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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07
MONEY EASIER IN JAPAN.
Interest Rates Lower and Better
Times Are Expected.

VICTORIA. b. c.. July 7.-Among the
passengers on the Kamakura Maru.
which arrived from the orient yesterday.
was ketara Mochizuki. former MEM
Der of the japanese diet. and president
of the liberal news agency of Toxic. He
Is on special mission to make investf-
cations in Europe and the United States
for the financial department Of Japan
and the imperial railways and monopoly
bureau.
He is accompanied by Mrs Mochizukf.
who was educated in Toronto, and who
has been commissioned to INVESTIGATES
educational work of women In the United
States and Europe.
Speaking of conditions in Japan. Mr..
Mochizuki said:
Japan has emerged from the financial
depression and an era of better times is
looked for. The 4 per cent consolidation
of Japanese loans has been taken up and
a new financial scheme Is being forniu-
lated. Money Is easy. the hanks have
much to loan and interest Is lower. The
result is that business development is
progressing fayorably."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07
COUNTRY BANKS CRITICISED.
Some of Them Accused Of Evading
National Bank Act.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. July THE national
bank examiners of the sixth district
closed a two-day semi-annual meeting In
the federal building yesterday, after
making some drastic recommendations
to the controller of the currency rela-
tive to the methods Of checking up on
country banks. In a resolution adopted
by the examiners the controller is ad-
vised to make strict investigations of the
country banks and adopt new regula-
lions for controlling their reports.
Some country banks, II was maintained
by the experts attending the meeting.
have been guilty OF evasions Of the
national banking laws by borrowing
money from city banks that the exact
state and extent OF their liabilities in
their published statements may not be
shown to the public.
The controller il advised to require all
country banks to make, under oath, full
and specific statements of their liabilities
and assets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07
JUDGE FILES STATEMENT.
Permits Blacks Supporters to File
New Petitions.

PITTSBURG, July 7.-Judge Josiah Co.
hen, who issued the original injunction
aRainst q recount Of the Dalzell-Black
contest for the republican congressional
nomination. today filed Q statement to
the effect that his Injunction does not re-
strain the Black supporters from filing
new petitions for q recount. The original
petition he ruled invalid because not
signed by ten voters in each precinct. The
ruling that further petitions may be pre-
scented, it is believed. may open the way
for DR.. Robert w. Black to obtain a
recount.
REPRESENTATIVE Dalxelps counsel ap-
peared in common pleas court today to
object to the appeal made by attorney
for Black yesterday from the county
commissioner refusal to recount the
votes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07

Case of Vice Consul at Cartagena
Sent to HIGHER Tribunal.

The troubles Of william b. McMaster
United States vice consul at Cartagena
Colombia. growing out Of an encounter
with two Colombians several months ago.
still remain unsettled. according to tele-
graphic report on the matter received to-
day by the State Department..
The report says that Judge Escobar,
who is assumed to have had original
jurisdiction over the charges OF assault
against McMaster, has revoked his former
action In the case and referred the sub
ject to the superior tribunal.
At arst the vice consul was exonerated
on the ground of self-defense. This was
reversed. 1t was then alleged that he
had inflicted wounds on the two Colon
ENDING" it Is now reported, was re-
voked likewise, and June 25 the case re-
ferred to the higher tribunal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07

Fr0m the Ouooee AoFettIeer.
It il said that the first roller skates
were introduced into England SO long
ago as the year 17oo. The inventor was
a Fleming. who was attached to the
suite Of the Spanish ambassador, and
came within him that year to London
We are told that, mounted on a pair Of
contriyances and playing a violin, he
mixed in the motley throng at the cele-
brated Mrs. Cornellyss masquerade at
Carlisle House. Soho Square. when, not
having provided the means of retarding
his velocity nor Of commanding its direc-
ton, he impelled himself against q very
valuable mirror. dashed It to atoms.
broke his instrument to pieces and
This grievous mishap to the hilarious
inventor probably put back roller skating
q century or 30. We have improved on
the "contrivances" since then, but even
now no one has been able to retard the
velocity by means Of pneumatic brakes.
We leave this hint to preoent-day IN
yentors for their consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07
CLEAN SWEEP MADE.
Hack Stand in Front of Post
Office to Be Abolished.
PROTEST OF BUSINESS MEN
Numerously Signed Petition Favor.
able to the Cabmen Presented
to the Commissioners.

