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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12
THE FARMER AND POLITICS.

Can extract from Farmers Union
Guides Fourth of July oratlon.)
Is this a peoples government?
Whose fault is it, then, that the PEG,
pie do not get what is coming to
| them?
1t is the fault of the people them.
selves.
They have never yet organized and
drilled as soldiers lin other words,
educated themsedlves) to a point
where they can confidently take hold
or their government and run it.
They stay at home on election day
and let the other fellows carry their
points, and then they say there was
fraud, and they have had no show.
They are content to labor and fail
to read papers devoted to their own
interests, and when the time comes
to vote the destiny of their country
they are not prepared for the respon.
Slblllty and are at the mercy of the
demagogueS and hooters and the street
corner and cross roads politicians.
Failing to read and understand cues.
TONS for themselves, they forget to
pay their poll taxes, or if they pay
them, they don't know when they are
voting the moose around their necks
and will put it in for the old party
just because that's the way they've
been doing.
Many of them will stay away from
their local meetings and not even ioin
and lend the influence to the Union
because the corporations, the bankers,
the spectators and their henchmen
point to the alliance and say keep out
OF politics lest We bury you in the
same grave. The FARMER never SAYS
Keep out of politics-it's the town
folks that are FOREVER AND ETER.
AFRAID THAT THE FARM.
Err WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO /
DO WITH POLITICS.
Boys, you must go into politics.
You who live in the LAND of the
FREE and the HOME Of the BRAVE!
An! We sons and daughters of Co.
lumbia.
Are you doing your own reading or
are you you content to produce and
build for others as you have been
doing and let them do your reading
and inform you how you should vote?
Read and think carefully.
In the first place, who is it that
wants you to say out of politics; and
n the second place, WHY does he
want YOU to stay out? Is it because
He wants to stay IN?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12

Inc Mister (brutally)-Why don't
you play the piano when you feel that
~ay?-Cleveland Leader.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-12

The Missus (crossly)-O, 1 do wish
/ could be alone for a while, now and
then,
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return from Europe in 1903. furnished
a day of legal sparring between Delmas
of the defense and Jerome for the pros
ecution.
j. D. Lyon, vice president of the
Union National Bank of Pittsburg, tes-
titled that he had received Harry
Thaw's will from the latter's hands
some time prior to April 1, 1906, and
had held 1T in a safe deposit box until
late in November last, when he di-
rected his secretary to forward it to
John B. Gleason of Thaw's counsel.
Mr. Gleason then swore that he had re-
ceived the will by mail December IL,
1906, and that absolutely no changes
had been made in the instrument while
in his possession. Mr.. Jerome admitted
the progress of the will from Mr.. Lyon
to Mr.. Gleason without the necessity of
calling the formers secretary Mr.
Delmas did not offer the will in evi-
dence, however, owing to the fact that
1t has not in it's entirety been proved
as having been legally executed by
Thaw.
A new rule by Justice Fitzgerald,
barring from the courtroom all women
not engaged in active newspaper work
went into effect today. Many of those
who. bedecked in gala costumes, had
occupied front seats heretofore, were
on hand early this morning, but to no
avail The court officers had direct
orders this time and obeyed them. AS
a result there were many empty
benches in the courtroom all day.
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against the defense proceeding with a
new witness while the examination of
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw remained uncom-
pleted.
Mr.. Delmas stated that when court
adjourned last Friday the viii Of the
defendant was under discussion and
had been ruled out because of INSULT
cheney OF the proof OF the document.
1t was now proposed, he said, to pro-
ceed with the further Identification of
the will.
Mr.. Delmas stated that he considered
that enough evidence had been intro
duced in the shape of testimony of an
expert and of laymen who were wit
nesses to the occurrence, to establish
a pima facie case Of unsoundness of
mind. All he was attempting to do,
he said, was to interrupt Mrs. Thaw's
testimony for the purpose of better
satisfying the district attorney of the
defendants unsoundness of mind at
the time of the shooting. He thought
that in doing this he was complying
with the district attorneys wishes
Mr.. Delmas asked that Mr.. Lyon be
allowed merely to identify an envelope
and the package (the wild it con-
tanned. Then If the district attorney
objected further he would defer for the
time being the offer of the Will in evil
dence.
