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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-08
The THAW OF TO-DAY.

T HE history Of Harry Thaw is not a
pretty story. The study OF him at
close range was not an appealing
assignment. And 1t is safe to assume
that the reader has shared with the
writer the conception of this young
man which the latter took with him to
White Plains a week ago.
The basis is a confusion Of newspaper
portraits. with an instructive revulsion
against life given over to excesses
and wasted on unsubstantial pleasures.
The very mention of his name calls
from the mind a long series Of impress
sions, all unsavory as the smell Of sour
beer. and the sight of burnt cigarettes
of an inherited mental taint; of boy
hood without discipline; of terms wasted
at schools where other lads. less for
tunate as to means. were acquiring sol
idness of education and character; of &
young manhood frittered in days of idle
ness and nights Of Heentousness; Of
chorus girls and Haunted immortality;
of the pursuit OF women with the
heartlessness of the chase; Of the New
York "Tenderloin" and its pervertisms;
of an assumption Of social and legal
privilege beyond other young men with
smaller bank accounts; of face swol-
len with hard drinking and gaping vita
weakness; of red eyes and a sensual
mouth-a very type OF that rotted life
which We comprehend in the phrase the
spoiled son of a rich father"
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LETTERS IMPORTANT
IN SUTTON HEARING
Sensations Promised When
EpiStleS Written to Wash
ingtonian Are Read.
By THEODORE H. TILLER.

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. S.-Sensati3ns are
coming when the sutton naval court of
inquiry reconvenes here tomorrow with
the mother of the dead Lieut.. James
n Sutton on the witness stand and
chief among the sensational disclosures
viii be the revelation OF why and 10
whom Mrs Sutton wrote the letters
that were read IN tbs star chamber ses-
?. .Un OF yesterday.
That these letters are most frank in
their charges against Itain Of the Of
fcers who are now , feTdant parties
to the inquiry as TO whether or not
sutton committed suicide, that they
We're written 90 man whom Mrs. Sut-
ton thought to be a sympathizer and
that they were but recently turned over
to the Navy Department, is expected
to be one OF the startling developments
of the morning
That this man who. il is now under
stood. is a WashiuEtonian and man
not in public life or holding an Official
position with any of the departments:
that he was the recipient Of all four o.
the letters that have created such dis
sension among counsel, and that he was
enjoined to secrecy by the bereaved
mother may be another disclosure that
viii make tomorrow's session most
dramatic one.
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WEATHER REPORT.

Fair and warm weather IS indicated
for the next thirty-six hours j. the
Ohio valley ana southern lake region
and thence over the middle Atlantic and
New England States. In the east euIF
and south Atlantic States showers wiII
continue.
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Picture Blackened
By Shaving Of Man.

This is bad enough, largely mega
tive though It is But here the picture
has been made positive with the black
Of the deliberate killing of another man.
the sacrifice TO the fermented deiirium
OF a rake OF talents valuable to the
whole world
Before We 90 under the surface in the
study of this raan we scan do well o
discover how near the truth this picture
is. The Harry Thaw who has been sit
ting this past fortnight in the room of
the supreme court in the WestcheSter
county courthouse may not be the
4arrv Thaw who took the life OF an
other man without giving his victim op-
portunity even 10 rise from his chair.
Three years have elapsed since the kill
ing on the root of Madison Square gar
den the night Of June 25. 1906. They
Continued on Fourth Page.)
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A Whole Window Glazed, Sr.z5.
Frank Libbey & Co. 6th & n. Y. Ave.
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A Pair of Blinds, No (D, SIIs.
Frank Libbey x Co.. sth & y. \. Ave.
-AdYt,
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Today-HiEh tide, I a. m. l.28 p. n
Low tide, ~ a. M; .53 p n.
TOmorrow-High TIDE 1.5l a. ms 90
p N. Low tide AZ g. m-. 9.53 D. m
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A Door One and a Half Inches Thick.sr.so
Frank Libbey & Co. 9Th & n. y. ave.
-AdYt.
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TEMPERATURE

FORECAST FOR DISTRICT.
Fair and warm. light variable winds.
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A Pretty Msntel for S2.5c
Frank Libbey & Co. 9th & n. Z. Ave.
s-AdVL
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Not Written u Octoher.

IT may also be said that it will be
shown that the now all important com
documents were written, not last Octc-
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HARPERS FERRY. rs. Va. Aug e.
Both Of the rivers are clear this morn
Ing.
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Gayety At Height.

Big touring cars so flashing along the
North Shore roads every minute both
ways all through the day. and summer
resOTung IS al its height.
Mr.. Taft is delighted with his cottage
fContRued on Second Page)
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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-08-07
CHARLES DARWIN'S SONS.
Three Who Have Won Success In
Fields Of Their Own Choosing.

