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The Washington herald., 1911-08-06

| scores of other bustling cities where for
! tunes were being made overnight and
| many fruit vender amassed sum
| which was considered a fortune in Rome
or Naples. No such opportunity. they
knew, awaited them in Washington.
which had no commercial future and
where they had to fight step by step to
gain a business foothold.
Opportunity Came in '7O'S.
When the first wave of luxurious liv-
ing" struck the United States in the '70s
the real opportunity of the italian came,
and Washington was no exception. Some
of them became importers of wines,
fruits. "old masters" for the sprouting
art galleries. of the millionaires. jewelry,
&c Then the real influx of Italians to
Washington arrived, and where there
had been scores before there soon were
thousands.
The Capital scarcely knew what the
Italian laborer looked like until work on
the Union Station began, a brief ten
years ago. The Italian stonecutter is rec
ognized universally as being just about
the highest type of artisan to be found
anywhere. MasOns from Florence and
Milan were brought here for the work
on the great granite structure, which is
now the gateway to the city, and they
were welcomed by their countrymen from
Naples and from Sicily with open arms.
1t is said there has never been more
remarkable commngling of two radically
different types of Italians than when the
erection of the Union Station brought the
stonecutter from Northern italy to the
city. They were shown every hospitality,
and scores of them determined to settle
permanently in the Capital and have
prospered.
The italian of the lower or criminal
types has never given us a moments
worry in the Capital" says Mr.. Pessagni.
ANY police official will tell you there is
practically no crime here among our
countrymen. There are no Black Hand
outrages here, because there are no
Black Handlers in our midst AS a mat
ter of fact, the lower grade of italian
would find It difficult to gain a livelihood
here. There is no place for him The
prosperity of the Italian merchant in
Washington depends on dealing with
Americans, not with his own country
men. To be successful he must be a man
of character and stability
Spaghetti Once Fashionable.
The italian restaurateur in Washing
ton has had cheCkered career. At pres
cnt there is no eating place conducted by
the sunny sons of Naples which caters
to wealth or fashion. 1t is difficult to ex-
plain this anomaly, in view of the popu-
larity Of spaghetti and the prosperity Of
the Italian cafe in New York and else
where.
Not more than twenty years ago, how
ever, one of the most picturesque features
of Washington life was a restaurant con-
Quoted by A. Jannaroni, first in F, be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets,
and then in Fourteenth street He was
the first chef to introduce italian dishes
to the Capital, and his quaint Bohemian
restaurant soon became the haunt of
The Washington herald., 1911-08-06

FEW ALIENS HERE.
Washington is not an industrial COM
munity and the mighty wa%es of fmmi-
grafton to these shores in the past twenty
years have added very thin and almost
imperceptible strata TO its social COM
position. Old residents of the Capital
say the general balance of the various
elements OF population has hardly been
changed in the past thirty years, for as
the city grew a prop2rtlonate rauo De-
tween them was maintained.
Still, TO those who know and love
Washington the city would lose much
of its charm If the Italian quarter should
be swept out, or if the Chinese should
decamp overnight, or the Greeks and the
Syrans should decide TO seek other fields.
They add a picturesque note to the life
of the old town.
OF Italians there are probably less than
5000 in the city; of Greeks. about 600; of
Hungarians, possibly 500. and of Chinese,
$500 or more, including students and serv-
ants in the winter.
The real pioneer of the Italians in
Washington is Marco Laurenzi, who came
TO the city in 1861. and is now living at
224 X street northwest He is the patri-
arch of the present italian community,
and his word among them, especially on
historical matters, is law.
When he came here he settled on Capt.
tol HILL almost in the shadow of the
dome, and to this day the same section
still remains the Italian quarter of the
city so far as there is any. The Italians
to-day are largely split up, several hum
dred living on Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, across from the Botanic
Garden, with another considerable group
on Eighth and Ninth streets.
NeapoIitans in Majority.
THE great bulk of Italians in Wash
ington," says G. A Pessagni, a leader
among the Italian merchants, 'are Nea-
pOlitans There is not a better class of
our countrymen in any city, and we are
justly proud of ourselves. Most of them
have prospered and have become an in
tegral part of the life of the community.
They have done this in a comparatively
short time. for the italian resident Of
Washington thirty years ago was an ex
ccedingly rare bird
Marco Laurenzis enthusiastic accounts
of life in the Capital of tn, new coun-
try" written to his cronies in Naples
did not pass unnotiCed, but the breaking
out of the civil war in the very year in
which he settled here postponed further
immigration until the dove of peace re-
turned. Then came Angelo Gluselli, who
now lives at 1736 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest; Joseph Cato, who is a citi-
zen of Brookland, and Lorenzo Limi, who
lived in Washington for more than twen-
ty years and then took a snug little for
tune back TO the motherland.
All of these pioneer Italians came TO
Washington at a period when thousands
of their countrymen were pouring into
New York. Philadelphia, Pittsburg, and
The Washington herald., 1911-08-06

