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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-25
POLICE LIGHT LAMPS.
Strike Leaves Part of New York
City I'm Darkness.

tIty IN DHrb1neAs,
New York, April 2-Four hundred
Iamplighters employed by the Welsbach
Lighting Company, which has a contract
for lighting the streets where there are
no electric lights, went on strike to-day
Many districts were in darkness tonight
until the police were set TO work lighting
the gas
Then the strikers got busy and extin-
guished some of the lights. The strike is
brought about by the discharge of union
men.
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ROBERT WESTCOTT DEAD.
resident of Express Company

President of Express Company
Passes Away in New York.
New York, April 24.-Robert Estling
Westcott, president Of the Westcott
Express Company. died on Tuesday in
the Dakota, Seventy-second street and
Central Park West
Mr.. Westcott was hrty-three years
Of age. lie held Office in the New
York Botanical Gardens and the Ameri-
can Museum of Natural History.
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LEGISLATORS RAISE PAY.
PennsyIvanians Vote to Give Them.
selves More Money.

Harrisburg, Pa, April 24-The house OF
representatives tonight passed, by a vote
Of 1o5 10 81, the senate bin increasing tbs
pay of members of the Pennsylvania leg
islature to S1,525 a month. The bill now
goes to Gov. stuart, and it IS believed he
viii approve 1t.
The present pay of the legislators is
81 800 for each biennial session.
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TAFT FACTION WANT
EARLY PRIMARIES
Conference to Be Held in
Columbus Monday.
PEACE URGED BY MANY
Powerful Papers in the State
Want Quarrel Settled.

Followers Do Not wish
Primaries Held Before January I,
But secretary's Friends Favor
Holding Them with November
EIeefions-Exsended Conference Ia
Arranged for the Coming Week.
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x-RAY EXPERT DIES.

Wolfram {. Fuchs Victim OF Experi-
ments with Roentgen Discovery.
Chicago, April s4-Prof. Wolfram C.
city, who became affected by a peculiar
malady about three years ago. known as
X-ray cancer, died to-day, aged forty-one
wears
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eTVEs SO SCHOLARSHIPS.

r. T.. Shonts Makes Fifty Requests 10
Drake University, in Iowa.
Des Momes. April zt-Theodore =.
Sh0Hts has presented Drake University.
Of this city, with nifty service scholar
ships. of $50 each. To become effective at
the beginning OF the 1901 school year.
These scholarships VIII be- named the
Theodore Perry .shonts' service scholar
ships.
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international Christian Endeavor.
seattle. Wash., July 10 ia IL.

Personally conducted 3l-day trip. incIud-
ing Yellowstone Park and California. all
expense plan For particulars. see Ed
ward Tarring, 739 Bond Building,
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Many Yachting Parties.
CONTINUED OK FouRTH PAGE.

Stunph q LyfOrd have donated 10
the New Masonic Temple Building Fund
a 81, 600 bedroom suite. and w. b. Muses. q,
room and kitchen. at cost Of sI.5O Voices
on these articles 25 cents at the 5sasonie
Fair.
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On you bank deposits? Banking dept of
Union Trust Co, l4l4 F St, pays interest on
all accounts Deposits subject 10 check.
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SAIL TO FAIR TO-DAY
Officials and Diplomats Will
Go to jamestown.
ALL TAKE THE RIVER ROUTE

President and His Party VIII Leave
on the MRynOyyer at 4 u. m.-Other
Boats VIII Fellow Bearing Com
gresmen, Department Heads, For
eiEn Representatives and others.
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a In Carte Lunch Served Daily
At Ecksteins s from 12 10 s. I41s X. !. ave
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Finest Of Lumber. 8 per 100 fest
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oONTINUED oN THIRD 20.

J. II. Small q Sons, FIoris1s.
Washington and New York.
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Thc "a CnIonv saIe

The Old Colony Sale at Sloan's. 1407 G
St, continues to-day with 2ol on the cata-
lOgue at II a. N.
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Libbey & Co.. sth and New York ave.
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Silent as TO Taft.
CONTINUED on THIRD PAGE

Very nice Flooring. $50 per 100 feet.
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Beautiful Boards. 81 per 100 feet
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Dressed Piekets. square. 8 per 100.
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Libbey s Co.. 9th and New York ave.
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Dressed Palings, headed, g per 100.
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Manager Haight Of the New Willard,
refused to discuss the statement that
Cheever had victimized that hotel.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
THOSE JAPAN SPIES
Naval Officers Tell Of Brown
Mems Methods.
AMUSED AT SAN DIEGO. ARREST
Japanese Away from Home Consider
IL Patriotic Duty to Send Back
Information that May he of Value.
Mueh of the Alleged Spying Is Use
less and work of Amateurs.

