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Evening star., 1913-11-13

So long as the stocks of public sery-
Ice corporations are held by private in
diriduas. the primary consideration of
the officers Of the company is going to
Be the interest of the stockholders and
not the interest of the public" declared
olIXer T.. Newman president of the
board OF District Commissioners in a
criticism of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company for its recent Issuing
Of an extra dividend
The attack OF the Commissioner upon
the action of the railway company was
made before q meeting of the Lincoln
Park Citizens Association last night at
the hall of the Church of the Nativity,
1tth street and Massachusetts avenue
northeast The remarks of the Commis-
sioHer were intermingled with the ap-
plause Of the large gathering of mem
bers OF the association.
Similarly the primary interest of the
public is goins To he its own interest and
not the interest of the company" he de-
clared. Between these two elements
there i always bound to be a friction
which cannot b, eliminated by the estab-
fshment of d governmental commission
which shall say to the public on one
hand, You may have such and such a
service, and to the stockholders on the
other hand, You may have such u divi-
Gend. Neither one will be satisfied and
aafore many years of efforts to satisfy in
that way bota SIDES are bound to
come TO the conclusion that friction can
Evening star., 1913-11-13
HENRY BRECKENRIDGE
Church DINNER GUEST
Assistant Secretary of War
Talks to Men on Spiritual
Needs in Life.

The great debt the American nation
owes to the Church OF Christ was en-
phasized by Henry Breckenridge, assistant
secretary of war. In an address at a din
ner last evening given to the men of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
in the lecture room OF the church
All great movements, he declared. can
point to a great spiritual idea at their
inception. and the public man of today
should ever bear in mind the teachings
of the Church of Christ when he carries
out the duties of the commission his
countrymen have given him.
Rev. Dr Wallace Radcliffe. pastor Of
the New York Avenue Church, pres ded
at the dinner and presented Mr.. Breck-
inridge as lone of the boys of the Chris
topher Club of the church. the assistant
secretary of war having been at one time
a member of this club of boys of the
church. which Is under the direction OF
Mrs. Radcliffe
DR.. Radcliffe also announced that It Is
planned to establish a branch of the
Presbyterian brotherhood in the church
Evening star., 1913-11-13

and that under the reorganization plans
of the Presbyterian General Assembly
leaders the proposed new organization
will lend its efforts toward civic better
ment as well as encouraging Bible study
and other work of upbuilding the church
About eighty men attended and DR..
Radcliffe later announced that the pros
pect promises a flourishing organization.
Among those In attendance. who will be
included in the membership of the pro-
posed new organization, were: Gen. Jo-
seph c. Breckenridge. John B. Larner
Walter c. Clephane, DIR. Scott z. Breck-
inridge. former Representative Harvey s
Irwin. Henry Breckenridge. Holcombe c
Johnson. Irwin 3. Linton. William NJ
Conrad, Charles c. Stott. Charles A
Baker DR.. D. L. Borden. Philip f. Lar
ner. Alexander Grant Thomas r. Keene
Edward Tarring and Frank e. Edgington
Evening star., 1913-11-13
Genuine Inlaid LinOleumS

Coors through the back OF CLOTH endless variety
OF pretty tile mosaic and parquette suitable for
kitchens. panres, halls and vestibues.
Evening star., 1913-11-13
Public's Interest First.

II have been quite a while leading up
to the events of today. but my excuse Is
that am sincerely anxious that you shall
understand what We are trying to do, and
why We are trying to do it. and that
We keep foremost In our minds not the
interest of the stockholders or the inter
est of the director or the interest Of the
officer Of the corporation, but the in
terest of the public which must depend
upon the company for service and upon
which the company must depend for its
nfe do not mean by this that we do
not recognize that the stockholder has an
that the order in which they ought TO be
considered is the public first, and the
stockholder second
r.. > Martin. superintendent of play
grounds in the District of Columbia made
an address in which he told of their
success. He stated that 6O,oOO children
visited the Fairgrounds last year. He
told OF the efforts now being made for
additional Fairgrounds and also the
establishment of swimming pools in vari-
out sections Of the city. Miss Emma
Jacobs. in charge of the domestic science
In the public schools. also addressed the
meeting and told of the work of her de-
partment in the schools.
AT short business session. preceding
the addresses. a resolution asking that
$J9O,OoO of the fund for building a high
school be used for that purpose in the
northeast and southeast sections Of the
city and s7O0.O0o be used for the Central
High School was adopted
That Washington man should be
chosen for superintendent Of the schools
was the sentiment of resolution adopted
by the associa tons.
Evening star., 1913-11-13
NEWMAN FORESEES
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
Thinks Official Regulation of
Utilities Only Tempo
rary Remedy.
STOCKHOLDERS INTEREST
SECONDARY, HE DECLARES
Tells Lincoln Park Citizens That
Peoples Rights Shall Have
First Consideration.
WOULD DENY PRIVACY
TO STREET RAILWAYS

