Evening Star Newspaper, October 31, 1893, Page 12

STEAM AND STREET RAILROADS. Some Interesting Remarks About Underground Wires. THE DISTRICT BRIDGES. ‘The annual report of Capt. G. G. Fie- Deger, assistant to the Engineer Commis- sioner of the District in charge of the sur- face department, has been completed and contains an interesting summary of the ‘work of the year, besides making some im- portant recommendations. The following table shows the nature of the work done, the expenditures and the for the same class of work for fiscal year. Fiebeger’s report for the operations surface department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1893, is as follows: 1892 93. Mabilities. Appropriation— Expenditures and z stifle ff 300.00) 17,973.12, 25,000 6,971.15, 6,000 ye only. tion of Streets. ‘The condition of the streets of Washington and its suburbs on July 1, 1893, is shown in the following table, which includes streets Paved at private expense: | City | Sub'rp. | Streets. |streets.| Total. | Sa.yds. |Sq. yds.) Sq.yds. Sheet iad ] 1,581,982 | 158,546 | 1,740,527 Coal tar, concrete | t | and distillate. 640,461 |..... ... | 540,461 230,860 The rough stone, macadam and most of the trap rock pavements can only be con- eidered as temporary improvements, and must eventually be replaced with some bet- ter They are difficult to keep clean and in repair. The distribution of the improvements in the various sections of the city is shown in he following table: T7222 F TFET g2£E 28 62332 GREE EES EE: bei: Bese piahhoiie? aesHiecwana |G pega ba55 a lf Tia dealt tro al BE od = z s82.8 5 82 2 39 ee seh abe] 2 |? peeai ese 8 [22 $2: e583 |7? z 8 ry ae # oF ge 2 8 ge = 5338 #5 pais.8 2836 2 -*hes8828 288 |E The principal changes introduced during fiscal year were the substitution of a four-inch concrete base for the four-inch | earnestly recommended that the entire Bituminous base hitherto laid under asphalt Pavements, and the use of vitrified brick gutters upon all streets paved with asphalt. It ts belteved that each of these chang- es will contribute to decreasing the cost of the pavements in repair. “The ex- ts with vitrified brick have been A part of B street north, used as a stand for wagons; a part of 15th street west, used as a hack stand; a part of Ist street west, in front of the,District butld- ing, are paved with this material. The Georgetown ani Tenleytown railroad has used it between the rails and tracks on High street, and during the fiscal year 1994 it Is proposed to pave F street northwest from Virginia avenue to 26th street with vitrified brick. The advantages and de- fects of this material lie between asphalt and granite block. The Asphalt Controversy. “There were two events in connection ‘With asphalt paving which should be re- corded in this report. At the opening of the bids for 1893 it was found that the lowest bidder was the Schillinger Paving Company. which proposed to lay the pave- ments for which we had been paying $2.25 per square yard for $2.6, and those for which we had been paying $2 for $1.99. “The samples submitted with the bids ‘Were tested by the inspector of asphalt and ements and were reported unsatisfactory. “At the request of the bidders I visited the works of the Trinidad Asphalt Company at Jones’ Point, New York, trom which the Schillinger Company proposed to obtain its supplies. Samples from al) the cargoes at these works were again tested by the tn- Spector of asphalt, who reported them land asphalts and inferior to the Trinidad Lake. ‘The best cargo approached so nearly the ‘Trinidad Lake in quality that the Com- missioners decided to award the contract to the Schillinger Company for one street to be paved with this cargo. “The company, however, failed to enter imto its contract within the specified time and the bid was accordingly rejected. At the opening of the bids for work for the current year it was found that Mr. Thos. H. Thomas of w York was the lowest bidder. He was % cents per square yard lower than the Barber Company for asphalt Pavement upon a G-inch concrete base, and % cents per square yard lower upon a 4- inch base. His prices were $2.10 for the former and $1.90 for the latter. “Samples of the asphalt submitted by him were examined by the inspector of as- phalt and cements who reported that he did Rot think it sable to accept the bid and experiment with a new material. “At the request of Mr. Thomas further In- ¥estigations were made, and I visited the refining works at South Amboy and a pave- ment made with this material in Detroit, Michigan, in Octobe-, 1 Further experi- ments were made in the District laborato by Prof. Richardson, chemist fq fwict, and by Profs. Bowen and’ DeSmedt, | | modern structures of metal or masonry. | rebuilding of the M street bridge over Rock \ean always be referred. Until the official | THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, -D. 0. