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Rambler Writes Of Lafayettes Visit in Capital

been called by a friend 20 a houss
which stood on the north side OF II
street between 18th street and Vermont
avenue. as the place of entertainment
of Gen. Lafayette during his visit to
Washington. This gives the text for 9.
bit Of local history. Up to 1907 no
house had been built on the square
bounded by H. I. 18th street and ver-
mont avenue. but between that dats
and 1924 several houses had been con-
structed. the most costly being the
property of Samuel Brereton- In 1903
lots Nos. i and 2. assessed at s126 and
Pickett. Pollard and johnson; lots !
and 4, assessed at $177 and s2ls, were
owned by Morris and Nicholson; lot s,
assessed at s126. was the property Of
John Francis Mercer; lot s, $129. Nor
ris and Nicolson; lots and s, $132 and
$135. Pickett Pollard and johnson:
lots and 1s, $15S and s155. Pickett.
Pollard and Johnson, and lots 10, IL
and IL. $126. s1S7 and S1s3. Morris and
Nicholson, assignees.
In 1907 a considerably lower assess.
ment was put on these lots. the aver.
ago assessed value being between $50
and 800. The landholders in the
square at that date were John Mar
shall John Hopkins, John Francis
Mercer and Morris and Nicholson as
signees. No improvements had been
made on the square. BY 1924 there
had been a considerable appreciation
in realty values. and one lot, No. 4, was
assessed at 1884. while the lowest, No.
10. was assessed at $3.50. The owners
in the square were James Hopkins,
John Hopkins. James Marshall, VIII
liam B. Randolph. George Bomford,
Robert Leckie, r. NJ. Harrison John
ConnelL William Lehman. Samuel
Brereton, Samuel Brooks and ]. and S.
Stott The assessment for improve
ment indicates houses. Harrison and
Connell were assessed for $500 on i'm
provements on lot g.: william Lehman
for $500 on lot 6. which he had bought
from George Bomford. and Samuel
Brereton for $4,000 on lot 10.
Among the lot owners In the square
in 1888 were Marshall and Hopkins,
Joseph Lovett, Robert Leckie. John
Connell's heirs, William Lenmans heirs,
J. and S. Stott and Samuel Brereton.
Leckie was assessed on improvements
for $780,, John Connells heirs. $500;
William Lenman's heirs 5000 and
Samuel Brereton's assessment had been
raised Irom $1,000 to S3,0oO- HIS house
must have been one of the imposing
private structures of the city.
In connection with the visit of Lafay-
ette to Washington the Rambler read
in the National Intelligencer Of Oc-
tober II, 1924, the following welcoming
editorial:
Let this day which to receive In
the capital the guest of the American people bs
sacred to harmony, gratitude and unmixed pleas
ure. Never was there on any occasion more
emphatically spontaneous popular movement
produced. There Is nothing in history which can
compare with 1t. All hearts moved by the
impulse. There is but mind among q
people Of 10000. 900. In lieu Of any effusion Of
take the liberty to present to our
has just made its appearance from a gifted
pen.
Then follows a poem Of ten verses Of
nine lines each by Grenville Mellen.
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YOKOHAMA. WHERE THE JAPANESE coLoN1srs EMBARK.
ment This means that Japanese emf
grafton to Brazil is now a permanent

