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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-07-06
EVELYN NESBIT THAW
AND HER CHASTITY TRAIL

All the world knows OF the killing
Of Stanford White on the Madison
Square Roof Garden and the testi-
mony Of Evelyn Thaw upon the wit
ness stand which envelOped her in
shame perpetual. 1t was this story Of
her fall that sent Harry Thaw to an
asylum for criminal insane instead Of
to the electric chair.
After the second trial various sto-
ries were told and published as TO the
Whereabouts OF the girl, her mode Of
life. and her ambitions. She was va
riously described as living luxuriously
upon her Income from the Thaws and
as occupying a small studio in the
pursuit OF sculpture study. But she
has drifted gradually out OF the range
of public notice. As a matter OF fact
this girl, not yet past the youth Of her
tWentieS, the center OF tragedy
known throughout the world, is liv-
ing in modest fiat, unnoticed and
alone.
Her name. once the open sesame to
every gilded hostelry in town, has lost
its magic. 1t is not even upon her
doorplate. Perhaps she has some
friends, but the gay throng Of Broad
way are no longer her friends. They
have no time to remember as they
hurry along in the current. But she
in her quiet backwater Of a refuge,
has plenty of time for memories. She
and Nemesis can look back over q
CHASTITY trail Of broken lives. Perhaps
sometimes she counts: Stanford White
in his grave. Harry Thaw wearing
out his days within the calling limits
of an asylum for criminal insane. His
aged mother and his sister Alice self
eXiled to the little village on the Hud-
son, where they may watch the never
fading lights in the second-fioor win
doWs of his prison. A young million
aire aimlessly wandering about a for
eiSn land, watched by his creditors
and Stunned by his family. An old
man. once a factor in the financial life
of Wall Street, now broken and i'm
poverished. Three OF the lawyers
dead who once fought to save Harry
Thaw's life; two others whose careers
have been ended by their own discred-
liable practices. Another man OF law
whose glory faded from the day of his
association with the Thaw case. And
herself.
The toll is thirteen.
Who neXt?-New York Press.
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what Is the connection between sup
erstition and faith? Do they spring
from the same root? Are they differ
ing manifestations of the same inher-
emit force? \ well-disciplined and we'll
educated mind and soul should possess
tranScendent faith. which. producing
hope and courage will Invariably set
free all that natures best energies.
on the other hand, the crude mind and
soul. possessing superstition rather
than faith. will show a CORES ponding
fear and hopelessness that as surely re-
suit in inacttOn.
Here. for instance. is a woman Of
middle age. She can read and write
ana speak English. German and Ma
Syar. She is stronS and vigorous of
body. seemingly so of mind. is married
and has three children. boys. Unfortu-
nately, her husband. though a good
workman and making good wages, is
an occasional drunkard, and, when in
his fits Of drunken fury. is cruel to the
wife and children. Time and again she
temporarily leaves him. with the in
tention of supporting herself and OF
providiug partly for the children. The
boys, fearing their father and suffer
ing from his temper. are most DESTROYS
to have her leave him-they urge her
so to do; the woman herself seems to
want 20 leave him. since it Is the bes
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WASHINGTON. d. c.

WASHINGTON, D. c. Special
Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr., presf-
dent OF the National Progressive Re-
publican League. today made the fol-
lowing statement, showing the pro-
gress made In the adoption Of prfncf-
pies OF popular government:
The States in which the initiative
and referendum have been adopted as
constitutional amendment to date
are Oregon, Oklahoma Nevada, Mis-
souri,, Montana, South Dakota, Colo
RADIO, Arkansas and Maine. Utah has
adopted an initiative and referendum
amendment. which is imperative be-
cause Of the failure OF the LegisIa-
ture to enact the necessary IegisIa-
ton.
The States IN which the Initiative
and referendum amendment has been
submitted by the legislatures, but has
not yet been voted upon by the peo-
pie, are California. Washington, Wyo-
ming North Dakota, Nebraska, Flor
ida and Idaho.
The States that have adopted the
| Oregon plan OF popular election OF
senators are Oregon. Nebraska. Ne
yada, New Jersey, Ohio, Kansas and
California.
The States that have adopted the
Oregon plan OF popular vote for can
didateS for President and Vice Presi-
dent are Oregon, Nebraska. New Jer-
sey, North Dakota and Wisconsin.
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Chcatin~ the Dead.

