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PROTEST GLARING TROLLEY LIGHTS * Motorists Claim They Are Discriminated Against in Enforcing of Law. DOUBT AS TO WHETHER STREET CARS ARE LIABLE If Hot Included in Application of Bole Commissioners Hay Amend the Regulations. Does the provision of the new traffic regulations prohibiting: use of glaring lights on any thoroughfare in the Dis trict apply to street cars as well as automobiles and other conveyances? Doubt on the part of officials of the public utilities commission as to the extent of application of the question probably will result in its early refer ence to the corporation counsel for a\i opinion. , T , The prohibition as to glaring lights 1s contained under the heading, "Re strictions in regard to vehicles." Pre ceding this section it is stated that the term "vehicle" shall apply to a horse and to any conveyance except a street car. This would appear to eliminate street cars from the application of the rule In regard to blinding lights, it is urged by those who have looked into the matter. Should this view be taken by the corporation counsel, the Commission ers. it is believed, will consider the advisability of amending, the regula tion in order to have it apply to street cars as well as other vehicles. Motorists Claim Discrimination. Washington motorists have complained that they are being discriminated against In the enforcement of the regulation re specting use of headlights. Suburban ears particularly, they point out. are us ing the large searchlight on the front dash and dimmers when within the city limits. One complainant states that "while lights on automobiles of all descriptions must be so dimmed as to be useless for lighting the way for the drivers of ma chines. the street cars still carry their heavy blinding lights, which daxzle as much as any light which ever graced the front of a high-powered touring car." The claim is also made that motorists are being discriminated against in the en forcement of the District's speed laws. Policemen keep a strict lookout for auto Ists who exceed the speed limit, whereas street cars are permitted to operate at break neck pace, it is charged. In reply to this criticism officials of the public utilities commission today said the, companies are being watched to see that they comply with regulations promulgated by the commission July 0. . 1SU3, limit ing the speed of street cars within the city iimits to fifteen miles an hour and in the suburban sections to twenty miles I an hour. Safety Stop Role to Hold. While some complaints have been re ceived concerning the regulation requiring drivers to stop within fifteen feet of a street "car stopping to discharge or take on passengers, the Commissioner are more convinced than ever that this is a practical rule, and there is said to be not the slightest .likelihood of its being amended, at least for the present. Another motorist' has remarked that if the headlight regulation is enforced strict ly it would, in his opinion, bring the Po tomac river steamers and excursion boats as well as all private boats within the law so far as it pertains to the use of searchlights or dazzling lights within the District of Columbia. Commenting on this feature. District officials pointed out that boats eouid not be considered "vehicles" within the meaning of the law. and besides they have no authority to promulgate regula tions governing interstate traffic. Real Estate Transfers. OAKLAND?Charles L. Shank et ux. to Edward liawie and Vinie Bowie, lots v3 and 94, square 5132; $10. BLOoMSBURG PARK?Charles L. Shank, trustee, et ux. to Robert !>*? wis and Elsie Lewis, lots 1, 12, '3 and 14, block 3; $10. NO 45 DECATl'R STREET NORTH E A ST AND NO. 20 O STREET NORTH EAST?Rosie B. Johnson et al. to Rose Saks, lots 31 and 80, square 669: $10. NO. 2420 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NOKTHWEST?Charles W. Michael et ux. to William F. Salter, part original lot 3. square 27; $10. NO. -'420 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NORTHWEST?Richard S. Wolfe et ux. to Charles W. Michael, part original lot 3. square 27; $10. COLUMBIA HEIGHTS?Charles E. West et ux. to Oliver E. Foulk and Ollie E. Foulk, lot 72. block 37: $10. NO. 436 H STREET NORTHWEST? John G. Schutrumpf et ux. to Emma K. Hetrick. lot 89, square 518; $10. PET WORTH? Luther A. Swartzell to Middaugh & Shannon, lots 37 to 43, block 72; $10. HOLM HAD MANOR?William P. Met '?alf to Rein hold von Rosen, lot 122, block 46: $10. NO. 1337MARYLAND AVENUE NORTH EAST ?Albert H. Pike et ux. to Wil liam J. Clements and Catherine M. Clements, lot 85, square 1028; $10. GIRL'S PORTION?Beverly T. Galloway et ux. to Samuel C. Redman, part tract described: $10. NO. 1."V?n YOU STREET NORTHWEST? Washington Ix>an and Trust Company to Patrick Shugrue, lot 87, square U*>: C".7o?. NO. 10 U. 1-TH STREET NORTHWEST? ^ Bridi. i Mu-phy et al. to North State Mutual Improvement Company, part lot 11*. S iUare "05: $10. NO. 1 2 27Tfl STREET NORTH WE8T? Harry Wardman and Thomas Bones to Harry W. Halm, lot 55, block 16. Wood Icy Park. $10. AN A COST! A? John H. Anderson et ux. tt> Nathan Finaroff and Nathan Me 'absky. lots 585. 586 and 587: $10. ELEVENTH STREET NORTHEAST iietween 1 and K streets?Herman R. Howeristein et ux. to Nellie F. McAvoy, lot 27. square 9?0; $10. \V ; ST vV??ol>RIDGE?Arthur Schatz ? id Margaret L. Schatz to Ella T. AJi.lhsran. lot 3!. square 4288; $10. THIRTY-THIRD AND W STREETS NORTHWEST?Jacob S Gruver et .:.n. to (i'-orKe Y. Wortliington and ? leorg*- \. Wortliington. jr.. lots 12. 2in. 214. 