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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
DIsUN1oN RATHER THAN T. R.
Gov. Vardaman Declares in Debate He
Would Prefer JEFF Davis.

MERIDIAN. Miss, July 6.-John Sharp
Williams and Gov. Vardaman held q de-
bate yesterday before $4,000 people. Mr..
Williams looked old and frail physically
beside the stalwart governor. He was
full of wit and every word had an edge.
- Mr.. Williams first attacked government
ownership of railroads, advocated by Mr..
Vardaman. He said Vardaman discovered
the country needed railroad owner ship
about the time William Jennings Bryan
returned from Europe.
Then he painted, with cutting sarcasm,
a word picture Of Gov. Vardaman in the
Senate prefacing every measure he stood
Vardaman might go through the Senate
advocating the repeal of the fifteenth
amendment. he said but he would come
out with every drastic measure Of the
fourteenth in full force This utterance
was cheered.
Vardaman answered that he did not
stand for immediate possession Of the
railroads; like Bryan, he was In favor of
1t as soon as advisable. He charged
Williams with making a campaign issue
larity and purposes. He came out squarely
for the repeal of the fifteenth amend
ments, and painted a word picture of a
crime perpetrated by a black brute in
Jackson and the humiliation suffered by
the victim in court, winding up by say
woman go through such an ordeal for
all the ntggers in the United States
In rebuttal he took occasion to say that
he was not Of that class who were glad Of
the failure Of the Confederacy; that he
would sooner live under the stars and
bars with Jefferson Davis as President
than under the Stars and Stripes with
Theodore Roosevelt as chief executive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
HALF-HOLIDAY PERIOD.
Departments Close at Noon Saturday
During Hot Weather.

At half-past II o'clock this afternoon the
government clerks of the various depart
ments FASTENED down the steps of their Of
fees to enjoy their first Saturday half holi-
day Of the season. They had waited hall
an hour longer than usual for lunch, but
the delay counted little in the balance
against whole afternoon to themselves.
Some of them started of on outings
planned weeks ahead, and some hurried
home to enjoy with their families the I'M
accustomed freedom from work.
Not one of them seemed to object to the
stoppage of the wheels of the government
mill, whose ceaseless grind has kept human
agencies busy day in and day out for nearly
twelve months.
With the respite received by the gov.
eminent employees the question arises
again as to earlier closing hours Satur-
day for clerks in the stores. Some of the
large establishments have long made a
practice of closing early Saturdays In sum-
mer. Those which keep open were Wis
tied by a Star reporter, and the managers
were questioned regarding their attitude
toward an early closing movement.
At most of the large clothing and de-
partment stores the managers were by no
means unfavorably disposed to such q
proposition, and in some cases they were
strongly in favor of 1t. provided other es-
almost every case 1t was pointed out that
Saturday night Is the great shopping Pc
Rod, and that many customers not only
find that to be the only time wheh tney
can shop at leisure but that they actually
prefer to devote that evening to purchasing
supplies. I,
I'VE must accommodate our patrons,
said ono nronrietor I'VE have many Gus
toners who always shop on Saturday
night OF course. If the public prefers to
shop at some other time. SO that we can
close our store Saturday night Wen anu
good But how are we to have assurance
of that?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
JAKE STAnL LOSES HIS CASE
SALE TO THE CHICAGO TEAM AZ
FIRMED.
Players Request to Set It Aside De-
MED by the National Base
Ball Commission.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 6.-The request
Of Player Jake Garland Stahl to set aside
his sale by the Washington to the Chicago
American League team was denied by the
national base ball commission today, the
finding being signed by Chairman Herr
mann of the national base ball commits
sion and President Pulliam Of the Ma
tional League. President Johnson of the
American League, the third member or
the commission, at the same time issued
minority finding. in which ne argued
that the Washington club having made no
effort to adjust with Player Stahl the mat
tiers in dispute and having made no ef-
fort to arrange satisfactorily to Stahl for
the latter release or exchange with an
other club. Stahl is entitled to have the
commission place price on his uncondl-
tional release from the Washington club
This case has been before the commits
sion for several months, a previous find
ing having stated three methods for set
Element by agreement between the player
and the Washington club. Under the sec.
ond of these suggestions the majority OF
the commission declares a belief that
the Washington club acted clearly within
it's right to negotiate for the players re-
lease or exchange with any other club OF
the American League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06