The old hack stand in front Of the Post
Office building will be abolished tomor.
row. The entire business will be wiped
out by the police because of bad police
records of few cabmen. After tomor-
row not even the most honest cabmar
who ever lived will be permitted to ply
his trade from the old stand. Instead OF
keeping the dishonest men away from
the stand, the police believe it their duty
to break up the entire business. which is
one acknowledged by business men in the
vicinity to be a convenience to them
selves.
In spite of protest signed by nearly
fifty business men, corporations and firms
in the neighborhood the Commissioners
have decided to put into effect the order
issued April % and suspended at the re-
quest of Alvin L. Newmyer. attorney for
the cabmen. That order was written be-
cause of a complaint from a man who
claimed to have been robbed.
Petition of Business Men.
Immediately after this order the bust
nessmen of the neighborhood signed q
petition for the retention Of the cab
stand. In the petition the signers sub
scribed to the statement that they found
no objection to the location of the stand.
but favored it as convenient and bene-
fetal. 1t was pointed out that without
the old post Office stand the downtown
section will be left without a cab from
14th street to eth street.
The order abolishing the stand was
then suspended. Mr.. Newmeyer appealed
to the Commissioners as follows:
II inclose herewith a petition signed by
the merchants and others in the vicinity
Of the stand to the effect that they find
no objection to it's location there or to the
drivers whose names are attached hereto
III the Commissioners require it / would
request the privilege of a hearing in the
matter, at which time I will produce evil
dence to establish the fact that the pub
lie interest would be benefited by the con-
tinuance Of this stand.
My investigation leads me to believe
that any existing evils are to be remedied
not by abolishing the stand and thereby
depriving honest men Of their means OF
livelihood, but in suitable regulations gov
erning the personnel of the drivers per-
mitted to work thereon"
Report of the Police.
The names of the cabmen were submit
ted to the police, who reported that the
petition did not contain the names OF
eight cabmen who have bad records.
Also they dug up all the violations,
technical and otherwise. that have ever
been hung over the heads of other cab
men on the stand.
Recently bill went to Congress de-
signed to control the hack stand stu
alton along common-sense lines, max
ing it an automatic matter to revoke
cabman's license when he violated a
law. That bill was reported favorably
in the House, but did not get any
farther. Maj Sylvester, with the bill
in mind. has told the Commissioners
that should the bill be passed there
isn't any reason why the hack stand
in question might not be considered
for re-establishment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07

