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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-08
MOVING PICTURE SHOW
CLOSED BY FOOTPADS
Proprietor Robbed Of Films and
Gems While on Way to Open
Exhibition.

CHICAGO. December S.-A half hour
spent in a West Side theater waiting for
a moving picture show to begin last night
brought restless audience d perform
ance wholly unexpected.
At the end of that time Charles O.
Harding, proprietor Of the place. who, an
usher explained to the restless crowd
was on his way to the theater with films,
staggered down the aisle. His clothing
was torn; he wore no hat or collar and
his face and hands were cut and bleeding
He did not have the films.
Makes an Apology.
II couldn't get here any sooner he
said, land I apologize for the fact that
there will be no moving pictures to-
night
Then Harding explained that he had
been attacked by two robbers. who took
his films. together with two valuable dia-
monds and his money. his total loss
amounting to about 81. 400 besides the ter
rible beating which he suffered.
One of the diamonds taken was in a
tight-ftting ring, which the bandits
threatened to get, even If they had to cut
of the finger. One drew a knife and then
Harding begged to be allowed to remove
the ring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-08

or nationai-to do a certain piece Of work
than it costs for the same piece or work
to be done by private concern. ms ST.
perstition is shattered every DAY pS .ne
Post Office Department. by the engineers
who are digging the Fanama canai' ~
by q score of other governmental actiVi-
ties 1t is interesting to note that the
expert building managers AFTER an III
yestigation-casual, it is -true-eXpressea
the opinion that the government costs OF
building and operation OF government
buildings could be decreased but little,
if any. The only saving they couid sue-
pest was that the architects hear adVlce
from building managers, SO that the
buildings might be designed with more
consideration for the men who are TO
work In them.
Much of the Office building work in
cities is done on the cooperative system
that is, certain phases OF
Co-Opera- the operation are farmed
out on contracts t. outside
tIoA. companies. Window-clean-
ing companies wash the windows in all
but the very large buildings that can
afford a separate staff. Vacuum-clean-
ing concerns clean buildings for whole
city, but in recent years new buildings
usually are provided with individual vac
uum-cleaning plants. Contractors take
care of the directory service In buildings
and revise the corridor directories of
tenants once a week. There are clock
Winders who make their living by going
from building to building winding clocks,
but these are being superseded by the
electric clock system, by which one mas
ter clock in the basement controls clocks
in all parts of the building.
hi nf fha inn
ager is, of course to make the building
pay To do that he must please his ten
ants. And in pleasing his tenants lies
the greater part of his actual work. That
is why the modern office in a modern
office building is light instead of dark,
airy instead of stuffy. clean instead of
dirty, sanitary instead OF insanitary.
pleasant instead of unpleasant. The new
profession of building manager has justi-
fed its existence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-08
SAYS TAYLOR SYSTEM
MAY NOT CUT OFF Jobs
Annual Report of Gen. Crozier,
Chief of Bureau of
Ordnance.

1t is not the intention of Brig Gen.
William CroZier, chief of the bureau of
ordnance of the War Department, to ex-
tend the workings of the Taylor system
of scientific management in advance of
further trial at the WATERFOWL arsenal
However, Gen. Crozier In his annual re-
port says that he is convinced that either
by this or some other system sit ought
to be possible to secure better co-opera-
ton of the employees among themselves
and between them and the MANAGEMENT
than has been had in the past"
May Not Cut Off Jobs.
AS If to aIlay the fears that the install
laton Of scientific management would be
accompanied by laying off of labor conse-
quent upon the increased capacity of the
workmen. Gen. Crozier says that If by
means of improved methods the ordnance
department should be able to diminish the
cost of military stores manufactured by
1t. by reason Of the increased efficiency
of labor or otherwise. the funds thus
saved would not be reverted to the Treas
ury. but would be used to manufacture
additional stores, requiring the employ
ment of additional labor
To train troops at small expense in the
art of throwing hand grenades which
have been issued to the army dummies
have been perfected and issued. Dunn
mics have also been prepared for practice
work in the firing of rifle grenades.
New Balloon Gun.
Although Gen. Crozier makes reference
to the balloon gun firing a six-pounder
with high velocity and equipped with
COZ !, IN, 10 breach r,a,ba pi,,,, % T.
sure rapidity of fire, which has been
constructed by the army. no results are
given in the report to show it's success.
He says the gun, together with it's spe-
cially constructed mount, is about to be
tested at the Sandy Hook proving grounds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-08
Pennsylvania Avenue.
A stock of Suits and
Overcoats Comprehensive
Enough to Meet Every
Individual Want.

