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the high rear room of Capulet reading pink sport
ing sheets and cursng the slow paddle wheels of the
Kaiser Wilhelm.
1t Thursday evening that Corks seclusion
became intoerable to him. Never hart painted
for water fountain he did for the cool touch of
drifting STEM for the firm security OF the loot rail
the hollow of his shoe and the quiet, hearty chal
lenges of friendship and repartee along and
the shining bars. But he must avoid the district
him everywhere for news was scarce, and the news
papers harping again the failure of the police
to suppress the gangs If they got him before Cor
rgan came back, the big white finger could not be
uplifted; it would be too late then. But Corngan
would be home the next day, so he felt there
would be small danger in little excursion that night
among the Grass pleasures that represented hte to
him.
At haf-past twelve McManus stood in a darkish
cross town street looking up at the name " Rooneys
picked out by incandescent lights against sign
board over second story window. He had heard
of the place tough hang-out; with its fire.
quenters and its locality he was unfamiliar. Guided
by certain unerring indications common to all such
resorts, he assembled the stairs and entered the large
room the cafe
Here were some twenty or thirty tables at this
time about half filled with Rooney's guests. Walters
served drinks. At end human pianola with
drugged eyes hammered the keys with automatic
and furious impression. At merclful intervals
"Mr. Johnsons" and babes and coons his
torcal word guarantees of the genuineness of African
melodies composed by red waistcoated young gen.
tlemen natives of the fields and Swa1npS
of West 28th-st.
For one brief moment you must admire Rooney
with he receives, seats, nlanipulates and
chaffs his guests He is twenty He has
Wellingtons nose Dante's chin, the cheek bones of
Iroquois the smile of Talleyrand, Corbetts foot
work, and the poise of eeven-year old East Side
Central Park Queen of the May. He is assisted by
a lieutenant known as Frank, pudgy, easy chap,
swell dressed who goes among the tables seeing that
dull does not intrude Now, what is there
about Rooney's to inspire all this pother? 1t is
than respectable by daylight: stout ladies with
children and rnttens and bundles and unpedigreed
dogs drop up of afternoons for stein and chat.
Even by gasight the diversions melancholy
the mouth-drink and ragtime, and occasional
surprise when the waiter swabs the suds from under
your sticky glass. There is answer. Trans
migrationl The soul of Sir Walter Raleigh has
travelled from beneath his slashed doublet to a
kindred home under Rooney's visible plaid waist
coat. Rooney is twenty years ahead of the times.
Rooney has removed the embargo Rooney has
spread his cloak upon the soggy crossing of public
opinion, and any Elizabeth who treads upon it is as
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onds in the look with which woman reconnoiters all
men whom she for the first time confronts. In that
space of time she will decide upon of two
thngs-either to for the police, or that she
may marry him later
Her brief inspection concluded, the girl laid the
table worn red morocco shopping bag with the
inevitable topgallant sail of frayed lace handkerchief
flying from corner of it. After she had ordered a
small beer from the immediate waiter she took from
the bag box of cigarettes and lighted one with
slightly exaggerated ease of manner. Then she
looked again in the eyes of Cork McManus and
smiled.
Instantly the doom of each was sealed
The unqualified desire of man to buy clothes and
build fires for for a whole lifetime at first
sight of her is not uncommon among that humble
portion of humanity that does not for Bradstrect
coats of ShawS plays Love at first
sight has occurred time two in high life; but, as
a rule the extempore mania is to be found among
unSophlstcated creatures such the dove, the blue
tailed dngbat, and the ten dollar a week clerk.
Poets subscribers to all fiction magazines, and
schatchens, take notice!
With the exchange of the mysterious magnetic
current to each of them the instant desire
to lie, pretend, dazzle, and deceive, which is the
worst thing about the hypocritical disorder known
as love-
Have another beer?" suggested Cork. In his
circle the phrase considered to be card, accom-
panied by letter of introduction and references
No, thanks, said the girl, raising her eyebrows
and choosing her conventional words carefully. Il
merely dropped in fora slight refreshment." The
cigarette between her fingers seemed to require
PLANTATION. My aunt is Russian lady," she con-
Guided, and we often have post perannual ega-
rette after dinner at home
Cheese it," said Cork, whom society airs OPP
pressed. Your fingers are yellow as mine.
Say said the girl, blazing upon him with
low voiced indignation, what do you think [
am? Say, who do YOU think you talking TOT
What"
She was pretty to look at Her eyes were big,
brown intrepid and bright. Under her fiat sailor
hat, planted jaunty one side, her crinkly tawny
hair parted and was drawn back, low and massy, in
a thick pendant knot behind. The roundness of
girhood Still fingered in her chin and neck, but her
cheeks and fingers were thinning slightly She
looked upon the world with defiance suspicion and
soiled and expensive Two inches below her black
dress dropped the lowest hounce of helotrope silk
underskirt
Beg your pardon" said Cork, looking at her
