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The Washington herald., 1912-04-23

NEED BETTERMENT
Experts Say 100000 Miles Must Be
Improved Before System
Becomes Efficient.

Fully 10000 miles OF this country's
roads must be improved before our pub
lie road system can be considered really
efficient, according to recently issued
statistics. The present 1s0.I7s miles Of
improved roads constitute only S6s per
cent OF the total public road mileage. and
the percentage will have to be increased
to 20 before trafic can be moved through
out the country with the minimum Of
wear and tear on horses, wagons, and
automobiles.
The French system of roads. long con-
sidered the best in the world. was bond,
ed by Napoleon III for ss.Ooc.Ooc. and
something in the neighborhood OF fsl2,-
775,O00 has already been spent on that
system. In this country. owing to the
great distance, II Is probable that close
&c 1900 900 will have to be spent be-
fore a proper road system Is developed.
While the amount necessary to perfect
a great road system seems fabulously
large. 1t does not seem 50 large when II
is divided among the various States and
spread over a period Of i've, ten, or
fifteen years. When II Is considered that
New York State has bonded itself for
$50 0O0, 600 and that 100000 a year is now
being expended by that State. 1t will be
seen that a nationwide system might
soon be perfected were all States to
progress rapidly.
New York heads the list Of States
which have made the greatest progress
in roadbuilding between 1904 and 1900.
That State has built ssh miles of new
road in that period Georgia Is second,
and has built 4.3A miles OF road in the
FIVE years. The gain In Georgia IS large
" attributed to the use Of L5oo prisoners
on the public roads. South Carolina, Ala
bama, and Florida have also made great
gains by building sandclay roads.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-23
ACTIVITY is SHOWN
In BUILDING TRADE
Many Repair and Construction Per-
mits Issued During Past Week
by Inspectors Office.

That the building business is on with 9
rush Is shown by the following permits
issued during the past week by the
building inspector Of the District;
NJ. D. Tally, TO erect private iron ga
rage, 1157 Fourth Street Northeast; so.
]. A. Ray, to repair rear porch, 50 W
Street Northwest; S16o
Allard a Appieby. to erect seven two
story brick dwellings. 135-lS3 Shepherd
street Northwest; $4,000
c. II. walther, to, erect shed, Forty
fifth and AIbemari Streets Northwest;
$50
T. ]. cuihane. to build rear porch, 7sl
Third Street Northeast; SO
Charles Newman. TO make alterations,
1858 Eighteenth Street Northwest: 800.
Standard Engraving Company, to make
alterations rear H2s ! Street Northwest;
$500
Elizabeth Bliss. to make repairs, 500
II Street Northeast; $500
corby Company. to erect shed, Chan
ming Street. between Twenty-fourth and
Twenty-sixth Streets Northeast; 1900.
Mary Raymond, TO repair building, 15l0
Twelfth Street Northwest; $50
W. F. Fletcher, to make alterations,
Sherrier Place Northwest; d,19o
Rupert Home, to erect one-story store,
20 Pennsylvania Avenue SOUTHEAST
P. F. Carr. TO make alterations, 3sO5 n
Street Northwest; 1900
F. 7. Rawlings, to make repairs 212i
Newport Place Northwest. so.
s. L. Sisto. TO repair building, 81 Fifth
Street Northwest: 500.
Everett Cockrill, to build shed, ~
Street Southwest, SIS.
W. L. Bruen. 10 repair shed MS Elev-
enth Street Northwest; $40.
H. r. Howenstein. to erect two two
story brick dwellings, sl5-s17 d Street
Northeast: 5000.
H. R. Howenstein, to erect one two
story brick dwelling, Sl2 Tenth Street
Northeast; 5000.
To Build Greenhouse.
Alfred Heitmuller. jr., to erect one
story greenhouse. Brentwood Road North
east. 400
J. g. Lindsay. to make alterations, HaC
N Street Northwest. SIS
d. J. Dunisan, to erect three two-story
brick dwellings, loi0-10l4 Spring Road
Northwest; $500
Cahill & Dunigan, TO erect two two
story garages. 176s and I7TO KiIbourne
Place Northwest: $500.
Sarah A. Potbury, to repair shed, q
Second Street Northeast; SIS.
United States Cigar Store Company, TO
remodel southwest corner Fourteenth and
O Streets Northwest; 5000.
NJ Nelson, 10 erect one-story frame
dMeLlIng. DIX Street between Fifty-second
The Washington herald., 1912-04-23
Architects PlanninE Addition.