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1893—SIXTEEN PAGES. emists for the two competing bidders. “The laboratory experiment did not seem to give any decided advantage to either of the asphalts, the results being differently ee by the various interested par- jes. “The pavement laid in Detroit having Proved about equal to the Trinidad Lake asphalt laid the same year it was decided Rot to reject the bid entirely on account of the material. Mr. Thomas having con- vinced the Commissioners of hiz ability to carry out any contract entered into by him, and, as the work done by him was to be superintended by Prof. De Smedt, who has been for several years inspector of asphalts and cements for the District, he was finally awarded a contract for paving abovt 20,000 square yards. At the present time his work in Washington has been completed, and he ig engaged in carrying out his contract. Time alone can demonstrate whether his pavements are equal to those laid with the Trinidad Lake asphalts.” As there are many of the suburban streets which require immediate improvement, it is hoped that the Commissioners will see fit to"include all those given in the schedule in their estimates to Congress. In his last report Capt. Fiebeger says he called atten- tion to the rapid growth of the suburbs, and he had no doubt the new assessment will show a still greater increase in the assessed valuation of the county. Of the $165,000 appropriated for the im- provement and repair of sidewalks and the construction of sewers and sidewalks under the permit system, $108,000 was expended on alleys and sidewalks. Better Sidewalks. “Considerable progress has been made,” Says the report, “toward securing better sidewalks. During the fiscal year about 10,000 square yards of old brick walk were replaced with granolithic, cement, asphalt and cement tiles. The granolithic walk is the one generally preferred by the prop- erty owners and is now laid fer $1.731-2 per square yard. This pavement consists of five inches of Portland cement concrete. ‘The material used in the surface layer, which is one inch thick, is finely broken blue stone clippings. This pavement_re resents an even surface, but it is difficult and expensive to repair. The asphalt tile walk is made of compressed hexagonal or square blocks laid in a bed of sand. The present cost is $1.50 per square yard. This pavement has the advantage of be- ing easily repaired. The walks of ordi- nary paving bricks laid during the year cost about 7@ cents a square yard. The paving of alleys is the most important} & work done under this appropriation. As a rule this work has been done under the compulsory permit system upon the recom- mendation of the health officer. The mate- rials used were vitrified brick and asphalt block, both laid by hired labor. The aver- age cost of the former was $2.10 and of the latter $1.80 per square yard, including re- grading and cost of materials.” The report calls attention to the neces- sity of providing better sidewalks and curbs around the parks. It suggests that a special amount be set aside for this pur- pose every year. The opening of new streets in the suburbs has diverted a large proportion of the appropriation from the ordinary county roads which are the main thoroughfares from the country around the District to the Capitol. A proportionate increase in the appropriation is absolutely necessary if it is praposed to keep them even in tolerable repair. To make them first-class roads would require an annual appropriation of about $1,500,000, or $1,000 per mile. The District Bridges. “The total number of bridges in the Dis- trict under the supervision of the Com- missioners,” the report says, “is 6; their aggregate length 1s about 131-2 miles. “Nearly all of these bridges have been constructed with special reference to econ- omy; a8 a result they compare very unfa- vorably with the other public works of the District. “Many of them are old wooden structures, which require constant repair, and should te replaced as soon as poesible with more “The principal work of the year was the creek at a total cost of $9,218.30, which was berne entirely by the Washington and Georgetown Rail Company. The plans were made with a view of replacing the present wooden floor with an asphalt pave- ment whenever Congress sees fit to add this improvement. “Plans for a similar structure to replace the P street bridge over Rock creek were prepared by Mr. Hunt. This work will be completed November 1, 1893. A special esti- mate is transmitted herewith for widening the approaches of this bridge from thirty- six feet, their present width, to fifty feet. This improvement fs urgently demanded. - “The regulations relating to the passaxe cf vehicles over all bridges have been modified $0 as to allow light vehicles