i
T1IE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 24. 1007.
Darg&in Square
in Basement
Special Sale of Fancy Silk
Ribbons. Beautiful plaicta
checks, printed warps,
light and dark effects,
in widths from No. 22 to
GO, values up to 40c per
yard. On sale Monday
?z: 19C
'1MI Wff "J
Great Value
S1.25 Silk Finished, 46-in.
Cream Chiffon Briliiantine
Monday 98c Yard.
An Item that ahould Intercut
every woman planning Spring
(own. No lady's wprdrobe la
quite complete without one whit
dress. Make It of chiffon bril
iiantine, a moat lovely fabric, soft
and clinging, beautiful luater, and
will wear aa long again as any
other white fabrlo without soiling.
Monday 8o yard. Don't miss it.
Ing $11',000 for the extermlnatk-n of Insect
prets.
. H. R. 138 By Rarer of Tawnee. Appro
priating tl.Suo for monument on the grave
Of Uenernl John M. Thayer.
H, K. M7 liy Cariln of Hock. Unsuccess
ful contestant In legislative contest shall
renelve no costs.
H. K. 476-lly Cariln of Rock. Reimburs
ing Brown county with tt,7uu coats of the
Fred liana murder trial.
H. R. 3M Uy KUlen of Gage. Appropri
ating $f)0,"00 for two new buildings for Ue
Beatrice Institute for Feeble-Mii,dd Youth.
H. R. M4 Uy Hamer of UuffiUo. Appro-
frlallng 115.0(0 for cottage nd 125.0(0 for
und for Kearney Industrial School.
H. R. 4M by Hamer of Huffalo. Appro
priating ti.wu for use when federal gov
ernment appropriates a similar sum for
Irrigation Investigations.
H. ft. 478 Hy Ksrley of Hamilton. Ap
propriating SU,ono (or state exhibit at the
Alaska-XuKon exposltkn.
WILL STOLEN IN THE MAILS
Heirs of Man Wk Died la
May Lose Prospective
Wealth.
Paris
NEW TORK, March 23. -Unless the reg
Istered mall stolen from a pouch on La
Sarnie In January is recovered It may
mean tbe loss of a part of an estate valued
at $1,000,000 to the beneficiaries of a will
aent to franc for pmba'.e. Under the
previsions of tb will the estate, or a large
part, is said to have been left to other
then the legal belrs.
The will was drawn by the late Charles
Rubers, a Frenchman by birth, but who
came to America, where he amassed a
fortune. He died in Paris last summer
and his will, which was In the custody of
the law firm of Coudert Tiros., was for
warded 'to France in the registered mall
that went aboard the La Savole. It Is
aid there are numeroua claimants for the
estate and that unless there Is a certified
copy of the will In existence the estate
Will be distributed as If the testator bad
died Intestate.
CINCINNATI MAKES PROTEST
Chamber of Commerce Says Frelaht
Ratea Are lllV Enoaajh oa
Company's Showlag.
CINCINNATI, March M.-The board of
directors of the Cincinnati Chamber of
Commerce has adopted a memorial, which
has been sent to the president, to the In
terstate Commerce commission and to the
presldenta of the lending ratlroada of the
country, protesting against any Increase In
freight rates on the ground that the rail
roads have themselves announced that
owing to present lack of facilities they are
unable to furnish a reasons tie service, the
protest maintaining that n view of this
admission It Is manifestly unjust to attempt
va raise In ratea.
DOCTOR
HID HIMSELF OP
INSOMNIA UY
POSTUM
In place of Coffee.
"THERE'S A REASON"
aMa a aVeaa $ WsUtUI," la akge.
m . . j
An Early Easter
Means Early Preparations on Your Part.
One week from today, March 31st, is Easter. "Why, it will
hardly give one time to get ready. WE ARE READY. Ready
with larger stocks, ready with increased facilities, with improved
service. Ttois store is filled almost to overflowing with new
merchandise from the world 's best markets. We are serving more
customers than ever before, and we are serving them even
better than ever.
SPECIAL NOTICE
All real French Trefousse Gloves are
stamped "Manufactured by Trefousse "
Others are not genuine.
THOMPSON BELDEN & CO.
Sole Agents for Omaha.
Genuine Trefousse Elbow Length Gloves,
Glace Kid, of first quality, in black, browns,
tans, russets and all Easter shades, pair $4.00.
