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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
CLEARING CERTIFICATES.
New York Bankers Decide to Issue
Them Today.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, October 26-At a meeting
of the Clearing House Association today
it was decided to issue clearing house GER
titicates. The following statement was
issued by Manager She.er The loan co H.
mttee. which is the clearing house com
mittee, assisted by the following gentle
men, will arrange the details and provide
for the issue of clearing house certifica es
as soon as possible, and 1t is expected that
their issue will be begun this afternoon:
James G. Cannon, vice president of the
Fourth National Bank; Walter f. Frew.
vice president of the Corn Exchange Ba lk;
Gates H. McGarrah. president of the Me-
chanics Bank: Albert H. Wiggin vice
president of the Chase National Bank, and
II. +. Dawson, vice president of the Firzt
National Bank
The certificates will be issued to the ex-
tent of ~ per cent of the par value of the
collateral presented
A large number of the trust companies
applied for admission to the Gearing
House Association today and il is b Il ev d
their application will be favorably acted
upon in order that they may have the ad-
vantage arising from the issuance of GER
tificates. Debit balances of d number of
the banks Will be paid today in certifi
Gates.
Only five times before in the history Of
the Clearing House Association have Ger
tificates been issued, viz: 1860, 1873, 1881,
1880 and 1893.
In 1893 the amount issued was about
S45 900 ,0U.
James Stillman, president of the Ma
tiopal City Bank, said this morning as
he was leaving the meeting of the Clearing
House Association:
THE general situation today is much
improved. 1t has been saved by the heroic
action of the Secretary of the Treasury
with the who.e-hearted cooperation of Mr.
Morgan
George W. Perkins of J. P. Morgan &
Co, who visited Secretary Cortelyou at
1870 o'c.ock, said, after a brief confer
ence with the Secretary: The outlook is
good very good
When some one asked him if he con-
sidered that today would see crisis. he
said. emphatically: The crisis passed yes
terday.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
SURELY A SHAME.
Somebody Ought to Get Thirty Days
for This Outrage.

Senator Scott was standing on the cor
ner of 18th street and Pennsylvania ave
nue. today talking with some friends. He
looked down 18th street.
well, | will be"
What" said his companion.
Bowed, said he. Now, look at that
Municipal building over there. It's one OF
the most artistic and beautiful structures
in Washington, commented upon by every
body who sees it and likely to be a model
And there is a dinkey little old hosting
engine belching out smoke that is d s.
coloring the whoe western side
Sure enough; there was donkey en-
sine" whose smokestack was pouring
forth constant volumes of soft coal smoke,
which, driven by back draft of wind,
was spreading up and over the entire
western wing, settling its burden of ash,
SCOT and CRIME onto the beautiful columns
and the exquisite marble trimmings. 1t
kept up all morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
FOR A NEGRO COMMONWEALTH.
Noted Retired Army Officers Moving
for a National Convention.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, October 26.-Lieut.
Col. Allensworth, U.S.A.. retired, one of
the most prominent negroes of the west,
has addressed communication to the
members of the colored race in the United
States asking for expressions regarding
the holding of a national convention look
ing to the solution of the race problem
in the southern states and the desirable
ity in particular of establishing a purely
negro commonwealth in some part of the
United States.
Col Allensworth is a Baptist minister
of Bowl ng Green, Ky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
Confer on Two-Cent Fares.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ATLANTA, Ga, October 25.-Gov.
Glenn of North Carolina, Gov. Conner of
Alabama and Gov. Hoke Smith of Geor-
gia will meet here Tuesday next for a
conference on the railroad situation in
the south.
The 2-cent rate law has caused so much
controversy since its passage that the
recent compromise in Alabama on 24-
cent rate is taken to mean that several
states may unite in adopting a moderate
policy toward the roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
Indicted on Ninety Counts.

