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Edward John B. schubring, William
David Buckholtz, and Arthur Frank
BeuIe The last named holds an envi-
able record as an able and popular stu
dent, and it is said that his record Ter
university honors has never been sur
passed, Mr. BuckhoItz is an expert
enced debater, and has figured promf-
neutly in the University Republican
Club. while Mr. SchUbring is the orator
of the team The three are said to be
the best in the university. and George
towns team must look to their IaureIs
CASTOR Hall, the beautiful university
hall of Georgetown. is to be the scene of
the combat, which viii take place this
month. and if the team that Will repre-
sent the Blue and Gray do as wen as
their predecessors have done. the team
from the Badger state that has dipped
her colors only to Georgetown, viii
surely have an opponent worthy of lis
steel
Debates With Columbian Teams.
The Columbian University and George
town have once more resumed their
yearly debates and an agreement has
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in Minnesota continuously since that
time. He continued the education began
in bis native home and graduated from
the advanced course at the State Normal
School at Moorhead. In June of 1901 he
came TO Washington TO accept a position
in the Census Office and in the fall
entered the Georgetown Law School
Mr. Ericsson has enjoyed some ezpe=-
fence as a public speaker and debater.
In 1899 be was a member of a debating
Jeaa which opposed a team representing
the University of North Dakota. He has
also been president of the Debating So
ciety of Georgetown Law School and as
such presided at the prize debate held
last year at the National Theater. He
has also taken quite an interest in poll
tics. He was chosen president OF the Min
nesota Republican Association Of thiz
city and was secretary Of the Ninth Min
nesota Congressional district campaign
committee during the last campaign.
William Witthaft Bride.
william Witthaft Bride, the second
speaker for Georgetown, is several years
Younger than either of his colleagues. He
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ton causes the body to slide down the
upon the neck. The board is slanted
according 10 tie desired pressure IN
this case, il has been tilted TO an angIs
Of 10 degrees, leaving the head 10 sup
port two-thiFds OF the body's weight
When the treatment was begun, Knup-
fer was unable to remain upon the IN
strument more than fifteen minutes.
He gradually became accustomed to the
strain. however. and day by day the
time was increased until at present he
can hang for three-quarters Of al hour
without much pain.
Improving Under the Treatment.
The diseased backbone has 63en
greatly benefited by the strange process.
The "kink'' has been reduced so per
cent. and Knupfer has recovered to a
great extent the use Of his arms, N
fact. his condition improved so rapidly
that he was removed from the hospital
to his home about two weeks ago. He
is still undergoing the treatm6 T. but
il is doubtful # he viii ever become en-
tireIy we'll,
The apparatus IS a German invention.
and is much used in that country Its
introduction into washington has
aroused d lively interest among the
medical fraternity. So far as is known
the instrument is the only one Of its
kind in this section of the United states,
and possibly the entire country.
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T HERE is complete collection OF
portraits of past Presidents Of
tbe United States in the White House,
It may be called an official collection.
as the portrait of each President in
turn is placed in the White House by
authority of Congress. after the Presi-
dent has retired from Office. The col
lection Of twenty-four portraits, there
fore. does not include the portrait of
President Roosevelt, which may be
painted at any time and viii be placed
in the collection after he leaves the
White House.
Washington people do not ike TO say
ssnaw White House" A certain ssnti-
ment of patriotic affection for the old
White House holds it above all rejuve-
mating changes. Among the changes are
new places for old portraits.
Admission by Card Only.
Formerly the portraits OF Washington.
Jefferson. and Lincoln were in the East
Room-open to the public every day.
Now these portraits and all other por-
traits of Presidents are in the state
parIors and corridor, open TO visitors
by card permission The Red and Green
parIors and corridor make the picture
gallery Of the White House. Here on
the walls, with but little space to spare,
are the portraits of men famous IN the
history Of the nation-men who made
the nation It is collection marked
pose, and affords a great study Of human
nature
Early Pictures Mainly Bust Portraits.
Many Of the early pictures are bust
portraits. The latter include three
quarter and fulI-length figures a mum
Der in the collection are copies NJ old
portraits. most of the copies III work
Of G. P a Healy. among artists repre-
scented by more recent work are VII
liam Cogswell, z. F. Andrews, Eaatman
Johnson. and Daniel Huntington.
