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Evening star., 1914-04-12
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Depositors of Failed Bank to
Get Another Dividend.
$4,000 TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Checks to Be Mailed Tuesday.
Children to Roll Easter
Eggs in Park.
S28, 900 TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Special Correspondence of The star.


ALEXANDRIA. Va, April ii. 1914.
Receiver Howard w. Smith Tuesday
next will mail checks to the 4.oOo de-
positors of tho failed Virginia Safe De
posit and Trust Corporation for an addi-
tional dividend of b per cent
The work Of preparing these checks
now is rapidly nearing completion The
total distribution will be about $4,000.
OF this amount the sum of $4,000 was
recently paid by seven directors of the
concern as settlement in fun with regard
to litigation pending in connection with
the collapse of the concern
A total of 30 per cent in dividends al
ready has been paid by the receivers to
the depositors since the failure of the
institution, December o. 1910
This concern had its principal bank in
Alexandria. and had eight branch banks
which We're scattered in different parts
of the state
Children Will Roll Eggs.
II weather conditions are favorable
Monday, hundreds of Alexaudria's young
er population will go Easter egg roll
this city
Alexander ]. Wedderburn. secretary Of
the George Washington Monument Asso-
c1ation, has rendered the use of the park
TO the children for Monday. Many little
s' .ots aiso nave planned to go egg roll
ing on the White Lot. Washington.
The recently elected officers of AIexan.
drla Lodge, No. 15s. Benevolent and Pro
tective Order of Elks. will be installed
tomorrow night at the Elks' Home OFF,
GERS are: George 7. Cation. exalted ruler
James b. Martin, esteemed leading
knight: George W. Bontz. esteemed loyal
knight: Raymond Blumenfeld, esteemed
lecturing knight; Walter N. Donnelly
secretary; Herman Friedlander, treas
urer; Thomas D. Downey. tiler: James
Callan, trustee for three years.
Plans Hospital Campaign.
The committee in charge of the prep
aration Of plans for the compaign,
which will be inaugurated Sunday. April
10, for raising funds for the erection of
hospital for the Alexandria Hospital is
now busily engaged in making arrange
ments. The campaign will be a vigorous
one 1t is proposed to raise $4,000 loI
the new institution.
Comparatively little interest is as yet
manifested IN the primary which will be
held May u for the purpose of nominal
ing eight members of the city council an6
four members of the board of aldermen
Most of the candidates have already
made an active canvass of the wards
from which they will run. But little
more work will be done by them until 3
few days prior to the primary
A joint session of both branches of the
city council will be held Tuesday nigh
for the purpose of eecting schoo
trustee from the third ward to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation o.
DR.. W. NJ. Smith. Council may also
elect a police commissioner from tha
ward to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Police Commissioner Angus
H Oehlert
Evening star., 1914-04-12

Prof. Henry II. Savage. formerly of
Liberty. Mo-, head of the Hampton Noln-
ans College, near Newport News, Va,
committed suicide by shooting.
Evening star., 1914-04-12
THE FEDERAL CITY.
IX.-What the Nation Owns
Today.
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

1t has been estimated that the land and
buildings owned by the United States in
the District of Columbia have value OF
three hundred millions of dollars. How
ever this is a mere guess. as the data
of the actual cost of the improvements
made by the United States in the District
of Columbia has never been collated.
Since the primitive conditions described
in the preceding letter of this series, in
stitutions then in existence have been
greatly increased and new institutions
have been established on lavish scale.
The plant comprising the Capitol has
been enlarged by the addition of two
wings to the main building. treblng its
size; by the addition of two Office build
ings one for the House and one for the
Senate; by the construction of a library
building costing, exclusive of the site.
$4,000, 600. and by large power plant sit
uated at some distance from the Capitol.
The land occupied has been increased by
the addition of nine building squares,
four in the Capitol Grounds, three for the
library and two for the office buildings,
making a total of over eighty-six acres,
as against the original fifty acres.
The area will be largely increased by
the addition of ten city squares now IN
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Training School Site
Embraces 265 Acres,