ment- This means that Japanese emf
grafton to Brazil is now a permanent
policy.
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The colonizing project was started
eight or ten years ago. There was a
demand for laborers on the coffee PLAN
tations and in the rice fields in the
states of Rio de Janeiro and San Paulo.
There were not enough Italians, Portu-
guese and Spaniards coming in to meet
the need for this class of labor.
San Paulo, which is practically inde-
pendent Of the central government ini-
tiated the measures and made the con-
tracts with the Japanese Emigration
Company for the introduction of 1000
laborers and 500 families. The project
met with much favor in Japan, where
its political as well as its economic
possibilities were foreseen. There was
even talk of new Japan in South
America which would absorb much of
the surplus population Of the island
empire.
These expectations were not realized.
The chief colony was established at
1guape, and there were lesser settle
ments in other parts of southern Brazil
The immigrants were largely Of the
the north of Japan They took more
readily TO the swamp and upland rice
fields than to the coffee plantations.
Some of them also were employed on
the railways, although the purpose in
bringing them out had been to supply
agriculture labor.
Aatatic civilisation was transplanted
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of the colonists and In some cases
treated them as undesirables.
Some of these Japanese found their
way to Argentina, although that coun-
try has an Asiatic exclusive policy. 1t
seemed willing, however, to let in
small number as laborers at. time
when there was an unusual demand for
labor.
The colonies in southern Brazil did not
exactly disintegrate, but as separate
settlements they melted away. For a
while the immigration from Japan
practically ceased.
The United States had felt some con-
cern about the presence of these Asiatic
laborers in Brazil. Washington had
heard the rumors of the plans to estab-
lish a new Japan on the Atlanic coast
Of South America. In consequence the
diplomatic and consular officers watch
ed the movement closely and reported
on It from time to time. These reports
did not indicate that there was any
menace to the United States. They
gave, however, full information Of
everything that was going on. Exag-
gerated stories were published about
the number of Japanese in Brazil.
Statistics were given. but no account
was taken Of the departures, notwith-
standing that many OF the colonists re-
turned.
In 1919, 5000 Japanese emisrants
landed at the port Of Santos, and in the
following year the number was about
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International
BY CHARLES M. PEPPER.

60OKIO dispatches tell of the re-
newal of Japanese emigration
il to Brazil 1t is not that the
tide flows that way. The news
merely is that current is setting
toward South America.
International significance attaches to
this renewal of immigration into Brazil
from Japan The japanese government
has shown its interest by establishing
a consul general and subordinate con-
sular officers at San Paulo. This means
that it proposes to take official cogni-
zanee of it's subjects in South America.
In the past. while indirect encourage
ment was given to the private compa
MES which started the movement, the
government itself held somewhat aloof.
The present movement is not an official
one. any more than previous move
ments. but there is a much closer CO.
operation on the part of the govern
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o'clock Tuesday, October IL, 1924. He
left Baltimore Monday afternoon, ac-
companied by his son, George Wash
ington Lafayette: his secretary, Col
Vassieur: a delegation of the Baltimore
reception committee, Col Dickerson
and Col. Lloyd, aids on the stan of the
Governor of Maryland. and with Capt
from Elk Ridge as an escort
i \
Fifteen miles out from Baltimore La
fayette and his entourage were met by
the LIST Cavalry Troop of Bladensburg.
under command of Capt. Sprigg. who
not long before had been Governor of
Maryland. At Vansville the triumphant
party was Joined by Capt. Snowden's
company of mounted riflemen.
The cavalcade reached Rossburg at 10
o'clock Monday night. and there La
fayette and his personal friends rested,
as the accounts have 1t. at the Ross
burg Hotel. This statement seems
little strange at the present day. for 1t
is notorious that nearly every big or
preventious country house in Maryland
and Virginia was, according to local
legend. occupied by the Marquis de La
fayette on the occasion Of his grand
triumphal tour of the United States
It seems to be a fact, though, that La
fayette and his suite in their trip from
Baltimore to Washington put up for
the night at a country hotel instead
of at the home of some great landhold-
er and tobacco planter, or at the man
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the object of great official and private
attention, until Saturday, October l6.
when at noon he left for Alexandra,
crossing the ferry at Georgetown and
going over the old road. being es-
corted by the committee Of arrange
ments, sundry government officials and
the militia cavalry. After his visit to
Alexandria he went on board the
steamboat Petersburg, Capt Crocker.
which had been sent up the Potomac
by the Governor of Virginia to con-
vey Lafayette to Mount Vernon and
to Yorktown.
The corporation Of Georgetown Mon
day evening, October 4, in preparation
for the visit of Lafayette, adopted the
following resolutions:
Gen. Lafayette. the intrepid and efficient friend
OF our countrys cause in the great struggle Of
the revolution. and the uniform and consistent
friend of human liberty throughout the world
being about to visit the National Metropolis
founded by the illustrious Washington and bear
ing his venerated name and the authorities Of
that city having invited to unite with them
in offering on behalf Of ourselves and our fellow
citizens whom We represent, the homage Of
grateful regard and affection to this noble cham
pion Of the rights of man. they resolve that the
mayor and both branches of the corporation of
Georgetown attend in a body and that the mayor
of Georgetown be requested to address him on
behalf of its citizens and to invite him to George
town.
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recent general celebration of
Lafayette day and the unveiling

