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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
OFFICIALS bAFFLED BY
ELASTIC LIQUOR LAWS
Difficult to Convict Saloonkeepers of
Selling to Minors.

IT ali communities the enforcement of
eating liquor to minors gives public Off
cials more trouble than that of any 9TH
er. In fact. II Is seldom that an offender
is convicted. This is more because of
the vagueness of the law governing the
matter than a lack Of activity and hon
esty on the part of officials.
The latest failure to convict is re-
ported from Norfolk, Va. There a sa-
loorkeepor named Harris was charged
with selling liquor 10 three minor sailor
apprentices. His defense was that the
liquor was not sold 10 the sailors. but
to an adult who afterward gave it TO the
boys.
Harris was acquitted after Alan r
Hanckel, the trial judge, had charged
the jury as follows: You arc in
structed that It is not enough for the
Commonwealth To prove that minors
were. seen drinking in the barroom con-
Quoted by the accused. The sale OF
liquor must have been made by the &C
cused to the minog himself. The Of
Tense under the statute is not made out
by proof OF a sale to an adult person
who gave the liquor to a minor. who
drank the same in the barroom and
presence Of the accused"
The District law governing the sale Of
liquor to minors. which was at the time
OF its enactment considered ironbound.
has proven failure so far es effective
ness is concerned. because of the con-
struetion placed upon it some time ago
by the Court Of Appeals OF the District.
In a case taken upon appeal not long
ago the Court OF Appeals held that Il is
not sufficient merely to prove that tho
accused sold intoxicating liquor TO a
minor. but IL must be clearly shown
that the seller knowingly violated the
| la.
Experience has proven that IL is rare
| Iy possible to show that a saloonkeeper
knowingly sold liquor TO a minor.
From the decisions OF the courts It APP
pears that a sale OF liquor Is made TO a
mirror only when he personally asks FOR
pays for. and receives the intoxicent
from the saloonkeeper.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
KATE JORDAN MURDER
REMAINS A MYSTERY
John w. Stewart Discharged From
Prison After Deed Was Done.

Another dream of the Police Depart
ment has been rudely shattered, and
once more the murder of Kate Jordan,
the negro fortune teller of Hillsdale, is
shrouded in mystery.
For some time Sergeant Anderson. Of
Anacostia. and the detective Office
have been working on the clue that
John Wesley Stewart, a negro. had con-
fessed to the murder on his death bed
Many facts were found which seemed to
corroborate this theory. but it was all
made valueless by a telegram received
this morning by Major Sylvester from
the warden of the Moundsville CIV. Val
penitentiary. stating that Stewart had
been discharged from there on January
/. this year. AS the Jordan woman was
killed on Christmas Eve. II is there
fore impossible that Stewart could have
committed the murder.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
BEACH FRONT GUESTS
ENJOY PEACOCK CHASE
BatherS, Cab Drivers and Prone
naderS In Chase.

ATLANTIC CITY. July 25.-A peacock
chase. in which hundreds of persons
passing along the Boardwalk, bathers
and guests at the Hotel Rudolf. to say
nothing of several cab drivers, madiy
racing up New Jersey Avenue, took part.
Friday enlivened things in the upper
part of the city.
The peacocks were turned out on the
lawn in front of a beach front hotel,
where they attracted great deal OF at
tention. From the lawn to the Board
walk is only about four feet, so one OF
the peacocks determined TO join the
throng on the promenade.
A man attempted to catch the bird
and it few out over the ocean, alightiny
on the Pickle Pier, where 1t was chased
Of, came bacl, to the Boardwalk. where
IL was rested for a moment on the piazza
of a hotel. where the room clerk tried
TO make it a prisoner.
BY this time there was a great crowl
watching the chase. The bird flew leis-
vrely up New Jersey Avenue, being fol
lowed by hundreds of persons, including
bathers and several cab drivers. II
finally alighted at the corner OF New
Jersey and Pacific Avenues. where It wa:
made prisone. and carried back to the
hotel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
TREASURY COLUMNS
THREATEN TO CRURBLE
Experiment With Nicolite Aids in
Their Preservation.

