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The Washington herald., 1908-04-30
VANCE MAKES STATEMENT.
Asserts Realty Concern Is Able to
Pay All Obligations.


In connection with the suit instituted
by r. c. Won Bayer. vice president Of
the Greater Washington Realty Corpora
ton. to have the affairs Of the company
placed IN the hands of a receiver and
for an accounting from T. c. H. Vance,
president. and F. A. Vance, secretary
and treasurer. President Vance yester-
day denied statements made by Vice
President Won Bayer. saying:
The corporation is amply able TO pay
any obligations which it may incur, The
bringing of the suit against US is with
out foundation In fact.
Mr.. Won Bayer has been with this cor
poration as a salesman for few months.
His interest IS purely contingent on the
sale of certain property. He has no
other interest. and had nothing whatever
to do with the organization of the cor
poration. He had been connected with
our work but a short time. when We
found he was not conducting the business
int-listed to his care in a manner as
directed by US We informed him at this
time that the same would not be toleg-
ated in the future. The branch Of the
work which ne undertook was not a sue
cess " . nave auN cAACGQ MI NAil Afsts ca
few hundred dollars, which he now
owes the corporation. He was informed
that his connection with US was no longer
desired, and Il necessary we would have
TO take stringent steps 10 terminate his
relationship with our business. We fur
nished the money TO pay the losses on
the work with which he has been con-
nected Mr. Won Bayer has no other in
terest in the bus. aess of this corpora
ton, which was established long before
I knew him.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-30
OPEN SHOP Wins, SAYS HALL
Secretary of Building Employers
Declares Many Desert Unions
Nine BrickIayers Reported 10 Have
Deaed orders of Walking Dele
gate to Quit Work.

Oficers Of buildings trades unions In the
District are claiming that the strike
situation in the District of Columbia
among the various building trades remain
the same. The master builders assert
there Is complete confusion and disrup-
ton Of the bricklayers and other trades
on every hand.
The report Is given out that nine OF the
eleven bricklayers working for Mr., Bayne,
master bricklayer, on Mr.. Pickford' s
apartment house. Twentieth and P streets.
refused TO obey the orders of the walking
delegate to quit the Jobs.
On another strictly open shop Job, nine
.bricF;ayers are said TO be working for a
prominent member Of the Employers As
sociation in defiance OF the order of the
delegates to quit.
In an interview. z. K. Hall. secretary
of the Employers Association, asserted
that union men in all branches Of the
building trades are seeking work with
open shops. Mr. F{all said.
AN interesting and significant phase OF
the situation IS that many men who have
quit the unions express their relief al
the removal OF the bans which have
bound them so long They also say il is
like new life to be able 10 work with
out being coerced and dominated by
business agents and officers of either in
ternational or local unions.
''They are no longer feaTsome OF
threats Of fine, and expulsion has nc
more meaning for them. They can seek
employment now without an intermediary
walking delegate. and engage In such
work as their merit entities them 10, and
not depend upon the favoritism or preiu-
dice of some paid business agent of the
unions.
The carpenter situation is practically
settled, and has been for some time
Carpenters are working anywhere and
everywhere. despite the orders of the
delegates.
''The stonecutters and masons have
also evidently given up the fight fol
closed shop. They are employed inds-
criminately upon all work"
The Washington herald., 1908-04-30
PLACES OF INTEREST.

