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vOL 2 NO. 3
CHARLOTPE. N. C.. SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, 1911
PRICE 5 CENTS
he Last Filibuster
Of A Filihustenm-
Senate I o- ^ay
c'D Temple Graves.)
March 4.—The la&t fili-
,i Milmsreviug senate was
a., aud dramatic.
; v.-.t stand of Owen, of
.i "’..t senate in terror
.t.i..;; like a lone Indian
: uncertainty/witli
. 8 rock and vith an
:i ha-^'k’s. he held a
. ;• eijhtv-nine senators
r'litt o and threaten
legislation to w’. they had been
called by the peopk.
It is significant that the last party
expression on the floor of the senate
was an intense assertion of progres
sive democracy by the senator from
Oklahoma. It was a declaration in
favor of the initiative, the referen-
dimi and the recall, and for the sub
stance of the Oregon plarforra, as am
plified in the Arizona platform.
It was the anunciation of the new
democracy, which is just as new to
that party as insurgency is now to the
let rhe gave! fall' I'epnbjican party It is notable that
uf erance of theiO'^’^n’s chief supporters in his dra
I marie stand were La Follette, of Wis-
; Iv fi--,htin? forU’onsin, and Beveridge, of Indiana.
•. ; , 'a i-tinition. This fact makes all the more strik-
, rj. b ‘j been the startJing statement which ran
, ' I . .;••• rro-:’ii‘Ough the capital half an hour after
' • iho nresi-i tiat Senator Bailey, of
.'.an i iaj‘^riTv I Texas, had wired his resignation as
, Q.it to i e ad-. senator to the governor of Texas, and
i had asked the vice-president just be-
•fl?ht for Ari-'^°^® adjournment to announce to the
■ ■ 'which was i senate that he had done this thing.
:h^t i con-1 Bailey came into the senate while
0 .Ifeiendum ''°te was being taken under Ow-
{en's consent for the joint admission
on ‘MO pro-!°^ Arizona and New Mexico, and ex-
• \n'ire senate his profound regret that he
“ " ■ j had not been in his seat to protest
't't f. trces I allowed. He de-
/ '^overn-!emphatically that he would
• oErrcTss and''*^*-^ “no” to the proposition. It is
I', ,'i-e;ented basis of Bailey’s
t: and the reac
•. . t'. n a t i o:i a 1 a n d ,
:• . »evcutei b'>-
- s'.ound he felt
ta:ning the sen-
I- r* of protest in
■ r .irinoiple of gov-
h'- .'licvcd
M '..c- ’.•.■a:--cr-
'• ‘ ho has
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. li :egi:lat:on
■ :i2Ct f;*ank'
the sen-
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Id two rc- j
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;ucied he- [
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-'.'.tlons the
5 a’'r0l”'e-
.'.ucncts that
.. i him.
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' •'r the fare Tt the i
• I !Tir.:r.ant rem- j
-j, 11 siiis. andj
r-i v':j caeii>'hedl
,,r tVj. , t hour With the acquirral by Judge J.
'V'. to-v.yd reel crawford Bigc.s, sitting in habeas cor-
' . t atrer to a: p,,^ jTOceedings in the court house
•.cl , ive night, of Louise Stevens
- u'.-.' reiTors Dora Wilson, young women who
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resignation was his unwillingness to
stand for the type of democracy enun
ciated by the senator from Oklahoma.
The statement of the Texas sena
tor’s dramatic resignation set the sen
ate and the house in a whirl. The
storj' is that Senator Bob Taylor, of
Tennessee, rushed immediately to the
telegraph office on his own authority
to rescue and withdraw the message
to the governor of Texas before it
was sent
It is said also Vice-President Sher
man personally pleaded with the Tex
as senator noi to take such action.
Other conservative senators pleaded
with him. Bailey is regarded as the
ablest and most eloquent man in the
democratic party.
Whatever the outcome, it is from a
democratic standpoint rather than a
Finster close to the Sixty-first senate
that so sharp and fierce an antagon
ism should have been aroused in its
closing hours between two brilliant
representatives of the two divisions of
■ the democratic party.
Stevens And Wilson
Women Gain 7heii
Liberty At Night
SHEDDIN& CR.OCOD1UE TEAKS 1
[TrlPRESSIONS OF THE PASSING SHOW!
