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The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
BOOK AGENT ADAMANT.
BeSfuscS to Take Hint I'm District
Building. and IL UnmOIestcd.

Fools and book agents butt I'm where
angels and honest taxpayers fear 90 take
a chance" said Daniel Z. Gorges, secre-
tary to Engineer Commissioner Morrow.
yesterday. as he watched the disappearing
coat tails of a vendor of literary wares,
who after an exchange Of repartee, de-
parted from the commissioners. anteroom.
temporarily vanquished. but stiIl supreme
IS confident.
THE tip has evidently gone forth, con-
tinued the agErieved secretary, that the
District Building is the home Of literary
sharps. marks. and Come-0ns. No less
than five have to-day presented % me
propositions which Uake it from them
are simply irresistible. for dollar down
and 80 cents a month the rest of your life.
II so happened that / was engaged with
the Commissioner when the gentleman
who has just made an unwilling departure
blew in, but the fact that public business
was under consideration did not In the
least interfere with his determinati ton TO
educate the masses.
Advancing upon the Commissioner. he
drew from beneath his coat volume. and
suggested that he be allowed 10 present
an exceptionally good offer
Captain Morrow turned 20 me for as
sistanCe. and I gently reminded him Of the
sign on the elevator which forbids can
vassing and book peddling II he was
scathed it was not discernible IN his coun-
tenance. Favoring me with a cOndescend-
ing smile, he remarked: I am not OF a
superstitious nature, young man, and
1nvnr halipvn In cipu-
"ThereupOn he faded away. to continue
his round of the building
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
SODA WATER POPULAR VERY.
Demand for soft Drinks Stronger
Than Ever, say Druggists.

Whoever believes that the soda-watcr
craze is dying out and that the dispensers
Of fountain beverages are in the dumps
would be surprised If they held a mo-
ment's conversation with local druggists
on the number Of cool drinks and new
drinks and ices that are sold. There are
over 2o0 drug stores i'm Washington. TO
say nothing Of the fruit stands and other
tradesmen that have things on tap. and
almost all Of them sell ice-cream soda and
are busy with it from morning Till night.
One druggist in this city sold more than
fifty gallons Of igp-Cregm yesterday az his
soda fountain He used go eggs for phos-
pilates. 20 dozen lines. half as many lem
Ons, hundreds of pounds OF ice, about 2,0G
straws and quart after quart Of syrups
In all, II Is estimated that 1900 persons
visited his place and drank soda
He is only one of the 20 druggists and
the 200 other places that sell soda water
Il would be hard 20 estimate the exact
number Of cCncOctions that are passed
over the counters on a day like yesterday.
but I'm the opinion Of a druggist who has
watched the development Of SODA drink
ing. 29ooo9 persons are a good days aver
age.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
LIKES TO SEE FIRE ENGINES.
Bremen Turns in False Alarm for
Excitement,

Last night. after he had reached that
stage where nothing was too good for
him. all caused by imbibing IN alcoholics
100 freely. Joseph Bremen. 259 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, turned in a false alarm just
to see the fun. He pulled Box 323, which
is between II and I in Twenty-thlrd
street.
Then he stood around for the excitement
which he knew would follow. In the dis
tance he heard the changing cf bells. the
rafting of horses hoOfs. and the fasclnat-
ing rumble of the wagon wheels. Bren-
nen was happy. The apparatus and the
anxious flremen arrived on the scene in
a hurry Among the arrivals was Police
man Dunn. Dunn suspected that some
thing was wrong. He landed on Bremen.
who was locked up at the Third precinct
station. lie admits his guilt The maxi
mum penalty for false fire alarms is 500
fHe or six months in jail.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
I. s Dsrt. q Aricaiima. Wr1ther B1raa

L. G. Dept. of Agriculture. Weather B1rnau.
Washington. saturday. June - lgg-s p. 10.
The atmosphere conditions have changed gsr. u'-
tle iu Gle ast tvertE-fl-u hours except that the
sr1 - thunder showers has extended eastward into
-la Middle Atlantic States. The temperature is
7h0Fs tEe seasonal average east ut the Rocky Mouu-
tlins. h1t over The Plateau and Northern Rocsy
Mountain u i5 10 O. = degrees below. partly a
result q local rains. Showers have occurred iu scat
ru,d l0c5iric. IN The Middle Atlantic states. tHe
Ohio Valley the Lake region. the Middle Mississippi
Valley. the Dsk1tas. Netms8. Kansas and the
Er-Sv Mo1u-fin and Plateau region
For Sunday local thunder showers Gre indicated Iu
the Middle Atlantic States. the western portion OF
the S1-ih Atlantic States and quite generally w
the northern portion II the country. extending from
the Roxy Mountains into the Lake region. There
viii be 40 material reduction IN temperature. except
a Temporary cooling caused hy local u.us
The winds Throughout thc great interior valleys
win te mostly sUrhcrlr for the next few days lu
Atlantic c1ast districts there viii De -lf1 i=ut
castcr'y component 20 produce a rather high hui
mdit~
The winds along the New England and Middle A.
5r'c coast viii hr frrsb s0uheaverlv On the south
Atlantic coast light 20 fresh southGiy and on the
Gulf 0ast, Lower and Upper Lakes light 10 fresh
slUtAerly.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
PENNSYL vANIA RAILROAD
Bulletin.
CAPE MAY-oLD AND NEW.

