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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-08
Washington Stock Exchange.

ton % at rs at l2s % At 49, 10 at i2s, 10
NO. at IL washington Gas p 10 at IS
at S 10 st kaStyge At ISL at ls4 70
Capital Traction: 20 at l247 washington ar G Sa
10 at d5 Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at 1S4M, 10
M san p Ins Ss so BID l2s asked Metopo
biz ~ asked ccu%Sls 5 sa los I Sa '' 10
Miscellaneous Bonds-washington Gas Co es &C.
,o7 bid. U S. Electric Light Deb Imp. ' 6s. 1os
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s. iSs bid bid.
10; asked American Security and Trust As, 100
Masonic Hall Association IS, lOi bid, 1O7 askeJ.
American Graphophone Deb. IS. 94la bid
posit and Trust I624 bid. Washington Loan and
Trust 200 bid 225 asked. American Security and
Trust tn .2l9ts bid. Union Trust and Storage, Io4
Railroad s5scksmcapital Traction Co. 1913. bid.
Co Pref; 40 BID. The Washington Railway and
bid. Metropolitan rs bid Central nt a7s bid I'D
Farmers and Mechanics, go bid. Second, lis bid
80 bid west End. iss bid Trad Sss IA, sp bal
LOO asked Lincoln, 135 asked. Riggs, 725 bid
= Insurance stocks.Flremen's, 2e bid, so asked
Franklin 90 bid. Metropolitan, IS bid. 90 asked
HoF T,nn s. n bid 20 Potomac 81 bid 20 asked
bid National Union. y. bid Columbia, II bid
~ asked. Riggs. rs bid. asked. Peoples Gu
bid. Gas asked. Commercial, bid, 51a asked. Co,
lonial, 90 bid.
Title Insurance Stocks-Real Estate Title 90 bid
9lh asked. Columbia Title, 4hs bid, s asked
Washington Title, bid. asked.
Telephone aud Graphophone Stocks-Chesapeak>
and Potomac Telephone, = bid 50 asked Amari-
can Graphophone Com, 2a4 bid, 81 asked. Ameri-
can Graphophone Pref. Z bid, ST. asked
Gas Stocks-Washington Gas, 74Ih bid 70 asked
Georgetown Gas, "a bid.
Type Machine Stocks-Mereenthaier Ldnotype
1879 bid, 1S5 asked. Lanston Monotype, u bid
12as asked
Miscellaneous Stocks-Greene Con. Copper Co.
2IA bid, ISIS asked Washington Market ZIG bid
22h asked. Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
$50 bid.
sEx dividend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-08
REDRESS IN POLICE COURT
Commissioners Without Authority tt
Suppress Growing BOOSTERS.

Howard Maggie and Hiram McCollum, re-
siding at 1871 10th street northwest have
put up with early morning and midnight
rooster Growing in their neighborhood as
long as their patience will allow, it appears
trict Commissioners received today on the
subject. Mr.. Maggie writes:
Il have the honor to invoke the aid of
such statute or regulation as may exist
governing the keeping of ROSTERS in the
city limits. There are at least three in this
nelShborhood that subject me to great an
noyance and personal discomfort through
loss of sleep. Other owners of chickens in
this neighborhood Chan those complained
of must keep them penne6 up, as they ap-
parently make no disturbance during the
hours usually set apart for the sleep of
civilized citizens. l earnestly beg such re-
lief as the laws of the District allow me-
gated as promptly as possible in order that
the needed corrective be early applied"
The Commissioners will inform Mr.
Maggie, and also Mr.. McCollum, who wrote
in similar vein that they have no authori-
ty to act in the premises. If the growing
ROSTERS constitute nuisance such as is
contemplated by the law. the writer's will
be told, their redress is in the Police Court
where they may swear out personally in
formations against the owners complained
of. In cases of this kind. the Commission
ers say, the police Of the precinct are
powerlesS to act. as they cannot swear that
another person is annoyed by a Growing
rooster. The policemen themselves cannot
appear as compliments, it is suggeste ed for
obvious reasons, as they are hardly sup
posed to have any sleep to be disturbed
while on duty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-08
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. July s.-Flour steady. unchanged;
receipts y: PA barrels: exports 216 barrels
Wheat steady: spot. 1s1satSa4; July. 77ka17N
August. 76Ka77; Sept, 77a77h steamer No. 2 red
1llaa743. receipts. %, $50 bushels exports. none
southern by sample, 70a79; southern on grade 15a
20. Corn Gull; Spot. 20; August. 6S asked; year
81 asked; steamer mixed. CO. receipts. AGA bush
ern yellow corn rs. Oats active and lower; No 2
white; 5sha5s; No mixed. 54a55; receipts. 6s73
bushels; exports, none. Rye firm: No. . fOa6i:
No = western, 6sha6s; receipts zoos bushels; ex,
ports. none. Hay, timothy, strong and higher;
clover mixed. dull: No. timothy ST. bid; No /
clover Mixed. sl3.5Oa$14. Grain freights steady,
unchanged. Butter steady. unchanged: fancy imi-
1Sa1s: fancy roll, i7sls good roll, I6af7 store
packed. 16a17 Eggs firm and higher; fresh, liza
Is. Cheese steady, unchanged: large 10a1OjS: me-
dunn. 10ka10A; small, 1OKa1Oik. Sugar firm un-
changed; fine and granulated AIN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-08
THE YEATMAN ESTATE,
District Attorney to Proceed Under
Motion to Stop Distribution.

