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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21

Plans Completed for Series of
Structures on Que
bee Street.

Kennedy Brothers. operative builders,
have practically completed plans for the
construction of fifteen additional houses
on Quebec street. adjacent to Georgia
avenue northwest. and it is expected
this operation will consume the major
portion OF the autumn building season
When this series of fifteen houses is
completed the firm Will have built a to-
tai of los houses in it's big development
project i'll the subdivision of Princeton
Heights and this will represent exactly
one-thiTd of the development for that
section.
According to the subdivision plans there
ultimately will be "A total of BIS houses
in Princeton Heights. A little more than
two full city blocks already have been
filled with houses. and there are remain
ing about four and one-half blocks to
be improved
OF the houses already built fortyseven
are located on Rock Creek Church road.
eight are on Warder street. and when
the fifteen additional homes are con-
structed there will be a total of fifty-one
houses on Quebec street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21
DRUNKENNESS IN INDIA.
Work Among British Soldiers by a
Temperance Society.

From the Church Temperance Chronicle.
Gen. Lawson OF the British army
speaking at a meeting OF the Church OF
England Temperance Society in London.
made some very interesting statements in
regard to the growth of temperance i'll
the army in India.
Gen. Lawson said the climate there was
bad and that there were great many
temptat ions for men to drink; also that in
that hot climate the effects of drink were
much more harmful than in England. For
years in India the sickness and drunken
ness We're great.
Twenty-Five years ago clergyman
started the idea of a temperance associa-
ton in India. and this work had surpris-
ing results. There We're very few tee
totalerS in the old days, but now nearly
half the army in India are teetotalers.
In 1889 LIZA soldiers died in India and
in 1910 only 80 died 1t was. the speaker
thought, due to the temperance move
were invalided from India; in 1910 the
number was only 400. In 1850 there were
only 800 total abstainers in India; in
1902 there were $4,000.
This work gave birth ten or twelve
years ago to the Royal Army Temperance
Association, which had done great and
splendid work in the army. 1t was not
total abstinence association alone, for 1t
had class A, total abstainerS, 1900, and
class b, temperate members-whom he
would like to see very largely increased
over 5000.
The association did good work in many
ways. Most important was the support
it gave to total abstainers who joined as
recruits to enable them to continue as alb
stainers. The best results had been OBJ
tanned in the last five years, and the
growth Of temperance in that period was
quite surprising.
ing the canteens and coffee bars told him
that in the last five years the cOnsump-
ton of beer had been reduced by over
one-half. and on the other hand the re-
than doubled. 1t was said that the drink
traffic varied with the prosperity of the
country.
In the army, in the last eight or nine
years, things had been very different.
The pay of the soldier had been material
ly increased; it was twice as much as ten
years ago. but the amount of money the
soldier expended on drink was reduced
by one-half. In this way the army was
setting an example to those in religious
life. In the army, as in civilian life the
great bulk of crime was due to drink. In
1902 there were 5000 courts-martial in
the army 1t seemed large number.
but some were for trivial offenses, and
they were spread over large number Of
men. In 1910 there were 6,400 courts
martial.
Fines for drunkenness in the army in
1901 amounted to G24,UOO S12OO0O; in
1910 it amounted to only 9lI.O0O $50
eco. Good conduct medals We're issued to
soldiers who had served a certain number
of years and had no bad entries in their
defaulters' sheets, and had not been
drunk. The number of good conduct
medals in 1904 was 1900 and in 1910 it
was 1850. which showed again that the
temperance movement in the army was
having It's effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21
America Is Not Fractional.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
If the eminent geographers who are now
visiting this country were as wise as they
are learned they might have saved them
selves from the egregious error of char
acterizing New York and Chicago as 'un-
American
This statement has been made SO often
that even some Americans get into the
silly habit Of repeating it. and only the
very exceptional foreigner fails to take
it's truth for granted. AS matter of
fact, It is not true-it is a mere meaning
less noise-a psittacism-and. like other
parrot talk, is product neither Of intel
ligence nor observation.
Our distinguished visitors, If they de-
voted to this subject even little of the
large mental power which they use I'm
studying geography here and elsewhere.
would see that cities like New York and
Chicago, with their wonderfully hetero-
geneous populations, are communities of
a kind to be found nowhere else in the
world, and if that does not make them
both distinctly and distinctively "Ameri-
cam what. in the name of common sense,
would do so?
The assumption that America is to
be found, and only to be found, in the
villages and small towns of New England
or of the south or of the near, middle, or
farther west-that is simply preposterous.
In such places there are, or were before
intercommunication became so easy. seq
regated, isolated and widely differing
groups of people descended from one or
another little influx of north European
Immigrants.
The real Americans are the people of
the United StateS-all OF them. in their
diversity and interaction-and it is only
in the so-called un-American cities that
the whole is represented instead of mere
fractions. Each of us probably likes one
of the fractions-our oWn-better than we
do any OF the others or the whole and
our visitors have right to feel, and, If
they choose, to express, like preference,
but they simply make themselvs ridicu-
lous when they wait. as they usually do,
to get into little gathering of their own
lineage before they raise the glad cry,
"Ah, here at last is the real American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21

