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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06
Join the Army

of home buyers. Defend yourself and fam
fly against a homeless condition. You can't
do 1t by always renting. Why not enlist
now? Our fall list of property for sale has
been attacked by the army of buyers"
but we have some mighty good ammunition
left. Lots of lots and lots of houses. Blum
don. O'Brien & Belt. Inc, 1920 G st. NV.
advertisement
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Attendance at BATHING Beach

The annual report of w. x. Stevens,
superintendent of the bathing beach, cover
ing the summer season recently ended was
submitted to the Commissioners today. Ac-
cording to the figures submitted the attend
ance at the beach this year was &c, 3O1 the
number, in spite of the long continued rains
and succession Of cool days, equaling the
attendance of last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06

Best Gran. Sugar, &c.; Nelson's Cocoa,
17c.; Chocolate. 14c; Wilbur's Buds, 2Oc
Milk Chocolate. 25c.: U All No MINIS. 19c.
2 Martin Wagner's Catsup, Csc: Crackers
and Dust. &C.; Pepper. 2Oc.; Cheese, 1Sc
Potatoes. 7oc. bushel; Onions. 25c. peck. j.
T. D. Pyles' stores. including 948 La ave.
oc5-5t
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Volunteer Readings and Music.

Following is the program for volunteer
readings and music in the reading room for
the blind at the Library of Congress, 2:3O to
$40 PM, the coming week: Tuesday, Octo-
Der ., Miss c. NJ. Keith; Thursday, October
IL. plano recital, Mrs. Edna H. H. Bur-
Foster. "
The door to the reading room will be
closed promptly at 2:3O pm. and will be
opened thereafter only between the num-
bers on the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06

G. W. Newhouser & Son, 424 East Cap
itol Street.
want houses large and small, for rent and
sale. Send us your houses at once If you
want purchasers or tenants, or write us to
call for particulars. 1ts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Given Four Years in Prison.

After pleading guilty to the charge of as
sault with dangerous weapon, Nicholas
Jordan. alias Henry Jordan, was sentenced
yesterday by Justice Stafford in Criminal
Court No 1 to serve four years In the peni-
Tertiary. The Indictment charged that Jor-
dan assaulted Thomas Coleman with a pis-
tol September last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06
Mrs. Duncan Dead,

Mrs. Mary Shields Duncan. widow of
Gen. Thomas Duncan, United States army,
died this morning at her residence 1916
14th street. Funeral services will be held
at the house tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock. The inteTment will be private
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06
Said She Was Tired Of Life.

Mrs. Ellen Jennifer. colored. twenty -four
years Of age, was removed to Providence
Hospital last night in the patrol wagon
The woman told the police that she had
taken poison with the intention of ending
her life. Her statement to the officers was
that she had had domestic troubles and
that she thought she was tired OF living.
Fearing she might get dangerously Ill the
police hurried her to the hospital She
was alive this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06

A verdict to the effect that the accident
was unavoidable was returned by a jury
yesterday, when an inquest was held at
the morgue in the case of Robert Swailes,
colored who fell from a street car at Flori-
da avenue and 4th street about ten days
ago. The body was turned over to an un-
dertaker to be prepared for burial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06

"Milk" Bread is for Home Folks
No other bread meets with as much favor
Tor home tables as Holmes genuine home
made Milk" bread. 1t is delicious and
highly nutritious. Delivered fresh and clean
from oven to table, &c. Delicious home
made Pies, 2oc. Holmes Bakery, LIST and E
S1s., phones f. 1440 & 1441
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Annual inspection.

The annual inspection Of the George H.
Thomas Post. No. 10. g. A. R.. was held
last night by Assistant Inspector William
A. O'Meara- The exercises were witnessed
by department commanders. Refreshments
were served at the close of the exercises
by the Auxiliary Relief Corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06
Stansell Fined S25.

