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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-15
CITY SOLON PROFITS,
COUNCILMAN CLAIMS
A. D. Brockett Declares
Alexandrian Is Accepting
Contracts.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. OCT. Is


A. d. Brockett. the new member q
the common council from the Third
ward. is determined that the city
fathers shall observe the laws OF the
State ard town. and that none OF the
members Of the city council shall vio-
late the law by accepting contracts With
the city while acting in that capacity.
Mr.. Brockett charges a councilman
with being a member Of mercantile
firm that sells goods 10 the city, and in
a letter to Mayor Pan, Auditor F. +.
Price, and City Treasurer T. ", Rob
inson, received by them this morning,
Mt. Brockett cites the law covering the
case and asks that a stop be put TO the
practice.
In conclusion. the letter says:
1T would seem 10 me that no bill
rendered by councilman, alderman, or
other city officer could be legally paid
out Of the city funds. or any part there
Of. and, therefore. I now formally pro-
test against the payment Of any bills
for which services have been rendered
OF merchandise furnished by a council
man, alderman, or other city officer
The funeral Of Mrs. Mary D. Swain
was held from her home, Do Wolfe
street. this afternoon, and was largely
attended. The Rev. James Taylor. of
Washington, OfhCiatcd, and the burial
was in the Presbyterian Cemetery.
The Rev. F. Menefee, OF washington
College, Washington, will conduct serv-
Ices and preach at all the services at
the First Baptist Church tomorrow
A rally social was held at the VII
lage Chapel, in GibbOn street, near Pat
rick street, last evening. The proceeds
viii 20 to the Village Chapel Sunday
school
A meeting OF Potomac Lodge Of Odd
Fellows was held last evening. when
arrangements were made for the visit
of Metropolis Lodge. No Is. Of Wash
ington, 10 this lodge, Friday night.
The Young Mems sodality Lyceum
will give a progressive euChre party
at their hall, in Duke street. next Mon
day evening. A number Of prizes have
/ been donated for the occasion.
Mt Vernon Council. No. 1. Daugh-
ters Of America, held a meeting at their
nall, 1T the corner Of Prince and ROYAL
streets. last evening. Four members
were initiated.
The committee on streets OF tre city
/ council organized last evening u1sh the
/ election Of Edward S. Leadbeater as
| chairman. The committee also directed
that King street and the square around
/ the city shall should be swept every
| SATURDAY. night after the merchants had
| closed their places Of business
| meeting OF the Relief Hook and
| Ladder Company was held last evening
! when the following committee was ap-
pointed TO protest against the sale OF a
| lot on the north side of the truck house,
oy the city, John H. Trimyer, W. c.
| Wildt. T. A. Fisher. A. VI. Ohlert, L. S.
Smith. and e. Il. DeMou.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-15
MRS. MOHLER BUYS
r STREET HOUSE

Mrs Margaret L. AIohler has pur-
chased the twO-stOry dwelling, III r
street northwest. from John NJ. Hen
derson. The sale was made for $3.50
by Williges Gibbs & Daniel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-15
One In Charge.

This method Of centerlng the title in
one Of the heirs was suggested by At
torney a. A. Birney, representing the
Government, TO avoid a multiplicity OF
small warrants being drawn on the
Treasury for the various interests.
The money market this week showed
a slight decline from the figures Of the
previous six DAYS, although a total of
-.1.H3.IS was borrowed on the security
of DO lots The interest rate returned
I'D 81. per cent, q slight rise over the
average rate at which money was
loaned in the week before
New loans continue to lead the mar
kct. with a total Of SOS. 1888. Deferred
purchase money notes aggregated $l4l,-
226I5. and the output Of the building
associations was So, so
The greatest demand for money
came from owners of property outside
the limits Of the city proper. In these
sections were loaned 21G.9429S, while
Sl2g.1.g was borrowed on the security OF
land in the northwest. In the north
eastern section Of the city the loans
amounted 70 $3.50, and in the south
cast 10 Sl3.321.50. The total amount Dor
roWed in the southwest was $500
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-15

4 meeting OF the Relief Hook. and
Ladder Company was held last evening
when the following committee was an
pointed TO protest against the sale OF a
lot on the north side of the truck house,
0y the city, John H. Trimyer, W. c.
Mildt. T. A. Fisher. A. H. Ohlert, L. S.
Smith. and e. y. DeMou.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-15
RANDLE HIGHLANDS
LEADS IN SALES
Twenty Building Lots Are
Disposed of in Single
Day.

