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Evening star., 1909-05-18
THE PRINCIPAL LOSSES.

Fire Marshal Nicholson after a care
full investigation of the fire in the mill
Of Martin Wiegand. Maryland avenue
and Az street. and other bdildings yes
terday afternoon, assessed the losses to
the several buildings and contents at
Mr.. Wiegand and reached the conclusion
that the blaze was caused by sparks
from the sandpaper machine, the sparks
falling ON the sawdust The blaze spread
SO rapidly that three workmen near the
machinery barely escaped in time to
save their lives. p. J. Hollohan, cap
tain Of No. IA engine company, was the
only person to sustain an injury serious
enough to necessitate being taken to a
hospital. Another man. whose name was
not given, sustained a dislocation of his
arm, but DR.. Moffltt of the Casualty
Hospital gave him treatment without
taking him to the hospital. John Davis.
an elderly man, who was working on the
upper floor. had a narrow escape, bare
ly managing to get out Of the building
before the flames overlook him.
There was no time lost by members
of the fire department calling out addi-
tional companies Of the department
after the first alarm had been sounded,
and when the fifth call had been made
for assistance every company in the de-
partment had moved. Some had gone
to the fire, while others closed in from
the outlying districts in order to give
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across the alley which separates the
properties and thus connects them as If
they were one building greatly increases
the valve Of both. This bridge. the wit
the erection of buildings on both sites
which would have a main entrance on
Pennsylvania avenue, and which could
be used jointly as one structure.
Considering the benefits which this
bridge gives the owner of the two prop
critics, Mr.. Weller estimated the value of
the f street land at $40 per square foot
Mr.. Davidson placed 1t at from So to $40
per square foot, and Mr.. Weaver said 1t
was worth $3.50 per square foot.
AS to a Skeleton Center"
"A skeleton structure could be built on
the + street property and the lower floor
used as a distributing center and the up
per floors as apartments" Mr.. Weaver
testified, eff the land were put to its best
use"
What would be the cost Of this skele-
ton distributing center?" Morgan, II.
Beach. attorney for the government,
asked
Il did not mean skeleton distributing
center" Mr.. Weaver replied, with smile
"lf there is any skeleton concealed we
ought to get 1t OUT one of the lawyers
remarked
Mr.. Weaver did not state the cost of
the structure, saying he was not familiar
with such matters
Regarding the value of Mr.. Cornwell's s
building facing Pennsylvania avenue,
John HI. Nolan estimated that the G. A.
r. building at 1412-14 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. is worth $S7.250. the structure at 1416
Pennsylvania avenue $10,4 40, and that at
1416 $4,000 James L. Parsons, another
witness for the owner, estimated the
values of the same buildings at $50, 1872,
$9,61S and $12TOO
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the city the best possible protection. 1t
was not long after the fire started be-
fore the walls OF the mill fell and came
near injuring firemen. Chief Wagner
cape injury The brick office and resi-
dence buildings of Mr.. Wiegand. the
former to the east and the latter to the
west of the mill. made it possible for
the firemen to confine the blaze to the
Wiegand property.
Mr. Wiegand. who had had experience
with fires on two prior occasions, wit
messed the destruction of his property.
and remarked: I'm about $4,000 poorer
than l was ten minutes ago"
Great Crowd at Scene.
Thousands Of persons were attracted
to the scene of the fire from all sec
tions of the city, the blaze and smoke
having been seen by persons living miles
away. Street car traffic on the Az
street and Anacostia lines was inter
the southwest section were obliged to
patronize the 7th street line. Before
the fire had been eXtinguished. however.
bridges were used for carrying the hose
high above the car tracks and traffic
was resumed
Chief Petty of the Alexandria fire de-
partment, remembering the service the
ly done, hurried to this city when he
learned of the fire and offered his serv-
ices to the local department.
stallion worth $500 was burned to
death. The animal was in box stall.
where it was given, more than ordinary
attention. but so quickly did the flames
spread that 1t was impossible to save it.
An Angora goat was saved by colored
man named Henry Ridgely, who works
about the house Of No. engine company.
Throwing a coat over his head, Ridgely
beat his way through the smoke. return
ing in few seconds with the goat. Two
ducks that seemed to have been rendered
homeless by the fire spent most of the
afternoon about Maryland avenue enjoy
ing the swift streams Of water flowing
from the burning building. occasionally
getting in the way of the firemen, while
the Office cat emerged from beneath the
fallen timbers long after the arrival of
the firemen. 1t had evidently come in
contact with the blaze, but was able to
make it's way from the building.
Argues for High Pressure.
Twelve engine companies operated at
the fire. throwing as many as two dozen
Evening star., 1909-05-18
NEW THEORY SPREADS
RAPIDLY OVER COUNTRY
Colorado Woman Gives Reasons For Her
Abiding Faith in Cooper,

