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The Ordway new era., 1911-10-13
SIXTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONA Al.
DRY FARMING CONGRESS-.
Colorado sprlnKs. Colorado,

One fare for the round trim from
all stations In Colorado via THE DEN
xEW mo GRANDE RAILROAD. Tho
Scenic Line OF the World" Tickets ON
sale Oct. II. 10 and Il. 1911. Final re-.
turn limit Oct. 81. 1911. For further
detailed information. apply to LOCAL.
RIO GRASDE AGENT. Frank A, wad.
leigh. General Passenger Agent, Dem
Yer. Colorado.
The Ordway new era., 1911-10-13
Green Cabbage Worm,

The green cabbage worm is very de.
structive and will frequently de.
stroy the best heads In the fields
unless preventive measures are
promptly taken.
The Ordway new era., 1911-10-13
Not Knocking SIattery.

Not Knocking slattery.
Mrs. Coogan-An' the little thing Is
the devils own image Of his father.
Mrs. Slattery-Yis. but don't moind
that SO long as he kapes hilthy.-
Puck.
The Ordway new era., 1911-10-13
II the average man has occasion to
generate a good. hearty laugh once \
month. he is playing In great luck.

If you wish beautiful. clear. white
cloth Use Red Cross Bag Blue. At all
good grocers.
The Ordway new era., 1911-10-13

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every Dottle OF
CASTORIA. a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
signature as ,ne .. zA&4zZ&x
The Ordway new era., 1911-10-13

The modest little jabot which ueed
to flll In the v OF the coat opening
now looks prim and oid.fashioned. In
deed. New jabots are stupendous AZ.
fairs. which make the whole ccat
front white and fluffy with sheer ma.
lerial and lace frills. This jabot has
on one side rever OF tucked lawn
and lace. At the straight edge OF the
rever is a jabot frill or plated lawn
aud lace. very wide at the top and Ia.
pering to nothing at the bottom rhe
srill turns back over the left side OF
the coat front. the reyer lying hat
ACROSS the tight side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
Of CONGRESS
HALTS BUILDING PLANS
Sixty-Five Draughtsmen Fur
|oughed for. Lack of Money
to Pay Salaries.

Sixty-five draughtsmen in the Office OF
the supervising architect of the Treasury
lost their places when the department
closed at O'Clock this afternoon. the last
half holiday of the year. Congress failed
to provide a sufficient appropriation for
the present nscal year and these men
have been indefinitely furloughed
1t is the intention of the department to
ask Congress for an emergency appro-
priation so that the work of the archi-
tect's Office may not be impeded. Con-
gress. il is said. will probably give the
deficiency appropriation, but even with
that the men will lose number of
months of employment.
About eighty men got notice that they
would probably be furiOughed. but fifteen
of them have been cared for in other
parts of the Treasury, most of them be-
ing clerks.
The architects Office is already far be-
hind with the work of preparing plans
for public buildings. Over 300 buildings
authorized by Congress and number to
which extensions were to be added have
not been touched The plans have not
been drawn, and without the discharged
draughtsmen there will be much delay in
getting the proposed buildings under way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
Took Part in War With Spain.

Although his field of activity in the
business world constantly was increasing
Gen Harries always found time to take a
lively interest and to participate actively
in the organization and drills OF the citi-
zen soldiery Of the National Capital At
the outbreel- of the Spanish American n
war he saw active service in tine field as
colonel OF the 1st Distric, OF Columbia
Infantry. L. S. V.
Invariably earnest worker in the
civic field. Gen. Barries gave much of
his time in 1898 and 1890, when he was
secretary of the Washington Board of
Trade. to actual wrestling with civic
problems During this same period he
served as a member Of the board OF di-
rectors of the then newly organized
Washington Traction and Electric Com
pany. This company was the pioneer in
the movement to consolidate many of
the power and light companies of the
District. and in this reorganization work
Gen HarTies was a member of the power
committee of the board of directors.
He became vice president in June. 1900.
and continued in that position with the
Orcaniza tion-through its receivership
and change of name-until the present
time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
BOOM FOR UNDERWOOD
STARTED IN ALABAMA
State Will Support Him for the
Presidential Nomination,
Says Bankhead.

