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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10
HANDY LITTLE GRAPE PICKER
Device Is Artificial Thumb Nail, Held
on BY Means Of Plate and Makes
Picking Simple.

The thimble device shown in the IL.
lustration is in reality an artificial
thumb nail with which to pinch
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-08-31
Oskarz0ny 0 kradziez.

E. E. Chamberlain, z Clinton,
Me. sm,a}o oskarza Bucklen'a
,na66 arniSowa 0 kradzies = FRA
nienia cd popalenia j oparzel'zny--
b6le cd ran wszelkiego gstunku-
p~o}o4enie konca guEom hemoroi.
dom. ,,Ona okrada skaleczenia,
nagniotki, xranien,a, wyw'chniecia
i uimie strachu, on powlada ,.ja"
10 lekarstwc gojace, niema sobie
r6wnego." Tylko s5c " apiece
M. ]. Kowslewskiego.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-08-31


|t6rzy, to sic tax gapili, az
|przystawall. Komuz ia bede
[6miafa " oczy spojrzet?
Ma Boga, Basiul - "a
wola{ mlodzian, uspok6j
sic. Ludzie pogadaja j ucich.
ma. Rozsadni ME wspomna
i slowa, a ma nieroztropnych
ME zwazac.
- TAX m6wisz, Michale,
ably mnie pocieszyc, - mo-
villa dalej Basia ponuro,
ale gdyby6 wiedzial, co ia
Czarna Maryna pc m;e6cie
rozgaduje, to-.
- Hal ia jedza = krzyk-
nal Micha}, - ja1 ia nady-
bic, to jej. skr6ce jezykal... Ale
.ty Basiu.nie nlartw sic. Spoj-
rzyj mi " oczyl... Wszakze
iasne i ME p~odeirzywajace.
Przysiag}em ci lyle razy, re
Gle kocham, vice..
20 ME NOW teraz o tenn!
= wyjeknela Basia, = ME
podawaj sic sam ma iezyki.
- Basiu! - steknai Mi
cha}, - coz to ma znaczyc?
Czyz ola nierozsadnYch lu.
dzl mia}bym sic zrzec twej
mi1o6ci? O, nigdy, przenigdy,
tn NAL jej reke, kt6rej mu
ME broni}a.
Najdrozsza, m6wil
czule, - znajdziesz we
mnie obro6ce wszedzie i ma
miejscu. ia Gle "a
nadto kocham, abym mia1 u
waza6 ma byle plotki. 0 Ba-
stu, ie6li ty mnie tax kochasz,
jak ia ciebie, to Bog z nami.
(Ciag dalszy nastapi).
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-08-31
Poi miliona ARROW przezna
cz0ne ma kolonizacye.

Prezydent Taft og1osii otwarcie
Rosebud reserwacyl " powiecie
Mellette i. Pine Ridge, | rezerwacyi
" powieoie Bennett, v So. Dakota.
Mlejsoa regestraoyi: Gregory, Dali
las i Rapid City, So. OAK. Cd SGD
do alpo pa3dziernika 1911. Zapi"
sywanie. " Gregory, 24go pakdzier~
nika, prosta droga. Kolel North
Western dostarcsa us}ugi. Pc raty
i opisy Q otwaroiu, zglosic sic do
apent6w blletowyoh kolei Chicago
q North Western, albo adresujcie
wprost do A. y. johnson, I. N.
9q6sW. jackson Blvd, Chicago.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-08-31
sic pc angielsku !

