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Evening star., 1915-01-07
National Committee Confer
ence Adjourns After Draft
ing Resolution.
HEARS ARGUMENTS FOR
THE LMER-OWEN BILL
Speakers Declare at Closing Session
for Model Code Unifying State
Laws on the Subject.

The eleventh annual conference on
child labor, which has been in session
at the New Willard Hotel this week.
under the auspices of the national
child labor committee. adjourned last
night after listening to a number of
addresses in favor of the Palmer
owen child labor bill now pending
in Congress.
The present laws for children were
characterized by Edward n. Chopper
of New York, secretary of the ma
tional child labor committee for the
northern states, as rambling. chaotic,
extreme. archaic, contradictory, incom-
plete and obsolete"
The conference drafted and referred
TO the committees trustees a resolu-
tion asking the creation of a federal
child labor bureau to prepare a model
code unifying state laws on the sub
ject. Before doing SO Mr.. Chopper
proposed a children's charter, en-
bracing all the accepted standards of
child welfare. He said, in part:
Codidcation Strongly Urged.
Nearly every state in the Union has
today on its statute books a great mass
of legislation for the welfare of chill
dren," he said. Some of it is archaic,
some is extreme, much is lacking to
make it coherent and comprehensive
and a surprisingly large portion is in
volved in contradictions and conflicts
with other provisions. A few years ago
this condition was officially recognized
in Ohio. where the general assembly
appointed a commission to codify the
states child welfare legislation. This
marked the first step taken in this
country toward the logical working out
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gas supply candles and kerosene lamps
were brought out, and in some stores
business was brought to a stop.

gas supply candles and kerosene lamps
were brought out, and in some stores
business was brought to a stop.
Joseph Martin a Suicide.
Joseph Martin. fifty-four years old
living at SOS Princess street, shot him
self in the right temple shortly before
o'clock yesterday afternoon at his
home, during the absence OF members
of his family. A few minutes after the
shooting his son, Charles Martin. upon
returning home, found the BODY, iuily
dressed, lying across the bed. A pisIol
was beside the body. Coroner L. NJ
Jones upon being notified gave GER
tificate of death by suicide.
In-health and the fact that he was
out of employment are supposed TO
have been responsible for the act.
Mr. Martin, besides his wife, leaves
three daughters and two sons, as ioi-
lows: Mrs. George M. Cragg, Mrs;
p. w. Harvey. Mrs. Guy Grim and
Charles and Joseph Martin.
The funeral will take place at $3.50
o'clock Saturday afternoon from his
late home.
Engine Company Officers.
The Columbia fire engine company
at it's annual meeting held last night
elected the following officers to serve
for the year: William A Smoot. pres
ident; John Leadbeater. first vice pres
ident; J. Lucien Duffey. second vice
president; Elmer J. Mcintosh. secre-
tary; Andrew Drew. assistant secre-
tary: E. S. Leadbeater. treasurer; Ed
ward j. McDermott, captain: II. Clay
Phillips, first lieutenant; Oscar w
Herring, second lieutenant; Alfred
Kirchner, commander: George Uhler
Robert Wheat and Edward S. Lead
beater, executive committee.
The following were recommended to
the fire committee for reelection: VII,
liam Lyons, engineer; Henry Posey and
stephen Taylor, drivers.
Handbag Is Snatched.
Mrs. Jacob Bittle, living at 2oS South
Alfred street, had a handbag contain.
ing s1.13 snatched from her at $3.50
o'clock last night while the city was in
darkness.
A coroner's jury will meet at 8
o'clock tonight at Wheatley's under
taking establishment and Investigate
the circumstances attending the death
Evening star., 1915-01-07
Recovering From Icy Bath.

