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HAD FEW DRINKS,
HER $4OO VANISHED
Girl Met Man on Street,
Went to H~oteI-Duped
Him in End.

NEW YORK. July 2I-Accusing a
man. who said he was Harry Bradshaw.
of s. West Twelfth street. Of having
robbed her Of $500 in a hotel in Blocker
street. TO which she said he had taken
her after a casual meeting which was
followed by several drinks and a stroll
in Central Park. a young woman. who
said n was Miss Elizabeth Ehrlich.
twenty-five years old. OF Augusta, Wis,
and whose mission here was to place
a religious book with A publishing house.
appeared in the Jefferson Market court.
Bradshaw denied her accusation We
hemently
Il met her when she came to our
house to look for a room." he said. "Ac-
commodations were refused to her be-
cause she had no money
Here is s361.70 which I found IN the
prisoners room.'' said Patrolman Wall
OF the traffic squad to Magistrate Bar
low.
Il came 10 New York last May 10
transact business for my sister. Mrs.
Charlotte Herreil, who lives in Augusta.
Wis, Miss Ehrlich said. Several
nights ago ! made the casual %acquaint-
ance of Bradshaw. He bought a few
drinks for me and then took me TO
Central Park Afterward we went TO
a hotel in Blocker street. I had the
500 concealed In my clothes. He found
u and o IL. Then he left me.
Il found out where he lived and went
there yesterday morning. I found him
sitting on nc stOOp. l asked him to
go shopping with me and when we
reached Fourteenth street and Sixth
avenue / requested Ps tTolman Wall to
arrest him. which he did
The stories told by the complainant
and the defendant were so contrary
that Magistrate Barlow decided to CON
tlnue the examination.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24

nearly i've miles an hour. The men
found themselves swirled. whirled, and
boiled htther and thither. and with
one accord made a desperate effort 20
swim back 20 the pier. Six Of the
strongest succeeded in reaching the piles
and were hauled up 10 safety.
Six Carried Toward Sea.
The six who were unable 10 make
Roadway against the current We're grad
uolly borne further and further away.
Realizing their danger they shouted for
assistance.
Several fishermen and campers who
had been watching n fun understood
the danger OF the men. Boats Quickl-
shot out from the shore and a race with
death began. Tho fisherman won the
race by only a few feet. for four Of the
members were all but unconscious when
picked up.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
CHILDREN USE ACID,
THINK It HAIR TONIC

SPRING CITY, PA, July 2A-Thlnk-
ing that they had hold OF the bottle
containing the hair tonic that they
had often seen their father using. Har-
old, aged three years, ms Arthur, six
years, the two sons OF Councilman
Stephen Donohue. we're horribly burned
here by squirting carbolic acid over
their heads and faces.
h oldest child lost all OF his hair
and eyebrows and may lose his sight.
Harold, the younger, was burned on
the head AID arms.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
COL. w. S. HAYS DIES;
CLAIMED DIXIE" WORDS

LOUISVILLE. Ky, July 23-Col. w1l
; Hays, the veteran river editor o. the
Courier-Jourual, song writer, and poet,
is dead at his home here Of vertigo.
Colonel Hays always claimed the
authorship Of the original words Of
Dixie"
His most famous song was Molly
Darling the sales Of which reached
2,0O0,0U copies.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
JUSTICE GIVES JOBS
TO HIS PRISONERS

TOLEDO. Ohio. July 34-ToIedO's
wc-khouse socn may become ~tenantless
as the result Of Police Judge Stewards
plan OF supplying jobs 10 all persons
convicted o. minor crimes instead Of i'm
posing 4 wOrkhoUse term.
As the demand for labor in Toledo
now exceeds the supply. the contractors
and business men have entered into the
Justices plan with q will.
When a man is picked up BIZ the 20
Ice and IS arraigned before Judge Stew
art MS story rs heard and then his trade
is found. The Judge glances over the
list OF positions waiting TO be filled. and
offers the prisoner the choice between
a job at good pay or the workhouse.
thirty prisoners have chosen work IN
two weeks.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
New Sport Nearly Kills Six;
Chase Of Real Duck at Sea
DiSappOints BOWery Picnic
Jim Kelly, the Novelty Man, Duped Thirsty Crowd
and Volunteers Owed From Staten Island
Pier, But Sea Worsted Them.

