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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-13

on the District. On motion by Arthur
c. Moses the board voted its appreciation
OF the work done by Mr.. Bryan and wish
ed him q speedy recovery.
The question Of increasing the annual
dues was finally tabled when Scott G.
Bone. chairman OF the executive commit
tee. reported that the committee had dis
approved Of the plan.
Board Of Trade Honored.
In making his report upon river and
harbor Improvement NJ. !. Weller called
attention to the fact that the Board OF
Trade had been sisnally honored by the
National Rivers and Harbors Congress at
It's recent convention. which elected E. H.
Droop a vice president OF the organfza-
ton and named Mr.. Weller as q MEM
Der OF the board Of directors to represent
the District.
approved by the board last night were
'' Public Suiitdinss-New armory building
for National Guard: hospital for chronic
diseases, convalescents ana inepriates
George Washington Memorial building.
Industrial interests-Legislation permit
ting the ..telepost' to establish Its bust
ness in the District Of Columbia: appr0va
OF House bill 23ooe and senate bill 1:se
prohibiting the printing q certain mat.
ter on stamped envelope: oy .a the un'te 3
striking out the appropriation for print.
ing the envelopes; Endorsement Of, tn
proposition to establish state exhibition
buildings ct the National Capital; tnal
Congress be requested to Get aside . trace
OF land for the erection Of ssucR ouitd'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-13
Standard for Private Schools.

Thomas W. Sidwell. chairman Of the
private school committee, recommended
that the United States commissioner OF
education be authorized by Congress to
establish private school standards for the
District OF Columbia, with the power TO
examine all schools which should signify
desire to be listed as standard private
schools, and to prepare a list Of such
schools. Mr.. Sidwell said that the pri-
xate scnooi interests were growing by
said that the students who come to at
tend these schools spend in Washing
ton 81 100000 at present, and that WASH
ington was rapidly becoming the private
school center Of the country. rs well as
the center OF education and culture. He
was backed up in his statement by DIR.
Arthur Ramsey. and the recommends
tons were adopted unanimously by the
II. W. Sampson. reporting for the
special committee on the law protecting
the nations nag, recommended that the
board authorize the committee to urge
lesislation preventing the improper use
of the nag in the District of Columbia
and the territories. II Congress still de-
clined to enact q law governing the en-
tire country In this matter. Mr.. Samp-
son said that the committee. under w.
". Cox. its chairman. had gathered much
valuable Information on the subject dur
ing the last year. and that in more than
one-half OF the states Of the Union
twenty-seven TO be exact-laws protect
ing the nag had already been enacted.
p. g. Burton presented q resolution
heartily tndorsing the George Washington
Memorial Convention Hall project, which
was adopted by the board The boari
will give it's hearty support to this project
believing that the erection of the hal
would be OF great benefit to the city.
Permanent Exhibit Urged.
l. .. Perkins Of Baltimore addresses
the board. advocating the plans for es
iablishing In Washington permanent
state exhibitions. and also for the estab
lIshment Of permanent exhibitions her.
by foreign nations. He said that tn.
trade Of the United States would b.
sreatly benefited il this plan was car
ried out, and that the BUILDINGS. erected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-13
Not Afraid of Hoodoos.

Five couples were undaunted by the
combination OF a rainy day on Friday.
the 18th, and secured marriage licenses
today at the City Hall. When the mat
ter Of a possible hood6o was suggested
to one of the applicants, he declared
he hoped to avoid it's baneful Influences
by having the ceremony performed to.
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-13
The Sunday Serial.

"Thurley Ruxton," by Philip Verrill
Mighels. continues to enthrall the read
er's attention more and more In each in
stallment In the Sunday Magazine. And
National Topiiners.' by James Hay, jr..
viii tell YOU the latest anecdotes about
celebrities at the capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-13
Marine Corps Orders.