to cross most of the bridges at speed of six miles an hour instead of at a walk, as hitherto re- quired. “I would again invite attention to the ne- cessity of replacing the Navy Yard bridge with a new structure at an estimated cost of $250,000." Sarveys om Account of Subdivisions of Land. This work has been under the charge of Mr. W. P. Richards, assistant engineer, whose report is given in the appendix. ‘rhe work of this division has been of great im- portance in not only regulating the streets of suburban subdivisions so that they con- form to law, but also in establishing perma- nent monuments and benches to which they map showing the proposed system of high- ways is completed no further appropriation under this head will be required. | Mr. Richards has been transferred to that work and {s now under the personal super- | vision of the Engineer Commissioners. Parking Commission. The care of the trees along the public! streets has, as heretofore, been under the | supervision of Mr. Wm. R. Smith of the| Botanical Gardens, Mr. John Saul and Mr. Wm. Saunders of the Agricultural Depart- ment. None of these gentlemen receive any compensation for their services. ‘The amount and character of the work done is shown in the annual report of the superin- tendent, Mr. Trueman Lanham. “The parking commission has repeatedly called attention to the necessity for in-) creasing the appropriation for the care cf trees. Notwithstanding the growth of the city there has been no increase in the ap- | propriation for the last ten years. It is amount estimated as necessary to carry out the work of the commission during the fiscal year be granted. The care of the trees should be considered fully as impor- tant as the care of the roadway, pave-| ments and sidewalks. There are aiso many small parks and circles in the District, | which are at present under the control cf the Commissioners, and for which no ap- propriation is made. “An estimate of the cost of maintaining these in a presentable condition is given in the report of the superintendent of park- ing, and 1 would respectfully urge that the | amount be added to the estimates.” The Street Railways. The Metropolitan Railway Company, which was required to change its motiye power by July 22, 1893, has not complied | with this requirement, nor has it sub- stituted for the old rail the standard groov- ed girder rail required by act of Congress throughout its lines. The Columbia Railway Company has not yet complied with the requirements of Con- gress to change Its rail. Practically nothing has been done by the following roads under the charters of modi- fication of same granted by Congress: Co- lumbia Suburban, Eckington and Soldiers’ Home. Great Falls and Maryland and Washington. During the year the Brightwood Ralilroad Company has completed an excellent dou- ble track road from Florida avenue on 7th street northwest to Takoma Park, with spurs to 14th street on Kenyon and Marshall streets, to Soldiers’ Home on Richmond street and to the District line on Bright- wood avenue. The most Interesting event, however, in connection with street ratiways has been the successful completion and operation of a double track road on U street northwest from 7th to 18th streets, with underground wires. Though somewhat more expensive to construct, it has all the advantages of the ordinary overhead trolley, with the ad- ditional ones of having no objectionable and dangerous overhead wire, and a protection of the gas and water pwe by the use cf a return wire. Having many advantages over the cable and other electric systems, it is to be hoped that the future will see a considerable ex- tension of this or some similar system. Steam Railways. “Upon this subject I can only repeat my report of last year. The annoyance and dangers resulting from the numerous grade crossings of the two great railroad sys- tems are subjects of daily complaint. There is, at present, no improvement of such vita! importance to the interests of the city as the removal of these tracks from the sur- face of the streets. “In making the necessary changes the best interests of the city demand that the grade of the railway tracks shall be made dependent upon the established grades of ‘B. | ings be called the city streets. That plan should be adop' ed which leaves to iblic the unob- structed use of the greatest number of streets. If the present routes are retained, it is probable that the construction of ele- vated tracks would best fulfill the condi- tions required.” Efforts were made to have the railroad crossings kept in repair during the year; the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, how- ever, made little effort to comply with or- ders and notices sent them, and their cross- ings at street intersections were almost uniformly bad, and in many cases, dan- gerous. Some legislation seems to