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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-13
BULLET IN FOREHEAD
FAILS TO TAKE LIFE
Surgeons Are Now Discussing Remarkable Case of John
Holden, Who Suffers Little From Wound in Brain

Surgeons Of the Emergency Hospital
are now discussing whether a man may
with impunity shoot himself squareiy in
the center Of the forehead SO that 81
bullet viii pass directly through the
center and between the two halves of
the brain.
This discussion arose through the most
unusual case Of John Holden, a patient
at the hospital, who shot himself March
=. at his residence, sos K street south
west. The bullet of the .52-caliber re-
volver used, PASSED squarely through
the forehead in the manner described
and penetrated nearly four inches TO the
brain. According to DR. d e. II.
Sharpe, one of the resident surgeons of
the hospital, who together with Dr.
Vaughn. the consulting surgeon, has
charge of the case, no other case in on
record where a bullet has penetrated to
this depth into the center portion Of
the brain without causing immediate
death or the greavest physical and men,
tai disturbances resulting in death.
Shows No Mental Disturbance
He said a bullet penetrating this far
into the brain should upset at least one
OF the three regions there; the motor.
causing paralysis; the sensory. eau@ing
loss of all feeling, or the peychical, up
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setting the rational life, but in the
present case the bullet has not affected
any one of them. The present patient
shows not even the slightest mental
disturbance beyond a little .zcitement
He has been perfectly rational and able
to talk; he has not experienced the
slightest paralysis, his mind Is in no
manner upset, and it seems that he will
be able to get up and walk about the
hospital i'll the course of q week or so,
and be out at his work in a month.
Mr. Holden. when first taken to the
hospital, March 3 was very excited and
had TO be held for FIVE minutes on the
operating table while his wound was
dressed. He bled Drofuselv at first from
the wound. which was perhaps three
fourths of an inch wide, and from his
nose and throat. and he lost much Of the
gray matter of the brain. He was OPP
Grated en- March II. when the bullet and
many fra grnents of bone were removed.
1t was discovered then that the bullet
passed directly through the center be-
tween the two halves of the brain.
Talks Nationally of His Case
The patient talks = his case IN ra-
tionaI way as would any one else. He
insists that the wound was accidental.
mot intentional
Mr.. Holden is mechanic ana makes
dental instruments He is married. and
his wife has visited him at the hospital
several times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-13

Hasty Marriage, Refusal Of Percentage, I'm
moral Conduct, and Decline of Home In
fluence Named as Chief Reasons.

AUBURNDALE. Mass. March 13.-Dr.
samuel w. Dixie. secretary of the Ma
uona1 League for the Protection of the
Family, believes the growing proportion
CT divorces to MARRIAGES in this country
IS due 10 hasty~and inconsiderate unions
TO the refusal of parentage On the part
Of many who are qualified 20 rear fam
lies cf reasonable size, and TO unchasta
conduct
The problem is a very complex one, .
he said. and no one remedy is sufficient
10 cope with 1t. -,esides hasty mar
riages. immortality. ard the refusal of
parentage. there is also the decline of
the home as a religious, education, and
social center.
The study Of the family and its prob
lens has been introduced into our higher
educational institutions. In this way we
are training up a great number of flu
ture teachers, preachers. writer's, and
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a powerful deiusion, and that this is re-
sponsible In large measure for her Grim
inal tendencies. Mrs. Chadwick's con-
versation reveals proof of this
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-13

subbasement from c street, making it
possible to bring furniture, bags OF seed,
mail matter and other freight right into
the building. The basement and sub
basement viii be used entirely for the
storage of freight.
The architecture of the exterior of
the building is classic III style, The
Capitol has been the model, but the
new building has been so designed as to
make 1t in no particular the superior OF
the two buildings.
The exact color of the building has
not yet been decided upon, but il Will
be light Bids have been received upon
Indiana limestone, marble and granite.
One of the terms of the contract is that
all the stone must be taken from one
quarry. The stone contract will be one
of the largest ever made in this country.
SUPERINTENDENT Woods has persol. al
supervision of all the work, but has as
his consulting associate Thomas Hast
iDgs of New York city.
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legislators who can look at the problem
from the widest range of view and who
VIII know how to go to work on it.
"a great deal of wholesome legislation
mas been secured in the last twenty
years. And this legislation shows
strong tendency toward uniformity. For
example, six States and all the Terri
tories have raised the term of residence
before a divorce from three and six
months TO a year.
restrictions on the renarriage Of di-
Sorced persons. sini1ar In nature. have
lseen made In twelve States and Terri
tories. Six have made advertising 10
procure divorces Illegal. Six have re-
qufred the States attorney to defend all
divorce suits or all uncontested ones in
the interests of the State. And so on.
The marriage laws of many States
have also been much improved. and gen
orally in the direction Of uniformity
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-13
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
SERMON ON MATTER

