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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
LYESTER TELLS
NEED OF POLICE
Columbia Heights Citizens
Association Hears Ad-
dress by Major.

In an address last night in which ne
praised the present police force. Mai.
Richard Sylvester declared that numer-
ically the present force was entirely in
adequate and requested that an addi-
tional loo men be added. so all the terri
tory IN the District can be more thor
oughly patrolled The address was de-
liVered before the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association at its monthly
meetingi held at the Savoy apartment
house.
zone forgets," ne said, "the outskirts
OF this city dnd the places developed by
railway improvements. / sometimes al
most doubt If the people realize VIVA
conditions exist. There are 64,322 people
living i'm the suburbs and there are
Georgetown 10 be guarded"
The major said that 10 was only by the
most painstaking work that the police
prevented an 0utburst OF crime Ike that
seen IN other cities. He then cited ig-
ures, stating that out of $4,000 worth
OF property lost by WasmngtOniOns dur
the year just past, $l02C3 worth was
recovered and returned TO the owners.
Washington. he said. was tbs second
city OF the United STE -es in point OF
arrests making more than any other
town except Atlanta. In clio sing. the
major stated that compared to New
/ York. Philadelphia, and ChicaC1. Wash
ingtOn w3s a Veritable graveyard for
F. criminals.
The purse suatching which has so re-
Gently alarmed the citizens Of this city
5 ne declared 10 be nothing more than the
waves Of crime seen in other cities
Judge Charles $. Bundy presided AZ
+ the meeting. r. l. Waters and Max
Rich were admitted into the organiza-
uOn-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
NO SHOUTS Of Joy
FOR MINISTER WI
Diplomats Arrival Will Not
Be Marked by Wild
Enthusiasm.

Minister WI Ting-fang, the former
and prospective minister TO this coun-
Try. he Of the polished manner and
irterrogative conversation, will not re-
ceive the wild and enthusiastic welcome
on his second official arrival in Wash
ington next week which marked his
first visit to this city.
There viii be no fanfare of trumpcts
neither viii the bugle's blast ring no silly
upon the city's stiffness. No wilG ac-
claim nor loud hurrah will rise hoarse-
y from the strained threats of an ex-
cited populace. All win be peace.
Minister WI. the only man who could
always get through with that query,
DO you2" will step from his parlor
car 10 his carriage in Washington next
week. Brushing a nasty tear from his
eye at the fond memories brought back
by the sight of the Capitol, he will climb
into the legations equipage, and drive
direct to the official residence in the
midst of an unhOly amount of calm and
quiet.
At the legation that eminent man OF
diplomacy, the charge d'affaires, Tszchl
Chow. viii present the legation to the
august Minister WI for his inspection
and glOriouslv illuminative criticism
once esta bIshed Minister WI Will prob
ably start the merry wheel Of fashion
rolling cheerfully again. But his ar
rival will be a thing devoid Of pomp.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
NICHOLAS ]. WATKINS,
VETERAN EDITOR, DEAD

BALTIMORE. March a Nicholas
John Watkins Confederate veteran.
lawyer, and newspaper man, died at his
home in this city last night after a
brief illness, aged seventy-six. Mr..
Watkins was at one time managing
editor Of the Morning Herald, and did
much work as correspondent for New
York papers. For tWenty-fOur years he
was on the staff OF the Baltimore Am
erican, spending twenty-One years as
an editorial writer.
His work was marked by unusual
vigor and fOrceful argument his edi-
torials on the Panama Canal especially
attracting wide attention. He IS sur
viVed by a widow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
POINT IS SCORED
BY LITTLEFIELO

Representative Littleheld, Of Maine
took another step today IN his cam
paign TO throw every possible precau-
ton around the expenditure OF Govern
rnent money. when he secured coHsld-
Grafton by the Judiciary Committee or
his bin conferring upon the Court OF
Appeals of the District Of Columbia
the right 10 determine the constitution
alitv of any public expenditure.
The bill provides that II the court De
cides any expenditure Is contrary 10 tiiS
CONSTITUTION II shall issue an injunction
preventing such expenditure Although
the committee came 10 no CONCLUSION
regarding the bill, Mr. Littlehelo hopes
TO have it favorably reported "41A-A
the next few days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04

Like medicine, the value of
Fels-Naptha soap depends on how it is
used. Fels-Naptha is made to wash clothes
in cold or lukewarm water. Used that
way it saves time, money, health, bottle
and hard work. Your clothes will
cleaner, fresher and wear longer.
Don't insist on boiling and hard-I
bing in the old-fashioned way. FelS-NaE
ism made for that
When you buy cake of Fels-Naptha,
follow the directions on the red and green
wrapper as closely as you would the direc-
tons on a medicine bottle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
E-SAYING SERVICE
MAY GET BILL PASSED