215 and 216, square 1272: $10. TU IKT\ -THIRD AND Q STREETS NoRTUWEST?George Y. Worth ngton and George Y. Worthington, to Ja<*ob S. Gruver and Benja : dr. H. Gruver and Hugh A. Thrift. ? ?>is 212. 213. 214, 215 and 216, square 1272. $1 C STREET SOUTHEAST between 16th aid 17t?? streets?Charles H. Young u.\. to William L. Miller, lot 89, square 1' $lo. GTI IIS DYER ESTATE?Benjamin T. Tfcoru t-? i.ulu B. Thorn, part original lot 22: $5. SECOND STREET NORTHEAST be twc-ii * and D streets?Anthony B. Haske to Annie Edwards, Bridget Dwyer and Margaret M. Tx>e^,er, part viiKinal lot 2 J. s iuare 724; $10. NO. 424 KENTUCKY AVENUE SOUTH EAST Virginia ii. Hall to John R. Currier, lot 72, square 1062; $10. METROPOLIS VIEW?John A. Baker and John Maguire, trustees, to Moille E. P.entz. part lot 26; $200. Garrison Goes to Scab right. Secretary Garrison left here this aft ernoon for Sea bright. N. J., to spend tue week end with his family. * JAPANESE REQUEST SENT TOEERNIANY Chinda Informed That U. S. Ambassador Will Look After Nationals in Prison. Baron Chinda. the Japanese ambassa dor, was formally notified by the State Department today that his request for this country's good offices in looking: ? after fifty Japanese under arrest in Berlin for their "better protection" has been forwarded to Ambassador Gerard. It is supposed the message has reached the American ambassador, although no reply has been received. E. Havenith, the Belgian minister, in formed Secretary Bryan today that the commission on its way to Washington to prbtest against alleged violations of rules of warfare by Germans will ar rive in New York on the steamer Celtic about September 7. President Wilson has said he prob- j ably will receive this commission. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British I ambassador, conferred at the State ! Department today on the subject of the United States buying ships from belligerent powers. He said the ques tion was progressing satisfactorily. ? Take Over Servian Interests. Dispatches from Brussels and BerliAi say Minister Whitlock and Ambassador Gerard have taken over the Servian in terests in their -respective countries. Ambassador Myron T. Herrick has been authorized by the State Department to use his own discretion about remaining in Paris now that the French capital has j been moved to Bordeaux. It is regarded j as unlikely, however, that the ambas- j sador will transfer the embassy and; archives from their present location. In j the event of the siege of Paris, and even more particularly in the event of its fall. Ambassador Herrick would naturally as sume charge of the embassies of Great Britain, Belgium and Russia, and his presence in the capital would be needed just as much under German occupation as at present. The State Department has received a , cable from Ambassador Herrick announc ing the arrival of William Graves Sharp of Ohio, the new ambassador to France. He will >iot assume office for the present, j , The Department of State has given out! the following mail dispatch from the ^ American ambassador at Berlin, dated August IP. quoting a statement, given out by the official press bureau in Ber lin, August 16: - German Ports Open. "The supposition whfch prevails in neu- i tral foreign countries that German ports J are blockaded and traffic by water with 1 Germany cut off is incorrect,'* it says. , "No port is blockaded, and there is noth- j ing in the way of communication by ship from neutral states to Germany. t "Neutral ships bound for German North j sea ports must steer by day for a P?iT*1 ten sea miles northwest of Helgoland. ? There Germany provides for pilots to , conduct the ships into the German ports. f "Neutral ships must steer directly for j Baltic ports. There are pilots t every port- Bunker coaling is still ai- j lowed." ALL NATIONS CAN USE THE WIRELESS STATIONS i Cipher Messages May Be Sent Where Censor Has Copy of ? the Codes. 1 ] All of the European belligerent powers ^ are to be permitted to send anil receive j wireless messages in code or cipher, ac- j i cording to announcement made by Sec- < retary Bryan that the controversy had j thus been" settled by agreement of the nations concerned. Although Secretary Bryan's announce- ' ment did not specify the station* which > would be allowed to operate, it is known ( that Great Britain approved the proposal , of the American government tliat the ( Tuckerton, N. J., station, as well as that j < at Sayville, L. I., be opened to belliger- j ( ents on equal terms. '' The Department of Commerce has not j, granted the license applied for by the j j Tuckerton company, and the German em- j ' bassy has employed counsel to pursue J the application. The government, it is understood, is endeavoring to establish whether there is any connection between , V neuicr uicic ~ the company and the German govern- , ment. If this should be the case one of | ? the articles of The Hague convention. ? prohibiting the erection of any wireless ! i stations by belligerents on neutral tern- i tory after the outbreak of hostilities, * might be held to apply- j i The German government has given the j j State Department detailed information as J to the organization of the company own- j j ing the Tuckerton station, denying any j , connection with it. . , j 1 Secretary Bryan issued this statement: < "The government has reached a decision ; in regard to the use of high-powered ; wireless stations during the European i i war. Hereafter all belligerents may send j > a nd receive wireless messages in code or 1 cipher. The American censors at the | ? stations will be furnished with copies of code and cipher books so as to be in a position to determine that the neutrality of the United States is not violated. The , code and cipher books, as