Matter was the subject of the ser
mon in the two Christian Science
churches yesterday, ana was elaborated
in an interesting and helpful manner
from their point of view
It was shown that matter gave no aid
in working out the problem of being,
that belief in its reality. and power
darkened rather than helped. and was
the cause of all woe and discord, and a
right understanding Of the science OF
mind set one free from its Elusive ana
tle1usiye bondage and brought peace.
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Lawyer Doesn't Know.

sponsible In large measure for her Grim
inal tendencies Mrs. Chadwick's con-
yersation reveals proof of this.
Lawyer Doesn't Know.
81 am an only daughter" she ex-
claims dramatically, and without the
slightest provocation. Sometimes
think it would have been better for me
if were not" she will add, but 1 am
and that is the cause of all my troubles
wise.
The woman will give no explanation
for these outbursts. although it is known
positively that her statements are
false.
: why should I tell all know?" she
asked last night. Why, even my lawyer
doesn [ know the facts. MIR. Dawiey has
ordered me to tell him everything. 50
that he can prepare my case, but / have
refused. If l die [ shall take my secret
to the grave with me- / have even pro-
from me.
But this I shall do no longer. The
world shall not know the facts about
me personally, but they shall know the
names of the persons who used me as
a cat's-paw all these years
Statements Contradictory.
Mrs. Chadwick ran on in this strain
Indefinitely Her statements frequently
were contradictory, and they all re-
feured 10 ner life history. AS a matter
o. fact, the woman really believes her
self great characteristic is, although
az Irregular one and that some secret
concerning her birth and antecedents
amply condones anything she may have
done. When talking in this strain the
woman is not to be taken seriously.
II have suffered too long for those
who were back of me-" she dramatically
exclaimed, when pressed to outline her
future program. God knows 1 tried
to be brave and take. the blame alone.
but this is impossible now. I have
nothing more to live for, nothing to
hope for They have taken my home.
my liberty, my good name and all my
possessions. What reason is there now
for further conceal:l. ent on my part?
There shall be none
Mrs. Chadwick has thus pledged her
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NO PROTEST FROM
VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT

The State Department has received
no protest from the Venezuelan gov
eminent with reference to the alleged
plot of revoluticnists TO fit out a gun
boat in Philadelphia fer service against
Castro
if such protest should be made 1t can
be stated that the department would
take no action on it.
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self TO a complete expose Of the
fnance-pirate enterprise which she
piloted with such great success to 9TH
ers. Mrs. Chadwick is convinced per
sonaIIy that these others are crimnally
implicated in her plots, but of this she
alone can produce the proof if there is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-20

tf3s5 -.,,,l Is
steeplechascrs and runners which VII DC
raced this fall, The horse Interests Q {
Mr., Dunloptreprcsent m outlay OF some
100000 or more, and are conducted on on
a magnificent scale, 49,.
At Saratoga on Monday last, the 14th
instant, the ,virginiabrcd horse, Punct-
5ual, a product of the EIlerslic stud. won
the hunters sstecplechasc, defeating the
only other starter, Red White and Blue.
and doing the distance, about 2 miles.
in 4:4o. Punctua1 is a bay gclding, Z. by
Eolus for Eon. dam Guayn, by imp
Eothen. g.f
4R. Il. jenkins. this city, owner of tho
clever road mare, Lottle Ransom has
mated that clever roam daughter OF Rob-
ert Ransom. 2;2a "a. with Kelly, 1927, the
.trotting son Of Electloneer. and famous
Thoroughbred Esther. dam OF Expressive
3. 2:l2 IL, and three others In the list,
l 81 BROAD ROCK.
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PARIS DRUM CORPS.
written for The Times Dispatch

