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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-30
MORE TUBERCULOSIS
HOSPITALS NEEDED.
3,o5i Beds for 10000 pati.D.
Here, Says Report Of
Investigators.
OvERCRowD1NG DISGRACE
Charity Socicty's Experts Tel,
How Death Rate Was Re.
duced by Campaign.
OvERCROwDINa DISGRACE

The committee on prevention o. t,,..
culosis Of the Charity organizatlo, =,
ciety Of the City Of New York. inclus,r.
many experts and iaymen. has issued
report Of accomplishments in a ,h,..
years campaign along constructive I'M.
to combat the great white plague"
The committee says that It's most in
portant and fur reaching work has b,.,
the campaign to secure additona, tuh.~
culosis hospitals.
Notwithstanding the fact TIA, n.
York city has mado more eonerou, o,,>
vision for its consumptives than sny o.h..
city in the United States" tho r.ncS
says. ut has yet only 3,o5I hospital b.ds
though the records Of the Health p.na1'
ment show some 10000 known con,um,
tives, OF whom tho greater majority in,
In tenement houses where they have nj
ther means nor facilities for proper ca,
Large numbers Of these are In imrned,sn
need OF hospital treatment"
Tho report points out the treat dans>,
OF the consumptives OF the vaerant c1sa
ofttime chronic alcoholics. who I've mainly
In cheap lodging houses and use tho to,.
pitfalls chiefly as winter quarters, going
and coming as they please, and erowdlns
out the deserving poor. II Urges ths
need for n more sharply defined po,cy
In the classification OF patients with ~
spect to the extent OF their dlseas. ana
also to their social condition and personal
habits.
The COMMITTEES says u Is a startling s...
that Of the 1900 patients treated in the
citys tuberculosis hospitals each yess
nearly <5 per cent have to he kept wSik
Ing before they can gain admission b
declares that the overcrowded condition
OF the city's largest tuberculosis hospital
the Metropolitan. Ia a Disgrace 70 the
city. The overcrowding. II says. is true
In nearly all the tuberculosis hospitals
As result of the campaign s2ooO.O oe
was appropriated by the city Tor the ereo-
ton OF additional hospitals, which vii
add 1900 additional beds. an Increase d
nearly so per cent.
The committee did much effective work
among school children. Fresh air classes
have been started for anRmic children
and material improvement has been "a
cured in the matter of better ventiiat.oe
In school rooms.
Other features OF the caHpalcn have
been educational lectures and motion p,o.
turrs In the public parks. the use In PUB.
lie schools OF the committees miniature
exhibits and special tuberculosis primers
the permanent travelling tuberculos. FL.
hibition and an extensive educational cam.
paign through the wide distribution o.
hundreds OF thousands OF instructive less.
let's and pamphlets.
The report says:
According to "A Health Department tu,-
letin the anti-tuberculos!s campo ~ n
Greater New York has begun 20 hear
fruit. The death rate OF Greater v
York city from pulmonary tuhcrcuIu.s
has fallen from 2..5 In 1898 to / 90 \
1872; the deaths from pulmonary TUDOR
culo~is in 1912 were 1891, compared SO b
7,724 in 1898.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-30

cal pessimism 10 prevalent to-day In
reform" circles, and In 20 far as II does
this II is harmful.
Unfortunately. whatever q woman
holding an authoritative position such
40 that Of Miss BARrELME may say 10
apt to be taken BY the public at large
a. expert evidence. II she does not
know all about the condition Of child
life to-day. who doesi the average man
will ask. Quite the contrary Is prob
ably true-appears from her talk on
Saturday to be absolutely true. She
is 20 nenr to the badly brought up chill
dren that she cannot sse the others; the
waits Of misfortune block on her view
Of the children Of love and wisdom,
though their name IL legion. though
these exceed the unfortunate class as
sands Of the SEQ are greater than an
ant hill. SO II happens that when she
touches the extreme Of twentieth cen
fury pessimism and wishes children
could be born without parents she 10
speaking out Of the fulness Of profes.
sionai ignorance or oblivion Of the
broad reality Of life.
There Is not the slightest reason TO
think that the gift Of parenthood is de.
generating or that children In general
are being evilly brought up. There
ARE differences and degrees Of aptitude
and success; there are differences as
to precise aim and method; but the
common experience Of any one will
satisfy him that throughout this coun.
try-and other civilized communities
are no difYerent-an enormous majority
Of the young people attain maturity
clean and upright In their souls. com.
petent In mind and body. enjoying mu.
tuality of love as respects their parents
and having a fair sense Of duty toward
their neighbOrs. 1t would probably be
an eStravagant exaggerntion to say that
one youth In a thousand OF either sex
dropped to a level OF morals or efficiency
Justly to be described as bad.
Whether children are any better or
worse brought up to-day than in the
good Old times will always be a sub
ject Of dispute. but for those who will
study the literature Of bygone genera.
tons there Is ample encouragement for
the belief that We have not retro
gressed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-30
ORGANIZED CRARSTY.
Some independent Thoughts % Card
lnsiexed Giving.


