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The Washington times., 1908-02-29
POSTAL SERVICE
FOR WARSHIPS
House Committee Would
Correct Difficulties Of
Sailors.

Every United States nava! vessel will
be a floating postoffce, II the ne~ pro-
visions of the naval appropriation bill
for conduct OF the naval postofficss
carry. There has long been complaint
about the difficulty Of getting mail
safely and promptly handled ana deiiv-
cred at sea. IT. the naval service. The
House Committee on POstoffces has de-
termined 20 enact reform.
TO this end. it has been determined
to provide. in this years bali, for tie
establishment on every ship Of Iosta!
official, who viii be an enlisted man.
under bond to the postal department
for proper service. lie will gather and
deliver mail. and, what IS even more
important, will be empowered TO issue
and 10 cash money orders. and TO regis
! ter and receipt for registered parcels.
Transmission OF money from mau-o' o.
warsmen has been difficult and precari-
Gus heretofore. and losses have been
| heavy Especially when. on long
| cruises. the officers and men are anxious
/ to send a good deal OF money home, IL
/ has been difficult IN the extreme.
/ Hereafter. If the naval postal pro-
! vision become a law. every squadron or
/ fleet will have special arrangements for
| collecting and delivering mail among
| the various vessels: some expert VIII be
/ kept who viii know all about the sail
/ ines of mails, and viii serve notice IN
/ due season. Thus. with the Pacific flee
/ so long as IL is serving in the western
| ocean. there viii by. maintained a special
| service Of small boats 10 gather and dis
| tribute mail among the vessels.
/ Another important provision Of tie
| new bill is that for extending TIE expert
ments ia the collection of mails by auto.
/ Ia Milwaukee and Detroit experiment.
| with this plan have been in progress
/ for some time, and with much success.
/ Special auto postal cars have Leen built.
TO carry two clerks, and arranged with
! ptgeOn-uOled compartments just like d
railroad mail car, but on q small scale,
/ so that the mails may ne sorted during
/ the rounds of the car. This plan will
he carried on IN number OF cities the
coming year, with a more liberal ap-
prOpriatiOn.
The Washington times., 1908-02-29
STEAMBOATS, TO NORFOLK
CARRY MANY PASSENGERS

Washington is a Mecca for strangers
at all times. bat the early spring Is
the season when the greatest number OF
visitors is within the Citys gates The
Capital is the objective point exclusive
~ with hundreds. while others merely
sojOuTn here for a few days while en-
route 20 the North or 10 the Florida re
sorts and other recreation spots Of the
far South.
A good deal Of this traffic is via the
superb steamers OF the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company, which
maintains daily service the year round
with this city and Norfolk. Voyaging
board these boats Is a rare pleasure,
thanks TO their superior acCOmmOda-
tons. convenient schedule and liberal
mana cement. One night is required 10
complete the trip to Norfolk, steamers
leaving at 80 p. n and arriving early
in the morning. There are ticket Of
fees at Seventh street wharf and at 105
Fourteenth street, first floor of the
Colorado building
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BRICKLAYERS FIRM,
WILL LEAD STRIKE
Plan Spring c a m paig n
Against Employment of
NOn-UniOn Men.
To Act Under Leadership Of
international President
Bowen.

Under the leadership of international
President William J. Bowen. the Brick
layers and SJOnemasOns' Union is
planning a campaign against local
builders who employ nOnunion men.
which is 10 be inaugurated with the
opening of the spring building season.
Conferences with the executive commit
tee OF the local have been held in the
headquarters at Costello's nall. Sixth
and q streets northwest, but none Of
the proposed movements viii be di-
vulged President Bowen expects to
remain in Washington.
News OF the action taken by the Brick
layers Union at the special meeting
irrld IN Odd Fellows hall Thursday
evening, printed exclusively in The
Times yesterday. was received with
rejoicing by the other building trades
Every one of the affiliated trades In the
building industry was watching closely
the outcome OF the meeting, as upon IT
depended the continuance or the break
ing of the present building trades strike,
,, hich has been on since last spring.
Strike Breakers Subdued.
Although before the meeting there had
AELL aDlul emily a wei utiAiAEAA AAADf
ment TO break the strike and return to
work, this opposition 10 the strike failed
10 develop at the meeting after Presl-
dent Bowen spoke. He went armed with
a copy Of The Times containing a story
Of the true situation and the call for "a
meeting. He pbnted out that 10 would
uG folly TO turn back now, that they had
burned their bridges behind them, and
could not turn al this crucial moment.
BY going hack they would have every
hing 10 lose and nothing 10 gain They
had 40 guarantee that their hours would
not ne Increased and their wages cut,
and thus TO abandon the fight without
obtaining some of the principles for
which they entered 1t would be cow
aTdly.
Other Trades Follow.
All the other trades involved in the
fight have called meetings and viii fol-
low ND. the action of the bricklaysrs,
will pledge their support and become
more active factors in the fight With
the bricklayers in line all the other
trades are prepared TO stand firm. The
only thing that viii stop an active and
hard fight il is said, is a just basis OF
arbitration. This would be acceptable
10 the trades, were they assured that
they would receive justice at the hands
ui the aTbiteTs-
The Washington times., 1908-02-29
Danger in Watering.

