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The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

[. s. Dept. o. Agriculture. Weather Bureau
washington "Wednesday, FEB. 70. 1888 T. m.
Since TUESDAY night the storm center has moved
from Central Illinois % Southern New England &C
companied by general SHOWS ard rains from tht
Mississippi Valley and Uppes Lake region eastward
Prom the southern Upper Lake region and Northern
Illinois eastward into New YORK and Northwestern
New England the snowfall was quite heavy. ana
Stow continues tonight in the Oli0 Valley The
Lover Lake 1czion. and Northern New England u
the West the weather fair except oa the North
Pacific coast. where rains continue.
Il is warmer in the Middle Atlantic States and
New England. the Northwest and extreme Central
West, and much colder in the Ohio Valley and The
| Gulf States
The Ohio River has passed the food stage ar en-
cirnau and continue % rise though slowly. below
TIE mouth q the Great ksnawha River The rains
Of Tuesday over the Lover Ohio VALLEY have neces-
STATED The raadjustDent q the forecasts below
Louisville and stages q about Al feet are expected
az Evansville. Mount Vernon. and Paducah in from
I'VE % seven DAYS. and IS feet Al Cairo little
later. II Memphis stage Of $ feet. ? feet above
the food stage. is indicated in about ten DAYS and
az Helena. ArE-. stage between - and = Zee; a
DAY Or TWO later Hood stage being ar - feet sap
Elementary warnings for suu higher stages have also
been issued FOR the Lower tennessee the Toulbir-
bee. Black Warior and the PsscaEoula rivers.
There VII be STOW THURSDAY in the Upper Ohio
VALLEY the Lower lake region the northern PORTION
= the Middle Atlantic States and New England foi-
lowed by generally fair weather F-fSav In the
the weather VIII be fair Thursday and Friday except
IN the Northern Upper Lake region, Where snow Is
probable FRIDAY
Il VIII b. colder THURSDAY in the LOVER Lake ~
6ion and the Atlantic States. and warner in the
Missouri Valley and the Southwest Il win b
warner Friday n the Mississippi and Lower Ohio
valleys. the Upper Lake region, and the East Gulf
States.
The winds along the New England coast viii be
high and shifting and becoming northwesterly; on
the Middle ard South Atlantic c'asts brisk yCesfe-
y; on the Gulf coast fresh north % northeast and
on Lake Michigan variable and fresh. becoming
s0utherlv.
Steamers departing for European ports VII have
brisk 20 high westerly winds THURSDAY, With snow
70 the Grand Banks
SPECIAL FORECAST
Storm warnings are displayed on the New England
coast and on the California coast az Eureka. Men
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
ENGLAND HAS & WAR.
Troops Engage in Brush with In
ruIy Tribe in India.

London. Feb 19.-England's latest little
war is an expedition under Gen. Sir
James Willcocks from Rawalpindi recent
ly to punish the Zakkakhels, a powerful
tribe Of Afridis, on the northwest frontier
of India, who have long annoyed the
loyal tribes by murderous and destructive
raids
The British forces surprised the Yak
kakhels in a strong position on February
I'm the Bazaar Valley and routed them
killing the chief who had led in the raids.
This morning the British attacked and
destroyed some fortified towers Of the
Hakkakhels. who afterward however.
fred on the British. wounding three
officers and four men
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
CONGRATULATES KING VICTOR,
Roosevelt Sends Autograph Letter
IDOn birth of Princess

Rome, Feb. i9.-Cnited States Minister
Griscom to-day delivered TO Foreign Min
!ster Tittoni an autograph letter from
President Roosevelt. cOngratulating King
Victor Emmanuel upon the birth Of Prin-
cess Giovanna.
The Princess Giovanni third daughter
of King Victor and Queen Helena. was
born in Rome on November IA last.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
FAIL TO ELECT A BISHOP.
Episcopal Gathering in Delaware
AdjournS Until ApriI

Wilmington. Del, Feb. 19.-Tbe special
convention of the Episcopal diocese of
Delaware, called to elect a successor 10
Bishop Coleman, met here to-day.
Six names were presented 20 the cleri-
ca branch. and after twenty-seven bal
lots had been taken without result the
convention was adjourned 10 meet in
Dover on April So Rev. Nathaniel 6
Thomas, Of Philadelphia, led.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
steel Car Report Good.

