Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1897, Page 18

18 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1897-24 PAGES. | RACE FOR THE BORDER ———-_->—_—_ Written for The Evening Star. It was in the fall of 180% that the west- in eastern Kansas and west- ern Misso and ale fertile river valleys of this region, rhaps the er least felt | of anywher 1 fur- ther as: Indiana, the j x p was almost a fallure in com- | par t which T am about to relate 2H, the wheat bus i pa a good i ikeat t on our we investment. We fuli and en- thust t to venture our last dollar : was just had no knowl 1 do not ve would h ting the out pecul Hl black silent mas of iren at Jefferson City, and thought that before long on th womld be pulsin the w thresher for mgt Tam willin: t. for I think w : out of it. Of cours “I am a stranger to vou, and you are same to me, but I'll risk it if you will. not seem like sort of a 1 we that par- her pretty y, so after I had ta'ked the matter over we decided the stran- once. kfast the we we k vown to the 2 and clo! bargain, and the ow: Gonic.” as we concluded to call her. After carefully inspecting and oiling the machine, I began fi the engine, which was an immense huge six-foot drive wheels be- t broad in order to prevent them soft soil of the prairi ten and Gleason (our new partner) busy about the thresher, leaving me ge of the engine. o'clock, we r was fu her was cox to I waited an to tremble at 80 1 Ip ile be he and with F w whistle feeding the fire and looking F we were off out a nd s the prairi the pec! the engineer doc ver it, watching and tend as a mother does her child, art s for another. this feeling as we over the rough coun- 1 out acro: rolling prairie ule our great iron teadily and would his r be- and . Struck some beyond. Here in great run alongsid fast as one stack ts threshed ine moves to the next. We had nd in about a month's time the Kansas line, which we parallel with Fort Scott, and 3 southwest from Jefferson have worked much longer we were anxious to take ¥ in our Cirect course After crossing the Kan- I began were rumbling 2 try roads a hi ling the heavy: ok a southweste 8a We settled down to business, and © wheat crov was unusvaily heavy ar, business was plentiful, and the power of our ma chine enabled us to ren the wheat, thr with surprising rapidity, to notice h pleas to deplorably flat pocket book and that he was over ost every night, returving he go?" asked Fisk, one ason had as usual start- to look after everything “I thought I heard a slight rustle in the steaw, like a step at the other end of the engine.” ne. “Ie way off every night just n't like it."* “Th Fisk exclaimed. “How @o we know that he ts not up to some game or other?” Then, sinking his voice a Uttle lower, he continued: “We don't know anything about this chap, although he geems a geod fellow enough. He rever says much about himself to us, and I thirk we had betier keep our eyes op:n a little any- way.” “How cin he do us any harm?" I asked. “He has an interest in the thin; “That is more than I can tell,” he re- | putea thoughtfully, “yet I think he will bear watching all right.” : “All right,” I repeated, starting up. “I'll go and fix the fire for the night, and we'll pull out of this the first thing in the mora- We had just finished a large stack + day, and ail the hands had gone off Fisk and myself, and one of us stayed with the machine night Just as 1 had finished banking the fire box for the night, I heard a slight rustle in the straw at the other end of the engine, too dark for me to see anythi gain I conclude. mouse among th how up that nigh thought I | like a ste | but it wa: and as I hat it w aw. Gleas s te clouds from the js surprised me a little, they were all tight when t before, and I step- te, and upon a cl { In the morn sunrise I had a rearing | fire in the furnace, and the steam had be- | gun to make a iittle, when I’ noticed it | | for I knew that we shut dow d around to nve n I four the cylinder head unbolte the packing re- had also been tam- weuld not close tightly ed, and reful but fe a more ¢ was or person king froin nothing else lent that moved -he had Who could their obje understand, jcinit an could we no rival in the v talking the er over that Gleason w come, ight buggy drove rapidly _up, Is this the Gleason and Fisk out- quietly Infermed him that it was. “Your ether partner, Gleason,” the man in the buggy began, “has been investing rather heavily in s methir urity of property owned and as the investment h and Gleason can't pay, I've been in: ructed by the proper authori- THEY WERE NOW ALMOST WITH COMING the cylinder hea as | and we would save the “Gonic,” but the last stick of fuel was gone even to the last splinter, and I could see that the speed was already beginning to slacken down. ‘The sheriff seemed to notice that we were beginning to slacken up a little, for he now laughed and rose tc his feet and stood upright In the