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The evening world., 1912-02-14
WALL ST,LOOKS
10 MISS CAMERON
T FOR HAWLEY WILL
Woman Holds Key to Unique
Situation, Financiers A.
L.. fected Agree.
$3s,oOO,oOo IN BALANCE.
Disposition of Vast Holdings
Cannot Be Made Till VIII
Question Is Settled.
$35,oOO,oOo IN BALANCE.

An absolute deadlock his been reached
= the mystery Of the missng will Of
the late Edwin Hawley. Wall street
to-lay 10 regarding with keen interest
IT, development Of yesterday. when
The Evening World learned Miss Mar
garet Cameron. the woman in the case,
had disappeared and that her absence
We causing the heirs no little anxiety.
Louis Levy of the firm OF ~Stanchield
Z Levy, to-day refused to deny the
story of Miss Cameron's Disappearance.
He could not say. he declared. where
Ms Cameron IL residing at present.
nor what she will do in the next few
days.
Although many women ave figured
IN years past in the history Of Wall
street the financial district to-day
stands aghast at the spectacle OF .
woman. apparently hon and unad.
vissd. holding In her small hands the
key to a situation in which 80 many
est interests are involved.
Mr.. Hawley represented other inter-
este besides his own. His closest man
eiAl n business friends have said In
the last few days he never did any
thing without the support and advice
Of those about him. In almost every
big enterprise others were in the pro-
1ect with Hawley. Yesterday II was
stated positively by a man who knew
hat the Hawley estate would repre-
sent n total OF at least SIS. 90. c0O.
Frank H.. Davis. Haw iey's partner;
Walter :. Crandell and william =. Haw-
ley. who have been appointed admins
traitors OF the ~IIa~rey estate in the
absence of "A will. have persistently re-
fused to say one word. Not one Of them
has come Onward to explain Miss Cam
eron's position or defend her. II was
not until yesterday 1t became public she
was not working in harmony with the
representatives OF the heirs.
That Miss Cameron had found some
important document Mr.. Hawley had
signed a shor: time prior to his last III
nenc. WAS NOT known until the Evening
WVrld learned the fact from employees
IN the IIawley estate at Babylon.
'rhe attorneys at first were inclined to
treat with indifference the Importance
OF this unknown legal paper.
Yesterday 1t was admitted th., absence
~ Miss Cameron and her silence were
causing great anxiety. Men from the
nflce of S~tanchtield and Levy have been
,ooking for her for several days. II
" said she IL not In New York city.
WhNh the Surrogate signed the order
.ppointing the administrators OF the
:iawley estate, Mr.. Levy told a reporter
nat as far as any one knew. Mliss
cameron mad no claim on the estate
ut II she had. the law allowed her sin
'lonths In which to present It.
Directly after Mr.. Levy's statement II
feveloped that Miss Cameron. ON a dasf
Babylon, had found a very important
document. Whether II 10 a win Is mo-
'nown. That It Is at least q deed tt
he Babylon home 10 generally conceded
IN the mean lime Wall street 10 wait
!1s TO have Miss Cameron show hsl
The evening world., 1912-02-14
MOVING PICTURES
SHOW TAFT MAKING
ARIZONA A STATE
Machine in the White House
Catches President as fIe
Signs Proclamation.
WILL PRESERVE PILMS.
NotahleS Also in Scenes That
Are to BE Historic for
Forty-eighth State.
WILL PRESERVE PlLMS.

a. q.
roo' "n'e NOV
ing pictures were being taken OF the
s,eno President TAT, to.d,v .Iyn.a ,be
P'oc'a"'''o" manning Nr'"on" " ''''c
OF the Union. n President affixed his
name with a gold pen, which was pre-.
sc,,cd IN p,.,ma.t,r.ccrcr,I Hitchcock
.ar,,a.. -, II, a. u...,..,
NJ ne s'shcu 'ho 'as' uo'""'eN'
In signing the proclamation admit
ting Arizona TO the Union President
The evening world., 1912-02-14
This will Stop Your
Cough IN a Hurry
saye o. By Making This Cough syrup
~ Home.

