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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
PRESERVATION OF PALISADES
URGENT DEMAND FOR CONGRESS
SIGNAL ACTION.
Destruction Of the Most Beautiful
Part Of the Potomac by the In
roads Of the Quarries.

"a bill should be introduced into Con-
gress at the ensuing session providing for
the condemnation of the south bank of
the Potomac from Aqueduct bridge west
to a point in the vicinity of Cabin John
BRIDGE said a citizen interested in the
preservation of the landmarks in and
around the capital.
Although 1 am aware that there has
been in the past more or less desultory
talk both in and out of the House of Rep
resentatives regarding the preservation of
the palisades of the Potomac, and there
Is a unanirnity of sentiment that some ac-
tive and positive steps be taken to further
this end. the fact remains that no efforts
have been made on the part of those in a
position to act to set into motion the
slow-going wheels of either condemnation
or direct purchase and make this strip of
Virginia soil a government reservation.
Being interested in this and kindred
movements affecting the capital, I made a
trip up the river recently for the purpose
OF personal observation, and I was sur
prised to note to what every great extent
the quarries had eaten their way into the
south river bank within the past five
years. and what a very great disfigure-
ment had been wrought by the blasting
and digging out of the stone.
Where but two or three instances were
observable few years ago there are now
dozen or more huge excavations, reach
ing from the topmost points of the pail
sades to the rivers surface, the rocks
having been torn away until the cliffs are
sheer and high. Unless these ravages on
the part Of the quarrymen are speedily
checked 1t will be but a very few years
when the fine, thick forests which origi-
nally lined the bank on the side In ques-
ton will have entirely disappeared, and
in their stead will rise only gaunt, gray,
steep cliffs of blasted rock.
while I expected to find more or less
change in the appearance Of the river
bank, I was unprepared for the rapid
progress made by the quarrymen in the
work Of demolishing a beautiful piece of
the handiwork of nature lying at the very
foot Of the capital. which might be pre-
served for all time to come with little
energetic effort on the part of public spr-
tied citizens, backed UP by congressional
action.
Certain 1t is if the palisades of the Po-
tomac are not to remain a mere memory
this action cannot be much longer de-
layed."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12

wife and three children during the panic
Of 1898 on S1.10 a day. The tongue Of
man could not adequately describe the
happy self-sacrifice this man went
through. I also know a young man eight
cen years old, who supports widowed
mother and two schoolboy brothers on a
salary of SO week. That young man has
never seen the inside of a theater, he has
never spent 5 cents needlessly. And
his employer is taking advantage of his
condition. frankly admitting he could not
get a man to do his work for less than
SIS a week. He refuses to raise his
salary, because, in the parlance Of the
street. he has him where he wants
him.
The finest heroism is seldom found on
the battlefield, where demons perform In
frenzied excitement deeds they would
blench from when in q normal condition,
but rather close about us, in the Silent
place of our seething cities, are the real
heroes. The deeds they do are covered
by the privacy of their lives. and nobody
ever knows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
MYSTERY OF THE PINE TREES.
Victims Of Unknown Malady That Is
Puzzling Experts.

Coi. SpflHgHeiu RepupHcau.
What is the trouble with the pine trees i?
That is the question the lumbermen. farm
ers and tree experts of Amherst, in COM
mon with many others in this state and
in New Hampshire, are asking themselves.
Many trees look as if they were dying, and
in number of places whole hillsides are
given a reddish hue by the discolored
needles. Most frequently it is only this
years growth that is affected. but occa-
sionally last years needles are also turn
ing color, and in those instances the whole
tree appears to be about done for Some
think 1T Is winter kill. But the farmers
will not believe that, because the unex-
posed trees are affected just as bad as
those in the open. They say that when
the extremely cold weather was in session
last winter the roots of the trees in the
woods were well protected by snow. and
they all agree that they never heard Of
such thing as pines being winter killed
in other way than by ryot exposure.
Prof. Charles H. Fernad of the zooloq-
1cal department of the agricultural college
has made an investigation to the extent of
determining that it is no form of insect
life that is causing the trouble. Dr.
George f. Stone of the botanical denart
ment and well-known expert on trees is
making a careful study Of the subject. He
has formed some opinions. but he is not
yet ready to say anything for publica-
ton. State Forester Frank w Rane re-
ports that the department has received a
great many inquiries in regard to the from
bic, and that they are making a careful
study of the problem. but like DR.. Stone.
do not yet feel like making a staten ant,
They will make an announcement as soon
as a conclusion is reached The white
nipa bp
lfarly immune from any disease, and peo-
pie are now somewhat alarmed at the on
coming of this new malady and are anx-
ious to know its cause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12

