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The Washington times., 1913-01-01
No Race Suicide
Danger in Capital, <
Stork Kept Busy

Figures compiled by the Health De-
partment discourage thoughts Of race
suicide in the District. During the last
year. the stork made 6,997 visits to
Washington, according to the record of
reported births. In addition, there are
a number Of births Of babies born in the
District each year whose coming is not
made matter Of record, notwithstand-
ing unceasing efforts of the Health
Department to compel observance of
the law requiring the registration of all
births.
Recently there has been an Improve
ment in the proportion of registered
births to the actual number born, but
the record. according to the authorities,
Is not yet complete.
Strict compliance with this law is
urged by the authorities for the reason
that failure in many instances causes
hardship. particularly among the poorer
classes. Certificates of age are required
by the School Board for admission to
certain grades and must be furnished by
those seeking employment.
Often important questions arise con-
cerning inheritances which can be set
tied only by the official birth record
OF the children born during the last
year LIS were white, and 2, 268 colored.
The percentage of boys and girls is
about equally divided, the, boys being
slightly in the majority.
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
Riddell Sends Squad
Of Men to Guard Home
Of Young Rockefeller

NEW YORK, Jan. 1--Assisted by a
score of deputies working in relays
and by as many operatives from the
detective agencies, Sergeant-at-Arms
Riddell. of the House Of Representa-
tives, renewed his efforts to run down
the elusive William Rockefeller and
serve him with subpoena to appear
before the Pujo Money trust committee
at Washington.
The guard around the Rockefeller
Fifth avenue residence was kept all
night, and relieved with fresh forces
today, while deputies and detectives are
securing the city and country places
where the fugitive is likely to have
taken to cover.
A report that he was in Greenwich
Conn. at the home Of his son. William
c., was denied by young Mrs. Rookie
feller. Riddell. however, posted a de-
tachment of his sleuths around the
Greenwich residence.
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
CASTRO, ON ARRIVAL,
DECLINES TO STAY
Expresses Destire to Go to Ger.
many, Instead of Back
TO France.

NEW YORK, Jan. l-Gen. Cipriano
Castro declines to stay in the United
States owing to the official attitude
adopted toward him on his arrival from
France on board the French liner La
Touraine.
When La Touraine was steaming up
the bay with the former President Of
the South American republic. Castro
was taken of by immigration officials
and carried to Ellis Island. that II
might be decided whether he was an
undesirable.
Angered at the treatment accorded
him. General Castro expressed desire
to return at once. His wish was that
he be allowed to go to Germany instead
of France, whence he had come. He
refused to accept any mail, kilograms,
or newspapers or TO receive visitors,
although some of his family connec-
tions and old friends tried to greet him.
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
PIE ON TROUSERS
CONVICTS THIS MAN
Court Finds Prisoner Sat on
Stolen Pastry and Sem
4 fences Him.

Z Two cclored 'spp'ts" and a badly
disheveled apple pie formed the cast
and the setting of the first comedy
drama of the New Year staged in the
United States branch Of the Police
Court. The plot" hovered about
the pie-bes meared breeches OF
'Ras'us" Douglas, exhibited on the
owner.
Turn around here" ordered the
court of "Ras'us.' after being told
by Policeman Holmes that the de-
fendant was found sitting on the
stolen oie.
/. There's the whole imprint of the
pie" said the court
Policeman Holmes testified he
found Douglas on 4 bench in the
store of Benny Kiay man, a grocer
after the latter had complained OF
losing his pie. Douglas refused Ia
move and only the excrescence of pie
oozing from the bench caused
Holmes TO arrest both of the men
Judge Muilowny sent them 10 jail
sfor fifteen days each.
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
COLORED THUGS
ATTACK WOMEN
Two Young Ruffians Hold Up And
Attempt to Rob
Girls.

