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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
Literary Matters Abroad
eial Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON, May 3. 1905
(" NGLISH publishers, who are always
- complaining Of hard times. must
have read with envy Of the profits
realized by French confrere of theirs. NJ.
Adolph Boudesque, whose case was re-
ported from Paris recently. M. Boudesque's
career, 1t Is true. has just been cut
short by the French courts. but while It
Iasted-which means for the last FIVE years
or more-he must have made more money
out OF the publishing business than any
body ever did before-at least more In pro-
portion.
FOR although Boudesque published only
one book, and only one copy OF that every
year. the proceeds from It were over one
hundred thousand francs. or $4,000 an
nually. which must be record. The vol
ume was called by its publisher. The
Great Golden Book OF Courage and Devo-
ton" which sounds eminently virtuous as
we'll as frnpregsfve, but the courts decided
that the gO0dly sum which II Melted for
Botdeeoue every year WAS obtained under
false pretensea, and hence Il Ii that that
Worfhy has been ordered 10 cease publish
ine II, and meanwhile, TO hold himself at
tbs disppsif1pn 0f 1ustics. Houdesqne has
npns4ied axainst this sentence. however.
for Ne declares that b. Il q reputable citi-
IN. and fhnt he merely teok pardonabls
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opportunity to improve themselves'.
What Inference Is to be drawn from
this female superiority Where win ii
leadT' asked.
III women continue to advance with the
Same rate OF progress they are now ex-
hfbiting." replied DR.. Reich, their Do
sition In q few years will be Immensely
superior to what It has ever been In the
past. In England II will not be many
years before men will Ind they have to
take the supposedly weaker sex very serf-
ously. Otherwise the men may fnd them-
women companions.
Il predict for society women great
future=-if they win only use the brains
they undoubtedly pessess. They should
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other nationalities. The English and French
women are more domestic; they love their
homes their husbands, their children. They
do not have dreams of ambition such as
the American women indulge in, and II the
French or English women's husbands sud
denly became immensely wealthy 1t does
not effect radical overwhelming change
In the women themselves. But all Ameri-
can women-no matter how poor they are
are potentially the same. Give them the
chance to be rich. and they cannot resist
showing their true colors-
Where the American woman shows her
superiority over women Of other national
ties, particularly the English, Is her splen-
did personal physique It Is an immense
asset and wins for her many conquests.
The American woman commands more re-
spect, and Difference and respect are to her
what ozone is to the breathing apparatus.
With these immense assets to her credit,
the American woman spoils everything by
her overwhelming love of sensation and per-
sonal ambition.
Women in America have more brain
power than men, and 1t Is from the Ameri-
can women that 1 look some day for the
great American poet
II
Dr. Reich was asked to explain how he
came to make the really original discovery
that society women had more brains than
men; or any brains at all. for that matter.
Well" he replied. laughing, II made 1t
a point so study women. especially with
view to ascertaining wherein this intellectu-
aiity-this mental superiority-consisted.
Women are to me-and say 1t with re-
spect and Difference. and would not wish to
be Observation-Disclosures are to me what
insects are to the entomoiogfst. One insect
may have a certain stripe on Its wing case
which another does not possess. The ento-
mologist examines that stripe, measures its
length and CLASHES Its owner-without pas
sion, or bias, prejudice or emotion.
For myself, study the woman from her
intellectual side My investigation Is purely
neutrality-suspicious. care nothing for
nationality. caste or color.
Pursuing my studies on these scientific
lines. what do find? You say 1t Is mar
velous to discover that society women have
any brains at all. Perhaps. But II Is to
gone on from generation to generation CIV
ing all the credit to men, and-With the ex-
ception of the American Matchmaking the
weaker sex take an inferior place.
Especially IL 1t true In England that
women have always been supposed to be
entirely on lower plane than men. The
average Englishnaan looks upon woman as
his inferior. and he regards her with pity
and condescension. He looks at her as
beautiful Understanding more nor less.
LAS q matter of fact continued DIR.
