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, THE CHAELOTTE EVENING CHRONICLE, JANUARY 13, 1909. t V A .1. -t - " 'I '1 5 ' -3 . 1 r , ' H i' r .; 1 1 'X V'ffi ; .1.'. W:, !- ' i i J- 1 ' i if Hi! : r. ; 4 J 1 vi 7 . t f : - r i DOCTOR SUES SOCIAL LEADER Physician Wants $150,000 for a Broken Pledge. . . AX INTERESTING BREACH OP PR03IISE SUIT IX CHICAGO Dr. Stanley Brings Action Against 3 Irs. Chapman, Sister of . Chrjcs Deere, and One of Heirs to Founder of 3Iollnc Plow Company Her Daughter Caused the Trouble. Chicago. Jan. 13. Suit for $150,- 000 damages for breach of promise begun in the Superior Court against Mrs. Jeanette Deere Chapman,, mil lionaire sister of Charles 'Deere, pres ' Ident of the Moline .Plow Company, of Moline Iir., caused a 'sensation to day. The suit was filed by Dr. Kirk Stan ley of New York, who Is said to bo one of the most prominent physicians v of that city. According to the plaintiff all the arrangements had been made for the wedding, which was to have taken place on or about January 11. 1909. Even the marriage license had been obtained. Dr. Stanley and Mrs. Chap- tVILL BLOW YOU OFF THE TRACK WiLSONMAY HAVE TO GO THIS WEEK'S ATTRA , ; ONS. - M. f T . IT.. CiflAIt1A ft Prevent Railroad Accidents. I . L . Vr New York. Jan. is. "Puff!" a Agriculture s secrewiry nas stroir current of comDressed air I o . . . a . whisks you off the car track, and out JjOIlgeSt xCeCCTCL , I Of rrom under. tne wneeis, wmcn were raVinof GoinrifP within n in, nf vour head, rarou uauinei erviic rta 'hriKih th Huat frnm VOlir olothes on1 oK,, r. hiiolrtPU Vnn AT.T, PP.ARnV FOR KEEPING live because a man out in Canton, HIM HAVE DISAPPEARED Ohio, has a patent by which com- -mi' pressed air may be used, he hopes, Unfeeling Antiquarian Caliea iiis to blow human obstructions from Attention to Technicalities in tne trolley car tracks. k Case Hltclicock's Inbuence Not The man in Canton heard of the Felt in Naming the New Cabinet, fender and wheel guard tests con- Augusta, Ga., Jan. 13.- unless riurtPri hv ttir niihllp.rvlop prnnmld. "TTrl. .Tlmmv" Wilson gets Very slon of this State recently to deter- busy with the histories and the offi mine the , most efficient safety device Iclal records, his public service will rtt thla snrt TT thon wrnt a lattpr I nd at nnnn on March 4th. It had to the commission .saying, in part: been thought that he would serve as "The motorman, seeing the person Secretary of Agriculture through at In danger, strikes a push button with least a part of the Taft administra hls foot or finger and a blast of com- tion In order to allow him to achieve pressed air blows the person off and his ambition in serving longer In the to the outside of the tracks. You cabinet than any other man had done, do not have to chase a suitable car But some unfeeling student of anti fender any more. This is the only quities has sent the story to Augusta safe remedy." , that in the matter or ions aisiance A. TV. McLImont, electrical engi-1 service "Uncle JHnmy" already has neer to the commission, to whom the I all contestants lashed to tne mast ana latter was submitted. 1 rnnsiderinsr turnine in their craves. The record the matter. he was coins: against was Grangers' I Grangers served many years as Post- "WATi TirPAPTrVrPWr ' master General, but in his time this I Dost was not a cabinet place, con fTE'E'nN'T PAV TT seauentlv. Mr. Wilson has been golm against a recora mac never ciisie man are said to have made a trip to p aivIL sent to PrnloW.!. ln rtrlct technical language. Chle. durs h.ch they er. , ZSS?ggEgSr lT.T the Auditorium Annex. The opposi tion shows, especially by a daughter of Mrs. Chapman, is said to be re sponsible for the ".marriage being abandoned. The wedding ceremony was to have fceen performed at the Waldorf Asto ria and was to have been one of the most gorgeous affairs in this coun try. Eesides possessing more than $2, 000.000 in, her own name, Mrs. Chap man Is one of the few heirs to the Deere estate, said to be worth about ?25 O00.00O.and one of the best known society women in the country. Dr. Stanley for years was the phy sician of leading New York society women. When the announcement