rr-
To steal pennies from dead man s
eyes has been held for ages as the
most contemplate form of thievery
But modern days have developed a
meaner depth of larceny-the dead
are defrauded of the few feet of earth
which they are entitled as a last rest
inS-place. No walk OF life is free of
these plunderers, the relatives or
heirs who succeed to comfortable
fortunes being quite as apt to rob
their dead benefactors as poor men
are TO run away and shirk reSpon-
sibility.
sir. Smith-who is in this instance
ia composite person-was a fairly
prosperous New York business man.
. His wife died in 1906. He mourned
her with every indication of sincerity
aud had her body kept in the re-
ceiving-vault of a high-priced ceme-
terry near New York city for nearly
year. Then he learned of a less
expensive place farther away, and
had the coffin removed to it The
bereaVed man was SO overcome with
grief that he could not immediately
select burial plot. After six months
he revisited the cemetery and spent
hours looking over the grounds. With
tears in his eyes he told the sales
man who showed him about how
beautiful his wife had been; what &
sweet. lovable character his wife haC
been; how devoted she had been tC
him. Indeed. he became SO sad 81
he once more realized his loss tina
he could not proceed with the mel
ancholy business Of choosing a plot
tie went away, still oVerwhelueC
with emotion and saying he would
return when he was moro composed
That was more than two years ago
lie has not been back yet.-Willian
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VI RGlhIA BRITISH
HONOR MONARCHS

NORFOLK, VA Special Son.
and daughters OF Britain. cOmposina
the British and Colonial Society oi
I Virginia, paid their tribute To the cor
onation of George Y. of England last
I night at a brilliant banquet an the
/ Lynnhaven Hotel
/ After restint. for two hours tbe Vir-
/ ginian-British started a speal5ins- Dro-
gram. which lasted rlntil oarlv 5,G,,-
/ INK. and while devoted mostly Ia Tho
! glories OF the British neonIe and tbe
British kim consoouentll, drevv ar
aIoasy between tine British -ernDire ana
the reDublie of tbe T-Df+od Statos tb,t
made IN. Nirvini9 s1lGf.c+e ~ 49,
GEORGE feel loss leoDI, tbofr 5ist,,,g,s,
from Tho soyarai,-rl to ,gbor, an 80.
ilizcd world dil homo, V-..t.-,I9,-
The ororrar,, ,-es I'm, I..lfi-t',I , ,
ouartetfe III Norfolk sir,-ers ,,-i,o 80,
ior.d -Rei,ire H., a. ~ W
ri.btec,,,, = ,.,-... ~ 1li0 L'Iu' -
&c . -. t''N- ''t~Ni"iiy IyL
r-r.,l.,..i 800 DS 0tr
tI1vSiich 'iio-c' OF London. Follow
lLS the first speaker. VINO was Bar
ton Myers. British vice consul. the
quartette led the entire company I'M
SINGING tho F.riffsh rati,,.I ..,,+-..,
"C@d Says the kin, ., '''' ''''''''
Tbo Jirire, -, - ,,.,.,,,,+t..,.. -...
Ni..l-7 LoClA "cCCt o1ious con-
sisted mainly Of flags of Great Britain
ana the United States. arranged I'm a
fashion that kept company perfectly
the occasion
Z / Rudvard Vic, r,raeido,t of
a. W '77' - .-~"1 'A
- ~ 1T eStutu as postmaster
introducing as hrst speaker Barton
Myers, who responded TO the toast,
The King and Queen" Mr. Myers
spoke Interestingly of George and
Mary declaring thoun DrofoundIy in
+o~osfed in nbiiaDtb-or,ioeo - 49,,
ycli,,fC,1, -. 80, -; - CttC,R -
en-. sOuS' dsIuS 1tOlh IHelE particular
poSitioh as rulers.
81 the King Mr.. Myers said:
The King is in the prime OF life.
He entered the navy as q cadet when
twelve wears of ace In his service
aooat he took his nioce side nv SIDE
.i,t - ~ - ~ 80
-. - 80 ~ 'o1tIS -
urn al the Watch IN All WeatheIS oy
Gay ana by night going aloft at sail
drill or performing boat duty; learn
ing method. punctuality and dispatch:
how TO obey as we'll as how TO com
mand
@h[to- ro,,-+,o,, ,,oo-, ~ .,,o .,r,o 20
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YOUNG LAWYER
ELOPES TO WE'D

