The evening world. Newspaper, December 23, 1907, Page 12

3 { rete hae day by the Press Publishing Company, Nos. 53 to Park Row, New York. “wy | J, AXGUR BBAYW, Boe-Tyese., £01 Woet 117th Street, we =, PULITETE, Prva, 1 Hast 124 Servet, rr i ! = ' Entered at the Post-Omce at New York ption Rates to - Canada World for i ed Daily Except Sun JOHN, lwanT You Td ADDRESS A FEW CHRISTCAS PACKKAGES- You WRITE So WELL. Class Mail Matter, siand and the Con- d All Countries: Ce YON. .cesecseseeeees$6.09 One ¥ear.. Ane Month.ereesereresee +6) Ono month ALL RIGHT DEAR VOLUME 480... ,.ccseeeecsevereereesseescececsees NOs 16,928, INSANE INVESTIGATION. See NVESTIGATION of the Manhattan State Hoxpital for the Insane by the State Lugacy Commission: has be- _— specific filarges of Sych. mistreat; ment a glect, of the insane pa- tients as could not have* occurred had the higher officials been-efficient in their supervisory duties... It would seem that in any investi- gation of these charges The Evening World would be recognized as the complainant and the management of the Manhattan State Hospital as the Gefendant, with the State Lunacy Commission sitting as judge and jury. Then how can it be proper that former Assemblyman Koenig, who fs the salaried counsel to the Manhattan State Hospital, appears also as Special counsel to the State Lunacy Commission, without allowing to The Evening World the ordinary privilege of presenting its own case, In’ the examination of Dr. John C, McCarthy Mr. Koenig assumed to be the only counsel in the case. The, Lunacy Commission is composed of three members. One is required by law to be a physician of at least ten years’ experience. An- other is required by law to be a lawyer of at least ten years’ standing. The thitd is a layman. : : This .specific division of the members of the commission profes- sfonally would seemingly imply that the lawyer member of the com: mission should be the commission’s legal adviser and should conduct the examination of witnesses, subject to what further questions the com- Plainant’s and defendant's counsel might properly ask. Unfortunately ‘the lawyer member of the commission was Somewhat @rowsy when Dr. McCarthy was testifying and part of the time he (was seemingly asleep. The chairman.of the commission is a close friend of | DrsMabon, who is the superintendent of the Manhattan State Hospital. Mhe layman,pf. the commission stayed awake and really showed a desire to find out the: facts, —— _ There was a tendency on the Part_of the universal counsel, Mn ‘Koenig, to put Dr. McCarthy on trial instead of the. asylum officials. He wanted to know why Dr, McCarthy did not interfere when patients werell eer if VE had such a turn thin day!" raid Mrs. Jart,an knocked down, kicked or hanged, and why he had not promptly gone to SS] Birmeliniwéthiner arma {full of Chrimpiaa, bundles Dr. Mabon when instances of brutality first came to his attention. | What's the matter?” asked Mr, Jarr. “Nobody | sald anything to you, nobody insulted you, hey?" And he The answer to this is simple. Dr. McCarthy went to the Manhattan State Hospital on behalf of this newspaper. His object was not to secure the indictment of $22 a month attendants, who alternate between Bowery | missions and the. Manhattan State Hospital,-but faithfully to examine the and treatment and to make public bristledap indignantly as he said it “No,” salt Mra. Jarr, ‘but I saw something shat fright- ened me so! I always thought !t would happen. In fact,.1 knew tt would happen, tut I wished tt hadn't ned 1or moto see it! Mrs, Terwiliger's little boy. the second oldest,” you know the one ‘nat has red halr and !s so Implident and s always playing In the street? Why, just ne other day our little Wille, who is the most nese: shila In the work if You Jet him have his own way, came running into the louse crying: because he sald’ that very Oscar Terwiliger pulled his hay off his head and threw it in the gutter and © out at him! I always knew'he would'come to some baad system of management, supervision what he found. ._— 4 The matter of real importance "“}fs whether Dr. McCarthy saw what ihe says he saw, whether the notes : ; that he took are true or inventions, and whether the insane patients re- ceived kind treatment, proper care id the expert medical advice for “which the State pays. If they do not the management and the executive officials of the Manhattan State Hospital are re- sponsible and should be supplanted then stuck, his tongu endiy % ud the poor Uttle fellow killed?" asked Mr. Jarr. : ‘o, he wasn't even scratched!" sald Mrs, Jarr. ‘tf thank goodness for that, ‘and, as I said before, trust Satan Ww take care of his own!’ are you worrying about if he wasn't hurt?’ st me a Grink of water,” sald Mrs. Jarr, “I feel faint yet! He would have been Killed or haye had his head cut off, or something, but for the fact ‘nat a xecond before the car could strike him he: jumped up and selzed the front rall and held on, and then the motorman grabbed him. But for his doing that! Well, neif-preservation {n the firs! law of nature!” “Self-preservation 1s nothing of tne kind," sald Mr, Jarr. ‘Self-justification ‘A lot of people in a ike scrape or worse get confused B A ce fs the first law of nature, ji + . 