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Evening star., 1914-11-21
In The
Sunday Magazine

"EDUCATION FOR BUSI-
: NESS PURPOSES" is the title
: of an article by ANDREW
. CARNEGIE, in Uhich he dis
: cusses the va1ue of college
: course.
"a CASE OF NOBODY
: HOME" by SEWELL FORD,
: describes the planting of a seed
: of kindness, in Mr.. Ford's char
: acteristic rein.
"HONEsT JOE," by ROY
: NORTON, is a charming tale of
a poor old Uesterner aoho re-
fused to surrender.
1.-THE GRUNT OF THE PIG
. SKIN" by WALDO ADLER,
sets forth the intricdcies and
! simpltcities of the latest de-
: velopments in foot ball.
: "THE MODEL CHILD" by
RICHARD DEHAN, tells tohat
: a child culturist did t0ith a help
less infant.
: In The Sunday Star
Evening star., 1914-11-21
Method of Rate Fixing.

The association will survey every build
ing outs de OF the standard dwelling class
to establish rates based on the physical
characteristics Of every building and the
risk involved in the business or activities
carried on therein. They will build up
the rate on each structure on series CT
points" and will raise or lower the rate
in accordance with the good and bad ele-
Evening star., 1914-11-21
Form Underwriters Associa-
tion to Regulate Risks and
Charges Here.
BRICK HOUSE POLICIES
BOOSTED so PER CENT
Contents of Dwellings Will Be rs
Cents a Hundred and Up-City
to Be Surveyed.

There has been a fire insurance reor-
ganzation which affects every one with
dollars worth of insurance in the
District of Columbia. The rates paid
by property holders against fire losses
have been shaken up; i board" or un
derwritSrs' association has been formed
with broad plans to reduce the fire
risks everywhere throughout the city
and a Capitalization has been effected
which Will place Washington in the
class with other large CITIES regarding
fire risks, fire insurance premiums, fire
prevention and the many other features
of the conduct of business in connec-
tion with this class of insurance
There have been rumors of many
kinds throughout the city as to the
real effect of the reorganization and
the formation of the TnderW riters' AS
sociation of the District of Columbia,
and one persistent rumor has been that
fire insurance rates are to be trebled.
Owing to the fact that the fire insur-
ance business is complex, there being
as many kinds of rates as there are
classes of buildings, classes of con-
tents, classes of neighborhood and
classes of care and carelessness IN
keeping the premises clean and free
from fire-making conditions. it is ex
tremely difficult to answer categori-
cally the question which was put to the
leading insurance men of the town:
Have the rates gone up?"
Evening star., 1914-11-21
WEATHER

Fair tonight and Sunday, with
warmer temperature sunday; Nght
west to southwest winds.
Temperature past twenty-four hours:
High, SO, at pm. today; low, 26, at
10 pm. yesterday.
For full report see page 13.
Evening star., 1914-11-21
Rates Are Advanced.

The one big class of risks in which
perhaps so per cent of the population
of a city is interested is the brick
dwelling house. The Underwriters AS
sociation, October %, decreed that here
after this big and profitable class of
business should be charged for at Is
cents. That means that for every hun
dred dollars worth of fire insuI ance on
an ordinary brick house the premium
will be is cents for one year, 80 cents
for three years and As cents for five
years.
This lucent rate is an increase of
about so per cent in practical pocket
book results. According to insurance
men a rate of 25 cents was established
by the old board, which has been de-
funct several years, but this 25-cent
rate existed only in theory in the later
years. Policies on the ordinary dwell
ing houses have been written at 10
cents hundred, 1t is safe to say, on
the average; but there seems to be no
eral that rate has been. One of the
most active and best known fire in
'surance of local men claims that the
15-cent rate is reduction. Insurance
Commissioner Nesbit says ii is actually
an increase. The insurance agent was
speaking of the paper rate on which
no business is done, perhaps; and MIR.
Nesbit was speaking of the actual
amount of money which property own
ers pay for insurance.
Evening star., 1914-11-21
Dwelling Contents Rate Up.

