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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-13
WASHINGTON IN THE VAN
IN BUILDING ACTIVITY
National Capital Among Lead
ing Cities of Country in
Healthy Growth.

Building statistics for the month OF
June, which have just been compiled,
show that the National Capital is we'll in
the van of the principal cities Of the
country in its percentage of healthy
srowth. While the average gain Of SOME
fifty cities was per cent, the gain in
Washington for the month, as compared
with June of last year, was over 100 per
cent. Only four other cities in the whole
United States showed a greater advance
in the value of building permits issued,
and. while one single permit for the con-
struction of the new Arlington Hotel at
an estimated cost of about $1,000, OOO
helped materially to swell the Washing
ton figures, 1t also is true that the gen
eral building enterprises in the city are
progressing in an entirely satisfactory
ratio.
An advance proof from the American
Contractor. New York, giving a resume
of general conditions in the building
world. reads as follows:
Official reports from some fifty cities
regularly reported in the American Con-
tractor. New York, show that June
building operations have gained per
cent as compared with June of the past
gained 10 40 per cent. as compared with
the first six months of 1911. This may be
considered a very favorabl showing con-
sidering the political uncertainties Of the
presidential year. Gains of over 30 per
cent for the month of June were made
as follows: Birmingham 30 per cent,
Buffalo, 100: Detroit. IL; Hartford, IS;
Milwaukee, IT'S; Salt Lake City. rs;
Wiikes-Barre, go; Worcester, 81 Cnicas 20
gained 40 per cent; Oakland, is; Grand
RapidS 10. Kansas City Mo II The
particulars may be found in the following
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-13
NAPOLEON AT WATERLOO.
Forgotten Incident of Famous Bat
tle-Platform of Observation.
From the London Telegraph.

From the London Telegram.
Considerable discussion has taken place
on a reference in the June number Of the
Cornhill Magazine to a platform which
Napoleon is said to have assembled at
Waterloo to view the battle. The refer
ence occurs in an article by Dr. w. H.
F'itchett, who reproduces several letters
written by the distinguished surgeon, Sir
Charles Pell, from Waterloo, where he
rendered much assistance to the wounded.
Sir Charles thus describes the platform:
About half mile of ascent brought US
to the position of Bonaparte. This is the
highest ground in the Pays Bias l climbed
up one of the pillars of the scaffolding as
l was wont to do after birds nests. but
found me more heavy. We got ladder
from the farm court; it reached near the
first platform. l mounted and climbed
with some difficulty; none of the rest
would venture, so l feel rather youthful
The view magnificent. / was only one
third up the machine. yet 1t was a giddy
height Here Bonaparte stood surveying
the field This position Of Bonaparte is
most excellent; the machine had been
placed by the side of the road. but he
ordered it to be shifted. The shifting OF
this scaffolding shows sufficiently the
power of confidence and the resolution OF
the man. 1t is about sixty feet in height
climbed upon 1t four times the length of
my body. by exact measurement, and this
was only the srst stage. l was nlied with
admiration Of a man of his habit of life.
who could stand perched on a height OF
sxty-five feet above everything, and con-
template, see and manage such a scene"
Further light is thrown on the nature
of the "scaffold" by a letter from Sir
Harry Poland to the Pail Mall Gazette. in
which he recalls that Sir Walter Scott
rode over the field Of Waterloo in August
1918. and in the same month. writing to
the Duke Of Buccleuch. said:
The story of his (Napoleon's) having
an observatory erected for him is mis-
take. There is such a thing and he
repaired to it during the action but it
was built or erected some months before
for the purpose of trigonometrical survey
of the country, by the King of the Meth
erlands.'
This letter. he points out, appears in
.Lockhart's Life of Scott" Sir Harry
also quotes extracts from Notes and
Queries and kellys History Of the
French Revolution and Subsequent
Wars to the same effect,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-13
Encouraging Courtesy.
From the New York Tribune.

