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THE OKEGOM DAILY JOURNAL', PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, ID07. EVELYN'S MOTHER ILL; PRETENDS IGNORANCE BARS THMTS-17ILL AS EVIDEnCE EVELYN'S BROTHER PROVES A GAD Amazing Spectacle of Howard Nesbit Laughing Over Sister's , Story of Downfall. . " ' SIGHT IS DISPLEASING EVEN TO THAWS ENEMIES Name for fifteen years has stood for the V1LRY BEST Sayt That Revelations Made by Daughter Are Killing Her and " That She Never Supposed Anything of the Perfidy of the ' Rich" Patron of Her Poor Daughter. Court Refuses to Admit Testa , ment Offered by Attorney for Defense. and m WHY WHITE SENT HER -TO BOARDING SCHOOL Our new branch of hot water and steam heating is like alf our other work made "best" by the employment of the most com petent meiy the use of the best and latest type of machinery, anrj most important of all, the careful supervision and inspection we Proaecutor Demanda Evidence Show lag Unsoundness of Mind of De fendant State , Cannot Refute Testimony Given by Mrs. Thaw. , Ocnpiea Iielrare Time in Court Read lngand Sneering; t Slater's Testi mony $UU Under Order From Stanford White's Secretary. give all contracts. ' heating ventilation Mr. " Charles 'J.' Holrtian, 'Mother .' . . i ... fjeornal BiMel.1 Hrr1 V .Plttaburg, Feb.. . "Don't tslk to me . -of the Thaw ease, It la kllllnk me." '" Tbla meaaa.ee waa 'aent today - from 'the darkened loom where Mrs. Charlea TJ. Holman, mother of Evelyn Thaw',' la . lying utterly overcome by . the re -relatione bar daughter made on" the wlt- . neaa stand - yesterday, She- Is a - very sick woman. She read . what Evelyn "told on J he stand and completely col- .. lapsed.. . - . . .. .. .. That Vrs. -Holman did not know of . the terrible perfldlty of the rich , pa t . ron who aeemed to . wart to aid the ' poverty-stricken , mother - and daughter seems apparent. , . '- The daughter testified that the mother knew - aothlng of the story. 'Friends .and neighbors are. sure that ,:, -.the., mother . knew nothing and deeply sympathise with bar. , " Tba Beautiful Widow. " - . . ' lira. Nesb't, now Mrs, HUman. waa considered one of the moat beautiful .widows In Pittsburg. Bbe was rather Xnattag for Trout) la. . "I've lived In California 2 years, and 'am atlll hunting (or trouble In the way of burns, aorea. wounds, bolls, cuts, -'sprains, or a case of riles thnt Buck- len's Arnica "Halve won't" qulcltrr"rure.' writea Cliarlea Walters of Alleghany, Bterra Co. No use hunting. Mr. wai- tera; it cures every case. Guaranteed by Bed Cross- Pharmacy, 15e. SB. M. X rVXOa. Kataxepata, THE REASONS WHY ICureViffioufDrugs Are as old as the Cedars of Leb-' snon. In ths early years of the human family there were not so many medical colleges that "must live," nor so many people desir ing to follow professional ca- reers.- But bodily aftllotlone were jiiHt as prevalent then aa-now. People caught colds and . their heads ached then precisely as they do today. Hence aen-e and Inventive genius were brought' Into play, patients were cured and . "lives were lengthened even more than they are at this time. Later, along came modem and highly cultivated envetouaneas unparal leled greed for money the drugs ' of the fathers were multiplied a thousand times and ten thousand tlmea adulterated. But a few fears ago there wss publlo rebel inn s fains t the unscrupulous method of deceptive- prae tit long er, and . w Nk. ' nr. 101 TOOK Vr mOAVfl Of T wOaXS or xibzbt, Naturopathy was evolved out of the existing chaos, practices of, the early days were enlarged and improved upon finished com pleted defecta remedied perfec tion attained and now, in all In formed homes the - ; J f . "Drag Habll" Is Abandoned And sickness Is treated py the pure, untainted,, health giving methods of VATtrmOFATKT THAT OTTMg. . - .U WITHOUT KXSICEKES Or the administering of- drugs thst pearly always plant the seeds' of snothef disease when be ing given to cure the one from -which the patient suffers. Then