davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
MUNICIPAL BATHS FAVORED
PLUMBING INSPECTOR URGES
POOLS FOR SCHOOLS.
Washington Only City Of Size Not
So Equipped, Declares In
spector II. B. Davis.

In his annual report submitted to the
Commissioners yesterday Henry B. Davis
inspector of plumbing of the District,
contended that Washington Is the only
city of any size in the United States that
cannot give its citizens or visitors a mu-
ncipal bath.
He does not consider the bathing beach
municipal bathing place. strictly speak
ing, inasmuch as there Is a charge for
bathing suits and towels. And, despite
this. the beach is only open to the public
three months of the year.
He considers the bathing beach inaceess-
ible, unsatisfactory and expensive. He
contends that there should be public
baths erected in certain sections Of the
city. where the public could go and battle
without cost at any season of the year.
Washington would reap the benefit of
public baths In the Improvement they
would have on the Inhabitants of the
slums and alleys. 1t would teach the
poor and unclean the bathing habit. he
claims.
He is also in favor of providing pool
baths for the public schools. One large
pool in a white school and one in colored
school would furnish suficient accommo-
dation to make every school graduate a
swimmer. The cost of constructing these
pools would not exceed $500 each. In
Guiding all the necessary connections, he
informed the Commissioners.
Inspector Davis. in speaking of the
bathing beach. said:
With the water front such as this city
has 1t seems a shame that II is not pro-
vided with a decent bathing beach instead
of the mud hole which Is unfit for a
swimming pool, being better adopted for
the propagation Of mosquitoes. water lilies,
snakes and frogs than q bathing pool
THE small boy gives little attention to
such conditions. but the adult objects
seriously to bathing in such a place. What
we need Is q first-class beach, provided
with permanently constructed buildings.
designed and finished artistically with ap-
proaches, hedges and flower beds, artts-
tically arranged. Such a location could
be obtained on the west bank Of the tidal
basin and would not interfere in any
way in my judgment. with the improve
ments that have been made by the gov
eminent in this part. The scheme would
require that certain filling In with gravel
and sand would have to be done 200 to
800 feet from the shore. besides forming
steps or incline to the water. possibly 100
feet wide. establishing danger lines, floats.
etc, and IL flood gates could be erected
at the entrance to this basin at the
Georgetown channel the muddy water
could be kept out and, besides, prevent
the rise and fall OF the tide during the
winter, when ice forms. and by this
means an ideal summer bathing beach
could be formed for the male and female
swimmers. and a safe skating basin pro-
vided Tor winter use for those who enjoy
Jus Fascinating and exhilaSatipg spogt'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
WOMAN 1NvENTs A1RsHIP.
Dragon" Its Name and
It's Rudderless.

ST. PETERSBURG. Friday, September
IA Russian woman, Nine. Poppova,
has joined the ranks of inventors with a
rudderless airship, which she has chris
tened the Annulated Dragon. in virtue of
the peculiar shape adopted for the body
Of the airbag furnishing the lifting
power.
Nine. Poppova's aim has been to abol-
ish the inconsequences arising from at
tachment. of rudders of the ordinary type.
whose action, together with that of var
table gusts of wind, endangers the bal
looms equilibrium and safety.
The Annulated Dragon, it is claimed,
adapts itself naturally to every variety
and strength of wind by system of
hoops, which also serve to steer it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
LAKE CHAMPLAIN WATER Low
Steamers Stop, Brooks Running Dry,
Pasturage Poor and Fodder High.

WESTPORT. n. Y, September 26.-
The water in Lake Champlain has
reached the lowest point in long time
nine feet below high-water mark.
Steamers have been obliged to abandon
some of their trips on account of the
difficulty of making landings at the
docks. The mountain brooks are almost
dry. and the beds of some of the largest
rivers in this region carry mere threads
Of water. The drought and the forest
fires have seriously affected agricul-
turaI interests. Pastures are dried up
and farmers are feeding stock their
winter fodder the yield of which has
been very light this season, hay selling
at $40 ton.
Puln mill pollution of the streams
adds TO the troubles of the inhabitants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
HOMICIDE IS SUICIDE.
Slayer of Student Who Annoyed Him
Hangs Self in Cell.

