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WINNER OF 76 PRIZES. A Wonderful Record. Many new articles are presented to the public each year, some stay a little while, some stay longer; but few that were ever offered can claim the distinction or recommendation that the fifty years of life and the winning of seventy-six prizes, tes- tifying to its value and superiority, give the Genuine JOHAN HOF?’S MALT EXTRACT. This fifty years of growth in popuiarity, and the indorsement of the merits of this famous extract by the obtaining of so many valuable prizes, substaii tiate the claim that the Genuine jO- HANN HOFFS MALT EX- TRACT has no equal. Ask for the Genuine JOHANN HOFE’S MALT EXTRACT. Beware of imitations. ABOUT THE BOERS Chat Concerning This People by One Who Lived Among Them. Bome Reason: They Hate the Why English—The Pioneers of Civil- ization in Africa. From St. Pants To those who have not lived among the Boers it is almost tmpossible to form any idea of the real state of things In the Trans- vaal. or (o understand the thousand and one petty annoyances which infest the daily life of the English under the Boer rule. A Boer hates nothing under the sun worse than an Englishman. I say Englishman, for a wo- man, be she English or of any other race, is treated with kindness and constderation by the roughest Boer to be found in the wilds of the Transvaal. This hatred is the heritage of every Boer wince the days of the first English invasion, two centuries ago, when General Craig was appointed the first governor of the Cape. A century previous to this, the French refu- wees, or Huguenots, emigrated to the Cape, to this blending of the Dutch and we owe the Boer of today. The pirit which dwelt in the old 3 and built its code and man- ner of living on the Bible still lives in their descendants. It has made them the scouts cers of civilization in Africa, this de- live a simple pastoral existence. For two centuries they have been flying from the English rule, since English rule meant wealth and advancement; but the English are ever at their heels, and hence the Boer’s hatred of his would-be conqueror and leader into a richer, fuller life. When at last the Boer goal of his he migrant found the es im the wild, untrodden re- gion of the Transvaal he believed himself foreve and settled down under the penign »f old Andries Pretori to rear f if a state after his own heart, but, alas! the frony of fate overtook him, and the »oor Roer awoke one morning to find his country turned Into a land of gold and diaz English again at his nrich him and the their enterprise in the gold and diamond fields. This tirne the Boer harkened more readily, for the reign of the Pretoriuses, father an had rendered the emigrant farmers eptible to the advances of clvili- and taught them the worth of money as the value of their land aside from g and sheep-rearing industries. It liess to go into details, which have be- come matiers of Ristory now; suffice it to say that when Mr. Gladstone practically glish Interests in the Trans- public was proclaimed, with oubert and Pretorius as a trium- Pretoria was made the capital. e y badly for the Boers he financial state of the little re- at a very low ebb indeed, when, ritical moment. gold was discovered at South Kaap. The first reef was Sheba Reef, and in a trice a town sprang up—the beautiful town of Barberton. This was the first of the famous gold-reef towns, and the new order of things put new blood into the tottering fortunes of the young republic. But soon gold was discovered on the Wit- watersrand, which was then thrown open as a& public gold field, in which every one and any one had a right. provided they pegged out their claims and paid the taxes demand- ed by the Volksraad. This brings us to Johannesburg, which was, from a camp of a few straggling tents and shanties, quickly converted ints a town, and then to a city of such marvelous growth that it may well be called one of the wonders of the world. In this rapid development, the Boers speedily made it “hot” for the English, who had built up the gold fortunes of the town, to say nothing of the whole Rand. In fact, the English soon found that the Boer co! sidered him little better than the Kafirs, and here I will give a strong fIlustration of this, that has its ludicrous side also. One day the “camp” was horrified to hear of the flogging of a white man for drunk- enness. The sensation was, to put it mildly, tremendous. No protestations could prevail on the Landdrost to change the law—an old one, strictly enforced, as the Boers are great advocates of temperance. The consternation can be mere easily imagined than described of the desperate -ne'er-do-wells who swarmed to the camp in search of fortune. To be deprived of their whisky through fear of the Iash! Tt was a terrible state of af- fairs, and filled the respectable portion of the community with secret amusement. Nevertheless, it soon became a great evil and degradation to the white man, English or otherwise, to be brought to the level of the Kafir through the medium of the whip. Another systera of curious practice was that known as “jumping,” viz., stealing an- other's claims, which consisted In paying up overdue taxes unknown to the original of the gold claims, and taking pos- of the ground “right under their so to speak. Aside from all political and financial ques- tions, the Boer is not a bad neighbor, neither is he an uninteresting friend or companion. He has a certain wit and sense of humor of 7 which may be not quite clear to ager at the first blush, but is ex- droll on a closer acquaintance. He ni likewlse, the fair sex has an abid- ing chara for him, albeit his ideal of beauty is not exactly on a parallel with ours. A fine, healihy, plump vrou is to him as at- trac’ as the grace and delicacy so neces- sary to aitractiveness In a woman accord- ing to the English taste. With the Boer the substantial ls a great quality, be it in his woman or his live stock, from the sheep to the horse. ‘The Boer has many virtues, not the least of which is that of temperance, and no doubt to this the Ecer owes his splendid health and fine appearance, together with that of clear-headedness, which has stood him such good service in the many exciting wars through which his country has passed re- cently. One of the most fatal things in a climate like the Transvaal is the tendency to “booze” too much. That, together with bad food and lack of sanitation, “killed off” more Englishmen in the early days of the Rand than any privation or hard work en- dured by the digger and prospector of those times. A last word for the Boer women, who are a kindly, hospitable class, albeit a trifie stupid to the average European. They have all our love of fashion and predilection for shopping, as the fine shops of Johannesburg prove. —_——_+e-+____ Federal Lodge. A pleasant meeting of Federal Lodge, 1808, Knights of Honor, was held Saturday even- ing. when addresses were made by several’| — of the Grand Lodge who were pres- ent. > Biological Seciety. ‘The regular meeting of the Biological So- siety was held Saturday night at the Cos- mos Club. Papers were read by Mr. David White, Mr. Theodore Holm, Mr. Edward 4 Greene and Mr. Charles L. Everything Arranged for a Success- fal Opening Tonight. ELABORATE SCHEME OF DECORATION Atrangement of the Bootlis and Who Will Preside: VALUABLE DONATIONS One of the busiest places in town today is the big Fall of the Washington Light In- fantry Armory, where the great fair and bezaar given by the Jewish Congregation is to be held during this week and next. When the ebts are turned on this evening end the bazaar is formaliy opened the scene will be one of the most attractive ever sen in this city. For days past decorators have been hard at work in the hall, and the re- sult is that the great interior has been transformed into a bower of beauty. The scheme of decoration is based on Sriental ideas, which were seen to such good effect at the world’s fafr, and the scheme has been carried out consistently and In the best or taste. This evening when, figura- tively speaking, the curtain is raised {¢ will be to exhibit an Egyptian village. This is peculiarly appropriate, sdys Mr. I. L. Blout, the chairman of the executive committee of the fair, inasmuch as the Jews are an criental people. Whiie the decorations are on an elaborate scale, they have been designed so as not to interfere with free progress about the ha!l end enough space has been left clear to make dancing possible at a late hour in the evening, provided the crowd !s not too great and it is found that it does not militate against the beat interests of the fair. The bazaar is first, last and all the time a money- making scheme, ior all the proceeds, and it is hoped that at least $20,000 will be raised, are for the benefit of the fund which is be- ing raised to enable the Washington Hebrew Congregation to erect a handsome new tem- ple. The plans for the new building have rot 28 yet been definitely decided upon, but it is the intention of the members of the congregation to expend upward of $100,000 cn @ new temple which shali be a credit to the city and to the congregation. The site has not been selected, but it will be some- where to the northwest of the present build- ing, which is located on 8th street. More than half of the amount necessary has al- ready been raised, or is in sight, the hope of all interasted that the fair will go far toward raising the balance. Valuable Donations. The Hebrews of the city have always been generous givers whenever an appeal has been made for any worthy purpose, and now that they themselves are asking, in- stead of giving, their friends, in other de- nominations as weli, have responded freely, so that when the fair opens it will be with a tremendous stock of attractive articles, which are sure to find a ready sale on their merits. If an estimate of the value of the donations were m: it would probably run well up into the thousands. As is true at most fairs the majority of these will be sold at a fixed price, but there will be many others which will be put up to be contested for by ballot or chance. Among these are a number of bicycles, which have been do- nated by local agents, and which@re pretty