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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-11
She Wasn't Clicked.

Lawyer Dan OTReilly, counsel for
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, denied in detail
a story that Thaw had pounced on his
wife when she last visited him,
caught her by the throat and tried to
straugle her
There is not a word of truth in
that story" he said, and it would be
impossible to find an attendant at
the asylum who VIII back it up"
How long since Mrs. Thaw has
seen her husband?'' he was asked.
Three weeks. he replied.
Mr.. OReilly also denied that he
had advised young Mrs. Thaw to de-
mand $4,000 and an annuity of S12.-
pfe To consent to a divorce. or that
She had been offered $4,000 fat to
give up Thaw with the alternative
Of nothing at all if she did not decide
quickly.
IN a few days there will be de-
leopments that will put an entirely
UFerent aspect on the matter" he
said
IL IS possible only to guess at what
UT. q Reilly meant. for he declined to
make any further statement.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-11
Plenty of Money.

IL. Is untrue" she said. None OF
~ family has ever held the
80 7GlngS on me. l have been re-
~.,',. .''S my allowance from Harry
:, u, d.ong. And after he was sent
NJ wan he made new arrange
j., rs Tor my allowance. / am not
r.,.. -eeu OF money now nor do / ex-
E,, 10 De The latest story that has
r.. started about me is that Mrs.
.s,.. showed Harry the report de-
- 5 mad made about me and that
so Jealous when I went up to
aim at Mattewan three weeks
~ lt choked me. That is as big an
'nlrN'h as the rest.
", mere will be some important de-
- 'hents in a few days which will
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-11
Evelyn Interviewed.

1t is absolutely untrue that any
action for divorce has been begun
against me-, said Mrs. EVELYN Thaw
al her home. 446 Park avenue. 1T
Is also untrue that | have been ap-
reached by Harrys family on the
sHOlect OF a divorce. At the present
Nue things are so uncertain that /
cannot tell what will happen in the
lnure- And all of these stories of
being followed by detectives and a
report of my dOings having been
made by lawyers representing Thaw's
mother are false. Why for long
hme have kept a diary of my doings
on purpose"
On purpose for What?"
Wei, just on purpose. I know
uSt what | have done each day and
each night since the end of the trial
~" NV servants would make the best
Witnesses | could have in any divorce
5'sr' lhey know what | have been
U".nS and where have gone.
-, " Is true that / have most of my
.aAgs in this house packed ND and
T'", am going TO move very soon.
an going to move because the
~ ~ IS toe big. | am not going out
,,, New York and | certainly am not
ueut" ~ any 'nedIIical enSdSe
AM, 's- Ihaw was asked if there was
lay ,-> ruth in the report that her al
les. mad been cut off and that un
, 90 Sne should make a settlement
or " iHe Ihaw family on the basis
d PERMANENT separation from her
-"'n' no more money from that
no
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'H"Ntinued on Page Three.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-11

To reach all of the peo-
pie. use both the DAILY
and the WEEKLY JOUR-
NAL.
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-12-24
"Crumb Brigade" Pursues Financial Men

NATURALLY good "spenders" when
~ things go right In the market,
money spending is made easier for
the brokers than for any other class.
In constant and vigilant pursuit of the
money of the men who are popularity
supposed TO make II easily are n horde
who will sell anything from shoe
string to a diamond, from dog to a
horoscope. The crumbs they pick up
from the big table In the financial dis
trict are considerable in the course OF
year.
There is the man who sells dia-
monds, a pocket broker who knows the
street and the men In II, knows whom
to tempt with fine diamond or other
jewel and when to tempt him. For
years he has made his living. and a
good deal besides, 1t is said In the
lobby of the New York exchange and
the surrounding brokerage Offices. The
man who sells neckties by sample is
cripple. and this has had more to
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-12-24

Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building for tho readers OF this
paper. On account of his wide eNpe-
renee as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer. he is, without doubt. the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries TO William A. Radford. No.
lsl Firth Ave, Chicago. H. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
sometimes IL Is necessary to build
house to fit narrow lot. AS a
general thing lots are deep enough to
hold almost any kind of house. Few
lots in American cities are less than
100 feet from front to back. but be.
cause of expensive street improve.
ments they are often squeezed side.
ways until houses get to be very close
neighbors. 1t is unfortunate that II is
so, but we have to take conditions as
we find them and make the best of IL.
Sometimes these narrow lots are in
very desirable neighborhoods, conven-
lent for transportation and convenient
for other reasons. and by building a
house to At the lot such property
may De made very comfortable and at
tractive.
This design shows house only IS
feet wide, but the length is 3S feet
inches. exclusive of the front porch.
Such shape necessarily requires that
one room shall follow another, some.
times with very long. dark, narrow
hall, but this plan avoids that difficulty
by putting a room at the back end of
the hall and by connecting the kitchen
with the dining room by way of the
pantry.
Then the upper part of the house is
laid out with bedroom in each end
and bathroom opposite the upper
hallway in the center This ARRANGE
ment requires that the bathroom shall
be lighted by dormer window, the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-12-24
SECRET PAssAoEWAYs IN HOMES
OF EuRoPE's RULERS.
Perfect Labyrinth OF Underground
Vaults and Tunnels Whose Mys.
teries in Many Cases Are
Unsolved.

There is something always fascinat-
Ing about the mysterious, and for this
reason the story of the secret under
ground passageways which honcycomb
the palaces of the rulers of Europe
proves interesting reading. These
tunnels are not all OF ancient con
structlon, but today they are still be-
ing built, as for instance the one that
is now being opened under the luxuri-
GUS Villa Caroline at Ostend. connect.
ing that building with the royal
chalet. The latter Is the favorite resi-.
dence Of gay old King Leopold. now
In his sevcnty-seventh year, while
the villa Caroline, II is hardly neces.
sary TO add, is the Ostend home of
Caroline La Croix, Baroness Vaughan.
formerly barmaid at the railroad res.
taurant at Dijon, but now, according
to some. the morganatic wife of the rul-
er of Belgium, and according to others
merely his favorite.
Underground passages and tunnels
play very important role in the ex-
fstence of modern royalty, and no
greater mistake could be made than
to imagine that they pertain to the
past, TO the days when no ruler was
safe from plots to either kidnap or as.
sassinate him, and when It was mat
ter of vital necessity that he should
possess not only secret means of es-
cape from his palace. but also of ac-
cess thereto. unseen.
At Berlin the imperial box at the
opera is connected by means of sub
terranean passage with the "Zeug-
haus," or the quarters of the main
guard, where et all times strong
military force is on duty The EN-.
peror is thus able, If he so wishes it.
to reach his box at the opera ana to
leave the building without being OBJ
served by those lettering about the
various entrances TO the great met
ropolitan temple of lyric drama.
London rivals both Paris aud Rome
In the extent of its subterranean
mazes. with the difference that they
are largely of modern origin.
Rome. like Paris. Is honeycombed
Win Suo'Oi i"hOah p'oSaSeS "hiCH, dC-
cording TO st. Jerome, were in exist
ence already in the earliest period of
the Christian era. but which were
closed up and forgotten for hundreds
of years, until in the seventeenth cen
tury their existence was unexpectedly
brought to light by excavations. There
too, they are uncharted, and no one
knows their extent. the official figures
of the mileage Of these underground
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-12-24

design of which is very neat and at
tractive. 1t adds a great deal to the
appearance of the house, because 1t is
ornamental as we'll as useful. Such
attachments make up the difference
between a common, cheap-looking
house and satisfactory, useful, orna-
mental habitation that is at once very
pleasing and interesting.
So-called cottage houses with one
gable end toward the street are as
common as house flies in the cheaper
sections Of some cities. You may
count them by the hundreds, and they
are all practically alike; cheap Jene-
mentloolSing affairs, each house trying
to look as near like its neighbor as
possible without any attempt at in
dividual ornamentation. The front
yard is usually bare of grass and there
is broken board walk at the side.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-12-24
Dog Show on Roof of Waldorf-Astoria