The Treasury officials have regarded
with anxiety for some time the disin-
tegra:ion of the great columns on the
Fifteenth Street front of the Treasury
The columns are of inferior DumfTies
sandstone and the weather is causing
rapid decay OF the columns, especially
at their bases. Several schemes have
been suggested for the preservation OF
what is considered the best specimen Jf
Greek architecture in Washington. per-
haps in the country, and the Nicollts
Company OF Baltimore has obtained
permission to try the effect of its pre-
sentative preparation on one Of the
columns
The men were engaged In putting this
preparation on the base OF a column yea
terday morning. This preparation con-
sists OF metals. silicates and gum. and,
II is said, viii render sandstone In
pervious TO the action OF the weather
No appropriation has yet been made
columns. so that it Is impossible 20
award a contract for this work now.
Experts say. however. that at the pres
ent rate Of disintegration the columns
will be destroyed in ten or fifteen years
Parafin wax, which has already bee1
used on some Of the public buildings
here for a similar purpose. has also
been suggested as preseryative for the
Treasury building.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
MRS. HARRIET MILLS
TWO WILLS FILED
One Revokes the Other and Names Diff
ferent Benehciaries.

Two documents purporting to be Wills
of Harriet Mills were offered for pro-
bate yesterday in the Probate Court
One is dated. June 13 1883. and the other
March 81. 1899. The latter revokes the
former.
BY the terms of the first viii. Mrs.
Mills leaves to her half-brother and his
son. 50 each. and all her personal estate
to Clara Brooks. Her real estate. part
of lot 10. in square IS. Is left to her
friend. Evans Lewis, and his wife. Mary
E ]. Lewis.
According to the second will the tes-
tatrix leaves her personal effects to
Georgia Goodlove, Amanda GOodlove. and
Helen Herbert The remainder OF the
estate is left to Julia West Hamilton.
The Will of Laura Donaldson. dated
May 10. 1898. was also filed for probate.
She leaves 500 TO her husband. Henry
A. Donaldson. and 500 to each OF her
nephews, James W. Callahan and Hayes
Callahan. The remainder of the estate
is left to Catherine Duhey.
The will of Harriet Z. Lamson. dated
April 10. 1902, was also filed. She leaves
her property to her sons. Warren H
/ I,amson, IS, and the remainder to vii
! liam A. Lamson.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
COSTS TWENTY DOLLARS
TO ASSAULT POLICEMAN

Earl Evans was arraigned before Act
ing Justice Mills in the Police Court
yesterday to answer the three charges
OF disOrderly conduct, assaulting and re-
sisting an officer and assaulting his wife
II developed that Evans lad followed his
wife to Jackson City and had tried 10
bring her home when the trouble in ques-
ton occurred Evans fed when Police
man Curd attempted to arrest him. and
when caught assaulted the policeman
The charge OF disorderIy conduct was
dismissed. but fine OF $40 or sixty days
In default. imposed for the assault on
Policeman Curd and Mrs. Evans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
DRAWING THE MONEY
FOR ST. ELIzABElH'S
Judge Ryan and Acting Auditor
Esterly Reach Agreement