of offenses against the federal laws. and
as trustee holds the title to 100 acres on
which the buildings of the Columbia
Institution for the Deaf is located.
One of the heaviest investments made
by the United States in the District of
Columbia is that involved in the creation
and extension of water supply plant
for the city. The source of the supply
is above the Great Falls of the Potomac.
twelve miles from Washington, and IN
addition to the land and water rights
acquired in Maryland, the United states
owns about $50 acres of land in the Dis
trct of Columbia devoted to water sup
ply purposes, exclusive of streets and
other rights of way for the necessary
pipes. A large part of this area is oc-
cuped by the filtration plant made
necessary by the turbid nature of the
water of the Potomac, The water is
first received in a settling reservoir and
then piped to the central part of the
District, where it is allowed to percolate
through sand filter beds covering about
a hundred acres, with the result that
Its natural colos of light chocolate, due
to materials held in suspension, is en-
tirely removed.
More than so per cent of the land own
ed by the United States in the District
of Columbia is devoted to perpetual use
as parks. Besides the parks included in
the original city, the grounds of the
Soldiers Home are, in effect, a public
park, and number OF areas nave been
set aside in different parts of the Dis
trict for park or recreation spaces Three
grand parks. in addition to the forego-
ing have been established, having a
combined area of over 2.40O acres. The
largest of these is the Rock Creek Park.
This is tract of about Loco acres. ex-
tending from the edge of the thickly
populated section to the District line.
tisversing a valley of great beauty
which has been allowed to remain in it's
natural condition except for the con-
struction of bouevards, which give
drives of about twenty miles II all, at
the level of the stream and on the hills
which overlook it. The entire tract is
heavily wooded and strict regulations
are made for the preservation of the
trees flowers and plants and of the ami
mails and birds which are native to it.
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Large Space
Devoted to Zoo.

ton of this park not needed for the hous-
ing of the geological collections is main
tanned In it's natural condition. The idea
of natural surroundings is also carried
out as far as possible in the surroundings
Of the Enclosures for the animals and
birds.
Potomac Park. having an area Of over
GOO acres, is wholly an artificial construc-
ton. 1t is on the location of former ma
larial river flats and occupies the entire
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Two establishments OF scientific institu-
tions have been made outside of the
city-the Naval
location of Two Observatory loca-
cation of eighty
OutSiuc VI olIy. acres and the
ground Of tue bureau Of standards Of
Evening star., 1914-04-12
Fifth Group
of Buildings,

l.
of Buildings. Canitol an and the White
| House. The original building of red
brick still stands in front Of two
| marble wings. Congress made an ap-
propriation for building to succeed
| the former, which is somewhat out of
date. but the size of the appropriation
| did not meet the views OF former Sec
retary of Agriculture Wilson, and he
| built only the two wings of the plan he
| approved. leaving the main building
| of the plan to be added when Congress
| should be In a more generous mood.
| The failure OF former Attorney General
Griggs to think of a similar plan is the
reason for the location of the Depart
ment of Justice upstairs, downstairs and
in the lady's chamber of three old-fash-
ioned residences. The Department of
Justice formerly was located III build
ing opposite the Treasury Department on
lot Of land worth a quarter of million
dollars which has been idle for fifteen
years. The building on this land had
formerly been occupied by and was
bought from the freedman's bureau. 1t
was condemned for occupancy, although
| it is said that dynamite had to be used
to raZe it. and an appropriation was
| Griggs thought the amount not sufficient
and 1t was covered back into the Treas
| ury and the Department of Justice has
since rented its quarters.
The United States has been liberal in
| It's purchases of land and the establish
ment OF institutions in the District OF
Columbia outside of the original city
The largest institution created from the
general funds is the Government Hos
pital for the Insane situated on the east
| side of the Anacostia river and occupy
Ing tracts of total of 431 acres. The
Soldiers Home just north of the orieina
| city occupies a tract of 4T5 acres. but
| this purchase was made from money
| captured by Gen. Scott in the treasure
| chest Of Mexico found when the City OF
| Mexico was taken. Indirectly. it was
| paid by the taxpayers of the country. for
| after the war the United States nego-
tiated the Gadsden purchase. paying
| small tract of land. and it has been sug-
gested that this was conscience fund
7 ct{on
Evening star., 1914-04-12
Ten City Squares
Added to Area.

