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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-29

The Cumberland Valley Railroad Com
pany has YQrded the contract to build
new bridgeSsacross the Potomac river
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London Closing Prices.
LONDON. July q.

Far silver irm 2ti.d per ounce.
Money. per cent.
Discount rates-Short bills. So. per cent; three
month bills, 4ai i-l6 per cent.
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How much cash was PAID" asked
Representative George. The answer
was $4,70S.16 Mr.. Johnson wanted to
know Mr. Richards bank balance at
the time this money was paid.
Representative Johnson wanted to
have the checks produced.
Can YOU find any check given i'm this
Transaction
dont know whether ] gave my
own check or whether I turned over the
checks given to me by other people in
terested in the deal"
Can you produce your checks, If you
gave any?'
Yes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-29

lana ana virginia. ScHeTdIy IdlT lOHlSlIt
and Wednesday; light, variable winds.
There were local thunderstorms in the
Atlantic and east gulf states. the north
ern and western upper lake region. the
upper Mississippi valley. and i'll few
scattered localities in the extreme north
| west Elsewhere over the country the
weather was fair
Temperatures have risen generally. and
are above the seasonal average east OF
! the Rocky mountains, except In the
south Atlantic states.
With the exception Of local showers to-
night or Wednesday in the northern up
per lake region and in the south Atlantic
and east gulf states. the weather will be
fair tonight and Wednesday over the
eastern half Of the country without tenn
pera ture changes of consequence.
The winds along the .tlantic and cas-,
gulf coasts will be light TO moderate
variable.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at , pm. Yesterday:
Tnermometer-Yeste pm. 81: s
pm, 81: II midnight. -: today. 4 am.
"a: am. IS: L. noon. ": :. pm. o.
q. at g am today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. SIS: minimum, IS
Barometer-Yesterday. pm, 1901: s
pm, 30.O4: II midnight. 1905: today. 4
am. 2O.O3: am. 3OO7; u noon, 1905
> pm, 3OO0.
Condition of the Water
Temperature and condition of water al
8 am: Great Falls -Temperature. 81
condition. {. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem-
perature. So: condition at north connec-
ton. 10: condition at south connection, II.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 1850 am. and 1910
pm: high tide. 1852 am. and 4:23 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 80 am. and
11:N pm: high tide. 80 am. and 5:27
pm.
The City Lights.
Public electric arc and electric incan-
descent lamps are lighted fifteen minutes
after sunset and extinguished forty-five
minutes before sunrise: public gas lamps
lighted twenty minutes after sunset and
eNtinguished forty minutes before sun
rise. Naphtha lighting service has been
discontinued.
Weather Condition in Other Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-29

NEW YORK. July e9--Lead. firmer;
40 bid: London. Ell. IS. Shelter
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WEATHER.
Generally Fair Tonight and Wednes'
day; Light, Variable Winds.

For the District of Columbia. Mary
land and Virginia generally fair tonigh
and Wednesday; light. variable winds.
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Looks Like Crooked Transaction.

