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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-31
Likely to Send
Him to Madhouse

in miserable tenementS, where comfort
and peace have always yielded place To
filth and misery. When the immigrant
! under such conditions contrasts his little
cottage home which he left behind with
his new surroundings, what wonder
inconsistencies overcomes him, and is often
succeeded by a wrecked mind? But, for
tunately, his children escape such a heavy
toll.
We have seen in another article how the
bodily form of the immigrants descend
ants changes, and this is one of the most
remarkable phases of the whole immi-
grafton question. Anthropologists have
been much surprised to see the most fixed
of all the racial characteristics change
under the influence of American condi-
tions OF course, a race which has lived
for generations under tropical suns Will
have the mark thereof burned into their
faces, and residence in colder climates
tends to obliterate these marks. But when
the very bones themselves undergo
changes-changes that cannot be attrib-
uted to heavy work or other like condi-
Observation-Disclosures become puzzled to
account for them.
What makes the skull of the round
headed immigrant turn long-faced in his
children? And what makes the long
face of other classes of immigrants tend
to round headedness in their posterfty?
These are questions to which no accept
able answers have been given. Again.
what makes the descendants of immi-
grants mature earlier than the immi-
grants themselves matured, and what
makes the descendants of some races of
immigrants grow shorter in stature while
the descendants of other races of immi-
grants grow taller? For instance, the
Bohemians lose stature. but their faces
grow longer and their heads wider. On
the other hand. the Sicilians gain in
stature and in the width of their faces.
but lose in the width of their heads.
Why does America have one effect on
one race and Numerically the opposite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-31
IMMIGRATION.
XX-DESCENDANTS OF IMMIGRANTS.
Bv Frederic J. Haskin.

effect upon other people in practically
the same surroundings?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-31
NO MENTION Of DEITY
IN WEDDING CEREMONY
Fathers Creed Dominates at
the Marriage of Miss
Maud R. |ngersoH.

NEW YORK, December 31.-With a
simple ceremony in which no mention of
a deity was made Miss Maud r. 1nger-
soil, daughter of the late Col. Robert G..
Ingersoll. was married yesterday after
noon in the home 'of her mother, at No
III East 21st street, to Mr.. Wallace Nc
Lean Probasco of this city, member Of
an old family in Ohio. devoted to the
Protestant Episcopal faith. The bride is
an agnostic. was her father, and the
ceremony was, at her request, strictly
in conformity with his teachings
A small company of close friends in
vited by personal notes from the bride
witnessed the ceremony. This was per-
formed by the Rev. John Lovejoy Elliott
of the Ethical Culture Society, of which
the bride is member. Dr. Elliott is an
old friend of her family
Invited Guests.
Among those invited We're Mr.. and Mrs
Andrew Carnegie. Mrs. Samuel r. Call
way, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic CORTLAND
Penfield. Mr. Albert Morris Bagby. Mr.
Amos F. Emo. Miss Ellen Glasgow. Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Bigelow Paine. Mrs. Dan
lei Butterfield, Dr. and Mrs. Albert Shaw
Mrs. Orlando J. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs
CORTLAND Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
IS Carpenter, Mr.. Rutger Blocker Jewett,
Mr. William a. Evans and Mr.. Albert
Boyden.
The bride entered the drawing room
with her mother. who gave her away
Her gown was made of white brOcaded
satin which had been given to her by her
father not long before his death in 1899.
The veil of old point lace, an
heirloom which won first prize at an eX-
hibition in Brussels in 1864.
In opening the ceremony Dr. Elliott ad-
dressed the couple upon the responsible
ties of matrimony, and quoted frequently
from the speeches and writings of Col.
1ngersOll. He then read the orator S
short poem on Love Laying the vol
ume aside, he drew word picture of
the ideal home, again quoting from the
writing of Col IngerSoll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-31
Causes Of Insanity
Among Immigrants

