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making the main entrance through the
rotunda. All along street runs an ele-
waited grassed terrace. On the other COR
ner nothing Will be done with the ap-
prOach until the work on the street car
line which is to go up LIST street is COM
pleted.
There has been lot of street work
done by the District government around
the building On New Jersey avenue the
old belgian blocks have been changed
for asphalt with its smooth. noiseless sur
face. street is to be regarded back OF
the building. and the blocks now on the
street will be replaced with asphalt The
streets are al to be put in first-class con-
dition and made as noiseless as it is pos
sible to make them.
Persons who had to traverse the sub
ways to the building last year will fail
to recognize them now with their white.
2lfstening walls of keen cement. In place
of the electric railway planned for the
tunnel to the Capitol there will be only
good sidewalk, and freight will be ham
died on little rubber-tired trucks. noise
lessly and quickly The railroad may
come later; it may never come at all.
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alive spirit manifested with respect to
them. This is shown quite aptly in the
flooring of the caucus room, which is In
white marble thing with black diamonds
or lOzengaS at the corn RS of the tiles.
This is the self same design liked so well
and employed so much by Bullfinch when
architect of the Capitol. 1t Is as good to-
day as 1t was then, and many of the
member will be glad to see it in the new
building.
Not much can be said of the ornamen-
tation Of the furniture. Still, 1t will be
of interest that the ways and means and
conference rooms and the stair hall will
be lighted by huge cut-glass chandeliers
of old colonial designs, but especially
made after drawings for their particular
uses. These chandeliers will be in place
by December 1. They will never be "out
of style and doubtless will be admired
as greatly by future generations of
Americans as they will be when ready
for public view. The cost, Of course, has
nothing to do with their suita bieness or
their artistic merit, but it is worth men
tioning that it will take check for S1o,-
Oo0 to pay for them.
The telephones OF the Capitol will be
controlled in the future from a new
switchboard now under construction and
which will be installed in the House
building. This switchboard is rather an
elaborate affair. 1t is being made by the
telephone company and will accommo-
date about loo telephones. In order to
attend to the calls on this board eight
operators are required. six on the day
shift and two at night. These operators
are employed by Congress. The same
switchboard Will serve both the Senate
and the House. 1t is located in a room
in the top story of the House building,
which has been fitted up with especial ref
erence to the needs of the service
All last year the approaches to the
House building remained incomplete and
unsighty. Work has been progressing
on them and in a very few days more the
main entrance with its dignified flight Of
broad, low marble steps will be finished,
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tention of the people of this country on
India, but when incorporated, tending to
become an international organization.
1ndo-Amerfcan' was dropped. and 1t
stands as the 'WomanS Restoratio
League of the World
How many child wives has the aver
age Hindu. and in what way are they OBJ
tanned? Are they bought"
THESE wives are betrothed in infancy.
as is the custom, and are compelled to be
married before they are twelve. The hus-
band may have many wives as he
pleases. according to Bishop j. NJ Tho
burn. Some families are anxious to con-
tract an alliance with q branch of caste
higher than their own. and TO do so they
sacrifice little girl by marrying her Ia
an old man. who receives a payment in
money for concedins the privilege.
4 *
Hence. parents who cannot find a suit
able match for their daughters join them
in wedlock TO a professional bridegroom
who is prepared to marry any number
for reasonable income. Marriage is in
many respects a mercenary transaction
and may take place when the bride is but
A helpless babe. but the marriage Is legal,
and if her husband dies. she becomes q
widow and remains such the rest of her
life"
Mrs. Wallace gives her last lecture in
the Metropolitan Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church, corner Of G and Ala
streets northwest, this afternoon at 3
O'Clock to women only. This will be the
farewell message to American women be-
fore she and her co-worker. Miss Ten
nant, leave their native land, sailing from
Nv York December L.. They Will be re-
ceived in Paris by Nine. Dupray, the rep
resentative president of the European
branch. Mrs. Wallace is .:"t organizing
branches at the present time, but has
formed circles in this city with the fol-
lowing presid nts: Mrs. Daniel Paul, Mrs.
s. D. La Fetra, Miss Alwine Baurman
and Mrs. Eliza Cook.