EVANSVILLE. Wis, September 26-M
d. Creviston. who ten days ago shot and
killed John Coons. jr., a college student,
and wounded Coon's companion, hanged
himself in Jail here last night.
Creviston, who was to have been ar
raigned today on charge of murder, had
been unable to secure funds to hire a
lawyer.
Saturday Creviston's house was burned
by incendiaries. The house was near
the sidewalk.
He had been annoyed by persons rap
ping on the walls.
When the offenders repeated he grabbed
shotgun. Running to the street he shot
Coons and a companion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
Prof. Frank Parsons Dead.

BOSTON, September 26.-Prof. Frank
Parsons. prominent as a lawyer. educator
and author. died at his home in this city
today. Prof. Parsons was prominent
throughout the country because of his
connection with scientific associations as
we'll as by having written many books and
delivered many lectures on economics.
sociologic and political science He was
fifty-three years of age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
CRITICIsEs PRESIDENT.
Partisan Attitude in Political Cam.
paign Obnoxious to Publicists.

LONDON. September 26.-The week s
in the American presidential
campaign have aroused enormous inter-
est in this country. Newspapers make
them far more prominent than in any
previous presidential canvass.
The comments on the weeks revelations
have been netirely fair as between the
two principal parties. But the factor
which chiefly offends the British sense of
dignity is the personal Intervention of
President Roosevelt.
Thus the Saturday Review says:
In this matter is clearly shown the
grave misfortune Of the chief magistrate
being, before all things, a partisan. For,
while President Roosevelt appears almost
to ignore the charges against the repub-
licans. he strives to drive home those
against Haskell"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
NAME A REPUBLICAN.
Remarkable Action Of Democratic
Convention in New Jersey.


BURLINGTON, n. j.. September 90
In remarkable political convention
James H. Birch, ST.. known as a personal
friend of William j. Bryan stampeded
the second New Jersey congressional con-
vention here today for Gen. Z. Burd
Grubb,' lifelong republican. and civil
war veteran. who was nominated for Con-
gress over Thomas ]. Prickett, demo-
crat, by vote of 1913 to 3.
Mr. Birch was, apparently the choice of
majority of the delegates. but he took
the platform and refused to permit his
own or his sons name to be placed In
nomination. Il am willing."-he said, Ito
forego personal honors to see my party
prosper. and I know that Gen. Grubb' $
name on the congressional ticket will add
many votes in this district for William ].
Bryan.
Gen. Grubb's attitude toward the nomi-
nation is not known. Gen. Grub was
minister to Spain during the administra-
ton of President Harrison. and was a
republican candidate for governor of New
Jersey being defeated by the late Gov.
Abbott. the democratic candidate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
Skv Pilot in Flight.

CANTON, Ohio. September 26.-After q
trip of twenty-five miles north from Cam
ton. Leo Stevens of New York and A.
H. Morgan and ]. H. Wade, jr., of Cleve-
land, landed the balloon Sky pilot near
Mogadore at O'Clock. Morgan and
Wade each has one more flight and
they will be qualified as pilots under the
rules of the Aero Club of America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
Yellow Fever in Honduras.

NEW ORLEANS, La, September 90
A Quarantine against, Ceiba. Honduras on
account Of yellow fever there was an
nounced today by DIR. ]. H. White Of the
Marine Hospital Service. No report has
reached here yet as to the extent of the
fever in Ceiba. The quarantine regu-
lations include the placing of medical
inspector aboard every vessel plying be-
tween Ceiba aud NeW Orleaps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
WARDEN YIELDS LASH.
Whips Fifteen Prisoners in Public
at Delaware Workhouse.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WILMINGTON, Del, September o.
In the presence Of more than two hun
dred morbidly curious persons fifteen
prisoners were dashed at the Newcastle
county workhouse near here today The
lash was welded by Warden Crawford in
a merciful manner. Although the men
were all whipped on their bare backs,
none Of them made an outcry.
The victims each received from ten to
forty lashes. Those who received the
maximum penalty were George H.
Owens, colored. highway robbery. and
Charles Jackson, also colored. convicted
Of the same offense All of the prisoners
will serve terms of Imprisonment.
The number whipped was the largest
for long tiWe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
TERRIBLY HURT UNDER CAR
BERT LAMB OF LANGDON MAY
DIE FROM INJURIES.
Seven Men of Crowd Attracted by
Accident at 9th and y Streets
Arrested for Disorder.