trip Cape Island 1922 thus quantity described in
Watsons Annals
Thc ladies appointed hours in the forenoon and afternoon
60 the surf which time gentlemen do walk the banks
The ladies wear flannel and other wOocn dresses
Cope May must at some future day be the great resort Of tie
Southern gentry All of those who live in MARYLAND and Virginia
nearest to the City of Baltimore viii ride there quit their carriages
or send them home and take the steamboat Fencown and New
Castle where they the day join the steamboat from Phil
adepha In this way larande and \rgnian will get Cape
Nav day from Baltimore All the gentry Of Delaware
and Philadelphia will find their advantage go Cape May
Of The beach decidedly preferable Long Branch that
be preferred whenever the boarding houses Cape May
shall have made enough enable them make such Improvements
as are needul there.
Quite different to-day, The "nccdful Improvements have
been made the shape OF splendid hrproof hotel five miles Of
boardwalk broad avenues and a beautiful harb0r.
There are direct rail lines all the land and the time
duccd from "a day TO a few hours.
Cape MAY has to lis
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
KILLED BY B. G. 0. TRAIN.
Headless Body of UnidentiHed Man
Found on Tracks.

Headless, and without anything in the
clothes TO bring about Identification. the
body Of a man was found on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad tracks early
yesterday morning near Fifteenth and N
streets northeast. In the hat was the
name Of Hoffman. The man had been
fairly well dressed, and was about thirty
five years old. The head was found
several yards from the trunk The man
had evidently been run down by "A train
during the night. Whether death was ac-
cidental or brought about by suicidal in
tent the police have been unable to de-
tcrmine.
The body was found by the crew of a
freight train coming through the Yards
just at dawn. The police OF the Fifth
precinct were notified. and later the re-
mains were taken TO the morgue. There
was no money or any other article. ex-
cept pair of scissors, in the mans
pockets.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
DISTRICT GETS FEDERAL AID.
Milk Commission VIII Be Helped I'm
Present Crusade

Arrangements 10y which the District
health department may obtain the use OF
the bacteriological laboratories Of the
Public Health and Marine Hospital Serv-
zee and the Department Of Agriculture
until such a time as it is equipped with
its own laboratory were made yesterday
at a conference between officials Of these
departments and Commissioner Macfar-
land and Dr. ". G. Woodward. health
officer The most effective means Of aid
ing the District i'm an investigation OF
the milk and water supplies were dis
cussed. and il was agreed that the result
oe tee Investigations made by each Of the
departments VIII be furnished the Commis-
sioners for special Investigation by the
health department
Those who We're present at the confer
ence in the board room Of the District
building were DR.. Alonzo d. Melvin. chief
of the Bureau Of Animal Industry. Agri-
cultural Department; DR.. VI. J. Rosenau.
Public Health and Marine Hospital Serv-
ice r. II. Webster chief Of dairy product
division. Bureau Of Animal Industry: DR..
B. T. Galloway, chief Of the Bureau Of
Plant Industry, and Assistant Surgeon
General Kerr.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
FACES G0UT OR BANKRUPTCY.
Assistant Secretary Reynolds Wagers
Seventeen Dinners.

Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Reynolds is in a precarious position. He
faces a dreadful Observation-Disclosures
and an impaired constitution, together
with gout, or "a severe strain on his
finances. But his sporting blood is up
and the dilemma i'm which he finds him
self was of his own making Some time
ago he was discussing with a friend, who
has some insight into the governmental
finances, the possibility Of great in
crease in official revenues.
Indeed. he was specific enough 10 say
that in his opinion the fiscal year Of 1907
would be productive of $500, 100000. or 10
per cent more than last year. His friend
snorted with incredulty, and a plying,
tell-it-tO-thc-marines expression settled on
his face, which somewhat nettled the Sec
retary. He offered to make a little bet
and it was soon decided that a dinner for
six was the wager the best dinner that
she town can afford
The friend then began 20 do some lgur-
ing. and found that in order 10 lose his
bet 81 10000 would have to come into the
Treasury every day until June g. when
the fiscal year ends That looked almost
impossible to him. and he Immediately be-
gan 10 create an appetite for the dinner
by telling "a number Of mutual friends
abou. il. The mutual friends We're quite
noticeable about the Treasury for some
time and all Of them seemed anxious TO
discuss revenues with the Secretary.
The outcome OF the conversations was
that seventeen dinners were bet by the
Secretary. the only requirement being
that they be the best that could DE pro-
cured
Up TO date Mr.. Reynolds is 10000 70
the good, and he is confident that he will
dine I'm luxury for seventeen days
whether it becomes tiresome or not If
the revenues take u decided drop. he viii
be forced 10 buy
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
PLASTERERS GO TO FAIR.
Union Men. Locked out, Find EIn-
pIOyment at jamestown.

Thirteen plasterers. who were out Of
work as result of the present trouble
In the building trades and the locke ut
declared against them. left this city "a
few days ago for jamestown to work ON
the exposition buildings. 1t is said a call
was sent TO this city for twenty or mo he
meB but the business agent OF the Pla s.
teTers Union was unable to secure 8uy
others vino were out Of work.
All the trades affected by the lockou C..
and whose places are being filed by nom
union men by members Of the EmpI0v-
ers' Association. have pickets statione d
at the railroad depots. and as fast $
nonunion men arrive from other cities,
they are furnished with money % return
to their homes. and many are persuaded
TO DO so. Il is said that many men have
been turned back in this manner.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
WOMAN IN GRAY" HAS $500.
Harrisburg Man Looks for Small
Female with Brown Eyes.

Detectives, the police. and Thomas f.
Powell. of Harrisburg Pa. are looking
for a little brown-eyed woman with a
gray skirt, straw hat and a shirt waist
Powell is the loser. He lost 500 last
Tuesday evening, and the money hasn't
been recovered, and he says the woman
has il.
Some one rushed into police headquar-
ters last night and announced that tho
woman in gray was going along In
diana avenue. There was rush of detec-
tives. police, and reporters. The woman
was overtaken, questioned. and eventual
ly proved her innocence Three women
have been taken in on suspicion Of hav-
ing relieved Powell Of his money, but all
have been freed Powell is staying at the
National Hotel
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
HERO LOSES DIAMOND TROPHY
New York Fire Laddie Misses Bauble
at Dinner.
Tells Police II Shone RrspIendent
when lie sat Down 20 Meal, but
Mysteriously Disappeared.

Anthony !. PouCGie, hero of many New
York fires, and the wearer Of a medal for
bravery. member Of Engine Company No
%, New York city, reported 10 the police
that he had been robbed of "a diamond
and ruby pin while at dinner last nigh,
i'm a hotel on Pennsylvania avenue.
Pouggie says that he was sure he had
the pin when ho went into the dining
room. Ee spent some time at tLo table
he consumed large steak. an the trIm-
mings. and had forgotten an his troubles.
The hero even went so far as to imagine
how the diamonds gIisteued under the
electric lights, and how the pin was the
envy of every one I'm the d.uing-rg0m.
And then after the meal was over he
made the startling discovery that his
valuable keepsake had disaPpesred-gone
just il it had taken wings and sailed
away in the air.
PouggIe came 10 Washington on his
vacation. lie has been seeing tre sights
and visiting among his friends The fire.
man said last night that Do believed that
ne had been the victim Of clever con-
spiracy SIN. he does not understand
how his pin was stolen P0uggie used
napkin 90 cover his vest when DC sat
down 10 enjoy his evening meal Tho
napkin, however, hardly covered the
piece Of jewelry, and be is Of the opinion
that 1t was taken by some one who was
onto his job thoroughly
Just under the heros coat hung q
solid gold medal awarded him for acts
Of bravery in a big fire I'm the metropolis
some time 90. PuuEgie does not under
stand why the r1bber did not take the
medal too and make complete job OF
the trick. But on the other hand, he is
thankful that the gold piece is still in his
possession.
The pin which was lost is On the shape
Of horse, having ruby eyes and fifteen
diamonds scattered about the body He
priced it highly, as Il had been i'm his pos
session fgf. MANY r-a4-e
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
FOrestcrs rInn SnciaI.

