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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-11
scene of a brilliant reception from

scene of brilliant reception from B
until o'clock g"
Wedding Tour Abrond.
Few American couples have enjoyed
a more interesting honeymoon than
that of Noung William Taft and his
bride. After running the santlet of
their wedding guests they left on the
limited express for New York" whence
just a week following the marriage
they sailed for Europe on the City of
Berlin.
After enjoying the sights OF the
land of their forbears and OF the great
continent across the English Channel,
they returned to Cincinnati in the fall
to welcome their friends at their new
homo. the Quarry. upon that pictur-
esque hill that commands such an ex-
celient view of the Ohio Valley.
4 year later the young husband WAS
to succeed Judson Harmon as Judge of
the Superior Court, from which new
runE OF the ladder he was to step up
ward to those OF Solicitor G eneral of
the United States. circuit Judge OF the
Federal bench. Governor of the Phil
iprinc Islands. Secretary of War, and
Chief Magistrate Of his people
Honeymoon nm Ausury.
In their employment of their honey
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just out OF coliegc--for two years
wrote essays and discussed current
topics. Miss Helen l.. Heron, known
among her intimate friends as '.Nellic,,
had lately finished her education at
Cincinnati University ana was about
this period improving her time b.
Teaching . few terms at private
school. She was not only intellectual,
but musician accomplished pianist,
who was later to organize the Gin
einnaii symphony Orchestra and for
long time serve as Its president
Fathers TAFT and Heron approved
OF their childrens literary club. for
these old friends and neighbors were
themselves members OF the Cincinnati
Literary Club, organized by Ainsworti
Il. Srofford and several others. and Of
which the elder TAFT became pre=i :
dent IN the course OF his career. His
son William was also Initiated into this
exclusive club OF his elders. while still
an active member OF the uunior So
c!ety which met those happy Satur-
days in Miss Nellie Herrons parlor
Within Set Them Out. @
II is said that William, following
these meetings. Systematically sat
OUT all of the other young literary
enthusiasts Of his sex who chose to
be laggards after the meetings had adj
journed. and that during this time he
asked Miss Nellie the fatal question.
which vas later 10 make her the FIRST
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.aY .| i
tertaincd in honor of their cauenter. saiisss
Minnie Davidson and her guest. MissSiyyil3k
son, OF Coumbip. S. G.. and Thursday; evena
Ing Mrs. r. H. Hudnaii was hostess "a I a.
very plcayart affair In honor of her sis teris
and house guest. Miss Florrie Peters, OF
Lynchburg. ls 4 8ssisiG
Among the Backsburg young people req
turning this week from school and college,
have been Misses Minta Mathews and RosaS
Parrot from FernvilIe, Bessie Half fronts
Pctersburs Nell Walker from Roa nok 81
Beulah Evans from Buena VISTA. ]. Hamp;SE
ton Hose from Randolph Macon, and EBrucaii
Tmtwtlcr from Roanoke College. II ;5s tf$5.HS,
Mrs. M. Is. Sherwood returned TO henE