A young man, Familiarity known as
Bert Lamb. twenty-eight years of age,
residing at Langdon, D. c., with his
mother, was run over by an electric car
of the Washington Railway and Electric
line and very seriously injured, at 9th and
D streets northwest last night. 1t is be-
lieved he will die.
At the hour named the audience at the
New Academy Theater was coming out
between the acts. and the crowd that col
lected was so hard to handle that the
policemen of No. 1 precinct gathered in
seven men before the excitement was
over.
tween two northbound cars. The police
obtained the names of two witnesses.
whose stories differ somewhat. One wit
ness declared that tine car struck the man.
and the other witness Is positive that
Lamb was on me rear car and that he
fell from it. This seems TO be about cor
rect. as Lamb vas wedged under the for
ward truck and the ca, had to be lifted
from him.
Lamb Badly Mangled.
He was terribly injured. One ear was
cut off. his head badly cut, the skin
stripped entirely from one hand and his
body bruised and torn in a dozen places.
Officers r. NJ. Cox and T. Nolan immedi-
ately telephoned the patrol wagon of No.
station and the Emergency Hospital
ambulance. Lamb was taken to the hos
pital in the police wagon. as the ambu-
lance was on another call.
A crowd which hampered the police In
their work and which appeared to con-
sist of thousand people gathered around
the injured man in an incredibly short
time. Capt. Williams of No. 1 station at
tempted to handle some of the men in
the crowd with force. but as he was
wearing citizens clothes, John r. Linden.
613 III street northwest, resented 1t and
attempted to strike him. Officer w. G..
Farquhar Immediately placed Linden
under arrest. and the police wagon hav-
ing taken Lamb to the hospital, the en-
tire crowd started to the police station
with the officer and the man under ar
rest. There were several attempts to
interfere with the officer. Several of the
most prominent 'agitators were gathered
in by other policemen on the trip to the
station house.
Crowd Was Disorderly.
Taking no warning from the treatment
accorded their fellows by the police, when
the crowd reached the station house and
were driven across 18th street to the Post
Office steps three of the Drawer ones
walked into the police station and began
to expostulate so violently and make
such disturbance that their names were
added to the list of prisoners entered on
the blotter for unlawful assembly.
When the roundup was completed the
following names had been given to the
sergeant: John r. Linden. 613 II street
northwest; James W. Jones. Clarendon,
Va; John King. 221 18th street south
west: James Butler. 1927 Goth street:
Herald Tulbert, 3OS Monroe street, Ana
costa: William T. Richter. 6l5 II street
northwest, and James Mcdonald, 43S II
street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
Russian Students Plan Strike.

ST. PETERSBURG. September 20
Disorders have broken out in st. Peters
burg University. At a mass meeting to-
night. which was attended by $500. a
resolution was adopted that the students
of this university take the lead in deciar-
ing a student strike throughout Russia In
protest against the repressive measures
of the new minister of education. M.
Schwartz. The police did not in any way
interfere with the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
No Deaths From Disease on 1sthmus.

Col w. C. Gorgas. chief sanitary Of
ficer on the isthmus of Panama. in his
report to the isthmian canal commission
for the month of August says that there
have been no cases of yellow fever or
plague originating on the isthmus in the
past two years. Among the S.175 white
Americans connected with the isthmian
canal commission, 1850 Of whom were
women and children. there were only two
deaths, one due to drowning and the
other to childbirth--that is, not a single
case Of death from disease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
Reforms by Degrees.

English political life is most complex
and difficult to understand. When the
English have decided to change some
thing. to pass a new law, they proceed
slowly. by a succession of careful moves,
which gradually grow In importance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
Presi dent to Answer.

President oosevelt is expected to is
sue statement tomorrow in reply to Mr..
Bryan. The President retired too early
last night to receive Mr.. Bryan's latest
communication. He had been expecting It,
however, and had deferred on that &C
count the issuance of a statement which
he had already prepared in more or less
tentative form and which was one OF
the themes of discussion at the last meet
ing of the members of his cabinet Ii
was felt that it might avoid the necessity
of two statements by awaiting the ex-
pected Bryan letter which was promul-
gated last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
alike to the honor and the
interests Of the whole American people.
I'm ~ Good as he Is.