Prospects are more favorable than at
any time in the several Congressional
sessions that the question has been con-
sidered. for the enactment of legisle-
ton to increase the efficiency OF the
life saving service. Senator Frye has
charge Of the bill in the Senate. aud
a favorable report has been made By
the Committee on Commerce.
From the Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce OF the House Repre-
sentative Lowering mas reported favor
ably with amendments a oil intended
to aid the life saving service. and it
seems likely that at last, after years OF
delay. Congress viii recognize the Saerl-
torious services Of the men who patrol
the coasts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
Some Women Look Sloppy
Beauty and Grace Disappear With the
Growth OF Fat.


There is nothing so repuIsive in u
woman's appearance as an Over-devel-
opmeut or extreme growth Of fat ia
any part Of the body. A wOman's form
Is essentially one Of grace; the lines Of
beauty vanish as fat accunulates, and
instead Of beauty we see bulk. and
what was once fair becomes a fright
People just cant help laughing at a
heavy mother, or a massive maiden
tWLO might otherwise be somebody's
sweetheart trying 10 sIde-wheel
around, with a double chin acting as
a kind OF pilot II is so inconsistent
with a wOmau's nature. So, with all
due respect 10 our women, we still must
say that there are hundreds OF them
who look decidedly sloppy" simply be-
cause OF even a slight growth OF fat
which is first noticeable as a rule
IN the appearance of "a double chin,
resulting IN a waist of thick diameter,
and a bust-Width that
You can stop being a side-show, and
be- instead, your normal self. Of per
feet fern and natural weight. and
moreover be stronger and IN better
health than y0I ever were before ia
your life, and stop ridiCule. by taking
ReuEO.
There is nothing Just as good" as
RengO. For safe by all druggists az
SI.0J per fun siZeI box. or bv mail pre-
paid. ry The Rengo Co., 1923 RengO
Bldg, Detroit Mich. The company will
gladly send you a trial pack age free by
mail. If you write them direct To De
troit. 10 free packages at drug stores,
For sale and recommended in Wash
ington by H. Evans, 924 + street north
west. AfneCkS Drug Store. 14Z9 Penn.
sylVauia avenue northwest; Peoples
Drug Store, "a Seventh street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
CLEMENTS NAMED
FOR LAND OFFICE
Succeeds S. Y. PrOudfit AS
First Assistant
Attorney.

Z. W. Clements has been appointed
first assistant attorney in the Office OF
Assistant Attorney General for the IN
terror Department 10 succeed 5. V.
Proudnt He was born and educated
in the District OF Columbia. He is a
graduate OF the National Law Univer-
sity, of this city. and was admitted TO
practice in the courts OF the District
and the United States Supreme Court.
AIR Clements has for many years
been IdeuUm61 with the legal work of
the Interior Department, especially that
branch of &c arising IN the General
Land once He Is peculiarly fitted for
che position 10 which he now is called.
through his many years experience in
the department, and familiarity with
the wide variety OF legal questions that
are submitted 20 the Assistant At
torney Generals office
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
PARDON SLOCUM'S MASTER,
PLEA OF POTOMAC MEN

The steamboat men Of Washington
and Alexandria have been asked 70 sign
a petition asking President Roosevelt
TO pardon Capt. William Van Setzatek.
master II the steamboat Slocum. de-
stroyed by fire with terrible loss Of life
In New York harbor I'VE years ago
A number Of the Potomac river boat
men have signed the petition, IN corr
mon with other navigators IN New -ork
and elsewhere.
The petitioners set out that C>Seain
Van Setback was not criminally re-
spoBsible for the burning OF the Slocum
and the loss OF a thousand lives. The
ten-year sentence given him. II Is said.
amounts 10 a life sentence as he Is now
over seventy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
HARTJE ACQUITTED
IN CONSPIRACY CASE

