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Is Arrested for Fraudulent Use
Of Mails.
DENIED HIS RELATIONSHIP
Proved In Court They Were Brothers--
Charges Were Withdrawn And Bro.
theirs Leave Court and Are United
Once More.

SEATTLE. April i?.--An unusual
drama enacted itself today In United
States Commissioner Kiefers court
room. when two men. one charged with
using the mails TO defraud the other,
were proved to be brothers, who had
been separated for SO years.
The charges were withdrawn, and
the brothers, one OF whom nad come
from Pennsylvania to press them, left
the room together. both weeping.
Yost Weber longshoreman, defen-
lant In the case. nad left his home In
Hesse while lad, had followed the
sea, and after Johan Yost Weber, his
Pennsylvania brother had not heard
from MIN for many years, wrote him
from Port Townsend that he was mar
ried and In need Of money, Johan Yost
Weber sent ham $500, Later the
longshoreman again wrote that he was
lying fiat on his back, that he had been
In the wreck OF the Valencia, where
his wife and a child were drowned,
The easterner Immediately came west,
The alleged brother was pointed out to
MIN on the street. He denied being
the man who had written the letters,
The Pennsylvania man angry, had him
arrested, as an lmposter. Jailed for a
month, the longsnoreman was held un-
I'll the other might be again summon
ed from the East to testify. The long
shoreman insisted that they were bro-
Tiers; the other denied 1t, In court
both were required to write separate
ly the names Of certain cousins. Both
lists were identical. other tests We're
made, including the recital Of the long
shoreman's class in confirmation. Ask
ed why he had denied the other when
accosted on the street. Yost declared
that ne had been ashamed, after hav-
Ing lied about having wife and fami-
ly.
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CHICAGO, April 12. 1sO7.--A dis
patch to the Tribune from Des Moines,
Ia. says: =.
"The First Society of Eternal
YOUTH" is the name of an organiza-
tion here which has for It's object the
prolongation Of life and which propo-
ses TO fine every member who becomes
sick. That the association Is in ear
nest Is evidenced by the fact that 100
men already have enrolled in the
scheme, the preamble of which reads
as follows;
The special object and the business
of this society shall be to renew and
perpetuate the mental, moral and
physical youth and strength of all its
members, to build up and continue in
the highest degree the mental vigor
In each individual member ami i'm
peratively requiring from each and
every memebr that he live the life of
health, thereby contributing mis- share
in banishing the spectre of disease
and death from the face Of the earth.
Any member VINO is reported sick
from any disease and so remains sick
and is confined to his bed for con-
tinuous period of three days or more
shall be fined In a sum not less than
81, nor more than $40, for the first
offense For the second offense under
this article any member shall be ex-
pended from membership and for the
third offense Of any member In vlo-
lation Of this article, expulsion from
the society shall be the penalty.
All members joining must sign a
pledge that he or she will continually
assert that there is nothing but GUS
tom and habit of thought that causes
people to be sick, grow old, and die.
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MoDEsTY or CLOTHES.
Paper af Club Women on aThs seisn.
View of Artistic Dress

