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The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
RECAPrURED ON CRUISER.
Man Charged with Murder In China
Found Hidden on Galveston.

Found Hidden on Galveston.
Chez Foo. Aug. l4-W il. Adsetts, the
former United States marine who was ar
rested here yesterday on the charge OF
numbering a woman. but who made his
escape from the city jail. pending the ar
rival of a guard Of marines TO take charge
o. him, was recaptured at = O'Clock last
night, hidden on board the cruiser Cal
weston.
He was clad in his underwear only when
he was found. Adsetts was the owasr of
the Bohemian Club here.
A silver toilet set marked Gertrude"
was found in Adsett's baggage taken
from the ship Nissin to-day. Gertrude
Dayton, Of Manila, is missing.
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Selica, n. c, Aug. 14-NO. s. a local
passenger train on the Lake Toxaway
branch Of the Southern Railway was de-
rallied and turned over on the mountain
near here. Five passengers were severely
though not seriously injured. and num-
Der of others sustained slight injuries
The track was torn up for 200 feet.
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Tide Table.

To-day-High tide. l20S a. N. low tide. s2l a.
m. and 6:25 p. n.
! Tomorrow-Hieh tide. I2aO a m. and l2.5s p.
n low tide I'D a. H.. and Is p. m
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DEMORALIZES STOCK MARKET
Liquidation Follows announcement
of Pope Receiv erShfD.

New York, Aug, 14.-De noralization was
created on the stock exc hange in the aft
ernoon by the announce ment Of the Pope
Manufacturing Company receivership. and
by the absence of any reassuring news
from Oyster Bay. So ne large commits
sion houses were heavy sellers all around
the room, and extensi ve liquidation pre-
vailed in many quart ers. causing abrlIpt
declines from midday figures. There was
no support and sales could only be made
at material concession IS in prices.
If you are in need of anything. put \
want ad. in The ierald, and see how
quick YOU get result.i
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Condition of the VYnter.

Harpers Ferry. ". Va. Aug. H.-B0th rivers
clear to-day.
Temperatures in Other Cities.
Temperatures in other cities. together with TIE
amount Of rainfall. for the twelve hours ended at
D. II. yesterday. as follows
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
No sympathy strike.

Il was denied emphaticaily to-day by
well-known members Of the Order of
Railroad Telegraphers in this city clat
the railroad telegraphers had any inten-
ton OF or even considered, a strike. in
sympathy with the commercial telegra-
pliers. They would, however, refuse 10
take any commercial messages while the
strike lasted A leading member CT CEN
tral division. No S, who was seen at the
Grand Central Depot said
"All the reports Of a sympathetic
strike Of the railroad telegraphers are
simply poppycock. We have no griev-
ances and, Ike the other railroad broth
erhoods VIC made agreements with the
companies some months ago, and these
contracts we viii not break
The Order OF Railroad Teiegraphers
cannot order q strike unless in the proper
form. A vote 10 strike would have 10
be taken in the division or divisions which
wanted 10 strike. and the vote would
have TO be sanctioned by Grand Master
Perham before il could go into effect.
YOu see. therefore, ;t would take some
time 20 bring about strike If We intend
ed TO strike, which We do not The or
der viii, however, give financial and
moral support 20 the striking commercial
fp1eo~a rrarS "
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Not Pressed by Company.

Regarding the refusal Of railroad teleg-
raphers here 10 transmit messages, he
said:
some Of US were asked to take COM
mercial messages, but we declined 10 take
them, and the matter was not pressed by
the company. We will not take any COM
merciaI messages while the strike lasts.
and / am quite certain no company viii
make that an issue in this city.
To refuse 10 take a nonunion message
is "a personal matter. and though there is
nothing definite about ii in our cOnstitu-
ton we are following the constitution in
refusing 10 take a nonUnion message. If
there was a general order for US TO take
commercial messages now, and we re-
fused. il might be called a strike. which
would be allowed by our rules. but IL
would be in no sense a sympathetic strike.
as they have no right 10 ask US to do il
at present. but there would be no diff
Guilty with the companies here on that
point"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
Once Il Democrat.

