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The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
Mentally Defective Children.

Sixteen years ago DR.. Lightner Wit
mer founded the Psychological Clinic
at the University of Pennsylvania.
Children began to come in increasing
numbers so that soon the first small be-
glnnings were enlarged and the clinic
made daily activity of the great uni
versity. With his assistant, DR.. Ar
thur Holmes, the founde has made a
long and thorough stuGy of atypical
children, using scientific and careful
methods and keeping records for a
number OF years.
S-2goting first from the educational
oommissionefs report for 1909, DR..
Holmes briefly summarizes the situa-
ton as there given, saying: "The State
institutions had I7,54o inmates; the
seventeen private institutions had e27
inmates" All told, this makes about
10000 feeble-minded people reported in
institutions in the United States in
1909. This alone would be alarming,
but by itself it is mere hint of the
sinister conditions existing. The real
number of detectives in the country is
hardly even suggested by the report.
The working rule adopted by those of
ficially interested is that one of every
500 of the entire population is feeble
minded. A fair proportion of these find
their way into public schools. That
means that out Of 100000 of people
in the United States 100000 are
feeble-minded; that is, incurably retard-
ed in their mental capacity for life
and able to pass that condition on to
their offspring. Your child has one
chance in 500 of being one of those
terribly unfortunate ones.
But lest the uniformed take this as
an exaggerated report, take the figures
of the Royal British Commission, 1904.
That commission, composed of the
sanest medical men in the empire,
found that every 3.4S persons out of
every 1000 were feebIe-minded. If we
apply these figures to the United States
it would bring the total number of
mentally defective persons in the
United States, in round numbers. I'D
TO more than $4,000 out of 10000
600. OF these only 10000 are reported
to be in institutions, public and pri-
yate. Where are the rest?
a fair percentage are in schools.
This percentage, says DR.. Holmes, may
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
SEEKINGLOOPHOLE
To SECURE PLUMS
Democrats Figuring How They Can
Get Control of $4,000
Postmasterships.

Democrats in Congress, who are look
| ing for a way out of the embarrassment
| caused by the executive order of Novem-
| Der g, by which President Taft by a
| stroke of his pen placed all of the $4,000
| fourth-class Republican postmasters I'M
der the civil service, awakened to the
| fact yesterday that perhaps 10000 Of these
Federal office holders will be protected
| in their jobs, or other Republicans put
in to replace them, even in cases where
| vacancies occur or terms expire during
the Wilson administration.
The executive order, which many Dem
ocrats want President-elect Wilson to
revoke as soon as he enters the White
House, prescTibes that in the case of all
fourth-Class pOStmasters who receive less
than $500 a year salary. appointments
shall be made on the recommendation Of
post-office inspectors, and the applicant
will not have to take the civil service
eXaminat ton. The three or four hun
dred inspectors are all under the civil
service and are mostly Republicans. IL
they are allowed to remain In office
and the Taft order remains unchanged,
they will control the situation. Section
two of the Taft order reads as follows:
Appointment to Offices having an an
nual compensation of less than $500 shall
be made In the following manner: When
a vacancy occurs or is about to occur in
any such Office, the Postmaster General
shall direct a post-ofice inspector to visit
the locality and make selection and rec
ommendation for appointment from
among the persons filing applications,
such selection and recommendation to be
based solely upon the suitability OF the
applicant and his ability to provide PROP
er facilities for transacting the business
Of the Office. The Post-office Department
shall transmit to the Civil Service Com
mission one copy Of such report, showing
Its action thereon"
1t is no secret that many prominent
Democrats who are chafing under the
Taft order and believe II was entirely
wrong In principle are afraid that 81 Mr..
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16

Wilson should yield to the pressure and
revoke it, he would lay himself open to
criticism from the sO-called civil service
refOrmers. 1t is now being suggested
that a better way would be TO remove
the few post-ofHce inspectors from civil
Service protection and put Democrats in
their places. This would be q simple
way out OF the difficulty. for inspectors
who are Democrats might easily select
Democrats for postmasters and might be
expected to listen to suggestions from
Democratic Congressman as TO Offices in
their districts
In the rural districts OF the country
most Of the offices are small and the
postmaster gets less than 500 a year. 1t
Is estimated that four-ffths Of the
fourth-class offices OF the country come
under this classification.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16

