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Evening star., 1911-08-25
Funeral Of Joseph Harper.

Rev. A: II. Thompson. pastor OF Waugh
NJ E. Church. oficiated at the funeral
services today for Joseph Harper. clerk
of the Juvenile Court, who died Tues
day. Mr-Harper was for many years a
member of Waugh Church. The services
were held at the family residence, 412
B street northeast. number Of court
officials. including Judge Callan, were in
attendance at the services. The pail
bearers were John M. Gross, Charles C..
Carroll, Alfred Davis. Frank ]. Sebring,
Andrew w. Luke and Robert Stielman.
Interment was in Rock Greek cemetery.
Evening star., 1911-08-25
To Report on Convention Plans.

At a meeting tonight of the general
committee of the United German Socie-
ties in Bessler's Hall reports on progress
of arrangements for the entertaipment
of the delegates to the convention of the
National German-American Alliance,
which opens October g. will be read.
Plans for financing the convention will
be formulated and arrangements COM
pleted for the excursion to be held Sun
day at Marshall Hall, by the various
German societies of the District to as
vention.
Evening star., 1911-08-25
TENDERS. RESIGNATION.
Arthur Smith Retires From Manage
= ment of PEOPLES Gardens.

Arthur Smith, manager OF the Peoples
Gardens Of Washington, has resigned his
position to become manager of the land
scape and forestry interests Of cor
poration of Reading, Pa. Mr.. Smith will
be employed upon an estate near Read
ing.
No permanent successor to Mr.. Smith
has been selected by the Peoples Gar
dens, though a gardener has been employ
ed temporarily to take charge. The as
ISOLATION is planning for an active cam
paign in the coming fall.
Evening star., 1911-08-25
More Shade for the Capital.

According to the annual report of Supt
OF Trees and Parkings Trueman Lanham,
Just made public, $500 trees were planted
In the District during the past year Dur
Ing the same period 21.175 trees were
sprayed. AS the result of the operation
OF an additional spraying machine ii is
stated, caterpillarS and moths We're de-
stroyed on a larger scale than ever be-
fore. and the condition of the Districts
trees is better than it has been in years
Evening star., 1911-08-25
Contribution to Gibbons Memorial.

The congregation of the shrine of the
Sacred Heart. on 18th street and Park
road northwest. has contributed $1.I4O
to the project for a memorial to Car
dinal Gibbons at the Catholic Univer-
sity. Rev. Fathers MCGEE and Ecken-
rode, pastor and assistant pastor of
the parish. respectively; N. HI. Shea.
y. +. Saul. p. J. Nee and Mrs. Geofge
]. May made the largest contributions.
Evening star., 1911-08-25

Sl.25 to Baltimore and Return,
Saturdays and Sundays via Pennsylvania
Railroad. Tickets good to return until
Sunday night. All regular trains except
the "Congressional Limited."-Adyt.
Evening star., 1911-08-25
True to II. Name. "Perfection''

SARSAPARILLA is always all you'd ex-
pect the high-grade article to be. Pure,
refreshing. satisfying in flavor. Grocers
or tel. W. a. Arlington Bottling Co.
Evening star., 1911-08-25
CITY ITEMS.

We Manufacture All Kinds MillwOrk
ON short notice. Have our own machines
on premises. EISINGER BROS, 21O9 Ith.
Evening star., 1911-08-25
OPPOSE HIGH RATES.
District Citizens Find Old Law
Governing Price of Water.
TO KEEP UP SUPPLY ONLY
Revenue Shall Constitute Fund for
Maintenance, and Not for
Profit, Says Act.

