The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-12-25
syRANoB APpBAL FOR cHARrrY

STRANGE APPEAL FOR CHARITY.
woman in Baltimore advertised wdays
ago that in order to get money to give her
children proper Christmas she would sell her
body, to be delivered after death, for ten dol
lars. The afternoon paper in which the ad-
vertisement appeared exploited the matter in
q column story, and the consequence was that
citizens, filed with the Christmas spirit and
with noble but uuquestioning generosity, sent
the woman about seventy dollars in money
and quantity Of supplies. The charity of the
| givers should not be criticised, for their acts
should be judged BY their intentions, but pos
| sibly most Of them, with their hearts swelling
with the Christmas spirit, did not stop to anal
we the woman's appeal and note that it did
not ''ring true" The offer was sensational
and was plainly intended to do just what it
did-appeal to sentiment too noble to ask
! questions. Only a regular medical school
could have any legitimate use for the body,
and these could, of course, not take advantage
of the offer, for no binding contract could
be drawn. The woman stated that she was
young and healthy, but the chances are that
these conditions will depart long before her
death The scheme was either very silly or il
was deliberate attempt to get gain by playing
upon the best feelings Of human nature, and
that it succeeded so well will, unfortunately,
be an incentive to similar attempts on the part
of Others
THERE ARE some queer things in govern
mental administration. One of these is the
difference in the cost of sending packages
through the mail from point to point in this
country and from this country to places abroad.
For instance if one wished, during this festive
season, to send pound of Maryland tobacco
from Baltimore to the Emperor of Germany 1t
would cost but twelve cents to send il by mail
prepaid, but if he wished to send a similar
package to the Duke Of Stemmer's Rum"
less than ten miles away, it would cost sixteen
CENTS 1t has been said that there are three
good reasons for this excessive cost of the par
cells post in this countryside Adams Express
Company, the Wels-Fargo Express Company
and the Southern Express Company. These
corporations SO far seem to have had sufficient
influence with Congress and the postal authori-
ties to keep the postal rate for packages high,
but the difference between the rates for do
nestle and foreign shipment are truly absurd.
ATToRNEY-GEEERAL ISAAC LOBE STRAUs of
Maryland is opposed to female suffrage He
is bachelor, and in an interview on the sub
ject this week said II am opposed to woman
suffrage. Womans sphere in the world is SO
high that it ought not to be dragged down by
her participation in politics. Her influence is
far more valuable in the home than IN public
affairs. AS a matter of fact, the work that
woman does in the world is much too noble,
too exacting and too important to have it con-
fused with participation in politics. Man can
not cope with her in it. Apparently he has
no ability whatever for the task Women ad-
vance the idea that their participation in
public affairs will help them. This is espec-
tally true of those who are forced by circum-
stances to battle with the world. The working
woman is wrong in this. am convinced that
it will only serve to make her battle more
harsh than it now is"
Mr.. ]. HOWARD Fox of the Towson bar, who
was elected to the House of Delegates on the
Democratic ticket last month, believes it his
duty to carry out the platform pledges of his
party. In an interview few days ago be said
''As a party and organization Democrat and
one who was elected on the Democratic plat
form last fall l am pledged to carry out the
various planks it contained. / feel that the
people of Maryland have seen fit to ratify the
Democratic platform, and as a representative
of the people am unequivocally in favor of
any reasonable and just legislation that will
carry out the principles of my party"
THE MAN who unearthed the frauds being
practiced by the Sugar Trust at the New York
custom house will likely get about S1,000,0O0
for the service he has rendered the Govern
ment The trust was fined something over
two million dollars for swindling the Govern
ment out of duties by reason Of short weights
in sugars, and Deputy Collector Parr discovered
the trick in weighing by which this gigantic
swindle was being carried on. Under the
United States law Parr is entitled to not more
than one-half the fines.
Mr.. JoHN ]. MAHoN. head of the Democratic