certain to bring generous amounts~ before they are finally disposed of. Those who are especially interested in the articles which are to be soid in th have not been idle, but have been going around for several weeks armed with voting books. The result is that in a number of instances the books are already filled, and there is no question as to whether those particular articles will bring their full value. Arrangement of the Booths. As one enters the hall his attention is at- tracted first by the light and airy effect of the decorations. The booths are erected around the four sties of the hall, with a line of five down the center, leaving wide passageways leading in every dlrection. The first booth to the left on entering from 15th street is to be devoted to the sale of cigars, and is in charge of Mrs, Luchs. Next to this is the largest booth in the hall, the New Temple booth, at which many of the most expensive donations are on sale. Tris is presided over by Mrs. I. L. Blout and Mrs. Chas. Kaufman. The congrega- tion table is presided over by Mrs. H. Kins, jr., the v.ife of the president of the Wash- irgton Hebrew Congregation, and Mrs. UL. Stern, the wife of the rabbi of the con- gregation. At these and at the other tables the chairwomen are assisted by bevies of pretty girls, who will have little difficulty in inducing the crowds to spend their rroney. The other tables, with the ladies in charge, are as follows: Art table, Mrs. Simon, assisted by Mr. Silverberg; station- ery and books, Miss H. Abraham and Miss Lillie Cohen; confectionery, Miss Amelia Wolf; flowers, Miss Fannie Kaufman; lem: onade, Miss ‘Florence Cohen; post offi Miss Ernie Meyers: fish pond, Miss Ray Sclomon; Deborah and Rachel, Mrs. Moser and Mrs. Kronhelmer; Rebecca Lodge, Mrs. Marx; Georgetown, Mrs. Baer. The supper room will be In charge of Mrs. Pach. The various booths are roofed in, and the roofs are supported by fluted columns made of cheese cloth, but looking for all the world like carved marble. They are varicolored. but all in pale and delicate shades, which make a most attractive appearance xhen lighted by upward of a thousand ineandes- cent lamps. The designing and draping of the booths is mainiy the work of Mr. L. A. Roginski, who gave his services gratis, and the electric work was done by Mr. E. Sher- wood Morgan. Opening Ceremonies The opening ceremonies of the fair will take place at 8 o'clock this evening. The fair will be formally declared open by Vice President Stevenson, who will be intro- duced by Mr. Simon Wolf. A brief response will be made by Mr. H. King, jr., the or- chestra will then strike up an appropriate alr and the fair will be open for business. Tho fair will be open every evening in the week, with the exception of Friday evenings, and there will also be a matinee each Friday afternoon. At the farther end of the hall a miniature stage has been erected, and on this there will be special attractions each evening in the way of vocal and instrumental music, dancing and recitations by prominent performers, who have volunteered their services. A feature of the fair will be an eight-page daily paper, which will be under the cditorial Management’ of Mr. Isaac Gans. One of the handsomest donations to the fair is a $200 Shriner's jewel, which is to b2 voted for, and which will doubtless start a lively ae among the members of the Mystic rine. —_—____ EFFORT TO ARBITRATE. The Sakers’ Unton as Peacemnker Hetween Brewersx.and Their Men. At the meeting last evening of the Bak- ers end Confectioners’ Union a letter was read from the proprietors of the various local breweries and signed also by their counsel requesting the appointment of a special committee to fully investigate hoth sides in. the controversy now pending be- tween the brewers and their locked-out men. The le:ter assigns as the reason for making the request that the writers believe that the action taken by the different local assemblies against the breweries was done before hearing both sides. No ac- tion wos taken on the letter, other than to again indorse the action of the union in approving of the boycott. Letters of similar import have heen re- ceived by several of the other assemblies, but have not yet come up for considera- ticn, ——.__ Has Opened an Up-Town Branch. The growth of his butter business has made It necessary for George M. Oyster, jr., to open a branch for his up-town trade at 1148 Connecticut avenue. Mr. George M. Oyster, jr., is the older of the four sons, and has many traits characteristic of his father, who made the name of Oyster syn- onymous with all that is good in the way of pure butter, and enjoys a lucrative and constantly growing patronage. Sy ' THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 189¢~FOURTEEN PAGES. 