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The Washington herald., 1907-04-08
FIREBUGs Cause BIC Loss.
Roller Mills at Norfolk Destroyed
BY Alleged Ineendiaries.

Norfolk, Va, April 1.-THE Daisy Roller
Mills on Water street were destroyed by
fire early this morning. The loss is esti-
mated at 100000
The Indications are that the fire was OF
an incendiary origin Gertrude walker
q negress, who conducts an eating house
across the street from the burned mills,
has informed the police that she saw
two white men approach the building,
and after having apparently poured the
contents of bottle against the wall.
beat hasty retreat. A few minutes later
the flames burst forth.
The building and machinery and stores
in Il were completely destroyed. The
wharves OF the Clyde Line and the Old Do
minion steamship Company were greatly
endangered by the fire. but the flames were
kept in check by the combined efforts
Of the city FIRE department and fire tugs.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08
G. W. U. TEAM LEAVES.
Hatchetites VIII Play Eight Games
on Southern Trip.

A squad of twelve George Washington
baseball players started last night on q
Southern trip, comprising eight games
The schedule for. the trip includes the
following games: Two with Davidson Col
Iege, at Greensboro. n. c.; one with the
University of North Carolina, at Chapel
Hill: one with the Agricultural and Me
ehanical College. at Raleigh, n. c. TWO
with Trinity College. at Durham N c..
one with Washington and Lee and one
with Virginia at Charlottesville
The following players, under the di-
rectiOn of Manager Willis and Coach
Cummings, made up the squad Orrison.
Stevenson, Doyle, Campbell, Hestor. Shea
Brennan, Thompson, Scanlon. Senior.
Carr, and Capt. Titus
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08
AGED ODD FELLOW DEAD.
}, Cyrus Weller Was oldest Member
of Order in West Virginia.

Charlestown, W. Va, April ~. Cyrus
Weller, an honored and respected citizen
Of this place. died this morning after a
lingering illness of a complication of dis
eases. in the eighty-frst year Of his age.
He is survived by his wife and son,
j. Frank Weller of this place. four
brothers. Charles A. of Thurmont Md;
J. Presley, OF Lewiston. Nd; G. Johnson
OF Vanceburg. KY; NJ. Scott, of this place,
and two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Z. Mike
sell, of Waynesboro. Pa, and Mrs
Alfred TroxweH of Thurmont, Md. He
was the Oldest Odd Fellow in the State
having been a member III good standing
since 1851
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08
Equity Court No. 2
Circuit Court No. /.
cHrnE lInrE UT


Assignments for to-day;
No. ~ Thomas vs. Parker. Attorneys. George z.
HooyeF-Ralstoa & Sidd0ns
No So. Slater vs. Taylor. Attorneys, L. A.
Bailey-A. 5 * J, +. Taylor.
No 55l Mheatley vs. Georges. Attorneys, H
Winship Wheatley-Wilsou & BsrSsdae.
No $50 Elliott IS. New York Continental Jewel
Filtration e Company. Attorneys. Tucker & Kenyon
Blackstone & HuidekoTsT-E H. Thomas
No $50 Walters Washington Railway and
Electric Company. Attorneys, Leckic, Fulton s
Cox-J. J. Darlington.
No ST. Reid vs. Kneheloe Scale Company At
torncys r. Z Welkcr-R. A. Ford.
No SO Flaherty rs. Flaherty. Attorneys. l. A
BaHey-W. q. johnson.
No 563 SWartzel. Rheem & Hsnsey Company vs.
Lamb Attonegs, Nelson Nils0n-John Riduut.
30 Sci Miller vs. Washington and ticttyshur.
Railway. Attorneys, Chaplin Brown and George W
Drew. B. LamoT.
No $50. Barber * Ross vs. Kimmel. Attorneys
Warrington. Heald * Frailey-John Ridout.
Circuit Court No. z.
JUSTICE ANDERSON
Assignments for to-day:
Ne 81 Thomas " Washington Railway ans
Electric Company. Attorneys. V. ]. LAMBERT. ]
Darlington.
No. - Catholic University Of America rs Wag
canaan. Attorneys. Hamilton. Colbert q Hamilton
" f. Mattingly. ]. =. Lauer and Arthur Peter.
No. lT0E Glaria vs.. Washington and Southern
Railway Company. Attorneys. l.. ]. NlatheT-NIc
kenney < klannery.
No sa0 cover vs.. southern Railway COMPANY
Attorneys, Padgett < Forrest-Hsmilton. Colbert i
Hamilton
No 40. Barnes vs.. Slater Attorneys. Turner s
Mitchell George Z, Williams.
40 46s Talbot vs. McDemott. Attorneys, b
f. Leighton-J- j. Darlington
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08
BALTIMORE MAN A SUICIDE.
Charles 4. Hiss Ends His Life While
Temporarily Insane.