This recipe makes u pint Of better
cough syrup than you could buy ready
made for $3.50. A few doses usually
the most obstinate cough
stops even whooping cough quickly
Simple as il Is. no better remedy can be-
had at any price.
Mix one pint Of granulsted sugar with
"a pint Of warm water. and stir for .
minutes. Put ~ ounces Of Pincx (ffty
cents WORTH in n pint bottle; then add
the Sugar Syrup. II has "a pleasant,
taste and lasts n family II long time
Take a teaspoonful every one. two OF
three hours.
You can feel this take hold Of a cough
in a way that mean business. Has u
good tonic effect. braces up the appetite.
and is slightly laxative. too, which i,
helpful. A handy remedy for hoarse-
ness. Group. bronchitis. asthma and all
throat and lung trouble.
The effect Of pine on the membranes
is well known. Pinex is the most vnlu-
able concentrated compound Of Norwc.
gian white pine extract. and Is rich in
guaiacol and all the natural healing
pine elements. Other preparations will
not work in this formula.
This Pinex and Sugar Syrup recipe has
attained great popularity throughout
the United States and Canada. II has
often been initiated though never sue
cessfully.
A guaranty Of absolute satisfaction OF
money promptly refunded goes with this
recipe. Your druggist has Pinex. or will
get it for you. II not. send to The
Pincx CO.. Fl. Wayne. Ind.
The evening world., 1912-02-14

from s. to $40 a week there are three
banks. D! which three different girls
are treasurcrs, One 81 a week bank for
clothes, another % cents n week bank
for vacations, still another . cents a
day bank for Christmas presents. Where
such harmony and unity of purpose pre-
vail among the girls in an establish
ment they do not need outside help In
saving money.
here Is a letter from n Girl on the
Firing Line which ! received the other
day as "A result OF some suggestions AS
to the best way OF living On s. and 81 a
week. II that is all you have to live on:
You may think YOU are doing good
work showing how cheaply the Girl on
the Firing Line can 1--we and dress, but
II simply gives the boss a chance to cut
wages. 1t Is not a question of how
cheaply a gif! can I've and dress. but
OF getting enough wages to live q de-
cent life without fear of the street or
starvation. AS a rule wages have fallen
In all industries when tho bosses find
the employees willing to live on a low
scale. II you would tell them to fight
for a chance to live as a human being
your work would be worth while.
Il. j."
So fsr a. Z have ove- been able
to discover, tho only thing hat WILL
raise wages In any TRADE or in
dustry IL this organization OF TIE
workers themselves.
The Womcn's Trade Union League
dedicates all its energies and time and
money 10 preaching the advantages OF
unionism to the wage-earning women OF
New York.
Wages cannot be raised from ths
outside. Ana 80 long as no in
dividual outside OF the employer
and the employee oan add one cent
to tho latter's wages, II seems
worth while to hnd out the best
use q girl can make OF her earn
ings, no matter how small they
may DO.
outside organizations have benefited
the wage-earning omar in other ways.
however. Tho efforts OF the Consumers
League OF New York have materially
improved the hours and the conditions
OF work. This organization. in when
thousands of women are Interested to
the extent Of giving their time and
money. constitutes the Red Cross ser
Just what II has accomplished for the
Girl on the Firing Lin will be the sub
tect OF another article.
The evening world., 1912-02-14
Hands Upl ITS Me I"

Do you like the
sort OF story that
makes you forget you
have a t~oothache,
that the one girl
doesn't care for you,
that the boss hasn't
the n to raise
you?
DO you like the
sort of story that
keeps you guessing
and where exciting
events tread on each
others heels like a
The evening world., 1912-02-14

A number Of womcn who realized his
universal, danger to home savings hao,
the idea OF tjrmin% n general vacation
fund, to which any wage-earning cir.
In New York could contribute toward
he; own vacation a weekly sum OF 10
cents or more. and TO carry out the
plan an Executive Committee was
formed. The members OF this commit
tee are Miss Gertrude Robinson Smith,
chairman: Mrs. August Belmont. Miss
Anne Morgan. Mrs. Francis II. Cabot
and Miss Cornelia Marshall.
The evening world., 1912-02-14

II "a to meet the vacation problem
OF the Girl on the Firing Line that the
Vacation Savings Fund was planned
BY a group OF New York women some
time ago.
There 10 hardly . girl In New
York who cannot save 10 or even
IS ccnts . week for q vacation.
But when We put small sums OF
money away he temptation to take
them out again to meet small smer-
gcncies 10 almost Irresistible.
The evening world., 1912-02-14
So fsr a. Z have over been able
to discover, tho only thing that Will
raise wages IN any TRADE or in
dustry IL the organisation OF tie
workers themselves.

ded.cates all its energies and time and
money to preaching the advantages of
unionism to the wsge-earning women OF
New York,
The evening world., 1912-02-14
HARLEM FLAT SAVED.
Separate Bath and Kitchen Mako II
~Apsytment," Not Tenement"