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We travelled from place to place as cir
cumStances led US. and in a WONDERFUL
way we were conducted into the scenes
where we learned of the conditions re-
sulting from this hideous custom. Wis.,
iting Benares. Calcutta, Delhi. Bombay
and other large cities of the Indian en-
pire, We saw the misery. degradation and
slavery of WOmanhood through the sac
riflce of the little girl.
Miss Holmes and |. riding down one
OF the great thoroughfares of Calcutta.
seeing around us the dreadful conditions
resulting from the degradation Of the
people, and knowing the source, painful
reco!lections OF all we had discovered
came with such overwhelming force
upon me that l turned to my friend and
said: If ever / reach my native land
Lgain 1 shall tell all we have seen to
American people, for / do not believe
they know it.
She replied: Yes, and We must do
something" Those vows were there reg
istered; hence their fulfllment has re-
suited in this organization known as
the .Womans Restoration League with
headquarters at 1911 West Temple street,
Los Angeles, Cal.
X ::
After spending six months in strenu-
Gus and close investigation we returned
to the United States. and 1 began to
spread the knowledge we had gained
After one year of this work. Miss
Holmes the founder of this league, re-
turned to India for the purpose Of en-
listing cooperation from the Hindus de-
string reform in their marriage custom
She remained one year, and, being emf
nently successful. came home with much
valuab e material for advancing the oper-
alton OF the league. Some of this mat
ter was in the form of government docu-
nentS medical testimony and literature
published on this subject in India. which
has proved invaluable to the workers OF
this league"
"why has not England. the ruling
power, abolished this CUSTOM
Because of promise made when Eng
land was but the East India Trading
Company not to interfere with customs
ar religion OF the Hlndus. Queen Vic
toria ratified this treaty. and hence the
government is unable to interfere
, IF the Hindu would appeal for law
I, be enacted for. the protection of the
''ttle girls from the first of the three
marriage ceremonies-the betrothal-until
she Is sixteen, the English government
would be absolved from its promise not
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the Work
~ on the House Office
Building-This Work Now
Is Almost Done-The Mem
bers Will Find Things in
Much Better Condition Than
When They Went Away
Then Only Their Own Office
Rooms Were Fit for Habita-
tion-Now Nearly All the
Committee Rooms and Other
Apartments Are Completed:
One of the Most Important
Improvements Is the Clean
ing and Adjournment of the
Great Court.
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THE ANNOYED GOLFER.

CIR HARRY JOHNSTON. the African
- explorer praised in Washington the
innumerable and superb American golf
courses.
II never saw anything like it," said he.
and 1 have but one fault to find You
permit too many persons 10 promenade
your links as though they were public
parks That is very annoying and also
very dangerous.
These promenaders are often extreme
ly ignorant of golf. 1t was here in
WASHINGTON, believe, that player over
heard two of them conversing.
What said a youn5 lady prone
nader. is that man with the club shouting;
fore" for?'
Her companion, another lady. an
Swered.
I suppose that is the number of times
he has missed the ball. And doesn't he
seem annoyed about it, too?"
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to meet all questions for information. to
furnish stamps, handle registered letters
ana TO receive notices from memb rs
about the delivery of their mail. 80 We'll
Will members be served, ii Is believed,
that they will not miss their Old Office at
all. AT tie same time, the removal OF
the main House office to the office build
ing will not only give more room to work
in and insure better service, but it will
permit OF the handling Of heavy mail
such as bags of documents and wagon
loads Of bound repOrts-direct through
the court and into the basem mt of the
new building. No longer will mail wagons
be seen standing in front Of the main en-
trance of tie Capitol at the House end
Tests were made last week of the i'm
menSe ventilating system of the House
building, and it was found to be in per-
feet working order. The heating sys-
TEN includes over GOO radiators and the
vitiated air from the numerous Offices is
drawn Off by means of huge ventiIating
fans in the attic. insuring perfect VEN
tilating and an abundance of pure air in
every room, without sacrificing the COM
fort depending on sufticiency of
warmth.
There are two big fan rooms in the
system Of ventilation for the House
building. There are also special venti-
lating fans for all the tiers of toilet
rooms and an immense overhead fan for
ventilating the caucus room. The sys-
tenn has BEEN installed in a very eco
nomical manner. but what is more i'm
portant, II is thoroughly up to specifica-
tons and is ready for efficient service.