PITTSBURG. March A u "a u s
IIartje. John J.. Welshous. his wealthy
friend. and clifford HOOe. his negro
CoachmaE, were acquitted today OF con-
sUiraCy.
Justice MacFarlane directed the jury
TO bring IN the verdict of not guilty.
The jury at FIRST naIly refused TO fol-
low Justice AiacF'arlanes instructions
10 acquit the defendants. and much eX-
element followed They only brought
in verdict Of acquittal when informed
for a third time that they must follow
instructions
The suit was based on revelations at
the trial OF the divorce suit brought by
Hartie in which he named HOOe as a
correspondent. Mrs. Hartje won every
point in the suit. and Il was che rged
that HaIJje, WelshOus. and HOOe had
couspired 10 prove her guilty Of per-
juyed testimony.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04

believed a chance would offer itself 10
rescue children.
But as the floors crashed i'm ard the
ShriekS rose for a moment abcEe the
roar of the confagration, then dled
away IN the settling OF the blazing
ruins, I turned my back
Even then somehow the aWIulneaS
Of the scene impelled me TO look again.
The fire at the rear entrance was UNDER
control and steam was arising rom
wreckage. Men with axes ana shoFela
.AT first it resisted their efforts. then
toppled in at the top.
1.-THE door had been Ja0med closed py
the bodies Of tho children.
Thought It Was Fire Drill.
Miss Anna Moran. principal. was in
her office on the second floor when the
fire alarm rang Il ran out into the
hail." she said, "and beheld tho most
pathetic sight my eyes have ever seen.
The little children were marching past
my door in perfect order, heads up ana
feet keeping time. Their teachers were
beside them. keeping the lines straight
The little ones were smiling and happy
"They thought il was a fire drill
"a moment later the vanguard
reached the first floor. They saw TIE
fames leaping up from the baseiieF Z
/ They screamed, broke fdhkh' anu 20
for the front door. It would no. open.
! The mass turned 10 the rear door IL
! opened inward and was smut. THOSE
/ IN front tried to open 1t. but the AtIle
ones ia the rear pushed against them,
and the little bodies were crushed 10
| death. Others subjected. IL was tou
dreadful for words
Identified Dead.
The Identified dead up 70 late hour
/ this afternoon We're:
| WALTER HERTER, fifteen
/ HENEL a HORTER, thirteen
| EDITH HERTER. eight.
| JAMES TURNER. fourteen
! NORMAN TURNER, eight
/ MAX TURNER six.
! HART (girD.
! MORRIS SHEPPARD.
! JOHN SUPEN.
EDNA TOMMER,
/ ALBERT BALDWIN.
/ JOHN WEIBERT.
! OLGA WERBERT.
! CLARA LCWREY, seven.
ANNIE WELI.M-AN, eleven.
! SOPHIE WELLMAN. nine.
/ SOPHIE BUSHNAN. ten
! CATHERINE WELLER. teacher.
/ HUGH McILRATH, fourteen
! ALBERT GOULD, twelve.
I EDWARD KOHL, ten.
! EDITH CUNNItSGHAM, twelve.
/ DAL. CLARK. seven.
! HERBERT HUNTER, eight.
| JENNIE PHYLLIS, ten.
! NORRIS SHERM An, eleven.
! ERLA GRANT. twelve.
/ LEDA MURPHY, thirteen.
GRETCHEN dorm. ten.
/ DOROTHY BECKWTTH, seven.
/ EUGENE SOUTHWELL, eleven
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
HARDY NEWSPAPER MEN,

IN forty-eight years no editor he's
been received as a patient at the Lon g
view HospitaI Of Cincinnati, ana only
one reported In that time the hospital
has treated 2l59 housewives. 1,264 Ia
borers, $50 domestic servants. $50 other
servants, sos farmers, 2i9 clerks, l4l car
renters 1875 merchants. 1c5 tailOrs. 1871
PAINTERS. l16 shOcmakeTs, SO cigar
makers. IS statesmen, - machinists, q
cabinetmakers. IS tea11sters. IS butchers,
81 bakers, 49 coopers, Is salOOnkeepers.
A. soldiers, 40 school teachers, a Drint-
ers. 50 lawyers, 30 physicians, 50 fire
men, and p Observation-Disclosures
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
Million Population.

It has about a million people. and
IS very wealthy. No good objection can
! be made to admitting it TO the Union
OF States. and there IS strong desire
on the Pacific coast that II be 50 treat
ed. It's people are reported 10 be quietly
moving ~ effect organization for this
purpose.
Some OF the territory that has been
annexed 10 this country has come IN
under treaty stipuiati0ns which pro-
F-ded that 10 was ultimately 10 be ac-
mitted 20 the Union as State or States
1 This was true Of the territory which
by which a large share OF that repu0-
les real estate was turned over 10 the
United States. But IL was not a part
Of the treaty with Spain and Porto
Rico has no guarantee that 10 viii ever
I Doe q STATE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
RATS UNDERMINE DAM;
RAILROAD TRACKS FLOODED

