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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-10-27
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-30
New Books
Fiction.

Fiction.
TRUXTON KING, a Story of Graustary.
BY George Barr McCutcheon. $50 PIP,
N.50. Dodd, Mead & Co.
From the time Truxton King meets Price
Robin, and first sets eyes on the fas-
c~lnatlng heroine he enjoys enough adven-
ture to occupy ever his superabundant
energies. The old romantic land of Graus-
tark is in ferment, and he gets into the
thick of things and fights manfully for
the girls he loves. There are plots, and
counter plots, and things happen with a
rush and go.
THE CITY OF BEAUTIFUL NONSENSE.
BY r. Temple Thurston. 345 DID,, $3.50.
Dodd, Mead & Co.
This is the story Of a young man with
a delightfully."- happy disposition, fright
fully impractical, who is not rising in the
world and IS contented not to rise, n a
young girl he meets in one OF London's
parks. They become acquainted, they be-
come friends. they fall in love. OF
course, there are obstacles, but they are
part of the story.
THE FORTUNATE PRISONER. BY Max
Pemberton. 1858 PIP, $50. q. w Dilling-
ham company.
o Canning, who was in prison for
classifying a balance sheet, falls heir to a
fortune. He buys an island castle and
takes possession, and when the people
learn that he is an ~ex-convict they deter
mine that he shall not enjoy his property,
Jesse, the daughter Of the keeper of the
castle on the island for years, falls in
love with Canning, and when her father
Is threatened with arrest for smuggling
Jesse find consolation in Canning's love.
THE LONG SHADOW. BY B. N. Bower,
500 PIP, SIPS. @. w. Dillingham; company.
This is a breezy wester Move story, full
Of sentiment that fits with the open sky
and life in the saddle. The action of the
story 1 squick and exciting; the charac-
ters humorous or tough as the plot de-
mands.
Mr.. JUSTICE RAFFLEs. BY E. W.
Hornung. SS PIP, $3.50. Charles scribner's
Sons. Il
The story Of the development and the
consequences of the most thrilling Of all
the adventures of Raffles and Bunny. Da
Levy, a keen and willy m~oney-lender, tries
every means to get Raffles in his power
The audacity with which Raffles struggles
against him, how he saves from disgrace
a young and famous %cricketer, what hap
pens TO the girl in the case, and the
KIDNAPPING Of Levy make up the story.
JOHN MARVEL ASSISTANT. By Thomas
Nelson Page. 5S ppp $50 Charles
Scrtbner's Sons.
A story Of the present day, the MAR
incidents OF which are located in a city
OF the middle west. The heroine, Eleanor
Leigh, daughter OF a railroad magnate
devotes her best energies to those who
need help. She Is associated with a band
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-30
REFORMS IN THE CONGO
Belgian Minister of Colonies An
nOunces of Govern
ment to Deputies,

BRUSSELS, oct. 29.-The minister OF
colonies today announced in the Chamber
of Deputies the governments project for
reforms in the Congo independent state.
The colony will be opened to free trade
in three successive stages. from July. 1910,
to July, 1912. The state reserves Of the
area 10000 hectares Q,5OO,OOO acres) each.
The concession companies must negotiate
with the government for the opening Of
their concessions for free trade before
July, 1912.
The government promises that the ma
tives will be well treated the taxes re-
duced and whenever possible they will be
paid in money. The food tax will be
abandoned, peonage In many places sup
pressed and the government agents will no
longer be fed at the expense OF the ma
tives. The rubber forests win be re-
planted.
King Leopold during the present year will
give 500. 900 to fight the sleeping sickness
and an additional 100000 in 1910, The gov
eminent win spend between 100000 and
10000 In improving sanitation. Congo
schools will be opened. especially agricul-
tural and professional.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-30
LADIES DAY IN PAUL CASE
Half a Dozen Florence Society Women
on Witness Stand.
ALL TELL MRS. PAUL's GOODNESS
Irs. A. n. Hunt Declares Her Conduct
Toward Her Children Was
"MOst Beautiful" and Her
Conversation Ideal.