Second Lieut.. r. II. Drees, to examine
ton for promotion.
Capt. E. II. Ellis. authorized to return
to United States via Europe.
Second Lieut.. r. III. Morse. to marine
barracks, New York.
Capt Logan Tucker, A. Q. NJ, from
Camp Elliott, 1. c. T., Panama, to Unit
ed States.
First Lieut.. r.. L. Shepard, for duty as
post quartermaster, Camp Elliott. /. c. u,
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that city with reference to the semi-an-
nual purchase Of medical supplies now in
progress.
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. F. B. F'reyer, from the naval sta
ton, Guam, NJ. l., to home and wait
orders; Ensign J. w. Barnett. jr., from
the Castine to command the Tarpon: Pay
master W. B. Rogers. from the Kansas
and wait orders; Paymaster c. J. Peo-
pies, from the bureau of supplies and ac-
counts to the New York Shipbuilding
Company. Camden, n. j., in connection
with the Utah: Passed Assistant Paymas-
ter L. w. Jennings. jr., from the Mis-
souri, and New Jersey to duty on the
Kansas as pay oh1cer: Assistant Paymas-
ter H. L. Beach. from the navy yard. Bos-
ton, to pay officer OF the Missouri and
New Jersey: w. III. Crap. appointment as
a paymasters clerk in the navy. duty on
the Kansas. revoked; w. c. Wood. APP
pointment as q paymasters clerk in the
navy, duty on the Missouri and New Jer-
sey. revoked: Commander c. NJ. FANS,
from command OF the Rainbow, to the
naval station. Olongapo, p. l.: Carpenter
IF. j. Wilson, from the Monterey to the
naval station, Olongapo. p. l.: Gunner T.
Nylund, from the Monterey to home:
Gunner w. o. King, from the naval sta
ton, Cavite, p. l., to the Monterey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-13
She's Coming.

Little girls. take notice: Cousin Janet
will arrive Sunday morning. You will
find her to be a paper doll with four.
beautiful dresses, in The Sunday Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-13

The Wilmington has arrived at Can.
ton, the Apache at New York. the
Dubuque at Nassau. the Chester at
Guantanamo and the South Carolina at
Norfolk.
, The Patapsco has sailed from New
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OF Value to Warrington.

d. ]. Callahan. replying to Mr.. Moore,
said that every business man in WASH
ington was interested in the construction
Of the roads. He moved that the Board
Of Trade 60 on record in its support
and that a committee OF ten be appointed
to cooperate with q similar committee
from the Chamber OF Commerce to ad-
vance the interests of the project. Ar
thur c. Moses was emphatic in his APP
prevail Of the good roads movement.
There are twenty merchants here, he
said, who could well afford to subscribe
the $4,000 still needed. since the COM
>pletion Of the proposed roads would put
money In their pockets.
A resolution offered by DIR. William
Tindall, to the effect that the executive
committee Of the board should take up
for consideration plans for the purchase
and restoration of the house in which
George Washington was born, in Wake
field, Va, was adopted.
E. c. Brandenburg called attention to
the need for a high-pressure water serv-
ice for the use OF the fire department
in the business section OF the CITY, He
declared that IL three large fires broke
out in the city at the same time the fire
department would not be able to handle
them With the present water service. A
recommendation that this matter be
urged upon Congress was adopted.
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York for Nassau, the Stringham from
Annapolis for cruise in Chesapeake bay,
the Brutus from New London for Hamp-
ton roads and the Caesar from Sewall
point for Guantanamo.
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Improvement Of Harbor.

The channel OF the Potomac river from
it's mouth to Washington and Georgetown
harbors should be dredged to the depth
of twenty -eight feet with width Of 400
feet
The channel of the Anacostia river from
it's mouth to the Navy Yard bridge should
be dredged to a depth of twenty-eight
feet, preferably 400 feet wide.
The Anacostia river should be made
navigable from its mouth to Benning
bridge.
The United States should acquire all
lands on both banks Of the Anacostia
river, now owned by private parties.
The United States to inaugurate q sys-
tenn OF permanent dock improvements.
ETC.. from the mouth Of the Anacostia to
Benning bridge.
At the conclusion Of the business session
q buffet supper was served.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-13
AT THE STATE FAIR
Special Appeal to be Made to Women
to Visit the State Fair.