The rate on the contents of dwelling
houses of the ordinary kind will be
henceforth 25 cents a hundred dollars
for one year, with reductions for three
and five year policies the same as the
houses they are in. The rate on frame
dwellings and their contents is to be
35 cents; an increase over the average
premiums which have been collected
under the recent disorganiZed insur-
ance methods which have made the un-
derwriters' association necessary, In
the opinion of it's members.
Insurance rates to be paid by business
houses, apartment houses, hotels, Of
fees and every one outside of the or
binary brick dwelling house class will
depend on specific individual cases to
a great extent; and the explanation of
these rates and changes up or down is
really the explanation of the under
writer's association itself.
Objects of Association.
This association describes itself in
the constitution of the organization:
THE object of this association shall be
the reduction of the fire waste in the
District of Columbia, the establish
ment of just and fair rates, whereby
the cost of fire insurance may be equit-
ably distributed among all classes of
d
householderS and others, and the pre-
vention Of discrimination between one
property owner and another; for these
purposes this association will establish
| system of schedule and minimum rat
ings. giving the best risks, the lowest
rates, and adding specific charges for
all deficiencies from required standards
making reductions from such rates
when the deficiencies charged for are
eliminated. and also provide rules and
ha otio IF
the business of fire underwriting, in
| cluding commissions and brokerages
in the District of Columbia"
| The association has established offices
on the tenth floor of the Woodward build
ing, with E. r. Hardy as manager
Survey of City.
One of the first of the Associations ac-
| tivities was survey of the city to see
what sort of fire protection Washington
has In the eyes of an expert Two en-
gineers rom New York who visited the
water department found that Supt.
Mcfarland had the facts of the system
at his fingers ends and the experts OBJ
tained in two hours or less what they
expected to get in about two days. They
| went away with glowing praises for Supt.
Mcfarland and the system.
| Part Of the investigation was m6nig9
! test in the business section of the city
to ascertain what amount of water is
available for fire-quenching purposes.
Incidentally. it may be said that the
associat on manager. Mr.. Hardy, is ex-
tremely interested in the subject of a
high pressure water system for downto W !
Washington, just such system as The
Star has advocated for many years. Man
ager Hardy says that fire insurance rates
[ would be reduced perhaps per cent in
any area affected by high pressure sys-
| TEN.
Evening star., 1914-11-21

Following his long -estab ablished GUS
tom, President Wilson today did little
work and took most of the time for
himself Early in the morning he went
to golf, enjoying his game with DR..
Grayson He made no engagements for
the day and if he desires to see any
officials he will send for the person
wanted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
THEIR CHIEF AMUSEMENT.
Telephone Patrons Refuse to Give Up
Privilege of Listening In"

CHICAGO May 13.-Because every
body listens in and hears the neighooF-
hood news over the wire. residents of
Byron, Ogle county. Ill, do not want to
give up their old-fashioned party tele-
phone system for modern, up-to-dafe
system. with individual service That Is
what they told members Of the Illinois
public utilities commission yesterday
when the Byron Telephone Company ask
ed permission to install modern devices
and increase rates.
The subscribers testified that individual
Telephone service would deprive them of
their chief evening amusement. They
said that every time the telephone bell
rings subscribers along the line take
down their receivers and listen to the
conversation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
IMPULSE Is TO STEAL.
Alienists Puzzled Over the Case Of
Former Policeman.

CINCINNATI. May 13.-Alienists are
puzzled over the case of Dwight Stebbins,
a former policeman. who admits that he
cannot control his impulses to steal, and
an X-ray examination of his skull will
be made at the City Hospital. pending
which a lunacy charge against him will
be held in allegiance. Several years ago,
while still patrolman. Stebbins made
raids on flower beds in the suburban dis
tr;ct 10 which he was assigned.
For this he was discharged from the
force Since then at various times he
has committed many purposeless thefts-
He stole an anvil from blacksmith shop
and managed also to bring home pom
derous sand screener. Stebbins believes
that his uncomfortable impulses to steal
are due to a blow on the head which he
received when arresting a negro seven
years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
HUGE BRIDGE STRENGTHENED
Unusual Engineering Work Done on
Williamsburg Span in New York.