The story Of the arrest Of japanese
spy while making drawings OF Fort Rose
Grams. in San Diego, Cal, made more
than enc American naval officer smile
Every officer OF several years experience
Will tell you that it Is the expected thing
for every japanese who can make a map
or a drawing 10 send one home from
every place in a foreign country that
he visits
Probably no war office IN the world is
so overloaded with amateur drawings OF
other countries, from a military stand
point. as IS that IN Tokyo. Turn a Japa-
nese loose where he can get Information
that might be used IN case of war. and
as matter OF patriotism and OF duty he
gets out his pencil and sends so-called
secret information home.
The reports not only have TO do with
fortihcations, but with factories for the
making Of munitions of war. They also
Include roads and mountains and passes
and streams. They tell about the food
supplies and landing places. When the
officers Of our war ships employed Japa-
tfNN et' 0ft Nf'llAd III tic Wal lDulll5 LllEIt
used 20 be protests from time 20 time be
cause the servants would send homo
drawings and information about the ships.
There was 10 doubt that IN many cases
such Information was sent home. but our
naval officers never worried much about
IT,
Really there are no secrets about mod
eTn war ships All the Information of
value thar exists about them Is well
known 20 the experts. Even if Il were
not any good naval constructor could
supply all the necessary data for fightng
by "a little nglring The size Of the guns
ou every war ship Is known, the dimen-
sions OF the snip. the amount OF armor,
and all chat Il requires very little time
10 plan out exactly how the craft is con-
structed. Any information. therefore.
that the japanese servants might send
home amounted 10 little Of value.
II i 20 smile.
One OF the best known officers in Ad-
m.ral Evans fleet was talking about the
san Diego episode the other dag and said:
THAT incident only made lot OF Us
smile. Every japanese IS expected 10
send home such stun, so that II his eoun-
try ever goes % war some OF It may be
used The information that the japanese
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
AIR FAMINE: IT'S Ill EFFECTS.
People Are Very Slow in Recogniz-
ing the Importance of Pure Air.

ing the Importance OF Pure Air.
As buildings are now constructed ana
overheated. many people have 10 spend at
least a part Of their waking hours in a
fstid atmosphere, says the September De-
lineator. But there Is no excuse for sleep
ing in sGch an atmosphere We spend
one-third Of our lives IN sleep; we also
breathe more deeply when asleep than
when awake, and we should sleep In the
open air. or as near 10 1t as possible
Walk through a residence street at night
and look at the bedroom windows; they
aCe all tightly closed. Occasionally one is
a stingy three or four inches down from
the top. This is done by some advanced
individual TO let out the bad air If all
the bad air went out Of that room. there
would be no air left There should be no
bad air in a bedroom. Every window and
door Of the bedroom should stand wide
open every night In the year The air
should be the same inside as outside.
While asleep. the lungs should be con-
nected with outside air lust as they are
when We walk the street. Sufficient COW
ering should be used 10 keep the body
warm at night, just as we put on sufi-
cient clothing to keep It warm when we
go outside Only the face is exposed un-
der both conditions.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
SONNET ON A GRAVEYARD.

Written on the site Of old Carroll Chapel. Fores,
Glen. Md.l
l.
a misty cloud o'erhanging the dark trees.
Which stand like sentries on the raised ground.
Sadly eIpectant. wakened with a sound
keenly alert, and swaying with the breeze.
Domed overhead. the changing Pleiades:
Seen iAro' blind tears, the whitened shafts are
found
Looking up from a dark but chastened mound;
Asking Hope hast fed DER yonder leas.
II
Oh, Gcd. Thou gaTS't these loved ones heavenly
rest,
Whilst we With prayer and grateful hearts do
n kneel
And ask OF Thee our weary souls 20 keep
Forever in the Kingdom Of the Blest
Then when Thou calls't. Thou pro7st Us BY our
zeal;
"As you have sOva. so~ye shall truly reap"
CICELY CLAUDE
CHEVY Chase Lake. Nd. sept, Isz.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
BRITISH JOKES
Stories From an English Periodical Illustrating Eng
IiSh Ideas of Fun

