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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-04-17
rfsB zTERY THIS WEEK

Winchester Presbytery will con
yene Tuesday night III the Prcsbyter-
IAN Church at Woodstock, Va. and
the openins SERMON will be preach
ed by The retiring moderator, Rev. N
Z. Hausel of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Dr.
T. u Woods and NJ W. o. NJckias,
of Mar-rsburs. viii attend
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-04-17
MANY TRAIL HlTTERS

Three of Mayor Preston's children
We're among the trail hitters yester-
day at the Sunday meeting in Balti-
more. YESTERDAY 200 hit the trail
At the several meetings bringing up
the Grand total 10 1850
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-04-17

Baltimore Md, April Is Physical
training is better than military drill
10 prepare schoolboys tor wat &C
cording 10 pr Dudley A sargent
who Will speak on the subject before
the convention Of the American Phys
icalEdacaaoa Association IN -Cincin-
mari 20 be hold April 19-22
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-04-17
TIE PASTOR COMING

X l Wlieht, lie pastor
a. sat NJ L Church. aud family Will
al Thursday and take ap the.
u.s. RE in The parsonage ON Wes,
iE street
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-04-17

Messrs. II. D. Beeler and c. l..
Hunter. of Berkeley Springs, were in
town and accompanied back to that
place the body Of Miss Laley.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-02
JUDGE AND SPECTATORS FIND AMUSEMENT IN
TRIALS OF EXPLOITED WOMEN
b. JANE WHITAKER


ViOus articles as the personnel of the
past and present judges of the morals
court.
Unless one frequents the courts it
is difficult to realize just how much
the atmosphere Of the courtroom de-
ponds on the personality of the judge.
We are dealing with the present
Judge in the morals court.
If you visit the court on Monday,
and I am not advising you to do so,
because it is my belief that the pres
ent publicity in this court is out
rageOus, but, if you do you will al
most have to elbow your way through
men that line the corridor.
On a Monday morning, a week be-
fore these articles started, as per-
haps rather cOntemptuOusly pushed
my way through, for feel the utmost
contempt for these creatures who
hang around to glOat over the ply
steal charms of exploited women, and
many of them further exploit them, 1
heard a girl say:
"Oh, l don't care damn. l wish
I was dead, anyway.
l turned quickly and looked into
the face of a girl of not more than
19-pretty, sweet-and also looked
into the face of youth Of not more
than "a, and he was laughing.
At the present time that is what
impresses me most in this court-the
number of times men laugh while ex-
plotted women stand before the bar
of Justice telling stories that should
sicken the souls of men and, women
and undergoing a griIing that would
be crucifixiOn to the girl who is going
through it the first time and would
cause her to cry in her soul: Il wish
l were dead, anyway"
These men hang around the cor
ridors all morning. Some of them
wait for girls on trial-some of them
wait to try to date up girls who are
on trial saw that happen, too, and
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-02


prevails on any day when the ar
rests are heavy. The jury box
is filled with few who have business
in the court and the rest are spec
tators who stay and listen and
around noon get up and go out.
In the bullpen the men who have
been arrested-sOme of them of the
lowest type of ensUaIists-standa and
crowd the doorway, leering at the
girls, and some of them stand on a
bench behind the others that they
may better see, and they are almost
on a line with the girl who is being
tried.
Around the portion of the court
room where the hearing is conducted
stand officers and lawyers some
times there are Is or 20 as close to
the girl as they can get, listening to
every word, laughing when the judge
finds something amusing or turns
some evidence into a cute little pun.
In the rear of the court the benches
are crowded, and it is worthy Of note
that more than rs per cent of the
seat-warmers are men, that less than
20 per cent of them come up to the
bar in connection with any case, and
that they lOiter there until the last
call and then leave in a body when
they do not get up and follow some
girl out. And they all peer at the
girl as she leaves the court and some
of them leer.
And they laugh as the judge gives
them occasion to laugh, for it is the
judge who asks his questions in so
loud a tone Of voice that he can be
heard to the last seat; it is the judge
who probes into the Obscenities of the
testimony; it is the judge who has a
drOH way of saying things, and it is
the judge who reprimands the out
bursts of mirth from the men in the
rear Of the court when the outbUrsts
are occasiOned by something the
Judge has said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
HUGHES STAYED AWAY
Wasn't Invited to Speak at Labor Day
Celebration So Wouldn't Attend.