Police in all parts Of the District to-
day are searching for two young colored
ruffians, who last night held up and
attempted to rob two white women un-
der a street lamp at Thirteenth and
Girard streets northwest
Miss Margaret Short, OF l223 Girard
street, accompanied by her sister. was
returning to her home about IL O'Clock
when the men stepped out from be-
hind a tree box at the corner.
Don't make any noise II you value
your life,'' said one OF the youthful
highwaymen, covering the Misses Short
with a revolver Now give US your
money"
After searching the handbags and
muffs, the thugs ordered the Misses
Short to continue on down Girard street.
Don't scream" one Of them cautioned.
We've got this revolver for business"
The men then ran down Thirteenth
street.
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
ALLIES THREATEN
TO QUIT CONFERENCE
Balkan ENJOYS Angered at Dila.
tory Tactics of the
Turks.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-The formal break.
ing of Of peace negotiations today was
thought not to be improbable when the
Turkish Balkan conference was resumed
at st. James Palace.
The delegates of the allies, 1t was
said. would again insist on the cession
Of Salonika and Macedonia, and II the
Turks interposed more dilatory tactics
instead of discussing the proposition
the Balkan ENJOYS planned to walk out
of the conference.
1t was expected that Rechid Pasha
chief of the Turkish plenipotentiaries.
would present the formal proposal thai
the matter of territorial settlement be
put UP to the great powers for media
ton
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
THIRTEEN TRAILS
AFTER GOV. WILSON
DEALING HIM LUCK
Number Again Figures in
His Success, When 1913
Appears.

PRINCETON. N. J., Jan. 1-wood-
row Wilson, Preddent-elect Of the
United States. IL one Of the optimists
who sees no "hoodoo" in 1913.
Thirteen Is my lucky number" the
governor explained today. when New
Year well-wisher expressed hope that
the last figures of the year would not
have evil effect on the next President
"It il curious" he continued. how
the number 10 has figured In my life.
and never In connection with bad for
tune. will become President in 1918,
and, oddly enough, the Electoral Col
lege. who formally win elect me, will
cast their ballots on January 13"
It was suggested that 13 had nothing
TO do with his election
"Oh. yes." was the quick rejoinder.
1872.
Bobs Up Again.
Apparently thirteen has nothing to
do with me being the twenty-esghth
President. but by figuring I find that
from 17ss to 1912 there were thirty-one
PRUDENTIAL terms. Thirty-one Is thir-
tesn reyefsea."
~ M ~ ~ Wilsons spent N Ber-
moGa w. peosnber - aneeA Friday.
Angu9 n ~ eceuDled - = = =
chair eaR fFo0 New Tea - - 01l<
The train arrives thseo e n1e &
But. according to the BsGuG1on1cG
thirteen did not begin to f9uro
life with his advent into politics. IL
are thirteen letters In his name. - -
his thirteenth year as profeseok -
Princeton he was elected the thirteeutn
president Of the university.
The first person to wish the next
President a Happy New Year was
Richard Taylor. Secret Service man
on duty, early today. As Governor VII
son and Miss Eleanor stepped to the
door on the stroke Of midnight to listen
to the blare Of horns and whistles, the
bell In Old Nassau doomed out the sa-
lutte to the youngster 1913. and Taylor
stepped across the porch and shook
hands with both.
Gets Package BY Nail
The governors next Happy New Year
was to the driver Of the first parcel
post wagon in Princeton. who at 12:N q.
m. dashed up to the house with the
first parcels post consignment In the
town. box Of apples. sent by the
Woodrow Wilson League Of Princeton
When those who had watched the old
year out with the President-elect and
his family left. the lights went out. and
the Wilson family went to sleep.
When the last light was extinguished
Taylor's watch showed 12a3.
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
CHARLES S. SHREVE.

The funeral of Charles S. Shreve will
be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
from his residence, 154S Eighth street
northwest The Rev. Dr.. Stevenson. of
Calvary Baptist Church. will officiate,
and the pallbearers will be selected
from members of the Oldest Inhabi-
tants' Association, OF which Mr.. Shreve
was a member. The interment will be
in Glenwcod Cemetery.
Mr.. Shreve was born in this city sixty
six years ago and was one of the Oldest
real estate dealers I'm the city. He is
survived by two daughters, Miss Cora
3. and Miss Fannie NJ. Shreye, and one
son, Charles S. Shreve. jr.
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
Will BeMore Costly
To Be Ill in Lynn

LYNN, Mass. Jan. 1.-The residents
OF this city are up against another
problem that adds to the high cost of
living. Today the Lynn Medical Fra
fernity, embracing virtually all of the
physicians of the city. put into effect a
scsle of higher prices. According TO the
new schedule house visits between a
m. are tc cost 81. Calls received after
10 .. m. are 10 he s. and upward One
dollar and upward are TO be charged
for office visits, according to services
rendered and obstetric cases will cost
SO and upward. The prices for house
visits is an increase Of 50 cents.
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
New Year Greeted
By Class in Prayer

The regular monthly meeting of the
Vaughn Bible Glass was held last
night in Calvary Baptist Church. in
stead of the usual Monday night, in
order that the old year might be seen
out and the new year greeted. Sup
per was served and at II o'clock the
whole class bowed in prayer and shook
hands all round. A program of speak
ing and singing was carried out.
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
Arlington Waits Report
On Wireless Experiment

