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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-01
TREASURY Department..

Enactment by Congress of the new
tariff law and the currency act placed
upon the Treasury Department and its
bureaus the tremendous task Of putting
the provisions of the two measures into
operation. These great tasks, entailing
labors upon him that stretched his work
ing day into the small hours of the night.
brought Secretary McAdoo of the Treas
ury Department, the man chosen by
President Wilson as the democratic adj
ministrator of the national finances. to a
point of exhaustion at the close of the
year. and he was compelled TO take a
brief rest.
The customs division of the Treasury
Department put into effect the new tariff
schedule without any great Inconvenience
to the travelling public, ruling on the
doubtful issues involved, SO that the GUS
toms collections are proceeding without
excessive friction.
The internal revenue bureau, charged
with the task of collecting the new in
come tax, prepared regulations and fairly
definitely has defined the method of col
lection, with the idea of collection at the
source of the impost during the next
year.
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POST OFFICE DEPART
MENT.

The year in the Post Office Department
marked the Inauguration and successful
operation of the new parcel-post service,
a stupendous undertaking that even dur
Ing the drastic test of the Christmas
holidays, when the best efforts of the
postal employees are usually taxed to a
severe limit, was operated without fric-
ton or complaint. according to the tes-
tinony of the Postmaster General, who
has kept in close touch with the situa-
ton. Not only was the new service as
originally designed given with satisfac-
ton generally, but its scope has been en-
larged and its usefulness widened by
further improvements.
Provision was also made for the estab-
lishment of terminal railway post off,
ces where parcel post and similar mat
ter might be handled and sent to desti-
nation in baggage cars, thus freeing the
railway mail cars from congestion and
for the designation of certain offices
where improvements In the service might
be tested under the guidance of experts
from the departments, with the view to
standardizing the work In post offices
generally
New efforts have also been made to
bring the postal savings system closer
to the people, with the object of encour-
aging habits of thrift and saving.
Already the postal savings of the coun-
try are approximately $40OOO,OOO. and
the department states this money has
been drawn from the foreign-bor popu-
lation, which has heretofore sent its saw
ings abroad, as well as from secret hid
ing places in this country provided by
timid persons.
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Department OF JUS
TICE.

Agreement OF the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company to modify its
business methods in conformity with ex-
actions Of antitrust legislation, and even
assuring concessions beyond the hope Of
compulsion by legal procedure, through
negotiations conducted with the ,Attor-
ney General, was probably the GROWING
event In the years accomplishments of
the Department of Justice.
1t was given out that other big bust
ness Is In negotiation with the admins.
tration officials with prospect OF agree
ment without litigation.
Attorney General McReynolds. the dem
ocratic selection for head Of the De-
partment of Justice, achieved public ap-
probation from his handling of the dis
solution verdict of the court requiring
the Union Pacific railroad to part W. tn
its holdings or Southern PacI.ic stock
The grip of the stockholders in the Union
Pacific was entirely loosened on the
Southern Pacific by the agreement ar
rived at which involved an exchange Of
Pennsylvania holdings of Baltimore and
Ohio stock for some Of the Southern Pa
cific stock held by the Union Pacific.
The attorney ueneral Came IN Tor criti-
cism in his part in the Drew-Caminetti
one of the defendants in this cause being
SON Of Commissioner Caminetti of the
immigration service.
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CHAMBER OF CON-
MERGE.

