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THE GREATEST OF
H EASTER PARADES
Society’s Show At Atlantic City
Beats All Records.
FINE. WEATHER FOR FASHIONS
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The Boardwalk Packed With Beauti
ful Women And. Gallant Men. All
Arrayed In The Latest 'Styles -*•
The Floral Display A Feature Of
The Passing Show —Over 1,75.000
People At The Popular Besort —
How Our Home Folk Looked In
The Great Procession.
Atlantic City (Special)..— The
greatest crowd in years, a cloudless
sky, the ocean its deepest blue, with
Just a tinge of cold in the air, and
a gorgeous array of spring fashions
combined to make Sunday the best
Easter Day in the history of this
popular resort.
About 175,000 strangers are in
town and if they had wished for the
most perfect weather imaginable a
lovelier day could not have dawned
.upon them. Last Easter the weather
byway of showing its originality
alternated patches of sunshine with
snowstorms and hail and for several
years past there has been rain and
clouds to mar the holiday. Perhaps
that is why Sunday was so enjoyable
by contrast and why the crowd on
the Boardwalk was in such jolly
good spirits'and so satisfied with life
and the world.
And the jam on the walk! It is
impossible to imagine that there
THE TARIFF BILL
. NOW BEFORE SENATE
Measure Introduced. By Senator
Aldrich of Rhode Island.
SENATE BILL IN BRIEF.
No decision regarding House
provisions for free wood pulp, free
hides and free bituminous coal.
Women’s gloves and stockings
reduced to present rates.
Works of art generally, and ar
tistic antiques over 100 years old,
placed on free list with pictures
and marbles over 20 years old.
Present rates on wool restored
and raw flax returned to the duti
able.
Agricultural schedules, includ
ing meat products, unchanged
from existing law, but where re
ductions were made by' House,
Senate Committee restored Ding
ley rates. | i
Restores iron ore to dutiable
list at 25 cents per ton—a reduc
tion of 15 cents a ton from the
! Dingley rate.
Cocoa and spices returned to
free’ list, as necessities like tea
and coffee.
Rates on wines and spirits in
creased 15 per cent.. Involving
additional revenue of $3,000,000
a year. 1
No action upon maximum and
minimum provisions or adminis
trative sections of the bill.
Washington, D. C. (Special).—The
amended tariff bill is now on the
Senate calendar and by an agreement
reached on the floor consideration of
the measure will begin on Thursday.
The bill was laid before the Finance
Committee, with the Democratic
members present, at 10 o’clock Mon
day morning, and after thirty min
utes parleying a vote was taken on
the question of making a report to
the Senate, all of the Republicans
voting in the affirmative and the
Democrats In the negative. Soon af
ter the Senate met Senator Aldrich
presented the amended bill. Senator
Daniel, on behalf of the minority,
protested that the Democrats had
- not been given an opportunity to
examine the measure, and Mr. Aid
rich replied that they could make
their examination by Thursday. He
stated also that ns the majority was
responsible for the bill Us course In
hastening the report was warranted.
Attacks Murder Theory.
Mcßae, Ca. (Special).—ln a long
st&temdht the Mayor of this town
declared that Tope S. Hill, the
Macon attorney found dead In an
office here, was not murdered, but
committed suicide. The Mayor re
viewed the case in detail and point
ed out the alleged weakness of the,
murder theory. The Governor with
drew tl.e reward be had offered after
a conference with Hill’s law partners.
Ten Hurt In Collision.
Gary. Ind. (Special). Ten men
were seriously injured and a score
more were hurt in a head-on collision
on the Chicago, Lake Shore and
South Bend Interurban Line, two
miles west of Gary. The castbound
car was running at high speed down
from an elevated crossing, when It
telescoped the other car. Most of
the male passengers were crowded
in the smoking compartments back
of the motormcn, and these were the
most seriously injured.
Bnck To His Old Faith.
Chicago (Special).—Dr. F. E. J.
