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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
CROKER HUNTS WILD CAT.
Animal Frightened Ex-Leadera
Niece Near Palm Beach.

PALM BEACH, Fla. February o.
Richard Croker, the former Tammany
hunted all day yesterday for
q wildcat that is still at large. pre-
on his estate here. which he
calls the WigwaIn. Mr.. Croker Is living
with his two nieces, Miss Emma Croker
and Mrs. Stella Bowman.
When Mrs. Bowman stepped to the
beach to take an ocean bath before
breakfast q wildcat sprang out OF the
woods nearby. and. although It did not
attack her. Il scared her. Mra Bowman
ran to the house. Mr.. Croker got one
shot Ct the cat with Q rife. but missed.
He gave up his daily trip to Palm Beach
and spent the day with dogs and q gun
trying to get the animal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
REVISING THE CALENDAR.

Bv Frederic ]. Haskin.

would be added the elimination from the
calendar of Christmas day and New Year
day as days of the week. They would be
set apart as mo days." Christmas day in
years when leap year occurs. In this
idea Of a CLOSE week at the end Of each
quarter it Is proposed to give each OF
these four weeks q special name. One OF
another 'Gregoriap week. in honor OF
tho two great reformers Of the calendar.
Under this system one might write: "Ju.
Nan week. 9Th. 1915"
Various names have been proposed for
tho thirteenth month, advocated by those
who would make each month consist OF
twenty eight days. One has suggested
the name "ENember." this month to come
between August and September. Another
june and July. still others have suggest
ed "sum.'' 'Tredecium," Mid "Quas-
ct" and New Month
The movement to revise tho calendar
has found support among scientific men
As well AZ among many
Movement for business organizations
p.:.. during the past quar-
Asos1sAoA' ter Of q century. A
great many astronomers have Endorsed
the proposition. ana only recently the
National Board Of Trade in its annual
convention In the city Of Washington
lent the weight of it's Endorsement to
the movement. Those who arc back Of
the effort to revise the calendar assert
that such revision would remove all diff
flculty ana confusion in remembering
dates, make the months conformable
with the period Of the school month and
nearly conformable with the motions of
the moon and would fix all movable
dates. The 9TH Of March and election day
would always occur on the same day OF
the month and week: all of the church
festivals would be fixed. 1t has been
proposed that tho Catholic Church should
take the initiative in proclaiming the
new calendar, just as it did when Pope
Gregory took similar action centuries
ago. It is also suggested that the move
mont should be Endorsed by the next
worlds congress- OF religions.
While It Is apparent that as Q PROPOSE
ton standing alone q calendar different
from that now in use would very much
simplify the reckoning Of time. on the
other hand, there are those who urge
which thirteen months are provided. and
thus be forced to calculate tho time
elapsing between q given date under the
existing system ana one under the pro-
posed system would involve practically
rs mucn 0lmculty as ID involved IN tho
use Of the present calendar. For in
stance. suppose q child should want to
ascertain how much time had passed be-
tween the 9Th Of July. 1911, and tho 18th
of Sol, 1918, 1t will appear that he would
be up against as great difficulty as to
count the number Of days between the
9th Of July, 1911. and the 10th Of August,
1918. The same difficulties that have
prevented the general adoption Of the
metric system Of weights and measures
initiate against the general adoption of
the revision Of the calendar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
Use Of Rejected Cloth Suspected
Hurt in Fall From Horse.

along p street between Dupont circle and
18th street northwest yesterday after.
noon. Edward B. Greenman Of 91s West
minister atreet was injured about the
head and body. Persons who witnessed
the accident went to his assistance. 8.
g. Luchs Of 2844 Connecticut avenue took
Greenman to George Washington Uni
versity Hospital In an automobile. his
condition today u reported to DO Inn
proved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
Americans ct Beirut Unframed.