Genuine Trefousse Elbow Length Suede
Gloves, of extra quality, in black, white and all
Easter shades, $2.95 per pair.
Genuine Trefousse Three-quarter Length
Glaco Kid Gloves, in black, tans, browns, rus
sets, navy, red and green, $3.50 per pair.
Genuine Trefousse 8-button Length, either
Glace or Suede Kid Gloves, in black, white and
all Easter shades, $1.95 per pair. .
We sell Glove Certificates.
Main Floor.
Howard. Cor.
Be. Mareb 14, '91.
TRUE AND FALSE DEMOCRACY
Dr. Tntler is Charter Day Orate? at
Uiinwity of falifor&ia.
WEAKNESS IN SCHEME OF SOCIALISM
Seeks to Overcome Imperfections of
Men hy Adding; Then la Hope
Thar Will Caaool Each
Other.
BERKELEY. Cal.. Mareh a Tha forty,
seventh anniversary of the founding of
the University of California waa observed
here today. Despite tbe rain, a great crowd
thronged Harmony gymnasium, where the
exerctftea were held. The charter day ad
dress was delivered by Dr. Nicholas Murray
butler, president of Columbia university.
New York, who spoke on "The True and
False Democracy." Dr. Butler said In
part:
The socialist propaganda, never more seri
ously or more ably carried on than now, Is
an earnest and sincere attempt to escape
from conditions that are burdensome and
unhappy. Despite Its most imperfect lntr
preiutlons of the economic significance of
History and its ringing the changes on the
misleading theory of Class consciousness,
this propaganda make an appeal to our
favorable judgment because Its proclaimed
motive Is (o help the mass of mankind.
No iust man can Quarrel with Its aim, but
few readers of history or students of human
nature can approve its program. What la
it that socialism alma to accompnsn oy
restricting liberty In order to promote
economic equality? It seeks to accomplish
what It conceives to te a just economic
and political condition. ,
Fallarey of Socialism.
ence to Immediate ouuerete proposals, socla
ence to immediate concrete proposals, social
ism would substitute lor individual initiative
the collective and corporate responsibility
In matters relating to property and pro
duction. In I ho hone of thereby correcting
und overcoming the evils whioh attach to
an Individualism run wild, nut we must
not lose sight of tbe fact that the cor
porate or collective responsibility which it
would substitute for Individual initiative
is only such corporate or collective respon
sibility aa a group of these very same
Individuals could exercise. Therefore so
cialism Is primarily an attempt to over
come man's Individual Imperfections by
adding them together,. In the hope that
they will cancel each other. This Is not
only lad mathematics, but Worse psychol
ogy. In puraulng a formula socialism falls
to take account of the facta Out of the
people It would constitute a mob, la for
geifulneea that the mob, led or unled, la
the most serious foe tbat the people have
ever had to face.
Aristocracy at lalelleet.
The Roman republic eonquered every en
emy but lis own vices. With the warning
written large across the page of history,
what la ths lesson of Rome for America?
The United Stales is In sore need today of
an aristocracy or Intellect, and service.
i liucnijse such an aristocracy does not exist
In the popular consciousness, we are bond
ing the knee In worship to the golden calf
of money. The form of monarchy and Its
pomp offer a valuable foil to the woraliip of
money for Its own sake. A democracy muat
provide Itaelf with a foil of Ita own and
n. ne la better or more effective than an
aristocracy of Intuilect and service re
cruited from every part of our democratic
life.
A free state built upon free labor, with
liberty for Its watchword snd Justice aa
Ita guide, la the Ideal of a true democracy
that form of society, which Lowell charac
terised ao euggeatlvely if Incompletely, as
one In which every man has a chance and
knows that he has lt
Jim River la Ovcrflowaaat.
HfRON. 8. n , March a. (Special Teto
gram.V The Jtra river la aevsrel feet above
hlghtaater mark. Much low land la sub-
Telfjiknn Dovglat 613. Reaches all dsfmrimtntM,
T", ftUff
THE SKIRT STYLE
Par excellence of the Spring Season may be selected from our new lines. We
nave allied ourselves with the leading aklrt specialists of America and our depart
ment now offers the widest skirt collection of any In the olty. We show models from
the best designers of Europe and the United States as well as the Famous
WOOXjTEX BTTX.ES.