the New 1Ofk Tribune.
Mrs. Helen A. Marsh OF New Haven
Conn. in leaving a legacy of S9s.1OO to a
young man who once surrendered his
Pullman car berth to her. has done some
thing substantial toward reviying the
vanishing art of public courtesy. Hei
legacy ought to stimulate an eager ap-
probation OF opportunities to exercise
politeness in everyday life, toward
strangers as we'll as toward acquaint-
ances. VINO can tell but that the CRATE
full recipient Of a timely attention may
not go home and alter her or his will
thus making courtesy. like mercy. literal
ly as well as metaphorically blessed tt
him that gives and him that takes.
Consideration for others may appea
more strongly to this self-centered. indif
ferent age when 1t - viewed not only II
the light of an inwardly repaying virtue
but also in that of a possibly profitable
outside investment. We shall look for {
marked increase in good deeds and {
brushing up Of long neglected manner
now that the winning or a grand priz.
In the lottery of courtesy has beef
placarded Presently there may be n
necessity even for hanging UP a "Womer
and Children First sign In the subway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-13
NEW NORMAL SCHOOL
NEARLY COMPLETED
Structure at 18th and Harvard
Streets to Be Ready for
Opening in September.

A new factor in the development Of Co.
lumbia Heights lies in the building OF
Normal School No. / at 18th and Har-
ward streets northwest, construction Of
which is now rapidly approaching COM
pletion
OF Elizabethen type and containing
about sixty rooms. the building not only
will give Washington one Of the best
equipped normal schools with which any
city is provided, but in reality it will at
ford Columbia Heights another graded
school. The large east wing. on the 18th
street side. will be used for critic
school, which corresponds to a graded
school. This portion of the building con-
tains eight regular class rooms and four
group class rooms.
Municipal Architect Snowden Ashford
is the designer Of the new normal school
structure. Facing Harvard street. the
building is reached by stairs leading up
from that thoroughfare. The main floor,
on which is located the auditorium with
seating accommoda atoms for 800. is about
seven feet above Harvard street.
The central part of the building is to be
used for administrative purposes. 1t is
three stories high, The two wings are
but two stories in height The west
wing will be used entirely for Rotations
by normal school students.
The school will be provided with a
large heating and lighting plant. Fuel
storage space has been provided under
the sidewalk along Harvard street The
building is fireproof to the roof, the
halls and stairways being composed of
tile and asphalt A. T. Howison was
awarded the building contracts and the
structure. when finished, will represent
a cost Of about s25OO00. The Cornell
Company has been authorized to install
the heating. lighting and ventilating
systems. while the Carroll Electrical
Company will be in charge of the
electrical installations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-13
TIE MONUMENT AT MUKDEN.
Raised by the japanese to the Rus
sian Dead.
From the Advance.

From the Advance.
recent traveller through Manchuria
gives us a picture and a description of
the great cemetery which the japanese
have nearly completed and which some
time ago they consecrated TO the Rus
sian dead who fell in the battles about
Nukcen. In their precpitate retreat the
armies of the car left thousands upnn
thousands of their fallen comrades un-
buried. After the signing of the treaty
of peace the soldiers of the mikado COL
lected every last bone and every bit of
ragged uniform and every broken weapon
which the Russians had left upon the
field, ana buried them with soldierly
honors. In the center of this vast plat
they inclosed by a white marble fencing
a reserved space for those who had evil
IDENTIFY been officers Over the graves Of
the common soldiers iron crosses. in the
Greek form. We're erected, and over the
graves of commanders crosses of white
marble. Then as a pivot 10 the con-
verging lines they reared a terrace, and
on the terrace built marble temple, all
at cost of 5a.G,N yen. When the WORT;
was ready for dedicatory rites they in
vtted Russian ecclesastics from Picking.
Hardin and Nladiyostock, together with
such military commanders as were near.
to assemble for religious service in this
chapel, where, amid the assembled men
Of both races, the land was sclernnly con-
secrated a resting place for the Rus
sian dead. We think We have not done
badly when fifty years after the battle
of Gettysburg we invite the surviving
Confederates to meet us where they
fought US, and with their northern fellow
citizens give thanks today for united
country. But the ..Japs'' have bettered,
as well as anticipated. our act. For
within five years of the battle of Mukden
they laid out the field as a cemetery for
their conquered enemies, buried them de-
Gently had religious rites celebrated by
priests of their own faith and paid per-
sonal tribute to the courage and loyalty
of the men they had van1uished. All this
without one word of suggestion from out
side
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-13
A Great Moral Awakening.