dispatch has been received ak the
State Department from United States
Consul Smith. At Beirut. Syria, saying
that no damage was done to American
interests by the bomhardmsnt OF that
city by italian warships Saturday. The
CONSUL says that several shells flew over
the American hospital and fell on the
sands beyond. There was considerable
CONSERVATION among the inhabitants dur
ing tho bombardment, and the excite
ment continued yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26

Advices to the State. Department indi-
cate that Haitians aided the Dominican
insurrectionists In the recent outbreak at
Monte Christi and that the Dominican
government has demanded strict neutral
ity by the Haitian government in the
present trouble. :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
Marriage Licenses,

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
Jacob I. Petusl1e and Belva L. Pumpoy,
both Of Front Royal. Va.
Philip Ewald and Augusta Goehmann
Frederic E. Bliss Of this city and Maria
B. Thompson Of Boston. Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26

q. Grant Wells. q barber, aged forty
years, committed suicide ct Morgan
town, w. Va, Saturday by drinking
wood alcohol. Wells was under tndict-
ment for forgery and II Is believed that
this trouble led him to commit the deed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
OLIVE DRAb THE COLOR
Of j. S. ARMY UNIFORMS
Cloth of Texture Which Is Ex-
pected to Remove Cause
of Complaint.

An olive drab cotton cloth which has
been adopted for use in making up the
uniforms Of United States soldiers will
undoubtedly result In minimizing the
large number Of complaints which have
been made against the present uniform
because Of its construction out Of khaki
cloth. This is the belief Of the officers
OF the quartermasters department here.
Constant complaints have como to head
quarters here from various posts through
out this country and the insular posses
sions against tho khaki. The soldiers in
the tropics were particularly antago-
nistic to that kind Of cloth. branding 1t as
heavy and hot and entirely unsutted Tor
use In tropical countries.
Khaki Objectionable.
Brig. Gen. Pershing. commanding the
Department Of Mindanao, was the last
He declared that It IL not adapted to the
purposes for which it was intended, that
it Is heavy shrinks badly, will not
wooden clothing.
form. he says. no cannot make his best
4OO68IAuC0t ~ no UC0S0 - AOOA VI ut1uOo@
discomfort, and he recommends that the
soldier be allowed to purchase khaki
clothing Of English manufacture. Tho
adoption Of tho olive drab cotton cloth
precludes this idea AL the old uniforms
on hand which arc made out Of khaki will
have to be used before the olive drab
cotton is issued. under . recent order
of the Secretary OF War.
Complaints have been received at the
duartermasters department here from
many officers against the new olive drab
cotton cloth. pointing out various defects.
The officers have been urged to purchase
the goods for their uniforms from the
department. instead Of from private con-
Germs, as they will then be assured of
getting perfect cloth.
Use Of Rejected Cloth Suspected.
Although they have no facts upon which
to base the opinion. It - the belief Of the
quartermasters hero that some Of the half
q million yards Of olive drab cotton cloth
recently rejected by the War Department
as inferior goods has fallen into the hands
Of private concerns. II the officers will
purchase their cloth from the department,
they say, they viii have no complaint to
make against the new cloth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26

After eighteen years Of service as post
master Of Glen Rock. Pa, Granville F..
Heathcote has been compelle1 to resign
on account Of Ill health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26

However, there are some VINO would prac-
tically make q fourteen.month year. Their
proposal 10 to have twelve ordinary
months and two half-months. ono half
month coming in midsummer and the 9TH
er half-month in midwinter. Still an
other proposition is that the number of
months should remain the Same as at
present, each month to be twenty-eight
days long, and an additional week. not
belonging to any Of the months, to be
added at the close of each quarter and to
be known as "close week." To this idea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
Centenary Of
Notable Year.