And every skirt Is guaranteed to please you in every detail of fashion, fabric, fit and
finish and wear. Besides you pay less for really fine skirts at our store than In any
Other place. Come and see. rlos f,60, $8.60, $9.60, $10.80, $12.50, S1S.OO, $18.90,
$23.80 and $38.00. Select your ault from our new line of Faultless, Panlon Gar
ments. Never have we shown such a varied line of lovely styles. Our
WOOXiTBZ BTSIT8
ai $26.00 are equal if not better than any J36.O0 suit shown elsewhere.
10th.
Open Saturday Evening.
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merged and many families have sought
high ground. The 'rise at this point has
been about an Incli per hour for several
days and It Is feared that when the Ice
comes down from the north much damage
will result to bridges and farms.
INTERVENTION MAY COME
I'nlted States and Mexico Will Again
Offer Good Offices to
Belligerents.
WASHINGTON, Maroh 2S. Jlexico atid
the United States will again make a
formal offer of their good offices in the
settlement of the Central American
troubles, according to prominent 6 talc de
partment officials, when the opportune
moment for Buch a proffer arrives, which.
It Is believed, cannot be far distant.
In the event that the offer of lliese two
great republics to assist In hastening the
arbitration of the difficulties Is not ac
cepted It Is generally believed in diplo
matic circles that Joint Intervention Is
inevitable.
MANAGUA. Nicaragua, March :3. Ad
vices received here from the front today
say that the army of President Bonlll-i
of Honduras has been attacked and de
feated near Marctta by the llondu.an
revolutlonlsta and the Nlcaraguan army
after ten hours' hard fighting, lionllla'a
troops, It la said, left behind them their
camp equipment, artillery, rifles anJ am
munition. Among the prisoners captured
by the Honduran-Ntcaraguan forces -r
General Bolero Barahona, the Honduran
minister of war, who Is severely wounded;
General Christmas, the American soldier,
formerly of Memphis Tenn., and other
leading officials of the Honduran forces.
CHURCHMEN TALK FOR UNION
Repreaeatatlves at Northcra and
Southern Methodlata Form Federa
tloa to I nlte Oraaalsatloas.
OKLAHOMA CITT. Okl., March 21-Two
hundred and sixty churchmen from the
central southwestern states here last night
formed a federation to work for the union
of the north and south Methodist churches
throughout the country. A committee was
named as follows to spread the movement:
A. H. Classen of Oklahoma, city chairman;
Dr. Bullock of St. Joseph. Mo., secretary;
Judge C. B. Ames of Oklahoma City and
J. A. Freeman of St Louis.
Speeches favoring a union of the churches
were made by Frank Hays, Rev. Dr. Sharp
and J. A. Freeman, all of St. Louis; Dr.
Bullock and Judge Ames.
WITNESSES NOT SUMMONED
Jaaa Laadts Refases to Formally
Call Ma to Testify for
Ooverameat.
CHICAGO, March 13. Documentary evi
dence relating to ahlpmenta of oil from
Whiting, Ind.. to St. Louis over the
Chicago dt Alton railroad was again Intro
duced today In the trial of the Standard
Oil company. J. II. Howard, chief clerk
In the office of the auditor of the Chicago
dt Alton, waa the chief witness.
District Attorney Sires asked Judge Lan-
dls today to order the iasue of subpoenas
for certain employes of transportation com.
panics in St. Louis, saying that unless this
waa done tbey would be compelled to pay
v. - ,:s
U-.:VV,
EASTER RIBBONS
All the New Shades
and Color Combinations
Are now ready for you to look
at, and most of the designs
are obtainable bere and no
where else. Never before
have we shown such beauties
In a woven fabric.
Buy the Easter Ribbons at
Thompson Belden & Co'a.
Monday. March 25th,
Great Special Sale Lace Curtains
Our 45c Ruffled Swiss Curtains at, pair. . ... .29o
Our COc Ruffled Swiss Curtains at, pair 43o
Our 75c Ruffled Swiss Curtains at, pair 58c
Our $1.25 Ruffled Swiss Curtains at, pair 88c
Our $6.50 Ecru French Cluny Lace at, pair $4.93
Our $1.30 Novelty Ecru Fish Net Curtains at 98c
Our $2.50 Ecru Cable Net Curtains at, pair $1.87
Our $7.00 Ecru Battenberg Curtain at, pair $5.29
Our 90c Nottingham, white at, pair 58c
Our $1.25 Nottingham, white, at, pair 89c
Our $2.50 White Cable Nets at, pair $1.G9
Our $5.00 White Battenberg at, pair $3.78
Our $4.50 Cluny Lace, white, at, pair $3.38
Our $10.00 Cluny Lace, white, at, pair. . .$7.29
And a hundred and thirty other styles, all to
go at greatly reduced prices Monday. House
keepers needing Curtains should surely take ad
vantage of this great special sale.
