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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01

temperature was almost exactly normal,
while those for April. May and june were
slightly In excess. Those from July to
October, inclusive, were somewhat lower
than usual, a rather singular occurrence
in view of the decided deficiency in pre-
cipitation. IT should he noted also that
March was slightly colder than February.
The maximum temperature for the year
WIS 96 degrees. on August o, and there
was but a single extended warm period
from June 10 until July !, inclusive, or
twelve days In all, when the average
maximum temperature was ai degrees.
These figures are in very comforta BILE
e contrast to those of nearly the same days
1T the year 1901, when the average maxi
mum Temperature was 49,, degrees, with
an extreme maximum Of 10. degrees on
July 1.
The mean temperature for tic year vas
approximately 80 degrees. about one de
@rce above tho normal. mean annual
temperature. Tho variability o. annual
!teS,n teInpera urEs X small, and the
mean or a single year rarely differs from
The annual mean by moro than degree
ar two. Thus at Washington n. differ
cn"e in means httwccn Inc warnest year,
100 and the coolest years. $50 and ira.
only - degrees. While extremes may
N.iTr greatly in u SinGir Near. there IS
IeaIiy always an adjustment to prac-
caliy normal conditions hN tic end IF
tho year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
LIQUOR Selling Restricted.

Tile temperance cause won a victory
on the river when the managers OF the
stea mboats plying in District waters
agreed TO keep the bars on the steamers
closed while within District waters. A
regulation forbdding the hiring of boats
to children, promulgated by the District
Commissioners and the War Department
officials. was the outcome of drownings
of small boys rowing on the river in
hired boats.
The committee in charge of the i'm
provement Of Washington harbor again
last year called attention to the pressing
need of improvements. and asked for
funds with which to begin the work. AS
yet no appropriation for the work has
been made.
The river front has been recently inn
proved by the erection of new pier for
the use of the surface division of the
District. as a sand and gravel storage
yard: by the starting Of the construc-
ton OF new pier for the White oak
Coal Company, at the foot Of 18th street
southwest. by the building of dock at
the foot of 7th street for the new steamer
Southland of the Norfolk and Washing
ton Company fleet; by the erection OF
modern fish houses at the foot of 11th
street. and the erection of mill for J.
RI. Carter & Co. at the west end of
Water street. The big, new cold storage
plant in process of construction at the
foot OF nth and 18th streets can also
be classed with river-front improvements.
In the past year, Potomac Park, Wash
inetons waterfront drive and play
ground. has been improved by the open
ing of new drives and by the preliminary
work for the improvement Of the portion
Of the park east of the railway tracks
The new bridge across the tidal basin
inlet was completed and opened to the
public during the year. making the drives
through the park much longer and doing
away with the necessity of driving twice
over the same ground to get out of the
park The new bridge Is an ornamental
structure of reinforced concrete, and was
over two years In building.
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AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

The chief event OF the year at the
White House was the change In admins
tration March 4. this being accomplished
on DAY that will be famous III national
history for its climatic terrors. At the
tail end Of a blizzard. which had brought
ten inches OF snow. President Taft was
indicted into Office and Theodore Roose-
Welt went out
The retiring President. howe yer. Vas
not Inactive during the last two months
of his administration. Ills last New
Year reception at tile White House was
attended hN 100 people, and Mi. Roose-
Welt cnjnNc,i the greetings Of the multi
tIdc. Right after the beginning OF the
Year came the news Of the terrible disas-
ter at MesSna, Italy. and Mr. Roosevelt
promptly offered assistance in ships AMI
supplies Congress finally making 4
liberal appropriation tor the sunerers,
and President Roosevelt putting the re-
sponsibility for tho distribution Of the
money il tic hands Of tho state Dc
partmeGt.
President Roosevelt and Congress aad
some famous struggles il January Mr.
Roosevelt refused 10 permit the Attorney
Genera to tell Congress WHY the at
ministratinn had not brought action
against tn. steel trust for sol.ning np
the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Mr. Roosevelt also made charges against
Senator Tilman of South Carolina IN
connection with an old land deal in the
west. stirring up sensation. ABOUT
the same time MIR Roosevelt Was doing
other stunts, one of them being q ninety
mile horseback ride, from Washington 10
Winchester. Va. and back IN abont iii
teen hours. He also received Battling
Nelson the prize fighter: John l.. Sulli-
van and a few others. On the 18th OF
Janalry lie made public noted letter
attacking newspapers which published
ante-eeo ion charges as to the Panama
canal, and his attacks eliminated in the
Indictment Of certain editors for libel for
these publications.
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Food and Flowers Exhibited.

