The Washington times., 1906-01-19

Senator Knox. the junior Senator
from Pennsylvania. has taken a great
interest in the education OF deaf
mutes. Recently he conducted kinder
garten class III lip-reading by mutes in
his committee room a. the Capitol
The pupils were six youngsters, of
both sexes. from the Philadelphia home
for training deaf children in speech
The Senator. % test their ability. ask
ed his visitors many extraordinary
questions. Each one Of the half-dozen
children watched the movements-o his
lips closely and replied TO each ques-
ton IN q way that made II clear 10
Mr., Knox that they had fully Under
stood his interrogatives-
Since that time he has become much
more Interested in this unique way OF
teaching deaf children. The school at
Philadelphia, where the children are
being taught. is under the supervision
OF Miss Mary s. Garrett Miss Garrett
is working to get small appropriation
from this Congress to carry on her
great work. and brought over this class
Of children TO illustrate To Senator
Knox Just why she intended asking
Uncle Sam" for a small sum OF money
to help her along.
The Senator became greatly interest
ed, and 10 convince himself that Miss
CARROTS claims were well founded
conducted the examination himself
with the results before stated. Miss
Garrett will frame bill TO be intro
duced soon. but while the bill may not
be introduced by Senator Kncx, IL will
! have his unbiased support.
Hale's One Regret.
Some Of the old timers in the Sen
ate tell a story about Senator Hale that
is amusing as well as interesting, and
apr0pos at his particular time The
story goes that AT. Hale regrets but
one action Of his during his political
career.
At the time Of the Spanish meri-
can war the senior Senator from Maine
was the leader Of the anti-War element
IN the Senate He talked, argued. and
did everything ne could 10 prevent war.
Many Of the predictions he then made
have come TO pass Having the conf
de1ce Of the Administration which, by
the way, he always has had OF late
years, he pointed out TO the President
tthe late William Mckinley the many
VeXing problems that the United States
would encounter by the acquisition Of
foreign territory. and even while the
war was ia progress ne argud against
the Presidents policy whenever he got
the opportunity
OF the mistake he claims 10 have
made then ne unhesitatingly. says. Il
have but one thing TO regret in my po-
| liticai life. that regret l will take 10
the grave. In the order that was sent
out from the White House 10 Dewey
at Hongkong 10 proceed to Manila, find
and annihilate the Spanish fleet. re-
greet that 70 that order die not advo-
cate the appending Of More specific in
structions. How easy il would have been
70 have added, Return TO Hongkong
or Leave Manila at once.
1t might have been that We would
have been spared much trouble and an
noyance. Certainly We would not have
I had Manila had Dewey steamed out OF
Manila bay on that memoriai May day.
Z We would have saved millions OF dol
I lars, and in addition the lives Of our
/ boys who died TO establish and main
tain our flag in that remote country
/ would have also been spared"
/ The Senator says he was a member OF
| a conference committee at the White
/ House on the night thar evenIful order
was dispatched across the continent and
/ seas 10 Dewey. After much delibera-
I ton the simple order. proceed 10 Ma
I MIA. find and destroy the Spanish feet, q"
/ was decided upon. That was all the
order said. / pondered over It many
/ times and in my mind nave wondered
/ why no thought was given as To what
I Dewey should do after he had complied
/ with the instructions given him. It's
/ one Of those incidents where history is
! made and no one realizes wha: the ulti-
mate results will be"
Tillman Incident Recalled.
| 4 story Of the celebrated apothegm
/ of Senator Mason of Illinois on the oc-