The ways and means committee room
will be finished and furnished by De-
cember 10. The furniture has been spe
cially designed and it is tn product Of
one Of the best known New York houses.
Hearings on the tariff are scheduled to
b"gin before the ways and means COM
mttan in it's new quarters at once on the
opening of Congress. and the rooms Will
be ady. At present however, as in the
other important rooms. the walls will be
finished in plain white. Eventually it is
intended that they shall be decorated
with expensive froscoing.
Speaking of decorations, it will be no.
ticed that there has been very conserv-
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tenn. which will greatly increase the seat
ing capacity of the chamber.
Even the corridors look different They
have clean, wholesome. refreshing look
which was acking last winter. The brf
walls. the marble 1cors the gray marble
baseboards, all have an appearance of
being finished and we'll kept.
Last week the plasterers were busy fill
ing UT the base courses in the conference
room. which will be finished in white for
the present. And this leads to the ques-
ton Of decoration. Congress will be asked
this winter to take w the subject of an
appropriate Interior decoration for the
great stair hall, the rotunda, the confer
ence room, the ways and means commit
tee room and all the other public places
In the House. building. Nothing can be
done for another year because the walls
are SO massive that the masonry must
be allowed to stand all Of another twelve
months to dry out. 1t would not do to
paint over them sooner When 1t is pos
sible to begin that work, there should be
general plan so that the mural paint
ings shall, be harmonious.
y X
But to return to the conference room,
il is evident that this big chamber is to
play an important part In the future de-
alterations of the lower House of Con-
gress It Is of interest to the residents
of the city of Washington that it is
likely that the District of Columbia
committee may hold it's sessions here.
The room. by the way, is opposite the
Library of Congress in the northeast
corner Of the building on the third floor,
adjoining the District of Columbia COM
m!ttee rooms. AS the conference room
can hold 300 persons comfortably. 1t will
be much better for residents of the Dis
trct if hearings on District affairs are
heard in this room. Formerly such hear
ings have been held in small committee
rooms where 1t has been impossible for
all those wishing to take part in the
proceedings, or even to look on, to be
present.
Another committee which has impor-
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and present ted to the Viceroy and Gov
ernor General OF India by Mrs. n. Monet e
ManseH, MA, MD. of Lucknow, India,
September -, 1880. signed by fifty-five
doctors. cited cases OF little girls from
seven to twelve years of age who had
died. become paralyzed or crippled as the
result of marriages with adult husbands.
LAS result of the above appeal the
government instituted a strenuous in
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HERE will be a big

HERE will be a big
fountain playing in
the court of the
House Office build
ing when the MEM
bers reach Wash
ington tomorrow.
And there will be
a great stretch of
greensward within
the twenty-foot as
phalt drive way that
viii wind around
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to interfere. and law to that effect
could be passed.
THE center Of our league was organ zed
November 16, 1901. in Los Angeles, and
afterward branches were formed in large
cities of the United States. The next step
in the furthn rscCc II his great work is
to form branches in India, composed or
the progressive men possessed of power
and influence. who will present bill to
their government asking that a law be
passed protecting the little girl under six
teen from the horrors of child marriage
When do you expect to return to In
my coworker and assistant. Miss Car
RE A. Tenant Of California. and my
self hope to sail December T. from New
York Miss Tenant also holds the posi-
ton of the first vice president of the Cen
trail Branch and voluntarily consecrated
her life to this noble cause"
In what way do you appeal to the
American people?'
my observation, and quoting from gov
eminent documents. which verify my
statements. For instance. l saw on the
veranda of hotel in the city of Delhi
fine display of beautiful goods for sale.
These were in charge of man sent
from the shops to dispose of them. He
was accompanied by little girl who was
crouched on the step Of the veranda. L
knew the child's relationship to him. but
I wanted him to acknowledge it, so ]
asked him. is this your little daughter"
In India It is considered a breach of
etiquette for Hindu to inquire of an
other How is your wife or your family?
Therefore when 1. foreigner and
woman. asked this man concerning his
relationship he resentfully replied. No.
madame, it Is my wife" l then inquired.
How old is your little wife, He replied.
Seven years DID, and he was fully forty
years of age.
