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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04
The Letting of Contracts.

force must be able to read and write
the English language and have a COM
mon school education, and must be a
citizen OF the United States. He must
have been resident of the District for
Two years next preceding the date of his
appointment, to give him familiarity
with the city, its streets, and buildings
No man convicted of any crime can he
appointed. The applicant must be five
feet eight inches in height, and must
be between twenty-five and thirtv-fve
years of age. Of physical health and
vigor, Of good moral character. and Of
unquestioned energy and courteous
manners. The man to be appointed g
required to pass a civil service exami-
nation to test his fitness from the in
tellectual point of view. For this mr.
pose examinations are held several
times year at some place convenient
TO the examiners, usually in the rooms
Of the Civil Service Commission.
The physical examination is con-
Quoted by the board Of police surgeons.
VINO meet at the Tenth precinct station
on the second Tuesday of each month to
examine such applicants as may pre-
sent themselves. The hour of meeting
is O'Clock in the afternoon.
After the civil service examination
the examiners make W an eligible list
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04
: twenty-five vacancies are to

twenty-five vacancies are to
be filled on the District police
force, with no applications on
file, and no men in sight to take the
places This is an extraordinary con-
dition of affairs at the seat of the Ma
tionaI Government. where members of
Congress are often at their wits end to
find positions for political henchmen.
1t is explained by the fact that the last
District appropriation bill provided
that new men appointed on the force
should receive only $50 a month, and
men who are otherwise available for
appointment will not work for that
money. The consequence is that the de-
partment is searching for men it cannot
find.
Several men who made application
for appointment have declined to take
positions on the force. because the
compensation was less than they could
make in other avocations. After re-
peated trials TO induce men to become
policemen at the wages offered, Major
Sylvester is Of the opinion that the
vacancies cannot be filled until Con-
gress increases the pay. so that be-
longing TO the force will have some in
ducement TO men seeking permanent
employment.
A man TO be appointed on the police
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04
He Now Has Contracts Out for Property
That Will Cost IN the Aggregate More
Than Fifty Millions, and Is Thinking of
Letting Few More. ~ ~ ~ ~

boom, Mr.. Mercer has given all pos
sible aid to every Congressman who
has had justification for asking for a
new branch office" of the Government.
1892. when Congress appropriated money
for 1s5 new buildings at a total ex-
penditure of $50, O0O. 900. In the few
years following there was a IuIl in the
distribution OF contracts in order to
give the builders an opportunity to
catch up with the Government, but in
1899 the rage for public buildings was
again in full swing. In 1899 Congress
appropriated $1,000, 900 for new build
ings, and work upon some of them is
not yet completed. In 1901 the authori-
cation of new contracts footed up 49,
100000. and the present year has seen
s17.00000O worth of contracts added to
the list. AS has been explained, some
of the work provided for as far back as
1899 OF even earlier is yet under way,
and thus the total operations represent
considerably more than fifty million
dollars.
That the building boom which is now
at high tide is not likely to wane very
soon is evidenced by the fact that of
the 215 new buildings which have been
authorized since 1901, only about 10 per
cent are now under way, and It is es-
timated that fully three years will be
required to complete them. Moreover,
it is possible to look even further ahead
and see prospect of continued activ-
ity, for Congress has provided forty-fve
sites for public buildings for which no
buildings have yet been authorized. and
IT is a foregone conclusion that the
Congressman interested will persist in
agitating the matter until buildings
have been ordered for each one Of
these sites.
The Letting of Contracts.
The provision of public buildings in
communities which have attained to the
dignity Of rank as cities. for all that it
directly concerns so large a proportion
OF cur citizens is unquestionably one
OF the least known and most interest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04

