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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-23
ROAD BAD WHEN 1T RAINS.
Northeast Citizens Ask that Queen
Chapel Road Be Improved.

A delegation of the members of the
Northeast Suburban Association, headed
by President l.. H. Patterson. called on
Engineer Commissioner Judson and urged
the improvement of Queen Chapel road
between Douglass and Evarts streets
They desire that the street be rolled so
that 1t may be used in bad weather by the
children who attend the Langdon School.
as we'll as other pedestrians At the pres
ent time it is declared that as soon as wet
weather sets in the street is In very bad
condition in short time.
During their interview with the Engineer
Commissioner Capt. Markham, assistant
engineer commissioner. was called in and
went over the contemplated Improvements
with the committee, which also asked that
tagging be laid on two squares of 22d
street east of Evarts street. The Engi-
neer Commissioner promised to give his
attention to the matter al once.
The other members of the committee in
attendance included, besides President
Patterson. F. X. Higdon, Ernest Lawson.
Wilton Harvey and DIR. G. W. Cuthbert-
son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-23
Files Protest Against Theater.

Attorney c. c. James has filed a pro-
test with the Commissioners against a
proposed five and ten cent theater at
No. 1411 North Capitol street. Mr.. James
asks that he be given a hearing IL
license is asked. He stated this after
noon that he has list containing the
names of a majority of the property
owners on both sides of the street in the
square In which 1t is proposed to open the
theater, protesting against the opening.
He expects to present this petition at the
District building either this afternoon or
tomorrow morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-23

Water Consumption Falling.
This year he says Washington may not
use more than an average of 54,OOOOO
gallons daily. The water department
has been using the leak-locating instru-
ments with much success lately. and dur
ing the year it is estimated by the super
intendent that the daily consumption has
been cut down 15.OO0.OOO gallons.
Householders and other folk who have
had meters installed in their residences
and places of business now know pretty
we'll that If they do not shut off the
water faucet when they finish drawing it
the meter will register the extra amount
and they will be charged therefor. This
fact alone has had a wholesome effect.
it is stated, and as a result the conduit
will hardly be taxed to its capacity in
future years to come.
In some places where leaks have been
located lately roots of trees have bent
three-quarter-inch lead pipes. and through
the small holes which have been made in
the gradual bending. in one instance, sew
eral millions of gallons of water lost
daily. In several instances these leaks
never showed above the surface of the
street. and could only be detected with
the instruments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-23
CAN'T DEMoLIsH BRIDGE
So Counsel Stephens Tells the Com
missioners.

In an opinion filed with the Commits
sioners today F. H. Stephens. acting cor
poration counsel. says he does not think
they have the right to order the demoli-
ton OF the old bridge at the foot of Mill
street. Georgetown, and in the Rock
Creek valley.
He declares 1t is not Of such a charac-
ter as to make 1t a permanent nuisance.
and does not think that equity proceed
ings would be successful
The bridge formerly provided means OF
communication with the cid Lyons mill,
AMI was kept In repair by the mill owners
when the mill was In operation. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-23

United States engineers office recently
complained. through Maj ]. ]. Morrow.
that though the engineers had kept 1t in
repair for some time while they were
conducting operations in that section, it
is now in a dangerous condition and
should be demolished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-23

In the federal district court at Lynch
burg, Va, Charles Gross recovered $500
from the Long Pole Lumber Company of
Russell county The plaintiff was an en-
9fneer on a lumber road belonging to
the company and had his leg broken in
q wreck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-23
FOUND GUILTY OF GRATING
POLICE INSPECTOR McCANN
CONVICTED AT CHICAGO.
Sentence Deferred Until After Hear
ing Arguments for New Trial.
Sensational Disclosures.

