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Evening star., 1912-07-20
GOTHAM TO EXPERIMENT
WITH EUROPEAN PAVING
Decision Reached Following Criti-
cism of Present Streets by Board
of Engineers.

NEW fORK, July 2O.-As a result of
some severe criticisms of New York pave
ments made recently by a board Of en-
gineers, the city will advertise for bids
for the laying of several specimen
blocks of a pavement which is popular in
Europe. and which in certain continental
cities has lasted with little repairing for
more than twenty years. It is non-pat-
ented pavement. known abroad as the du-
rax. and derives its strength and dura-
bility mostly from the fact that the SUR
face blocks are small, carefully fitted by
hand and SO arranged that none Of the
joints are at right angles to- the moving
lines OF traffic. This produces an almost
noiseless surface and gives a good foot
hold for horses.
The blocks are made of granite, cut
in cubes about three inches on each side
On bed of ordinary dirt or clay. which
is pounded down hard with a ten-ton roll
er, foundation of concrete six inches or
more. according to the weight Of the
traffic. is laid and over this a half-inch
bed Of granite chips. The granite cubes
then are laid on top, fitted to one another
as even as possible. The interstices
are filled with pitch. When completed
the street looks like great piece Of
mosaic the lines of the cubes curving off
into regular arcs in various directions.
The surface at first is slightly rough, but
after a few days or weeks of pounding
from the steel rims of the vehicles II
wears smooth and beautiful.
Evening star., 1912-07-20
CRUSADE upon |CEMEN
Three Forfeit Collateral of
SIS for Giving Short
Weights.

That campaign Of extraordinary vigor
in prosecuting icemen who fail to give
correct weight in selling ice Is being
waged by the Office Of the superintendent
Of weights and measures became known
today when three icemen forfeited col
lateral amounting to $J5 in the District
branch Of the Police Court. Samuel
Canarish forfeited $5 while willard E.
Owen and Joseph Wicks. driver and help
er. respectively, on q wagon, Jointly for
feited $50 The cases were brought into
court by George A. Howe. first assistant
superintendent Of weights and measures.
Mr.. Howe declared his intention of
keeping after any icemen who were sus-
pected Of giving underweight in their
sales.
In the case where the two men for
feited $50 Mr.. Howe secreted himself in
a house on New Jersey avenue between
b and C streets northwest and waited for
the men to bring the ice into the house.
They did not weigh IL before delivering
it, said Mr.. Howe. and the ice was four
teen pounds short of the supposed fifty
pounds.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Gus A.
Schuldt said be believed the ice COM
panies should cooperate in the movement
to give their patrons correct weight. and
that some Of the officials of some of the
companies had expressed their gratifica-
tion that the campaign was being waged. /.
Evening star., 1912-07-20
ALLEGES BREACH OF PROMISE.
Baltimore Girl Sues Man Who Was
Married Wednesday.

James. A. Sweeney, Georgetown Uni
versity law student, who was married in
this city last Wednesday to Miss Effie
Van Horn, daughter of William r. Van
Horn. superintendent of the post office
at Takoma Park. Nd, was named yes
terday in a breach of promise suit
brought against him by Miss Virginia
Randle in the city court of Baltimore
Miss Randle asks for $4,000 damages.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sweeney left Washington
Immediately following their wedding fol
their honeymoon, and are not expected
10 return for several weeks.
Miss Rand-e. her attorney says. ex
reeted to be married to Mr.. Sweeney thi.
month. and was very much surprised tt
read in newspaper that he and Mis-.
Eitfe Van Horn had been married Wed
nesday.
According to Miss Randle's lawyer, She
met Sweeney December 81, 1911. He was
very attentive to her, going to Baltimore
frequently to see her. and giving her al
engagement ring. He visited her last
Monday, 1t is said, and took dinner with
her
Evening star., 1912-07-20
The First MOrality
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.