" HE United States Government is
just now carrying on the great
est building boom" in it's his
tory.
At the very period when private inves-
tors are retrenching and curtailing their
building operations because the cost OF
materials has gone up fully 30 per cent
Uncle Sam is pushing forward the big
gest program in the way of new con-
struction which he has ever undertaken.
Public buildings which will aggregate
fl. cost not less than $4,000, 600 are now
being planned or are under construction.
Nor does this tremendous aggregate in
clude many costly buildings in the Ma
tional Capital, which would, of course,
run up the total without necessarily in
dicating any undue activity throughout
the country. On the other hand evidence
of governmental activity in providing
homes for its officials extends to every
nook and corner of the land. Indeed,
work is in progress in every State and
Territory, save Delaware.
Beginning of the Boom.
The present building boom had its in
ception away back in 1892. The ball was
set rolling by Representative David B.
Mercer, who for number Of years past
has been chairman of the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds of the
House of Representatives. Mercer who
halls from Nebraska, developed a per-
feet hobby for providing new Govern
ment buildings. 1t goes without saying
that every Congressman is anxious to
secure just as many Government build
ings as possible for his district. Indeed.
in the eyes OF the average national law
maker public buildings are plums to be
sought above all others. Not only does
the erection OF a Government building
contribute 70 the architectural beauty
of a city and give the community a GER
tain standing not otherwise obtained.
but its erection means juicy contracts
for its merchants and manufacturers
and work for the toilers of many trades.
In his role Of father of the building
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04
y UNCLE SAM LEADS THE WORLD AS A BUILDER x
Building Boom Began IN 1892 and Has
Grown Under the Patriotic Patronage of
Congressman Anxious to Serve Their
Constituents New York Leads. ~ ~

planned and built under the supervision
Of Government architects Il Is proposed
to have some of them constructed by the
best architects of the country. or course.
the Supervising Architect will have gen
eral supervision over both the plans and
the work Of construction. but the actual
contract will go 10 the private individual
who Is successful in a competition be-
tween architects OF recognized ability
and the winner will receive as pay for
his work 5 per cent Of the total cost Of
the building. II can readily be seen
that in many cases this Will mean a big
fee. The scheme has been tried IN the
past in the case OF some OF the larger
Government buildings, structures costing
100000 or more each. hut the force in
the Treasury Building has retained a
monopoly on the making OF plans for
smaller buildings. AS a result of re-
peated protests from architects who long
for some of these lesser plums il has
been decided to adopt the competitive
plan with small buildings costing not
more than $4,000. The first experiments
with small buildings under the new
status will be at Atlantic City, N. J., and
Kankakee, Ill In the case Of purchased
plans. as well as with those prepared at
the Treasury, the Government will in
sist that all buildings be some form Of
the classical
Never IN Hurry.
1t has come to be something OF a
standing joke that IL requires much
longer to build for the Government than
it does for the private individual. and
there is little hope that the new plan
of experimenting construction will help
matters in this respect. Indeed there is
discouraging evidence to the contrary
in the case OF the Chicago general post
office which Uncle Sam has just taken
out of the hands of a private architect
because he has been so slow in pushing
it to completion The first steps look
ing to the erection Of Chicago's new
"a. 0OO. 900 building were taken in 1896.
and, although the architect promised to
have it done in four years, strikes and
other 'hoodoos'' have delayed the work
so persistently that it is not completed
yet.
1t is probable, as claimed. that Uncle
Sam builds better than the individual.
but in nine cases out of ten it requires
at least twice as much time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-04

be called upon to use all the resources
at his command.
The policeman is specially warned to
exercise courtesy to strangers. to women
and old people. When women are to be
arrested they are to be treated with the
consideration due their sex. The man
is enjoined to be watchful. faithful and
obedient.
The department gives the policeman
his badge. baton. belt. handouts and
manual. or rule book His clothing, he'll
met and revolver must be provided by
himself
Instructed at Stationhouse
The Instructions given to the men at
the stationhoIses are valuable. The
manual is the basis of all this work, and
new appointee is expected to show
familiarity with its contents. He learns
when he can make arrests without war
rants and he is expected to be able to
answer any questions on this and other
important matters. Besides the set
rules. the men are given valuable advice.
suggested by the experience Of the off,
GERS who instruct them.
A new man is usually put on night
duty on a beat where two policemen are
needed and the older man gives special
instruction to the younger.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19