the expense of Naturopathy la not on half that of the drug physician. Hundreds Of Portland people wm gladly tell bow perfectly tAsy Save keen eared by me. . Dr. N. J. Fulton sUTTTBOVATaT. " 315 TWELFTI1 STREET Corns Clay, oas block from K. O. ear, one from 18th street oar, a from Jefferson ear. Telephone .. ICaln alt. of Evelyn Nesblt Thaw. ...... . - well known even before bar' daughter gained aiieh notoriety with Thaw abroad. It Is remembered that Mr. Nesblt uaed to take lltUe Kvelyn with her to gambling houaea whPVe her hus band, Bcott Nesblt, bad lost money, ana that the child would cry with good effect while hef mother would berate Hhe . keepers of the rooms for- taking hor husband's money, and - In many cases she got the money back.' '..Nesblt waa a lawyer. He loved to ramble, but was a poor loser. Mr. Nssblt waa an enthusiastic bl Cycle rider. He raced from Wheeling! to Pittsburg one afternoon and died as a result a couple of days later.. The Neabita then lived In , Allegheny, and Mrs. Neablt created somewhat of a sen sation by receiving callers at -the bouae of mourning la evening toilet. While the. body .of - her husband Uy above stairs she met visitors at the foot of the stairs dressed In- a gown which showed off her besuty to best ad van Ufa. , .. Host leave Sgotkaev -There la In the vicinity of Pltta burg a dancing teacher named Walker, whoae daughter, Anna Walker, waa a friend of Evelyn. . Ones when Evelyn and alias Walker and soma friends were at dinner Evelyn said: . - "Mamma said anloe.jnan 'named White . would call on me and would likely want to take me out, and that It so I should do whatever he wanted because he waa rich and could make a position for me." . i '. This waa" the. thunderbolt that Eve lyn burled at Mrs. William Thaw when that lady Instated on knowing some thing of her connection with men of affairs In New York previous to her meeting with Harry. . . - "Mamma Introduced me to a man and told me to do whatever ha wanted,'' aha said to Mrs.. Thaw. - -"This - waa why Mrs. Thaw aald to Evelyn: i ' "At the marriage altar yon njust part from -your mother for all time.'' InUttoMd -trains World. Ida Vera gimonton was aent to Paris Kini tetwr rr? TWrJT Ev thing between Harry Thaw and Evelyn Nesblt. Who furnished the money la not known, bat It Is now setUed that neither Mrs. Holman nor Mlas Simon ton will appear at the trial. Mrs. -Holman hag become embittered against the world. (Tors papers care greases. She has developed . ..11., -m i.- ... ... . tvr u'"'ns uHiii inw auniDiiiiioiii 01 hee huabamt who t.n. h.r th.t th. only safety Is In silence. - What has changed the attitude of Mrs. Holman toward the trial la not yet. explained. It wasclear Jhst at ..pna. tune shs Intended to sppear and teatl- fy.---She -Is -worried now lest htt son Howard, now In New Tork. may J'cut loose" and tell some things that would put her In a bad light. She la kept In touch with the altuatlon dally by wire, and severs! wanning messages have gone, to New York telling Howard to keep his moutB closed. GREATEST MILITARY BAND EVER ASSEMBLED (jMrwlt Special -flerrlra.) Boston, Mass., Keb. . The greatest military band ever assembled under one leader In this or sny other country will be heard In Mechanics' hall tomor row night on the occasion of a benefit concert under the auspices of the Boston Musicians'' Protective association. The great choral band will consist of S21 -trained- military musicians, divided as follows: 80 clarinets, 46 cornets and trumpets, 10 tubas, 10 horns, 29 flutes. SO trombones. 1 saxophones, 11 -baritones, 10 string besses, 10 oboes, 10 baa. Boons', 10 tenor horns, 10 snare drums, S base drums, I seta of cymbals. 