Is it not inspiring to feel that you are making
your selection from the most extensive assortment
of Suits and Overcoats? That is why we carry $50
different styles of Overcoats and fully as many
different styles of Suits. 1t gives you chance to
choose = gives opportunity to provide specif-
cay instead of in the old and unsatisfactory gen
eral way. Itpermts us to get right down to person
allties.
Every style has been chosen carefully-for its
individuality. Has been modelled consistently
and made just thoroughly as tailoring can make.
In our workrooms we take the time to perfect
details. Every artist in our corps of talors is just
as anxious as are that each garment shall be
exactly right. His remuneration is based upon
WHAT he produces not how many.
There is no veneering about Saks Clothes-they
are what they appear to be on the surface. All of
which means continued satisfaction. The conven-
fence of readyfor-servce with all the vital features
of custom tailoring.
Suits, $1,000 to $4,000.
Overcoats, $500 to $500.
We have put lot of extra thought and care in
the production of Suits and Overcoats for our
5000 grade. 1t is very popular price and its
possibilities have made it so.
English and Conservative models in m~n
the Suits = Raglan and Conservative n ~
models in the Overcoats ............. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-08

atorS or of the plant-when he Is given
the number of stories in the building, the
number of elevator cars and the number
of tenants.
of Building Managers recently appeared
before the committee on public buildings
and grounds of the national House OF
Representatives, The members were ask
ed to give the government the benefit OF
their experience in but ding management.
looking to a possible reduction of the cost
of operating the government buildings
all over the country.
This committee showed numerous in
stances OF the saving effected by sys-
tematic building manage
Economy Of ment. A fve-story bank
and office building in Tex
oJS'oW' arkana was being operat-
ed at monthly cost Of $2.154. Under the
control Of an expert manager this cost
was reduced to SLIGO a month. This OF
itself is sufficient to prove that the build
ing manager has earned his right TO es-
tablish a new profession.
But, greatly to the surprise OF every
body concerned, the building manager
has demonstrated that he is more vaiu-
able as an adviser to the architect before
q building is erected than he is as an
agent for the owner after it Is hnisneo
and occupied.
A million-dollar building was projected
In Omaha. The architect was preVaheo
upon to take in an expert building man
ager while the plans were being drawn.
AS a result of the practical ideas sug
gested by this expert, who knew exacty
what were the faults Of other buildings
apd who had information concerning
MANY things that an architect would
never know. s the cost Of the building was
lowered over $eO.0OO-a little more than .l,
per cent-and the gross rental capacity
of the building was increased from sio.,-
600 to S203. 600. This was the advantage
of having a man on the job who knew
not only how to erect a building but
how to use it.
Il is a popular superstition that 1t costs
more for Q government agenc!-cty, s'ase
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-08
ACCOUNTS ROCKEFELLER
OF ANY WR0NCDO|NG
Rev. Mr.. Gates Publishes a
Letter Written by C. W..
Wetm0re.

