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them. But from present day ideals I
am immoral There is no question OF
it,"
And here Mrs Tnaw made it known
for the first time that there is a man
one else in the world. She would not
tell his name.
But 1 am not q bad woman, she
went on, ''in the sense that I spoke of
had women in that FIRST trial. If make
Up my mind to marry the man I love,
shall do it and the world will hunt
in vain for a chance to accuse me of
InoiscretioEs.
IF, on the other hand, I reach the
conclusion my art means more to me
than the raising of children. if de-
eide it is not right for me to become
a mother and stigmatize children with
the curse that has been brought upon
my name-I shall tell the man I love,
as / have already told him / should
DO, that I carnot marry him; that our
marriage would be a thing to hurt us
both later.
''And L shall have no hesitancy under
those circumstances in giving him all
the love any wife could give any hus-
hand. Bur always. that way, shall
reserve to myself the right to devote
myself to my art and there will be
no bond holding me to him.
But to tell the story I have made up
ny mind TO tell, I must begin way back
when I was a child of Is in the chorus
Of Flor odora.' I was f1abbergasted by
II oil. The tights and the music and
the cabs ard the suppers-they left me
wondering if I were standing on my
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ONLY ONE MAN CAME.
To the Opening Of the Struthers Tin
Plate Plant.

youngstown. o., July 19.-But one
local Workmen, a roller returned to
work today at the time announced
by the American Sheet and Tin Plate
company for starting its Struthers
sheet plant on the open shop plan
The mill has been closed two years
and has always been a union plant.
Cots and provisions have been pur-
chased and lumber was taken into
the plant this morning, to build a
ccmmissary for the nOnunion men
who are expected The town is
closely picketed by the strikers. None
of the mills resumed today.
The youngstown Sheet and Tube
company will make no attempt to
operate its sheet plant for several
weeks Additional policemen have
beer. hired to patrol the works Sat
1Irday night the men officially de-
clared q strike.
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Says the Amount of Ignorance
Existing Is Surprising.
SATISFACTORY TO ALL
A Bill Will Pass That President
Taft Will Approve.
Declares Congressman Dwight
the Whip of the House.