Half a dozen women, all prominent in
Florence and some of them we'll known in
Omaha society, took the stand to testify
in behalf Of Mrs. Nellie Paul, in the
divorce proceedings. Their testimony was
limited largely to statements that Mrs.
Paul was a good mother to her children
and that her conversation was invariably
such as is supposed. at least, to obtain IN
polite society.
Mrs. A. b. Hunt was the most Jealous
of these I'm Mrs. Paul's behalf;
was she a good mother?" asked counsel.
Most beautiful" said Mrs. Hunt Her
conduct oward her children was-well l
should say. ideal, simply ideal"
You have kept up your social intimacy
with herr
Indeed / have replied Mrs. Hunt. II
am proud and glad to have her in my
home. She is welcome TO my heart and
home as long as ] am in Florence"
A. w. Jefferis then Clipped in the ques-
ton: you mean after you leave Florence,
she would not be SO welcome?'
Any Time and Place.
A any time and any place" ~retorted
the witness.
Mrs. Hunt then left the stand. When she
had taken her seat It occurred to her that
Generai Gown had omitted one question
he asked the woman wno preceded her on
The stand.
"You didn't ask me. General" she re.
marked TO the back OF his head, for he sal
In front OF her, about Mrs. Paul's con.
gersation."
"well, how was it," asked the woman
attorney.
1T was most choice and lsdylike, W.
always talked on the most ideal subjects
and did not once touch on gossip. Tha
was one thing I particularly admired abou
Mrs. Paul, She never talked about tn
neighboTs."
"You introduced those subjects your
selfg' asked A. w. Jefferls OF Mrs. Hunt
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-30

n~eighbors and friendly Indians. This Is
suddenly changed by the breaking out Of
war, but all ends well.
FOR THE STARS AND Triples, by
Everett I. Tomlinson. Ais PIP. $l.b0.
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard company
This story tells of the escape Of a young
union soldier from a southern prison. The
keynote is the loyalty to a reunited coun-
try. in which sentiment those of all sec
lions can heartily join.
HELEN GRANT, TEACHER, by Amanda
Douglas. 439 PIP. $1.25. Lothrop, Lee d
Shepard Company.
Seventh volume of Helen Grant Series"
Helen Grant is a teacher in the high
school in a small town. Her experiences
and encounter with the pupils offer OPP
p~ortunity for the young teacher to show
herself earnest and capable.
Miscellaneous.
THE GRIZZLY BEAR. BY william H.
Wright. PCS PIP, S15O. Charles Scribner's
Sons.
The narrative OF a hunter naturalist
historical, scientific and adventurous,
whose object is to place on record the
facts he has CLEANED from some twenty-five
years Of observation of the grizzly bear.
WHAT Haze THE GREEKS DONE FOR
MODERN CIVILIZATION? The Lowell
Lectures Of 1868. BY John P. Mahaffy.
27 PIP, $3.50. @. p. Putnam's Som
A series Of papers in which this eminent
scholar sums up concisely his conclusions
regarding the influence Of Greek clviliza-
ton up on modern life. These essays pre-
sent the authors conclusions regarding the
modern worlds political, social, literary,
artistic and philosophical heritage from
the Greeks.
THE WHITE SLAVERY. A study Of the
present trades union system. BY Wiley
Britton. s2s PIP, The Werner company.
A study Of ~origination, progress. devel-
opment and present status Of labor from
the standpoint OF opposition to the policy
OF the trades unions.
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF HENRY M.
STANLEY. Edited by his wife, Dorothy
Stanley. 62s PIP, $500 Houghton Mifflin
company.
A part Of stanley's notable career is told
in his famous book. Through Darkest
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-30
TO AVOID CORPORATION TAX
Vehicle and Implement Adj
vised by Counsel TO Surrender
Their Charters.

