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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-06
LYCEUM
Roger Imhof Leads Vanity Fair" in
Good Burlesque.

Vanity Fair" Is the attraction al the
Lyceum this week. and is "A good show.
The opening burietts, Ladies' Night al
Reilly's," IS full Of merry quips and
Imhofs ngnt wien his ancient enemy.
owens McScrap. Is unusually good. ana
is one OF the most realistic bits on the
buTleEQue stage In the OliO the best
thing Is the team OF Imhof. Conn, and
Corinne, ia the sketch The DOING OF
Or. Louder"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-06

wagons. and keep the building. which is
large enc, in a clean and sanitary con-
dition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-06

cost OF this private work. and II is the
intention or the commissioners 10 es-
yablish, January l, A new schedule or
fees
On account OF the large increase in the
work 10 be done, the Commissioners IN
their estimates 10 Congress for the en-
suing fiscal year have recommended al
Increase IN the appropriation for the
surveyors Office.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-06
Trees and Parking.
Sewer Construction.

During the year ss4 miles OF sewers we're
constructed. OF which 2.s miles were
main sewers. The total length OF the ex-
listing sewers is about 45I miles, and the
total cost Of the system Is about tl2.50O.-
900.
The Superintendent Of Sewers suggests
that the provision OF the organic act
which in effect limits the expenditure
by day labor TO jobs the estimated cost
OF which Is less than s.. 900. be modified
so that the limit be raised TO $500 or
IS 600
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-06
Work on Bridges.
Surveyors Office.

AS will be seen by the report OF the
surveyor. there has been large in
crease Ia the work done by him over the
amount done during the preceding ifs
cal year. Il Is believed 10 be the inten-
ton Of Congress that the cost OF tho
work done Tor private parties, which IL
for their private benefit, should De
borne bT the parties themselves. In or
der That this might be accomplished, the
commissioners established a schedule
OF fees which are required 10 Do paid la
Ia advance % the Collector Of Taxes 10
cover the cost OF this work. 4 resent In
Yestigatlon. however. shows that these
fees are not large e,.onEh TO cover the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-06
Property Clerks once.

The Commissioners, acting under the
provision or law enacted during the last
session OF Congress. appointed a prop
erty clerk who. for the first time. gives
bond in the sum of 5000. and who super
vises the purchase and distribution and
mas custody OF all supplies and stores
lcf the use of the government OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia. r. d. Simms. who for
many years had acted as superintendent
oi property for the Engineer Depart
ment, was selected for the position
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-06
Automobile Regulations.

The automobile regulations have been
enforced during the year with impartial
itF and the number OF complaints for
exceeding the speed limit are now com
lrifallVely Few. The total number of
permits issued from the date of the
PRONUNCIATION Of the regula tons until
June 50, 1894, was SIS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-06

The amount expended during the year
by the Superintendent OF Repairs was
about 81, 900. This amount was expend-
ed on repairs to school buildings, police
stations, engine houses. police court.
etc.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-06
Hsrbormaster.

The harbormaster recommends lesis-
larion which will require small craft
navigating the waters OF the District
OF Columbia to display proper lights.
The Commissioners repeat their recon-
mendaton that the harbormaster be
made captain OF the Metropolitan DO
lice department. and that his service be
brought directly under that department.
For the year ending October 81, 1904.
9l5 barroom licenses and 1876 wholesai e
hquur licenses We're granted by the Ex-
else Board For the wear beglnnine
November ]. 1904 COZ barroOm and lSa
Wholesale liquor licenses have been APP
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-06
Building Inspection.

The estimated value of the buildings
constructed during the year is tis.0l7. SIS
(this includes the Union railroad sta
ton. which is estimated to cost S. eoO. COO.
which is an increase Of 81, AZ. s72 over the
preceding year and s4,7O7.3S5 over the
fiscal year 1902
There are at present in the District Of
Columbia 46. 46S brick buildings. 20, Sol
frame buildings. and Il. sol sheds
The Building Inspector recommends
legislation toward providing a board Of
examiners 70 examine and license build
ers and architects. He also recommends
that the present fire-escape law be
amended
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-06
Municipal Building.

