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The Washington times., 1912-01-08
Defective Heating
Plants Cause Three
Schools to Close

Two Of the high schools of washington
are CLOSED today on account of trouble
with the heating systems. The bursting
of small steam pipe at the Business
High School and the inability Of the
heating system at the M street High
School to cope with the cold weather
caused the suspension of classes at
bath, schools.
Al the Kenilworta school. in KenIl-
worth. the furnace refused to bring
the temperature up to even 60 degrees.
and the pupils were sent home.
A general dismissal of classes and
students in portions OF poorly heated
buildings on several occasions, has
caused the supervising principals TO
send the pupils home. On all sides
there Is a gei.sral complaint as to the
central heeting systems. Mckinley.
Western. and, Eastern have reported
unusually cold looms In the buildings.
and teachers have kept the ianitors and
Engineers on the run all day.
There were many late teachers and
students today, poor car Eervice being
blamed for the general dissatisfaction.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
BUILDING WORK
LAST YEAR COST
SIXTEEN MILLION
Private Enterprises in Dis
trict Totaled 5,74o, Ac-
cording to Records.

The building done BIZ private an.
terprise In the District Of Columbia
during the calendar year 1911
amounted in value to 31s.3ea,los, and
was under 6.7%9 permits issued By tho
office Of the Building Inspector.
This building summary Of the year
was compiled today at the District
building. 1t does not include any of
the public buildings which have been
started during the year.
The month Of June led the year with
permits Issued for 624 building and re-
pair Jobs valued at E.143,S16. while Oc-
$50 permits issued for work estimated
to cost $640.86a The number Of permits
issued and the estimated cost Of new
bLildings and repairs for each was as
raaTy. sM. MiSsis: 1arcS' IS. q. s sss'-
ri M: April s CO. 1850; May. ga N.!ss.-
2Se; August. 4eS. 500. ssl; September. $50.
S sg - Ca SssG 9ss. $50 sssesss; Move an
Ss1l. see.
BY far the largest amount Of building
was done In the northwest section Of the
city. with the county following next and
following In the order named.
The Builders and Manufacturers Ex-
change will hold q meeting tonight at
the rooms OF the Exchange on H street
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets northwest at which a large at
tendance OF members il expected. The
work OF the year 10 to be reviewed and
plans for the new year discussed. Music,
entertainment and refreshments have
boon arranged In addition to the busi-
ness session. Prior to the regular meet
ing, which begins at 8, q meeting Of the
directors will be held beginning at 7:3o
o'clock.
Real Estate Transfers.
Tenth street northwest, between p and Q
streets--Charies n. Kensia, trustee. to
Herman H. Bergmann. lots 20 to q, Is
and part lot q. square "a, $4,000.
Thirteenth street northwest, between and
r streets7Henrtstta J. Rupert to Johan
&C. KondRup, lot -. square 3s. 80.
Nineteenth stEset northwest, between N and
o strests-Erances II. Alden to Geraldine
Birkhimer, ysrt io0 n. q. - sgFrs ms
weems Tract-Chariss J. Walker q IN to
Clara r. Winkler. lot s.. square ~. no.
Barry Farm-Peter Kennedy to Margaret
Kennedy. part lot q. section 8 SIS.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08

When tho children have sme thrust.
don't blister their nccks With lamp 81.
Don't torture them with . foul smellina
piece ce Int meat, wrapped about the neck.
Don't imagine there 10 medical virtue IN
IN old sock or piece Of red flannel. DouY
believe In antiquated mperstitious.
A sore throat IL q serious matter and d
not to be healed by such make-believs rsm-
edies. The use Of such methods 10
simply putting the patient 70 red III
less torture. Use . little soro throat
wisdom and give them TONSlLINR
and the throat viii heal quickly.
- cents and 50 cents. Hospital IL
Bic el.00. All Druggists.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
Works viii Fight
For Transfers Bill

Senator Works Of California who ID
champioDing the bill on universal
transfers. which was prepared by q
conference OF the citisens' associations.
will probably make q night for II on the
moor OF the Senate II necessary.
Senator Works said today he would
not introduce the bill In the Senate NJ
this time. He will make q fight for Il
in the District Committee when the
matter comes up next Friday. II he ID
not successful In substituting the con-
ference bill for the 0allinger Bill in the
committee he IL then disposed to carry
the matter to the floor Of the Senate.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
Cold Takes Life of
Employe of Steel
Plant at GieSbOrO

