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The Washington times., 1905-12-12
FRIENDS Of POOR
MEET TONIGHT
Annual Meeting of Bureau
of Associated Charities.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Interesting Papers Touching on So
ciety's Work Will Be Read at
Gathering.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS

The annual meeting of the Associated
Charities will be held tonight In the
Presbyterian Church of the Covenant,
Connecticut avenue and Eighteenth
street. The church will hold about 800
people and all of the reserved seats have
been taken.
The church doors will be opened at
go p. m. At o'clock, Harvey Murray
The organist, Will play voluntary. The
meeting will then be opened with prayer
by the pastor. Rev. Teunis S. Hamlin
after which a committee will be ap-
pointed to nominate oiscers for the en-
suing year.
The present officers. who will probably
be reelected are President, Justice
David j. Brewer: vice presidents. Rev.
Or. w. E Parson. Rev J. H Bradford,
]. l.. Blout, Rev. DIR. S. NJ. Newman,
Rev. John Van Schaick. jr., Rev. DIT.
D. j. Stafford, honorary secretary, Prof.
Charles p Neill. and treasurer, John
Joy Edison. The five members of the
board of managers are: Mrs. j. W. Bah
son, Col Archibald Hopkins, Cuno H
Rudolph. DR.. George NJ. Kober. and Will
liam Fl. Baldwin.
The chief address of the evening will
be delivered by Justice David ]. Brewer,
president OF the Bureau of Associated
Charities. Following his .-z-., .e.,JrIs
Will be read by the heads of four special
committees, These papers Will be as fol-
lows: S. w. Woodward, on The I'm
provement of Housing Conditions John
Joy Edison. on Summer Outings and
Camp Good WILL Cuno H Ruaoiph
nn Fairgrounds and the Legislation
Needed DIR. ID. Percy Hlckling, or
The Crusade Against tuberculosis
Secretary Weller will show fifty
steropticon views, describing the study
OF Neglected Neighbors."
The Washington times., 1905-12-12
TAFT AND SHONTS
CONFER WITH SENATORS
Senate Is Urged to Give Prompt Atten-
Jion to Canal Emergency
Measure

Secretary Of War Taft and Theodore
i. ShonSs. president Of the Canal Com
mission. We're in conference today with
the Committee on Appropriations OF the
Senate.
Mr.. Taft aud Mr. Shonts. it is said.
called to explain just why the Panama
canal emergency appropriation bill ask
ing for Sl6.5oo.0o0 was absolutely an
urgent necessity.
They also explained for the edification
Of the members of the committee what
has become of the 100000 already
spent. The Secrstary presented 10 tne
committee facts and figures showing
how economically the appropriation had
been expended. and also the absolute
necessity for the emergency bills imme-
date passage
According TO the figures presented by
the Secretary and the president OF the
canal project. Sll,00o.O00 Will be needed
10 carry on the work up to April / next.
The other $5,5O0,000 Will be needed 10
carry out the work during the months
of April, May. and June, or before the
beginning or the next fiscal year.
When the Secretary and Mr.. Shonts
left the committee room III was appar-
Cnt that they had explained to the salts
faction of the members the desire for
the immediate use OF the money. The
committee. however, had not intended TO
prune down the appropriation. In fact,
II was universally said that ii was in
tended 10 add The %.5OOco0 that the
House cut of when II passed the bill
last Thursday.
The Secretary and Mr. Shonts also
conferred with some of the members OF
the Senate Committee on lnteroceanic
Canal. II was said that he desired TO
explain to the members OF that COM
mittee why lock canal was more prob
able 10 be satisfactory than sea leYef
canal would be. The committee also
wished to know what height lock would
be the most desirable, and az the Sec
retary has been on the ground and
studied the conditions. his advice on
hat particular point is thought will ex,
pedife the work OF the committee I'm the
passage OF Panama Canal legislation
The Secretary was In conference with
the two committees for fully two and
One-half hours.
The Appropriation Committee Will re-
port on the emergency bin probably at
somorrows session.
The Washington times., 1905-12-12