be neces- — a authorize the Nesgeerrqeorat to make the necessary repairs, an jue cer- tificates of indebtedness against the rall- roads, as is done in the case of street rail- ways, or an appropriation should be made for the repair of these crossings until ee One Se Erode cronsings ate clepensed wi Street Designations. “I would invite attention to the neces- sity of providing a system of names for the minor streets and alleys in the cities of Washington and Georgetown. At the pres- ent time there is not only a want of sys- tem, but the same street has different names in adjacent squares, Many of the names of the alleys are a disgrace to the city. Although in the original plan of the city the names of the streets were reserved for the grand avenues of the city we now find Oregon avenue and Californin street, two minor streets, each one square in length and sixty feet wide. = " Two streets in different parts of the northwest are named Madison and two are named Pierce. The same street is named Madison in one square and Samson in the next. In other squares it is named Fran- lin and Bates. it is suggested that all the minor thor- oughfares of the city connecting on two or more of the principal streets and forty or more Coy in width throughout be called “plac Jess width That all thoroughfares of throughout than forty feet or not connect- ing two principal streets containing dwell- “courts.” The name “alley” be restricted to the uninhabited portions of thoroughfares in the squares of the city. That all east and west places be named after prominent Americans in alphabetical order, beginning at the Capitol as Adams lace between East Capitol and A streets, uchanan between A and B streets, Cal- houn and Clay between B and C streets, C. That all north and south places be desig- Nated by fractions, 1-2 and 1-4 added to the Street adjacent to the east in the western Portion of the city, and to the west in the eastern portion of the city, as 141-2 street between 14th and 15th streets. I do not at present know of any street where the fraction 1-4 would be used, but it is pos- wad some future subdivision may require «Many of the present names of the courts" could be retained. The others might be named after plants and trees, The alleys could be designated simply by eo as “Alley square 500” or “Alley ‘The alley designations are unimportant, as they would not appear in the directory or be used in the Post Office Department. All Jaws hitherto passed relating to bated should - gpa applicable to streets ces, and all laws relating to alleys — be made applicable to alleys and Opening Street Alleys. Speaking of the act approved July 22, 1892, providing for the opening of alleys, Capt. Fiebeger suggests some amendments to remedy defects which have been devel- oped during the year. @) The act should be made applicable to streets in the cities of Washington and Georgetown as well as to alleys. There is Bow no law under which streets can be opened in the city, though in many cases it is more desirable to have a sixty-foot street than an alley. @) The Commissioners should be author- ized to order the opening of any alley which in their judgment may be necessary to the extension of the sewerage or water supply systems. @) The amount paid the United States marshal should be increased, not to ex- ceed $20 and necessary expenses, approved by the Commissioners. @ All applicants for the opening and closing of allexs should be accompanied by three plats, mae by the surveyor of the District. Rock Creek Valley. “I would again invite attention,” the re- port says, “to the advisability of the gov- ernment securing a strip of ground at least 100 feet wide upon each bank of Rock creek north of M street. This will enable the Commissioners to control the dumping along the banks, and will be of great value in the plans for improvement, whether by arching or retaining walls and terraces. Reek Creek Park. “The purchase of this magnificent tract having been about completed, it will soon be turned over to the permanent board of control, consisting of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia and the chief of engineers, United States army. Provision should be made for taking care of the roads and bridges in the park and for pro- tecting the game, trees and dwellings upon the same. If necessary, authority should be given by the board of control to lease such tracts as they may deem advisable to responsible parties, and the funds thus raised should be set aside for the improve- ment of the park. ‘These funds might be deposited with the collector of taxes of the District and be sub- ject to requisition by the board of control. I would recommend an appropriation of $25,000 for the next fiscal year. Of this amount $9,000 will be necessary for the re- placing of the Pierce Mill bridge and the balance for the care of the park and repair of the roads. Overhead Wires and Conduits. The report gives a summary of the laws governing overhead wires and conduits in the District, including the act of August 6, 1890, providing for the appointment of a board of experts to investigate the subject. The conclusions reached in the reports of the Engineer Commissioner of the District December 6, 1888, and by the board of elec- trical experts October 6, 1891, are given in | full, The results accomplished by the vai laws and reports, Capt. Fiebeger 3, may be gathered from the following table: Conduits in Washington. 