Washington, July 19-Speaker Can
On and Representative Dwight. of
New York. Republican whip of the
house, had a conference with President
Taft today regarding the votes the
president has undertaken to deliver
to the conferees on the tariff bill in
support of the sort of measure the
president desires-downward revision
en- practically every schedule of the
Dingley law and but a small duty, if
any, on raw materials.
Its eu,tny," said Speaker Cannon,
chow much ignorance there is about
the tariff. I bought this old gray suit
three wears ago-a home spun-from
a big importing house in Chicago. Now,
with labor employed in this country at
full time and higher wages than ever
before AMI with the tariff on woolens
not changed an iota, we get a circular
saying that, owing to an Increase in
the tariff the price of these clothes
Will have to be advanced 25 per cent -
The speaker intimated that trading
or the LACE of exact information about
the tariff on the part of the public
certain dealers and manufacturers were
going to raise prices regardless of any
thing congress could do. That there
sion of the tariff and much general
talk about increases all along the
lDe," he suggested will give the. op-
portunity to put up the prices to the
poor "ult1mate consumer"
An UnobjectiOnabIe Bill.
"a bill will be reported by the
conferees and passed by Republican
votes. 1t will not be Objectionable to
the president either" said Mr.
Dwight, who more than any one else
knows where the votes to pass the
bill in the house are to be delivered.
The president admits no doubt of
votes enough in the house to pass
such a measure as the conferees have
promised to produce, provided he
would see to the passage of the bill.
The attitude of the senate still gives
him concern, it is said, but he is
hopeful that even there the members
will be willing to put matters to a
vote without long h1bustering or de-
bate. Free hides seem the principal
subject of worry at the White House,
but even this difficulty is expected to
be smoothed out by some sort of a
compromise. or perhaps the imposi-
ton of a nominal duty.
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sailed out over the shining waters. amid
a roar of cheers from the cliff and
shores.
The monoplane after leaving The cliff
baby 300 feet above the sea. Then,
straight as an arrow IT continued its
fight towards the English coast, ap-
rarently under perfect control at a
rate of about S5 miles per hour. The
black hulled destroyer Harpon kept al
most under her aerial companion and
at the end of Is minutes disappeared
in the haze on -he horizon.
He Kissed the Girls.
When the torpedo boat destroyer en-
NJ. Latham and NJ Lebavasseur aboard,
the aviator received tremendous oVa-
ton and on landing it was with dlfl-
Guilty ne made his way through the
throngs. He was compelled to KISS
several girls who threw their arms about
his neck. NJ. Latham said the motor
failed about IL miles out and owing to
the slowing down of the engines ne
was unable to remain longer in the
air. The aviator declared his lnten-
tion of again trying to cross the chan
rel.
The appearance of the machine. with
its tangled guy ropes and displaced
skids indicated that it was badly dam
aged. The motor, however, Is intact
Floating When Picked Up.
Dover, England, July 19.-Sailing
beautifully in wide sweeping curves
the aviator appeared to have every
prospect of success in his hazardous
undertaking. Wireless reports from
Sangatte, had announced that the
machine was out of sight and the
watchers at Dover were warned TO be
on the lookout. The machine never
appeared, however, and as the time
passed the greatest anxiety prevailed.
Soon came the report that the mono
plane had fallen into the sea and the
homes of NJ. Latham'S friends that he
would be the first to accomplish the
channel flight were dissipated.
Tugs had been sent out and every
preparation made for the reception
of the aviator.
The disappointment therefore was al
the greater when the news came that
the attempt to cross the channel had
met with failure. 1t was not until half
pas+ 10 that definite news was received
of the rescue of NJ. Latham. A brief
dispatch the said the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Harpon had returned to Calais
with the aeronaut on board. The
nonoplane had dropped into the water
some sixteen miles from the French
shore shortly after it disappeared from
sight. When picked up the monoplane
was still floating and Latham was sit
ting calmly in his seat smoking
cigarette.
May Try 1t With a Wright.
Wissans. France, July 19.-Count De
Lambert is here with two Wright aero
planes which are now ready to make
series of flights In view Of Herbert
Tathan's accident today it is believed
that Count De Lambert will attempt
to cross the English channel with an
American machine before NJ. Latham is
again ready to make the flight
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AGREE ON CORPORATION TAX.
Senate Amendment Is Accepted by
House ConfereeS.

washington. July 19.-At it's fore
noon session today the conference
committee of the two houses of con-
gress on the tariff bill agreed to ac-
cept the senate's corporation amend
ment, but the agreement was not
reached until after the provision had
been redrafted by the attorney general
and many changes had been made.
Before returning today upon the rou-
tine work before them members of the
conference were told by Senator Aid
rich that the administrations new
draft of the corporation tax provision
had been completed and could be sdn-
mitted to the conference at any time.
AS the original, the revision is the joint
production of Attorney General Wick
ersham and Senator Root and Mr. AID
rich stated that they are prepared to
appear before the committee at any
time and explain the changes.
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Hobson ApoIogizes.