of the proopsed marriage was made Mrs. Woodcock, daughter of Mrs. Chap man. Is said to have expressed.her disapproval. It was principally on her request that the engagement was declared off by Mrs. Chapman. After pressing his suit persistently, without avail. Dr. Stanley came to Chicago from New York and placed the matter in the hands of Attorney Both. The filing of the suit followed. Eecause of the prominence of both parties, extraordinary efforts were made to keep the proceedings secret. that un- laca "I.Tnnlo Tim" c Vi r 1X7 3 11 r with art Washington, Jan. 13. R. J. Trace-1 other record duly attested by stop- well, Comptroller of the Treasury, watch records and qualified Judges, has decided that the War Depart- he win 8teP down and out on March . . .- . . , 4th, giving place to Gifford Pinchot, ment is not legally bound to pay a whosf conServation work does not claim of $715 filed by the Western extend to the preservation of long Union Telegraph Company for trans-1 terms in the Secretaryship of Agri- mitling a cable message from Fort culture. When it comes to thls.last- namert work- he forerets all Egbert, Alaska, to Nansen, the Arctic "Woodman, spare that tree." explorer at Christiana. Norway. This I Hitchcock's Influence. about message was filed "collect" at Fort President-elect Taft's action in re- nnlrinw UVa-nlr TT TTltriinnflr trt rftlin- Egbert on December 8. 1905. The QU,sh the chairmanship of the Re- signal officer in charge of the cable publican National Committee upon station declined to forward the mes- becoming Postmaster General in the next administration has served to io- sage without prepayment. He re- cus attention on just what weight NEARLY BROKE UP MANY HAPPY HOMES Woman Detter Writer Caught After Dumping Bundle of MLssivcs Into Box. Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 13. Fol lowing the declaration by. Chief of Police Frank T: Morrison that threat ening letters had been received by . prominent women living in the vicin Ity of First avenue.outh, and Twen ty-flfth street, postoffice inspectors tecame active, and Miss Ida Jenkins, - a seamstress, is under arrest here to day. - Inspectors assert that anonymous and compromising letters alleged to have been received by the wives j have been receivel by the wives of police officials, municipal officials and persens prominent in local society and business activities, and that thte has been going on -for a long time- The nature of the letters was most objectionable. In several Instances the husbands have been put to no end of trouble in explaining away the charges and it is alleged that several family separations were narrowly prevented. Inspectors suspected thje source of recent letters and laid plans to catch the suspect. After working for two weeks, they saw her as she depostled a bundle of letters in a mail "box. The mail box was opened", and half a doz en letters of the usual type were found. The woman's arrest follow ed. TURKS TO HOLD CRETE BY FORCE Protest Against Annexation to TJreece by the People hi Constantinople. Constantinople. jan. 13. At a meeting here attended by more than 12.000 persons it was decided to send an address to foreign powers asking that Crete should not be annexed to Greece. If the powers should permit suca an annexation Turkey would de fend the island by force of arms. This resolution was adopted with enthusiasm. More than 30 speeche.1 were delivered. After the meeting the crowd, with numerous bands of music and waving flags, marched in procession to Parliament. The pres idents of the Chamber and Senate de livered speeches thanking the popu lace for its decision. . The crowd then marched to the Sublime Porte, where the Grand VI vler received a deputation to which he addressed the following words: "Rumors of the annexation of Crete are the result of the intrigues of Cretans and Christians. The Sub lime Porte will not fail to -approach the powers who approve of Its policy. The Greek government did not ac cept annexation, a"hd there Is, there fore, . no- grounds for' attaching, too much Importance to these rumors." TRAIN KILLS MAN; WIDOW GETS PURSE Passengers Hear That His Family Is In Poor