well as the messages sent, are to remain known onl> \ to the official censors and to the United j States government. "Thus far the British and German gov ernments have acquiesced In this limited . use of the wireless stations. As the en- j forcement of the executive order of Au- | gust 5 placing high-powered stations under j censorship, was left to the direction of j, the Secretary of the Navy, the Navy De- | partment will prepare the regulations un der which this decision of the United States government wilt be carried out. PROTESTS U. S. SUPPLIES Ti NEW YORK. September 4.?Count von Bernstorff. the German ambasador, said today, that he had made an official com plaint to Secretary Bryan at Washington j about the provisioning and coaling of the j British ships. The ambassador said that the informa tion had come to him through his secre tary. who received it from "other sources." ? . ??I have positive information, he con tinued. "that the cruisers sent wireless messages to the British consulate in New York. Soon after a vessel flying the American flag, accompanied by several | coal barges, put out of New York har bor to the cruisers and at a point ten miles outside the three-mile limit sup plied them with ammunition, coal and provisions. According to my information, j this has been going on for some time and the port of New York has been made the supply depot for English men-of-war. The ambassador said that it was his information that the coal and provisions were supplied by American firms. ^ "The American people want peace, the ambassador continued, "but every load of ammunition and provision that leaves here for England or for her shifts means that the war will continue that much ?The ambassador said emphatically that Germany had not received arms, ammu nition or provisions from dealers in the United States and would not do so. At the British consulate. Sir Courtenay Walter Bennett, consul general to New York, declined to take any notice of the allegations made by the German am bassador. Pontiff Decides to Hold His First Consistory the Fol lowing Tuesday. WILL THEN GIVE TO WORLD HIS FIRST ALLOCUTION Red Hat to Be Bestowed Same Date Upon Each of Two Cardinals. ROME, September 4.?The cornation of the new Pope will take place Sep tember 6. The Pope has decided to hold bis first consistory next Tuesday, when he will confer the red hat on Cardinal An thony Mendes Bello, patriarch of Lis bon, and Cardinal Guisasolav Menen dez. Archbishop of Toledo, Spain. Both were created cardinals by Pope Pius X at the consistory last May. The Pope will deliver Tuesday his first allocution, which will give to the i world the program of his pontificate. One of the brothers of the pontiff is an admiral in the Italian royal navy and another is a captain in the Italian navy. The first appointment made by the Pope was that of Monsignor Parolin, nephew of Pope Pius X, to be canon of St. Peter's. Ceremonies Following- Election. On the election of Cardinal Delia Chiesa, Mgr. Poggiani,. secretary of the conclave, with the master of cere monies, the dean of the cardinals and other high chourch dignitaries, bowed before the chair where Cardinal Delia Chiesa was seated. He arked if the cardinal would ac cept the pontificate, and upon an af firmative reply all the canopies above the cardinals* thrones were lowered, excepting that of Cardinal Delia Chiesa. In answer to the question of the dean >f the cardinals, the new Pope said he iesired to take the name of Benedict XV. Mgr. Poggiani. assisted by the other officials, recorded the act of election ind the acceptance, and the members >f the conclave then entered the Sis :ine Chapel with the Pope. The pon :iff was clothed in a flowing white *obe. red slippers and high stock, with i broad red cravat. Cardinal Delia ^'olpe placed over his shoulders a red stole, embroidered with gold. The Pope ;hen mounted the throne to receive the lomage of the cardinals. The cardinals first kissed the feet md then the hands of the pontiff, who idministered the accolade and pro nounced the benediction. Cardinal Delia Volpe placed upon the pontiff's inger the fisherman's ring, which the 'ope returned to Mgr. Damico to have engraved with his name. Second Act of Homage. The pontiff proceeded from the Sis line Chapel to the basilica of St. Peter's, where he gave a benediction. He returned to the Sistine Chapel, where the second act of homage by the cardinals was accorded him. When the Pope was asked to present iiimself before the people for the first benediction he turned to Cardinal Merry Del Val, papal secretary of state, md said: "1 hope I shall have strength to over come my emotion." I Crowds outside clamored to see the new pontiff, and several of the car dinals, including Cardinals Gibbons, Farley and O'Connell, tried to calm the Assemblage and obtain silence. The excitement reached a climax when the Pope finally emerged. He was alone and a hush fell over the : nultitude. All knelt, and the pontiff ! raised his hand, with three fingers out-! stretched, and imparted with melodious /oice the apostolic blessing. A great : cheer rang out as he turned to with- ' 3raw. Even in the conclave the election of the new Pope caused much excitement, rhe cardinals surrounded him and ad iressed to him their greetings and con gratulations. in Latin. All wished to be :he first to kiss his hand. American Cardinals Gratified. Cardinals Gibbons and 'Connell, who jniy reached Rome shortly before noon yesterday, expressed their gratification it being the first cardinals not participat ing in the conclave to render homage. The pontiff embraced them tenderly and said he appreciated the efforts they had made