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Evening journal., 1916-03-24
VIFE'S ONLY pancake.
MADE HUBBY SICK
Brooklyn Dentist in Suit
Also Tells OF a Hat
Pin Fight
WIFE COUNTERS WITH
STORY OF CHOKING

NEW YORK. March 24-"My wife
only cooked one meal for me in the
eleven months We lived together.
After I ate almost had 10 call the
DOCTOR
SO testified Dr. William Clarence
Bauer, dentist. OF No. 1116 Bush
wick avenue, Brooklyn. in the trial OF
his wife's suit for separation before
Supreme Court Justice Jaycox in
brooklyn yesterday. Before delving
deeper into the history Of this meal
it might be mentioned in passing that
DR.. Bauer asserted also that his wife
called his grandmother "a mean
thing" because she only gave them
a wedding present OF 500.
"I told my wife not TO talk that way
and she kicked me-" Dr. Bauer said.
Ct grabbed her arms and tried to hold
her. but she got loose and stabbed me
three times over the heart with a hat
pin. / called out: Mother. have
been stabbed!' My mother rushed up
stairs and so did my grandmother's
pet UuliNOEs I At Nhb rNN ~ N@NNAN~N
he bit me i'm the arm
To get back TO the meal, Meier
Stoinbrink. lawyer for Mrs. Bauer.
said 10 Dr. Bauer:
"You mean that your wife made
pancakes on that occasion and that
they weren't just the kind that mother
used to make don't you?
After DR.. Bauer had admitted this
"Why.-I gathered from your tesu-
mony that YOU ate so many OF the
pancakes that they made you sick"
81 ate only one. 70 was about that
thick" DR. Bauer said. spreading his
fingers an inch apart
Dr. Bauer testified that after his
marriage in April. 1914, and while he
and Mrs Bauer were honeymooning
at the Hotel Traymore, Atlantic City.
Mrs. Bauer wrote a postcard to the
dentist who had looked after her teeth
before her marriage. DR.. Bauer said:
MY wife told me she was writing
10 him just TO show him that she and
her husband could stop at just as good
hotels as the other dentist did"
Mrs. Bauer testified that her hus-
band told her the postcard to the
other dentist got his goat" She
said he choked her and tore up the
postcard and then made up" and
walked with her on the Boardwalk
81 was bounded and ordered out Of
the home where I live with my hus-
band and his parents" she asserted.
N"Wheu my father-in-law told me I
.would have TO leave on March "a,
1915. left with my baby"
Justice JaycoX said
'If these young people could. live
apart from their relatives I think
.ihey might get on we'll together I
fshall reserve decision"
Evening journal., 1916-03-24
WHISKEY? NO.
NOT FOR RHEUMATICS

Don't drink whiskey if you have
rheumatism. and be sure and keep
your feet warm and dry, and drink
plenty of lemonade.
This advice, says an authority, is
helping; but as all know who have
suffered. rheumatism is a stubborn
disease and yields only to a remedy
mighty enough to conquer it,
Many doctors have prescribed and
hundreds Of helpful druggists have
advised a half teaspOonful O ,heuma
once a day. because they know that
powerful Rheuma. harmless as it is,
acts with speed and overcOmes in a
= fe days tho most torturing case of
rheumatism or sciatica.
Try Rheuma; n. B. Danforth and
druggists sell lots CT it and will
return your money t. two fifty-cent
+ bottles do not stop all rheumatic
misery
Evening journal., 1916-03-24

map is large enough so that one can
get an excellent idea of the exact
position of the armies without resort
ing to q reading-glass in order to find
the towns. rivers and hills. This
may will remain on display until the
close of The war
The technical books used by the
skilled workmen Of the city have re-
Gently been gone over carefully with
tie object Of bringing the collection
more thoroughly up-to-date. Old edl-
tions have been withdrawn and re-
placed by new editions or by new
books by different authors. The
technical collection, always a good
one. has thus been made still more
useful.
Evening journal., 1916-03-24
local MAN
Helpless FROM
kidney TROUBLE
Mrs. M. ]. Barrett S27 Van
Buren ST. Tells a Story
That is Beyond Belief

Many marvellous experiences have
been recorded about the wonderful
effects of Herbal LaX-a-Tone, but the
one below from Mrs Barrett will as
tound the Wilmington public. She
says;
Evening journal., 1916-03-24
SHOW EUROPEAN WAR MAP.