PITTSBtRG, Pa, October o6-Two
indictments were returned by the grand
jury today against J. b. F. Rinehart.
former cashier of the Farmers and
Drovers National Bank. at Waynes-
burg. Pa. One Indictment contains
ninety counts. seventy-one of which are
upon alleged false entries in tie books
of the bank and in the reports to the
controller of the currency
Fifteen counts charge distractions
amounting to S11o,1i2.3j and four al
lege Interpretations amounting to $50-
tSIl2. The other indictment contains
nineteen counts, eight of which are for
alleged false entries and eleven for al
legged distractions amounting to $74,609. .96
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
FRENCH SPY CASES.
Military Secrets Sold to a Foreign
Power

PARIS. October 26.-Ensign Charles 3.
U.lmo of the French navy, who was ar
rested at Toulon October a. on the charge
of being spy, and who confessed to hav-
ing abstracted a secret naval signal book
and the naval cipher code, and Berton, the
army reserve officer, who was arrested
yesterday at Vendone. charged with ne
gotiatinS with an agent of a foreign power
for the sale of military secrets, were
brought to Paris today and arraigned be-
fore an examining magistrate.
Ullmo confessed everything declaring he
was heavily in debt and that his object
was to raise money, but adding that he
never intended to be traitor Berton de-
MED the charge of treason, but. neverthe-
less, the correspondence seized when he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
CoUNTRY's IMPORTS O. X.
Unsettled Financial Conditions Do
Not Affect Importing Business

NEW YORK, October 26-Statistics
given out at the New York custom house
and reports received from Boston, Phia-
delphia. Baltimore. New Orleans and San
Francisco show that the unsettled con-
Gitions now prevailing in financial circles
have had no unfavorable influence on the
importing business of the country. Henry
c. Stuart, acting collector of the port,
said that the entry of foreign goods had
not been curtailed. On the contrary, the
average daily receipt of merchandise this
week was considerably more than for the
corresponding week of year ago.
Prominent representatives of importing
interests said that the financial stringency
was matter of small concern to them.
a member of a firm which pays duties
aggregating more than S1,030,9UO said
that there was no cause for alarm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
PLAGUE CASES IN SEATTLE.
Vigorous Sanitary and Rat-Killing
Campaign.

SpeciaI Dlspatch 10 The Star.
SEATTLE, Wash. October 26.-The city
authorities, the state government and
federal officers are co-ordinating in meas
ures taken to suppress the bubonic plague
in Seattle. So far five cases have devel-
oped and all have proved fatal but all
infection occurred before il was known
that a case existed here.
Since meteorological diagnosis has de-
termined the nature of the malady from
which Policeman Osborne. his two sisters;
and the undertaken, who prepared Cs-
borne for burial and a Chinaman died
no new cases have been reported.
A vigorous cleaning up and rat-killing
crusade is on all over the city, and the
authorities are hopeful that the disea Sc
is now under control.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
SITUATION IN PITTSBURG.
Stock Exchange Continued Closed
Today-Einancier Optimistic.

PITTSBURG, Pa, October 26-The
Iittsburg Stock Exchange. which was
clos d last Wednesday morning at the re-
quest of the Clearing House Association
to prevent an unnecessary sacrifice of
values. did not resume operations today
II was said. unof1ic;ally. however. that
trading would probably begin again Mon
day morning.
A meeting of the Pittsburg Clearing
House Association will be held at o'clock
today for the purpose of considering the
at lisa bility of issuing certificates Should
such Il course be taken it is said the
stock exchange will open Monday The
weekend payday brought a great num-
Der of persons to the banks today. The
payroll it is estimated, takes from 81 900 =
tr9 to $S.G@9Gt}D to satisfy.
Financial circles remain optimistic and
the situation here is believed to have been
successfully dealt with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
Expect Moroccan Battle.

PARIS. October 2j.-The government
has received advices from Morocco to the
effect that a battle between the army of
the Mulai Hafid, which has. reached a
point eighteen miles from Mogador and
the Anxious tribesmen, supported by the
imperial garrison. numbering about 200
men, may be anticipated shortly
There are two French warships in the
harbor of Mogador and AL the steps nee
essary Will be taken to protect the Eu-
ropeans there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
Prisoner Freed, Witness Held.