Referring to authorizations IN the sup
ply the bulletin says:
FINALLY word or two should be SAID
a. to the general import Of these sdul~
teratlong OF the Washington milk sup
Div. First. the fact that forty-eight OF
the samples analysed conteined tess
than as per cent Of fat is not IN user
a matter of serious import. for the red-
son that the milk OF perfectly ReaitI1E-
cows frequently contains less than %
uer cent of fat, and yet no one could
Question the value Of such mix as
food. Then. again, We note that the
rs1Dirernents here in the District or
Columbia regarding the fat content or
milk are higher than the United states
standard controlling the composition OF
milk offered for sale under the laws
governing interstate commerce, mis- IN
itself may indicate possibly that the re
quirements governing the percentage OF
fat in milk within the District OF Co
IuTnbia are a Jrihe too high.
As already pointed out. the watering
OF milk is a practice which should be
vigorously condemned and controlled by
rigorous enforcement of the law. for the
The Washington times., 1908-02-29
Young Actress Will APP
pear at BeIasco Theater
Shortly.

Announcement is made Of the engage
ment OF Miss Rosetta DewaTt Brice.
The Washington times., 1908-02-29
REMOVAL OF JURIST
NOW UP TO THE HOUSE

RICHMOND. Va, Feb. 29-The house
IS expected to take up for consideration
today the report OF the committee on
courts Of justice recommending the re-
moval by the Legislature Of Judge j.
w. { Blackstone, OF the eleventh ju-
diCiai district
Judge Blackstone is charged with inn
morality and incOmpetency. and the
committee finds that there is justifica-
ton for the charges. Its report is
signed by every member except John
Rev, of Accomac, who, il is understood,
viii make no attempt to prevent Judge
Blackstone's removal from the bench.
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daughter Of MT. and Mrs. Edward L.
Brice. to Horace Carpenter hurlbutt 1r.
The wedding will take place early IN
.he fall
Miss Brice became known here last
summer while she was a member or me
Belasco stock company. playing the sea
son N minor roles. She ~ graduate
of a local theatrical school
II was announced a few weeks ago
that she had been engaged to plaf with
the Telasco stock company the coming
season.
The Washington times., 1908-02-29
CALLS WOMAN "0LD HEN"
PRIVILEGE COSTS S501

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2s--For calling Mrs
Annie G. Kerons an cold hen" and a
cat" in a dispute. Albert Block has
been ordered by q jury 10 pay her 81
actual damage and $50 punitive dam
ages.
Block denied using the words. but wit
nesses say he did.
The Washington times., 1908-02-29

