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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-31
BLEACHING CONCERN
ABSORBED BY TRUST

PROVIDENCE, r. l.. July 81 - An
agreement has been made TO sell rhe
plant and good will of the Silver Spring
Bleaching and Dyeing Company to the
United States Finishing Company. for
$1,100.000. The trust agrees 10 assume
the payment CT $500, ,OCO in bonds of the
Silver Spring Company, now cutstanl-
inc
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-31
WEATHER REPORT.

II is decidedly cooler in the lower Lake
region. the Ohio valley. and the middle
Atlantic States. and low temperatures
continue in the upper and middle por-
tions of the Mississippi valley and the
Missouri valley.
There will be showers tonight ana
probably tomorrow IN the east gulf AMI
the lower portion OF the south Atlantic
States; elsewhere fair weather viii pre-
vail.
II will be cooler tonight in Maryland
and thence southward into the Caro-
liHaE. and II viii be cooler tomorrow In
the south Atlantic States.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-31
DEMURRER TO INDICTMENT
or AUGUST w. MACHEN

Hearing on the objections TO the in
Ictment against August w. Machcn
harSing him with accepting a brlbe
will come up next Wednesday before
Justice Pritchard. Messrs Douglass
Douglass. counsel for Machen. VIII
le demurrer to the Indictment before
lat date.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-31
NEW WAR SECRETARY.

Ell PAsO. Tex. July s1.-From the
capital OF Mexico an authoritative rep0r,
comes that Gen. Luis E. Torres, gov
ernor Of the state Of Sonora. Will DO
made secretary OF war OF Mexico.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-31
HEAVY PROPERTY LOSS
IN JERSEY CITY FIRE
Estimated That 100000
Went Up in Smoke.
FOURTEEN PERSONS INJURED
Engineer Graves, of the D. L. & W.,
Runs Trainload of Tobacco
Through Flames.
FOURTEEN PERSONS INJURED

JERSEY CITY. y. J.. July 31.-At 3
o'clock this morning the local fire de-
partment succeeded in getting under
control a fire that started near the Del
aware. Lackawanna and Western
freight yards shortly before 10 o'clock
last night BY that time at least $780,
0CO worth of property had been de-
stroyed, while fourteen persons were
more or less seriously injured. The in
jured are
BARLEY Hugh, stoker Engine Company
No s; Ben Beecher. driver Engine Com
pany No. 5; John Burke, stoker Engine
Company No. 6: James Costigan, cap
tain Engine Company No. 5; Christopher
Dunn, fireman Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western; William Grace. fireman
Delaware, Lackawann9 and Western:
Edward Graves, engineer Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western; Jacob bart
fireman Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western; William Hirsche, North Ber
gen; John Hutchinson, fireman Engine
Company No. %; Newly. captain Engine
Company No. c: John Mcdonald. driver
Engine Company No. 6; Edward SeweT
stoker Engine Company No 8; William
somers. fireman Engine Company No.
25.
Stocked With Inflammables.
The fire originated in the Philip Carey
ComIany's factory. which contained tar
taxpayer and asbestos II spread 10 the
J. V. Jarvis tobacco sample room, con-
tanning 800 hogsheads and bales of unas-
sorted leaf tobacco; burned part of the
Jarvis storage warehouse, scorched sew
eral freight cars and an engine OF the
Delaware, Lackawans, and Western Rail,
road. and destroyed lot of telegraph,
telephone and electric wires.
The hremen injured were on the roof
of the tobacco sample room when /,
fell in. All were badly bruised and
burned about the face and hands VIII
liam Hirsche was caught under a wall
and internally injured. and Engineer
Graves. of the Delaware, Lackawana and
Western, and his crew. were burned
about the head and body while running
train load of tobacco through the flames
All Of the injured will recover
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Conditions Throughout
the District Building
Believed to Be Good,
But System Regarded
as Loose.
No Reference Is Made to
Recent Discoveries.
Evils Are Thought to
Be a Result of Gradual
Growth.