't'-tiHt " AitN fiHaiiiiibt1h -AN+"saa'
Baltimore. Md. April 7.-Charies A.
Hiss. prominent in business and social
circles, committed suicide to-day by cut
ting his throat at his home, 1927 Linden
avenue His wife found him dead on the
bed In his room just after breakfast
Temporary insanity Was the cause
Mr. Hiss was forty-two years Old and
"A son Of the late George Hiss. When but
eighteen he entered the employ of the
wholesale dry goods firm of Daniel Miller.
and worked his way up until five years
ago he became stakeholder and mana
ger of the notion department.
He is survived by his wife and five
small children.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08
BISHOP ORDAINS TEN
Methodist Conference to End
Sessions To-day.
NINETEEN CHANGES BOOKED
Many Ministers of the Washington
District Ia ne Given New Charges
This AfternOOn-Epworth League
Elects Officers for the Coming Year.
sermon by Bishop Mcdowell.


Special to The Washington Herald
Cumberland. Md. April TAT the serv-
Ice at Center Street Church this morn
ing, where the Baltimore Annual Con
ference, Methodist Episcopal Church, il
being held, Bishop Mcdowell preaehed.
He leaves tomorrow night for Logans-
port to convene the North Indiana con-
ference. At the morning service the
bishop ordained to the ministry the
following deacons: Edwin p. lFelenbaum,
James A. Haugh. Walter q. MeKenney,
Daniel L. Ennis, Harry q. Spencer
George J.. White, Louis G. Carroll,
Charles W Lanham. John A. Shockey,
and Albert Z. Ogg.
The sermon this evening was by Rev.
Dr. John Y. Dobbins. Of Grace Church,
Baltimore. Bishop Mcdowell ordained
four young men as elders. They We're
Guy A Lutren. A. Hart Mckinley,
Robert J. Nicholson, and William J.
Lynn. the latter of Washington.
Tonight, Rev. DIR. H. F. Rail, of First
Church, Baltimore. preached. Rev
George c. Bacon, of Washington, preach
ed at McKendree Church this morning
While Rev Carl f. DOney. OF Hamline
Church. Washington, preached at the
First Presbyterian Church. Rev. Alex
ander Bielasd. of North Capitol Street
Church. Washington. preached at tho
Methodist church, Piedmont. W. Va, OF
which he was once pastor. aud Rev. DIT
Frank NJ. Bristol. pastor of the Metro
politan Church, Washington. occupied the
pulpit at the First Methodist Episcopal
Church. FrOstburg. Of which Rev. A. II
Thompson, formerly of Washington, is
pastor IL was stated here tonight that
nineteen changes had been booked foI
the Washington district.
Evangelist a Speaker.
Rev. Albert H. Zimmerman, Of Wash
lngton, the conference evangelist. spoke
at the Y NJ. c. \. meeting at the Acad-
envy of Music.
A determined effort is being made to
have Rev. W. w. Barnes returned 10 the
pastorate Of Center Street Church here
The trustees held a meeting last night
and by a unanimous vote asked that he
be kept in Cumberland. The fees Of the
pastor of Center Street Church from mar
riages alone run from $500 to $1,000 q year
the principals being generally couples
from Pennsylvania and West Virginia
The Epworth League of the conference
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: President, Thomas q. De
ford. West Baltimore district; first vice
president Edward W. Adams, Baltimore
district; second vice president FranR
Israel. Washington: third vice president
B. Frank Shaffer Cumberland; fourth
vice president Miss Lulu Nogel, Easi
Baltimore district; secretary, Miss Hattie
Marine, Baltimore district; treasurer
Harry Hall, East Baltimore district; Ju-
nior League superintendent. Miss Hester
Stabler, West Baltimore district.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08
PRISONER RESENTS ARREST
John Ryan Charged with Assault
ing Jacob K. Swartz.
Prisoner Says Encounter Resulted
from AIistake-Mai. Sylvester
To Address Meeting.
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU,
Bell Telephone Il3.i
Corner Of Ttrinea and ROYAL Street


