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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
QUICK MAIL SERVICE
LETTERS DELIVERED SAME DAY
IF STARTED AT 2 Pm.

Any letter mailed at any point within
the carrier limits of the District of Column
bia not later than o'clock pm. will be
delivered the same day. if a recommends
ton made by w. H. Haycock. superin-
tendent of city delivery of the local post
ONCE, which is approved by Acting Post
master General Grandfeld. is adopted.
Mr.. Haycock. under orders from the
Postmaster General. was recently sent to
New York and Boston to look into the de-
livery methods of those cities, with view
to the Improvement of the service in
Washington. The foregoing recommended
ton Is one of several not yet announced
which resulted from the trip.
1t is claimed that the Improvement men,
toned can be made without additional ex-
pense or Overburdening the carriers by
simply deferring the last mail delivery OF
the day until a little later, and making A
general collection OF mail throughout the
District in time for that delivery.
1t was supposed at first that the carriers
would be burdened by this arrangement.
DR.. Grandfield says details are now being
perfected which will prevent that and i'm
pose no hardship upon the carriers.
THE suggestion" he added, lis feasible
and it's adoption desirable. and 1 think
there will be no difficulty in adopting it
before long
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
STORAGE IN CUSTOM HOUSE
PLACE TO PUT FOREIGN EXIT
BITS DECIDED UPON.
tuberculosis Congress Has No Room
for American Display-World
Taking Notice.

The troublesome question of storage for
the thousands of articles to be shipped
to Washington as exhibits at the ses-
sions Of the international congress on
tuberculosis has been settled by the Of
fcers of the congress in Washington.
They have arranged to store foreign
exhibits In the custom house at George
town. American shippers have been noti-
fed not to send exhibits until called for
Some of the foreign exhibits have al
ready arrived.
According to DR.. John Fulton. secretary
general, this plan is not so convenient
for the shippers as the original idea of
storing everything in Washington. In
view of the fact that the Presidents or
der to tear down the old Pennsylvania
station left them without a storehouse,
American institutions and individuals in
terested will have to bear the hardship,
II any
The daily correspondence of the con-
eress In Its offices in the Colorado build
ing, shows that foreign delegates are be-
ing appointed almost daily.
DR.. H. G. Boyer chairman Of the COM
mittee on exhibition. has just received
notice from the Latin American League
Against tuberculosis that the exhibits
from Argentina are ready. A printed list
Argentina will send to the congress. The
exhibit includes reports. charts. models
ana plans OF sanatoria, photographs, ed
ucation literature, etc.
Notable among the visitors from the
British isles will be DIR. R. w. Philip,
F.R.C.P., Of Edinburgh, who will repre-
sent the Royal Victoria Hospital for Con-
sumption of Edinburgh. Cambridge Uni
versity will send DR.. Slime Woodhead to
represent the British commission on tu-
berculosis. He will be accompanied by
DIR. Eastwood and Dr. Adami Dr. Osler
Is reported to be coming to Washington.
DR.. Karl Hamel OF the imperial board
OF health of Berlin has been assigned to
install the German exhibits, which. al
though from different cities and institu-
tons. Will come to America as unit Dr.
Hamel wrote to Washington requesting
assistance In placing the exhibits. DR..
Rosenall of this city volunteered to help
One of the Russian delegates sent his
visiting card. which he has had engraved
for the sole purpose of using in America
1t is about the size of a picture postal
cara ana bears the following inscription:
DIR. SIMON TIL. UNTERBERGER,
Privy Councillor.
Honorary Physician. His Majesty's Court,
p.is a,seon a, Genera zen raj, Of the Guards.
International Congress on Tuberculosis
81 Petersburg. Russia.
The matter OF railroad rates and trans
portation has been arranged with the
Trunk Line Association so that round
trip tickets will be sold to congressists.
the term applied by the doctors to the
delegates. at the rate of one fare and
three-fifths. The tickets will be placed
on sale beginning September 10 and will
continue until September "a, the day pre-
vious TO the opening Of the sessions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
PRESIDENT CAUSTIC.
Wishes Had Power to Upset Court
Martial