Lloyd, who created a nation-wide*
sensation two years ago by renounc
ing the Episcopal faith and joining
the Roman Catholic Church, has been
received back into the Episcopal
Church, having first made a recanta
tion to Bishop Anderson. Dr. Lloyd
came to the United States In 1894
and held many important charges.
In 1906 he was elected coadjutor
bishop of Oregon, but declined the
place
coqld be eo many people in suen a
space or that the hotels could ac
commodate such a multitude.
From Heinz’s Pier to the M'lHon
dollar Pier the walk was packed with
people. There was scarcely room to
put another dozen pairs of feet
either of Chicago or Baltimore. This
big mass of humanity paraded slowly
along, gazing and gazed upon. The
chairs moved regularly up toward the .
Million-dollar Pier on the right and
down the left. In a steady line the
pushers walked —for one to go faster
than the car ahead a pusher is fined
S2O on Easter Sunday. The law is
i strict. One pusher confided to the
occupants of his chair, “TherQ,ls one
detective down here that made his
record by arresting pushers. He’s
an awful, contemptible man.”
Only about* 6,000 chairs were on
the march, and still more folks wait
ed anxiously for'a turn at being roll
ed along. There is something dis
tinct and Individual in tile sensation
of being gently pushed ahead of oth
er folks —walking folks; something
that is almost lordly in your sensa
tion of luxury. To be without a
chair on Easter Sunday—why, it is
an abomination. There was not
enough chairs in the city to accom
modate the people and in the after
noon exorbitantly high rates were
charged and paid willingly by the
sightseers. If it was possible tho
crowd was larger after dinner than
it was before.
Invigorated and reinforced by the
fine dinners all of the hotels served
as an extra attraction for the Easter
.crowd, the promenaders started out
again. It is a funny thing about that
Boardwalk anyhow. You can walk
miles and miles and not know it
until the next day, and after the
strolls of this holiday, there will cer
tainly be many aching bodies and
tired feet.
FIVE MILLIONS IN
816 WHEAT DEAL
James A. Patten Cleans Up
A Fortune
THE PRICE SOARS UPWARD
Chicago , Dealer Sells Six Million
Bushels Of Grain At From 120 To
126, Which Cost Him About 104.
Says Country Has To Have The
Wheat And There Is Not Enough
To Go Around—Pandemonium As
Prices Go Higher.
Chicago (Special).—May wheat
touched a new high level Thursday,
126%, and pandemonium reigned in
the wheat pit. This followed a de
ceptive calm on the floor during the
first hour of the market, when it
looked as if the ’ excitement whfch
reached a high pitch had ended.
< July wheat suffering a reaction in the
first hour (ft one-half*cent, was rush
ed to 112%. The Patten house sold
a little wheat at the opening. Then
the brokers for the bull leaders
switched suddenly to the buying side
and this started the entire trade
clamoring for wheat.
James A. Patten visited the ex
change about the time excitement
was at Its greatest pitch. He seemed
pleased at the developments of the
market. He 'has been able to sell
about 6,000,000 bushels of May
wheat from 120 up to 126, which
cost him on an average about 104
several months ago. Already Patten
has cleared more than $5,000,000 on
his wheat deal since last October,
and the market has been forced high
er than by any other man. It is
said on the Board of Trade that it
is going higher. Patten believes it
ought to go higher.
"I believe that the present high
price of wheat is justified,” said Mr.
Patten. “The country has to have the
wheat and there is not enough of it.
to go around. Argentina is shipping
very little wheat. Europe wants our
wheat. In this country many mills
are closing down because there isn’t
and wheat for them.
“A recesssion from the top price
Is natural. There always are these
recessions and setbafcks, but I do not
lodk for any permanent decline in
prices. Wheat is not too high. It
is not high enough. I believe the
■ prices are justified, and, to the casual
; observer, it seems as though wheat
is bound to go higher. That is my
opinion.” „
DIGGING FOR DIAMONDS.
Farmers Spade Up Farms On Story
Of Concealed Treasure.
