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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
COMMISSIONERS STAND
PAT ON REGULATIONS
Take Official Notice of Trouble on
Anacostia Cars-In Interest of
Public Safety.

The District Commissioners have taken
official notice of the trouble on the Ana
costa bridge.
Yesterday afternoon a letter on the
subject was addressed to Gen George H
Harries, vice president of the AnacostIa
& Potomac River Railroad Company. In
reference TO the regulations of the Com
missioners as TO the operation of cars
across the bridge. The letter is as fol-
lows:
with reference TO the letter OF The
23d Ultimo. transmitting TO you a copy
OF the police regulations regulating the
rate Of speed OF street railway cars over
the Navy Yard bridge. and the maxi
mum number of passengers allowed on
such cars, l am directed TO state that
the action OF the Commissioners in pass.
ing that order was based on the fact
that they considered that while limit
ing the number of passengers might be
difficult to do. it IS certainly not impos-
sible. and public safety requires such
action.
your company by having trailers on
the present cars which cross the bridge,
even il these were taken off at the end
Of the bridge, could reduce the stress
to an ordinarily safe limit and acconmo-
Limitation fixed by the police regulations
Of forty passengers, there Is no reason
why the open cars, as well as the win
ter cars. should not go over the bridge,
THE speed limit Of four miles an hour
fixed by this regulation was established
by an order Of the Commissioners under
date Of October, g. 1897, allowing the
cars of the Capital Railway Company to
cross the bridge. The reason for limiting
the speed is that the impact of the
swiftly moving cars striking the bridge
is a cause of danger.
While it is quite nOssihle that ears
could be run with an ordinary load over
this bridge without accident until the
new bridge IS completed. IL Is also pos
sible that at any time q serious acct
dent resulting in the drowning Of a
number OF persons might occur, and q
situation which any DAY might be the
cause Of "a serious accident in the com
munity should not be allowed"
In short this is Il nice way Of saying
to General Harrles I'VE stand pat. "
Commissioner AIacfarland today supple
mented this letter in an interview with
Il Times reporter by saying:
Our position in this matter is simple.
We have decided that the bridge Is un-
safe, and our action was entirely IN the
interest of public SarcLV."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
YELLOW JACK BRINGS
SURGEON GENERAL BACK
Coming to Washington to Direct En-
deavors to Suppress Fever in
New Orleans.

Surgeon General Wyman, of the Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service. is
on his way to this city TO take charge
of the endeavors of his service to put
down the yellow fever outbreak in New
Orleans
DR.. Glennan, now in charge of the Of
fee. was informed yesterday there had
been death at New Orleans. outside
the district in which previous deaths
from yellow fever occurred.
Surgeons of the service have informed
DR.. Glennan shat detention camps, In
which refugees from the city may be
kept for a sufficient time to insure com
munities to which they may go against
a spread of the disease, viii be estab-
lished outside the city limits.
These camps VIII be supplied with
stores from the Government repositories
at FOuntainbleu, Miss.
partment of Texas, has been ordered TO
report on the adVisab ility of removing
the United States troops from the forts
below New Orleans.
Surgeon ]. II. White, of the Marine
Hospital and Public. Health Service at
New Orleans. has wired Acting Surgeon
General Glennan that eight deaths have
occurred from yellow fever. one outside
the restricted district Of two city blocks
in which most Of the cases have been
discovered.
Dr.. Kohnlse, president Of the city
board Of health has Informed DR.. White
that over 100 actual cases of yellow fever
now exist in New Orleans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
KEEP COMMISSION
REPORT ALMOST READY
Findings May Be Forwarded to Presi-
dent Roosevelt by End of
This Week.