From Leslie's Weekly.
Not alone in Chicago. but also in other
places, the business men have joined
forces to drive out the vice districts.
Clean men OF affairs have taken unto
themselves the reins of government in
Seattle. and during the last nine months
every questionable character has been
compelled to give up the business or
leave town Los Angeles cast out the
vice districts years ago. and business
men will affirm that this city has en-
joyed since that time phenomenal pros
perity Iowa has. through a red-light
Injunction law cleaned house from cellar
to garnet. Show me a state or city
which is free from vice resorts and !
shall show you there prosperity. Men of
affairs are realizing this and are rapidly
becoming co-workers with the puritects
in the building of a better moral stand
ard That is another sign Of a great
moral awakening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-13
Clambakes and Beanfests.
Plain Dealer.

There is purely American festival
known as the c.ambake. 1t originated on
the Atlantic coast. where the most easily
prepared luncheon consists of steamed
CLAIMS, dug and gathered at low tide and
prepared in bonfire. So easy is IL to
get up such a feast that political parties
have made it the basis for dollar din
ners and actually gotten away with a
profit Frills have been added from time
10 time. The clambake is necessarily a
summer institution; CLAIMS go well with
sliced cucumbers, corn on the cob and
watermelons. The so-called shore din.
ner is the natural result.
Clambakes and shore dinners are sum.
mer chestnuts from Maine to Florida.
Cheap and gloriously indigestible. they
became an American vacation necessity.
So strong. indeed. was their appeal that
their fame penetrated to the middle west:
a grand clambake was advertised In ILL.,
nois the other day. As II there was
feast of pawApaws and persimmons In
Alaska
But the same sort Of fake 10 an insti-
tuition In England. This week-the middle
Of June--is beanfeast time In the mother
country. A beanfeast Is a complimentary
dinner given to workmen by an employer.
The whole affair Is like barbecue or a
big picnic: it Is an annual event and a
fine holiday. OF course. II occurs in the
country, where picnics must occur. It 10
Q country tradition. rural festival
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-13
HoNoRING AN APPLE TREE.
Frogenitor of the Mcintosh Reds Is
to Have a Monument.
Toronto Mall and Empire.


The memory Is TO be perpetua,ed Of
the apple tree that is the progenitor of
tie large family Of trees bearing the
luscious Mcintosh Reds. The tree was
itself monument dating back upward
90 a century its life beginning about
the time the farm on which IT stands was
taken up lis years ago 1t might have
stood much longer as living memorial
OF the early settlers had it not been
damaged by fire about twenty years ago
Notwithstanding this injury. several
branches OF the venerable tree continued
to bear fruit mp TO the year 1908. when
as we might say, II gave up the ghost.
The farmers of Dundas county have
Joined together TO erect a marble column
to mark the site of this old tree on the
farm of John Mcintosh. after whom its
s-..i. IS named Such commemorative Of
ferings deserve notice and ought 10 be
encouraged. We hope we do not render
iso high tribute to the spirit of the
Tine when we say that most agreeable
to 1t and higaly characteristic of it is
this honoring of the old tree and the good
II has done. While not forgetting the
heroes and worthless who have distin-
guished themselves by bold deeds. our
people are becoming more and more
lasting services for the Improvement or
husbandry. and for the development or
new means of production.
Had John Mcintosh. the newly arrived
United Empire loyalist. not taken the
trouble TO nurture the apple tree he found
apparently in a state of nature. the Nc
Intosh Red apple might today he un-
known. To whatever circumstances OF
climate aYd soil it owes its distinctive
character. the beautiful and delicious Nc
Intosh Red may, like the FameIse the
snow applet. to. whose type it belongs
have Strung from the seed OF apples
brought by early colonists from France
Like the Fameuse again, the Mcintosh
Red fourishes in some localities and does
not thrive well in Others. The st. Law
renee region IL yery favorable to II. The
-JcIntosh is very largely taking tie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-13
English Railroads Not Safer.
From the Wall Street Lnnrnal.


