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Many nlegitlmate Babes.

It is a fact that a very large per cent
OF the abandoned babies Is llegfti-
mate. which. in the eyes OF the world.
IL but another word for "degeneracy."
But except IN occasional cases. these
children are not degenerates. and by
a kindness. and wise administra-
o grow up 70 be useful citizens
and 10 clean man and womanhood.
The shame and disgrace which forces
the unmarried woman. for fear Of ex-
posure. 10 leave her baby upon a con-
venient doorstep is only one OF a num-
Der OF causes OF child-abandonmenL
Poverty is very, very often the cause
OF a child's entrance into a founding
asylum. The father OF a large fam
fly reads the editorial on the sins OF
race suicide rather gloomny, as he
listens to the peevish cry OF his new
born babe. and goes YEARLY 20 his
poorly paid employment. wondering
how he Will make his hard-earned SI5
a week feed eight persons. when be-
fore IL refused TO purchase bare neces-
stiles for but seven. His sudden death
leaves an invalid wife and six chill
dren without support. and the four
smallest mes are turned over 10 the
Board OF Children's Guardians, for dis
trlbution among the different found
ling asylums OF the District. This is
the first step in the right direction and
the public is satisfied that. by some
hook or crook these children will be
cared for, after a fashion. but there
IL an undercurrent OF feeling, that,
probably they viii in the course OF
events M In jail and again become
public charges.
The years that intervene between the
nnding OF the baby On the doorstep
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and stan consider hat she is eompe-
tent, a place Is found where she can.
BY her chosen trade. support herself
confer tally.
These girls are today supporting
themselves IN stores, rs telephone
operators and dressmakers, and, fort
innate, indeed. is the housewife who
obtains one as a domestic or nurse.
There is little question as TO who will
make the best wife and mother. the
product OF the Industrial School or the
graduate in the person OF the pert,
young miss of the street corner.
There is in n OF the large jewelry
stores. In his city an $500 head clerk,
who twenty years ago was turned over
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10 the Industrial School. fatherless,
motherless, homeless. and hungry. He
is the most trusted employe Of this
large concern. a devoted husband and
father. and a respected citizen. 1t a
been a number of years since he left
the institution. but his interest in Il
has neve failed. n he is a gener-
Gus contributor. at holiday ard festi-.
val times. toward the pleasure of the
present inmates. He is but one OF a
small army OF one-time boys who have
become a credit 10 themselves and the
school.
A large number Of the waits. picked
up by the police and settlement work
ers, are not sent directly 20 the Found
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Ing Asylum. but. for various reasons.
are 'farmed out" 10 nurses. II the
mother or father of the babe is known
TO be consumptive. or otherwise dis
eased. it is not deemed advisable 10
place that particular child where il
could infect others. If the child i'm
proves sufficiently, ii may IN course
OF time reach one OF the Institutions
but If not II Is placed in a hospital or
sent, II possible. 70 q climate more
suitable. II IS a fact thai today in
Washington there Is an unusually
large demand for girl babies for adop-
ton. as many as ~thirty-hve being ap-
piled for in a single week.
Up 10 within the last two years. =
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birth. Zoe uoN BTeathes the air of free
dom aud just as long as he conducts
himself property. the Government has
go Jurisdiction over him. II is only In
very rare cases that a hoy has had 20
suffer the ~ienoniny of the reform
school
Perhaps the boy has selected car
pcntry as "a trade that VIII oner the
most posi-. Titles. so that at the end
OF the nine ears he is placed with a
family and alIowed 20 demonstrates
whether OF not he can support himself
In other cases. where the boy has nos
n remarkably successful In any OF
81 yocations offered to him at the In
Iustriai Home. a place is found foI
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Finding Her a "Plaee.D

Perhaps it is a girl. found by a
settlement worker in a dingy. unventi-
lated back room. She Is eve years
old and rather too far advanced ever to
become satisfied with life at n of the
city orphan asylums. so the Juvenile
Court places her IN the Industrial
School. and here she may learn. thor
oughly. the domestic arts and scien-
ces. d~ressmaking, and the rudimentary
branches. When the superintendent
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Great Demand in Wash
ington for Girl Babies
for Adoption.