OOACAO OAt PO
Pozw6lcie nam sobie pokazac
jak mozec'e DUO w;ecej pieniedzy
zaroblc bez dtuglch godzln j cies-
kiej piracy, TO kt6rej ME ~jestescis
przyzwycza;eni. Pozw6lcie nam
idopom6dz odpedzlt Vase k}opvty
:przez- w~yuczenie Was iezyka an.
gielsk'ego, ably zapewnic VAN
dobrobyt szcze6cie " Ameryce.
Tyslacom dopomogll6my j z pew
no6c,a Wan dopomozemy.
Nauczvmy Was przez nasz2
nlezr6wnana prawnle ~zastrzezoDa
metods listownie, " waszym vol.
nym czasie, " trzech m~ies,acach,
nietylko movie, czytac pisac pc
angielsku, lecz W ciagu nauki przez
pytania i odpow:edzi kt6re txicze.
MIA (preparowane ola kazdego
.ucznia z osobna) zaw!eraia, pozna-
jenny vase zdolnosci l stan dora.
dzamY instruktujemy Was sto
sownie. Pr1ez co iestesmy v moz>
no6ci pokaza6 VAN najssyosza i
najpewnie]sza droge do powodzenia
a prawdziwa chec jak l zaufanie
do naszej melody w}a6nie " ciagu
naukl sic pokazuia.
w naszych cyrku]arzach wy
jasniamy i'opisujemyianasza metoe
de tax s.czeg6fcwo, II kazdy sic
przekona i przyz1ac musl, re lat
wiejssa. lepsza, szybsza i tansza
droga do nabycia angielskiego je-
zyka nawet ola najmniej wykszta}-
conego cz}owieka ME egzystuje.
Cyrkularze zawierajace przedwstep-
ne lekcye wysy}amy ~zupe}nie bez~
p~fatnie dlatego nawet znaczk6w
poc1towych ME potrzeba .za1aczaG.
Piszcie zaraz pc bezp}atny
cyrkularz i pr1ekouajcie sic zanlu
ma rome ksiazkl pieniadze ma darmo
wydacie. Poda:cie sw6j dok}adnY
adres (tskze powiat " maiYch
miejscowosciach) ! adresujcie
r--1>-. N-1 10 To-- ~
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-08-31
Gag daisy.

Gag daisy. z
Ia sama wies6 zaje}a ko- NJ
biety, ale to W spos6b wie' da
cej jezyczny. Jak naiwyraz cz
niej wiedzia}y juz, 10 Buzal- DE-
skiego z}e wprowadzi}o ma nj
trzesawiska. ma
- Widzicie, kumoszko, - CT
rzek1a do sasiadki jaka6 pod
starza}a, szpetna imoSc W i
czepcu i okryta pstrokata "a
chustka, - Bog mi 6wiad. pc
klein, ze ME lubi4 O takich by
rzeczach m6wic... Ale to obra- W
"a Boska. co
Jezus, Jezus! - ]amen-
towa}a lima 49, gadano praw- oh
da, ze tam ma trZesawlsku... 81
no wiecie... ale to jeno gada- tcz
20, a teraz wiemy, re praw- ze
d.. ....
- Toe tam jeno cioty z ma po
szej okolicy bye mog}y, leu
zauwazy}a lima, = jak to sic MI
strzedz trzeba... a ksiadz mo- pc
wi, zeby W cioty ME wierzyc! CHI
- Zeby jeno Buzalina 20 ot(
baczyc, - odezwala gle jakas ~
mieszczka, - to ona nam WV
sp,iewa, DO przeciez Buza}s
- |' NEtr#'GI.. rs. - .-.-s-a5=L 4.ss - 7.%Es- f= -.
jej cos powie. Z. ~s.s.,.. ro''
- Ohio! - zawo}a}a kobie- ry,
ia W czepcu i W chustce, - pc
tego sic ME spodziewajcie, "a
DO tego ME wolno mu niko- jec
ND powiedziec, chyba ksie- mi
dzu ma spowiedzi... Ale to
ME trudno wiedziec, kto tam nu
by}. ia to juz wien! - do
dala chelpliwie. ne
Kobiety usune}y sic cd niej sp
ma, krok i %spojrzaly W oczy. biz
- Wiecie? - zapytano, = ry
lake mczecie witd lee?
- Czy i wy tam by}y6cie, VIC
- zapytafa mieszczanka. -
Ma to oburzy}a sic kobieta wa
W czepcu, a oczy iej sic zai'
skrzyty z gniewu, a zarazem tn
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-08-31