consequence alike to the honor and the
interests Of the whole American people
I'm as Good as he Is.
81 dare to compare my efforts for the
moral uplift Of the nation with his ell
forts. my deeds with his deeds and the
policies to which 1 am committed with
the policies to which he Is committed
and. more than that. If I may assume
that he will follow in your footsteps
dare to compare my ideal OF the presi-
dency with his. I do not regard II as
proper for the President to use his pres
tige, his influence or his patronage 10
aid one member Of his party as against
another who aspires to office, ana l re-
gard it as violation of the oongatloh
that the President owes to the whole
people to use an office that belongs to the
whole people as party asset Tor the
advancement of personal friend and
political protege"
Believes in One Term.
Believing that the President should not
be tempted to use that power for his own
advantage-and 1t Is equally repugnant to
the spirit of our institutions that he
should use it for any one else's advan-
tage-I tried to secure an amendment TO
the Constitution restricting the President
to a single term, and have announced in
three campaigns that. If elected. l would
not be a candidate for denomination. l
believe that the occupant of so high an
Office. with such an enormous power at
his command. should be absolutely free
to devote himself unselfishly to his coun-
try's welfare. and l am sanguine enough
to believe that intrusted with the power l
would be able to make my administration
so successful that the members or my
party could, without interference from
me, select the one most worthy to carry
on the work begun by me-so successful
that the administration would speak for
itself and that 1t would not be necessary
for me to defend it in bulletin or pro-
nunciamentoes.
II think I could in this way give to the
members of the opposite party as well as
to the members of nv own party a
square deal
Very truly yours,
w J. BRYAN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27

the legislation OF the republican Con-
crosses during the last twelve years clear
ly demonstrate that the people have
ruled: that they rule today. and will con-
tinue to rule. If the republican party con-
tinues to be victorious at the polls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
How About Publicity Plankp


ton. evidently did not notice 1t. 1 stated
that we had not knowingly received a
dollar from any one connected with a
corporation known as a trust, and that
any money so received would be returned
fact. 1 now remind you that your con-
vention deliberately rejected by a vote
OF to l. the plank favoring publicity
as 10 campaign contributions. Mr.. Taft
has repudiated the action of the conven-
ton and rebuked the members of the
convention by declaring himself in favor
of a publicity law, but he favors pub
licity after the election. while we favor
publicity before the election. Which do
you regard as the better plan-to let the
people know before the election what
influences are at work or to let them
know after the election?
Are you willing to say that any pub
lie interest was served in 1904 by con-
cealing until after the election the con-
tributions made to the republican cam
collected by him from others?
A Few Pertinent Questions.
''Are you willing to say that the pub
lie alton before election of the contribu-
tons then made would have no effect on
the election? AS I have said. We shall
publish the names Of contributors above
800 VIII you ask your national COM
mittee to publish before the election the
contributions above 500? Or, IL you re-
gard this as too small a sum, the contri-
buttons above 81 COO. or. II this is also
too small the contributions above $4,000?
If not. what reason can you give to the
public for not doing SO? 1 insist that
our willingness to let the public know
the sources from which we receive con-
tributions raises a presumption in our
favor that must be overcome before you
can ask the people to accept your state
ment that the law-defying corporations
have more to fear from republican sue
cess than from democratic victory.
I'm conclusion you say that you ask
support for Mr.. Taft because he stands
for the moral uplift of the nation be-
cause his deeds have made good his
words. and because the policies to which
be y committed are Of immeasurable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27

The speech of former United States
Senator Butler of North Carolina, who
followed. was somewhat different from
those who preceded him. He sent some
hot shot into Candidate Bryan. as they
call it in political circles. He termed
Bryan gallery player. a cunning. soft
tongued. vainglorious. officeseeking mar
lacking in sincerity and consistency.
Senator Butler described the party fol-
lowing of Bryan as a ragged army OF
disorganized. unthinking, knocking. buck
ing. disgruntled people. who are con-
tinually fighting among themselves and
who were never known to do anything of
any consequence, and who wouldn't know
how TO succeed and prosper If success
and prosperity were thrust upon their
heads
Senator Butler was formerly a demo-
GRAFT and supported Bryan on two occa-
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-03-20

Wdraurs,q faqt Der geri6t: I'm Gn.
( pes Sistnljdhrtf 1907 lnno BAG
Dtttsroural nit 1853 1slepbonsss
/ aI6af,el in 9srbiucuns nit
runs suei Ufinion,n Hunosn ein
uraha BON 971.620 seeen oas Sors
is6r -. Gle tG9Ii4 ne B:tierprosnoIt
on 5'lspbondmt srbaltsn tOnnen.
Der Seriht ,rpdhnt aud bur Sbats
iahe. edB Or. 9. Bolts. Elm gleteos
rologe pcn bseer.surem Rufe, Der nit
cem Wsttsra.nt Der oentf6tn Regtes
runa in oirsttIr 9srbinouns itebt, i'm
Sabre 1907 ben Der. Stuaten> einen
amtliGtn 9tiu6 ubitdttets unb pdbs
rtnb elmer Dauer psn Spei Mpndten
oas SpIttm Der Wetterprpsnpit 6iers
3ulanns ioppbl ar Der gentruliteae
in WdT6ington, als aud IN ben per-
idisoenen 3peigitatipnen i'm sutjsn
9dnos singe6enO ftuOirte.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-03-20
Die oaudtGpf." BON Utah.