displayed by their children would seem
to show that 1t is more a matter of en-
vironment than inherited faint. Those
who controvert this idea declare that the
reason the children Of immigrants show
as great freedom from insanity as the
native, American population lies in the
different showing. They point to other
census figures which indicate that when
native born and immigrant-born people
of the same ages are considered, the ma
tive-born have some advantage. Yet this
advantage is narrowed down to beg
carly 3 per cent, whereas, in a compare
sen between the Immigrant and the native
it amounts to Is per cent.
Some of the high rate in insanity among
aliens is accounted for by the great diff
Guilty of inspecting immigrants thorough
ly enough to keep out every person of
diseased mind. When, ON rush days only
two minutes can be given to each immi-
grant at Ellis Island, it will be seen how
hard 1t would be for doctors to detect
every person showing mental unba lance.
This accounts for large number coming
in who already have had attacks of in
sanity. The most highly civilized nations
show a larger number of insane than
those not so high up in the scale of civil
Zation. For instance. while there were in
institutions SO Bohemians per 100000 of
Bohemian population. when the census
bureau made its Investigations, there
We're 3O7 Canadians and 23S Norwegians
But more than all this according to some
of the doctors who have had long expert
ence in immigration inspection work, is
the great change in environment which
the immigrant undergoes Instead of his
peaceful little cottage home back in some
quiet village, he suddenly finds himself
in very maelstrom of humanity com
merce and industry. calculated to shatter
| even the nerves of those who live amid
pleasant surroundings and in happy
homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-31


Hold to Customs their regular
of Their Fatherland. few of the
grandchildren of immigrants adhere "
the tongue of their fathers in Europe.
But there are cases where the iio'".
tongue persists through long generations.
Terrence V. Powderly. the efficient chlel
of tho division of distribution Of the bu-
reau of immigration, tells OF an eNpeii
ence he had in Lancaster county I'd
which illustrates the tendency Oh soiio
people to hold to the customs OF tho
fatherland. He was out on lmmlsfalio'i
business and Went to livery stable ~
hire a horse and buggy. The owner OIL the
stable was a Pennsylvania Dutchmah.
All of the horses were out except the
family driving horse. This nag was
hitched up and Powderly started on MS
journey. but he soon found that the
horse could not understand English. ana
SO since he could not speak Gerlhal' ne
had to adopt horse language Esperanto
and lead the steed back TO the s'dpi.,
That liyeryman ancestors had been III
PENNSYLVANIA for century and man
and vet his driving horse did not under
stand whoa" or ''Siddap.
While it has been demonstrated that
there is a remarkable amount of lnsan-
ity among immigrants. and while insanity
is usually regarded as an inheritable dis
ease, there is nothing to indicate that the
percentage of insane among the descend
ants of immigrants is any greater imam
that among people of pure American
stock with American ancestry running
back a century.
How frequently the thread of reason is
broken in the alien mind is illustrated by
the investigations Of the census bureau
into insanity and feeble-mindedness in
hospitals and institutions. This 1nvestiga-
ton shows that while twenty out of every
hundred people ten years old ana over
in the United States We're OF foreign birth
thirty-four out of every hundred inmates
of hospitals and institutions for the in
sane and feeble minded were of foreign
birth In other words while the foreign
born element ten years old and over con-
stitutes one-fifth of our population, 1t
makes up one-third of our insane and
feeble minded charges.
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Some one suggested that all this was
due to the fact that there was a similar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-31

The great majority OF the children of
immigrants learn to speak English and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-31

Such conditions are more likely to send
to the madhouse the lonely foreigner who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-31

There has been much speculation as to
the causes of insanity among immigrants.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-19
sv william SHEPHERD

PARIS. Nov. is.--I have met DIT.
CASTOR Odin. the ss-yearoid Paris
physician whose fame IL nov world
vide because II may be that he has
discovered a cure for cancer.
| have talked 20 him at length
about his discoveries.
have talked to many ~ his pa
TENTS and have questioned many
OF their nurses.
To begin with, the great physi'
clans Of Paris admit Or. odin has
discovered the germ Of cancer. They
will not yet admit he has found the
cure. They say " will be months
before they will feel like giving a
definite opinion.
But let me tell you what Or. ocln
told me.
Cancer fascinated me" he said,
as We sat talking In his laboratory.
Il studied the blood ~ cancer pa
TENTS. To my establishment ! dis.
covered some OF the eorpuscles
we're shaped like chestnuts. instead
OF being perfectly round. II dawn.
ed on me that perhaps the cancer
germ was hidden WITHIS--ins.de
the blood corpuscIes. like tho yolk
OF an egg Is hidden within the shell
How could ! break the shell o.
these tiny blood corpusclesl trie
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-19