SAooCSS0
would always permit Christmas eve to
fall on Sunday. and that that day could
be used as the worlds universal peace
day. He feels that no other year could
be more fittingly set aside, since 1915
represents the centennial Of a large num-
Der OF events Of great historical interest.
He points out that in 1916 the Congress
OF vienna, which finally settled the po-
litical affairs Of Europe and so prepared
the way for International friendship and
intercourse, was held. During that year
George Stephenson was laying the founda-
tons for his construction of the railway
LOCOMOTIVES; iron ships were first invented
and steam was being applied to naviga-
ton; the first savings banks In England
and the United States were established,
stereotype plates were Invented; the
fo,pRdations of the German empire were
came an international power as q result
Of the events Of that year: These and
other epoch-making happenings Of 1916,
according to- Mr.. Cotsworth. make 1t mt
ting that the centennial of that year
should be the date . When the new caien-
Another class OF calendar revtsers
would 70 still farther They would make
the ordinary year consist Of 1854 days
made up Of thirteen months Of four weeks
each. They would add week at the
end Of every fifth or sixth year, acord-
ing to the number of common and leap
years occurring within the cycle. This
NTH or sixth year would consist OF 81
DAYS. Rev. L J. Heatwole Of Virginia
proposes this method as q solution of
the problem. It Is . modification of the
method proposed in 1906 by George NJ.
Searlo In the Catholic World.
He proposed that the year should con-
sist Of 384 days, with an intercalary week
in every year Invisible by five. with the
omission Of this week in midcentury
years and once every 400 years in addt-
ton thereto. This would permit the eQut-
nox to vary three and One-half days, in
stead Of one-half day. as at present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26

It seems that the general tendency Of
thought among those who arc urging .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26

Mr.. Cotsworth has proposed that the
new calendar shall 90 into effect Janu-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-15

I have recently become an exceed
ingly busy man, and will not take the
time to address personal letter to
each of the editors, but will ask them
for the present at least, to accept this
open statement as an acknowledge
ment to each of my hearty apprecia-
ton for their many kind Words
Samuel Y. Gordon, candidate for
governor.
Sam, that is rather cavalier treat
ment to accord the newspaper boys
who are hungering and thirsting for a
personal letter from you. No matter
how Exceedingly busy" you may be
do not for minute overlook the
ladder by which you climbed to emil
hence and fame. :J+..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-15

Forty years ago the Brainerd
Tribune was born midst the jack pines
of Grow Wing county-there was no
Brainerd then as the town was not
organized until year later. Today
Brainerd is a prosperous city of
10000 inhabitants, the Tribune con-
tinues to grow and flourish and is
recognized as one of the leading news
papers of the state. For 2S years the
genial A. J. Halsted has piloted the
destinies of the Tribune, and the wish
of the Union is that he may be at
the helm % years hence when "The
City of the Pines" will have trebled
its present area and population.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-15

Having discovered that their pastor
was the champion pool player of the
town and that he INDUCED in the
game daily in public places, number
of long faced pietists-mostly females
in his congregation at Newport,
WASH, were Mortified at the enormity
of his sin and requested the ministers
association to remove him. Business
men of the town, however, presented a
petition to the Investigating board
asking that the minister be retained
and threatening to withdraw their
support we're he removed. Hence he
was retained and "a new members
joined the congregation. Merely be-
cause minister plays pool, base
ball, football, or takes part in
athletics of any sort, it does not fol-
low that he cannot be:a christian.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-15

Here is an admonition from the
Cambridge North Star that some
people would do we'll to heed: There
is constitutional amendment to be
voted on next fall, and all the friends
OF good roads ought not only to boost
for its adoption but also to refrain
from doing anything which may be
construed by the people of any section
OF the state as a plan to ask for any
thing but an equitable division of the
road fund. Let us bear in mind the
moral contained in one of the stories
of our old first reader: "Do not
grasp too much, you may lose all. .
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-15

Referring to the Minneapolis and
st. Paul men who supported the can
didacy of r. G. Dunn for governor in
1904 as "ward-heelers' is not con-
ducive to party harmony. The sup
porters of Dunn in the Twin Cities in
that dirty campaign-made dirty by
the parasites and hirelings of the Van
SAINT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS most
favorably with the adherents of the
little political judge. While we are
not in accord with the political prin-
ciples advocated by Mr.. James A..
Peterson at this time we regard him
as man of honest convictions, and
his personal character is above re-
proach. To his detractors he might
we'll quote the words of the fiery
Marmion to the naughty Douglas:
And if thou saidst am not peer
To any lord in Scotland here,
Lowland or Highland, far or near,
Lord Angus, thou hast lied!
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-15