F1lHE recent general celebration of
Lafayette day and the unveiling
Ill of various memorials to that
distinguished Frenchman re-.
called to the Rambler that the ninety
second anniversary of Lafayette's visit
to Washington city during his final
tour of the United States draws near.
The date of that historic visit was
October IL, 1924, and the duration Of
the visit was from that date to Octo-
ber 16. The Rambler has been stirred
to search his memory and old chron-
icles for facts relating to Lafayette's
visit and his reception here.
The first thing which the Rambler
came upon in this search was "The
Order of the Day." issued October IL
by the Washington committee of ar
rangements, and a glance at this will
show the nature and character of the
plans which the citizens of Washington
made for Lafayette'S reception. 1t be-
gins with the statement that The COM
mittee of arrangements for the recep-
t1on of the national guest have the
pleasure to announce to their fellow
citizens that the general will reach the
city at IL O'Clock tomorrow" and that
"The mayor of the city of Washington
and the members of the corporation
will repair to the eastern portico of
the Capitol between 10 and IL o'clock.
where they invite their fellow citizens
to join them, viz: the members of the
government of the United States, civil
and military. the mayors and the re-
Spectlve councils of Alexandria and
Georgetown, the judges of the Supreme
Court. the judges of the courts of the
District and their principal officers. the
members of the Levy Courts of the Dis
trict and the reverend clergy"
The order of the day contains the in
formation that the committee of ar
rangements accompanied by the revolu-
tionary officers and the cavalry COM
panies of the District would meet the
general at the District line, where he
would ''be received in a carriage pro-
vided for his accommodation" and from
the District line would proceed to the
entrance to the city. where the uniform
ed companies of foot would be drawn
up to receive him. The generals ap-
proach to the city would be announced
by the fire of single gun, and his ar
rival within the city limits would be
announced by a national salute from
Capt Burch's battery of artillery, post
ed between Tennessee and Maryland
avenues.
tAS WHolS military oouS "ouIQ re-
ceive the general in line and take up
the escort TO the Capitol On arriving
at the Capitol square, the troops, ac-
cording to the order of the day, will
halt and open to the right and left, and
the general and the committee will pass
through to the arch erected oyer the
eastern entrance of the square. Under
the arch the general will be met by
twenty-five young ladies bearing ban
ners and representing the different
states and the District of Columbia, one
of whom will deliver short address of
welcome to the national benefactor and
friend
1t is set forth in the scar and time
dimmed program that the faculties
and students of the colleges and teach
ers and pupils, male and female, of
the schools of the city, f1anked by the
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government takes the responsibility Of
limiting the number of emigrants to
the United States. 1t Is doubtful
whether this statement is correct.
Japanese labor agencies saw q profit
able opportunity in providing labor for
southern Brazil. and the companies
formed to profit from supplying the
labor under contract were the results.
But the movement now Is more likely a
normal and natural one. Brazil offers
a good opening for a Japanese. and
some Of them are going there.
The first emigrants were transported
to Brasil through the Suez canal and
the Mediterranean. It was foreseen,
however, that when the Panama canal
was opened this would prove more
convenient route. japanese capitalists
were encouraged to form a steamship
line with view to running some ves-
sells through Panama to the east coast
Of South America. The prospect OF
the emigrant traffic was one Of the in
ducements.
~
It was assumed that there also would
be encouragement for trade. Japan does
not raise many products that Brazil
wants to buy. and there are few of
Brazirs tropical agricultural products
which Japan cannot obtain nearer
home. Yet there is some basis for CON-
merce. enough to justify, in connection
with the emigrants, the maintenance
through Panama Of a direct steamship
line.
The japanese government, in pursu-
aooe OF its national policy. may ps de-
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ings. The goods In the stores are Of their
own kind. There are establishments filed
with mining machinery, and stores carry
ing all sorts OF goods for miners, includ-
ing mackinaws and the khaki suits used
in the wilds. They sell boots OF white
rubber, which reach to the waist, and
hob-nailed shoes fitted for tramping over
the brush. They have also silks and
broadcloths and shoes of fashionable
makes. such as are worn in New York,
Paris and London. They have moccasins
beautifully beaded. There are five dry
goods stores, six hardware stores, eight
clothing stores and eight retail groceries.
Entering the banks. you will see them
taking in gold dust at one window and
handing out bank notes at another.
Every bank buys gold, and all have their
assaying and melting establishments.
bricks to be shipped outside. The town
has plenty of lawyers and good physicians
and dentists.
~
The traffic is interesting. The crowds
on the streets are a mixture. They in
clude men and women as well dressed
as those OF any city east of the Alle-
or kahki. Well blacked shoes go along
side by side with rough boots that lace
almost to the knees, and on their heels
tramp white rubber boots that reach to
the hips. There are crowds of men In
their ahirt sleeves on the street cor
ners. They wear soft hats or sombre-
ros. There are very few plugs.
Now turn your eyes to the roadways.
See those great drays hauling hay and
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These resolutions were signed by
board Of aldermen, and James Dunlop,
recorder.
The attention Of the Rambler has
The sun., 1916-09-24

