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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-17
PHI Debts HOLD BANQUET.
Founders Day Observed by College
Fraternity Men.

The world needs men who are will
ing to nil the next best" places, de-
clared Rev. ]. Henning helms in an ad-
dress last night at the annual founders
day banquet Of the Phi Delta Theta
Fraternity, at the Continental Hotel. DR..
helms recited the story Of Rostand's
chanticler. declaring that IL men who
fail to realize their early ambitions
would make the most Of the work they
are capable Of doing, like the disap-
pointed cock who continued to crow
after the discovery that his growing
was not responsible for the sunrise. the
world would be better OF.
In addition to DR.. helms. the speakers
included Representative Martin A. Morri-
son of Indiana, who presided as toast
master; Representative Rufus Hardy OF
Texas. Edward Stafford, son Of Justice
Stafford Of the District Supreme Court,
and Gen. ]. G.. Black Representative
William Brantley of Georgia, who was
to have delivered an address. was un-
able OF attend.
Officers elected for the ensuing year
include Marcellus C. Shield, president:
Paul B. Dunbar, vice president: Edward
Stafford. treasurer: Ralph j. Williams,
secretary. and Edgar r. Baumgartner.
assistant secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-17
TAFT INVITED TO MASS.
Spanish War Veterans Call at the
White House.

committee representing Admiral
George Dewey Camp. No. I, United Span
ish War Veterans, accompanied by Rep
resentative l.. c. Dyer of Missouri. called
to see the President yesterday and ex-
tended to him an invitation to attend the
military field mass to be held under the
auspices Of that camp on the Washing
ton Monument grounds, Sunday, June 8,
1912, in memory of the officers and en-
listed men who lost their lives in defense
of the nation in the war with Spain.
The President expressed his desire to be
present on that occasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-17
CHAUFFEUR FOUND GUILTY
Jury Returns Verdict in Case Of
Gene Montani.

NEW YORK, March 16.-Guilty of rob-
berry in the first degree was the verdict
returned today by the jury that tried
Gene Montani the chauffeur in the SEN
sational taxicab holdup of February Is
Wnen TWO messensers Q, the East River
With the verdict was coupled q RECON-
mendation for mercy. Montani was re-
manded for sentence Wednesday, Much
of the evidence on which the chaufreurs
conviction was based was obtained by a
stenographer who took down a CONVERSE
ton between Montani and his alleged ac-
completes while they were in Jail pend
ing trial, the stenographer listening from
an adjoining cell.
Six other alleged participants in the
robbery remain to be tried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-17
OF CHEMIST
DAMAGING TO GIRL
Says Immense Amount of Nor.
phine Was Found in Body
of Elsie Crawford.

NEW ORLEANS, March 16. = State
Chemist A. L. Metz testified today in the
trial Of Annie Crawford, charged with
numbering her sister Elise with poison
that he had found more morphine in the
body of the dead girl than he ever before
found in body. He analysed the in
ternal organs of the dead girl, and said
he found four and one-half grains of the
poison. This was the most damaging evil
dence yet brought out in the trial, which
has lasted five days.
During the testimony and that given by
her aunt and sister, the defendant, heav-
lily yelled, seemed nervous.
Said She Gave Tablets in Error.
In her statement to the district attorney
soon after her arrest Miss Crawford said
she had given her sister Elise three half
grain tablets by mistake, intending to give
her capsules which contained caIomel and
soda. When he was testifying the physi-
clan was asked by the district attorney:
Doctor, do you mean in all your ex-
perience only, or do you mean that you
of morphine to be found in human
body?"
Il mean that in all my experience and
in all medical literature, as far as 1
know, no case has ever been known in
which such large amount of isolated
or crystallized morphine has been found
in a body
Court adjourned at 1:3O o'clock until
Monday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-17
Funeral of Victor ]. Becker.

Funeral services for Victor ]. Becker.
assistant secretary Of the F. G. Smith
Piano Company. who died suddenly at
his home. 3l49 Mount Pleasant street
northwest Friday evening, will be con-
Quoted at the Shrine Of the Sacred Heart,
18th street and Park road northwest, to-
morrow morning. The interment will be
pEiyate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-17
Their Occupation Hazardous.

