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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
LOSS STATED TO BE $500.
Result Of Fire in Southwest Wash
inRton-Another Blaze Reported.

tngton-Another Blaze Reported.
Fire which broke out about II 80 O'Clock
this morning completely destroyed a shed
and stable in the rear Of 4S8 F street south
west. and did considerable damage to ad-
joining stables All the horses which are
kept in the stables were out at the time
and none was burned. The cause of the
blaze Is unknown. The total damage
amounted to about $500.
The fire started In the shed in the rear
of 4s6 F street and gained considerable
Roadway, before 1t was discovered An
sponded promptly, but before they could
arrive the flames had spread to the sheds
adjoining and were fast devouring them
Seeing that the first shed to catch was
doomed they turned their attention to pre-
venting the spread of the flames After
working for about half an hour the blaze
was extinguished.
The shed at 486 F streets Is owned by
w. c. Drury and occupied by Henry G.
Mocabee, storekeeper. The stable and
contents were totally destroyed, involving
tween the owner of the shed and the owner
of the contents. The sheds in the rear of
4SS and 400 F. street, occupied by c. T.
Lacy and owned by William Tanner, suf-
fered damage OF about $50. The shed in
the rear Of 4S4 F street also caught from
the flames and 1t suffered about the same
amount Of damage. The shed Is occupied
by T. r. Grove and owned by 8. Caywood.
The firemen were called out in the rain
about II o'clock this morning to answer an
the house at IL Blagden's alley northwest.
occupied by Jacob Swartz. The flames were
quickly extinguished and 1t was found that
no more than S. damage had been caused.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
Army Orders.

Second Lieut.. Roy F. Waring. Sd Cav
airy has been transferred to the 11th Cav
airy.
Contract Surgeon Harrison w. Stuckey.
U. s. A., upon his return to Fort Smelling,
Mimi, from the camp of instruction at
Fort Benjamin Harrison. Ind. will proceed
to San Francisco, Cal. and thence to the
Philippine Islands for duty.
Veterinarian George A. Harvey. jr., Ar
tillery Corps. has been relieved from duty
with the 11th Battery, Field Artillery, to
take effect upon the arrival of that organ
ization at Fort Riley. Kan, and will report
in person to the commanding officer. 9TH
Battalion, Field Artillery, for duty with
that battalion.
Maj George w. Ruthers. purchasing
commissary. Denver. Col, has been
ordered to make one visit In August
and one visit in September, 1906, to Hays
City, Kan, on official business pertaining
to the inspection of subsistence supplies.
and upon the completion Of this duty Will
return to his proper station after each
visit.
The resignation Of First Lieut.. Neis D.
Anderson, 10th Infantry. of his commits
sion as an officer of the army has been ac-
cepted by the President.
The leave of absence granted First Lieut.
Louis D. Rucker, Jr.. 18TH Infantry. has
been changed to sick leave of absence and
is extended one month on surgeons certid.
cate OF disability.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
SHEET ASPHALT PAVING.
Bids Rejected and No More to Be In
vited at Present.

The outlook for new sheet asphalt paw
ing in the District during the present fiscal
year. as authorized by an appropriation of
said. appear particularly promising. In
making the appropriation 1t was specified
by Congress that the sheet asphalt should
not cost more than $1.65 per square yard,
and in spite Of twice advertising for bids
the Commissioners have not been able to
secure a proposal which comes within the
limit The second set of bids were opened
August 3, and, after careful analysis. En-
gineer Of Highways Hunt today stated that
the proposals were practically identical
with the ones previously submitted. all be-
ing In excess of the limitations imposed by
law. Mr.. Hunts recommendation that the
bids be rejected and that no further adj
vertisements inviting proposals be pub
lished at this time has been approved by
the Commissioners.
Brennan Construction Company proposing
to lay sheet asphalt paving at sl.65 per
square yard. on condition they were also
awarded the contract for vitrified block at
$3.43, and the Crawford Paving Company
proposed to do the work at $.98 for sheet
asphalt and 1.35 for vitrified block. Engt-
neer Hunt characterized the Brennan bid
as Unbalanced" and claimed that $130
would be a fair price for vitrified block.
The Barber Asphalt Paving Company de-
clned to enter into competition for the
work. in view of the limit of cost as epect-
fed in connection with the Increased cost
OF labor and the condition of the market
governing commodities which enter into
materials for street improvements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
FIRES DURING JULY.
Statement Of Losses Incurred-Ex-
animation Of Premises.