George r. Gather is forty-nfne years
old. He was born in Howard County,
Maryland. on February q, 1855, and is a
son Of the late Col George R. Gather, a
soldier Of the Confederacy. who at the
time Of his death, few years ago, was
commander OF the Fifth Regiment Vet
eran corps.
Mr.. Gather comes of a Democratic
family, and was once identified with that
party.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-29

nominations Sl0,Oo0,OoO for property worth
s., 500,000, as vote bait; that is graft. \
would-be governor or President speech
makiBgly sings the praises OF some Amer
ico-Irisho acknowledgements America
Italio, Americo-Japano. or America some
thingelseO organization, with hope Of
votes; that is graft. With neither Of the
great political parties in the Congress
daring to limit immigration for the gem
eral welfare OF constitutional right lest
il antagonize one or all OF these America
something's organizations. thereby losing
votes: that is graft. CpngressmeR inhu-
encing the administration of the laws for
personal gain, directly or indirectly; that
is graft.
Graft has been personihed in pension
legislation and incidentals Graft, for
v0te-mak!ng purposes thrived ia river
Improvement and star route appropria-
lions. Craft was rampant in Spanish war
contracts Graft turned from the ma
TONS public domain, for mOnOpOllstic and
private greed, millions Of acres Of land
Of countless value to the people. The
President Is gradually regaining them,
and any would-be President trying to stop
IL for votes is guilty Of graft
AS long as men are men and ends are
to be attained by votes, there viii be
graft-nOt because the vote system is
wrong. but because TO err is human.
a. J. GREEN.
1873 Clifton street
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The Washington herald., 1907-07-29

Of Christ, Peter seized a sword, and with
il smOte of a mans ear-defending re-
ligion with a word of steel Instantly
Christ restored the severed member
Then said Jesus unto him. Put up again
thy sword into its place, for all they that
take the sword shall perish with the
sword. John, xxvi:52. Christ recog-
niZed but two swords duke. xxii:3S),
one the sword of the spirit. the other the
sword of the state, and in the advice to
Peter He forever prohibited the church
from using the sword OF the state. civil
power. even to defend Christianity, much
less TO propagate it and punish those
who refused TO accept it. Render. there
fore. to Caesar the things which are
Caesars; and unto God the things that
are Gods" Matt, xxii:2l. Religion. or
the duty which we owe TO our Creator,
and the manner of discharging it, can be
directed only by reason and conviction
not by force or violence. and, therefore.
all men are equally entitled to the free
exercise Of religion, according to the die
tates Of conscience" The power Of love,
Of gentleness, Of persuasion. of entreaty.
of evidence, of demonstration, is the
armament of the true follower of Jesus
Christ, and when these are set aside, and
pains and penalties. ostTacism and boy
cott substituted, then verify Christ is
crucifed afresh in the house of His
friends. Truth crushed TO earth will
rise again. and in it's added glory, big
otTy, intolerance, and persecution will
wither and perish forever. Love thlnketh
no evil; love suffereth long. and is kind.
JOHN \. QUINN.
Tskor,a psrk II n
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The Collection Of Ashes.
Editor Tho Washington Hemid:

Editor Tho Washington Herald
l understand from an article in The
Washington Herald Of last Sunday. under
head Of why Pay the Ash MANI" that
the contractor gets over $1,000 for his
yearly service. Now. can any one esti-
mate how much he gets FOR the papers
he collects? The Salvation Army fur
nishes its own teams, and yet makes
money out Of the papers given IT,.
while the ash man has hundreds Of loads
to one Of the Salvation Army
am taxpayer. and yet am one OF the
% l-3 per cent who have most Of their
ashes removed by the outsider. and the
reason for this is the remarkable discrim-
nation of the regulars" Do / trim my
rose bushes a little, 1 have nowhere but
the ash can for those clippings. If I cut
my little patch Of lawn, the grass has to
so TO the can in the woodshed. and one
little basket of grass will put out OF com
mission the contents Of the rest Of the
can. and the discriminating ash man VIII
only touch il for a consideration" I al
ways did object TO paying one man twice.
so I give the outsider a chance, and he
takes my tin cans. broken crockery. and
general refuse Of the household without
poking il all over and having words
about it. I vote 10 abolish the city ash
man and give our papers to the Salvation
Army. Reduce our taxes. which We're in
creased two years ago, and We will take
care Of our own ashes
AIRS ROBERT ZIMMERMAN.
Washington u. c.
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The Route to Great Falls.