general investigation into all ths
departments of the District government
has been percipitated by recommenda-
tion made by Commission Macfarland
and approved by Commissioner West to-
day. Commissioner Macfsrland's motion
follows:
Il move that the Commissioners ap-
point committee Of officials, repre-
senting the three general branches Of
the government of the District Of
Columbia, to examine all departments
of that government, and report upon
their condition and method of doing
business, with view to their improve
ment either by action of the Ccmmis-
sioners or by action of Congress"
Mr.. Macfarland's Statement.
In speaking OF the action, CommIs-
sioner Maefarland said:
II have proposed to the Commission
cinls representing the three divisions OF
the District service into which the du-
ties OF the three Commissioners are dis
tributed. to examine all departments as
to their condition and their methods OF
doing business. with a view 10 their
possible improvement In the enlarged
development OF the District government
due 10 the great growth OF the Dis
trict itself, the time has come, in ny
judgment. for a general review of this
kind.
From time 20 time the Commissions
ers have appointed committees of Of
ficials to examine and report upon par
ticular Offices. and always with profit
able results. or course the Conmis-
sioners have never waited for formal
investigations. but have steadily made
or approved improvements in the me-
thods as they were suggested by cir
eumstances OF otherwise Each Com
missioner has striven TO improve tho
departments Immediately under his care.
and all have united In general improve
ments.
General Results Are Good
AS a result. in spite OF the defects
Inevitable In any human system. and
those which are due TO lack of action
upon recommendations made TO Con-
gress, / believe a general Investigation
would show that the work is being dors
in general faithfully. economically. and
successfully.
In a number of departments no ad-
verse criticism could be Justly made,
because of the admirable way in which
they are conducted. But a COMPARISON
OF methods and unifcation OF the best
features OF all. with such improvements
as might be suggested, would be beneh-
cisI.
Two Kinds of Action.
The committee could make two
classes OF recommendations.
''First-Those which would require
new legislation or increased approprfa- .
tions by Congress. which could be sub
mitted later 10 Congress by the Com
missioners
"Second-Those which could be car
ried out by the order OF the Commits
sioners.
In the preparation OF their estimates
and OF their annual report TO Congress-
the Commissioners have to act upon
their general knowledge and the tndi-
viduaI and Independent representations
of the different departments under them
Each Commissioner can know, even
in a general way. only the departments
assigned to him IN the distribution Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-31
IenfatfVe Arrangement OF
Rooms in WezU Structure
Decided Upon by the Dis
frict Commissioners.
EXCAVATION TO BEGIN
ABOUT FIRST OF YEAR
Notable Modification in tie
Exterior Architectural Fec-
tureS of the Proposed
Edtffce.

The arrangement Of the Offices in the
new Municipal Building was practically
decided upon yesterday afternoon at a
meeting between Capt. Chester Hard
ing, assistant TO Tie Engineer Commits
sioHer. and the members of the firm of
Cope & stewardson, the architects.
One important change in the general
construction Of the building is announc-
ed. Instead of having a solid facade
with an interior court. the front OF the
building above The second story will be
indented The building will occupy the
entire frontage on E. Thirteen-and- "a
half. and Fourteenth Streets, with the
opening on d Street
The Lower Floor
The lower floor will be practically on
level with the street. with entrances
from Thirteen and half and Four
teenth Streets, about twenty feet south
OF the E Street front. On this floor will
be located the Offices of the Collector OF
Taxes the Assessor. the Disbursing Of
hcer. and the Water Registrar.
The Assessors Office will occuYy the
southwest corner extending halfway
along the D Street side. and down TO
the entrance on the Fourteenth Street
side. The office of the Collector of Tax
es will occupy the remainder of the D
Street side. and the disbursing Office
viii be located on the Thirteen al l. a.
half Street side. terminating at the On.
trance. The Water Registrar will oc.
cupy the northwest corner of the floor.
with a frontage on E Street.
The interior rooms will be used for
storage purposes. The permi: Offices OF
the Health Department. the Police De-
partment. and the Board of Charities
win also be on this floor, the exact To-
cation of which has not been decided
on.
The Police Department.
On the first floor. reached through the
main Street entrance. viii be located
the private Office of Assessor Darneille.
the general Offices of the Police Depart
ment. the Offices of the Inspector of
Buildings. and the Plumbing Inspector.
On the second floor, occupying the
northeast corner. will be the Offices of
the Auditor.
The Health Department will occupy
the west half Of the E Street frontage
while Major SyIvester's private office
and the offices of the Insurance Inspec-
tor and the Inspector of Gas Meters will
take the eastern half On the third
floor viii be the Offices Of Captain Hard
ing and the street cleaning, water, and
sewer departments. On the fourth focr
viii be the Offices OF Captain Newcomer
and the Offices of the Surveyor and En-
gineer CT Highways
The fifth and top floor will be given to
the Commissioners. who viii each have
private Office one in the northeast cor
ner, one in the northwest corner and one
in the southwest corner. The board room
viii be in the center OF the f Street
front. The Offices of the secretary TO the
board. DR.. William Tindall. will occupy
the side Of the floor. facing Thirteen-and-
shall Street.
These plans are not necessarily final
Work Of excavation on the site will
begin about Januar- / next.
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100000 FOR NAVY.

