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The Washington times., 1907-12-04
Gas Quality and Pressure: The Need of
Better Regulation.

complain bitterly of
quality excessive Nobody Washington believes
the Monopoly public any point
Monopoly be sadly nudged but verdict it
nous.
cured Interpretation of that mysterious
prosecution
District pressing Monopoly selling
quality AS a
That Washington legal quality
That large
to the service for which charge OF TWELVE
ED YESTERDAY, FAST"
pressure
gas system etchedy engineered
things about the Washington Gas
Monopoly its capitalization gall
The Gas Monopoly position being
selling quality grocer
would occupy
exactly the attitude.
The Times of
customers results from fundamental engineering
from inspector gas pressure
at different points high
of of
Pector Runyon showed
TREASURE WAS MORE THAN SIX TINES THE LOWESTI
Why? system badly engineered
high rushed through
without producing proPortonate get meter
tested, gas through
S'rned The point
sumption without pressure at low pres
sure is impossible
light longer time again
excessive n proportion to the results.
Either the loses Monopoly wins
These variations pressure measure remed
by simple attachment enabling
when supplied Why should the Gas
Monopoly about the poor
devil OF customer it's arranging get
LION DOLLARS OF WATER injected
the sucker public 100000 year dividends
For the graft is Monopoly up
against defeat this already badly scared organizing
its forces secret pulling strings influence But
it going to be defeated The people business Congress
viii not refuse them justice.
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
Congress Should Help.

To the Editor OF Washington Times:
You hav0 conferred a great benefit on
the hoUseholders or washington in
your statistics Of the comparative price
Of gas in other cities. If Congress viii
only give the same heed TO il. there
might be relief for some OF the bur
dens In our present gas bills. But Con-
gress, TO reach the real situation. needs
TO go deeper than the price charged per
900 cubic feet. and inquire, nrst. as
70 the quality OF gas furnished. For is
IL not fact that the poorer the quality
the faster gas runs through the meter,
and thereby increases the registration
The writer OF this had last winter 20
frequently call upon the gas company
TO thaw out his meter. showing how
much our city gas IS composed Of water.
"Secopd-Let an investigation be made
as 10 whether. In making up their bills,
the gas company take not only the fig
ures on the meter, but average the
usual monthly use. as an element IN
their computation.
'.Thlrd-Iet a request be made for
householders who have had bills rem
dcred them. though their houses were
closed during summer, or were tenant
less, TO send in their names.
An investigation like this would not
harm the gas company II their charges
are right. but would benefit them by
stopping many OF the rumors that are
afOat IN this city
Now, Nr. Editor, II YOU can induce
the other sufferers in our city TO write
to you freely of their experiences, you
may have some similar revelations.
JOHN CHESTER,
'1525 o street northwest.
November 80, 1901"
The Washington times., 1907-12-04

moment defending en- Injunction suit
brought by ths gas company TO restrain
It from enforcing an ordinance to re-
duce the price of gas ror all purposes
to 80 cents per LOCO. look sor a
decision favorable 70 the city, the COM
pany having failed utterly TO establish
the condscatory nature Of the s0-cent
rate.
Coal and other products entering into
gas manufacture are imported from
great distances into the State, thus
largely increasing the cost OF produc-
ton over what It is in cities With the
coal supply at their very door and a
market FOR the by-prOducts close al
hand. Washington is six times the size
OF Dubuque and seven times the size
OF Cedar Rapids. Washington COLI
sumes 2.OoO,00o.oOO cubic feet OF gas
annually as against about 10O.00O,OO0
cubic feet consumed annually IN Cedar
Rapids. 1t is self-evident truth thar
the larger consumption Inevitably means
larger profits. IN washington you pay
for running connections from the street
and for connecting gas stoves. In Du-
buque the service connection Il put TO
the lot line. and connections are free.
The gas stoves are sold users at a
loss. the company finding this 30 be
good business
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
Times Makes Friends.