LONG ISLAND REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
The sun., 1916-09-24
PROFITS AT MANHATTAN BEACH
Speculative Builders Find Estates
an Attractive Field.

One OF the most attractive develop
ments from the standpoint of the specu-
lative builder Is Manhattan Beach Es-
tates. Paul !. Gallagher, one OF the
most successful builders represented
there. has built homes totaling in value
upward OF 100000. exclusive of land
values. Another firm that has been con-
spicuously successful IL the \. F. Cassidy
Corporation. which has built thirteen
houses and II engaged In further con-
struction. The corporation Is presided
over by a woman.
Among the homes she has built are
the homes of Nellie Vernon, Mary
Brennan. ]. Horton Falk. Mrs. Arthur
Beck. Alice Wolfe, Kate Bunce. a Span
ish type bungalow on Beaumont street.
n semi-bungalow home 81 +. X. Under
hill. IN" home of A. w Cassidy. and
the office building at West End avenue.
some OF the most elaborate homes In
Greater New York have been built at
Manhattan Beach, although the most
popular tyne Of construction Is the semi
bungalow type OF nine rooms This typc
OF home Is OF stucco construction with
Spanish roof and has a living room,
lining room, library, kitchen. pantry,
maids room and four bedrooms with
sleeping porches on the second iioor The
bungalow that has caused more favor
able comment than any other ~ MAT Of
Michael Shea. theatre owner. This Is
located on a plot with the Atlantic Ocean
on the rear.
The sun., 1916-09-24
|PLENTY TO DO AT
REALTY CONVENTION
Delegates Will Spend Active
Three Days According to
Programme.