admiringy. Il didn't mean anything Sure, its
no harm to smoke Maudy.'
'Rooneys" said the girl, softened at once by his
amends is the only place know where lady can
smoke Maybe it amt nice habit, but aunty let's
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him that the finger of trouble would be busy among
the chattering stems at Dutch Mikes that night.
companion of his perambulations. Thus they
stood, four of the Mulberry Hill Gang and two of
the Dry Dock Gang, minding their P's and Q's so
solictously that Dutch Mike kept one eye
his customers and the other open space
beneath his bar in which it his custom to seek
safety whenever the ominous poteness of the rival
associations CONCEALED into the shapes of bullets
and cold steel.
But we have not to do with the of the Null
berry Hills and the Dry Docks We must to Room
eys, where, on the most blighted dead branch of
the tree of life, little pale orchid shall bloom.
Overstrained etiquette at last gave way 1t is
not known who first overstepped the bounds of
punctlo but the consequences were immediate.
Buck Malone of the Mulberry Hills, with a Dewey
like swiftness, got eightnch gun swung round
from his hurricane deck. But McManus's smile
must be the torpedo. He glided in under the guns
and slipped a scant three inches of knife blade be-
tween the ribs of the Mulberry Hill cruiser Mean
while Brick Cleary, devotee to strategy, had
SKINNED across the lunch counter and thrown the
switch of the electrics leaving the combat to be
waged by the light of gunfire alone Dutch Mike
crawled from his haven and into the street crying
for the watch instead of for Shakespeare imrnor
talize the Cimmerian shndy.
The cop came and found PROSTATE, bleeding
Montagu supported by three distract and reticent
followers of the House. Faithful to the ethics of
the gangs no one knew whence the hurt came
There Capulet to be
Raus nit der lnterrogatores said Buck Malone
to the officer. Sure l know who done it. l al
ways manages to get bird eye view OF any guy
that up and makes show for hardware
store out of me. No; I'm not telling you his name
II settle with UNI mesef Wow-ouch Easy
boys! Yes, I'll attend to his case meself I'm not
making any complaint"
At midnight McManus stroled around pile of
lumber near an East Side dock and fingered in the
vicinity of certain water plug. Brick Cleary
drifted casually to the trysting place ten minutes
he won't tell, of course. But Dutch Mike did He
told the police he tired of having his place shot
up. It's unhandy just now, because Tim Corrigan's
in Europe for weeks end with Kings. He'll be
back on the Kaiser Williams next Friday. You'll
have to duck out of sight till then Tim'll fix it up
all right for when he comes back"
Rooney's one nj ht and there looked upon the
bright, stranger face of Romance for the first time
in his precarious career.
Until Tim Corrigan should return from his jaunt
among Kings and Princes and hold up his big white
finger in private Offices unsafe for Cork in any
OF the old haunts OF his gang So he lay, perdu in
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much queen another. Attend to the revelation
OF the secret. In Rooney's ladies may smoke
McManus sat down at vacant table He paid
for the glass of beer that he ordered tilted his
brimmed derby to the back of his brick dust head.
twined his feet among the rungs of his chair, and
heaved a sigh of contentment from the breathing
spaces of his nnermost SOUL for this mud honey
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~NLY on the lower East Side of New York do
the houses of Capulet and Montagu
vive. There they do not fight by the book
~ of arithmetic. If you but bite your thumb
at upholder of your opposing house you
have work cut out for your steel. On Broadway
you may drag your along dozen blocks by his
nose, and he will only bawl for the watch; but in
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the domain OF the last
Side Tybalts and Mer-
cutios you must OBJ
serve the niceties of de-
pertinent to the wink
OF an eyelash and to an
inch of elbow room at
the bar when its pa
irons include foes of
your house and kin.
So. when Eddie Nc
Manus, known to the
Capulets as Cork Nc
Manus, drifted into
Dutch Mikes for a stein
of beer, and came upon
a bunch of Montagus
making merry with the
suds, he began to OBJ
serve the strictest par
Eamentary rules. Cour-
age forbade his leaving
the saloon with his
thirst unslaked; cau-
ton steered him to a
place at the bar where
the mirror supplied the
cognizance of the enc
my's movements that
his Indifferent gaze
seemed to disdain; ex-
perience whispered to
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was clarI Ied sweetness
to his taste. The sham
gaiety, the hectic glow
of counterfeit hospi-
tally, the self con-
scious, joyless laughter.
the wine born warmth,
the loud music retriev-
ing the hour from
frequent whites of awful
and corroding silence.
the presence of well
clothed and frank eyed
benefciaries of Room
ey's removal of the re-
strictions laid upon the
weed, the familiar,
blended odors of soaked
lemon peel, HAT beer,
and pean d. Espdgne-
all these were mama
to Cork McManus, hum
cry from his week in
the desert of the Cap
ulet's high rear room.
A girl, alone, en-
tered Rooney's, glanced
around with leisurely
swiftness, and sat OPP
posite McManuS at his
table. Her eyes rested
upon hims for two sec
The Washington herald., 1907-11-04
hhSAN ~ AA~AA
Evenings from TO midnight.
Table d'Hote Dinner, 7sc,