There is a divergence OF opinion as to
the truth Of the statement made in the
| House Saturday by Repr'ss utative Cur
ley of Massa chusetts, who. in referring
I TO the time-honored legend of the Dos
ton Tea Party" said that ii might bet
ter be called the Boston beer party, as
the colonists when they threw his ma
jesty's good tea into the Boston Harbor
were acting more under the effect Of
good brown October ale than patriotic
enthusiasm as most historians have
agreed.
Some historians of Washington hold
tenaciOusly to the version that is con-
tanned in all histories which lays the
dt struction of the tea to a revolt against
the tyranny Of George III by GER
tain patriotic gentlemen, but others are
inclined to wink at the purely patriotic
idea and favor the alcoholic explanation.
DR.. James Dudley Morgan, president
Of the Columbia Historical Society,
takes issue with both of Representative
Curley's statements
There is no mention made in any re-
liable history-or any other kind. for
that matter-of the Boston Tea Party
being anything but an orderly, we'll
planned AFFAIR. In Great Events by
Famous Historians there appears an
article by George Bancroft, in which
John Quincy and Samuel Adams are
named as two Of the leaders OF the ex
petition against King Georges tea, and
in Lossing's History the names OF all
the men concerned are given MANY of
them were the most respected names in
the country at that time The historians
comment on the order and 'decency'
with which the party was Accomplished
and this would hardly have been SO n
ii had been drunken carousaI
Mistaken About Start.
Representative Curley also in mis-
taken in his statement about the first
shot OF the. war. The battle in which
the lrishmen We're concerned occurred
two months after the real start of the
war, and Instead OF being in Massachu-
sets, 1t was at Machias, Ne. Morris
o'Brien was one Of the principal figures
in the battle, and a detailed description
of the engagement will be found in the
last edition Of the Journal of American
History, that has just recently been is
sued. The article is written by John
Sprague"
One of those whose faith in the more
beautiful explanation of the destruction
Of the tea is Mrs, Mary s. BeaIl, record
ing secretary OF the Columbia Historl-
cal Society.
There is no doubt of the authenticity
Of the story of the tea party as 1t has
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
GENERAL STRIKE IN FRANCE.

Paris, December 15.-The General Fed
Grafton Of Labor to-day called upon all
workmen in France to remain idle for
twenty-four hours beginning tomorrow
morning as a-protest against militarism
and at meetings held all over the Rspub-
lie to-day obedience to the. order was
promised.
The workmen claim they will stop all
railroad transportation, that all tele-
graphers will decline to transmit mes
sages and that the city OF Paris and
other cities OF France will be plunged
into darkness by the refusal OF the cleo
tricians TO work
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
Anecdote of Cato.

Cato, when addressing the Roman
Senate. finished every speech with a set
phrase He may have been discussing
the right OF citizens to keep chickens
within the city limits. or ways and means
OF paving the Appian Way. 1t mat
tered not. Every speech ended as fol-
lows: Il am also of the opinion that
Carthage should be destroyed and that
Christmas shopping should be done
early"
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
GUIDES TO PROSPERITY.

Cupid and Hymen. king Of firms,
Find business very fine.
When they report in glowing terms
The rest fall into line.
Cupid and Hymen! When they say
That biz with them is grand,
Be sure that business is that way
All over this broad land.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16

Speaker. The place was a hotbed for
chess players then, and ShafrOth forged
right to the front as a champion. After
he had defeated everybody that came
along. he was obliged to look TO other
continents for opponents worthy OF his
mettle- Somebody suggested England
The British papers referred occasionally
! to chess players OF no mean ability in
the House OF Commons. Speaker Reed,
acting on this tip, went ahead and ar
ranged a chess bout between the House
OF Congress and the House Of Commons
Plays were made by cable. and the
match finally simmered down to a close
game between Shafroth and the cham
pton Of the British lower House Shat
roth won and was proclaimed the cham
p!on chess player of the world.
Gar Reed was SO pleased over the re-
suit that he sent a peremptory summons
for shafroth and, says he: After this,
whenever you want to make one OF your
wild free silver speeches. Just let me
know and I'll see that you get the
floor
Oscar Underwood. by the way, is prob
ably the best chessist in the HOUSE
to-day.
Willie Hearst dropped into Washington
for brief visit not long ago. and. &C
companied by friend, strolled up TO the
Supreme Court room for look at the
nations highest tribunal
He stayed not more than a minute and
half.
You didn't seem much interested"
said the friend.
No" admitted Willie, the case they
were arguing seemed so uneoual-the
people Of the United States against
Jones'
Representative \. Mitchell Palmer. tbs
Gibsonesque, sweet pea compile xloned
statesman from Pennsylvania, often tout
I'd as the handsomest member Of tho
House-and rightly so-was buttonholed
in a Capitol corridor by a visiting poll
tiCian from his district.
The visitor n man who went in for
dangerous, second-alarm clothes. Be
sides a red and purple necktie and a pink
plaid shirt he had on bright, new, ex-
tension-solcd yellow shoes. and a suit
with a tcnnis-court-like pattern that
would have attracted attention even on
a college campus.
Il see you're kidded a good deal about
your appearance" remarked the visitor.
"Oh, man in public life has to stand
for a lot of personalities said Mitch,
EoncOmmittaly. II admit that I wear
good clothes, II that's anything against
me" And even as he spoke he had on a
neat but inohensive suit that must have
cost him $40 If it cost a cent
Why sure agreed the fashy-looltinE
visitor from back home. sympathetically,
"a mans got a right TO dress well If he
wants to. II guess I'm a pretty nifty
dresser myself
lCoPynght. 1915, BY Frcd 9. Kelly. AL rights re-
SeTedJ
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16