King’s Mountain
Line Contract Is
To be Let mday
jr»* TT«j hotel, was caiied over phone by a
Judge J. Crawjord Biggs, HGld- reporter for The News last night a
‘in • TT minutes after the women had
tng Special PTOCCeCiingS HCTCf been set free and told of the state
ment that had been made in court
Gives Them Freedom at
Nine O^clock Last Evening.
Evidence Not Strong Enough
Contractors, Representing
Large Firms, Will Conjer
With Officials of Piedmont
Syndicate To-morrow,
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,i r Moi-
r ^ 01:la-
f id and
■j-n O're,
,1 .TC. ■;,'i Well)
f' r’«'
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, • . .■=r.^,te. t:ut
■ Mrnod from
. 'iuia-'V ccnanued
Arizona.
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and of how it contradicted the one
he made to the coroner's jury. His
only remark was ‘1 don’t remember
whether they called m^e and I said
that or not.”
When Judge Biggs, at 8:50 o’clock
last night, directed the sheriff of
to Warrant Examinat ton, Mecklenburg county to “set the pris-
. oners free,’’ a chapter ended the
Says Prosecuting Offl c er, reading of which has served to cause
, . ,, niore comment in Charlotte than any
And Court s Action Follows* one topic in months and years. The
women, fitting on the second row
of seats from the judge's bench,
scarcely realized they were at lib
er ly. A News reporter informed the in
they could leave the room, Ind both
rose at once and walked towards
->-‘^rc arrested on a coroner’s warrant judge Biggs.
them with being implicated ‘'We thank you so much,” they said
a rr.- death of Al. J. Winn, a travel- unison. As dignified as he had been
,11 ' .i2lesman, light for the first time -tv-hile on the bench the jurist turned
V. thrown upon what has been a Louise Stevens and offered advice.
rnvB^’evy since Tuesday morning when “Lead a better life and troubles will
the young man was found dying in come thus,’’ he remarked. To the
i;3 room at the Leland with a smok- wiison woman he offered about the
g x'istol by his side. same advice.
Guests at Jail.
Then in company with Deputy Sher
iff Porter the women walked into
the office of the sheriff and after
Louise Stevens, his supposed wife,
jnd Dora Wilson, her friend, were in
uin ad'Oining room when Winn tired
■ he shot and they distinctly heard
ihe report of the pistol, according to waiting awhile went back to the
a statement in open court last even- spend the night—not as pris
ing at S:30 o’clock by Attorney oners, but as guests of Mr. Porter.
., t I Hamilton Jones, of the law firm of They had their trunks at the jail and
vice-presiaent o , £. jones, which de- wou'id have been inconvenient for
steppe fended the women them to have moved at night, so they
Dora Wilson, collected and com- accepted the h'vspitality of the man
posed as she has been since her -wjio had been their keeper for four
arrest Wednesday afternoon, knelt days and went back to the prison,
before the door of room 17, adjoining ajj din this respect, another inter-
18, wherein Winn killed himself, and this respect, another Inter-
saw the smoke, and the body. She absorbing, mysterious, pitiful, wretch-
asked Louise Stevens, alias. Mrs. ed, story. From Its Inception each
W,nn, alias Mrs. Dick, not to enter succeeding chapter has been raelo-
the room, and the two walked to the dramatic, tragic and were not death
1)311 door not two seconds after the jjj background, farcical,
snot and called to Prc\rietor Heniy • release of the prisoners by
C. Williams. Judge Biggs last night was a coup
Mr. Williams came up stairs and for tho attorneys for the defendants,
they informed him, they said, of the Friday afternoon a writ of habeas
and that he replied that he '
■ oie
'•.-■re.' himself
11'.air of the senate and,
: in his place, v.-ent over
ven TO relinquish his
; . intnge rind give way to
E'.on to the vice-
ok.jhoman turned a
, u". vin absolutely obdu-
* 'vrnt coolly on.
