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STUDENTS REBEL AGAINST TRAINING Anti-Militarist League Is Organized by Brooklyn High School Boys ONLY 65 IN TOTAL OF 1,500 VOLUNTEER Children of Foreign-Born Parents Lead Revolt, Says Principal H", USthn Its at Lastern Di High School, in Brooklyn, have rOTolt ed in numbers atgainst military' train? ing. They have organited an anti ?sry training league ?nd have posted placards about the school halla, urging their schoolmates to write letters -.??pos'-.g t:. ? intri.duct?? mil.*., the school. I ?.rgc proportion I ?dents are of foreign parentage, and I>r. Will? iam T. N lymen. the pi ir.cpal. BS terday that the strvt.fi ??*. OOP? ?ame from boys whose narents have live-d in Russia. Austria and Germa" Poland. Many boys -.? iu roi uni ? e training, hs eaid. have I?. ? force, parents to give up the idea. 1.000 boya volunteered for the training, ar..i ou' of that small number only twenty? lee vere able to aecure the written consent of their parents. A large number declined to train because they said they had to work after hours in order to stay in school. Still others are exempt andei ? n-year ugp minis The efforts o?; Dr, Vlymen and the school physical director to put the fcoaefll ? ning in a I roper light have to* availed so far. "I'm a Social i fit."' Said Boy -.hoc-; headed youngster yesterday. "I'm against ? ?? *-. belongs to irai and figh*a?jrg." Oth.ii | had been llism Jennings Bryan French and Philippine Lintrerie ?-.? as important as their lovc Hness .re their IrresiStibl) U 'W PRICES leatured In the January White Sale. French Corset Covert, 98c to $3.98. Night Gown?, $1.98 to $13.98. Chemises, 98c to $3.98. Pettico.tt, $1.98 to $5.98. Drawers, 98c to $2.98. Philippine Night Gowns and Chemises, $1.89 to $5.49. Second Floor. utteied his famous prophecy about a million men rushing ?o arms over night when danger should th renten America. Questions of the fitness of these millions mean', nothing to the high si hool rebels. A ? re :ust as patriotic as the oth S are i.lwayn shouting for war," the) argued. "The fellows that do the ? ng are the one- that should go to war, If there is danger of an at 1 tack, then we should join a regiment ?- quickly, if not more so. than the .- h Ott! eis." Sind ons rhetorical youth: "War is hell, l'icjured* ess is for war. Mili tiainlBf is for preparedness." boy believed that the training b?d by the state school laws was actual preparation for militarism in the United Fi?tes. "Brandishing a knife is for the pur? pose of having it cut good," he said Afurativoly. "That's what preparing for wi, ? This - believed to be the lirst in? stance of an onraaisod revolt on the Part of schoolboys since the law re g a ??rtain amount of physical training in schools became effective, last September. Dr. John H. Kinley. head of the state department of Fdu cation. whs quoted last week h? saying that the revolt of a single New Ro ? High School student against the al training was the first instance - kind In the state. Ina ' the case of the New Rochelle student, the sei of a Socialist leader, ?a? that he must take the train | it'g if he wished to stay in school. The declined Rnd left school. $67.000 ALIMONY ASKED TO COVER REST OF HER LIFE Mrs. Bauchle. Who Got Divorce in an Hour. Says Lawyer Agreed lo Pay $400 Monthly I* took Mrs. Florence 1- yira Bauchle one hour tu get a divorce in INS, in Reno, from George Young Bauchle, ll nighter and wealthy patron of sport?;. She has not been as successful In collecting the $400 a month allowance which Bauchle agreed to pay for the rest of her life or until she should