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Evening star., 1912-11-08
UNCLE SAM, AUc7|ONEER
All Articles Received at Dead
Letter Office to Be Sold
December is.

The annual auction sale held by the d.
vision OF dead letters Is announced by
Postmaster General Hitchcock for De-
cember Is. This year there are {. .566 arti-
cles to be sold, aggregating an estimated
value Of $4,000.
Mr. Hitchcock takes this opportunity to
call attention to the fact that the pres
ence of these articles at the division of
dead letters is due to carelessness on the
part of the senders. Nearly half of the
catalogued items were found loose in the
mails, having escaped from their wrap
pers. OF 4S2 pieces of valuable jewelry,
315 were received without wrapper or any
indication Of ownership. Thirty-seven per
cent Of the salable printed matter was re-
ceived without any address whatever.
Lost matter that can be identified is de-
nvered to applicants by postmasters at
division headquarters of the railway mail
service on receipt Of applications and on
recommendation from the inspection serv-
ice, but more than s., 900 such articles are
sent TO the division Of dead letters an
uually. Many OF these articles are un-
salable or OF such small value that they
are sold only as junk or as cheap
jewelry."
with the near dppTOdCH VI Tic opcihif6
of the parcel post service, Mr.. Hitchcock
reminds the public Of the necessity OF
wrapping packages securely and address
ing them properly, with return card. con-
sidering that If carelessness causes so
many losses under the present rates for
fourth class matter, with four-po,ind
limit, the cheaper rate of the parcel post,
with limit increased to eleven pounds,
will result in increased losses unless ship
pers take proper care in dispatching pack
ages.
Evening star., 1912-11-08
FOR NEW HOSPITAL
City Heads Report on Work
house Remodeling, However.
PROJECT HELD FEASIBLE
Municipal Institution Would Cost
$81 900 if Present Buildings Are
Utilized, They Say.

Although indicating their preference
for the construction of a new municipal
hospital on ground which already has
been acquired. the District Commission
ers in a communication which will be
transmitted to the House Of Represent
atives at the opening of Congress state
that. from an architectural standpoint.
it will be feasible to remodel the east
workhouse for municipal hospital pur-
poses. The cost of, the undertaking Is
estimated at sS1 900.
The current District appropriation act
provides that the Commissioners shall re-
port to Congress the feasibility of adapt
ing one or more of the vacant buildings
on the site Of the Washington Asylum
and Jail, known as reservation IL, for the
purposes Of a municipal hospital.
An Inspection Made.
inspection Of the building was made by
the municipal architect of the District,
the superintendent Of the Capitol building
and grounds and the superintendent OF
the Washington Asylum and Jail This
committee has reported to the Commis.
sioners, who have prepared report based
on its recommendations.
It is stated that the east and south
wings of the former male workhouse
building are in a good state Of preserva-
ton. To adapt the building to hospital
purposes. 1T is estimated that two floors
would have to be placed in the south
wing, and three in the east wing. The
estimated cost of improving the south
wing is $34, so, and that of the east
wing S43, 1914 80. while an additional
$1,000 would be needed. it is stated, in
order to move one of the present frame
hospital wards and convert it to use as
an administration building.
The proposed changes. 1t Is stated,
would provide accommodations for about
80 beds in the south wing and 200 beds
in the east wing. The estimate of $81 900
is exclusive of the cost of furniture and
movable hospital equipment that would
be required.
Evening star., 1912-11-08
Real Estate Transfers.

RANDLE HIGHLASDS-United states
Realty Company to Edward c. w.
Schuhel. lot So. square 1924: $40.
NO. 1l5 18th STREET NORTHWEST
Alex B. Browne to Adds B. Browne.
north half original lot 5 square S1o;
$i0.
III STREET NORTHWEST between 18th
and 18th streets-Harry G. Laycock to
Marie NJ. Gasch. lot 43. square 2SS: $40.
MOUNT PLEASANT AND PLEASANT
PLAINSICarl J. Bergman ct ux. to
Phillip Jeblick, lot 100. block Is: $40
MOUNT PLEASANT AND PLEASANT
PLAINS-Samuel B. Robin ct al. to
S:amatis p. Zavras. lot GO. block TO-
$iO
NO. 1889 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
SOUTHDAST-George z. RICHTER et
ux. to Annie l.. Bradbury, lot 30
Evening star., 1912-11-08
OFFICIALS WILL STRIVE
TO REGULATE SKATING
Segregation Of Children on
Certain Streets One
Plan Suggested.

