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guilty of an offense Of like grayamen.
| very much fear that excuses such as
were offered in this case would be with
out avail-would not even serve in nit
igation of his punishment. Yet much
less should be expected from a poor
wretch of the type depicted than of
an intelligent man Of respectable con-
nections- 1t is well for the criminal,
therefore, to have influential friends,
but II is, on the other hand, unfortu-
nate for the community at large that
fair and impartial justice Is not ac-
corded to all.
In ordering the thief to make restitu-
ton of the articles stolen and not re-
turned, in all justice and equity the
Judge should also have ordered him to
make restitution OF the articles defaced
and ruined. as well as to refund the
money that some of his victims were
obliged to pay in order to redeem their
property from Baltimore pawnshops.
Certainly he should not be allowed to
retain any of the fruits Of his crime,
even II he does escape all punishment.
Respectfully, L. H. SARGENT.
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Sympathy Perfunctory
For the Man With a Cold

The sympathy given to the man with
hard cold is purely perfunctory. We
know. or at least we think we know,
that he will not die. We know that he
Is thoroughly wretched, yet we are
equally certain that in three days or
SO he will be coming upstairs two at a
time. This does not comfort him,
though he may know it himself. He.
therefore, feels himself an outcast, a
paFiah. He Is cut OFF from the ordi-
nary human relations. If he so much
as kisses his wife or child he is a black
guard, mentally self convicted of l..
Nobody loves him, and he may go out
into the kitchen and drink cough sirup.
Boston Transcript.
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Greatest Number Fall Before
Desire for Fine
Feathers"
GIRLS GOING WRONG
ARE MOST PITIABLE
Hardest Women to Deal With Usu-
ally Crooks of Years of
Experience.

"Of the thousands of women 1 havs
had In charge during my fourteen
years, the largest number were not
arrested for drunkenness, or vaS-
rancy, or for any extreme form of de-
pravity. Petty larceny has brought
more girls and women to me than
any other one offense. This Is always
to be attributed to a woman's love
Of frills and furbelows. You see IL
in the rich woman, leading her into
all sorts Of foolish and sinful extrav-
agance. You see 1t in the woman in
average circumstances, and IL leads her
into debt and unhappiness. And the
woman who goes to the police station
Tor petty larceny is following the
same instinct with which her sisters
IN hlSher walks of life are cursed-ths
instinct for fine feathers.
The most heart-breaking type of all
types mat have come to know in my
work. though, is the young girl. who,
just when she ought to be at her sweet
est and best is tasting Degradation for
the first time. She Is almost never de-
praVed, and though she Sometimes
hasnt got many morals. ! don't know
as would call her immoral. either She
Is just a miserable, weak ignorant. and
often sly and disobedient, little thing.
She works hard all day at not much
better than starvation wages She
doesn't have money to spend on clothes.
or on amusements, either, and so she
goes to the. picture show or out upon
the streets, and sooner or later wanders
into the trap that is set for her
MOST girls who come to grief never
would be unhappy if they had the prop
er raising at home and if their mothers
and fathers would only fix il so that
they could occasionally see, company
without going out on the streets to look
for II. It's the freedom that most girls
have that leads to their ruin.
Thinks Fairgrounds
Step In Wrong Direction.
And want to say right here that It
seems to me Fairgrounds are a step In
the wrong direction. The minute a
mother sends her children away from
home to get amusement she is putting
them in danger for the rest-of their
lives.
THE hardened woman is usually a
professional crook of years of expert
found many that were too hard and too
bitter to be helped. You can't do any
thing for them by talking religion to
them I found they never would let
but you can appeal to them IN one way
or another.
And though I've been working with
them fourteen years, and have seen the
lowest to which a woman can sink. It
doesn't make me believe any the less
in all the true women in the world. I'm
glad to tell you that I believe in human
nature just the same. It's more good
than bad. And now that I've earned
my rest I'm going to little farm down
in Virginia to live. I'd like TO forget
little of the sorrow I've seen, but I
believe in human nature just the same"
I call that the most remarkable story
I've heard in many day.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Boss Cox Graft Trial
Delayed Until Monday