New York, Feb 19.-The report Of the
Pressed Steel Car Company for the year
ended December 81 was, published to-
day. The income account shows net
profits. after all deductions for expenses.
OF S2.S1s20. The surplus is 81. So. $40 The
report closes with the statement that in
the future the standard passenger coach
will be of steel
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
Fear for British Preuter

London, Feb. 1s.-The health Of Prime
Minister Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman
does not improve. Or. Sir Thomas Bar
low, physician to the Kings household
has been summoned to confer with Sir
Henry's own doctor. A member OF the
cabinet in conversation described him as
being very ill
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
WardrobeS
MORE PAY FOR PROFESSORS.
Twenty-Five Per Cent Increase TO
Chicago University Instructors.

Chicago, Feb. 19.-Cniversity Of Chicago
crease In their salaries during the next
university year beginning July J. The
board Of trustees OF the school voted last
night TO add $1,000 10 the salary ron
The increase VIII raise the pay Of teachers
nearly . per cent
The salary increase viii be met with a
part OF the gift OF s2IeLo00 received from
John y. Rockefeller last month One-half
OF the larger part Of this gift, consisting
Of securities returning an annual income
Of SSo.eoo and capitalized at 5000 900. VIII
be used for salary increases within the
next two years.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
New Mexico Indorses Taf,

Albuquerque. n Mex, Feb l9.-Secre-
tary Taft was unanimously indorsed for
the Republican Presidential nomination
by the New Mexico Republican Terri
torial committee in session here TO-DAY
This action is equivalent 10 a Taft-in-
structed delegation to the Territorial con-
vention, which Will be held on March d
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20


made of the case of-AIrs. Ada L. Erskine
who lives at 50 East Main street. Battle
Creek, Mich.
Here is her loss in weight, bust, and
waist measurement:
Before. After
Weight-237 pounds. ............1 97 pounds
Nalst-5i nches-.-.--....-..-.-.. "a inches
bust-44 nches......-............. 40 inches
The following is a letter written bv
Mrs. Erskine to the RengO Co. at the
end Of only forty days treatment.
Il can hardly believe my eyes when I
look at myself now and realize how fat
and unsightly I was not over two months
ago. / feel as though I was IN a new,
world. 1 feel so light and strong. II is
all due 10 Rengo. I started II with little
hope that I could ever get thin by il. be-
cause / had taken so many other things
and failed every time. I did not miss a
day while taking Rengo. I guess that
was because II tasted so much like de-
liciOus candy.
Every day that I lost flesh felt my
self getting more strength, so that TODAY
! can lift a great deal more. can do more
work, walk upstairs quickly without get
ting tired. and do almost everything with
the same energy and delight as when !
was a girl I am simply feeling fine. and
IL / can't do any more than write YOU
this letter. 1 certainly owe It 10 YOU to
allow any fat person. who wants TO place
his or her confidence in some one and be
reduced. to write TO me and find out the
truth.
With lasting gratitude to you and
Rengo. I am, yours cordially, Ada L.
Erskine."
This same experience can happen 10
YOU if You are overfat. You will be
stronger. healthier, and happier.
There is nothing Just as good" as
Rengo- For sale by all druggists at 81 90
per full-sized box. or by mail prepaid. by
The Rengo Co. 3222 Rengo Bldg. Detroit.
Mich. The company will gladly send you
trial package free by mail, IL you write
them direct to Detroit; no free packages
at drug stores.
For sale and recommended in Washing
Ton by II. Evans. e24 F st. NV: AfFieck' $
Drug Store. 1929 Pa ave NV; PEOPLES
Drug Store. S24 Seventh st.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
GOULD TO PROTECT ROAD.
VIII Not Permit Receivership fol
Missouri Pacifc.

Missouri Pacific
New York. Feb. Is.-George = Gould
said to-day Of stories that have been cur
rent IN the West for several days:
"Rumors Of financial troubles in the az
fairs OF the Missouri Pacific are ridiculous.
As for q receivership, that would never
under any circumstances be permitted
There was hard drive on all the Gould
securities to-day.
The Missouri Pacific has about 81 90. 90
IN interest payments due on March I. bur
u was said N informed quarters to-day
that the road had the money 20 meet all
its obligations IN full
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
King Peters Lie insured

Belgrade. Feb. 19.-Alarned by the as
sassination of the King and crown prince
of Portugal, King Peter to-day arranged
for life insurance with New York COM
pany in the sum OF $2OO,O0a
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20

Midnight. 3; a, M. .; a m. 90:6a p.
a M, g. 10 a. H., q; e noon. So ? n m a.
p n, g; p, m, So s p M. 50; 10 D. m. 3
Maximum 8 minimum @
Relative humidlty-s A. n. O. D m %: p
m. g.. Rainfall IS p N to D M. eH. Hoyrs
Of sunshine. 2 Per cent q possible sunshine. Is
Temperature same date last year-Msxinum. Is.
minimum 81
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
ID. L. Demmon Dead.

