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New-York tribune., 1911-03-19
THE KEYWORD MIRACLE.

And this was the story of the derange-
ment Of the boy soldier Of the Philippines
The incident meant little 10 him at the
time. Some months later he had found
himself fearful and nervous in marching
across an open field Later he refused 10
walk past the mouth of his tent. In his
room at the hospital no authority could IN
duce him TO step out Of his room lie was
afraid to walk in any direction.
Yet he remembered nothing that would
indicate the origin OF this mental condition.
TO get at that origin and through an eN-
planation of II 10 remove the hallucinalo"
Of the patient is the system of treatment
that has been inaugurated at the govern
ment hospital for the insane In the DIS
trict OF ~vumbia. The principle which
Munsterberg has been applying to crimi-
nails to get from them their secrets the
government Is here applying TO the more
difficult field Of diseased mind. and wrestling
from il secrets that lead, not TO so dreary
a fate as convection Of offence against the
Law. but 10 emancipation Of the crazed
mind ard a restoration Of mental equil-
ibrium
Such. in brief. il the central idea around
which DR.. William A White. superin-
tendent OF this, the great government nos
pital for the insane. and DR.. Shepard ].
Franz. psychologist, are building cure
for those kinds Of insanity that are durable.
Such is the latest method Of sroping into
that indefinite thing. the mind, and when
II is deranged setting it right again.
The government right well takes care OF
the men and women who suffer mentally
through the exigencie. OF government ser
vice There are in this institution. "hlch
goes popularly by the name OF s. Eliza
beth Asylum. some three thousand de-
ranged men and women. for whom the fed
eral government is responsible Six hun
dred Of these are men OF the army VINO
have lost their minds in the line of duty
-Four hundred more are sailors VINO nave
become unbalanced. The revenue cutter
service. the public health and marine hos
pita service and other branches OF the
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origin Of the hallucination was made plain
to him the way was opened for his cure.
and eventually he was discharged.
In the search for this keyword with
which TO unlock the darkened chamber or
the diseased intelligence of those who
have been mentally MANNED in the service
Of the government ii sometimes becomes
necessary 10 go even beyond the vocabu-
larry Of the English language. Many of
the men who serve Uncle Sam perform
that service in communities where Eng
lish is little spoken. Spanish. for instance.
is the current tongue in the Philippines. in
Porto Rico. in Panama.
II was in the case of a patient from the
canal zone that a resort to Spanish final
" solved the mystery or course the rec
ord of every patient is studied in the hope
of getting bearing upon the possible
causes OF his arrangement This man
had operated steam shovel on the big
ditch. When all the words that could he
conjured up that might have a bearing
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chosen as a delegate 10 the Grand l.odse
convention Tho alternate TO the CONVEX"
tion is Leon Dick. His brother Cour'c'
DICK. succeeds Henry Muck as secretary
while Walter +. Tichborne. a newspaper
man. is the esteemed leading knight nav
ing defeated NJ. Il. Wright. jr, VINO was III
that chair until the election night
Isaac W Turner, who. for eisht years
has teen President OF the village OF Mount
Kisco. and who IS known as the Ola Dem
ocratic warhorse OF Northern Westminster
County. has withdrawn as cahdlda'e
for the village presidency this year wal
ter n. Lyman is the candidate In MS place
The election will be held on March q anu
as there IL another nominee, the contest
promises 10 be exciting. Mr.. Turner was
FOR wears supervisor from the town o'
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, Mills. Of Mount Vernon: Martin J. Keogn,
Of New Rochelle, and Michael Hirschbers.
OF Newburg.
Admiral and Mrs. Dot the mdgets, and
known In private life as Mr.. and Mrs Leo
pold Kahn. celebrated the sixteenth anni-
versary of their domicile in White Plains
this week. Admiral Dot since he moved To
White Plains has been successful. and it Is
now said that he owns real estate worth
close 10 $4,000.
The next meeting Of the Westchester
County Chamber of Commerce will be held
IN the Hotel Gramatan on April l3, when
a special dinner will be served. James q.
Cannon, the president. will preside. The
dinner committee is made up OF Francis
A. Stratton. president of the Westchester
Lighting Company. chairman; Alexander
Stols. W. T. Blackburn. Franklin a. Wag-
ner and j. Crawford Stevens.
Contracts have been awarded for the con-
struction OF two bridges over the Bronx
River by the Westchester County Board
OF Supervisors. which will connect Yonkers
with Tuckahoe and Bronxville. Those
structures will be built of steel and iron.
ard will take the place OF wooden struct-
ures
The new Second Methodist Episcopal
Church. on North Lexington avenue, White
Plains was dedicated on Sunday last with
special services
Several civic bodies. including the Vest
chester County Chamber of Commerce, have
gone on record against the proposed annex
alton of Yonkers. New Rochelle and Mount
Vernon TO New York city, and II is said
that a bitter fight will be made against tho
several bills introduced in the legislature,
including the Sinnot measure, which calls
for the annexation Of these three cities. and
forming a borough by itself. under the
control OF New York.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-19
80 SCENE RECALLED BY CALCULATING "CARAMeA!
his comrade

