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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-19
BUY PIANOS NOW
During the F. G.. Smith Piano
Co.'s Annual Factory :
Clearing Sale.
500 TO 5000 SAVED
On High = Grade New and
Secondhand Upright
Pianos.
500 TO 5000 SAVED

Most everybody knows about the Great Annual
Factory Sale Of Pianos that Is now In progress at
the warerpoms of the F. G.. Smith Piano Co..
1928 fenna. The primary object Of this sale
is to close out all the secondhand Upright Pianos
which have accumulated during the whole year.
Many handsome Instruments being sacrificed
at fraction Of their original cost. and to prove
how much this opportunity is appreciated by the
Washington public has only to visit the delfv
cry department Of the +. Il. Smith Plano Co. and
see the wagons which going all day and late
into the evening delivering Planes sid during this
sale. There still left unsold great many
high grade Upright Pianos, some OF which have
only been rented few months or are slightly shop
worn. The tone and action are just good as
new. and the cases Will be all right after little
rubbing up by the factory polishers.
There also many Pianos that have been used
a number Of years. aud still in excellent condi-
tion. The orders from the factory in Brooklyn
to close out all OF these Instruments at once, to
make room for stock. Here are $500 Uprlghts
at $40, 800 Uprights at SITS, $3.50 Uprights at
S210. $500 Chiekering Upright Grand at $2I5, IS
monthly payments. and many other bargains which
must be seen to be properly appreciated. II you
have a Piano to buy for Christmas buy it now
during this great Factory Clearing Sale, which
occurs but once a year. and you will save from
500 to 5000 the prices that usually prevail
Pianos will be set aside until Christmas eve. on
payment of a small deposit. but is the time
to secure bargain. probably all Of these
Pianos will be sold out long before Christmas.
If you wish to have the Plano In the house be-
fore Thanksgiving make your selection Monday,
and the +. G.. Smith Co. will guarantee to deliver
the Piano at your residence Tuesday Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-19

later SO the children could assist in the
welcome extended to "Old Hickory" jack
son when he entered Georgetown, coming
over the Frederick pike in his carriage.
He also remembers having seen the car
rage made of hickory wood. which was
presented to Jackson by his Kentucky adj
mirers. and in which he and Van Buren,
rode to the Capitol to be Sworn in" on
inauguration day.
Nickels and dimes were unheard Of in
the days Of this city's infancy. The popu-
lar pieces in vogue were "a f'penny bit"
(6A cents). "'leven penny Bit Q21s cents)
a levy Q2h cents, and two levys' (25
cents).
Washington Heights and Kalorama were
favortte cunning grounds. and Deans rope
walk. where rope and Irvine were laid in
long lengths and made ready for the
market. was on Oak hill, which was q
favorite place for Fourth Of July picnics
and other outings There were wells along
Pennsylvania avenue where statesmen and
others stopped to slake their thirst while
en- route from the Capitol to the White
House, and fair maidens to hand out the
sparkling fluid in gourds or tin cups.
The aged man sighed as his memory
associated itself with the happy days Of
yore in young Washington away back in
the cobwebby past.
"Ah. me-" he murmured Looking back
ward. It. seams SO stranger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-19
Promotion of Watchmen.

James Campbell. of the District OF CO.
Iumbia has been promoted from position
as Waterman in the Post Office Depart
ment building at a salary of S720 year, to
be captain of that watch. at 81 .0O0.-
d. M. Gould of New York, employed as a
Waterman in the same building, has been
promoted 20 be lieutenant of the watch, at
a salary Of $40.
These promotions correspond with re-
auctions in the places named of George c.
Woolley of Wisconsin, who was captain
and T. C. Milligan of Iowa, who was lieu
tenant They were made for the generai
efficfency of the staff of watchmen OF the
Post Ofice Department, Captain Campbell
having been found to be. very efficient
man who, was transferred from the war
done very capable work in his duties as
Waterman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-19
WAS MRS. McCUE's NAME FORGED
Notes for $12, 200 Reported to Be Held
Questionable.

