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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24
TRUCKHOUSE IS DESIRED
Citizens Association Also
Asks for Increase in
School Facilities.

At the first fall meeting Of the North
Capitol and lexington Citizens Associ-
alton. last night, in ST. Martins Hall, a
petition was adopted asking that recon-
mendation be made in the next District
estimates for truckhouse to be located
near Rhode Island avenue and street.
A copy of the petition was ordered to be
sent to the District Commissioners. 1t
recommend the purchase of the ground
adjacent to the Gage School. in order that
the building might be enlarged from q
twelve-room to a sixteen-room school,
A resolution Of thanks to the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company for
running open cars on the Brookland line
was adopted, and the company will be
asked to place signs on the rear, as well
as the front, of cars running to the pit
at North Capitol and W streets.
Want School Site Purchased.
The association strongly recommended
the immediate purchase of a tract of land
in the neighborhood Of Rhode Island ave-
nue. and 4th street northwest, to be held
until the erection of a schoolhouse seems
advisable.
The association will call the attention
of the proper authorities to a blight which
is killing a great many trees in it's sec
ton Of the city, and steps will be taken
to prevent the tree disease from spread
ing.
The executive committee of the organi-
cation will make an investigation of the
recent report by Representative Henry
George on taxation in the District of Co
lumbia. The committees findings will be
presented at subsequent meeting.
After announcing that the annual cleo
ton of officers will be held at the next
meeting, the date Of which has not yet
been announced, the association was adj
journed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24

every chilled 1et the devil hind
most motto hourly shled Now in the days yore
most selfish ongngs fill each mind and the devil gets the
well those behind We placed this
life and broad and rightly till
souls thawed
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24
Reisinger'S

Pure Rich Ice Cream: all favors, $1.2G
gal; Goo 1s gal. 235 G NV. Phone NJ.
.767. No branch store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24
OBJECT TO RATES Of FARE
Complaint Filed With |. C. C..
AGAINST Branch of Old Do
minion Railroad.

Complaint has been filed with the in
terstate commerce commission by S. T. J.
Price, Walter w. Burns. II. p. Merrill,
w. B. Cromwell and Nelson Jewett, all of
whom reside along the Great Falls
branch of the Washington and Old Do
minion railroad, but do business in Wash
ington, against the existing rates of fare
1t is stated that the rates in force prior
to September Is were reasonable, but
that by reason Of Withdrawing on that
date the communication rates from Wash
ington and compelling the payment of To-
cal rates to Cherryda1e. and issuing COM
mutation tickets only good between Cher
rydale and points beyond, the advance in
rates is unreasonable, and that the pur-
pose and intent is to defeat the jurisdic-
ton and authority of the interstate COM
merce commission.
Charge of Discrimination.
The complaint also alleges that the
service of the company on the Great
Falls branch is inferior and that the
company unduly discriminates against
the patrons of that branch and in favor
Of those who use the Bluemont branch
It is asked that the commission pre-
scribe reasonable rates and compel the
road to issue communication tickets from
Washington to all points on its line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24

SCHOOL Books, Secondhand and New
Lowdermilk & Co, 1926 F street.-Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24
FACTIONS ARE ACTIVE
IN SOLICITING MONEY
Democrats Name Committee
to Collect Teachers Fund.
Dollar Subscriptions.