ST. PETERSBURG. October 26.-The
trial at Terioki. Finland. of Topoleff
member of the league of the Russian
people, accused Of the murder of Prof
Hertzensten. the member of TIE lower
house of the first Russian parliament
who was killed at his Country home near
Terioki. July 81. 1906, has ended in the
discharge of the prisoner on the ground
of insufficient evidence. Lavaoff, a man
who testified against TopoIef, was SEN
fenced to five months imprisonment for
failing 10 give evidence earlier
Two additional members of the mi j.
tary organizat of the social revolu-
tionists lave been arr sted here on the
charge of having taken TART in the plot
to murder Lieut.. Gen. Rudiger, minister
of war, which was discovered in July
last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
TAFT IN PHILIPPINES.
Secretary Had a Narrow Escape in
Railway Mishap

MA Mia. October 26.-Secretary Taft
made an inspection of the partially com
pleted extension of the acknowledgement
railway Friday. He rode twenty-five
miles on the first passenger train run
over the line, and inc dentally was par
ticipant in the first accident on the road.
Near the terminus fiat car in front of
Mr.. Taft's car was derailed and nearly
took his with it. The Taft car ran COM
pletey on top of the fat car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
Fine Weather at Ithaca.

ITHACA. n. Y, October 26.-Splendid
foot ball weather prevailed for the Cor
nell-Princeton game today. The ar was
cool and bracing and there was plenty of
sunshine The Princeton eleven arrived
this morning from Owego, where they
spent the n ght. They were in good humor
and looked prime. The Cornell team kent
out of sight early in the day. but the
Tigers strolied down for look at the
fie Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26

PITTSBURG, Pa. October 26.-Sitting
on a piece of timber on a thirty-f foot
trestle today. John Hughes. carpenter
for the American Bridge Company, sawed
the board through and fell with the piece
he had sawed off. He had been sitting
on the wrong end OF the board. His right
thigh was broken and he sustained severe
scalp wounds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
Dropped Dead of Heart Disease.

TACOMA. Wash, October 26.-Maj Don
G. Lowell dropped dead of heart disease
last night while attending board meeting
at tn, First Church of Christ Scientist He
was past commander of the Department
of Washington and Alaska. G. A. f., and
a prominent member of the Loya! Le-
gion. Mai. Lowell was siXty-six years of
age and was born at Iona. Mich, serving
through the civil war with Michigan
troops and after the war with Custer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
Virginia Woman Killed by Train.

SpecIal DIspatch 10 The Star.
SUFFOLK, Va, October 26-Mrs. Bet
tie Wright wife of Frank Wright a w H.
known politician of this county, was
killed today by train on the Atlantic
Coast Line. Her daughter Maud had a
limb broken in two places. They were
crossing a side track when struck by a
freight train. Mrs. Wright lived only a
short time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
Humbolt Smelter Shuts Down.

PRESCOTT, Ariz, October 26.-The
Humboldt Smelter ceased operations at
midnight last night upon instruction from
Boston. Inability To raise funds with
which to keep the plant in operation is
given as the reason for the shutdown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
A FRIENDLY TIP.

What Veteran Senator Said About
Newcomers Keeping in Background
Some Of the Oklahoma folks, little
puffed up, perhaps eXcusably, by impend-
ing statehood, were talking shop at the
New Willard today.
Hope our senators get good seats in
the Senate" said one
Any seat in the United States Senate
IS good seat remarked Senator Elkins.
and take it from an old-timer," he con-
tnued, "a back seat is the best for a
new senator for a year or two"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26

was taken into custody seems TO prove
that he arranged to deliver certain mill
tary documents to an agent of a foreign
power. The latter is not named but is
understood to be Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26

depositors lined up at the paying teller s
window These banks tod their depositors
they would pay out only in small amounts
and to satisfy urgent needs
The First National Bank today notified
stock exchange houses to which IT had
made loans Friday at 80 per cent that
the loans would he continued over to Mon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
LABOR TROUBLE IN CUBA.
Railway officials Complain Of Poor
Protection Against Strikers.

HAVANA, October 26.-In labor cir
cles where great unrest has prevailed for
some weeks the statement is made that
plans have been made to inaugurate a
general strike Monday next. The railroad
strike shows little change.
The officials complain of the po..ce pro-
lection and declare that loyal employees
are being openly intimidated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
Andrew Carnegie's Views.

