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The Washington herald., 1909-03-15

Milwaukee. Wis. March 1.-THE stran-
gest case OF lost memory in Western
medical records has been solved in Nil
waukee.
William Childs. aged thirty-fve years
son Of George William Childs. jr. OF
Brooklyn. after having been mourned as
dead for two years, suddenly recovered
his memory when he heard the click Of a
photographers camera
The camera brought back to him that
he was formerly a dealer IN. Photographic
supplies. Two years ago something
snapped. as he says. IN his head. and
where he has been since then no one
knows. A week ago he appeared IN Mi
waukee and begged the county authori-
ties 10 find out who he was They could
not help him, until the camera shutter
brought him once more 20 himself.
When ne was first seen in Milwaukee
Childs was dressed in "a s range garb- al
most ridiculous in its nature-a long robe
over his ordinary clothing. and his curly
hair and beard dressed Ike pictures Of
the Saviour. He was mumbling 10 him
self, and children and women who first
saw him supposed he was maniac who
had escaped from the county asylum near
by
He was out I'm the country. bareheaded.
on a bitter cold day when this occurred.
He was first taken 20 the county hospital
where he was cursOrily examined by the
county physicians and warmed and fed
He was as hungry as though he had not
eaten FOR days That night. however,
when he found where he was. he escaped.
HIS Past Blank.
The following day he was seen asking
for the superintendent Of the Door de-
partmenL one Of the structures adfoin-
ing the asylum. lie told Assistant Super
ntendent Willard T. Nolbohm that he
was not crazy,- but that he had forgotten
his own name, his own former home. and.
though he knew he was In Milwaukee he
could not tell where he had been for
any time previous. All memory preced-
ing March 3 the day he was taken 70
The insane asylum, was blotted out.
Doctors were summoned. but they could
do nothing 4 photographer was sent
out to-day 20 set a picture 10 send 20
those who thought he was missing
uncle. and with the taking OF the picture
the man was cured Of HIS strange ar
fiction.
He began speaking slowly at first then
talked rapidly. and the tears flowed as
De realized that he had been practically
In another world for two wears. He did
not know how long he had been out OF
the world until he compared present dates
with the last date on which he could re-
member his own existence The memory
OF the two years which intervenef be
tween to-day AMI his strange lapse is
sim blank.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-15
POLICE OF ITALY
STRANGELY SILENT
Continued from Page One.

ment to-day. "Joe's greatest service to
the city has never been spoken Of publicly
before. It lay in this: In 1905 the business
Of soaring petty Italian bankers and mer-
chants out Of money had grown so big
that the bIackmailers We're just beginning
to comprehend their own power.
They had no organization or system
Every piece OF extOrtion was the work
Of an individual or Of a small group. One
successful lob encouraged other criminals.
The business had become so successful
and prosperous that il had attracted the
attention of the leaders Of the Mafia and
Camorra. fellows who don't bother about
stingv blackmail. Two or three Of them
came over here. but Joe drove them back
to Italy.
ole understood that If the groups and
individuals were not Identified and held
in check they would sooner or later find
a cunning. resourCefUl man like PaliZZOlO,
the Mafa. leader. 10 organize them into a
single powerful band. He talked the pos
sibilities over with Commissioner Nc
Adoo. who organized the Italian squad,
and with Commissioner Bingham. who
continued IL and increased its powers.
leewav they would stand the town on
edge for while before their society could
be smashed.
beginning In 1905. he spotted the IN
dividuals and groups. scared them as
much as they had frightened their cOun-
trymen. and removed the possibility Of
combination. The arrests and convictions
he secured were not the only deterrents
70 a coalition Of criminals He learned
things about the bad Italians here which
We're not worth much as evidence, but
which furnished powerful weapons 20 the
police in dealing with them. Along with
that work Joe got the full confidence and
cooperation Of the thousands Of law
abiding Italians in New York.
Dangers Understood.
They understood the danger OF n
strong, centralized blackmalling society.
and realized that il was possible Tor such
combination 10 operate in New York,
FOR a time at least. They knew that Joe
was square. and that he never violated
condolences. From these people he got
assistance continually which helped keep
the lawbreakers IN check
No Federal action wiz be taken by the
state Department pending a fuli report
Of the circumstances OF the assassination
Of Lieut.. Joe Petrosino at Palermo Satur-
day from Lloyd c. Griscom, American
Ambassador at Rome.
No further dispatches on the subjec,
were received at the department yes;er-
day The officials OF the state Depart
ment confidently believe that the Italian
government and the police authorities OF
Palermo viii take every possible step 10
arrest the murderCrs
The Washington herald., 1909-03-15
Tempcrntures in Other cities.