5 \or dazed, and are hurt or killed And great and small accidents and fires and by-efficient men who will do their duty, i Jcalamities of all kinds develop sudden and unexpected heroes who riever think of : i \qelf-prevervation. Thetr sole Sdea {a not to nave themactves, but to save others, And the way to find this out is for the State’ Lunacy Commission {tself to conduct the investigation, and if its legal member does not feel | and yet the person nover lived who wouldn't Jaw for hours to prove that he or ‘‘Self-Justification the First Law of Nature,’ Says Mr. Jarr, but Mrs. Jarr Differs With Him and, as Usual, Carries the Day rhe} *he Ja right in apme trivial mater,’ “Oh, he's not such a bad boy,” sald Mr. Jarr. “He's only mischievous. What )' ra IT 19 MORE BLESss€0 To CLIVE THAN To RECEWE “Well, t’might ‘Knew thet anything I) sald would be contradicted by you!” sald Mra, Jarr, he started to take off her hat “There you go!" waid Mr, Jarr, quickly, “I make a statement at variance with yours, and you start right at once to justify yourself.” “[.do notedo anything of the kind!) satd Mrs, Jarr, sheilly. “I never, make uees! I never attempt to justify mipelf! What would be fhe good? Every ng 1 do and every little thing T'éay is wrong, In your opinion, and I am ing to stand silent and not défend mysclf! It hasn't come fo that yet, I "Oh, well, what's the use to argue about waid Mr, Jary. ‘I'm sorry you had a shock and I'm, glad the little poy escaped by his agility, and his prysence of mind, so we'll say no more about 14" “But we will say some more about it! said Mrs. Jarr, shrilly, “Do you think Iam gving to rest under any such accusations and not defend myself? If 1 wes to blame for anything I would admit i, but I do the best I can, and I won't les anybody put me down!" : “That exictly bears me out In what [ eay. Juatifylng yourself about the merest trifes. ft matters a greas deal!" repiléd Mra, Jarr, hotly. replied Mr. Jarr, “You insist on What does It matter?” "I notice that you are Is th to defend yourself tf any criticism {s m to yout’ Me." sald Mr: Jarr, serenely. ‘Oh, come, now! What do I care what any- body says about me, so long as I know I am right? When I know I am right, why, of course”— “You justify yourself,” sald Mra, ‘Jarr, ; “Oh, not at ail,” said Mr, Jarr. ‘When you are finding fault with me about ‘nis or that do I offer excuses? Do I say I was not to blame, or that If I did do so and so I had every right to do it, because’ and ‘ff’ and ‘an,' and so on?” "You are alwaya taking me up and finding fault with me; that's what you're doing new." sobbed Mrs. Jarr. ae “Well, why do you contradict me, then?" asked Mr, Jarr. “I would never say a word {f you'd treat mo right!" “Oh, you get out!" sald Mra. Jarr, curning her cry (nto a smile. "Who's justi. fying now? You're just as silly as everybody eine 1s!” + en equal to the task to get some other lawyer than-the attorney for the de- fendant to ask the questions. — — “Letters from the People. —~ , Lys Glena Falls, N. Y. 180%. ‘To the Editor of The Evening World: Where and when was Gov. Hughes born? W H,, Hoboken, N J, Abont Evening High Schools. ‘To the Editor of The Evenine World: Regarding the losing of evening Ih echools, {t seems strango that this great. big, wonderful city of ours, New ‘York, reputed to be one_of the richest eitles—it not the richest ctth—in the world, a city that supports all sorts Institutions, cannot suppirt a few ing high schools from which tho: Gerive an education knd hundreds de- five o living. In tims great city, where} there are millions culected by the ct government annually, cannot the city ay aside a paltry sum $n order to keep these tnatitutions o, NATHAN: OWITZ. To Prevent Accidents sentiment would not be necessury. If mine owners were compelled by law to make weekly personal Inapectiona of the mines they manage not the most; trivial “safecuard” would be lacking. | When will tne Federal and State goy- , *TnMents devote one-tenth of the ume, ‘energy, and money to the defense and protection of mine workers’ lives that sald governments spend to protect mine owners’ vested rights? : | PETER W. SCHLOSSER. Au‘e Ney, 5) Pearl Street. ° To"the Editor of The Bvening World What ts the name and business a4- drees of the Egyptian (Turkish) conmul- | seneral, in New York City? Jamaica's Chances, Altor of The Fvening