to come to Rome for the conclave, it much personal discomfort. The American prelates were welcomed in Rome by their friends. They regretted exceedingly that only a few hours pre sented them from participating in the enclave. Immediately after his election the pon tiff said he could not imagine how one frail being would be capable of endur ing the enormous weight of responsibility thrown upon his shoulders, especially at a moment when almost all the countries of Europe were stained with blood, when the wounds inflicted upon humanity also were inflicted on the church, and when countless victims of the" war were being cut down. Faithful Arrayed Against Faithful. The war, he said, had armed faithful against faithful, priest against priest, while the bishops of each country offered prayers for the success of the army of his own nation. But victory for one side meant slaughter to the other?the de struction of children equally dear to the heart of the pontiff. Later during a reception of laymen the i^ope spoke of America, which, he said, was especially dear to him. He expressed great admiration for the genius of its people, which was comparable only to then* religious zeal. "I am glad that my first opportunity to send a benediction abroad will be for ,to Amei;*ca. where the American cardinals at a later date will impart it to the people directly." The pontiff also expressed the hope that America m favor of peace, together with the prayers raised to the Almighty throughout the world, would mean that peace will come. PAPAL DELEGATE NOTIFIED. Archbishop Bonzano Informed of Papal Election. Archbishop Bonzano, papal legate to . ",teo ^tau? received a cablegram from Rome last evening making official announcement of the election of the new Pope Benedict XV to succeed the late Pius X. The dispatch was from Cardinal Van nute I'. dean of the College of Cardinals, it uas as toliows: "Cardinal Delia Chiesa elected Pope Name Benedict XV." The delegate was deeply interested in the result of the conclave of the cardi nals, and si>oke of the new Pone as a man of great spirituality, widely esteem ed throughout the hierarchy, and one having widespread experience both in the administrative affairs of the church and the diplomatic branches of its or ganization. Clayton Bill in Conference. The Clayton anti-trust bill, second measure on the administration anti-trust program, was sent to conference by the House today, after the Senate amend ments to the bill had been disagreed to. Representatives Webb, Carlin, Floyd. Volstead and Nelson were named as the House members of the conference com mittee. George Yon L. Meyer and Oscar S. Straus Among Those Aboard Big Ship. NEW YORK, September 4.?With her forward superstructure and her four bis stacks painted battleship gray, the Cun ard liner Mauretania reached here last night from Liverpool with 1,574 pas sengers, a majority of them American refugees. The Mauretania was the fourth trans atlantic steamship to reach this port yesterday with persons who fled from warring Europe. Coming across the Mauretania met no warships. At night she blanketed all except her running lights. Two former American diplomats. George von L. Meyer, who was ambassador to Italy, and Oscar S. Straus, who was am bassador to Turkey, were among the passengers. Another passenger was Joseph P. Day. who was chairman of the transportation committtee in London. Warns About Buying Ships. fn the opinion of Mr. Straus, who be liever it was for her highest welfare for the United States to maintain her neutrality, "the time will come when the mediatory power of our country will become absolutely necessary to save the exhaustion of the nations." Mr. Straus declared he considered it would be unwise for the American gov ernment to buy ships except such as it needs for its own purposes. "I am sure," he said, "that the lead ing authorities on international law in our country would thoroughly dis approve of the government owning commercial ships which might carry on commerce with belligerent nations, for with the utmost care growing out of the different constructions of what is contraband, serious neutrality questions would arise which might have the possibilities of projecting us into war." BOSTON. September 4.?Bringing home from Europe nearly 1,400 pasen gers, most of them New Englanders whose vacations were cut short by the war, the White Star steamship Arabic arrived from Liverpool yesterday. Nothing resembling a hostile vessel was seen throughout the trip. WEATHER. Fair Tonight and Saturday; Cooler Temperature Tonight. For the District of Columbia. Mary land and Virginia, fair tonight and Satur day; cooler tonight; moderate west to northwest winds. The disturbance that was over the great lakes Thursday has passed to the St. Lawrence valley, and has been at-, tended by scattered showers in the region of the great lakes and on the north At lantic coast. Showers are also reported from the south Atlantic and gulf coasts. A further fall in temperature has taken place in practically all districts east of the Mississippi river, while in the north west the weather is warmer. There were frosts this morning in Minnesota. The indications are that the weather will be generally fair tonight and Satur day in the states east of the Mississippi river. Temperature will be somewhat lower tonight in the middle Atlantic and New ; England states. The winds along the New England coast will be moderate we3t; on the middle At lantic coast moderate west to northwest; on the south Atlantic and east gulf coasts light to moderate variable. Records for Twenty-Four Hours. The following were the readings of the thermometer and barometer at the weather bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning at 2 p.m. yesterday; Thermometer?Yesterday, 4 p.m., 83; 8 p.m., 77; 12 midnight, 72; today, 4 a.m., 6G; 8 a.m., G8; 12 noon, 78; 2 p.m., 77. Maximum, 83, at 4 p.m. yesterday; minimum, 62, at ?