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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-23
BLOW FOR ICE MAN
Cooling Product Nay Be Put
In Sealed Packages.
BOON FOR THE CUSTOMERS
Company Forms to Manufacture Ice
for Household Purposes and De-
Melt and Driver Cannot Manipu-
late the Scales in Weighing.

Delivery OF goods in the original pack
age" familiar in some Of the States
where local option prevails, bids fair 70
be put to the test in another way in
Washington Here it viii be ice that
will be brought to the consumer instead
Of liquors and beverages.
Plans are being developed here for the
manufacture Of ice in closed vessels. car
ried in the same vessels to the consumer,
and the package" returned to the fac
tory after the ice is used. The method
of manufacture and delivery viii be much
the same as that which applies in the
sale of ice cream.
Frozen in Packages.
Under this method the water is con-
gealed in a closed vessel, pressed into
can of proper size for the ice box and
sealed, without the ice being touched
by human hands The cans are then
transferred 10 refrigerated room,
thence to refrigerated wagons, and de-
livered 10 customers.
The net quantity of ice in can is
twenty-five pounds. Il is delivered in
these original packages into the refriger-
ator at the home of the customer, where
it remains until the ice is used. The
cooling effect is the same as with the
naked ice and the sealed can prevents
any of the food products in the re-
frigerator from coming into direct
contact with the ice; hence there is
absolute sanitation throughout the period
Of the manufacture, delivery, and con-
sumption.
When the customer desires to chip
the ice, he has only to remove the top
Of the can, take out what is desired
and replace the cover. Or, if preferred
the ice may be dumped from the can
into the refrigerator at time of de-
livery.
The retail ice business has always
shown good profits, but the difficulty in
its practical operation has been that after
delivery route is acquired at great ex-
pense, the company finds itself at the
mercy of the drivers as to service In
the sealed package process this is avoided
and the customers get full weight. proper
| service, and value.
The business viii be conducted by the
Sealed Package Ice Company the officers
of which are James NJ. Baker, PRESIDENT
James L. Karrick, vice president; Daniel
c. Roper, secretary and treasurer; Curtis
NJ. Smith, superintendent
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-23
Photo By Edmonston

Mr.. Smith was born at Gordonsville,
formerly Concord, Lancaster County Pa,
January I. 1876. son Of Henry Weller
Smith QS6-90 a manufacturer OF ag-
rlcultursI machines, and Rosannah (Wil-
SOM Smith. He was educated in dis
trict school in his native place and in an
academy at Columbia, Pa.
At the age Of fifteen he was employed
as a millhand In Columbia, after which
he studied pharmacy for two years. At
seventeen he Joined the homeguard. Penn
sylvania militia, the Confederate general.
Early, having made raid into the
State At eighteen he worked on a farm
in Maryland.
IN 1865 Mr. Smith entered the employ
Of George W. LInvrle & Co, lumber mer-
chants, of Washington. He soon obtained
so thorough a knowledge Of the business
that he became associated with Mr.. Lin
vile as partner. In 1872 he became a
member Of the lumber firm Of W. p.
Cottrel & Co, but two years later he
started an independent business. locating
lumber yard on the corner Of Indiana
avenue and First street, and later adding
the manufacture OF woodwork The num-
Der Of his employees was twenty. but with
the increase Of business. additional help
was secured from time to time. and at
present Q9lO the number is 10.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-23

Of distribution locally. and the profits 70
the dealer is proper, and II rightly made.
could result only in benefit TO all con-
cerned. This investigation could with
propriety, be made 10 include both an
thracite and bituminous coal, wood, and
coke
The sources Of supply, the cost OF trans
portatlon. the methods Of distribution,
and the cost Of provisions sold in our
markets should be made the subject OF
another investigation.
In like manner, the avenues Of supply
and the cost Of clothing, shoes, and house
hold articles might be made the subject
Of inquiry with good results.
II might not be that the cost Of these
things would be found too great but the
suspicion turks in the minds of many,
and is growing. that the consumer pays
too much for what he buys. and this sus-
picion can be silenced only by pointing
out that It is without foundation.
The Washington trade bodies have COM
mittees which could be charged with this
work. and The Washington Herald sub
mits that no more timely or important
task can be undertaken by either body
this winter than that summarized here.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-23