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The Washington times., 1905-12-12

The fireboat "Firefghter'' was given
its final inspection at O'Clock this al
ternoon and this doughty little craft
constructed with the most up-to-date
fire apparatus will hereafter be alert
and ever ready TO tackle and lay low
consuming flames along the water front.
Commissioner Macfarland. who has su-
pervision of the fire department. accom-
panied by Commissioners West and Bid
die and an official Congressional party.
consisting OF Senator Allison. chairman
OF the Subcommittee on the District
AppTipria tions: Representatives Nc
CIeary and Gardiner senator Gallinger
and Representative Babcock. chairmen.
respectively. OF the Senate and House
The Washington times., 1905-12-12
A Luxury and a Menace.
AST0R ENTERS RACING
IN DEAR OLD ENGLAND

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Young Wal
dorf Astor, whose father is worth $1cO,-
0Oo,O has gone into horse racing In
England. and has registered his colors,
light blue with pink sash and cap. He
has arranged for the training of his
runners at the famous Kingsclere es-
tablishment in Hampshire
He IS the first of his family TO mani
fest any interest In the turf or to enter
horse racing. Neither his father, grand
father nor great-grandfather care for
that form OF sport. nor have the tastes
of any other member of the family run
in that direction.
The Washington times., 1905-12-12
FlREBOAT PLEASES
INSPECTION PARTY
New Fireighter for Water Ffent Model Vessel of Her
Kind and Apparently Equal to Every
Emergency.

District committees were present TO
give formal welcome to the Fi.efighter
the so,e protector of the city's ship
ping interests
Commissioner Macfarland pointed oUt
to the party the various departments
Of the boat TCmarking tnat il would
prove a valuable acquisition 20 the local
government. aS well as demonstrating
The wisdom of the investment. The
partv then viewed the naTbor Comis-
siou.r Biddle explaining the various i'm
movements already completed and those
Under way or contemplated. including
the new highway bridge and Anacostia
fats.
Afterward an inspection was made OF
the coZv fre house. which VIII De the
horn,. of the Trired2hter's crew.
The Washington times., 1905-12-12
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The Washington times., 1905-12-12

Of the newspapers in our city has re-
peatedly published its persistent mis-
construction of this law. but the courts
have held time and again In effect
that other than current expenses must
be paid wholly by the people OF the
District unless otherwise specifically
provided by law. II therefore follows
that the cost of this system must fan
upon the taxpayers of the District
wholly
Benefits Minority.
second. it is class legislation pure
ana simple, because its benefits are
given TO a very small minority of citi-
zens. those who are financially able To
erect and own the most costly build
lngs, while our little homes would be
no better protected from fire than they
are now 1t confers no advantage upon
the vast majority who would contribute
In taxes the greater portion OF it's cost.
IL would reduce the rate of insurance
10 the business portion. but would
Yield no compensating advantage to
the home owners.
ihlfd. such a system is unnecessary
because OF the peculiarly fortunate CON
"itlohs existing in our city. our wide
streets and avenues and vastly prenon-
oering brick structures I'm the business
secuon. coupled with the promptness.
skill and faithful services of the rank
ana ME OF our Fire Department
Fire Statistics.
Taking the latest accessible statistics
covering the year 1903. and comparing
the District Of Columbia with the
eleven other cities OF from two to three
hundred thousand population. namely.
Buffalo. San Francisco. Pittsburg Gin
cinnau. Milwaukee, Detroit. New Or
leans. Newark. n. j.. Jersey City. Louis
vile. and Minneapolis. we find that while
the District is below the average in
men, engines. hook and ladders hose
reels. length OF hose, horses alarm,
boxes. alarms and fires. and above the
average only in hand fire-extinguishers
our losses by fire are far below the
average. which is 1856. .O95. while in the
District the losses We're only $3.50 e24
ABOUT one-third the general average
Certainly some other reason than ne
cessity has inspired this proposition
looking TO the installation of a high
pressure system In the business portion
OF our city.
The Washington times., 1905-12-12
TRUE BILLS FOUND
AGAINST SCHOOL TRUSTEES