Editor The Washington Herald:
Accepting friends invitation. I made
one Of an excursion party to Great Falls
recently. Starting at the foot of the
staircase near Aqueduct bridge. we
bowled along at jog trot sort of rail-
road rate, occupying a full hour in max
ing the distance of fifteen miles or so
up the river. The beginning and the end
Of the route is through partly wooded
region, but the intermediate SPACE is
open country, from a mile to a mile and
a half back from the Virginia side Of
the river. have always felt that. aes-
thetically speaking, the backdoor running
and location of this railroad was a mis-
take. And not even the cyclone devel-
opment' (Which a blue-stenciled car
"ad-" states, is sweeping over this re-
gion'O is yet able to convince me that
my instinct was at fault OF course, 7
am not speaking here from the viewpoint
Of high finance. but rather from that of
the great sightseeing public in Washing
ton and elsewhere, who do not particularly
appreciate this arid region for It's devel-
Opmental capacities. nor the interest of
the Virginia small farmers and others
requiring such a number of sub-stations.
and the generally raw and unfinished
state of the country along the route
It seems that the projectors and man
ayers Of the road chose wisely from their
own standpoint. And it may be that
when Mr. Mclean and his partners. who
are credited with an intention to annex
the Fairfax and Alexandria line to the
Old Dominion Railroad, have made money
enough to justify the outlay, that they
will turn 10 the natural and, so to say.
inevitable. route along the riverside It
is the only picturesque, legendary. and
interesting route TO Great Falls. There
Is not, venture to say, a landscape art
list, poet-naturalist, or nature lover any
where who would not agree that the So
called Palisades OF the Potomac offer by
far the pleasantest and most attractive
locale for this road. running along the
edge of the steep embankment from Lit
tie Falls. above the old dueling ground
Of Clay and Randolph in 1875, 10 a point
just below Great Falls and directly op-
posite the old Maryland gate-keeper's
lodge, or lock-house, which, till the
building Of the Old Dominion Railroad.
was the jumping-off place to all tourists
and visitors, whether by carriage or ca
nal boat TO this point
Years ago, and long before Glen Echo
and its automobile sensations. I Temem-
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49, So
Washington, D. c.
Gaelic in the Big Stick.

EDITOR The Washington Herald:
I note in The Herald Of the 9th instant.
in column under the caption, The. Big
Stick, the sentence, "Blirim cead mile
failte romhaibh annsO anocht," by GER
tain party who is said to be great on
Gaelic" and who gives as translation
Ten thousand welcomes" If you have
the price. For the information of the
Gaelic readers of The Herald. I wish 10
state that there is no such word as
"blirim" in the Gaelic OF Irish tongue in
this connection. but there is the word.
Berlin" with the letter ''b'' aspirated
equivalent to ''bh. and pronounced weir
him" The sentence correctly written is
'Bheirim Cead mile failte romhaiDh annso
anocht'-"I give you a hundred thousand
welcomes here tonight"
Now that there is a thrill of excite
ment in the hearts Of Irishmen the world
over and among philologists on the re-
vival of that ancient language, it may be
well TO remark here that it has been
shown by J. c. Zeus, Bavarian. one of
the most distinguished scholars, that the
Kettle or Gaelic tongue is the most
ancient and important of the groups
which compose the Indo-European family
of languages now classed under the name
of Aryan
The term 'Aryan" is applied 10 the
peoples or nations that have descended
from one parent stock or family group.
and means one who tills OF cultivates the
land, being the first of the two great
divisions of the human family to till the
soil as means of livelihood, the other
division being the Tuaranians, or hunters.
who followed the chase
With the exception Of the Turks. the
Scythians Of Northern Russia. the MoguIs
Of Northern China, the Magyars of Hun
gary, and the Firms of Lapland, all the
modern civilized people Of Europe claim
descent from the Aryan root The ancient
Aryans inhabited the district east of the
Caspian Sea; north Of the Hindu Kush
Mountains and south of the .Oxus river.
The first Aryan migration from the
parent body was the great Kettle migra-
ton which spread over all Western Eu-
rope, but is now restricted to Ireland.
Northwestern France, Wales, Scotland.
Cornwall. in England. and the Isle of Man
In these countries the Kettle or Gaelic
tongue is still alive and kicking" as #
was when from his lips it burst in flames
Con Of the Hundred Fights" or when
the breeze its accents bore across the
CORY plain where royal Brian cheered his
hosts to battle with the Dane. High upon
the mountain heath and in the moon-lit
vale in that sweet tongue the shepherd
sings and the lover tells his tale.
JEFFREY C. O'CONNELL. NJ D.
Washington, u. C.
III Dr. O'Connell will glance at any
late issue Of The Big Stick he viii OBJ
serve that the motto OF that publication
is, IF you see 1t ir The Big Stick, il isn't
so."-The Washington Herald.l
The Washington herald., 1907-07-29
Early Closing Movement.