NEW YORK. May 1%.-With little in
reference to- traffic and without acci-
dent. Bridge Commissioner Kracke TO-
day reported to Mayor Mitchell that the
Ht'Se pins binding The New York side
land span of the williamsburg bridge
across the East river to the tower had
been removed and replaced with strong
or bindings. This work, the commits
sioner said, was IAN unprecedented feat
of engineering.
When the pins on the Brooklyn tower
OF the bridge are replaced. the latter
part OF the month. the work of strength
euiuS the bridge, which has taken three
Years az. viii have cost $4,000. VIII
he completed.
The shore spans have been converted
from THE Cantlevcr to the trestlc type
The bridge has been strengthened by
additional steel towers on each shore OF
the East river. and the reinforcing OF
both the land and water spans by the
addition of steel girders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
Supposedly Insane U. S. Sol
dier Shot by Mexican Fed
erals Following Torture.
GEN. FUNSTON DIRECTED
TO DEMAND EXPLANATION
Foreign Diplomats Concerned Over
Problem offered by Large Number
of Destitute Refugees.

Gen. Gustavo Mas must answer to
Brig. Gen. Funston for the death of
Private Samuel Parks. T. $ A.. who,
according to the unofficial reports to
Washington from Ten. Funston. was
shot to death by the rough and scruff
of Huerta's army. while in uniform
after having been tortured to make him
divulge Information about the strength
and position of the United States force
at Vera Cruz.
Instructions to demand details and
explanation Of the execution Of Private
Parks were sent to Gen. Funston today
by Secretary Garrison. Parks. while
supposedly insane from exposure to
the sun. rode through the Mexican lines
and is reported to have been captured
A similar demand has been transmit
ted to Gen Huerta by Secretary Bryan
through the Brazilian minister in Mexi-
co City.
Without Official Information.
Secretary Garrison said today that he
had had no official information con-
cerning Parks fate. He said Gen.
Funston had reported unver fed stories
repeated to him concerning the execu-
tion Of the American private, but has
made no report based upon official ad-
vices.
Secretary Garrison said his future
course will depend entirely upon the
nature OF the replies to inquiries now
being made jointly by the State and
War Departments.
There is nothing to be gained by
getting excited before we know what
the facts are" the Secretary added
Cen Funstons official report in the
Parks case SO far has been confined to
the assertion that the American SOL
dier with two horses disappeared
through the Mexican federal lines and
has not since been heard from.
The State Department confirms the
report of the arrival at Vera Cruz OF
the Bishop of Mexico and the Bishop OF
Saltilla with their suites. The bishops
will leave for Europe.
Sutton Is Probably Free.
A. J. Sutton. photographer Of the
Washington Post. under arrest at
Cordoba, Mexico. has probably been
freed, according to a telegram from
Sir Lionel Garden. British minister at
Mexico City, received by Sir Cecil
Spring Rice at the British embassy
here. The telegram was as follows:
Your telegram received. Am credibly
informed Sutton arrested at Cordoba
by mistake for another person. I'm
derstand order has been sen. for his
release"
Foreign diplomats here are seriously
concerned over the problem offered
| by the large numbers of destitute ref
ugees from Mexico. The presence of
the earlier fugitives is serious en-
barrassment to foreign consuls in the
southern ports of the United States.
The later refugees are arriving in even
more destitute condition. many hav-
| ing abandoned everything they possess
in their flight, and most Of the gov
ernments have no funds available for
their relief
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
WILSON MAY REVIEW PARADE.
Expected to Participate in Lower
Wall Street Association Ceremonies.

NEW YORK, May 13.-President Viii
son is expected to review the parade of
the Lower Wall Street Business Men $
Association May %. Previous to the
parade there will be an exhibition Of old
prints and colonial documents. A re-
ception to the President at 1890 pm.
will be followed by luncheon. Mayor
Mitchell also will be present. The parade
viii be through Wall street thence to
Pearl street and Broad street to Faunce $
Tavern.
During the ceremonies President Will
son will seal a bronze casaet containing
copies Of famous historical letters. the
official program of the days events. q
history of the lower section Of Wall
street. and sketches OF the societies ana
associations participating. This casket
will be given into the custody OF the
New York Historical Society and Is not
to be opened until the year 2O14.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
COMMERCE IS RESUMED.
Oil Tank Steamer Sails From New
York for Tampico.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE first indica-
ton of a return to commercial relations
between this country and Mexico since
the occupation of Vera Cruz was shown
yesterday when the oil tank steamer
Rarbante sailed from this port for Tam
pico.
The clearing of the Barbante followed
the receipt by the Mexican consul gen.
cra1 here of a cablegram from the acting
minister of foreign relations to the eff
feet that the embargo on American ship
ming and American goods had been raised
on all the ports of Mexico except Vera
Cruz.
The steamer Manuel Calvo will sail
for Vera Cruz and Puerto Mexico today
Officers of the line said they expect no
difficulty at either port.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
F. R. SMITH IS ELECTED
HEAD Of MYSTIC SHRINE
Chosen Imperial Potentate Of the
Imperial Council to Succeed
W. W. Irwin.