Alexandria Va. April John Ryan, a
resident Of this city is locked up at the
station-house on the charge of assault
Ing and attempting to rob Jacob X.
Swartz. who lives al PIG South Fairfax
street, as Mr.. Swartz was passing the
corner of Prince and Fairfax streets or
his way home shortly before 1 O'Clock
this morning
Mr swartz charges that he was at
tackled suddenly by Ryan on "a dark sec
ton OF the sidewalk and was set upon
furiously for several minutes. The case
will be heard before Justice Harry B.
Cation in the Police Court tomorrow
morning.
The prisoner positively denies the
charge Of attempted robbery His ac-
count Of the origin of the trouble is that
be and Mr. Swartz stumbled upon each
other in the darkness. whereupon mis-
understanding led 10 the encounter. He
charges that Mr.. Swartz struck him sew
eral times with his cane.
Arrangements have been completed FOR
the public mems meeting which viii be
held tomorrow evening at s o'clock In
the Second Presbyterian Church, under
the auspices Of the Presbyterian Brother
hood. Charles +. Nesbit, of Washington,
viii deliver an address.
Under the auspices OF the Mems League
Of the First Baptist Church a mems mass
meeting viii be held In that church Aion-
day evening. April y. when Maj Richard
Sylvester. OF Washington. viii speak
Funeral services over the remains OF
Mrs Emma Haynes. whose death oc-
CURED Friday. were held this afternoon
at o'clock az the late residence Of the
deceased. 80 PendRton street. Rev
Charles d. Bulla, Of the NJ. T. Church
South, OBLIGATED.
The remains of Mrs. Mamie s. Meade
who died Friday night, We're forwarded
to-day 10 her former home al White
Post, Va. for interment.
The April term of the Corporation
Court. Judge Louis c. Barley. presiding
will he opened tomorrow morning at u
q 'cioTE
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08
MRS. MARY ROBINSON DEAD.
Passes Away at Residence of Her
Daughter in kensingtOn.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Rockville, Md. April Mrs. Mary Rob
inson, wife OF Burton NJ. Robinson, died
to-day at the home of her daughter. Mrs.
Joseph W. Buck, at KensingtoH. aged
sixty-eight years. She formerly resided
at Milton. Del but for the past few
months had been a resident Of Kenslngton.
Her death was due 10 a pulmonary af-
lection. She is survived by her husband
and two daUghters-Mrs. Joseph W.
Buck, Of KensingtOn. and N s. Myers
Reynolds, of Washington.
The remains will be taken to Milton.
Del, for nterment, the funeral services
to be held al Kensington tomorrow after
noon at o'clock
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08
second Regiment to Play CARROTS.