> a.m. today. Temperature same date last year? Maximum, 89; minimum, 72. Barometer?Yesterday, 4 p.m., 29.95; 8 p.m., 29.95: 12 midnight, 29.98; today, 4 a.m.. 29.96; 8 a.m., 29.98; 12 noon, 29.97; 2 p.m., 29.96. Tide Tables. Today- IjOW tide. a.m. and 2:37 p.m.; high tide, 7:->7 a.m. and 8:1-? p.m. Tomorrow, Low tide. 2:45 a.m. and 3:05 p.m.; high tide, 8:38 a.m. and 8:53 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today?Sun rose, 5:31 a.m.; sun sets, G:29 p.m. Tomorrow?Sun rises 5:32 a.m.; sun sets, 6:27 p.m. Moon?Full moon, 8:53 a.m. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 am.: Great Falls?'Temperature, -H4; condition, 30. Dalecarlia roservoir-Tem perature, 80; condition at north connec tion. 2i5; condition at south connection, iji>. Georgetown distributing reservoir Temperature, 78: condition at influent gatehouse, 55; condition at effluent gate house, 45. Weather in Various Cities. 5= State or 5 5 = j> o ~ weather. Abilene, Tex. 3o.l4 88 70 .... Clear? Albany 28.U0 78 58 - ??? Pt.^oudy Atlantic City. 28.84 84 *>8 0.10 C.e?r J'.i.sniarck ... 30.12 70 4iS .... Clear Boston 211.80 SB 112 0.12 Pt.cloudy immiio 20.04 as r?4 o.w> ?_noudy Charleston ...30 (Hi WO 74 0.10 Pt.cloudy Chicago 30.20 70 50 ???? ' !''?r Cincinnati ... 30.10 78 00 ? ?? a?; , Cleveland .... 30.03 74 64 .... Pt-clooay Denver 30.08 88 5fi .... CI?1?* Detroit 30.10 74 48 .... C ear Calveston ...30.12 SB 74 0.88 Clear Helena 20.08 80 ?0 .... Jacksonville.. 30.10 !i0 7b .... Cear Kansas City.. 30.16 84 W .... Clear Ix? Aneeles.. 30.02 82 ?2 ? ; ?rr Louisville ... 30.18 78 ?2 .... I l"t Xew Orleans. 30.12 ?? 74 .... ?;j*? I- W ?,?> si: ?>6 ? leal SK 72 .... dear York . .. 28.82 Oklahoma ...30.10 Philadelphia.. 211.94 *4 TO < luudy Pittsburgh ...30.02 74 M ... '; <1J Portland, Me. 2D.*; ? V' 1 j Portland. Ore. ??.24 m ? Salt Lake ?... 28.98 w rj rienr Sail1 Diego ... 30.O2 J,4 ? ?? nou,iy S. Francisco.. 30.18 <?- near .st^uis ????30-S'. *s- % WASlID C.. 29.88 83 82 Olcar Up-Biver Waters. Special Dispatch to The Star., HARPERS FERRY, \V. Va.-Septem her 4 ?The Potomac river was clear and the Shenandoah river cloudy this morn ing. A. A. ADEE B.ETURNS. Back From Annual Bicycle Tour of France. Alvey A. Adee, second assistant sec retary of state, returned to his desk at the State Department today after a summer's absence in Europe. In ac cordance with his custom of many years, Mr. Adee early in the season made a bicycle trip over France. Later he was sent to Christiania. Norway, as a delegate to an international con ference which sought without success to devise a government for the Spitz be rgen Islands, and was in the Nor wegian capital when the European war broke. In its natural resources Sweden pos sesses all the elements necessary to become an important industrial state. Inexhaustible forests* rich ore de posits and important waterfalls form the basis for future wealth and pros i perity. army?navy. Army Orders. Capt. Robert B. McBride, Quartermas ter Corps, will proceed to Fort Caswell, N. C., for the purpose of witnessing the test of the work on the distilling plant at that post. The resignation of Second Lieut. Hous ton L. Whiteside. 23d Infantry, has been accepted by the President, to take effect September 13, 1914. Maj. Francis J. Koester, adjutant gen eral, will proceed to Laredo, Tex., and I join his brigade, now on temporary duty in the field. I.eave of absence for one month and twenty days is granted Second Lieut. , Fred L. Walker, infantry. I First Sergt. Mosheim Feaster, Company ]K, Mh Infantry, is placed upon the re tired list and will repair to his home. 1 Leave of absence for two months and twenty-two days is granted Second Lieut. Frederick G. Dillman. infantry. Leave of absence for three months is granted First Lieut. Oscar K. Tolley, in fantry. Leave of absence for cne month and twenty-nine days is granted Maj. Curtis W. Jttwell, Corps of Engineers. Lapt. Frank O. Whitlock, cavalry, is as signed to the 12th Cavalry. ! Ordnance Sergt. Adolph Dieckmann is i placed upon the retired list and will re ! pair to his home. Maj. William S. McNair, P>th Field Ar ' tillery. is detailed for service in ihe in spector general's department, vice Maj. Le Roy S. Lyon, relieved. Maj. McNair will repair to this city for duty. Leave of absence for twenty days is granted First Lieut. John K. Cowan, 4th Infantry. . The following named officers are detail i ed for service in the adjutant general's 'department: Lieut. Cols. Archibald Camp bell. Coast Artillery Corps; Daniel B. De vore, infantry, and William M. Wright, infantry. Col. David C. Shanks, infantry. Is de tailed for service in the inspector gen eral's department, vice Col. Alfred C. Sharpe. relieved. Col. Shanks is relieved from duty in this city and will proceed ; to San Francisco, Cal., for duty. i First Sergt. J'Jhn Winterbottom, Com | pany G. 2d Battalion of Engineers, is placed upon the retired list and will re pair to his home. First Jeut. Charles A. Speissegger. jr.. Medical Reserve Corps, is ordered to ac tive duty at Fort Moultrie. S. C. Sergt. Thomas Phillips, the Army Serv ice Schools Detachment, is placed upon the retired list and will repair to his home. Naval Orders. Rear Admiral F. F. Fletcher, from com ! mand first division, Atlantic fleet, to J commander-in-chief, Atlantic fleet. i I Rear Admiral Walter McLean, from ; naval examining board, navy yard, Wash ington, D. C., to division commander, At lantic fleet. Rear Admiral C. A. Gove and Capt.