Capt. John Bailey. purser of the
Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall line
steamer Charles Manchester. is suffer-
ing from shocks and cold following an
Involuntary bath he took in the icy
waters Of the Potomac Tuesday after
noon. when he fell while trying to
board the vessel,
Evening star., 1915-01-07

George Fort, named by the President
yesterday to be assistant treasurer Of
the United States, owes his nomination
to no effort of his own and was not a
candidate Friends in and out of Con-
gress suggested him to the President.
Treasurer Burke and Secretary Nc
Adoo of the Treasury Department in
dorsed the suggestion.
Mr. Fort is regarded as an authority
on matters pertaining to the subtreas-
uries of the United States. He has
given the new administration invalu-
able aid in directing the affairs of the
subtreasuries. Annual examinations
of the subtreasuries have been con-
Quoted by Mr.. Fort, as deputy assistant
treasurer, during the three years he
has held that office.
Nearly twenty-five years Mr.. Fort
has been an employe of the Treasury
Department, even a longer time in
government service, and twenty-one
the. United States. His home was at
Lumpkin, Stewart county, Ga
Came Here From Georgia.
AS young man Mr.. Fort entered the
railway mail service and was attached
to the Atlanta division. Through the
friendship of Speaker Crisp he came to
Washington and was made a law clerk
in the Office of the second controller of
the Treasury during the administration
of Secretary Carlisle Of the Treasury
Department. The Office of second con-
troller was abolished the next year
and consolidated with that Of con-
troller.
Mr.. Fort was transferred as chief of
the division of national banks to the
office of the United States treasurer
This post he held from 1894 until 1901,
when he was designated by Treasurer
McClung as deputy assistant treasurer.
This post he has since held.
Mr.. Forts duties will attach him to
the Washington Office of the United
states Treasury. He will retain the
room and desk that he has occupied as
deputy assistant treasurer
Evening star., 1915-01-07
Senator Kenyon for Legislation.

| Tie ldCtoiy.
| Senator Kenyon for Legislation.
I Senator Kenyon of Iowa urged mem
| bers of the conference to reverse their
policy of pleading with captains of in
| dustry and to invoke a rigid applica
| tion Of law to keep little children out
of "sweatshops."
ut is no use to argue with the man.
ufacturer who employs little chill
dren,' the senator said. at is time to
bring down the strong hand of the law.
Let us flood Congress with letters and
kilograms so that Congress may know
that this national legislation prohibit
ing the employment of under-aged
children is what the people want. Con-
gress generally yields to public de-
mand."
Il favor right direction of child IA
Dor rather than absolute prohibition,
declared p. Z. Claxton, United States
commissioner of education. Children
should engage in some kind of work
so as to grow up with a definite pur-
pose in life" Mr.. ClaIton said he
be left for the most part to the differ
ent states.
Contrasting Cotton With Children.
In this he was combated by Mrs.
Florence Kelley of the National Con-
sumers' League.
The federal government has dealt
generously with cotton" she said, "ex-
tending it's protection for many years
1t seems that the idea is that the pro-
lection of cotton belongs to the fed
eral government, but that the protec-
tlon of children belongs to the states
In which they labor on cotton"
William H. Maltbie of Baltimore
president of the Baltimore City Club,
opposed state regulation, and declared
that child labor legislation should be
passed by Congress for the whole
country.
Prof. w. J. kerby of the Catholic
University of America declared that as
a Catholic priest he was sorry to con-
fesS that the church is partially re-
sponsible for exploitation of children.
We are in a serious and dangerous
drift" Prof. Kerby said. We need to
strengthen parental authority and lay
more stress on the Importance of re-
ligion and the home in dealing with
child welfare"
Evening star., 1915-01-07