Boston. Feb. ls-Daniel /. Demmon.
treasurer Of the Franklin Mining Com
pany, and for years identified with the
Lake Superior copper industry, died sud
denly to-day.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
MORSE SCORES POINT
Ex-banker to Fight Bank
ruptcy Proceedings.
TALKS PLAINLY TO RECEIVER

shows Mr. Hanna that Interests of
All Concerned Can Be Conserved by
Permitting Status QuO tn Continue.
r. Augustus HeinEc Declines TO
Meet the DethrOned Ice King.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20

formed circles here. and her steady prep
aration for hostile emergency is at
tributed 10 that circumstance. In the
Boxer troubles the United States stood
shoulder 10 shoulder with Japan, and il
has been acknowledged generally that if
ii had not been for the policy. of Secre-
tary Hay. China would have been made
the prey OF foreign cupidity ana Japan
might have been more isolated to-day
than she was before the war with Rus
STA The revolutionary spirit is spreading
throughout China, and with it antipathy
70 Japan is increasing. In some quarters
the opinion prevails that If the Empress
DOwager should die, outbreaks would oc-
cur and conditions similar 20 those which
existed al the time of the Boxer troubles
would follow, all nations having interests
in China would send troops and ships TO
protect those interests, and Japan would
find herself again confronting the dangers
which threatened during and after the
Boxer disturbances and which led ulti-
mately TO the war between Russia and
Japan.
No Danger Of Conflict.
In these circumstances. even if all ques-
tipllS dN iSSut btlNttn Japan ana the
United States were not virtually out OF
the way. it is obvious that Japan would
not contemplate for a moment forcing
trouble with the American government
Whatever reason may have existed for
sending the battle-ship fleet TO the Pacific
as an object lesson to the orient he VOW
vanished. and will not appear. probably
unless Japan takes fun control Of Man
churia and proceeds 10 shut out all for
eign trade Even if this and other govern
ments should begin AZ once 60 question
Japan as 10 her ultimate intentions to-
ward China. nothing serious would be
likely 10 occur for considerable period
measured by years. II Is acknowledged
in the best informed official quarters that
there is not the slightest prospect Of a
hostile emergency involving Japan and the
United States over any pending question.
The advices 10 this government irr> re-
gard to Japan's attitude in Manchuria are
thus sumHiai iia5,. Japanese merchants
have been granted exclusive privileges
and foreign merchants have been for
hidden 10 enter ManchuTia 20 solicit trade
China is developing an antipathy to
Japan The training Of the Chinese army
by japanese officers has ceased. Japan
has abandoned her adherence 10 the pro-
Gramme for the preservation Of China's
integrity
These reports are being investigated by
this government
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
Not After the Times.

London, Feb. is,-Moberly Bell. manager
of the Times. declares that the story to
the effect that an American syndicate is
negotiating for the purchase OF that
newspaper is untrue.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
Slight Earthquake In Italy

Rome, Feb. 19.-Slight shocks of earth
quake have been felt in Calabria and
Sicily since last evening. The seisro-
graphs remain agitated
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
JAPAN NOT MENACING
Iaft'S Hint Regarding Battle
Fleet Not Germane.
WAR WOULD ISOLATE NIPPON

Analysis Of Far Eastern POtentiaIl-
ties shows that Island Empire
Would Have More to Lose Than
Gain in Event of Rupture with
This COuntry-COnhict improbable.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
Ocean Stenmships

New York. Feb ls.-AniTed out: Oceanic. a,
Cherbourg.
sailee from foreign ports: Kaiser Wilhelm II
Hon Southampton Majestic, fTGa Southampton.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20

Atlanta. Ga. Feb. l9-W. s. Yeates.
Georgia State geologist. died to-day in his
home in Atlanta.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
Bishop Lawrence Speaks.

Following Mr.. Reid came the Right
Rev Bishop Lawrence. Of Massachusetts.
who spoke Of the message Of New Eng
land 20 Old England.
Mr. Choate read a letter from James
Bryce. the British Ambassador. in which
Mr.. Bryce complained that he had 10 be
in ottawa. much 10 his regret. because
il made him miss the dinner. In his place
Esme Howard. counselor OF the British
Embassy. spoke. He characterized the
pilgrims as builders. Who were construct
ing a temple OF mutual good Will between
the countries
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20

Temperatures IN other cities, together with The
amount Of rainfall, for the twelve hours ended a.
Q. yesterday. are follows:
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
The Great Discount Sale Of
Furniture and Carpets.