There is displayed at the Free lii
brary a large scale war map Of
Europe, which is attracting much at
tention during these days Of stubborn
fighting on the western front. The
Evening journal., 1916-03-24

To Cure a Cold in one Day
Take LAXATIVE RROMO QUTNTNE Tablets
Druggists refund money n it fails 20 cure
y. ". GROVES signature is on each box
csc.
Evening journal., 1916-03-24

My husband has had a very bad
case of kidney trouble for the last
six years. Before taking LaX-a-T0ne
he was in such bad shape that he
could not walk half a block without
resting. Now he can walk any dis.
lance For ten years one OF his limbs
was nearly useless. caused by acid
ina his blood. Now he is entirely we'll.
LaX-a-Tonc is for sale at Miller's
Drug Store, i04-406 Market street.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-29

and told him ~ quickly as could
what had happened. and where they
had taken Miss ragc"
ibid be make any comment upon the
address you gave himT'
"Yes. He gave a sharp exclamation
when ! handed II TO him and said.
Great heavens! I've heard Of that
place--and what I've heard was any.
thing but good At that one of the de-
tectives took It and when he had read
IL he whistled and said. 'Zellar'sl My
God, we'd better follow pretty quick,
II you want to rescue the girl We've
had our eye on that joint for some
time At that Dr. Foster said. We
viii follow quickly. for my car can be
here In n minute"
"Will you tell the court please, ex-
actly what happened when you reached
the sanatoriumY
CDR. Foster stopped the automobile
at some distance down the road and
put out the lights. Then we all Slip
ped into the grounds as quietly as pos
sible and the four men hid in the BUSH
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-29

"but should have come anyway. duty
or no duty. How Is Miss Page bear
ing upT'
Every bravely. all things considered"
said Langdon; but now his tone was
grave with a hint Of usefulness.
Another day OF the trial was begun.
As on the day before. so fraught with
terrible revelations, 1t was Mrs Page
who was the first witness.
81 have only few questions, Mrs.
Page" said Langdon gently. "How
long after your husbands death was
1t that you learned the whereabouts of
your daughter?"
ut may have been an hour-or per-
haps less. A letter came from Philip
and said. Don't worry. Mary Is safe
In DIR. Jamison's home. For obvious
reasons l advise you not 10 come here
till later. VIII then explain ALL
went and got my hat and cloak to go
to her, but James Pollock drove up In
his automobile just as was going
down the path to the gate. He said he
hated TO disturb me at such time.
but that l must remember that Mary
was his fiancee, and he was getting
tired of Mr.. Langdon's attitude. lam
the one who should have taken care Of
her last night he said, and demand
that you Immediately stop Langdon's
interference told him that my poor
child had suffered enough; that would
not In any way interfere In the future.
In fact. IL blamed him for the awful
tragedy of the night before. IL seemed
90 me that but for him my daughter
would be safe and well and my hus-
band living. and l told him so. He
said that If would not deal with
LangdOn. he would, and that he would
expect Mary to keep her word to him.
Then he left. At the gate he met a
boy coming in with note, and after
some talk. he gave the boy some mon
ey and took the note himself. He tore
It open and read It; then, crumpling II
in his hand as If angry, he dung II
aside and got into his motor. AS soon
as he was out of sight l ran out and
picked up the note. lt-it was ad-
dressed TO me. and 1t said: 4 am tax
ing Mary to DIR. Fosters sanatorium
outside the city. She bears up bravely
under the news of her fathers death. |
VIII call later. Philip The next re- |
member is lying ON the bed In my own
room and hearing our doctor say IT'S
all too much for her. ! wish TO God
she had some relatives or someone TO
help her."
'sThat Is all. Mrs. Page. unless the
State has some questions to ask. HIS
voice rose interrogatively, but the
prosecutor shook his head.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-29

