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reputation won in hundreds of great
legal battles. while William b.
Rodgers is constitutional lawyer
who. in. Pittsburg, stands only second
to David T. Watson With such gal
axy Of legal lights on each side bat
tie royal may be expected when it
finally opens. II it ever does.
John F. Scott, father OF the re-
spondent. is not a millionaire. but he
says he will spend every dollar he has
to clear his daughters name.
This is fight for American wom-
anhood." he declares. There can be
no settlement. We demand a trial
that the world may judge. and then
we will punish the people who are
back of this persecution. All the mil
lions in the world cannot save them
from an outraged public when the
truth of this case is known"
When Hartje filed his divorce suit
his attorney secured an order from
court to take the testimony of Clif-
ford Hooe. who was alleged to be
about to leave the city and the state.
Hooe is the colored coachman named
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farmer can have at hand a convent
ent fuel and light and material for
running all his farm ma hinery. A
bushel of corn will maze almost five
proof gallons of alcohol. The corn has
averaged in price for some years past
about 43 cents a bushel. Alcohol after
it has been Genatured by the use OF
crude wood alcoho! is worth about 20
cents gallon. This would mean that
a bushel of corn could be turned into
about 80 cents worth of denaturel al
cohol
AT the same time where corn Is
cheap and where potatoes are cheap
this alcohol can be made cheaper than
the price for which gasoline and kero-
sene sell. In Europe the principal ma
terial for the manufacture of dena-
tured alcohol, is the potato, but CO, n
seems to be the best material found
in this country. II does not need to be
the highest grade of corn o. potatoes,
50 that the farmer expects to be abe
to utilize great deal of what has
hitherto teen waste In his crops. He
can sell for food his largest and best
potatoes and then turn the smaller
and immature fruit into alcohol. II his
corn should not all be perfect he can
use 1t up in profitable way by max
ing it into alcohol to ran his automo-
bile his motor launch or his farm ma
chinery. Other grain. such as oats
and wheat. that docs not come up to
the standard, can also be utilized aad
the visions of wealth now dancing be-
fore the eyes of the farmer are very
attractive.
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Is figured, at a fall of 295 feet would
produce 100000 horse power. The use
Of this amount of horse power means
new employment for 22s,OOO men, rep
resenting population of 1,14O,OOO.
Based upon the census population of
1900 1t would yield gross annual prod
ucts to the amount of $514,OOO, 900. The
value of all the farm property in the
state of New York in 1900 was 81 ,O69,-
100000. the income from which at 20
per cent. would be $213.OO0,0OO, which
is only about 40 per cent. of s514,OJ0,-
300.
1t Is also estimated that the use of
power to this extent will save 3,OOO,-
900 tons of coal year. representing
an annual disbursement of $500, 100.
II this could be accomplished by the
use of 1900 cubic feet of water per
second, it is easily figured how much
could be accomplished by the use of
the entire force of the falls, which Is
$4,000 cubic feet per second. Of
course, that will never be realized be-
cause 1t is plain that the people will
not permit the entire force of the falls
to be devoted to utilitarian purposes:
but something of what it signifies NAV
be judged from the words of Daniel
Webster who said at Rochester in
1874: IF the Thames had fall of
$50 feet within the limits of London,
London would not be town. but
would be the whole world"
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FROM QUEENS TOMB
RARE TREASURES OF 5000
YEARS AGO ARE FOUND.
Egyptologists Unearth in Theban
District Relics Which Are in
Perfect State of Pres
ervation.

