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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
N. 0. CHANCE NOW
CITY POSTMASTER
Formally Indicted Into Office
This Morning, Succeeding
Otto Praeger.

Postmaster Merritt o. Chance was
formally indicted into office this morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock in the postmaster S
room at the new city post Office. He
was obliged to take the oath of office
yesterday morning before his official
bond could be properly executed. But
this morning, in the presence of re-
firing Postmaster Praeger, First AS
sistant Postmaster General Roper, Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster General
Stewart and a large number of postal
officials and friends, Third Assistant
Postmaster General Dockery formally
delivered to Mr. Chance his commission
as postmaster. Mrs. Chance was pres
ent to witness the ceremony.
In his brief complimentary address.
Gov. Dockery referred to Washington,
the capital of the United States. as
the focus of the national glory and
Importance, and pledged for Mr.
Chance an administration that would
reflect the high efficiency which has
marked his career in the many impor-
tant public offices he has held during
the last quarter of century, with
due regard to economy, judicial econ
omy," he said. which would be for
the best interests of the postal service
and for the people
Brief addresses were made also by
Mr. Praeger, Mr.. Stewart ana Mf'
Chance. the latter ElVIns assurance
that he would fill the Office of postmas-
ter to the best of ms ability TO the
end that Washington might have the
best postal service possible.
Present at the ceremonies. as SPECIAL
guests OF Mr. Chance. were capt. Seth
=. Tuley. capt. {. Il. hickey and Lee
Mortimer, clerks of the appointment
division of the Post ONCE Department
when Mr. Chance first entered the de-
partnental service III 1888 as mes
senger and the sole survivors of the
clerical force of the division at that
time.
E1ouarc Fill the Room
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
Termed Clever Politician.

Mr. Wilson is characterized as more
clever politician than the unlucky Bryan
and the astute politician Roosevelt. The
article is concluded with the statement
that Germany has always desired TO
maintain the traditional friendly relations
with America. and that it may be hoped
the Arabic case will serve to clear UP
misundersIa ndings Oh both sides.
1t must be possible to reach an under
standing inasmueh AS the points in dis
pute are matters of principle and not Of
conquest, victories or defeats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
Japan's Cabinet Honors DR.. TuesIer

TOXIC, Japan. September l. Premier
count Okuma and members of his cab
met gave farewell luncheon today to
Or. X. y. TuesIer. who sails for Tn.
United States September to complete
arrangements for the establishments of
ST. Luke's international Hospital at
Toxic. Members of the RockefeI.r
medical mission to China were pr.s
ent at the luncheon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
Exposition Is Out of Debt.

San FRANCISCO, September THE
committee of the Pana ma
Pacific exposition board of directors
today the adoption of u
resolution authorizing the controller to
pay SllOI59 to the Union Trust Com
pany Of this city in settlement of all
The original debt to
finance the exposition was $751; O.3S A
big "out-of-debt' celebration will be
held Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
TH|RTy-TW6 MATCHES
| ON TENNIS SCHEDULE
Play in National Association Cham
pionship Tournament Brings
Stars Together.

