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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
JUDGE HAZEN ACTS.
Causes Arrest of Person Circulating
FaIsehoOds About Him.

Dell Keller, a local publisher, and
Frank Fogel reporter. were arrest
ed this morning on warrant issued
in the district court charging them
with criminal libel. The complaints
We're sworn to by Judge z. T. Hazen.
Judge Hazen notified the officers
that Mr.. Keller should be allowed his
freedom on his own recognizance.
Fogel was admitted to bail.
The article which resulted in the
arrests stated that while F. NJ. Stahl
was chief of police before his present
incumbency he raided a Joint and
found Hazen in the Joint. and that
Hazen and StahI engaged in a fight.
Judge Hazen early this morning ap-
peared before County Attorney Hun
gate and swore to the complaints
against Keller and Fogel, and the
warrants were issued by I. S. Curtis,
clerk of the district court.
Judge Hazen will retire as judge
of the district court in January, and
the cases will not be tried until the
next term of court.
In speaking of the two cases Judge
HaZen said today:
ION a number of occasions hereto
fore 1 have submitted to false state
ments published in certain papers
which we're calculated to reflect upon
me, permitting such matters to pass
without attention because L did not
care to have controversy with a
newspaper, but the publication yes
terday is such that 1 cannot pass it by
years ago Mr.. Stahl found me in
joint in the city and that we had a
fight. The statement is entirely false
and without any foundation. No per-
son can truthfully say that he has
ever seen me in joint in the city of
Topeka. 1t is true that 1 visit, when
I care to, such places as the Elks, the
Turner's, the Arions, and the Skat
club But Mr. Stahl will not say that
two years ago, or at any other time, he
ever found me in Joint and had a
fight with me, because it is absolutely
Cured"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
SCHEME TO DEFRAUD.
Bars of Iron Found Concealed in Life
PreserVerS.

Washington, Oct. Am alleged
conspiracy which has been developed
by officials of the department of COM
merce and labor and of the depart
ment of justice today resulted in the
arrest at Camden, n. j., of H. J. Stone,
H. c. Quintard, Charles W. Russ and
James Russ, officers of the Nonpareil
Cork works.
They were apprehended by the
United Safes marshal for the district
of New Jersey, under an indictment
found on September 20 by the United
States grand jury at Trenton, charging
them under section $40 of the revised
statutes of the United States with con-
spring to defraud the government and
prejudice the administration of the
steamboat inspection laws by putting
upon the market compressed cork
block for use in making life preserv-
ers, each of which blocks contained in
its center a piece of bar iron, about six
inches long and weighing eight ounces.
The bar iron was inserted and con-
cealed in the block for the purpose of
increasing the weight to the legal re-
Guirement of six pounds of good cork
for each life preserver.
The men arrested will be arraigned
before the United States district court
of New Jersey to plead to the indict-
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
WICHITA CRUSADERS.
mot Guilty. the Plea of Mrs. Nation
and Blanche Boies.

Wichita, Kan, Oct. Mot guilty,
were the pleas of Carrie Nation. Myra
McHenry, Lydia Mountz, Lucy Without
and Blanche Boies when arralgned IN me
city court on charges of destroying prop
erty of the Anheuser-BuSc Brewing as
ISOLATION.
The bond for each was fixed in the sum
of $500 and they were committed to the
county Jail until satisfactory bonds are
offered.
the county Jail to the court room by City
Marshal Thomas VoSS and his deputy,
Wesley Hawk. E. B. Burbank, city at
torney of Eldorado and ex-county attor-
ney of Butler county, appeared as coun-
sci for Blanch Boies.
When the cases were called Attorney
Brumback offered a motion to the effect
that the case against Blanche Bo1es pc
dismissed for the reasons that the com
plant filed did not state facts and that
the court had no jurisdiction in the case
His motion was overruled. Following the
oVerruling of the motion counsel FOR
Blanche Boies waived arraignment and
entered a plea of not guilty.
Charges against Carrie Nation, Myra
McHenry, Lydia Mountz and Lucy Will
holt were read. Each pleaded not gull
ty'' of destroying and breaking property
of the brewing association. Mrs. Nation
said she would be her own attorney.
She asked for an early trial. When
date was being determined she said: Il
prefer it sooner than Friday if it is pos
sibIe." When told that earlier dates were
taken up she said: Very well, if that is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
Ne,u YORK; Stocks.