His limbs stin from exposure. Theo-
dore Michaels, an aged employee Of the
Firth-Stirling steel plant at Giesboro.
was found last night in a seml-con-
scious condition In the snow q short
distance from the plant He was car
ried to the emergency hospital at the
works. where he died before the arrival
OF q physician.
Charles Denniscn. an employee of the
steel plant, was walking through the
grounds shortly after 10 o'clock, when
He found Michaels. who was employed
At the steel works at night. Michacls
,stsually went on duty At o'clock ~ the
evening, and II 10 believed that ~ was
while he was on his way to work that
he fell In the snow. He had lain out
In the cold for more than four hours
when he was found.
Mfchaels, who was nearly seventy
years old, came to washington q few
years ago from McKeesport, Pa to get
work at the steel works here. With his
wife and two children, who are visiting
relatives in McKeesport. no lived in q
snail house at Giesboro. Mrs. Michaels
was notified Of he. husbands death last
night.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
Where There Is Stating
Today

The loo IL thick enough for skat-
ing on the bird pond ut Zoo
Park and scores are expected
there this evening unless there
Is too heavy . snow fall.
Both ponds ut the Soldiers Homo
near the Park Road entrance
also have Ice thick enough to
skate on.
No one was permitted to skate ut
the Tidal Basin today, the Ice
there being less than IN inches
thick. II 10 expected that there
will be good skating there to.
morrow.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
POSTAL SURPLUS IS
$230,897,, SERVICE
GREATLY IMPROVED
For First Time In Twenty.
eight Years Department
Shows Profit.

The hrst exact statement Of the sur
plus Of the Postof6ce Department for
the past year today was made public IN
the annual report OF James ]. Britt
Third Assistant Postmaster General.
Data concerning the new classification
Of second class postage rates affecting
newspapers and periodicals also In CIV
en-.
Aggregate revenues, Of the department
for the year ended June 90 1911.
amounted to s2s7.slss2e.es. Of which
s23o. SOC % was an excess over the ex-
penditurss.
When Postmaster General Hitchcock
took charge of the department on
March I. 1909. the report points out. It
was confronted with the largest deficit
in its history-$17. Az. 77oE. This has
been gradually reduced until now. for
the first time In twenty-eight years.
there 10 = net surplus
Effects Of various administrative re-
forms carried out In the past three years
are compared BY percentage tables.
The expenditures for the postof6cs
service for the fiscal year Of 100 show
an increase Of o.46 per cent: for 1910.
$50 per cent. and for 1911. 476 per cent
Similar decreases are shown In the rail-
way mail service. and The rural delivery
service.
Service Improved.
"These economies were effected" de-
clares Mr. Britt. mot only without i'm
psirment to the service. but along with
it's constant Improvement and the bet
torment Of It's facilities
The question OF adequate postage
rates is discussed at Length. and MI;
Britt recommend, "a nat increase sn 81
periodicals.. He also recommends
Congressman and Exscutivs officials.
s s r. sss oa e.
and penalty envelopes ~ now.
Some interesti9E ngurss rsgsrdins
the aggregate Issuance OF postage
DtsR and o' S5a: stamps ap:
were issued. while in 1911 the num-
Der was raised to the enormous total
Of 12.776.o0o.ooo. valued at $22s.4ss.-
An innovation Is the supplying Of
postage stamps in coils Of 500 and
1000 each. intended for use In auto
matte vending and afixing machines.
venient. It is said. for ordinary use
than stamps In sheet form.
Many Money Orders. .
Inc year also udTh6 TIC Iuobt pTob-
porous for the money order system.
The number Of domestic orders Is
sued amounted to s1.14s,23s. while
4.s2o.a2A international orders were is
sued. OF all these. aggregating over
$500, 900, 900, postmasters were re-
quired to pay less than $4,000 by
way Of erroneous payments and other
mistakes.
Mr. Britt recommends that Congress
give the Postmaster General power
to hx fees for the issuance OF. do
nlestic orders, as is now the, case with
international orders and that no fee
for less than s cents or greater than
IS cents be charged for the issuance
Of domestic orders.
1t also is strongly recommended
that the indemnity Tor lost registered
articles of the first class be increased
to 800, and urges that Congress pro-
vide for the insurance Of mail mat
ter to its full value. with commen-
surate registry fee and also the
adoption Of q distinctive registry en-
velope bearing an embossed stamp
with the registry fee.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
Frozen Water Pipes
Cause Explosion

Explosion Of q water boiler shortly
before noon today wrecked the kitchen
In the home Of Mrs.. Alice Alexander,
1899 Ninth street northwest. Hot Goals
the noor. setting IRE to the buiidine.
No. engine company was called 81,
z local alarm. and extinguished the
The explosion could be heard for sev-
eral blocks. and caused much excite
ment In the neighborhood. No one was
In the kitchen at the time. The expio-
sion 10 believed to have becn caused BY
frosen water pipes.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
CONSULTATION FREE
PROF. II. n. D. PARKER
1922 Ninth Street N. W.
THIS AID GOOD FOR FIRST
TREATMENT.