Unique both in location and type OF n
built on the very edge of Rock Creek
Park for David White and George II.
Ashley. both of the geological survey. The
location is quite out of the ordinary for
residence purposes, and because the avail
able ground for building is decidedly linn
tied at the site these two official have
chosen, no other like enterprise can be
carried out in the city at any future time.
The houses are situated on adjoining lots
on the line of what will be Adams Mill
road when that thoroughfare is extended
but both houses will be completed long
before the street has been improved and
made ready for regular traffic.
The site is just to the west of the On
tario apartment house, and it is unique
because of the fact that both building lots
terminate at the top of a precipitous bluff
which runs down into Geological Park
Because of their unusual location, the
houses will haye an exceptional view of
the PARK and of the whole valley of Rock
Creek, and they have the unusual advan-
tage of being only a short distance off the
regular lines of travel, and Yet SO iso-
lated that their surroundings will always
be of suburban character.
At Crest Of Bluff.
The two houses are at the crest of the
high bluff Immediately overlooking the
old Quarry road entrance to Rock Creek
Park and the Zoo, and they literally
overhang the old bears den. which is one
of the landmarks of the park.
They are of almost identical design,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21
MODERN SOLOMON.
Splitting the Difference by Splitting
the Dog.
From the London News.

From the London News.
Two ladies called to see the inspector
in charge of the Batignolles police sta
ton, one Of them clasping to her bosom
a little dog called Azor which both
women claimed. After patiently listen
ing to their wrangiing the inspector
called policeman. Fetch the ser
geant's sword" he said. Like Solomon.
l am going to split the difference by
splitting the dog. Which end would you
prefer, madam" he said, addressing the
lady holding the dog. THE head or the
tail?" The woman only clasped the dog
more convulsively to her. crying, Never,
never. Kill me rather
This sufficed for the modern Solomon,
who allowed the tender-hearted lady to
go away with the dog. while he admin
istered a reproof to the other claimant.
who had listened to the judgment un-
moved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21
Hops in England.
From the London Chronicle.


The ruin Of the hop harvest would have
been matter for jubilation in certain
quarters centuries ago. Immediately upon
it's Introduction into England in the six
teenth century the hop encountered vio-
lent opposition. Henry VIII forbade it's
use in brewing. apparently with small
result, for century later We find the
city of London petitioning parliament
against two anusances." to wit, New
castle coal and hops-"that wicked weed
which spoils the drink and endangers the
lives of the people"
Later, John Evelyn wrote vehemently
against 'hopps that have transmitted our
wholesome ale into beer. preserving drink
indeed and SO by custom made agreeable.
yet repaying pleasure with tormenting
disease and short life So late as the
beginning of last century even William
Goblet wrote bitterly concerning hop
growing, but the chief reason of his anger
was the destruction Of SO many fine sap
lings for the manufacture Of hop poles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21
Sons and Fathers.
From the New York sun.

