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The Washington times., 1907-08-03
KILLED BY 10000 VOLTS
DIES AS TAPE HITS WIRE

NEW YORK. Aug. "A current OF
1900 volts. diverted into his body
through eighteen feet OF the thin mus
lin rubber of a measuring tape. killed
John Wesener near the Mineola station
of the Long Island railroad before a
horrified crowd OF waiting passengers.
Wesener and another wireman were
restringin8 telephone wires over a new
wagon bridge, under which were this
high-power feed wires OF the trolley
lines Of Glen Cove and Sea Cliff.
Holding a measuring tape in one hand,
Wesener's assistant climbed up a tele-
phone pole. and was just about 10 mark
The Washington times., 1907-08-03
GIRL s WIT AVERTS
PANIC IN HOSPITAL
Telephone Operator Cool
During Fire in
New York.
Rings Up Wards and
Nurses, Giving Warn
ing to All.

NEW YORK. Aug. 3.-But for the
good common sense and cooI-headedness
Of Miss Gertrude Murray, a telephone
operator. there might have been a dis
astrous panic among the go patients in
Roosevelt Hospital on account Of a fire
which for a time threatened 10 be Sc
ious
The fire was in basement room, un-
der the main building, used by painters
TO store their working clothes. There
were no paints or oils in the room at
the time. Harry Fritzen, a butcher,
who was leaving the building after the
goodnight bell had been rung at
o'clock. discovered the blaze and told
Miss Murray. She rang the special
building call and notified fire head
olJc rtt.rs
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where the wires were to be placed when
the tape slipped from his fingers
Wesener, standing on the tracks. had
hold OF the other end OF the narrow
ribbon When the falling tape caught
on the high tension wires his body in
stantly received their Iull voltage. He
stood rigid in the death dealing grasp
of the current. IL was not until by
stander threw a stone and broke the
tape that the body toppled over.
Surgeons Of the Nassau County Hos
pital said the tape, with it's coat OF
shellac, formed nearly as good a con-
ductOr as though il had been copper
wire
Wesener was a widower with four
Childl en-.
The Washington times., 1907-08-03
HUDSON BUILDING BURNS,
CAUSING $4,000 LOSS

Fire occasioned $4,000 damage in the
Hudson building, s96 F street northwest,
about $50 o'clock this morning. The
blaze is said to have originated in a
photograph gallery on the second floor
Acids are believed to have caused the
fire.
Tie Imperial tailoring establishment
DIR. f. H. Waite. scalp specialist, oc-
cupants Of the building, and Stilson
Hutchins, owner Of the structure. were
the losers.
The Washington times., 1907-08-03
BATHING BEACH BUILDING
IS ORDERED CORRECTED

Commissioner West has ordered
Building Inspector Ashford to correct
the defects in the building at the new
bathing beach which was reported by
Assistant Inspector Webster as having
been poorly constructed The building
viii be completed as far as possible with
the funds now available for that pur-
pose.
So poorly has the building been con-
structed. according to Inspector Web
ster, that a maintenance fund must be
applied TO guard against its possible
collapse
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SIXTY DAYS OR $50
FOR USING SHOVEL ON MAN

Isaac Anderson, colored. was SEN
fenced to $50 or sixty days by Judge
Mills. in the Police Court, this morning
for an assault upon William Cook,
negro.
The evidence showed that Anderson
made an unprovoked assault upon Cook.
striking him In the head with a shovel.
The Washington times., 1907-08-03
Church Notices.

