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The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-25
TWO CLEVER ROGUES
VICTIMIZED BUSINESS HOUSES ALL
OVER COUNTRY.
STOLE MORE THAN $4,000.
WORKED GAME so WELL AS TO
BAFFLE DETECTIVES FOR MONTHS.

Nearly Two Hundred Individuals
from $25 to $4,000 Since June 20.
In Former Operations ana Under
Aliases $I3O.OOO Was Secured.
Would Open ONCE, Secure Goods
on Credit, Ship to New York and
Sell Through "Fence"-One of
the Prisoners Has Confessed.
Chicago, Sept. 24.-More than $4,000
stolen, business houses in every part
of the United States victimized, bank
created, waiter risen from poverty to
aft1uence and an ex-convict again
placed behind the bars-these are the
features in the meteoric career of at
least one of two men now under arrest
in Chicago.
Posto1sce inspectors made the cap
ture. julius NJ. Nilsson, known also by
a dozen other names, and Arthur ].
Herbst, said to have many aliases, are
the prisoners. Nilsson has comics sed
but Herbst will not admit that ne had
any part in the big swindle.
IOSlOlliCe inspectors lndQS lnS cap
complaints against the two men from
nearly 200 individuals and corporat ons
who have. lost amounts rang ng from
$25 to $4,000. All these have been vic
timized since June 90 when Nilsson
opened an office in Chicago. In pre-
vious operations under different names
the men are alleged to have secured a
least $4,000 in the last eleven months.
This was the mode of procedure, ac-
cording to the inspectors: Nilsson and
Herbst would go to a city and open
an office, engaged ostensibly in the re-
failing of metal ware, novelties ma
chinery or anything which they could
secure on credit. They would operate
under the name of some one we'll known
to the business world and in
ordering goods to the value of thous-
ands of dollars would give CONNER
cial agency references.
After the articles had been received
the bogus company would transfer the
consignments to a warehouse and then
ship them to New York, where they
were disposed of through a fence"
which has baffied the inspectors for
months. When suspicion was aroused
the men would flee to another city.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-25
WHAT'S THE USE
To Keep n "conee Complexion"

A lady said: Postum has helped my
complexion so much that my trlehds
say / am growing young again. my
complexion used to be coffee coloIeu'
muddy and yellow but it is now Clear
and rosy as when l was girl. was IN
duced to try Postum by a friend VINO
had suffered Just as had suffered from
terrible indigestion. palpitauon OF the
heart and sinking spells.
AFTER had used Postum for week
/ was so much better that was AFRAID
IL would not last. But now two years
have passed and I am a well women !
owe II all TO leaving on coIlee "hu
drinking Postum in It's place
u had drank coffee all my NE. sus-
pected that II was the cause OF my
trouble. but IL was not until ! aetuhly
Quit coffee aud started 20 try Postum
that I became certain, then az my
troubles ceased and am now wen ana
strong again" Name furnished Dy POS
tum Co. Battle Greek. Mich.
There's % reason.
Look in each package FOR q copy OF
ne famous little book Tbs isoaa 70
MELVILLE"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-25
b. l.. BonIineau, HinesyiIIe, Gn.

Hinesville, Ca, Sept 24-Mr B. L.
Bonlineau died here this morning after
a lingering illness. of three months.
He was" born in Savannah, Ga, Y
years ago, and for the greater part
of his life was connected with the
Central Railroad. In 1880 he bought a
farm in Barlow county. where he has
since resided till failing health COM
PEELED him to give up active business.
Besides a wife, he is survived by two
sisters. Mrs. ]. o. Hodges and Mrs.
c. w. West of Savannah, also four
sons and six daughters, Mrs. T. s. Lay
ton and ]. B. F'ruses of Hinesville,
being two of the latter. The interment
will be in Pennington Cemetery.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-25
WRECKED W. N. WIRES.

Charlotte. n. C.. Sept. 2i.-At culpep-
ner. Va. at / o'clock this mo Ming an
oil tank on a Southern Railway fr'ight
,r.t, exploded. The explosion wrecked
al the wires Of the western uilloh ~ !,
maj nolnt. lnterrupting the service ana
no details OF the affair have yet come
10 hand.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-25
Postomce CAGE Again.

