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The Washington herald., 1914-10-28
D. c. NAY FIX
FIRE RISK RATES
Government Regulation Sug-
gested to Reduce Fire
Waste.
TRIED OUT IN KANSAS
New Underwater Association Here
May obyiate Necessity by Rigid
Inspection System.
TRIED OUT IN KANSAS

Government regulation OF fire insurance
rates, as 1t Is now done in Kansas. may
come in the District of Columbia, 1t Is
thought, unless the enormous fire waste
which has been on the increase here for
years. is minimized by the new UAder-
writer's Association. formation Of which
was announced exclusively in The Her
aid yesterday.
The governing cpmpIttee Of this or
gantzation seems confident that by the
rate regulation and inspection system
which It proposes to put into effect the
fire waste problem will be brought as
near to solution as possible.
The Supreme Court of the United States
paved the way for State regulation Of IRE
Insurance rates by deciding in the re-
cent case Of the German Alliance Insur-
ance Company against Ike Lewis, State
superintendent Of insurance in Kansas.
that the superintendent might fix and
regulate such rates under a statute con-
ferring authority upon him. d.
Justice Lamar Dissents.
In a vigorous opinion Associate Justice
Lamar dissented from the majority view
in this case, but with one State already
busy fixing fire insurance rates. II Is pre-
dicted 1t viii not be long before many
other States viii be following the ex-
ample.
The Kansas statute has attracted the
attention OF Insurance men throughout
the country. It was commented on at
length by Charles F. Nesbit, insurance
commissioner of the District OF Column
bia, at the annual convention OF the Ma
tional Association OF State Insurance
Commissioners, held recently at AshevfllA
N. c. Mr.. Nesbit's remarks upon fire
prevention were thought very timely by
the delegates. The commissioner views
with no little optimism the plans OF the
new local Underwriters Association to
prevent fires.
Views Of COmmissioner Nesbit.
Regulation OF rates by public authority
on private enterprise now Is generally re-
garded as the key TO the solution Of the
fire waste problem. Discussing public
regulation OF rates, Commissioner Nesbit
says: 49,.
THE heartiest cooperation between all
the departments and all the companies,
with a uniformity of classification and
loss reporting throughout the whole
United States, is essential II public rate
making is TO evolve normally. 1t will
require patience, tact and the most ear
nest effort on the part Of both companies
and departments to work out a satisfac-
tory public rate. A part Of its success
must be such adjustment Of rates as VIII
tend to force those pettermnts Of con-
dition and those safeguards which viii
reduce year by year the die wastes OF
this country"
The Washington herald., 1914-10-28

Fado Building was raised from "a. 10 70
ttos. 40, or about . per cent: the ground
occupied by thA Southern Building was
raised from ssioses to ssso.72l or about
% per cent; the ground occupied BY the
shoreham Hotel was raised from tzso,s
to H12, IS, or about % per cent; the
ground occupied BY the American Secur-
ity and Trust Company was raised from
S2s1. .6a1 to t402z0. or about S per cent;
the ground occupied by the Washington
Loan and Trust Company was raised
from A5s3e4 to s2a2 go or about % per
cent; the ground occupied by Saks 4 Co.
was raised from slas.272 to S212.soo. or
about 100 per cent; the ground occupied
by the Academy OF Music was raised
from $4,000 TO s126.Ooo. Just 100 per cent;
the ground occupied By W. B. Moses &
sons was raised from S3O4sa0 to S316155,
or about 80 per cent.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-28
Changes in Personnel.

The following changes in its personnel
were yesterday made public by the De-
partment OF Commerce.: In the. Bureau
OF Foreign and Domestic Commerce. the
temporary appointment Of Thomas A. WILL
Jams as special agent at IS a day has
been terminated, and Burton NJ Pot
ter has been temporarily appointed as
expert (clerk) at $40. In the Bureau
Of Standards Raymond W. Woodward
has been PROBATIONARY appointed as
laboratory assistant at Si.O2O. and Fay
$. Holbrook has been promoted from
ASSOCIATE physicist to inspector OF weights
and measures at s, 100.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-28
Board of Education Meets Today.

