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The Washington herald., 1909-07-14
GLORIFIED CELLAR DOORS.
slides Immensely Popular with Chill
dren in Park Fairgrounds.

slides Immensely Popular with Chill
dren in Park Fairgrounds.
In the city parks having Fairgrounds
the visitors special attention Is the slides.
says the New York sun
The slide IN this form originated In the
New York park department. The first
was put up IN October. 1906. in the girls
playground In st. GabriePs Park, which
covers the block between First and Sec
ond avenues and Thirty-ffth and Thirty
sixth streets. and It at once proved i'm
.mensely popular, as II has ever since re-
mained.
The slide OF this sort a kind OF glori-
fed cellar door, Is a permanent install
lation- At the top 1t Is about SIX feet
above the ground and ten feet long For
about two feet at the lower end the slide
Is level and il ends with a vertical fall.
ike a step in a stairway. The level
stretch checks the chnd's speed at the
end OF the slide. and down its vertical
face the chHd's feet drop naturally 20
the ground. and then with the slight
momentum still remaining from the slide
and a natural impulse 10 keep moving
the child moves on out OF the way OF
others coming down
Alongside the slide and placed al the
same angle with Il and with elects nailed
across 10 give a surer footing Is an
incline leading 10 a little platform at the
top, this incline being guarded and the
platform surrounded with a railing.
Not long after the first slide was IN
nd al sir a
Slide was set up In the girls playground
in De Witt Clinton Park, situated be-
tween Eleventh and Twelfth avenues and
Fifty-second and Fifty-fourth streets,
where It proved equally popular. When
this slide was first opened small girls
formed IN a long line reaching across the
playground waiting their turn TO slide.
as the children Slid down they
would run TO the end or the waiting line
so thar there were small children going
down the slide all the time IN sort OF
endless chain.
Soon there was set up at De Witt
Clinton an additional single slide adjoin-
ing the first, making this a double slide
and over this was set a roof or shed. and
a little later there was set up in De Witt
Clinton Park another double slide in the
boys playground.
There is now a double slide in William
H Seward Park az Canal and Jefferson
streets and one in the unnamed park at
the foot OF East Seventeenth street, and
the department has a double slide now
under construction for Thomas Jefferson
Park First avenue 10 the East River and
Izth 10 11sth street.
The surface Of these slides Is made OF
oak strips inches wide by inches thick
set sOlidly together. Oak Is a very hard
and enduring wood TO be sure, but 20 con-
slant is the wear 70 which the slides are
subjected that these oak strips have %
be renewed IN year or less
The Washington herald., 1909-07-14
SLENCING THE ROOSTER.
A Problem that Municipalities Find
Difficulty in Solving.

\ Problem that municipalities Find
Difficulty in Solving.
From the NeE Haven Register.
That problem OF how TO mute the crow
OF the rooster. which. having for many
moons vexed people of Mount Vernon
and some other places suburban 10 New
York, stin lacks satisfactory settlement.
has been dignihedly compromised in the
city Of Washington. In the CITY where
the bird OF freedom first came n ne--
manent quarters they realize that q roos-
ter has rights. They also conceive thar
citizen has a right 10 sleep. ami they
give first choice 10 the citizen. Shall the
rOOtsers OF Washington crow? Yes. bur
only BY consent OF their immediate vici-
mage.
This is the way they have fixed 1t. A
rooster may crow II he has the consan+
OF the majority OF the residents in The
block where he lives. II the majority
vote against him, he may not crow. Thus
in the capital OF this free democracy Is
the principle Of the rule OF the majority
vindicated-applied even TO ROSTERS Il
IS capital plan, and II any ROSTERS oh
Ject TO It they must be rank aliens Who
have yet 70 learn the justice OF our free
institutions They surely cannot he
Plymouth Rocks.
Il Is reported. however, that there are
some minor features OF objection The
question has arisen whether consent +o
crow shall be understood as license for
any given period. or whether each .roos-
Ter, on arising IN the morning. must
knock at every front door in the bloclx
and poll the vote Of the residents therein
And thereupOn Immediately arises the
question OF whether women have z. rirbt
10 vote on this matter. or whether the
tyranny OF the male applies 20 this
branch OF the government also Il Is
learned that the most Of the roosters
favor the blanket or term license 10
crow. so TO speak. II might thus be nos
siole for roosters who were pers:steutlv
denied the right to crow in one block
70 move 10 another where nerves were
less delicate. CT where people did not
sleep at all (there are such blocks in
Washington. II Is understood
From these and other points Il p OBJ
served that this plan is still in its ex-
per1mental stage, and that the univer-
sal right Of the rooster 70 crow IS IN
as precarious state as IS his right 10
life and unlatticed liberty.
Our bOasted freedom Is much OF a class
matter, alter all
The Washington herald., 1909-07-14
GRAND JURY INDICTS SEVEN
Garrett WOrmley Accused of Vio-
lating Postal Regulations.
Robert l., alias Edwin f., Harris,
Former EmPIoye Of Mr.. KinkRid,
Charged with Forgery.