Justice Stafford today granted the APP
plication made by James J. O'Toole
against Benjamin r. Anderson and VII
liam B. Murray for dissolution Of the
partnership conducting the Southern Au-
tomobile Sales Company and appointed
Howard Boyd and Wilton j. Lambert
receivers to wind up the business. Mr..
O'Toole averred that the parties had
been conducting an automobile agency
for certain cars. but that Differences had
arisen between the partners. The assets
consisted principally Of cars and stock
on hand and deposits with the factory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07
TROLLEY ROAD INVOLVED
RECEIVER FOR WASHINGTON,
BERWYN AND LAUREL LINE.
Defaulted on Bond Issue-Washing.
ton Railway and Electric
Road Operates It.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, July 7.-Charles F.
Gladfeller was appointed a receiver for
the Washington. Berwyn and Laurel elec-
trio railway this morning on an applica-
ton for receivership flied in the United
States district court before Judge Nor
ris.
The receiver was bonded for SIC. O0C
and was given tho right to put up the
road for sale. unless $239, 621.37, due on a
defaulted bond issue, was paid to the re.
ceiver within five days.
The receivership followed a bill Of com
plant filed yesterday by Attorneys keech,
Wright & Lord, for the Guardian Saw
ings and Trust Company of Cleveland,
Ohio. trustees for the railway.
Bill Of Complaint.
The Washington, Berwyn and Laurel
Railway Company, according to the bill
of complaint, gave a mortgage on the
road to the Federal Trust Company Of
Cleveland June /, 1901, as a first lien,
to protect 100000 worth of bonds Of
the company. The Guardian Trust
Company succeeded the Federal COM
pany In business. and thus succeeded
to the trusteeship of the Maryland
railway.
The mortgage consisted of twenty-five
year per cent gold bonds, payable in
1921. According to the bill, the road has
never operated any rolling stock. From
the time it was first built it has been used
by the Washington Railway Company.
In his order naming Mr.. Gladfeller
Judge Morris ordered that the receiver
continue the business until further orders
from the court. The amount Of money
that may be expended for repairs on the
road, without consent Of the court, Is linn
tied to $500.
A combination of western and Maryland
capital is said to be invested in the COM
pany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07
BUYS HANDSOME PALACE.
Mexico Will Use It for Government
Building.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MEXICO CITY, July THE Mexican
government has just authorized the
statement that for the sum of 100000
1t has purchased the handsome Cobian
palace on Bucareli street, and that it
will be used for the department Of the
interior. Thus another strikingly beau
tiful structure has been added to the
government owned group of public
buildings that Is so much admired by
all visitors to this capital.
1t is probable that the Cobian palace
will be considerably renovated in the
near future.
The Cobian palace was recommended
to the United States government as
being suitable for the American en-
bassy. but when Congress killed the
bill providing for the purchase OF for
eign embassy homes the matter was
dropped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07
NO BLAME ON TAFT.
Presidents Son Exonerated for 1tal
ian's Hurts in Auto Accident.

BOSTON. July ITO no fault Of Rob.
ert H. Taft. son Of President Taft. was
due the injury which the automobile he
was driving caused to Michael Tithwalla
an Italian laborer. June q last. accord
ing to the finding of the Massachusetts
highway commission, made public last
night. Young Taft's operators license
which has been held up pending an in.
vestigation Of the accident, will now be
renewed upon application.
The statement says impartial eye-wit.
nesses testified that Taft. when approach.
ing a number of men at work on the road
blew the horn OF his car and proceeded
very slowly. The man who was injured
stepped directly In front OF the automo.
bile and was knocked down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07
Building Permits Issued.

To. Washington Riding Company. to
repair garage at ZOO street north
west; architect, George o. Totten :
builder. Arthur Cowstll; estimated
cost, $31, 900.
To Mrs. A. Davidson. for two two
story brick dwellings at 1921 and 1922
Franklin street northeast; architect
Mrs A. Davidson: builders, A. Jeffery
4 Co.: estimated cost, $6.5OO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07
BLUE RIDGE INN BURNS
At DEM0NET, VA.
None Of Fifty Guests, Many of Them
Washington People, Suffers
Any Injury.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
DEMONET, Va, July Fire de-
stroyed the Blue Ridge Inn here just &c
was burned to the ground. but none OF
the fifty guests and employees of the
house was injured. Many OF the guests
succeeded in saving part Of their effects.
but others lost everything.
The flames were discovered about IL
o'clock. and within an hour and a half
the inn was burned to the ground.
Many of the guests were Washington
people, most OF whom left here for
Washington this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07
MAY NOT RETIRE.
Justice Moody Said to Hope for Re-
turn to the Bench.

MAGNOLIA, Mass. July Friends of
Associate Justice William H. Moody of
the United States Supreme Court still
hold to the opinion that he will not re-
sign at present. and some Of them go SO
far as to say that he will not accept the
provisions Of his retirement act. No
statement direct from Justice Moody can
be obtained.
Those few friends who have seen him
recently state that his health seems
slightly improved and that he holds
strongly to the belief in his ultimate re-
covery and resumption Of hts seat on the
supreme bench.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07
TIVE-MILLION.DOLLAR HOME.
Chicago Board Of Trade to Have
: TWenty.Story Building.