home In Richmond Tuesday after spending
some time here with Mrs. William Ly5t o5iI.;
MrH. w. y. Saunders and children sandi:
MISS Mary Montgomery. OF FRANKLIN. NJ arAl
guests of Prof and Mrs. j. p. williams sy.9 sg
Prof and Mrs. Louis o Shaunessy q of thcs
Rev. and Mrs. F. D. Surface forg1he sum
j iner. iIj5 leJ -fE M II i-s,.lss
Miss Rosebud Hobson has returned to hog
| home at Paducah, Ky, after a lvciait OF
several months here in the home OF! Profs;
| T. p. Campbell III af .sEss5S
Prof. s. r. ,Pritchard and :amii3 Icf &
Thursday to spend two months with; relas \
! tives in Greenviie, S. G. AZ = Ss59si65s flEsss
Mrs. George w. Walker has sons for 81
| Il. Walker. IN Pittshurg ma n I'D
! Miss Bessie Nassau OF New York 81 "a =
rived here to-day to be the guest of Colonel
| and Mrs. j. "a. Johnson. ,5tifsj ~ ss5.Sl4 III
| Mrs l.. b. Taylor and Miss Helen Taylor!
| of Stowntar, Mimi. with Miss Helen }I)fxorS
! OF Clonuet, Mimi. are at the Blacksburs:
| Inn for some time. 90 Eisls
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lady of the land.
The engagement was long one
for the young law student did not re-
gard himself Us worthy of a Wife
until he had built hia own home in
which 10 ensconce the girl OF his
choice so congenial to him in intel
lcct
Must Duild His House First.
Before his wedding date was set he
finished an apprenticeship as clerk in
his fathers law office. and served sue
cessively as assistant prosecuting at
torney. collector of internal revenue
and assistant county solicitor, BY. this
time. in the spring of 1886, he saw his
long anticipated home. the quarry,
rise to crown pretty bit of highland
on East Walnut Hills. whence could be
enjoyed. as Il paper said at the time,
one OF the finest views OF the Ohio
(River) to be obtained about the city"
Ills fnancee elected to become a
June bride. and Saturday. the 18th of
that month. was chosen as the day of
days. William a. Taft was then TWEEN
ty-eight years and nine months old.
while Miss Heron was but few
weeks past her twenty-fifth birthday.
Nurtfnl Prophecy Oddly I'uiaiied.
prophet employed upon one OF the
Cincinnati papers that month cast this
horoscope for the bride and groom
elect:
"w. H. Taft is man who has made
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moon days there was much augury, Cor
the Tafts. as to how their married Life
was to be spent. Although as devoted
a family man" as ever lived in our
10 nd, his various duties were to call
him to circumnavigatc the globe and
visit nearly all clImes anu all peoples.
But wherever he has gone, whether
Fladivostok or Porto Rico. Panama or
Rome, Manila or ST. Petersburg. his
devoted wife has shared the pleasures
of travel
those OF the Tafts and Hayeses are
not the only silver anniversaries fall
ing to Presidents and their consor5s.
President and Mrs. Grsnt celebrated
theirs. informally. at their cottage in
Long Branch August %, 1878. For the
dual reason that tho general had pu,
recently lost his father and That Mrs.
Grants father was critically ILL., no
cards were issued. and those friends
who paid their respects called sans
ceremonie."
Copyright. 1911, by John Elfreth
Watkins0
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Blacksburg Social News
1 speclal 10 The Tmes .plspateh.l

