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The Washington times., 1907-02-18
An Opportunity.

The last session of Congress went
out in blaze of glory and a shower
of sparks. 1t was a sort of baptism
of fire for the bill limiting the hours
of service of railroad men working
in the operation Of trains.
One man standing against hos
tile Senate forced that body, in its
last hours, to give the right of way
to this measure. The Senate named
a date for a vote upon it, and when
that date came, six weeks ago.
passed it, still moving under the
whip and spur Of one mans insist
ence.
The bill went 10 the House, and
has been in committee till yester-
day. Then an emasculated and in
effective substitute was reported.
The powers OF the House doubtless
intend to pass this substitute. They
viii do SO unless some one man
shall rise TO do for it. in the House
or in conference, what Senator La
Toilette did for it in the Senate
last session II is a debatable ques-
ton whether the House committee
bill is preferable to no legislation
at all. The original and most de-
voted friends of the legislation de-
clare they would rather have no
legislation than this TOO carefully
drawn substitute.
At the end of the short session,
The Washington times., 1907-02-18
GIVE SCHOOL PICTURE
Of FRANCES WILLARD

A picture Of Frances E. Willard was
this afternoon presented to the new
Business High School BY the Central Y
Branch of the District Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union. Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey presided. The Rev.
frederick ID. Power, pastor OF Vermont
Avenue Christian Church, made an ad-
dress on the life and work of Miss
Nit'rd, and Mrs. George Otis Smith
maue the presentation speech. Allen
Davis. its principal, accepted for the
school The Rev. Henry n. Couden.
chaplain Of the House OF Representa-
tives offered prayer, and musical num-
bers We're given by the school and by
Mrs. Ralph p. Barnard
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The MAJORITY.

Charges Of Encouragement,
cruelty, and abuse of patients
not sustained.
DR.. White fully qualified.
Methods of restraint proper.
Attendants perform their work
well and properly.
Food good and well prepared.
\ new statute for committing
the insane should be enacted.
No necessity for the creation
of a lunacy commission.
The management Of the hos
pital should be under one head.
\ separate asylum for criminal
insane should be erected.
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SPOONER SEEKS
ANOTHER TERM
IN THE SENATE
Wisconsin People Think
His Chances Good if
La Toilette Does
Not Interfere.

That Senator Spooner of Wisconsin is
going TO be a candidate for another
term IN the upper chamber. and that he
IS prepared TO make d determined fight
Tor the place. is the opinion fast devel-
.oping in Wisconsin circles in Washing
ton.
Especially, it may be said is this view
entertained among the members Of the
wisconsin delegation in the House. It
Is not altogether a cheerful view that
ambitious Congressman take, but il has
been forced upon them by recent de-
velopments
The truth is that the Wisconsin pri-
mary law is considered as almost q bar
20 Senatorial ambition on the part of a
Congressman Wisconsin, law provides
a Statewide simultaneous primary for
all parties; candidates for Senator and
for all other offices must be voted upon
at the same time.
In the primary of 1908 Mr.. Spooner
would have to get a plurality of votes.
The more candidates the better for him.
There have been strong intimations that
several Of the House members of the
delegation might try their chances in
the primary. Messrs. Cooper. Jenkins.
lowings In the State. and are regarded
as good Senatorial timber by their
friends. But it can be said with knowI-
edge that some Of them are not nearly
50 much disposed 10 enter the fight as
they were few months ago.
La Toilette May Hold the Key.
In a big field Of candidates the main
strength that each man would hope TO
hold in Senatorial candidacy would
be shat OF his own Congressional dis
trict- But so soon as the Congressman
from a given district was announced
for Senator candidates for his place
in the House would spring up. and each
and every one OF them diligently sup
porting him for senator. would unite
in declaring that il wasn't fair for him
10 be running for two offices at once.
There Is much inquiry as TO whether
Irvine /. LenroOt the la Toilette can
didate for governor last year. will be
brought into the race for Senator as the
La Toilette choice, anC whether Gov
ernor Davidson will sspire. Then w
ID. Connor. chairman Of the State com
mittee, Is expected 20 be on the primary
ticket FOR senator. In such a race La
Follette's following would have an ex-
celient chance of nominating Leuroot.
But If La Toilette and LenrOOt keep out
of it, Spooner. 1t is thought. would be
very advantageOusly placed Ia the race.
May Be Presidential Factor.
one other considerati - is lately COM
manding a place in estimates OF the sit
uation- That is nc possibility OF Ia
Toilette being a serious factor in the
Presidential race. When the Senate
voted on the proposition 10 amend the
immigration bill by adopting an exclu-
sion OF Japanese. he was the sole Re
publican who voted for IL; and before
the roll call was over the inquiry was
being whispered:
Now, who'll get the Pacific coast
delegates in the 1905 convention
Nr. Ia Toilette has been known for
year 10 have a big popular support in
the coast States. especially Oregon and
Washington and nobody is willing 10
assume that he has injured his'standinC
by his vote for japanese exclusion.
The Washington times., 1907-02-18
CHANGE IN WEATHER
CAUSES SUFFERING

