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Evening star., 1907-06-22
FRAUD ALLEGED BY lEAlER
DISTRICT OFFICIAL INSTITUTES
INVESTIGATION.
Declares That Illegal, Measures Are
Being Used in the Sale
Of Strawberries.

Col. W. c. Haskell. sealer Of weights
and measures Of the District, alleges that
he has unearthed "short weight" scheme
to defraud persons purchasing boxes of
strawberries by means Of cleverly con-
structed box. BY means Of false bottom
and a slight manipulation on Its sides the
box Is given the appearance Of containing
a full quart, but in reality Is 20 per cent
below that measure.
Sealer Haskell stated today that he pro-
poses to make a rigid investigation among
the stores selling strawberries in an ef-
fort to discover all Of these boxes. and
to save the unsuspecting public.
Warrants Obtained.
The sealer has already had sworn out in
the Police Court warrants for two mer-
chants, and one, Henry ]. Rice, retail
merchant, with stand at 936 Louisiana
avenue northwest, was arrested and put up
500 collateral for his appearance In court
Monday, when he will answer to charge
of selling goods by short measure in viola
tion Of the law. the penalty for which is
500 or six months in Jail, or both, for each
violation.
Col. Haskell says the box is like all other
quart-size strawberry boxes. 1t is made of
ordinary splits, and from outward appear
ance Is Of standard size. The peculiar fea-
false bottom which Is creased in the middle,
and which when gently pressed from the
sides Of the box pushes up in to the center
of the box. causing a displacement Of 20
per cent of the berries.
The attention of Sealer Haskell was
called to the matter several days ago, when
lady customer of Rice's Informed him
that she, purchased a quart box Of straw
berries of him. At the time of the pur-
chase she thought she was getting a gen.
erous measure. but when she empted the
box after returning to her home she
discovered there was a scarcity of the ber-
ries, and upon investigation found that the
creased bottom was bulged upward in the
middle of the box.
Directs Investigation.
The customer took the box to Col. Has
kell. and he at once directed his assistant.
Leo Shoenthal. to make an investigation.
Shoenthal discovered the merchant with his
stand filled with crates OF berries opened
for inspection, and offered for sale. The
top layer of boxes were of creased or
pushed bottom type. while the other layers
were of the ordinary STANDARD sized boxes.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
Marine Corps Changes.

Robert E. Adams and Edwin NJ McClel-
Ian, both of Pennsylvania. have been found
qualified for appointment as second lieu
tenants of the Marine Corps. end commits
sions have been issued to them.
The designations of Second Lieut.. Benja-
min b. Gossett and First Lieut. John H.
White. U. s. M. c.. have been accepted to
take effect July and July 15. respectively.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
Homing Pigeons Flight.

LEXINGTON, KY. June 22.-Twenty-nine
homing pigeons belonging to the Western
New York Concourse District Club of
Rochester. n. Y, were released at 4 o'clock
this morning at Beattsville, Lee county.
KY. by F. NJ. Mcintosh, to whom they
were sent. The birds took northerly
course after being out twenty minutes The
weather conditions were good.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
BELIEVE WORST OVER
DEP-TIES' ACTION HAS SERVED
TO CLEAR SITUATION.

PARIS, June 22.-The chamber OF depu-
ties passed today, practically unanimously,
all of the clauses of the wine frauds bill,
previously adopted separately, thus en-
abling the government to put the measure
into immediate effect and remove the prin-
cipal grievances of the wine growers.
The remainder Of the clauses of the bill
will be taken up without delay.
Premier Clemenceau was able to give his
colleagues at this mornings meeting OF the
cabinet a generally hopeful report OF the
situation, the belief being that the worst Is
over. The ministers decided that under the
circumstances and in view of the bloodshed
it would be out Of harmony with his own
and public opinion for President Fallieres 10
attend the coming festivities at Royan and
Bordeaux, where he intended to review the
fleets and attend a reception on board the
United States armored cruiser washington.
The arrangements for the presidents visits
were therefore Cancelled.
Bishops With the Pacificists.
With the exception Of the conflict be-
tween troops and rioters at Montpelier,
where order was restored In the early
hours of the morning, the night passed
without any disturbances in the south. The
action of the chamber of deputies yesterday
in supporting the government has proved
influential in restoring calm. The bishops In
the disturbed area are ranging themselves
on the side of the "pacifcists and are ex-
hortlng the people to avoid conflicts with
the troops and to cease destroying railroad
property and making attacks on govern
ment buildings.
At Narbonne the night passed without IN
cident Although there is much suppressed
excitement there has been no further at
tempts to disturb order there.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
BOOKED TO SAIL ON THE CROOK.
Date of Departure Of 25th Infantry
Approximatelv Setted.