VIA
1przerazona Ziebowa ia zapo'
wiedzia odwiedziD, ME pc
t1zeba... a s}owo B Z. :i,' J.
szapne1a do siebie, :udow'
ny Jezu, p%rzemie6!...
l szybko zniknela v thu.
mic, ably sic pred ko6ciolem
tax ustawic, zeby mogla pod.
cza6 .procesyi wnij6c do Wne-
trza.
lima scena odbYwa}a sic
niedalekO cd kosclo{a, ale
']ndzie tego widzie6 ME mo-
gli. Micba1 szed{ wiasnie do
koscio1a i ma skrecie obok
domu Buzalskiego wiecej
skreci}, .anizeli tego bylo tree
ba. Ujrzal on przez szpary
wr6tni stojaca ma %podw6rzu
Baske. Stans1, chwile sic wa.
hal, a potem przystapiwszy
do bramy, otworzy} furtke,
wszed} i furtke zamknal "a
SODA.
Basia sta}a niby posqg o.
parte O sciane. Twarz mia1a
ukryta W dloniach, a kur:
czowe drgania 6wiadczy}y o
wewnetrznej bole6ci.
Micha} stall chwile, ME
przerywac bolekci,
kt6rej przyczyny m6g} sic
domyslec.
Wreszcie przystapil blizej.
= Basiu! = wyrzek1 czu-
le p6}g1osem.
Basia zadrza}a i o%pusciwszy
rece, spojrza}a z~aizawionem
okiem ma m}odzie6ca.
- Basiu! ~ m6wif dalej
Micha} drzacym g}osem,
ty p}aczesz, martwisz sie...
tn Basia W CLOS zap}akala.
= . Michale =, ~zawo}ala,
i jakzez ME mann p1akac?
Czy ME wiesz, jake nieszcze-
6cie zasz}o?
- Nieszczescie, nieszcze6-
cie... pomruknal Micha}; toz
tam zaraz ME take nieszcze-
scie. Oiciec sic przeziebi}, "a
chorowa}, ale w~yzdrowieje.
= l ia sic tego spodziewam
- potwierdzi}a Basia, - ale
juz nigdy dawna szcze6liwosc
ME wr6ci.
- Jakto ME wr6ci?
- Palcami mas wYtykac
beda, - ciagne}a dalej z p}a-
czem, - lax zapowietrzonych
unika6 beda... nigdzie ME
bede sic 6mis}a pokazac...
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-08-31

z n~iezadowolenia ze siebie sa.
re eva c~he}pliwosci9 po-
da1a sic W podejrzenie. Mil
czala chwile, ale kobiety wi
dzac gre jej oczu, zak}opota-
ME, traci1y sic nieznacznie
ma znak p~orozumienia i po-
odchodzic:
= Kto Smile powiedziec, ze
ia tam by1am? = zawo1a}a
zaperzona, 49, ia co ma mnie
powiedzia}a, sauna tam moze
oy}a!... hail.. Kazdy mnie Una
" miescie i okolicy i vie,
com "a jedna.
- A toe ME chciafam was
obrazic,- przeprasza}a mie-
'zczka, kt6ra stawi}a niesz-
,zesnc pytanie, wiemy
10 z was pobozna ~niewiasta...
- Pobozna %niewiasta! =
ootwie1dzi}a kobieta " czep-
III = to prawda. Nikogom
he s~krzywdzi}a, a kto chce
je6li jaka kobieta W
,horobie, do kogoz sic udaje?
ito do mnie do Carmel Ma
:yny, jak wy mnie %nazywacie.
- Wiemy, wiemy...
- OF, PAM kumolku, =
'ozpoczela. znowu swoje Ma.
'yna, - gdyby to MONA ma
wiedziec, co tam by}y
"a jedne, ustrzeg}oby sic ME
cd z}ego. JAG to tam
niarkuie...
Wtem zagrzmia} CLOS dzwo-
III ma - Were W Boga -
przerwa1 move nierozsad-.
lei babie. Kobiety rade 20
'posobnosci, co rychlej cd.
oieg}y podejrzanej i'm juz Ma
- Hej, PAM Ziebowa, "a.
vofa}a Maryna "a mieszczk9,
- pc pieszporach przyjde do
vas, to VAN w;ecej opowiem,
- A nie... nie... ME po-
;rzeba, w%ymawia}a sig
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-08-31
Maggie prZerWy.

