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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-02
SURE OF
THAW'S WIFE AS
TRIAL WITNESS
Young Woman Will Give In
sanity Testimony Here
without Compulsion.
EX-GOV. SLATON SEES
THE SLAYER OF WHITE

While stories Of q contradictory char
acter. yesterday were coming over the
wires from the neighoorhood Of Cha
teaugay Lake. where Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw and her son are now at the amp
OF Jack Clifford. her stage dancing part
ner. as to whether she Is well enough
TO come to New York to testify. II was
learned on good authority here last
night that young Mrs. Thaw will go on
the stand next week as a witness for
the State at the Thaw sanity hearing,
now being conducted before Supreme
Court Justice Peter A. Hendrick and a
jury.
1t is well known among Mrs. Thaw's
friends, especially since she began to
Earn her own living two years age, that
she does not desire longer TO be as
ISOLATED In any way with Thaw's vari-
Gus legal tangles. This desire to be
quit of the Thaw case, together with
tho fact that young Mrs. Thaw was
very thin and seemingly run down when
she departed for the A~dlrondacks from
New York last week. lent color to the
belief that she would not appear at the
present hearing IL II were possible to
avoid II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-02

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-02
No Evasion Effort.


Nevertheless, from what was learned
here last night, there is excellent reason
for believing hat Mrs. Thaw will go or
the stand, probably around the middle
of next week. Early reports yesterday,
laughed at here as ridiculous by those
qualified to discuss them. that Thaw's
wife would try to evade testifying on
the plea Of i'll health. and the state.
therefore. intended to issue a body at
tachment for her appearance. later were
changed to reports agreeing with state
mcnts here that Mrs Thaw will testify
voluntarily.
The first witness for the State against
the sanity of Thaw will probably be
called to the stand to-day. All OF yes
terday was given over by the State to
the reading into the record OF extracts
from the Thaw case book" the testi-
mony of Thaw's mother showing abnor-
NAL mental strains In Thaw's family on
both sides and traits of abnormality In
his own childhood and youth. and the
testimony of his teachers. physicians
and others here and abroad h OBJ
~servations of Thaw had convinced them
that he was not mentally balanced.
The rest of the testimony delivered at
trials and hearings of Thaw's af-
fairs which is to be read into the record
will be presented early to-day. 1t was
said yesterday. Who will be the first
witness called then by the State could
not be learned from Deputy Attorney
Generals Frank h. o. and Alfred l..
Becker. 1t was said by others that two
policemen who had to do with Thaw's
arrest on he night he killed Stanford
White will be among the irst To be
called.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-02
JOHN ANAM A X

Go to Fourth Gallery, New
Building, for sports goods
golf, tennis, fishing and base
bail supplies, bicycles,
canoes, rowboats, etc.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-02

Ex-Governor John NJ. Slaton of Geor-
gia. whose last important official act
was TO commute the death sentence OF
Leo NJ. Frank. attended the morning
session OF the hearing yesterday. accom-
panied by Mrs. Slaton. Ex-Governor
Slaton was invited by Justice Hendrick
to a seat beside him on the bench, from
which advantageous point Mr.. Slaton
concentrated his gaze upon Thaw.
Thaw tried to chase away some of the
tedium OF the day. Deputy Attorney
Generals Cook. Becker and Edgar Brom-
berger's voices in turn droning on az
they read old testimony. by giving his
attention to a weighty volume he had
brought to court. 1.-The Hussite Wars"
by the Count Luetzow. A deputy sheriff
at Thaw's elbow killed time by reading
a book of "A much lighter character than
the one on the wars among the followers
of John Huss.
The deputy sheriff had more success
In keeping his attention upon his book
of the hammock literature school than
Thaw had with his Hustle wars his
tory. Sometimes Thaw would concen-
trate upon his book for two or three
minutes, again for thirty seconds and
then he would drop It TO whisper to his
counsel or to others. gaze about the
room or reach for testimony records
piled on the table near by. Then he un-
folded a fair sized map bound In the
book studied the map for many
minutes. 1t was a map Of Bohemia.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-22
HON. Il. v. BYERS WILL
SPEAK: IN This CITY
Will Address Meeting in the Congre.
gational Church Next Sunday /,
Evening.

