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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-10
WANTED A CYCLOPS.
Crazy Woman learned to Change Her
Husband.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
PARIS. September 10.-There is a strange
story told of woman in the Beievi..e DIS
trict. Nine. Joliet. who wanted to make
Polyphemus of her husband He'd look
so queer a cyclops," she said to the po-
lice magistrate after her arrest. Il want
ed to gouge out his own eyes and to ham,
mer nice glass one into the center of his
forehead" The woman had approached her
husband with scissors and was punch
Ing his eyes when he awoke, shrieking with
pain. Jumping out of bed, he had fear
full struggle to hold his wife down until
help came The woman. 1t Is needless to
say, had gone mad. and she Is now in an
asylum crying for a one-eyed husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-10
IMPORTANT ARRESTS.
Armenians Who Tried to Bride an
Immigrant Inspector.

Three important arrests that promise to
put period or a punctuation mark of some
sort into the Illicit importation of Arme-
mans in this country have been made at
Philadelphia by the officers of the immi-
grafton service. There has been trouble
for some time with Armenians. particularly
those afflicted with trachoma, who have
tried to break into this country. Several
have been arrested at Boston for presenting
fraudulent naturalization certificates, and
now what seems to be conspiracy to I'm
port diseased Armenians from England has
been unearthed at Philadelphia
Some time ago an Armenian, Avidistan,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-10

news. OMNIBUS happenings. terrible plague
and all the horrible things that make our
flesh creep.
Old Moore has helping wond for the
house of lords. They need not fear the on
slaughts that will be made on them by sec
tons of the labor and socialist parties.
They are under the smile Of the stars, and
Old Moors holds the stars in the hollow
of his hand, so to speak.
If the prophet condescended to De spe-
cific about April he might have pleased us
once. for he says in that month the British
public will refuse to pay taxes. The results
of this revolt are, however, known only to
the stars.
In August I'VE shall become a germ-laden
land. and Old Moore looks forward to a
dust tax on all motor cars But very
grave situation will arise in October. Then
'the subject of womens clubs will call for
attention" Old Moore give q friendly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-10
German Trade Fight.
Special Cablegram to The star.

ANTWERP. September 10.-violent at
tacks of libelous nature against the port
OF Antwerp by certain commercial rivals
In Germany have aroused an energetic pro-
test from the Antwerp chamber of conn
merce. who have induced the German com,
mittee for the development OF economical
relations between the German hlnteriand
and Antwerp to interfere and submit a case
to the German government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-10

warning to newly married couples to avoid
club life, and advises them to spend their
evenings as far as possible within the do
nestle circle.
The year will close cold and gloomy
fairly safe Representation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-10
Let Well Enough Alone.


Let Well Enough Alone.
The keynote of the discussion of the tariff
question is sounded in the following state
ment:
Protectionists are content to let the pres
emit law stand without change or amend
ment so long as present conditions prevail. ="
"A slight reduction in many of our sched-
ules" says the campaign book, would re-
suit In the dumping into our market OF
perhaps a billion dollars worth of manufac-
lures annually more than we now import.
That would mean a resort to one of two
things: We would have to close our mile
or reduce wages. There. is possibly no
other alternative.
"Protectionists do not claim that sched-
ules are sacred and never to be altered.
They do claim, however, that the so-called
American system of protection as exem-
plified by the operatiO nof the Dfngley law
for nine years is sacred and must be main
tanned. We do not have to theorize In
the least degree. We have tried and tried
thoroughly both high and low tariffs and
we have experience as an example to
guide us in reaching the truth.
I'VE need go back no further IN our his
tory than a decade to learn that low
tariff means insufficient revenue. means a
ness for millions of our laborers and low
wages for other millions and Improbable
prices for our farmers. mere
handful, Lowever, of the republican party
have been asking that the duty be removed
or reduced upon certain materials entering
into the products Of their own locality. 1t
is believed that this demand has been made
more for political than economical re-
Suits"
The Negro in Politics.
Regarding the negro in politics, the state
ment Is made that "the mere mention of
the facts well known to every observer of
the times will suffice to indicate the refa-
tive attitude of the two great political par
ties toward the colored citizen" The re-
publican party, 1t is stated, believes in the
political equality Of all men without refer
ence to race or nationality. while the dem-
ocratic party believes in restricting the
privileges of citizenship to a particular
class and has written her opinions, into
statutes, constitutions and practices of near
ly every southern state where that party is
dominant.
After quoting the letter of President
Roosevelt of August IS last to Representa-
tive Watson Of Indiana, analysing the is
sues OF the coming campaign. the book
closes with quotation from what Is given
as Speaker Cannon's new PLATFORM
tPut none but homemade cake In the
pantry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-10
BLACKSMITH TENOR.
Singer Will Graduate From the
Anvil
,ecial Cablecram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
BERLIN. September 1O.-During the kali
ser's recent visit to Fraulein Krupp the
choral society Of the works sang before
him. His majesty afterward said laugh
ingly to the conductor. II ought to have
your first tenor for my opera house" And
now the singer in question. a workman
named Moeller, has been informed by Herr
Won Bohlen, Fraulein Krupp.s fance, that
training for the opera stage will be pro-
vided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-10