Washington, Sept. 24.-The Federal
grand jury to-day resumed considera-
tion of the postoffice cases. but adj
journed without reporting any indict.,
ments. Charles J. Bonaparte, special
counsel to assist the government In
the prosecution of the persons indict-
ed as a result OF the postal investiga-
ton. had long conference to-day with
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
RristON
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-25

make him resentful against them. He
was a man of magnificent physique,
and was considered the strongest man
on the police force, dangerous man
in difficulty He has no relatives here,
and was unmarried. Ellsworth gave
himself up, stating that he had shot in
seif-defense. O'Keefe had his PISTOL in
his hand when he fell, shot through
the heart
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-25
Pa..ea AntI-nereott nnL

Montgomery. Ala. Sept. 2i.-The
House Of Representatives to-day pass
ed the anti-bOycott bill which pro-
yldes severe punishment for the pub
fishing u blackllsts. picketing OF boy
c0tting The labor unions Of the state
fought the bili hard
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-25
W. J. wiIIiams. Wnyero.s. GA.

Waycross, Ga, Sept. 24-Mr. w. ].
Williams, a well-known young man,
died last night at the Atlantic Coast
Line hospital in this city, after a
short illness with fever. For a long
time Mr. Williams was section fore
man here for the railroad, and was
we'll liked by all who knew him. He
was a native of Boston, Ga, and the
remains were carried to that place this
morning for interment. He is survived
by a wife and little baby.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-25
TRAIN CRUSHED LEG.

Doc williams, cOlored, a workman on
a gravel train OF the Central Railroad
was taken to the Georgia Infrmary
Yesterday afternoon, having met with
a severe accident a mile from the city.
A train ran over his right Leg crushing
it so badly that In all Likelihood II VIII
have to be amputated.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-25
FIaeman Hurt in Collision.

Augusta. Sept. 24--As the result Of
a rear-end collision that occurred to-
day the Charleston division OF the
Southern was blocked for several hours
and Fiagman oscar ID. Black lies In
the city hospital with serious internal
Injuries. Black was asleep ~ the ca
bOose when the engine ran into II.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-25
Joseph E. Heimerdineer, New York.

New York, Sept. 24.-Jcseph E. Helm
erdinger, member of the New York
Stock Exchange. died here to-day. Mr..
Heimerdnger was third vice president
of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany, a director in the Pacific Coast
Company and secretary-trsasu Of
the Severy Process Company.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-25

Beaufort, S. c.. Sept. 24-Mrs. J. H.
Sweat died at Yemassee this morning
after a brief Illness. The remains were
taken to Blackville this afternoon,
where the funeral service and inter-
ment will take place tomorrow. She
was the young wife of the day operator
at YennaSsee
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-25

r. Petersburg, Sept 2i-it was o.
ecieiiy announced to-day that me au-
lies 81 cotton goods Imported Into isus"
"a VII not ~ lowered THIS yeaf'
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-25
RErlErlBER

That all we claim for our service is that it is dependable:
in other words at least the equal of any directory service in
all the world
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-25
SON OF PREACHER
CHARGED WITH CRIME.
Marvin Booth Gave Dublin Bank
FORGED Checks.

Marvin Booth Gave Dublin Bank
Forged Checks.
Dublin, Ga, Sept. et.-Marvin Booth,
travelling salesman for Adams G.
Johnson of Macon, is in Jail in this
city charged with forgery. This morn
National Bank signed by w. T. Du-
pree, and made payable to w. S.
Thomas. He Endorsed the check L.
o. Lamar and received s360.64. Du-
pree's son, T. o. Dupree, is connected
with the bank, and as soon as he re-
turned from dinner pronounced the
check forgery ~ 9tt
Booth was caught at the depot. He
returned all of. the money and begged
the officers of the bank to allow him
to leave the state. They refused to
consent to this and had the young
man locked up in Jail. Booth is son
of Rev. r. M. Booth, who is stationed
at Jeffersonville. BCots says that w.
S. Thomas is travelibg salesman for
the Weichselbaum Company of Macon,
and that he paid Thomas the full
amount for the check in cash, believ-
ing the paper to be genuine. He says
he will be able to. prove his innocence.
Checking His Accounts.
Macon, Sept. PAS. NJ. Booth, drum
rner for Adams & Johnston of Macon,
was jailed at Dublin to-day, charged
with forging a check for 1858, using
w. T. Dupriest's name. His firm is
tonight checking his accounts
throughout his territory No cause as.
signed for crookedness. He handled
$4,000 of accounts for his firm this
season.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-25

PRoPRIEToRs AND PUBLISHERS
OF
The South Carolina State Directory.
The Charleston s. c. City Directory.
The Columbia, S. c., City Directory.
The Greenville. S. c.. City Directory.
The Spartanburg, SC, City Directory.
The Augusta, Ga, City Directory.
The Columbus, Ga, City Directory.
The Charlotte, N. c., City Directory.
The Winston-Salem. N. c.. City Dr.
rectory.
The Lynchburg, Va. city Directory.
The Roanoke, Va. City Directory.
With the new year we will
Directories OF this and foreign
our patrons.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-25
THE w. II. WALSH
Directory Company
ESTABLISHED 1883.
PUBLISHERS.