Nashville, Sept. 4. - Charles E.
Hughes today declined to attend the
Labor day celebration here as ar
ranged for by a local committee when
he was advised that he would not be
permitted to speak except on non-po-
litical subjects. Mr.. Hughes also de-
clined to review the Tennessee Ma
tional Guard. saying that he had no
right to do so.
No formal invitation had been ex-
tended Mr. Hughes by local labor
unions in charge of Labor day ce1ebra-
ton but the committee in charge adj
vised him that labor leaders in charge
Of the program had decided that Mr.
Hughes would not be permitted to
talk on subjects of a political nature.
Arrangements for the nominees at
tending the celebration were then
cancelled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04

for more money and shorter working
days. 1t means the ideals which these
demands represent.
The labor movement represents the
great desire of the masses of people
for more freedom, for justice, fof a
better and a higher life.
LAS the labor movement progresses
slowly there have emerged principles
of humanity, freedom and justice.
There is not a demand of labor that
does not represent years of suffering,
struggle and heartburning desire.
ITO be the advance guard of JUS
tice and new ideals and to work out
new principles and to try to estab-
lish these in the common life of all
men they have refused to believe that
property should be granted in legal
mortgage on human opportunity: they
have refused to submit to the mort
gage of property rights and the ira
dftions of property rights which re-
strict and narrow developments of
higher and better ideals AMI limit
mems lives, souls and opportunities
I'm a word tho the trade union
movement may to some be seemingly
a slow course in the attaining of the
rights and the justice and the free
dom to which the toilerS are entitled
but it is the sure growth. 1t has in
it all the elements of the human
heart, human brain and the human
soul. 1t goes down to the deepest
depths of misery and helps to lift up
the submerged that they may take
their places side by side With the great
struggling masses of the to;lers."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
81 LABOR LAWS
tcont,nusd from Page one.l


more important items of labor legisla-
ton in various states follows:
Three states, Maryland, Massachu-
sets and South Carolina, concerned
themselves with the legal regulation
of collective bargaining. In Maryland
a state board Is authorized to prescribe
rules of procedure for arbitration of
industrial disputes including power to
conduct Investigations and hold hear
ingS, to summon witnesses and enforce
their attendance, to require the pro-
duction of books, documents and pa
pers, and administer oaths, exercising
these powers to the same extent that
such powers are possessed by the civil
courts of the state South Carolina
created a board of three members to
investigate and to promote agreements
in strikes and lockouts at the rate of
$40 per day each. Massachusetts
amended her law regulating the pro-
curing of strikebreakers.
States on Child Labor, Too.
During the year seven of the eleven
states holding regular legislative ses-
sions passed new or strengthened old
laws affecting child labor. Shorter
hours. a higher minimum age, pro-
hibition of night work and exclusion
from hazardous employments are the
main tendencies. South Carolina raises
the mininmu m work age from IL to
IA, while Massachusetts, and New Jer-
sey make special provision for pupils
who study part-time in vocational
schools and may then work part time.
.Impelled by recent accidents New
Jersey has Joined the list of states re-
quiring passenger elevators to have
interlocking device automatically pre-
venting movement of elevator car I'M
til shaft door is closed and securely
fastened.
Following the Limitation of work
ing hours on public work to eight a
day in the majority of the states,
Massachusetts, this year provides for
her public employees the further linn
itation of the forty-eight hour week.
In private employment several states
place additional safeguards around the
employment of women and children
during the Christmas shopping sea-
son, and Massachusetts is to investi-
gate the possibilities of one day of rest
in seven for employees in hotels and
restaurants.
On Employers Trail
South Carolina and Virginia patch
ed up their employers liability laws
while Kentucky enacted the most pro-
gressive workmen's compensation law
in any southern state. Louisiana,
Maryland, Massachusetts,, New Jersey
and New York strengthened their
compensation laws without, however.
equaling the new national law for
injured federal employees which is
termed the most scientific and most
liberal workmen's compensation law
in the world Maryland enacted a
mothers pension law and Massachu-
sets created a commission on social
insurance to study sickness. unemploy-
ment and old age and to recommend
insurance legislation next January.
1.-The reorganization and unification
of the administration of labor laws
continues, the most noteworthy
changes this year being in Maryland
and New Jersey where steps were TAX
en- toward consolidation of factory in
spection and workmen's compensation
administration"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
MADERO'S FATHER DIES
Recently Informed 100000 Estate
Would Be Restored to Him.

