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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-12
Plan for Washington.

While estates are not entailed in this
country as on the continent of Europe and
the same family will be inclined to keep
up the work of improving the beauty of
their respective places year in and out,
still. he said, the plan for the people of
Washington is to work upon the COM
munity basis which will serve so greatly
to arouse the whole city within short
time and in. hundreds of spots where
no especial attention has been paid to the
lawns and PARKING. blooming flowers will
greet the visitor, serving in no uncertain
way to make deep impression and to
greatly soften the lives eof the people in
their acquired taste for the beautiful in
nature
He believed, he said. that the waste
places can be reclaimed and that if the
people of the different sections would CO.
operate heartily with the Peoples Gar
den Association in its endeavors the work
for a greater and more beautiful WASH
ington would go rapidly forward.
A specially trained gardener has been
SECURED by the association and Mr.. Fair
child was particular to say that as soon
as the association gets in good working
order the gardener will be doing all in
his power TO see that the landscape of
Washington becomes greatly improved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-12
B00KSF0R CHILDREN
Public Library's Statement of
Work It Is Doing.
GREAT HELP TO PUPILS
Only 0ne-Fifth of School Population
Registered Readers.
HAMMERED DURING SUMNER
Care to Prevent Contagion-Volumes
Circulated From Juvenile Room
for Year Numbered 1891.
GREAT HELP TO PUPILS
HAMMERED DURING SUMMER

In the hope of bringing to the at
tention of the citizens of Washington
one phase Of the civic work which Is be-
ing done for the children by the Public
Library the directors Of that institution
have issued a handbook explaining the
distribution Of books and the scope Of
plans to encourage a love Of literature
among the youth of the city.
1t is the belief Of the directors that
some understanding Of the purposes Of
the library's work and methods may be
Of help to parents. The foreword Of the
pamphlet states: 1.-THE. value of good
books is too well recognized to need COM
menting upon. From them are derived
the delights of reading. the useful habit
of experimenting school work with in
formation found in various references
and the filling Of idle hours with pleasant
occupations by following directions in
such books as How to Dress a DOLL or
How Two Boys Made Their Own Elec-
trical Apparatus. But the library's in
f1uence is not limited to its books. The
pleasant, homelike room, the quiet, refined
surroundings contribute something to the
child as we'll. Moreover. the habits Of
self.reliance and Responsibility and the
need of courtesy and thoughtfulness that
come with the use of public institution
are Of distinct value to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-12
Mems New Fall Hats.

@ Ii the blocks of Mems Debies and Soft Hats here
M ready for Inspection We wish call. special
Nv ton everpopuar Coonia1 Soft Kaleidoscope
with the pencil curl brim--a nobby
stylish dresser Pearl gray and brown trimmed
contrasting effects
Price, $500 each.
Derbies make and quality, $500 each.
St Regisou special vaue ain Derbes and Soft shapes
favoraby with the ST. grade Soft Hats
scope and the alpine shape with the break front brim all the
popular shades and coong all
Derby has the owcrown widebm effect making stylish
dessy hat popular with the young middle
the conservative shapes for those who them
only.
5000 each.
Kimon Co.'S New Wool Apines and Telescopes OK
ford mixtures and pearl gray Suitable outing
casons, ST.. so EACH
Fall effects in Mems Golf Caps soc and ST. EACH
Opera and Silk Hats, fall and winter blocks each
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-12
King Tailored Waists
For Fall Wear.

- HE Shirt Wast has become garment
and we call especial attention showing of the famous
~ King Tailored Waists for athe
and most popular of all tailored shirt waists Their smart
styles and perfect INT are their passports favor among fashion,
able women They the highest functions of defined
and figure drap that found only made
to me-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-12
Circulation Figures.

Circulation figures for the year 19O9-l0
show q distribution Of 6,a86 volumes in
30 class rooms, with a home use of
2S,l70 books and a reference use of
35S6.
During the last two summers books
have been circulated on two of the mu-
nicipal Fairgrounds. The circulation Of
these books Is entirely cared for by vol
untesr workers and the administration is
Is informal as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-12
Gradual Improvement.