Mr.. Ashley M. Could United States at
torney for the District of Columbia, will
tomorrow, before Chief Justice Bingham,
presiding in the Probate Court, call up his
motion that distribution of the estate of
William s. Yeatman, formerly disbursing
clerk Of the War Department, be suspended
untf the government has an opportunity to
prepare and file claim against the estate.
Mr.. Gould announced in court last Tues
day that Mr.. Yeatman was, at the time of
his death. April 20, 1901, defaulter SO
far as is known the alleged defalcation
amounts to about $4,000 and the govern
ment means to take steps to recover the
full amount. According to the administra-
tor the deceased left S16,25S34. OF this
amount the administrator says he has dis
tributed S105TO.92
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-08
HEARING IN DISBROW CASE.
More Witnesses Testify to Cuts on
Fosters Face

NEW YORK, July s.-The hearing in the
case of Louis A. Disbrow, accused of hav
Ing murdered Sarah Lawrence and Clar-
ence Foster, was continued at Good Ground
today.
The first witness today was SamI Thomp-
son, the Sag Harbor undertaken, who had
charge of the funeral of Foster. He said
there was blood on Fosters face and ears.
and that the face was black and swollen.
Thompson was not cross-examined.
Ellsworth Rowland a fisherman, said he
saw Fosters body on the day of burial
There was a cut over the right eye an inch
and half long. The face was black and
swollen and blood came from the eyes and
ears
Edward Croker, eighteen years old. a son
of Chief Croker of the New York fire de-
partment. testified to finding Nelson
Squire's rowboat adrift in Itana Bay, full
of water. and with oarlocks tied to the
seat. Henry Jacobs. eighteen years Old,
Corroborated young Cookers testimony
Erastus w. futile. station agent at East
port. l.. L.. was the first witness in the hear
ing yesterday. futile testified that on June
II, the day after Foster and Miss Lawrence
who was known as 'Dimp." disappeared,
Disbrow gave him the following telegram
to send to the girls mother: 'Dimp and
Clarence Foster are together. I viii not
rest until l find them"
on cross-examination Tuttie said he could
not swear positively that Dsbrow was the
man that handed him the telegram
Mrs. Adelaide Terneii. wife of the proprie-
tor of the Ternell House. the next witness.
said she saw the body Of Sarah Lawrence
on the beach. and that there were no
wounds or abrasions.
She saw Disbrow at supper on the night
OF the disappearance Of Foster and Miss
Lawrence. and again in the morning
cross-examined by Mr.. Miles. the witness
said she saw blood on Miss IaWr.ncs's
face as the body lay on the beach
subpoena has been issued by District
Attorney Smith for Samuel Thompson, the
undertaken who had charge OF Fosters
funeral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-08
THE WILLARD BUILDING.
The First Brick Laid This Morning by
Mrs. Willard,

At O'Clock this morning Mrs. Henry A.
Willard. assisted by Mr.. Henry Hull. mas
ter brick mason. laid the first brick of the
new office building. No 5l5 l4th street
northwest, to be known as the Willard
building.
The difficult work of snoring and under
pinnins the south wall of the Ebbitt House,
adjoining on the north the site of the new
structure, was satisfactorily accomplished
yesterday under the direction of Mr.. VIII
liam P. Lipscomb, contractor and with the
laying of the first brick this morning the
work on the superstructure of the new
building was fairly begun. This new build
ing, planned by James G. Hill. architect.
is to be eight stories in height, and is being
erected by Mr.. II. A. Willard as a model
office building with all appliances and con-
Veniences, replacing the old Occidental
building, which was so long the headquar-
tiers of the newspaper correspondents in
Newspaper Row.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-08
SUIT FOR INJUNCTION.
Proprietor of Publication Seeks Re
scinding of Postmaster Generals Order