CHICAGO, September 23-Police In
spector Edward Mccain. charged with
grating" was found guilty by jury
which reported in Judge Barnes court to-
day.
Sentence was not pronounced, and will
not be until after the hearing of argu-
ments for a new trial. The law provides
an indeterminate sentence in prison.
The charges against the inspector in
charge of the Desplaines street district
were the most sensational aimed against
police official In years. States Attor-
ney .Wayman charged that graft" aggre-
eating many thousands of dollars had
been collected from disorderly houses in
return for protection"
The chief witness against Mccain was
louis Frank, Russian immigrant who,
although unable to read or write. has ac-
cumulated a fortune of several hundred
thousand dollars in the West Side tender
loin. He and his brother for years have
exercised a marked power in West Side
politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-23

said. acted as agent for Mccain. There
after. he declared, he had given the money
to Mccain in person.
The rate for protection was said to
be $40 a month. Several checks each
dated a month apart. and calling for that
sum, were exhibited in court. list of
women from whom it was charged pro
lection money was regularly collected
was read in court and identified by both
Louis and Julius Frank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-23
McCann's Defense.

McCanns defense was that he had sup
pressed and regulated vice in his district
with so rigorous a hand that conspiracy
headed by Louis Frank was formed
against him.
The jury went out at 5:23 o'clock last
night and reached a verdict at 30 o o'clock
this morning. 1t was sealed and return
ed in court at the opening of court today
Inspector Mccain came to this country
from Scotland. He was at first a miner
but twenty years ago Joined the Chicago
police force as a patrolman. BY degrees
he advanced until three years ago he was
made an inspector. and placed in charge
of the district west of the river
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-23
Tenderloin Denizens Fleeced.

Louis Frank testified that he collected
the protection" money from denizens of
the tenderloin. The first two collections.
he stated on the witness stand, were paid
to Detective jeremiah Griffin. who. bs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-23
Water Consumption Falling.

ton. During the year past Washington
did not use but an average of about 61,-
OOO, 600 gallons of water each day.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-09-04

Forget that small men live and
allow yourself to grow. as shy-scraper
thoughts are better than those OF the
cave,
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-09-04

Scientists now foresee q time, sug
gests the New York World, when
men will have cloven feet, which in
the view OF some moralists is at about
the time when they will develop horns
also.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-09-04

With the primary nearly q year
away there are eleven candidates for
Governor of Texas. Texans, explains
the Louisville CourierJournal. do not
believe very strongly in that saying
about the Office seeking the man.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-09-04

Furnished. comfortable. nicely SiE
HAted. Write REAL ESTATE AGEN'
OF. San Mateo. Fla. II
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-09-04
WORTH QUOTING
- 80

&sssssxsSssISs
with the primary nearly q year
away there are eleven candidates for
Governor of Texas. Texans. explains
the Louisville CourierJournal. do not
believe very strongly in that saying
about the Office seeking the man.
Scientists now foresee q time, sug
gests the New York World, when
men will have cloven feet, which In
the view OF some moralists is at about
the time when they will develop horns
also.
An Atch!son mother who Is very
nervous and easily frightened gave
her son seven baths in various dis
infectant waters. relates the Atchison
Globe She saw a fly on his fore
head, and wanted to kill any disease
germ It had dropped in its Journey.
Pralsipg honesty the New York
Journal declares Two young Amerl-
can girls made comfortable liviag
because they appealed to honesty, and
30 brought II out. They put their
candy in a store, invited people to
take It and leave the money They
had no clerks and no watchers, AND
The sentiment of Kipling's recent
poem has attracted so much attention
that little has been bestowed on its
splendid craftsmanship. Possibly the
author Is weak on prophesy, OBJ
serves the Philadelphia Ledger, but
he still Is able to marshal words In
an orderly manner and cause them
to say things.
AS q f1le property Interests and
the social welfare are not advanced
by shore changes, observes the Bos'
ton Transcript, but according to re-
ports from Atlantic City the outlook
Is different there. Fishermen, sail
ors and officials in charge of the
beach concur in the statement that
big sandbanks are forming outside
the surf line and raising the bot
tom OF the sea until there Is a good
prospect for the formation of a new
beach line. This will be merely a
repetition OF what has happened be-
fore. The land that the sea has
given I'D since IL first started TO re-
cede from the coast line at that point
already runs well into the millions.
It is natural and appropriate that
women should be assuming, all the
time. larger importance In affairs
OF education. In the training and
teaching OF children, insists the
louisville Courier-Journal, they are
pre-eminent, for all training and
teaching must begin at home and IN
the home the maternal influence Is
paramount. The male educator, 1t is
true. has a field OF his own and IS
not likely TO be displaced. In some
branches OF educational work he Is
indispensable. It is no discredit to
him that the woman teacher is TAX
ing a larger part in school affairs
in a work to which she Is so peculiar
ly adapted.
While tho members OF the 10th
United States Cavalry were filing into
CITY Hall Park preparatory TO their
review by the Mayor a member OF
the national guard. who witnessed
the scene from window in the New
York Tribune Building, said: You
can see only the backs OF the troop
ers from here but any one who had
ever seen much OF the negro soldiers
would recognize them as such at once.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-09-04
THE NEW CENTURY GATE