slightly buildings between the Capitol and
the Union station. The latter is a monu-
mental building erected in cooperation
between the Congress and the railroads
entering the city, and the plan involves
the creation of a plaza, or open space.
which will in effect be an extension of
the grounds of the Capitol.
There are ten executive departments.
but only seven are even in part
domiciled in buildings owned by the
United States. Three are houses en-
tirely in rented buildings. and three
have headquarters in one building. Even
the Interior Department, which occupies
three separate federal buildings, has
extensive rented quarters.
There are five departmental buildings
in the city that is, structures which
have been built especially for depart
mental use. These are the Treasury
building and the State. War and Navy
building. both built on the original
White House reservation: the post
office building, erected on a purchased
square on the south side of Pennsyl-
vania avenue. and the Interior Depart
ment building, erected on a street in
tersection. In addition, the Interior De-
partment has the general land office,
formerly the home of the Post Office
Department, building which was
originally intended for a hotel, and the
pension building. on the reservation
intended for the location of a grand
national church.
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tract of 16G acres Immediately south
of the Rock Creek Park, and also in the
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The fifth group of departmental build
ngs is that of the Agricultural Depart
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The area will be largely increased by
the addition of ten city squares now IN
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-22
Resignation Of Officers
Good Luck. He Says.

A number of officers have sept
in their designations from the vari-
ous regiments stationed in Ulster,
and that is the best piece of good
fortune that has befallen the Brit
ish army for the last century. If
there ever was single thing want
ing to make the Liberals develop
stiff upper lip it was this. They
will sweep away every stupid saw
hawsc' Tory officer in the army,
an extremely good riddancc it will
be, for the officer is the one weak
spot in the British army.
Sergeants will be promoted and
large proportion Of them are
Irish Catholics. 1t is they who
really lead the men in the ranks,
for the British officer is only an or
nament in most eases, and under
these leaders tho soldiers will 30
through Ulster like knife through
cheese
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-22
Historic Crime Is
at Root of Crisis.

The whole Ulster campaign has
been characterized by perversion
of reason and the Tory side is
worthy Of the suffragette at her
best or worse. Let me Indicate
their way Of arguing. In the time
of james the Irish were driven to
tho bogs and mountains and the
Scottish settlers in Ulster annexed
nll the good land. This great his.
torical crime is at the root of the
present trouble, but the only lesson
the Tories draw from it is that the
Irish are robbers. Therefore, no
home rule,
For 100 years the Orangemen
have sayagely prosecuted the
Catholics, behaving worse than the
Turks in the Balkans, while not
single instance of religious persecu-
tioD mars tho history of the Irish
Catholics,
What is the moral the Tories
draw from thisf That the Catho-
lies are prosecutors. Therefore, no
home Tulo.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-22
Tory Press Reviles
the English Army.

The Tory press has been printing
stories daily comparing the mill
tary efficiency of the farmers of
Ulster to the army the government
would send to Ireland, and several
of the newspapers have drawn a
parallel between the Orangemen
and the revolving American colo
MES, indicating that Sir Edward
Carson has as much chance Of vic
tory as Washington had. All Eu-
rope is alarmed and war correspon,
dents are rushing to Ireland from
every prominent point i'll Europe.
The object of all this is to scare
the king and scare the Liberals
and to create n suitable atmosphere
for coup 'ctat such as the king
exercising the veto power or the
house of lords killing the annual
army bill.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-22
Derides Ulster Army
as Wholly Unfit.

