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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
WEARS DIVORCE HAT
Unkissed Wife Appears in Court
With Odd Bonnet.
Husband of Mrs. Teresa {. Deems
Says. However, Oscillation Was
No Novelty, and Will Still f..
Pay AIimony.

Baltimore.-Not satisfied with being
known the country over as the "un-
kissed wife, Mrs. Teresa &. Deems,
1908 William street. has originated the
divorce bonnet She appeared in
circuit court No. 2 to testify against
her husband in her suit for divorce
accompanied by two of her friends
who are also seeking divorces and
who wore bonnets exactly like that of
Mrs. Deems.
Mrs. Deems said the bonnet which
she wore was with the consent of her
two companions, who decided to come
into court in them. She calls them
divorce bonnets.
The other two women seeking di-
'vorces are Mrs Gertrude Leibold, who
resides at the Deems home, and Mrs.
Margaret Miller, East Barney street,
who is close friend of Mrs. Deems
and Mrs. Leibold.
The bonnets of the trio were of the
poke design and trimmed on the edge
with pink ribbon, with two rosettes on
the side, This bonnet just shows the
face, the head and ears being COW
cred, making it impossible to tell
whether the wearer is blonde or q
brunette
Mrs. Deems, who became noted
throughout. the country by her state
ment that she had never been kissed
in her life, even in, her eight years of
married life, said she succumbed to
the pleading of her seven-year-old son
two weeks ago and allowed him to kiss
her The first kiss, she said, was de-
lightful, but no man will ever kiss
her.
Her husband, William Deems. 1927
Scott street, who was in court to an
swer his wife's suit, declared that he
had kissed her more'n thousand
times, and that he could have kissed
his father%in-law had he SO desired
Mrs. Margaret Miller is suing her
husband, Leroy Miller. 1924 Hill street,
for an absolute divorce and Mrs: Lie
bold is suing her husband. William
Leibold, ia Roseland street, for the
same separation.
When asked why they all wore the
same bonnets Mrs. Deems said:
These are the divorce bonnets. and
we made them ourselves. We all
agreed to wear them to court. as Mrs.
Leibold and Mrs. Miller will be wit
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
Mo Little Girl for Him.

The six-year-old son Of well-known
indianapolis family attends a dancing
school. He is chubby little fellow
who has not begun to stretch out yet.
and he keenly feels his shortage"
He demands that he be recognized as
little "grownup." Several days ago
the teacher planned to instruct her
pupils in dancing "the Butterfly" A
five-year-old' girl who is small for her
age, and just trile stouter than our
hero, but an adept at dancing, was
assigned as his partner. He gazed at
her in silence. Then he took hold
OF her hand and, with his mouth set
firmly, walked straight over to the
teacher.
Don't you think you'd better give
me bigger girl?" he asked.-Indian'
apolis News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
COUNT Welded u. S. GIRL

Leishman, wished her to meet Queen
Helena. He made an application to
Count Gianotti, which, in the ordinary
course of things, given Mrs. Cleve-
lands position. would have been an
swered in the affirmative within 4S
hours. Time passed and no answer
came. The ambassador became an
noyed and Mrs. Cleveland left here
for America.
Some time afterward the application
was found on the counts desk, where
he had laid it after reading it and
where it had become buried under
mountains of papers, many of which
probably we're just as important, that
had also been forgotten.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
WERE SAVED BY SEAGULLS

A remarkable story was told by
three men at Llandudno (Carnarvon) :,
Wales, a few days ago. The men.
Town Councillor Bolan, man named
Mann, and hotel proprietor named
Wright, went out in a small boat for
sea angling. Suddenly a dense fog
came on and they lost their bearings
They rowed for hours, but could not
see any sign of land. They became
exhausted, and were about to anchor
when a flock of seagulls was seen.
They reasoned that the birds were ma
king for either the Great Orme or Lit
tie Orme to roost. and they follow the
gulls to land.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
Prefect Of italian Royal House Dying
Loss Of Memory Cost Mrs. cleVe-
land Talk With Queen Helena.