Zajec,a nasze lub zabawy uleeaja
czasami naglej przerwie Z powo.
dow atak6H b6lu glowy, kt6re mo-
% tax dalece ostabid organ,zm, ze
podkopia zdrowie, jezeli ich ME
opanowa6, Tub jezell powtarzaja sic
czesto. Skoro atak nadejdz e., blerz
Severy Op}atki ma Boil g}owy i
Neuralgia, poosem zaraz juz TO-
zesz zabrac sig do swych zajsc
swYk}ych. poniewaz boil g}owy w.
kr6tce xniknie. Pudelko + dwuna
stoma op}atkami kosztuje Is cen
tow. Sprzcdawne przez aptekarzy.
Uwazaj, czy na pudefku jest naz
wisko ". F. Severa Co., Cedar
Rapids, Ia.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-08-31

1f+s1' tine IS sTARfs OF 4 AWRlGHT AEROPLANE. "
FAa1Esr AERoPLANEs, AUTOMOBILES, HORSES AND DOGS At The
MINNESOTA STATE FAIR.
/ = S.#8.E I#HA# #%.s M@
t. $3.50
Ina. vl ha king It the 1911 Minnesota State Fair. Every modern
anvsnton fr tho annihNaton Of time and space will be seer IN races ~ ~
daring exhibitions. Dan Patch and the worlds fastest horses VIC ~
nurnan and the worlds fastest automobiles. two champion avaeos MO
two Of Wright Brothers' most perfect aeropanes and the wofloa taas..s
sheep doss Win DO among the speed attractions that will race. auenps =
make nsw worldas records. furnish excitement and make IA o comm -
,--c.c hcvond all Ito prsdecessoas
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-08-31

D3uQ sig Sulle1d pOhdZdC...
- Basiu, co ty gadasz? =
zawolal namietnie mlodzian,
- wbiiasz 80 bic " glove ME
stworzone rzeczy. Ze ojciec
ME trzezwY zblakal sic 2 dro-
gi ma t~rzesawiska, toe kaz-
demu pijanemu zdarzyc sic
mole.
Ale ludzie to inaczej to-
maczYc beda, odparta Ba.
STA, - ty wiesz, jak to ludzie
0 takich przypadkach sadza.
At, co tam ludziel...
Och, Michale, - m6wi-
h dalej bole6nie, uwaza-
lam, iak przechodzacy zwra-
cali oczy ma nasz dom, a nick.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-02

