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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-16

Mrs Carr, wife of the teacher in the Government school at Kluck. wan, and MT. Carr's father came in on the Spokane, and went up to Kluckwan.
Evening star., 1918-12-02

during the fiscal year 1918 $I72.oso;sl ":
No appropriation WAS made Tor Snis
project for the fiscal year 1913. Tne
amount unexpended at the end OK the
year was :sls,1ss.s2: and the amount os.a
mated for the fiscal year 1918 is $sis...
1852. The project was "a per cent
completed June 80. 1913.
The work during the year resulted
in the dredging Of 391.717 cubic yards
Of material n ssctions D and p: q ia :
placement Of i5l.sss cubic yards for
IS. s6i feet Of embAnkment in section
r. At . cost Of $5.s71.1s: the placement
Of 1896 cubic yards OF Fiprap stone.
completing 1000 feet Of sea, wall foun-
dations and the delivery Of 1.ss3 cubic
Of $2kl4s.ss: the building Of 1.116
feet Of concrete block subbase for sea
wall, at = cost OF 34.343.<i; eS Per
cent Of the reclamation OF IL acres.
which completed that area, and zS
per cent Of the reclamation OF 70
ing ss5s.ss; the operation and mainte.
nance OF the United States tug Castle,
at 4 cost Of $3,s05.e2: the construc-
tion and purchase Of eighteen- -incn
hydraulic dredEs T.icott, 100000; 1
81. slos.ts; . scows. Nos. . and 10.
S4,lOs.05; maintenance and repair of
floating plant, $7,100.s4: the purchase
Of coal for dredging operations, &2.-
s6&.01. and engineering. clerical ONCE
and miscellaneous expenses. $l2.-
777.26. The expenditures for the dascal
year were $i73.os0.s7. all for new
work. The work was carried on part
ly by contract and partly by hired
labor. The amount Of land reclaimed
at the end Of the year was 81 acres
brought to completion and 7S acres
under way.
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS BROWNLOW.
JOHN g. D. KNIGHT.
w. 6WYNN GARDINER,
Commissioners Of the District OF
Columbia.
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G0MPERS SAYS DANGER
Turks At PEACE TABLE
Speaks for Rights Of Labor When
Final settlsment Of War Il
Made by Nation.

NEW YORK. December 2.-The ma
ton is In graver danger now than At
any time during the war, because
peace conferences are not always
dominated by a spirit Of Justice and
democracy. declared Samuel 0ompers.
president Of the American Federation
Of Labor, in an address here last night
at . "jubilee" meeting Of tho Ameri-
can Alliance for Labor and Democ-
racy.
It had occurred before, he said, that
people who had secured q certain
amount Of freedom in their own coun,
tries were forced to yield or yielded
voluntarily, these rights at the peace
table.
sT say with full knowledge OF the
responsibility which my words carry.
continued Mr.. Gompers. that the
working people OF the United states
win resist and make any sacrince
which may be necessary to prevent
fha industrtal baron from riding on
horseback over the mass OF the peo-
pie"
Mr.. Gompers asserted that . month
after labor had pledged itself to sup
port the country in peace or wal
during the trying spring OF lsl.,
President Wilson had declared war on
Germany. This pledge, Mr. Gompeis
declared, had been kept by iapof !;
which was now determined to demand
its rights.
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TWO SHIPS COMING WITH
MEN FROM ENGLAND
Sail From Liverpool Bearing Most
" Aero Units Destined Tor
New York and Boston.

The War Department 10 informed OF
the sailing from Liverpool November
20 Of the steamer Ascanius. for New
York. with forty-sevsn ofaoers and
1.427 men, and the steamer Canopic
for Boston. with nfty-four ofncers
and 1857 men. All on both steamers
are aero units except . few casuals
and unattached ofhoerB.
On the Ascanius are the 34sth,
47sth, &7sth. sssth, 371st. 37sth. s41st,
3s6th. asa and sssd Aero sQuadrons;
ave officers ana fifteen men. medical
detachment casuals and six unattach-
cd officers.
On the Canopic are the LIST Hendley-
Page Accepted Park, the 211th. eS2d
and 306th Aero Squadrons: . detach-
ment Of the second Page Ac-
ceptance Park: three officers and
twelve men, medical casuals and four
teen unattached ofiicers.
This makes q total OF 1850 ON
GERS and mon now en- route home
from England, representing nearly
two-thirds Of the total number OF
American troops in that country
when the armistfce was signed. The
remainder are to return homo on sew
eral steamers leaving Liverpool this
week and next week.
The Canopic is the first ship to sail
from England for Boston. the other
i've being en- route for New York.
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Metropolitan Sewerage District.

