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The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
DRUGGISTS FAVOR
SUNDAY CLOSING
Anacostia Movement Opposed
by Ice Cream FiendS.

The majority OF the druggists Of Ana
costa favor the movement started by
religious organizations for the partial
closing of drug stores on Sunday, and the
only opposition is coming from residents
who depend upon the druggists to supply
them with luxuries.
Conrad H. Weiss, who conducts a store
at q Nichols avenue; Frank C. Haines,
druggist. of POI Good Hope road. and
Mr.. Morse, a druggist, of Good Hope, in
dorse the movement. George B. Bury,
who conducts a drug store at 220O Mich
OILS avenue, is one Of those opposed to
the plan.
The brotherhood OF the Anacostia
Methodist Episcopal Church will to-day
begin the circulation of a petition among
its members for the desired action. Rev.
Samuel w. Graffiin, the pastor, is doing
all in his power to bring about the Sun
day closing. He said last night the only
opposition is from a few residents, who
depend upon the Sunday drug stores for
ice cream, postage stamps, cigars, and
such trifles.
Petitions have already been circulated
by Emmanuel Chapter No. 191, Brqeher-
hood of st. Andrew, and the Brother
hood of the Garden Memorial Presbyte-
rian Church.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
QUESTION BOTHERS AUDITOR.
What Constitutes Years Service for
Teachers n Puzzle.

What Constitutes Years Service for
Teachers n Puzzle.
The question as to what constitutes a
years service for teachers in the public
schools has been troubling Auditor Twee-
dale, who has recommended to the Com
missioners that the puzzle be referred to
the Comptroller of the Treasury for So
luton. Increases, owing to longevity
pay, are responsible for the situation, and
the question is whether a weeks actual
teaching experience entities a teacher to
an increase, whether fractional parts Of
the year are sufficient, or whether a full
years service is required.
Three distinct periods of time, all sup
posed to be one year, have been found
on the pay roll of the teachers. A pro-
bationary teacher, whose period OF trial
expired June 16, week before the end
ing of the school year, has received an
increase Of 800 longevity pay, which will
be added to her salary for next year.
Other teachers who have also served frac-
tional parts of the last year will receive
increases. Auditor Tweedale has found
no law which will decide what consti-
tutes a year, and the pay roll is being
held up until the matter is adjusted.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
VETERANS OF WAR
TO SHAKE HANDS
Impressive Scene Scheduled
for Bull Run Battlefield

Veterans who wore the blue and
those who wore the gray fifty years
ago at the battle of Bull Run will at
tend the reunion at Manassas, Va,
this week. On Friday President Taft,
members of his Cabinet, and Congress-
men will gather on Henry Hill to
commemorate the battle.
Elaborate ceremonies are being ar
ranged, chief among them being a re-
view of the remnants of the two ar
mics, which is to be unique. At noon
on Friday, the veterans will draw up
in battle formation, and at signal
will march forward. When they come
together, instead of engaging in bat
tie, each man will extend his hand and
shake the hand OF the man opposite
him.
President Taft will make his address
in the afternoon. Gov Mann, of Vtr-
ginia; Gen. James E. Gilman, comman-
der-in-chief of the Grand Army of the
Republic, and Gen. George w. Gordon,
commander-in-chiefo of the United Con-
federate Veterans, will deliver ad$
dresses. The exercises will end at s
o'clock Friday evening.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
WA. YATES DIES
OF HEMORRHAGE
Successful Business Career
Comes to a Close.