comes. lie is unable to stand ii. He goes
under"
These dencients usually become perma-
nent charges Of the public. They are NOT
10 bo considered In the present plans Tor
relieving the afflicted II may be possioie
70 build up this deficiency as one would
bt.Ild up a shrunken arm by massage anu
exercise. But the word cure reaches only
that class Of deficients who have suffered
shock or some such thing.
In this searching for the word that VIII
awake the sleeping mind there is needed
infinite care and pains. Sometimes IL is
found necessary TO search for weeks and
months. There is one case Of record az
the Government Hospital for the Insane IN
which the search was continued until SOD
words had been used without result, yet In
the end a cure was affected.
ono Of the commonest evidences of GER
tain insanity is the washing OF the hands.
/ once had n friend. otherwise entirely
rational. who would wash his hands twenty
times In dressing He was insane 20 de-
gree. At the government hospital there
was a man suffering from a similar haI-
+ luclnaton II an opportunity presented u
sslf he would frsntically wash his hands
from morning TO night. Otherwise he was
r rational
This man wa taken into tho quietude ot
the experimental chamber and Piled WIKI
various words In the end he Responded
t. the word "disgracc." II developed that
he had once seen "A heSgar SO repuisive'y
dirt, aud filthy that hc had been greatly
shocked. "a had occurred 10 him what a
loathsoue disgrace II wa 90 come 10 such
"a state. Then he had forgotten the Incl
dent. as far rs outward evidence goes. But
subconsciously the horror OF dirt had grown
upon him. In the end he developed tn'
,,,.,,t, eo~ u.asifuy mis- hands. When the
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csts." The directors are Charles : Gilbert.
Thomas VI. james. Harry J.. Brown Mar
cellus T. Gilbert Lester Hatfield. Cray j.
Franklin. Richard Wilkerson. Cephas
Wikcrson Anderson g. Mootc and l.
William Mauisaut.
The Greenbureh Athletic club has also
been Incorporated with It's principal Office
at Elmsford. The directors are Edward
H. Townsend. Roy W. Briggs. Henry j
Kaufman. John G. Moore and Benjamin $.
Townsend. all Of Hartsdale.
White Plains residents are much inter
estod az to the outcome Of the suit which
has been brought In the Supreme court
against the New York. Westchester q
Boston Railroad Company 10 recover $2'o"
damages and for an injunction restraining
the railroad from making any 1ur'he'
New-York tribune., 1911-03-19
Copyright. 1911. By W. \. Du Pay)

