Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-06
FUNERAL RATES CUT
Competition Among Monu-
mental City Undertakers.
SEE BALTIMORE AND DIE
Cost Of Respectable Interment Re.
duced to $40.
CIRCUS METHODS UTILIZED
Bereaved Families Appealed to With
All the Alluring Inducements Of
Pushing Snowman.
SEE BALTIMORE AND DIE
CIRCUS METHODS UTILIZED

River Ganges and there patiently await
their death, so the Baltimore under
takers would have all Marylanders and
outlanders come to the Monumental city
to breathe their last.
For the undertakers' trust is a dead
letter in the great Maryland metropolis
Just now, and a cut-rate war is waging
merrily.
The city Of oysters. Ares, narrow streets
and Joe Cans has never been attractive
to Washingtonians as q dwelling place,
and AZ a place to die in 1t has never ap-
peared to offer .alluring inducements. But
the pubiic-spirited undertakers are doing
their best to make 1t so.
Undertakers usually have little oppor-
tunity to display public spirit. AS a
matter OF general belief they have none.
If an undertakers' association subscribes
to picnic fund everybody thinks 1t IL
because the members OF the association
to death. And when you think Of 1t 1t is
hard for an undertaken to go into any
sort Of deal without arousing suspicion
as to Interior motives.
Ingenuity In Baltimore.
The Baltimore undertakers are an in
genious lot, however, so they are max
Ing themselves popular with their fellow
townsmen by indulsing in their little war.
But are they modest about It? Not on
your DEATH They are letting everybody
know what they are doing. The Balti-
more papers are full of advertisements
every day which hold out inducements
for death.
The Inducements? Economy. Of course.
And such economy! II 1t had been sug-
gested at the right time it might have
FASTENED Russell Sage's death several
years. Even now Hetty Green is said to
be a regular reader Of the Baltimore
undertakers' advertisements.
In these advertisements prices are
quoted. There is no doubt about what a
funeral will cost you. Before dying
you may know Just how much to set
much to leave to the little girl across
the street who smiled at you on morn
ings when you went to work feeling
grouchy. Furthermore guarantees Of
good service are pledged.
Competition BaMed.
1T has been and always will be -
policy to supply. with his renowned
complete funerals at fixed prices a serv-
ice and equipment that has completely
banned with its excellence all wild ef-
forts at competition" reads one adj
vertisement. which has the press agent
notices OF Barnum & Bailey's circus. as
written In the OLD days Dy TO0y Ham,
ilton. beaten to a whisper. Continuing,
the advertisement says:
- fs steadily forging ahead and
securing daily former patrons of the other
undertakers To do this - must give
better service than the other man. The
people know this, and -'s increasing
business shows that does just
what he claims.
"-'s complete SIS funeral cannot
be duplicated by any one for the price.
It Is better than the best, and consists
Of
Five rubber-tired carriages (the best).
Hearse. massive and appropriate. black.
gray or white. to suit occasion. Casket,
q splendid example Of the cabinet
| makers skill. Black broadcloth. gray
OF white plush. highly polished oak, ma
hogany or walnut. Outside case, with
top properly padded washing. shaving
and embalming: experienced embalmers;
lady embalmer when. desired. Shroud,
dress or slumber blanket, Of excellent
quality, to suit refined taste. Opening
grave. Advertising the funeral, papers
desired by patrons. Silk door Grape of
any shade. Half dozen pairs gloves.
Rugs. chairs. pedestals. candles and new
massive silver or gold candelabra and
crucif1x.