IF any class Of civil employees is en-
titled to the benefits Of retirement and
pension system 1t must be admitted that
members of city police and fire depart
ments should be provided for in that
manner. Such employees are. in special
sense. the guardians of the lives and
property Of the community by which they
are employed. Their occupations are Of
class known as extra-hazardou and
they constantly face the danger Of being
disabled or killed in the performance of
their duty. Only men Of perfect physique
and in the full vigor of manhood are APP
pointed to such places, and their years of
service average much less than in the
case OF persons performing clerical or Of
flee work.
''The age limit for entering such serv-
Ice lies in the great majority Of cases
between twenty-One and twenty-five
years for the minimum, and between
thirty and thirty-six for the maximum.
In tWenty-seven cases the maximum age
Is set at forty. and in only seventeen is 1t
more than that. In six cases 1t is as high
as f1fty-six years. The limit most COM
monty fixed is twenty-one to thirty five
years and exists in fifty-seven cases Next
comes twenty-one to thirty years, found
in eighteen cases.
AS in practically all civil pension funds,
provision is made for retirement after
certain number Of years service, and
also for retirement for disability incurred
In the service irrespective Of the time
served. As service pension is con-
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OF nation
DISCUSSED BY BEDE
Former Minnesota Represent
alive Appears Before the
University Club.

Former Representative T. Adam Bede
of Minnesota. humorist and optimist, paid
his respects to socialism, insurgency the
primary system. the high cost Of living
and about all the other problems which
still are to be solved by this country,
during an address at the University Club
last night. He kept the members of the
club laughing for more than an hour.
Mr.. Bede declared that civilization as
it exists today in the United States
had gone far to uplift not only the
people of this country, but of the
world
There are new problems to solve all
the time" said Mr.. Bede. land it is UP
to you university boys to solve them.
You must do your share if this great
nation is to continue in existence.
Views on Philippines.
This great country has played it's part
in aiding the other races of the world.
We have done much to benefit the Fill
pinos 1t used to be said that the Philip
pines were like triplets-no one advo-
Gated them and no one could give them
away. One of the most valuable sug
gestions l ever made while I was in
Congress was to trade the Philippines
III 1icihHO anu grow our own pOlCeH1eH
But the Fflipinos have taken on some of
our civilization and wear some Of our
clothes. When we first took the islands
member of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety went out to start branch. but he
had to give 1t up because he couldn't find
anything on the natives to pin the badge
to.
Il have recently taken part in fifteen
or more debates with socialists. II q
man does not live well he gets dis
ease. That's the trouble with this
country. 1t hasn't always lived well,
and socialism is a resultant disease
It's one of the diseases that you must
fight If the nation is to continue to
exist. 1t is spreading everywhere in
the Union, and / predict that the So
c1alfst vote in the coming election will
reach a million.
All Kinds of Politics.
You hear great deal now about the
Initiative and referendum, the recall of
judges and the recall of judicial decisions
II you are going to do away with judges
and their decisions, why not do away
with the jury? Why not indict a man
by the initiative and try him by the
referendum? Perhaps then you'd have
government by the people.
There are no longer two great political
parties in this country. There are all
kinds of republicans and all kinds of
democrats. and If you are going to invite
a congressman to deliver an address in a
certain district you have to look up his
political pedigree first and then tell him
all about the district in which he is to
speak,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-17
Conditions Vary Greatly

1.-THE conditions under which these an.
nuities are paid vary greatly In SONS
systems the same pension is paid for dis
ability as for service. In some cities re-
tirement is based on age, In other cities
on years OF service, and in some case,
on both. Disability incurred in line of
duty is generally pensioned regardless or
length Of service, while in some disa-
bility incurred In any manner is nen
stoned after a certain number of wears.
service. In eighty-four systems the re-
quirement Is at the option Of the en-
ploye after he becomes entitled to IL In
eleven systems retirement is compulsory
under certain conditions, regardless OF
physical conditions. In thirty-four funds
il depends on the discretion of certain
trustees or fire department or police Of
dcials.
1.-The annuity paid is commonly one.
half the pay received at time of retire.
ment, varying sometimes il there is a
disability, total or partial Sometimes fe
is fixed at stated sum. ranging from
benefits sometimes as high as $1,000 or
even $1,000, but generally much less, ara
commonly paid. and liz OF these systems
pay annuities to widows and dependents
children running from So to much larger
sums.
These pension systems are stronelv
supported by public sentiment, and while
some make much more liberal provision
than others, there Is strong demand i'm
every city that the beneficiaries of these
pension funds be not permitted to SUITES
through the non-payment of the annual
allowance promised them"
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ditioned on a certain number of years,
employment. and the age limit for en-
| trance Is placed low. fixed date for re-
tirement is unnecessary, and in q major
ity OF these systems none is named. In
majority of cases where such age limit
| is named. 1t Is sixty years, but twelve
place 1t at sixty-five. while in as many
| cases 1t is respectively fifty-five and fifty.
The number Of years service required to
entitle one to a pension is fixed in
seventy-five funds at twenty, while about
half that number require twenty-five
years. In fifteen systems the require
| ment is twenty-five years service. In
only three cases is more than TWENTY-FIVE
years service asked. while in twice that
number 1t Is only fifteen years.
Methods of Appropriation.
"Fhere are only eight cases where the
cities pay nothing toward the support of
these funds, while there are forty-eigh
cases where the men contribute nothing.
though In many of these cases benefit
associations are maintained to which the
men belong and make small monthly paw
ments. In forty-five cities the council
appropriate whatever money may he
necessary. In other cities a certain por-
ton of the municipal revenues are alIot-
ted Tor that purpose, sometimes a per-
centage OF the excise fees or liquor tax.
portion of tax on foreign fire insur-
state tax levied on premiums paid such
companies. In few cities a direct levy
Is made for the fund Sometimes a fixed
sum Is appropriated annually, in others
an amount equal to what the employees
contribute, or certain percentage Of
the department pay roll. Police coure
fines and various license fees are a COM
mon source of revenue.
The contributions of the employees arc
generally based on the salary paid. and
ranges from one-half Of I per cent to pa
per cent. but is commonly 1 per cent. In
some cities the payment Of a fixed sum a
year Is stipulated. running from 81 to S24,
or even as high as one days pay a month.
These payments are compulsory excene
In thirteen cities. Other sources of ra,as
nue. are certain fines. rewards and fees
often the sale Of condemned maferio,
of unclaimed or lost property. "
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the tables showing policemen's pension

