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volved the mysterious escape of Detlef
shot and seriously wounded a former
friend and companion named Francis
A. Reilly, and when pursued he is al
legged to have shot at a policeman.
Reilly was shot one night while on his
way home. He told the police that
Schultz had shot him. and no time was
lost in starting a search for the latter.
1t was thought that illustrated circulars
sent from one end of the world to the
other would accomplish Smiths arrest,
but no trace of him was ever found.
A needed Improvement in the police
department was installation of the motor
patrol service. Wagons enough were
installed to enable the department to
discard the horse-drawn vehicles. The
change threw a number of the older en-
ployes of the department out OF work,
but provision later was made for some of
them.
There was the usual amount Of steal
ing during the year and records show
that much of the stolen property was
recovered. 1t is noted that in very
few instances was there evidence of
the work of professionals, severe pen
alties dealt such crooks, in the past, it
is believed, having served to suggest
other fields to them.
Policemen were instructed in the use
of the pulmotor, a device that is in
leHQeU 10 procure TGSpITd
and III several instances. it was
claimed; policemen assisted in saving
life with them.
In order to promote efficiency in the
matter of handling firearms. Maj. Syl-
vester adopted the Hollifield practice
rod.
Depriving policemen of the free
transportation on street car lines
proved a serious handicap to members
of the force, more especially to the
uniformed men, and necessitated the
expenditure Of large sums of money
for car fare.
Maj. Sylvester made his usual recon-
mendation for an increase in the work
ing force, but Congress refused to
grant it,
The police strictly enforced the laws
for the protection of game and fish. a
number of arrests having been made
and the violators punished. Since the
strict enforcement started, it is re-
ported, quail and rabbits have become
plentiful A recent arrest made on
complaint of the officials of the Aeri-
cultural Department involved the con-
fiscation of a 200-pound gun.
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THE YEAR IN ART.

The year 1913 has not proved notable
in accomplishment locally in the field of
art There have been occurrences OF
interest. but no great events of note.
The Corcoran Gallery's biennial exhibit
ton opened i'm December. 1912. though il
continued until nearly the last of Janu-
airy. 1913. This was followed by several
interesting and important one-man exhi-
billions, such as the Charles Walter Stet-
son memorial exhibition, the exhibition
of sculpture by Anna Coleman Ladd and
the exhibition Of paintings by Hobart
Nichols and Paul Cornoyer.
From the biennial exhibition the Cor
coran Gallery acquired several valuable
paintings for its permanent collection.
In addition to this ii has d airing the year
been the recipient of various gifts, most
notable among which is a bronze bust of
Edward Tuck by Andrew O'Connor, a
replica of which has been purchased by
the French government for the Luxem-
bourg.
The National Gallery has also received
several gifts for its permanent collection.
Mr. Evans adding most generously to the
collection of works by contemporary
American artists which bears his name.
The Washington Water Color Club held
its annual exhibition in the hemicycle
hall of the Corcoran Gallery OF Art in
March and in the same hal in April the
annual exhibition of the Society of WASH
ington Artists was set forth.
Under the auspices of the Washington
Society of the Fine Arts series of lee
lures on Art have been given in the
auditorium of the National Museum
which have attracted wide attention.
The membership Of this society has been
much increased.
Significant of a widening interest in
art is the organization In the fall OF
1913 OF an Art and Archaeology League
for the purpose Of investigation and
study. =
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BANKING.

During 1913 the banking facilities Of
Washington were increased by the es-
Establishment OF a new national bank, a
trust company and two savings banks.
The Federal National Bank opened for
business in the building at the southeast
corner of 18th and G streets. which it
since has acquired. The Munsey Trust
Company organized and established in
the Munsey building. The new savings
banks were the Security Savings and Com
mercial, which acquired and extensively
remodeled the quarters at 9th and CT
streets. formerly occupied by the Provi-
dent Savings Bank, and the Capital Saw
ings Bank, which opened for business on
7th street a few doors north of Florida
avenue northwest.
The United States Trust Company
opened new branch at Dupont Circle,
and the northeast branch of the Home
Savings Bank moved into new quarters
at Sth and Fl streets northeast. The
Park Savings Bank moved into its newly
completed home.
The District National Bank absorbed
the Citizens Savings Bank, and the
Munsey Trust Company absorbed the
United States Trust Company, with its
six branches. There was a change of
officers in the Union Savings Bank. and
upon the retirement OF William V. Cox
from the presidency of the Second
National Bank. after having served
twelve years, former District Commits
sioner Cuno III. Rudolph was elected to
the position.
There were no changes in the per-
sonnet of the officers of the Washington
Clearing House Association, a special
committee of which made an exhaustive
study of the new federal income tax
Jaw for the purpose Of instructing the
members of the association regarding
it's operation. The District Bankers As
ISOLATION elected officers as follows. 3.
F. Saul, president; George E. Fleming.
first vice president; William T. Gal
liher second vice president; John Poole,
secretary. and A. S. Galley. treasurer
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CELEBRATIONS.