1t Is highly probable that. even though
each floor contained considerable
amount Of inflammable material. a fire
occurring on any particular floor could
readily be confined thereon. There is
nothing to prevent. however such a build
ing as this from taking fire on every
story at the same time, by fire contrib
uted to it through its windows from q
neighboring building.
ut may sound like a truism to say that
in order to realize the nearest approach
to Ideal fire protection every well-recog
nized feature or contributing element
must be employed. This statement, how
ever, is particularly and unusually true of
fire protection, for to be efficient 1t must
be complete; so much OF the success Of
any one protecting member is dependent
upon the efficient operation of co-relative
that the omission Of any single
feature may readily prove the undoing of
the whole"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
P1TTsBURG TIRES OF SMOKE.
Wishes for Speedy Establishment Of
Electric Railroad Power.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
1t is noted that the examples set by the
New York Central Railroad in providing
electrical power to haul its traffic into
and out of the Grand Central station at
New York City is spreading. The South
ern Pacific railway is about to electrify
Its terminals at Oakland. Cal The Penn
sylvania railroads tunnel and station
in New oYrk city will be made smoke
less by the same means.
The controlling purpose Of the change
Is to get rid of the smoke in these ter
minals. 1t is yet to be demonstrated
that the electric motors will furnish the
tractfen more cheaply in actual practice
than steam locomotives. But the clouds
of smoke and steam produced one terri
BILE diaster in New York. They are al
WAYS a nuisance: and it Is to get rid of
them that this change is being made.
The reality of the nuisance can be seen
in the smoke and SCOT which blacken the
arches of the trainshed at the Pittsburg
union station, and have begrimed the
architecture of the building itself. The
evil is not so overwhelming at the Pitts
burg and Lake Erie and Wabash sta
lions, perhaps for the reason that the traf-
fc is not SO unremitting. But it's reality
Is conceded in the TACT that open train
sheds covering only the platforms are
adopted at the new Allegheny station for
the professed purpose of letting the
smoke escape. A reform that is needed
for New York and California ought to
come to Pittsburg.
Judging from past experience, however,
we may expect our city to be the last
of those with equal traffic to secure that
means of abolishing the smoke in and
about its terminals. Perhaps that desir
able contamination might be FASTENED
by the enforcement of an old city ordi-
nance prohibiting the use of smoke-pro-
ducing fuel on engines running within the
city limits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
FIRE PROTECTION PROBLEMS.
Precautions to Be Adopted in Case
of Building,