THE NEW CENTURY GATE II M
0rN DO opened or closed from zAA-k,iU
V your wagon by small child F 3iitiiB - fiEff
No springs no hinges. no cast go lMLdna ~
ings. no cogWheels no wood. III -. k=NS1fsi
no saying. 20 dragging, 50 aim. vi SlNtiI'
pie easy, harness and almost aachinoy nothing
10 weaT out break. nothing 70 be getting out Of H
Not affected By drifting deep soet or Ice. Always
ready ior use and win last lifetime model Of simple
city durability and shoapbcss. II there 10 Agent 10
your locality please write AS c0luy Ssd Sn Ea tsha
ecs .. RGsisTNa ~ aAtunoAT. NO
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-09-04

An Atch!son mother who is very
nervous and easily frightened gave
her son seven baths in various dis
infectant waters, relates the Atchison
Globe. She saw Fly on his fore
head, and wanted to kill any disease
germ it had dropped in its Journey.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-09-04

The sentiment of Kiplings recent
poem has attracted so much attention
that little has been bestowed on its
splendid craftsmanship. Possibly The
author Is weak on prophesy, OBJ
serves the Philadelphia Ledger, but
he still Is able to marshal words In
an orderly manner and cause them
to say things.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-09-04

Praisipg honesty the New York
Journal declares: Two young Amerl-
can girls made comfortable liviag
because they appealed to honesty, and
30 brought it out. They put their
candy in a store, invited people to
take 1t and leave the money They
had no clerks and no watchers, AND
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
What A Little Land Will Do A Corking Good Story

makes speciality of onion growing
and has produced average crops as
high as go bushels per acre. He
says he expects to raise that TO 1,200,
The annual value of his crop ranges
from $500 TO 5000 per acre.
business man living in New York
city undertook to demonstrate to
friends that by growing potatoes and
other vegetables a man might make
good living on a few acres OF ground
lie selected hard, clayey soil, almost
impossible TO plow. The ground, two
acres In extent. was plowed in June
and sOwn with mixture OF oats, rye
and peas, TO loosen and fertilize the
soil. In August this whole crop was
plowed in and then narrowed. Next
spring potatoes were planted. The
yield from the two acres was 96i
bushels, which sold for 90 cents a
bushel. The expenses for that FIRST
yield were S15615; his returns. S4S2,
leaving a balance of $325.S5 on the
two years the first OF which was de-
voted to getting the ground ready.
The following year the same plot
yielded 9S5 bushels and the profit was
much larger, because of smaller ex-
pense.
These cases are put rev OF many
Bolton Hall in his splendid books on
"A Little Land and a Living" and
Three Acres and Liberty" has cot
lected hundreds of actual experiences
like the above. The u. S. depart
ment OF agriculture has record OF
thousands and so have the various
state departments OF agriculture.
Moreover, it is fact that the thickiy
populated countries of Europe have
for many, many years demonstrated
what little land will do. The Isle
OF Jersey In the English channel, for
instance, with its 200 acres OF
land, some OF It not tillable at all.
supports 10000 population by agricul-
ture alone and has become rich i'm do
ing IL. It's farms range from 3 to 30
acres. Dairying is the chief industry,
but the herds of COWS are all small
rarely more than twelve COWS. There
intensive cultivation is at its height.
If the same methods were employed
in the United States its area would
sustain some billions of population.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
Really Intoxicated,

He had pleaded the detained at the office"
and the balancing the books" excuses so often
that they had become transparent, so when he
arrived home late on a recent evening ne deter
mined to lean on the truth.
Theodore, you've been drinkingl" said his
indignant wife.
Selma, m dear, cannot tell lie-I-'
stammered the delinquent
Then you're even more intoxicated than
thought. Go to bed"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
FOR BoTH.