THE second dav Of MAY in the Ma,
t;on.l T.nris ,,.eo;a.;l.r, o,.,n;o,sb;p
tournament opened at The courts OF
| the Westside Club here today with
thirty-two matches scheduled on the
.1l,,o,. ,,,o. nj, 60. ,o,
testants who Won their wai' into the
hours extending from 1o.eo :, m until
3:15 pm, when the final natr. of the
day were scheduled TO take tho courts.
| On the championship courts eia hit of
the leading p,avars NJ tha oo,,,,,r'. wore
N 49,. -, Va ,'e .ou"''s
' 'iiie ana pairines DC. hs
as ioiiows: i":ao am, X. Norris Nl'-
| hams, I'd. Harvard and Philadelphia
present United States cbampion W
| Frederick c. Inman, New York II.,5
am. T. r. Pell and E H. Whitney,
| both of New York
2:15 p.m.-Wallace f. Johnson. phils-
delphia. vs.. Walter NJ. Hall New York
| 3:15 p.m-Maurice +, Mol ongbli,, s.
Francisco, VS. Dean Natbe, pr;,oo, o.,
T Washb rami0r New n york j.; and Watson n
Church. Princeton and Tenaflev. X. J.
| Other important matches on the out
side courts We're: ID. s Walters New
orleans, VS.. Hugh Tallant. New York:
LOUIS Graves, New York, vs. Ward
Dawson. Los Angeles; Clarence ]. Gr.fr.
San Francisco, vs.. c. s. Garland. Pitts
burgh, and w. NJ Johnston San Fran
cisco, VS.. {. c. Pell, New York
grandstand , % t.Ies ne,ore the early
court and WbitnnS .n1 pn,, VI. one
other ~ Gil VII ING
Williams Wins the Match
Williams won the first set, although
Inman forced the cbamniop into deuc.
| ,,.,o ,a. my ueuee
ment shots along the side lines and
INTO the very corners of the court.
lnman. however. tried for every shot
and returned many that appeared al
m saesdv certain rs,rnin scoring strokes This
mans puzzling service, forced the
ly. thus giving his opponent points by
first set, which Williams Won 70 'n
iG First s.,
Inman -. . l :; ! ~
Williams got going in the second set
s "nrjn ne quiehIs won at 81. His
ly, and he forced Inman to race from
side to side of the court trying for re-
ing M to the net ti1Isd IT, liz.
with sharp cross-colIrt sma shes The
point score of the second set follows.
Williams .........4 4 . 4osS
ihmah. ......-....-...- . l i :-12-1
Williams won the third set and match
az 9-I. after an exhibition of cratic
play, which lost him many points. In
man prayed steadily. taking advantage
or any weakness shown by Williams,
but in the end he was unable to win
from the champion. The point score
follows:
Third SCI
Williams lo4o44 4e44a.s44 49,
lnnan. 4 . l , 4 = 4 4 49,
summarizes:
Second round
o. W Wightman defeated +. D. Toland Is.
n : w.,,.,s ,,.t.., ILL.,,
e. e.; i'ush iaiiah'' u
r. y Williams. I'd defeated r. {, Ipm.n =,
81. 81.
L: l. Grinnell defeated l.. W. Knox -. 60,
ovi:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
NEBRASKAN SAILS AGAIN.
Repairs Completed to U. S. Vessel
Tornedoed nv Germans.

LIVERPOOL. September l. The
American steamer Nebraskan. which
was badly damaged by German tor
pedo off the southern coast of Ireland
May %, sailed from this port for Della
ware breakwater today, repairs having
been effected.
The torpedoing of the Nebraskan
caused a grave impression IN wash
tngton The vessel at the time was on
her way from Liverpool to Delaware
breakwater in ballast. After an in
vestigation, Germany expressed regret
for the incident and readiness to make
reparation, assuring the United States
government that the attack was not
meant for the American nag, but is 10
he considered an unfortunate accident.
The Nebraskan was placed in dry dock
at Birkenhead, where repairs recently
were completed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
Fisheries Society in Convention,

san FRANCISCO. September 1.-The
fortN-tifth annual session of the
American Fisheries Society opened
here today with about seventy five
delegates. representing various state
fish and game commissions. in at
tendance. The convention will close
Friday with an election of officers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01

uarent disregard of the. warnings
shown by the sinking of the Arabic
demanded a severance of diplomatic re-
lations unless some satisfactory eNpla-
nation were volunteered by the Ger
man government. for it was felt to be
undignified for the State Department
to solicit such an explanation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
Reparation Promise Expected.

Amba ssa dor Bernstorff's note makes
;, .nnsar ,ba, i, is only an excerpt
eI -, ,,, ,o,,,.,. cco,,,,upic,
iio'i a." -.
ilon he has received from tue ioteis IL
office dealing with the case of the Lusi-
tania hence it is expected at the state
Den,rtment that he will h. heard from
,'.1 49,, r,a ,,arb.ns NAV
iurther very Soo'i' anu pei mop no
clear up the doubts whlch sun eAlSt
as to the extent of the German conces-
sions and ,be exact nature of the in
structions to German submarine COM
,,,anjar, dino their treatment of
,'arni,as. ,.sSs.is
tn r,b,ssador.s statement that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
Officials Suspend Business.