No reports were received at the
Arlington wireless station today to
indicate how successful was the at
tempt lest night to fash the New
Year time signal to San Francisco,
Colon and Paris. Reports arc ex-
pected late today from any of the
stations and ships which caught the
station.
It as stated today that since Sun
day night. when the Arlington sta
tion picked up the time signal Of the
Eiffel tower station in Paris. the
same signal had been caught Mon
day and yesterday. This is taken to
indicate that mmunication be-
tween the two points is fairly GER
tain, having been maintained on
three consecutive days under carrying
atmospheric conditions.
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
Millions Are Garnered
From Alaskan Mines

The annual report Of the United
States Geological Survey on the min
eral resources of Alaska shows that
the total value Of the mineral output CT
Alaska for the year just ended IL
s21,s50.0oo. nearly $1,000, 600 more than
that of the year before. The value OF
the gold output alone is SIG, $50 600. The
next most valuable output is that OF
copper which reached $.e30.0o0. The
amount of copper sent from Alaska last
year was q. $1,000 pounds. Silver val
ued at $3e0000 which was an increase
over the output Of the year before.
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
MORE BABIES MAKE
HAPPIER HOMES
Capital Divorce Records Show Decreases Birth Rate
Is Raised Above Race Suicide Danger in
Washington.

meodous chuckle today the
in
\ he heidh
matrmony, but got imbowed d.
to the
year
of hey car load lots and old Mrs
Storkw hard
of the
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b Russia
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
MINISTER'S AND
STATESMEN ARE
OPPOSING BALL
Plan for National Reception
in Capitol Is Gaining
in Favor.
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paper article satirizing the inaugural
bail as a District money-making scheme
in which 1.-The weary Chief Executive II
dragged in as Exhibit A and shown on
in all his PAGES before as many visitors
as are willing to pay s. to look at him.
The inaugural ball is just as official az
the annual Cuyahoga County Repubn-
can picnic at Luna Park-but II pays
rather better TO the promoters
Speaker Champ Clark doesn't care
anything about the inaugural ball or
reception plan.
II don't care IL they hold their ball in
Anacostia," said the Speaker To-Day.
1T is so unimportant a subject that !
don't care to discuss 1t.
He refused to indicate whether ne
would do anything to oppose the grant,
inc OF the use of the Pension hall
Clark's Former Stand.
The opposition of the movement to
hold the ball inthe Pension Office have
pointed out that four years ago In the
House Representative Clark said In
opposition to granting the use, of the
Pension building: Il am dead against
1t, and / am against 1t on good grounds.
In the first place 1t Will cost some
where from $4,000 to 100000 Of actual
money to do It; that is, money lost to
the Government In clerk hire. That
money does not belong to us to give
away 1t Is not our money"
He also cited the objection of delaying
pensions and the risk of fire, placing
the value of the pension records at from
SIC, O0,00o to $40, 900.
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
MARTIUS E. SMITH.

Word has been received in Washing
ton OF the death Of Martius T.. Smith.
the twenty-year-old son of Senator El-
lison ID. Smith. Of South Carolina, who
shot himself accidentally while hunting
Christmas on his fathers plantation
near Lynchburg, s. c. The young man
will be buried at the home Of his moth
er, in st. George, s. c., today.
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
Claims Commissioner
Returns to Nicaragua

Arthur r. Thompson. of Washing
ton. a member of the Nicaraguan
mixed claims commission. returned
to his post in Central America today.
Mr.. Thompson was in Nicaragua dur
ing the recent revolution and was
among those beseiged for several
weeks at Managua.
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
STRIKE N SCHOOLS
!. .EDUcATORSD[CLAR[
Home Study Necessary or
Account of Limited Time
for Classes.