War conditions have prevented the
beginning Of construction" on the sys-
TENS of sewerage and interceptors on
the Maryland areas contiguous to the
District which have been destRned
with q view Of removing tho sewage
from neighborfng Maryland towns
now seriously polluting the several
streams flowing into the District,
which are not only such important
features OF the park system but
traverse clo1ely built-up sections Of
the dty itself. with their contami-
mated Water1 at the dooro Of hundreds
Of dwellinS1 Much. however. has
been accomplished In the way Of
planning and Organization. and It is
felt that a secure foundation has been
laid for the realization Of this i'm
.portant cooperative plan for sani-
tary betterment between the District
of Columbia and the State Of Mary
land. which was originally advised in
the annual report Of the superintend-
ent of sewers for the fiscal year
1909. from which the following is alb
stracted:
The only practical solution Of this
problem is believed to be in the forma-
ton Of a metropolitan district under the
control Of q state and national board,
with power to construct the necessary
valley tnterceptors for the removal Of
tho sewage, and that these interceptors
be arranged 20 a. to discharge as the
state lino into the inteTcsptoFo Of the
system Of the District
Of Columbia, the District to bc reim-
Eursed for the cost Of pumpir. and
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MAI. Willard STRAIGHT
VICTIM Of PNEUMONIA
On Duty With Col. House in Paris
Since Hostilities Ceased-His
Remarkable Career.

PARIS, December Mai. willard
D. Straight. financier and diplomat Of
New York. who several days ago was
stricken with pneumonia. died dur
ing the night.
Maj. Straight had been detailed at
the request Of Col. e. NJ. House to
take up duties with the House mission
as soon as hostilities ceased. The ma
jor had commenced work several
days before he fell i'll. His loss Is
deeply felt by Col. and Mrs. House
and the members OF the American
mission.
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LOANS MADE RAILROADS.
"a Millions Advanced in Novent-
her Half From Surplus Earnings.

November advances to the raii-
roads amounted to $o4.139.4e1. or
this sum $47.e4e.oe9 was taken from
the surplus earnings Of the roads.
D;rector General McAdoo announced
that a half billion dollars had ocen
advanced to the roads since the gov
ernment assumed control. but $l99.
O0O, 900 had been taken from accrued
surplus.
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Mobile shipyard Makes Record.

MOBILE. Ala, December with
the launching Of the Dalgade. the
fourth Of s.6o0-ton composite vessels
and the departure Of the Bolasaro on
her trial trip. the yard claims a
new record for the gulf and south At
lantfc coasts.
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streets and ss1 on alleys. OF the
buildings repaired, lii were on
streets and 623 on alleys. ~.
The estimated number Of tenants re-
Quired to secure other quartsrs
through the action Of the board In the
demolition of buildings. since the crea-
tton Of the board is 6.172. The number
Of tenants benefited by repairs to
buildings t % REQUIRED to be repaired by
Minor repairs have been made to q
number Of buildings. both in alleys
and streets, through informal re-
quests OF the board by many owners
and agents without the necessity Of
serving formal notice upon them.
The act OF Congress approved Sep
tember 26 1914, declaring the use or
occupation Of any building or other
structures erected or placed on or
along any alley ~ . dwelling or resi-
dence or place OF abode by any per-
son or persons Is Injurious to life, to
public health: morals safety and well
such use or occupation Of any such
building or other structure on, from
and after the 1st day Of July, 1913,
shall be unlawful, was amended by
an act Of Congress approved May %,
1915. which amendment provides
that the operation OF the second
paragraph Of section (relating to
the use or occupation Of alley build
ings as dwellfngs) in the same here
Of one year following the date Of
the proclamation by the President Of
the exchange Of the ratif1eations Of
the treaty Of peace between. the
United States and the imperial Ger
man government"
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Sewage Disposal System.