EPIS COPAL-People's open-air evensonE, c.
thedr al Grounds. Mt. 81. Alban. Sunday,
Augtst T. at PM special preacher. Rev.
c c. Pierce. DID. Chaplain L. S. A; vested
choir. led by a detachment OF the Marine
Band Take Tenleytown cars. II
UNIVERSALIST-Churc Of Our Father 18th
and L SITS. NV; Rev. John Van Schaick. jr..
I,astOr--ll am. morning service: sermon BY
the -lzstors subject. The Need OF the Charity
Worker for the Church" pm, Y. p. c. L.
It
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE FIRST CHURCH
OF CHRIST. Scientist. 18th and r SITS.
Service. Sunday, II am. Subject. Spirit"
Sunday school. II am. Wednesday, s
pm. Public cordially invited; all seats free.
Free reading rooms in the Colorado building.
14th and g SITS. NV. Rooms 60l and SOC II
pRESBYTERIAN-Beth Chapel. 18th and
z SITS NV. Sunday school at pm: c. Z at
pm, led by Mrs. Jacob Meyer. Preaching
at 8 by Rev. Zsd II. CoPp. Topic: ''5ul-
cide-Its Cause and Its Cure" Prayer meet
ing Wednesday at S pm Come II
The Washington times., 1907-08-03
Women Feared
To Refuse Aid
To the Police

More and more cases Of the selling of
tickets 10 the police benefit athletic
event to suspicious women are coming
to light.
After an investigation lasting thrco
days. it appears that nearly every dis
orderly house within the limits Of the
First precinct vas canvassed by police
men.
Another case Of an alleged demand for
t25 was discovered yesterday when three
of the inmates OF one house stated posi-
G~ely tnat they had been requested TO
furnish that amount
Nine more cases of the soliciting for
the purchase OF tickets in smaller quar-
ters were found.
"A policeman came TO our place" said
one woman. "and requested us to buy
some tickets for the ball game, telling
us that the proceeds were to go 10 the
taken by Kemp.
I'VE asked him how many he thought
we ought to buy. and he said he thought
s25 worth would be enough"
Many Smaller Instances.
Besides this case and the one related
In The Times OF yesterday, there have
been innumerable instances Of small re-
quests, ranging from SO 10 s., all OF
which were made al the request Of the
police.
1t would seem that scarcely house
| escaped the Industrious canvassers.
The statements of the women are
practically the same throughout:
Yes a policeman came here with the
| tickets aad j supposed 1 had to buy
- patrolnan told me that everybody
had to buy some tickets said ore In
mate, and asked me TO take s. worth.
| don't know nov what the tickets were
| for, but l supposed that everybody had
to buy them. and 1 took some OF them.
| too "
| yesterday. liter having admitted that
she bought s. worth OF tickets for tie
/ benefit.
Feared to Have Trouble.
II didn't like to refuse policeman y
/ said one woman. because he could nave
made things very uncomfortable for me
Rather than have any disturbance,
| bought the tickets"
/ One woman alleges that she bought
| tickets directly from a commissioned
I officer of the First precinct when she
/ heard they were being sold
/ 7 knew everybody around here wal
| buying them, ard as 1 did not like thu
patrOlman. 1 went around to the pre-,
/ Cinct and got the tickets from the com.
! missiOned officer" she said.
did he know who you were?" she
/ was asked.
! Certainly" she replied "all Of then
/ at the First precinct know me-"
! Many OF the women attempted to deny
the sale Of tickets until they were
shown Policeman McDonnell's Statement
| in The Times yesterday. I'm which he ad
mitted that he had solicited contribu
tiOns from them.
The Washington times., 1907-08-03
POLICEMEN AID
CAMP GOOD WILL
Women and Children EX-
press Thanks in Letter
to Capt. Williams.