HARRISBURG. Pa. March 4-Musk-
rats undermined a portion of the bank
at the United Ice and Coal Company s
dam at the Cove station. and the water
FORCED an opening and flooded all Of the
!Qur pennsylvania railroad tracks,
pleShlhg traffic for several hours.
me water covered No. ! TRACK. nearly
three IeeI and the other three tracks
about two feet
Fitiy trackmen were called out and
uFe cafioads OF ballast and dirt were
usea ia nlling up the break.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
FREAK LIGHTNING TIES
AGED COUPLE IN BED

CLEVELAND, AIa-rch 4-Lightuins
striking the home Of William Gallagher.
1913 East Ninety-first street, ripped the
building 20 pieces and made prisoners OF
Gallagher and his wife BY tightly knot
ting the bedclothes.
The iron bedstead occupied by the
aged couple was twisted and bent. Bed
clothes we're torn into strings and
twisted into r. score OF knots Gallag-
her and his wife called for help until
exhausted Suffering from cold they
lay in the midst Of ruins, with rain beat
ing down upon them. until after mid
night.
Gallagher is eighty-five and his wife
eighty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
Hundred School Children
Are Burned to Death
lcontlnued Lon 2 ID

CONTINUED from Page One.J
of the helpless. trapped children had
died away forever.
It soon became apparent that the
number of dead would be Iar greater
than expected. The walls or the build
ing. heated like the walls OF a furnace,
viii not be sufficiently cooled 70 admit
Of a thorough search OF the runs Tor
some time.
Realizing this. the authorities have
started house TO house canvass 70 dS-
termine the number missing. All chill
dren found lettering around the ruins
are being sent home so that they can
be accoanted Tor. So.
IN an effort 10 save the scholars was
Miss CLtharine Wiler. When the nfe-
alarm was sounded, she marshaled her
pupils. and soon had them marching IN
straight line down the hallway.
When she reached the end of the hail.
a door opened inward. A great tongue
of flame shot forth, and the panic be-
gan Miss Wiler leaped among the
children, calling on them TO keep order.
Pupil Describes Scenes.
Herbert Echlberger, twelve. a scholar
in Miss Lulu NJ Rowley's ROOM tells
the following story:
THE fire broke cut about 1890 The
ire bells in the school rang out. but
alarm Miss ROwley told them TO sit
still and keep quiet. By this time the
room YVES hlled with smoke, and all
ice children were screaming and yell
ing. anG finally they broke away from
control of the teacher and rushed into
1 the hall and stairway When / got into
the hall the children were rushing down
the stairs which were damned full.
They were packed in Ike sardines
along the stairway and some were lying
/ down, while other were running over
/ those who had fallen. The flames
reached from the basement 70 the sec
Ond floor where the children were
packed in the stairway. The cries were
awful.
with Herbert Grant. 7 Owed head
/ first down the way over the mass of
children. / don't know how we got out
Somebody seemed 10 grab us and pull
us outside. ! saw little children pulling
their hair They were screaming for pa
rents and teachers while the flames wer5
creeping al around them"
Mothers Rush to Rescue.
Outside weer the mothers. They had
come when the news was flashed
through the little township. Hundreds
| Of relatives, brothers, sisters, and
! friends damned the little school yard
and the street Mothers plunged into
the heap Of bodies with the tiremeu and
! frautically tugged at the blGckened,
charred forms while the flames r-ged
above them
Employe Tells of Disaster.
Il was driven from the holacust by
horrors Of it," f. F. BOke. an empioye
/ said Il stayed by the fire as long as
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
IGNATIUS FORD FUNERAL
WILL Re HELD TOMORROW

Funeral services for Ignatius Ford
will be held al his late residence, 81
Florida avenue northwest, tomorrow al
ternoon at O'Clock. Intermeut VIII be
made I'm Rock Creek Cemetery
MIR. Ford was born in Maryland nifty
FoIIY wears ago He served in the Union
Amy during the civil war, and received
a severe wound in the left side. Mr.
Ford suffered from the wound until MS
death on Saturday ne was paralyz "a,
and failed rapidly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
EASY FOR PADDY.

At a political meeting an Irishman
watched closely the trombone player
in the band, says the Argonaut.
Presently the man laid down his in
strument and went out for a beer.
Paddy investigated and promptly pulled
the horr.. TO pieces. The player returned.
who s meddled nit my drOmbOne?'
he rOared
"Oi did" said Paddy Here we've
been for two hours tryin' to pull II
apart, an OF did IL in wan minut!"-
Exchange.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
Employe Tells of Disaster.
WAR OR STEAMER.
DEMANDS JAPAN

SHANGHAI, March 4.-Japan threat
ems a declaration OF war unless China
Immediately suTrenders the steamer
Tatura, captured By the Chinese on sus-
Ticion OF bringing arms to revoIu-
tionists
demand.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
Anty Drudge Recommends Pie for Children

