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MANY TESTIFY TO HAVING
ENTERTAINED HIM AT
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.
Thaw Expected to Conclude His
Case Monday - To Ex-
anime DIR. Eliot.

NEW YORK. June 25-On this. the
ninth anniversary of the killing OF
Stanford White. his slayer. n. n.
Thaw was described az the trial TO
test his sanity today as a man who
was perfectly fstional-kind. gener-
Gus, charitable. a man OF broad intel.
lect and one worthy OF being intro
duced in the best social circles. His
eulOgists consisted Of dozen men
and women whom he had met during
his sojOurn In New Hampshire after
his escape from the Matteawan IN
sane asylum. They came 10 New York
AZ the request OF Thaw's attorneys
TO do the best they could. they admit.
ted. 70 show thsir confidence in Thaw
and their belief that be should be set
free as a sane man. More than one
stated that sentiment in New Hamp-
shire was strongly In favor OF Thaw.
One. the wife OF a well TO do manu-.
facturcr OF Manchester, ~ H.. said
that she had entertained Thaw social
~ at her home and had been glad 10
Introduce her daughters 20 him. An
other witness. an editorial writer on
a Manchester newspaper. told OF a
new year paIfY WhLh Thaw had given
10 the children OF the best families
in tho city and how they had pre-
ssnted a loving cup TO him.
To Kidnsp Thsw
In order to prove that Thaw was suf.
fering from no delusion and that WI
liam Travers Jerome. representative
in New Hampshire and Canada OF the
state Of New York in the Thaw case.
intended to bdnap him. Merrill shurt.
lefL one OF Thaw's former attorneys
testified that Jerome had told him that
be would take Thaw back 10 New
York b. force II be had been admitted
To bail while detained In Colebrook.
y. "A. In all. nearly IS witnesses from
New Hampshire and Cauada. have
testified for Thaw.
Thaw's attorneys expect 70 conclude
their eide Of the case on Monday with
the testimony OF three alieniafs who
have examined Thaw. These will be
Dr. G. X. Mills. Of the University Of
pennsylvania. Dr. e. r. Bancroft. Of
the New Hampshire state hospital for
the insane. and Dr. ID. ~. Hickline. OF
the government hospital for the IN.
sane ~ Washington Dr Frank s.
Streeter, member Of the New Hamp-
shire commission. which found Thaw
sane in connection with the extradi-
ton proceedings from that state to
Nov York. also will testify.
Justice Hendrick today granted the
order for a commission TO eramine
President Emeritus Charles w Elliot
of Harvard. az 10 why Thaw vas er
PEELED from that Institution In 1902
Ihe examination viii BE- conducted Al
cambridge. Mass, on Monday bv
deputy Attorney General Becker ana
q representative Of Thaw's counsel
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BOTH SIDES CLAIM THE
ADVANTAGE ON DNIESTER
FIERCE STRUGGLE GREAT INTENSITY NOW GOING ON RE
TWEEN ZCRAWNA AND HAIICZ. THE CRUCIAL.
POINT ALONG THIS FRONT
Russians Claim That Arrival of RnfOrcements Germans
Retreat Across Ryer-Germans Admit Reverse Bun
Austrians Claim Russian Counter Repulsed.

