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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-01
Geological Survey Fire.

The most serious onfagra ton i'm the
month of May caused the destruction
of property in the building Of the
geo Ogical survey on I street which
involved a loss of $4,000, and which
swelled the total losses for the month
to S1Oj,161. Nine fires during the
month resulted in losses which aggre-
gated s9S.666 while eighty-three other
fires resulted in losses amounting to
$6.495.
Chief Wagner and twenty-one other
members of the department were over
come by gas while fighting the fire in
the geological survey building. Capt.
Charles +. Beers of No. truck COM
pany and Private II. c. Wetherall were
injured by falling through manhole
in front of the building.
May 80 nremen rescued Miss Julia
Williams, Mrs. Belle Brashears and
Edward Harvey from a burning build
ing at 1922 Sth street northwest.
Chief Wagner's record for the sixth
the amount of $17,2SO There was a total
Of ninety-fve alarms sounded, twelve of
them false. and the heaviest loss at any
of the eighty-three fires was So, 400.
June Frank Endres. propriety of the
Park Hotel. 18th and I streets north
west, was severely burned while res
cuing member of his family from the
burning structure. Irene Beverly and
from a burning building at 1887 9th street
by firemen. George Johnson and Lille
Pittle were burned as result of gasoline
fires, and Edward Pensmith burned his
hands while trying to extinguish fire.
Five false alarms and 105 alarms for
actual fires were received during July
Losses during the month aggregated
$111.216. the total having been made ex-
ceptionally heavy by reason of fire in
the Wholesale Drug Exchange, 459 C
street northwest, which resulted in a loss
| estimated at $4,000.
! Firemen responded to two fires outside
| the jurisdiction. One was for a house
| fire in Chevy Chase, Nd, and the other
John G. Preinkert and II. j. Boyd, mem
beers of the fire department; j. A Con-
| way, Mrs. Ella Austin, Mary Ellis, Mrs
| e. T. Brown and Max Kohner sustained
slight burns or injuries.
Two known incendiary fires and three
/ suspicious ones were investigated by Fire
Marshal Nicholson in August, and a COL
= ored boy was sentenced to the National
| Training School for Boys for having
/ started two Of them.
/ Record of August.
month. the estimated losses amounting
to $12.231. Losses occasioned by four
| fires aggregated $3.50. while losses at
| sixty-one fires were only S3,9S1 Private
Skinner of No. 16 engine company rescued
| Frank Roach from burning building
| at 1870 Louisiana avenue. Private j. l..
| Preinkert of No. 1 truck company was
1 injured at a fire, and ]. III. Parker and
Joseph Pethersky were slightly burned.
Losses amounting to S15,SS5 resulted
from two fires i'm September, sixty-five
other fires involved losses which amount
ed to only S3,SS5.
Lydia Jackson. colored, jumped from a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-01
For Municipal Ownership.

action disappearing the bond issue plan
OF the Washington Utilities Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-01

Interest in public affairs last January
conferred largely in an investigation bS
subcommittee of the House District COM
r1ittee into the business methouS vi lie
District insurance department ana three
local insurance firms. The outcome OF
tIis probe was that a clean bill of health
was given George w. Ingham, VINO was
the Districts insurance commissioner.
Aspirants for Commissionershlps.
Larry in January speculation became
rife as to the successors of Commission
ers Rudolph, Johnston and Judson. whose
terms were about to expire. Commits
sioner Johnston announced that he would
not be a candidate to succeed himself
Many aspirants for the places of the
civilian Commissioners appeared and
citizens associations and other bodies
were kept busy indorsing their fayor1te
candidates.
January 81 President Taft sent to the
Senate the names of Commissioner Ru-
dolph and Capt James +. oyster, former
president of the board of education, to be
Commissioners OF the District. AT the
same time the Secretary of War was In
structed to order Maj. Chester Harding,
on duty at Panama, to Washington. TO
succeed Col. Judson as Engineer Com
missioner 1t early became apparent that
OF the feeling among Senate democrats
that the District government heads should
be selected by President Wilson. Clti-
zens' mass meetings. both for and against
confirmation, were held. Finally, Presi-
dent Taft's appointees We're approved by
the Senate District committee. January
81 but a democratic filibuster against
nominations other than army, navy and
diploma tic prevented final consideration
OF the commissionership appointments.
Last Years Budget.
January - the District budget. carry
ing total of 11.221 1854. was reported to
the House from the appropriations COM
mittee. This amount was a cut of 81. 652,-
1890 in the Commissioners estimates.
New traffic rules for the District
adopted by the Commissioners, became
effective February 1. On this day Chair
man Ben Johnson of the House District
committee delivered sensational speech
in the House in which he bitterly attack
ed the half and half plan by which
the federal government contributes to the
support of the District and characterized
Washington as haven of rest for
the tax dodger." Representative Prouty
of Iowa about this time announced that
he was preparing comprehensive plan
for local seif-government.
President Taft signed the Districts
loan SHARK Dill FEBRUARY 4. FeDTudTy
10 the Senate passed the District appro-
priation bill. which carried as amend
ments the Gallinger public utilities bill,
the Jones-Works liquor measure and the
La Toilette bill prohibiting the merging
of District utilities without express per-
mission from Congress. The measure
then went TO the House. where tangle
over the Jones-Works measure gave rise
10 fear that the bill might be caught in
a jam in the closing hours of the session
and fail of passage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-01
Newman and Siddons Named.