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-An unexpected
drop in temperature during the night
coused great inconvenience and con-
siderable suffering in New York early
today. One man was found dead from
weakness aggravated by exposure, while
another. leaning against a lamp post.
had his hands frozen 10 the metal and
had 70 be pried away by a policeman.
The police were unable 10 identify the
man found dead. The one with his
hands frozen proved TO be Max Spell
niger. He was partly blind
The Washington times., 1907-02-18

Dr. William \ Whites policies and superintendent of
Government Hospital for the sane highly commended bv
majority by minority
mouse committee appointed by the April
OF Encouragement and cruelty patients brought
against the institution Aedico-egaI Society Of the D 90
Columbia. ~ -
reports were submitted 70 the House today
paper bearing the
OF ONO and Barehheld Of Pennsylvania.
Arkansas. ~ vi
The Washington times., 1907-02-18
SCIENTIST AT EIGHTEEN.

Hector Macpherson. who resides a few
miles from Edinburgh. Scotland, though
only eighteen years old. is an astronO-
mer of note. his work In that science
having Won lin mem bership in Societa
Beige d AstrOnomie. lie took 10 star
gazing when a boy Of twelve and has
written two notable books on astronomy.
In order to get accurate and the latest
information concerning the work OF the
French. German and Italian asfroro~
mers. Hector first learned these Ian
Suages and Then correspondent with tia
aStrOnomers in their nafive fnnr,l1n
The Washington times., 1907-02-18
MAHATNA OLCOTT
DEAD IN INDIA
With Nine. BIaVatSky He
Founded Buddhist Theo-
Sophical Society.

NEW YORK. Feb lS.-Col. Henry
Steele Olcott, one of the founders OF the
TheOsophicaI Society, is dead at Adyar.
India. as the result of a fail received
while on his way TO the Orient last Oc-
tober- His death was announced here
by Alexander Fullerton, secretary OF
the American branch of the society
Colonel Olcott. after founding the Theo-
sophical Society with the late Nine.
Blavatsky, spent most of his lime in
the Far East.
Colonel OlcOtt was born in this city
seventy-five years ago.
The Washington times., 1907-02-18
POSTAL CLERKS
TOO POOR TO WE'D
Cleveland Postmaster Saws
Assistants Are Forced
to Stay Single.

CLEVELAND, Feb ls.-Cupid has
been rudeiy kicked out Of the Cleveland
postoftice because the postal clerks are
not receiving salaries which will permit
them to support a wife and-weII, per
haps, family.
postmaster DewstOe is authority for
the statement that very few Of his
postal clerks are getting married. He
says
'Ihey cannot afford it. and / do not
Diane them. The Government is not
paying them enough TO support a wife.
50 the clerks have made up their minds
tnat II Uncle Sam viii not pay them
higher salaries they viii remain single"
The Washington times., 1907-02-18

IT is cheering TO know that the Con-
stitutiOn has struggled through praC-
tically a complete session OF Congress
without the championship CT Senator
Bailey. and that II seems in good cond.-
ton yet
The Washington times., 1907-02-18

Mr. Bryan is 10 make a tour OF New
England. and w may expect that most
devoted but lately somewhat suppressed
retainer promptly to expand from geo.
fred WINS. into The Honorable George
Frederick williams.
The Washington times., 1907-02-18

BY the way, looking back over the
seasons round OF social activities "a ,his
Capital IL Is impossible 10 suppress a
feeling OF wondermeut that any man
should be equal 10 the performance in
digestion that Vice President Fairbanks
has presented.
The Washington times., 1907-02-18
WORSE LUcKl

FeIIlAps IL a.! very well for England
10 caution America to pet SLOW 6-'f +I,s
country has got up speed. and tie
D 1b.l den seem 10 work-PhiladsIs
But the breaks 90,
The Washington times., 1907-02-18

Now that the Smoot case is assured
f an early ending. there viii have TO
De developed new basis of comparison
TO suggest the length Of eternity.
The Washington times., 1907-02-18