talk with
among the immense number Of people who are
now strong believers In Coopers theory and
medicine is Mrs. Julia Hof1cker living at $40
ussie avenue, Canon City, Colo. Mrs. Hofiickcr
says:
For seven years I suffered from indigestion
and stomach trouble. ! subject to frequent
attacks Of severe sick headache. I had to be
very particular as TO the kind Of food 1 ate 1
could not eat vegetables of any kind nor any.
thing sweet: and even then l would be in dis
tress after meals. Any food Of a solid nature
caused a feeling OF heaviness after eating
Il tried everything l could hear Of and took
many different remedies without benefit Finally
heard OF the Cooper remedies and obtained a
treatment Of Cooper's New Discovery
Il never in my life found a medicine so helm
fui The first bottle put my digestive organs
into good condition, allaying the pain in my
stomach as we'll as relieving the severity Of the
headaches to very large extent. Since taking
a thorough course Of this medicine nv trouble
has entirely disappeared, headaches and ALL and
l never felt better in my llfe
Il would not be without Cooper.s New Dis
covery In my house. Any who fs suffering in
any way from stomach trouble should not hest
tate in giving 1t trial
The Cooper remedies arc sold by all druyyists
everywhere. A sample bottle of Cooper's New
Discovery mailed free upon request by address
ing The Cooper Medicine Company, Dayton, Ohio
Evening star., 1909-05-18

L. r. Coopers theory concerning the human
stomach is being given more respect and com
ment every day.
Cooper claims that 20 per cent OF all iiiheaitn
Is due to stomach trouble. When interviewed
about his theory recently he said: stomach
trouble is the great curse Of the 10th century so
far as the civilized are concerned Prac-
tically all OF the chronic Ill health Of this gen
Grafton Is caused by abnormal stomachic condi
lions In earlier days. when the human race
Was closer 10 nature. and men and women work
Cd all dav out of doors. digging their frugal ex
istence from the soil. the tired. droop!. half
sick peorlc that are now common. did not
exist
To be sure. there sickness In those days
hut II was of yirulent character. and only tenn
. porary There nope of this half-slck c"hdi-
tion all the time with which SO many are an1ict-
ed nowadays.
II know positively that every bit OF TINS
chronic i'll health is caused by stomach trouble.
The human stomach in civilized people today Is
degenerate. 1T lacks tone and strength. This
weakness has gradually come through scden-
tary existence. I further know that few people
ran be sick with the digestive apparatus in per-
feet shape. The sole for my success is
because my New Discovery medicine tones the
stomach up 10 required strength In about six
weeks time. That is why / have had more pco-
pie come and thank me whercrer have gone to
introduce my medicine than ! have had time t.
Evening star., 1909-05-18
A Statue to Robert Morris.

l would like to suggest through your
paper to those patriotic citizens who
seem to have taken the matter in hand
to beautify this. our city, and to honor
the names of those who have rendered
valuable service to our country in the
past. by erecting statues of the same. that
cannot understand why the name of
one should be omitted among all those
whose names have thus been commemor->
ated. l refer to one who stood next to
Gen. Washington. Robert Morris, the
signer of the Declaration of Independence,
first United States senator from Penn
sylvania and appointed by Gen. George
Washington as financial Secretary of the
Treasury, and succeeded by Alexander
Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury.
VIM. C. RUSSELL
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Trustees to Sell Clarke Realty.

Justice Wright in Equity Court No =
today appointed Michael F. Clarke, Will
liam Z. Ambrose, Claude W. Owen and
James A. Toomey trustees to sell the
real estate belonging to the late Michael
Clarke. The property is valued at $40. .o0o
and comprises eleven parcels of real cs-
tate located i'm the vicinity of 21st and /.
streets northwest. The trustees gave
bond in the sum Of $4,000.
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TESTIFY As TO VALUES
[ ocal Builders Witnesses for
Owner of Property.
DISCUSS GRAND ARMY HALL
Commission Proceeds With Condem-
nation Hearing.
TALK OF A SKELETON CENTER"
Ground Fronting on Pennsylvania
Avenue Said to Be Worth About
$22. so Foot.
TALK OF A SKELETON CENTER