Arrangements are practically completed
for the entertainment and social to be
eiven Tuesday evening by Court Potomac.
No So Independent Order Of Foresters.
in Royal Arcanum Hal. Third street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast Admis-
Sion viii be by invitation. There win be
an excellent entertainment by good local
talent and refreshments. Invitations may
be secured from II. H. Gamble. recording
secretary. 53l Fourth street southeast. or
Of any other member. There will be Il
f. al meeting of the committees this even
ing al the residence Of Mrs. Williamson.
1874 G street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
BERRY BOXES DECEIVE.
Market Men VIII BE Tried for Selling
short Measure.

Strawberry boxes containing 20 per
cent less than the standard quantity were
found on sale yesterday on Louisiana
avenue, between Ninth and Tenth streets.
and warrants served upon two merchants
who are charged with selling goods by
short measure. Col. W. c. Haskell. sealer
Of weights and measures. states that
though Of the standard quart measure.
the boxes are so constructed that by a
slight pressure OF the sides the bottom
is forced into the center Of the measure.
giving the appearance Of a full box of
berries.
The alleged fraud was brought 20 the
attention OF Col Haskell ten days ago.
and Leo SChOenthal, an inspector in the
Office Of the sealer Of weights and meas
ures. was assigned to the case. AS a
result Of his Investigations two warrants
were issued yesterday, and the cases VIII
be heard in the Police Court Monday
morning
The penalty for the offense is 500 or
SIX months in Jail, or both, for each yio-
latiOn of the law.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
Col. Cotton Reports.

Col. Cotton. who has been in charge
of the collection of customs in Santo
Domingo. and who is about to be trans
ferred TO the Philippines, to become the
chief collector Of customs at Manila
arrived here Yesterday. and had a talk
with Assistant Secretary Of State Bacon
and Gen. Edwards, chief Of the Insular
Bureau. He reported that conditions in
Santo Domingo are extremely satisfac-
tory.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
Contractors Bill Approved.

Engineer Commissioner Morrow yes
terday approved the recommendation of
Snowden Ashford, building inspector.
that the bill of Pavarini & Wyne. con-
tractors, amounting to 1851. for extra
work on the new Police Court Building.
be paid by the Commissioners.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
FIVE SITES FAVORED.
Chosen from Thirty-seyen PossibiIi-
ties for Chamber of Commerce.

Thirty-two sites for the proposed
Chamber Of Commerce Building were
considered by the special subcommit-
tee Of the building committee at a
meeting in the American Loan and
Trust building held Yesterday after
noon. BY a process OF elimination. all
but five were withdrawn, and it was
decided TO take options on the sites
chosen for further consideration.
These five viii be reported to the en-
tire Chamber of Commerce at its next
meeting, which has been postponed
FROM tomorrow until Monday. July /.
The meeting of the board Of directors
scheduled for tomorrow afternoon
was also postponed until july !.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
SURGEON AND WIFE SEPARATE
DIR. ana Mrs. j. Wesley Bovee Agree
TO Live Anart.

TO Live Apart.
Dr. and Mrs. J. Wesley Bovee have sep
arated, and Mrs. Bovee is no longer OCcu-
pying The apartments at the ROchambeau,
but is living with her mother It is un-
de9stood that no legal articles Of separa-
tiOn have been signed but that a formal
and definite arrangement has been entered
into under which they will permanently
live apart. AS to the terms of this ar
rangement. no information is at present
vouchsafed.
Dr. BOyee is one Of the most prominent
surgeons Of Washington. He is native
Of New York State and came here a
young man twenty years or more ago. lie
is a graduate OF the Columbian tnOw
George Washington Medical College and
is a member of the staff of that institu-
ton Mrs. Boyee was Miss Katharine
Seager, a sister of John Seager who was
secretary to Hon. Daniel Lamont when
the latter was Secretary of War She is a
graduate of the Convent Of the Visitation
lat Georgetown. Her marriage 20 Or. Bovee
occurred some seventeen years ago. They
have no children.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
wui,er webb wnnders from Home.

Dressed in a cute little sailor suit and
mounted on tricycle.. Walter Webb.
seven years old. son Of Capt. Webb. [. 6.
A, let his home. 1920 X street. YESTERDAY
morning and evidently became lost. The
child was not familiar with the Washing
ton streets. and the disappearance OF the
boy was reported to the police last night.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
Local Temperature.

Midnight. a. O. m. 60; 4 a. m g. 6 a. m. s..
a. M, q; 10 a M. IS; z noon. 81 p m.. %,
p. m- So; ,. m. s.; p. M, 81; 10 p. m, a.
Maximum 50. minimum, G.
Relative humidity-S g. m. co. p. m, 81. s
p. m. 56.
Rainfall IS r. m. 10 s D. NJ. o. Hours Of sun
shire 49, Per cent cf possible sunshine 100
Tlmreature same date last yuar-AIlymum s.;
minimum GO
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
An Error In the Name.