Circumstances, and They Give More Than $100. Huntington, W. Va., Jan. 13. TVhn the train on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad at -Sea well ran over and killed. Peter Trent to-day it was noised abroad among the- passe u gera that he left his family in poor circumstances and immediately a sub scription was taken up. More than 31.0 was contributed for. the widow, every passenger giving something, the amounts ranging from a quarter to 16. quested instructions from the War Mr. Hitchcock will have in Republi- Department, which in turn asked tho can circles in the next four years. State Department whether it should , s question began to come to the (, , front when it was seen here that the be sent 'collect. national chairman was not invited to The Norwegian Charge ;d' Affaires take part in any of the conferences In Washington, to whom the casevwas between Mr. Taft and Senator Knox, , , . , . . . the next Secretary of State. During referred, guaranteed the payment of stay here Hitchcock took a tho message and it was sent to Its walk one morning with the Senator destination. The addressee refused and the Senator's private secretary, . j i i and he had a conference with Mr. 1 I Taft immediately after the last con volved In a controversy with the ca- ference between the President-elect ble company because of alleged delav I and Mr. Knox. There was the extent and also because the information hs participation in the councils . , . . . I which served to frame, in outline at conwunea in me wee ieast, the next cabinet of the United charged, been allowed to become states. It was a distinct surprise to known and published in the newspa- all familiar with the situation. It pers. J has been thought that Hitchcock.' as When the telegraph company found I chairman of the national committee, that the addressee would not pay for would be asked to sit in deliberation the message it filed a claim with the with Taft and Knox. But instead of War Department, which turned it I that happening these conferences over to the State Department for col- I were followed by Taft's authoritative lection in accordance with the guar- I announcement last night that Hitch- antee of the Norwegian Charge d'Af- cock upon becoming head of the falres In Washington. After a trial Postoffice Department must abdicate of more than a year the Secretary the leadership of the. Republican or- of State on June 12,' 1907, replied that ganizatlon. Such an outcome was "the Department has exhausted 3uoh against the wishes of Mr. Hitchcock. means as It has at its command with- out securing payment." The Comp- JUDGE J. C BIGGS troller held that the acceptance of -rT TTSTTI TTr"PT?Q the message for transmission without UJN Jj1JNU lll7.CjXtO payment was unathorized and con- e sequently the War Department is not jn Charge to the Grand Jury He responsible. Says Fines Amount to' Ucensc and the Only Real Punishment is the SOCIETY JBOASDAJ, Sp0 Thi Chronlcle. IN PER A CIRCLES Wadesboro, Jan. 13. Superior 4 i Court is in session and criminal cases Nephew of Sultan Abducts a Girl of e being tried this week. Judge J. Onevf the Best Greek Families. CWfor,d Bllg3' f D"rham isA pre" , , n . . . siding for the first time in Anson ionstanunopie, Jan. u. county. 0nly min0r cases have been scandal is now agitating fashionable disposed of the first two days. In circles ln Pera. Prince Lutfalluh, charging the grand jury. Judge Biggs vv , , , 0 .. . Kf expressed himself clearly in the mat nephew of the Sultan, and a brother r,nimt,nt of t,JA vintnrB nf of Prince Zabbeh-Edine, has abduct- J the state prohibition law. The judge ed a young girl belonging to one of I said: the best known Greek families in the V?rt e m commuy; m I my opinion, a more dangerous citizen capital, Mille. Sophie Zizomala. tnan tne one who vi0iates the State The prince is well known in Paris, prohibition law. This is a deliberate where he often visits. He has been wno violates tne law to . , n. whrt make money. Experience taught the in love with Mile. Zizomala. who is ourt tnat the , effective wav to a renowned beauty, for some time deal with them is to put them on the The young woman is said to have