Martial.
President Roosevelt made some caustic
comments in passing upon the action Of
cour-martial which tried Second
Lieuts. John j. MoEer and Claire R. Ben
nett of the Sth Infantry at Leyte. P. l.. in
August last on charges of permitting GER
tain Filipino prisoners in their custody to
be tortured by the presidente Of Tolsoa.
with a view to extortina information.
Both officers were acquitted by the court.
The President directed the record Of
trial in these cases to be carefully exam
ind by the Judge advocate general. That
official fully concurred in the action Of
the commanding general of the depart
ment of the Visayas. who disapproved the
proceedings finding an acauittal.
Upon the facts as reported the Presi-
dent remarked:
1T appears that there has been an
outrageous miscarriage Of justice in the
cases Of the two lieutenants in question,
greatly regret that l have not the legal
power to upset the action of the court
martial. feel that these two lieutenants
have discredited themselves and the serv-
ice, and that the responsibility for thus
compromising the good name of the army
and the country is shared by those men,
their acquittal. 80 If these two officers
weer enlisted men would have had them
discharged out of hand for the good of the
service; and l regret that because of the
law l am unable to take this action in
this case
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25

Quotations given below are for large
lots Jobbers' prices are higher.
EGGS - Nearby fresh Virginia, 1s;
west Virginia and southwest Virginia.
16ha17; Tennessee, Is.
BUTTER. = Creamery. fancy. 24a25.
Western firsts. 221a a23; seconds, 2Oa21.
Process. fancy. COAL; fair to good, goa
Il. Store-packed, fresh. 15a16.
CHEESE. y New York state factory,
new. large. 16ka17.
PoULTRY.-Chickens spring. per h..
1sa1s: hens. per h.; ID; ROSTERS,
P Peps l0 = keats per h. 10;
per h.. 10: ducks. per h., Gall.
DRESSED POULTRY.-Hens. choice,
per H.. Halls; ROSTERS, per h., 8; chick
ems, per h.. 1sa2O; ducks per lb, 11a13
VEGETABLES. : Potatoes. new, per
bbl. No. 1. 2o0a25O; No. 2, per Dbl. LOO
a1;25; sweet potatoes. per Dbl. 4.ooa
onions. per box, 55a1 90; peppers, per
carrier, 75a1. 90; cabbage, per bbl.. GOA
$50; spinach. per bbl, 5Oa75; eggplant,
per crate, 1.50a2.OO; squash. per bbl..
1.aoa2-0o; snap beans. per basket. 1.OOa
1.25, per bbl. 2.5Oa3.OO; new beets. per
bunch. 2a3; lettuce. per basket, 1OOa
80, okra. per carrier. 125a1. 80; brus-
sells sprouts per qt., 6a1O; tomatoes, per
box. 50a1. 90: peas, per basket, 2.5Oa3. 90 /;
asparagus, per doz. punches, 1OOao 80 :
IL,
per doZ., 12a20.
GREEN FRUITS. Apples. per Dbl.
Local so; early June apples per bu.
basket. scars: oranges. Cal. per box,
300a4.00; grape fruit, per crate, 3OOa
400: pineapples, Fla, per crate, 2OOa
30; Ga. peaches, per crate, LOCAL 10 !;
plums, per crate, 75a1.25; blackberries,
per qt.. 12h: cantaloupes, per crate
1.O0a2.25; watermelons. each, 2Oa3O;
raspberries, per Of. 10a14: pears. per
Dbl, 3.5Oa4 So
No. /, 13.5Oa14OO; No. 2, 12.OOa12. so;
mixed. 11.0Oa12.OO. Straw, rye, bundle,
14O0a14.5O; rye, machine thrash. 1OOOa
1850; wheat, 6.0Oa6.50; oat straw, per
ton, 9OOa9.5O.
LIVE STOCK-Cattle, extra, per cwt..
5.O0a5.25; medium. per cwt.. 4.O0a4 so;
ordinary, per cwt.. 2.O0a3Oo: hogs, per
cwt., gross. 6.5Oa6.75. Sheep, per lb.,
3; spring lambs, choice, per h., g.;
medium, per h., 5. Calves. choice. per
lb.. 8: medium. per h., 5.
BEEF CUTS.-Ribs, No. 1. per h.. IA :;
No. 2. IL: No. 3. 10. Rounds No. !. per
per lb.. IA; No. 2, IL; No. 3, 10. Chucks,
No. 1, per h.. 8; No. 2. Z: No. 3. 6.
WOOL AND HIDES.-Wool. washed,
free of burrs. per h.. 19a21; unwashed.
per h., 20. Hides, green, per h., 6; dry.
per lb., Tao. Sheepskins, green. each,
bOa75; dry, each. 25a6O. Calfskins.
green. each, 1.OOa1.25 Dry flint hides,
per h., 8; dry sailed hides, pc lb., 8.
GRAIN-Wheat, per bu., sOa9O. Corn,
400. Oats. western white. No. 2. per
bu.. 6oa65; mixed. o9a63. Bran. per ton.
80 O0a32.OO Middlings, per ton. 32.O0a
"a 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.