Andrew Carnegie, upon his return from
Europe today after a long vacation
abroad expressed himself in a most op-
timistic way concerning the financial sit
uation. Il was delighted to read the good
news this morning he said. Il am sur
priSed that the fall in stocks has been
small. This proves that the situation
is not alarming. and that the country Is
all right. Investors have only to hold on
The financial authorities have acted boldly
but wisely. and the furry will soon blow
over 1t is quite right that savings banks
should require notice.
1T should not be forgotten. however,
that We have had the greatest expansion
of modern times. and sure fate react on
must come and has already begun. but
il VIII he healthful. We may have sea-
son of less activity in trade. but that Will
be followed in due time by another pc
Rod of expansion. Nothing can prevent
IS all right and bound to distance all
compel etitoTs in the race. Speculation VIII
be less to the front for time, but gem
uine business will not suffer seriously.
''It lies in the nature of things that the
attempt To attribute the recent and spas
modiC fall in prices TO the wise and in the
trueSt sense the truly conservative re-
solve of the President and his cabinet to
enforce tho salutary laws against the
abuse of their powers by certain trusts. is
only a device to serve political intrigue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
Reassuring the Aliens.

In order 20 reach nearly all of the COS
mopu-.taD population of Greater New York
with brief statements from J. T. Morgan
John u. Rockefeller and F. H. Hartman
on the banking situation. the Word
prints them in five languages-Eng.is
German, Hebrew French and Italian. The
statements declare the situation is sound
and urge The people 10 calm their fears.
t." National City Bank today announce ed
the engagement OF s3.JO0.COO gold on the
European continent and in South Amer
Tea. This engagement was made on the
bank : own resources and without gov
ernment aid II has no connection with
the South African gold which will arrive
in London on Monday. About 5000 OOJ
in South African gold which will arrive
m London Monday, IS believed to be open
to engage cTtut.
The drain of the national banks was
considerably relieved today by the de-
cisiOn of the savings banks to require ad-
vance notices of large Withdrawals This
put stop TO heavy disbursements by the
savings banks which would have been
compelled to draw this money from the ma
tiona! banks A few OF the smaller saw
fngs banks applied this rule vigorously
when any considerable number of their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
Taking in Deposits.

The Trust Company of America at its
main office. 81 Wall street. took in 500
coo of deposits in the two hours of busi-
ness today 70 accommodate those who
wished TO make deposits two lines had to
be formed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
Weather.

Increasing cloudineSS tonight,
with rain by early morning.
Tomorrow rain and warmer. /
The state herald., 1907-02-15
Greek gmIora,ion Increasing.

Information received by the govern.
ment from various Greek provinces In.
dlcatcs that the emigration to Americs
is increasing. A committee of depu,
ties has been appointed to look into
the matter, and II Is probable that
measures will be adopted to restrict
and limit emigration from Greece. It
is estimated that by the end of the
year the number OF those who have
oxpatrlated themselves viii reach 20..
600, Hitherto emigration has taken
place principally from the Peloponno.
Greece. to Thessaly and the Islands.
To the last call for conscrlpts for the
army In last September not more thar
half the usual number responded.
The state herald., 1907-02-15
NEW SUGAR FACTORY.
eer,houd Expects to Have an lndspsn
dent Plant.

Dcnvcr.-A Bcr'houd special TO tho
Republican snys. An independent i.aO0
ton rirar factory will be built In Bcr'
ihoud to care for next years crop. This
factory Is tho result of years work
by committee Of Dcrthond men.
Experts sent hero from the East
found that northern Colorado was an
ideal spot for growing sugar bects
They conducted their own inycsiiga
ton effectively and quietly and their
report To their employers was more
than fat'erlne.
1he site IN already purchased and
tho acreage offered IL greater than
needed. A Denver paper stated today
that the Colorado A. Southern railway
was behind this factory. but this ia no,
true. The new factory IN assured fair
treatment from the Colorado a South
orn. The allo proposition which dis
tufboi conditions In other northern
Colorado sugar districts was no, rs
ured IN the contract for the new fac
tory. which offers n fiat rat. of 81 a
ton for beeiH, sivea 'iye'ycar contract
and does not ask for amy part OF the
crop 10 be sliced.
The state herald., 1907-02-15
NOW THE RAplUM BLONDE.
New Type Of Girl Seems to Have
Sprung Up Lately.