THROUGH arrangements completed
the French Bulldog Club of Amer
lea viii hold show on the roof of the
Waldorf-Astoria December and 8. 1t
will be the first dog show ever held on
the roof of hotel in this city.
Mr.. George G.. Boidt, proprietor OF
the WaldorfAstoria has authorized
the expenditure OF several Thousands
of dollars for the work of altering the
pine grove and sun parlors on the
roof of the hotel so that the show may
be given in surroundings suited TO
such an exhibition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt,
Mrs. o. H. +. Belmont, Mrs. Alfred
Wagstaff, Jr, Mr.. +. J. Bristol. Mr..
John N. Champion, Mrs o c. Hoyt,
Mrs. Il. II. Hunt, Mr.. Harvey Ladew,
Mr.. Frederick S. Minott, Miss Mary
Sharswood, Mr.. Melville +. Stern and
Mr. William Lennox ore some of the
active members of the French Bulldog
Club of America who live in this city,
Other members who will exhibit at
the first roof show are Mrs. Edward
Atkins of Philadelphia, Mrs. George
A Austi1 of Ruffalo, Mr.. s. Boyd Gar
rigan of Philadelphia. Mr.. w. G. Ken
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dall of Boston. Mrs. f. l.. Pulsifer OF
New Rochelle and Mrs. Howard Sell
ers OF Philadelphia
'rhe exhibition will be followed by
other shows. which will be held on the
roof of the Waldorf-Astoria. The Toy
Spaniel Club of America, of which
Mr.. Thomas w. Lawson is honorary
president and of which Miss Irwin
Martin Is president, has begun nego.
tiations for the use OF the roof of the
hotel.
A member of the Toy Spaniel Club
of America said that 1t was hoped by
members of that organization that it's
show and the show of the French
Bulldog Club of America may be com
bined.
II this Is done the accommodations
for dogs on the roof will be enlarged.
The show will be held under glasg
Walls and roof Of glass will incloss
the kennels In which the dogs will bs
shown, as well as the promenade.
which will be used by the members CT
the club and their friends The entire
roof space will be turned over to the
club during the two days of the show.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-12-24
TALK OF NEW YORK
Gossip of People and Events Told
in Interesting Manner.
Rockefeller Housed in a Labyrinth

NEW YORk,--John ID. Rockefeller
~ took formal possession of his new
million dollar house at Pocantico Hills
the other day. He arranged at the
same time to station rs watchmen,
two detectives, and one great blood
hound to guard himself and his family
from annoyance.
Tho new house. II develops, as It
stands completed, with surrounding
terraces and high stono walls. is one
of the most inaccessible homes In this
country--a labyrinth OF winding walks,
blind passages, and hidden steps hav-
Ing been constructed with the idea of
confusing any day or night intruder.
Even the playhouse which is In
tended for Mr.. Rockefellers grand
children. is connected with the resi-.
dence by q tunnel. or half sunken GOV.
cred passageway, The whole building
seems to have been planned to make
an approach by an outsider almost
impossible.
There is only one main entrance
and this is through o gateway. The
house is built backward, too. What
appears 20 be an imposing. colonial
front, looking In the direction of the
Hudson river, is the rear CT the resi-
dence.
There is a subbasement besides the
main basement, and broad walks lead
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-12-24
Bill and Looie.

There was a passenger on a Broad.
way surface car the other day who
was peacefully dozing-not, it was
quite evident, through having had too
little sleep, but through having had
too much drink.
When the conductor approached for
the fare the somnolent one paid no at.
tention whatever, but continued to So.
journ in the land OF dreams.
Hey, wake up! Give us yer far o
there!" sang out the conductor.
Shores frcm Peaceful Valley.
Hey, wake up!"
Deep calm and content. The coz.
ductor grew more vehement. He
leaned over and plucked the passeii.
gers sleeve. With a start the sorl.
nolent one regained consciousness.
Hey, Bill" remarked the con.
ductor. Give us yer fare"
The other stared at the conductor.
Hurry up, Bill"
"Blll' turned pale with fury.
"How--how!" he thundered. VIII! q
all the other passengers jumped Is
alarm, "how you know my name ami
Looie?"
And until that was satisfactorily an
swered by the conductor there was N.
fare forthcoming.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-12-24

