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COL. W.P.E EVANS,
RETIRED, IS DEAD
Quartermaster of Washinuton
Soldiers Home Was 63
Years Old.

Col William P. Evans. U S. A., re-
tired. quartermaster of the Washington
Soldiers Home. died yesterday at the
home. aged sixty-three years. Funeral
services will be held at 2:30 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon at the home chapel
and interment VIII follow in Arlington.
Col. Evans was born in Wisconsin
June %, 1853, and entered West Point
from that state in 1874. He graduated
with the class of 1873, and was assigned
to the 18th United States Infantry, with
the rank of second lieutenant. He
served with this regiment twenty-three
years. leaving 1t with the rank of cap
tain in 1901, and receiving a promotion
to the rank of major. In 1906 heSbe-
came a Lieutenant colonel, and in 1910
he came into the full rank Of colonel.
In 1912 he was retired from active duty,
going to live at Decatur. Ill.
Shortly after. he came to Washing
ton to become editor of the Infantry
Journal. Later he was assigned to tho
Home, which he held up to the time
OF his death.
Had Many Important Duties.
Col. Evans served in a number of I'M
rortant military and civic duties. While
second lieutenant in the 18th In
fantry he was assigned to duty at the
federal prison at Fort Leavenworth.
Kan. Later he was assistant instructor
in history, geography, ethics and law
at West Point AS a first lieutenant in
that regiment he was in charge Of the
erection of a public building at Fort
Sam Houston, Tex.
In 1891 he was sent with his regiment
to Fort Wayne, near Detroit, and later
was on duty with the Wisconsin Ma
tional Guard for short time.
He was commander of the Sd Bat
talon of the 18th Infantry in the Span
lsh-American war. serving both in Porto
Rico and Cuba. He was for a time
He went to the Philippines with his
regiment in 1899, and was stationed on
the Island of Cebu, where he was COL
lector of customs until May. 1900. He
took an active part in the reorganiza-
tion of the government of Cebu. and
was on duty in the provost marshaps 8
Office there
Col. Evans returned to the United
Seates in 1901, but in 1902 went back
to the Philippines. He again returned
to recruiting duty at Fort Slocum, N.
Y, where he remained until 1907, when
he was sent to Cuba.
Transferred to General Staff.
He later was transferred to the gen.
eral staff, and was chief of staff of the
Department Of the Missouri, with head
quarters at Omaha, Neb. AS colonel
of the 25th Infantry he again served
at Fort Leavenworth.
Col. Evans leaves his mother, who
lives in Wisconsin; his wife, who was
Miss Nav Vernon of Louisville XIV:
two sons, Lieut. Vernon Evans, U. S.
A., and John Evans of Washington; a
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Evans; and
two sisters. Pallbearers at the funeral
tomorrow will be Brig. Gen. Frank Nc
Intyre, Col. T. o. Murphy, Col. C. W.
Kutz, Maj. T. w. West, Maj. L. L.
Hunt, Col. C. w. Kennedy. Col. W. C.
Wood and. Eugene c. CopenhaYer.
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the morals court. Here the Advantages
of specialization show up moro clearly.
The Judge Of tho domestic relations
courts gets all the cases involving trou-
BILE between husband and wife, and
wrongs against women and children.
Consider what that means Not only
is it possible to select q Judge who
has q special aptitude for dealing with
such cases. and give him every oppor-
tunity to learn by hundreds OF In
stances what is at the bottom OF them
and what measures are ef1cactous In
restoring domestic bliss where 1t is
possible to restore 1t, but by Jumping
the cases in one court 1t becomes pos
sible to build up around that court an
elaborate machine for helping the
parties concerned. Domestic relations
cases are cases of a very human ma
ture All the family troubles OF the
poor come up for redress. And as
result of the bringing them all to-
rether relief agencies get about thirty
times as good chance to work on
them as If they were scattered IN
thirty different courts
The domestic relations court is per-
haps the best known OF all the courts
people from the poorer quarter who
cerned in progress anywhere drift into
the domestic relations courtroom and
sk for directions It has proved nee
essary to take one OF the Dig court
rooms Of the building and use it for a
waiting room for the families concern
ed in domestic relations cases. the
families come In force and bring the
children. There is special room pro
vided where babies may be slowed Tor
safe keeping in charge OF a very com
netent nurse who is generally abe 70
eive The mother valuable medical ad-
Vice Incidentally. They have had as
many as thirty-two babies IN tnat
room at once.
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NEW LIGHT ON CRIME.
lII.-The Chicago Mu-
nicipaI Court.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