IN the streets OF Glesca. that We gang
ABOUT IKE madmau crying grossets7 7'
Ech. he replied. with a sense Of relief
yo're Just the man I was looking for
Dye ken the way to the Blanc HoteI?''
Dir. Jones had a country house and had
run up 70 town. On hts return Journey
The train came into collision. occasiouing
damage and delay. Mr.. Jones was shak-
en-, bat not otherwise hurt. He got a
friend 70 telegraph for him, which he
did 10 the following effect: Serious
accident. Mr.. Jones remains. Coming
s;o' 2. IN. train" But the clerk trans
posed the message thus: Serious acci-
dent Mr.. Jones remains coming $50 2.
m train" And when that unfortunate
gentleman arrived, instead Of finding MS
carriage, there was an undertaken with
a coffin waiting 20 convey his remains 10
his sorrow-stricken family.
Mrs Brown awoke her husband in the
dead Of night with the startling infor-
nation that she had just heard a burglar
In the room below. Now" she ex-
claiued, excitediy, hes lighting one of
those cigars I gave you for your birth
day. I heard him pick UP the box and
put II down again" Then John sat up
and listened. by J0ve. Mary. you're
right" he answered. He is, He's ac-
tualy smoking one OF those-er-er those
cigars Then he nestled once more com
fortably beneath the blankets. Go 70
sleep again, Mary" he said, c0mplacent-
ly; well find the poor wretch in the
morning"
Jeweler-You say you want some name
engraved on this ring?
Young man-Yes; want the words
George TO his dearest Alice" engraved
on the inside Of the ring.
Is the young lady your sister?
No; she Is the young lady to whom I
am engaged"
We'll, II were YOU, I would not have
George - his dearest Alice engraved
on the ring. II Alice changes her mind.
you can't use the ring again"
What would you suggest?'
would suggest that the words he
George. 10 his first and only love You
see, with that inscription you can use the
ring half dozen times. I have had ex-
perience in such matters myself"
An old farmer in the AIidlands was
anxious to marry, but could not make
up his mind between the charms Of a
certain cOmely widow in the neighborhood
and her equally charming daughter.
At last he determined to let chance
solve the problem.
I'll AK tn one as flst sees a-goin'
IN, he muttered. and off he started on
his amatOry errand. But when he ar
rived, both mother and daughter were
sitting IN the doorway
Dang it," he cried. Here was I
comm to ak one o. ZEE to marry me. an
swore the fust 'un should ha' the
chance But there ye both be together.
I'll shet my eyes now. an the one as
doan't want me nun go indoors. TIL
one as stays is my wife to be-"
Shutting his eyes. the old farmer count
ed ten solemnly; there was a subdued
ehuckle, but when he opened them both
had gone.
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largest Morning Circulation.

All advertising contracts made by The
Washington Herald are based upon its
sworn circulation-a circulation in Wash
ingtOn larger by thousands than was ever
before attained by any morning newspa-
per at the Capital Its books are open.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
RESTFUL SOLITUDE.

Wha- are the wild waves saying
As they break upon the beachg
What lunches are they conveying
In their mystic form OF speechf
There on the coast deserted
Tie echoes only are on.
They're saying Of those who firted:
Gee, but we're glad they're g0nop'
indianapolis News
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15
4 PANACEA.

IF dollar takes your friend to any place that costs
you two.
IF the dollars you must spend get less than other
peoples do.
If you must take the outside track while rivals get
the rail.
Apply the Constitution-land your enemies in iaf.
We've found the thing that puts a copper on all
other laws
Success may be convicted by
The
Post
Clagss
If the railroads steal an oil field. or tho oil field
steals the road
II ezDresSDen oTercharge you for an ordinary load
If the telephone IS busy when you call Hoboken o.
II the ferys ovorcrowded when you seek the Jersey
shore,
II you iud yourself sssrisved by this or any other
cause,
Cheer uD-you have recourse Il
The
Clause
New York Mail.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

Not inappropr!ately the emphasis Of VI
Hecks critical interpreters has been laid
lpon his youth, says Leonard D. Abbott
The Book News Monthly for Septem-
Ter. The dominant quality In all his work
? youth-the divine fire of youth. passion
1te' unrestrained. His main inspiration
Ias been erotic, and his masters are Swim
iurne and oscar Wilde. But united with
his passionate impulse Is to be found q
10 less unmiStakable intellectual spirIt-a
pirit intensely modern. II Wilde and
iwinburne have left their impress on his
mind. so also have Nietzsche and Ibsen.
HIS very audacity is born Of radiant
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