II is said that Gilbert Stuart painted
no less than sixty-four portraits OF
President Washington. Only a small
number were fulI-Iength agures. One Of
these leads the White House collection
OF course, il is the portrait saved by
Dolly Madison" in 1919. when the Brit
ISL burned the White House. OF which
wildly improbable stories are told.
IT would seem that 3frs. Madison her
self should be authority on the manner
of saving the portrait OF President
Washington. Her letters are accessible.
and the following from a letter TO her
sister gives the story of the portrait.
and also is pretty good proof that the
second mistress Of the White House
never for a moment lost her head
The letter is dated Tuesday, august
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oA Washington Boy Who Had
His First Lessons IN Ora
tory From William Sen
n1tgs Bryan One of the
Quartet Selected for THIS
Year. :. :. :. :. :.

been signed between the schools pro
vidiDg for three debates. one to take
place each year for the coming three
years. The subject for this years de-
bate is the constitutional power of Con
gress to regulate the trusts. and again
Georgetown has the affirmative. This
time Columbian named the question and
Georgetown chose the side. The debate
will be held about MAY %, but the de
baters who are TO represent both
schools have no been chosen. At
Georgetown the men are the same. with
a few exceptions. who were candidates
for the Wisconsin team, while at Co
lumbar the material is said to be very
numerous
The intercollegiate debates are man
aged by & committee from Georgetown
composed Of Francis Charles Reagan.
John Francis Heffernan. and William
Wiuhaft Bride. Mr.. Bride resigned
from the committee as soon as he was
chosen a member Of the debating team.
and his place has been filled by the ap-
pointment OF Michael William Sullivan.
John C. Price, Of Ohio. is president of
the society. succeeding R. J. Jones, the
acting president during the first term.
and Joseph McManus, the president dur
ing the second term.
So the record of Georgetown has been
an honorable one and one of which any
college would justly feel proud.
The Georgetown Debaters.
Mr. Ericsson, who opens the debate
for Georgetown, was born twenty-six
years ago in Westerns, Sweden. where
he received his early education. In 1891,
he emigrated to America aud has resided
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IN this period Of deep scientific re-
| search. a discovery. invention. or in
ncvation must be truly wonderful to
create a sensation. The world has be-
come accustomed to revelations. 1t has
grown blase TO the ordinary product OF
science The creation Of today must be
above the unusual if it is booked to
cause establishment.
Under these conditions the people OF
Washington may look with robust in
terest upon d freak Of medical science
that has held the attention Of local ply
sicians. It is not a marvel Of intricacy'
br,t simpIv an extraordinary treatment
10 correct sharp curve in the spinal
column of a policeman who was injured
nearly wear ago. Twice day he Is
hanged bv the neck from an apparatus
constructed especially for such cases
No Danger of Strangulation.
To those unacquainted with the secrets
n surgery this statement may appear
absurd. Naturally the layman would
think that stranguIation should follow
such strain. But, fortunately, there Is
NO evil result like that. Indeed. the pa
,iapr has become accustomed 10 being
banqe1 having undergone the treatment
for over four months He is suspended
from the contrivance for about forty
five minutes each time
The patient is George Knupfer, prI-
vate Of the 1sinth precinct. He sus-
tanned the injury last spring while en-
deavoriug TO stop a team OF runaway
horses near the Benning race track Be
fore the animals were brought 10 halt
Knunfer was thrown violently TO the
ground. striking his back on the hard
road.
Shortly after the accident he became
nartlv paraIyzed in both arms. 1t was
evident that the fall had injured the
spine. An examination of the wound
was made. and disclosed that the back
hone had been hurt near the first dor
sal and seventh ceFvieaI, causing pres
sure paralysis or compression myelitis.
This resulted in "kink" appearing in
the vertebraI column.
The '.gallows" treatment was begun
after Knupfer had been taken to Sib-
ley Hospital about the LIST Of December.
The apparatus consisted OF long plank,
highly polished with j padded notch
at one end for the patients head 20
If leather straps to fasten on the chin
aud the base of the skull. On either
side OF The board were loops for the
support of the arms. to be used in an
emergency.