"You didn't object to this said Rep
resentative George, land you stood by
what looks to me like a crooked
transaction. l don't mean a corrupt
transaction.
But il I wanted to buy property l
wouldn't get a clerk in my office to be
a straw man."
Mr. George said many deeds of trust
are executed in the District of Colum-
bia to give a false valuation on prop
erty.
You know that sort of thing goes
on here" said Mr.. George.
whats the consideration in the
deed" asked Representative johnson.
Ten dollars"
Might this be one of the examples of
the custom: of declaring the wrong con-
sideraticn--which you said vas a
fraudulent custom.
Followed 1.-TWO Bad Customs"
Mr. Richards said he had followed
custom.
You followed two bad customs. said
Representative George-''the other one
was the straw man custom"
The property bought was originally in
the Goddard estate Mr.. George asked
if Mr.. Kalbfus or Mr. Mckenzie had
much to do with the purchase.
Mr.. Kalbfus, he said, seemed to be
very active in purchasing the property
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Up-River Waters.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va. July %
Potomac river clear and Shenandoah
muddy this morning
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS,
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, July 29.-Big receipts fine
weather and weak cables today made the
wheat market easy. Absence of export
and milling demand counted also against
the bulls. Prices, however. were steadied
by the strength of coarse grain. The
opening was unchanged to Y lower Sep
TENDER. which started at S5HaS6 to SEA
s61s, the same as last night to " down,
sagged to sJN.
Corn ran up quickly on account of a
general rush to buy. owing to prospects
OF enlarged damage from heat and
drought. September opened Il to Il high
er at 63ss to Gias and held near the top
improved eastern demand heiped 10 lift
oats. September started at tJ1s TO 4Gs.. a 4
advance Of u to y, and assembled to 40s4
asO7s.
Provisions developed strength with corn
including September options, as follows
Pork, 21.421s; lard, 11.SO: ribs. 1.S21aa
11.S5.
Butter-Unchanged
Potatoes-Receipts. so cars; un-
changed.
Poultry-Alive. unchanged.
sensational lowering OF crop estimates
owing 10 damage from drought and heat
brought about rush of buying TODAY
IN the corn trade. The result was to
put up prices cents bushel
Proht-takfng on the part of holders
caused no important setback, the mar
ket absorbing all offerings in a manner
that seemed almost ravenous
All hope of Il 1000 OOO, OeO- busheI WELD
or corn this season appeared to have
been abandoned. Instead. experts talked
OF 2615,OO0OOO bushels to ZOO. 600 600.
with possibility of a drop to as short
total as 2,5O0.OO0.OO0 bushels.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, July 29.-Flour-Eas-
Ter, spring patents. 4.60a4.S0; winter
straights. 4.15a43O, new; winter pat
ents. 4.50a475; extra No. / winter,
o.ooa3.15: extra No. winter 3.35a3.5O.
Wheat-Bearish: domestic crop ad-
| vices easy: Liverpool cables. favOrab BILE
weather and July liquidation caused
an easier ruling. July. 96Ha96s.
Pork-Firm.
Beef-Steady.
Lard-Firm: middle west, 1lSOal1YO.
Raw suear-Steady: Muscovado $40:
centrifugal. 3.o7; molasses a.S2: refined
steady.
Petroleum-Steady
Molasses-Steady
Hay-Quiet
Hides-Firm: Bogota. 2Ji.a30l2; Cen
trail America 29sl
Leather-Firm: hem!ock firsts. 29a3O:
seconds, 2Sa29.
butter-unsettled: receipts, Il, 700 pack
ages. creamery extras, 26a26s&; factory
current make. second. 211.a22
cneese.Steady and unchanged: re-
ceipts, 4.&34 boxes.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged. receints
21.2A2 cases
dressed poultry-Irregular; fresh-kiled
western chickens .Oao1. fowls 16Iaa 1919 !.
turkeys. 1Sa19
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Elk Dividend Today.
..eaung railroad, =; Unied Fruit Com
pany, COM, Ia, and preferred Of same
stock, IL.
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Tax Collector Rogers, as a real estate
owner. was mentioned in a running in
terrogation concerning the property on
haiorama road near 18th street. already
mentioned in previous testimony Mr.
Hlchards sad that when Frank Nye died
Is share was taken over by some of
Richards friends
representative johnson suddenly asked
did Mrs Rogers. wife of Tax Collector
Rogers, own some property condemned
for the enlargement Of the Capitol
grounds"
Yes"
Representative Johnson asked what the
property was assessed at before the con-
domination proceedings
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c. c. ROGERS NAME
BROUGHT INTO QUIZ

Continued From First Page,
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Gives Assessment Figure.

THE Rogers property" said Mr.. Rich
ards. was at square 634. lot 81. as.
sessed corner Of North Capitol stree,
and Indiana avenue and street, known
as a boarding house.
The assessment read by Richards from
his books was 81 square foot The
full value would be s. foot?''
Yes
This assessment was made three years
before the condemnation.
Mr.. Richards was asked to show for
what the property had been condemn
ed, and promised to lay the figures be-
fore the committee.
Representative George asked Mr.
Richards why he had bought property
In the name of a clerk in the District
building named Davis Mr.. Richards
said this svas done so that the straw
man. could hold the note against the
property. but he said the entire trans
fer was made by Allen f. Walker. a
real estate man. and he. Richards. did
not pay much attention to the details.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-29
FINANCIAL.