CHICAGO. Ill, September 24.-An Eng
lish 3urist, who visited Chicago not
long ago, remarked that the United
States had developed two courts Of in
ternational importance-courts the
form and principle of which would
spread to other nations One, he said,
was the United States Supreme Court;
the other was the municipal court as an
institution.
The municipal court Of Chicago was
the first Of its kind. as it still is the
largest 1t Is a court organized on busi-
ness principles. and as result of its
form Of organization it has developed
a number Of branch courts Of much in
terest and national Importance.
When the necessity for a new court
called for its organization the busi-
ness men of Chicago got together and
put in a few suggestions as to how a
court ought to be run. They thought
a court ought to be organized like q
corporation. with an executive officer
and board Of directors. The executive
is the chief Justice, and the board of
directors are the thirty-one judges who
meet with him once month to talk
judges are all elective, of course: but
in between elections they have a pretty
free hand. and make and adopt their
own rules within wide limits. Tho
chief Justice has large powers. He can
assign any one of his thirty-one Judges
to any case or any class Of cases he
sees fit.
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MARRIED.

NAsH-HARRIsON. On July II. 1916.
in Canandaigua, N. Y. by the Rev.
Mr.. Eddy. ALMO HARRISON and
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The special branches of the municipal
court that interest the average man
most-and they
cn.,;ol hronobas are the m 8 t
truly significant
Rated Important. are the domes
tic relations court, the boys court and
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Work Of Experts
Wins Approval.

But certain minister, after studying
the work Of the experts, said to a
Judge: 81 feel that I am going to be
able to sleep at nights again. I have
been working with these people. and
tho thought that was making no
progress has kept mo awake. If it is
true that their minds are wrong-and
feel that It is in tho light Of what
have seen-then my failure Is no fault
Of mine" And q woman said to the
same Judge: II have more faith in
God and humanity since I know that
it's not their fault that they do what
they do" 30 apparently some consola-
ton can be extracted from the new
viewpoint, and perhaps a plan for
bringing about better things, not in
this generation, but in the next.
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Cases Annually
Total 100000

Cases Annually zation feature. About 1t
Total 200,0O0 sorts sorts come before be
the municipal court every year. They
include every kind of case that can
come before court, from the trial of
the tobacco masticating enthusiast who
expectorates on the public pavement to
judgments like one which the court
passed affecting the validity of six
million dollar bond issue. 1t has always
been a great court to give experience
to its judges, and the idea of specializa-
tion has enhanced this advantage until
1t makes experts of them in their lines.
The chief Justice having power to as
sign any case to any Judge. all that is
necessary to create specialized court
is to assign all cases of a certain class
to a certain judge. Then he Will get
such cases in an unending procession
until he knows every variety and sub
have a special court, for instance. for
auto speeding cases. One judge hears
all the speeders. He is probably the
nations leading authority on speeders
by this time. Another judge sat and
heard cases of a certain involved civil
type until he was able to write a book
about them that Is the recognized au-
thority. What he didn't know to start
with the ablest lawyers in Illinois were
sitting up nights to study and tell him.
The special knowledge that the judge
thus acquires is a good thing, not only
for the greater weight that 1t lends
his decisions, but because lawyers know
that he knows and respect him accord
fnRly It is an excellent thing for the
when the judge knows more
than the best attorney either side can
hire.
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Tho average wage Of plumbers
throughout the country 10 3b for an
eight-hour day.
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Cases Develop
Usual Features.

..,hed to the court try to straighten
,,++e,s out without actual trial ana
sentence. They have before tneih ie'e
Of all the social welfare ASSOCIATIONS
in Chicago; they can lay their hhser
on the right one at moments ho'ioe
IF II is a Polish or a Bohemian or
1evish family that is having dihcul-
ties thew can call in the proper soc1e!y,
and the society will come ana aou ,.s
influence in the matter, pointing gu.
what disgrace 1t will De oe ~ ,,n tf ~ court
IF the principals are Catnolcs .ne
nr,est NAV be asked to help. NO court
in the world has such an immense ma
chinery of social welfare at ite oach
as the domestic relations court. .,oe
a. The hoys' court, established by Chief
Jnstice Olson in 1914, is a similarly
snecialized branch, where all boys pc
tween seventeen and twenty -one coiae ar
up for trial. The tremendous slsnil
icance of this court lies in the fact tnat
this is the critical age in the boys nie.
when he has got to be handled rlgnt
r. there is to be hope for his future.
The great majority OF crimes are ooin.
mitted between the ages OF eigh.eeini cen
all over the world ranges from sixteen
10 twenty-four-here in the united
States from nineteen to twenty-four;
The third special branch court tne
morals court, bears about the same re,
iation to young girls that the boys
court does to the boys, and Is similarly
important. Younger children OF botn
aaYes Who are arrested go to the Chi
caeo Juvenile court, which is not q part
Of the municipal court, but Is famous
IN its own account. It was the first
Juvenile court in America. and has It's
own psychopathic laboratory also
pioneer in the field.
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The specialization OF the munic1pal
court branches has made the operation
of the psyche
Most Of Subjects pa'h'c laDors-
From InTee Coults. ed in connec-
tim much easier. Most Of the subjects
taken to the laboratory for the tesune
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The most interesting thing that has
from this way of running big
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In some ways the outlook is more
discouraging than the older one, which
Evening star., 1916-09-29