LONDON. June IS. li:2O p. m.-Diver-
gent official war statements leave
doubt as to whether the Russians or
the Teutonic allies have the upper
hand In the desperate battle being
wsged along the Dniester river In Gal
licia. Between Zurawna and Halicz.
the crucial point In this front. a con
flict OF great intensity is being car
ried on. and here both sides claim sue
cesses. None OF the official reports.
however. Indicate that any decisive
advantage has been gained.
The Russians assert that by hurry
ing up reinforcements they have
forced the Teutons to retreat across
the river In this sector. The Germans
admit a reverse here but their Aus.
trian allies in their latest official CON-
munication declare that counter at
tacks by the Russians on the north
bank OF the Dniester have been re-
pulsed and that the attack OF the
Austro-German forces is progressing.
The Austrian war office says that
east OF Lemberg and near Rawa
Ruska and on the Tanew river TO the
northwest OF Lemberg, the situation
is unchanged but that in Poland the
Teutonic arms are making progress.
The latest French official statement
tells OF artillery duels at different
points along the western front. but
chronicles no decisive engagement.
Both the French and the Germans
claim successes in this field OF opera
tiOns.
Italians Repulsed.
In the Italian war theater artillery
combates are continuing. The Aus.
trians claim TO have repulsed two at.
tacks by the Italians on the frontier
coast district. west of Rohini. News
dispatches state that the Italian
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forces are advancing both from the
east. along the Fella Valley. and from
the south through Prcdil pass toward
Jarvis. although because OF the DIFF
ncultes OF mountain warfare. this
progress ts slow. General Cadorna.
the Italian commander in chief. ap-
parently plans 20 attempt an invasion
OF Austria through the region around
Jarvis. threatening the right wing OF
the Austrian army having headquar-
ters at Laihach. and thus obtaining
relief from the pressure OF the Aus
trian forces massed along the Tolmi-
no-Gorizia Trieste front.
The Germans. according 20 an au-
thoritative military source. will be-
able 10 place rs more army corps in
the field by the end OF July. These. IL
Is said. will be made up mostly OF tho
second category of the landsturm.
men who have never performed mill.
tary service, but who are now In train
ing. and inland reserves. The new
corps will about equal in number the
troops returning from Galicia. IL is
calculated. and the latter will be
given a partial rest after their ex-
haustive campaign.
War Loan Subscribed.
approximately s75O.OOO 900 OF tho
new British war loan OF $l.750OO9. 600
has been applied for at the London
banks. already, according TO an unof-
fetal statement. These subscriptions
are mostly for moderate amounts.
The large applications. IL is stated.
are being held back until next week
The French chamber OF deputies has
passed the bill appropriating S1.12O.-
100000 to cover government expenses
(Continued on Page TwelvsJ
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BRYAN PRESENTED
WITH GOLD WATCH

WASHfNGTON. June 25 Employ.
es Of the state department today pre-
sented former Secretary Bryan with
an engraved gold watch. Every one
In the department contributed 90 tlc
fund with which the Rift was nur.
chased. and the presentation speech
was made BY Cone Johnson. solicitor
of the department. accompanied by
First Assistant Secretary Osborne
and Third Assistant Secretary PM
lips. In accepting the watch Mr.
Bryan said that he would treasure 81
particularly because he recognized
that % was given az q personal token
and not a. AN expression Of political
attachment"
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BRICKER FUNERAL
SERVICES SIMPLE

CHAMBERsBURG. Pa. June 25.-
Simple funeral services over the re-
mains Of Lieutenant Commander
william p. Bricker. who was drowned
IN COnstantinoplo on March on. were
held here today. Tho pallbearers
were schoolmafes Of The naval ofHcor.
n vas The second time a son of
The officers parents was brought
home % them a victim Of drowning.
Mark Bricker. an older brother. hav.
INK perished I'M tho Delaware river
several years ago. while trying 10 res.
cue a companion.
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WASHINGTON. June Is. - Anxiety
fpcreased to-day In official quarters
over the situation In Mexico City. with
which the state department has been
unable 10 communicate by telegraph
for several days. Brief dispatches
from Vera Cruz stated that the Car
rama officials were much chargfned
at the apparent failure OF General
Pablo Gonzalez to enter the capital.
Reports that Gonzales was engaged in
artillery duel with the Zapatistas gave
the first indication that the Villa
Zapats forces in Mexico City had de-
termined TO offer resistance TO the in
vading Carranza army instead OF
evacuating.
Reliable Information indicates that
General Gonzales himself cut the lines
OF communication between Vera Cruz
and Mexico City in order to isolate
the Zapate forces. This prevents the
state department from communicating
with the brazilian minister and de-
pirves all other foreign governments
of Information concerning their diplo-
matte missions and subjects.
Famine Grows Worse.
Famine conditions in Mexico City
have been growing worse daily. and
with the investment by n new army
In progress fears are expressed that
much suffering to foreigners viii en-
sue.
While it has been generally under
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MINE ENGINEERS
KILLED In MINE

COBALT. Ont. June 25 Scott Ed
ridge, mining engineer. Of phladoI
phia. and W. y. Foots. a mining inves.
tor, of Geneva. y. r.. we're instantly
killed today BY blast I'M Kerr Lake
mine.
The two men we're Eoing down the
shaft % the mine and had reached the
lf0-foot level when the blast went oe
at another level 100 feet below. the
conclusion Killing them.
Foote was about e. years old and
unmarried. He had come here 70 look
over mining properties. EldridEe was
employed ~ the Kerr Lake mine.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-26
FIRST TIME IN MANY YEARS
THAT THIS HONOR COME
TO OLD ELI.
The Blue Also Established New
Record For Course Great
Enthusiasm at New Haven.

