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The evening world., 1911-09-21
YOUNGEST JOY RIDER
N A BAD CHOPPER.
Three Old Edward Murphy Jr.
Has a Wild. Ride in Van
Cortlandt Park.

The youngest joy-rlder on record Is
Edward Murphy jr., whose dash along
n road In Van Cortiandt Park this after
noon ended when his car going Mt top
speed ran into a tree. turnel turtle and
threw him 80 heavily TO .h1 roadway
that he had to be remove to Fordhhm
Hospital.
Edward Murphy jr. lives at No. Ms
East Two Hundred and sixth s:rcct.
Riding IN Van Cortlandt Park Ia his
greatest delight. lie entered the park at
Moshuiu Parkway this afternoon, max
ing straight for the Gun I'm Road, his
mother accompanying him But, since
Edward jr. Is only three years old. and
his car. the cutest perambuiator sold In
Harlem. shc trundles II along until she
reaches the bench at the top of the hill.
where the "perambulator pilots" or her
set ~congTegate.
A particularly interesting bit OF Cos
sip diverted Mrs. Murphy's attention
from Eddie and his car as II began
ambllng down the decline. 1t was hair
way down the hill before Mrs. Murphy
discovered It's stunt" Eddie was
kicking up his heels and gurgling over
the time OF his life as the car continued
down the hill. gaining speed as II Went.
Up jumped Mn. Murphy, shrieking, and
started In pursuit. with all the "pran
pilots" In the vicinity scampering along
In an effort to outspecd It. But the
p~erambulator went right on to the base
OF the hill, where 1t left the o and
hit the tree.
DR.. Steiner. who took Eddie TO the
Fordham Hospital. after patching up his
cuts. say that he will be all right In a
fow days. but the madly careering per
ambulator II an almost total wreck.
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avenue. He took three little goats 70
raise on a bottle. They grew 10 be the
prldes aud pets OF the owner.
Yesterday Gerosa missed his goats.
lie complained TO the police. The police
were not able to pick up the scent.
Al excited mob gathered to-day In
front Of a tenement at No. $50 East one
Hundred and Eighth street. A murder
had been committed. The body was Ia
the cellar OF the building. No one dared
to enter the place.
Central once vas called. Detectives
Walsh and Mancioni went TO the scene.
on the way they picked up "a lot OF uni
formed policemen to help handle tho
situation. When they broke into tbs
cellar they found
The bodies of Gerosa's goats.
The evening world., 1911-09-21
FlREBUG BURNS CLUB.
second Attempt Destroys the
building Mt Totem, n. J..

The destruction by fire early to-day OF
the Mount Pleasant Rod and Gun club
house at Totem. n. j., Is believed to
have been the second incendiary at
tempt within two months to burn the
place. The first dime the building was
fired the flames were discovered 10 time,
but the FIRE had gained such headway
to-day that the fremen could DO nothing
but prevent its spread 10 the adjacent
property,
No one vas In the building when the
fire was discovered to-day. and II II not
known IN what part OF tho hous II
started. The principal loss was In the
guns. which most OF the members kept
In lockers In the clubhouse.
The evening world., 1911-09-21

An unidentified man was picked up
unconscious In front OF the Flatiron
Bailding last night. Patrolman Gar
via OF the West Twentieth street sta
tien called an ambulance from New
York Hospital to which the man wAs
removed. He died at 10 o'clock with.
ctf regaining consciousness. His cloth
ing bore the name of John II, Rissler
Nothing In his pockets indicated his
address. Ninety dollars was found IN
Az c'osn.ns' ~.AAAA
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G0AT.GETTER ALSO GOT
GOATS OF DETECTIVES.
How Horrible, Mysterious Triple
Murder Percolated Down to a
Bottle-Fed Kid Tragedy.

