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The Washington times., 1920-05-30

And the same thing was repeated again when Amanda
got through with Thomas. For several years Amanda
and her SON Herbert lived bountfully with servants,
clothes money to travel on-but not dollar of
from Thomas, her husband
In Amanda IS testimony in her suit for di-
vorce against Herbert Thomas she said
QUESTION-When did the defendant. Gferbert
Thomas) last contribute to your support near you
reealf
Answer-I should say In the year 1906
Q-Has he given you anything for the support of your
A-He has given the child hve dollars since he has
been born
Q-Nothing else1
A.-Nothing else.
Ollie provided clothing anything elses
A.-No, sir.
Q.-or any present of any kind'
A.-Thst present-the FIVE dollars Christ.
mas present
o.-You have supported the boy since his birth,
Al have, yes, sir.
Amanda Thomas to that interesting bit Of infor.
nation June r. 1914. From 'the year 1905 Herbert
Thomas hadn't put up dollar for Amanda-and it was
in 1905 that she met Shonts.
From 1905 to the time of the divorce Thomas paid
of her expenses. And yet Amanda lived, and lived
very we'll Like the lilies in the Bible 'she toiled not
neither did she spin' far Mrs. Shonts knows but
she had plenty of money for herself and her boy Mrs.
Shonts asserts that Mr. Shonts put up the money keep
Amanda well dressed well fed and well housed, includ
ing Summer tours and European trips.
But Amanda says she really didn't get intimate
terms with Shonts until late in 1908 Then who did pay
her bills from the year 1905 until Shonts took up the
burdenf
is there unknown admirer Of Amanda who fills in
the gap between Herbert Thomas in 1905 and the old
traction magnate in 1908f 1t is certain that Amanda
lived and lived very nicely, during those two three
years. and she that her husband contributed moth
ing. Thon who did foot the billsf
This is one of the things Mrs Shontss lawyers Judge
Warren Dixon and George w. Files would be glad to
6nd out from Amanda.
The referee asked her in her divorce examination:
QUESTIoN-You have supported the boy (young
Herbert Thomas) since his birthf
ANSWER-I have, yes, sir
And Mrs, Shonts would like to have Amanda explain
HOW she supported herself and her boy. Where and
how did she get all the money to support themi If IL
was not Shontss money she supported" herself and
the child onhen who did furnish tho money. and whyf
And if it was Shontss money that she thrved on all
those years and still cngs to to-day while the widow is
practically penness, then the Rev. Dr. Straon's ques
tion seems pertinent:
"If the wronged wife Is finally robbed and the other
this will the tendency by for
weak girl in the city to ask herself the question, IL she did
these things and with It and Aourishes why
may Ii'"
The Washington times., 1920-05-30


He had squsndered about 100000 he told me- and the
panic swept away the last dollar Then Herbert and his
wife separated. He had dollar Of property but
there had piled up in the New York courts thousands of
dollars worth Of judgments against him for his wfes
clothes. These still hang the young a
ory of his married life with "Red Top"
The child Herbert F. Thomas, Jr, born in 1907,
believe.
It was not until April 23 1914 that his wife started
divorce action against Herbert. On October a. 1914
Mrs Thomas got her decree of divorce.
The foregoing statement by who knew young
Thomas and the motley members Of that old road show
gives an illuminating view of the high
school boy and his chorus girl sweetheart No would
be surprised To find that match made between such peo
pie under such circumstances would turn out the mar
monial wreck which it did result in.
It is curious to notice that Jeanne Caskie the chorus
girl played the part of Miss Judge and she claims
that she has been misjudged'' in her relations with
Shonts, her devoted and generous admirer.
When Mrs. Shontss mlion-doar suit is called for
trial Mss Judge" of the old road show chorus will have
chance to show just how she is misiudged to what
were her real relations with the old traction magnate
Amanda admits that she became very closely asso
cated with Shonts in 1908 And there is the record Of
the detectives reports who Shonts morning noon
and night coming ana going from AMANDA estaoiish
ment on East ThrtyAfth street And together Shonts
and his Amanda went to Europe in 1913 and again in
1914 Shons entirely abandoned his wife and daughters
and made his home with Mrs. Thomas.
And all those years she still the wife of Herbert
Thomas While she lived here and there in New York
and during her trips abroad with Shonts she the wfc
of another man. Through all those years until her d
vorce on October a. 1914 Shonss friend Amanda" be-
longed to another;
The story Of Amsnds's divorce from Herbert is an
interesting one II not until the latter part of April
1914 that Mrs Thomas got around to the divorce She
had gotten along for several years very nicely with Shons
without the need of getting rid Of Thomas But it
was decided that would be convenient to get rid of her
second husband she had gotten rid of Yesgcr her first
husband.
When Amanda, the "chorus lady" met the schoohoy,
Herbert Thomas In 1900 she earning $40 week with
road show II not her husband, Ycager that
who paid her trip to Europe filled her trunks with daz
xiuQ gowns" and put up the money to make her Of
the Sbest dressed women on the stage" She
ried woman but somebody else to have been pay
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chorus girl. He said he guessed every.
thing was going to turn out as had so
gloomily predicted.
In 1907 came the financial panic
which wiped out the fortune of Her.
bert's' rich banker father. Herbert
Newark post., 1920-09-08
Legitimate Expenses Of Political
Campaign Are Heavy