copyright, 1911, by W. y. Du Pay)
RENCH, Trench" shouted the doc
tor. at the same time slappIng the
great. blond boy OF d patient re-
.oundlngly on the knee
1,be word and the slap both came sudden
l.. ont Of the serenity of peaceful quietude
:, which even the deranged mind OF the
,o,,ent mad drowsed luxuriantly. They had
90, together in this somewhat darkcned
,oor, where every tone and every hanging
,oo,bed. So comfortable was the head rest
=, the chair. the cushions for the feet. the
,,nows for the elbows; SO subconsciousiy
rod the patient fallen in with the quiet
voice Of the doctor that bade him forget
.u slse. 10 let the mind remain empty OF
,honsht to browse in the mellowness of
,,sr,aI vacuity. that his mind huttered up
ute frightened bird
In that arousnc, If the word of the doc
TOR was the right one. the thing that had
caused the mental trouble came 10 the fore.
1,, was the wrong word. the tedious task
=, getting the right conditions under which
% surprise the deranged mind of its secret
had 10 be begun all over again.
In this case the word was right The
surnrised mind found the thing that had
heen troubling ii without It's knowledge
II told the story of the incident. seeming
" trivial that had meant the tragedy of
It's downfall.
Trench, Yes. the trench" the boy SOL
dior said. "We were charging the Moros
down in Luzon II was the darkest OF
nights. The grass was tall on the plain. ]
must have been ahead of the others and
was running fast They were firing on us
from the woods Then suddenly. ! stepped
of the edge of the plain and went down.
down could see no bottom. Yet it was
not a deep trench, and there was soft art
In the bottom of it. ] was not hurt !
climbed out and charged on. ! had forgot
New-York tribune., 1911-03-19

alterations or improvements ON the prop
etty IN white Plains upon which the com
pany is now engaged IN erecting ter
minal
The plaintiff is James Barker. receiver
for the estate II Samuel g. Williams. He
set forth that at the time Of his death Mr
Williams was The owner Of thirty lots.
running from Paulding TO Van Vert street
and Westchcster avenue. IN White Plains
upon which the railroad was now con
structing It's terminal. u IS contended That
the suit VIII determine the title to some
cf the most valuable property near the
terminal In White Plains.
\. T.. De Cortin is the newly elected EX-
alted Ruler Of the Mount Vernon lodge OF
EIks. 40. si2. IN the place Of Robert KALI
man. who at the election this week was
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White Plains in a northerly direction
through the towns mentioned 10 Danbury
and Brewster. with a branch 10 Ridgeheld,
where connection will be made with the
New Haven system which runs to Branch
Vile.
Under the order of Judge Mills. which -
filed in the Westchester County Clerks Of
fee the manner in which the road shall
cross the different streets is left to the
final decision Of the Public Service Com
mission
lanes q Farrell is now mentioned az the
leading candidate for the appointment OF
postmaster Of White Plains. His friends
are working hard and when the Republican
Town Committee meets Mr.. Farrell eXpec'S
IN have enough votes for his Endorsement.
Postmaster and Mrs. Freeman II. Merritt
Of White Plains. are now spending a few
days on their island in Casco Bay near
Portland. Ne.
,us,ice Keoeh. of the Supreme Court. III
confirming the report OF the commissioners
OF appraisal In the West Lincoln aNo'uo
widening proceedings. at Mount vernon
means, il Is generally believed. that 'he
work Of Transforming that thorouehlare'
which Ks an extension of the Whte iIaihs
Boulevard in The Bronx. into DouIeNaiu
Will be carried out Immediately
There has been some trouble reearuHlb
the confirmation OF the COMMISSIONS ,
awards. but all the matters involved nave
leen agreed upon. Under the order oi JUS
tice Keoeh ana on motion OF corporation
counsel Frank A. Bennett an allowance
NJ pcr cen on all awards to all property
Owners Is allowed.
According to the plans. many buildings
on Vest Lincoln avenue VIII either nave
. Ia razed or moved in order to make
80. for the widening OF the street Al
roadv number Of buildings have been
,,ovod hut there is n large amount Of work
-. ,,,d.r WAY The extension OF this
ho,,lo,ard will give Mount Vernon one oi
,ho finest thoroughiares In ,Wcstches'er
corrty. 80 far as an outlet 10 Manhattan
Is ccncc'ne1.
,rho yyestchester County Wheelmen. made
m oe some of the leadins residents OF
,fc,ut vernon. and which is regarded az
= az the leading clubs ia that city, mas
d., elected the following officers for the
ensuing. year: w Herbert joseph pres
d.r. g l.. Nichols. jr. vice president; ~.
swatt. secretary; W. II. Cory. treas
,,,or and Elmer Harrington, financial sec
rctary.
Ar aud Mrs. Arthur r. Walradt. OF New
pocbelle. announce the engagement OF their
d.uehter. Lucy Baldwin. 10 Professor
charles w. Kennedy. OF Princeton Uni
vorsity. The parties are prominent In So
ciety.
Tbo first whist club incorporated I'm West
hester County has just filed It's certificate
| =, ,,o ,yestchester County Clerks Office
:, g. oa,Ie1 ..The progressive Whist Club
cf White Plains" ana the OBJECTS are &c
promote social intercourse among Its mem mem
bers and TO advance theF common inter
New-York tribune., 1911-03-19