buggy and began to urge his almost exhausted horse on with shouts and free use of the whip. The light vehicle swayed and plunged about from. side to side as the horse breke into a head- long gallop, while the two men hung des- perately on as the horse plunged fran- tically forward, still urged by the whip and furious shouts of the sheriff. They were rapidly overtaking us now, end the “‘Gonic” was lost unless we could manage in some way to keep up the steam a few moments longer. I looked back again and saw that the sheriff was still coming and was now within 100 yards of us and still gaining on us at the rate we were moving. He saw me as I glanced back at him, and he began to shout something at me, but the engine made so much noise that I was unable to understand what it was that he said, but 1 could guess almost, for I could see the Icok of exultant satisfaction in his face and hear his laugh as we began to slack cown and almost stand still—the fire In the furnace having died down to a few smod- ering embers. They were now almost with- in speaking distance and s' er each moment. 1 could p labored breathing of the sheriff's exhausted horse, and | knew that he could not go much’ further at that speed, and heard the sheriff shout taunting! on—you can't get away now. W you all right. This was almost too much—especially with neutral ground not a mile ahead, and then with a grim determination that 1 would make another effort to save the “Gonie” in spite of them all, I puiled off Yy woolen coat and, pouring what oil there was left in the can on It and saturating it thoroughty, I opened the fire- box and shoved it quicly into the furnace among the smoldering coals. In another moment it blazed furiously up and we began to increase our fast dimin- ishing speed a trifle. The sheriff was now hear enough to plainly see what I was do- ing, and as we began to gain headway a little he began to curse and swing the whip SPEAKING DISTANCE AND STILL NEARER EACH MOMENT. ties to ask you to settle the matter at t have we got to do with his in- meni sked Fisk, with a scowl. “One member of a firm binds the rest in sas," suavely remarked the stranger. if we refuse to settle?” I asked in- “Pooh, IH have to serve an attachment on the outfit, that’s all.” said the man. “Let us see yous papers,” said Fisk, step- Ping up to the side of the buggy. The man unbuttoned oat and began to fumble in his pockets. As he did so I noticed a sheriff's shield pinned on his vest front. “Confound the luck,” he exclaimed an- “I've left them back at.Fort Seo:t, er mind; it’s all straight enough don't think you will doubt my and he exposed his shield to S but ne’ any wa: . wrathfully, “I don‘t attach anything here with- haps not then.” armed,” laughed sheriff a: ed at the st from the crack around the ¢ “I don’t think that the er head. ou will be apt to run rty before I can then he drove quickly t tion of Fort Scott. Say, sheriff!’ I called after him. He opped his horse and looked back. “Is bill of Gleason's all straight, or is it a game of his to fleece us?’ ughed a little at this, and : “Well, to tell the truth, his a little dark. I know him; he nderfoot occasionally, got the advantage of you fellow ht, because he's got the law on his isk Was ahout to make some warm re- ply, but I shook my head warningly at him and the sheriff went on. It won't do to make him mad," I said. We are in a bad fix, and it will only make matters still worse to get the officials down on us. “But,” groaned Fisk, “to think what a precious pair of fools we are.” “Yes, it's pretty tough, old man,” I re- mark sadly. “Ail our money and all our prospects gone at one sweep. and all owing to the raseality of that Gleason and cur greenness. “Clayton,” I exclaimed a moment" later, springing up electrified with an idea, “bring me your rubber boots, and step quick, too.” He brought them wonderingly, and I quickly slit open the legs and then drew several circles upon the rubber and began |. cutting them out with my knife. I guess this will work all right for a little while. If it does,” I cried, “we may give them the slip yet. Break up that old tar barrel and stick it into the fire box. If 1 can get the cylinder to hold its steam, I'l! bet five to four that we can out-travel that apology of a horse the sheriff had.” Not a breath of air was stirring, and the dense black smoke from the burning tar barrel rose from our funnel perpend larly in the clear morning sunshine, giving our pursuers an inkling of our intentions before they could have otherwise imagined it possible for us to escape. ‘The smoke could be plainly seen at Fort Scott, which was about three miles away. I soon had the packing rings cutout and the cylinder heads bolted back Into place again, and all we could do now was to wait for the steam to rise before we could start, and it seemed as if the indicator never moved so slowiy before. If we could only get back over the fine into