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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01
Elimination! WHAT
THINGS LOOK BRIGHTER.
Electrical Engineer Reports an In
crease Of Street Lamps.

The annual report of the electrical en-
gineer just submitted to the Commits
sioners show that there was con-
siderable increase In the number Of street
lamps of all kinds erected during the
year ended June 80 last, compared with
the preceding year. July 1 last there
were 1852 lamps of all descriptions on
the streets and alleys throughout the
District. During the year 1922 lamps
were added and 6S1 discontinued, making
Ia net increase of 941 lamps.
According to the detailed tables of the
electrical engineer the greater majority
of these new lamps were placed in the
section-that is, beyond the fire limits Of
the city. OF the 1872 new lamps, 1,O42
were placed on streets and alleys In the
county. The southwest section Jared
the worst regarding new lamps, 1t only
receiving 1O1.
There were 1896 telegraph and tele-
phone poles in the District July l, 460,-
$50 feet of cable and 44S fire larm boxes
in service. The electrical engine er says:
THE entire central office equipment
was removed from the third floor of No.
IA engine house, on Sth street between
D and E streets northwest, to the rooms
provided for it on the fifth floor of the
new Municipal building.
THE old wooden cabinet work in the
slate switchboards was m nted, the
wooden pedestals supporting the fndi-
vidual transmitting and receiving appa-
ratus. and the wooden storage battery
racks were replaced with similar cabinet
work made entirely of metal. At the
same time the old four circuit joker
switchboard was remodeled and enlarG d
to a ten-circuit board. and the temporary
battery charging arrangements for the
peAee patrol circuits were altered and
provided for on two nine-circuit battery
charging boards"
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PANAMA CANAL ESTIMATES
Confirmed in Reports Received al
Commission Office Here.

The estimates made in 1906. both in the
minority report of the board of consulting
engineers favoring the lock canal which
is now in process of construction, at the
Isthmus Of Panama and by John F. Ste
vens, former chief engineer Of the 18TH
milan canal commission. have been con-
frmed in recent reports received at the
Office OF the commission in this city.
The full amount Of money which the
United States government will pay to all
claimants for lands overfiowed or other
wise damaged by the construction of the
canal will not reach 100000. The dam
ages awarded by the joint commission
amounted to $l43,9SO. Those awarded
by the umpire. Edwin DENLY. amount to
$61. OCO In certain claims previously ad-
justed damages amounting TO about 800
900 were awarded, making a grand total
Of $254. $50. This amount may be increas-
ed somewhat when final payments are
made, but the total will not reach
$:N0,OOO.
This settlement is reported to be salts
factory to all parties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01
SERVICES FOR PRISONERS.
Public to Be Excluded From Reli-
gious Exercises at Jail.

PUBIC TO be EXcluoe0 from fSe11-
gious Exercises at Jail.
Capt Thomas H. Mckee, warden of the
United States Jail. believing prisoners
under his care are entitled to more re-
ligious latitude has announced that here
after on Sundays the public will be ex-
Guided from the Jail rotunda and that
space will be opened to the men confined
in the institution.
I'VE will treat them more like men
and less like condemned felons," Capt.
Mckee said. Our methods toward the
prisoners will be more of a reformatory
and less of punitive character"
Commencing next Sunday the public
will be excluded from the rotunda dur
ing services Only the minister in charge
and those who directly assist him will
be admitted
Just before tie exercises the hundreds
Of prisoners will be marched from their
cells into the big rotunda and treated as
congregation. Heretofore the felons
have been scattered along the adjoining
stairways and in the cell corridors be-
hind steel bars There will be a sufh-
Gent number of chairs and benches to
seat all the prisoners. The services Will
be devoted exclusively to the inmates.
The prisoners viii be taken into the
confidence of the warden and the Chris
tian workers. There will be man to man
talks. with the view of returning some
of them at least to the paths of good
citizenship.
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CAMP WILL GET OUT VOTERS
RESIGNS GOVERNMENT JOB TO
WORK FOR TAFT.
Will Send Republicans in Washing
ton to Homes in States to Ex-
ercise Franchise.

up his sleeves and work for republican
success in the November elections, Henry
NJ Camp, president Of the League of Re-
publican State Clubs of the District Of
Columbia, today resigned as clerk in the
Post Once Department. and will devote
his time under the direction of the repub-
lican national committee to getting voters
residing in Washington to their homes I'm
the states to vote at the approaching
presidential and congressional elections
Mr.. Camp stated today that he has not
yet established headquarters, but will
within two weeks. when a CORPS OF work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01
TO SUCCEED A. R. SP0FFORO
A. p. C. GRIFFIN RECEIVES A
PROMOTION.
Appointed Chief Assistant Librarian
of Library of congress-Mem-
Der OF. staff for Eleven Years.

Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin has been
appointed chief assistant librarian OF the
Library of Congress to succeed DR.. Aims
worth r. Spofford. who died recently.
The appointment was announced yester-
day afternoon by DR.. Herbert Putnam IL
brarian of Congress.
The new appointee has been connected
with the library profession for nearly
forty years and has served as men,
Der of the staff of the Library Of Congress
for eleven years. Since 1900 he has held
the important position of chief bibiio-
grapher. in charge of the more elaborate
research undertaken by the library and
the compilations Of references which
the Library issues upon current public
questions, particularly those questions re-
ceiving the attention of Congress.
He is known as one Of the most famous
photographers in the country, and Is
widely known as the author of a number
of photographic works ASIDE from those
published by the Library of Congress.
may be mentioned his catalogue of the
Washington collection in the Boston
Athehaeum. 1897 and his photography OF
American Historical Societies, 1907.
New Appointee Born in Boston.
Mr.. Grimm was born In Boston fifty
four years ago. and attended the public
schools of that city until he reached the
age of fourteen. At that time he ac-
cepted a position in the Boston Public
Library. For time he was connected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01

crop. Every now and then We hold a
meeting of the various men from the
Agricultural Department on that farm
and the neighbors are invited to attend
Each time we go there for a meeting we
see some Improvement. Perhaps the
fence has been painted or the house fixed
up in some way. We get at his pride and
the neighbOrs follow him.
I'VE have shown farmers how to make
exactly twice as much money from their
farms Down in Texas we did such good
work that while l was travelling through
their country I was the guest of the
farmers from one end to the other That
two months trip cost the United States
just $24. The farmers refused to let me
spend any money at all.
'''fhe teaching by object lessons is more
effective where it is simple. direct and
limited to few common field crops such
as cotton. corn, oats and COW peas so
that the comparisons may be evident and
accepted AT a glance"
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TOM H|SGEN HEARS IT!
Formally Told He's Independ-
ence Party's Candidate
IN new YORK LAST NIGHT
Music, Calcium Lights, Decorations
and Joy.
TRUSTS LAMBASTED FOR FAIR
William r. Hearst, the Party's Fond
Parent, Forced by Throng to
Say a Few Burning Words.
IN new YORK LAST NIGHT
TRUSTS LAMBASTED FOR FAIR
POINTS IN HISGEN'S SPEECH.

/ do not believe that any living
man can deliver the labor vote into
the hands of Mr.. Taft or Mr. Bryan
- The right to initiate legislation is
the purest popular government
Especially valuable is the refer
endum when franchises and other
public property are sought to be
disposed of.
To obtain genuine popular gov
eminent the corruption of money
must be eliminated.
i believe in Jail instead of fines
for responsible offenders.
/ believe in organization among
workingmen.
Stock watering and dishonest
financiering have been potent in
bringing on the country's business
troubles.
j warmly approve of our platform
declaration favoring the extension
of public ownership.
/ strongly condemn the republic
can and democratic party planks
sanctioning contracts between rail.
road corporations for the mainte-
nance of rates and the pooling of
reights-THOMAS l.. HISGEN,
independence Party Candidate for
President.
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tions in the south, where DIR. Knapp
has been doing a great deal of cooper
ative demonstration work among the
farmers. The meetings are for the most
part executive and will last until Sep
TENDER 4.
Briefly, the cooperative demonstration
work Is a great big effort on the part Of
the United States government to inspire
pride in farmers and to disseminate the
latest and best practical knowledge on
every subject connected with rural life.
Crops farm management, social life in
the country, churches. schools roads and
the like ali are receiving attention from
Dr. Knapp.
He said today: 1--WE want to uplift the
farmer by showing him how much he
can get out of his farm We select
farm and get the owner to allow us TO
cultivate a part of it for him and raise
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MONEY FOR CAMP PLEASANT.
Summer Outings Committee Ac
knowledges Receipt Of Gifts.