Blacksburg, Va. JAnc io.-Althourh a
number OF visitors. PARTICULARLY the parents
and friends of members of the graduating
class. Will not arrive until Monday. the
Town Is already filled up with people from
all parts of Virginia and some from oihe,
States, here for the V. Z. l. finals. which
begun with the junlor-scnlor german last
nlght. Every available room in the hotel
and boarding houses has been engaged for
weeks. and In most Of the private HON es
there are guents During the past week
there have been several, Informal entertain
ments tina have included among the guests
younS women from out-of-towu, those OF
the community and cndcts Of tho Institute.
F. Monday evening Mrs. Francis ID, Wilson
entertained the guests of honor, being the
young people In Mrs. Writ Dunlnp's music
class; Tuesday evening Prof. and Mrs. j.
S. A. Johnson gave a supper party at their
new home Faculty Row for the senior
class In mechanical engineering: Wednesday
evening Prof. and Mrs. r. }. Davidson en- :
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ny JOHN ELERETH WATKINS.

Washington, d. q. June For the
second time in our latter-day history,
the silver anniversary. OF Cincinnati
wedding is TO be observed by'a Presi-
dent of The United States and his hon
ored consort. New Year eve. 1877.
President and Mrs. Rutherford g.
Hayes. witha memorable lcvee held at
the White House. celebrated the TWEEN
ty-hfth anniversary OF their wedding.
held In Cincinnati the last day Of the
year 1862, and the 18Th OF June. 1911,
President and Mrs TAFT. iii the manner
already set forth In the news columns
Of The papers, Viii observe the passing
OF an even quarter century since the
timc OF their nupttals, solcmnized In
Cincinnati. in 1886
\ coincdence OF blood as well as OF
ecenc attaches itself to those two
presidential wedding anniversaries. n,
tnntG OF tho Enyrg the only Invited
guests outside or The Presidents Of
hcial family were persons closely as
sooiated With his and his wife's early
life. and by virtue Of this process of
selection one OF the chief guests ri
honor was John Williamson Heron.
/. cN-Siate senator. former district at
torney. one of the few witnesses Of
the Hayes wedding before the war
and also the law partner % President
Hayes 4 third OF century later this
game John W.Herron gave the hand OF
his daughter. Helen. unto William
Howard Taft In the course OF the
nnptials whose silver nnniversary Is
no." about to fall Another name up
on The list OF guests Didden 10 tho
Hayes silver wedding was That OF Al
5honEo Taft. the father Of our present
executive
conrtsbip Of The Tnffr.
Soon after the graduation OF VIII
liam II. TAFT from Yale and while he
was both studying Law and doing
co,ir; reporting for Murat ialstcad's
Cincinnati paper, at IS per week. he
helped organize literary society. the
salon which met each Saturday
evening AT the Heron residence, GO
Pike Street. This small coterie OF
young men and womcn-most of thci
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PILES CURED AT HOME BY
NEW ABSORPTION METHOD

II you suffer from bleeding. itching. BLIND
or protruding Piles. send me your address,
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will also send some OF this home treatmenE
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lief and permanent cure assured. Send mo-
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Ihrd Presidential Silver Wedding Anniversary
Iafts Now to Follow That Of Grant and HAYES

cdincidents Binding Tafts'. and
Hayescs' Boil, Celebrate Gin
cinnati Nuptials- President and
Mrs. Taft's Fathers Both
Guests at Hayes Celebration.
Courtsliip Of Taft Began in
Current Topics Club-Long
Engagement Decided to Build
His Own Home Before Taking
{ a Wife-The Wedding Week
Gay One in Cincinnati-Thc
Bride Elect Bridesmaid for
Her Friend-What She Got
in the Wedding Cake and What
It Augured-Details Of the
Wedding Honeymoon Spent
Abroad.
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PHYSICIAN rREscRIDEs BEST BEv-

When your nerves are OH edge and your
any soda fountain. 1t Is soothing and re-
freshing In effect. It is full of snap and
vigor. Richmond PHYSICIANS formula.
Everywhere &C.. Ask for IT,
The evening world., 1911-07-26

set the woman seeking 10 buy eye
glasses. who has been accounted for.
The second had not appeared
in the police accounts OF the case be-
fore. and the detectives are eager to
learn her part in II.
Morrell IN Gaely had been arrested
at Seventh avenue n FIfty-second
street by Detectives Duggan. O'Farreli
anA File OF the Central once.
PICTURES NOT THOSE OF MEN
WANTED.
After the prisoners had been taken to
HEADQUARTERS Lieut.. Msnnion COM
muntcated with Acting Captain CLARK,
inspector Hughes's aid. Clark toll
Nannlon that pictures Of Morreil ana
0aeiy had been shown 10 Witnesses OF
the murder and that neither OF the
mso was wanted In connection with
the case. Then Fiaherty was summoned
ana Merrell and Gsely were allowed to
g.
MorrelL according 10 the police. was
arrested more than two years y
cAareed with asssultins and robbins
william Kent at No. e. St. Nicholas
avenue on Dec. .. 1905. Kent was re-
puted to control the policy playing In
Shs city. ~ one night = gang OF men
broke into his apartment.
The evening world., 1911-07-26
LITTLE GIRL DYING
Of HYDR0PHOB|A:
TRIED TO SAVE PET