who has ended by being insane. Look into
his past and you viii find that Dee has never
been able 10 hold regular job. He has
always robcled against authority Tie has
been erraiic AN along Ho has been def
clent from birth. Then some unusual strain
New-York tribune., 1911-03-19
Some News Notes of Interest Gathered From Various Points

pad,ord when asked why he Wlthure"
tnor,, ,no race this YEAR he said. II couldn' I
ge, n Board of Trustees TO SUIT me- anu
owing TO political differences there was
always trouble and no harmony. My hanus
were practically tied against plans that
desired 10 carry out, and for that reason
decided 10 give up my former plan OF again
making the run for the office.
Howell G. Perrin. a real estate broker ol
Larchmoni, has leased the following COT
tages AT Larchmont-on-the-S Sound; Schuy-
Ter cottage. In Mitchell Circle. owned 10y
Mrs NJ L. Grey. to Nathan Bernsteih' -
Ievett cottage. to Robert I. Levy; Miss
Josephine Cones cottage in Noodpihe fd'A
TO Mrs. C. Armstrong: Mrs. Ella fo"Ie' ,
cottage. on Grove avenue. TO Archer w III
ans. and Mrs. Lester Rieys cottage Oh
Park avenue, To 4. Frankenbers
The certificate OF Incorporation OF lne
Bronx Witching Waves and NhltIpooi
COMPANY. with a capital of s2oO", ana the
nrincipal Office In Yonkers. has been hied
IN rho County Clerks office. White Plains.
The CORPORATION proposes to deal in amuse-
men, devices in this and foreign countries
The directors are Theophilus van hahhe''
Harry Kobe. Clinton Stephens. jr.' JAMES
H. Maher and Walter 5. Ely.
The next society event in Rye-o"-t''e
Sound will be the wedding of Miss May
Jones. OF Locust avenue, to hooe't
ris. of Milton Point. which VIII take p'd'e
on March 2l. In the home of the pride. MISS
Jones will be attended by MISS hHe"
Gainey. as bridesmaid. while James ferrlS'
Il brother OF the bridegroom, VIII he tne
best man.
The New Rochelle Rowing 'lup mas w
cided To enter the Harlem regatta OH M'-
mortal DAY, in the senior single Sc"''S'
Junior and single doubles and JUNIOR 'eh"-
pede Coach Van Nliet will try out some
Of the candidates for the crews tins "e'h
Among the candidates To row are carr bar-
ton, William Carter. Herbert Milligah' Kay
mond Milligan Charles Potts, Robert rev.
Fitzwlliam Dalrymple. jr., Frank Grlilihs'
John Anderson. Hamilton Wilde. camille
de Got Emmett Reid. Reginald Hiscoe ana
James Dolan.
Extensive plans are now making for the
annual banquet OF the Westchester county
Bar Association. which will be held In Del
monicos on April % The dinner commit
tee is making elaborate preparations for
fine menu and some OF the special features
will be the musical programme and adj
dresses by prominent statesmen. 1t may ne
possible that Colonel Roosevelt and eN-
Governor Hughes will he among the prin-
cipal speakers. President J. Addison Young
Of New Rochelle will be the POSTMASTER
The banquet committee is made up OF the
following Westchester County lawyers:
Charles Philip Easton, of Yonkers: Wilson
Brown. jr., of White Plains; jerome AL
vord Peck, OF Port Chester: William ID.
SAWYER. OF New Rochelle. and Joseph =.
Wood. Of Mount Vernon. Among the IN
vited guests will be Supreme Court Judges
Arthur S. Tompkins. OF Nyack; Joseph
Morschauser. Of POughkeepsie; Isaac n.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-19