Statement OF Losses Incurred-Ex-
animation of Premises
Fires during July this year caused little
more than one-third as much loss as in
July last year.
statement to the foregoing effect was
made by Chief Engineer William T. Belt
in his report for the month to the Com
missioners The losses last month were
estimated to be $5.791. as against $14. 4O3
during July, 1905. In all there were fifty
nine alarms of fire received by the de-
partment during the month just ended, Of
which thirty-three were bell alarms and
twenty-six local. Four were false alarms.
OF the fifty-five actual fires twenty-seven
were In brick structures, nineteen in frame
structures, one was in a stone structure,
one was for the burning Of an awning, two
for fires in automobiles, one fora fire under
an electric motor car, one for the burning
of tar kettle and one where company
responded on a light for a fire in Virginia,
outside Of the jurisdiction of the District.
Concerning the work Of the fire marshal
Chief Belt says:
1.-The fire marshars office has been kept
very busy during the entire month visiting
and making an examination of all premises
where inf1ammable oils are stored, espe-
cially kerosene and gasoline, for the reason
that an act was passed by last Congress-
placing a tax on kerosene. gasoline and
explosives, which became effective July l.,
1906. In order to see that no dealer Is stor-
ing and selling any OF the said oils without
license personal visit has to be made to
100 permits for the storage and sale OF
these OILS have been issued and personal
inspections made. This work, however. Is
not entirely completed, but within the next
city where said oils are kept for sale will
have been visited and inspections made"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
FERDINAND WELLER DEAD.
Chief of the Loan Division In Treas
ury Department.


ury Department.
Ferdinand Weller, chief OF the loan d.
vision, Treasury Department. died last
evening at o'clock at his residence, 2O2O
18th street northwest. The funeral will be
strictly private tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock.
Pneumonia, complicated with several
other diseases, was tho cause Of death.
Mr.. Weller was seventy years Of age. He
was born in Treves, Prussia, in 1896, but
received his education in the local schools
He came with his family to this country in
1885, settling at Buffalo. Later he moved
to Dunkirk, N. Y. He enlisted in the 18th
New York Volunteer Infantry In 1861.
known afterward as "Sickles' brigade"
After serving throughout the war he was
appointed clerk in the surgeon generals
office. and in 1867 went to the Treasury
Department, where he was promoted to
chief Of division in 1884.
His wife, Emma G. Weller, and one son.
Ferdinand A. Weller. survive him.
Mr.. Weller was one Of the oldest en-
ployes of the Treasury Department and had
been in the Office Of the United States treas
urer longer than any other man there his
record being forty years. He entered the
Treasury Department shortly after the civil
war. He was member of Burnside Post
OF this city.
Mr.. Weller was a member Of All Souls
Unitarian Church of this city and was a
Mason. His death caused deep regret In
the Treasury Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09

should be along the entire length Of Penn
sylvania avenue. In booming Washington
the eastern section of the city Is qualified TO
keep up with the march OF progress"
: Another business man has made state
ment in which he says:
Wholesale trade born Of this nearness OF
Washington to the south Wiz beget its kind.
There will be more and more 5oDbing SIM
liar to that now in operation. The situation
demands a greater diversity of wholesale
houses, and these will be established from
necessity. Trade thus expanded VIII oeget
more trade over wider field. The IN
creased volume of commodities assempieo
here for dYstribution Will call for new faciii-
ties of transportation. and one of the hrst
steps In the development Of the Greater
Washington will be the landing OF cargoes
here by water. The ice feet from Maine
and the vessels bringing stone from the
New England Quarries should soon be aug
nented by fruit ships from the West Indies
ard Central America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
PATENT OFFICE MODELS.
Report Of the Committee Sent to
Secretary.