Washingtons first community Christ
mas tree and celebration is too fresh In
the memory of Washing tonians to require
extended mention in a review of the cele-
brations for 1918. Not many celebrations
were held in the National Capital during
the year. the big Christmas observance
and the safe and sane Fourth of July be-
ing the only pretentious events of the
kind held in 1913.
Washingtons birthday, February %,
and July I are of course the main cele-
brations in Washington. While the natal
day of the nations first President is not
so generally observed here as In former
years perhaps, the anniversary still is
observed. and chief among the organiza-
tons celebrating the birthday anniver-
sary of Washington is the Association OF
Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Co
lumbia. whose annual custom it is to OBJ
serve the day with a reception and other
functions fitting to the occasion.
Washington's citizens of Hibernian ex-
traction are becoming somewhat lax in
their observance of the day set aside for
their patron saint, st. Patrick, and March
IL, 1913. passed with little to mark 1t
save a scattered display of green and the
wearing of tiny shamrocks in the button
holes of many persons who are Irish only
on St Patrick's day. Easter Sunday and
the Monday following are days that are
almost as universally observed IN WASH
ingtOn as Christmas or the Fourth OF
July. the annual egg rolling on the lawn
at the White House being event that
is looked forward to for weeks by thou
sands of children-as well as their elders
of the city.
Memorial day. May 80 is the day sacred
to the memory of the nations soldier
dead, and of course its observance, an
annual custom, is largely military. OF
late years, however, the day has been
taken as an occasion for various sporting
events, and Decoration day of 1913 was
no exception. in spite of the protests
that have come in increasing volume
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Knocked Off Ladder.

Private George NJ. Pickral sustained
fractures of both arms and one leg when
he was knocked off ladder at fire at
1921 18th street northwest, and James
Mowatt, lieutenant of No. Z engine COM
pany, was cut by broken glass at the
same fire. Private +. L. Jones was
thrown from No. truck while respond
Ing to an alarm.
Fire losses in November amounted to
S24 533. more than S13, 600 of that amount
having been occasioned by ten fires,
while less than 81 900 damage resulted
from Lightweight fires.
One fire the last month of the year in
volved a loss of s60,0CU, and came near
resulting in the killing of five members
of the fire department. Frank Hellmuth
Clayton Birch, Cornerus Lanahan, Will
liam A. Schwerdtfeger and Frank NJ
Dyer were pinned beneath tons of debris
at a fire in the building of the American
Five and Ten Cent Store at 314-31S 7th
street northwest. They were rescued
more than two hours after the roof and
floors of the building fell.
second three-alarm fire occurred
while the fire in 7th street was in prog
ress. necessitating the calling out of
ment- The second fire was in the iron
and wire works of Fred S. Gichner, 1914
1915 ID street northwest
Alarms sounded during December were
not as numerous as during most other
months, but losses aggregated consider
ably more than 100000.
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window of burning house and was in
jured, and Thomas w. Smith, colored
and J. A. Ward were burned while trying
to extinguish fire.
The most exciting work performed by
fremen during the month of October was
on the occasion of the overturning of a
steam engine from a trestle in the yard
at the southeast station of the Washing
ton Gas Light Company. William T.
GLADDEN.. engineer, was scalded to 6e.cti,
and j. B. Burch, his fireman. was injured
by jumping.
Eighty-one alarms were sounded the
month of October, four of them having
been sent in by yioiators of the law who
probably wanted to create excitement.
Losses occasioned by the fires amounted
to S1S,702. Capt w. A. Dixon of No. 3
truck company, W. F. Shelton, driver of
No. chemical company, and r. w.
Slime of No. 3 truck company were in
jured. Others burned at fires were Jo-
seph II. Hays. Mrs. Anily Senart, Nor
man Luchs Allen Baker and T. H. Reed.
Eleven false alarms sounded in No
vember caused the firemen much annoy
ance. Ninety-five alarms were sounded
for fires, the most serious fire having
occurred in the Melton apartments at
New York avenue and 4th street north
west. Two fatalities occurred at fires
in November. Mrs. Florence Purchase,
who resided at 1905 New Hampshire ave-
nue. northwest. having been burned to
death while handling a lighted candle.
and Taylor Booth. cOlored, was burned
to death when his clothing ignited from
ashes from his pine
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STREET RAILWAYS.