A special meeting Of the board Of edu-
cation will be held at 4 o'clock today
at the Franklin School The meeting
was called so that consideration could
be made of appointments Of teachers.
The following meetings Of Home and
School associations will be held: Car
berry School Thursday evening, and
waIlach School, November T. A meet
ing OF the English Teachers Journal
Club VIII be held tomorrow evening at
the Wilson Normal School
The Washington herald., 1914-10-28
CABINET MAKING SPEECHES.

Secretary McAdoO and Attorney Gem
eral Gregory Only Ones Here.
Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo and
Attorney General Gregory are the only
members Of the Presidents Cabinet left
in Washington at the adjournment Of
Congress. The others are scattered
throughout the country. making speeches
In the last week OF the campaign.
Secretary OF State Bryan and Postmas-
ter General Burleson are in the Middle
West; Secretary Of War Garrison was in
Trenton, n. J.. Monday and Springfield.
Mass. yesterday; Secretary Daniels left
this city Monday night for Missouri. A
number Of assistant secretaries are also
making speeches.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-28

water with Cuticurs Soap and then put on
the Cuticura Ointment and 1 got well quick.
Two weeks from the time commenced to
use CuticurA Soap and Ointment I was
sound and well and have not been bothered
since.
MY baby had . breaking out on his
ear and behind It and he would claw the
skin on. 1t spread and his little ear was
nearly roeted on. washed It good with
the Cuticura Soap and then put on the Cuti-
cura Ointment and they healed it up:
(signed) Mrs.. Mary Boles, Jan. 2s. 1914.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-28
President to Attend Unwilling.

President Wilson has accepted an in
vitation to attend the unYeiling Of a
tablet in the Octagon House, Eighteenth
2. The tablet will commemorate the
Tooth anniversary Of the signing of the
Treaty Of Ghent The Octagon House,
in which President Madison lived after
the White House had been burned by the
British. is now the headquarters of the
American Institute of Architects.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-28
AFTER ADEQUATE PENSIONS.
Public Order Committee of B. of r.
to Make Il Chief Business.

TO Make IL Chief busimegS-
Work toward procuring an adequate
pension system for members Of the polics
and fire departments Of the District will
be the chief business Of the public order
committee Of the Board Of Trade. &C.
cording to resolution in the annual re-
port which was adopted yesterday. The
report will be presented at the annual
meeting of the board in November. II Ii
likely that the first effort in this direc-
tioh win be made Immediately upon the
reconveping OF Congress in December, D
Another paragraph asked for an In
crease in the. number of privates in the
police ranks. ..E --s - e..
The committee indorsed q resolution
calling upon the members. Of the Beard
Of Trade and the citizens OF Washingtou'
generally to support the National Guard
Of the District, declaring that this could
be done by employers giving their men.
who are members Of the militia. leavO|
Of absence to attend the annual eRcamp-
ments and maneuvers.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-28
THE CIVIL WAR
DAY BY DAY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE FOUR.

