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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24
LOCAL COLLEGE MINES START
DIAMOND SEASON TOMORROW
c.. u. Meets Gallaudet, and Georgetown Has
Mt St. Joseph as Its Opponent-An
Seem to Have Strong Teams

to who will start the contests, but they
are very likely to make shifts in order
TO get d line on their mems actual con-
dition.
Reports seem to indicate that Catho-
laudet Will each have one of the best
teams they have ever turned out. The
Brook landerS have splendid pitching
staff and undoubtedly Will measure up
to the requirements. in the other de-
partmentS. AS matter of fact, that
team is intact with the exception of
two lders, Donnelly and Lynch, of
last season.
There will be little difference in the
other part of the club. and it seems
that two men have been found to take
the places of Donnelly and Lynch who
will fill the shoes of those players &C
cepta bly,.
Gallaudet has back its entire team
Iof 1915. 1t is said. though, that there
are one or two new men who bid fair
to win berths from the veterans. IT
Rasmussen pitches up to the standard
he has shown at times the club Is
fairly sure to Ike very creditable
showing.
Georgetown will have two or three
good batteries. and undoubtedly has
better material than has represented
il in many years. There Will be quite
A few changes from the lineup of last
season Four or five local boys are
sure to take prominent parts in the
play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24
Did Him a Good Turn.

From the Kansas city Journal
City dads in Kansas town received
the following card OF thanks recently:
Il wish to thank the city authorities
for auarantining me and my family for
two weeks recently because one of the
children had the smallpox. During
that time my wife caught up with her
sewing. being undisturbed by callers
inst at meal time. We had three square
meals a day. as no one came in and
she wasn't permitted TO go out We
enjoved two weeks of good long
njeht's sleep. and. best of all. a cousin
Nth four children who arrived to visit
MS saw the smallpox sign on the door
and left town so scared she will never
come back again. | wish to thank the
authorities. and hope they will be
equally as thoughtful of our comfort
some time again. Lysander Johnson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24
LOSSES IN THE WAR.
They Make Figures for Other Wars
Look insignificant.
From the Manchester Guardian.

From the Manchester Guardian.
Today is the centenary of the battle
of Waterloo, and at any other time
than this the tactics and strategy of
Waterloo would have provided endless
material for popular discussion. At a
military event. what is happening now
makes Waterloo look very small. There
were fewer than $4,000 British troops
at Waterloo. and the casualties,
though they made Wellington weep.
did not reach 1000. At Neuve Chapelle,
though it was a second-rate battle as
the size of battles in this war goes. We
of British lives lost in action during
the whole of the Crimean war was
under 1900. and. without being too pre-
else in our figures. the first six weeks
of the Gallipoli campaign must easily
have topped that number.
We have never seen any estimate Of
our total casualties in the fifteen years
of the war with Napoleon, but we
should be surprised if they surpassed
the mum Der already reached in this war.
The American civil war, which lasted
four years and cost 100000 lives, has
hitherto been regarded as the most de-
structive in lives of English speaking
people; but we have latterly been
spending life at faster rate than both
sides together did in that war.
Great as our casualties are, they are
small by comparison with those of the
other powers engaged. Battles nova
DAYS last a week for every day that
they lasted a hundred years ago; but.
even SO. the rate of slaughter of Leip-
zig-30,O0O day for three days-has
been attained in many battles on the
ca stern frontier. There are more Aus
trian prisoners in Russia than there
We're men in Napoleons grand army
which set out for Russia. More Ger
mans fell in the attacks on Ypres last
autumn than were lost on both sides in
Gravelotte the bloodiest battle in the
Franco Prussian war. Every one says
that this is the greatest war there has
ever been. 1t is at any rate the big
gest, and few of us realize by how
much the biggest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24
France Wants Engine Drivers.

From the East and West News.
1t is reported that the Japanese rail-
way board has recently received over
lures from the French government for
the supply of Japanese railway engi-
neers and drivers owing to the scarcity
of railway and tram-car drivers in
France, where almost all men between
twenty and fifty years of age have been
sent to the front. The terms proposed
are said to be $50 a month salary and
extra allowance of $40 per month. the
period of contract being fixed for five
wears. The travelling expenses are to
be borne by the French government.
The authorities are not yet determined
as to whether the overtures be accepted
not.
The number of the engineers and
drivers required is not given, but there
being about 1926 engineers and flremen
in the service of the Japanese govern
ment railways, some of the number
could be sent to France Besides these.
there are many reserve engineers who
would be glad to accept the offer in
view of the high salary offered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24
Dancing in the Public Parks.