In twenty-five years 543,991 persons
have been killed IN India by snakebite,
If a report may be believed.
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acres and one of the best in the coun-
try.
Conrad Sjordal enjoyed visit from
his father and brother the first of the
week.
The Parriott family, who recently
lost their little son, are to move from
their farm near Surrey to Minot,
where they will make their future
home.
Prof. Spacht Of Norwich filled the
pulpit at the Brethren church on
Sunday morning. Prof. Spacht is an
excellent and earnest speaker. On
next Sunday morning, DR.. John A.
Gray, pastor of Workingmen's church
of New York, will fill the pulpit. An
effort is also being made to have DR..
Gray speak in the Presbyterian church
in the evening.
Prof. and Mrs. Spacht and children
and Miss Grace Spacht were Sunday
visitors at the Shorb home.
A letter from the Pearson family
states that they are nicely settled and
enjoy living in Jamestown very much.
On next Wednesday, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday the North Dakota
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Misses Marjorie Huston and Kath-
crime Hixon and Mr.. Theodore Huston
were visitors at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. F. Huston in Deering over the
last week end. They returned Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hearox, who came
down to visit their old friends, Mr..
Kims and daughter Lottie.
Mr.. Charles Hughes has postponed
the sale of his property until Nov. 3.
The busy season makes it hard to get
a crowd for sale now
Mr.. Harry St. John, Jesse Withers,
Fred Brey and David Stake formed a
party which autoed to the Fort Ber-
thold reservation on Sunday. They
went to look over the lands to be open
ed up there soon. On account Of the
inclemency of the weather they were
unable to return before Monday.
An important land deal was car
ried thru this week when Mr.. John
Smoker became the owner of the
Champlin place, IL mile south Of
town. This is beautiful farm of 24O
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pleted and Rev. Clymer and family
expect to move into it in few days.
Friends of R. H. Bowman of Deer
ing will be sorry to learn that he was
suffered stroke of paralysis and is
critically i'll. his limbs and throat are
entirely paralyzed and he is unable to
move or eat.
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Pierring left
recently for visit to their old home
in the east. They will be away the
most Of the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Young enter
tanned few friends last Tuesday ev-
ening. 500 was the diversion of the
evening.
Miss Jane Gall, who makes her
home with the Stredwick's of Logan,
has been a guest at the w. S. Young
home for the past week. Miss Gall is
a former resident of Montreal, Can
ada, and is a loyal supporter of the
old home in the present crisis.
Don't forget the return engagement
of DR.. John A. Gray, who comes to
Surrey next Saturday night. He will
lecture on the subject; "A God in
Ruins" His lecture will begin at 900
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o'clock. Don't fail to hear him. He
In Three Forms

o'clock. Don't fail to hear him. He
is great.
Mrs. Clinton Dierdorff of Minot
spent Wednesday at the Dierdorff
home in Surrey. Mr.. G. Dierdorff is
away on a goose hunting expedition.
A number of friends Of Theo. Hus-
ton pleasantly surprised him at the
Huston home on Thursday. It was
the occasion Of his birthday. An ex-
cellent time was had by all those
present.
The benches for the domestic science
room at the high school have arrived
at last. They were installed by the
students of the manual training de-
partment.
Mrs. Hunsley will entertain the la
dies aid of the Presbyterian church
on Thursday Of next week.
Mrs. J. F. White has returned from
her trip to Kansas. Mr.. White is
again wearing the true "Wilson" grin.
A supper will be served by the
church ladies in the town hall on Sat-
urday night. 1t will be served from
4:3O until 8 o'clock
Mr.. Frank Teets has rented the
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Educational Association meets in
Grand Forks. A large number of Sur
rey teachers plan to attend, among
whom are Misses Grace Spacht, Mabel
Burns, Evelyn Fox, Gertrude Burns,
Mary Peters, Grace Shirley, Garnet
Clendenning, Catherine Hixon and
David J. Shorb.
Threshing in the vicinity of Surrey
is getting fairly we'll cleaned up. An
other week should find the entire ter
ritory threshed out. Yields have been
uniformly good and in some places
very high.
Howard Huston disposed of a car
load of seed corn this week which he
purchased last summer in South Dako-
ia and which has been stored in Far
go. The sale was made to the Fargo
Seed House. He has another car of
seed corn purchased in southern North
Dakota and northern South Dakota
which is stored in Minot. He plans
on holding this until spring.
The Eaton family are moving into
their house in town this week from
their farm east of town.
The Clymer house is nearly COM
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Eaton house, occupied at present by
Mr.. Clymer, and will live there this
winter.
At eight o'clock sharp on Wednes-
day evening occurred the marriage of
Miss Mamie Bentley of Surrey and
Mr.. Albert Johnson of Kenmare. The
ceremony was beautiful in it's SIMPLE
ity and was held at the home of Rev
Lyman Brough. Rev. Brough officiat-
ed The bride was attended by Miss
Louise johnson, sister Of the groom,
and the best man was Mr.. Christ An
derson. The wedding march was
played by Mrs. Irwin of Minot. Miss
Mabel Stake of Surrey sang. The
bride is Surrey girl and has been liv-
ing lately at the Brough home. She
is graduate Of the local high school
and taught last year at Kenmare. She
is held in the highest esteem by all
and is a very estimable young lady.
The groom lives at Kenmare and is
fine type of young man. The couple
left Thursday on an extended honey
moon, going to Kansas where they will
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Continued on page 20
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-29
THOMPSON LEADS IN BILLIARDS;
HAS VIRTUALLY Won TOURNAMENT
Thompson Has Beaten All Others in Tournament Here
and Has Lost but One Game; Coast League Has Re
leased Overall Former Baseball Star, Uncon
ditionally; stalings Seeks New Players
By j. c. BRANN.