The tie between the Second Regiment
and the Carroll Institute basket ball
teams for the championship of the Capt.
tai City Basketball League viii be played
of next Friday evening in the Y. NJ e.
A. gymnasium. The managers of the
two teams have had some trouble in
agreeing upon the date and place for
the deciding game. and the CAROLS held
out for some time for a series of three
contests instead of one, so the news
that the tie is at last to be played off
VIII be welcome TO the many Washing
tonians Who have been watching the
progress Of the different Quints through.
out the season.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08

SPECIAL to The Washington HeTald.
Norfolk. Va, April lotto Wells. pres
ident of the Norfolk baseball club Of the
Virginia State League, denied tonight
the reports that the Norfolk franchise
has been sold to Newport News for $1,000.
although the franchise has been offered
for that amount. The reason for the will
ingness of Wells and his associates to
sell is the lack of interest in the game
here. and inability to secure street car
service TO the ball park on account of
the exposition
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08
schooner spraeue Ashore.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Norfolk, Va, April The four-masted
schooner Laura L. Sprague. bound from
a Southern port to New York with a
cargo of lumber, is ashore ar Oeracoke In
let. n. c. Reports from the vessel are
meager, but her crew has been rescued.
Assistance is wanted for the vessel
While the northeast storm has moderated.
tonight dense fog hangs over the
coast, and shipping is tied up or moving
cautiously.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08

Special 20 The Washington Herald
Annapolis, Md, April st Johns Col
lege baseball team will leave Thursday
fora Northern trip, to play the following
games: April Il. Villanova. at villa
nova, Pa: April Is. Lehigh. at South
Bethlehem, Pa; April Is Bucknen. AZ
Lewisburg. Pa April Is. State. at Belle
fonte, Pa; April Is Carlisle, at Carlisle.
Pa April 10, Dickinson, at Carlisle, Pa.
april p. Mount ST. Mary's, IL Emmits-
burg, Md The Southern trip was aban-
doned this year.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08
sCALPERS At DETROIT.
Got Batches of Tickets for Opening
Baseball Game.

Baseball Game.
Detroit, April Baseball fans here are
indignant because ticket scalpers are
being handed out big patches of tickets
by Secretary Frank Navin, of the Detroit
ball club, for the opening day game with
Cleveland next Thursday. Dave Neder-
lander. who for years has made a practice
OF buying up tickets in advance, showed
a bunch of 400 tickets which Navin ad-
mitted he had sold him.
Nederlander declared he would sell the
tickets at double price on opening day
He was arrested seventeen times for
scalping last year. but was acquitted on
each charge. Mr.. Navin said that he did
sell tickets TO Nederiander, and has 900
more to be sold at the same price-fifty
cents. He said il was not his fault if the
scalpers got double price for them.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08
Longshoremen's strike Nearly over.

Special to The Washington Herald,
Norfolk Va. April 7.-One of the four
vessels of the Old Dominion Steamship
Company. tied UP here as a result of the
Iongshoremen's strike, sailed to-day for
New York. ship also arrived from
New York. Another vessel viii probably
sail for New York tomorrow. Upward
Of 100 Italians were brought here from
New York to-day by the Old Dominion
to take the places of the strikers. and
the company expects to have d fur md
almost entirely new force of men at work
in two or three days.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08
HELLO SPOONING STOPPED
Iowa Druggists Tire of Hearing
Endless Love Talk.
Post PIacard for Benefit of 'sMHshy'i
People Who Keep Line Busy
Many Hours Each Day.

Eldora, Iowa, April THE following
plaeard has found prominent place in
many of the drug stores of the capital
city of Iowa, and has for its purpose the
encouragement of loving conversations,
which have become the bane of the drug
clerks existence in this city:
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08
cornell ,varalty Elaht Nnmed.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Ithaca, \. Y, april Coach Courtney
has selected the following varsity eight,
which is rowing daily on the lake:
Stowell bow: Cox, ,; Britton. 3; Go0dier.
4: Gavctt. 5; Gr9cy. 6: Newman. =; Dods,
stroke. and Taylor, coxswain-
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08
I.nrrest Norninr CircnIntinn

All advertising contracts made by
The Washington Herald are based
upon its Sworn circulation--a circula-
ton ia Washington larger by thou
sands than was ever before attained
by any morning newspaper at the
Capital. Its books are open.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08
The washinsson HeraIa by aIail.

Daily. one month.............. y cents.
Daily and Sunday, one month So cents
Daily, one year. ..-...-.....+.... S30e
Daily and Sunday. one year. $420
This includes postage to any part Of the
United States and Canada.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08
Criminal Court No. L.