ATLANTIA. Ca May 13.-Dr. Frede-
rich R. Smith of Damascus Temple
Rochester. n. Y, today was elected i'm
perial potentate of the Imperial Coun-
ell, Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine. at its
annual convlave here. DIR. Smith sue
ceeds William w. Irwin of Wheeling, W.
Va He was today elevated from his
previous position of deputy imperial po-
tentate.
Other officers elected were:
j. Putnam Stevens. Portland, Me-, dep
uty imperial potentate.
Henry F. Niedinshaus jr. st. Louis,
Mo-, imperial chief rabban.
William S. Brown, Pittsburgh. Pa, i'm
perial treasurer.
Benjamin W. lowell Boston, Mass,
imperial recorder.
Charles E. Ovenshire. Minneapolis.
Mimi. imperial assistant rabban.
Elias J. Jacoby, Indianapolis, Ind, i'm
! perial high priest and prophet.
| w. Freeland kendrick. Philadelphia
Pa, imperial oriental guard.
| Ellis ]. Garretson, Tacoma, Wash. i'm
perial first ceremonial master
w. ]. Matthews, New York. having
| rendered his resignation as imperial
marshal. Ernest a. Cults of Savannah.
Ga, was advanced two grades, from
! captain of the guard to imperial second
| ceremonial master For the same reason
James S. McCandless of Honolulu was
promoted two grades. from imperial out
| er guard to imperial marshal
| Two offices remain to be hlled. these
| being imperial captain of the guard and
| imperial outer guard. They will be elect
| ed later.
| The selection of the next place of
| meeting and the election of imperial
ont faYC
which were expected to come before the
Imperial Council. Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, at its business meeting today.
There has been keen rivalry between
San Francisco and Seattle for the honor
of entertaining the Shriners next year. II
having been agreed that the 1915 con-
clave would be held on the Pacific
coast.
an exhibition drill by all patrols at a
local park, a garden party given to the
visiting women o. the convention by Mrs
John NJ. Slaton, wife Of the Governor of
Georgia and dinner complimentary to
the newly-eected imperial potentate and
members of the Imperial Council tonight
Annual Night Pageant.
Resplendent in oriental costumes and
headed by the bands of the various tenn
pies the Shriner patrols. followed by the
members of the different temples in
| formal dress last night marched in the
annual night pageant or the order. II
was estimated that more than twenty
thousand Shrners participated in the
ecent. The march began at 7:3O O'Clock
and fild not include until near midnight
| Pra actically every one OF the seventy
five temples was represented last night ir
the parade. Different patrols executed
difficult maneuvers along the line OF
march, while the thousands of spectators
cheered the spectacle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
Steamer Clears Shoal Unassisted.

I,EWES, Del, May 13.-The schooner
I,ongfrllow, Baltimore for Great Wi
comico river. which went aground at
Cape HenIopen yesterday. fioated un-
assisted early today and was towed to
the Delaware breakwater. The schoon-
er.s steering gear Is disabled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
University Glee Club to Tour Europe.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 13-Thirty
members of the University of California
Glee Club left last night for q tour of
three months, which will extend through
the principal cities of Europe. Ten con-
certs will be given before the college
singers sail from New York May 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
Democrats, in Caucus,
Place Limit on Work
Remainder of Session