train shed. But after a dentist has
prOspected around a mouth and has done
about SO worth of mining, filling, truss.
bridge and cantilever work the owner
can enjoy beefsteak for twenty years
longer and does not have to sit up nights
for weeks at a time with a tooth which
is making more trouble than Theodore
Roosevelt did IN the Republican conyen-
ton.
This is why We are kind to dentists
and allow them TO live.
Copyright, 1917, by GenrEe Mathew AdanAl
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
A Harmless Game.

Dad, I'm on the An-American foot
ball eleven"
You are, Ell? When do you propose
to play?"
This is just a mythical eleven, dad 4"
We'll, II we had more OF that kind
thered be fewer coIIarbones broken
That's all gotta say"
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
Engaged to n Poet.

He's my ideal and I'm his idol" said
the girl.
And your love AFFAIR.""
us an idyl."
And your fiance?'
Papa says he is idle"
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16

varnishes the job and packs up his tools
for the day.
Going to a dentist Is more painful
than going TO an old-time lnquisition
and the patient leaves the chair with
his face feeling like the entrance to a
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
The Proper Way.

Il wish you wouldn't growl so much -
declared the wife. an ex-actress.
Why shouldn't I growl when the
meals are cold?' retorted the husband.
You took me from the stage to be your
wife"
II did"
Then IL you dissaprove OF the way I
play the part, kindly express your dis
approved by means of Misses"
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
Almost on Us.

Christmas comes but once a year,
As poets Oftimes vow.
And it is slated to appear.
Most any minute now.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
Above and Below Ground.

Things are getting very intensive"
Eyes; I suppose the promoter Of the
future will propose to operate a copper
mine and a banana plantation on the
same plot"
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
December 10 I'm HI,tory

December 16, 1924. Miles Standish dis
covers maple sugar.
December 16, 1lS2. Richard / carries
home yule log twenty feet long and
four feet in diameter; a mighty man.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16

Poetry is at last coming into its own -
How now?"
Recognition a. last. A baseball writ
er has got to be pretty fair poet be-
fore he can pass master these days. ."
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16

Oscar Underwood, by the way, is prob
ably the best chessist in the HOUSE
to-day
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-26
Arrived This MornIna.


Miss Virginia Fleming and niece,
Miss Caroline Ward, the latter of
Charleston, arrived here this morning
from New York where they landed on
Saturday from a several months trip
abroad. They sailed for the old coun.
try In June with the formers father,
Gov. A. 3. Fleming, who returned aft.
or months visit at Wiesbaden.
Misses Fleming and Ward continued
the trip sailing from Hamburg last
week. Mr.. G. E. Ward, OF Charleston;
MIR. Walton Miller and daughter, MISS
Helen, and Mrs. N. F. Thum, met the
party in New York and accompanied
them here. Mr.. George W FLEMING,
of Baltimore, also accompanied the
party Joining Mrs. Fleming who has
been a guest at the home OF Governor
Fleming for several days. Mrs. c. h.
Ward and daughter, Miss, Margaret,
Of Charleston, have been here for sew.
oral weeks.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-26
points .or two weeks wedding jour.

ne bride is the eldest daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Cox and has resided in
the city all her life. For the past two
years she has been member OF the
First ward school faculty. She is a
graduate of the high aud state normal
schools and also studied for severa
terms at the West Virginia University.
She is also talented musician. Mr..
White is superintendent of the Spen.
Ger public school and Isl a WsSvsEu,
graduate. He is a member OF the Phi
Papa Alpha Fraternity OF the W. V.
U. Chapter. and Is well known In edu
cational circles throughout the state.
Among the guests here for the we'd.
ding were Mrs. W. II. s. White, OF
Morgantown. sister.in.law of the
groom, and Mr.. Jas. Riddle. OF Nor:
gantOwn.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-26
White.cox.