The contract for the excavation and
The construction of foundations for the
new municipal building was awarded
10 Ambrose =. StannaTd. OF New York
CITY. and the work Is now In progress.
Attention q invited 10 the report OF
Can't Jaw j. Morrow, assistant IN charge
az the surface division. Captain Nor
row recommends On appropriation 81
500. 600 FOR the next nscai year for re-
placing the cid asphalt payements IN
The clty. which can no longer be Kept IN
a fair condition by repairing.
Work on Bridges.
work on The MASSACHUSETTS Avenue
Visduct over Rock Greek was completed
during the year at a cost Of t235. 600
The widening Of the Aqueduct Bridge
over the Potomac River and the con-
struction OF the single-track electric
road thereon has been substantially
completed
The contract for the completion Or
thc Connecticut Avenue Bridge across
Rock Greek was executed and Operations
hereunder have begun. This bridge Is
required by law 10 be completed Wlthl<
four years from July J, 1893
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-23
JAY GOULD'S PLUCK.
Skill of MiIIiOnnfre's Son In wild
Drive Over CatskiII Road.

Jay Gould, son of George J. Gould,
who is spending the summer at their
mountain home near Arkville, y. Y,
drove to that town for the mail the
other morning and was standing in
front of the postO1fice when one of his
horses caught the bride under the
neck yoke and tore it off it's head. The
animal jumped, and soon both the
horses were galloping away at full
speed, says the New York World.
Mr.. Gould tried to hold them and
was having some effect ON the bridled
one when he neared the railroad cross
ing and saw that unless he let them go
he would dash into a moving passenger
train. He let them have their heads,
and the horses shot across the track
ahead of the train. Then ensued a wild
ride along the narrow country road for
three miles.
Young Gould sat in the swaying
wagon and guided the horses safely
along a most difficult road. He crossed
two narrow covered bridges, passing a
wagon in one and turned corner with
q fifty foot embankment on the lower
side.
The team was stopped at Margaret
VILE with the assistance Of G.. Fedora,
a Kentuckian, who jumped from his
horse and caught the runaways. Mr..
Gould was trembling from the exertion
and excitement, but retained his nerve
and fixing the bride drove back over
the road that n few minutes before
held death for him at every turn.
He received an ovation from people
along the way, who admired his pluck
and skillful driving.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-23
Confederate Claims.

The war department is paying old
Confederate claims at Il great rate,
says Il Washington dispatch to the New
York Tribune. Recently congress ap-
propriated S225. 900 for the reimburse
ment of Confederate soldiers who had
lost their horses or side arms on their
way home after Lees surrender. The
terms offered by General Grant includ-
ed the protection of the Confederate
soldiers against the loss of their ami
mails or pistols on their way back to
their homes. Some of the command in
Tennessee and Georgia encountered
northern troops who deprived them of
their horses and arms. That was in
1866, since which time there has been
an annual effort made to have the
money value of the property restored
to Lees men. The quartermaster gen
erals Office has now paid out $151 ,S39.
40 on account of these claims. and
there is likely to be further appro-
priation made next session 20 continue
the discharge of the obligation. 1t is
surprising to the authorities that so
many of the claimants survive and that
so few are represented by heirs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-23

passage of the Yalu General Kurokl
has pressed forward continually, win
ming almost every engagement.
The invincibiIity OF General KurOki
is due in part TO his imperturbability,
his perfect command of himself and his
men under all circumstances. During
a sharp engagement with the enemy,
when the air quivers with the drum
ming of the machine guns and the bark
of the quick firerS, and the advance of
his columns, under heavy punishment
from the Russians, requires his con-
slant attention, he is as cool as if he
We're merely witnessing drill and no
blood were being shed. This wonder
full GOODNESS is due in part TO his alb
solute contempt of personal danger and
in part to his long experience in war
fare, for he is a veteran of several
wars. He is KagOshima samIrai,
that he is a born fighter, for the
samurai were trained TO deeds of dar-
ing like the European knights of the
middle ages.
General KurOki is fine example of
the teachings of the samurai. He COM
manded the right column of the jap
anese army that advanced on Weihai-
wei in the war against China ten years
ago. He is now fifty-nine years of
age, but is still in vigorous health. He
is little under the average Japanese
height and is brOnZed to almost
q mahogany hue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-23
10, THE POOR INDIAN.
He Is Much In Evidence Mt ST. Louis.
Chief Geronimo.