With indications pointing to a deter
mined stand being taken by District cit
izens against the proposed increase in
water rates, a new factor was injected
into the situation today with the un-
earthing of a section Of the law passed
by Congress for the regulation of the
Districts water service.
This section, which is numbered los in
the Revised Statutes Of the District
shows, according to citizens who are op-
posed to an increase In rates. that it
was the intention of Congress to keep
point as possible
The law contained in the section is as
follows:
THE water rates levied in Washing
ton and Georgetown shall never be a
source of revenue other than as means
of keeping up to said cities a supply of
water, but shall constitute a fund eX-
clusively for the maintenance, manage
ment and repair of the system of water
distribution
At the time the proposed raise in rates
was suggested 1t was announced that the
object OF the plan was to secure a fund
with which to meter the water service.
Question of Violation.
Whether the money secured through in
creased rates would constitute fund that
would be In violation Of the provision
that "the water rates levied in Washing
ton and Georgetown shall never be a
source Of revenue other than as a means
Of keeping up to said cities a supply of
water Is q question that promises to
come in for no little consideration.
In proof Of the assertion that the sec
ton quoted shows that 1t was the inten-
tion of Congress to make the burden of
maintaining the water service fall as
lightly upon District taxpayers as pos
sible, 1t was stated today that the law
also provides that any surplus rents shall
be paid annually into the Treasury Of the
United States.
This provision, it is asserted. clearly
shows that it was the inteption Of Con-
gress to provide for as economical an ad-
ministration Of the water department as
possible.
The law in the matter, 1t was an
nounced today, has been brought to the
attention of the Chamber of Commerce
committee which was appointed to in
vestigate the proposed increase in rates.
Chaplin Brown is chairman Of the COM
mittee.
Evening star., 1911-08-25

$500 Weekend Trips to Jersey Sea-
shore resorts Baltimore & Ohio r. r
Ask agents for particulars.-Advt.
Evening star., 1911-08-25

S1.OO to Harpers Ferry, Martinsburg,
$1.35 Berkeley Springs. 500 Cumberland
and return August 81, Baltimore and Ohio.
q. a.m.-Advt.
Evening star., 1911-08-25
II You Have wants.

The Star has opened another branch
for, the convenience of West End want
ad patrons with Mr.. r. l. Quigfey at
his drug store. 31st and G streets
northwest. Same rates Is at Star once
Wants, cent q word.
Evening star., 1911-08-25

$500 Luray, Va, and Return,
Sunday. August -. Baltimore and Ohio.
Special train leaves Union station, Sis
q. .m.-Advt.
Evening star., 1911-08-25

The Home Of Quality Ice Cream.
Delicious Peach Cream made from the
fresh fruit, $1.20 gal. F. G. Reisinger,
s12 H st. NE. Phone Lincoln 1908.
Evening star., 1911-08-25

| of HEURICHS BEERS. AS soon as Sen
ate or Maerzen touch the lips you realize
| the justice of the claim that they are
Americas purest, oldest and best. 2 doz.,
| s115; bottle rebate, soc. Phone w. 1909
Evening star., 1911-08-25
91.25 Baltimore and Return.
Ralffmnro &, nhin


Every Saturday and Sunday. All
trains both ways. both days, except
Royal Limited. The U. S. A. aviation
field and flights at College Park are
within full view Of passing trains on
this road.-Advt
Evening star., 1911-08-25
EXCURSIONS TOMORROW.

There's Much Solace in q Bottle
--of AID Beers when you're hot and tired.
Royal Pisen and Old Glory refresh, salts
fy. strengthen. Delicious in flavor. Tel.
West 1856. Abner-Drury Brewing Co.
Evening star., 1911-08-25

| Go with the Crowds to Chevy Chase
Lake. Marine Band music, dancing ETC.
l-Advt. 3.
Evening star., 1911-08-25
Niagara Falls.