knocked off their trucks. The car of
dynamite which was being unloaded into
tA Katherine w. was gone with the end
of the pier. Scattered over the debris
for yards around were broken cases of
dynamite from the second car and loose
sticks that had been thrown, many of
them. for fifty yards. In the first work
of relieving the injured and hunting for
the dead, railroad men and ambulance
surgeons walked over dynamite without
thinking much what they were treading
on. and much too busy to worry II they
had thought Later they were more care
full. and the police rammed back every
body but a few workmen and officials.
Schooner . Strange Sight.
The three-masted Ingrid was a curious
ly disreputable sight Her masts stag
gered drunkenly and the mizzen topmast
dangled like broken arm. Her yards
were aSkew and her rigging was in a
tangle. Car trucks, solid masses OF
steel, were jammed on her deck between
masses of splintered umbers. barrels OF
cement, smashed glass. and fragments Of
dynamite cases. Bones from South
America, which she had unloaded, were
returned to her and Uttered the debris.
Tugboats passing UP or down in the
path of the concuSsion reported expert
ences similar to those of the ferryboats.
Late in the evening President George F.
Baer, of the Reading Railroad, which
controls the Jersey Central. went to the
terminal with Vice Presidents c. W.
Huntington and W. G. Bester and other
officials. to get a personal idea of what
had happened. President Baer climbed
over shattered cars and around piers to
get ideas on his own account. Vice Pres
ident Bester said the Jersey CentrafS
loss was about $28O,0O
OF the victims of the accident there are
three identified as dead. and there is part
Of the body of a fourth man. The list
of dead however, actually will be in the
neighborhood of thirty, because men on
the Katherine W. and the Whistler are
among the missing, and they. with the
laborers who were engaged in the work
of handling the explosive, are considered
as dead
The Washington herald., 1911-02-02

Osterhoudt, sitting on the opposite side
OF the desk, was quite severely cut. She
was cool during the actual excitement
but when it was all over she quietly
tainted. One of the young women Ste
nographers in the office became hysterica
just after the crash and began to pray
In the dormitories where approximately
go immigrants were quartered there was
only slight panic. Several of the for
eigners got down on their knees and be-
gan to pray.
Messina and for a moment it looked as
though there would be real panic. but
just at this point a squad of interpreters
rushed in among them and shouted to
them ia a babel of languages that What
ever had happened it was all over now
and there was no cause for alarm. Quiet
was quickly restored
The damage was roughly estimated at
$4,000 The commissioner hopes to get a
special appropriation from Congress in
the present session to cover the loss. As
sistant Commissioner Ewald thought the
government would make no effort to re-
cover damages from the company own
ing the exploded boat.
Commissioner Ewald summed the acci-
dent up as most miraculous as far as the
island was concerned. He said:
IF We had known several hours ahead
Of time that the explosion was going to
occur We could not have prepared our
selves better to receive it. Under ordi-
nary circumstances. considering the
wreck, especially in the registry build
ing, it is no eXaggeration to say that
more than a dozen persons would have
been killed outright and any number
hurt"
The Washington herald., 1911-02-02
ELLIS ISLAND is SHAKEN:
FEW IMMIGRANTS THERE
First Day Six Weeks that No Liners Landed Steerage
Passengers at the Station.

New York. Feb. This was the first
day, exclusive Of holidays. for six weeks
when no immigrants were received at
Ellis Island, about half a mile from the
explosion. On the main floor of the
registry building there IL a huge room,
forty feet high. with heavy glass lights
and huge slanted windows, fifteen by
thirty feet. where the arriving immi-
grants are lined up between several
rows of iron railings. and to-day when
the concussion came 1t was Immediately
followed by thunderous crash of glass
and metal. which showered the entire
room and broke tho heavy metal
railing like so much rope. There would
nave been an appalling loss Of life if
there had been any one on the registry
floor at the time. The explosion hap-
pened shortly after noon. Just at the
noon hour about thirty inspectors and
interpreters left the registry floor To 90
to lunch.
ABOUT thirty persons were hurt on the
island altogether. Only three of these
were immigrants. DR.. Ashford had a
temple artery cut open He, with Dr.,
Mullen. both assigned to inspection DUTY
were the worst hurt of any one on the
island With the other inspection doctors.
however, they went to work tying band
ages on the injured.
Both Commissioner William A. Williams
and Assistant Commissioner Ewald were
subjected to a shower Of glass in their
offices, but neither was cut. In the lat
ter's office the glass was hurled close by
him' and his stenographer, Miss Emma B.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-02
OLMSTED BILL FAVORED.
People of Porto Rico Object
Amendmenta tn Measure.