1t was pointed out that this work cam
not be done all at once. but must take
constant endeavOr on the part Of all;
that if Washingtonians are DESTROYS of
keeping at all times in the flower seasons
their homes in the centers of pretty gar
dens they will have to join in the effort,
for only in that way can the purposes
of the garden association be carried out
in the fullest sense. 4
Mr.. Fairchild praised the work of the
Brightwood Association as well as
of other citizens organizations of the
city, which are giving prizes for the best
kept lawns in their respective sections.
The association. of which he is
at the head. he declared, wants these
citizens to help accomplish the objects it
has set out to accomplish. and with that
end in view it Is expected ths1 after
time some representative of the assOcia-
ton will visit the various. association
especially those of the suburbs and with
an illustrated lecture, serve to show. to
them with what small effort they. may
add TO the, value Of property in their
respective sections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-12

1t pays to read the want columns Of
Ire Star. Hundreds of situations are
olled through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-12
W]000war0 6 I0tbr0{p,
New ork=-W
"a New Department of Typography

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'front.' Art m burning
and seeths nstuc n -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-12
New Stea mer Rugs.
New Sweaters.

STl1S1 give great of to our Sweater Denan
NIV ment selecting only the best Atwood sorts great
WV colorings shown this season. Including
the Scotch-heatfer shades, which make the assortment
extremely good looking and attractive.
$3.50 and up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-12
Exceptional Offering i'm
WOmen's STOCKINGS.

III ORTY-ElGHT dozen pairs of Womens Hose have Just
been secured and will be placed tomorrow morning
olH alta very low price There gadeseoon Isle
W. threadin all black plain ribbed dainty lace effects
The entire lot sample line which obtained from
of the best manufacturers are slightly
ed damaged but enough impair their serviceabiy
Special price, l5c pair. T..
Regular prices, 25c 3Sc, SOC and Use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-12
Unfortunate Limitations.

A careful study of present conditions
shows a large opportunity. but also very
unfortunate limitations. About one-fifth
of the school population only are regis
tered readers at the library. The school
collection, which, under the teachers SUI
pervision, has tremendous power for good,
Is still altogether inadequate and COM
pares most unfavorably with the collec-
ton of other cities of similar school
population, as is shown by the following
figures for 1905 1909:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-12
TO Draw children's Attention.

Every effort is made by the officials to
bring to the children's attention the best
books by means of picture bulletins,
by personal supervision. Care is exertsd
to see that the child uses his own power
of selection as Tar as possible, but the
assistants always are ready to answer
choice when needed. The circulation or
books from the children's room during
the year I909-1O was 1921.
The readers include every class and
several races. in spite of the small for
efxn population of Washington. Beyond
the dificulty of securing clean hands and
careful treatment Of books there are no
problems of discipline. The staff of the
children's room numbers seven.
In a city the size of Washington. where
there are as yet no branches to make
books readily accessible to the people
of different sections, 1t Is necessary to
supply the needs as we'll as possible with
travelling libraries. The reports of the
stations illustrate how sorely such places
Of distribution are needed.
The library had a collection for the
year 19O0-191O of about =. 500 volumes for
it's work with schools. These are dis
twenty to thirty volumes. The teacher
uses her knowledge of the interests of
her pupils In selecting books and making
them of the greatest value to the chill
dren These books are changed every
two months and are still limited, owing
to the smallness Of the collection. to the
more distantly situated schools.
Both in the white and in the colored
schools, the directors report, excellent
care is taken of the books, and mutiia-
ton and losses of books so loaned are
usually made good to the library.
Teachers report excellent results from the
reading of books. and q large registration
at the library is directly traced to their
use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-12