with a great bump and a rearing Of the
boats bow, the launch struck the barrier
and slipped over and into the inclosure
with the ram.
With precision the boats steam vas
now cut down and she ranged up TO the
mountain of 1on before her bow on, as
she must IL the torpedo were to be
planted. On the deck Of the ram men
were plying their muskets upon the
launch. The ironclad' s commander, Lieut.
A. F. warley, called out, Surrender
To this the Federal sailors replied with
jeers, extraordinary as II may seem.
My men made comical answers" wrote
Gushing in bis recollections Of this he
roic moment.
. In the midst Of this scene, when the
exaltation of attack made men Jest with
death, Cushing shouted to the enemy.
Leave the ram, or III blow you out Of
water"
Almost as he said this a charge of
buckshot tore the back out of his coat.
A bullet took the sole off one Of his
shoes. A slight cut from another bullet
marked his left hand.
These things did not distract his atten-
tion from the delicate work he had 'in
hand. Carefully he swung the torpedo
boom into the desired position to place
the explosive under the ships bottom.
Then he pulled the string releasing the
torpedo, and when he judged that the
shell had risen until in contact with the
rams hull, he pulled the firing string.
Each for Himself.
A dull report, a lifting of the rams
side, and the rising OF a column of
water, told that the torpedo had done
its work. At the very instant Of the
explosion one of the rams. great guns,
charged with 100 pounds of grape, was
fired over the heads Of the launch's
crew, at a range Of perhaps ten feet,
while the falling water from the torpedo
half filled the launch.
Not a man had deserted his post. The
launch was being backed away from the
ram, and toward the log barrier, when
it was found that the boat was no longer
seaworthy. The fire from ram and shore
continued.
With the order, "Men, save yourselves"
Gushing took of his shoes and coat, and
jumping into the river, struck out A
few followed his example. Others clung
to the logs. In a few minutes a boat
from the shore made prisoners of eleven
of Cushing's gallant fifteen. In search
The Washington herald., 1914-10-28
sTEFAEssoN SURVIVORS IN PORT
Capt. Bartlett and Eight Members
of Crew Arrive.

Victoria, British Columbia, Oct. 1.-THE
United States Revenue Cutter Bear has
arrived from Nome bringing Capt. Robert
A. Bartlett, of the wrecked exploration
ship Karluck and eight members OF the
crew.
1t was the Karluck on which Vital
muir Stefansson set out upon a trip of ex-
ploration in the Arctic in the interests
of the Canadian government.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-28
Samples Free by Mail

II you wish . E1in clear Of pimples and
blackheads. hands soft and white. hair live
and glossy. and scalp free from dAndrui and
itching. begin to-day the regular use Of Gu
ticura Soap for the toilet. bath and shampoo.
assisted by an occasional light application
Of Cuticur1 Ointment. Although CuticurA
Soap and Ointment are sold everywhere.
. sample Of each with 32-p. Skin Book will
be sent free upon request. Address post
card: " Cuticura, Dept. T. Boston"
The Washington herald., 1914-10-28
FLOCK TO HEAR COLONEL.
More Than 100000 Auditors So Fnr
In Anti-PenrOse Campaign.

Charleroi, Pa, Oct. N.-Theodore Roose-
welt repeated his bitter denunciations OF
Penrose and the bipartisan machine in
his speeches today at charleroi and sur
rounding cities.
Larger crowds than greeted the Colonel
in 1872. thronged about every station
where the special train stopped.
The Colonel iayed Penrose unmerci-
fully. He said:
I'VE must get rid OF Penrose and the BIZ
partisan, liQuor-controlled machine that
puts across the things for which PEN
rose stands"
More than 10o,ooo persons have thus far
heard the Colonel on his whirlwind in
vasion of Pennsylvania.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-28
-iUnT HAaHD AErER r1TCHER
The AcArssty Maskewsoav winnie
Exhfbfted In Department show.

The @christy 1Iafhewson, winnie.
Exhfbfted IN Department show.
The "chEisty AatheWson." an incurvA
chrysanthemun. win be prominent among
400 varieties of-the flower TO be shown
at the foufteenth annual exhibit Of the
Departraent OF fkgTictlture. at the govern
ment gardens a. Fourteenth and B STREETS
northwest starting tomorrow morning.
TIE show will last about eight days
The "'incurvsi ehrysanthemum Il one
whose petals curve up toward the center.
There is another, the schrysolora,' . which
Is much favored by commercial growers.
No tickets will be required at the show.
II Is for the public. It was announced
yesterday and viii be open from o'clock
In the morning until . o'clock In the
evening each day.
Among the new varieties to be shown
this year are the ''Nakota," large yell
low flower; the "F1amingo," red with
golden tips: the Mrs. r. II. Boggs", an
English blossom thirteen inches wide; the
James Fraser the ''Chieftain." and
Mrs. r. c. Pulling
The Washington herald., 1914-10-28
Cold Wave at Hagerstown.