WASHINGTON, d. c. Special
After = romantic courtship, In which
the ancient tale of love at first sight"
~ May. youngest member of the bar
in Staunton, Va, eloped with the
choice OF his'heart, Miss Matte Beale
Jones, Of Louisville, Ky, Wednesday
morning, married her in Charlottes-
Vile. Va, and came to WASHINGTON
yesterday to enjoy a brief blissful
honeymoon.
Like all elOpements worthy Of the
name, this one caused no less than
social earthquake in the community
where Mr.. May has long been con-
Sldered one of the most eligible of
bachelors by mothers having mar
riageable daughters. SJaunton feels
the keeneSt interest in the matrimo-
NAL adventures of the dashing young
barrister. The bride, a dainty and
beautiful young woman, not vet out
Of her teens, is not SO we'll known
IN Staunton society, but at Allegheny
Inn, Goshen, Va, where she met Mr..
May, she reigned as q belle among
the resOrters.
The young man journeyed to Co
shen 70 attend n dance one night, met
Miss Jones and fell head over heels
In love. His wOOing met with quick
response, and the young folks, before
even their intimate friends realized
what was nTeElhS. GOT Jnelr heauS to-
Sether and decided they would be
married some bright June morning.
SO without further ado the trip to
Charlottesville was determined upon,
10 be capped with a wedding trip TO
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. May were besieged
with friends and supporters yesterday
at the Shoreham. To escape further
unwelcome attention they took a long
taXicab right about the. city last night
and denied themselves to all callers.
mo. we won't say anything about
It" said Mrs May decisively over the
wire, and snapped the telephone re-
eeiver down with vim. The friends
came in larger numbers when the
news Of their presence ia town spread
about and 1t is probable the honey
mooR IN ths capital will be curtailed.
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FILE REPORT IN
CONTEMPT CHARGE
Committee Investigating Charges
Against Labor Leaders Almost
Ready for Court,

WASHINGTON, d. c. Special
The report OF the committee Of law
yers appointed several weeks ago by
Justice Wright, OF tho District Su-
preme Court, TO investigate the con-
tempt charges against Samuel Comp
ers, John Mitchell and Frank Nor
rison, OF the American Federation OF
Labor, is nearly complete, and IL will
be filed in court IN a few days. Their
decision will not be known until the
report Is filed.
The members Of the committee
were all attorneys for the Bucks Stove
and Range Company in it's Injunction
suit against the Federation. out OF
which grew the contempt charges
against the officials OF the latter or
ganization. They are J. ]. Darling
ton. OF the Washington bar; Daniel
Davenport OF Bridgeport, Conn. and
James NJ. Beck, OF St Louis. Mo.
Although IL has been several weeks
since the appointment Of the commit
tee on the day following the decision
Of the United States Supreme Court
in the matter, II has been thought
here that the lawyers would not re-
mort their findings to the court until
fall.
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MUST ABIDE BY
THEIR PROMISES
President Taft Wishes to Make
Patent Medicine Labels
Adhere to Facts.

NEW YORK Special Important
amendments 20 the pure food act are
proposed by President Taft 1t was
announced before the President
LETT for New Haven, Conn. that ne
nad prepared and sent 70 Congress by
iast mail a special message for Con-
gress dealing with this subject
1t is the Presidents idea TO make
the law more effective aeainst the
mlsbranding OF patent medicines
The amendments prepared will
make II unlawful for a manufactures
OF patent medicines to promise a cube
upon the labels of the bottles in cases
where a cure is obviously impossible
The United States Supreme Court
mas held that the present pure food
act does not apply to other than the
Inlsoranding of the ingredients of the
nostrum compounds, and il is this
omission in the law which President
Taft seeks to remedy
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and wisest course: and yet she ten
tnlS straight plain. earnest tale nc4
AFTER nearing st. you rub your oren go
MphIer whether you are awake an6
whcther this Is the twentieth confrr~
. or the twelfth. She never loved fb~
man, she says, never wanted 20 mary
him But he was a persistent suitot
ah9 gave her little peace. And in
tnetr workaday life she saw much az
him' or he contrived TO see much of
her, and TO make his feeling and per-
sistence felt This woman Anna
never took anything" beer gave her
q headache, wine made her sick but one
day, being with some friends among
Whom was young married woman 4
particular partisan Of the determined
Sultor, this young married woman gave
Anna a glass or blackberry wine or
cordial saying. You don't like any
thin. bat this is jusl a black berry drink
that won't hurt you" And the conasl-
ing Anna drank. But this Seemingly
innocent blackberry decoctfon was lin
reality "a love-Dhiltre. a spell. prepared
20 work cunningly and completely Its
Wotul charm. From that time She could
no longer resist the ardent wooer His
nuuence was paramount. and against
ler inStinc and will she married him.
Weekly.
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MAY HOLD ALL
SUMMER SESSION
People, He Says, Want Something
Done, and House Will Revise
the Cotton, Sugar and
Steel Tariff
Schedules.