WITNESSES who saw car strike taxi on
10Th st. near Meridian Saturday night De-
cember S0th will confer favor by communi-
eating with BOX lH, Times office.
PURSUANT TO SECTION I. ARTICLE
that the annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Capital Traction Com
pany for the election of directors for
ness as may be brought before the
meeting. will be held at the office Of
the Company. ssth and N streets N. W.,
Washington. d. c.. on Wednesday, jan
uary 10, i9l2, at lO:l5 o'clock A. Nj.
The polls will be open from n O'Clock
A. N. until II o'clock noon.
II. D. CHAMPION,
Secrstary,
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
Funston on Way to
Check Luzon Revolt

The War Department il inclined to
believe today that the reported upris-
ing of Moros In the Philippine Islands
is not a Moros revolt at all, but that
Il Is an outbreak Of Head Hunters on
the Island of I.uzon.
No official dispatches have come to
the department from Manila bearing
upon the trouble, but unofficial advices
are to the effect that the Head Hunters
have taken the bit iE their reeth again
and revolted. Brig Gen. Frederick Funs-
ton on hIs way to the I.uzon mountains
to put down the Instruction.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
Poor of New York
Still to Suffer
From Biting Cold

NEW YORK. Jan. e.-The worst Of
New York's cold wave IL over. but the
biting cold bringing great suffering
will last for week. according to the
weather man today.
Heavy snow IL expected. The churches
Will permit homeless men and women
TO remain within their warm auditortums
durins the cold nights.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
Freeze to Death
In Denver in the
Poorer District

DENVER, Jan. S.-The intense cold
claimed the lives OF two persons in Colo
RADIO within the last twenty-four hours
Middleton Curnow was found dead in a
little house in the poorer district. The
ranchsr. who disappeared Sscember q,
was found near Grand junction.. He.
evidently. had fallen and hurt his leg,
and. unable to summon help. froze to
death.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
lie Circle Rostand" to
Hear French Lecturer

M. Sandstone viii deliver q French
lecture. 'L'evolution du Roman" today
at O'Clock. before the newly organised
"Le Circle RoStand," at Georgetown
University. The lectures ana work OF
tho society. which % exclusively for
lar with thoso in Warrington who are
interested In that line Of work.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
Peers Speech Denied.

BERLIN. Jan. S.-The Post prints q
bitter denial OF the sentiments expressed
by Lord Lonsdale Of England In q re-
cent speech in which he said tho Kaiser
was a warm friend of Great Britain.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
An Appeal for the Suffering

Al standing bewenm
mmis
the suffer of
the
o. o to the Charities
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
Composer Stricken.

BERLIN. Jan. S-Engelbert Humper-
dinck. composer Of 'Konigskinder'' and
other operas. is suffering from an at
tack Of paralysis.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08

Each board Of Judges shall ascertain and
and vote il challenged by any person said
s so:rS Of Judge. shall a. once dstsrmins
made no other vote shall be received By the
sSaIncsson Of the e pe as %se.s nigh, 'hs
,,s, ss Sssss ., .Ss.s; s: :s. H., hep :..
before the vote d deposited. the full name Of
the voter. his street and the number Of his
posit his ballot until such resistr.sion Il IL
fully completed.
shall announce that the polls win be closed
at the time hereafter to be nxed by this'
polls. each board Of judges shsi all OPEN he he
boxes and openly count the ballots cast and
state the name Of the persons for whom bal
lot: were cast. the number received BY each.
ss on q r.. boar. Rs 81 s:
q majority Of them immediately after max
s Ing such h, desiarstsn shall seal Up All the
with the registration record. to In: Return
Of such sealing In no cs.s .hs sm 81, the s ss
Of judges adjourn until its duties are COM
The Returning Board shall choose ana Of
its me nbers AZ chairman and another a.
clerk. At the expiration Of two hour from
" receive the rstuns. o%
= may e s:resi.sr dssisHs,ed. I ss,d pi Rec
ballots and tabuiste the returns a made by
tho board Of judges. No appeal shall be-
cision Of the board Of judges relative to the the
qualification OF Q voter. When the Return
ins Board shall have completed its tabuis-
ton. II snail openly announce the names of
persons for whom votes have been cast and
the number received by each.
shall the N %.1 \. sy,,s q
hle immediately with the Election board, 4
o q. their n.
been cast and the number received by each
oa TSis s,.,,,,, p, =
them, shall give to each Of the two candi-
dates for delegates and to each of the two
candidafes for alternates on the ballot re-
tifcate Of election AZ delegates and alter
mates respectively. to the Republican Ma
tional Convention.
To secure recognition under this call
Zach ticket must be complete. consisting
endorsed in writing BY al ieast, one ' hun
dred citizens Of the District Of Columbia.
to be Med with the election board at It's
Offices In the Union Building. 6ie-21 @
street. Northwest, on or before y o'clock
noon. Thursday. February LIST. 1872.
must deposit with the Finance oonisaittes
to be selected by the Election Board on
or before January 3oth. 1912. the sum OF
four hundred 0lo0. 0o) dollars payment
to be made TO the chairman Of the Finance
Committee on or before IL o'clock noon.
February LIST. 1872
The money subscribed wiz be used
to defrey the expenses covering the pur-
chase OF registration books, printing OF
ballots compensation Of judges OF cleo
ton and clerks. registration and voting
booths and other necessary expenses.
The finance committee will make all
disbursements and after this election IL
closed an accounting will be had and
any unexpended balance remaining In the
hands of the. finance committee will be
returned 20 the candidates representing
each ticket every tiokst to receive It's
pro-rata Of the surplue-
Changes or amendmsnts 20 these reguia-
tons may be made In the discretion Of the
LEONARD P. BRADsHAw tseaD.
~ Chairman.
ANDREW J. THOMAS lseaD
wsshingtsn. D. C. Jennnsy sth wa
The Washington times., 1912-01-08