November the pure food show. under
the auspices Of the Retail Giocers' Pro-
tective Association, and the flower show
OF the Washington Florist Club opened
simultaneously in Convention Hall and the
old Masonic Temple. They continued for
two weeks and six days. respectively. The
flower show was noteworthy because of
the great number and variety of chrys-
anthemums exhibited. Practically every
florist in the city displayed praiseworthE
specimens. including a number of the
newest varieties. Other prize-winning
flowers on display were roses, violets.
orchids, lilies and carnations.
The fourth annual exhibition OF the
Columbia Poultry and Pigeon Association
was held December : to II, in the Ma
tionai Rifles -Armory. The plymoutl1
rock. the buff cochin and three vari-
cites of leghorns attracted special atten-
ton. and exhibits OF carrier pigeons
turkeys and ducks were of uniformly
high order.
The fifth annual show of the Wash
ington Cat Club was held in the Ma
tional Rifles Arnlory, December lilo.
About one hundred domesticated mem
bers or the feline family were on exhi-
bition. many Of them being prize ami
mails from different sections of the coun-
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Juvenile Court Restricted.

The jurisdiction Of the Juvenile Court
was abridged through a decision by JUS
tice Stafford. affirmed by the Court Of
Appeals This ruling took from the Juve-
nile Court the right to require husbands
to support their wives when there were
no children. Such proceedings, it was
held, belonged to the District Supreme
Court.
The Jail sentences imposed near the end
Of 1908 by Justice Wright on Samuel
Gompers. John Mitchell and Frank Nor
rison. LABOR leaders. for alleged contempt
of court, were affirmed November 2 by
the District Court of Appea's. The action
of the court was not unanimous, as Chief
Justice Shepard dissented. The matter
Is now pending In the United States Su-
preme Court, which granted a writ Of Ger
t'orari
Prosecutions for alleged violations OF
the pure food law have been a feature Of
the year. In all twenty-four cases have
been filed and seizures made unde them.
Fourteen of the cases filed during the
past year have been settled, all of them
satisfactorily to the government, leaving
ten Of the cases to be prepared for trail
Ten of these cases charged a misbrand-
ing under the pure food law, and the par
ties were permitted to sell their product
after having changed their labels. Four
teen Of the cases alleged adulteration
and in most OF these cases the product
seized has been destroyed
Two of the most important cases still
awaiting disposition raise the inquiry
What is whisky?' No action has been
taken. pending the decision recently an
nounced by President Taft To the COM
ponent elements of whisky
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Many Power Boats Here.

Interest III aquatics continues on the
increase throughout the year, and many
additions TO the motor-boat fleet were
made. The yacht, rowing and canoe
clubs are all In a flourishng condition.
with large memberships. Washington now
ranks among the leading cities of the
country in the number of power boats
and the active interest taken in the sport.
Navigation on the Potomac was i'm
proved during the year by the establish
ment Of light beacons at Persimmon
point, Port Tobacco shoals and Cockpit
point. The construction of a new light
house at Ragged point, at the lower end
of the Potomac. is advancing rapidly,
and the light will be ready for service
early in the year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
JUVENILE COURT.

