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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-22
THAW MAY RENOUNCE J.. S, AND
BECOME A BRITISH SUBJECT
ILL LUCK WRECKS LIVES OF
MANY IN THAW CASE WAKE

Harry Kendall Thaw's his
tory is interwovcn with a long
chain of misfortunes and dis
asters from the night In June.
1906, when he shot Stanford
White on the roof of the Madi-
son Square Garden. Here are
some Of the victims:
Stanford White. revealed in
the testimony at the trial as Il
1ibcrtfnc and the leader OF n set
Of men about town who main
tanned ''studios" In various
parts OF town as the centres of
their orgies.
Many young women of the
stage were mentioned as fire.
qncntcrs Of these Studios" in
lnding some of the original
Florodora" company.
Daniel O'Reilly, who suffer-
cd severely In reputation by
reason of his connection with
the case. and was disbarrcd la
ter and sentenced to term in
prison.
Clifford W. Hartridge sued
Harry Thaw's mother for $780,
900 fees. He was subsequently
before the Bar Association on a
charge Of spending $4,000 for
bribing witnesses not to appear
against Thaw.
John n. Anhut, accused in
February last OF an attempt to
bribc an official with $4,000
to connivC at Thaw's escape
from Mattea wan. found guilty
and sentenced to four years in
prison. Automatically dis
barred.
In the testimony Of this
case, other men mentioned un-
favorably were Governor Sui
zcr, William a. Clark and AL
fred Henry Lewis.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-22
Leaves Request
To Finish Job
SUICIDE DEMANDS IN NOTE THAT
HE BE KILLED IF FOUND
ALIVE.

DETROIT. Mich. Aug. 22.-''ll
I'm not dead, order you TO- kill
me-"
This note written in crude char.
aCtcrS upon II piece Of crumpled pa
per. was the last message to the
world by Joseph Ryclman. 3S years
old. who shot and killed himself In
his rOomc, 345 Cass avenue.
itychman shot himself through
the right temple and was not dis
covered till hours after the deed.
Tho family with whom RychmaiI
boarded went to Put-in-Bay in the
morning. and the man was left alont
in the house. He complained Of no,
feeling well and had been In a mel.
oncholly mood for days.
a ncighbor's daughter entered tho
dwelling at p. III. to clean the
rooms. and opening the. door OF
Rychman's room, saw the PARTIAL!
clad form lying on the floor. a re-
volvcr was clasped In his right hanC
and it pointed ut the girl.
Believing that the man meant ,c
shoot her. thc girl rushed from til,
place and tclephoncd the police.
Coroner Rothachcr was called and
took charge of the body. deciding AL
inquest was unnecessary.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-22
Can1inetti rial
Opens uesday
SECOND OF CALIFORNIA WHITE
SLAVE CASES TO BE PROSE.
CUTED.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 22.-With
Maury |. Disgs convicted and await
ing sentence for having violated the
Mann white slave act in transport
ing Marsha Warrington from Sacra-
mcnto, Cal. TO Reno, New. for i'm
moral purposes, the government
turned its attention today to Diggs'
companion in flight, +. Drcw Cam
inctti. indicted for the same offcnsc
for having taken Lola Norris on tho
excursion to Reno.
Diggs, who was yisibiy shaken by
the jury's verdict. was released at
midnight on $4,000 bail. furnished
by his father. |. p. Diggs, ana his
uncle, Marshall Diggs.
He will be sentenced to the peni.
tcntfary on September 2. Five years
is the maximum penalty. The cast
against Caminctti will be opened OIL
next Tuesday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-22
Federal Judge
Under Fire
IMPEACHMENT MAY FOLLOW IN.
VESTIGAT10N OF SERI-
GUS CHARGES.