NEW YORK. July 24-When 600 en-
thusiastic members OF the George ROuh-
lyn Association swooped down on New
Dorp. S. l., for their nnUal outing
hotel keepers sent in rush orders to the
breweries.
The organization draws its supporters
from the east side districts adjacent 10
toe Bowery. It's outings 20 down I'm
history as red-letter days for the Bow
cry 10 talk over. Had in not been for
the prompt assistance rendered by a
dozen fishermen OF New Dorp. the
George Rouhlyn Association would now
be mourning tho loss of six staIwart
members.
Since the organization OF the associa-
ton the honor OF providing a novelty
in the way CT entertainment has been
rneld b. Jim Kelly. Of PIP East Four
teenth street, one OF the founders. After
a series OF neld sports. the members
gathered about Kelly and demanded the
big stunt.
Lets chase the duck. suggested
Kelly.
Real Duck; No Beer.
A roar Of approval rose from 600 dusty.
thirst-parched throats. Kelly walked 10
the rear Of BOehn's hotel and returned
with the luck under mis- arm. Not the
expected can OF foaming beer. but a
tough, why. squawking. ca~se-hardened
barnyart fowl: a real duck, with webbed
feet and f~eajaCTs.
This is the proposition. boys said
Kelly: I'm going TO Ike this duck
% the end Of the pier and throw him
on You've got 70 take To the water
and chase the duck. The first man that
catches him gets a ten-spot."
The proposition proved a facer and
only twelve men volunteered. Out upon
the pier the association marched In a
body with Kelly carrying the duck.
Kelly tossed the fowl into the bay and
after the duck plunged the twelve SWIM
Eers.
The duck struck the water with a
squawk and the next instant was pad
ding fer dear life 70 sea. borne swiftly
along on a toe running at the rate CT
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
HYPNOTIST-ROBBER
GETS $4,000 IN GEMS

CLEVELAND. July 24-The robber
with the hypnotic eye has appeared in
Cleveland. a stranger. ~fashionably
dressed, went to the home OF Arthur
Croft. on Chester avenue. last night and
represented himself TO be a friend Of
Mrs. Croft's husband. She admitted him
20 the parlor. end after a few minutes
conversation she noticed a peculiar SEN
sation overcoming her.
When the woman recovered. shortly
after midnight, she found the stranger
had stolen jewelry valued at $4,000.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
WOMAN RAFFLES FOUND,
HAD PLUMBER OF $4,000

CHICAGO July ga m~ild-mannered.
neatly gowned woman said nv the M,
lice TO be a daring burglar. was ar
rested and plumber worth 81. O0O found
IN the apartments where she lived. with
her husband a clerk in a downtown
oFus store and their threesyearSold
The woman is accused OF
more than a score OF -burglarios 81 re
North Side in the last month.
The accused woman is Mr. Noi1tn
Aantz, forty years old. NelHe
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
HAROLD VANDERBILT SAFE;
L0ITERED COMING DOWN BAY

NORFOLK, Va, July 4-The Yacht
Trivia, With her owner. Harold ). Van
derbilt. and a party Of friends aboard.
yesterday sailed leisurely into Hamilton
Roads and dropped anchor OF Old Point.
The delay OF the yacht. which OCca-
stoned some alarm, is accounted for by
the fact that young Mr.. VanSc-bilt was
IN no particular hurry 70 get here"
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
THINKS FLYING ROLLER"

DETROIT. July 2s-That a woman.
giving the name Of Mrs. Josephine Les
lie. arrested in England. July 4. and held
for trial on a charge Of using the name
OF j. PierpOnt Morgan 10 defraud people
In fictitious stock deals. IS Miss Diss de
Bar. who deeced. the Flying Rollers.
Of Detroit and Windsor. out of more
than $1,000, is the suspicion OF Trustee
Preston. OF the Windsor colony.
Trustee Preston will sail for England
in a few days TO identify the woman.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
SKULL AND BONES
FOUND IN A CELLAR

A human skull and the bones OF n
left arm were found yesterday. by work
men. while removing the debris in the
cellar OF a store al 1910 T street north
west The grUesome find gave evidence
of having been buried underneath the de-
bris and earth for some time.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
Hof Rugs
KurOki and Togo Rugs

A special Rug in Oriental coIors and
designs. Made by the japanese.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
Crex Mattings and Rugs

CTeX MattlngS ana Rugs
IN plain green. green and white.
plain red. blue and mixed COlOrs. IN
stair widths and runners. = inches
wide for stairs and Special
yd.
IS inches wide. stair or runner. SOC yd.
SEC I'd
The Washington times., 1907-07-24

Hodges Fiber Rugs
Size Q ft.xIo n. Choice OF u pretty
patterns in this seasons col-Sh or
orings- Special price..---.--- OsIO
SplaSher Mats
Worth. Special.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-04

Oars a heap O f1recracker patriotism all
de time" said Uncle Eben; de kind dat
does all you kin expect FUN it when it
makes heap O. noise.'
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Whooping 1t UP From Paris.