STRoUDSBURG, Pa, Dec. l2-The
Monroe county grand jury early this
morning brought in true bills against
former Representative Richard Shwarz
aud George X. Stauffer. both State Nor
NAL School trustees. charged with the
selling OF supplies to the school
The Washington times., 1905-12-12
THE SPIRIT OF THE GAME,

we co-eds must be all ready for the
great football game today"
You don't mean TO say that you girls
play football with the mem"
''Of course, we don't play with them.
but we've formed first-aid- to- the
injured auxiliary 10 our college team.
and well have a lot OF work today"-
Baltimore American
The Washington times., 1905-12-12

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The Washington times., 1905-12-12
LECTURE TO Be GIVEN
TO AID VETERANS HOME

Bishop G. c. McCabe, chancellor of
the American University, Will deliver
his lecture on "The Bright Side Of Life"
at the Metropolitan NJ. e. Church.
Four-and-a-half and streets north
west, tomorrow evening. Senator Gal
linger Will introduce the bishop to the
audience Mr.. Bschoff Will play the
organ. The lecture is for the aid of the
Soldiers and Sailors Temporary Home.
The Washington times., 1905-12-12
FIRST FIRE ENGINE
INVENTED B. c.
We Do Not Know How to
Preserve Wealth.
GEORGE C. GILLESPIE SAYS
No Compensation for Loss by Flames.
Insurance Does Not Fill
Bill.
GEORGE C. GILLESPIE SAYS

That the economists have sought to
teach us how to acquire wealth without
suggesting means of preserving il was
the argument OF paper read by George
Cuthbert Gillespie. in Philadelphia.
The most interesting matter in his dis
course was perhaps his explaining that
the first fire engine was invented by
Ctesibious, cf Alexandria, $50 Il. g, and
that the model was improved upon by
made an effective device for lighting
fire. but actually hit upon the same
mechanical principle of water forced
by air pressure that Is in use today.
A Popular Mistake.
"A popular mistake, due to lack OF
thought" said Mr. Gillespie. lis that
fire insurance is either a Greater OF a
restorer of wealth. IT is neither. There
is no compensation for loss by fire. 1t
is so much money that goes TO replace
something irretrievably lost to the COM
munity. which is. therefore, the chief
sufferer by fire.
THE losses of the few are made up
by the subscriptions Of the many. Then
there Is loss that may not be made up
the loss TO creditors. 10 employees. etc.
So. insurance is simply putting money
into a different channel OF circulation
There are. besides. losses which money
get enough when burned out for full
compensation
A Luxury and a Menace
This and an allied fact would appear
to me TO warrant political economists in
taking up the subject OF fire protection
The allied fact is that the dawn oi
civilization was marked when man. dis
carding the eating or raw meat and
seeking protection against the austeri-
ties of the weather learned the use and
control Of fire. 1t has ever been a lux
ury and a menace"
IT. Gillespie said that the loss by fire
in the United States last year was $229.-
lsS. $50, which. even disregarding the $40,
! 100000 lost in the Baltimore fire, was an
increase of $4,000, 600 over 1903.
The Washington times., 1905-12-12
CITIZEN WCULDO DOPPOSE
HlGHPRESSURE SYSTEM
{. B. Stocking Says Benefit Would Accrue to MINORITY
Only-ASSerts That District Is Bankrupt and
Unable to Engage in Work.