members of Congress and prominent civic
workers.
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The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

year around Is TOO carloads, an amount
Expressed In tonnage for the year by
the enormous quantity OF $4,000. This
RBss Gn sas g. rsis 9ss large or 'c Cite: Of
the world I'm the cost OF assessing PROP
erty. Figures computed In the City As
average SO cents year 10 assess each
piece OF property. including the per-
.cnal property The dearest rival in
the average cost OF assessing each
piece Of sproperty, including the per-
sona1 property. is ~ cents. New York
cities
In transportation or all kinds by land
or water Detroit has all other Amert-
can cities distanced and no other place
| many routes, long or shot. for trips
Detroit has the only Marine Post
Detroit.s army OF nisht-workers
The people Of Detroit and visitors
coming and going eat $4,000 loaves or
OF these. $4,000 ioxves are baked by
i 10. bakrrs ard the rest In the homes,
cost OF $1,000 600. win be the record
established I'm Detroit during 1914,
I lighted and ventilated railway tunnel
\ under river ever built.
n detroit has the largest, best equip
Il ped and most luxurious fleet OF pas
4 senger and excursion steamers on fresh
. water. Carried 100000 passengers
last season. without loss OF single
u life.
! No city In the world sends into the
4 channels OF trade and commerce q
\ greater diversity OF manufacturers
i than does Detroit the immense demand
for which keeps Its wheels OF industry
turning.
Detroit is the auto city OF the
II worId"--in the automobile year OF
as The 10000 carr MADE IN ~ the PEI rn dt
II States. Tho value sof the product In
1 Detroit was So per cent OF the entire
II coufftrys production OF 1900, 900 900.
i Stove manufacture--In the manufac-
fure OF stoves Detroit has long been
J. a. leader. This Industry was establish
/; ed many years ago and the number
i grew until there are four big ones and
| some smaller concerns. IL 81 known
! that 10000 900 Detroit stoves are In
H use throughout the world The four
i (Ceutfssea On PaBe Fifteen)
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01
Detroit, the Growing CITY of the Stra

granted in that period for new struc-
lures OF all kinds. In 1918, lab per-
mits were issued for new buildings
and l,91l for alterations and add
ton.
Detroit stands sixth In the United
States In building. according TO ng-
ures for 1913. New York led the coun-
try. Chicago. Philadelphia, Brooklyn
and Los Angeles followed In order,
ahead Of Detroit
The value OF new buildings and adj
dttions for which permits were issued
during 1913 was $30,434.3S0 exceeding
1912 by $4.s75.910. And the value or
building construction for the nrst
seven months or 1914 was $20,27l.S4o
as compared with 1881 OBS for cor.
responding period In 1913. The record
1 for the last l2 wears In as follows.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