Wednesday of state fair week will
be given over to the women of the
state. The board at a meeting on Fri
day decided to have woman IS day
this year and special appeal will be
made to the women clubs of the state
for cooperation toward its success.
There will not be any auto races,
but arrangements have been conclud-
ed for flights each day in dirigible
balloon and an aeroplane.
Another new feature which it is be-
lieved will prove attractive, will be in
the nature of sham battles and military
maneuvers participated in by members
of the Wisconsin National Guard, and
regulars from Fort Sheridan.
In place of the usual fireworks
spectacle, a grand pageant, represent
ing the history and industries of Wis
consin, will be given each night Bart
Ruddle was appointed to assist in Sc
curing floats aud arranging the pageant.
To arrange for the Woman's club
day, a committee of five was appointed
to select a prominent clubwoman, who
will act as chairman on that day.
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First Floor Plan

Very much depends on the education
Of the public in this matter. Every de-
cent builder and every decent work
man would rather build good houses
than bad ones, it rests with the pub
lie to make this possible. They must
not expect good houses at the price of
bad ones, and they should regard a
builders reputation for good work as
of more consequence than his reputa-
ton for cheapness. It might be asked
what ideals a home builder should
have in planning and constructing his
dwelling. He should seek almost be-
fore everything to express restfulness
and simple comfort. These are the
qualities which mark the difference be-
tween a mere lodging and home.
Much Of the striving after prettiness
and picturesqueness, which character
ICES many modern houses, destroys the
quality of restfulness.
Beauty the house must have, but it
should-come naturally as the outcome
II substantial construction and good
PROPORTIONS Never should beauty be
ought by applying ornaments to a
lacture which has no beauty in it.
Elf; the attempt will be futile and
tasteful and 1t may be that the last
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-13
Reports From All Over the
Country Show Value of
Laws for Sane Fourth
DEATHS LARGELY ELIMINATED

The nation wide spread of the sane
Fourth movement brought forth fruit
Tuesday in the smallest number of
celebrated casualties ever recorded
In nearly every city or town where
the use of explosives by individuals
was absolutely prohibited there were
no accidents reported.
In others, where the discharge Of ex-
plosives was permitted under limita-
tons. there was decided falling off in
the number Of dead and injured as
compared with previous years. Com
raratively few cities or towns imposed
no restrictions.
President Taft appeal for sane
Fourth made during his progress
through Ohio and Indiana on Monday
was an added official Endorsement
which lent strength to the appeals of
the campaigners for the conservation
of human life, legs, arms, ears and
eyes.
And the sane Fourth observance did
not dampen the national enjoyment of
the celebration. In nearly every com
munity there were parades, meetings,
concerts, displays of fireworks under
municipal regulation, and other features
which gave the heart of patriotic young
America a full chance to expand.
As far as reported, the death list for
the whole country is twenty-three, as
compared With twenty-eight reported
the first night Of last year s celebration.
The number of injured is FOG, as against
1,785 reported up to the same hour
last year. In 1909 there were forty
four killed and 1851 wounded.
In Chicago there was only one person
killed, a little girl, who died as re-
suit of burns when frecracker set fire
to her dress. There were only thirteen
injuries traceable to fireworks report
ed up to late hour. Six were burned
by fireworks, three by a frecracker and
three were shot. The heat killed and
Frustrated many more, than fell victims
to the celebration as holiday. 90 were
killed and 706 injured, while last year
% were killed and 1855 injured.
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give quaint" appearance in imita-
ton Of the old half-timber construc-
ton.
1t is better to have glorifed cot
tage than cramped and impoverish-
ed mansion.
The owner Of a small village or sub
urban house will have other ideals
than those of the house agent who
measures the value Of a house by the
number of its reception rooms.'' A
house should be built for the family
that will inhabit it. not for the visitors
who will come but occasionally. In
stead of cutting up the limited spac,
into several small rooms in view d
the expectation Of visitors, the fam
lily will require all the available space
for the dining room and common sjt
ting room. Hospitality need not. in
deed, be omitted from consideration
but it should be Of very simple
type.
The accompanying design illustrates
house that embodies the best Of
these features to an unusual degree
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-13
SUICIDES DECREASE
Report of Natl Health Dept.
Shows Some Falling off in
Men Who Kill Selves
CONDITIONS OF LIFE HARDER