Great Bargain
In Basement Dress De
partment Monday
60o Plain and OheokeA Panamas,
390 Tard It Is not the talk in Hi )
papers alone that is sending th
crowds to the basement drc38
goods department. It is dress
goods of sterling quality, snappy,
clean, new dress goods. Our stand
ard of quality, no trashy goods io
deceive you with here. Fine line
of new Spring styles to choose
from Monday, and the biggest 3 He
worth of goods you ever bought.
their own expenses In Chicago. The court
refused to order the Issue of the subpoenas,
saying that he would not do such a thing
for the defense, and he would not do it for
the government.
LABORERS AGAINST GRAFT
San Francisco Council Denounces
Men Responsible for Present
Conditions In City.
BAN FRANCISCO, March . By a vote
of 66 to 7, resolutions were adopted by tbe
San Francisco labor council last night con
demning the municipal government and
those officials who have betrayed their
trust and calling for the vigorous prosecu
tion of every corruptlonlst, the bribe giver
as well aa the bribed officials.
Tbe council repudiated the union labor
party which elected these faithless offi
cials, reiterating its position that the labor
council Is a body In no way affiliated with
politics, but Is organized and conducted
purely for eeonomto purposes.
The Call today says: "The city govern
ment of Ban Francisco Is to be supervised
by a clt liens' commltttee if the plans of As
sistant District Attorney Heney and other
representative men of the city are re.
garded with favor by the people. The In
tentinn is to render grafting Impossible.
The clt I sens' committee. In order to make
Verdict for Dr. Pierce
A0AIK9T THS
Ladies Home Journal.
Sending troth after a lie. It Is an old
maxim that "a lie will travel seveu
leagues while truth Is gotttng its boots
on," and no doubt huudrods of thousand!
of good people read the unwarranted and
malicious . attack upon Dr. It. V. I'lerce
and his "Favorite Proscription published
In the May (loot; number of the Ladles'
Home Jonrnal, with Its great black dis
play headings, who nover saw the hum
ble, groveling retraction, with its incon
spicuous heading, published two months
later. It was boldly charged In the sland
erous snd libelous article that Dr. I'icrce'i
Favorite Prescription, for the cure of
woman's weaknesses and ailments, con
tsinod alcohol and other harmful Ingredi
ents. Dr. Pierce promptly brought suit
sirs I nut the publishers of the Ladles'
llome Journal, for $2i,000,00 damages.
Dr. Pierce alleged that Mr. Jluk, the
editor, maliciously published the article
containing such -false and defamatory
natter wfp the Intent of Injuring his
butlneyrfurtheriuore. that no alcohol, or
other lyjurlou. or hablt-formlng, drugs
era. contained In his "Fa
Iptlon'i that said medicine
im native medicinal roots snd
'no harmful Ingredients what-
Id that Mr. Uok's malicious stsft-
roes were wholly and absolutely false.
'mhereinirt,lon, printed by Mid .Iiiirnfl(
py ere LrrrJIn seiU" Ik-due hut tl.i f
I -H t.taTnedaTkTrM-s (fM-iw,r;;e Tr
f J r i r, 1 1 . n r" f ro m em 1 1 n t cl i e m 1 1 1 s. a. Ft-1,
v i.'.iiTrertnii-d TTT5i It Jl.lTT.t i-jmi ajual:
cjii. u emaLU.fi Mirca'e J barmy.! AlilSd
Taebe facu eie Im piuvca in llii TrTai of
the action in the supreme Oiurv but the
bualnass of Dr. Pierre was (ready Injured hy
tbe publication of the libelous article with
lis great duulay bead in, while hundreds of
thousanda uo read tbe wickedly defamatory
article never aaw the bumble grurellng re
traction, aet In small type and made a lncon
aiUciMMia as puulbie. The matter wis. huw
eer brouxht before a Jury in tbe Supreme
Court of New Yrk btave whl.-h vvpOr
rendered a verdict in the lux-tor's lror.
