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$ his racing. In my pride over him now I can almost forget the anguish. But at the next contest it will be just the same, a frenzy of suspense. "A woman's love is a queer thing. It answer to pride in a husband's dar ing and mastery, and at the same time it cowers in agony for his safety. The two tug mightily at a woman's heart. And none knows this mingled thrill and distress better than the auto racer's wife." THAW CASE UP TO PACE New York, March 11. Immediate fate of Harry K. Thaw and his five conspiracy co-defendants rested to day, not with jury, but with Trial Justice Page. Upon his rulings, fol lowing lengthy arguments today, de pends wehther Thaw will testify to prove his sanity. Conviction of all six also hinged upon Justice Pages decision upon a motion to order ac quittal because of alleged lack of evidence. WANT JITNEYS IN THE PARKS Supporting the contention of Miss Emily B. Lamed, Virginia hotel, that there should be a motorbus line through the parks and boulevards that those who do not own autos may enjoy them, 1,000 women have pre sented a petition to this effect to city council. The park board will soon determine its attitude toward "jit neys" in the parks. EVERYBODY BROKE EVEN. New York, March 11." For finding $25,000 in bonds of Newborg & Co., brokers, H. P. Wightman won a re ward at the rate of one mill on the dollar $25 and that was donated to the Belgian sufferers. . A MILK CASE TIT FOR TAT New York, March 11. Suing the Erie railroad for $32,000 for a colli sion with his milk wagon, Frank Wil kinson faces a $1,000 counter claim for "bruising and destroying polish" of the engine's cowcatcher. NEW MOVE ON TO GIVE AID TO CHICAGO'S DOPE FIENDS Public opinion, aroused by stories of the horrible effect of the Harrison: law's stringency on the dope trade, has started a movement that will probably give the drug fiends relief. A meeting will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the office of Peter Reinberg, county board president. Here the various plans proposed to aid the dope users, will be discussed and definite action will result. Phy- i sicians, attorneys, judges, federal officials and dope experts will take part in the conference today. Dr. H. I. Davis of the psychopathic hospital, has announced his plans for coping with the drug peril. Thirty more beds have been provided for the drug fiends; he says they will all be used. The hospital holds 26 patients now. Stories of robbery, shoplifting and immorality resulting from a lack of cocaine, morphine and their derivi tives are flooding in on state, city and federal authorities. r Arrested for stealing, a girl told a pitiful story of the results of tne use of drugs. Six months ago, she came from St. Paul on a visit. A chance acquaintance with a dope fiend and an innocent trial of morphine, start ed the girl on the trail which ends only in court or hospital. o o HINT AT MILK PRICE JUMP Milkmen are talking of raising the price to 9 cents a quart. Excuse given for the 1-cent jump is the re quest of delivery men for a six-day week. Believed to be only a move to scare' the public into opposition to the plea of the delivery men, who now work seven days a week. o o Peoria, III. 200 pupils of Manual Training high school on strike against authority of Princicpal Y: N. Brown for dismissing from school members of basketball team and sym-l pathizers who participated in game 1 with Peoria high schooL ift mfiiMti -w i -!-viii