The President is going to change the
designs Of the gold coins, out there IS no
promise that be viii make them any
easier TO get holi Of
The Washington times., 1907-02-18

Still, Mayor Schmitz viii be able 20
retire to private life with the satisfac-
ton Of having made himself a martyr
for the good OF the country.
The Washington times., 1907-02-18

Mr.. Napoleon Delmas has OuoIled an
other inciPient revolt of his marshals.
The Washington times., 1907-02-18
Minority Charges Cruelty.

on this point the minority say:
1T also appears that the medical staff
of the hospital frown on and sternlv
FORBID cruelty 10 patients by attendants.
numerous cases OF dismissals of attend
ants for this reason appear in the evil
dence But that attendants have treat
ed patients cruelty, both by blows and
neglect, is proved beyond a doubt. No
less than forty witnesses have testified
to specific instances Of cruelty, and Of
theSc forty witnesses twenty-siX We're
attendants and eX-attendants
THAT there have been numerous other
eases of cruelty is most probable; and
il must be remembered that these cases
have occurred since October ]. 1903.
a management under which saCh
cases could happen, and under which
they continue TO happen. must be fadIty.
The fault is partly due To the fact. il
seems to the undersigned, that there arr,
not sufficient number Of attendants.
one attendant often being left on the
wards without help and without super
vision.
1T is also true that there is a certain
The Washington times., 1907-02-18

Fortunately Tor Mayor schnlltz. the
town oc San Francisco doesn't have
Senator Carmack's command Of adjec-
tives.
The Washington times., 1907-02-18

The women Of Newcastle. Pa. viii
spend Wednesday praying for the re-
moval Of SmOot. whose case will be .ie-
cided that day. These good orthodox
ladies' would do well to fortify thcn,-
selves against severe shock 10 their
confidence in the efficacy OF prayer.
The Washington times., 1907-02-18
Majority View on Cruelty.

Regarding the charge OF cruelty to
patients, the feature of the inquiry
which attracted public interest, the ma
jority say:
Among charges that were made was
that giving patients food by means of a
feeding tube was used as a method of
punishment This is not only disproved.
but the testimony which sought 20 show
this was tie case was absurd.
As 10 the charges of so-called tow
cling of patients (chol1ing with wet
towels, there is no proof as to this al
leged method Of abuse. Although the
witness, Otis y. Wilson, a DISCHARGED
attendant, swOre that he himself tow
eled patients, from his manner and con-
tradiction Of MS own statements the
committee Is or opinion that this testi-
mony IS unworthy Of serious considera-
ton.
AS to the charges made in regard to
improper bathing of patients in the
same water that had been used nv
timony that, in one or two instances.
this had been done. but that the rule of
the hospital was against it, and that
the rule was usually maintained Such
charges were made by two patients and
two discharged attendants. and their
testimony vas denied by a number of
witnesses. The committee. therefore
believes that these charges have no
foundation.
After careful examination into the
charges of the abuse Of patients and
consideration Of the testimony adduced
in connection Herewith. and having IL
mind the deDeanors Of the various VIII
nesses while on the stand. the committee
is OF the opinion that such charges have
not been sustained by the testimony "
The Washington times., 1907-02-18

Dlifh9 stated. the majority find that
the mana SemeHt Of the asylum is good
and proper; that there are attendants
enough 20 look after the patients, that
the charges Of cruelty 10 patients have
not been sustained. and that there is
no necessity for the appointment Of a
lunacy commission in the District.
The minority find that the manage
ment OF the institution is family in Ger
tain respects, that the food is not good
that the attendants are too few. thst
there have been too many case o.. cruelty
10 patients, that n lunacy commission
Tor the District should be established
and that Congress should fix the salaries
paid TO employees at the asylum.
Both Attack Commitment Plan.
Attacks on the laws Tor The commit
meBt Of insane people To the asylum
are made on both sides. The majority
recommends an entirely new statute for
the commitment Of insane people from
the District, while the minority thinks
soldiers and sailors, alleged to be in
sane. should have jury trials 70 pass
on their sanity before commitment.
The conclusions Of the majority and
tie minority Of the committee came
AFTER a careful study Of 2,OlO pages Of
printed testimony, the result Of thirty
-FOUR public hearings. IN which 81 wit
nesses. including expert ql!enists. super
lHIeudents OF outside aSyiums. emplOves
and patients of ST. Elizabeth's and
Representatives Of the Medico-LegaI So
clety, were examined. The resolution
Calling for the inquiry was introduced
by Representative Clarke Of Florida.
VINO VIII make speech on the subject
in the near future
From medical standpoint. both the
majority ana the minority reports COM
mend the superintendent. DR.. White.
and his staff OF assistants, pointing out
mat the methods Tor treating the insane
al 81 Elzabetn's are progressive and
abreast OF the times.
The Washington times., 1907-02-18