-. W. M. Crose, A. H. Robertson and S. ?. Robinson have been commissioned. Capt. JI. M. P. Huse, from Naval War College, Newport, R. I., to chief of staff, Atlantic fleet. Commanders F. D. Karns and G. L. P. Stone and Lieut. Commanders T. A. Klt tinger and O. II. Oakley have been corn- j missioned. Lieut. Commander John Halligan, from Wyoming to fleet engineer. Atlantic fleet. Lieut. C. C. Gill has been commissioned. Lieut. F. J. Fletcher, from Naval War College, Newport, R. 1., to staff, com mander-in-chief, Atlantic fleet. The following officers have been com missioned as lieutenant (junior grade) from June 5, 1014: H. P. I^eClair, Radford Moses. C. L. Ix>thrcp, Luther Welsh, B. F. Tille.v, G. N. Reeves, jr.; W. J. Carter, H. A. Wad dington, C. S. Roberts, G. A. Trever, W. L. Lind, Holbrook Gibson, D. E. Kemp! F. L. Shea, Solomon Endel, J. D. Malo ney. S. S. Kennedy. A. II. Dresel O M Hustvedt. R. M. Elliott, jr.; H. C. Train, R. M. Comfort. R. p. Guiler. Lawrence Townsend, H. H. J. Benson, F. D. Man ock, C. E. Van Hook and T. N. Alford. Lieut, (junior grade) A. A. Corwln, from Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.; to i Dolphin. I Lieut. (Junior grade) G. M. Courts, from first division. Atlantic fleet, to staff commander-in-chief, Atlantic fleet. Lieuts. (junior grade) R. E. Rogers. A. G. Olson, F. W. Rockwell. J. C. Van de j Carr a*d J. G. Stevens, from Michigan ! to navy* yard. Charleston, S. C. Ensign G. C. Hitchcock, from Dubuque to Tallahassee. i Ensign P. S. Theiss, from Prairie to ' Ca3tine. ' Ensigh D. E. Kemp, from Brooklvn to Tallahassee. Ensign R. K. Autrey, from Louisiana to I Fanning. Passed Assistant Surgeons W. E. i Eaton, II. E. Jenkins, E. K. Woodland ' and C. M. George, and Assistant Sur- ! geons C. H. Weaver. M. R. C.. and C. F. Glenn. M. R. <\. and Pay Director T. H. Hicks and Paymaster G. R. Crapo and Chief Gunner J. ,H. Bell have been com- j missioned. Chief Gunner Samuel Chiles, from naval powder depot. Lake Denmark, N. J.; to Atlantic reserve fleet. i Gunner O. D. Butler, from Illinois to j Lebanon. Chief Boatswain A. T. Webb, from navy yard, Norfolk, Va,; to Talla hassee. Chief Boatswain M. J. J. Farley, to j navy yard. New York. N. Y. Boatswain E. W. Hill, from receiving j ship at San Francisco, Cal.. to the Gla cier. Chief Machinist Willis Dixon, from thej Tallahassee to home and wait orders. Machinist H. H. Beck, from receiving, ship at Norfolk. Va.. to the Tallahassee. | Machinist W. R. Gardner, from thej Hartford ?o temporary duty, receiving! ship, Norfolk. Va. Chief Pharmacist C. E. Alexander has| been commissioned. Lieut, (junior ^rade) P. J. Peyton, from j command of the Pompey to home and j wait orders. % . i Lieut, (junior grade) J. C. Hilliard. from ! the Saratoga to the Pompey. j Ensign S. P. Tracht. from the Galves- j ton to treatment at Naval Hospital, Mart Island, Cal. ' Ensign F. R. Smith, from the Pompey to home and wait orders. Ensign C. G. Gilliland, to the Wilming-j ton. Ensign A. C. Roberts, to the Monad nock- , ^ ? ? Ensigns C. A. Lockwood and S. H. Greer, to the Mohican. . Ensigns Koy Dudley, J. M. Kates, O. T,. Downes and W. U. B. Hatch, to the Saratoga. . ? Ensigns N. H. Geisenhoff and H. W. Pillsbury, to the Elcano. Ensign J- B. Timberlake, to the Callao. Ensign Arnold Marcus, to the Pam Papavmaster J. M. Hancock, from the Helena to bureau of supplies and ac counts, Navy Department. Passed Assistant Paymaster T P Bai lenger, from the Saratoga to the He lech'anlain J. F. Fleming. to the Helena. Paymaster's Clerk E. H. Littleiield, to '^Paymaster*s Clerk VV. S. Cooper, ap pointment revoked. Naval Movements. The New Orleans has arrived at l>a Paz the Whipple and Truxtun at San Diego, the Caesar at Puerto Plata, the Rhode Island at Newport, the Dixie at Boston and the Glacier at I -a Paz. The l.eonidas has sailed from Guanta namo for New York, the Constellation Massasoit and Mohawk from Norfolk for Annapolis, the Somers from Fernandlna for Miami, the Virginia from Guanta namo for yera Cruz, the Dolphin from Washington for New London and the Yorktown from San Francisco for San The Sonoma and Ontario, at ^era Cruz, have been ordered to the New York yard for docking. The Rhode Island, at Gardiners bay. has been ordered to Hampton roads The Florida, at Tompkinsville, has been ordered to Hampton roads. The Montana at Portsmouth. N. H., has been ordered to Newport and thence to Long Island sound. The Minnesota, at New lork city, has been ordered to Hampton roads. The Brutus, at Boston, has been order ed to Philadelphia. The Wyoming at Vera Cruz, has been ordered to Hampton roads. The New York and Texas have been de tached from duty with the special squad ron and assigned to duty with the 1st division. Atlantic fleet. The special service squadron has been j FINANCIAL. FINANCIAL. FINANCIAL. Under Supervision of the U. S. Treasury. A Little Each Week Amounts to a Good Deal in a Yean It is everlastingly keeping at it that wins out. The people that get rich are the ones that save per sistently and steadily, that regulate their expenses to keep well within their income and see that the sur plus goes into the bank each week. You can spare two or three dollars a week from your salary quite easily if you make up your mind to, and if you put it in this bank, where it will earn 3% Com ponied Interest, in a few years it will amount to a goodly sum. Start NOW. You can open an account with as little as One Dollar if you cannot spare more. i Home Savings Bank 7th Street aodl MassacIhnmsetts Avemiiuie NoW. Branches- i 8th and H Sfre2ts N*E' Branches. ^ 436 Jth ?treet s w 'rev "n ^ :::x:r disbanded as such and reorganized as the cruiser squadron, Atlantic fleet. The Washington will be flagship of the squad ron. The battleship divisions of the Atlantic fleet have been reorganized as follows: \V.' -ming, fleet flagship: 1st division. Ar kansas. Florida. .New York, Texas and Utah; 2d division. Louisana, Delaware, New Hampshire, North Dakota and Ver mont: 3d division, Virginia, Georgia, Ne braska. New Jersey and Rhode Island; 4th division, Kansas. Connecticut, Michi gan, Minnesota and South Carolina. THE COURTS. District Supreme Court. EQUITY COURT?Justice Gould. Shreve agt. Condon; leave to file sup plemental bill granted; plaintiff's at torneys, M. N. Richardson and C. S. Shreve. In re dissolution of Franklin Insur ance Company; receiver authorized to sell certain bond; attorneys, J. J. Darlington and W. C. Sullivan. Curran agt. Gibbons; trustee author ized to make certain investment; plaintiff's attorney, W. B. Guy; defen dant's attorneys, A. Leftwich Sinclair and Hamilton, Yerkes & Hamilton. In re lunacy of Franklin M. Rich ards; Jessica Richards appointed com mittee; bond, $500. In re lunacy of Elizabeth Reigle; at- ; tacliment ordered for George Reigle. i CRIMINAL COURT?Justice Gould. United States agt. Clint6n Smith and Benjamin Balderston; robbery; per sonal recognizance taken; attorney, John C. Foster. CIRCUIT COURT?Justice Gould. United States ex rel. American Steel arid Wire Company et al. agt. .inter state commerce commission; order dismissing American Steel and Wire Company as a party relator; plaintiff's attorney, C. C. Tucker; defendant's at torney, C. W. Needham. Powell act. Jaeger; fiat op scire facias against defendant for $253; j plaintiff's attorney, J. A. O'Shea. ! BANKRUPTCY COURT?Justice Gould. In re Arnold, Dietz & Co.; J. D. Fa ber and W. W. Millan appointed re ceivers; bond, $4,000; adjudication and reference to referee. In re Milton Mervis; discharge or dered. , In re George C. Hough; discharge ordered. PROBATE COURT?Justice Gould. Estate of Ida E. Branson; order to pay heirs-at-law and next of kin entire assets; attorney. O. H. Osterman. In re Paul Truxton; order to in crease allowance; attorney, C. H. Mer rilat. In re Eugene P. Soomer; order granting letters of administration to Nina E. Pinchbaek; bond. $5,000; attor ney. B. L. Gaskins. Tn re Harry A. Peters; order to in vest funds in estates of Harry A. and Ida M. Peters; attorneys, D. E. Fox, F. B. Fox and N. K. Fox. Estate of Hattie B. Miller; order ad mitting will to probate and record and j granting letters of administration lo James A. Miller; bond, $3,000; attorney, Enos Rey, jr. Estate of John Miller; order admitting will to probate and record and granting letters of administration c.t.a. to James A. Miller; bond, $1,000; attorney, Enos Ray. jr. In re Anton Ruppert: order granting letters of administration to Edward J. Berry; bond, $500; attorney, William G, Dunne. Estate of James McQueen Mcintosh; letters of administration granted to Katharine J. Thomas; bond, $1,000; at torneys, Lyon & Lyon. Estate of Virginia Harrison; will dated August 17. 1912, filed. LIVERPOOL COTTOM. LIVERPOOL, September 4.?Spot cot ton for retail demand at unchanged rates. Sales, 1.900 bales, including 1,800 American on the basis of 6.20d for middling. Imports, 1.700 bales, all American. ? BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON, September 4.?The Com mercial Bulletin will say tomorrow: "The wool market has been mod erately active during the week and prices have held steady. Business has been largely in territory and other domestic wools, together with some foreign crossbreds. Conservatism seems to be the underlying principle upon which business is done, but dealers are generally firm believers in the value of wool they possess. ?Advices from Yorkshire indicate dull and unsettled business, with fine wool and tops lower." ? Bar Silver in London. LONDON, September 4.?Bar silver. 24d per ounce. Building Permits. Building permits were issued today to the following: * t Mrs. M. T. Mcllveen, to build storage house in rear of 40 R street northwest; architect and builder, L. Harrison; esti mated cost. $500. C. Thom. to repair store at 94:;"Pennsyl vania avenue: estimated cost. $1,000. I. Rosenberg, to repair stable in rear of 8336 P street northwest; estimated coat, $50. i, WHEAT JUMPS 5 CENTS OVER YESTERDAY'S PRICE May Is Quoted 1.29%, With Septem ber 1.19% a Bushel, as the For eign Demand Increases. CHICAGO, September 4.?Yesterday's record price for wheat?1.25%?was dis placed in the opening trades today when the May option sold to 1.2(5%. i Before the session was an hour old the market had scored a sensational jump of more than. 4 cents a bushel compared with last night. Reports that Holland had received an ultimatum from Ger many excited the trade and there wen1 advices that big: expert orders were being: handled in the United States for j the direct account of the governments of Great Britain, France and Greece. The bulge carried May wheat up to 1.2J^i. 100,000-Barrel Order. The rise in wheat was accompanied by indications that the foreign demand had j become of a wide-open character. It was | said that one Arm alone in Minneapolis j had soid lOJ.OOO barrels of Hour to j France- European buying of oats, too, j appeared to be limited only by the j amount available for immediate shipment ! at the seaboard. | Profit-taking on the upturn was lively, j Reactions ensued amounting in some } cases to more than 1 cent a bushel. Second Swell Upward. On a second swell the market showed an upturn of 5 cents a bushel net. The ! greatest rise was for delivery in the pres | ent month, the September option selling at l.ltt%, as against 1.14% last night, it 'was gossip that foreigners were not quib i bling about prices and were anxious chiet i ly to get supplies quickly. I Export clearances of wheat and flour i today aggregated l,Sj06,000 bushels quadruple the total of the corresponding day a year ago. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. CHICAGO. September 4.?Hogs?Re ceipts, 1."5,0<H) head; slow: bulk. 8.S0a9.25; lignt, iMJ0aJ>.45; mixed. $.65a9.45: heavy, 8.55att.30; rough. $.55aS.7o; pigs. 5-OOaS.tJO. Cattle?Receipts. 7,500 head: weak; beeves, <>.7t>al0.80; steers, 0.."50ay.20: stock ers and feeders, 5.40a8.15; cows and heif ers. 3.7Sa!).25; calves, 7.50all.5o. Sheep?Receipts, 12,000 head: steady: sheep, 4.75a5.75; yearlings, 5.5oa0.40: lambs, G.U0a7.85. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, September 4.?Wheat to day continued to break high price rec ords of the present war. It was said that export demand was active and was based on large orders for the gov ernments of Great Britain, France and Greece. Besides, there were rumors that Holland had received an ulti matum from Germany. The opening, which was % to 1 % higher, was fol- j lowed by an additional ascent averag ing more than 2c all around, com pared with last night. Corn swung upward with wheat. The market at first had been inclined to | sag. owing to fine weather and larger receipts. After starting J/s off to %a Ms higher, prices scored a moderate general gain. Unabated expert call had a bullish effect on oats. Profit taking, though, by long exercised a restraining in fluence, and kept quotations within a j comparatively narrow range. Provisions were easy on account of I lower prices for hogs. First transac tions averaged a shade to 5a7Vj under last night. Butter?Unchanged. Eggs?Higher; receipts, 6,088 cases, at mark, cases included, 18a22V?; ordi nary firsts, 20%a21%; firsts, 22%a23. Potatoes?Unchanged; receipts, 23 cars. Poultry?Alive, lower; springs, 15V?a j 16; fowls, 15a 15*4. NEW YORK. NEW YORK, September 4.?Hour ?Firm. Wheat?Futures without transac tions. Pork-r-Steady. Beef?Unsettled. Lard?Barely steady; middle west. 10.40al0.50. Molasses?Steady. Hay?Steady. Hides?Steady. Leather?Firm. Sugar?Raw steady; molasses, 5.37; centrifugal. 6.02; refined steady. Butter?Stead y and unchanged; re ceipts. 5,."00 tubs. Cheese? Steady and unchanged; receipts, 1.5<H> boxes. Eggs?Firm and unchanged; receipts,} *,:?*> cases. I Poultry?Dressed firm; western chick <AITTAL ft.tWO.nnft EARNED SURPLUS. l.OQQ.QX) The Handling: of YOUR SAVINGS ?will he intrusted to THE Oldest as well as one of the Strongest de positories in the city, when you open an ac count with this big hank. f-c; Over ^(HH) drpnxitora. SVMH R \TK OF INTKKKST on both large and *mall account*. National Savings and Trust Company Corner 15th and N. Y. Ave. FORTY-KlfiHTH YKAK. 5 AND 6% MONEY to Loan on D. C. Real Estate. J! km: I.. HEISKELU I4UX II at. n.ir. iter vy.'ysf- vi- x 'f' 1 *? if * | 1814 1914 | 1 ? ? : {National Metropolitan Bank! % Qpp. U. 5. Treasury. | || Oyer 100 Years Old f < ik r* ! ^ A record of age. atabll 11 y *nd prcgresstvenesa. ? ' -? ; v-y :y--y-y- -y- ;^y- -y v- * >.?^ ?-.y -*?;?* ; The Safety Investments j Are those that do not floctuate daring - ? mrhrd conditions of the mouer or stork | market. First deed of trust notes tarst mortgages). well secured on r??al rstate i? ! tie District of Columbia, const irate *Ut ??dfe" Investments. Ther Jo no: depea4 C|m.q tbe financial responsibility o? lndj or rorporatloTi* fur their stability and are esempt from taxation a^ ^r^'-al {iroptrtr. We ran supply such Inve-s'treat* c amounts f;-om upward, ^ood for bookl^r. **Gimvrc:o^ l-otu> and lave*:* aients." SwartzeM, Riheeim & Hensey Co., iZlp. 2>f. -N.iV. Money to Loan | Secured br First iJ'-ed of Trust on K-al '? xi. Prevaihnc interest and <-orau}l>-?loa. i Joseph I. Weller. 620 F St. N.W. ens. frozen. 14a20: fowls. 12H191-:; turkeys, I YJsCM. BALTIMORE. j Special I>i.spat< h to 'Cie Star. I BALTIMORE, September 4?Wheat? | Strong; spot N'u. 'J red, 1.22: spot No. 2 red western, 1.23; September No. 2 red. 1.22; October No. 2 red, 1.23%: steamer No. 2 red, 1.12; receipts. 660.8I>7 bushels, exports. r*52,471 bushels; southern by sample. l.OOal.Oft; southern on grade, l.llal.2??. Corn-Dull; spot contract. 89; receipts, 32.3SSI bu.-h.'ls. Oats?Strong; standard white, .74a54H Receipts. 211.237 bushels. Rye?Firmer; No. 2. western export, l.<r2al.W: receipts. 14.382 bushels. Hay?Firm: No. 1. timothy, unchaneed; No. 1 clover mixed. unchanged. GVain freights?Steady; steam to Liver pool, per busht-1. unchanged; picked ports, per quarter, unchanged. JEWISH STUDENT SAVES FLAG. Russia Confers Military Cross of St. George on Young Soldier. LONDON. September 4. H:20 a.m.?A Petrograd (St. Petersburg) dispatch to the Central News says that a Jewish medical stndent of Vilna, named Osnas. received the military cross of St. George for saving the colors of bis regiment in the last extremity during the terrible lighting in East Prussia. Osnas was badly wounded and bin commaiider telegraphed tbe doctors to do everything possible to save the life or "Osnas the hero.'* ITew York Bank Exchanges. NEW YORK, September 4.?Bank ex changes this week, according to Dun'* Review, amounted to $1,917,700,608, .. decrease of 23.3 per cent us compared with $2,514,454,073 the same week last, year. Victim of Poison in Hospital. A young woman, who is said to bc? Miss Mae Gilinore of 1220 lltli street northwest, was taken to Emergency Hospital this afternoon, suffering from tin- effects of poison. As yet the doc tors are unable to state- whether or not she will recover.