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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Humane
Association.
Quash indictments AGAINST Prie.,,

San Juan, P. R.. March 23-Last weel
the Federal grand jury indicted Rev
Fathers Vega and Janice for printing in
the Ideal Catholic an article stating that
marriage celebrated by judges constitute
a state OF concubinage, and that the chill
dren OF such marriages are fllegitimate
Judge Robey to-day Quashed the Indict-
ment on the ground that the offense (.
not covered by the Federal statutes.
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Special paLue, $500 each.
Silk Princess Dresses.

These dresses intended for early spring Made of
silk in the fashionable shades of brown Copenhagen blue
The Jokes white lace sleeves and the waists are
finished with embroidered French knots They very desirable for
matinee and informal occasions.
Special paLue, $500 each
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London. March Z.-Dr. Hall Edwards,
Of Birmingham, who lost an arm in the
course OF his researches into the x-ray,
but who is the discoverer OF a successful
method of treatment for X-ray cancer. har
been given a civil service pension OF $500
year.
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FurS Stored and Insured
During the Spring and Summer.

We beg that have completed arrangements whereby
prepared to store and insure your s nominal cost This
relieves you Of all responsibility worry during the warm months Of
your urs.
Full information &c. given the Ready-to-wear Department
Phone and will send for your furs
hon-Gs st.
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Lingerie Princess Dresses.

Showing number OF models of these dainty dresses made
OF fine bats in white and the soft pastel shades richly trimmed with
dainty aces and pretty embodere These especially desirable for
balls, theater, and other evening functions
$I6.5O each. Value, $3.50
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All Of these historic standards are now
preserved in g vaul: al the United States
Bureau Of Standards. Some OF them are
sealed in alright cases, so that the air
cannot affect their consistency or change
their weight. The Bureau OF Standards
was established in 1901 TO perform the
work formerly allotted 70 the ONCE Of
weights and measures in the Treasury
Department. The home Of the bureau is
on high ground near Washington, where il
is as far removed from disturbing infiu-
ences as practicable There surveyors
tapes are tested on q fifty meter standard
bench, weights and measures are COM
pared 10 the metric standards. watches
and chrOnometers are tested by a clock
operating in g vacuum. and set automati-
cally every day by wireless telegraph
from the Naval Observatory
The bureau has apparatus which is said
70 be capable Of measuring or weighing
the One-hundredth part OF a milligram or
the milionth part OF a gram. The mil
lionth Of a degree OF temperature can be
detected on a thermometer which en-
ploys pure hydrogen gas instead OF mer-
curry. 4 dividing machine can distinguish
between the ten-milionth parts OF a milli-
meter.
The Bureau Of Standards is encouraging
uniformity in weights and measures by
calling annual conferences OF the State
officials who have charge OF weights and
measures in their respective communities.
Already three Of these conferences have
been held and a fourth viii take place
this spring Much of the work OF the
scientific measures seems superfluOus to
the layman, but il is important from a
commercial and humanitarian point OF
view. For instance, ii is conservatively
estimated that 100000 short milk bottles
are used in New York City alone every
day II has been figured that by this
means the public is defraUded OF $780,
600 annually To prevent continuance OF
such things. il IS urged that each state
create a separate and distinct Office for
this work, the person in charge to be
known as the State sealer. and that the
employees Of sealers' forces be selected
after civil service examination
TO-mOrrOW-Amerf Humane
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Broadcloth and Covert Goats.

Jauty Separate Coats light weight spring wear of black
broadcot and CLOTH fitted nted and cuaway STYLES
nicely lined and well tailored
$1,000 EACH
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WOmen'S TaiLor-made Suits

OF chevon serg and pnaas all the co-bondne brown
black, navy military and Copenhagen blue rich striped effects
Tight semhing and cutaway with fuengt sleeves plain
circular and gored skirts Every attractive and stylish
Special paIue $500 each.
Womens Taor-nade Suits in the very styles from the
severely tailored effects with long plain sleeves very elaborate
designs with butterfly sleeves These shown checks and stripes
the spring shades and white with hairne stripes Suits well
tailored of character individuality, and style
Special paLue, $29.75 each.
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VATE showing very comprehensive
w Taor-made Suits Silk Lingerie Dresses and
Spring Coats Represented the smartest
chic fabrics and styles
We offer these suits and sizes both very small
and extra large women.
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Holland Rose Bushes.