Springfield, O. (Special). Spur
red by the tale of a paroled Colum
bus prisoner, Ben Williams, of
diamonds buried at the dead of night
following a robbery many years ago,
farmers near New Carlisle dug over
several acres In an effort to find
the missing gems. Williams sought
rest and shelter at the home of a
farmer near New Carlisle, and In his
gratitude told of burying diamonds
i at the foot of a tree marked with
a cross in a wood nearby. The
farmer hastily summoned help and a
busy afternoon wa3 put in digging
' at the foot of every tree in the wood.
Wind Blows Train From Track.
Higginsville. Mo. (Special).—
. Wind blew a Chicago and Alton pas
[ genger trajn from the track near
Mayview The coaches rolled down
an embankment. The passengers
s were shaken up, but not seriously
injured. •
Florida Fast Mail Derailed.
Columbia, S. C. (Special). The
’ Florida fast mail train of the Sea
- board Air Line, southbound, was
> wrecked 46 miles south of Columbia,
i Five white persons and three negroes
1 were injured, two of them tramps,
j who are likely to die. There'is evl
| dence that a switch had been opened,
■ the lock being broken and the
r switch light taken away. The entire
? train, including due Pullman car,
was derailed. /
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS
The Tariff Bill Goes Through the House
By 56 Majority.
PAYNE TARIFF BILL
PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
Final voting on the Payne Tariff
Bill in the House began at 3
o’clock and the measure was
passed by a vote of 217 to 161
at 8.15.
The 1 per cent, duty 'on oil was
stricken out and oil was placed
on the free list.
After a bitter fight, lead by Taw
ney, of Minnesota, the tax on
lumber was retained.
Barley is taxed, but tea and coffee
are placed on the free list.
Several times during the session
the House was in an uproar
and Speaker Cannon called for
I assistance in securing order.
The galleries were crowded dur
in the day and Mrs. Taft was
one of the spectators.
Until further ordered, the House
will meet only on Mondays and
Thursdays.
!
After three weeks of consideration
the Payne Tariff Bill was passed by
the House of Representatives by a
vote of 217 to 161. One Republican,
Austin (Tenn.), voted against the
measure and four Democrats, all
from Louisiana, Messrs. Broussard,
Estopinal, Pujo and Wickliff, voted
for it. An attempt by Champ Clark,
the minority leader, to recommit the
bill with Instructions signally failed.
The day was filled with excitement
from the moment the sessions began
at noon until the minute of adjourn
ment. The members were keyed up
to the highest pitch, and a practi
cally full membership remained on
duty throughout.
The general public was greatly in
terested in the proceedings, and the
galleries were packed. Both the dip
lomatic and executive reservations
likewise were fully occupied, Mrs.
Taft being among those present.
After adopting a resolution that
until further ordered sessions shall
be held only on Mondays and Thurs
days the House at 8.20 P. M. ad
journed.
While more consideration in point
of time has been given by the House
to the Payne bill, it was passed in
fewer days than the Dingley bill was
acted upon after being reported to
the House. The Payne bill was in
troduced on Mareh 17, reported to
the House by the Ways and Means
Committee on the following day and
was under general debate for 16
days.
Charges Against Nicarauguan
President,
President Zelaya, of Nicaraugua,
is to be called upon for an explana
tion of the mutilation of dispatches
transmitted by the State Department
and the legation at Nicaraugua. In
many cases these Were altered to
such an extent that they were ren
dered unintelligible.
This constitutes a very grave dip
lomatic offense, and, athough the
United States has not decided upon,
any course of action in retaliation,
it is certain that Zelaya will be oblig
ed to answer for the offense.
Curiously enough, the mutilated
dispatches refererd to the military
activity of Nicaraugua, which was
the occasion of the sending of Ameri
can warships toithat country.
According to the latest advices re
ceived at the State Department, It
is evident that the danger of military
distubances has not yet passed.
No Haven For Castro.
The efforts of the American gov
ernment to keep former President
Castro out of Venezuela and away
from the nearby mainland and Is
lands have every indication of be
ing crowned with success.
