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The Washington times., 1909-04-21
PERIL TO BOATMEN
POINTED IN REPORT

That dangerous conditions prevail
about the flood gates at the tidal reser-
voir adjacent to the spot where Elmer
Lacey, the thirteen-year-old-son of ].
Elmer Lacey, Of 6O7 New York avenue,
was drowned, IS the report made %
Harbormaster ]. r. Sutton, By SergL
Russell Dean, of the harbor precinct
ION flood tide" says Sergeant Dean,
"some Of the gates close. and this
causes the water to rush through with
great force. In approaching, one Is I'M
able TO see the danger until caught BY
the rush"
Sergeant Dean suggests the erection
Of sign, warning the public not to
ton by the Commissioners, the matter
was referred 10 Major jay j. Morrow.
in charge OF the Washington Aque-
duct.
The Washington times., 1909-04-21

Be careful of your
handsI
Y elbow soaps will
make them red and
coarse and hard; a
source of never-ending
annoyance and humilia-
ton.
Ivory Soap adds to
their beauty; keeps
them soft and sweet and
dainty.
And so, we offer this
suggestion: Use Ivory
Soap for even so COM
monplace a purpose as
washing dishes. 1t pays.
Ivory Soap
SO 400 Per Cent. Pure.
The Washington times., 1909-04-21
CONDEMNS RENTERS
Of BOATS TO MINORS
Coroner's Jury in Lacey
Drowning Case Recon-
mendS New Law.

Condemnation of the practice of rent
ing boats to minors, together with a
recommendation that the Commissioners
take steps TO stop it by law, was made
by the COroner's jury today, when
called to inquire into the drowning OF
Elmer Lacey, the thirteen-year-old son
of Elmer J. Lacey, Suday afternoon
while boating with his twin brother,
Homer. and eleven-year-old hugh
o'Neill. near the hoodgate of the tidal
basin.
The jury, which met at the morgue.
also censuTed the boatman, william
Jackson, for gross carelessness in rent
ing boats to boys.
The Government was represented by
Assistant District Attorney Perry, while
Levi David represented Mr.. Lacey.
The first witness called was Sergeant
| Cox, who conducted the police inves j.
CATION His testimony consisted of a
detailed account of the accident and
the find of the boGy For the benefit Of
the jury he described the locality abolt
the tidal basin ard the food gates.
The father of Elmer told OF his two
, sons leaving home Sunday afternoon,
as he thought. 10 go out to play. Thev
did not get his permission TO 90 to tn q
river, ne said and he knew nothing Of
their whereabouts until he learned Of
the drowning. Replying TO q question
by Coroner hewitt, Mr.. Lacey said that
neither of his sons knew how to handle
boat, nor could they swim.
Homer Lacey recited in detail the cir
cumStances OF the drowning. IN answer
I 10 the CorOners question as to whether
| he could row he said he could "a
| little"
He tod about renting the canoe
/ at NickolsOn's boat house. and identi-
/ fed William Jackson as the man who
rented It Jackson did not question any
of the boys as TO whether they could
row, he said.
James A O'Neil, father of Hugh, gave
testimony like that of Mr.. Lacey.
The questions asked Jackson were
mainly TO develop whether he was in
the habit OF renting boats TO minors.
In answer to Coroner rSevitt's question,
DO you rent boats TO minors2' Jack
son replied. Not as &. rule" He also
admitted that he did rot ask the boys
whether they could SKIM or whether
they knew how tomauage a boat.
PICK Up FOLLOWS
The Washington times., 1909-04-21
WHOLESALE PRICES
REMAIN UNCHANGED
Eggs, Cheese, and Butter.