The main sewage pumping station
was in continuous operation through
out the year. handling the sewage of
practically the entire District and
acre low area within the dixie lines.
to the amount of 1855. 600, 900 gal
Ions and a78.522,000 gallons OF storm
water were pumped during the year.
an increase Of 1,soo,oOo.ooo gallons OF
previous fiscal year. At the Poplar
gallons OF sewage were pumped, an
increase of 125.000.000 over the
quantity pumped during the previous
fiscal year. At the Woodbridge pump
ing station sewage to the amount of
6.432. 700 gallons was pumped dur
ing the year.
The main sewage outfalls OF the
disposal system at Grimes. on the
tior throughout the year. and the
river conditions in the vicinity were
given careful study. The condition
Ct river waters at and below the out
falls was generally very good and
throughout the year was fan. No
disclosed. the beaches in the vicinity
of the outfalls were quite clean and
the river surface at all times sub
s,antially free from the Objectionable
oane OF matteq oi or IS s as well
respects conditions were progress
sively less favorable than in pre-
vious years. and in other important
particulars the deterioration was
somewhat more apparent. particu-
which is recorded elsewhere. and in
the presence at times of noticeable
and Objectionable odors. These con-
ditions indicate the need In the near
future OF the installation Of sewage
this direction is the acquiring Of
suitable land for these works, and
very considerable time has been
given to the physical study Of areas
available: their mapping and pl.t-
taken under the authority granted
by Congress in the appropriation act
for the fiscal year 1919, which pro-
vides for the purchase OF lands for
this purpose.
In laying down the principles which
works, it should not
be considered necessary to Install
works which will secure a high de-
gree Of sewage purification, as this
would involve an Extraordinary ex-
penditure, both for construction and
operation. not justified by the local
conditions. 1t Is proposed first to es-
tablish reasonable constant as to
the amount Of organic matter which
will be made dependent on the river
waters for publication and then to
remove the excess beyond this con-
slant by means Of these artificial
works. The natural conditions which
permit the effective disposal Of q
very large volume Of sewage arc un-
usually favorable, a. shown By the
recent elaborate and through tn
vestigation Of the United States pub
lilo health service (see Report No. 104,
United States Public, Health ,Seryics),
and these should be supplemented
tot the extent necessary to nnaantain
this constant Il. g.. tha5 total volume
Of organic matter dependent on the
river waters for purifiuation). prob
ably at somewhat less than the load
carried by the river during the fiscal
year 1914. when conditions In all re-
spects were highly satisfactory.
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Central Garage.

The central garage was placed in
operation January /, 1913, and all
passenger vehicles maintained under
the contingent appropriation for the
operation. care and maintenance Of
motor vehicles were assigned to this
garage for general use under the di-
rection of the Commissioners.
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This was a net increase during the
year Of 266 lamps.
The improved incandescsnt electric
lighting was extended during the
year in New York avenue, E. F, G,
18th and 18th streets northwest in
the vicinity Of the new federal gov
ernment buildings in this locality;
also in Virginia avenue. c. d. E, 18th.
of the new temporary gov
ernment buildings in this locality.
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AMBASSADOR KO0 SAILS.
Will Probably Be One Of China's
Delegates to Peace parley.

DR.. v. X. wellington Koo. Chinese
ambassador to the United States, who
probably will be one of the delegates
from China to the peace conference
at Versailles, sailed from New York
Saturday on the liner RochAmbeau for
Bordeaux.
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The Marica was launched Saturday by
the Sun Shipbuilding Company. The
vessel. which has a tonnage Of 1880.
was christened by Nine. da Cana. wife
Of the Brazilian ambassador.
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Stables.


The stables located at 1st and Canal
streets southwest are used by the dis
bursting officer. plumbing inspector,
sewer department, part of the surface
division. surveyor and department OF
weights, measures and markets: those
at street between 10th and 18th
northwest, by the municipal architect,
repair shop. part of surface division
and the Engineer Commissioner and
assistants. The employees at these
stables include one blacksmith, one
driver and three watchmen on the an
nual roll. and sixty-f1ve drivers, three
stablemen and one watchman on the
per diem roll. These stables accom-
laodate f1fty-three horses and forty
three mules. The average cost Of the
forage for a horse for q year was
$197.04. 1t is very desirable that the
1st street stables should be removed
from this location so near the Capitol,
but measures to this end are not now
recommended, as other demands are
more imperative.
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His Notable Career.

Son of an American missionary to
Japan, Willard Dickerman Straight's
career was one of the most interest
ing and remarkable of any young
American Of this generation. Typic-
ally American. brilliant in initiative.
= natural diplomat, he rose to an i'm
portant position as q nnancier when
little more than thirty years OF age.
A master of Chinese and Japanese
politics and culture, he became the
right-hand man OF great American
bankers and was their representative
in the far east in 1909. when. with
British, French and other European
financiers, they undertook to syndi-
cate loan Of $s7.5oo.ooo to China.
This loan. SO far as American bankers
were concerned. subsequently fell
through by the withdrawal of sup
port by the Washington government.
Willard D. Straight was born in
Oswego. N. r. January 81. 1880. Two
years after his graduation from Cor
nell, in 1901, he went to China and
entered the service of the Chinese
imperial maritimes customs.
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ro,nedoed Shin Again in Service.