Prof. Smith of the University OF Minne-
sofa told the eugenists at their first IN
ternational congress in London the other
day that he would rather have ROBUST
burglar than a consumptive bishop Tor
his father. Unfortunately-even if the
eugenists get their own way about 1t the
world over-it will never be quite easy
to pick ones father. or course there is
always the possibility of reforming the
father you have. to a limited extent: but
bishop who goes in for that sort OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21
SYSTEM Of ASSESSMENT
DISCUSSED BY EXPERT
New York Official Declares
Fixing of Benefits Is Diff
ficuIt Task.

In q paper before the recent fourth
conference on city planning Nelson =.
Lewis, chief engineer of the board Of es-
innate and apportionment of New York
city, discussed the subject of assessing
the cost of improvements, especially
street opening and widening. The cor
rection Of defects due to lack of proper
planning being generally the widening
and rearrangement of streets in built-up
sections, will. said he, generally affect
property which has already been assessed
for such improvement of the existing
streets as was at the time considered ade
quate for the local needs. These improve
ments will, however, improve condi-
tons, increase values, and a part Of the
expense should therefore be placed upon
the property benefited. In the more fun
damental work of city planning, where
unoccupied territory is being developed,
the cost of the acquisition and construc-
ton of new streets can properly be as
sessed according to benefit, such benefit
representing the entire cost in the case
OF local streets and portion of the cost
in the cast of thoroughfares OF metro
politan Importance.
"One principle should invariably be rec
benefit there should be local assessment.
No improvement. however small or how
ever large will be of equal benefit to the
city. and to distribute the burden Of pay
ing for it over the whole city according
| to taxable values is unfair in that it is
not followed according to benefit The
| owners of property in the immediate
vicinity are frequently enriched at the
| expense of those whose holdings are en-
tirely outside the district directly af-
fected" possible exception would be
such public structures as bridges, DOCKS
| ETC. The proposition is to assess benefits
on property benefited rather than to pay
for them out of the public treasury. And
! this might discourage agitation for and
the execution Of many desirable projects.
But Mr.. Lewis reply to this is that If the
proposed Improvement is not wanted bad
| ~ enough by a district to induce 1t to
pay for 1t it had better be deferred until
its desirability is more practically APP
preciated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21

thing late in life seldom makes really
skillful burglar; successful crime requires
a certain order of talents which clergy
men very seldom have the opportunity 40
cultivate.
On the whole. the attempt to train a
son is apt to be more fruitful of results
than the attempt to train a father: IL
your ideal of a son is a robust burglar
you stand an excellent chance Of realiz-
ing 1t, and boys who are given a care
dom surprise their parents by becoming
clergymen in after years, although now
and then one jimmes his way into poll
tics
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21
0bscured Identity.
From Judge.


Judge Locke, presiding judge OF the
federal court, first district of Florida,
was annoyed at seeing one of the attor-
neys attendant upon sitting of the
court put his feet upon the desk in front
OF the one at which he was seated
Marshall" roared his honor, You will
oblige me by identifying the legs to
which those feet belong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21
Determine Benefits in Advance.

The real difficulty in carrying out this
idea is in the practical problem of deter
mining the relative benefits BY which to
apportion the assessment These benefits
must be determined in advance as the
law requires that the method of payment
must be arranged before the work Is be-
gun. We must determine to what eX-
tent the benefit will be strictly local. in
what degree it will extend to a larger
tributary area, and again, how much it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21

fngham county, Va, announces himself
a socialist candidate for Congress
against James Hay. democrat, and
George n. Earman. republican, from
the seventh district Of Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21

G. L. Boyce of Grafton. W. Va, and
Miss Caroline Boyd of Fairmont W.
Va. were married at the home Of the
brides brother by Rev l.. b. Bowers
of the Diamond Street Methodist Epis-
oopal Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21

The decomposed body of an infant
was found in pasteboard box Friday
afternoon under culvert on the JEFF
ferson pike. near Frederick, Md. 1t
had apparently laid undiscovered two
weeks,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21