CHICAGO, April 70. 1s07.--A dis
patch to the Tribune from Detroit,
Mich, says:
Unclotned peoples, accustomed to
see the human body nude are less
vicious than a clothed nation among
whom clothing adds aliurement to
the myster Of the body said Mrs. o.
a. James In her paper. The Scientific
OF Artistic Dress" read before the
Twentieth Century Club yesterday.
She said.
I'VE women wear tight fitting bod
ices on the street and exposed busts
in public gatherings like the opera,
and we blush at the expose Of
the ankles and call II immodest
What is there more essentially i'm
modest about the exposure of the up
per than Of the lower limbs?
"Modesty is the latest evolved Of all
the virtues. and originally is the effect
rather than the cause Of clothes. The
first chapters OF Genesis show that
clothing originally was the result Of
moral degeneracy. Because We are
clothed are we human beings more
virtuous than the unclothed horse we
driver"
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receive the news. The proceedings
were brief and but few minutes elaps
Cd from the time tho announcement
was made by foreman Smith. until the
Jurors were free TO 20 to their homes.
Thaw when he returned TO tho Tombs
issued tho following statement: u be-
licye that every man In tho Jury poss-
csaing average Intelligence excepting
possibly Mr.. Bolton, comprehonded the
weight OF the evidence and balanced
for an acquttal All my family bid me
goodbye. with courage, ! trust we
may all keep WELL"
TO his attorneys Thaw said he was
deeply disappointed. But could
hardly expect anything else. In view Of
tho events OF tho last few days. he
added.
Earlier In tho day Thaw had given
out another statement In which he
said he had desired that his fate should
be judged on the Written laws OF the
State OF New York" He declared that
he believed the evidence adduced. had
convinced Jerome Of his innocence un-
der tho strict letter OF the law.
Dclmas who conducted Thaws case
was not In court when the jury made
ita report and was discharged.
clifford w. Hartrijgc. attorney OF
record. who Is personal friend OF
Thaw gave out tho following state
ment TO the Associated Press.
"Mr, Thaw has already expressed
himself M desirouS of trial under
and In accordance with laws OF the
State OF New York. can add nothing
TO that except to say. that l. entirely,
agree with him and hope that we shall
have a new trial, speedily. and that
tho next time II win not be necessary
for the presiding Judge TO charge the
jury that We are living In civilized
community" II said that Attorney
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PRICE FIVE CENTS

But Professor jolly had shown II would
require 10000 900 years for the earth's
sater TO turn from fresh to salt.
Therefore, he concluded that th5re
must be some source Of energy in the
sun much greater than that arising
from contraction. This source he said
was found In the movement Of corpus
cIes OF matter at the velocity OF light.
The nebula from which the sun con-
tracted contained the particles. a small
Quantity Of which such az radiun'
would produce tremendous energy
and heat 4
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WASHINGTON, April IL. 1907
given scant three years of prepara-
tion the United States win be In a
position to laugh at foreign invasion,
at least so far as the manning Of its
codst Notifications is concSned.
General Murray, chief Of artillery, Is
astounded at the enthusiasm wiFh
which mis- invitation, extended to the
militia of the seaboard states, to learn
the secrets of the big guns mas been
accepted. The Governor of California
has just notified the War Department
that the militia will join heartily in
joint drills with the regulars, and has
asked that provision be made for par
ticipation in all of the 50 military
infantry companies in the State
This has been both an enjoyable and
embarrassing surprise to the govern
ment, for it has been proposed to en-
tertain only 81 companies at the out
side, disposing of them among Fort
Rasencranz, Fort Riley, Fort Winfield
Scott and Fort Baker The militia Of
the other Pacific states have accepted
with equal alacrity the opportunity TO
learn the operation of the big guns,
while on the Atlantic coast the same
spirit is shown. Even little Rhode Is
land will turn out its full fighting
force to learn the intricacies Of the
coast defenses. In fact, the war spir-
1t seems to be thriving in this age Of
commercialism, for the War Depart
ment is advised of the formation Of
hundreds of rifle clubs throughout the
country. The spirit even has spread
to the gentler sex, and the high school
girls Of this city have formed an or
ganization for rife practice. It Us
probable that before the summer is
over they will be able to fire the light
a. !calibre ftobhrt without snutttng
both eyes.
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MILLIONAIRE PARsT INJURED
Auto Struck Street Car. Millionaire
Brewer and Companion Hurt.

CHICAGO, April ia dispatch to
the Tribune from milwaukee,, saEs
Frederick Pabst, a millionaire brewer
and Mrs. Leon Barnickel wife OF a
well known athletic instructor were,
seriously injured last night In an au-
tomobile accident. Both are at Trim
ity Hospital, but will recover.
Mr.. Pabst left home short time
before to meet the manager Of one of
his ranches. On his way down town
ne met Mrs, Barnickel, friend Of
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Thaw Imply Sank Into His Chair
When The Jury Rendered
Its Report.
Thawis Attorneys Claim His "oemsn'
Il. Americans" Ie.a,omsn. injured
rhaw's Prospects An ou.oroppins OF
Petty Jealousy That Has Existed.