Hagerstown, Md, Oct. IA cold wave
has enveloped Washington County. The
temperature early today dropped to the
freezing point and ice a quarter Of an
inch thick froze many late vegetables.
At Hancock there was a slight snow
fall, the first in this county this season.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-28
OPPOSED TO FEE SYSTEM.
Salary for Auditor Favored by Com.
AIttee of Federated Citizens.

Aittee of Federated Citizens.
That the fee system now in vogue in
the Office of the auditor Of the District
Supreme Court should be done away with,
salary to be fixed for the auditors re-
muneration in its stead, is the opinion OF
the finance and legislation committee OF
the Federation OF Citizens Associations.
which adopted a resolution to that effect
at a meeting in the Chamber of Com
merce headquarters Monday night .
The committee did not. say what the
salary should be, its only other action in
that respect being a refusal to support
the Johnson bill, now pending in Con-
gress, placing the auditors salary at
5000 a year. 1t will report its final con-
clusions at the meeting in November.
The federation also passed a resolution
expressing its appreciation of the efforts
of President Wilson and members OF
Congress toward increasing the wages Of
the employees Of the street cleaning de-
partment
The Washington herald., 1914-10-28
WOULD BAN1sH SUGAR TRUST.
Louisiana Planters, Led by Gov
ernor, Ask for Injunction.

New Orleans, Oct H.-Gov. Hall,
through attorneys for the sugar planters
of Louisiana, today applied to the Civil
District Court for an injunction to stop the
American Sugar Refining Company from
doing business in this State and also asked
that receiver be appointed to wind
up the affairs OF the sugar trust In
louisiana
The Washington herald., 1914-10-28

ing the river for the others, the Con-
federates saw a man disappear with a
groan beneath the water. They believed
it was Gushing, but it was not, for by
swimming and hiding in a swamp, the
destroyer OF the AIbemarIe made good
his escape and rejoined the feet.
tCoEgrsht. lsliD
TomOrrow-CHshIn Escape.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-28

Itch tn I would
scratch the blood
out OF my skin and
then it was just like
hre I could not
sleep at night until
II got Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. I
-nn,I.i h.thninn,rn,
The Washington herald., 1914-10-28
ITCHING BUMPS
COVERED BODY
lust Like Fire. Could Not Sleep A
Night. Baby Also Had Breaking
Out on Ear. Cuticura Soap and
Ointment Healed.

Route No. 3. Cooper. Texss.-"I was
taken with an itching and my whole body
rot covered with little red bumps. II would
The Washington herald., 1914-10-28
ASSESSOR'SWORK.
MEETS APPROVAL
Commissioner Newman Calls
New Figures Remark
ably Accurate
TOTAL IS s3sO.Os7,74
Inereas. Of $44.e73.6O5 Over Re
tutns of Three Years AsO-a
Now in Force.