NEW YORK, December S.-Acing for
John d. Rockefeller and himself. the Rev.
Frederick T. Gates yesterday announced
that he would in due time reply to the in
vitation of Chairman Stanley to appear
before the committee of the House of
Representatives which is investigating
the United States Steel Corporation. He
also made public a letter from c.. w. Wet
more to John D. Rockefeller, dated No
vember 23, 1898, after Mr.. Rockefeller
had loaned to the Merritts all the money
he ever furnished them.
The Merritts referred to were largely
interested in the Mesaba ore properties.
and In his testimony before the Stanley
committee Leonidas Merritt charged Mr..
Rockefeller with calling" loans he had
made to them as a result of which, he al
legged, the Merritts lost their interest in
the properties and the railroad built to
develop them Mr.. Rockefeller recently
denied calling the loans, and produced an
old document signed by the Merits eX-
onerating him from all charges which
they had brought against him in liga-
ton over the matter.
A Complete Exoneration.
In a letter made public by Mr.. Gates
which was written after all Of the deal
ings between Mr. Rockefeller and the
Merritts were practically over. Mr.. Wet
more said:
Every step that has been taken result
ing in the great combination of mining
and railway interests, now concluded,
with the single exception so far as / can
remember, of the purchase of the railway
stock by the Consolidated Company,
which 1 believe was first suggested by
Mr. Gates. was planned and proposed by
me and urged upon you
with the exception stated. ] do not
recall any contract leading to the consol-
dation whose essential terms were not
first suggested by myself, and in every
case you fulfilled without question every
obligation which was imposed upon You
by these contracts.
1.-THE financial crisis last summer made
it necessary to make heavier demands
upon you than any of us anticipated.
Had I foreseen the extent and severity of
that crisis certainly should not have at
tempted to effect the consolidation of
mining interests which has been accom-
Met Most Generously.
"All these extraordinary and unfore-
seen demands upon your time and re-
sources have been met by you, in my
opinion, most generously. This is the
simple truth and I am glad to say it to
you
the time business associate of the Mer-
rittS. was largely interested with them in
their various enterprises, and is now pres
ident of the North American Company in
New York. Affixed to the letter is the fol-
lowing note from Leonidas Merritt:
II have read the above statement of
facts signed by Mr.. Wetmore, and very
Cheerfully certify to their accuracy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-08

At later period of development, whel
office buildings began to be considered a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-08

Among the numerous new business pro-
LESSONS that have been created by the
increasing complexities of modern life in
the United States, none is more interest
ing than that Of the building manager
Two decades ago, before builders had
learned the possibilities of structural steel
and before employers found out that 1t
was money in their pockets to provide
their employees with good light and agree
able surroundings. the Office building was
a sort of by-product. Somebody had a
store and rented out the upstairs Some
bank had extra rooms in its building and
let them out at haphazard. Or, in the
larger cities. there were buildings de-
signed as Office buildings by the owner.
but the design had been ignored by ar
chitect, contractor and janitor.
At later period of development, when
Office buildings, the
Umce Building builders insisted that
nL the architects pay
'eiopit some attention to the
proposed uses of the rooms But here
the matter ended. The buildings were
turned over to janitors to be run as the
janitor desired. The renting was a side
line for some real estate Office, and the
building was repaired whenever the ten
ants kicked hard enough to compel the
real estate clerk 20 report 'trouble"~to
the head of the firm.
The Office building soon outgrew this
stage Of its development and was placed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-08

instance, it may be that he will find that
the daily accumulation of waste paper
takes up considerable room In the base
ment, space that might be used for some-
thing else. Thereupon he buys a paper
baler. at cost Of eighty or ninety dol
II rs, and bales the waste paper for sale.
1t occupies less space than the rubbish
pile, it turns the rubbish into revenue,
and 1t removes a serious fire risk.
1t may be that the tenants are COM
planning of poor elevator service, in spite
of the fact that the building has a bat
terry OF elevators large enough to take
care of its population" The manager
looks into the matter. Perhaps he finds
some managers have-that the elevator
boys are delayed almost every trip by
persons asking where they can find GER
tain tenants. The manager investigates
and finds that the directory of the ten
ants of the building Is placed high up on
a shaded wall of dark corridor where 1t
is worse than useless. He thereupon puts
in new directory. standing out in the
main pathway of the traffic of the ground
of the elevator boys, the elevator service
is improved and the kicks stop.
X
1t is an interesting fact that careful OBJ
servations taken In many cities of the
United States show that GER
Elevator tain personal peculiarities with
r,,: respect to elevator traffic are
universal. For instance, the
average person takes almost twice as
much time to enter an elevator on the
ground floor of an Office building as he
does to leave 1t on the ground floor. Sta
tistics show that the average person takes
one and one-fourth seconds to enter an
elevator on the lower landing, and only
three-fourths of second to leave the
car on the ground floor. 1t requires more
time for a passenger to leave the car on
his own floor above the ground level, on
account of the frequent necessity of
crowding by other persons. But the aver
age time has been calculated and an ex-
pert building manager can tell exactly
what is the matter with the elevator serv-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-08