THE thing that impressed me
TAT the hearing Wednesday he
fore the public utilities commits
sfOnb was the iferated. reiterated,
declared md redeciared state
menf Of the representatives of
the street railway company that
the Washington Railway md
Electric Company In private
corporations; that Its books, rec
ords, papers and accounts are
private, and tbHt they must he
considered private h. the public
utilities commission.
81 most emphaticail>, uneauivo-
cniIy and unaIterabIy dissent
from that view. 4 street railway
company il not n private institu-
tion mt all. IL is n public institu-
ton. Every transaction of the
officers, .rectors and the em-
p1Oyes of u street railway COM
pany ought to be open to the
pubiic."-Commissioner Newman
to Lincoln Park citizens.
Evening star., 1913-11-13
FOR NATIONAL HIGHWAYS.
U. S. Good Roads Association to Seek
Federal Aid.

ST. LOUIS, November 13-The United
States Good Roads Association has ap-
pointed a committee, headed by Gov
Elliott w. Major of Missouri, to confer
with committees of both houses of Con-
gress in an effort to agree on a meas
ure that ultimately will result in the
construction of comprehensive sys-
tenn OF national highways at the ex-
pense of the federal government The
others on this committee are E. ]. Wat
son commissioner of the South Carolina
department of agriculture; Senator j. H
Bankhead. pres dent of the United States
Good Roads association. and Jesse Tay-
lor of jamestown, Ohio.
Evening star., 1913-11-13
PASSING OF BAREFOOT BOY.
Bulletin Shows Increase in Hosiery
and Knit Goods Output.

Evidence that the barefoot boy with
cheek OF tan" is passing is contained
in report on the hosiery and knit
goods industry issued today by the
census bureau. The report shows that
in the decade ending with 1909 the out
put of socks and stockings and like
articles more than doubled In value
which ia a much greater increase than
the growth of population. The infer
ence offered by the experts is that
barefooted youngsters now are no
longer the fashion.
The value of the output of the 1874
hosiery and knit goods mills in 1903
was more than $500, 900. the repori
sets forth. The industry Is not con-
fined to any one section of the coun-
Evening star., 1913-11-13

German Parquette Cork,
Near TO Natural Hardwood
Inlaid Linoleums: usual
price, sI.oo. Sale s1 3g
price, yard. -. W A
Extra Thick German Par
quette Cork Linoieum; the
finest imported grade;
usual price, SI.S5. S1 AZ
Sale price, yard. " w
Real Cork Llnoleums.
Suitable patterns for the
kitchen, pantry, hall, vesti-
bule or bathrooms, in tile,
mosaic and parquette pat
terms.
Usual ooc grade. 2Oc
Sale price, yard. =.
Usual 75c grade. AOc
Sale price, yard. -.
Usual 9oc grade. SOc
Sale price. yard. -. w
Evening star., 1913-11-13

try, but is widely scattered. mills be-
ing found in thirty-eight states OF the
Union. New York state. however. pre-
ufactures turned out with Pennsyi.
vania second In the order of produc-
ton.
peculiar feature OF the trade 10 ge-
fiected in the declaration that the de-
mand for sweaters, cardigan Jackets,
mtttens and saawls was greatly tr.
creased In 1899 over previous years.
Evening star., 1913-11-13

Clutching a revolver in his hand, Q. j.
Hunter manager of the car route depart
ment of Morris & Co of Chicago. was
found dying in a hotel at Lynchburg,
Va. Monday night from a bullet fired
through his brain.
Evening star., 1913-11-13

Choice Inlaid Tile Lin
oleums, in blue, green and
tan; usual price, SI.25 yd.
Sale price, SSc
yard ). w
Genuine Cork Inlaid Gran
ite Moresque Linoleums, in
blue, tan, green, gray;
desirable for kitchen. pantry
and halls; usual price, $I.25
yard. Sale price, 2gc
yard
Extra Quality Inlaid Lin
oleums, in blue, green and
red, tile patterns; usual
price, SI.45. Sale Gd MM
price. ward. " wv
English Inlaid Limo
leums; guaranteed to wear;
patterns in blue, green. red
and tan; usual price, SI8S
yard. Sale price ST .35
td1u
Evening star., 1913-11-13

must see to 1t that the public gets the
best service possible at the lowest
possible rates and that the private in
dlvfduals who own this stock get q
fair return on their investment We
have just barely started In our efforts
gress, and / want to assure you that
we are going to do our level best to
see that the spirit of that law is car
ried out
Evening star., 1913-11-13
Should Pay Its Debts.