A dispatch from Charlottesville last night
says: Notes aggregating $4,000 on which ap-
pears the name, as maker and indorser. of
Mrs. Fannie M. McCue, for whose murder
former Mayor ]. Samuel McCue Is now I'M
Ger sentence of death. are due and have
been presented to the administrator Of the
estate, Edward o. McCue, brother of the
condemned man. who is alleged to have in
formed the holder that the signatures were
not made by Mrs. McCue Suits will be
brought at the December term of the cor
poration court.
The latest rumor at Charlottesville is that
the accused husband forged his wife's name
to the notes.
Further inquiry develops that the status
OF the notes is as follows:
E. o. McCue qualified as the administra-
tor of the estate of Mrs Fannie M. McCue
and gave bond for the faithful discharge
of his duties. Notes are due the Jefferson
and the Peoples National banks aggregat-
Ing $4,000 on which Mrs. McCue's name ap-
pears indorser.
These notes were presented to the admin
istrator who informed the holder that in
his opinion, the signatures were not made
o. McCue does not know and does not pre-
tend to know anything. If the signatures
were not written or authorized by Mrs Nc
Cue 1t is the unqualified view of the admin
istrator of her estate that her property
should not be held liable for the debts The
estate belonging to her children. it would
be the duty of Mrs McCue's administra-
tor, according to his view, to see that the
children received their just dues.
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one day and the neighbOrs regarded 1t as
rather remarkable feat.
First Train Of Steam Cars.

The afternoon of September IL, 1884, was
regarded as memorable occasion here he
said as the first train of steam cars" ar
rived from Baltimore The cars were
rough looking affairs, not to be compared
with the palatial modern coaches OF today,
while the engine, as he remembers 1t, was
"a small. squatty concern which went
along slowly and laboriously, putting and
blowing at great rate
The day, Mr.. Rodier remembers. was
one of the hottest Of the year and many
Ba1timoreans who came over the tram
way" were overcome by the oppressive at
mosphere s =
Several companies of Baltimore militia
came over in Respondent uniforms to ceie-
brate the opening OF the railroad. 1t was
noted that many of them had their ipt-
forms spoiled by the heavy downpour OF
rain which accompanied the thunderstorm
late In the afternoon.
ION that day.'s,said Mr. Rodier 'the
Washington Light Infantry then recently
organized, made its first parade. The men
wore sky blue pantaloons and coats with
buff stripes and trimmings. -eockade mats
with feathers and carried flint lock mus
kets al
DO recall the first steamboat here"
he said. In answer to the reporters inter-
rogatory "Ah, yes. quite vel. It was q.
funny little steamer named The Tiber.' In
honor Of Tiber creek,.over which. part OF
It's route .extendedsfIts Washington wharf
was On 14th stress ~ Ahort distance south
cd cd theps gesn sessk p afisr
leaving her wharf, SSeeded along in rear
Of the site of 4arket. thence along
to Sd street: anaRloEgswhat is now James
entered the Rptol e Afd crossed diagonal
ly to Alexandria SEs,
Mr.. Rodiers- Also ~ aiied the principal
manufactuftng platEAn Washington. the
big glass house atatSsfoot of Goth street,
where the ladies' wefl6t1vont to go and buy
their fancy stglantE14A after seeing 1t
blown. He remembers when after turning
the corner of 7tl1 and H streets northwest
ne was confronted by yeritabie wilder
son ha 01 The aRe Ns~ e york aa 0 xss
nue. PRESBYTERIAN Church was occupied as
tannery. known asa SGoburn's tan yard"
ihat iocaiity was sparaely settled. there be-
ing a rev scattered aframe houses and
country road. His recalls when old Jake
TO race his fast nags along the then dusty
road which Is now populous and busting f
street between 7tb and 18th streets.
MI. Rodier recalled the funeral of Gen.
Marshail Brown, u. s.. A.. In 1927. The
FUNERAL was regarded as great event,
Win an imposing military pageant, In
which the only local militia company, the
Washington City Guard. In Continental uni
form participated.
Adams Inauguration,
The first inaugural ceremony he remem-
bers was that of President John Quincy
Adams, and the first song he can recall is
that sung during the presidential campaign.
the chorus of which went;s-
Adams will be elected,
E'*. jackson left behind. ss.
MT Redier related how his school teacher,
robert DID, dismissed school four years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-19
RESPONSE TO PROTEST
COMMISSIONERS DEFINE DUTIES
OF A DISTRICT INSPECTOR.
Declare That He Has Power to Direct
Compliance With Railway
Terminal Plans.

