Evening star., 1920-01-18

Just half a century ago tho INTEL
ligencer, final representative OF
journal that had
End of Another been a Landmarks
of the capital.
Ne"SPaPef' but during the
latter few years of its existence
steadily failing in financial health.
suspended publication. This Is an
nounced in the following article
printed in The Star of January 10,
|1s7o:
'"The Intelligencer has discontin-
with today's issue. The proprietor,
Mr.. Delmar. says that. having lost
several thousand dollars in it al
ready, and being in poor health. he
has resolved to discontinue it's publi-
cation The suspension of that paper
adds another to the long list of news
paper wrecks in this city. 1t was
originally started. under the name OF
the Express, as an afternoon paper.
avowedly in rivalry to The Star. and
with the expectation OF being able
Ispeedily to wrest from this paper ITS
supremacy in circulation and busi-
ness. 1t was started under unusually
favorable auspices, with an ample
pecuniary base and an excellent
corps of reporters and editorial
writer's. The campaign was opened
in lively manner and kept up with
vigor, though conducted with perfect
good temper on both sides. The re-
suit, however. as in the previous nu
merous attempts to run The star ion on
possible it is to supplant a well es-
tab1ished paper SO long as 1t is con-
Quoted with energy, industry ana as
cretion If the field is large enough
the aspirant may build UP a success
of his own, but is not likely to trench
upon that of his neighbor. Thougn
the Express at one time had un-
doubtedly a good circulation, IL was
certainly not gained at the expense
| existence of The Star-covering near
| ly a full score of years-not much less
| than half a million Of dollars has peeh
spent in the various attempts 70 es
tablish a paper that should pc apie ~" :"
contest successfully with 1t for tho
leading circulation and business mere:
We have long since ceased to dreaa
any attempt at rivalry, feehng thae
our existence is pretty wen ASSURED,
and having the best wishes LOT .ae e
can afford to welcome the coming
and speed the parting guest IN .ne
| sunniest temper imaginable. rms 10
| a prolific soil for newspaper Venture.
and if their lives are somew nat n, snu
we trust they may always at leas'
be merry"
| II was generally recognized nrty
years ago that a change in the fof"
of govern
Aldermen Object to q mehI @ n,.tr,ct
Government Change. Of colum-
b;a was necessary, the capital stand
ing in need of a much more enee'''
administration than was possioie uh-
der the old system of two municipal
tiles and the county levy court. ihe
matter was under discussion, though
not with complete unanimity. as the
following in The Star Of January H.
1870, attests:
"The board Of aldermen last nleht
decided with great unanimity that
lcommissionership form of government
that the present form of munlcipai
government is the correct and lndls
i5ensahle thing Therefore they mose
earnestly and solemnly protest TO
Congress against any movemenS a.,
ing for it's object the placing OF tn1s
| sioners.' etc. etc. ,s,r,.n
-"It is natural that the aldermen
should look with disfavor upon any
movement calculated to rotate ,nen- en-
nIe-the taxpayers? They can speak
/ more disinterestedly. The present
mode of government for this CITY mas
heen pretty thoroughly tried ana win
! sideration of the present depiorapie
financial condition of the city. the
heavy debt and rapidly increasing
rate of taxation, will 1T not be Just as
wen to give the taxpayers an oppor.
tunity to express their views: ihere
are doubtless objections to the com
missionership form of government. as
we'll as to the present form. but we
trust Congress will not accept tne
unanimous protest of the aldermen
as by any means the unanimous NoiNe
| of the taxpayers"
lust as today, Washington was SUI
fering from inadequate school equip
/ ment fifty years ago.
Poor School According to news ar
ticle in The Star OF
houses. January II. 1870. the
board of trustees. meeting the night
previous, thus discussed the matter;
"Supt. Richards read communica-
tion stating that a number or the
schoolhouses were too small and were
ill ventilated, more than twenty be-
ing at this time unsuitable. There is
a great want Of playground. and In
order to conduce to the healthfulness
of the pupils who have no Fairgrounds
he recommended that in some of the
schools the doors and windows be
opened and that they engage In gym
nastic exercises at least once per
hour or between the rotations. lie
| stated that ne understood the board
| of health proposed to condemn some
| of the rooms as nuiSances.
| "Mr. Woodward thought the num-
| Der of ill-ventilated rooms was much
| above that stated by Mr.. r., and he
! came near saying that that NUMBER
/ could be found in the second dis
| trict. He did not think that the plan
proposed would work.
! Mr.. Richards replied that there
was no sovereign remedy except to
build new houses, and that the plan
nroposed. while it would not be ef-
| fectual, yet would be benefit and
would, perhaps, prevent some SICK
| ness among pupils.
| 'Mr Woodward thought that IL
| the teachers referred to the rules
! they would see that they are required
, to look to the physical wants of the
| pupils Mr.. Brown said that In his