1O1Pc00o0 o1@F
NEWPORT NEWS. Va. December :.
Tho British ship Mexico. tor
pedoed in the English chanLei wniie
IN the British TRANSPORT service. sew
.,., r,ontbs before tho close OK the
war. has re-entered the merchant serS-
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Length. Cost.
Feet.
l5.2es.eo s114.W.ss
2s.o7e.so 11o,o7s.71
4,@2.1o 11.Ms.os
22.s58.77 74,9ss.s2
7,G0.& 8,159.25

In the informing report Of the sani-
tary engineer will be found details
Of comprehensive drainage studies
and continued consideration OF river
conditions as affected by sewage dis
waters at and below outfalls were
generally very good, and throughout
the year fair. yet they indicate the
need in the future OF the installation
of sewage treatment works. The de-
Extracts from his report relating
to the sewage disposal system and
the metropolitan sewage district fol-
low:
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Anacostia River and Flats.

The total expenditures to the end Of
the fiscal year on the project for the
reclamation and improvement Of the
Anacostia river and flats from the
Anacostia bridge to the District line,
as reported by the Secretary Of War.
under whose direction this work is
being prosecuted, amounts to $753,-
S741S. Of which there was expended
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northwest are in preparation, and
locations for other stations are under
consideration,
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Weds Miss Whitney.

In 1911 Mr.. Straight married Miss
Dorothy Payne Whitney, daughter
Of the late William Whitney. Secre-
tary Of the Navy in the cabinet OF
President Cleveland, ana one OF
Americas wealthiest young women.
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Lights Along Steam Railroads.

The situation with respect to the
several suits brought by the District
OF Columbia against steam railroad
to compel repayment for
the sums expended by the District on
lights along the re-
spective rights of way OF such COM
panies 10 essentially as reported last
year. The litigation has persisted for
many years, and suits in sums ag-
gregating upward Of $4,000 are now
before the courts and grounds for
further suits continue to accumulate.
So far the outcome has been favora-
BILE to the District.
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Public Convenience Stations.

The four public convenience sta
tions located at 7th street and Penn
Pennsylvania avenue and eth and X
streets northwest and 18th and H
streets northeast were operated dur
ing the year from am. to midnight
with two shifts Of attendants. each
working nine hours per day. The re-
amounted to $5,722s6. Plans for
q nth station a. sth and F streets
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Plumbing Board.

During the year the plumbing
board held twenty-four sessions for
the examination Of candidates for
license as master plumber and gas
filter. The total number examined
was seventeen. The number Of
original candidates examined for
license for master plumber and gas
htter was four. mono of whom passed.
Of the thirteen who had been prevt-
ousiy examined for license, one passed
and twelve failed.
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Sewers.

The construction and maintenance
Of the sewer system and the sewage
disposal system Of tho District of
Columbia is placed under q division
formerly designated the sewer divi-
sion. In tho last District appropria-
tion the title Of the head Of this di-
vision was changed from the superin-
tendent Of sewers to sanitary en-
gineer
The length Of main and pipe sewers
constructed during the year was 1s.47
miles. The total length of main and
pipe sewers on June 80. 1919. was
1904 miles, of which 14l.s7 miles are
main sewers and 5S5.87 miles are
pipe sewers. There was expended
during the year on the sewer sys-
tenn the sum Of s379.2o6.34 and on the
sewage disposal system $s5.159.21.
The total cost Of the sewerage sys-
tenn to June 30. 1918. was $12,94s.-
036.45. The cost Of the sewage dis
posal system to the same, date was
$4.720,S24:92. making q total cost Of
the complete system to June 80. 1913,
$18,669,361.37.
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Condemnation Of 1nsanitary Build.
ings.

The board for the condemnation O..
insanitary buildings held eleven meet
inEs and issued orders for the demo-
lition of se buildings and the repair
Of 42 buildings. OF the buildings or
dered to be demolished. 81 were locat-
ed on streets and Is on alleys OF
those ordered to be repaired, - were
ON streets and on alleys.
Since the creation OF the board. Nay
I. 1896, 1t has examined e.e6S build.
ings, Of which 2,l4S were demolished
and 1884 repaired. OF the buildings
demolished. 1,45s were located on
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Street Lighting.

There are 1896 street lamps Of all
kinds in the District Of Columbia, as
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CONGRESS ASKED
TO READJUST TAX
RATE IN CAPITAL

Continued from Fifteenth Pase.)
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Water Revenues and Expenditures.