'"To the Editor Of Washington Times:
The Times has earned the gratitude
and support Of all gas consumers in our
city. by It's presentation OF the facts
touching the cost OF manufacturing and
distributing gas
Assuming the correctness OF your flg-
ures regarding the cost in 154 English
cities, where the coal used Is more ex-
penslve, you have given actual demon
straion that Washington is paying fully
twice as much for its gas as IL ought
to pay II the people do not back you
up in the fight you are making in their
interest they Will richly deserve all the
burden which the gas companies now
put, and all that they propose u put
upon them
Not only are we paying two prices
for the gas we get. but the quality Of the
prOducl this fall IS miserably poor.
Often, even with Welsbach attachments.
we cannlt get light enough 10 read. OF
course, ~ cannot expect to get public
utilities at cost, when we permit them
10 be Tu0 for private profit, but there
ought TO be some reasonable limit TO
the amount OF profit which a company
Is allowed 20 make.
't gladly inclose a dollar to help the
gooo work ALEX KENT
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
ELECT SECRETARY TAFT
RED CROSS PRESIDENT

Secretary Of War William II. Taft
was unanimously elected president OF
the American National Red Cross al
the concluding session of the third an
nual meeting yesterday afternoon. The
following officers were also elected;
Beckman winthrop, treasurer; Afford
w. Cooley. counselor, and Charles L.
Magee, secretary
The President OF the United States
appointed the following members of the
central committee, being one repre-
sentative from each department: As
slstant Secretary Robert Bacon OF the
State Depar -ment; Surgeon General r
VI. OReilly, Of the War Department;
Assistant Secretary Beekman winthrop
of the Treasury; Medical Director John
G. Wise, of the Navy Department; Al
ford w. Cooley. Department Of Justice
and Major General w. Davis, L. S
A, chairman of the committee.
Those at the meeting were the guests
Of the Assistant Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Bacon at luncheon. and were last
night tender ed a reception by -Nss
Mabel T. BOardman.
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
CULBERSON LEADS
SENATE MINORITY
Caucus Authorizes Appoint
ment Of Committee to
Draft Rules.

Senator CuIberson OF Texas WIS unan-
iulOusly elected minority leader at the
caucus OF Senate Democrats yesterday
afternoon The CAUCUS. which was IN
session two hours. also authorized Sen
asor Culbe-son 10 appoint a committee
10 formulate rules for the governments
OF Democratic caucuses and to name
the msmbers OF the steering committee
No opposition 70 Senator CiIberson de-
velOped Senator Bailey, AIr. CuIber-
sons colleague supported him and in
dicated every disposition 10 uphold his
hands as leader.
One subject that gave rise to long
discussion was the right OF the minor
ity leader TO appoint a steering cqm-
mittee- Much opposition developed to
Capitalization Of power IN this fash
Ion although Senator German. when
leader. named the committee. Senator
Bailey at that time oontended the can
Gus Itself should select the steering com
mIttee, and he made the same conten-
uon yesterday. being Joined by uuner-
Gus other members OF the minorirJ-
But the Bailey proposition was noted
down
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
Real Gas Furnished Io1vans
Cheaper Than in Washington

Louis Murphy. editor of the Dubuque
Telegraph-Herald. is IN Washington. a
delegate TO the Rivers and Harbors
Congress. Mr.. Murphy lives IN a little
city OF 5000 people, which. though
aoout LOoO miles from gas coal, gets
gas at 81 per 1000 feet, and has real
gas-not the imitation that is furnished
70 Washington. Speaking of The Times
gas fight. which he said had attracted
wide attention, even out in Iowa, Mr..
Murphy said:
IN DUBUQUE. the home OF Senator
Allison the local company supplies gas
Tor fuel and illumination for 81 net a
thousand cubic feet. 1t has paid 6 per
cent. uninterruptedly for years on all
OF its stock, makes new extensions and
improvements out of the surplus over
allowance for depreciation, and from
the proceeds Of bond issues. and retires
the bonds as due out OF the earnings.
II is the richest OF local public service
corporations. and the stock. even IN this
period Of stock price disqualification, is
40 PET cent above par.
The city OF Cedar Rapids IS at this
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
Columbia Heights
To Aid in Fight
On Light Trust

The Columbia Heights Citizens As
sociation has Joined the ci4Eens who
are determined to fight to the end for
better and cheaper gas.
The determination TO take a decided
stand against the present price of gas
was -rached at the monthly meeting.
held 1t the Savoy apartment house
last nis;ht, and was the result Of the
communication sent the association by
The Washington Times.
After the letter. requesting that the
association lend its support to the gen.
eral movement against the gas cor
poration had been read to the citiz ems,
Judge Charles Bundy. president of the
organization. offered the following res
olution:
Resolved. That this. the Columbin
Heights Citizens Association, COM
mends the Commissioners of the DIS
trict for their courageous stand in
favor of better and cheaper gas"
Numerous speakers expressed them
selves as heartily in favor Of a vigorous
fight against the present quality and
prico of gas. The motion was unani-
Col. r +, ain then moved that the
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
LICENSE CARRIERS,
URGES BIRDSALL