Washington. July 19.-Justice was
done Ambassador O'Brien in the house
of representatives today by Mr.. Hob
son, Alabama, who in a speech last
February, charged that the ambassa-
dor had endorsed the applications of
certain japanese of San Francisco, to
sell LIQUOR without a license. Mr.. Hob
son said today that he had made the
charge upon misinfornation.
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the first time how she consented to
sign papers in a suit to annul her mar
riage with Harry K. Thaw and after
ward withdrew her signature when the
elder Mrs. Thaw failed to fulfill her
side of the contract
While Evelyn Thaw refused to state
the amount of money that was offered
to her. soon after Thaw's second trial
for the murder of Stanford White, to
induce her to consent to an annulment,
it is well known to the authorities that
the amount was about $4,000 year for
life.
This amount was subsequently re-
duced to $4,000 a year when the elder
Mrs Thaw refused to sign a $4,000 a
year contract with her. daughter-il
law.
TT was because I learned things
about him in his second trial. saId
Evelyn Thaw. that 1 came to the de
cfsion that we would never live to-
gether again as man and wife"
+ Mrs. Thaw was found in her $S5-2-
month apartment on West Thirty-third
street. She wore a white shirt waist
and a lavender skirt of washable ma
terial. She was just about to eat some
ice cream with a girl friend when tile
reporter reached her apartment. She
spoke carelessly about the heat aud
then, with no more expression Of ex-
element or pleasure than had she been
discussing the latest fashions in clothes
or hats, she talked about her troubles.
In fact, once during the talk she took
up a magazine, looked at some new
styles in hats and then, passing the
book to her companion, remarked care
1essly:
Crazy About Hats.
Those are beautiful affairs"
Then, turning to the reporter. she
added:
You know I am just crazy about
hats I never can cease admiring pref
tiIy trimmed ones. either
ct laugh and play and cut up the
highest kind of high jinks in spite Of
all I've gone through. I'm still very
young woman. I'm an optimist by dis
position.
4 have no desire to pose as an exam
pie for young American women to fol-
low. I want no one to have illusions
as to what I am. But am just as
anxious to end for all time the ridicu-
lous nonsense that is being spread
abroad as portrayfng me. I want two
things thoroughly understood:
1.-The first one is that I have never
committed any crime. 1 am young
woman whose unfortunate upbringing
has ended in my being connected with
a sordid murder in which I had no part
and which I tried for three years to
prevent.
I lived at home as quietly and with as
much regard for the conventions as
any woman ever had. I may marry
again. 1t is all a question in my mind
a to the advisability of giving up
career I have mapped out for myself o.
of settling down to rear children in the
fashion of a good housewife and moth
fr.
1.-THE second thing I want made plain
is that I will not trade on the noto-
riety that has attached itself to me as
a result of this terrible affair. If I
choose to accept the many offers that
have been made to me to go on the
vaudeville stage I should be independ-
emily rich.
Has Her Own Code of Ethics.
THAT I have refused these things is
10 indication that 1 am wonderfully
high p-incipled. If you viii have the
truth. I am distinctly immoral as the
p orld today views morals. l have my
own code of ethics and I live up to
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HER TRUE STORY.
Evelyn ThaW Lays Bare Her
Soul to the Public.
She Was Very Much in Love
With Stanford White.
DOES NOT BLAME HIM.
Declares That Her Drug Story
Was Absolutely True.
She May Decide to Marry Again
and Be Good.

New York, July 81 was a darling.
an angel child, a brave little woman
and everything else so long as Harry
K. Thaw was in danger of the electric
chair. but once his precious body was
saved-oh, well, then it is different"
This was the statement made by
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw when she told for
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WInans NIakes NeEv Tareet Record.

B1Eley, E<riB.s July lS.-WalLer WAuan9,
the American hor6eman and revolver
shot, broke the worlds record AZ the
running deer target during the rife
shooting competition here today. Mr..
Wfnans during the Olympic games last
year, broke the worlds record at Shoots,
ing at a moving target.
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The entire appropriation for state
treasurer's Office including contingent
fund. for the fiscal year closing June
&c 1909. was S14 1912. so it will be seen
that the treasurer's Office has paid all
eCpeases from the interest on state de-
rosits and still turns S1I 900 into the
state treasury 4 fine record. Mark
Tuuev's administration OF the treasur-
er's office has been delight to the
taxpayers of The state.
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WEATHER is WARM.
Ten Mile Wind Helps to Soften the
Torridity.

The weather is hot today but
cool ten mile wind from the south
east makes it endurable. There is a
promise of continued fair weather.
Following are the temperatures
recorded by the government ther-
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ORTIZ TO new YORK.
Veteran Pitcher to Report to Stall
Iings Tomorrow.

Lynchburg, Va, July 19.-Al Orth
having come to terms with the New
York American league team will
leave here tomorrow for Cleveland,
where he will report to Manager
StalIingS
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INTEREST POURS IN.
state Collects Over $4,000 on De-
pOsits in Banks.