w. F. Strouse, assistant engineer for tho
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, has
protested against the authority of the Dis
trict inspector supervising the column work
In connection with the terminal improve
ments at L street to direct the contractors
as to the proper method of constructing the
foundations for the columns. The District
officials do not admit the justice Of Mr..
Strouse's complaint, and insist that the in
spector on duty at this point or on any
other work in connection with the terminal
improvements has full power to see that
the plans are carried out in strict accord
ance with their intention and to order the
work stopped II such plans are not complied
with by the contractors.
Mr.. Strouse recently sent a communica-
ton to Assistant Engineer Charles Fernald
protesting against what he termed the
."oversteppfng of the inspectors authority
In this regard
Statement by Commissioners.
In reply the District engineers have re-
quested Engineer Commissioner Biddle to
forward to Mr.. Strouse the following state
ment: -
Your contention that 1t must be under
stood that this inspector is placed there to
look after the safety of the District sewer,
but that his jurisdiction does not extend
any further cannot be admitted. and for
your information attention is invited to Sec
ton T. act Of February %. 1903, and to sec
ton 7, act of February -. 1901, as to the
right and duty of the Commissioners to
make whatever inspection Is necessary.
IAN inspector has been assigned to duty
in connection with your work to see that
the, plans. ETC., are carried out In accord
ance with their intention. as approved by
the Commissioners, his duties not being
restricted or limited to any particular work
or piece of work. as you seem to infer.
Not According to Plans.
'In this special instance the column foot
ings were not In accordance with the under
standing with this Office. and 1T was GER
tainly the duty of the inspector to stop
work not in accordance with the plans.
THE inspector must in all cases. see that
the work Is done In accordance with APP
proved plans. either understood or approved
In writing. and you are requested TO afford
him every facility, for that purpose. On
the other hand, we will see that he does
not unwarsantabiy interfere with any work
going on"
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when 1 look about me at the beauti-
full electric illumination here at night"
continued Mr.. Rodier, my memory goes
away back to those days when this mag
nifcent city was but a struggling village.
and the first public lights can recall were
shallow tin vessels with lighted wtcks
floating in the oil in them. These were
set on the tops of poles far apart. The
lighting them after shutdown, with fam
ing torch. shaped something like the old
fashioned teapot, with long spout. the
wick protruding from the spout"
Matches were scarce and costly in those
early days. and were considered novelty
which could only be afforded by the
wealthy. The poorer families provided
themselves with finder boxes containing
two flint stones and tuft of cotton waste.
The public lamps of old served guides
to belated pedestrians rather than as
source of illumination.
Before the era of omnibuses Mr.. Rodier
remembers the first public vehicle to ira
verse 1.-The roads of Washington in 1871.
1t was a clumsy, wheeZy old vehicle driven
by aged darkey. Its route was from
Congress street. Georgetown, to 9th street
and Pennsylvania avenue, and the fare
each way was 10 cents. Soon thereafter
other vehicles came into vogue, including
the ''all-the-way through" coaches, which
Next came the busses, and years after
ward the horse cars. One of the bus 6riy-
ers, Mr.. Rod.er said fused to whistle like
bird to attract the attention of prospec-
tive passengers as he was passing along
Mrs. Rodfer said when she was a young
woman she walked from her home in
Georgetown to the navy yard and back in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-19
To Cure q Cold in One Day

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risfs refund the usoney az II fails 10 cure. n W.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-19

Thousands of situations have been OBJ
tsined through the want columns of The
Star.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-11