Thu cases take the usual run OF eucf
cases in a. big city-desertion. cruelty
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-07

forth. In the night they related tales
OF Southern daring TO one another
and they got cold feet and drank
the brandy. They arrived in Fred
erickshurg the next morning, never
having reached the field. Hearsay
has II that one old man who was deaf
and could not hear the stories. and
who did not care for drink, reached
the fiold Several such clever anec-
dotes puactuated Tho talk.
The three wars toward German
unity. about the time OF our Civil War
brought to light the inefiiciency of
even syStematized aid unless II was
under military control. In the pres
diatsly brought into use in Germany
and Russia, but 1t was somewhat
slow In taking root in the English
and French armies. 1t WAS even
slower in crossing the ocean. In the
Spa uiSh American war 1t played the
part Of a fairy godmother but was
not a part OF the regular army.
Colonel Kean uprooted the idea. 80
often illustrated. of a beautiful dam
sci In uniform bending over a hand
some soldier on the field of battle
He explained that the Red Gross po-
sition was At tho rear at the base
Of communications.
In 1905 the l.. s. Red Cross was
organised. and in 1911 President Taft,
as head Of the nation was made head
OF the new oxuApizatton. Three no.
tees were isEasd-
l. 1t was the only assist an CO to be
allowed in war.
B. Red Cross was subject to rules
and orders of war-
q. IT was not to be allowed in the
zone of battle
The zone Of battle. the military
base. and the home country division
were clearly explained. and the Red
Cross aid placed in the second Sec
ton. The necessity of having trained
doctors, surgeons and nurses was i'm
pressed and base hospital with its
800 cots, % doctors, so nurses, and
$50 other retainers was wildly de-
scribed.
Colonel Kean's chief point seemed
to be in disillusioning the women con-
corning the service they could rem
der. They can supply bed linens,
garments and dressings, hut can take
no active part
Colonel Kean concluded his enliRht-
ening talk by quoting a popular poem
OF two armies " hose respective ban
ners were:
Our Glory is to Stay" and Our
Duty Is TO Save" II urged his au-
dience to enroll in either army. pref
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olONFl kEAA SPEAKS
At WOMAA'S CLUB
ealcd Yesterday by Member
Of Medical Corps. L. ;. \.

After a few iFtroiuctory remarks
by MIRA Hodges. president OF the
8 Woman's Cluh. Colonel y, James in
Produced the speaker OF the after
noon. Colonel jefferson r. kean.
medical corps, L. 8. A., great grand
d son OF Thomas Jefferson. Colonel
James Introduction was q concise but
sexcellently expressed summary OF
Colonel Kean's merits and il imm~-
siiately won his audience
Colonel kean. N battling but clear
voice, anpounced that ne was not
making a speech. but merely giving
- talk on the Red Cross enaeavors
He did not bore has audience with a
long Introduction but Immediately
tfnnred into his subject
In the last eight months, according
70 Colonel keAn. the Red Cross mem
bership has increased from $4,000 to
go, oeo, due to the forces behind IL
u The Red Cross was born AFTER the
battle cf SUFFERING. when a Swiss gen
tieman, touched by the lack OF meth
rdicai relief Of the wounded organ
lzed "a relief corps in SUFFERING and
gave the idea 10 the nations.
8 Assistance OF the wounded does not
attract the historian. He follows the
victors after the battle and joine in
their cheers, but no does not look
behind the army on the bloody neld
they have left
IN Il would give much said Colonel
Kean, ito know what system was
used TO help the wounded when !
heard the cannon fred around the
4 Richmond OF my earliest recoliec-
Atoms. but all Of the reports we're
burned"
In Washington there is a letter,
written ten days after the battle Of
Essill Run, which says that 500 wound
ed mon were still lying on the fcld.
dying OF neglect hunger and thirst.
because Of unsystenatized help. Cen
ssral Mcclellan asked the government
permission TO call all vehicles and
voiunteers into service to relieve The
Held condition. Permission was grant
I'd and. armed with buckets. dippera
and brandy. the relief workers set
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-07
ton, Albert ,Alsop Stanley Freeman
T. +. Heath. J. VIM. Friend. AlgeroH
s. Hurt. Philip Shield and John G.
Freeman.
POLICE RAID BREAKS
UP QUIET POKER GAnTR.