1t takes money to run an honest polit-
ical campaign, just at it took money to
run Liberty Loan or Red Cross cam
paign. 1t takes everybody doing his bit
and giving his share, rather than very
few people doing and giving it all, to
make political campaign success, just
as this was true with the Liberty Loan and
Red Cross campaigns.
The necessary and legitimate expenses
of political campaign are heavy and
varied.
One of the first and most necessary
expenses is that incident to making a
block" or poll Of the voters Of the
state. To prevent fraud in the form OF
''repeaters" and other illegal voters, it is
absolutely necessary that the party know
the names and residence of all voters in
the state, how long they have lived in the
state and in their present election districts.
1t takes money to make this political
census.
1t takes money to maintain state and
county headquarters. There are the Of
fee expenses of rent, light, telephones,
etc. Furniture and typewriters must be
rented or purchased. Stenographers and
clerical help must be employed and paid.
Stationery and stamps must be purchased.
There are approximately $4,000 Republi-
can voters in Delaware Counting the
women voters) To send each of these
Republicans only one letter during the
campaign would cost $1,000 in stamps
alone; in addition there would be the
cost of stationery, the envelopes, the pay
roll of the stenographers who wrote the
letters, folded, enclosed, sealed and mailed
them
In this connection, it should be stated
that no official connected with the state
and county headquarters or committees
receive any salary or compensation. Al
Newark post., 1920-09-08

Do you belong to church? If so. YOU
help support it financially by contribut
ing your share
Are you member of a lodge? IF
so, you pay dues. You don't expect
two or three or half a dozen rich men to
put up all the money.
Do you belong to a city club of a
farmers bureau? If so, you pay your
proportion of the expenses.
AS self-respecting, independent citi-
zen you do your share in whatever organ
ization you are a member. You don't
expect and you wouldn't want to belong
to organizations supported wholly by rich
men while you enjoyed the benefits
through the charity of those who paid
the bills.
Why should you make an exception of
your political party? 1t it is a party
worthy of your support, it is worth some
thing to you. If you believe in it, you
should be willing to back up your belief
with your money. If you think it is the
party which should be in power, you
should be willing to contribute your share
of the expenses necessary to make
winning fight.
Newark post., 1920-09-08

by the war. The long established method,
customary in all political parties, of hav-
ing comparatively small number of men
assume the financial burden of presi-
dental and congressional campaigns, ap-
pealed to the Republican National Com
mittee as being out of key with the spirit
of the times, which call for more active
participation of each individual in the
affairs of his government-and his party.
The plan to decentralize the financing
of the Republican party yas proposed at
special meeting of the Republican Ma
tional Committee held in Chicago, Janu-
ary 1919. "Decentralized financing is
new term in the dictionary of politics. 1t
signifies financing by the many instead of
by the few 1t means instated of few
very rich men in few commercial and
industrial centers putting up the money
to meet the necessary expenses of cam
paign that every citizen-in village as
well as the city, in farmhouse and factory
as well as the bank and corporation office
will be given opportunity to give ac-
cording to his means to the support of his
party. 1t also means the elimination of
any foundation for the charge, which was
frequently made that those who financed
the campaigns placed the party candidates
and leaders under undue and inproper
obligations to the monied interests.
Newark post., 1920-09-08
Every American Citizen Wants to
Hold Up His End of the Stick