Whether the red man is dying out
or not, interest in him continues and
perhaps is even on the increase. Books
continue to be written about him, lee
lures on Indians and their ways con-
tinue to enjoy popularity, and at expo
sitions the exhibits illustrating aborigi-
nal life and primitive customs always
attract their share Of attention. Ernest
Thompson Seton's books and lectures
on Indians and animals have done
much TO interest the young in the
ways of life of the aboriGines.
The Indian boys training was once
such as to inure him to hardship at an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-23
AN AUTOMOBILE TEST.
Briton Burst Tires to Prove
Machine Can Be Managed.
PUNCTUREs NOT DEEMED SERIOUS

3. r. Edge Makes Daring Expert
ments to Prove His Contention by
Driving over Broken Bottles, Steel
ChIseIs and Long Iron Spikes Mt
Crystal Palace Grounds In London.
So much has been printed in news
papers recently about serious accidents
having happened TO automobiles
through puncturing of tires or the tires
coming of that S. T. Edge Of England,
a well known automObilist, determined
to take the matter up and show how
misleading were such statements,
and that accidents from such causes
need never occur in properly construct
ed automobiles provided they We're sent
out on Journeys in sound condition,
says a London cable dispatch 10 the
New York Herald.
With this in view he gave a very in
teresting exhibition in the Crystal
palace grounds the other afternoon.
He used a fifteen Horsepower touring
car and the racer in which he contest
ed for the international cup recently In
Germany.
For the purpose of bursting the tires
the track was laid with broken bottles,
broken steel chisels and long iron
spikes driven into wooden blocks. The
tires We're burst while the cars were
driven at full speed over the track,
but the cars went straight on their
way as if nothing was wrong with the
wheels.
The most exciting experiment was
when Mr.. Edge, having cut the inner
cases of rear tire of his racer, dashed
up and down the track with the view
of showing the effect of casting a tire,
but TO make the tire fly off was no
easy matter. He jerked the car from
side to side and made it swerve violent
ly as if turning a sharp curve, but 1t
was not until after many attempts that
the tire did leave the wheel, when the
car continued the journey with Il front
debated tire and n rear tirelesS rim.
Mr.. Edge said only slight diminu-
ton in the speed brought to his notice
the fact that the tire had gone, but
when questioned as to the danger of
the spokes breaking, as in the case
of an accident which resulted in the
death of Sir William Rattigan, Mr..
Edge said:
"When the spokes are of sound oak
there can be no strain put upon them
in the cars turning corners which the
wheels ought not to be able to with
stand. In the Rattigan case the chauf
feur had already had Il collision with
a bank, which must have started the
sDokeS. but an automobile starting
sound on n Journey can't come to
grief"
There was one danger in the future,
however. The supply OF well seasoned
oak cut the proper way for automobile
wheels was falling short of the de-
mand. and unless we'll seasoned wood
was used there was undoubtedly dan
ger of the wheels giving way unless
carefully watched and periodically
screwed up. as he found they shrank,
but even then only carelessness could
result in any serious accident.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-23
Decreasing Price of Cut Glass.

American cut glass has become the
best article in the market" said ". l..
Rice of Corning, y. Y. to a reporter Of
the Louisville COurier-Journal. The
day is coming. and is almost here now,
when we can all have cut glass on
our tables, and it will no longer be
confined to the wealthy classes rs a
luxury. The price is decreasing all the
time, and it is only the handsome and
most intricate designs of cutting that
demand fancy prices in these days.
Imported glass used to be the thing,
but the American industry has made
rapid strides in the last few years. and
now the coloring and the style of do
nestle production surpass those Of
the glass from foreign countries"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-23
INSURANCE.
Charles E. HOdgsOn,
Fire Insurance
Agency.
Established 1874.