Two mounted policemen assigned TO
duty at Camp Good VIII and the sur
rounding portions of Rock Greek Park
have illustrated the interest which the
summer outings work arouses in almost
everyone who IS brought into contact
with IT, Officers Owens and Clifford.
each Of whom is on duty for eight hours
near the camp, have taken such a help
ful interest IT the needy children and
mothers whom the camp Is benehting.
that a special letter OF thanks has been
sent TO Maj Richard Sylvester and TO
Captain Williams, the latter being IN
charge OF the First precinct station
from which the two officers are as
signed.
The letter expresses the appreciation
felt BY the workers and guests at Camp
Good VIII and By the members or the
summer outings committee for the many
acts OF helpfulness rendered by these
two policemen, who have shown no de-
sire 10 eliminate their assistance 70 the
ordinary formal duties OF police officers,
but have helped in many ways as the
good friends Of the little children ac-
conmodated at Camp Good VIII.
The extensive summer outings Work
of the Associated Charities committee on
summer outings has been benefited by
the following contributions received at
923 II street and acknowledged by An
drew Parker. treasurer
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Died.

COSTINETT-DepaTted this Iife on Satur-
day, August ;. 1907. az his residence. IIs5
Eighth street northwest. PAUL COSTT-
NETT. the beloved husband Of the late
Annie Costinett-
Funeral notice hereafter. Il
ODVILLE-Suddenly. on August 2 1907
at p m. at her residence. 31I1 y street.
ANN CADWALADER NOODNILLE. widow
Of the late William Wocdville. and daUEh-
ter of the late William and Ann Cadwelade-
Schley. Of Baltimore. aged seventy seven
years
Notice OF funeral hereafter. Z
Mrs. Woodville had been III for several
months. but her death came Unexpectedly.
She was a member OF the old SchIey family
OF Maryland. OF which Admiral Schley.
her cousin, comes Her father was VII
liam Schley. well known as an attorney IN
Baltimore Her mother was Miss Ann c.
RinEEold. daughter Of General Ring
gold. Of the Revolutionary army.
The Washington times., 1907-08-03
MAN INJURED IN RUNAWAY.

Frightened at the putting of an engine
under the Massachusetts avenue bridge
near the Union Station, a horse attached
to a wagon in charge of Baptiste Col
man, of Annadale. Va, ran away, upset
the vehicle, and injured the driver. Toe
frightened animal was caught at New
Jersey avenue and G. street northwest
by Frank Poypipro. The wagon was
badly damaged. Colman refused to 20
to any hospital
The Washington times., 1907-08-03
POLICE ORDER OF MAJOR
SYLVESTER WENT ASTRAY
CONTINUED from First Page.)

ICOnLnueu IrOu FIrst Tage.J
If I ban would be placed on any per-
son or class OF people as regards the
sale Of tickets. ne said to Captain VIII
Hams:
''The tickets can be sold to the busi
ness men OF Washington. but the women
in the resorts in your precinct are not
TO be sold any"
The orders. It Is said, were verbal. in
stead OF written.
The Washington times., 1907-08-03
Rang Up Every Ward.


Thel she rang up every ward and
room in the institution, calling the
nurse and doctors TO their stations, and
told them there was a small fire in the
basement and TO remain al their posts
until Il was exunguished.
After calling up superintendent Grim
shaw she sent orderlies scurrying about
the building with instructions TO close
ali doors leading from the wards into
the corridors, 50 that no smoke might
enter and alarm the patients
superintendent Grimshaw marshaled
the male nurses and orderlies. who had
been called to the main building by
Miss Murray. and two lines Of hose were
soon playing on the fire.
Ate Way Through Ceiling.
The fire had eaten its way through
the ceiling and was burning in a food
warming closet CT the first floor when
the superintendent and his men got
there. There was grave danger that
the fire might get up a wooden shaft
through which steam pipes run 10 the
top OF the building.
When the fire department arrived
there was nothing for It 10 do, as Sup
erintendent Grimshaw and his men had
the blaze under control. After the fire
had been put out Miss Murray called
up the various wards and notified the
nurses and doctors that the danger was
over Although many OF the patients
heard the changing and whistling OF the
fire engines not dozen knew that the
fire was IN the hospital
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Special Notices.