NEW YORK, July 25--The statement
of clearing house banks for the week
shows that the banks hold SJ6.516, 80
more than the requirements of the % per
cent reserve rule. This is an increase
of $3.7e7.SJO in the proportionate cash re-
serve as compared with last week.
The statement follows:
Loans, $1.2I032l 100; increase, 81. 233, 100.
Deposits, 81 .3oS 9Ss. 100; increase, $12.97o,-
co.,
Circulation. 6,OSs 300; increase, SIS 200
Legal tenders, $79,652. 400: increase,
$JS4.3OO.
Specie. SSl6.610 500; increase. s.. Az 300.
Reserve, 1896. 263 800; increase. 81 .03l 900.
Reserve required. $3.50. TAT $50; increase,
$3.243, 80.
Surplus s56.5l6. 80; increase, s.. ISL. $50.
Ex-United States deposits. $5S S3l, 125
increase. $500, 50.
The percentage of actual reserve of the
clearing house banks at the close of bust
ness yesterday was 2947.
The statement of banks and trust COM
panies of Greater New York not mebers
of the clearing house shows that these
institutions have aggregate deposits of
$.s1.2il 800: total cash on hand $9S 3D.
CO. and loans amounting 10 S9O3 9S1 800.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
The Easy Chair.

From the Saturday Review.
Only the Englishman knows the sci
ence of sitting down. He alone has
evolved the chair which RECEIVERS for it's
students all the comfort that has been
lost in the day. all the hope that the
morning may so inhospitably have
barred. Watch, say, Frenchman In
an English easy chair and you will find
him no worthy apprentice of the sci
ence. He Is Ill at ease and out Of SYM
pathy with the chair. But the English
He does not. as the Frenchman. sit at
attention. There needs not, in fact. be
any doubt that Englands position as
the optimist among the nations is due
largely to this appreciation of the easy
chair Had Schopenhauer lived in Eng
land and been instructed In the art Of
sitting down he would have written
dainty testimonials to the charm Of
human nature. Pope had no optimism.
and 1t Is not surprising that he COM
chair" for only an optimist can be
comfortable. Whistler refused to have
an easy chair in his house. and quite
inevitably wrote a book on the art Of
making enemies Carlyle lived among
the hard angles of uncomfortable fur
niture and wrote irritably. A mans
literary taste, 1t may as well be said,
Is not formed so much by his education.
or his early life, or his friends. as by
his chairs. man without an easy chair
would develop an austere taste. He
would read Bacon, Hume Macaulay.
A man with an uncomfortable easy
chair would read Hazlitt. Carlyle. Scho-
penhauer NietZsche, Ibsen. A man with
a chair which he had nodded to all the
whinls of his body would read Dickens,
Lamb, Shakespeare. Meredith, Flaubert,
Tennyson No one, fortunately, has
finer instinct for comfort than the Eng
lishman, and SO long as this Is so there
should be no danger of the decline of
good books and poetry and optimism.
Only the man who has an easy chair
can read the right books.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25

CHICAGO. July 25.-Profit- taking. en-
couraged by rain in North Dakota and
lower cables, depressed the price OF
wheat today. Trade was light Septem-
Der opened sab to 3saA lower at 9034a
81, and declined to 9O9s on early trading.
September corn opened nc lower at
761. in sympathy with wheat, but soon
recovered and touched 76A.
September oats opened haA to &a1a
lower at As to 45A. and sold at 4J3s.
September pork opened at 15.47h to
14.5O; September lard at $40 to 9.22a,
and September ribs at S.611a to $40.
Liverpoon Grain.
LIVERPOOL. July 25.-Wheat: Spot
steady, No. red western winter. Is
Tad; No. II; California. is lid. futures
closed quiet. July, nominal; September,
as AID; December. IS 37sd.
Corn-Spot, firm; old American mixed,
IS Sgd. futures. closed quiet: July nomi-
nal September, 5s sgd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
HoCHI PRAISES o'BRIEN.
Japanese Paper Says He Is Splendid
American.

TOXIC, July 25.-The Hochi. a news
paper generally credited with anti-f for
eign feeling and said to be inspired by
Count Okuma. leader of the opposition
party in the diet. in an editorial referring
to published interviews with American
Ambassador O'Brien in San Francisco
and Chicago, says:
THE ambassador continues at home the
splendid work which marked his policy in
Japan, namely, using his influence to pro-
mote the cause of friendship between
America and Japan, which was momen-
tarily menaced by the efforts of the yell
low press
The Hochi in its tribute to Ambassador
O'Brien, says:
He is a splendid type OF American.
country he represents"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
PRINCE REVIEWS wARsH1Ps.
Passes Between Double Column at
Quebec.