the tables showing policemen's pension
funds.
Such civil pension and retirement sys.
TENS in the United States are Of COM
paratively recent origin, ninety-nine of
these having been established since 1899
and forty-seven since 1905. Thirty mine
date back to the nineties and twenty-four
to the eighties. Those that are older
can be counted on the fingers Of one hand.
New York was the pioneer. its police pen
sion fund having been started in 1867.
and its firemen's fund in 1871.
The Washington times., 1912-12-18
BROTHER AND SISTER
METHOD IS FAVORED
Women Of Washington Favor
Adoption Of Scheme for Dealing
With First Offenders.

The Inauguration Of the "brother and
dster'' method Of dealing With first Of
tenders was assured in the last meeting
Of the Juvenile Court committee Of the
various women's organizations In Wash-
ington at the Raleigh Hotel. Mrs. r.
r. Dubois proposed the matter. and It
was taken up Unanimously by the men,
bers present, each Of whom promised
to report the matter to their society.
The "brother and sistsr' method Of
dealing with first offenders 10 to have
least. some have many more. who Will
treat q first offender a. II he or she
were . sister or brother. The method
has been employed with wonderful sue.
cess In other cities. ana Mrs. Dubois
bslieyss u will work untold good IN
"Materisi aid." said Mrs. Dubois in
the meeting In the Raleigh. Hotel. 'ts
not nearly 90 necessary to the first Of
The. first offender feel. that he or she
10 Stunned by everybody and the pres.
ence Of one who IL known to be good.
and who takes . personal interest IN the
first Offenders being good. will work un-
Not only will juvenile first Offenders
be taken In charge. but adults. whom.
Il 10 thought. personal sympathy will
help. viii be assisted In every way pos
The movement TO- assist those who
have committed their first ofRense. II IL
believed. will not only work powerfully
for the reform Of criminals in Washing
ton, but will also do q great deal In the
way Of prevention Of crime.
The Washington times., 1912-12-18
MEMBER ATTACKING
CATHOLICS FACES
CONTEST ON SEAT
Congressman Thomas S
Butler, of Pennsylvania,
Must Defend Right.

BRINGING, numerous charges against
Congressman Thonas 3. Butler. re.
publican, Of the Seventh Pennsylvania
among the allegations being
that Butler permitted his supporters to
circulate false and sianderous state.
msnts regarding the Knishts OF Co'um.
bus and catholics. generally. eugene
G.. Ronniwell. defeated Democratic can
tlldats, has served notice WITH the
House clerk Of contest for Buffers
seat.
1Snniwell makes no claim himself to
the scat occupied BY CONGRESSMAN But
Ter. but, after reciting at great length
the alleged misconduct Of Mr.. Butler
and hts supporters, the contestant saya
he 10 satisfied the House 10 not willing
to have Q man elected BY such meth.
ods' in the House.
The contestant charges that with the
consent and knowledge Of ~. Butler
the "Proeressive or Bull Moose. ticket
in Pennsylvania, thereby causing Mr.
Butlcr 10 masquerade" o. q Progres.
sive: that false signatures were at.
tschsd to the petitaSns, sss Hstn: SHsstn: tS.i Mr
much money vas spent in Butier's be.
half. and n the circulation Of falrt
charges against the contestant and hi
rcii gious faith. and that when an In.
!estisation was started the Butler &c. &C
was later dismissed. and new invssti'
congressmsn Butler IL also accused
Of sanctioning q .propaEande against
the Knights OF Columbus and with a.
sect Mr.. Butler belonss-against the
Catt oiicp.
The Washington times., 1912-12-18
Russ Soldier Kills His
Captain, Then Himself