One OF the most careful and conserv-
alive bankers in Washington Is Thomas
W. Smith, who less than a year ago was
raised to the head of the institution on
Capitol Hlll. Mr.. Smith had been vice
president of the National Capital Bank
for many years and had q thorough
knowledge of its condition and needs. and
was the logical man for succession TO the
presidency. Mr.. Smith brings 10 his bank
the results OF a long business experience
in Washington and a many-sded activity
IN public affairs for the uplift of the city.
Besides being the president Of the in
stitution named. he is trustee Of the
East Washington Savings Bank and q
director OF the Washington Loan and
Trust Company. and is member OF the
National Geographic Society and a
member Of the board Of governors OF the
Commercial Club Mr.. Smith has served
as president OF the Washington Board Of
Trade for two years, and is now presi-
dent of the East Washington Citizens
Association, and president OF the Eastern
Dispensary and Casualty Hospital AS a
member Of the Associated Charities Of
Washington. he has served on the hous-
ing condition committee, and on the com
mittee on the causes and prevention OF
consumption.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-23
brazil Has little Timber.

Brazil is far from having tie amount
Of forest with which 1t is generally cred
tied in the United States and Europe,
though It has enough 10 supply all its
needs under normal conditions. The fact
that the trees OF value are so greatly
scattered in the forests, that so many of
them are heavier than water and cannot
be fioated, and that the cost Of transpor-
tation is very high combine to make it
impossible TO supply most portions Of the
country with lumber and logs for indus
trial and railway purposes.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-23
Itnks IN Pan-American RatIroad

It is announced by David z. Thompson,
president of the Mexican Pan-American
Railroad, that on April through pas
senger service will be begun over its go
miles from Gamboa, on the TehuantepeC
National, to Ayutla, Guatemala. It Is
stated that the United Fruit Company
has secured a contract from the Guate-
malan government to build seventy-five
miles of railroad between Santa Ana and
Sacapa. When this is completed, In 1911,
the capital Of Salvador viii be linked
with that of Guatemala, and so with
Mexico, and on to tho United States
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-23
WILLARD IS FOURTEENTH
Long Line of Able Men Have Di-
rected Affairs of B. G. 0.
Property Was Chartered Eighty
three Years Ago and Has Had
Interesting History.

Daniel Willard, president OF the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company. is the
fourteenth in the line Of succession 10
direct the affairs Of the historical old cor
poration which IS the pioneer Of the rail-
ways in America
Eighty-one years ago. on January ,,
the initial meeting OF citizens Of Balti-
more was held. A week later a commit
tee was appointed whose report at the
expiration OF the following week in favor
OF building a railroad 10 the Ohio River
was unanimously adopted. Another week
and the charter was ready. il being
granted by the legislature the next day
February IS
They did things early in 1S27. and by
April q all the stock had been subscribed,
other preIiminaries perfected, and the
first president eleced. He was Philip Z.
Thomas
Serving until 1886, Mr.. Thomas was sue
ceeded by Joseph W Patterson. who gave
way al the end Of the year to Louis Nc
Lane. The latter served until 1875 when
Thomas Swami came in, remaining until
1855, when he was succeeded by Chauncey
Brooks. Three years afterward in 1888.
John ". Garrett became president, his
term extending over a period Of twenty
six years. His son, Robert Garrett. came
to the fore as president in 1854, Samuel
Spencer succeeding him in 1857. The fol
lowing year Charles L. Mayer became
president, being succeeded in 1925 by John
X. Cowen. who filed the position until
1901, when l. F. Loree succeeded him, 10
be in turn succeeded by Oscar G. Murray
at the opening of 1904, whose term has
extended over six years.
MI Spencer was the first president 10
come from the operating department, Mr.
Loree the second. and now MI. Willard
is the third. Mr.. Murray was the only
president coming up through the traffic
department
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-23
New Coins for China

The German government at Tsingtau,
Kiaochow, has recently put into circula-
ton nickel coins of and 10 cent denomi-
nations, minted in Germany. The OBJ
verse of the coins bear the German eagle
and an anchor "Deutsch Kiautschau Ge-
bie' German Kiaochow Territory is cir
culaTly inscribed around the eagle. The
reverse bears the same as the diverse.
but in Chinese characters.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-23
Australian ConI Prfces

The Colliery Proprietors' Association at
thai Australian port have fixed the local
selling price Of coal for 1910 al the same
as fixed year agO-$2.67 per ton Of 2,240
pounds {. o. b. Newcastle for best round
coal The prices Of lower grades were
also made the same.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-23
BUYS TwENTY-oNE ACRES.
n. Walker VIII Establish
Summer Home at Chevy Chase.