a tbLllLAAN last ulEu!t
~ while passing along X
street. was attracted by
Il nd sound OF an infants
cry, and found a white
baby apparently about
one non old. reposing In a basket
upon the stone step OF house 80, 1927 *
street. The infant was well-dressed
and warmly protected against the Bit
ter weather. There We're no marks
upon she clothing whereby the child
might be Identified, but the police are
making an Investigation The babe
was turned W. 20 III Board OF Chill
dren's Guardians"
To the average newspaper reader,
this notice published In a local paper
meant exactly what Il said and moth
ing more. II created little more inter
terest than a notice a few days later
20 the effect that THE police OF the
Twenty-third street station were pre-
scented with an animated newspaper
bundle last night. which. when opened.
proved 20 be a lively. squirting. col
ored baby boy. not over a day old.
The bundle was found by a laborer
while passing through Willow Tree
alley. and. having eleven dusky babies
OF his own. he promptly urned the
prize package over 10 the police. who.
in turn. handed 1t over TO the Board OF
Chldren's Guardians."
What becomes OF the 200 or 500 atoms
or humanity that every year are
turned over 10 the local authorities
and become public charges2 That the
police are investigating" or the fact
that the babe was turned over 10 h
Board Of Children's Guardians. Is a
sufficient solution 10 a difficult prob
lem N the eyes or the general public.
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CONTINUED rom Second Page.1
Theodore Shonts. made their Wash
ingtCn debut at a charmiL.sly appoint
ed tea and small dance afterWard. De
cember IS. Mrs. Shouts suffered none
by comparison. Her gown on that oC-
oasion was OF black lace and velvet
over white satin with the skirt and
bodice heavily embroidered IN cloth OF
gold roses.
Mrs, Shonts' street gowns are also
exceedingly handsome and original.
one especially attractive one being
almost entirely of brown pony skin.
The skirt Is OF rich brown cloth, fin
ished with bands OF the pony. with a
short coeL mum and hat OF the pony
skin, the hat trimmed with two grace
fui blue feathers.
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Few years on account Of this new law.
and IL Is rather difficult 10 get at the
number OF infants abandoned, or re-
leased by the parents on account OF
poverty. each year. But In comparison
with previous years IL is pretty safe 20
say that the 1906 crop Of Infants or
waits numbered close 70 I'VE hun
dred.
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laborers in general do not fare nearly
so well as the BABE picked up in VIII
low Tree alley. and ii is doubtful IL
they make as substantial citizens.
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Assigned to School

First OF all. he is assigned 20 school.
which he must attend for half OF each
day, and where h necessary branches
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mother unable 10 provide for her or
spring. legitimate or iuegitimate. was
permitted 10 place TIE baby with one
Of the charitable institutions. where
IL was properly registered and ideuti-
ned. But about two years ago.. lhe
authorities came 70 the conclusion that
the District government was caring
for a great number o. children whose
mothers were from Virginia and Mary
land. and who. on acCounr of the laws
IN the District. came 10 Washington.
where the babies were born.
The mothers then placed them in an
institution, where the story OF their
poverty and shame did not become "A
matter OF public record. and after
ward rsturned 10 their own State.
So a new law was enacted, whereby
A child, before admission into any OF
the asylums. must. II the mother OT
father IS living and known, be brought
10 the Juvenile Court. where IT'S name
and ~parentage are recorded. and after
ward IL IL legally turned over 10 ST.
AIMS Infant Asylum. or the Found
ling Asylum.
Rather than submit 20 the publicity
attached 20 this method u procedure.
mothers today prefer 10 put their lie
climate offspring IA the ARE or some
colored woman for a paltry sum a
week. and thus escape possible detec-
ton by friends or relatives.
There has been a marked decrease
IN the number OF babies admitted %
the charitable institutions IN the last
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Mrs. Theodore Sbonts

Continued from Second Page.)
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him a- street car conductor or driver
OF an express wagon. AT all events.
some kind OF work IS obtained. for a
boy IS never turned from the school
until he is placed 10 the best advan-
tage by the superintendent II the
child is found mentally deficient anc
with no hope OF a lettering OF its cor
dition. II Is placed IN a home for
feebIs-minded children.
SO much for the doorstep baby. The
messenger boys. newsboys. and child
The Washington times., 1907-10-13