Although 153 transactions were closed
during the past week by Washington
real estate brokers, the volume of
business fell of somewhat from the
record % the previous week Only 20
lots were sold this week. as compared
to 321 in the first week Of October.
The feature Of a review OF the week s
record IS the number Of transactions
reported In one day in Randle High
lands Twenty lots were recorded sold
fin one day, on which the total number
OF transfers I'm all other sections Of the
District combined did not amount TO
twenty.
Other suburban tracts did good bust
ness, the total Of sales IN this section
amounting to II6 The neaT-urban dis
trict was also active. the record show
ing a total Of sixty-seven lots con-
veyed during the week
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-15
Forty In Northwest

IN the city proper the northwest led
with forty sales. followed by the north
east with twenty lots transferred In
the southeast ten lots changed owners,
and IN the southwest six lots were sold.
Among the deeds recorded yesterday
was one conveying u strip OF ground
six inches wide within the area Of the
five squares recently condemned south
Of Pennsylvania avenue. between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets, for Gov
crnment. use. The strip OF land figured
as d separate parcel in the condemna-
ton proceedings, and was assessed as
worth so. The heirs Of Andrew J.
joyce. the original owner, were spread
throughout the United States, and the
deed, which Centered ali their interests
I'm Robert T. joyce as trustee, after
travelling from Maine 10 California,
reached here yesterday
Mr.. joyce IS authorized to convey the
strip 10 the United States on receipt OF
-h,. amount allowed by the commission,
and will pro-rate the money among the
various heirs according 10 their sep
arate interests.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-15

The committee on streets OF t-e city
council organized last evening Wl;h the
election Of Edward 5. Leadbeater as
chairman. The committee also directed
that King street and the square around
the city shall should be swept every
SATURDAY. night after the merchants had
closed their places Of business
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-15

Mt Vernon Council. No. 1. Daugh-
ters Of America, held a meeting at their
nall, 1T the corner Of Prince and Royal
streets. last evening. Four members
were initiated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-15

A meeting OF Potomac Lodge Of Odd
Fellows was held last evening. when
arrangements were made for the visit
of Metropolis Lodge. No. Is. Of Wash
ingtOn, 10 this lodge, Friday night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-15

The Young Mems Sodality Lyceum
will give a progressive euchre party
at their hall. IN Duke street. next Mon
day evening. A number of prizes have
been donated for the occasion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-15

A rally social was held at the VII
lage Chapel, in GibbOn street, near Pat
viii 20 TO the Village Chapel Sunday
school.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-15

The Rev. F. Menefee, Of washington
College, Washington, will conduct serv
Ices and preach at all the services al
the First Baptist Church tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

CONTINUED from Page Two)
properly come before the council. The
clerk is directed to notify the Tri-City
Railway company to be represented az
said special meeting, if it SO desires.
On motion of Alderman McNeaiy
properly seconded, the ordnance com
mittee is requested to bring in an or
dfnance providing for an annual license
fee of SO for master plumbers and 81
for journeymen plumbers. as proposed
at this meeting by Alderman Bloch
lfnger and the city plumbing inspector,
said draft of ordinance to be submitted
next Friday night.
Alderman McNealy for committee 10
which was referred the matter Of final
tests by plumbing inspector. reported
that said committee had investigated
same, and found that the reason for
final tests where same had not been
made is because said inspector has no
power to compel master plumbers 70
make said tests, and recommending
that the ordinance committee present
to the council for consideration an
amendment to the waterworks ordi-
nance to read as follows: THAT
plumbing inspector be empowered to
order superintendent of waterworks TO
shut Off water from any building
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25
Cannon the Party Wrecker.