Following a conference in the Office OF
Commissioner Rudolph yesterday after
noon In which Chief Wagner Of the fire
department, Maj. Sylvester. chief Of po-
lice, and e. S. Martin, superintendent of
Fairgrounds. participated. the Commis-
sioner directed that recommendations be
submitted to regulate roller skating on
the streets.
Numerous complaints against children
istered with the Commissioners and the
police department.
Mai. Sylvester says his idea is that
the skating should be confined to streets
set apart for such purpose, where the
children would be under supervision.
Notice Sent Out to Police.
Following the conference Maj. Sylvester
sent to each police captain a copy Of the
following:
Report to me on or before the morn
ing Of the 10th instant a location In
your precinct that may be set aside for
child roller skaters. where there will be
no annoyance to resident householders
and others; where the vehicular traffic is
at a minimum; where safe runs may be
had for the fire department. and where a
II necessary, to the end that the recon-
mendation of the major and superintend-
ent to the Commissioners. setting aside
places OF this kind in each precinct, may
be carried into effect. II practical
1T occurs to me that this selection
Evening star., 1912-11-08
square 1O&: SlO.

square 1915: $40.
NO. 414 7TH STREET NORTHWEST
John G. McCrorey ct ux. to J. G.. Nc
Crorey Company. part original lot
II. square 431: $40.
RANDLE HIGHLANDS - Washington
Loan and Trust Company. trustee. to
United States Realty Company. lot 66.
square 5406: $40.
PLEASANT PLAINSACamuel A. Drury
and Alex. Wolf. trustees. to David N.
Rust. 3r.. lot 66, square 3O01: $500.
PLEASANT PLAINS-SamueI A. Drury
trustee. to David n. Rust, jr., lots 96
and 81. square 305: $3. 500
FIRST STREET NORTHWEST between
E and F streets-William ]. Acker ct
al. to George n. Albert E.. Nicholas
A. and Lily A. Acker, lots to 10.
square 627: $40.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS--John II. Nolan
ct ux. to Clarence i. Norment. lots
io4 to 1873. block 23: $40
PARK PLACE NORTHEAST between
l1th and 18th stTeets-Sallie L. Towers
Evening star., 1912-11-08
SAVES HIS CAPTORS.
Criminal Plays Part Of Good Samari
tan to Officers.

1.-The Triple Alliance" is the title OF
Morgan Robertson's splendid story in oul
next Sunday Magazine. OF course, there
is much Of the sea in the tale. for sea
stories are this authors famed specially
The principal character was simultane.
ously wanted by an Arizona sheriff and
q member of the Canadian mounted police
and they happened upon him at tho same
time in New York. In the pursuit all
three were shanghaied on board a Yankee
hell Ship" where the captain proceeded
to take the starch out of them. It is a
fine bit of story telling. where Mr.. Robert
son shows the criminal In the role of saw
ing his captors and helps to make this
one Of the most absorbing stories we have
published in q long time.
Evening star., 1912-11-08
to James A. Kaldenbach. lot 9. square


NO. 800 EAST CAPITOL STREET
SOUTHEAST-Edwin D. Jones to Will
liam T. Jones. part original lot o..
square 82O; $40.
G STREET SOUTHWEST between Sth
and 9th streets and F STREET
SOUTHWEST between 9th and 10th
streets-Lafayette J. Butler ct ux. to
Fannie De Alley and Emma L. Fer
ris, lot and part lot 8. square 413.
and lot 80. square $50; $40.
LEXINGTON STREET NORTHEAST be-
tween 9th and Tth streets-Kennedy
Bros. to Frank NJ and Ira NJ. Pratt
lot 143 square 862: SO.
A STREET NORTHEAST between 18th
and 18th streets-Edwin S. Carter ct
ux to Kennedy & Davis Company.
lot 81, square 1856; So
X STREET NORTHEAST between 9th
and 10th streets-Middaugh & Shan
non to Jud j. and Fannie James, lot
Il. square 932: $40.
Evening star., 1912-11-08
Building Permits.