Eggs-virginia, nesrbys. fresh. 2Oa2lc
Cheese-New York, -iats. large. per h.,
i6l4c; small. per h., 17a17lzo.
Butter-Creamery. fancy. SIC; Western.
frsts. pc; process, fancy. Csc; fair TO good.
2fc; dairy, choice. 23a24c; dairy. good. lie.
store-packed. fresh. 15a1ec.
Poultry.
Live Poultry-Chickens. spring. small. per
10. 22a2Sc; large. per 10. 20a22c; hens, 16c;
ROSTERS, Sc; ducks. large, per ID. 14a15c:
turkeys. toms. per III. 15c; hens. per b., lSc.
Dressed neutrality-suspicious.. spring. small,
keys; undrawn. toms, per D.. i7a1Sc; hens.
per h.. 20a2lc: ducks larCs, per ID, 16c
geese. per h., 1Oa12lzc.
Fruits.
Fruits-Apples. fancy brands. per bbL, s5S
ae-5o; grapes, Malaga, $40 per key; oranges,
box. S2.ooa3-5O; pineapples. per crate, s2.5Oa
$40; grape fruit, per crate, S2.0oa4O0i straw
" rries, per quart. 10abc.
Vegetables.
egetables-Potatoes. per bu., eOcas1.15; po-
tstoes, homegrown, per bu 7ocaS1.0O; new
potatoes, per bbl., $780, sweet po-
tatoes per Dbl, g. O0a4. 90; yams per bbl
81. 5Oas. 50; turnips. per box 2Sa4Uc; turnips.
per Dbl. T5c. Tutabagas. per bbl. S1.O0; Gu
cumbers per basket. S2.0oa4O0; spring cab
bage. per crate. 90; caulifower, per
basket, s1.50a2- d; celery, per doz stalks s5ca
SLI0s onions, per bu-. SOCaSl- %, onions. per
Dbl, S2OOa2.5o; squash per crate S1.5Oa2 so;
string beans. per basket s. 5Oa3. 90: tomatoes.
Florida per crate, 81. 5Oa2 %; spinach, per Dbl.
81 75a2. 90. kale. per Dbl. 50a75c; lettuce, per
basket. SI.Ooa2so; rsdishes FER 100, s1.ooa2 co:
q sparagus, per bunch, 2Oa35c: beets, per crate.
% 0Oa3.50: rhubarb, per bunch, &c; Texas
onions, per crate, SEQ.
Live Stock.
Live Stock-Cattle. extra. per cwt., S5.50a
500. medium. s4.o0a4. 80; ordinary, 50. 00a3 90;
hogs, per cwt., gross. s650a6. 49, ordinary,
per cwt.. So 00a6. IS; sheep. prime. per h.
4ika5c; ordinary, per h. 3iza4ci lambs
choice per ID. Zoe; mediAn. per h., &c;
common, per H., Sc; calves, prime, per
per h., 5asc-
The Washington times., 1909-04-21
REWARD IS OFFERED
FOR BOYS CAPTURE

A reward of s25 has been offered
for the capture OF Walter T. John
son, twenty-year-old inmate Of the
National Training School for Boys.
who made his escape from that instf-
tuition by jumping from a window
thirty feet from the ground.
Johnson was at work on the second
floor of the printing shop and when
the attendant in charge was at the
opposite end of the room, sprang
through the window
The guard saw him leap and gave
the alarm. Johnson quickly jumped
to his feet and escaped.
The Washington times., 1909-04-21
Deaths.

Lucinda II. Olsen. II years, AZ Eleventh
street southeast.
Helen r. Stanford. 70 years, 1916 V street
northwest
Sidney ]. Kerrick, "a years, 33S Eleventh
street southwest.
Elmer W. Lacey. Il years. se! New York
avenue northwest.
John Connolly. 60 years, Government.
Hospital for the Insane.
William Ward 50 years. 1T Twentieth
street northwest
Philip Smith 90 years, 235 Thfrteen-and-
a-nalf street southwest.
Elizabeth Jennings, 81 years, III First
street northwest.
Catherine Norton, 90 years, % Fenton
street northeast.
Clarence r. Nelson, 1 months. gis
Twelfth Street northeast.
Infant Of Evelin and Thomas Heslin,
hours, 10 n street southwest.
The Washington times., 1909-04-21
GEORGETOWN
KNIGHTS TENPLAR
WILL MAKE A VISIT
Washington Lodge TO Be Re.
ceived by Georgetown
Commandery Tonight.

