The Washington herald., 1908-07-27

At . o'clock last night the noise e6lct
OF AIaj. Sylvester went into eject At
the wiJching hour OF midnight the gum
shoe" men designated 10 suppress the
hOwIs Of nocturnal cats and The rumble
Of milk wagons started on their beats.
At O'Clock this morning II was report
ed that two cats with q propensity for
making the night hdeous had been ruth
Iessly slaughtered. and three naillmen had
been stopped long enough 10 wrap their
cans in cotton batting and provide rubber
tires for their wagons
With a policeman a. the mouth OF every
alley and one at almost every corner. the
noise makers have very little chance OF
existence Il Is merely the fact that the
men are new on The JOB rha1 prevented
wholesale arrests from being made. The
men are not certain what constitutes q
necessary noise and what an unnecessary
noise may consist CT
Il was reported early this morning rhat
Two policemen had been taken from their
beats IN a delirious condition The
trouble in one case started when The
bluecoar was startled BY the cries OF q
Iusty Iuuged- eight-Zoutls-Old baby He
walked up and Gown in front OF the
house ror several minutes and then, stil
undecided as 20 what action he should
take. called up 20 the window and asked
Il the baby could not be Sr1llel Al
irate mother informed him % mind his
own business. and when he mentioned
''Sorrv. but it's the majors orders" he
was assaile5 with q choice 1ow Of H.
veclve in which the slperInte-ls1e-r u-
p1liCes name was not very -avOrably
mentioned The policeman thought IL
over He debated with himself Finally
he began u rave He was -aken 10 The
station in a helpless condition b q broth
er officer
Couldn't stop the Thunder.
The other man 5ucapacirated for duty
Sor the -Ieh- -ried TO impress upon Dame
Weather that the orders Of MAJ Sylvester
regarding the noise proposition included
TIE old lacy herseI-- Whe1 the thunder
-oarAd. 50 also did the policeman roar
HIS threats. eurrsa-5es. and ca5oleries
however. were without effect. ana. drip
ping wer with tie lovupour and blinded
By the flashes q temper OF -ae Game OF
the clouds. which is the way the lady
expresses her disap1rUvZI AT times. the
policeman was rescued by q citizen and
taken 10 the station
From the business section comes the
report Of a young woman stenographer
being scared almost Out gt he- senses
This young woman went % the once
where she is employed 20 write some
legal briefs 20 be sent 10 The courts ia
The morning. She became euErcSsed iu
her work and noticed not the fig1t OF
time. As the hands Of the clock pointed
O. midnight she was startled by a hcarsa
whisper from The street which hade her
Immediately silence the click OF her rype-
writer 8- the majors orders. was
the ua1y reason the policeman could give,
lIlkuen rreIlIad for their safety last
night. II is QruhaH- that many people
will De complaining this morning because
their milk has u1C been delivered They
must have patience The uiLzUau TiH
set there He is Only q little late You
know he Is afraid 20 drive al more than
o walk these nights for fear that the
stopping OF milk - his cans viii disturb
the slurabers Of some OF the sleeping
population
Sylvester Leaves Town.
MAJ. Sylvester did not stay II Vrash.ac-
ton 10 see how the first night Of TIE
'iaosse'' crusade worked. Perhaps hs
wished g uttls excitement Anyhow. ID
went % Ha-pers Ferry. where there s.
plenty Of noise during the night Ther,
they have plenty OF frogs. frogs VIII
loud. hoarse voices ROSTERS that CROW
lt intervals during the night and crtck
cts. evils. and other '-Pests,'' that some
times make sleep a nightmare. Il IS prob
able that 1Iaj. Sylvester VIII attempt 2,
get the police OF HaEpers Ferry % adop
IFS noise ukase-
Il was suggested yesterday that there i
= marked similarity between the procla
nation issued by Mai. Sylvester and rha
issued ly Police CcUuissiguer Bingham
Of New York Il is also reueube-s,
that The Bingham orders were issued
day or two before MAJ Sylvester con
ceiveG the idea Of making Washington
worthy opponent OF the Sahara Deser
tn the matter OF u0lzeIesuess Some evel
went so far as % say that 81 might bf
that MAI Sylvester had gotten q few
hints from the Se7v Eor--ar-