WASHINGTON. u. c.. Aug. 2@.-
An impeachment case against Fed
cTal Judge Emory Speer, Fifth
Georgia District. may result II charg-
Is before the House judiciary com
mittee. which will resume its ses.
sions to-day. are sustained.
The charges. in brief, are: Tn.
lawfully allowing the wasting of
bankruptcy estates: presiding when
he knew .his decision would affect
contingent fees of hts son-fn-iaw. as
attorney; imposing unlawful pena,.
ties for contempt: ignoring man
dates Of higher courts, and illegally
trying cases outside his district.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-22
WILSON TO GIVE
WORLDTHEE FACTS
IN CONTROVERSY
WITH MEX||CA|lSj.
PRESIDENT IS NOW PREPARING
SPECIAL MESSAGE TO CON.
GREss TELLING OF PROPOSALS
AND EXISTING CONDITIONS. a

WASHINGTON. D. c., Aug. ga
As the next step in the solution OF
the Mexican difficulty a Worldwide
wave OF public sentiment is 10 be
launched against what the Wilson
administration believes to be the
murderous Huerta acting as Presl-
dent of Mexico and his colleagues. n
1t was stated upon the highest of
fetal authority that al the civilized,
Of the world are being
informed, through the United States
Continued on Page FolrN
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-22
WHAT THAW PLEADS.

SHERBROOkE. Que. Aug.
22.-fcrc are the points on
which Harry X. Thaw is max
ing his fight against being re-
turned from Canada to Mattca-
wan Insane Asylum.
THAT he is not insane and
was illegally committed to Mat
tcawan.
THAT, not legally having
been an inmate of an insane
asylum, he cannot be dcportcd
as an undesirable citizen.
THAT lie hAs a through
ticket to Detroit and. therefore,
under the Canadian law, can
not be molcsted while travelling
through Canada.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-22
Girls Prayers
Are Ansuered
RUTH HAMILTON THIS MORNING
JOINED BOY LOVER IN
DEATHS VALLEY.


YONKERS. n. V. Aug. 22.-Ruth
Hamilton died today in answer To
her prayers. Brief periods of lucid
ness during the night. which alter
mated with long lapscs into uncon-
seriousness were spent by the girl in
praying that she might join her boy
lover. Charles Rich. who shot and
killed himself after mortally wound
ing her Wednesday night.
They had been sweethcarts a few
months and had agreed to die to-
gcther.
"oh, WHY don't die? Why didn't
he shoot me right? want to he
buried with him." she moancd con-
tinually, unheeding the tears of her
mother and sister at her bedside.
They we're holding her hands
when she died.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-22
Secretary Bryan's Telegram On
Thaw Case Receives Curt Reblu
,By Associated Press.) }


DUBLIN. y. H., Aug. 22.-Secre-
tary OF State Bryan's personal tele-
gram notifying the British ambassa-
dor' Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice,
that Harry X. Thaw, wanted in the
United States. was held in Canada
and the subject Of probable deporta-
tion proceedings. had not been re-
cetved at the summer embassy here
this morning.
III ! find that 1t is a matter re-
quiring the official attention OF tn.
Canadian authorities. ! shall simply
forward the message OF the Secre-
tary of State to Ottawa" said the
ambassador. "Extradition OF pris-
oners is not matter for the diplo-
matte department"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-22
Supreme Court
To Value Leg
MINERS. VICTIMS OF ACCIDENTS
APPEAL TO STATES HIGH.
EST TRIBUNAL.

CHARLESTON, Aug. %. - The
value OF Il mans leg TO him in dol
lars and cents will be decided by the
state supreme court. following an
appeal of two cases from Mcdowell
county, where Lou Dillon obtained
judgment against the United States
Coal and Coke Company for $4,000,
and William A. Yates obtained judg-
mcnt against the 'CrozIer Coal and
Coke Company for $4,000.
Both men lost their legs in coal
mines. The defendants appealed In
both cases. claiming the Judgment
was excessive.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-22
Urge 'Hilles
ToCau Meeting.
To Reorga a'nize
GET TOGETHER SPIRIT GRows
AMONG REPUBLICANS AND,
PROGRESSIVES. 4,

tBy Associated Press.) Y ttsst 3
WASHINGTON, D. c. Aug. ~, Y =
Progressive Republicans identified
with the "conciliation" committee
selected at the Chicago conference
will take up at once, with Chairman
Hilles, OF the Republican Nationais
committee, the question OF calling .
general reorganization sconventlon,s
The original plan was to calf d meet
ing at the National committee with
in sixty days after the adjournment
o: Congress. IS sts.
Senator Cummings and other lead
crs have determined to urge Chair
man Hilles TO act at once, as the pros-t
pect of an adjournment Of Congress
Is remote. -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-22
TOO YOUNG TO BE A HERO.
Lad Was One But Was Too Imma-
ture to Know 1t.