varied activities Of the agricultural de.
partment, pending the time when the
splendid new building of the depart.
ment shall be completed and the work
gathered all under one roof.
The visitor to Washington soon ac-
quaints himself with the modern. up
to-date government buildings. He
sees the capitol. the library, the state,
war and navy buildings, the White
House, the new congressional Office
building. the new post Office, etc. but
he is not aware of the fact that In
his peregrinations he probably passes
half a dozen government buildings
real government buildings in spite OF
their unprepossessing appearance
that transact work that is perhaps as
important as that done amid the
marble, mosaic and statuary of huge
stone edifice.
The department of agriculture is
probably possessed Of the most un
kempt working houses for its EN-
pioyes. All sorts and KINDS and con
ditions OF buildings have been forced
into service during the erection OF
the new departmental building. The
work is constantly growing and
erotesque specimens of architecture
are being added almost daily.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-12-24

past terraces to what might be taken
for the main entrance. Instead they
lead to blind walls.
No steps IRE discernible whatsoever
The visitor suddenly finds himself
standing on terrace looking up one
and half stories over series of
stone walls to what appears to be the
living part of the house.
The side approached 90 the broad
piazzas which half encircle the house
are concealed. ard Jnly one familiar
with the secret of the labyrinth could
gain access to any part Of the building
unless entrance was made through the
gateway.
This astonishing inaccessib.iity OF
the house is common to all sides save
the front. which faces a commodious
red brick stable. TO add to the maze
or labyrinth of walls and concealed
steps, hundreds OF shrubs have been
planted on the terraces and one wide
graveled walk, lined with small pop
lar trees. encircles the house. II leads
to no place In particular and It adds
greatly to the general effect OF we'll
planned ornamentation.
The bloodhound on guard is said to
be of keen scent. AS one of the IS
watchmen scattered about .he estate
said: HE can sniff stranger half
mile away"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-12-24

do with his success than the exclusive
ness of the patterns he shows. It's
duh day when there are not two or
three men vending puppies In Broad
street, and one OF them has made It
steady business for many years.
"Shoestring Billy" Of New street. is
as inveterate trader as there Is on
the floor and can run a second hard
derby hat into diamond ring AZ
nimbly as the most experienced
broker can detect n shift In the mar
ket. There is popular notion that
BILLY" has $4,000 to $4,000 planted
somewhere. A broker said tho other
day that If he were to buy everything
offered to him each day by the pocket
merchants cf the street 1t would bank
rupt him in year. Seeming good
graft" in the street, two fortune tel
lers" have recently invaded 1t. adding
another trouble to those suffered by
the brokers at the hands OF the brf
gade.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-12-24

ing and with plumbing connections sc
the different members of the family
could keep themselves clean.
A great deal depends on the plan
as well as the convenience and the
the outside appearance. 1t is an art
that seems difficult to acquire, the
building of small artistic, comfortable
houses, but it is an art well wo. tb
studying.
Such houses should be a great deal
more common than they are. It would
prevent families who like to live nice.
ly from crowding into fiat buildings
where they have neither light nor suf.
ficient air. This is another excuse for
narrow lots. A 50.foot lot would hold
two such houses and make comfort.
able living quarters for two families
instead of one.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-12-24
Would Want the Umbrella.

ignorance often saves much dis
quietude, Many have heard the story
of the woman whose first experience
in railway train ended with an ac.
cident. Thrown from her seat and
shaken up generally, she nevertheless
retained her equanimity When asked
IL she were frightened she replied:
Frightened No. | didn't know but
that was the way they always
stopped" 1t is to be hoped that the
trolley passenger in Mr.. Howels' anec.
dote introduced into Confessions of
a Summer Colonist," was possessed OF
the same trust in the event. The
conductor. at least, preserved his pres.
ence of mind Says Mr.. Howells:
had long expected to see some
one thrown ont of the open trolley car
at some of the short curves. One day
woman was actually hurled from her
seat into road. Luckily she alighted
on her feet. and stood looking about
as If in daZe.
"Oh, OH" exclaimed passenger.
She's left her umbrella"
The conductor promptly threw it
out.
why did that lady wish to get out ?"
/ asked.
The conductor pondered moment
before he answered:
We'll. she'll want her umbrella.
anyway"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-12-24
QUEER WORKSHOPS

