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The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-09
80 WEAK
 so NERVOUS
How Miserable This Woman Was Until She Took Lydia E. Pink
 hams Vegetable Compound

Toomsboro, Car suffered terribly with backache and headache all the time,
The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-09
Not to Be Deceived.
cutIeura soothea Rabx Rashes

When any one has done you a favor how small 1t looks the day after.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-09
Had Help.

Had Help. "Are you a self-made man?" "Naw, I started the job. My wifI finished It."
The evening world., 1921-02-05
HAND HIM A WALLOP,
COURT TELLS WIFE
Magistrate BlameS Woman Who
Didn't Beat INDECENT Spouse
Who Demanded Money.

when he needed a wallop you
should have walloped him. To that
extent this is your fault"
Magistrate McCloskey in the New
Jersey Avenue Court, Brooklyn, thus
admonished Mrs. Estelle Epstein, the
youthful wife of George Epstein,
complaining that he is a worthless
loafer and takes her $1S salary as a
bookkeeper from her forcibly.
Epstein, according to his wife, quit
work on his wedding day, end his
most violent eXertiOn has been to
threaten to kill her if she does not
support him in the manner to which
he has been accustomed.
Magistrate McCloskey suspended
sentence, putting Epstein under a
probation officer to see to it that he
helped his wife pay the family bills
and stop bulldozing her.
And l thought you had a heart"
said the husband, morosely, as Mrs.
Epstein thanked the Court.
The evening world., 1921-02-05
BEAT UP SEEKER
FOR PROOF. OF BOOZE
Saloon Keepers Get Two Months
Tor lt-2i "SlggS" Get MOck's
Cafe in Trouble.

Martin Walsh and Patrick Lally
keepers of a saloon at No. 500 Second
Aveiue. were sentenced to the work.
house for two months by Magistrate
Sweetser on charges of disorderly con-
duct elective Harry Schumann, who
arrested them for violation OF the Vol
sted law, testified they had beaten him
when he attempted to pour into a bot
lie for evidence the contents Of drink
served to him.
Edward Hotz, proprietor OF MoclSs
cafe at No. 74O Eighth avenue, was
held in $500 bail by Commissioner j..
Collins CHARGED with having twenty
one-ounch phials of whiskey, known
as "slugs," In his possession.
James Micelli, Michael Camerlingo,
Raftaele Coppola and Antonio Javie-
rome were arrested to-day charged
with possessing counterfeit Internal
Revenue stamps. Micelli and Cam
erlingo were each held in $500 bail,
while Coppola and Javierone were
hefd' In $500 each. william Burrell,
who was arrested two weeks ago,
furnished the information. He is
held in $1,000 aB a witnesses.
Michael Hornstein, Abraham Eager
and Harry Faber, all of Brooklyn,
were arrested after a chase by En-
forcement Agent Riesenburger in a
aaniuab to-day "A truck on which
the defendants were riding contained
fifteen cases OF whiBkey,
The evening world., 1921-02-05

ton has now become so muddled
that the. only way Is the one that
YOU hate pointed; haze a dislnter-
ested committee appointed to ascer-
tain and state fully the fpots"
Among others. Herman A. Metz,
formed Comptroller Of New York
CITY, emerged from political oblivion
and told the Governor he was with
him. He added; H'Heartily approve
your view that THE. transit situation
is not a Question 'ofApolltics."
ANOTHER POLITICAL "oUT" FOR
THE MILLER PLAN.
Herman is still a Democrat. So
far us he is concerned It is not a
question Of politics.
William r. Burling, President Of
the Brooklyn Real Estate Board, says
that his board gives the Governor his
unanimous Endorsement OF "your
staunoh and manly stand on this
most intricate and trying situation"
Lewis II. Pounds. former Borough
President Of Brooklyn and now con-
nected with the Flatbush Chamber of
NoHlNleTCet ono OF bIOOhlgH y pOllIlCdl
outs" is with the Governor. He
says: ut has taken some little time
to get the public started, but they are
coming fast"
Please page Prof Leslie ]. Temp
kins, "a leading member of Tammany
Hall'' and professor OF law in New
York University, who says: II easily
recognize the truth OF your assertion
that there has been a lot OF loose
thinking and loose talking in con-
nection with the matter"
All the foregoing "notables" we're
mentioned in the propaganda given
out for the morning papers. The
stuff" for the evening papers did not
contain q single name which brought
the thrill of memory TO the writer.
Only one OF the Governors CORE
spondents confessed to being a strap
hanger. He is c. c. Kirchof jr., who
gives no address.
The evening world., 1921-02-05
MRS. HARDING KEEPS
...rs SILENT ON GOWNS
Mife, of PreSident-EIect Pears to
90 Subject New Wardrobe
@ to Criticism.