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
note that in your admirable digest
OF the District Commissioners report
which you print in your issue of the
5th instant there is no mention of the
Commissioners recommendation of the
installation of high pressure service in
the business portion of the city. II is
TO be expected as a matter of course
that very many items of the report
would not naturally find a place in the
comprehensive review thereof with
which you favored your readers, and es-
peciaily is it true with regard to minor
items involving less expenditure than
those of larger Importance. 1t seems TO
me, however. that a large majority of
the taxpayers of the District are direct
ly interested in this matter, and ], as
one OF the number, crave the benefit of
the advantage of the use of your publi
cation in presenting the views OF at
least one of the vast majority Of mod
crate taxpayers In the District.
High Pressure System
The high-pressure system is to con
sist of water mains leading from the
Fort Reno reservoir to and around
the business portions Of the city for
the purpose Of extinguishins fires
without the use Of engines by reason
of the pressure resulting from the
altitude OF that reservoir. which is
about 400 feet above the sea level. The
existing mains must, Of course, be re-
tanned for the house distribution OF
filtered water
The system is estimated 10 cost
$3.50. 1000, but when the more than four
miles OF piping from the reservoir to
the center Of the city and the addi-
tionsl miles of branches TO and
around the business blocks at first and
afterwards the further extension to
reach the more distant fats and
apartments. the additional hose carts.
horses, and men are provided, the es-
timated cost of the plant will un-
doubtedly follow the usual rule by
jumping up 10 or ever the million-dol-
lar mark.
Would Oppose System.
The question then is. is a majority Of
the taxpayers Of the District In favor
OF. or against. the Installation and
maintenance OF such high-pressure
service. For one, am positively
against II and for the following rea-
sons:
First, who is going TO pay for it?
Congress in the act of 1878 provided that
the General Government shall pay one
half OF the current expenses of the mu-
nicipal government / know that one
The Washington times., 1905-12-12

OF practical less costly and to a
large majority of the taxpayers, less
burdensome substitute.
Substitute System.
This substitute is the automatic
sprinkler system, which has long been
in use in stores, factories, and other
large structures, is comparatively cheap
and perfectly satisfactory in operation.
Without entering into a particular de-
scTiption OF its construction il is saffi-
cient to state that it comprises D water
tank upon the roof OF the building and
pipes extending therefrom along the
ceiling Of each room in which are num-
erous sprinklers, each one held closed by
a fusible metal key or plug, which,
when heated by a fire in it's vicinity,
melts and opens the sprinkler This
system not only works automatically,
but locates the fire, and that at its
very inception. Firemen find their great
est difficulty by reason Of the smoke, to
locate the fire They actually fight
smoke more than fire. Several of the
more enterprising and unselfsh business
firms of our city have equipped their
establishments at their own cost with
such a system.
In this simple and effective system we
have a perfectly satisfactory substitI>e
for the high-pressure system. a substi-
tute the cost of which falls only upon
the party who is benefited by its use,
and this without burdening the little
home owner with increased taxation for
the sole benefit Of the owners of costly
buildings
The Washington times., 1905-12-12
Tax Rate Compared.

II may be OF interest TO the taxpayers
70 compare the cost OF maintaining our
hre department In 1893 the cost per
capita was N2S' while in New York 1t
is $l.57.
Another reason why high pressure
system Is unnecessary is the existence
The Washington times., 1905-12-12
Financial Argument.

Finally. another reason for protesting
against the installation OF a high-pFess-
ure system is because or the present
financial condition OF the District We
have total debt of s14. .2s1. $50. being
S44.22 per capita. In this estimate I have
given the District government the bene-
fit OF their police census. which adds
10000 to the population over the esti-
mate of the United States Census Bu-
reau. There should be added TO this
debt 500. GOO. which Congress compels
US TO pay the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road in connection with the new Union
Station. out of surplus revenues Of the
District. thus bringing our debt 70 over
SIS. .0Oo. .000. or 1855 per capita. The Com
missioners are evidently endeavoring TO
save us this latter debt by so admin
istering our affairs that there shall be
No
The Washington times., 1905-12-12
District Is Bankrupt.