The report Of the Keep Commission on
the investigation of the scandal in the
Government Printing Office which grew
out Of the contract for seventy-two type
setting machines OF the Lanston make.
viii probably be forwarded to President
Roosevelt on or about August / The
briefs of the attorneys in the case will
probably be received this week and this
will enable the commission TO wind I'D
the case.
The utmost secrecy has been MAIN
tanned by the members Of the commits
sion and nothing is known as to the ma
ture Of the report
One OF the questions under discus
sion at a recent meeting was whether
the commission IN it's recommenda-
lions should stop at the matter of the
purchase OF the machines and the sew
eral Influences bearing on the rivalry
between the Lanston and Mergenthaler
companies in the pTiHtery, or whether
they should go further and make
recommendations for improvements in
the general condition Of the Govern
menr Printing Office. No member of
the commission would talk on mis-
subject, but IL is believed that the
special report on the inquiry viii be
accompanied by another with recon-
nendations as to the whole Office.
1t has been denied by Chairman
Keep that the call Thomas f. Ryan
made upon the occasion of his visit to
Washington last week had any sipni-
ilcance AS far as the members Of the
committee We're concerned It had
been rumOrcd that Mr.. Ryan was in
tereSted ia one Of the companies which
make the typcsetting machines. and
that the object Of his visit TO Wash
ingon was 10 take hand III the pro
ceediuES
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
FOR NEW SCHOOL HOUSE.

The school committee of Montgomery
county. Nd, has secured an appropria-
ton for a One-story schoolhouse at
Bethesda Md. The building viii be
erected in the near future
There having been q demand for
hall where gatherings could be held
several enterprising men have organized
a stock company and have subscribed
the sum Of $1,000 TO build a second story
to the school building. When the county
appropTIates the 81. 900 originally placed
into the venture By the stock company,
the latter Will turn over the hail rights
tG the former Until then the hall will
be rented, the proceeds 10 be paid as
dividends to the present subscribers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
HIGHER LEVELS
IN STOCK MARKET
Steels, Union Pacific, and
Reading FavOrite Issues.
BUYING BY GATES BROKERS
General Public Still Unrespunsive to
Present Favorable Developments.
Profit Taking a Feature.
BUYING BY GATES BROKERS

NEW YORK. July 25.-The opening in
Reading and Steel stock on the stock
market today was IS higher. There was
gain Of Il in Northern Pacific. The
rest OF the list varied narrowly aVerag-
ing probably Is higher Baltimore and
Ohio and Brooklyn Rapid Transit were
nominally heavy. Among the sp=ecialues
there was 4 gain of l per cent in
Wisconsin preferred. I4inseed preferred
was down y and Nickel Plate up =.
The market was moderately active
Prices, after the opening, generally
reached higher levels. the advances
being made almost wholly on buying
attributed TO John w. Gates and his
associates. Their brokers bought steel
common and preferred, Union Pacific,
and Reading. on the advances room
traders We're sellers, and We're disposed
TO take an aggressive position on the
bear side of the market. These trad
ers were fairly large buyers of stocks
yesterday, and their sales in the ilfSl
hour We're regarded as profit taking
Developments are important enough,
including the ideal weather ana prog
resS made by the growing crops ana
the expected excellent statement OF the
United States Steel corporation TO De
made at the close of business today,
but the country is unreSponSlye TO
these developments and no outside de-
mands on advances follow ATAaIBa.
mated Copper was favored by some or
the traders, who think it ought TO sell
much higher since it has been put on
a 5 per cent basis, and they. IofGeu d
fair advance in the early trading
London business was fairly good. Gov
eminent bonds unchanged; railroad
bonds steady.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
NEWS OF GEORGETOWN.

The tugboat Grummel. which was
lately bought by the syndicate of five
men, of which Mr.. GTummel is presi-
dent and Joseph X. Lee secretary and
treasurer. is now plying on the upper
and middle Potomac. The boat is
new one. of latest design and equip
ment, the feature of It being that in
stead of consuming from 100 to 10 tons
OF coal a month. as the tugs heretofore
have done, there is only a consumption
o: forty-five tons q month OF under. The
tug will be used for towing the barges
o. the Columbia Sand Dredging Com
pany up and down the river.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF THE STOCK MARKET
WASHINGTON.