The annual visit Of the Grand Com
mandery, Knights Templar of the Dis
trict. TO Potomac COMMUNICATIVE 5,
OF Georgetown, will be made this even
ing at O'Clock, in the Masonic Hall. on
Wisconsin avenue.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Women Christian Temperance Union
VIII be held tomorrow afternoon at ?
Q clock, IN the auditorium of Dumbarton
Avenue Methodist Church.
Mrs. William Van Deusen, OF $3.50 o
street is visiting friends in New York
Rev, Father Whitney. S. j.. formerly
president Of Georgetown University.
spent few days at the university last
week.
Ambrose Durkin, a well-known resi-
dent of Georgetown, has gone to Ralti-
more where he will enter business.
DR.. Milo II. sutlin. of III Tbir+v-
enlrd street northwest, VIII move into
1ls summer home. at Somerset Heights.
Md, in few days.
George E. ConnelI. son of the late Dr
George Council, of Georgetown, who has
been visiting here for several days. will
return soon to his home in COnneIIs-
vile, Pa.
Precinct Detective McGiu Grove is
building a home at the intersection of
Wisconsin avenae extended and the
Brookeville road. TenIeytown.
The Otto Coke Company. of Camden.
N j., has closed out its Georgetown
branch, which was located on the water
front, its lease having expired soma
weeks ago.
George w. Drew and William B. or
ley have been appointed trustees by the
court TO sell premises 3027 NJ street
northwest, a three-story brick business
and dwelling house, and TIA Thirty
third street northwest, a two-story six
room frame dwelling, as the result of
| the case of James ". Hunter VS.. En-
rick ct al.
The committee appointed to appraise
the property consisted Of Robert Scott
Hume. and Raphael a. CaSilear.
James McGettigau, who several years
ago played second base on II e George
town University nine, is visiting here
for several days.
The Washington times., 1909-04-21
WILL SEND FLEET
UPON LONG CRUISE

In dealing with the Pacific fleet, this
Administration will follow the example
of the last, which sent the Atlantic
feet around the world.
The Pacific fleet viii not be sent on a
globe-eircling trip, but it will be ordered
on a seven-month's practice cruise, in
the course OF which il will engage in
target practice in Magdalena Bay and
VIII go through battle maneuvers in at
lacking and defending the large cities
OF the Pacific seaboard.
This announcement was made at the
Navy Department to-day The practice
cruise Of the Pacific feet will begin
about August 10.
The Washington times., 1909-04-21
Marriage Licenses.

William r Kidwell, Of Fairfax, Va,
and Louise Allbreck, Of Washington.
John ]. Scharper and Jeanette Davis.
OF Washington.
James ]. Kettner and Florence V. Elem
elberger. Of Washington
william .. Kelley and Helen G. DowI-
ing. OF Washington.
Philip NJ. Garnett and Florence s.
Weaver, OF Washington.
MILFORD II. Dunn and Emily BrewOod.
Of washington.
William j. Robertson tand Hattie NJ.
Hamilton, OF Washington.
Edward T. Anderson and Beulah s
Fay. Of washington.
Max Rosenblum and Blums Ullenan, OF
Washington.
The Washington times., 1909-04-21
BULK OF ESTATE
GOES TO WIDOW

With the exception of bequest Of
$500 left 20 his daughter, Grace Wood
burn, and $40 left 70 her son, James
II. WOODBURY., the entire estate of The
late Rev. James z. Gilbert which is
valued at $50 0O1. il left to his widow.
a small real estate holding I'm Alex
andria. Ind, is left the Woman's Home
Missionary Society. The widow is
named executor.
The Washington times., 1909-04-21
The Vital Records.
Births.

