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The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
PRODUCTION OF GAS.
By FREDERIC ]. HASKIN
By FREDERIC ]. HASKEN.

New York authorities fixed the rate Al
50 cents. The gas company got out an
injunction, and the difference between
the rates was held in trust until the final
adjudication Of the matter. Il was de-
cided in favor Of the consumer. who. as a
result, got back over SEQ 900 in SIX davs
The manufacture Of gas fixtures OF ali
kinds Is an important Industry in the
United States. and often the manufac-
turer has his ability taxed 10 turn out
the special orders that are made on him.
Recently the Illinois Steel Company or
dered four gas meters. These four ne
ters were TO be able TO measure a great
er flow Of gas than is required TO SUD-
ply the whole city Of Philadelphia, and
six times as much as is required 70 sup
ply a city Ike Baltimore. But the manu.
fscturer was equal to the occasion. and
turned out the four biggest gas meters
in the world. II is said that they are as
accurate as they are large.
Artificial gas for Illuminating purposes
was first used about 1s02, though it never
reached a commercial scale until about
1910 II thereafter grew in favor. and
even the electric light could not outshine
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR GIRL
By HELEN ROWLAND.

they in name onlv are All r1.
the principle wild At the
Now is the time requires all mans dramatic
ability to look sad leaving him for the
nCr
When girl she usually
that is going
When apologies cajoIng
mother hits
girl hirts be ratbe
her anything s enor
artistic
self OF the sincerity he saying
OF
used kiss
When girl asks IS dead
Portable as though she were trying TO perform
It's dreadful shock 10
hat al that delightful mystery bottles
OF course love "a peach" peach
a heart
A man seldom stops to ask girl IL
f TWILL
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
THE JUNGLE FLIES.

. do not ask me to depart for unges dense and hot Though
would please warke heart slay ppopot and though
would the wars chase with gadness his lair and the jun
ges ga tace the hungry polar bear fear that my martial
zeal and toTude would fall when those big greasy ropc flies
tooth and nail It's very well to kill gnu or best the
cmpanzee to battle with kangaroo Just sport me I'd
chase the oathsome octopus and slug with brick but I'd be
raise fuss when flies became thick So let the garing
A skies bend over other chaps; there fun shooting ies
catching them in traps doesn't pay as Ted will find to have
them taxidemed Fly hunting weary grind as Seous hath
affirmed WAIT Mason
tc0priSt by George v4h4z AauA1
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
Paris PzttsSa No. 1885
Al Seams Allowed


Cotton voile has been used Tor tbs
dainty frock. which is adaptable to any
OF the light summer materials Narrow
tucks distribute the fullness az the front
and back. giving ample :ullness TO the
skirt extension, which is finished by 2
wide hem The groups OF tuckiug are
separated by vide ribbon-run beading;
the square Dutch neck and short flowing
sleeves are trimmed with narrow ribbon
run beading and finished with narrow
edging. II desired. the dress may be
made with high neck and long sleeves.
The pattern Is IN 4 Sizes TO years
For a child Of years the dress requires
q. yards of material q inches wide, ~
yards IS inches wide, or IL yards z
inches vide; II yards OF wide beading
and Is yards OF narrow beading. 1z
yards OF wide ribbon and 1% yards OF
narrow ribbon and yards OF edging-
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
Wife sues ]. Erwin Peel.

Naming three correspondents. Alice E
Peel brought suit IN the District supreme
Court yesterday for absolute divorce from
J Erwin Peel Mrs Peel says she was
married 10 the defendant in Washington
on October > 1eo4, by Charles S. Bundy.
justice Of the peace, and that they nave
one child. born a month ago. TIE COM
plainant. who is represented By Attorneys
r r. Downing and G. A Berry. places
her husbands income at $1,000 q year.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
FROM WOMANS
POINT OF VIEW