New York, Sept. francisco Ma
dero, father of the late President
Madero of Mexico, and one of the
largest land and mine owners in that
country, was found dead in bed at his
home here today from heart disease.
He was 81 years old.
Mr.. Madero fled to this city after
the assassination of his two sons,
Francisco. jr., then president of Mex
leo, and Gustavo, who had been finan-
cial agent for the revolutionists. The
family estates, said to have been
valued at $6,0OO,000, including large
holdings of land in northern Mexico,
were confiscated by the Huerta gov
eminent, but three weeks ago the Car
rama government informed Mr.. Ma
dero that his property would be re-
stored to him.
Julio Madero, a son, now is in Mex
leo arranging with the authorities
there for the transfer of the estates.
Mr.. Madero was born in Parras,
state of Coahuila. He accumulated his
fortune there investing in farm lands,
mining and banking. The Banco Mer-
camille de Montere was one of his best
known financial institutions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
Looking Backward In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
By BRINKERHOFF

The Bunglers gave. their first dance of
the season at Hudson's hall last night. The
guests were enthusiastic in their pleasure
after the summers rest. straw vote was
taken with the result of two for Bryan and
the rest for Mckinley, during the evening.
The guests of the club were Miss Georg
ianna WATSON, Mr.. Kreuger, of Oakland,
Calf, and Mrs. Uhler of New York. The
club members present were Mr.. Walter
Ryneson, Mr.. c. E. Curry, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. W. Webb Mr.. and Mrs. A A. Scott, Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Movers, Mr.. and Mrs.
Irving Doo1itt1e, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Pres
colt, Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Sutton, Mr. and
Mrs. Ira o. Howe, Mr.. and Mrs George
w. Veale, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. William Hold
son, Mr.. and Mrs R. X. Jamison, Mr. and
Mrs G. S. Eagle, Mr. and Mrs. d. J. Hard
ing. Mr.. b. T. Lewis and Mr.. and Mrs.
J. f. Myers.
Miss Lulu Ewart entertained the West
Side Tennis club last evening
Mr.. and Mrs I. S. Lauck entertained the
Maple Hill camping party and few other
friends at cards last evening
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Robinson and daugh-
ter, Miss Meta, will leave Sunday in their
car for eastern points.
Mrs A. A Goddard and children are Wis
iting with friends in Leavenworth.
Mrs. Bennett R. Wheeler and daughters,
Martory and Eleanor, are spending a week
in Maple Hill.
Mrs. J. X. Hudson returned from Manitou
today, where she has been spending the
summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
SHOOT DOWN Yep STAYS HIS BRIDE
Admits Killing Materially, Not
Spiritually
'To Save Her Purity"-He May
Die From Injuries.

Chicago, Sept. At killed her be-
cause 1 wanted to save her purity"
was ]. Maurice Pettit.s explanation to
police today for the murder of his
beautiful 20-year-old bride of month.
Petit was arrested Saturday afternoon
near Detroit, Mich, and brought back
here yesterday. He is now a closely
guarded patient at the Rridewell hos
pital as result of desperate at
tempt to escape from train en- route
here He dived thru window of q
coach near Michigan City, Ind. but
the speed of the train caused him to
strike the ground with terrific force
and he lay where he fell until detec-
tives came back and got him.
''She still lives as you and I do"
Petit told police. when killed her
1 did 1t materially. not spiritually"
"Other men called at the flat and
talked to her. said Petit. IT was
Jealous of her. / was wrong in that
She was always good and pure"
Petit was captured at a farmhouse
near Detroit. A farmer recognized
him from a newspaper photograph.
When arrested he admitted he killed
his wife. police say Pettit's condition
was still considered serious today. He
suffered two punctures of the left lung
from the ends of broken ribs when he
attempted to escape. :,
Petit was formerly a bank teller at
Cedar Rapids. Iowa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
One of Is Dirigibles on British
Raid, Destroyed.
Three Reach London-Extent
of Damage Unknown.