many chemicals.
One day. after ono Of these tee'a.
I picked up piece OF glass. ON
which | had been experimenting.
and tho blood was swarminE with
microbes. That Was the cancer
germ released from the she'll
have proved that fact beyond a
doubt.
Now. have found the cure. I
have made serum that kills this
germ.
~ must nave 30 more eurcs." cor
,inucd Or. odin, ~and then ! shall
tell the entire seerc, 10 tho world.
Worked 10 Years.
zoo not think that all cf this hss
been done suddenly. ! have worked
on II for 10 years.
"it will not be many months be-
fore physicians in any part of tbs
world will be able 10 give my treat.
menf."
-Four men Aat In the outer office
OF pr. Odln'k place Two OF them
had their eancereaten faces bound
In cloths The other two we're also
cancer sufferers.
THE doctors told me I should
die. one man said, in answer TO my
questions. They had cut and cur
at my neck without avail. have
travelled over Europe seeking help.
have been coming To Dr. Odln for
week. and the swelling has zone
down BY one.half My pain Is
gone"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-19
SHE FIGHTS SEX
EVILS NEW WAY

nr. Rmma +. A. Drake. OF Denver.
secre. AIRY of the Worlds Purity
Federation. who IL In Seattle for
a series of meetings among teach
ers and mothers. believes that In
order 20 correct social and sex
evile. parents and teachers must be
educated TO fully understand the
situation. and that they In turn
must educate the children and
start them right.
She believes ahat with the child
started right. the evils now exist
ent win gradually cease,
IL Is obvious" said Or. Drake
Tuesday, that much more good
can be done in tho home and
school than In the slums ! am not
heilttling tho rescue work. II Is
noble and good work. But II those
unfortunates who must he rescued
had been properly trained and edu.
Gated. they would not have gone
wrong. Education Is easier, and
generally more lasting then re-
form
Or. Drake travels from city to
city, talking 20 teachers. parents
and children. sowing the seeds OF
good living and correct thinking.
She will be In Seattle two
weeks, aud during that time Will
address rs meetings Her educa.
tional campaign started yesterday
morning with a talk at the univer.
sity Episcopal church. In the ar
ternoon she addressed the welfare
workers In the juvenile court. and
last night she spoke at the univer-
sity Presbyterian church. She
speaks tonight at the Green Lake
Congregational church.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-19
GALLONS WIN In OREGON! BOY GOVERNOR
WRITES HIS VIEWS OF THE DEATH PENALT]

One out of every three voters ~
Oregon believes IL H. neither humane
nor good economics % hang men ~
ihe neck unfil they are dead.
ppweid West, bfeEon'A why Young
fighting governor. IL ono Of those.
he proposed law. under the initia-
live, abnltshihg capital punishment
aha had h puf ~ 20 the voters -
the general election fhin month. ~
Nas turned down. so J.
West Wan diAH appointed. bat not ~
All discouraged Ths law preposed
~ him was verf vital part y =
program 81 prison reform that has
made the Oregon governor national
ly prominent More Than two tsAfs
age. Lui q little while after he had
been elected West began earring
down the old. worn out. tfn - pits
on system go oregon Nnd sutntitut-
lns humanity for hnfharitm.
West made v htr business 20 know
and understand every convict ~ the
prison he mixed rigtd discipline
u!th human Kindness THE deeefr-
Ing got their chance. The BOY Nov-
ern~f' MAS always Willing 20 listen
20 the troHbies % the contlefs and
20 give advice.
Then 10 TOLD oregon that. IN his
opinion, capital puniHhment Hbo1id
te abolished
Tho stat. after thr eieetion. asked
West for = statement Here u his
reply
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-19

The little doctor took me into orN
OF tho largest and finest hospitals
OF Paris. The cowlsd monks. VINO
act an nurses. welcomed him ai'h
delight.
Works Wonderful Cure.
We vent into a ward. the doctor
myself and tao - the monks. and
they introduced me 10 n man Of
huge frame and OF terrible leanuras.
II was dying said the man 70
me.
He rubbed bis forehead. as II he
we're stili wondering NJ wnai ths
monks called the miracle.
Three weeks ago ! could not RAT
or talk be said Il could not
sleep. Ny throat vas so filled vii
tn. cancer that could hardly
breathe. | wanted TO die. The doc.
tons told me II would all be over
in hive weake. and | vas glad,
Then my wife brought me 10 Or.
Odin and he began 10 treat IRE.
That was three weeks ago. The
pain began TO leave me. Then the
swelling In my throat began %
shrink. One morning ! found !
could speak little bit. Now ! ,an
eat and talk and drink and sleep AZ
anybody docs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-19
DANCER OWNS ESQ
PAIRS OF SHOES