Editor The Washington Herald.
During the hot summer season there is
ne subject which should more closely en-
gage the attention of the general public
than the observance of the early closing
rule by all stores in the District Quite
a number Of stores are already carrying
this rule into effect; but there are a num-
Der Of shops in which fraH girl clerks
are compelled 20 stand behind counters
until g O'Clock five nights in the week
and until 9 o'clock on Saturday night.
This should be frowned upon by the pub
lie and condemned in every pulpit.
Very lew Of these girls are paid more
than 81 q week II is IN the name of JUS
tice and fair play. as well as from the
humanitarian standpoint, that I appeal to
the people of Washington to vigorously
protest against such treatment Of one Of
the hardest driven classes of workers in
the city. L. KARPEJEs.
Washington, D. c.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-29
Biblical Information Wanted.

Editor Inc Washington Herald:
As there has been some little discus
sion Of an article written by Eliot H.
Thomson entitled Hell Not in the sur"
published In The Washington Herald July
8, I would Ike 10 ask question or two
relating 10 certain statements made
therein. His proper application of certain
Scripture references indicates familiarity
with the good old textbook 10 which
these questions relate
Question las the, parable of Dives
was mentioned. I would Ike to see the
parable as a whole explained in such
detail as to erase from the mind the
least shadow OF doubt as 10 its proper
application. Most parallels can be ex-
planned with apparent ease and the
symbol fttingly applied. II this is true,
why cannot this parable be so explained
too?
He quotes from Romans, Wis. which,
briefly stated, teaches that by Adams
disObedience, sin and death are upon the
race. and that by the righteousness of
Christ the free gift of a right TO life
will come to all men.
Question What is meant by the
righteousness of Christ, and In what
sense and TO what extent will il ever
benefit all men, since at least 10000
heather die every day without any knowl-
edge Of its benefts2
Many would Ike to more clearly under
stand one or both of these questions. and
it would interest and feed some hungry
souls who are tired OF husks and cobs. so
generally dished out, and who want some
thing more nourishing and palatable
NJ G.. ELLIS.
10 Massachusetts avenue northwest
Washington II 4
The Washington herald., 1907-07-29
The Sun, Moon, and Other Things.

Editor The Washington Herald:
The most important things 20 us are
current events. and see nothing more
progressive or practical than the space
given 10 letters from the people in the
newspaper.
Any institution that would serve the peo-
pie completely must accommodate all the
people all the time sufficiently, and at the
same time any individual separately.
John the Baptist is the greatest man. He
is more than a prophet, and "a greater
has not been born of woman" The great
est thing concerning all the people is
mentioned in the prophecies OF Isaiah,
xxiv:23. Then the moon shall be con-
founded and the sun ashamed, and Joel,
u.3l. THE sun shall be turned into dark
ness, and the moon into blood"
No one has said why John the Baptist
is greater than other men. No one has
said what the meaning of the sun" and
moor" is in the prophecies quoted above.
They concern all people on whom the sun
and moon shine. The good wine Of the
word Of God has not yet been served.
knowledge has been increased until to-
day we have a greater knowledge than
was ever before possessed by any people.
Men have better facilities to-day. and
more sources to draw from than was ever
before available. Scientists have a bet
ter scientific knowledge than was ever
before attained. The higher critics
have done a greater work than was ever
before accomplished in their line. 1
challenge them all TO say what the mean
ing Of the sun" and moon" is as used
in the prophecies Of Isaiah, xxiv:23, and
Joel, il:3l / viii put the meaning I have
by direct inspiration against their COM
bined effort, together with all other au-
thorities which the people have. This
test VIII demonstrate the truth about
much bewilderins philosophy concerning
the spiritual world and its inhabitants. II
viii show that the one who showed me
the meaning is more familiar with social
affairs in this life than any Of the people
who live here r. G. SOylERYIILE
MashinrrOu ID 4
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Washington. D. c.
Local Autoeratic Powers.