Trading on the local exchange was
light today, only a few stocks figuring
in the small transactions that were
recorded. The street railway stocks,
Washington Gas. Lanston, and Mer-
genthaIer We're practically the only
ones that created any interest.
Washington Street Railway prefer
red continued strong. A cash sale
of 5000 shares at 80 was recorded
Other sales were $50 shares at 80 q,
and 175 shares at 9054.
The common stock was sold at ~ %
for 100 shares, and 39A for fifty
shares.
twenty-five shares of Washington Gas
We're sold at Ga.
Lanston was offered at the opening at
las with Is bid The sales recorded
were los shares at 1885 and As shares al
1874
Only one share Of Mergenthaler was
sold. the price being 200.
Greene Copper, which has been down
for several weeks, was today offered al
"a. Bids Of 231B failed 10 bring any stock
TO light
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
WAS SHOT IN THE LEG
By SOME ONE UNkN OWN

Shot in the leg by some unknown per-
son while at work In Robertson's junk
shop. 1902 Eleventh street northwest,
this morning about 10 o'clock. Julius
Ridden. twenty-eight years of age. iiy-
ing at las Seventh street northwest,
was removed to Freedman's Hospital in
No. patrol wagon.
At the hospital 1t was learned that
the young man was suffering from a
slight wound near the ankle. The ply
sicians say that he refused to let them
probe for the bullet, and after having
the wound bandaged, returned to his
home.
The police Of the Eighth precinct are
looking for the person who did the
shooting. although they have no clue
whatever to work upon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
BULLS IN CONTROL
OF COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK, July 8.-Buu control
was in evidence at the opening of the
local cotton market this morning, and
prices started firm at decline Of one
point to an advance of points. Sup
porting orders were numerous. mostly in
October, aided by rumors of further
heavy rains at Dallas and bullish crop
and other news from man sections of
the South. Wire house business, how
ever. was comparatively light, rejecting
the Indifferent attitude of the public.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
TUXEDO COAT LED
TO COOPER'S ARREST

While in the act of offering q TuxeEEo
coat for sale and which he admitte,I
did not belong TO him. George Cooper.
frty-five years old. who said he live
in New York was arrested this morn
ing by Detective Peck, Of the Centrz I
office. near some secondhand cI0thi.3 e
stores on u street northwest.
Cooper is being held at headquart, irs
until he can be questioned By Capts in
Boardmau. as il is thought he may ei,fe
some information regarding the ma ity,
recent robberies reported TO the pOl. zee
Of clothing and other small articles 'of
value.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
SIX MONTHS IN JAIL
FOR SENATOR MITCHELL
Fine of $1,000 Also Imposed Upon
Him in the Land Fraud
Case.

PORTLAND. Ore. July Ex-senator
Mitchell today was sentenced to six
months Imprisonment in Multnemah
county jail, and TO pay 4 fine of $1,000,
by Federal Judge De Haven.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
WANT COLORED SCHOOLS.

The colorcd residents of this vicinity
are complaining OF the absence Of school
accommodations for the colored children
living in the section lying between the
aqueduct and chain bridges. Just now
there are Two white schools, but none
for cOlOred children. and this has re
suited In a complaint.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
v1crIM 0F HEART DISEASE.

Stricken with heart disease while
working in Robinsons livery stable. SIT
Nineteenth street northwest. this morn
ing about 10 o'clock. Robert Davis. color
ed. thirty years old, living a u McCul-
lach court died before doctor could be
summoned. The Coroner was notified and
the body was removed TO the morgue
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
FOR PERSONAL TAX.

Notary J. Barton Miller yesterday pre-
pared over 900 return blanks for personal
tax. 1t IS stated that the blanks must
be in by August. otherwise the public
appraisers VIII visit the homes and es-
Establishments of all citizens and make
their own appraiscments. adding a 20 per
cent penalty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
TRAINED.

What makes you think that bach
CIOr IL the NEXT apartment is dentist p
NO matter how late at night he
comes home, he never fails to set his
latch key ia the lock at the first thrust
He must be All expert at fitting 4 small
instrument into a very small hole. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

SaIes-Washington Street Railway
preferred, 50q9Ols, 50Q901. 25G9o14, 1000
/, 066G9O 506fS01b, I,0O0Q90 500Q90.
Washington Street Railway common,
30 .,.sJss 58a39Sz, 50Q399s.
Union Trust, 1910
Washington Gas, 250Q61A.
MergenthaIer, 1Gt200
I.anston, 100G152s 4SII514.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
True to the Tree.
A FINICKY CLASS POET.

y see that in your class poem you
make sum rhyme with run. " the pro-
fcssor complained.
Yes" replied the class poet Il would
have preferred sprint. but il didn't
sound just right to my ar.''-Chicago
RecOrd-HcraId.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
AS USUAL.