Missouri, the laws there would protect us and we would save the Gonic. Only twelve miles lay between us and the border line—could we reach it be- fore they overtook us? The gauge showed 100 pounds pressure. I ran the governor belt off, so that we could travel to the full capacity of our power without being automatically checked; then I pulled open the throttle, and the next moment we were roiling out across the open prairie toward Missouri, in a race with the stake of $1,200. The Gonic did nobl small thunder she of Whack smoke and s ing with the full With a roar like hed up huge clouds m, and fairly quiv- ssure upon her, as he rolled along. Now and then we ‘ran afoul a line ef barbed wire fence, but we tore through it like a network of twine. I looked back just after we had got well started, and saw on a knoll about a mile back the pursuing party—three of them— the sheriff and two men with him in his buggy, and their horse at a run, and then I opened the throttie a little wider. It was now all a question of speed—if they over- took us before we reached the state line they might take us and our machine, too; if, however, we crossed first, we would be beyond their jurisdiction, and they could not serve the attachment. One, two, four miles we passed over, our engine at full speed, with an average of 90 pounds of Steam on, and we could plainly see that we were still holding our own against them. Sight miles we had traveled now, and I was beginning to feel pretty highly elated over the success of our scheme, when I heard Fisk utter a cry of dismay. “The coal’s all gone,” he exclaimed. It was true, for, in the excitement, I had not noticed its rapid depletion, until now, and not more than four or five shovel- fuls remained. This new calamity almost stunned us both for a moment—perhaps we might be able to make it hold out—but I doubted it greatly. Ten miles—the coal was all gone now, and I emptied one of the ofl cans into the fire box to keep up the steam, and then we began to break up the wood- work about the tender. Eleven miles—only one mile more now t more furiously than ever upon his plunging horse. In a moment the coat was con- sumed, but we had held our own while it lasted, and feeling somewhat encouraged by our momentary success I threw in my cap, while Fisk went me one better by fol- lewing suit with his coat and overalls. This we did not a moment too soon, how- ever, for as the fire died down the sheriff had begun to gain again, but as soon a: fire blazed up we began to make 3 rapidly once more and the sheriff barely Leld his own with us now. The coat and overalls did not last long and I saw that something more must go to keep up the fire, for we were again begin- ning to lose ground—with Miszouri half a mile away straight ahead. 1 took another quick look back at our pursuers: they were still coming at a headlong gallop. I opened the fire box and looked in—the fire was al- most gone out now—not a handful of em- bers remained. Then, without a moment's hesitation, I slipped ‘off my own overal shoved them into the furnace and shut the door. By these heroic means we managed to keep just enough steam to keep in mo- tion a little—just out of the sheriff's reach— ruil we at last crawled siowly over thi tine into Missouri, the sheriff and his party within yards of us as we did so, our ergine barely moving as we slipped out of Kansas into Missouri and came to a dead stop just beyond the border line. We never saw anything more of our third partnel Gleason—and all that autumn we continued to thresh in Missouri, and being quite saistied with our investment, we gave up the idea of going further westward, and tan the “Gonte" successfully for several seasons before we finally sold out. GEO. F. LYON. —— ee Grecee. One nation against the many, ‘The smallest among them ‘all; Tt will not take long for dectding — ‘The small one must go to the wall. ile the winds are blowing in from :far, "Tis often the one and the many, And sometimes, with The many bring u ‘To crnsh out the truth in a land, God Isughs in His n to see them, ooseth some little thing: the cient Goliath And the stripling vith his sling. proud coimand their battalions Ay, bonor the brave Ittle nation, ‘That knows that right makes might, And that never a question was settled Until it was settled right. While some in their greed are figuring How much may be won or lost, ‘Thank God for the men like these men Who will not count the cost. ‘Thermopyize in the mountains, And Marathon by the seat ‘Their spirit survives aud Is ever ‘The spirit that makes men free. ‘ome back with your shield or upon it, uns the word through fleld and town; the brave state that is daring and go down, 1 areb-mure a, Th or ‘the Seine! aml be ready terrible far, nd His glory, God does go forth to war! SAMUEL V. COLE. Child Gest to Child Host: page at her wedding!"”"