Now / shall eodeavor to furnish
the readers in the United States by
the International News Service the
facts of the real situation in Ul-
ster. Before doing so l wish to say
that l am home ruler, though I
was borp in Ulster, and came from
one of those Scotch families plant
ed there by James /.
In Ulster today there are $4,000
real Orange fanatics armed with
half a dozen kinds Of rifles, for
which they paid exorbitant prices
and got the wrong kind Of ammu-
milton. There are $4,000 convent
ers in all and exactly $1,000 will
make wild bolt for it as soon as
the first British shell bursts any
where near them. The fanatics
will probably stand their ground,
but they will be rounded up and
forced 10 surrender before they can
even see the red coats. / am a pro-
fessional war correspondent and
have been In many wars, and this
is my opinion Of what will happen
if it comes to real fighting, The
Orange legions are scattered from
Larne to Lough Erne, and how can
they unite3 They live among Ma
tionalists, many of whom know
where tho arms of the 0rangemen
are hidden and will betray every
movement Of the Orangemop.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-22
Sees Hypocrisy In
ory Arguments.

Carson begins making inflamma-
tory speeches and drilling the army
of Ulster men, whereupon the Tory
press cxclaims:
cit is wonderful how Sir Ed
ward Carson is keeping the peace
aud holding back those terrible
Ulster men,
But there is not word of praise
for the Ulster Catholics, who mako
up nearly ono-half Of the popula-
ton of that province.
Because the government moved
n few troops in Ulster toduy to
protect lives and property there is
a positive roar of Indignation from
the Tory press. The sedate Times
says that If the soldiers fire
single shot at the Orangemeu
Hthcir careers will come to an
abrupt and final cnd in a cloud OF
iufapy." The Telegraph says that
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-22
BURNS AGENCY JOINS
IN HUNT FOR JOSEPH
Capture of Broker Is Elk
pected Hourly; County At
torney Issues Complaint.

w. J, Burns, the famous detective
who solved the Mcnamara case, will
probably take up the pursuit of Milton
D. Joseph, the Salt Lake broker who
disappeared Monday with $4,000. The
Continental National bank, the victim of
the disappearance of the broker, yester-
day notified the American Bankers as
sociation Of the loss of the money. The
association is protected by the Burns
Detective agency, of which w j. Burns
is the head, and, following their usual
procedure, the association will doubtless
turn over the case to Mr.. Burns and his
operatives.
The Pinkerton detectives will continue
on the case to which they were assigned
by the Salt Lake bank and will proba-
bly, cooperate with the Burns men IN
trying to locate the fugitive. Though
the officers say they have no further IN
formation as to the probable where
abouts of the man they arc seeking than
they had day or two ago, they are
still of the belief that his capture will
soon be effected.
County Attorney l., Il. Wiley yester-
day prepared u complaint charging 10"
seph with embeZzlement, larceny by
trick and devise and obtaining money
under false pretenses. The complaint
will he sworn to on Monday by j. T..
Cosgriff, president of the Continental
National bank. Mr.. Wiley said that in
case Joseph was apprehended he would
be prosecuted on all three charges.
Ii was learned last. night that late
Monday afternoon, probably just before
leaving the city. Joseph called at Ston-
aker's cigar store in the Newhouse
building and pnid an Sll bill which he
had heen owing for several weeks.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-22
Urges Deportation
OF OranGemen.

Winston Churchill declared last
Saturday that there is one law here
for Orange and Green, but that is
not so. The Orangemen are the
pets Of the Liberal government. AS
matter of fact, the Orangemen
are an obstruction to the machinery
that must be gotten rid of if the leg
islative systems Of the United King
dom are to perform their functions
properly.
If peace is to be made between
England and the Irish IN America,
the shooting Of few hundred of
these bumptious and bigoted bullies
would do a lot Of good, and when
the Irish parliament is in good work
ing order it should consider some
scheme for paying them well for
their lands and thus getting rid of
them. Some Of those schemes that
have been put forward IN America
for the depOrting Of the negroes
would then come i'll well,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-22
Possible Embarrassment.
GENERAL HERRERA
TAKES BERMEULLO
UOSF

CONSTITUTIONAL HOSPITAL
BASE, BERN EJILLO, Durango, Mexi-
co, March 2l.-The rebel net about
today and General Herrera fought the
most important engagement of the nd
vance near Hacienda Santa Clara,
twenty-five miles north of Torreon.. In
the engagement l06 federals were kill
ed. according to reports. The rebel loss
is reported as slight-three killed and
seven wounded. The fight took place
over possession of spot on the banks
of tho Big Tlahualilo irrigation ditch,
where Herrera wished to throw a bridge
and the construction of which he be-
gan Immediately upon retirement of the
1r,ontinnad on Pago Elevcu.)
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-22
Issue Is Supremacy
of House of Commons.