The summer work, according to the
pamphlet, which by reason of the leisure
afforded by vacation should be especially
effective, is limited by a most meager
collection Of books and by the lack OF a
supervisor to find volunteers to locate
Libraries and to look after clerical de-
tails Plans previously outlined still are
waiting to- be put in operation, to pro-
vide a place and time for working boys
to organize club work and to form the
first link between the library and the
children who have nothing In their lives
to encourage a love of books.
A list of the agencies for the distribu-
ton of books among children is con-
tanned in the pamphlet and the list or
institutions receiving withdrawn books
is as follows: Juvenile Court, National
Training School for Boys, Reform School
for Girls, Industrial Home School, In
dustrial Home School for Colored Chill
dren. National Association for the Keller
of Destitute Colored Women apd emil
dren, Freedmen's Hospital, Home for
IncurabIes. and the Florence Crittenton
Hope and Help Mission.
The central library of the children s
department is we'll supplied with collec-
ton of about $4,000 volumes. These are
book is read before being approved. The
Selection of the non-fiction is based on
accuracy, attractiveness of presentation
and understanding Of child's compre-
hension After the work of approving
books, ordering and preparing them for
the shelves is completed, the more diff.
cult task of trying to keep them IN good
condition begins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-12


cult task of trying to keep them IN gooo
condition begins.
To Prevent Spread of Disease.
The procedure for the prevention OF
contagion by books is as follows: The
health department reports daily all cases
of contagious disease, and the files of the
library arranged by house and street are
consulted. Any one living in an infected
house is requested not to return books
officers. The health department takes
charge Of all books In homes where there
is disease, fumigates and returns them
to the library. or destroys them. accord
ing to the necessities OF the case. BOOKS
so returned are subjected to second
fumigation at the library. 1t is believed
that with these precautions there Is no
danger Of spread Of contagton.
Every effort is made by the library to
schools and so to model the collection as
to make it of the greatest assistance to
teachers and pupils. Book lists covering
the points taken up in the courses OF
study in history. English and nature are
made, and the material Is collected and
bulletined during the time that 1t is being
studied In the schools.
Books are provided to meet the different
tastes and interests, from the picture
books and fairy tales for the younger
children to the special collections of adult
fiction for the older boys and girls. One
table adjacent to the shelves of technical
books In the children's room at the
library is reserved for older boys and
a bulletin board keeps them posted as to
the larger collections to be found in the
useful arts ROOM
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-31
An EXPENSIVE BRIDGE
Doran Costs $4,000 to Keep
in Wooden Floor Since
Year 1900.
BRICK FLOOR SUGGESTED

approximately $4,000 has been
spent placing wooden floors on the
Doran bridge since 1900, according to
d. c. Gem, street commissioner. The
bridge is now ready for another floor
as the present one is rotted out and
is very dangerous. White oak floors
cost about $4,000. This will mean in
ten years keeping a floor in this
bridge has cost the city nearly SIS 900.
Street Commissioner Gem says the
only way to permanently repair the
bridge is to put in brick floor. How
ever, as the frame work of the bridge
is not strong enough for brick it would
be necessary to brace the bridge, but
Mr.. Gem declares that this would be
economical compared with putting in
wood every two years.
Brick, according to City Engineer
Charles, is out Of the question for he
says the whole structure of the bridge
would have to be changed, costing an
enormous sum of money. He admits
the proposition of taking fire of the
Doran bridge is serious one.
The floor has rotted through in a
number of places and the fire depart
ments have been instructed to drive
slow on account of this. The city will
attempt to make the floor last until
the first Of the year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-31
TO WITNESS DAMAGE
Ed HolIarn Wants Committees
to See Just What Damage
Is Done by Campers.
MANY TREES ARE KILLED

Ed Hollern, city park superintend-
ent. will request a committee from the
city council. the municipal research
committee, and members Of the Com
mercial club, the Y. M. B. c.. South
Side Improvement association and
other organizations to go to Glen Mil
Ter after the Chautauqua and take
of the damage being done each year
by the campers.
Mr.. Hollern says it Is necessary to
work all year on the grounds to get
them in as good condition as before
the Chautauqua was held. Nails are
driven into trees, and Mr.. Hollern de-
clares that many OF the large trees
have been killed on the Chautauqua
grounds.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-31
INDICTED
fAmerican News Service.)

