* I The Concord Daily Tribune VOLUME XXVI Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Seeks To Take Life By thinking Poison Attempt- at Suicide Came as Result of Prolonged! New Year’s Celebration' In Chicago. SON AND MAII) WERE WITH HER When She Took the Pois-| on.—Lost Work Because She Had Been Drinking So Much. Chicago. Jan. 5.— (A 3 ) —Evelyn Nes bit .Thaw drank poison early today in nn attempt to commit suicide after a prolonged New Year's celebration, and was in a critical condition in a hospital. Her physicians. however, held out some hope for her recovery. Her attempt at suicide tend: place in an apartment where she had been living during a cabaret engagement here. Her son. ltussell Thaw, was i with her at the time, as was her maid. Evelyn’s youthful marriage to Harry K. Thaw. Pittsburgh million aire, the murder of Stanford White, wealthy and prominent New York ar chitect, and Thaw's trial for the kill ing made her name known to every newspaper reader throughout the coun try in 190(1. Her negro maid said Miss Nesbit's engagement at a local case was abrupt ly ended recently because of excessive drinking, but New Year's eve brought further libations in eelehration of the holidays. When Evelyn returned to her apartment after the New Year's celebration the maid said she notieed tlml her nosy had been broken. She lmd not ceased to seek liquid diver sion since, the maid said. The suicide attempt came nt 5 a. m.. after Evelyn had asked for a drink of water. The servant girl heard a crash in the bath room. “I have done it,” Evelyn half screamed as the maid rushed to her. "I've taken poison,” Evelyn cried. The ma : d hurried for a bottle of milk to use as an antidote, but Miss Nesbit dashed the bottle from her. The maid then awakened Kussell Thaw, and telephoned for Hr. A. Thomas Hraiul&tf who found Evelyn uncoo rcious. ( Jluxwr* noeompamed hi- mother to * tilt A Ala ml Boulevard Hospital. where he remnined with her until 7 a. m. Although it was reported that Eve lyn had taken abort eight ounces of a powerful disinfectant and was in a very critical condition when she reached the hospital, two hours later the physician said she had at least some chance to recover. Miss Nesbit. who once before had swallowed poison in New York, lmd been dancing at the Moulin Rouge case under a fixed week’s contract when her New Year’s celebration be gan. Since then she had contem plated leaving for Florida and after wards expected to go to Atlantic City for a dancing engagement. For 20 years, Evelyn had been al most as much in the public eye as her / former husband, Harry Thaw. Her marriage to Thaw in Pittsburgh in April. 1905, followed a three year courtship during which the gay action of the couple frequently got them into print. She was then about 20. But it was 14 months later that she became the center of worldwide noto riety wheu Thaw shot White on the old Madison Square roof garden in 1900. Her confession to her husband of relations with White prior to their, marriage were repeated on the witness stand when Thaw was tried for the murder. During the long period of Thaw’s incarceration, trials and other legal differences, Evelyn lived quietly. Thaw's family supplying her with funds on condition that she keep out of the news columns. Tlmw eventually divorced her. and Evelyn went to Europe to continue her art studies. She returned in 1912 with a baby whom she called Russell K. Thaw, but after long litigation she failed to secure support for him from the Thaw fortune. She lavished on the child all possible tenderness and care, nnd fought to the limit to es tablish him as the Thaw heir. She then turned to the stage and rose to fame as a dancer, her partner being Jack Clifford. Returning from a European success, she filed a peti tion in bankruptcy and her theatrical popularity slumped., A return to Eu rope was likewise unsuccessful. Charlotte Girl is Hurt Near Salis bury. Salisbury, Jan. 4.—Mins Beatrice Jarrett.-of Charlotte, is in the Salis bury hospital suffering from bruises and cuts received in a slight auto mobile wreck which occurred on the old Concord road south of Salisbury Sunday. The saxophone was recently intro duced in tilt Chicago Civic Opera Orchestra. Pastime Theatre Wednesday and Thursday )♦ .TRAFFIC IN GIRLS BEING CARRIED ON ] Great Numbers Going From Rus sia to South America, Belief. ! Lomlnon, Jan. s.—Dispatches from j various Baltic states declare that a ■ huge traffic is proceeding for the ‘.ale of girls from Russia to Argen tina aud Brazil. | It is said that a be.-uriiul girl | fetches as much as $15,000 cash down. Lativian immigration officers re cently noticed that an extraordin arily large number of handsome girls had been arriving from Russia on their way to South America, and that they were accompanied by non descript husbands. It was also observed tliar these “husbands” were appearing every few mr.nthA with a new beautiful wife. 1 heir visits became so frequent that investigation followed. The Latvian police now believe that they have discovered a colossal white slave organization whct textile magnate, the suit the result I of Ormond's sou, W. W. Ormond, | having been shot on August 15 in j Rockingham by Cole. Mr. Brookft is just back from a | trip to Raleigh, where he assisted in , preparation of the answer to tin* complaint in the Ormond suit. It is I understood that the defense