NEW YORK. Nov. 10 Mime. AIDE.
line Genee, the famous French
dancer. arrived on the kronp,lnx
wilhelm today. bringing $50 pairs
Of shoes.
~oh. never carry less than that. =
said the artistic. when friend re
preached her with extravagance.
-and use nearly every pair during
the course OF a week. Sometimes
1 change as often as three and four
times night. and on some occa-
sinns oftener."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-19

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. is.--
-cupld Munson." marriage clerk,
has cent kilograms all over the
state. asking that no license be L.
nued 10 Pretty i9'yearold Daka
Mnraxaka. Japanese hlKh school
rlfi and Raso cns,odio. a Porto
Rlcan janilor o. The school the girl
attended. following their eiopcmcnt
here
since tho Firf's infaiuAtion tor n
yanltof became known IN her uNn
home, paka has been guarded. but
this morning abe gave her uncle
and guardian. NJ. MuFa~Ahn. the
rlip A few minutes later Mnra.
wnka rushed into the county clerk 3
offics. waving the picture os hia
niece. and forhiddinH Muneon 20 10.
sue a license The state iaw pro
hlhlin the marriage Of occldentaia
and orirnfala
Mlsa nakA IA an accomplished
murseian. Sine. the iabisor hos
stole her heart however. her
studies iAngasshed,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-19
REGARD DISCOVERS
WHITE SPOT ON SUN

SANTA CLAIR. Nov. i9.--Whiie
examining the sun at the observa.
tory OF the Santa Clara university.
recently, the Rev. j. 8.
Ricard aud Dr.. Porte saw most
brilliant facula In the hello latitude
80 degrees north and longitude
Sc 30 degrees east from center
meridian.
The facula looks like n tungsten
lamp on the sun. II is a white spot
OF raro beauty. Laymen call II a
disturbance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-19
Get Rid of
Piles at Home
Try This Home Treatmcnt--Abso-
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pears, inflammation and swelling
subside, and you are able to work
again as comfortably as though you
had never been afflicted at all. II
may save the expense and danger
OF a surgical operation.
just send In the coupon below
with your name and address on
slip OF paper. to the Pyramid Drug
Co. 420 Pyramid Bldg. Marshall,
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you FREE. II win show you con.
clusiyely what Pyramid Pile Rem.
cdy will do Then you can get the
regular package for so cents at any
drug store. Don't suffer another
needless minute. Write now.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-19
AS
HIPPO'S COMPANION

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10. --3n-
perintendent Carson Of the Zoolog-
ical Garden in this city is adver-
Using for a young nanny goat. He
wants the goat for companion 70
Katrina. the young hippopotamus.
Katrina has been worrying OF
late, and the superintendent sent
TO Hagenbeck In Hamburg, who
formerly owned her. to learn what
the matter was The reply came
back that Katrina was used to a
nanny goat as her constant com
panion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-19
KICKS ON PAYING
81 MARRIAGE FEE

CINCINNATI. Nov. 1s.-Aftcr
Michael McKcnna. IS. peddler.
had been married by Squire Demp.
sey to Miss Mary A. Stephenson.
he refused to pay the legal fee
of 81.
"Seventy-five cents Is enough"
said Mckenna. ut only cost that
price for the certificate. and | won't
pay any more TO get married. This
is bunko game"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-19
WOW! 1,649-KT.
DIAMOND FOUND

JOHANNESBURG. Nov. ia
diamond weighing i.6ts carats has
been discovered in the Premier
mine. This is the largest diamond
in the world. The famous CallInan
diamond. which was found In the
same mine in 1906, weighed $685.
carats, but was cut into II rep
arate stones.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-19

I. A. MAYOR FIRES
BOLD SECRETARY

LOS ANGELES. Nov. Mayor
George Alexander today dismissed
his secretary. Geo, - Anderson,
who. II IN claimed. caused the ar
rect Of Special Officer Y. W. Lloyd.
witness In the case against For
fner City Prosecutor Guy Eddie.
Upon receipt OF hia notification,
Anderson AZ once left the mayors
office
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-19
CALVES THROAT
SORE; CAN'T SING

