Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-19

The W omans kchei COMMITTEE
which collected and distributed funds
for the relief OF the survivors OF the
Titanic disaster. deserves credit Tor
the promptness efficiency and econ
omy with which il did is work. With
in a space of ten days the committee
raised and paid out for relief the sum
Of $40. 1888 at a total expense II
sij.40. which amount represents the
cost OF printing, stationery and post
age. The work was done IN thor
oughly businesslke manner and with
out the red tape delays which so often
interfere with the effectiveness OF re-
lief measures conductd by men.
Ii is astonishing to see how reckless
some persons are in making accusa-
tons without anything to base them
on Some wealthy woman, who was
shopping in the down town district
the other day. was standing in a crowd
of women. waiting Tor bus, when
some other woman called her atteu-
ito nto the fact that her handbag was
open. The woman hastily examined
her handbag and found that her
purse. containing $40 and some small
change. was missing. She promptly
iumped al the conclusion that the
woman standing nearest To her had
committed the theft and had her ar
rested The young woman who was
| thu, singled out protested her inno-
cence. but without avail He raccuser
persisted IN her accusation and the
prisoner. the daughto roi a wealthy
merchant OF the city, was subjected TO
the indiguity OF being taken before q
police magistrate vt the hearing u
wa, brought ont that the robbed wom-
an had absolutely no evidence against
the girl she accused and that she had
singled out the girl merely because
She happened to be nearest TO her
when she discovered the loss OF her
purse OF course the prisoner was
honorahly acquitted without delay, but
she will not readily forget the humi'i-
alton of being dragged before a police
magistrate upon SO serious a charge.
| Il i, expected that Tor the complete
yindicaton OF the young woman a suit
for criminal lbe land false imprlson-
ment will be brought against her ac-
cu,er. The latter undoubtedly de
serves a good lesson.
The species OF modest heroes has
not vet become extinct IN New York.
The other day a boy OF seven years
while playing on one OF the East River
pier,picrs. lost his balance and tell
into the icy water \ woman, who
saw the boy fall, screamed for help
and appealed to a well dressed stran-
GER who had just arrived on one OF the
New Haven boat, The man dropped
nj, yalise. Owed into the rive rand a
few moment, later reached the floun-
dering boy, lifting him or se'd
barge. 4 police officer arrived upon
the scene and after hc had sent n 9
call for an ambulance to take the scar
cd and wiltcd boy To- the hospital. b.,
asked the gallant re,cuer OF the boy
| for d, shame. The man declined Q.
give III, name. however and merely
asked 90 be directed TO some place
where he could change h, clothes
The credulity with which some pco
pie ON the other side OF the big pond
swallow some 81 &C. most absurd 7c
prcpo.ter1u, yarn, about conditions
alleged % exist I'm the United State.
/, almost incredible Lady Bri1s,
widow Of SIR John Henry Briggs for
mcr chief clerk of the Admiralty o
Great Britain. owing to her excessive
pulibility was made the victim OF ar
almost cruel hoax Lady Briggs who
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