The 2oth Infantry is booked to sail from
San Francisco for the Philippines some time
between August and 15. 1t was intended
to send that regiment to Manila at an
earlier date, but this has been found i'm
possible, and the transport Crook will have
to be pressed into special service in order to
have the regiment taken to the Philippines
at all this summer. The command was de-
layed beyond its scheduled sailing date on
account of the investigation which has been
conducted by the Senate military committee
into the Brownsville affray.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
Homeopathists' Convention Adjourned

NORFOLK. Va. June 22.-The American
Institute of Homeopathy. prior to final ad-
Journment today. adopted resolution ask
ing that when the authorities of a munic-
ipality state require vaccination the
method of prophylaxis by homeopathic ply
sicians should be respected by health Of
fcers schools, and societies as full COM
piance with the legal requirements. The
effect of this will be to recognize homeo-
pathic treatment and place IL upon the
same legal basis as allopathic treatment.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
Social Session Of Jackies.

Members of the 1st Division, Naval Bat
talon, National Guard of the District of
Columbia, assembled at the Queen cafe
last evening for their annual dinner. Refer
ence. was made to the visit to be made
by the division to the rifle range next week,
and to the annual cruise of the battalion
Addresses were made by Lieut.. Col. Lloyd
M. Brett, adjutant general, District of Co
lumbia militia; Maj. James E. Bell, inspec-
tor general of rifle practice, District of CO.
lumbia militia, and others.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
Fire in q Sta BILE.

Fire caused about $3.50 damage in the
stable of John Foote. in rear OF $50 X
street southwest. this morning about $50
o'clock. AS soon as the blaze was dis
covered an alarm was sounded from box
453, several companies of the fire depart
ment responding. The fire soon spread from
one end Of the stable to the other and
caused the damage before the work of the
firemen proved effective. There was moth
Ing found In the stable to Indicate tho
origin Of the fire.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
Plea for Unfortunate Woman.

KANSAS CITY. June 22-Application
was made yesterday to Oscar F. Straus,
Secretary of Commerce and Labor. to have
Wildbuyer Betschard a German woman
now confined In a sanitarium, sent back to
her native country. The unfortunate
woman's home Is at Boyer. Kan. but not
being citizen of this country it Is held
she cannot lawfully be cared for at Kan
sas asylum.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
Labo- Men to Meet in Alexandria.

number of Washington labor leaders
have promised to attend a big meeting
which has been scheduled for 8 o'clock this
evening at the opera house in Alexandria.
Va. 1t will be under the auspices of the
Trades Council Of Alexandria, and. the al
legged grievances of the employees Of the
Washington. Alexandria and Mount YER
non electric railway will be made public.
Addresses will be delivered by the WASH
ingtOn workingmen. 1t is said.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
Canadian Official Coming Here.

OTTAWA. Ont. June 22.-Frank Oliver,
minister Of the interior. with w. ]. White,
superintendent of Canadian immigration
offices in the United States left today for a
tour Of the United States agencies. They
go direct to Boston and from there to New
York and Washington. They will be in
Washington Tuesday or Wednesday.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
Increase in Postal Employees.

Inc two largest increases in post Office
employees ever authorized were allowed to-
day by Acting Postmaster General Hitch
cock. Taking effect July 1, New York city
will be given 800 additional clerks and 80
additional laborers. and Chicago will be
given 200 clerks and II laborers. All will
begin at $500 q year.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
BONA FIDE CIRCULATION OF THE
EVENING AND SUNDAY STAR.