ST LOUIS. Nov. 10 Forced 20
cancel her engagement NJ she
Olympic theatre here. because Of a
congestion ~ the iarynx. Mms.
caiss. the grand opera prima donna.
has gone 10 Chicago TO consult spc-
rlaiiefk. After examination. the
phyhlciann declared that the aims
rr'r condition MAS not serious. and
that she would be able 20 resume
Nef tour within a couple OF weeks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-19
nv OSWALD WEST


regret, 81 course that the cleo
torate OF Oregon have aecn ~ to
perpetuate the harbaric custom Of
hanging In the state. but. thouEh f1y
conscience tcila me that the verdict
IL wrong. morally and economically
J have no quarrel with IL. and wiii
abide BY IL.
Hanging 40 rule viii be- the or.
Ger u the day IN Oregon during the
remainder Of my term ia office.
Tho failure 60 abolish hanging
viii have no direct effect upon my
policy Of prison reform. however
These means and measures which.
during The past two years. have
teen adopted for the reformation Of
the convsct and hts establishment
ms a law abiding citizen will not b"
modified or abandoned They have
proved themselves 10 be effective.
and even more successful than Was
anticipated
school es Citizenship.
During my administration The
Oregon pcnltcusiary. N can &C.
compllah II. will be 4 school Of cit.
lFeushlp and not a college OF crime:
hospital for th~ treatment and
cure 81 criminals. rather than a
liacc Of ytndictiyc punishment and
recruiting station for super harden.
90 and perverted criminal mankind.
The brutalizlng effect OF capital
punishment ON the community IN
general and the convict In parti-u.
lar viii. regre, TO say. initiate
against prison reform. The best
results cannot be secured when 70.
gcnerative and rcformativc doe.
trinos are taught beneath the Kcaf.
fold. and in the fact OF vindictiye
and medieval vengeance.
The spirit OF hatred and revolt
AGAINST constituted authority with
which the minds OF convicted mcn
become fnoculated through the dc.
grading sights and scenes incident
upos executions is hard 10 cradi-
cate or overcome
In this indirect manner every
hanging makes rcformatory NO X
harder aud more uncertain OF defln-
ito result. Nevertheless. and in The
face of this condition. the work NJ
prison reform Will 20 forward IN
Oregon. and will demonstrate. am
eonfidcnt. the absolute saccess and
absolute economic utility of the
plan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-19

HEAD-ON COLLISION;
WRECK AFIRE; S DIE

RALEIGH. n. G.. Nov. is.--Four
iralnmen and an express messenger
met death. according TO reports
received here. In hrad-on collision
early today on the Scaboard Air
line. near Granite. y. c. The
wrcckagc caught fire, Physicians
and nurses were rushed 70 the
scene on special train.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-19

sF.aifsr'- ~et~-->ewspsr~r eskie
dispatches have r~~~nfty aroused the
hopes OF thoasn ads Of Americas spn-
c~r steffus aud their dsssr~ssea fwis-
lives with statements that there wss
good r~sssa 20 believe thss Dr. t.ns-
snn ODDS OF Paris had fousd = rnre
for shss dreaded disease.
Thc Newspaper Eas~rprts~ A--o-
~tstfea. OF which Th~ star " = sssss-
her. asssgn~d Wiiiism a.. >herh~rd.
ffs Euroy~un eorrwsponsfsnt. 60 sps nd
several days Tn Paris With Dr. sss-
ton os1tu. 10 talk to- hi. csnrer go
Heats snd 90 write what he saw ana
b~ardy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-19
SKUNKS ALL GONE;
HE SUES THE STATE

PpUcHKEEPslE. Nos. ID A..
nrrtsng the disappearance Of akunkA
from the Anhoka district has dcpfiv.
~ him ~ a substantial annual In
come. Alyah Richardson. irApper,
has filed claim for sb0n against
Kew York city. The trappcr says
the coming 81 the army Of workmeu
has driven The sknnks from the re-
sioe
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-19
RUNS AWAY WITH
JAPANESE MISS

tn, tniisa rsess f.sassa "fFl
TACOMA. Nov. fe.--HiGo
custodlo, Porto Ricsn, aged
%. ard Josie moroaso. the ~
year.old Daughter o. a wealthy
Japanese merchant OF San
Francisco. are under arrest
here today. the couple having
been detained on information
that theg were clipping. Cue
todso admitted they we're 10
have been married here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-19
MISSED JUST ONCE;
THAT WAS ENOUGH

HAMMOND. Ind. Nov. H.
George Kramer OF Hobart amused
himself by throwing bricks up in
the air and then lodging them MS
they fell down. He failed 10 get out
OF the way OF one OF them In time
and II fractured his skull. Before
he lapsed into Inconsistencies he
said. Well. only missed II once.
anyway"