The milk supply of Washington is
practically free from artificial coioring
matter and personalities. according to
q section Of a vOluminous bulletin on
MIX. and It's Relation 10 the Public
Health" just issued by the hygienic
laboratory Of the Public Health and
Marine Hospital Service.
The bulletin makes the statement that
the consensus of opinion of medical
men and practical dairymen is that a
clean. cold mix Of a high grade Of pur-
ity cannot be sold 10 the consumer at
less than from to 10 cents a quart,
and that it IS evident that this price
puts milk Of proper quality beyond
the reach Of the poorer classes.
The bulletin is probably the most
complete work on this subject ever is
sued by any branch OF the Government.
II is by various authors. and is the re-
suit Of Investigations lasting several
months An. entire section Is devoted
to the Washington milk supply. and
every phase OF the question in the Dis
trict of Columbia is thoroughly treated
Begun by DR.. Magruder.
II was through the initiative of DIT
G. Lloyd Magruder that this investiga-
ton OF milk and It's relation 10 public
health ia Washington was Instituted by
the Public Health and Marine HOspita
Service. In June, 1901, Dr. MagrudeI
addressed a letter to President RoOse-
welt, suggesting that he direct the bu'
reau TO make an investigation OF the
milk industry I'm the District from tn'
farm to the consumer. The suggestion
met with the Presidents approval. an6
he referred the matter TO Surgeon Gen
eraI Wyman. with instructions 10 con
duct the inves' igstion-
So far as tn experimental woTk OF
the subject was concerned, the principa
object was to determine the genera
character of the milk at present sup
pIied TO the consumer in Washlngi on
with this I'm view, routine chemsca
analysis was made Of milk offered To-
sale bv various dealers from July
1e17 TO September p. of the same year
From the totals given in the tables
II is seen that ont Of 452 samples ana
lived. Hfty-fve were found 10 be peloN
standard. fOrty-eight contained les'
than IS per cent fat, and seventeen
gave evidence Of having been watered
out OF the total number Of samples, -
contained measurable amounts OF dlIl
ONLY one of the samples was FOUND U
contain preserystives. This paruculs
saunIe contained small amounts
bo~ir acid. None of the samples con
III a.TTss-r IA
The Washington times., 1908-02-29
CHILDREN EAT RAW FLOUR
FATHER STOLE FROM STORE

FRANK IN, Pa. Feb. "a man out
of work To-Day stole sack o. flour from
"a store after he had been refused credit.
Policeman Edward Suiley was sent to
the mans home 10 arrest him, but vixen
he got there he found children eating
the -four from the sack. He returned TO
tile store and said he would not make
the arrest.
The grocer didn't press the case
The Washington times., 1908-02-29
Washington Mix Free
From Harmful AduLterantS
Result of investigation Instituted by DR.. q.
Lloyd Magruder Shows Many Interesting
FaCts-Dirt the Greatest Foe to
Sanitary Product

reason that such practice is not only
fraudulent but also a serious menace
to the health Of the community by rea-
son of the fact that the milk Elay be
come infected with pathogenlc organ
isms as the result of the addition of pol
luted water. and ordinarily the dairy
man who waters his milk does not stop
TO consider the character Of the water
which ne is adding thereto.
IN fact, the degree Of water pollu-
ton which might seriously contaminate
and infect milk supply. if the water
were added to the milk, would probably
under most circumstances be exceed
ingly difficult to detect. The only way.
therefore, 10 control such situation
is simply TO prevent by law the addition
OF water 10 milk In any form. Accord
| ing TO Atlee, impure water Is one Of
the most frequent sources Of the pOllu-
! ton OF milk. resulting either from the
addition Of water for purposes Of adul-
/ teration or from it's use for washing
utensils. WinsloW also is OF the opinion
/ that water is probably the most dan
ger0us aduiterant of milk, for the Tea-
/ son that the water used by dairymen
I is frequently dirty and contaminated
| with pathogenic organisms
Much Dirt Is Found.
From the standpoint OF public health
! the report states, the chief interest in
| the investigation centers in the large
/ quantity OF milk sold in Washington
| containing measurable amounts Of dirt
| Two hundred end fOrty-two samples ont
I Of 452, or 55-5 per cent of all the samples
examined, contained O7 per cent, OF
| more. OF dirt By volume OF the milk
! Many more Of the samples contained
/ traces OF dirt and comparatively few
/ were absolutely clean.
Tie presence Of dirt, IL is stated. IN
| such large percentage OF the samples
| examined, Indicates an alarming neglect
/ or even the simplest precautions. and
| probably accounts for the large number
OF bacteria found IN the milk on sale il
the city OF Washington during the sum.
mer months
/ 1T is now perfectly wei understood
/ the report reads, that dirty milk and
| milk bacterially contaminated is not
only responsible for the high dealt
/ rate prevailing among young children
/ from CHOLERA infantum. but that pol
| iuted milk also is responsible IN a larg,
| degree for the spread OF such infections
/ as diphtheria. scarlet fever. typhoid
! fever, and tuberculosis and for acute
| cases Of milk poisoning, which are Oy
no means uncommon"
In conclusion. the report says tina
much toward the puFinCatiOn and bet
/ Uerment of the Washington milk sup
| ply has been accomplished by th'
! Health Ohicer OF the District BY th'
strict enforcement OF the law regulating
the subject
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
Truth and
Quality

appeal to the Well Informed in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and creditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed hat Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA is the only remedy Of
known value, but one of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it cleanses.
sweetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any facilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as . laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved BY
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for aale by all leading drug.
Gsta.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
Hoo Cholera.