—Punch. ee If you want anything, try an ad. in Star. If anybody has what you wish, en will get an answer, | ‘What, not remember me? Why, I was your mother’s IN QUOD AT TRENTON Washington Prisoners No Longer Go to Albany. PUNISHMENT 15 NOT UNDULY SEVERE But They Get Less Time Off fot Good Behavior. HOW THEY MAKE THE TRIP OR MORE THAN thirty years, ever since the District penitentiary was abolished, all per- sons convicted here of crimes punished by imprisonment at labor have been sent by the government to penitentiaries s' uated in the different states designated by Justice. Tae great majority of such offenders nave been con- fired in the penitentiary at Alban: > Se But the legislature of that state provided last year that after the ist of January, 1897, no person convicted elsewhere should be confined in any prison of the state. It therefore became necessary for ihe De- partment of Justice to provide another penitentiary for the incarceration of Dis- trict convicts. The department selected the New Jersey state prison, situated at Trenton, and to that prison persons con- Victed here of felonies have been seat since the Ist of last January. ‘To the great majority of the citizens of the District the change of prisons necessi- tated by the action of the New York legis- lature was a matter of little moment, and perhaps of but little more interest, but to those who contemplated, by force of cir- cumstances over which they had tittle con- trol, a residence in such an institucio change became a matter of consile interest. Their interest in the New Je: ey prison became particularly great when it was rumored that the ¢ unusually s. e, and the labor requ dd to be performed was particularly These rumors, a reporter of The Star cis- covered last week, were not well founded, the discovery being made when, through the courtesy of Warden Leonard of the District jail, The Star’ representative was permitted to accompany the sec. d bate of convicts transported from ‘Trenton prison. A Vuried Assortr This batch of offenders consisted of ten negroes, convicted of larceny, housebreak- ing, assault and like offenses, their terms of imprisonment exceeding in no instar more than two years. Their ages ran from eighteen to fifty years, and while most of them were making thetr first trip to tentiary, all ef them had done the workhouse or the jail, and one of ihem Was going to the “pen” tor the third time. As is u:ual on such trips, the prisoners were chained together in’ pairs at the arkles and at the wrists; the pairs in turn being kept’ together by ‘means of a great steel chain which passed between the handcuffs on the men, there being about four feet of chain between each pair of convicts. The men were chained before they left the District jail mained so secured until they re reception reom ef the New Jerse: ne there yas a peni- ime here in x prison. The spectacle presented by the cha convicts Was not a pleasant one to the other occupants of the railroad car in which they rode to the prison, but, not- standing the effect it had on others, they seemed to glory in their position, and constantly indulged in coarse je expense of one another. A sentence of im prisonment in a penitentiary they 1 @ mark of distinction, and the one with the expevience of two previous term was tacitly acknowledged to be a very su- perfor being, an honor of which he was particularly | proud. Nevertheless, were much pleased with the lHshtness Ir sentences. Four of them had been given elghteen months each house breaking, and one of the four remarked to The Star man that they were dead luck Ef it had been Judge Cole,” he explained “or Judge Bradley dat sentenced us, we'd been in luck to git off wid clght or ten years. Dat man Cole is certainly a terror. You kin sniffle your head off, an’ say dat you is sorry, an’ make all sorts of promises, but it don’t go wid him. He jes’ say ‘de ionger people of your kind is put away de better it will be for de res’ of folks,’ an’ den he gives you de limit, An’ dat man Bradley ain't much better. T hopes to Gawd dat when I gits out dey'll be outer de Criminal Cote.” Forgotten Kindness. This hope met the unqualified approval of the other convicts, but not one of them seemed to appreciate the motive which prompted Chief Justice Bingham to impose a light sentence upon them—that of their pessible reformation. They had forgotten the great humanity and mercy he exhibited and the words of Kindly advice he had spck- en to them. They simply remembered that he had Imposed upon them a very light sen- tence, and congraulated themselves upon the fact that they had appeared before a judge who believes more in light sentences than do, perhaps, his associates on the bench. They looked forward, therefore, not to a realization of his hope of their reformation, but to a comparatively speedy return to further indulgence in crime, with the hope not of forgiveness, but with ihe hope that they might never appear again before other than the venerable judge whose mercy and kindness of