Representative Birdsall. a member OF
the House Judiciary Committee. viii in
trodUce once more this session his bill
providing for the Federal incorporation
and licensing OF common carriers OF al
sorts engaged IN Interstate business.
The bill IS in line with the recon-
mendations made by President Roose-
velt IN his message. In fact the Pres
ident has expressed approval Of the
general plan Of the bill.
Judge BirdsaH has added a section to
prevent stcckwatering- II requires that
no certificates OF stock shall issue ex-
cept on payment to the corporation of
its par value. and if payment for stock
IN anything but money is made, tho
Secretary OF Commerce and Labor shall
first give approval and shall fix the
value OF the property used in payment
The Washington times., 1907-12-04

The clubroom Napoleons produced
much patriotic fiction based on the
supposed invincibility of fleets of
Patries. After having honored the
earth with their glorious army,
they would now conquer from above
the clouds. theoretically the Patrie
could destroy a city or an army by
carrying aloft a ton of explosiveS
and dropping a bomb here AM.
there. The baggy monster began
to take on the aspect Of European
specter. What need of a tunnel un-
der the English Channel when the
Patrie could make a midnight trip
to London and return with a de-
tailed account of the ruins2 AnG
there was talk of erasing the mem
ory of 1870, when the Germans made
the Parisians eat horse flesh.
But on Saturday the Patrie eloped
with a southeast gale. No less than
200 patriotic soldier boys at Verdun
bade her stay, and tried to hold her
back, but she tossed them into the
nearby trees and hurried off in the
direction Of the dominions of suave
King Edward.
The moral is as obvious as the
face on the billboards: Don't count
on your airship unless you've got
it tied.
The Washington times., 1907-12-04

building Instead OF becoming panic
stricken and fleeing 70 the street the
young women stenographers. and others
they called TO their assistance. quickly
organized a FIRE brigade.
Fifteen lines Of fire hose were soon
run from the standpipes IN the Temrie
Bar building 70 the windows overlook
Ing the Franklin building The fire was
so hot that the stenographers could not
stand at the windows without having
their faces and hands scOrched- WheE
the water was turned on, the pluclCy
girls seized the noZZles OF the hose and
poked them through the slightly raised
windows In this way they were able
TO direct tne fifteen streams Of water
into the heart OF the flames and they
did more TO check the FIRE than the fire.
men who were working in the street
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
Pretty Girls Fight Flames;
Help Save Office Building

NEW YORK. Dec. A score OF
pretty stenographers. assisted by their
employers. several clerks. and elevator
men, saved from destruction By FIRE last
night the seven-story Franklin build
ing 1S2 and 1s4 Remsen street. Brook
lyn-
The Franklin building stands near the
corner OF Court street, and runs back
TO within ten feet Of the north side OF
the Temple Bar building. The latter is
the largest office structure in Brooklyn,
and looms several stories above tho
Franklin building.
Flames burst through the roof OF the
Franklin building and curled up the
side OF the Temple Bar building There
were several hundred persons IN this
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
CoLoRED BISHOP MARRlES
AGAINST CHURCH ORDERS

ATLANTA, Ga. Dec 4.-Bishop Tur-
ner, Of the African Methodist Episco-
pal Church, threw a bomb into the
ranks Of his church by announcing that
he had welded Laura P. Lemon, who
before her marriage was his secretary.
and had been divorced from the Rev.
Mr.. Powell. a minister in Turner's do
Cese.
At az meeting Of bishops in June
Bishop Turner was forbidden to marry
Miss Lemon. and he must now answer
for his disobedience to the general
conference next Nay.
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
PRETTY SCHOOL HA'AH
GATHERS HER OWN Fuel

WATERBURY. Conn, Dec A-Nrss
Mary BerEin. the young and ur.ttv
principal OF the Park Road School, put
me olsu7ct committee TO shame the
otner day by shutting up school and
az the head OF her young pupils going
INTO the woods for fuel. The school
has been Ike an iceberg for the past
month. owing &c the peculiar ideas OF
economy which prevail among the tax
payers OF the district
After gathering = supply Of dead
ofAIicAeS teacher and children ~
tunnel to the schooIhouse, where Sooa
mere was ro-lsing blaze IN the Ar
Lne board OF educa1.oa last nisht
decided not to give the annual ammo
prlation TO the district unless Miss EeT-
gins school is properly heated
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
No One Against Bryan?