The following building permits were is-
sued today:
To Godfrey schiiling, to build grotto on
GROUNDS OF raan n.s +hy tlonsaely az 14tn
Mecklin & Starr and John j. Early: build
er. Godfrey Schilling: estimated cost,
5000.
TO Elizabeth A. Sartain, to repair
dwelling at COZ 1 street northeast; esti-
mated cost, 1882.
To 8. B. Chandler. to repair dwelling al
3614 Newark street northwest; estimated
cost, $780,
To J. NJ Baldwin, to repair dwelling
at 2948 Mills avenue northwest; estimated
cost, $125.
Evening star., 1912-11-08

should be made. II possible. away from
saloon, cigar, poolroom and business
quarter, and there should be no dfsap-
provaI on the part OF any residents in
proximity to such selection.
You will give this matter your per-
sonal-ofiicial attention to the end that II
may be accomplished IL possible. and re-
port as directed"
Chief Wagner Of the fire department
says he does not know how he could rec
ommend any particular streets for the
skaters.
Evening star., 1912-11-08
Lake Captain Dead at Age Of 8

CHICAGO. November s.1Capt. Ricf
Capps, ono OF the last OF the old
captains Of the sailing boat era on
great lakes. died at his home shere
night at the age OF eighty-one.rSHe
sailed the lakes since 1854. when he C;
to America from Kent. England,
Evening star., 1912-11-08
Lecture on New Zealand.

DR.. Francis Poole, for many years q
member OF the New Zealand parliament,
gave an illustrated lecture on New Zeal
and last night at the Railway Terminal
Y. NJ. c. A. in the clubrooms at the Union
station. The speaker told of conditions
both in the country and in the cities.
Evening star., 1912-11-08
WILSON'S COLLEGE ROOM
NOW IS HISTORIC SPOT
Princeton Sophomore 0c-
cupies Quarters Once Used
by Next President.

| PRINCETON, N. J., November S.-With
the election OF Woodrow Wilson as the
twenty-eighth President OF the United
States. great many things in Princeton
have assumed an historical value. Chief
among these is the room occupied by
Woodrow Wilson. Princeton. 1879.
| Valcoulon Eliicott, the Princeton sopho-
more who now occupies room No. Z in
Witherspoon Hall. did not know when he
got it that it was historic. When he put
black coat Of paint on the mantel and
puttied up it's various carvings of initials
and records Of athletic victories he fears
that he covered up the initials of 1T. w.
W., 10" for it was as Tommy W. Will
son." that the President-elect was known
| in his college days. It is said he later
dropped the first name so as to have a
name Of thirteen letters, because he be-
lieved thirteen lucky number.
Initials Not Found.
! No initials can be found, however that
mark the one-time presence Of Wilson
the undergraduate. The college flags and
the decorations of another age adorn the
walls, and above the study desk is cam
paign drawing of Woodrow Wilson with
his signature on 1t.
| Il suppose Woodrow Wilson never
dreamed said Ellicott today, as he
showed his room to a number Of visitors.
| that above the spot where he studied
there would hang some day picture OF
himself. the President-elect Of the United
States"
Ellicott.s mother is an intimate
friend of Mrs. Wilson and was the
president Of the Women'S Wilson and
Marshall Club of Baltimore. When
Mrs. Wilson visited Baltimore recently
she was entertained at the Ellicott
home. Young Ellicott, however. got
annually by the college, in which the
numbers of all rooms are placed in q
box and drawn for by the students.
On the Second Floor.
The Woodrow Wilson room is on the
second floor Of Witherspoon Hall. q
gray stone building erected In 1877
when Wilson was junior in college
He roomed there in 1877 and 1879.
| On his walks through the campus in
| the last few days the President-elect
has looked up affectionately at the
window Of his old room and pointed II
out to those accompanying him.
L did a lot Of studying in that
ROOM" he said. The room overlooks
the open country where the battle OF
Princeton was fought in revolutionary
days. Only a few hundred yards away
| is Nassau Hail. where the first Presi-
dent of the United States came to re-
ceive the thanks of the Continental
Congress for his services in the revoIu-
| ton.
| In another direction. not far away, Is
| the building of the American whig
society, founded by another Princeton
graduate, James Madison, who also be-
came a President Of the United States
Evening star., 1912-11-08
are so
Immensely Popular.