tl.eanTs y ese nss t. as ~
Those drum corps. are an inseparable
feature of Paris. all the same In time
OF war and peace. 1t does not matter
at all, week days and Sundays no
5Frenchman over considers them In tho
light OF nuisance They are q part Of
belong to the nntlon they help to make
proud history. THEIR Vivid and his
torio story from charemasne to Ma
poleon Is proudly, grandly depicted or!
that noble old palace in Versailles
AT Wagran, iona, Austerlitz, and on
OF her famous fields, they most thrilling
for a the So glory oaS rs Fane ead 9na
wo recall two memorable occasions when
the predecessors Of our. drum, corps did K
Ware sad and sow ws 20 yhS,Gry 1ex
Emperor said farewell at Fontainebleau
on departing for Elba. and again twenty
ys yeara whsn hs mGr1a
cntombod on the banks Of tho Seine y
u The quiet ar the grand rep9se
iomb
beneath the ,gilded dome of Dies Invalides
Is nov rarely disturbed save by the res
sonndng eSh9es Of drum corps too dis
But to-day. since the say : and gallant gallant
Trenoh a heart Is not gyen t. Ereat and
corps in Paris sin confHI,e ~ d, afh
with. n degree of wonderful perslstency
tile festive, vibrant mir OF the delightful
houlevards; and still unfallngly cheer
Of the, gay and splendid metropolis,
We. know the title of this sketch Is
calculated to carry limitation OF
exploits Of Il most notable subject nro
for the most part separate and dis
tInct from the elegant capital city, hut
matter of fact wc also know thut
Paris lis ever proud and mindful OF The
historic famo OF the NapoleonIc ora Or
France md It's martial drum corps.
Of the glorious past SIN ind truthful
re-echoes In the present.
C. RICHARDSON.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-20
UNCLE SANS GREAT WORK
OF DESERT RECLAMA TION
Something About Work Being DoneBin Arid Regions Of
# Wyonng-Sitc Of Great Dam Of Shoshone
Government.

IS no dirt or sand In this river bed: every
thing IL rock. Tho impcrishable granite,
gray, pink and var colored, oldest Of the
;eoluE caI formations. made by the Wcid-
Zig OF various Substances when the globe
was a molten. mass; the later limesiones
and black volcanic rocks, cong omerH tes
also. melted by great heat, Tie hard req
Temperatures, formed from the grinding OF
other rocks subjected TO enormous pres
sure and ylastlytthc EcyscriteS and sulphur
rocks. soft and honcycombed, the result
of ccaseless spontings Of steam and lios
Water from TIE enrts sIoS ure
I3elow the canyon where the river runs
more pcacefully.%nl these forna tons arc
Represented in@the huge beds of cobble
stones and smaller bolldcrs over, which
the water plays. The cobbe stones we're
themselves once jagged rocks. detached
mountain bases and rolled ana GROUND
by rlvef force until all their sharp cor
ancrs have been worn and polished away.
A Giant Firccracker.
watching the government engineers cult
FOR the transportatit.1 Of supplies to build
the dam.-G06c0 barrels Of cement alone
OF a big charge ofadynamltc, which burst
with d roar, echong through the. canyon
with deafening rcverbera tons. lnlnicdI-
a. ely and oblong granite rock of some 10y
tons, weight was torn from It's base and
buried down into the river q huildretui
feet below. Skaters of rock flew In all
directions and n great splash of water
rose like geyser out OF the black depths
OF the canyon into the sunlight in nla.-
jestic white spray Yet this huge BLOCK
Of granite was but q baby addition 70
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BY GuyfElliott Mitchell.
IISnnnini ~ ,t,h naI1'lYr rs I1isnil tell


wAslI1 NCFroN,S y. II C.9 August io.--h
utinrter OF a century ago the home of the
BUFFALO, and later d cattle and sheep pas
tire, With an coca siona ranch house, the
scene OF d great activity Incident to The
building Of one of ther4nrgest OF the gov
crnmcnt irrigation works Some years hgol
Colonel Cody. bcttci'a Known rs liauhhlo
Bill, made d stirvfy5p the Sholllone Cam
Won and in connGcilonsWllli General Miles,
projected a ccmpAnyft 10 construct Il dam
and ii.rigate some i6Q, fDo ucrea. The neces-
sary capital, 1ioweye Was not forth,
tcoining and when them htionH | IRRIGATION
Law was passed, the government took up
glneers has since been employed on the
prelitninaries Of a great work Of desert
Tho shoshone River5 dashcs down a
narrow canyon, With Jagged apd pci'per--
dicular walls, and attlts harrowcst point
the government has sbegun the construc-
ton OF the highest dam eyer built.s.!t
will cement together the two canyon walls
for 30 feet above tho. stream bed and It's
foundation willi3go! theio".f tile water line
rs feet additional, doWn to the splids,bcd
rock The strcatllp where 1t passes re-
tween these granite canyon walls, Is but
lake Of 5000 acres viii a watershed OF
1,250 square miles, and storing enough
water to lrrlgatc 1i0,cOJ acres through
seven miles Of II foot tunnels bored in the
solid rock. u d
No Chance for Land Grabbing.
This will cost about So an acre to be
paid back to the government blythe set
tiers under the buyness-ltkc provisions
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THE FACTS OF HISTORY,
Virginia vs., New England in the
Early Settlement Of the Country.
Editor of The Times Dispatch; 5t
Y slr.--The following open letter explains