The revenues from all sources dur
ing the year. including a balance OF
ed to $97S.s48.49. The expenditures Of
| the distribution system amounted to
$500 O,667.76. Advances made on ,ac-
count Of the Washington aQueduct or
supply system amount to $18S. 500. The
balance. including $1s2.0SS.14 in the
in the hands Of the collector Of taxes
Of tho District Of Columbia, and
$7.373.92 In the hands Of the disburs-
ing officer Of the District Of Columbia.
is $199.7S0.73. This balance Is obligat-
ed to the extent Of $1e4.e26:s3. leaving
June 80. 1913. Of $35.154.90. OF the
total cost of the work during the year.
1856 per cent was for new work. 46.3
per cent for operating expenses, 1877
per cent for general repairs and Ia
per cent for replacement.
Water Meters.
During the fiscal year only ss6
water meters have been installed,
80. 1918. Of 61.107. The average cost
of installing meter in a private resi-
dence where the work is done by the
District is $15.76, made up as fol-
lows: Cost Of meter: ss.ss: material.
per meter for maintenance is 34 cents.
The rate charged for water on meter
ed services is { cents DER hundred
cubic feet for all used in excess Of
$500 cubic feet. The minimum charge
to each premise, allowing the use OF
$500 cubic feet, is $3.50 per annum.
On unmetered services the rate for
domestic purposes is charged accord
ing to stories and front feet. On all
houses two stories high with q 'front.'
age Of sixteen feet or less the charge
IL So per annum, and for each addi-
tional front foot or fraction thereof
there is added 81 cents to the charges
as computed above. For each addi-
tional story there is added one-third
Of the charges as computed above.
For business premises not metered the
rates vary from 81 to SIS per annum
Where the rate is $25 or more a meter
is required to be installed by the own
er or occupant Of the premises at his
own expense. The amount of water
rents collected under the nat rate sys-
tenn was $73,888.S7 and under the
meter system $637.695.98. For water
used in building construction tho
amount collected was $2,60a.33, max
ing a total Of $714.388.z8. In addition
to this amount. the water revenues
from other sources such as water
main tax, charges for taps, etc,
brought the total receipts up to $751;
693.S4. The estimated receipts for the
fiscal year 1880 are $733,6o0. The total
number Of water services at the end
Of the fiscal year was 70.935, Of which
81, ,107 are metered and 9.S28 not me-
tered, making q percentage Of serv.
ices metered eighty-six.
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and the difficulty OF obtaining essential
building materials.
Repairs to Municipal Buildings.

All municipal buildings are kept In
repair under the direction Of the munich
pal architect. These include school
buildings. a engine houses: police stations
number about 800 in all. The cost Of
repairs was much Increased during the
year. due to increases made in the
wages Of mechanics and laborers and
increase in the cost Of material.
In the report Of the municipal archi-
tect viii be found memorandum on the
subject Of classroom ventilation, pre-
pared by the sanitary engineer Of his
department. which merits special atten-
ton. as change in ventilation systems
with expensive alterations attendant is
urged with warm pleading. The venti-
lation Of schoolrooms throughout the
United States calls for large expendi-
ture for heating apparatus, and what
with some systems seems a waste OF
fuel The Importance Of the subject Of
heating and ventilating plants In public
schools would Justify its study BY a
commission such as is recommended by
the municipal architect in his report.
The District Building.
The routine work incident to tho
care Of the District building involves
several distinct functions, viz, the
power plant, woodworking. paint and
electrical shops, blue prints and photo
SHOps pT1HtMB SuOp Anu tnc SlSVAtOT,
watch and cleaning forces. During the
year 2,313 tons OF coal were consumed,
an increase Of 453 tons over tho pre-
cedfng year. Electric current gen.
Grated and consumed amounted to
462.900 kilowatt hours of which 317,-
$40 kilowatt hours were used for
lighting and 145.260 for power. OF the
latter 80. $50 kilowatt hours were con-
sumed by the fire-alarm apparatus,
the laboratories of the health depart
ment and the inspector Of asphalt and
cements. Nine hundred and sixty-seven
orders for blue prints were completed,
at a cost Of $sS0.84. and 153 orders for
were executed At q cost
of $600.32. Five hundred and flfty-one
orders for printing were executed at
a cost of $5.7s3.40. Waste paper
to 60,745 pounds was baled
and delivered to the contractor. The
regular appropriation for the care Of
the building was $4,000, and de-
fictency appropriation Of $4,000 was
made primarily for the purchase Of
coal.