Mr.. Jerome, in arguing that his OBJ
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lection should be sustained, went into
the discussion of the rules of evidence
which prevented him from controvert-
ing the truth of Mrs. Thaw's testimony
as to the story she told her husband
Judicially, Mr.. Jerome said, the court
could not say as to whether or not the
story Mrs. Thaw told her husband had
any effect on his mind.
Il must object to the line of argu-
ment by the district attorney" inter
rupted Mr.. Delmas. "He is addressing
himself to facts not in evidence"
Justice Fitzgerald stated that all
statements by Mrs. Thaw are upon the
record practically by consent, but now
the judgment of the court was invoked
The objection to the introduction of
the documents on Friday was a techrr
cal one. but it was sound There was a
witness upon the stand when court
adjourned whose testimony had not
been finished.
1T seems to me- said the court
that either that witness should be fin
ished with or consent should be given
to proceed with this witness"
Mr.. Jerome withdrew his objection
and Mr.. Lyon was permitted to pro-
ceed.
How long have you known Harry f. Thaw
asked Mr.. Delmss.
Ever since he was boy, replied Lyon.
hand you an envelope and ask you If you
ever saw 1t before:
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Many Of those who had occupied front
seats during last week were led to be-
lieve that the order could not possibly
include than, and they remained about
the corridors a long time in the hope
that there might be some relaxation Of
the rule.
AS the result of the order barring
eil women there were several rows of
vacant seats in the courtroom when
Justice Fitzgerald took his place on
the bench and Harry Thaw was called
70 the bar.
The prisoner walked TO his place at
the table without a single friendly nod
70 greet him. No member of his family
was in court
WILL TAKEN UP
That the defense would proceed with
the struggle to have Harry Thaws viii
accepted in evidence as testimony to
his mental condition was indicated by
Mr.. Delmas. who asked that J. B. Lyon
he called as the first witness of the day.
Mr.. Lyon testified that he had been
engaged in the banking business in
Plttsburg for more than a quarter Of
3 century and IS now connected with
fhe Union National Bank
SYou are acquainted with the de-
sendant. Harry K Thaw?" asked Mr..
Deimas.
Mr.. Jerome objected. protesting
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police station after his arrest the.
missive for some reason escaped OBJ
servaticn- The following day when he
sent for change of raiment, his din
ner coat and the other clothing he had
worn on the Madison square Roof Gar
den were taken to the District Attor-
ney's office, where q more careful in
spection was made and the writing was
found.
There was wait of about five min
utes this morning when Jerome sent
Garvan upstairs TO get the Cafe Mar
tin note During that time Evelyn Nes-
bit Thsw was in the witness chair. and.
as none of the lawyers held the floor
in the interim, she had an unobstructed
view of her husband, seated in his
table. Thaw appeared to be in excel
lent humor, and the spectators were
much amused to see that he was ap-
parently conducting a sort of tele-
graphic correspondence with his youth
ful wife across the intervening space
Their messages, whatever their purport
may have been, consisted of a code of
smiles and mods and movement Of the
lips which may or may not have been
ineligible to those versed in the sa-
called art of lip reading.
STORY OF THE "PIE GIRL.
One of the bits of 'tenderloin gos-
sip which objection nipped in the bud
and frosted. at least for the present.
was the muck discussed story about
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Il don't know that it is this note, but 1
will send for it,
During the wait for the messenger
sent for the paper Mrs. Thaw under
went the closest scrutiny of those in
the courtroom. She was attired pre-
cisely as on every other day of the
trial. She was pale, but entirely com
posed.
When the note had been received and
identified by Mrs. Thaw, Mr.. Jerome
offered no objection to its being re-
ceived in evidence. The note proved
no surprise.