~ tHe tHeater. one evening last week
there was box party made up oF two
Hatrons and four young persons. TWO
OF each sex Both boys and girls were
under fifteen years In age and they we're
. The most interested OF the large audience
Wnic7 generally appiaCded q play fun OF
sian1 coarse jokes. and other doubtful
features OF what was called "a musical
piece"
L makes n,Jie difference that # was
one Of the seasons successes. I. mat
, ters not that the masculine element pre-
dominated For b0Ja men and women
the play was harmless because thei-
tastes were already formed. and they were
there for relaxation. I was an ant.dote
. fo~ the hard work of the dav. But for
those children. L was not wholesome and
the mothers who permitted their presence
were very reprehensibIe Childhood -
too precOcioUs. nowadays. even with rhe
best q care. BOYS ard girls exhaust
the surprises Of life before they are
grown up and We oId-fashioned folks
wonder why Ne are h0red with life
. az an age when Il should teen with in
terest / am wondering Il We do not
need society 70 protect children OF this
SIDE q the footlgats rather than behind
them.
Evening entertainments are not healthy
recreation for children even when the
spestacles are suited 10 their tender
years. There is plenty 20 amuse young
people without drawing on the limited
1ck o. adult pleasures. al least tha:
SIS the belief Ct q mother Of a twenty
-tar-old son and a daughter nearing her
seventeenth birthday Both are still al
their studies. but when they close for
the sumner holidays. the family migrates
20 the seashoTe, leaving behind ali the
habits OF Jheir pretentious winter life.
The young members OF the family are
expected 20 find enjoyment in things. in
nature and simple companionship IN
reading and resting. and they do. The
son keeps hens. pigeons. and dogs. which
are not allowed IN his city home. and
plays the host 10 q chum or two at in
tervaIs through the summer. The daueh-
ter Is growing up unconscious OF her
beauty and with more serious lasts than
a strictly fashionable life demands. That
I pair is worth watching Tor the promise
each gives OF tie future. There is a
/ fortune on each side Of the family and
the parents do their share in keeping
up the social position which goes with
wealth. But they have a proper appre-
citation for other things. the solid part OF
life made Up largely Of education and
! good morals.
The father Of a growing family recently
established permanent home in the
country solely for the sake Of the
children who were developing too
rapidly for his mental comfort. An
other is going TO exchange a COM
fortably city suite for a suburban
home. 10 better the chances OF his two
small children. Children OF the country
grow normally. and reach manhood with
stronger bodies and mOre-easily-cOnt
nerves. I know Of more than one child
banished from city living by sensible
doctors. who put more faith in nature
than in drugs. They were 0UtgTowing
youth rapidly, and needed some such
system Of pruning as IS given plants
when too forward
BETTY BRADEEN
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
FuuersI of Mr. Rorcbe.-

Funeral services for Diedrich II. Bor-
ches. who died at mis- residence, 122'
North Carolina avenue northeast, sun
day morning, VIII be held from the resi-
dence this afternoon al . O'Clock Mr.
Borches was ffty-seven years Of age
and nad been an employe in the Life-sav,
ing Service for eighteen years. He dieC
as the result Of complication OF dis
eases. from which be had long beer
suffering. Mrs Marie Borches, his wife
and q sister. who lives IN Brooklyn
survive him. he was a member OF B
3. French Lodge. F. a. A. n, and Oi
Lafayette Chapter. R A. II.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
.irsbip Line for Pleasure

Berlin. May 1.-THE Zeppelin Airshir
Company. which is TO establish an air
ship line. viii not maintain the line for
business purposes. but for pleasure. Each
sirship VIII carry crew OF six pas
sengers, and viii make seven-hour trips
over Lake LUceTne-
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
Permit for New Bureau Building

The Acting Secretary Of the Treasury.
James B. Reynolds. mas requested author
ity from the Commissioners 10 place the
new building for the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing in the parking on the
east side Of Fifteenth street southwest.
The Engineer Commissioner recommends
that the request be granted. in view Of
the fact that the present buildings of the
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing are
now located On the sidewalk line.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18