The greatest drawback to the hog
industry which breeders in this coun-
try have to contend with is what is
known as hog cholera" and swine
plague"
Hog cholera Is a highly contagious
disease and unless checked is liable
to carry off a great number Of hogs in
a very short time.
Mr.. A. P. Williams, of Burnetts
Creek, Ind, tells of an experience
which he had with some hogs that
had the cholera. Give years ago."
says Mr.. Williams, II was in the EN-.
ploy of Mr.. J. D. Richardson, Lafay.
cite, Ind, as his barn foreman. Some
fine hogs that l was feeding took the
cholera. l gave them Sloan's Lini-
ment and did not lose a hog. Some
were so bad they would not drink
sweet milk and | was compelled to
drench them. l have tried It at every
opportunity since and always find 1t
o. K"
Write for DR.. Sloan's free book on
the treatment Of Horses, Cattle, Hogs,
and Poultry. Address: DR.. Earl S.
Sloan, SIS Albany Street, Boston.
Mass.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
Friday.

Washington, Feb. 20. - BY the mar
row margin of one vote the house Of
representatives yesterday. after an
all-day discussion, rejected by 50 to 60
an amendment by Foster of Illinois
to the army bill appropriating $1,000
600 for joint maneuvers of the militia
organizations and the regular troops.
Without a dissenting vote the house
earlier in the day, by special rule. re-
stored the provisions to increase the
pay of non-commissioned officers and
men and to prohibit the private en-
ployment of army musicians for pay,
both of which yesterday won out on
points of order.
The consideration Of the Indian ap-
preparation bill and a speech Ex-senator
Reed Smoot Of Utah on the currency
bill consumed nearly the entire time
in the senate yesterday. The Indian
bill was passed
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
Wednesday.

Washington. Feb. 27.--There were
two speeches in criticism of the Aid.
rich currency bill in the senate yes,
terday. Senator Culberson of Texas
criticised the measure and spoke in
favor of amendments he deemed nee.
essary to make it of service. Senator
Nelson of Minnesota also pronounced
the measure as of no importance in its
present form. The currency bill was,
on motion of Mr.. Aldrich, made the IL
finished business of the senate.
The bill to revise the criminal laws
of the United States was passed.
The climax Of general debate in the
army appropriation bill in the house of
representatives came yesterday when
Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania, recOg,
nized as one of the foremost prOtec-
t~ionists of the country, delivered an
exhaustive speech in defense of the
Republican party and its policies.
Other addresses were made by Mr..
Sherwood of Ohio in support of his
bill TO pension soldiers of the Civil war
at 81 a day. and by Mr.. Boutell Of Hi
nois, who referred to the fact that the
gold in the United States for the first
time had reached 81, 900, O0O, 900.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
CURED HER
Girls Suffered with Itching Eczema
Baby Had a Tender Skin, Too
Relied on Cuticura Remedies.

Some years ago my three little
girls had a very bad form of eczema.
Itching eruptions formed OF the backs
Of their heads which were simply COW
cred. | tried almost everything, but
failed. Then my mother recommended
the Cuticura Remedies. l washed my
children's heads with Cuticura Soap
and then applied the wonderful oint-
ment, Cuticura. l did this four or five
times and | can say that they have
been entirely cured. I have another
baby who is so plump that the folds OF
skin on his neck were broken and even
bled. ! used Cuticura Soap and Cuti
cura Ointment and the next morning
the trouble had disappeared. Nine
Napoleon Duceppe. Al Duluth St.
Montreal, Que, May 81. 1907"
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And NOTHING More.

81 didn't quite catch your name
said the beautiful girl politely.
My name?" replied the young man,
sadly. My name is He. That and
nothing more"
Whereupon the girl wept, for her
name, alas. was She. That and moth
ing more.
Then the awful truth dawned sud
denly upon them. They we're charac,
tiers in a He and She joke" That and
nothing more.-PuCk.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
Thursday.

