Evening star., 1941-04-13

Ill 4o0l Oil SUcp was W
expand and improve the public trans
portation facilities of Wash
ington. In those days the
Iroiieys only mechanical form of
Opposed intra-city transport was the
street car, with overhead trolley wires.
Much opposition was raised to the con-
tinued use of these wires, which were
extremely unsightly, and demands were
made for underground cables. In The
Star of April 13, 1891, appeared the fol-
lowing report: president Hurt and
Director Parke of the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad Company called
upon the Commissioners and spent con-
siderable time discussing the plans and
conditions under which the new cable
road is to be constructed = the fol-
lowing being agreed upon: The Wash
ington and Georgetown Railroad Com
pany are hereby granted a permit to
lay down temporary track and to open
the street for the construction of the
cable road on Pennsylvania avenue and
Fourteenth street NV"
In the same issue of The Star it was
announced that President Harrison had
p,.,;Io,t started 9.ooo-mne tour
'e'oe' of the Nation, the first
0oes on leg of the journey being
Tour southwark. Members of
the party were President and Mrs, Har-
rison. Mrs. Mckee, Mrs. Dimmick, Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Harrison, Postmaster
General Wanamaker, Marshal Ransdel,
Mr. and Mrs. George w. Boyd, Mr.. E F.
Tibbott. the Presidents Stenographer,
and newspapermen." An extensive de-
scription of the presidential special was
given. In part, the Presidents cars
main interior "is upholstered in blue
plush with brown curtains, but the sleep
ing apartments set aside for the President
and Mrs. Harrison-a double drawing
room-are dainty as a bridal chamber
in a brand-new hotel. White and gold
prevail in the decorative woodwork, the
plush is a rich terra Gotta. All the
Illumination on the train, even to the
exterior lamps, will be electric.
Electric fans are also provided" tacit
admission that the purpose of the trip
was political was given at one place in
the description of the observation car.
"a brass brake wheel affords convenient
grip for the speakers right hand, leaving
the left hand free for gesticulative
purposes"
That the threat of war In Europe Is
an old story is evident from the news of
a., half a century ago-just
Vor 9eore 20 years after an earlier
~ Ieors major European conflict,
AGO the -Prussian War.
Saws The Star of April l3: French naval
authorities express themselves as much
amused at the Kaiser's proposition that,
in the next war, the German fleet should
destroy the enemy by one great coup.
The French are confident OF being able
TO maintain their maritime superiority
to the Germans, whatever may be the
case on land. In other quarters
the Kaiser's remarks are accepted as
indicating a set purpose to provoke
conflict with France and Russia, and at
no distant date. The manufacture OF
arms in France for the Russian Army
is being hastened and the Russian forces
will soon be completely equipped with
the most modern weapons OF destruc-
ton" The Star also reported proposal
to hold an international Red Cross ex-
hibition in Leipsic, the main feature OF
which is to be demonstration of mill
tary bakeries and steam kitchens for
troons In the field