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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-18
WIFE TO PLEAD.
DEFENSE IN
Staying
Mrs. Plug, Who Killed Hus-
band, Claims He
Struck Her.
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of Louis Allwine, apartment man.
ager. He tried to get in the win
dow after he saw the couple
graphing and could not open the
door. He pounded on the door un.
til DIR. Plug opened it.
Refused Reconciliation.
DIR. Plug met his death because
he refused to take back his wife,
from whom he had been estranged
for many months, and also because
he declined her offer Of $4,000 or
one-half of the amount she inherited
from a friend who died recently.
At the time Of the shooting,
DR.. Plug told police, he was
standing in his laboratory con-
sidering whether to take his wife
back when she entered, armed
with a revolver. She came into
the sitting room of his office.
"She had hardly gotten in be-
fore she shot me-" he told police
on his way to Emergency Hos
pital. 1.-THE first bullet struck me
in the back. Then / ran to her
and grabbed her. She shot me
twice again. The next shot missed
me-"
Just after the fourth shot was
fired, DIR. Plug managed to open
the door to his office which had
been locked by Mrs. Plug when
she entered the room. Louis
Allwine, manager Of the Poritner,
''Dr. Plug told me to take the
confused that didn't know
whether / got the gun from the
doctor or Mrs. Plug. I think 1t
was from him, but ! am not
sure"
'They were both graphing
when got in. I separated them
and set DIR. Plug on a couch
nearby. Mrs. Pfung became
hysterical."
Plug Ordered TO Hospital.
A few minutes later, DR.. Mason,
who lives in the Portner. was called
in. He ordered DIR. Plug removed
to the hospital. On the way to the
hospital, the doctor is said to have
declared that the shooting was pre-
meditated, that his wife shot him
in the back without warning.
Mrs. Plug did not leave her
husbands office after the shooting.
When police came, she submitted
to arrest. Taken to the Eighth
police precinct she became hyster-
zeal and swallowed some veronal
tablets. She became unconscious
and police removed her to Elmer
gency.
DIR. Plug died several hours at
ter reaching Emergency.
The dentist and Mrs. Plug had
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seven years they said they hadn't.
They. insisted he was insane.
Yer Judge Patteron scored heavily
when he got them to admit that
ThaW, in all conversations with
them, was apparently rational. It
began to be apparent that the
strategy in not questioning Thaw
had gone q bit in his favor.
Thaw, echoed his divorced wife,
Evelyn Nesbit, in expressing a con-
fident feeling that he will win his
legal fight for release from asylum
life and control of his millions.
Miss Nesbit was quoted as saying
in Atlantic City yesterday that
money can do great deal-the
result Of the trial Is almost a fore.
gone conclusion"
Easter Recess Taken.
Thaw bases his hopefulness on
the developments at the four days
Of his sanity plea trial before a
Judge and jury, which will be- re-
stunned Monday morning after an
Easter recess.
Thaw's views on the subject were
divuiged by Judge Patterson, who
Is calling into play every resource
TO win freedom for the man W. Sc
past eighteen years OF life 1--we
been filled with tragedy, legal bat
ties, prison and asylums.
So certain Is the prisoner Of free.
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was the next question.
"She is pretty good, thank you.
She is getting old. She has not her
full strengths. She's going to Pitts
burgh, too"
"Are you going to Pittsburgh to
stay until the court reconvenes on
Monday"
"Stand'' Around Here.
''No: I'm going to stand around
here"
Those little slips. such az ''stand
around here" 90 the alienists say,
are the things which cause them
all the trouble. Some maintain that
q normally sound mentality, at
fifty-three, would never say such a
thing, trivial as it is.
One has to admit. however. that
Thaw can and does carry on an
extended conversation.
His preference. an small talk, It
seems. Is baseball. He kept return
ing to sthat. He insisted the Ath.
letics were going to have a good
team this year. He thought the