interrupt the famous alienist who was
said to know as much Of law as Of
medicine. aud the doctor flushed with
annoyance. But Langdon showed 10
discontinue; there was. In fact. smile
Of satisfaction curling the corners OF
his lips as the judge leaned forward
and said slowly:
Strike out the question beginning.
You say you paid but little attention
10 her excitement and its answer.
Continue. Mr.. Langdon."
THAT is all. Dr. Foster" said Lang
don promptly. and the District Attor-
ney had only one question:
when Mary Page was brought to
your sanatorium. was she not perfectly
sanef'
Temporarily so. but her nervous
condition was such that extreme men.
tai suffering was very evident. We
doctors have many definitions of that
word sane. sir
THAT Is all" And as the doctor
stepped down from the wltness-box
with a covert smile. TIE name of the
next witness was called 10y the bailiff.
This was now PLAYER in the vast
drama whose every act was seemingly
fresh tragedy and the reporters
whispered the name among themselves
as they berN over their copy. striving
to place her among the scores who had
been drawn into the net flung by the
police and Langdon after the strange
murder of James Pollock. Her name
slipped from lip to lip through the
spectators as well and more than one
man IN the back of the room stood up
to stare when the tall brisk woman
came confidently from the witness
room and took her place on the stand.
Miss Gertrude WaltOnr'
She gave her name with gravity. her
age with n smile. and her occupation
with pride. as trained nurse"
Miss Walton" said Langdon. you
specialize in nervous cases, do you
nOt?"
II do"
How long have you been doing that
sort OF nursing?"
"For twelve years. began 1t by
by-nursing my sister through a terri
bic Illness when she seemed likely to
lose her reason. have never forgot
ten her suffering. and have special
lied In nervous cases ever since"
Are you attached to the staff at Dr.
Fosters sanatorium?'
Il am"
"You have been there a good many
years. have you not?"
YES"
when was the first time that you
saw the defendant. Mary Pager
ION the morning when she was
brought to the sanatorium for treat
ment."
Miss Walton. did you know James
Pollock?''
For the first time her quiet conf
dence forsook her. and red spot crept |
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-29
SYNOPSIS.

Mary Page, actress, is accused of the
murder Oh James Pollock and Is defended
by her lover. Philip Langdon. Pollock
was intoxicated. At Mary's trial she adj
mits she had the revolver. Her maid
testihes that Mary threatened Pollock
with II previously, and Mary's leading
man duplicates Langdon. How Mary dis
appeared from the scene Of the crime is a
mystery. Brandon tells OF 4, strange hand
print he saw on Marys shoulder. Further
evidence shows that horror of drink pro-
duces temporary insanity In Mary. The
defense Is depressed psychosis." wit
nesses described Marys flight from her In
toxicated father and her fathers suicide
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-29
THE NURSES
STORY

YANGDON, opening the door of the
witness-room, glanced in. A
sharp little frown Of anxiety
etched two fine vertical lines
between his eyes; but at sight of the
tall. trinity clad woman talking to the
doctor a smile Of relief replaced the
scowl. He came forward eagerly.
Thank goodness you were able to
get here" he said, taking her hand in
both Of his. at means so much to us
to have you; but didn't like TO insist,
or call the law to my aid. How is the
recalcitrant patientT'
'Oh. the patient is doing splendldly.
thanks" she answered with a smile,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-29

"mr. Pollock asked me " ] was Miss
Pages nurse"
into each cheek, and there was a
visible hesitation before she answered
slowly:
Il had never MET MIR. Pollock, but |
had heard a great deal about him. His
his name was very familiar TO me-"
''Then the first time you saw him
was when he came 10 the sanatorium
asking for Miss Page?"
Again there was a Hesitation before
the answer:
YES"
"Will you tell the court please. what
happened after DIR. Foster ordered you
10 keep James Pollock out OF the room
Of your new patient-Miss Pager
I'll felt that ought TO know what
he looked Ike that ! might make no
mistake. so | went down the hall to-
wards the reception-room. AS reach
ed the door. however. 1t was opened
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-29

MISS rage was sobbtng and laughinq."
guarding Mr.. Pollock turned towards
me and the latter instantly leapt over
the banisters and rushed into the Of
fee, The detective and | were close
behind him, and as we reached the
door we saw Mr.. Pollock leap upon
DR.. Foster and strike the revolver from
his hand. Then he switched out the
light and called to Cellar to come
quick Before We could stop them
both men ran out through one of the
long windows"
did you see either OF them againY'
mo. We at once locked all the doors
and windows and then DR.. Foster hur-
ried upstairs to Miss Page. IL was
some hours before he could quiet her
even with strong sedatives. aud when
at last she was asleep II was so near
dawn that II seemed best for US all TO
stay right there until morning"
did you hear DR.. Foster give any
opinion as TO this second attack OF
madness on the part OF Miss Pager"
yes. | asked him what could have
caused 1t. and he pointed TO the broken
whiskey bottle, saying that the brutal
attendant was undoubtedly drunk even
before he had entered the room, and
had probably continued drinking I'm Miss
Pages presence. This be said, proves
conclusively to me that Miss Page Is
suffering from what we term "repress-
ed psychosis," superinduced by the
sight OF intoxicationr
Go be continued.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-02-25
Unclaimed Letters.

