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The Washington times., 1907-04-07
Army Of Detectlres.

Following the divorce proceedings
came suit against young sukeleathsr
for 10000 The young man has no
money and Mills expects none. Al
he wants Is a verdict. because success
viii give him the coveted possession
OF thu child.
The closing Of the investigation at
Asheviiie was marked BY the exodus OF
an army Of sieuths engaged on both
sides. some OF whom had been there
for six months at $1,000 a month. the
whole party almost filling a car and
going North toscoptinue the warfare
in New York.
stikeioather has been subpoenaed
three times to appear and give testi-
moay at the hearing. but has refused.
Jail sentence IS the penalty for re-
fusal to testify.
The Washington times., 1907-04-07

little girl is now with her mother
and is happy with her dolls. all
unmindful of her ultimate fate.
Mr.. Mills is commonly known as
the Stove King. and HIS manu-
featuring plant at Detroit is now
considered che Of the largest in
the world. Mrs. Mills was the
daughter of Charles K. Eddy. the
Saginaw, Mich, multmilHonaire
lumberman.
For several years she was one Of
the leading society women OF Detroit
The summers she spent at Asheville,
and her reign was unquestioned there.
Then came the breath Of scandal. link
ing her name with that Of Gnland
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T. He fact that Queen Maud Of
Norway is called Harry in her
i own family has gone the round
of the press. and some writer's
have gone 50 far as 10 express surprise
at royalty sanctioning the use OF nick
names. which these pubhcists seem to
think undignihed.
Is it too much to expect royalty
never TO unbend and become human?
The very unlimited choice of names
that appear for use at the christening
Of baby prince or princess Is really a
very good reason why royal families
should have Pet names among them
selves.
Almost without exception. English
Processes are named either Victoria,
Alexandra. Louise. Mary, or Maud.
Among princes. Albert has been most
popular, while Alfred, Edward.
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
Noted Sleuth S
Follow Each of
the Rich Con
testants Con-
tinually,Living
Like Princes.

we're paid 70 watch. even from the
vantage point OF guests in the same
hotel They also appear as invited
guests TO the small affairs presided
over by Mrs. Mills in her extended
residence there.
The manor has been much OonosEnss
at having their notable exclusive HOUSE.
turned into a stage for so much un-
savory scandal trying IN vain to sup
press the many sensational stories
creeping out through servants and
other paid employees.
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
Ms
MLeg

to Ashevilis for seclusion while her
lawyers battled with the attorneys
for the husband She lived in Ciematis
cottage at AIbemarie Park. and it Is
there that many OF the incidents al
legged IN the bIl Of complaint occurred.
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sHkeIsather Denies Ahldavit.

SlAeteAo1eE DENIES AnLGAFit.
Mr.. Mills Is supposed % ksvs brought
back a former dspOsed olszk OF the
hotel and Installed a. e guest for the
sake OF his svidsnOs. presumably hos
tile to Mrs. Nils.
The investigation was held behind
closed doors and yet it leaked out
that stikeleathsr repudiatsd his sworn
deposition uHfavosablz to sErs. AEins.
saying that IT was entirely unfounded.
thus reinstating himself in tbs hearts
Of the people who cannot cohesive Of
man being q gentleman ard betray-
ing or even making an injurious
statement about = woman.
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
10 NIX ,4AEa8HZ. E2eE,
/1zTHZZE ~
q vonng - about 90.
Y Y
Began Divorce SUIT.

She had already been temporarily
estranged from her husband BY family
jars when the reports OF her alleged
mesaIlianee were noised about. Mills
at once hired the best detectives that
money could secure. and the fair
young matron was diligently watched.
Mrs. Mills was decidedly gay and
debonair She was guilty OF more
than one indiscretion. The sleuths
pounoed on all Of these as hawk
gathers in little chicks
Then came the divorce proceedings
instituted in Detroit. Mrs. Mills fed
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
Both Are Wealthy.