The grand jury yesterday indicted Gar
rett Wormley. a negro. who was recently
dismissed from the service OF the Dis
trict, being charged with violation OF
the postal regulations. Il is alleged
Wormley on June y last sent a letter
containing obscene matter through the
malls 70 the home address Of a white
female clerk employed IN the Municipal
Building asking her TO meet him. Worm
ley was taken before United States Com
missioner Taylor when the matter was
discovered and held in $1,000 bonds 10
await the action OF the grand jury. Bail
was furnished.
An indictment was brought against
Herbert G. Hopkins for false pretenses.
II is charged that on July 3. 1903. Hop
hns represented 20 Patrick A. Dempsey
that he owned certain land In Virginia
for which he could give a clear title. and
that by such alleged misrepresentation
he obtained from Dempsey a mOtorboat
valued at 5000 and an automobile worth
$3.50. II is alleged that Investigation by
Dempsey disclosed that Hopkins had not
such title 20 the land as he claimed.
William Sothern, negro, was indicted
for an attack on Emma Haas. a seven
year-old white child
Robert /. Harris. alias Edwin F. Har-
ris, who had been employed by Paul
n Humphrey. private secretary 10 Rep
resentative Moses P. Kinkaid. was In
dicted for forgery and false puetenses
Other indictments include Barnet Roseu-
bloom, purchase Of United States marine
property William r. Little, embezzle-
ment and William Turner, assault
The grand jury ignored a charge OF as
sault with a dangerous weapon preferred
against Emalon Mcpherson By his wife.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-14

minutes as reported in the newspapers
for Bleriot's flight OF twenty-eight miles.
That made the speed a little less than
thirty miles an hour. he figured. and Ne
thought the machine could not remain in
the air under so little velocity pressure
An incident showing the strict orders
the Signal Corps has issued at the In
stance OF the Wright brothers in regard
TO the policing Of the field occurred yes
terday afternoon between the first and
second attempts at flight No less a
person than the surgeon general OF the
United States army, Brig. Gen. George
II. Torney. started to go out 10 the ma
chine with couple Of friends
a big Irish sergeant on horseback ac-
costed him and asked him 10 show a
badge giving him the privilege. Gen.
TOrney told the sergeant who he was.
and the sergeant. in a blue funk went
back 20 his superior officer for instruc-
tions. The officer was obdurate and
sicked the subaltern again onto the sur
geon general OF the army.
This time Gen. TOrney fshed out his
personal card and presented II. The ser
geant took IL in a gingerly way and car
ried it back 70 the side lines.
Begin your pardon. sor." he said
70 the officer, but I guess he's the real
thing. Here's his card, sor."
Bunch the card" snapped the officer.
If he can't show a white badge, put
him off the field"
The sergeant went back another time,
and wheeling his horse IN front OF Gen.
TOrney and his two friends. backed them
Off the parade ground.
The Wright brothers wal start early
to-day to repair the broken skid. II IS
unlikely that a flight viii be made this
afternoon. although 1t Is possible If the
repairs progress rapidly.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-14
DIED