From the Omaha Bee.
One move by the newly created recrea-
ton board that will very likely meet with
public approval is that which will permit
dancing in the parks. While only one of
the parks is at first to be so used, the
practice will certainly extend to the others
in good season. Young folks will dance.
and older ones. too. and the purpose OF
parks as places for relaxation and ENJOY
ment properly includes dancing. SO long
as it is under competent supervision. The
recreation board should not be too IN
sistent on making the dancing pavilion
self sustaining for while there is no real
objection to the city competing with the
uptown dance halls. dancing in the parks
should be kept as nearly as possibie on
the basis of other attractions, free to
everybody. In this way objections that
might otherwise carry weight Will be
avoided, and the amusements at the
parks will be maintained in harmony
with the spirit of the institutions and the
functions of the recreation board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

| Somebody must be kidding somebody
over in pittsburgh. A base ball writer
there asserts that President Tener as
sures the Pittsburgh fans they Will
have a winning team. viii the gov
ernor back his opinion with anything
excent an assurance? Don't push, boys.
| The Phillies will not repeat their
| trip south via the water in 1917. IT was
SO rough that all the noble athletes suf-
| fered NAL de mer. and. as the vaude-
willie Joke goes, some were afraid the
ship would sink and some that it
| wouldn't.
| Erskine Mayer took his rifle to the
Pills training camp at St. Petersburg.
! Fla During the Gastronomical inter
regnum. Jimmy Isaminger says. Err
skine amuses himself by breaking
glass bottles that are thrown into the
| air That is all right, for. as we re-
member it, st. Petersburg is dry.
! The Athletics have gone south.
glance at the names of the Macks' ros-
| ter discloses the fact that the lean
| manager has assembled more ball play
have gone south ever before in the
history of spring training.
The Braves are in Miami, Fla, rest
| ing under the palm trees, as a Boston
| war correspondent writes. Last Sep
TENDER they didn't have any palm
trees but they did lot of resting.
| The relative playing abilities of the
| Federal and American leagues may be
| decided this spring down in Palestine,
| Tex The st. Louis Browns have enough
men on their squad from both the Fed
! eral and the American leagues to form
| teams representing each league. They
| are going to play series of five games.
The results will be interesting.
! Ed Konetchy is knocking the cover
| off the ball down in Miami Fla. Honey
is one of the greatest spring hitters in
| the business.
| Plank, Wagner. Mathewson and La
| joie are the quartet of veterans whose
work will be followed closely this sea-
| son.
If Bill Carrigan's pitching staff
ager of the Red Sox may put Babe
Ruth in the outfield. Carrigan feels
sure that Ruth would be remarkable
hitter If played regularly. but he is
afraid he cannot spare the big LETT
handler from the mound.
Percy Haughton trains with the
Braves at Miami every day. but he
| spends his Sundays at Palm Beach.
| Mike Doolan of the Cubs is fifteen
pounds overweight ana may lose MS
| job to a recruit Shortstop named Null
| ligan. a Doolan could yield to a Null
| ligan without hard feeling.
| Billy Boles. the pitcher who was
waived out of Harvard. may sign
| contract with the Yankees.
Bill James finds that his once trusted
right arm is as bad as it was last sea-
son. He will leave the camp of the
I Rrayss soon anf go north to consult a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24
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Motor Cycles in the War Zone.

Every country engaged in war is
competing to secure greater num-
bers of American motor cycles.
number of motor cycle regiments are
now in service, the cycle being more
dependable than the cavalry horse and
CAPABLE of greater and longer speed.
Motor cycles are ideal for transporting
officers enabling them to keep in con-
slant touch with several sections OF
long army The twowheeled motor
also is being introduced in large num-
bers 1t is less cumbersome than the
automobile. and in many instances can
be made to serve the same purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24
One of Chief Problems.

One of the purposes of the bill is
that in all plain cases of mental defect
ives there shall be a place to segregate
them in order that they may not prop
agate their kind.
1T has been said by one of the great
est students of mental problems in the
United States that. the relation of
feeblemindedneSS to crime and chronic
dependency is now Well understood.
There is no longer any uncertainty.
Neither is there longer any question
that feeble mindedness descends from
generation to generation. Measures to
reduce propagation of feeble minded
persons constitute perhaps the most
urgent step now called for in the con-
structive problem of this country"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24
Frank.
: Michigan Gsrgoyl..

from The Michigan Gargoyl..
Social Reformer lin stentorisn tones1
DO you know that one-half the world
doesn't know how the other half lives
Vulgar Voice in the Rear-It's a good
thing some people mind their own bust
ness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24

Anemone is meant for "windfowe err
as it is so delicately poised that it
sways with the slightest motion of the
atmosphere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24
Urgent Deficiency Bill Passed.