Judge Ryan. Acting Secretary Of the
Interior. said yesterday that in recon-
nending to the Secretary Of the Treas
ury a change in the manner OF draw
ing upon appropriations for current eN-
penses of the Government Hospital lor
the Insane, ne had not thought OF SuS-
costing any method which was not IN
accordance with the regulations OF the
department or with the laws bearing
upon such appropriations.
The Secretary had reference to the
comments OF Acting Auditor G. w. EST
erly, for the Department OF State and
other departments, concerning recent
letter written to Secretary Shaw and re
ferred to the District Commits
sloners. Judge Ryan had proposed
to simplify the financial affairs
OF the hospital. the transfer of
the amount appropriated for the
Districts share Of the expenses of The
| hospital to the Treasury ledgers ard
placed TO the credit of the United States
under the title Government Hospital
for the Insane. current expenses. 1904.
Acting Auditor Esterly said that the
suggestion for the transfer was not clear
to him. and that he doubted If there
was authority of law to make the
change. Mr.. Esterly suggested man
ner of meeting Judge Ryan's objections
TO the present arrangements. and Judge
Ryan has said that this would be salts
factory to him. Mr.. Esterly, discussing
the appropriation, said:
THE amount appropriated annual!
in the appropriation act for the DIS
trict is required 10 be accounted for TIT
same as all other amounts In that act
and TO be paid out only upon the au
thority of the Commissioners or the DIS
trict for services actually rendered 1
is entirely practicable. however, for thy
office, by direct settlement each month
to reimburse the appropriation unde
the control of the Secretary OF the In
terror, for the amount paid from II Of
account OF the support of the Distrtc
patients OF the District Commits
sioners will certify the amount
This they are willing TO do. This plan
Il is believed. will have the same ef1ec
as the one suggested by Mr.. Ryan, eN
cept that the accounting by the dis
bursting officer designated will be wit
the appropriation only which is unde
the supervision OF the Secretary or tn
Interior.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
STREET CAR SERVICE
DEEMED INSUFFICIENT

S. w McElderry, of ~ Q Street north
west, has written to the Commissioners
complaining against the insufficient and
service OF the North Capitol
Street car line. during the morning and
afternoon departmental service, and
the evening service" Don't take
my word for this" says the letter.
nor General Harries in contradiction.
but take a ride on some of the cars"
The writer suggests that the Commits
sioners call for the schedule report OF
passengers on the morning cars. which
he declares will seat forty passengers
and are made to carry ninety. The rail-
road company will be informed Of the
complaint
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
RED RIPE TOMATOES
CAUSED ADAMS FALL

A large box of red ripe tomatoes was
too much for Benjamin Adams. market
gardener, yesterday and as result
Adams was brought in court TO answer
the charge OF larceny. As usual Adams
tried to implicate another party. but
the court was told that several like
complaints had been entered against
Adams and Adams was fined IS with IF
teen days deducted from his summer va
cation" as an alternative.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
Would Close Issue With
Contractor Winfree.
UNEXPLAINED ITEM OF S279
Former Auditor and Claimant Alike De-
sire a Referee-District Authpri-
ties Not Likely TO Act.

Tho dispute between former Auditor
James T. Petty and W. w. Winfree. a
local contractor. concerning $1,000 which
Winfree claims the Auditor has wrong
fully withheld. was augmented yesterday
afternoon by pertinent report submit
ted to the Commissioners by Mr.. Petty
The trouble arose over contract to
repair the wallach School building. on
Capitol Hill, for which work Winfree
clai7ned the sum OF 81 1855 This was
approved by Petty. but payment was held
UP until certain claims pending against
the contractor were paid
Claims Balance of SS1,aoo.
Mr.. Winfree says he agreed 70 this
mode of settlement only after receiving
a promise from the Auditor that he
would remit the balance. This balance.
according 10 winfree. amounted to
something like 1920. which was re-
fused when applied for. Winfree states
that he never has received the money.
Mr.. Petty,s defense, as set forth In
his report of yesterday, is that the en-
tire amount originally due the contrac-
tor was expended in the payment OF his
debts. as determined by a decision OF
the local courts. He copies data from
his account books to prove his state
ments.
One Item Unexplained
One item, however. remains unex-
planned, namely. an entry OF S2IS-'S
which Mr.. Petty claims TO have deducted
10 Day for materials furnished by the
Government" Mr. Winfree charges thai
this item Is wrong. because the Distric'
furnished him nothing in the line Of ma
terials except three barrels of cement
worth $40 per barrel. or a total of $50
In conclusion, Mr.. winfree characterized
the answer of Mr.. Petty as a 'fabrica-
ton. delusion. and a snare" He ask
the Commissioners to appoint IAN hon
est man" to\ examine his account am
make report.
Mr. Petty denies the truth of Win
frees allegation and joins with him II
the request that an impartial referee b
snpointed to determine the facts in tn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
PETTY ASKS REFEREE
TO SETTLE DISPUTE

case. The Commissioners have not act
ed on tho last report, but 1t is probable
that the question viii be dropped as far
as Mr. Petty is concerned, in view Of the
fact that he is no longer connected with
the District service.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
$1,000 to Niagara Falls and Return Via
B. g. o. Railroad July 81.