Senator Bankhead of Alabama came to
town today with a first-class presidential
boom on his hands. and he is all enthused
over it,
Alabama will send solid delegation
to the national convention urging Oscar
Underwood for the presidential non1ina-
tion," said Senator Bankhead. "and we
expect to be backed by other southern
states.
Il have been making some careful
soundings and find that among liberal
minded public men there is no sectional
feeling against candidate from the south
Many prominent men have told me
that Oscar Cnderwood's demonstration of
his ability and his leadership in the last
session of Congress puts him in the pub
lie eye, and that in their opinion his bril-
liant personality will overshadow the Sec
tional question.
I'VE want a man who will commend
himself to the voters of the country as
good presidential timber-not the selec-
tion of man to compliment some state.
Mark my words, the voters in the next
election will look to the man, even above
party considerations. let alone sectional
prejudces.
Oscar Underwood will stand the test:
he has shown that he has the stuff in
him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
Duke d'Abruzzi Commands.

ROME, September 30.-The Duke of the
Abruzzi commanded the Italian squadron
which engaged two Turkish torpedo boats
off PreNesa yesterday.
Vice Admiral the Duke of the Abruzzi
has sent to the ministry of marine the
following telegram:
I'VE arrived this morning before Pre-
vesa and established a cruising station
At 3 O'Clock the commandants were ad-
vised by wireless that two Turkish tor
pedo boats had successfully left the har-
bor. We gave chase, and after an ex
change of gunfire one of the boats ran
ashore disabled and burning. The other
regained Prevesa.
II have teiegraphed felicitations TO the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
WINTER MILK PRICES
IN EFFECT TOMORROW
Nine and Ten Cents a Quart to
Be Charged by
Dealers.

Milk will cost the local consumer, be-
ginning tomorrow. . cents quart il he
gets the benefit of the best price prevail
ing and some dealers propose to ask 1C
cents a quart
Winter prices go into effect. The sum.
mer price of milk. has been 8 cents a
quart.
W. A. Hartranft of 1O7 7th street
northeast, president of the Milk Dealers
and Producers Association, says that the
supply of milk is normal. and at present
there is no prospect Of the conditions OF
famine that prevailed last year when il
was necessary to augment the Maryland
and Virginia production with shipments
from New York city.
A meeting of the association was held
this week. when the situation was dis
cussed. The dealers enter into no con-
certed agreement to raise the price OF
milk, but talk over matters and exchange
ideas on conditions. AS October l is the
day for the inauguration of winter prices,
il is assumed that all dealers will join in
he advance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
Signed June IS, 1910.

1t was introduced in the House of Rep
resentatives March Z, 1910. amended with
a substitute bill. which was passed June
., and convurred i'll by the Senate June
30. President Taft signed the bill making
1t a Law June -, 1910, and after doing SO
gave the pen with which he signed il to
Senator Carter as memento-
Later the President wrote Senator Car
ter a letter thanking him for his untiring
efforts in securing the passage of what he
regarded as one Of the greatest and best
pieces Of legislation of Congress. This
letter is one of the treasures priced by
Mrs. Garter. The senator's reply stated
that the Presidents appreciation was full
compensa ton to him for all he had done
in the matter.
The original bill was amended by the
act of March 4. 1911, which leaves the
Postma ster General unhsmpered in the
establis hment and extension of the sys-
tenn and its workings in the post offices,
and reserves the supervision of the board
of trustees. of which he the Secretary of
the Treasury and the Attorney General
are members, for the control of the de-
posits after they leave the post office and
are ready to pass into the hands of banks
O. other designated repositories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
Pulls Trigger, Girl Drops Dead.

