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The Washington times., 1912-01-10
Evans Widow Has
Only Small Pension

Mrs. Robley d. Evans. widow Of
Fighting Bob" Evans. idol of the Am
erican public. Is threatened with q
meager existence on a Government PEN
sion. that at the maximum will not be
more than $50 q month =. =
Congressional action for a larger PEN
sion or some sort Of q bonus for the
widow OF one OF Americas greatest sea-
lighters will be sought by the friends
OF the late admiral.
Mrs. Evans condition is in strange
contrast to that OF the families Of other
American heroes. who have been lavish
~ provided for by a generous public.
While he was alive. "Fightine Fob
aasked and received nothing. In tenn
peramen: Mrs. Evans 10 like her late
husband. she will ask nothing.
1t was generally believed before Ad-
mIral Evans death tnat he was COM
the case, however.
1t was stated by one Of the admirars
Immediate family TODAY that Mrs. Evans
was without means. except the pension
allowed her by law.
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correspondent who points out the many
difficulties which arise from the lack Of
abundant and reliable data. II. Is i'm
possible, as our correspondent points
out, to note the progress which 10 be-
ing made in the matter Of scientific
hygiene, II is difficult to enforce the
child labor laws, and 1t 10 impossible
in many instances to bring forward
legal proofs which are contingent upon
birth, marriage, or death certificates,
in those communities whore the records
are not accurately kept In recent
editorial The Times cited specific in
stance in New Hampshire where q
probate judge was embarrassed in the
matter Of qualifying for the position
to which he had been chosen because
the law requires that he should produce
his birth certificate. and when he went
to look up the records in Manchester,
where he had always supposed it had
been kept, he was surprised to find
that no trace of it could be found.
1t is of course worse than a mockery
to enact laws requiring physicians,
midwives, and ministers to make
prompt and regular returns of births,
marriages, and deaths unless some sort
of penalty is attached to the failure to
comply with the law. As matter of
fact it should not even be necessary
to point out to them the Importance
of making such returns, but in prac-
tice 1t has been demonstrated that the
law itself is ignored so long as it
carries no penalty for its violation.
The one thing to do, therefore, is to
provide penalty, increasing in severity
for repeated cases of negligence, and
thus compelling the class of people re-
ferred to to cooperate with the authori.
ties in keeping the record complete.
This is matter which has been
flashing in the pan at intervals for
many years here in the District. It is
high time to quit talking about it and
to give us effective legislation which
will secure vital statistics which may
be regarded as reliable. Tne whole
country looks to Washington to set the
pace in these matters, and the latest
Federal census shows most deplorably
that the whole country, with the excep.
tion of some of the New England
States, is unreliable in the matter of
vital statistics.
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GROWING CRUELTY TOWARD
THE HELPLESS BEAR.

There was narrowing accumulation
of details in the recent recital of the
cold -blooded manner in which a hunter
and trapper of Sullivan county, New
York, choked bear to death. Accord.
ing to the story sent out from Monti-
cello, this sturdy Nimrod and fellow
conspirator went out into the wilds
where Bruin had taken refuge from the
cruelty and cunning of man. Tracked
to lis den, the bear made desperate
effort to escape. The law of self
preservation rose superior to the ties
of home and the thoughts of his
@young barbarians all at play"
Z His remorseless pursuer, however
leaped upon his back, got half-Nelson
around his windpipe, and began to hug
Nothing in descriptive literature since
Dick Turpin's ride from London te
York could equal the breathless thrill
with which that bear ride was por.
trayed. The distended nostril, the star,
ing, bulging eyes, the foam flecks fly,
ing from his agonized lips, made ar
indelible impression on everyone with
q spark of compassion who read it.
The contest was too unequal, how
ever, and of course it was only short
time before the bear had to succumb
And when he had finally fallen from
exhaustion, as refinement of cruelty
his bloodthirsty rider literally bit hin
TO death.
If this were an isolated instance per
haps in might be passed over in silence
In spite of the brutalizing tendency o
circulating such stories. But it wa
,ealx . few days since reports cam
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THE PRELIMINARY JOCKEY.
ING FOR PLACE.