Virginio Aceto. nine years old. va.
Knocked down by n runaway horse be
longing TO Frank McAvoy. when OF
Charles street yesterday morning. TINS
lads mouth was torn little by the enc
OF a thill.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19
SPOKE ON
EVILS OF
SOCIETY
Rev. {. \. Porter Delivered
Singing Address to Newport
Artillery Co. Last Night

som.thing of a sensation was created
ip Newport last evening when heV'
Emory II. Porter. pastor Of the Emman-
ueI church, I'm his annual sermon 10 the
Newport Artillery company OF which ne
is chaplain. administered scathins re-
buke 10 the evils OF society.
The text was, why Should We MOI
Cast Him out7" and the speaker used
plain language.
As many of the cottage colony attended
this church during the season just ended
the arraignment OF society at this time
is the more remarked
During the course OF his sermon Mr'
Porter said: Men and women are pos
ressed by evil spirits. We find these
evils in society. in the church, In our
own hearts. why cannot we cast them
cut. the demons Of society-not society
abroad In other lands, but here among
ourselves? They are intemperance hno
fmpurity, and dishonesty and samoilhs'
and bribery and perjury. and divorce rot
t.rness in our civilization. our DAYS may
he no worse than other DAYS. but they are
bad enough We ask ourselves II Cnrist
teaching and influence are waning WIN
the increasing century OF time. why
cannot society cast out Its own evils
There are many in society who lament
and deplore these evils. Society as
whole does not yet care enough about us
evils TO seek TO cast them out, Some DAY
II will lie who anywhere recognizes the
evil in society. in the church. In HE own
heart. has no choice but 10 have faitn IN
Christ other remedies fail. he alone
can heal"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19
OOInGS AT BROWN.
Football Players Return From phAidslphla
p Bruised Condition Mates From University

The members Of the football squad re-
turned from Philadelphia yesterday In
rather bruised condition. The Pennsy
team outweighed the local men, especial
~ in the line. II was just a matter of
weight on the slippery field and the
weather was responsible In large measure
for the size Of the score.
one OF the members of the squad said
that PENNSYLVANIA did not have anything
like .Prncetons team, and that the
Quakers would have no show against the
Tigers. The former had very little dash.
and when they hit the line Brown had no
trouble In stopping tne play at the point
ct which II was aimed. The Princeton
men, however. hit the line like tigers,
and something had to give.
The whole squad was sim and sore
yesterday but Keen seems 10 be In the
worst condition Hts leg Is severely
bruised so that he can hardly walk. and
ne win not be able TO be out for practice
for the frst part OF the week at least.
zirnowski also has an injury in hiskick-
Ing leg. and he viii be used little at prac-
tice for few days.
Baker, who won his at fullback last
year. will be ont for the eleven from to-
day on, and he will be valuable add-
ton TO the squad. Walsh who was the
1902 captain OF the Classical high school
team, is also. eligible 10 play. and will
make a good try for halfback position.
Capt Archie Webb will know by tomor-
row whether he will he able to play.
With several good men coming ont and
a change in the weather which will make
practice less severe IL looks as II Brown
will have q fairly good chance to rub
II into Harvard next Saturday. The
coaches will devote all their energies this
week to preparing the team To meet Har-
ward. and the Brown players are ex-
pected 10 give good account Of them
selves. large number of students are
going up 10 see the game. which will
take place az Soldiors field. and the rail.
road company will grant special rates
for round trip. making the fare sl.20 II
500 men 60. and sl.OO II 500 60
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19
4 HOME WEDDING.
6anuu-SoId NupiIaIs at Couples Bread
Street Residence.

In a bower OF climbing vines and pottcd
plants Jerome James Gsrrow and Grace
Louise Boyd. both OF this city. were
united in marriage yesterday afternoon by
Rev. Thomas f. Bartlett OF Pawtuxet.
The ceremony took place AT the couples
new home which they had made. ready.
at the corner Of Broad and Sasss frass
streets. and was performed in the pres
ence OF number OF relatives and friends
Of both parties The bridesmaid was Miss
Dorr and Wilbert K. Lcngfellow was best
man
The sfsir was q very quiet one and
stter the congratulations a light collation.
wss served Mr.. and Mrs Garrow re.
eeived number ~ handsome Eifts OF
useful nature They did not take trim
no VII be az home 10 their friends next
week.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19
AERATEO HOT AIR.
Is Discovered In Susssta and immediately
Made Use o..