The Senate this afternoon passed the
urgent deficiency bill carrying $4,000
for the courts and prisons of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24

silver naples make it a prey to the
winds. as the wood is brittle and easily
broken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24
Results of a Survey.

"A survey was made by the Depart
ment of La Dor last year" said Repre-
sentative Tinkham. in explaining his
bill, and it was found after super
fcial examination that there were 19s
well defined cases of defective men.
women and children in the District of
Columbia One-half of these were
found to be in the governments insti-
tuition for the insane. although they
are not insane; in training schools III
various states which are not adapted
for the education and care of this elias
of dependents. and the other half, either
in their OWL homes or at large. abSo
lutely without care or supervision.
This class of persons is rapidly in
crea sing. and an institution in the
District of Columbia should be estab
1ished to study the problem and de-
vote inself to the correction by eduCa-
ton and other means of the defective
individual. An institution where edu-
cation and care may be distinct and
different from the education and care
of all other classes of cases is required
In meeting this social problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24
ASKS S5O0,0OO HOME
FOR FEEBLE MINDED
Need of Such Institution Here
Urgent, Representative link
ham Insists.

Five hundred thousand dollars for
school for feeble minded within the
District of Columbia is asked for in a
bill introduced in the House today by
Representative Tinkham of Massachu-
sets The measure has the indorse-
ment of the Monday Evening Club. the
social service department of the Epis-
copalian diocese. the children's council.
the Associated Charities and officials
connected with the atypical schools of
the District
1t is proposed to call the institution
the Columbia Training school. and to
place therein, after proper court pro-
cedure. mental detectives. weak minded
boys. girls and adults who require SUI
pervision. but who are not insane. The
necessity for such an Institution is
shown by Representative Tinkham in
references to government survey of
detectives within the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24

Mike Doolan of the Cubs is fifteen
pounds overweight and may lose his
job to a recruit shortstop named Null
ligan. Doolan could yield to Null
ligan without hard feeling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24

Erskine Mayer took his rifle to the
PhiIs' training camp at St. Petersburg.
Fla During the astronomical inter
regnum. as Jimmy Isaminger says. Err
skine amuses himself by breaking
glass bottles that are thrown into the
air. That is all right. for. as we re-
member it, st. Petersburg is dry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24

Billy Boles. the pitcher who was
waived out of Harvard. may sign
contract with the Yankees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24

The Athletics have gone south. A
glance at the names of the Macks' ros-
ter discloses the fact that the lean
manager has assembled more ball play
ers of whom no one ever heard than
have gone south ever before in the
history of spring training.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24

The Braves are in Miami, Fla. rest
ing under the palm trees as a Boston
war correspondent writes. Last Sep
TENDER they didn't have any palm
trees, but they did a lot of resting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24

EQUITY DIVISION Justice Ander-
son.
Maddox agt. Sucrow; decree constru-
ing Will: plaintiffs attorney, H. Pres
colt Galley. defendants attorneys,
Wolf & Cohen. j. +. Mcmahon, Hoeh-
md Il Ila els.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24

Percy Haughton trains with the
Braves at Miami every day, but he
spends his Sundays at Palm Beach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24

Plank, Wagner. Mathewson and La
ioie are the quartet of veterans whose
work will be followed closely this sea-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-24

If Bill Carrigan's pitching staff
shapes up strongly enough the man.
ager of the Red Sox may put Babe
Ruth in the outfield. Carrigan feels
sure that Ruth would be a remarkable
hitter IL played regularly. but he is
afraid he cannot spare the big left
handler from the mound
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-12
NEW YORK CHARITIES.

The current reports of charity activities of New York
for the year 1915 have just been received The New York
state board OF charities confronted with charity prob
lem complex than that found any other state The
great size of New York city and the mixed character of
its population multiply the duties of the state board and
make the management of the regular institutions diff
cult task Conditions constantly changing and those
together with the shifting opinions to what is right for
the deficient the INDECENT leave the task of the board
ways in unfinished state.
Efforts appear to have been made in New York to
introduce system of economical management in the
ious charitable institutions One chart is found in the
port showing the relative expenses for maintenance in
homes and hospitals subject to the visitation and inspec
ton of the state officials Of the total amount spent
these places in the year ending Sept 80 1915 45 per
went for salaries wages and labor 224 per cent for
Vsions 94 for fuel and light per cent for clothing; Al
for miscellaneous expenses 40 for farm garden work. IS
for ordinary repairs and the upeep of shops "a for gen
era supplies; ID for furniture and furnishings; II for
hospital service and medical supplies and 8 per for
the transportation Of inmates The urgent problem in the
reduction of the cost to have been to get the
out Of the sum spent for salaries, wages and labor
The feebe-minded, the epileptc and veterans and
their wives widows constituted the heaviest charge
the state in phianthropic way, the first division const
tutng 346 per cent of the whole the second 1874 and the
third 16 per cent Reonatory inmates about 264
per cent. The remaining wards the defomed dis
eased In New York it is yearly urged that existing laws
be amended and the current report shows that the Off
as convinced that the state has not gone far enough
The recommendations for legislation appear sociastc.
The board favors industrial insurance, such as that APP
proved in Germany, and adequate relief in their homes
to widows of good character with young children depend
ent on them. The latter suggestion is explained
to show that 1t is an Improvement the theory of
limited mothers PENSIONS
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-12
SHAW ON COLLEGE OPINION,