The contrivanee is so constructed that
il lies parallel with the floor IN its
normal position. Thus the patient is
permitted 10 lie down on it. his head
| is strapped tightly TO the gearing. and
! the plank is slowly raissa. This ac-
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St Johns Church, over his shoulder
hung a very blue Spanish cloak" or fur
Their criticism that the White House ia
bic was laid with gold spoons. silver
knives. and forks, and cut glass" On
the contrary, President Van Buren, Is
painted quite like the weII=dressed Pres
idents Of our own time.
Jackson and Taylor in Uniform.
Among the men who went into the
White House on military fame but two.
President Andrew Jackson and President
Zachary Taylor. are IN uniform. They
are full-Iength figures, and copies Of old
portraits, the uniform Of the American
general half century ago presenting Il
striking contrast to the elaborate uni
form OF today.
President William Henry Harrison,
another military hero, who died one
month after his inauguration, is repre-
scented by a bust portrait in severely
plain civilian dress President Grant, an
original portrait by like in civilian
dress, gives no suggestion OF the great
soldier. But it Is an excellent likeness
and the easy. careless pose is character
istic OF the man.
Lincoln and Mckinley.
Among the portraits in the Green par
Ior are those of President Lincoln and
President Mckinley. The former is the
full-Iength portrait by CogsweII. which
before the changes in the White House
hung la the East room twenty Eve years
Abraham Lincoln was essentially a man
of the people, and his tragic death. the
first assassina ton of a President. made
him very near and dear to the people II
is not strange that visitors in the East
room regret the absence of the Lincoln
portrait.
In the open corridor. formerly called
the vestibuIe. is the full-length portrait
of John Tyler, the first Vice President
to become President by the death Of q
President. Directly opposite is the por-
trait of Benjamin Harrison. They are
the two Presidents whose wives died in
the White House and who married again
Mr., Tyler eight months before his tern
expired, and Mr. Harrison about year
after he left the White House. Did il
simply happen" hat these two. the
only portraits in the yestibule. were
hung just here, one facing the other?
At the west end Of the long corridor
are the portraits of President Garfield
and President ARTHUR, also full-Iengtt
figures. the former painted by Andrews
the latter by Huntington. At the oppo-
site end Of this corridor is Healy's por-
trait OF President Fillmore, regarded as
The handsomest Of the Presidents and
Eastman Johnson's portrait of Prcsi-
dent Cleveland
President Andrew Johnson is repre-
scented by bust portrait. The portraits
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SNodem Disciples of De-
mostfenes Who Habe Been
Chosen TO Do Battle IN De-
bate With the Strong Team
From University of Wis
cons17. :. :. :. :. :.

TIME reputation of Georgetown Col
Iege is universal. It rests not
alone on the prowess gained on
the athletic field, nor on the prominence
OF the thousands who claim her as their
Alma Mater. Her teams that have rep
resented the Law School Debating So
ciety have brought her as much honor
as any college can boast. On the track
the names Of Wefers and Dumey stand
out in bold relief; on the grfdiron there
are few who fail to recall the old days
of Walsh and Devlin, and to devotees of
the national game the memories of Ma
Ioney, Blewett, Moran and Drill viii
ever be dear But to those who love
battles OF brain rather than OF Drawn
Georgetown can still boast. Intercolle-
giate debates have resulted most sue
cessfully 10 the representatives of the
Jesuit school in eight contests; the lau-
rel of victory has been brought back
seven times. A single defeat is all there
is TO mar an otherwise perfect record.
Thus Georgetown has a right TO be proud
of her debating society, and she is.
Won Seven Out of Eight Contests.
Eight years ago she met her first and
last defeat, and even then there were
many whispers of an unfair decision.
Suffice 1t to say that the team which
represented the University of New
York, for this is the only school that
has ever downed the Blue and Gray"
went down in defeat in the other contest
held between the two schools, so that
honors are even. Five debates have
been held with Columbian University,
the local rival of Georgetown. and in all
of these the colors Of Columbian have
been lowered. The University of Wis
consin is the other team which has had
TO bow to the inevitable. IN 1900, when
Georgetown's famous team, composed OF
O'Donoghue, Higgins and Kirby. met the
trio from the Badger State, the decision
of the Judges was unanimous in favor Of
Georgetown Her men think that this
was the strongest team she has ever had
and even now it cannot be mentioned,
in the numerous tributes that are paid
TO the society by admiTing sons, without
the heartiest Of cheers O'Donoghue and
Kirby are pursuing their chosen profes-
sions very successfully, while Higgins
has succumbed to the siren song of poll
tics and is mayor OF Pawtueket. R. /,
after serving in the Legislature.