ALBANY. N. T.. Feb. N.-when 70
an apartment house not . tenement?
Tue Court Of Appeals answered this
question yesterday by declaring in sub-
stance:
when is IN saght.stosy building
n whaeh some Of The apartments rent
.er upwards Of 1850 annually"
xhs court further decided hat IN
cpastmsnt house 10 NOT . tenement
aouss when Il has separate bath tubs,
and separate rooms. or kitchens. pre-
'umabiy for preparing and cooking
meals.
In q tenement house." avsrs the
Court. these operations may be con-
Quoted IN . room also used for sleep
ing. diving or n other purpose"
Tue Appellate Division. which held
a different opinion. u reversed and the
conclusion Of the trial In the case Of
crtmmer against the Tenement House
department in New York Is affirmed.
The evening world., 1912-02-14
Benefit OF a Sojourn in the Country for the Toilers
and Plans BY Which a Week or Trio of MLeness
Each Year Amid Refreshing Scenes Can Be
Obtained Without Charity's Aid.
Scheme of the "Vacation Sarings Fund" Planned
BY a Group of New York Women Which Re-
CURES Only Ten Gents a Week to Pro-
cure Chance for Relaxation.

To the Girl on the Firing Line should come every
year . truce Of green fields and lettering brooks. an
armistice Of idleness and peace which is known to the
prosaic Is a vacation In the country.
But the wageearner who makes Sc or s. or $40 a
week 10 not always given a paid vacation by her en-
ployer. Employees Of department stores are generally
granted a holiday Of one or two weeks with pay. but
women engaged in other industries at moderate wages
are not provided for so well. In some cases, II a Cir
wants to declare a truce OF two weeks In a year Of
work, she must do so at her own expense. Even the
girl WIN receiyea two weeks, varation mann Ia No,
The evening world., 1912-02-14

always able to get into the country. Between Saturday and Monday the
immediate needs OF the family o her own pressing debts may absorb al
of the holiday fund except the price OF a trip to Coney Island: so she simply
sits around the house day after day. getting less exercise and possibly less
outdoor air than when she a at work, and returning to her employment
scarcely benefited by her two weeks Of idleness
The evening world., 1912-02-14
AND SUB-STA.
TIONS CONVENIENT.


Onices nave been taken at No. AZ West
Thirty-ninth street and sub-statlons
have been established for the conven-
ience OF ONE wagc-carners In other
neighborhoods. Any one who wants to
open a vacation account can find out
how to DO 1t and just where the most
convenient sub-station is By going to
sec the Vacation Committee any Tuesday
evening between I and 0 O'Clock.
This vacation fund has not the
unpleasant flavor OF philanthropy,
which sslf-respsctiuG girls ma 30
u~npalatable.
According TO Miss Gertrude Robinson
Smith, chairman OF the Executive Com
mittss. an arrangement has been made
with the Hartman National Bank to
receive the deposits and to pay 2a per
cent. which interest Will so toward
paying the expenses Of the committee.
Business and social meetings are held
monthly. Business lasts about half an
hour. and includes brief reports on the
progress Of the work. Then entertain-
ers give the ~depos!tors a good time.
The vacation fund has a long list
Of pleasant and inexpensive boarding
places about New York which It has in
v~estigated and for which It vouches.
Beyond helping a girl to save money
and suggesting agreeable places for her
to visit, the committee does not concern
itself with her affairs.
All Il says to her--and this It says to
every wage-ea?nins girl IN New YORK
who wants TO save money for a Vaca-
tion-ia this,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-06-27
Yuan Knows His China.

President Yuan Shih-kai of the Chi
nese Republic is still the shrewd, care
full, and diplomatic Oriental. A spe-
cial cable dispatch from Pekin de-
scribes Yuan's first presidential adj
dress and gives quite pleasant thrill
as it describes how the president OF
China has decided that the new re-
public must set aside the traditions
of the empire and hire foreigners to
place the new fiscal policy on a West
ern foundation.
So far, so good. But the farsighted'
ness of Yuan in taking this apparently
bold stand is seen to be largely pol
ICY" for, after all, his new republic
cannot get ohld Of the great loan it so
sadly needs unless the terms of the
bankers making the loan are carried
out
These terms provide for foreign las
sistance," to say 1t automatically, in
using the money when China receives
it. So Yuan, after all, knows what he
is about when he halls foreign advice
in placing the fiscal scheme OF China
on a Western foundation.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-06-27
Inventions of Esquimaux.