XATE place sale this morning first Importation of
Wv hardy Holland Rose Bushes These are all monthly boomers
from one of tie careful growers of Holland and of the
usual high quality we have offered previous years bush is
tagged and the The old favortes
and number of new in the collection
IOc and I5c each.
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While you think OF it. telephone your
Want I'D. to The Washington Herald, and
Dill will be sent you at cent word.
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MOVEMENTS OF vEssELs-The following move.
ments Of vessels hare been reported to the Bu-
Of Navigation:
ArrlTed-AIarch q, Justin at Mare Island Navajo
at San Diego. March 2. Rocket at Norfolk !;
Arethusa at Panama; Relief at San Francisco.
Sailed-March q, Sylvia from New York Navy
Yard for Philadelphia; MayfoHer from New Or
leans for Vicks5urg; Navajo from San Diego for
Nagdalena Bay; lebanon from Norfolk TO de
stroy wreck; Rocket from Washington fer Nor.
folk. March D Iroqnois from Midway for Homo
lulu; Relief from Mare Island for San Francisco
The NebEaska has been assigned TO the Atlantic
feet
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In THE SOCIAL WORLD
Friends View Miss FfOulke's
Wedding Gifts.
BARON AMBROzY IN FLORIDA

Mr.. and Mrs. Craig LippincOtt, OF
Philadelphia, Are Guests of Mr..
Given mt BeIascO-Mr. Gibson to
Entertain Party at Country Place.
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NAVY Orders.

Ensign R. E INGERsOLL. detached duty May.
flower, TO Washington for treatment.
Surg. +. S. BOGERT. IT. to duty at the United
States Naval Medical School Washington.
Asst Surg D. A. SPEAR, detached duty United
States Naval Medical School. to United States
Naval Hospital New Fort Iron Colo.
Asst Surg C. w O. BUNKER, detached DUTY
United States Naval Medical School, 10 United
States Naval ACADEMY Annapolis
Asst Surg c. G. ALDERMAN detached duty
United States Naval Medical School. TO South
Dakota
Acting Asst, Surg. ]. c. CLAYTON. detached duty
United States Naval Medical School and report
10 president naval medical examining board.
Washington, 1903 for examination.
Chief Gunner II. johnson. detached duty Penn
sylyania. 20 navy yard. Puget Sound
Chief Gunner l. E BRUCE. detached duty naTy
yard Mare Island CAL. 70 Pennsylvania
J. GATELY, appointed paynaster's clerk in the
navy, dirty Mississippi.
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crowded house witnessed the open
ing performanceof Nine. Nazimova. at the
Baron Rosen. the Russian Ambassador,
who after the first act went behind the
scenes 20 speak 10 the young Russian
actress. With Baron Rosen in his box was
Prince KouGacheff and NJ. du Thai With
Mrs. Townsend in her box was Mrs. Huid-
ekoper and Miss Pauline Townsend. Mrs.
Townsend's sister-in-law. Others were
Chief of Stan and Mrs. Bell. the Haitian
Minister. NJ. Leger: the Turkish Minister,
Mehmed Ali Bey, and the Persian Min
lister. Gen. Morteza, Khan.
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tary OF the Treasury Armstrong IS the
authority for the statement that three
fourths OF the time OF the nquldators in
the custOm-house is taken in the trans
position OF the metric system units 10
the equivalents Of the American system,
and vice versa.
National uniformity Is desirable in the
opinion OF may people, but 10 some
persons international uniformity would be
even more desirable II has been eaIcu-
lated that there are sixty varieties OF
inches and their foreign equivalents in
this and other countries. l35 names for
foot. ifty-three different distances called
miles, and twenty-nine sorts Of pints. For
the pound and its equivalent there are no
less than Z35. Early necessity for meas
ures OF some sort caused many odd
standards 70 be set 4 yard was originally
the distance between the tip OF the nose
and the end OF the thumb of a certain
Saxon king. and an inch was the length
OF three barleycOrns- Shoes are still
measured according 70 the old Saxon
standards. A No. 10 childs shoe is ten
plus thirteen barley corns, or seven and
two-third inches long. A mans No. is
seven plus thirteen plus thirteen. or
thirty-three barley-corns. or eleven. inches
long.
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A hat sale for the benefit OF the Neigh
borhood House will be held Wednesday
from TO 6 o'clock. at the residence of
Mrs. Olcott, DOB r street northwest
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Hyatt du Bots. of New York, in Balti-
more yesterday. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Peregrine Wroth.
Congratulations are being extended TO
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Kingsbury Curtis, of New
York, upon the birth of their second
daughter.
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In the early days Of the republic the
different States adopted the British
standards Of weights and measures, which
varied considerably among themselves
In 1918 a standard brass yard was brought
to this country from England by F. R.
Hassler. first superintendent of the Coast
and Geodetic Survey. and an American
pioneer in the campaign for uniform
weights and measures IN 1sz7 Albert
Gallatin imported from France a standard
brass troy pound for the use Of the
United States mint From this Hassler
derived a standard avoirdupois pound In
1856 the standard brass yard was replaced
by a bronze one sent from England.
During the French Revolution, French
scientists worked out the metric system
after nearly decade Of study and inves-
LEGATION. the chosen unit. a meter. being
nearly the Ten mnlionth part OF the dis
lance from equator 20 pole. In 1893 a num-
Der Of standard meters were made OF iron
by the French. one Of which was sent 70
this country in $780, In 1S2l the standard
platinum Arago klogram was sent here.
The International Bureau Of Weights and
Measures was established at Paris under
an international convention act. signed
in 1873, by seventeen countries, including
the United States. This bureau prepared
new meter and kilogranl standards Of an
alloy composed Of 50 per cent platinum
and 10 per cent iridium. Two Of each OF
these standards were awarded 10 the
United States. George Davidson brought
one set to this country in 1880 and o. n
Eittman, the present chief OF the Coast
and GeOdetic Survey brought another set
the following year. Both sets OF standards
were carefully sealed until opened in the
presence OF President Harrison and Sec
rotary Of State Blaine
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-10
No Use to Die.