remarks by President Roosevelt, as well as
from his annual and special messages to
Congress on various public matters. clip
pings from various newspapers. statistics of
exports and imports, appropriations of Con-
gress; the railway rate law in full. the
pure food law, the free alcohol law. part
of the meat inspection act, republican labor
LEGISLATION, etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-10
Work Of Congress.

enacted at the last session of Congress- is
given, including the following subjects
Railway rates. the Panama canal pure
food, meat inspection. free alcohol, admis-
sion of Oklahoma and Indian territory as
one state, and Arizona and New Mexico If
they agree to union; reorganization OF the
consular service; national quarantine
against yellow fever: rigid steamboat in
spection; limitation Of immunity of wit
nesses In criminal cases; promotion of mil
itia efficiency; aid for San Francisco suffer-
ers; establishment OF national cemetery
embracing the grave Of Andrew Jackson
with fifteen acres of land; marking of the
graves of Confederate soldiers: jamestown
exposition aid; sixty-nine laws authorizing
bridges or dams across navigabie rivers;
three hundred and twenty public acts alto
gether; three thousand. six hundred and
ninety-six private pension acts.
Among the measures referred to as having
been left over for the next session of the
present Congress are the following: Santo
Domingo treaty, Isle Of Pines treaty, Mo-
ference). Senator Shoots right to seat. pub
licity Of campaign affairs. prohibiting cam
paign contributions, shipping bill. modifica-
ton of Chinese exclusion law, anti-injunc-
ton bill. eight hour law, establishment pos
tails savings banks and parcels post. limit
ing working hours OF railway employees
Porto Rican citizenship In the United
States. reduction OF tariff on Philippine
products: copyright revision. navy to
have biggest battieship afioat"; artillery In
crease and establishment OF Appalachian
and White Mountain forest reserves.
Then follow extracts from speeches and
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-05-18
PLEA FOR DEEP BREATHING
Again We Present Strong Plea for
Making a Religion of Inhala-
tions of Fresh Air.

Would you grow strong? Breathe
deeply.
Would you feel we'll? Breathe
deeply, admonishes Nine. Hebe.
Do you care to keep young in ap-
pearance and feeling? Breathe deep
ly; yes, breathe deeply, but unless the
air you breathe is pure it will avail
you little. Cultivate the habit of en-
joying deep breaths of pure air and
you will soon find yourself unable to
tolerate a close room.
We should rise from healthful sleep
refreshed, cheerful and ready for our
days work, but many of us, on the
contrary, open our eyes tired, dull,
headachy. gloomy, or irritable, and
all because of the air we have taken
into our lungs all night. Frequently
the air is already foul from the room
having been used all day, yet we close
windows and doors and light lamp
or gas, which many of us burn all
night.
What wonder, then, that we rise
unrefreshed and half-sick? What
wonder that our skins are an un-
healthy color, our compilations muddy
and thick, our eyes heavy, our heads
dull Why do we persist in subject
ing ourselves nightly to the poisonous
influence of a close, unventilated
room?
There are several reasons given and
| by otherwise sensible and educated
| people, too, the predominant ones be-
ing fear of draughts," fear of night
air" and dread of getting UP in the
morning in cold room" The ex-
cuse for the lamp or gas which we let
burn all night is SIMPLY our natural
dislike for darkness"
Now, do you realize that a lamp or
gaslight absorbs oxygen and throws
off carbonic acid gas very much the
same as you do yourself? Place a
lighted candle under an inverted glass
jar, taking care to prevent any fresh
supply of air to reach the light, and
watch the result. After the flame has
consumed most Of the oxygen it will
fail, for even a candle cannot live in
poisonous air, though it was itself the
agent that worked the harm.
Again, do you know that you use up
about 500 cubic feet of air an hour
and that in a room ten feet square
the air is unfit for you to use in
about two hours? Think what ver-
liable poison box 1t must become be-
fore the night is over. especially II
you have burned the gas as well. Do
you wonder at the bad dreams that
pursue you sleeping and the dull
pains and great weariness that greet
you on waking?
And the remedy is so simple. A
window open an inch or two top and
bottom will insure constant change
of air all night. The very best air
is to be had at night.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-05-18