STATEMENT JAN. l. 1901
r razee- Potomac Laundry Company, OF
Washington, d. Q. Incorporated IN
the District OF Columbia, 1905
Amount OF capital stock. $1,000.
paid in treasury. ..-..... Si4s 800.
Amount OF existing debts. 54 6S6.G8
/, the undersigned secretary Of the
FraZee-PotOmac Laundry COmpanv OF
the District Of Columbia, do hereby GER
tify that the foregoing IS a true state
r1ent OF the condition Of said corpora
ton as above set forth.
JAMES r. BROADBENT.
Sworn 70 before me this. the second
LEROY MARK.
Notary Public
We. the undersigned President and
Trustees Of the FraZee-P Potomac Laundry
Company. hereby certify that the fore
going IS a true statement Of the condi-
lions Of said corporation on the date
JOHN D. FRAZEE.
President and Trustee.
JAMES F. BROADBENT.
PETER NJ BECKER.
FRED ". MOORE.
II Trustee.
STATEMENT JAN. ]. 1895
Frazee-Potonac Laundry Company. Of
Washington. d. c. Incorporated In
Ile LLELflCL OF 1ollllADldr ASl1-
Amount Of capital stock ----------S1I5.00 900
Amount paid in treasury. .--.---.- 146.5O0.
Existing ts..-..-.-------------- q. -9s
l. the undersigned secretary Of the
Frazee-PotOnac Laundry Company OF
the District OF Columbia, do hereby GER
tify that the foregoing Is a true state
ment OF the condition Of said corpora
ton as above set forth
JAMES r. BROADBENT.
Secretary
Sworn 70 before me this. the second
day OF August 1907.
LEROY MARK
Notary Public
We the undersigned President and
Trustees OF the Frazee-P Potomac Laundry
Company, hereby certify that the fore
going is a tue statement OF the condi-
tions Of sa.5 corporation on the date
above set forth.
JOHN D. FRAZEE.
President and Trustee.
JAMES F. BROADBENT.
Trustee.
PETER NJ. BECKER,
Trustee
FRED w. MOORE,
Il Trustee.
The Washington times., 1907-08-03
We Are Practical Timers.

Roof repairing Is our speciality. We u1GSa
roofs leak-proof and charge little for the work
noI,ay.fb PEzc1icEl Timer. 81 18th 81 nv.
OODOA IA Stove Expert. Phone II. 5T9-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-09-12

are no longer of use as the last legis-
lature passed number of important
amendments to the school law.
The first fall meeting of the Pres
byterian choir will be held at the
Presbyterian church this evening, at
1880 O'Clock. Professor Jackson has
the choir in charge and will sing with
it in the evening, leading the Epis-
copal choir on Sunday morning. Mrs.
Apply will sing with the Presbyterian
choir Sunday morning, exchanging
with Professor Jackson in the even
ing. A full attendance of choir can
didates is desired this evening as the
practice will be started at once.
Ira H. Hamlin, farmerly city editor
of the Moscow Evening Journal, has
accepted a like position on the Morn
ing Union, to succeed Hi Shower
man who resigns to take charge of the
Walla Walla Argus. Ham has been
on the news staff of The Union for
several months and has become popu-
lar with the pencil pushers of the city.
That he has pleased his employer is
evident from the promotion. He is a
Young man of ability and will no
doubt make good III directing the news
policy of the morning paper.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-09-12
TYPHOID CLAIMS VICTIM.
Young Man Passes Away After illness
of Two Weeks.


After an illness of two weeks In
the Walla Walla hospital, Harry Fra
zier died last night of typhoid fever.
Frazier is we'll known in the city, hav-
ing been for some time head baggage
man for the Mcbride company. for
which firm he was working when he
was stricken with fever.
The young man was engaged to be
married next month to Miss Mae Da-
wilson of Salem, Ore. The young wo-
man was constantly at his bedside
during his Illness Besides his fiance,
his uncle J. NJ Baldwin and his
brother J. M. Frazier, both of this city
were in attendance at the sck bed.
Besides the relatives in this city, the
young man is survived by his father
and mother, three sisters and another
brother.
The mother and one daughter ar
rived in the city this afternoon from
Emmett, Idaho but too late to make
any announcement of funeral arrange
ments. The body is at the Cookery
undertaking parlors awaiting burial.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-09-12
WILL TRY TO RESTORE
LANDS HELD BY FRANDS.

CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 12.-Secre-
tary Garfield, in an interview today,
outlined the departments policy re-
garding the land frauds now under
Investigation in the west. Railroads,
coal companies and large ranch own
ers, he declared, are to be compelled
to prove their rights to ownership OF
immense tracts which they now con-
troll.
I'VE are making no allegation and
no accusations at this stage OF the
game he declared. We're going to
see just how much land is held con-
trary to the law or acquired contrary
to law. 1t will mean enormous sums
to the government, and after this no
one will be allowed to get rich Off
the government by acquiring public
lands.
1.-The fight We'll take up this fall is
to be a systematic fight of fair play.
Where railroads hold land illegally,
we expect to see that they are re-
stored to the government. 1t makes
no difference what the impression Of
the road was wheL the land was pur-
chased. Neither can the railroads hold
land which has been virtually stolen
from the government We expect to
call on the Union Pacific. the North
ern Pacific and Santa Fe first"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-09-12
CHINESE INSPECTORS GRAFT
ACCUSED OF MAKING ORIENTALS
PAY TO HAVE CASES
"SQUARED."

WASHINGTON, Sept. FL c.
Dyer of ST. Louis, attorney, represent
ing the Cinnamon of st. Louis, has
laid before Commissioner of Immlgra-
ton Sargent, charges of graft and
persecution of Cinnamon by officials
in the immigration service and asks
an investigat ton. The charges state
that immigration inspectors have ar
rested Cinnamon by the wholesale on
the grounds that they are not eAtitled
to be in the country, and it is alleged
that there are numerous instances
where Cinnamon have been terrified
into paying money to square the
case"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-09-12
An Ounce Of Prevention.

Is worth a pound of cure. There are
many poor sufferers. Consumptives
who are hopeless of getting well-who
if they had taken care of themselves,
would now be we'll. A cough is the
foundation of Consumption, Billiards.
Horehound Syrup will cure that cough.
Mrs. S., Great Falls, Montana,
writes: 81 have used Billiards. Hore-
hound Syrup in my family for years
my children never suffer with coughs"
Sold by A. B. Shelton, druggist.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-09-12
HOSPITAL NOTES.

Mrs A T. Ash of Wallula,

Mrs. A. J. Ash of Wallula, is al
ST. Mary's hospital for treatment.
Mrs. J. A. Vonn of Walla Walla, was
received yesterday afternoon at St
Mary's hospital for medical treatment
Miss J. Lingenfelder of this city, Is
at ST. Mary's hospital for medical
treatment.
Mrs. M. Mantz of Walla Walla, was
received at st. Marys hospital this
morning for medical attention.
Thomas Harshan of this city, was
received at st. Mary's hospital this
morning for treatment.
A. Gilmore of this city is at the
Walla Walla hospital for surgical
treatment.
Fletcher Fields of this city. was re-
ceived at the Walla Walla hospital
this morning for medical treatment.
w. Broke was received at the Walla
Walla hospital this afternoon for med
ical attention.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-09-12
FASHIONS FOR THIS WINTER
STYLISH FIGURES WILL BE
WITHOUT HIPS SAYS Pop
ULAR AUTHORITY.