NEW YORK. April is.--Hopelcsaiy
divided seven for verdict of guilty. of
first degree murder Ave for ncquittni
on the ground Of insanity. the jury
which since January as las, has been
trying Harry X. Thaw. reported today
after ~ hours and 3 minutes delibera-
tion. In could not possibly agree on a
verdict, The twelve men were promp-
tly discharged by Justice Fitzgerald
who declared that nc. too. beloved
their task hopeless. Thaw was re-
mandcd to the Tombs without bail to
await second trial on the charge Of
having murdered Stanford white.
When tho new trial will take place
no one could. tonight. express an opin-
ion. Jerome declared, there were many
other persons accused OF homicide
awaiting trial. Thaw. win have to take
mis- turn with the rest. Az 20 a pos
Kihle change OF venue both sides de-
olared they would make no such move
Tnaw's attorneys will have a confer
ence tomorrow with tho prisoner to de-
eide on their next step.
They may make an early applica.
strenuously oppose It, In that event
Thaw win have another long summer
before him In the city prison. His case
ton for bail. Jerome said he would
cannot possibly be reached before next
fall. Tho announcement OF the ina
billty of tho Jury to reach nm agree
ment was not surprising after their
long deliberation and ThPw received
the news, surrounded by the members
OF his family In absolute silence. When
II became known that the jury was
about to make report Thaw called
his wife to the seat by his side and sat
with his right ar mthrown about her
until ne was commanded to stand and
face the jurors Smiling and confl-
dent as he entered the courtroom, no
sank Imply into a chair, when fore
man Smith In response TO the ques-
tlop Of the clerk as to waether ver-
diet had been agreed upon said:
I'VE have not" Thaw's mother, her
features hidden behind n dense veil
sat stoid and motlonless. In Ill
health OF late, she had felt severly the
strain and stress of the long hours Of
anxious waiting. The wife gripped
her husbands hand, tightly as the fore
man spoke and then when he sank
down by her side she tried to cheer
MIN as best she could saying she believ
ed he would now be admitted to bail
and that the second jury would surely
set hi mfree.
The mother and brothers, pale and
well night exhausted by the tedious
nerve racklng walt for the verdict were
permitted to speak to Thaw for a few
moments and bid him be Of good cheer
before he crossed the Bridge Of Sighs'
to the cell, which until few minutes
before he had hoped that he was about
quit forever.
The police succeeded In dispensing
the thousands gathered around the
building as when the failure Of the ju-
ry to reach an agreement was announ-
ced but few hundreds were there to-
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EVELYN,s MOTHER.

PIprsBuRG. April 12.--All efforts
to obtain a statement from Mrs, Hol-
man. mother Of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw,
on the result OF the trial was unsuc-
cessfui. II was reported tonight how
ever that the woman is preparing a
statement 10 be made public In the near
future.
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Plan to Raise Funds for Propos.
ed Pilgrimage to the Hague
Peace Conference.
MONEY SHOWERED ON STAGE
Dinner In Honor OF Mr.. And Mrs Car
negie At Hotel acknowledgements
OF Prominent Men Upon Science And
Engineering.


Stead, Editor OF Review Of Reviews,
London az. the rededication ceremonies
OF the Carnegie Institute Of Pittsburg
today. announced a plan to raise the
100000 necessary to conduct pill
grimage from all countries 10 the
Hague conference. He proposed that
every college and university student
in the United States contribute fifty
cents toward the fund. After the ap-
plause Stead said that probably his
hearers would like to contribute, i'm
mediately shower OF money landed
on the stage coming from all parts Of
the hall.
A banquet by the trustees Of the in
stitute In honor OF Mr.. and Mrs. Car
negie was ield In the hotel SchenIey.
The exercises today were largely at
tended. Addresses were made by sew
eral noted men. Sir william Henry
Preece said In part in his address on
"The Connection between Science and
Engineering-Po and mental free
dom aided by clear thought and true
reason have unfolded nature laws and
the engineer mas applied them to ex-
pediate transport, to facilitate COM
munication, to eliminate time and to
annihilate space.
The self consciousness of man has
been elevated and he had learned to
observe, to think, to reason and to re-
tain. The engineer is a great benefac
tor to his race, for he has facilitated
and economical the transport to draw
material and of food supplies. The
railroad and the steamship render fe-
mines practically impossible. The
engineer has improved the condition Of
life in the civilized world, the mean
duration of life has increased and Da-
vid's limit has been raised. The biolo'
gist finds the germ of disease in bacil-
Ii and the engineer utilizes feeding
bacteria to purify his sewage. Thus
life itself is made to minister to the
service of man, His works are tend
ing much to hasten the advent of peace
on earth, and good will among the ma
tions. The engineer has become the
necessity of the age. Hitherto his ed
ucation han been self acquired. Inven
tion will probably continue to be the
hesult of Individual private inquiry but
the great majority of the active work.
ers in the field must be educated in
their science and trained in their art.
Sir Robert Ball. professor Of astron-
omy at Cambridge observatory, Eng
land, delivered an address on "The SOL
ution of Great Scientific Difficulty,"I
in which he explained the mainten-
ance of the heat of the sun during a
period of many millions of years. He
said the age of the sun appears to be
very much greater than would be COM
putable with the supposition that its
heat was derived only from contrac-
tion. He said that in the process of
the contraction of the sum from in.
finity to Its present bulk the sum would
yield Its present amount of heat by
contraction for only s,52O,OOO years
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RECEIVED THAW NEWS.