Probably the first morality ever in
vented was honor to parents
1t was the instinct of racial elf-preser-
walton elevated into a moral law
Social progress is by laps, not leaps.
Social solidarity Is like a tile roof or
shingle roof-one layer overlaps the next
Generation number two is held for twenty
years or SO in the embrace and shelter Of
generation number one; then II begins its
independent career: IL Is already full Of
the ideas and impulse of its predeces-
sor.
In this way humanity moves constantly
forward The SON can begin where his
father left off,
Bees make no progress. nor do beavers;
they build the same kind of honey cells
and river dams they built when Adam
dolve and Eve span." Twentieth century
enjoy steam heat, and not In cases. as
they used to live. freezing and suffocat-
Ing by a fire Of fagots.
Hence the beginnings Of moral obli-
CATION doubtless dawned upon the prim-
tive mind in the feeling that, IL the
family or tribe was to hold on to its
goods and Its prestige. the children must
carry forward the plans OF the parents.
In al ancient codes fiiial obedience Is
emphasiz 1t Is the core of Confucian-
ism. lt Is the distinguishing mark OF q
good man IN China.
The only commandment with prom
ise'' In the Jewish ten commandments
was: Honor thy father and thy mother.
that thy days may be long In the land"
Virgil calls the hero of his great epic
"Pious Aeneas." the chief reason being
that he cared for his father.
Doubtless the sentiment of ''piety''
originated in respect for. obedience to.
and protection Of parents.
-.mong many early nations the father
had the right not only to punish his son.
but even to put him to death.
Evening star., 1912-07-20
Palermo and Its Ices.

From the London Chronicle.
If you wish to realize what devotion to
ices means you should go to Palermo. All
over the south of Italy ices are eaten to
an extent of which we do not dream, but
in Sicily and Palermo in particular the
custom has attained amazing proportions
Ices are eaten by people of all ranks and
ages from morning to night. Where a
true Briton would demand a blass of beer
the Palermian asks for an ice.- Morning,
noon and night the consumption of ice
goes on. They are in wonderful variety
and cheap.
The stranger in that beautiful city finds
the cafes invaded between 4 and 5 by
ice eaters. He sees officers and men Of
the army. merchants and workpeople. the
rich and the poor Of both sexes. con-
suming ices with gusto. No one evades
this pleasant duty. Lines of carriages
draw up at the side Of the pavement be-
fore the cafes, the occupants. the coach
men and the footmen all with their
favorite delicacy. At first the stranger
wonders. then he falls victim. One or
these days I intend to return to Palermo
for no other purpose than to eat ices.
Evening star., 1912-07-20

Fflial subserviency when carried to ex-
cess tends to produce social stagnation,
as In the orient, for we absorb our par
ents' prejudices also.
Fflial independence carried to excess
produces disorder. and In constant and
easy change there Is no solidity OF social
growth.
The modern mind. therefore sees the
true morality to be in conserving the
primal instincts Of reverence for on4's
parents. as not only a beautiful human
trait but also racial power for eff
cheney, but sees also that this sentiment
must be balanced by the young man 8
proper respect for his own individuality
and by his fathers tolerance and recog-
milton Of his sons rights
Parents have q right to make their
children after their own fashion, up to
adulthood. After that 1t is the parents
who are rewarded or punished.
The parent criticises the child during
childhood. After childhood the child
crtticises the parent.
In no realm of life IL power. held so
strictly responsible as in the authority
which the parent has over the child. In
no other case is injustice. selfishness. the
unreasoning love Of rule 30 severely pun
ished.
Aristippus used to say that the only
thing worth studying was to ascertain
what Is good or Ill in ones own house.
No one can be called happy who has
one can attain a more solid satisfaction
than to know that his children love and
respect him.
The state is more or less fictional. and
friends are occasional. but the family is
intimately pressed upon U.S. and TO fail
Of peace there is the real tragedy.
The family" says Lamartine, EXISTED
before US, and In 1t what Is best In us
shall survive. 1t IL the complement Of
ourselves. greater than ourselves. It Is
the image Of the future unity. OF man.
kind revealed in a small group Of beings
clinging to each other.'
Evening star., 1912-07-20
RESTING THE EYES.
Precautions for the Middle Aged.
Eye Strain and Beauty.

From the London Daily Mail.
The eye, 1t has been said, is the window
of the soul, and it behooves US, therefore
to keep that window very bright and
clear. A beauty expert whom consulted
on the subject Of eye treatment told me
that she attached more Importance to re-
juvenating the eyes of her middle-aged
clients than any other features.
Strained eyes give such look of ia
tigue and nerviness' to q woman, spoil
ing her expression entirely, and they
cause headache and so-called biliousness,
and help, moreover. to bring wrinkles and
lines to the face.
"Of course girls do not suffer as women
of over foFty-fiye or so may do: but even
the young are all the better for taking
care of their sight. Yes! Even to them,
say. do not read In poor light. or when
, you have a headache. or after a severe
illness, and be sure you do not read in
bed. for 1t is a strain to the eyes to use
them when you are in q recumbent posi-
ton. To stitch at inordinately fine needle
work Is also a mistake.
AN hours rest daily in a dark room is
what I recommend to the eye tired, and
then that they should first slap the fur
rowed places with the finger tips to bring
blood to the surface, and then massage
all round them very soothinEly with
white vaseline.
I IA German ocuiist. whose name Is a
Evening star., 1912-07-20
READY TO REPORT BILL
FOR PARCELS POST PLAN
New Measure Is Compromise on
Bourne Zone System, Increas-
ing Number.