People Of Porto Rico Object t.
Amendments to Measure.
The Olmsted bill now pending before
the Senate is being objected to by the
people Of Porto Rico.
This bill, which provides a civil govern.
ment for Porto Rico, is opposed by the
people Of the. Island on account OF
amendments proposed by the committee
Of the Senate on the Pacific Islands and
Porto Rico. Z
The bill. as passed by the House, ere
ated partially elective senate. and the
committee of the Senate recommended
that the body be made wholly appointive.
giving the President the power to appoint
the senator's. The people Of Porto Rico
recommended that officials of the dis
trict courts be appointed by the governor.
and not by the people, and that no cor
poration be allowed. to own more than
5000 acres of land for cultivation.
The house of delegates are indignant
over this violation of their natural rights,
and have telegraphed q protest to Con-
gress and have asked that the bfl be
passed as originally written.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-02
TAFT WILL CURTAIL
TRIP TO SOUTHLAND
Tour as Amended Will Last
Only Three Days.

Announcement was made at the White
House last night that President Taft had
decided to curtail his trip to the South
As now planned, Mr.. Taft will visit At.
lanta. Ga. March 10, and from there re-
turn direct to Washington. He had in
tended to go from Atlanta, where he will
speak to the Southern Commercial Con-
gEess. northwestward to Chattanooga and
Nashville, Tenn, and Cincinnati and
Cleveland. Ohio. The original trip would
have lasted eleven days. AS now short
ened. the President probably will be away
from Washington three days.
In making the announcement, the
White House said that the press Of ordi-
nary business had brought about this
change in plans. Many Invitations were
coming to the White House to visit South
ern cities. The best way to leave the
President unhampered was to shorten the
trip.
While there is no indication at this Time
Of special session Of Congress to put
through the Canadian reciprocity agree
ment. the cancellation Of a large part Of
this Southern trip will keep Mr.. Taft in
the Capital just at the time In March
when such a session. II called. would be
getting down to actual work.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-02

Norway, and came to this country whel
six years old. He first settled in Illinois
but removed from there to Wisconsin
from where he left for Minnesota il
ISL Senator Nelson served during the
civil war, and was wounded and taker
prisoner.
Career As Legislator.
The idol Of the Scandinavian-America
is lawyer. having been admitted to the
bar in 1867. He was a member of the
Wisconsin legislature for two terms,
State senator, Presidential elector, a
member of Congress for three terms.
member of the board of regents of the
State University, member of Congress
for three terms, governor of Minnesota
for two terms. and United States Senator
for Minnesota
Another member of the Senate to ceIe-
brate his birthday anniversary to-day is
Robert latham Owen. of Oklahoma He
is fifty-five years old, and was born in
Lynchburg, Va He is a son of Robert
l. Owen. formerly the president of the
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, and of
Narcissa Chisholm, of the Cherokee Ma
ton
Senator Owen is graduate of Wash
ington and Lee University and has served
in various capacities as teacher, editor,
lawyer. banker, and business man. He
styles himself conservative, cOnstruc-
tive Democrat" and was a member of
the Democratic National Committee from
1892 to 1886. Senator owen is thirty
second degree Mason, an Episcopalian.
and life member Elk. His term as Sem
ator will expire March 3, 1913
Col. BiddIe Is Fifty-twO.
Lieut. Col. John Biddle, former En-
gineer Commissioner of the District
member of the American Society Of
Civil Engineers. the Engineer Asso-
citation of the South. Archaeological
Society of America, the Society of the
War of 1872, the Society of Foreign
Wars, the Society of the Carabao. and
of the Metropolitan and Chevy Chase
clubs. will celebrate his fifty-second
birthday anniversary to-day
Col Biddle is a native of Detroit,
Mich, and a graduate of West Point
He was promoted first lieutenant in
1883; to captain in 1892; jor in 1901.
Corps of Engineers. T. S A. He was
in charge of the river and harbor work
of Nashville. Tenn. from 1891 to 1898;
served as lieutenant colonel and chief
engineer of the United States Volun-
teers during the war with Spain: served
in the expedition to Porto Rica: in
Cuba 1889; in the Philippines, 1899
1901. and was Commissioner of the
District in 1901.
Prof. Frank Kenneth Cameron. ex
pert in charge of the laboratory of
soil chemistry of the Agricultural De-
partment and member of the Cosmos
Club, will observe his forty-second
birthday to-day
Prof. Cameron is a native of Ralti-
more and a graduate of Johns Hopkins.
from which he graduated in 1894, with
the degree Of Phi. ID.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-02