hc ocsoioh iopt iuohtu VI tno NepuD-
lican national committee ended with
the apparent advantage on the side of
the party's weakest candidate for
President, and with an unfortunate
mistake in the formulation of the con.
vention call, by which the Presidential
primary was slapped in the face.
To the contrary, the Democratic
gathering closed with indications that
the party's strongest candidate-or cer-
tainly one of its strongest-had
strengthened his prospect of carrying
away the nomination. It must be con.
ceded by the vast preponderance of
opinion that the Democrats would be
stronger with a progressive" than with
a conservative" and the progressive
outlook is decidedly bettered as q re-
suit of what has taken place in Wash
ington the last few days.
Politics makes strange bedfellows.
Roger Sullivan is fighting for his politi-
cal life out in Illinois against the Har-
rison- Hearst combination. He didn't
want the Democratic convention in Chi
cago or st. Louis-so the story goes
because he thought convention at
either of those places would help his
enemies md injure him in his fight for
continued control. So he was secretly
friendly to some other town than either
of these, though as Chicagoan COM
PEELED to go through the motions of
supporting his home city.
At the same time the Wilson forces
wanted Baltimore chosen. Thus came
about community of interest between
the Wilson people and some of their
most enthusiastic enemies in the mat
ter of fixing the location; and in that
situation Baltimore proved a winner.
With Baltimore the Wilson Bryan pro.
gressive sentiment undoubtedly won a
distinct advantage. .-..
Without doubt we shall hear more
of the effort to render Wilson unavail-
able for nomination; more attacks will
he made On his intellectual honesty
because he has not always been as
enlightened as he is today; more ef-
forts to prejudice the old-time Bryanite
element against him. But the events
of this week at least indicate that this
effort is going to be more difficult than
it's hackers expected.
The advantage was with the progress
i've wing, and decidedly against the
Harmon forces. But beyond all this
there was telling evidence that Demo
cratic confidence has waned as the pos
sibility of Roosevelt's nomination has
increased. The Democrats don't want
Roosevelt; they do want Taft. They
are confident they can defeat Taft
probably majority of sincere express
sions of the very men who have been
in this town the past few days as
Democratic leaders, would declare that
no Democrat can defeat Roosevelt.
The political complications have
evolved situation which gives the
Democrats an excellent chance to put
their best foot forward. The Republi.
cans have the more need to do as we'll
They should nominate, not with ref
erence to any traditions or sentiments
but to the main purpose of winning.
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Reception in Honor of
Miss Eta Taggart

Between one and two hundred Con-
federate veterans, Daughters Of the
Confederacy, and members Of the South
ern Relief Association were entertained
at a reception last night at Confederate
Memorial Home, 1929 Vermont avenue,
by Washington Camp, United Sons of
Confederate Veterans, in honor Of Miss
Eta Taggart, newly elected sponsor,
and Miss A. Griffith, maid Of honor.
hacker, newly elected commander; Miss
Ruth Bowie, past sponsor; Miss Stella
McDuffie, Mrs. Maude Howell Smith.
and Mrs. 8. b. Riley. After the recep-
tion q dance was given.
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MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

at Norfolk: Bayrant at
Guantanamo Nashville at New York
yard Potomac at Nuevitas.
from Cienfuegos for
Guantanamo: Kansas from Hampton
Roads for Guantanamo; Prairie from
Hampton Roads to assistance of
Roe; Paul Jones from Santa Barbara
for San Diego; Brutus from Charles
ton for Lambert Point
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What's on the Program, in
Washington TODAY

The following Masonic organizations
VIII meet tonight: Lodges-Harmony.
Mo. jninsI ~ N. M. M; School Of INSTRUCTION:
Star Chapters-Naomi. No. 8: Brook
The Following I. o. o. F. lodges will
mesy 'snss %a g. Ne No i Har sn1
Federal City. No. 20. business.
The following Knights Of Pythias Or
ganizations will meet tonight: Lodges
Mt. Vernon. No. s; page rank: Union,
Columbia, Ne. ss. installation Of Of
Temple. No. 9. business.
Meeting Of Georgetown Circle, No. 60.
Monthly meeting of the Anacostla Cit
liens Association. office of George
S, King Company, 9Ooi Nichols ave-
nue., Anacostia, p. m.
%ith 9esm eonesrf by Sf Dr. 5ne sd SFene %ee
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets northwest, s p. m.
Meeting setiatIoO OF the American Forestry As
dng room for the blind, Congress
sional Library, 2:30 p. m.
Week Of prayer. Sixth Presbyterian
Annual meeting of the board of direc-
ton Of America, New willard Hotel.
Meeting of the Young Mems Catholic
Club tonight.
School for nom n-commIssioned officers,
Second Infantry, and gallery instruc-
ton, First Battalion, First Infantry,
District National Guard. Center
Market Armory. 7:oo p. m.
name Society. banquet hall, the Ar
lington Hotel. 8 p. m.
Eighth complimentary concert Of the
Rubinstein Club, Continental Hall.
Monthly meeting Of the Indiana So
ciety, third floor, old Masonic Tenn
pie, Ninth and r streets northwest,
p. m.
diers' Home Band. Stanley Hall. $3.50
ID. m.
Lecture by DR.. A. A, Pratt, the New
York School of Philanthropy, before
the National Civic Federation.
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ARMY.