Library Of Congess-Open . a. N. to Is ?. N. o.
secular days; from p n to 10 p n on Sundays
aud on certain holidays.
Public I4brary-Open e. n. to .. n. holidays,
10 a. N. 10 70 p H.: Sundays, TO 10 , n.
Executive :lansion-Open 10 a. 10. 10 ?. IA
United States Capitol-Open q. q. to 80 p n
United States Treaslry-Open 9 a. n. 20 p. M
State. War. and NsEy DepaFtments-Open a. n
to 2. N (Tbs original Declaration Of Independ-
ence is in the Library Of the State DepaTtmentl
United States PatSet 0mee-opsB a. N 70
T. m
United States Peasion Bureau-Open a. n. 70
?. N.
United States Post ofHce-Open 9 4. n. % .. N.
Washington City Post-ofice-Open all hours tIhs
Dead Letter Ohaee is in the eity post-onice.l
National Botsnic Gsrdens-Open g. N. 10 p "A
Fish Commission-Open e. m 70 10 ?. N.
Amy Medical Museum-Opsn 3. %. 20 80 p. n
Nationai AIuseum-Open g. q % 4s9 p. n. un
Guiding holidays.
Smithsonian Institution-open 3 T. N TO 80 ,
n. tncludiag holidays.
Agricultural Department-Open = n 70 so p m
Bureau OF ErgaVing and PIN ng-open a. N
70 2-S ?. n
Washington Monument t5a55a feet in beiehtl-OpeE
80 a. n. to ( - p "a tEleTstOr runs from , a. N
until 1 D. nj
CorcoTan Gallery Of A1t-open go a. m. to ?
a. IN winter; q. N. 90 ?. n IN summer sun
dsys-lso p n. 70 p NJ, excepting IN MID sun
Aets ANAAsss3Nu AeS u Aeee-a5sl
uTdays. and Sundays other days. &c admission.
Government Printing OGce-Open 70 g. n 70
I'm.
EsTy Yard-Open a. N. 10 $50 ?. n.
soathwortb Cottage, S5th st. and Prospect ara
IN THE SUBURBS.
Zoologicsl Psrk-Open all day
Rock Creek Bridge and PARK
Chevy Chase. Kensington and Chesapeake Besen.
Naval Observatory-Op g. n. to ) ?. IN
Mount Vernon tthe home and tomb Of Washing
tonl-Opeu II a. n. 10 ?. N.
Arlington National Cemetgy-0pen I'll day.
Fort Myer Military Post
Falls Church and Fairfax Court House.
United states soldiers Home-oPen a n {
sunset.
Cathedral Grounds, TenBallytovn road-open
e. m. 10 ?. n
Cabin John Bridge. Catholic UuiFeuity. an
Alexandria.
Great Falls Of the Potomac.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-30
DEATHS HAVE INCREASED.
Twenty-Five More Than Last Week,
Although Fewer Than a Yenr Ago.


Twenty-Five more deaths occurred in
the District last week than the week be-
fore. and 13 less than were reported to
the health department during the CORE
spending period Of 1907. OF the deaths last
week. which numbered lO2, only s. were
white persons and a were colored.
Pulmonary tuberculosis. with a total OF
Il deaths. is responsible for more deaths
than any other disease. Pneumonia and
diseases Of the heart caused u each. dis
eases Of the kidneys S, and suicides 3.
Smallpox showed a marked decline. Only
? cases developed in the District, while
10 cases were discharged. leaving but Is
cases in quarantine. Diphtheria increased
cases. while typhoid fever and scarlet
fever increased slightly. Measles and
lchickenpox increased, but whooping cough
4 decreased.
Births in the District last week num-
bered 1876, of which 109 are white and "a
are coloTed babies
The Washington herald., 1908-04-30
EXCURSIONS TO-DAY.

To Fort Monroe. Norfolk. Newport News ana al
points South-Norfok and Washington steamers
every evening in the year at $50.
To Rock Greek Bridge, Geological PARK, Chsyy
Chase, and Kensington-Csrs from Fifteenth street
and New York Avenue every hfteen minutes.
To Alexandris-Fery steamer L&ckawsnns ever
hour and half from a. N. TO p n.
To Fort Myer. Arlington. National Cemesesy
Falls Church. and Fairfax Court HOuse-Cars from
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue and Aqus
duct Bridge.
Mount vernon and Marshall Hall steamer. Cbarls.
Macalester, daily. except Sunday. 10 a. N. and Il
p N
The Washington herald., 1908-04-30

Colonial Wars, I'm the District OF Column
bia, OF which he held the office of gov
ernor in 1891 and 1902 and Of the Society
of the Sons OF the Revolution. in the Dis
trict of Columbia OF which he was vice
president from 1903 10 l905. and had been
president since 1905 He was a member
of the Meade Post Of the G. A. r.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-30
Joins the o4OO CIub. -

Ten names were added to the 400
Club" yesterday, bringing the member
ship TO 147. Hennen Jennings sent in
$40. and IN consequence will have his
name occupying four spaces on the roll
of honor. Other names received were
W H. Baldwin. j. J. E." F. L. Sid
dons, Walter II. Acker Alonzo o. Bliss.
and Carl B. Keferstein.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-30
WOULD PROTECT RECORDS.
Commissioners Oppose Bill which
Would Permit MutiIatton or loss.