seven.yesr.oid Mildred Bromiiow II
dying at her home. No. I4e Jasper street.
Paterson. n. j., from h~ydrophobia
caused by the bite OF q rabid dog three
weeks ago. DR.. Wheeler of h New
York Pasteur Institute. who IL n Of
the physicians attending her. has pro-
her case hopeless, with death
her speediest relief.
Mildred WA bitten while trying 20
rave her pet dog from the attack Of q
stray mongrei which appeared when she
was playing in IRON Of her home. Mil
dred tried to chase the strange dog
away, but the rabid animal snapped
and snerled and sank his teeth again
and again into the pet dogs side. Nil.
dred caught her dogs collar and tried
20 pull II out of harms way. when the
mongrel sprang at her and bit her right
arm. Then the stray dog DISC ppeared.
Mildred's was iminediately
cauterised and apparently her recovery
was rapid. Sunday. however, she com.
planned of being Ill and the family ply
sician, who waB called In. pronounced
II q case Of hydrophobia. TIT Pastsur
Institute was notified and DIR. Wheeler
fastened 20 Paterson with q supply o.
serum. On his arrival he pronounced
her case hopeless ana advised that she
be placed under the influence OF chloro-
form.
Notwithstanding this treatment the
child has been suffering terrible agony
since tho rabies Developed, going from
one paroxysm into another, while .hs
attending physicians stand by help
lesslv,
The evening world., 1911-07-26
TRIES TO BURN BEARD
OF FUNERAL EUl0GlST.
Rowdy Plucks and Smears Aged
Mourner's Whiskers and Is At
tackled With Match Lighted.

Awaiting the beginning OF the fu-
neral Of BENJAMIN selismsn At No. 1880
Washington avenue. Bronx. venerable
Abraham Gordon OF No. 1851 Washing
ton avenue. a lifelong friend OF selig-
man. stood on the steps and told the
virtues Of the dead la
Giuseppe Lennwnxi. nineteen q
old. of No. 1919 Washington avenue.
was passing. Abraham Gordon's long
white beard excited his loud derlsion.
He pulled II, saying: why don't you
tie crepe on itT'
The old raised his cane. Ten
nsnsi took . double handful OF mortar
from . pile at the curb and threw II
into the beard The old man chased
hAm. LAnnsnxi xrappled. held the pa
tsiArch and lighted a match TO burn
the beard.
Other mourners attacked oordon's
tormsntor. Gordon was struck heav-
iiy on the eye and Knocked down.
Policeman O'Neill arrested Lonnensi.
Magistrate Herman in Morrlsania
Court sent him 70 the workhouse for
six months.
The evening world., 1911-07-26
WOODRUFF ASKED
TO GET OUT BY a
DISTRICT LEADERS
Kings County Republicans
Give Him "a Hours
d. When He Objects.

rourtsen Republican district leaders
OF Kings County made q percmp,ory
demand on Timothy l.. Woodruff to-
dsy that he withdraw his claims to tn"
leadership OF the county. q position he
has held for fourteen years. Mr.. Wood
run declined to retire In the manner
dema nded and was given t~wenty.four
hours In which TO think ovor Ids long
years OF varying service to his party in
Brooklyn.
with Woodruff the now element OF the
Hinge County Republicans, headed by
Naval OFFICER Kracks. Congressman Cal.
der and Michael J. Dady. also demand
"a the head OF Jacob Brenner. chairman
Of tho Executive Committee. Bremen
decided TO follow his chiefs example
and dc6icd the leaders 10 Dust him.
II was explained 20 Mr.. Woodruff.
when he made a counter proposal.
whcih was virtually q bid for timo.
that there was nothing personal In the
demand OF the fourteen leaders. II was
simply Mr.. Woodrur's busy career. as
director. manager. president and pro-
motsr Of some nfty-sevcn varieties "
enterprfses that convinced the leaders
that his time was entirely absorbed IN
the bus!nefs world. and that he had no
time to devote TO the critical political
situation In KINGS County.
Mr.. woodruff proposed that the cues.
ton OF leadership be vested In the
executive committee, M has always
been the cAse. This the leaders oh
jected 10. saying they wanted action at
o0ce. II IN said 20 be the intention OF
the Kings County revolutioni-ts 10
pascs the sffsdrs Of tho party In the
hands OF twenty-five prominent Repub-
lNane there and "a select a. leader the
member Of the supervisory committee
who accomplishes the most for the
party.
whsn the proposal was made known
70 Mr.. Woodruff he asked TO be excused
. NON snt while he went outside and In
dulssd himself In hearty laughter.
The evening world., 1911-07-26
MISSING swan GIRL
IN PHILADELPHIA,
SHE WIRES HOME
Father Seeks Her There in
Restaurant, Nephew Follows
Pompton Lake Clue.