TAT TASHINGTON, from the immigration point of vew is
w well shown from the last report of Commissioner D. J.
Keee of the Bureau of immigration In the year end
ing June 30 1910 1880 immigrant aliens settled in the District
of Columbia and 276 nonmgant aliens while period
348 egrant aliens and 237 aliens departed the
District of Columbia
washington is the poorest barometer of immigration the
United States said official of the bureau last week Com
pared to other large cities in the United States larger percent
age professional skilled labor to Washington
from Continental Europe than any other city the United
States"
Of the aliens who Washington during year end
ing June go 1910 the last for which figures available
largest cassfcaons according occupations the oowng
Government officials temporarily employed by the United Stae
Al aborers ia carpenters and oners 25 clerks and
ants a. taor SS, and (ncudng Chinese Jap
anese), 100.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-06

hill, how the blasts rattle the windows.
and how the icy breezes sirt through the
window crevices, making the court off,
GERS approach nearer the fires with out
stretched hands.
New Building Imperative.
And in summer conditions are Just the
reverse. Old Sol sends his penetrating
rays fully upon the house crowning the
hill, and with the pressing crowds filling
the rooms of the building, the hot and
oppressive atmosphere becomes almost
unbearable. Happily. however, this con-
dttion will soon be remedied by the in
stallation of electric fans, which will be
The Washington herald., 1911-08-06
Italians Bring European Gayety to the
City, and Others from Far-off Lands
Add Cosmopolitan Touch.

Most cosmopolitan of American cities has long been the prouc
boast Washington The has based the fact thai
the Capital City inevitably foreigners of distinction who
of social POLITICAL intellectual the
very best the United States has to offer
From another point of however Washington is the eas
cosmopolitan of American cities 1t has probably the smallest foreign
population per capita large city in the nation 1t too early tc
treat statistical the Census Bureau
has not yet made the necessary classifcations.
New York East Side" where the Russian Jew
the Magyar and the Italian live countless and colonies
CHICAGO has its asted street. Pole Lithuanian pre-
dominate San Francisco had its Chinatown; but where in
WASHINGTON foreign of than local fame?
The Washington herald., 1911-08-06
HORSE MEAT PRICE UP.

Paris, Aug. 5-The latest phase Of the
increased cost Of living in Paris is a
threatened rise in the price of horsehesh,
which has hitherto been so per cent
cheaper than beef.
The Importance Of this commodity In
the diet Of the poor may be inferred from
the fact that $4,000 horses are consumed
In Paris annually In the form of steaks,
outlets. and sausages, while the brains
are largely employed by pastry cooks
and restaurants in the preparation of
succulent vol-au-vent,
The Washington herald., 1911-08-06
CoUNTERFE1TERs CAUGHT.

Barcelona. Aug. 5.-The police have dis
covered counterfeit coin factory at
Itorta belonging to Valeriano Pastor.
The factory contained machinery and
tools OF the most perfect description. and
II has been turning out false money for
many years. T.
II win be remembered that during the
visit a few years ago OF fifty-two vessels
OF the British navy three sacks Of false
5-peseta pieces were served out TO tho
crews. II being impossible for the pay
masters TO detect the differences between
them and the legitimate coins.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-07-06
Observation-Disclosures Trouble

Southern Oxygenator Co.,
Augusta, Ga. Jesup, Ga. Nov. II, 1910.
Dear 100" Oxypathor bought from you corrected
RHEUMATISM and BLADDER TROUBLE, in two weeks time
GU can use my name as reference if you wish to-
will gladly answer any letter of inquiry from any who may
wish to know of its merits in curing disease
Wishing you great with the Little
main, forO xypaIny and Health,
(Signed) A. P. MATTON.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-07-06
Oxygen, Atmospheric OXYGEN. !;