a4Ps. Warren C. Harding to-day
refused. so Mrs. Harry s. New said,
10 give out any list Of her purchases
while in this city. Mrs. New ex-
plained Mrs. Harding did not wish TO
risk criticism of her taste in clothes
by submitting her list for inspection.
SIT rs a very modest wardrobe ac-
quired by Mrs. Harding" Mrs. New
continued. She got the sort Of
things which would be worn by a
woman whose circumstances required
her 10 meet a great number of peo-
pie. u was not a shopping orgy. No
jegelrf OF any kind was purchased
bg Mrs. Harding"
Blue, gray and green are the pre-
dominating colors in the wardrobe
MIS-. Harding has selected She
bought no suits but a number OF one
piece sink dresses with wraps and
haas TO match. She also purchased
an ermine wrap and a blue evening
wrap trimmed with chinchilla.
Mr.. Harding will attend the the
atfe tonight and will leave for
Washington tomorrow in a private
car on the B. and ..
The evening world., 1921-02-05
COUNTRY IS DIGGING
OUT Of DEPRESSION,
CONDITIONS SHOW
Secretary of Commerce Says
Business Improving, but OBJ
StacleS Must BE Removed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. - The
United states is digging out OF the
Industrial depression which brought
on closing OF factories, unemploy'
ment and the general slowing up OF
business, Secretary of Commerce
Joshua Alexander said to-day While
business conditions are improving
rapidly, according to Secretary Alex
ander, they are not doing so as rap
idly as might be.
MANY obstacles must be removed
before the readjustment will be com
plete. Prices still are so high that
the public will not buy" said he
The So called consumers strike still
issbeing carried on.
Combinations in the business and
industrial worlds are responsible. Co
operation between business men and
workers is needed IL the industrial
and economic hurdles are to be over
come. Manufactures pass the buck
for high prices TO wholesalers
Wholesalers blame the retailers
And now the wholesalers and man
Ufacturers seem TO be getting to-
gether TO direct the finger of aocu.
sation against the retailers.
After the Civil War prices did not
break materially until the panic OF
1873. This time were going to get
through without a panic as a result
of the Federal Reserve Bank system
But the process is going to be slow
unless the hurdles are removed.
The housing situation is an ex-
ample. The Nation is reported short
1900, 900 buildings. Building materials
are high. Wage scales are high. Con-
tractors and workers combine to keep
prices up. Consequently there is nc
building. The result is continued ex-
orbitant rents. Prices do not come
down under a combination to keeT
them up.
These difficulties must be re.
moved II we are to go ahead quickly
Mills and factories are rCopening
Men are going back at wages below
those Of six months ago. Their wage:
are higher than in 1914, and theii
dollars buy more than they did siJ
months ago"
The evening world., 1921-02-05
ARRESTED
IN BOND THEFT CASE
w. L. Huntley Jr., Of Memphis,
Said to Have Bought Some
OF The Securities.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Feb. 5.-wltn
the arrival OF New York detectives
to-day additional important develop
ments are expected in the hunt foi
the persons who disposed OF part OF
the $466, 900 bonds taken in Brook
Ign hold-up. Four arrestes have al
ready ben made here, including that
OF w. L. Huntley jr, until Thursday
Vice President OF the National city
Bank here.
Those held and the charges against
them are: w. L. Huntley jr, buying
and receiving stolen property; II
Digs Nolen, larceny and receiving
stolen property; MIS-. NolGn: larceny
and receiving stolen property. Jacot
X. Rosenberg Of New York, a chaufr
feur, is held for investigation.
Il have absolutely traced $4,000 In
stolen Liberty bonds 10 Nolen," de-
clared Detective Inspector Grimm las
evening after Nulen, proprietor OF
the Crown Drug store here, had been
arrested.
The evening world., 1921-02-05
GERMANS KEEP UP
INTENSE FIGHTS
&h' ON PREPARATIONS
SHINES and Helfferih Attempt to
Form Reactionary Party in
ReichStag.