Marsh & Peter. architects. SO Thir-
teenth Street Northwest. are taking bids
for addition In rear OF store SIS Four
teenth Street Northwest, 20 cost about
5000 The owner IL ArA Mary Il
Norton
The Washington herald., 1912-04-23
no Award Apartment centraet.

Architect A. P. Clark. jr.. Equitable
Building. is taking bids. to be IN by
p. m. April ., for a three-story brick
store building. TO be erected at 1l13~ Fif-
teenth Street Northwest, to cost about
10000. The owner Is Maj. HiIlman A.
Hall
The Washington herald., 1912-04-23
ADDITION FOR HOSPITAL.
Melton Construction Company MAJ
BE Awarded sI1I, 300 Contract.

BE Awarded sIII,OOO Contract.
The woman's Home Missionary Society
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church has
Just taken bids from twelve contractors
for the construction OF five-story and
basement fireproof building. to be known
as Robinson Hail. Sibley Hospital
The proposal of the Melton Construc-
tion Company Eleventh and II Streets
Northwest. Of Sl11. 800 was the lowest
submitted, and It Is expected that the
work viii be started IN a very few days.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-23
HAVE ELEVATOR PLANS.

Drawings for Shreveport, La, Oper-
alton ON View Mt Exchange.
The Builders Exchange has plans and
specifications In its rooms for an electric
passenger elevator 10 be installed In the
United States post-ofice and courthouse
at Shreveport, La.
Architects and builaers are invited to
place plans and specifications In the
rooms OF the Builders Exchange for the
convenience OF contractors and subcon-
tractors.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-23
UNIQUE MACHINE INSTALLED.
Fred s. Gichner Has Set Up Import
ed FnbricatInE Apparatus.

Fred S. Gichner has Just Installed in
his place Of business, l2l4 and 121s d
Street Northwest, q new machine i'm
ported from Germany for fabricating
light structural and ornamental iron
work Of every description. This Is the
only machine of its kind in this city
and from all accounts Is the only one
south of New York City.
Mr.. GIchner Is busy with the follow
ing contracts: Ornamental iron grill
work for the Union Savings Bank; orna-
mental iron work for rour stores at
Seventh and A Streets Southeast for J.
r. Ferris, and ornamental iron work
for H. T. onterdinger's new store at sos
Ninth Street Northwest.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-23
TO INSTALL ELEVATORS.
Standard Company Awarded Con-
tract for Heavy Duty Machines.

tract for Heavy Duty Machines.
The elevator contract for the new build
ing of the Terminal Warehouse Company,
at Baltimore. Nd. for three extra heavy
duty freight elevators has been awarded
to the Washington once OF the Standard
Plunger Elevator Company.
The machines, when completed, viii be
the largest freight elevators in this Sec
tion. They are OF the direct acting
plunger type, which represent the most
advanced type OF elevator construction.
This type of machine is supported from
the underside by a steel shaft plunger
that rests on a column OF water and
compressed air. .
The system is not only absolutely safe,
but the operative cost is about one-third
that OF any other system, and as there
are but few working parts the mainte-
nance cost Is reduced TO almost nothing.
There are six of these machines installed
at the Baldwin Locomotive Works In
Philadelphia After seven years Of con-
slant service the wear is not noticeable.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-23
BRICK BUSINESS BRISK.
Hydraulic Company Reports Re-
Gently Awarded Contracts,

The Hydraulic Press Brick Company,
with Offices in the Colorado Building,
report business Increasing very rapidly.
Some Of the larger orders received dur
ing the past week for their face brick
are as follows: Twenty cars for the
Times-Dispatch Building. Richmond. Va,
all the face brick required on the vir-
ginia Railway and Power Companyss
sky scraper' once building in Rich
mond. Va, and a large quantity OF
smooth gray and rough texture gray
brick for an apartment house being
erected by Harry Wardman, at Four
teenth and Fairmont Streets Northwest.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-23
Tobaceo Company 70 BuIId.

The Washington Tobacco Company will
soon start the erection OF a three-story
terra Gotta and fireproof store at si7 E
Street Northwest. j.. L. Marshall, build
er, who was the lowest bidder. is ready
to commence work at once. In a short
time the company win be doing business
In their new home.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-23
no Remodel Re.idence.

Architects Hornblower & Marshall. 100
II Street Northwest. are taking bids to
be in April a. 1872 for remodeliEg and
making addition to residence 1875 Con-
necticut Avenue Northwest. When COM
pieted II win De a handsome four-story
residence. It Il owned BY DR.. Thomas
s. Lee.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-23
Residence for. A. t. wright.

