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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-05
Southern Types Blended.

I'm the blending Of these southern types
full advantage has been taken of local
climate conditions continued DR.. Lovett.
Bright. warm skies have prompted a
freer use of color than would be at
tempted in severer climate Open courts,
bounded by cloister walks while foster
ing an academic atmosphere. will ward
Off the sun and give easy access to every
wandering breeze from the south. An
other local condition the excellent quality
OF the brick available, had weight in the
selection of g. material which would lend
itself readily to the effect sought. The
light pink of the native clay seemed es-
pecially suitable to a local adoption OF the
and will be used, therefore, extensively.
with pink Ozark marble to establish the
prevailing color tone.
''The administration building. so called
because eventually It's function will be
the housing of the various administrative
offices. will, at the outset. be put to more
academic uses, and. besides the Offices of
the president. registrar and bursar. will
contain the great hall or assembly room,
the library and a number of lecture halls,
seminary and class rooms. Lying across
the principal axis of the campus and
facing the entrance from the Main street
boulevard. it will. be approached by a
long driveway lined with stately trees
and fianked by broad lawns. It's monu-
mental sallyport will give access to an
inner court richly gardened and planted
with expresses and walled in by the
cloisters of surrounding buildings. AS
the principal building on the campus and
the most conspicuous, it has been given
a pronounced richness of color and finish.
Special pink tiles matching the brick are
extensively used in the face work; be-
meath the projecting marble cornice glazed
tile Of blue color will form a frieze; and
in the facades small shafts. columns and
inlays of many-colored foreign marbles
Will d1screetly accent the dominant color
tone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-05

institution which should look toward en-
bracing eventually all the functions and
activities Of university, but in which.
at the outset. the interests of science
should predominate. On the Institutional
side there is to be no upper limit, the
lower limit being defined by the necessity
or articulating with the best public high
SCHOOLS and preparatory schools of the
southwest. Upon the investigational side,
where emphasis is to be laid, the direc-
ton of research in pure science and its
application Is to be taken from among
the problems of material development pc
cuiiar to the south-commercial, indus
trial and agricultural. Laboratories of
use for purposes of instruction. are to
provide special facilities for research work
by men Of science. who will become iden-
tilted with the institution.
In effect, the terms of the charter. the
will of the trustees and every local con-
sideration calls for the establishment Of
school OF science, pure and applied, of
university rank. wherein scientific studies
degree until. with fuller means and
ampler resources. university program,
with all its complexities, may be entered
upon"
DR.. Lovett's Advisers.
DIR. Lovett is assisted by an advisory
committee. consisting of Prof. Ames. di-
rector of the physical laboratory Of Johns
Hopkins University; Prof. Conklin, di-
rector of the biological laboratory of
Princeton University: Prof. Richards.
chairman of the department of chemis-
try. Harvard University. and Prof.
Stratton. director of the national bureau
of Standards at Washington.
BY way Of preparation for his work DR..
1Iovett made an extensive tour Of investl-
cation among the universities and col
leges Of the United States and Europe.
studying the individuality and advanta ges
of each. and made a report which the
trustees accepted without modification.
The next step was to decide upon build
ings. and to quote DR.. Lovett again, THE
solution of this problem was intrusted to
Messrs. Cram, Goodhue and Ferguson of
Boston and New York. supervising arch1-
tects of the institute, who prepared a
comprehensive plan, indica ting the most
effective use of the observation-disclosures
campus lying along the extension OF Hous-
tons principal street, and designating the
position of all future buildings Three are
comprised in the first construction-the ad-
ministration building. the mechanical lab
oratory and the power house. and within
treatment which will be followed in all
future construction. This style is not one
easy to characterize, for it is composed
OF borrowings from many southern types:
reminiscent of the medieval work Of Italy.
southern France and northern Spain. the
influence Of the east and the influence of
the Spanish missions of the new world
is not less apparent. The Byzantine arch
serves to impart scholastic tone, which
American. but of the southwest rather
than of the north
The evening world., 1911-07-05
ALWAYS RELY
ON POSLAM

A surgeon in the Royal Navy writes
that in his practice In different parts
OF the world he has been brought
into contact with Poslam's work AMI
can fully indorse everything claimed
for 1t. So say thousands OF others.
Poslam stops itching at once and
should be used for the cure Of any
skin affection. Sold by Hegeman's.
Riker's. Kalish's and all druggists.
For free sample write the Emergency
Laboratories. 80 West Twenty.fifth
street, New York.
The evening world., 1911-07-05
on "PLUCKING BOARD" LIST
COMMANDER PRATT IS DEAD.
Naval Officer Succumbs Three
Days After Being Peremp.
torily Retired.