Local democrats will have every chance
to contribute to the Wilson and Marshall
campaign fund, as each of the three fac
lions Is trying to Guido the others in the
collecting of the sinews of war. Pending
the settlement Of several questions re-
gard1ng the office of the national demo-
cratic national committeeman here, an
nouncement was made today that ten
vice presidents of the Wilson and Mar
shall Democratic Association had been
appointed to act in as many states in the
collection of the teachers fund for the
democratic national committee.
Members Selected.
These are W. NJ Holloway, state super
incident Of public instruction, Tallahas-
see, Fla; Barksdale Hamlet. state SUI
perintendent of public instruction, Fran
fort, KY; ]. N. Powers. state super
intendent Of public instruction. Jackson,
Miss; J. E. Swearingen, state superin-
tendent of education, Columbia. S. c.: j.
T. Derry, assistant commissioner, De
partment of Commerce and Labor. At
lanta. Ga; Charles G. Maphis, University
of Virginia. Charlottesville. Va: F. NJ.
Bradley, state superintendent of public
instruction, Austin, Tex: c. o. Case
state superintendent of public instruction
Phoenix, Ariz; J. Allen Holt, Oak Ridge
n. c.. and w. A. Shepard, Auburn, Cal.
Dollar Subscriptions Plentiful.
At the regular weekly meeting of the
organization headed by j. Fred Kelley
as chairman of the central committee Il
was announced that dollar subscriptions
are coming in rapidly. William j. Neale re-
ported that several railroads had agreed
to give a reduced rate to democrats going
home to vote, on presentation of a GER
tificate signed by Mr.. Kelley or William
Nick. Clayton. Registration in Maryland
takes place from October l to October s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24
Why We're Here
By WALT MASON

placed upon this planet for purpose high and
strong; tits pity that grasp it 60 along This
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-01
The Republican situation

-Four months ago when made bet an even het--that Roosevelt would be nom mated by the republicans and would be elected, some of my friends laughed at me: thought had been misfed by Roose Welt enthusiasts" said John T. Mitchell of Philadelphia Soon after had made my bet 1t began to look as if Taft, with the republican machine behind him, might get the nomination after all but today l suppose nearly everyone sees that Roose- welt will prevail in the Chicago conven- tion. feel that my bet is absolutely safe ar far as the nomination goes, and unless the democrats act more wisely than usual, Roosevelt will succeed Taft in the White House.
 Senator Elihu Root seems to be man. aging for the President, and he Is a man of extraordinary ability and much political experience. He will help manipulate the steam roller, but public sentiment in the republican party is too strong for ma- chine politics to win.
 T have ben voter for 16 years. and have always voted the republican ticket. Some time ago I thought that President Taft was entitled to the renominaton. but no matter how that may be. it was evil dent to me that Roosevelt had the public behind him I do not think the third term issue will amount to much It is conceivable that if the democrats nomi- nate strong ticket, and conduct their campaign with snap and sagacity, victory might perch on their banners in Novem- ber
 'I find many democrats in the east who think that Underwood will be by far the strongest man for the head of the demo- cratic ticket. Some of the others that I meet prefer man of the Woodrow Will son type. One thing seems certain, we will have a veryshot contest.
 Business has recently been affected by ,, the pre-convention agitation, but no mat ter what the two national conventions do, predict a healthy revival of trade in July. In fact. the steel business which is great barometer, is remarkably ac- tive now"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-01

wonder how Morgan escapes un- touched, and Etowah may question Tuscaloosa's exemption, and Talla- dega and Walker would be justified in asking mildly why Houston is per mitted to evade all sharing in the ex- penses of the state government.
 The entire scheme of taxation in this state is a farce As a rule a property holder exempts himself to the extent of any similar case he can hear of. If neighbor anywhere in given county returns for taxation pur- poses 109 acres at $1 an acre, the property holder at once marks down his own property to that extent so far as taxation is concerned. The standard of taxation in Baldwin, for example is not the standard in Ma rengo or Lowndes or Perry or Sum- ter or Wilcox.
 If the legislature would appoint a committee to investigate assessments in Butler or Lowndes or Limestone the scheme of tax lodging in this state would be uncovered at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-01