remarry. Bauchle, who was his second ?rife, has not remarried, and yesterday ? ret ove i $07,000 under ?he agreement. This amount cuts allowance due since Iiecern her. ii'ir?. an.l for the rest of the plain- ! tiff's life under her own estimare of her expectancy of life, the implication being that she expects to remain un-j ? id. Bauchle, whose income is fixed by ?he plaintiff at "at least $35,000" a I year, has renamed. Two and a half; years ago he took as his ihird wife Mi?. Myrtle (loodrich Sloan, pf Chi? cago, who had been twice divorced. rs1 wife, who was Miss Louise Moon, ?if Brooklyn, died in 1006 from an overdose of headache pills. Mrs. Bauchle, the divorced wife now suing, is a daughter of the late Frank lyn Fylts, playwright and dramatic critic. Ths Reno divorce suit wat' based on allegations of extreme cruelty. It is alleged by Mrs. Bauchle that while htVr suit was pending her husband suggested an agreement under which she wn not to ask for alimony from the court. Bauchle agreeing to pay her $400 a month pending the suit and for life or remarriage in case she , succeeded, and also her counsel fees. ? He provided that this allowance was to continue as long as he was financially able to pay it. At no time was the allowance to be less than $150 a month. Ths $400 monthly payments ceased' ? December. 1915, and since then Mrs. Bauchle alleges her former husband has neglected to provide at all for her. She say? that she is without means. George Young Bauchle is the name sake and was the favorite grandson of (lie late (ieorge Young, who ma?li ? fortune in the manufacture of licorice , ?.- a. member of the firm of Ycung /fc Smvlie. Bauchle received a large ihhrc of' bit grandfather"i estate. Mr. I placed in trust $21 daughter of bis marriage, who is now about thirteen ' vara old. BILL BARS LIQUOR ADS FRON MAILS Senate Acts to Prevent Wholesalers Invading Dry States Washington, Jan. 11. Transmission in the mails of liquor advertisements, m circulars, newspapers or otherwise into states which prohibit such adver? tising or solicitation, is barre?l by a bill by Senator Rankhead. of Alabama, passed to-day by the Senate. I ? goes to (he Heu A clause penalising postal en i uho should knowingly handle the ptO* ..l mail natter was eliminated. An amendmen* in behalf of newspaper publishers was added to reijuiro the Postmaster (.enrral. from time to time. te Issne public bulletins giving lista of states which prohibit liquor advertis? ing. Senator Bankhead explained that the bill was not aimed at newspaper advei ins especially, but more particularly a| wholesale !u*uor dealers, to prevent 'th? ir ?ending liqner sdvsrtisemsats and orden through the mail into "dry" slates which prohibit such ad? vertisement and solicitation, Senators Morris and Fletcher led thd :neni which resulted in striking o it the clause penalizing postal em? ployes handling such mail m.. 500 MINUTE WOMEN AWAIT CALL TO ALBANY Mrs. Whitehonne Hopes Pilgrimage to (apilal Will Not Be Needed Five hundred minute women are awaiting* orders It go to Albany and work for the suffrage referendum bill. II eras stated last night by Mr*. Noi man de K. Whitehouse. chairman of the Woman Suffrage Party, thai she hoped the women would not be obliged to make the pilgrimage t?> Ute -t?te . hoeaass ths suffrage bill is Coming up for its second passai; and m? ?.?????.on.? opposition ii expected. The women are organised '? -.