'They order such things better in France. -
Behold how clever they are with a mere
rumor. No sooner does the yarn about the
transfer of the American naval strength
from the Atlantic to the Pacific reach Paris
than il is explained to the queens taste.
Of course the transfer is 10 he made; and
1t means much. The President would not
have contemplated such a step without as
surances of outside support, and these.
Paris is convinced. he has received. And
they are from the kaiser.
1t is a simple thing, if you look at it
through Paris glasses. Germany is all but
Isolated in Europe. America is all but iso-
lated in the latest manifestation of the yell
low peril. Germany and America standing
together in alliance may hope for respect
full attention. They have decided upon this
course. They will in effect be allies. And
this explains Americas decision to send
her fighting ships to the Pacific Germany
Undertaking to see that no danger is In
CURED in the Atlantic.
1t is no mean performance to rear so con-
siderable a structure on hot air. The ques-
ton is How long will it stand? The Pa
rsian journalists are skilled architects.
They can fashion rumor out of less, and
do more with it after fasnioning It, than
any of the guild elsewhere. They have kept
their own country in a ferment as to Ger
many for thirty odd years, bringing the two
countries at times perilously near to re-
newal of hostilites. They have the ear of
the world. although the world knows them
30 we'll They are we'll read for their art ;
and art repeated day after day makes a
sort of Roadway.
What is the game so far as we are con-
.erned? Why try to embroil us with Japan?
Is 1t a development of the Franco Russian
alliance? Do these inglorious gossips de-
Sire us to become. or try to become. the
avengers of Russia?
We are on good terms with Germany, and
Dhould remain We are likewise on good
Terms with Japan, and should remain So
Why should we proceed against the latter
Under any secret understanding with the
former?
After awhile our attitude toward foreign
alliances will be understood. They are no
more in our line now than when a hundred
Ind odd years ago they were blackhsted
This is not to say that in any great compli-
cations We should not assist a foreign
power If her interests jumped with ours or
welcome her assistance under like circum-
stances.
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Bishop Turner.

Probably the most unwise of the negro
leaders in this country in matters of nom
religious moment to the race is Bishop Tur-
ner of the A. NJ. E. Church. His humor is
wholly pessimistic, and his deliverances
most unfortunate. His effort, is to persuade
his people that there Is no hope for them in
this country, and that their welfare calls
for emigration. OF course he has no plan
for leaving America, nor any for the care
OF ten million people In a new and strange
land His words. therefore. where they &C
complish anything. minister merely to dis
content. In his latest address Bishop Tur-
ner declares that the United States Is no
friend of the negro. AS matter Of fact,
in no other country in the world is the
negro so we'll of The American negro is
the most intelligent man of his race in the
world, and enjoys more opportunities of ad-
vancement than the negro anywhere else.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-04
A Nervy Bank Clerk.

slightly rising stock market following
period of stagnation at bottom prices
proved the undoing OF a bank teller in New
York. Seeing. he thought a chance to
reap rich harvest in the street by buying
while the market was low. he 'horrowed'
D0.OlO from the bank without going through
The formalities of signing a note and giving
securities. The market did not respond to
his magic touch. but slumped just enough
TO wipe out his margins. Being then in
debt to the bank for $4,000 without stand
Ing on the books recognized debtor, he
was naturally embarrassed. His reasoning
In the emergency altogether typical
OF such cases. Arguing that he would
probably soon be detected In his little trans
action, and that 1t was just well to die
for an old sheep as lamb. he did a little
daylight burglary work and looted the safe
of a big bundle of cash. which he deity
transferred to a suit case and transported
out of the bank. Returning to the institu-
ton. he announced that he was going on
his vacation. according to a prearranged
plan shook hands all around and departed
He is now somewhere on the high seas with
lbs satchei full of bills to the amount of
about $4,000 and big pistol in his pocket
also borrowed from the bank.
This story differentiates from the usual
tale of defalcation only in the details
Original cause, the same; original sin, the
same. The teller Will probably be caught
and here again the case will approximate to
Its predecessors In these days of wire and
wireless telegraphy it is difficult for an
ASCENDING bank employe or president to
get out OF reach. Perhaps one in ten sue
ceeds finally in evading the detectives, be-
ing perhaps endowed by nature with an
easily disguised personality. But banks are
persistent pursuers. and make particular
point about catching their men when once
they start after them. spending sometimes
In the chase more than the amount stolen
and regarding such expenditures as invest
ments in the encouragement OF this form
OF enterprise. 1t is somewhat surprising
that so many tellers and cashiers and bank
presidents overlook the fact that the
chances are against them. not only in the
stock-margtn game but in the flight. and
try their luck where so many others have
failed.
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Deadly Railroadine