CHICAGO. Oct. 2.-Dissolution as cor
porations and reorganizations as co-part-
nerships was advised as a means OF evad-
ing the present corporation income tax be
fore the National association OF agrl-
cultural implements and vehicle manufae-
turers today in a report from its general
counsel, c. e. More.
There is but scant doubt reads the re-
port, that the present income tax on
corporations doing a business above $50, 200
profit a year is unconstitutional and viii
be so proven II carried to the United States
supreme court.
you should make no voluntary reports.
statements or payments. Have the law
enforced and then comply under protest.
1 would advise that you surrender your
charters as corporations and form co-part-
nsrships as the best means Of eyading this
unjust law"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-30
Lawshe May Go
to New Mexico
Persistent Rumors that Indiana Mar
is to Be Appointed Governor
of Territory.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2s.-There is a per-
sistent report tonight that A. L. Lawshe,
who resigned as third assistant postmaster
general a few days ago, may be appointed
governor of New Mexico.
1t was acknowledged tonight that Gov
ernor Curry has advised the Department
Of the Interior of his intention Of return
ing TO private life. and his resignation, 1t
Is understood, is now on its way here. Sec
rotary B~allinger declined to discuss the
rumored changes n insisted that the
question Of a successor to Governor Curry
had not been brought up.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-30
DROPPING THE DEAD MEMBERS
Commercial Club Applies the Pruning
Knife to Those who Are
Delinquent,

The pruning knife for delinquent mem
bers Of the Commercial club.
Eight members of that organization al
ready hav been severed from the member
ship roll because they are what is called
dead timber and several more are slated
for decapitation if they persist in remain
ing on the delinquent list.
Treasurer G, E. Haverstick and Chair
man E.. A. Hinrichs of the membership
committee have been cooperating to keep
the delinquent list down to the minimum
and as a result the executive committee
suspended eight at its last meeting.
1t is the declared policy of the club FROM
now on TO strike off of the membership
roll those who do not pay their dues
promptly, under the theory that a man
who cannot or will not pay the fee is of
no value to the club.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-30

who was still in a spectators chair, for thc
rlgidlty OF court room procedure had beer
a trifle relaxed.
we both talked about these subjects
answered Mrs. Hunt.
well. what were they7' inquired Mr..
Jefferis, "Women's rights?'
Genera Gets His Fiji.
General Gown, to whom the examination
was getting distasteful, now mu INJURED
that ne did not care to go into that"
Mrs. Hun replied tina I'VE talked about
the w. C. T. U. I am proud to be a w.
c. T. u" she concluded.
The other women who testified vera Mrs,
Robert H. olmsted, wife OF the attorney.
Mrs. c. J.. Keirle, Mrs. G. ]. Hunt. Ms.
I. B. Fstill, Mrs. John Lubold and Airs,
Laurence Fay. All are Of Florsn ,e cx
cept Mrs. G. ]. Hunt, who lived ,herc
until one year and a half ago, rsmovns
then 20 bridgeport.
The testimony OF all of these was brief
except OF Mrs. Fay. and they were unani-
nous in remarking that Mrs, Paul was
refined in her conversation and that she
was quite dutiful to the children.
During the REORGANIZATION Of Mrs. Eu
bold, General Gown put one over on his
opponent.
How old are you. Mrs. .Lubold2" in
quired Jefferis.
"Twenty-six,' said the witness. who did
not look that age.
Gown Twits Jefferis.
You ought to know better. J~efferis, -
said Gown, than to ask a woman her
age. They never get over 26,"
The remark caused some smiles, a few
filters and two loud outlaws from one
woman. Judge Troup looked around fol
the bailiff, but that worthy had not raped
for order because he was not in the court
room. Otherwise the incident passed with.
out reproof.
No afternoon session was held Friday
on account Of the illness OF Margaret, cid
est daughter OF plaintiff and defendant
The hearing will be resumed Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-30
JOE DoLAN JUMPS HIS BOND
Fails to Answer to Roll Call and
His Bail IL Declared For
feited.

