Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-31
Not u Reason for Dear Gas.

10 the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
When the cause OF an oppressive monopoly
has to be supported by falsehood, or such
lanentable ignorance and isstatement of facts
as to amount to a greater crime than fasehood,
L think 1t the right and duty of any person to
expose II. Such is the communication of j. b.
Edmonds, president" in THE STAR of yes
ferday, to Hon. j. 5. Barbour. chairman of the
House District committee, on the subject of gas
Among his many misstatements he says: zone
reason why gas cannot be furnished SO cheap
In Washington as some of the manufacturing
towns, Is that there is no adequate demand for
coke and other residual products, which in
many places br ing high prices, and form q con-
siderable Item IN reducing the net cost of gas"
Now, the writer knows from actual personal
knowledge, as do scores of other consumers of
coke III this city, that there is such a demand
on the 'ras company for their coke that at least
half OF the time they cannot supply il. During
most of last summer orders had to be left from
one 10 four weeks in advance and the cash de-
posted with the order. 10 get any coke at ALI
ana then ut "A higher price i'll proportion to the
cost OF the coal from which it was made than
any gas company in any large eastern city can
command. The best coke made in the United
states Is the "Connellsville coke" Of PennsyI-
Vinli, ana that Is sold in this city at ten cents
bushel, just what the gas company Demand
unless you order forty bushels when it is 81,
cents Dushel. COOKE"
VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT-In the case Of
Edwin Muller agt. the District-an action for
verdict was found tor defendant In the Circuit
Court yesterday. The District pleaded coEtribn.
tory negligence on the part of Muller.
THE BARRIERS SUNDAY CLOSING MOVEMENT
AS a resultof a conference between the District
commissioners and BARRIERS yesterday the Com
inlssioners issued an order to have all barber
shops closed on Sunday. This was done i'm
order 10 test the validity of the law recurring
BARRIERS TO keep their shops closed on Sunday
Inc Journeymen BARRIERS assembly X OF L.
mas issued notice ',that on and after April all
barber shops will be closed on SUNDAYS and or
. p m. on week days, except SATURDAYS at Id
=. IN. At n meeting at Shea's hall last eyenioo
OF employing and journeymen BARRIERS, resolu,
ions were adopted thanking the Commission.
ers Tor the order closing the shops on Sunday
ana declaring the following as the reasons WHY
SHOPS are closed on Sunday: list. That the
SHOPS are closed because the Divine law says,
SIX days thou shalt labor ana on the seventh
resi- "a. That the church, the common law
anu the best elements Of the District desire IN
ihird That all our customers can get shaved on
saturday between the hours OF in the morn
Ing ana IL at night II they wish to do so''
EARLY CLOSING IN EAST WAsH1NGroS-A
meeting OF the Clerks Early Closing assOca-
ton was held at McCauley's hail. Capitol hill
I;tSt night, for the benefit OF clerks i'm East
washington. The purposes and aims of the as
ioc'. syn were explained in addresses by Mr.
nugnes, McAiiister, Otterback, Nalley and
Rlchie were appointed a special comm ttee To
| obtain membership.
| HE ORDER OF THE IRON UALL-At n ,naat
ing Oh the order of the Iron Hall held last even,
ing the following were installed: Chief Justice.
| H. u. Lowery; vice justice, VIM. H. MohIer. no.
| countant Hugo Worch; cashier Edward 1;pm-
| mel; adjuster, Albert A. Brooke; past chief ins
tice, r. III. Butterfield; herald, Theodore Some.
mann; prelate, Daniel j. Mum; medical ex.
aminer, s. w. Began; watchman, George a
| Howe and yidette, Charlie Began. The trustees
are j. w. Schaefer, s. w. Began and TheOdor.s
Sonnemann.