following eminent men were in favor
OF II; Dr. Clark, Of the hospital: Judge
Maury Of the board OF visitors. Drs
Zeller. Eyman, Robins. Vaughn, Hutch
UNISON Wolfe, and Drury; Surgeon Cen
eral Wyman and 1Ir MeGaar, Of the
lunacy commission Of New York.
The Importance of such inspectior, Is
demonstrated by the investigation mad.
DE your committee, and common sense
ana experience IN OJner Institutions Of
TINS character dictate the necessity
for H.
j ne undersigned would therefore rec
9Inmend that d commission of Iunacv
DC created for the District Of Columbia
70 De composed Of three members. whose
terms OF Office and compensation shall
ne HNed by Congress One member to
De d surgeon IN the army, 10 be desig-
mated by the Secretary Of War; one to
ne surgeon in the navy. 10 be desig-
mated by the Secretary Of the Navy, and
one 70 be A citizen OF the District OF
Columbia, 20 be designated BY the Com
ulsslOners Of the District.
The Washington times., 1907-02-18

LlIopA l OF cdHousness displayed both BY
th' physicians and attendants. as v-eil
az want OF sympathy with these un-
The Washington times., 1907-02-18

The old hound wags his shaggy tan,
And l know what he would say:
It's over the hills Wen bound, old hound
over the hills and away.
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The stumbling, logged walk. into
which he fell, led him he Knew not
where.
Some time later in the evening. q
nearly voice awoke him to a sense OF
his surroundings. 1t was that of BIZ
HnSs, newspaper friend. What was
ne doing way over here on Cherry
street at this hour on auch a night
when he might be snug at home witr
the prettiest liSle woman in town?
AS Tor himself, o, he had Just writ.
Ten up suicide case at No. AZ. Over
uoSe OF laudanum, morphine, or som~
urug' SO the coroner had just decided
"eh' he must say good night and
hurry on.
AS Billings left. Bagley Lat nis
nand weakly to his throbbing head.
Cherry street. Suicide. No. Al? A
SOD burst from his throat. mis- chin
dropped TO his breast. The drug had
done its work, The secret was no
longer his! The discriminating phiaI
was In the hands of the police,
Now that he had heard wha, he
mad reared to hear, it seemed as
though his last. feeble flicker of spirit
wavered and was pulled out. He stag.
sered on down the street In the dark
ness he discerned a group Of police,
with wagon at the curb before No.
~. The door was slammed and lock.
cd oy a man who ran quickly down
the steps. and all entered the vehicle.
"hlch disappeared into the darkness
Mechanically Bagley entered the
gate, and, passing to one side. reached
the rear. and stumbled over what
seemed to be a small pile Of rubbish
recently deposited by the police who
had just left.
Ills abrupt movement, in recover.
ing MS balance, dislodged his hat, and
the light of the match he used to re-
cover 1t fell on the rubbish pile. Sew.
eral bottles. such as contain drugs.
lay In sight, many OF them labeled
morphine or Laudanum The coroner
had spoken of these two, One bottle
at his feet caught his eye, and he
TOOK it into his hand as the match
fell to the ground.
His whole figure became rigid a.,
he read the label but not with the
rlgidlty of suffering. AS the match
burned and blistered his finger-t.ps
ne still stared at bottle. as vet un.
corked and full of a poisonous drug
prescription No. 1919.
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crowded. the enrolment being SIS
with the present inadequate equip
ment. An illustration of the practi.
cal bent Of the associations methods
is found in the fact that it is teaching
plumbing, to prepare young Koreans
for places as soon as the new city
water system is established Twice
a week lectures, which might be
styled general information. are
given to audiences OF more than a
thousand men, hundreds being com.
monty turned away. This Y NJ G.. a
really stands for civilization To the
behind the-times youth. IL is even
teaching them how TO use their
bodies. in physical exercise and sport
All sorts Of Korean celebrities are
more or less closely identified with
this work the native secretary l. =
man OF rank. formerly Scouts chief
of police. who was converted while
undergoing term OF Imprisonment
because he refused to order his mon
to fire on some reformers. Tho real
motive power Of tho association are
three young Americans. Secretaries
Gillette. Brockman aud Gregg
Team Work By the Denominations
While America is writing articles
about church federation. and holdinr
conventions on the subject. the real
thing is under way in Korea. as in
some other mission fields Aside
from a small Anglican work and rho
Roman Catholic mission. PRESBYTERIAN
and Methodist bodies are the only
ones represented in this country The
way in which they work together is
a rebukc to many a community IN
America. rent b. sectarian jealousy
and pride. The stage Of mere good
Will was passed long ago
Here in Seoul the prcsbyteri1ns
and Methodists have united their
academies in the John D. Wells train.
Ing school and the funds and teach.
ers arc supplied by both deuom,pa.
tons. Arrangements are i'm tho max.
ing for a union Of hospital work as
in Pyeng Yang The Methodist and
Presbyterian church papers have been
made one and the Sunday school lit
erature is also issued Jointly Union
revival services are held and union
Bible classes. 4 union hymn book
is being complied, and the big Meth
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piete set OF modern medical text
books: and his ambition is to turn
out set OF competent native physi
cians who can. with the literature
thus at their command. build up a
Korean modern medical profession
along up'to-date lines. With such an
ambition as this, a man is not to be
blamed for working far into the
night. as DR.. Avison does.
Government Support for che Y. M.
c. A.
Conspicuous among the religious
enterprises of Seoul is the Young
Mems Christian association. which is
at present housed in some little old
Korean buildings, but which is about
to break ground for the erection OF a
modern structure, the gift of John
Wanamaker, OF Philadelphia The as.
sociation has 800 members. including
more than so members of the highest
rank OF Korean nobility. The emper-
ors nephew teaches "a Bible class in
the association. Twice the emperor
has given subscriptions to the organ
iZation, and the Japanese continue
w SiNe, lIOlu lHe MORGAN IunQS, an
annual subscription of $4,000
The avidity with which Korean
young men turn to the Y. NJ. c. A.
would indicate, even to a superficial
observer. that conditions here are ex-
traordnary. The fact is. the young
Korean, who has been sitting on his
heels for centuries. in self-satisfied
idleness. and an ignorance inconceiv
able to wcsterner. is being rudely
awakened. He is beginning to realize
that his head and his hands must be
trained. and that he must learn how
10 hustle So the educational classes
OF the Nj. c. A. which are chiefly
industrial and commercial. are over
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IN AN ICEBERG PRISON.
marvellous Play of coIors on Sides o,
the Ice Mountains.