QUEBEC, July 2j.-The Prince Of Wales
today reviewed the International feet of
warships in the harbor. embarking at
Kings wharf and passing down the line of
British. French and American ships. A
royal salute from the citadel announced
the passage of the prince through the
town on his way to the ships. and COM
bined salutes from all the warships were
fired as he entered the launch flying the
royal standard and proceeded along the
double column Of battleships.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
Church Popular With Lovers.

From the Wide World Magazine.
The little church Of Absam, near Inns
bruck. enjoys a reputation which is prob
ably unique of its kind. 1t is popular
superstition that couples united within
the church of Absam. especially during
the month Of May, are assured of un-
clouded happiness during the whole Of
their welded life. This idea brings scores
Of lovers to Absam. and during May in
particular the familiar notice, Come
early to avoid the crush,' might very we'll
be displayed outside the building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
New York Market Unsettled
This Morning.
SEVERAL CAUSES GIVEN
Presidents Criticism of Standard Oil
Decision.
RUMORS CONCERNING TAFT
American Stocks Depressed in Lon
don for Same Reason-No Fea-
lures in Trading.
sUMORS CONCERNING TAFT
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. July 2J.-This morning S
stock market showed considerable de-
gree of unsettlement in the early dealings.
but before the close of the first hour OF
business the share list for the most part
rallied we'll above yesterdays closing
prices The markets initial tendency re-
Elected plainly enough the disturbance of
sentiment induced by President Roose-
velt's criticism of the United States court
of appeals decision in the Standard Oil
case.
There was apparently. furthermore. no
little anxiety as to the tenor of Mr.. Taft's
remarks in accepting the republican NOM
tnation for the presidency. Curiously
enough. the rally from the early depres-
sion was based chiefly on rumors that
Mr. Tafts statements would be of a de-
Cidedly conservative and conciliatory ma
ture. that is, from the Wall street point
of view.
American stocks were depressed in Lon
don for the same reasons which accounted
for the initial weakness In the local stock
market and foreign houses continued sell
lers. although not upon a large scale.
Apart from the matters mentioned there
was little or nothing to be adduced in
connection with the course of prices. The
weekly reports of the mercantile agencies
indicated. further. but very moderate i'm
provement in trade conditions.
Common influence.
The market as a whole was controlled
entirely by common influences. and price
movements were quite uniform. In fact,
the dealings in particular stocks varied
very little except in point of comparative
activity.
The lead:n- features in this latter re-
spect were. as usual, Reading Union Pa
cific. Amalgamated Copper and United
States Steel common.
While the Indications pointed to a IA
vorab exhibit for the weekly bank state
ment. little interest appeared to be taken
in the prospective showing Of that docu-
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
Guadalupe, Highest Texas Mountain


That the honor would rest with the
Guadalupe Mountains. a timber-capped
range in the northern part of El Paso
county not far from the New Mexican
boundary line, has long seemed probable.
In describing these mountains Prof. r. T.
Hill in his monumental treatise on the
Texas region pronounced them the high
est in the state. Notwithstanding an err
ror Of nearly a thousand feet in his pub
lished elevation-an error resulting from
the uncertain aneroid-his statement was
correct. During the summer of 1904,
while Van Horn county was being map
ped by the topographers of the United
States geological survey, careful observa-
tions were made to determine the eleva-
lions of the Guadalupe range. The work
was constructed by Arthur Stiles, who
has recently worked out his field notes
and has conclusively determined the high
est point in his native state. The eleva-
ton is $3.50 feet above the sea, and the
peak-the highest In the Guadalupe range
lis insignificantly called by the Mexicans
Ell Captain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
MORE RAIN Is COMING.
Temperature Today Was Not at Top
Notch.

The weather bureau forecast Is for local
showers this afternoon and tonight and
perhaps tomorrow. There will. however,
be light to fresh winds. mostly from the
east While nothing Is promised con-
corning the temperature. the indications
are that the city will not suffer from ex.
IRENE heat.
The sun arose this morning with a de-
termination to heat things up. but by 80
pm. had not accomplished much. The
official thermometer readings today were:
am, II; 8 am. Is: IL noon. 81: 30
pm. SO. Yesterdays highest official
temperature was 81. registered at 4 pm,
although there is no telling what heights
would have been reached had 1t not been
for the rainfall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
London Stocks.

LONDON, July 2j.-Continued depres-
sion in consols was the only feature of
todays markets. Kaff1rs showed some
slight recessions; home rails were irregu-
lar Discounts were unchanged today
here and on the continent. Paris ex-
change on London was unchanged at ~
francs 1914 centimes. Berlin rate ad-
vanCed a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.