Il have found out that there is n,
use to die OF lung trouble as long a
you can get Dr. Kings New Dis
eovery," says Mrs. J. p. White, o
Rushboro, Pa. Il would not be aliy,
today only for that wonderful medi
cine. II loosens up cough quicker
than anything else, and cures luns
diesase even after the case is pro
nouneed hopeless" This most reliable
remedy for coughs and colds, !;
grippe. asthma, bronchitis and hoarse'
ness, is sold under guarantee at Chas
Rogers & Sons drug store. Soc ant
$l.00. Trial bottle free.
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NEW BIOGRAPHIES.
The State University q Vital Factor
In Bringing People West.

PORTLAND Ore, Mar, 9-proi-
essor r. 5. Tarr, oceuying the chair
Of Physical Geography at Cornell
University. is the author OF geogra.
ply now used as text book in Il
vas, number OF schools throughout
the United States. and in revising
this book is paying especial attention
20 the development OF Oregon and
Washington. The Portland Com
mercial Club has furnished Professor
Tarry very complete data on Oregon,
together with number OF thorough
~ representatives pictures. and gen.
uinc in,ercs, on the part Of the author
is apparent from request for further
photographs oi specific subjects
Washington's commercial bodies will
see that the Evergreen State" Is
properly taken care OF
The Los Angeles Times, the great.
es, paper OF the Southwest; includes
in It's market reports grain quotations
for the Pacific Coast, II is signih-
cant tina, only Portland and Tacoma
appear in this connection. This is
also true OF San Francisco papers.
No section Of the Union surpasses
the Pacific Northwest in the excel
lencc Of lis public schools, and Ore
gon communities are manifest,ng
their interest in the State University
BY urging upon the State the most
liberal appropriations for the main
tenance OF this institution in way
that will enable it to reach its highest
efficiency This was the meat OF a
resolution adopted by the Portland
Commercial Club recently. Public
bodies throughout the Northwest APP
preciate that institutions OF higher
learning are a factor OF the greatest
importance to Eastern people who
contemplate making their homes here.
California people are planning TO
return the visits made that state by
the people Of Oregon and Washing
to,---orobably the first excursions
will be made at the time of Portlands
Rose Festival in June At even this
early date. too, the Alaska Yukon
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Pacific Exposition at Seattle is being
much discussed in the South.
A series Of meetings under the aus.
pices Of the Oregon Development,
League are TO be held this week in
Ashland, Mediord, Roseburg, Grants
Pass. Albany, and stayton. lone
held an enthusiastic meeting las,
week that lasted until two o'clock IN
the morning, Seventy new members
were taken into the Commercial Club
there.
Eastern people are already begin
ming TO arrive on the Spring eolonisi
rate. The disposition is to seek the
smaller towns and the majority oi
those looking for country places in
tend to enter fruit growing or dairy
ing, two industries especially at,rac'
tive in Washington and Oregon
where they bring greater returns
,,ian in any other part OF the country
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A Literary Bandit.