LAST 81 letters remaining IN the Browns
vile post office for the week ending Feb
ruary 10. 1916. If not called for in two
weeks will be forwarded Ia the division af
dead letters. NJ
Gcntlcmen-John X. Allen. Alberto Bar
ron. Simon Billereal, l.. G. Bradford (2).
Barney Bratton, A. W. Buck, NarciSo
Cantu. r. Z. Duran. LAWYER Evans. n. q.
Fernandez. John n. Finley. Will Foster.
Pedro Garcia. T. Garcia. Guadalupe Gar
cia on, Felipe Cara. Martin Gonzales.
John X. Graham. O.. =. Goffney. Comrado
Gutierrez. Francisco Herrera. HiIario
HlnoJosa. Erwin Lewis. Amado Lonporia.
Oscar Matthews. Fulcan Martinez. Nj. TT.
Meyers, E>mereiIldo Mendez, Francisco
Moreno. Rev. M. Molina. James r. Me-
Cormick. Domingo Navarro. Bernardino
Paz. Eulalio Perez. Gilbert Proctor, Pom
poso Ramirez, Federico Reina. Antonio
Rineda, Jose R~ozales. Romulo Rosale-.
Louis Satcher, Bonifacio Samano, Braulio
Soils, Emilio Cortez Trevino, The Under
wood Agency, Regime Vela. Cap Walters.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Wayt (3), margarine
Zuniga.
Ladies-Mr>. NJ. Austin. Maria Antonio
de Cantu, Mrs Winnona Capria, Mr.. J.
A. Cannon. Jnana +. Estrada. JauIa Go
mez. Mrs. Lula Chandle. Sra. Librada Gar
cha. Sra. Rita REYES Galval. Mrs. Walter
:. Grant, Maria M. de Gutierrez. Miss
Mabel Harlan, Sra. Clara Leal. Lucia Luna.
Elvira Najar, Anjelta Olbera, Sra. BasiIa
Pedroza, Srta Ynes Salas, Mrs. A. G..
Stomski. Mrs. Fannie Stewart, Tomasa p.
de Vasquez, Sra. Sinforosa vela, Sra. An
drea X. de Villareal.
In calling for above letters please state
they were advertised. Mrs. J.. 0. Wheeler,
postmaster.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-02-25
STEEL PLANT
FOR BEAUMONT
PLANT MAY BE ESTABLISHED FOR
SMELLING OF EAST TEXAS
IRON ORES SOON.

BEAUMONT, txas, Feb. 25.-Beau-
mont expects soon TO have a large steel
plant for the smelling and conversion of
iron ores in East and Northeast Texas,
where unusually large deposits exist. Bust
ness men have raised q fund Of $1,000 0
to meet the conditions for the establish
ment Of this plant by outside capital.
The Texas Steel Corporation has been
chartered with a capital Of $4,000. 900.
Iron ore properties, il j. understood. will
ne purchased in the vicinity Of Longvicw.
Texas, and within eight months actual
construction of the new plant will be com
menced- Beaumont people are considering
the plan OF donating a site Of 200 acres
along the Nucccs river, assuring adequate
facilities Tor water shipments.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-02-25
Want Legislation To
Prevent High Price
Cream Competition

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 25.-
Legislation to prevent large creameries,
which buy large quantities of butter fat
over "A large area from paying too large
a price IN the territories of smaller local
plants y urged By Clarence Ou,lcy, dircc-
Tor OF extension at the Agricultural &
Mechanical College, here.
Tin sort of commerciali,m calls for
stringent legislation" declared Mr.. Ou.ley
today, for i means, sooner or later. the
monopolizatlon Of the crcamery business.
through the suppression of local enter
prises."
Steps to combat the work of Professions
creamery promoters IN localities where
conditions do not Justify are being taken
by the colleges extension service.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-02-25
SPORT NOTES