The daily advertisement Of tho So
ciety for Savings and Loans OF Wash
ington for Tuesday. July 10Th.
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Naval Movements,

Naval Movements.
The Alabama has arrived at Bermuda
the Des Moines at Brunswick. Ga: the
Petrol at the New York navy yard the
Montgomery al Portsmouth. n. H., and
the Arethusa at I'ort Arthur. Tex
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-10
Attack Caucus Methods

Washington, Dec. 4-Charges BY
Senator lUMWins that the democrats
had approached dangerously near a
conspiracy against the rights of all
the people, in taking caucus action
On the currency bill. marked the CO.
el4ing CT today's session Of the SEN
ate.
This bill has been considered else
where ana passed elsewhere" he said
There Will be no real debate in this
chamber: it will be simply a farce. |
hesitate to participate In it, for | do
not want to give it, before the coun-
try the color Of actual deliberation. ]
cannot believe the american people
will for a long period tolerate this
legislation by caucus"
Senator Reed declared that the i'm
preston had gone abroad that Presi-
dent Wilson had eXerted some undue
Influence in congress in the cur
rency matter.
"TiIe president" Said Senator ReeC
emphatically, "has never attempted
to coax or coerce congress into pass
ing any particular bill. l deny that
the president has gone a hairs
breadth beyond the performance of
his constitutional duty"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-10
Would Educate Farmers

Washington, Dec. S.-The house
committee on agriculture today fav-
orbaly reported the agricultural ex-
tension bill, of Representative Lever
of South Carolina, its chairman.
Under the measure the department
of agriculture would send agents into
every farming country in the United
States to meet the farmers and give
them information acquired as to the
result OF many years of agricultural
experiments. These agents would
give particular attention to home
economics as well as the improve
ment in actual tilling of the soil.
Proper administration of the bill,
the committee will urge, should make
farm life more attractive and profit
able, and stop the drift of the popula-
tion from the country to the city and
town.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-10
Fire Claims % Victims

Boston, Dec. 3.-Twenty-eight men
We're killed in fire, which swept
through the upper floors of the Ar.
cadia hotel, lodging house in the
South end early today. Others are
missing. Scores were taken to the
hospital.
Nearly all the bodies were terribly
burned, making Identification impos-
sible. The victims were men in poor
circumstances. Caught in the crowd
ed hunks on the top floor of the FIVE
story brick building and in the small
room on the fourth floor, they were
helpless. When they were aroused
the stairways were in flames and
there was mad rush for the fire es.
capes at the rear. Many were res.
cued by firemen and police. Some es.
capped by walking a shaky plank
stretched to an adjoining building or
by jumping across a five.foot alley to
neighboring roofs.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-10
Denver's BIG Snow Storm

Denver, Dec. 5.-At o'clock to-
night the severe snowstorm which
had completely tied up all forms of
business in Denver and central Colo
RADIO came to an end, according to
the Denver Office of the government
weather bureau, and colder, clear
weather was the forecast for the re-
mainder of the night and tomorrow
With the freezing weather came grave
anxiety as to the maintenance of the
slender telephone and telegraph COM
munications which alone have saved
Denver from absolute isolation from
the outside world for the past "a
hours.
Wires are heavily laden with wet
snow. and a freeze, according to tele-
graph companies, would cause many
of the wires to break under their
heavy burden.
The total amount OF snowfall dur
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-10
Not His Picture

San Francisco, Dec. 5.-When Rich
ard Buchanan, hotel clerk, received
word over the long distance telephone
from his mother in Los Angeles today
that morning newspaper had pub
lished his picture as suspect in the
train robbery near that city last Mon
day night, when E. H. Montague, a
Southern Pacific travelling passenger
agent, was shot, he hastened to Cap
tain Mooney of the detective bureau
to establish his innocence. After lis
tening to Buchanan's story, and COM
pairing with him the description of
the train bandit sent out from Los
Angeles, Captain Mooney decided
there was no reason why he should
hold the man. particularly as the Los
Angeles police had made no such re-
quest.
Buchanan has been working in this
city for year and half, and he said
he had plenty of alibis to prove that
he was here the night of the train rob-
berry. When told hts picture publish
ed in Los Angeles was said to have
been taken from the rogue's gallery,
and to be that of man who served
a Jail sentence there in 1910 under the
name of R. Buchanan, he declared
that he was in Texas in 19O9-1O.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-10
Washington News Notes