NEW YORK. Aug. 22.LBecause
5-year-old Freddy Smith. of Column
bus, o., has not reached the age OF
discretion he is NOT hero even
though he risked his life to save +,
year-old Tenia Daily from drown
ing. That was the decision render
ed by the Carnegie Hero Fund Com
mission. =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-22
.cCaNLinesU Ub
With Tammany
AGREES TO BECOME BOSS MUIR.
PHYS CANDIDATE FOR MAY.
OR OF NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. \. Y, Aug. 22.-Ed-
ward Z. Mccall, chairman = of the
State Public Service Commission. aa-
rounced today that he would acccpt
the ohcr of Tammany Hall leaders
OF designation as their candidate fo.
mayor OF New York City.
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam
many Hall, asked Mr.. Mccall early
today at the conclusion of a long
conference of organization leaders.
II he would head Tammany's selec.
tion for the municipal ticket.
Mr.. Mccall requested few hours
time TO consider.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-22
JUICY BOMB HITS STUFF"

NEW YORK. Aug. 22.-Miss Mar
tha Klatschken, a sufrragist, while
speaking to street-corner crowd,
was hit by bomb containing water
and thoroughly drenched.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-22

Mr.. s. Ray Holbcrt has returned
from Baltimore, where he went to
see Mrs. Holbert, who is a patient at
the University hospital.
Arizona republican., 1913-10-15
ALL HE CAN HANDLE.

Mrs. Peck-Mr. Highflier never takes his wife out in his automobile
 Peck-I guess he doesn't care to have two unmanageable things on his hands at one time
Arizona republican., 1913-10-15

born in San Mateo county. California, where he lived the first part of his life. His father was one of the pi- onccrs of California, coming to that country in the early fifties. The new judge, together with his brother, work ed their way through an academy in the southern part of California. Later they were both teachers in the public schools of the state. MT. OCon- nor opened his law career in the lat ter sos when he entered the office of the district attorney of San Mateo county in the official position of as sistant district attorney. Since that time he has been actively interested in the law and in politics. and when he came to this state in the late part of the nineties, he immediately took d big interest in politics and local af- fairs. The community in and about NogaIes is well satisfied with their new judge.
 In the loss of MT. Duffy as the judge in Santa Cruz county NOgales feels great regret He was much liked per sonally and in his official capacity. The people feel, however, they have been somewhat recompensed in that loss with the appointment of Judge O'COnnOr. MT. O'Connor is by politi- cal faith a progressive democrat.
Arizona republican., 1913-10-15
TWAS ALL DIST.
 ATTYS FAULT
That Is Reason for Her Troubles, Explained By Mrs. Elsie Starck In
 Farewell Note Before Her
 Disappearance Yesterday.

It's all the fault of the district at
 torney"
 This from a note, hastily scrawled note on a sheet torn from a cash book and all that was found of Elsie
 Starck when the attendants at the
 Crittenton home went to call her this morning. Considering Mrs. Starck is the one and most important witness against Robert F. Maehl, who is charg
 ed with white slavery, her summary disappearance is regarded with pecu- liar disfavor by the United States au
 thOrities, directly responsible for her presence in the home.
 Whether Mrs. Starck went home into hiding or to her death is a matter of pure speculation, for her note is one that might mean a leave taking for any of these places. DespOndencY, homesickness, and the bearing down sense of her utter disgrace are all in the breath of her pitiful note, which is now a part of the case against Maehl, being held by United States Overlook as evidence T cannot stay here with this hanging over me. I simply cannot be the means of send ing him to prison,' says the letter. And in so saying. she but adds to the chain of evidence that is being piled up against the defendant
 Where Mrs Starck may be is a mat ter of mystery. She very evidently did not leave town, unless by some unguarded route She could not be traced at either railroad station. So she must either still be in Phoenix or have slipped out by automobile or afoot to Tempe, Mesa or Glendale, there to catch a train.
 T have money enough to get away with. and l am going" is a statement in another part of the note. which is a curious mixture of despair and dawn ing optimism. T don't know that I care to live any more" she says in one paragraph, and. T may be able to go some place where I can work and sup port my little girl" in the very contra dictory content of another
 On hearing of the disappearance of Mrs Starck the marshal at once took steps to apprehend his chief witness The city police were warned and put on watch, the outgoing trains were all checked up and the telegraph was used liberally in an attempt to block the lanes of escape.
 Marshal Overlook did not seem much chagrined at the flight of his "pris- cner." He may be extremely confi- dent of her speedy return. or he may not care so much for her detention, after all.
 The case of Maehl is recent enough to be clear in the minds of the public 1 He was arrested on October 9 and re- manded under $1.2OO bail the following day charged with violation of the ! Mann white slave act. His offense i in bringing Mrs Starck to Phoenix from Los Angeles for alleged | immoral purposes. Conduct unbecom- | ing a thug on board a train from Los i Angeles was what put the local off ! cers on his trail. He was later taken i by the authorities after he and Mrs. | Starck had occupied a room in the | Irving as man and wife. MaehI was | m attache of the district attorneys i office in Los Angeles.
Arizona republican., 1913-10-15
GOVERNOR SELECTS
 O'CONN0R FOR JUDGE
Brother Of Superior Judge of PinaI Selected Superior Judge of
 Santa Cruz.