Some of them are wonders, too
from point of construction They
look, some of them, as though the
gentlemen who had attempted thel
erection had either q genius for Chi
nese puzzles or were the blessed pos
SCISSORS of an inordlnate sense of the
humorous Some OF them are so low
that the second-story windows are
within six inches OF the roof Others
have winding porches, sloping roofs
and wild. uncared-for lawns.
The Introduction of the out-of.the
way Office building has been the nat
ural result of the greatest increase In
the working force Of the departments
within the last quarter century. Where
% years ago buildings erected were
ample for the needs OF the clerks they
are now crowded past all endurance.
All four corners of the city are rep.
resented in this array of out-of-tho.
way government buildings. Away up
to the northern boundary of the dis.
trict is the bureau of standards. OF
course, this Is one of the most modern
of all the public departments, having
been built only 'Gr about FIVE years.
Nevertheless 1t is great distance
away from the usual business certei
OF the city, and causes the employees
of the bureau to set their alarm clocks
for an earlier lour every morning
than their more fortunate brethren
who work in more accessible parts OF
the town.
Perhaps the most interesting OF all
OF Uncle Sans peculiar and out-of-the,
way edifces is the depot quarter.
masters office. located at the corner
| of Seventeenth and f streets north,
west.
Standing In the shadow OF the mag.
niiicent War, State and Navy building,
| this little colonial home looks strange.
/ ly out Of place. 1t is here that all
OF the supplies for the troops in this
section of the country are sent out for
distribution. A large force of clerks
| perhaps 30, labor in the depot quar-
| tcrmaster's Office from nine in the
morning until 4:S0 in the. afternoon
transaeting large amount OF vital,
| important business.
This building was erected over s
century ago, when one OF the older
time statesmen decided that the city
of magnificent distances was an ideal
spot for rest ana recreation.
Another government building which
Is not at all inviting is Doc" Wiley's
| hotel.
Most OF MS know that the doc Is tho
prosperous proprietor of a pessimists
hotel, commonly known as the dining.
room Of the poison squad. This hotel
is located on Fourteenth street south.
west and after taking single look al
1t the average person longs to continue
TO pay his liltle eight a week rather
| than so there and dine free.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-12-24
Four Missing Men Sought by Priest

CT STEPHENS Catholic church OF
~ Brooklyn will lose $55.000 unless
Rev. John G.. Fitzgerald, pastor OF St
Stephens, can learn the present resi-
dence OF four former parishioners, or
show by indisputable evidence that
they are dead. For four years the
priest has searched diligently for
some clew to their movements during
that time, but b. efforts have not
met with success.
Seventeen years ago the four men
now being sought were selected. with
six others as subjects for life insar-
ance policies in which ST. Stephens
church was 10 be named as the bene-
ficiary. They were M. S. Troy, j. NJ.
White. s. p. Gibbons and G. G. Brown.
All were young men. in the best of
health. and the insurance company
was glad to accept them at a low rate
of insurance.
Policies on the 20.year payment
plan were taken out ON the ten young
men. The policy holders were not ex-
pected TO pay any part of the pre-
miums, Dut all agreed not 10 leaVe the
parish without informing the pastor of
the church and the insurance company
of any change of residence.
Father Fitzgerald became pastor Of
St. Stephens four years ago. Before
that he was curate OF the parish
Geven years ago the first attempt was
made to find the four policy holders. IL
was not, however, until 1904, when
Father Fitzgerald became the head Of
the parish. that the search became
systematic. Not knowing whether the
four were living or dead the church
continued to pay the premiums on the
policies.
The amount needed 10 meet pay
ment on the life insurance of the miss
ing men is about $4,000 year. which
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-12-24
TUNNELED PALACES

passages varying from 800 TO 9c-;.
Among those the area of which has
been definitely ascertaincd are the
Catacombs of st. Feliciano. extending
under the whole of the Villa Malta.
The Quirnal has its tunnels. and
so. too, has the Vatican, by means of
which its inmates can enter and leave
the historic residence of the pontiiis
without attracting any attention what.
soever.
While most of the royal and imperial
palaces of Europe are endowed with
vaults extending over considerable
area, and in many instances of eX.
tremely ancient construction. II "
doubtful whether there is any one of
them that can boast of such a vast
acreage of cellarage as that which