Two Debates This Year.
This year the university is taxed with
two debates and is bending all its en-
ergies TO win both. The team to rep
resent Wisconsin was chosen by that
school IN January. but Georgetown did
not select her men until the 14th Of
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OF President Polk and President Pierce
are e-quarter-Iength figures painted
by Healy and the same sized portrait of
President Hayes was painted by Hunt
ington. The portrait Of President Buch-
anau, the bachelor President, is a re
cent gift from his niece. Mrs. Johnston.
formerly Harriet Lane, the accomplished
mistress OF the White House in he- IN
cIe's Administration The portrait is
the work of William NJ. Chase. and as
a likeness is considered by Mrs. John
sJon much superior TO the portrait of
President Buchanan, which was former
IS in the White House. The Chase por-
trait is in the Green parlor.
Few Portraits of Women.
The portraits Of women of the Whit.
House are few in number. There is lit
tie to be said about them except tha
Indifference counts for much in lac
OF sentiment which would hold in ia
gible memory women who more OF i
helpful. shared with Presidents ma
duties OF the highest position in
gift of the American people. The vi
of eighteen Presidents have been T
tTeSSeS OF the w Hite EdouSt-HlHe
women. including President Ty
two wives. Mrs Letitia Tyler, mis-
of the White House a year and
and Mrs. Julia Tyler, who went
the White House bride in The
year Of President TyIer's Admin
ton.
There are hung, however. but ST
traits OF women who have preside
the White House. Not one vas puI
by Congress. but all were gifts,
fore they cannot be regarded
as an official collection. Five
portraits represent wives of PR
including the portrait of Mrs
Welt The portrait of Mrs. 2
! presented by the women Of
see" as the words on the fra
The full length portrait of NJ
was presented by the Womes
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p, 1914" and written IN the excitement
Of preparations for fight. IN a last par
agraph. added Wednesday morning. Mrs.
Madison writes:
Our friend, Mr.. Carroll, has come 20
hasten my departure. and IS in very bad
humor with me because / insist on
waiting until the large picture OF Gen
eraI Washington is secured, and II re-
quires to be unscrewed from the wall
This process was found too tedious for
these. precarfous moments. I have or
dered the frame TO be broken and the
canvas taken OUT it is done, and the
precious portrait placed in the hands
of two gentlemen OF New York for safe
keeping
Jefferson in Courtly Dress.
The fuIl-length portrait Of President
Jefferson, a copy OF a portrait by Stuart.
like that Of Washington, shows the rich
dress of gentlemen OF their day-knee
breeches, silk stockings, low shoes with
gold buckles. velvet wafstcoat, lace
ruffie shirt front, lace rufle wristbands
falling over the hands, and powdered
hair. quite after the fashion of French
courier Whatever 0. "Je6ersonian
simplicity there might be in President
Jefferson's Administration, there is no
sign of it in his dress as presented in
the Stuart portraits, and there were
many of diem, or in his portraits paint
ed by Suliy or by Peale.
The portraits of Presidents John
Adams. Madison. Monroe and John
Quincy Adams. are also copies of Stuart
portraits. The dress Of John Adams,
though similar in style to the dress Of
Washington and Jefferson. is. far less
rich and shows the wane OF velvet and
lace as materials for mems wear 1t is
said that President Monroe usually ap-
peared in a dark blue coat, buff vest,
doeskin breeches. topboots. and military
bst with bow Of black ribbon. worn as a
cockade-
The Plain Clothes President.
This was o doubt true of Mr. Monroe
when he was minister 10 France. and
afterward to the court OF St. James.
But as President Monroe, his dress
marks the era Of plain cloth and plain
fashion. The passing Of the picturesque
dress Of the first three Presidents was in
President Madison's day. He was the
first President to don suit of plain
cloth OF American manufacture The
severe style of the high buttoned coat
and vest was relieved By a white stock
and scant rufle shirt front. which a
few years later was superseded by the
black stock and high collar, commonly
termed Standing collar
President Van Buren's portrait shows
the first departure from this severe style
of dress, though not departure to JUS
tify the criticism that when he went to
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SILVER TONCUED ARE THESE GEORGETOWN COLLEGE MEN
Onf of Eight Hard Fought
Platform Contests IN Recent
Years the |rBiue and Gray"
CoLors Habe Been Raised
SeUen Times IN Victory. :.