PARIS, Feb. 5.--violent protestA-
tons against the decisions Of the su-
prehae Council regarding separations
are gtill being published by Berlin
newspapers, says the Petit Pariden s
correspondent in that city.
The correspondent asserts that Hugo
SHINES and DR.. Karl Helfferich, a
former Vice Chancellor, are trying to
form a reactionary party from the
Peoples and Nationalist Parties, which
have a representation in the Reichs-
tagaof IFS anti constitutional Depu
ties.
The newspaper Excelsior. comment
ing on this subject, sees everywhere
in Germany a violent campaign Of agl-
tation against the Entente as we'll as
for the purpose Of restoring the mon
archy.
The evening world., 1921-02-05
REPORTS STRANGER
is AMBROSE SMALL
When Reporters Take Up Trail
Mysterious. Visitor on Farm
Disappears.
Disappears.

MONTREAL Feb. 6.-It a stranger
who four days ago quartered himself
OH Mr. and Mrs. w. James, who live
on farm near Kenptville, Ontario,
between Ottawa and Prescott, is not
Ambrose Small the missing Toronto
millionaire and theatre proprietor ne
evidently is some one who does not
desire publicity.
His resemblance to Mr. Small and
his suspicious actions. which included
staying indoors all day. caused a tele-
gram to be sent from KenptviIle to
the Toronto Chief Of Police. Ambrose
Small he'd been located.
Late in the evening. however. tele-
phone messages to the James residence
from newspaper men were overheard
by the stranger who quietly disap-
peared. although IL was nearly mid
night and he dad not know the cOun-
try,
The evening world., 1921-02-05

Hays-the off-hand comment Of
many will be that politics dictated
the selections. Perhaps-but many a
Cabinet would have been better Off
with a few political minds.
Mr., Daugherty can sense the pub
lie pulse accurately, and VIII Hays
has q reputation for organization that
will, II is hoped, relieve many an irri-
tation and many a trouble over the
mail service OF the country.
Mr.. Hays never hesitated to spend
money to get results. lie can be
counted upon to spend money in the
Government service for the best in
terests OF the country. He's that
kind. And the fact that he has been
active in politics will be help rather
than a handicap to MIR. Harding, for
both he and Mr DaughCrty will be
alert to the changes that will be de-
manded from time to time by a pub
lie opinion OF ever-increasing power.
MT. DRugherty may not have the
reputation OF a Wickersham, but he
Is by no means a mediocre citizen
Anyhow, the Solicitor General argues
cases for the Government. The At,
torney General must be n careful
administrator ana man who knows
how TO exact work out OF other men
Harry Daugherty can be depended
upon TO do that
Critics may have their fling. bu
Mr., Harding has picked Cablne
that will work as a team and will try
at least to render service TO him an,
the country.
The evening world., 1921-02-05
CHARGED WITH GETTING Chill.
DREN BIZ 4 TRICK.

The case was finally sent to a
Master from the Court Of Jurisdic-
ton. The hearings before the Master
were secret, but enough leaked out
TO show that Mellon had been charged
with removing his children from the
custody OF their mother by a trick,
with repudiating his separation
agreement without notice and with
making his house a House Of a
Thousand whispers" as gifted
magazine writer described it IA an
article on the Mellon case.
The Master reported that Mellon
should be granted a divorce on the
ground Of desertion. Prior to this
Mellon had Withdrawn all the charges
against his wife's honor. 1t was said,
but not confirmed by Mrs. Mellon,
that Mellon in addition to withdraw
ing his charges presented his wife
with 100000
The Mellon case flooded the news
columns of the press Of the country
decade ago. Outside OF financial
affairs Mellon has not been promi-
nent since until il became known that
powerful Pennsylvania political in
/ fuences were backing him for the
! office of Secretary of the Treasury
! which, since the passage OF the In
come and Profits Tax Laws and the
! enactment of the Prohibition Amend
ment, has become the most powerful
! in the Government
The evening world., 1921-02-05
NO-SMOKING PLAN
KILLED BY SENATE
Sipoots Proposal Denounced and
Declared to Be Blue Law
Opening Wedge.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-SenatoI
shoots proposal TO prohibit smok-
ing in most Government buildings in
Washington met sudden death to-day
mi the Senate, but out OF il grew a
Substitute by Senator Wordsworth OF
New York, requiring department
heads TO prohibit smoking where 1t
would endanger public property.
The Smoot amendment drew fire
from all sides. Senator Smith Of Ari-
iona, protested that II was zen en-
tefing wedge for a most contempt
DIE and restraining blue law"
SENATOR Robinson, who does not
shloke. drew a picture Of the Presl
dent and his dinner guests being re-
quired 10 leave the White House 10
enjoy a smoke.
The evening world., 1921-02-05
REFUSE TO ACCEPT CUT.
Marine Engineers Reject Plan Of
steamship Association.