Cairo, Egypt.-The excavation in the
Valley of the Kings, undertaken by
Theodore NJ. Davis for the benefit OF
the museum at Cairo and directed by
Mr.. Quibell, the government archaeol
ogist experimenting the Theban dis
trict, revealed early in February
flight of rock-hewn steps.
Down these steps the explorers wen.
to wall closing the entrance to a
slanting corridor leading to the I'm.
known tomb. A break was found in
the wall and through 1t a boy was
sent. He discovered just on the in.
side of the wall partly gilded char
lot yoke, scarab and a slender. long.
green stan with gliding near the top.
This indicated to the explorers that
the tomb had been entered by a rob-
Der who was a contemporary of the
persons whose mummies the explorers
expected to find in the lowest vault.
Clippings from the neighboring tombs
of Rameses III. and XII. had been
found on the steps of the unknown
tomb. and this led the explorers to be-
lieve that it had been undisturbed
through 5000 years. The robber had
found that things he left at the en-
trance to the corridor were merely
gilded and had left them. 1t was right
ly conjectured that he had stolen near.
ly every bit, of jewelry and gold that
had been put away with the cofined
mummies.
Mr.. Davis and NJ. Maspero entered
the long corridor. They found 1t bare.
They went on and descended second
staircase of II steps. on one of which
they found a bunch of onions and
roll of papyrus. At the bottom of the
flight they came up against wall
plastered with mud and sealed with a
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by Hartje as correspondent The at.
torneys for Hartje now say that they
will not use the mans story. They
say they have plenty of evidence with
out it, and did not need it in the frs,
place. 1t Is in connection with Hooe's
statement that the attorneys for Mrs
Hartje and the district attorney
threaten to Vring criminal proceedings
for conspiracy.
Hooe's First Statement.
Hooe's story was first related to
Hartje by John l.. Welshons. presi
dent of the Welshons Hardware com
pany. OF Pittsburg. Hooe worked for
Hartje for few months in 1903 II
was during this time he is alleged
to have been intimate with Mrs
Hartje. He was discharged for
drunkenness. In the summer of 1906
he was employed by contractor
driving team attached to a dirt
wagon. He was taken from this
wagon and put in the store of the
Farrar-Welshons company. He
worked there for several months. and
during that time is said to have re-
lated his story to Welshons.
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$4,000 for the prosecution of a re-
search into this interesting subject
At the insi ance of the Washington
Pathological society the Carnegie in
,titute has althorized William Church
i'll. of New York. formerly Unite1
States consul in Samoa, to complete a
most interes ting investigation which
he has been prosecuting and which he
believes will unquestionably prove
that the root of all language is in thu
Samoan tongue.
The Washington Pathological society
is of recent origin and owes its being
to the interest excited by Mr.. Church
Ills most interesting researches. Not
long ago Mr.. Churchill wrote to for
mer classmate in the class of 80 at
which he seemed to prove most clearly
that in Samoa he had discovered the
earliest reducible language. Mr.. Rice
sent this letter to Senator .>ittredge,
a member of the United States senate
from South Dakota, suggesting that
some means be found by which Mr.
Churchill could devote his life WORK
to the prosecution of his pathological
researches. Senator Kittredge brought
the matter to the attention of Mr.. L.
A. Coolidge, formerly a leading jour
nalist of Washington and man of
scientific knowledge and attachments
Mr.. Rice's rare discovery was dis
cussed and 1t at once excited the deep
est interest among scientific men in
this city. 1t was determined to or
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tu,ional law in the world to-day. II
there is any man living who fills the
shoes of Daniel Webster it is David
Watson. He only deals with great
things. He was attorney for the
United States in the Alaskan bound
airy dispute and won that great case
against the greatest lawyers of Europe
for the United States. He was attor-
ney recently for the city of Chicago
in the traction cases there which
were won by the city. In the North
ern Securities case his advice was in
valuable. He has figured in dozen
celebrated cases. but the world does
not hear much of him. Watson never
gets interviewed. He is too busy.
He is as pleasant and jolly a compan-
ion as you would want to have. but
he has a horror of notoriety. He does
not like the look of his name in cold
type.
His partner. John NJ. Freeman, is
almost as well known as Mr.. Watson
and, in his way, is as good lawyer.
They lead the counsel employed to
look after Mrs. Hartje's interests.
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try. This the bill removing the tax
from denatured alcohol. BY making
alcohol free from internal revenue tax,
that is alcohol manufactured from po-
tatoes, corn and other products af err
it has been rendered unfit for beverage
or medicinal uses and by mixture with
suitable denaturlng materials a new