The Natural Gas Association OF Amer
lea meets to-day in Columbus, Ohio. II
VIII be addressed by Gov Harmon. and
viii take up some interesting matters IN
connection with the outstanding OF the
natural gas supply of the country Like
al other great natural resources, the
supply was once regarded as inexhaust-
ible. but many miles OF empty gas mains
/ and many exhausted gushers tell Elute
story Of the first natural resource 10 ap-
prOach exhaustion through the prodigal-
ity Of the people rather than through its
use The cay was in Indiana when It
/ was cheaper 70 leave a gas jet burning
+ than 10 strike a match the next time Il
was desired TO light It, But. in the very
/ capital city Of that State itself q great
/ gas company went 70 pieces because It
no longer had gas 10 flow through its
7 hundreds of miles OF mains and IT'S thou
! sands OF house connections. AS II 20
/ emphasize the irony Of fate new com
pany has acquired the idle property and
/ viii attempt to give that city 6o-cent arti-
/ fetal gas. The big gas manufacturers OF
! the country claim that they cannot do It.
| The gas trade journals are in an Il told
I you So mood OF expectation over II. But
the public viii hope ard pray that it can
make good. as It is admitted that II Il
/ does. 60-cent gas is a possibility in every
city OF 10000 inhabitants
I But with all the untold millions OF feet
Of natural gas that have been used. and
I the other untold millions that have been
wasted, there Is stiI more than double
as much natural gas used in the United
States as there is artificial gas The Geo
/ logical Survey places the annual amount
Of the natural product used at over 4oo.-
/ 09o. 900 oo6 cubic feet. Add to this the 2o0.
/ Goa 00o 900 cubic feet Of artificial gas used.
and it would take a gigantic gas tank
/ two miles m diameter and more than a
mile high 10 hold II
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18

York Avenue Presbyterian Church, made
an interesting address 70 the graduates,
and presented them with their diplomas
The members Of the graduating class OF
1893 are Miss RebeCca Miller. OF PittsbUrg;
Miss Helen Peters. Of Fort Wayne. Ind.
and Miss Eleanor Tustin. Of Kansas City
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
FLORENCE SCHOOL EXERCISES
Rev. DR.. Radcliffe Presents Diplomas
to the Students

Commencement exercises at the Flor
ence School took place yesterday after
noon and evening Prof. William Allen
Wilbur. dean Of George Washington Uni
versity. lectured before the students and
faculty IL the afternoon on Lyric
poetry" as illustrated by H o. Walker
in his paintings IN the Library Of Con-
gress
In the evening the exercises included
piano solos, "Gayotte" in z (Bach-Saint-
Saeus), "Au lac de Wallenstadt." and
'Canzonetta del Salvador Rosa 0Iszt).
and paraphrase. Wiener Blut." walzer
tStrauss-Schutt), Miss Pearl Waugh.
The First Meeting (Grieg). motto per
petuo, Scotch Poem. and f'Polonaise" in
T minor aIacDowelD- Miss Waugh:
songs. "Blue Hills Far Away CAIannav).
Blossom Time Cleedham). robin
Song (Neidlinger). The Swing CCustis).
Dr. Wallace Radcliffe. pastor Of New
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Monday Evening Club Meets at the
BOYS, Training School.

At the meeting Of the Monday Evening
Club al the National Training School for
Boys. on the BladensbUrg road last even
ing officers for the current year were
elected as follows:
President, 0. J. DarnaIl; vice president.
Miss Ellen Foster; secretary. MyTOn J.
Jones: treasurer. Mrs. z. X. Bushee. cor
responding secretary, Miss Ella West.
The executive committee win include
Rev. John Van Schaick, jr.. chairman,
Judge ". F. De Lacy, Mrs c. D. Merwin
and Miss Ellen Foster
About forty members attended. and
we're the guests Of Supt- Darnall, who is
also president OF the club.
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Rear Admiral Giles b Harber. who IS
in Tokyo. was the guest Of honor last
week OF Vice Admiral Salto. al the Naval
Club.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18

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linen and worked with h1e cotton f0SS
The entire design Is buttonholed with short
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Continued from Page Five.