There was decided decrease in sui
eide rates in the United States during
the year 1910 according to figures
prepared after reports had been re-
ceived from the boards Of health Of
the several states of the union. The
rate in American cities decreased to
1917 per 100000 of~population during
1910, as against an average of 21.0
for 1909 and 21.8 for 1908, but it is
claimed that downward tendency is
not likely to be permanent, but will
probably be followed by an increase
during the next few years.
Accompanying the report is an ar
ticle dealing on the suicides in the
United States and discussing the
cause of suicide the article says the
increasing complexity of modern life
favor mental and moral discomfort,
which is often enormously assumed to
be Identical with mental Irresponsible
ty. The more thoroughly the underly-
ing causes of suicide are considered,
however, the stronger becomes the con-
viction that in large number of sui
cides the crime was the result of a de-
liberate conviction that continued ex-
istence would not be worth while because
of disappointment in the realization of
material aims or in the certainty of
serious consequences of wrongful acts.
in this connection attention is called
to the frequency of suicide among
bankers and brokers, where fraud often
makes suicide the only desirable alter
native to long term in the peniten-
tiary.
The article includes the suicide rec
ords of 100 American cities for the
twenty years ending with 1910 The
100 cities have total population of
22,172,095 and suicide mortality Of
1877 in 1910, or 1877 per 100000
With only three exceptions this is the
highest rate ATTAINED during any year
since 1891, when the rate was only
I13.5.
During the first five years of the last
two decades the average suicide rate
was 14.5 increasing to 1862 during the
next five yers, to 1876 during the five
years following and finally to 20 dur
ling the five years ending with 1910.
Eliminating, therefore, fluctuations in
rates by single years it is evident that
by quinquennial periods the suicide
rate has shown continuous upward
tendency.
In all of the cities in which the sui
eide rate has been excessively high in
former years, the rate during 1910 was
below the average except in Los An.
geles, Seattle and Denver. The cities
with low suicide rate are nearly all
relatively small, while those with a
high rate are mostly western cities.
Contrary to general expectations the
suicide rate of New York is not exces-
sive, but, in fact, slightly below the
average for 1910, or, to be exact, 1879
per 100000, against 1877 for all cities
combined.
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FEAR HEAVY LOSS IN YIELD
Corn, Cabbage, Sugar Beets and Grain
Crops are Being Burned UP While
Milk Supply is Dropping Off Very
Rapidly

The continued hot weather and the
lack of rain is daily causing great
losses to the farmers throughout this
section of the country and of the
great corn belt. Crops are burning
from the heat and unless there is "a
heavy fall of rain within forty light
hours the majority Of crops will be
ruined. The grazing fields are burning
up and dairymen are unable to supply
the milk demanded.
From Rockford to Kenosha along the
line Of the Northwestern road, great
damage has been done. The corn crop
is burning up. Grain is turning white
in the fields. Crops of cabbage and
sugar beets are not growing because of
the lack of rain and the whitening
heat. From nearly all parts of the
state come reports of conditions SINH
lar to those in the southern section
of the state.
Farmers had looked for bountiful
crops this year. The spring opened
early and farmers lost no time in
planting and seeding. The rainfall
was all that could be desired and the
crop condition seemed excellent, but
there came the warm waves and with
no rain the crops began to suffer and
are now being scorched. The corn in
many sections of the corn belt is
burned to crisp and the total loss
will be enormous. Cattle are suffering
because of the drought. There is lit
tie il any water in creeks or ponds and
the grazing fields are as dry as bone.
The dairymen- have not sufficient hay
and grain in their barns to feed the
cattle and with grazing fields burned
to crisp there is a great decrease in
the milk supply. Shipments to Keno
sha, Chicago and Milwaukee by dairy
men have fallen off so per cent within
week and there may be famine
The whitening heat is not only over
Wisconsin and northern Illinois, but
extends over a great portion of the
country This has caused excitement in
the corn markell There is a great de-
mand for corn, but there are few sell
ers and foreign shipments are light.
July corn now brings 81 cents and
September corn is 68 cents.
The crop experts report the condition
of oats and hay as the poorest ever
known. The July condition of oats is
placed at 672 as compared with 1873
last month and that of hay at 66.4
against 500 in June. They report the
present condition of corn at SOL as
compared with 82,2 year ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-13
ARREST WAUKEGAN MAN.
Samuel Swartz of Waukegan Nabbee
for Violating Speed Ordinance Here.