He-Yes. Dora trusts me. / am IS Ire
Of =, because she admitted her age 10
ME,
She-XVasn't that clever Of herr
Hollow do you mCIn1
She-Nhy-cr. clever 10 make you be
iieye it!-Detroit Free Press.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
CONSTRUCTING NEW HOME.

MI Smith, general manager of the
District Paper NH Company, is con-
structing beautiful home near Drum
monds. The house is to have "A front
age Of sevcutE-six feet and depth Of
high.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

IReported by w. b. Hibbs & Co. l4l9 +
street Members New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade. and Washington
Stock EXCHANGED
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
DATES To GROW
IN GOLDEN STATE
Suckers Imported From Al
geria and Planted.

Los ANGELES, Cal, July pa new
and promising industry has started in
the Imperial valley. It is the cult
walton of The date palm.
One hundred and fifty date suckers
imported last year from Algeria north
ern Africa. were planted near Heber.
Less than per cent OF this planting
was lost. while some Of the plants grew
to a height Of seven feet during the
season. This year $50 more imported
plants We're planted and they are doing
nicely.
Best Kind Known.
These date plants are of the Deglet
Moor variety. the best date known to
the civilized world. The crop is limited,
and practically the entire output is
taken b. European markets. The dates
are medium sized, amber colored and
translucent when ripe, with soft
ficsn OF highest flavor
They do not become sticky when dried.
as do most soft dates. In consequence
of this they are served as a dessert
with other fruits. and can be eaten
without selling the fingers.
Some Of these dates reach the United
States. where they sell at . TO 40 cents
d box, containing about three-quarters
of a pound.
Need Plenty of Water.
A date garden was established at
Tempe Ariz, four years ago. Some Of
the Deglet Moor date trees in that gar
den produced fruit last season, but the
fruit did not ripea because Of fack Of
sufficient heat.
a date bearing orchard requires sew
onteen to twenty-four cubic feet Of wa
ter a day for each tree With fifty trees
to the acre this would amount to $50 to
J. 200 cubic feet per acre. At this rate an
acre foot of water would last thirty-siX
to fifty-0ne days. This would be needed
during the summer. with a much small
er supply during the winter
In the Sahara
In the Algerian Sahara the amount of
water considered necessary for a date
palm is 19.02I gallons, divided into TWEEN
ty-four irrigauons of 7S2 gallons each.
OF these irrigations seventeen are given
during the hot seasons from June TO
| September, inclusive, 123 days, which is
equal to an irrigation about once a
week Enough water must be used at
! each irrigation to cover the ground one
and one-half inches deep. or an acre
! foot OF water every two months.
True to the Tree.
| y date orchard is made by planting
| suckers. The tree does not come true to
| seed, but the suckers are true to the
tree from which they grow. Hence a
sucker from a DegIct Moor male tree
will produce DegIet Moor male tree.
! 4 seed may produce any kind of date.
! Every Indication points to success in
producing in the Imperial valley the
| most profitable crop known TO Cali
| fornia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
FINANCIAL.
Fire Los S.

7 was really surprised at the in-
mediate adjustment made of the loss
we sustained at the fire l had sup
posed there We're certain technical
formalities to go through with before
receiving relief. 1t is certainly the
part OF wisdom to do business with
the right company. I am thankful for
my discrimination and grateful for
the company's promptness." Let IA
protect your house and furniture.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
BAN ON AMERICANS
IN LONDON SOCIETY
Reid to Close Embassy to
All Without Pale.
MANY NOT IN THE 400"
Have Imposed Upon English in Their
Social Climbing-What Vanity
Fair Says of It.

