Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-24

The New York Herald says to-day editnriaIIy:
"By reference to our Washington dispatches
MI M. ID. Helm, who has been in the service OF the
star route coDspratorS as the manager OF one of
their organs while holding a prominent position
In the Government Printing Onice has been de-
termfned upon. This iS proper thing to do, and
II should have beer done sooner. We are glad to
see that President Arthur has taken the ground
that every government employe who attempts
directly or Indirectly, to impede the adInlnistra-
ton OF justice by giving aid TO the culpris whom
the goyernm mt - prosecuting is unit 10 be In the
public service and should be dismissed. good
many star route tools have already baen we9sed
out OF the government service but there doubt
less more there yet who need attention"
The Herald Is ght in supposlng that there are
yet more star route tools in the government ser
vice To be dslodged- ThC government has taken
the proper course In tbs matter TO show its good
faith In the prosecution OF the star route cases.
It was hard To make the public believe The govern
ment was really In earnest In the attempt to bring
the star route thieves To justice while every branch
OF the government service was swarming with the
spies anu tools OF the conspiTators
Philadelphia has succeeded in finding plan by
which telegraph, telephone and electric hight
wires can be run under ground and successfully
operated The underground system has been
thoroughly tested Ia that city and Is pronounced
complete success The air-strung wires have
long been voted a nuisance, but the telegraph and
telephone companies have obstinately Insisted
underground except at an expense that would be
out OF proportion TO the improvement Philadel-
phia, In demonstrating that these objections to
this desirable change are not tenable, has con-
ferred boon UPON ell her sister c!tiss and 1t Ia to
be hoped that the underground system VIII soon
supplant aerial wires in all cur cities.
The fierce war OF Rates now waging between
some of the northwestern railroads has grown
out OF an effort OF TIE Chicago, Milwaukee st.
Paul road TO control the freight and passenger
traffic OF southern Dakota This company sew
eral years ago, with the view OF shutting out CON-
petitorS In southern Dakota, scattered its tracks
over some two hundred sauare miles Of that
section Its attempts to keep out competitors en-
gendered an unfrendiy feeling toward il on the
part or other roads, and its rivals have iBauyu-
rated the existing war in order to destroy the
profits OF the c., NJ & ST. Paul road For twenty
1--WE cents person can ride SIX hundred miles over
either OF the warning railroads.
The members OF the grand Jury are Justly indig-
nant at the yllainous attempt OF the organ OF the
star route thieves to defllne them by its diScred-
table praise and ioud-mOuthed championship: in
tended TO convey the idea to the public that they
are In fellowship with the star route conspratorl
They repel In the strongest terms possible the
1oea SO aboriously propagata1 by the star route
organ that they have been Influenced in their ac-
ION In any instance by any sympathy for the star
route gang. They are men OF too high character,
however, TO permit this attempt OF the star route
tnieves to besmirch them TO have any effect with
the public.
In regard TO the deficiency Of the heating ar
rangementS In some OF the new school buildings,
referred TO In this column yesterday. IL appears
That In both the Gales and the Webster school
buildings, accommodating together /, 800 children,
school work has been practically suspended for
several days, on account OF the failure or ina
oaiity OF the proper authorities to have the heat
Ing apparatus completed before the cold weather
set Besides the risks incurred in having the
children assemble daily. and The loss sustained by
the schools In an educational point of ylew these
schools are costing the District nearly 800 day.
nom which expenditure ut present return is
being received
the complaint OF "Fair Play" In regard to the
want OF hoerality OF the Pennsylvania railroad
company IN rates for visitors to Washington at
the time o. the Garfield memorial fair seems to
nave fountation, not only as regards price and
time for Baltimore visitors, but for those further
north. The railroad company should manifestIy
extend the time Of round trip tickets and reduce
the price.