Juliu kruttschnitt contradicts the state
ment that British railroad lines are oper-
ated more safely than railroads in this
country. He says false conceptions to the
contrary arise from the fact that British
roads operate only 24.O30 miles. while
roads in this country operate 24O.GOO
miles. In the last three years and ten
months no passenger has been killed
through collisions or derailments on the
Southern Pacific and during that time
the road carried 100, 10000 passengers
an average distance of forty-two miles
In the last three years and four months
but one passenger has been killed on the
Union Pacific out of 27.9Oo,O00 carried
by that line. In 1911 fourteen passengers
were killed in collisions on railroads in
the United Kingdom. The Hartman
roads have nearly as many miles of
track as those of the United Kingdom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-13
Work Below Tide Level.

In the section of the city around the
water front the difficulties We're materially
increased by having to work below tide
level, and hundreds Of feet of cofferdam-
ming had to be built. The sewers COM
pleted and the sections under contract
measure about 160 miles. and a goodly
portion OF them are large enough to drive
through in automobiles: indeed, not long
ago the Governor of Maryland, the mayor
of Baltimore, the members of the sewer
age commission, and about fifty guests
made such a trip from the outfall end.
nearly six miles under ground
a peculiar feature in connection with
the sewerage work is that the greater
percentage of visitors are from out OF
Baltimore. Engineers from all parts of
Europe. and even China, have visited the
great disposal works and splashed through
miles of mud to see just how the work is
being carried on. a most important fea-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-13
Good News Unbroken.
From Judge.

FIOm au0Be
Il suppose your wife was more than
delighted at your raise OF salary. wasn't
she?" asked Jones OF Brown.
Il haven't told her yet. but she will
be when she knows It," answered Brown.
How is it that you haven't tod herr
We'll. I thought l would enjoy myself
q couple Of weeks first"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-13
Nunked.

From the Detroit Free Press.
"How's your son getting on in coll
lese?"
Not at all. Every time there are two
men On bases and it's his turn to bat,
they bench him and 5iye substitute hit
ter a chance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-13
Sales of Dwellings,.

H. F. Wells has purchased through the
office Of Phillips & ssSager the two-story.
six-room and bath dwelling ut go Ten
nessee avenue northeast George NJ.
Cook has purchased through the same
office the adjoining house at 241 Ten
nessee avenue. Each house sold for a
consideration Of $,5I5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-13
BAL TIMORE'S NEW SEWERS
NOW ABOUT HALF BUILT
Work in Monumental City, Prosecuted
Under Difficulties, Will Be
Completed in 1914.

Stuart Stevens Scott in an article in
Municipal Engineering, gives the follow
ing detailed description of the new sewer
system in the neighboring city OF Bal
timore:
Baltimore's sanitary sewerage system,
which is being installed at a cost of up
ward of s14OCOOC0 and which has pre-
scented some of the most difficult and
unique engineering problems, is now
about one-half completed. Already, how
ever, a considerable portion Of the COM
pleted system is in actual use and as
fast as sections are ready the connec-
tons with houses are being made. The
sewerage commission in a recent report
states that the entire work will be COM
pleted in 1914
The work of constructing is particularly
interesting because of its magnitude and
difficulty It has been the purpose or
the engineers to rely as much as pos
sible upon gravity. This means that an
eight-inch sewer beginning at Forest
Park, a suburb to the northwest OF the
city ana thirteen miles from the disposal
plant, must continue on a constantly IAN
ing grade, which cannot be hatIened De
yond certain rates. ever increasing IN
size as sewers lead into 1t from valleys
and hills covering thirty-two square
miles.
From Forest Park this main sewer
crosses a stream, goes under the B. and
0. railroad tunnel over another stream
at one point and under the same stream
at another point goes under the Penn
sylvania railroad tunnel. crosses ravines.
swings around hills, goes through ridges.
through narrow valleys. by the side of
tall buildings. it's size steadily increasing
until, at the disposal plant, it is large
enough to contain two automobiles. one
on top Of the other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-13
Method of Treatment.