Thomas Healy. President Of Local
No. 80. Marine Engineers Beneficial
Association. announced to-day that the
marine engineers union on the Atlantic
and Gulf Coasts has declined 10 submit
to rs per cent, reduction requested BY
the American steamship Associate
The existing agreement. lac said, ends
May / this year Hcaly returned to
day from Philadelphia, after confer
enCe with others members Of the Wage
Scale and WoTinE Conditions Com
mittoe Of the Atlantic and Gult con
ference.
The evening world., 1921-02-05
CAPTAIN UP FOR FORGERY.
Nine Days Wed, He Is Arrested nj
the waldorf.

Capt. Fred Cornick of Fort Warden,
Washington, was held in S2.5OO bail by
United States Commissioner Collins to-
day on the charge OF passing forged
checks, signed with the name Of James
&c, Jones, Acting Quartermaster at the
fort He was held for the Grand Jury.
He was arrested yesterday at the
Waldorf, where he had been stopping
with his bride Of nine days, who came
from Texas. His arrest was based on
the technical charge OF passing a
forged check for $3.50 on Henry Bea-
del OF No, 10-l4 West 57th Street, Man
haitian. Secret Service agents said that
nine additional bad checks had been
discovered.
II is said Capt Cornick enlisted in
the Mines planting Service Dec. 10, and
deserted a month later
The evening world., 1921-02-05

would have made possible the trial
of the case before a judge in cham
bers7'virtually a proceeding in secret
At the time Of the passage OF the
law Curphey, who had been ac-
quainted with Mrs, Mellon all his
life, had come from London to Pitts
burgh to aid in her defense.
1t was charged in court by Mrs.
MELONS attorneys that Mellon had
been instrumental in securing the
passage OF the law which left the
matter OF trial by jury to the dis
erection of the judge. There was no
other divorce case pending in the
State in which the interests Of a
party to the action could be served
by secrecy. Mellon, when charged
with instigatinE the passage Of the
Jaw, made vigo % Is denial.
The suit was not brought to trial on
the date set. Then Curphey disap-
peared and the inside facts attending
his disappearance were never re-
vealed.
The evening world., 1921-02-05
So PASSENGERS SAVED.
Removed, with Crew, From the
klamath, Driven Ashore.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb, THE fifty
five passengers and crew OF the steam
schooner klamath, driven ashore near
Point Arena early to-day, have been
landed safely, according to wireless
message received from Capt NJ, Hall Of
the steamer Curacao, which is stand
Ing by.
The evening world., 1921-02-05
German Cabinet DdSeuSses RePara-
tiOna TeTma.

BERLIN, Feb. 5.-The German Cab
inetrto- day began consideration OF the
question Of continuing to participate in
conferences with the Allies.
The French Ambassad dor formally in
vited Germany to send delegates TO a
conference with the Allies In London
March 1. Foreign Minister Simons re-
served his reply pending the Cabinets
decision.
The evening world., 1921-02-05
Gov. Gen. Harrison Resigns.

MANILA, p I. Feb. O. --Francls Bur
ton Harrison, Governor General Of IN,
Philippines. to-day Cabled his resgna
ton to President Wilson, with request
that II be accepted March T.
The evening world., 1921-02-05
BUTLER OF THE THAW CASE
STANDS WITH GOVERNOR.