Special train Of Pullman PaIlor Cars and Day
Coaches from Washington $3.50 a. n Tickets
good fer ten days Stop-overs returning. Route
via Philadelphia and famous Lshigh valley
other excursions August Il. %, September IL
IS October 9.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
SI.oo to Frederick, Harpers Ferry, and
Winchester and Return

Via B. & o. r. r. from Washington. 8 a m.
Sunday. August 2. Stopping al principal Met
ropolitan Branch stations. Returning, leave Win
chester 6. Harpers Ferry and Frederick at :
p. m same day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
$500 to Hagerstown, $3.50 to Pen Mar
and SITS to Gettysburg and Return

Via b. & o. r. r.. Sunday. August 2. Leaving
Washington a. m, stopping at principal Met
ropoitan Branch stations Returning, leave
Gettysburg 8, Pen Mar 7:l5 and Hagerstown
80 p. m. same day
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
SI.25 to Baltimore and Return Every
Saturday and Sunday via B. & O..


All trains, both ways, both days, except Royal
limited. leaving Washington and Baltimore
1855 pm
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
s66.a5 to San Francisco and Return Via
B. & o. R. r.

Account National Encsnpnent G. A. r. Tick
ets sold July 81 to Augus. Is valid for return
Until October Is. Returning via Portland 81
additional. Full information In detail cheer
fully furnished upon application 70 B. o.
r. r. agents
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26

It's cool at Bay Ridge these days. and the
bathing is fine. Trsins leave B. 4 o. r. r.
Station 9;l0 a. m. and LAS p m. today. SOC
round trip.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
Floral Designs for Funerals.

Guides design work Is expressive Of sentiment
and always in good taste. 1924 +.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-28
THE VALUE OF APPRECIATION.

The Outlook-Many men and women
underestimate the value of expression;
they take too many things for granted;
they assume that their affection. or
their gratitude or their sense of obli-
cation, is understood without words.
Such people are often surrounded by
those who are craving some express
sion of affection, some word of appro-
val, some kind of recognition. The
best work is sometimes done with shut
teeth and a fixed purpose, in dead ST.
lence, SO far as the world is concerned.
without word of applause or word
of thanks; but this is not the way
in which work ought to be done among
intelligent men and women, and it is
not the way in which, as rule, the
best work is evoked from the greatest
number of people. The majority of
men and women get the best out of
themselves when they are in a con-
genial atmosphere. This is particular
ly true of those finer kinds of work
which express individuality, quality
and personal gift.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-28
MUSIC AND WAR.

Brooklyn Eagle.-The gentle art of
music has from earliest times been
associated with the rude art of war.
Joshua threw down the walls of am
old city with the shofar Troops march
to music, they gain heart from it, it is
the solace of their leisure. it sottens
the asperities of camp they rise and
sleep, eat and move, by call of the
bugle. Many n wavering patriot,
doubling if he owed the more of him
self to his country or his shop, when
war broke out. has decided for his
country when he heard the national
anthem, and we have no manner of
doubt that if vociferous brass band
could be induced in some of the labor
union meetings to intone America"
or The Star Spangled Banner" when
the vote was taken to strike or use
dynamite, the vote would fail, and the
union members would suddenly awake
to the fact that they. We're Americans
citizens of a free country, i'll which
it is not incumbent on any man TO de-
stroy what is not his.
In the great camps, during our lit
tie disagreement with little Spain,
nothing brought the men. of the north
and south SO suddenly and heartily
into agreement as the playing of
Dixie by the far northern bands.
The hooroar that went up when the
regiment marched through the COM
pany streets of a Georgia or Alabama
command playing this inspiring an
them, was worth going miles to hear.
To discontinue military music would
be to discontinue enlistments, make
increase assertions. There wonld be
little public interest in parades and
ceremonies in which there was lacking
the magnificent uproar OF dozen
bands playing in different times and
keys. And without public interest you
cannot maintain an army. I.
And, again, without military bands
to serve as training schools. and to
gather musicians together the cause
of music itself would suffer. AS Saint
Saens declares, the concerts by mill
tary bands have part in popular ed
ucation. They furnish the only good
music that the masses hear. They cam
not afford the opera. but they hear
excerpts from it in the parks and on
the streets and they enjoy them even
better than our audiences enjoy the
stage performance. To thousands in
the tenements the evening and holt
day concerts in the public squares are
a delight and a relief from the dull
hard routine that is their daily life
| Whatever France may do about it, ant
we doubt the report that France is tc
do away with military bands, we be-
| lieve and hope that it will be lons
! day before the band-even the guitar
| band-disappears from among us.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-28
A WEDDING DEPARTMENT.