Between business and pleasure those
who attend the convention OF the Real
Estate Association OF the State OF New
York will have \ pretty busy tint or II.
James Frank. chairman OF the pro-
gramme committee. announced yester-
day how each day would be spent by
the big gathering. which VIII be held at
Long Beach on october 10. 20 and Il.
Special entertainment features pro-
vided by the committee for women visi-
tors VIII Include afternoon teas. musi-
Gals. concerts. dances. special ~luncheons
and receptions. II IL understood that
the local tennis and golf clubs have Of
fered the use OF their grounds to the
convention visitors.
One of the most interesting features
Of the convention will he breakfast con-
%ferences at 3 O'Clock Thursday II FRI
day mornings. ut which time the dele
gates will discuss proposed revision Of
the prevailing rates of real estate com.
missions. and plans and methods Of real
estate subdivision.
The convention will open Thursday.
October 10. At l o'clock there will be a
luncheon round table discussion on pro-
posed State regulation OF real estate
brokerage. The afternoon session.
which will be called at rs. will be-
given over TO taxation problems. Senator
ogden L. Mills presiding. A real shore
The sun., 1916-09-24
BIG LOT AUCTION AT
| MANHATTAN BEACH
a.sts>
' -
.P. Dcy to Offer All Unsold
Property in Highly De-
veloped Section.

All the lots COMPRISING the remainder
~ A.. uu.o,. .. u.,s..r
"' .'p'''.u o' VI "
Heach. New forks seaside residential
colony, which for many years was the
49,, u,,aa,,, Lrour ..,s,a. ..,r -,
~
<nas sioe OF the Atlantic ocean, are 10
b. sold at auction. Joseph p. Day.
auotioneer. will conduc, n saIe on the
.-.- -
p'e"'Ses u" Sa'u'oa.' oe'o"er ~ u"uer
D capacious tent to be erected near the
one time site Of the famous Oriental
Hotel in the rear Of the bathing p~ayilion
md fronting In Oriental boulevard where
Ocean avenue Ia extended over sheeps.
HAD Raw
The imnrovcd area ~
Reach comnrlses more than ,hIr,y-two
snuarc hlorks ,yiny he,wee, Tho p,y ana
ehe Oceo, IN. ,arn,ip,i ~ tho Iona Isi-
Ana paIIroaa nm ,ba u,.s, ava I,rr,y
Street on tho cas-, a distance ~ ahou,
thirteen blocks iron, cast 10 west and
three b,ocks from hav ,o ocean This
IA area .swent nv ocean hreezes' ron
&ains annroxIp,a,ely oloO lois
Tyhere remain in nosscss,or ~ The
Manhattan Reach Realty Co,poration
kIa lots out of tho oIOO th,, have heen
6ovelonci. These lois N he sold on Or.
&ober 4 IN tho bIpres, bidder comnr,se
kirhty-0ye corner building sites on orr.
Antal boulevard. ~,hirty-6ye corner plots
kn the Esnlon,ic facinr direc,,v on tho
6cean niretv on Uamnton avenue .ey-
kntv on tho shore pouiey,rd and tho re-
naming lots are in the adjacent side
~krec,s ne,r Sheen.baad raw n, tho
The sun., 1916-09-24
NEW FRENCH CREDIT CLOSED.
Much Oversubscribed, Say w. r
BOnbright & Co.

The American syndicate participating
in the new 10000 900 French credit
has been closed. This announcement was
made yesterday by William r. Bon
bright & Co. syndicate anaEer Like
the two earlier credits Of similar amounts
negotiated by Bonbrlght & Co. of Paris
in conjunction with the Bankers Trust
Company and william =. Bonbrisht
Il Co, Of New York tho new credit
differs entirely from such loans as the
Anglo-French and the recent British
loan.
The new credit IL evidenced by drafts
drawn by Tho principal n most re-
spons!ble of French banking houses on
American banks Of equal standing which
accept and discount tho drafts at .
prear-anged rate. The drafts are either
held by the banks themselves or sold, or
IL desired they may be r~ediscounted In
The Federal Reserve banks. The pro-
cceds are then available In American
dollars in New York and are expended
under supervision OF the American syn
dictate managers only for American prod
ucts exported to France.
The drafts and their three renewals
run for one year. and their repayment
at maturity Is provided for not only by
the obligation OF the French banks draw.
ing the drafts, but also by tho pledge &c
the syndicate managers OF French Gov.
crnment one year notes of Identical ma
turtles,
Owing TO the form OF the credit. It vii
~. ,ntltA aptfrnl. "a, a..,, ..l..
and there will he no public Offering OF
distribution. TLe syndicate manager
report that the credit was much over
subscribed.
The sun., 1916-09-24
WHITE PLAINS LOT AUCTION.
silver Lake Park, With %I4 Lots to
De old