Editor of The Times Dispatch; - Eli
Sir,--The following open letter explains
itself;
Aberdeen, State OF Washington,
August 10. 1905.
TO Rev, Frank Dewitt Talmadge, Los
Angles, Cali.
My Dear Good Alan,-FIow can you say
In your recent Fourth Of July sermon"
in tho Christian Herald, what would
have happened, supplying tho men who
had laid the religious foundations OF our
theological seminaries had come from am
other class than the n Puritans?' etc, III
fear you, like some Others out In this
vast western country, have forgotten your
a b o's of history. or like the church
people who have come across the contl-
nent, and left their certificate OF good
membership In their home churches. east
of the Rockies and have laid aside their
youthful training,
Arc you not satisfied with early prln-
ciples2 It Is your right to be numbered
with the pissenters. the Blue Laws peo-
ple-the Purltans. But let mo say, "the
gospel fires which, are to-day burning
upon American hearts, wore started by
the 'lve Goals" Of Rev. Robert Hunt,
who landed at Jamestown !, Va,
with John Smith and the cavaliers,
1907, who was the apostle Of the American
church, who began the first permanent
gerYicesy on this continent, who conducted
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Through tho aid OF a friend who re-
sides in Pur!s 1t was our good fortune to
occupy n comfortable suite OF rooms on
the second floor front in Hotel Del
Univers, Rue do Chalons, opposite Chemln
do Fer a Lyon. We were only short
walk from the noted Vcdome Column,
that commentaries the FIRST Napoleon
Victories. Perhaps, you will recall the
fact that this column is built In the style
OF the TraJan Column In Rome Tho To-
cation Of our hotel being central It en-
braccd ut least one essential feature Of
thnt military spirit SO dear to the French french
henrt tho continual marching and coun,
ins, noon and night they marched and
rnttled away With vigor, and zeal
that knew no, abatement with an a, aroor
and spontanelty nGt ON once eli sps Files and
regulations from headquarters, ~. :,
guards, headed with the indefatigaD ai
amusement amusement and excitement TO- the youth.
ful Fronch OF both. sexes. They never
tire or weary In rushing to WINDOWS ana
doors. ever smiling their approvu' a''u
with US before tho experience stag rea ch @d
tho monotonous. SWITCHES, seoonv s'a agd taEs
Mou'SS sisR pS eS 3s Rafo aus
MOVING tnI figures In bright. ,eolors. With
Their Whlrlng, rnttllnE, exhilaratlnE mu.
sic. The stirring music and movement en-
Fof a drum corps n tHtt ovi ,91portanne.
and still i should no, be e. elas i9a WYE
An institntion of mart ana nonorap!o
mentlon'' In military annals they uIe
indispensab bio TO France ana are e w
safely enthroned In the hearts OF taF's-
'aH Mh,crc Is only ono locality exempt from
invusions Of the drum corps, They arc
moi allowed as an organization 10 ASCEND
thn IIlffel Tower; they wore anxious. ana
Vary solicitous on this score, but tna
nroper authorities very positively refused
their consent, on tho assllnlpt,naa-M G ysoy
nunntity of Vibrant music would soon
throw down, and totally destroy inns
noted structure. In this connections We
think such disaster would be AZ grehlly
deniored in Paris as was the recent ana
llncxpected falling OF the famous cam
pnnile In Venice that was never threat
ened by drum corps In the nve centuries
of Its existence.
drum corps Win warm the coolest heart,
II ia often dear to most OF US, hut With
ureal and oft-repeated doses It Will pail
On the cars OF lis erstwhile lovers,
The beautiful flower booths and sWeetly-
scented or about La Madeline are only
the more srsatly Sn1oyed attG =, sash a md
its music is lost In the distance. And
then again when one Is enjoying the at.
trctiye shop windows of tho colonnaded
Rue de Rlyoli. he Is entirely willing that
his military spirit BIO quiescent for tho
nonce, bsH the peaceful mood Is not con-
suited, the inevitable drum corps soon
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Land