has lost only one game Even those
who have pulled against Thompson be
lieve now that he had an off night IN
the one match which he lost. Whether
or not that is the case. he has proved
conclusively that he is the best three
cushion billiard player in FL Raso to-
day Thompson does not cOnfine him
self to the three cushion game. He
has shown marked ability in all games
with the worries. When Benny Allen,
champion pocket billiardist of the
world, visited FL Paso about year ago
1t was Tommy who was selected from
among the many pocket billiardists in
the city to oppose the champion And
he put up a very creditable match
Thompson is strictly an El Paso prod
uct Many of the players entered In
the tournament had come 20 FL Paso
with the races and had contested in
billiard tournaments elsewhere, many
of them quite successfully. One player
in the tournament had won the three
cushion championship Of Montreal, Can
ada. no later than last summer. But
Tommy disposed of him as easily as ne
did Of the other contestants. The great
play which he has shown in the tour
nament entities Thompson to place
amongst the many who have carried
the name Of Ell PasO throughout the
country through their achievements IN
outdoor athletics.
The standing of the billardists to date
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-29

ard Juarez. has agreed to donate large
multiform electric sign. This sign viii
be placed on top Of the shed and VIII
have the sign, 'Knoblauch Ranch.
Training Quarters of Jess willard A
painted canvas sign carrying the same
statement Will be placed at the railroad
crossing Of the Southern Pacific. This
sign, which viii be six feet by II, Will
also display the words: Haf mile
south to the Willard training camp.
The house has a wardrobe which is
half as large as an ordinary room
This wardrobe will be used as rub
room.
willard Begins workouts.
Friday morning Willard did about
five miles road work down the irriga-
ton ditch and back. Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock he had his first WORKOUT
In future he viii work daily at 2;45
D. m. Tex O'Rourke and several others
of his sparring partners will be in the
camp Monday and then real training
will begin.
gard to his food and drink. He has
brought with him a dozen gallons OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-29
THoMPsON is al


ion champion of Ell Paso. You
Il can put that down in your little
notebook. Tommy's victory over young
Beardsley practically cinches the title
for him. Of course Tommy has few
more games to play in the present
tournament being held at the Gem bill
lizard hall, but he has it over the Op
pOnents he is to meet to such an ex
tent that these matches can only be
considered as workouts. And too much
throughout the tournament almost eV-
erybOdy has been against him. Nearly
all have pulled for one of the Boards
Ieys or for Tom Kelly to win over him.
And they have rooted against Tommy
to the limit But he has beaten them
decisively as it would be possible for
a champion to win. From the time the
tournament opened at the Gem condi-
tons have been against Thompson in
more ways than one. In addition to
having most of the followers of the
game against him he had TO give away
points to some really strong players.
Not only that, but owing to the fact
that several players originally en-
tered in the tournament dropped out
Thompson had to play a number of his
matches under the greatest difficulty.
On more than one occasion he entered
a match with no practice because of
being notified at a late hour that he
was scheduled to play. And in almost
every one of these instances his OPP
ponent had had a good half hour Of
practice.
Despite the handicaps under which
he labored, Thompson has overcome
them all and during the tournament
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-29
Ell PAsOANS MEET TO MAKE
Plans FOR BASEBALL G