heart they could not appreciate. The long ride to Trenton was without in- cident save that the chained convicts were stared at and now and then subjected to unpleasant remarks by their fellow pas- sengers, all of which they bore with ap- parent indifference. At Trenton they were placed in a large omnibus and rapidly driven to the prison, situated on the out- skirts of the Je town. The prison oc- cupies a large square, being inclosed by a stone wall 20 or 30 feet high. Viewed from outside the great prison presents a rather gloomy and forbidding appearance, and when the convicts beheld it, then {t was they for the first time seemed to really ap- preciate their position. “My soul,” ex- claimed one, as the vehicle drew up before the Egyptian-like entrance to the prison, “dere ain't no gittin’ out of dis place tell dey lets you.” Then the big doors of the prison swung open and the prisoners were hustled along into the reception room. Reception at the Prison. There they were freed of their chains, and as their names were called off from the commitment papers by the prison clerk they were ranged in Ine at one end of the littfe room. While the clerk took their names’ and pedigrees the warden of the prison, Samuel S. Moore, or keeper, as he is designated in New Jersey, signed a receipt for each man and gave It to War- den Leonard. These formalities over, the men were marched into the great rotunda of the prison and then into one of the wings, where their heads were closely cropped and thélr faces cleanly shaved- by a convict barber, after which they donned the red and black striped clothes required to be worn py every inmate, first being re- quired to spBnd several minutes in a bath tub. That done“they were locked in their cells for ht, there to remain until summoned ‘to take their places in the workshops early next morning. In company with one of the officials of the prison, The Star's reperter made a tour of the institution. Special attention was paid to the cell houses and workshops, and it. at once became apparent that the discip- line maintained at Jersey's state prison is far from severe. Indeed, in many instances it was rather lax when compared with that ed at other penitentiaries. At the Albany penitentiary, for instance, no~prisoner is allowed to look up from his work, or to speak to a fellow prisoner, a vidlator of such rules being prnished severely. At the New Jersey pris- on The Star man observed both laughing and talking among the convicts in the workshops, and hardly a man in all the many shcps falled to cease his labor and follow the party. with his eyes. Yet the keepers in charge of the shops made not | him?’ | men are engaged in sewing and in the pri the Deparement of | | time every day upon a treadmill, a s ! the food | that provided at Albany. the slightest attempt to prevent it. Then egain, it was noticed that prisoners meet- ing in the corridors of the cell houses and in the yard and workshop freely conversed with one another, a thing which fs not al- lowed at Albany and other state prisons. Enjoy Many Privileges. At the Albany penitentiary smoking is pot permitted, save when the di labors are over, while at the New Jersey prison the convicts smoke at any time in their cells. Then, too, at Albany only long-term men are allowed to have lights in their cells, while all are allowed lights at the Jersey prison. Indeed, the inmates of the latter institution enjoy many privileges which are denied those at Albany, main cell house of the New Jerse was built in 18 ere unusually large, the one window each cell is hardly more than a small s\ light, located so near the ceiling as to pr vent a view by the prisoner of other than sky. The doors of these cells are solid, that their occupants can neither see nor seen. Cells in another wing are similar those of the eastern penitentiary of mnsylvania, where the system of sol y confinement is pract house, but recently occup‘e model affair. The 1s, have every sanitary conv of stecl, with no openi 80 be to Pe the grated ig, Save door and ventilator, and in each there is a gas jet, a table and stool. The ten convicts transported from here Ircreased the number in the New Jersey prison to 1,087, of whom but twenty-nine were women. Every convict is required to labor every day save Sun and certain holidays, the men making clothing, shoe brushes, matting and mats, while the on kitchen. Those men who work in the matting and mat shops perform the har est labor, especially se who work wh. are called the tread-mill machin the work or th rise to ihe rumor ¢ the men are required to spend at at the Trenton pris 0 ‘tem of punishment empioyed in certain English prison: The convicts ‘e required to work from early morning, with a hour at noon for dinner, until about dark, when they are marched back to their cells for the night. They are given three meals a da comparing most favorably with Indeed, it peared from a glance to be some t su- rior