First Lieutenant ALEXANDER d.
man General Hospital. Preside OF
San Francisco. Cal, for duty.
Chaplain JOSEPH H. SUTHERLAND.
Twelfth Infantry, to his home prep
aratory to his retirement from ac-
Colonel WILLIAM LAssITER, Fourth
Infantry, to general recruiting SER
vice at Fort Mcdowell. relieving Col
onel WILLIAM l.. PITCHER, IN
fantry.
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ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS

NEELY. detached as assistant naval
attache to the American legation,
Santiago, Chile, to duty as naval
attaehe. Buenos Aires. Argentina
Paymaster II. .ieF. MEL detached
navy pay office. Seattle. Wash, to
duty, navy yard. Puget Sound.
Wash.
Assistant Paymaster w. ]. COVER,
Accounts, to duty Montana, under
instruction.
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ENFORCE THE KEEPING OF
VITAL STATISTICS.

The recent appeal on the part of
The Times for more accurate and com
plete vital statistics in the District of
Columbia has struck responsive
chord, and we publish this afternoon
an interesting communication from q
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Organ Concert.

A concert by DR. j. Fred Wolfe will
mark the formal opening Of the grand
organ Of The Church OF the Epiphany,
G street, between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets northwest. tonight at s
O'Clock. A special program has been
will be BIZ card only
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NAVY.

ed as aid fer personnel. Navy De-
nariment Washington, ID. c., and
granted leave four months.
Captain T.. NJ. POTTS. to duty as aid
for personnel, Navy Department
Washington ID. c.
Lieutenant Commander R. w. Mo
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WAVE BRINGS
APPEALS FOR HELP
Hundreds Of Cases Being Investigated by Agents of the
Associated Charities-Additonal Helpers May
Be Requested

Six children shipcr with cold ami
crying for food, while their father and
mother tramp the Icy streets through
tho intense cold looking for work. The
members Of the family huddle In two
small rooms, the air sitting and impure
Another case-husband deserts family,
leaving wife. too proud to ask assist
ance for herself ana a three-year-old
baby. After the mother had become
physiraily exhausted by tramping from
place to place for work she wrote a
suicide note, and was about to carry
out mr. hrest when assistance came
These are two cases typical of the
hundreds OF appeals that have come to
the Associated Charities Finca the ar
rival OF the cold wave. Always q work
that ofscloses conditions OF hun an
tragedy. the mission Of the charity
workers In these last few days has
more than ever brought them upon
situations that for patios and human
suffering are almost unbelievable.
May Ask for Aid.
AZ a result of their work all day and
long Into the night for the last four
days, Associated Charity agents are
near physical exhaustion, and the board
OF managers today announced that adj
ditional helpers might be paid for DUR
Ing the present cold weather In order
that every call might be answered on
the same day. Despite this and the an
swers Of volunteer workers, for which
an appeal was made through The Times
yesterday, every one of the eight
tral office reported today ana insisted
that they be allowed to GO on with
their days work.
some Of the most touching tales of
Louise Beall. In charge of the home-
less men bureau.
Men from ali parts of the United
State. come to washington for work" :" {.
centers like. Pittsburgh and New York
they come here. seeming to think be-
cause this is the National Capital that
work awaits them for the asking.
have to appeal to US.
Another thing We can't quite ex-
plain Is the reason why wife deserters
increase In direct proportion to the
spell has brought its great coterie Of
appeals from families suddenly left in
the lurch by father without warning
and without any provision. They must
frightened because the they u fear being ing
thrown out Of work. But they 20. and
then their families are left to our
care"
Desertion of Mother.
Miss Beall told Of such a case where
q pretty and refined young mother had
been left with two children under i've
years old. Today. she was forced to
consent to have her children placed In
an institution because weeks search
for a place to work where she could
keep them. has proved unavailing. They
will be taken to Juvenile Court, and
Judge De Lacy asked to commit them
to a home until the mother IL able to
prepare q home of her own for them.
More than 5000 letters. signed by Mil
ton Allies. chairman Of the Joint finance
committee Of the Citizeng Relief As
ISOLATION and the Associated Charities,
today were sent out through the office
of Secretary Walter 8. Unord.
with the coming OF biting cold
weather, the fight against distress Is on
in earnest. These charities are hard
pressed relieving suffering. and. in fact,
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3 The net total circulation Of The Washin gton
Slmes (Sundayl during the month Of Decem-
s,,sr " vas ~ is2. 05 all copies left over and re-
NUMBER, when divided BY s. the number Of
Sundays during December. shows the net
Sunaay average for December to have been
sSlemnly swear that the accompanying
lAement represents the circulation of The
Washington Zines a. detailed. and that the
1eS ngures represent. all returns eliminated,
t1e NUMBER OF copies Of The Times which
- sold, delivered, furnished or mailed to
sena hds purchasers subscribers.
FRED A. WALKER.
nn~ General Manager.
0uoscribed and sworn to before me this
~ Gsy Of January. A. d. 1872
soes.' ALFRED HIGBIE,
Notary Public
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Concerts Today
By the u. s. Soldiers Home Band
Stanley Hall at $3.50 o'Cleck
JOHN s. M. ZIMMERMANN.
Director.