50 YEARS THE LEADER AND|THE HEBREW FAIR/OVER THE CONDUITS (Ccntinued from First Page.) ly increased until the receipts from the gas company have become a large item of rev- enue. In 1 about 5,000,000 francs were received from the cOmpany. For the year 1875 the amount exceeded 8,000,000 francs. In 1880 12,400,000 franes were received, and in 1882 more than 15,000,000 francs. ¥or several years past the annual payment of the gas company to the city has been ap- proximately 20,000,000 francs. In com- parison with American cities, this large sum fs clear profit; for we do not in this country ordinarily obtain any public rev- enue from gas companies. S not less important, moreover, it Is to be noted that Paris enjoys the further ad- vantage of obtaining gas for public ighting at rates approximating the lowest actual cost of manufacture. Most American cities Would congratulate themselves that they had made an extraordinary bargain if, in return for the privileges they accord to the Sas companies, they should have the streets and public buildings lighted at cost. But Paris obtains that concession and 20,000,- 000 francs a year In addition to it. Inasmuch as street lamps and various public establishments consume nearly one- fifth of the totai supply of gas in Paris, it is obvious that there is very substantial ad- ¥Yantage in obtaining the public supply at cost. 1 would suggest that Amesican mu- nicipal authorities might profitably take to heart the fact that in the past ten years the Paris gas company has paid into the city treasu 10,000,000 franes, or $40,000,- 000, In Berlin the electric company which lights the cliy obligates itself as follows: compensation for permission (not ex- clusive) to use the streets, it fs agreed that the municipal treasury shall receive 10 per cent of the company’s gross receipts, and further, that whenever the company earns @ net profit of more than G per cent on its actuai investment of capital, the city treas- ury shal! receive 25 per cent of such ex- cess profits, in addition to its 10 per cent of the gross igcome. Still further, it is agreed that the company shall provide the magnificent electric iNumfnation of the central avenue, ‘Unter-den-Linden,’ gether with that of the ‘Potsdamer ? and the ‘Leipziger Strasse,’ with all ex- pense of maintenance and attendance, at a price so low as to be nominal. Besides this, pecial and favorable rate is provided for such further electric street lighting as the municipality may desire.”’—(Shaw'’s “Mu- nicipal Government of Continental Eu- rope.) Mr. Shaw also states that from the elec- tric light companies Paris has exacted a yearly street rental of 200 francs for each r of cable, besides imposing a tax of on their gross receipts. In 'This Countr In Detroit, Mich., the cost of operating the public lighting plant from October 1, 1885, to January 1, 189%, is stated by Mr. Conant, secretary, at ) per month per lamp for are Hghting, as against $11.50 per lamp, paid by city under the contract system. The following tabie, showing the relative cost of electric lighting in a number of American cltles before and after municipal ownership, is taken from “Paving and Mu- nicipal Engineering” for February, 1896: Before. After. $48 Bay City, Mich.. 58 Huntington, Ind. 3 50 Goshea, Ind. : id Chicago, MM. : 268 Bloomington, Hl. i 51 Elgin, Ml. Z 43 Aurora, Il, 5 70 Pairflell, Tow 70 Marshalltoy 27 Jacksonvill a] *Probably per month. Philadelphia furnishes perhaps the most uous illustration among American of the value of a gas franchise in eat elty even with gas at $1 per thou- sund, and of the profit to the public 1e- sulting from municipal ownership. he mayor's report for the year 1894 that notwithstanding the price of gat was reduced from 31.50 to $1 per thou- sand in 1894, the bureau of gas from 1891 to 184 increased the capacity of the several works Y8l2 per cent, and the holder capac- ity 162-4 per cent, -and after paying for all these permanent improvements and other expenses, returned a net profit of nearly $3,000,000, The bureau of gas not only returned to the city the enormous profit of $3,000,000, but it furnished the various municipal departments and Yor street lighting 2,107.508,308 cuble feet of ga u received ne credit for which the burs at all, and which had the city been com- pelled to purchase at even one-half the price paid by private consumers would have cost $1,649,651. Three R These figures show the great value of these franchises very clearly, and forcibly emphasize the fact that such privileges which in many cities are annually the source of hundreds of thousands of dollars of revenue to the public in the capital of the nation are given away. They also suggest three remedies for the cure of existirg ccnditions. The first Is to bring about competition by chartering new companies under careful restrictions, re- serving to the District a proper share of the profits as compensation for the use of the st The second is to reduce the charges ing companies and impose upon then a rate of taxation in proportion to the value of their franchise. The third is municipal ownership. ‘The first is only a partial remedy, and is open to so many serious objections that the Commissioners have already advised against its adoption, and they see no good and sufficient reason for changing their opinion, The second propcsed remedy should be provided for, in any event, whether it be upplemented by either one of the other two orn or even should the Jast remedy be