Nearly 5000 cases of all kinds were
heard in the Juvenile Court in the yea
1909. Juvenile offenders 90 the number
of 2,417 appeared before the court aud
were tried. About 1900 petitions for
permission TO work, made by children
under fourteen years of age, under tho
child labor law. were disposed OF. Tie
rest of the cases were those of adults ac-
cused OF cruelty to children or non-sup-
port.
Judge De Lacy sent 49, boys TO the
National Training School for Boys during
the year. He also sent about forty girls
to the Reform School for Girls. Over 600
of the juvenile offenders were placed
upon probation.
These proba toner's are divided into two
classes-school children and the workers.
Two Saturday afternoons each month the
school children come TO TIE courthouse TO
see Judge De Lacy. In order that they
may lose no time from their employment
and may not incur the displeasure OF
their employers, Judse De Lacy sees OF
two Sundays of each month the working
children. AT these meetings, which have
come TO he called good cit Zenship meet
ings," the children are instructed by tie
D. Obation officers aud the jude in what
constitutes and will promote good con-
duct, cleanliness and good citizenship.
These children are visited each month in
their homes by the probation officer. and.
when the occasion would seem TO demand
1t, by the judge.
The probationers are encouraged to sc-
Quire the entertaining and useful habit
Of reading good books To this end a
library Of Juvenile literature was estab-
lished at the courthouse. While they are
under the control Of the court the chill
dren are persuaded to enroll at the Car
negie Library and obtain book cards, 80
that the newly acquired habit OF reading
may persist and continue
Irf h.4C ed al
in the non-support ca ses more than $50
600 during the year. The recent miS-up
in the books. due. IL is said to the lack or
knowledge Of bookkeeping OF the former
deputy clerk OF the court, has made IL .
impossibis 10 ascertain at this time che !,
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EXHIBITIONS.

Exhibitions in the District Of Columbia
during the past twelve months maintained
the high standard set in former years and
reflected credit upon their Sponsors.
Among the most notable were those of
the Retail Grocers Protective Associa-
the Florist Clubs show at the old
Masonic Temple, the recent cat show and
two poultry and pigeon exhibitions. Dur
ing the year there were notable displays
The great German art exhibit at the
Metropolitan Museum, in New York, Jan
uary to January ., was attended by
many Washing tonians.
The annual poultry and pigeon show
was held In the old Masonic Temple from
January PC to January 10. and was note
worthy for a collection of pure blooded
brahmas, leghorns and Shanghai chick
ems. The exhibits of fancy pigeons We're
also of high order. Secretary OF Asri-
culture Wilson was one of the speakers
DIT the show.
For u week. beginning February 20, the
thirteenth annual water-color exhibit was
held in the Corcoran Art Gallery, and
was regarded one of the most successful
in the history of that institution.
The exh bition was attended by hun
dreds of local lovers Of art March 81
arrangements were completed for send
ing the documents of the Aaron Burr
treason case. tried in the early part of
the last century at Richmond, to the
Alaska-Yukon exposition at Seattle,
Wash.
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CITIZENS ASSOCIATIONS,

The matter of change in the form Of
government OF the District was given
consideration pro and con by the several
ritizens associations during the year. At
iis meeting held January / the WASH
inSton Heights Citizens Association went
upon record as favoring a governor
other associations favored retaining the
present form of commissionership gov
eminent and giving the District repre-
Sentation in Congress and the electoral
college. Still others were for out-and-out
suffrage.
New roadways were generally advocated
Try The suburban associations. \ strong
movement was inaugurated against leg
isiatfon for the licensing of builders Ii
beng claimed such law would work
hardShips upon many citizens Al rs
meeting January is the Takoma Park
Association Endorsed The Stars editorial
for better gas
rhc Randle Highlands Citizens Asso-
eaton at its meeting January 19 asked
Tor new police precinct to cover the
southeast suburbs. Later the precinct
WAS established and Capt. w T. Ander-
son placed in command
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Taft Kept Hustling.