Tho yarn which came from Worcester.
Saturday night. 20 the effect tina, the
American Steel and Wire company. I'm.
tended 20 build canal from that CITY ~
Providence. at cost Of sso.eoco was
well spun: bat there IL no foundation for
the story. II was blown out OF aerated
hot air.
the great manufacturing interests ~ the
Blackefone Valley, Couldn't be built for
twice s<o@o.eoo.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19

Henry Lewis. colored. 80 years old. en-
ployed at Doe & Littles coal yard. 5ei
South Main street. was found In one Of
the coal pockets this morning. lie had
probably fallen into the pocket Saturday
night. and was IN a semi-conscious con-
djtion. lie was sent To the Rhode Island
hospital where IL was found that he had
sustained no injury beyond a severe con-
fusion of one hip.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19

At $50 o'clock this morning slight
fire was discovered In Winfield Redding'
coal-grain office, 500 Public street. II
originated from shavings that were liz
nited by sparks from a stove. The ofhc,
was quite badly damaged.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19
THE PROVIDENCE NEWS
THE WEATHER

Boston, Oct ls.--For New England: Fair
tonight. except rain in northwest portion.
Tuesday. fair In south, probably rain In
north portion. Warmer in north portion
tonight; light to fresh southerly to west
erly winds
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19

Have YOU counted the Dots IN The
He~s7 Look on another page for the ad
expIsinfnx the contest Send In ~ cents.
v1fh your count 20 the Dot Department.
Providence News. Providence. r. l.. and
bave the psper cent 20 you
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19
United States Bohbin & Shuttle Co

The regular quarterly dividend Of sl7s
per share on the preferred and si.b0 per
share on the Common Stock of this Com
pany is declared and payable November
"a. isa TO stockholders of record october
10Th. -
Transfer stock books will be closed
Tuesday October 20th. at the close OF
business. and will be rc-opcncd Tuesday.
November ID. 1903.
". MARTIN BROWN. Treas.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-19

Joseph Reward of &c Arch street. Middle.
boro. Mass. complained TO the police las,
night that while he was i'm a house on
Eddy street his watch was stolen. Ed
ward McCeffrey was arrester on suspicion
and In the Sixth district court today
pleaded not guilty and was held in seot
for trial Friday.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-08-07
Unequalled Exhibitions.

The famous Campbell Bros, the
greatest of all big shows. is on its way
and will soon be here. This extensive
amusement organization has always
met with the appreciation OF its enor.
nous patronage everywhere and should
certainly call out vast audiences at
Olympia. on Aug. i7th. A contem.
porary says it is magnificent in every
detail and presents many marvellous
features of the sea, forest and jungle
together with the most unique circus
and hippodrome surprises and its phe.
nomenal chronological collection is in
deed q revelation. The great show
will have thousands from the outlying
districts. People will be here from
the town and country in a radius of
many miles; excursions have been ar
ranged; they are coming in buggies.
wagons, on horse, mule. burroback and
on foot. The genial, hustline COM
mercial traveller will have q day off rs
he can't get the attention OF the mer-
chants on that day and the boys with
one voice say it is we'll worth the en-.
forced sacrifice Of one day to see the
great shows.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-08-07
STATE NEWS,