Temperatures in other cities together with the
amount of rainfall, FOR the twelve hours ended az
=. N. yesterday. as follows:
The Washington herald., 1909-03-15
Condition of the Wnter.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Harpers Perry. W Va, March H-Bosh riIers
slightly cloudy to-day.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-15
LOST MIND RECLAIMED
Brooklyn Man Receivers His
Memory in Milwaukee.
FRIENDS THOUGHT HIN DEAD

William ChIIds Hears Snap of
Camera Shutter, and Then Takes
Two Years Ago-CannOt Recall Any
Events of Intervening MonthS.i
The Washington herald., 1909-03-15
CHURCH REVIEWS
A PROUD CAREER
Waugh Congregation Cele-
brateS It's Birthday.
FORMER MINISTERS PREACH

Fifty-xixth Anniversary of the
Founding of the Church Is Oh
served Quietly. but scores of odd
timers" and Pioneers Attend Sery-
ices and Recount Early scenes.
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2rSr-- Parade Ni-sEaIh NEXT HEEA,
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liners Present.

The morning congregation filled the
church. and many who have not been
in the edifce in months attended 10 greet
cid friends. DR. MaydweU supplemented
the sermon, given by Or. Price. with
remarks APPROPRIATE 70 the dav-
New-York tribune., 1909-09-21
A POLITICAL TRAGEDY.

Only a 1inty hearted person would fail TO
sympathize with Senator Ranes, in whose dis
trict is Wayne County, and with State Commit
teeman Belts, who halls from that county. in
regard to the announcement Of Mr.. Greenwood,
the Republican candidate for the Assembly from
Wayne. that he was for direct nominations.
Therefore. the ungodly have restrained them
selves from unholy laughter over this circum-
stance Senator Raines as every one knows
is terribly in earnest in his determination to
save the state from direct primaries, and in this
enterprise he has the sympathy and co-opera-
tiOn OF Mr. Belts. Now, the Assemblyman from
Wayne. Mr.. Hamn, last winter was sore trial
to Senator Raines for he departed from the
faith of his fathers and went seeking after
strange gods. Thus he came to be known as
Hughes man." and actually favored the direct
nominations bill.
Last spring Mr.. Hamn declined TO be renOmi-
mated. Why he declined is in dispute, but at
any rate he declined. Then ensued the widest
political hurrying ever known in Central New
York. There were haste and zeal and sup
pressed excitement There were rush and eager
ness and feverish whispering. And the result
of it was that before anybody had time to say
Jack Robinson a convention had been got ~
gether and a candidate for the Assembly had
been nominated, 10 wit, Mr.. Greenwood This
evoked much jubilatiOn. The state rocked
from end 10 end with the applause over the
defeat of the Governor" Here was one Of his
most pestiferous supporters thrust back into
private life and replaced by a good, safe man,
who would stay where he was put and do as he
was told. 1t was a famous victory. For months
the ears of the public rang with it. If an i'm
partial observer of political affairs ventured 10
remark that something interesting had hap
| pened in Oswego County, he was deafened with
a cry like "Hamn! Hamn! Remember what
happened to Hamn!" If dozen supporters of
Governor Hughes trumphed at the primaries
it was nothing, for there "the defeat in the
case of Hamn." And now after all the noise
and uprOar Mr.. Greenwood, who seems to have
been overlooked by everybody, has at last sue
ceeded in making himself heard, and TO the
effect that he, tOo like his defeated" predeces-
| sor is for the direct nominations bill
The stiffness that followed his announcement
/ was awful 1t was like the silence of a whole
/ city struck dumb at once 1t has lasted days.
1 And. indeed. the publication OF the "lnterview'
was one of the tragic moments of politics. Did
! Lear himself ever suffer more than the master
of a machine does when he learns that one of
his men, had kept concealed about his person
that cOntraband Of politics, mind of lis own?
New-York tribune., 1909-09-21
SANE VIEWS AT ATLANTIC CITY.