-rams an?) letters to their representativesaad m every w-ay to secure the speedy passage of the bill. If, how? ever, the bill is blocked, as it was last year, they look for trouble. Thcic ate delegates from every As -embly district in the State ?'ii Mrs. Wh it chouse's legislative committee, and women from all walks of life women doctors, lawyers, teachers, society lead? ers, mothers, actresse?, BOeial workers (?n?i factory giris comprise the ?u-e hundred. (In the committee are Miss Martha Lincoln Draper, Mrs. Leonard Thomas, Mrs. J. Border, Harriman. Miss Kleanor (iates. Princess Troubetzkoy, MissFan . ?? Burst, Mr?. rewnsend Scudder, Leonora O'Reilley. Uisi FtOI ierman. Miss Mehn?la Scott, Miss Mary Dre er, Mrs. A. C. Kay, Mrs. An drew Dickson Hunt an?! Mr-, ' . II. Lavinder. -? BUSINESS TROUBLES Bsftkruitcy Pa-atl-an? WOXIAM M', wsAHi-T s ?aaUtm <? (??? ?.H asalM* Wl .lan. I ?? Wstrdt, Sains 'ulna.? SS Ihf WUlltJtl Va;i W??r'.' I ? ? a. rst-Uusrs ? ? ?.,-?? i -? IMS, ?? i i.-- t. ? ??a ? ?.MIS i.liAIUM IK' [KG V I .? kava. S Bud ? i?- ??_ ssstIos t- Um ? - ? . IbtaaT-ast .,--?? a.;? - ? ? ?. I oiar. Tti?ra> I? U>r I1i?a-Kl'>r? K M< srthj. as ??ore - ? a!? '?? ? a?.,!?.,- H?, ht, I'. . ?.?-??ii' ISM M s? . hat r ? i . pr ;Jum , nf.h Ils ? |1 .10 ai. 1 s | il? -"?sa*?' - iivwas h n.K-rKK, s ?. . ? ? p. - I a? 0 r.l a ;-?? ? | ol I a M - ? ?(.<>.? JU(li ?? - ??,-???? til?n on Dmaaa ? ' I - ? it i wi.i.r roi l.?-.i. ? . . ' i Et? i a SMUUat .?' t ? a ? I Csws-asIH?!* Centnr.4 m s. s. i of J. G . . ? ? LOOT KILLS WIRE THIEF lltttly Discovered When Neighbor? Not? Led of light?? in mmsatp House An unidentifleil burglar robbing th< i unoecupied boms of Mrs Jsmos bit ? Vlekar In Dsbbfl Nfiy, H. Y . ?*??' I shocks?*! to ?leath when he cut n higkl] ekaigod food wire in attempting* t? i tea I lbs brass ass! ?-??pper fitting? of i switekkears. Ths man"? body wai found ?/osU rdaj* in Ik? kesemoat. I ho suspicions of neighbors wer? i night ?hin severs! light,? wkiek had been left permanent Iv burning in the house were extin guished. Thev notified Mrs. McVickar aiui roatsrdsy shs seal Otts Wagaor, ar oloctrician, to the house to investigate Hs discovered tks burglar's bed* lyinj betide tha partly dismantled switch beard. Tks team bad a bag full ol stolen ropier and brass work from th? h?ll??'. SUGAR FOR CAKE IS FORBIDDEN IN ENGLISH HOMES Use of Chocolate in Pastry Barred After February 1 by Food Dictator I LoadOB, JaS 11. Har?n Deveiiport, Iks hl???,! ?Controller, has issued furtksi <>r<iei -.i check uoedloss con ?umpt ?dstuffs. It b?iimes ef? fective on Kebruary I. Atttr tksl data II Is illegal to manu facturo anj forms of ekocolats rotallod at a pi eding I poses an ounce or any other iwootmoal SieSodiag I pence uti ounce. The use of sugar or ekocolats im the sxtornal covering of cakes, pastry, etc., is forbidden. Dei lag 101 i" no manu facturer vil] be ni lowed to u-e for confectionery over fit' per SOSl of the amount of SUgSI by kim for such purpose in 1911. The feeding of wheat to animal* is prohibited. To ????courage the ?Hising of ph.,. I ek ?i?' destructive to crop?, the feeding of them with grain wkiek cm be used as food i? illegal. MEET TO AID MRS. HAMILTON friends of Pisa? \geul I'lan lo Raise 1'und for Widow Pis to rs ? ?. '...i m : esd to i en ennuitj for Mrs. "Tody" Hamilton, widow of tfce eilVUI pre?? agent, were SSterdaj Si a meeting of the coran ins of tks fund, in the llboard," Forty- .econd and Broadway. It area ennouneed that f.'too had been contribot? I, pal o which Mrs. Iinrr.il ton had received. Subscription h?t? ?rill be circulated in all the New York newspaper oflees and in every press dub in the country. ?Leading circus men will I.,- a bed to rotrnbute a fer centage of tbeir receipts from opening day-. Contributions may be ?.eut ta I :. Cooke, Hotel Continental, Newark, N. J, AUTOS KILL TEN IN MONTH street Fatalities i?? Decesabee.