While in Nogales last week Cover nor Hunt took time off from the fes- tivties attendant with the Elk celebra- tiOn and the Caranza- MayOrtena ad- vent on the horizon to look into the matter Of the appointment of a judge for the superior court, filling the va cancy caused by the resignation of the former judge Frank Duffy. The upshot of the investigation and pom dering of the question was the ap pointment of William A. O'COnnor to the position of superior judge of Santa Cruz county
 Judge OConnor is the brother of Judge James E. O'Connor. who is at the present time judge in Pinal county. He has been in the state for some fif- teen years, most of which was spent in the vicinity of Nogales. He is a highly esteemed man in that section, personally and professionally He was
Arizona republican., 1913-10-15
FOUNTAIN FLOWS WINE.

A fountain of wine is one of those historica! eXtravagances which are generally associaed with the name of Nero; yet as recently as Sunday July F. the public fountain of Wan
 gen, in the Alsace wine country,
 flowed with wine. In the middle ages
 the commune of Wangen was sen
 tenced to make an annual payment
 to the monastery of Strasburg of 400
 measures of wine In 1793 the pay ment was abolished by the directory
 Under Louis XVIII two merchants se- cured the transfer of the payment to them, by means of forged documents, for $50 pounds; but the commune commenced proceedings against them
 iE which it was victorious on July E. 1880. Since that date d communal fes- tiVal has been held on that day. and from the public fountain erected to commemorate the victory wine flowed for one hour in the day.-Chicago Journal. sS 'EEsH
Arizona republican., 1913-10-15
ALL LIES
 SAYS GOVERNOR
Stories of Inhuman Treat ment By Present Head of Reform School Manufac- tured Out of Whole Cloth Declares Executive.

When asked about the facts and port that there have been severe pun ishments in the form of whippings ard in the form of solitary confine-
 mont in the industrial school since the appointment of w. NJ Whipple
 to the position of principal of the
 school in the place of Harper the
 former principal who was discharged
 for a similar offense, Governor Hunt
 yesterday declared that the story is
 q falsehoOd made from the whole
 cloth. That there is no ground for
 the publishing of the story he also
 declared to be the case
 When the Globe Record published
 that story they deliberately stated an
 untruth and when the Democrat CO.,
 pied the story in their Monday issue,
 they did so knowing that they were
 copying and publishing nothing but lies. I do not know their reasons
 for so misrepresenting the facts, un- less it is they have a desire to bring
 some form of Odium on the present administration. But the result does not act toward the administration near so much as it does toward those papers which publish such false hoods"
 The governor pointed out the facts of the case stating the plain reason for his declaration that the stories are lies There was never in the school he stated, a student especially d Mexican boy capable of the lang uage attributed in the story to the confesing escaped inmate of the school. In the next place the boy tells of happenings which purport to have taken place since his leaving the school. The third inconsistency of the story is in the statement that tiere were tweny of the boys of the institution who left in one body, and that forty have escaped since the present administration took charge. In all there have been according to official announcements made at the state house today some twenty es- capes. all of whom have been return ed with the exception of eleven Punishment with the whip is not one of MT. Whipple's disciplinary methods and in all his experience as a teacher he states. that he has whipped only two boys, and that he has regretted lIte whipping DI lHOSe two ever SlHCC that time.
 All in all" said the governor. the story as it appears in the Record and Democrat is a faIsehOOd cut and molded from the whole cloth. There is no ground for the statements; there is no truth in them. If the publishers of those facts wish to learn some real facts, if they wish to have the truth and nothing but the truth concerning the inner and outer workings at the industrial school. they will be welcomed at Fort Grant where they may examine the methods of MT Whipple and the conduct and administration of and U the inmates, and glean the facts It first hand trip to the school would sraighten their minds consid- arabIy on the question if there is any decency left in them"
 Charles R. Osburn. secretary of the board of control will leave for the school the latter part of the week where he will investigate conditions ard will see how the institution is
Arizona republican., 1913-10-15