HornbIower & Marshall. architects.
Maryland Building, have completed plans
for A. 7. Wright for q residence TO be
erected at Thirteenth and Iowa Streets
Northwest, and the architects are about
ready 10 take bids on the sama.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-23
To BuiId Lodge Han.

A. P. Clark. jr.. architect, Equitable
Building. is taking bids for a two-and-
half-story lodge and once building to
be built for Columbian Harmony Society
In Rhode Island Avenue Northwest, at
q cost OF 5000 Bids to Be In by { p.
M. April a. 1si2
The Washington herald., 1912-04-23
PIanainE Insurance BufIdinE.

Plans are in progress by Architect A.
Goenner, Bliss Building. for four-story
brick and steel fireproof store and ONCE
building for the German American Insur-
ance Company. to be erected in Seventh
Street, between E and F Streets North
west, at a cost Of about $1,000.
The Washington times., 1912-09-30

were two Sits In the top ins place OF. q
handle. On the inside was pinned a
piece of mourning cloth. / had hoped
to find papers, and was disappointed"
Took Place of Baby.
Mrs. King had told Mr.. Molyneux how
he came to be turned over to his sup
posed parents, and this story was veri-
fed by Mrs. Payne. Mrs. Molyneux had
lost a chile, the day he was found, and
her family ply sician. DR.. LutkIn. now
dead. as In Mrs. Payne, heard OF the
founding. Searching out Mrs. King, he
said he could provide a home for y. Mr.
Moiyneux was a carpenter In moderate
circumstances, and had he lived the boy
would have been properly educated :
but when the lad was nine the foster
father died at Hiltonhead, 8. c.. q few
weeks before his wife gave birth to 9
son. This made It necessary for Alfred
to go to work, and he found employ
ment In a drug store. Ills career from
then until he was hired by the Lacka-
wanna railroad was checkered.
In making his Investigation Mr.. Molly
told by him that while he could not. or
would not. raise the veil of mystery as
to his parentage. he would give him
certain facts. The most important OF
these was that when the boy was about
seven years OF age a man, entered DIR.
olhCe dnu inpuiISu CVHStI
the baby found in the carpet bag. This
man told the physician he had come
from Washington. that the lads father
was rich and powerful. aud that the boy
must be found. He 'ntimated he was
making the investigation at the tehest
OF the mother. Because OF promises
made to the Molyneuxs, the doctor de-
clined to give the Investigator any in
formation whatever. A second search
was made later, but nothing came OF It.
Tried to Learn Facts.
Mr.. Molyneux read carefully the his
tory OF General Sickles. got what data
he could relating to the soldiers first
wife. digested the reports OF the Staying
OF Key appearing In the newspapers OF
the period and made inquiries in WASH
ington as to the search for himself.
Nothing could be obtained from WASH
ington in the way OF information bear
ing upon the matter and he then deter
mined to find the woman he had now
become firmly convinced was his moth
err. whether she was dead or alive he
did not know. but he yearned to find
out. He found that the Bagiolis once
Y, and had maintained a town house at
"a East Fifteenth street. Manhattan.
As he was busily employed he had
little time to take trips, so he sent his
wife to do much OF the investigating.
Between them they visited Hastings,
attempted to look up persons In New
The Washington times., 1912-09-30
Resinol will heal
your itching skin

d ESNOL Ointment and Resinol Soap
N stop itching instantly, quickly and
easily heal the most distressing
cases Of eczema, salt-rheum, rash, ring
worm, totter or other eruption, and clear
away pimples, blackbesds, redness and
roughness, when other treatments have
proven only waste Of time and money.
Trial free Rss,nol omtment with Rs.insl
Soap, 10 aiso an ideal household
remedy for such common troubles a. danirufY,
sores, boiis. ulcers. burns. scaks. cuts chaAnEs.
and plies. Your druesist sells Rssinol Soap (26e)
and Rssiaol ointnsnt tboc and 81, but for a san-
ple Of each, write 70 Dept. 4-B. REsRoL CHEN.
Co., Baltimorc. Nd. Resinel Shaving Stick (3Sc)
cannot irritate the tenderest face. Sample free.
The Washington times., 1912-09-30