Quarries, PeekshlI. n. =, during the
summer. has returned 70 Washington
with Mrs. Roberts. They viii spend the
winter at the Marlborough. where they
have taken an apartment.
General and Mrs. Mordecai have re-
turned 10 Washington, after a visit OF
several weeks to Captain and Mrs.
Summerall at West Point.
Senator-elect and Mrs. Bankhead are
entertaining their son aud dauShter-in-
law. Lieut.. and Mrs. II. ". Bankhead.
Lieutenant BRnkheRd, who has been
stationed at St Paul. Mira. as aide TO
Major General McCaskey, has been
granted two months cave Of absence.
Capt and Mrs. Edward Andersen. the
latter formerly Miss Henrietta Sands. Of
this city. are at Hot Springs, Ark.
where Colonel Anderson is undergoing
course OF treatment
Mrs. Terry and Miss Terry. wife and
daughter OF Rear Admiral Silas w. Ter
~ L. S. N. retired, arrived In Wush-
inEton Monday. but left later in the
week for the Virginia Hot Springs TO
spend the autumn season.
Col John D. Hall. L. s A. retired.
and Mrs Hall have returned to their
apartment in the Cairo In this city.
Colonel and Mrs. Hall spent the sum
mer in Westhampton. L. l.. and visited
a short time IN New York city.
Mrs Audenried. who was at the
Virginia Hot Springs most OF the sum
mer, and early autumn. is now making
a number Of country house visits near
Philadelphia She will open her Wash
ingtOn home the last OF the ulonth.
Mrs. z. X. Hendley, daughter OF Cen
eral Mackenzie. chief of engineers. en-
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Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hilton, Of New
York. the latter formerly Miss Dolly
Phillips, Of washington, are still in
Germany. where they have spent the
summer. They will return to America
some time during tive coming season II
Mr.. Hilton'5 health permits. He has
been III for some time.
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its decorations Of red and white Miss
Barry wore a becoming gown c. pale
Hendley wore an exquisite gown OF pink
embroidered batste. She had assisting
her in receiving the guests, Mrs. LSng-
fit. wife OF the commandment Of the
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Personals

Miss Ethel Roosevelt, Is entertaining
her friend and summer neighbor, Miss
Cornelia Landon. Of oyster Bay. L. l..
FOR the weekend. Miss Landon cam
over yesterday morning and will re-
main for several days at the White
House. Miss Landon Is the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hutton Landon,
OF Shadowlawn, oyster Bay She is a
frequent visitor IN the winter home OF
the President, during the season.
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te-.ained at a smart tea yesterday after
noon IN homer of her house guest. Miss
Ellen Barry, daugh' CT Of Gen. Thomas
II. Barry, coISmander OF the Depart
mcIt OF Cuba. Miss Barry arrived yes
terday morning. There were about 80
guests, and the house was charming IN
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MRS. SwAGAR SHERLEY,
Wife of Representative Sherley Of Ken
lucky.