Rev. DR.. Henry Noble Couden, chap
lain Of the House Of Representatives.
to-day celebrates his twenty-fifth. wedding
anniversary. and members of the House
for whose enlightenment and blessing the
blind preacher has offered so many fer
vent prayers have prepared a surprise
for him in the shape of purse of $500.
The marriage of Rev. DR.. Couden took
place January Is, 1856 He served in
the Union army, and was honorably dis
charged by reason of a wound received
in battle which destroyed the sight of
both eyes He was elected chaplain of
the House at the beginning of the Fifty
fourth Congress and every following ses-
sion.
Senator Knute Nelson is sixty-eight
years young to-day. He was born in
The Washington herald., 1911-02-02
LAWS PRECLUDE SIMILAR
CATASTROPHE IN DISTRICT

So stringent are the laws governing
the sale and handling OF dynamite and
| other high explosives in the District Of
Columbia, it is believed. such a
catastrophe as occurred in New York
could not possibly happen in Washing
ton. The police regulations cover every
phase dealing with explosive matter, and
they are rigidly enforced.
According to experts on the subject
seen last night, there is no metropolis
in the United States of its sizes that
uses as little Of the dangerous commodity
as this city. The only blasting of any
Importance Is done on the banks of the
Potomac River above Georgetown. where
several granite quarrieS are located.
Not more than 800 pounds Of dynamite
is allowed to come into the city in one
package, either by boat or by railroad.
1t must be packed in excelsior and
marked in big red letters. Although it
may be conveyed through the streets in
a wagon designated for the purpose, the
majority of Washington contractors pre-
fer to send their own men, who cart
the stuff by hand.
Must BE Buried In Ground.
Unless it is to be used Immediately the
dynamite is buried in the ground to q
Oepth OF several IeSt, dHU sit tHc reInOteSt
possible distance from human habitation.
Carried in buckets or baskets by hand,
there is little danger of the explosive be-
ing jarred-the surest way it can be ex-
ploded.,
Near the big quarrfes on the Potomac
is a small brick house. situated far back
in the woods. Here the sticks. yellow and
harmless looking. are stored when they
are to be used In a day or 80. In case
they become accidently set on, ,'no damage
would ensue
Dynamite is absolutely prohibited from
being carried through the streets, IN |
street cars, or in any vehicle carrying
passengers. and not more than 800 pounds |
Is permitted to be carried in one con- |
veyance. Not more than fifty. pounds |
Is allowed to be packed in one bundle
Red Letters Must De Used.
II more than nfty pounds II to be taken |
through . public thoroughfore, the vehi. /
Gle must be marked dangerous" In let |
ters Of red. It u not necessary that
smoking b mortal crime In the neigh
borhood OF dynamite.
John Kirby. n ezprt q ths sshsset
The Washington herald., 1911-02-02

said last night that there wasn't one
chance in a thousand Of Washington be-
ing shaken up by an accidental explo-
sion. SO well guarded Is the transporta-
ton and storing facilities.
Boats or vessels carrying explosives
in the District are required to display
danger signals.
To guard against dynamite being used
by persons promiscuously. permit for
its use must be obtained from the Engi-
neer Commissioner