John r. and Olive Poulton, girl.
Carroll W. and Emma Tyson. girl.
John NJ. and Isabella z. Hun. girl.
Ste7ano and Maria Lozuppone. boy.
Charles L and Laura A. Green, boy.
David c. and Julia V. Doggett, girl.
Otto and Frederick Herzog, girl.
Lyman r. and Bessie +. Hewins. boy.
Thomas r. and Annie V. Quill, girl.
John P and Helen O. Rappolt, boy.
The Washington times., 1909-04-21
CAPTAIN BURNEEL
SHOOTS HIMSELF
Signal Corps Officer, Fear
ing Incurable Disease,
Seeks Death.
CONTINUED from First Psge)
Tells of His Fears
rest and treatment at the sanitariuu
he would be in good health again.

n.
Tells of His Fears.
Il fear that my mind is going"
Captain Burnell told one Of his friends
a few days ago. Il do not believe there
IS any help for me-"
Although respondent and discouraged
over his condition. Captain Burneu had
never intimated that he had contem-
plated taking bis own life
The weapon With which ne shot him
self was regulation army revolver,
which he always carried when travel
ing. The pistol was taken from him
when he went TO the sanitarium last
Friday. but when he oppressed a desire
20 leave the institution and return 10
Washington the revolver and other be-
lonEings we're given back 10 him.
Record Excellent.
Captain Burnel Is forty years Of age
has seen considerable active service in
the army. and has a fine record as Il
signal CORPS officer lie headed an ex-
petition which spent more tnan year
IN Alaska. During the Spanish AmerI-
can WAT he saw active service in Cuba
and the Philippines. He was stationed
at Fort Myer for some time. and after
wards placed in command OF Fort
Wood.
He IS a native OF Vermont. where his
father resides
According to Captain Wallace. Of the
Signal Corps, Burnell came 10 Wash
ington on leave OF absence for his
health. and not with the view of par
ticipating IN any of the maneuyers at
Fort Myer this summer.
"Burnell was in command Of Fort
Wood, New York L@rbor, until last
summer" said Captain Wallace He
had been in command at Fort Wood
for four years. and upon being relieved
was sent 10 aFort Leavenworth. Kan.
Ife was regarded as one Of the best
Signal Corps men IN the army"
Entered Army In 1886.
Captain Burnell was born July 5. 1868.
and entered the cavalry service of the
United States army May %. 1856. In 1884
he entered the Signal Service Corps.
lie took part I'm the war with Spain,
Participating in the battle Of Santiago.
although not graduate OF West
Point. he made a big success in the sig
nal service work. and soon attained the
rank Of a captain. He was interested
in aerial navigation, although he never
specialized IN any one branch OF the
corps work.
The Washington times., 1909-04-21
Stocks Are Rather S0 Wall Suffer DeLoca Values Firm
LOCAL STOCK MARKET WAS INACT-
I'VE, WITH PRICES RATHER FIRM.
BUT UNCHANGED.

There wasn't enough doing on the
local Stock Exchange TO make the
market interesting.
There was a light, attendance. and the
members brought few commissions with
them. When the market clos I'd the
record showed 20 shares Of stock sold
and IS 600 bonds.
There was little or no change I the
The Washington times., 1909-04-21
TODAY'S PRICES ON
LOCAL EXCHANGE

Washington Railway and Electric AS.
s.. 090GS77s, 81 ,000dS75s. $2,0000S7k
Washington Railway and Electric
common, 5Od43, 50d43.
Mergenthaler. 10d20SIs.
After call-Washington Railway and
Electric As, 81, OOO0S77s, $1,OO0QS77s, $1,000
S77s.
Lanston, 50d137s, 5Od137s
The Washington times., 1909-04-21

nominal market In the stocks where
there were transactions, as we'll as in
the bonds prices were firm and that
was about all.
Railway As sold at SIS; Railway,
common, at AZ; Me- genthaler, at 2OS1s,
and LanstOn, at 1873.
This was the recc I'd of an unsatis-
factory session.
The Washington times., 1909-04-21
HUSBAND GETS CHILDREN.

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, April 21.-Judge
NJ. L. Keedy granted an absolute d.
vorce to Franklin ~. Neikirk from
Emma II. Neikirk and gave the Gus
tody Of their minor children to the
husband.
The Washington times., 1909-04-21
TODAY'S PRICES ON
NEW YORK EXCHANGE

Quotations furnished by ". B. Hibbs q
Co.. bankers and brokers. Hibbs Building.
members New York Stock Exchange. Wash
Of Trsde.l
The Washington times., 1909-04-21
THE CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished by z. p. Hutton
& Co., members New York Stock Ex-
change. q. Bowie Chapman. manager.
1901 + street northwest
The Washington times., 1909-04-21
.ARAORY HALL CASE
SETTLED BY COURT
Judge Gives Ownership of
Property Into Hands of
F. L. Slaymaker.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA. VA, April. q.