WaShington's street railway companies
found the year 1918 an altogether event
full one. First of all, jurisdiction of the
interstate commerce commission over
this class of carriers passed from the
old District electric railway board. a
branch of the commission, to the public
utilities commission, which came into
existence March l. This was followed
the utilities board for the operation and
equipment of street cars.
There was much agitation during the
year over the universal transfer ques-
ton. while street railway matters were
brought still more into the limelight
through an attempt to organize a fifty
miIIion-dollar corporation, known as the
Washington Utilities Company, whose
purpose was to amalgamate the WASH
ington Railway and Electric Company
and other local traction lines. The eff
fort failed because of the refusal of the
public utilities commission to approve a
bond issue upon which the carrying out
of the scheme depended.
The House of Representatives February
9 passed a BILL which already had passed
the Senate providing for the extension
of the street railway from Wisconsin ave-
nue. along McComb street and Massachu-
setts avenue extended past the American
University DulIulIlSS u tie DiStiiSi
Eddy Made Executive Officer.
With the organization of the public util-
tiles commission, H. c. Eddy, executive
officer of the old railway board. was
made engineer Of the commission and
placed in charge of the division. having
special supervision of street railways.
This official mapped out and installed a
system Of inspection of street car service
and was provided with assistants for field
work in this connection.
In June the commission decided to en-
force to the letter the act of Congress re-
curing the exchange of reciprocal trans
fers between the herdic line and car COM
NAMES at 10Th street and New York and
PENNSYLVANIA avenues. Efforts made by
the Commissioners in February to obtain
compliance on the part of the railway
companies with this law having failed,
the utilities board took up the matter,
and June announced that, under the
public utilities law, the companies would
be liable to a fine of $500 for each trans
fer which they refused to accept. This
resulted in the traction lines agreeing to
comply with the law.
During the same month the commits
sion decided to withdraw the privilege
extended by the local railway lines to
policemen and firemen of riding free
on street cars. In August it took ANAL
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National Legislature Has Considered Much
Legislation of Interest in District and
Affecting Welfare of Gov
eminent Employees

the part of some of the victims OF suct.
accidents was stated IS the cause OF
death i'm more than one instance.
Several hundred accidents in Wnich
death did not result were recorded py
the police 4 number Of persons were &C
cidentally shot, some having shot theul-
selves and others having been shot py
other persons. Numerous cniioreh OF
roller skates were injured during the
twelve months. and scores OF careless Pc
destrians walked against vehicles and
We're hurt
Probably. the greatest number OF minor
accidents were ones in which autono'
biles. street cars and horse-drawn ve-
hicles figured.
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THE YEARS
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or the Washington Utilities Company.
For Municipal Ownership.
September Representative Robert
Srosser of Ohio introduced in the
House bill providing for municipal
ownership of local street railways.
rms was followed a few weeks later
oy the publication in The Star oc an
exclusive interview with COMMISSIONS
newman In which that official stated
that ne would favor the utilization of
the water power at Great Falls in the
taxing over by the District government
OF the city's various street car lines
ana stheir. operation on a three-cent-
fare basis.
IN their capacity as the public utiH-
Ties commission, the Commissioners
about the middle of November. began
an inquiry TO determine the iustifica-
ton for the declaring of an extra diyi-
dend on the common stock Of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany This probe was conducted be-
hind closed doors and the testimony
taken has not Yet been reviewed. so
that il is not likely the board will b.,
in a position TO act on the matter be-
fore the middle or latter part of Janu-
airy.
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Fish Wharf Taken Over.

March - the District took over the
municipal fish wharf. which had been
operated under lease as a private enter
prise. and began the operation of the
wharf and market as municipal insti-
tuition.
Great interest began To- be manifested
as TO the men President Wilson would
select to be District Commissioners and
10 nil the three positions cz the new
excise board There was larger num-
Der OF candidates for the civilian COM
missionerships than had been the case
during the Taft regime. The list of an
p.icants for excise comrnissionerships is
said to have included more than 100
names.
President Wilson appeared to be in no
hurry 10 I'LL the places and the hold-oyer
heads OF the local government. Commits
sioners Rudolph and Johnston. prepared
10 consider many of the important prob
lemS which were calling for attention.
At this time there was much talk of the
necessity of eliminating Washington's
slums and insanitary inhabited alleys.
Visits to the citys slums were made by
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Every Branch of the District Government Has
Succeeded in Effort to Make lmpor-
tant Improvements Dur
ing Busy Year.

closed filled with OF
with OF District Columbia
affairs A of power;
created and public utilities added
the local that engaged safeguard
interests OF the people OF the National Capital.
Congressional investigation OF number of local offices,
geter the Capitol OF
the relations between the District and
atmosphere OF uncertainty the
municipal building apparent throughout the
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lew OF 1918 in THE DISTRICT SHOWS GREAT PROGRESS

Asylum; extension of Western avenue;
liking new penalties for embezzlement.
With the beginning of the present
session of Congress, in December, the
House District committee reported two
important bills. the Prouty measure
which attempts TO make the District
pay the United States more than a mil
lion dollars for ancient interest on the
$50 bonds, and the Crisp bill which
aims to abolish the "half-and- half
feature of the organic act of the Dis
trict.
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POLICE Department.