George Bernard Shaw, III discussing the German case
against Germany in the New York Times magazine
touches point which has been made nationally peril
nent through expressions Of opinion by college pro-
fessors in this country The fact that many of them
IN the pay of various states regarded in critical
quarters as limiting their freedom.
'You may haVe,'' wrote Shaw, ''the best organized
and equipped the cheapest and the most uni
veres in the world but if professor of history can be
ordered pain of dismissal to write treatise proving
that it the kaisers grandfather and not Bismarck
who achieved the unity of Germany and outwtted and de-
feated Denmark Austria and France the students of that
university winot be instructed; they will be infatuated
Probably he speaking OF types and possibly of what
could happen where Capitalization and efficiency, with
certain reservations, have been developed IF the Uni
versty of Berlin, he continued appoints the abest
mathematician it find to its chair of mathematics and
the kaiser drives him out because he SociaDemocrat
which means in Germany than that he holds opin
which matter of to every American not
only the mathematical school of Berlin university but
every other school it, will become second rate owing to
the mposs1bity of finding eminence in the liberal arts
combined in the person with idoatry of crowns and
uniforms
This is only another way of contrasting beraty with
constrain and the freedom of individual opinion with
supervision in harmony with the national policy Eng
temptsmany of them successul-to stfe the opinions
of professors in the great schools Shaws criticism of
German academic practices he views them only serves
to throw into clearer light the situation which has de-
veloped in this country He may be right wrong; but
right wrong may the United States never become s
efficient as to abrdge the proper rights Of Individuals
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-12

az THERE IS one thing more than an
other that | admire" remarked the
South Wind to her neighbor, Its an
lcicle."
"An ieicle!" exclaimed the neigh.
Dor, why admire an icicIe? lcicles
are not so wonderful. They are
nothing but frozen wateri And any.
way, icicles don't live down here. so
you can't see one anyway"
THAT is just the trouble" sighed
the South Wind sadly. Il never sec
them! Once" and she lowered her
voice impressively. IL went up north
In the middle OF the winter aud
saw Icicles-oh. lots OF them! They
hung from the houses along the
caves, you know-they hung from the
trees. from the poles and from tho
wires. And oh. how beautiful they
were when they slinted In the winter
sunshinei
We'll. then" said the neighbor
wind practically. If you thought
them so beautiful. why didn,t you
stay with them?"
"Ah, that's Just the trouble. :"
sighed the South Wind Il did stay.
and had not been there an hour till
those ieieles began leaking water.
and before night they were gene. IL
was most curious. for. though I
looked closely. could not see where
one of them WENT"
"Why don't you SO and dee them
again." asked the neighhor wind.
"Thia IL the middle OF tho winter. No
doubt ieieles are hanging frem the
trees at this very minute. Why not
go and see them. II you like their
looks so welly'
That's good advice replied the
South Wind. and without even watt
Ing to say goodbye. sho blew of up
north.
OF course she found ieieles. Thou
sands Of ieielesl They hung from
the caves and from the branches of
every tree and oh, dear, how bcanti-
full they were, The South Wind was
80 happy TO see them aud 30 glad
sha had comet "New this Just suits
me-" she said TO herself. "ril stay
right hero by this biggest icicle all
the rest of the wintorl" And she
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-12
Marrying, 4, Butterfly
ISN'T ENOUGH MAKE is


other work on that day. so Minnie
could get the extra time needed to
prepare the refreshments"
And get my hands all spoiled for
the evening"" There was 'ithering
scorn in her tote.
But what will you do? You do
not want to let her think you a.e
trying to overwork her. She would
be sure to leave them" ventured
Ralph.
We'll, l guess there are more
maids said Ethel loftiiy. sliding off
the bed and going to the mirror to
repair the ravages of the storm.
Il doubt it, at least here in Fair
port. Take my advice and go slow,
or you will find yourself alone with
all the work to do"
Ethel tossed her head as she rub
bed the powder on her face. Her
husbands attitude had hardened her
in her determination to let Minnie
see who was mistress of that house.
(To be continued.)