fot4xDo. O.. Iu1 %. 1Sff
lid q very bod oass Of &C.
zema for over flftssn ysars. and
trisd evnyShin1 thst was uua-
gested 10 mo without any re-
Hef. Iusod 20 suffer from itch
ing, md used to scrstch until
the hood eAxss. On my legs.
wrists anA face the skin wouh
crack open and bleed, and
would pain me swfully inst 10
nj over now, sinesI have nssi-
No, Soap snd Rsainni Ointment.
Five inmates aftsr ! aDplied
Rssinsl Ointlnsnt the pe1n and
itshiaG would lesvs me. After
using less than TIVE jars Of Resi-
moi Ointment, ! must honestly
say ] am cured, and I never think
Of eczema unisss someone asks
ma about II. Il always makes
me feel good to tell people about
Resinol. ! knew they viii get
relief and . sure cure"
(Sgnsd( CHAs. d. BRowN.
+ChAmbsr Of Csunnsrcs BIds.
The Washington times., 1912-09-30

women's Long Flannelette Night
Gowns, made OF good quality ma
terial. In neat stripes of pink and
blue. Double yokes, with and with
out collars.
The Washington times., 1912-09-30
Isaac Cans to
Deliver an Address

Isaac Cans win deliver an address on
THE Good OF Organization" before the
Clerks Mutual Relief Association at
night.
The Washington times., 1912-09-30
1OC Yard-wide
BleaChed Cotton, ste yd.

A case of Yard-wlde Bleached
Cotton, excellent ciose-wovcn quail
ity. free from dressing. Very
seviceable for present needs.
A grade sold regularly at 10c
yard, offered for one day at SIC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-21
daily cross the bridge will double their
efforts along this line.
Hearing Set for March l.

Hearing Set for March /.
Hearing of the injunction has been
set for Friday, March 1.
The railroad company seeks a per-
petual Injunction, claiming that the
action of the Commissioners in mar
rowing the roadway of the bridge vio-
lates the act of Congress authorizing
the building of the structure, which
was paid for by the company, and
makes travel unsafe by forcing all
vehicular traffic onto the space oc
cupied by the car tracks. The court is
also asked to compel the District Com
missioners to replace the portions Of
the bridge that have been removed.
The company points out that 1t was ad-
vised last year that improvements to the
bridge should be made and that the engi-
neer department of the District was satfs-
fed the vibrations Of the structure could
be eliminated and the bridge made safe
for $24.OOO. The company deposited $12.-
coo, half the cost, it says. on the assur-
ance that the bridge would be safe when
the proposed strengthening had been
completed. These improvements were
concluded last December.
The company declares 1t was then no
titled that the roadway of the bridge
would be narrowed by order of the Com
missioners and objection was made by the
company. Despite the objection, it is al
legged, the work has progressed and un-
less the court interferes the property
rights of the corporation will be seriously
affected, it is stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-21
ENGINEER BALKS BANDITS
IN Attempted HOLD-UP
Shot in Arm by Highwayman
When He Refused to Stop Train.
Posse in Pursuit

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. February II.
Five men made an unsuccessful at
tempt TO hold up passenger train No.
ID. westbound, on the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad at 3 o'clock this
morning near Bertram, nine miles east
of here.
The train is known as the fast mail
and carried no passengers. 1t was
forced to slow down to a speed Of four
miles an hour on account of construc-
ton work being done on the outskirts
OF the village. and 1t was at this point
the men signaled the engineer to stop.
Suspicious OF the irregular method used
In signaling. the engineer did not bring
his train to stop.
When the train failed to stop one Of
the bandits opened fire on tha engineer.
hitting him In the arm. Throwing on
all steam. the engineer brought his
train to this city. where a posse was
formed and started in pursuit Of the
bandits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-21
BILL MAKES CHANGES
IN LOCAL SCHOOL LAWS
Provision for SaIaried Director
and Six Assistants-Some
Positions Abolished.

A bill to establish the direction and
control Of public education in the Dis
trict of Columbia was introduced in the
House yesterday afternoon by Repre-
sentative Bingham of Pennsylvania. 1t
gives the Commissioners supervision over
the schools and sole authority to pur-
chase all supplies and materials of
whatever character.
Provision is made for board of edu-
cation of seven members, to serve for
three-year periods. without compensa-
ton, and to be advisory to director of
education, who is to receive 5000 a
year.
Provision for Assistant Directors.
In addition to this director the bill
provides for six assistant directors at
$4,000 a year each. The offices Of
of schools. assistant
supervising principals
and director of manual training are all
abolished
The measure specifies that all teach
ers in the public schools shall be ap-
pointed by the director of education
and approved by the board Of educa
tiOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-21
FELL WOMAN; RANSACK HOUSE
Two Negresses Weld Club and Loot
Dwelling.