II want to congratulate you the
way you handled the plunderbus mob
you certainly sent the home rule
bunch back pretty badly battered
your tongue tied them all.
II understand the Mayor only talks
to himself since he met you. L guess
he's like the man that talked to him
self. He liked to talk to good man
and liked to hear a good man talk.
You're a political Babe Ruth-you
got on to his curves and put the Hy-
Ian battery on the Fritz. Why don't
Hylan get after his Commissioners OF
Sewers and fish out the ballots OF
yours that were deposited in the
sewer instead OF the ballot box? l
guess there must have been a bunch
OF hyphenated Republican watchers
looking out for your interest.
"Well, Judge, you certainly put the
old Chesterfield on the wiseacres:
You let them talk first and hang
themselves. You remembered the
GOLD story OF the wise old owl, lived
In an oak, the more he heard the less
he spoke. The less he spoke the more
lie heard now wasn't he a wise old
bird? Well. l would have liked to
have seen the expression on their
faces sliding down the Capitol Hill
toboggan after the seance.
Look out for any home rule that
comes from 1Ith Street; that's where
our Mayor graduated from, and
where he learned the Golden Rule"
One Of the notables OF New York
City whose name is known at AlbaRy
is William Barclay Parsons, the en-.
gineer who built the first subway and
who Is perfectly eligible for appoint
ment 10 the Governors three-headet
transit commission Let Mr.. Parsons
sneak for himself, He says:
with the rapid transit situation
I have been connected, perhaps a:
YOU know, from the very beginning
As chief engineer with the Rapl(
Transit Commission in 1894, de,
signed and constructed the first sub
way. In the spring Of 1919, on my
return from France. declined, aftei
careful consideration, Gov. SMITH
tender Of the position OF Rapid Tran
sit Commissioner. The whole cues
The evening world., 1921-02-05
NotIce Of Hawaiian Refusal Taken
10 Berlin.

MUNICH. Feb. 5.--The BavariAn Pre-
mier has left for Berlin TO notify the
German Government that Bavaria has
rejected the Allied reparations de-
nAnds.
The evening world., 1921-02-05
HUSBAND CHARGED ACTS OF
INFIDELITY.

The case dragged along in the
courts until 1911, Mrs, Mellon through
counsel frequently demanding a trial.
In the course OF this time she had
succeeded in forcing her husband to
file a bill OF particulars giving details
OF the alleged acts OF inhdelity. He
charged that she had been guilty OF
misconduct with Curphey in London,
Paris, on board a trans Atlantic liner,
in New York, Buffalo and in Pitts
burgh.
On April 80, 1911, Gov Tener OF
Pennsylvania signed a law abrogating
the right OF trial by jury in divorce
cases. This aroused a storm of pro-
test all over the country. Public SEN
timent, which had been with Mrs
Mellon from the start, now flowed
toward her overwhelmingly, Minis
ters and public men all over the coun-
try rallied to her defense.
1t was only through a trial by
| jury that she could be afforded an
| opportunity 10 vindicate her good
name. The law signed by Coz. Tener
The evening world., 1921-02-05
PAderewsLi sails For New york.

HAVRE, France, Feb, 5,--Ignace Jan
Paderewskl, famous pianist and former
Polish Premier, sailed from here to-
day for New York.
The evening world., 1921-02-05

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The evening world., 1921-02-05
MELLON FIGURED
IN A SENSATIONAL
DIVORCE ACTION
Continued From First Page)

ter OF one OF the founders Of the
Guinness breweries in London.
In 1897, when she was but sixteen
years old, Miss McMulen visited the
United States, and in the course Of
her travels was entertained at Pitts
burgh by the family Of Andrew w.
Mellon. who was at that time forty.
four years old. He became smitten
with the Irish girl, who was beautiful
and accomplished. He followed her TO
England, and in 1900 they were
married.
Two children were born--a Cir
(Aisla) and a boy (PauD. Mr.. Mellor
installed his wife in a beautiful home
in Pittsburgh and they were appar-
emily happy despite the disparity il
their ages until 1907, when it became
known in Pittsburgh that Mrs. Mello1
had sought legal advice looking to &
divorce.
At that time Mellon agreed to 4
separation. He agreed to settle OF
his wife the income from trust funC
| OF $3.50, 900 and to set aside a trus
fund of $3.50 900 for the children, whit
were to live seven and a half month";
of the year with the mother and tn
rest Of the year with the father
The agreement was not signed, al
though its terms were lived up to 70
| two years. Then, in April of 1905
Melton filed the divorce suit agains
his wife. The news was suppresse
! in Pittsburgh. None Of the Englis
newspapers printed a word about
and very little about the subsequen
developments. The only Pittsburg
newspaper that carried news OF tn
case was an obscure German daily.
The evening world., 1921-02-05

especially regarding machinery for
making arms" he said. France has
q right to demand this"