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The Washington herald., 1913-03-16

known institutions within its Jurisdiction
are the Washington Asylum or Municipal
Hospital, the Home for the Aged at Blue
Plain. and the Municipal tuberculosis
Hospital. The board is also charged with
the payment of weekly allowances to-
several of the hospitals of Washington
who receive and treat public dependents
The total budget of the board is ap-
proximately $1.o00.o0G. The physicians to
the poor, twenty-five in number, who are
at the service of those unable to EN-
ploy medical attendance, or to visit the
dispensaries, are under the direction of
the board. 1t also administers the pub
lie funds for the deportation of the nom
resident insane or dependents. No relief,
however. in the form of fuel. food sup
plies. or other necessities is disbursed
in the homes of the poor at public ex-
pense. This work is left to private char
ity. 1t is at this point that the Asso-
ciated Charities enters in the general
scheme Of the relief and prevention of
distress in the District of Columbia.
Philanthropic OrGanisation..
As distinguished from the Board of
Charities, a municipal and public agency.
supported wholly by public funds. with
officers in the Municipal Building, the
Associated Charities Is entirely a priv
ate organization. supported wholly by
private contribution, with headquarters
at 923 H Street Northwest. This organ
ization has a board of managers, twenty
five in number, selected from the phil
anthropic men and women of Washing
ton. and giving their services freely to|
the direction of the work with needy
families in their homes
Here is a clear line Of demarcation be-
tween the Board of Charities and the As
sociated Charities. AS explained above,
tional, hospital or correctional care from
the public treasury. The Associated
Charities ministers to the poor outside
of institutions. Its funds are derived
The Washington herald., 1913-03-16

letter, graphically relating the de-
tails of the killing of Capt. John Watson.
and the wounding Of Lieut.. Kinzie B.
Edmunds. Eighth Cavalry. u. S. A., by
a Moro who crept into their tent on the
night of December Is. 1912. at Siet Lake.
Philippines. reached Washington yester-
day in the hands of Capt. Albert A.
King, who is here on leave from his
post at Manila.
The letter was written to Capt. King
by Lieut. Edmunds. who is slowly re-
covering from his wounds in a hospital
at Jolo. The attack on the two officers
created quite a sensation at the time.
and the War Department took strict
measures to prevent recurrence of
such midnight sallies by Moros.
The letter. in part, follows:
II suppose you would all like to hear
what happened December Is, the night
poor old Watson was killed. so I'll
write down exactly what happened as
1 saw 1t. and you may pass it around
IL you wish.
''F and H troops camped the night of
December 1919 on the sea beach at
Siet Lake, about eighteen miles from
Jolo. l was attached to Fl troop and
living with Watson. 1t was a bright
moonlight night, and We had a reason
ably heavy guard on. Everything looked
safe, but evidently there was hole that
was not corked.
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Americas Poor Economy.

From the New Haven Jounal-Courier
The whole American theory of office
filling is hateful to citizen who needs
most the intelligent conduct Of his affairs.
II, has done an enormous injury to the ma
tion by corrupting the very sources of ad-
ministrative and legislative power. 1t
has kept bad men in Office and 1t has ex-
PEELED good men from office. 1t has
ruined thousands of men who, by being
thrown into politics. through misguided
view of things. have been tempted out
Of normal business life only subsequent
ly to be deprived of their berths and left
stranded When that happy day arrives
when the number of appointments to Of
fee has been reduced to a minimum, and
the maximum Of officeholders keep their
Jobs during good behavior. efficiency In
ONCE win be the keynote Of governmental
performances.
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There seems to be considerable confus-
ion in the public mind respecting the diff
ference between the Board of Charities
and the Associated Charities. In fact
many persons suppose that the two are
identical. A well-known clergyman Of
Washington who has been in the city for
many years recently expressed consider
able astonishment at finding that the
Associated Charities was entirely dis
tinct from the Board of Charities. That
the two organizations are quite differ
ent will appear from the following brief
history:
The Board of Charities is a public body
charged with the administration and sup
ervision of public institutions for the
care of the INDECENT sick, tuberculosis
patients and the destitute aged and in
firm. The board consists of five menu
bers appointed by the President. These
members serve without pay. They employ
an executive secretary, who. under their
direction, is responsible for the general
conduct of the boards affairs Formerly
the District of Columbia had a superin-
tendent of charities Mr.. Amos G. War
ner, author of American Charities" was
one of the most distinguished occupants
of the office. In 1900 Congress directed
that the Office of superintendent of char
tiles be abolished and that in its place
a board of charities be organized. Mr..
S. w. Woodward was its first chairman.
and the other members were George W.
Cook. John Joy Edison, Charles P. Neill.
and Simon Wolf. The board as consti-
tuted has always had representatives of
the three large religious faiths, Protest
ant. Catholic, and Hebrew. Yet its ad-
ministration has been entirely free from
sectarian bias.
Also Board Of Corrections.
The board is also a board of correc-
tions as well. for from the beginning 1t
has had supervision Of all the charitable
penal. correctional and eleemosynary in
stitutions. supported In whole or in part
by public appropriations. Other well
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the exigencies of modern industrial
conditions where the element of dan
ger is always present. At the head
of the American Museum of Safety is
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the vice presidents
Gary. Frederick r.
Kirchhoff. T. Com
William H. Nichols.
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Arthur Williams,
are Judge +. II.
Hutton. Charles
merford Martin,
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At recent dinner Of regetarians in London Sir
George kekewich said that half the world would BE-
prumpsly converted TO their doctrine thU ssIA but
prodns mo- a vlgufa1aA eukA
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Awake to See Moro.