LINCOLN, Mass. September 30.-"fou
don't dare shoot me. Charlie. said six
teen-year-old Marian Stevens of MilierS
Falls when Charles Wetherbee, at whose
home she was visiting, pulled down his
fathers hunting rifle from its rack. The
boy, with laugh, pointed the rife at
her and pulled the trigger. The girl
dropped dead. with bullet through her
head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
Funeralof Col. Woodbury. Wednesday

The body OF Col Thomas c. Woodbury.
L. :. A., who died at Middlesboro, Ky.
September .6. will arrive in this city
next Tuesday afternoon. Funeral serv-
ices will be held at st. Johns Church
Wednesday. at 10 am. with military
honors. Interment will be at Oak Hill
I cemeterv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
His Varied Interests.

In the broad national and technical!
fields Gen. Harries has received much
recognition. He is president of the AS
sociafion OF Edison Illuminating Com
panies-the premier electrical "rganiza
tion of America-is one of the senior
vice presidents of the Amc:i an Railway
Association. treasurer and member of
Ihe executive committee of the National
Elect Light Association.
He is a member Of the Institute of Elec-
tTIcaI Engineers, and member of the
Illuminating Engineering SoCiety. He is
also member al the Washington Society
OF Engineers and OF the Washington
Academy Of Sciences
Outside OF the railway and 1ower COM
p4nies lie holds no dire tor = position en-
cept in the Equitable Co-operativs Build
ing AsSocis ton of who's. committee ON
finance he i ct airnlan For many years
he was "A director OF the National Metro
politan Bank and Of the t'nion Savings
Bank. but because Of the pressure OF
other business he resigned from both
boards some time ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
Col. Noah A. Plympton Dead.

BOSTON. September Cool. Noah \.
PlynptOn died Yesterday at his home at
Wellesley Hills. Col. Plympton managed
the gubernatoria! campaigns of Gen.
Benjamin F. Butler in isS: and 1SS3. He
was seventy years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
Heads Board of Trade.

For two years lie has been president of
the Washington Board of Trade. after
having been "a vice president for two
terms and secretary from 1897 to the
time of his election ViCc president.
With respect to his National Guard in
terests il is understood ttat Gen. Har-
ries will be in Washington frequently in
connection with the ByllesDy comDanys :
business for some time tn come but that
he might possibly take leave of absence
for q while until his program s fully de-
&eloped. Should he find IL impracticable
to give to the brigade the attention il de-
serves, he..will then apply for retirement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
MANY PLACES AFFECTED
Police in Chicago Ready to Check
Any Demonstrations.
DELAY TO TRAFFIC FEARED
Leaders of Federated Employees
Hopeful of Victory After a
Brief Struggle.
Number of Men on Strike.

Houston, Tex.-Between 100
and 1,5OO.
East st. LOuis.-S0O.
Memphis. Tcnn.-1 800.
New Orleans. La.-1,JOO.
VicksburK, Miss.-6OO.
San Antonio, Tex.-5OO.
Kansas City, MO.-1OO.
Denver, COl.-175.
Ogden, Utah-5OO.
McCOmb, Miss.-1, 900.
TOtal-11,37
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
Governor Signs Hams Pardon.

ALBANY. \. Y, September :o.-Gov.
Dix today signed a pardon for Capt.
Peter G. Hams. jr.. who killed William
f. Annts at the Bayside hong Island)
Yach Club house in August, 1908. The
pardon will he effective Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
Mai. Judson's Statement.

In Justification of the Commissioners
action in ordering the increase in rates.
Commissioner JudsOn gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
AT the rates adopted consumers will
continue 10 receive their water at less
frhan the cost of the service. interest and
deterioration, of course. being included.
The new rates will remain less than
those prevailing elsewhere.
The above statements indicate that no
hardship will be placed upon any con-
sumner.
Indeed more than one-third of the
consumers who now pay the minimum
meter rates-tO wit, $3.50 per annum-will
pay no more under the new rates, mas
much as they do not now consume up to
the new minimum ailowed-namely. I,.tE'
cubic feet. Furthermore. after the Dis
trict is metered lie aggregate receipts
from the present consumers may be eX-
pected 10 be bat little. if at all, greater
than they pay nov.
With the new rates. tho water depart
ment will br 9iaced upon businesslike
Continued on Fourth raye1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
Coffee Also Goes Up.