A collection of Esquimau inventions,
now on exhibition at the Affiliated Col
leges, San Francisco, substantiates the
claim that the Esquimau is the most
able inventor and skilled engineer
among uncivilized people. In support
of this the collection includes the first
form of the oil heater and cook stove,
water-tight boat. arch used for build
ing purposes, and waterproof over
coats, as we'll as the most perfect
types ever developed of the fish spear,
spear thrower and harpoon. The
smoking pipes form a link with Asia
and their carvings with prehistoric
Europe.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-06-27
A Plum Pie and
a Parsonage


(CoDy-tght. 114 By Associated 1tsrazy
Man has his win. but worhan has
her way" Harieth quoted with
elaborate mock Difference, his hand on
bis heart, % he bowed himself away
from Mrs. Austeil-
She sent two looks after him.
though others were crowding round
her. In her way she was q person
age, at least when she left herself be
persuaded to give one OF her Intimate
Talks On life and things. In some
body's parlor. Critical folk said she
could die with a happy consciousness
that she must have advocated the
right things at least half her time.
since she had q habit Of believing
everything-and going about pro-
claiming her belief Of the time.
Just now she was ardent for suf-
frags. Militancy seemed to her the
finest thing in the world, fame OF
pure martyr enthusiasm which was
bound to tighten the world. Yet
that persistent Harleth had dared to
laugh Of her eulogies Of window
breaking instead Of being converted
to them. It was intolerable. She
must somehow punish him. even II
she had to go to the length Of cap
tivating him. He deserved no less,
Then, too, might 1t not be possible
| thus to win him over to the cause?
| Mentally she took stock Of herself
She was still very beautiful, II bit
full-blown: she had fortune, position.
the prestige of family. And though
she had openly vowed herself to the
cause, II she could win 1t SO eloquent
an advocate by the sacrifice OF her
liberty, 1t was clearly her duty to do
It. Votes for women might look diff
ferently to him through the vista OF
a wedding ring. And 1t should be @
yellow wedding. On that she decided
instantly-with girl ushers and twenty
bridesmaids at least. The parson
would have to be masculine. He
must at least be bishop: and the
odious masculine injustice Kept WON
en- from that high dignity. Yet, on
the whole, she was quite reconciled
to the bishop-he would give the
need accent Of contrast and SO en-
nance the distinction of it all.
Certainly strategist or diplomat
Of the first water was smothered In
her by petticoats. She had come tc
| Highview, Harleth's aristocratic home
suburb, to stay but day and night
Yet she so managed matters that she
appeared to be constrained against
her will to stay there a week. Every
day Of the week brought her some
touch with Harleth. Every day, also
in manner deepened her determine
ton to snatch him a brand from the
burning of his unbelief. Too wise
too feminine, to thrust herself upor
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-06-27

him; too willy to bore him with her
beliefs, she showed herself simply
womanly charming. and so much SO
Harleth wondered no little how she
could possibly want to be anything
more.
A seasoned celibate, he was In some
ways even wiser and wilier than she.
In rthers he was child, a lamb
ready for the sacrifice. But he did
not know he was ready. 1t is doubt.
full if he would ever have found out
In time but for the other woman.
The other woman was, on the face
Of things, an antagonist Mrs. Austell
had no need to fear, being pale, plump
shortish, quite undistinguished as to
feature, with swapping blue eyes, and
a temper Of her own.
Harleth liked the temper better than
anything else about her. They were
cousins, distant ones, and he had
tyrannized over her from the day oil
pigtails. But in one way she had q
gift-she could cook as few women
can. Moreover, she was proud, no,
ashamed, Of the gift, and delighted
to exercise it.
William Harleth dined with he,
once a week, whenever he was q,
home. In between he had a way OF
dropping in for fve-minute calls
which ended commonly In some plum
derings Of her pantry, or at least hsl
cake box. Being thus a cook, HEAVIER
born, she was essential to all thu
functions in honor Of Mrs. Austell
Not in any paid capacity-she has
money enough to live as she chose
1t pleased her greatly to help on
friends and neighbors.
In return for her cakes, they coul,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-06-27
Love and
Loneliness
,cpyrsxnt, uz1 by Associated Lffsrar