industry has been established. This
alcohol is expected to form a staple
product OF the country and be used as
fuel and in the manufactures and In
the running of explosive engines.
In Germany the bulk OF d natured
alcohol is used for the purpose of light,
fuel and heat. A lamp is made which
produces a very strong, steady a. d
high grade light by the use OF alco-
ho!. Experiments have been made
with this lamp which show that cns
gallon of alcohol is equal to two gal
Ions OF kerosene fer lighting purposes.
During the past few months exreri-
ments have been made In adapting
gaso. inc power engines to the use Of
alcohol. In Germany this has been
successfully done for number Of
years. There they mix % per cent. OF
the gasoline with the a'cohol and o.
tain more ready ignition of the fluid.
The experiments in this country show
that alcohol can be use1 by itself and
the operation of the engine with its
use Is perfect.
1t is estimated that there are co.,
900 motor engines in use in this coun-
try and the number is growing greatly
every year, the annual output being
more than 100000. These engines are
used on the farm for pumping water.
cutting feed. filling silos. threshlng
grain and all the uses to which a sta
tionary power on farm is adapted.
The objection to the use of gasoline Is
the danger OF fire to farm buildings.
The gasoline fire cannot be quenched
with water. This danger Is minlmized
by the use of alcohol. as an alcohol fire
can be extinguished by use Of water.
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Hartjes. The couple were married
March Is. 1904. 1t was not love
match to begin with. Hartje was .m-
mensely wealthy. Mrs. SCOTS father
was. comparatively. man in mod
crate circumstances. He is worth
about 100000. Hartje is paper
manufacturer and has mill at
Steubenville. o.. worth about a mil
lion dollars. He also owns 20 or 80
pieces of real estate in the downtown
portion of Pittsburg. and property in
this section is valued at prices rang
ing from $500 to $4,000 foot front.
On one of these he has erected sky
scraper. fitted as a modern office build
ing. He is variously estimated as be-
ing worth from $3.0O0.0O0 to S.
100000. The higher figure is probably
too much. The lower one is likely
nearest It.
Hartje Described.
AS a man Hartje has been rather a
among men. In business he stands
we'll His promises and contracts arc
fully lived up to. He pays his debts
and treats his fellow men fairly. He
is close in his business dealings, but
on the whole is regarded as business
man of considerable ability. Socially
he has cut little figure. He is fond
of fine horses. but he has never been
known to take his family into his en-
joyment He is. according to the
statements of his wife. the kind of a
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ganize a pathological society for the
purpose of encouraging Mr.. Cnurchill's
work.
The society was organized by TIE
election of Hon. w. L. Chambers. for
merly chief justice of the Samoan
court. as president; Mr.. Westcott. Sec
rotary; Mr.. l.. A. Coolidge. treasurer.
Judge Chambers knew Mr.. Churchill
when the latter was in the consular
service in Samoa and knew of his de-
votion to the study of the Samoan
language and has great confidence in
his ability to establish the theory that
the Samoan language is the father of
all languages. In union with the Ma
tional Geographical society the WASH
ington Pathological society brought
Mr.. Churchill to Washington few
days ago and the latter delivered q
most instructive and illuminating add
dress embodying his favorite theory
under the title of THE Reduction Of
the Samoan Root
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moistens them with her tears. They
are the graves of three of her babies
who died before their father sought
to blast their mothers reputation and
to stain their names by charging her
with infidelity with a negro. Only
two children are left, and on those
two she lavishes all the wealth of her
warm nature, for the SCOTS were al
ways warm-hearted and loved each
othor and fought for each other 10y
ally for all the generations they have
beer known in Pittsburg.
Such are the man and woman in
this case. He is the average business
man. She Is woman of refinement
and of education. Hartje says he does
not need the evidence of the negro to
support his case, that he has plenty
of proof against her without that. He
alleges that he can prove her guilty
of intimacy with other men. white
men, and has plenty of testimony to
that effect. That is what has lost him
| favor in Pittsburg. for Pittsburgers
| inquisitively ask why, for the sake of
/ his children, he dragged in the negro
II he did not need him? Public feel
Ing is against him to-day in Allegheny
county.
Legal Giants on Both Sides.
The attorneys are all remarkable
for their ability. 1t is probably the
first time David T. Watson has ever
| engaged in a divorce case. He Is one
OF the greatest expounders of consti-
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HarUes' Millions to Be of No
Avail, Declares John F.
Scott of Pittsburg.
CASE PROMISES TO Be A REMARKABLE one
"For American Womanhood and American
Homes Will Eight" Declares the Father
of the Woman Accused of Grave
Misconduct.