- '3'If- trom. the president
■ 1 S'-ires, then in the mar-
r:.ft cr.pirol. offering that if
n V ■ iild come to the pres-
-re • [fort would be made
. aa;ubtment on the Ari-
At fhie Owen shook hie
:h'.'!f. snapped his
i^'iUsed to enter into
'• '.--eking to a compro-
htc:
- r .-:r so dramatic a fili-
'1 he floor of the sen
. ’or upon which was
:/.h and power of per-
.iti'.al influence all in
r-'-r Owen, in his own
■ ’ i^d that if the senate
c and then for the ad-
')’■ and New Mexico
s at the same time,
r.‘i ;■ the floor. This
.• d at 11:30. The vote
the proposition by 43
. .I-:-. :r..T '. u h t.tates, and Owen
- .. ;/;r:t of wining an equal
♦ for Arizona.
nl'.Vju^ter of the Sixty-first
’ i-is clearly indicated to the
r. i TO the galleriofl that the
'i ';f.or from Oklahoma must
with in the deliberations
' :. ’ -?ccond.
n. at exactly 11:30, by
■i bo; ity the press galleries
r !*:arn the clocks ot the senate
•:iin*>d back just twenty-seven
■ ' Under the constitution the
•' • -'t.ngress to expire is 12 noon.
t '!i- ir would seem that an ac-
> cn fo rthe last twenty-five mln-
■f the senate’s actual session of
,■ >tionable constitutional right
i?t It raises the question for dis-
■ diov Owen’s additional motive. It
1 for his striking filibuster, it
f-sed, was his fixed intention to
an extra session in order that
.. e
suicide,
would have nothiaig to do with the
trouble, and went doA^’n stairs. Mrs.
Costello, the housekeeper, finally
came to the top floor and she called
Mr. Williams again and then he
gave the alarm.
In the excitement the women
thought it best not to say they had
heard the shot, and have denied all
the time they knew anything of the
shooting. This denial on their part
of having heard the report, together
with conflicting statements made by
witnesses, w'ent a long way towards
the women being held by the coro
ner’s jury.
Doesn’t Remember.
Mr Williams, proprietor of the
cornus was granted and Recorder
D. B. Smith was delegated to hear
testimony as to whether the women
should be held for probable cause of
murder. Acting upon instructions
from the superior court judge. Re
corder Smith directed warrants to be
issued against the women, one war
rant charging the Stevens woman
with murder and the other warrant
charging Dora Wilson with being an
accessory.
Three o'clock yesterday afternoon
Subscribers to The Interurban
Stock Have Been Called Up
on For Ten Per Cmt of
Amount Subscribed, tc Be
Paid the 15th.
Representatives of the Piedmont
Syndicate, which is to build the inter-
urban electric railway from Charlotte
to King’s Mountain and from Spartan
burg to Greenv.'ood. will let a contract
on Monday for the buildig oi the line
from this city to King’s Mountain.
Many contractors will be here, and
it is expected that almost the entire
day will be con&umed in the openings
of bids and the discussion of details
of plans for the building of the new
road.
The distance between Charlotte and
King’s Mountain is thirty-four miles
and work will begin immediately upon
the letting of the contract. It v.ill be
pushed to a rapid completion, the con
tractor, v/ho it Is said, to stipulate *he
time it will take him to run the line
into King’s Mountain.
Belmont, Gas-^on and Kings Mountain
people are, along with the people of
Chiirlotte. naturally much interested
in the official notification that the
contract is to. be let so soon and that
the line is to be built as quickly as
skilled men can perform the feat.
Ten Percent Subscription.
In connection with the letting of
the contract for the buildig of this
line, it is an item far beyond mere pass
ing Interest to know that subscribers
for stock in the interurban electric
railroad between Charlotte and King’s
Mountain and Spartanburg and Green
wood, have been notified by officials
of the syndicate promoting the enter
prise, to send in the ten percent of
their subscription stock by the 15th of
March. All the subscribers in Char
lotte—and business men here subscrib
ed to stocks in the amount of $300,-
000—have received this notice and
some, at leasrt, have already complied.
The money is sent to the National
City Bank of New York City, the de
positary of the Piedmont Syndicate.
This bank receives all fund^ and
from it money for the operating ex
penses comes.
Ten percent of the $300,000 subscrib
ed by Charlotte people is just $30,-
000, a neat sum in itself with which to
begin the work of laying the rails up-
between the Queen City and King’s
Mountain.
But the request from the sydicate^
for ten percent of the stock subscrib
ed did not alone come, to the Char
lotte people. It was to all of these
between here and Greenwood. Iho
fact that some of Charlotte’s people
have already sent along their checks
i& an evidence of their faith in the in
dustry which they lent their sup
port, financial and moral.
Large Contractors.