Pirates would also be good, but he
evidently holds no brief for the
success Of McGraw's Giants.
It was just after he had said
that, that Judge Patterson realized
the interview was running away.
Thaw was distinctly nervous. So
Judge Patterson hurried him away.
i It had been unQuestionably q
Thaw victory. Alienists for the
Thaw estate asserted that Thaw
was insane. When, however, they
were asked II they noticed any
signs Of such insanity in the last
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been separated for some time.
Wednesday, according to friends
Of DIR. Plug, Mrs. Plug came to
the office and begged her husband
to take her back. He refused. She
offered him $4,000 to make up
with her." He declined again.
Mrs. Plug came to the office yes.
terday afternoon and the shooting
occurred about $50 o'clock.
The revolver, found by police.
had been purchased earlier In the
day for $29 in downtown store.
It was OF 80 caliber.
She Claims Sell. Defense.
Mrs. Plug tells police now that
she bought the revolver to defend
herself.
II bought the gun this morning, =
she told police last night, with
the intention Of shooting him II
he ever struck me again, like he
had done a number OF times. lis
struck me and shot him."
Recently, Mrs. Plug, who il an
interior decorator. was left $4,000
by the will of Mrs. Amelia Nagel,
a short story writer Of Great
Neck, Long Island, for whom she
had dons considerable work sew.
eral years ago.
Mrs. Plug gave out the state
ment at that time that she probably
would use the money to 60 t
Europe to study art.
Mrs. Plug has been living at the
Northumberland apartments, anG
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ability reserve. Evelyn Nesbit, as
the "big gun" in the offensive. At.
torney William A. Gray, represent.
ing Miss Nesbit, who is acting in
the interests of her son--Russell
William Thaw-whose parentage IS
disputed, refused to say definitely
II he would call Evelyn on the
ground that sit would not be
polite"
To Expose His Past.
According to observers, Evelyn
viii expose Thaw's past IL she takes
the stand. 1t is for this purpose.
they say, that opposing counsel re-
fused to question Thaw when he
took the stand yesterday to testify
in his own behalf. They prefer to
get the story from their own wit
neSSeS.
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appointed because he had not been
allowed to tell his story.
He had expected to testify. He
had made his plans with that end
in view. He had expected to be at.
tackled from all sides. So, when in
that dramatic climax to a dun morn
ing when legal strategy was used
about him and he was forced to
leave the witness chair without
speaking he was stunned. Would
not a normal man have felt pecu.
liar under such circumstances?
So Thaw was jubilant. He backed
In behind the jury box and smiled
that twisted. twitching smile Of his
which makes one wonder.
I'm getting DID," he remarked,
you're only youngster. I'm fifty
three. Still. ! like sports. Baseball,
Tor instance. / like to watch 1t and
/ used to play it."
What position did you play In
your timer he was asked.
Thaw smiled again. His hands
went impulsively to his head. Then
ne laughed, yes, roared aloud:
Anywhere they'd let me. And
darn poorly everywhere. I had q
good time, though
He talks nationally. In q way
he acts nationally. In another way
he doesn't. It's a problem anyway
you look at it. II it wasn't for
'Tweedledum" and ''Tootsie''-but
they are In the record In cold black
and white.
Going to Pittsburgh.
Thaw is going to Pittsburgh an
soon as he Is through, assuming
ne is freed. That rather turns
down the New York Indictment
matter. It had been Understood
that he intended to go to New
York to wipe that Gunp story OFF
the books forever.
Aren't you going 10 New York?s'
ne was asked.
I'm going to Pittsburgh az soon
Ss l can. think 1t takes two
hours to run over there. Two
t1ours: doesn't It? Well, I'm going
"Then whatY"
THAT depends on my mother"
How Is your mother. Mr.. Thaw?''
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-18
CHARGES RING
SEEKS RADIO
RULE
Authors and Composers coun-
sci Tells Committee Big Cor
porations Have Agreement.
By Internataonal NeNs serylee.