home OF Senator ana Mrs sherman.
which was the scene OF 80 mTny fash
iOnable and distinguished gatherings
during their lives.
Miss winifred MattIngly. who has
spent so much time IN tho North during
the summer and IS now visiting on Long
Island. VIII return here next week
Mr- and Mrs. r. Dickinson Jewett.
whose house Is now occupied by the
Postmaster General and Ms. Meyer.
with their severaIs daughters, are still
in Nyack, n. Y, where they spent the
summer.
Mrs. W. Sevellon Brown has leased
her home on Twenty-first street for the
coming winter. and srill occupy an
apartment at the westmoreIand- The
marriage OF her daughter, Miss Ger
trude Brown, TO George Huntress will
take place November g
Miss Marie Routh. who spent the en-
tire summer with friends at Newport,
has returned TO 114O Connecticut avenue,
where she viii spend the winter.
-AAs anu 4hEb. 5Onu ETeOerlck LSeCn
are at their home on Massachusetts
avenue for the winter. Mrs. Leech will
present her youngest daughter, Miss
Katherine Lecch, 10 society IN Deem
Der.
7. F. Longley left yesterday for Fort
Smelling MINI, where his marriage 10
Mrs Dorothy Loud will take place
Wednesday. The bride elect is the
daughter OF Col. John s. Loud. u. S. A..
retired, and has many friends in wash
ington.
j. c Williamson. OF Memphis, Tenn.
is visiting G. A. Thornton and J. c.
Jessie. OF this city.
Lieut.. John c. Montgomery. u & A
and Mrs Montgomery, the latter for
merly Miss Virginia Lee. whose mar
rage took place IN Alexandria septen-
Der q, are spending a part OF their
honeymoon at West Point Later they
Wall go 10 Fort Riley, Kan
Brig Gen. B. X Roberts. U. S. A..
retired, who has bey@ at Mohegan
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Mr.. and Mrs. E,cCallum. the latter
formerly Miss Mary Sherman. daughter
OF the late Senator Sherman. who re-
turned TO Washington several weeks
ago and opened their X street home, left
yesterday for Mansfield. Ohio. to remain
for a short time They will spend the
winter IN Washington IN the former
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mer abroad are now in Paris on their
leisurely way home. They are not ex-
pected here. however. until the middle
of November.
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Mrs n. D. Mcconnell. OF Seventeenth
street. left last week FOR q trip through
central New York state, TO be absent
for several weeks. visiting relatives.
Mrs. Mcconnell. who is wonderfully
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Miss Helen Lee. who has spent the
late summer at Tuxedo. viii return to
washington next week.
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Mrs. Robson and her daughter. Miss
Ethel Robson, who have spent the sum
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food-tide, although rapidly coming
the informal affairs bid fair little
~ son" quite much will the
Berkshire Hills the the
South from they coming
long mid-winer
thing desired by people
ington.
It be the only
wealthy
POnt CTclel There almost spread
broadcast And millions
nothing represent
Circle.
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Miss Winifred MattIngly. who has
spent so much time IN tho North during
the summer and Is now visiting on Long
Island. VIII return here next week.
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home OF senator ana Mrs. sherman.
which was the scene o. 80 many fash
iOnable and distinguished gatherings
during their lives.
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Yin ny To of growth Washington
~ HAO has a really debutante
party, during in Cap
appa price
the coming party gown of the bud would buy homes
colony of Pennsylvania not
Washington.
charming society literary
revolve,
important and fascinating one.
playwright
He has become the proprietor of stately old Gunton the
tOma which has been restored almost to its original beauty and
dignity by ITS former owners the heirs OF Joseph Spec who loved
place. enjoyed specht They
Hospitality during spech
spent $4,000 improving and identifying it, Mr. Keer will
equally oppreave and win be distinct acquisition to the lit
coterie of Washington in which
z z +
- interesting past week,
III Greger embassy
teen years During his residence here he the bache
of Diplomatic Corps.
1891 ard after he
OF Trenton ~ j. whose family they visiting in this country They
spent constantly
informally Chevy Country Clubs
homes OF TRENDS Inc only regret was that they chose so early sea
visit Washington when comparatively old
friends atmosphere
Washington his associates in the Diplomatic Corps fifteen
have for the part been changed about few Of these
at thiI post
of Supreme during
week. the reopenng
ENJOYS families
decided upward tendency Capital
The clubs viii all be in commission speak,
other month six weeks which, with number of fashionable
dings beginning with Wheel
wright next Saturday will attract residents and visitors back to
earlier than
~ President entertaining
the White House return, formal functions
ID ecembe
Secretary OF andIa stTau.,
the hosptabe the Cabinet circle already
gun entertaining dinner parties.
p r r
KETTLER of Berlin formerly Miss
w Maud LedyaFl of Detroit is revisitos her native land
Ob~' much
eventually the terrific anguish
husband
Boxer in China in the summer of 1900.
embassy had received his
of
happe of international
a Re years
belle the decision
the granted
government home that thus making
obligatory As the marriage of the
Keter entirely marriage Of affection with the
possessing independent fortune the practical
" to
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Washington Barracks; Mrs. Morrow.
wife Of Colonel Morrow, Engineer Com
missioner Of the District OF Columbia;
Mrs. sohn CaIlan O'Laughlin, Mrs
Barien MS Ridley and Mrs Robinson
An adj itinnAI corps OF young girl as
sistants inciJ6nd Miss Langfitt and Miss
Darlington. two OF the debutantes Of the
coming season: Miss Chase. Miss Heud-
ley. Miss Rockwell. Miss Murray, and
the Misses AIcAIurray- Miss Barry viii
be Mrs. Hendley's guest until about the
first OF November, when she viii re-
turn 70 Havana with her mother, VINO
has also been visiting IN this country
for some time. and will come 10 Wash
inEton before sailing for the southern
country
The ImperIals VIII give their hEst
dance OF the season tomorrow evening
at SaeugerbCnd Hal The committee L.
charge are. William Michaeis. chair
man: EyIv2n Luchs. and Samuel J.
SteinbeTger-
Ms n d Mcconnell. OF Seventeenth
-----. Lee Ia 81 neck for q f~fD through
The Washington times., 1907-10-13