CINCINNATI. Ohio, March 25.-The
fight cf Republican boss, George B.
Cox, to keep from being tried on
charge of perjury today went over
until Monday. At that time Chief Jus
tice Jones. of the circuit court. will
come here to hear arguments in the
attempt to swear two more of the
circuit judges of the bench so that
tbs cannot try Cox
Arguments also will be made on the
motion TO dissolve the injunction is
sued to prevent Judge German trying
the case.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

world. Limsntour's bold game has
won, thus far. 1t remains to be seen
whether, as the Diaz structure .crum-
bles and topples, the revolution will
gain force and overturn all plans for
reorganization of the country in the
hands of the conservatives or whether
it will proceed to complete reorgan
iZation of the nation.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Unbelievable Number O.
Women on Street Here
Demented.
SOME BELONG TO THE
VERY BEST SOCIETY
Well-Known, Wealthy, and Re-
spectacle Women Have Been
Brought to Station Drunk.
By SELENE ARMSTRONG,

This is the most remarkable story I
have heard in many a day. As for
the woman who comes face TO face
with her degradation in the cell of a
police station, l confess / have always
had morbid curiosity in regard to her.
What is she like Through what laby-
rinth of sins. and sorrows: through what
maze Of temptations unknown to wom-
en- like US. did she arrive in that bare,
hideous little cell? Was IL wine? Was
1t men? Was it poverty? Or was il
Just some commonplace, vulgar thing
say petty larceny. for instance, that
would make her not interesting. but
only despicablc. il We knew? l have
often wondered about it.
But a police matron! Who would ever
have dreamed that her life could be
either interesting or funny, or even
pitched, at times, 10 a key of almost
noble tragedy never thought about
her. at all; but II had, her existence
would have seemed like a monotone OF
sordidness and commonplaceness - be-
cause l didn't know.
And now here comes the STORY. It is
told by Mrs MarIIIa Thornburgh. who
has resigned her position as police ma
bSon after fourteen years of service in
the Police Department of Washington.
Mrs. Thornburgh entered upon her serv-
ices as matron after she was a grand
mother. but her successful work with
the thousands OF women who have come
under her charge has given her a rep
utation that is unique. Her story is
here given Ss she told It to me:
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AmusementS.

National-"The Dollar Princess" els
and S15 p. m.
Relasco-'!A Certain Party" 2:15 and
$40 D. m.
Coiumbia-"Miss Ananias," els and Sis
cbas se's-PoIite vaudeville. 2:I5 and Sis
Academy-"Bunco in Arizona 2:15 and
Csyety-"Vanity Fair" 2:15 and Sis
Lyceun-"world of Pleasure" 2:15 and
Casino-Continuou vaudeville, .12:45 to
IL p. m.
Observation-Disclosures.
Howard-Black Patti.
Arcade-Bowling and motion pictures.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
White House Procedure.

II have been nominated secretary to
the President.
Very good, SIR" said the policeman
on guard. Incoming secretaries, keep
to the right, outgoing secretaries keep
to the left. Please do not track mua
into the house. Louisville Courier
Journal
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
EXPLAINS THAT VACCINE
VIRUS is NOT A SERUM
TO the Editor OF THE TIMES.

~ NhS AuAtOI VI NE LINES.
l see some woman physician in
criticising DIR. Shows attitude on vivi-
section in your columns of March s,
says: Il wish he would look at the his
tory >of small pox in the Philippines.
Yet anti-yiyisectionists claim
that animal serum is a fake" % This
is strange Statement for a physician
to make, as vaccine virus which is
used for vaccination is not serum, but
a mixture of lymph, purcells, glycerine.
etc, etc. 'Antitoxin,' though, for diph-
liberia. is a serum Of the horse, mixed
with tricresol, a deadly poison.
H. BRADFORD,
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Harem Skirts At Half
Price Is Paris Offer

PARIS, March 2S.-Harem skirts at
half price were the bargain offerings to-
day Of several big department stores
that have been hit hard as the result
of the failure of the skirt to make the
exnected hit.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

about from pillar to post for place
to hold the annual competitive drills
since the baseball park stands burned.
1t wouldn't be a bad idea to utilize
some of those unusued acres in Potomac
Park for a~big municipal park or col
iseum where such affairs could be
staged.
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Most Interesting
And Dangerous.