Reich, speaking with hiz characteristics tor
rental flow of words. Z have discovered
that women In Engiand-and society women
al that-not only have as much intellectual
force as men. what you might call mere
brain power-but they have several charac-
teristics which make them immeasurabIy
superior to men In every respect For In
stance. men are wonderfully formalisffc
and authority ridden Men believe In moth
Ing but precedent: they are averse to nov-
city, oysrconservativs and especially spe-
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Guilty. Only the same difficulty though
which confronts every student of American
politics when dealing with particular cities
even in the same state. Nowhere in the
civilized world does the personal element
count for so much in the character of cities
as 1t does in the United States of America.
Law apparently counts for nothing, unless
there are to be found men bold enough and
brave enough to administer it, and this I
think accounts for the reason why San
Francisco is fairly purged of the shanghai
boarding master and his impost of blood
money and why Portland, Ore, still re-
mains under this shameful ban. In the
former place the city officials have, under
pressure from Washington risen and grap-
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more intellectual nimblenesS-more flair
judgment. intuition. initiative-are far less
pre5udiced. and Tar quicker to recognize
merit as soon as It presents itself. Women
have far more esprit than men. And this
last qualsty fs one OF the reasons why the
men hate them"
Could you give some instances OF wom-
ems actual superiority. doctorT' / asked
hurriedly, slipping the query in edgeWaya.
We'll, take literary STYLE. he replied
quickly. Women In England write far
better prose than men. Mrs. Browning'a
Portuguese sonnets have never been
equaied by anything written by man. In
prose the Engiishman writes heavy. cum
bersome. unequal stun; whereas. II you
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fear may have been thought forgetful OF
the title of my article. But indeed do not
see how 1t was possible to deal with the
matter In any other way, since for the aver
age reader the whole affair is wrapped in
mystery. However, coming to the central
point of my article: the last home of
shanghai Is the thriving port of Port
land, Ore. This is without controversy
among seamen who know and any one who
cares to investigate the facts may do so in
the blue book dealing with the causes of
desertIon by merchant seamen aboard
When, however we come to the reasons
why this vile business should still survive
in Portland, having been practically stamp
ed out everywhere else, we find some diff
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paper of the day, you will find really ex-
cellent writing. far better than anything a
man could do"
How do you account for this?' asked.
Because rule, in England" re-
piled the doctor. women are far better
linguists than men. They are good French
scholars while numbers of them have a
command of italian and German. Women
in England are not only better educated
than the men, but they have more leisure.
Not going into business and forgetting all
their schooling as men do, they have more
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sketch, but a faint outline of what went on
until few years ago with the connivance
of the police and judges, a pleasing COM
mentary upon the blessed state of things in
this much-vaunted free country. Many and
bitter were the complaints made by the
masters and owners about this scandaIous
state of affairs. but the villains merely
laughed and went on their way rejoicing.
There were not wanting, either, evil mas
tiers of ships, who for a share in the plum
der aided the boarding master in his viii
Iainies, but the number of them were hap
PLY very few.
X II
NOW In this EXPLANATION Of shanghailng |
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there Is yet no sign that any officer Of the
law cares to come into active collision with
these murderous men-stealers.
Callao. which once held the bad eminence
among shanghai ports, has lost 1t mainly
because Of the dying out of the sailing ship
which indeed still comes to the Chincha
Islands for guano, but does not trouble CAL
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clalistic. In every line of thought a man
builds up for himself one standard. to which
everything else must conform. In biology
he looks to and swears by Darwin: In Eng
lish history, Green and Herbert Spencer;
and 1t takes a. man twenty-five years to
recognize In any one of these lines, the
advent of a new force.
Il
''Now with wonderland I speak OF the
intelligent society women-they display far
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LONDON. May 3, 1905
~ NE Of the most brilliant discoveries
said TO have been made by DIR.
II Emil Reich, the Hungarian sa-
want who has suddenly become
the social fad in London, is that
socity women have brains-lots of brains.
This sensational conclusion is the result OF
duchesses, countesses and titled person
ages. American and English, who crowded
10 Claridges to hear the learned doctor In
dulge in all sorts OF up-to-date philosophy,
more or less apropos OF Plato-for. while
the duchesses listen to the doctor the doc
tor studies the duchesses with shrewd
and twinkling eye.