re- Public roads. It does jio good to fine :r,rbrtPri these sentiments: Despit- them. They pay their fines out of the searches made by member of profits of the business between botrf families no trace of the couple the eJmJ of the courts. If the court hay been discovered. BETTER DRAINAGE NEEDED. Charlotte Citizen Urges Action in a Matter That is of Vital importance to Public Health. To the Editor of The Chronicle: Please allow me through your col- siiuuiu line mem n only acts as. a license. Court have found that the only penalty that should be fixed is a term cf service on the roads and that is where" they will go." WILL SELL-XARGE ART COLLECTION Brave Fire Daddies . often receive severe burns, putting out fires, then use Bucklen's Arnica Salve and forget them. It soon drives out pain. For Burns. Scalds, TSounds. Cuts and Bruises Its earth's greatest healer. Quickly cures Skin Eruptions, Old Sores, Boils. Ulcers, xeions; oesx ine Cure made. ReliefJ w4ut. iic at w. tk Hand & Co's. umns to endorse the movement of the Treasures of Date Baron Speck Von petitioners to Mayor T. S. -Franklin. I Sternburf?. German Ambassador. and the public authorities, in regard New York, Jan. 13. A sale which to a better drainage of Sugar creek, has attracted the attention of art col- in anu near wi nouui. , . . And also a petition of the citizens of ,ectors a" over the world was com- the southern portion or the city, em- ievea mis anemoon, wnen the oh bracing Dil worth . and Atherton, re- Meets of art belonsrine to the estnt nt wntly presented to the grand jury, on the late Baron Speck von Sternberg, the same subject. Knowing that the I r . Iriir.age conditions in tne aforesaid piiuau arauassauur to tne united sections were bad, and all the time I States, were put on the auction block, becoming worse and more extended, ! The German ambassador was a war.n and thinking many of our citizens t personal friend of . president Roose- were suffering in -health thererrom, i velt and the latter is said tq have a I have so far as I could, endeavored representative at the sale who win to direct the attention cf. the public I nurchase for the President snmc m.- to the fact as I saw it. first by rais- mento of the German diplomat. The ing a committee, memorializing a auction will continue through to former board of aldermen of the City morrow. Trvidflv and sahirriov ofta,. of Charlotte on the subject. and. I seconaiy. cy pnvareiy enaeavonng 10 . nearly a thousand numbers, em emphasize tne fact that some of thek,. nnrreiainQ Kmnoo o,t ickness in Cnarlotte was attributable embroideries, rues, tanestries imfl to a lack of proper drainage, ana fl1,n!). n.v, m. f.ii iT much more might be expected if the , b brought together , by Barin unsanitary conditions of the low ,,5L ct - , . . -v. J, .V lands upon our creeks and branches 2JlJtetlJlJls .in le were not remedied. I find no f ault r ' " .r"lw1Ll"ere " with any one that I did not succeed U1;V . emmeemn in my efforts to bring about a change; y oruer L a njnese emper out l ao not, nowever. regret that hftva noralatanfltf mireiial tVia ' bK t-cf tny t a m - rnnvin th, 4ViAr& I iie emcuon oi jjr. i!iizjiuern Har are many now ' arriving at a proper 'ett Anderson as mayor of Aldeburgh consideration of this drainage ques- UiuSi uui ticn. that a betterment may soon be Lhe intee5tlng fact that her father. expected. I wish to be understood "er ui uluer a"u "USDana naa an as endorsing anv sensible and prac- served mayoT ,f the toswn before tical plan or surface draining of the er' Al?,ebursh ,Is esfribe, a creeks on either side of our progrffs- fjeepy little place in East Angila, but rlvp oitv- ani hr0no0 it has proved itself sufficiently un- near tne city. There is -plenty of to"datto elect the first woman may natural fall in the grade to do so. or ln England and !t we do our duty, there is .no : Horrible Hold-Tin T "Yack 'of 8drainna8eIn CThi1s0taeu'e2,o1n "AbUt ns Sy brother JfSinagening tfftVhSuh happVesa' by tTs behveS !fmm0the JmPant t0 OUKrC,,at thiS to beh hoPp?le ConsumptTJn." wrUes fne 1 V? ntT1"6 b,tul,thc Pav: W. R. Lipscomb, of Washington, n! denre "OW ,U CVl C- "He took a11 ktods remedies Tn ,i t. T and treatment from several doctors, mattr and allt others I but found no help till he used Dr iy cancennsr a bond I hold aeralnst an k . ho rf-Mf-i, " rv, i -" omcifc v-uic iui weaK or sore SlnS? SL C""f,rdames Luf8. Hemorrhages. Coughs and To-Night 3liss Annie Russell in "The Stronger Sex." f To-3iorrow, Matinee and Night "The Devil." .