COmmissionsrs Oppose Bill which
Would Permi MutiIatton or loss.
Adverse acti0n is recommended by the
Commissioners TO Congress on the House
bin providing for the amending of an act
to establish code Of law for the District
Of Columbia.
If enacted, the bill would authorize the
removal from the Office of the recorder
of deeds Of the records of his office and
expose them to the risk Of DETACHMENT
mutilation. and loss. As the law stands,
1t provides that a copy Of the records OF
the Office of the recorder Of deeds when
certified shall ''be good and sufficient
prima facie evidence to prove the exist
ence and contents Of such deed or other
instrument. and that it was executed as
It purports TO have been.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-30
Fined for AssauIt ON Conductor.

Llewelyn Davis, living on H street, be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets north
west. was lined $50 by Judge Kimball in
Police Court yesterday on a charge of as
sault Davis is alleged TO have gotten
into an alteration with a street car con-
duetor and in the course Of the dispute
is said to have used his fists.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-30
Convicted of Petty Larceny,

William Kreuter, was fined $40 each on
two cases of petit larceny by Judge Kim
ball in the Police Court yesterday. In
default OF payment he was committed to
Jail. He was charged with taking money
from William Smith, of 213 First street
northwest
The Washington herald., 1908-04-30
Held for FaIss Pretenaes.

Charged with obtaining SO from Sam,
uel Solomon. by false pretenses, of Ill.
Fifth street, Emmet ", Williams was
held in $1,000 bond for the action Of th'
grand jury by Judge Kimball in th'
Police Court yesterday. In default o.
bail, Williams was remanded to Jail.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-30
Charged rith Embe.slement.

William Pinkard, formerly an employe
Of the Harvard Laundry. was held in
$500 bond for the action Of the grand
Jury by Judge KimbaI in the Police
Court yesterday, on charge Of embez-
cling s1513 from his former employers.
The defendant pleaded not guilty. and
furnished the required bond.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-30
BRING SUITS FOR LIBEL.
Ashford, Webster, and Mooney De
mHnd $4,000 Each.

Snowden Ashford, building inspector Of
the District; William l. Webster, his as
sistant. and William E. Mooney. con-
tractor. yesterday filed suits for S53O00
each against W X. stevens, former su-
perintendent of the bathing beach
The actions are for an alleged libel
contained in an article said to have been
written by Mr.. Stevens. which appeared
in the Evening Star on March o. This
article. the compliments state. charged
them with irregularities IN connection
with the letting of the contract for build
ings at the beach. and in connection with
inspection work done there,
The Washington herald., 1908-04-30
banker Bersani Ont on Bail.

Joseph Bersani. proprietor CT the Ban
ca Romano" through his attorneys. OBJ
tained a continuance Of his case In the
Police Court yesterday and was released
on 500 bond. The case will be called
May 4. The banker is charged with grand
larceny
The Washington herald., 1908-04-30
Fined for Carrying Pistol.

Ralph Rodblrd fourteen years old. OF
12s C street. arrested Monday evening
for carrying a pistol was fined so by
Judge De Lacy, In the Police Court yes-
terday The fine was paid by the sJys
father.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-30
The wisdom of Having "araite

Is appreciated in more and more house.
holds every day. A daily diet of this pure
neurishing bread means health and
strength for every member OF the family
Remember to specify Schneider's Malt
Bread. At grocers', fresh daily, SC leaf.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-30
LOCAL MENTION.