During January and February Pres-
dent-elect Taft was also a busy man. He
visited different parts of the country,
made numerous speeches, held many con-
situations, selected his cabinet and was
made Mason at sight in Cincinnati.
On eaching Washington several days be-
fore the Inauguration he was swamped
with visitors.
MIR. Roosevelt received many letters,
kilograms and other messages praising
him and wishing him well in private life.
Delegations called at the White House
for the same purpose. He had all plans
that he could sail shortly after going out
of office. He left oyster BAY for the
Dark Continent the last Of March.
President-elect Taft and Mrs. Taft
spent the night of March = at the White
House az the guests of President and
Mrs. Roosevelt, the latter leaving Wash
ington for Oyster Bay immediately after
Even his last day in office, an hour before
he relinpuished the reins. Mr.. Roosevelt
took "A final slap at Congress in signing
the sundry civil bill. On his retirement
Mr.. Roosevelt became the only living eX-
President of the United States.
President Taft started business March
> by shaking hands with 1000 callers.
For ten days or two weeks he prac-
tically did nothing else. in that time
shaking hands with 10000 to 5000 peo-
pie. Republican clubs and organizations
f1ocked to the White House in droves.
The first full cabinet meeting was held
March II. President Taft sent his first
message to Congress March 16. regard
ing the tariff and the extra session of
Congress called by him to revise the
Dingley BILL The same day he sent to
the Senate various nominations.
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the year. What II regarded as the most
important case commenced therein was
the Panama nbel'' suit, which. because
of the prominence OF the defendants and
the persons alleged to have been hbeled
attracted the attention OF the entire coun-
try. After Secretary of State Philander
A. Knox, Senator Elihu Root and num-
Der of other witnesses had testified before
the grand Jury, two indictments were re-
turned. The first was against the Press
Publishing Company and Its publishers;
Joseph Pulitzer. Caleb NJ. Van Hamm and
Robert II. Lyman. while in the second
DeIavan Smith and Charles r. Williams
editors OF the indianapolis News, We're
named as defendants. The indictments
charged the defendants with committing
criminal libel against Charles p. Taft,
half-b. other of President Taft: Douglas
Robinson. brother-in-law OF ex-President
Roosevelt, and William Nelson Cromwell,
a leading lawyer of New York city, in
publ shing certain statements I'm their pa
pers relating to the acquisition OF the
Panama canal.
Stuart Mcnamara was appointed
special assistant to the Attorney General
Immediately commenced In indianapolis
and New York for the removal al the de-
PENDANTS to this jurisdiction tor thai:
The district court or Indiana polls refused
to order the removal OF the defendants.
Williams and Smith, to this city, holding
that if any offense had been committed
the parties should he tried where the
papers were published and not in place
where the papers were merely SOLO. Inc
hearing on the removal proceedings IN
New York will be concluded at an early
date.
Thomas c. Hayes, former teller Of the
American National Bank, was convicted
OF cmbcZzling funds belonging to the
bank and sentenced to serve five years i'll
the penitenfiary.
After being convicted OF murder in the
second degree for killing his wife, Arthur
Martin. colored, former employe OF the
Government Printing Office, was SEN
fenced to serve a term of twenty years in
the penitentiary.
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in the librarians annual report for the
year ended June 80. the library contains
1. zoe, 6s5 books. which Is 1871 more
than the year previous; 111.343 maps and
charts, 6,22J more than tho preceding
year: sol. c93 volumes and pieces Of mu-
sic, an increase of 1852, and 3OS, O86
prints. gain of 23.469 The most
notable additions tn the library were
set of the great Chinese encyclopedia.
comprising over 5000 volumes. presented
by the Chinese government. and a hun
dred volumes from the library Of George
Bancroft
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PATRIOTIC.

one Of the earliest patriotic movements
in the year 1870, was that to
prevent the Dissertation OF the American
flag There was hearing on the mat
ter before n" Judiciary committee OF
me House of Representatives. January
lo. at which statement we're made by
epreSentative> - Che several patriotic
societies OF viz District \ feature OF
the hearing was i scrapbook which had
been arranged by William V. Cox. presi--
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President as a Traveller.

