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ellis were William A. Bradley, r. c.
Weightman and Col Peter Force, after
ward mayor of the city, and Samuel NJ
SmallwOod, who had been mayor since
1919, and who lived to see his hopes real
lied by the occupancy of buildings by his
successor and corporation officers.
On conference with the judges of the
court the preparation Of the eastern part
of the building was left to the United
States authorities. and by the act OF
lied to finish the city hall and fit up
suitable portions for the sessions of the
Circuit Court, Offices for the clerks, mar
SHALL. etc, and $4,000 was appropriated
for the same In 1874 TINS portion was
fully occupied, and 1t became the seat of
justice for the District The building cost
the city nearly Sl5O.OO0. but the govern
ment appropriated from time to time
money for improvements down to 1858, ex-
pending nearly $4,000. and finally pur-
chased 1T under the act Of March j, 1873,
for $4,000.
Arrangement of Offices.
On the main floor of the west wing OF
the building were the offices of the
mayor, Thomas Carbery. and William
Hewitt. the register, and in the south end
of the upper story was a chamber of the
board Of aldermen. Col. Seaton was then
the president Of the aldermen, and he
gave Middleton the secretaryship, who
served as such until 1859. The council
chamber was on the main floor to the
left of the colonnade, and the board was
then presided over by George WatersOn,
with Thomas l.. Noyes, secretary. This
chamber is now used as a courtroom.
Many rooms in this part OF the build
ing the corporation had no use for and
rented them from time to time, especial
ly those in the basement, for offices to
lawyers and others. Here the Columbia
Typographical Society met, and about
1880 the Odd Fellows held meeting here.
The lodgeroom was used for religious.
temperance, political. patriotic and, in
when in 1893 the patent office was de-
stroyed by fire 1t resumed business on the
third story of the west wing at the invi-
tation of the Mayor and councils.
In the basement the janitor resided.
There were always in the legislative
bodies some fine debaters, and spurts OF
eloQuence were not rare. Now and then
the sessions compared with the bodies
sitting in the Capitol. In more than one
instance there were night sessions over
the appropriation of a few dollars, the
principle being involved, and over fifty
years since there was deadlock over
men which continued over seven months.
District Courts Held Terms.
The Circuit Court of the District of
Columbia had since its erection, in 1901,
held it's sessions in the Capitol and after
1914 to this time was In the temporary
capitol at the corner of 1st and A streets
northeast. Judges William Cranch,
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Chinese Clothes.


rom The Chicago Journal.
American consuls i'm the far east report
that the Chinese after a brief trial OF
European fashions are returning to their
native style Of dress.
1T is to be hoped the report Is true.
China can get everything worth while IN
western culture without adopting western
clothes. There is. too much tendency 10
standar dize everything, 10 insist tIIa, CIV
hairc,It and that progress may be meas
ured BY the general use OF suspenaera-
n China calls halt on TINS eHort 70
make the world look alike humanity VAL
be IN her debt. --
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A New Name for an Old Disease
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald
A cotemporary asserts that DR.. Sieg-
fried Block has discovered a new disease
in Mitigating paranoia.' but it would be
more truthful to say that he had given a
name to disease that has been raging
ever since the establishment of the first
law court. If DR.. Block should pursue
his study of this complaint to the point
of discovering a remedy for it he would
throw two-thirds of the legal profession
out of practice.
The incurable paranoiac litigant u u
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Court Records in Jeopardy.