W. A Yates, manager and treasurer Of
the Manhattan Laundry Company, Of
I34s Florida avenue northwest, died in
his apartments at the Northumberland
at 7:4o o'clock last night from hemorrhage
of the brain. Mr. Yates was prostrated
by the heat about a month ago, and had
been I'll ever since
Mr.. Yates was born in Illinois, July 8,
1874 He came to Washington seven
years ago, and started in the laundry
business He worked his way rapidly to
success, and became manager and treas
urer of the Manhattan Laundry Company.
Mr.. Yates was unmarried. His sister is
Mrs. Harry I. Houston, whose husband
is an examiner at the Patent Office.
The funeral win be held at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs
Houston, 124S Irving street northwest.
Mr.. Yates was a thirty-second degree
Mason and a member Of several local
lodges. 1t is probable Masonic rites will
be held over the body. After the services
the body will be taken to West Alexan-
dria, Pa, for interment
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16

in other parts OF the District of Columbia.
I am informed that recently the tele-
graph ana express companies extended
their delivery limits to Twenty-ninth
street and Cathedral avenue, taking in
an area beyond Rock Creek Bridge which
has heretofore been subject to extra
charges Of similar character to those
here complained against and this area
is not only less densely populated, but 1t
Is more than q mile farther from the
point of receipt of express matter and
baggage than Is the farthest point In
,Anacostia, while it is about the same
distance from the main Office of the tele-
graph companies as is Anacostia.
IF the plain Discrimination here set
out cannot be remedied without the ne
cessity Of formal complaint, the associa-
ton will make such complaint against
each Of the corporations complained OF,
but we are hopeful that the good offices
of the commission In this matter may
be effective, as they have been In so
many similar cases, and thus save the
commission the. necessity of having TO
consider formal complaints.
Map Is Furnished
we are handlns you herewith as u
Illustrative of the conditions complained
Of, a map showing relative distances
from the telegraph Office and Union Sta
ton to various parts of the District Of
Columbia"
There is strong probability that resi-
dents of other Washington suburbs who
are sufferers like Anacostia also will
appeal in the near future to the Interstate
Commerce Commission for relief from
aggravating conditions. Since the expose
in The Washington Herald OF the true
and exact state of affairs. the citizens Of
Washington who live beyond the limits
set by the companies mentioned have
been thoroughly aroused. They are now
determined that Justice shall be done
them. E
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
WARMING TO PARENTS.

II is risky to feed raw milk and
cream to children or invalids un-
less you are sure that at the farm
which produces the milk the utmost
cleanliness Is observed at all times,
particularly during milking;, that
the employees are thoroughly heal
thy and cleanly persons, that the
cows are free from diseases. that
the water used for rinsing is Of un-
doubted purity, and that the milk
is quickly cooled and kept cold and
covered until delivered to you.
Raw milk often produces Tuber-
culosis, Scarlet Fever. also Ty-
phoid and other intestinal dis
eases.
We can guard against infection
by properly pasteurizing milk or
by home pasteurization.
Properly pasteurizing milk (and
cream by keeping 1t at I4O deg.
F. for twenty to thirty minutes
does not affect its nutritive value
nor its digestibility. Quick or COM
mercial pasteurization. however, is
unreliable.
You can home pasteurize raw
milk by heating It to near boiling.
then cool, and keep cold and COW
cred until used.
Most indigestion IN babies Is
caused by milk too rich IN cream.
socisiy for Prevention Of Sickness,
l.lEalnla. s.as..u.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16

Investigation win not be limited in its
duration by anything but the evidence
to be swept IN.
how this inquiry in which we have
engaged can be concluded in less than
g year. We are not on fishing expe-
dition. We do not intend to go about
the matter in haphazard way and by
asking every conceivable question to
proceed with the hope that eventually
we may discover something. The in
quiry has just begun.
Proposition Not Complex.
81 do not anticipate that the COM
mittee's probe into the condition of
the public service corporations OF the
District will take as long as might be
expected. Certain questions of fact
are to be determined, and the PROPOSE
tion is not so complex, after all. In
this connection the committee will con-
cern itself not so much with the pres
ent capitalization of the street rail-
roads as with the amount of money In
vested in them-not from earnings, but
in the shape OF money brought in from
the outside. 1t is becoming question
of moment, not only here but elsewhere
around the country. and not only In
connection with street railways, but
steam roads and other enterprises as
well, as to whether corporate interests
are justified in paying large dividends
upon a capitalization which has been
built up not through original invest
ment, but through the reinvestment of
earnings made possible by exorbitant
rates"
chairman JOhnsOgI fla yesterday
that inasmuch as A infant Mayes
had practically com Med the first
stage Of the work. the subcommittee
would undoubtedly begin its active la
bors in the near future and continue
through the summer and fall.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
MISS MARMION DEAD.
Stricken at Her Home in HarpeEs
Ferry Yesterday Morning.