will j stress that Cole was acquitted of the slaying, in Rirhmond superior court ; j that his act was justified in the] light of the evidence, and that the ac- L quittal was secured in another coun ty than the one in which the plain tiff resides. The suit was brought in Wake county, but it is the opinion of many persons that it will not be tried for some time. As to an allegation in the com plaint that the father was deprived of possible financial support by the killing of his son, the defense will say that at the time of his death Ormond was drawing a government pension and not likelf to oversupport his father. With Our Advertisers. Shoe of quality, long wear and lat est styles, moderate prices at Mark- I son Shoe Store. See new ad. today of Bob’s Dry Cleaning Co. Phone 787. The big clothing reduction saTe* of the Richmond-Flowe Co. will go through next Saturday. January 9th. The entire stock of men's clothing is on sale at one-fourth off. Many people have taken advantage of the big piano and piano player sale at the Kidd-Frix Co., but there still some big bargains to be found. Store open till 9 o’clock every night. See new ad. today. Sir Basil Thompson Fhied. London, Jan. s.— UP) —Sir Basil Thompson, former Scotland Yard of ficial, was convicted today on a charge of misconduct with a woman charge of misconduct with a woman in Hyde Park, and fined 5 pounds Sterling. The same amount in costs wns assessed. A notice that appeal would be taken was entered. The Kishacoquillas Valley Rail road, in Ptnnsylvanin, is nine miles long, has three locomotives, runs three trains daily and has a woman treasurer. It has never had a de ficit 4 Convict Believed To i Be Robert Scott Now En Rout#* rr ‘ > Illinois 1 j ~v y *V i WOMEN’S CLUBS ASSE.i » V ‘ V LIBRARY OF NATIVE \ A Unique Collection of Books by and About Native Americans. j Washington. Jan. 5.—(/P) —One of I the most unique libraries in the coun try, a collection of bonks by and about native Americans, is being as- . xembled at headquarters here of the l General Federation of Women's Clubs. Sought primarily as an information source for club women, the completed collection will represent a cross sec tion of American Literature in the non-fiction, field. Each state federa tion has been asked to supply at least 22 books by and about persons of its own state and to date the library num bers more than 3(H) volumes. It is the purpose of the Federation to make the library available to iudi- 1 vidual clubs and members either through mailing of requested volumes or copied extracts, or by advising where specified books may be found. ; Virtually all of the noted American authors are represented in the eollec- 1 tion, along with many whose works" have received statewide recognition. 1 A number of the volumes were the gifts of the authors, bearing auto- ' graphs. Several are by members and officers of the Federation. A complete picture of the growth of the states and the nation, with biogra phies of their builders, is presented in * the collection, along with folk tales, poems, works on art, travel, nature : and kindred subjects. 1 | The Alubama federation included 1 j in its first contribution to the library ' a “History of Alabama.” by Albert ( j James Puckett, Helen Keller's “Story 1 of My Life.” “Up From Slavery.*' by Booker T. Washington, and other vol- * times dealing with the state and the * Confederacy. 1 t CALIFORNIA RETURNS 1 TO OLD ADOBE HOUSE | Humble Sun-Dried Brick Coming ' Back Into Favor For Residences. J Los Angeles. Jan. s.—The ’jumble sun-dried brick is coming back into popular favor in Southern California : as a material for the building of ranch 1 houses, small homes and even preten- 1 tious dwellings. Adobe was used by the Franciscan ' fathers in the building of their mis sions, and later many homes and com- 1 mereial structures wfl-e e’fected with these rudely made bricks. As the years wore on, however, ' adobe beeame primarily the stuff of which ruins were likely to be made. The sight-seeing tourist learned to look for the adobe mission and the ! adobe house as relies of a romantic j past. He scarcely expected to see ! modern homes built of that material, j ' ‘’Mission style” homes, churches 1 and business blocks long have been * popular in Southern California, but; j ordinarily these have been built of ' brick or frame with a coating of, stucco. ! Lately;, however, the old custom of , using one’s cellar excavation as a ) source of sun-dried bricks for walls , lias been revived, and everywhere in j Southern California modern small homes and ranch houses are being ; [ built of adobe. In Los Angeles a,, j number of exclusive residences, whose owners could well afford tile most ex- s j pensive of materials, have been sash- e j ioned of the humble but historic ( | adobe. ; 1 MASS OF EVIDENCE ! IN BUREAU CHARGE S | • Charlotte Paper Says Federal Agents f j Gel Facts About Veterans Bureau, i 1 Charlotte, Jan. s.