1888. 1893. Miles. Miles. United States government. 24 District government..... ae U. 8. Electric Light Company...4.00 34.8 Ches. and Pot. Tel. Co 5. 13.7 Western Union Tel. Co. . 13 Postal Telegraph Co.. 2.33, 2.6 It will be seen from the above that the United States Electric Lighting Company and the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company have alone availed themselves of the privilege to construct conduits. Each of these companies has a separate system. From the difficulties encountered in lo- cating these conduits in the streets it ts evident that in accommodating all the vari- ous telegraph wires that a single system of | conduits must be used. ‘The electric board recommended a system of conduits to cover the cities of Washing- ton and Georgetown at a total cost of $190,- 000, the total length being 213 miles. These conduits would accommodate the overhead wires now in use and provide for all prob- able extensions of the various electrica) | systems. Their construction should be un- dertaken at once; in the business section of the city, the construction of granolithic walks and vaults will increase the cost of laying these conduits from year to year. Considering the fact that the United States Electric Lighting Company has now about thirty-five miles of conduits, the fu- ture maintenance of overhead wires carry- ing currents dangerous to human life should be prohibited, and all such wires should be Placed in conduits. Soe Cost of British Defenses. Sir C. W. Dilke in North American Review. The British empire spends as a rule upon defense from $250,000,000 to $280,000.00 a year, of which the military expenditure of India, with the indirect expenditure for the sake of India on the mobile land forces at home, forms the largest item. Almost the whole of this vast sum is expended out of British loans or taxes under the control of the parliament of the United Kingdom, and out of India taxes under the indirect contro! of the house of commons through the secretary of state, who is a member of the government of the day. This expendi- ture, although vast, although open to the reproach that it does not do more than maintain a fleet slightly superior to that of France, and an army of very small num- bers, is a fleabite as compared (in its ill effect upon the wealth of the nation) with the military expenditure of Italy, or, in a less degree, with that of other continental powers. The evidences of the overpressure of taxation in India itself, many as they are, are slight in comparison with those which are present in the case of Italy, and it may be assumed, therefore, that, while the taxpayers of the United Kingdom and of India may make their voices heard in in- sisting upon better value for their money, the expenditure will not in itself be brought to an end by cy. } i} { | | | the door. PRENDERGAST CRAZY? Something About the Previous Life of Mr. Harrison’s Assassin. Considerable has been learned in regard to Carter Harrison's assassin, Prendergast. Prendergast wrote several times to Corpora- tion Counsel Kraus about the position of corporation counsel of Chicago, to which he claimed the mayor had promised to appoint him. “Soon after I was inducted into my office last spring,” said Mr. Kraus yesterday, “I received a most peculiar postal card. It was written in red ink, and at each corner and around the sides were marked a number of small red crosses. As nearly as I can re- member, the postal was as follows: ‘Mr. Kraus—I want to be corporation counsel, and I intend to be. What business have you to be corporation counsel? You don’t know how to fill that position, and I do not want you to get it.’ This remarkable effu- sion was signed ‘Eugene Prendergast.’ I turned it over a couple of times, and then sent it to the police. “Several weeks later I received a second Postal just like the first. It was signed by the same man and decorated by the same peculiar red crosses and sang the same song, that I resign and let him be appointed corporation counsel in my place. “Two or three weeks ago I was favored with a personal interview from my would-be successor. One afternoon I noticed an evil- looking fellow in the waiting-room. He stayed there a long while—fully half an hour, I should say. Finally I got ready to leave. As I was going out I asked him what he wanted. He said that he wanted to see the corporation counsel. ‘Well, I am he,’ I replied. ‘I am the man who wants to be corporation counsel, in your place,’ he said. ‘Don’t you remember me? I am Eugene Prendergast. I have written you about it." I thought it best to humor him. So I answered: ‘Oh, yes, I remembered you perfectly. So you want me to get out of here and give you a chance?’ ‘Yes,’ he re- plied, with an idiotic grin. ‘Well, when do you want me to go?’ I asked him. ‘I'll go at any time wherever you say the word.’ This seemed to tickle him immensely, and he said that I need not hurry myself, but he would wait until I was ready to go. I asked him if he was a lawyer, and he said that he was not. ‘Well,’ I replied, ‘it is not necessary,’ whereat he smiled again idlot- ically, I also asked him if he thought Mayor Harrison would appoint him, and he said that he was sure the mayor would. I then, saying that when I got ready I would recommend him to the “I knew Eugene Patrick Prendergast very well,” said Brother Baldwin of St. Patrick’s Academy. “When I read the awful story in the papers this morning I recognized in Prendergast one of our former pupils. I Was not surprised that he had committed so infamous @ «ime. From the first visit he made me I saw that there was a screw loose In his head. He would insist upon ex- tolling Henry George and elaborating the single tax philosophy in the tangled form in which it existed in his brain. Often in the midst of a sentence he would seem to forget his subject, and wander off to some other issue or scheme of a visionary charac- ter. He became a nuisance, and, as he never sought advice, but insisted upon giv- ing it, I told him several times that he must not come about the academy and annoy me with his fancies, you think him insane?” I am entirely ignorant of his career dur- ing the past two years. It might be possible that his cranky notions have led to insan- ity. As I knew him he was simply a crank and a bore. I did not consider him danger- ous when he visited me.” Mrs. Ellen Prendergast, the mother of the assassin, was seen at her home. She had no word of reproach for her son, but seemed to avold mentioning his name. In reply to @ question she said there had been insanity in the family of her husband. One of his brothers, she said, was confined in an in- sane asylum in Ireland, and, she thought, ied in the institution. He was much older than her husband and she little more than a mere girl when she heard of it. As to any symptoms of insanity in the son, she said, she had never noticed any beyond some wild talk he used to indulge in about Henry George and the eievation of tracks and various other things. Dr. G. Laidlaw, the family physician, says that Prendergast is not insane, unless he has become so very recently. He declares that he has known him since his birth, and that he was never weak-minded or had a day's sickness in his life. Prendergast’s cell in the county fail is the one in which Ling, the anarchist, com- mitted suicide. Dr. Scudder was also an oc- cupant of the same cel] when he caused his own death by taking morphine. He ate the meal which was served in his cell with evident relish, and did not leave a vestige of it. A cigar was given him, which he lighted. In front of the assassin’s cell two guards stand constantly on watch. No one is al- lowed inside of the jail except on urgent business, and every one is closely watched. Prendergast does not seem to be in the least cast down. When in conversation with any one he occasionally smiles and shows, ex- cept on occasions, a surprising nonchalance. He converses in a quiet, but disconcerted and jerky manner, and at times stops abruptly, grows sullen and refuses to say another word. There is nothing about his outward appearance tl denotes insanity. Occasionally his actions betray nervous- ness. Prendergast was restless all Saturday night, constantly getting up and lying down. He did not talk much. At one time he came to the door and peered out through the bars into the dimly lighted corridor. “This a very sad affair,” said the officer to him. “Yes, it {s sad," replied the murderer, “but I was justified in doing it. I'l come out all right. I'll be out tomorrow.” About 3 o'clock he lay down once more and this time fell asleep. But his sleep was light and he awoke to ask for something to eat. While waiting for food he talked freely | with his guard. As long as no questions were asked him he would ramble along, jumping from one thing to another without any connection. As soon as a question was asked he would stop talking and walk away. He said he was born in Ireland and came to this country when he was five years old. He said he had a mother, two sisters and a brother living in this country. “I am not worrying,” he said. I'll be