"Of the women who have come un-
der my care the most interesting land
dangerously were those suffering from
some form of dementia. No person
who doesn't know a police station
realizes how many demented women
walk the streets of Washington
They come here from all parts of the
country, and nearly always their de-
lusions are concerned with the Presi-
dent of the United States. During
President McKinley's administration,
an elderly woman, whose speech,
manner, and dress, were simply ele-
giant, was taken up on the White
House grounds, and brought to me-
With every appearance of sanity. she
politely explained to me that she had
travelled from Joliet, Wis, in order
to cash some checks which President
Mckinley had sent her in payment
for large tract of land. She dis
played checks aggregating $4,000,
and signed William Mckinley. Presi-
dent of the United States.
Another woman came from PhiIa-
delphia to Washington that she might
get President Roosevelt to force a
New York millionaire. whose name is
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

The net total circulation OF The Washington
Times daily during the month. OF February
was l,077.6S9, all copies left over and re-
turned being eliminated. This number, when
divided by "A, the number of days OF publ
cation shows the net daily average for Eeo-
ruary to have been A, ,902:
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

Opening of competition for the $500
prize of the Society of Beaux Arts
Architects.
Meeting of the Tennessee Society, Pub
lie Library, Mt Vernon square, s
D. m.
Luncheon by the ladies of the Wash
ington Heights Presbyterian Church,
old Masonic Temple, Ninth and +
streets northwest
Meeting of the Battleshlp Maine. Monu-
ment Association, Eagles Hall, to-
night.
Meeting of the National Republican
Club, I347 Pennsylvania avenue north
west, p. m
Meeting Of the Missouri Society, Pythian
Temple, 1912 Ninth street northwest
p. m.
Stereopticon lecture by GardnSr +. Will
Uams. .'South African Diamond
Mines" University Club, tonight.
Exhibit Of fifth grade art work, Barrett
School, today.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
SnnrtS.

First annual athletic meet, gymnasium
of Ingram Memorial Church, Tenth
street and Massachusetts, avenue
northeast. tonight.
Fifth annual indoor athletic meet, Y. NJ.
c. A, gymnasium. 7:s0 p. m.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Sunday.

The number OF complete and perfect copies
OF The Washington Times printed Sundays
during the month of February was as follows:
February 5..... IS lT6l Feurbray as 424
February I2......4T1nI February 3D.. g 2oS
Total for month. .lSI 30
Sunday average for month..............46,97I .46, 97I
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

The net total circulation OF The Washington
Times Sunday during the month of Feb
ruary was 16S. e17, all copies left over and
returned by agents being eliminated. This
number. when divided by (, the number OF
Sundays during February, shows the net
Sunday average for February TO have been
[222s.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

Just think of woman in charge of
The United States mint and Easter right
upon us.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

Herr Hammer should have included
the Anvil Chorus" in his benefit roper
toire yesterday
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

In each issue Of The Times the circulation
figures for the previous day are plainly
printed at the head Of the first page at the
left Of the date line.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

The latest craze is escaping from St.
Elizabeth's.
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Entered at the PostorIce at Washington.
D. c., as second class matter.
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FEBRUARY CIRCULATION.
Daily.

The number OF complete and perfect copies
Of The Washington Times printed daily dur
ing the month Of February was as follows:
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

II the egg plant were causing us as
much trouble as our milk plant the
problem could be solved by growing col
lards.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Wbat's on the Program, in
Washington Today.

(The Times will be pleased 20 an
nounce meetings and entertainments In
this column. Phone or write announce
ments.)
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

familiar to the public, to make her a
proposal of marriage. When ] took
charge of her, | found on her person
chamois bag containing nearly $780,
600 worth Of diamonds. She was the
widow of a Philadelphia multi mil
lionaire, and belonged to a family
whose name is known to every reader
of the society column in Philadelphia
and Washington papers.
These are typical of the hundreds
OF cases OF dementia among women
that have come under my observation
annually. Nearly always they haunt
the White House grounds, and some
times their appearance is SO sane and
so attractive, that they make more
than one effort to see the President
before his Secretary discovers that
they are unbalanced.
Respectable Ruined
By Drink Habit.
IF / told you what ruin and havoc
the drink habit has brought to the
lives of respectable. and sometimes
highly refined women, you would not
believe the evidence of your own
ears. Many a life tragedy is sobbed
out to a police matron by hitherto
respectable women, who are quite
ready to commit suicide when they
realize that while under the influence
of drink they have been taken off
the street by a policeman. A peculiar
thing is that some of these women
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