Oxygen Atmospheric Oxygen powerful oermicide
and anseptc Without oxygen dies, With suicency
in his body he pure clean blood health activity useful
ness The Onyp0thor treatment called Oxypay the blood
to freely mbbe oxygen through the millions pores the skin
capillary blood and increased lung respiration thereby assisting the
body to its waste products and other in
natural way when in perfect state Of health BY oxdng the
posons within the blood the blood the body purified
and ceansed
Pure Blood and disease The same body hence the
thousands of blood prescriptions to reach d
cleanse the Fountain of Iife"-Ihe Blood
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-05
GOT THE BEST OF THE ELDER
Apt Quotation OF Brer Reuben Saved
His Mule and at the Same Time
Rehuked Sin.

Elder Harris was making another
attempt to induce one of the members
Of his flock to trade horses with him.
Dat pony o your'n, Brer Reuben,
he said, SIS jes' what ! want, an my
big bay hos is 3es' what yo' want. ]
kin git over de groun' faster wild de
pony, an, you kin haul a bigger load
wild de boss. Hit'd be a good trade fur
bofe on us, 'ceptin' dat it'd be q leetle
better fun you dan it would fur me.
You take de bay and give me de
chestnut sorl."
de pony suits me we'll 'nough, ell
der" averred Brother Reuben, for the
twentieth time. Il don keer t. make
no swap"
But ! jes' natchelly got t have dat
pony, Brer Reuben"
Elder" spoke the other, after d
period OF profound thought. II been
wantin' t asst yo' a question for a long
time"
well, what is it,"
81 know wat n O. de 'postles says
bout de law bein' done way with, but
amt we still livin' undah de ten COM
man'ments?"
"Brer Reuben" solemnly averred
Elder Harris, I'VE air"
We'll, one O. dem commandments
says we mustn't covet anything W.T. b.
longs t our neighbors, an you're COW
etin' dat LII chestnut sor'1 pony O.
mine. Brer Harris!"
Then the elder gave it up. Clearly
the tenth commandment was against
him.-Chicago Tribune.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-05
GOT HIS soBRIoUET EARLY
"Honest John" Kelly Proved His Right
to the Title Long Before
Manhood.

There have been many stories about
the manner in which Honest John
Kelly, the ex-umpire, first got his nick
name. Mr.. Kelly himself, according
to a New York letter, holds that it
came to him naturally, for even as a
small boy the purity of his soul shone
through his face. Il think the first
time / was ever called Honest John
was when was quite JtGaISStsr
said Kelly. "a man engaged as an
ambulatory salesman Of tinware OBJ
served the ingenious countenance l
presented to the world and hailed me.
You look honest, boy" said he. What
might your name be?' john said l,
quite simply. 'John'-just like that.
Then hold my horse while / go in
the saloon and get a drink said he.
And SO I held his horse while he went
In the saloon and got a drink. But
this was on lower Ninth avenue, In q
day VIXEN the avenues honors went
to the man who could clean the most
cops in a given time. BY and by the
gang came along and beheld that
wagon full of tinware. The peddler
was detained within by a sore thirst,
and they took the tinware. And then
they came back and took the cush-
ions off the wagon. Eventually, be-
coming daring, they unhitched the
wagon and took it away. True to my
trust, I stood there, holding the horse.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-05
Opportunity to
Bring Out Facts

He testified the workmen were frst-class,
high-grade and inspected by the Co.'s physi-
clan to be sure they were all in proper phys
tcal condition.; also testified that state reports
showed that Co. pays better wages than the
average and he thought higher than any in
the state.
E. B. Martin, Asst. supt., testified Grape
Nuts made of wheat, barley. yeast and
water. Anything else? "No, sir" Postum
made of Wheat, Wheat Bran and New Orleans
Molasses. Statements made on his expert
ence of about 10 years with Co.
Testified bakers are required to wear fresh
white suits, changed every other day. Said
had never known any of the products being
sent out that were below the high standard
of inspection. Asked IL any one connected
with the Postum Co. had Instructed him how
to testify. Said. mo, sir"
Horace Brown testified has been with Co. 8
years. Worked in Grape-Nuts bake shop.
Testified the whole of the -four is composed Of
Wheat and Barley. Attys. tried to confuse
him, but he insisted that any casual visitor
could see that nothing else went into the -four.
Said machinery and floors always kept clean.
So these men were examined by the Week
ly" lawyers hoping to find at least ono who
would say that some undergrade grain was
put in or some unclean condition was found
somewhere.
But 1t was no use.
Each and every man testified to the purity
and cleanliness.
AS a sample, take the testimony of Luther
w. Mayo.
Testified been with Company about 10 years.
Now working in the bakery department max
ing Grape-Nuts. Testified that the ovens and
floors are kept clean and the raw products az
they 60 in are kept clean. Also that the
wearing apparel of tho employees has to be
changed three times q week.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-05
- - si
TALIAN Identified
AS CHILD STEALER
lew York Police Arrest Alleged
Riidnaper and Little Boy Is
His Accuser.