From Popular Mechanics.
 That leprosy can be cured is announced from the Johns Hopkins university clinics by Prof. ". Williams Lord. one of the most conservative dermatologists in the United States, who, with pr. T. Caspar Gilchrist, is in charge of the work of Johns Hopkins university in the prosecu- tion of Investigations of diseases of the skin. Dr. Lord has given close attention to the study of practically every case O: leprosy that has appeared in Baltimore since 1890. Like many other scientists he has given much of his time to the invcs- tigation of this dread malady. A method of cure or prevention has been sought for thousands of years and yet the disease remained an unconquered plague.
 About 1895 a woman afflicted with lep- rosy was admitted to the Johns Hopkins hospital, where she remained until her death several years later. The careful examination of the tissues of this patient and subsequent experiments upon the few lepers who since came under his care finally led to the rejection of number Of inefficient modes of treatment and the development of an entirely new method by which all later cases have been sue cessfully treated.
 Leprosy manifests itself first In peculiar dsoolorations of the skin. odd spots are found that are iridescent, sensitive and painful. In these areas and at other points quickly noticed by specialists, the multi tude of microscopic lepra bacilli thrive and spread. pr. Lords method of curing the disease. which has been adopted in the Hawaiian Islands, is said to be ex- tremely simple. Ordinary carbonic acid
 gas, compressed into a solid pencil. an accepted method for removing warts an6
 recognized for many years in the treat ment of less serious skin troubles, is utilized to remove the more malignant
 malady Although this snow pencil i;- self is no novelty, it remained for the Baltimore physicians to extend it's field of use. It is made by allowing thin l spray of carbonic acid gas, previously compressed into liquid form. to escape into felt bag where the carbonic acid is deposited as a fine hoar frost or snow, while a thermometer held there will reg ister about 100 degrees Fahr. below zero The deposit of frost or snow is then made mo a solid pencil, which is placed within hard rubber tube. Pressed, bit at a time, from the tube and placed upon the slSln it has somewhat the same effect as
 raJium, but in this instance it is the ex- | treme cold that destroys the diseased tis- sues and germs and thus cures the tron- be; for, as it melts. the temperature about the infected zone falls to a very low degree of temperature.
 l Besides this local treatment the curt int ludes a cleansing of the patients sys- tenn by internal administration of chaul- moogra oil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-01
Death of Wilbur Wright

The conqueror of the air lies dead at his home in Dayton, O. All ac- knowledge that to him and his brother the world is indebted for the begin ming of the art of flying in heavier than air machines. He demonstrated five years ago in France that he could fly at will in his biplane, and then America woke up to the fact that this reticent and diffident man had be- gun an art that will in the course of the century be developed until the air is as subservient to man as the water long has been. And when he was stricken down by fever he was silently endeavoring to make the aero- plane stable and safe.
 He has never been fully appreciated in this country, but history and sub sequent events will do justice to his memory. Whether we know it or not he died the greatest of all Americans. He was even greater than Edison be- cause his invention was a new de- parture, instead of an improvement. When at Kittyhawk nine years ago he first saw that by means of a me chanical apparatus of his own devis- ing he could fly, he enlarged science and aerial navigation became some thing more than a spectacle and toy. This greatest of all Americans did not live to see his achievement developed to the. commercial point, but he did live until he knew that his invention would in time revolutionize both war and the transportation of the world. 1t was he and his brother who early saw in their bicycle shop the possibil- ities of the gasoline engine in aeral navigation, and they patiently worked at it's use until they were able to pro- duce at Kittyhawk the most spectacu- lar invention of an inventive age. They went to Kittyhawk in 1903, and in 1902 they made at Dayton the first long distance flight. In February, 1908, the government accepted for army use machine made by them, and in the summer of that year the inventor who lies dead at Dayton went to Europe. and the battle was won.
 The civilized world mourns his death, and history will do him justice. He died the true conqueror of the air, and no American will outrank him in fame when the present century is ended
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-01
A Railroad Relief Fund