Capt Archibald W. Butts promotion
to the rank OF major is a source OF
great satisfaction TO his many friends.
IL his advancement means that he is to
return to an active post in the service.
he will be quite equal to the duties.
His genial manners and extensive &C.
quaintance have peculiarly qualified him
for the post he has held at the White
House under two Administrations, but
his record in the quartermaster's de-
partment proves him to he highly ef-
f1cient> in every practical capacity.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

Patrons of the Washington postoffice
have shown sympathetic appreciation
of the efforts of Postmaster Merritt to
relieve the letter carriers of the bulk of
their Sunday work by dispensing with
deliveries al the postoffice windows on
that day. But eight protests against
the discontinuance of this service have
been received. This speaks pretty we'll
for the common sense and fair-minded-
ness of the people of Washington. Now
the Postoffice Department has taken up
the question of dispensing with Sunday
deliveries everywhere As a matter of
fact, about 1914 per cent of us can get
along just as well if there's one day in
the week on which we don't receive
mail
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

Half of the marriage licenses issued
here yesterday were in favor Of young
women named Sarah. The total number
OF licenses was four.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

The capable matron at the First po-
lice precinct, having acquired a nest-egg
by her fifteen years of service, will go
over into Virginia and raise poultry.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

Milton Allies and Arthur Moses are
now eligible for election to the Broth
erhood of Chefs and Head Walters.
Everybody who attended the beefsteak
dinner at the Commercial Club says
that there is no better chef in Wash
ington than Milton Allies, and no wiser
headwaiter than Arthur Moses.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

washington's need for a municipal
park or coliseum is again emphasized
by the announcement that the High
School cadet regiment is being battered
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

The coIored friends of Booker T. Wash
ington in this city were among the first
10 come forward and express their con-
fidence in him. after his recent expert
enCe in New York. They have not en-
tertained any doubt as to his innocence,
and were prompt to thank the President
for his letter to the Tuskegee educator.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

The Incorporation of an emergency
hospital for Columbia Heights is further
evidence Of the constantly growing in
terest in the civic betterment of the
District.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

ury Department, whose advancement to
salary of $3.50 on July /, will estab-
lish her more firmly as the highest paid
woman in the Government service, is
a New Hampshire woman. and her
brother, John w. Kelley, of Portsmouth,
IS one of the attorneys prominently
connected with the suit to break the
viii of Mrs. Eddy, the founder of Chris
tan Science.
washington's need for a municipal
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

Even if the Presidents Canadian re-
ciprocity bill never passes, relations re-
suting in a free exchange of ideas has
been established between Major SyIves-
ter, OF the District police force, AMI
Col. A. P. Sherwood, commissioner OF
police in Canada, the latter having been
the guest of the former yesterday. A
thorough inspection Of the city and the
department occupied the most of the
day.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

The German immigrant who has plead
ed guilty before Judge Wright to the
embezzlemcnt of a motorcycle, will be-
deported, IF the court can find a way"
II he had only taken revenue cutter,
or even a bug-eye, everything would
bc so much easier.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

James ]. Hill came out yesterday =
from an audience with the President to
find the White House newspaper repre-
sentatives loaded with questions. What
would do most TO improve business con-
dtions?" was sprung on the railway
magnate. "A little rain" was the quick
reply. which you will grant was a pretty
dry answer.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

Lord Sackville West is graphically
recalled in Washington as the diploma
who was required to walk Spanish in
1SsS. 1t seems rather natural that his
sprightlier music nall daughter should
take to Spanish dances.
The Calumet news., 1911-04-12
THEY ALL DEMAND It
Calumet, Like Everv City and Town
in the Union, Receives

People with kidney ills walt to be
cured. When one suffers the tortures
OF an aching back, relief Is eagerly
sought for. There are many remedies
today that relieve but do not cure
Here is evidence to prove nat Doan's
Kidney Pills cure, and the cure is
lasting.
]. NJ Gillett, NJ. ST, Calumet, Mich.
says. Il have often recommended
Doan's Kidney Pills. as know them
to be an effective kidney medicine. My
kidneys and bladder were disordereo
and my back ached intensely There
were sharp pains in my loins and sides
and my health was all run down. Be
ing tod TO use Doan's Kidney pills |
did so, and IL was not long before they
restored me To good health"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster -Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-'Doan's-and
take no other.
The Calumet news., 1911-04-12