Wallace K. Stansell. who was found
guilty by jury on June last OF an assault
on a street car conductor, appeared before
The court for sentence yesterday. He was
required TO pay a fine of SD The charge of
disOrderly conduct was dropped by the
court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06
Gonzaea Night School Opens,

The night school classes Of the Gonzaga
College were opened last Wednesday night,
when twenty-five young men were enrolled.
The school is conducted by the Jesuit faith
ers attached to st. Aloysius Church, North
Capitol and I streets northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06
Violation of PLUMBING T.au

Charles H. Cleveland, claiming to reside
at 1887 Potomac street. was charged in the
Police Court yesterday with violating the
plumbing law in doing plumbing work, al
though he is not licensed plumber. Judge
Kimball imposed a fine Of $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06
Magnolia Spa Water.

The purest and most palatable known
spring water, delivered daily from the
springs; 5 gals. or bottles in case, Soc.
each. Sold by druggists in special bottles
Tel. M-734. oc1-6t
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Carpets for Housekeepers.

An immense lot of 81 ghtly used carpets
from govt. depts.. hotels apartment houses
and private homes will be sold at Sloan's
l4ot q St. Wednesday next at 10 am, in
all about 400 lots.-Adyt
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Great Bear a Pure Spring Water.
4 gallons for soc. Office, 7O4 18th.

A wagon owned by the G. w. Knox Ex-
press Company collided with a street car
at the intersection of 9Th and G streets
southeast yesterday. The pole of the wagon
was broken and the horses attached there
10 received painful injuries. One window
of the car was demolished. but nobody was
hurt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06
S4S. to California

Via Washington-Sunset Route Personally
conducted excursion sleeping cars without
change. Berth, $50. A. J. Poston, Gen.
Agt., 5l1 Pa. av., T05 18th st.-Adyt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06

Schoval Speer. nine years Of age, resid-
ing at 1911 Sd street. was bitten by a dog
while playing on the street near his home
yesterday afternoon. The boy, who was
only slightly wounded. went home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06
CITY ITEMS.

The Value Of "Old Braddock" Md,
Rye as a Stimulant
lis attributable to its uniformly high quail
lty and purity. Keep it handy. Grocers
cafes, Clubs. Jas. Clark Distillins Co.. D. P
mgr, 61O Pa ave., phone 1895.
1t
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Desirable Boarders

are constantly watching the Rooms and
Board column of The Star. Don't fail to
be represented. The cost is small. One
cent word.
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South Washington Branch once.

The Star has branch Office at Sullivan's
new pharmacy. corner 7th and D streets
southwest, where advertisements are re-
ccived at regular rates and sent direct to
The Star Office.
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S1.25 to Baltimore and Return.

via Pennsylvania railroad, every Saturday
and Sunday. All regular trains, except the
Congressional Limited" Tickets good to
return until Sunday night.-Advt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06

He that speaks what is really In him
Will find men to listen."-Thos. Carlyle.
The Stars readers will respond to a good
want ad."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06

Baltimore and Return, $1.25,
Baltimore and Ohio R. r.
Every Saturday and Sunday. All trains,
both ways. both days. except Royal Linz
ited.-Advt.
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Not a Question OF Chance

when you list your property with Moore &
Hill, Incorporated-it is practically GER
tainty that 1t will be handled. Fair dealing
and painstaking attention. Give them tria;.
advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06
SO Niagara Falls Excursion

Last Of the season via Pennsylvania Rail-
road, October II. Special train of parlor
cars. dining car and coaches leaves Wash
ington 1855 am. Tickets good for ten days.
Further particulars Of ticket agents.-Advt.
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Money is Continually Earning

money when deposited in banking dent. Of
Union Trust Co.. 1414 ST. Interest on all
accounts. Deposits subject to check at will.
advertisement
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$1.OO Harpers Ferry, Charlestown,

Winchester and Return
Leave Baltimore and Ohio station. Octo
Der Z. $40 am. Returning, leave Winches.
ter. @; Charlestown. GAO, and Harpers
Ferry, pm same day. Splendid oppor.
tunity for outing in country.-Advt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06

1904 G St. C. A. Muddiman & Co.,
SIG 18th St Best Lamp Oil. gals, 75c
New Wesbach Lights, 75c. 81 Co., 1925
N.75. Gas Logs. Radiators, OIL Heaters.
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An Exponent of Perfect Brewing.

