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The Washington times., 1905-07-30
ZookJa9 for sores Under
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new Times building. and a score of
other places where large buildings are
going up the agents spend a good bit of
their time each day seeing that the
animals are not overwoFked or beaten
numerically
A small crowd of laSorers had gather
ed about an object lying on the ground
at one of these places. It was a horse.
''The heat had done it," said the driver.
and there was no doubt about the truth
Of his assertion, as far as it went. The
agent advised the men what to do for
the animals relief, ana they worked
over him for some time. The horse was
too far gone, however. It was clear that
he would never be OF value again even
If he lived few days longer The agent
told the owner OF the horse and advised
him to have the horse killed
There is Just one spot in horses
head in which to shoot, him and Kill him
instantly. It is about the size of a
quarter of a dollar. Unless this spot
is reached it may be necessary TO shoot
the horse several times before he final
iy dies. The accents of the Humane
Society have all been trained to pick
this exact spot. Invariably when there
is horse to kill the police call upon
them to do it. So in this case the owner
of the horse asked the agent to end the
sufferings Of the horse and he did.
The Washington times., 1905-07-30
Were All Murderers.

Early In the morning a, male domestic
came into the room without knocking,
and with great deal of unnecessary
clatter and bang opened the heavily
barred shutters. He was a murderer.
little later repulsive-looking woman
crept stealthily to the bedside. bringing
the usual cup Of tea. and slid out again.
She was a murderess The men who
rowed the governors barge and drove
the governors horses were r2urderers:
the women who did the Homework, cook
ed the meals in the kitchen and served
them IN the dining room-were all muir
derers.
In the general reception room was a
large exquisitely inlaid desk, apparent
Iy in constant use, which, with other
equally elegant articles of furniture,
contrasted curiously with the bare board
walls and rough floor of the big room
They had been made by skilled work
men in the cabinetmaking department
of the prison opposite,
After breakfast an official approached
the governor. with a military salute.
Apart from the salute he did not give
the impression of being an officer. But
he was a terrible parsonage, exceedingly
forbidding of aspect He enhanced the
effect by a formidable revolver conspic-
uously won ia his belt. and huge
short-handled iron-knobbed whip. which
he carried in his hand. He was closely
attended by a tremendously large and
savage-looking dog. an animal some
thing between a boarhound and an Eng
lish mastiff lie certainly looked the
part" to perfection, ana probably could
play it well on occasion.
1t Is the governors business TO eX
The Washington times., 1905-07-30
SdGhalien-- The Island of DESPAIR

anime every letter, package, or tele-
gram coming or going. The inspection
is reserved for odd times and rainy days.
In one corner OF Dr. HOward's room
was a heap of letters, opened and con-
demned, never to be delivered. And, as
he says, If any novelist in want of a
subject or plot could get hold OF such
a pile of cxiles' letters he would find
material TO last him a lifetime But
think of the trouble and thought It had
taken TO get any one Of those letters
written, the anxious hopes which by
day and by night had followed them on
their way. a skeleton in that corner.
with its always cynical grin, would have
been a cheerful object compared with
this heap Of dead hopes. with its con-
slant and pathetic sugSesIveness.
Such is life On this island of SaghaLen
not without its redeeming features for
those who are willing to accept its
limitations and conform 10 its regula-
tions-and a least as bad for the keep
ers as for the kept-f the kept viii
abide by its laws. a dfeary, desoIate
place it is. peculiarly Isolated. not 50 by
its distance from the mainland. for it is
not so very distant as by the treacher-
Gus currents that sweep around il. the
rocks that luFk just under the water. the
shoals that form and reform III ever
shifting menace around it. Nnt entirely
a bad place. but one from which there
is no escape, one whose prisoners must
indeed accept the fact that they are ''oue
of the world" and must not hope TO re-
turn. when once they reach Sa6halin-
Ostrov Proklyatuick The Isle of the
.fSf
The Washington times., 1905-07-30
No Corner on MIX of Human Kindness.