InsieSed Givins.
10 THE EDITOR o. THE suN---Ssr: I
have been following with great interest
the efforts OF THE sUN to relieve the
hungry by the formation OF . bread line
At 26o Elisabeth street .
What qualification the donor must have
felt when he read OF the Immediate relief
Afforded the suffertngi
Immediate relief. that % the keynote
OF true charity. What II fow un-
worthless partock OF the bsneht Of the
reached the truly needy.
Then comes the Charity Organization
good work!
THE Sun has the courtesy to term the
officials OF this organisation high SAL
aried experts"
When a being n starving they .inves-
t!gate" him. and In the m~a nt!me let MIN
starve or put him TO work on an empty
stomach for few hours In their laundry
or their kindiing wood yard. where they
compel him to do 81 worth OF work In
order to earn so cents and then set him
adrift. This they call charity"
Why does not THE SON or soms other
influential New York paper start an in
vcstigation OF this society," II II . mis-
representation from beginning to end.
The charitabiy inclined OF New York.
many Of whom are the weaithiest resi-
dents here, donate annually 10 this ma
chine and 70 promote the worthy cause
of providing work for the unemployed.
send them laundry and purchase kindl.ng
woOd from them In the flrm belief that
both are hand done.
II a representative OF THE Bun were TO
call at the Charity Organisation So
cietys plants he would md that this so
called hand work u machine work The
difference in cost OF labor helps main.
tain these directors to bread lines and
true charity.
Would that some OF the supporters OF
this misrepresented charity would place
their donations where more bread lines
could be formed
J. STANLEY WALTON
Nyw York March 2s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-30
Protest Prom the Kentucky Me,sts,..
From the BarbosrrilIs tdporat.

These people who 20 about over the
larger cities and towns asking for contri.
buttons for the purpose OF helpinr In.
people In the mountains ought 20 be ar
rested Tor obtaining money under false
pretences ana sent to the penitentiary
where they belong. for tho people In the
mountains never receive one cent OF such
contributions They do not ask for IL
They do not want IT, We live in IN.
wealthiest part OF tho State where eye-v
man who wants q job gets one, and where
there 10 no such thing as people starving
Tor food or suffering for clothing why
don't they lot the mountain people have
u rest
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-30
~ NAVY OFFICERS Ar CO,, uG,,
Daniels Gratiaed ny rr"grr.. IN
Post-Graduatr Course.

WASH INGroS. March 20 S,.rt.
the Navy Daniels Is pleased oyer
gree or cooperation existing Ur'.,...
Navy Department and the post
department OF Columbia T...r
Eighteen young officers ar. NOW
courses in the graduate ,hool-
lumbia and are reported 20 haN, .D...
themselves cred!tably thus far
instruction In tho theories ~
dynamics. machine design. electro.
radio transmission have beer adt"..
practical application in the naval ---.
The Navy Department, on tho otNc' b.
has lent TO Columbia large nu1..'
drawings and specifications Of uE'|
chinery and the naval students are h"
instructed In the design and uses %.
machinery in order that they m,N ,'
more intelligently with contrsrtorF '
nishing equipment to warship'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-30
The GalIery's Verdict.