The Overwhelmingly important fact in connection with this
immensely successful sale that the entire great stocks are in
Guided That's where differs radically from all other similar
saesno other store in Washington invites YOU to make YOUR
selections from entire stocks but limits YOU of shoporn
and practically unstable goods Just keep that point mind when
considering furniture buying soaed sales Bedding springs
and kitchen cabinets are not included
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
Loses 40 Pounds of
Flesh in 40 Days,
RengO, the Great Fat Reducer, Brings
Happiness to Battle Greek Woman.

As an ordinary illustration Of the won
derfuI results Of "Rengo. mention is here
made of the case of-Mrs. Ada L. Erskine.
who lives at 50 East Main street. Battle
Creek, Mich
Here is her loss in weight, bust and
waist measurement:
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Continued from Page One,
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20

Storm warnings are displayed on the New England
coast and on the California coast az Eureka, Men
docino, and For Bragg
The Appeal., 1908-11-07
Set Aside for the President.

The presidential apartments in the
new Washington station occupy the
eastern end of this marble master.
piece, extending the full width of the
building. At the southeast corner
OF the building is the main entrance
to the .suite-an arched carriage por.
tai OF simple but imposing architec.
ture. The character of the institution
is Indicated only by sculpture over the
doorway representing the seal of the
United States, surrounded by flags.
If preferred entrance or egress may
be had on the east front where several
doors open from the. apartments to- a
corridor or portico spacious enough
to permit half dozen carriages to be
drawn up before it.
The main entrance opens upon a
vestibule, and this communicates with
the main reception room, from which
latter also open most of the doors on
the east front. This reception room
is an impressive, high-ceilinged apart
ment, almost as large as the historic
east room at the White House, and
very suggestive of that salon in its
general dimensions. There is a mosaic
floor and the fresco ornamentation
and other decorations, which are very
elaborate, present blue and gold as
the predominating tints.
The Appeal., 1908-11-07
ATTRACTS MEN OF WEALTH.
Multi-Millionaires Constantly Making
Homes at Washington.

Fifteen Washington families were
recently estimated to represent 81 ,OO0,-
100000 of wealth. Perhaps the esti.
mate was high, but it is certain that
during social season diligent diner
out can meet in Washington more OF
the exponents of great accumulations
than anywhere else in the world. In
the first place, there is s\more democ.
racy in Washington, and in the sec.
ond place there is probably nowhere
that more of this kind Of bonanza
society" shows itself. Only recently,
for instance, a man went to Washing.
ton, bought beautiful building site in
the northwestern section of the city
and proceeded to erect a palatial resi-.
dence without taking advice or counsel
of anybody. 1t presently became
known that this man was none other
than Henry c. Perkins, the South AT
rican multi-millionaire, argonaut OF
California and the Rand
Mr.. Perkins is rated as one of the
wealthlest men of the world. He is
associated with the house of Roths
child and has great mining interests
in Africa and the United States.-New
York Herald.
The Appeal., 1908-11-07
Beveridue Was Easv,

Senator Beveridge is telling the fol-
lowing story against himself. He was
in train bound for Cologne when he
made the acquaintance of stranger
who proved to be a delightful compan-
ion.
This stranger pitied the American
for living in country where really
good Rhine wine was unobtainable and
insisted on their drinking bottle of
Rudesheimer together. ~
When they reached Cologne accord
ingly, they dined together and finished
a bottle that deserved all the strang.
er's praise.
Next morning the senator was sur
prised to find $40 charged on his bill
for the wine. He explained that the
stranger had been his host.
The waiter informed him that the
stranger had particularly warned the
bookkeeper to charge the bill against
his celebrated American friend, as 9th
erwise the latter would be extremely
angry. Meanwhile the stranger de-
parted by an early train.
The Appeal., 1908-11-07
-@--
not MEANT As a WARNING.
Fireman Mas Unduly Alarmed at His
Dogs Absence. f..