only be eliminated by the elimination OF
private ownership of the corporadon.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-28
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER Percy barrow. . younE
cientist in search OF Job enters the Of.
&c OF Boss Mccarthy of New York.
fcCsrthy has lust been threatened by an
nonymoIs message ordering him to nee
Europe. Hs does not take the mss-
sage seriously.
.c4.PTER Tr-Darrow Eess ND the
elevator TO visit DR.. Knox Suddenly the
electric apparatus In the AtlaS building
goes out OF business. Experts are unable
10 locate ths troublA
CHAPTER TYI-~Ali at onoa, Without an
parent reason. electric connections ara re-i
stored. The next evening Mccarthy 10
warned that unless no leaves at once for
europe a sign viii be sent him at six,
Promptly at that hour the entire sleetrtc
apparatus of New York Ia cut OF and the
city is thrown into q panic
CHAPTER Tv-p~rzy pazrow thinks h
has q clue
CHAPTER VIE engages the hslp Of
Jack Warford. q college athlete.
CHAPTER vr-Thsy visit Mccarthy
and offer to run down the cause OF his
mysterious trouble. Mccarthy has Just
received another warning by wireless
CHAPTER WHAT six a deathly still
ness falls on the Atlas building. hlotting
ont all sound. Darrow Ia arrested "a A@
CHAPTER Willie Is undsturhsd be-
cause he believes he Ia on thu right track
and that another portent win appear at
six.
VnAE-.s~-s ----Tr.s =ms tina wncJe
town Is thrown inlo darkness and ALI
hearing suspended. Under cover OF ths
confusion barrow escapes from jail
CHAPTER x-The city is Frustrated
with fear.
CHAPTER xI-Ths next morning Oar
row and Warford go 10 McCarthy's office
just as the latter gets another warning,
Darkness hits ths Atlas building In broad
daylight
CHAPTER yTr-Prof Eldridge the
noted scientist, becomes interested In the
phenomena. Dsrrow's theory Is that the
man who Ia sending the warnings has dis
eovercs. some force by which he can cut
through thu vibrations OF electricity. light
and sound. Mccarthy has disappeared,
Darrow. makes the boast that he will
sol~s tho secret before Eidrtdge does.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-28
chAPT Err XIV.
The Master Speaks Aoaln.

Having thus detailed rather minute
ly the situation in which the city and
the actors In its drama found them
selves. 1t now becomes necessary to
move the action forward to the point
where the moneyed interests took a
hand in the game.
That was brought about in some
what more than fifty hours.
In the meantime the facts as to vi
brations were published In all the
papers: the dispatches and the rela-
lions between Mccarthy and Monsieur
X exclusively in the Despatch--to that
organs vast satisfaction and credit
and the possibilities of tragedy in none,
This latter fact was greatly to the
credit of a maligned class of men. 1t
is common belief that no cause is too
sacred or no consequence too grave
to give pause to the editorial rapacag
for news. The present Instance dis
proved that supposision. No journal,
of suggestion that anything beyond
annoyance was to be feared from these
queer manifestations.
The consequences on mixed popu
iation like that of New York were
very peculiar. The people naturally
divided themselves into three classes
In the first were those who had re
ceived their warning from logic
friends, or the outside world; ane
who either promptly left town or. be
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-28
When the Red Cross Relieved.

II Is possible that none OF the many
countries whose representatives form
the international Red Cross has broad
ened the work after the manner of the
American National Red Cross. From
the organization of the body in 1881
the late Miss Clara Barton was presi
dent until her recent death and soon
after her election began to urge that
It's sphere of usefulness, It's mi sion OF
mercy might be broadensd b, giving
relief in all great calamities. This
principle became cardinal with the
body and the reports show that more
than $1,000. 900 has been spent for
such relief, the most notable instances
being the Michigan fires of 1881;
Florida yellow fever, 1888; Johnstown
food, 1889; Russian famine, 1912;
South Carolina tidal wave. 1893; Ar
menian massacres, 1896; Spanish
American war. 1895: Galveston tidal
wave, 1900; Mont Pelee eruption,
1909. with many other lesser energies
making for the relief of suffering.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-28
Perfection In Men.