Broadly speaking it is the value that
our facilities put into these three grades.
But Saks value is combination Of su-
perlatives. Not one or two but many
Primarily. value means grade Of cloth-and
these ARE BETTER fabrics than is usual
1y associated with either price. But we
hold variety feature of value. Instead of
a meager assortment the man who pays
$500 or $I8oo-or $4,000 has bountiful
assortment for selection. Model is also a
phase of Saks-value-not controlled by
price-but insured in every garment we
turn out.
These tailors of ours are schooled in
the highest branches of their trade-they
know how to do only one grade of work.
The needle to them is the brush in the
hand of art masters-and with it they give
expression to the garment that means
shapeliness and fit and individuality
So when you sum up the total you get
value" that is not computable in dollars
and cents. The effect Of forty-dollar in
vestment intrinsic worth that's not equaled
even at FIVE dollars more than the $500,
$500 and $4,000 these Suits are marked.
That's why they're SO popular
Plain and Fancy Cheviots,
Serges and Worsteds-in Soft-roll
or permanent roll models.
Evening star., 1912-11-08
NO. 17O9 17TH STREET NORTHWEST
James N. Green ct al, trustees, to
Hayes w. Hawkins. lot 81. SQUARE TIA.

~.
FOURTEENTH STREET TERRACE
Lynchburg Investment Company to
Monroe G List. lot 2, square 2716; $40.
MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE HEIGHTS
American Security and Trust Com
pany ct al, trustees. to Henry B
Dawson. lot %. square 1885: $40.
EDGEWOOD-Guy H. johnson ct al
trustees. to Elwood o. Wagenhorst,
lots 1 to %, square ?; $S,617.5O.
Evening star., 1912-11-08

II you want work read the want
umns of The Star.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-30
PRAISE FOR SCHOOL
o. A. c. Party Enthusiastic in Praise
of Ashland High School
Building.

The members of the o. A. C. band
and party were enthusiastic in their
appreciation of Ashland's magnifi-
cent high school building. Every one
had something good to say OF it and
all marveled that it could have been
built and equipped for the amount
expended. Mr.. Murphy, the manager,
declared it to be the best building
in the state outside of Portland and
the equal of their buildings in many
respects. Captain Beard, the leader
and instructor of the band, who is
also instructor in mathematics at the
o. A. c., declared unreservedly that
he had never seen a better built OF
better equipped building. The boys
in the band were equally enthusias.
tic regarding the school.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-30
SAW BUCK FIGHTING.
Forest Field Station Man Enjoys
Unique Privilege.

P. D. Sargent, one OF the field
workers in the United States Forest
Insect Field Station, enjoyed the
unique privilege a few days ago OF
seeing a pair of buck engaged in a
battle royal. There was one two
pronged buck and one four-pronged,
and Mr.. Sargent watched tHHm Fight
for nearly half hour. There we're
seven deer in the group, five Goes
and the two buck. Finally, after the
animals had fought about half an
hour, charging and counter charg-
ing with frightful rapidity and en-
ergy, one of the does happened to
get sniff of Mr.. Sargent and, CIV
ing a snort, the entire bunch disap-
peared. The deer were about seven
miles southeast of the city when
seen.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-30

Phone No. 80 when in need of job
printing. Work and prices are right.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-30

He latter marriagel- don't see
why you are not as eonsiderate of
my comfort as you used to be of your
fathers.
She-Why, my dear, | am.
He-How do you make that out?
When | come into the house | have
to hunt around for my slippers and
everything else | happen to want;
but when | used to court you, and
your father would come in from bus
mess, you would rush around gath
ering up his things, wheel his easy
chair up to the fire, warm his slip
pers and get him both a head rest
and a foot rest, so that all he had
to do was to drop right down and
be comfortable.
She-Oh, that was only so he'd go
to sleep the sooner!-St. Paul Dis
patch.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-30
LOCAL And PERSONAL