Joseph Choca OF No. 20T6 First avenue,
was to-day held In $1,000 bail In the
Harlem Court for examination to-mor-
row upon the charge OF gettins Antonio
Gerosa's goat. That II not slang When
II Is added however, that Choc got the
goat OF the Homicide Bureau and part
OF the detective force. the statement Is
intended IN fun slangy meaning.
Gerosa has n store at No. 2i03 First
The Washington times., 1911-08-16
A BEAUTY EXPERTS PEARL
OF WISDOM

One doesn't gather figs from thistles
and one hardly expects pearls of wis
dom from the lingerie and pomatun
department presided over by the per,
ennial Lillian Russell. But she dropped
a little ePigram the other day which is
entitled to live something more than
its ephemeral hour. 1t is written thus
Remember. there are women who have
never known they were not beautiful,
because some good man has loved and
lied to them.
This vagrant bit of philosophy is
sound for a great many reasons, but
one of the most interesting is the fact
that no Academy of the Esthetic has
ever yet been able to agree upon a
criterion of beauty. The Greek ideal
represented by Phidias and Praxitiles
would appear faulty faultless" to
the Oriental connoisseur, who prefers a
little more embonpoint in his odalisquc
or sultana, and thinks her beauty
heightened by a more or less judicious
application of kohl and henna. With
out wandering so far afeld as to re-
call that still other people are partial
to nose ring as the supreme orna-
ment of their lady loves, We may con-
tent ourselves with the very obvious
observation that a man with a brunette
taste can see little to admire in the
fluffy, transparent blonde.
There are faces which by the COM
mon consent of our Occidental stan
dards lack physical perfection, and yet
in more cases than one such faces have
been lit up by light from within
made radiant by the mind and soul
until they possessed an undeniable
beauty. They have inspired great men
to great deeds, and held good men in
willing slavery through all their happy
days. Indeed, it may we'll be doubted
whether the baby-faced Doras, with all
the appealing charm of curve and line
and color, have ever elected any great
share of the worlds worship.
1t is the woman whose countenance
shines with that inner beauty who has
enthralled and held men-the woman
who
IF any painter drew her he would paint
her, unaware,
With a halo round her hair"
And the good men who love her do
not need to lie to her to tell her that
she is beautiful. They see her in the
light of her seven cardinal virtues;
they see her gloriied with the trials
and triumphs of long association; they
see her standing as the embodiment of
the fragrant springs and golden
The Washington times., 1911-08-16
SOME FURTHER ECHOES
FROM ANGLOMANIA
To the Editor Of THE TIME,

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Considering the wild statements
made by Mr.. Tanner in your issue Of
the 18th inst. l wish to be allowed
to use your columns once more upon
this subject He claims to have sense
enough to write his own letters. That
is obvious. Saturdays "Epistle" is
evidently a brilliant example. The
inference also to be drawn is to the
effect that l do not write my own. 1
am compelled unfortunately to do so,
having not yet been in a position to
employ a private secretary. Another
example of his wild hysterical vapor-
ings is that he accuses me of resort
ing to a fictitious name, which GER
tainly Is amusing. And that 1 oc-
casionally pose as an Irishman.
was never an adept at the art of i'm
personation and l am afraid it would
end in failure. l fail to see what
beneft l would derive by periodically
changing NV nationality. Can Mr..
Tanner explain? As the case stands
he has no actual knowledge as to
whether l am Hindoo or a China
man. 1t is just a random assertion
of his. He also remarks that he has
the courage to sign his own name.
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Upon that point 1 congratulate him
The choice specimens of letters that
have appeared in The Times under that
name would require extraordinary
courage. He also states. or infers to
that effect that my letter is un-
worthy of notice. 1t is unfortunate he
did not arrive at the conclusion be-
fore he penned his memorable vindi-
cation to the charge of Anglophobia-
My letter evidently made some i'm
preston upon my anti English friend,
by eXcelling himself in his vitrolic
wrath. / quote the following from
Mr.. Tanners letter which is the best
of the joke:
He would add to my real faults
and make me a villain of the deepest
dye, II II would give him the means OF
domineering and tyranniZing over me-"
l give it up! Whatever that state
ment implies or has reference to. is
to me incomprehensible. He appears
to have some natural anxiety regard
ing any addition to his real faults.
l do not know of any unreal faults
that he may possess. l rather ad-
mire such open confession.
AS regards tyranniZing over him, 1
have not yet had the opportunity even
had l been so inclined, I do not ex-
pect to be engaged in the capacity
of principal or keeper of any institu-
tion which would place him under
my jurisdiction or care. l should like
to refute some of the calumnies direct
ed against British rule in India, but
nv limit of space has ended. I should
think the task OF filling The Times
for the next ten years, as he claims
would be a rather stupendous task.
but l do not doubt his ability to do
so. And now, Mr.. Editor, I thank you
for your fair and impartial publish
ing of my letters. I should not have
written this one, or to trouble you
with such a trivial controversy, but
1 felt compelled to refute the ex-
traCrdinarv remarks made by Mr..
Tanner. BERNARD BROCKINGTON
The Washington times., 1911-08-16
WHERE STENOGRAPHER'S
ALLEGIANCE BELONGS
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:


Referring to your editorial of Aug
ust 18th wherein comparison Is made
OF the experiences of Mr.. Kerby and
Miss Davis may l call attention to
case in which a Government stenog-
rapher's notes failed to serve the pur-
pose for which they were intended.
On September 9, 1910, when my resig-
nation as chief of division in the
Weather Bureau had been in the
hands of the chief of that bureau for
three weeks he sent for me ithe man
whom he now represents as having
been deposed for the good Of the serV-
ice) and offered me charge of one Of
the most important divisions OF the
bureau if | would withdraw my resig-
nation. This offer l declined. During
our conversation a stenographer con-
Cealed from my view took notes
without my knowledge until the close
of the interview. These notes II cor
rectly Transcribed would have very
important bearing upon some OF the
The Washington times., 1911-08-16

in touch with affairs here and your
paper is read by many of US.
The shooting of an American sailor
from your gunboat, Vicks5urg, at Cor
into, the early part of this month and
tunate. The Nicaraguan solder, who
did the shooting was cOurt-martialed
and shot. We cannot express our sad
feelings over the matter. At the same
time we all feel very indignant over
the Washington Government keeping
gunboatS on the Atlantic aid Pacific
ports of our country with their big
guns trained on our towns. If one OF
those guns would accidentally go of
how many of us would suffer- and who
knows what irresponsible saIIcr might
touch a gun off?
The revolution in Nicara qua has ac-
tually been over since Zelaya left, and
We have had two presidents since then
without shot being fired. Over seven
months of prosperity in our land, no
war talk, no one to fight, no money or
ammunition to fight with, and still the
American gunboats hug Uur Atlantic
sharp edge and demoralize US by per-
sistent rumors of annexation and what
not.
The country is calm. athe farms are
raising their usual crops and every
body is at work except the politicians,
who are busy building air castles with
money they expect from loan.
The people of the land arc as pros
porous as they ever were. Our farm
ing class purchase little, raising every
thing they eat and make about all their
clothing from wild fbers. Those Of
our country who are shouting hard
times and want money are politicians
or their agents who can only keep in
power by purchasing arms and debat-
ing an honest election with the bayonet.
What the people of Nicaragua want
most is to be left alone, the gunboats
taken away from our coast and give US
a chance to hold an election by the peo-
pie and a president to represent the
people. JOSE CASTILLO.
Jinotego, Nicaragua.
The Washington times., 1911-08-16
Conspicuous in Entangle-
ment Over Japanese Pupils
in California.
EFFORTS TO ALLAY
STRIFE INJURE HIM
Both Japan and United States Dis
approve Believed Now
in West.

has always ridIculed the idea of a war
between the two nations.
He is best known in the United States
by his book, THE Powers Of the
American People a study of the Con-
stitution of the United States Because
Of 1t he is called the James Bryce of
japan; for 1t Is said Masuji's book -
10 Japan what Bryce's book is to Great
Britain.
Masuji's lectures on Japan were WON
drously illustrated with motion pictures,
and they achieved success in Washing
ton and at chautauquas. He has fine
command Of English, hampered only by
a slight accent. His intimate knowl-
edge of every phase of life in Japan
made him a master of the subject
AS an attorney, Masuji was quite sue
cessful. and frequently received the
plaudts of his fellow lawyers. He has
received the degrees Of D. C. L. and LII.
d. from several American and European
universities, and is an associate editor
OF the Comparative Law Bureau Of the
American Bar Association.
A personal friend of the smart man
from Japan" said today that Masuu
had been in poor health. After leaving
Washington he went to Florida, and
later to the West where he was when
his friends heard from him last.
What the japanese think of him Is
probably not una animous. Japanese
History in America" says:
Though an expected leader or the
younger generation and Of the new ia
pan, this man in one day abdicated his
allegiance, as If his friends, his oppor-
tunities, his family, and his ancestors
Of more than 500 years, from the time of
Ota's decisive battle at Shiugatake, 1892,
a. D., down through the Taiko and To-
kuwaga Shogunate, and admitted to be
he most typical of Japanese knighthood
and chivalry, were nothing to him; all
that he might become naturaliZed as a
plain American citizen. This heart
rending actor is no other than DR.. Ma
suji Miyakawa himself.
Listen TO his declaration: Should
there be war between the United States
and Japan. or should Japan ever direct
her Shimose explosive and Murata rifles
against America, remember that the
first target is myself-shOot me first"
However, all the world understands
his action and attitude are based upon
the higher ideals of a higher humanity
and universal brotherhood. May his
dream he realized, may his action and
attitude be justified
The Washington times., 1911-08-16
Thwarts Law to Live Under
Two Flags and Fight
for Peace.
PAPERS FURNISHED
BY INDIANA COURT
Famous Author and Dramatist
Takes Advantage of Clerks
Lack of knowledge.