We will publish a DIRECTORY OF
SAVANNAH for 1904 Our canvass for
information will commence on Oct Is
and we will deliver the Directory to
subscribers on Jan. Is.
OUR SERVICE will be found to be
complete and reliable. II we do not 90
all we promise withdraw your patron
age.
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buttons set with rhine stones and the
stole is OF plain gray p!ped. The lining
Is Of white satin and the. revers are en-
broidered In dull fade colors, blue. pink
and green The sleeves are the new full
ones that are held by straight cuffs cut
in one with the inside of the sleeves
but overlald with plain gray piped with
white. 3s Ut 4 II n
Braid trimmings and braided patterns
are much used and are exceedingly ele-
CANT when we'll chosen. AS handsome a
carriage coat as I have seen Is of pongee
trimmed with 'inchwide silk braid Of the
same color put on in rows with bow knot
designs at tho corner OF each front and
on the sleeves. Most beautiful costumes
OF summer weight cloth are braided with
soutaehe in matching color or q darker
shade and every width Of fancy braid Is
shown One sees skirts with arrows of
narrow over the seams with some simple
design making the finish at the lower
edge and every degree Of elaboration
from that simple starting point to braid
applied over an intricate pattern. Fancy
stitches too, continue to hold their place
ana embroidery appears to gain adherents
as the season advances, A most effective
gown OF blue canvas yelling shows an
entire hip yoke composed Of bands OF the
material held by faggoting and has fag-
goted seams Lovely gowns of white
chiffon Yelling are similarly treated and
where open effects are not used. finest
DEMONSTRATING and the like makes the
finish. The girl or. the woman, who Is
an expert with her needle Is TO pc envied
for 1t Is possible for her to get the most
striklng and smart effects With the min
Yimum Of cost
Pongee Is favorlte for the gowns
being made for warm weather and al
ways Is charming. The natural color Is
much in style and Is generally very. be-
coming, but dull blues. greens and reds
also are much used by the great Dress
makers and possess q subtle charm, a
really lovely gown of blue, that suggests
old Delft china yet Is not replica, is
made with comparative simplicity and
serves to illustrate the very general use
of small buttons, T4ls skirt Is made
with front breadth and side portions
that are SHRED 10 form o yoke, thon
arranged In two groups OF horizontal
stucks below, the lower one being at
flounce depth, The front gore Is Vide
ana la out Sin& soa llops at lts sides hich
are buttonsd oyer onto the sidss W IN
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Studiesin Natural History
BY DOROTHY DIX.

uralists, who have devoted much study to
this animal, also contend that 1t takes no
interest In any other creature but itself.
and thatit entire voba bulary consists Of
four words, yiz,:"I am Wonder which
It repeats over and over agan to all who
will listen.
The chief chara cteristic OF the Matinee
Idol appears to be Its Unsuitable passion
for the Divorce Court. Nothing will keep
It out oft, or drive 1t far away from its
doors In fact, 1t never seems to feel
thoroughly at home and happy anywhere
else. and like the carrier pigeon, no mat
ter how far 1t travels. or how delightful,
Its surroundings. It soon breaks loose and
makes q bee line for the ali1nony mill.
while the Matinee Idol Is Of suoh an
affectionate disposition It can love any
old thlng, It Is also extremely tickle, and
as no one has ever yet succeeded in
thoroughly demonstrating one, It Is i'm
possible to explain why women have such
q fondness for them. This idiosyncracy
has been accounted for by the SUP
po"'S'S'' t'ehI Iho AlN|o SIcdlures possesses
o hypnotic eye. a contention which seems
to be borne out by the fact that no
sooner does q woman become infatuated
with one than she begins to act like an
idiot, She blows In her money for pic
lures Of the beloved object and burns
Incense before 1t; she writes letters to ii
that 1t costs her time and money fre-
quently to get back, and in other ways
conducts herself like O lunatic,
Left to herself, the Matinee Idol, like
the poodle. Is a harmless and ornamental
drawing room object, and It Is only when
women make fools Of themselves oyer 1t
that 1t becomes offensive.
Z The finest collection cf Matinee Idols
lii the world js owned by Mr., Frohman
who Is a renowned connoisseur In this
species, and can tell ut sight one that
women will be willins to pay money to
see. Il Mr.. Frohman has amassed alarge
fortune exhibiting these interesting and
beautiful ereatu and his museums
along Broad way will ~ g visit Of the
saFss " student os nsty v ais s9.
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fconvr,eht. 1908, by ". r. Hearst,)