EX-attorney general Of Iowa, H.
w. Byers, of Des Moines, will speak
at the Congregational church next
Sunday evening under the auspices
of the mems league of that society.
This will be the closing public meet
ing of the present season under
charge of the league. Mr.. Byers is
one of the well known men of the
state. He has been prominent in
Iowa politics for many years and is
a strong man. Mr.. Byers took a
stand for the Christian life during
the Billy Sunday meetings in Des
Moines last fall and since then has
been speaking in different places as
occasion offered. You are invited
to turn out next Sunday evening and
hear his message.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-22
Say it is Worlds Record.

Some of the local fans have been
looking up the official base ball rec
ord and declare that Fridays game
in this city-Ft. Dodge vs.. Webster
City-establishes a record unheard
Of in the base ball world. They say
only about fifteen no hit nine inning
games occur annually in the United
States among the league and semi
pro teams. Fridays game was ST.
perior to this record in that it went
nine innings without hit and also
took another inning to decide the
contest. Fridays record will be
sent to Editor Ritchie of the Reach
Guide, St. Louis, the official guide of
the American Base Ball League.
If this contention proves true,
Webster City and Fort Dodge will
very likely become famous in base
ball annals the country over.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-22
Won Prize,

The SO prize offered by the Tan
go show at the carnival to the Web
ster City couple who competed with
a couple of the show people in dane
ing the tango on the stage and re-
ceived the greatest applause from
the audience, was won by Miss Ger
trude Treanor and Bert Dragoo. Miss
Treanor has given lessons in the
new dance steps the past year and
is recognized as a fine dancer.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-22
AUTOMOBILE AND
BICYCLE COLLIDE
Accident Occurs at Intersection of
Des Moines and Division
Streets, ..
NO. 9.

| Friday afternoon about five
o'clock an automobile driven by
Geo. H. Daniels and a bicycle driv-
en- by Lawrence Sullivan, the young
son of John G.. Sullivan, the con-
| tractor, collided 1t the intersection
of Des Moines and First streets. The
Sullivan boy received a broken fin
ger and a number of cuts and bruises
and one Of the light glasses Of the
automobile was smashed. Mr.. Dam
iels says he was driving very slow
ly and that when the car and bike
came together the car was at a
'standstill, he having applied the
brakes when it appeared that col
lision was inevitable. Mr.. Daniels
says he was slightly to the left of
the center of the street, but explains
that he was forced to be there on
account of the condition of traffic
and to avoid other automobiles and
bicycles. ~ -,
Young Sullivan and several who
witnessed the affair, say Mr.. Daniels
was on the wrong side of the street.
That Sullivan going north on his
wheel turned slightly to the cen
ter of the street to avoid car
which was coming on First street
from the east and collided with the
Daniels automobile because 1t
was on the wrong side. The
boy walked home from the
scene of the accident, no one seem
ing to think he was hurt badly
enough to be taken to his home in
a car. He is confined to his bed
with bruises and cuts and a broken
finger and the attending physician
thinks it will be eight or ten days
before he will be able to be about.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-22
WEBSTER CITY, IOWA TUESDAY, JUNE %, 1911

each merchant would use his OWE
Judgment in regard to the article te
be offered for special sale.
o. G. Metcalf, of the, firm of Met
calf & Son, found the week with the
exception of Wednesday failure as
business getter, although he feels
that no condemnation should be Civ
en- to those who planned and fur
thered the idea. He feels, as he has
always felt, that one day in the
month advertised strongly as sales
day would be of great benefit to the
business of the town, as not only
would the purchaser be able to OBJ
tain a reasonable bargain in each
dealers line, but in any other line
he might care to inspect.
Wilson Walton, of the Ferndell
Grocery, got nothing out of trade
week. He thinks a sales day would
be good idea and would be willing
to go into it, with the understand
ing that other merchants in his line
would agree to meet and consider
leading different lines of goods, and
not work at cross purposes.
G. A. Peasley, of the Latimer
Bros. store, would be heartily in
favor of the idea of one day in the
month as sales day. He was not
open for business during the whole
If trade week so is not in position
% judge as to the success of the
week.
Harry Bossert, of the Selz shoe
store, says he was greatly benefited
~ the week and feels that it helped
,ut his business. He is also in fav-
>r of a sales day each month, merch-
lnts to use their own judgment in
he articles offered.
c. A. Dick thinks the addition of
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-22
The McAninch Funeral.