with the approval Of the District Com
missieners. washington's new triennial
assessment. carrying a total valuation
for land and improvements Of Saeo09,-
10 yesterday became q law. An increase
Of S4ls75.ed5 was noted over returns Of
three years ago.
The figures meet with the entire ap-
provai OF the three Commissioners, who
believe that they represent as nearly
accurate values as II is possible to OBJ
tain.
Commissioner oliver P. Newman. pres
ident Of the Board Of Commissioners.
Issued a statement In reference to the
assessment, commenting In part:
Calls IL Important work.
"In approving the triennlal assessment.
TO which the Commissioners placed their
signatures this morning, feel that one
Of the most important and efficient pieces
Of work Of the first year Of our admin
istration has been accomplished. There
has been a great deal said about this
assessment, and it. has been freely
charged. particularly among real estate
operators. that 1t was too high, but after
going over the results carefully. i am
convinced that It Is a remarkably accu-
rate assessment-made 50 by the very
hard and thorough work Of the assessor
and the board Of assistant assessors.
Some of the most valuable properties
In the business section the assessors
found had been assessed much too low.
and in a number Of cases 1t was nee
essary to make some very great In
creases in order to bring the property
up not only TO the true valuation as in
dicated by the actual sales. rental in
come. etc. but TO make them SQUIRE
with the assessment of other properties
in theif vicinity"
Examples Are Cited.
The Commissioner cites the following
examples:
The ground occupied by the New VIII
lard Hotel was raised from so. 900 to
S796 0O0 or about IS per cent; the ground
occupied by the Riggs Building was
raised from S5OS, 600 to S712. 425. or about 70
per cent; the ground occupied by the
Riggs bank was raised from Sl+s.5oO to
S202500. or about 70 per cent, and the
bank building was raised from $4,000 to
Sl2o, 900; the ground occupied by the Ma
tional Safe Deposit Company was raised
from slts,7H to Sz72, $40, or about 50 per
cent: the ground occupied by the Colo
The Washington herald., 1914-10-28

ght nezIsct Il my friends sent 20 the Village md rot
boftie and made promise that would take Il bad
ben gstnng wore ~ ne time tooE thrssn bottle
Hedling Sava which made complete cura Il was slow
but se. an vel aad euioy health ths best IoEsr DID
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-06
Candidate for State Corpora
tion Commission Back from
Another Successful Cant
paign Trip.
BIG VOTE COMING OUT
IN EASTERN N
Abelino Romero, Thrown Out
of Seat in State Senate by
Republican Machine Will
Be Elected to House from
SocOrro.

.rI. .|tttaD. I,r tho Democratic
sian, tI.k,t and t., tarisi4tI,o tick
.t. ,p mo p.guttas have visited
r.aIa NAT obi. moro ttgorabIe alId
Ad.Irb T. uiu. u.norrstt. ,luiIdtto
..I fl, state ,-.IU.rtIi.u ,,mmi.-iuu
vn. arrived Y AIau.ueTYua thil
U.rrlrr from grIIup. where Dice
.r.e, las, Yterf ia. "a big crowd of
VOTERS receiving assurance which
make ID reasonably certain that he
vH. r.,,I,. IA majority from M,kIu.
les. ..urt, ar HIL who here goo
attend th. stat. Grand iud-. OF the
kuIsbts ,r P,thi4. viii 1a loo Santa
pee t.uIpht Tor d davis res. lefur, ls
TURNING ID, IA. ,tmp4.eu La Lima and
Grant INN. rr h, has
toured eastern N,N N.,..u. BONA
Ana and so,orr. gaurt., and uIs
..u,dYI, calls I.f .r. .f more
sp,..hee almost .grrv d4l from now
untl election
Gin r4at.rp N.u NfaNf.1' eq.l Mr.
.HlI .th. B-e,ua.r4t. r.I..f .r ..ufa,
s.surcl Of success both as q. the
-f.t. and I|.sieIuUIra candidates aud
tH. question ID. I,re,i. .r. of how
rho mlIurfI,. U.I .r From
.UH.t. & have soon q nrif.., tllt ...rv
Democrat .p EASTERN Row N.s... Dol
rr ra th, p.I. ON .I.....r Ii. 600
..f. fur Mr. F-.r.. ..r TH. ..u
ar,.. mans prr....I u..HItr. lH.
n..r boon more evident tr.u 300 ths
.u.4..u Also there a.. srolt
m.r. H-,punUUur. uno ar. lu.n4 SD
..,. I.r Mr.. F.r-lssuu tnI. saII
simply because they arc convinced
T f... E. ..r H .r..r.y ... Oh.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-06
ODD FELLOWS ELECT
C.. BURT SMITH
GRAND MASTER
Order Has Held It's Own in
State Des2ite Conditions in
Dry Farming Country; Re
oeption Tonight.