MADRID, July 31.-The new cabinet
has decided 10 ask for $500, 600 to
strengthen the navy and coast defenses.
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Partly cloudy and cooler
tonight; fair and cool to-
morrow; fresh winds.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-29
STYLES IN WEDDING CAKES.

Changed from the Much Decorated
Inventions of the Past.
Has 1t ever struck you that the
style of wedding cakes has undergone
Il change?
Never thought of it Ell? well, if
you think about it for a minute or two
you will realize that what | say is So
The style of wedding cake is changed
In the days gone by-say ten or liz
teen years ago-no wedding was com
plete without big cake, and no cake
was as 1t should be unless it was topped
OFF with an ornament of some sort
Sometimes it was cupid, aga n it was
a bride in white and wearing veil,
and sometimes it was a bride and
groom, or an angel, or reclining WON.
an, or harp, Orwell, or somelh .ng
These things were works of art. They
were sacred to all but the bride. No
hand but hers ever dared touch them
after they were delivered by the baker,
and when, at last, she began to chop
these creatures up-wOll, YOU all know
how it was. There was the eXpectaut
hush, the Stiffness as of death per.
forn ance and then chatter about
dreaming on it,
"All this has now changed. Style
has stepped in and bapished the olna.
ment from these cakes; ii has deere,
that the cake shall not be served
VIII le,' and then cut by the bride, bu
that it shall be put up in dainty little
boxes, and tied with ribbons of one
color or another The better class OF
people won have any trimmings Oh
wedding cakes nova lays. They wan
| them carefully made of the best ma
terial, but they also want them with
out any lovers or nightmare cupids
on the top. Personally | could never
see any sense in decorating cak,
with these things In fact II always
seemed to me to be mischievous trick
for more than once a bride had had
shock or two because cul Ill, or the Lit
tle lady with the veil, got tired q
Standing and topped from the caka
They seemed to reg ri such happen
ing rs an unlucky omen, Now the DIN
; er from this source is gone-and styl,
deserves the redit."-Derolt Ere,
| Press.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-29
The Mcbride Case Again.

st. John, Kan, Oct. 26.--Mr. and
Mrs. William Mcbride and Jesse l..
Lines. NJ. d., have gone before Mr..
George L. Moore, Notary Public, and
have sworn and subscribed to written
statements confirming the story Of the
awful illness and subsequent cure of
the little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Bride.
DR.. Lines is particularly emphatic
in his statement, and there does not
now seem to be any room for doubt as
10 the fact that Dodd's Kidney Pills
and nothing else. saved the little boy.
He was so bad that he had EpiIcptic
spells which seized him with increas-
ing frequency. He was scmi-paralyzed
in the right side, and his mind was
badly affected.
In their sworn statement Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcbride say:
THE very day we began to use
Dodd's Kidney Pills our boy had TWEEN
ty-seycn of these Epieptic spells or
fits. In less than a week he ceased
having them entirely"
The case has caused n great sensa-
ton in the nsighborhood. The sworn
statements have confirmed the whole
story.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-29