PITTSBURG. April 12.--Pittsburg
received the result OF the Tnaw trial
with hardly as much interest as the
baseball bulletins. There was little
comment.
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BASE BALL SCORES.

Los ANGELES. April l2.--Los An
geles s. Oakland 3.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 12.--l2 in
nings, Portland 2, San Francisco /.
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FOREIGN Invasion
Offset By Training Of the Coast
States Militia.
OUR HAIRLESS SENATORS

"Sweet Girl Graduates" Swarm To
Washinston--old Warship "Marion"
Sold For Junk-New Activity Of
Steamboat Men On Three Rivers.
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''ETERNAL YOUTH
First Society Has Been Formed
In Iowa.
MEMBERS FINED IF SICK

Object To Perpetuats And Renew The
Mental, Moral And Physical Youth
Over 100 Menbsrs-custom And
Habit Cause Old Age And Sickness.
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UOntinusd en- PAgs 81
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
TOBACCO RIVALS
ig Corporations Agents Keep
Tabs on independents

Though the system OF espionage on its conpetI-
ears is not as well developed and carried on, a,
rrsctice by the American Tobacco Cor,,a,,,, os
nv the Standard Oil Company the former cow
many does something in the line OF keapi,, q,
touch with the operations of its rivals as NO..
made known yesterday during the examination NJ
Thomas E. Yuiile in the governments suit 10 dts
soye the tobacco corporation. Mr. Yule doos e..
trrr1ng OF leaf tobacco for the big cornoratio :.
rs Eastern division, which includes Virginia and
The Carolinas- The hundred or more men IN his
employ who go about TO the various markets p,Ir-
rhaanE tobacco for the American Tobacco COM
.sny and its subsidiaries also keep an eve on the
ryrcbases o. the 'independents' - note what ,r,o
are paid and report back TO Headquarters The
news eventually gets 10 No. III Fifth avenue IN
this city
with the exception of the finest grade. .. tn
baeco imported from Turkey Sumatra and Go
M Yuiiles opinion seemed TO be that Arnerican
tobacco On the whole could hold its own with
that grown IN any other country. BY far the Iarg-
est amount Of tobacco imported from foraia,
country comes from Turkey about 6OO mn ,,o,,,s
annually This tobacco, said Mr. while goo.
70 make Turkish cigarettes OF which Ar,arico.s
have become fond that the native cigaretts is
curiosity sight.
Another interesting comment OF this expert b,,,er
ri tobaccos Is that Americans have shown recent
v sn increasing Indifference TO the usA 90 ,ar
fectos and conchas having q lemon colora5 w.
qer When they see the tobacconist handing ou+
cigars with the mark of the citrus on thor o,.
ers won't take the Just as good" apolorv bT4
insist On dark or mahogany coIored cigars The
price Tor the lemon colored leaf has therefore gone
down, but attempts TO enlarge the crop oF Tho
darker coiored leaves have met with success Also
according TO Mr. Yuille, the production of tobacco
this country never equals the demand thougb
The crop mas Deeh increasing every year since the
American Tobacco Company was formed in 1890
J. C McReynolds. special assistant to the Atto--
ney General, brought out that the American To-
bacco Company and its allied corporatIoDs -.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26