ACBERE-Ou Tuesday, july Is 1ss
JEWELL n. AUBERE, beloved hus-
band Of Esteile n Aubere, IN his
th!Ety-fourth year
Funeral al Havana, III
FREEAIAPV-On Monday, July y. I9c9, at
p n, JOHN F.. beloved husband OF
Alberta Freeman nee Taylor.
Funeral from his late residence 1l2
Florida avenue northeast. Thursday.
July u, al p m Relatives and
friends invited % attend fSt. Louis
No, and Chicago. IL. papers please
cOpyJ
HAAIILTON-On Sunday. July J. I909. at
- a. m. GEORGE HAMILTON. BE-
loved husband OF Martha. Hamilton
Funeral services at Asbury Church. Ger
ner OF Eleventh and X streets north
west July il, ls0e, at 2-39 p n Friends
and relatives invited
on Monday. July u.
le9r al u-5o p n. LEO, beloved son
OF Joseph and the late annie Niles,
aged twenty-five years
Funeral frOn chapel OF Frank Ceier-s
Sons. lib Seventh street northwest on
Thursday, July -, az % a. n Inter
ment tpr!vate) at Mount OliveI Gene
terry
SNOOT-On Monday. July L. 1903. Nh.
ELLA FIELD SMOOT. al her resi-
oence, e27 South Carolina avenue
southeast
Funeral private. Relatives and friends
invited
The Washington herald., 1909-07-14

tending 70 contradict the statement OF
Adams and others that Sutton forced a
fight as well as the statements Of several
employees OF Carvel Han. totally at yari-
ance with the accounts given by the
young officers. puts thess young men IN
a situation which az least demands an
explanation.
Evidence Hard TO Coutrovert.
Il Is generally believed here that the
proof that Sutton died by hts own hand
VIII be too strong 70 be contrOverted.
there being several witnesses who viii
make the statement upon oath. However.
the new evidence may put an entirely
different light upon the matter and az
least establish that Sutton was acct
dentaIly shot by himself. probably while
the others were on top OF him and trying
20 wrest the revolver away from him
II il IS proved that Adams and the
others forced the fight on Sutton, there
may be some interesting questions OF
their responsibility. indirectly al least. for
his death.
A room IN The Administration Building
has been SET aside for the meetings OF
the court Of inquiry
The Washington herald., 1909-07-14
ROBBERS TRY WRONG HOUSE.
Attempt to Break Into Home OF Po-
lice Department Chief.

Paterson. N. J.. July 1S.-Two men who.
it is thought by the police. probably came
from New York, tried to break into a
residence at Seventeenth avenue and
Thirty-frst street early to-day. The house
is the home Of William Dill. chief clerk
OF the police department. Mrs. Dill
heard a noise in the rear OF the house
this morning, and awoke HEIR husband,
who got his revolver. and. going TO
window, saw two men apparently trying
70 force the rear door. Going 10 the
telephone. Mr.. Dnl called up police head
quarters and told what was going on
and then returned TO the window and
called 10 the strangers. asking what they
were doing there. Without making a re-
ply, the men ran Mr.. Dill hred two or
three shots at them, but missed and
they got away. The reserves hurried 10
the house from headquarters. but they
reached there too late. and failed TO find
any trace Of the robbers.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-14
mrs. SUTTON IN CITY
Mother Of Slain Lieutenant
LaudS Secretary Meyer.
DENIES ATTACK ON OFFICERS
Says Several New witnesses VIII
BE Produced az Annapolis Invesff-
cation, which Opens Monday,
Whose Testimony VIII DispeI IN
certainty OF whole Ansir.

Mrs. James y. Sutton. mother of Lieut.
James y. Sutton. the young marine Of
| fcer who was shot at Annapolis in De-
/ cember. 1897. returned 10 Washington last
Night from West Point where she went
several days ago 10 visit her son. Cadet
( ROla1do Sutton. who is said 10 have been
/ injured by hazers.
The statement 20 the effect that have
made a specific charge against one OF
those olhcers IS untrue said Mrs. Sutton.
7 have come 20 Washington for the pur-
pose Of finding out who did the shooting.
and. II possible. bringing the guilty man
% justice.
Secretary Meyer has been right all the
way through he has ordered this IN
yestigatiOn exactly along the lines that
besougAt him 10 90 months ago. He. too.
IS anxious 70 see justice done. Ny pur-
pose Is 70 clear thas good name OF nay boy
from TIE terrible charges Of cowardice.
When We get 10 Annapolis We shall
have several new witnesses 10 produce
a. the investigation, and think some OF
their testimony wiz do much % dispeI
the haze OF uncertainty that now hangs
around the whole sad affair"
Dressed in Mourning.
Mrs sutton was dressed in deep mourn
ing, and was accompanied by a young
girl. supposedly a relative She viii re-
main IN Washington until next Monday.
when she viii leave for Annapolis 10 at
tend the sessions Of the board which wiz
investigate the circumstances Of her sons
death.
The Navy Department VIII settle with
in the next several days the question as
70 whether or not the proceedings OF the
investigating board VIII be open 20 mem
bers OF the press. The former invesiga-
ton was secret
There is reason TO believe. however,
that the officials OF the department think
II viii be more advisable 20 hold public
sessions because of the intense public
interest aroused over the case.
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy Win
throp, who IS considering this phase OF
the question, VIII probably announce
bis decision within the next few days.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-14
COURTS MAY SETTLE DISPUTE
Paving Company and District Au-
thOrities Fail TO Agree.