Because OF this very reluctance on
the part of the average citizen to take
hand in seeing cruelty stopped, and
because it IS, after all, necessary 10
have the law. or at least the arm of
the law, on your side in matters of to
day, the Humane Society was organ
lied BY a few OF the men and women
who were willing To take the initta-
tive. 70 mingle in other peoples bust
ness when they thought it necessary.
Because The society does NEEDLE with
other peoples business, there viii al
ways be q number Of persons to cry
II down, usually because they are
afraid that at some future time 1t may
have a iook at their own particular
business.
If there is a lingering suspicion In
your aind that there is really no need
for the existence of the Humane
Society in Washington. that after all
the Capital Of the Nation has a corner
on the milk of human kindness, spend
a day with the five agents who patrol
the streets from early in the morning
until late at night. This is the time Of
year above All others when their Wig
liance is most needed. both because Of
the strain on horses and mules due to
intense heat and because drivers tenn
pers are worn 10 a shred by this same
heat. Anybody knows that it is a
whole lot easier to be good natured on
d cool day than on a day when the
thermometer registers 50 in the shade
and not II mint julep IN sight, or even
q mug Of suds.
The Washington times., 1905-07-30
Trying to Escape an Agent.

The agent called out to the driver To
stop. But the driver recognized him,
and instead of stopping. laid the whip
across the horses back as though he
were beating the dust out Of a carpet.
To the establishment of the agent tbs
old horse lit oft at gallop Some boys.
who were playing in the street, offered
to catch up with the wagon. and the
agent told them to go ahead. and 10 les
him knew when they had found It.
When the agent finally came up with
that wagon he found the horse un-
hitched, its harness off and tied TO one
of the rear wheels. No driver in sight
The horse was gasping for breath and
covered with welts from the whipping.
After he had seen the horse watered
and made as comfortable as possible.
the agent left. He knew where to find
his man. During the night the driver
returned and took away his horse and
wagon. But, unfortunately, the matter
did not end there for him.
While the work Of the society has to
do largely with horses and mules, it
also keeps watch over the other dumb
animals of the District. Dogs. cats and
chickens all have their share Of protec-
ton. There is d special agent to care
for these small animals He is called
upon many times a day to take away
stray cats and dogs, especially the
former The society has a plant IN
Thfrty-second street, where these ami
mails are killed if the society finds 1t
impossible te get homes for them.
Cruelty to chickens strikes the un-
initiated as something strange and un-
heard Of How is it possible to be
cruel to q. chicken2 Stoning them, set
ting dogs on them and chasing them
are a few of the ways, not to men
tion fighting them. One man was
caught and fined not long ago who had
trained his dog not only to chase chick
ems. but TO kill them and bring them 10
him. This was a lucrative business
Chicken fights are uncommon today in
the District. Whenever chicken fan
ciers arrange a fight they make plans
to go into Maryland. where they viii
not be arrested even If an officer of
the law is standing by unless a warrant
is first sworn out. They count upon
getting back TO the District line before
one can be procured.
Cases of cruelty to children are in
vestigated by an agent especially as
signed to that work. Each year he in
vestgates upward of BOG eases which
have been reported to the society.
Working with the Board of ChiIdren's
Guardians, he finds them homes or
makes their lot at home easier by
threatening the parents with the law IL
they do not cease maltreating their
children.
The Washington times., 1905-07-30

hop out of his carriage to examine
what appears TO be healthy team
The work of the Humane Society has
become so well known throughout the
city that the driver of a lame horse is
suspicious of every man who scans his
animal closely. In fact the mere knowi-
edge of the existence Of this agency for
the prevention of cruelty to animals
probably prevents far more cases of
cruelty than the agents actually fnvesti-
gate.
Coming along the street is rieketv
covered wagon of the "express-for-hire''
type The horse that draws it limps
painfully. On the box of the wagon are
eolored driver and his wife, who crane
their necks anxiously when the agent
leans out of his buggy to look at the
horse.
The Washington times., 1905-07-30
Active Cruelty More Striking.

The cases of oyerdriving and severe
beatings while no more cruel than other
cases which are due TO neglect rather
than TO active cruelty strike home to
the public mind more forcibly. Not long
ago two negroes hired two horses from
livery stable. and taking two girls
with them went for a drive. 1t was a
stiffiinglv hot night But the men raced
these horses from one end of the town
to the other and far out into the coun-
try. When they got back to Scott cir
Gle one of the horses dropped and died
in his tracks. The other reached the
stable. but had to be killed later. Such
cases are not as infrequent as might be
imagined.
Sometimes. not often. a driver who
The Washington times., 1905-07-30
Making an Arrest.