About io:3o 1 woke up to see plainly
in the entrance against the moonlight a
Moro with a barong. He was jumping
about cutting to the right and left right
merrily. His position brought him within
easy reach of both hunks. let forth a
yell that aroused the camp and swung
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-10
JESSE MILLER, BEFORE COMMIT.
TING SUICIDE, SAYS HE KILLED
ARLow wH,TBEcK.
SON OF SLAIN MAN NOW
SERVING LIFE SENTENCE
Walter Whitbsek, in Prison on Charge
Of Having Killed His Father in Fay
ette County in 1903. May 30 Freed
on Strength Of Confession - Miller
Ended Life in New Orleans.

West Union, May 10.-Dispatches re-
ceived here this morning from New
Orleans state that Jesse Miller. who
committed suicide there last night left
a confession in which he declared him :
self to be the murderer of Arrow Whit
beck. at Auburn, Fayette county. Iowa,
March s. 1908.
Walter Whtbeck, son of the slain
man, was convicted Of murder in the
first degree and Is now serving a life
sentence at Fort Madison. The trial
attracted widespread attention because
of the circumstantial nature OF the evi-
dence. A strong effort Is being made
to secure young Whitbeck's pardon
George Prim, Chicago lawyer. now is
here In an attempt to secure Whit
beck's liberty.
The crime and resultant trial oi
young Whitbeck attracted wide atten
ton at the time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-10
TURN FRIEDMAN DOWN
National Associate for Prevention OF
TubsreuIosis Declares No SPECIFIC
Cure Has Vet Been Discovered.

Washington, May 10.-The first au-
thenic and official report OF the TED
eral governments investigation of the
friedman Tuberculosis vaccine made
public here yesterday, declares the re-
suit Of the public health service OBJ
servations SO, Tar do not justify that
conndence In the remedy which has
been inspired by widespread publicity
The National Association for the
Study and Prevention Of tuberculosis
before which the report was pre-
sented, Immediately and unanimously
adopted resolutions declaring its be-
lief that no specific cure for tuber-
culosis has been discovered that de-
serves the confidence Of the medical
profession and the public" and de-
claring 1t to be the duty Of the pub
lie to continue 'all the present well
tried agencies"
Altho couched in the. diplomatic
terms Of governmental scientific
document, the report on the Fried
mann cure expresses the disappoint-
ment of the public health service at
the conditions imposed by Friedman,
and says his declination to furnish
complete information concerning his
vaccine was not satisfactory from
scientific standpoint" The pubic
health service, however, the report
says, accepted his conditions because
Of the great Importance to thousands
of sufferers and the hope that cure
might be found.
The report was made by DR.. John
F. Anderson, director of the hygienic
laboratory. and Dr.. A.. NJ. Stimson,
another public health service officer.
who were designated by Surgeon Cen
eral Blue to make laboratory tests
Of the friedman vaccine and OBJ
serve the ninety odd tuberculosis pa
tients innoculated In New York.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-10
U. s. TO IGNORE HuERTA.
No Attention Will Be Paid to Mexican
Presidents UItimatum.