with a view OF promoting the establish
meni Of a kindergarten in Gamaroneck
end furnishing means for the intelligent
training Of children. the Mamaroneck Free
kindergarten Association has been incor-
porated ana certificate filed with County
Clerk Buck. in White Plains. The directors
Of the association comprise the leading So
eiety women OF Mamaroneck. Scarsdale
Greenwich and New Rochelle. These are
the directors Mrs Edwin G. Ray. of Green
wich. Conn; Mrs. NJ NJ. Barnum OF Scars
dale Mrs G. l.. Robbins and Mrs NJ. o.
Terry. Of Iamaroneck; Mrs. G. Armstrong
Of Scarsdale, Mrs. +. r. Cornell and Mrs
7. A. Constable OF Mamaroneck; MISS
Kimber Of Scaradale; Mrs George Hollis
ter Of New Rochelle: Mrs. II. fattOn anc
George Gardiner Fly. of Mamaroneck. Mrs.
". c. Dickerman and Mrs. W. H. Heaton.
OF scarsdae Mrs W. G. Read Of Mamaro-
neck; Mrs. J. McVickar and Mrs Bradford
Rhodes, Of Scarsdale. and Mrs W. H. Sack
e't Mrs. Edwin II. Weatherbee. MIS-
Henry siegel. Mrs. J. W. Halleit, Mrs.
henry Darlington. Mrs. Henry NJ. Flagler
and Mrs W. s. Johnson, Of Mamaroneck-
on-;he-Sound.
Peter Paulding. the former clerk Of the
board OF Trustees Of White Plains. VIII
'ea'e OIL Thursday for Florida for the ben
en' OF his health. He has Leen i'll for some
uine' Mr. Paulding for years was clerk Oh
.he Village OF White Plains and Is widely
Anown throughout the county.
According TO a decision filed in the West
enester County Clerks office IN Whtc
rains this week, the Court Of Appeals III
nioany has sustained the interests OF the
a'aeriean Exchange National Bank, OF New
iork. and the title Of Walter \. Bennett
the greater part OF Grand Park, Mamar-
oneck-On-the- Sound. and the mortgages OF
he bank under the foreclosure of which
walter A. Bennett purchased IT for SJbJ'wp
lew years ago.
Cardozo q Nathan. Of No. l28 Broadway.
AAhhai,an, have been the attorneys for the
'enk anG Bennett. and Wilson Brown. jrr
White Plains. represented them IN the
inherent arguments I'm white Plains. The
roperty involved i'm the suit Is regarded AZ
.aoace and will probably be placed upon
y. .e market. n was formerly the Clapp and
na"sy property when laid out as Grand
rGk
.rfeS'denr Francis 4 StrattOn of the
""'s'chesier Lighting Company Of Mount
"noh has signed the contract with the
' fathers Of Yonkers which gives the
'"pahy the right 10 serve the city with
ana electricity for fve years. The con
-' provides that the yearly price Tor
-" lamp Will be $Zs, Instead OF 80, as
trn,erly.
,'pfeme Court Judge Mills has allowed
"estchester q Northern Railroad Com
70 cross certain streets and highways
Z D.. we towns cf Harrison. North Castle.
,'ofd' Pound Ridge and Lewisboro. THIS
branch OF the New York. West
s''er Boston Raiiroad Company. which
ky"hed by the New York a. New Haven
N'$~' The new Iiae will be extended from
New-York tribune., 1911-03-19

Mills. Of Mount Vernon: Martin J. keogh,
Of New Rochelle, and Michael Hirschbers.
OF Newburg.
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Make check payable to John d. CrtmminA ~
Cherry ST.. n. \.
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Peter Paulding. the former clerk Of the
Board Of Trustees Of White Plains. will
'ea'e OIL Thursday for Florida for the ben
sn' OF his health. He has been III for some
ume' Mr. Paulding for years was clerk Oh
'ne Village OF White Plains and Is widely
Anown throughout the county.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-19