Containing a provision for a general
parcels post system that is COM
promise of the Bourne zone system,
the post Office appropriation bill will
be reported to the Senate Monday from
the Senate committee on post Offices
and post roads.
The parcels post provision has been
the cause of fight of many weeks in
the committee. There was a general
sentiment in favor of some provision
for a general parcels post, but there
was a wide difference of opinion be-
tween Senator Bourne. chairman of
the committee and sponsor for a new
zone system that won many friends.
and Senator Bristow. former assistant
postmaster general.
Divided Into Eight Zones.
The bill provides for the division of
the United States Into eight zones, in
stead OF six. as proposed by the Bourne
plan. and the zone rates are as follows:
First zone. length so miles. rate. 5
cents for the first pound. cents for
each additional pound; second zone,
length $50 miles. rates, and cents;
third zone. length 800 miles. rates.
. and cents: fourth zone. length 500
miles. rates, ana cents, nItn zone,
length ZOO miles. rates. 3 and cents;
sixth zone. length 1,400 miles. rates.
10 and cents: seventh zone. length
1,Se0 miles. rate, IL cents per pound
straight. Maximum packages, eleven
pounds.
For local delivery the charge is to be
cents for the first pound and cent
for each additional pound. The maximum
charge for an eleyen-pound package,
therefore, win be Is cents.
Other Troubles of Bill.
Outside of the parcels post plan the
most troublesome proposal of the bill
as it came from the House was that
for the payment of money by the United
States to states in accordance with the
number of miles and the character of
the road used for rural routes. The
Senate committee decided to eliminate
the House provision and replace 1t with
a provision for a commission OF three
senators and three members of the
House to investigate the subject and
make recommendations to Congress.
Senator Bourne's proposal to combine
the third and fourth class mails into
one class was eliminated from the bill.
Evening star., 1912-07-20
BAN OFF THE SONGBIRDS
IN ATLANTIC CITY CAFES
Order by New City Officials Brings
Cheer to Vocalists and Pro-
prietors Alike.

ATLANTIC CITY, July 20.-Joy per-
vaded the big cafes of the beach front
last night, for the songbirds are back at
the old stands. leading the merry crowds
in whirling bursts of ragtime. Under an
order issued by Commissioner Bartlett,
director of the department Of public
safety, which became operative last
evening, the ban upon vocal music in
the Boardwalk resorts. established when
the reformers obtained control of the
license board two weeks before city coun-
Gil passed out Of existence. is lifted and
laid away, to be heard from no more
unless the cafe proprietors force official
reprisals.
Abolition of the order. made effective
when the cafe men became alarmed over
noise remonstrances filed against several
of the largest resorts was greeted with
delight by thousands of cafe habitues.
Proprietors Joyful.
Their joy was not greater than that
of the proprietors. who asserted that pa
tronage had fallen off so per cent and
that continuation of the ban would be
ruinous. Even an orchestra with cele-
brated violinist failed to win the crowds.
and 1t was conceded that sprightly
maid with a penchant for mysterious
Rag" and other topical airs was a far
better drawing card than full orches-
ira of instrumental Specialists.
Director. .Bartletts order. served by the
police yesterday upon all Of the Board
walk resorts, makes l am. the time linn
1t for vocal entertainment.
Two o'clock will be the closing hour
and no excuses Eor explanation twill be
accepted If tits ignored. A delegation OF
cafe men who called upon Chief of Po-
lice Woodruff to ascertain the demands
Of the new board of rulers were told
Evening star., 1912-07-20
|"Read This Shannon & LuChS
Advertisement, Dear