Rome.--One OF the last links of the
present with the. reign of King Hum
bert is, it is feared. about to be brok..
en-. and one OF the highest positions in
the Italian court about to be made va
cant.
1t is probable that when this reaches
America Count Cesare 'Gianotti Will
have gone to his long rest. Count Cha
motif many years ago. when he was
known as handsome. Cessare," mar
ried an American, Miss Kinney, who
has never forgotten her native land
and has always been distinguished for
kindness to her compatriots.
Handsome Cesare" gained one hon
or after another, until, as the intimate
friend of King Humbert. he was made
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
PAPERS WALL WITH PHOTOS
Only One Of the Complaints Made by
Wife in Her Petition for
Divorce.

West Duluth. - Arthur Lindsey.
Stevenson. Central avenue saloonkeep-
er, did not suit the fancy of his young
wife, Anna Harriet Stevenson, when
he 'papered the walls of their living
room with picture post cards and love
notes received from former sweet
hearts and other women unknown to
her. She called it cruelty when she
told her story to Judge Debell in the
divorce court. The court granted her
divorce with alimony.
Stevenson, defendant in the case, Is
thirty-three years old and is well
known at West Duluth, having been
engaged in the saloon business there
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
UNEARTHED $500 IN GOLD

Five boys playing in an abandoned
house in. North Scra dto. Pa. found a
stick protruding from the earthen eel.
lar floor. and kicking it loose, up
turned a pot which contained 5000 in
gold coins of So and $40 denomination.
Not knowing their value, the lads
started to distribute the gold coins for
2s-cent pieces. The BUILDING was once
the home of Peter Scanlon. an eccen.
trio, who died two years ago, leav-
ing $4,000 in government bonds hid
den in the place.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

man, son of ]. NJ Rillman of this city.
One month later~it was found 200
miles away, and the finder immediate
ly communicated with the dispatcher.
as requested in the Tote going along
with the balloon in its remarkable voy-
age. The finders note:
@Allan Hillman, Sir: inclose pa
per and envelope that was found by
nv children as they came from school,
It had lit on a barbed wire fence. and
the little balloon, or whatever it was.
was all to pieces. 1t was found six
miles from Chico. Butte county. Now
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
OLD NEW YORK CRY WELL

Subway builders recently uncovered
an old well in the heart of New York,
near Wall street and Trinity church,
which is thought to be one of the six
wells that the Dutch burgomaster auth
orized as the city's first water supply
The we'll. four feet in diameter. was
lined with stones. Near it was the
wall of some ancient building bearing
the faint trace of whitewash, and two
skeletons. which it is believed may be
those OF British soldiers. 1t is sup
posed that well was dug as early as
1877.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

grand master of ceremonies at the
court When. King Humbert was MUIR
Gered his son, the present king, gave
his fathers old friend more import
ant post that of project of the royal
house. Through him went all the ap-
plications for audiences, so whoever
met the king owed it to Count Gianot-
ii. His wife did her part in a social
way. Their two daughters married
Italian noblemen.
In late years Count Gianotti was
obliged gradually to abandon his. Off.
cial duties, and some piquant stories
are recounted due to his loss of mem
DRY. For instance, Mrs. Grover Cleve-
land, now the wife of Professor Pres
ton was not so long ago in Rome, and
the American ambassador, then Mr..
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
HAILSToNES KILL A CHILD

Dying from hailstones he had eaten.
thinking them candy. a little five-year-
old boy, Luther Quinn, met with an I'M
fortunate end at South Orange, N j.,
recently. The boy, went outdoors af-
ter a storm and gathered hailstones.
They looked SO much like candy that
he was tempted to eat them. He be-
gan feeling i'll soon after and died
in two days, his death being brought
on by indigestion. caused by the sud.
den and violent chilling of the hail
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
ORIGIN OF THE DARK HORSE