1914. This Is l1,056 more than were
registered the previous year.
In the parcel post section 1855
parcels were insured during the year
ending June 80. 1914. The total de-
clared value of these was $99S,2l6.l7.
{. o. ID. parcels to the number OF 7sI-
l91 were mailed during the year. rep
resenting a value OF s250,03l.s6.
Building.
A casual survey or the new ONCE
buildings, hotels. stores. commercial
plants, apartment. houses and private
residences that are springing up day
after day offers the best evidence OF
the rapid and prosperous growth OF
Detroit
Right now Detroit Ii enjoying the
healthiest growth OF any city In the
United States. with every indication
that'it viii continue. as the demand
for housing accommodations keeps up
despite the activity of the home build
ers.
In 1887 the assessed valuation OF the
City OF Detroit was $l42,407.ss0. Dur.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01


recent census figures complied by the
with . total OF ss.47i homes owned
by, the persons who live In them. De-
T iro so urs !. Il
which shows Q, percentage OF 35.2.
The seven remaining cities exceed-
ing DetrSit In pcpsiasion show psrccc5rrt, -
cago. 2s.a: PhIladelphia, sss; 81. Louis
asa; Boston. III: Baltimore, 33.7, and
Pittsburgh. IS per cent
Hsets Abeut Detroit.
Area--41.7s square miles.
Assessed valuation--t5 q. 856. 500: In
crsase over 1913. ss4.5si, $50.
Net Bonded Debt--SI2. ia, 637.3S.
CITY iax Lsyy..slC, rs. sss.ai.
IL years including 1914 has been as FOL
iii, sis.so: 1905 sis.si: 1907. sisss: 1908
ls i 49, slsss 1sis :s 1871 isi.
Detroit has aNiower bonded debt PEI
capita than any other large city IN tn,
Chicago Il is saS and New York s2ts.
Detroft's remarkable growth. III
great prosperity during recent years
and the gpsnt demand isd for real sssas
in. the Office OF the Register OF Deeds
In the last Ave years there have beef
about ne-third the deeds and mort
cages recorded as there were durIni
the ios years OF the office preceding
1909. During the last Ave years Their
have been ff5,s 800 deeds and 1o3. 20
MORTGAGES recorded. while In al, I'll
corded IL only ASSOC and the mort
cages filed number only s21.ega.
The mineral salt deposits underlyinI
knowisdTsd to be the purest in IN
world This n one Of the greatest sal
cenfefs. One factory produces enough
salt every minute 70 last an averag
household 200 years. The daily outpu
Il 1000 tons. Another company pro
duces enough salt each year 20 hn
weighing more than 100, 900. 900 pounds
Detroit = the Oldest city n the Unite
States between the Allegheny moan
tains and the New Mexican plains; q
with the exception Of washington ~
most beautiful city In the country, an
IN the past few years II has grow1
faster than any city Of it, class
On the basis OF population petroi
n the largest user Of coal In the unite'
States. The daily average receipts tn
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

treasury on June so, 1914. was ss.r
655,O45.01 90 against $1,677, 348.42
on June 80, 1913. OF the amount on
hand June 80, 1914, the sum Of ST.
10000 was held In invested funds,
41,181,O 900 or which was In the form
OF city bonds and $4,000 In the form
of Board or Education notes.
The sinking fund resources ON
against e3.656.77S.36 . year ago. The
cash In the sinking fund ut date -
SITS, 1853 as against $i02.7bS year
ago. The annexed district sinking
fund stands at Sl00.73 - against ys-
578.15 Q year ago. The net bonded
debt OF the city on June 80. 1914,
stands at $1z.723.6 SO as against S..
36z,899.16 on June 30, 1914.
Bank cIsarings.
Unprecedented prosperity af bust
ness IN Detroit throughout 1919 II re-
fiected I'm the city's bank clearingB,
which were record-breaking, both IN
magnitude and In the amount OF the
years increase.
The total for the year was 81 .ss1,r
O53,375, In comparison with q total
OF $1,127, s57, 100 for 1912. when De
troit's bank clearings for the first
time passed the billion dollar mark
For each month Of 1913 Detrotts
bank clearings made q large gain
over the similar month Of 1912, In
striking contrast with many other
large cities where the record for
1913 fell below that Of 1912 for near
Iy}every month.
The increase for the year, $203,-
07S.215, II the greatest gain In bank
clearings for any one year ever made
and 10 equivalent to 1926 per cent.
The statement OF the Detroit clear
ing house shows gain OF $50 ,195, 581
in clearings for the first six months
1of 1914. compared with the cores.
ponding period OF ls13. The total
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