(American News Service.)
Chicago, Aug. 31.-Patrick Kelley.
former detective for states attorneys
office was today reported to have
been indicted for perjury by =
special grand jury. Kelley recent
ly testified before . jury in the Lee
o'Neil Browne bribery trial that he
got Representative Beckemeyer In
toxicated to make him tell before
grand jury investigating the alleged
Lorimer election bribery scandal. The
Indictment returned against Kelley to.
day was based on the testimony OF
Foreman William Lake Of the grand
jury which indicted rowne: assistant
States attorney Arnold and Represen'
tative Beckemeyer himself, All testi,
fled that Kelley perjured himself.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-31
TO IMPROVE STREET

Tenth street from g to North !
street has been ordered picked and
rolled by the board Of works. expense
Of this Improvement to be met with
money realised from the sale Of We
hicle licenses. After this improve
ment has been made the street roller
will b. sent to South A street. to
finish that Improvement. then to Col.
lego avenue and South West Second
street. to grade these thoroughfares.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-31
It Is Alleged that Joseph A.
Choate Has Neglected and
Deceived His Clients in the
Past.
WATTS ALSO DECLARES
CHOATE HAD ASSOCIATE
The Case Is the First Action of
Its Kind Ever to Be Brought
to the Notice Of the Asso-
citation.



Chattanooga. Aug. 81. - Charging
that Joseph A. Choate "has brought
disgrace and dishonor on the Ameri-
can bar" James d. Watts OF New
York today at the meeting OF the
American Bar association. demanded
the disbarment of the former ambas-
sador to England. and former presi.
dent OF the association itself. Watts
alleges neglect. deceit and failure to
protect cM.nts' property rights en-
failing q loss estimated at half to
one million dollars.
Mr.. Watts 10 Q coal broker. living
at West Brighton. Staten Island. New
York.
Watts states In his allegations that
Choate had an associate. Treadwell
Cleveland OF Long Island. in whose
hands Ohoate placed litigation that
had been entrusted to the ex-ambassa.
dor.
Watts, according to the complaint.
had large coal business in 1884. and
contracted with two men named Wes-
ton. who guaranteed him certain
prices for coal. the contract running
till 1901. being worth about 100000.
The contract guaranteed specifical-
y large business with the primrose
colliery OF Pennsylvania, and 1t called
on the Wostons and Mr.. Watts or their
successors 10 make advances OF cap
ital to the Primrose colliery . ''cer.
tain agreement" held by the three in
the deal to become the property Of
watts.
The firm Of Weston Bros. & Watts.
II 10 set forth. did business until 1885
when tho firm was dissolved. Watts
becoming sole owner. under the guar
antee OF Weston Bros. that the con-
tract would be fulfilled until 1901, It
II alleged.
Watts was named to liquidate the
firms affairs. In 1883 his former part
ners began An action against him. ask.
Ing IN accounting. Judge Donohue, Of
the Supreme court Of New York, de-
cided In favor OF Watts at 1855 p. m.
This decision. It IL alleged. was never
transmitted to Watts by Mr.. Choate
or his representatives He alleges that
the firm OF Evarts, Choate and Bea-
man informed him that the case had
been dismissed by Judge Donohue and
charges further that the lawyers failed
to file the opinion and thus secure him
against further action. This failure.
Il 10 charged. resulted In years Of It'll
cation In which Choate's firm neglect.
Cd his interests and allowed the case
20 60 BY default. costing him the for.
tune mentioned In the complaint.
The papers In the case were taken
BY tho firm but never given to him
or returned to the court. Watts says
Then Watts had lawyers begin suit
In the federal courts against the Yves
tons for 100000 damages. LOSING
again, II II charged. through the ne
glect Of his attorneys.
He alleges also that by accident hi
heard an attorney for the Westons of
fered Choate $4,000 for Treadwel
Cleveland. Mr.. Choate's trial attorney
The complaint placed before the bal
association under the latter's cannon
Of etics. Il II the first action OF It,
kind ever brought before the associa
ton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-31
LEAKAGE

City Controller e. G. McMahan has
not yet had time on account of the
rush from the vehicle licenses. to de-
wise q method of bookkeeping which
will remedy the leakage from fail
ure to recall bonds, on waivers imme-
diately on the payment of the waivers.
Attention of the city to this leakage
was called by the municipal research
committee, and the board of works
ordered Mr.. McMahan to remedy it.
Mr.. McMahan believes by a careful
system Of bookkeeping there will be
no trouble from the matter in the f,-
ture.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-31
STAIRS LEASE PARK

The Starr Piano baseball club has
leased the Athletic park and hereaf-
ter all games will be played on this
diamonds instead Of the Sheridan
street grounds. The Giants have been
playing at Athletic park but the team
failed to live up to its agreements. the
management of the park assert, and
SO the change was made.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-31
DIVES FROM THIRD STORY.