Editor The Washington Herald:
I am rejOiced that you take interest
enough in city affairs to make the peo-
pies wrongs known in your valuable pa
per. Tie communications Of Mr.. oyster
are both interesting and instructive.
From Mr. Oysters statement. the Com
missioners admit that they have auto
cratic powers. and they appear to think
that they exercise these powers with
good judgment, but all the different de-
partments Of the District government
and the majority OF the employees seem
TO think that this same power is dele
gated TO them. and the ordinary citizen
feels and knows the fact when they get
him into the building where they are free
TO exercise said power
For citizen 10 express an opinion
different from thaU Of the official state
meut Of the party in power seems 10 be
held as treason TO the Commissioners.
and must Toe put down with a strong and
heavy hand. To suggest an intention Of
seeking redress by Jaw. one is made 20
think that one has done a criminal act
and Is also liable to be thrown out Of
the building
It seems 70 he fact that all law
cases are carried to the court of last re-
sort irrespective Of their merit. but for
the purpose of inJimidatng others from
attempting similar means OF redress. II
the Commissioners or the department
where the lawsuit was entered were made
% stand some part Of the expense OF
said suit when # was decided against
them. things would be different. and
possibly the Commissioners or the Of
ncial heads Of departments would be
poorer in pocket. But one thing would
be certaia-there would be fewer law
suits and less drastic Interpretation Of
'ne laws. GEO. 4. LEWIS.
Washington d, C
The Washington herald., 1907-07-29

Der a little excursion TO Great Falls. I
wandered over and among the giant
powders on the Maryland side, and be
yond the rest WIS attracted to a natural
curiosity which is not found on the NiT.
ghaia side of the river at this point: at
least I have never seen IL. 1t consisted
of a large number of perfectly round
and smooth holes or perforations. OF the
size of an ordinary mans body. gem
orally three or four, and sometimes five
OF six feet in depth. and evidently made
by spindle Of rock, operated as a drill
by the whirling waters through consid-
cradle periods Of time. The characters
tic Of all these holes bored 10 such depth
and extent IN the solid rock was the
smoOthness and precision as OF a gTav-
er's tool with which the stones had been
followed out. In their general shape and
appearance they resembled the old stone
mortars Of the aborigines, used for the
pounding Of maize or Indian corn, and Of
which a well-preserved specimen was
long kept as family heirloom, having
been picked up by my grandfather. prob
ably a hundred years ago, on q Massa-
chusetts farm. But those were not more
than for or five inches in depth, while
these were as many feet. II one could
suppose a giant race of antediluvians
The GOgs and Magogs OF a bygone era
such stones as these might have well
served them for the same purpose as the
stone mOrtars Of the American Indians
On account Of these and other rarities
on the hther side there really ought to
be suspension bridge over the Potomac
just below the falls moderate toll
might be collected Of all tourists and
visitors. So that the bridge in the long
run would pay for itself There IS moth
ing remarkable on the Virginia side ex-
ccpt the foundation stones Of an old
flour mill and traces here and there Of
the old lock canal feeder.
JOHN SAVARY
The Washington herald., 1907-07-29
RIVER OF SALT WATER.
Flows Inland in n Greek Island and
then Disappears.


One of the most curious phenomena Of
geography is found on the southern coast
of the Island OF Cepbalonia. in Greece
says the New York Sun. Il is a stream
of salt water which for an unknown
period has left the almost tideless SEE
and flowed inland with volume suff3-
cient to furnish water power To two mills
For some generations the mills were 0per-
ated by undershot wheels which took their
power from this little river OF ocean wa
ter. They supplied flour to the people OF
the island until recently. but now they
have been dismantled, owing TO the com
petition of the larger and better equipped
mills.
The sea enters the land at four points
where the coast is practically on a level
with the salt wafer surface. The four
initial streams unite to form the little riv-
er that flows inland in broken rocky
channel until it finally disappears in the
limestone rocks and sinks into the earth.
This inland flow has continued almost
certainly for several centuries tt is far
too great for removal by evaporation.
chemical combination, or even physical
absorption by pores or cdverns in the
rocks. What becomes Of the water that
is constantly flowing inland and disap-
pears finally In the assures that have
opened in the limestone?
The question mas been the subject OF
much study. but no conclusive answer has
been given It is probable that there Is
an underground channel which carries the
water back into the sea at no great de5th
below the surface. The constant influx
of salt water at CeDhalonia is duplicated.
as far as IS known. at no other point Of
the world