The latest utterances in the controversy over
law and order at Atlantic City exactly confirm
and Eindicate the attitude which The Tribune
has from the outset maintained. When some
of the local authorities precipitated a riot in
order 10 hamper and discredit the public prose-
cutor and his Legitimate agents the strongest
denunciatiOns of their conduct came from the
proprietors OF great hotels. and when some of
the prosecutors detectives We're arrested on
dubious charges those same hotel men FASTENED
10 give bail for them and TO secure their re-
lease so that they might continue their work
And yet we had been told that the hotel men
and the business interests of the city were on
the side Of the local government and its wide
open town" policy and that The Tribune, in ad-
vOcating enforcement of the law, was running
counter 10 the best public sentiment!
The real sentiment of the "solid men" Of At
lantic City was long ago expressed in our
columns, strongly against the officially pro
tected'' reign Of vice and lawlessness. 1t Is
again expressed in almost our own terms by
an Atlantic City paper, "The Review" which
says bluntly:
Dens Of vice are not wanted in the resort.
and when they exist their presence is proof Of
collusion between the ringsters, the police and
police to act promptly and effectively is a re-
fiection upon Franklin p. Stoy, Mayor of At
lantlc CITY, and upon the cnleI VINO executes
the Mayors orders. Unless there IS an
overthrow OF the present political control there
is a promise of a sinking in popularity and a
sinking in values in the resort.
There can be no question of the correctness
and the sanity Of those views 1t may DE that
sOme-by no means all-of the hotels would
like 10 have some modification of the excise
law, so that they could sell wines on Sundays to
bona fde guests. But that Is not the present
question. The question is whether the lowest
sort Of drinking places, gambling dens and
other resorts of vice and crime shall De kept
open wiEl impunity, and the men who are try
ing TO keep them open and who derive a large
but unclean revenue from them are the very
men who raise most of the clamOr against blue
laws and a "Purtanical Sunday" 1t is not
reasonable liberty which they want, but un-
bridled license. The respectable hOtelkeepers
and property owners of Atlantic City realize
that fact, and realize that the real menace to
that popular and delightful resort comes not
from "blue laws but from the dives. and not
from the "refOrmers" and CRUSADERS" as the
advocates OF law and order are variOusly
termed. but from those who are railing against
the law and are violating its provisions
New-York tribune., 1909-09-21
DEKorIoN ro ARBITRATIoN.

In submitting to the Hague tribunal the one
claim against Venezuela which could not be
settled by direct negotiations the United States
has once more given evidence OF it's faith in the
cause of international arbitration and, incl
dentally has again set good example to other
nations. This is especially true because it is
almost too much TO expect exact justice from
the Hague tribunal as at present constituted,
and because former experience of this coun-
try in trusting TO the adjudication of The Hague
a claim against Venezuela was attended with
far from satisfactory results. That was when
Great Britain, Germany and Italy, having estab-
lished a peaceful blockade Of Venezuelan
ports, consented, at the instance of and in COM
pany with the United States, to submit their
claims TO The Hague, this country having sue
cessfully eXerted its influence with Venezuela
to the same end. AS result of the arbItra-
ton the three more belligerent powers received
first liens on Venezuela's customs to the amount
of the damages awarded while claims of the
United States antedating those of the other
powers lad to wait until the later claims had
been collected
The earnest efforts put forth by the United
States at the last Hague convention at the In
stance of Secretary Root to secure the estab-
liShment Of a permanent arbitral tribunal COM
posed of eminent jursts, employed for life,
have not yet proved successful, and the opinion
Is firmly, and no doubt rightly, held that until
such n tribunal shall be established II is use
less to expect that the decisions Of the Hague
court will be based on strict equity. The pres
ent disposition Of the tribunal is 70 effect n
compromise about midway between the extreme
claims of the contending parties. Despite this
fact, however. the United States did not hesi-
tate TO submit to the existing tribunal fits claims
in the highly important Newfoundland fisheries
controversy. and now has submitted its remain
ing claim against Venezuela 10 the same court
Such n course IS net without the element Of self
sacrifice To an international cause and such
is deserving of special commendation.
1t Is sincerely TO be hoped however, that the
time may not be far distant when such tri-
bunal as was advocated by the American COM
missoners Ia the last conference Will be estab-
lished, SO that international itigants may sub
nit their causes 10 the court with every conf
dence that the decision will be in strict ac-
cordance with equity and the principles Of in
ternational law, rather than compromise based
on the cpportunst principle OF splitting the
difference"
New-York tribune., 1909-09-21
Abouf People and Social Incfden,, :,