a little farther on his route the agent
meets a horse which winces perceptibIy
when the harness draws tight across
his back. There is no reason for this
on the surface but the agent gets down
and pulls back the saddle and finds a
large, raw sore. The swarm of flies
that hover over the horses back gave
him an inkling where to look for the
trouble. It Is such a nagant case of
cruelty that the agent makes an ar
rest Immediately. When the driver
lands at the police station he deposits
s. or SO collateral. The chances are
that he will never appear to defend the
case. Sometimes, but Comparatively
rarely, the man who has been arrested
for cruelty TO animals will demand q
jury trial II the collateral is large
which he has been compelled to leave
at the Police Court he is more likely
10 make q request for trial in the hope
OF getting back the money.
Every driver of "A brick wagon carries
with him a card showing just how many
bricks he has in his load. When the
agent sees a pair of horses or mules
sinking their feet into the soft asphaI
and making little headway ha holds uE
the wagon and demands the drivers
card. II the load Is excessive he warns
the driver. and as soon as ne can gel
to telephone he talks 10 the manager
of the brick company. and tells him u
no uncertain tones that the citiz,.ns ol
Washington VIII not stand for his ovc:-
loading his teams. aud that he had bet
ter see 10 it that the matter is moi
! brought To court. If the brickma1
does not comply with the suggestion Il
put few less bricks in a load he soor
finds himself in an uncomfortable posi-,
ton, and also In a fair way To lose
money IN fines
The Washington times., 1905-07-30


- women. so called, the right to
chastise dumb animals belong
ing to them or children whom
they have brought into the world?
How many citizens of Washington
have sufficient Initiative or kindness of
heart-a combination of both is neees-
sary-to correct a wrong done to a help
less animal or child?
These are questions which hot day
with the Washington Humane Society
suggest. They are questions by no
means easy to answer. The right of
an irate parent to cause his offspring
a preference for food off the mante1-
piece has been argued by every debat-
ing society and mothers club organized
since the days of Adam and Eve, who
were probably the Originators of all the
trouble. Many ldnd-hearted men hold
that a spanking in time saves some
thing worse later on. The intent of the
spanker may be worthy Of consideration.
Does he spank to correct or merely be-
cause he is angry and wants to get
even or sc the child one better2
There's not the slightest doubt in the
world that when the latter is the true
cause of the beating the man or wom-
an VINO does the beating deserves to be
reduced TO the consistency of whipped
cream.
But how many persons in Washington.
even when they see with their own eyes
acts of cruelty. viii raise a hand TO stop
them? The old. old warming. Don't
NEEDLE in other peoples business,
hangs over them like bugaboo, or
else they shelter themselves behind it,.
It's very convenient to have such a
shelter at times.
The Washington times., 1905-07-30
NATURAL SUPERSTITION.

Teacher-Nhat is velocity?
Pupil-ProfanitF.
Teacher-WEere did you get that
idea?
Pupil Well. when Jones bulldog bit
pa last night. ma said he came into
the house with remarkable velocity"
And / thought-!-CIeyeIa Leader.
The Washington times., 1905-07-30

Hes in thar, sah, an he's awful bad q"
He was awful bad" The old woman
had not made any mistake in her dag
nosis of the case. Lying in the mud un-
der tumble-down board shed was the
sickest looking horse met that day.
The Washington times., 1905-07-30
l'He's Awful Bad" 4"

When the agent arrived on the scene
Of action there was no horse to be seen.
A fat-footed coIored woman of probably
io2 years of age slowly toddIed from a
shanty and when she grasped the agents
meaning S7N.+-L.7 to u fence.
The Washington times., 1905-07-30
Demo ondzHS afI1ef5 card
10 a11coNeT Tuuznber@
5x1cK5 IN load

has been beating his horse or who knows
that he is driving a very lame animal
will try to escape the agent If ne sees
him coming. Rarely. however will lac
try to escape in the wagon OF carriage.
lie throws the reins over the DASH
board and makes for cover az fast as
his legs viii carry him, and he does
not have to be whipped to make good
time either. AS the agent was walking
home at the end of a hot days work.
he saw q driver he knew. for he had
had him up before for cruelty to his
horse, walking his horse toward him.
The old horse could hardly hobble and
looked as though he had been driven
within an inch of his life
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Continued From Fifth Page J

pressed on him that whatever happened
he must in no case whatever open the
window. and with a cheerful Good
night! left the visitor to his own re-
Elections.
The Washington times., 1905-07-30
Times Reporter Makes a Round With One
of the Five Agents Who Prevent
Torture of Dumb Animals
in Washington.
IN w ashington.