Secretary.
The commissioner OF patents. Frederick
I. Allen, who has been back from a short
vacation for about week. is still receiving
numerous communications from inventors,
patent attorneys and polytechnical institu-
tions all over the country In regard to the
reported disposal Of the immense collection
of models in the possession of the patent
office. Mr.. Allen transmitted a report upon
the matter to the Secretary Of the Interior
this afternoon, making certain recommend
atoms based upon the findings Of special
committee that went over the collection for
the purpose of picking out the most val
liable for possible retention. The commits
sioner would not say whether he had rec
commended the retention of all or only a
part Of the models. declaring that the Sec
rotary of the Interior was the proper
source for such information.
Practically all Of the patent attorneys
who have written the Office in regard to
this matter have strongly advocated that
the collection be kept intact II possible un-
der the law. Educational institutions and
inventors have made numerous requests
for portions OF the collection in case 1t is
scattered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
FISHERIES OF
THE POTOMAC
Proposition for Jobbers and
Shippers Association.
TO MAKE USE OF HERRING
Phosphate Company, With Capital Of
One Million Dollars.
CHARTER WAS GRANTED TODAY
Building Sites for Factories Free Of
Charge-Southern Trade Now
Goes Elsewhere.
TO MAKE USE OF HERRING
Phosphate Company, With Capital Of
One Million Dollars.
WAS GRANTED TODAY

The present boom for q greater
commercial city rests upon two basic
facts. First. favorable location and
other environments; second. the prac-
ticaIly unanimous voice of the peo-
pie for adequate commercial repre-
sentation.
That our city has unusual CONNER
cial advantages, universally recog-
nized by those who have studied the
situation, Is likewise true. Propin-
guilty to such wholesale marts as
Baltimore. Philadelphia and New
York is today our serious obstacle in
catering for the wholesale business
OF the south. to which territory
! Washington has come to be recog-
nized as the natural and logical COM
mercial gateway.
To sum the situation up in a word.
Washington after century has
awakened to the realization that
through utter indifference 1t has let
the commerce of the south go else
where. Other cities have got 1t:
Washington has got it to get.-R. L.
Fletcher. Acting Secretary, Jobbers
and Shippers Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
AT OYSTER BAY TODAY
PRESIDENT APPEALED TO By
STANDARD OIL COMPANY:


OYSTER BAY, l. l.. August 9.-President
Roosevelt was appealed to by the Standard
OH Company today in the matter Of Its
controversy with the Department OF the
Interior regarding oil line leases In the In
dian Territory.
Former Senator James X. Jones OF Ar
kansas, representing the company in a
legal capacity. and Mr.. Barnesdale OF
Pittsburg representing the company d.
rectly, were callers at Sycamore Hill to-
day They arrived on the morning train.
and after spending several hours with the
President returned to New York In an
automobile. Both declined to discuss the
object Of their visit.
Mr.. Jones said the call related purely
to matter of business. and he refused
to say whether results were accomplished.
The oil lease controversy in the Indian
Territory has been a matter of lively con-
tention before the Department of the In
terror for some time, and the status Of
these leases was made the subject of pro-
tracted consideration by Congress In the
recent statehood legislation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
MISSING FROM HOME.
Absence of Mrs. Florence A. Poole
Since July 81.

Missing from her home at Grant place
since July 81 last, Mrs Florence A. Poole
IS being searched for by the police. Her
husband called at police headquarters last
night and asked their aid in finding his
wife, whom he recently married.
On July 81 Mrs. Poole left her home on
Grant place. ostensibly to go down town to
do some shopping. From that trip she
never returned. A few days later Mr.. Poole
received letter from his wife, stating that
she was ill in Baltimore and asking him to
come for her and accompany her home
Before he could make arrangements to go
to the Monumental City he received another
letter. bearing a Washington postmark.
saying she had recovered sufficiently to re-
turn to the oity and expected to be homo
in short time.
Mr.. Poole has heard nothing from his
wife since that letter was received. He
fears her illness may have affected her
mind and that she has wandered of and
either been injured or forcibly detained. A
description Of the missing woman was
given to the police, and 1t has been sent to
all the precincts in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
SHOW A SOLID FRONT.
Striking Wagon Workers Appeal to
Their Brethren Elsewhere.