Fine Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner
For 15c. New Randolph, 1904 G. st. NV.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-04
SERMON BY DR.. SMITH.
Rector of st. Thomas Church Oh
serves Fifth AnnivcrSary.

Rev c. Ernest Smith preached yester-
day morning at St Thomas Episcopal
Church on the fifth anniversary OF his
taking charge Of that pastorate. His text
was, Render unto Caesar the things
that are Caesars; unto God the things
that are Gods"
Speaking of the work that has been
accomplished during the five years Of his
supervision. DR.. Smith stated that slightly
over 200 families We're in attendance on
the church at the time Of his installation
and that at the present time the number
has been increased 10 over 800. An in
crease from 300 communicates in 1902 10
nearly 800 at the present time was also
noted, and a decrease in the church debt
from $4,000 to $4,000 at the present time
In the course Of his sermon DR.. Smith
dwelt at some length on the hardship
which Washington churches are forced to
undergo, owing TO the floating population
of the city. He stated. however. that in
his opinion this state of affairs was being
very much improved
He spoke also Of the great effort which
is being made to create and bring about
an equalization of opportunity. saving
that on the inside lies the latch of on
portunity" which opens out into the great
field Of accomplishment
The Washington herald., 1907-11-04
EIGHTEEN YEARS IN PULPIT.
DIR. Muir breaches Anniversary Ser
mon at Temple Baptist Church.

mon at Temple Baptist Church.
The Secret Of Continuei Ministry was
the subject OF a special sermon by Rev.
J. ]. Muir. pastor of the Temple Baptist
Church. Tenth and n streets northwest.
yesterday morning. The occasion was the
eighteenth anniversary of Dr. Muir's pas
torate in this city. the longest period ever
served by pastor of this church.
DR.. Muir said in part:
IF there were any apology needed for
the presentation of such theme on our
communion day, should explain that this
happens TO be the pastors eighteenth an
niversary and for that reason has the
subject been selected. II has been Sc
lected that he may be able TO bear testi-
mony 10 that fact, that whatever good
has been received whatever results have
been accomplished il has been due alone
TO the help OF God. lie declares unquali-
hedly that 20 God is ne indebted for
ministry commenced. sustained. and con
tinued 70 this good here in Washington
and with you. There is a personal and
relative side 10 every minister's career.
That which is peculiarly identified with
his own life and that which concerns his
work in connection with other lives, espe-
cially in the pastoTate in which he
serves" Dr. Muir then explained the
duties Of a minister 10 himself and TO
his congregation.
AT the conclusion Of the sermon DR..
Muir announced that AZ members had
been added 10 the church and more than
100000 lad been raised during his pas
tOrate.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-04
AN EIGHT-DAY MISSION.
Rev. JeRries breaches First Two
Sermons

An eight-day mission service. extending
from November to November 10. was
inaugurated yesterday at St Paurs
Methodist Episcopal Church South. Rev.
p. W. Jeffries, pastor, preached at both
services.
His text in the morning was "The
sword OF the Lord and Of Gideon" He
said in part: 1T was the sword Of the
Lord, because there we see displayed the
special power Of God. Gideon was spe-
cially chosen and guided and encouraged
by God. That he. with 300 men. should
fight such a host, shows the victory was
won by the sword of the Lord
There are two sides to all Christian
work-the divine and the human. The
man Of one idea. only. is not the effec-
tive worker. The prayer meeting is a
good thing, but the actual Christian
worker is necessary. Yet the Christian
worker must rely upon God. The 40
waited the ten days for PentecOst. Samp-
son was pOwerless without God.
II we want the success of Gideon, We
must catch his spirit. This will move us
tC a holy life. and mighty efforts for the
Lord and humanity"
In the evening DR.. Jeffries spoke on
Paul Before Felix
The Washington herald., 1907-11-04
HOLD SERVICES FOR THE DEAD
Knights of Columbus Honor Memory
of Departed Brethren.
Impressive Ritual Followed by Eu-
lOgies for Those Who Have
Died During the Year.