side her grandfather vas q native OF
Massachusetts and her grandmother OF
Vermont. and their ancestors were among
Jhe most active patriots q the RevOlu-
t.onary War Her grandparents early
moved 10 Missouri. where they became
prominent. the grandfather holding many
responsible positions officially and as a
merchant and banker he became quite
wealthy. The bridegroom is a native OF
Maryland. and on his mothers side IS
closely related 10 the Camalie-s. ire firs-
families Of Southern Maryland On his
fathers side he IS the lineal descendant
OF the Rev. George 9. Cookman- the great
American theoiogisn and orator. and one
time Chaplain Of the United States Sen
ate He holds a responsible position n
the Department Of Agriculture
Miss Ada Newlands. niece Of Senator
Francis G. NsvIsnds. VIII be married TO-
day 70 Dr. virginius Dabney in All
Saints Episcopal Church Chevy Chase.
before a small company Of relatives and
close friends, owing % The limited ca
pscity Of the edifcc- A reception VII
follow IN the suburban home of Senator
Newlands. I'm Wocdiey lane. The bride
vii be attended by Miss Gertrude VIII
iaus Miss Feroiine Perkins. and Miss
katherine Jennings. Mr.. James Craw-
F; ford Mr.. Frederick Faust. and Dr. Henry
Parker VIII be the ushers
Nine de Ia Barra. wife 81 the Mexican
! Ambassador. who has been 50 ilI in Paris
that the Ambassador made a hurried
/ trip over there % remain with her. IS i'm
( proving slowly. but there has been no
date SET for the return Of the Ambassa-
i dor. Il viii BE- some time before Nine
( de Ia Bsrra VIII be able to travel, and
( the Mexican Embassy IS apt % he with
out hostess for some months yet
Rear Admiral Raymond 2 Rodgers.
[. : y. the new commandant Of the
second naval district OF the naval sta
ton. Narragansett Bay. has taken apart
ments at the New Cliffs and Robinson
1 cottages. NauagansetJ-
Rear Admiral Giles b Hsrber. who IS
in Tokyo. was the guest Of honor last
week OF Vice Admiral Salto. al the Naval
Club
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18

Largest Morning Circulation.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
Stott & Snyder,
18th and G Streets N. w.

handsome drug store is that OF Sot Snyder fitted up
with attractive fixtures and OF the designs OF
ay soda fountains Being within the shopping district this phar
macy complete of toilet articles, &c Both
members OF the firm Mr. s T. Stott and Mr. H c. SNYDER are
experienced pharmacists Although the above has been
for about year. Mr. So proprietor Of the phar
macy under the National Hotel for about eighteen years
This branch of The Want Ad. Department OF The Washing
Herald but squares from the main Office 74 Fifteenth
It. nevertheless short walk for those who may be
passing by with ad for the Want page Of this paper Ads
left the branches by telephone the regular
Of word, twenty words three times so cents;
times SI.oo There extra charges
See the top Of the first column for complete list Of Want Ad
Branches.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18


II IS estimated that even to-day. after
the note Of alarm over the prospective
depletion OF the natural gas supply has
been sounded. the annual waste OF nat
ural gas IN the United States amounts
TO the enormous total Of 100000 0c0 cubic
feet one wei in kentucky is said 70
have wasted. az current prices. 5000. GO
worth OF natural gas a year for twenty
consecutive years Some wells have a
flow Of gas as high az % 0Co.000 cubic feet
a day. The heating capacity OF that
amount Of gas Is equivalent 10 that OF
q. 90 bushels OF coal or 1900 barrels OF
oil With the production Of natural gas
amounting 20 over 100000 feet per
day. u will be seen that the daily output
Is equivalent % more than l.o00 60 bush
els Of coal
Natural gas Is the most perfect fuel
and lighting agent known TO man. and
yet even IL cannot show the economical
operation that Is shown by a common in
sect. When Solomon bade the slugEard
TO 90 TO the ant. consider her ways and
he wise. he little thought that the scien-
lists some thirty centuries later would
be called upon 10 bid the lighting experts
OF the world 10 90 10 the fTsfiy and con-
slider its ways But such is his 10 do
The FREELY and the Elow-worru possess
secrets of light making that make
mans feeble effort az producing cheap
light q tailOW candle IN the MONDAY sun
II man could produce light with as little
expenditure Of heat as the freely does.
the gas bill that IS now 81 would be I
cent
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18

The first great thinker 70 fnvestiEat te
the FREELY and the glOw-worm in an en-
deavor 10 learn their light-producing So
crets. was Prof. Young He came 10 the
early conclusion that the arefy was in a
class all by itself. His investigations at
trscted the attention. OF that great stu
dent of deep things. Prof. Langley. for
50 long secretary Of the Smithsonian In
stitUtion- He brought into play his bolo-
meter-an instrument which will measure
the heat from the farthest star with the
accuracy that q registered thermometer
viii measure the heat Of a room. II
showed him that the freely can produce
a given amount OF light 40 times as
economically as man can.
The fTeflv has the gift OF Iuninescence.
light without heat. Man can produce
light only by incandescence-light with
heat Il Is said that a fortune awaits
the man who viii give the world pr7c-
ticable luminescent lamp. Il is true that
such a lamp may be made by the use
OF radiUm. but that article is so rare that
the interest on the money required TO
buy enough radium 20 make a light OF
one CandlepOweT would convert il into a
most costly lighting agent. II IS said
liidL - prE cent o. lne energy men use
in generating light is mere waste
il IS said that In the manufacture az
artificial gas the public pays Just about
three times the cost OF the raw material
from whicn IL IS made. There has been
much talk about the harmful effect Of
water gas, and the dangers attendant
upon its use. but the Geological Survey
figures show that nearly two-thiris OF
the artificial gas used IN the United
States is water gas.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18