A pretty home wedding was quiet.
Is soierunfzed this morning at the
home of NJ. and Mrs. George W. Cox
in the First ward when their daughter,
Miss Nan Leigh Cox, was united In
marriage with Mr.. Horace Labon
White, of Spencer. w. Va, DR.. ]. c,
Bloomfield performed the marriage
ceremony which was witnessed by rel.
atives and immediate friends. A lunch.
con was served following the marriage
ceremony and Mr.. und Mrs. White left
on train No. IA for Washington, Phil.
adelphia, Atlantic City and other
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-26
MAKES PLAIN SOME
I0BSCyRE. PASSAGES
THIS FEATURE IS NOT ONLY IN.
TEREsTlNe BUT INSTRUCTIVE
TO OLD AND YOUNG ALIKE.

Almost everybody owns a Bible, and
igcmc have sometimes ono, for
each member, OF The .ramiiS. But The.
West virginian Bible is different from
any other ever published. 1t is the
regular authorized version. to be sure,
hut i Is illustrated In a manner that
has never before been approached.
r There are six hundred subjects Sc:
1ected according TO specified verses
throughout the volume, and each sub.
ject Is handled knowingly by some Of
the worlds greatest artists, the result
being an Illustrated volume that can.
not be excelled.
When Edward W. Box, the able edl.
tor OF the Ladies' Home Journal, first
saw this new illustrated Bible he said
that he liked It because everything
about II was well done. and It seemed
to him TO have been done In the right
spirit. "The book itself,n said Mr.. Box,
has been approached by the annotator
with reserve and intelligence, and by
its artists with sympathy and knowi.
edge. It has not been made a mean,
insless picture book. The pictures here
serve a distinct purpose: They enrich
the text, but they do more; they in.
te!!gently explain II, and many a hith.
erto obscure passage will assume Il
thousands a new meaning through
these eyeteaching pictures. Popular
izlng the Bible is risky experiment
In hands OF many, but It had been
made a splendid achievement in this
case
Praise from such an authority is
praise indeed, BIZ. IT, only Indicates
the general feeling towards this nag.
nlfIcent work.
A description OF the several styles
Will be found in the certificate printed
In toGay's issue. Six OF these rert'a
Gates, clipped from The West Virgin
Ian and the Small expense item viii
get you one OF the volumes. 5f
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-26
A clarksburs Event.

A number of the younger set were
the guests Of the Misses Atcheson at
an enteranmentYin hqnbr rot their
quest. Miss Eleanor Moore Sweeney,
d Wheeling. held yesterday afternoon
from 8 until 5 o'clock at their home
on West Clark street. Music and
cards were the chief feature Of enter,
taipment, while delicious freshmonts
were served during the afternoon. Tho
guests were: Misses Louisa Bailey,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-26
HAMILTON REUNION

4 Hamilton Reunion sunday, septenl:
Der 8, at Conway Park Pine Grove
w Va Everybody come and bring 4
well filled basket. s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-26

These castors are Of quadrupIe
silver plate and are very pretty.
They enebanee the beauty Of a
table and are useful as well. Bot.
ties for Salt and Pepper and for
celery salt.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-26

Mrs. Thomas Walter Fleming has
Issued invitations for an at home for
Wednesday afternoon OF this week
The cards read:
Mrs. Thomas Waiter Fleming
First street and Virginia avenue
Wednesday afternoon
August twenty.eighth
Four o'clock,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-26

Gertrude Williams, Mabel Shlnn, Jen'
ME Wilson. Mary Segar, OF Pittsburg;
Nell Fackler, of York, Pa: Lee Bart
lett, Evelyn Bartlett. Freda Kane,
Mary Coleman. and Mrs. Benjamin
Brown, Mrs. Roscoe Brown. Mrs. Ar
thur Post and Mrs. James Haggerty.--
Clarksburg Exponent.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-26
Returned From Trouqh,

Mr. and Mrs. G. L, Smith and daugh.
ter. Caroline, and Miss Minnie Flem
Ing returned last evening from the
Trough on the South Branch of the
Potomac, where they had spent the
past ten days. Mr.. and Mrs. Tusca
Norris and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Hall remained there for a few days
longer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-26
Missionary Meeting.