GUNNER Akome AZ ChSNy CnasEs
William corcoran Hill, in connection
with the Soule Realty Company, has sold
for John w. Simpson and JACOB B.
Earnest, 90 Landon r. Walker, OF Rich
mond, Va, twenty-one acres OF land at
North Chevy Chase. 1t Is understood the
price paid was near 81. 900 an acre
The property is situated midway be-
tween the electric car line and the Metro
politan Southern branch OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. and in rapidly grow
ing section. 1t adjoins the subdivision OF
Kenilworth and the estate of George Dun
Top.
II IS the intention Of the purchaser TO
remodel the dwelling make other extern
siye improvements, and occupy the prop
erty as summer residence.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-23
Increasing immigration Into Canada

The total immigration into Canada from
April l TO November 80 was I5aZ5s, as
against 1855 in the corresponding period
Of 1905, an increase Of % per cent. From
the United States the immigration totaled
71,9SS. an Increase Of % per cent Ar
rivals at ocean ports numbered 7So5s, a
per cent increase.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-23
BRITISH SHOE TRADE.
High Prices of Leather and Change
of Style Affects Business.


of style Affects Business.
The shoe business in Great Britain is
largely controlled by trusts, one of the
chief combinations being known as the
Public Benefit Company. This trust has
store all over England-one or more in
each city and town.
Their goods are British made Con-
siderable Improvement has been shown
in the manufacture Of boots and shoes
In Great Britain during the past five
years. new machinery having been intro
duced. The result is a boot less clumsy,
but not equal 10 the American boot IN
style, or. as they say here, mot so
smart"
The trade in England Is now being
affected by the high price of leather.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-23
Three Investigations Needed.

An early inquiry into the coal question
81 Washington, including the cost of
transportation from the mines, the cost
The new era., 1910-08-11
loo a. Fuel.

A cake Of ice at 80 degrees Fahren-
heit is ordinarily considered to be
rather cold substance, but 1t is as
much hotter than liquid air as the
oven In which bread is baked is hot
ter than the ice
A tea kettle partly filled with liquid
air and placed on cake Of ice re-
ceives 30 much heat from the ice that
the liquid air soon boils vigorously,
and the boiling can be made more VIC
lent by adding few Jumps OF ice.
II the normal temperature Of the
earth were at the freezing point of air
and we could obtain a block Of ice
such as is distributed by the iceman
Of today such ice could be used az
fuel and would be put into the fur
naces instead Of coal.-Popular Me
chanics.
The new era., 1910-08-11
COOPERATION AT RocHDALE
Humble start Of Business In England
That Amounts Now 70
$500, 900 900.

About sixty years ago few poor
workmen in Rochdale. Eng. formed .
little cooperative society and started
q store which was kept open evenings
by the members, who took turns in
serving as storekeepers.
They were earnest, hard headed and
practical idealists. says the Twentieth
Century Magazine. Yet It is doubtful
II the most sanguine Of their number
in those early days conceived how
great would be the movement that
should materialize out of what was in
,augurated In SO humble a way.
From that little beginning has
grown one Of the most successful en-
,terprises of Its kind. Great Wholesale
societies, enormous warehouses. stores,
factories and shops and . heet OF
ocean steamers are but few visible
results and valuable assets Of this
great fraternal federation Of workers.
In the presidential inaugural addrsss
delivered by W. r. Rae at the last
congress Of the Cooperative union the
speaker. after referring to the fact
that the last year had been very
trying one throughout England owing
to the extreme business depression
that prevailed throughout the realm.
continued: I. IN
"But even In the face Of the natural
shrinkage In trade the figures for the
year, 80 far az cooperative trading II
concerned. are very favorable. Dur
ing the year 1908 the business done
by our societies exceeds that Of 1907
BY nearly a2.0o0.0oo. having risen
from e105. IL, ,699 to e107. $50. .s54. and
the membership by nearly 100000,
from 2,434. .08b to 2.616.194." @
Mr.. Rae also held that the coop
orators have an entry into and some
influence on the life Of nearly 2,000,.
900 homes, or between one-fourth and
one-flfth the whole community"
The new era., 1910-08-11
CHESS is A MODERN GAME
Has Been 90 Developed and Amended
That Inventor Would Hardly
Recognize II.