Lord LOreburn's principal relations
with the United States so far have been
his representation Of the British inter-
ests In the Venezuela arbitration confer
euce at Paris, which brought 20 a friend
ly conclusion a quarrel which at one
moment threatened 10 develop into q
war between this country and Great
Britain. For his services IN the matter
he was rewarded by Queen Victoria with
the Grand Cross Of the Order OF st
AIichael and St George
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

John Harvard has waited long for y
biographer, and now finds one in Mr.
Henry c. Shelley, the author Of Litter.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-15

At the Public Library last week. the
most popular books in nonfction were
Batchelders Principles of Design" and
Halls Three Acres and Liberty" In
fiction, the call was for Taylor's The
ImpersonatOT." and De Morgan's Alice
Tor Short" The youngsters cry was for
Lang's Orange Fairy Book and Alcott's
Little Men" Two subjects of consider
able popularity during the week were
photography and engineering OF the
former. two books We're IN especial de-
m3nd-Baldwin's Photography" and Alb
bott's Modern Photography"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-03
MOVEMENT TO RID
CITY OF CRIMINALS

NEW WORKS. Specials first
step in The nght The police VIII vase
60 rid New York of undesirable imml-
grants whom Commission Bingham
biames for the recent Epidemic Of
crimes against women. and for BLACK
Hand" outraEcs. an effort win be
made 90 Gcport Giovanni and Giusep-
IL Pcnetteli arrested today on a
charge % attempted eVtortior. De-
tectlve Fetrosini says the men were
desperate criminals ga Italy years be-
fore they came here. How thcy got
by the lmml grafton authorities he
cannot understand Now ne ulll fiEht
60 have then sent back 60 ITALY.
They were members 90 a gang led
by Barsoloni an Italian brlEard who
for years te-rcrizCd the country about
Palermo. italy. and who was finally
captured after a reward 90 $4,000
had been placed or his head hy the
italian Government. The immediate
crime charged against the men Is
sending "a letter 90 Antonio Capace.
Threatening 20 blow up his home un-
less he gave them $1,000.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-03
TOURISTS WIND UP
AT JERSEY CITY HALL

JERSEY CITY -SpeciaL--T W o
score or more OF automobiles. that
participated in the Glidden tour rode
up 70 the City Han just as the whis-
les OF the factories were announcing
the noon hour. and the famous tour
from Cleveland. which started on the
morning OF July 10TH was practically
az an end. Although the finishing
point was In New York city this after
noon. the officials ia charge checked
the automobiles here.
The automobiles presented q pic
turesQue sight as they drew up IN
front OF the City Han Covered from
head 20 foot with the dust OF Jersey
roads. they looked as though they
had been through q war.
Many OF the RutomOo1lists, tired out
by the long journey. crawled out OF
the machines and laid on the grass
lawns surrounding the buildings %
rest
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-03
THIEF R0BS LADY OF
MONEY AND JEWELRY

About o'clock sunday morning.
2lI East Cary street. the residence ~
AR. and Mrs. James T. Pattlson was
entered by thieves. and about $50 ln
cash and iewelry taken from the Sec
ond story of tae premises.
Il IS thought that the parties per-
rerrating the thefc entered rae add
Joining home of Mrs. Carter. 3l3 last
Cary street. which is boarding
house. where the door is left open 20
a late hour.
From this building the thlevos made
their way over the ROOF 90 ca porch
go q second story window Ga the Pat
t.sou home. The room here entered
was one occupied bv Miss j.. g. Iabo.
daughter 90 Mrs Pa-tlsou. Miss Iabb.
who is a trained nurse. -sr 49, az
home Saturday night SO the thieves
had. an open field before them. Moth
ing ia the room was left uullsturbed
even the bed was searched From the
dresser jewellery valued az 500 was
taken. consisting OK "a locket and chain
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-03
RESCUED PASSENGERS
LANDED AT EUREKA

EUREKA. CAI.-Special.- with
nearly $50 OF the survivors of the Pa
cific coast liner. Columbia. sunken by
collision with the san Pedro. 90 DO
cared for here. this town today re-
sembles "a hospital camp. The sur
vivors are being cared for in the homes
OF residents. ana everything possible
~ being done FOR their comfort
IL appears that there we're many
people on the Columbia whose names
90 not appear on the books. The Qur-
ser insists there were only the ise per-
sons whose names appear Several
~ the survivors. however. u has de-
velOped. were not on the lists This
has aroused the fear that there may
have been more deaths than now
seems likely Some OF the victims may
never be known even.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-03
GIRL HIT TORPEDO
WITH A HEAVY ROCK
Resulting Explosion Tore Her Lit
tie Body Frightfully and Hurt
Her Baby Sisser-Says Tail
Man Told Her 20 Do So.
RICHMOND. vA-Special--