Wall St, New York, Oct 4-STOCKS-
The stock market opened active today
very large dealings in Erie and the Uni
ted States Steel stocks, first transactions
in them ranging from 5000 to 5000 shares
The Metropolitan stocks, New York Cen
trail and Tennessee Coal made small de-
clines.
which was very large. The general tone
was good. A break in United States Steel
from 76A to rs disturbed the market.
With a recovery to the top again the con-
fident buying of ST Paul, Pennsylvania
and Union Pacific, the entire market rose
strongly. st, Paul gained a point and 9TH
er leaders 19aA point. United States Steel
preferred sold off again to 1873 and the
whole market yielded.
cities on enormous dealings checked the
reaction. St. Paul was rushed up to 1914
$ lvania and Illinois Central rose to IA
points. The response elsewhere was not
Marked and the United States Steel pre-
ferred fell back to the low level. Ere and
some of the cotton carriers We're held
back by realizing only as an advance.
Bonds were firm at noon.
Continuous selling went throughout the
market despite the sensational Advances
in St. Paul and the large demand for
1915 before its advance was checked.
Meanwhile Wabash, United States Steel
and a few others sold fractionally below
yesterdays closing and Delaware and
Hudson, Metropolitan Street Railway,
United States Steel preferred and Tennes-
see Coal to the extent of a point. A re-
lapse in St. Paul to 163 undermined other
strong stocks and a large part of the
earlier rise in the grangers and Paeifics
ing buoyantly again and had touched
1645s. The Pacifics moved up again to the
highest in sympathy and the general mar
ket was showing a better tone
The cotton carriers We're bought extern
sively after the earlier profit taking sales
had been completed. Missouri Pacific led
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04

wood and in sections. They can be
taken apart, loaded on wagons and
moved from one location to another. In
st. Louis thirty such buildings are in
! use.
| Quincy school, in North Topeka. is so
| crowded that more room must be had
and at last nights meeting the board
directed superintendent Whittemore to
a small building near the Quincy school
/ to be used as an annex. There will be
some expense attached to the fitting up
of the room.
At present Quincy, Polk, Euclid, Gar
field, Lincoln, Lafayette, Lane Madison,
Monroe, Washington, Buchanan and
Douglass schools are crowded and must
be given some relief at once. Some
relief will come by filling the Potwin
and Lowman Hill schools and the new
Quincy school when opened.
In speaking of the movable buildings
superintendent Whittemore said: Il
saw these portable buildings in use in
st. Louis and was much impressed
with them They are about the size of
in sections. They can be taken down
and moved quite easily. The buildings
are warm and comfortable. The OBJ
ject of the portable buildings is to pro-
vide an extra room where a school
building is crowded. For instance,
Quincy school is now crowded. If we
had a portable school building we could
put one on the Quincy school play
room right on the school grounds. When
the new Quincy school building is COM
pleted then we will have plenty of
room and there will be no necessity for
an extra room. Then the portable school
building could be moved to some other
school where it might be needed.
"It>i is often that the need for more
room at a school is only a temporary
need and will not warrant erecting
permanent buildings or additions. 1t
is in such cases that we need a tenn
porary movable building. Another use
for the movable buildings is this: new
parts of the city build up and need
school accommodations but do not
need a large school house at once. For
the time being one room in a locality
would be sufficient With these one
room portable buildings a school can
be provided and it will not be neces-
sary to erect a school house until the
locality is more thickly settled and
there are children enough to warrant
building
"Another use for the portable build
fngs is when a school room is to be re-
paired Then the portable building
can be moved to the school grounds
and used while the room undergoes
repairs. These portable buildings are
warm and comfortable. They cost
from $500 to $1,000.
1--WE constantly find use for such
buildings. I have called attention to
these buildings that the board may
be done"
When the attendance at the public
schools was made up this year at the
end of the first two weeks the total
attendance was larger than when the
attendance was taken at the end of
the third week last year, but while the
total attendance was greater but II
of the % schools reported increased
attendance and IL reported decrease
which shows the constant changing of
the center of school population and
the temporary demand at times for in
creased room.
The total attendance at the end of
the second week of school in 1904 and
at the end of the third week in 1908
was as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
OUT ON WHEELS.
New School Plan for Use In
Topeka.
Supt. Whittemore Proposes
Portable School Houses.
THEY COULD BE MOVED
OvercrOwded Condition of Build
ings a Problem.
Nearly Every One in the City Is
Contested.
THEY COULD BE MOVED

Portable school buildings have been
suggested by Superintendent White
more as the best means of relieving the
crowded condition of the ward schools
in Topeka.
Portable schools of one room have
been used in many of the larger cities
for relieving the crowded school build
ings and have been found very salts
factory.
Superintendent Whittemore saw some
of these portable school buildings in use
in st. Louis and at the meeting of the
board of education last night he sug-
geSted that the board investigate the
portable school system.
These buildings are built entirely of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
Kansas city Prodnce Market.