With ceremonies impressive in their
simplicity Potomac Council. No. 433
Knights of Columbus last night eulo-
gized their dead of the past year More
than two hundred knights assembled in
the large room of the Knights Of CoIum-
bus Hall, 606 + street northwest 10 at
tend the last tribute paid to the memory
Of Albert ]. T. Hubbard, Charles E. Cud-
more. John J. Sullivan. and D. James
Sheehy. departed members OF the organi-
zation. Francis p. Sheehy, acting grand
knight, conducted the services, which be
gan at $50 o'clock
With the room in darkness but for the
CLEAN Of the four lighted candles burned
in the memory Of the deceased knights.
the services We're opened with an organ
voluntary by J. A. Gauges. followed by
the singing Of the 'Miserare" by a quar-
tette. The reading Of the impressive me-
mortal ritual was then begun. Recorder D
w Carroll calling the roll. and each
knight present answering 10 his name
The names Of the four deceased knights
were called three times. and after brief
silence the word absent" was pro-
nounced by the chancellor. ar which the
candle representing the departed knight
was eXtinguished.
This ceremony was followed by short
address by Francis p. Sheehy acting
grand knight. who spoke Of the solemnity
OF the occasion, and requested that
prayers be said each day by the knights
Of the order for the deceased members
The following eulogies were delivered
For Albert i Y, Hubbard nv Erotn
Deputy p. J. Haltigan; for Charles E
Cudmore, by Rev. Ignatius Fealy, for
John J. Sullivan. by Grand Knight
Thomas J. Donovan. for D James Shee-
by. by Chancellor Joseph B. Fitzpatrick
The services concluded with the singing
Of the Benedictus. and prayers led by
Father Fealy, chaplain Of the. council
The Washington herald., 1907-11-04

Include il In Saturdays sale at Wesch-
ler's. 800 Pa ave. NV. You will be pleased
with results. Prompt returns. Phone I2S2.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-04
GERMANS HONOR THEIR DEAD
Impressive Memorial Services Held
in st. Mary's Cemetery.

~ -" mary cemetery.
German Catholics of the District n
the number of several hundred. assem-
bled yesterday afternoon in St Marv's
Cemetery for the annual services for the
dead.
An unusual grouping. the young and
the old, among whom were large dele
cations of men, gathered around the lit
tie mortuary chapel and Joined in the
procession. led by an acolyte who bore
aloft the crucifx- Following the cross
bearer, many other acolytes. and the
pastor Of st. Marys. men and women
walked in line through the cemetery
reciting aloud the rosary and other
prayers for the dead. On reaching the
chapel steps. "Libera me Domino was
sung by all present
Rev. Father Frederick Jung, c. SIS. r
Of St Mary's Church, Annapolis. preached
to the assembled multitude. reminding
them in fervent words thai 1T is a
holy and a wholesome thought to pray
for the dead. that they may be loosed
from their SINS
The ceremonies concluded with the
singing of ''Schlafet wohl" (Sleep WelD
by the children OF the Sunday school.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-04
First Meeting of Season.

The first meeting of the seventeenth
season of the Society for Philosophical
Inquiry will be held at the George Wash
ington University tomorrow afternoon
at 4:45 o'clock The recording secretary
of the society. Edward r. Richardson,
Ph. D., will deliver an address on The
Problem of the Imperfect to be follow
ed by a discussion. All students of
philosophy are invited. The meetings OF
the society are held at the place and
hour named on the first and third Tues
days Of each month from November TO
April. inclusive.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-04
Anything 20 Sell by Auction

viii be open on Sundays hereafter from,
l D. m to midnight
The Washington herald., 1907-11-04
LOCAL MENTION.
EXCURSIONS TODAY.

To Fort Monroe. Norfolk, Newport News. and all
points South-Norfolk and Washington night steam
srs every evening in the year at $50 and day
steamer daily at a.
To Mount Vernon-Steamer Manchester, daily. 10
{. m. and go D. m. from Seventh street wharf
To Rock Creek Bridge Geological Park. Chevy
Chase and Kensington-Cars from Fifteenth street
and New York avenue every fifteen minutes.
To Alexandria-Feuy steamer Lackaw6nna every
hour and a half from q. m. TO 8 .. m
The Washington herald., 1907-11-04
Music at Harvey

l0c Minute Tapioca, 11zc; 10c Puddine. 7c.
l0c cans Wilbur's Cocoa. Sc; I5c Whisk
Brooms, Sc. J. T. d. Pyles' Stores.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-04
Hnrvey's Restaurant

"a carte. Park Hotel, Winter Garden n. Y
ave. and I1th st. Hungarian Orchestra
during lunch. dinner. and supper.
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1oc JelIycon. 71sc Per Packape,

Specialists I'm Sea Foods.
Phila Oyster & Chop House, 5I3 llth ST. NV
The Washington times., 1907-04-27
Method Of Scoring.