TRY to his family, and the salvation of
his financial. honor" When man
is at such crisis in his life, it takes
very little to move him to commit the
crime. Crime? He hardly considers it
such. Conventionally. society frowns
upon it. Secretly, it frequently ap-
proves the act and pities, if it does not
applaud, the doer. He does not regard
it as a fraud upon the company for
has not the company itself tacitly
agreed to consider suicide merely a
regular cause of death? Did not the
agent glowingly dwell upon the clause
no restrictions after such and such a
time? A suggestion to that man that
forgery, or personal use of trust funds,
at that critical time would save him
might be repealed with honest indig-
nation. Yet suicide, for the purpose of
obtaining the insurance on his life for
his family or creditors, is as much a
fraud on the company as would be the
forgery of it's name to a draft"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-11
HE AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAPH
SYSTEM

Hugh H. Lusk in the November
number of the North American Re-
view, describes THE Australian Tel
egraph System" Before the Australian
states were welded into one common
wealth, each of the states owned and
controlled the telegraph lines within
it's borders, but when the Union was
effected, the federal government took
over all telegraph lines, and the feder-
al parliament established the condi-
tions under which they should be OPP
Grated. Rates were fixed for town and
suburban messages, for messages from
one point to another point within the
same state. and for messages from a
place I'm one state to a place in any
other state within the commonwealth,
and. taking these together, Mr.. Lusk
asserts that the cost of telegraphing
in Australia is less than one half, and
would probably work out at one third
the amount charged in America. The
combined cheapness and efficiency of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-11
DIXIE DAUGHTERS.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE organi-
cation of the Dixie Daughters cIuD
which has for it's object the promotion
of social relations among sOutherns in
this city and the study of southern lit
erature. was perfected today at WELL
attended meeting held in the red and
Mrs. Jefferson Davis is the honorary
president of the new society, and the
Dunklin, formerly of Waco, Texas.
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the telegraph system In Australia Mr..
Lusk attributes to the fact that the
telegraph lines are owned and operated
by the public, and to the economies
naturally attending the system. That
the public utilize the facilities thus at
fordel them for Geographic commune
cation is evident from the fact that the
number of messages per capita in Aus
tralia is nearly three times what it is
in America. He says:
THE circumstances of Australia,
and the conditions of it's settlement,
have had the effect of making both it's
railroads and it's telegraphs unusually
extensive in comparison with the num-
bers of it's population, and this is
markedly the case with it's mileage of
| telegraph lines. At present. the great
island is settled only on strip of
country bordering on the coast and
even the strip does not include the
more northern shores either on the
east or west, and takes in no part of
the north side at all. The consequence
is that a line of telegraph which con-
meets the settlements of Queensland
On the northeast of Australia with
those of West Australia on the west
coast-a distance, in a direct
line, of about two thousand five
hundred miles-covers fully dOu-
Lble that distance from the ne
cessity of keeping in touch with the
settled districts. There is, indeed, one
line of telegraph which of necessity
ignores this rule. and passes for nearly
it's whole length of about 100
miles from the south to the northwest
ern corner of the island, through an
unsettled country. The purpose of this
line is to connect settled Australia with
the rest of the world by way of Java
and India and it passes through great
districts of the interior, which were
first explored for the purpose of it's
construction Under the circumstances,
it was not possible that telegraph ia
cilities could be supplied in Australia
on a small scale, or at trif1ing cost. -
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-11
WEATHER..
Tonight and Saturday fair.
TABLES MAY BE TURNED.

The counties west of the Cascades
voted solidly against Judge Turner
and a railway commission. Still the
lumbermen over there are complaining
bitterly of unjust freight rates. They
have secured pledges from a large ma
jority of the legislators elect to sup
port ANY and all measures" that may
be proposed to secure Accent freight
rate on lumber shipped from Puget
Legislature has no power whatever over
interstate commerce, it is not clear to
vot-rs on this side of the mountains
just how the railroads can be forced to
accede to the lumbermen's demands.
With a state railway commission to
argue the case of the lumbermen before
the interstate commerce commission
something might be accomplished.
1t would not be surprising if within a
y
would be appealing to the people of the
east side to aid them in securing a
railway commission as a means of Sc
curing a reduction of excessive freight
rates on lumber and other products of
that section of the state. But when
that time comes the shippers over here
will have the Columbia river opened
to the sea by the building of the port
age railway, or perhaps by the compile
ton of The Dalles-Celilo canal, and
they will be in a position to tell the
west side shippers to help themselves
if they can. Thus the west side will
be paid back in it's own coin.
Moreover, when the Columbia offers
cheap transportation to tidewater,
Portland will reap the advantage of
unhampered trade with the Inland EN-
pire and the Puget Sound cities that
have been so deaf to the appeal of the
farmers of this side for aid in securing
the enactment of a regulative railway
and tax commission, will be forced to
look elsewhere for support
Time makes all things even and that
time is fast coming for the shippers
on this side of the Cascades
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-11