In all probability the dispute between
the engineering department OF the Dis
trict government and the Brennan Con-
struction Company. In which an alleged
overcharge OF $500 IS involved. VIII
have to be referred 70 the courts for
adjudication.
The District government officials claim
that the Brennan Construction Company
In paving Pennsylvania avenue and other
streets two years ago Overcharged the
government unfairly, measuring the
boxes Of asphalt and concrete used in the
paving.
Engineer Commissioner Judson vester-
day submitted a plan for the settlement
Of the dispute which he hoped would be
satisfactory 10 the Brennan company.
guaranteeing 10 that concern fun pay-
ment for asphalt purchased under con-
tracts. The offer has not been accepted
and further conferences may be necessary
before basis of agreement can be reach
ed. II such IS possible
The District government retained from
the contract price OF the work sum
sufficient to cover the alleged over
charges If no settlement can be reached
by conference. Il will be necessary for
the Brennan company to 90 into court TO
recover.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-14
saw SUTTON IN FIGHT.
Man Who Drove Officers Describes
Trouble at AnapOILs.

Man Who Drove Officers Describe.
Trouble at Annapolis.
/ Annapolis. July 12-Another fmportan,
| witness IN the Sutton matter has come &c
light in the person OF Edward Griffith.
now employed BY the Adams Express
/ Company. IN this city. who drove a party
/ Of marine officers 20 the camp the night
! of October 2. 1897. just before the auto
mobile with Owens and sutton. Adams.
/ Rocker. and Utley came over, and who
saw a part OF the fight between Sutton
and Adams.
While Griffith was not in position 70
4 see or hesr the circumstances connected
with the beginning Of the affair. his
statement on the whole bears out that
OF Owens.
Griffith was not called before the first
board OF investigation or the grand jury
Of the United States District Court of
Baltimore so that his contribution 20 IN
accounts Of The matter are entirely new.
Griffith stated tonight that he had been
chauffeur for r. G. Clancy al the time
and drove a party Of marine officers. IN
fore the other crowd arrived Lieut..
Potts went TO his tent. AS he went back
toward Annapolis Griffith said he saw
sutton and Adams on the ground
Both Had Coats on.
Both had their coats OF and were con
Quoting themselves as II they were about
to fight.
He saw or heard nothing that indicated
that Sutton was forcing an argument.
which the ithers were trying 10 avoid
Neither could he say that Adams was the
aggressor.
Owens also made an additional state
ment tonight, in which he gave some
new facts about the affair. He said that
from what he heard and saw there was
every indication OF a plan 10 get Sutton
and make him fight that night.
Both Held sutton.
Just as he turned. says owens. Adams
made a break for him. and both officers
held sutton 7 cid not see whether suit
ton was struck or not He first said that
he did not want 10 fight, and as Adams
came for him q second tine he said that
he would fight Taen I was told to
leave"
Owens says that Sutton had often
patronized him, and that he was particu-
larly pleasant and agreeable. An EFFORT
has been made 70 show Sutton as a surly.
disagreeable Yellow. who liked and was
liked by nobody
This evidence of Owens ana GrsRth.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-14
REVIVED BY ELECTRICITY.
Baker Pronounced Dead Brought to
Life In Worcester Hospital.

Worcester. Mass, July I2 - Rescued
about two weeks ago from the Worcester
Hospital morgue. to which he was about
70 be sent apparently dead from heat
.prosration. Joseph Remiliard to-day
started 10 resume his work In a baker
shop. When the man was brought TO the
hospital he was pronounced dead He
was put on a truck 70 be taken to the
morgue. but II was decided first to ex-
pertinent on him with electricity. The
treatment brought indications that life
was not extinct. and after some time the
man was revived.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-14
BROCKMEYER GETS POST.