Mr.. Delmas read it as follows:
The b was here a minute ago,
but went out again.
Mrs. Thaw said the D" meant
'.blackguard" and referred to Stanford
White.
Mr.. Delmas asked:
In conversation between yourself and your
husband. who was the person designated as
Stanford White
You have testified that you called him BLACK
Of that word?
Yes, sir.
Did you ever hear Mr.. Thaw refer to the
threats made against his life by White?
JEROME SUSTAINED
Mr.. Jerome objected on the ground
that in plea of seff-defense the de-
fendant's own statements are not ad-
missible.
Mr.. Delmas claimed that these threats
had been made and that it was compe-
tent to prove that Thaw armed himself
after hearing of them.
Justice Fitzgerald held that there was
no rule of law which will allow the de-
fendant's own claim that threats were
made against his life.
! Mr.. Delmas claimed that If he could
show that the defendants statements
were the results of insane deiusions
he would have the right to show them.
| Mr.. Delmas said ii was impossible
for him to frame the question more
broadly and he would have to note an
exception.
| Turning to Mrs. Thaw he asked:
J Did you ever see pistol in Mr.. Thaw's pos
session?
! Yes.
When for the first time?
/ cannot say exactly. 1t was some time after
| Christmas eve, 1908
/ Do you know if he ever carried the pistol
anywhere except when in New York?
He carried the pistol except when in
/ New York
Mrs Thaw, the name of May Mckenzie has
been mentioned a number of times In this case.
] think il was in 1901
Did you ever tell Mr. Thaw of visit made
1 to May Mckenzie when she sick in a hos
| pital and while Stanford White was present?
| Yes.
| State what you told Mr. Thaw.
| Mr.. Jerome objected.
THE defendant, under the ruling, is
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1 have seen this before-it was in my pos
session
When did 1t come into your possession:
Some time after April /, 1906
Was the envelope sealed, and did it apparent
ly contain package!
How did you receive the packagei
From the hands Of Harry Thaw.
LETTERS CALLED FOR
Mr. Lyon said he was familiar with
the defendants handwriting, and it was
his handwriting on the envelope.
What did you do with the envelope?
placed it in my box in the safety deposit
vault in the bank
How long did it remain there?
Until November 1906.
What did you do with itf
gave it to my stenographer, Charles
Johnston.
Mr.. Delmas showed Mr. Lyon another
envelope, part of the writing on which
he identified as that of his ste
nographer.
Mr.. Jerome took the witness, who,
under cross-examination, remarked
that there were doubtless many letters
from Thaw in the bank at Pittsburg.
Can you, as president of the bank, produce
Yes. suppose so.
! Yes, II you want them.
Mr.. Jerome stated he could not con-
the letters and asked the court to order
that the letters be produced.
+ Mr.. Delmas objected.
What's the matter? asked Jerome Don't you
! want the letters produced?
have not the slightest objection to the In
! PRODUCTION of any letter this defendant evel
wrote, was the reply.
He objected to the letters being
turned over to the District Attorney.
1t was only good that the letters should
be turned over to the clerk of the
| court.
Mr.. Lyon was excused and John B
| Gleason was called.
Mr.. Gleason has had possession oi
most or the defendants papers since
the tragedy.
/ Mr. Gleason said the envelope con-
tanning the will had been in his pos
session since December IL, 1905. Abso-
lutely no changes had been made ir
the document from that time to this
except for the marks of Identification
Mr. Jerome asked only one or two
questions on cross examination, bring
ing out nothing new.
POINT FOR DEFENSE
Mr. Jerome conceded the progress Of
the will direct from Mr.. Lyon to Mr.
! Gleason, saying he would not require
the defense to produce Mr. Lyons sec
reIdTy 2S WllnSsS 10 tlidl emu. Inc OF
fer of the will in evidence was de.
! ferred.
Mr.. Delmas then asked that Mrs
i Harry Thaw be called.