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. IS. An
amasing affair. which occurred at the
horse artillery barracks In the Liteyny
quarter Of st. Petersburg. recalls mys-
tertous attempts Of the acute revolu-
t!onary period.
General Oranovsky, in command OF
the barracks. ordered Captain Kologriv-
on to open an inquiry to establish the
cause OF the outbreak Of fire In the
storage warehouse. The Investigation
proved that quantity of revolvers and
ammunition had been abstracted.
The captain ordered the arrest OF
Rombardier Tchervanovsky, who was
In charge Of the stores. but when the
Koloerivoff dead. After he had nred
seventy shots at the windows Of this
officers club and among the officers
and sentrymen outside the barracks
Tchsrvsnoysky cried, "Good.by. Thi,
suicide"
The Washington times., 1912-12-18
COL. FRANK DENNY
NOT ORDERED HOME
No Orders Have Been Issued Call.
ing Marine Oficer From
Pacific Coast.

Col. Frank Lee Denny. who was de-
tailed to service on the Pacific coast
two years ago after q shake-up in the
Marine Corps headquarters. will not
return to washington. When orders
were issued for the return Of Col. C. II.
IAucheimer. adjutant and Inspector
general, who was at the same time de-
tailed for duty In the Philippines, II
was stated that Colonel Denny. Of the
turn. So far as known at Marine Corps
headquarters orders for the return OF
Colonel Denny have not been issued.
nor Gill they be published. In con-
nection with the reported return OF
dent Taft has become convinced tina,
the act detailing . staff officer to dis
tant duty was illegal.
The Washington times., 1912-12-18
"CONVICT" MIDDIES
WILL GET DEMERITS
Officials Determined to Deal Sc.
verely With Those Who Wore
Striped Pajamas.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Dec. Is.-It was
stated at the office OF Superintendent
Gibobns today that the midshipmen.
who are being confined to their rooms
for betting on the Army-Navy football
game, and who stood at their windows
on aSturday In convict suits made tO
order from pajamas, would he punished
by extra duty and dement's for disre-
spectful conduct.
1t was reliably reported. though not
admitted In official quarters. that the
offenders would be compelled to don
their improvised striped suits. and
parade the corridors Of Bancroft Hall
for an hour each day.
The authorities are not dispossed to
regard the prank In an extremely seri.
Gus light. but as II Ia felt that the mid
shipmcn can not be allowed to treat
their punishment a. n Joke. the punish
ment will be made to At the crime.
The Washington times., 1912-12-18
First Book Catalogue
Isued 317 Years AGO

The frst booksellers catalogue In the
English language. 80 far as known. 10
ono bearing a date Of 81 years ago to-
day. December Is, 1896. II was issued
BY Andrew Maunsell. OF Lothbury.
England. and contains an elaborate ded-
ication to Queen Elizabeth. The first
booksellers In England were migratory
peddlers. who carried their small stocks
on their backs, and thus may more
properly be called the pioneer book
In the course of time some OF the
more prosperous hawkers Of literature
became known as ''stationers" This In
the origin of the word stationery.
Booksellers In England were for cen:
turtles treated as near-criminals. an ]
subjected to many restrictions which
The Washington times., 1912-12-18
WEARY WOMEN GO
ON In THEIR HIKE
Five Albany.or.Bust Suffragettcs
Begin Day at
Ossining.

oeslNING, N. T.. Dec. lS.-The Al
Ssny-or-bust suffragists resumed their
tourney this morning from Ossining.
They arrived here late yesterday after
noon after q tramp OF eleven miles
ton. on. the. Hudson, and where they put
uD Monday night.
Five Of the dauntless twenty-six who
started the trip are left, and each one
81 the survivors swears by every bli:-
ter on her weary feet that she will stick
70 the bitter end.
With Albany only 120-o odd miles away
and unaccustomed muscles getting q
bit used to the Rrueling work, the five
Or bad weather takes q hand In the af-
fair. Governor-elect Sulser 10 very like
~ to find q quintet Of trayel-worn pill
Grims waiting In the executive chamber
q the capitol when he shakes off the
elect" part Of his title on the morning
Of January !.
The Washington times., 1912-12-18
WOMAN DIES OF
FRACTURED SKULL
Mrs. Daisy Crosby Succumbs to
Injuries Suffered in Car
Accident.