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Special
Predicting an ail-summer session an,
declaring that the Democratic Hous,
intends to stick in WASHINGTON unit
the Senate acts upon bills revising
various tarm schedules. Spea lxe1
Champ Clark today outlined the ten
tatlNe program of the Democrats. The
party proposes n general REVISION a..
the entire Payne tariff
The Speaker is hopeful that the
coalition between the Senate Repub-
hcan insurgents and Democrats will
hoid together. In this event ne fore
casts remedial tariff legislation thar
VIII be put directly Gp TO the Presi-
dent either to sign or veto.
speaker Clark declared that the
puhHc Is not in the mood L. accept
if.
The Republican plea that the tar
III board mas not made its rO port oh
served Mir. Clark will not be received
with patience by the country"
The tariff board" continued the
speaker, has been in existence some
thing like eighteen months. So far
as Congress is advised il has learned
nothing. IN view of recent develop
ments in the Senate and coalition
between the insurgents and Demo-
Gratis, those who want revision Of
the tariff, the program of the House
viii be as follows, generally speak
ing:
The House will mark time for ten
days or two weeks. MeanW lille worn
viii progress on the cotton schedule.
and il may be ready to lay before the
House within three weeks. With cot
ton out of the way the committee may
make better time on some Of the less
involved schedules in the Payne law
We are going to shoot tariff bills
over to the Senate just as fast as we
can frame them properly and secure
their passage in the House. The cot
ton schedule probably will be followed
by a revision of the sugar, iron steel
and other sections of the Payne-AI-
drich law.
Time For Excuses Is Past"
Representative Clayton has intro
duced bill to lower the duty on SUI
gar and to strike from the law all ref
erence to No. 10 duty standard the
retention of which benefits only the
refiners. / have seen reports that the.
President will veto all tariff legisla-
ton enacted in advance of the report
of the tariff board. We cannot help
that, if such proves to be the case.
We take the position that a general
revision of the Payne law is needed
and that it is demanded by the peo-
pie. We would not be Justified in fur
Their delay and the country is not in
clined TO take any more excuses. The
time for excuses has passed.
In the light of the situation today
see no prospects for an early add
jou~nment AS for the House. il is
willing to do its part, l believe and
we viii stay here all summer, if nee
essary. in order to get these tariff mat
ters attention. ! hope that those who
favor tariff revision will stick to-
Gether."
What will be the attitude of the
House if the Senate tacks the free list
bill and the wooden schedule as riders
to the Canadian reciprocity agree
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IrrcleXnnf


An associate justice of the Supreme
Court Of Patagascar was sitting by a
Il wish TO cross" said a traveller
would it be lawful to use this boatP.
boat" - my
The traveller thanked him and row
ed away. but the boat sank and he
was drowned.
Heartless mani" said an indignant
spectator. why did you not tell him
that your boat had hole in it?"
The matter Of the boats condi-
ton, said the great jurist. was not
brought before me."-From Success
Magazine"
The Greater Tragedy.
The man whose daughter had lust
been united to the husband of her
cholce looked a little sad.
I tell you, squire" he said TO one
OF the wedding guests. a man of his
own age, and himself the father of a
number of unmarried girls Il tell
you. 1t is solemn thing for us when
our daughters marry and go away"
The squire assented. not altogether
heartily.
suppose it is" he conceded. but
tell you, it's more solemn when
they don't"-YOuth's Companion.
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any OF the men who had voted for you
and left you 10 vote for Senator Lori
mer did 80 from any corrupt motiVeY
senator Hopkins:
that
Senator Gamble:
Il think that question IL entirely
competent IL Is Just that thing that
this committee Is named TO ascertain
III you have any Information on the
mlttee."
Senator Hopkins:
can say l have no specific infor-
nation regarding any monetary con
slderauon which may have Influenced
those votes. L know L had been de-
feated by a combination of Democrat
and recalcitrant Republicans for a seat
IN the Senate that l thought L was en-
titled 70. l recognized, however. tina,
the pubic had no use for a man with
a Srievance and so L put the whole
thlng behind me, went back to priva Ia
Ire ana tried TO be a good citizen"
senator Kenyon:
Did you ever hear OF the Jack not
In the Illinois Legislatures"
senator Hopkins:
Yes l have heard OF it"
Adjournment was then taken until
1880 T. NJ. UNI
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just Girls.

One can admire girl at the same
time for her modesty and her cheek.
No girl is more than fifty per cent. as
pretty as she thinks she is.
The alarm a girl feels when kissed is
generally 81 still alarm.
Warm love will melt some girls: il
takes cold cash to melt others
y pretty girl Is not so sure that we
ought not 10 Judge by appearances.
1t Is easier for a girl to be vain with
out being pretty than TO be pretty
without being vain,
When you lay your heart at n girls
rect she expects ySu to put a ring on
her finger.
The girl who delights In keaninS a
man on the rack may md herseIf la ter
on the shelf
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At Evcnin~.