Silv Lake Park. just outside the
city line of White Plains, whore many
moderate priced homes have been built
during the past few years. Il TO be the
scene OF one OF the largest auction sales
OF lots to be held this fall. Al Supreme
Court foreclosure sale and at executors
sale for the estate OF B. Gus
thai. Bryan J.. Kennedy will sell at pub
lie auction 4l4 lots In the town Of iiar-
rlson. Immediately adjoining the city line
OF White Plains. The sale will be held
on Saturday, October 81. in n tent 10 he
erected at Main street and Mamaroneck
avenue white Plains.
The white Plains terminal Of the New
York, Westchester & Boston Railroad IL
but a few blocks from the property.
From the White Plains station Of the
New York Central Railroad, Silver Lake
Park IL but a few minutes by trolley.
The sun., 1916-09-24
TRANSIT TO NORTH SHORE.
ublic Service Men Consider Plan
60 Join subway and l.. I. n. n.

"A committee composed Of Public
Service Commissioners Whitney and
Hodge. Daniel l.. Turner, assistant chief
Engineer, and Leroy T. Hardness. as
distant general counsel, In charge Of
the proposcd extension OF the dual SUBJ
way system over the tracks OF the Long
island Railroad to the city line at Lit
tie Neck and TO College Point and
Whitestone, made n tour Of lnspection
last week in company with ]. A. Nc
Crea. general manager and e l. Addi.
on. assistant prosidcn, a. the Long Isi.
And Railroad.
An inspnc,lon OF the line was made
from the tower on the meadows west OF
Flushing Creek to the city line al Little
Neck. and also OF the line to College
Point and Whltes,npe frenuent stons b.-
The sun., 1916-09-24
ELIINOA AFARTMENT.

The Norway Apartment Hotel build
ing is being erected by Dr. Fin l.
Fossume and associates at FAC to 252
West 1881 street. II Is fourteen stories
In height and absolutely freproof II
contains a total OF ESQ rooms. together
with two doctors suites. The plot fronts
- feet on West lG3d street. with a
depth Of 100 feet. II will cost about
$500. 900.
The Ell!nda apartment. at Sc to ~
East Seventy-seventh street. Is TO be
stories in height. containing twenty
six apartments and two doctors suites.
TIE land fronts 29,7 feet on Seventy
seventh street and has "A depth Of loa
feet. The property IL owned by the 10
East Seventy-seventh Street Company.
Edgar Ellinger. president. The building
Is expected to cost In excess OF 1875, 900.
s. W. Straus & Co. finance the erec-
t!on OF both structures. having loaned
$35o.0o0 on the Norway and si25, 900 on
the Ellinda.
The sun., 1916-09-24
l3O LOTS AT x;:s EACH

Fronting and overlooking Eas, boulevard.
tric service ON l.. l, h. T.. \ po,,.nl,
subway connection o>er these t-,r.S
le,ssd by Brooklyn Rapid 1r ms anG
In connection win the dual ,ih"aA So
TEN. This beautiful North shore p~r0pcrt,
must bs sold At once.
College Point has n reputation H. I'm ln-
duS'rial and residential section. vii sell
these lots as a whole to a builder or sp,ru-
small blocks tn individuals II enough buyer.
app8Ar to warrant It..
HAIRY ID. T~HIRklELD. 22O broadway
New York city. Room iiO6.