Thus bis tradurers rams to .lef aud UU
Si h luulm wore ruf utad.
MRH
r :i- A ' m i a
Its work more effectual. Is to be a regularly
Incorporated body. It will place a repre
sentative In every municipal office who
will act ens a sort of auditor of accounts.
Any discrepancy or Irregularity will be
noted and reported and the official will be
called to account. A representative will
attend every meeting of the board of
supervisors and will Investigate Its acts.
The record will be made public. The na
tional administration has offered . to co
operate with the local reformers and Sec
retary Strauss, of the Department of Com.
meree and Labor, Is assisting the move
ment "Mayor Schmlti will be asked to resign."
DEATH RECORD,,
Samuel Nelson.
Samuel Nelson, for years proprietor of
the Odin hall saloon, 1019 Farnam street,
later removed to 6 South Eleventh street.
died suddenly at noon Saturday, after an
Illness of several months from heart
trouble. Mr. Nelson had been oina about
as usual although not In good health, but
waa obliged to remain In bed Saturday.
At noon he unexpectedly cxolred. II mra.
about fit years old. Mr. Nelson was a na
tive or Denmark, coming to Omaha many
years ago. He leaves two sons, one of
whom is In Wisconsin and the other in
Iowa. His wife has been dead for years.
The sons have been notified and they will
arrange for the funeral. Mr. Nelson lived
at tbe Vienna hotel.
Mother of Omaha's First Child.
EI.KHORN, Neb., March a. tSpeclai.)
With tho passing away of Elisabeth Can
non, not only one of the earliest settlers
of Omaha is at rest, but the mother of tbe
first white child born in Douglas county.
Mrs. Cannon was formerly Mrs. Jesse
Reeves. Blw came to Omaha in the sprtn
of 'M, and on October 2 a son waa born to
Mr. and Mrs. Reeves and named Wil
liam Legislature Reeves.
Mra. Cannon was born September T, 1S37;
was married to Jesse Reeves In 1853. Mr.
Reeves died In 1870. In Iff Mrs. Reeves
married W. 8. Cannon, and waa left a
widow again in 1S93. Mrs. Cannon leave
three children, Mrs. R. W. Fhalr of York,
Jesse Reeves of Kendtick, Idaho, and Mrs.
R. L. Livingston of Elk horn.
J. H. Crowder.
MISSOURI VALLEY, la., March 23-(Spe-clal.)
J. H. Crowder, another one of our
old soldiers, died yesterday m mlng at 11 15
of paralysis, with which he was afflicted a
few days ago and from which he never ral
lied, lie leaves a family of four children,
all of whom are now at home. The funeral
will be held at the home on Seventh street,
Sunday at 1:46 p. in., under the auspices cf
Mlsciouii Valley lodge No. 232, Ancient Free
and Accented Masons.
Mrs. Stephen Tobln.
CASPER, Wyo.. March 23. -(Special.
Mrs. Stephen Tobln died here this morning.
She had been sick but a few days. Mrs.
Tobln was the wife of Stephen Tobln, a
prominent aheepman and business man of
Casper. Mr. and Mrs. Tobln had been mar
ried but about two months. Mrs. Tobln
was formerly Miss May I KIT and had re
aldvd in Casper a number of years.
Hev, Amos Saadera.
LOS ANGELES, Cal , March 23 -Rev.
Amoa Bandera, pastor of the Los Angeles
Friends' church, died suddenly last night,
aged 65.
M. Pobedoaetaeff.
ST. Fr7TEK8BlKC, March O. M. Pnbe
donetaeff. ex-procurator general of the
Holy Syuod, died at J o'clock this evening.
1 s
THAW'S COUNSEL FILE REPLI
All of Them ITsis ' fS 1st t that re Under
stands H store f Preceainrs
NOTES FROM THAW INSTRUCTING THEM
Mother of Defendant Says that
lias Deen No Insanity li
Family for Foar Uea
eratlons. There
NEW TORK. March . Attorneys for
Harry K. Thaw today filed answer to the
suggestion made by District Attorney
Jerome that Thaw Is mentally Incapable
of understanding the proceedings nSalnft
him and Is a nubject for a commlsflon In
lunacy rather than for a jury. Supple
menting their own unanimous opinion that
Thaw does understand the nature of the
proceedings against him and dally advises
Intelligently with his counsel, the attorneys
have filed affidavits from the medical ex
perts employed by the defense and further
affidavit by Mrs. William Thaw, the mother
of the defendant. Mra Thaw, however,
does not addrea herself to the question
Immediately at issue. She takes advan
tage of the opportunity to state that In
the direct line of descent for four genera
tions there has been no taint of Insanity
or epilepsy In ths prisoner's family. She
resents the "malicious misrepresentation
and gross exaggeration" on the subject.