THE constant upward trend in the
value of real estate in city centers,'' said
a fire insurance expert recently, "is the
most natural and logical phase Of our de-
yelopment. Facilities for transportation
and communication-over and under
streets and rivers and regardless of at
mospheric conditions-recommend the
concentration OF mercantile values, and
it requires neither shrewdness nor fore
sight to foretell the probable value Of
business locations ten years hence. We
need only be guided by the developments
OF the past.
Every year brings an increase Of cost
in building construction. materials, labor,
supervision, and every conflagration
causes certain percentage to be added
to the cost of fire indemnity--a fixed
charge. realization Of what this means
will result in buildings Of stability, fire
resistant and capable of continuous earn
ings and of continuing enhancement.
"A judicious investment in real estate
improvement of central value is prefer
able to any bond authorized simply be-
cause Of the difference of the constant
enhancement of the realty Witness the
investments OF the great life insurance
companies.
1.-The problem of fire protection, how
must be complete. No compromise Is pos
sible, since IS per cent of efficient con-
struction may be vitiated by per cent
OF omission. oversight or misjudgment.
1.-The advantage gained in ordinary fire
resistive construction Is to @ considerable
degree neutralized by failure to adequate
lf consider the exposure hazards attend
ing. That these bear to the sum of fire
risks a relatively large proportion is now
generally conceded.
lone of the most potent conditions tend
ing to augment the fire loss Is what Is
known as the exposure hazard. This de-
fines the likelihood of building to be-
come ignited by a fire from without its
walls. Statistics covering a number of
years show that nearly one-third of the
FIRE loss Of the country Is due to the ex-
posture hazard. Fire Is communicated
from one building to another in almost
every case through wall openings
through doors or windows-and to pro-
vide against this danger fire protection
lists have devoted some OF their best en-
deavors. Practically every important fire
brings out with great elearnees the two
distinct hazards with which every build
ing must reckon. First. the danger Of its
being. destroyed by fire occurring within
It's own walls; second. the danger Of its
becoming ignited from the attack Of a fire
existing In q neighboring building.
These two hazards are but rather dis
family connected. We may have, for ex-
ample a building OF highly incombustible
construction. each floor of which is sepa
rated from the other floors In the most
effectual manner, and provided with eff
cient interior means for fighting a fire
occurring therein. Given such building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
Stole a Whole Tobacco Crop.
he Fleming CKy.) Gazette.

From the Fleming (Ky) Gazette.
Boswell G. Pearce, one OF Henry coun-
tvs prosperous farmers, has been the
victim of one of the most novel thefts
ever recorded. His entire crop of 1906
tobacco, about $500 pounds. which he had
n barn located about quarter OF
mile from his house, was stolen in some
mysterious manner and the thieves left
not a single trace. The barn had not
been visited in three weeks and there Is
no way to tell how or when the deed was
done. The only roadway to or from
the barn is through n gate at the house,
Unless a wire fence be cut, and this was
not done No trace of wagon ira ks has
been located, and Mr.. Pearce and his
neighbors are greatly puzzled and per-
turbed over the matter. fearing further
losses Of the same sort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
Best American Tobacco in England.
From the Springfield Republican.

from the spflngneio nepuDllean.
1t is odd that smokers should go to
England for the finest American tobacco,
There is no better leaf in the world than
Virginia and the neighboring states Of
fer, but to get it in perfection one goes
not to Richmond, but to London. A Lon
don manufacturer whose brands have an
International reputation explained this the
other day on the ground that Americans
are too much in hurry to get the best
resuts-good tobacco is not to be made in
hurry The leaf is left several years
to ripen under the best attainable condi-
TONS and the blends are made with much
care not In the last stage, but from the
beginning THE leaves that will give the
fragrant and rich mixtures are married
long before they are cut up" All this
costs, and keeps capital locked up. which
is contrary to American Ideas, but it is
the secret, he said. of the success Of Brit
ish manufacture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
Laundry La bor.


From the Womens Industrial News.
There seems a fatality about laundries.
For twenty years parliament has been
trying to get people to send their clothes
to the wash in reasonable time to allow
them to be cleaned without keeping the
women standing over them for long hours
and late at night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
Plain, Everyday Heroes.
,m Spare Moments.

+ TOM squire MOn1eHt5.
We hear a great deal about Carnegie
heroes. Very well. They have their re-
ward. How about the insignificant fellow
who tolls on a pittance, supporting, per-
haps. a large family, denying himself
luxuries that others may be comfortable:
hoping and struggling from day to day,
and from year to year, until at last he
dies and Is put away to feed the roses :?
Where Is his reward?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
CATHEDRAL DESIGN
CRITICAL ESTIMATE BY A
WASHINGTON ARCHITECT.