on the first of this month requires tbat no county shall levy more thar ten per cent more in the following year than the total levy of the veal just passed The information receiv- eG by the commission states that the levy for this wear exceeds in amount that of last by 56 per cent. The matter will be looked into at once with d view to straightening it out as soon as eXpedient
Arizona republican., 1913-10-15
Over Levy in GreenIee

Complaint has been filed in the commission of an apparent over-levN in the tax levy of Greenlee county The present law, which took effect
Arizona republican., 1913-10-15
UNIFORM BLANKS FOR
 COUNTY TAX ASSESSORS
Being Figured on by Tax Conmiss on So As To Be Shaped Up for
 Next Year

In the office of the tax commission today work was begun on the uni form forms and blanks to be used in the rolls and assessments by the | county assessors in the coming year l The new tax law provides that there 1 shall be prescribed by the commis- sion a uniform set of forms, and al- 1 SC provides that hereafter instead of as of old there will be but one set Ci books, thus doing away with the old uniform and duplicate sets which entailed much copying and were the general source for many mistakes and all sorts of trouble.
 Letters have been mailed to all tFe county assessors asking them to make to the commission any and all suggestions as to the forms and blanks which may seem to them worthy of incorporation into the new requirements.
 Private Car Tax
 The commission, sitting in the case Of the private car assessment yes terday certified the tax roll as levied on all private cars to the state trea- surer As the roll now stands. the rate is $1505. which is con SIueGdDIN lONeI lildn the Itte WHICH is applied in the state of Kansas where a similar law to the one in force here brings the rate up to $190. 1 This low rate, considering the fact 1 that this is a new state is in the op- 1 inion of the commission most fla l corabie indication.
 Over Levy in GreenIee
 Complaint has been filed in the commission of an apparent over-levy in the tax levy of Greenlee county 1 The present law, which took effect
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-21
QUITE EQUAL TO EMERGENCY
How Resourceful Young School Teach.
err Procured Eggs When the Out
look Seemed Dark Indeed.

And men relate a tale Of a brave
and resourceful little schoolteacher in
one of our suburbs who supports her
mother and three young sisters on
her by no means munidcent salary.
Last week her mother called her up
by telephone. Listen" walled the old
lady; "a whole bunch Of relatives is
coming to supper tomorrow evening,
I'll have to make a cake, or some
thing, and l haven't an egg in the
house. And the grocer won't trust us
any more, and there won't be any
money until next week. and"
Never mind, mother-lm fix 1t.
answered the young teacher, cheerily.
Then she turned again to her class.
Now children" she said, "tomor-
row we will have the beautiful story
of Columbus, and how he made the
egg stand on end. Each Of you will
please bring an egg to school tomor-
row. The class Is dismissed.'-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-21
CHILD'S FACE ALL RED SPOTS

632 N. 9Th ST., Terre Haute. Ind
"My little nephew, a boy of four
years, had a breaking out on his face.
1t was little red spots at first, then
he would rub and scratch and water
b~listers would form, and wherever the
water would run another would come
until his face was covered with them.
He would cry and fret. His mother
got some medicine, but 1t did not do
any good. He would scream and cry
and say it hurt. We hardly knew him,
his little face was all red spots and
blisters. So I begged him to let me
put some Cuticura Ointment on them.
The next morning I made a strong
soap suds with Cuticura Soap and
washed his face in the warm suds.
The little blisters burst by pressing
the cloth on them. After / had his
face washed, I put the Cuticura Oint.
ment on and in a short time his little
face was all red and dry. kept using
the Cuticura Soap and putting on the
CuticuEa Ointment and his face got as
well and it did not leave a scar. He
was entirely cured in about one week
and a half" (Signed) Mrs. Arthur
Haworth, Jan. 10, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout tho world. Sample of each
free, with SIP. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston,"
Adv,