"The best thing left for Speaker
Cannon TO do" remarks the New York
Evening Post, lis to quit the stage
with as much as he can muster of the
dignity of a character in Greek trag-
edy."
This rouses the historic thinker of
the St Louis Republic into the ex-
clamation that when we attempt eth
er to picture Speaker Cannon in peplus
and sandals, or Jason or Oedipus, in
a Prince Albert with a cigar at an angle
of 80 degrees, we fail in the effort"
Which in turn causes the Springfield
State Register to suggest: TT is pretty
generally agreed that (to use the po-
etc expression Of the dawning new
year. it is time for Uncle Joseph to
beat it
''In making suggestions of this char
acter," the Register goes on to say,
Eve democrats are nothing if not gen.
erous with our friends the republicans
who are responsible for Cannonism.
CI AilAI q hO1 u AAO"OFOAs by NoJ
of explanation. All this criticism of
Cannonism is not criticism of Uncle
joe Cannon himself With Champ
Clark, we personally wish him long
life and happiness, but, politically, the
sooner he and the house gavel are
separated the sooner will the widen
ing gap between congress and the peo-
ME be lessened
"Cannonism has done more to dis
rupt the republican party and to split
it into warning factions than any other
one thing. So we insist democrats are
generous with republicans in assisting
in Cannon's removal as speaker. II
Cannonism continues long there1l be
no republican party left. So, obvious
ly. if democrats were selfish or inclin-
ed to fiddle while Rome burned, we
would want Cannonism retained
1.-The country at large and the inter
ests Of the people are to be considered
and for the benefit of all concerned
the sooner Cannonism is suppressed
the better for ALL"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25
A Tariff Result.

A thousand evils necessarily spring
from the protection fraud, but not one
is more insidious or more dangerous
to the moral tone of trade than the
evil of substitution Old established
firms which for years had taken pride
in seeing that everything which went
out with their brand was of the high
est grade suddenly find themselves
confronted with an increase in their
raw material cost which makes it i'm
possible to produce at the former
price.
Some competitor will manufacture
an article which looks as well as his
for less money which can be sold at
the old price, and only the most stub
bornly virtuous resist the temptation
to meet the market" which is a new
way of saying deceive the consumer"
This form of deceit has permeated
business life to an extreme and is re-
sponsibIe for much political decom-
position.
And the tariff gives it the chief
impetus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25
Avoid Taking
Cold

If people would only use or
binary precautions, the toll of
disease and DEATH directly
traceable to neglected colds
would not be nearly so heavy.
Learn to breathe properly
don't expose the person need
lessly TO sudden changes of
temperature, dampness and
s draughts. Get busy with the
first sneeze and check cold be-
fore it reaches the lungs. A
simple remedy, and one that is
highly recommended, is made
by mixing two ounces of glycer-
inc, a half ounce of Virgin Oil
OF Pine compound pure and
eight ounces of pure whiskey.
You can buy these in any good
drug store and easily mix them
in a large bottle. II is claimed
by the Leach Chemical Co.. OF
Cincinnati. who prepare the
genuine Virgin Oil of Pine COM
pound pure, that teaspoonful
of this mixture four times a
day. will break up a cold in
"a hours, and cure any cough
that is durable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25

most effective and economical way Of
doing it Mr.. Hamilton said:
There are. naturally, many ways,
and 1 confess I belong to the group
that believes that all advertising is
good. but that some advertising is
better than others.
Genuine publicity spirit always
brings a double blessing; one to the
city in whose service it finds expires
sion, and another to the willing worker
who is one of the dynamos in gener-
ating that spirit. To the newspaper
this public spirit, of which it is the
very life, brings growth with the city's
growth, and it brings also increased
business from general advertisers, who
see in an advertising city a progress
sive community that will buy adver-
tised articles"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25
The Argus Daily Short Story
The Mystery Open Wind ow-By Karl K. Shmonsky.
Copyrighted. by Press