Cross Mot5er-Those children worrying the life out
of me to bake them huckleberry pie But daren't
do it. 1t Leary kills trying to rub the stains cut
Of their clothes, well as the table linen
ANTI Drudge" That's cos you don't wash the
Fes-Naptha way. Let the children have all the PIE
that's good for 'em. Fels-Naptha and cold water viii
remove the stains in jiffy."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04

In kitchens, where there painted walls women often
expense of getting special preparation for cleaning
them FesNaptha the purpose better than
thing made damp cloth or sponge dipped in Fe Napha
suds will remove all the grease and dirt in twinkle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
CITIZENSHIP PLAN
FOR PORTO RICANS
People Want to Join Hands
With the United
States.

The people of Porto Rico are at last
apparently. to be given pohtic4t stat
us under the United States, Here'o-
fore their situation has been most uh-
comfortable.
Porto Rico is not a Territory. as Ha-
wall is Neither is it referred 10 as
district" as Alaska was for so many
years. Its people have the right OF tfia-
by jury, but s. was given 70 shsin JIG
the organic act Of Congress for the or
ganlzation Of their government
They have for years been pleading
for some action which would allow then
TO become citizens Of the United states
which they are not
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
Men Without Country.

They aren't citizens OF any other coun-
try; and when the mayor Of San Juan
the chief city Of Porto Rico, once de-
cIared in hearing before a Compression
al committee that he was literally
man without a country. he told the
truth.
The House lnsular Affairs commute
beaded nv Representative Cooper, has
at last recognized this anomalous CON
dition, and recommended for passage the
bill 10 confer citizenship in the tnltea
States on the people Of Porto Rico. Ihls
viii not assure that the island VIII ever
be made a Territory or a state ouI 10
will give the people certain rights as
citizens which are not now assured u
them
There IS no assurance that this island
Will ever be a Territory OF s5ate'
though 10 Is likely 20 be made Ter
ritory soon. as Hawaii already IS. Ia
wall, indeed. has serious aspirations for
| Statehood.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04
INJUNCTION LAW
THREATENS ISSUE
Democrats Seek Advantage
by Forcing Senate lnVeS-
tigation.
Republicans Would Side
track Measure, Without
Taking Stand.

How 20 keep the question of govern
ment By injunction from being a real
issue IN the coming political campaign
is worrying the Republican leaders
more than they like 10 admit
The Democrats believe they have the
Republicans on the hip in connection
with the issue. and are doing every
thing in their power TO retain the ad-
vantage. They expect that II they can
force the Republicans into a disadvan-
tageous position with reference to the
question, it will be worth a good many
thousand votes In the coming campaign,
and they expect. further. that these
Democratic gains viii come just where
they will be most advantageous TO the
DemOCrats-namely in the large indus
trial CcnteTs.
Reused by Virginia Case.
The ASPECT which threatens to de-
vclop into a political issue between the
parties relates to a specific Injunction
case Federal Judge Dayton. in West
Virginia. enjOined the officers of the
United Mine Workers from trying TO
unionize the employees of q mining COM
pany. The injunction was so sweeping
and remarkable that IL aroused Wig
Orous protest
Senator CulbersOn, Democratic leader
in the upper house, introduced a reso-
luton To have the Committee on Judi
ciary investigate the whole matter Of
this injunction and determine whether
legislation were necessary and. If so.
10 frame a bill. The resolution gave
the committee power to hold sittings,
etc. Ii was promptly sent 10 the Com
mlJtee on Contingent Expenses OF the
Senate for a report on the question of
spending the Senate's money for such
a purpose.
Worried Over Resolution.
The committee has been worrying a
good deal of late about the resolution
II IL reports favorabIy on the PROPOSE
ton OF allowing the Senate's funds 10
be used in this way. the report will
be regarded in the nature OF an in
dursement of the investigation.
Now. the conservative Republicans
don't want any such investigation. and
they are doing everything in their
power to head it of, without at the
same time making II an issue. If the
Committee on Contingent Fund report
adversely, there will be a minority re-
port in favor Of the resolution, by the
minority members, Senators Money and
Clark, Democrats. If it report favor
ably. the difcuIty OF re-refeTTing the
resolution 10 some other committee
where it can be killed viii be increased
very much. In either case the Demo
Gratis think they stand TO gain q de-
cided political advantage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-04

The new Merry Widow Sailors. the sea-
sons snappiest straw creations, in Alice
blue, brown, and black, trimmed q n "a tE
in feathers and flowers. Easily = US
a $500 value. Our price So. - - -