New York, Dec. 31.-Trembling and
Initiated from a rvo breakdown,
which he suffered after he was arrest
3d last night, Giacomo Crimi, a 81
s4ear-old Italian, Is in a cell at police
headquarters today, awaiting further
on a kidnapping charge.
was one of II prisoners made by
men under command of Lieutenant
$Vachris Of the Italian squad in q raid
last night on an Elizabeth street Italian
grocery, where the detectives were in
HORNED they might be able to round up
Nome kidnapers.
Within a short time after the raid, g.
sTear-old Guiseppi De Sefano picked
sfhe mar out Of the line of prisoners as
she man who kidnapped him from the
home of his parents on Elizabeth street
last summer. Little Guiseppi could not
identify any OF the other prisoners. The
child was returned to his home in a
carriage a week after his capture.
Besides the alleged abductor Of the
DE Sefano boy, only n other Of the
prisoners was detained. This was Gia-
homo Crimi's brother, Guiseppi, whom
The police desired to question further in
pursuing their Investigations today.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-05
Now About Clean Food
Another Splendid Opportunity to
a bout
II low
Another

When the Weekly which sued us for libel
because we publicly denounced them for an
editorial attack on our claims) was searching
for some weak spot" they thought best to
send a N. Y. Atty. to Battle Creek, summoned
Is Of our workmen and took their sworn state
ments before a Commissioner.
Did we object? No. On the contrary, we
helped all We could, for the opportunity was
too good to be lost.
Geo. Haines testified he inspected the wheat
and barley, also floors and every part of the
factories to know things were kept clean.
That every 80 minutes q sample of the pro-
ducts was taken and inspected to keep the
food up to standard and keep out any impur-
tiles, also that 1t Is the duty OF every man in
the factories to see that anything not right
is Immediately reported. Has been with the
Co. 10 years.
Edward Young testified had been with Co.
15 years. Inspector, he and his men exam
ined every sack and car of wheat and barley
to see they were up to standard and rejected
many cars.
H. E.. Burt, Supt, testified has been with
Co. over 10 years. Bought only the best
grain obtainable. That the Co. kept a corps
of men who do nothing but keep things clean,
bright and polished.
Testified that no ingredient went into Grape
Nuts and Postum except those printed in the
advertising. No possibility of any foreign
things getting into the foods as most of the
machinery is kept closed. Asked IL the fac
tory Is open to the public. said yes and ait
took from two to three guides constantly to
show visitors through the works" Said none
OF the processes were carried on behind closed
doors.
At this point attys. for the Weekly tried
to show tho water used was from some out
side source. Testified the water came from
Co.'S own artesian wells and was pura
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-05
THIRTEEN MEN KILLED
IN BOILER EXPLOSION

Pittsfeld, Mass, Dec. 31.-The boiler
at the plant Of the Norwood Lake Ice
company, at Norwood lake, exploded
today, killing 10 men and injuring up
wards of 20. The men were sitting
Rround the boiler warming themselves.
OF the 10 known dead, seven have been
Identified as follows:
WILLIAM DUNN. the engineer Of
the plant.
EDGAR ALLEN, an employee.
JOHN RAYMOND, a carpenter.
LEO FERNONDEZ.
MARTIN SMITH.
WYATT MOORE.
WILLIAM PEPOON.
The six unidentified dead were either
italians or Polanders.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-05
TRYING TO SAVE LIFE
OF FRENCH LABOR man
Leader of Strikers Condemned
to Death and His Comrades
Threaten Trouble.

