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interesting also and attentive when
he wanted to be, she said. White had
gone to France in the winter of 1920
to study peasant pottery, in which he
was interested. He 1nyended to import
the pottery to this country.
Mrs. Swifie. who was the first to see
| Mrs. White after she had made her
decision to leave her husband, says
that she is g "sweet, dear, innocent
girl"
"a week ago last Thursday, about
8 o'clock In the morning" Mrs. Swife
said: II stood at window looking
out toward the road when I saw girl
coming down it, carrying a suit case
and crying. I recognized her as the
French wife Of White. She turned
into our place and sank into a chair
on the porch. She told me that she
had been beaten and exhibited bruises
ON her forearms. called Mr.. Nc
Elrath and told him what Mrs. White
had said"
McElrath was furious when he heard
of the treatment that Mrs White had
received
''You need never worry about place
to stay" ne said to her. "You can
stay in my house for the rest of your
| life"
McElrath Is about forty-fve years
old, broad shouldered and husky He
! is more than six feet tall and carries
himself with a slight stoop. His
hands are unusually large.
"Mrs. White told me that her hus-
band had beaten her because she had
thrown eggshells into the stove," Nc
Elrath said.
"She said that he had picked her up
and had thrown her on the floor, and
had called her, in French, a COW. She
scratched his face, packed her i grip and
left him: About o'clock the next day
Bouck White came down the road to see
US. he was carrying two written no
tices announcing that his wife had left
bed and board and that he would no
longer be responsible for her. l could
hardly keep myself from tearing at
him,
Get to hell out of this place!'
told him. White didn't wait long 20
White has hardly been popular
figure in Marlboro His un-American
activities, his advocacy of revolution.
the flag g-burning episode of 1916 and his
attempts to introduce his doctrines
here have turned the people against
him. The women, it seems, feel more
strongly than do the men, and there is
strong desire to run him out of town.
About year ago he called meeting
and attempted to talk of his communis-
tic and other radical theories, but the
women nrpSpnt af tho
him sing patriotic songs Of the United
States and the Allies.
Last Monday night" McElrath said,
three automobiles passed my place
about 9 o'clock. There were twelve
men in them. I've been told that thew
went on to Whites house, pushed their
way in and yanked him out of bed.
They put hitch of rope around his
waist, pulled him out and tied him to a
tree. | was told that the party had
with them can of tar, mixed with
asphalt and carbolic acid and bag of
feathers. Before they put the tar and
feathers on him they lashed him with
horsewhips. Then they applied the tar
! where 1t would do him the most good
understand that he has had trouble
sitting down ever since. Some of the
leading citizens had part in it, be.
| lieve''
Although White has denied that tar
and feathers were applied, evidence
was round by McElrath to bear out the
story he told of the tarring party. A
few days ago he was up around Whites
place and found a can that had con-
tanned tar. He examined it and noticed
the odor Of carbolic acid also. The acid
was used, 1t Is believed, to add pain TO
the tarring process. There were a few
1eathers sticking to the can.
v White says he was sunburned," Nc
Elrath was told.
Yes, hear that he has been talkinp
ABOUT sunburn, but up until few days
ago ne had -four around his neck" he
said laughingly
Ex-Pastor Takes to Hills
| Whites retreat into the h;l1s ia Of
the end Of rocky road leading upward
IL Is narrow road with two deem fur
rows caused by farm trucks. The
mousse the last one on the line, is three
mlles from the Marlboro postoffice in
section known as Snake Hollow. The
road I,2S is a steep incline and "Bcuck
WhlCe 5 P!ace, as roughly painted
level. "0oFe sea
Weather beaten. with white paint
sisahihs t loTth only in spots, the house
!
to the French girl who had dreamed- of
rich estate. A half dozen white Leg.
norm chickens, a COW, and pip con-
stl1nte the former pastors livestock
White was reclining in a ruatic swino
when The Tribune reporter rajled az
nm. With him was William Saneer
post impressionist artist and bnshsnd
| OF Margaret Sanger, the birth contrni
advocate. Sanger was seeking insniro snirol
slon, and was using one of the ronphlu-
putt putt outhouses for studio. he sa;5
White was not visible at first 'a,u anu
Sanger pointed him out in tho swim @'io
Browned. lean, partly bald and wear-
ing soiled, dropping linen can,
gray coat sweater which had Come
through at the elbows, and soiied oiled
wnite shirt with narrow red strines
minus collar, White welcomed his
visitors cheerfully. He also had IN
heavy woolen socks and pair Of armv
shoes and blue serge trousers. my
White rolled over, reached into lie
POCKET and brought forth clean. white
silk handkerchief which he drew drew
around his neck, which was noticeahlv
red There was blotch of red on his