1T has been testified by this wit
ness" said Mr.. Delmas, when the young
wife took her place in the witness
chair, that she wrote note to her
husband in the Cafe Martin the night
of the occurrence on Madison Square
| % I'd This note. understand r.
be in tne possession of the learned Dis
| trict Attorney. We now ask the learned
District Attorney to produce that pa
/ per-"
Mr.. Jerome arose.
| I'VE have piece of paper" he said
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Mr. Jerome again objected and the
objection was sustained
What effect on the defendant did
the presence of Stanford White have?
asked Mr.. Delmas.
Again Mr.. Jerome objected and was
sustained
Upon your return from Europe In 1904 was
Mr. Thaw present upon the steamerf
Yes, sir.
When you were on the steamer do you re-
member whether Mr.. Thaw told you anything
about a certain person and what happened
to her at the hands Of Stanford White?
Yes.
The court sustained an objection by
Mr.. Jerome and the witness was not
allowed to tell the story.
In Paris, did you tell Mr.. Thaw about
The Pie Grip
Yes.
TESTIMONY Is STAYED
Mrs. Thaw was not allowed to detail
this story either.
When did Mr. Thaw make bis last proposal
Of marriage to you, the one which you ae-
cepted?
I think it was about April I. 1905.
What did he say to you at that time,
Again the District Attorney objected
and was sustained.
A document was shown Mrs. Thaw.
who said that IL was first shown to her
by Harry Thaw In January, 1906.
Did he make any declaration re-
garding 1t at that timer?
Another objection was sustained
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the pie girl" Evelyn was quite ready
evidently to tell all that somebody had
told her and which she had told Harry
Thaw, but the District Attorney OBJ
jected and the court would not let her.
This occurrence is supposed TO concern
one of the current stories to the effect
that at dinner party given by Stan
ford White he surprised his guests by
having a gigantic pie borne into the
banquet room and when the crust was
removed a diminutive stage beauty was
revealed.
answering a hypothetical question
covering every detail of the testimony
up to this time in the trial, including
Mrs. Thaw's narration of her Iife's his
tory. DIR. Charles G.. Wagner, superin-
tendent of the State Hospital for the
Insane at Binghamton, N. Y, declared
on the witness stand that in his opinion
Harry K. Thaw did not know that his
act was wrong when he shot and killed
Stanford White. DR.. Wagner stepped
aside for later cross examination by
District Attorney Jerome, and as court
adjourned for the day it was announced
that the defense would offer testimony
from other alienists tomorrow morning
HOLDS THAw INSANE
Dr. wagner's opinion of hypotheti-
cal question, the man under considera-
tion being the author of letters which
have been introduced as emanatins
from Harry Thaw during his estrange-
ment with Evelyn Nesbit after their
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run,ulative in character only and
should be established upon q broader
and stronger foundation Of direct evi-
6ence as to insanity than had been es-
tablished.
At every point the court sustained
she District Attorneys objections. and
nelmas. though repulsed repeatedly
curing the day reserved numerous ex-
~sntions 10 the adverse rulings of the
court upon which to hang. an appeal to
the higher courts in the event OF his
clients conviction.
Jerome consented TO place in evi-
6ence the note written by Evelyn Thaw
- her husband in the Hotel Martin
~rher she saw White enter the cafe a
<ew hours before her husband killed
Rim IT was the brief line, merely in
<ormfns her husband that White, TO
-r~bon, she referred to as "the p, =
,rffch she explained meant black
.-,,s~6 - had come in and had gone out
zhsn Mr.. Delmas last week publicly
demanded this paper from the District
xtfornev the demand was ignored.
- recent conference he requested
Acme 70 let IL be placed in evidence
- the District Attorney consented.
or the night OF the tragedy Thaw
ns-onre6 the note into the pocket of his
lT-,redo coat. as he received IT sitting
= t,,e cafe Martin Later, when he
was searched IN the Thirtietn-street
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Continued ON Page 4, Column l.
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In an unfortunate condition." said Mr..
Delmas. We are trying to prove the
mental condition of the defendant by
his looks, actions and declarations.