Stricken at Her Home in HarpeES
Ferry Yesterday Morning.
Lydia RosaIie Marmion, sister of the
late Robert Marmion, former president
of the Naval Medical School, whose
widow lives at 2116 street northwest,
died yesterday morning at her home at
Harpers Ferry, w. Va, after prolonged
illness.
The deceased was also sister Of DR..
William E Marmion, a retired physician,
who for years had an office at 110S F
street northwest. Miss Marmion was the
youngest child Of fourteen children, four
of whom now survive. She was educated
at converts abroad, and then retired to
the homestead at Harpers Ferry, where
she had lived up to the time Of her death
with her sisters, Mary s., Isabella p,
and Anna P. MarmIon.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
SCOTCH MAsoNs IN CITY.
Came Here to See the Sights of Ma
tiOn'S Capital.

Came Here to See the Sights of Ma
tiOn'S Capital.
Three Scottish Rite Masons from Scot
land arrived in the city Friday to view
the sights. They are Andrew Brown,
James Strang, and John NJ. Dempster.
Besides being Masons, they are members
of the Royal Order of Scotland, the
most select organization OF it's kind in
that country. The membership is lin
tied to ninety-nine men, and to be elected
to the society is considered a signal
honor.
Mr.. Brown is master of Kilwinning
Lodge, the Oldest Scottish Rite lodge in
the world. Yesterday the Scotchmen vis-
tied the Supreme Council at the Scottish
Rite Cathedral. Third and L streets north
west. Judge ]. K. NJ Norton and Charles
II. Callahan, of Alexandria, yesterday
extended an invitation to the party to
visit that city. The scotchmen will leave
the Capital to-day
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16

An exhaustive investigation into
the street railway corporations of
the District, as well as other public
utilities, is promised as one of the
main features OF the probe of the
administration, finances, and corpo-
rate interests of the District of Co
lumbia, by the subcommittee of the
District Committee of the House,
according to Chairman Ben John
son. "
Chairman Johnson, who returned
recently from rest in Atlantic
City, is ready to take up the most
strenuous part of the probe, acting
upon information which Account
ant MayeS, the expert investigator
employed by the subcommittee, is
ready to turn in.
DATA FOR PRoBERs,
Mr.. Mayes has been at work for sew
eral weeks gathering data upon which
the subcommittee can work. The first
goal of his endeavors. has been the set
tlement of the moot question whether
the Federal government has received
full credit for moneys expended in behalf
of the District
This question, first raised by Chairman
Johnson, was the inspiration Of the in
vestigation. Mr.. Mayes, according to
Chairman Johnson, will be ready to re-
port on this phase of the probe within a
few days. Then, If the subcommittee
indorses the plan OF Chairman johnson to
take up each particular phase of the
investigation separately, the public hear
ings will begin.
Mr.. Johnson win not attempt to force
the presence of a quorum Of the sub
committee before commencing the public
hearings on any particular part OF the
1t is generally acknowl-
edged that not enough members OF the
are now present to make
up quorum, although Congress is nomi-
nally in-session. But, With Congress in
session or not. Mr.. Johnson, It is IN
will continue the hearings
throughout the summer, trusting in the
Endorsement Of enough members Of the
to make his report on the
findings majority report. It Is Mr.
Johnson's intention to spend the greater
part of the summer In Washington in
Of the hearings.
Mr.. Johnson has a clean working ma
iortty of the subcommittee behind him,
and whether the members spend the
summer in Washington or not, it Is GER
tain they will adopt as a majority recon-
any suggestions Mr.. Johnson
advances after conducting the public
hearing.
Has Pertinent Points.
Despite the report circulated from the
off1ce Of the District Auditor, it is under
stood that Accountant Macs has put his
land on several pertinent points in re-
yard to the bookkeeping system in the
District. Mr.. Johnson refused yesterday
o discuss in advance of its submission !
o the subcommittee Mr.. Mayes' report, |
,ut it is understood this is the case.
Mr.. Mayes has spent the last few days |
,oring over musty records in the Treas
Try Department dating back to 1874 the |
,oint of termination Of the Shepherd re-
lime. He will be ready to report on this |
,hase of the investigation within few |
lays.
According to Mr.. johnson, the present
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16