"Y fen: ,v,:,
"A Home of Sunlight and Ventilation ndoesnt that sound
like the kind of home have been longing for?
"You would be glad leave this stuy for such hom
wouldn't dear? Remember the thought would live
home but the landlord would make and
months back the canned life this
All very did but will have until have
earned the money? Why haven't read all the advertisement
See that of these homes $8 month
That applies directly the home and includes interest unpaid
part of your home.
And always wanted live fashionable Columbia Heights
Mabel Smith lives there know and she the nghbohood
Yes and that think the home they live
chased from Shannon uhs and John Smith
doesn't make the salary that do dear and they have other
how we'll they both WE'LL if than
mabel that she and John call their home their
The that they formerly stnted order make their savings
deposits each month they spend the
life The they actually that used be wasted for
than their savings With salary
and could still continue savings and pay this $38
stalment each month
There the bottom of the advertisement that the homes
day Let's take mbe that
direction There better the Coum-
ba Heights and believe will find
distant future, but immediate future"
Evening star., 1912-07-20
BONFILS UNDER ARREST.
Denver Publisher Is Accused Of
Contempt of Court.

DENVER. July 20.-F. G. Bonfils, one
of the proprietors of Denver news
paper. who. with his partner. H. III. Tam
men, is defendant in libel suits aggregat-
ing s.. 100000. brought by w. G. Evans.
was arrested yesterday on bench war
rant issued BY District Judge Shattuck.
charging contempt of court. Bonds were
fixed at $4,000.
Evening star., 1912-07-20
Leave Estates to Their Widows.

The will Of Frederic B. Williams, dated
December ). 1900, has been filed for pro-
bate. He leaves his entire estate to his
widow. Susan Williams, and names her
|executrix.
BY the terms of the will of Thomas
A. Campbell. dated May 2S. 1912. and filed
for probate, his entire estate Is left to his
widow, Emma Campbell. She is also to
act as eXecutrix.
Evening star., 1912-07-20

| that am. closing meant exactly that.
Pleading for advice as to how they
were to empty the resort of late stayers.
the cafe proprietors were advised to sus-
pend sales at 1:45 am. and dismiss the
walters. Sale Of drinks after the official
closing time will be made cause for sus-
pension Of licenses.
Evening star., 1912-07-20
Not the Only One.

From Judges Library.
You know" he was saying. Il couldn't
see woman stand up while / was sit
ting
so you gave her your seat?"
mo; closed my eyes and pretended
to be asleep
Evening star., 1912-07-20
Mothers Caution.

Fr0m LIE.
Bobby-O-oh! Mamma! Here's . little
green snake!
Mamma-Keep away from ., &,.dsaR y
may-be-just assdaneerou0saS aedpo ou0
Evening star., 1912-07-20
Postal Station Discontinued

Station IL, of the local post Office. Fred
erick 8. Phillips, clerk in charge, located
at 1st and NJ streets southwest, has been
ordered discontinued. The order becomes
effective today.
Evening star., 1912-07-20
Many Homes Are Purchased From Us
/ In Much the Manner Described Above

Buying home monthly the modern You pay
than though laid the cash. 1t enables
enjoying the comforts and of home your while
paying for whie and will advantages
Over homes have been sold by this location We have
the last As IS of the last families
these Homes of Sunlight and Ventilation purchased you readily
appreciate the immediate inspection They Spring
road and 18th and Perry and l4h
Evening star., 1912-07-20
Expresses His Appreciation.

ITO speak when the mind is strained by
deep and varied emotions, when memories
of the past and the impressions of the
present crowd the brain. and when the
heart Is touched by words and acts of
k:ndness-to speak then Is difficult. have
rarely experienced it in greater degree
than I do now
In conclusion he said:
LAS a congregation We have much to
boast Of and much more to hope for AS
Israelites we are prominent in our COM
munity. recognized as factor. and not
seldom initiated by our fellow neighbors
Let US carefully guard these virtues; let
US be loyal to our creed, loyal to our
selves, loyal to the country, which Of
everything conducive to mankind
Evening star., 1912-07-20


In commemoration of his f0rtieth an
niyersary of service with the ,c0ngrega-
ton, Rev. DIR. Louis Stern was presented
with handsomely engraved gold watch
by members of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation at the close of services last
night in the Eighth Street Temple.
The presentation Of the testimonial fol-
lowed an address by Rev. DR.. Abram
Simon, who pictured conditions in Wash
ington forty years ago and the status of
the small colony of Hebrews. He traced
the development OF the city and that OF
the Washington Hebrew Congregation.
He congratulated the congregation on
having acted as a unit in showing its
appreciation of the services of one of its
greatest benefactors while he lives by
giving him such a testimonial, and by
being present to congratulate him and
cheer him on his way with words Of kind
ness and a hearty hand clasp.
l. l.. Blout, president Of the congrega-
ton, made the presentation speech, in
which he reviewed briefly the great goo6
DIR. Stern has done in his forty years OF
service.
In accepting the gift DR.. Stern express
ed his deep appreciation and heartfelt
thanks for the kindly consideration which
they had bestowed upon him. He said, II
part:
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-04-19
Loss of Steamship Titanic.