WASHINGTON. Jelly 5.-CommAnder
Alfred A. Pratt. U. s. N, died at Mare
Island Hospital yesterday. three days
after having been retired by the
"plucking board" OF the Navy Depart
ment. Pratt was born In Sycamore, ILL.,,
thirty-elght years ago.. and entered the
naval service In 1889. During the Span
ish-American war he served on the
cruiser Marblehead.
The evening world., 1911-07-05

refused threatened TO Kill her. Alarmed
at this she turned and an, and the
next instant a bullet pierced her back.
The evening world., 1911-07-05
Gen. william n. Koont. Dead.

SOMERSET. Pa. July 5.-Gen. Will
lam Henry Koontz. lawyer. and former
Congressman. died at midnight last
night at his home here. in his eighty
first year.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24

Of the border is $4z a dozen, or ex-
actly twice as much
This is a concrete illustration Of the
operation of the wooIen tariff It is
one Of those things which the average
man, who is confronted with the high
cost of living, would like to have ex-
planned and upon which rests the de-
nand for a reduction in the tariff. It
may be that the manufacturers can show
a reason for charging double price for
a pony jacket in the United States. but
certainly this reason ought to be ex-
pressed in convincing form.
The tariff is an intricate and yex-
atious problem. It cannot, of course,
be made to operate with infallible JUS
tice to everybody. At the same time.
this case of the pony jackets shows
why there is such a universal demand
for a revision of the wooden schedule.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24
ATTACKS STEEL TRUST.
Government Begins Inquiry of Sub
sidIarY COmPanies.

Government Begins Inquiry of SUBJ
sfdIary Companies.
New York, June 23.-It developed to-day
that the Federal grand jury investigation
being conducted here into charges that
one or more subsidiaries OF the steel
trust have been violating the Sherman
law, is an action that originated in the
Attorney Generals Office in Washington,
and that it is only one Of series Of like
inquiries that win be made into other
subsidiaries of the big trust. A high
representative OF the government said
the administrations attitude toward the
steel trust is patterned after the Ma
poleonic principle of war, which was to
attack the enemy in detail and by thus
vanquishing or weakening his units, one
at a time, have him overpowered before
he could gather his scattered forces for
combined resistance.
1t was further ascertained definitely
that the present investigation has nothing
whatever to do with the Universal Port
land Cement Company, as was at first
reported. The inquiry is directed solely
at the American Steel and Wire Com
pany, which is only one of the nine man
corporations controlled by the
United States Steel Corporation as the
holding company.
1t is charged that the American Steel
and Wire Company has, in cooperation
with other mills of the trust, obtained a
virtual monopoly OF that line Of business
IN the country through practices that vio-
late both the civil and criminal clauses
Of the Sherman law.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24
Direct Election of Senators.

As might have been expected, the
House has refused to accept the Bristow
amendment to the proposed constitu-
tional amendment providing for the di-
rect election of United States Senators.
This amendment gives to the Federal
government control over the time,
places, and manner of holding The cleo
tions.
The general sentiment throughout the
country is that the Bristow amendment
was framed and added in order finally
to defeat the entire proposition
Whether this be true or not, the fact
remains that the matter is now in a
deadlock and is likely to remain in that
condition unless some way is found to
reach a compromise Approaching this
situation, a writer in Harper's Weekly
makes the suggestion that the proposed
constitutional amendment shall read as
follows:
The Senate of the United States
shall be composed of two Senator's from
each State elected by the people, or by
the legislature thereof as the people
shall determine, for six years, and each
Senator shall have one vote. The elec-
tors in each State shall have the quail
hcatiens requisite for electors of the
most numerous branch of the State
legislatures"
Under this provision each State would
be allowed to elect its Senators in any
way it sees fl. If the people of Oregon,
for instance, want to vote directly for
Senator's, they would have a right to
do so; but Connecticut or any other
State would be left free to follow the
traditional plan. This suggestion IS
worthy of consideration. It still re-
mains to be seen. however, whether the
Senate is really in favor of the proposed
change.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24
Electrifcation Of Railroads.