The House settled down today for the
last lap of the legislative race. with pos
sible adjournment July Il, following the
decision of the democratic caucus last
night to limit the program to the three
trust measures and the regular supply
bills, with a possible place for an army
urgent deficiency bill. If necessary. The
rural credit bill was left out of the pro-
gram. along with cotton futures; and
II was this exclusion from consideration
which caused most of the rumpus which
made the caucus rare one from a
spectacular point of view
Men who appear TO be regular and
machinelike in the democracy in the
open got UP and roared their objections
to the program as If they were rank
opponents from the heart of the oppo-
sitlon party. and strongest of all indi-
vidual opponents was Representative
Levy of New York. Mr.. Levy offered
resolution to drop all antitrust legis-
lation, pass the appropriation bills and go
home. He said the business Of the coun-
try deserves rest from the constant irri-
tation of trust legislation He prophe-
sled dire distress for the democrats in
the next campaign unless this should be
Proposes Special Rule.
When the caucus convened Representa-
tive Underwood presented a resolution
proposing special rule making the three
trust bills and the necessary appropria-
| ton bills privileged. This, he said, was
at the suggestion of the President that
the House should pass these bills. He
said. however. that the President did not
wish TO force anything on the House,
and that the idea of special rule was
not the Presidents. Mr.. Underwood as
sumed responsibility for that as leader,
| saying that when the House realized
nothing would be done until these trust
| bills are passed the members of all three
parties would be glad enough to make
! the bills privileged.
| Nothing in the caucus action takes away
the power to amend discuss the bills
| fully, it was explained.
Southerners Are Bitter.
Southern democrats who had hoped te
see a rural credits bill passed were bit.
ter in their 'antagonism to the failure Il
include this bill in the program. Repre-.
| sentative Ragsdale of South Carolina
, member of the banking and currencI
committee. was especially severe in hi.
| criticism:
THE President he said, promised
that when this feature was cut from thu
banking and currency bill it would b,
| passed later In the session in a separate
measure. And now, when the subcom
mittee drafts a bill with a feature in i
which the President does not like h,
telephones down here and says that tn,
House need not place that bill on the pro
gram The farmers expected 1t and ha(
the right to expect 1t after 1t was prom
| ised to them .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
PRESIDENT TO ABIDE
BY CAUCUS ACTION
Agrees to Abandoning of Rural
Credits Legislation at
Present Session.
WANTS MEASURE TO AID
TENANT FARMER ALSO
House Leaders Insist That Anti
Trust Bills Be Given First
Consideration.

President Wilson will abide by the
rural credits legislation at this session
or congress Representative Glass of
Virginia. chairman of the banking and
currency committee. conferred with the
President today and explained that in
his opinion the federal reserve bank act
will extend credit aggregating $780,
100000 on farm lands. This will, in a
measure. cover the ground for which
the rural credits act was designed
Moreover, it was pointed out, the rural
credits bill framed by Representative
Ruikley and the subcommittee was not
broad enough in it's provisions to sat
isfy the full committee
Ihe President, 1t Is understood, espe-
cially desired that the rural credit act
should extend credit to the tenant farm
er. Under the measure prepared by the
subcommittee only the land owners would
nave been able to get credit. In the
opinion OF the President it would take
many weeks to discuss and frame a rural
credits measure which would be broad
enough in its provisions to satisfy the
full membership of the banking and cur
rency committee. Consequently Presi-
cent wilson Is willing to accept the eau
Gus action pending further consideration
OF rural credits bill which would meet
with approval of party leaders.
Hope to Adjourn by July IS.
The House today began adjusting itself
to the new legislative program Of concen-
traton on antitrust bills and appropria-
ton measures, with adjournment in con-
temptation by July Is. The date is ten
tatve, but administration leaders hope
to adjourn by that time.
Rouse leaders. under the caucus bound
program. will insist that the Covington
antitrust bill. the Clayton antitrust bill
and the Rayourn bill for federal regula-
ton OF railroad stocks and bonds be pass
ed in the order named. or at least voted
upon and sent over to the Senate.
This is the fixed program. at the in
sistence of President Wilson. but it will
not necessarily preclude consideration Of
other matters that may be deemed urgent
II there Is sufficient time before the
tentative adjournment date.
Must Pass Antitrust Measures,
Majority Leader Underwood made it
clear today that the action Of the caucus
means that the antitrust measures must
be passed. but that 1t does not neces-
sarily preclude other things. Appro-
priation bills will be expedited, but will
give right of way to the antitrust bills.
The appropriations committee today
framed an emergency deficiency bill to
provide funds to meet the estimates re-
Gently submitted by the War Department,
aggregating almost $3.OOO.OOo for ex-
penses. past and Immediately in the
future. on account OF activities in Mexico
AMI on the border. This also will not be
interfered with, and the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill probably will
be disposed Of tomorrow. 1t was de-
clared in some quarters today that eff
forts would be made later to bring up
the resolution for a nation wide prohibi-
ton .endment to the Constitution.