1t was a gala double bill for the postal
service, and, at least so far as the super
viscry officials of both the department
and the city post Office We're concerned.
caused general suspension of business
In the big working room of the city office
the electric machinery rolled on and
clerks and carriers remained buSily at
their posts attending TO the receipt. dis
patch and preparations for the delivery
of the outgoing and incoming mails which
roll on day and night throughout the
year. while at their desks in the depart
ment the busy clerks attested the fact
that the general service was receiving the
attention that was it's due without inter
ruption.
Both the new postmaster and the sec
ond assistant postmaster general at once
entered upon the discharge of their duties.
Mr.. Stewart proceeded to the Department
of Justice for the final ceremony that will
establish him in his new office. He will
continue to occupy quarters in the Post
Office Department, adjoining those of MIR.
Praeger, his new duties will be closely
associated with railway mail cases pend
ing in the Supreme Court of the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
Others Are Summoned.

SubpoenaS have been issued for T. E
Patterson, r. E. Davidson and E. L.
Rainsy. members of the state prison
commission. who were at the prison
farm the night Frank was taken away;
Josiah Carter. editor of the Marietta
Journal, and i. B. White. city police
man. and J. B. Wing. county commits
sioner. also have been summoned
W. NJ Mayo. chief of police of At
lanta, and John Black of the Atlanta
detective department also are expected
to go before the jury today.
Mayor r. p. Dobbs. in statement to-
day, denied the report that sew
eral persons who had aroused sus-
picons OF Marietta citizens had been
sent out of town last week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
SINKING Of ARABIC
REPORTED AVENGED
RumorS Say Submarine Which
Fired Torpedo Was Her.
self Destroyed.
AMBASSADOR PAGE SENT
THE STORY FROM LONDON
German Admiralty Official Suggests
Loss as Explanation of
Long Silence.

Bearing out reports that the German
submarine which sank the Arabic had
herself been sunk. State Department
"a icials today revealed that a report
wal, received from Ambas sador pag.
at London the day after the sinking
of tho steamer indicating that a Ger
man 81 bmarine had been destroyed
near the, scene of the Arabic disaster
1t was az revealed at the State De-
partment thu afiidavits had been re-
ceived from Survivors of the Dunsley.
the steamer VA, 'ich was attacked just
before the ArabL was sunk, presum-
ably by the same submarine. The at'i
davits told of seeins submarine, hut
aid it bore no distiua uishinG marks.
Suggestion From Berlin.
BERLIN. August 81. Via a'-ondon.-rhe
German admiralty today advanced the
suggestion that the subma, inc which
may have torpedoed the steamer Ara
bic possibly had foundered or h been
sunk by the British A high Off rial of
the admiralty in again declaring that
absolutely no news on the sinkink OF
the Arabic was as yet available, said
would it not be lamentable if tie
submarine should have been lost ant
We should never learn what happened
Soon after the Arabic sank | said we
should in all probability have the de
tails by the end of August or early in
September at the latest Most of our
boats which were on the west coast of
England at the time have now returned
but none far knows anything about
the Arabic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
BODIES MERE SKELETONS.
Only One of Victims of Submarine
F-4 Disaster Is Identified.

HONOLULU, r. H., September l.
Naval officers in charge of the wrecked
United States submarine F-4 indicated
today that there was scant hope of
establishing the Identities of the twen-
partment of the vessel. The bodies, of
which little is left except bare skele-
tons. were located last night, mixed
with the debris of the sea.
OF the crew of twenty-five men who
went to their death when the FL divad
during maneuvers in Honolulu harbor
March % only one body has positively
been identified, that of George T. Ash
croft of Los Angeles, gunner mate.
1t was estimated today that at least
three days would be required to clear
the interior of bodies and debris
Report of Board of Inquiry.
four of the navys "F"' type of sub
marine are pointed out in the report of
the board of inquiry which made an
investigation at Honolulu Immediately
after the loss of the Fl, with her crew
OF twenty-five, last March. So far as
could be determined before the boat
was raised the board found that every
possible precaution had been taken
within the limitations OF design, and
the report pays tribute to the etticierc.
of the men who lost their lives.
With the "a now in drydock at Hon
olulu an entirely new board. headed by
Rear Admiral Bousch, is engaged in an
endeavor to ascertain if possible the
cause of the disaster.
Although the first board reported that
it could draw no conclusion as to the
cause, the possibility that the crew
might have been killed by chlorine gas
is indicated in the finding that sea
water has at times seeped into the
cells of the storage batteries of the
boats of the r class. causing the evolu
ton of chlorine gas, which is quickly
destructive of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01