— (A 3 ) —The Char- ' i lotto News says today that a “mass t I of evidence” relating to the charges of 1 irregularity ill connection with the op- > oral ion of tile North Carolina region- i al office of the U. S. Veterans Bureau has been collected by Federal agents ! arriving here four days ago from 1 Washington. i The News adds that “reports said that two of the officials from the Civil - Service Commision at Washington 1 were engaged in making the inquiry.” ( According to the story the investi- ' gat on has been conducted with great j secrecy "and excelciit progress has been made.” GRADY L. GILBERT IS 1 MISSING FROM HOME i Search Being Made for Rutherfordton Man Who Disappeared Saturday. Charlotte. Jan. 5 (A 3 ) —Search today was being instituted throughout the two Carolines for Grady L. Gilbert, of Rutherfordton, N. C., whose ab sence since Saturday morning is un explained, and which was followed by the death of his wife suddenly last night at Asheville. Mrs. Gilbert was taken to Asheville Sunday in a state of near collapse, according to Harry Gilbert, of Darlington, S. C., brother of the man. The brother was here today aiding in the scare j. Mr. Gilbert was described as 29 years of age. Mrs. Trinkle Resting Comfortably. Richmond, Va., Jan. G.— (A 3 )—Mrs. E. Lee Trinkle was reported as “rest ing comfortably" this afternoon after an operation this morning, and after redressing of the injuries received yes terday when she was seriously burned about her hands nnd arms nnd re ceived less serious burns on her face nnd neck in a fire which damaged the executive mansion here. Men who fail deserve a lot of credit for having tried. NO. 1 \ ocott Has Been Sought Since His Brother, Rus sell Scott, Charged Him With Killing Maurer. RUSSELL SCOTT IS IN ASYLUM Scott Was Found In Con vict Camp In California and Refuses to Discuss His Case In Any Way, • Merced, Calif., .Tan. 5. —( A >>—A con vict. believed by police to be Robert Scott, wanted in Chicago on an in dictment (barging t'le killing of Jos eph Maurer, a drug clerk -during a robbery there, in 11)24, boarded a train here today under double guard, en route to San Francisco on the first lap of a journey back to Illinois. The brother of Robert Seott, Rus sell Scott, erstwhile wealthy head of a large candy syndicate, who was convicted of the murder, is in an Illi nois insane sylum after escaping the death penalty imposed on him after a series of reprieves. Russell has maintained that it was his brother, Robert, who killed Maurer. When brought from a mountain convict camp at Rrieeberg last night, Scott refused to talk. He would neither admit nor deny his identity as Scott and turned his back on in terviews outside his cell. * * "vpl Serving a sentence for burglary committed in San Francisco in 1024 :jj under the name of John Redding, the prisoner’s identification as Seott is || based on police photographs and fiug- | erprints. His conduct while an in mate of San Quentin won for him a place in the Rrieeberg ramp in the Sierras, sixty miles from here, bor- i dering on the Yosemite Valley. He I was about to be released on parole, but he lacked an employer as guaran tor, a requisite under the California law. The prisoner will probably be re- J moved to San Quentin today to await the perfection of legal papers necessary to remove him to Chicago. J where he will face Russell Scott and \ his accusers. WOMAN IS IMPLICATED j IN HUSBAND’S MURDER Mrs. Omie Norris, of North Brevard, Held as Accessory in Death of ' William Norris. Asheville. Jan.4.-—Mrs Omie Nor- J ris of North Brevard was ordered .) held without bond late Saturday in . a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace Shu ford on a charge of murder in the first, degree, as impli cated with Lawrence Tritt. who is charged with the killing of ‘her hus- i band. William Norris, last Sunday morning. At a coroner’s jury summoned a week ago by Sheriff Sitton. immendi- J ately after Tritt, whose right arm " has been amputated at the wrist, had surrendered to the sheriff and con fessed to the killing, charged Tritt with murder. At a preliminary hear ing last Tuesday Tritt was remaind ed to jail without bond and charges were brought against the wife of the slain man, based on evidence gather ed by the sheriff. According to the confession made by Tritt, who has lived with the Norris family for the past few years, a fight took place at the Norris home about midnight Saturday following an argument. Tritt then left the house, he con fessed. went to Pixgah Forest, bor rowed a shot gun, came back to the Norris home about 2:30 o’clock, en tered the house, called to Norris who had retired asking him if he. was still mad. Norris replied that Jie was not and told Tritt to go to bed. * Mrs. Norris got out of bed and after talking with Tritt for a few minutes called to her husbaud to 4. get up that Tritt wanted to talk with him. The shoting took place when Norris came out of the bedrppip into the living room, Tritt stepping into another room and shooting Norris as he stooped over the open fire from behind, according to the confession, \sj The case has aroused much interest here due to the fact that Norris, who worked for the Carr Lumber com- . P«ay, provided well for his family of five children and the wife who id implicated in the killing and keeping Tritt wthout charge as charit^^SßH Stock Sale Quickly C ompleted. * ] New’ York. Jan. f>.— iA 3 ) —The sss,- 000.000 offering of National Cash Reg ister common stock made through Di|- | lon Read & Co. today was oversub scribed within five minutes after ths books were opened. This is one of the quickest sales of a stock issue on rec ord. BATS BEAR SAYSI ■'* -7-1 J Itain tonight, colder in extreme went portion; Wednesday partly cloudy. - Showers on the coast, colder. ModSsS nte to fresh southwest winds. ' . ££>