Washington, Dec. GA plan to pro-
mote road building in western states
was embodied in bill introduced to-
day by Senator Warren. 1t would
grant 100000 acres of public land to
each of the following states to be sold
for the aid Of road building: Arizona,
Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mex
leo, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming.
w. M. Smith and M. N. Stevens of
Harlowtown are here for conference
with the commissioner of the general
land Office to ask that Carey list No.
13, embracing $4,000 acres in the vi
city of Harlowton, be rejected and
that lands embraced therein be
thrown open to entry under the home
stead law. These gentlemen say they
represent settlers residing in the vi
cinity OF these lands and contend that
irrigation is not necessary for agri-
cultural development, that there is
ample rainfall, and on this ground
they will insist that irrigation would
be an unnecessary burden upon farm
erS.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-10
The Champion Steer

Chicago, Dec. 3.-"Grand Cham
pion" steaks and roasts which are
sold each year by Chicago butchers at
the close of the international live
stock exposition, will be missing this
year. Glencarnock Victor II, owned
by J. D. MacGregor of Brandon, Mani
toba, who was awarded the grand
championship at this years exposi-
tion yesterday, will be eaten at big
Xmas barbecue in Brandon.
Former Grand Champions have been
slaughtered at the stock yards and
the meat sold at auction. Choice
steaks have brought as high as $3.50
a pound. After the auction, good
champion meat has been offered for
sale by scores of butchers. It has
been estimated that to supply all these
cuts of blue ribbon meat an animal
weighing as much as battleship
would be required.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-10
Denver Famine Relieved

Denyer, Dec. G.-Men sandwiched
between eighths of beef, old-fashion-
ed drags carrying coal, slaighs laden
with milk cans and wagons drawn by
four and five span Of horses burdenCd
with other provisions tonight were
breaking What had begun to be a ser
ious coal and provision famine in
Denver because of the more than
three feet OF snow which covered the
city and blocked all sorts of traffic
for more than three days.
Delivery men carrying their loads
of meat, milk and staple groceries
gave succor TO the many families
whose larders had become depleted
during the last three days. Coal de.
liveries were made to the downtown
Office and hotel buildings and bus
mess resumed a more normal aspect
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-10
Victims of Texas Flood

Dallas, Tex, Dec. 5.--With the
crest Of the flood that has been sweep
ing through north and central Texas
for the last two days now centered in
the Colorado and Brazos rivers at
Hearne in the southern part of the
state it was estimated at noon today
that the death list would total be-
tween 80 and 40 persons and the prop
erty damage amount to about $2,OOO,-
900.
Many of the dead reported since
last nights estimate of 26 were ne
groes, whose bodies were seen float
ing in the lower Bra LOS rived today.
Conditions are improving rapidly
at points where the water has reced-
ed.
Bryan, Tex, Dec. 5.-The known
dead in Texas floods numbered 33 be-
fore reports from the inundated terri
tory in this district began coming in
late today. The late reports were
brought by men on horseback, and in
dicated at least 20 more persons had
been drowned. About two-thirds of
the dead are negroes.
The courier's reports indicated that
the property loss would total four or
five million dollars, when losses along
the Brazos river are added to the al
ready heavy damage in other portions
of the state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-10
No Trace Of Mexican Brioand