Washington. May 1O-No attention
will be paid by the American govern
ment to President Huerte Of Mexico
who definitely told Ambassador Henry
Lane Wilson yesterday that only urgent
business would be transacted with MN
until the United States recognized the
de facto government.
General Huerta In an Interview win
Ambassador Wilson said that While the
United States government would not
recognize his administration he would
do his utmost to protect Americans ana
their interests.
The administration will not be hur-
ried into recognizing Huerta by the de-
fant attitude assumed by the latter. 1t
was learned yesterday that President
Wilson still is firm in his decision not
to recognize Huerta until peace has
been restored and constitutional eiec-
tions held in every state.
If in the event Huerta's defiance re-
suits in his not doing everything pos
sible to protect Americans and other
foreigners and their interests In Mexico
the United States will take such steps
as it deems necessary to force protec-
ton.
The administration will give Huerta
every opportunity to show that his ad-
ministration. the de facto government, Is
able to cope with the situation. He VIII
not be hurried and the levolutionists
will receive no assistance of any kind
But as soon as it is clear that Amert-
cars and other foreigners are not safe
in Mexico President Wilson will use
vigorous methods to assure safety.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-10
SUMNER SESSION AHEAD.
Senate Leaders Say Tariff Bill Will
Not Be Passed Until August.

sDecial to Times Republican.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-It will be June
and perha ps later before the senate
finance committee is thru with the
tariff bill and able to report II back TO
the senate.
This information has been conveyed
tn the president by some of the senate
leaders Senator Hoke Smith. promln-
ont on the finance committee. was a
caller on the president today. Senator
smith estimated that 1t would take the
committee at least three weeks to get
the bill shaped up and reported back
TO the senate
This means in all probability that It
will ne Aug | before the tariff bill be-
comes a law. IT may even be later than
that. Many senators think 1t VIII take
fully two months for the debate in the
senate and that the bin will not be
thru that body before Aug /. After 1t
masses the senate. the question of how
much time will be taken In conference
depends on the Importance or the
changes made in the senate.
The opinion Is growing that there
will be many changes In detail IN the
bill in the senate and that few i'm
portant notifications are likely Free
cattle and free wheat have strong
backing and stand a good show of being
put into the bill in the upper house
Free lemons may prevail In the senate
Sentiment for such provision is
strong, the house having reduced the
duty but not putting them on the free
list. 1t is believed free sugar in three
wears and free wool will rrevafl In the
senate as we'll as in the house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-10
ATTORNEY GENERAL SUBMITS
PLAN FOR ADMINISTRATION
OF AD vALoREM DUTIES.
ADVERTISEMENTS TO STAND
DESPITE MARKET CHANGES
Underwood and other Leaders Favor
able to Suggested Amendment
System Devised to Head OF Appeals
-Republicans Continue Fight For
Hearings Before Senate Committee.

Washington, May 1O.-An amend
ment to the tariff bill to authorize the
secretary Of the treasury to proclaim
values Of imported goods Tor the pur-
pose of assessing ad valorem tarltt
duties. Irrespective Of fluctuating for
eign markets, thereby a?proximatlhs
the ad valorem system to the advantage
of specific duties, was proposed To-Day
to Chairman simmons, OF the finance
committee, and Chairman Underwood
of the ways and means committee, py
Attorney General McReynoids and Sec
retary McAdoo.
Both leaders looked on the proposai
with interest and the tariff bill will ac-
cordingly be amended in the hnahce
committee before 1t enters the senate
for debate>
President Wilson has been apprlseo
that such ~. amendment would cut
down litigation, take mucn work 1roila
tho hoard of appraisers, and is believed
by it's proponents to be absolutely nee
essary for the successful WORKING u 'i'
ad valorem tariff bill
Heading OF Appeals.
Another amendment proposed "ou'u
mako it unlawful for any person :"
take up appeals from the appra'seu
valuations on contingent lee pas''
Assistant Attorney General Deiiiso,'
said today that the amendment W."
the provision already In the Dill reuuii
inp a fee Of 81 for all protests ana ap-
neals would curtail customs ntlsauoi'
so per cent. -,
The proposed amendment. which IN
iects a completely new feature into the
adminkstration Of the tariff law. was
conceived by Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Denison. who was chairman OF the
presidential commission that inVesu-
gated the board Of general appraisers
several months ago.
The Recommendations, OF the COM
mission for sweeping changes IN the
present methods OF appraisement ano
cla ssiflcation recently were submitted
to congress by President Wilson.
Continue Fight For Public Hearings.
with the senate in adjournment
unti, Tuesday the republican hght
a eainst nsideration OF the tariff Dill
nv tho finance committee without pup
lie hearings, will be continued. the re-
nublicans endeavoring to win votes tor
tho Penrose amendment to instruct the
committee to open its doors.
Some democrats are reported as as
anproying the decision not to hoiu
hearings. and upon them the opposl-
tion bases its hopes to override the
majority. \.
Senate democrats are planning to
caucus on the bill in the near future
N thrash out the much disputed wool
and sugar schedules and other FEATURES
that have developed Isolated party op-
position. There also Will be settleo
question Of eXcusing senators iro'',
supporting any particular sec'ion u
the bill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-10
GLOVER MAKES APOLOGY.
Banker Makes Amende Honorable Be
fore House Bar.