Coffces of all grades also go up in
price with the advent of October l. The
consumer viii pay an advance of cents
4 pound. generally. for whatever grade
he choosese to purchase.
Sugar remains for the present at IL
cents pound. Dealers are waiting for
the next turn in the market before MAX
ing any change. The refinerS cut To 6si
cents wholesale. which. it was predict
ed. was 20 be the first of number of
cuts remains the price of granulated
sugar, although the change was made
five days ago.
pound from the consumer The shortage
of sugar is shown by the fact that only
Arbuckles can deliver sugar within a
week of the placing of an order. and all
other refineries are from a month to five
or six weeks behind in deliveries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
HARR|ES GOES WEST WATER RATESPUT Up OVER 1000
Railway Manager Sudden Action Taken Dis Shopmen
cal Business Connections Commissioners. Lines Quit
JOINS STAFF OF ENGINEERS RUDOLPH is OPPOSED MANY
in
Wide Sope An
eignedo
Naion. of
Field Service
Sudden Action Taken by Dis
trict Commissioners.
RUDOLPH is OPPOSED
Increase Will Go Into Effect Next
July.
JUDs0N's SUGGESTION
Designed to Raise Funds for Meter
ing the District Water
Service.

The District Commissioners. in board
session this afternoon. decided to raise
the water rates in the District for the
purpose of metering the water service.
Commissioner Rudolph opposed the plan,
but was outvoted by Commissioners Jud-
son and Johnston.
The new rates will go into effect July
l, 1872. 1t is estimated that they will
bring S10I 900 additional revenue into the
water department the first year. About
six years will be required, ii is expected,
for the additional revenue to prove suf-
ficient to completely meter the water
service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
The New Rates.

The new rates. as announced by En-
gineer Commissioner Judson, will be as
follows:
For unmetered service. which formerly
was based on $40 per annum for a
house. sixteen feet wide and two stories
high, with an increase of 30 cents for
each additional foot of width and an in
crease of one-third for each additional
story, the rate will be 81. with an in
crease of Il cents for each additional foot
of width and an increase of one-third for
each additional story.
The new rate for metered service will
remain at $40 for maximum consump-
ton UP to 800 cubic feet per annum, in
stead of up to 1900 cubic feet, as at
present. All water in excess of $500
cubic feet per annum will be charged at
the rate of cents per 100 cubic feet.
Action a Surprise.
The vote on the water raise rates ques-
tion this afternoon came as surprise, as
it was supposed that the Commissioners
We're giving their entire attention to the
work of preparing the annual estimates.
The vote was taken without the Com
miss.Oners having given a public hearing
in relation to the matter, although a Spe-
merce this afternoon reported adversely
on the plan and Ii was expected that the
chamber would have requested a hearing.
Suggested by Maj. Judson.
The plan to raise funds for metering
the water service by raising rates was
suggested by Engineer Commissioner Jud-
son. Commissioner Rudolph, it is under
stood. favored metering the service. but
not by the method of increasing rates.
The president of the board of Commits
sioners this afternoon would not discuss
what action he had taken. stating that
the papers in the case, when prepared
would indicate his position
New Rates Will Remain.
When asked this afternoon if the new
rate would be reduced. after they have
produced sufficient revenue to meter the
water service, Engineer Commissioner
JudsOn replied that they would not be.
1t was stated that if the water de-
partment were presented today with new
meters, installed and equipped. the Dis
trict, nevertheless. would be obliged to
raise the rates, because with meters and
at the present rates the receipts Of the
Stb.ttO to x7c.CoO annually.
There is no money available for put
ting in meters in new houses. it was
stated. nor for repla cling worn-out
meters. 1t was declared by the En-
gineer Commissioner that the revenues
of the water department have not been
sufficient to take care of deteriOrations
in the service. Fully million dollars
could ebe spent on replacements. he said.
While il is estimated that the revenues
from the increased rates will amount to
S10I 900 the first year, Engineer Commits
sioner Judson stated that this amount
will diminish from year to year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
Railway to Choose Successor.