Testimony regarding the value OF prop
ertv fronting Pennsylvania avenue De-
tween 18th and 18th streets was pre-
ssn,ed Yesterday afternoon before the
commission appointed in connection Win
tho FIVE squares between PennsyiVania
.,enua and the Mall. 14th ana loth
.treets "a be condemned.
THE time Of the commission yesterday
vas devoted entirely to conslderatloN oi
Tho yalue of the property owned by ;. y.
cornwell. 14l2-1S Pennsylvania avenue
and 1411-13 e street. At the next ses-
sion tomorrow afternoon, 1t is expected
that additional testimony will be given
regarding the value of Mr.. Cornwelis 5
holdings and of the Regent Hotel prop
erty extending from the CornWell store
to 18th street.
Testifying for the owner regarding the
value of the land fronting on Pennsyl-
yania avenue which is owned by Mr..
Cornwell. Joseph /. Weller placed Its
value at SOL 30 per square foot; John c.
Davidson put value OF from $23 to $2J
per square foot upon it, and John L..
Weaver said that in his opinion it was
worth $3.50 per square foot. There is
10 3sO square feet In the property. and
at the estimate Of $3.50 per square foot
tha land was valued at $233 $50
Evening star., 1909-05-18
HITCHCOCK GETS POST
Postmaster General President
of Fairgrounds Association.
MOSES Is VICE PRESIDENT
Retiring. Executive Consents to As
sist His Successor.
FOUR NEW DIRECTORS ELECTED
Commissioner Judson, D. ]. Callahan,
DR.. d. e. Wiber and T. C. Noyes
Fill Vacancies on Board.
FOUR NEW DIRECTORS ELECTED

A president and three new members OF
the board Of directors of the Washing
ton Playground Association were elected
ut meeting Of directors held in the
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce yes
terday afternoon.
Frank H. Hitchcock, Postmaster Gen
eral, is the man who was formally made
president after Arthur C. Moses rendered
his resignation of that post. 1t was with
regret that the other members of the
board allowed Mr.. Moses to step down.
After Mr.. Hitchcock was elected Mr.
Moses consented to serve as vice presi-
dent James e. West was reelected sec
retary and Otto C. Newkirk assistant
treasurer
Four Directors Elected.
AS a mark of appreciation for assistance
they have rendered the board. and on ac-
count Of desire to have their co-opera-
ton, Engineer Commissioner Judson. u.
J. Callahan. DIR. D. E. Wiber and Thomas
C. Noyes were elected directors. The res
ignation OF former Civil Service Commits
sioner Afford Cooley, who is leaving
Washington, was announced.
In discussing the general progress OF
the campaign for funds. Mr. Moses said
that gratifying success had met the ef-
forts of the association, SO far but that
more money was needed.
Inasmuch as President Taft has ex-
pressed himself so strongly in favor OF
Fairgrounds, Mr.. Moses suggested that
it would be good plan to get out Taft
buttons, bearing the inscription, "I am
for Fairgrounds" and sell them for the
benefit Of the association fund. The chill
Evening star., 1909-05-18
FISHERMEN MISS SCHOOL.
Great Run of Shad Sunday, When
Nets Were Not Working.

One of the biggest runs of shad and her
ring seen in the Potomac this season
came Sunday at n time when but few
fishermen were operating drift nets.
The bulk of them were in :each of
Washington near Fort Hunt. Those who
saw the sight say The water was kept in
constant ebulitlon BY the FISH.
Jumezalt and Linton. from this city,
we're in the vicinity of the school when 1t
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MEMS CLUB MEETING.
Independent Lutheran Church Auxil-
iary Hears Music and Speeches.

Rev. Dr. Charles F. Steck. president Of
the Maryland Synod of the Lutheran
Church, delivered the principal address
before a meeting of the Mems Club of the
Independent Lutheran Church, held in
Confederate Memorial Hall. Vermont
avenue northwest, last night. His subject
was THE Lutheran Church: How 1t
Came to Be and What 1t Is"
President L. Russell Alden of the club
presided at the meeting. The opening
prayer was made by Rev. l. 0. Baker,
pastor of the Lutheran Church of the
Atonement. The church choir, consist
ing of Mrs. A. Y. Leech, jr.: Miss Grace
Alden and Frank Moser and John Stowell.
sang Moonlight on the Lake. Miss l.
b. Dodson was the eccompanist
Miss Edith Stowell sang a SOLO quar-
tet selection was given by the club quar-
tet. made mp of Thomas l.. Jones, John
Stoweii Frank Moser and Harry Lerch.
At the close of the program a socia,
hour was spent.
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had in their boats
SO great was the haul caught in a her.
ring net that 1t was carried away entirely
and lost. OF their shad net. only a small
portion near the upper end was saved
In this little piece eight large shad were
caught.
Fishermen were down the river yester-
day to see II any trace Of the school
could be found. The fish had all disap-
peared.
Seldom is such a large school seen in
the Potomac.
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Right to Maintain Bridge.