The annual election Of officers at a
meeting held at the New Willard Hotel
January IA marked the beginning OF
the 1913 calendar in the Chamber OF
Commerce. OiSceVs were elected as
follows: D. ]. Callahan. president; D.
j. Kaufman, vice president, and
Charles j. Bell, second vice president
The board OF directors met January
81 and elected Ralph w. Lee treasurer
and reelected Chaplin Brown and
Thomas Grant general counsel and Sec
rotary, respectively During 1913 nine
regular meetings Of the chamber were
held and one special meeting. at which
time the organization appropriated
$500 for the relief Of the flood suf-
ferers in Ohio. Individual members
contributed 1922 toward the fund.
During the year the chamber had
prepared by George H. Gall, under its
auspices, an illustrated booklet adver-
Using the many advantages Of Wash
ington. This was printed in appro-
pirate form, and several thousand
copies have been distributed through
out the United States and abroad.
One of the most active committees
the conventions committee, which was
instrumental in bringing many con-
ventions to Washington. The largest
convention secured for the city as the
direct result Of the efforts Of this COM
mittee was that Of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Engineers.
Other large conventions which were
held in Washington as the result of
efforts made by the committee were
those of the International Association
of Police Chiefs and the National Con-
servation Congress-. Many other or
ganizations chose Washington for
their conventions, partly as the result
of invitations and inducements made
by the conventions committee.
Transportation and Rates.
Another chamber committee which had
an active year was that which deals with
freight rates and transportation. When
the railroads gave notice that the free
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COMMERCE COMMISSION.

The year has been an important one in
the history of. the interstate commerce
commission. That body. following the
passage of a law by Congress, set about
to collect the great mass OF data in con-
nection with the physical valuation of al
common carriers of the country, includ-
ing telegraph and telephone lines. The
commission also had under consideration
at the close of the year the request of the
eastern railroads of the country for per.
mission to increase their rates 5 per cent
John H. Marble, who was secretary OF
the interstate commerce commission, dur
ing the year was named a member OF
the commission. He served only a shor.
time, when he died. Commissioner JUDI
son G.. Clements was appointed to sue
coed himself. George b. McGinty was
appointed secretary of the commission
Alfred Holmead was appointed assistan,
secretary and w. J. l.. Sisler was named
chief clerk.
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BOARD OF TRADE.

The year 1913 was one of the most
eventful in the history of the Board OF
Trade. At no time since the board was
organized. in 1889. was the advance in
the membership so great. Reports made
at the annual meeting of the board in
November indicated an increase of 275
members. Since that time eight addi-
tional members have been elected. and
now the total is 1,242. the greatest in the
history of the organization.
Members of the Board of Trade were
gratified during the year by the passage
by Congress of laws of vital and bene-
ficiai interest to the District of Columbia
which previously had received the hearty
Endorsement of the board. These includ-
ed the bills providing for the connection
of Potomac and Rock Creek parks, the
reclamation of the Anacostia flats, the
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Department OF LABOR.

The new Department of Labor came
into existence March 4, with the follow
ing bureaus in its organization: Immi-
grafton, naturalization, labor and chill
dren. The name Of the bureau of labor
was changed to the bureau of labor sta
tistics. All these bureaus had been part
of the old Department of Commerce and
Labor.
William B. Wilson, former representa-
tive in Congress from Pennsylvania and
a labor leader, was appointed as the first
head of the new department.
Louis +. Post of Chicago was named
assistant secretary of labor. Anthony
Caminetti was named commissioner OF
immigration, Royal Meeker of New Jer-
sey commissioner of labor statistics,
John B. Densmore solicitor and Robert
Watson chief clerk.
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LABOR.

Although there were no strikes among
the laboring men I'm the District OF CO.
lumbia during the year. considerable in
terest was shown In the threatened strike
of the various railroads In the eastern
part of the United States. which involy cd
the railroads entering Washington. II
was through the efforts of President Will
son and Congress that the strike was
averted.
Officers of the Plumbers Association
were elected in January Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, appeared before the Sen
ate committee and defended the anti-in-
junction bill. Officers of the Milk Wagon
Drivers Local Union were elected during
the first month OF the year. as were off,
GERS of the Master House Painters and
Decorators Association and Building
Trades Council Mother Jones adj
dressed the Central Labor Union in Janu-
ary. II vas decided to oreanize woman
workers of the District OF Columbia I'M
der the American Federation of Labor.
Officers of the Bakers Union were elect
ed in January, while during the same
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EXHIBITIONS.