Kansas City, Oct. 4.-Close-WHEAT-
Receipts today; 1o2 cars. Quotations
81 .O3Q1. 031s. CASH No. 2 hard, 105Q1. e9;
No. hard, S103d1.071a; No. 4 hard, 9$cg
liz; No. 3 red, $1.O6@1.09; No. red, 95c@
$1.O6
CORN-Market steady to higher. Dec.
441sc; May. 44c. Cash: No. 2 mixed, $50
491zc No. 8 mixed, 4S14Q4S1zc; No. white
oATsYMarket steady. No white. $40
32c; No. mixed, 3013031c.
RYE-Market steady, roc.
HAY-Choice timothy, $s.75G9.00; choice
prairie, $500.
BUTTER Creamery. 16a1sc; dairy. 14c
EGGS-Fresh, 1Sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, Oct 4-CATTLE-Recei to-
day, 5000 head, including 500 head of Tex
ans and 1000 head of Westerns. Market
steady. Good to prime steers, s5.60Q6. 40;
poor to medium, So. 50q5.35; stockers and
feeders, S2.25Q4.2 5; cows, $1.50q4. IS; heifers,
$2.0Oa4.75; Gamers, S1.5O62.40 bulls, $2-O0q
80; calves, $s.o0q6, IS; Texas fed steers,
$3.5065.00; western steers, $3O0q4.75-
HOGS-Receipts today. GOO head; esti-
mated Wednesday, 14,o00 head. Market
steady to &c higher. Mixed and butchers.
So. 20; good to choice heavy, $5.S5G6. Is;
rough aeavy, IS. 50a5.75; light, IS. 70I6. 15;
bulk of sales, S5.S0Q6. 90
SHEEP-Receipts today, $1,000 head.
Sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice
wethers, $4,000. IS; fair to choice mixed,
Sc. 25a3. rs; western sheep, s.. 25G4.15; native
lambs, $4.O00590; western lambs, $3.50 5. 30
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04

st. Louis Mo-, Oct 4.-CATTLE-R
ceipts today, $500 head, including eco
head of Texans. Market steady to strong.
Beef steers, 81 00d5.75; stockers and feed
ers, 81. 00d3. AS; cows and heifers, $2.2544.9O;
Texas steers, 81. 50Q4.00; Texas cows and
heifers, 81. 75Q2.65.
Receipts today, L, 900 head. Mar
ket strong. Pigs and lights, 81. 1906. 60;
packers. $5.75@6.Oo; butchers and best
heavy, IS. S0G6 TO-
SHEEP-ReceiptS today, 1920 head.
Market steady. Natives, $S.50q4 25; lambs,
S4.25Q5.5O; Texans, $3.O0Q4.OO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
Hog Cholera Severe.

Emporia, Kan, Oct. 4.-Some of the
farmers from the southeast part of
town report that there is a serious cpl
denic of cholera among their hogs and
several report very heavy losses Har-
ley Stack reports that he lost % head,
Lige Weaver that he lost rs and Mrs.
Armstead, mother of Officer Armstead
Is head and Capt. Smith three, making
a total of a lis lost in one neighbor-
hood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
NEW York MONEY Market.

New York, Oct .-MONEY-Money on
call steady, 112GI2 per cent, closing bid and
asked ~ per cent; time loans steady: 60
days, 3i4 per CENTS 80 days, 81 per cent;
6 months, 3s4 per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 4G4l5
per cent; sterling exchange heavy, with
actual business in bankers bills at 81 Ssh
"a S545 for demand and at 81. S335G4 $40 for
co day bills: posted rates, $4S464841z and
81. S615G14 S65s: commercial bills. $4.S364 1915
SILVER-Bar silver, 5Sc; Mexican dol
lars. 46c.
BOND@Governme bonds easy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
water Came i'm Great Wave.

Oklahoma City, Ok, Oct. 4.-The
South Canadian river west of here
which has never been as high as DIM
ing the present flood, has caused great
damage to railroad tracks and bridges,
washing out the Frisco bridge five
miles west OF Thomas and bridges on
all railroads west of Purcell, 1. T. A
great wave of water rushed down the
river without warning, driving people
from their houses in the bottoms to
trees on high ground AS far as known
mo lives have been lost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
Kansas City, Oct. 4.
Kansas City Livestock Market