ffo" fhc London fJprtss
In the old days tho proprietor of q music
hall always used to walk up and down m,
centre sangway during the performance,
and restrain the exubsrancs of his patron,
One night. says the Express. n lady singer
began dolefui ballad In y stili more dole.
ful voice. and at once received the bird,
from tho gallery 'That'n do, boys' ssid
the proprietor order. please! Give thu
artistic = chance" But when the perform
snce was finished he took OF his hat.
bowed to the gallery and remarked, IT h. =
pardon. You were quite right"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-30

New Jersey weather prophets detect
n storm centre lowering over the State
and due TO be central at Trenton when
The Legislature reconvenes tonight.
The conditions are 10 cyclonic that the
Democratic party Is said TO be In dan
ger Of being blown apart and Governor
FIrIDER's influence may meet with
sbipwreck.
The ostensible cause Of the tribula-
tion is the bank tax bill which the
Governor has been urging upon the As
semblymen and Senators Of his party
MS Indispensable to Democratic vic
tory In November. But the real trouble
is the bitterness between the Wilson
faction and the Essex" contingent,
which does homage to former United
States Senator JAMES SMITH, Jr. This
amouldering nre has seized upon the
bank question as material for fiareup,
and the Governor as standard bearer
Of the Wilsonites, and City Counsel
JAMES r. NUoENr Of Newark. spokes.
man Of the opposition. have been &C.
eusing each other Of treachery. double
Dealing and other political virtues In
he New Jersey newspapers during the
past week.
In the last few days some modifca-
lions have been made In the bill which
mako It lees 0nerous upon the banks
The tax to be levied upon their
capital, surplus and undivided profits
has boen reduced from ! to three
quarters Of per cent: the value
Of all real estate paying local
RATES IL further to be deducted from
tho total upon which the State ASSESS
mont In TO be made. On the whole the
banks are satisfied with this; they are
getting of about as we'll as they ex-
pected and they will make no active
fight against the measure when 1t
comes up this evening. Notwithstand-
ant Assemblyman DoBBINs, who is In
charge Of the bill, express grave doubts
40 to whether 1t will pass. The Gov
ernOr has announced publicly that
all understanding with Assemblyman
QU1alEY, the Essex leader In the House,
10 OF, and It IL possible that his faction
may do It's worst to discretiit the Gov
ernor, new excuse for fractional fight
being found In dispute as to the
means by which the real estate excmp-
ton shall be applied.
On Saturday unexpected aid came to
the Governor in a published statement
by EDWARD c. STOKES. who was his
rival candidate on the Republican ticket
last November. Mr.. Stokes rather
knocked the wind out Of Republican
opposition to the bank bill by giving
II n pretty strong Endorsement. lie
IL banker himself in the southern
part of the State and his influence is
considerable.
Through this stroke OF luck the Gov.
"rnor may have the satisfaction OF see.
lax his bill go on the statute book.
But II his victory be due to Republican
votes and II 1t leave him with hope.
lessly split and emblttered party II
will be dearly bought one. The Gov
ernor seems to be learning thar It takes
very strong hand to dominate n Leg.
4lature, and that 1t Is game not
every politician can win at.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-30
sheep o. Grnss Cutters,

rom She Engineering hrcoff
Last summer the United states Re- in'
ton Service tried an experiment r. o."'i :,
grass from Irrigation ditch bank r. no
Salt River Valley by allowing a hooa ~
sheep 10 craze along nvs miles OF b'f 81
tested ditch. II 10 reported that verE 81.
factory results were obtained IN l'l. "
cost Of mechanical cleaning Wa .'
mile In 1919. with sheep and one ''''.
with scrapsrs and shovels, the 'o''
olSS g. Or Q dscr ease Of SIS SIS nils
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-30

During the severe foods OF last veal
tho TACT was revealed that In many
communities responsibility for the over.
sowing waters was directly charge
able to the town builders themselves.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-30

Only few CITIZENS Of New York reg
istered for the special election OF April
:. IL the Constitution 10 be amended
by default?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-30

Now that Miss NELL BEEsE has made
up her mind to fly across the Atlantic
the thing Is as good as done. In this
age everything yields before the will
of the new woman.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-30

Take money out OF politics SEN afor
A. j. PALMER. Progressive.
Take Mr.. PERKISs's money out Of
politics.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-30