Three Who Have Won Success In
Fields Of Their Own Choosing.
The Darwin centenary observances
in different parts Of the world this
year call attention to the fact that
there are three sons Of the great evo-
lutionist alive and active In their re-
spective fields at the present day
These sons. George Francis and Hor-
ace, were all honored in appropriate
ways at the recent Darwin centenary
celebration at Cambridge university,
England. Sir George Darwin. who paid
visit to this country not long ago. is
Plumian professor Of astronomy and
experimental philosophy ut Cambridge
He is the eldest son aud is perhaps the
best known of the trio. He was born
at Down. Kent, IN 1916 and has been
in his present post as professor at
Cambridge since 1883. He has a string
of titles and honors following his
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-08-07

fresh air camps-that Is, some OF them
are, the rest swarming over parks,
jamming the streets and alleys and
tumbling about the wharfs. Gotham
is decidedly not Il summer town. Dur
Ing the heated spell 1t is scattered all
over the earth-in Europe, along the
seashore. up the Hudson, In the Adj
rondacks, or anywhere so long as 1t Is
away.
There Is some reason for this desire
to fee as bird to the mountains, or
to the beach, or to any old place. One
week recently thirty-two persons died
Of sunstroke In the city. Almost all OF
them were Of the SO called lower or
laboring classes, whose occupations
render them unable to leave the city
for breathing spells of any appreciable
periods and whose necessary mode of
living is unhealthy. particularly IN the
hot months. The unhealthiness of
crowded tenements In summer lowers
the physical qualities Of their inhab-
ltants to a degree that IN this enlight-
ened age is not only deplorable, but In
sense criminal. The notorious heed
lessness Of metropolitan landlords as
i class Though some exceptions exist,
of course) has had most important
effect on the number of deaths from
heat. Even the strictest tenement
house laws fail In many cases to make
| the landlords observe the dictates OF
ordinary decency. for as long as laws
are made and exist the administration
Of those laws will be In the hands OF
men. and when the human agency in
terposes it is invariably found that
bribery can be successfully resorted to
in many instances. Thus when the
landlords Of the tumble down, infested
tenements fail to succeed In passing
Joker bills at the state capital at Al
bany. to emasculate the tenement
house acts. they can fall back on the
bride taking tenement house inspect
ors, who, though they are gradually
being rooted out, are still known t.
exist.
4 But probably the greatest cause o
deaths from sunstroke Is intemperanc
during the hot weather. Ale and beer
except in excessive quantities. do no
cause many prostrations. The ball.
however. has decidedly perniciou
influence. The ball 10 the term AZ
oiled In Gotham to drinks containin
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-08-07

1919 and who was also educated ar
Cambridge. has followed more nearly
in his fathers path In bis scientific
work and Is known for his publica-
lions entitled Life and Letters of
Charles Darwin" Elements OF Bota-
NV and practical Physiology Of
Plants"
Horace Darwin was born In 1851.
He has been mayor of Cambridge ami
is civil engineer. He married the
Hon. Emma Cecilia Farrer. daughter
OF the first Lord Farrer. and Is chair
man of the Cambridge Scientific In-
strument company. limited.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-08-07

New York next winter 10 $40" Tue
GothamiieS how to entertain Id reahy
extravagant fashion. He Will have
difficult task before him. for II ne
would outstrip all previous records Tor
costly dinners he will have to spend
about $500 plate. Dinners have been
given 10 the metropolis OF recent years
where the souvenirs given to eacn
guest have cost over 500 apiece. Over
$2O.OOO has been known to have peen
spent for lowers alone at single dln-
ner. with the cigars costing IS apiece.
A well known cigar dealer on Broad
way. in the hotel and theater distr1ct'
has continually In his showcases q
display of cigars ranging upward In
price to four and FIVE dollars apiece.
The proprietor says that he rarely
ever sells the five dollar brands except
In quantities for elaborate banquets.
Meme, the Eskimo who as boy was
brought to New York from the ice does
of the north by Peary, has gone back
to his native wilds forever He says
he doesn't like us because we are
too cold He opines that mctropolitans
are colder mentally and temperament
tally than Greenland is gcologically
and geographically Mene's indict-
ment will probably stunt the growth
of the city and cause ii to be ashamed
In ages yet unborn. Historians Will
write volumes Of lies about the cpl
sode. and novelists will describe 1t In
words OF pristine truth.
Meme forgets about the education
and the fit living he had while among
MS. without money ard without price.
He forgets everything but the fact that
somebody or other wouldn't do some
thing or other that he wanted done.
Therefore we have inherited the frigid-
ity of the glacial age. Godspeed to
Meme MS he tricks northward to the
tropical isles of the Arctic stream.
There is no question of the signs of a
business revival. am not prospect
ty shouter. but am perfectly sincere In
saying that in almost every line there
is assurance Of improving markets
and easier money. And yet-and yet
the workmen and small business men
are still under the shadow, Until these
are prosperous there is no true pros
| perity
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fuses. They have reckoned them
among their glories. and they have
sometimes expelled one. but they have
never made one. and ! doubt II they
hare ever crushed one. II Is not easy
to know genius at first sight. II
there Is one In the gown Of any girl
graduate OF this year. bid her come
forth. suffer herself to he admired and
let her make sure Of hearty welcome
from the world at large"
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This plain refer NohNiS BROWN
ence to Mr.. Bryan caused Mr.. Brown
to prick UP his ears. Rising, without
the suspicion Of smile on his face he
asked, Does the senator from Nilsson
ri complain Of the source Of the idea?'
"Oh, no." replied Mr.. Stone; Il am
not complaining. | am congratulating
the senator on having gone to that
source
We'll, does the senator from Mis-
souri, complain because the idea has
been appropriated?' asked Mr.. Brown.
still without cracking smile
mot at ALL responded Mr.. Stone.
81 am glad that the Republican PARTY
has gone TO The Democratic platform
for its ideas. | repeat that l am con-
graduating the senator"
"Well,' said Mr. Brown, docs not
the senator from Missouri know that
If anything good in any Democratic
platform is ever to benefit the people
of the United States it must be appro-
priated by somebody"
And Mr.. Brown as solemnly sat
down again. Y
Mr.. Stones eyes lost the.l merry ex-
preston. "As was saying Mr..
President" he began. and then went
on with his address in favor of the
popular election Of senators and the;
income tax
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-08-07
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR.
Mis- Succession to the Vice President
Of Standard Oil Company.