The exact age Of Ilonus Wagner IL
f. years. That's not old in the ordinary
professions. in fact quite a youthful
age. But i'm baseball il is beyond the
retiring age, for the game calls for the
speed and intense vigor Of youth. The
public will have speed and no laggards.
Now Honus has dcficd old Father Time.
His muscles are as flexible as a school
boys That eagle eve works in the
same old way at field and at bat. And
so he is a fixture in baseball.
The settlement of the row over Home
Run Baker brings back this season one
of the shining lights Of baseball. Baker
was missed last season, not so much ny
Connie Mack and the Athletics. as by
the fans who love a free cloutcr. Baker
has an unusual record He never starred
in the field and brilliant plays were not
expected from his corner Of the diamond
But for five successive years he drove
in more runs than any other player IN
the American league.
The Great Western trotting circuit
has set its dates. The horses viii show
their first speed on July IL at North
Randall, Ohio. and the final week begins
October 30. at Phoenix. Arizona. De
troit and North Randall have put mp
purses of So. 900 each and the purses
will figure over "A quarter Of 4 million
dollars.
The split in the amateur baseball or
ganiza,ion, which occurred AT the Lou
~isville meeting. has resulted ~ the Tor
nation Of a strong new body. nown as
the National Amateur Baseball Fedora
ton. A set Of by laws is being drafted
and the new organization Of amateur
clubs will be perfected AT a meeting 2"
bc held in Cincinnati on March I'D. q.
Towncs Of Cleveland il heading the new
body.
As the willard Moran bout draws
near. il looks more and more like = mil
lionaire's mill. The prices. ranging ~
10 a half hundred a seat, might he rea
sonable for a Atwenty round match or u
finish mar~h. But with two husky init
men. both slow and cautious. II would
seem ten rounds IL a~wfully short time
for them to show anything Of value for
the big wad.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-02-25
Statewide Convention Of
Adult Sunday Schools To
Be In Session TODAY

DALLAS. Texas. Feb. 25.-The frs
statewide convention of organized adult
Sunday school classes of all denomination
opened here today, continuing until Feb
ruary 81. When the enrolment Of dele
gates is complete, il is believed that al least
1000 will have registered. The convention
will close with n banquet for 1000 persons
Friday night. Sessions are held in the
First Presbyterian church. Two important
meetings, each for men and women, will
be held tonight.
The men will be- addressed by w. C.
Pearce OF Chicago. intcrnationa supcrin-
tcndent Of adult bible classes: DIR. Charles
ID. Bulla. a noted minister of Nashville.
Tenn. and Cullen +. Thomas OF Dallas. The
women Will he addressed nv Miss Mabel X.
Stafford. southwestern field secretary of
the Y. ". C.. A., and Mr.. ". q. Moody Of
Galveston.
General conventions of Sunday school
workers Of all grades have been held in the
state for the past fortv-onc wears. but
members of the adult classes have felt
their problems had outerown the general
conventions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-02-25
SAY ARGUMEDO
NOT CAPTURED
AMERICANS ARRIVING At FL PAS0
SAY he IS NOT PRISONER OF
CARRANZA YET.

Ell PASO. Tex, Feb. 25-That Gen
yeral Benjamin Argumendo is not a pris-
oner Of the Carranza officials at Tore
on. wounded or otherwise. IS the declar-
alton Of Americans arriving here from
the interior Of Mexico. They assert that
; ArgnIncndo is AT the mead Of a band of
men who are raiding and robbing in the
Lagnna district. surrounding Torre0n
and that i: was ArgumendG's band that
recently captured the Tlahualilo planta.
ton and held il for a day before being
driven of by the Carrancistas. This
plantation is owned by an American
The same Americans bring the report
that General Francisco Villas force Is
growing in size and now numbers about
500 to 1000 men. Rancbers in the Santa
Ysabel district, the Americans
assert, incenscd at Villa. are on his trail
because he robbed one Of the settlements
in a recctn raid. The raid occurred two
weeks subsequent to the massacre Of the
eighteen Americans and the ranchmer
are greatly in1amed.
I'm Chihuahua We feel that Villa j.
certain to lc caught. as the ranchers
know the mountains and the foothills
like a book said one Of the Americans.
The great trouble with the Carranza
armies in pursuit Of Villa is that tn,
majority Of the men in the Constitution
al fOvc are from South Mexico and are
not familiar with mountain fighting. As
a result Of this. Villa can move twenty
ar thirty miles in a flight and keep tho
Carranza column at bay indefinitely"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-02-25
Zoo Animals To Get
Horsemeat When Beef
Prices Shoot Way Up
nv Associated press.l


DALLAS. Texas, Feb. 25.-When the
high price Of beef prevents choice morsels
bein. fed 10 the animals in the Forest Park
zoo here. horse meat will be rendered in
stead. The park board has decided that
something must he don to decrease the cost
of living in the zoo. Between 800 and
$50 i spent monthly in purchasing beef
for Mr.. Leo Lion and his family and others
in captivity. Horse meat. which the city
believes can be obtained free will he sub
s~tituted.
Whenever a horse breaks a leg, or i
otherwise fatally injured. the owner sends
Tor a policeman and has the animal shot.
IT. carcass has heretofore been cremated.
Now the meat will not he fed 10 the fire
furnace. but to the animals. Choice cuts
of horse will he kept in cold storage for
the zoo animals hereafter.