Resultant from the expose by
The Washington Herald of the
discrimination practiced by the ex-
press, telegraph, and transfer COM
panieS in the matter of rates de-.
manded for suburban deliveries, the
Anacostia Citizens Association yes
terday began an important action
which has for its purpose relief
from an unjustifable custom in the
District of Columbia.
LETTER IS SENT.
Through its SECRETARY, o. H. Osterman,
and on the advice of it's attorney, Frank
S. Bright the Anacostia Citizens As
ISOLATION yesterday sent a letter to Jud-
son c. Clements, chairman of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, setting
forth the grievances of Anacostia in the
matter of unfair, discriminatory, and un-
just rates charged by the companies in
question.
The letter follows:
contained in your letter to myself as
secretary of the Anacostia Citizens As
sociation. of the 5th of July, 1911, that
upon receipt Of a further and more de-
tailed statement the commission will be
glad to take the matter up promptly with
the various Companies with a view to as
certaining whether or not relief can be
secured through the voluntary action of
"a I hae IN oil
ing statement:
THE community Of Anacostia is an
integral part of Washington, subject to
the government provided by Congress for
the District of Columbia. There are
about 5000 inhabitants of this community
which is thickly settled, and which forms
a continuous part of the city of Wash
ington, except that it is separated there
from by the Eastern Branch, over which
t is connected with Washington by a
bridge about one-fourth of a mile long.
y'his bridge is both highway and street
railway, bridge.
This community is Disseminated
against by the Western Union Telegraph
Company, the Postal Telegraph Com
Pany, the Adams. American, United
States, and Southern express companies,
anu In6 OulOu 4EdlSlST COMPANY.
Upon telegraph messages delivered to
any citizen of Anacostia an extra charge
for delivery Of 25 cents per message is
made by both telegraph companies, ex-
cept where the addressee can be reached
by telephone, and in these cases the
messages are delivered without charge.
The Express Companies.
Each express company will deliver
packages to its Office in Anacostia, but
will not deliver them to the addressee,
and as the business is at present con-
Quoted the agents Of the express COM
panies in Anacostia notify the addresses
by postal card of the receipt of an ex-
press package, and the addresses there |
after, in order to secure their packages, |
have TO call for them at the office of
the express companies or have to pay |
an additional charge for delivery.
The Union Transfer Company refuses |
absolutely to deliver baggage to or take |
It from any point in Anacostia.
''All Of the corporations named are en- |
gagged in interstate business, and Ana
costa is one of the termini of business
originating outside the District OF Col
umbfa, and they, therefore, come under |
the provisions of the act to regulate |
commerce and its amendments.
"The farthest point in Anacostia is
more than a mile within the distance
to which the telegraph, express, and
baggage companies make their deliveries
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
DEATH RECORD.
WHITE