Proceedings in equity for injunction were
instituted today in the Supreme Court OF
the District OF Columbia by J. Mervin
Fogelsanger against the Postmaster Gener-
al OF the United States. The complainant is
represented as the sole owner and pro-
prietor of a publication known as New
Ideas" the place OF publication being Phil
adelphia. Pa.
1t is set forth that the Postmaster Cen
eral has excluded New Ideas" from the
mails as second-class mail matter on the
alleged ground that the literary merit Of
the publication is beneath an arbitrarily
fixed standard. the conditions of which. it
is stated, are wholly unknawn to the COM
plainant.
According TO the complainant. it is unlaw-
full for the Postmaster General to deprive
publication of it's rights to the enjoyment
of the use Of the mails at the second-clas
rate of postage, except after full hearing
upon the specific question only as to wheth-
er the publication has been admitted to the
pound rate upon false evidence or. after ad-
mission. has so changed it's character as to
be no longer entitled thereto.
The court Is asked to declare that the
complainant is entitled to mail New Ideas
at the second-cIass mail rate: and that the
Postmaster General may be restrained from
enforcing an order, cancellilng the certifi-
cate of entry heretofore issued to the COM
plainant as evidence of his right to mail
the publication at the second-class rate.
Attorneys D. E. Fox and r. w. Haynes
represent the complainant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-08
MIR. MooDY's REASONS
Why the New York Navy Yard Was
Chosen

According to Secretary Moody, he was
governed entirely by purely business con-
siderations in deciding to have the battle
ship authorized at the last session of Con-
gress built at the New York navy yard in
preference to the Norfolk yard He made
a statement to the newspaper men at his
Office this morning in regard to the mat
ter, i'll the course of which he said that
the choice was confined entirely to the
yards at New York and Norfolk
The single advantage of Norfolk" said
Secretary Moody. was the price of labor,
which, on an average, was u per cent less
than at New York
LAS offset to the rate of wages at Nor
folk, however. it was found that the eff
cheney of labor was greater at the New
York yard. Chief Constructor Bowles who
vas the main advocate of the Norfolk
yard. estimated that this increased eff
cheney would reduce the extra cost of lahor
In the construction branch to about 500
600. This estimate. however, was based on
the assumption that throwing the work in
to small labor market would not in it.
self. increase the wages of labor Rear Ad-
n,iral Melville was of the opinion that the
cost Of work in the department of steam
engineering would be 100000 less at the
New York yard than would be the case at
the Norfolk yard.
THE cost of freight on the materials which
go into the construction of a battle shin is
estimated at $50 900 less at New York than
n
miscellaneous materials which can be read
lily and speedily purchased at New York.
but which is not easily obtainable at Nor
folk. 1t has been estimated that there
would be saving of $lDO, 900 on this item
Competent authorities have declared
that are economic disturbance of conditions
in New York woa4d BE scarcely noticed in
the general conduct OF. naval business. but
such disturbance woAld be an important
matter at a smaller Industrial .u center like
Norfolk. The sunplyanf skilled labor In
edged to be very,fnueh greater than at
Norfolk. Another consideration In the Sc
lection was that 'the Building Of the big
ship at Norfolk would disorganize the nri
vate yards in that vicinity. so that there
would be substantial delays In the cornple-
ton of other naval ships under CONSTRUCT
tion at Newport News and Richmond The
New York yard Is far better orga nized I'M
respect to its personnel and is better equip.
ped in respect to tools and buildings than
the navy yard at Norfolk.
Taking all gthess tqmE6 derations together
1t seems to me an absolute demonstration
from q purely business point of view
which 1t was believed Congress irltended,
should govern In the matter. that the New
York yard was the yard where the vessel
should be built"
The specifications for, the battle ship-in-
deed for all four Of sthe battle ships and
cruisers authorized by the new law-haye
already been prepared and will be sent out
at once. for the government-built ship. the
remainder going out after the advertise
ment for bids. Work will be begun at once
at New York upon the construction OF over
head travelling cranes for handling ma
terial, which will be necessary to the work
Of building the battle ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-08
Held at Eospital.