Joseph Dolsn, under $1,000 bond to appear
in district court for a holdup charge, failed
to answer roll call and the bono was or
dered forfeited. Elmer L. Fehr is the
bondsman. Dolan Is accused OF holding up
the Karbowski saloon at Twelfth and Hick-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-30

the cash register. Dolsn also is charged
with having shot twice at an officer.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-30
POLICE WANT ED Common
Omaha Officers on Trail of Florence
Man CherEed with Being in
Shooting Scrape.

Ed Conner of Florence is sought by tho
Omaha police, on instructions from the
city marshal Of the suburb, who charges
that Common is a fugitive from arrest.
wanted for taking part in a shooting there.
Conner is known to a conn 70 Omaha,
bringing with him a shotgun which is sup
posed by the police to have been the
weapon involved IL the row at Florepce.
They think thai he was met by a motor
car at Twenty-fourth and Ames avenue
n hustled away to a place Of hiding.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-30
BRANDEIS STORES

Africa" but here in his own words is told
the complete story of his life. His journals
and private letters bring out the inner
history of many important events and cpl
sodes which have not hitherto been made
public. The volume is fully illustrated with
portraits and his a map.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29
ATTORNEY ADMITS
THIEF TO HOUSE
Leads Supposed Telephone Re
pairer to Room, Where
Trunk Is Looted

OAKLAND, Dec. 2S-Lin 5. Church Of
the law firm of Shook & Church, living
at So FafrmOnt avenue, discovered this
morning that he had let thief into his
house December Is and had departed
from the room, leaving the thief with
800 worth OF valua ables- The thief
found them, and Church asked the pO-
lice this morning to recover the
trinkets.
Church's home had been visited sew
eral times during December by tele-
phone men, to put the apparatus in
order. Therefore, when a young man
rang the door bell on the morning of
December Is and told the barrister he
came to repair the telephone Church
readily admitted the stranger and led
the way to the room where the tele-
phone hung. Then he left the man. who
departed from the house after few
minutes.
In the room where the telephone was
to be repaired there was an unlocked
trunk, which contained 500 worth of
jewels. This morning the valuables
were sought and were not found Then
the lawyer understood the real purpose
of the pretended telephone repairer's
visit.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29
BOARD TO REPORT
WORKOF CHARITIES
Berkeley Council Appoints Com
mission to Investigate and
Handle PhiIanthropies

BERKELEY. Dec. 2S.-At its meeting
today the city council appointed COM
mission of public charities. with power
to investigate the charity organizations
of this city and to report on their
methods.
Under the ordinance framed and
passed at its frst reading today. the
commission has the greate1 latitude
for the investigation of local charities
and the personnel of the commission
is guarantee that rigid inquiry will
be held.
The seven members of the commission
will have the power to form new chari-
ties where needed; to receive private
donations and to administer trust
funds.
The commission will encourage char
liable bequests and benevolences, and
investigate and find means for the inn
proyement of social conditions. Spe-
cial attention is to be given to the
care of dependent children. The COM
mission, not more than three of whose
members can be removed in a year.
will collect and preserve data and make
an annual report to the city council,
besides making recommendations to the
council from time to time.
The members of the commission,
which has vet to name its president,
secretary and other officers. are: Rev.
A L. Parsons. Prof H r. Hatfield, J. L.
Barker, DIR. Jessica Peixotto Elmer e.
Nichols and j. w. Finn.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29
SAYS CURFEW LAWS
MUST BE ENFORCED
RuesS Declares Juvenile Crime
Is Traced to Late Hours