World: letter Jamaica, Tim true that the RACY AFFAIR, ER-I Do--- Bia | \ about fo the Editor uf The When I read that t the mine owners in (he Mononguh dis- I WAY. No trict proposed spend $100,000 to erect op : i i ¢ negroes live 4n thetr own holies Duildingy to houw, care for and educa ot them are well edicated and [etre get the dependents of the victims of t 00d por and | KITE | FLY= ona. Bome live by trm- the trees are always reeze is ulwayn fr = late mine diister 1 was touch the nobility of woul that au prompted such # sublime work and the | PUTS: a are te Uberality acoompanying 1, Prepaarinntannicrry Yot tf a traction of this tender molici-| polite and hones tude and wealth had been expended, No, Soa @ate-mortem, in ventilating, braciiig and To me Ditor of The Evening World: ether precautionary safeguards, auch Can a foreiga-born man run ‘or /pres-| stale at sacrifices of wealth and sdent of tho Upited States? “WN XY. “Flayfal Trimmings on Matrimony § om A FOOT-RACE WEDDING WOULD BE‘A A Regent Roller-Skate Wedding Suggests Some Other Possibilities. | By F. G. Long Magazine, Monday, December 23, 1907. The Day of Rest. : By Maurice Ketten. —the bombardment continued. i Gq j | | | ytera: ‘Thew knew what mercy they miight expect from Santa ‘t NO. 27,—WAR FOR TEXAS 1NDEPENDENCE.. army of four thousand Mexicans surrounded an old misstonfort near San Antonio, Texas, seeking vainly for an undefended spot to attack, - Thelr cannon pounded-the ancient walls, and their eharpshooters lay in walt-for sight Of any defender who might recklessly expose himself the endless fusfllade. Within the) fort were about 140 American men, and perhaps forty women anid children. One of the most sensational dramas in American history was being enacted, rep ct Here are the events that led up to it: 525) settlo within its borders: These Americans had a very hearty contempt fam thelr Mexican neighbors, and took no special pains to conceal the feeling Clashes and quarrels with the natives and the local authorities became more and more frequent, until there was a gaperal and mutual hatred twoen Mexico and het Yankee settlers. g The latter, for the most part, refused to become Mexican citisens, er any way to help the country of their adoption. Soon the: ther. Not liking the idea of becoming part and parce! of so enerate @ land as Mexico, these Americans decided to rebel and Texas &n independent nation, under their own rule. The sons of tionary heroes were of no mind to submit to the petty tyrannies (real ca imaginary) imposed on them by the little southern Republic. When the time was ripe they declared Texas free. A convention of American settlers was called on April 1, 1833, and a constitution adopted. Samuel Houston, foremost man of all the delegates, urged that they were not yet strong enough to frame @ declaration of Independence, and for the time prevented such a step. He fet to work forming an army out-of the widely ecattered population and preparing for the struggle that was bound ja come. Mexico, finding that all peaceful meane failed, resolved to crush the robellion by force of artim, Gen, Santa Ana, with a Mexican army 5,000 strong, matched into Texag carly in 1836. Newa of Wis’ coming stirred the settlera to activity and quck defense. At New Washington, March 2, 1836, a declaration of in- dependence was adopted and Houston was chosen Commander-in-Chlef. Meantime, Santa Ana and 4,000 troops advanced on San Antonio. The old Alamo Mission there had been turned into a fort, and was defended by Col. Williain Travis and about 140 frontiéramen. The wives and chil- dren of neighboring settlers had also flocked thither for protection. The misélon-fort covered an area of two and a half acres and was eurrounded by stone wallé cight feet high and a yard thick. ‘The garrison had scanty food, arms and ammunition. Their attempt to hold the placc against 4,000 foes has been characterized as foolhardy. “Houston himself disap- proved of jt. Travis pointed out the {mpending-peri! and sald any man who chose to depart-beforehand might do so. The gallant little garrison refused to £0. ° “ : % On Feb. 23, 1838, Santa Ana surrounded the fort and began his cannon- ade, trying to break down the walls or to hammtr a breach in one of them wide enough for an attacking force to charge through For ten daye The garrison was so small that nearly every: man was kept on duty day and night. News of their plight reached the- more distant settlements. A handful of brave backwoodsmen, led by Col Bowle ifor whom the bowle knife was named) und by the famous Davy Crockett, cut thelr way through the Mexican army, and thirty-two of them succeeded in entering the fort. “We've come to die with you!" shouted Crockett, as Travis welcomed the pitlably small reinforcement. Every one realized the defense