Most of the powers, including
France and England, having posses
sions in that part of the world have
indicated to the State Department
that Castro’s presence is not wanted
within their boundaries and that they
are willing to acquiesce in the de
sire of the United States that he
be far removed from the scene of
his former prestige.
Notwithstanding Castro’s deposi
tion as president, he has still a great
many warm adherents in his native,
country, and it is realized that his
return might be made the occasion
of a demonstration resulting in the
re-establishment of unsettled condi
tions.
This government feels that Castro
ought not to be allowed to return
to Venezuela or to be permitted to
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MRS. SAMPSON ACQUITTED.
Ovation When Jury Says She Did Not
Murder Her Husband.
Lyons, N. Y. (Special).—The jury
which tried Mrs. Georgia Allyn
Sampson on the charge that she mur
dered her husband, Harry Sampson,
brought in a verdict of not guilty.
Mrs. Sampson was trembling per
ceptibly when the jury announced
its verdict, but she recovered her
composure immediately and smiling
ly reeved the embrace of her fath
er and other relatives and the con
gratulations of her friends. She held
an impromptu reception in the court,
thanking and shaking hands with
her lawyers and each of the jurors
100,000 ACRES BURNED OVER.
Incendiaries Apply The Torch To
The Vanderbilt Estate.
Asheville, N. C. (Special).—Fires
set by incendiaries burned over 100,-
000 acres of second growth timber
in George W. Vanderbilt’s Biltmore
Forest and also the undergrowth
which endangered the handsome'
Vanderbilt residence in the Victoria
residence section, leased to tenant*.
o
make his headquarters at any of the
surrounding ports.
Great Britain will not allow Cas
tro to take refuge in Trinidad, ac
cording to advices received by the
State Department.
The department had not figured
on Castro’s getting beyond Venezu
ela in his trip and consequently has
not sounded seriously the govern
ments of Colombia, Panama and
Costa Rica as to their attitude. The
Guadaloupe, on which Castro was a
passenger, will stop at ports of these
countries after leaving Venezuela.
It is suggested that St. Thomas,
Danish West Indies, about 400
miles northwest of Martinique, is a
haven and a base of operations for
exiled revolutionists.
Wickersham On National Banks.
Attorney General Wickersham, in
an opinion submitted to the Secre
tary of the Treasury, holds that the
national banks of the State of Kan
sas have no right to participate in
the assessment and benefits of the
bank depositors’ guaranty fund un
der the provisions of a recently en
acted law by that state, upon the
same terms and conditions as apply
to state banks. The decision says
that only an act of Congress can
, confer such powers upon national
banks.
May Extend The Patent Law.
If the bill recently introduced by
Representative Stephens, of Texas, is
enacted into law, foreigners desiring
copyright or letters patent will have
fo subject themselves to the rules
and regulations and pay the same
fees imposed on citizens of the Uni
ted States by the country of which
the applicant is a citizen. Failure
to abide by the provisions of the bill
■ would operate as a forfeiture and
cancellation of such copyright or let
ters patent. ,
New National Bank Plan.
Lawrence O. Murray, the comp
troller of the currency, has put into
effect a plan whereby the national
banks whose five per cent, redemp
tion fund is good for the redemp
tions as they come in. will have
their new notes shipped to them the
day the old notes are redeemed, in
stead of waiting for a wfeek or ten
days, or even longer, as under the
old plan.
Johnson As Military Aid.
Capt. Graham L. Johnson, Sixth
Infantry, who had charge of the army
recruiting station at Scranton, Pa.,
has arrived here to assume duty as
a military aid to President Taft.
Captain Johnsoq is from Alabama
and had charge' of the Philippine
insurrection leader Aguinaldo until
he was released from captivity, in
1902.
Wickersham Upholds Congress.
Acting on a question referred by
Secretary of the Navy Meyer, At
torney General Wickersham has de
cided that Congress was fully within
its constitutional right in the legis
lation directing that marines be re
stored to duty aboard naval ships.