OW far have civilized men and
- women. so called, the right to
chastise dumb animals belong
The news & observer., 1905-12-06
Adulteration of Foods.

I recommend that a law be enacted
to regulate Interstate commerce in
misbranded and adulterated foods,
drinks and drugs. Such law would
protect legitimate manufacture and
commerce, and would tend to secure
the health and welfare of the consum-
ing public. Traffic in foodstutfS
which have been debased or adul-
terated so as to injure health or to
deceive purchasers should be forbid
den
The news & observer., 1905-12-06
Admission to Statehood.

I recommend that Indian Territory
and oklahoma be admitted as one
State and that New Mexico and Ari-
zOna be admitted as one State. There
is no obligation upon us to treat ter
ritorial subdivisions, which are mat
ters of convenience only, as binding
US on the question of admission to
statehood. Nothing has taken up
more time in the Congress during tne
past few years than the question as
to the statehood to be granted to the
four errit1rjeS above mentioned and
after careful consideration of all that
has been developed in the discussion
of the question I recommend that they
be Immediately admitted as two States.
There is no justification for further
delay; and the advisability of making
the four territories into two States has
been clearly established.
In some Of the territories the legis-
lative assemblies issue licenses for
gambling. The Congress should by
law forbid this practice. the harmful
results of which are obvious at a
glance.
The Panama Canal.
The treaty between the United
States and the Republic of Panama,
under which the construction of the
Canal was made possible.
went into effect with its ratification by
the United States Senate on February
The news & observer., 1905-12-06

In ny judgment immediate steps
should be taken for the fortification
of Hawaii. This IS the mos impor-
tant point ~ the Pacific to fortify in
order 20 conser"e the interests of this
country 1t would be hard to over
state the importance of this need. Ha-
waii is too heavily taxed. Laws should
he enacted setting aside for a period
Of. saw. twenty wears, rs per cent. OF
tho internal rcvenue md customs re-
CENTS from Hawaii IS q special funt.
To he exnended n the islands for cdu.
cationaI and public buildings and for
harbor improvements and military and
naval defenses. It can not be too
often repeated that our aim must be
TO develop the Territory of Hawaii on
fra ditional American lines. That Ter
ritorv has serious commercial and in
dustriaI problems to reckon with. but
no measure of relief can be considered
which looks to legislation admitting
Chinese and restricting them by statute
tn field labor and domestic service
THAT status of servility can never again
be tolerated on American soil We can
NOT concede that the proper solution Of
H.. nrobIems is special legislation adj
mittina TO Hawaii q class of Iaborers
denied admission to the other States
and territories There are obstacles,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-01-19
S. A. Z Reorganization.

New York, Specialize plan to con-
solidate the different properties of the
Seaboard Air Line. Railway into sim
gle corporation and to provide addi-
tional capital, was made public by the
Reorganization committee. The COM
mittee is composed OF Thomas F. Ryan,
chairman; James A. Blair, Ernest
Thalman, James H. Dooley, T. Jeffer-
son Coolidge, Jr., c. Sidney Shepard,
and S. Davis Warfeld. The new plan,
as announced is as follows: "The cap
ital of the company is re-arranged.
The total authorized stock issues are to
aggregate $72,000,OO0 divided as fol-
lows: First preferred per cent. stock
authorized s1S,000,0.J, Of which only
s7,625 900 is to be issued at present;
second preferred non-cumulative six
per cent. stock. authorized $4,000 900;
p>umon stock authorized, s36, 100000.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-01-19
Russian Prisoners Pleased.

Nagasaki, BY Cable.-The Steamers
Kaga and Sunuki have arrived here
with 1000 Russian prisoners OF war
and so officers. All the prisoners have
been quartered at Inasa, a village near
by, where had also been r. pared
lodge for General Stce" 'hcs Nan'1i
arrive next Saturday. N-Susslan
officers are allowed '-.$r~nDerty WITH
in the boupd- sS1ne town. but they
are un' .<siice escort.
Stoessel and staff will sail
<nere for Europe on a French
rnSil steamer. January 16. The Rus
sian prisoners are unfeignedly pleased
at the end of the hardship Of the siege
and the considerate treatment OF their
victors.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-01-19
Prominent Physician Kills Himself 10
Fit Of Dependency
I'LL HEALTH THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE
Prominent Durham Physician a
Bullet Into His Own Head-Gave
lntimations of His lntention-Met
Death Calmly While at Prayer-A
Brother Of General Julian s. Carr.