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Qulnins Tablets
Druggists refund money II II fails 10 curv.
3 W GROVES SIGNATURE u on each box sc.
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
SPECIAL. NOTICES
TO THE REPUBLICAN VOTERS or THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

DISTRICT OF coLUMBfA.
We, the undersigned, constituted IN sisc-
sa . s. % s' aS sSpS.s Ss %
OF delegates. and aiternates from the District
Of Columbia 70 the Republican National Con-
on Tuesday. juno eighteenth. nineteen hum
dred and twelve, under and by virtue Of the
csn ID az sSoSt
and promulgats the following reguiaticns
and srranEements for holding and Sovsrnins
said election.
Official Cali Of the Republican National Com
mittee under date Of December II. 1911.
Tho election Of delegates from the
the direction and supervision OF an Eiec-
ton Board composed OF Leonard p. Brad
shaw. ESQUIRE. John Lewis Smith. r.
have authority 70 M the date. Of said
aSG 70 20 z. detail.
thereto: and shall provide for . regis
4 tration Of the votes cast. such registra.
each voter"
In accordance with the rsguiremsnts Of
this ofncial call notice = hereby given that
the the nss S' Rspubicsn N ssion.i Convention 70
be held IN the City Of Chicago on Tuesday,
June eish n nineteen hundrsd and and
10th day Of February. nineteen hundred and
Every male citizen of the District of Co
out regard to past political affliation, who
believes in the principles Of the Republican
Party and endorses its policiea, and who has
resided in the District OF Columbia for one
year next prior TO the date Of registration
and election herein provided for and has
resided fer two months next prior thereto In
bis voting precinct. and who does not claim
citizenship elsewhere shall have the right to
vote.
The District Of Columbia shall be divided
into twenty-one election precincts correspond
Ing with what has formerly been known -
the legislative districts. The voting places
shall be hereafter Designated.
Prior to the election. this election board
citisens OF known integrity a. q board Of
registration and election to determine the
qualifications OF the voterB ~ herein pre-
scribed, to receive. count. announce and re-
turn the ballots to Q Returning Board here
matter provided for. Said board Of Judges
shall choose one Of its memberS ~ chairman
and another as clerk.
The. Election Beard shall. prior to the cleo
ten. select three G6tisens. qpal1)sd voters a.
hsreinbsfsrs prsScdbed. q Returning
The polls shall be kept open during such
hours Of the day ~ this Election Board shall
hereafter determine. 800 u, d. (.
Ne person WIN b. eligible to vote whs shall
not have registered.
The Election Board will furnish balloes
printed in pain type which shall contain the
following words only:
For delegates and aiternatss to the
City Of Chicago. ILL.,, June Is. 1872 Dele
a
The Washington times., 1912-01-08
CHURCH NOTICES

Mass. ave. NORTHUMBERLAND /. L. Lenroot
Of wisconsin will lecture in the Lyceum
Course. on Tuesday, Jan. .. at S:15 p. m.
rich treat. The public is invited.
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-11

See us about our summer school,
June 3rd. Hoel's Business College.
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-11
A FORMER HIGH SCHOOL
ATHLETE BACKS
FLYNN