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Curves will
be questionable and hips impossi-
BILE in winter styles for women, ac-
cording to Miss Elizabeth A. c. White,
president Of the Dressmakers' Pro-
tective Association of America, in de-
monstrating new gowns at the first
session of the annual meeting in Ma
sonic temple.
1.-The stylish figure" Miss White de-
clared, Twill be one without hips-a
straight Lire figure. It's all in the
corset. Nor will there be any fleshy
women-at least, none that is well
dressed
Miss White, who rejoiceS in 220
pounds, gain of 20 since the last
convention, declares she is not fat and
says there is no neei of anyone else
SO appearing unless she is lazy and
wants so to appear. Miss White
said: g..
well dressed women on winter af-
ternoons will wear demi- tailored skirts
of gray, lavender, reddish purple and
light blue, black coats, waists of net
embroidered in color of the skirt, with
mushroom hats trimmed with orchids,
morning glories and roses.''
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-09-12
CAR SHORTAGE,
HIGH PRICES
EASTERN OPERATORS SAY COST
OF COAL WILL BE HIGHER
THAN EVER BEFORE.

PITTSBURG, Sept. 12.-According
to operators, there is every reason to
believe the price of coal will be higher
this winter than ever before, mainly
through the shortage of cars. The
railroads entering Pittsburg have
served notice on the operators that
hereafter no cars will be allowed to
be sent off the lines owning them. This
will prevent the shipment of thou
sands of tons of coal until the order
is resciLded. which is not expected to
happen until after the crop movement
is completed.
The Pittsburg Coal company, the
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal
& Coke company and the Pittsburg &
Buffalo Coal company today refused
to accept an order from the Italian
government for coal to be shipped to
Italy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-09-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

PRAYER meeting of the First Meth
odist church, VIII be held tonight at
100 at the parsonage, Is East Poplar
street.
"Christian fellowship" it's sources
and manifestations" will be the sub
iect of the profitable prayer meeting
at the First Congregational church to-
night at 40. All strangers, and all
not having any other church home,
are invited to spend an hour in soLg
and prayer and Christian fellowship.
Miss NJ. Grace Jones will give a re-
ceptiOn at her pianoforte school, 221
Boyer avenue tomorrow night at s
o'clock. An excellent program has
includes numbers by the best must
cal talent of the school. Prof. A. G.
Jackson will sing and Prof. r. A. Will
liams will render a violin solo.
Ray White, who was first booked on
the police blotter, as one Of the many
John Does, was tried before Justice
Huffman this morning on the charge
of rough housing" He was found
guilty and sentenced to contribute SO
TO the citys strong box. White was
arrested by the police early this morn
ing.
The funeral services of little Alicia
O'Rourke which were announced to
have taken place this morning, were
postponed until tomorrow morning at
$3.50 o'clock. The services will be held
from the Catholic church, Father Var
deVen officiating. Interment will be
made in the Catholic church.
Peter Peterson, a wealthy farmer
from Nebraska, is in the city looking
after his extensive farming interests
on Eureka Flat. Mr.. Peterson is also
on his honeymoon and will spend the
rest of the summer in the Walla Wal
la valley, before returning to Nebras-
ka with his bride for the winter.
~ Mrs. Campbell Robinson left this af-
ternoon for Ann Arbor, Mich. accom-
panlng her son. Harry, who goes back
This year TO enter the medical depart
ment of the University of Michigan.
Mr.. Robinson graduated in the liberal
arts department of that school last
year aid will take post graduate work
IN the medical depar:m this year.
I. :. Bond, county superintendent OF
schools, is preparing new notices set
ing forth the provisions of the COM
puISory school law. AS soon as the no
ices are printed they will be posted
up il conspicuous places throughout
ue county. The notices formerly sent
oy the county superintendent office
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-09-12
LYSONS TO BE NAMED
PERMANENT SECRETARY

OLYMPIA, Sept. IA. w. Lysons'
temporary secretary of the state rail-
way commission, will be named as
permanent secretary of the commits
sion. The position is one that mas
been filled by Mr.. Lysons since the
organization of the commission at
OLYMPIA two years ago. He has been
secretary of the state republican CEN
trail committee for 10 years ana mas
filled the position of secretary OF the
senate for the last three sessions.