F. w. Fitzpatrick in Western Architect
with keenest expectancy most of US
have awaited the evolving of design for
the new Cathedral Of st. Peter and St.
Paul. at Washington. For some good rea-
son or other 1t was deemed desirable by
the diocesan authorities to employ an
English architect, Mr.. G. F. Bodley, pre-
sumably because of that gentleman's most
successful handling Of Gothic architecture
in his own country. With Mr.. Bodley is
associated Mr.. Henry Vaughan of Boston.
Well, the design has arrived and has been
approved by the powers that be. but In
my humble belief is distinct architec-
tural failure.
Studied per sc and 80 far as detail
goes the thing is ACCIDENTALLY correct, a
good specimen or copy of the best exam
pies of Gothic architecture as 1t was in
terpreted in England somewhere around
the fourteenth century. 1t tells us abso-
lutely nothing of our own time and con-
dition and faith; it Is utterly meaning
don it anything else--it Is not adopted to
its location.
Harsh in Outline.
ut is harsh in outline, boxy and square.
however rich may be its details and cor
rect its Interpretation. The building
would admirably fit conditions in some
crowded continental city, where it would
be wedged in between narrow confines. to
dominate comparatively low buildings all
about it. and be impressive only from a
nearby view. the only one to be obtained
of it, a careful study. at short range of
it's beautiful details. But here in Wash
ington the conditions are entirely differ
ent.
1.-THE site of the cathedral is almost a
park, 1t has broad acres in which to de-
ploy its charms. It is upon a command
ing eminence and will be seen for miles,
and it adds absolutely nothing to the pic
ture. All you will note will be huge,
hulking form There is no more outline
to it for distant effect than there is to
shot tower or to the most ungodly of
towers in WaShington-that surrn ounting
the Georgetown car barn.
THE site challenged, begged something
picturesque. lofty. diversified and pleas
ing in outline. One would naturally ex-
pect a cathedral of many danking chap
els. great central sDire-crowned tower
and minor turrets and spirelets, an inter-
esting skyline, but nothing of the kind has
been vouchsafed us. We asked for bread
and they have given us stone. Though
of course. may be hypercritical and may
have expected too much. But 1t does seem
to me that Mr.. Bodley has committed the
great American offense,, that of designing
building utterly regardless of where It
Is to be situated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
Saving of Money.

THE result is a dlgnified structure, end
one that comes within the meaning of
that term more readily than building
that towers into the sky. No one claims
that the skyscraper is ornamental 1t is
useful. however. and. what is more. 1t In
economical. To a large degree such
structures are the result of the econo-
mics necessary in the modern world Of
active business competition. 1t Is not
claimed that the government IN one OF
the ways by which 1t expresscs Itself in
visible form Is obliged to resort 10 such
a device in order to effect a saving Of
dollars.
AT any rate. II has not been done with
the exceptions above noted. and there
does not seem to be any disposition on the
part of the government to go into the
business of providing skyscrapers for its
own use. One of the Inspirations OF a
visit to this city to the average citizen Is
the public buildings This Is due not to
mere bigness. but to the grace and bar.
mony Of the design and the appropriate.
ness OF the color scheme. In addition to
buildings OF this type being a source Of
popular education. they are better adapt
ed to the public service and cont ributs
more to the health of the employees than
II the latter were obliged TO work in rooms
that are at the bottom of some we'll in
the center of tall building"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
At the Filtration Plant.