Boston is to make an effort TO secure
the electrifcation of all the steam rail
roads within its boundaries. In Chi
cago, the corporation counsel has al
ready decided that the city council has
the right to compel the railroads to
change from steam TO electricity within
the city's limits. The Southern Pacific
Railroad is planning to convert its
suburban service in the vicinity of San
Francisco into electric roads, and New
York. as is well known, has an electric
system, operated by the New York Gen.
trail and New Haven roads, which ex-
tends into Connecticut.
This movement is due to the general
desire to relieve the municipalities of
the nuisance of snoke-discharging loco
motives within the city. The railroads,
on their parts, are impressed with the
idea that an electric suburban system
can be operated more economically than
if steam is used as the motive power.
If the reform can begin with the
suburban trains, it viii not be long be-
fore the express trains are carried some
distance from each city by electric loco
motives, and then the smoke nuisance
will be entirely abolished
The railroads generally are co-operat-
ing with the authorities in bringing
about the desired change, and it may
be that in course of time even the Dis
trict of Columbia may be free from the
locomotive that fills the air with sooty
smoke and Misunderstanding gases.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24
Meeting q Dilemma.

How happy could be with either,
Were T. other dear charmer away
The truth of these lines, rather than
the poetry, appeals forcibiy to Peter C.
Sharp, the Kansas octogenarian who
is now trying to solve the problem OF
the ages, that of making two women
happy when each knows of the ex-
istence of the other and also that each
has a place in the heart of the man
she loves.
When Sharp drifted away from his
FIRST wife years ago and failed to re-
turn, she had him declared legally dead.
He went West, married again, and was
living happily when the aged deserted
wife appeared on the scene. Wishing to
make retribution for his earlier dere-
liction. he invited her to his home, but
at the end of week discovered that all
was not harmony A hair-puIling
match the other day led to the unhappy
climax, and now Sharp viii build two
cottages and on alternate days the two
wives win take care Of the house.
This is one way Of settling vexins
question. but as others can attest too
much matrimony Is not conducive to
peace Of mind Or Longevity. When
Peter was declared legally dead. he
made the mistake Of not being 50 liter
ally. That is the best solution for 4
man with two wives.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24
Consideration for the District.

The District Commissioners having,
in the exercise of their best judgment,
seen fit to disapproye a bill affecting
the District which had been introduced
in the Senate, the statement is made by
Senator Works, the author of the bilL
that the sentiment of the District peo-
pie is not the deciding factor in the
case. From his, point of view, Wash
ingtoR is the National Capital, and
therefore it is for Congress to deter
mine the nature of the laws which shall
be in force here.
There is no question that Senator
Works is literally right in his centen-
ton. The Constitution gives Congress
exclusive legislative jurisdiction over
the District of Columbia. and if Con-
gress should pass law compelling us
to wear blue shirts or red neckties, we
would have TO dress accordingly. But
Congress, it may also be said, will do
nothing of the kind. All manner of
freak legislation has been proposed for
the District in the past Many new
members Of Congress seem TO regard
the District as an experimental ground
for propositions that would not be Sc
riously considered for a moment in
their own cities Happily, however,
very little of this character of legisla-
ton has ever been enacted Congress
has appreciated the more or less help
less situation of the District people and
has saved US from being the victims
of absurd laws
And it will be the same in this present
instance. The majority of the Senate
and House will agree that the District
Commissioners are the recognized
spokesmen for the District people and
that their opinions are entitled to CON
sideration. We are not yet in danger
of being forced to live under laws which
the heads of our local government dis
approve
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24
Commission Form Of Government.