In order to bring about the "decentral-
ization of campaign fund collections the
Republican National Committee at its
meeting in January 1919 unanimously
adopted a resolution authorizing the Ma
tional Chairman to appoint Ways and
Means Committee which should devise
and organize system of raising cam
.paign funds that would make the financial
support. of the Republican party as broad
and representative as its membership.
This Ways and Means Committee out
lined plan which created a general or
national committee; state committee for
each state, in charge of chairman and
woman vice7chairman; and authorized
state committees to sub-divide the work
in their states by the appointment of
county or city committees, which would
extend the work of raising funds into
every town. village and school district
The plan proved popular with the rank
and, file of the party, who welcome the
opportunity to become an active, contri-
buting member of the party-even though
in small way. Every Republican in
Delaware who likes to hold up his end of
the stick, fight his own battles, ask no
man to pay his bills, assume his response
bilities or makes his party the object of
charity is urged to" become an active,
contributing member of the Republican
parry in Delaware.
The Republican, party calls on all true
Americans who wish to see their govern
ment at Washington returned to the
people to lend hand and do their bit
Newark post., 1920-09-08

Issued by Delaware Republican State
Finance Committee, authorized agent
OF Republican National Committee and
Delaware Republican State Committee
for collection of campaign funds in
Delaware
Newark post., 1920-09-08

though they are men who have private
business to conduct and their living to
make, the various chairmen, secretaries,
treasurers and other officials of the state
and county committees are serving the
party absolutely without pay. The only
payroll in connection with these head
quarters is that of the clerical and steno-
graphic forces
1t Costs Money to Keep Public
Posted on Campaign Issues
Every citizen is entitled to know for
what the Republican party and it's candi-
dates stand The Republican party is
particularly anxious that the fullest and
freest publicity attend the campaign is
sues; that the people be given all the
facts. To do this requires the printing
and distribution of literature; the use of
advertising in the newspapers; the hold
ing of public meetings for which halls
must be rented and music and speakers
provided. The speakers donate their serv-
ice, but their travelling expenses must be
Paul. U OO dill tillS requires great
amount of money.
Men must be obtained to act as poll
book holders, challengers, watchers, etc.
They cannot be asked to leave their work
at the factory or at the desk or on the
farm to work all day, and maybe into the
night, at the polls unless they are paid
days wages. Very frequently the result
of the election depends upon which party
has the best and most efficient organiza-
perfectly legitimate expense that must be
met
In short, to run Republican campaign
in. Delaware means BLOCKING and
the organizing of $4,000 individuals,
placing in their hands all possible infor-
nation regarding the issues and the can
didates, and seeing to it that on election
day all legal and rightful Republican
voters reach the polls, cast their ballots
and have them honestly counted. This
cannot be done without expense by a
political party organization any more than
it could be done for nothing by business
organization.
Old Methods of Raising Funds Out
of Spirit With New
Americanism
Formerly the bulk of money needed to
finance political campaigns was raised by
a comparatively few men. Fred w.
Upham, treasurer of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, recently made the pub
lie statement that in previous national
campaings IS percent Of the funds to
finance the entire national fight were
raised in New York City. This applied to
both political parties. 1t was a. practice
which the present Republican National
Committee thought should be abandoned.
The county and the people are entering
upon a new era. The spirit of true
democracy, where every citizen feels
personal interest and responsibility in his
government, is abroad in America as the
result of impulses which were quickened
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-21
UNIQUE CURE OF SHELL
SHOCK BY PSYCHOLOGY
Simple Method of Making Patient
Recall Past Events Proves
Successful
by DIR. WILLIAM nROWS.