The April reports of the relief de- partments of the Pennsylvania railroad system. just issued. show that during the month of May an average of ss,- 13S,39 day was paid in benefits to employees of the company or their fam flies" said a railroad official. "since these departments for both the lines east and west of Pittsburg were es- tablished the amount paid out in ben efits has reached total of s35, 121.72s.S7.
 "On the lines east of Pittsburg and Erie during the month of April pay ments to the amount of s166,462.54 were made by the relief fund. In benefits to the families of members who died. s55.637.e1 was paid. while to members incapacitated for work the benefits amounted to $110,8246s The total pay ments on the lines east of Pittsburs since the relief fund was established. in 1886 have amounted to s23,9ee,9S9.99.
 Tn April the relief fund of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg paid out total of s77,5S9.21. of which $26,166.6s was for the families of mem- bers who died. and s5l,372.55 for mem bers unable to work. The sum of s9,- 121,T39.sS represents the total pay ments of the relief fund of the Penn sylvania lines west since 1t was estab- lished in 1SS9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-01
HOW DUTCH FARMERS LIVE

Mrs. C. R. Miller in Beslie's.
 The typical Dutch farmhouse is square. one storied, with a pyramid shaped roof The space between the apex of the roof and the ceiling of the dwelling part is generally used as storehouse for will ter food for the cattle. The living room ioor opens into the stable. for the cattle are invariably housed under the same roof as the family. The homes vary lit- tl,, in their furnishings. One always sees bright strips of carpet, a highly polished
 .center table where the family Bible k displayed, and glass dresser with its shelves filled with rare old brass and Delft ware. The most curious thing about inc houses are the sleeping quarters unioue and certainly unhealthy from the modern viewpoint, which requires plenty of fresh air in the bedrooms.
 The cbeesemaker's family sleeps in beds bult in cupboard-like recesses in the wall ,,nd as far from the window as possible There is a door similar to that of a cup board. and this is kept closed during the day. in order that the bed may be hidden from view. The stuffy condition of this walled in bedroom can be readily i'm ngined. The linen is always snowy white ard the whole make up presents an at- tractive appearance, even to the dec orated strap suspended from the ceillns and used to assist the occupant of the couch to rise The visitor is always well come at the cheese farms. but the visit must he made early in the morning If tIe cheese making issto be seen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-01
Direct Election in Louisiana

The judiciary committee of the Louisiana house of representatives has favorably reported resolution to ratify the proposition for the direct election of United States sen- ators.
 Let us hope the Louisiana legisla- ture will have the good sense to ratify the amendment. The resolution should go through the Louisiana legislature unanimously just as it went through the Massachusetts legislature. Unan- imous ratification by Louisiana and Massachusetts would render ratifica- tion certain, and whole lot of n.is- chief makers and truth twisters would be silenccd.
 The Bristow amendment is as harm less to Louisiana as to Massachusetts, and the reform of the Senate by direct
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-01
Tax Dodging an Art

Fs4e full analysis of taxation in this state by Representative Motion is at- tracting wide attention and favorable comment.
 The table in MT. Notions statement in which the share that each county bears of the burden of state govern ment is especially valuable, for it shows at glance what the situation is. It also shows what the tendency is. It shows that the agricultural coun- ties intend to unload on the cities the cost of state government.
 In this connection it will be strange indeed if Baldwin, Escambia and Washington counties--all canebrake counties--do not rise up to ascertain why the black belt counties of Butler, Barbour and Bullock get the advant- ages of state government scot-frce. No black belt county except Mont qomery and Dallas are taxed to pay the expenses of the state government, Dallas, too, may want to know why Madison goes untaxed; Calhoun nfay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-01
Anti-septIc Communion Cup

T am old fashioned enough to think that the individual drinking cup question is somewhat overdone," said layman, and as for individual communion cups. l thought that sentiment would always be on the side of long established custom was surprised to read of the new style of communion cup used in an Episcopal church in Brooklyn-Holy Trinity. The Rev. John Melish, rector of that church, says in an article in the Parish News;
 The rector and yestry considered the question and decided that the only real way to ascertain the facts in regard to the possibility of infection in the use of the common cup was the scientific way that is, by means of bacteriological test. A member of the vestry who com pines in a splendid way scientific method and religious reverence agreed to carry on the investigation.
 The method of administering the cup in this parish is by means of four cups; as 24 people kneel at the rail at any one time, there Is one cup to six people; the cups themselves are six sided and are turned by the minister when he puts 1t in the hand of the communicant, so that no two people even put their lips to the same place on the edge of the cup. The four cups are taken to the alter after each rail service and are there cleansed,
 "'These tests were made The edge of the cup before it was cleansed was ex- amined and there was found the presence of the germs of Riggs disease. The edge of the cup which had been cleaned with dry napkin on examination showed similar condition proving that something more than dry purificator was needed. The edge of the cup which had been cleansed with puriicator dipped in pure alcohol was tested. The last showed the presence of no germs whatever The dregs of the wine after all had communi- cated were then tested and there was no evidence of the presence of any germ in the wine itself.
 MT Melish said the people had taken very kindly to the cup and he thought it should be generally adopted by the Epis- copal church."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-01
RUBIES OF GREAT VALUE