Ing"
Court Records in Jeopardy.
In justification for adopting such plan.
the MAYOR and council said that the
courts had been sometimes crowded into
email obscure rooms at the Capitol. as
signed to them by the doorkeepers of
Congress. and at times the tribunal to
renresent the dignity of the national
government and maintain the majesty OF
it's laws was compelled to seek temporary
accommodations in the, most pubic rooms
of public taverns. thus presenting the dis-
graceful spectacle of violations or law
and punishment of offenses in the same
apartment or apartments separated from
each other by only light partition.
s.'The records of the courts, too, upon the
preservation of which the fortunes. aiio
in many cases the regulations. of not only
the people of this District, but of great
numbers who reside beyond its limits, In
a great measure depend have been, and
still are. constantly exposed to loss ana
destruction by fire and other causes fOi
want of secure places Of deposit. Under
these circumstances the city councils did
not hesitate to assume task Whlch OIL
right deyolved on Congress, and there
fore they determined to erect not merely
q building for the use OF the corporation
offices but an edifice calculated to at
ford ample accommodations and full Sc
curity to the courts and records of the
District"
Corner Stone Laying.
The cornerstone was laid by the Grand
Lodge of Masons. the ceremony being
preceded by procession in which were
the subordinate bodies, and, forming al
the hall on 18th street near c, then used
by the councils, escorted the invited
guests from Strother's Hotel. 14th street
and the Avenue. to the site. Included in
the line were President Monroe. members
of the cabinet, judges of the courts and
officers mayors of the three cities of the
District, etc.
At the site there was a large con-
course of citizens. and, after the laying
OF the corner stone by William Hewitt
the grand master, the assembly listened
to the address of John Law, in which he
spoke of Jefferson's interest in the city.
pictured it's progress and predicted a
bright future.
Ready for Occupancy June, 1892.
The building was ready for the &C.
cupancy of the mayor and councils in
the west portion by June, 1922, when
Mayor s. \. Smallwood was succeeded by
Thomas Carbery, and June 10 the latter
was inaugurated.
Included in the membership of the coun-
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Buckner Thurston and James S. Morsell
were then on the bench. William Brent
was the clerk. Francis Scott Key. United
States attorney, and Tench RinggOld.
marshall. r. Bland Lee was judge OF
the Orphans Court and Capt. Henry
Neale. register of wills.
AS before stated. provision for the ac-
comn,c dation of the judicial branch OF
the District vas made in this building,
the eastern part being finished by the
government.
The corresponding chamber to that
was the common council quarters. be-
ing fitted up as courtroom. and the
officers were located on the main floor
and jury rooms provided above. while
those in the basement were used Tor
officers and living quarters for the
janitOr, and like the council. the court
room was sometimes used for meeting
purposes.
AS may be imagined many notable
trials took place here. and scenes were
Among others who practiced here were
Francis Scott Key of Star Spangled
Banner" fame; Henry May, who in the
fifties spoke seven days In case, and
subsequently represented a district In
Baltimore in the national legislature;
Richard L. Coke, Daniel Radclff, Rich
ard Wallach, the elder, and Joseph H.
Bradley.
At times the leading members Of the
bar of national reputation appeared
before Chief Justice Cranch and his as
sociates.
Prisoners Pathetic Pleas.
Eloquence was INDUCED in, not only
by the members of the bar, but Oft
times the pathetic pleas of prisoners
about to be sentenced drew tears from
stern judges and spectators, and it is
related that the. very best piece of
eloquence ever heard within it's walls
came from a poor prisoner about sixty
years ago, who was about to be SEN
fenced to be hanged. And later. an
other prisoner in a similar predica-
ment, for the space of half an hour ap-
pealed for his life and as best he could
enacted a scene to impress all who
heard him.
Thus from 1922 to 1871 the building
was the home of the old corporation of
the city of Washington and to the
present the temple of justice for the
District.
Prisoners confined in the jails nearby
had a straight road from the court
house to the penitentiary near the
south end of Az street. from 1929 to
1852. when the latter was taken for
military uses. There is an instance
where child born to janitor in the
basement grew up there. studied law
and became a successful member of
the bar before his death.
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She-Anyhow. you must admit he is
we'll bred man. Did you notice his
knowledge of Aristotle?
Hell did, and if you want my candid
opinion, | don't believe he's ever been
there.-Minneapolis Journal.
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Prices
$3.50
to
$1,000

have reached its destined population.
and 10 therefore erected on scale
worthy the uses for which is it intend,
cd IT is therefore to be constructed
with a view to durability which VIII
extend beyond the age OF any Oh the Nv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
A Few Pointers for Home Buyers