! hastened TO the book-lined study of his
modest home In Noting Hill for vertical
ton OF the rumors of his great discovery,
and have his personal assurance that 1t is
indeed fact.
Yes. It is quite correct" said Dr. Reich.
laughing. he passed his cigarette case
and leaned back in his easy chair In
chatty attitude, "and you may say for me
that not only have society women plenty of
brains. but in many cases they are the In
tellectual superiors OF men. This may espe-
cially be said of American women, but IL
applies with equal force to English wom-
en- as we'll. or course. the attitude of the
women In the respective countries IL entire
ly different. For instance" he continued.
1.-The American woman thinks only of her.
self-of herself-and. OF herself. To her
man is a mere writer of checks, getter of
money for her 10 spend. she thinks fit.
on her personal adornment her social up
building her ambition She patronizes
and toierates the man merely because she
needs him In her business but otherwise
he Is no more IN her thoughts than any
other object created and invented for her
special advantage.
But, however we may judge the Amer
lean woman or her English cousin We can
not get away from the fact that both of
them have very superior intellects; only
differing in their individual point OF view.
Judging the American society woman from
my personal contact with her. from a resi-
dence OF some years In that country. /
would say that the American woman OF to-
day resembles the Roman matrons of old,
who cared only for themselves and nothing
for their husbands or country. The Ameri-
can woman does not care for children. or
the family; she wishes to avoid the duties
of the mother, and men are to her, as
have said again and again, nothing but a
means 10 an end-and that end her own ag-
grandizement. With all her ambition, how
ever, the American woman is not superior
woman by any means. as compared to
women OF other countries. All American
women have dreams of being wealthy. and
no matter how poor they are. should their
husbands strike luck they Immediately
begin to put on side and make q great
show.
This Ii not the case with women OF
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Winners of Prizes.

1.-THE Country In Springtime" was
the subject of The Sunday Stars
amateur Photographic contest for
last week. The prizes were awarded
as follows:
First Prize. $5.O0s
Miss Grace Ross, A r street north
east - In Rock Creek Park.
Second Prize, $500:
Charles f. Cain, Az K street
northeast-May on the Farm.
Third Prize, $500:
VIM. s. Adams, 1889 North Capitol
street.-The Apple Orchard.
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N n ANY people will wonder what the
MI curious verb converted from noun
OF place which ends the title of this
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ow In this explanation of shanghaiing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-24

In making this review OF the COM
merce. industries and professions Of
the city Of Salt Lake, the Telegram
cannot lay too much stress on the
gratitude that IS due from the public
to the medical men OF this city and
state and particularly to such useful
specialist as the one whose name
forms the caption OF this brief sketch
DR.. c. W. Higgins is widely and favor
ably known throughout Utah and the
adjoining states as a noted medical
specialist and has demonstrated time
and again hts eminent professional
abiIities-the cure Of many serious
cases. and who is very highly regarded
by. his many former and present pa
tients He makes a speciality Of the
treatment Of such diseases as neural
gia. liver and kidney complaints, rheu-
matisyn. scrofula- erysipelas, catarrh.
deafness lung diseases. tape worms,
stiff joints, biliOusness,. sore eyes, grav-
ell weak spine, varicOcele. nervous
weakness, etc. DR.. Higgins is also
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-24

amendment of Mr.. Richardson and it
was defeated.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Lacey
OF Iowa, stating that the Wilson act
prohibiting the transportation Of liquor
from one state to another, when prohib-
tied by the state, was not repealed by
the pure food act, was adopted without
debate
The bill was passed by a vote Of 242
to i. the following voting il the MI
nority: Adamson. Aiken. Bartlett. Bur-
Lesson. Chandler, Garrett, Gillespie, Henry
of Texas. Hill of Mississippi. Humph-
reys OF Mississippi, Kelliher, Moore.
Russell, Sheppard. Sherley, Smith OF
Texas, Williams of Mississippi.
By unanimous consent the conference
report on the railroad rate bill was Ia
ken up and while there was discussion
over the anti-pass agreement, the previ-
oous. resolution was adopted by q vote
of I2I to 81. the conference report being
greed to, 215 TO 4
The house adjourned at 6:15.
