duties
paid, was resumed today before Judge
Maurice I. Dooling in the United States
district court. Before Christmas court
adjourned until after the holidays
The evidence introduced by the gov
eminent as far as the trial has gone has
been in the nature of groundwork for
the testimony of David G. Powers, a for
mer employe of the coal company now
aligned with the prosecution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-05
SUIT FOR LOSS OF APPENDIX.
Damage Case Develops From Expert.
ment in Constantinople.


BERLIN. December II. 1919.
Abdul Hamia. the eX-Sultan of Turkey.
was sued recently before the chief cadi.
the Constantinopie correspondent of the
Munich Nueste Nachrichten states. by
woman for damages for the loss of her
appendix.
fayor.ite daughter was attacked by APP
pendicits. and Il surgical operation be-
came necessary The sultan ordered that
a sort Of rehearsal operation should be
performed before the doctors should pro-
coed 10 treat the case of the princess.
A woman who was under treatment in
hosuitaI for an ear affection was chosen
for the experimental operation, and she
now claims the return of the organ. or
failing that adequate financial damages
The cadi, not finding any precedent for
such a case in the Koran. adjourned the
hearing
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Go Next to Boston.
CORNERED OLYMPIC CASH.
German Cavalry Beat Regular Com
mittee in Soliciting Subscriptions.

BERLIN. January 5.--An unpleasant
shock was experienced today by the
committee of organization of the
Olympic games when it received in
response to Il circular asking for sub
scriptions hundreds of replies saying
the recipients had already contributed.
Inquiries were made and it was
learned that the prospective sources Of
revenue for financing the games had
been thoroughly canvassed by the cav
airy officers in charge of the riding
competitions who had enlisted all the
officers of the mounted branch of the
service as solicitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-05
MAN DIES OF CHAMBERS.
No Known Cure for Disease Which
Is Peculiar to Horses.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. January 5.-Glan-
ders, a disease peculiar to horses, caused
the death last night of Andrew NJ. Jan
sen aged twenty-siN. an assistant in
the archaeological department of Ohio
State University. He was infected by
CHAMBERS bacili while working in the
laboratories and was ill twenty-five days
Local physicians declare that cure
for CHAMBERS is not known. The disease
is said to be rarely communicated from
one person to another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-05
TO LOWER LIVING COST.
DR.. Wiley Advocates Manufacturing
Plants in Rural Districts.

NEW YORK, January 5.-Addressins
mass meeting Of men under the auspices
of the Young Mems Christian Association
in Yonkers yesterday, DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley, former chief chemist of the De-
partment of Agriculture. advocated the
removal of the manufacturing plants
from cities to rural districts as the best
solution of the problem of urban con-
gestion.
If this were done, he said, the cost OF
living would drop, for the lessened con-
gestion would help to solve the question
of distribution of the countrys abun-
dant food supplies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-05

The public utilities commission late this
that its jurisdiction extends over the Ter
minal and Federal taxicab companies
This has been one of the biggest ques-
tons taken up by the commission.
Following a three-hour conference that
started shortly before noon, the commits
sion announced that it had concluded that
these concerns are common carriers and
therefore come under its jurisdiction At
the same time the public service board
decided that its control does not extend
to the Blue Line Transfer Company and
the Merchants Transfer and Storage
Company, as these corporations are not
held to be common carriers.
The decision will be set forth in a
formal order to be issued later in the
day.
1t will be followed by the early insti-
tuition of an investigation of taxicab
rates, it is announced.
Claimed Not to Be Common Carriers.
The question Of the commissions juris-
dictIon over taxicab companies is one
that has been before that body for sew
eral months. Attorneys for the taXicab
companies claimed that these concerns
were not common carriers, and presented
evidence to the commission in support of
the contention.
They contended that the taxicabs did
only private hacking business and
maintained hotel cab stands for the con-
venience of hotel guests only. Capt. JUL
ian Schley. executive officer, and J. G.
Williams, statistcian of the commission,
testified that they had hired taxis in
front of hotels without being questioned
as to whether they were guests. The
testimony of these officials is believed to
have had much to do with the decision
reached today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-05
Slight Snowfall in District.