-?how Pe? rrease ,?f Two from Previous Year Automob tarn persons in New Vork last inor.th, a' d In Decern ber. 1 II rce, arcording to Po? lice Department statistics given out last night. Motor trucks, however, causes instead of eleven, n? In l!'l">. Horse ?irawn ve? hicles - n??nad of sirs. Street ears, which e-.U'-d t.one in December, 1911. killed ? raontk; but trains. which si in I ''ii-mber, 1916, had n clear record for December,1 1911 Altogether the street ?MeldsStS ?jf ty caused tkirtv-flva ?ieaii.-i last month, a ?|eci?a?e el I * o from ] 91 f>. ' on the efforts of the police, according to the announce ? of the larger numhiM of ? rs in the eit) au') the greater t rucking. FIRE RECORD A M im ? - ? -. ' ' ? - ? ? n II Mi - 4 Hr4? . ron? ? . . .? , * !'"'-. le i/, W?t*ri ? I ?Ruler? ' -n? w?t!???r?. ? ?>> At the Automobile Show See these high grade cars which carry Sparton Motorhorns as Standard Equipment Packard Chalmers Winton Stutz Kissel Mercer Peerless Hudson Studebaker White Ylarmon ( ole Jordan Briscoe Haynes Pathfinder Owen-Magnetic Jackson Marion-Handley National And 11 others Sparton Vacuum Gasoline System Sparton Quality Products Sparton radiator fans, Sparton honeycomb radiators used by a majority of high-grade motor car manufacturers. The Sparton Vacuum Gasoline System Introduced at the show?the most efficient device of its kind produced ?under every condition supplies the carburetor with plenty of gasoline. The Sparks-Withington Co., Jackson, Mich., U. S. A. All Sparton quality products exhibited in Spaces C ft I-82? 99-100 Sparton Honev Comb Radiator Sparton Radiator Fan ? Thaw Tries to End Life; Is Recovering from Cuts (onllnucil from page I York to-morrow, and put to bed to get a good night's rest. First Cut Wrist Thaw arose this morning, dressed j ami donned his overcoat. Then he i pickeil up I? raaer, Wktab had been left i on the waihstand. The instrument ' belonged to Mr Taco?, a former Krenrh army officer, mam SI owner ai race I at Juare-. He cut hi? wrist ' hrst. tine gash, netir the hand, sev? ered all the temlons, but did not reach Hie arteries. The other, a longer and deeper incision, was in the forearm For a mommt or so, judging from the blood lost, Thaw stood, holding hi? ?lasheil arm o\?r 'he porcelain wash barm. Then in In? frenzy he dashed across the room and delivered a desperate and sweeping cut at hi? throat The ?wing of the razor spattere<l the blood upon th ?aall six feet from the floor. The ra/.or entered to the I a?e of the jaw. near the jugular vein, and left the throat open '.. tks ekln. . 'Fnally Thaw, the doctors believe, ( * Itrslgkt acroc.s the windpipe A of hlooil upon (he floor ?bowed that he bad walked aroun.l the bad, and the, brass footpiece, covered with red, indi? cated ttiat he grasped the post to keep upon kis feet. He then threw himself upon the bed to die, an art which prohabiy sa.ed kis life, for, according to Dr. S. K. Bate? man, who was first summoned, the bed clothing helped to form puds, which in s measure stopped the flow of blood .Shortly alter 10 o'clock, Mrs. Tacot, hearing nothing from her tenant, spped upon the door. "There was no reply," she laid, "an?l I grew nervous. ! thought that he had left the bottOO, ami opened the dOOr slightly. I ?aw the blood tir?' anil then en the neck. I ?was ten 1 lied. and ikrieked. Thaw bad nol moved when I entered, but the sound of my voice semed to arouse him. and he tr,?'<l ' up. **?)h, why did vou do this"'* I .'