Both Of the parents are i'm
mensely wealthy and princes
ransoms are being spent by each
to win the now famous suit. The
The Washington times., 1907-04-07

ity to her husband. was obtained by
one Of Mills detectives. who came
here in the guise Of man Of anu-
enee and wealth. obtained ingresa Of
club Of which sukelesther was
member, and # is said, won his con-
fidenee-
stksleathsr says he was drunk Or
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
Attend Her Parties.

The smdsvit made by stiksleaher.
which charges Mrs. Mills with inadsI-
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
Mother Offered
$1,O00.OOO to
Surrender the
Dau lighter to
the ather; but
She Scorns It.
I F YOU were a divorced
woman would you sell
your six year old
daughter to your form

/ your six year old
daughter to your form
er husband for $1,OOO,OOO1
Such was the proposition
made to Mrs. Merrill B.
Mills, of Detroit, and Ashe-
Vile, n. c., for the posses
sion of little Cynthia Mills,
by the child's father.
The mother refused point
blank and declared that
she'd ten thousand times
rather see the child in her
grave. This precipitated a
legal battle for custody that
Will be one of the greatest in
the history of the country.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-23
TWICE A WEEK. 81 so A YEAR
SHOCKING DEATH.
Miss Julia Wannamaker Drowned at
Sullivan s Island-Body Has
Been Recovered.

All Oran"cburg is incxprcssibly
shocked and grievcd at the news of
the drowning on SuIlivan's Island
OF Miss Julia Wannamakcr, second
daughter Of Mr.. Il. Hcbcr Wanna
maker.
DR.. II. J. Wannamaker of Column
bla, uncle Of the young lady, was on
the island at the time and every
known method Of rrsuscitation was
tried without success.
Miss annamakcr had been on the
island for some time. being with the
Family OF MIR. John Cart. who are
summcring there. and il is said that
the beach ON this section Of the is
land waS beautiful and considered
perfectly safe.
Miss Julia, who WAS about lG wears
"f age. waS StrikiM"ly beautiful
girl. unusually bright and talented,
anh WAS Il universal ravurilc not ONLY
with those of her acc. but all whu
knew her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wamamakcr were
IN New York.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-23
THIRTY KILLED.
Fearful Wreck on Pere Marquette
Excursion Train.

Salem, Mich, July 20.-Thirty pco-
pie are dead and more than 20 iniur-
cd, many Of them seriously, as the
result of hcad-cnd collision today
between this village and Plymouth.
when a Pere Marquette excursion
train bound from Ionia TO Detroit
crashed into wcstbound freight in Il
cut located at sharp curve about a
mile east Of Salem.
The passenger train of II ears, ear
rying tTe Perc Marquette shop en-
ploycs Of Ionia and their families to
the Michigan metropolis for their am
nual excursion. was running at high
speed, probably so miles an hour,
down steep grade. IT struck The
lighter locomotive Of the freight train
with such terrific force as to turn
The freight engine completely around.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-23
Big European BANQUET.

The 1900 Club banquet TO the Col
onlal Minister'S, ut the Albert Hall.
with lis 1000 guests. is certainly of
lm!"Sin"' scale, but it is scarcely. aS
stated by il cont tcmporary, The ">cr-
nnd largest on rcrord.' the premier
place being awarded to I.nrd Stra,cl-
coma : Aberdeen dinner. at which the
guests numbered 2,l00 says the Vest
minister Gazette.
Some years az" The late Lady Bur
lctt-Couii> Toasted 1000 people at
her house at lliyll"alc, Kin. Edward
being among her guests. \ little lat
cr his Royal lIiyhnrS> taS he then
was) was one Of 5000 guests who sa,
down 10 Il dinner in London; 2.5O0
were present at thc banquet in honor
Of the Right Hon. \. j. Balionr. in
Wavcrly Market, Edinburgh, some
time AGO.
Rnt even such "aryantuan fcasts
cannot compare with the banquet i'm
1889 at the Palai> de 'mduslric,
Paris. which WAS enjoyed by 10000
mayors Of French towns. in addition
10 1000 other dinners: nor with the
feast Sir Wa)kin ". W.'nn once cave
in Wynn~Iay Park 10 10000 neigh
borS. a hanpnrt at which GG hos
heads and l.l!O bottles Of ale were
consumed
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-23
The Habit of Not Feeling Well