Albert Hamilton, twenty four years Of
age, machinist IS a prisoner patient at
the Emergency Hospital, where he is be-
Ing held until he is able to appear in the
Police Court to answer to a charge Of car
rying revolver. Hamilton was found on
BrlShtWood avenue by the police of the
tenth precinct yesterday morning suffering
from gunshot wound Of the right arm.
The man claims he was attacked by an
unknown cnlored man who demanded
money and upon being refused shot him on
the arm. The weapon with which 1t is
thought the wound was inflicted was found
in bush near where the injured man was
found by the police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-08
QUESTIONING NAVAL OFFICERS
Circular Letter Prepared by Secretary
Moody

Secretary Moody has taken steps TO OBJ
tain detailed Information in regard to the
ch1ractC- and extent OF the duties of Off
Gers of the navy at shore stations. With
thus idea IL view he has prepared a circular
letter. copy Of which will be sent To
every Eava. officer on duty IN Washington.
and at very navy yard or station in the
Dated States. in which he propounds a
number Of questions designed 10 develop the
particular Information he desires
One Of these questions is whether me
officer addressed cannot. in addition to his
present regular duty. perform a portion OF
all of the duties performed by some other
officer OF officers AZ the same station. or in
other words, if he does not think the num-
Der OF officers at thai particular station
Can b. reduced without detriment to the
service Another question is wnetnCr cor
tain duties now devoiving upon naval Oft
Gers on shore cannot be properly performed
b. civ Hans. Each officer Is also k.I If
he does not think that the interest of the
naval service requires that he shod.d 20 to
Sea.
Although Secretary Moody believes that =
certain amount of shore service is neces-
sary u the proper professional education of
q naval officer, he is convinced that every
commissioned officer in the navy should
spend most Of his time at sea II the re
,6ponses 10 his circular are favorable TO the
Secretary's idea, it is probable that here
after the shore detail will come at longer
Intervals than under the present system.
and will be Of shorter duration, EXCEPT
among high ranking officers. for whom
sea commands are not available. The Sec
-Tetary Is also said to be considering the
advisability or reviving of the old policy of
placing officers waiting orders with re-
duced pay. when there is no special work
Tor them TO do at sea on shore. This
would apply principally to officers who ha We
reached command rank, as there will al
ways be plenty of work for junior officers.
principally on shipboard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-08
NAVY YARD INVESTIGATION.
Charges Of Usury Made Against Ger
tain Foremen.

A board of Investigation, of which Lieut..
Commander William Braunersreuther is
president, has been for the past week an
curing into charges made by former en-
ploye of the navy yard that certain foremen
have been loaning money to employees and
asking and accepting usurious rates Of in
terest.
Just what has been discovered is hard to
ascertain. Rear Admiral Terry, the COM
mandant of the navy yard. said today that
he had not the slightest idea what the
board had found in the way of justifyins
or disproving the charges He said. how
ever, that he believed the board would COM
piete Its investigation within a few days.
ana that the report would be sent at once
to the Secretary
An Evening Star reporter today saw a
score or more or men employed at the
navy yard. Each one interviewed was at
first averSe to discussing the questions
asked, but finally admitted that he had
heard of the charges. and that there was
ton
Several of the number were more out
spoken. declaring that men employed in the
yard had paid as high as 10 and - per
cent ana even higher interest each mont h
on comparatively small sums None could
be induced to give the names of the men
who are the alleged victims or of the per-
Shylock act
Admiral Terry said that the trouble had
been brought about by a man who had
been employed formerly in the navy yard
put who was no longer connected with me
yard. This man, according to the COM
mandant. was diSrated, became dfsgruntled
took his discharge and subsequently made a
complaint in the form Of a letter to the
Secretary of the Navy.
The Secretary of the Navy brought the
matter to the attention of the commandment
and the latter took it up. Captain Leutze
or the gun factory made an investigation in
his department, where it was alleged the
offenses were committed. The result of this
investigation was sent to the commandant
and the latter forwarded the same to the
Secretary of the Navy
The person who made the charges was ap.
parently relentless in his efforts to correct
what he considered a fragrant abuse of the
law, ana he got, it is understood affidayits
from Two employees to the effect that they
nad PAD a rate of interest for a temporary
loan that was far in excess of the legal
rate. II was then that Admiral Terry APP
pointed the board of investigation that is
now at work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-08
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
Officers Elected for Ensuing Year
Thanks to President Roosevelt.