A. tho haadouarters Of the stril<ne Oar
- uI, ,,oo
fiase anu "ae 80
northwest, star reporter To-Day iouno
corps of workers performing clerical duty
and sending out thousands of appeals for
a,a,o,o, oid tho annual beino addressed tn
the oi'Vo local ORGANIZATIONS aiiiia'eu win
the American Federation OF LABOR. Inc
appeal recites that the Carriage and Wagon
VorLers of tho D,strIct ara IN atr,la FOR
- ,.. a., -. -, . ~,
Oil iioieaae AZ "dee9' III aniount d h'tAe
more than the scale or common laborers.
and that the association of employers Is
shent unon ,ptroducinu tho .onan sbon.
-,-.,-, J.. ,,e..
'O'pe Ia %No iuu'i' Ae' III INC eapi.ai
CITY oi the ha'ioh' accompanied with all us
evils from trades union point Of view"
,pd that In ordar 70 nravant s,,cb +ha Local
fsnr,,,a,in, 80 oS.ainad tha, NC .t.,,.
co-,r,i,,aa ,,,as ra,a,ut,r, S,,,,tn y tano -
of ,nnney daiI,, ona tb.t a. ,,orid roa";.a
mora no, * 100 80, this $500 oin,.o
A. s+o,ad Nv ora ne ~ rs,an.hars o. nc
committea .,r awary ,,nior iii rtr;,',te
tbn small ann, ~ 81 NJ n,1T raaI;aa 49,
thon sao 900 So, ~ ao,I,, e
ahsoIute barmonx rrepraiis =, Tho r.nrs
~ tho organizatton = is $500 IT. asa
cars az tSa ,,nion sow tba1, 80 - o, ~,
An thar nover 70 hrin9 aho,t q .oassa.i On,
~ bostilities.' anJ q rasn,ntin, =. bI,sSa,as.
hui tba r,an,Sao,,,rars hnI,e $3.50 ~ aa"
ear 70 oil tha,r ertroa.,s g s :. 80
II is non, ~ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10 - @
sariza,inn =, i go ~ ha;,. " tne VI
Si,hn,t r,aat;,a oar,,,;ttaa &c - , $780,
o. 49, tees a.. VI .iie BOSSES
- t'.a t,, Pr Po.' aiiu ~ mo- oonihuiica-
~. $780, a., - ~ 'Ne ilioAa'a''uieis Win
w. % ,nar,her -, ,.o s.u,,,o ,,..
80 os,,aa ;s ~ 80 sr.,He eouiii,i't
$50 ar', - .'o ~ go. nao Sc
SET, -. some Vi whoih
san,n &c ~ strtLa ,",;t. 1870 1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
Naval Orders,

Commander r. c. Smith from duty as
naval attache at the United States en-
bassies, Paris, France. and st. Petersburg.
Russia, ETC., to the Aslatic station.
Lieut. J. NJ. Reeves to the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, Nd.
Lieut.. ]. r. Combs from the bureau OF
ordnance. Navy Department. this city. to
the Washington.
Lieut.. F. H. Brumby to command the
Whipple.
Assistant Paymaster II. L. Beach to the
Navy Pay Officers School, this city, for a
course OF instruction at said school.
Boatswain ]. A Riley from the Constella-
ton. naval training station, Newport, r. L.,
to the Alabama
Boatswain A. T. Webb from the Alabama
to his home and await orders.
Mate H. Forsdal from the Constellation.
naval training station. Newport, R. l., to
the Wabash. navy yard. Boston, Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
DASHED INVENTORS HOPES.
Secretary Bonaparte's Reply to an
Aspiring Dynamite Thrower.


Secretary Bonaparte wrote a letter today
to an embryo Nebraska inventor which was
designed to interrupt some interesting ex-
periments in throwing explosives.
John Sweeney, a 17-year-old boy Of
Ericsson. Neb.. wrote letter to the Sec
rotary of the Navy asking for a full state
ment Of the requirements for admission to
the Naval Academy and outlining some ex
periments he Is conducting in throwing
dynamite preparatory to becoming q use
full officer of the navy.
At present the young inventor says he Is
able to throw .064 of an ounce of dynamite
$50 yards with Winchester rifle of "A
caliber. range 300 yards. With large siege
gun he says he believed he could throw 400
pounds of dynamite six miles, and asks If
his achievements will not assist him In
gaining admission to the Annapolis acad-
envy.
Secretary Bonaparte replied to the young
man that his experiments were better
adapted to taking him to a cemetery than
to the Naval Academy. and suggested that
he abandon them and adopt some other
means Of preparing himself for naval
career.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
NAVAL FOOD SUPPLIES.
General Investigation Being Made by
the Department.

General investigator Being mace py
the Department.
Paymaster General Harris Of the navy
has returned to Washington. and gen.
eral investigation of foodstuffs supplied to
the navy by contractors at several navy
yards Is going on. The paymasters are in
trusted with the task Of inspecting food
stuffs. and II inferior food is accepted the
paymasters are in measure to blame
It Is realized by Secretary Bonaparte that
it foodstuffs are rejected difficulty will be
faced in that there will be no supplies for
the men, but he purposes overcoming that
by annulling all contracts il the food is
found below standard and advertising for
new bids. II the present contractors for
food at the New York and Norfolk navy
yards are unable to supply hrst-class food
for the price at which they accepted the
contracts and are slipping in inferior sup
plies in an effort to make up their losses
Mr.. Bonaparte wants to know 1t immedi-
ately and will see that advertisements for
new bids are made at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
WILL BE OPEN SUNDAYS.
Directions Regarding the Ellis Island
Immigrant Station.