?I not answer me. Onl) a mumble cam?' from his lips, and he made an otker effort to gel up. i m? tki 01.1:1 was in a most dangerous condi? tion, and I telephoned for the doctor. Then I telephoned for Mr. Maloney." Thaw'? smasing vitality is ifcown by the fact that while Mrs. 1 <?? ???' WS0 at the teleph??ne he gathered ?'noug'n Strenpjth to g"' ?>ut of bed. In a half ? tupor he threw a bathrobe arosnd bim ?-??If. and Wandered through the hall, through the ?lining room and into the ? tiling unconscious across a chair. Theie Dr Ha'eman found him. bis gashed arm resting upon the floor. The exertion had opened ail the wounds afresh, and blood was spurting from the severed arteries. Otts hand, every tenilon cut, wa? helpU . Tke phyeieian picked him up and placed him upon a eoucb bed m tke dining room, at the same lime summoning Dr. A. F. Biverly At the end of a half hour the' hemorrhages had b?*en stopped. Pale, limp and terribly weakened by the Toss, Of blood, Thaw -.mmediately dropped off into a heavy sleep. "Although I had been called to at? tend a Mr. West." said Dr. Hateman, "when I arrived and ?hw the fare o" tks man I recognize?! him as Harry Thaw. He wa? practically unconscious all the time we dressed the injuries, but he managed to ask that Dr. Klwood Kirby, a fnend, be summoned. It is a thing for him that he tumbled upon the bed in ?.uch manner that the coverlet pressed against both his wrist and neck. Otherwise he would have b'-en lit.-id when found." Thaw awoke from hi? stupor as he ? 1- being carried into th<- ambulance. "Don't hurt me," he told the attendants whoa placed upon the stretcher. There ?. <lajh scrOSS the city, and the run from West Philadelphia to St. Mary's, in the northeastern part of the city, was made ;n an hour. Dr. K'.tb\ u.is waiting, and when Thaw was rusked to the operating room he gave him a careful examination and then sewed Up *?? tke while be was, operating upon 1 haw t In ?. * a detective, malt m Thaw's clothing, came across a (4 ride of mercury tablet in a coat pocket. Alter the opera! OS I into ei son. Tkere were no in? dications that he had taken poison, but if he has swallowed bichloride the \vmpt.oms will not. begin to show for twenty-four hours. Fluded Deterti.e The real atory of TIihw's mysterious ilisappearance on Tuesday was learned to-day. At 4 a. m he vanished from the Belgravia Hotel and gave the slip ?o Lieutenant Harney Flood, of D Attorney Swann'? office, who had been shadowing him since Sunday The de teeti\i4 -X,,-, f., arrest him the moment he received ?he flash from New York 'hat the indictment had been voted. Thaw came heir .Sunday, met his mother Monday and testified in a small rivil court case growing out of an au? tomobile are.drnt last Muy. Mr. Maloney. who, since his retire ment from politics, has managed the ! local branch of the Vnl (I'Farrell de ? tective agency, and a detective are the mysterious pair who spirited Thaw away in an automobile. Here is the former's story of what happened: "The O'Farrell agency has been re I tained by the Thaw family for a long , time, and I wu> in New York when he was told of the assault and kidnap? ping case. I hurried to Phi'adelphia 1 and ut 4 o'clock in the morning cx I plained the Mtuation tu Thaw. '.'. I have telephone?! your mother's , attorney. Stephen Stone, in Pittsburgh, I told him, and Mr. Stone has decided that you must not att?-mpr to escape. I You must surrender and tight tk< j if you are innocent. "Thaw agreed. He was happy. The ? night before he had been drinking with 1 a merry party. He ha.l been dl rather herd from the time of his ar? rival in Philadelphia Sunday. He was rerrous and had consulted with Dr K?rby. In that sute Thaw was in no It is not only markets Or comment Or business news that Make it so valuable. It il The combination The Journal of Commerce Five Cents All News Stands Or at Your Home condition te bs takes to ?New York. "Out in West, Philadelphia? is I ?in,?.' little home of Mrs. Tu?'