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specialist on epilepsy and fits. and BY
his treatment can effect a permanent
cure. Owing to his splendidly ar
ranged system and the fact that he Is
a specialist, he is enabled, when those
afflicted write special descriptions OF
their cases, TO select the proper treat
ment in every case and send by mail
or express All communications and
interviews are strictly confidential
while no professional charges are
made Until the patient is discharged as
cured by DR. Higgins. He rs not a
newcomer to Salt Lake City, but has
an established record OF tlirty-tEo
years to his credit, and during al
these years thousands of patients have
been positively cured and are now en-
jOying good health. His Offices are at
the corner of Main and Third Sout h
streets, St Elmo hotel. Dr. Higgins -
thoroughly responsible and reliable.
and will not undertake a case unless
he 3 absolutely sure that he can effect
q cure and his word Is good in each
and every case.-Salt Lake Telegram.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-24

Representatives Prefer Imita-
= ton Whisky to the Genu-
inc Article.
PURE FOOD BILL PASSED
HOUSE TREATED TO A DEBATE
ON BOOZE.

Washington, June 2S.-The so-called
pure food bill was passed today by the
house, and the conference report on the
railroad rate bill adopted.
Nearly the entire day was taken up
with the consideration of the pure food
bill under the f1ve-minute rule, and.
while many amendments were offered
most Of them were voted down. Those
that were adopted were corrections and
changes in verbitage. The pure food
biz was passed by a vote of PAP to Il.
The Whisky Question.
The Republicans of the southern
states treated the house TO an instruc-
tive and exhaustive debate on whisky,
but the friends Of the straight arti-
Gle were routed by the friends of the
recthers by a vote Of "a to IS on an
amendment. Mr.. Richardson Of Ala
bama spoke in behalf of the makers Of
straight whisky.
In the course Of his remarks Mr.
Richardson maintained that there were
105.000,000 gallons of imitation whisky
Ions Of the pure article consumed in the
United States last year.
He declared that the rectifier, by add
ing 10 a thinlblefull Of eight-year-old
whisky, chemicals oils, fiavoring, bead
and aging, produced an alleged eight
year-Old brand which went to the con-
sumner as such. He wanted this kind
of whisky marked blended" and the
substances stated.
Mr.. Sherley of kentucky, in behalf
of the rectifieTs, explained the conten-
ton of the two whisky companies, the
6istillers and the rectifers.
Mr.. Stanley illustrates.
Mr.. Sherleys remarks brought Mr.
Stanley of Kentucky into the debate.
He took a bottle from the table. poured
the contents inc a graduate and said:
Here is a quart of alcohol, 100 proof
strong. 1t will eat the intestines out
Of a coyote. It will make a bowling
dervish out of an anchorite. It viii
make a rabbit spit in a bulldogs face.
II is pure alcohol and under the skill
of the rectif1er, he will put in q. little
cOlOTing matter and then a little bead
oil illustrating. I drop that in il. Then
I get q little essence of bourbon whisky
and there Is no connOsieur in this house
who can tell that hellish business from
the genuine article, and that is what I
denOUnce. 1 say that the colOring mat
ter is not harmful. I say that the car
amels are not harmful, but 1 say that
the body stock Of the whisky I made is
rank alcohol and wren il gets into a
man it is pure hell" (Applause.)
The vote was then taken on the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-24
SCANDINAVIANS At LAGOON
They Gather From All Parts of Utah
Celebrate Midsummer
Day

ScandinaVians from all parts Of Utah
met at Lagoon yesterday to celebrate
Midsummer day. The day was a success
aside from disagreeable weather condi-
tiOns. In the afternoon rain and hail AL
ternated and in the evening there was
cold. piercing wind. About 400 Scan
dinsvians were present. coming from Salt
TaI[e Brigham civ Provo. ogden and
the towns in southern Utah
The festivities were commenced by
dancing around the May pole 1t was
erected especially for the occasion and
was decked with flowers and bunting Of
many cOfOTS- At the top flOated beau
tiful American flag At different places
on the pole were Scandinavian flags. The
dancers were all dressed in native Scan
dinavian costumes
In the afternoon there was a pro-
gramme given in the pavilion which con-
sisted of songs ~ a Swedish choir and
poems in the Scandinavian language; also
some native dances The programme
ended by the choir and the audience sing
ing America.