One hundred and thirty cities have
now adopted the commission form of
government, and If the movement con
tinues to spread in the future as it has
developed in the past it will not be
long before the commission idea will
be universal.
Gov. Woodrow Wilson insists that
the reform is due to the desire of the
people to control their municipal af-
fairs. Whether the fight goes rapidly
or slowly toward success" he says, at
is sure in the end to result in the firm
establishment of popular control; and
as yet" he adds, mo better instrument
Of popular control in city government
has been found than the commission
form"
Whatever may be the moving cause,
there can be no doubt as to the phe-
nomenal growth of the movement. The
cities which have adopted commission
governments are distributed over twen-
y-fye States. In many cases, as in
Trenton, the recall system has also been
adopted, although this idea was COM
paratively unknown when Galveston,
some years ago, set the example of
abolishing ifs mayor and common coun-
Gil. One reason for the spread of the
reform is the fact that wherever it has
been tried it has accomplished good
results, and has especially lessened the
evils of political bessism and graf.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24
Reno Buslaeas.

Prom the Pittsbrg Ga1etteTimesL
The cold truth is that the Reno busI-
ness Is reproach to American civiliza-
ton infinitely more deplorable and
wretched than Mormonism-not as re-
spectacle, not as decent in its motives,
and more corroding, more infamously
conceived, and more disgraceful in its
methods than was the system Of Brig
ham Young's saints. It Is a money
grabbing, corrupting. animal game. DIFF
fering in details, but not IN practice nor
in principle, from what is usually segre-
gated in the cities to purlieus not to be
mentioned in polite circles.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24
WORKS WILL FIGHT
FOR LIQUOR BILL
Would Leave Decision with
Congress.

Senator Works, OF California, a men,
ber Of the Senate District Committee,
does not think it is UP to the people of
the District to determine whether they
shall have saloons or not.
In defending his bill to restrict the
liquor traffic in the District-the bill, ac-
cording to an adverse report OF the
Commissioners, would practically wipe out
the trade here-Senator Works yesterday
told Commissioner Judson that, In his
opinion, the settlement of the question
should rest with Congress, as this is the
Nations Capital. belonging to all the
people, whose representatives should de-
termine such a question.
Senator Works announced that he would
fight for his bill and ask for a hearing
on II.
As a result of the action of the Sem
ate yesterday, the District is assured Of
at least one bit of finished legislation
this session. The lone District bill which
the House his passed this session was
passed by the Senate yesterday without
discussion. It provides for the extern
sion and widening Of Colorado avenue
northwest from Longfellow street TO Six
teenth street, and Of Kennedy street
northwest through lot 500 of square 271S
The District Committee of the Senate
yesterday ordered a favorable report on
the bill providing for the extension and
widening of Minnesota avenue from
Pennsylvania avenue southeast to its
present terminus near Eastern avenue.
The teachers retirement bill, which re-
celved the disapproval of the Commis-
sioners, was referred to the subcommit-
tee on education and labor. Senator
Works, chairman, for Investigation. The
bill intending 10 prevent the Commits
sioners from maintaining a property yard
on the old right Of way of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad in the northeast sec
tion was referred to the subcommittee on
streets and avenues, of which Senator
Lorirner is chairman.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24
HOPKINS TESTIFIES
IN LORIMER PROBE
Former Senator Has No Def
mite Information.