was obtained against the Remington Construction
company in the Supreme Court. and the second
judgment was for costs affirmation Of the orgi-
nal judgment, according TO Mr.. Park.
In reply TO the statements Of Mr. Park, John NJ
Stoddard. attorney for the Remington Construction
Company said last night: The company wound
up Its affairs last II paid all of its debts and
mad considerable surplus remaining. which it
distributed among its stockholders. At that time
none OF the directors had ever heard of Charles z,
IayIor or Frederick W. Park, his attorney. and
only one of the directors ever heard OF either of
them until last week, when Mr. Park began writing
letters to them"
Mr Stoddard said that Taylor was an enploye Of
sub-contractor and had no relations with the
Remington Construction Company. The company.
ne said, was insured against liability from such
causes by n responsible insurance company. and
when the papers in the suit for damages were re-
celved, several years ago. they were turned over
by the employe receiving them to the insurance
company, which defended the action and has now
taken it TO the Court Of Appeals.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
TO SUE FORMER BOARD.
Injured Nan Holds 1t Responsible
for Defunct Companu.

Frederick ". Park. lawyer, OF No. 30 Broad
wCy. said yesterday he intended to sue William H
Chesebrough, Edgar J. Levey, Walter T. Rosen and
Warner Van Norden TO recover some 81. 900, hold
ing that they liable for the debts of the Rem
ington Construction Company. OF which they were
directors before its dissolution. The estate of
Charles T. Barney, who also director Of the
corporation. is TO be made defendant IN the suit
Mr.. Park IS acting counsel for c. Z. Taylor q
stonesetter. who was injured In 1904 by the falling
Of q scaffolding when he was working on the Van
Norden Trust Compsny's building. at Fifth avenue
and Goth street. He obtained judgment for dam
ages against the Remington Construction Company.
which was putting up the building. 1t was affirmed
by the Appellate Division. The defendant has
taken an appeal to the Court OF Appeals. Mr. Park
says that the judgment was returned to him by the
Sheriff unsatisfed.
The exact sum demanded is s26 sS6 "A, with in
terest from March 16, 1907. with S1S1 So with in
terest from November Il, 1907 The first Judgment
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26

Ear the greater part of the tobacco yield Of the
country every year, although Mr.. Yuille insisted
thaI lhe various corporations had competing buy
ers at the different markets Buying Of leaf starts
carry IN August. Instructions TO the agents are
% Eeht out and buying started at an average price.
II Ihe ieaf does not in quickly enough, prices
Hie advanced by the tobacco company TO accel-
craze 'ne yield; when it too fast, prices
diminished The American Tobacco Company and
one Oh It's subsidiaries. the American SNUFF Com
pany' II was disclosed. do all the buying Of to-
Dacco Tor the Britsh-American Tobacco Company,
which Is one of the defendants in the suit
Junius Parker, OF counsel for the American To-
bacco Company, examined Mr.. YulIe in regard
10 the concentration OF buying. The witness said
that in the old days before the formation Of the
trust II was customary for one broker TO repre-
sent fifty or more manufacturers or jobbers, and
that concentration was no greater than now and
competition less. if anything
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
METZ REPLIES TO HOMER FOLKS.
Says Hospital Won't Get Money Till It Does
Work.

Controller Metz at the adermauic hearing yes
terday TO cut down the city budget. 'eplied the
statement by Homer Folks former Charities Com
missioner, charging that the Board of Estimate
had appropriated money for institution that did
not exist In the letter that he sent to every mem
Der Of the Finance Committee Of the Board of Al
dermen Mr.. Folks made this charge, later said
that tho institution to which he referred was tho
St. Agnes Hospital for AtypicaI Children.
Mr.. Metz said that Mr. Folks was trying to mis-
lead the people by making representations that
were only half truths According TO the Controller
the St Agnes Hospital had not received a cent as
yet and would not until It began to render service
TO tho city's poor.
According to MT Folks $4,000 was appropriated
for the hospital last year. and it was down for
I150 this year According 10 Dr. Daniel c. Pot
ter the auditor Of charity funds. the institution has
opened at Dobbs Ferry. but has not taken any
children