man who will spend $1,000 or $4,000
for fine horse and wonder at his
wife's extravaganza in spending SO
or SIS. On anything that Augustus
Hartje wanted he would spend any
sum. He is that way in business.
He Is that way with his employees.
He hires them for the least he can get
them to work for, and works them to
the limit.
Mrs. Hartje is granddaughter of
old John Scott. in his day one of the
most famous railroad men this coun-
try ever produced. Andrew Carnegie
Is said to have gotten away with the
big end of the Scott fortune, but the
| facts are that John Scott was a spend
thrift and man who led life which
was calculated to use up two or three
fortunes. There was always tragedy
in the family. 1t went down like the
Pyncheon family in Hawthorne's
House of Seven Cables Bank
ruptcy, violent deaths. insanity and
other tragic happenings carried off
different members of old Johns own
family and those of his connections.
fatality seemed to follow the name,
anu IL appears as II tnat spell Still
exists. for this beautiful young wom-
an has met with the most terrible
charges any man ever brought against
wife.
Good Woman and Mother.
She is a good woman. 1t Is not in
tended to try her case here. but mere
ly to paint her picture for the benefit
of our readers. She has been as fool
ish. perhaps. as thousands Of other
women of wealth and fashion whose
names have never felt the breath of
scandal. As a horsewoman she has
ridden astride-if that is any disgrace.
Perhaps she has been indiscreet
enough to flirt once in a great while
But her servants worship her. They
speak well of the mistress and con-
denim the master.
She is a good mother. She nursed
her babies at her own breast, which
is something fashionable mammas
seldom do. Out under the grass, now
growing green with the spring rains.
there are three little mounds in Home
wood. She goes there occasionally and
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companies, which has a charter to use
water from the Niagara river and
which would be cut off from the en-
loyment of this charter by the enact
nent Of Chairman Burton's bill, has
'hered. in case it is permitted to use
portion of the water conceded by It's
.harter. to perform an engineering
eat which. instead of diminishing the
glory of the falls, will greatly enhance
is spectacular beauty.
This company. known as the Nj
isara County irrigation & Water Sup
ply company, plans, at its own ex-
pense, to excavate the bed of Niagara
liver above the falls so that nearly so
Der cent. more water will flow over
The American falls every second than
now flows over the same spot AID that,
too, after all the water needed has
been diverted for mechanical purposes.
At present, according to the engineers,
the average fall of water over the
American falls is 27,9OO cubic feet of
water second. After the proposed
excavation the fall will be 10000 cubic
feet.
According to the same engineers,
who have been living near the falls for
20 years, the present use of power has
not affected the spectacular appear
ance of the falls so that it could be
visible to the eye and they declare
that IL all companies now under char
ter should be permitted to use water
to the limit of their charters the diff
ference in the spectacular appearance
of the cateract would still be unap-
preciable-not nearly as great a
change as is wrought by an ordinary
wind on Lake Erie from the south
west or northeast which varies the
depth of water on the crest of the falls
frequently as much as three feet
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Pittsburg.-For the sake OF Ameri-
can womanhood. for the sake of Amer
lean homes, for the salvation of his
daughters name. John F. Scott. as
is now generally known, is engaged in
a battle against the millions of Au-
gustus Hartje. who is suing Mary
Kenney Scott Hartje, daughter Of Mr..
Scott, for divorce and has named a
negro as correspondent. Hartje's at
torneys say they will prove the rela-
lions of this beautiful society woman
with the man who cleaned out her sta
bles and groomed her horses. On her
part, Mrs. Hartje accuses her husband
OF brutality beyond the imagination Of
ordinary man.
II is such n case which promises to
drag its length through the Pittsburg
courts within the next few months,
and the amount of public sympathy
which is being given to this woman.
who is fighting a millionaire for her
children and her name as faithful
wife and mother. is one of the most
remarkable things about 1t all.
Hartje Not Popular.
Not one kind word has yet been
spoken of Augustus Hartje since the
case started. If he has any friends
who believe his statement, they are
keeping it to themselves, The negro
who made the affidavit which was in
tended to strip from this woman the
last shred of public sympathy and re-
spect. surrendered to the officers of
the law and confessed that he had
.perjured himself. that his statements
were false, that he had received about
500 for telling his story and was to
have been paid $1,000.
Mixed up In this alleged conspiracy
are a leading business man of the East
End of Pittsburg. one of the most
prominent physicians of that fashion
able section. and the Hartje brothers.
Augustus and Edward c.. his brother,
who is an attorney.
Not n Love Match.
The Hartje divorce case first broke
upon the public October 10. 1905. when
Hartje filed suit against his wife for
divorce, naming as correspondent
Thomas Nadine. a young Irishman,
who had been employed by the
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Patterson, Sterrett & Acheson is an
other of Pittsburg's big law firms. In
fact Mrs. Hartje could scarcely have
secured any more attorneys of their
class unless she had employed Sen
ator Philander C. Knox. With Wat
son & Freeman and Patterson. Ster-
rett G Acheson on her side there is
no doubt that things will be made in
teresting when the fur finally begins
to fly.
Hartje Has Able Lawyers.
John Marion. J. Scott Ferguson and
William B. Rodgers are the attorneys
secured by Mr.. Hartje. Mr.. Marion
weighs about 1875 pounds. but there
is a fight in every pound of him. He
is one of the ablest, most persistent,
most successful attorneys at the AL.
legheny county bar. He Is a little
Irishman whose tongue is like a ra-
pier. In cross-examining witness
he rarely leaves anything but the hide
II the witness happens to be unwill-
ing or misstating facts. He is uni
versally feared as an opponent. j.
Scott Ferguson is another man of
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Nattu&1 Arrna
5nhmrnrr nf 4nmtr
By REV. FRED A. WE'LL.