Mrs. Daisy Crosby. sixty-hve years
old. who was struck by a street car
last Thursday night. at Third and d
street. ssg northws,t, Usu,,. died last evening in
Mrs. Crosby. who had been to dinner
at the old Crosby house. Third and c
streets northwest, in which she had an
interest, was on her way back to her
the accident happened. She was stand
inE near the car track and as the car
swung around a bend she was struck
BY the rear-end and knocked down, re-
ceiying q fractured skull.
The Washington times., 1912-12-18
synopsis Of Previous Chapters.

on the trail Of six thoueend poun9
\ pfivste detective In London. sntAss the
SoSss Of mvstsrtous JapaaeSs doct1:
Tcroni TU1sks. The lattsr's compaaIo1s
AZ O. dsuGSssr. Ps''o. and an s's''s'a''
II tSis house Rsnwick is blinded hy z Z
mystssiels rsaiuM seOnes ~ nsn,GsaessS H,s osc
81 Ssps % q Ssr Srsscr:~erisS be si9hs = 8 pss:ris:
NSsssnisr, but the two hundred evincSs
ehe aks for her trsetmsrt Y mcss s1SSn Sls
heavy demand 70 further . plot q hsr
Xftsr he has deslaired Of reEaiains Eias
Wko insists upsn sdysncias the nscss:ss,y q
amount. The detective, cured. rssHs1s ~ ~
wert. He is Inmsdia!ely dess,'IH ~. nrem.
4 picture exhibit Il the studio o. saso ,So
ssSEss a.: yspssss' s:.s ,:4sSiy snS in;STsd BY
shower Of ru0lum rays.
The Washington times., 1912-12-18
GRAND CENTRAL
TERMINAL G|fT TO
NEW. YORK CITY
Biggest Railroad Station in
World viii Be Opened
in Few Weeks.

NEW YORK. Dec. is.-The new Grand
Central Terminal. which, In q 'few
weeks. Will take. the place Of the old
Grand Central station Of the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad, 10
nearly completed, and many Be con.
ssdersd IN the nature Of Q magnificent
and princely holiday gift to the city.
When fully completed. the station, with
the ad11tionai improvements in the
sorm Of oRics buildings. hotels, etc..
Will represent . cost of eiSo.o0o.e0o. Il
VIII be BY Tar the largest railroad ter
mlnal station In the world, and will be
able to accommodate without conges-
tion. 1000 outgoing passengers per
hour.
csvsrs ssvsaty-ains Acres.
The terminal building 10 located. on
the north side Of Forty-second street,
between Vanderbilt avenue and Depew
place, rests upon . terrace elevatsd
above the level Of the street and its
main hoor 10 reached from the street
By means Of numerous inclined planes.
The structure. above the ground, has
= length OF 600 feet, width Of 10 feet
and rises to . height Of 106 feet. But
only small! part Of the entire terminal
structure II above ground. b. far, the
largest part Of the terminal 10 UNDER
ground. distributed over seven differ
ent towels, the lowest at . depth Of
more than nifty feet below the street
level.
The old terminal with it, office build
ingo. sheds, etc. covered an area OF
p acres. while the new terminal with
~ Additional improvements will cover
n0ve0tv acrca For the conntructi,fi Of
The Washington times., 1912-12-18
Skidding Automobile
Wrecks Fire Alarm Box

skidding on the pavement at Mozart
place and Euclid street northwest. yester-
day. an automobile belonging to Samuel
Herrick. an attorney. living at 26l2 On
tario road. northwest, crashed into a
lamp post and was badly damaged. The
lamp post was demolished and q fire.
alarm box attached to Il put out OF
commission. George Davis. colored
driver. the only occupant OF the auto.
mobile. was thrown out. but not serious.
" hurt.
The Washington times., 1912-12-18
S. A. R. Will Hear Paper
On Old SaddlebagS

Henry Holden will read a paper on
"Granifather's Saddlebags." at the
m1nthiy meeting OF the Sons OF the AM
erican Revolution In RausSher'. at
viii Eivc the other paper OF the even-
ing, his theme being THE Stamp Act"
President w. v. Cox, OF the District
society. will preside.
The Washington times., 1912-12-18
Haberdashers Urge
Need of Bad Check Law

The need Of bad check" law for
the District was agreed to be urgent
by the harberda shers' section Of the Re.
tall Merchants Association, which met
r.. .soson a. und:1 sss q
Of sidney West