Niagara Falls.
Fifteen-day personally conducted ex-
cursion, Pennsylvania railroad, August
30 $1l round trip. Ask for booklet
Advt.
Evening star., 1911-08-25

Building Plans Go Free With Our
lumber sales. Frank Libbey & Co.
Evening star., 1911-08-25
Corn on cob, Nd. zoos Pa. ave-. s1o 9th.
On. Tr,., Reve.l. the superiority

Lieut.. Rose today. Va. 9th, and G.
Evening star., 1911-08-25

Lieut.. Rose today. Va, 9th, F and c.
Advt.
Evening star., 1911-08-25

Lieut.. Rose today. Va, 9th, F and G.
Evening star., 1911-08-25
LOCAL MENTION.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

Columbia-The Columbia Players II
sThe LIARS" S:1J pm.
Chases-Polite vaudeville, S:15 pm.
Academy-"The Chief Of the Secret
Service" Sis pm.
Gayety-New Jersey Lilies, S:15 pm.
New Lyceum-"Jolly Girls S:15 pm.
Casino-vaudeville and motion pictures
2:l5. 3:45, I:15 and S:45 pm.
Belasco-M Motion pictures Of coronation
in coors. $50 pm.
Cosmos-vaudeville and motion pictures.
pm. to IL pm
virsinia-Moving pictures and Illus
trated songs.
Glen Echo Park-A fairyland of amuse-
ments. with large. new dancing pavilion.
Chevy Chase Lake--Marine Band con-
cert, followed by dancing.
Luna Park-Amusements OF all sorts,
with dancing and band concerts.
EXCURSIONS TOMORROW.
Steamer st. Johns for Colonial Beach
leaves 9TH street wharf at 2:30 and 6 p.
Chesapeake Beach-Trains daily from
District line as per schedule In railroad
column.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1911-10-21
To Auction Off Decrepit Warships

r HE contemplated sale by the United
1 States government of 43 warsh1ps
classed as obsolete in the latest navy
report will open an extensive field to
the battleship broker. The lot will in
clude battleships. armored and pro-
tected cruisers, monitors and gun
boats. Rapid development in the
building of dreadnoughts has caused
battleships and other war craft which
ten years ago were considered formid-
able. to fall behind present require
ments. Consequently the government
plans to get rid of them, either by
breaking them up and selling them as
junk. or disposing of them to South
American republics.
Among the battlesh1ps classed as OBJ
solete are the Kearsarge, Kentucky,
Alabama. Maine. Massachusetts. In
diana, Ohio. Oregon, Missouri, Iowa,
Illinois and Wisconsin. It cost to build
them $64. 405,225 When the Kearsarge
and the Kentucky were put in CON-
mission several years ago they were
among the finest battleships af1oat
Their batteries OF seventeen guns
were impressive. but now. compared
with ships like the Delaware. the
Michigan, the Florida. they seem in
significant.
The cruisers doomed to the scrap
heap are the Brooklyn. New York. st.
Louis. Charleston and Milwaukee. The
Brooklyn was Admiral Schley's flag
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1911-10-21
This Country Full of Foreign Spies

pecially In some of their island pro-
tectorates. He returned to his home
country, and nothing more was heard
of him for several years.
One day toward the end OF 1910
man who had met this officer on his
first visit was much surprised to meet
him again on ferryboat at New York
city. The officer was dressed in CIV
ilian clothes and either did not recog-
nize his former acquaintance or pre-
tended not to recognize him. When
addressed. however. he readily &C.
knowledged his identity. He said be
was in this country permanently and
was working in a factory on Staten
Island This factory was within half
an hours walk OF some Of the most
important Notifications on the Atlantic
seaboard
The fact was enough to make the
acquaintance suspicious. Here was
man who had been an officer in for
eign army, who had at one time ad-
mittedly represented his country on
an inspection tour, and who suddenly
turned up six years after in civilian
clothes and said that he was working
regularly in a factory close to a great
fortress.
Some time later the acquaintance
called up the factory to see If the man
was still there. He was not. but had
left shortly after the interview on the
ferryboat.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1911-10-21