authorized, it is assumed that it cannot be entered upon immediately, and must be undertaken gradvally, if at all. The tendency almost everywhere is to- ward municipal ownership, and the system has, so far as the Commissioners are ad- ed, been successful wherever it has been edies. majority of the German cities, and such important cities as Amsterdam, Bri Glasgow, Edinburgh and Manchester tried the experiment and demonstrat- ed ils success, Own the Conduits. It may not be desirable cr practicable at present for the District to establish a gas plant or an electric light plant for the manufacture and sale of gas and electric- ity, but it can and ought to own every con- duit and subway in the public streets. It is the exclusive privilege incident to such ownership that create a monopoly in these companies and give to them large reve- wnich of right belong to the public. wich franchises should never be granted to corporatiors, except for a limited period, to the high bidder, under prorer restric- tiors, nad always with seme provision for ultimate ownership by the District, similar to that which has resulted in so much profit to Paris and other cities. In view of the demands upon the current revenues for pressing public needs, which are likely to continue with the growth of the city, 1t may not bo deemed wise by Congress to enter at this time upon any extended plan of acquiring existing con- duits by the District or of laying new con- duits of sufficient capacity to contain all the telephone, telegraph and electric light and power wires, which the Commission- ers believe would afford the only complete and permanent cure for existing evils growing out of the occupancy of the pub- lic streets by corporations using overhead wires, and which pay nothing for such priv- ilege. Ultimate Ownership. ‘There should be no permanent partner- ship with corporations in the use of the public streets for the purposes mentioned, and provision should be made to terminate ali-such rights that have been acquired as early as practicable. When the District owns the conduits it will be in receipt of all the revenues to be derived from the use of the subways, and will then be able to permit ell corapanies to compete for the privilege of laying wires therein for public ard private lighting, as well as for tele- phone service, without injury to the streets or inconvenience to the public. Until this plan can be carried out, the Commissioners recommend that they be authorized to ad- vertise for proposals and to rent to the highest responsible bidder the exclusive privilege of laying and maintaining con- duits in the public streets and alleys of the District for a period of thirty years, the conduits to be constructed in accordance with plans to be approved by the Commis- stoners and under their supervision, 1e- a suffivient number of ducts for the use of all public wires, and providing that the conduits shall belong to the District at the expiration of said period. = Dividing Profits, — __ The Commissioners submit herewith, as a substitute for all pending bills to charter telephone, electric Hight or gas light com- panies, a bill to cazty out their views and to prohibit the laying of any additional conduits in any isthect, toad or avenue In the District except ‘under the provisions of said bill, and providing that whenever a conduit is laid in any public street, road or avenue under the a€thority of said propos- ed act, all wires or over such street, road or avenue shall be removed or placed therein within thirty"days from the comple- tion of such conduit under penalty of $5 per day for each atil-every pole that shall remain on such street, road or avenue after the expiration of said thirty days; and providing furthe! that the Washington Gas Light and the Georgetown Gas Light companies shali hereafter, as compensa- tion for their use af the public streets,. di- vide with the District'of Columbia all prof- its in excess of G per centum per annum on the amount of their capital stock actually paid up in cash. Said bill further provides for the right to purchase all existing conduits by consent of the several owners; and reserves to the Commissioners the right to reject any and all bids. Should the United States acquire all prop- erty rights to the Great Falls, as hereto- fore repeatedly recommended by the Com- missioners, and erect an electric plant there the conduits proposed in the substitute bill will make that great power, now running to waste, available for public Nghting and other public purposes. Another important feature’ of the substi- tute bill Is that reducing the price of gas to $1 per thousand, in accordance with pre- vious recommendation of the Commission- ers, with 10 per cent reduction for prompt payment, and providing more stringent re- quirements for pure gas. Two. juspector are asked for to ald in enforcing the law. Bidding for Condutis. ‘The bill which accompantes the report pro- vides that the Commissioners are authoriz after due advertisement for proposals in the manner now provided by law, to grant to the highest responsible bidder, herein- after called the contractor, the