Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-28
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Champion Wrestler of Japan
Received Today.
HE PRESENTED A SWORD
Made Of Solid Gold and Jeweled to
the President.
AN INTERESTING COINCIDENCE
Mr.. Roosevelt Leaves at TAO Tomor-
row Night, and Will Be Gone
About Four Weeks.

today with Secretary Metcalf, Admiral
Cowles and Admiral Brownson discussing
the coaling of the big American fleet that
is to go to the Pacific coast this winter that
he delayed long time in receiving the
celebrated strong man and wrestler OF
Japan. Taniemon Hitachiyama- Secretary
Metcalf and Admirals Cowles and Brown
son were with the President several hours,
while Hitachiyama, accompanied by DR..
Jokichi Takamine, waited to be received
Hitachiyama was attired in the champion
ship silk robes of Japan, and looked to be
as great a man in muscular way as he
has been pictured Amba ssador Aoki ar
ranged for the visit of the strong man,
who Is in this country for the purpose OF
learning something OF American athletics;
1t has not yet been decided whether he Will
meet any of the American wrestlers or
boxers, but it is probable that he will do
50, although the styles OF wrestling In the
two countries entirely different. The
japanese wreSte standing up. and the man
who Is forced to touch the floor with his
hands or knees loses the fall. In this eoun-
try both shoulders of a wrestler must De
forced to the mat before a victory Is Sc
cured.
When Hitachiyama left Japen to come to
this country his one ambition was TO nave
an audience with President Roosevelt Be
cause of his achievements as wrestler MS
native town of Mito some years ago pre-
scented him a solid gold teweled sword SUCH
in the days of old Hitachiyama asked per-
mission Of his townsmen to present TINS
sword to President Roosevelt, and permits
sion was readily given. The wrestler had
the sword with him when he called upon
the President and made formal pres
entation of it. The President said that In
view Of the fact that the sword represented
the good wishes of Japanese citizens ne
would accept it. He praised the japanese
as the greatest swordsmen in the world.
Upon the return Of the President from his
western and southern trip ne VIII recet W..
the Japanese champion and some OF MS
suite of wrestlers, and will witness an ex-
hibition of the Sumo style OF wrestling, as
it is called In Japan. The Japanese am
baSSadOr will also be present.
Hitachayama belongs to the cd Samurai.
or warrior, class of Japan. and began his
career as wrestler when he was seven
teen years old He is now thirty-four years
Old
An Interesting Coincidence.
1t was regarded as interesting coinci-
dence that Hitachayama and the other
Japanese should be at the White House at
a time when the President was discussing
with his Secretary of the Navy the trip OF
the great American battleships to the Pa
cific coast, which go largely as tip TO
Japan that this country is prepared for any
aggressive tactics that country may see
fit to engage in as a result of differences
between the two nations.
Presidents Coming Trip.
President Roosevelt will start from
Washington tomorrow night on his coming
trip. He will be absent from the city about
four weeks. He was busily engaged today
trying to get his business out of the way
for the absence. The start from this city
will be made at 40 o'clock tomorrow
night, going to Canton, where he will de-
liver the address at the dedication of the
great monument to the late President Nc
Kinley. He will leave Canton the same af-
ternoon for keokuk. Iowa, where he will
board steamer October l for a trip down
the Mississippi river. He VII stop in st.
Louis October ., Cairo, ILL.,, October 3,
Memphis October and the next day, Octo-
Der ). he Will be in the canebrakes of Lou
isiana, where he will engage in hunt ng
bears for several weeks. He will leave the
canebrakes in time to be in Vicksburg Oc
tober y, when he will make an address.
The next day he will be in Nashville. vs.
iting The Hermitage" the burial place of
President Jackson. He will return to Wash
ington about the 25d of October. The pre-
else itinerary will not be made public until
after the departure from Washington.
Trans Mississippi Congress.
Senator Curtis of Kansas presented to the
President an invitation signed by all the
governors west of the Mississippi and all
the senators and representatives from that
section, inviting him to attend the trans
Mississippi congress, which Is to meet at
Muscogee, Okla, November 1922 The
not accept the invitation, but that the time
was SO near the assembling of Congress.
which will meet December =, that he did
not like to be away from here.
Dinner to Lord Bishop.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt gave a din
ner last night in honor of Ri. Rev. Arthur
Foley Winnington-Ingham, Lord Bishop of
London, who, with Silas McBee, editor of
the Churchmen, have been guests of the
President. The dinner was served In the
state dining ROOM and the decorations
were artistic. Those present were the
Lord Bishop of London, Secretary and
Mrs Metcalf, Surgeon General and Mrs.
Rixey. Rt. Rev Dr. Brent Bishop of the
Philippines: Mrs. Satterlee, Mrs Bayard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glover, Silas McBee and
Capt. FitZhugh Lee.
Among the church visitors received by
L. Williams bishop coadjutor of Nebraska,
and Rev. Charles Hughes Marshall of Den
yer. They were presented by Senator
Burkett of Nebraska, who, with Senator
itors.
Weighing Mail Matter.
After conference with President Roose-
welt today, Postmaster General Meyer an
nounced that the Attorney General had
completed an opinion which would be pro-
mulgated today or Monday sustaining the
Meyer modification of the Cortelyou mall
weighing order, which will save the gov
eminent several million dollars year in
railway mail pay.
Mr.. Meyer said that the Cortelyou order
inadvertently worked an undue hardship
on certain railroads which carried mail
seven days a week, as 1t based the pay of
all roads on sixday a-week basis. The
Meyer modification makes Sunday work
ing day" in all cases where the mails
carried and weighed on that day. The
opinion also decided that the Postmaster
General, in making the new regulation, has
not infringed on the jurisdiction of Con-
greSs.
DEATH OF JOSEPH MALoNEY.