A literary man was travelling In
French mountains when on a lonely
road he was stopped by three high
waymen, his life threatened and his
valuables demanded, His literary In
stncts were to tho fore even In his
extremity, and half unconsciously he
burst forth with an appropriate coup
lot, quoted from some obscure French
poet.
''Holdw cried the leader Of the high.
waymen. "My comrades, this gentle
man ls acquainted with the works OF
our friend NJ. So.and-so! He Is, then
our brotherv'
The purse was returned, courtesies
extended, aud the traveller and three
bandits adjourned to an Inn near by
and spent a pleasant evening
New-York tribune., 1908-12-28
ANNoYs CHURCHGoERs.
Intoxicated Man Steers Erratic Course in Fifth
Avenue and Runs Into Trouble.

Fritz Fuhr a laborer OF No. 3o9 Christopher
street caused much excitement in the crowds eev-
ing the churches neer Fifth avenue and 34th street
AT Q 80 O'Clock last niglc He is now a prisoner
in the New York Hospital in alcoholic coma
and with a badly battered face. In addition he
IS charged with disorder3y conduct, assault and in
+oxfcstion F4Ihr lurched against woman who
was passing near the Waldorf and then showed a
man near him into the gutter. The woman hurried
avav and Fuhr witnesses say. staggered hurrtedly
after her bowling people over and making insulting
remarks.
At S7th street a tall in a dress suit ana
with A woman companion, that FUhr was an
moving the woman, and he ordered him away
When Fuhr became abusive the tall man knocked
him down. In the excitement the man and his
companion and the woman whom Fufr nao io4-
lowed went away
Patroman Haggerty, OF the West Sotn street
sta ton. came up as Fuhr getting to his feet
and as there was no one present to make a com
plant was about 10 send him on his way when
Edmund Prentis of No. 408 West 23d street broke
through the crowd and told the policeman that he
had been knocked down by Fuhr and had watched
his dfsorderIv behavior as he UP Fifth avenue
FIhr was arrested and while the way to the
station house abused the patronlan. In front or
the Waldorf he grpped Faggerty by the collar. ard
the policeman in shaking him off threw him down.
Fuhr became unconscious. and several women,
who knew nothing of the cause of FUhrs arrest.
denounced the policeman for being brutal, and said
that they would complain TO Commissioner Bing-
ham this morning The prisoner was taken 70 the
West 30th street station and later to the hospital
Mr. Prentis and Charles Fordham, of No. 4o3 East
56th street said that they would testify for the
Iice1nan should any complaint be made against him
New-York tribune., 1908-12-28
REFORM WAVE AT NIAGARA FALLS.
One Saloon, Found Open, Raided and Fourteen
Arrests Made.

Niagara Falls X Y, Dec 27.--This city which
had become famous for the liberaity of it's enforce
ment of excise and anti-gambling laws, is expert
encnE reform Acting under orders issued
by Mayor Douglass. the police to-day rigidly en-
forced the Sunday closing law against saloons.
theatres and other places OF amusement Only one
saloon was found open, and st promptly raided
fourteen arrests being made
The reform movement began early this month.
Gambling houses had been unusually bold In their
operations and saloons made little pretence OF clos
ing their bars during prohibited hours. In fact.
the Falls fast becoming known a wide
open" town. Three weeks ago the committee on
public health and safety of the Common Council
took cognizance Of the situation. It was resolved
TO go before the District Attorney with the facts
and ask him to take action.
Before this could be done Mayor Douglass took
the matter in hand. He issued orders for the
stTlctest enforcement Of every blue law that could
be found on the statute books Saloons were
dered 10 remain closed during prohibited hours
gamblers were ordered out of town, Sunday con
certs in the theatres and ''nickeodeons' were for
hidden, and the sellers Of souvenirs were or
dered TO close their bazaars Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-28
SPECIAL HELPS.