brother OF Devers, William Meredith.
Harle was not cross-examined, and he
left the stand thinking he had got
away with the goods"
Confession from Harle.
At this point Bottome from El Paso
telegraphed Harle that he was COM
ing to Chihuahua and wanted TO see
him. Harle thereupon started Tor Ell
Paso, and Bottome, when he was we'll
on his way to the Mexican town, got
wire on his train that he would
pass the train on which Harle was
travelling in mid-route. Bottome left
his train at convenient station and
boarded the other. Tfen, as he did
not know Harle, he sent porter
through the Car with a Western Union
telegraph envelope addressed to the
doctor, and Harle tumbled into the
trap. Bottome and a detective led
Harle into the smoking compartment
and started quizz of the third de-
gree" order that wound up that night
with 50-page confession duplicating
Harle in the death of Devers, and
telling enough of the circumstances of
Harry Mitchells death to indicate
how his suicide" had been arranged.
Harle said that Devers had been
brought from chihuahua from Ell Paso
by Richardson in December of 1901,
and that Richardson had said that he
had explained to Devers that Devers
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-05-18
A Grandmother's Tea.

A hostess who is ever thinking Of
how to give pleasure has issued in
vitations to eight guests, who are all
the proud grandmothers of one or
more children. Each person has been
requested to come prepared to relate
stories of the wonderful doings. and
sayings of these children, and the
hostess says she expects to collect
enough anecdotes and clever happen
lngs to keep her in stock for the rest
of the season. The table is to be set
with an old-fashioned castor in the
center, with nosegays of geraniums
and white tea roses at either end.
The menu is to consist of pressed
chicken, garnished with hard boiled
eggs, potato croquettes, small sweet
pickles, jelly, hot baking powder bis
cults, with cup custard and sponge
cake for dessert. Tea is to be the
beverage Gold band china will be
used and bouquet of pansies and q
rose geranium leaf will be at each
place.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-05-18
Design for Pincushion.

A very dainty little pincushion can
be made by cutting two heart-shaped
pieces of linen, enough larger than
your cushion to leave border an inch
and a half wide on every side. Line
these pieces with pink lawn, and in
the center of the upper one embroider
a small design in eyelet and solid
work. Make a row of eyelets on both
pieces of linen in the shape of heart.
When the embroidery is finished place
the cushion between the two linen COW
ers and lace them together with pale
pink ribbon, running it through the
eyelets and finishing the whole by
bows of ribbon at top and bottom.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-05-18
UNDER SENTENCE FOR COLD
BLOODED MURDERS.
WERE GANG OF LIFE INSURANCE SWINDLERS
killing of Their Victims a Part of the Scheme
by Which They Had Made Large Sums
Had Another Victim Marked
for Death.