HLNIINL d AI 7 DllFIs
Assignments for to-day:
United States vs., Binger Hermann; on trial.
Criminal Court No. 2.
JUSTICE BARNARD.
Assignments for to-day:
United States - hdsard Leon Thor lson.
United States IS. Samuel johnson.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08
Equity Court No. 1.

CHIEF JUSTICE CLAbAUGH.
Assignments for to-day:
No. 81 WeisslT IS. WelsseT- Attorneys /. J.
AiacAey-Albert SilieTS
Ne S39 tmotioni. Eisinger Bros. rs. Waldron. At
torneys HAYDEN Johnson-R. B. b. Chew. p. K.
billiard, and john Ridout.
Equity Court No. 2.
JUSTICE GOULD.
Assignments for to-day:
No. 100 SusIuehsnna Coal Company vs. ken-
nedy u. Attorneys Alekenney A Flannery-keys.
No. Is. Causi Us. Clark. Attorneys. CaTIsi-
Gilbert Reach Watkins, Tucker * Kenyon.
Ne 80 CUssWen Us. Lackey. Attorneys, Wilson
i Barksdals-Ges.
No % Moebs vs.. O'ConnoF Attorneys, Digs
Shealey, Ofiey.
No 81 Ritter vs. Ritter. Attorneys. Walker
Donaldson.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08
LOAN COMPANIES.

Reliance Loan and Trust
CO. 6I9 2, 81. nv. Furniture
Loans. Fair treatment. A
square deal
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08
Year After Year

The record Office will show yaa what 1ast
amounts Vt money ne loan ca zeal estate
during The course ri year. i Hili also
Show son that many a. the largest opera
teIs Do the District base been doing their
iuan5 business exclusively gitA Us f8r many
yeaTs iast- lt is scarcely necessary % COM
ment Ga this fact. Il zleaks for itself
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08

The remains of Mrs. Mamie S. Meade,
who died Friday night, We're forwarded
to-day 10 her former home at White
Post, Va. for interment.
The Washington herald., 1907-04-08

The April term of the Corporation
Court. Judge Louis c. Barley. presiding.
viii he opened tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-12
FIRE SUPERSTYTIONS.
CuriOus Customs and Observances 10 Avert
Impending Evil.

ImpSAluulH EVIL
In the lake land OF northern England
there is q we'll known case Of q fire that
has been kept up for three generations.
When it accidentally went out the house
holder went 20 some wood cutters who
had lighted their FIRE from his, says the
London Daily Netos. and brought back
their fire to his own hearth in order that he
might possess. as II were, the seeds Of his
ancestral fire. Undoubtedly this arises
from the old belief that the house fire Ii
derived from a sacred source. Then there
are many house fires which are kindled
from ceremonial fires once a year. Thus
at Burghead all the fires are lighted from
the burning %clavie,' and kept alight CON-
~tinuously during the year. IL being CON-
sidered lucky TO keep the flame from the
olavie all the rest Of the year.. This clavie
was lighted first Of all at a fire OF peat made
by youths Of the village who were SON
Of the original inhabitants. Every stranger
was rigidly excluded from the ceremony
and peat only could be used.
The ceremony takes place on New Years
eve, and after the clavie has been kindled
one youth after another bears II in triumph
around the bounds Of the village. Atoertain
houses and street corners a halt is made
and a brand is whipped out Of the burning
clavie and thrown among the crowd, who
eagerly catch it's embers and ron them
kindle the fires on their hearths. Finally
the remains of the olavie are placed In the
centre hollow Of a pile Of stones, called the
"Durie.' and the remaining embers are
distributed to the villagers, all OF whom
attend the ceremony.
Another curiou feature Of the observ-
ance is that the long nail which fastens
Az 1&c.,Aa ~ NhA III Vic In NNn1n ~ tr4n
by the village smith, but the hammer must
be a round stone. Such Importance is
attached to the ceremony that IL the bearer
should stumble during the perambulation
of the village it is looked IN as a dire
calamity, foretelling disaster to the place
and certain death to the bearer in the
course of the next year.
There are quite a number Of ceremonial
fires lighted on ST. John the Baptist's eve.
In Nottinghamshire part Of the Yule log
upon the mex Christmas eve. The method
is first to put a bit ofNast years log into
the fireplace and burn it, then the fresh log
must be put on the fire n allowed to burn
for a little while, 1t is then taken Of and
burned n little every night until New Years
sumed, with the exception Of a portion
which is kept in the house until next Christ
mas Day. 1t is believed that the observance
OF this custom will keep the witch away
In Cornwall the practice obtains OF re-
sorting to the hearth and touching the
Gravel dhe mantel stone across the head
OF an open chimney with the forehead,
and casting into the fire a handful Of dry
grass or anything picked up that will
Burn. This form Of hearth sacrifice" is
regarded as the most effectual means OF
averting any impending evils Of a mys-
terious nature.
All these customs, in various ways, are
derived from the sacred character with
which our ancestors invested fire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-12
FLY FISHING AMID ICE.
Trout Induced TO Rise TO the Fly Under
Unusual Conditions In Canada.