was born IN this city in September. 1881.
and acquired his early education at the
public and private schools here At St
Johns College, when but thirteen years
of age. he won a medal for oratory. In
October Of 1901 be entered Georgetown
University law department and was al
most Immediately chosen president OF the
class-one Of the largest in the history
of the institution. He was second speak
er on the affirmative in the midwinlsr
collegiate debate Of last winter.
This year he was appointed a member
OF the intercollegiate debate COMMITTEES
by Richard !. Jones, the presiding OH
Ger Of the Debating Society, and helped
TO arrange for the two intercollegiate
debates to be held this year. As soon
as he was chosen a member Of the de-
batting team he resigned from the com
mittee.
Like Mr. Ericsson. Mr.. Bride has been
greatly interested in politics. but, IN
like him, is a pronounced Democrat. He
was a delegate 10 the national conven-
ton of anti-imperiaIists held IN Indian
apolis in 1900 and an alternate to the
Democratic national convention at Kan
sas City. he IS secretary Of the Wash
fngten -ImperiaIist League and q
national vice president Of the National
Association Of Anti-Imperialist Clubs.
/ Like Mr.. Ericsson. he has had large ex-
/ perience in public speaking. In the cam
paign Of 1900 he was on the stump
| throughout the East and middle West.
/ and has taken prominent part in the
Junior Congress OF the United States.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan. twice the
nominee Of the Democratic party for the
Presidency, gave him his first lessons
! in oratory Mr.. Bride is member %
the Kaprian Club Of the university.
John Francis Murphy.
John Francis Murphy, who will close
I the debate for Georgetown as we'll as
make the reButtaI, IS assistant secretary
to Senator Frye, President pro tem- OF
the United States Senate. He was born
| IN Lewiston. Maine. and graduated from
| the public schools Of that city He en-
| tered the Holy Cross College at Worces-
/ ter in the scholastic year Of 1889 and
was graduated from that institution IN
the class of 1901 While at coIIegs Mr..
| Murphy made name in debating work.
and carried of the college medal for
poetry. IN the fall OF 1901 he entered
the Georgetown University Schools Of
Law.
Mr.. Murphy was second speaker On
the Affirmative in the midwiuter cole
giate debate held in CASTOR Hall in
January. and also made the rebutta1.
which aided materially in winning tbs
decision Of the judges. He is acknowI-
edged 10 be one Of Georgetown's Teadiest
men, and, Ike Mr. Bride, Il a member
OF Beta lambda fraternity
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This year the university is taxed with
two debates and is bending all its en-
ergies TO win both. The team to rep
resent Wisconsin was chosen by that
school in January. but Georgetown did
not select her men until the 14th Of
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ole Life and Times
Of -
Thomas Jefferson
Being the First Part Of a United States


on the maternal side. president AHepo"'
Roosevelt.
I.achban Mcintosh was put IL command
Of the continental battalion, and on tep-
-llarv l6 TIC we find him IL coInmuni-
cation with Washington, Colonel Mclh-
tosh Informs the commander in chief that
C4eorsta.s posttfon Is weak, that there
are not more. thar coo men in the colony
exceptius those on the sea coast, ana
that these are scattered over q very wide
area The rich people are tories, as Il
-ula. hence the whites are divided. There
are some 500 negroes who must be kept
down. and there are three great indian
nations who may break into hostiliues at
any time-C'reeks. ChoctaWs and 1Aero-
KEGS These Indians can muster 10000 We
riors and Mcintosh give them the credit
for being 'b14ve and intrepid
IN april f776 Colonel Mcintosh reports
10 washington the organization Of the
battalion one of his difficulties in get
ting the people 10 enlist is hat they DO
not like 10 submit 10 the restraints Of
militarg discipline TIE also sends Wash
fugton copy % The provisional consti~
tuition which the Georgia congress had
decared should be h force Until q per
inanent constitution Of government could
be framed This provisional constitution
aet I'M, q complete government. executive,
legisotive and judicial naming tire va
rious officers and fixing the salaries.
Governor Wright fed 10 England and
did not return unti 1Hy. 177G when he
again ser up q brief riclsaty royal gov
eminent