Masuji Miyakawa is the only natu.
rallied japanese citizen of the United
States. The immigration laws forbid
the naturalization of either Japanese
or Chinese, and the exception OF Masuji
mentioned in Congress in the course
Tof some spirited remarks.
He turned the trick with Oriental deft-
ness in Indiana. He looked and looked
for a chance, 1t Is Gaid, and finally got
his naturalization papers through d
Federal court office in Indiana, where,
It is related, a clerk and probably a
Judge, too, were not so familiar with
Chinese and Japanese exclusion acts.
as they are In other States.
Since he came to this country in 1901
MasuN has had a remarkable career.
His naturalization he accomplished be-
cause he believed II was right, as af-
fording him more opportunities to work
for peace between Japan and the United
States. He was known we'll In Wash
tngton before his naturalization; that
act brought him into more prominence,
and his greater prominence made him
more friends. Yet since he left Wash
somewhat impaired. not a great deal
has been heard here of him.
MasuJ. when eleven years old
showed an interest in America by re-
citing Patrick Henry's speech" at the
Tsukiji foreign settlement and received
therefor a silver medal from the
American consul. He was appointed A
teacher at fifteen when the public
schools of Tokyo had just adopted Eng
llsh as part of their curricula, He
grad uated from the Tokyo Central Uni
versity Law school and Rikio College,
and then served as acting president of
the NaCasaki City College Of Foreign
Languages and Of the Tokyo Military
part in the war with China.
In 1891 he made his first trip TO the
United States with Toru Hoshi, minis
ter plenipotentlary from Japan.
Since then his development has been
remarkable. He worked principally for
peace between the United States and
The Washington times., 1911-08-16

features of the Weather Bureau con-
troversy now attracting attention. on
October 8, 1910. l made written re-
quest upon the chief of the bureau
for a copy OF the notes, and my re-
quest being ignored l asked the Sec
retary OF Agriculture to direct him
TO do sos The Secretary of Agricul-
ture under date OF October Is, 1910,
replied to my letter as follows.
He (referring to Chief Moore) states
that as these notes were made for his
personal protection and are his per-
sonal property. he declines to furnish
you with a copy OF them, and as you
are familiar with what transp!red at
the tine I can see no reason for COM
pelling him to do So"
1t is evident that there are in the
minds of certain officials some pecu-
liar notions as to the lines separat-
ing personal from official property
as well as to where ones allegiance
belongs after taking the ironclad
oath requiring that these United
States be protected from all her en-
emies Of whatsoever character.
JAMES BERRY.
The Washington times., 1911-08-16
RATTLETRAPS OR HERDIC
COMPANY MUST GO.

If the Metropolitan Coach Company
wishes to carry out it's threat to "go
out of business" this is a very good
time. If the bill which has just been
reported to the Senate by the Dis
trict Committee of that body becomes
law, as every citizen of Washington
piously hopes, the rattletraps which
have become a public nuisance instead
of utility will have to do one of
three things: Perk up, go out of
business, or be put out.
1t is a most surprising piece of i'm
pudence that any individual or cor
poration enjoying so>valuable a privi-
lege as that which the Metropolitan
Coach Company has secured should will
fully and wantonly, month after
month, and year after year, faunt its
vehicular skeletons along the leading
highways OF the National Capital
without so much as an effort to tighten
a bolt or varnish wheel.
The service is so infrequent and so
irregular that it has become customary
to refer to "the" herdic in the singular
number, though it is occasionally al,
legged that more than one is in opera
ton. If so, each is so ring boned,
string halt .and spawned that it is i'm
possible to tell it from the other.
The measure which has been report
ed to the Senate confers on the Dis
trict Commissioners ample power to
compel the operation of a sufficient
number of vehicles, to see that they
are sanitary and slightly, and, in short,
to regulate the. service in every way.
The measure should be passed without
delay. The District would be almost
willing to condone the neglect it has
suffered in so many other ways if tb,
bill should be passed.
Either the rattletraps or the coach
must 60!
The Washington times., 1911-08-16