QUEBEC, May 1l.-Though the Ice still
covers many OF the best fishing lakes Of
northern Canada and the majority Of
anglers are waiting for the clear water and
sunny days OF the end Of May and beginning
Of June, there are some who could not wait
beyond the opening day of the legal season
for catching trout, and who caught their
first fish in a binding snowstorm.
Strange as it may appear in 80 backward
a season as the present. some trout were
induced to rise to flies cast upon h edge
Of batture ice or of an ice foe and then
gently drawn along until they reached
a small space OF clear water. One angler
caught nearly a dozen trout in one day in
the first week OF this month under these
conditions, fishing in the Montmorenci
River.
1t requires patience, perseverance and
skill to catch trout under these conditions,
for It Is necessary to find a fairly shallow
place where the fish will see the fly in the
thick water, and the lure must, as a general
rule. be worked an inch or two under the
water, pretty much as In fly fishing for
salmon. The fish seem hungry at this
particular time Of the year and when they
see a fly are pretty sure to take It.
The trouble Is that ar angler without ex-
perience Of this kind Of fishing and Of the
depth and other conditions OF the water
he is angling in may fsh all day without
attracting the notice Of a single fish.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-12
LIQUOR LAWS IN NORWAY.
Private Front Eliminated Consumption
OF Alcohol Decreased.
From he Chicago Tribun,

New Norwegian liquor laws are success
full, The Sondag system gives power 10 mu-
INEQUALITIES to grant all the retail spirit H.
censes which they deem necessary to a COM
pany which would bind itself to carry on the
trafhc in the interests OF the community, with
a fixed annual return OF not more than s per
cent. on its paid up capital.
In establishing the system the question OF
compensation does not appear TO have pre-
sented much difficulty. The allotments Of
the profits are as follows; To the State, oS per
cent: to the mum i~cipality, in lieu Of larger
license duties, now abolished. is per cent,
and TO objects Of public utility operating as
counter attractions 10 the public houses in
towns. 10 per cent. and in the surrounding
districts, 10 per cent.
The profits OF the trade under these ~restric-
tlons have contributed 81. 900, 900 for objects
OF public interest since the founding OF the
system. During the last eight years the pro-
portion accruing 10 the State has been in
creased and set apart till 1910 to form the
nucleus Of an old age pension fund. which
now amounts to 81. 300. 900. The most re-
markable fact in the history of Norway 80
briefly Ia that the consumption OF alcohol
per inhabitant has decreased about IS per cent.
in the last fifty year,. The decrease has been
most marked since the establishment Of the
Sondag system.
The aims and principles Of the Sondag sys-
TEN are these: The elimination Of private
profit and securing the monopoly value for
the public: insurinR highest quality Of liquors
sold; the reduction OF the number Of licenses.
the easy enforcement Of the law; the de-
etructIon Of the power OF the spirit trade:
and the furtheFancs Of all progressive msas-
urea q reform -