Minamee, who was the "oracle" OF
that part of the state, arrived on the
course and was made one of the race
Judges. AS he took his place on the
stand he was told of the folly of the
owner of the strange entry. Running
his eye over the track the judge in
stantly recognized Pete. Gentlemen"
said McMinamee, there's dark horse
in this race, as you'll soon find out"
He was right. Pete, the dark horse"
lay back until the three-quarter pole
was reached, when he went to the
front with a rush and won the race
Springfield Republican,.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

nesses for me and for them during
the trial of their cases."
The three women attracted much
attention in the courthouse, as the
bonnets were striking. and when it be-
come known that the trio were seek
ing divorces from their husbands
passers-by could be heard to say:
THAT is the divorce bonnet"
Mrs. Deems said she liked the bon
net and it rather becomes her, as the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
QUEER PRANK OF A WHEEL

A wheels peculiar prank started a
fire. at New York. the other day. Slip,
ping off the axle of a big motor coal
truck the wheel rolled down the street.
bounced up on the sidewalk, plunged
into the basement of Albert l.. MOrses
antique shop, passed through two
doors and finally upset a red hot coal
stove in the rear of the shop The
stove set fire to the place. Firemen
put out the blaze in few minutes,
but it took an hour to get the wheel
back on the axle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
TOY "BAG" GOES 200 MILES
Message Small Balloon Carried From
San Francisco Finally An
swered.

San Francisco, GAIA toy balloon.
with message attached, reached the
end Of a long perhaps the
longest on record for its size-when it
went to smash on the barbed wire
fence of a farm near Chico. The lit
tie gas bag was unleashed on the roof
Of the Chronicle building by Allan Hill
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

headgear makes her appear as if She
was barely over seventeen years old.
She is twenty-four.
Mrs. Deems and her husband were
the only witnesses. They we're mar
ried February 10, 1905, and separated
May 30 following. AS Deems has been
paying his wife So week under the
order of the criminal court, that ar
rangement was allowed to stand by
Judge Gorter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
THE DEAREST,
BABY
Hrs. Wilkes Fondest Hopes
Realized-Health, Hap
piness and Baby.

Plattsburg, Miss" Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has proved
very beneficial to me, for now l am well
and have sweet, healthy baby, and
our home is happy.
81 was an invalid from nervous pros
tration, Indigestion and female troubles.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
The Result.

The Result.
English Friend-That gown you
have on is ripping!
American Duchess-Then l am I'M
done!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17
Women Are More ManIike.

London.-W. A Haselden, one of
the few humorists in the ranks of the
British caricaturists, believes the suf-
frage movement is evolving new
type of femininity much disliked by
mere man. He says, Women are be-
coming more manlike in figure, face
and brain every day. The pretty, ten
der face will soon be the face of the
past, but as it gets seareer and scarcer
men will admire and value it more
than ever
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

of ST. Bernard the Swiss
it has
problem the considerable that is needed FOR
amounted wouId
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

This magnificent cedar was carried
sapling By the first duke Of Well
ington, in the year 1877 TO the estate
at Strathfeidsaye, Hampshire, which
was presented 20 him by the grateful
English nation, and there planted 1t
is, therefore, about one hundred years
old. The tree is one of the cedars of
Lebanon:
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

please let me. know wnere it was sent
from and how. long it has been since
you sent it and how it was sent. as it
certainly seems strange to me.
HARVEY SCOTT,
"R. F. d. No. /, Chico. Butte County.
Cal"
Hillman has complied with SCOTS
request
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-04-17

Cty's Many Fatal Accidents.
More than three thousand five hun
dred accidental deaths occur evxyy
year in New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-06
POWERS SHOW IMPATIENCE
Ask Washington About Pros
pect for Change in Mexico.

Washington. Dec. 5.-Guarded inquiries
are being made at the State Department
by representatives of some If the Euro.
pean governments as 10 the prospect for
an early termination Of present conditions
in Mexico. which are imposing grievous
burdens or foreign interests.
There is no evidence that these inquiries
have had any effect on the development
of the administrations policy IN regard
10 Mexico There is much unofficial talk,
however. Of probable early recognition
Of the fact that the ConstitutIonalists are
in possession OF more than half the COM
try.
Administration officials are looking for
some important Developments a. a result
Of the extraordinarily successful cam
paign Of the Constituencies and everT'
precaution is being taken to make Ger
tain the protection of foreign lives and
property al the scene of the trouble.
The navy has feet az ten warships
on the eastern coast OF Mexico. On the
west coast twice as extensive and with
almost no means % communication by
rail. the American naval force is much
below the needs OF the situation. hence
it was announced to-day that two gun
boats-the Yorktown, At San Francisco.
and the Raleigh. at Bremcrton-were sail
ing for Mexican waters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-06
WILL NOT FAVOR SPEYERS
President Menocal Says Gomez
Pact Was Illegal.