exclus! right to lay and maintain subways in the streets, roads, avenues and aileys of the District ef Columbia, including the right to make all necessary connections with all public and private premises, for a period of thirty years from and after the passage of this act, said subways to be constructed under the ‘supervision of the Commission- ers of the District of Columbia: in accord- ance with plans and specifications approved by them, and to be of sufficient capacity, in the Judgment of said Commissioners, io contain all telephone, telegraph, electric light and all other wires and cables now in or over, or which may be necessary to lay in, the public streets, other than those laid near the middle of the streets for street rallroad purposes, reserving the right, how- ever, to reject any and all bids. Rental Provided. That the franchise granted ander this act shall carry with It the right to use sald subways and to sublet the same during sa!d franchise period at fair and reasonable rates, and any corporation, firm or person shall have the right to rent at any time any unoccupied duct or ducts in said sub- ways for the necessary use of such corpo- ration, firm or person, at a fair and reason- able rental, or on such terms as may be agreed upon by the lessor and lesaee, And in the event sald parties shall fail to agree upon equitable terms, either party may ap- ply by petition to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, which shall im- mediately provide fér proper notlee to and hearing of all parties interested, and shall have power to determine the terms and conditions upon whic), said unoccupied duct or ducts may be used, That there shall ‘bé' reserved in all sub- ways or conduitd' constructed under the authority of this‘act the free use at alt times of such number of ducts or chambers as may be necessary “to contain all public wires or cables. The bill provides for the filing of a $50,000 bond by the contractor, and for the use on proper terms of any manhole. Relong to' District. The bill then provides that it shall be the duty of the contractor to construct sub- ways in any paved streets, roads, avenues or alleys wheneyer, the Commissioners deem it necessary for the public interest, and in all other streets, roads and avenues in advence of paving same, and “that at the expiration of said franchise period all subways constructed under the authority of this act shall become the property of the District of Columbia; provided that if at any time the contractor shall neglect to comply with the requirements of his con- tract for a period of six months, all of the subways, manholes and prope therein belonging to said contractor which have been constructed under the authority of this act shall thereupon become the prop- erty of said District and the franchise granted thereunder shall cease and ceter- mine.” Overhead Wires. The bill states that after the passage of the act it shall be unlawful to lay any conduit or subway in any stre#t, road avenue or alley except under the authority contained in the act, and whenever a sub- way is laid by said contractor all wires on or over the street where such subway 15 jaid shall be removed or placed in said conduit or subway within thirty days from the completion of such conduit, under a penalty of $5 per day for each and every pole carrying an overhead wire that shall remain. on such street, road or avenue after the expiration of said thirty days, to be recovered in the Police Court of the District of Columbia in the name of said District, in the same manner as otier fines and penalties are recovered, proyided that nothing in this act shail Le construed to legalize. any existing conduits. Dividing Profits. The bill says: “That the chartc Washington Gas Light Company and the Georgetown Gas Light Company be and the sam are hereby amended so as to re- quire each of said companies to pay an- nually, on or before the 15th day of Fé ary, to the collector of taxes of the Di: trict of Columbia, as compensation for its ure of the streets, one-half of all its profits of the for the preceding year ending Dezember 31, in excess of 6 per centum per annum on the amount of the capital stock actually paid up in cash. Hach of said compant. is also required to make a full and c- curate report to Congress on or before the ist day of February of each year of all its rece'pts and disbursements of every kind end on every account during the preceding year ending December 31, to be sworn to by the president of the company, and a duplicate of the same shall be Med with the Commissioners of the District of Co- lumbia, provided that the hooks and ac- counts of said companies shall at all times be open to the inspection of said Com- missioners.” One-Dollar Gas. that the Washington Gaslight Company and all other gaslight companies doing bus- Iness In the District of Columbia are au- thorized to charge and collect, after the passage of this aét, ‘for illuminating gas furnished to cons\imérs in the District of Columbia, at the nate of not exceeding one dollar per thousagd cubic feet: Provided, That if consumers yay monthly any gas bill