Contraictors who are to come here
will represent some of the larj^est
firms in the United States. Each
will, it is thought, have a biiiepriut
to submit, as well as figures of the
cost of having the tracks and in deal
ing viith all of them, local officials of
the company, will have their hands
full. It is hardly probable that any
settlement will be reached bet ore
night or perhaps announced until Tues
day morning.
The line, it is thought, will leave
Charlotte near the terminus or the
Chadwick-Hoskins line and will ex
tend in a v/esterly direction through
Gastonia, Belmont and to King'-s Moun
tain. The cars could be run into
Charlotte for the &teel rail laid here
is almost identical a» that of any
railroad. The rails will hold the heav
iest of cars.
But the main point is that the con
tract is to be let. This is what many
have been waiting for and now they
can be assured that all plans are but
a day or' so in the future.
THIEF Pice
was fixed for the on which the heavy cars are to run
for and against the women. But “
ny
at the very beginning City Attorney
W^. C. Maxwell stated to the re
corder that in his opinion there was
(Continued on Page Twenty.)
Two Babies Were Burned
To Death At Then
Home Neai Spartanburgl
WHERE CAN 1 GET A HOUSE,
ROOMS FOR HOUSEKEEPING,
OR ROOM WITH BOARD?
New York, March 4.—Former Chief
of Police William E. Arrington, of
Norfolk, Va., 60 years old, in New
York to see the sights, was robbed
of his pocket book containing $26
while he stood^ watching a street fakir
in Harlem tonight. Two men held
him while a third extracted the roll.
Arrington at once proved himself a
sprinter. He overhauled the trio and
Bfelled the one who had taken the
money with his cane. At the police sta
tion the thief could not account for $16
which had vanished from the pocket-
book during the chase.
New York, March 4—William Eng
lish Walling, the millionaire social
ist author, today won the breach of
promise action for $100.n00 damages
that Miss Anna Bertha Grunspan
brought against him in the supreme
court.
The jurors retired to deliberate at
10:45 o'clock on Friday night, and
reached a. unanimous conclusion at 10
o’clock this morning. Fifteen minutes
later the foreman reported the ver
dict. It was received wthout *. any
demonstration of feeling by both
Miss Grunspan and Walling. The
former turned her face from the jury
and soon departed from the court
room. Walling smiled at Anna Strun-
sky Wallmg, his loyal wife, and then
went forv,-ard to thank the jurors.
When the verdict was announced
Adam K. Strickler, counsel for Miss
Grunspan, moved to have the judg
ment set aside as contrary to the
evidence. This motion and one for
a new trial were denied by Justice
Giegerich. The attorney v/as given
the usual thirty days stay of judg
ment to prepare for an appeal.
Mr; Walling, later in the day, said:
“I have never had any doubt of the
outcome of this case. Long before
the trial I sta.1ed that there was
nothing to conceal and even placed
Miss Grunspan's letters where they
could be seen by her lawyers I said
then that if there was any woman
w1k» had a just claim upon me for
money I v^ould be willing to settle
with her. but I made it cleat
would not give money to silence any
such baseless claim as this young
woman brought against me.”
Mrs. Walling, who sat beside her
husband throughout the ordeal aud
testified for him on the last day of
the trial, today beamed upon him and
then upon their baby.
“Once more I can devote myself
to my’child,” she smiled. “Of course,
we sfe glad that the verdict is a
vindication. But if there had been
damages of even six cents for this
plaintiff we would have carried the
case to the higher courts. Nothing
but complete vindication would sat
isfy us That has be^n granted so
far as a jury could grant it.”
Miss Grunspan hastened home af
ter she had learned of the jury’s re
fusal to give her ariy balm for her
wounded affections
“I didn’t get a wink of sleep last
night,” she said later in her apart
ment. “I was in a state of nervous
exhaustion when the verdict was an
nounced. I hadn’t had time to recov
er yet. We haven't decidecj about an
appeal yet.
‘T do know this: That if the case
had been tried in Paris the verdict
would have been different. I had
heard so much about American jus
tice that I am amazed. Why, in Paris
this man would—would have been
shot. But I will have to bear with
it.”
Miss Grunspan did not explain why
she preferred to sue Vv'alling in New
York instead of France, as he lived
in a French villa for some time af
ter marriage and before taking up
his residence in New York.
“Yes, it is true that I have had
many letter^ of sympathy,” Miss
Grunspan continued, “but what good
do they do? I haven’t any thoughts
of going on the stage. W’hat I want
is rest.”
Special to The News.