Havana. Dee J.-President Menocal
i'm an interview tonight authorized
The Tribune to say:
II do not now favor nor Will favor
any banking institution in obtaining
the S1j.NOOOo loan which | hope To be
authorized TO negotiate shortly My
only desire is that the loan be let to the
bank making the most favorable prop
osition 10 Cuba. | have not the slight
est dislike fer the Speyers; on the con-
trary. my relations with the Speyers
have been OF the picasantest.
However. do oppose giving SpeNer
the prior right. which is. equiNalen; 70
allowing that house the refusal % the
best terms offered any other inst,tu-
ton. Ny reason for disliking the prior
right To Speycr is that consider that
clause in the contract between Prcsi-
dent Gomez. my predecessor. and the
Speyers wherein the prior right was
given. was illegal. and the Department
OF Justice. to which the question was
referred. gave the same opinion"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-06
MOHENO MEANS TO STICK
Will Not Leave Cabinet While
Huerta Wants Him.

Mexico CITY. Dec Senior Mohcuo.
when interviewed tonight about a rumor
that he is 10 be succeeded as Minister Of
Foreign Affairs by Lie Luis Mendez. said
~ have said that no Cabinet office al
the present time rs a bed Of roses. least
Of all that Of Foreign Affairs. II con
suited my own pleasure ! should retr"
II once. but loyalty and gratitude bind
me 10 President llucrta, and ! shall not
resign as long as ne considers my ser
vices useful But az soon as ! note that
am not wanted ! shall Withdraw.
Among the Cabinet rumors to-day was
one that Lie Eduardo TamariZ was to
become Minister OF the Interior and that
Moheuc was 10 hc transferred 10 me
Finance Department
Lieutenant Antonio gutierrez Sofa. an
Office under Rubio Nararrettc, arrived
here to-day bringing a personal account
OF a fight between Navarret" and ;h"
rebels at Santa ErEracia north of Vic
toria
Gutierrez says ia" rebels had excellent
artillery. admirably handled. The hght
lasted ten hours and the lieutenant says
the rebels were beaten off
Naverretc did not advance 10 Victoria
as he received orders 10 return TO Mon
tcrev. where a rebel attack was feared.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-06
Diplomats and Gunboat
Sent to Santo Domingo

Washington. Dee. J-Thc /. 5. :. Dol
min. sometimes classed rs a yacht but
y hlch for the present purposes Will serve
AS q gIlubuat has pcen ordered TO Santo
DOMINGO and will leave Washington to-
morrow 10 b" present in Dominican
waters during the impending elections.
Hugh s CHOSEN, until recently Firs,
Secretary of the American legation IN
Panama. and Jordan II. Stabler an AS
sistaut Chief Of the l.atin-American III
vision OF the State Department. viii alsj
leave tomorrow FOR Santo Domingo,
probably going via cuba. They viii pal
ticipate I'm carrying out the scheme OK
American "obscrl ation" Of the furthcOm-
ing elections.
While the Secretary of State preserves
great reticencc as to what IS being done.
declining To discuss any details. II IS
learned that the participation Of American
officials in the elections Of December ID
Is the result OF request from the DO
min.cans themselves II appears To out
siders IN Washington that The state b.-
partment ought to uc glad to make thus
fact public i'm AN official statement iof
the purpose ~ reassuring the rest %
Latin America, but so Far Secretary
BRIAN has declined To make any al!-
nouncemcnt or Explanation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-06
SUFFRAGETTE LEADER
IN STATE OF COLLAPSE
Mrs. Pankhurst Refuses Both
Food and Drink in Elk
eter Jail.