Al the meeting OF the Central Labor
Union held last evening at Typographical
Temple officers were elected for the ensu-
ing term of six months, as follows: Presi-
dent, John Hammerstrom. Washington
Lodge Machnists, No. 1873; vice president.
William Silver. Washington Branch Gran
lite Cutters; recording secretary, Charles
w. Winslow. Structural Iron Workers
Union, No 5; financial secretary, J. A.
Daley. Sheet Metal Workers Union, No.
l02; treasurer. j. NJ. Heisey. Brotherhood
Of Carpenters. No 100; sergeant -at-arms,
Joseph Huff. Hosting and Portable En-
gineers, Local II; auditors. J. H. Babcock,
Moses Peyton, B. V. Walz.
All the officers were reelected without
opposition, excepting the financial secre-
tary, for which position several candidates
were voted for Mr.. c. A. Morrison, the
former secretary, declined a renominat ion.
A communication was read from the
Journeymen Plumbers Association of Nor
folk Va, stating that the members Of the
organization are on a strike against the
demands of the Master Plumbers AssOcfa-
ton and builders exchange of that city,
which requires withdrawal from their
union, nine-hour work day and a wage
reduction Of fifty cents per day On mo-
ton 10 refer the communication to the
building trades section a delegate who
recently returned from Norfolk stated that
with the exception Of the oricklayers alt
the building trades in that city are sus-
tanning the plumbers. and that building
operations are practically suspended.
"A resolution presented by delegates of the
bookbinders' union was adopted, which re-
cites: president Roosevelt has issued an
order granting to the employees of the gov
eminent printing office and navy yard the
shorter work day for Saturday during the
summer months. and as it IS the first time
such concession has been granted to the
organized toiIers and mechanics in said
departments it is resolved that the Cen
tral Labor Union indorse the action Of the
President and tender to him our thanks
and appreciation for the kindness rendered
10 the union men and women employed in
those departments" 1t also directs that a
copy of the resolution be sent to President
Roosevelt.
Resolutions We're also adopted favoring
a Saturday half holiday and directing
that Il committee of three be appointed
TO collect data and prepare a bill to pre-
sent to the next session of the Fifty-sey-
enth Congress and to act in conjunction
with the legislative committee of the Cen
trail Labor Union and the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor in securing it's passage by
Congress-
Secretary Winslow was directed to for
men of the District committees Of the Sem
ate and House and to the District Commits
Si0nerS.
Delegates were obligated and seated from
Retail Clerks Union. No. 262: Columbia
Lodge Machinists, No. ia; Bar Tenders
Local No. %; Steam Engineers, Local No
%: Beer Drivers and Statements Union
No. &i; Leather Workers Union, No. 81:
Cigar Makers Union, Local No. 40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-08
Washington Grove Chautauaue.

A large audience greeted Rev. D. W.
Skel!enger Saturday evening In Assembly
Hall for his stereoptieon lecture on the
Rips OF the Rockies" With a large num-
Der of beautifully colored stereopticon slides
the speaker delighted the audience with
visit to Denver. Colorado Springs, Mani
tou and other cities, and excursions to the
canon of the Gunnison, Pixies Peak, Mani
tou and The Garden of the Gods"
DR.. T. ]. Woodman. the musical director
OF the Grove Chautauqua, sang an opening
solo.
Monday evening audience enjoyed
dramatic Rotations and character i'm
presentations by Mr. A. Roy Israel. Mr.
lsraels program embraced rotations
facial expressions. dialect representations
and amusing anecdotes
During the evening Mr.. Melville Lindsay
gave violin solo, and Miss Mabel Olaf
solo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-08
VOLCANO IN INDIAN TERRITORY.
Great Excitement Among the People at
Tulsa,

GUTHRIE, okla. July S-Great excite
ment has been caused a Tulsa l. T, OWNS
to the discovery by surveyors working
north of that place of cracks in the sides
of mounds. as though from great pressure
underneath. Gas is escaping from the ifs
sures and a continual kissing and roaring
can be heard
ON the extreme top Of the highest hill
there has been a small volcano at work
raising UP large bouiders and tossing them
aside. Experts state it is a great oil and
gas field, and that pressure from q great
depth has caused the conmotion The in
habitants Of Tulsa are becoming nervous
over the state of affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-08
CORONER TO HOLD INQUEST.
Official Inquiry Regarding the Death
of An Infant

An inquest will be held at the sixth pre-
cinct station tomorrow morning for investi-
CATION OF the circumstances attending the
death of Alice Wheeler, child only fifteen
months old. The death occurred Sunday
at the home Of the parents, No 759 18th
street southeast.
The child's death, 1t was stated. was due
to summer complaint, and the case would
have been so recorded had not Mrs
Wheeler and her friends entered an objec-
ton. Coroner hewitt went to the house to-
day and saw Mrs. Wheeler and her rela-
tives and friends, and they insisted that an
inquest should be held. They expressed
themselves as being of the opinion that
cholera infantum did not the cause the
child's death. Deputy Coroner Glazebrook
will perform an autopsy on the body before
the inquest is held.