The acquaintance began in this wise
Lieutenant Philip Vandermuth was
walking toward the war department in
Washington when Miss Beverly Com
stocks horse started to run away
The groom was thrown out, and the
reins dropped to the pavement Van
dermuth was just in time to stop the
horse. Miss Comstock distrusting her
groom's driving abilities, Vandermuth
drove her home. He was introduced
TO her father and spent the evening at
her home.
When vandermuth arrived at his ho-
tel he found that all that he could
think Of was Beverly Comstock.
The next morning he received a note
from Captain Comstock requesting him
to go to Comstock's private office IN
the Westing building, and he respond
ed forthwith.
Il am glad you came" said Captain
Comstock. 81 want to talk to you
about some plans have In hand"
The captain went to a large safe
which stood open before a wide win
dow.
Young man." he said to Philip, "if
you knew now NdludDle I0dI Toll OF
plans is you would not wonder at our
watchfulness. They are the same
ones told you about last night. The
man you saw at the door is a secret
service agent detailed for duty here"
While he was talking he had taken
a paper from the safe, and, leaving
the door open, he took it to the table
where Philip was sitting. Philip and
the captain discussed the plan for half
an hour or so, when Captain Comstock
went to the safe to get other draw
ings.
Philip was startled by a loud CRY
and saw Tue Cdi.4.A L.. with thuC
TO the floor.
Vandermuth rushed at him, saw that
be had tainted, then opened the door
and called for help.
He looked into the safe and gasped
The plans were gone.
The secret service man stationed out
side rushed in and exclaimed: whats
the matter? What's this disturbance
about2'
THE plans are stolen!" cried Philip.
Several other men came running in
to see what had happened. One O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25

Mrs. E. H. Hartman, widow of the
Colossus of Roads, has given 10000
acres Of land and S1,O0O,000 to New
York state to create the nucleus of a
great park to encompass the Ramapo
mountains and join with Palisade
park. extending 40 miles along the
west side of the Hudson river. J. Pier
pont Morgan, John d. Rockefeller and
IA others have contributed $1,625, 900
for the purchase of additional land
and Governor Hughes has urged the
state to appropriate 81, 100000 to COM
plete purchases necessary to extend
the Palisade park area as far north as
Newburg, and thus forever preserve
the scenery Of the Hudson. An equal
amount of money expended for land
abutting the Mississippi on either side
would secure a vast tract. but until
commerce threatens the virgin beauty
of the abutting hills there probably
will be no movement looking to their
preservation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25

That there are two bodies each
styling itself salvation army. In the
United States. will be news to many
people. The public has supposed that
the American Salvation Army was
the Salvation Army" in America,
whereas, they are two wholly differ
ent organizations. The Salvation
Army is that founded in England by
General Booth, and it bears a gen
orally excellent reputation throughout
the world. The American Salvation
Army palpabIy counterfeited the name
of the English body, and its admins
tration has been attended by many
scandals. The appellate division IF
the supreme court of New York the
other day decided that the name, titles,
uniform and general features of the
American Salvation Army constitute
an imitation Of the Salvation Army,
and has ordered new trial of the
latter's suit for permanent injunc-
ton against the other concern on the
ground that it is an imitation and de-
liberately designed to deceive. The
members of the Booth army wear a
red band on their hats, and the mem
bers Of the other army blue band.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25

Real oratory is rare these days, but
a sample of genuine verbal aviation
was presented in the national house
when Representative Robert L. Henry
of Texas had occasion to speak on his
proposed constitutional amendment to
change the date of the presidents in
auguration. He said: LAS the world
mingles with us while we install our
chief executive, let it be under con-
genial auspices. Let it be when
earth's icy mantle has been wooed by
golden sunshine into a carpet Of verd-
ure rivaling the kaleidoscope grandeur
Of old oceans emerald, when myriad
millions Of scurrying snowfiakes round
yonder dome have been transformed
Into seas Of April blossoms every
where meath natures elements IN
peaceful accord. Here in this capital
robed in the splendor of springtide
and with a beauty unrivaled in all the
world, when God has summoned his
'avorite season to smile and speak
welcome we will induct into his ex-
allied station the Ioftiest official in the
greatest republic within the tide of
time" And all the soaring was for
taught at that.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25
HuTI7Or and
Philosophy
THE NEW DISPENsATIoN.
DY DUNCAN m. .Sn4TTTS