Method of Treatment.
The method of treating the sewage is
as follows:
AT the mouth of the outfall sewer are
installed screens that catch such things
as sticks. rags. etc, which will be re-
moved and burned. The sewage then
passes through the meter house, which
measures its flow: then through hydrolitic
tanks, about 45O feet long, requiring eight
hours for passage-a sufficient length OF
time to allow the solids to settle the
liquids passing on through an interceptlng
channel to and through what is called
the gate house, which distributes 1t to
the stone sprinkling filters, located at a
level of fifteen feet below the hydrolitic
tanks. giving a hydrolitic head of suffl-
Gent force to spray the sewage over
these stone beds through nozzles. or
jets. spaced fifteen feet apart. The by
draulic head will be controlled by butter
fly valves, causing the sprays to rise
and fall, varying from close to the
noZzles out to the limit of fifteen fee,
thus utilizing the entire surface of the
stone bed. large portion of which would
be wasted If the sprays were stationary.
These nozzles will throw a square spray,
thereby saving additional space which
would be lost If the sprays were circular,
as where circles touch there is lost
triangle
The spraying of the sewage through the
air is essential to the aeration and puri-
fication of the sewage. AS the sewage
falls on the stone beds it trickles down
through eight and one-half feet of broken
stone. varying in size from one inch to
two and one-half inches. The passing OF
the sewage through these beds forms
seletin-like film on the stones, In which
certain bacteria multiply in the sewage.
Purified in Stone Beds.
On reaching the bottom Of the stone
beds the sewage is practically pure. 1t
Is then carried by intercepting channels
to a certain channel under the stone beds
which finally delivers the purified sewage
to the settling basins. where it requires
three hours to pass. These settling basins
are not for the purpose of causing ad-
ditional publication, but to clarity the
fluid. as there are certain mineral sub
stances in the sewage which the bacteria
in the stone beds do not annihilate. such
as are found in the Mississippi river
water. which is muddy, but not injurious
to drink.
The sewage then passes with a drop OF
eighteen feet to the power house. in
which turbines are placed. operated by
the flow of the sewage They in turn
run dynamos which generate electricity
giving power to light the plant, run the
sludge pumps and lift the clarified sew
age to a water tower for flushing pur-
poses. In other words by the simple
gravity flow Of the sewage 1t Is purified
and power is obtained to light and run
the plant at practically no cost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-13
Carried by Gravity.

The system as planned provides that
two thirds of the sewage of the city be
intercepted and carried to the disposal
plant by gravity; the other third to be
lifted by pumps, each with capacity
Of 100000 gallons a day, from a point
thirteen feet below tide to the outfall
sewer height Of seventy two feet, in
GLIDING friction This is an unusually
heavy lift. especially as sewage is
more difficult to pump than water.
Three Of these pumps are now ready
for service in the pumping station.
which is large enough to contain two
more to be installed later. The founda-
tions for these pumps are Independent
Of the foundation of the building.
The difficulty Of the construction
work is doubled on account of having
to build two complete systems Of sew
ers and drains. which cross and re-
cross each other at thousand differ
ent places. The necessity for the dou
BILE system is that the legislature re-
quires every gallon of sewage taken
into the sanitary system to be purified
before discharging 1T into the Chesa-
peake bay or it's tributaries. 1t was
therefore Of vital Importance that the
amount Of sewage to be pumped and
treated be reduced to a minimum in
order to keep down the size Of the
sewers, pumping station. the disposal
plant and the unnecessary constant
treating and pumping of clear rain
water.