Tommie Marr when he was a fire
man on . freight run used to have,
and in fact has vet, q dog that is great
y interested III railroads. ct least so
Tommie says. Every time Tommie
started out for the yards to get his en-.
CINE the dog would follow him, which
of course. is strange, considering that
it is a dogs nature to follow his mas
ter, but Tommie claims the dog never
bothered about following him unless
ne was starting to work. Every day
the dog would watch and when Tom
mie went downtown to play pool with
the boys the bowwow paid no atten-
ton, but as soon as he set out for the
railroad the dog trotted after him.
The dog had been IN the habit Of do
ing this for q long time when one day
ne didn't show up as time came to
start Tor the yards. Tommies worried
over the dogs strange desertion, and
the more he thought Of it the more he
wondered and worried. Finally he had
come to the conclusion that the dog
knew In some strange way that there
was going to be an accident and could
not bear to see his master leave on
what probably would be his last trip.
Then Tommie had it all figured out
not to his satisfaction, however,
be began to plan how he might escape
the impending danger. He didn't stop
to think that if the dog knew some
thing was going to happen to his mas
ter, why then something certainly had
to happen, for if there was a way to
escape the danger and Tommie took
advantage Of that way out of the diff
dculty, why, Of course, the dog ought
to have known that also, and conse-
quently the canine shouldn't have felt
worried.
AS the engine dragged it's long line
of cars slowly along a newly laid piece
OF track Tommie had time to think
over what he would do when the
wreck occurred, for he felt sure there
was to be a wreck of some kind. While
thinking over this Tommie was slow
ly shoveling in coal, and just then de-
Gliding that he ought to tell the en-
glneer, so that he also would be
warned, he Strengthened up.
There was binding flash of head
light in his eyes, roar of a fast train
rushing upon them, and Tommie, with
out stopping to shout at the engineer,
Jumped overheard, rolled over and
over down the bank, and splashed into
pool Of water, while the passenger
train that had frightened him went by
On the other track that had been put
In few days before.
When Tommie returned home he
learned that his dog had been chas-
ing cat and didn't see his master
leave the house, which accounted for
his failure to accompany him as usual
to the roundhouse.-Chicago Tribune.
The Appeal., 1908-11-07
FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
Mixed Crowd DweIIs In Apartment
Houses OF Washington.

There is not a big apartment house
In the city Of Washington that could
not be appropriately named "The Co.'S
mopolitan,' and the name would be
full OF meaning such as few names
have in this era Of haphazard nomen-
clature.
The cosmopolitanism of a Washing
ton apartment house is not as full.
fedged as that of the boulevards of
Paris or the erstwhile Midway Plais-
ance'. but of it's kind it is so well
developed and prevalent that few peo-
PIE remark it. In any other town the
ract that ones next-door neighbor on
the right may be a Georgian and Lis
next-door neighbor on the left may
pc a Californian would. be accounted
not extraordinary, but certainly not
commonplace. Here such an arrange
'ment OF neighbors is more ant to be
the rule than the exception, and no
attention is paid to it. Therein the
cosmopolitanism found here, and il.
lustrated no more strikingly than in
an apartment house, is of a genuine
brand, for true cosmopolitanism is
That which is not protuberant. Even
IN small country village stranger
may appear from the most remote cor
ner of the earth, but the whole town
turns out to see him. Here such
stranger would attract little more than
a passing glance. The true cosmop-
olite is at home no matter how far
away he is from home, and Washing
ton apartment houses are filed with
just that sort of cosmopolites. There
are, 1t is true, some people in Wash.
1ngton apartment houses and some
people in Washington (119,895 by the
census Of 1900) who were born there,
but the number of thoroughly accli-
mated Washingtonians who can speak
OF some other place as home is aston
lsh1ng to anybody but census expert.
back home" may be Oregon or Flori-
da, Maine or Missouri-a place for
which there is longing, but long
ing rarely intense enough to over
come the desire of people coming to
washington to stay as long as
they can whether they be in the gov
ernment service or not.
The Appeal., 1908-11-07
HOWARD TAFT
PRESIDENT ELECT OF THE UNITED STATES


members or the electoral college as
sured him.
Indiana and West Virginia., as we'll
as Montana, turned out to be safely
Republican,. Colorado went for Bry-
an. . d..
The states carried by Mr.. Bryan
are as follows: Alabama. II: Arkan-
sas, 5: Colorado. 5: Florida, 5: Geor-
gia, 13; Kentucky, Is: Louisiana, 8;
Mississippi, 10: Nevada, s. Nebraska,
8; North Carolina. 12: Oklahoma, Z;
South Carolina. g.; Tennessee, 12;
Texas, 18, and Virginia, 12. Total, 1856.
All the rest are safe for Taft, with
the exception of Maryland aad Mis-
souri,, where the issue is so close that
an official count may be necessary to
determine the result
The latest returns indicate that in
the national house of representatives
the Republicans will have 211 mem
bers and the Democrats 169, with II
districts missing.
The senate retains it's Republican
complexion. although there will be
material change in the personnel of
the upper body Of the national legisla-
ture.
Judge Taft's plurality in the state
of New York according to corrected
returns, is 20s,495. more than $4,000
in excess of President Roosevelt's plu-
rality of four years ago. Gov. Charles
e. Hughes was reelected in New
York state by 71.150. = r