PROGRAM.
March. "on the Speedway"
virsie Simpson
Medley overture, '"rhe King"
o'Hare
Suite d'orchestra, king Henry VItI
Dances" .......................Ge German
/. Morris Dance"
q "shepherds' Dance"
3. Torch Dance"
Selection. Miss Dudlesack". Nelson
Dance characteristique. "In the
4hadows' .......................F ...Fiack
Excerpts from "Macushla".... .Olcott
"The star-spansled Banner"
By Fifteenth U. s. Cavalry Band
and Orchestra, Post Gymnasium,
Fort Myer, Va, at 8 p. m.
GEORGE r. TYRREIIL. Director.
PROGRAM.
Intermezzo. "A Fresco". Herbert
Overture. "The Golden Eagle. :. Hall
Patrol, American, ",.....,.. .Keacham
Selection, "The Girl In the Train"
Fall
March, "Adjutant Bsrnhardt"
Bittrick
Fantasia, alpine" e"............. .Tobani
"Toreador ct Andaiouse." from "sai
Costume" .Rubinstein
Caprice. echo des Bastions'. king
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In the Mail Bag Il

Times
owno write freely and frankly with the that letter
of nanesw
Rag
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IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING
VITAL STATISTICS
itor of THE TIMES:

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Allow me to add few lines In your
valuable paper in regard to registration
of vital statistics In the United States.
Your issue of January s, 1912. had q
The Washington times., 1912-01-10
Amusements.

National-Billie Burke In "The Run
Columbia--Margaret Anglin in "Green
Stockings" S:15 d. m.
Belasco-"Baron Trenck." 2:l6 and Sis
d. m.
Academy-Eugenie Blair, s:15 D. m.
Chase's-Pclite vaudeville. 2:l5 and
Sis p. m.
Imperial-Vaudeville. 2:15. 7:30. and
8:45 d. m.
Casino-vaudevilie. 1880. 7:so. and
S:45 d. m.
Cosmos-VaudeviiIe, 1 to IL p. m.
Gayety--"Queen of Bohemia" 2:16
and 8:15 d, m.
Lycenm-Pat whites Show. 2;I5 and
S:1b p. m,
Convention Hali--Dancing.
Arcade-Skating. bowling. and motion
pictures.
The Washington times., 1912-01-10

The call Of the Associated Charities
Tor volunteers to assist lis agent Is a
rare opportunity to gain some insight
INTO social service work, and to give
ones time to relieve suffering humanity.
The Washington times., 1912-01-10