0y AMSrFh@GA0m&A news SekVAC0s
Telephone. telegraph, electric and
wireless corporations work together
to ''sew up the radio and make
profits for each other, Nathan Bur-
kan. counsel for the American So
ciety OF Composers, Authors and Pub
fishers today told a subcommittee of
the Senate Patents Committee.
The subcommittee Is conducting
hearings on the Dill bill to exempt
radio broadcasters from song copy
right restrictions.
Burkan said the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company. the
Westinghouse Electric and Radio
Corporation Of America companies
all worked together.
Cities Wire Request.
After q program" Burlxan said,
you hear the announcement: Send
US wire and tell us how you liked
the songs and what songs you want
to hear
What's that for?
ITO make money for the Western
Union Telegraph Company" he said.
"Broadcasting is done for the ad.
vertising in it. The broadcasters
charge $500 for ten minutes Of ad.
vertising broadcasting."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-18

DIR. Plug with friends on Clifton
street
Buddy" DIR. Plugs cat, was left
in the apartment after the shooting.
Neighbors are now caring for the
animal. He was in the Doctors
office constantly.
DR.. Plug came to Washington
from Michigan when a boy. Ha
had been q pfacticing dentist for
nearly twenty years, and many Of
his clients were Washington
wealthiest people. He was very
popular at the apartment house.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-18
THOSE RABBIT STORIES ARE VICIOUS LIES SAYS HARRY THAV
Diamond Joe" Dies
Fearlessly; Denies
Killing Officer

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April
18.-s'D Diamond Joe" Sullivan.
notorious gunman and slayer, to-
day met death in the electric
chair here exactly as he has
Nved--a fearless man. He was
convicted Of numbering officer
L. G. Hayes here several months
ago.
With steady nerves he marched
to the electric chair, allowed
himself to be strapped in with.
out resistance, and then declared
he was not guilty Of the murder
for which he was about to die.
Hayes was killed during q bat
tie with Sullivan and two other
outlaws.
The trio were placed in Jail,
each sentenced TO die, and then
effected their escapes. The
other two were killed before sub
hitting to capture, but Sullivan
was found near death and Of
fered no resistance. He main
tanned that it was one of the
others who fired the shot that
actually killed Hayes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-18
Fiye-Day Record For.
Model Always
Is Broken

MITCHELL FIELD, N. X,
April 16.-The five-day record
on the eastern division Of the
model airways was broken today
by Lieut.. Homer B. Chandler
by more than q full day, when
he arrived at the flying field
here at the end of q trip begun
at 8 o'clock Monday morning.
His course, including twenty
stops, took him on q 2,3OO-nlile
flight through Boiling Field,
Anacostia, d. c.; McCook Field,
Dayton; Selfridge Field, Mt.
Clemens, Mich; Scott Field, st.
Louis; Louisville, and back
through Dayton and Washing
ton to New York.
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dom that he has requested his
mother, Mrs, Mary Copley Thaw.
not to return home for Easter but
to remain here SO that he can &C.
company her west next week. With
the resumption Of the trial on Mon
day the attorneys opposing Thaw's
release will call additional witnesses
lay witnesses-and in all prob
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-18
DEPUTY SHERIFF
HELD IN Bauer
Staying
Harry Hoffman, Staten island
Resident, Charged With
Killing Woman.

NEW YORK, April 1S.-Harry
Hoffman, deputy sheriff and motion
picture operator Of Port Richmond,
Staten Island, was today formally
charged with the murder Of Mrs.
Maude A. Bauer. He was held with
out bail for examination Monday.
Hoffman ID married and the IA
Their Of two children. The accusa-
ton against him was contained in
short affidavit signed by Detective
George Mccain.
Mrs. Bauer was found shot to
death on lonely Staten Island road
March Is.
Hoffman said he spent the after
noon Of March 25, the day Mrs.
Bauer was killed, in the projection
room of a moving picture theater.
He said he was there from before 8
o'clock until after 5. Mrs. Bauer
was killed sometime between 3:45
and 4:05 p. m. Police are checking
UP on Hoffman's alibi.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-19
JUDITH OF BLUE LAKE
RANCH" TO MAKE HER BOW

In next issue, The Miner begins
publication of judith of Blue Lake
Ranch, powerful romance of the
new West written by Jackson Greg
DRY. If you've never read a west
ern story, this affords an excellent
opportunity to get acquainted with
this kind of novel; And if you're a
western story "fan" this latest tale
from Gregory's pen will impress you
probably as one of the most fasc:n-
ating you have ever read.
From beginning to end there is
not dull moment, and you'll be
constantly wondering what's going
to happen next. Bud Lee, the hero,
gets into some mighty difficult situa-
tions, but they are as nothing in
comparison with those of Judith San
ford, the charming heroine. Things
begin when she arrives on the scene
determined to run her own ranch.
For the exact details begin the
story in the next issue. We're al
most certain that you'll find it a
corking good tale.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-19
Primitive Homes