IA. love is such a tender piantI
~ You handle II with care:
You cannot treat II with a club
And still its blessings share
Once patient women had 20 stand
For all such kind OF sport.
But now they grab a man like that
And haze him into court
Serenely IS the final act
OF some old fashioned play,
Without a ripple or a jar.
II glides along the way
Until for hats and lovely gowns
The man declines TO cough
And then in few well chosen words
He learns where he gets off.
Before had fawned the suffragetto
Upon his startled gaze
Man didn't know he had a snap
In those old fashioned days.
He crooked his finger: that was all
He had to do for years.
And If she ventured to get say
Perhaps he boxed her ears.
But now a different morn has dawned.
The woman's day is here.
And she must have her little say,
And. oh. she makes II cleari
Once. as perhaps you are aware.
She couldn't speak in church.
But now she let's her master know
Who's ruler of the perch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25
Jan. rs in American
History

1S13-James Marion Simms, distin-
guished writer and inventor, born;
died 1888.
1SS2-Charles J. Guiteau pronounced
guilty of the murder OF President
Garfield.
General Joseph Wheel
er, Q. S. A, retired. former lieu
tenant general of the Confederate
States of America and prominent
in public life since the civil con-
fict, died; born 1887.
19o7-IsabeIla Beecher Hooker, last OF
the children of Rev. Lyman Beech
er, died; born 1922.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25

A Pittsburger who defaulted with
$4,000 of the money of the First Pres
byterian church is reported as saying
in Chicago that the Pittsburg church
will not try to extradite him 81 would
give some of them few bad hours, -
he says, 80 I guess they viii. leave
me alone" Almost simultaneous with
the defaulter's statement the officers
of the church are reported to have
said: 1T costs money to hire detec-
tives, and what's the use of sending
good money after bad? We're not
going to bother him" The inference
is clear. The wonder is that the de-
faulter did not in the circumstances
take the church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25

A report Of the Pennsylvania mining
bureau gave the labor cost of a ton of
coal at the mouth Of the mine at
fraction less than half a dollar. The
duty on coal is 81 cents a ton. Can
any sensible person believe that it IS
kept at that rate to protect American
labor? The duty is one-third more
than the whole labor cost, and the
foreign miner must get something.
How long will the people be deluded?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25
Naturally the Kind.

Little Johnny couldn't get through
his head some great fact that it was
necessary for him to know in order to
round out his education finely and COM
pletely and make him a credit to the
public school system. His teacher was
trying her best to explain, and finally
he said that he understood.
"Well. Johnny, 1t was like pulling
teeth, wasn't it," said the teacher with
a sigh of relief.
wisdom teeth" commented Willie
Brown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25

The busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever was made is Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
They do the work whenever you re-
quire their aid. These tablets change
weakness into strength, listlessness
into energy. gloominess into joyous
ness. Their action is so gentle one
don't realize they have taken a pur-
gative. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25
Force of Habit.

''You have read the autobiography of
the great pugilistT
Eyes; had that great pleasure"
"And how was itY'
"Oh, brilliant. as you might imagine.
There was hardly page in the entire
book in which the English language
did not receive a knockout blow"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25
Brown.
Too Deep For Her.

A small boy who was picking his
way through the family newspaper
came on a puzzler and put the same
up to his mother.
ma, what is the difference between
the fiscal year and one OF these com
mon, ordinary years"
81 used to know, but really I have
forgotten. You can't expect me to
keep up on these prizefghting affairs.
Your pa can tell you what a fiscal year
IS when be gets home"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25
Couldn't Please Her.

'Have you perfectly fresh vegeta-
blesP
Eyes, ma'am. These here vegetables
came just FIVE minutes ago and you
never saw anything fresher."
"TheseP
Eyes, ma'am, these same"
"Well, you see, ! run a boarding
house. and 1 always like mine a little
seasoned by time, so / think don't
care for these"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25
The Most ERectiye Way.

In an address to the Grant club at
Des Moines, Iowa, recently, Herbert
5. Houston of New York emphasized
the fact that it pays to advertise,
whether the one seeking publicity be
,ity or private business. AS to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25

1t is admitted now by even the most
hide-bound members that the once g.
o. p. is going to split on the rock of
Cannontsm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-25
Poor Showing.

Foof OnoWin9s
''How is your boy getting on with
his studies?"
"Oh, not at all"
''Too bad"
Eyes, it is. Poor boy, be expected to
make center rush. and they kept him
on the second team"