John E. Cook. 81 years. 1888 II st. NV.
John Flynn, S. Government Hospital Insane.
Grace Hitchman, 70, Government Hospital Insane
George B. Bell 60, llO7 9Th St NV.
Jane P. Weir, g. l455 Chaplin St NV.
Mary n. Belz, 81, u Bryant st. nv.
Earle Kunst, s. the Continental Hotel
Guy F. Murray. %, Government Hospital Insane.
Corie r. Nottingham, 40, Wash. Asylum Hospt.
Simon WOLF Il, Washington Asylum Hospital.
Mary s. Hardenbergh, g. Home for IncurableA
AIartel Santullo, 6 months 3l3 Va. ave. sw.
COLORED.
Hannah Thomas, 10, Govt. Hospital Insane.
Pearl NJ. Watkins, l. Ills 18th st. ne.
Amelia NIudd, g. l0i IA st. sw.
Rachel Hawkins, p, Freedmen's Hospital.
Beverly c. Tuell, 35 en- route to Emergency Hospt
Alice V. Anderson, / month, 2l7 F st. NV.
Daniel Bailor, 9 months. lZl2 Carroliburgh d. sw
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
BIRTHS REPORTED.
WHITE

WHITE.
James E. and Mary E. Burroughs, boy.
Bayley Z. and Pansie A. Clarke, girl
Fred T. and Emily A. Watson, boy.
Francis ]. and Annie NJ. Martin, girl.
John J. and Glare 81. Maher. girl.
Theodore A. and Mary T.. Killinger, bog.
James r. and Mary B. Astlin, girl.
Harvey C. and Mary Z. Kneas, girl.
Walter G. and Annie z. Martin, girl.
Patrick d. and Kate ]. 0'Conner, boy.
Harry and Ada L NJ. Howard, girl.
Harry L. and Carrie S. jordan. boy.
Rufus K. and Rachel Henderson, girl.
George l. and Jannet Shaw, boy.
Charles and Anna Baer, boy.
Robert H. and Jennie d. Clouser, bog.
COLORED.
Harrison and Annie Crltchheld, boy.
John NJ. and Mary Moore. girl.
Enos b. and Gertrude Smith, girl.
Elmer and Carrie Robinson, boy.
Richard B. and Ethel B. Jacobs. boy.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
ARMY MEN IN FLIGHTS.
Four Trips Made in the Air on Col
lege Park Field.


-Four flights were made by the army
aviators at College Park yesterday.
The first was by Lieut. Arnold, second
by Lieut.. Milling, and third by Lieuts.
Milling and Kirkland. A high altitude
was reached by Lieut.. Arnold. The
final flight was made by Capt. Chandler
and Lieut.. Milling.
Work on the new Rex Smith biplane
will be completed Monday afternoon
and flights will be made by several avi-
ators, including Antony Janus. The
army aviators planned to fly to Fort
Myer yesterday, but were compelled to
postpone the journey on account of the
high wind. Lieut.. Kennedy, who has
been assigned TO duty in the aviation
corps, reported on the field yesterday
and will try out the Curtiss machine.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
AppeaI in Lomax Case.

Attorney John Ridout yesterday filed
an appeal in the District Court OF APP
peals for Matte Lomax. the negro
woman sentenced to be hanged. Justice
Wright says the appeal will be argued
before the Appellate Court next fall
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16

John william Manoreoker. .. and Sarah KAth-
erine Weber. 3. both Of Martinsburg W. Va
Rev. Joseph NJ NJ. Gray.
1oseph T. Kelly. jr. IS. ard Katherine d. Bah
binefon. u, Rer Hugh C. cultey.
Frank P. Leach y. aad Henrietta z Petty. -.
Raw John 4 Ensor
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
U. S. Der. of Agr.culture. Weather Bureau.

Washington, Saturday. July u, l9ll-S p.
Temperatures are considerably lower the ex-
trgne Upper Mississippi Valley and the Northwest,
and have changed little elsewhere east Of the Rocky
Mountains readings being generally near the normal
throughout the region referred to. West Of the
Rocky Mountains Temperatures unseasOuaby
nigh. and are markedly so in the Pacific States,
oept the immediate coast
A change to lower tempc.Ctu will oTerspread the
Middle Mississippi and Ohio valleys and the south
portion Of the Great Lake region Sunday and
Sunday night, and the Middle Atlantic States Mon
day. Elsewhere Throughout the country temperature
changes will be unimpOrtant
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
Local Temperature.