London. pee 6-Mrs. ltmmelne Pank-
hurst. the suffragcttc leader, is said to
b. I'm a state OF collapse In Exeter jail
having started both hunger ana thirst
strike since her arrest on board the
Majestic.
large meeting Of Anglican clergy
men. presided over by the Bishop Of Ken
sinrtou. was held in Queens Hall last
night and resolution passed protesting
against forciblc feeding Many bishops
including the Bishop Of London, de-
nounced miltancy by women attempting
to SECURE suffrage.
Kelly House. one OF the finest mansions
M Wemyss Bay lavoritc outlying
suburb OF Glasgow. was destroyed by fire
Yesterday. The fire apparently was the
work of an larson squad Of militant
suffragettcs. as considerable quantity OF
suffrage literature was found on the
promises.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-06
WOULD LIMIT ALIENS
Yale Educator and Doctor Dis
agree at Meeting.

Professor ~. T.. Fairchiid. Of Vale,
speaking before the Peoples institute. AT
cooper Union. last night on The Immi-
grant: Shall We Exclude IIiw?' advised
his hearers to persuade the foreigner TO
stay 1T homo. Il vas his opinion. based
or mach study Of the Immigrant question.
tina, tho enormous influx ~ aliens To tins
cnurtrv vas not best FOR the nation or the
Immigrant.
~ YOU cram too much raw material
into the machinc YOU spoil the material
and the machine he said.
Dr Isaac :. ElourVitch declared that
the added number Of workers daily pour
Ing into this country were needed to care
for the great increase i'm the business OF
the United States There is little trou-
bic in the foa' thar they may not aSsimi-
late" NJ said. The politicians. the
schools and the newspapers are great as
smilatiuc aids. The time has not arrived
to restrict Immigration"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-06
HE FLED TO AVOID DEATH
Bciliss's Witness Arrives Here
After Perilous Trip.

Jaukel kutlin. witness who gave
favorable testimony i'm the trial Of Mcndel
EeNiss accused Of e ritual murder AT
Nich Russia. arrived here Yesterday from
Trieste 10y the Austrian liner Argentina.
Kutziu. who is fifty years old. said yes
terday through an Interpreter that he had
80 Zee from Russia in fear Of his life ana
that n. was pursued To the Austrian
border.
My release after the trial" he said,
was due to- the publicity given to the
case 10y the German and American news
papers. During the trial the Jews Of
Ki,n lived in cellars. fearing violence be-
cause the feeling against them was SO BIT
ter.
- foreign committee gave me enough
money 90 get to this county I believe
there will bc no rctrial. but another pos-
rom is inevitable. BY the aid OF friends
J Was abb, to. get away from Kief. but
was pursued
Ku,zin went To- Pittsburgh to visit rel
.tiVoS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-06
WELSH STRIKE SETTLED
Trade Unions Put End to I'm
authorized" Strike.

London. bee. 5.--A settlement ~ The
strike on the Great Wastcrn Railway
IN South Wales has been reached by
TIC efforts Of ,thc trade unions The
drivers James and Reynolds viii not.
it appears. be reinstatcd but tho men
who struck in their support are not TO
be- pcrai.zcd.
j. II. Thomas. financial secretary ol
the National Union Of EaiIwaymcn.
issued this evening The following state
mont. Tho arrangement which has
been unanimously arrived at is one
which. in my opinion. having regard
t. all the cigcum stances. is satisfactory
for every one
The 10000 mon Of different trades.
most of them miners who had been
Il rown out Of work by the stoppage or
Traffic will row return 10 their labors.
only Zoo railway mon had quit
their employment with James and Rey-
noIds and started q strik which the
trade unions refused TO authorize.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-06
BANKERS MAY
APPEAL TO U. S.
tontinued from first page.

avoid impairment of the market value
Of the bonds. which are 20 be deliv-
cred hereunder by the government dur
ing a period extending to August !,
1917. the bankers shall have the prior
right TO purchase all bonds which it
may negotiate prior to the beginning
II the period Of amortization. to wit,