SOAAAA-AH''
Meeting Of White Eagle Council No. 4,
Degree of Pocahontas, Improved Or
der of Red Men, Fifth and G streets
northwest.
Meeting of following lodges: Junior Or
der of American Mechanics; Francis
Scott Key, No. %, Seventh and D
streets northwest, and Old Glory, No.
"a, $50 Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
Meeting of following lodges: Odd Eel
lows, Eastern, No. I, and Federal
City, No. 20, degree work; Harmony
No Z, and Friendship, No II, business.
Rebekah lodges, Ruth, No. 2, and
Martha Washington, No. 3, degree
work. Encampments, Mt. Nebo, No. s,
degree work.
Meeting of following Masonic Lodges
washington Centennial. No. IA, busi-
ness; Osiris, No. 26, F. C.. Eastern
Star Chapters, Areme, No. TO-
Meeting Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 5.
Knights of Pythias, business. Friend
shin Temple, No. 9, Pythian Sisters,
business.
Amusements.
Relasco-Coronation pictures in colors,
2:3O and $50 p. m.
CoIumbia-C Players in House
of a Thousand Candles" S:15 p. m.
Academy--"A Fugitive from Justice, -
cssiDorEiite eiO - vaudeville.
Gavetv-Al Reeves Beauty Shov, 2:15 p.
m and sis p. m.
Lyceum-"Jolly Girls Company" Sis
Copsmos-Continuous vaudeville. 1 to Il
,rbevv Chase Lake-Dancing end music
hy section of Marine Band.
Glen Echo Park-Dancing and music by
section of Soldiers Home Band
80 Park-Midway and attractions.
NCcade-Motion pictures. bowling, and
hool.
C1Ionial Beach-Boardwalk, bathing.
and other amusements; steamers
leave Seventh street wharf daily, ex-
cept Morday, a. M; Saturday 2:3O
p. m.
Marshall Hall-Steamer Charles Macal-
ester leaves Seventh street wharf 10
a. m, 2.30, and Gas p. m. daily. Stops
made at Mt. Vernon.
Steamer St. Johns leaves Seventh street
wharf for forty-mile trip on the Po-
tOmac, D. m.
Chesapeake Beach-Carnival today; pig
race and creased pole climbing.
The Washington times., 1911-08-16

autumns which the heart recalls when
youth has passed away. 1t is the
alchemy by which the Ninon de
L'Enclos are still beautiful at ninety.
1t is the answer as to why Audrey
remains "a poor thing" all her days.
The analysts of love have never
been able to supply anything more
satisfactory in the nature of a reason
than propinquity, and where it exists
and inspires a good mans love he does
not lie when he tells her she is beau
tiful.
The Washington times., 1911-08-16
ARMY.

ARMY.
Captain GEORGE T. LANGHORNE,
Eleventh Cavalry, to join his regi-
ment at San Antonio, Texas.
Major JOHN c. GILMORE, JR., Coast
Artillery Corps, will proceed to San
Francisco, California, for duty as as
sistant coast defense officer.
The following assignments of officers of
cavalry are announced:
Major ALEXANDER L. DADE to Ninth
Cavalry.
Major JOHN S. wINN to Fourth Cav
airy.
Captain HENRY GIBBINs to Ninth
Cavalry.
Captain CHARLES o. THOMAS. JR..
to First Cavalry.
First Lieutenant HENRY R. ADA1R to
Tenth Cavalry.
First Lieutenant JAMES s. GREENE
to Fifteenth Cavalry.
First Lieutenant GERALD C. BRANT
to Ninth Cavalry.
First Lieutenant EUGENE V. ARM
STRONG to Thirteenth Cavalry.