The principal affidavit made In Thaw's
behalf Is signed by Mr. DelmSs, his lead
ing counsel. Mr. Delmas attaches to his
personal statement ft. Score or more of let
ters and notes he has received from Thaw
during the trial. These writings. Mr. Del
mas declares, clearly Indicate his grasp of
the proceedings and have contained valu
able suggestions.
The affidavits which Thaw's counsel hope
will block Mr. Jerome's move for a lunacy
commission were filed with the clerk of
the supreme court this afternoon and were
turned over to Justice Fttxgerald. who will
announce his decision probably Wednesday
morning, when the Thaw Jury has been
ordered to report again. Justice Fltigerald
will Indicate, to the opposing counsel Mon
day If he desires a further hearing on the
subject. Whether a commission will bo
appointed rests solely with Justice Flts
gerald. Affidavit of Delmas.
Mr. Delmas In his affidavit says:
The nrofeRslnnnl relations which T have
held with the defendant since the beginning
of the trial until the present time, the
many Interviews I have had with him dur
ing that period, the many communications
I have sent to him end received from him,
CDunled with my experience at the bar,
ensble me to form an opinion of the ca
pacity of Harry K. Thaw as regards his
understanding of the proceedings against
him and power to make his defense.
And I do, upon my oath, solemnly state
that during the time of his trial Harry K.
Thaw has been and Is capable of under
standing the nature of the prneeedlnrs
against him, comprehending his own condi
tion In reference to such proceedings and
of conducting his defense in a rational
manner.
The v hlef exhibit cited by Mr. Delmas Is
the note from Thaw appointing htm chief
counsel, the second day of the defense. It
will be remembered that the first day of
Thaw's defense was decidedly disastrous
to his case. Mr. Delmas declared that
Thaw wrote to him as follows:
Dear Mr. Delmas: On the Sth of this
month, at the request of my then senior
counsel, with all other counsel concurring,
and on my own motion, I appointed you piy
chlf counsel, to conduct and manage the
present trlsl before Justice Fitzgerald, In
accordance with your own views and plans,
giving you full authority In the matter. 1
wish today to reiterate and confirm everv
thing that waa then done in those premises
and to tell you that no one but you has nny
right or authority to make nny agreement
or stipulation In any manner relating to
the conduct of the trial or to take any un
authorised steps therein. Very sincerely
youra, H. K. THAW.
Some of the Notes.
The lettera attached to the affidavit con
tain numerous suggestions concerning the
conduct of the case. In one instance Mr.
Delmas is requested to personally conduct
the examination of all witnesses. In a
letter sent during the examination of Mrs.
Thaw the prisoner said:
My wife's strength Is ebbing. She cannot
recuperate until after the cross-examination.
It will be unfortunate If she
broke down and her testimony was
stricken out. Her condition of nervousness
and sadness Is grave. Cannot Dr. Evans
be kept buck? -
Another letter from Thaw to Mr. Delmas
read:
Flease arrange for Mr. Carroll Beck
wlth a testimony. Mr. feabody has a brief
thereon. We do not wish Jerome to
further attack Mrs. Thaw in his reouttal.
The further facts proved by Mr. Heckwltii
and the superior Impression he will produce,
may discourage Jerome from annoying
Mrs. Thaw.
Mr. Beckwlth Is one of the artists for
whom Mrs. Thaw once posed.
In still another letter Thaw declares that
he knows of a respectable young married
woman In Wisconsin who was willing to
come on and testify that "8. W." enticed
her to his studio and mistreated her.
Exhibit H attached to Mr. Delmas' af
fidavit is a note from Thaw, In which he
says:
Dear Mr. Delmaa: This Is only o con-
' gratulate you on yeor successes. Your
i Hrmt inn nbirrtliiii was. of course, obvloua.
but you trapped Jerome wonderfully by
your reference to a new planet, into shak
ing hia head aa yuu wished, and ao con
cluding perfectly.