Andrew Parker. treasurer of the sum-
mer outings committee has acknowl-
edged the following contributions for
Camp Pleasant:
Young Ladies' Immediate Relief Asso-
citation, $l.32; Eldermen's Relief Asso-
citation, s3.O5: Mrs. c. w. Childs, 81; ar.
j. w. Walker. so cents: Mr. H. A.
Baker. 80 cents; Mount Jezreel Baptist
Church. $l.1O; Mount Carmel Baptist
Church. $1.42; cash. S1.71; airs. e. j. Sim
mons. % cents: Mrs. T. Huckman, p
cents: Mr. Richard Addison, % CENTS; a
friend. 10 cents; Miss Lula Martin. 80
cents; a friend. 25 cents; Miss Martha
Liggons. 80 cents: Mrs. John Nelly, 81;
Mrs. Tolson. 80 cents; Mrs. L. Jefferson.
80 cents: First Baptist Church. 40 cents
Friendship Baptist Church, $2.15.
For the regular work Of the hummer
outings committee the following con-
tributions have been received:
Capt. Allen ". Reed. 81; ]. NJ. S., 50: A.
C. L., 81 20: Calvary Baptist Sunday
School. $li5; Young Peoples Religious
Union of All Souls Unitarian Church, IS;
cash, 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01
EDWARD YANTIs IN JAIL.
Didn't Provide Security When Ar.
raigned on Theft Charge.

Edward c. Yantis, who was arrested a
day or so ago by Policeman Cherry
Sullivan Of the tenth precinct upon the
strength of a warrant charging him with
embezzlement. was given a preliminary
hearing before Judge Mills of the Police
Court yesterday and held in $500 bond
for the action Of the grand jury. 1t is
alleged that Yantis unlawfully appropri-
ated $40 belonging to John H. Ward of
1850 Park street August II last.
In default of the necessary security the
defendant was committed to jail pending
further developments in the case.
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Enlisted Men tt Be Pla o,d.

Six hundred enlisted men of the navy,
who have been detached from the FIVE
vessels of the Naval Academy practice
squadron. will be taken on the cruiser
Prairie from Annapolis and distributed
among the naval stations at Norfolk,
Philadelphia and New York. The men
will go aboard the Prairie in a day or
two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01

corded in history, because OF the nlgh
characters of our nominees and because
of the growing importance and eventual
achievements Of the independence party
I believe that this new party Will sup
plant the indifferent. the incompetent and
ineffective old parties. l think IT Will be
nut I'm power by the Embossed and I'M
bought votes of the intelligent citizens
of this country. and, owing no allegiance
TO any one but the people. will proceed
"a accomplish the reforms desired by
the people and to restore the government
TO their hands.
81 am convinced that If the people Of
every state in the Union in the next two
months can only know our cand1dates
as we know them and understand their
principle they will be elected NO
vember 3 next I have lately travelled
from one end of tle country to the other.
and I have found that the demand Tor q
new party is general and that the need OF
such a party is genuine The object we
have is to respond to that Demand and
need by adopting sensible platforms and
nominating honorable and honest men OF
great executive ability"
After denouncing the "extortions and
exactions' CT the trusts Mr.. Hearst clos
ed by saying:
|! Elimination! WHAT
Both candidates Of the old parties have
phoved beyond doubt that in the opinion
of the other each is unworthy of holding
Office and that each others party is un-
worthy of public confidence. ana. tH 9sa
people to do but turn to the new party
and to elect the independent candidates
Both Of the old parties have proved
false and are failures. and 1t Is because
OF their incompetence, failure and treacn-
ery to the people that this new party
which has been formed will inevitably
succeed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01

MI Appleton P. Clark. sr., of this city.
For a time after Mr. and Mrs. Griffin
moved TO this city they resided on B
street. northeast. near the Library. but
later moved to Kalorama avenue north
west near 10th street. Two years ago
tney TOOK up their residence in Chevy
Chase, Md.
Mr.. Griffin Is now abroad upon BUSH
ness of the Library Of Congress. He is
expected in the city shortly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01
Muslin Curtains.