Copyright. 1908. by ". r. Hearst
without doubt the most wonderful and
beautiful animal In. the world is the
Matinee Idol. Indeed. there is every
reason i to believe that when Nature
finished fashioning this dear little pet
she knocked of work and called the Job
OF creation done.
Being bred MS a luxury, and not o nec-5
essity, the Matinee Idol Is OF couse. In
digenous only to highly. civilized coun--
tries, Occasional specimens are found
throughout the cities OF Europe, put y
Is In America that the species reaches Its
highest perfection, where 1t occupies the
same relation to the feminine portion
of the community as the White Elephant
does to the Samese, the Sacred sui %
the Hindus. and the Cat to the Ancient
Egyptians. Curlously enough instead q
sharing In this feeling OF alteration, most
men exhibit such an antlpathy to the
Matinee idol and such desire to kick
1t on sight that women find IT SAFEST 70
hustle their little curled darling out Of
sight when their husbands, brothers or
sweethearts appear on the scene,
Inasmuch as the Matinee Idol Is nelth-
er reliable as a domestic animal nor use
full as beast OF burden, naturalIsts have
never been able to definitely and ac-
curataly classify III hut, owing to Its
fondness for exhibiting itself In public,
with a blue ribbon around Its neck. and
to the fact that It is exclusively wo~,
mans toy, some Of the beat authorities,
(see Alan Dale; Matinee Heroes Have
Met, p, 4bs) contend that 1t belongs to-
the Tootsy-wootsy species genus Femi-i
n!bus Lapdogibus), IT Is worthy Of note
In this connection, however, that the wo-i
man writer's on the subject bitterly deny
this assertion. and attribute to the Mat-55
!nee Idol exalted and noble qualities that
the men. students have never perceived
As has been said, the Matinee Idol Is
exceedingly beautiful, and easily recog-
3nized by Its locks, Perfect specimens Of
~ species are dlstl nguished BY the beanrI
Fl u their pFotiles, ttsir large. darn oghs
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small pearl buttons. The bodice is made
\ In the new style and Is shirred closely
above the bolt, then alleged to droop In
soft folds and tucked at Its upper edge,
4 It includes a drop yoke Of embroidered
white muslin that Is outlined with a band
q embroidery In fade blues and pinks
and sleeves that are graceful In the OK
IRENE. The Under portions are OF full
embroidered muslin gathered into narrow
cuffs, while the upper portions are
tucked on line with the waist, then
widen at the elbows and are gathered
slightly at their lower edges and finished
with embroidered bands. These bands
are loose and fall over the under-sleeves
giving q most charming us we'll as novel
effect. AT the waist is a soft somewhat
broad draped belt Of louisine ribbon. The
day OF the exaggerated point and droop
at the front is past let me add. The
latest models are slightly curved down
ward and are worn with these soft belts
over which they droop, Stirring above
the waist line Is a novelty and n note-
worthy one. Sometimes 1t Is used above
the soft belt, sometimes takes the place
of a belt and meets the yoke Of the skirt,
A most beautiful gown worn by a maid
OF honor during the week - Of white
null with trimming OF French lace and
ribbons The skirt Is shirred to form a
yoke and is trimmed with insets OF the
lace arranged In points while at Its lower
edge is full ruche. The bodice Is In
the always effective baby style with a
yoke OF lace below which the null Is
plsse until 1t is shirred to form Two
inch belt which meets the yoke OF the
skirt Ribbons are arranged to divide
the skirt into panels and terminate N
soft many-looped bows and also garnlsh
the waist.
Linen Is having unprecedented vogue
and is used In various ways. Ono OF the
newest and most chic Is as trimming tor
cloth, the contrast between the two oe-
Ing most effective. A mixed chaylot.
showing threads Of green, has collar ana
cuffs OF plain green llnen, and similar
things are saen by She score A most
gorgeous blue cloth. sent oyer from Faris
for an Baster bride. Is elaborarely II
med with bands of linen embroidered WITH
seed pearls. and a lovely pale green tus-s
sore silk Ia trimmed entirely with bands
Of embroidered linen. frlnged with tiny
ball tassels It would seem that verify
and indeed Ia every known material
called Into use. That this test deyylop,
81 e,,t Or linen "a charming no soAs can fe7ii
fFA % H. J. -
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The Matinee Idol