Norfolk. Nov. a quiet little three-
handed game Of draw poker in Jim
Moscopoulos' room was interrupted
last night by Captain Donald MacLean
and Defective Tom Petty. The officers
walked into the room while the game
was going on. and there was $35 in
money on the table. Moscopoulos, the
police claim. had been chipping the
pot" for the house. and card box
containing $1.10 in small change was
carried to, police headquarters as evi-
dence against the Greek.
Moscopoulos and three sailors were
arrested. the former charged with
conducting a gambling game, and the
sailors charged with gambling for
money. The sailors gave their names
at police headquarters as G. Andreadis,
Peter Meargas and Roy Smith
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| their home here at 2sI Thirty-6rs1
street. the home OF Mr.. wiiAamson's
mother. Mrs. Mary e. williamson
Ooncernine Oceoter Brides.
Mr.. and Mrs w. Erskine Buford
have returned from their honeymoon.
Mrs. Buford was formerly Miss Sarah
Oppenhimer.
Mr.. and Mrs Gary Lambert have
returned from their wedding trip and
. are at home in the Stuart Hall Apart
rnents. Before her marriage Mrs.
Lambert was Miss Ella Fehsenfeld.
Mrs. Richard A. Johnson, OF $40
Park Avenue, will entertain at a re-
cephon at her home Friday, Novem-
Der 10, from to Z, in honor of two
October brides, Mrs Edmund Strud-
wick. Jr.. formerly Hiss Mary Nor
ris Mason. Of Charlestown, w. Va,
and Mrs. Tazewell NJ. Darlington. for
merly Miss Carter Ingram.
Invitations issued.
Invitations have been issued by Mr.
and Mrs Alexander S. Erskine MIL
Ter to the marriage of their sister.
Fannie Rraxton Miller, 70 DR.. Car
rington Williams. The ceremony will
take place at the home of the bride
4l2 West Franklin Street. on the
evening Of Saturday. Novembe 25 at
6 o'clock. A large reception will fol-
How the ceremony
Mrs Charles Urquhnrt williams, of
strawberry Hill" have issued lnvi-
tations for dance to take place at
the jefferson Hotel Auditorium, We'd
nesday evening. November 20, at 8
o'clock. On this occasion Mrs. WILL
liams' granddaughter, Miss Elise VIII
lians Atkinson. will make her formal
debut in Richmond society. She is
daughter of Mr.. John Atkinson, for
merly of Richmond, now of Gordons-
Vile.
The directors and faculty OF Sweet
Briar College have issued invitations
for the exercises Of Founderg Day,
to be held Friday morning, Novem-
Der IT. at 1880 O'Clock at Sweet Brtar.
The speaker will be President Henry
Noble MaoCracken, Phi. D., Ii. D.,
L. II. d, of Vassar College. and fol-
lowing the exercises there will be a
luncheon at 1890 o'clock al Sweet
Briar House in compliment to Presi-
dent MacCracken.
DR., and Mrs. Frank Page have Is
sued invitations for the marriage OF
their daughter. Matilda Coleman, to
Or Joseph Packard Laird. Wednes-
day, November Is, at o'clock, at
Zion Episcopal Church Fairfax A
reception VIII follow the ceremony at
the home of the brides parents
Honorcd in Washington.
Miss Mary Lord Andrews will be
hostess at one of the first of the
debutante luncheons Of the season in
Washington. She will entertain on
Wednesday. November g. in compli-
ment to Miss Agnes Messick daugh-
ter of Mrs. Charles Marbury, who
viii leave shortly to spend part of
her first season at New Orleans. and
Miss Anne Carter Lee. daughter Of the
late Robert f. Lee and granddaugh-
ter of General Robert e. Lee. Miss
Lee, who Is p cousin Of Miss Andrews.
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will spend the winter with her aunt
Mrs- RoSisr Dulany.
DINNER ~ CDunery Cub
Mfs Anne Warren and Miss Mary
Halves. debutantes OF the season. will
be entertained At dinner at the Coun-
try Club tonight by Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Powers. Places VIII be set
for thirty guests.
Personals.
Mrs. Clarence. Miss Kate Meade
and Miss Marianne Meade leave for
Norfolk today to be the guests of Miss
Elizabeth Cooke in Butte Street for
Norfolk on Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday.
Mrs. F.~ L. Jobson leaves wednes-
day for the convention. and will be
the guest of Mrs. William Henry Tay-
Tor in Westover Avenue.
Mrs. Tyler Jobson leaves wednes-
day, and will visit Mrs. E. c. Hatha-
way in Riverview.
Miss Mae She'll will be entertained
by Mrs. John G. Tilton in Croydon
Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S. Lorway and
their daughter, Dorothy. arrived in
Richmond, where they will make
their home in the future. They have
been living in washington.
Miss Addie New, of Newport News,
Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Shields, In
Richmond.
Mrs Gus wallenstein. OF Lanier
INT
Meyer Frank, of Richmond. Va.
DIR. and Mrs Robert C. Bryan. of
Richmond. spent a few days at The
Greenbrier at White Sulphur last
week. where they Joined Mr.. and Mrs
Thornton Lewis. Mrs. Lewis is Inn
proving since her recent severe &C
cident and Is doing as we'll as can
be expected after so severe a shock
She Is still at The Greenbrter, where
she was taken following being thrown
from her horse.
Julian Powers Fox. of Richmond.
who spent few days at White Sui
phur last week, has returned home.
Mrs. d. S. Jones. who has been
visiting in Richmond, has returned to
her home in Newport News.
Mrs. w. p. Adkins and Miss Fran
ces Wood, OF Richmond. viii leave
for Norfolk on Wednesday to attend
the suffrage convention and will be
the guests of Mrs. c. C. Copper at
her home in the Graylock Apartment
Mrs John SHELTON Williams. OF
Richmond will attend the suffrage
convention and will be the guest while
in Norfolk OF Mrs. Charles Mel Tun-
stall at her home in Maury Place.
Miss Jane Fox is visiting Miss Madge
Drummond ut her home In Boush
Street Norfolk.
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ONLY THREE DRINKS
FACE POLICE JUSTICE
Peoersburg's Monday Morning Docket
Extremely Short Under
Dry Regime