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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-06
DAUGHTERS 81 HtBIkNu
OpIN TIfIIE tONAINTIBN

Tho Daughters 81 Rehekah opened
their convention In Old odd Follows
hali this morulus There we're tncn-
ty sisters present AZ d~clCgates. and
the total attendance was moro than
hnY Members of tho urothcrs from
the Grand lodge dropped ln to the
%uiorninE
Mrs D. e. Spears. of Gallup pre-
sided Mr. Mary ~ Cpmstock Of
M1trpua is the secretary
OFFICERS REPORTED ior thu ear Ths
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-06
HELPLESS AS BABY
Down in Mind Unable to Work,
and What Helped Her.

Summit Point. ". Na.-Nis. Anna
Relle Emey, OF this place, says. 81 sui
tered Tor ~ years with an awful pain ~
my fght side. caused from WOmlnlY
trouble. and doctored lots toe q. bat with
out success. suffered so very much.
that became down IN mind, and a. help
less rs a baby. was In the worst kind
OF shape. Was unable 10 do any work.
began taking Cardui, the womar's
tonic, and got relief from the very trsi
dose. BY the time I had taken o. bot
Ties. my health vas completely restored.
am now 4h years years Old, but ieel as
good as ! did when only 10.
Cardai certainly saved me from losing
my mind, and feel Il my duty 10 speak
In rs favor. wish ! had some power
over poor, suffering women. and could
make them know tie good Il would do
them"
II YOU suffer from any Of the ailments
peculiar 10 women, q Will certainly be
worth your while 10 give Clrdui a trial.
II has been helping weak women Tor
more than 80 yean, and viii help yoa.
TOO.
Try cardui. Your druggist sells Il.
n'-as g. Chananooga nsdlcns Co. Ladiss'
AtFisou pcu Charanooga Tenn iof Ataa-i
J 1rsaimela iof Nemsn IA p4in siagpsf nc l2i
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR MARCH 49, iSi4
pARISIAN PRESS IDEAS

on the East Side in the days before SKY
Swccpcrs were built.
Sufrapcttcs will be interested TO read the
following, "In America woman suffrage mas
been accepted. The women vote, cnter All
nolitical positions, and it is SAID that ere
long there will be a woman President. But
the Unfortunate result Of suffrage IS that the
American woman has become lnsuiieraDlc.
She rules with an iron hand, and men are but
nuppcts TO her. A Frcnchman cannot uf-
derstand why American men VIII submit 10
this 'bossing. They seem TO be atraid ol
their women and in fear obey them.
The following small items also appeared:
"Whcn the Panama Canal is opened II
will create greater trade relations between
New York and San Francisco.
"Sibcrian miners arc now employed az,
most exclusively in the mines OF Alaska.
Canada and the United States are on
very unfrcndly terms, and Canada IS no"
preparing a large navy because war between
thc two countries is impending. o,.
"All laundry in America is done by Chi-
nese and japanese. u.u.,;
Boston. the home Of the Cake walk Is
said 10 be the most cultivated city III Amer
ica." s.
"Ncw Orleans, which was swept Out OF
existence by a tidal wave few years ago. IS
now a nourishing city once more.
"Thc diamond mines OF Texas are
source Of great wealth TO the people
"Thanksgving is a fete day, very popular
among Americans, as the Declaratlo,n, Of IN
dependence was made on that day.
hThe New Thought IS the name OF ne"
study in the schools of New York.
Mrs. James Brown Potter, a charming
actress, is the daughter OF the late Arch'
bishop Potter Of New York -,
Thorndike Cotton.