Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-15
POSITION FOR EARLY
Problem Regarding Alleged
Leper Apparently Solved.
BERTH WITH PAY RENDERED
President Informed the Mans Pen.
sion Cannot Be Increased.
RESPONSE MADE TO APPEALS
Government Employees Excused
From Duty Part OF Day March
23-White House Callers.
RESPONSE MADE TO APPEALS

President Taft has apparently reached
solution OF the long-agitated case OF
John r. Early. the alleged leper. After
having been buffeted from one part OF the
country to another. and everywhere
Stunned. Early reached Tacoma. WASH.
some time ago, where he was promptly
isolated His financial condition grew
worse His pension, which was once
made S72 per month by the pension once
on the ground Of total disability. 10 now
but $50 per month. This was not sum
cient to support Early and HIS wife and
child Pleas reached the White House
from high officials of the Elks. Of which
Early was a member: from the Masses.
on behalf Of Mrs. EARLY. whose father
had been a member OF the order, and
from the Spanish War Veterans, Early
having been a soldier In the Spanish war.
urging the President to do something to
ameliorate conditions. The President
passed the matter to the commissioner Of
pensions, who reported that II wa I'm
possible under the law to grant an In
crease.
Problem Il Solved.
Surgeon General Blue OF the marine
hospital service came to the rescue Of
| the President. DIR. Blue found that q
| leper named Andrew Glover IL isolated
at the Point Diamond quarantine station.
just below Port Townsend. Wash. and
| that an attendant of the marine hospital
service has been with Grover. DR.. Blue
decided that he could send this attendant
elsewhere and give Early the position OF
| attendant to Grover at a salary Of about
$65 per month. This, with the pension
of $50 per month would be sufficient to
L. arl,y = t. fov
| Blue reported the matter to Secretary
MacVeagh, who signed the appointment
of Early, and President Taft today ap-
proved the appointment
1t is not known whether Early will ac-
| cept the appointment. but 1t Is the only
| thing in sight to help his financial needs
Early will have to be moved from his
| isolated place near Tacoma to Point Dia-
| mond. This can be done. 1t was stated
today. by boat furnished by the marine
| hospital service. The details of the re-
moval will be worked out In q few days.
Excused by Executive Order.
| President Taft has instructed the heads
of departments, by executive order. to
| excuse from service for part OF the day
March % those desiring to take part In
the services connected with the burial
of the dead OF the battleship Maine The
| request for excusing civil employees OF the
| government was made by number OF
| patriotic orders, and was presented by
| DIR. McKenney, pastor OF wesley me-
mortal Church.
President Taft today promised Bishop
Harding Of this city that he will attend
the initial ceremonies opening the Eptsco-
pal Cathedral. May l; The services VII
Justice of the Supreme Court Of the
United States. called on President TAFT
today with Senator Briggs. Mr.. Pttney
said that he would not decide when ne
will take the oath of office until he had
| conferred with Chief Justice White OF the
Supreme Court. Mr.. Pitney went from
| the White House to the Supreme Court
Tariff Board Reports on Cotton.
The tariff board today sent to President
| Taft, through its secre tary. I. w. Bra
hany, the synopsis of the report on the
cotton schedules OF the Payne-Aldrich
| tariff law This summary, based upon the
full report, which will be completed tn a
short time, will probably be forwarded
to Congress Monday in brief SPECIAL
message of transmittai by the President.
Mr. Taft will be absent from the city
that day, but he will prepare the mes
sage in advance of his departure
The cotton report is the last important
| work that will be done by the tarfn boafd
| unless Congress provides Tor It's contihua-
ton by an appropriation. and this ID re-
garded as unlikely. There are funds on
| hand sufficient to carry the board until
July /, the beginning Of the next fiscal
year, but the time intervening 10 too
short, even IL funds were available. to be-
Gin extensive investigations upon other
schedules and obtain reports upon them.
The funds will carry on such partial in
vestigations may be desired by tho
President or Congress.
The tariff board submitted to the White
House and Congress special reports upon
the pulp and paper schedules Of the tartn
| law, upon Canadian reciprocity and
glossary of the chemical schedule: the
principal work of the board, though: mas
been ,Ipon the wool and cotton schedules
The wool report went to Congress in
special message from the President some
time ago, and the cotton report Is soon
| to be ready in detail The summary pre-
i fully thA