The equity suit instituted Friday by
Park Herold 20 secure the transfer Of ten
shares Of stock was against the National
Publishing Company not the United Pub
ishing Company, as inadvertently printed
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23

Today-Eigh tide, 5.22 a. m and $50 p. m ; Ioa
tide 1914 Q. m
t. morrow High tide CI7 a. m end $50 p. m.
low tide, 1918 a. m. and lie T. m
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
AFFJECKS

Registered standard thenomotcr-9 a. m.. So Y m
q p. m. s5. D. IL. e5 p. m, So s D. H., 81
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
BANK CLERKS HAPPY
Take Largest Crowd Of Year
to Marshall Hall.
THE TRIP IS A HUGE SUCCESS

Numerous Boats Garry Workers and
Friends tn Picnic Grounls-Ath-
terest-PriKe Winners Announced.
BaItimOreans Guests OF Chapter.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
Temperatures In other Cities

Temperatures in other cities together with the
amount Gf rainfall fer the twelve hours ended az
p N. yesterday are as follows
The Washington herald., 1907-06-23

Cape Nav has come 70 is own.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-25
TITLE TURNED TO ACCOUNT.

A good joke is being told on the
editor of the Wichita (Kansas) Eagle
by a number of his friends, who were
with him returning home from Pratt,
Kansas, the other morning on the
Santa Fe train, says the Billboard. It
came about in this way. Among 9TH
er passengers aboard the train was
Ed. f. Feist, advance agent of the
Country Editor Company. When Mr.:
Feist left the train at Kingman where
his baggage vas unloaded, different
trunks bore glazing colored signs on
which were The Country Editor.
These signs fell under the eyes of
the conductor and Mr.. Editors
friends, and they decided to put ur
Il job on him. So the conductor call
ed the advance man to one side and
secured a small sign just large
enogh to cover the side of the edit
or's grip, and with the aid of some
mucilage the grip was fixed up and
put back in place surreptitiously.
Arriving at Wichita, Mr.. Editor
grabbed his grip and paraded the
street to the Eagle Office amid the
laughter of his friends, and not until
half way there did he discover the
sign, THE Country Editor" Then
he agreed with the boys that it was a
good joke and purchased the cigars
to call it square.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-25
secretary Shaw ON Thieves.

Leslie M. Shaw, the Secretary OF
the Treasury, during a recent visit to
Louisville, said of a certain financial
swindle:
The thing was certainly ingen-
ious. 1t reminded me of a happening
at dinner.
Two sneak thieves were admitted,
through some error, to a banquet,
but they found to their chagrin that
everybody at the table was under
surveillance. 1t was impossible to
steal a thing.
"At length, though, Doe, the older
thief, managed to secrete a silver
spoon in his shoe. Roe, the younger,
saw the trick and was filled with
jealous rage, for, with all his clever
ness he had not been able to pinch
so much as a toothpick.
"All of a sudden an ingenious idea
came to the envious and unsuccessful
Roe.
Gentlemen he said, waving a
silver spoon in the air, L will now TRIP
a conjuring trick
"All eyes were fixed upon him.
Presto, vanish.' he said, and
passed the spoon up his sleeve.
Where is the spoon gone now? You
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-25
A REVOLVING SIN.
Why Premeditated Self Destruction
Should Excite More Horror Than
Any Other Murder.

AS to its moral aspects, suicide is
manifestly forbidden by the divine
law. One of the commandments OF
the Decalogue declares: Thou shalt
not kill" To make the law as COM
prehensive as possible, it is not said:
Thou shalt not kill thy neighbor,"
which qualifying phrase is employed
in some of the other commandments;
as, for instance, Thou shalt not bear
false witness against thy neighbor;
thou shalt not covet thy neighbours
house." The prohibition to kill is
therefore absolute. 1t forbids the
taking of human life, whether by sui
eide or homicide.
There is another commandment
which says: Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as myself" Now, the love
which we owe to our neighbor for
bids us to STAY him, and, therefore,
the love which we owe to ourselves
forbids us to compass our own death.
II the law allowed us to kill our
selves, while forbidding us to kill
our neighbor, our love for our neigh
Dor would not be equal, but superior,
to our love for ourselves.
Nay, l hold that suicide is a more
revolving sin than the killing of an
other. The closer the ties of rela-
tionship between the murderer and
his victim, the more atrocious is the
crime. In the estimation of mankind,