Bingham, Utah, Dec. 5.-After
searching third of the Utah Apex
mine the posses which penetrated the
stronghold of Ralph Lopez, slayer of
SIX men, came out tonight and an
nounced to the thousands of expect
ant miners that they naG found moth.
ing to indicate that the crafty des.
peradO was dead.
The places where his body most
likely would have been were careful
ly gone over. The Andy tunnel and
the Andy incline, in which the battle
that cost the lives OF Two deputies
Saturday was fought, the Parnell tun-
nell, where Lopez calfeG through the
bulkhead Monday for his friend Julio
Corrello, and other parts of the work
lngs were penetrated without result.
Tonight the belief grew that once
again thc sherifis Of nine Utah coun-
ties ana their hundreds of deputies
had been outWittad by the man, who.
several times since the pursuit began
on November q, has risIed capture
iii ord2F % jeer' at their efforts. A
purse Of - geo which was offered to-
day at Dads OF I TO 3 that Lopez would
be found either dead or alive in the
mine W. quickly recalled tonight.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-10
Parcel Post Rates Reduced

Washington, Dec. 6-Postmaster
General Burleson's policy to increase
the weight limits of parcel post pack
ages in the first and second zones
from 20 to SO pounds, to admit books
to the parcel post and to reduce rates
in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth
zones, was approved today by the in
terstate commerce commission.
The maximum weight of parcels to
all zones beyond the second was in
creased from IL to 20 pounds. The
commissions consent to the propos-
ed changes was transmitted in let
ters from Chairman Clark to Post
master General Burleson. The ap-
proved changes in rates and weights
to be in effect Jan. /, 1914.
To reduce the rates for the third
zone to 6 cents for the first pound and
2 cents for each additional pound.
To reduce the rates for the fourth
zone to cents for the rrst pound and
4 cents for each additional pound.
To reduce the rates for the fifth
zone to cents for the first pound
and cents for each additional pound.
To reduce the rates for the sixth
zone to cents for the first pound
and cents for each additional pound.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-10
Washington News Notes

Washington, Dec. "a permanent
public holiday on June II in each year
to be called National Road day, was
proposed in bill by Representative
Ferris Of Oklahoma. Representative
Byrnes of South Carolina and Ste
phens of Mississippi introduced bills
for good road appropriations.
The house committee en- postoffices
today favorably reported bill to
raise from 500 to $1,000 the maximum
amount that an individual may deposit
in postal savings bank in one month.
The excess over 500 would not bear
interest.
Congress is asked to appropriate
just $l,10S ,6S1,717 to operate this gov
ernment OF the United States in the
fiscal year according to estimates pre-
Pared by each department and sent to
the house by Secretary McAdoo.
Senator Burton today introduced a
bill for Il central bank to be owned by
the public and operated by the gov
ernment, with twelve branches. It's
poWers would be similar to those vest
ed in the regional banks by the admin
istraIion bill.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-10
Accused OF Land SwindIe

Kansas City, Dec. Am alleged
land fraud which, according to post
Office inspectors, was conducted in
several states through the medium of
moving picture shows and the United
States mails, led to the arrest here
today of w. B. Enrich and N. H.
Spit er of Louisville, KY. The two
were arraigned before United States
commissioner on charge of misuse
OF the mails.
According to the federal charge
tickets were distributed among the
spectators at picture shows and the
announcement was made that the
holders of "lucky" numbers would be
given a deed to lot In Guernville,
Sonoma county, Cal. 1t is alleged
that the 'lucky" ones were then re-
quired to pay more for the filing of
papers than the lots were worth.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-10
TEXAS TOWNS FLOODED
Thousands are Homeless and Much
Property Destroyed

Dallas, Texas, Dec. 3.-With three
rivers, the Trinity, Brazos and Colora-
do, and innumerable small steams out
of their banks as result o. torrential
rains, which began, Monday night and
still continue, the flood situation in
central Texas has assumed serious
proportions.
Within terriotory OF 200 miles in
length and 100 miles in width, almost
all of the lOwlands are under water;
approximately $4,000 persons have
been driven from their homes; scores
have been rescued from tree tops and
floating wreckage; several railroads
have been forced to suspend opera
tions, and much damage has been
done to property.
Late reports tonight from flooded
districts of central Texas brought the
death list up to 13, and added new
stories of suffering and hardship in
the stricken sections. A still greater
number was reported missing.
In Waco and other large towns in
the flooded district, charitable organi-
cations are caring for those made
homeless, while in the smaller VIII
lagos more fortunate neighbors are
providing shelter for those driven
from their homes. Except in isolated
cases, there has been little suffer-
ing.