a. follows: 1909. IN increase Of 50
1910, an increase Of a per cent; isii.
an IL crease OF 10 per cent; 1912. an
increase Of - per cent, and 1913, an
increase Of 10 per cent.
Some idea Of the number Of new
buildings that have been erected In
Detroit during the past ten years can
be- gathered from a report showing
that over $1,000 building permits were
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

for the FIRST six months Is s6ss,2ss,-
O52 against y637 .6S6.S71 for the first
half OF 1913. These half-year totals
show steady gains for several years
and compare with s463. 510,4sO for
1911 and s532,063. 003 for 1912.
Bank exchanges June. 1914, aggre-
gated $1l4,s5l,604. an increase OF
$3.274.477 over the same month last
year. when the total was S1I1,576..
5S7. Total balances for the irst six
months of 1914 amounted TO S9s,27e,,
251 compared with S70.144,551 for q
corresponding period in 1913. Total
transactions for the same period OF
1914 were 81 ,653,S47 900.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

Courses az lectures on factory efrI-
cheney and on saiesmanship have aiss
Been maintained.
The wholesale and retail trade
transportation department are espe-
cially active and the Adcraft club has
merged with this board. The member
ship II now about 1000.
Hs@e-Owser's City.
Detroit leads all cities In the United
States above the half mil1ion popuia-
ton mark IN the proportion Of homes
owned by the occupants. according to
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

City Treanurers Records.
ords In the city Treasurer's Office show
the tremendous increase In the pusi.
ness traAsacted In the Office. using 1906
and 1918 as basis OF comparison: In
1906. s3,Sst general tax receipts were
Of s9 1851 ana This M shows s that there were
than there were In 1906. Delinquent tax
receipts issued In 1906 iotaisd t Ss s ana
sidewalks and street openings totaled
$50 In 1905 while Y, isi: the total wa, was
there were e,ss7 certificates Issued for
property sold and In 1918 the total was
6.s7s. showing decrease OF vi
th bssss earsi.d r IN Pcs ~
ss3 while In 1913 the number Was -
15t. an increase Of l2,s7l While the
and bounds. that In the paymasters
s the records show that 7s.ssa cheeks
ss sSss To nu sss %
were isused. an increase OF aI.tfl
Laborsrs paid in currency. weekly dur.
,ss , sss iysI asssass '' Was The
averaged $4,000. while in 1918 the
ess.s Y fos oSe %ss sns s
week more In 1919 than II was In
1906
Detrsft Beard % Cennerce.
During the past year the Detroit
Board OF Commerce has added greatly
to its activities ~ we'll as TO Its faciii-
ties for public service.
With the completion Of Its new build
ing In October last II came into possess
sion OF fine auditorium with seat.
Ing capacity OF LOO, weil-equfpped
restaurant with dfningrocm capacity
for $50 persons. spacious reading
room. convenient offices and COMMITTEES
rooms In the winter an elaborate
plan OF reorganization went into effect,
the active work being assigned 60 ~
comrnfttees with working memoer-
into nearly every field Of municipal az
well a. commercial activity. AZ the
same time n series OF open forum
gatherings was instituted In the audi
forium, the meetings being held Tues
day moons after luncheon. FOR these
gatherings distinguished speakers from
abroad have been secured and wide
range OF topics has been considered.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01
postoffice Receipts.

Postofice receipts for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1914, amounted
to sS,ls7, 66s.09. a gain OF 1887 ,s0l.35
compared with receipts OF s2,s4s.s67.74
for the year ending June 80. 1913.
Money order business in the Detroit
postoffice during the same period
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01
IS History Replete With Assuring
is 81 Progress and Bewildering
Eatistics Presenting Convincing
figures and Proving Near at
Hand the Fulfillment of
Million Population
Prophesy =

source3 for the year amounted to
sl9.864707S7 as against the sum Of
$l6,2SSts71.51 for the preceding year
The tidal disbursements were Sl7,-
So, 101.N as against $16,S91 ,030.5S.
The amonnt on hand In the city
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