T. A. Cell, head timber Teller for the
Poison Logging Co., was instantly
killed, Wednesday, by being struck on
the head by falling tree, near Ho-
quiam.
Frank B. Cole is building a large
apartment house in Tacoma, on st.
Helens Avenue, to cost 500, 1000. 1t
will contain 20 apartments of from
three to five rooms each.
Unless Seattle restaurant keepers
pay $1,000 for liquor licenses. they
will be liable to fine for running
Blind Pig" attachments. Hereto
fore restaurant keepers have been pay.
ing a small fine, generally $40 per
month, for selling wines and liquors
with meals.
Cassius Pamgardner, of Walla
Walla, was struck and fatally injured
in an automobile collision with his
delivery wagon, Monday. He was 60
years Of age. and the fall broke three
ribs, inflicted many bruises and doubt
less produced internal injuries causing
his death three hours afterward.
At Seattle, yesterday morning, at 5
o'clock, highwaymen removed the safe
from the barIof the Washington hotel
formerly the Denny and rolled 1t
down q steep hill. They drilled hole
In the safe and planted a charge Of
dynamite. When she explosion &C.
Cured large number Of people rushed
to the scene and the robbers made off,
leaving $500 in the safe.
The pack of the mild cure salmon
plants operated At Anacortes by the
Pacific Cold Storage Co., at Tacoma,
is completed for the season and
amounts to 900 tons, which is three
times larger than last years pro-
duct and the largest in the history of
the plant. The entire output will be
shipped to Germany, going by rail
from Tacoma to New York.
The United States Quartermaster's
Department at Washington has an
nounced the successful bidders for the
supplying of 6OO,OOO pounds of forage
for use at Fort Liscum. Contracts
were awarded as follows: To the
Galbraith-Bacon Co. for furnishing
the hay to be used, at $lS.75 per ton,
and bran at SPAS; to w. w. Robin
son for supplying straw at So per ton,
and to the Spokane Grain Compa ny
for furnishing oats at $23.15 per ton.
Last Sunday evening Thomas S.
Lippy. the Klondike millionaire, was
confronted by two masked burglars in
his home on returning from church, in
Seattle. He was beaten over the head
with revolver, bound, gagged and
tied to post OF his stairway. A sell
want girl, previously surprised by the
burglars and tied to the stairway, wit
messed the attack on her employer.
Lippy was robbed of two gold watches
and $l4, all the money on his person.
George Van Horst was arrested,
Wednesday, ON suspicion of being the
assailsnt, and was fully identified by
Lippy and Miss Sleeper. the servant
girl. Horst then confessed to the rob-
berry as we'll as to several other crimes
and the hold-up at Leschi Park, few
weeks ago. He also directed the po-
lice to the place where the two
watches and other stolen property were
concealed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-08-07

who were unaware that they had been
laying up earthly treasures by we'll.
dong.
William NJ. Bettman, son OF L.
Bettman, the pioneer merchant of
Olympia, was married to Miss Cora
Sarver, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jonathan Sarver, of Westside, at Sc
attic, yesterday, and have returned
home to receive the congratulations
OF hosts of friends. Mr.. Bettman is a
native son, and has grown to man.
hood in this city. He is associated
with his father in the gents furnish.
ing goods line and is a successful
business man. The bride, as Miss
Sarver, was respected by all who knew
her. May their path be a way of
pleasantness and its goal a haven OF
peace.
A pathetic scene was enacted at
the Northern Pacific depot Tuesday,
on departure of the Eastern train.
Mrs. John Dyer, little deserted wo-
man with three children, who had
been maintained by the county and
was going to her parents home in
Missouri, at public expense, was de-
tanned by the action of her husband,
who fcrcibly took one Of the children
from the station just before the train
arrived. The child was returned by
the police. but not in time for the
departure that day. She, and her five
children left the next day, after q
pathetic leave.taking with her oldest
daughter, for Holt county, Mo-, where
they will be met by their relatives.
The series of propaganda meetings
held by the local Socialists. at their
headquarters. last week, addressed by
their National Organizer NJ. w.
Wilkins, seems to have awakened suf-
ficient interest among the faithful to
arrange several meetings for this Cali
fornia agitator, throughout the coun-
try. He has also spoken at Schneider's
Prairie, Tumwater, Little Rock, and
is tonight billed for Gate and to-mor.
row at Grand Mound. Then filling a
three-day engagement at both Cen.
tralia and Chehalis, he returns to Bu-
coda for Saturday and Sunday week,
to Tenino on the 18th. Yelm the 18th,
ending with final rally at South
Union on the 18th, after which Mr..
Wilkins will make tour of Gray's
Harbor points.