Waterloo Reporter.-A department
store in Rockford has added q new
department. which is probably not yet
duplicated in any other mercantile es-
tablishment. 1t has fitted up a parlor
in which weddings may take place.
The reason for the innovation is that
since the Wisconsin legislature has
passed a very stringent marriage Ii
cense law, young people from the bad
ger state have been coming in. large
numbers to Rockford to get married.
More than two hundred such we'd
dings of Wisconsin people have ia
ken place in Rockford this year.
The enterprising Rockford mer-
chants scented possibility of profit
table trade from these newly married
people and have fitted UP a commodi-
Gus room, substantially furnished in
which the bride and groom. minister
and witnesses may meet and the GER
emory may take place. The next step
will doubtless be to keep a minister or
a justice of peace constantly at hand
to. officiate as such events. Then we
may expect to hear of bargain days
when weddings may be had at half
price, with a handsome chromo-li tho-
graphic marriage certificate thrown
in and special discounts on all kinds
of goods needed in setting up house
/ keeping.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-28
IOWA DOING SOUND BUSINESS.

One of the best indications that
Iowa is prosperous and is, doing busl-
ness on a sound basis is shown in the
condition of it's banking institutions
throughout the state. Speaking Oh
this matter State Auditor B. +. Car
roll recently said: ''The banks of
Iowa never were in better condition.
The Sheldon bank failure was the first
hank failure we have had since 1896,
during the time the banks have been
under the supervision of this Office.
The Sheldon bank was an isolated
case and none of the other banks has
been caught in the net. All OF them
show prosperous condition and bank
ing business in Iowa was never upon
a firmer foundation"
Being in touch as he is with the
business situation in the state, this
statement of Auditor Carol is good
evidence that the financial interests
of Iowa are sound. One bank fail
ure in a great state like Iowa in sew
on wears is a marvellous record and
is in itself abundant evidence that
the banking business of the state is
heing conducted on a sound business
basis.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-28
Salem.

Salem, Nov. 25.-T. f. White and
e. Beary shipped a car load of hogs to
Chicago Tuesday.
Tuesday, d. A. Hartley took two
cars of lambs to Chicago.
The C. Z. society Of the Congrega-
tional church very pleasantly enter
tanned a large number of their friends
Tuesday evening.
Funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. Maria Melton We're conducted
at the NJ. Z. church Wednesday after
noon at 1 o'clock.
Thursday at 1920 O'clock in the
morning union Thanksgiving services
Will be held at the Friends church.
Rev. Hankins. pastor of the NJ. e.
church, will preach the sermon.
Friends quarterly meeting will be
held at the Friends church next Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday.
This week. until Thursday. dona-
lions of money, dry goods, provisions
and wood will be received at the par
sonages and will be distributed as
Thanksgiving donations for the BEN
eft of the poor.
Mr.. Hanks and family will in tie
near future move to Kansas, where he
has purchased farm.
The Ladies Aid society of the Con-
gregational church will hold their
bazaar at the opera house December
90
The winter term of Whittier college
began Nov. 3d.
Mrs. A. s. Crew and Mrs. Bert Fos-
ter spent Saturday shopping at Mt.
Pleasant.
Mrs. McMechan from Hamilton, o.,
is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Harsh
man.
Mrs. E. S. Roth of Kansas City, is
enjoying a visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs S. Spray.