Salt Lake City, Aug. 31-David S.
Murray, former general manager of
the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company. committed suicide this morn
ing by diving from the top of a three
story building. Troubles of finan-
cial and domestic nature were respon-
sible.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-31
NOTHING LIKE ECONOMY.

The pay roll in Glen Miller park
reduced from $205.1O, two weeks ago,
to $131.10. this week. when Mr. Ho;-
lern paid OF his men, The number of
laborers employed was greatly re-
duced. Mr.. Hollern Is determined to
make Glen Miller an economical
park.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-31
MUST Use GOOD BRICK

The Street Car company was order
ed to cease using old brick on South
Eighth street this morning by the po-
lice department. 1t is said the COM
pany was putting in old brick in do
ing their part Of paving the street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-31
FALLS FROM 18TH STORY.

New York, Aug. 31-A man sup
posed to be e. H. Holbrook. an insur-
ance broker, leaped to his death from
the twenty-sixth story window of Park
Row building this morning. His body
crashed through the skylight of an ad-
joining six story building into the ele-
vator shaft. 1t was mangled fright
fully.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-31
PITTSBURG LIVESTOCK.

Pittsburg, Aug. 81
Cattle - Receipts light, choice
SITS: primes $40: butchers $40.
Sheep-Receipts light: prime $475.
HogS-Receipts 10 loads; prime heavy
$3.50: workers. 1890; pigs $3.50.
Veals $1O.25.
Choice lams 500.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-31
TOLEDO GRAIN.
Toledo. Aug. 81
EAST BUFFALO LIVESTOCK.

East Buffalo. Aug. 81
Cattle = Receipts 80 head: prime
steers $685.: butches $6.75.
Hogs-Receipts $50: workers. $1,000:
!. pigs $10.25: heavies 5000.
Lambs $7.25.
Sheep-Receipts 1000; prime $40.
Calves-Receipts 125 head: choice
$1,000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-31
City Statistics I
Marriage lleense.

M1rttaQo lteonoo.
Thomas Mcdonald, New Orleans.
La. -. boiler manufacturer, and Ham
nah Quinn. Richmond. -. dressmAker.
Births.
B. F. Harper and wife. 1O3. South
Seventeenth street. girl second child.
Dsaths and Funsrals.
wYNN-Grace Wynn. AGED "a years
wife OF Henry Wynn. died yesterday
morning 1t tho home sl1 South J
street. Tho reamins viii 10 shipped
to Akina. O.. this evening. Funeral
services will take place 1t that place
tomorrow at two o'clock In the after.
noon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-31
PLACE BRICK FLOOR

A brick floor will be placed in the
North Tenth street bridge by the city.
1t was repaired temporarily this morn
ing by Street Commissioner Gem and
its condition was found to be so bad
that q brick floor is necessary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-31
MINISTER SUICIDES
american News Service.)

(American News Service)
Kansas City, Aug. 31.-Rev. Charles
s. L. Brown, unfrocked minister be-
cause of whisky and gambling ended
his existence with a revolver today af-
ter shooting and killing Edith Ward,
and fatally wounding Mrs. Anne Lam
phere in rooming house here. Brown
recently had been working as car con-
ductor trying to save money to pay
back church funds which he had
gambled away. jealousy quarrel led
up to today's tragedy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-31
CINCINNATI LIVESTOCK,

Cincinnati. Aug. 81
Cattle-Receipts LOO; quiet.
Hogs-Receipts 1900; butchers 1906.
Sheep-Receipts 1900; steady.
Lambs $7.75.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-31
WIRE FLASHES!
american News Service.)
ABANOONS ATTEMPT.

Dover. England, Aug. Slater bat
Ting tides and currents three hours
today, Edward Meyer was compelled
to abandon an attempt to swim across
the English Channel.