Raleigh. N C.. March 4—When the
House and Senate ad.iournod at mid
night it was with a .general under
standing that, the i:'.ork of the :-eo?ion
will be rompleterl so far .is pa.-sage
of bills is con.ccrnrd Monday und fin
al adjOTirnmrni takpn Ti.iesdav.
The House tonr:rht tabled the Hob-
hill fron'i iho snnats- for state
wide primarx- for .ill parties to apply
to all countfes. This was af^er the
adoption of an amendment by Dough
ton to except any countv or anv parry
by a. vote of coijnty executive commit
teep. The vote on this .was bv roll
call. 6^ to of* for ihe amendinent. Mr.
Ross, in charso of thp hill, then mov
ed to table it bpcauFo the an^’endment
defeated thp purpose of the hill
Voting for the Doughtcn amend
ment were. Speaker Dowd, Brown, of
Jackson, Brown of Stanly. Pyan. Buck,
Carter, Caudills. Caviaf’s?, Connor,
Coxe. of Randolph, rrnmnlr-r, Diw,'"
lard, of Cherokfp, Dir^nn, Donght/!i.
Ed^^ards. Fa?;g. Flo:'d. Gay. Grier.
Hageman, Herbert, Iloffier, Kellum,
Kennedy, Kent, Kirk man, Latham.
Livington. Marshall. Moring, Morris.
IMcLaughlin, 'McN'oill ?.TrV\’(rii.'ims. Nor
man. Nunn. Pace, ^'^'^han■!, Prrrv. Pitf.
Quickel, Rabb. Raw^-'. Roberts,
Rodwell. Stubbp, ?w.^in. Tayinr, of
Brunswick, Taylor, of llarifnrd. Tay
lor, of Vance, Tf'a^ue. Thompson
Thome, Tonilln, Turl'f>r, Turlington,
Walker, Williams, of Biinrnmhp, \\'i1
liams, of Swain. Wilpon, of McDowell,
Witty. Wood, Wooten.
Those voting against the amend
ment were: Alderman. Allred, Ais-
paugh. Anders, Carr, of Duplin- Clem
ent, Devin, Greene, Horne, .lohnsnn,
of Bertie; Johnson, of Orange; Kelly.
Kendrick, Koonre. .Ma’ftte. Mark
ham, Mears. .McArrhur, M-Gill, Mr-
Phaul. Pelhel, Privott, Pevis, Rich
ardson. Ross, Sr-arhoro. Rose, Ship
man. Sikes, Smith, of Taswell; Spain-
hour, Stroup, Thomas. Warren,
Weatherspoon and Woodhon. Mem
hers from the west appealed ci^'icrial-
ly that they be not afflicted with pri
mary law. Doughton insistine; that
tliis was a time for rest poiitirall,’..
Hobg.ood introduced a, hill to pro
hibit railroad companies from exact
ing liability reloasv'^ contracts from
employes. The bill, having the effect
of breaking up tlu: relief as^oriatlon
of the Atlantic r;oast Line. It -^aa
defeated in the hcur.o, ?6 lo 7.
There was a sHr over the discovery
that the serafe pad pa.ssed and
dered enrolled without reaiizin.e^ it.
the Torrens iano iitle bill. pass^T by
the house eariior in !he d.iy and%eii>
to the senate. The senate having sev
eral days ago killed the bill on this
sub.ieci A vote to recon:-i-ier and
recall the i'ill from enrolling clerk's
office i)re\ailed aud the bill was
tabled.
The Senate ^passed the appropriation
bill with amendment to give the Sol
diers’ home .$40,000 instead of $o0,000.
The Insurance committee unanimous
ly reported unfavorably the Koonce
house joint resolution to appoint a
com.rnission to Investigate t.lic conduct
of the Fire insurance rompanie.^ in
the state. On motion of Senator Kitch
in it was taken from ihe unfavorable
calendar and placed on the calendar.
Turlington house anU tru?;! bill waa
referred to judiciary committee.
Lieutenant Governor W. c Newland,
was presented with silver ;:ervlre b'.-
Senator Thorne on behalf of sena-
ttors.
Machinery act passed third reading
and was seni to the house for con
currence in senate amendmentr,.
KILLED AS TRIED TO BEAT
TRAIN ACROSS BRIDGE.
Special to The NeTv-s.