Tt Is always pleasant to note the good deeds that
are done for others in the name of Sunsh1ne py
members of the T. S. s. The "Litds Mothers
Aid Association has always appealed 10 the SYM
pathy of T. S. S. members and many extra glIts
brighten the lives Of these little girls through the
kindly thought of Sunshine people Mrs Burns
the president, acknowledges with many thanks
the generous box of dolls toys, and clothing
from Utica N. V branch, sent through Mrs Bro
kawi another box OF bags filed with useful aru-
cles from the Yonkers T. s. S branch; helpful
gift from the United branch of Brooklyn. and some
lovely bags each containing six articles, from
Mrs Crowell, of Brooklyn; also some from New
Milford. Conn. Mrs. Minnie E. Nye, 1. 3 D.
member had a sense of personal thankfulness that
she was able 70 send Christmas dinners TO fifty
nine families; another earnest member secured
thirty dinners come of the poorest families in
the city.
The money list for Christmas was the largest
ever made out the general office, and yet there
were others the president would have been glad
% remember had the fund been sufficient 1t was
not possible to distribute all the clothing received
at the Office, g boxes came too late, but the
passing on will be continued until the last
tfcIea have gone out
New-York tribune., 1908-12-28
PLANS FOR PEACE CARNIVAL.
Ohio Wants England to Help Celebrate Perry s
Victory on Lake Erie.

Cleveland Dec 27-In the interest of peace and
tranquility between two great world powers-Great
Britain and America-pans being perfected to
invite the English government to take part in the
conmemoration of the Tooth anniversary Of the de-
feat of the British in of the notable conflicts
of the War of 1872 the victory of Perry Lake
Erie
Arrangements being made by the State OF
Ohio to promote grand peace carnival and joint
industrial exhibition TO be held on the island of
Put-in-Bay In 1913. a commission has been ap-
pointed by the Governor to formulate a programme
and this winter the State Legislature will be asked
to make an appropriation which will put the matter
in concrete form.
The proposed exposition will run for several
weeks during the latter part of the summer of 1913
and will be known the international peace cen
tenniaL" The site is appropriate and adequate
Put-in-Bay Island the centre Of Commodore
Oliver Hazard Perry's activities on Lake Erie
1t is proposed to have Canada, through Eng
land, share equally in the plans, with a view to
creating a further tie Of friendship between the two
countries.
Ohio proposes that the latter part of PerTy's
message should read not only that they are ours,
but they are and theirs; one people
with a common ideal-peaCe. harmony and prog
ress-divided, not in mind but only by the invisible
lines of statehood.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-28
BOY LOST IN BRONX WITH WAGON.
Horse Ran Away with Youngster and Load
Of Groceries Missing Nineteen Hours.

Arthur Rovitzer nine years old. who lives at
No 1880 Amsterdam avenue, got into a delivery
wagon in front Of grocery store at No 1540 Am
sterdam avenue AT 20 O'Clock Saturday night At
o'clock Yesterday afternoon. nineteen hours later,
he drove up to the stable No. 3O2 West 10th
street with the wagon spattered with mud and
the horse tired out, but everything intact.
The boy was accustomed on holidays and Satur-
davs 10 ride with the driver. James Clifford. hold
ing the horse while Clifford made his deliveries
on Saturday night Clifford had loaded the wagon
with groceries an6 gone into the store TO check up
his list leaving Arthur the seat holding the
horse When hs came out later boy and wagon
had disappeared. The driver and William Healey,
manager Of the store searched the neighborhoOd
until midnigh+. but found no trace of the outfit
Later a general alarm was sent out. The police
worked on the theory that the boy had been kid
mapped and the wagon stolen
The search was continued all day yesterday
until about O'Clock the afternoon. wheE John
McGhee the stableman employed at the stable.
saw the wagon and the boy, all tired out come
slowly up TO the stable. The boy fatigued
he had to be helped down from the wagon seat.
The load of orders was intact, everything in its
place: nothing missing.
The boy said the horse had away west IN
1sath street TO Broadway and north that thor
oughfare 10 a point he thought must have been
Ilingsbridge where he crossed bridge,
Then after going some distance. he said, the horse
tired out and slackened his pace, The boy fell
asleep on the wagon. and when he aW-oke it was
daylight, and he lying in the wagon He
said 1t was a lonely read and in sight.
He did not know where he was. and drove around
all day, he said without anything TO eat. trying TO
find his way back home. Not until he reached
recognize the district, and then he found his way
To he