A number of interesting exhibitions
were held in Washington during 1913.
The Capital Poultry and Pigeon Associa-
ton held two in 1913. The first one took
place January 80 and 81: the second was
held December 2 and 3. May 3 to T. in
elusive, were the dates of the National
Capital horse show. The Kennel Club
gave its bench show from April 10 to IL
and the Capital Camera Club May q
The citizens of Brookland held their an
nual rose show May 81 The Brookland.
Brotherhood annual flower and fruit show
was held October 4. The style show -.
cupied the dates from October (, Octo.
Der 4, inclusive.
What is regarded as the finest exhibit
tion of chrysanthemums yet held by the
Department of Agriculture lasted from
October % to November 5, and the annual
show of chrysanthemums at the Florists
Ciuh took place October g. The food
show, which began November 3 at Con-
vention Hall, lasted for two full weeks,
and the Cat Clubs exhibition was De-
cember 4. The last exhibition of the year
was that OF the Greater Washington
Poultry and Pigeon Club. held at Pythian
Temple from December % to December
"a, inclusive.
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STATE DEPARTMENT.

An undertaking on the part OF twenty
five out of thirty-nine of the governments
OF the world to stipulate by treaty with the
United States that there shall be no war
until ample opportunity has been had
TO investigate the causes of dispute, and
the consummation OF six such treaties
with promise of early approval by the
Senate. was the principal achievement
OF Secretary Bryan during the past year.
Recognition OF the new Chinese re-
public; determined effort to eliminate
the Huerta regime in Mexico; interven-
ton In California to ameliorate the harsh
features of anti-Japanese legislation: the
negotiation Of treaties clothing the United
States with responsibility for sound fnan-
cfal and political conditions in Central
america, and the conduct OF negotiations
defending the discriminatory tolls in ia
sor Of American shipping IN the Panama
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WAR Department.

Concentration of more than half Of the
mobile army along the Mexican border
or in the great maneuver camp at Texas
City and the gradual extinction Of the
smaller army posts in favor of great bril-
gade posts; reduction of the military
forces in the Philippines; the unsatisfac-
tory workings Of the new reserve act, and
a number of sweeping changes in high
army commands marked the work Of the
new administration.
The army was exceedingly busy In
great relief works necessitated by fire
and flood during the spring and summer.
The waters Of the Atlantic and the Pa
cific were connected by the Panama canal
by the army engineers.
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and economic problems of rural life.
These We're all. except rural credits, sub
jects that previously had been touched
by various bureaus. but 1t was intended
to extend and combine them into single
effective service. DR.. T. N. Carver was
placed in charge Of the work and the re-
mainder of the year was spent in out
lining plans and deciding what to do.
Many new and valuable plants were
found by agricultural explorers in vari-
GUS parts of the world. Work was con-
| tinued in graduating the cattle tick thai
conveys Texas fever from the cattle herds
Of the southern states. Up to date about
a fifth of the tick-infected territory has
been cleaned up and released from quar-
antine. Work was continued against the
brown-tailed and gypsy moths in the New
England states and against the alfalfa
weevil in the west
Great progress was made with the boys
corn clubs and the girls canning clubs
the total membership of which now
reaches about 100000.
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DEPARTMENT OF CON-
MERGE.