LONDON. March 20.-Sheli shoc;s
patients can be cured by wording CT
tho emotion reprcssed at the time
when the shock occurred.
NIL such cases show loss OF memory
o. greater or less extent. They may
nave forgotten everything that has
happened since the she'll burst. and
uon. They may show loss of voice.
OF powers OF walking. of hearing or %
the power Of voluntary control
IL VIII be found that such Il person
is very easily hNpnottZed: If il he su,:-
EeStcd 10 him that he will remember
Inc circumstances OF his injury 10
VIII act again the whole circum-
stances, ana in that process his vari-
Gus functions Will return.
What has been done? We have
brought un the lost memories. and
Win Win the memories the lost functions.
But we have done more than that;
we have given him an outlet for an
emotion which was originally eS-
pericnccd by him with so great an
intensity hat II. could not do fun
Justice 10 it and his mind split in tho
attempt.
While under shell fire the con.
Scious personality was trying 10 sup
press the emotion OF fear partly
from sense of duty-duty OF n
*"ldief-partly III elf-detensc-any-
In curing that patient we bring up
the rep:osscd experience once more
We encourage him to work off the
emotion involved in IL.
For example take the case Of
gunner patient OF mine. lie had been
suffering for two years from u tremor
OF the arm. dating from the time he
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had been blown up at Ypres. sent
MIN TO sleep. Then sugg ested he
I'VE again through his experiences a;
Il pres sa,,. Ho ala 80 and began to. Shout
had happeneI at tho time.
ne wns apparently serving the gun
amnS Sote ono r Giss was handing him
MS hand began to shake violently and
soon NO was shaking all over. Then
suddenly he became absolutely still
sussGstnd that he remember all that
woke him up. He looked at his hand
which was absolutely still, with ANA
ment ''"Ic-
Ill IIis g gun haa been blown up and the
cited In him had been bottled up for
Two years: Tho next morning hn wo.
able to shave himself with nm ordi
nary razor for tho first time since his
mother interesting cure was that OF
Il lying corps signalcr who was blown
UP by bomb and found on rerninino
t ,oi a,, that everything appeared
position: Tho first attempt at hvnnnS
tism effected only n partial cnyn p"o
was then informed that when he was =,
child or Sly he had shown similar
symptoms after a fall.
nemDered that when he was three
years old he had upset some hot cofyce
GOWN ms right arm and had felt n pain
IN MS left side. He remembered That
the wrong way round.
ihat was the FIRST experience OF dis.
orientation he could remember II oc
Cured to me that. the scnldins Of his
ar f 9Toauce H. Ifainting, ut in which
twisted to the right But But I ' efteeted
complete cure on that man.
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COTTON PRODUCTION TOTALS
l1,329,755 BALES FOR 1919
Census bureau NlGAcs riuai Ginning
Rrnnrt oG Last Years
Crop.
LEY Associated prcss.)

WNSiiiNGWO& March 2o.-Cotton
amounted TO ii,$29,375 equivalent 500 +.
pound bales in tic 1879 crop. the Nnal
ginning report of the Census bureau
today anuonn"cG.
The crop of 1913 amounted 10 12.oto.
"32 equivalent 500 pound balc. ana that
az i"l1 vas ll.5U2.%75. The Depart =
m"nt Of Agriculture III December csti :
mated ~" 1911" crop At II .050, 600 equiv
nlcnt b0u-pound bales.
inrindcd N Tho 1919 production arc
'a,"2" bales. which sinncrs cstimat cd
would he turned out after the March
canvass. Round bales included are
i".Nhi for 1919. compared with l5i,2O4
Tor lHlS: American tEypt,an included
Was 800 bales, compared with 3G.IST
for l"lS ana Sea island. 6N01 bu!cs,
compared with "2,"oS for 1918
Suippad' ana molly" cotton includ
cd amounted 10 i.aa3i buics. The
average sroSs weight OF bales was
sos. pounds compared with 5o5,
pounds il 1918. Gmrcyics operated
numbered lS,Soi. compared with l9..5a
for iaIS
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Cnporinni'Y No was Tor n bonrn. ~
prison. The burden OF s"ring ,CT h ." J."
~, ~ saIahemF te.! uaon the mother snd II,
ssshth tH!tS oi many persons secured h.Ir
,or her ioEe,hoI with monthly .i!o,yir,cn
I'm the hed 'rOs7 Tbs ali"wagc, YIN
Ve,r hoe to ;eaTe the prison anu next 30.
be"n '. ,o,c snd thG iund which mas 10, set
the FAMILY durinE that lime ~"' 90
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SHOW SLIGHT CHANGES
Cotton Miil Operations for Last ti: n
Months hhont Same aa
lclr A.u.
iHr Associated ,t.,s.l

NV NssWV,lI0N Its..T
WASHINGTON, March, ao-Thc cot :
ionsced and cottonsceG products re-
por: FOR tho period, Angus, 20 Fcbru-
arg 80. annoanced today by tho Census
Enroau. shows:
Cotton seed crushed. 3,&S5.554 tons.
compared with %.365.5s3 :, year ago.
on hand At mills February % 81. So
tons. compared with a59,5S7
'0tt"u seed or products produced in
the period ana on hnud February -
We're: crude oil, l.oiI,GGi,D20 pounds
produced and l1S,.53,AT% on hand com :
nared With H'T,3I3,33! and iGL5lT.1vS
Il year ago.
EcGncq oil. 7l@,o52.o7o pounds pro-
duced and !ot, 2GS.lS" on maud COM
pared with 733952.5G5 and 3S5'3iU. sg9
year ago
cake ana meal l.537.8O5 tons pro-
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suyIor,, Conf,r,ncc I'm. :,