William r. Swan. father Of Louise
swan. who has been missing sinco July
II. hurried to PhiiadelphiU to-day IN
response to an unsigned telegram 70.
ceived by Mrs. Swans colorsd maid.
The family believes II WA sent By the
absent daughter last night. 1t roads:
IAN perfectly safe. Have coca
position In restaurant hses. DO
NOT worry. YlsAss w1tAarsw you.
offer. Z promise 60 write tosnox.
row. LooH for ME no further"
The telegram was Forwarded from N,
P~hiladeiphia main ONCE u the Postal
Company at 1880 o'clock last nirht And
was addressed to Nobel billiard, the
servant. 1t was delayed in transmission
and did not reach Mr.. swans hands
until after 8 A. NJ. The Philadelphia
police and the Postal Company were
At once asked to search for the Stri,
II will compare tho writing on ths
telegraph blank with Louiss's writing
when I set to Philadelphia" said Mr..
Swan. -" am QuAts sur Louise sent
the moDU30V. ouV 0uuIeSDo0 " TO Tho
matd probably because shs though. We
we're angry At her. She was on most
friendly terms with the maid"
Mr.. Swan believes his daughter
found employment In . Philadelphia
restaurant and 10 unwilling to return
home He said he would force her "a
come back IA hsr mother In caAs chs
IL unwilling. becsuss she Is not YET o1
age. He also declared no had no In.
tention Of wtthdrs wing the $1,000 ~
ward hi offered yesterday until the
girl In back home.
The message came after . promising
clue from Pompton Lake. N. j.. had
been received. A man ~tAephoned "a
The Evening World from Pompton that
a girl. strtkinsly resembling the MISSING
young woman and giving the nams OF
May swain had found employment With
a family near the railroad station thers
last Thursday. Persons In Pomptoa who
he'd seen her were Al aufs. he said. thai
the servant wAs Miss swan. One of Mr.,
Swans nsphsws left for Pompton on an
early train.
The offer OF q reward brought doxens
OF letters from various parts Of the
country all positively identifying the
girl. Most Of them were Instantly dis
credited.
The evening world., 1911-07-26
SPEEDING CAR CAME CRASHING
OUT OF DARKNESS.

Hirsch had answered; IT don't know;
Just wait a minute. please" when from
the east Vodka's car came dashing along
ut n terrific clip. ,
Vodka saw the lights OF the aamari-
tan car n turned to the right to
avoid II. There van u deafening crash,
and the next instan; ilrsch's car had
been scooped up and was being carried
along the road on top OF Vodka's auto
mobile. The women shricked and
tainted. and the mel. sick with the
horror Of the tragedy which had oc-
Cured before their very eyes. ran
after the coll.ding car ana yelled for
II to stop.
IIirsch was under tho forward wheels
OF Vodka's car, His passengers could
see his body as Il was rolled over and
over before tho j%uggernaut automobile
came to IA |standstlll. Vodka had Just
managed 10 put on tho brakes and hut
of his engine before he was thrown out.
Policeman Bickclhaupt placed Votka
under arrest and took him 10 the Bath
gate avenue station. Later he ar
raigned him before Magistrate House
In the Westchester Police Court. VINO
held him for tho action OF Coroner
Shonsut, lay whom no was held In 5000
bail. Notla, who was In n soml-
historical state. told the Magistrate
that there were no lights on tho rear
OF Hirsch's car. ana that the glare Of
the samaritan car "a 30 brilliant that
u blinded him. and he could not see the
other car In the roadway. Votka has a
good record. lie has been a chauffeur
for two years and has never had any
accident. nor has he ever been under
trIost for speeding.
Hirsch supported himself. his crippled
father. his mother. two sisters and a
brother with his earnings from the car,
a secondhand machine which he bought
only a few weeks ago with $3.50 repre-
senting his and hts family's savings
and the pawninR OF rings and other
family trinkets, Ills brother Morris lost
IA lob as billing clerk n week ago, nnt
the only contributor to the family's sup
port Is Lena, "A seVenteen.year-old sis
ter, who earns 81 n week.
The evening world., 1911-07-26
SCHUBERT ACQUITTED.
Chorus GirI's Charge of Assault,
Against Him not Sustained.