The Navy Department had already
issued orders for carrying out the
| legislation.
To Restrict Officeholders.
For a federal officeholder to be
a delegate to any convention called
to nominate a candidate for Presi
dent or other elective United States
officer is made a misdemeanor, pun
ishable by fine and imprisonment, ac
cording to the terms of a bill recent
ly introduced by Representative
Richardson, of Alabama.
Taft To Honor Washington.
President Taft accepted an invita
tion to attend a celebration of the
one hundred and twentieth anniver
sary of the first inauguration of
George Washington, to be held at
Alexandria, Va., the afternoon of
April 30.
Fulton May Go To China.
President Taft tendered former
Senator Fulton, of Oregon, the post
of minister to China, to succeed W.
W. Rockhill. Senator Fulton re
quested ten days in which to con
sider whether or not he could ac
cept.
Taft’s Offer Is Declined.
Judge Meyer Sulzberger, of the
Court of Common Pleas of Philadel
phia, an eminent oriental scholar,
has been offered and declined the
ambassadorship to Turkey, prefer
ring to remain on the bench.
and also greeting and thanking the
representatives of the press. Mrs.
Sampson declined to make any state
ment for publication.
Judge Rich completed his charge
to the jury at 6.30 P. M., but he did
not immediately send the jurymen
• to their room to deliberate on a ver
dict. Instead he directed that the
men be first given their supper, and
it was so arranged. ,
District Attorney Gilbert, in speak
ing of the verdict, said:
“I am satisfied. I have done my
full duty by the people and by the
■ prisoner.”
Mr. Gilbert, though a cousin of
Mrs. Sampson by marriage, stood to
his duty and prosecuted the case as
; vigorously as the facts would permit.
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Tug And Seven Men Lost.
Cleveland. O. (Special).—Fear is
i entertained here that the fishing tug
George A. Floss may have gone
, down, with its crew of seven men,
during the storm on Lake Erie Wed
. nesday. The tug, in charge of Capt.
. William Barry, went out into the
lake Wednesday morning. It was
known to have encountered the se
-1 vere gale which all day whipped the
lake into a furious sea, but trace of
the little boat soon was lost.
SIX LUTES ARE
LOST IN 816 FIRE
Four Business Blocks Are Burred
in Lenox, Mass.
FLAMES DRIVE BACK RESCUERS
Fortunate Change In The Wind Saves
The Residence Part Of The Beau
ful Massachusetts Town—The Fire
Started In A Hardware Store,
And An Explosion, Of Paints And
Oils Spread It With Rapidity—Loss
About $250,000 —A Relief Fund
Started.
Mass. (Special).—Six per
sons lost their lives, three others
badly burned and a property loss of
between $200,000 and $300,000 was
caused by a fire in the heart of the
business section of this town. 'Four
business blocks, two dwellings and
two other structures were destroyed
in a section bounded by Franklin,
Main, Housatonic and Church Streets.
The fire is believed to have started
in the Clifford Building from spon
taneous combustion.
A fortunate shift of wind saved
the Public Library and the fashion
able Curtis Hotel. In the hotel there
were several Easter parties from New
York and Boston.
The loss of life occurred in the
Clifton Building, where the blaze
started, and resulted primarily from
a series of explosions among the tur
pentine, paints, oils and dynamite
stored in the cellar of the James Clif->
ford & Sons Company, hardware
dealers.
The fire was discovered by George
Root, who lives with his mother ain.
brother in the upper story of the
Clifford block, a three-story building,
shortly after 1 o’clock A. M. Hastily
calling his brother and mother, all ran
down the stairs ni their night clothes,
shouting to the other occupants of
the upper floors as the went. They
found the front door in flames, but
the men wrenched it open and dashed
through, with their mother between
them. All sustained bad burns.
400,000 TONS OF ICE MELTED.
Big Plant On Shore Of River In
Maine Destroyed By Fire.