-, Friday NigtieA Knight For a Day." Saturday, Matinee and Night 4Tho Cat and the Fiddle." , -V- ' 3Iiss Annie Russell. ' In "The Stronger Sex," the,play in which Miss Annie Russell will pre sent here at the Academy of Music to-night is afforded the means of a delightful evening's entertainment. The part of Mary Barrington has giv en the charming actress ample oppor tunities for adding another "jewel to her crown. The theme of the play is' practically that of "The Taming of the' Shrew," turned the other way around. A rich American girl mar ries a noble English lord for. love, and he marries her for money. She overhears him make love to . another woman before they leave on their wedding trip. Then her hidden pow ers show themselves and f what she does ' to that husband humiliates him splendidly in a thoroughly delightful second act, makes him love her in . a year's Interim between acts 2 and 3, and wins the 'battle surely in the' last act. Miss Russell also makes use of the opportunity of wearing some stun ning gowns in a very fetching manner. -She causes a stir among the feminine part of the audience on her first en trance, when she . appears as a bride with her white robe, veil and wreath, and she improves the impression on each succeeding change of dress, and the . changes are numerous, all said to- be creati Jns" of Mme. Louise, the celebrated nrodiste. , Messrs. Wagenhals and , Kemper have given three sumptuous scenic settings to" "the piece, the first at Clarldges Hotel in London, the second in Mary's home in ark-- Lane, a handsome library scene done in ma hogany,- which would delight the eye of an artist. Then the third act at the villa in Cowes during the yacht ing season, where summer and the loves and graces are in attendance and bring all to a happy conclusion. The company comes here ' direct from its long run in New York, with all its wealth of costume and scenic investiture, requiring special service in its transportation, and a fine com pany, ihcluding Mr. Oswald Yarke, Miss Helen Tracy, Miss Alma Kruger, Mr. Dore Davidson. Mr. William Wads worth and many others of mer it. . "The Devil." While New York and Chicago, fol lowing in the footsteps of the capi tals of Europe, are stirred with ex citement over Franz Molnar's sensa tional drama, "The Devil" TDer Teu fel), which has created more discus sion than any other play produced in the last 20 years, Charlotte has been selected by Henry W. Savage as one of the favored' points to have an inti mate view of this startling play. He will offer at the Academy of Music- on to-morrow, matinee and night, the ' only authorized version by a special company which was selected " under , his immediate supervision and" with j all the attention to details- whiclKj marks a Savage performance. The; company to appear here is not a one- . night stand organization; it is the company which presented "The Dev- . il" at Pittsburg, St. Paul and Minne- j apolis,' Milwaukee ..and Denver- " ! contains such well 'known players as Campbell Goliath, late leading sup- ; port of David W. Warfield in "The ; Music Master." Adele Brock, an ac- J tress of beauty and achievements; j Richard Thornton. Carroll Daly, Sai- dee Williams, Kathryn Marshall, Arda La Croix. Phyllis Carrington, Jean ; Barrett, Helen C Bick and Virginia Polette. . v v "A Knight For a Day." "The Big Musical Ha! He!" is the way- The Boston Herald sub-titled B. r Whitnev's musical gaiety, "A Knight for a Day," and it is said to be an appropriate title, too, as the , claim is made that there are more laughs in it than in any three, other musical comedies combined. In ad dition it lays claim to one of the most tuneful scores of the past de- , cade. The gaiety is scheduled for an appearance at the Academy of Mu- ; sic. Friday night, and is promised in its entirety as presented