The new President made his first trip
out OF the city March IS. going to New
York to attend the Cleveland memorial
meeting and session OF the Yale cor
poration. He made many other trips
during the year. his great trip through
the west and south from September to
early November causing him to travel
nearly 1900 miles. Altogether he has
travelled on trains out OF Washington
during the year about 1000 miles. He
has exceeded all other Presidents in the
portions Of the country during a first
year. He has an appropriation OF 81. 900
for travelling expenses. III addition TO
the salary OF $75,0Oo year.
President Taft selected Beverly. Mass,
for his summer home early in April and
and went there in August Immediately
after the adjournment of Congress
President Taft took Il deep personal
interest in District affairs from the be-
ginning of his administration, sending a
check early i'll the year to the Asso-
ciated Charities and attending a dinner
given by District citizens May S.
During the extra session of Congress
President Taft insisted upon a tax on
corporations as an aid TO revenues and
won his point. such a law being made
part of the tariff law.
So soon as the President had left for
Beverly the contractors began making
an important addition, costing $4,000, to
the executive offices. and this was COM
pleted early in November. by the time
the President got back from his western
trip.
Mrs Taft was stricken with nervous
prostraton soon after going into the
White House. but has greatly improved
in health and will attend to her social
and other duties during the coming
winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01

chanics' Council was reorganiZed Novem-
Der ). A convention of the Burns faction
of the knights of Labor was held here
November 10. The Central Labor Union
went upon record as favoring the con-
troll of the money-lending business in the
District by the Commissioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
Roosevelt Quiets California.

.Anti-Japanese agitation in California
became ripe during January, and PreSi-
dent Roosevelt wrote letters, sent telc-
grams and made speeches to prevent the
California legislature from enactinE legis-
la ton that would he offensive to the Jap
anese nation and people. After siren
uous efforts for several weeks he sue
ceeded i'll quoting the Californians.
Mr. Roosevelt had hot liliX-up with
Congress early in February about the
work OF the secret service force, Con-
gresS finally passing a law forbidding
secret service men to do any other work
than hunt down counterfeits and coun-
terfciters. While opposing Mr.. Roosevelt
in this direction, Congress was providing
4 good appropriation for automobiles for
the incoming President.
President Roosevelt went to the birth
place of Lincoln. in Kentucky, February
l.. and spoke in the presence of a large
crowd. He submitted various messages
to Congress. keeping busy in all direc-
lions up to the last minute. although re-
fusing to make appointments, SO that his
successor should have that work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
Twice Before Jury.

John A. Benson Of San Francisco, Cal,
who was acquitted in 1897 on charge
of conspiring to defraud the government
of public lands, was again. this year.
called upon to face jury OF his peers on
an indictment for alleged bribery OF two
officials of the general land Office. Mr.
Benson after a protracted trial was
again found not guilty.
A jury acquitted Oden b. Gray, who
was charged with forging the names of
bank. The checks could not be found in
the files OF the bank and were not pro-
duced at tine trial 1t was stated in legal
circles that the case was the first on rec
ord where all attempt was made to prove
a forgery when the papers alleged to
have been forged could not be exhibited
to the jury.
A colored member Of the local bar. PERI
w. FriSby. was convicted and sentenced
to the penItentiary for one year and one
day on an indictment charging him with
forging the name of a feeble old colored
woman to a contract for the sale of a
small tract of land. The case Is still
pending on appeal
The trial of William Jones. charged
with murder in the second degree, in con-
nection with the death of John A. Nc
Pherson, attracted unusual attention. Mr..
Jones is known as "Avenger Jones' be-
cause of his attempt to kill Charles J.
Guiteau. the assassin of President Car
field. The jury acquitted the defendant
on the ground of Self-defense.
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Many Wills Filed.

a report OF the register Of Wills for
the year shows d large VOLUME Of bus
ness. The number of wills tiled wJ~
o;sJ; number of applications FIR letter
testamentarN, or of administration ana
OF collection. S7a: number of applications
for letters of guardianship, Ia; pumhc
OF pages copied, --,2%i, number OF pdR'
recorded, 800. number of appraiSements.
231: number Of letters 10 fiducIarics M.
tifying them To render accounts, inNcn-
tories. file vouchers. etc. about 2.n1a-
number of letters answered. 1.:itt,; mum
Der of witnesses To wills examined aud
testimony reduced TO writing, about 'r''
number of hondsmen accepted az SURE
ties. $40; number of bonds taken and
approved by the court. l.oe.,; number
OF letters issued 10 executors, admins
traitors, collectors and guardians, 1,o-.,
number accounts stated, 1,316.