The first whist club incorporated In West
hester County has just filed It's certificate
a. the Westchester County Clerks Office.
:, g. osile1 "The progressive Whist Club
- white Plains" and the objects are Ito
promote social intercourse among Its mem
hers and TO advance their common inter-
New-York tribune., 1911-03-19

Postmaster and Mrs Freeman II. Merritt
Of White Plains are now spending a Few
davs on their island in Casco Bay near
Portland Nc.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur r. Walradt' OF New
poonouo announce the engagement Of their
drughter. Lucy Baldwin. TO Professor
charles w. Kennedy. OF Princeton Uni
vcrsi,y. The parties are prominent in So
tisty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-18

the treaty, in absolute terms, re-
quires, the very opposite. as above
described so that no question, juris-
dictional or other, can be decided adj
versely TO the United States without
the consent of at least two of the
three citizens. our own representa-
tives. No right of the Senate can
possibly be infringed unless it pos
sesses the right to review every de-
cision of an arbitral tribunal.
Although you have only asked my
opinion on the constitutional aspects
of the matter take leave to add
that as a lover of peace between ma.
tons as we'll as among u en-, and full.
ly recognizing in the pres ent state OF
the world the sometime grim and aw
full necessity of resort to war,
most earnestly hope that the treaty
viii be advised by the Senate as pro
posed by the president. The always
possible danger of some injustice in
an arbitral judgment is infinitely
less than the certain horrors of war
both to the victor and the vanquish
ed. Very truly yours.
George f. EGmunds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-18
BENNINGTON. VT, NOV, IS, 1911
onA al n. onerationa which

One of the operations which the
Barre municipality ought to turn at
tention to another year is the replac-
ing of the Anticipated accumulation OF
wood used for the main highway
crossing over the jail branch on
South Main street. The day of the
covered wooden bridge is gone
Barre Times.
Bennington probably has the best
bridges on an average of any town
In the state, certainly the best in this
part of the state, but Bennington has
recently learned lesson that other
towns may we'll profit by. From a
dozen to eighteen years ago Benning-
ton put In several light iron bridges.
Some have gone and others are go
ing. They are not as durable as the
old fashioned covered wooden bridge
If Barre or any other town is going
into bridge building, they may well
bear in mind the truth that cheap
light iron bridges are mighty poor
economy Heavy iron and concrete
cost more in the first instance bu
are much more economical in th'
long run.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-18
Gets After Clement

III St Adams were brought face to
face with the same apathy and indif.
ference to hygienic needs that was
encountered recently, in Rutland she
would discover that the history OF
all municipal betterments shows OPP
position and mulishness at the out.
set. Such traits have their proper
inches In the evolution OF good and
sane municipal service Rutland
Herald,
After the defetat of Mayor Glenn
ents filtration plant proposition at
the election on October 81 by n vote
OF three to one the mayors newspa.
per called those who disagreed with
him woefully ignorant. II now pro
nounces them apathetic and indiffer.
emit
These charges against seventy.hve
per cent of the thoughtful citizens
OF Rutland are as unfounded as they
are In poor taste. The fact that the
large majority Of the voters differed
in opinion from Mayor Clement is no
proof of their ignorance, or apathy,
or Indifference.
AS to the mulishness OF such a
large majority Of the citizens, that
depends. II II Is mulish that they
did great deal of thinking for them
selves, then they are mullsh.
And the. chances are that they are
going to be mulish enough to insist
on knowing where the highway mon.
ey this year was spent; how much OF
II went to build the fine road TO the
mayors own country estate; why the
law was violated in spending more
money than had been appropriated.
aud In some other respects.
The thoughtful taxpayers of this
city may plead guilty TO being mulish
as charged, but they will resent a
charge OF being ignorant. apathetlc
and Indifferent as to Rutland's wei.
fare. Rutland News.