4 tym panies and S bass clarinets. The band will be led by Era II Mollenhauser. WHAT THE FLOOD WAS LIKE ABOUT BARLOW '(Special Dlinatcb ts The Jiwraal.l " Barlow, Or., Feb. . The flood watera are rapidly draining back Into the Wil lamette river, where they belong, but while it .'oated the Inundation waa higher hers than-It had been for many yeara. People of the lower, ground were forced to move out. Water In the house of Mr. Dtxon wss above the second window pans. One small building In that vicinity was taken away by the flood, which was caused by the bsck water of the Willamette river Into the Pudding river. It was like one great lake from Shanks landing to1 the eaw mill hare, a distance of four miles. , ' . Negro Clal-via to Be 100. IJoorsat Special Service.) - ' Clrclevllle. Ohio. Feb. . Joshua Dade, who clalma to ba the oldeat ex--j slsve in the country, celebrated his lOKth, birthday today. He was a slave on the Joseph Rdwsrds estate In Orange county, Virginia. His see is borne. out hy the records of the Edwards family, He was freed before the wfef ended and immediately cams to Ohio, where be haa since lived, lis father died In Lancas ter at the sge of 101 .4 (Josrn.l Special B-rrlre.) NewTork. Feb. (.Another anxious day was spent by Evelyn Nesblt Thaw on the stand ' yesterday afternoon be fore the court adjourned' until Monday. She testified that she bad told the defendant that after aha hadreturned from Europe. White wanted ber to go to, blm. "White asked me to visit him In his apartmenta," the girl testified. ybut Jtold him that II would. not. He pleaded. Then ba cried and aald I was not human and was as cold as a Ash; The attorney again asked whyi she had been sent to school in New Jersey. 6he said one day In -White's studio. In the presence ot White. Barrymore asked ber to marry blm. She refused. "White then got very angry she said, "and said. -What could two kids like you live onr and Barrymore aald, Tf ou don't know.' "White told me that Barrymore was crasy. that his father was In an Insane asylum. After this Incident White aent me to school." ' Wills Are Identified: Evelyn Identified the signature and handwriting of the will and went care fully over the pages with Jerome, tak ing considerable time. After the will bad been identified by Mrs. Thaw she was excused In order- that Mlas Fran ces H. Pea roe could be called. Mlsa Pesree testified that ahe at tended the Thaw wedding In Plttaburg In 106. She Identified her signature to the wjll -She said that she signed the will at ThaWa request She also signed las a witness to tne win- or tveij-n, Uvhose will was then marked for Iden tification. Mlaa Pearce-aald that "ens saw Thaw and wife sign both Wills. ' Deimaa offered Thaw'a -will In evi dence. Jerome objected, saying that only ths , laat page contained Miss Fearce'e signature and there waa no proof that the other pages were writ ten at that time. qpe odjocuuo sustained. ' waa Wins Are Befnseo. Deimaa offered-the last page In evi dence. Jerome's objection waa sus tslned. Tbe defense offered the fourth page, signed by the defendant and wlt nesaes. without Interlineations. Jerome objected, saying that. there was noth ing In the will to sho evidence of nn- Kseund mind. The objection waa sus tained. ' - - ,' A lonr argument upon the admiss ibility, of evidence ensued. ' Delmss Anally said that he reserved the right to present the wills later. Mlaa Pearce waa excused and Evelyn . Thaw re called. - - Deimaa asksd If Thaw aver discussed with her the fate of other young girls ruined by White, Jerome's objection be ing sustained the question was put in another war. The witness said that her husband had mentioned the names of girls who hsd Buffered the same fata at the hands of White. Deimaa asked what Thaw aald. Wants SCedloal Testimony. "I again object."? said Jerome. TTbere should be some testimony from the famllv nhvsiclan shewing that the de fendant' suffered from unsoundness or mind. Drsgglng In the hero of tales of XZZT "Sw TZZ Tn. spsd . ,M ,. Mnn soma croof Is cannot pa eon- iinnn the records until soma proof IS Offered that th defendant Buffered mental unsoundness. "Nothing haa been brought out hare to show that Thaw la Insane, for your client will, doubtless admit that Dr. stiry. we day, and i an nm 11 uiBi viu.ni. should ba In- : . . . . troduced to show the defendant a men- tal unsoundness. 