Few people realize that their all
mentS are rarely >clf-indncrd. They
gct into Il habit Of no, feeling we'll II
they get up in the morning with Il
slight headache, or some other triflinu
md'Sp"sition. instead Of trying 10 rise
above this condition they take posi-
tive pleasure in exphtiating upon
heir feelings to anyone who will lis
ten: Instead Of combating the tend
ency to illness by filling the lungs
with pure fresh air, they dose them
selves with 'hoEIache tablcts,' or
some specific warranted to cure"
whatever i'll they think they are suf-
fcring from. They begin to pity
themselves, and try to attract pity and
sympathy from others. Unconscious
Iy by detailing and dwelling upon
their symptoms, they reinforce the
first simple suggestion of illness by II
whole army Of thoughts and fears and
images of disease, until they are I'M
Fitted to do days work.
1t is said that man is a lazy animal.
We are all more or less prone to in
lolcncc, and il is the easiest and most
natural thing in the world for Young
people 10 acruStom themselves 10 w.
IN" down or Ioun"in~ on il sofa be-
"a'i>r they think they are tired. or
not we'll. Much so-callcd 'invaIid-
,~m' is simple lazinrS>. There is Il
!r"at danger that "irl< who are deli
cate while growing up, and lnunyc
r!"und the house and lie down when
they feel the least hi, out of sorts,
Will form Il habit Of invalidi>m when
they reach maturity. How often du
we see such girls "hracc up' at
once whenever anything happens
which Interests or rNcitrS them. Nm
nNllatl"n /" Il reception. or Il par
~. CT any other pleasant social nc-
ca>'"n. acts like tonic. For the time
beng an instantaneous cure i rf-
fcried. They are rs well Il, anybody
Until after the entertainments
Success.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-23

ing heat, he CROPPED his way TO the
rr'b where lay the sleeping child.
Hastily Wrapping him up IN the bed
clothing /" protect him, to took niu
III his arms and hastcncd TO return.
by this time the stairway by which he
came ZIP waS wrapped in Flames, and
every other outlet was cut off. 10
hesitate meant certain death to him
and I" his little charge. With IA he
roic effort he dashed into the flames
and down the burning. stairway, hug
g'ing close to his breast the precious
bundle III his arms. His comrades
met ':nn ut the door as he came out
with his clothing. hair and the bed
dln" ar"nnd the child mass of
flames and fire. Quickly drcnching
INN with water he and his bundle
wtr" borne few yards away TO the
S%r 'kln,: and aYonizcd mother, to
who's AIMS WAS restored the baby
boy, IL y wide awake, safe and un-
harmed. l''t how about that heroic
and splendid ';rrrimcr Of american
manh""d, who l:ad ri Led lis .::e that
the baby hoy mi"ht live? Alas! the
dreadful flames. that Er mad nhalrl
IN his lungs rs he came down that
burning" stairway. had dome its work.
and Notwithstanding all that sympa-
thetlr and l"vin" hands could Ito. his
noble heart soon ceased its heart
beats. ANA his spirit returned to the
G' Il that gave it.' .
Was there ever y Snldicr on the
! fieh, If battle? Was there soldier
of the "Old Guar,l' of Waterloo :?
! Was there Il soldier in that immortal
| 'Gray lnc' at Gr,,">hnr"? Does
the histor:: of an. ::,H,; :, . 81; people
record nobler, drawer "r more he
roic act than the one described? a
man VIII" has given up his life that
babe may live!
But enough; this one act is only
one of many, very many, that are be-
/ ing performed by the brave and he
role men in the American fire ser
vice: and were I called upon to draw
ii picture Of tho "Real American
Hero' it would not be one represent
ing an admiral upon, his battleship.
nor general with sword drawn lead
ing brilliant charge, nor a lone artil-
leryman-his comrades all killed,
ramming home his last charge. but
rather would it be a picture repres-
enting fireman coming on: of a
burning bu;lli'." Ct. with n hah" r!n>p-
eel to his breast. r.''..~" lie he had
saved at the risk @: -. ,,wn. and T
would write upon the pedestal Of the
statue these words:
/ Th" Real llrr"~-An American fire
: We Defender of our lives and on
homes.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-23
Tea Smoking Centuries Old.
Minneapolis journal.