The funeral service for the late
Mrs. Nelson McAninch was held
yesterday p. m. at 3 o'clock at the
Baptist church, conducted by Rev. ].
o. Staples, of which society the de-
ceased was a faithful and honored
member. All of the surviving chill
dren were present, including many
other relatives of the family. The
floral offerings were very beautiful
and large crowd of friends We're
present at the last sad rites.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-22
ATTEND MEETING
IN fort DODGE
Eight Members of Canton Eureka
Join With Other Cantons in
Memorial Day.

Eight members of Canton Eureka
from the local Odd Fellows attended
the memorial services of the order
held in the new First Methodist
F. E. Drake, rector of the Episcopal
church, G. G. D. Simpson and Rev.
Pence, all of Fort Dodge, were the
speakers of the day. Their addresses
were very able ones and along the
line of fellowship as it applies to
Odd Fellows in particular. DR..
Drake spoke of the meaning and
purpose of Memorial Day. He says
the American people have lost sight
of the real spirit of memorial and
have allowed sports to occupy their
attention on the day set aside for
the honoring of the dead. The Can
tons marched in full uniform from
the Odd Fellows hall to the Metho-
dist church where the exercises took
place. Following this program the
members of the Rebekah lodge serv-
ed a bountiful banquet to about one
hundred fifty Odd Fellows and a
splendid program of after dinner
speeches was given, G.. D. Thompson
of this city being among the num-
ber who responded to toasts.
Cantons from eight different cities
were present-Fort Dodge, Webster
City, Iowa Falls, Ames, Humboldt,
Somers, Rockwell City and Manson.
Those attending from here were
G. d. Thompson, S. B. Bair, Fl. I. !
Thompson, G. l.. Poland, A H.
Hyatt, I. w. Monroe, VIM. Monroe
and w. J. Irving.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-22
Wounded in European War.

James f. Wheatley, one of the
men whose name is in the list of
soldiers recently wounded in the
European war. IS a cousin of Clare
Bowen of this city. He is an orphan
who resides with his grandmother
in Eagle Grove. Each winter the
boy--yet in his teens-and his
grandparent go to Canada Upon
their last visit to Canada he Joined
the reservists and was compelled to
go to war.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-22
Went With Carnival Co.

Miss Willette Greeley Joined the
Ed Evans Greater Shows" and left
with the troupe Saturday night for
different Minnesota towns. Miss
Greeley will act as vocalist with the
band. Mrs. Fred Black and her sis
ter, Miss Esther Sinclair. also left
with the carnival company. 1t is
not known what show they expect
to join. Mrs. Black leaves her hus-
band and girl baby and lad of
three years. The Black family. who
resided on west Elm street, have
discontinued housekeeping and for
the present will make their home
with Mr.. Blacks mother on ea>S
Second street.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-22
Colored Boys Good Record.

Friends and acquaintances in
this city of Miss Julia Beach, for
mer resident hrre. will be interested
in the following from the Des
AIoines Register and Leader:
One of the most notable achieve
ments among public school pupils in
Des Moines during the year just
closed was that of Russell Lee, the
II year old son of Rev. Willis Lee
.of 939 Twelfth street.
This boy completed the sixth and
seventh grades and did part of the
eighth grade work at Cooper in a
single year. In three years he has
done the work that the normal child
is expected to do in five and one-half
years.
In all my experience as a teach
err" said Miss Julia Beach, principal
Of Cooper school, yesterday, Il have
never seen pupil make such a re-
markable progress"
The boy is a conscientious lad. in
his general conduct as we'll as his
work, and his friends believe that
he has very promising future. He
was born in Sturgeon, Mo-, and came
to Des Moines from Oskaloosa. He
hopes to remain in Des Moines to
complete the high school course and
expects to go through college and
enter a profession. He now devotes
his spare time to work in the office
OF DR.. A. J. Booker.
In the Curtis tests in arithmetic
given all the pupils of the schools
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-22
Who is to Blame.