East Waterboro, Me. (Special).—-
Nearly 400,000 tons of ice, stored
in six ice houses on the shores of
the Bartlett River, were destroyed
by a fire during the night, which
practically cleaned out the plant
owned by the E. W. Clark Ice Com
pany. The damage is estimated at
$50,000. The fire is believed to have
been incendiary:
Fanned by a high wind, flying
embers were scattered over a broad
territory and a colony of summer
cottages nearby were seriously
threatened.
IN JAIL FOR TWO CENTS.
Youthful Mail Carrier Who Embez
zled Postal Funds Sentenced.
Springfield, Mo. (Special).—Judge
John F. Phillips in the United States
District Court here sentenced Cleve
land Carroll, a Pulaski County boy,
employed as a mail carrier, to six
months ■in the Missouri Reform
School for embezzling postal funds
amounting to two cents.
Carroll is said to have appropria
ted two cents given him to buy a
stamp, tie destroyed the letter he
was to mail.
Auto Puts All On Level.
Springfield, Mass. (Special).—ln
discussing the automobile at the
Western Massachusetts Grange rally,
George S. Ladd, former state mas
ter, said: ‘‘The automobile has elimi
ated distinction among pedestrians
and there are now but two classes —
the quick and the dead.”
Brother And Sister Killed.
Plattsburg, N. Y. (Special).—
Warren Eldred, aged 19. and his
sister, aged 22, were killed here dur
ing a fierce windstorm, while driv
ing to their home at Chazy, N. Y.
Without a moment’s warning a tree
was blown across the road over which
they were driving, killing both
brother and sister in an instant.
Tobacco Warehouse Burned.
Lancaster, Pa. (Special).—The
tobacco warehouse of Charles W. Bit
ner was destroyed by fire with its
contents, consisting of between 1,-
300 and 1,400 cases of tobacco. The
loss on the contents is SBO,OOO, of
which there is an insurance of $76,-
000; on the building, $15,000, with
an insurance of SB,OOO.
Mother Of Texas Is Dead.
Fort Worth, Tex. (Special).— Mrs.
Fanny Van Zandt, “mother of the
Texas Republic,” died here at the
age of 94 years. She was the widow
of the late Isaac Van Zandt, who ne
gotiated the treaty by which the
Texas Republic entered the Union.
IN THEWORLD OF FINANCE \
Michigan Central., has decided to
issue $25,000,000 of 4 per cent. 20-
year debenture bonds.
Westmoreland Coal Company of
ficers, including President E. H. Mc-
Cullough, were reelected.
Cripple Creek’s yield last month
exceeded $1,380,000, which is bet
ter than the average.
The Butte Coalition is another
good shipper and its daily output of
ore reaches 1,400 tons.
There was a further cut in Pitts
burg in wire nails.
Arizona still leads the States and
Territories as a copper producer.
The output is almost 1,000,000
pounds a day.
The Ely copper mines are showing
up handsomely. Last month Neva
da Consolidated and Cumberland-Ely
shipped 3,800,000 pounds of copper.
This was their banner month.
Southern Pacific shareholders vot
ed to authorize $82,000,000 convert
ible bonds and $100,000,000 stock
t 6 provide for conversion of the
bonds.
MINERS' WAGES
' NOT REDUCED!
Operators Take No Action For
the Present.
COMMITTEE OF ELEVEN APPOINTEoj
Important Meeting Of Coal Men I*
Held In New York And The Form
ulation Of A Policy Is Left To aJ
Committee Which Is To Report OuJ
April 22—Operations Are Not To
Be Suspended.
New York (Special).—After a.
meeting of coal operators in this p k lty
it was announced that no action had 1
been taken looking toward a reduc
tion in the wages of the miners. A
committee of 11 men was appointed
to formulate p policy of dealing with
the miners and report at a meeting
of coal operators to be held on April
22.