He was momentarily insane, and we
are trying to prove 1t by a series of
acts before and after this occurrence"
Justice Fitzgerald sustained the OBJ
ton.
Mrs. Thaw, did you in any conver-
sation with your husband state to him
that after your marriage May NICK Kenzie
had said when she told Stanford White
that you were married and and living
happily with your husband that"
Mr.. Jerome's objection to this was
sustained
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DELMAs SHIFTS LINE

stand that the courts ruling on specific
questions was to Indicate that no fur
ther questions along the line of CONVEX
sations between the witness and the
defendant were to be allowed.
II think counsel should be guided by
the spirit of the ruling as we'll as the
letter" suggested Justice Fitzgerald.
II do not desire for an instant to
transgress the spirit of the courts rul-
ing, and upon the slightest intimation
that the spirit of the rulings Is as in
dicated will desist" said Mr. Delmas.
The court has gone as fully into the
matter as it DESIRES said the Judge.
Did you attend the theater with
Harry Thaw and a lady in July, 1882
asked Mr.. Delmas-
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Richly Gowned Women Turned Away
Scandal of Thaw Trial
Not for. Ears of \
Fair Sex
Proceedings Drag as
Jerome Contests
Each Point

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE opening
of the fourth week of the Thaw trial
today brought new order of things
N the courtroom and all women other
than the half-dozen active newspaper
writer's who have followed the case
since the beginning We're barred by or
der Of Justice Fitzgerald
During the two days Of last week
when Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was on the
witness stand many women crowded
the courtroom. having in some manner
solved the problem Of getting past the
bailif at the door. In the belief that
the prisoners wife would be the CEN
tral figure the women were anxious to
hear the final details Of her life They
were attired in a gay plumage that
gave the courtroom last week the an
pearance OF some matinee performance.
Their indignation knew no bounds
when the court officer repulsed them
with the statement that the courts
order excluded every one except such
IS We're working newspaper reporters
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Bills of Lading and Negotiable Paper
of every description replaced by q Bond
of The metropolitan surety Company
of New York Contract. Judicial and
Fidelity Bonds. JUDSON BRUSIE.
Manager, room 10. Ferry building. d.
w. CARMICHAEL CO., Inc. General
Agents. zoos Fillmore street
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Prisoners Wife Gives Way to Alenist Who
Holds Thaw Was Insaneon Day Of Tragedy

Continued from Page /. Column 9.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-07-15

nests and the nesting material
should have particular attention.
Burn the nest material, clean the
nest boxes if any droppiugs or
broken eggs are sticking to them
Along the cracks and joints of
the nest boxes a small amount Of
oil can be squirted from a little
can such as is used with sewing
machines or bicycles. Any can
that has a spout with a small
opening will do. Coal oil, like
what is used in lam ps, will be all
right for use. Do not put on so
much oil that it will soak into the
nest material and spoil the eggs
for both eating and patching.
The can and the oil can be used
in the same way TO treat the
cracks and joints about the roos,s
and the building. Of course il
much surface is to be treated a
brush or a spraying apparatus
will be preferable; but the fight
will not have to be done on a
large scale so often If these small
fights arc made frequently and
at timely seasons. The prcpar-
ed lice killers OF a liquid form
may be preferred to coal oil
FOR this use, and will have some
advantages, The amount used
in this way is go small as to make
the cost almost nothing, so one
can we'll afford to use such pre-
pared lice remedies.
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Every boy aud girl ought to
know how 10 do something use.
full. /, makes life fuller. The
training required improves the
character. No matter If the
family has money in abundance
now. i, may not always have.
Fortune takes many queer
turns. often at the most uncx.
pcctcd times. Those who boast
that they do no. know how 10 do
anything that is useful deserve
pity. Ignorance and useless
life do not make 4 lady or a gen.
tic man Of anybody. One need
not do all the work be or she
knows how to do, but ought to
know how TO take hold il il is
necessary at any time. Ia the
not very distant future the pub
lie schools will be teaching edu.
cation OF the hands as we'll as Of
the brain.