?.?, friend "t the family. I laid her I h h ?h.r , ii Hurry Wut, who need attention) and ska teak* him la. At thiri point Mrs. Tastet takes the narrative. She sever eonjertur ths identity of has guost, ?lie said, u til this mornlnt*. She tells hr "West's"' plowing porsoealit** w??n h< ami was positive that he had not le ths bones sxoepl fer a single sho walk. Mr?. Taeel says last ni|-ht, wh? lbs mentioned the latest "Thaw < axr h?T (?iiiirdcr murmured: "It's awful simply <? v. ful! " This story, however, dees not agr? -aith ths accounl given b** lleraai Williams, wh??se Pittahnnrk address, I ?aya, is J04 (.ra'it. tttt (.are Hills Away When (he detect?v, were leeUs their har.lest for Tkaw, aceerdinsj i Williams, the fugiti?,e was ri'iing i taiieakfl from one cafe to another, buj in g wine for all coiners ?and ?/iving S hills awky liks ths Broad-raj Thaw i old. " I iie??l;.y aftel rio-ii I was in i,,'' .?id Willi.? a ma walked over and said. 'What's rt ?ai?l about Pittshargnf I told him bad just come from there. . 'Tell nio hII you know about Pittl Imrf-I? ' "Tin. t rs? thing T thought of w* Barry Thaw. I nee* Thaw bv s i ?< 1 befme hs killed Stanford ft? ? havs teen him many times since, bs noi srithln recant months. Well, w chinned sboul I'ntsburgh a while, an ha bought drinks." Williams tells of risita te four caf?i 11.? tudied his companion carefully an became convinced he was Thaw. Will lams said he 1 ??ft his companion at fifth salean. Half an kour later, a 1 p. m., Thaw met him an,I said k? -ranted to pa h??me. \\ illiams led th m;.n (?> Mrs. Tecot'l house, he ex plained. In the hospital this afternoon, ac cording to Dr. Kirby, Lieutenant Wood ?? hospital physician tha Thaw'.-, condition was not serien snOUgh to BOeessitatS an ante-morten itatement, approached bii bad "Von are not going to die, Harry, but nevertheless, there may be .?omethinj which you may now iran? to 'ell us Will you do so?" he ssked. Doctors .. attendants and detectives aw'ait sd anxiously a eonfsssion or denial ol :lie ? har-fes which Isd to his att.-mpt at do. The patient regarded the de? tective curiously for an instan - am! lovljf shook his head. "I have nothing to sa%." he said feebly, closing his ?yes. News of Thaw's Action Startles Swann's Office .News tha'- Harry K. Thaw had en* lus (hr?>at et-artled the District Attor? ney's office yesterday, principally be canse1 it was not generally known that Thaw was in Philadelphia. Another reason for the surprise was the belief amor?-; those who knew Thaw well that hs would eventually tan? the music, depending on his fortune and astute lawyers to clear him of the charges. "It is most unfortunate,*' said As? sistant District Attorney Black. "The only conclusion I can ??raw from the affair now ia that Thaw realized that ?ve had rounded up all the witnesses and had ample evidence Sgulast him. He must havs soon hat 'here was no escape " It was learned yesterday 'hat if Thaw did not real.ze all tha' Mr. Black f-R'-c him credit for yesterday he did tret first-hand inform a*, ion from D I? trict Attorney Swarm 01 Monday that I the ease against him was rompl enough to present to the grand jury OT?irrel| Hew Swann On that day Val OTarrell, Tha? private detective, called on the pro rutor and intimated that Thaw wo? like to have a talk with Mr. Swai The latter is said to have ?Wen OT? rell assurance! of hi? willingnesa see