in Chicago for 607 times', in New York for six ( months and in Boston for three' months. Seats are now on sale at Haw ley's. v. . t "The Cat and the Fiddle." A merrymuslcal extravaganza of the fairy tales of our childhood; set to music, will be presented at the President Helps Orphans. Hundreds of orphans have been helped by the president of The Indus trial and Orphan's Home at Macon, Ga., who writes: "We have used Electric. Bitters in this institution for. nine-years. It has proved a most ex cellent medicine for Stomach, Liver and Kidney, troubles. We regard it as one of the best family medicines on earth." It invigorates the vital or-' gans, purifies the blood, aids digestion, creates appetite. To strengthen, and build up thin, pale, weKk children or run-down people it has no equal. Best for female complaints. Only 50c at W.-L. Iand & Co's. Academy of Music' Saturday, matinee and nights Very few people know that all or " nearly ,all of the Mother Goose rhymes,' Including the celebrat ed and ! familiar legend of "The Cat and the Fiddle," were not originally written to ;amuse the little ones and woo the sand man. They were first published as entries and lampoons on Royalty, nobility and the foremost men and women of England. "High Diddle, Diddle, the Cat and the Fid dle," was a thrust at the. gaiety of Queen Elezabeth's court. It was one round dancing and feasting and mer ry-making, generally, at the expense of the curtiers, who were satellites of tne " Virgin yueen, ana a numoer of these noble gallants ruined them selves with their extra vagahces to please their sovereign. Even in those days, many of the people looked as kance at . all this needless and fool ish extravagance and revel, and some looked upon dancing as the invention of the Devil, the cat being then con sidered the especial creature of witch craft and evil, and hence aa belong ing to the Devil. "The Cow Jumped Over the Moon," was intended as a different thrust at Queen Elizabeth i herself and her vaulting ambition and vanity. Those quaint bits of his tory in connection with our old child hood rhymes are interesting reading and it will seem a surprise to many of our readers that before cartoons were ever dreamed of these rhymes filled their places. But' there is ho political significance in the coming production of "The Cat and the Fid dle." Itis full of significance of oth er kinds; the dressing . of the jingle of our childhood with the royal and wonderful wealth of stage magic and charming music it is one continuous series of pleasing' surprises, that al most re-establish our faitK 'in the ac tual existence of fairies, gnomes, i Mother Goose and even the dear old Santa Claus. It is a carnival of mu sic, fun, magic, stage illusions, gor geous transformations "and feminine beauty, and has in it all that is finest in the old English Christmas panto mines, and is established with tricks of magic as startling as the sorcery of he Hindo or the wonderful mag ic of the Arabian Nights. Seats may now be reserved at Jor dan's for the Barnard Orchestra, the sixth number of the series of ten at tractions at the Auditorium. This at traction is one of the best musical organizations that has visited the city. The programme will consist of vio lin, cornet, bell and xylophone solos, violin duets, brass quartetts and or chestral ..numbers so arranged as to suit the popular taste. Mrs. Annisy court as shown Weeping in Jenkins Hains was testifying. Don't Get a Divorce. A Western judge granted a di vorce on account of ill-temper and bad breath.- Dr. King's New Life Pills would have prevented it. They cure Constipation, causing bad breath and Liver Trouble the ill-temper, dis pels colds,' banish headache, con quer chills. 25c at W. L. Hand & Co's. L ate-, rown to A s aincoats, Cravenette Overcoats an o vercoats at U G Coats Goats bats N N ow I ow ' f - . ow ow m 10.00 12.50 $15.00 17.50 elevated sewer, pay my share of tare. 1 h dii tj..,v,7Xi ; ; and assessments, and d 1n .every and U .00. " Star botiSS Guar way possible. j. s. MYERS. 1 anteed by W. L. HaSd. & cl 1 GIET THE : - Telephone Stone it Barrier C. 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