Protect Your Hands When HOuseeIean-
ing. Rubber gloves, 81. Rubber Store, 933 f
The Washington herald., 1908-04-30

Watch for a cI,y-Randls Highlands
The Washington herald., 1908-04-30
TO REST IN OAK HILL
Funeral of Z. w. HuidekOper
viii Be Held Tomorrow.
PROMINENT RAILWAY MAN

Brought Southern offices to WASH
ingtOn and Aided In Development
of Western Section of City-Cre-
ated the "COngressiOnaI Limited"
Train-Leaves Wife and Two Sons.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-30

Dependable Garden Hose From IOc Ft,
Any length. The Rubber Store, 93S F NV.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-17
COSTS MONEY TO LIVE THERE.
Returned Miner Tells Of High Prices
in the kIondike.

High prices continue to prevail In
Dawson" said T. F. Ryan. Of Port
land. Ore, which is probably the
most expensive town in the world.
II is a thriving place. with popula-
ton Of over 5000, with warehouses,
churches. banks, electric lights. whole
sale and retail stores and two upto-
date newspapers. The newspapers
themselves are worthy of considera-
ton In the light of expense. for they
cost 25 cents a copy. At this time Of
the year three eggs ordered in a res
taursut cost s1.50. while a caribou
steak costs ST. Beer is werth 81 per
bottle and champagne s1o.50 a quart
II costs 30 cents to get shaved and 81
for a haircut A glass OF beer sells
for SIS cents. and the glass is small.
Oranges sell for 50 cents each. while
creamery butter. made in the United
States. brings 81 per pound. Boots
bring SIS per pair. and shoes sell for
IS each. Coed socks cost 50 cents
a pair. while collars go for 50 cents
each
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-17
FAILED TO GET
WIFE FOR MAN
WOMAN FOUND GUILTY fN JUDGE
LANDis' COURT OF USING
MAILS TO oEFRAuD - RUN
MATRIMONIAL BUREAU.

Chicago. Feb. iG.-Marion Goode-
nough. who. as Marion Grey. conduct
ed matrimonial bureau in ElgIn. III.
was found guilty OF having used the
mails in perpetrating fraud upon VIII
liam Cradle. OF Dearborn. No.. By
failing TO secure for him. as a wife
"a wealthy and good looking widow.
az promised in advertising matter sent
out by hes
The verdict was returned before
Judge Landis in the United States D.s-
trict Court today The penalty to
which Miss Grey is subjected under
the finding Is eighteen months i'm
prisoBment in the reformatory or 2
fine Of $500 or both. although the
court may make the punishment less
IN its discretion Arguments for =
nes trial viii be heard March ? Miss
Grey WIN remain al liberty undef
bends given after her Indictment
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-17
WAR WOULD Be
MOST |NHUMAN
SAYS NEW JAP AMBASSADOR
SAYS WAR TALK WAS START
ED TO SERVE COMMERCIAL
END OF SOME NEWSPAPERS.

New York. Feb. 16--Declaring that
war between the United States and
Japan would be "the most inhuman
event in the worlds history" and was
too hellish to be thought of. Baron
Kogoro Takahira, new Japanese am
bassador TO Washington, said today
upon landing in New York from the
Steamer Eturia. that the Japanese
people know absolutely nothing of a
break of the cordial relations which
have been historic between the two
nations.
The talk of war, Baron Takahira de
clared with much emphasis. was utter
ly unintelligible to him, unless. as
some one had suggested. it was
spread broadcast to serve the CONNER.
cial ends Of some newspapers.
As to the cruise of the American
feet to the Pacific ocean, he regarded
il purely as a naval maneuver on 4
grand scale, designed TO show to the
world at large that America has a
wonderful naval power which can be
despatched anywhere at moment's
notice. 'in support of a legitimate
cause. which always is at the bot
tom Of American diplomacy"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-17
CRAT|F|CAT|0N
IS EXPRESSED
BY INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM
MIssioN--RAiLROADs TRYING
TO OBEY Law.
new nine HOUR LAW
viii Go Into Effect cn Baltimore and
Ohio Today--RalWays Are Max
in Reports TO Commission
Promptly.