Only One "BROMO QUININEn
That 10 LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for
the signature Of E. w. GROVE. Used the World
over 70 Cure Cold IN Ope Day. 2ocs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-09-29
NO MORE INDIGESTION DYSPEPSIA
OR SOUR, Classy, UPSET STOMAc

with acid. no stomach gaa or heart
burn. fullncas or heavy feeling ID
tho stomach. Nausea. D~hillta11As
Headaches. Dizziness or Intestinal
gripping This will all 60. and sius'
aidss. there viii be no sour food
loft over In tho atomnch TO poiaoIl
your breath with nAuAeoua odorE.
papeis Diapcpsin Ia oarhifi
oRre for ontof.order atomachHs BE
cause Il takcs hold Of your food aud
dlFcsss Il just tho same as II your
stomach wasn't there.
Relief IN five minutes from all
stomach misery ls waiting for you
az any drug store.
These large 50-cont cases contain
more than sufficient to thoroughly
cure almost any ceae Of Dyspepsia.
Indigestion or any other stomach
disorder.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-09-29

marching when required -
him taste for travel IN
Mr. Thomson's head sh,u
bis father was a man On -
serYatioD and deep refIer,,s
calculating and copss..'s.
mind. but lacking In ~. 't
making faculty. His moth. ~
he mos, resembles, wa - -
character and intelligence. 60
yitalized. very affectlousis ~
iiEio'is. with much Of idsst,,s
aspiration. but like ali 49,. -
Iisious Christians. did not ts,s .
fieient pride Of parentars -
a child the sense a d,s. ~
selfhood essential 70 a fullv
ed character. Nor was 4. ',is
perfectly healthy condIfser :. I
time OF bis breeding. a. 4 49,.
BY signs Of constitutional ves..'.l
systems. sN1
Inc srsa, length Of brain n.
from the axis at the CAR = !.
eyebrows. with the lnfeuse 49,. = ~
OF the organs OF form, bsissss w
distance. color. order ana -.
that range from the n0ss = 4
temples gives him his famo. = Y, ~
almost unrivaicd power for sS..
Ing and remembering obI<rss a,
conditions. His organ a k,~ss.l
just aboye-a special IN y "
father-Is phenomenal. Ahoss ~
Is a very large and inteuseIy s..,s
department OF causaIIty ~ -.
parison. In that All OF IL -,
work and what we call re.sns.~.
IN done. In his case the sLuII n.
during his official life, becoms -
thin. and In case Of aceiders -.
be easily broken. That psrt = =.
brain has also become ye,y -
jet TO congestion. and The frsos-.
illnesses which desrset l1,r,,s
from the amount and ocslkr
bis work are caused By tie - :
proper blOod- for that parf 4 ~
brain. owing 20 his ixnorsnes ~
neglect OF his digestive sys,1a.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-09-29
KING DUNNED
FOR DOG TAX

ROME, Sept. ga little black
dog belonging to King George Of
Greece is subject TO the usual tax
which ~ imposed on dogs every
where. When the customary circu-
lar asking for payment of this tax
was sent 10 the king the other day.
Il got lost among his private papers
In any case, when good time
had elapsed. a second advice on a
paper OF different color was sent TO
the royal dog owner. but still no
payment WAS made. AS the third
advice is generally delivered by
hand, great was the kings surprise
when he was informed that a bailiff
wished to speak 10 him.
The baIliff was admitted 10 the
royal presence, and began reading
q long screed demanding that Ills
Majesty George | Of Greece should
nay to the Royal Office of Taxes
appointed by His Majesty George
OF Greece, etc" Before the m0not.
onous tones OF the bailiff had died
away the king, recovering from his
surprise, drew from his pocket a
10-franc piece, or $3.50, and paid
the tax and extras, laughing
heartily.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-09-29