Judge Barley. in the corporation
court. this morning issued a final de-
cree in The case of Frank l.. Stay
maker VS.. P. }. Murphy and W. ". W.
Domaine, MAKING the temporary iniunc-
tion concerning the ownership of Ar
mory Hall a permanent one. This &C
ton takes the ownership of Armory
Hall ont of the hands of Captai- Muir
ply and Lieutenant Domaine, of the
Alexander Light Infantry, and gives il
to Captain Slaymaker. of Company q,
First Regiment, which was recently or
ganized here. The case has been il
the Alexandria court for some time.
With but sixty-nine votes difference
between the two leading candidates the
contest for queen of the carnival is be
coming more exciting. Although the
carnival committee is publishing only
the names of those who have more than
80 votes, all in the contest are taking
great interest, and 1t is still predicted
that some of those who have A small
number OF votes Will at the last mo-
ment rush in a great number and try
TO win. The committee this morning
announced the following standing of the
highest contestants
Miss Marie FannOn, 4726
Mrs. p. Won de Westlaken, 1857.
Mrs. Cleita Whitehead, 2.666.
Miss A. d. Monitor. 1,629.
Miss Marie Drew, 1850
Miss Caroline Wedderburn. sis
The fremen's committee is at work
with its arrangements and will have
in line the three active Alexandria fire
companies. the Relief. the Columbia.
and the Reliance, as we'll as the Vet
eran Friendship Fire Association, who
viii have in lire the old hand engine,
presented TO the company by Washing
ton
The work of stringing electric lights
on the Court of Honor and I'D ana
down King street was started this
morning.
The city council has appropriated $500
TO the executive committee for the Ia
rade and to decorate the city hall
A guard from the State convict camp
in Loudoun county arrived in Alexan-
dria this morning, and took back with
exandria; Charles FauIke, Anderson
Cole, and George Jones, all coIored, and
James McCauley, white.
The funeral of Margaret Elizabeth
Mansfield was held from her parents
home, in North Pitt street, this after
noon. The Rev. G. d. Bulla, OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South,
conducted the services.
Fitzgerald Jones. a teacher in Wash
iEgton Public School for White Boys.
has rendered his resignation. to take
effect at the close of the present ses-
sion. Mr.. Jones has secured a position
with a law firm in Arizona.
The city council met last night and
the finance committee was authorized
TO negotiate a loan Of 100000 for four
months at a rate of interest not in ex-
cess of 4 per cent. It is understood
that the First National Bank will make
the loan
An ordinance providing for the in
spectiOn Of buildings was introduced
and referred 10 the committee on streets
and general laws.
The Washington times., 1909-04-21
MARCUS NOTES, Auet.
The contents of 10 private resi-
dences and apartments will b.
sold within my salesrOOms,
426 9th St. ". w.
Tomorrow, Thursday,
April 22d, at 10 A, NJ.

Upright and square pianos, mirror
front and other wardrobes, brass ana
enamel beds, bedding, mirror-front fold
ing beds, oak. walnut, and enamel
dreSsers and washstandS; chiffoniers,
hat racks, ladies' desks, fine quartered
oak office table, sectional and other
bookcases. sideboards. bUffets, china
closets, couches, 100 chairs and rock
ers, m Isle cabinets, bric-a-brac, fine
china, combination bookcases, and sec
retaries, mission tables, large quantity
of linen and china mantel mirror, PIC
lures and engravings, quantity of por-
there's ard lace curtains. Lot OF other
useful goods, and % good carpets and
rugs. y. 3. Sale starts at 10 a m,
with the sarpets. 1t
The Washington times., 1909-04-21