The first snow of the year fell in the
District of Columbia last night. Coming
as 1t did on the fourth day of the month,
Washington is due to have three more
snowfalls before the winter ends, If an
Gent tradition, based on Indian lore,
holds true.
1t was not much of snow, to be sure,
and the most of it melted as it fell, but
il was snow, just the same, and persons
who had to be out of doors during the
late afternoon and up to about O'Clock
last night were just as uncomfortapie as
if the snowstorm had been sure-enoush
one. Perhaps more so, as the makes
were wet and sticky as they came down.
and made a slight coating of mushy slusn
on the pavements before they vanished.
There is little prospect of fair wealth
er for Washington during the present
week. according to the weekly Forecast
issued today. And the bureau is also
doubtful if conditions Will improve any
where else in the United States, the bull
letin having decidedly pessimistic tone
Rainy weather will continue In the
Pacific coast states the lons-range fore
east states. with considerable snow
and rain also in the plateau region. ex-
cept in the extreme northern portion.
Colder in the East.
The weather will be generally fair
for few days over the central and east
ern portions of the country, except Tor
TODAY when snow will continue from the
lake region eastward. 1t Will be some
what colder in the east, and compara-
.4vely low temperatures Will continue III
ne southeast.
IIle storm now off the Washington
st will move eastward, accompanied
aims and SHOWS and rising tempera-
-es reaching the central portion or
Hie country about Wednesday, and the
a-tern states Il day later 1t will be
followed by rising pressure and falling
temperatures for a day or two, but
probably not OF marked character, be-
ginning about Tuesday over the
canadian northwest, and reaching the
eastern states b. the end of the week.
Disturbance on Pacific Coast.
Another disturbance will reach the
Pacific coast shortly after the middle
Of the week. and will probably extend
eastward and southeastward over the
plateau region, crossing the Rocky
mountains by the end of the week, but
probably without precipitation east of
the mountains by that time.
In the south the weather will be
mostly fair, except on Monday, when
local rains are probable i'll the east
gulf states"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-05
Basic Unit Carefully Fixed.

..Of course, in fixing the basic unit o,
value in each square they take int"
consideration the relation of the various
squares to each other, so that the base
unit of value in each square is IN the
proper proportion to every other square.
but once the basis unit of value is fixed
all the rest of the property in That square
is valued automatically.
when the result of the Som.rs as
scssment was made known in Dies MolilcS
there was Il tremendous protest from the
owners of property i'm the entire buslnes
section. Indignation meetings were htia
and every possible pressure WAS brolehl
10 bear upon the commission to abandon
the assessment. but as the owners "t
property learned how the assessment had
been made. and thereby discovered tititt
no property owner had received amy ad-
vantage over any other, but thih 'a
values had been arrived at automatlcahN'
irrespective of who owned the property.
the protests grew faiter and fainter uhtii
now, | think, every property owner "a
the business section is entirely satisfied.
What Silences Criticisms.
Il am serving my third term as COM
missioner in Des Moines and 1t Is the
first time in my knowledge that there
has been general acceptance of, and
satisfaction with, the assessment. My
observation convinces me that the
thing which property owner resents
is not so much the size of his assess
ment as the relation his ssessment
bears to that of somebody else. Once
let property owners discover that
everybody is being treated alike, the
value of their property being reached
by a mathematical deduction which alb
solutely eliminates any possibility or
faroritism. and criticism vanishes.
The net result of the application of
the Somers system to the business Sec
ton of Des Moines was an increase in
assessed valuations which enabled the
commission to reduce the tax rate and
at the same time increase the city
revenues by more than Sloooe.
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water completely covered the 300-foot
strip of land at Hemlock Beach, carry
ing away a dozen lighthouses.
Shipping Practically at Standstill.


Nm the face of cold wind and I'M
mindful of light fall of snow. thou
sands from New York city and all parts
of New Jersey visited the coast towns,
the largest number going to Seabright,
where water several feet deep ran back
and forth through some of the streets
with the rise and fall of the waves.
Armed guards We're stationed in the
ocean-swept streets to prevent steal
ing and protect property from souvenir
hunters.
Shipping in New York harbor suf-
fered when the storm that began Sat
urday continued with the wind blowing
at a terrific velocity and gusts of driv-
ing rain, snow and hail. The small
craft met with serious damage. six coal
barges were sunk OFF Staten Island and
shipping was practically at a stand
still. The Bermudian of the Bermuda
line arrived with more than 300 pas
sengers. who told of being storm
tossed outside of Sandy Hook The Car
mania reached her pier yesterday
morning twenty-four hours late, and
smaller vessels were tossed about Tor
hours before finding an anchorage in
protected places.