NEW YORK, February 21.-Edward
Watson returned to his uptown home
shortly after l o'clock this morning to
find his wife lying unconscious on the
floor of the entry. She had been felled
by a powerful blow on the head from
some heavy instrument.
When she was revived an hour later
she said she had heard knock at tne
door just after midnight, and, believ-
ing her husband had returned, she un-
locked the door. Two burlv negro
women, she said. brushed in, one Of
them striking her with small club,
which knocked her unconscious The
police found that the house had been
ransacked and jewelry worth several
hundred dollars taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-21
SNOWSTORM IN THE WEST.
Forty Mile Gale Blowing at Chicago
Railroad Traffic Affected.

CHICAGO. February 21.-The central
states were visited by snowstorm today
and the mercury fell rapidly. A forty
mile gale was blowing here from the
north.
The snow belt reaches south to ST.
Louis, west to central Iowa, north a
short distance into Wisconsin and east
into Ohio.
Railroad traffic has been affected in
some sections. Delay in hog shipments
caused the market to go up from to 10
cents here at the opening.
Bismarck, N. D., and Valentine. Neb.,
are the two coolest points in the United
States, the mercury being below zero.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-21
WRECK AS MEMORIAL.
City of Tampa Wants Hull of Maine
for Park.

TAMPA. Fla. February 21.-That the
wreck of the battleship Maine, recently
raised from Havana harbor, be turned
over to the city of Tampa to be used
as monument in a government park on
Grassy Island Hillsboro bay. is the re-
quest which the local board of trade will
make of the War Department through
Chairman s. NJ. Sparkman of the rivers
and harbors committee of Congress.
Plans have already been formulated
to provide the park on which it is pro-
posed to locate the hulk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-21
WIND CAUSES GREAT LOSS.
Destructive Storm Sweeps Missi, !,
sippi, and Pensacola Also Suffers.

MERIDIAN. Miss, February 21.-A de-
structive windstorm swept over this dis
trict last night, destroying thousands OF
dollars worth of property. killing herds OF
cattle and demolishing homes in the sur
rounding country. Telegraph wires were
Frustrated, communication not being re-
stored till this afternoon.
NEW ORLEANS. February |--At-
tempts to communicate with Pensacola,
where, it is known, severe storm ragged
last night, had been unsuccessful up to
noon All wires are down. At points
along the Florida coast in the vicinity of
Pensacola wind velocity OF sixty miles an
hour was registered. 1t was accompanied
by a heavy rain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-21
ROOSEVELT TAKES
ADVANCED GROUND
Declares for Recall of Judges
in Speech at Columbus
Today.
SHORT BALLOT AND DIRECT
NOMINATIONS ADVOCATED
Urges Governmental Supervision of
Big Business.
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
Quotes Lincoln as the True Progress
sive and Makes Significant Ref
erence to Buchanan-No Word
as to Candidacy.
Urges Governmental Supervision of
Big Business.
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
ROOSEVELT'S PLATFORM.
i believe in the short ballot.

bel1eVe IN the snort ballot.
Il believe in providing for direct
nominations by the people, includ-
ing therein direct preferential pri-
maries for the election of delegates
to the national nominating conven-
tions
Il believe in the election of .
United States senators by direct
vote.
Il believe in the initiative and
referendum. which should be used
not to destroy representative gov
ernment, but to correct it when
ever it becomes misrepresentation.
.as to the recall, 1 do not believe
that there is any great necessity
for it as regards short-term elec-
tive officers. There remains the
question of the recall of judges.
- l do not believe in adopt
ing the recall save as last re-
sort. But either the recall will
have to be adopted or e.se it will
have to be made much easier than
it now is to get rid. not merely of
bad judge, but of judge who.
however virtuous, has grown so
Out Wltu SOCtdl nooQS anu
facts that he is unfit longer to rem
der good service on the bench"
THE question of applying the re-
call in any shape IS Of expediency
merely. Each community has a
right to try the experiment for it
se'f in whatever shape it pleases.
We progressives believe that the
people have the right. the power
and the duty to protect themselves
and their own welfare; that hu-
man rights are supreme over all
other rights; that wealth should
be the servant not the master of
the people.
'ThA.au$istrpSt law does good in
SO far as II can be invoked against
combinatioaS which aie.reauy mo-
nopolieS or which restrict produc- !
tom. or which artificially raise
prices. But in so far as its work
in4s are uncertain or as it threat
ems corporations which have not
been guilty of anti-social conduct
1t does harm.
'.IAll business into which the eIe-
ment of monopoly in any way or
degree enters. and where it proves
in practice impossible totally to
eliminate this element of monopoly,
should be carefully supervised.
regulated and controlled by gov
ernment authority.