Comparing Notes--"so Mr.. Smilax
told you his heart was broken when
you refused him., said Maud.
Yes" answered Mamie. "The i'm
pudence OF him, 20 offer me damaged
goods the next day."-Washington
star.
A Tip to Flrebugs.-An insurance
ldjuster tells OF new expedient OF
The incendiary. a mans store had
been burned, Ind he had half admit
led setting it off to friend who
wanted full particulars with a view to
similar practices
81 tell you," said the proprietor,
"the rats gnawed matches and set it
going
Glow do you know? Did you see
them?"
mo, l didn't see them, but l know
| rubbed matches in the limburger
cheese before | threw them on the
floor. IN. Y. Tribune.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-29

An American has gone around the
world in fifty-fve days, and II he had
not missed boat at Yokahama would
have done it in forty-eight days. When
the railroad under Behring straits Is
completed the globe can probably be
circled in thirty days. Then the cars
will be full of people breaking records!
1t will he new amusement for the
rich, without the annoyance Of run
ming over people on foot, which Is a
great drawback to automobiling
There will be enthusiasts who will
lay wagers on how many times they
can get around in year, details Of
close connections will be arranged,
special trains chartered and special
steamers engaged. The daily morning
newspaper will have greater zest,
since it will announce great iuterna-
tional world races. Nothing superior
to this form of sport can be imagined
until we can pit two comets against
each other.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-29

1t is said that John Jacob Aston
once replied to an irquiSitive man who
asked HIM row much money he hads
just enough, sir 50 that can eat,
one dinner day" How much wealth
would man need to enable him to
eat two? Ii we are sometimes tempt
ed to envy the very wealthy, let us re-
feet that in all essential particulars
we are quite as well off as they. The
co orS t at dye the ky at sunset or
paint the leaves Of the forest in au-
tumn, are no lovelicr to them than to
US; sleep is as sweet and restful, and
activity as joyous to IS as to them; il
we miss certain ADVANTAGES, so also
we escape the care aud safety of
wealth: A mans life COTS steth not
in the abundance Of the things which
he poSSesseth."
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-29

a writer in 81 magazine proposes
plan to induce The public to read more
moves. The 100000 or even the 500.
600 editions. he contends, might lie
made common if book stores were as
common as groceries. lie has a kind
word for book agents and favors tax,
ing the book to the public instead OF
waiting for the public to come TO thu
book. He likens bookselling to lifd
insurance writing and leaves his read.
or to guess how many policies would
ever be taken out If the agents sat
in their Offices waiting for the public
to come in. There is large book.
buying public aud still larger pub-
lie that might become book buying ID
the trade We're more Fortunately man.
aged. Nobody with love for humanity
cares to encourage book agents, but
there is no denying that they and theit
employers get the cream of the book
business. But there is no losing sight
Of the fact that books Hing has It's linn!
itati MS. The greatest number OF PEG.
pie do not read at AL OF our S0,O00,.
600 peol lie it is liberal to say that
6000,0O0 read books. The people won i
be vastly better If they read more good
books. The greatest number of those
who read at al, when they have real
the sensational criminal narratives in
the newspapers, have gained all the di.
version that reading Is likely to give
them, and they want to employ their
leisure time IN more active and ex.
citing ways than in coming story
books. 1t Is said to the credit Of wo.
men that they read much more than do
the men. This Is because they ard
left more at home, have less of other
diversions than DO the men and have
more time. In earlier times, though
education was not so common as II
is now, reading was more general. Peo'
pie We're forced to read for lack
of other diversions. To-day, with tho
! growth of cities and the extension 4
railways, there are so many more di
versions to attract the attention and
to fill up the leisure that there Is lit
tile reading done for entertainment
and so the book readers are fewer II
proportion to the population than the,
were fifty years ago. Perhaps it /
no great loss, however. Present da,
popular" novels that run up into tn
hundreds of thousands issue ma
safely be left unread. 1t is possibl
that in the final summing up less harm
comes Of the failure to read go d book
than comes Of the overreadlng Of ba,
ones
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-29

Ger repeating selections from 1.-THE
Canterbury Tales" 1t would seem to
us that our good professor has very
little acquaintance with the declama-
tory powers OF authors, and has prob
ably never attended an authors read
Ing. Authors are proverblally the
poorest OF elocutionists, and the mas
tcrpieces Of our greatest living writers
would be intoerable rs interpreted by
them through a talking machine. We
are sorry that we cannot share the
professors enthusiasm. but we pray
that we may depart in peace before
we are compelled to undergo the tor
ment Of his suggestion. If 1t is all the
same to Mr. Howells and Mr.. Hop
kinson Smith and Mr.. Page, we'll take
our literary diversion in the good old
way and not trouble them to talk 1t
off for us.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-29
WORLDS FAIR NEWS NOTES.