Paris, Dec. 31.-One hundred and fifty
members Of the chamber Of deputies
have united in a petition to the govern
ment for a new trial for Durand, the
secretary of the Goa Handlers union,
who was convicted Of instigating the
murder of Foreman Donge during the
strike on the docks at Havre last Dec
ember, and sentenced to death. The
plea for the re-opening of the case is
based on a claim that judicial error
was made at the trial.
The general confederation Of labor
has arranged for a big demonstration
In front of President Fallieries' resi-
dence OF New Years day and threatens
to call a strike 10 days later, unless the
request for a new trial for Durand is
granted,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-05
DEPUTY Is; RH0HGHIy
HANDLED BY THUGS
Missouri officer Says He Was
Made Prisoner and Robbed
of $1,000 Draft.

Sedalia, Mo-. Dec. 31.-Charles Herr
den, deputy sheriff OF Saline county,
Missouri. escaped from a rooming
house here last night, where he had
been kept a prisoner IA hours by five
men who had beaten him and robbed
him of a draft for $1,000. His skull was
fractured and his condition is danger
Gus.
Heriden, who came to SedaIia to buy
cattle, was attacked by the men and
carried to the room. He escaped when
his captors left him unguarded for a
few minutes. The police have been un-
able to find the men.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-05
GRANDSON OF JEFFERSON
DAVIS Is A BENEDICT

Colorado Springs, Colo, Dec. 31.-.
At an elaborate wedding, Jefferson
Hayes Davis, son of J.. A. Hayes and
of the late Mrs. Margaret Howell
Jefferson Davis Hayes and grandson of
Jefferson Davis, was married yester-
DAY to Miss Doree De Witt, daughter
Of DR.. and Mrs. Theodore F. De Witt,
pr Broadmoor, a suburb Of Colorado
Springs.
The ceremony was performed at st.
Stephens Episcopal church. The Rev.
Dean II. Martyr Hart. of st. Johns
cathedral, Denver, read the service,
assisted by the rector of st. Stephens,
the Rev. Arthur N. Taft.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-05
Mas Popular With All.

Los Angeles. Cal. Jan. 3.-The trag-
edy in New Orleans which cost John
b. Moisant his life. left deep its mark
Of sorrow in this city. In addition to
the dozen or SO noted aviators. friends
and associates of Moisant now in Los
Angeles. Stanley Moisant, the 14-year-
old son Of the dead aviator. is here
visiting friends.
Today the boy was at the hotel on
the summit OF Mount Lowe. He will
not be informed of the death OF his
father until he returns to Los Angeles
tonight.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-05

self at ali7
A. Yes. I use them at home.
9. IL from your knowledge of tho factory
which you have gained IN your ten years at
the factory you believed that they were dirty
A.. do not think ! would. No.
Asked II any one on behalf Of the Company
had asked him to testify in any particular
manner. Stated mo"
All these sworn dispositions were carefully
excluded from the testimony at the trial, for
they wouldn't sound well for the "Weekly.''
mink OF the fact that every man swore to
the purity and cleanliness so that the Atty.
Tor the Weekly" was forced to say In open
court that the food was pure and good.
What a disappointment for the "Weeklyl"
But the testimony showed:
All Of the grain used in Grape-Nuts, Postum
and Post Toastles Is the highest standard
possible to obtain.
All parts Of the factory are kept scrupulous-
" clean.
None Of the workmen had been told how to
testify.
Most Of them have been from 10 to IL years
with the 90: and use the products on their
tables at home.
Why do their families use the products,
Grape-Nuts, Postum and Post Toastiea, that
they, themselves. make?
There's a Reason"
Postum Cereal Co.. Ltd.
Battle Creek. Mich.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-05
~Hard-Hearted JUDGE,

Haru-F1earted Judge.
The Sympathetic Pal-Wotcher,
Bill! You looks bad; been laid up7
Bill-Yus. sort of. 'Aven't been
outer doors fer free munfs.
The Sympathetic Pal-Wot was tho
matter wiz yer?
Bill-Nufin'; only the Judge wouldn't
believe 1.-THE Sketch.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-05
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES
ssssssS$ ss%;sss .EsssGs issssaE SSsss$s$SGs S;sss.m y ss:a: ssG&sssSa .%ss.S l.ss..

And by n by the peddler came out
of the saloon and sized up the situa-
ton. Well said he warmly, you're
Honest John. all right You saved the
horse"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-05
His Sneclaltv.

His Speciality.
What has become of young MI.
DAuber, who showed such signs of
talent in drawing? Has he made a
~success?"
ooh, yes, indeed. He's got all the
work he can do now"
Magazine or studio work."
He draws the maltese cross show
Ing where the body was found, in the
evening papers."-Cleveland Leader.