As the details of yesterdays fatal acct
dent on the Falls Church electric line are
developed the conclusion becomes newt
able that the disaster was primarily due
to the lack Of a double track and to the
wTetched excuse for dispatching system
in vogue on that line. 1t appears that the
motorman and conductor of a westbound
car were ordered to notify the eastbound
car-the one that was wrecked-that a
work train moving up the line from
RoSslyn. These orders were forgotten by
the westbound crew until the eastbound
car had passeu. The collision resulted.
therefore, from the failure of a scheme of
signaling which depended solely upon the
memory OF one two men, both intent
upon the operation of their car and the
negotiation of switches.
This system OF railroading Is too ancient
to be considered as worthy of q backwoods
line running two or three trains a day and
Carrying a few score of passengers. Ap-
piled to a busy electric road. carrying hum
dreds and operating scores of car trips IL
IL criminal blunder of management and
should long ago have been prevented by
the state authorities. who are supposed
to be aware OF the conditions existing upon
all the public-service lines in the common
wealth. That 1t has been allowed to con-
tinus to the point of causing a fatal col
Virginia who are responsible for the regu-
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Special price, 3oc a pair
And these remnants =.

ana tneSe remnants:
pairs French Corsets fancy batiste. straight
front. boned with real whalebone, elastics at
tached: sizes 49, 81 and %. Reduced from $3.50
to $500 pair.
pairs Lily Of France Corsets fancy batiste.
straight front. dip hip. boned with real whaebone.
elastics attached sizes % and %. Reduced from
$500 to IS 90 pair.
3 pairs p. \. Corsets. straight front. dip hip;
sizes 20 and 90 Reduced from $500 to $1.00 pair.
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lation Of the transportation routes Of that
state. as we'll as upon the owners and
managers of the line In question.
If single-track lines are permitted they
should be safeguarded by every possible
means of preventing just such accidents.
Mechanical signal systems should be re-
quired and should be kept in high state
of efficiency. The operation of the line
should be frequently inspected to make
certain that the car crews are not steal
Ing switches or otherwise taking desper-
ate chances with the lives of their passen-
gers. Work cars should be run only under
the most carefully prepared plans, in the
hours of light traffic. Their movements
should be thoroughly advertised to the
regular car crews. In short, the ordinary
rules of caution applicable to any business
In which the element of risk enters at all
should be applied from headquarters as
means of preventing heavy expense, as an
investment in that greatest of economy in
railroading. the avoidance of damages.
1t would seem that everything that should
have been done to make this line safe was
neglected. The signal system as already
stated, was loose and Enthusiastically. The
cars We're run at a dangerous speed over
line that is commonly regarded unsafe
for pace of more than fifteen miles an
hour. Finally, and worst of all, a work
train was sent up the line, against the
current of the heaviest traffic of the day.
with only the precaution of telling a GER
tain car crew to call out warning to all
homecoming cars. The situation that eX-
listed yesterday morning just before the
accident could not well have been better
calculated to precipitate a disaster. The
duty of the state authorities, now that
their oversight of plainly evident con-
dtions has resulted in death and disable
ment, is obvious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-04
Comment on Wrecks.