NEW LONDON. Conn. Jun.
25.-For the first time in many
years Yale University crews
swept the river in the annual
dual regatta with Harvard. and 20.
night Eli alumni and underoradu.
stes are cheering their three
crews and Coach Guy Niekalls
until the din is deafenina. Not
w'thstanding delays due to rough
water and accidents, the Enalish.
coached eishts Of the Blue, with
Characteristic bulldog determine.
ton. fought for victory from,
early forenoon until dark, defeat
ing In turn the Junior varsity
and freshman eiohts Of the Grim.
son.
Victory was exceedingly sweet
70 the Ellis. for the inter-varsity
regatta records have 20 be
searched for many years 20 find
a vale triple victory. although
similar Harvard successes are Of
more frequent and recent occur.
renee. To add to the 10y Of the
Blue. the varsity eight established
a new upstream course record In
winning the big race.
Only one race. the Junior varsity
went was started on time. The four
nile varsity contest was DELAYED b,
.ouRh water one and quarter hours
md the freshman race. postponed
rom forenoon until after the feafur,
wen
Then a broken oarloCk necessItatef
no first year crew rowing a race al
me and a half miles in almost tota
darkness
Largest Crowd on Record.
REGARDLESS of the delays. one ol
no largest regatta crowds that hal
adhered In New London in n decad,
the fortunes OF the crews
oyally applaudine the efforts Of hotf
winners and losers The entire four
nile course from the railroad bridge
% Bartlctt's cove was lined viii
team yachts. sailing craft and motor
loats until in places the racing crews
we're hidden from those on shore
Fully 10000 spectators witnessed ths
0ntcsts from the observation cars
Which followed each race along the
.anks OF the Thames while river
hores we're thronRcd
% was n great day for Yale and 4
.rcat day for New London for DO war
demonstrated that the intervarsity
.oat races between Yale and Harvard
tcontinusd on Page HtnsD
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ENGINEERS TESTIFY
IN THE GAS CASE

PITTSBURGH. Pa. juno 25-
Amasa O. Bull and Emil C. Bruan. en-
Eineers. were cross examined az the
hearing today of the complaint Of the
Manufacturer Light and Heat com
pany against the decision Of the West
virginia Public Service commission
reducing rates ON ras. Both were
questioned rcgardinE the report of
Byllesby a Company on the inycn-
tory Of the property and plant of the
Manufacturer company Tho hear.
ing will BE- continued to-morrow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-26
NEGRO MURDER
SUSPECT JAILED

JOLIET. Ul. June 25-Ioo Camp.
bell negro convict suspected Of the
murder Of Mrs Edmund Allen wife OF
the warden. under heavy guard VAS
taken 90 tho VIII county Jail today
whore be win be- held fo await action
~ a grand jury
Campbell. who for a week has with.
stood the efforts of induisltorr 10 In.
volve him in contradiction. continued
10 maintain his innocence to.nlght
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-26
WITNESSES CONTINUE TO
DECLARE THAW IS SANE
FARMER MEETS A
TRAGIC DEATH IN
PECULIAR MANNER

ELkiNs. w. Va, June 25.
A falling tree struck
erosseut saw, which Hervey
Daniels, So, farmer residing
near Beverly, was carrying
on his shoulders, driving the
instrument into his head with
such force that the teeth
fractured the skull In q num-
Der Of places. He died a few
hours later In a local hos
pltsI.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-26
FAIL TO ELECT
w. v. u. PRESIDENT