25th street. San Francisco. Cal. and Tim
ethy Cronin of 73S Magnolia street, Oak
land, Cal. They also say she told them
that she had been tried for insanity on
June Is. 1905. by Judge Melville. in San
Francisco, and that she was allowed to
leave the state. She had been I'm New
York city for some time prior to COM
ing to this city.
Miss Cronin. 1t is stated, requested the
police to get a registered letter from the
malls, which she had posted, addressed to
the Postmaster General. When searched
at the House of Detention a trunk check
and $35O5 were found in her pockets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01
HITCHCOCK IN CHICAGO.
To Confer for Completion Of Western
Organization.

CHICAGO, September Frank Hitch
cock. chairman of the republican national
committee. has arrived here for a con-
ference with Secretary Hayward and
western members of the executive COM
mittee. He expects to remain here until
Wednesday or Thursday and to complete
the western organization by appointing a
director OF the speakers bureau. His
time will be occupied almost entirely with
routine business connected with the or
ganiZation.
After returning to New York for a con-
ference there early next week. Mr.. Hitch
cock viii again come to Chicago. He will
spend several days here and then make a
hurried tour of the far west.
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SHE'S PRESIDENTS DAUGHTER
And Stops at White House to Dis
possess Mrs Roosevelt.

Claiming she is long-lost daughter of
President Roosevelt. white woman. thir-
ty-seven years Of age. giving her name as
Miss Katherine NJ. -Cronin of
Oakland, Cal, called at the White House
this morning and told Policeman ]. D.
Hauze that she had come to tell Mrs
Roosevelt to vacate her room at the
White House and she was going to take
possession.
The police placed her under arrest. She
was later taken to the House OF Deten-
1On, where she will be examined by PO-
lice Surgeons Brandenberg and Barry this
afternoon regarding her sanity
The police say Miss Cronin told them
she was a sister Of Dennis Cronin of 3431
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01

Two days behind schedule time. the
special service squadron, consisting of the
battleships Maine and Alabama. arrived
Sunday at Alden from Colombo. 1t Is ex-
pected the lost time will be made up by
the time the squadron reaches Gibraltar,
where it is due September 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01

with The public library at Lenox, Mass,
but later returned to the Boston library,
where he was employed at the time he
was called to this city
About twenty-eight years ago he was
married to Miss Emily OsgOod of Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01
TO STIMULATE THE FARMERS
AGENTS OF BUREAU OF PLANT
INDUSTRY IN CONFERENCE.
Meeting Daily With DR.. Knapp to
Discuss Present Conditions
in the South.

Eleven state agents of the bureau OF
plant industry Of the Department of AZ
riculture are meeting daily in the of1ce
of DIR. Knapp of the bureau and are
comforting with regard to present condl-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01
Fourth-Class Postmasters.

Augustus r. Hitchcock has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Corbett. Baltimore
county. Nd. vice o. K Peregoy, resign
ed, and John b. Rodgers postmaster at
Burnsyille. Bath county, Va, vice e. M.
Burns, resigned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01

If you want work read the want ool-
umns of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01

The, have four children. George \. and
Perry Griffin and Misses MOliie and
Grace Griffin. Mr.. Griffin is a nephew of
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Crowd Made Hearst Talk.

William r. Hearst took part in the
celebration last night. He had not in
tended to speak. but the throng wouldn't
let him of. He said:
II think that this occasion will be re-
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07
OKLAHOMA TRADE
BOOSTERS TO CALL
(From Mondays Daily)

Coming west In It's own special
train over tho Rock Island a big
party Of Oklahoma City trade boost
ors is on It's way to Amarillo and the
towns OF the Panhandle. The train
IL due 10 reach Amarillo at 10 o'clock
but late as IL Is representatives OF
the Chamber OF Commerce here will
meet the visitors and get acquainted
with them so that the Oklahoma City
men will know they are coming back
0 welcoming friends tomorrow after
noon when they get back after their
trip over the Pecos valley south,
From here tonight the train will
be switched to the Pecos Valley and
will run out a special tonight, BY
morning the train will be in Texico
and after the boosters have paid a
morning call 10 ToXico and FarWell,
they will come back with stops at
Hereford and Canyon. and will ar
rive in Amarillo at 3:3O. They will
be met here tomorrow afternoon by
all the business men WHO can get to
the train.
It Is the intention OF the oklaho-
ma City men TO spend the afternoon
and evening in Amarillo and to start
on their way again Wednesday
morning lust what the program OF
entertainment here will be is not yet
determined but the Oklahoma men
will be given abundant opportunity
to herald the greatness of their city
and will also he appropriately Inn
pressed with the importance OF Anna
rIllo and the hospitality OF her cit
liens.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