We had scarcely taken a dozen
strokes when we discovered ourselves
10 be In the midst of a plunging fleet
OF icebergs. Observing an opening be.
tween two bergs that we concluded
must lead TO open water. we pulled
through it.
sea rolled up, the opposing sides
or the bergs came together with
crash that shook tons of ice into the
sea. The next moment found us com.
pletely surrounded by some dozen
enormous icebergs, held together by
their cohesive force.
The white and abrupt walls that
hemmed us in were at first but dimlv
perceived; but gradually the interior
OF our ice prison became clear of all
vapor and we saw that the bases OF
the bergs were marked by sharp.
shelving projections that slashed into
the water with the whirling move.
ment of mammoth reapers; and by
long, deep gorges into which the sea
launched itself with a sullen lunge.
Along their SUBMITS stood a thous.
and spires, ranging from giant icicles
to towering peaks. Rivulets and
diminutive cataracts poured down
through the assures and gorges they
had fashioned, for the sun had now
reached its zenith.
series of many colered ribbons
red, orange, green, blue, indigo and
Notwithstanding to the convexities
and hollows, in lines zigzag, vertica..
and horizontal, stretched themselves
along the faces of the icebergs
Around transparent colonades. ser.
pentine folds Of light wound and un.
wound
An obelisk, leaning from the abrupt
side of gorge, one moment wore
coronet that glowed like ruby. then
it cleaned like an emerald. On a
crystal dome an Aurora slept.
The bcrgs nodded, heaved; the rain.
bow hued ribbons wavered. danced.
ran into each other. A stronger i'm.
pulse Of the ocean thet set all the
bergs plunging and leauing. and the
Aurora slipped from the dome. pur.
sued by a fight Of gOldrn spears; the
colOrs mingled. unraveled and again
merged until the bergs from base to
summit were bathed in an iridescent
uproar OF flaming color.-New Eng.
land Magazine.
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Observant Man.

It Is a popular belief that no men
understand dress" still, it should be
known that they have sort of rough
appreciation Of general effects. They
can distinguish between the woman
who dresses well by instinct and one
who does so with an effort. They are
able to recognize at a glance the girls
and women who go thrcsgh life in the
wrong kind of garments and wearing
hats which infatuation has iinpelled
them to buy against their better judg
ment.-Lady's Pictorial.