could’ have but one end. Yet none ror na. jast, on March 6, the oannon tore a breach in tho wells and the-Mexicans rushed in. Worn out as ¢tiey were with fatigue, starvation and constant righting, the Americans twice dove back their assailants, with heavy losses. But at the third charge the Mexicans, by rheer weight of numbers, gained a foothold inside the inclosure. There was no surrender. Every ‘American fought like a hero, knowing how hopeless was the battle. All fell, fighting, except five, who were overpowered and captured. These were butchered by Santa Ana in cold blood. Women as well as men were + slain. Some reports say that three women and two babies survived the slaughter. Others that only one baby was left alive. fae 5 5 From the Alamo Santn Ana passed on to PF eseie a san deci, Goliad, where 500 <Americpna were killed. lj 4 Revolt of Te: ind Battle of the Alamo. Battle of San Jacinto. { after desperate defonse of the Place. But and Houston's Trlumph.} the news of these catastrophes lashed every Grrr $9American in Texas to a mania of vengeance, * On April 21, ‘Houston mm manoeuvred his army of 750 es to bring them into action against the main division of the Mexican army, 1,800 strong. on the banks of the San Jacinto River. The ‘Americans rushed into battle shouting: ‘‘Remember the Alamo!” and hurled themselves against the stronger Mexican ranks with fury that was frresistible. In leas than an bour the Mexicans were utterly routed; 630 of them being slain and 730 more captured. Santa Ana was taken prisoner and Houston had difficulty in restraining the victors from tearing ‘the bar barous general to pieces. This battle was the last blow of the war. Houston became first President of the Republic of Texas. But he was too true an American to covet such an honor. By a brilliant series of diplomatic moves, he brought the new ‘Republic into the United States. ‘Texas entered the Union Dec. 29, 1845, almost on.the eve of a fer greater and more important war with Mexico—a war between the latter nation + and our own Government, ‘ E ———_——__-4-__—__ , ‘Mr. Dooley’’ on Congress. au By Finlay Peter Dunne. - ".on'y retzon Congress goes on en’ nobody cares {x that it ntver @stes with subjicks that anny wan else twer talks 4bout onless they are tm dhrink, Who lver heefd ty two sensible men discusain’ th’ river an’ harbor billi-or wan xenalblo wornant’ says “Mr. Dooley”: (Finlay Petor Dumne)' fn th January Amerioan Magazine, “Did you an’ wife iver set Gown at night ian’ debate th’ pension system or free rural delivery, great mibjioks that ‘ {ery day fr three months will sind Congrem to th’ fure? No, sir. That th’ Aron why wo oun put up with governmints, because they're always kept busy aitindin’ to matthers ty no tmportance, Annything thet's important enough te weet aitindence I'll niver pase over to a collection tv lmwyers fr'm th’ rural Risthrioks, Whin ye see me with me face convuleed in pansion an’ anger gicamin' “fr'm me eye, ‘tis not about th’ raliroad situation I'm thinkta', bet abput me tight shoes. Whin ye see me with me head bowed in thought, it's not wondhrin’ about th’ threessury surplua I am, but meditatin’ on how I'm gota’ to raise th’ money fr th’ monthly rent. Good Manners Once, Bad Now. cane in Amerion, writes H. M. Alden, In Harper's) Magasine, Thackeray tn his lecture on Steele, contrasting the Victorian with the Queen Amse era, he sald, “You could no more suffer in a British drawing-room, under the retra fine gentleman or fine laty of Queen Annety time, or and maid, than you would recetve .gTown over einer ‘would be closed and the inhabitants keep thetr Norrur A tnundred years ago people crowded te ese. thin leet act man's life and make jokes on ft." ‘Senator Dolliver’s Oratory. By John CG. O’Laughiin. ENATOR JONATHAN P, DOLLIVER, ef lows, vanks es-ene- orators of the Upper Houso of Congress, ‘Tim Senator t medut'ap® 7 Jenves {{ to his friends to praise his ebifity m thts . John Callan O'Laughlin, in the Chicago Tribune, Whenever plimented upon hia delivery, he tella, the following” story. ( Some yenrs ago I waa atumping the State and stopped et a to make an address, I went to the,hotel, but found & im turmost the urrest of the proprietor, When the latter learned I was to speak titloned the inayor {or permission to attend the meeting, promising to to all at the expiration of two hours, ‘The Mayor indorsed the communtention follown: ; f oni ‘Release the prisoner to hear Dolliver’s speech. Remainder of Os pum- ishment is hereby remitted.’ '’ : to China’s Pickled, Eggs. : i HE teamoua pickled esau of China are preserved with a pickle made monmud, salt;-galtpeter and soy-bean sauce, a'] mixed together, oo te. ore iwith @ pleater of this mixture end laid away unt!) they ere. , for. the table Prepared tc this .wee- ther wil i i