Homes built for people OF refine
ment bring the best class Of home buy
ers. They keep their property up and
keep their premises in order. They
make pleasant neighbors and values be-
come stable or enhance.
A few good homes in poor surround
ings will not make a good neighborhood,
but a hundred splendid homes added to
a section already good will enhance and
fix property values and create neigh
borhood both desirable and permanent.
Square 862, between 9th, 9TH, CD
and "E" streets NE, contains more
than five acres of land. It is higher than
the square occupied by the Senate Office
Building. 1t is fine residential section
of Capitol Hill.
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It is within easy walking distance of
most Of the departments. It is being i'm
proved by Kennedy Brothers, Inc, who
have made the highest class Of home
building speciality for Is years. 1t
will contain more than 100 of the finest
and most complete six and eight room
homes ever built for sale in Washington,
and when completed it will not only be
the best residential neighborhood on
Capitol Hill, but one in which property
values will be permanent.
Lexington street in this square, a
picture of which is shown, affords the
most valuable of the several frontages
for it enjoys the unusual advantage OF
being built up on BOTH SIDES with
these beautiful homes. The most ex-
pensive improvements in the square are
located in Lexington street.
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District Courts Held Terms.

The Circuit Court of the District of
Columbia had since its erection. in 1901,
held it's sessions in the Capitol, and after
1914 to this time was In the temporary
capitol at the corner of 1st and A streets
northeast. Judges William Cranch,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-22

bank. there would probably he dis
advantage FOR Atlanta in its sue
cess. Atlanta has Il limited bank
Ing capital and a large seasonal de-
mand for loans when the cotton crop is
TO be moved. In the stress of NOV
ing this crop the resources of q fed
eral reserve district. carved out with
Atlanta as the center would be
spe eddy exhausted.
Aid would be sought from another
district, with the inevitable result thai
interest rates in the Atlanta districts
would be advanced. Atlanta would
be in much safer and stronger posi-
ton If II were In the New York dis
trict and congressman from Georgia
will endeavor to have Atlanta as
signed 10 the New York district. III
the event II would have branch
bank commanding a fair share Of the
resources of~the whole district and no
other city in the district whatever
the districts title, would have any
thing more.
The misleading feature IN the bill Ia
the COTTvvyHUCs Of the tttf~rt HAT he
federal reserve system Is % be oper-
ated by cities instead Of districts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-22
FAIR TRIAL TO NEW
CURRENCY SYSTEM
wALa. STREET RANKS ARE PRE-
PARED no MAKE BEST
OF 1T.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE
PcLrToAL DEVELOPMENTS OF
WEEK SUPPLIED MOST OF THE
DOMINANT ISrLUEN Groom
CTLrAToRY SPIRIT.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE

NEW YORK. Dec. 2o.-The suns
weekiy review OF the financial stun
Ton tonorT@v viii Say
TIC achieve currency legislation
revoiuetortE!ae the financial system To
which the country has adopted itself
n tie course of hall . century ~ no
small political triumph. Everyoodv
Will hope that the party n power viii
be sobered ~ the astonishing rapid
sy OF ;ts ST ocess With large measures
and will he ready u make haste SLOW
iy with other political Innovations.
while business and industry and f.
nance sTe dlgestinE tariff revisio7z
and thu big change in the financial sys-
tam which impenda
How VIII ft Work
Nobody knows how the eTv anan-
rial system IS going to work. hut Il
eon re pred lcted that aon all sides a
disposition will he ehora1 to make the
best of H. As the prospect has been
regarded for several months Il ap-
peared TO discerning observers that
tissrs WAS In the outlook for new cur
rency legislation a promise OF n far
earlier restoration OF prosperous &C
uvity IN general business. and 'n she
financial markets than has beer COM
monty supposed
nant Influences of the past weak
There was contained IN political news
Of fairly authentic report something
more than nm Implication Of n prob
able grant Of rate increase 10 the
Eastern railroads. but Of more slFnlf-
rance because more definite was the
settlement of the government litiga-
ttcn against the American Telephone
and Telegraph company under the
Sherman law.
Whether or not separation or teie-
phone and telegraph lines eonfers a
benefit on tho country may be dis-
puted. but Of more direct moment Is
the convincing evidence afforded that
the administration at Washington is
seeking IN oonciliatory way TO Co
operate with the readtustment OF cor
pora.e enterprise to the popular de-
sir.. expressed in statutory "Jryn.
Governments Attitude.
The governmental attitude is capa-
Die Of Interpretation as sensitive re-
Spouse TO the extensive i'm pairment Of
business confidence which has been
manifested in trade and niustT ial de-
preston but Il ls likely 10 evoke a
reciprocity from corporate effort
which could not be commanded by
determined s,.-s4.t et4ee-na- lazy auite
alone.
Wall Streets diagnosis Of the fore
going matters In the category Of poll
ties ranging from the currency legis-
lation TO the status Of the trusts was
reflected last week in an active scram-
BILE to recover stocks for both nc
counts The bond market was de-
pressed but the share list rose buoy
nntly and broadly toward the week
end, and while the movement may
not be definite token Of enduring
tendency there is no doubt that II was
strongly based In the hquidated posi-
ton, which stocks had disclosed more
or less consistently since the turn OF
the mid-year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-22