1 Jerome's Kerce Objeettoa. "Did you ever tell Thaw what happened- taotberxlrJ handst "I object," cried Jerome. "The state is not permitted to oontrovert the truth of a single statement In the testimony. White Is dead. I object to thle question, which la along a path we cannot fol low." . Jerome spoke with the deepest feel-Ins-. Deimaa said he would produce documentary evidence to show that,1 Thaw knew that White was auegea io have bad . relations with other young girls. The judge sustained the objec tion until a ground work waa made to build up thla line of testimony. Deimaa aald the If neeeaaary the de fense would ley a broader foundation for this testimony, but aa the counsel, witness and court were doubtless very tired, he would suggest an adjournment until Monday. Jerome consented. Eve lyn Thaw was excused and the court adjourned. It la likely that Evelyn will not con tinue bar testimony HondaybuitnYt the alienists will be called. THAWS LETTERS READ After Evelyn Rejected Him, Ha Said ' He Had Nothing to Lire For. '.-':.:. (Jooroal Special Ser-lee.t " New Tork, Feb. . One of Thaw's letters that was read In court directed to Longfellow In a financial transaction. j T" EFORE anemic X L- EmuJjfon X and starved, poor, and their spirit depressed. ; The raw winds go right through 'them and cause colds, bronchitis and catarrh. AFTER they use J5? cotts Emul sion their blood is rich and abundant, their general health excellent and. their spirits buoyant : .' Then cold winds have no terrors for them. -sv ; " A1X DRUGGISTS i (Jearaat Special sjervlee.t New Tork, Feb. . If exterior evi dences count for anything In the case, the Nesblt family blood la thinner, and not thicker than water. The amaalng speotaalo of a brother reading the de tailed atory of the ravishing of his sis ter with a sneering smile on his face waa presented In court yesterday. The sight waa displeasing, even to those must Interested In sending Thaw to the electric chair. J ' Howard Nesblt, expected to appear as a witness In rebuttal for the prose cution., sat In tbe oourtroom waiting for the trial to begin, with newspaper accounts of his sister's testimony be fore him. . He read them carefully and smiled throughout. The farther ha got Into the sad story the more accentuated became his smile. Once or twice he almost laughed. An effort was made to have him com ment on hta sister's story, but White's former secretary ordered him not to talk. . . ADMIRAL MEAD REUSES ON REACHING AGE LIMIT Long and Honorable Service in Navy Closed After Forty .' Two Years. '. :.- (Journal Special Berries.) Washington, D. C Feb. . Rear-Admiral William W. Mead, having reached the age limit for active service, waa today placed on the retired Hat of the navy. Though he haa no civil war rec ord. Admiral Mead has been In the service for 41 years, having left" the Naval academy Just when the conflict between the states had ended. Admiral Mead Is a native of Ken tucky and waa appointed to the Naval academy from that state. He reached the grade of lieutenant In la and It Was about that time that he commanded a landing party from tbe Colorado that captured and destroyed . the Korean forte that opposed the American expe dition seeking to open up friendly com mercial relations with the "Hermit Kingdom." During the latter part of the war with Spain Admiral Mead com manded the : Macbias. Subsequent to reaching the grade of captain In 189 he commanded the Philadelphia and subse quently served as a member of the board of Inspection and aa commandant of the naval training station at New port. In 1904 ha was assigned to the command of the navy yard at Ports mouth. New Hampshire. Admiral Mead la the second on a list of 11 rear-admirals who are te be re tired during the year 1007 for age. The next one whose name will be removed from the active list Is R ear-Admiral Joseph E. CreJg. commandant of the League Island Navy yard. Tbe date of Admiral Craig-, retirement la February