instructions to cause failure Of the sys-
tenn.
LAS an example of the fact that the
block system is not infallible 1t has hap
pened that after a block operator has let
train into block. he cleared the block for
the following train. There are pages of
such records in railroad history. 1 do not
say this either as an argument an at
tempt to excuse the failure of our system
to work last Wednesday. but feel that. in
Justice to this company, and especially to
Mr.. Garrett, who has handled our traffic
safely for so many years, some description
should be given Of block system and its
telephone and telegraph facilities. without
which, it has been stated, the road could
never be successfully operated
Damage Claims Discussed.
Questioned concerning any recommended
tions which may have been decided upon
by the officers at the meeting yesterday, to
be made to the next meeting Of the board
Of directors. Mr.. Hinchman continued:
"Vice President Hubbell and myself held
a meeting yesterday with our counsel.
Messrs Moore and Barbour. at which time
we discussed the question of the probable
claims against the company, and went into
the matter of signal systems. which I have
already discussed. 1 cannot at this time
make a fuller statement as to what tran
spired. It was not a meeting so organized
or called that any official action could be
taken"
Mr.. Hinchman was also asked whether
report of the accident had been made by
the company to the state corporation COM
mission, and he replied:
1.-THE accident was reported to the state
corporation commission on the 4th instant
by letter which crossed the request of the
commission for such report. The letter
stated where and when the accident oc-
Cured, and its cause. and asked the COM
mission to forward blanks showing what
further details they required"
Condition Of the Injured.
According to reports from the George
town University Hospital this morning it
Is probable that Wilbur Loveless, brake
man on the work train. will be the only
other victim of the accident to suffer per-
manently from the effects of the collision.
For time yesterday, Loveless' condition
was regarded as critical, and he Is not
yet out of danger, but he was much
stronger this morning. In the wreck the
young brakeman received a fracture of
the skull and compound fractures Of the
heel bones of both feet. This morning 1t
was stated the wound in his right leg
showed such marked trace Of infection that
Amputation will be the only means of
saving Loveless' life, and he will probably
be placed on the operating table this
afternoon, and the leg taken off below the
knee
William Mock. the motorman on the
wrecked car, continues to improve today.
and 1t is believed he Is almost out Of dam
collision are still patients In the George
town University Hospital. and all Of them
are resting easily today. E. J:s Taylor Of
the Treasury Department, who was taken
to his home In Falls Church, is also i'm
proving
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06