We sighed that love forever
Must be a tender pain,
With clasped hands saying; Never
Such hope as ours is vain.
We spoke in whispers only,
Lest all the world should hear.
How many hearts were lonely,
We thought, with love so near.
You sighed perhaps with pleasure;
I smiled, nor knew the PAIN
That after years must treasure,
If they would dream of gain.
We Knocked at times derision,
We smiled at idle fate.
The future, in our vision,
Drove on with JOY elate.
We turned the gold of fancy
To happiness, nor cared
For other necromancy
Than what our hope prepared.
We trod the paths of sorrow
We walked the ways of bliss;
For pain to-day, tomorrow
Had promise more than this.
We laughed with chidhood's laughter,
And stirred with vague unrest
The dreams that well might after
Give life its worst and best.
You took the pain; the pleasure,
If such il be, is mine;
To know that fullest measure
OF mad regret is thine.
Lewis Worthington Smith,
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06

" VERY year thousands of leave the country to find
L. opportunity and fortune in the great cities Of the country
of them get what they aftemost of them find only
that hard grinding existence that the city leads In
this present the story of of the lattea young man
moved himself and his little family to New York IN the hope
that there might really v he thought and be part of bigger
things than the average small city affords His fight for
an existence became tragedy very quickke the
fight of many of who New York the
expectation of finding larger opportunity there
story this tragedy told not long by the man him
self to Clarence Waam who created sensation last winter by
his exposures methods in New York Mr. Wassam
made his investigation the auspices of the Sage Foundation
and while engaged he discovered the who in this
issue tells the tragedy of his life
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06

George something in his department
of humor this week"he Recoecons of Pa You Will surely
like it. because it appeals to the heart
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06

~ ARDON the language of absent but have for
our next issue Literary Magazine corkng good story
We might go further and describe it as bully also for it is
good that it will all adectNes in the list
This story Mionth Chance and it by William G.
eyner short stories whose is guarantee of
celence frequent contributor Harpes Magazine and
similar publications. his "Seraphna stories widely known
"The Mlonth story of the Vanderbilt Cup
automobile story full of thrills porroyng tragic incident
Of the great and every Of good story
DO you believe presidential election could stir up such
~ that would bring civil ware That the
siby suggested by nstalment of "The Naton Pawn"
appears Roy Norton does ovelraw the sit
nation in suggesting possibwhen you read you feel that he
entirely logical and that if would be al
together natural
You'll like "rgor" Reilly than after reading this
weeks nstalment "The Pawn" Although everybody
else deserts young Captain in his great trouble Tiger
Reilly remains the young mans sweetheart deserts
him Reilly himself has been the under dog and
he declares Captain Barnes through the trouble
Il Lady you will find unique little story Of New York
sort detective story with little Hebrew lad
the hero Everybody made home garden who
ever anybody did viii get lot of fun of Edwin
Sabns story "The Garden Succeeded The humor of the
story is also well the humor of the illustrations which
come from the pen widely cartoonist j. n Oar
ling better Ding"
The Washington herald., 1909-06-06

wy nth the great outdoors invit-
NM viting men and women TO
w come and live i'm it and TO
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-07
Sunday Schools to Meet

Inc annual convention of the Weld
County Sabbath School association
will convene in Greeley Thursday OF
this week The sessions will be held
at. the United Presbyterian church.
Thursday evening there will be a
stereopticon lecture. Another feat
nre OF the convention will be lee
lure given Friday evening by DR..
GraVltt OF Denver on the subject
Jesus, the Student of Child Nature"
me afternoon session Thursday will
De devoted to papers discussing var
lous subjects of interest to the work.
sood attendance of outsiders from
the county are expected to attend
the convention.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-07
TWO BOYS MEET GRIEF
COMING THROUGH WITH
BADLY FRACTURED ARMS