CHICAGO. ILL.,, July 7.-Organization of
holding company to build and maintain
flve-million- dollar home for the board
Of trade on the site Of the boards pres
ent building, Jackson boulevard and La
Sale street. will be recommended to the
members Of the board at a special meet
inN tomorrow by the committee ap-
pointed last August to solve the board s
building problem.
This means that the present board of
trade building will be replaced in a few
years by one of the finest structures in
the city. The new building is to be
twenty stories high. and Is to cost ap-
pr0ximately $5.OOOOO0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07
DUKE D'ALENC0N rs BURIED.
Strong Detachment Of Troops Pre-.
serve Order at Funeral.

DREUX. France, July THE Duke
d'Alencon was buried today in Orleans
In the chapel beside his wife. who was
burned to death in tho charity bazaar
fire Of 1897 The King of Bulgaria.
representatives Of the royal houses Of
Spain, Portugal and Belgium. and men,
bers OF the French Bourbon family were
present.
Strong detachments Of troops pre-
served order. The Duke d'AIencon was
a second son Of Louis. Duke de Ne
mours, who died In 1896. and was a
grandson Of Louis Philippe. King of the
French. He was born in 1914, and his
older brother is claimant to the French
throne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07
HEAVY EARTH TREMORS.
SHOCK LAST NIGHT SEVEREST
SINCE JANUARY 1.
Recorded at Georgetown University
and the Weather Bureau.
About 1900 Miles Away.

A severe earthquake shock, continuing
from 1901 to 1903 this morning. was re-
corded by the Georgetown University OBJ
servatory. The preliminary tremors be-
gan at 11:5S o'clock, and were followed
three minutes later by the heaviest shock
The tremors died away at 1914.
The observers at the university say
that the earthquake probably was moi
more than 1850 miles distant. The CHIEF
motion was east and west, and was the
heaviest recorded since January 1.
Weather Bureaus Record.
The weather bureau issued the follow
Ing bulletin: "An earthquake Of create,
intensity than usual. probably not more
than 1,5OO miles from Washington, wa.
recorded on the seismographs at the
weather bureau about midnight between
the 9Th and 7th of July. The first pre-
4,,,,i tremors began at II :56:1O pm
July and the second preliminary
trenors at 11:56:55 pm, 18TH meridian
time.
The stronger motion was recorded
from 0 hours 1 min. to o hours min
am, July Z. and the total duration OF
the disturbance was about forty min
utes.
Cannot Locate Direction.
THE motion was OF nearly equal in
tensity in both horizontal components
the east-west motion being slightly
greater. 1t is not practicable to locate
the direction of the origin from Washing
ton"
CLEVELAND, Ohio. July IAN earth.
quake apparently nearer and OF greater
intensity than any other within the last
six months was recorded at the St. Igna.
titus College observatory last night The
preliminary tremors began at 1885 and
the vibrations continued until 11:21.
1t 10 estimated that the disturbance was
conferred about 1 500 or 1000 miles distant
The wave motion was east and west.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07

BATON ROUGE, La. July latter
both houses Of the Louisiana assembly
yesterday had canvassed the votes cast
Tuesday and formally announced the
election Of Gov. Jared Young Sanders as
United States senator, Gov Sanders an
nounced that as soon as he could ar
range the Affairs Of the governors ONCE
he would resign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07
Christian Union Resolutions,

NEW YORK, July THE moving pic
lures OF the Jeffries-Johnson fight were
denounced as criminal from the pulpit
OF the Church OF the Divine Paternity to-
day. where the twenty-second annual
convention Of the Young Peoples Chris
tan Union is being held.
When Victor A. Friend, chairman OF
the social service commission, In the re-
port OF that commission asked that the
convention go on record as protesting
against any exhibition Of the fight pic
lures the assemblage broke into loud APP
plause. Resolutions were passed protest
ing against thhe exhibition OF the fight
Aims
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07
operated by w. r.. 4 e. Co.

The Washington, Berwyn and Laurel
Railway Company owns the line from
Berwyn to Laurel.
According to statements today Of on
Gals OF the Washington Railway and
Electric Company neither. the latter com.
pany nor the City and Suburban lines
have any direct interest in the Berwyn
and Laurel line. except that it is operated
by them for the owners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07
C. v. j. IS TO SELL
ITS PRESENT HOME
$3.50, 900 Offer for Buildings
at 18th and H Streets
to Be Accepted.