Washington. Feb. 2S.-The all-pow-
erful committee IN ways and means
of the house Of representatives yes
terday was put to rout and by an over
whelming vote ordered out of the capt.
toll to the new house office building. a
block away Various members Of the
committee. led by Messrs. Payne and
Dalzell, strenuously objected to the
removal, but they had only a weak fol-
lowing and their protests availed them
nothing. The committees present
rooms are desired in order that the
speaker may have more commodious
quarters.
The army appropriation bill was dis.
cussed at length and the provision for
pay of non-commissioned officers and
privates was finally stricken out.
In the senate Mr.. McCrearv of Ken
lucky spoke on the currency bill, and
after further consideration OF the In
dian bill the senate adjourned.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
congress.
~ Rssume Of the Weeks
Proceedings.
Tuesday.

Washington. Feb. 26.-Currency leg
islation was the chief topic before the
senate yesterday. For nearly three
hours Senator Robert l.. Over OF
Oklahoma spoke on the Aldrich bill,
claiming that he had. through former
Senator Jones of Arkansas IN 1900,
proposed legislation somewhat similar
to the bill under consideration, hut
with the essential differences which
he declared would have prevented the
recent panic had it been enacted into
law.
General debate on the army appro-
priation bill in the house Of repre-
sentatives yesterday again furnished
opportunity for free expression of
opinion in the issues of the day.
The seven hours allowed for general
debate on the bill will expire to-day.
when the measure will be read for
amendment.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
EXCELLENT FOR COLDS.

Mix two ounces of glycerine with
half pint of good whiskey and add one
half ounce of Concentrated Oil of Pine.
The bottle is to be we'll shaken each time
and used In doses of a teaspoonful to
true Concentrated Oil of Pine comes
put up for medicinal uses only in half
ounce walls sealed in air-tight cases
and is a product of the laboratories Of
the Globe Pharmaceutical Co. Dayton.
o. The ingredients all car be gotten
at any drug store.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
Monday.

Washington, March 3. - Senator
William Alden Smith Of Michigan yes
terday spoke against the railroad fea
ture of the Aldrich currency bill
pending before the senate.
passage of bills on the calendar
which are not of general importance.
A variety of subjects were consid
cred by the house yesterday. A reso
luton was passed authorizing the i'm
migration committee to investigate
charges of peonage in certain states.
Four hundred pension bills and a
few other private bills were passed
and the balance Of the time was con
sumed in considering the postofice
appropriation bill.
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In w ashinqton.

Sir, may | speak to you?'
eco ahead"
Can you spare me a small hand
out?"
THE very idea OF an ~able-bodied
man asking for a hand-out! Why don't
you go to work and manag some
body's BOOM"
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Not His Kind.

Would you die for me?' she asked
dreamily.
''Oh, MOI" he retorted in a matter-of-
fact way; "if you haven't any more
ambition than to be looking for dead
ones. you're not the girl for me-"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
A Terrible Subbestion.

Have you any confidence in the
theory that people think with their
feet?" asked one scientist.
None whatever" answered the 9th
err. "In this era of two-steps and rag
time the idea would be horrible,"
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r. B.. Dies.

Liverpool. March 4. - Thomas B..
Wanamaker of Philadelphia, son OF
Former Postmaster General John
Wanamaker, died suddenly at the Ho
tel Liverpool here. Mr.. Wanamaker
had long been a sufferer from rheu.
matte govt, complicated with other
ailments.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

~ local applications, % they cannot reach the dis
ossed portion OF the ear. There is only one way to
cure deafness. and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness 10 caused by An inha.ned condition OF the
mucous lining Of the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube 10 innAmed you have a rumbling sound or I'm
perfect hearing, and when 1t Is entirely closed. Deaf.
ness 10 the result, and unless the can be
taken out and this tube restored to is normal condi.
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out Of ten are caused by Catarrh. which IL nothing
but an indamed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case OF
Deafness tcaused by catarrh that cannot be cured
By Halls Cstarrh Cure. Send for circulars. free.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, @
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-06
RAILROAD TRACKS uDERMINED
Mammoth Cave-in Disturbs Surface OF
a Third Of Acre.

Wilkesbarre, Pa. March 1. - A
mammoth cavern, eighty feet and dis.
turbing a surface area of about a third
of an acre, occurred near here yester.
day. The cavity runs along a branch
of the New Jersey Central railroad.
whose tracks were undermined. The
Blackman c~olliery workings of the LIE.
high Valley Coal company near by
were inundated with a sudden rush
of rock, clay and sand.