taken by the company to prevent recurrence
of such an accident, and whether the sys-
tenn of transmitting orders from one crew
to another be changed. and he said:
Change in System.
1.-THE matter of transmitting orders will
be taken up and gone into thoroughly. At
the present time we are not prepared. under
pressure of popular excitement to abandon
system under which we have success
fully operated for twelve years without being
sure that we have secured something safer
to take its place. 1t is extremely probable
that written orders will be substituted for
verbal orders. I do not consider that any
gain in the prevention of accidents will be
made by such substitution, but 1t will be
possible to have the crew receiving the Or
der write their names on 1t and have 1t
turned in with the conductors report. which
will enable US to keep the orders on file
after they are turned in. In the present
case this would not have altered the situa-
ton, as the crew who made the mistake
were both manly enough to tell the truth
about 1t.
"a great deal has been said in the papers
and by individuals as to block systems
1t Is question whether many Of the peo-
pie raising the question of block systems
understand clearly what block system Is
block system simply means that on
reaching certain point a car or train
must wait until /. receives orders to pro-
coed. The system as run by telephone OF
telegraph communication in the end comes
down to the same thing as our system
which Is in effect block system. By the
same thing I refer to the human agency
In the telephone or telegraph block system
the man in the signal tower receives the
orders by wire and transmits them to the
crew Of the waiting car or train. We have
all of us experienced difficulty with tele-
phone communication, especially in times
of electrical storms. which are frequent In
the Potmac valley. With regard to tele-
graphic communication, 1 have before me
the telegram received from Joseph E. VIII
requesting that report be furnished. The
first sentence Of this telegram reads
Please forward permission report head-on
collision What that telegram means Is
Please forward commission etc.
No Infallible System.
while the telephone and telegraph have
been perfected to a high state of efficiency
they simply mean transmission of the
spoken word or Of the written order by a
device dependent on delicate electro-mag-
nets, and they may. either of them, fail
at critical moment. If they work prop.
eriy we still have the signal operator, who
is human. The signal operator by reason
of his occupation. has a great deal of time
sitting still, and in winter time he will
generally shut his signal tower tightly SO
that the air becomes close, and he Is there
fore far more subject to drowsiness than
two men who are operating a car. Further
than that he is alone, whereas with our
system of orders, which has been so much
criticised there are two men who. by vir-
tue OF their occupation, must be wide awake
and who must both fail to carry out their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
FOUND DEAD IN HER HOME.
Woman Lived Alone-Had Wealthy
Relatives in This City.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PITTSBURG. Pa, July 6.-Miss Sophia
Anstatt, sixty-eight years old, and wealthy,
died of heart disease at her home, 1913
Colwen street yesterday. The woman lived
alone, and led a miserable existence. She
refused to have a doctor treat her or go to
a hospital, although she had ample means
at her command.
A neighbor woman took her lunch yes
terday morning and found her very weak.
Returning today, she found her dead
Deputy Coroner Thomas H. Laidley. who
Investigated the case. learned that the
Anstatt woman has wealthy relatives in
Washington ana Philadelphia, who had
done all In their power to better her con-
dition, but without avail.
w. ]. Smythe of Washington. a nephew
of the dead woman. had written to neigh
bors asking them what could be done for
his aunt. He was willing to pay the ex-
pense Mr.. Smythe was notified by the
coroner of his aunts death, and replied
that he would be here today to take charge
of the woman's remains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
DIGGING THE BIG DITCH.
Great Increase in Excavation Com
pared With a Year Ago.

The total excavations from the Panama
canal during June, according to dispatch
from Chief Engineer Col. Cocktails, was
7S0.957 yards. made up from the several
sections as follows: Culebra division, 624,-
$50 cubic yards lin spite of fourteen inches
Of RAINFALL; Gatup, 1908 cubic yards;
dredging in canal prism. 81, $50 cubic yards
During the month of June. 1906. there were
but 20T,760 cubic yards of earth taken from
the Culebra division, as against 624,5S6
cubic yards for June last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06

judge promptly left the bench while the
courtroom was being cleared.
Mr.. Rockefeller, attended by his counsel.
William Rockefeller. John D. Archbold and
the other officers then left the room. going
through the chambers of Judge Lands.
No formal announcement was made that
the inquiry was ended, but Judge Lands
said Immediately after the adjournment
that the investigation was concluded far
as he personally was concerned. and that
the witnesses were discharged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
THINKS ROCKEFELLER 1LL-UsED.
Mrs. Mccormick Says Gather Is
Much Prosecuted.