The latest idea in gas production is
LIQUID gas. 4 process has been discover
ed whereby gas can be liquefed under
/ pressure. and It VIII lend itself admirably
TO the needs Of the isolated home or place
: OF business Il can be sold more cheaply
than oil. and is said TO give all the ad-
vsntages Of gas without the use of
mains and pipes. Il is hardly probable
E that the new gas viii come into general
use in the country or in Canada. but It
! is meeting favor in Germany.
Opinion is sharply divided over the pre-
I paid meter system Of gas using. Il has
( been found TO result in a greater number
OF installations. but when a man buys
( it quarter at a time he becomes more
careful about his gas bill. with the re-
suit that his new economy almost. or
/ quite. coUnterbalances the added sales
from new installations. Recently Atlanta
was infested with gas meter robbers. In
a single month more than 2o3 meters
were robbed Of the deposited coins. The
loss fell on the users and not on the com
pany which furnished the gas Steps
have been taken to prevent future rob-
berries
The public has always claimed that
the meters run too fast. Some light was
recently thrown on that subject By a test
in New York The meters that were
complained of during given period were
taken out and tested by the public utiIi-
ties commission. The result showed that
3 per cent were too fast. and that while
the total amount of gas charged for
was considerably in excess Of that actu-
ally used when those which ran too slow
were taken into consideration il was
found that the gas company was not
much ahead after all
New York makes and uses more than
one-fOurth Of all the artificial gas used
in the United States. Thirty-three bill
Hon cubic feet a year. according to the
public utilities commission, is the annual
production. Stored in a gas pipe sixteen
feet square. il would entirely circle the
globe. Even the meters in use in that
city would make q solid row from New
York to Washington. The greatest
amount Of money ever refunded 10 con-
sumers Of any kind in a single week was
the $4,000 refunded to the users Of gas
under the @-cent gas decision Of the Su-
pTenie Court The Consolidated Gas Com
Pany had been charging q dollar. Ths
The Washington herald., 1909-05-18

To-morrow-street Railway Acct
dents.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-08-12
FARMS LIKE GARDENS
SAYS Wall STREET BROKER

Among prospective inve4ors Wis
iting the Greeley district dQrng the
past few days was F. w. Delaney,
millionaire broker and md lbber of
the New York stock excha2ge He
came to Greeley last Wednesday in
his automobile. coming frdm Colo
RADIO Springs, where he D. been
spending his summer vacatibn Mr..
Delaney is the owner of ab3ut sl2,
900 worth of land in Southdfn Colo
RADIO, but his visit this week H. Gree
ley was his first trip into the rich
irrigated districts in the torthern
section of the state. Accobpanied
by member OF the flrms Of the
Purcell Land company, he inade
trip of inspection over the Farming
lands around Greeley.
Why, the Greeley distritt farms
all look like big gardens, Dad Mr..
Delaney to the Tribune's re1l estate
reporter. These broad. clel u fields
of all sorts of produce ali grain
are about the biggest surprises
have encountered recently Back
through the east and in many other
sections of the country they cant
keep them looking like this. The
The Greeley tribune., 1909-08-12

farmers here must have their work
down to an exact science. That's
the kind Of farming that pays profits
and it won't take me long to get
some money placed where it will do
the most good.
What you need to do is get the
people from the far east into this
country. They don't get here often
enough. They come to Denver and
Colorado Springs: they see the farm
ing tracts in Southern Colorado and
go home thinking that Is about all
there is to 1t. But this is most
amazing to me. shall certainly
give some of the people l know
friendly tip where the best invest
ments are to be had"
Mr. Delaney stated that he feared
the labor problem would become bad
on the farms in a few years and
states that German and other Euro
pean immigrants should be induced
to take up their residence in the dis
trict. He returned to Colorado
Springs yesterday. The coming of
quite bit of investment capital is
likely to result from Mr. Delaney's
trip.