ner tonight at the Orchard for Edwin d ,To-u.
anu Mrs George WESTINGHOUSE. Mr.. ana T-.
CHafies Astor Bristed. Mr. and Mrs Harris EI-
~ stocA ana Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Dlxev ".
among the guests. were
aI Hs. FRANKLIN Osgood had sixteen players AZ bs-
Drldge party at the Curtis Hotel to-nigbt e'
"lrs. j. U. Brown, Miss Jennie A. Brown NJ
a IL HaVemeyer. Miss c. r. Havemeyer M. W
l. w. Weysey and Mrs. NJ. II. Gregory. 90 W ~
York, are at the MapewoOd in PfttsIe1d eN
MIS-. WILLIAM Barrett Ridgely. who has bss
guest OF Mrs. ii. Rieman DuvaI will go 10 Pal,'
more tomorrow @ie-
Mrs. James L. Ludlow. who is returnine IN "
York on Wednesday, gave a luncheon at her ~
to-day MI VIVA
Baron and Baroness Won HengeImtller win N
this week from Europe for New York. Tbev 80
come 20 Lenox for October wa
W. c. Rocker, tr-. is a guest of Frederic Scba,,
Mrs James r. Jesup has returned from ITT-
brook where she has been visiting Mr. and ~
Harry H. FIagler, s'
Mrs. John Sloane is now visiting Mrs. Edmu,,
Coffin at Southampton.
Senator and Mrs Charles W. Cooper and NJ
Cooper, who have been at Hotel AspinwaU 49,
gone to New York
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Chester French will Civ.
reception Wednesday afternoon at which NJ
French will exhibit his latest work statue :,
Governor OglethOrpe of Georgia, to be erected !,
Savannah. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Choate, jr., have eon.
to Mount KiscO.
Mrs. J. v. MeserOle and Mr.. and Mrs p
Meserole. Of Brooklyn. and ]. NJ. Lockhart of
P1ttsburg. have arrived at the Hotel AspinwaU
New-York tribune., 1909-09-21
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

a clever woman. fond OF a practical Joke has
some additional spending money this month. be-
cause OF the unwritten law TO tho expiration OF
the straw hat September i5 A man
whose Office Is In the Wall Street district start
ing his way downtown that day. when his
wife reminded him OF the date. Inasmuch he
was not broker. he said. and would not have 10
face "a mob OF dress Rutocrats' he would defy
the edict and so sure was he that one would
notice his hat that he promised 10 give his wife
81 for every criticism OF his Independence. The
door had no sooner closed behind the man than
the shrewd woman telephOned the particulars OF
the agreement 20 her husbands partner. At dinner
she heard without smile how people hadn't
done thing 20 him. and the husband made no
claim ca the forfeit which he had paid. after
hearing how he had lost. lie says there are other
days ahead and one OF these will be his.
Romantic Girl-oh. George! What a sweet dream
cynical Bus -Driver-Nf-yes. and matrimony is the
alarm clock.-Ilustrated Bits.
Philadephia's health authorities are much
troubled the number OF typhoid cases in that
city. and Dr. Men. Director OF the Department OF
Health. has issued bulletin calling for precau-
tions against the spread OF the disease. He saws.
"Disinfect and wash the hands OF the attendant:
! screen everything from flies as much as possible:
destroy all food that has been IN the sickroom :
disinfect soiled clothing. and. when these things
cannot be done. send the patient TO the hospital
| and you will never have the second let alone the
uiiiu ana Aoutth case OF typhOid fever occurring
In your home through contact with a diseased
member OF the family"
Gosh, l wisht was like China
! when wanted TO negotiate loan, 70 have peo-
pie scrappng for a chance 70 subscribe "-Lousvls
| COUrier-JOurnal.
In effort to put a stop TO persistent frauds on
wholesale dealers. the Credit Mems Association Of
Chicago has started movement for a bulk
! sales law In Illinois. The idea is 20 forbid mer-
chants to sell their stocks whole on less than
five days notice 20 all creditors. somewhat
similar statute passed IN 1905. was declared void
by tho Supreme Court. but the credit men believe
that they draw a that viii stand the
test OF the courts.
Nell-That a frightfully long sermon the
minister preached this morning.
Belle-Why. didn't notice II unusually
long.
Nell-Of course not you had on a new hat
Philadelphia Record.
A new municipality owned enterprise is reported
from St Petersburg The United States Consul
there writes that 1.-THE high rates at which medi-
cnes and drugs sold by the private phar-
macies and drug stores have induced the municipal
authorities to start municipal pharmacy for
which purpose s15.45O has been recently allowed
The city pharmacy will supply medicines and
drugs to all the disnfectiOn and sanitary depart
ments. as well as municipal hospitals To private
persons drugs will be sold at 20 per cent discount
on the normal charges"
Bacon-They say the house fly become. fuII
grown in about four weeks. Do Won believe that9
Egbert-Yes, II everybody around the house is n
bad shot.-Yonkers Statesman. -
New-York tribune., 1909-09-21
WILL OF MRS. ELLEN NJ. HENNEssy
Many Charitable Bequests Made by Widow q
Former Fire Commissioner.