Chattanooga, Tenn, will erect d
S25,0O0 building at the Worlds Fair.
MIS-. Sallie d. walters Of La G.ange
has been named as member OF the
Texas Worlds Fair commission.
Mrs Emma J. Wals1 OF Baraboo has
been appointed hostess for the Wis
consin building at the Worlds Fair.
Mrs Walsh filled a similar position
with credit at the Pan-American ex'
position,
The National Retail Druggists As
ISOLATION wi | hold it's convention in
St. Louis during the Worlds Fair. 4
Norway las officially accepted kths
invitation to participate in A
Wor DIS Fair. This completes tho
scandinavian trinity, Sweden and
Denmark having already accepted.
o. P. McCarty general passenger
agent for the Big Four railroad, I'M
spected the Wor DIS Fair last week.
MIR. McCarty spoke in high praise OF
the progress OF the expos tion. He
said that ST. Louis was prepared to
comfortably take care OF 100000 stran-
gers daily.
Mrs. Dore Lyon, second vice-pr'si-
dent OF the New York State Fedora
ion and president Of the New York
City Federation of Women's Clubs,
has been appointed assistant secretary
to the New Iork State commissions
for the Worlds Fair and lady manager,
for New York's handsome state build
at the Louisiana Purchase eXposi ton.
TIE historical plans of the city of
Bonn VIII be exhibited at the Worlds
Fair, st. Louis, for the first time OUT
side Of Germany. They will attract
general attent on as the city has had
a most eventful history during its cen-
turieS Of its existence.
New Mexico will make an exhibit OF
turquoise mining at the Worlds Fair.
A lapldary showing how the stones
are cut and polished and prepared for
the market will be feature.
Work on the new emergency hos4
pital began recently at the Worlds
Fair. 1t will co + $3.50 0 ard will be
completed December |. The struc-
ture viii! be perfectly equip d and
modern, containing al appliances for
treating the sick and injured.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-29

Georgia is dealing with loafers by
new method. In that State, as in
many others, around every settlement
are number Of persons who have no
visible means Of support and never
will have any if they are left to de-
eide the labor question themselves.
After having on the statute books for
years the usual laws of Northern
States and finding them inadequate,
Georgia has passed a much stricter va
grancy act, and the judges are en-
forcing it, too. Under the new law
Nngrancy is punished by sentence Of
imprisonment for term of from three
months TO whole year. This does
not mean confinement in a jail, but
work on chain gang that Is building
n railroad or macadam road. Thus,
If man refuses to work for himself,
he is induced to wear the States
striped clothes and work under the
States supervision.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-10-29
BUSY DOCTOR
sometimo. over,oo,ss a Point.

Sometime OverloolSs a Point.
The physician Is such a busy man
that he sometimes ovcrloOks yalu-
able point to which his attention may
be called by an intelligent patient who
is thinker.
"About a year ago my attention was
called to Grapc-Nuts by one of my
patients" says a physician of Cincin-
natl.
"At the time my own health was bad
and | was pretty well rundown, but
| saw in minute that the theories
behind Grape-Nuts Were perfect, and
II the food was all that was claimed
for 1t 1t was a perfect food, so l COM
menced to use Grape-Nuts with warm
milk twice day and in short time
began TO improve in every way and |
am now much stronger, feel 30 per
cent better and weigh more than |
ever did in my life.
81 know that all OF this good Is due
to Grape Nuts and | am firmly con-
vinced that the claims made for the
food are true. have recommended
and still recommend the food 10 n
great many of my patients, with splen-
did results and in some cases the inn
provement of patients on this fine food
has been wonderful
"As brain aud nerve food, IN fact
as a general food, Grape Nuts stands
alone" Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Creek Mich,
Look in each package for a copy OF
the famous little book, The Road tC
MELVILLE"