a special meeting OF the board of di-
rectors Of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company undoubtedly viii be
called early next week for the purpose
of electing a successor to Gen. Harries,
and although no definite announcement
has been made in this connection 1t Is
considered quite probable that III. W.
Fuller will become vice president ana
general manager of the company.
Gen. Harries interest in electrical mat
ters was developed in this city. beginning
In :he latter sos At that time he was d
member of the staff of The Evening Star.
and his duties put him in such close touch
With the then existing problems of street
railway traffl., that he became fully con-
veTsant with the details of The expert
ments of the Metropolitan Railroad Com
pany to operate cars by the use of stor-
age batteries. Following this he made &
careful study of the use of electrical cur
rent for transportation purposes, and this
resulted in his leaving The Evening Star
in 1s.Si to become president OF the Metro
politsn Railroad Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
Walkout at Omaha.


jority of the workmen in the Omaha
shops Of the Union Pacific quit work at
10 o'clock today. There was no demon =
stratiOn. Railroad officials say consid-
erabi" number of the LOO emp. .oyes re-
mained at work.
NEW ORLEANS. September 30.-At the
AlgierS shops of the Southern Pacific
railroad so union empIOA es affiliated with
the federation obes cd the strike order at
L. o'ClSck toda!.
~ the local Illinois Central shops 10
additional employees Wake! oIst at ~
O'Clock, .Hellins: the .-t,r:lH," cf all strik-
irs shopmen and rle-Es Of rho III nois
and Yazoo and Mississippi Valley ROAD
here To 1.:sH'.
VIrNSBI- RCi. Mss. September 30.
r. onptly at 10 o'clock the members of
the iedsy ton of the employees of the
Illinois central and iazoo and Missis-
siypi VALLEY railroads quiI work here:
boIermakers. maChin:sts. timers. pipe
| workers. ccprersmiths. painters ard car
| re paire rs, Vent out.
KANSAS CITY. September :;D:-All of
| the one hundred carmen in the local
! shops of the Union Pacific railroad out
! work promptly at 10 o'clock this morning
! \ high fence. built six years. surrounds
/ the shops. Union men say tracks have
| been cleared within the inclosure to
make room for bunk cars.
Obey Order at Denver.
DENVER Col. September :n.-One hun
| dTed nachinists and seNenty-hNe car men.
employed by the Hartman lines here,
I quit work at 10 o'clock today in obed ence
| to Yesterdays strike order.
| SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Sept mber 30
| Five hundred men employed by the South
10 O'Clock this morning. No disorders
| were reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
WEATHER.

Fair and cooler tonight. Sunday
Increasing cloudiness and warmer;
probably showers Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30

Gen. George Fl. Harries, for many
years member of the executive depart
ment of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. and during the last
few years in particular the vice president
and general manager of that corpora
ton. has planned to sever practically all
of his business connections in Washing
ton and to leave this city within the
next few days to join the staff of III. NJ
Byilesby & Co.. engineers. of Chicago.
1t is probable he will retain his large
stockholding interests in the Washington
Railway and Electric Company and in
other related corporations, but this will
require his presence in Washington on
rare occasions only.
Byllesby & Co.. firm of engineers. Is
engaged in many large enterprises. The
company is constructing and operating
public utilities in more than 1C0 cities and
towns in various parts of the country
AS a member of the executive staff OF
the organization Gen. Harries will have
duties which Will take film over most OF
the field in which the company is operat-
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30

Continued on Fourth Page.D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30

SAI.ONIKI, Turkey. September 30.-An
Italian naval division today bombarded
the seaport of Prevesa, destroying the
government house and sinking a Turkish
torpedo boat in the harbor.
CONSTANTINOPLE. September 30
The official version of the engagement
off Prevesa says that an Italian cruiser.
accompanied by torpedo boats, attacked
two Turkish torpedo boat destroyers as
the latter were leaving Prevesa. One OF
the Turkish vessels found refuge i'm
Prevesa harbor while the other was
struck by several shells and ran ashore.
erPw We're saved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30

The Star is the only afternoon
paper in Washington that prints
the news of the Associated Press.