Chess 10 but q game. Q pastine, .
relaxation. but It has at times alb
sorbed the faculties Of the intellectual
IN every CLINE. 1t numbers among its
amateurs the greatest names of bat
tlenelds and thrones; 1t tells Of war
riors. poets. painters, sculptors. states
mon and divines; 1t possesses litera-
lure and language Of its own; 1t makes
enemies friends. and dnds temple on
the ocean. in the fortress, and by the
peaceful fireplace. Perhaps the great
est eulogy on the game was the re-
mark of Sir Walter Raleigh: II do
not wish to live longer than can
play chess" It Is certain that those
who do not play the game are quite
unable to form any conception OF the
high Intellectual delights experienced
by the enthusiast.
The origin Of chess has been sought
in vain. The fact is. the game has so
changed. developed and improved
down the course Of centuries that In
its present form 1t would not be recog-
nized by its inventor-if there ever
was one. The Oldest chess problem
on record IL thought to be that con-
tanned in an ancient Persian manu-
script attributed to Caliph Kalifen
Mutasin Billah, who reigned in Bag
dad A., D.. $50 to 842. But the reader
would have to learn the old rules be-
fore 1t was Ineligible. For example.
the queen could make q move Of only
one square at time, and that one a
diagonal, but queen promoted from
q pawn was allowed to make move
Of two squares diagonally. The bishop
had no power over any square except
the third from which 1t stood on its
own diagonal line. but 1t was allowed
to vault over any piece that happened
to be between. In short, 1t was total
ly different game. Chess. in the pre-
else form in which we know 1t and
play 1t today. is comparatively mod
ern game.
The new era., 1910-08-11
Compulsory suylne II BIbIs..

The frst Bible printed in Scotland
was issued complete In 1879. In the
same year, by act Of parliament, every
gentleman, householder and others
worth thrie hundreth merkis Of yisr-
lie rent or abone." and every yeoman
and burgess with $500, had to pro
vide, under penalty Of e1o. "a Bible
and psalme buke In vulgare Language
in THAR hcussis for the better instruo
tion OF thame selfl1s and thir famelijs
In the knawledge Of God"
To see that the prpvisiens OF the
above act were carried into effect, ths
following year . searcher was appoint
ed with power to visit the houses Of
those signif'ed by the ast and to ~.
quire tho sicht OF THAR Psalms pulkis
and Bybillis." In footnote It is add.
ed: The priyy council had In 1873
commanded and charged the princi-
pallis and Heidismen Of query paroeAl1
alsweill to Bufgh ~ Landwart' to Coz
tribute and collect RS for the pur.
chase Of Bible to be placed In sssFy
parish kirk"
The new era., 1910-08-11
SLEEP REMAINS A MYSTERY
No One Has ~ Yet Been Able to De-
fne its Exact Cause and
Conditions.

All that We know abovt sleep is that
we know nothing about It. The ven-
cradle John Bigelow-Poultney's IA
ther-wrote a book on 1.-THE Mystery
Of Sleep" and left 1t more of mys-
terry than ever. A famous psycholo-
gist has lately considered the subject
In book that will cure the average
case Of insomnia II the victim attempts
to read It. The effects Of sleep are
known. but not Its cause or conditions.
A medical Journal says that brain
workers should get all the sleep they
possibly can, whether. 1t II nine hours
Or only i've. Some men sleep slow and
others fast The secretary Of manu-
facturers' association in Boston, a
man verging on middle age. has for
years worked at high pressure and got
along finely on an average Of three
hours sleep day. Most intellectual
ly active men, however. can't knit up
the raveled sleeve In less than eight
or nine hours. They sleep slow.
The new era., 1910-08-11
a Strange Custom Of Alaska.