fore House Bar.
Washington, May 1O.-Charles Ut
Glover, the Washington banker who
recently attacked Representative Sims
of Tennessee, on account of speech
delivered in the house. was brought
before the bar Of the house late yes
terday and reprimanded by Speaker
Clark for violating the privileges OF the
house. A resolution authorizing the
bankers arrest had been adopted a
few minutes before, with only -four
dissenting votes When brought In by
thu sergeant at arms, Glover read al
apology, saying that his act was com
nttted under great stress of feeling and
that he did not know he was affrontlne
the house.
This was the first time in nearly
FORTY wears that an outsider had been
arraigned before the house for con-
tempt. The assault occurred in Far
raeut square on April IS, when Repre-
sentative Sims and Mr.. Glover met 1oi
the first time after the former had
made a speech in the house. severely
criticising Mr.. Glover in connection
with the proposed sale of certain DIS
trict of Columbia real estate to the
government.
Sneaker Clark delivered the repri-
mand solemnly and deliberately.
1.-THE freedom of speech and immun- :
ity from question on words spoken IN
the senate and the house. he said, lie
at the root of our institutions. Assault :
ing a. member Of congress for WORDS
spoken in debate might compel a good
man. who does not want to kill any
body. to perform that very act
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-10
GIRLS GIVE BOYS SETBACK.
No Honors in High Schools Coos to
Youth Because Of Ciaarets.

Milwaukee. May lO.-Girls IN the
Milwaukee high schools have swept the
honors away from the boys. and now
some of the Youths are sorry they
spent so much time contemplating the
delights of the cigaret.
Not n boy in the four high schools
will come in for honOrs al the Juna
commencements. The principals say
ciearets are responsible for the lower
scholastic rating of the boy students.
All the schools. except The North Dt-
vision have checked UP the averages,
showing girls in the lead. Principal
Krug Is sure the honor will fall to a
girl as four or five girls have higher
averages than any OF the boys.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-10
PAGE ONE.

PAGE ONE.
Teleeraphic News:
Suffragette Bomb Plots Fail.
Bryan and Jap Ambassador Confer.
McReynolds Has New Tariff Idea.
O'Hara Inquiry Begins.
Confession Whitbeck Murder Case.
Miller Says He Committed Crime,
Son in Prison.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News:
Wade in No Hurry Over Patronage.
Fort Dodge Wins Boone Valley Meet
Common Law Wife Loses Estate.
Court Collects Large Estate.
PAGE FOUR.
EDITORIAL: X
The Voice of the Old Guard.
A Vanishing Asset
The Way to Get Well
Topics of the Times.
Iowa Opinion and Notes.
Sunday Reading.
PAGE FIVE.
Iowa News:
Former Mason City Mayor Indicted.
Legality of Blue Sky Law Questioned.
PAGE SEVEN.
Story:
Fran.
PAGES SIX, EIGHT AND NINE.
City News:
Nate" Kendall For Memorial Day.
Albion to Graduate Ten.
German Young People to Meet Here.
Annex Planned For Pilgrim.
Albion Man Dies Suddenly in Detroit.
Local Comment,
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TEN.
Markets and General:
May Wheat Weakens Following
FURRY.
Corn Market Steady.
Hogs Slow at Fridays Average.
Nominal Cattle Market.
Wilson Has Plan to Conciliate Japs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-10
CHUCK coNNoRs DEAD
PICTURESQUE Character Of the Old Bow
cry, Long Known as the mayor Of
Chinatown" Succumbs to Heart Dis
ease - Chinese Residents Forget
Feuds to Honor Friend.