The municipal expenses plus the ap-
preparations made by Congress to be
paid by the District so far exceeds the
revenue that we are indebted TO the
General Government, for money ad-
vanced during the fiscal year 1896 under
the act OF 1904. 10 the amount OF ss6S, SO.
Stated briefly the municipal govern
ment is bankrupt. Is 1t reasonable or
Judicious. or even necessary. that under
these circumstances a high pressure
service should be installed? IL seems to
me that the moderate taxpayers, the lit
tie home owners in the District. would
be fully justified in flooding the Senate
and House District Committees with
personal protests against the installa-
ton OF a high pressure system which
has been officially recommended by the
District Commissioners.
l. b. STOCKING.
Washington. Dec T. 1905.
Evening journal., 1905-08-26
PLANS FOR LABOR DAY

An preparations have been made for
the Labor Day celebration which is
to take place under the auspices Of the
various labor organizations OF this city
on September 4, at Brandywine
Springs.
Among those who will address the
artisans present on that occasion will
be ]. G. Mcguire of Knights of Labor
fame. 1t was thought that the pres
ence Of President Roosevelt could be
secured for the day but he declined
owing to other arrangements. The re-
fusal Of the invitation came through
Acting Secretary p. h. Barnes and was
lcouched IN the following language:
''In response to your favor of the
21st instant the President requests me
to express his regret that he viii be
unable TO accept your kind invitation
to participate in the Labor Day cele-
llbration at Brandywine Springs Park.
as he finds 1t impossible 10 undertake
any further engagements this year be-
y0nd those committed.
with assurance that your courtesy
is appreciated, believe me. Very truly
yours.
"B. r. Barnes.
Acting Secretary to the President"
Evening journal., 1905-08-26
ANOTHER WEEK
OF HIGH PRICES
lcontInued CON FIrsl 20

Of tramc. The present quarter for Penn
sylvania will result In heavy increases IN
earnings.
The steel trade continues satisfactory.
The pig iron market is strong, and an adj
vance to SIS ton is expected. Tho steel
Corporation Is IN the market for 5000 tons
OF pig iron for delivery before the end
of the year. Rail orders to the extent OF
100. 900 tons we're placed last week, and the
Pennsylvania road is said to be In the
market for 100000 tons additional The
rail mills arc sold up well into the first
half Of 1906.
The feature Of the business situation dur
Ing the week has been the steady advance
in tho price OF copper amounting TO
fS IS. I'm London and nve-eishths OF a
cent pound In the local market Copper
for immediate delivery Is now iG 5-SS cents
a pound bid and none offered az this fig-
urc. Cooper shares took on some activity
and scored small advances during the
week The fact that the Official price Of
copper IS 1914 cents a pound is IN itself a
reason amply sufficient TO justify much
higher prices
/ while the traction issues have remained
dun Of late in the face Of inclemen'
weather and the anticipation cf unfavor-
able election comment in the Fal the
recent buying OF metropolitan IS sight
acant, as Il has been. ascribed 70 houses
with political connections. IL is rumored
that the traction companies have come %
an understanding with the political forces.
! This onunlc1 with fha rofurn of hUt
weather. should be reflected soon In an
Impetus of buying orders that viii send
the prices Of these shares much higher
The situation. altogether. has improved
during the week. Japan seems 70 have
adopted a policy OF compromise In the
peace negotiations and pressure Is being
brought TO bear on the Car TO ensure a
treaty Of peace. We are again beginning
10 hear reports OF the enormous wealth In
the West sufficient 90 allow the financing
OF tho crops without assistance from New
York. Money continues eaoy here but
nothing Is more certain than that heavy
shipments Of money will be sent 20 the
West; heavier than year ago. because
the crops are larger.
The business situation Is sound. Prices
have reached a high point, but the public
demand for stocks is such that there Is
levery Indication Of n higher level bainr
reached in time. The market IS all the
better for the reaction OF late Thursday
and Friday, and therefore with all IN,
greater confidence we advise purchases OF
the fractions. coppers. Steels. ana IN,
standard railroad issues.