The Foreign Missionary Society OF
the First NJ. E. church will meet ID
the church parlors on Tuesday after
noon at 2:So O'Clock. The mite boxes
will be opened at this meeting and a
large attendance is urged.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-26

MASON FRUIT JARS PRICED
LOWER THAN elsewhere.
PTS OTIS. HLF. GALS
45e 55c zoe.
THE ECONOMY. WIDE MOUTH.
ED FRUIT JAR FOR WHOLE
FRUIT PRESERVING IN QUARTS
ONLY $t.1o poz. az
We have the Genuine Porcelain
Lined Boyd Cap for Fruit Jars at
19c Dor. and Durable Thick Rub
bers for Jars at toc. 3 for CSC.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-26
A Boating Party.

The Christian EndeaSor Society of
the First Presbyterian church will
give boating party tomorrow even.
Ing. The party will leave the wharf
at seven o'clock.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-26

FOR sALE-Lafgc residence, close
center OF city. Good proposition for
right person. Apply to or address,
W. F. McCaftcrty, 9l2 Alexander
Place
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-26

Marshall Field said: Every man
who has purchased and oyns,hlsn%nD
home is already success" Knob
Hill lots, Sept. 2. ~.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-16
PROFESSOR GOES CRAZY
Spanks Pupils, Steals Horse and
Gallops Away.
~ rnlnrrnnh tn Tho Trlhnn.


Philadelphia. Feb. l5.-Professor John
Rllfgcn. for several years an instructor
al the Orange Home. near Hatboro,
Penn. apparently suddenly went out OF
his mind this morning, when he dis
turbed the regular chapel exercises in
the school and then. without hat or
overcoat rushed from the building, stole
a horse and dashed over the country
reads riding his charger bareback until
captured by Constable Palmer Of Hat
horo. He was arrested. charged with
disturbing n religious meeting and steal
ing a horse The latter charge is not
bailable in this state and the instructor
was sent TO Jail, where a commission
will examine his mental condition.
While the exercises were being held
this morning. Professor Blifgen entered
the chapel and yelled to Professor John
Percy. who was leading the services, and
demanded why he was teaching the chill
drcn religious errors.
Professor Percy ordered Blifgen from
the chapel, whereupon Blitgen attacked
several Of the students turned them
across his knee and spanked them with
all the yigor at his command. When
Professor Percy and the students re-
covered enough to make a concerted
effort to go after Blifgen, he dashed out
of the chapel into the barn, where he
got the horse and started on his wild
dash across the country.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-16
rs. MARRIES GIRL OF II
E. B. Alsop Weds Miss Effie Pope
Hill, of Georgia.

Seventeen and seventy-five were the ages
given by Efle Pope Hill and Edward Brown
Alison when they asked for a marriage
license at the City Hall yesterday just pre-
vious TO their wedding in Trinity Church
Mr.. AIsop admitted he was the senior mem
ber OF the new firm. In spite of gray hair
and a gray beard he might pass for man
OF sixty.
The couple arrived at the Bureau OF LII
censes a few minutes before closing time.
and after obtaining license went to Trim
ity Church, where they were married by
the Rev DR. Sutton. The wedding feast
was served at the Waldorf Astoria. after
which Mr.. and Mrs Alsop went to the
Hotel Latham. where they will make their
home for the present.
Mr.. Alsop's two sons Harold p. U. Alsop,
who is a student at Harvard and IS several
years older than his stepmother and Ed
ward J. Alsop who is at Groton School,
were present at the wedding.
Miss Hill. who comes from Washington.
Ga. has been living in New York for sew
eral months with her mother, Mrs. William
J. Hill. She said she had met Mr.. Alsop
about year ago. Mr. and Mrs Minter
Wimberley. an aunt and uncle of the bride,
came to New York few weeks ago and
tried to prevent the match.
Mr. Alsop has extensive steel interests In
Pittsburgh. He is a brother of the Rev.
DR. Reese F. Alsop. of Brooklyn. His for
mer wife, who was Miss Emma Hester
Hussey died four years ago. Mr. Alsop Is
a member Of the Metropolitan Club. of
washington. d. c.. and the Duquesne Club.
Of Pittsburgh