The sworn statement below shows
that the circulation of THE STAR
is what 1t Is claimed to be. The
circulation Of THE STAR for the
week. including and combining its
evening and Sunday morning Is
sues. is the largest. the best and
the only sworn detailed circulation
of each day. covering all issues. In
the District Of Columbia.
In both its evening and Sunday
morning issues 1t has a larger car
rier delivery circulation into the
homes of Washington than any
other two local papers combined.
THE SUNDAY STAR. viewed
separately. has the largest, the best
and the only sworn circulation In
the District of Columbia.
Fifteen thousand Of THE STARS
regular subscribers take no other
Washington paper whatever in
their homes. depending upon THE
STAR alone for news and adver-
tising
THE STAR. daily and Sunday,
thoroughly covers the local adver-
tising field, reaching all classes Of
Washington purchasers, rich and
poor alike. in their homes. on every
day in the week. at an hour when
they have the time and inclination
to read a newspaper.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
Returned to Their Barracks.

AGDE DEPARTMENT OF HERAULT,
France June-22-Six hundred men of the
nth Infantry, who mutinied yesterday and
marched TO Beziers under arms. returned
TO their barracks here this morning.
The officers of the 18th Regiment met the
penitent mutneers at the railroad station,
mustered the men and marched them to
their qUsrters. Many persons witnessed
the arrival of the soldiers but there was
no demoustrati tion.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
Indiana Railway Incorporated.

EVANSVILLE. Ind, June 22-The
Evansville Railways Company was incor-
porated today. with a capital stock of ST.
600 600. The Incorporation consolidates the ;
Evansville. Rockport and Eastern with the
Evansville and Mount Vernon, both COM
pleted traction lines. 1t Is proposed to build
through to Louisville.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
$50. ZOO, 900 Copper Co. incorporated.

DOVER, Del. June 22.-The Consolidated
Copper Company of New York city. capital
$5O.Oo0.OOO. was chartered here today. The
company is authorized to explore for mines
and secure mining rights for copper and
other metals and ores, particularly In the
Yukon territory of Alaska. The incorpo-
rators are Edward II. Neary, Anton J. Ditt-
mar and Ralph Brill. all of New York city.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
l-ontreal Strike Ended.

MONTREAL. Quebec June 22.-The
strike of the $50 carriers employed by the
Dominion Transport Company ended last
evening. the company meeting the demands
OF the men for an increase in wages of Is
cents per day. making the rate $1.75.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
CHANGES AT BERLIN.
Resignation of Cabinet Member-Dual
Duties for Successor.

BERLIN. June e2-The North German
Gazette today announced that Count Won
Posadowsky-We imperial secretary Of
the interior and vice chancellor, has re-
signed. and that his successor will be Dr.
Won Bethmann-Hollweg. the Prussian min
lister Of the interior. who will at the same
time discharge the functions of vice pres-
dent of the Prussian ministry.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
Died From PLAYING Rail-.

ROCHESTER. N. Y. June 22.-George
Annis. aged twenty-five years. overheated
by playing ball last night, went into the
canal for swim and was drowned His
home is in Grand Rapids, Mich The body
was recovered today.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
Metal Covers for Water Meter Boxes

The contract to furnish the District with
5000 metal covers for water meter boxes
was today awarded to the Lynchburg
Foundry Company Of Lynchburg, Va. by
the Commissioners, its price of $1.14 for
each cover being the lowest bid received
The other bidders were Richmond iron
works, Richmond, Va, $1.2O per cover: G.
& w. Manufacturing Company, New York
$780, and H. w. Clark, Mattocn, ILL.,, 81 49,
Evening star., 1907-06-22
Condition Of Col. II. G. williams.

The condition of Col Henry G. Williams.
who has been critically i'll at his apart
ment In the Henrietta, is today reported to
be improved. Col. Williams was formerly
of Wilson, N. c.. but has resided In this
city for number of years He was at one
time head Of the document and files room
Of the House Of Representatives
Evening star., 1907-06-22

I solemnly swear that the above
statement represents only the num-
Der Of copies Of THE EVENING
and SUNDAY STAR circulated dur
ing the seven days ending Juno
81, 19O7-that is. the number Of
copies actually sold. delivered. fur
nished or mailed. for valuable con-
sideration, to bona flde purchasers
or subscribers-apd that the copies
SO counted are not returnable to or
remain in the office unsold, except
in the case Of Sunday papers sent
to out-of-town agents only, from
whom a few returns Of unsold pa
pers have not yet been received.
]. WHIT. HERON.
Business Manager.
The Evening Star Newspaper Com
pany.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this twenty-second day OF June.
AID. 1907
w. SPENCER ARMSTRONG.
(Seal.) Notary Pubic.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
Jefferson Brumback Dead.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, June 22.-Jefferson
Brumback, a pioneer lawyer. who was q
brigadier general in the Union army in the
civil war. died today In sanitarium at Ex-
celsior Springs
Evening star., 1907-06-22
Favors All-British World Wide Cable.