Special uiepafCh fo fhc Intelligence.
CHARLESTON. W Va. June 25-
The State Board OF Bogents adjourned
late this afternoon without having
choecn president for West Virginia
University The board considered the
current needs of tho university. the
preparatory school ami the colored in-
stiiutes today.
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ANXIETY AROUSED OYER THE
SITUATION IN MEXICO CITY
REPORTS FROM VERA CRUZ INDICATE CARRANZAS CHAGRIN
OVER FAILURE OF GENERAL GONZALES TO ENTER
CAPfTM-ARTILLERY DUEL NOW GOING ON
This First Intimaion That Resisting Carranza Ocu
panon-An Lines Are Cut and No Word Can Get In Or
Out of Captal-Food Situation Serious

NEW ORLEANS. Ia, June 2s.-
constitutionsIist troops under Gen.
ersi Pablo Gonzalez already have
occupied a considerable portion Of
Mexico City, according TO Vera
Cruz reports received here today
BY eonstitutionaiist consular Of
feiaIs. Troops under zspata had
evacuated parts OF the city before
the entrance Of General conzsiex
u 10 said.
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TIE wHArHER

wAsHIHoToH. June as,-Forsoasti
west virrinia-yair Saturday and
probably Sunday.
western PsunayIvania-rair Saturday
sunday partly cloudy.
ohio-Partiy cloudy Saturdays sunday
probably showers.
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~ gaEsIDEHT or srrArr.

MADRID. via Paris June ?. ga d.
m-Jo1quin saucncz Toca f1rfrrr rrlr.
tster ~ fuFiice has been ch1rru rre.I.
deut of the Spanish senate
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PITTSBURGH. Pa. June 25 Super.
intendent LObdeil died tonight Of
burns, bringing the total deaths up 10
two
Baker died al midnight in n local
hospital He was the third victim OF
the explosion.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-01
Delivering the Goods

THE million dollars worth of contracts
which Senator McNichols companies have
received from the Department Of Public
Works in the last 60 days teach a very In
terestng lesson in city government While
the high cost Of living has gone merriiy on
its upward way, the high cost OF contracting
has taken such a slump that Senator Me-
Nchol is doing the city's work at about two
thirds the price that he used to charge.
! why? The Blankenburg Administration is
the reason And neutral" Mayor seems
to be the Senator's remedy
Today Philadelphia has the clearest lesson
in the world of what an honest, efficient city
administration can do to save the taxpayer
money. The contractor furnishes the figures
Senator McNichol is concerned in three new
contracts for grading the Northeast Boule-
ward, for repaving South street, and for
bituminous surface for public roads. In the
last case, the bid this year is 25 per cent.
less than in 1912. The others make fascinat-
ing tables:
Grading the Northeast Boulevard in 1903, So
cents per cubic yard.
Grading the Northeast Boulevard in 1913, 81
cents per cubic yard.
Grading the Northeast Boulevard In 1915, -
cents per cubic yard.
Ware paving price on Market street in 1902
S3,49 per square yard.
McNichol paving price on Arch street In 1872
S2.S7 per square yard.
McNichol paving price on South street In
1915, s2.33 per square yard.
The biggest cut came, of course, on the
first bids under the new Administration; but
Senator McNichol's experience with hon
est Mayor and an honest Department of
Public Works brought the latest bid still
lower McNichol wanted the business. He
knew the price he could afford and he knew
the city knew
Suppose Philadelphia had had no BlanlSen-
burg Administration: suppose Senator Nc
Nichol could have got his contracts this year
at the price he was used to ten years ago.
That suppositlon would cost the city $33OOOO
more on the Northeast Boulevard job, 400
on the South street paving, and 100000 on
the country roads. Senator McNichol would
be getting a $1,5OO,OOO contract. If all the
other vast benefits of the Blankenburg Ad-
ministratlon were swept away Its business
relations with the McNichol crowd alone
would mean a saving of half a million to
Philadelphia.
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A WAR VICTIM