minneapolis journal.
'With your tea cigarettes. said
tn" antiquary stcrnly, "you youn-. la
dies think yourselves very modern and
dcradcnt. But look hcrr.'
tie took from porf"lin il French
PRINT OF the seventeenth century that
portrayed two men. with cumbrous
silver pipes, charging the same from
a box Of China tea.
"This shows you." the old man
SAID, 'ihe antiquity of tea smoking.
II was common thing in France 200
years ago. Blcent mentions il. and
Grand d'Aussay. in his 'IIistorir de
la Vie Privec dcs Francais.' describes
ii in detail.
AN old VEGA dead vicr~--fnr the
French found that tea smoking rack
ed the nerves: how very. very foolish
you girls are to have rivivcd il. -
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-23
THE CLEMSON MESS.
"A Correspondent Wants to Probe The
Matter to the Very Bot
tom.

Edltor The Herald and News:
'Deeply as the board of trustees
and the faculty regret any disorder,
1t is Il we'll known fact that in mill
tary organizations. Is there is disor-
der the fault primarily rests with the
commandant. The board Of trustees
look to the commanLant for order,
and any man who has ever been IN
military service knows that the rfi-
ricnry OF the service is exactly COM
mrnSuratc with the efficiency Of the
commanding officer. It rommcndcr
Is not Il consistent diSciplnaran. he
cannot correct resulting evils By
measure $" drastic as to sweep out
onc-fourth of his command."
The above, copied from the Press
and Banner. is rich. II does not re-
Hulrc Il student Of history 10 pass
upon the beauties therein contained.
Mind y"n. this happened in South
Carolina. which is. brin" interpreted.
the Land nr the free. and the home
of the bravr.' South Carolina has
seeded once, and whilst waS only
ten years old. ! took tn" time from
my other. and seemingly more import
amt occupations. to srccdc with her:
and | hold myself ready To dn it over.
whenever II Is proven to my Sati>fac-
li"n that there is general interest
in the natter; but To disrupt the
mon. Just because boy thinks that
dad's plantation is bigger than the
state, d"rsn I exactly comply with my
| ideas Of propricty.
Clemson college was established to
teach our boys to be men, to teach
them to learn obedience first, SO that
they might be fitted for command.
There is no place, aS I understand it,
IN the curriculum for rowdyism.
do not expect boys TO be angels in
this world-for we been boy-and
| am convelsant with the fact that
the indlSrrTminatc use Of the flail Of
times beats off budding wings md
yet I've lived to be old enough to an
prcciate the fact that m n South
Caroinian: and, today, for the first
Time am ashamed to acknowledge il
before the world. just think of il, the
descendants of men who followed
Picket /" the summit Of the hills Of
glory to be guilty Of, what? haven't
Il name for il.
know nnlhin" Of the conditions
that exist, nor do | care to know Them.
i'ni haN" this /" say: "Thrrr'S
>.m"lhin% mi>rlAhIy rotten IL Den
! no"N. This something. whatever il
j.. shall he unra,rhcd: for. tlrm>nn
i the child of ulr heart : best. and
as such must be treated. If the com
| mandant is to blame, LET il be known,
:" HAT the world may take somewhat
| irnirml view Of the >ilualinn: but.
II not. let lis 90 10 the root of the
! evil wherever it be. AMI tear il from
| III" vir"in soil Of Carolina.
Ia r"NrIn>i"n. allow ne I" lay
'l"wu pr"p">ili"M. which j. this:
Whenever The iimr arrives that the
state Of South Carolina has not. with
IN lis bounds. 4 sufficient number of
men. VIII" may be fitted to act as
trustees Of her institutions. and Young
, mrn WIN" hay" moi the sense ~ be
| ruled. then De il resolved ri,at ni' in-
>lltuii"nS affected be- and are hereby
nhnli~hrh.
Respectfully.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-23
FEARFUL TRAGEDY,
MichigNu Farmer Kills Son, Wife and
Her fSaster Father.-Is Himself
'T1ot Dead.