jacob J. Shubcrt. Junior member Of
the Independent" theatrical Arm OF
shubert Brothers. was acquitted his
afternoon In Special Sessions Of a charge
Of assault preferred By Peggy FORBES, a
former show girl employed at the Win
ter Garden, Justices Forker. Mayo and
Stelnert heard the case,
Miss Forbes, who was known in pri.
waite life as Marie Taylor Harnotte be.
fore her marriage 10 a man named
Donshue. from whom she has been
separated for three years, testified tha-
Mr.. Shubert. after Diminishing her from
the company o n March %. had struck
her on the face decorating Il.
The defendant denied the charge and
insisted that Miss Forbes had attempted
10 assault him with a hat-plu, In this
statement ne was backed W by several
chorus girls who had witnessed the
occurrence. lie was Represented by Max
~ e'su'' ,elAi.st.a A-lD-l
The evening world., 1911-07-26
Mt. M'KlNlEY HER GOAL.

PHILADELPHIA. July S-Miss Dora
Keen. daughter Of DR.. W. w. Keen. the
widely known surgeon. Is equlppins an
expedition 90 sttempt the accent OF
Mount Mckinley. IN Alaska. a feat DR..
Cook claimed 10 have performed. She
now IL at Seward. where the expedition
10 hitting out.
Miss Keen has with her three Swiss
guides that shs brought TO America 10
assist her. m will have q number Of
AiaSkans who participated In some Of
the previous attempts of others.
The evening world., 1911-07-26

TO school at Alexandria. I studied for
a while. but got tired and ran away
with another girl, whose home IL now
In Washington. She IL married now
and happy, I guess, or maybe she Isn't.
We visited Chicago. Nashville and other
elites together. We thought 1t was q
great lark. Anyhow, I had done about
as ! pleased ever since I can remember.
My %'notiern never put any restraint on
me, and I~came and went as l liked.
At first Henry treated me like a brother,
and after-well. AFTER he didn't I went
aroune with other men and didn't care"
The evening world., 1911-07-26
Charles Ilirsch Was Repairing
Broken Wheel When An
other Car Hit Him.
CRASH IN DARKNESS.
The Lights of Third Machine
Blinded Driver, Who Was
Also Injured.

STOPPING underneath his touring car.
which had lost its rear hind wheel on
the new automobile speedway which
parallels Pelham Parkway. Charles
Hlr.ch, chauffeur. OF No. go SUIT
Ter avenue. Brooklyn. was instantly
killed when another heavy touring a
driven at q terrific rate. dashed into II
between White Plains avenue and the
wllliamsbrldge road about o'clock
this morning. On the roadside. watch
ing him make the repairs. were i've
young women. May and Marion Barnes
OF No. ai Lexington avenue. Herman
A. Hartnagel of No. 52 Avenue A. John
Nber of No. 7n Fifth street and IT. C.
Freedman Of No. SC West one Hundred
ana Nineteenth street. who had been
U!..ch's c-a..ccgcrs.