Sparianburg, S. C., March 4.—While
asleep in their crade Friday night
Reginald and Florence McDowell, age
8 months, twin brother and sister,
were both so badly burned that both
have since died.
Their mother, Mrs. W. P. McPow-
ell, left the children asleep in a room
and it is supposed that a coal from
,w t;he fire jumped out on to the bed
uemocratic party might enact the ^ and set the clothing of the cluldreu
afire. j
On returning to the room Mrs. Mc
Dowell was horrified to finU that the
clothing of thee hildren was a blaze.
In her efforts to extinguish the flames
Mrs. McDowell was seriously burned
about the head and shoulders. Flor
ence died soon after being burned,
while death did not end the suffer
ings Of her twin brother until this
morning.
At New Prospect this afternoon a
double funeral was held.
These are questions asked
nearly every day, in The News
office. Strangers coming to the
city, and new families moving
in, naturally come where they
think information can be had.,
The News gladly gives the in
formation when it has it. Ref
erence is made to its advertis
ing columns and Want Ad page.
Another reason why your ad
should be in the Want Ad col
umns.
One cent a word is all the
cost and found on page 8.
Special to The Sunday News.
Durham, N. C.-, March 4—Robert
Mitchell, an aged farm.er. was instant
ly killed this evening in a.n effort to
beat a Seaboard passenger train
across the bridge over Tar river.
As he made the last step he was
&truck and thrown to the waters
edge, and when picked up was dead.
Result of Chess Tourney.
San Sebastian. March 4.—Jose R.
Capablanca, th*e C than champion sur
prised the contestants in the interna
tional chess tournament at the Grand
Casino today by defeating D. Jano-
wski, of Paris, in their play off' of
an adjourned game. Janowski held the
advantage a.t the time of adjournment,
but this was overcome by Capablanca's
brilliant play at the opening.
The Russian champion. A. K. Rub
instein. defeated Janowski and Leon
Hardt in postponed ga.mes today and.
moved un to second place, a' half
GAME FIGHT OF GIRL TO
LIVE ON $20,000 A YLAR.
Philaidelphia, Pa., March 4.—Miss
Mary Louise Elkins, the 1yonr old
granddaughter of rhe :ate Wiliam L
Elkins, mutu struggle alors c-n $2'',
000 a year as an income. This is tne
amount allowed today by tke trus:eos
of the Elkins’ estate for the. young
society woman, and her mother. Mrr.
Kate Velton Elkins, says it is n'vnj
(00 much for a young woman if .:ho
if, to maintain her position in soci'j!-
and enjoy the necessaries of lue.
point ahead of E. J.
American champion.
Marshall, the
Says She Saw Dorothy
Ar mo Id In Florence,
Italy, But Parents Say No
Philadelphia.
Adams, a wealthv far^ner ot Wind.ior
township, this eounfy, and hi» wife,
both aged 40 years, hansed themselv
es in the attic of the^r hnme l^st.
night. They used the piece of
harness strap thrown over a. rafer
and apparently both jvimped off ^he
one chair that was found nearby.
The man was thought dimented
for over a year and he lia.=» been cruel
to his family. A week ago his w’te
had him ar-ested on a .-surety o^ the
peace charge but she'withdraw the
charge Thursday, when ihcy bccamo
reconciled in court.
New York. March 4.—The parents
of Dorothy Arnold firmly maintain
that they have received no news to
indicate the whereabouts of the miss
ing heiress in spite of the fact that
thev are in possession of letters ra-
ceived .by Miss Melanie Atherton, a
Brj^n Mawr student, from her sister,
Sarah, in which the latter declares
she saw Dorothy in Florence, Italy.
Miss Isabel Maddlson, an assistant
principal at Bryn Mawr, affirms that
the letters have been forwarded to
the Arnolds.
John S. Keith, attorney for the
Arnolds, said today that he attached'
no significance to the postal card on
which Miss Atherton wrote that she
had sat opposite Oorothy Arnold in
a restatlrant.
Tolstoi's Son Coming to 5J. S.
Trenton, N. J., March 4.—Count Lr-o
Tolstoi, Jr., third son ot the late nove
list, sailed from Liv3rpool today for
this city, where he will bo the guci-t
of Edmund Hill for so . eral weeks.
He will study socialogical condition.^
during hi& stay and will meet Presi
dent Taft. Andrew Carnegie, torraer
president Roosevelt and others.
and Mr. Hill are close friends.