American Revolution was at Point Pleas
ant, Va. on the Ohio River, the preced-
lng year-10th OF October, 1774-led by
the Lewises and Flemings OF Virginia,
and others, including General Isaac Shell
by. OF, Kentucky, its first Governor; GEN
erals William and John Campbell, heroes
of Kings Mountain and Long Island;
General Evan Shelby, OF Tennessee, and
many other mon OF great worth followed
by i 500 VirgInans against the consum-
mate warriors Cornstalk, sachcm. OF the
Slawanees and king OF the Northern
.Confederacy. including the Tribes Della y
ware, Mngo, Wynndotte, Cayugn and all
tho forces north of the Ohio, aggregatlng
1900 stnlwarts, Our Virginia soldiers
fell In hecatomb lots. S'weltering In their
blood, 1t was this that obtained for our
country It's liberty and Independence.
This sweeping victory was far-reachlng.
1t won for Virginia the great Northwest,
which she ceded to the Federal govern
ment the year CORVALLIS surrendered at
Yorktown. Va, 1851, and from which was
subsequently carved five OF our prosper
Gus States viz. Illinois, Missouri, Indi-
ana, Ohio and Wisconsin, These are re-
suits which the battle Of Lexington can
not aspire to. The historians, Stuart,
Withers and others claim this to be the
initial Dattle OF the slteVOutlQH, ms
contest at arms was inspired by the Brit
sish to terrify and confound the people.
to avoid II possible, any alliance between
the colonies and the Indians, to widen
1.-THE breech Of unity much as could be
before they commenced hostillties them
selves the following year, l775. at Lex
tngton. Tho British politicians thought
ut would prevent combination With the
tribes. and for opposing parliamentary
measures to tax Americans
Along with you the same mistake Is
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NEWS HORSES
and H ] ] /: ! |. \ {.
Race Programme Interstate Fair
Association Of Lynch
burg.
Mr.. DUNLoP's GREAT STABLE b
Miss Cfaffin, , aug11ter5of Elenc.
AT Coggin Hall Farm.
Punctual Wins.

@ The premium list, with rifles and regu-
Intions, Of the first animal exhibition OF
the interstate Fair Association. OF Lynch
burg, Va, has been issued and Is quite
handsome affair. Over $1,000 is Of
fered In premiums and purses in the
different departments. More than 800
citizens OF the Till City," among them
many representative business and profcs-
sional men, arc interested In the enter
Prise and determined to make success
Of 1t. rho dates are October I'd, 4th 9TH
and 9Th, the same as those OF the Lynch
burg Horse Show AssocIa tIon. Thc man
agcmcnt' Of the latter ntc determined to
encourage home enterprises and announce
their exhibition sas IA Virginia show for
Virginia horses" Lynchburgs Will be q
Ngala place during the week mentioned
as the, fair and races will be on during
the day, while ut night the horse show
comes OF, and under tho glare OF a
myriad Of cHctrlc lights. the best OF
virginla's equine productions viii parade
on the tan bark. The speed programme
Of the fair association Is an attractive
one, as prepared BY Measrs. a. =. Grad
dock, c. NJ Guggcnher1icr and c. 5.
Adams. Purses to he amount OF $500
are offered for trottcrs, PAGERS and run
ners, as the speed programme, which
follows, shows:
First day. Tuc.day, October sd-2:25
trot, 1900 running race. IL mile hch.,@
2 in 3. 5000: 2:l4 pace, $500. %
Second day, Wednesday. October 4th--
2:15 trot and 2:1S pace, $500; hurdle race,
one mile. $50: 2:o2 pace, 500; running
race, mile dash, $500
Third day, Thursday, October 5th--l'ree-
for-all strot or pncc, $500; running race,
81 mile, 2 in 3, $3.50; 2:22 trot, $500; hurdle
race. l-2 miles. $500.
Fourth day, Friday. October 6th-2:25
Is pa &C, 500: running race. SIS mile, 9 In 3,
$50: 2:3O trot $50; local hurdle race, one
mile (for Lynchburg horses only). 500.
Watch Me, Sec Me CO. Darby, Superior
Delight, Moving Picture and more than
dozen others that 80 to make UP the
powerful stable Of show. horses owned
by David Dunlop, g. Petersburg. have
toen cutting d wide swath# at the horse
4 shows this season, first at Baltimore and
other places, and later at the Virg MA
open air affairs. To the masses. espe
cially the Juvenile portion. most pleas
ing feature OF the stable las been tbs
success OF that crack pair Of show ponies.
the brown gelditigs Delight and Moving
Picture, who were shown by Mr.. Dun
Ions small sons. David and John. In SIN
gle harness, tandem and under saddle.
These horses show littls effect of their
long seasons work. and their condition
Is highly crcdltable to Manager James