CHICAGO, July 6.-Mrs. Harold F. Nc
Cormick, daughter of John D. Rockefeller,
yesterday discussed her fathers visit to
Chicago.
p my father is much prosecuted man."
said Mrs Mccormick. ut seems the more
remarkable. inasmuch as he is not an
enemy to anybody in the world. He is one
of the most genial, great-hearted men in
this whole world. He lives in the clouds
with his God rather than with worldly
things. 1t g his greatest pleasure to pro-
mote happiness among those with whom he
comes in contact.
THE newspaper men who follow the
Rockefeller family so much do not annoy
us: that would be a wrong impression My
father thinks highly of the men who make
the newspapers, and numbers MANY OF
them among his friends He likes to talk
to them. He has played golf with them.
The distasteful feature of the publicity Is
its dealing with personal things-family
matters.
II appreciate the fact that the public
takes a great interest In my father I
think possibly the public has a right to
know the things that it asks to know about
him: He enjoys conversation and to have
audience"
''Will your father give out an interview
on general topics. do you Think" asked
the interviewer.
Mrs. McCormick's answer was direct.
About the last thing. just before he Is
ready to leave, it seems quite probable to
me that he will talk to the newspaper men
II he Is not too tired" she said. But lust
now his having accepted service will render
II necessary for him to concentrate his
mind on business affairs. He is tired, and
is facing questioning on the witness stand
He will need rest"
will Mr.. Rockefeller attend church If
he remains in Chicago over Sunday?"
1T Is one OF his most strictly observed
customs always to attend church. I have
little doubt that he will attend a Baptist
churchill he can find one," concluded Mrs
Mccormick. smiling.
There is also a possibility that Mr. Rookie
Teller may want to go to the country
probably to Lake Forest. His daughter and
son-in-law will make every effort to make
his stay here as pleasant as possible.
n. n. Rogers Seeks Rest.
FAR HAVEN, Mass, July 6-Henry H.
Rogers. vice president and executive head
of the Standard Oil Company, arrived in
this town on board his steam yacht Kama
wha shortly after o'clock this morning
After landing. Mr.. Rogers entered an auto
mobile, and was taken to his summer home
near Fort Phoenix. He denied himself to
callers saying that he was tired and wished
to obtain brief rest before receiving
visitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
Magoon Arbitrator in Cuban Strike.

HAVANA, July 6.-Gov. Gen. Magoon
has consented to act as arbitrator between
the tobacco manufacturers and their en-
ployes. who had been on a strike for sew
eral weeks. and 1t is believed this will
bring the long-pending struggle to an end
With the refusal Of the strikers a few
days ago to accept the per cent advance
offered by the government, notice was
given that most of the factories would
shut down at the end of July.
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1855

solemnly swear that the above
statement represents only the Num-
Der of copies of THE EVENING
and SUNDAY STAR circulated DUR
ing the seven days ending July
5, 1007-that Is, the number Of
copies actually sold. delivered. fur
nished or mailed. for valuable con-
sideration, to bona fide purchasers
or subscribers-and that the copies
SO counted are not returnable to or
remain in the Office unsold. except
in the case of Sunday papers sent
to out-of-town agents only, from
whom a few returns of unsold pa
pers have not yet been received.
]. WHIT. HEBRON,
Business Manager,
The Evening Star Newspaper Com.
pany.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this sixth day Of July, AID.
1907.
w. SPENCER ARMSTRONG.
(Seal.) Notary Public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
Special Land Agent Appointed.

The commissioner OF public lands has ap-
pointed Hiram F. White of Wellpinit, Ore.
special agent to allot lands in the Klamath
reservathn. Ore. at a salary of IS day.
his appointment to terminate at the close
of the allotment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
BONA FIDE CIRCULATION OF THE
EVENING AND SUNDAY STAR.

The sworn statement below shows
that the circulation Of THE STAR
Is what 1t is claimed to be. The
circulation of THE STAR for the
week, including and combining its
evening and Sunday morning is
sues, is the largest, the best and
the only sworn detailed circulation
Of each day. covering all issues. in
the District Of Columbia
In both Its evening and Sunday
morning issues 1t has a larger car
rier delivery circulation into the
homes Of Washington than any
other two local papers combined.
THE SUNDAY STAR, viewed
separately, has the largest, the best
and the only sworn circulation in
the District of Columbia
Fifteen thousand of THE STARS
regular subscribers take no other
Washington paper whatever In
their homes. depending upon THE
STAR alone for news and adver-
Using.
THE STAR, daily and Sunday,
thoroughly covers the local adver-
Using field. reaching all classes Of
Washington purchasers. rich and
poor alike. in their homes. on every
day in the week. at an hour when
they have the time and inclination
to read q newspaper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
ROBERTS ACCEPTS.
Will Be President of Commercial Ma
tional Rank Of Chicago.