ors, now in Lansing I'm attendance az
the state legislature as representative
of the third district of Houghtou
county, a letter advising him 10 navc
the finance ccmsittee dclay action
on new system 81 accounting Cor tht
county. 4 special meeting was re-
Gently held by this eommittee for the
purpose of deyising such system o-
accounting.
The lord bin now before tle House
Is responsible for the DELAY asked fol
5y Chairman Edwards. The hll pro-
yides FOR the appointment of a pu3lic
examiner whose business viii bt toI
examine into the accounting of al de-
partments of the STATE government
and al county ofii>eS and 90 devise
a uniform system 10 accounting torI
the state and counties. ln The event
ol thc bin becoming a law any sys-
TEN that may in the meantime be d.
Nised by the finance committee Of The
county VIII have % be- thrown out.
The Calumet news., 1911-04-12
ARRANGE FOR BANQUET.
Meeting of Spanish War Veterans To.
night in Village Hail.

''a''N ~ Hi'NA1N FNalls
4 meeting OF George Miliar csmu of
the United Spanish War Veterans Will
be held this evening in the village
hall when arrangements for the an
nual departure day banquet viii be
completed.
This banquet viii celebrate the thlr-
teenth anniversary of the departure of
copper country contingent of tho
Thirty-fourth Michigan Volunteer In
fantry for the front in 1sg8. Annual
celebrations have been held since chat
time by those who took part in the
war and az each year goes by Tho
event takes on a greater significance.
and becomes a matter OF deeper sop-
timent 70 tho eX-soldicrs. Last years
banquet was held al tine scott Hotel
Hancock, and this year it probably
viii be held al the Douglass House.
The Calumet veterans and the vetar-|
ans Of the Stiles post Grand Army of
the Republic. Hancock. win le guests
Of Miller camp as usual There viii
be a program of toa-ts and music
and the banquet IS ,zreetrd TO come
up to the expectations of tho most
hopeful
The Calumet news., 1911-04-12
Houehton Department
ARRANGES FOR
j. P. CONTEST
sUPT. poELLE SELECTS JUDGES
OF THOUGHT AND coMPo-
sITioN. UNDECIDED AS
TO PLACE.

Supt. J. g.. DoeIle OF the Houghton
high school chairman OF the upper
peninsula district Of the state ora
torical association. yesterday received
a letter from J. r. Erickson Of Ne
eauuee, chairman of the third sub-dis-
trict, announcing the selection OF the
/ representatives, from that district On
0ratory and defamation. The Mar
quette high school representatives won
I'm both events.
There are now seven contestants for
the district contest 10 be held in
Hought0n April IS -Four Of these are
in defamation and three In oratory.
The eastern district sends only one
representative in defamation, New
berry high school winning out in this
contest.
In the recent western sub-disrict
oratoricaI and defamation contests at
Menomince two Menominee high school
girls were winners. Clara LHote took
first honors in defamation. her sub
ject being "A Vision Of War" by Rob
ert G. IugersoI Miss Ada p. Chad
bourne OF Crystal Falls with an 'Eu-
logy on Count Leo Tolstoi" won sec
end honOrs while Fred Ossanna OF
Norway on The Death Of Garfield"
was given third. IN oratory. Marion /
Rasmussen won first honors. with Ger /
aldine G. Hm Of Crystal Falls second /.
and Byron Gross third. The Misses
LHote and Rasmussen VIII compete
in the Houghton contest.
Peter Mehelchich OF Calumet and
Irving Toplon Of Lake Linden are the
OF the copper country (.
districts in oratory and defamation
respectively.
Chairman D0elle has named the fol-
owing as judges Of thought and com
position for the upper peninsula con-
lest April 2s John 3. Brennan Of
ronW00d. Prof Louis A. Strauss Of /,
he University of Michigan and Dean
Thomas Made. of Oliyet college. who
'as recently elected a member Of the .
tate board OF education.
Mr. DoeIle Is stll undecided as 10 I.
whether TO hold the contest in the Am /
hidrome hall OF at the Kerredge
heater in Hancock. At the contest 4,
eId IN the Amphidrome hall some
ears ago it was found that the hall
.as very much too small 10 accomo-
ate the large crowds wishing 10 at
end and it is thought that these con- >
zsts have grown in popularity since
ben, making "a larger hall necessary.
The high school double quartet will
7pear for the first time at the contest. =
his has just been organized and is
lder the direction OF Instructor "
.hitcomb. The high school orchestra ,
likewise being trained by Mr. Whit >
'm5 and will render several selec- "
9Hs during the evening.