the high license aldermen No matter what
position holds will shield him when he commits
wrong What determines public judgment the sentiment ostered
the unconscious influence received by the individual he
touches elbows with pure and sweet lives.
such that shape the future OF this do be-
forming OF societies crime especially when these
legitimate products and political disguise We
them Yet the problem the handling the
another generation OF criminals and dgenate propagaed
The cities especially need Fairgrounds things
influence healthy living physically and
spiritually, its boys and girls But strange
the nation demands that fulfill their obligations their
children and the the family life.
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Paul Revere was about to start forth
on his famous ride.
Gee" he said. as he lightly vault
ed into the saddle. I'm glad the loco
motive hasn't been invented yet. As it
is. I'll not have to slow up at any rail-
road crossings
Then he chirped to his horse and
was away like the wind.-Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
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The greatest inhu-

The greatest infu-
ence exered by any
one OF us is the uncon-
scious influence. We
say a man is influential
because he has money
or social position. But
it does not avail the
liquor men to pour out
their money and beer
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For Unitarian Purposes.

OME / n I e r e sting
comparisons have
been laid before
the river and har-
Dor co m m | I I ee.
One of the COM
panies. for In
S t a N C e. proposes
that 1t be permit
ted to use 1890
cubic feet of water
a second. This, 1t
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Waste of Crops.

HE possibilities OF
this new indus
try read like the
dreams of Mulber-
ry Sellers. By
turning pot n toes
and corn in.o al
cohol a lie. err
price for those
crops can be OBJ
tanned and at the
same tt m e the
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Compete with Gasoline.

HEINZ mas paSSeu
in the house CT
representatives a
bill. the friends Of
which are trying
to persuade the
farmers and frdit
growers of the
country will mean
untold millions of
wealth to them
from a new indus
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Better Measure.

Here's piece in de paper" said
Weary Willie. dat says dark beer is
always best. l never liked pale teer
anyhow. did your"
Sure" replied Ragson Tetters. yer
git more dat way"
wat way?"
'.In a pail. Prsss.
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When the heart runs away with the
head there is sure to follow a feeling
Of resentment toward the world in
general.
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WASHINGTON LETTER
PROPOSALS IN REGARD TO MI.
AGARA FALLS.
FRAMING NEW LEGISLATION
Interesting Theory of Former U. S
Consul-Root of All Languages
in Samoan Tongue - De-
natured Alcohol.

ASHINGTON. - A
striking proposal
has been made to
the river and har-
Dor committee OF
the house, which
is engaged just
now in framing
legislation to pre-
serve the beauty
of Niagara Falls.
One of the power