The committee was composed of
the following: W. A. Lathrop, Le
high Coal and Navigation Compmiy;
W. J. Richards, Philadelphia and
Reading Coal Company; S. D. War
riner, Lehigh Valley Coal Company;
B. A. Phillips, Delaware, Lackawan
na and Western; Robert Quinn, Sus
quehanna Coal Company; C. C. Rose,
of the Delaware and Hudson; W. A.
May, of the Pennsylvania Coal Com
pany, and the following individual
operators: W. L. Connell, Frank
Borden, T. M. Righter and John R.
Bryden.
One of the questions w'dch was
said to have been under discussion
at the meei.ng was that of a suspen
sion of operations, but it was stated
after the meeting that' it was not
decided to do so at present.
The following official statement
was issued when the meeting ad
journed:
“A conference of anthracite coal
operators was held in the offices of
the Trunk Line Association to'discuss
the labor situation in the anthracite
region. There were about 50 at the
meeting, including Messrs. E. D.
Thomas, G. F. Baer, W. H. Trues
dale, L. F. Loree, F. D.. Underwood,
W. J. Richards, W- L. Connell, Alvin
Markle, S. D. Warriner, J. L. Cake,
W. A. Lathrop and E. E. Loomis.
There was an unusually large at
tendance of individual operators.
The action of the operators’ com
mittee of seven in the conference
with the mineworkers’ representa
tives was unanimously approved.
“It was not decided to reduce the
wages of the mineworkers at the
present time. A committee of 11
was appointed and instructed to
formulate a policy to be followed by
the operators. This committee will
report at another meeting on April
22.”
This was followed by the names
of the members of the committee
of 11 previously given
HER LOVE STORY
ENDS IN SUICIDE
Miss Shaw, a Nurse, was Engaged
To Physician.
Albany, N. Y. (Special).—Disap
pointed in love, Ethel C. Shaw, an
attractive woman about 28 years of
age was found dead in her room in
the Ten Eydk Hotel. Death was due
to an overdose of morphine and
strychnine taken hypodermically.
Miss Shaw was a nurse* from New
York City. She has a brother liv
ing in Montreal.
The woman left several letters, in
cluding one addressed to Dr. G.
Scott Towne, health officer of Sara
toga, in which she said:
“My Dear Boy:
“Unfortunately I got very fond of
you, so the breaking of our engage
ment means to me complete wreck
age. Don’t get any other girl to
love you.
“Yours,
“Ethel C. S.”
The postscript read:
“No mother has a right to spoil a
son’s life.. When two people marry
they should be given a chance. Ev
ery woman knows this.”
Miss Shaw evidently had made all
preparations for her death. When
found she was lying on the bod with
a silk robe wrapped about 'her, and
her arms folded across her breast. ,
A hypodermic syringe,, and a box con
taining morphine vials, one of which
was empty, were found at her side.
On the dresser were half a dozen let
ters.
Among the letters was one to Mrt,
Mackenzie, Free Delivery Route No.
2, White Plains, in which Miss Shaw
wrote:
“I am frightened and lonely, but
it seems so much worse to go on.
Love to all of you, Isabelle and oth
ers.
"Ethel.”
In a letter to her brother, Allan
C. Shaw, Montreal, Canada, to whom
she left all her possessions, she di
rected the payment of SI,OOO to Mrs.
Samuel Carey, of West Forty-sixth
Street, New York.
A bank book on the United State*
Savings Bank of New York was
found, showing deposits of $489
Several valuable pieces of jewelry
also were found.
Miss Shaw was head nurse at the
Saratoga Hospital during the years
1905-6, and her home was said to
be in Canada. Dr. Towne, beyond
saying that he had been engaged to
Miss Shaw and had broken off the
engagement, would make no state
ment.
Had His Wish.
Flint, Mich. (Special). Alexan
der D. Cudley, 86 years old, a pioneer
of this city, whose long cherished
wish had been to see Genesee Cou-..
ty become prohibition territory,
dropped dead at his homo a few min
utes after learning that his wish
would soon be realized, as the result
of Monday’s local option electlbnr
Genesee County voted “dry” by •
majority of 1,258.