Edward Ryan, a graduate of the
local high school in 1909 and star
football and track man here, has risen
into prominence in state sporting
circles by his management of a $1O,-
600 pool, put up by Pueblo fans in
their backing of Jim Flynn, the Pu-
eblo fireman, who meets Jack John
son for the worlds championship Ju-
ly 4. The Pueblo fans are Loyalty
supporting their white hope" and
have put up the hard cash on their
man.
Ryan is proprietor of fiourishing
pool hall in Pueblo and will have
charge of placing the pool. He will
take trainload of fight fans down
to Las Vegas to with him to see the
go.
Ryan will be remembered here by
his many friends. who will recollect
his prowess on the gridiron and track
while high school athlete.
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-11

Our soc whips; you want one.
Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-11
SHOULD TAKE FARMING
LESSONS FROM EUROPE
SAY WILEY AND WALLACE

Chicago. June 1.-THE United
States is on the eve of an agricultural
revolution that will be of vast bene-
fit TO consumers as well the produc-
ers of food products, is the prediction
of Truman G. Palmer of this city
who has spent the past 10 years in
the investigation of agricultural
methods in Europe and America
From statistics which he has Just
compiled in the course of an investi-
CATION just concluded, showing re-
suits achieved in the increase crop
production on both sides of the At
lantic, Mr.. Palmer is convinced that
an entirely practicable means has
been found of greatly increasing the
output of all the staple crops of the
country. In this conclusion he is
supported by DR.. Harvey w. Wiley.
Henry A. Wallace of Iowa. Secretary
Wilson of the department of agricul-
ture, and other experts who have
followed his work or have conducted
Investigations on this subject
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-11

principal task of the remodellers was
the construction of false ceiling
which would improve the acoustic
properties by preventing the speak
erS' voices from being lost among the
lofty steel trusses OF the curved roof.
This has been accomplished by sus-
pending from the roof beams arched
trusses OF wooden framework which
have been covered with bunting. The
spaces between have been filled in
with bunting, so as to present an un-
broken cloth ceiling which at a dis
tance looks more permanent than its
temporary use demanded. The cell
ing is cream colored, paneled with
gold.
The construction of this false cell
ing and the draping of the walls and
girders and the installation of the
flags, pictures and party slogans that
make up the interior decorations oc-
cupied IA men for more than a month
and cost $1,000 Thirty-four thou
sand yards of cream, gold and white
bunting have been used, and 5000
yards of red, white and blue To sew
these strips of cloth together, six
seamstresses drove their sewing ma
chimes eight hours a day for two
weeks. Three hundred flags have
been used.
The balcony railings are festooned
with national colors and at the base
of each arch descending from the
roof is the insignia of some state or
territory. The speakers stand is COW
cred with red, white and blue, with
the colors and arms of the state of
Maryland banked in front. Most
conspicuous of the portraits that
adorn the walls are paintings OF
Washington and Jefferson, each s
feet square and executed especially
for this purpose.
feature of these decorations
which the committee in charge is
particularly proud of is that every
yard of bunting used has been fire.
proofed. The fire-proofing prepara-
tion was mixed with the dye and has
not changed the appearance of the
cloth subjected to this process. AL
though the cotton cloth used in its
natural state is very infiammable, the
fre-proofed bunting will not blaze
even when thrown into the fire. The
cloth will char, but only in places to
which flame is directly applied.
The use of this fire-proof bunting
in building constructed of stone,
brick and steel has not, however,
prevented the convention committee
from taking other precautions against
a possible fire. The hall is provided
with an unusual number of exits.
and the fact that the main floor is on
a level with the outside street is re-
garded as another valuable factor OF
safety.
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-11
To Haye New Car.

Harry McCurdy expects to receive
his new Case 40 car from Denver
within a week. The machine is a
powerful and handsome one and will
be a notable addition to the automo-
biles of the city.
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-11
Back from Spa.

Back from Spa.
Karl A. Bickel returned from a
short Glenwood Springs visit this
morning.
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-11
To Visit in Salt Lake.

The Misses Mary and Villa Dean
expect to leave within a few days for
Salt Lake, where they will visit
friends and attend the Photographers
convention.
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-11
Back from Rifle.

Back from Rifle.
]. ]. Lumsden and C. d. Vaile re-
turned this noon from Rifle bust
ness trip, where they are looking
over an irrigation project.
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-11
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE.

W. w. Elliott. 252 Colorado.
Phone Junction 3S7.
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-11

The fly net-lap duster season is
on. Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-11

Velvet Flour at Bailey's Cash
Grocery.