Honest brewing and honest aging are
evident in every bottle Of "Old Glory" More
delicious or purer dark beer can't be pro-
duced Phone Abner-Drury Brew. Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06

The Thorp Carpet Cleaning Co.,
4SS Maine ave. s. W., can clean your car.
pets for you and make them look like new
se15-30t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06

Crisp, Fresh, Delicious Pies.
You can count on getting that kind when
you order Connecticut Pies. At all grocers'.
advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06

Purissima Rye-Pleasing, Beneficial.
VIM. Cannon's superior Purissima Rye is
recommended as tonic for health and as a
beverage for hospitality. You'll like it as
soon as you taste It. Three Feathers, $1.75
bottle. Phone N. 52S. 1928 It'll NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06

All Amateur Pictures Printed, Sc Up.
In real Velox. WILSON'S. 712 9th st. NV.
jy12-tf
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Blankets cleaned Rebound with silk rib
bon without extra charge. Bornot, 1924 F ST.
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v. Baldwin Johnson's Coal, 612 9th.
Business will continue. Popular prices
Advertisement
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Capital City Lawn Grass Seed.
Sow it now. 1Oc. pit. P. Mann & Co., 2O7 7th.
1t
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Lumber at Old Prices.

Lumber Trust broken.
$500 Dressed Boards reduced to 1925
Libbey & Co., 9th st. and N. Y. ave.
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$685. Memphis and Return,

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway,
Brotherhood st. Andrews. On sale October
10 to Is; liberal limit. Take c. & o. Limited
30 pm, only one night out.-Advt.
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The Place to Have Hats Fixed Right
Is ]. A Hoover, $40 9th St NV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06

At Stylish Weddings "Downey"
carriages are the favored turnouts. None
finer. Hired reasonably. Stables, 1920 L st.
advertisement.
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Be Sure Of Pure, Clean Bread

order "Jno. G. Meinberg's." It's made In
a model bakery, by skilled labor of strictly
high-grade materials. If not obtainable at
your grocers', notify Bakery, TIC 18th Sc.
1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06

Mems clothes cleaned thoroughly and
shaped as when new. Bornot, 1924 F st.
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]. Richard Riggles, e27 9Th st. NV,
do glazing, sell gold and bath tub enamel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06

Money to lend at 4. 8 and 69s on real es-
tate Frank T. Rawlings Co.. 1906 Pa. ave.
Advertisement.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20
Makinq Peter Pay For Paul.

Whether public utility be admin istered by the government itself or by private corporation, we hold that every person who uses it should be held to pay the cost of the service which he receives and that no man should be compelled by taxation or otherwise to bear any part of his neighbours ex- penses for light and power, for tele- phone service or for transportation of himself or of his goods.
 Every proposal that a municipality assume operation of all public utilities and reduce rates to persons using them, regardless of what the service may actually cost, is an attempt to foye some men to bear the expenses of others, because where the outlay for operation exceeds earnings the deficit must be made up by taxation, and this we denounce as soclallstic and there fore hostile to justice and subversive of democratic government. - Bourke Cochran.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20
THE GREAT TRANSITION.
Public Property Wasted Because "lt
 Costs Nothing, You Know"