hnn seen another year add
= army Of time that Is march
the past into the future
~ last Issue OF The Times
oSy number.
q Has heard In that IL months
NV roar OF it's commerce grow
~ wealth grow greater, It's
&I1rood wider. and Its jusfihca-
~ name, Detroit the beauti-
11o more secure.
& has achieved results In that
welcomed to its gates many
~ Who have become its chill
~ givon prosperity to its citi-
Ind sent to all the world Its
! a. Industrial peace and prog
prove but weak means with
- tell the story, for the ro-
Ihnf Hes behind them Is hidden
- observer who cannot part
>ains Of concrete results and
ehe vast power and toll that
- into their making.
<nroa are ali that we have TO
to those who have not seen
and to Impress upon us who
lorfunafe as To be q part OF
re splendor of oar greatness.
tho tapping waters OF the De-
for murmured past q little over
~ ago. but 500 persons lived
village that crouched by its
"a these 500 fought hourly
lonce and TO drive back the
ment or 4 primeval forest.
nda 658,970 men. women and
according to the latest esti-
IA : city that no longer
mt stands upright, her head
me stars, glorious, forceful.
>ring the marts of trade In all
territory that stretches out
34e8s miles 70 north and
IA east and west. and calls m
otropolis.
a9o the city's treasury was
With 3l6,2SS, 971. and this
az : total OF $1s.S64.707. In
cras. over $4,000, 900 has been
IA that represents many mil
lned IN Victories and shops.
ana buildings. The bank
m have gained over - 900, 0OO,
oootofIco receipts have gain
o3O0. 900, while the building
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

shows an Increase OF approximately
7 per cent, the total business for the
fiscal year amounting TO s22.709..
1882 as compared with 81, 1s7, 26S.62
last year. The total number Of
transactions for the year was II
112.15s.
In the postal saving bank depart
ment which opened In November.
The Detroit times., 1914-10-01

ing the past ten yeass the estimated
value Of cost OF new buildings approx
|imated $50. 900 900. The building boom
has reached TO every corner Of the city
and Tar heyond. The records show
that IN the year 1904 the cost Of new
buildings wos 3&737. Jos and IN 1907
va ~. z2e1O0. In Dercentases the
incresses for the past fve years are
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
CHURCH NOTES
UNITED LUTHERAN CBURc

EN1LEb AhUkGH
English confirmation at 1880 and communion
services at 800.
The choir n ~ets in the parsonage Thursday at
go.
Mission s.f,5s.s at Esofea at 800, Rev. sovde
viii preach There will be no mission service in
Zion churei announced. owing o the fact
that Rev. Forness cannot be present.
Next Wednesday evening reception will be
g1ven IN the church pariors in honor of the con-
nrmants. Mesdames Hulsether and Randall viii
entertain.
Friday night November 20. the ladies' aid viii
give lutefsk supper in the church pariors. Serv-
Ing viii begin at o'clock. All are invited.
The United Lutheran ladies' aid Of Asbury
meets al Ole Thompson's November 10. Every
body welcome.
vIRoqUA CIRCUIT
There viii be free entertainment at Bishop
Branch church on Saturday evening, November
Fl. followed by box social. Girls bring boxes Of
lunch.
BrookvilIe ladies' aid society meets with Mrs.
Nh Beaver Thursday. November 10. for dinner.
Everybody come.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Ladies' aid society Of the Christian church will
ver1ber IA. At Runnings hail. beginning at 5
o'clcck.
THE HAUGE's CHURCH
Sunday: In Imnanuel's church at II a. m. Al
Zion at 3. where an offering will be taken for the
organist-
Ladies AID soe1eiy OF Badax church will meet
with Mrs. Albert Sheldon Thursday Afternoon,
November 10. All invited.
Liberty Pole ~ E. aid viii be entertained by
Ms. Fred Vance and Kate Weber Thursday No
vernber is for dinner at the home Of the former.
Methodist aid society will be entertained on
Wednesday. November 1s. by Mesdannes Clyde
Foster and Gerald Seal at the home Of the latter
Mission services at the Synod Kickapoo church
next Sunday. An Offering VIII be taken for the
Home mission fund Of the Synod
English services in the Synod church next Sun
day evening at Ts45