The iawn-like effect which is given by
the finish to the grounds OF the filtration
beds along 1st street northwest is to be
enhanced by having the cement towers
covered with foliage. Vines have been
planted at the base OF the towers, and In
the course of year or so the latter will
be draped with the graceful forms of the
branching arms of the vines.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-06-13

bouncing baby girl. Palmer is
city attorney of Williston. He
seems to have things coming his
way.
The state OF North Dakota has
no temperance commissioned, as
the supreme court has declared
the temperance commissioner
law unconstitutional.
Clifford Anderson, an eight
year old Bottineau boy, fasten-
ed himself to a rope, and a COW
to the other end. The COW be-
came frightened and ran madly,
killing the boy.
Charles 500, who opened the
first Chinese restaurant in Willis
ton, died at Mandan last week,
where he moved to about two
years ago. His body was ship
bed to the Orient for burial.
Will Dollan and Otto Fosse
were riding on a water tank
near White Earth and drove in
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-06-13
State News

The Williston postoffice is now
second class and the postmaster
gets $4,000 per year.
A woman always wants to get
as little for her money as posi-
ble-wben she is buying a pair OF
shoes.
The more nose paint sold in a
community, the less demand
there is for house paint and tarn
paint
Now that Lord ROthchild has
denounced President Roosevelt,
North Dakota is awaiting a
word OF the like import from
Carl Nelson.
The reason that the law re-
curing gasoline cans to be
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-06-13
consumer gets drunk.

Chas. johnson Of Cando, who
raised more wheat last spring
than Jim Hill had box cars to
haul out, is hauling in grain this
week and shipping it himself.
Besides a large acreage OF other
crops this season, Mr.. johnson
has planted 20 acres OF corn.
Henry Fortmeyer, ayoung ap-
prentice in the boiler making de-
partment Of the G. N. at Devils
Lake, worked the landlord OF
the Windsor hotel for ten dol
lars by showing him a fake tele-
gram stating that his father in
St. Paul was dead. In the same
manner he worked the agent for
a ticket home. The lad was ar
rested in st. Paul charged with
getting money under false pre-
lenses.
There are scores Of splendid
arguments in favor ofdiverslhed
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-06-13

to the river. The rig upset on
both men and they had a mar
row escape from drowning.
That's the penalty for riding on
the water wagon.
Mrs. Laura Kramer, Of Page,
charged with the murder OF her
husband and twice tried. was
Friday morning released and
the charge dismissed. This was
done on the affidavit Of the
states attorney and nine jurors
who sat in the last trial. They
said that a Jury could not be- Sc
cured to either convict or acqult
the defendant.
Though old, this may bear re-
petition: From a bushel OF corn
the distiller gets four gallons OF
whiskey, which retails at $l6.
The government gets $40. The
farmer who raises the corn gets
20 cents. The railroads get ~.
The manufacturer gets $40,
The retailer gets hell. And the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-06-13

farming, and possibly the most
forcible ones are those which
come under our own personal
notice. Wilson Jennings, who
lives south of town, is a believer
in diversified farming and during
the past two weeks has market
ed two loads Of hogs in the local
market as evidence OF this fact.
His first load delivered here
about two weeks ago brought
him the neat sum Of $123.4O,
while load delivered Tuesday
morning Melted him the sum OF
$119.35.-Rughy Tribune.
EsTRAYED-From my place about 8
miles northwest OF Garrison, about May
%. one dark bay pony mare, weight
about 900 lbs, branded Is on left shout
der, wire mark on right front leg above
knee, saddle marks on back. Finder
please notify Dave Tschetter, Garrison,
n, D.. and receive reward.
Sec. 5-149 81. 6-l3-6-2'p
For swell wedding stationery,
call at the Independent office.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-06-13

painted red is not more gener-
ally enforced, is because most
families keep their gasoline IN
empty beer bottles.
K. N. Nelson, a Rugby farmer,
planted some plum pits eight
wears ago. Last year he picked
a lot OF nice ripe plums from the
trees.
Poor old Missouri. The frost
killed all of the fruit, the green
bugs ate up most OF the wheat,
and now the hens refuse to set
and are eating up all OF the eggs.
Three newspapers and three
banks are locating in the new
town of Lemon in Bowman
county. The Mandan Pioneer
remarks that the lemon no doubt
will get squeezed.
e. A. Palmer, formerly editor
Of the Optic. now a lawyer a1
Williston, is the daddy OF a