RICHMOND. NA.-Spe cfal----
Louise Kahn. the ten-year-old
125 North Twentieth street. with her
litfle -haif-year-old sister.
Grace. was nearly blown Into eternity
near her home al s o'clock this morn
Ing by the explosion q railroad ,or-
pedo. Both children were injured. the
more than two hours the ambulance
doctors worked over the ltfle ones.
taking stitches and oandaging their
wounds.
u IS declared that che deadly ex-
riosivc was given the older child cy
an unknown strange. who ls Gescrio-
e. by the elder Eirl and the children
who were With her az the time as be-
ing "a tall ycung white man wearing
cye-Elaeses.'
According 60 tho children. The
stranger toil the chl3 to ttat on
the explosive with "a rock This the
child proceeded to DO. as tlc blood
stained pavement and broken curb at-
test. Ia the meanN nile thc stranger
had disappeared
r.. T. Parker. who conducts small
grocery az this corner. said chat hs
was violently shaken by the concus-
sion attending the report and was -h'
first 90 reach the wounded children
Sir. Parksr's shirt IS stil spotted Win
blood. He az once took the bleeding
child g. its mother
The iefr eye of che Eirl Isl probably
lost. both hands are broken and toru
large vein lu she l.fr wrist wa.
. severed the right breast is injured
and there are three gasnes cn the righ
les Two stitches were taken ln rn'
right hand % tso baby.
Lne police are ON thf lookout fo'
fhe author % the crime
AIRS. Kahn saii thar two months
aEo hey son. Jacob. found two O. these
tCrre3ocs a. the corner az Grace arl
twentieth Streets
SIR Kahn is employed at the Az
Uulr packing plant here. The fami. IS
was a. breakfast when the acciden
occurred. Four years ago Mrs kah'
had nine-vear-gll daughter. Ruhy
Killed by street car az this corner
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-03
YOUNG BOSTON WOMAN
STRICKEN WITH LEPROSY

BOSTON. ASS-SpcciaI - The
state Board % Health today confirm
ed the report that a young woman.
who was removed 10 the Massachu-
sets General Hospital after being em-
ployed as q domestic in some Cf the
wealthiest families or Boston. IS a vic
tim OF leprosy. she viii be removed
tomorrow 20 the leprosy colony az
Penlkez Island. of the coast near New
Bedford
The patient. whose name IS con-
cealed. had been under treatment dur
ing the past year FOR skin diseases be-
fore the real nature OF her affictiOn
was discovered. This IS the sixth case
OF leprcsy discovered IN Boston and
the vicinity during the past twelve
months
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-03
NORFOLK CONTRACTOR
FAILS FOR $500, 900

NORFOLK. VA--SDecial.-E Tat
terson, Norfolk's largest contractor
and now building the New Gibbs Pre-
serving Plant in Baltimore and the
New stone Printing and Publishing
Plant, "a Roanoke. failed today for
$500. 9o0- Inability 70 collect on coa-
tracts and realize on stocks. etc. -
given as the cause OF the failure. The
bankrupt places his totaL assets AZ
S24se00. Mr.. TatteFSon has Just been
awarded the contract for the new
Rockefeller Naval y. ~ g. 4. here a.
1925. 090- Whether ne Vii be able 70
continue with this contract after hs
- a6JudiCiated = bankrupt - ANGER
tain.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-03
KEPT TARS APART
TO AVOID TROUBLE

BREST, FRANCE. Special. ---
japanese and American naval officers
are mlngling with the greatest cor
diauvy here today, but the American
"tars' are al Kept aboard their ships
as a precaution against clashes with
the japanese.
shortly after the japanese vessels
arrived. Rear Admiral stockton called
upon Admiral Ljuin. the japanese
commander. and this visit was shortly
returned. Ia the afternoon officers
from both squadrons met az garden
party given az the Maritime PrSfec-
ture.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-03
SENATOR SADLER RETIRES
FROM RACE FOR SENATE
RICHMOND. VA.-special-

Senator Joseph =. ~etler. of the
sixteenth Senatorial District. announc-
el today hls withdrawal from the race
fur the Democratic nomination q sec
crd time. This 4eaves Mr.. Joseph Il.
Watkins !n the field without oppcsi-
ton.
senator Sadler was quite prominent
- before the public some months ago
49, chairman % the legislative Com
w!ttec that Investigated the conduct
ot Affairs az the Eastern state Hospl-
tll under the administration ct Dr.
T. = Foser. late erintcndert