A poll of Democratic Congress-
B men as to their views Of Mr.. Bryan
has been made by the New York
, World. 1t has one feature of inter
. est. That is that the 30 (out of a
total of 76) who did not declare for
/ the Peerless seemed to be at a loss
for n candidate to put against him.
johnson, Chanler, Folk, Culberson,
and Daniel were all mentioned. but
the greater number of the thirty
two named nobody, and apparently
did not greet any Of these names
with enthusiasm.
At the time this poll was being
made a number of newspapers
throughout the country were re-
printing an editorial which appeared
in "The ROgersville Review" of
Hawkins county, Tennessee, a con-
temporary with which The Times
has not hitherto been acquainted.
The editor Of the Review is George
A. Smith, Democrat, and evidently
no ardent supporter of the some
good-Southern-man platform. After
arguing that Mr. Bryan belongs in
the class of Clay and Blaine, and
that since the day of Jackson peer
less leaders" have not been favorites
on election days, he says this:
We have no special fa--orite to laud.
We would Ike 70 aid IN ne election OF
one more Democratic President, and -
asked TO name candidate, we might
safely say we believe Judge Gray would
nate. He is an able, conservative and
safe man. Capital would not balk at
his nomination, nor labor hunt far
afield'' for a truer friend or n man more
Just. Neither the poor nor the rich
would stand in dread OF hts administra-
ton
simultaneously, the Democrats Of
a region ordinarily a little disre-
garded in Republican plans as being
safer than New Hampshire-the dis
trict east of the Rockies, north of
Iowa, and west of Lake Michigan
are going to work for the governor
of Minnesota as though they not
only expected Yon YonsOn to be
nominated, but believed he would
be elected with tie help of WiscOn-
sin. Minnesota, and the DakOtas.
Taking these two weather vanes
alone, they would indicate either
that the Worlds intervieNses were
not ready yet TO declare themselves,
or that many of Democracy's Con-
gressmen were far out Of touch
with their party. The former is the
more likely. Men who have just
come from courthouse talks with
Democratic lawyers aud buggy
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
Suburban Association
Will Discuss Gas Fight
At the Meeting Friday

Resolutions relative TO the gas ques-
tion VIII be offered at the monthly meet
ing OF the Citizens Northwest Suburban
Association 70 be held IN Masonic Han,
Tenleytown. Friday night
Capt J. Jay Morrow. Engineer Com
missioner. IS scheduled to make an ad-
dress. John MacVicar, secretary OF the
League Of American Municipalities. who
has come here at the Invitation Of The
Times, win address the meeting on the
gas situation as he has found il in
Washington
The management Of the public schools
viii also DO discussed.
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
Ccontlnued from First Page.l

their mains to this section OF the city.
and we have received in return their
promise. and thai is all. until we asked
the Commissioners OF the District 20
take the matter up with Congress. and
now l believe that they are doing some
thing TO the extension Of mains We
would appreciate anything you could do
for US IN this matter. and If you wish
me 10 I Will appoint a committee to
come 20 see you. Thanking you for your
kindness. i beg to remain, yours truly,
CHARLES McCAUJEY,
President East BrOOkland Citizens As
ISOLATION. Eighteenth and kearney
streets northeast"
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
ship II5,30O COINS,
EACH is WORTH $40

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. &-The rfrzt
instalLInent OF new gold tvrenty-doUar
pieces was shipped yesterday from the
United States mint to various sub
treasures about the country. There
were 16.eo OF them, their monetary
value being S2,sOO,oOo
Six thousand OF the new double eaEles
were sent to~the local subtreasury. On
one side of the coin is an eagle flying
with outstretched wings, while On the
reverse IS figure OF Liberty" These
coins were made in concave fashion.
the figures being IN high relief, nine
strokes Of hydraulic press being 70
Guired to make them Hereafter only
one stroke viii be used, aud thus the
coins shipped vest erday viii be different
from those to be put IN circulation later
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
FORESAW HIS OWN DEATH,
DIED At DINNER TABLE

UNION, S. C, Dec. A-W. F. Hugh es,
proprietor of the Union Carriage Works,
while dining with friends last evening
dropped dead, and IT develops he had a
most remarkable premonition OF dying
suddenly. having even selected a tomb
stone about four weeks ago. His wife.
to whom he was devoted. died very un-
exPectedly. His grief, deep and silent,
upset completely his previous splendid
constitution. brought on Indigestion. and
this In acute form produced almost in
slant death as he arose from his friend
table
1t now appears that Just Yesterday
he told his only child. a small lad, what
70 do in event Of his death, and every
as near.
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
the Message
In the Senate:
Clerks Get Tired

The Senate did not hear the entire
Presidential message read yesterday
afternoon. The great length Of the dOcu-
ment wearied the reading clerks, and
along toward The latter part OF # para
graphs were partly read and portions
We're skipped. This is an unusual pro-
ceeding in tho reading Of messages
from the White House, but II evoked no
protest from Senators. It IS probable
that few, If any. noticed it
It was noticeable that the reading Of
the message in the Senate was com
pleted a half hour or more before It
was in the House About three hours
were required to finish It on the House
side.
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
The Runaway Balloon.