washington parents need never con
template q school strike against home
study. such as 10 being carried on new
In New York. where Thousands Of child
ren are protesting against having to q
their lessons at home. becauee tnetR
home work u 30 reduced that they md
1t no great trouble to do their work and
then have ample time to MAY. such are
Schools Davidson. Prof. A. T. sfswart.
and Capt. James +. Oyster, % the
All three agreed that nome study
should be reduced to the minimum, but
thought some home work was necseAry
to the welfare of the child 20 far e
keeping up In his studies is concerned
Study Hour Too Short.
Mr.. Davidson stated he was In favor
Of reducing the home work to the mini
mum. But" he said. ,'the school hours
are such that the high school students
have to study st home because the{ do
hours. Each student has at least four
classes q day and only six hourl Of
school. That leaves twa.hourg IN which
to study four subjects. II - too short
time. and they have to study at homs
II believe q little home study does not
hurt the child. said Prof. Stewart, "but
would have home work cut down to
the minimum. A little something Do do
= night Il good for discipline and in
DPnt condition Of the schoo!g
II absolutely necessary. The
are 90 large that the teachers
dive Individual attention to each
- the hours are too short tor
- ~ 70 learn their lessons IN
eo1get = - <eechers had clas9es
s&ruGtiou t6e krum H. gould not Be
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
ANDREW w. LATCHEORD

Funeral services Of Andre-g Walter
Latchford, son of the late George G. and
Sarah Latchford. Of Annapolis juno.
ton, will be held at S:15 o'clock tomor-
row morning. The interment will take
place at Laurel, Nd, at IL O'Clock
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
HOUSE SLEUTH
STILL ON TRAIL
OF ROCKEFELLER
Kiddell, With Unlimited
Funds, Ordered to Remain
in New York.
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committee in the eyes of the House and
emphasizes the need Of an investigation.
Almost the entire staff of the House
sergeant-at-arms has gone to New York
to aid IN the search for Rockefeller.
Most OF the deputies are keeping guard
felier in Fifth avenue. Burns detec-
tives are aiding.
House May Issue Warrant.
II a subpoena should be served on
Rockefeller and he should refuse to re-
gard 1t, then the next step would be a
House warrant fer his arrest This would
be issued by Speaker Clark, probably on
the strength of resolution passed by
the House, unless il was considered he
has authority to do il at the instance
of the Pujo committee.
: Another phase of the case relates to
the forcible entrance of the Rockefeller
mansion In case IL is necessary to serve
a subpoena. If 1t is found subpoena
cannot be served in any other way, the
House will probably be asked to pass a
resolution directing the arrest of Rookie
feller and clothing the House officials
with authority 10 enter the mansion.
House leaders believe this authority can
be given.
Man-Hunter at Fault.
Various suggestions as to how to deal
with the situation are being made. One
is to issue dragnet subpoenaes and
get the whole force of the Standard Oil
Company at 26 Broadway, includ-
ing its books and papers. This would
however, not serve to bring in Rocke-
Teller.
Jerry South, chief clerk of the House,
who Is engineering the campaign
AGAINST Rockefeller along with Mr.,
Riddell halls from Arkansas. and has
q reputation as a man-hunter. Mr..
South, however, was never up against
proposition of exactly this sort before
Mrs. Ridden Fights Furnace.
While Mr.. Riddell is trailing Rookie
feller Mrs. Charles F. Riddell, decidedly
mastered. is wishing that he was back
home to tend to the furnace and make
II burn.
Mrs. Riddell, after anxiously awaiting
the early train from New York today,
sadly admitted that she would have to
speno the first day of the year trying
to solve the mystery of how to get a
fire out of the Riddell heating appara-
tus. Yesterday II went out three times;
by noon today. ii had repeated the per-
formance twice.
81 wish,'' said Mrs. Riddell, vindic-
lively after the last struggle with the
furnace, that they'd catch Mr.. Rookie
teller. and make him tell everything
they want to know"
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
OBITUARY NOTES
THOMAS F CALLAHAN.

Funeral services for Thomas F. Gala
han. who died Monday. will be held at
2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from his
home, zoos Pennsylvania avenue north
west. The interment will be private.
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
WILLIAM T. coNNELL.

The funeral Of william T. ConnelI viii
be held from Perry's undertaking rooms,
30 Fl street northwest, at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. The interment Is
private.
The Washington times., 1913-01-01
Divorce Record Shows
Matrimonial Wrecks
Were Fewer in 1912