The new White Star liner, Titanic.
the largest ship ever built, while on
her maiden voyage from Southamp-
ton, England, to New York, struck
an iceberg in mid ocean the night Of
April IA and was lost 10 two miles of
water. or the 2160 passengers and
crew, 1900 are believed to be lost, the
steamer Carpathia, called to the scene
by the wireless distress signal from
the doomed ship, saving only 886,
chiefly women and children, who were
picked up from the life boats after
hours Of waiting. The disaster oc.
CURED in an ice field hundreds OF
miles of Cape Race, New Foundland.
Many prominent people of Europe
and America were on board.
The Titanic was launched last May
and cost $l0,0OO,000. 1t is under
stood she had diamonds on board
valued at S.. 100000 The ship wa.
insured for SIS 900, 900. It had beer
so constructed as to be dee:.ccad uo
s:nkable.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-04-19
new STATE CAPITOL
Work on Imposing Structure
at Boise.
The SCACLIOLA COLUMNS
Ornamental Plaster Work and
Finest African Mahogany.

The work on the new state capi-
tol is going on rapidly, says the
Boise Statesman. The man who
is to be in charge of the work on
the scagliola columns has arrived
from New York and will COM
mence work at once. He says
that this is the largest single job Of
its kind that he has ever had in
charge. Some idea of the work to
be done in connection with making
the columns can be had when it is
learned that the man in charge
doubts very much if he can have
the 100 columns finished by Mo-
vember I. This scagliola work is
made by grinding genuine marble
to fine powder and then re-
marblizing it again in column form,
by putting it on layer on a wire
and concrete foundation.
The work on the capitals of the
columns around the rotunda was
finished few days ago and the
architraves were commenced last
week. 1t will take about a week
to finish this part of the dome.
Electricians have been at work
laying the electric wire conduits
for the outside lighting of the capi-
tol. They are planning for 1000
outside lights.
The marble settlers have been at
work on the marble on the main
floor and will commence at once
on the marble stairways, of Which
there are to be four.
The ornamental plaster work on
the main floor is completed and
the plasterers expect to complete
the other floors this week. The
contract for the mahogany for the
door and window frames was lei
yesterday to the Sierra Nevada
Mill company of Salt Lake City,
which is to furnish a beautiful
quality of African mahogany, said
to be the finest wood in the world
| About IS, 900 feet of this wood viii
be used in the building.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-04-19
CLEARLIST SCHOOL LANDS
Governor and Party to Go East
on Official Trip.

Governor Hawley, Attorney General
McDougall and State Land Commits.
sioner Day expect to leave Boise
about Monday of next week for
Washington, d. c., to take up the
matter of clearlisting state school
lands with the government authori-
ties at the national capital, says the
Statesman.
This decision was reached at a
meeting Of the state land board. Ap-
proximately $3.50, 200 acres are in
cluded in the public land grants.
Much of this the governor and his
party will endeavor to have clear
listed. These lands are situated 10
various parts of the state and IL the
mission of Governor Hawley and the
other officials proves successful ab.
solute title to the tracts will pass
from the government to the state.
The governors party will also en-
deavor to secure patents and flnal
title to some 400, 900 acres Of Carey
act lands.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-04-19
Some Candidates.

Two republicans in Northern Idaho
have been mentioned for congressman
besides Hon. Burton L. French,
present encumbent, who will be a
candidate for reelection. They are
c. w. Beale of Wallace and Miles F.
Johnson of Lewiston. The south part
of the state has four who have been
mentioned for the place, B. p. Shaw
han, r. NJ. McCracken, Addison T.
Smith and Col. T. r. Hamer.
For governor, those who have at.
nounced themselves or who have
been prominently mentioned for the
republican nomination, are Ex-Gover.
nor John T. Morrison, Former Mayor
John Nj. Haines of Boise, Former
Mayor Ben +. Tweedy Of Lewiston,
Assessor Byron Defenbach of Bonner
county, Former Representative Pau
Clagstone of Bonner county and
State Auditor S. D. Taylor.