George E. Roberts, director Of the mint,
stated today that he had accepted the offer
of the presidency of the Commercial Ma
tional Bank of Chicago, to I'LL the vacancy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06

Charlest Bartlett Warning, Phi. D., author
of several well-known scientific works. pro-
fessor at the old College Hill School, In
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 1S46-1S52, Is dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
Among Other Features:
Animal BOarderS

How the Zoo folk are fed
and cared for at Uncle Sans
expense. With photographs
taken specially for The Sum-
day Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06

money by the Union Tank Line to the Alton
during the time covered in the trial
I'VE paid thrse-quarters OF cent a mile
on loaded and empty cars alike, said MT.
FELTON,. ~
Are you sure you paid it on empty cars?
asked the judge.
THAT Is my best recollection.
do you know whether or not the STOCK
of the Union Tank Line Company. Is owned
b. any other company?
THE major part of it's stock Is owned by
the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
do you know what the outstanding stock
CT the Standard Oil Company of New Jer-
sey is
mo sir"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06

Mr.. Stanton, replying to the question Of
Judge Lands. said that he could not give
the information.
Following the testimony Of Mr.. Stanton.
the attorneys on both sides entered into
long discussion regarding rates and tariffs
When it was concluded Judge Lands asked
of the attorneys for the defense:
do you gentlemen desire to Introduce
any evidence in this case?'
Absolutely nothing" replied Mr. Rosen-
thai of counsel for the company.
THE court would suggest. said Judge
LII dis that the defense take every care
to see that such evidence as may seem OF
Importance to the defense should be sub
mitted. l desire to extend every facility to
the defendant" 49,
The defense will take the suggestion
under Amusement" said Mr.. Rosenthal,
"and will inform later as to its intentions. %
by Monday morning. inquired the
court
"Yess sir"
This ended the investigation, and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06

interesting story of Washington life, written by
Washington woman. Illustrated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-16
DISTRICT MORTALITY.
Health Office Report Shows Five Sui
cides and Three Homicides.

The weekly mortality health report which
lows:
The record OF mortality of the week pre-
vious was equaled again this past week.
viz. 1O6 deaths a slight difference exist
ing In the division of the total by race,
there being five fewer deaths among the
white population than the week previous.
but the deaths among the colored being
Increased to this extent represent death
rate per LOCO of 2T.4. while the previous
week this rate was 24.6. The death rate
of the former race was 1875, as compared
with 1871 the previous week The rate for
the whole population was 1919. During the
same period OF last year the general NOR
tally numbered los deaths. representing
the following death rates per 1000: White.
AT: colored, 21.0, and all 1876. The prfnci-
pal causes of this recent mortality were:
Consumption 10: kidney disease. II: ma
lignant growth. @; heart disease. 3: pneumo-
mia, seven. and bronchitis, 3. There were
9 suicides and homicides.
The record of conta sious diseases re-
ported during the past week shows the fol-
lowing conditions prevalent:
charged as recovered. and but 1 new re-
port. making total OF cases in auaran-
tine Scarlet fever remains at the same
nsures as were on hand at the close of
Inc previous week. viz, %, there being 2
new cases reported and discharged as
recovered. No new cases of smailpox were
discovered, and the one case that has been
discharged as recovered, the District ID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-16
Mems Society Elects Officers.

The last regular meeting Of the season OF
the Mems Society Of Mt. Vernon Place NJ
e. Church South was held Tuesday evening.
recitations by Mr.. e. L. Ebaugh and DR..
c. p. Clarke. business session was held,
and It was decided that the annual outing
of the society shall be given to the Great
Falls Of the Potomac. and the arrange
ments were left In the hands OF commit
tee appointed for that purpose
Offcers for the coming year were elected
as follows: President, Henry w. Smith;
vice president, David G. Chambers: secre-
tary. Robert T. Lang: treasurer, Robert A.
Barbee.
During the intermission the audience was
served with ice cream and cake and a social
hour followed.
Messrs Virgil Barb. c. J. Zeigler and J.
s. Coombs were elected to membership.