Shipwrecks on the matrimonial sea In
1872 were less in number than In lsll,
according to the divorce records at City
Hall.
The foregoing table tells the tale very
comprehensiveiy. Perhaps 1t does not
mean that all the martial skiffs were
really wrecked, but 1t shows the amount
of sea-sickness and the willingness or
intent of the matrimonial mariners 10
quit the voyage. OF course, 1t Is evi-
dent tnat the ships of married state
went on the rocks, but mle.saveIs s,.t pei =,
many cases and beat the lawyers to
the wreckage
Another way of comparing the divorce
toll for the two years is to squint AT
Danny Cupid's score in the aaloinns
column. II you are there on arithmetic
You can figure II out that hve out OF
every 100 couples getting married In lsl2
got tangled up in the divorce court.
whereas six out of every loO OF Bin
Krolrs licenses failed Ito take In lsll:
Whether Leap Year, with the fatr
ones supposedly making the matches, Is
the criss-cross-my-heart cause OF this
stump In domestic infelicity. and bet
ter brand of marriage licenses in isl2
is not apparent in the records, out
doubtless can be proved by the women.
CUPID'S SCORE.
Marriage licenses, 1s11..-.....!....... 405i
Marriage licenses, 1872 4lHs
No deep study Of the foregoing is need
ed TO get the idea that the girls were
busy in 1912, the year when the fellows
had to take the proposition.
Whether 1t be for better or for
worse" the girls beat the boys. There's
only one way to explain II, and tnat
is that young men accept the two can
live cheaper than one theory a little
easier than young women.
The marriage license record in WASH
ington brings out the same situation
that obtains in New York. Chicago ana
censes having been issued in 1872 than
i'm 1911
The Washington times., 1913-01-01

'swashinsfon schoo1n - 1lf< =
Of other schooIs," sadd c. q
that there Is no compaEI1dI1
Washington school children afo .
need to talk Of such q strike - theY
are having in New York Children are
entitled to play and II studies are -
heavy as to curtail their proper time
for enjoyment / would vote to shoTtsn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-30
MRS. EATON ACQUITTED
Jury Returns Verdict of ''NOt Guilty
After All Night Session.

Plymouth, Oct 30.-Mrs. Jennie May
Eaton was acquitted of the charge OF
murder of her husband, Rear Admiral
JOS E. Eaton, by verdict OF the jury
rendered at $40 O'Clock this morning.
| The Jury retired at 6 O'Clock last
night A crow of nearly 200 persons
sat out the tedious night. Mrs. Eaton
smiled when she heard the foreman
of the jury pronounce her not guilty"
Mrs. Eaton had sat up in private
room, at the court house until o'clock
this morning. Then she was permitted
to go to the judges lobby, where she
slept on a couch until awakened at
4:30 and summoned to the court room.
Of the 200 persons who remained all
night to hear the verdict a few were
women.
After the foreman had announced the
verdict, Chief Justice Aiken warned the
jurors to keep secret the proceedings
! in the jury room. After Mrs. Eaton had
left the court room the jurors, through
their foreman, asked that they might
be allowed to meet her. The permis-
sion was granted and they formed a
semi-circle n the corridor. Mrs. Eaton
came out from the judges lobby and
thanked them individually. AS she did
so she burst into tears for the first
time since her trial started. A little
later Mrs. Eaton gave out the follow
ing statement:
II am glad most of all because of
my aged mother and my lame child
both of whom need me. I shall go home
late today. I hope that a new life will
be opened to me and that the tribula-
tions which have been mine in the past
are ended.''
Her chief counsel, Mr.. Morse, said:
1T was Mrs. Eaton's appearance on
the stand, an unusual event in any
capital case and a remarkable one
where woman was on trial for her
life, which decided the defendants in
nocence in the minds of the jurors 1t
frees a woman, but leaves as mystery
the end of the admiral, her husband.
For six months / have tried to find out
what was behind the poison which
caused his death but my investigations
have developed no satisfactory explana-
/ ton 1t must probably remain a mys-
: t1ar-ur
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-30
RAISE WIRE men
Kansas Affected by Recent Rock
Island Wage Increase.
Advanced Payroll i'm 1854 Towns
i'm All Parts of State.

According to figures compiled at the
general offices of the Rock Island in
Topeka today, four hundred telegra PHI
ers in 164 towns and cities in Kansas
will be affected by the 5 per cent. in
crease in wages granted at a recent
conference between the railroad and it's
employees. The advance in wages will
be announced soon. In all proba bility
it will take effect the first of December.
In Topeka nearly twenty telegraph
ers will be given the increase granted
by the Rock Island. The office of the
superintendent of telegraph, E. L.
Whitney, is located here and consider
able second district work is handled
from this point.
The Rock Island operates through
164 stations in Kansas. At some of
these stations three operators are en-
ployed. Others employ two and the
smaller points have only one man. In
the terminals a dozen or more men are
working on the wire. An average of
two men 20 a station and an additional
number for terminals would present a
force of nearly 400 telegrap piers in Kan
sas. If the average increase per man
amounted to $3.50 it would mean a gain
of $1,400 month in the state.
The increase will bring Christmas joy
to the hundreds of telegraphers and
their families over the state.