OTTAWA. Ontario. June 22.-The Ottowa
Board of Trade yesterday presented a me-
mortal to Lord Grey in favor of the con-
ktruction Of an all-British state-owned
cable to encrcle the globe. Lord Grey ex-
pressed his pleasure in extending his sup
port to the proposition. and said that he
would forward the memorial to the differ
ent governments Of the empire.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
KILLED ON A TRAIN
One Dead and Two Wounded by
a. a Barber.
SHOT AT THE PASSENGERS
Tourists Were Half Asleep When the
Trouble Began.
FIRST BULLET HIT MRS. OLSEN
Train Crew Stayed Out of the Car
While the Man Was Being Over
come and Bound.
SHOT AT THE PASSENGERS
FIRST BULLET HIT MRS. OLSEN

DENVER. Col, June 22.-In n shooting
affray that occurred in chair of pas
senger train No 5, westbound. on the Chi
cago. Rock Island and Pacific railroad late
last night between Dresden and Selden, in
western Kansas, T. b. Topp of ST. Paul.
MINI. was killed and Mrs. Morris Olsen and
her sister, Mrs. Harry Blakesley both Of
Arriba Col, were wounded. The shots were
fired by John Bells, an Italian barber, en-
route from Boston to San Francisco. who
had boarded the train at Chicago Thursday
night.
When the shooting began most of the pas
senCers were dozing in their chairs. They
were awakened by frantic yells and pistol
shots. Five shots We're fired in rapid sue
cession by Bells he walked through the
aisle from the front to the of the car,
taking aim at one passenger after another.
Struck Mrs. Olsen.
The first shot struck Mrs. Olsen on the
left side of the face. the bullet pa ssing
through the jaws. Mrs. Olsen's sister. Mrs.
Harry Blakesley. sitting opposite her, was
hit in the right shoulder with the second
bullet. Their wounds are not fatal. After
being shot both women rushed to the snok
passengers followed tumbling over one an
other in their haste to escape
Passed Through His Heart.
Bells third bullet passed through Mr..
Topp's heart. He was found dead later in
his seat. His facial expression was calm.
and from his position it seemed that he
was sleeping when shot.
Charles A Gilliat Of Denver an employe
of the Griffin Wheel Company, and D. r.
Slawson of Pueblo. Col, closed in ON Bells
and wrenched his revolver from his hands.
but not before two more shots had been
fired. neither of which took effect Before
being overpowered Bells drew a razor. and
with this he fought desperately. A negro
porter from the tourist car. armed with
billy. finally succeeded in knocking the
razor out of the Italians hand, a--d Bells
was then seized and bound by Gilliat. Slaw-
son. the porter and others The train crew
stayed out of the car while the disturbance
was in progress.
Both Locked Up.
At Goodand, Kan, Bells and a travelling
companion. Patsy Leganbradi. also an
italian. were removed from the train and
locked up in Jail. Bells was accompanied
by his wife and four children and Legan-
bradi by his wife and five children. The
women and their children continued their
journey to San Francisco. Mrs. Leganbradi
said the two men had been drinking ver-
mouth0ll day yesterday. About o'clock
they fell asleep. At 1880 Mrs. Leganbradi
said. Bells awoke and began to protest
wildly that one was trying to rob
him. Then he rushed up the aisle and be-
gan shooting.
The body of Topp was left at Goodland
and the two women were taken to the hos
pital there. Mrs Olsen is a young bride.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
Secretary Taft Returns.

Secretary Taft arrived here this after
noon from his tour in the northwest. His
train was about two hours behind time.
Evening star., 1907-06-22
SHRINERS GET BUSY
PLANS UNDER WAY FOR EXCUR-
SION NEXT FRIDAY.