Sine sroBe unb oerbdItniBmdBis
nod iebr tperis betonnte Ratureurios
Fiat 1T in Der RGbe bon Seber Gttb,
Htdb, gu fiuoen, etpa brei Reilen boa
benz Stdbtfen entfernt. 9as finb bic
fogendnnten 8OdtOpfs ober beige r,as
tirlide @ifterren.
Die gauge @egenb 1T cine g6ene,
ouf tpeI6er fi6 jebO6 in unregelmGs
btger 9ruppirung cine 4nad6l 8eaeI
erbebt; bic gr0Btsn berfelbsn finb etfpa
so Sub bod unb BADEN pben etnen
9ur9mefer BON 100 SUB uno unten
bos 9pppelte, 4ae bteIe &eael ents
bdlten in ibren buntIen Siefen rteTae
Mieneen @aIIer, tpsIdes in Qebetmz
niBbo1en untertrbii9sn SeFen drf
etnen 6ober Semperaturgrdb erbiBt
riro uno ar pieIen Sttlen empors
brinst. 0as 8ufer bat ale 6emis
f6eu Gigsn16aftsn bsiBer QueGen
rnb pirb iopcbI gum 8absn, nie
gum Srtnten benuBt.
8isfe .&o6t0pfe@ fteben nt6t etpd
In elmer GinDot, Ipnbern inmitten Bee
bduter ielSer unb bIiiberber Sbftedrz
ten. 4uf MeiIen in Der llmgebung
entItebt. tpenn gferbe ober Da9en f9
iiter bds @eldnbe be.peoer, Elm fdft
unbeimli6es bumpfes @stOIe; man
permutbet, 6db Ti9 cine setpaltige
SSblung inter Der SberflGde tefins
bet, unb bofft MIR, bieTelbe tpsrbe nies
mails einifiirSen!
Mie ts f6eint, fnb bieie beiBen 81,
Fernen oabur9 entftdnben, bab Tid
rcnaidm, i'm 2duf ungesGbIt.r Sabrz
bunberte, groBe Menssn 8isIel unb
Sobd dtfebten, NIT benen bas @dfs
fer fart ~imprGgnirt 1T.
8eTonbers bemerfenstpertb lift nod
bic Sbatia6e, poB bieItIben ni6t etpd
Suriidgebtu, Ionbern pielms6r I'm
adufe Der Sabre m mtr b6ber
fperbenl Gs lit bies iebtnfdas cine
tntereFonte observation-disclosures Der bic
len Ttlffomen S6Dpfungsmetboben in
Der Hdtur. Bel einem fhipungbnfter
Hrembenperte6r rpGre bieIe gnriplitGi
gef6GftIid fthr p~erthpplf.
E"AN. NH.I.H.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-03-20
3eit abaeIiefert.

Wir mpGIen unieren 9elern ein
bridfich perIidern baB Soitee,S
Sgrup beutsutaae pprltto
sns e,nstae 8rdparat i'm Wnrtte ~
Shtpinbiubt linoert nno
beilt. so ertb1tt bic @taenmittel'
ala reiuer 1heer, Gussue pm Btarls
seuhars u, o.. melfe alS peilmittel
fir SuIten uno Shminoiuht oon oen
meoesir's4en &unsrefen 10 bod se'
ihast 10. Der 5hwinoitd9ttge,
etnerlei ID bic Ssranfbeit i'm 5alle
pber 9unae, mus bes 9achts &ube
babe uuo oPs Mpraeus tret letll oon
gnfaGe BON trudenen uno tolternoen
SuIten. Die %ertrantten 2belle oer'
(anaen nad1 8uhe, heilenoer lno
tinbenber 8ebanblune, uno Der Ya'
tieut bebarf Der friiten 9uft, outer
Rahruna freien auswurts oes Utor'
nenS, nit idneGer uno oauernoer
Qrnoeruro. ateine 5iu'hhen 81
Is Gents qeu6butide @rDBe nnbesu
. Mnl 10 uiel eutbalteuh - GentS'
II lien GuDtheten su hubeu