Chihuahua, ,Mexico.-Through skein
of plot and counter plot, that, If
evolved by writer of fiction, would
have been considered extravagant, the
story runs of the crime of the three
men, Hurlbert, Mitchell and Harle,
now. under sentence of death here.
The crime for which these three
men are to die is murder, an incident
of their series of carefully planned life
insurance swindles.
The particular company victimized
Is one of the greatest in the world, and
only oArelessness on the part of the
plotters, resulting from over-confi-
dence, saved it from heavy loss.
Practically in its entirety the affair
Is as follows:
Commenced in 1902.
1t was in the spring of 1902 that a
life insurance company was called
upon to pay two death claims in Chi
huahua, the first on the life of Harry
M. Mitchell for $4,000 under a policy
assigned to his sister, Helen Richard
son, and the second on the life of
James Devers for $4,000 under q pol
icy of which one Willis Meredith was
the beneficiary. Mitchell had died
on February IL of that year, and
Devers on March 80, and the agent in
both cases had been c. T. Richardson
who had formerly been in the employ
of the company at Chihuahua, but was
now living in Dallas, Tex.
Now, life insurance agents in Chi
huahua, Mexico, even those who sub
sequently move to town like Dallas
do not, as rule, support private
teams, nor drive out in style with
negro coachman and footman or two
AL these things were included in
Richardson's establishment in Dallas
to the great amazement of a repre-
sentative of the life insurance com.
pany, who went down from the E.
Paso Office, where the check for the
Devers policy had been forwarded, tc
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-05-18
A Pre-Nuptial Luncheon.

This charming affair was given re-
Gently for bride-elect. The table was
a dream. In the center, to simulate
lake, was an oblong mirror surround
ed by smilax and trailing vines. On
this lake white swans floated, holding
in their beaks narrow green ribbon
which radiated to the place of each
guest, where swan was fastened to
the place card. These birds had box
under the wings, large enough to con-
tain the salted almonds. Pale green
candles were also at each plate in glass
holders. In the beak of each swan
was the smallest of envelopes, sealed
with a gilt heart The card inclosed
bore the names Of the engaged couple.
Celery soup with chopped parsley
sprinkled over the top was served first,
then creamed sweet breads in heart
shaped pastry shells, Saratoga pota-
toes, hot rolls, white grape and nut
salad, pistachio ice cream in form of
hearts, with an arrow of white, and
Individual heart cakes completed this
green and white luncheon. Creme de
menthe was passed in the drawing
room afterwards and all gave toasts
to the honored guest.
The hostess wore white with green
trimmings. A pretty feature was
crowning the bride with a wreath of
myrtle for good luck, and she gave
each maid pink garter to wear for a
year to bring success in all affairs of
the heart.
MADAME MERRI.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-05-18

the Fort Worth Office at the request of
Meredith, and when it came back after
collection through Fort Worth bank
it bore Meredith's Endorsement for de-
posit. Inquiry at the bank in ques-
ton developed that soon after the
claim had been filed on Devers' death
Meredith had called at the bank in
company with Richardson, and had
obtained there a loan of $4,000 upon
Richardson's assurance that the COM
pany had admitted the claim under
the policy and was about to pay the
money. This loan was paid in part in
cash and in part by draft on the
Seaboard National bank, of New York,
and 1t was this draf. for $1,000, to-
gether with it's Endorsement to Rich
ardson, that forms the first link in the
chain of evidence that was to connect
him with the crime.
So the search led back to Chihuahua,
and when more light was sought on
the manner Of the deaths of Harry
Mitchell and Devers 1t was found that
in the first case death had occurred
in the house in which Richardson and
his wife lived and within half an hour
after Mitchell had talked with a
friend in the street, apparently in
perfect health. This was hardly con-
sistent with the theory of spinal men
nights advanced by DR.. Harle, the
physician signing the death certificate,
who happened to be also the physician
who had examined each applicant for
insurance upon his admission to the
company. In the case of Devers II
appeared that death was due to dysen-
terry, as might easily have occurred
with man of Devers' dissolute man
ner of living. OF Richardson nothing
could be learned, except that he had
appeared in Chihuahua in the sum-
mer of 1901, with his wife, Helen
Richardson, as an American LOOKING
for business opportunities In Mexico
J and had secured an appointment as
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-05-18