Directions Regarding the Ellis Island
Immigrant Station.
By direction of President Roosevelt the
United States immigration station at Ellis
Island. New York. will be, open for the in
spection of arriving immigrants next Sun
day and thereafter on Sundays. Last Sun
day the station was closed by order Of the
Department of Commerce and Labor, in
order that the employees might have a rest
The result was that many hundreds of i'm
migrants arriving on Saturday night and
Sunday morning were obliged to remain
on board their ships until Monday morn
ing. On Monday between 5000 and 5000
people were landed. 1t was represented to
the President that the delay of twenty
four or thirty-six hours was an fncon-
venience and a hardship to arriving immi-
grants. After considering the situation, he
gave directions that the station should be
kept open for business hereafter on Sum-
days. as on every other day of the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
Annapolis Alternate Failed.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORFOLK. Va. August 9.-Robt. Gate
wood. alternate. given second district con-
gressional appointment to Annapolis follow
ing failure Of Principal Black on physical
examination today, likewise failed. being
unable to hear a watch tick 40 inches away
Gatewood Is brother Of Naval Constructor
Gatewood. He Is tgrtr~ for re-examtna-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
New Cases Of Typhoid Fever.

That typhoid fever is continuing as seri-
Gus menace to the community was indicated
by an examination of the health office
records today. 1t being there shown that
eighteen new cases were reported during
the past twenty-four hours. In all 485 such
reports have been received by the depart
ment since January l. as compared with
1853 in the same period last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
Major Stafford Retired.

Maj. John Stafford. Goth Infantry, United
States army. was today placed on the re-
tired list of the army. after more than
thirty years active service. Maj. Stafford
Il now on duty at the Preside Of Monte
rey. Cal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
WIN Review From the Mayaower.

W III 1SeV1eW CIU1u tHe 11dyuUWc1.
It has been definitely decided that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will review the Atlantic
feet from the Presidents yacht Mayfower.
She is now at Santo Domingo. but will re-
turn to New York on the 10th instant and be
put in readiness for the review. Another
ship now doing patrol duty in Santo Do
mingo waters, the Yankee. may be brought
north for the purpose Of taking part In the
review.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
Capt. A. N. Wood Here.

Capt. A. N. Wood. lighthouse Inspector
at San Juan, Porto Rico. was at the Navy
Department today, having reported under
orders to attend a meeting Of the light
house board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
Detailed to Norwich University.

The War Department has detailed First
Lieut.. Leslie A. I. Chapman of the LIST
Cavalry. to duty as professor OF military
science and tactics at Norwich University.
Mortified. VT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
Downtown Temperature.

Temperatures recorded today by H. d.
Feast & Co.'S standard Thermometer were
as follows: am. 70 degrees; II m, 70 de-
grees: 2 Pm, 70 degrees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
Secretary Bonaparte to Speak.

Secretary Bonaparte has accepted an in
vitation to speak Sunday, August IL, at
Allegheny Grove, near Cumberland, Md.
His subject will be "Anarchism and Its
Remedy"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-12-19
eREEN MouNrATN POMONA.

Green Mountain Pomona grange con-
vened with John Dority grange, Sullivan,
Friday, Dec. z. Meeting called to order
by Worth Master Julien Emery. Over
seer, chaplain and treasurer present.
The address of welcome was by Luella
Johnston; response by Jesse Young, of
Lamoine grange. The topic: "What caa
best be done by our farmers this month?''
was opened by Fred Orcutt, of John
Dority grange, followed by Bro. Noyes,
Bro. Slower and others.
After dinner the meeting was again
called to order and a class OF eight was
introduced anG instructed in the degree
of Pomona.
The topic: "What are the advantages
and disadvantages of cooperative stores
in connection with our granges7" was
opened by Jesse Young, OF Lamoine. Dis
cussion followed.
The officers of John Dority grange then
took the chair and exemplified the work
of the third degree. 1t was voted to send
the worthy master and wife as delegates
to the State meeting at Augusta