John D. Rockefeller, Jr., son Of tts
founder Of the Standard Oil trust, NON
has official high standing in that 81
ganization, having been chosen to thu
place occupied by the late h. H
Rogers. The meeting of directors &
which his election took place was I'D
tended by the elder Rockefeller, wht
still keeps his place as head Of thu
holding company, the Standard o.
Company Of New Jersey, although ss1
dom going to the Offices Of the coz
poration at 26 Broadway, New Yor&
Mr.. Rogers was vice president Of thil
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tinction of author
ship of this resolu-
ton. but ! merely
wish to express the
hope that he will
moi neglect to in
form the people Of
the country that he
appropriated I b | 8
idea from a Demo-
crat and a distin-
guished citizen of
his state"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-08-07
SENATOR BROWNS WIT.

An Incident Of the Income Tax Debate
In Congress.
One of the incidents In connection
with the passage Of the income tax
amendment in the senate was pas
sage between Senator Brown of Ne
braska. one of the Republican PRO
gressives." and Senator Stone of Mis-
souri, Democrat.
Senator Stone pulled out a little red
book and read the Democratic plat
form on income taxation.
Il know" he said. that the senator
from Nebraska has been given the dis
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-08-07

name too long for duplication in a
short article. His marriage to an
American woman. Maud du Puy,
daughter Of Charles du Puy Of Phila-
delphia. in 1884, increases the interest
taken in him In America. He was ed
ucated at Cambridge, where he won
many honors as q student. He prac-
ticed for q time as barrister. but In
1874 returned to Cambridge to devote
himself to scientific pursuits. He has
long list of publications on scientific
subjects. chiefly mathematical, astro
nomical or pertaining to meteorology
to bis credit.
Francis Darwin. who was born ir
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-08-07

Head Of the Family-at Times.
Bilkins-l called at you. mouse to see
you today. and | noticed that your wife
referred to YOU MS the head Of the fnm-
lily.
wilkins Huh. Out collecting bills.
weren't youf-N New York Weekly.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-08-07

But 1t was about two years later be-
fore navigation OF the Hudson by
steam was regularly established. so
the celebration this year commence
Mates both the tercentenary of the dis
eovery of the Hudson by the English
navigator who gave his name to the
river and the inauguration Of steam
boat travel on the stream through Full
tons inventions. The reproduction Of
the Clerlnont will go up the Hudson
to Albany under her own steam on
the day of the big marine parade. Oct
/. AT the launching vase containing
water from the we'll on the old Liv-
ingston estate on the Hudson was
broken over her bows by Mrs. Alice
Crary Sutcliffe. great-granddaughter
Of Robert Fulton.
In her farewell address as dean Of
Radcliffe college. Harvard, Miss Agnes
Irwin said: what have the women'a
colleges given to the country In return
for the time and strength spent BY
them during the past twenty-five years
What had the country right to ex
pect? Certainly not women CT genius
Tina universities have never made gen
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-08-07

body who can escape all summer does
that. and those who can break away
only at week ends do that, and those
who cannot go at all think about 1t
and wish they could Even the east
side small boys are herded of to the
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-08-07

holding corporation, and young MT.
Rockefeller has been In training for
some years for the position.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., was born In
New York IN 1877 and was graduated
from Brown university. He married
In 1901 daughter Of Senator Aldrieh
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-08-07
The hot Spell
In Gotham,
The Desire TO Get Away From Town Is the
Moving Passion IN Summer = Mrs.
John Jacob AsiOr's PrlnCeb Ad.
mirer Meme. the Eskimo.
BY JAMES A. EDGERToN.