In fixing the value Of the avenue prop
erty. and especially of the land owned
by Mr. Cornwell In the rear and fronting
on l. street, the expert witnesses for Mr..
Cornwel declared that the right which
the owner has of maintaining bridge
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streams of water at one time 1t is esti-
mated by the fire department officials
that 100000 gallons of water were used.
Commissioner Macfarland, who was one
of the many spectators at the fire. praised
the work of Chief Wagner and his men
for SO successfully confining the blaze to
small area. and displayed additional In
terest in the use of water, because, he
thought, strong argument in favor OF
high pressure service was demonstrated.
In conversation with a Star reporter,
Mr.. Macfarland said:
This fire furnishes another strong ar
gument for the proposed high-pressure
fire protection service to protect the heart
Of the city. at an initial cost of $1JO, 900 for
the special water mains. the maintenance
cost being comparatively small. A fifth
alarm had to be sounded for the fire yes
terday and that brought out all the APP
paratus in the city proper except two en-
gines. and drew most of the apparatus
from the suburbs. If there had been
serious fire elsewhere at the same time
it could not have been handled. Almost
any property in the suburbs might have
been burned before it could have been
reached Any one of the large hotels or
apartment houses or any one of the large
office buildings would have been seriously
damaged, if not destroyed. before it would
have been possible for the fire department
to meet its needs. Any of the public
buildings. even those regarded as fire.
proof, might have been badly damaged.
1t is another striking object lesson
Mill Owner Offers Assistance.
Thomas w. Smith, who is in the lumber
and mill business, was one of the first
business men to reach the fire and offer
assistance to Mr.. Wiegand. He realized
that 1t was the busy season, and knew
Mr.. Wiegand had considerable mill work
on hand among it being wood for the in
terror work at the new building of the
congregation of the Emmanuel Baptist
Church. Percy S. Foster, chairman of
the building committee of the church,
was also at the fire. FL. said he feared
the fire would mean a delay in the con-
struction of the church of about three
months
Mr. Wiegand, it is ST ted, managed to
secure an idle plant where some of his
work may be done The Smoot company
of Alexandria, the plant of which was
destroyed by fire last week, it is stated.
has also found building in this city
which will be used until they can get in
shape in Alexandria again.
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dren of the public schools Will be asked
to assist In this work.
Y. M. G.. A. to Use Grounds.

BY unanimous vote Of the members OF
the board present the Young Mems Chris
tian Association was granted permission
to hold religious exercises on the Rose
dale grounds Sunday evenings during
the summer months. These exercises
were well attended by boys last summer.
Mr.. Moses called attention to the fact
the northwest section of the city. from
which most contributions came. was bad,
Nv Off for Fairgrounds and announced
that the executive committee had under
consideration several sites for grounds in
that part of Washington. At present
the few Fairgrounds, in the northwest
are run by private schools.
The nrobable acquisition of parts OF
public parks for girls Fairgrounds was
also announced Mr.. Moses ana Maj.
Cosby, superintendent of public build.
ings and grounds. In recent TOUR OF
the city. looked at NUMBER OF parks
NTH this end In view.
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1t matters little what 1T is that you
want-whetlIer a situation or a servant
n want ad. in The Star will reach the
person who can fill your need.
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Money for Georgetown.

A report by Prof. Bernard T. Janey
recommending an appropriation for the
Georgetown Fairgrounds was adopted
The committee on the Georgetown play
ground will meet tomorrow afternoon.
and at the next meeting OF the board
will furnish an estimate of the cost of
putting the grounds in condition.
Mr.. Moses announced that in the near
future. he would take members of the
House District committee who have ex
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pressed a desire to visit the Fairgrounds
on a tour Of inspection. in the hope that
at another session of Congress appro-
priations for the grounds may be made.
Evening star., 1909-05-18

A. 0vERH0LT { CO.. Distillers. PITTSBURG. "a.
ap22- th.tuf
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-07
Roger sommer, French Avia-
tor, Flew 2 Hours, 81 Min
utes and Is Seconds
WILBUR WR|CHT's FAMOUS
FLIGHT IS BACK NUMBER
Flew Slowly and Near the Ground at
First But as the Machine Limbered
Up the Aviator Increased the Speed
and Heighth.