The Grafton Of the day was delivered
by Judge O. NJ Nelson, and he talked
mostly of the part the Scandinavian peO-
pies played in American history. He re-
lated many Of their exploits in the wars
of the republic and said that there were
fOTty-six on the Maine when II was
blown I'D. He ended by saying:
While we look upon our flag and cher
ish our native land, we have made a SOL
emn promise with our adopted country
and as long as there is a drop Of blood
warm in our veins. we will as our fore
fathers who fought under George Wash
ingJOn. honor the Stars and Stripes
During the afternoon there were a great
many sports which took the form mostly
Of foot racing and boat racing. There
were thirJy events and some lively con-
tests took place. The greater part of the
evening was spent in dancing and there
were many who sang the national hymns
Of the Scandinavian countries The
weather became so disagreeable in the
evening that most took the early trains
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BARNES HOOKSON
TO POSTOFF|CE
f'Her0" of the Mrs. Morris In
Cident Finally Confirmed
by the Senate.
TILLMAN FIGHTS IN VAIN
WILL DISCUSS MATTER IN OPEN
SESSION.

Washington. June 23.-Benjamin r.
Barnes, assistant secretary to the pres
ident. was today confirmed by the SEN
ate in executive session as postmaster
at Washington. The vote was IS to Is.
BY a reverse vote a resolution was de-
feated providing for an investigation Of
the Mrs. Minor Morris incident in
March. when by order Of Mr. Barnes
the woman was elected from the White
House offices. The nomina ton had been
pending since April ?. The procedure
in the senate was dramatic. Senator
Tillman went over the testimony which
the committee on postOfice and post
roads declined TO receive when It re-
fused to enter upon an investigation Of
the Mrs. Morris affair.
Read Statement of Eye-Witnesses.
He had cad the statement Of eye
witnesses and then drew from under
his desk q black silk skirt wrapped in
a newspaper. This was the skirt worn
by Mrs. Morris when she was carried
or dragged" as she claimed. from the
White House. 1t was torn and muddy,
showing the imUrintS OF shoes. It was
charged by Mr.. Tillman that the lower
part of the wOman's body had been
trampled on by the police officers and
the White House tenGanJS, lnCluQlng
p negro, who had assisted in taking her
to a caTriags.
No effort was made by any senator to
defend the action Of the police
Senator Carter said that if there had
been any assault upon the woman the
police alone were TO blame. He said
that Mr.. Barnes could not be held re-
sponsible as the ill-trea tment. IL any.
had occurred outside of the Offices
VIII Get 1t Into the Record.
Senator Tillman gave notice that on
Tuesday he viii repeat MS remarks in
the open senate and exhibit the torn
clothing of Mrs. Morris. He will find
the occaSi for this in moving for a
vote on his resolution asking for an in
vestigation of the police force.
Senator Tillman said that it was a Pc
culiar coincidence that the only eye
witnesses who defended the incident
were Elmer z. Payne, a newspaper man
who had received a naval academy ap-
pOintment for his son, and the police,
whose superintendent, Richard Sylves-
ter, had received j Ike favor from the
hands Of the president
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BIG FOURTH AT SANDY.
Town Will Be Lighted by Electricity
for First lime.

The people at Sandy are making elab
crate preparations for the celebration Of
the Fourth Of July. Aside from the OBJ
servance Of the national holiday another
event of Importance takes place. The
Utah Light < Railway company has ex-
tended its wires and Sandy will be
lighted for the first time by electricity.
All the business houses and most of the
residences have been wired, and Sandy
viii be a blaze OF glory on that night.
The feature Of the celebration will be
the big electrical display in the evening
4 great many devices have been arranged
to exhibit electricity and its many uses
Lights have been set up all over the
brilliant scene when the power is turned
on at o'clock that evening. The dis
play is under the supervision Of the
Jordan Commercial & Producers associa-
ton. and the Utah Light & Railway COM
panv viii furnish free OF charge all the
power used that night