"Any sort Of man In worth having
except the sort they call an ideal hus-
band. For perfection is most per-
nickety thing to live with. Give ME a
man with some lop-sidedness about
him, and not a sort of Wallpa per-pat.
tern person, all parted down the mid
die, and with both sides matching to
@ hair. Give me G man that's fit 10
drive a woman crazy with the way he
goes on; his coat all rueked across
the back, the tops OF his boots out
side his trousers, and mis- "aistcoat
telling all the world that he's had an
egg for breakfast That kind of 4
man IL an everlasting refreshment to
g woman There's an unexpectedness
about the poor. benighted thing that
keeps up her interest In him He rs
always to be continued In our next.
50 to speak, and you can generally
count on him to provide you with
some new excitement whenever things
threaten to get dull."-Punch and
Judy, by Edwin Pugh.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-28

lowing year she fell In sight of the IS
land OF ST. Helena; on July 8 she
crossed the line. and after holding
the brave trade winds TO the limit OF
40 degrees north latitude. recovered
the long wished-for port of Portsmouth
on September {. 1858.
The sailing master OF the Desire
thought it worthy of record that. run
ming merrily before the wind under
all the sail she could carry, his vessel
eompassed 40 miles between noon
and noon, boast that would expose
the modern shipmaster to the'derision
of his companions in every ship chan
dler's shop of the ports he fire.
Quented.
Among some extraordinary voy-
ages made by deep sea sailing craft
within recent years, there may be
mentioned that OF the Beacon ROCK,
engaged on short costal trip be-
tween two Australian ports. After
all hope OF her safe arrival had been
abandoned. she turned up at Talca-
huano, Chile, some 5000 miles from
her intended destination.
Being in light trim, and consequent
ly with no grip on the water, she had
been unable to make any progress
against persistent head wind, and
her master had been compelled TO
square yards and make fair wind
of Il across the broad Pacific,
Another large four-mastfu bark, the
Buteshire. had the remarkable expe-
rience last year of circling round the
MINDLESS Gulf of Panama like q cir
Gus horse until she was obliged to put
back. 80 days out and short or pro
visions, to her port OF departure.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-28

-. "a - .SaI. an
the second were all that numerous
booy who. Enthusiastically nnbal
anced or near the overbalance. shut
instinctively the eyes of their reason
and glowed with a devasting and ia.
natical religious zeal. Among these,
so extraordinarily are We constituted,
almost Immediately grew up various
sects. uniting only in the belief that
the wrath of God was upon an iniqul,
tous people. ~
BY far the largest class OF all, eoG-
prising the@every day busy BULK of the
people. were those who accepted the
thing at <its face value. read irs own
papers. went about its business, and
spared time to laugh at the absurdi-
ties or growl at the Inconvenience OF
the phenomena With true American
adaptability, it speedily accustomed
itself to both the expectation OF. and
the coping with, unusual conditions.
It went forth about its daily affairs;
order to get there in season; 1t es-
chewed subways and theaters: il learn
ed to wait patiently. when one Of &he
! three blights struck Its world. as a
| man waits patiently for shower to
pass.
This class. as has been said, was
preponderantly In the majority. but its
mass was being constantly diminished
as little knowledge OF danger seepeG
into it's substance. News OF the pos.
sible catastrophe passed from mouth
| to mouth; a world outside, waiting
| aghast at such faulty. began to get
J in its messages. Streetcorner alarm
| lists talked to such as would listen.
| Thousands upon thousands left the
city Hundreds OF thousands more.
tied hard and fast by the strings of
necessity, waited In an hourly growing
| dread
The sign" had been sent promptly
at six O'Clock. as promised 1t proved
Darrow's prediction by turning out to
be stoppage of the electrical sys-
tens. This time 1t lasted only half
an hour-long enough to throw the
traffic and transportation into contu-
sion. 1t was followed at short inter.
walls by demonstrations in light and
sound; none was OF long duration.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-28
MANY MONTHS Ar SEA
SOME REMARKABLY LONG VoY.
AGES ON RECORD.
Recent Cruise Of italian Ship Rrlnas
to Mind Some Queer Passages on
the Bounding Deep--Clrced
Gulf of Panama.