within fifteen,days after the same shall have been presented, sald consumers shall ba entitled to a discount of ten per centum on the amcunt of Saltf bills. The bill compels the furnishing of 22- candle power gas, vader peralty, and for official inspection,, eee An Assignment. An ‘ignment ito Simon Wolf, for the benefit of their creditors, was today filed by the Stumph & Bro. Company, formerly trading as Stumph & Bro. The firm, a Virginia corporation, is engaged in the mattress business at’ 631-35 Massachusetts vi The assets are placed at ; and the liabilities at $30, ees Gift of an Organ. A cabinet organ has been presented to the Florence Crittenton Hope and Help Mission by the young ladies’ class of the Metropoitian M. E. Church, A service of dedication was held yesterday at the mis- ston. coe See The Fingship New York. The flagship New York has gone from Hampton Roads to Tompkinsville, N. Y., in order to give her crew the benefit of shore Uberty, | were found to beset it now, Senators may |MAY ULTIMATELY PREVAIL The Distribution of Appropriation Bills is ‘ the Senate, That Method Approved by Experience in the House—Was First - Hesinted There, The pcstponement until next winter of the question of dismantling the Senate ap- Propriation cemmittee, to use Mec, Hale’ felicitous expression, may not mean the ul- timate defeat of the proposition. In the end it may prevail, it as many support- ers, and brought forward as it will,be then, shern of some of the embarrassments that Le willing to record themselves with entire freedom from extraneous considerations. The Practice Approved. There would appear to be no reason why the practice cf the House with regard to the appropriation bills should not be the prective of the Senate, ‘The practice stands approved by experience. This work of the House is swiftly and satisfactorily don Under the old system, when cne committee handled all of the supply bills, service on that committee, while it conferred much distinction on a mar and was gladly un- dertaken, was yet a species of slaver: From the day ihe estimates were first take up, till the day the last of the bilis was reported to the House, members of the com- mittee mac ro time for anything else. They were all but locked to the committee table, like galley siayes to the oar. The distribu- tion of the bills has relaxed the tension, and even improves the work of enabling it to be done without any driving. The bills are reported in good time, and there is neither crowding in committee nor on the fleor of the House, The Change Was Resisted. It is recalled, however, that this change, now so generally approved, was resisted When first proposed. And, furthermore, it is not the offspring of business pure and simple, but of a factional-fight in the ranks of the democracy over the tarif! issue. In the Forty-eighth Congress, Mr. Carlisle, after defeating nim for Speaker, appointed Mr. Randall chairman of the appropriations committee of the Hovse. That committes then controlled all of the supply bills of Congress and under the rules was the autocrat of the House in the matter of the right of way for its business. The chair- man could sidetrack other measures to suit himself whenever he might choose to de so. Randall and the Tariff. Complaint was made of Chairman Randall by the tariff reformers. They charged him with using his place to defeat the Morrison horizontal tariff bill, although specificutions were n forthcoming. When the Forty- ninth Congress was organizing, Mr. Carlisle was asked not to reappoint Mr. Randall to appropriations. The tariff fight was to be renewed, and it was urged that Mr. Randall, as un aggressive protectionist, ought not to hold a place carrying so much power. But Mr. Carlisle would not humiliate his old rival. ‘Then was devised the scheme of sub- ordinating the committee by distributing the work it was charged with among other com- mittees, and this, after a time, was carri Echoes of That Serap. Echoes of that scrap, with the attending suggestions, had thelr influence on Fri- day's vote in the Senate. There was no aralogy proper between the case of Mr. Randell and thac of Mr. Allison, but the fact that personal considerations were somewhat involved in the one as they had been in the other was taken into account. Allison is a very popular man in the and has made a great reputation rman of appropriatior He would with listinction on any committee. ee | He would not disappear from view if the appropriations committee were to be wiped out altogether. But 1t was thought to be hardly advisable to make any change now, when no misuse of his place was being urged against Mr. Allison, and when his prominence as a presidential candidate might give the change a significance reither intended nor desired. To Come Up Next Winter. The matter, therefore, goes over without prejudice, as the lawyers say. When Con- Bless meets nex: winter Mr. Allison will either be President-elect of the United States or else entirely out of all presi- dential calculatiors, and in either event his attractive personality will no longer stand in the way of a decision of this question. AWARDS