Public Property Wasted Because "lt
 Costs Nothing, You Know"
 "Hellor' said I. Whats that7" And 1 stopped to pick 1t up.
 "ThatT replied the boy who happen ed to be passing through the school yard with me That Is nothing but a lead pencil
 But 1t is a whole one" said I, "and with q rubber on the end"
 "I know it." said the boy.
 What! Do you mean to tell me that you have seen this here before?"
 Yes, everybody's seen 1t"
 "All the children in your school have seen this lying here day after day and not one boy has picked 1t upT
 "Of course. What should we pick 1t up for? There's plenty in the school house. The town buys 'em."
 And had been given a text for long meditation. Not pick up a whole new lead pencil? And a pencil with a rubber on 1t!
 When I was boy we prized even body's slate pencil was baited until he gave IL up, put leau pencll-we rouRnt for lead pencils as the Greeks and Trojans fought for Helen. We secured the countryside for old horseshoes to sell to the blacksmith for money enough to buy a lead pencil, and, having 1t. we cut our private mark on it, guarded 1t, kept 1t as our last resource in trade. Many a time a precious two inch lead pencil has turned an important jack knife trade one way or the other. never had but one lead pencil at time and very often hardly that until I was fifteen years old. And these ten-year- olds scorn to pick up a whole one with rubber! Think of 1t! The best eraser I had was a piece of rubber boot heel.-Henry T. Bailey in Journal of Education.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
All Right In Theory, but Breaks Down
 In Practice.

All Right In Theory, but Breaks Down
 In Practice.
 Theoretically there is so much in municipal ownership of public utilities that the practical carrying out of Its attractive features appears simple and of no serious moment, and for a mu- nicipality to take over and run water, lights, sewerage and even transporta- tion appeals to taxpayers, and the trade Is made without the first assur- ance that the conduct of these proper ties will be along practical and busl- ness lines.
 It Is the failure to assure the prac- tical that works the evil, for municipal ownership Is n general ownership, and general ownership results too easily in its being no special business of any citizen or taxpayer to look into or in- quire after the conduct of the proper ties under control. This leaves the management to a few, who soon find that they have only themselves to ac- count to, that people are too busy to demand accountings and taxpayers accept any kind of report, just so there is the appearance of all being right and light, water, sewerage, etc, are given.
 It Is this Indifference and neglect on the part Of taxpayers to take note of municipal affairs which make munic- ipal ownership of public utilities a hazardous and expensive matter. The theory of municipal ownership, with its great saving to each taxpayer, the extra service given and the great prof its resulting. can all be placed in fig ures beforehand, but it Is failure un- less the taxpayers shall give earnest and serious heed to the conduct of these public utilities, for unless this is done they will wake up some day with broken down properties and big bond Issue to make good.-Newbern Week ly Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20
GOVERNMENT WAGES LOW.
H. T. Neweomb Gives Facts of Inter-
 est to Wage Farmers.

est to Wage Farmers.
 From 1896 to 1904 the average retail cost of the ordinary articles of food used in the United States advanced no less than IT per cent QG.96. to be more exact)-that Is, the purchaser of food for a family had to pay SLY in 1904 for the same quantity and quality of food that S1 would purchase in 1896. These are official statistics compiled by the highly skilled experts employed by the federal government, and every housewife knows that they do not over state the advance. Other necessities of life have advanced in cost with ap-i proximately equal rapidity.
 Unquestionably wages ought, gener-l ally speaking, to have advanced some what in proportion to the Increase in the cost of living. In private employ ment this has apparently taken place. the average wages per hour reported by the federal bureau of labor being 17.36 per cent higher In 1904 than in 1896 and the average weekly earnings 12.76 per cent higher. The advances thus represented are spread all over the country; they characterize every pri- vate industrial enterprise and have benefited all classes of workmen em- ployed In private undertakings.
 How Is 1t with public employment7 A few undertakings conducted under public ownership employ labor like that similarly serving private employ, CTS in the same communities. and in these cases the public rate of wages has slowly been advanced somewhat in proportion to the advance in the wages privately paid. But where any American government, municipal, state or national, Is the sole or by far the largest employer of particular class of labor the advances to meet increas- ed cost of living have been so few that the ordinary investigator will be un- able to discover a single Instance.
 Throughout the postal service, among the 25,000 clerical employees at Wash ington, in the customs and internal revenue services there have been no advances in pay to meet the rise in cost of food, clothing and shelter. The pay of letter carriers, for example, re- mains precisely where 1t was fixed twenty years ago by an act approved on Jan. 3, 1887.
 The largest printing office in the world Is that maintained at Washing ton by the government. and there the federal government employs n large force of intelligent and highly skilled workingmen. A change in the basis of payment in 1899 from the piece work to the per hour system prevents comparisons with dates prior to the change, but wages have remained sta tlonary since March 3, 1899, although the official statlsticlans report that the cost of food has advanced since the rate of wages was fixed by statute full ly 1925 per cent. During the same years the wages of printers in private book publishing or job printing estab- llshments advanced throughout the United States as follows: Competitors, male, 14.6T per cent; competitors. fe- male, 20.3o per cent; press feeders. male, 22.41 per cent; press feeders, fe- male, 21.27 per cent; pressmen, 11.75 per cent-H. T. Newcomb.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20
DO YOU OWN A H0RSE7
Electric Light Plants Are Like Horses
 In Some Respects.