Washington Feb. G.-Gratification
is expressed by the interstate com
merce commission oyel two condii
tions that have arisen within q day III
two. In concert form they mean that
American railway officials, as q class
are doing all that lies in their power
TO meet situations that have develop
ed under new laws applying to inter
state traffic.
Information has reached the com
mission that the Baltimore ana Ohio
railroad proposes to put into effect
tomorrow, throughout its system the
sc-called .nine-hour law, which by It's
terms, does not become operative un.
til March 4 next
The law limits the hours Of seryiea
OF all classes Of train operatives, par.
ticularly locomotive engineers and
iiremen, train despatchers. railway
telegraphels. tower men and signal
operators.
Another source Of qualification to
the commission is the very general
compliance OF railroads with that pro
vision Of the Hepburn act which
makes it obligatory upon carriers to
submit to the commission monthly
reports covering every phase Of the
operation of interstate roads.
A few weeks ago it was announced
III tentative way that several import
ant systems, notably the New York
Central Lines, had decided TO furnish
reports to the commission, in accord
ance with the law, and in conformity
with regulations and forms prescfib-
ed by the commission.
Within a day or two an understand
ing has been reached between the
commission and the New York Cen
tral by which the road has filed with
the commission complete reports of
its operations for the five months end
ed November 80 last. The commits
sion now has complete reports for five
months ended November 30, of ninety
nine per cent of the railroad mileage
OF the country.
1t Is expected, however. that by the
first of March substantially complete
reports from all railroads Of the Uni.
ted States for six months ended Jan
uary will be in the hands OF the
commission.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-17
HIGH WATER IS
NOW R[C[[D|KC
REACHED ITS HEIGHT AT NOON
YESTERDAY AT PiTTSBuRG
DAMAGE GREAT.
NO SACRIFICE OF LIFE
Kas Been Reported as Suffering
said to Be inters7-M Merchants
Cellars Filled With
Water.

ittsburg. Pa. Feb. 1G.-sfter
reaching thirty ami ,eyvol ienths feet
At noon today ana remaining at that
stage fer three hours. the high water
IN the rivers is now slowly receding.
AS far as is Bnoaa saere has been
nc sacrifice cf human life. Miles Of
territory IN. greater Pittsburg and
vicinity is submerged and it viii be
some time aomorrc.a before the water
will be back in its channels.
Thousands Of business houses in
the down town porsion Of Pittsburg
are attempting tonight to clear the
cellars of their buildings of water.
The actual monetary damage will
run up to several million dollars.
The suffering carsed by the high
water is intense. Thousands Of per-
sons are living In the upper floors Of
their homes using skiffs as means
Gf transportation 10 and fro. The
lower portions Of their homes are
nled with water, and chairs, tables,
pians and bric-a-brac are floating
about the rooms, The damage to
manufacturing plants Of the PittsbHrg
district Is great.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-17
NIGHT RIDERS
IN [DDYv|LLE
WhJF -FOUR WHITE MEN AND SIX
NEGRoEs-No TOBACCO
DESTROYED.
RIDERS WELL DRILLED
House Of Police Judge Attacked and
Sides RiddIed With Bullets
Doors and Shutters Were
Torn Off.

EddyylIlc. KY, Feb. 1G,- Nigh,
riders. three hundred strong, visited
Eddyville at / o'clock this morning
and WHIPPED ten men, four Of them
white and six blacks. The white mer
whipepd were:
q w. Rucker. police Judge; Leslie
Woods, former city marshal; Press
Fraliek. who occasionally acted as de-
putty city marshal, and Grace Robert
son. saloon porter.
The connection between the whip
ping of the white men and the negroes
and the tobacco war IN Western Ken
lucky, is not apparent No attempt
was made at destroying stored 10
bacco.
The riders were well drilled and
well armed Over a thousand shots
were fired during the course of their
stay but the only casualty reported is
that Of a young woman whose face Is
said to have been grazed by stray
bullet.
The home of Judge Rucker was bad
liz damaged before the riders Were
able to get hold OF him. the walls
being riddled with bullets, the doors
and shutters torn Off After taking
each OF the men to the edge OF town
and whipping them they were allowed
tc return home.
AfteR the whippings had been all
the mcb awakened County
Judge W. t. Crumbaugh and warned
him that his immunity from a similar
punishment hereaftef depended entire-
ly on the friendship he was expected
to show the Tobacco Growers organ
ization. He was told that his gray
hairs alone were responsible for his
being spared this time.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-17
OLD RECORD is BROKEN
sy New Armored Cruiser North Caro-
Iina-Averase Speed Was 22.4s
Knots Per Hour.