American ms. Co. ..... Newark, n. J.
Continental Ins. Co. New York
Agricultural Ins. Co. ..... New York
Traders ms. Co. ........ Chicago, Ill.
Williamsburg Ins. Co. ..-.. New York
New Hampshire ms. Con-. Hampshire
North German Ins. Co. 80. New York
American Ins. Co. Philadelphia, Pa.
Security Ins. Co. New Haven, Conn.
Ins. Co. State of Illinois. Rockford, Ill.
Office, room 3, Buford block. Rates
as low as consistent with security.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-23
JAPANESE ENTERPRISE.
Plan of Wealthy Natives For
Texas Rice Lands.
THEY WILL SUPPLY THE CAPITAL

MikadO's Subjects Believe There Is n
Great Future For the Industry In
Texas-BarOn Matsudaira Declares
It Is Ideally Equipped For Rice
Culture.
The great future held out by the rice
industry of the United States has be-
come the subject of considerable inter-
est and discussion, and its ultimate
success, especially in Texas, seems to
be a foregone conclusion, says the New
York Times.
Already the Japanese have an eye to
the possibilities existing in the Lone
Star State and are advising the intro
duction Of Japanese capital to take
hold of the situation. They hope be
fore long that many Japanese of wealth
and standing will become residents of
the state. Baron Masanao Matsudaira,
vice president of the imperial Japanese
commission to the ST Louis exposition,
who, in company With Jiro Harada, as
siStant commissioner and II. Yama-
waki, secretary to the minister of ag-
riculture Of Japan, visited the Stock Elk
change in New York n few days ago,
is very much elated over the conditions
he found existing in Texas when re
Gently visiting that state. In an inter
view on the subject he expressed his
7iews rs follows:
~ shall certainly take pleasure in
recommending Texas to my country
men as a great country for the prOduc-
ton of their staple. And I shall use
inf N in6rlninrr iCrS.l
to this country There are now more
than $4,000 japanese in America. Here
tofore our emigrants to America have
been recruited from the lower ranks of
common laborers. 1 shall use my best
endeavors in inducing 4 better class
of emigrantS. What Texas needs is
capital. and think that Japanese cap
ital should take hold of the situation.
l believe that within q reasonably short
time many Japanese of wealth and
standing will become residents of the
state
Three points especially impressed
themselves upon my mind during my
brief stay in the state. First, the char
actcr of the country is especially adapt
ed to the production of rice. l never
before saw so beautifully fiat Il coun-
try, except in the Yangtsekiang valley,
China. These two sections are very
similar and strike me as being espe-
cially adapted to rice culture. 1 have
Travelled all over the world, but have
never seen any other country to COM
pare with them for the rice industry.
THE next point that strikes me ia
vOrably Is the fact that Texas is so
well adapted TO irrigation. This is n
great point In favor of the industry,
and it can he used to advantage in in
ducing Japanese immigrants to Texas.
THE third and last and most impor
tant point, perhaps, is the richness Of
the soil. 1 find that very little, if any,
fertilizing is required for the produc-
ton of rice in that state.
ION the whole, 1 concur in the be-
lief of Mr.. Ichikawa, our agricultural
and horticultural expert and chief in
charge of the Japanese garden at the
st. Louis fair, that Texas is a coming
rice country"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-23
Japanese Scouting With Telephones


Scouting with the aid of the tele-
phone has become one of the features
Of modern warfare, and is now being
made use of by the japanese" says the
Western Electrician. 1.-Two scouts pro-
coed from the lines toward the enemy.
One, the observer, is Il skilled army
officer, who makes the observations,
which are transmitted back TO head
quarters through a telephone line paid
out from a reel carried by an electri-
clan of the signal corps. y ground re-
turn is used. the ground being made by
thrusting a bayonet or Ratchet into the
earth and attaching one end Of the line
TO it. The electrician carries n battery
on his back He also makes the con
nectionS and does the talking. y spe-
cial conductor is used, which will stand
rough usage. In this manner i scout
may be able to stay out a long time
and give valuable information without
being Obliged TO make q number of
hazardous trips To the front
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-23

early age. He was taught not to be
afraid of 4 great many things that
scare white children now and to with
hold expression of suffering, like the
brave of larger growth who Scorned to
give his enemies the satisfaction Of
seeing him shrink from torture. Evi-
IDENTIFY the small Indian youth of the
picture. a lusty member of the Indian
colony at the worlds fair. has not rs
yet learned the lesson of courage. for
1t is apparent he is very much afraid
of the camera. This is in contrast TO
another member of the colony. the IA
nous Apache chief Geronimo. who is
not afraid of anything. Geronimo was
once renowned as the fiercest chief OF
a fierce tribe. but captivity has made
him more dOcile than Of yore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-23
Chicago Dental Company
OFFICE 1921 SECOND AVENUE.
Painless Extracting

and removal of nerves done by us, and
the best and most careful treatment
given TO ill cases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-23
Iodine ms n summer Drink.