Nunica. MieN,, July 2l.-Henrv
Scutcheon, Il + farmer ubout5O wears
old, livin" nearithis village, TO-DAY ran
amuck with aM axe killing his invalid
son, his wife and her foster father.
ocutcheon was later shot by Henry
Mcclellan, a neiehbor, whom the
crazed murderer had also attacked.
The dead:
Henry Scutchcon. Polly Scutchcon.
his vile: Scutcheon'S lS-vcar-old son.
George Aiming, Mrs. Scutchcon's : fos-
ter father.
The scutcheon farm house had an
parently always been happy home,
except for lhc cloud which the son 5
lnvalidism cast over the family. To-
day, with no warming, 50 far as is
known, Sculcheon suddenly MURDER.
ously attacked his son with an axe. lie
crushed the boys head fright fully.
When his wife intcrfcrcd he turned
on her and pursued the frightened,
screaming woman from her house Ia
the road, where he knocked her down
with his weapon. He ;hen rushed
back to the house and murdered his
foster falhcr-in-law.
Next he tried to destroy himself.
The mad'lrncd man yashet; his throat
and wrists with razor and took some
Paris green. His wounds did not
weaken him and the poison did not
take immediate effect. Axe in hand.
he returned to the road, where he had
felled his wife few moments before.
The first blow did not kill her and she
had been carried into the house of
Henry Mcclellan nearby Mcclellan
rushed to another ncighhnr's for help.
When Scutcheon found that his wife
was in the Mcclellan home alive he
smashed window with his axe, jump.
ed through it, and again attacked her
This time he crushed her skull. He
then left the Mcclellan home and re-
turned to his own house, but when M.
Mcclellan returned from his search
for help, the craZcd man came out
and started over toward him. saving
81 want you.'
81 will shoot if You come across
the road,' replied Mcclellan, vino had
armed himself with a shot gun.
Despite the warning. Scutchcon
came across with murder in his glance.
McCleilan thcrcupon shot him.
Although Mr.. Mcclellan fired the
charges from both barrels of his
shotgun INTO the crazcd man 5 chest
Sruichcnn lived an hour afterwards.
Cnron"" Walklcy. of Grand Haven.
says he believes il WAS the wounds
Scutrhcon inflicted on his onw wrists
and throat which killed him. As he
lay wrlthin" on fine ground after he
mad been shot and nci"hbnrs had tied
hlm So that he could NOT in Il last
despalrn" effort attack anyone else.
Scutchcon talked about his nci"hbnrS
making statements that he watcrrh his
milk. II Is said that he had brondcd
over the death Of his two children
and ais" over the fancy that his neigh:
borS were down on him. Hc had not
been prosperous in financial way. \
LARGE seal p wound was found ON his
head after his death. and it is sup
posed that when he. attacked his son.
Airs. Sruichc"n came to the boys do
fence and struck the mad man with
a wagon bolt. The son. Willie, was a
helpless paralytic.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-23
Patience is Anti-Suicide.
New York Herald.

New York Herald.
How t. prevent snicidr has always
been Il puzzIin@ question. After all
We must at least allow that the fun
dAmrntal difficulty in answering il
lies in the faulty makr-up Of man
himself. In many ways he is miSfit
with his environment. The discipline
Of Disappointment is taken by him rs
a punishment rather than Il lesson.
" hat the weak man nccdS is Il little
more stcH'''Mr>S for present and COM
IN" Shock:. ~ ms, fax" :hri" share
"i misfortune one way or the other.
The common lot should he the bear
able lot. The end Of all things comes
soon enough. At the worst there is
only need for little more patience
and Il little more submission. II tine
suicide had stopped 10 think he might
have been saved.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-23
THE REAL HERO
Paper Read at the State Firemen s
Convention by Miss Earhardt, of
Newberry.