Newspaper Man HOnOred by Post
master General Hitchcock
E. c. Brockmeyer, OF St Louis, has
been appointed 10 a confidential position
under Postmaster General Hitchcock. He
took the oath Of Office late yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.. Brockmeyer has been for a number
OF years the Washington correspondent OF
several ST. Louis newspapers. as well as
press representative for the Republican
party in the State Of Missouri He was
also a press representative for the St.
Louis newspapers at the Republican ma
tional convention OF 1904
The Washington herald., 1909-07-14
GIRLS BODY FOUND.
No Trace of Man Who Went RowinS
with Her.

Chicago. July 13.-The body Of Miss
Mamie Davy. daughter Of a Chicago real
estate man. who was drowned at KIinger
Lake. a summer resort, yesterday. was
found this morning With the young
woman died Clarence Hunt, who lived
near Sturgis, Mich. but no trace Of him
has Eeen found.
Young Hunt and Miss Davy. who with
her mother and sisters. had been pass
ing the summer IN a cottage on the bor-
der Of the lake. went for a row after
luncheon. Later IN the afternoon another
boating party saw a couple in the water
near an empty rowboat, but supposed the
persons in the water were enjoying a
swim. and paid no further attention.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-14
E. F. SIMPSON DIES SUDDENLY.
Weii-knOwn Theatrical Man Stricken
with Heart Failure

News was received in this city yester-
day morning. OF the death OF F. F.
Simpson. a well-knOwn theatrical man, OF
Washington and New York. al Colonial
Beach last Monday night. Mr. Simpson
was only twenty-eight years old at the
time OF his death.
He died suddenly. While he had been
gradually falling FOR some time. II was
thought he would soon regain bis strength
In an EFFORT 10 renew hts health. he went
70 Colonial Beach he was stricken with
heart failure sunday and despite the best
or medical attention died on the following
night His wife was with him when the
end came
The deceased Is survived by his wife,
MS mother. Mrs. L 3. Simpson, and his
sister. Mrs. ". P. Roberts. al OF this
city. Funeral services viii be held az
Alexandra, his 5oyhOod home, at 3
clock this afternoon
The Washington herald., 1909-07-14
TAFT SHOWS CLEMENCY.
Prison Term OF Edward FIickinEer
COMMITTED TO -Four Years.

President Taft has cOmmuted the seven
and g half years sentence OF Edward
Flickinger, a manufacturer. OF Gallon.
Ohio, to four years, which VIII Hberate
him on February %
Flickinger was convicted OF aiding Otto
L. Hays, president Of the Gallon National
Bank, TO embezzle the funds OF the instl-
tuition, OF which, however, he was IN no
way connected.
Flickinger is more than sixty years old.
and the prison authorities report that II Is
hardly possible for him 10 survive more
than six months further Imprisonment.
The President Is Of the opinion that the
Communication Of the sentence. which in
ciudes allowance for good behavior, will
make him rally.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-14
AK FAILED TO FALL.
No Employees Discharged at Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor.

Secretary Nagel may have swung his
ak Monday as a printer in a Washington
morning paper. bub,he did not drop any
Of his clerks heads.
It was denied at the department yes
terday that the Secretary had dismissed
any Of the employees
Nothing could be learned regarding
Secretary Nagels future programme with
his ak The clerks hope the instrument
viii rust and the edge grow dull, and It
is beginning TO appear that their hope
is coming true.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-14
CONVICT BRIDE OF EIGHTEEN
Mrs. NOrah Garrison Fined for Car
ryfnE Concealed Weapon.

ryinE Concealed Weapon.
Mrs Norah Garrison, eighteen years
old, Of 1o21 New Jersey avenue southeast.
who was yesterday convicted IN Police
Court before Judge Kimban OF carrying
concealed weapons. was released on 500
bonds. pending an appeal. Mrs. Garrison
was fined so with an alternative Of thirty
days in the workhouse.
II developed that negroes IN the neigh
borhOOd or the womans home threatened
her with violence. She armed herself
with a revolver, fearing an attack and
trespsss on her property. Her counsel,
Attorney James O'Shea maintained that
Mrs. Garrison was on her own property
when she was armed. and that the
weapon was not concealed, but held In
her hand IN open view.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-14
SEEKS new CLOTH
TO REPLACE KHAKI
Dickinson Says Present Ma
terial Is Too Hot.
AMERICAN MAKERS PROTEST

Claim that Only One Concern in
United States Can Conform 10 the
New Requirements-OIive Cloth
Now Used Fades Quickly and II
Heavily Weighted.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-14

When you have lost or found anything,
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