necessary to sink the pit farther and in1 crease the pumping power. Chinese in blue jackets and trousersl who eat rice, dried fish and salt pork.l load the ruby ground into trucks, whicn are hitched to an endless rope, drawrl up slope and tipped into screensl through which, after being well shakelI and disintegrated it passes into washing pans IA feet in diameter. Rows of steel teeth set in revolving arms churn up the clayey mass, theNclayE and lighter gravel run off into a safety pan and the heavier gravel, containing per cent of the original contents of tic washer.
 At the end of each shift door in thel pan bottom is opened and the deposit fallsl into trucks with covers, which are locked until the sorters are ready to treat ttd loads The sorters tip the deposit intd a large bin,. also locked, from which is slowly dribbles into a revolving screest covered with various sizes of meshingl The sand is eliminated at once, and thd clean deposit falls through in five sizcss
 
 other four to a pulsator, which furtheil separates the heavier from the lighted stuff. Because of the strong temptatiofj to theft no natives are allowed to hantils| the larger sizes, and the English sortcrs conduct the next operation of worlxiEe the stun round and round in sieve ini1 mersed in a tub of water till the rubies! have gravitated to the bottom. The sievel is then smartly turned upside down orp a table, so that the rubies are at the top and can be picked out by hand
 The rainfall in the Mogok region Is ter4 rife. Twenty-Five inches have been regls] tered in four days there. With great opeu pits to be kept free from the results of such deluges the engineers dften find themselves in great difficulties, so theI have decided to drive q drainage tunnel through the hill on one side of the valleyl which will not only curb the river flowing through, but also empty the water from the mines by gravity. The tunnel will Id more than a mile long. When the rich deposits have been taken from the valleys it is planned td equip the hillsides with hydraulic apI paratus. as do the gold miners of Gait fornia and Alaska
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-01
TRAVEL IF MILES A MINUTE

2 From the Pathfinder.
 Two miles a minute doesn't satisfy ths' motor and aero scorchers; they must gd still faster And so machine has bceq1 get up to make a speed of l2 miles mini ute. At least it does that on paper. sucH crowds of interested people have interI fered with it every time it has been testf ed that there has been no chance to reallb let it out and show what it can do h
 It is constructed for racing purposes pri-. mariy and the makers believe 1t will pasd everything hitherto made by man. It ia . the product of two St. Louis inventorsl Mir. Coates and Mr. Mcdonald. It consistsr of an aluminium rim or wheel six feet ir. diameter. inside of which is mounted g, frame holding very powerful motor, and provided with seat for the rider. Pro- pulsion is obtained by means of a screw propeller which acts in the same way as in an aeroplane-whence the name of thf machine. the "aero-unicycle,"
 The motor and framework are held in, side the wheel by suitable rollers. and arg kept from turning around with the wneel only by their weight This same schenN has been tried a number of times befor&i and it has never worked very we'll Th4 rider has to steer by shifting his weighl from one side to the other and thus tur13 ing the wheel. Altogether it Is a fine ara rangement for killing onself It is figured that on a special track and going at full speed this machine could make the did tance across the entire continent in onM four hours. Breakfast in New York and dinner in San Francisco. will be the fad when the sero-unicycle gets into genera use. 3