London, Sept 4-The shooting
down of a Zeppelin, one of large
number of German raiders on the
east coast of England last night has
caused much enthusiasm among the
British because of the indication thus
given OF the efficacy of the air de-
lenses protecting London. According
to the latest reports, the airships, al
tho they dropped many bombs. did lit
tie damage
Thirteen Zeppelin airships took part
in the air raid over the eastern coun-
ties. 1t was the most formidable at
tack by air ever made on England.
Only three of the Zeppelins were able
to approach to the outskirts of Lon
don. One of these was shot down
and the other two were driven off by
aircraft guns and aeroplanes.
Find Wrecked Dirigible.
The war office official report in
part says:
Three airships only were able to
approach the outskirts of London. One
of them appeared over the Northern
district, about 2:15 in the morning,
where she was picked up by search
lights and heavily engaged by anti
aircraft guns and aeroplanes. After a
few minutes the airship was seen to
burst into flames and fall rapidly to-
ward the earth. The ship was de-
stroyed, the wreckage, engines and
half burned bodies of the crew being
found at Cufley. near Enfield.
Experts hope to reconstruct GER
tain portions of the framework The
large amount of wood employed in the
framework of the Zeppelin is startling
and would seem to point to a short
age of aluminium in Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
Yep TOMB FOR 18
Charred Bodies of AerOnauts
Found Under Wreckage.
England Will Rebuild Huge
German Zeppelin.

London, Sept. 4.-Eighteen charred
and crushed corpses, the bodies of the
German Zeppelin sailors who came
crashing to earth from a mile above
London in Sunday mornings great
raid, were buried near Cuffley today.
They were the first Germans to die
in action on English soil since the war
began. One of them wore an iron
cross. An inquest will be held later
Experts attached to the royal flying
corps today continued to dig in the
ruins of the destroyed Zeppelin for
bits OF machinery that will assist
them in reconstructing a dirigible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
7 MURDERS IN FAMILY
Last Victim, Dwight p. Dilwort1l.
Mysteriously Slain in Auto.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 4.-Seven
times the assassin has claimed mem
bers of the family of Mrs. William Dill
worth. When informed that her son,
Dwight P. Dilworth, had been murder
ed in New York, his mother told how
her husband had been killed by rob-
bers in his store in Oklahoma City and
how four uncles and one nephew had
also been murdered at different times.
Mrs. Dwight Dilworth, here visiting
friends, was told early today of the
murder of her husband. Her year
old son is here with her. Mrs. Dill
worth said she did not know any one
by the name of McNiff, the woman re-
ported with her husband when he was
killed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
AT THE THEATERS
The Orpheun.

The Labor day program at the Or
pheum will be Lieutenant Danny, U.
S A." the Triangle-Ince drama, a
Keystone comedy and special musical
furnished by an enlarged orchestra
under the direction of Ray Hall.
Much attention has been given to
the arrangement of a special musical
program to be furnished by a full
orchestra with Ray Hall as director.
From now on, the efforts of the Or
pheum management will be directed
toward music equal to the pictures or
even better. With the coming of the
new orchestra leader special and
sacred. concerts will be given Sunday
afternoons to which the public will be
admitted free
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
The Iris.

THE Honorable Friend" is the bill
at the Iris today and tomorrow. In
this drama by Elizabeth McGaffey we
have a novel cast headed by Sessue
Hayakawa the finished Japanese
actor who is given ample scope to
exercise his dramatic ability as well
as his muscular strength.
Playing opposite him is the demure
Tsuri Aoki. whose glistening couture
is quite feature of the picture. Two
other Japanese, G. Kino and M. Mat
sumato, complete the casts foreign
talent. while Raymond Hatton in the
heavy character part instils the
proper emotions in his audience
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
SUFFS WERE HERE
Women Organizers Stumped Kansas
Avenue After Parade.