the State Fircmen $ aSsocition in An
derson by Miss Earharlt. daughter of
Chief Jno. W. Earhardt. of the New
berry fire department
There is saying that "Peace hath
It's victories as we'll as war; 1t can
also be as truly said that peace hath
lis heroes as well as war.
The general public has always been
to" prone t" look for lis heroes anon.
those who have distinguished them
selves in battle or in war. building
monuments IL bronze and marble to
commemorate their names and deeds,
entirely forgetting "thc real hcro,'
who always stands ready to risk his
health, comfort, limbs and even to
yield up his life. in defense of our
homes, property AMI lives. This hero
we always nave with H.~-ton often
only partially equipped. u, public en-
N"n>r. for actual service: drprcciat-
ed hy these who are generally the
hencfiriaricS of his noble service and
heroic dccdS-thosr not obliuatcd or
regularly enlisted for service being
given the honor for victory and re-
ward Tor service--and while it is pro
n and right for us to honor our
heroes of the land and the sea, il
is none the less right and proper that
we should equally honor and esteem
the virtues Of our real hero--The
American Fireman.
The man who risks his life under
the impulse of booming cannon, the
waving of flags and the inspiration
of battle, for his own glorification, is
at best but human: whilst the man
VIII" risks his life in order that anoth
e. may live: is as near divine as hu
manity ever attains.
The fireman has no battle hymn of
victory to inspire him to noble deeds.
No visions of the "Victoria Cross"
nor badges of the "Leeion Of Honor"
urge him to perform his full duty;
nor has he the "Southern Cross' as
battle flag to lead him to perform
his heroic deeds. On the contrary, his
matte hymn, is that dHad alarm that
clan"s out upon the startled ear,
III, '"'' ~ o'''E Is put 10" otteh,
w"man's cry of agony: and his bat
tie flag is that lurid angry glare that
'"'' we ''''"''S'' SKY.
The heroic deeds Of these men, were
they chie'lcd rs are the deeds of The
soldier and sailor, would render their
names immortal and would Slamn
them. in decd ana in truth the "Rral
Eci"c>' Of "ur 20th century civili-
zailon. And il is only because their
hrit" deeds arc :" numerous and are
being performed daily in the regular
av"cationS Of life that they have be-
come :" common is t" only v call for
ordinary newspaper Communicated
today and Forgotten tomorrow.
Let me illustrate. by sinolc in
cihcnt. one of ti.c many heroic docds
Of those splendid Sprcimcns of our
American manhood. as related 70 mo
by a friend whose life has been sncn,
in the fire service of his STATE.
"'Twas ; Il. IL. ON 4 cold nirht IN
December tha, the fircmcn were sum-
moncl 10 a burning residence ;u tho
outSkillS Of one of orr .on,bcrn c;t-
les. When they arrived the ho,sc was
wrapped in flames. the father and q
few nci~hbors worc 1r,-;nm T, .,,.o a.,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-27
WHEN WASHINGTON
CELEBRATED,

President and Lady Washington's
appearance at one of these historic
functions, which were a notable fea-
ture when Washington celebrated his
own birthday, is thus graphically de-
scribed by woman participant: "Dr.
Rodman, master OF the ceremonies.
met us at the door and conducted us
to Mrs. Washington. She half arose
as we made our passing compliments.
She was dressed in a rich silk, en-
tirely without ornament, excepting
the animation her amiable heart gave
to her countenance. Quite In con-
trast were the wives OF foreign en-
bassadors, who sat next her, glitter
ing from the floor to the summit of
their tall head-dress. One OF the
ladies wore three large ostrich feath-
ers. Her brow was encircled by a
sparkling fillet of diamonds. Her
neck and arms we're almost covered
with jewels. Two watches were su-
spended from her girdle, and all re-
fiected light from a hundred direc-
tions. We we're not long seated when