Under date of February t Thaw wrote
Delmas, as follows:
Not aa principal, but as husband, I
must hear your notes for my wife's tes
timony, aa I shall permit mulling but
the truth and wish to prevent any unin
tentional misrepresentation. Today a
witness not the Htage doorkeeper, who I
waa pleased to hear stand straight and safe
on facts perjured himeelf In a very natural
or studied manner. This grieves me and
forces me to Insist on my right as a hus
band, if not that deferences due to piy
wlshee aa principal.
Another note of the aame date says:
Mra. Comstock cornea after my wife, I
presume? Will she testify Friday or Mon
day? My mother testifies tomorrow, I sup
pose, and some others, possibly Mr. Catlin
or other witnesses, of White's twio revolvers
(the last the unusual one) and his threats
and his ring. He always told her "You
know nothing at all yet." That removes
danger of "contagion" of ring or other mat
ters. I hope you can now aiurwer my early
note. This requires none.
In one of his letters to Mr. Delmaa, Thaw
ervcloaed five pages of questions which he
declared Anthony Comatock might answer
aa to Thaw's work with him. Thaw also re
fers to a letter In the possession of Mr.
Gleaaon, which he saya originated either
July I or T, "while I atlll may have been
frensled."
Thaw's Memory Accurate.
Attorney Oleason, in his affidavit, declares
Thaw's memory wonderfully accurate. In
hla Investigations he has alwaya found
Thaw'a statements as to facta to be correct.
j Henry O. McPike of counsel declared that
Thaw has Deen ireaiea m ntmtt
ekn of a rational and healthy Intellect and
without any suspicion or Ambt as to his
mental reaponslblllty.
Clifford W. Hartrldge and A. Russell Pea
body complete the list of counsel who filed
afQdavlta. The alienists who declare Thaw
capable of understanding the proceedings
against him are Drs. Hritton D. Evans,
Charles O. Wagner. Graeme M. Hammond
and Smith E. Jelllffe. Tlie physlclana alao
relate at great length many of the Incidents
of the trial and many of the daily conver
sations they have had with Thaw.
Mrs. William Thaw's Affidavit.
Mrs. William Thaw'a affidavit ia con
fined wholly to family history and hglna:
"The move by the prosecution for an In
quiry Into tbe advisability of a lunacy
commission for my son. Harry K. Thw.
I affords ne the long desired opportunity ofj
giving all ths facts In relation to the so
called heredity, epllepay and Insanity,
stripped of all verbiage,, which niallclrua
misrepresentation and gT's exaggeratlns.
hare thrown around them. 1
"First I wish to emphatically state than
In the direct line of descent for four gen-f
eratlons, If we Include that of the defen 1
ant himself, there Is no trace cf either
epilepsy or Insanity. With regard to the
alleged Insanity of Joslih Copley, Jr., a
brother of Mrs. William Thaw, that he
had a most brilliant mind and was clans
day orator at Amherst college. His ora
tion Impressed the faculty as sv profound
In Its erudition that they Injudiciously d'" j
elded not to limit him as to time, with th-tf
result that lis close was
la Immediately for
"iraln fever, which
nervous system."
lowed by an attack of "iral
shattered for a time his
Joslah. Jr., was dlcharged after Bcvon
mouths, enlisted In the civil war, wn
prisoner In Llbhy prison, and, accord1
to the affidavit, "Is now In vigorous hen
and sound mind at three score years and
ten."
"The other case of derangement." Mrs.
Thaw's affidavit continues, "Is the one bru
tnlly referred to by medical experts for
the prosecution as being 'Imbecile from
his birth.'
"On the contrary, Henry W. Copley,
uncle of the defendant, was until six years
old. In perfect physical and mental condi
tion. In the dusk of a summer evening
two vicious boys trespassing on oar place,
disguised with horrible masks, pursued
him until he fell with a scream of terror
Into my mother's arms. I was but two
years older, yet the scene Is Imprinted on
my memory.
"It me say, once for all, that there Is
no secret to be guarded or family skeleton
to be hidden on either side of the family
of the defendant."
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VETERANS ARE POISONED
More Than a Thousand
worth F.at Haah
Are 111.
at Leaves,
and
LEAVENWORTH. Kaa., March C
More than LOnO veterans at the National
Soldiers' home here are suffering from
ptomaine poisoning, the result of eating
meat hash at breakfast this morning. No
deaths were reported up to late today.