Declared, by order of Frank Brown,
president of the Industrial Council,
from speaking at the regular Labor
day celebration, Miss Katherine Morey
and Miss Kathleen Taylor, the Wo-
mems party organizers for Kansas, got
in their innings after the parade. -
In an auto almost covered by a SAT-
frcn suffragette banner they followed
up the parade and "stumped' Kansas
avenue before the crowd had time to
dispense. They were enabled to pro-
claim the Women's party slogan of
Beat Wilson to several thousand To-
pekanS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
TRAIN A FIGHT ARENA
One Killed and Many Hurt When
StriIxebreakers Riot.

Cleveland, O.. Sept. 4.-One man Is
dead. several others are injured and
fifteen are under arrest as the result OF
a riot which occurred on a New York
Central train passing thru here this
afternoon.
The police were told that the men
were strikebreakers being taken from
New York to st. Lauis and that they
got into a quarrel among themselves.
The dead and injured were taken to
morgues and hospitals here but none
has been identified. Police went on
the train and took off the fifteen
who are being held.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

DR.. o. F. Narcotic has returned
from four weeks trip to Chicago
Adv
Mrs Mary Webb, 1901 Western
avenue. has been appointed desk Sec
rotary at the Provident association
Her appointment follows the resigna-
ton of Mrs. Moore, former friendly
visitor" for the association. With
Mrs. Moore's resignation. which be-
comes effective September ] 5, the Of
flee of friendly visitor will be abol-
ished. Mrs. Webb has for several
years been in the employ Of the Kan
sas Farmer as stenographer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
HE WANTS MOHRING
Requisition for Prisoner Governors
Only Business Today.

Governor Capper today issued a
requisition on Governor Major of Mis-
souri, for the return to this state of
Albert NJ. Mohring, wanted for the
theft of a Ford automobile. The COM
plant against Mohring looks serious.
He is charged with taking 1915 mod
ell Ford owned by Theron E. Averill
of Colby. The car was valued at $3.50
the complaint states. Mohring is now
under assert in Butler county, Mis-
souri,. The issuance of the reqmsition
was the only Labor day business trans
acted in the governors office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
Larry Chappelle.

Larry Chappelle, several years ago
bought from Milwaukee by the White
Sox for a sum reported to have been
$4,000 and who was later sent back
to the bushes, has been purchased by
the Boston Braves from Columbus
of the A A. Larry has been fielding
a great game and has been batting
well above 800 and right up at the
head of the list Ee has reported to
the Braves and will get into the line
up at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
ARM|STICE FOR TODAY
Miners and Operators Dispense With
Strike Conference for Holiday.

Fort Worth, Tex, Sept. 4.-The sit
uation in the Texas coal fields where
2, 400 miners have declined to sign up
a new wage agreement because of a
failure to grant them increased pay,
will go over Labor day unchanged.
The formal strike order has not been
issued, however, tho work has ceased
in all of the, fields. The two COM
mittees will resume their conferences
tomorrow here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
PROBE new S-HOUR LAW
Senator Reed Wants /. C. c. to Inves-
tigate Effect on Coast Lines.

Washington, Sept. Senator Reed
of Missouri today introduced resolu-
ton to authorize the interstate COM
merce commission to investigate the
effect of the eight hour day law on the
coast of operation of railroads and to
report to congress in December.
The resolution will be called up for
consideration tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04

MRS. R. HARDING-Age CT, for
TENDER in Kansas City. The body
was taken to Indianapolis, Ind, for
interment. Mrs. Harding lived in To-
peka until about twelve years ago
when she went to Kansas City to make
her home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
CARRANZA MEN WIN

Hold Elections in Towns of Northern
Mexico.
Laredo. Texas, Sept. 4.-Constitu-
tionalists, or Carranza, candidates
won in every instance in the munipi-
cal elections held turnout northern
Mexico on Sunday, according to ad-
vices received today at Nuevo Laredo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-04
REVOKE ORDER
War Dept Recalls Edict Discharging
Men With Families.

San Antonio. Sept. 4.-The war de-
Iartment has revoked the order per-
hitting the discharge of national
guardsmen with persons dependent on
them, according TO a circular which is
being mailed from southern division
headquarters here. Under the army
appropriation bill provision Is made
fol- the aid of persons dependent on
members OF the guard.