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 4-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts today, 1900 head, including 1900
head of southerns. Market steady. Ma
Gs.75: southern cows, 81 50d2 rs; native
cows and heifers, 81 5Od3. so: stockers and
feeders, 81 2564.c5: bulls, 81 75G3.25: calves,
g SOFAS. so; western steers, 50. 00lI4 25; west
ern cows, $1.50d3.25.
HOGS-Reeeipts today, 5000 head. Mar
ket steady to strong. Bulk of sales. $3.50
80: heavy, IS. S0G5.95; packers, $5.75Q5. 95;
pigs and, lights, $5.6045.85.
SHEEP-Receipts today. 10000 head.
Market steady. Muttons. S. 25@s. so; lambs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
Mrs. Risdon viii Recover

Mrs. Charles Rigdon, who suffered
a fracture of the skull in a street rail-
way accident on West Tenth avenue
about a week ago and who was taken
to Christ hospital for surgical atten-
ton, is expected to recover. Her life
was despaired of for time. but it is
now announced that she will recover.
She will have to remain in the hospital
several weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04

the movement and its rise of rs points
was followed by a general improvement ia
the Gould stocks. St. Paul mover errati-
cally at intervals, but generally reached
a higher level after each setback. BY
O'Clock it had reached 167 Union Pacific
was selling at 104sz, but there was nor
much alteration in other prominent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, Ill, Oct. 4.-BUTTER-Marke
EGGS-Market steady. At mark, cases
included, 14Q173zc
CHEESE-Market firm Daisies 19s4O
104kc; Twins, 9s4q10c; Young Americas,
LIVE POULTRY-Market easy. Tur-
keys, he; chickens. 91zc; springs, 10c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
ONDsGovernment bonds easy.
sugar aud Conee In New York.

New York, Oct 4.-SUGAR-Raw suga
quiet. Fair refining, 3szc; centrifugal, Q
test, 5-16c; molasses sugar, 31zc. Refine,
sugar quiet. Crushed, s5.s5; powdered, Sc. 25
granulated, S5.15.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
Market Gossip.

Furnished by A. NJ. McDermott Commits
sion Co., Stocks, Grains, Provisions and
Investment Securities. Rooms 20 and 81
702 Kansas ave.l
Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat, 80
cars; graded, O. Corn, 166 cars; graded, IA
Oats, 232 cars; graded, 54
Liverpool opening cables: Wheat Ad
lower; corn unchanged.
Liverpool 1870 p. m: Wheat I'd lower;
corn sd lower
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat I'D
lower: corn unchanged.
Estimated receipts of grain at Chicago:
Wheat, SO cars: corn, 81 cars; oats, 1874
cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
Range of Prices

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall, Commissions.
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street Telephone
ASS. Correspondent Smathers, Christie
Grain and Stock company, Kansas
City, Mol
Chicago, Oct. 4.
Open High Low Close Yes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04

[ Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth street Telephone
1856. Correspondent Smathers, Christie
Grain and Stock company, Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
Open High Low
WHEAT
Kansas City Grain.

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall. Commissions,
Grains Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
OFFICE 10 West Sixth street Telephone
1885, Correspondent Smathers, Christie
Grain and Stock company, Kansas
City, Mol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
Cotton Marker.
COTTON


Galveston. Tex. Oct 4.-COTTON-
Market lower at 97sc per pound.
New York, Oct. 4.-COTTON-Sales to-
day. 400 bales. Spot cotton, closed quiet.
Quotations per 100 pounds: Middling up
lands, 5000; middling gulf. $10.55.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04

A boon to travellers. DR.. Fow1er's Ex-
tract of Wild Strawberry. Cures dysen-
terry, diarrhoea, seasickness, nausea.
Pleasant to take. Acts promptly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
st. Louis Live Stock Market.

s4.OOG5.25; range wethers, IS. 25aS. IS; ewes
s. 75M3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
New York Butter.


New York, Oct. 4.-BUTTER-M
unchanged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04

St Louis, Mo-, Oct 4-WOOI-Marlrat
steady Territory and western mediums
21Q22c; fine medium, 17d1sc; fine 1Odiec.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04
Topeka Market.