tory market. The condition OF affairs
abroad was not 70 the liking of the
bulls. and yet the bears have been
shaken out so frequently that they
showed no disposition to press for any
advantage, and were willing TO rest
on the concessions obtained IN the ear
iier hours.
NEW YORK, April 2i-i p. MO-
days market was not especially salts
factory 20 either the bulls or the bears;
in a word, it was a negative market:
not moving either way with any special
movement. II started well. made an
attempt at steadying under the influence
Of q rise in Reading. wobbled and
shrunk point 10 half a point more,
steadied again in a few minutes when
Reading turned 10 good advance. and
then gradually sagged off from = to
a point when the gain in Reading was
lost.
It was a Reading market, Influenced
by the action OF the present chief or
the coalers. And as Reading went the
rest of the list followed.
IL was also a Hartman market.
The report OF the intended three
months trip to Europe for the benefit
Of T. II. Harriman's health had a
rather depressing effect on the Harrt-
man shares In that II brought some
liquidation on the part of holders who
did not Ike the news.
Rumor of Per Cent For Reading.
The clique that has been bulling
Reading on the impossible hint of an
impossible rumor from the Supreme
Court on the views or that august body
IS to the commodities clause, is now
predicting per cent dividends for the
stock, although there is probably as
much truth to one rumor as the other
fG m ouff N
Supreme Court decision, but hardly on
the increased dividend.
With the general lower values OF the
morning the market gradually became
quiet. with activity only here and there
throughout the list. There was not the
same selling pressure as on yesterday,
but once the market started on the
down grade the catching OF stop orders
here and there throughout the list
helped il along.
Dull, Steady.
About noon the market became dull.
There was a little less pressure, the or
ders having been executed both ways
and the trade settled down to duIlness
with not much change either way from
tho beginning until the end of the noon
hour.
Reading was steady at 1851. a net
loss of but u, but at the same time
IL below the high price of the morning.
Union Pacific opened at 1s7Ll, sold to
$3.50, rallied TO 1864 and off to 1865, a
net drop for the three hours of e.
Wisconsin Central. which was one Of
the strong features OF yesterday. was
decidedly weak at a point reaction.
ST. Paul was one of the few firm stocks.
selling at 149d149lz- Pennsylvania also
held well. Missouri Pacific was slightly
lower on the rumor that Edwin Gould
was TO succeed George Gould. and in
sympathy with the generally easier tone
in the market. New York Central i2s off.
Northwestern a point lower. Fries were
firm and SsG1 point higher. Missouri,
Kansas and Texas was y higher.
IndustTials.
In the industrial list steel common
sold at 5lz down to 5lss, back to Sis
and off Il. The preferred was firm.
Smelling and Copper were fractionally
lower. Industrials generally were
rather dull
The Washington times., 1909-04-21

Fitzgerald Jones. a teacher in Wash
IL gtOn Public School for White Boys.
has rendered his resignation. to take
effect at the close of the present ses-
sion. Mr.. Jones has secured a position
with a law firm in Arizona.
The Washington times., 1909-04-21
STOCKS WERE GENERALLY LOWER.
READING AND A. P. LEADING.
DULLNESS FOLLOWS.

NEW YORK. April 21-2 .. m.-The
market continued to move along slow
", with scarcely a fiuctuation in any
OF the leaders, a waiting, unsatisfac-
tory market. The condition OF affairs
abroad was not TO the liking OF the
bulls. and yet the bears have been
shaken out so frequently that they
showed no disposition to press for any
advantage, and were willing to rest
on the concessions obtained In the ear
iier hours.
The Washington times., 1909-04-21

The funeral of Margaret Elizabeth
Mansfield was held from her parents
home, in North Pitt street, this after
nOon- The Rev. c. d. Bulla, OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South,
conducted the services.
The Washington times., 1909-04-21

A guard from the State convict camp
in LOudoun county arrived in Alexan-
dria this morning, and took back with
him the following prisoners from Al
eXandria; Charles Faulke, Anderson
Cole, and George Jones, all colored, and
James McCauley, white.
The Washington times., 1909-04-21
Industnals.

In the industrial list steel common
sold at 5l% down to 51ss. back to Sis
and OFF 4. The preferred was firm.
Smelling and Copper were fractionally
lower. Industrials generally were
rather dull