The Washington herald., 1907-07-27


Tor five days Anacostia has been turned
Inside out, and Anacostlans, fearing to go
10 bed. stand haggard. but expectant in
their doorways and at street corners.
waiting to see graves open at the first
loud blast Of Gabriels horn.
Only yesterday the secret leaked TO
Washington, and many a Capitalism who
has heard the wondrous news. viii to-day
turn has eyes to the town across the fats
TO witness the lighting Of Anacostia's hilly
streets with the golden flood of the mil
lennial dawn.
And. true TO the prophecy that child
shall lead them, a guileless. husky lad in
overalls. with a raucous voice and bearing
in one hst pair of ice tongs and In the
other properly tested pair of ice scales.
has ushered in a most portentous sign of
the new era on earth for Anacostia by
giving an excess instead Of a short meas
Ure of ice.
When Col Haskell. sealer Of weights
and measures. yesterday made the dis
covery Of this remarkable state OF affairs.
he hastened to announce TO his superiors
the glad tidings. His heart swelIed with
thankfuluess At the new dispensatlon
which has set in.
Hits Several Sections.
He went over the reports made by his
assistants and then and there learned
that. in addition to Anacostia. the section
of the District have also experienced the
phenomena Of full weight, and even ex-
cess weight, in the delivery Of ice.
We have found that even In scent
pieces an excess Of from 2lk to ) pounds
in weight was given" said Col. Haskell.
confiding to a Washington Herald repre-
sentative.
Fearing lest Col. Haskell had become
infected with the enthusiasm that is Civ
Ing Anacostia visions Of the millennium.
Washington Herald representative called
upon Col. Haskell later in the evening to
ascertain whether revised returns still
extended to the northwest section this
auspicious promise Of a new era.
l realize that my report of the pres
ent beatifc conditions Of the ice industry
appears Incredible but it is true. abso-
lutely true and was only made after a
careful investigation" Col. Haskell said
with emphasis. Il would hesitate in as
suming the responsibility of alleging that
the ice companies gave an ounce more
than the amount paid for were I not sure
of my premises.
Finds Big Excess.
My inspectors have followed the ice
wagons. weighing the ice Immediately
after its delivery, and have discovered
that for > cents the purchaser was OBJ
tanning from Eh 10 Is pounds and more
In proportion to the amount paid.
This, in my opinion, is due primarily
TO the recent publicity given to the al
legged shortage in the weight Of ice. and
though Of an optimistic temperament. I
cannot say that I am hopeful this state
OF affairs viii continue. As a seaIer OF
weights and measures, it is one unique
case in my experience"
terrible awakening lay In store for
the American Ice Company when a Wash
ington Herald reporter called for Man
ager S. A Kimberly and broke the news
Manager Kimberly. in tones OF horror
Tied out:
Why, it's preposterous. I never heard
II such thing This is the first intima-
ton have had concerning it"
Mr.. Kimberly denied emphatically that
the generosity on the part OF the drivers
was due to the commands Of the ice com
pany
why" said Mr. Kimberly, should
people receive that for which they do not
pay?"
There being no logical answer TO such
question, the Interview closed
Hasn't Reached Chevy Chase.
Wei. well. well" exclaimed Judge
William De Lacey, of the Juvenile Court
last night when told Of the generosity on
the part Of the ice men.
THE intelligence. though startling is
indeed. welcome. I can state with au
thority. however. that the reform move
ment has not as yet extended as far rs
Chevy Chase. I trust that before the Ice
magnates experience a change Of heart
that We OF Chevy Chase will reap a
share OF the benefits. In the meantime
my advice TO those more fortunate is to
accept what the gods give you and say
nothing"
Commissioner Macfarland was asked
over the telephone what he thought
about it. He replied that he was too
full Of thankfulness over the good news
about full measure Of ice TO put his SEN
timents in words over the iOng-distance
wire, but was under the impression that
he could condense his expression Of ap-
probation In half column to-day.
Makes 1t a Column.
When informed that 1t was not mere
full measure that was being dnIed out
to the people by the erstwhile maligned
Iceman, but that the people are getting
overweight. he said enthusiastically: |
Reserve me column"
It was reported last night that Presi- |
dent Roosevelt sent a telegram saying /
that the report, if true. indicated that
the miracle would easily prove the cap
sheaf Of corporate reform during his
stormy regime.
Slight Fire in Crawford Plant