him. remarking that "hi? case m go before the grand jury to-morr morning " Soon after O'Farrell had left A Swann, with the assurance that Thi would surelr "come in" in his o? good time (no explained that it won be impossible to attempt to force h again?t his will). Mr. Swann reeeiv a tip from an apparently reliable ?our that Thaw was in Washington. D lective Csnnln was sent to the capit on that tip, which later wa? foui false. It waa reported last night that Thi walked into the McAlpin while Aaais an' District Attorney Black and h ties wer?' examining witnesses ar was told that his reservations for suite had been cancellod. Thaw ask? whether any cotnplaint had been ma? Sgainst kim, but the laen were n? told him. It was also learned that th information hud been furnished to M Black a short time after Thaw hs quit the hotel. The best informa'ion on the subje? which earn? out of the hotel wa? to th effect that m hat check boyr who ha excellent ressens f r wan'ing to d Thaw a favor, had 'old him that th District Attorney's representatives wer at that very moment on hi a trail. Thi was on Saturday morning. Despite tin- Thaw, while Detectiv Cunniff and the (lump boy were watch lag the incoming trains at the Penr lyivanio .Station, was breakfasting s the Waldorf, lunching with Brower s the Belmont and drinking alone i .Jack'? and Inter sleeping at the Bri? tod while tne New York police wer not evr.n a'.var?' tha' he was wanted. If Thaw recovers he will have tore eosrsSS <>r>*-m ta him when he is ar raigned here he may plead guilty, h may stand trial or he may ask for sanity commission to examine him. .Mrs. Thaw Collapses at News of Mer Sor E/ 'fV.rgriph u> Th? Tnbun?. | I' ttsburgk, Jan. 11. After anxiousl? waiting for days to hear from her ?on Mrs. William Thaw collapsed when in formed over the telephone this after noon that Harry K. Thaw had attempt ed suicide. "Oh, Hsrry! My Harry! This is terrible! It can't be true!" she said I to bear up under the heavy ordea!. But the Weight of the latest blow nflietsd -pon the gref-stricken, gray-haired mother was too much ano she collapsed. This evening, when she learned that her son was recovering, she brightened. ( Kansas City, Mo., .Ian. II. Mr?. Frederick B. ?ump, mother of the boy mentioned in connection with the in? dictment against. Harry K. Thaw, when told to-day that Thaw had attempted suicide, said: "I have schooled myself against all sin prise.? and I have wondered what Thaw would do when ho was cornered. I'm so glad my boy is out of his clutches." Thaw Twice Tried to Die, Says Evelyn Nesbit Thaw attempted to commit suicide with laudanum in Paris in 1904, and was sa-.ed only by the prompt applica? tion of the stomach pump, according to his former wife, Kvelyn Nesbit, now Mrs. Jack Clifford. He planned to kill her and himself in this city the follow? ing vcar, she said, but later forgot all ebon! il Mrs. Clifford, who is recovering from the effects of a minor operation at her home, ?_ t West Fieventh Street, was not told of Thaw's attempt on his life until after her physician had been con? sulted She declared that nothing Tha-v might c\n would surprise h?r. | FIVE STATES JOQI TO CUT FOOD COST Whitman and Mitchel F^omise to Help pass Proposed Laws Four atetes of the denasly peptlat? Atlantic (oast reg-on joined wit? **?, York yesterday as the nucleus ?fa intemtate organization through wh,? it is hoped to pass uniform I?r?l?tk?i to combat th? high cost of |??,?,t Massachusetts, Rhode Island. New J? sey, Vermont and N-w Vor'. ??,,, duly organized comm.t'e?. 0f oth?> representatives, agreed to pau tcr measures that m>?