Mrs. Charles F.. Manley has been
elected president Of Robert e. Lee
Chapter. United Daughters OF the Con-
federacy, of Fairmont, w. Va.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-05
for dance hall and other public funct-
ions. A complete kitchen equipment
in connection also provides every adj
vantage for social gatherings.
Gave a Good Lecture But

Wednesday evening the fourth num-
ber on the lecture course was given by
L. E. Follansbee who spoke on Genius
and Gumption. That is-he started to
talk on that subject, the audience did
not appear to be particularly interested
so he very cleverly changed his subject
and talked on Patriotism thinking he
could get a little applause, at least
when mentioning 1.-The grand old fiag,"
but none came. He again changed the
subject and gave the parents a good
talk on the training child should re-
ceive in his home. The lecturer paced,
the floor, wiped beads of perspiration
from his forehead, told old and new
stories, talked loud and soft and still the
audience sat unmoved. He could not
solve the problem. He left Washburn
with very poor impression of US all,
and will no boubt tell of his experience
in other towns in which he will speak.
He gave good lecture but-the first
day of spring was nearing close, the
band was practicing-a block away-for
its next concert, the ice was moving
out of the river with much grinding and
showing making beautiful sight in the
moonlight and-two stoves were thow-
ing their warmth out freely in the sum-
mer air and not open window in the
room. 1t was freeze out and thaw out
both to the speaker but only the latter
to the audience.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-05
At the Opera House

The Christy Amusement Enterprise,
pursuant to public wishes for a high
class entertaining amusement, are
presenting more, newer and by far
better subjects than any time before.
Christy's High-Clas Motion Pictures
have been before the public continually
for seven seasons appearing in almost
every state. The repetoire of pictures
this season includes such subjects as
Leopard Hunting In Africa The
Worlds Greatest Aviators'', making
some daring death defying flights with
''Wright'' '.Beliot'' '9Moisant'' and
other areoplanes. Scenes from the
life Of the early pioneers, miraculous
escapes and hardships endured by the
early settlers. 1.-The Worlds Greatest
Auto Races, ''The Mexican Bull
Fight, ':Ski Tournaments at Christia-
MIA, Norway. "The Life of Moses"
and many comedy pictures.
This company carries seventy five diff
ferent subjects making a total length
of eight miles of film.
Our pictures are presented by q
special machine which eliminates pract-
ically all that tiresome Pickering.
At the Opera House Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday April 8-9-lO.
Admission, Children 15c, Adults 25c.
Remember these shows will be here
three days.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-05

up. Dick Branson is to have sec 3-l44-
72, belonging to Daniels-Jones Co.
August Prackel says the old Billing g
property is good enough for him. The
rest Of the members haven't found out
yet what they will take.
Now word to the rest of the Socia-
lists of Kidder county. If you want a
hand in the great dividing of property
and the breaking up of homes accord
ing to the exclamation of the African
tiger hunter, or the man that wields
the big stick, "get busy and organize. y
A. D. Brown.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-05
WinsD sDiyde Property

The following letter sent Is the editor
Of the Steele Ozone tells Of q meeting
held near Steele. There sre socialists
il this. county but do not think they are
Aaking this means Of dividing things
more equally in this world. The letter
follows: .3.. y
March 2s, 1912.
IEditor Ozone: .sss
There was socialist lecture held
{ March l6 81 the Miller school house.
There were shout IS people out to
hear the lecture. lfter tie lecturs the
socialists organized !, Socialist Local
With twelve member. d. &
AZ next thing "a the prog ram Is TIE
grand dividing of property. ~.
Brown 4: :to havs aalf of Harry liller,,s
a Jake Branson win gel hall III
E's horses Dos Beard will NJ
u IA 5s cattle, Nick Glsaner ii
d silif If III John Sclhums |stoclss
sl1sl li1 y E M Brown Brow !: Is tos S; make
Il aIs sall III Il = = 81
b ~ = - ! III hin, ,ldwie Vsst
being y sllor Il going ~ And some
widow II oId nlill - ~ Y. .lssf Oxide
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-05
Finds New Method
To Prevent Hail
System Of Hail Destroyers Being In
stalled In Paris May Be Used
Here Very Easily