Newport News. Va Feb. fs.-rWith
brooms az her matheads and yard
arms announcing that all records had
been swept aside the new srmored
cruiser North Carolina returned TO
the ship yard today During Der third
speed test rrn on the Virginia Capes
between 7:s9 AMI 1880 last night
thu ship maintained an average speec
OF p IS knots or forty eight-hundredths
% a knot in excess of the contract
speed requirements This was the
best speed ever male b. a vessel Of
the arrnored cruiser class.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-17
SWEDEN FEARS
WAR MAY ARISE
WITH RUSSIA OVER BALTIC
CLOSED SEA oUEsTIoN-RUs-
STA WANTS TO FoRTIFY
ALAND ISLAND.

Stockholm, Feb. 10.--Relations be-
tween Sweden and Russia are decid-
edly strained at present. Tension has
arisen because Russia insists upon
being released from the agreement
made when Sweden surrendered Fin
land that no naval station or fortifica-
ticns should be established On Fin
nish shores adjacent to Sweden.
The part taken by Russia in the
Norwegian integrity treaty and her
present attitude on the Baltic closed
sea" question have greatly irritated
Sweden.
War is feared in Sweden because
Russia for some time past has been
preparing to establish a naval station
cn tho western shores Of Aland Island
which Is % miles from the Swedish
coast and only few hours ty
steamer from Stockholm.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-17
EVERYTHING IS READY
Fer Entertainment Of American Bat
tIeshi7 Fleet When Il Reaches
caIlso Coming thursday.

Lima. Peru, Feb. 1G.-Tne American
feet which is steaming up the west
coast Of sofitb America is expected TO
arrive at Callao next Thursday and
the government has ordered that
Rear Admiral Evans be rendered the
honors Of vice admiral The cruiser
Coronet Eologcnsi left Callso tonight
fer this port Everything is in readi-
ness ar Lima and Calloa for a gloriors
welcome to the American visitors.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-02-17
BOWLING AT CINCINNATI
Scores Last Night and Yesterday
Afternoon at the National
Bowling Tournament.

Cincinnati, Ohio Feb. 16.--The five
high scores in three shifts of two men
events today in the bowling tourna.
ment were:
H.lenner and Collier Of Chicago,
1888; Plummer and Armstrong, of
Cincinnati, 11G7 Lipman and Sc
mones Of Chicago, 1866: Bruck and
Fischer of Chicago, 1857; Waldecker
and Beshore Of St Louis, 1888.
The FIVE high scores in six shifts
of individual events this afternoon
and tonight are:
f. l.. Canfleld of Chicago. cal; S. d.
Gilhuly of St LOUIS, 626; Charles
Levin of Chicago. 619; Charles Col
lier of Chicago, Ga; S. p. Owen of
Louisville COS.
The five highest scores in five men
events tonight are as follows: To
setti. OF Chicago. 2.SSG; Nations, Of
indianapolis. 2,79S; Koenig Kaiser
Company, of st. Louis. 1852; Pioneer,
of Chicago. 2,597; Sheriff Hamanns,
of Cincinnati. 2.593.
Smith and Dunbar, Of Brooklyn. the
two man team of the National Bowl
ing Association, won the information
al match between the 1907 cham
pions of the American Bowling Con
gress. In one shift of the five men
events. the first place was taken by
the Tosetti team of Chicago with a
score of 2.Ss6. highest mark ever roll
ed at an American Bowling congress
tournament