The other day there was reported
an Italian ship in the English channel
1916 days out from Astoria Bar. that
had been spoken by no other ship In
all that time. Within the experience
of the deepsea sailor such passages
are nothing unusual. particularly on
the outward voyage 10 the Pacific,
when Cape Horn vas to be weathered
aud its prevailing westerly winds
won through,
On March 2, 1910, the four-masted
bark Inyernesshire sailed from liam
burg. bound for Santa Rosalia, In the
Gulf of California. During passage
that included such incidents as her
temporary abandonment by her crew
In dread Of her laundering she was
forced to put into the Falklands TO re-
fit. and sailed away again on her III
terrupted voyage on September II.
From that time she was neither seen
nor heard of until she arrived safely
at her destination on February 2, 1911,
33S days out from her original port
OF departure.
The voyage of the Invernesshire al
most compares with the performances
of the cumbersome craft of earlier nav.
igators.
On November 10, 1887, the Desire,
under command of one Thomas Cav
endish. a gentleman Of Suffolk, Eng
land, set sail from the headlands Of
California for the English channel
At break Of day ON June Of the fol
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-28
AUGUST % IN HISTORY.
IS33-Fire in Constantinople de-
stroyed 10000 houses.

stroyed $4,000 houses.
lSas-Treaw of peace between
Great Britain and China
concluded.
Revolution In Panama. Cor
reso proclaimed himself pro-
yisional president aud form
ed a new cabinet.
ls70--vrizy. between vouziers ana
Attingy, stormed and cap
m tured by Prussian hussars.
196s-Caleb Powers, former secre-
tary of State of Kentucky,
and sentenced to death for
completely in the assassina-
ton OF Gov. Goebel.
1904-R Relations between Belgium
ana Congo Free state greatly
strained.
Montenegro became king
dom with former Prime
Nj, holas as King.
1912-Great Britain filed a secont
protest against the Panama
Canal bill.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-28

In terrorized mobs through the con-
gested ways and out into the inhos.
pitable country. the uneasiness of
dread held them covering at their &C
customed tasks. They were afraid:
but they had had time to think, and
they reallEed what 1T would mean to
leave their beloved or accustomed or
necessary city. al the case might be-
And 1t must be remembered that the
definite knowledge of what might b
feared Was not yet disseminate,
among them.
But this attitude hurt business, an,
business streck back. The subway
were practically deserted the theater
empty: the accumstomed careless Iii
of the Great White Way thlnned; tn
streams of life slackened Further
more, the intelligent criminal imme
diately discovered that Ideal shield,
were being provided him gratis behlnt
which to conduct his crimes. In tn,
silence man could blow out the sid,
OF bank building with impunity. pro
vided only he kept out of sight Ii
the darkness he could pilfer at will
with only the provlso that he forget
not his gum shoes. The possibilities
OF night crime when electricity lacks
have ALREADY been touched upon.
To meet unusual conditions the PEG.
pie individually and collectively rose
to heights of forgotten ingenuity. The
physical life of q city is SO we'll es.
tablished that the average city dweller
grows out OF the pioneer virtue OF
adaptability. Now once more these
people were forced to meet new and
untried conditions, to guard against
new dangers, new opposing forces, In
an incredibly short space of time they
grew out of aimless panic They learn.
ed to sit tight; to guard adequately
their lives, their treasure, and even to
certain extent their time against un
due loss.
In the meantime tho moneyed pow
era had been prompt to act They did
not intend to stand Idly while their
| pockets were being picked by unto
ward circumstances nor did they in
tend to continue indefinitely the un
usual expenditures necessary to guard
themselves against even a greater loss
As there seemed to be two men t.
find. they employed the best Of de
tectives to search for Mccarthy; ana
Professor Eldridge as the greatest
living expert. to hunt down the I'm
known. Thus unexpectedly Eldridgt
| found himself with definite backing IL
his strange duel with barrow
1t Ia now desirable to place before
the reader samples OF the messages
sent by Monsieur X and received II
the wireless office of the Atlas Build
ing after which we can proceed onc'
more to follow out the sequence o
events.
"To the People; The sign has been ser
you. You must now believe. The traito
Is among you, and you must hunt hin
down. This is your sacred duty for |
your master. have laid it upon you,
That was one of the first After
IConcluded on Sixth Page)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-28

ITO the People; The sign has been sent
you. You must now believe. The traitor
Is among you, and you must hunt him
down. This is your sacred duty. for /,
your master have laid 1t upon YOU
That was one of the first, After a
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-28

(Concluded on Sixth Page.)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-28

CHAPTER vIrT-Hs Is undisturhsd be-
cause he believes he Is on thu right track
and that another portent win appear at
six.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-28
statesman's Daughter Learns Trad

Miss Amy Bernstein. daughter OF
the Danish prime minister. has served
three years apprenticeship as join
err. She began her studies in an insti-
tute where che learned carving of var
Ious kinds One Of the first pieces of
work which she finished, small box,
was purchased by the dowager en-
press of Russia.
Many lawyer VINO puts up sUou
argument in court falls to be conyinc'
Ing at home