The lonely lake lies SAD and pale
Beneath Swallowed moon.
No ripple laughs along the shale,
No mating bird gives tune.
The trees in garb of black. on M
Cast mOurnful plying glance;
Even the youngest aspcD-tree
Forbids its leaves 20 dance.
We kissed at morning meath their
boultls.
We loved and kiss today
They sigh. the trees that heard our
vows:
To-day is dead" they say.
-Cornelia Kane Rathbone in Har-
per's Weekly.
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FIFTEEN INDICTMENTS
AGAINST LUMBERMEM
Grand Jury Expected to Name
Fifteen, Among Them Hines,
of Lorimer Fame.

CHICAGO, ILL Special.-Fffteen
indictments against lumbermen and
lumber concerns alleged to be MEM
osrs or the Lumber Trust were ex-
pectsd late today as q result of the
investigation OF the Federal grand
jury, which concluded its inquiry
"Wednesday.
Edward Hines, the millionaire who
IS said to have raised the Lorimer
bribery fund, is one OF those reported
to have been indicted.
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I'D 2" DC speaker was asked-

ment?" the Speaker was asked.
Il don't believe they will do any
such thing said Mr.. Clark. which in
dicates that the Democratic leaders
ueheNe that reciprocity will stand on
Is own lotion and that tariff bills. If
they are passed by both houses. will
Toe put up TO the President on their
own merit.
i can tell you what the House will
do with the Root amendment. if il
- added TO reciprocity" continued
speaker Clark. We will turn the
root amendment down in short
order"
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NEIW WORK.
- Special Because

NmW AOrA-- SpScAL- Because
she spurned his love. GrsgoriG Londro.
Of az East One Hundred and Twen-
ty-hFst Street, today shot and proba-
bly, fatally wounded Miss Elizabeth
Ntccto, of lac Prospect Avenue. the
Bronx Then he shot himself and wac
Ia ken to Fordham Hospital, dying.
The shooting occurred in the mar
ket owned by the girls father. Lon
dro. the girl told the police had been
employed there as a clerk and was dis
charged because Of his unwelcome at
tenuons To her. Since then, she said.
he had been writing threatening letters
to her father
Today the girl and a clerk were
alone in the market when Londro ap-
peared. He asked the girl to marry
him, but she refused.
Then he grabbed me back Of the
neck she told the physician, pointed
a revolver at me and fred I stag
gered a short distance away and he
fired again. Then I saw him turn
the gun on himself"
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PANAMA CANAL EXHIBITS
TO SHOW FRENCH FAITJyRJS

WASHINGTON, D. c. Special
The FIRST contribution OF the Panama
canal to the exposition to be held AT
san francisco in 1915 in celebration
OF the opening of the Isthmian water
way, VIII be specimens of the machin-
cry used by the French in their at
tempt 10 dig the canal. il was an
nounced here today.
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TCEACCO CROP SHORT
ABOUT % PER CENT
RIG MOND vA-Snacia1 h

The tobacco crop of Virginia this
Year VIII be just % per cent less
IMAM u was last year, according to the
estimate OF John J. owen, Deputy
Asricultural Commissioner, made yes
ttr0aN. The drouth is believed re-
spohSiDlc, The plant beds showing poor
results ana reducing the acreage. The
stand Is not reported to be up to
that OF last year. The outlook is
not believed TO be f1attering for good
prices.
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NEEDS $4,000 MORE
To MEET CONTINGENCIES

WASHINGTON, D. c. Special
JerI! south. chief clerk of the House
appeared before the Committee ON
Appropriations today and asked for
$4,000 additional for the contingent
Iund of the House. The emergency
appropriation is wanted to round out
the fiscal year, which ends June goth
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our current writing. Good literature
IL only possible through great pattern.
long reflection. and exquisite handi-
craft IL neCeS~ttateS Nv.4,.aut -
nation research and thought. Hal
Fleet Street set as low standard .
that OF our present day editors l.,.
should never have possessed the asfori-
Gus heritage Cf the Addisonlan period
-MOman's World for Inne
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Army Oners Graduates a Chance.

WASHINGTON, D. c. Special
rotary OF War StinSon announced
today that the War Department de-
slres 200 or more young college grad
yates TO take examinations for second
Heutenancies in the army
There are 2S2 vacancies in this
grade.