out tomorrow. I am justified in doing what I | did. I have been trying for a long time to get the railroads elevated, and Harrison promised me he would have it done. He told me before election I should be corpora- tion counsel. I worked hard for his election because he promised this. When he went Rewer on his promise, it was my duty to kill im.” After rambling on in this strain for a while he said: “I am a good Catholic and go to church every Sunday. I know some good men in the church. There are good Catholics and bad Catholics. I am one of the good ones.” He received the regulation police station breakfast—a cup of coffee and a third of a loaf of bread. He ate the bread eagerly, saying: “This is mighty good bread. Chica- go does everything well and makes good | bread.” He asked for another cup of coffee and {t wes given him. After looking around the cell he said: “This would be a pretty good place to commit suicide in. A man could easily hang himself, but it would be bette> to butt your head against these bars,” pointing at An officer asked him if he had any desire to commit suicide, to which he replied in a surprised voice: “No. Why should I commit suicide? I'll be out of here tomorrow. 200 Income Tax Number Two. From the New York Sun, Once only in the history of the United States has the federal government found it necessary to impose and attempt to col- Ject an income tax. ‘That was under the stress of civil war. The tax was forced by the enormous expen- ditures of a government engaged in mili- tary and naval operations on a gigantic scale. The income tax was a war measure, a last resort, a revenue expedient obnoxious in itself but justified by the necessity that knows no choice. A democratic administration has now been in power for a little more than six months; six months of profound peace. Has democratic rule for six months | brought the country to a condition equiva- lent to that resulting from the stress of war, with half the country in arms to con- quer the other half? Has democratic rule proved such a misfortune that resort is necessary for the second time in our national experience to the calamity tax, the extreme expedient and last effort of the taxing power? Will the democratic administration, or any democrat in Congress, confess that such is the case? If yea, would it not be better to resort first to @ revenue tariff, as provided by the Chicago platform? Or in case that would not suffice, why not impose a direct tax upon the several states in accordance with article 1, section 2, and clause 3 of the Con- stitution? Anything is better than @ war tax in s time of profound peace, SUPPrising REDUCTIONS All This Week — At MOSES, {{th and F. ITH our matchless facilities for economic buying and selling, we are at all.times in po- sition to offer you as good values as are ob- tainable elsewhere in America. But now cash invariably accomplishes wonderful results, and, with this weapon, we’ve brought to this establish- ment some of the greatest and grandest values the world has ever seen. In many cases the prices here quoted are considerably less than the actual cost of the goods a few weeks ago, and now that you have the opportunity to buy for so little money, would it not be well to embrace it? ~4 Turse Priors Axe Fon Case Onn Onrextaz Roos Guearcr Renvorn. The Furniture Low Paice Rocarso Cuaraa Sewing Rocker, ly fin- Shiraz Rogs herular DEPARTMENT ts especially sich with good Lig Sona with double woven OFFS cae Pom. Rewalar value 4 ues. e 80 rocker Shirvas season have had the effect of clearing out our p~ niegedtanetntmmeewad mat | Cwohsivosizc ri" S7 50 stock two or three times. $2.50 Gakaig ikea One bale Carabach Antique But some offers have taken better than ny, with double woven Couches and others, and as all of our Furniture Depart- ments are now being replenished for the Jarger business that is to be, we point out to- dey SPECIALS FOR NEXT WEEK that abould certainly crowd our stores. : Lions Desza, uNges 100 ANTIQUE ANA’ ‘Mice ‘Worth to 00. Quartered Oaken Writing Desk, with larme. se Be. sasred ise Mrolad, nied mire cured Take up lots of space here, One exhibition ant s $y a00e as, Sty S25 deck we ever had Gy 5 is 7 Suraxa Roos Guearcr uate Solid Oak Writing Deaksg 15 seg cst “Coenen “and Divane with asd wai ety nas 18 o's ‘wowed od of ted | Paes | BERET EES @@ bere are only s few of these last two, ‘terial. $25 Rugs, size 86 by. 12 in bow: {2a most cases we must take orders from aditre are @ number of special vanes for 20. Rugs, aise 4 by'7 fc, bow. sampleson P a > bine J Sunes Vacs Ie Rax Tor Dea | SLOSS S275 | BREE SLA Re: opp N il Sos tae B22 Biren eee Het. BIS Rossa Roos Gnearer Repvosn, BBO Sree Fecestel Deck, 2 top, $40 saable, Hood Couch, all B30) A pew lot from a deal completed. bracket front, beveled panels, beck and 222 Rue Couch, ¢ yap ‘These most durable of afl Rugs are prob- aver beell sold ices haul O57" New. SRLO at, rig eden for. $15 $B, ,auknown, ‘0 many bovsckecpers of ——— $19 Sy icc ee $12.50 Sad. best Boge thats poise eter eee Sotto Our Fornrse Tastes. SQA Geach, covered” in neary As an introduction 50 of them, 20 in. by Round, or square top., Nicest tables ‘French crepe (atti tie col Fi sd egnlnet St $5.00, will be offered at Bold universally ai¥2.50 Next week 91.455 aif around se Tanaris Pane sae ‘The rest will be redneed as follows: irastateien = 1G | Es in aed SST ne Praxo Porsse Panton Tasczs. 