The following are the monthly inter
est payments on state deposits for the
fiscal year ending July 80:
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Chicago, July 19.-Forecast for kan
day.
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Starting Signal Given.

start the motor" he cried to his
assistants, and then with a nod of his
head and the words See you in Do
yer" threw the starting lever off, the
machine running along the ground with
increased momentum at every turn.
Just refcre reaching the edge of the
cIsff, the aeroraut touched the horizon
tai lever ard the machine with its white
cutstretcnec wings rose gracefully and
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'sThat 1 have refused these Things IS
10 indication that 1 am wonderfully
high p-incipled. If you Will have the
truth. I am distinctly immoral. as the
p orld today views morals. I have my
own code of ethics and I live up to
Evening star., 1909-02-15

Boernstine. the local lad who is perform
ing SO we'll for the hilltoppers. These
two seemed to run pretty evenly. with the
result that when the tape was reached
the varsity had only beaten the Props by
seven or eight yards
Some Of the candidates for the class
teams were also limbering up yesterday.
From looks Of things at present the inter
class event at the Georgetown meet will
be hot one. Capt. Smith Of the seniors
is going to have the Understanding quar-
tet there being Joe Montgomery. ex-
captain OF the varsity; Culkin. who has
run on the class team before, and Her
bert Munhall. one Of the varsity distance
men, to make up his team.
But Carlin. who has been chosen to
lead the juniors. says that his bunch is
not to be overlooked. as he will have
Miller, Pallen and Stuart to do the
speeding for the class. Miller and Pallen
have both q great deal Of experience In
track athletics. the former having run on
the varsity two years ago, while the
fourth man. Stuart Is the foot ball quar-
terback who showed such unusual quick
ness in open field work on the gridiron.
Reilly. one of the varsity squad in the
Johns Hopkins meet, will have charge
Of the sophs, and he should be able to
turn out a pretty fast bunch OF sprinters
from the men trying, there being Gloetz-
ner: Joliat. Ash. Healy and Fitzgerald
in his squad. Tom Smith, who will lead
the F'reshies from the bench, being in
eligible to compete himself because OF
having run on the varsity In Baltimore
has some good ones out for his four, and
it would not be surprising to see 1911
win the championship. There will be
Billy Sitterding. who ran on the Preps
for two years; Gaughan of the Prep 1905
four: Kingsley. who has been doing sc
we'll in the quarter; Mulligan and Wy
men to pick from. Considering the fact
that all of these men have had more OF
less experience at the game. they should
be able to come pretty near to showing
their backs to the upper classmen.
Parsons Of the law school also had q
squad up from the downtown department
preparing for a match race against the
medical school. This event has always
been an interesting one, and the early
training which has been begun by the
attorneys vouches for the rivalry which
exists between these two parts Of the
university.
The Props have added two more names
to their list of entries in the Fedora
meet They are r. Graham and P.
O'Brien. both of whom are to compete in
the sprints.
The basket ball game scheduled for yes
terday morning between the Preps and
the Holy Name A. A. did not come off.
because Capt. Aston of the church team
could not get more than three men to
come up to the gym. The class game
was also postponed. but another battle
was substituted between two picked
quints which fully repaid those who
journeyed up on the hill to see the sport.
Evening star., 1909-02-15
HID LEPER SONS.
Texas Parents Kept Their Secret
Nearly Twelve Years.

GALVESTON, Tex. February ia
pitiful case of parental devotion and self
sacrifice has been brought to light by the
discovery of two cases of leprosy in this
city
The victims are brothers. one thirty-one
years of age, and the other eighteen, and
they are the sons of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Younger. who for nearly twelve years
have kept the secret of their sons afflic-
ton from the public and have practically
kept them prisoners in their homes.
Twelve years ago the family was oonl-
fortably well-to-do. when the eldest SON
contracted the disease and became pris-
oner in the home. The parents cared for
him and sacredly guarded their secret.
Five years ago the other son was also
stricken.
The expense of caring for the two lepers
was constant drain upon the resources
of the family, and their last piece of prop
erty, the homestead. is about to be sold
for taxes. With the discovery OF the
lepers by the authorities, the aged par
ents, realizing their hopeless fight. are
willing to have them sent to any institu-
ton for treatment. But the city authori-
ties are confronted with serious dl-
lemma, because Texas makes no pro-
vision for leperS, although it is conceded
there are at least 800 known 1eperS IN
Texas There is federal law prohibit
ing the transportation. of lepers from one
state to another, even though the Louisi-
ana leper colony offers to care Tor the
unfortunates if sent there.
Evening star., 1909-02-15
PREPs SHOW UP WELL.
Make Good Time in Match Against
Varsity.