!SS <aog9es @. Lancaster, who slept
z 1Non the reading Of President oys-
annual report to the Chamber
AZ G(eVsmerc". was the Irst to move a
~ thanks and suggest that 1t be
~ Northeast Citizens. Association
nB pome forward to indorse universal
tfansfers. the utilities commission. and
an increase in pay for the Street Clean
ing Department. The whole community
seems to be unanimous. and It is now
disttnctly ND to Congress to act.
The Court Of Appeals has declared
that the gas monopoly should be held to
''strict accountability" for the con-
duct OF it's employees. But hasn't the
court heard that the president of the
Kas monopoly has handed down a decis-
ion to the effect that he will run the
concern as he secs At?
There is little wonder that there was
no opposition to the election OF Capt.
James F. Oyster as president of the
Chamber of Commerce. Members con-
Gder themselves fortunate in persuad-
! Ing Captain Oyster to serve another
term. and thus continue his valuable
services In that capacity.
Navy Yard officials have announced
that there is to be no relief for the work.
men who do their daily work amid
smoke and gases that endanger their
health until a new foundry Is construct
cd two years hence. To the outsider 1t
looks as II something might be done to
relieve these conditions until that time
In these days Of precautions against ur-
sanitary and unhygienic conditions. 1t
sounds rather archaic to deliberately
allow such conditions to exist for two
years. ... 3
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WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 10, 1912.

With DR.. Wiley as one OF the vice
PRESIDENTS, fhe Harvard Club should be
snie TO hold its annual dinners with a
TAR cnance Of suffering as little incon-
venience as possible the next day.
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trfumvirate Of district OF ,I..,mbja
ne'oes has been placed in the iails If
Iame-Aiexander Shepherd, Crosby 8.
Noyes. and Charles G. Glover-accord-
IT t0 Captain Oysters annual report.
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InS number Of complete ana perfect copies
{ The Warrington Timer printed sunaays
nring the month OF December was az fol-
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DECEMBER CIRCULATION.
IA Daily.
4 The number Of complete and perfect copies
- The Washington Times printed daily dur
nj the month Of December was a. folloMa:

Eotel for the month. "a. lss
uaiiy average Tor the month. A60s
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The net total circulation of The Washington
4Imes daily during the month OF December
S1zs hwz.ltl. All copies left over and returned
Ss.ng eliminated. This number. when d.
100 BY 26. the number Of days Of publi-
Se1on. shows the net daily averaes for De-
eenbsr 70 have been u.S2I
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-01
Commission Views the ShOIes Place
Had Seen Before But Looked 1t Over Thoroughly Again
Nothing Said Which Would Indicate Their IncInatons
Had Seen all of Other Possible Sites.

the selection of the Sholes place. be-
cause Of its isolation. inclination to be
ledgy and inaccessibility. Ii is stated
that the commission is much pleased
with the conditions at the Post place
and feel that something just as good
must be offered to bring about a
change. Their decision however. is in
the future, and until then no one will
know what they will do.
Will Meet Monday.
The commission meets Monday, when
bids are to be in for the buildings for
the institution, but if a change is made
in the site the contractors will have
opportunity to change their bids, as
there might be some difference in cart
ing.
There will be an administration
building, two wards and an infirmary
erected for the sanatOrium wherever it
is located and work win be started on
them this spring, soon after the con-
tracts are awarded
Many Offers.
Members of the commission stated
that the owners of the ShOles farm
had communicated with them regard
ing the purchase of that land for the
sanatOrium, and there are many others
in this vicinity who are suggesting and
offering possible sites for the institu-
ton, to bring ebout if possible the
change of site so that all will be salts
fed.
Dr. Knight. George I. Allen, w B.
Young and Grosvenor Ely had dinner
at the Wauregan on their return to
the city, and the commissioners left
for Hartford at 255 o'clock without
expressing to the committee anything
detrimental to The suggested site.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-01

thrown across Main at Franklin square
from lantern in Preston Bros build
ing 20 screen on the tSead build
ing This will be continued on Friday
and Saturday nights
Secretary Foss has had a large
number Of favorable replies for Friday
nights supper at the Y. NJ. c. A. A
large attendance is expected to get
acquainted with the team and work.
Prof. George E. Davis is one of the
team workers who will be here.
Prof. George E. Davis.
Prof. George f. Davis, the Bible
study representative on the team, is a
graduate of the class of 1902 Of Yale
university He was a member of the
Phi Beta Kappa society, and later re-
ceived an MA. from the same institu-
ton.
After three years at st. Paul's school
in Concord. n. H., he became associ-
ated with the work of the Hartford
high school.
Mr.. Davis has had large experience
in Bible study lines. He is chairman
Of the Hartford Men and Religion
Bible study committee and the leade
of large mems class in the First
Baptist church, which church he also
serves as one of its deacons.
Recently he was appointed adult SUI
perintendent for Hartford county of
the Connecticut Sunday School asso-
citation.
In 1911 Mr.. Davis was one of the
official American delegates at the
world conference at Edinburgh, Scot
land.