Petersburg, Va, Nov. 6.-Today's
session of the Petersburg Police
Court was, from many standpoints
the most singular for Monday
morning docket ever recorded. There
were only three DRINKS on the docket
and one OF the three. Nancy Griffin,
stated to the court that he had not
touched a drop of intoxicants in three
years and four days. Justice Glenn
ents fined the unfortunate man SIS,
but suspended sentence.
Alvin Cain, charged with yioIating
the prohibition act. by giving ardent
spirits to lessee Duncan at the Vir-
ginia Railway and Power Company
terminal station. and Duncan charged
with violating the same act by taking
a drink in public place. were each
fined $40.
David II. Bland. arrested yesterday
upon a charge of selling liquor on
Sunday and without license. turned
out to be a paroied inmate of the
Eastern State Hospital He was
turned over to his father to be taken
back to Williamsburg.
Ready for Election.
Everything Is in readiness here for
the Presidential election tomorrow
The Young Mems Democratic Club
has issued a stirring appeal to the
'SNSAS "a AhS Iity 10 Turn out ana
show their patriotism by voting the
full Democratic ticket and it is ex-
pected that but few votes will be cast
here for other candidates
Congressman Walter A Watson.
Democrat. who has two opponents in
the field in the persons of w. b. AL
fred. Republican. and Fred Eerzig,
Socialist, neither of whom are Expect
ed to poll vote of any consequence.
The city will give its usual over
whelming Democratic majority.
though 1t is believed that MIR. Hughes
VIII receive larger vote here than
any Republican candidate has in re-
cent years.
Eugene Jones.
Funeral services were conducted
from the residence of Mr.. Charles ID.
Wi'herspoon, l22 Marshall Street. at
4 o'clock this afternoon, for Mr.. Eu-
gene Jones, brother Of Mrs Wither-
spoon and a native OF Petersburg.
whose death occurred at the Retreat
for the Sick. in Richmond, Saturday
night
The services were conducted by
Rev. Or. Gravatt. OF the Holy Trinity.
and Rev. DIR. Morris. of the Monu-
mental Church. Richmond. and the
following gentlemen were pallhearers;
Messrs. J. Il. Eiam. O II. Funston.
w L. Wright W. b. Keys, Carl Roel-
ker. Emmett Sraton. John w. Bates,
Rev. John O, Scott. Iyey /. AIRING