In relay race held yesterday morning
on the basement track Of the Healy build
ing. Georgetown College. the Blue and
Gray Props made an excellent showing
against the hilltop varsity much to the
qualification OF the Colts following,
which is anxious to see them win the
four-cornered race to be held next Satur-
day at the Federal games between the
Props, Western, Business and Tech high
schools This race will decide the inter-
scholastic championship of the District.
and the Preps say that they will win out
or know the reason why.
In yesterday mornings contest only
three men ran on each team. This was
done for two reasons: First, SO that the
three candidates who were tied for the
other position on the four could run II
off. and, secondly. SO that the public could
not get complete line on the Preps' abiIi-
ty. In the running of Of the tie P.
O'Brien was eliminated, but the same
time was made by both Nawn and Heis-
kell. thus necessitating another trial
Wednesday.
In the relay battle Gibbs. the varsity
captain. led off for his team. while Dahiil
did the same for the Props. Each man
ran 800 yards. and when they finished
t,,fs.r les Of the event Gibbs had opened q
space Of about ten yards on his opponent.
In the second leg Maher gained a big lead
over Wieser. the Preps' captain. at the
start, only to lose 1t later on. If any
thing, Wieser had the better of the argu-
ment when he gave way to Brennan, the
Colts last man. Brennan VISA up against
Evening star., 1909-02-15
JOCKEY EXODUS FOR
EUROPEAN COURSES

NEW YORK, February 15-Who will
carry Off the riding honors during the
coming season? With the departure Of
the leading pigskin artists, who earned
fame and lucre here in the past few
years, to European courses there is an op-
portunity for aspiring lads to ride on the
top wave of popularity.
When the season on the metropolitan
circuit gets under way most Of the for
mer idols will be found among the miss
ing. Joe Notter. Eddie Dugan, ]. Upton,
"Skeets" Garner. Willie Shaw. Tommy
Burns, Herman Radtke. j. Sumter and
other good riders are either In Europe
or will be there when the season opens
up. 1t is said that Walter Miller is try
ing to land a foreign engagement. but
the rumpus he created on the coast over
a two-hundred-dollar fine will have to be
adjusted before he will be in position to
get the necessary license abroad.
One boy who will be greatly missed
here is Notter. The clever lad who guided
the horses of James r. Keene to many
victories, and who was the most popular
signed to ride for Baron Won Weinberg
of Germany, and is due to arrive at his
future destination within the next month
Notter has ridden his last race in Amer
lea for many days. Last Friday he in
CURED the displeasure of Starter Dwyer
at Oakland. and was suspended for a
Evening star., 1909-02-15
Patched UpMddy Rowers Challenge George
Jockeys Going AbroadW What Fighters Make Skating
Records Broken-Pubic School Lads to Shoot
Chess Masters Tourney Starts Today.

week and a one-hundred- dollar fine at
tached. Notter's engagement with Char
ley Ellison terminates today, and in all
probability he will make tracks eastward
at once to prepare for his trip.
Eddie Dugan, who is undoubtedly the
most daring lad in the country. will sail
for England within a few weeks to fulfill
his engagement with his former employer.
harry Payne Whitney. 'Skeets' Garner
is now in France with Eugene Leigh. j.
Upton, one of the most promising light
weights. who rode for Billy Dubois last
year. was signed up a few days ago to
ride for w. K. Vanderbilt Upton is now
nlilnS engagements on the coast. and will
leave for his new environment at the
close of the western season.
V. Powers. who is under contract to
Barney Schreiber. is being sought after
by several rich owners and in all prob
ability will become the leading rider for
Vanderbilt in France. Willie Shaw and
Tommy Burns will free lance on the con-
tinent, and Radtke will wear silks in
Ru ssia.
Even with the disappearance of all
these stars. there will be no dearth of
good riders. When the eastern season
closed last year there were several boys
who were entitled to high honors The
American turf will have left Dave Nicol.
J. Butler. Musgrave, Shilling. Lee and
sweet, all OF whom are considered top
notchers. In addition. there are several
embryo Stars riding at Oakland and Santa
Anita that will more than likely be seen
In action In this part Of the country.
Iurntes who were hoping for favorable
legislation at Hot Springs are now ready
to give up all hopes. The owners of the
two tracks. Oaklawn and Essex Park, are
at loggerheads which means the death of
the sport. 1t has never failed In the his
tory or racing where rival promoters
rowed that both parties came out second
best.