Mrs. Potts, mother of J. II. Bellan,
arrived in Ashland a few days ago
10 make her future home with her
daughter.
S. D. Cairnes of Eugene is here
visiting his sister-in-law, Mrs. j. r.
Casey.
"A good game at the Nat Friday
night. Baraca team VS.. Central
Point Y. NJ. C. A. 62-2t
H. G. Enders expects to leave
about the 10th of January for New
Orleans and other southern points
for vacation trip.
Charlotte Chappell is convalescing
after a months illness with typhoid
fever
For the strongest and most pop
ular priced mems work shoes see the
line at Enders & Sons.
Mrs. P. D. Bunnell leaves today
for Phoenix, Ariz., for a three
months visit with her father and sis
ter there.
Mrs. Potts is here spending the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. j. H
Belian, on Oak street.
For dressmaking see Mrs. Irish
at II Laurel street, or phone 247-R
Soft
Mrs. Agnes Herndon and daughter
Miss Josephine, returned last Thurs
day from a three months visit a
Springfield and Eugene with her two
sons.
Mrs. H. T. Chisholm spent Frida!
at Medford with Mr.. and Mrs. Macl
and some friends from Los Angeles
The PORTLAND EVENING TELE
GRAM and Ashland Tidings one year
$500.
Miss Ruth Halfhill of this city de
parted Saturday morning for Van
couver, B. c., to visit her sister, Mrs
w. H. Leverett, for an iniefinit
time.
H. E. Badger and family left Sat
urday night for Oakland to spen
the balance of the winter.
"A sweater will keep the bo
from catching cold while going t
school. See the line at Enders'.
The state game warden has oil
dered the arrest of the county cler
of Multnomah county on a charge G
falling to turn over to the state tn
proceeds of fishing and huntin
licenses.
The best cleaning and pressin
is done at Fuller's. Ladies' work
speciality. Phone 119. We call.
The Tidings is for sale at w. N
Poley's Drug Store, II East Main S
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-30
KLAMATHTPLUNDERED
Grand Jury Grills County Court and
Officials Most Unmerci-
fully.

klamath Falls, Dec. 27.-The |
klamath county grand jury has Civ
en- the county court a grilling in a
partial report to Judge H. L. Ben |
son. The report states that several |
preceding grand juries have recon- |
mended that the books of the county
court and other county officials be !
exported, but since the recommends |
tions were not carried out the grand !
jury has concluded to make its own
investigation. The findings are that
the business of the county has been
grossly mismanaged and that the
county treasury has been deliberately
plundered. 1t is not charged thai the
court is criminally liable, but all of
the wild extravaganza is attributed
to incompetence and to the reckless
manner in which the county busi-
ness is handled. A partial summary
of the findings Of the grand jury
are:
The county court has been in Of
flee less than two years and in that
time has placed the county about
100000 in debt. Under the old
court the county was in debt less
than 100000 and was not getting
in farther; at the rate the present
court is going, in two years more
| the Indebtedness Of the county will
/ be over s1,OO0,O00. That it is cost
| ing the county at this time in excess
of $1,000 a day to conduct the busi-
ness affairs. This does not include
school taxes. That the county poor
farm was established at an exorbi-
tant price and is maintained at
cost beyond all reason; that cost for
the past year has been estimated at
$131.93 a month for every inmate,
and it is recommended that this be
reduced to less than $35 a month,
and if this cannot be done, that the
county farm be closed and rented to
the highest bidder.
Road work comes in for its share
of the grilling. The force employed
by the court, in the main, is charged
with being as incompetent as the
court itself. 1t is said that the coun-
ty has got less than 60 cents of road
for every dollar expended. 1t is rec
hot u-nrly hn oh uf
down and that when it is resumed
on a moderate scale an entirely new
crew be employed.
Numerous instances of eXtrava-
gance, waste and incompetence are
cited by the grand jury. 1t is rec
commended that the court be given a
chance to get on d business basis and
if this is not done that recall elec
, ton be brought. 1t is also recon-
mended that the county stop payment
on a number of warrants that were
, issued illegally, among them war
y rants to the amount of about $25,
600, which were sold by the cour
for cash at a discount of from t
10 per cent The fees paid local at
torneys for services in the cour
house litigation are pronounced ex
orbitsnt
The grand jury wants the book
of the county court exported ant
makes the statement that it want
= the truth and not a whitewash. Th'
= deliberations of the inquisitoria
| body are not yet completed and it il
5 said the court will come in for fur
ther investigation.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-12-30
Notice to Odd Fellows.

All members of the order are re-
uuested to assemble at |. o. o. F.
hall at l p. m. Wednesday, January
1, 1918, for the purpose of attend
ing the funeral of Brother John Con-
way of Talent lodge. Funeral at
Stocks undertaking parlors at p
m. and interment in |. o. o. IF
cemetery The Odd Fellows funeral
and burial services will be used.
GEO. w. TREFREN,
Secretary No. As, |. o. D. F.