Sampel Swartz, one time proprietor
of hotel on Market street and now
one Of the leading men of Waukegan,
fell into the clutches of the aut~mobile
squad in Kenosha on Sunday when he
was arrested by Police Officer Clausen
on charges of exceeding the speed limit.
Swartz protested but he failed to get
away without paying a fine. Judge
Randall took the protests as a mitigat-
ing circumstances this morning and let
him off with five and costs. J. M.
Hoyt Of Evanston had no mitigating
circumstances in his case and on the
evidence Of the officer that Hoyt was
burning up the roads at the rate of
twenty-five miles an hour the court as
sessed fine of ten and costs. Both
were settled by deposits left on Sunday
by the unluclIy motorists.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-13
TO TAKE POSTAL EXAMINATION
Many Local People are Planning tx
Take Civil Service Examination

The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that on November
j., 1911, examinations will be held at
the Federal building, Chicago, ILL.,, fol-
positions of clerk and carrier in the
postofice service.
Clerks in Offices of the first and sec
ond classes and carriers in the city
delivery service are divided into six
classes as follows: First class, salary
5000; second class, $500; third class
5000; fourth class, $1,000; fifth, $1,000;
sixth, class, 81, 200 Clerks and carriers
at first class Offices will be promoted
excessively to the fifth grade. Keno.
sha is first class postofice
The examination will consist of the
subjects mentioned herewith: Spelling
arithmetic, letter writing ,penmanship
United States geography, and tests in
reading addresses.
A number of Kenosha men have de-
cIared their intention of taking the
examination
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-13

The best citizen in any community
is the man who owns his home. It
has been said that the foundation of
the best society is the hearthstone,
for upon it has been erected the great
est glory of the worlds greatest
achievements. 1t indicates stability,
sturdy character and honest worth.
A people without permanent homes
never become nation, but remain a
tribe. 1t does not progress, but stands
still and deteriorates. 1t cannot have
the highest sense of morality, because
the home is the bulwark of morality
Ii this is true, as appears, we owe
a great deal indeed in this country
to the real estate operators, the spec
ulatiVe builders. SeVenty-flye per
cent. Of all the small and medium
sized dwellings, put up in the larger
towns and in the city suburbs are
built by them. These houses are not
built to the specific instructions or
requirements of particular clients, but
the speculative builder aims to pro-
vide house that will be generally use
full, or at any rate, generally salable
Now, this is a perfectly legitimate
and by no means an unreasonable
method of providing for the needs Of
community. The requirements of
a great number of families are very
much the same and there seems no
reason why builder or a company
which is opening up a large tract of
land, should not erect upon it houses
Of the size and kind that are most
readily salable, at the same time eff
fecting economies through buying in
large quantities, the duplication of
special details, ETC.
Strange as it may seem, however,
speculative builders as a class are not
held in the highest esteem, but have
rather reputation for trickery; they
Skin the job
Now, there is nothing essentially
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-07-13
Missed Seeing the "crackp Place.

A few years ago one of the oldest
and most original" of American tray-
elers did short European stunt with
some friends, most of the "doin's" be.
ing in Paris. When he returned he
was asked If he had seen everything
in the brilliant French metropolis.
ooh, sure" he answered il his drolL
squeaky voice. I'VE saw all the great
bullyards, and the Champs Eliza. and
the Boys der Bologna, thoegh there
wasn't a sassidge in sight, and the
Jardam Mobile, and the Mooley Rooge.
and the rest of the things with names
couldn't get any tongue around, ali
but one place which had a sign on all
the buses and street cars. That was
'complet' I told the boys It must be
a great place, but I never could get
them to go there. They said the word
meant that the darn thing was full,
no seat left, nor straps to hang to, but
I'm sure it was the name Of some
crack place, and I'D been alone I'd
sure got there"