Lower coast gazette., 1913-03-15
NATIONAL NEWS.

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insane, Rules of the Matteawan In
sane Asylum which were used to al.
low Thaw numerous %pleasurable priv.
ileges will be abolished. This will
fave the effect of restricting Thaw's
liberty. 1t will make MatteaWan more
OF a hell for its unfortunate inmates.
The move aimed at. Thaw will not
stop with its mark. It will sting the
innocent: So that justice can be
done to one, injustice will be done
to many.
President Taft committed the SEN
tence of Ernest Gebracht, former SUI.
perintendent of the 'Havemeyer-Eld-
sugar refineries at Williamsburg.
President Taft had recently pardoned
Charles Heike, former secretary Of
the American Sugar Refining Com
pany. This case illustrates a neWspa.
per phenomena. When these men we're
found guilty and sentenced, the news
papers headlined the event. They are
pardCned and one has to search for
news of the pardon. Poor men are
sometimes convicted and sentenced
for the crimes they might have COM
mitted. Rich men are pardoned SO
they may commit more crimes.
President Taft is a private citizen
now, for the first time since he was
tWenty-one years old. He has held
public Office since the day Of his ma
He is now in Augusta, Ga,
seeking a rest from the cares of State.
Then when, he is rested, he will be-
come a professor of law at Yale,
where he a have rest in plenty and
can criticise the laws and the law
makers.
Now President Wilson and Vice
President Marshall. The new Presi-
dent Gays it is a work of restoration.
Fe promises to proceed step by step
Until he has made the economic sys-
TEN what it should be. Thousands
heard his address-the shortest in
any recent inaugurations.
Vice-President Marshall's address
was also short. After his address he
swore in a number of new Senators.
Among them were Senator Ransdell
OF Louisiana, and Senator Vardaman,
OF Mississippi.
Dr.. Friedman was refused the priv.
ilese CT using his tuberculosis cure in
view YORK CITY. Later he was given
a qualified permit. The culture of ba.
Gill will be tried first on animals.
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II some New York hospital puts
him Gil its resident list. Physicians
appointed to such positions need no IL
censes to practice in that city.
Dr. Friedman selected fer his first
patients a Wonlan and two men. The
woman was suffering from tuberculo-
sis of the knee--the men were afflict-
cd with consumption of the lungs. The
patients will return after three weeks
and then some sign may be available
whereby to judge OF the innate value
Of the doctors serum.
The Legislature Of the State Of To-
wa has passed q Woman's suffrage
bill. The bill will be submitted to the
people. By their vote the people
will ratify.o Or reject. Since a major
lily Of the peoples representatives ia.
Vor the Woman's suffrage, it is more
than likely the people they represent
favor it. But this is not certain,
since the peoples representatives in
many cases do not consult the repre-.
scented body of people.
Nj. w. L. Burton, Of Burton, Louis.
lana, has presented the State with
some splendid cedar trees from
France. These trees will be used in
the Capitol grounds.
With a new Secretary OF the Navy
New Orleans and Louisiana and the
South expects some recognition of the
value of the Naval Station at New Or
leans. Mr.. Daniels is a S%outherner
We can at least youch for his lack OF
sectional prejudice. 1t was really sec.
ticnal prejudice that killed the sta
ton as much as the people you'd per
nit.
Italians al Williamsburg, New York
attacked the police when they at
tempted to arrest five suspected
Black Hands in IL, Italian section OF
a.
tie city, Reserves e%5rived just il
time to aid in getting the prisoners
away from the scene. Their country.
ren sympathized with them and tried
to riotoiisly rescue the prisoners from
tie police.
DR.. Friedman continues to use his
serum Tor tuberculosis in New York.
At tie same time he mas been invited
to some cities in Canada and the
United States. He has announced his