Electric Light Plants Are Like Horses
 In Some Respects.
 The subject of depreciation is well worthy of the careful consideration of those who are prone to ignore that item in estimating the cost of lights supplied by municipal plants. But as more people own horses than lighting plants it may be helpful to consider depreciation as applied to horses.
 You pay $250 for a five-year-old horse. That's original cost. If you bor- row the money you must pay interest on 1t. If you don't borrow it you lose the interest you would get if you didn't buy the horse. Either way It's interest. You feed the horse, and perhaps hire n man to take care of him. That's oper- ating expenses. You get him shod oc- casionally and call in the veterinarian when he is sick. That's renewals and repairs. After a few years, in spite of the best of care, the horse is no longer capable of doing the required work and is sold for $50, loss of S200 as compared with the original cost That's depreciation. If you haven't laid that by year by year out of the horses earnings, you've got to borrow it to buy Q new horse, and you may not find 1t easy to do so if you haven't re- paid the original loan. That's what happens to municipal plants that don't provide an adequate depreciation fund.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20
careIeosness, Not Graft.

At a local government board inquiry held at West Ham. London, to sanction the borrowing by the corporation of f62.30o for electricity extensions it was stated that the electrical undertaking up to the present had resulted in loss Of f7,206, which had been charged to the rates. The inspector pointed out that loans of some thousands of pounds had been sanctioned by the board for purchasing various machines. and he found the council again asking for money to buy machinery for which they had already received the cash.- Morning Post.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20
A DAY OF RECKONING.
You Cannot Fool All of the People All
 of the Time.

You Cannot Fool All of the People All
 of the Time.
 The recent condemnation as unfit for further service of a number of gas and electric light plants and the closing down of some of them at a dead loss to the taxpayers should serve as a warning to other cities, for this is the fate that is likely to overtake all such plants in the long run. For the first year or two, when no expensive re- pairs are needed and the plant is thor oughly up to date. 1t ought not to be difficult to make a good showing. For few years longer the bad bookkeep- Ing and inadequate reports, that are unfortunately the rule rather than the exception. may blind the citizens to the deterioration of the plant and to its increasing losses. But the day of reckoning inevitably comes when breakdown. bad service or demand for new equipment that cannot masquer- ade as extensions" causes an inyesti- gation. and then 1t becomes evident that the plant has been a losing prop osition almost from the start. No plant should be accepted as evidence of sue cessful municipal management until 1t has been operated for several years and then examined by expert engineers and accountants.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20
Go Slow on City ownership.

Until politics in America is purified far beyond its present condition any large experiment In government own ership may be called thief breeder" with much safety. The more authority there is vested in the hands of poli- ticians (with all due deference to our national administration the more cor ruption there will be. It is a short sighted citizen who would take more business out of private hands and com init it to the tender mercies of the poll ticians.-Troy Press.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20
Senator Sorghum In Doubt.

Do you think that municipal own ershlp would eliminate graftT"
 T am not quite sure" answered Sen ctor Sorghum, whether it would cllmi- nate il or simply originate new kind" .-Washinglon Star.
Connecticut western news., 1906-12-20
Another Plant Abandoned.

After many years trial of Its munich pal electric lighting plant Alexandria, Va, has finally leased the works to a private corporation for a period of thirty years. The lessee paid S3,500 for the plant, which had cost the city S170O0.