Durham N. c., Special.-All OF Dur
ham was Mortified early Friday morn
ing when the news spread rapidly over
the streets that DR.. A. G. Carr, one Oh
Durham's old and highly honored cit
izens and one among the best known
physicians in the State. had taken his
own life. He committed suicide in
his elegant home on East Main street
at GAS O'Clock, using a 32-callibre pis-
tol and firing one shot into his brain.
The barrel Of the pistol was placed
in his right ear and the ball reached
a vital spot, death following instaat-
ly.
At the time of the suicide there
were but three persons in the house
D.. Carr, his wife. Mrs. Annie Carr,
and the cook. The only son who Is
now at home, Mr.. William Carr, had
left but few minutes before for the
Durham Hosiery Mill, where he holds
a position. The muf1ed shot was
heard by the cook, who was on the
first foor almost Immediately under
the bath room, where the tragedy was
enacted. She ran up stairs and found
DR.. Carr in a small closet, connecting
with the bath room, in kneeling po'
sition with blood streaming from his
head. She ran back down stairs and
told Mrs. Carr and then told the col
OF
the shot was fred. The latter ran
into the bath room and then went
to the house Of Col. Harper Erwin,
Just across the street, and told him
to come quickly. This he did and just
as he ran into the bath room and
raised the head of the doctor, he
breathed his last. He-never uttered
word after the leaden messenger OF
death was fired into his brain. Coro-
aer Maddry was summoned and exam
ined into the facts surrounding his
death. but an inquest was not deemed
necessary and the body was turned
over To the undertaken.
FAILURE OF HEALTH THE CAUSE.
There is no doubt but that failing
health and melancholia caused by his
physical condition caused MIN 10 ta"e
the rash step. For three months or
more he had been greatly depressed
and did not seeem like his former
self. He was detected and care-worn.
Several times he expressed himself as
wishing that the end would come so
that he could pass away from his
sufferings. No one, however. ant.cipat-
ed that he would take his own life.
The dead man was last seen alive
by his son. When Mr.. Will Carr
started to the hosiery mill about $50
O'Clock, he saw his father. who was
in his right clothes and going towards
the bath rcom.
The position Of the dead man when
found was such as to leave no doubt
but that he knelt in prayer and then
fired the fatal shot.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-01-19
BY Wire and Cable.

Governor Peabody began his con-
test against Governor Adams for the
governorship of Colorado. Two Dem.
ocrats were expelled from the State
Senate.
The receiver charges Irregularities
involving S662.S69 In the wrecked Ger
man Bank of Buffalo, of which Richard
Emory, Of Baltimore, was president.
Four persons were burned to death
in freight wreck at PiggoH, Ark.
Ex-Gov. Morgan G. Bulkeley was
nominated by Connecticut Republi-
cans fer Senator to succeed Joseph r.
Hawley.
The steamer Indus was stranded
near Fire Island on her way from Ha.
vana to New York.
F. r. Pierson, of Tarrytown, N. Y,
has paid florist $4,000 for a new
variety derived from the Lawson pink.
The American Medical Association
complimented Havana on its sanitary
plants and adjourned.
Zachariah Armstrong, who was con-
victed Of a criminal assault at Rich
mond seven years ago, Is now declared
innocent by the prosecuting witness.
The West Virginia Court of Appeals
elected Judge Henry Brannon president
o. .e court.
The message OF Governor White to
the Legislature Of West Virginia is
lengthy and makes recommendations
concerning the railroads and State
taxes
There is a movement in the Peters
burg Chamber OF Commerce to invite
the President to visit that CITY,.
Robert B. Gllenn, DEM, of Winston
Salem, was inaugurated governor OF
North Carolina.
Republicans who are opposed to an
extra session for the tariff revision
Calm that large percentage Of the
Republican members in Congress does
not want tariff legislation.
"A writ Of hebeas corpus directing
that Brodis L. Duke be brought be-
fore him was issued by Justice Cay
nor in New York.
Frank P. Flint, Rep, of Los Angeles,
vas elected United States Senator by
the California legislature to succeed
thomas K. Bard.
Severe fighting continues In Morocco.