Now that the date of the outing off Alma
Temple to Chesapeake Beach has been
definitely fixed for next Friday the jolly
Shriners are getting busy with the PROPOSE
ton and intend. they say. to make it a rec
ord event. To that end Potentate Frank "A.
Sebring has. through Recorder Harrison
Dingman. promulgated many yellow COL
orded pronunciamentos to the nobility and
their army of friends In the District and
vicinity to join the caravan on its journey
to the ripping. cooling. salt waters of old
Chesapeake. June %.
"There'll be something doing" has been
adopted as shibboleth by many of the
mobiles, and 1t is stated that Frank X Ray
mond. past potentate. declares there will
be eleven events on the bill, to the winners
of which will be awarded handsome souv-
enirs. This, it Is explained, does not in
clude the many funny stunts for which the
membership of Almas Temple is famous.
THE sea food dinner alone will be we'll
worth the trip said a committeeman to-
day, not to mention the sailing on the
bay; a dip in the briny, the fishing. crab
bing and other forms of amusement"
Evening star., 1907-06-22
Potentate's Announcement.

Potentate Sebring announces that "the
weather having at last become seasonable, it
is hoped the nobility and it's friends. young
and DID, will join in goodly numbers for
days outing away from even the thoughts
Of the perplexing cares Of business and it's
many wOrryments.
Ample accommodations have been guar
anteed by the respective managers of the
Chesapeake Beach railroad and the HI street
car line to 'amply and promptly carry all
going and returning. SO ali may be sure
of a safe Journey home.
"A book of special tickets, costing 81 and
good for articles sold at the beach, can be
purchased from members of the ticket COM
mittee, wearing blue ribbon badges. can
be bought at the starting station, on each
train going, the day of the excursion and
at any old place they can catch you. and
which, If used will be of benefit to our
Christmas fund
Tickets sold for the former date, June
Il. will be accepted without exchange for
the excursion next Friday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-07

of the land They are said to have been
premonitons of the food 100 years before
the final catastrophe. while the final ca
tastrophe lasted more than year
On comparing this account with other
accounts. we are struck with the con
trasts more than the resomblances. The
cuneiform inscriptions make the ark
cube of 262 feet in each dimension. Bero-
sus made II 5000 feet long and 1900 feet
broad, while Origen made it twenty-five
miles long and three-Quarters wide. 1t
is thus that legends grow. Why did not
that of the Bible grow?
To the objection that this theory rep
resents the food as loss general than Is
compatible with the Biblical language,
we reply that since the object of the
flood was the destruction Of the human
race. the specific event need not be more
general than was then sufficient to ac-
complish that object, which as Ne have
pausibly supposed could have been ac-
complish by a temporary submergcnce
of n portion II central Asia, and of this
there are many corroborative signs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-07

The American Magazine for February
contains an article on Cancer, the Tn
conquered Plague" by DR.. Leonard Keene
Hrshberg. of Johns Hopkins University.
Each year nearly 10000 men and wo-
men die of cancer in this country. The
disease is a dark and gloomy mystery.
The facts about are extraordinarily
interesting. as Dr. Hirshberg presents
them. There Is no absolute cur for 1t
yet. But there is always hope. On this
point the author says:
Mature. indeed. Is the only doctor
whose skill is capable of combating can
Ger. Enrich and others have observed
that, Of a given number Of mice dis
playing symptoms of cancer, certain
portion recover. The same is true of
human beings. Every community has a
saved sufferer, and as n rule this same
sufferer is Il pcrambulating and very vo-
ciferous bellman for some sort OF men
tai treatment or quack medicine. It is
the same with cancer as with other
diseases. When Nature, by her myster-
ious processes effects an eleventh-hour
cure, the credit goes to the doctor in at
tendanc
Luckily, there is no disease, no matter
how virulent. that Nature herself cannot
cure: and so even in the worst cases of
cancer it Is well not to abandon hope. I
have myself seen several cases of such
spontaneous cures. one patient was a
wealthy Baltimorean, whose malady was
diagnosed by an operation as cancer of
the stomach three years or more ago.
Three prominent American surgeons saw
the cancer. which was inoperable because
of its location. He submitted to a serum
treatment. and last summer a second on
GRAFTON revealed the fact tina: his cancer
had entirely disappeared. leaving a scar.
Here was an undoubted case Of cure,
but did the serum do the work? It's ad-
vocates maintain that 1t did but great
many very learned and scientific physi-
clans hold that 1t did not. one cure, it
is obvious, and ny no means establishes a
SPECIFICS efficacy"