LONDON, July 25.-Bullion amounting
to E15,OO0 was taken into the Bank of
England and f1O0.O0O was withdrawn for
shipment to Scandinavia today.
BERLIN. July 25.-Exchange on Lon
don. 20 marks 401s pfennigs for checks.
The rate of discount for short bills Is
21s per cent and three months bills ~
per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
Electro-Magnets Lift Glass.
ON Popular iechani

Fr0m Popular MechdhlcS.
Electro-ma gnets are used for lifting and
handling large panes of glass. AS glass is
a magnetic material. piece of sheet
iron is placed under 1t and one or more
magnets applied on the upper face The
magnets attract the sheet iron and there
fore hold the glass suspended while NOV
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. July 25.-WHEAT-Easier;
spot contract 9611a96a.: spot No. red western.
9sN July. 96laaesst: august. se.osA Sep.
receipts. 100 33S bushels: exports. 3l7,2 bush
els; southern by sample. s3a941s; southern on
CORN-steady: spot mixed. 7sa: September.
so asked: receipts. ,953 bushels.
OATS-Strong and higher: No. white. GAIA
64Ia; No 2 white. 62a631a; No. mixed, 611aa62;
receipts, 1896 bushels.
RYE-Firm: No western domestic, 7saso;
receipts. 100 bushels
HAY-Dull, unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Steady, unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
French Optimism.


We are not so blind as not to see that
manners are becoming more gentle, that
the number of honest people increases.
that morality Is spreading more and more
into the social masses. II thirteenth-cen
fury people could witness our mid Lent
they would doubtless reproach us with be-
coming much too virtuous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
MAIL BAG THEFT.
Charles Savage Charged With TAX.
ing $4,000.

KANSAS CITY. July 25.-Charles Saw
age, negro. was arrested here today
charged with stealing a mail pouch in the
Kansas City Union station June 6 last.
containing $4,000. being sent from Los
Angeles to a New York city bank.
The post Office inspectors assert that
they have positive evidence against Saw
age and declare their belief that he has
buried the money, intending to recover 1t
after his release from prison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25

Messrs. William A. Mearns and Benja-
min Woodruff accompanied Griffin Hal
stead. who left yesterday in his motor
car for trip through the Hagerstown
district
The present selling price of British con-
soils. at SIN. which is the lowest point
reached in some time, is attributed to
various causes. 1t is thought, however.
that the nervousness of investors in re-
gard to these securities may be the result
of the passage by the commons OF an
weekly payment to any subject who at
tains the age Of sixty-fve years and who
can show that he is in need of it.
1t is estimated that it will involve
payment Of something like $5OOOo.00O
within the next few years
According to the reports Of transatlantic
steamship companies the cabin travel
this year has been very satisfactory. The
return movement to this country is to be-
as the demand for return accommodations
is for the end Of August and the begin
ming of September.
There is comparatively no steerage
business. The immigration has become SO
small that the inspection force at Ellis
Island has been reduced.
The public service commission of New
York city. having supervision over the
public utility companies. Is just complet-
ing it's first year and is evidently having
plenty of work. Yesterday 1t considered
the matter of the suff1ciency of the car
schedule over the Williamsburg bridge
and also gave hearing on the proposed
increase of fare to Coney Island. The
testimony presented included a statement
from the company of its receipts and ex-
penditures per car mile, showing loss
to the company. Hence the application
for authority to increase the rate Of fare.
The rate for time loans extending for a
period over the first of the year is now
quoted at from 81 to per cent This Is
looked upon as an indication that money
will continue to be abundant and the
usual demands. when the crops are to be
marketed, are to be met with ease.
A holder of some of the bonds issued
by the Mitchell Mining Company said to-
day that the last interest due in March
had not been paid. 1t is expected upon
the expiration of the first ensuing six
months some action will be decided upon
by the bondholders. A question has been
raised as to whether this issue. the only
one by the company and consisting of
$500 900 5 per cent bonds Is a lien upon
the entire property of the company. There
is also some question as to whether the
trust company performed fully the duty
intrusted to it Of supervising the expen-
diture of the money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
GERMAN BANK STATEMENT

BERLIN, July 25-The weekly state
ment of the Imperial Bank of Germany
shows the following changes:
Cash in hand increased II, 797 600 marks.
Loans decreased 1861 600 marks
Discounts decreased 29,63s.OO0 marks.
Treasury bills decreased 1919 600
marks.
Notes in circulation decreased 76.774 600
marks.
Deposits increased II, 400 600 marks.