VIZ AsHINGTON.-n Uncle Sam want.
" ed to go into the summer resort
business, now would be his golden on.
portun1ty. He has scores OF chances
to acquire for song hotel and resort
property of great scenic beauty.
though possibly of little commercial
value, according to the agents boom
Ing them. Whether Uncle Sam will
bite" will depend upon the national
forestry commission. tx
The efforts to sell are being made
under the Weeks Forestry law, other.
wise known as the Appalachian Forest
reserve act. Last spring, when ad-
Vertisements were issued for land IN ha
purchased with the $11,OOO,OOO appro-
pr1ated by that law, the rush began.
1t mas continued since then until near
~ every owner Of a busted" down
at-the-heel summer resort in the noun.
tain sections of the southeastern
states and New England has tried to
unload upon the government. The or.
fers are still coming in.
Already over 100000 acres have
been offered for sale to the govern.
ment. All of this is not summer re-.
sort property. but considerable pro-
portion of it is. The resort property
Is not offered for the buildings on It,
but for the beautiful parks about
them, which are always heavily tim.
bered and suitable for forestry pur-
poses. according to the promoters. II
all the land offered were to be bought
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1911-10-21
SATURDAY, OCTOBER q, 1911.
a GOOD FRIEND GONE,

In the recent death, at Washington,
d. c.. Of Justice John NJ. Harlan, the
AfrO-Americans have lost one of their
staunchest and most consistent
friends. 1t is stated on good author
ity that the supreme court of the
United States has never rendered a
decision favorable to the Afro-Ameri-
can, along the lines of either civil or
political liberty, as citizen of the
United States, but it is we'll known
fact that when such cases were de-
cided unfavorably to the Afro-Ameri-
can, Justice Harlan was always dis
senter. And he did not simply vote
and say nothing, but he nearly always
stated his objections in an unmistak-
able manner, using the vigorous Eng
llsh that was peculiarly his own
The Afro-American, nowadays, has
SO few real friends, who believe in
and advocate the brotherhood of man
that the loss of Justice Harlan is a
most severe blow.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1911-10-21

e PIES. according to reports in Wash
y ington. are still at work finding out
for the nations which they represent
the secrets of this country's defense.
Not satisfied with their military at
taches''-sometimes called the title OF
a spy not in disguise-these nations,
directly or indirectly. have been work.
ing all the time throughout the world
collecting information This 1nforma-
ton is OF every sort; economic. geo.
graphical. commercial. but especially
military 1t is the first duty OF these
men to report all details they can
gather of the Notifications In the coun.
try to which they are assigned. All
this information is eventually filed in
the vaults OF the general staff. and on
it. to large degree. depends the
preparedness of the country for war
In New York itself there are doubt
less many spies besides the consuls.
Some years ago young lieutenant IN
a foreign army spent his vacation on
this side of the Atlantic. admittedly
reporting to his government the vari
Gus activities of the United States, es-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1911-10-21
Draughtsmen Separated From Payroll

Eighty draughtsmen. whose annual
Il salaries aggregate a quarter OF a
million dollars. were dispensed with
at the end Of last month. rh1s force
has been busy for years making ind1
vidual plans for the governments pub
lie buildings throughout the land
The treasury officials. In taking
stock of cash on hand. found that they
had only money enough to pay these
draughtsmen. Therefore they asked
congress for 100000 to keep them on
the payroll for the next nine months.
completing the fiscal year
But there was nothing extra coming
from congress to meet such a situa
ton and 1t was suggested that as the
government has over six hundred
drawn plans for all kinds OF public
buildings the draughtsmen could be
dispensed with and new buildings au-
thorized built upon plans already made
use Of
OF course without the necessary
money the treasury officials had to let
the draughtsmen 60 The old prac-
tice Of carrying clerks when there was
no money to pay them with and hav-
ing congress make up the deficit when
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1911-10-21