seifshness, the common need for re-
demption by the grace of God. II says
20 the rich, Put not your trust in
riches. treat your fellow men, even
though he be your competitor or your
employee with the same spirit Of
justice and fair play you would want
him to accord you But IL says to the
poor: Put not your trust in wages
treat your employer fairly. do the best
work OF which you are capable, grudge
not. envy not, hate not and never for
get that the true happiness is in the
state of your soul
Tive Kinds of Murder.
ut denounces the murder that kills
by unprotected machinery, unsanitary
city blocks equally with the murder
that kills by dynamite bombs and force
able picketing. II raises it's voice
against the thief that robs by non-liv-
ing wages or the rigging of the stock
market equally Without not more
strenuously-the thief who steals from
his employer by botch- work or soldier
ing on the Job.
There are times when the church
must take sides and because of doing
no a friend of mine lost his pulpit. He
thoroughly Investigated the conditions
OF street railway strike and concluded
that the men had justice on their sides.
He announced from his pulpit that he
sym pathiZed with the strikers and
urged his congregation to do likewise
Wealthy members OF the church who
were financially interested in the rail-
way said they would no longer support
the church and he was forced TO leave.
Did the minister do right? Would Ii
have been better for him to have kept
silent and continued the preaching of
the doctrine OF justice and brotherly
lover / think there is but one opinion
The minister did right"
DR.. Machiachlan then showed that
the Apostle James, and even Isaiah, de-
ncunced the landlords of his time for
injustice and said that the preachers of
the present day must not hesitate also
to take sides when injustice is being
done. He stressed the need of patience.
The world is growing better. more
Christ-like and the cry of the widowed
and fatherless Is entering the ears OF
the Lord. Do not be impatient IL the
church hesitates on the threshold of
this task, or that. 1t s not because 1t
does not recognize the task. but be-
cause 1t cannot see clearly all at once
the wiseest f1rst-step TO take. Its spirit
is right and spirit In the long run
never falls to build house for itself"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-22
NEW SOUTHERN PRESIDENT
IS PROUD OF SOUTHERN
BOY AND GIRL FARMERS

Especial to The Richmond virgintan. \
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2I-Comment-
Ing on the statement issued by the
United States department of agricul-
ture, showing the results attained by
the boys and girls who won prizes In
the Boys Corn clubs and Girls
Canning clubs in their respective States
In the season of 1919, President Har-
rison. of Southern Railway Company,
said today:
while the work done by the boys
and girls In all OF the States was re-
markable. II is very gratifying to me
to note that first honors. both In the
Boys Corn clubs and the Girls Canning
clubs. went to States traversed by the
lines of the southern Railway system.
The wonderful record made by Jerry
Moore, OF South Carolina, who grew
22S.75 bushels of corn on a single acre
in 1910. directed attention to the great
advantages of the Southeastern States
az corn growing locality. Now comes
Walker Lee Dunson, OF Alabama, with
a record Of 2s2.7 bushels on a single
acre. setting a new mark for the mem
bers of the Boys Corn clubs through
out the United States. The superiority
of the Southeast for corn production Is
demonstrated not only by Walker Dun
sons remarkable record. but also by
the fact that the yields obtained by the
prize winning boys In each of the States
OF Virginia, North Carolina. South Caro-
lima, Georgia. Florida, and Tennessee
exceeded the highest yield obtained by
any boy In a Northern or Western State
mo less remarkable than the record
made by Walker Dunson in the corn
club work was that made by Miss Clyde
Sullivan. of Georgia, who grew 5.354
pounds of tomatoes on tenth of an
acre. surprising by 1874 pounds the
highest record made by any girl In the
North or West. Other Southeastern
girls did remarkably we'll, notably Miss
Lizzie Kelley, of South Carolina, with a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-22