Robert Erakauer. Park Pittman, VIII J.
Watson. Art Woods. Bob Holiday and sew
ersI other prominent FL Pasoans will meet
at the Cactus club at o'clock Friday after
noon to take some action on a baseball team
that action will be taken to obtain a fran
chise for FL Paso in the Copper league and
to appoint a manager. Several men are IN
prospect for the job but the general inn
preston is that Jack Eberlein. last year
first baseman for the Galveston, Texas
league team, viii be selected for the posi-
ton.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-29
Johnson Reaches BnrbadOes.
Alta VISTA SOCCER TEAM
KEATS AOY BY TWO TO one |


One OF the best soccer games OF the year
in the Junior league was played at the Alta
Vista school grounds Thursday afternoon.
when the boys representing that school in
the Junior league defeated the Aoy team
by a score Of to 1. The Aoy team, which
was composed entirely of Mexicans, greatly
outweighed the Alta Vista boys, and through
their superior weight the Mexican boys were
able to score goal shortly after the game
started and to keep the ball in the Alta
Vista territory throughout the first half
In the second half. however team work
began to tell and in the last few minutes OF
plav Ernest Isailazola. right inner wing. and
Russell Overcamp, center for the Alta vista
team. were able to get the ball between the,
uprights and under the cross bar, thereby
giving the victory to the American boys
one thing which the game brought out is
that the Alta Vista team has by FAR the
hest halfbacls in the Junior league. Glenn
MoelIer at left halfback; Randolph Jones,
at right halfback. and Bob Osborne. at CEN
ter halfback form p trio which is easily
superior to any other three halfbacks in the
league.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-29

distilled water and viii drink nothing
else while in training. There are two
COWS to furnish milk and butter for the
camp. and the ranch also furnishes the
chickens and eggs. Tom Jones will run
the camp on a strictly sanitary basis.
Every man viii have his own silver
ware. glassware, crockery, table linen,
towels soap, etc, and each mans ar
ticles will be carefully kept separated
from those of another
johnson Reaches Barbados.
Late Thursday afternoon Jones re-
ceived a cablegram from Jack Johnson
stating that the giant black had ar
rived safely at Barbados, off the coast
of Mexico, in the morning. johnson
states that is soon as he obtains proper
guarantees of safe conduct through
Mexico he will start for Juarez.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-29


OrvaI overall. once star pitcher for
the CHICAGO Cubs, the man who. with
Miner Brown, brought to Chicago sew
eral championships in the National
league as well as worlds champion
shin. is to be given his unconditional
release by the San Francisco Coast
league club. After being released by
the Cubs overall returned TO his first
love on the coast. He has pitched there
for the past couple of seasons, but 1t
appears that he has grown too slow
for that company. too. At least that
is apparentIy the opinion Of Henry
Berry. president of the San Francisco
club. who has announced that he viii
release Overall Internationally. Over
ALI had really been released some time
ago. and owing to a technicality i'm his
contract, he could have declared him
self free agent However, as he was
a free agent merely through tech
nicalitv it is doubtful that any club
in organized baseball would have
signed him In order to remove all OBJ
stacles from his path Berry viii give
overall his unconditional release and
thereby enable him to sign up with
any club that will have him. In grant
Berry is creating a precedent as such
a release has never before been granted
in the history Of the Pacific coast
league
The belief that George Stallings
would stand pat on his lineup of 1914
for the coming season has been proved
decidedly erroneous Already StallinEs
has secured Sherwood AIagee from the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-29
GILBERT AND GEORGE
EIEHT TEN

FIGHT TEN ROUND DRAW
Santa Fe N NJ Jan 29.-Fighting Dick
Gilbert Of Denver and Kid George, Of Sac
rarnento. fought ten rounds to a draw here
Thursday night. Gilbert dropped George Tor
the count OF nine in the second rouhu.
George evened the standing in subsequent
rounds by persistent jabbing-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-29

CONTINUED on next Dage)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-29

We were DASH no ALONG 60 NILES an HOUR
WHEN LOOKED OUT THE UUtNOoU eNO SAV q
eAeY GIRL PICKING DAISIES on TIE TRACK