Albert ]. Hopkins, former United States
Senator from Illinois, who was defeated
for reelection in 1909 by Senator Lori
mer' was witness yesterday before the
Senate committee investigating charges of
corruption In Senator Lorimer's election.
Mr.. Hopkins gave an Interesting account
OF how several members OF the Illinois
legislature who had previously supported
him visited his room the night before
the election and pledged their support,
but on the next day when the vote was
taken they switched their support to
Senator Lorimer. Wren asked tho reason
for this sudden change of political fealty,
Senator Hopkins said:
II have been told that after leaving
my room in the st. Nicholas Hotel, at
Springfield, they went to Mr. Lorffner's
room"
Have you any knowledge or belief
that improper infiuences-money or
otherwtse-were used to cause these men
to transfer their allegiance from you to
Senator Lorimer?" asked Senator Jones,
Il do not think I should be required
to answer that question" commented
Mr.. Hopkins.
That is Just the sort Of information
this committee DESIRES" replied Chair
man Dillingham;.
i have no specific or definite informa-
ton that improper influences were used
upon these men," said Mr. Hopkins. IT
felt that was defeated by a coalition
OF Democrats and Republicans for an
ONCE to which I was entitled because
had received plurality of votes in the
Senatorial primaries. When . was de-
feated by Senator Lorimer tried to pue
the whole incident behind me and for
get 1t. retired to private life and tried
to be good citizen. 1 realized that the
people have no use for a man with a
grievance. II the committee wishes to
know whether I have definite and spec
tfic legal knowledge of instances of al
legged corruption, have not"
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24
POW Iackefs.

In a speech IN the Senate few days age
Senator Gore, OF Oklahoma, stated tha.
he was IN Canada last summer. While
there he purchased an article Of wear
ing apparel known as a pony jacket
The price was $a.so When as brought
the jacket back 70 the United States
he was eompellsd 10 pay a duty Of sI.o4
making The total cost Of the article
$444 This, however, is not the end q
the story The article vas manufac.
tured 81 8 firm which has enc factory
in Bsfaio end aaothes IN St cstherio>s s
csnads The firm sells he Jacket il
Canada fer SCI dof,n. Ha.|e tie tIisl
fos ttc .fsr, zElizIs 6n Ills sits
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24
PIPE IN HOTEL BURSTS:
PATRONS RUSH TO STREET
Several Women Driven Frantic with Fear Hostelry
Would Collapse, but Panic Proves
of Short Duration

Like the anarchic bursting of a bomb,
a pipe in the cold storage plant OF the
National Hotel broke at o'clock last
night and caused a scene which tempo
rarily resembled Bedlam. chaos. and
confusion worse confounded" all roll
ed into one.
The pipe burst with a loud report and
shook the caravansary like a terrier
shakes a cat. Following, like a mist or
miasma rising from a swamp. came
clouds Of ammonia, filling the hotel from
basement to roof, and patrons rushed
from their rooms TO elevators and stair
ways in a mad rush for the street.
For a brief time, the panic threatened
to get beyond control Of the hotel en-
ployes. Swarms Of curious persons on
the street who heard the report crowd
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24

ed into the lobby Just as patrons BE-
gan to arrive from the upper floors with
precipitate questions on their lips. Sew
eral women were driven frantic with
fear that the hotel was about to col
lapse owing to a cavern, and fought their
way to the entrance
Let me get out OF herer' cried one
commercial traveller. suit case in hand,
thoroughly convinced that a catastrophe
was about to transpire. He rushed
through the lobby like a football player
making for the enemy's goal. But the
panic was as brief as It was lively.
The pipe was repaired In about ten
minutes. Before that time the patrons
had been quieted and order had been
restored. 1t was considerably longer,
however, before the clouds of ammonia
were driven out of doors and windows
The Washington herald., 1911-06-24
TO CORONATION ON $s.7o.
Two College Boys win Also See
Europe.

Two College Boys VIII Also See
Europe.
Cincinnati Special TO the New York Tribune.
Nine dollars and seventy cents win be
all the money spent by two students Of
the University OF Cincinnati, who have
just left America to see the coronation
and afterward travel through Germany
ard France. Franklin Mitchell. manager
of the University of Cincinnati football
team. and Peter Boswell. law student,
are the two boys. They left Baltimore
Wednesday on a cattle ship. Each had
just $4S5. They viii be gone 100 days.
Mitchell and Boswell did a whole lot of
planning before they left Cincinnati. and
argued whether they needed to take any
money. They beat" their way to Bal
timore. From the cattle ship Lord Byron
they will land in London and remain
there for week or so. From there they
viii go to Germany and remain for
about one month. They win then tramp
across France, sailing from Bordeaux for
home. Mitchell has to be back in Gin
cinnati early in September to attend to
the football schedule for next year.