LrrandO is a Datural athlete, and with
his build should he strong contender
for the championship. He has an i'm
mense advantage over the big men in
the running races, jumps and vault
while the ordinary runner would have
no chance with him in the field depart
meut
There is only one thing which may
handicap him. and THAI is the fact that
points are scored. not by places, bat by
the actual record established. a certain
minimum time or distance. as the case
may be being required To count any
thing at all and the record time or dis
lance in the respective events. counting
600 per cent The Hatchetite runner is
stronger in Outgeneraling his opponents
in actual competition than in running
against time. and this may handicap
him slightly
The Washington times., 1907-04-27
MObbing UmpireS
Is Started Early
In the Tri-Stdte

YORK. Pa. April ga disgraceful
exhibition Of rowdyism, which almost
resulted seriously for George Bause-
wine. Philadelphia policeman-umpire
married the second game OF the Tri-State
series in this city with Lancaster yes
terJay afternoon
Bausewiue was set upon by mob 81
500 men and boys. Infatuated at his send
ing Manager Weigand' 10 the
bench in the first inning Tor talking
back" Half a dozen police dubbed
right and left in the crowd and fired
shots in the air, while members of the
York team hustled the umpire TO a
street car i'm which he was taken direct
10 his hotel.
There were broken heads in the crowd
and Buusewine, who was teied by q
chair thrown from the grandsJand, suf-
fercd De inful injuries. Il was circus
day in York. and there were several
thousand spectators at the game.
In the first inning BausewIue called
Manager Foster. Of the Lancaster team.
safe al third base when HerzOg had ap-
Darently tagged him. Weigand remon-
strated and the umpire impetuously or
dcred him to the bench. Later in the
game. which went against York By a
score OF TO 9. Bauscwine gave LanCas-
ter the benefit Of two close decisions.
The Washington times., 1907-04-27
SUMMERS MURPHY
BOUT LOOKS GOOD

NEW YORK. April 27.-Tommy Muir
ply and JOHNNY Summers. Of England.
Will probably be the next sight to in
terest New Workers and Quaker City
sports.
Charley Harvey, who is looking after
Summers in this country. has written
Billy Nolan regarding a 90 with Nelson.
and If there is no chance he says that
Murphy is the boy he wants.
Nolan has stated, on three different
occasions. says Harvey. chat Nelson
will look for Summers. in case the Cans
fight falls through. He intimated that
he was going to take Bat to England
20 get Johnny but as he is here now
there will be no need of the trip, and /
viii be only too pleased 10 sign up.
have written West regarding the fight
with either Britt or Nelson. as sum
merS likes the long route. but If I fan
20 get on with either Of these I viii take
Murphy who is regarded as the best
boy here, and let Fasteners see sum
mers in action.
Murphy and Summers. I know, would
put up q Ted-hot so, as both are fiGht T.
ers from the ground up and If there
IS one thing that sports like better than
another it's action and plenty of IT, ]
will know next week positively about
Johnny. and then viii sign up with the
best boy 1 can ind"
The Washington times., 1907-04-27
WOMEN FENCERS
OFFERED MEDALS

The Washington Fencers' Club is max
ing a rev departure ia local fencing
circles ny Offering three medals 10 lady
competitors
Considerable interest has been shown
in fencing by ladies during the last few
years, and particularly among students
in the numerous seminaI1es and schools
of this city. The members OF the
Feucers' Club, feeling that such inter
est should be encouraged, viii present
the clubs regulation gold. silver and
bronze medals as prizes for the most
skillful COmbatauts, and placed the sale
q armes Of the club at the disposal Of
the ladies on the afternoon Of Saturday,
Nay f.
The competitions viii be open to mem
bers of the Feucers' Club and to the
classes at the different schools, and Will
be conducted in strict accordance with
the rules of the Amateur Fencers'
League Of America. This event is in
tended as the Inauguration of a regular
series Of annual or semi-annual ladies'
competitions TO be held at the Fencers'
Club in the future, and as the interest
continues and Increases there is reason
TO hope that we shall soon see a degree
of proficiency among the feminine de-
voices of this art.