Perhaps the most interesting arch.
geological discovery made on the
north coast Of Alaska has relation
to the present methods Of personal
decoration now used by the natives Of
Alaska, the most significant feature Of
which is the wearing of lip buttons, Or
labrets. by the men. The present Gus
tom is that when boy is II or 10
years Of ago holes are pierced in his
lower lip. one below each corner Of
the mouth. A small wooden plug Is II
first inserted to keep the hole from
growing together. and month by month
bigger and bigger plug IL used, till
finally the openings are half an inch
in diameter. At this point the young
man begins to wear stone or ivory
plugs. The ornaments are put IN
from the inside ordinarily az ono
might insert a button into q shirt
front. Usually the two buttons worn
are each Of different sort, while
sometimes only one Of the holes 70
filled. and in summer men are occa.
sionally met with who wear no but
tons at all. When visitor Is seen ap-
preaching. however. the ornaments
are always inserted. for one does mot
feel dressed without them. In pre-.
pairing for sleep they are usually ~.
mcved.-Harper's Magazine.
The new era., 1910-08-11
About Mouth Breathing.

Mouth breathers are more liable to
contagious diseases and to diseases of
the bronchial tubes and lungs. which
are more apt to be fatal than in nose
breathers.
Bony deformities and other growths
inside Of the nose may also present
nose breathing, and. like tonsils and
adenoids. by causing mouth breathing
give rise to deformities Of the upper
Jaw. irregular teeth and to a number
Of nervous troubles and diseases, such
a. st. Vitus' dance. night terror, head
aches. resuessness. night sweats, men,
tai duiiness, backwardness In school.
asthma. rheumatism and tubercular
glands Of the neck
The new era., 1910-08-11
PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY.

Here shall the Press, the cause of
Truth maintain. unawed nv Influence
and unbribed by Gain
The new era., 1910-08-11
To curs i. Cold.

TO = trained nurse is due this soma.
what unusual care for a cold which, II
taken in time. she says, is infallible.
To q glass Of milk add a tsaspoopful
Of powdered ginger. Sip slowly. II Z
sense Of ehtlliness Is felt the milk can
be made hot, but not boiled,
This simple remedy he's been known
70 break an apparently bad cold over
night. but should be taken when the
iirst creepy sensations are felt.
The new era., 1910-08-11
What Did II.

Tedl suppose thst mtllionaire,s
money made him famous.
Ned-No. His name wasn't in every
Isoly's mouth until popular cigar was
named aftey hjm,-Judge.
The new era., 1910-08-11
Time Gentle Neeromancy,

yes, l love her. but she is fys
years older than am"
Don't let that stop you; when you
hsye been married ten years she will
be aye years younger than you are"
The new era., 1910-08-11
POSE AS A CAPITALIST

ONE DOLLAR will three handsomely lithoea PHI
certificates which yourself for
of fun showing friends that
wealthy certificates railway
enterprises look just like the real thing but
used realize One sample for fifty cents
(Sendw ocent tstampo or nustra cular
PRINTING COMPANIES Washington, c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14
BACK FROM PORTO RICO
RETURN OF SECRETARY FROM
HIS SOUTHERN TRIP.
Found Conditions in the Island Gen.
orally Good-Coffee Industry
Handicapped.

Secretary Dickinson and Gen. Edwards,
chief Of the insular bureau, War Depart
ment, and Col. Kean of the Medical
Corps arrived here this morning by rail
from Charleston. With several friends
they made a cruise On the United States
steamer Mayf1ower to Porto Rico, San
domingo and Cuba. They left the vessel
at Charleston. to return by rail to this
city, in order to avoid rough weather
of Cape Hatteras. and also to expedite
their movements.
Secretary Dickinson attended the regu.
lar meeting OF the cabinet today and
spent several hours at the War Depart
ment He said he had found conditions
in Porto Rico very good. All lines OF
trade showed prosperity, except the cof-
fee industry, which was affected by the
competition of Brazil ana the United
States tariff. The sugar and fruit in
dustries, the Secretary said, were especi-
ally prosperous. While sanitary condi-
tions on the island might be improved
health conditions were very gratifying.