New York, May 1O.-"Chuck" Con-
nors is dead. The picturesque charac-
ter Of the old Bowery, best known per-
haps as the 'Mayor of Chinatown
died Of heart disease in the Hudson
street hospital today.
The secrets of Chinatown's dark hall
ways, subterranean passages. and hid
den shows had been his foc many years
Slant-eyed veterans Of its warning
tongs, the Four Brothers, the Hip Song
tong and the On Leong tong, declared
E. truce when the news of his death pc
came known and they will march shoul-
der to shoulder in parade to honor
his memory.
"Chuck' Connors was 81 years old
Most of his life was spent in CHINA :
town. OF late he had made living as
a guide to sightseeing parties.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-10

been fourth member Of the party. which
IL said to have included two women
and OHara, was In Chicago yesterday
but Is reported to have returned to
Springfield last evening.
The committee, 1t Is said. plans
to subpoenea Lieutenant Governor
OHara. Thomas vredenburgh, Deputy
Sheriff Richard NJ. Sullivan, OF Sanga-
mon county. Harry Gibbons, county
treasurer, William L. O'Connell, Miss
Maud Robinson and number of other
witnesses.
Out of tangled maze Of charges,
alibi building and counter-plots there
emerged in Chicago yesterday Maud
Robinson. the woman who signed the
tody Of the senate.
The woman, after declaring she
would appear before the senate in
from view and search by special
agents Of the committee was started at
once.
Senator Ettelson called at detective
headquarters at night and with De-
tective Sergeant Ben Facklan went out
to assist in finding the woman.
Inc COmEnlttees composer VI SSho
tors Ettelson, O'Connor. DALEY and
Jones. will have a conference today.
There Will be no attempt made to hear
witnesses, but the future course OF the
inquiry will be mapped out.
Denies Being "seeond Woman"
A report was current during the day
that the second woman In the Hotel
Sherman was Miss Mabel Inbusch,
widow, and daughter Of former Gov
ernor Davidson Of Wisconsin. Miss
Robinson would not confirm this, and
Miss Inbusch herself gave out state
ment at her home in Madison at night
denying 1t.
Her statement follows:
Il only met Lieutenant Governor
OHara once and that was at theater
about eight months ago. don't know
that I would know him or that he
would know me if we were to meet
again. I haven't been in Chicago ex-
cept once in the last eight months ano
that was when I was on my way 10
Salt Lake City.
Il always have admired Mr.. O'Hara
work and believe the present charges
are simply frameup on the part OF
those who are opposing him in his
vice committee work"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-10
WILSON'S POSITION UNCHANGED
Not Likely Ambassador Will Be Re-
called or Give Passports.

Washington, May 10. President
Huerta's reminder to Ambassador Will
son of the limitation imposed upon him
in his official intercourse with the
Mexican government is not expected
to change the status Of the American
ambassador. Mr.. Wilson has been do
ing business with de facto govern
ment in the City of Mexico and altho
he has not been able to extend polltl-
cal recognition as desired by the
Huerta element he will continue to
transact the necessary business of the
American embassy at that capital for
the present.
1t is not anticipated that he Will be
given his passports nor that he VIII
be recalled, in view of the almost GER
tain confusion that would follow
among the large American colony or
Mexico if the ambassador were to leave
the country summarily.
The state department considers Mr.
Wilson's work in the interests OF
Americans, quite aside from any Dip
lomatic functions, of great importance
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-10
FIND GIRL IN RIVER.
Alice Mills. Mysterious'y Thrown Into
Water. Narrowly Escapes Death.

New York. May 10.-A young woman
rescued unconscious In the East river
last night regained consciousness at
hospital this morning and was identi-
fled as Miss Alice Mills. kindergar-
ten teacher, and cousin of Richard
b. Ellsworth. publisher and part own
or of the Brooklyn Times She was
unable to explain how she got in the
water.
II don't know anything about It," she
said incoherently.
She left her boarding place last eve
ming to visit n friend in Newark. N. j.
Nothing more was heard from her I'M
I'll dock hands near the foot OF Mon
tague street Brooklyn. saw dark OBJ
iect In the water and dragged It
ashore. There were many bruises on
her body.