Brig. Gen B. X Roberts. U. S. A.
retired, who has bey7 at Mohegan
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Miss Marie ROuth. who spent the en-
tire summer with friends at Newport,
has returned to 114O Connecticut avenue,
where she win spend the winter.
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General and Mrs. Mordecai have re-
turned 10 Washington, after a visit OF
several weeks to Captain and Mrs.
Summeran at West Point.
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Mrs. E r. Hendley. daughter OF Cen
eral Mackenzie. chief of engineers. en-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-16

G-~'is1 one, for Mr.. Schuyias Id
sor to Paris on what he describe d
Us business. Int what no purjfen
you'd have called such. And this s
where the man from Abo came home.
one may say.
-. Johnson, then British Consul a,
~=T'.eauX. was fine saan I'll
clear skin, merry eye. knon ledge
ot the world, and a hard fist As a
young man he had been amateur
champion of the middleweights in
England. and though he was now
heaVy-stone. he was almost as quick
as he had been at twenty-five. He
had sense of fair play which was
almost disgusting to masters of mer-
chantmen, and sense of humor
Which sometimes got him into trouble
with the foreign office. For it may
nave been noticed that among the
English civil service the only humor.
which Is, one has to own. rather sar.
donie, Is to be found in that part of
II which deals with the income tax.
The very moment the consul had the
Shamefaced crew before him, and saw
the officers, he knew where the trou-
Bile lay, and he thought of the boxing
gloves villa which he often whiled
away an Idle hour when the vice.
consul felt good"
We'll, now. we'll, what's the iron.
ble?' asked the consul.
And Noyes told him where he
thought it ley. Moves was as smooth
s bad butter. and had a heartiness
about him which would have made
'hild cry for its mother. All the time
was taifing, and the men were
muttering that he was a liar. the
consul was taking the crowd in. He
spotted many marks and bruises ON
them. all come by honestly among
themselves or given them. without
malice by the gensd 'armes; but when
his eye lighted on the man from Abo
it stayed there.
"A comfortable ship. yes, yes" said
The consul, "of course, OF coursel
And tough crowd to be sure Here
you. come here"
And as the others saw that he
meat Hans, they showed him for.
ward.
That's a nice face you've got"
said Mr. Johnson. God bless my soul
you've been running against some
thing. Now | should say should
say-yes, by love, you've been rum
ming against teescope2"
And Hans nodded
who gave you that?"
Moves looked as black as his coat,
but the Finn pointed mt him with his
finger.
The capen, sir
The consul looked at them He
noted that they We're both of siza.
Doth probably of the same weight, and
both looked as hard as nickel steel
His eye sparkled with certain joy.
Did yon, Mr.. Noyes?"
1t enraged Noyes To he given his
proper handle
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cor. saw the skipper of the State of
Oregon and the man from Abo
stripped to their waists and singlets.
Pick your own seconds" said the
consul gleefnlly, and III he referee
end timekeeper.'
lie forgot there was such thing
as tie Foreign Office; bur he did not
forget some OF the habits and Gus
tomt OF Western America
There's To he no bitina. or gouging
or kicking, he said, and when a man
goes down he'll have ten seconds 10
get up in
The next moment Noyes sailed in.
He was not bad fighter; he could hit
hard al any rate. and sometimes
stopped blow His previous acquain-
lance with Hans's head led him to go
for his body. and that was perhaps a
little in his favor, for the Finn was
all abroad ali the time At first Hans
hit 50 slowly that when he first got
there Noyes was gone. but he gradu
ally got a little quicker When | was
eleven stone weight | used sometimes
to box with a man who weighed seven
teen. In the first round | used to hit