J4. MARDI GRAS TOURISTS - "TO SLEEP IN PULLMANS (Jesrael Sperl el ; Berries, t CTl I CS rp, Feb. . TO pmvlite again-, possible-condition -of -crowded hotels in New Orleans during the Mardl Ores week, the passenger department of the Illinois Central railroad Is running .a special train from Chlcsgo to the Cres cent City In which passengers wilt eat and Bleep while there. This Is the first time such a scheme has been tried and it Is the outcome of complaints' of over crowded hotels and high rates In New Orleans during the carnival week. The train, which left this city this morning. Is one of the finest ever op erated over the Illinois Central, com prising diner, library and observation cars In addition to the sleepers. The train will be operated from Memphis south ever the Tssoo aV Mississippi Valley -route, arriving In Vlcksburg at t e'clorJtomorrow morning. Here the party wT& be given a carriage ride through Tlcksburg and the National Military park. ' New Orleans will be reached at t o clock Sunday evening. ended with. "I have nothing to live for." Thla. letter was written after he had heard4" Evelyn's story In Paris. Another letter, written to Evelyn In America, said he believed her "hypno tised, but the letter continued: "But I know It Is not your fault and you mean co wrong. You know I. have always treated you with the greatest respect." - Other letters denied his use of mor phine and detailed the public stories about the girl and aald they should be stopped. In one letter to Longfellow ha said, Shb is', all right had only she kept present . things,.- from- polluted,-, lying, double-minded, smooth-tongued, hard hearted but soft-spoken professional de ceivers." - . people use Scoffs their blood' is thin- their general health si BOe. AND 11.00.' , 7 1 Ml TheWefi "A" 47 FIRST NE17SF0RECAST0F COmiNG WEEK Representative Blnger Hermann Scheduled to Be Placed on Trial at Capital. CLASS GRADUATE FROM Z, ANNAPOLIS NAVAL SCHOOL Lincoln's Birthday, to Be Observed King Edward to Open Parliament ',. -Woman Suffragiate Meet -Case Against Rockefeller Beglna. - (Josrasl Special g-rrlp.) Washington. Feb. . The ease of Representative Blnger Hermann of Ore gon,, who is charged with the desotruo tlon of certain letter press copybooks when he retired from the office of the commissioner of the general land office, will come up for trial In the district criminal court on Monday. Theaeuond section of the olasa of 1907. United SUtea naval academy, will be graduated at Annapolis Monday. Secretary Metcalf will deliver the di plomas to the graduates. Many visitors and tourists will flock to the south during the week to attend the annual Mardl Oras celebrations in New Orleans and In Mobile, Penaaoola ana waicnes. The interstate commerce commission has fixed Monday as the da.te for re suming tne investigation Into the finan cial methods of the Herrlman corpora tions in Mew york. Tuesday, the anniversary of the birth or Abraham Lincoln, will be observed throughout the country In the customary manner. King Edward will open parliament with full state ceremonial on Tuesdsy The thirty-first annual bench show of the Westminster Kennel club will open Tuesday In Madison Square Garden, New Tork. and continue trough the week. The National American Woman Suf frage association will begin Its thirty ninth annual convention In Chicago Thursday, Michigan Republicans will assemble In state convention at Grand Raplda Thurs day to name two eandldatee far justice of the supreme conrtr two candldstea for regent of the stats university, and a candidate for member of the atata board of education. A motion to be argued at Flndlav, Ohio, Friday to quash the Indictments recently found against John D. Rocke feller, the Standard OU company and Its" subsidiary"" concerns. Four men, three whites and one negro. are to. pay the penalty on the gallows In Kentucky Friday for crimes they have committed. Two of the men are to die for criminal aasault anditwo for murder. TENNESSEEAN COMPARES PRESIDENT