In the February number of the
Review of Reviews, W. T. Stead draws
this pen picture of Sir Edward Grey,
the British secretary of state for
foreign affairs: "He is as gray in
nature as his native county, gray and
cold and aloof, reserved, almost shy,
but a Northumbrian at heart, which,
being interpreted, means that he is a
staunch friend, loyal and true
hearted, more anxious to do than to
make much show in the doing of
things" Mr.. Stead adds: "The
story goes that Sir George Otto
Trevelyan once replied to some one
who asked him what manner of man
Sir Edward is: Some think he is as
black as the devil; others believe him
to be as white as an angel. In fact
be is neither. He is just Grey
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-15
The Buffalo Journal reproduces thi

The Buffalo Journal reproduces this
excerpt from the state auditors re-
port to the 1901 legislature:
SIN former reports I have expressed
the opinion that as soon as it is pos
sible real and personal property
should be entirely relieved from direct
taxation for support of the state
government: That time has not yet
arrived though we are, tending that
way rapidly, for we have been able to
reduce the state tax levy"
The then state auditor did believe
when he penned the above that the
day was not far distant when the state
government would be supported en-
tirely by Indirect taxation. But it
was delusion. The expenses COM
menced to soar when the new capitol
was occupied under Governor John
sons administration and they have
been soaring ever since.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-15

In Minneapolis the grocers have
been charging consumers as high as
Sl.75 per bushel for potatoes. The
Tribune of that city has shamed the
grocers into lowering the price to con-
sumers by quoting prices paid at the
primary potato markets in the
country. If potatoes are worth from
80 cents to S1.0O per bushel in Prince
ton there is no reason why the re-
tailers should charge the consumers
in Minneapolis almost double that
price. The Tribune has rendered the
consumers great service by showing
the exorbitant profit made b. the
middlemen.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-15

Frank J. Cannon, former United
States senator from Utah, and son of
j. @. Cannon, who was an apostle of
the Mormon church, in a recent
lecture declared that every woman
who embraced Mormonism goes into
a life of degradation. "The Mormon
church is growing" said he; sit has
$500 missionaries in foreign fields
and $500 at home. Polygamy is
today, as in the past, vital part of
that which holds the organization
together, and women converts soon
find out that it exists.'' It is we'll for
communities to be on their guard
against "apostles'' who call them
selves "latter day saints''-they are
wolves in sleeps clothing who should
be given no encouragement.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-15

The Indian inquiry or investiga-
ton is not wholly Indian, as two OF
our congressman, Miller and Steener.
son, are getting little undesirable
notoriety out of it.-Eden Valley
Journal.
Brother O'Brien, it is to be pre-.
sumed inadvertently, omits the name
of the gentleman who is getting the
greatest share of notoriety from the
investigation, viz, United States
Senator Moses E. Clapp, the man
higher up. Rev. Jeremiah Aloysius,
a priest who has worked among the
Indians at White Earth for over 80
years, in his testimony before the in
vestigating committee, declared that
ga reign of debauchery followed the
passage of the Clapp act in 1906"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-15
4 GREAT DECISION.

In a decision handed down by the
Wisconsin supreme court last Novem-
Der, which held the Wisconsin work
mems compensation law. constitu-
tional, Chief Justice Winslow took
occasion to say:
"When the eighteenth-century con-
stitution forms the charter of liberty
of Notwithstanding government,
must it's general provisions be con-
strued and Interpreted. by an
eighteenth-century mind, surrounded
by eighteenth-century conditions and
ideals? Clearly not. This we're to
command the race to halt in its
progress to stretch the state upon a
veritable bed of Procrustes. Where
there is no express command or pro-
hibition, but only general language
or policy to be considered, the condi-
lions prevailing at the time of its
adoption must have their due weight,
but the changed social, economic and
governmental condition and ideals Of
the time, as we'll as the problems
which the changes have produced,
must also logically enter into the con-
sideration, and become influential
factors in the, settlement of problems
of construction and interpretation
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-15