An offer to buy the George Washington
University buildings at the southeast cor
ner of 10th and H streets has been &C
cepted by committee of the board o
trustees, but is still to be acted upon b.
the board of trustees.
7 There seems to be no doubt that the
board Will indorse the action Of the COM
mittee. In that event the university will
receive the sum of $5JO,OOJ, which viii
be sufficient to discharge the present in.
ldebtedness and leave a balance of $780,
COO
The price agreed to be paid is about
$27 per square foot, and comes up to
the estimate of the value of the prop
erty held all along by the trustees.
The name of the purchaser has not
| become known. 1t is understood that
the buildings will no longer be avail
able for the use of the university. The
ground will be cleared and an entirely
new structure erected. it is said.
The proposed sale includes not alone
the building on the corner, but also
the adjoining structure on H street.
Statement Of Trustees.
The following statement was made to-
day by .Alpheus II. Snow. chairman of
the executive committee of the board Of
trustees of the George Washington Uni
versity:
I'm the financial reorganization of the
university many novel ana dimcuis
and many complicated matters Of fact
have had to be ascertained. The Ques-
tons of law are now nearly settled by
the opinion OF counsel and the agree
of 10
Matters of fact are now nearly as
certained by the accounts of the auditors
appointed by the Attorney General, under
the resolution of the House of Repre-
sentatives
"It is believed that it will soon be pos
sible for the trustees to take final action.
All Creditors to Be Palu.
1T is expected that the reorganization
will include the payment Of all creditors.
and the securing Of all endowment funds
by specific property. which shall repre-
sent the funds; the purpose being to have
all endowment funds represented as
soon as possible by Understanding
securities Of the best class.
1T is the plan to have these securities
held and reinvested by trust companies,
these companies to act as the fiscal
agents of the university through their
trust departments, and the finance COM
mittee Of the university, to have at all
times supervision and control OF such in
vestments.
ut is also proposed. as a part Of the
reorganization, to employ an audit COM
pany to install a system of bookkeeping
consistent with the most modern ideas
Of university accounting. and to appoint
such company the permanet auditor, to
see that the system Is maintained and
perfected and that the accounts are at all
times correct"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07
NEW DISTANCE RECORD
AVIATOR AT RHEIMS COVERS
166 NILES.
Olieslagers Remains in Air Thres
Hours, But This Time Was
Exceeded by Farman. i

BETHANY PLAINS, RHEIMS. July Z.
M. Olieslagers today broke the Duration
record at the aviation meet now In prog
ress here. He remained in the air for
three hours and forty-five seconds, ane
covered q distance OF I35 miles.
During the speed contest Loon Morane
the French aviator covered twenty kilo.
meters u2.42 miles, in l3 minutes and 81
seconds.
Hubert Latham and M. Labouchere in
the distance contest circled the field
round after round together
During one OF the flights weymann.
an American aviator. fell. He was
unfntured. but his machine was
wrecked. NJ. Petrowski of Russia also
met with an accident. being precipi-
tated to the ground by the rush OF
air from the motor Of NJ Kinef Of Bel
GUM. who passed within fifteen feet
of his machine.
Duration Record Held by Farman-
The record previously was held by
Henry Farman. He was in the air long.
er. but did not cover so much ground.
the figures being 4 hours 9 minutes Is
seconds for IA miles at Mourmelon.
France. Nov. g. 1909. This record stood
in spite OF the efforts OF Farman and
several other aviators to better Il for the
Mfchelfn trophy on the last day or last
year.
Farman on tina: occasion covered lSl
miles, but came down on account or en-
CINE trouble. Farman also made lis
miles at Rheims August "a OF last year.
The record for a flight over a circular
course in this country is held by Lieut..
Frank p. Lahm made at College Park.
Md, November ], 1909, when he covered
ninety-six miles in three hours.
Glenn Curtiss. on his famous trip from
Albany to New York. flew 49, miles In
152 minutes, taking out the time of the
one stop he made. but the longest single
flight that he made was from Albany 20
Poughkeepsie, seventy-flye miles.