Now that the railroads have elected
the next legislature will be almost un-
animously republican, as the party in
power must assume the full RESPONSE
bility for the government of the state
and for any new legislation or lack OF
have placed themselves absolutely al
the mercy of the railroads. Now lei
us see how gracious their masters will
be to them.
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SUICIDE AND LIFE INSURANCE.

In an article entitled Suicide and
Life Insurance" Mr.. w. H. Lawton
traces a connection between an in
crease in the number of suicides which
cy pursued by insurance companies in
removing from their contracts the
clause whereby an insured person who
took his own life forfeited all claim
upon them. Mr. Lawton deprecates the
fact that the judgment of the public
regarding the act of a man who de-
stroys himself so that his family or
creditors may collect the amount of
his insurance, is much more lenient
than the public judgment regarding
the act of one who burns his dwelling
house or his place of business for a
similar purpose. In both cases, he in
sists, a fraud is perpetrated. Under
the old regime, the deaths of insured
persons by suicide were less than one
half of one per cent. of the deaths from
all causes; but since the suicide re-
striction has been removed from in
surance contracts, as has been done by
nearly all the companies, the ratio of
suicide losses has increased to three
per cent. an Increase of over six hum
dred per cent in a few years. Mr. Law
70, -
apply to this unfortunate state of af-
fairs the remedy which is in their
the suicide restriction clause; other
wise, he believes the courts will take
measures to correct the evil since it is
against public policy and welfare to
permit any company, no matter what
it's contract may say, to pay claims
that necessarily encourage suicide. Mr..
Lawton says:
1T cannot be denied that the life
insurance companies have by their
own act deliberately offered induce
ment and temptation to suicide. 1t is
quite possible to conceive of a man
harassed by lebt. facing inevitable
bankruptcy, perhaps disgrace, being led
to the last desperate act by the knowl-
edge that his insurance policies conr
tain no restrictions on suicide. To a
man in this despairing frame of mind,
suicide means comfort and even lux
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Senator Ruth. republican.

Senator Ruth, republican, of Thurs
ton county. author of one of the I'M
printable stories circulated by Chair
man Palmer about Mayor Coon of Port
townsend in order to force him off the
republican state ticket as the candi-
date for lieutenant governor. has been
reelected. Ruth threatened to resign if
Coon We're elected to precide over the
state senate. Coon has won bv a big
majority, leading his ticket and run
hhlg thousands of votes ahead of Mead.
Now We shall see whether or not Ruth
VIII ruthlessly carry out his threat
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-11

PRESIDENT ROOSevelt's declaration
made on the heels of his overwhelming
victory at the polls that he will nm
oer no circumstances be a candidate
ior thlrd term should be taken as the
sincere utterance of a patriot AS tho
president of the whole people. devoted
10 their interests, without the him
ORANGES and entanglements of plans for
d iurtner lease of power. Theodore
NooseVelts second term should be one
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-11

Sayings.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-11

1t is now cinch that Governor
Mead will never have any railway COM
mission bill to sign. He can keep his
pledge to the eastern Washington
farmers without any danger of strain
ing his friendly relations with Boss
Farrell.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-11

Wonder where Joe Smith was when
Turner's light went out. Echo an
swers, Where? Joe is said to be a
radical republican, but he has GER
tainly been furnishing good copy to
democratic papers for the last two
months and plenty of it. May the fates
deal gently with Joe.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-11

A merchant may know he has the
best values in town, but like the
prisoner who knows he is innocent
it won't do him much good unless other
people know it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-11

If you desire to put your business
propositions before the public place
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are always read.