= Fred Vinegar and Melvin ::
= Myers have each been the We :.
= tins OF accidents which have :.
= resulted in broken arms this :.
= week. Fred is the 13-year-old ::
= son of Mr. and Mrs. George ::
:: Vinegar, and Wednesday he ::
:: was having a jolly time on the :.
= Seaman merry-go-round, which :.
= is not full grown merry-go- :.
= round, but small sized affair. :,
= which the passenger operates :.
:. with his hands and feet. When I.
= going at lively gait the pro- +.
= peiler struck Fred on the left :.
= arm, fracturing the bone near +.
:. the wrist. i.
= Melvin, the 4-year-old son of =.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Max Myers, had .
= even more unhappy expert .
= ence. He was playing on the 3.
= yeranda and took a tumble to .
= the ground, falling on his arm, .
=. which resulted in breaking the .
:. member.
= = = = = :. :. !. !. !. :. :. :. :. !. =
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-07
Campaign About To Open

The eighth campaign Of the Gree
ley sugar factory is soon to start.
when approximately $4,000 tons OF
beets will be taken into the mill,
sliced and ground, and made into re
fined and granulated sugar.
The magnitude OF the industry in
Colorado can be readily grasped when
we discover that in this state alone
there were approximately I55, 200
acres OF land planted to beets this
year In the Greeley district it is
estimated that crops will be harvest
ed from about 1900 acres. A con-
siderable bigger. acreage was planted
last spring but floods and hail which
were unusually severe damaged por-
tions of the beet crop to such an eX-
tent that some of the ground was re-
planted. However, the average yieli
will be fair and some of the farmers
are expecting their beet crops TO
yield twenty or more tons to the acre
In northern Colorado alone, that is
correctly speaking, in a few north
eastern counties which comprise less
than a fourth of the total area of
the state, the bulk of the beet crop
planted to beets this year in this
section. This is considerably over
halt OF the total state acreage.
In all branches OF the factory and
in work directly connected with the
industry at this point there will be
about 800 men employed, probably
twenty-five of whom will be occupied
in the cattle and sheep feeding bust
ness which viii be conducted by the
company here this winter. About
5000 head OF sheep will be fed and a
large number of cattle, the company
leserying so per cent of the pulp fo.
this purpose.
Colorado is the biggest beet grow
ing state in the union and ranks next
to California in percentage OF sugar
IN the beet, that state holding first
place.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-07
Two Big Deals at Ault

Ault, October IA 1,2SO acre
tract OF raw land in the neighbor-
hood of the Model farm has been
purchased by Burgerman of Denver,
the consideration being S25, ,600. The
sale was made by T. l.. Greer. a real
estate agent at Ault Burgerman IS
wealthy ranch owner and cattle
man whose interests are chiefly in
New Mexico He intends to improve
the raw land which he has acquired
and expects that the place will be
under irrigation in a couple OF years
more.
Mike Sand of the Collins distric,
recently sold his property there anc
has now purchased a 100 of the old
Wyatt ranch from + T. Wilson. The
consideration was 10000 There
is five-room house on the place
which was farmed by Grant Deal
this year
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-07
ANOTHER PIONEER
BUILDING GOING
LONGTIME HOME OF TRIBUNE
Modern Building 10 Replnoc II for
Clayton Lumber c..

The first home of the Greeley
Tribune is being leveled 20 the
ground to make way for a modern
building, which will be IL striking
contrast with the old landmarh erect
ed forty years ago.
For thirty years the Tribune was
published in the old two-story brick
on Seventh street next to tls old fire
station, Seven years ago the plant
was moved to the present commod-
ious quarters.
The old building is benz torn
down by the Clayton hyestmeut
company which needs more room for
offices, lumber yard, etc. The first
story will be left vacant for a drive
way which will. in the future. be the
main entrance to the lumber yard.
In the downtown distriu there
are but few landmarks remaining
which We're erected in tn fall OF
1870 by the first colonists.