Some of the people of Webster
City who are opposed to carnivals
on general principles are condemn
ing Mayor Banks for permitting the
shows to come here last week. This
is hardly fair under the circumstan-
ces. . a. .as--.
The directors of the commercial
league who favored the carnival
Give of them were against it, pre-
vailed upon the council to change
the city ordinance in order that the
carnival might be permitted to come
without paying license. They rep
resented to the council that the car
nival was a clean show and that the
business men of the city wanted it
to come, thinking it would help the
town. Accordingly the council at
its meeting of May oath last passed
ordinance No. 3SS-although we
understand they were opposed to
the carnival proposition-as fol-
lows:
Section l. That section 6 of Or
dinance No. II of the ordinances of
Webster City, Iowa, be amended by
adding to said section 6 the follow
ing: when an organization of cit
izens of Webster City, Iowa, under
take the management of a street
fair, carnival or celebration of a
public character, and in the course
of such management engage or en-
ploy any of the attractions named
in sections and of said ordinance
No. II for such occasion, and re-
ceive a portion of the admittance
fees charged, the Mayor may, in his
discretion. reduce the amount of the
license fee below the minimum pro-
vided by said ordinance No. II or
may remit the license fee entirely"
Section 2. All ordinances and
parts of ordinances In conflict with
this amendment are to the extent of
such conflict hereby repealed.
Had Mayor Banks refused the
prayers of the commercial league
under such circumstances he would
have been roundly denounced as a
crank and reactionary.
While the Freeman Tribune be-
lieves mistake was made by the
league in entering into agreements
with the carnival company it has no
criticisms to offer. The gentlemen
who give their time to the league
as directors and officers are doing so
from a sense of obligation to the
town. They are entitled to credit
for that. They get nothing out of
it and are doing the best they can
for the city. They have accom-
Dlished much for the town and will |
continue the good work in the fut-
Ire.
A large majority of business men
who advertised in the Booster
News feel that the money was
wasted and some of them are inclin-
ed to condemn the league. But they
should remember that the league has
saved the merchants many dollars
turing the past few years by dis
many advertising fakes
and prev enting them from working
heir CRAFTS in this city. Now that .
The carnival is thing of the past
Why not forget it and unite upon
bther and better ways to help the
own?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-22
To Take Treatment,

Mrs. E. Allen, who has been in i'll
health for some time, left Saturday
afternoon for Des Moines where she
will take treatment and a general
rest cure at the DR.. Hill sanitarium.
She was accompanied by her daugh-
ters, Mrs. Ralph L. Sterling of this
city and Mrs. J. E. Pearson of South
Dakota, and her son, Fred Allen, of
Perry.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-22

Continued on Page A.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-22
Will Read Paper at Convention.

w. r. Ryan, manager of the Mod
ern Cleaners, left yesterday for
Spirit Lake to attend the annual
state convention of the Iowa Dry
Cleaning association. Mr.. Ryan will
read paper at the meeting on mat
ters of interest to the trade. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Ryan and
Miss Alice Moore
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-22
Operation for Goiter.

Mrs. F. R. Mason accompanied
her sister, Mrs. Peter Dubois OF
Spencer, to Rochester, Mimi, this
morning, where the latter will I'M
dergo an operation for goiter. Mrs.
Dubois has been spending several
days visiting here.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-22

recently young Lee made a phenom-
email record, solving all the problems
in the allotted time, ranking the
highest in accuracy and efficiency in
Cooper school.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-22
IN HONOR OF MEMORY
OF WILLIAM M'k|NltY
Cornerstone of National Mckinle ,
birthplace Memorial Laid With
Impressive Exercises.