:; x
ITO the ordinary traveller in India she
would appear as being his little daughter
and the victim of accident, unless
they were Informed of this prevailing
custom. Another victim ] was
little girl, fourteen years of age. lying
in the maternity ward of one of the Eng
lish hospitals. who had just become the
mother of her third child. l was we'll
acquainted with a little grandmother
twenty-five years of age
What did the invests atoms of the gov
eminent bring to light?
"A medical petition. Written, prepared
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OF the husband), but the abuse Of tht
power thereby given to the husband.
* x
1.-The year we visited India. 1901. The
census was taken by e. A. Gait, F.S S.,
of the Indian civil service. This volume
abounds in testimony concerning he still
existing custom of infant marriage. and
the great inequality in the ages Of the
husband and wife.
Sir w. w. Hunter. director general of
statistics in India. said that from five IL
eleven is the usual period Of marriage
for Brahmin girls all over India.
The following appalling SIat.Sticse give
the returns of early marriages in British
India: Females under four years of age
Cbetrothed), 25S. go; from five to nine
(married), 2,20l ,4O4: from ten to four cen
married). 6,016.I59 And these to men
of all ages.
Another census states that there are
twenty-three millions of little widows
under nine years of age as the result of
infant betrothal. If the little girls of In
dia are not married before they are
twelve years of age they and their fam
lilies lose caste. which means to them in
conceivable misery"
x x
do they educate their women"
After marriage education is prohibited,
and when sacrificed at SO early an age in
the bonds of matrimony, what possible
opportunity for education can they hav ?
The boy is welcomed. beloved and edu-
Gated: allowed all freedom and, therefore,
has a chance for physical development.
When the daughter arrives, she is an
nounced to her father-'Nothing is BORN
and nothing she remains the rest OF her
life.
An educated Hindu gentleman re-
marked that education to- their women is
like wings to bird Give them educa-
ton and like the birds, they would claim
their liberty and we would lose our power
over them One of midas best ami
ableSt refOrmers in defense of Woma nhood
and its upliftment declares: The practice
of infant marriage has taken deep root in
the soil and the efforts OF private individ-
uals will never dislodge it. Combined. or
ganized and sustained activity alone will
cope with it successfully. His book, IN
FAINT Marriage and Enforced WidowhoOd
in India is replete with statements like
the following from Hindus of edH 1tion
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Mitigating Circumstances

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
A Philadelphia man has just been ar
rested for flirting with his own wife. 1t 10
only fair to the defendant to explain that
the lady was heavily yelled and he doubt
wife.
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the outer borders OF the court, from the
street entrance.
That will be about all. There will be no
ornamental features: no trees. OF shrub
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wives of that country.
For seven years she has been agitating
this subject throughout the United S ates,
arousing her country to realization OF
this crying evil. where the little girls
under twelve years of age in India are
sacrificed in marriage to adult husbands.
The recent seven months tour is the
elimination OF the seven years OF prepa-
ration which has ended In an energetic
and vigorous campaign. carried on by
visiting the larger cities and enlisting
workers closing with the Capital city.
Mrs Wallace Is a woman OF slender
build and rather frail in appearance. but
her intense earnestness and a heart over
flowing with love for those cruelty treated
little wives. enable her to de liver with
wisdom. strength and dehcacy the mes
sage commit ID to her charge on behalf
of a dying nation.
Mrs Wallace, may ask how you be-
came Interested" the Star reported Ques-
toned.
In rep ying she said: In the year 1900
q dear friend Of mine. Miss ]. NJ. Holmes
of Los Angeles. Cal, invited me to go
abroad with her. Our intention was
merely to travel through Europe, but In
Italy friends suggested that We extend
our tour and visit India. On board the
steamer we were introduced to three
East Indian gentlemen. and in the course
Of several conversations the subject of
child marriage was introduced. Before
we had reached Bombay we had decided
TO Investigate.
''On your arrival. Mrs Wallace. what
was your mode of procedure"
There was no method or plan laid. My
companion il a woman OF rare insight
into human nature and wise discernment.
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RING I he p a S t
week Mrs. Caro-
line Z. Wallace,
from India. has
been holding a
series of union
meetings in Wash
ington women S
clubs and leading
churches for wom-
en- only. In the in
terest OF the suf-
fering little child
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1t is expected that the House substation
will be great convenience for the men,
bers. 1t will have an equipment sufficient
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