Mourmelon LIE Grand, France, Aug.
Roger Somner, the French avia-
tor, beat the worlds record today. for
prolonged flight in an aeroplane. His
machine remained in the air for
hours, 27 minutes and Is seconds.
sommer started at 3:14 o'clock this
morning in the bright moonlight. In
the beginning he travelled slowly
near the ground at an elevation run
ming from six to thirty yards. After
the machine had become limbered up,
the aviator increased his speed, and
the coming of daylight showed him
travelling and meneuvering easily.
When 1t became evident that he had
beaten the duration record hold by
Wilbur Wright, the assembled crowd
cheered wildly, and as Sommer came
to the ground at Al minutes and Is
seconds past o'clock he was given
an ovation.
M. Sommer is one of the new school
OF French aviators, several Of whom
have recently made records that
would have attracted world wide at
tention a year ago. On July 81 he
made a flight of hour, % minutes
and 80 seconds. August 2 he flew
nine miles in IL minutes, which is at
rate of forty-flve miles an hour and
on August he made q flight of a few
seconds over two hours. He is using
Q bi-plane of the Voisin type.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-07
Government Is Much Concern.
ed Over This Development
in Labor Trouble
Printers UNION HAS
CALLED GENERAL STRIKE
Grave Diggcrs Have Reioined Strikers
After Being Ordered to Resume
Work by Their Union-Food Situa.
tion Shows No Improvement.

Stockholm, Aug. 7-The Swedish
troops in the northern part of the
country have mutinied and the gov
ernment is much concerned. Two
regiments, one at Falun and the 9TH
er at Solicited, are affected. They
are stationed in the northern coun-
try, where the labor disturbances
first broke out in the timber trade,
and where the government has been
haunted by the fear that the soldiers
sympathies were with the strikers.
The mutinous troops have been con-
fined to their barracks.
The executive committee of the
Swedish union today decided to call
out all the printers throughout the
kingdom. Many of the grave diggers
have defied the orders of their labor
union to return to work, and have re-
joined the strikers.
The food situation in Stockholm
shows nt improvement today and the
strike continues. The hopes yester-
day that the men would withdraw
from their extreme attitude, have not
been fulfilled.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-07
DR.. JEKYLL AND
Mr.. HYDE AGAIN
Wisconsin Judge Had Fit of
Dual Personality and Got
Lost

Chicag, Aug. Former Judge Jos.
r. Clarkson, the man with the dual
personality, who was found working
in a button factory at Sabula, Iowa
yesterday, ignorant of his own iden-
tity, spent last night in Chicago, and
searly today, eluding the reporters,
took the Chicago and Milwaukee cleo
trio line to his home in Kenosha, Wis.
He was accompanied by John Burns
the friend who found him in the fac
tory working under the name of
John Paul. When Burns addressed
him in his proper name, the former
Judge emerged almost instantly from
the cloud under which he suddenly
left his home two months ago. Eigh-
teen years ago Judge Clarkson had
his first experience with his dual
personality" At that time he worked
on farm near where he was found
yesterday and his discovery was due
to clue furnished by l.. A. Haynes,
the farmer who hired him a genera
tion ago. Mr.. Haynes employed the
former Judge under the name of Doo-
little. Recently when John Paul.
applied at the farm house for food
and drink Haynes recognized in the
visitor his farm hand of many years
ago.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-07
Greeted by the Citizens Of
Woodberry Point and His
Own Family
maximum OF RECREATION
WITH MINIMUM OF LABOR
Has No Plans Outlined for the Sum.
mer Other Than to Rest and Give
No More Attention to Affairs Of
State Than Is Necessary.

Beverly, Mass, Aug. president
Taft reached his summer homo at
Woodberry Point at $3.50 a. m. today.
being greeted by his entire family.
The president came from Washing
ton in a private car attached to the
Federal Express and was accom-
panied by his private secretary and
Captain Archibald Butt, his military
aide.
The presidents car, the Olympia,
was cut off from the express at the
south station i'll Boston, transferred
over the Boston and Albany and the
Boston and Maine to the little Menont
Serrat station on the outskirts of the
city, but not far from the Taft resi-
dence. AS he stepped from the train,
the president was greeted by the en-
thusiastic citizens of Beverly, and
found waiting for him, his sons, his
wife and Mrs. Moore. The Taft party
Immediately entered their automo-
bile and were whirled over to Wood
berry Point, half mile away. The
president said that he had no plans
for the summer except to obtain the
maximum amount of rest, quietness
and recreation with the minimum
quantity of state business.