The will OF Mrs Ellen NJ. Hennessy. widow G
James S. Hennessy. former Fire Commissioner 81
this city. and mother Os Forbes J. Hennessy. Or
mer Assistant District Attorney. was fled az rs
office OF the Surrogate yesterday. 1t dispOses Of !
large estate, the value OF which is not stated.
The testatrix leaves many public bsQuests. Ths
College OF St. Francis Xavier receives S,0o9 u|
found the Catharine Bradley scholarship; 81 900 bl
given to the Church of ST. Francis Xavier. SO uI
the Rev. Thomas F. Myhan pastor OF ST. Annsl
Church. East 12th street: 500 70 ST. Francis Hos
pital East 5th street: $3.50 70 the Society OF 81
Vincent de Paul in connection with the Church Gi
ST. Francis Xavier: $500 the Society Of the Chi
dren OF Mary. Convent OF the Sacred Heart in ThsI
Bronx; 500 TO the rector OF the Church Of :
Francis Xavier for the benefit OF the parOch-
school; 5000 to St. JOseph's Seminary at Dur
woodie, and 500 20 the Little Sisters OF the Poos
Mrs Hennessy leaves Sl00O year to John "
DOnnelly. cousin; $50 to Lizzie Callahan and cs
year for life in recognition OF faithful services
her for many years. The residue OF her estate sas
divides into three equal shares. OF which her SCI
is to receive her daughter the latters issus
the second and ner granddaughter. Gathers
Bradley BigelCw the third.
Mrs Hennessy appoints her executors ana
eNecutrix her son. Forbes ]. Hennessy: her hisS
Michael Conlon and her daughter. Mrs. Parns
The will was executed on June last.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-21

that its adoption by the federal government
would he embarrassing, because either It would
subject the citizens of certain states to double
taxation their incomes or it would compel
those states to relinqush an important source
of revenue and to look elsewhere for supplies. The
same may be said of taxes on corporations, and,
indeed, consideration of that very point Is to
occupy much of the time of this conference. The
State Of New Jersey, to cite an example, de-
rives from a corporation tax so large a revenue
that no direct state tax is necessary, and the
Ievying of a federal tax on those corporations
may compel complete revision of its tax sys-
tenn
OF course, the question of general and local
expenditures and debts is closely associated
with this. There is at present bewidering
diversity of financial conditions among the
states and large cities. New York State has a
ryImOderate debt compared with some others,
while its chief city has rivalling that OF the
whole nation. New Jersey, Ohio Illinois and
some other states have no debts, but some Of
their cities are heavily burdened Any such
thing as uniformity is of course, quite out Of the
question, but there would seem to be room and
need for some better understanding and even
cooperation among the various taxing authOrl-
ties and debt-iDcurElng authorities, so that each
shall exercise its functions with certain degree
of recognition of the necessities of the others
and of the cumulative effect Of all their activi-
ties upon the people.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-21

try and particularly on the Pacific Slope. a
sentiment which would render the ratification
by the Senate of a treaty which failed to in
clude this or similar provision almost mpos-
sible
The purpose. therefore, of President Taft ana
Secretary Knox TO do everything possible to In
crease the common understanding and cordial
relations of the two countries. that WHEN the
time arrives to negotiate a new treaty the OBJ
stacles may not prove inSurmountabe, s2ouli
be promoted on all sides The visits not only of
statesmen but of business men. of each country
TO the other will further that end and diminish
the danger of diplomatic conflict. and the cordial
hospitality extended TO representative Japan
ese will make for the wellbeing of both nations.