I'll tell you in jify just the thing that worries
You know I'm not so selfish. don't you. Tom?
But however much I'm willing to be other
pockets filing
don't know where the moneys coming FRONT
I've sent along little to the Prince of Wales
Fund;
couldn't well refuse to. could I. Tom7
But I'm asked by one or other to subscribe to
this and tother,
And don't know where the moneys coming
from!
tirnel
You know my little daughter, don't you. Tomf
She wants clothes for winter, and although
wouldn't stint her,
It's heaven knows where the moneys COM
Ing froml
And then my wife is limiting that she wants a
set OF furs;
Such things are most expensive. aren't they.
I'd move the earth to please her. but there
comes again the teaser;
don't know where the moneys coming from
went to church Sunday and Of course they
passed the bag
They ne'er forget to do so. do they, TomY
placed penny in it. but thought that very
minute
Where do they think the moneys coming
from?
hear that bread is going up, and beers al
ready gone;
What next and next. fear to wonder, Tom;
might have met the trouble. II my income it
double,
But heaven knows where the moneys coming
from!
I thought. perhaps, the landlord would In war
time waive his rent;
They're not so patriotic, are they. Tom?
He's coming round for payment and unless
pawn some raiment
God knows where all the moneys coming
fToml
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Friendship Is a quality that outlasts fortune,
or II Is no friendship
Why Not an Efficient Counells7

CUPPoSE Philadelphia had an efficient
~ City Councils. Not necessarily an honest
one-that would be too large a hope-but an
efficient one, a Councils that knew exactly
what II wanted to do and went ahead and
did it.
A Councils, for instance, that would see
the need. the opportunity, for a proper meet
ing hall in this City of Conventions; a Coun-
ellis that would pick out site Of central To-
cation or of easy access, and would have
the whole Convention Hall planned. started
and built in the time that the present speci-
men must take to come to a weak, haltlng,
negative decision.
A Councils, for instance, with some knowl-
edge of the transit problems OF this city and
some determination TO solve them. Such a
Councils would have had the Taylor plan in
process of naturalization long ago AS for
the jltneys--that terrific question which has
absorbed the public attention for weeks-an
efficient Councils would have balanced the
rights of the public the p r. T. and the
Jitney men, and come quickly to a helpful,
constructive decision.
Would It be only an efficient Councils after
all? No. its honesty would shine as brightly.
For a gang of crooked Councimen who set
out with straightforward efficiency to get
what they wanted would be turned out of
ofHce the next time election came around and
an honest-and ehicient-Councils put in.
Efficiency and honesty are twin brothers,
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pendent country that they are revertins to the
status of dependency.
There exists evidence to prove that the
United States is dependent upon England for
her literature, music, ETC.. one could with equal
pendent upon the States for these Same things
practically the same ideals OF freedom and
democracy, there is a free interchange between
the two nations in the liberal arts to the COM
mon good of both
Your correspondent finishes with the asser-
insult to English pride. No such thing! That
day commentaries the fact that men of Eng
lish blood will never be slaves to regal tyranny,
for on that day was struck such blow for
the freedom of democracy that 1t had never
before been equaled, except, perchance, by the
extortion from unwilling king OF the rights
of Magma Charta, The Mother Country learned
her lesson; viz, that the people must and will
be free, and today the United States and the
British Empire stand before the world, not as
ascendences or dependencies, but as two sister
nations upholding the banner OF freedom and
liberty for the common people.
Never will the United States revert to the
condition of Il dependency of the British crown;
she, too, is fast growing into an empire, and
today is of the leading Powers of the
world. In my imagination l see her, under the
providence of God, destined for yet greater
things and II she be true and steadfast to her
high mission hers viii be the noble work to
yet lead all earths peoples into the paths Of
peace and righteousness.
THOMAS j. BENSLEY
Palmyra, N. j., June 30.
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More Things in Heaven and Earth

IIAMLET was right about It, There are
IL more things in heaven and earth, Hora-
tic. than are dreamt OF in your philosophy.
man Of 70 over in New York has convinced
city magistrate. a few lawyers and half
dozen newspaper men that he can read and
answer questions written on court station
cry sealed and pressed against his forehead.
There may be some hidden fake, some sub
terfuge or other but until the story Is ex-
ploded. here Is another interesting case out
stae cur routine knowledge OF the. physical.
on the experimental side, 1t is in line with
the tendency away from the accepted in
Physical science upon which so much ma
tefialistie philosophy Of the nineteenth CEN
tufy was based. The school OF thought, both
speculative and scientific, which rules today
IS taking account of many such phenomena
ard trying TO eorrelate them with hypo-
thesis Of human life which recognizes ener-
gies outside the material