1t now transpires that Jas. J. Hill
was not, as at first reported by the
press, hiding away from the officer
who sought to serve upon him SUBJ
poena to appear before the Stanley
steel trust Investigating committee.
Mr.. Hill was merely taking a rest on
Jekyll island, off the Georgia coast,
where he has a winter cottage, and
made no attempt to escape the process
server. Had the officer sought Rookie
Teller instead Of Mr.. Hill, old John
would in all probability have given
him a merry chase and escaped.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-15

Mrs. Russell Sage has purchased
Marsh island in Vermilion bav.
Louisiana, and will offer it to the
United States government as a game
preserve. 1t contains $4,000 acres.
We're she to cut the island up into
small farms, drain it and give it to the
poor she would be deserving of much
more credit. The government needs a
game preserve about as much as a
native of the equatorial countries does
fur OvercOat.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-15
Ireland In the Dark Ages.

Professor Albert B. White of the
history department of the state uni
versity simply stated a historical
truth, in lecture delivered at the
university recently, when he said Irish
missionaries preserved classical
learning through the darkest period
of the dark ages and furnished the
foundation upon which present day
civilization was built. St. Patrick,
he said, as the evangelizer of Ireland
and the founder of Irish schools and
missions, was responsible for the great
work commenced by the Irish.
Professor White enumerated some
of the things the Irish scholars and
philosophers of the early christian
era did: ~. =.
Eagerly seized and developed east
ern thought and culture in their iso-
lated land. -~,. . -..~ r..
"Were always ready to fight for the
right to think and teach.
Established universities to which
hordes of students from Europe
flocked in the sixth, seventh and
eighth centuries.
"Defed Pope Gregory when he
tried to stop the spread of liberal
thought.
Developed philosophy, theology
and science in the seventh century.
Taught that the world was round
eight centuries before the time OF
Columbus.
kept learning alive until the ninth
century, when Europe was ready to
build the structure of medieval
civilization upon it,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-15

We're all pure food commissioners
to enforce the law as does E. F. Ladd
of North Dakota very little adulter-
ated stuff would find it's way into the
household. Mr.. Ladd does not even
permit the use of sO-called "certi6edn
dyes, which are said to be harmless
he will not countenance any modi6ca-
ton of the state law which prohibits
the use of dyes. There is more laxity
in the enforcement of the pure food
laws in Minnesota than in any other
state in the union.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-15

The superintendent OF the Mime
apolis public schools says that
teachers are the easiest kind Of marks
for swindlers. They will invest in
almost any bubble if surrounded by a
plausible story, alligator swamps,
town lots in distant cities, wildcat
mines, etc., and he suggests that a
bureau be created to advise them in
making Investments. The idea is q
good one. Teachers work hard for
their money, and it is shame that
they should be swindled out of the
fruits of their labors.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-15

j. 81. Armstrong, county surveyor
of Ramsey county, finds fault with the
road legislation enacted last winter
and says it does not benefit the cities.
His mental vision is obscured and he
cannot see beyond the confines of
Ramsey county. Whatever helps the
country districts must of necessity
help the large cities. The road legis-
lation already upon our statute books
is not perfect, that is freely conceded,
but it is step in the right direction.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-15

W. W. Rich, Clapp's man Friday,
called upon Theodore Roosevelt il
the Outlook office. New York, and
told him that he would, beyond doubt,
receive the full vote of the Minnesota
delegation to the Chicago national
republican convention - virtually
handed over the state to Roosevelt.
This is assuming great deal for a
man who doesn't even control his
own vote. So
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-15

In recent decision our state su-
preme court holds that, municipal
corporations are under legal obliga-
tion to exercise reasonable care to
keep and maintain all their streets
and public places in safe condition for
public use, and are liable for q negli-
gent failure OF compliance Herewith. y