From the Baltimore American.
With unvarying frequency come the tales
of wrecks upon the railroads. The latest
are the smashup at Sunbury. when an ex-
press and freight crashed together. and
the wreck near Washington. in which a
number of persons were injured. In the
one case three and in the other one life was
snuffed out, and the list of injured In each
instance was long and distressing. Ameri-
can railroading Is not the imperfect thing
1t Is sometimes represented to be- but I'M
questionably there is room for vast i'm
provement for insuring the safety of lives
and property. Latterly the responsibility
has been shifted In part upon the shoulders
of the manufacturers Of the rails. The allie
cation that these are frequently defective
and furnish occasion for fatalities is sup
ported by the facts. With the increase of
the weight Of engines and heavy hauls the
rails are put to a tremendous pounding, but
experimenters are seeking to find just the
sort of rail that will bear best the condi-
tons of modern service. But In neither of
these instances were the rails at fault Bet
terments in organization and methods
would do much to diminish the accident
record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-04
Our Barbaric Institution.

A modern definition of patriotism in
this country, rendered by an observant
stranger after spending the Fourth of July
In large city, would probably be Pop,
Snap. Bang!" He would doubtless declare
that the Americans idea of expressing love
of country and gratitude for the bravery
of his ancestors in breaking free from the
shackles of British misrule consisted In
making a. tremendous noise and fouling
the air with the fumes of burned powder
He would be at a loss, perhaps, to under
stand the philosophy of such a system of
celebration. especially after reading the
casualty list. the disigurements, the deaths
the fires and the heavy loss of property.
He would unquestionably regard the ex-
penditure of millions of dollars in fire.
works as a wanton waste of money, which
might be better devoted to some good use.
to charity, to the construction of needed
works, to the enlargement of the public
sense of good citizenship, the establish
ment of high ideals. Possibly he would be
expecting a good deal to look for such an
intelligent display of progressive activity
along the lines of civilization. He would
probably overlook the latent barbarism of
mankind which even in the most highly
cultivated communities expresses itself in
foolish and even brutal ways.
If our present method of celebrating"
the Fourth of July were harmless it might
be tolerated with more patience. But 1t
is vastly destructive. 1t costs hundreds
of lives annually and in the aggregate
millions of dollars Of property waste
through fires. Apart from the enormous
expenditures in fireworks themselves 1t is
one of the heaviest annual taxes endured
by the people.
Each year there arises an outcry against
this process. Police regulations are framed
IN most Of the cities to restrict the wanton-
ness of the unthinking users Of powder.
Hospitals are equipped for attending
promptly and effectively to the victims of
their own recklessness or that of others
Fire departments are enlarged partly be-
cause of the heavy demands upon them on
this day. Public sentiment is appealed to
IL behalf of reform. Parents are implored
to curtail their expenditures for fireworks
and to teach their children moderation,
and to personally supervise the "celebra-
tons of the youngsters. But all to little
purpose. Perhaps there has been some
abatement of the deadly nuisance in places.
the local regulations have been espe-
cially stifrened, but the net gains are so
slight as to discourage those who are striv-
ing for the cure of the country of it's bad
habit of barbaric conduct on this day.
Here and there a few citizens set an ad-
mirable example to their fellows by revert
ing to the old-fashioned methods of mark
ing the day. They organize celebrations
along the lines of community participation.
They collect funds and spend them wisely
IN the means of entertaining large crowds
Of people with speeches, games, refresh
ments and fireworks carefully exploded and
significant of the true spirit of the day
These examples do a little good. May the
numbers of those who believe in that sort
of Independence day demonstration greatly
increase,
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Furniture Department.

l White Enameled Settee. upholstered In ere
tonne. Reduced from $50 90 to $1,000.
J White Enameled Arm Chair. to match the
above settee: Reduced from $500 to $780,
4 White Enameled Arm Rocker. to match the
above chair. Reduced from $500 81 30
White Enameled Chair, cane seat and back;
fitted with removable cretonne cushions Reduced
from $500 to $3.50.
White -Enameled Rocker. to match the above
chair. Reduced from $1,000 to $500.
White Enameled Wing Chair cane back. re-
movable cretonne cushions. Reduced from 500. 90
to $1,000.
l White Enameled Arm Chair. with Japanese
upholstery. Reduced from $500 to 81 so.
l White Enameled Rocker, to match the above
chair: Reduced from $500 to $3.50
Natural finish Settee. double woven cane seat
Reduced from S3.95 to s.. 95.
Natural-fnsh Settee. double woven cane seat
and back. Reduced from 100 to So. 80.
Natural-fnlsh Arm Chair cane seat Reduced
from $3.50 to S295.
Natural-finish Folding Arm Chairs with canvas
and carpet seats: bolted together Reduced from
81 so to 81 45 each.
Green finish Rattan Swing. complete with rope
etc. for hanging Reduced from 500 90 to 81 p3
Sixth floor, st.