Many things happened in police circles
to make the year 1913 memorable one.
Happenings came so thick and fast that
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This however did not retardng the work OF
made along lines having
establishment here of model municipality
Regulation industry destined to attract
attention constantly during the past twelve months
One Of the last old board adopt order
shin the crowler effect the beginning OF
the
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Taft's Last Official Act.

This fear did not materialize, although
the bin was ore of the last to receive the
approval of Congress. The last official
&C. OF President Taft was the signing
of this bin a little before noon on March
4. Carrying the utilities commission, the
new excise law and many other pieces
OF necessary legislation tackled on as
riders. the measure, in the form that ii
finally became law, provided for total APP
preparations amounting to s1I ,395.999.
The suffrage parade. March 8, resulted
In the searchlight of congressional in
quiry being turned on the District police
department Because Pennsylvania ave-
nue. was blocked with spectators who
intercepted the progress of the parade
MAJ Richard Sylvester chief of police,
was hailed before the Senate District
committee 10 explain whether the police
had been at fault in not making proper
provision for handling the pageant The
outcome or this investigation was a re-
port holding the head OF the police de-
partment b ameiess for the disorder The
police department. as did other branches
iof the local government which assisted
In the ARRANGEMENTS for the inaugural
parade and celebration, March 4, came in
Tor praise for effective services in con-
nection with the Induction into Office of
President Wilson.
Almost simultaneously with the BEGIN
ming of the ne~ administration the public
utilities commission organized. Col
Harding, who had arrived in Washington
by this time and replaced Col Judson
AS Engineer Commissioner. was made
chairman of the utilities beard H. G.
EDDY. executive officer OF the District
railway commission, a branch of the
interstate commerce commission. which
went out OF existence with the creation
OF the utilities board. was named engineer
OF the board Other officials named LATER
were Capt Julian Schiey. assistant engi-
neer commissioner. as executive officer.
and j. c. Williams, as statistician.
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These men began in 1913
to untangle great problems
among street railways, gas
companies, telephone and
other public service corpora
tons, the proper solution of
which will vitality affect the
Districts progress in 1914.
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Precedent Was Set.

Thirteen automobile accidents served TO
attract the attention of members of Con-
gress, and it was said that none of the
chauffeurs had been held for court ac-
ton. When the fourteenth accident hap
pened. Mrs. Pattie Lyle Collins being the
victim, the inquest resulted i'm Charles
Draughn, colored chauffeur, being held
for the action of the grand jury.
Those who were killed by automobiles
were Alexander Teppens. Margaret It.
Collins. Thomas WEIGH, Hilda Johnston
Beatrice Bingham, Rev. j. NJ Schick,
Sophie Birch, Herman Swami George
Hallman. Maj Edmund Wilkes, S. A.
Miles, w. A. Griswold, John Francis Mo-
ran and Mrs. Pattie Lyle Collins
In all but one case the testimony failed
to show to the satisfaction of the juries
that death had resulted from negligence
on the part of the persons operating the
automobiles, and in only the one instance
was the chauffeur held. Negligence on
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I. Capt. Julian Schley, u. s. A.,
executive officer.
2. HI. c. Eddy, engineer.
3. John G. Williams, statistician.
4. Mai. Chester Harding, u. s. A.,
Commissioner.
8. Oliver r. Newman, Commits
.siOner.
6. Frederick l.. SiddOns, Com
missioner.
2. Conrad Syme, legal adviser.
8. BENZ. A. Harlan, chief clerk.
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ACCIDENTS.

Probably the most startling accident
or the year was the blowing down of
the Saul building at It'll and L streets
northwest during the severe storm the
afternoon of July 80. Several persons
rushed into the building seeking shelter
and the sudden collapse OF the structure
resulted in two deaths and injury to
eight. persons.
Thomas B. Fealey and Walter E. Hill
ton were killed. while Thomas E. Allen,
Catherine Breen. Catherine Mcmahon,
J. Riley Jacobs, Albert j. Drury, Roy
Humphrey. Mrs. Ida Captain and Miss
Sophia Captain were injured
Another serious accident of the year
was one in which William T. GLADDEN.,
a railroad engineer, and ]. B. Burch,
his fireman, were victims The engine
in their charge fell from a trestle at the
southeast plant of the Washington Gas
Light Company. A defective rail, it was
said, was the cause of the accident.
GLADDEN. was killed, and his fireman es-
capped death by jumping.
/ Fourteen deaths resulting from injuries
inflicted by automobi es claimed the at
tention of the police In several in
stances death resulted from injuries sus-
tanned by ehauffeurs falling in front of
their vehicles. while in a greater number
Of cases pedestrians were killed while
crossing streets.