an unusual number of persons heard
the charge. Little comment was heard
after the jury had retired
Among the witnesses summoned for
the grand jury are .. w. Keller. re-
porter for an Atlanta paper, who lives
in Marietta. He will be asked to tell
how he came in possession of Franks
wedding ring, which he says was mys-
teriously delivered to him with a re-
quest from Frank to see that it was re-
turned to Mrs. Frank.
W. E. Swanson, sheriff of Cobb coun-
ty: S. NJ. Hicks. the deputy who took
charge of Franks body Immediately
after it was found: Mayor L. p. Dobbs
and NJ. l.. Looney. chief of police of
Marietta, are among the witnesses sum
moned. They will go before the grand
jury this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
Urges Fair Investigation.

Il have been informed that murder
was committed here in the county the
day after the July term of court was
adjourned. OF that | do not know, but
the information has come to me. 1t
has been published broadcast over the
world that lynching has recently oc-
CURED in Cobb county. 1t is your duty
to make a thorough and complete in
Vestigation OF that, it is of all
charges of crime when brought to
your attention. Your oaths bind you
to honestly, fairly and impa rtially
make an investigation of it. but it is
not your duty to assume the role of
secret service men-the role of detec-
tlVes You were not selected in the
capacity of private detectives, but as
grand jurors of your county, and your
work is that of grand jurors and not
the work of secret service men, And
yet 1t is your duty to do what you can
to ferret out any crime alleged to have
been committed within your county; to
do il fairly, fearlessly and without
hope of reward or the reverse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
J|TNEYS ARE HELD
COMMON CARRIERS
Public Utilities Commission
Calls on Owners to Sub
nit Reports.

Washington's jitney buses today formal
| ly were declared common carriers and
| placed under the supervision of the pub
| lie utilities commission.
! Notice was served on eleven companies
and individual owners to file with the
commission on or before September 10 a
statement as to the number of vehicles
operated. including make. type and seat
ing capacity of each vehicle used, route or
routes covered in each case and copy
of the schedules on which the buses are
operated.
Notified to File Reports.
Those to whom notices We're sent are
the Arlngton-Barcroft Auto Company
Baltimore and Washington Boulevard
Motor Company. Employees of Southern
Railway Company at Potomac Yards, Mrs.
c. NJ. Singleton Jack, Jitney Bus Com
pany, Inc. Thomas NJ. Nolan, Mrs Agnes
w. Maher, James NJ. Swain, Stein, Harris
d Dulcan. Virginia Auto Service Com
pany, Inc. and Selma NJ Wright
Other reports, including annual financial
statements, will be called for by the COM
mission.
.Iitneys We're placed under the COM
mission $ supervision because they are
held to come within the provision of
mon carriers. This provision is as fol-
lows: i
The term common carrier when
used in this sec ton includes express
companies and every corporation, street
railroad corporation, company, associa-
ton, joint stock company or associa-
ton. partnership and person. their
lessees. trustees or receivers, appointed
by any court wha tsoever, owning, oper-
atinS, controlling or managing any
agency agencies for public use for
the conveyance of persons or property
within the District of Columbia for
hire
Interpretation of Law.
The commissions interpretation of
this provision OF the law is that it in
cludes any person, firm or corporation
operating any public motor bus or
motor vehicle for hire for the trans
portation of passengers in the District
of Columbia with sufficient regula rity
to enable the public to take passage
therein at any point int vmetliate to
the stable or stand of such vehicle or
operating such vehicle over a route
sufficiently definite to ena BILE the public
to ascertain the streets and avenues
on which such vehicles can be found
Ell route.
To what extent jitney services will
be regulated by the commission will
board has considered the data to be
set forth in the reports requested from
the companies and individual opera
tors. 1t is not expected that the COM
mission will take up the question of
iitneN transfers for several weeks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
3s1 Applications Filed.