OF THE BONDS. Secretary Carlisle. etary Cariisle has sent to each of the SL snecessful bidders for the $100,000,000 loan of 1925 the formal notice of accept- ance of their respective bids, together with the terms under which payments for the bonds are to be made, to wit: On or before the 1th day of February twenty per cent of the amount of the subscription. At the expiration of fifteen days from the date of this first payment an additional payment of ten per cent must be made, and such pay- ments must be continued at intervals of fifteen days until the whole amount is paid. The accrued interest accompanying each payment must be computed from February 1, 1545, to date of such payment. The last revision of the lists reduces the amount awarded to P. Morgan and his associates to $33,179,250. The successful bidder are, with few exceptions, those whose names have already been printed by The Star as bidding above 110, , the price offered by the Morgan syndicat The following were the successful from the District of Columbia, and Virgint. “orson ington, $00,000 at 11 Savings an M1 to 1 ders Maryland McCartney, Wash- Petersburg (Va.) Insurance Company, $15,000 at ational Exchange Bank, Balti- more, 326 . Winston Flem- ing, Washington, $% ; Mary E. Flem- ine, Washington, $200 at 120; George B. Baker, Baltimore, $10,000 at 112.59; Calvin Cain, ‘Washington, $50 at 114; Joseph A. McKellitt, Baltimore, $4,000 at 112; Geo. W. Baum, Washington, $400 at 112.7814; Equit- able National Bank, Baltimore, $50,000 at 111; Farmers and Mechanics’ Bank, Frede- rick, Md., $10,000 at 112.7814; John’ Dexter Locke, Washington, 3200 at 112; Drovers and Mechanics’ National Bank, Baltimore, $6,000 at 111; Eutaw Savings Bank, Balti- more, $100,000 at 111; National Bank of the } Republic, Washington, $3,000 at 111.50; Jo- | seph H. Lee, Washington, $5,000 at 1 | Merchants’ National Bank, Richmon eet $25,000 at 111; Hambleton & Co., Baltimore, | $4,000 at 111 to 11 Merchants’ Nationai j | | Bank, Richmond, Va., $30,000 at 111.01 and | $30,000 at 111.51; Montgomery County Na- tional Bank, Rockville, Md., $10,000 at 111; Provideat Savings Bank, Baltimore, $20,000 ! at 111; Riggs & Co., Washington, $300,000 at 111 to 112; T. J. Alison, Washington, $10,- 000 at 112; Mary E. Reming, Washington. | $1,100 at 113; E. J. Barden, Washington, $50 at 118; E, D. Robie, W. Drover: Baltimore, $11,000 at 111 Bank, Leesburg, Va. bia tional Bank, Washington, $30,000 at 111.50; Corson & McCartney, Washington, $200,000 at 110 3-4 and $200,000 at 111 1-16: Crane, Parris & Co., Washington, $25,000 at 110.875; W._B. Hibbs & Co., Washington, Diss $500,000 at f¥om 110. Z iame Modjeska, who has been i] at Cincinnati for sever‘al weeks, left last night at 5 o’clock to join her company in Chi- cago. Pancake Flour. A combination of the great staff's of lite— WHEAT, CORN and RICE. BERE'S OUK GUARANTEE—Bay a pac of Genuine Aunt Jcmima’s Self-raising Pancake Fiour, apd If you do not find It mekes the best cakes you ever any, suture the empty bux te your grocer, leave you. name, and the grccer will refund the ‘money And charge it to us. BUY THE RED PACKAGE TAKE NO SUBSTITUTES. Selentifically Prepared and Manatactured only by R. T. DAVIS MILL Bt. 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FREE ano 24 CENTS. Loyal Legion Banquet. : The District of Columbia Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion will fold its fourteenth annual hanquet at the Arlington next Wednesday evening, the an- niversary of,Lincoin'’s birthday. Ii is pro- posed to make it a notable oveasion. Gen. Horace Porter of New k will make an eddress on “The Memory of Abraham Lin- coln.”” —— A Pro-Armenian Convention. A call has been issued for a pro- convention, to be held in Wa: hington March 9. It Is in pamphlet form, and em- on braces much literature throwing Nght the cause, nature and extent of the rages which have aroused world-wide s: pathy. The Pro-Armenian Alliance is sponsible for it, and 200,00) will be sent out. es Master Machinist Disc! ined. Secretary Herbert has acted upon the report of the special board appointed to examine into certain accusations against cfficers and employes of the New York navy yard in the steam engineering departmeni. The board exonerated all of the persons concerned excep: Master Machinist 4 P. Howatt, and In his case, while the m: jority recommended thet he be discipli the minority refused to indorse this rec: mendation. The Secretary, however, reviewing the report, has concluded as a disciplinary measure to suspend Howatt for thirty days without pay. The investi- gation was brought about by labor or- ganizations. —o<——_____ To Tench the Cleveland Children, Miss Freda Breitman of Boston has es- tablished a kindergart at the White House for the instruction of the three lt- tle Cleveland children. EVERY FAMILY SHOULD KNOW THAT very remarkable remedy, both for [Ne RNAL and EXTERNAL usc, and weae erful in its quick action to relicvedistress. Fain-Killer inasure cuze for Sere ‘hrout, on ELitiny | Diner Dysentery, Cram era, and al Borel Complaints. 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