and tho symmetry Of their neither limbs,
{ a knock-k1,eed or bowl egged specimen be-
ing SO deprecated in value that It would
not fetch thirty cents, Unlike most anil
mails Of the masculine sex the Matinee
Idol does not object to being shaved up
a In fantastic patterns. but seems to d eight
In bare legs and cosy corner effects. It
also wears extremely long hair delicately
curled at the ends. t5 giy
There has boen little difficulty In study
Ing the habits of the Matinee Idol, since
so far from being one OF those shy crea-i
lures that seek solitude,s!t always insists
on having the middle OF the, stage. and
all OF the lime light, and is always doing
little stunts to attract attention to itself,
Some Of these little tricks, such as pre-!
tending to be robbed by Its valet. driving
an automobile through the streets at reck-
less speed. plunglng on the races, affects
Ing to- be engaged to mathematics
daughter, ETC., ETC.. are very cunning ana
diverting, It ls also interesting to watch
these animals being fed at night at Rec
tors or sherry's, for they never eat In
private. q
To see the Matinee dol atsits best,
though, the careful student should attend
an afternoon performance at theatre,
where he may observe It stalking around
upon the stage, With a. sword strapped to
its side, a crazy quilt flung over Its shout
ders, while 1t rolls Its eyes and utters
fierce cries, or else, dressed UP ins an
evening suit, It falls upon one knee and
pours forth plalnttye sounds. Which makes
the women in the audience, who have all
paid $50 for the pleasure Of seeing II.
shed tears and murmur; Isn't he Just
too sweet for anythng?' sF5
Spending it's life as It does In strutting
up and down for the admiration Of peo5i
pie. the Matinee Idol ls naturally very
vain. and it spends hours iat time ads
tmiring Its reflection IN the mirror; but
4t is also extremely generous, and Is perTs
.fectly willing ia let Others sref X n
pleasure OF beholdlng T, III , d, II n. IN
lpossy It DOSES on the sire n IL
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ny, but It thrusts al preconceived ideas !
4 as to fitness so comepletely into the back
ground as to leave one narvelling what
previously considered fundamental prin-
ciple will be the next to 20, ~! 81 u
Household Hints.

To counterfeit the acidity OF molasaest
allow one teaspoonful OF soda TO one CUP.
full OF molassea. II Il M A & Eli M
Salt and vinegar will be found the best
for securing the copper preserving kettle.
and lemon cut In halves and dipped Ia,
salt will remove all stains.
To clean bronze ornaments, take one
.draohH CT sweet oil. one ounce of alcohol
and one ounce and a half Of water
Apply quickly With q soft sponge. but do
not rub, XII y
A small bag OF charcoal hung In impure
ywtare m q ~ $500 .,,,::;::,,;,5
water will purify II. and II Ia we'll to
keep such q bag In the oistern, water
filtered through charcoal may also b.
rendered perfectly pure.
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Tight Fitting Petficoafs.

+ /7>HE tight-fitting coat has q RI
4 val In the shape OF the tigl,
fitting petticoat. Makers are vs.
Ing with each other IN the at
tempt to produce the one that viii
occupy the least space, One Of
the most recent has lightweight
Jersey cloth for q top, the elastic
material fitting the figure like a.
glove. silk ruffles finish these
s,kirts to q depth Of fourteen or
sixteen inches n IA
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! Housekeeping Conveniences.

A boiler heated by gas which puts
boiling water at your disposal In half the
time usually required for the kettle to
boil.
A self acting Ice mould that winds tee
Into dainty balls to be used about the
salad butter and other table dishes.
An apparatus for the hanging ana rs-
adjusting Of window curtains and ORA.
such things must be got out OF the way,
A new idea In spoons which. when at
tached to a boiling pot, Will keep the con.
tents stirred at intervals and prevent
scorchng. S3 q
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Wide Beits Are Fashionable.

Wide girdle belts are once more pop
ular. They are very pretty and becom,
Ing for the long-walsted woman, but for
her short-waisted sister they are a mis-
cradle failure, Papne velvet la the
chosen material Tor most Of the girdles,
Those made of the ribbons are plated
front and back. narrowing at the sides
and are finished with long ends tied be-
hind In a bow and fringad.
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Shoulder Capes.

bY>AFFE.TA silk capes gored and
4 shirred round the shoulders
and finissis = With long stole ends
are among the mort popular small
wraps this season. Peau-de-soieS
In the shades Of tar. champagne
and fnwn color, Il another mater
5tal that appears IN oapes Of va
rious kinds. Net-top fringe to
match tho cape 10 usually the
trimming used. A French model
OF pale gray taheta, shlrred to tit
the shoulders, Is finished with an
aoordion- ploated rufflc Of gray,
chiffon edged with r,iehes. The
cape .s collarless and has stole
ends embroidered n cut steel ana
Jet. Some OF the capes have Jokes
covered with q lattice work Of jet..