The old Department of Commerce and
Labor became the Department Of Com
merce March 4. William c. Redfield was
named as the first head Of this reorgan-
lied department
Edwin F.. Sweet was named assistant
secretary of the Department of Com
merce, A. L. Thurman was named So
Hcitor, George c. Havenner chief clerk.
William j. Harris director of the census.
Joseph E. Davies commissioner of cor
porations, Hugh NJ. Smith commissioner
Of fisheries and E. Lester Jones assist
ant commissioner of fisheries.
Secretary Redfield established policy
of making no changes in the heads of the
so-called scientific bureaus of his depart
ment.
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Secretary Of the Department OF Labor.
month the District Commissioners favor
ably reported a bill for eight hours a day
work for women in the District of Column
bia- The adoption of this bill was urged
by President Gompers and was later
taken up by the Senate.
Reception to Wilson.
Secretary of Labor William b. Wilson
was rendered a reception by the Central
Labor Union in February. w. F. Gil
more, business manager of the Amalga-
mated Carpenters and Joiners' Union, re-
signed in February. The Senate started
an investigation of the West Virginia coal
fielis strike In June. In a report at the
annual meeting of Columbia Topographic
cal Union The Stars composing room
was praised. Officers of the Central La
Dor Union We're installed in July. CO.
lumbia Lodge of Machinists enjoyed an
outing that month. while in August the
plate printers held an outing at Marshall
Hall. 1t was decided in August by the
local branch of the Bricklayers' Union To
affiliate with the American Federation OF
Labor. A big demonstration was held at
Benning by the Central Labor Union in
August. A meeting of the Central J. IA
Dor Union was held in September for the
purpose of investigating the eight-hour
labor law. The industrial commission Sc
lected headquarters. named expert in
vestigators and installed officers in Oc-
tober. The Gompers contempt case was
advanced In the Supreme Court in No
vember. Liquor dealers announced in
November TO the Central Labor Union
their intention to employ union hands.
In an address by Mother Jones be-
fore the Central Labor Union, i'm No
vember, she said she foresaw "A national
strike. District of Columbia bartenders
organized a union in November. In De-
cember the Central Labor Union asked
for free text books in the schools of the
District of Columbia Columbia Typo
graphical Union held memorial services
in December.
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Board of Trade, Chamber of Commerce, Retail
Merchants, Citizens Associations
and Other Bodies Led Bet
terment Campaigns.

instances in an Improvement of traffic
conditions In this city. Objections were
made to the new regulations by various
commercial bodies and private citizens.
public had not been granted a hearing
by the District Commissioners before the
new regulations were put into effect.
An Isle of safety in the shape of a circle
was established at the corner Of 18th
street and New York avenue. which i'm
mediately caused the business men in
that locality to file objection with the
authorities. Howard S. Fisk, automobile
editor OF The Star. suggested the advis-
ability of locating triangle at that
point. The circle was removed and
triangle substituted. Ii is In use at the
declared valid by the courts shortly after
they went into effect.
Good Roads Bill.
The past year found numerous good
roads bills introduced in Congress with a
view of giving federal aid In the construc-
highways were built up to the District
line by MARYLAND and Virginia. connecting
with the local highways.
Following President Wilson's Inaugural
ton the American Automobile Association
held q three-day convention In this city,
requesting federal aid in bodybuilding.
The members OF the association were re-
ceived by the President the opening day.
Local motorists were interested i'm the
adjustment of the toi gates on the old
7th street pike as far north as Olney, Nd
Gov. Mann of Virginia approved the
plan for a highway between Washington
and Richmond. Va, and PROGRESS is so
rapid that by spring the work in the
earious counties will be about completed.
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AGRICULTURAL DEPART
.MENT.

BY all means the most important de-
velopment in the Department of Agricul-
ture during the year was the establish
ment by the new Secretary. David Frank
lin Houston. of the rural organization
service. Secretary James Wilson, the
Secretary who had served continuously
for sixteen years, retired with the out
going administration Secretary Houston
made few changes in personnel or
policy, but took DIR. b. T. Galloway. the
chief of the bureau of plant industry.
and made him. assistant secretary. CIV
ing him complete charge OF the techni-
cal and scientific work.
The rural organization service was
outlined to deal with cooperative mark
citing, rural credits and with the social
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INTERIOR Department.