*h* he necessary ?, reduce high food prices. A day's conference, in the offices -,? Ceorge W. perkin? ended at a ?Jiuner given by Mr. PaMklaa at the Biltasrt in the evening. Forty official?, nan senting the live states, particip?t?! : the dinner, and unan-mously adopt??] ? resolution calling for ir.fonnityatpa tion on food and mar'?*1: question!. GoTarnior Attend? Dinner (lOverr.or Whitasaa, Mayor est?t?] Mr. Perkins and memb-ri of th? tir?, food and mar?f. if vestigaung bodi?. of the state, repre??n*ed New York n the dinner. Prar' esl : every m?n*b?. of the Mayor's loo) i'ommitt??. Us Covernor's Market < omm:*sion and tk Wiekes Leg .**".mitt?(* w?n present. The Massachusefs Cost of Luv? Commission, the Rhode Island Cost ?' Living Commission, 'he Vermont B*'. ter Market Commission and Go-*?nitr He?*? Walter Y Edge, of Ntw Jirtnj, whose first official act will he to ap? point a cost of i.vmg commliiioi, at? tended the conference and d-.r.n?-. Mitchel to Lend Aid dovernor Wkitman f\pre*?e*l hin self as enthusiastically i-.domni tk? recommendations embod e?l in th? joist report of 'he three food and surt? bodies, two of which are healtd b? Mr Perkins. Msj -'. to-,gfl that he wo . I liag '? b? power *o a-d :n the a?---.--? of iuk necessary measures as are need*?' ic working out the recommendation! it the report Ha a.ided that he ?ipettM the present Logil kturs ' l pass a b: th?1 would g rs ? ? ' ':?' 'be ".fb" ?.* have it" own mark"-. d-partm?nt. At the afternoon conference th?wor. of drafting a bill such as would miu it posaible to appo nl the lUtSSSMti commiss?on recommended m th? Per? kins report, ar.?i to brosdsn the urn of the present 'ood and market bodi? was begun. _ EOYS HELD AS ? L ' ROBBEH! Police Say I hey Rode for Hoors Sea in? Loneliest Station -rw0 , tne police say, ?4 mit riding for hour?? on ths B. R. T trains, seeking the loneliest station SK Sully robbing Miss Lontta Sal-u ticket agent at the Fifty-S gnu iittte. sta(ion of the Bay Ridge !:n? wr? he!d for the trrand jury ? -crdir * the Fifth A "? otaai ]yr?, or The prisoners ar? Irar. itVi seventeen year'; old. of 169 U;!,<?l-tl* Avenue, and Jame v.itetm, of sr,l Madison Stre ?I "t ..u* si" !may, and? it is ?aid. implicated M*l??u? The police ?ay lha( t'nev ioui* ????* t? with 17.60 l Mmm*! his n'llow. Ons of " P"1",**1 form reported Unding ? *? Kenr.a's home, and made, an add'.:?-?? chargo against him on 'hat account Left his at home THE gentleman ha9 a short mem? ory but a long grouch. The memory caused the grouch. He remembered to drink a second cup of coffee, to warn his son not to be late to school, to tell his wife to phone the plumber and to order more coal?but he forgot his Trib? une! There it reposed, beside his breakfast plate. Half way to the train he missed it, bethought himself of a handy newsdealer, sprinted for the newsstand, but to his horror dis? covered?what? That a hitherto estimable newsdealer was sold out! Oh, lets save him from another lone? ly ride to business unhappy, unso? ciable, un-Tribuned. SUBSTITUTION ta ??ration??rill *'<?*' ?"?P *"? ?"* ***__!? from lit Toll u? th? n*mo? of the?? n d..;.r. who aro ???!? ???' ?< ' foro 1? A M. Thoro'e a prnefcsl *? tern** of (ratltuS* StnSllaMS ** ??o *?..??-?"?? I* - Ihowi: , Tor namo* of NtwiJui'n *o a <>?? Tie Tribun? uofuro II A ?ti? lt name*. l)*Jly ?r Sand?; Trlbnao I **"??? Sont or -UJJ to an?/ part ? * ' fiomo rotation or fr'.ond ?ome ?'?'"'"'* "back homo- ?ean ?So mado r.?pj>** " ?111 1*1.4 ? hand H.lp u* <o fiv* *?-* , papor thai rnu want ?bu *ou **mi ?The ?Iribuitf First tm Least?Ike Trmtat Hows?Editorials?Advertise/neat* Uemtmr et Um Set* Bur?** et <**-***?*?