made OF the granting OF dispersal
ton for the organization OF a lodge
OF the Benevolent and Protective Or
der OF Elks IN Chlldress and the date
for the institution Of the lodge mas
been set for next Friday, May g. As
the new lodge IS In the jurisdiction
OF Amarillo lodge, the members OF
the local lodge have been given
places OF honor In the work OF install
lation and in addition to the mem
bors OF tho degree team who will 30
from here. n number Of other Elks
will 20 down TO Chlldress to enjoy
the hospitality OF the Chifdress men.
District Deputy r. J. Darling OF
Temple, will preside At the installa-
ton as grand exalted ruler and OF
the team which will confer the de-
grees three members, j, /. Kendrlck,
n. d. Green and Dennis Zimmerman,
are Amarillo men. The work OF In
stallatlon will begin next Friday
sometime during the day and Will
continue TN night and Will close
with a big banquet. :.
on the application for tho new
lodge are twenty-seyen prominent
and representative men OF Chlldress
and the new lodge will start most
ausplciously. Commodious club
rooms and hall have been secured
in the new Cristler block in Chill
dress and with the hew furniture
which has been specially ordered for
this the new lodge will have at once
handsome and comfortable home,
AZ the installation next week. all the
work will BIO done in the Crlstler
building and the banquet will be
served in the basement which Is TO
be used hereafter by the Kendrlck
Furniture company
or the seventeen Elks OF other
lodges who will Join the new lodge,
the majority are members at present
Of Amarillo lodge. The lodge here
regrets losing these members but Il
generally felt that the addition Of
this lodge and OF the new organlza-
ton at Wichita Falls increases the
strength OF the lodge here by the
added strength which the order
gains in the Panhandle.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

world, which will make them de-
slrable ana worthy citizens OF any
community, and make theirs a pros
porous, bright and happy home,
This, then Is my conclusion after
closely observing matters and having
witnessed the country transformed
from a wilderness into country OF
high civilization with many beautl-
ful, bright and happy homes, There
fore | would advise the people Of
Amarillo and Of the Amarillo coun'
try TO get together and pull together
ana push to the front along these
lines, and famlliari2e themselves
with the possibilities OF the country
In which they live, which no doubt to
many Of them will be a revelation,
and so develop their country with
a pay car movement and do It now,
u, A. (PAT) PAFFRATH
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07
O. Il. S. Resolutions.

We your committee on memorial
resolutions beg TO offer the follow
ing:
Whereas, On the 18th day OF April
1908, 1t hath pleased our Heavenly
Father in His infinite wisdom and
mercy to call from this life our be-
loved Worthy Matron, Sister Adele
Elliott to her final reward in the life
beyond and her worthy services
brought to a close.
Whereas, We desire to do honor
to the memory OF our departed sister
and bear upon the pages OF the re-
cord of this body testimonial of
our esteem and affection and OF our
appreciation OF her valuable services
to the Order.
Therefore be It resolved, BY Bo-
nita Chapter No. 104 order of the
Eastern Star, that in the death OF
Sister Elliott we have lost one Of our
most jealous and consecrated menu
bers.
Resolved, That we extend to the
bereaved family our heartfelt sympa-
thy in this hour OF their sad bo.
rc ~eaent WV ~ y Nv,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

We get several papers in exchange,
edited by ladies'. one Of them had
seventeen editorial paragraphs, and
sixteen OF them were about spring
onncts.-Uvalde Press.
Well, in some exchange edited by
men sixteen out of seventeen para
graphs are about politics, aren't
they? Let us be fair toward the la
dies, and maybe we can got them to
abandon millinery editorials and take
Up mud-slinging The Press says In
another place;
We hear that We have been here
600 short time to talk so plain. In
deed Now We want TO say right
here we learned to talk before we
came mere and quit stammering
long ago, and We bought this paper
to make It talk, and talk plan, talk
fairly good English and hit the
"bulls eye"
Deliver your message That is the
way TO retain ones self-respect. But
reasonableness is a virtue. When
in Rome It is not always pleasant to
do as the Romans do, but It IS bet
ter to not become too conspicuous by
putting on foreign airs.-Dallas
Morning News. 6l,n