She's n radium blonde" remarked
the man in the tan derby.
What's that?" asked the curious
man.
Haven't you noticed" queried the
other. with all this talk about the
passing Of the blonde. that new type
Of blonde girl has sort Of sprung up
lately? It's the tawny kind. sort OF
red.gold. yellow all over. The Radium
Blonde has hair that is neither red
nor gold When she wears green or
brown or red. her hair looks red. but
when she wears white or black II
looks golden. She has eyes OF the
same puzzllng description, tigeryel
low. Her skin isn't light and II isn't
dark. but there's n dull glow In her
cheeks. Altogether she looks like n
faint sunrise or tiger. And she has
all the fascinating ways and the dan
gerous disposition OF the tiger. She
seems possessed OF the redhcaded
girls temper and deviltry and OF the
gentle purring fcmininity OF the gold
en- blonde. ! call her the Radium
Blonde because she's n comparatively
new discovery OF mine. and because
she's SO much rarer than the plain
golden glrl."-New York Press.
The state herald., 1907-02-15
MIX THIS At HOME.
Valuable Prescription Which Anyone
Can Easily Prepare.

The following simple home made
mixture Is said to readily relieve and
overcome amy form OF Rheumatism by
forcing the Kidneys TO filter from the
blood and system all the uric acid and
poisonous waste matter. relieving Mt
once such symptoms aa backachc.
weak kidneys and bladder and blood
diseases,
Try II. ms II doesn't cost much to
make. and Is said to be absolutely
harmless to tho stomach,
Get the following harmless ingrodl.
ents from amy good pharmacy: Fluid
Extract Dandolion. onehalf ounce:
Compound Kargon. one ounce; Com.
pound Syrup OF Sarsnparilla, three
ounces, Mix by shaking well In n bot
tie. and tako tenapoonful after each
meal and again Mt bedtime.
This simple mixture IL said TO give
prompt relief. and there arc very fow
cases OF rheumatism and Kidney
troubles /, will fail TO cure pcrma,
nonily.
These are all harmless, everyday
drugs. aud your druggist should keep
them In the prescription department.:
II not. hay. him order them from the
wholesale drug houses for you. rather
than fail to use this. II you are af'
flicted,
The state herald., 1907-02-15
PRESS CLUB PRIZES.
Awarded by Denver Press Club for
Best Articles on Colorado.

Denver.-Prize winners of the Den.
yer Press Clubs $1,000 gold bar Of
Tered for the best story on Colorado
are:
Guy L. Ingalls,, Free Press, Detroit,
Michigan. $3.50
Opie Read. Inter-Ocean, Chicago I'LL
nois, $3.50.
Morton ]. Keys, Star.Chronicle, st.
Louis, Missouri. 5000.
IN NJ. Brinkerhoff, Blade, Toledo.
Ohio, s175.
Lewis G. Early, Times. Reading.
Pennsylvania, $l25.
The contest for the best descriptive
articles on Colorado, inaugurated by
the Denver Press Club last summer for
the benefit of the delegates to the con-
vention of the International League of
Press Clubs. held in Denver In Sep
tember, is closed and the prizes have
been awarded. From all points of
view including that of advertising Col
orado, on an elaborte scale, the con-
test was entirely satisfactory.
The competition was open to all
newspaper men and magazine writer's
who attended the recent convention.
About forty of them. after enjoying
Colorado's hospitality and learning Of
the states marvellous. opportunities
through visit to every section of the
commonwealth. went homo and told
the world in type and pictures their
opinions Of this wonderful state.
In every case the articles were com
plimentary. A score or more Of the
largest newspapers OF the country
sounded praises for Colorado to their
millions of readers. The contest was
by far the most successful and at the
same time the most extensive PROPOSE
tion for advertising a state that is on
record in newspaperdom.
In the forty papers and periodicals
In which the articles ran, Colorado was
given total space OF over 600 columns
OF reading matter and illustrations.
There was not an industry, nor n city,
or town, or mining camp or farming
section that was overlooked by the
writer's. In many OF the stories great
attention YVES paid to detail. and. as a
consequence. many resources OF the
stste. ms well as many scenic attrac.
tfons that have heretofore been over
looked In advertising matter, were
written up In excellent style.
The incentive for SO many entries
In the conteat was the delightful man
ner In which the visitors were enter
taincd, and q prize Of a gold bar val.
ued at $1,000 offered by Fred G. Shat
fer, the mining man and former
newspaper man. who is a member OF
the club.
The gold bar was cashed at the
United States mint on Saturday and
the money deposited in bank. Checks
were then forwarded to the 1--WE prize
winners.