Al noon today the total number of
retail applications fled was 2S9 and
wholesale ninety-two. Under the law
only 200 retail licenses may be granted.
1t was believed that this number would
be applied for by 80 o'clock this aft
ernoon after which no further appli-
ca tons Will be received.
II is announced that the following
have ceased operations under licenses
granted last year: Marks Hotel 10th
and j. streets northwest: Grand Hotel
18th street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest; Hudson Hotel, II street be
tween 18th and 18th streets northwest
Tobias Bush. ITO f. street northwest,
and st. James Hotel, 9Th street End
Pennsylvania avenue.
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atty and efficiency of the clerical force
of the department. especially in the Of
flee to which MIR. Praeger had succeed
ed. MIR. Praeger made a brief response.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
May Ask Elaboration.

AS pointed out by Secretary Lansing,
the note delivered today appears TO
be- recognition of the fundamental
principle for which the United States
government has contended. The cau-
tious qualification is that of a trained
dlplomatiSt. and it is understood that
the next step will be to require the
Ella boration of The German note to
clear up any possible misunderstood
ingS as to the extent of the conces-
sionS.
For instance. it was noted Immediate
ly by some of the officials that the or
ders to the submarine commanders APP
piled only to liners.
That is satisfactory as far as it goes
and will probably be regarded as ap-
plying to all passenger ships. But the
American contention went further than
that. 1t asserted the same privilege OF
protectio nagainst unwarned attack
for all merchant ships on which neu-
trails might be travelling. either as pas
sengeTs or part of the crew 1t is TO
he noted that in all of the correspond
cnce up to this point the State Depart
ment has not confined itself to an as
sertion of the rights of Americans to
peculiar privileges or exemptions: IL
has spoken in behalf of the people OF
nty.ip
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
Hopes for Early News.

III probabl VIII he possible within
very short time cannot say pre-
cisely how many days-to tell whether
our apprehensions regarding the sub
marine are correct.
The official would not say whether
one or more of the submarines in ques
ton We're still out. nor how long any
one vessel had been away from its
base. but stated. suggestively: They
seldom remain out longer than three
weeks. and we usually get report or
any torpedoing operations in from
eight to fourteen days-rarely later
than a fortnight after the occurrence"
British Admiralty Silent.
LONDON. September 1.-The ad-
miralty has given out no information
concerning the fate of the German
submarine which sank the Arabic.
Whether such information is in its
possession is unknown. ii Is the
policy of the admiralty to withhold
news OF this character.
Unofficial reports that the submarine
has been sunk are being circulated
widely 1t is said that the craft at
tempted to torpedo the British steamer
Nicosian, which arrived at Liverpool
from New Orleans August "a. five days
after the Arabic went down. Accord
ing to this account the Nicosian es-
caned and the submarine while at
tempting to sink her fell victim TO
patrol boat.
In Liverpool the report is current
that the submarine has been captured
and not sunk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
Tells Jury to Take Time.

Now, gentlemen. you may take your
time IN the consideration and investiga-
ton of this case. and the other matters
that are before you and the court shall
await you! When you have done ali
you can do and your investigation is
as complete as you can make il, YOU
VIII report to me and | will be ready
to discharge you for the term, unless
something should arise in the mean
time which may need your attention.
Before YOU retire l want to caution
you. gentlemen, about what transpires
IN the grand jury room. AT times there
is great deal of comment on the out
side about those things. Il great deal
IS said about things that are done or
being done within the grand jury
room In this respect there has been
mighty little complaint in Cobb county,
but | want to caution you that your
oa1hs require you to keep your coun-
sci and that of your state secret; YOU
are not to discuss on the outside ANY,
thing that is done within your room
and that you gentlemen must keep
secret.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
Three Mem bers Excused.

OF the original grand jury which was
drawn for The July term OF court
three members were excused, TWO of
them for business reasons and W j
FREY, on whose property the body OF
Frank was found because Of The fact
that he WAS witness before the cor
oners jury, and. stated by Judge
Patterson, because of the use of his
name in the several publications in
connection with the recent incident in
the county.
Among the three names drawn to
supply the three vacancies was that
OF Pierre cambloss. a native of France
who came here some time ago from
Philadelphia K. II. Hill. president of
the Merchants and Farmers Bank,
Was selected foreman.
Prior to giving his charge to the jury
Judge Patterson delivered lecture to
the bailin especially assigned to the
jury. +. 6. Wardlaw, directing that he
be especially cautious in the care of
any papers or documents intrusted to
your care. Any matter delivered to
you for transmission to the grand jury
should have your protection" he said
Air of Expectancy Reigns.
" lille nere was an atmosphere OF
expectancy when court convened, not