bringing to light the nefarious man
ner in which manufacturers have
preyed upon and deceived the public.
Of course the big concerns and trusts
have thrown all the possible obstacles
in the way of the progress toward the
protection of the health and lives of
the people but despite their opposition:
the march toward protection from un-
scrupulous manufacturers has been
going on and each day brings us near
er the goal Heretofore the laws have
only punished by fines, for it's in
fraction, but if the law makers will
go a step farther and add imprison-
ment to the punishment of offenders
against the law, there will be a much
more rapid progress toward the desired
end. Comparatively few people are
aware of the extent to which adulter-
atoms and substitutions are used
While the labels are supposed to tell
the character of the contents of the
package they are really no guarantee.
For instance a big vinegar manufac-
turing concern of a big city sold Vine
gar under label that justified the
purchaser in the belief that he was
getting pure, apple cider vinegar when
as a matter of fact the vinegar OF that
concern in question did not contain
one drop OF pure, apple cider vinegar.
The destroying of IT'S crates of rotten
eggs which were discovered in cold
storage and destroyed by the officers
OF the law but no one was fined or
imprisoned. There are hundreds of
dangerous drugs and connections sold
every day that carry death and de-
struction with them yet nothing is
done further than fining of the
parties caught dispensing them. If
we will take the offenders and fill
our prisons with them a marked de-
crease will soon be noticed in the sale
or such impure things to be placed in
the human stomach.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1911-10-21

convenient does not appeal to the Of
ticials in the departments any longer.
Several years ago law was passed
making it an offense for an official to
create deficit or to use money ap-
propriated for one specific purpose for
another purpose for which the regular
appropriation had become exhausted
Not only will there be a saving OF
$25O.O0O for the present fiscal year,
but there will also go on indefinitely
a saving Of quarter of million dol.
lars each year, for the treasury off,
Gals have let the draughtsmen go for
good.
There are now in the United States,
erected and in use. 662 public build
ings. costing from $4,000 to $4,000. 900
each. the last named figure being the
cost OF the New York custom house.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1911-10-21
Summer Resorts Offered Uncle Sam

1t would probably cost Uncle Sam
$lOO,O00.000 instead of $11,OOO,OOO.
One OF the leading summer resort
forest reservations" which the gov
eminent has been asked to buy Is the
Natural Bridge in Virginia, for which
something like a quarter of a million
Is wanted. Accompanying the offer
was beautiful painting OF the bridge.
which was great for scenic beauty,
but did not seem to be much for tim.
Der. No charge was made for the pic
ture. it was explained. The promoter
of this property did not admit it, but
it Is we'll known that the Natural
Bridge died natural death in recent
years.
A large number of other resort and
hotel properties in the White Noun
tains and the much advertised Land
of the Sky" or Sapphire Country"
of Carolina are being offered to the
government at ridiculous prices
whether ridiculously high or ridicu-
lously low will be for the forestry CON-
mission to say. Officials of the forest
service have mapped out certain areas
within which it is thought desirable
to buy land for the protection of for
ests and the conservation of stream
flow. Some OF these areas include
summer resorts; but that does not
mean that the forest service wants
those resorts purchased.
Certain big White Mountain hotels
want the government to buy whole
mountains so that the trees thereon
will be preserved for the benefit OF
their guests. Lands are being pressed
upon the government for $50 to 500
an acre, but few If any OF these will
be bought. Most of the purchases
which the forestry commission will
authorize will probably be cut-over
and waste lands which can be OBJ
tanned for few dollars an acre.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1911-10-21

ship at the battle of Santiago. The
total cost of these is $2O.35O.275. The
unarmored cruisers that were service
able in the Spanish war, but In a mod
ern sea battle couldn't approach the
enemy within ten miles or more. are
the Olympia. Dewey's flagship at the
battle Of Manila bay; the Raleigh. Bal.
timore. Chicago, Cincinnati. Boston.
Marblehead, Atlanta. Philadelphia. San
Francisco. Montgomery, Minneapolis.
and Columbia. Total cost, $25,y65. 7Y2.
Warship brokers In this country nat
urally will look to South America as
the most likely field for business. Ar
gentina and Brazil are setting the pace
for dreadnoughts, and the smaller re-
publics, which might wish to follow
their example, may find it cheaper
and more economical to buy battle
ships Of the type of the Kentucky and
the Kearsarge. Such of the smaller
republics as wish to increase the
strength of their navies, being unable
to order dreadnoughts, probably will
try to make bargain with Uncle Sam
or else employ the battleship broker.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1911-10-21
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