was to be used in swindling one Will
lis Meredith out of lot of money.
For this purpose Devers was to pose
as the half-brother of Meredith, and
also to take out life insurance pol
icy in his half-brother's favor. But
Devers never signed any papers in this
connection; that was all arranged be-
tween Harle and Richardson, so that
when Willis Meredith, who turned out
to be Mason, arrived on the night of
Harry Mitchell's funeral with a wom-
an who posed as his wife, it was neces-
sary only that the final preparation
should be made to put Devers out of
the way before collecting both of the
policies. These were easily arranged.
The bogus Meredith and Devers went
to live together On February %
Harle was called to see Devers, who
appeared to be suffering from acute dys-
entery. Harle gave him some medi-
cine to ease his pain, but shortly after
he died.
In his confession Harle said he knew
Devers was being poisoned, and sup
posed that bichloride of mercury was
given him in whisky. Harle filed out
a fake burial certificate and the
other papers necessary to collect on
the policy, after which Richardson.
and Mason, who had now become Will
liam Mitchell, took it to the Ell Paso
agency and eventually raised the $S,-
600, of which we have heard, at the
bank at Fort Worth. Harle, of course,
was Immediately arrested, and event.
ually came to trial with the other men,
Hurlbert's Criminal Record.
But in the meantime photographs of
the trio had been distributed through
the usual police channels throughout
the country, and when they reached
Rochester, NJ Y, the photograph of
Richardson was recognized as that of
Lester T.. Hurlbert, lawyer, who had
jumped that city in May, 1901, after
the exposure of an extensive divorce
mill which he had operated in the
cities of Rochester and Buffalo. Will
liam Mitchell, or Willis Meredith, or
Mason, as he was variously known,
turned out to be the brother of Harry
Mitchell, who was killed in Chihua-
hua in order that the gang might col
lect on his $4,000 policy. Mrs. Rich
ardson was identified as the wife of
Hurlbert, and investigation in Roches-
ter developed the fact that she was
the sister of the Mitchell boys. Will
liam Mitchell's trail, indeed, was fol-
lowed even to Hot Springs, Ark,
where the wealthy lumberman" Gray
had his brother-in-law insured, for
mason" was the engaging young
man who had himself examined by
the Hot Springs doctor as John ].
Evans.
The trial of the three men had been
reported in pert in the papers through
out the country, and it served only to
develop the facts in the remarkable
case which have been very simply mar
rated above. The verdict CT guilty
quickly followed the presentation OF
the facts to the jury, and 1t remained
| at length necessary only for the exc
/ cutioners to carry out the eentencs
OF the court.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-05-18
MADAME MERRI.
A New Style.

Artificial and ribbon flowers will
now have to take back seat in favor
of new style that has made its ap-
pearance in the New York shops. The
new ones are made from Japanese
palm fibre, and are so natural in ap-
pearance that it is quite impossible to
tell them from the real article. This
is particularly the case with carna-
tions and American Beauty roses, for
q further resemblance to nature is
ADDED by their being perfumed like
their natural prototypes. So far as the
expense goes, they cost but little more
than the natural flowers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-05-18
A Good Shampoo.

A good shampoo is made of the fol-
lowing ingredients: One-half ounce
of borax, one-quarter ounce bicarbon-
ate of soda, one-half drachm of cam
phor, one-quarter ounce of glycerine.
one pint of rose water, and one ounce
of alcohol. The camphor should first
be dissolved in alcohol, and the rest of
the ingredients then added, having
been first thoroughly mixed,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-05-18
OF AID TO HOSTESS
SUGGESTIONS FOR NOVEL AND
PLEASING ENTERTAINMENTS.
At q Cake Party Merry Bakers and
Cakes-Doll Party for Little
Girls--Off to Europe.
A Pie Party.

n Il6 K IdiJys
Here is a novel pie party. The
guests were given pie-shaped pieces OF
cardboard, with pencils, and told that
the questions were to be answered by
words all beginning with the sound pi;
the key is given below:
Pertaining to fireworks.
PA portico.
3-One who prepares the way.
"A mineral.
5-A tube.
ga fruit.
IA large snake.
ga size of type.
9-Reverence.
10-Of various colors.
11-An outlaw.
12-Musical instrument.
13-Nap of wool or cotton.
IA kind of spice or pickle.
ia plant.
ia measure.
ia square column.
1S-Confuses type.
ia guide.
20-Devout.
21-A philosopher.
KEY.
1-Pyrotechnics.
2-Piazza.
3-Pioneer.
4-Pyrites.
5-Pipe.
6-Pineapple.
T-pvtbon