\ philanthropic Partisan chemist
gives the latest recipe for n summer
drink as iced water with u dash OF
iodine. says Il Paris cable dispatch 10
the New York Herald. Ii appears that
iodine kills microbes and gives q faint
favor not unpleasant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-23
KuROKFS SUCCESS.
1he Secret of 1t Is His Goodness and
Courage In Action.

Courage In Action.
The repeated successes of General
Kuroki in the campaign of the Japa-
neSe against the Russians in Man
churia have made him hero in the
eyes of his countrymen and 4 char
.acter of great interest TO the world at
large. With the japanese Gordon
Tightening more and more about Gen
eral Kuropatkin and the forces of the
car in Manchuria, the military situa-
ton becomes every moment more ex-
citing. Since his great victory at the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-22

made himself known to the world III
several conspicuous ways-as a finan
cier, a philanthropist, and an industrial
promoter He was associated with the
late Cecil Rhodes in the development Of
Ssuth Africa. and is executor Of the
will under which the Rhodes scholar
ships are assigned. He was admins
tratoreof .Rhodesia in 1886 and 1897. AT
various times he has been concerned in
the river tunnels Of New York, having
interests in the Hudson river tunnel
in its earlier stage and with tunnel
that was planned from the city hall,
Manhattan, to the Flatbush avenue sta
ton, Brooklyn, project that apparent
~ has fallen through. -
Eary Grey is also widely known
among temperance workers at home and
abroad as the protector of the scheme
known as the Public House Trust COM
pa1ly, by which it is proposed to miti-
gate the evils of saloons by turning
them, SO far as possible, into decent re-
sorts, and making the sale of strong
drink a secondary feature and without
profit. The earl is brother-in-law to
the earl of Mimic, whom he succeeds.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-22
Rapid Growth OF Universities.

Few persons realize the rapid growth
ct our American universities. Harvard
and Yale have stood for more than 200
years, but their growth has been most
marked in the last 30. One hundred
years ago Chicago was a trading station
protected by a rude log fort. The north
west territory, where are now five lead
ing universities, was then wilderness.
The Pacific coast has become the home
OF universities within the last Is years.
Statistics show the enrolment for the
year just closed to be as follows: Har-
ward, Cob; Columbia, 1857; Chicago,
flag; Northwestern, 4.OO7; Michigan,
1926; California, $3.50; Illinois, 1861;
Minnesota, $3.50; Cornell, s,43s; Wis
eonsfn, 1921; Yale, 1890; Pennsyl-.
vania, 1854; College of City of New
York, 2511; Nebraska, 2,247; Syracuse,
2,207; Leland Stanford. Jr., 1870;
Princeton, 1883; Johns Hopkins, sos.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-22

4|OANOu 0OClcI$sy
sess might remain in the land of hel
birth. -
However, there are scores of other
American beauties with justSas many
silver and gold dollars in the bank,
and just as many coupons in theiI
fathers strong boxes. N.Y.,
Miss Drexel, daughter of Col. An.
thony Drexel, formerly of Philadel-
phia, but now of London, where they
belong to the smart set, is a most
beautiful, as well as an immensely
wealthy young woman. Since leaving
this country some dozen years ago the
family has seldom returned here, and
then only at very long intervals, and
for very brief periods. $#
Miss Drexel is of the spirituelle
type, with quite perfect features and
fair hair. She is great favorite in
society, and that she will follow IN
Miss Astor's footsteps and marry some
Englishman of high rank is almost I
foregone conclusion there.
One of the richest Of the younger
society girls in America not yet pre-
sentsd is Miss Gladys Vanderbilt,
daughter OF Mrs Cornelius Wander
bilt, to whom was left $5,000,00G as a
trust fund by her father. The entire
estate was appraised at something
like @52,099. s67, and that eventually
this scion of the house of Vanderbilt
will be one Of the richest young won.
en- in America is without doubt. -