FURNISHED by s. E, Lux. successor to w.
nue.0
RANGES-Valencia, 50. 756I4 Is per hoy
LEMONS-California, per box, s. OOa3.7 "a
BA BAN N bunch, :, 55a2.75.
GRAPES-Per basket &c.
PEACHES-Per box. S5c.
PRUNES-Italian, per 4-basket crate
MALAGA GRAPEs-4-basket crste
ToKAY GRAPEs-4-basket crate. as5
PEARS.Bartlett per box, S2.25; Kansas.
e oUfNcEs~ $3.50 per box.
GGo 0NEHN34rEacP qas doz So s6o
VEG ETABLES
WAX BEANs1Per basket. soc.
GGIKfE EIHfMR RHAN9P@PebT u basket SAX Soc
PoTAToEs-Kaw Valley. 47a4sc per
BY SWEET Efsra Por a9% FSy $3.50 Der
T TMA g ao1ga5,1 r basket Csc.
SEW TSuErs PEI i 6u.' Soc.
s 81 NaIsEp s9E E b. ,s basket. 25c
MANGO PEPPERS-Per Ik-bu. basket
EIERY-Jumbo, per bunch. s5o: Bin.
Ribbon, per bunch, SOC; Red Ribbon. per
bunch, 35c.
n. z GoGNTs. per can
= Full CREAM CHEESE RsI san $50
KsW York sta State per 6wRitey Der il
Brick. per d. 1880
Linnburger, per ID. .-.-................. 13iz ,,
Block Swiss, per b...-.................ist 5,
BUTTER, EGGS. POULTRY. %
PoULTRY-Hens, SC lb.; broilers. 100
BUTTER-Country, 15c.
EGGS-Candled, 16a165kc.
HAY.
NEW PRAIRIE-Loose. per ton. 5oOa6Oo
ALFALFA-Bale 1919 ...-...-... S0o696o
AEFALFA-Loose ..-... .......... 75o6e01
ALFALFA-Loose .....- ...-....-.. 65OdsOa
STRAW 1880 .----.--.------..--..-- 5OoQ6@
Topeka Hide Market
Topeka Oct. l.
prices paid in Topeka this week. based
on Boston quotations):
GREEN SALT CURED ......,........ RIO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04

Ardmore, 1. T., Oct 4.-The Cana
dian river near Purcell is four feet
higher than ever before known. The
Canadian bridge which connects Pur-
cell with Lexington is reported en-
tire1y washed away. The Santa Fe
tracks are under water near Purcell,
and no trains reach that point. The
Santa Fe depot was flooded last night.
forcing the employees to leave the
building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04

L4akin, Kan. Oct. 4-Floods in the
valley have left few bridges
between the state line and Dodge City.
Many cattle are here ready for ship
ment, but it is impossible to cross the
river. The Santa Fe is running only
one train west of here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04

Garden City, Kan, Oct. 4.-The Ar
kansas river at this point is the high
est in many years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04

Albuquerque. N. NJ, Oct. 4.-Tht
Santa Fe track between here and E
Paso has been repaired to run trains
The limited which left Los Angeles
Thursday evening left here yesterday
afternoon for Ell Paso. The other trains
stalled here from the west left for E
Paso during the evening FL PasC
trains Will run north and east, probably
via Fort Worth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-04

Enid. o. T., Oct. 4-Heavy rains have
caused floods to the south and south
west of here and many of the bridges
on the Rock Island and Frisco roads
have been washed out. On the Rock
Island a bridge over the Cimarron, on
the Enid and AnadarkO branch, is out,
while on the main line a larger struc-
ture is out near Minco, over the South
Canadian.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-17
The Loses for the Year $22,
100000 Already.
Too Much Attention Paid to Show
and Not Enough to
Durability.
PUBLIC MUST COOPERATE

New York. MAJ 17.-"The sotuAl
fire waste in the United States dur
ing the current year will not be less
than s22, 000,0 900. Surely something
should be done to prevent this in
oreasing wiping out of values, and the
Federal government should give this
subject close investigation.
This statement was made by henry
Evans, president Of the Continental
Insurance Company, in the course Of
an interview on the work Of the com.
mittee Of the national board Of fire
underwriters. OF which he is chair
man. This committee was appointed
to consider the coDflagration hazards
in the larger cities end towns. Mr..
Evans said:
THE trouble today is that every
city and town wants cheap bui ldin q
cheaply and snowily constructed. and
these have outgrown the fire fighting
facilities. Even 6re-proof construo.
tion so-oalled. has been 80 cheapened
that such buildings may easily be de-
stroyed. IL filled with merchandise,
by the burning Of their contents.
"An examination with . magnify
ing glass of the photograph of the rear
aud court walls of . prominent fire
proof Office building, partially de-
stroyed by the Baltimore confiagrs-
tion. will show that where the brick
work was built up around the wal
columns that. in many cases the face
bricks were laid mp and the common
bricks simply thrown in loose behind
without even laying them in courses,
much less using any mortar.
Thousands of dollars were spent
on marble and other show material IN
this building, while the'structure was
neglected as above described. Merch'
ants are having harder work every
day TO secure good FIRE insurance. and
slowly but surely smaller companies
are being forced ont Of business. II
Is time for the public to realize that
the insurance companies must have
its CO. operation.