gard as equally guilty before God, the
employer who is greedy for dividends
and the employe who is greedy for
wages.
Dangers of Labor Movement.
There are several dangers of the
labor movement. the greatest of
which--and I say # In all kindn ess--
Is that 1t shall reproduce the sin OF
capital the sin of making material
freedom and comforts, ends in them
selves, instead Of means to Il larger
and purer life Of the soul.
Shorter hours of work may give the
working man more time to devote to
the concern OF tho soul-to attend
church and read his bible; but they are
Just as likely to give him more time
to loaf on the street corners and to
attend Sunday baseball games. Larger
wages may make men more self-re-
spectlng and allow them to surround
themselves with more OF the amenities
OF life, but they are just as likely. II
left to Themselves, to make them value
!, pa elaPas- mora than thu gift
OF God
THE church is In no sense n class
institution. 1t la the church of the
rich and the poor the high and the low
alike. 1t appears to men on the basis
of those things which they hold In
common--the common sin. the common
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-22
HELEN KELLER GIVES
HIM SPIRIT AGAIN

TERRE HAUTE, IND, Dec, Iii
While Stallard Edwards was suffering
from the amputauon Of a leg from
other injuries and was bemoaning his
misfortunes and wanting to die, he
was told the story of the life Of Helen
Keller sr+l4te- has-baea- lacturing- here
IF she can do all that for herself
and for others, you bet can get
along" he said.
When Miss Keller was informed Of
the incident she wrote on a type
writer:
ITO the man In the hospital who
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-22

Mrs. Matte Cross Roberts. wife of
George Il. Roberts, of II East Cary
street, died at her homo yesterday
morning of pneumonia. Mrs. Roberts
had been III but q short time. and
her death was rather unexpected. She
Is survived by her husband her moth
or, Mrs. Sara E. Cross, of Richmond,
and one brother, c. F. Cross. of this
city.
The funeral will take place from
the Grace Street Presbyterian church
this afternoon at o'clock. The pail
bearers will be DIR. Charles Elicit,
Henry Siegfried, George Watt. Arm
stead Harvie, Edgar Gum, Donald
Boyd. Clarence Sutton and J. Scott
Parrish.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-22

record Of 4.sT5 pounds on tenth OF an
acre
Taken an q whole, the records OF the
Southeastern boys and girls demon
strate tho superior agricultural and
horticultural advantages OF the South
eastern States not only for purely
Southern crops. such an cotton and
early fruits and vegetables but also for
crops which are usually associated in
the public mind with the North and
West. They demonstrate that the
States south OF Ohio and Potomac rivers
and east Of the Mississippi offer unsur-
passed advantages for the man seeking
to engage in profitable diversified Agri-
culture"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-22
MANY BEW|LDERED
Continued from First page)

Church is with the soul, not the body
rather than tho materis4 interests Of
men" stated the preachH. who went
on to say that II the church cared
for the body, it was TO reach the soul,
and If 1t dabbled in politics II was
In order that the spiritual develop
ment OF mankind might not be ham
pered by material and economic con-
ditions, which are as unnecessary as
they are cruel.
The mission In to tenounce alike
the rich fool who lays barn TO barn.
so that the poor may not intrude,
and the poor fool, for whom pro-
gress means only more money 10
spend and more time to loaf: to re-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-22

must begin life over again, heavily
handicapped ctr friend ,-----
"HELEN KELLER"
She enclosed a $50 bill and sent
the note TO Edwards as she was leav-
ing the city to spend Christmas with
her mother at the Alabama home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-22


es changes o; a securities sold on e New
~ cvs wereo
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-12-02

Chas. Leaf of Fernwood was Ia this
city Friday and Saturday. he was
on his way home from trlr %
Spokane.