Even Kipling's story Of the Trans
atlantic airship mail line, with its
dirigible expresses plunging through
space between ocean and sly-a
romance worthy of Jules Verne, and
likely, after the fashion of great
imaginative feats, to come true
some day-lacks the thrilling quail
ity of the story of the runaway
French army balloon.
Since early last summer the Patrie
has been the pride of France. It
dominated the army maneuyers.
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
Foss Loses Seat
In the House by
"Hard Luck Plan

Representative Foas OF Illinois is the
only man in the Eouss who has no
place TO sit while IN that august
chamber.
he is the original hard luck man. %
When the members were drawing Tor
lots for their seats yesterday afternoon
the name OF Mr.. Foss was the last to
be called. After having stood Up for
more than an hour waiting to get a
sest, he found that al the chairs on
the Republican side had been taken.
and the only two seats left in the en-
tire House were on Democratic terri
tory.
The question Is, VIII Mr.. FOss occupy
standing room only" through the en-
tire session. or Will he submit 10 being
seated among the enemy2
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
DANTE MOVEMENT I'M ROME

ROME Dec 4-Tile government win
erect a monument to the memory OF
Dante, the estimated cost to be S4O0. coo.
one hundred and twenty deputies have
signed the petition. and the ministers
with The exception Of one man. favored
the project. The sole dissenter re-
marked: ''Dantes memory needs no
monument. His works viii live as long
as marble exists"
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
Can't Cook Beefsteak.

''To the Editor OF The Washington Times:
Il would like 70 make ny complaint
about the gas service that am getting.
Our gas bin last month was S35O;
six-room house; two IN family. and we
have not gas enough at $50 10 cook d
beefsteak Yours. truly.
"H. =. CHAPMAN.
'I03 Seaton place nOrJn"oSS
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
Miss Boardman Receives.

Miss Mabel Boardnlan, secretary OF
the National Red cross Society, enter
tained at brilliant reception last even
Ing, In the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William T. Boardman, all the
incorporatOrs and delegates OF the So
ciety. General Davis chairman OF the
central committee. assisted Miss Board
man in receiving. There were more
than 300 guests. among them being
prominent members Of official and resi-
dent society.
The house was effectively decorated
with American Beauty roses and white
chrysanthemums. A section OF the Ma
rine Band played selections during the
evening.
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
Bill for Cheaper Gas
Introduced in House

association extend a vote OF thanks 20
The Times for its well conducted fight
against the local gas light companies. %
This motion was also carried unani-
mOusly-
Addresses by MessrE-, Todd, SimmOnds,
jackson. Dr. Wright, and Prof. Ray
mond were made on the subject
A copy Of the resolution was for ward
ed 10 the gas companies and any fur
ther action on the part Of the associa-
ton will be based on the reply which Il
Is expected viii be read at the next
meeting.
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
Foreigners Leave For Homes;
Fear of Fan1ineS Expressed
Germany Overcrowded;
$4,000 Idle IN Berlin

BERLIN, Dec 4-There IS alarm lest
the hordes Of returning em;grants With
out money wiz glut the overeroBded
labor market in Germany. It has been
suggested that the government initiate
the American plan Of excluding unoe-
sirables.
It Is said that there are 5000 skilled
and 5000 unsHilled workmen idle in Ber-
lin alone The prices Of food are ris-
ing and q famine is feared
The Washington times., 1907-12-04

rounds of rural districts will not be
far out of touch with their constitu-
ents, and If there were 80 out Of 76
who did not declare for Mr.. Bryan
the members of that minority will
not wither and dry up for lack of
some one to present to the conven-
ton
The Washington times., 1907-12-04
AUCTIONELR SELLS LOT
ON JEFFERSON STREET

Adam a. weschler, s-cioneer, sold to
J. Leo Kolr, re'l estate desler, for Dan
lei P. Mccarthy ana Ale>,s nder H. Bell,
trustees, the two-stOry II anne dwelling
ct "a Jefferson street, Aracostia, D. c..
yesterday for 500 The property was
subject to a building association trust Of
s366
All OF lot 102 in UaiontOwn, except the
part conveyed TO Joseph Miller, known
as lot Sl3. in square 57S2, was included
IN the sale.