GENOA, March 20.-The Sailors Com
ference, which is to be held in con-
body constituted under The league of
nations, is 10 take place on Juno 18th.
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SKYSCRAPERS FOR LONDON
High buildings Tend to Overcome Smoke
DrnN bnci,. Lord MOptaSu

LONDON. March "0.-Lord MontaEu,
of Heauileu. predicts that within a few
Years the congestion OF traffic in cen
trail London viii compel the building
OF overhead railways. and OF higher
buildings. Neither streats, railways
nor tubes. as they exist today he SAYS.
will be adequate 10 convey the daily
traffic.
The skyscrapcrS OF New York hc
adds, are magnificent and strikincIy
beautiful. The atmosphere above the
streets Is far purer than lower down
anu the more or less permanent smoky
layer over London is seldom higher
than lao feet in normal weather
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-21
FEBRUARY REPORTS SHOW
FOREIGN TRADES DECREASE
10th Exports and Imports Drup for
Month in sympathy with E1-
change situation.
ley Associated Press.l

icy Associated Pressl
WASHINGTON, March a0.--Decided
decrease in exports Is shown by the
February foreign trado statement is
sued today by tho Bureau OF Foreign
and Domestic Commerce. exports for
the month amounting to S456,00e. 900
the sma lest monthly total since Oc-
tober, 1919. Imports also decreased
from sf7io0o,o00 in January TO 34G7,-
100000
Exports during the eight months
ending March amounted to Sh.3l-
100000 against 3i,3S3,00n. 900 during the
corresponding period of 1858. In-
ports for the eight months exceeded
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by s1i o.ooO,o0o tho imports during tho
SnnuTe hSca! yea: ending January 80,
Imports Of gold during February
were unusually shall. amounting 10
Hti'o.vpo against exports ~ Si3,UOO
600. For the eight months period gold
Imports were Si3 ,0oo,o0O against OK
ports Of S5G2, 600, 00n. silver imports
amnunted to Sia,uNo.nn0 in February
and S6S,000,o00 in eight months, While
exports or silver wcro valued a, 5l6-
uOe,too for the month and $4,000 900
for the eight months.
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duccd and 2S2,54t on baud compared
With I,63S.2Si and 130,a09 Il year ago.
iinters. hOSslo bales produced and
1850 on hand compared with 176, go
and 3"S.39S a year ago.
Imports y. p! for the seven months
we're la.Sol,2?S pounds, compared with
S.iSlSGS II year ago
Exports We're: oil. S4.654,55o pounds,
compared with S6.IS3,56l a year ago,
Cake and meal, .io,lsj tons, com
pared with t6.I0G
Linters, ca.5o7 bales. compared with
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IRRIGATION is SUCCESS
Results Of Plan In,~.tigated n, Dr.
DartmeHt of Agriculture In
fOlUrnuo.

WASHINGTON. March 2o.--The re-
suits OF irrigation on crop proGpc,o:,,
rs compared TO nonirriGation, are
shown hy an inN cstiEa,ion OF tae De
partmcnt 81 Az icu!,urc l., Colorado
ORR prod IH:io' On Irrigated land IA +,
year waG %2.6 bushels rer acre ,n,i
on nonirrigated land a." bushels
winter wheat, 2i.7 au! a.a bushels re-
bushels; oats, $40 ana l5.c hushei.
barley, COS and 1875 bushels: rye, l5.5
and ST bushels. and potatoes, los and
"a bushels
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vcrdun Being Rebuff, n.nIs,,

FERDuN. March eo.--Condi,ons a,
INC rcnairinS Of existing buildings ia
song on at rapid rate. The .\mcrl-
can Fed Cross provided entertainments
and presents Tor the children al Christ
mas and is ma; rrially assisting in Inc
work OF rcronstruction. through sun
plies TO needy families
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FI|A1iVOH IDk. MarCh o0-CarryInp
supphes worth $4,000, the twenty
ninth rc'ef train o! the Siberian com.
MISSION OF the american Red Cross h,s
reached Chita. Most OF the sum lie
are In tho form OF warm winter rIoih.
lns - Ian kets, clothing matcri;I
sweaters. socks. paper-line1 ests muf.
ners - and various hospital nccesei-
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whole ctty Get. clo,hinr

NLAD1NOSTOK. March 90. The
supplied clothing for 5000 miners +
600 railway employees and their
families. 5000 Austro- German prison
ers and approximately 1000 civilians
during the recent particularly bitter
cold OF tho Arctic winter there.
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To;a.s.. sS.i3 Is


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~, d'Eburaeme S.5'9 o.. balance. 3,