to that set before the ccnvic in the New York prison. Modes of Punishment. "The convicts, or rather their labor, Is leased from the state by manufacturers of the various articles they make, and they are required to perform a certain set amount of work every day. At times, how- ever, the materials run short, and then the men are forced to spend their time in their cells. That they ry much like, pre- ferring to be at work than to be jiocked up in their cells. The modes ef punishment in vogue at th s! the most ef- fective per , where a man is confined in upon bread and water. ever, man there much lo n twenty-four hours. Another very effective mode of pun- shment is that of standing a man before a in the rotunda of the prison, in such a way that he is compelled to keep his ey straight before him on the face of the clock, while the weary lowly pass away. Then the loss of p , and, if nec sary, the loss of good-time commutation of the Sentence, are also employed as punish- ment. In one respect the New Jersey prison dif- fers radically from that at Albany, and that is in the amount of time deducted from <entences for good behavior. At Al- bany two months are deducted from the first and second years, four months from the third and fourth years, and five months from the fifth and every subsequent year. Under the New Jersey law the keep- er of the state prison is required to keep a record of the behavior of every prisoner, and also of the character of the labor per- termed, whether satisfactory or otherwise, to be presented to the inspectors of the prison. For every month of faithful per- fcrmance of assigned labor, the inspecters remit the convict two days of the term for which he was sentenced; for every mo’ of continuous orderly deportment, two days, ard for every month of manifest effort at intellectual improvement and_ self-control, to be certified to by the moral instructor (chaplain), one day. On the recomm tion of the keeper and moral in an additional day per month Is remi every convict for twelve months amentioned, and for each eding y of uninterrupted goo] conduct, this remis- sion is progressively increased. nger Time at Trenton. Such rules of deduction for good time re- sult in much longer sentences at the Jer- sey prison than at the Albany institution. That is, the time actually spent in confine- ment at the former is materially longer than that at the latter. This difference is apparent from the following table of de- ductions, made at the Trenton prison: another thing in connection with this matter of commutation of sentences for good behavior at the New Jersey prison which is not practiced at the Albany prison, and one which will not be favorably regarded by those convicts who shall go to Trenton for a second term there. That is, that rule of the prison which requires a convict to serve the second time he is sert there all the time remitted to him on previous term. For instance, if he got o: on his first term six months or a year, or whatever it may be, he will, when he re- turns for a second term, have to serve that time in addition to his second sentence. At Albany, no matter how often a convict returned, he had no good time deduction to make up. There is another difference in the man- agement of the two prisons. Whenever a batch of priseners arrived at Albany from Washington the pariy was met at the de- pot by an officer of the priscn with the prison van. Upon arriving at the prison the Washington ofiicials were regaled by a fine lunch or dinner, and when they left they were driven in a carriage or road wagon to the depot or hotel, all at the ex- pense, of course, of the prison superinten- dent. At Trenton the Washington officers are not only not met at the depot, but are also not set before any repast, light or otherwise, and are allowed to get back to the depot as best they can. —_ New Discoveries in the Star: From the New York Sun, A late circular issued from the Harvard College observatory includes in its account of the most important recent discoveries the spectrum of a star known as Zeta Puppis, its remarkable character being un- like that of any other yet obtained, the continuous spectrum containing three sys- tems of lines—first, the dark hydrogen lines, such as are found in stars of the first type; second, two bright bands or lines, which may be identical with the adjacent lines in spectra of the fifth type, and, third, a series of very faint lines. But the most important feature of this spectrum is a new element, not found on the earth or in any other stars, an element which, though similar to hydrogen, is yet distinctly dif- ferent from it; just what it is, or by what name to call it, astronomers are undecided, the marked peculiarity being noted that it produces a vibration, systematic rather than accidental, of three-ten-millionths of a mil- limeter, and the action of which can be traced. only on a specially prepared photo- graphic plate. Another extraordinary dis- covery noted is a new variable star, in the constellation Crux, with a period of about a year. Not Likely. From Life : “Now,” said the office,’ “I will seck thé said Diogenes, “will you find man.’ “But,” much A GOOD PRACTICE. If You Want a Good Appetite Perfect Digestion. Afier each meal dissolve one or two of Stuart’ Dyspepsia T: mouth the food, oe: ss Tost sensi complex- tes by form: took on stomach Mich, UNIVERSITY NOTES Columbian University. The regular ele of the sinian Society feht. c. Camp feta is hust rr ng tO secure a strong team to re ent the Columbian in relay the games at Philadelphia on April 24. The Law School i Saturd: Det will di on vived, 1 3, e is an absolute freedom of the and atiy T. "The speakers are A O. Guynes, on the affirm: On April 10° the Resolved, That th ernment should assume arazua canal.” ‘T rist, RT. Oly tive; H. F. Bris . W. U, Varne: tiv ‘The members of the senior class had their photographs taken this week for insertion in the class history, which ts being com- led by Mr. Woolard, the historian of the and which will be pudl'shed in aoout six weeks. The junior class class hanguet to be the 16th, The place & ed on. Prof. Lester F. Ward delivered a spcial lecture on “Sociology” on Thur: fter- noon before the students of the department of political philosophs A paper on “The We ceous Gneiss In A ginia,” Prof. ( J. B.-Lam- have arranged for a non Vrilay, April not yet been deci l- ering of Mica- County, Vir- Merrill of the rcomb M the Woman's Anthi “The Koreshan Comm The next meeting of sophical Inquiry will b and Mr. Powell wi » Philosophy of C. ations by Mat public lecture cou Prof. D. 1 a \ Mon- o'clock Prof. W. V. vill deliver the first of six which conclude the t of the first lecture ts M. mans in the Un rnoon at 4:3 n Partridge lectures, subje Art.” The final lecture in the students’ ‘se of the Corcoran iven last Saturday even roy Parker, who took for i seph Priestly, the I of the Phlogistic Theory. poned lecture will be given. Catholic University. Archbishop Ireland of Paul, who hes been in the city for the past week, was a visitor at the university Monday after- noon, Dr. Conaty attended the anniversar, the Western University of Pennsylvan held at Pittsburg on the 23d, 24th and h, delivered an address on “The Rela- Between the College and the Univer- t Monday he will speak before Catholic Club of Baltimore at the i “The Ideal Tonight a p stephen's ‘Forgive- g he will tomorrow even y afternoon Danfel W. Shea, r of physics, gave a lecture “The Rontgen Ray Phenomena” in the pu lic lecture cou It was illustratc< numercus enjoyed by April 1, Dr. D. Ph. . Day of the United lic e Ever- geological survey wiil close the p a ture course with a lecture on s of Florida.” y afternoon at 4:45 o'cl Wright, commissioner of lecture on “Social Econo: Howard University. At last Wednesday’s meeting of the Theo- logical Literary and Debating Society the question debated was, “Resolved, That prizes should not be offered in schools.” J. W. Neil spoke in the affirmative and 8. Nance in the negative. A duet was also rendered by S. J. Lee and James Jacobs. For the next meeting the question is, “Re- solved, That the Romans have done more for the advancement of civilization than the Egyptians.” The speakers will be G. W. West on the affirmative and J. P. Wash- ington ot the negative. At the Livingstone Mis: meeting on Friday _ ev papers were read by M. M. Payne and W. S. Nance. Carroll labor, will ionary Society missionary parks, Wm. R. Stewart is A special lecture on “Mer s in the chapel Wednesday afternoon Prof. Pick. The Christian Endeavor Society elected the following officers at its last meeting: President, G. S. Murray; vice president, Miss S. A. Hooe; secretary, Miss M. Burrell; treasurer, Miss M. M librarian, John Hammond. The standing committees will be announced by the presi- dent at the next meeting. ‘The mock congress (Alphi Phi) held no meeting last week on account of the Chris- by tian Endeavor social being held on the regular meeting night. The concert by the Glee, Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club last night at Lincoin M moriai Church was well attended. An ex- cellent prograin was rendered. Arrange- menis have been made to give another con- cert at the Metropotitan M. E. der the auspices of the Ly ciety about April 1, and also one in Baiti- more in the latter part of April. Geergetown University. The Debating Society of the Law De- partment will hold their second public de- bate at § o'clock this evening in the School building, on E street. The question to be Ciscussed is, “Resolved, That foreign immigration should be further restricted.” ‘The speakers will be M. T. Conboy of New York and Mr. Lemuel E. Via of Virginia on the affirmative and Mr. Charles M. Kel- ly of Maryland and Mr. Charles M. Doran of Virginia. The judges were Timothy C. Carroll, O. W. Catchings and George