Midnight. Y; 2 a. m, II; a m, 20; a. m, 70;
p. m. 81; D m. s.; p m. 81; 10 p. m, IS.
Maximum, %; minimum, g.
Relative humidity-S a, m. 81; 5 p m. 5s. Hours
Of sunshine rs Per cent Of possible sunshine, 50.
Temperature same date last year-Maximun, 9
minimum, g..
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
Aviator killed.

Aviator Killed.
Paris, July 15.-Aviator saton, while
making a flight in the Issy aviation field
this afternoon. fell 80 feet to earth and
was Instantly killed.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
MRS.LEA IN A RACE
TO SAVE HER LIFE
Going West on Special Train
with Senator Lea.

Following a sinking spell on Tuesday
Of Mrs. Luke Lea, who is critically Ill
with pneumonia, her husband, Senator
Lea, ordered a Pullman, and on Wednes-
day began a race from Deer Park, Nd,
where Mrs. Lea has been for several
weeks, to Denver, Colo, in the hope Of
gaining the higher altitude and rarer at
mosphere. which alone, physicians say,
will save Mrs. Lea's life.
Several weeks ago Senator Lea gave
a quantity of his blood for his wife at
the Georgetown University Hospital
Mrs. Lea was then taken to Deer Park.
where she rallied from her extreme
weakness. But on Tuesday she became
worse, and the doctors announced that
the only hope for her was an immediate
change to a rarer atmosphere.
Accordingly, a Pullman was ordered,
and within ten hours the party was
speeding westward. On the train with
Mrs. Lea and her husband were DR..
Henry D. Fry, Miss Cora Shackelford,
trained nurse; Mrs. Percy Warner. moth
er Of Mrs. Lea, and Mrs. George Frazer.
her sister
Senator and Mrs. Lea have a home at
Denver. Mrs. Lea was extremely
anxious to go. as her two sons, Percy
Warner and Luke. Jr., are now there.
Denver, Colo, July 15-After a hur-
ried trip across the continent in a spe-
cial car, Mrs. Luke Lea, wife of Senator
Luke Lea, OF Tennessee, arrived in Dem
yer tonight Mrs. Lea stood the trip
well, and there is every indication that
the change in climate will prove benefi-
cial.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
ANACOSTIA TAKES
ACTION FOR RELIEF
FROM HIGH RATES
Expose OfThe Herald AFouseS
Citizens.
LETTER TO COMMISSION
Members of l. C. C. Furnished
with Data and Maps.
LETTER TO COMMISSION

Secretary of Body Follows Sugges-
tion by Chairman Clements that
the Commission Be Given Further
Information Concerning the Griev-
aRces of Suburban Citisens-I. c. C.
VIII Be Glad to Take Action.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
Conditfon OF the Water.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Special to The Washington Herald
Harpers Ferry, W. Va, July 1S-Shenandoah
muddy and Potonac very cloudy this afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
Temperatures in other Cities.

Temperatures In other cities, together with the
amount of rainfall for the twentyfOur hours ended
at p. m. yesterday, are as follows:
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
Tfde Table.

To-iay-High tide, II y a. m. and II - p m. /;
low tide, 5:z a. and SO p. m.
Tomorrow tide. l21e a. m; low tide 6l5
a m. and 6sS5 p. m.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-16
DISTRICT PROBERs
TO GET REPORT
Of EXPERT MAYES
-
Chairman johnson Ready to
Start Rigid Inquiry.
PLANS PUBLIC HEARINGS
Street Railroad Corporations to
Be Raked Over.
PLANS PUBLIC HEARINGS

Question Whether Federal Govern
ment Has Received Full Credit for
Money Expended on District VIII
Be Settled Only After Thorough In
VestigatiOn of Records in Treas
ury-Pointers ON System Since 1874.