sooV1r'sA. III. :, .s''s'.''a Literary
New York 10 larger than Bologse.
Alabama. and WHY Ben Biho. who
knew every man. woman. eniid ana
dog In Bologee. did not care for .
town that was chiefly made up Of
s,ranssrs- He lived IN one Of those
elegant apartment houses. where
everything 10 done By magic. he
pressed q button when he wanted any.
thing and another button when no
did not want anything His laundry
disappeared and reappearsd while no
was at work. Even his shoes were
spirited away while be slept and. no
matter how early he rose. never O
glimpse could he catch OF the boot
black. The elevator boy wore a me-
chanical, highly glazed look. the tele-
phone girl was calm and repeliing.
II he ventured q salutation. the clerk
at the desk gave him q reproving.
impersonal bow. All Of this was very
painful to Willy Ben. who liked hui
man beings.
The truth is. he missed his mother
and his six pleasant sisters, but Ia
was capable aad ambitious. and as
his mothers cousins nephew had
given him a good position In his law
ONCE, there seemed no excuse for a
return to Bologee. When he LEFT
home Willy Ben had brought his
Bible, which he did not read: his ten.
mis- racket, with which he was ma
king a reputation among the athletic
clubs, and-his ideal. His mother
had given him the ideal when he was
a very tiny boy, his sisters had fos'
tered 1t. and strange to say. 1t chung
to him sturdily among the tempta.
tons of the city. All this partly ex
planned his loneliness.
He was dressing for tennis one aft
ernoon, suffering at the same time
violent pangs of homesickness, when
q sharp tap sounded at the door. He
, flung 1t open and found a small mes.
senger boy waving telegram at him
Come at once" 1t commanded ;
Miss Walton seriously injured
Maria Lorgey." It gave an address
, on the lower east side.
Now who" asked the puzzled Willy
Ben, us Miss Walton? And who Ia
Maria LorgeyT
The messenger boy did not seem
to know; he did not seem to care, Sc
, Willy Ben dismissed him and pom
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-06-27

another the excitement was main
tanned for a week. Then an agent for
q new liver pad came along, and peo-
pie rushed to buy, and other things
were forgotten. Then Moses Daven-
port went counting. His first call was
on Mrs. Davis. No girl would have
called it by that name. He talked
about the weather, predicted a thun-
der storm and said it was his opinion
that potatoes would be high in the
fall. The widow agreed with him.
She smiled and laughed as she agreed.
She congratulated him on the way he
looked, and when he advised her to
set out her tomato plants early she
said she would take the advice of a
wise man and do so. No talk of ad-
miration, love or matrimony, but a
very pleasant call-so pleasant, in fact,
that after Moses had departed the
widow said to her old maid sister:
Sarah, that man will ask me with.
In three months to be his wife"
"How can you tell?" was asked.
ga woman's intuition"
''But he didn't say anything In par
ticular."
mo. He just came spooning
around. hadn't seen him for six
months, and he wanted to see If I had
lost any of my good looks. I haven't
and he'll be back again"
"And II he asks you to marry him? p
I shall say yes, Of course, but not
be in too big q hurry to do 80. Didn't
you notice his looks Of admiration?"
The old-maid sister hadn't noticed
any such looks, but she had no other
home to go to and therefore answered
that she had.
On leaving the house Of Mrs. Davis
Moses called at that of Mrs. Elkins
His call was friendly. There was
more talk about the weather and thun
derstorms, and on rising to depart be
said:
Widow, string beans are going tt
be scarce and high this summer, and
II were you I'd get them planted 9
bit early"
That was the nearest to love he
got, but upon his departure the widow
said to her daughter:
well, Hetty, you will soon be haV
ing a new pa"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-06-27
Two Widows
ard Another
By Bryant c. Rogers
tcopyrtRht. 1917. by Associated Literary
Presel

Press.l
NJ g Davenport owned the sawmiIl
IN the village Of bort He was also
halloween Of a grocery store. lie also
owned the vacant lots opposite the
Methodist church. II can thus be seen
at a glance that Moses was a man Of
importance. Added TO the facts above
given. he vas forty years old and a
widower, and It had been repeatedly
announced that he would never marry
again. having promised bis wife on
her dying bed that he would not do so.
One spring day the village Of bort
buzzed with excitement. Nobody had
fallen downstairs, and the doctors had
not discovered a case Of measles. The
place had not been turned into a sum
mer resort, and none of the hogs roam
ing the streets had come down with
the cholera All the excitement had
been created by the report that Moses
Davenport had quarreled with his sis
ter, who kept house for him. and that
she was going away and lie had been
heard to say:
"You can go and be hanged to you
and you need never come back! In si1
months I shall have a wife to run the
house for mel"
Those were the exact words of Mo
ses, as overheard by neighbors, and as
they were repeated from mouth tt
mouth the excitement was intensified
There were widows In and around
bort, and everybody decided offhanC
that in case of marriage 1t would bs
a widow. There were Mrs. Davis
Mrs. Stringer, Mrs. White. Mrs. Elkins
Mrs. Bacon and others, and who would
draw the lucky number? They were
each and severally notified Of wha
had happened, and what might hap
pen, and though more or less fius
trated each one tried to assume an al
of Indifference as she replied will
beating heart:
as that all? Well. Moses Davenpor
will waste his time IL he comes spoon
ing around here. l wouldn't look a
him twice"
These words were faithfully report
ed to the widower, and in one way an'