Franklin X Lane, former interstate
commerce commissioner, was named Sec
rotary of the Interior. A. A. Jones first
assistant secretary, Lewis c. Laylin as
sistant secretary; chief clerk of the de-
partment. James 1. Parker. commissioner
of patents. Thomas Ewing; commissioner
of the general land office, Clay Tallman:
commissioner of pensions. Gaylord NJ.
Saltzgaber; commissioner of Indian af-
fairs, Cato 1ls.
The heads of the scientific bureaus were
not changed with the administration.
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NAVY Department.

The great Atlantic fleet made another
Mediterranean cruise in the fall, to the
great honor of the United States flag.
Many of the vessels of the fleet were
busted in protecting foreign interests on
the Mexican coasts
Education of the sailors was stimulated
and opportunities offered them to obtain
commissions.
The armor and beef combines were at
tackled and prices reduced In both In
stances.
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store door delivery service was to be dis
continued in this city, the committee APP
pealed to the interstate commerce COM
mission, and was largely responsible in
bringing about the issuance Of an order
preventing the roads from disseminating
the service here, in view of the continu-
ance OF such service in Baltimore. When
the roads announced that free delivery
service was to be discontinued in both
cities the committee co-operated with
one representing the Retail Merchants
Association in protesting such action.
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alike. The association made long strides
toward the amelioration of abuses In
trade as Well as encouraging home trade
The merchants of Washington began
their successful year with a "get-togeth-
err dinner at the New Ebbitt House in
January, which Witnessed notable gath
ering of the merchantmen of the capital
The association started its successful fight
against the discontinuance Of store door
delivery in Washington.
Aided Victims of Floods.
When the floods occurred out in the
middle west the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation established a depot at iii +
street. at which point 500 big cases of
goods were packed and shipped on three
separate days to the flooded areas for dis
tribution by the Red Cross.
In April the association laid the plans
for many successful works that followed,
including trade week. a fight on itin-
Grant merchants, and at the quarterly
meeting held that month Assistant Post
master Robinson gave an instructive talk
on the uses of the parcel post. During
the year the association established a
credit and collection department which
has come to be permanent and most
useful feature OF the association. The as
ISOLATION fought for and secured a new
lighting equipment for Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and Is now in the act OF promoting
the same service for F and G streets and
New York avenue, In the business dis
tricts. The association took out incor-
poration papers during the year.
The association has co-operated with
the Board of Trade and Chamber of Com
merce in many works of civic Importance
and interest and has given literally of
money and the time of it's members in
the prosecution of these labors. A sue
cessful outing to the river landings was
given by the association in conjunction
with the Chamber of Commerce.
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RETAIL MERCHANTS
ASSOCIATION.

During the year 1913 the Retail Mer-
chants Association developed greatly.
Efforts to obtain legislation and other
things In the interest OF retail merchan-
dising In the National Capital were sue
cessfully carried forward, and the asso-
citation is now recognized as one of the
conservers of the interests Of the shop
per. the sales forces and the merchants
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creation of a public utilities board and
the so-called loan shark bill
In connection with the campaign car
ried on by special committee of the
Board of Trade for the carrying out of
the provisions of the Mcmillan Park
plan. the committee brought about the
publication as a public document of an
abriged version of the plan. A 165-page
book containing the annual reports of
officers and committees of the board for
the Board OF Trade year ending Novem-
Der, 1912. was published and distributed
to the members
Six regular meetings of the entire men,
bership were held during the year, and
special meeting was held to consider
matters referred to. the organization by
the Chamber of Commerce of the United
States.
Farewell to Taft.
The Board of Trade co-operated with
other organizations of Washington in pre-
viding farewell banquet to former Presi-
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Trade Sections Active.

The trade sections of the association
were particularly active during the year
in the promotion of activities of special
interest to each line of trade The shoe
section held banquet at which retail
perchants from various sections of the
country were entertained. Fake auction
houses and fake sales have and are re-