Every year regularly more than
a million stomach sufferers In the
unitcd States. England and Canada
take Pape's Diapepsin and realize
not only Immediate. but lasting 70
lief
This harmless preparation will
digest anything yoa cat and over.
come a sour. gnasy or outoforder
stomach five minutes afterwards
n your meals don't M comfort.
ably. or what you eat lies like a
lump Of lead In your stomach. or IL
you have heartburn. that Ia a sign
OF indigestion.
Get from your pharmacist n 30
cent case OF papo's Dlapepsln and
take dose Just aA soon as you can.
There viii be 40 sour rlsinga. no
heiching Of undIgestcd food. mixed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-09-29
100000 Enough

The New Zealand idea according to well-known
lecturer now in this country, is that fortune OF
100000 is all that any needs-ali, IN fact tnat
!. GOOD for him. While the nation does not abso-
Iutey limit fortunes, its policies tend powerfully IN
that direction 49,
4. franchise values are kept out Of private hands, ana
~. \. M such thing as watered stocks and bonds
Thus at stroke one of the most prolific sources OF
v,aItu;llionarism in the United States 10 cut OF IN
New Zealand
SPECULATION in land is reduced to the minimum
bv svsem of taxation that dverts to the public treas
urv most of the profits arising from increase OF pop
ulaton while leaving the individual all the prois
flowing from his own enterprise and Improvement
But New Zealands control OF land does NOT emo
with taxation Believing that one should have
,re than he needs for useful purposes and that ac-
cess to the earth must be easy for ALL there Is sy'
tsm providing for compulsory sale, at prices nxeo oy
- state No man is allowed to hold land out OF use
30 speculate on the necessities OF others. ne sens
Voluntarily or they make him sell. The government
INV, Is necessary; it also advances money to help Its
c;sxens buy and out Of 600 advanced tor that
purpose has lost only 81 900 in period OF years.
Mines are not sold, but leased. and pay royalty
Do the people in proportion to their value. IaP"e.
i rewarded but capital doesn't get all, nor does u
-,,trcl ~. nine in perpetuity The people own III;
NV viii take il back again if they so desire.
Labor's wage is not left to the employer nor TO
~ labor union The public fixes that, with all con-
Sitions Of labor, by Of boards OF concihauon
and arbitration The idea reasonable dividends Tor
e.Dita liberal pay for managers, fair prices tor con-
smers, and all the pay for labor that the traffic will
bar" under such circumstances.
NEW ZEALAND HAS 100000 PEOPLE, AND
NOT ONE OF THEM IS EITHER A PAUPEk OK
a MILLIONAIRE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-09-29
Washington Blazing Path

The state in which we live leading and sustaining ts
lead in the Job Of protecting who daily risk their hve'
10 earn their bread from financial disaster when accidents DC
fall them a..
AZ the last session OF the Washington legislature INC
workmens compensation passed a test case was
49,, !. ,ha s,ner;or court The constituonaty OF the
new law was upheld Ii appealed to the state supreme
court And this that court rendered justice IN sustain
inc the lower bench The supreme put on record TINS
selfevident and everlasting truth -, ,s
"A business which seeks profit at the risk OF the me
and limb of beings subject to regulation ana per
haps better yet 49,.
"LAW is or ought to be, progressive science :,
This decision one OF the most important made VI ne
las, decade in this nation 1t will be great impetus to inc
movement throughout the country
AMI orosressiye Washington is blazing the path.
TWENTY million people preparing TO s'arNs emma mex
whit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-09-29
Observations

renonated because kansans
gentlemen rather than eggthrowers.
STREET seeing wohby days but millions OF farms the
growing all right
NOW England Paint
their houses because
ther keep everiastingy hard
LICENSE inspector of Minneapolis has got JOB that's corke
him and
tell bad
continued round Of
3uurths Mr. Inspector
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-09-29
WHY NOT SMILE AWHILE?
most
ANYTHING

The time approaches when We
must carry hot water bottles with
uH-or a picture Of Mary Garden.
Why laugh Mt the doctor who
sioeant take hin own medicine
He's had many chance 10 see how
Il works.
II farm life IL made too pleasant
a lot Of city fellows may emigrate--
and then the farming would be done
for.
The morning after" In tho tar
collector OF the night before"