18 iP Frsnch crepe chia aed 3:00 hase, sins 30 ty 83 Of white, quartered sul oak. 27 br muncing of same material all 5.3 tog, sie 36 ty $2 fn lower a mens ut Stage or ‘just wn” Rugs, size $ WS he oal tables, > 2 Tower sbeteee $1.8 —_— oqverre Rvas Gararty (Gar Over 50 Tabice reduced for next week. Bed Room Furniture.| 3 its she i Sour Oax Booxcases. ey ‘toon SnSe ome o* $18.50 Up! holst riot ya $7.5 Of betes cerat $25 sa, Pat. Hee pholsteries. tains, four 1 ustadie sere 84 95 plate mirror, for... Sui ved Now... B75 Lares, Massive “Oak 15 yds. 50-in. Old Gold Medation Solid Oak Double Glass Door with large French bevel piste Tapes $2.50. .50 HOE SS gis | Soares ceeOO | oie Se Teens SlOS Sg woven — ‘spring —— $5 “ yds. sot. Gad ont tas | zatHeR-Coveren Anu Cuams. B32 wee realatediiee ee S21 313.50 ‘Terra mw SL15 $22 Sete oe ie A Jos Lor Or Opp Marrezsses. dome ‘Wool 20) Sar spring sat and ‘ack, coF $12 Cloned cure, 0d cotton, others hai, 20 be qbemaak, Was $1.55. "Now... 21.15 S10 seseetz cise coved BBE GO 60 PER CENT UNDER PRICE Wee to ct. New 500 leatherette, for. ae! 2! Large Arm Chair, S24 Crate! % 50-in. Satin Tapestry S24 tee ls 16.50 ons Was $8. Now. ® $2.50 The Carpets Offer the best values, perhaps, of any of 2% as. 2¢1n. Embomed Mobair Plush 1 Tarestray-Co > Arm C; our stocks. The thousands of yards we've io blue aut olive. "Was 81.50. Now.. PESTRY—\ OVERED HAIRS. sold so far this season have been greater So yds. 2-in. Silk Plush (2 colors). - 7s oy Was cts. Now, - 935 Sete Ot te Sect cont ia"ery Son tan a ieee s cov tel in iatesity forces BLO — en 20 yas. 24-in. Villoss as 8. 456 SQ Ey stu surpass stessusnee om eonee $8.50 Seat, cake, soil kiving you ‘many of theae ‘Carpets at ae | FY Cura S: Pack and srins, covered in tapes- @ 5 5) earped cage icvrep Curva Srxxs, try, for....... $12.5 0 rcv ered in silk tapestr; 800 yds. 32-in. Figured China SUk @ See these: colors). Was $1. NOW. .......00000 50 rolls Tapestry Brussels, new : $9.50 = Fae, ete TWecent ual: 571 colors). Was $1.50. ‘Now-- ry x artulgee aes x0 150 yds. 32-1n. China ‘Samere Varvesy Ix Cura Cases. Rll psy pee colors). Was $1. Now....-+- manana styles, worth 60 cents, 100 ds. $2.1n. Figured China S26 Beep Base he oats hte Khich we've been selling very colors). Was $1., Now...s0-. rapidly at 50 cts. Now. 12 patterns Best Five-Frame Body Brussels, regular $1.25 quality. a Se eee rere 10 pieces Best Mottled Moquet Gwmith's), acti Now, to’ close 985 yards Best Quality, wool ingrain Carpets, im new patterns and colorings, Actual- glass door, shelf top, week ... D. next SI) $18 Pr Sears ext week. Parlor Furniture. PARLOR CORNER CHAIRS. Tans Coves 8 Md Mahogany Parlor Cor- J B17 retsatntate eis, SIL | wort 7 and so cen sar ys, | 24 Chena Corer about 1 78. exeare 70g 316 recone S10 655 yards Extra Quality © Chenille Carpets, in new patterns and color- fags. act R11 Soren chats, fine y carved, ae in brovate’ ise | anahie sn, covered ‘ually worth 60 cts. yd. 4lo ORIENTAL CARPETS GREATLY REDUCED. ASK TO BE SHOWN THESE NUMBERS: Ne. 490-Porsian Bux. Size 14 ft Corner Chairs, with seat stered in da:uask or brocatel 1 Chelle Cover, 8 15 Satin 2 by % about NOW... e0eeeeee $2.25 PARLOR RECEPTION CHAIRS. ©) Sond Mabogany Chairs. No. 500_—Pers an Ri 12 al Sere oe ee 2 .. fa Bor. Sin 16h 6 Sere eee 87.50 | REEVE SRit5$8120 backs ny ho stered “tm byte “Worth 883. For... $65 tapestry, mahogany finish .. No. 280—Usak Rug. Size 15 ft. by 11 ft. 9 im. Worth $1 For 7. a $135 No. 405—Berlin | Rug. Size, 7 ft. 6 in. by 10 ft. 6 in. Worth $75. For... $60 OTHER PARLOR FURNITURE. mee ne gieters Suit 74 No. 396—Ghiorde Rug. Size, maze Sen 927.50 | te 2™ = 8100 No. 507—Bahudurr Rug. Size, 14 ft. by & ft. 4 im, Worth $95. oe Dining Furniture. No. S5—Rahudurr Rog. Size, 13 artered Oak Fight-fo 9 in. by 9 ft. 1 in. Wort ES S18 BWisesita robles, phen net For. * 895 ish. 48-inch tops, fluted No. 631—Kandahar Rug. Size, 12 ft. 4m. by 9 ft. 11 im. Worth Quartered Oak i Extension Tables, vizno $21 thie Week. nes ee S1150 roby ott ¥ Six-foot So} No. 1100-Gouding Rug. Size, ak ‘Tables, this week for. $3.50 Sars ik Rinne by 11 ft. 5 in. $165 . rs, No. 387—Persian —— HB MOSES & SONS Unnorsteny, Daarenr Axo Wart Pare House Ix Auzntoa Lazazsr Exctestvery Reran Feasrrvae, Canpr ith and F Streets N. W.