Lava blocks roughly quarried pro-
vide the rural Icelander with his build
ing material. His farmstead consists
of group of small cottages Joined to-
gether. The lava blocks are laid one
on the other and the crevices are
stopped up with moss or earth. Some
of these houses have wood rafter.',
but the majority of them have whale
ribs instead. These are covered with
brushwood, on top of which turf is
heaped. The turf bears good crop of
grass, which is carefully cut for hay.
The houses have no chimneys, and a
fire is never kept in any room except
the kitchen, even in the coolest wealth
er The smoke passes out through
hole in the roof. The only windows
are pieces of glass, or thin skin, four
inches square. No attention is given
to ventilation, and the atmosphere of
the house is almost uncomfortable to a
foreigner The natives sense of smell
is deadened by the universal habit of
taking snuff.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-19
Mine Brought Wealth
to Fortunate Mexican

Pachuca, capital of the state of Hi.
dalgo, Mexico, Is one of the worlds
greatest and most famous mining CEN
tiers, according TO bulletin of the
National Geographic society. One OF
Pachuca's silver mines, the Real del
Monte, contained the counterpart of
Nevada's famous Comstock lode.
An inconspicuous muleteer became
the owner Of the Pachucas mine In
1879, when its value was unknown
His pick opened up bonanza vein
such as seldom has been uncovered
Soon he was multimillionaire, in a
day when even millionaires were rare
He presented several fully equipped
warships to the king Of Spain and
for his happy thought was made a
count-Conde de Santa Maria de
Regia.
The famous mine came to a tragic
end soon after the counts rise to for
tune, by the bursting into 1t of sub
terranean river. Its drowned riches
remained untouched until near the
middle of the Nineteenth century
when efforts to reopen it by British
engineers led to frenzied speculation
and a crash among London investors
rivaling those of the Mississippi bub-
BILE. Local Pachucans bought up the
bankrupt company and promptly found
second bonanza vein even richer
than the first.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-19
Primrose Day Memorial
to English Statesman

England's primrose day" is trib-
ute to the memory of Lord Beacons-
field. The primrose was his favorite
flower. The story is that when he was
q young man he made bet of pair
Of gloves with a lady respecting a
wreath of yellow blossoms, the point
In dispute being whether they were
real or artificial Disraeli stated that
they were real and won the bet. The
lady thereupon presented him with one
of the primroses and Disraeli, with the
impetuous gallantry of youth, vowed
that he would treasure the flower and
adopt it as his badge. Primrose day"
was founded in 1882. Next year it
was determined that an annual festi-
valshould be inaugurated. Curiously
enough, the primrose has for centuries
been esteemed an unlucky flower
among the English country folk.
Shakespeare alludes to the supersti-
ton; and TO this day In East Anglia,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-19
WASN'T FOR SLEEPER

Mr.. Whaley is very light sleeper,
one who is easily awakened and Is q
long time getting to sleep.
One night, not long ago,- while trav-
cling through New York state he was
obliged to stop at suburban hotel and,
after much tossing about, he finally
succeeded in getting into sound sleep.
In answer to loud, repeated knocks on
his door, he nervously sat bolt upright
I'm bed.
"What's wanted?" he grumbled.
Package down stairs for you, sir"
"Well, let it stay there; it can wait
till morning, l suppose"
The boy shuffied down the corridor
and after a long time the guest fell
into sound sleep again. Then an
other knock came at the dor.
''Well, what's up now?" queried Mr..
Whaley.
"'Tain't for you, that package!"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-19
Notice for Bids

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the Board of
Education of Independent School
District No. IL, Ely, Minnesota up
to eight CLOCK P. M. October 18th,
1924 for the removal of two steam
engines in the Industrial Building
and for furnishing and installing
two 10 H. P. Electric motors in ac-
sordance with the specifications pre-
dared by w. T. Bray and C. H.
Smith, Architects, GIT Torrey
Building, Duluth, Minnesota.
Specifications and BID forms may
be obtained at the office of the
Board of Education, Ely, Minnesota.
The Board of Education reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
All bids must be accompanied by
certified check equal to ten per
cent of the amount bid, and made
payable to J. E. Thompson, Treas
urer. Said check to be forfeited to
the Board of Education should the
successful bidder refuse to enter
into contract, Or fail to furnish a
satisfactory bond.
All bids should be in sealed en-
velopes addressed to Kenneth Dun
can, Clerk, Ely, Minnesota and
marked "Motor Drives for Fans
KENNETH DUNCAN,
9-19 9-26 Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-19
Asia Like Houses Roof