Weddings heggar the poor. say the
University OF Chicago settlement probers.
What about the near rich?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-30

Dutch prison Observation-Disclosures
II is not a bit less modern than some
OF the penal institutions actually in use,
either
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-30

9 Hotel men to tour Europe H.adis~e
Oh. sweet revenge
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-30

To raE EpiroR OF THs sus-Si,, e, n
NJ" asks; What right have any two p.on,.
to force a miserable existence on a human
soul by causing Il to be bornf"
l reply, they have No such risht
TSw YosK March -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-30

loadou once. Bingham HOUSE. I Arundel
0troot, Strand.
Paris once. Q Rue do Ia Nichodiers. on Rue du
ouatre Scptembre.
Warrington once. nIbbe BUILDING
ofooklyn once. 100 Livingston street.
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Published daily, including Sunday. By the Sun
Printing and Publishing Association at ITO Nassau
strcet. In the Borough Of Manhattan, New York
President and Treasurer. william C. Roick. 100
Nassau street: Vice-President. Edward p. Mitchell
40 Nassau sireet; Secretary. q. r. Luton, ITO
Nassau street
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Al chcchs money orders &C. 10 bs made pay.
able TO INK Sun
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-30

crimination has been attained. The me-
cessity for considering tho subject may
arise at any moment. The next crisis
Will be more mcnacing than its prede-
cessor, The temper of the Japanese is
being aroused continually to "a higher
pitch OF resentment and anger and there
Is no sign that the anti-immigration
forces OF this country have relaxed or
VIII relax their demands Thus the
problem is one of continuing danger for
both Governments, each OF which is Mt
the mercy OF democracy far less given
TO counting the cost than To stubborn In
istence on enforcing its will.
Meanwhile England Is the white ma.
ton with which Japan has an alliance
offensive and defensive. The Significance
Of this fact must be fully understood
1t must be read in conjunction with the
further fact that England il the nation
most deeply interested In tho Panama
Canal tolls question, the nation which
has protested most vigorously agains,
the exemption OF our coast wise sbinnipg
from these charges. Should Japanese.
American relations become further
strained tho advantage to ourselves ~
"A cordial friendliness on the mart NJ
Great Britain need not be pointed ont
Only with such n feeling existing could
the terms OF the Japanese treaty be
overcome.
These matters are obviously not IN
be discussed publicly by responsible on
cial'. rhst silence 10 maintained regard.
Ing them does not lessen their imnor.
lance BESIDE them such an embroglso
as the Mexican disturbance sinks into
insign'hcance. 30 far as It's own proper
lions or domestic effects arc concerned.
AND IN them. with their accompanying
is to be found tho key to
March Z.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-11
NAME OFFICIALS FOR
BIG CONTEST TODAY
and Engineers Expect
ed to Reach Some Agree
ment Before Shutdown.

Before SHUTDOWN a selection Of officials
TO handle the biggest independent foot
ball game held in this section during
the season will be made. II IS the
E;gilant-Engineer game, which Is
slated for Andrews Park Sunday after
room. and, although much discussion
has been caused regarding the probable
officials by letters of demands having
been exchanged between the Engineers
and Vigilants. the fact remains that
arv reputable officials will be accept
able to both teams. and the definite de-
cision will be reached today.
Ted Coy. the former Yale fullback.
and the greatest expose OF the plung
ing game which the game has ever
Known, Is the most prominent candi-
cate for referee, and IL his services
can be secured. il is more than probable
he will handle that department Of the
officiating. KOrtright Church, OF Yale:
Jack Hegarty, of A. and NJ OF North
Carolina: Lieutenant Land, OF Navy:
Fred Nelson, of Nebraska and F'reddy
Murray constitute the list from which
the umpire and head linesman will be
selected.
Both the Engineers and Vigilants are
elated for long practices today, and the
finishing touches will be applied to
morrow Extensive indoor practices
have been held by these teams through
out the week. and every indication
POINTS to one of the most bitterly foot
ball contests that Washington ha.
seen in long time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-11
Presence Of Veterans Aids Business Basketball Chances PTO
Bowling Schedule
For Tonight