WITH KAISER ,,JW'f (Journal gpeelsl Bervlee.1 . Washington, D. C, Feb. . Frailer of Tennessee in the senate, -using the San Francisco school case to emphaalsa his opposition to the encroachment of the federal government upon the rights of the states, declared ths Japanese had no ground upon which to stand In making their demands. I ' I believe," aald Frsaler. "the presi dent should have so construed the treaty and notified the Japanese gov- erament-nccordtngly. If Japan should maks war upon so flimsy a cause it would shock tbe civilised world. It will be the result of the blunder this nation made in forgetting our own Monroe doc trine when It ' took ; .he Philippine Islands. He characterised the president aa a man "who by force of arms trlsd to compel "American " parents to " admit grown Mongolians Into intimate rela tione with their children, and with pomp and eeremony. a battle fleet trailing In hla wake, emulating the German kaiser tecently, when he visited his outlying provinces, Panama and Porto Rico. Inspect Southern Xavy Tarda, (Jon rut B Dermal S-rrlc.) Washington D. C, Feb. . In con formity with the law, Asslntsnt Secre tary Newberry started for Nsw Orleans today on hta annual trip of inspection of the southern navy yarda and stations. After examining the Algiers naval sta tion, near New Orleans, he will embark on the Mayflower and proceed to Pen sacola. Key West and Guantanamo to Inspect the naval stations there. On the way northward he will touch in at Port Royal and Charleston, South Carolina, VERY HARD SEASON FOR THE 0YSTERMAN tftpeclsl Dhpetek to Tbe Joarstl.) Olympla, Wash- Feb. . Local oyster- men say this season has been one of the hardest known n- yeare for the oyster hulnea. Just now they are "having difficulty for the third time this winter In getting their products shipped. The STREET, BETWEEN PINE ,' Jl if ..la. - Afcgetable Preparatioofor As similating theFood andBeg ula ling the Stomacis andl3cw-cls of Promoted DigesboaCheerful nessandRest.Contains neither Opkimforphine norMioeraL Not -Marc otic. 'A perfect Bemcdy forConstJpa- iion.oouroiuuiflc-i.ijiannoea Worms .Convulsions .Fevcrish ncss and Loss of Sixer ?aSimila Signature of - , SEW YOTIK. i' i r---" tXidt i nr-t.' ft' t I Lumuimny Business mm rieasure Clarke, Woodward Drug Co. Importing Wholesalers & Manufacturing. Cor. 9th ar.4 Koyt Su. TO.oOs son luare feet of floor space comnleta analrtlcal Laboratory. A private switching track from the terminal yards. The . largest and most peneciiy washouts on the rosds delsy shipments and many are lost. - The rosds In msny places have been blocked for several days. Kaatern Washington. Montana and Vtahf to whloh places heavy Bhtp- AND ASH HOT lid For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought . Beara tho r, t Signature AW of In Use For Over Thirty Years TTTf-nrrra! ' I The business end ' of !tls thla: We supply as good a grade of all . varieties of paints and varnishes as you can procure anywhere at an ex tremely moderate prices the pleas- ure end of It la the ease In applying i them, the satisfaction they afford when transferred to doors, lintels, window saahea- wherever you need 4 paint or varnish. ; ,..., THE BIG PAINT STORE Fisher, Thorsen & Co. , non aits voiiiioi sn. , m BftaT M MP at w sj .-aw mm twa eesnwaa eeamur. sni Drilorrow'sAMiLei aUKXfj uiv noni MT - - Tarourk tbe aervoas system. X la a purely vegetakle ooxaponna. ' "Tontalna no oils or fnts or anv drug that is Injurious or liable to produce a habit. ' IT IS THE GREATEST TONIC IN THE WORXD ' lSaelY bottle eontnlna a ' month's treatment and costs 11.60 at any nrht-clasa drjg - store. Prepared by the ANTI-LEAN UEDICINE CO. Oregoalaa Bldg, rortlaad. Or. , equipped wholesale drug bouse oi thd coast. ' Buyers and handlers ef beeswax snd Oregon drug products, cascara Uii, grape root, eta menta are always being ms-le. ennAt reached at all. - Wltn the i-i.w . the rallrnada and the severe fro.t f -, few weeks sgo the eyslert are tvii a hard season. V' i '