1t is notorious, however, that
Ulster is only stalking horse.
The real game is the parliament
act and the supremacy Of the house
Of commons. The king is surround
cd by Tory councillors. but II he
mikes up in this row lie will I'm.
doubtedly regret it. That is why
the whole democracy Of Great
Britain is solid behind the Irish.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-22
Business Conditions in Entire
Country Are Coming to
Solid Betterment Basis.

H. Francis of Missouri was in Salt
Lake half day yesterday. which
Il was long enough for him TO be-
come an enthusiastic booster for
Salt Lake City. II was his first visit
to Salt Lake. but he promised that IL
would not be his last. The governor
was more than charmed with the city
and felt that he had been losing a great
deal in not having visited the city here
tofore.
Governor Francis has been spending
several weeks in southern California. He
went to the coast via the southern route
and decided to return through Salt Lake
City He said that the people OF south
ern California were very proud OF their
country and thought it the finest in the
world. but since seeing Salt Lake Gov
ernor Francis is inclined to doubt the
accuracy of these conclusions.
While in Salt Lake Governor Francis
was a guest of former United States
Senator Thomas Kearns at luncheon at
the Hotel Utah Later In the day ne ac
companied the senator OH an automobie
trip about the city. He met several
prominent business men OF the city and
for the east over the Denver Il Rio
Grande early last evening.
Former Governor Francis ranks Win
the most prominent private citizens OF
the United States. He WAS secretary of
the interior under President Grover Cleve-
land. served as mayor OF st. Louis and
governor of Missouri Governor Francis
was president and director general OF
the Louisiana Purchase exposition at st.
Louis in 1901 For five years prior TO
the exposition he gave his entire Time
TO prepara tions for the big fair. Governor
Francis Is Il multimilionaire and is heav-
lily Interested in several of the large rail-
roads Of the country,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-22
Carson Finds Self
In + retty Pickle.

Sir Edward Carson, politician
on the make, to start with, is now
swelled with egotism owing to the
presentations of swords Of honor
and canticles from primrose damts
and bouquets from duchesses, and
he has been so often hailed i'll ad-
vance as a martyr that now he must
live up to it, and be probably feels
uncomfortable enough.
AS for tho Orange gang, they
have been treated with gentleness
that would never be accorded the
Irish Nationalists if they armed and
drilled to intimidate Tory govern
mept from passing a coercion act.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-22
STEAM PIPE BURSTS;
LITTLE GIRL KILLED

HARRISBURG, w. ya.. March 2l.-
While Helen and Charles Kerns. chill
dren, were visiting their father, Harry
Kerns, engineer at Il box factory, here
today, steam pipe exploded. Helen
was killed and Charles wns seriously in.
iured as was the father. A. a. Swiger,
fireman, was probably fatally scalded.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-22
An Unfinished City.

When seen. yesterday afternoon the gov
ernor was enthusiastic over his brief viSi
20 Salt Lake. He said;
see that your city is not finished
yet. They are still building II. II
reminds me of an incident OF our
ST. Louis fair. The young ladies' OF
girls school were going through
the grounds at the fair and were
taken To the presidents office.
met them and all seemed greatly
pleased with the fair except one.
''Why. MIR. Francis. your fair isn't
finished she complained. The men
are still putting in exhibits"
That's true" | said. 'and they
probably will continue to put in eX-
hibits up 10 the last day Of the fair.
OF course, 1t isn't finished and / hope
II won't be. New York isn't fin
ished | was in London last year
and found that London wasn't fin
ished."
She smiled as she caught the point
Then she said:
But I know n place that's finished.
Its my home town, Alexandria. Va.
! had TO agree with her.
However, | ain mighty glad that
Salt Lake ism I finished. and ! think
there is small prospect that sho VIII
be for lonG time To come. From
everything that hear OF Salt Lake.
she Is only Just beginning to grow.
There Is every prospect TINT you VIII
have one of the best towns OF the
country very soon.