LONDON, July 25.-The society jour
nails are announcing. with what shadow
Of authority it is not divulged. that Am
bassador and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid have
been greatly shocked at the number OF
Americans who are far from being with
in the pale of New York's 400" but
who are received in and lavtshly enter
tain the best circles in BeIgravia and
Mayfair.
1t is added, with strange emphasis.
that Mr. and Mrs Reid viii close the
social door of the embassy to all Ameri-
cans whose names do not appear in the
revised Social Register. and that this
taboo will be made known throughout
the known social Kingdom so that such
persons Will be forced to moderate their
social aspirations.
What Vanity Fair Says.
Vanity Fair, which was the first So
ciety journal to note the Reid manifesto
explains that many Americans who are
not received in home circles readily
gained favor in London 1t says:
They entertain with an originality,
an entrain, and. above ALL a splendid
disregard of money, which our sadly
Handicapped aristocracy cannot afford
to initiate.
here let II De SAID that, although the
American woman Is popularity sup
posed to possess, above all others. the
gift Of assimiIability, and to be able to
turn herself into such an admirable i'm
itation of d French woman, German,
or an Italian as to be almost indis-
tinguishable from the real thing, never
does she become an English woman, in
spite of Cor Is it perhaps because Off
the kinship existing between the two
nations. Indeed, 1t IS asserted by some
that she Is managing to turn her Eng
lish sister into a not very satisfactory
imitation of herself.
Educating England.
'iOf late years we have learned many
little things from the Americans In
fact, the Dig daughter across the At
lantic has, in approved modern style,
shown a distinct inclination to teach
her small mother the way she should
co.
The journal adds that after the am
bassadoriaI pruning hook has been used
it will be found that there will be some
Americans. now high in their social
| climbing, who viii find it to their ad-
vantage to make a graceful exit from
| London altogether"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
THE WASHINGTON LOAN
AND TRUST COMPANY,
Office Corner Ninth and Sfs

PAID-UP CAPITAL $I.0GO,OOo.
SURPLUS. 500. coo tEAR$ED).
Loans IN any amount made on ap-
. proved real estate or collateral ut rea-
49, souable rates.
. Interest paid upon deposits on monthly
- balances subject 10 check.
- This company acts as executor ad-
- ministrator. trustee agent treasurer.
49, registrar. and IN all other fiduciary ca
- paCities.
Boxes for rent in burglar and fire proof
- vaults for safe deposit and storage Of
- valuable packages.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25

Louis Of Battenberg to Show
Yankees New Wrinkle.
BIG BALLROOM TO BE BUILT
Two Dances to Delight Gotham's
Four Hundred-A Few More
IN Canada.

LONDON, July 25.-When Prince
Louis of Battenberg reaches New York
with his second cruiser squadron,
about the first of September, he viii
return whatever Inequalities are
shown to him by two dances upon his
flagship, the Drake The dances will
be given in ballroom, accommodating
500 persons, which now is being built
above the upper decks and supported
by it. 1t is the first dancing deck"
ever built on a Warship. and extends
almost continuously between the
maStS.
In q Huge Marquee.
On entering the ballroom, rendered
bright and attractive by means of
flowers and bunting, the visitor will
imagine that he has found his way
into a huge marquee. And such is, in
deed, the case. for tie striped roof
and walls, where they are visible be-
meath the fdgs Ijlat decorate the IN
terror. themselves conceal the tent-like
erection OF canvas which serves as a
In order to hold this roof in place
the. hydraulic derrick, By means OF
which boats are hoisted in and out, is
TO be called into requisition
Program of Trip.
The program Of this American trip,
though subject to alteration, viii in
clude visit to Quebec. st Johns. Hal
flax, and New York. in the order
named. a dance is to be given at
Quebec. and two at New York; while 1t
Is probable that smaller ones will be
given at the other places visited.
The squadron viii leave Gibraltar
on August ! for Canada and the United
States, and will call IT Bermuda on
its way back to Gibraltar. where it is
due on or about November Is. 1t is
probable that the squadron. which
will consist Of six ships, viii reach
New York about September /.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
DIR. nAD

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25
CONSUMPTION CURED
WARNER BUILDING
GIG 2 STREET NoRTHwEsT.

By kOCH'S INHALATION METHOD the
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