C. Meigs, esq. The 0: Evgene Logan, presid rar, vice president; E. tary; G. W. Bingham, treasur Schade, sergeant-at-arms. The committee on public debate is composed of J. Raymond Stafford, Michael H. King and Stepien J. Casey. ‘This committee has also arranged for two intercollegiate debates with the Law Department of the University of New York, the first debate to be heid in this city in Gaston Hall at the university build- ing. The date has not yet been decided, but will probably be April 26. The Georg: town speakers will be Charles Roach, North Dakota; J. Neal Powers, District of Columbia, and James A. Ryan of Texnes- see. The University of New York speak- ers will be N. D. Stern, J. J. O'Connell and J. F. Zimmerman, all of New York city. ‘The question to be debated is: “Resolved, That belligerent rights be granted the Cubans by the United States. The Morris Literary and Debating So- clety at its next regular meeting will de- bate the question “Resolved, That the Dingley tariff bill should be passed with- out amendment.” Paul Dillon will speak in the affirmative and P. McLoughlin in the negative. ——__ He Rode in the Baggage Car. From the Brooklyn Engle. Mrs. Isolate (of Lonelyville, puzzled)— “You say you rode home in the baggage ‘car tonight. You haven’t brought home a new wateh dog, Ferdinand, have you?” for two JUST FOUR DAYS MORE The $3 Rate Closes With the End of March. Doctor McCoy Gives Due and Sufficient Notice Ac- cording to His Agreement. There Will Be Positively No Exten- sion or Continuance Be- yond That Date, In giving the $3 rate Doctor Coy reserved to himself the right to withdraw It to new patients at any time by giving duc notice in the pubiic prints, Dector MeGoy finds that the time has come to exercise at right, the number of pationts W growing so large ax to very soo xeced the possibility eare and attention. He t { personal after April 1, ex- ents already under repular treatment, whe are, course, entitled to it until Until Aprit a al for treatment or rene Will be treated until cared at the rate of 83 a month, There will a ever, no further extension of ¢ and it will no Doctor Met 1 Doctor Me fees. cept to ¢ ate, be given again tn practice, After April ey Will resume his usual DEAF SINCE Miss Al INFANCY. Sout Alfrea “Thad ow RING RESTORED £, Smith, GOG GOh st. sow. Om mon ws. 1 can “IT had wora that agai: clearly.” A CHILD'S HEARING RESTORED. ter Henry Ochman, 507 Si ary’s hoa d been very DEAF SINCE CHILDHOOD. Miss Helen Towson, 15 Grant Place nw. “Thad been d car was almost tot uneuy DEAFNESS FROM MEASLES CURED John A. Stanton, 2325 Pa. ave. nw. “My deafness was y twelve yours old. T owas deaf in my My hearing bas been perfectly 5 Two eae, right STORED AT 72. 4 Harrison st. Ana- ty-two “Thad boon 3 my right ear was absoluvely ly. HEARING RE a, n child deat fru : deat. 1 DEAF FOR FOUR YEARS. Jw. Imer, 1005 G » been deaf in both ears for clearly.” four COULDN’T HEAR THE PIANO. irs. Thomas ¥ Brookland, pre, C.: “Twas so deat that when I played ¢ I could not bear the notes. My bearing Las bees restored.”* TOO DEAF TO ATTEND SCHOOL. Raymond Dickson, Brightwood ave. nw., aged ten years. His mother says: mond was so deaf that we had to take bm from school. His deafness resulted when he was suddenly, and he ia. re again perfectly. HAD TO SHOUT AT HIM. George E. Ringso' 1923 9th at. n.w.: “People had to shout at me to make me upderstard. Now I bear everything distinctly.” HEARS AGAIN PERFECTLY. Miss Louise Eller, 21 © st. mow: “lf 4 been quite deaf for an dow T hear as well as anybody inber of m A DOCTOR’S HEARING RESTORED. Dr. c. P. Mexnheimer, .w.: “I had been very deaf fur ten years. hearing Is restored.” MASTER ODELL WAS STONE DEAF Master Caryl Odell, 215 9th st. s.w.t His mother says: ‘Caryl was stone deaf. He hears now perfectly. 402 6th at. My CURING ECZEMA, Jobn D. Barker, 1310 12th at. nw. “Eczema, from which I had suffered for th except my fect and AND STOMACH CURED. Shaner, 901 Steaben st. n.w.: rrh of the A. D. “I have been comp! throat and stoma ely cured of Ca STOMACH TROUBLE CURED. A. L. Hicksom, 164 Superior st. For two years I sufcred terribly from 8: trouble. Iam again in perfect health.” wet mech TERRIBLE SKIN DISORDER CUREP. George HM. Cannon, 119 2d st. nowy “For five years a territie skin disease covered tie whole of my lands and caused two of my wills te dcop off. Thave been completely cured.”* CURING BRONCHIAL TROUBLE. Mrs. Harriet E. Grogan, 1211 5 st. n.w., aged G years: “For five years I had sutfe~od from Bronchial trouble, Doctor McCoys treatm ont has been a godsend to me. treatment I began to Improve. mm slmost the dtirst DOCTOR McCOY’S BOOK FREE TO ALL. CONSULTATION FREE. McCoySystemof Medicine PERMANENT OFFICES DR. McCOX’S NATIONAL PRACTICE, Dr. J. Cresap McCoy, Dr. J. M. Cowden, 718 13th Street Northwest. “No, Ama- | O@ice Mours, 9 to i2a.m.,1 tos p.m.,@ ; @ package lawn fertiliser!” te 5 pm. daily. Sunday,l0 a.m. to 4 pm