Navy Yard-Miscellaneous VS.. East
Gun.
Patent Attorneys-Watt VS.. Bell.
Departmental-Labor VS.. Commits
sioners.
Observation-Disclosures VS.. Union
Printers.
National Capital-velvet Kind VS..
Palace.
Postoffice-Inspection VS.. Finance.
Arguers-Kearnys VS.. Schumanns;
Burdettes VS.. Espeys.
Business Observation-Disclosures VS..
Capitols.
Phi Mu Sigma-Alpha VS.. Epsilon.
Mt. Pleasant-Decaturs VS.. Ken
yons.
Y. NJ. C. A.-Dakotas VS.. Navajos.
Observation-Disclosures VS.. Wag-
ners.
Terminal-Car Department VS.. Dis
tribution.
Commercial - Merchants Transfer
VS.. Washington Gas.
Pepco-Meter VS.. Construction.
Observation-Disclosures and Sup
ply VS.. Legal.
observation-disclosures VS.. Carroll;
Keane VS.. Washington.
Georgetown Commercial-Washing-
ton-Va. Ry. VS.. B. and o.
Herald-Agates VS.. Brewers.
Arcade-Y. NJ. C. A. VS.. Argyles.
Commercial alley-Giants VS.. Ath-
letics.
Bankers-Central VS.. Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-11
Commissioners Keep to
Front in Tenpin League
Agriculture Is Second, Following
Slump Which Came Two
Weeks Ago.

In percentage and average. the Com
missioner team. of the Departmental
League, is leading the circuit by so
healthy n margin that IL need not
worry about its chances of keeping 10
The mead of the league until the New
Year is reached. and perhaps for a long
time afterWard. Agriculture, because
of its slump, which commenced about
two weeks ago. has been displaced from
the leadership for the first time in
months. and three and one-haIf full
games now separate the two top teams.
MANY commeHdable individual marks
have been created to date in the big pin
circuit. High game has been estab-
lshed by BTOsnan, with figures OF 25S,
vale high set. 64i. belongs to Garrett.
German and Miller each have aver
ages of S.S strikes and spares per game.
while Miller holds the average OF So
spares per game. German. Drake.
Field, G. Miller, Brosu1n. Levers, and
Garrett are tied in the matter Of roll
ing the greatest number of clean sets,
each roller having a total of twenty
eight.
Official Scorer w. W. Swaggart has
Just complied the complete team and in
dividual records Of the circuit. They
follow:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-11
JOLL|FFE IS AHEAD
IN DOT TOURNEY
Wins Prize of SIS for Attaining
Set of 1850 in Ten Best
Games.
By KIRK C. MILLER.

Although less than one week ad-
vanced. the dot tournament at the
palace alleys has provided competition
which edualed that existing IN many
of the leagues. and already one of the
prizes offered in the qualifications has
been cinched. Jolliffe has rolled ten
games. which soar above the $50 mark,
the big games of last night having
boosted his total for ten games up to
something like 1862 Tommy George
stands in good light to win second prize
of s.. for rolling 1850 in any ten games,
his mark having already reached to
LBS.
The dot tournament started in Decem-
Der :. and is due to continue until jan
uary .. The twenty 'Eh men to qualify
will participate in the roll-ofC. which
starts December Q. Besides tn prizes
for dots. the high qualifying score in
ten games will draw down SO and
second high for ten games will call for
s.
Here are the figures covering the
tournament up to p. m. Thursday
Jolliffe's and Georges best marks as
referred to above being included.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-11
COLLEGE IS
VISITING TONIGHT
Baltimore Basketball PLAYERS
Meet George Washington
Team at Armory.

Loyola College basketball players
from Baltimore will attempt to uphold
their honors tonight when George
Washington is met at the National
Guard Armory. LOyola has visited
Washington several times in the last
three years. playing Georgetown and
George Washington with success.
The George Washington qu!nt has
been in fine shape for the past week
and is expecting a victory tonight over
the Baitimorcans. Three wins over
local teams have put the Hatchetites in
good form.
George Washington's probable line
up will be Hoppe. center: Holl and
Nlmon. forwards; GrOs1eck and
Shaver. guards; with the following
substitutes: Bryant, Hammer. Seller.
and johnson. The team is rated as the
best ever put on the floor by George
Washington.