The continent of Asia, according to
Dr. Sven Hedin, writing in Popular
Mechanics Magazine, is like the roof
OF house, irregular in shape, falling
off gently in the various directions.
From its crown rain water is pouring
down in all directions. mo matter
where the watercourses arise they are
still, as they sweep onward, crossed
here and there and again by almost in
Vulnerable paths, and countless like
wise are the bridges" The railway
bridges, Doctor Hedin says, are built
everywhere on the same principle, but
the primitive bridges with which Asia
abounds are of the most diverse char
acter He enumerates bridges of
stone, of tile, of iron and cement, of
chains, ropes and cables, of wood,
posts, plants and branches, and the
natural rocks which in the course of
time have broken asunder from a
mountain and tumbled down into so$ne
wild ravine where they now serve as
spans for the natives"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-19
sHERIFF's EXECUTION SALE.

Under and by virtue of an Execu-
ton issued out of and under the
seal of the District Court of the
State of Minnesota, in and for the
Eleventh Judicial District and
County of st. Louis, upon a judg-
ment duly rendered in the Municl-
pal Court, of the City of Duluth,
st. Louis County, Minnesota, on the
25th day of September, 1920, in
an action therein, wherein Frank
Gouze was Plaintiff and Theresa
Gouze and Louis Gouze were De-
PENDANTS in favor of said Plaintiff
and against said Defendants for the
sum of Four-hundred fifty-fve and
06-100 ($455.06) Dollars, transcript
of which said judgment was there
after and upon the 26th day of
March, 1921, duly filed and docket
ed in the Office of the Clerk of said
District Court in and for st. Louis
County, Minnesota, which said
execution has to me, as Sheriff of
said st. Louis County, been duly
directed and delivered, / have levied
upon and will sell at Public Auction
to the highest cash bidder, at the
Sheriff's Office in the Court House,
in the City of Duluth, in said
County of st. Louis, On Wednesday,
the 18th day of November, 1924, at
ten O'Clock in the forenoon of that
day, all right, title and interest that
above named Judgment debtors had
in and to the real estate herein
after described, on the 26th day of
March, 1921, that being the date of
the filing and docketing of said
Judgment at the Office of the Clerk
of the District Court in and fof said
st. Louis County, Minnesota, or any
interest therein, which said Judg-
ment debtors may have since that
day acquired The description of
the property being as follows, to-
wit:
The South thirtv-one (3D feet
three (3) inches of Lots one "a,
two t2), three 90 and four (4)
in Block thirteen (13), Original
Plat of Ely, in st. Louis County,
Minnesota, according to the record
ed plat thereof, on file and of
record in the office of the Register
of Deeds in and for said County
and State.
Dated, Duluth, Mimi. July 81.
1924.
FRANK L. Magic,
Sheriff of st. Louis County, Mimi.
By w. J. butcher, Deputy.
Alger r. Syme, Attorney for Judg-
ment Creditor. 9-19 1924
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-19
Writer Would Welcome
Return to Simplicity

People who complain about the in
creasing burdens of life do not always
use plain, common sense to ease them
selves of these burdens. We do not
have to have many of the things that
we now enjoy and pay for. 1t might
not seem easy or pleasant to sacri-
flee some of these encumbrances, but
we could do it.
More frugal fare at the table, with
smaller variety of viands, is one
way. Another is the wearing of clothes
a little longer than the arbiters decree.
Then there are the places of amuse-
ment that claim our too-frequent at
tendance.
And how many other forms of in
diligence there are that have no real
purpose to serve, the lack of which
our fathers never seemed to find dep
rivation.
Simplify your life. Quit paying the
tax on excess baggage that adds no
single benefit. Do 1t openly and above
board as frank confession that you
cannot afford to do otherwise, and not
with the half-ashamed air Of one who
is apologizing for being alive.-Roches-
ter Times Union