The first symptoms of trouble was mani
fested several hours after breakfast Boon
the home hospital was crowded with sick
veterans and the smbulances were rush- ,
Ing In from the barracks with loads eft1'
them. There was an apparent effort on the " 1
part of the officers to suppress the real
condition of affairs which did not become
known until this afternoon.
Nine hundred of the veterans In the Na
tional Soldiers' Home here, poisoned by
ptomaine in beef hash, are being treated In
the hospitals tonight. While no deaths have
yet resulted, there are several hundred men
in critical condition.
The government physicians and nurses at
the home have been taxed to the utmost
since noon without ceasing and have prob
ably succeeded In rescuing a sorre who were
In a dying condition when found.
The Infection worked slowly, nearly four
hours elapsing between the eating of the
poisoned meat and the development of the
symptoms. Then the men began to drop
off by the hundreds. Ambulances and
strechers were In so great demand that
many lay for hours without attention. In
the case of aged patients this delay will be
additionally harmful.
Woman and Child Dies.
ASHLAND, Ky.. March 23. When Mrs.
Levi Jett, a relative of Curtla Jott of
Ureathltt county feud fame, was bathing "
her Inrant last t nursaay nignt sne imr .
deity was seized with a pain In the hea' 'Ji
lt Is said, and reu dead. The babe ff-
from the lifeless arms of Its mother Into i.-
tub of hot water and was scalded to death.
A Voice From
the Stomach
A Bloodless Fight Between a Tablet
and a Habit The Tablet Wins.
At the sge of 22, Clarence had good
digestion. He had gaatrlc Juice that could
dlsaolve doughnuta and turn apple-skins
Into good blood corpuscles.
At the age of 24 he began to be pro
fuse about the waist and lean backwards.
He also began to cultivate several chins.
In his new-found pride he began to thin'
it his duty to gorge himself on every
thing, the good and the bad, for appe
tite feeds on appetite and every good
thing Is abused.
His picture showed that he took on
weight after he put his collar on.
At the age of J Clarence married und
went to boarding. On top of all this,
he attended oyster suppers and Vine din
ners, which reduced the else of his col
lar from 1H to IB. With still abiding
faith In the strength of his stomach he
gulped his meals, and chewed them after
wards, At the ami of 28 Clarence bee-an tu hear.
m . amlna a tDarnlna. fsnm V
atomach. After each meal, be woul
bloated and belching became a In
He began to be a light eater .
heavy thinker. He tried to think .
cure, for now he would sit down a I
meals absolutely disgusted at the thou.
or sight of anything to eat.
He would sit down at his meals m l th
ou t the trace of an appetite. Just because
It was time to eat.
He would often feel a gnawing, unsat
isfied "still-hungry" feeling In his stom
ach, even after he was through eating,
whether hia meal was well cooked or net.
And he suffered a good many other
things with his stomach that he could
not explain, but that made him grouchy,
miserable, out-'o-aorta and generally sour
on everybody and everything.
Finally he read an account, something
like thla about tha truly wonderful re
aulta obtained from Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets in all cases of stomach trouble,
dyspepsia, and so -or,. He bought a CVi
box at the drag store, and took the
whole box. When he started, ho had
little faith and less appetite. When he
finished he had absolute faith and nioro
appetite, snd more good cheer. Things
began to taste different and better to him.
Now he has no more dyspepsia, no
more Indigestion, no more loss of appe
tite, brash irritation, burning aensatinn.
heartburn, nausea, eructations, bad mbinl
ory, or loas of vim and vigor. f'
Remember, one Ingredient of Ktuart'n.
Dyspepsia Tablets will digest for you S,
000 grains of food. Just aa It did lor
Clarence.
Tbia relieves your stomach of the work
of digesting until your stomach can get
strong and healthy again. Your stomach
has been overworked and abused. It's
fagged out. It needa a reat.
Let Stuart'a Dyepepela Tahlnla do the
work of your atomach. You will be sur
prised how fine you'll feel after eating
and how lusciously good everything will '
taste to you.
Heed the call of the stomach now!
There's a world of good cheer In on box
of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, at any
drug stors, COc.
Send us your name and address today
and we will at once send you by mall
a sample package, free. Address K A.
Stuart Co., It Stuart Bldg, Marshall.
Mich.
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