To North Dakotans who, during GER
tain seasons of the year, lived in dread
of possible damage from hail to their
vast fields of waving grain, the follow
ing article describing system Of hail
prevention discovered by a French
count, and successfully tried out in ru-
raj districts Of the French republic will
Iappeal-with interest. It is taken from
the columns of the Chicago Tribune:~
The Comte de Beauchsmp, q distin-
guished physician of Paris, is hailed as
one of the greatest benefactors Of ag-
riculure that France has ever known,
owing to his discovery of an efficacious
hail destroyer.
Some time ago the count discovered
that hail cannot form when. there is no
electricity in the air. In the course Of
long series of experiments, in which
he was assisted by Gen. De Negrier, he
has perfected an instrument, like .
lighting conductor, which drains the
atmosphere of any electricity with
which it is discharged.
For some time past this hail destroy
Ter has been working with success in ru-
raj districts formerly particularly sub
ject to hail storms, which, it 10 estimat-
ed, costs the farmers and fruit growers
of the country not less than $40. .0o0. 900
q year.
Convinced by these results, the Paris
municipal council has decided toiinstall
in the capital a system Of hail Destroy
ers.
They will be placed in three Of the
highest points in the city-namely: at
&I,e sumrnits Of the Eifel tower. the
Sacre Coeur. and the Pantheon form-
ling Q vast protective triangle. n
T The provinces are following the ex-
ample Of the capital, and before long
|it is expected the entire country will be
provided with the counts invention,
which has the enthusiastic support Of
the Academy Of Sciences.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-05

the dance and home talent play which
was given in the hall at Coleharbor
Saturday evening.
Miss Annie Olson left on Thursday
she intends to stay during spring.
Miss Thompson, who has been teach
ing seven months school in school
house No. 2, closed her school on Fri
day last and went across the river to
teach a spring term.
Miss Edd visited with Mrs. Nels o.
sons on Sunday afternoon.
The Malcolm postoffice was open for
the last time March 30th.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-05
Fire At Bismarck

Tuesday morning fire broke out in
the Hughee building in Bismarck and
did $1,000 worth of damage to proper
ty. A hardware store and pool room
occupied the lower floor and family
lived up stairs. Mrs. Hubbel jumped
out of the window and was seriously
injured. The other members of the
family also took that means of escape
but only received slight injuries.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-05
They Cannot File
On Coal Lands
Many Acres on the Berthold Reser-
vaton VIII Not Be Thrown 0p-
en- For Settlement

About 175,OOO acres or about 1000
claims will be left to open this spring
on the. Berthold reservation. The bill
that was introduced to allow filing on
the coal land the same as the other was
lost and the coal lands will not be
thrown open for settlement this year.
There is said to be some mistake
about the surveying that is also caus-
ing trouble.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-05
Recommended Bruce

The state bar association held a
meeting at jamestown this week and
recommended Judge Bruce as a success
sor to Judge Morgan who resigned his
position Of chief justice some time ago
on account of poor health. Judge Bruce
was appointed to the bench by Cover
nor Burke to fill the vacancy until next
election.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-05
Spring Must Be Here

There are all kinds of signs that
spring is here to stay. Meadow-larks,
ducks, gophers and autos have made
their appearance during the last week,
but the best sign of all is the cleaning
of yards and allies.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-05
Bismarck District Smaller

A change will be made in the bound
ary lines of the Bismarck land district
on April 22. Four townships in the Fort
Berthold reservation will be transferred
to the jurisdiction of the land office at
Minot.
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The Delegates Viii
Meet In Chicago
It is Uncertain as Yet Who VIII
Control the National CONVEX
ton IN June

The following table shows the num-
Der of delegates to be sent from each
state to the National convention in
Chicago in June.