VIEW YORK in midsummer Is af-
M flicted with but one over
whclming desire. aud that Is
to go somewhere else. Every
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-08-07

endanger the sue
cess of this treaty the fact would be
embarrassing to the interests OF the
United States. General Rafael Reyes,
president of Colombia Is now In Flu
rope. where he went to obtain relaxa-
ton from the strain of his official
duties. He stopped In New York on
his way thither. He expects to return
to Colombia In about three months.
and meantime the presidency is in
trusted to General Holguin, who Is
considered an able statesman. Gen
eral Reyes says he does not believe
the trouble In Colombia is In any way
due to dissatisfaction over the trip
artite treaty between Colombia. Pan
anna and the United States now before
the Colombian congress. He thinks
ths3A aES{ Is Simply the smolder-
ing remains of the revolution that he
quencked on assuming power, that the
government is able to control all the
troops and cope with the situation. Cen
eral Reyes says he does not consider
the news from Colombia serious enough
to alter his plans for sojourn in Eu-
rope before his return to the Colon
bian capital
Minister 'Northcote is a resident Of
Huntington. W. Va. and was appoint
ed to his present post about two
months ago He recently cabed the
state department that Americans IN
Colombia were in no danger because
Of the revolution there.
The recent launching of the replica
Of the Clermont at shpyaIN III
Staten Isiand. New York. WIS one OF
the first ceremonies connected with
the great Hudson-Fulton celebration
Of this year. The original Clermont
started from New York on her mem
orable trip to Albany on Aug II, 1907.
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Scenes and
Figures In
The News
revolution in

THE revolution In
the republic Of
Colombia puts
the minister from
the United States.
Elliott N0rthcote, In
q situation Of some
difficulty. The COM
ing Colombian con-
gress Is expected to
ratify the tripartite
treaty between PAN
anna. Colombia aud
the United States.
Should the present
revolution prov e
serious enough to
endanger the sue
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-08-07

ELLIOTT NORTH
COTE.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1909-05-21
|0fGd Proceedings 0@C0un Commissioners NadC0ut North Dakota

Union National Bank, expenses
ana dray :............. lO sc
+ r Hansen, services as steno-
I igrapHer r......, ............... o "
Motion carried.
Moved by Glein, seconded by Lokens.
gard that the board adjourn until May
9Th, 1909, at 9 o'clock.
Carried.
May 5th, 1909.
The board met at 9 o'clock a. m as
per adjournment, with all members
present.
The question of abstractors' bonds
was brought before the board, and after
hearing arguments, and discussing the
bonds, Commissioner Hurd moved for
the adoption of the following resolution,
which was duly seconded and carried:
Whereas, the Metropolitan Surety
Company, of New York, a corporation,
isiinsolvent, and in the hands of re.
ceiYer, and the abstracting companies
of Blaisdell-Bird, J. N. DeVine & Com
pany, hold policies in said corporation,
therefore,
!''Be it resolved, that the County
Auditor be and is hereby instructed to
notify said companies to furnish good
and sufficient surety bonds in some re.
liable surety company, in the amount
and 1or the time required by law. Dat
ed this 5th day of May, 1909."
On motion duly seconded and carried,
the board took recess until two
O'Clock p. m.
Afternoon Session.
The board met at two o'clock, as pei
adjournment with all members present
The board took up the settlement of
the case of J. Lynch, and after discus
sion of the same, Commissioner Hurd
moved for the adoption of the follow
ing resolution, which was duly second
ed by Commissioner Abbott, and declar-
ed carried, Commissioners Hurd, Alb
bott, and Lokensgard voting Eyes" and
Commissioner Glein voting "no"
The resolution reads as follows:
whereas, there is now pending a
suit between Ward County and John
Lynch, and whereas t h action has
been pending for four years, and where
as settlement of said litigation has
been offered. if there be allowed $780,
90 for clerk hire and postage, for said
John Lynch, and whereas it has been
shown to the satisfaction of the board
that. John Lynch actually paid o u
81, 800 for clerk hire and postage, and
whereas, he now offers to pay 81, GIG. Sc,
being approximately in full settlement,
to- be paid forthwith, therefore
it resolved, that such litigation
be settled for the aforementioned sum
Of four thousand nine hundred sixteen
dollars and fifty-six cents, to be paid
within two days of this date, to the
treasurer of Ward County, and no costs
to be taxed to either party"