Niles, Ohio Nov. 21.--With impress
sive exercises in which veterans of
the Civil and Spanish American Wars,
State troops and Masons, participated,
the cornerstone OF the national Mckin-
ley birthplace memorial was laid yes
terday. President Wilson was repre-
scented at the ceremonies and promised
to be present In person when the build
ing is dedicated.
Lead, Kindly Light" the martyred
Presidents favorite hymn, and ION
the Beautiful Blue Danube" a favorite
of Mrs. Mckinley, were played by the
United States Marine Band. James II.
Hoyt. an intimate friend. related per-
sonal "reminiscences of Mr.. McKinley's
life. and Congressman l.. c. Dyer. OF
St Louis, commsnder-in-ch chief of the
United Spanish War veterans. gave an
address
Mr.. Dyer told OF the unpreparedness
of the United states for the war with
Spain, and pledged his support to the
present movement TO increase the army
and navy. He asserted that this coun-
try of all nations OF the world. is
virtually the least able to defend 1T
self and its possessions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-22

colored women who died of consump-
ton had been employed as cooks or
servants in white homes. In 1911 the
deaths from tuberculosis In Virginia
amounted to 300. or one out of every
eight deaths recorded.
The purpose Of the society is 10 in
duce the business mon to use these
Christmas seals--~so called 'nnessen-
gers of health''--on all their station
cry and in this way help the organi-
zation - SIS campaign of education,
prevention. relief and control Of tu-
berculosis. The stamps are sold at a
trivial price, but II all the business
men wiil give thought to the matter
and buy them. the results will be
gratifying, and we trust that the re-
spouse SO tho appeals which are now
being mailed out by the society will
b. prompt and generous.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-22
CHARTER CHANGES
COMMITTEE MEETS
Question of Preferential Ballots and
Charter Commission to He Con-
sidered Tonight.

The Council Committee on Charter
Changes will meet tonight to further
consider the work which it has already
done. At the last meeting several
hours were consumed in discussing the
powers Of the Mayor as set forth In
the plan as formerly adopted by the
committee. Members of the committee
desired to undo what had been ac-
complished.
Efforts were made to take back
the resolution placing the Fire and
Health Departments under the Mayor.
Upon this question the committee de-
bated until the hour of midnight, when
1t adjourned without taking a final
vote. but with the advocates of the
proposition In the minority.
Further steps may be taken In the
matter of declaring for a preferential
ballot at primary elections, and the
resolution asking the General Assem-
bly, to permit the city to name a char
ter commission through which amend
ments may be had any time the PEG.
pie 30 desire.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-22
ATTENTION, TARHEELs!

The Richmond North Carolina So
ciety will hold its next meeting We'd
uesday night in the assembly hall of
the Richmond Hotel at which time
there will be held the annual election
Of officers. and committees will be ap-
pointed TO plan for the future month
~ gatherings Of the organization. The
society was organized about year
lago but for some reason interest in
II lapsed, and now the officers and
promoters propose to revive interest
IN the organization and make 1t n
factor in the social life OF the city
during the coming winter
AZ the meeting next Wednesday only
the mere men" ore supposed to be
present. but the board of governors
recently adopted a "suffragette" plank
whereby the bars are let down for the
ladies who are native North CAROLYN
ians resident in Richmond, who mar
ried native North CaroHnians or who
are bona 1de graduates Of certain North
Carolina colleges. and the mere men
expect at this meeting TO plan a series
of monthly entertainments during the
winter which will embrace the ladies'
that is the entertainments. not the
mere men.
The meeting Wednesday night will
take the form Of buffet luncheon.
and the hope Is expressed that every
North Carolina resident in Richmond
will be present If he is not already
a member Of the society, then this il
the time to ally himself with II. as
there has been special inducement
offered by the board of governors in
the reduction of dues, which will ex-
has a membership OF about 1875 mem
/ bers. due to the diligence OF Secreta ~
Norman H johnson, but the promoters
are aware of the fact that there are
n great many more consequent ial
t t rs riteei- whose fortunes are linked
with Richmond who should be mem
bers of the organizations, and these
/ they are anxious TO have them give In
Their names