OAKLAND, Dee. 2S.-The enforce
ment of the curfew laws as the funda-
mental method of preventing juvenile
crime was strongly advocated by Pro-
baton Officer Christopher Ruess in the
course of an address on Making the
Juvenile Court Less Necessary deliv-
cred before the Women's auxiliary of
the San Francisco juvenile court this
afternoon.
I'VE may smile at the or 9 o'clock
ordinances" said Ruess, but the child
who is out~on the streets or with other
children away from home at night Is
apt to be in deep mischief, and every
child arrested for violating the curfew
law will bear close investigation
Probation officer Hatch of San Fran
cisco corroborated Ruess statements.
and said that many of the difficult juve
nile cases with which he has had TO
deal were brought to him originally
for simple violations of the curfew or
dinance.
Ruess enthusiastically commended
the golden rule policy of dealing with
prisoners arrested on petty charges
which has been adopted by Chief Voll-
mer OF the Berkeley police department,
and declared that the welfare of every
community would be conserved if the
police would use common sense In deal
ing with minor offenders instead ofstryz
ing to make a record for arrests.
There is no reason" he declared.
why the Juvenile courts should have
a monopoly on love and reason in deal
ing with unfortunates and law break
erS. 1t is time for the police to try
the brotherly way; for the way of fear
and terror has not justified itself"
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29
TWO YOUTHS JAILED
FOR ROBBING A BARN
Suspected of Taking Cigars
From Two Stores

SAN LEANDRO, Dec 2s.-Richard
Taught and Joseph Felix, 19 year old
youths of this city, were arrested to-
day by Marshal NJ. Geisenhofer and
Deputy Constable William BOrge on
the charge of stealing a sack OF
oysters, boxes of crackers, and other
produce from the San Leandro trans
fer company's barn some time last
night
They are also suspected of completely
in recent robberies at the Iverson
store in San Lorenzo avenue and the
Garcia & Silveria's store in Hayward
avenue, in which tobacco, cigars and
goods to the total amount of $50 was
taken.
Shortly after the Iverson robbery
the boys were observed smoking high
priced cigars and offered some for sale
around town. This was reported 10
Marshal Geisenhofer. who found that
they were of the same brand as those
kept by Iverson. After the second
robbery. the youths offered more cigars
for sale, and a close watch was kept
of their moveemnts.
Last night neither of the two re-
turned home until late, and when the
theft of the goods from the warehouse
was reported this morning, Marshal
Geisenhofer ordered that a search be
made of the Felix home. Some of the
stolen goods were found there and the
youth broke down and stated that he
and Taught had taken them.
The boys were taken to the county
Jail and they will appear tomorrow
morning before Justice of the Peace
]. N. Frank for arraignment. Felix
was arrested once before In Watson
Vile for theft, but was released on
payment of a fine
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29
CONTEST IS BEGUN
OVER WOOD ESTATE
Brother of Physician Resists
Claim of Widow to Admin.
lister His Property

OAKLAND. Dec. ss,@A contest ovsr
the estate OF Or. Eugene q. Wood was
Instituted today BY the ming Of petit
tion for letters of administration BY
his brother. Fred r. Wood. Doctor
Woods widow. Mrs. Edith wood. has
filed similar petition. which Is pend
ing before the probate court.
According 10 Fred +. Wood. his
brothers widow signed an agreement
several months before Doctor Wood
was killed, whereby she gave up all
right to his estate I'm consideration of
property settlement. This agreement
was made when Doctor Wood left his
wife in consequence of his infatuation
for Mrs. Mercedes Jacobs. wife of Ga
brieI Jacobs, who shot and killed him
in Broadway and then shot himself
In this agreement, which was signed
by Mrs. Wood and recorded, she was
given a life interest in their home in
Athol avenue, life insurance policies
worth $500 and $500 shares of stock
of the Shasta May Blossom mining
company. The other property left in
the estate has a value of about $1,000
Mrs. Wood asked the probate court
today to make her special administra-
trix of the estate pending the appoint
ment of the regular administrator. she
alleged that her husbands estate was
of such a nature that it needed 1mme-
diate care.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29
EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING OF SAN FRANCISCO
DR.. BRIGHT ESTATE
CONTEST SETTLED
Warning Women Share the
Property and Accept
Terms of Peace

OAKLAND, Dec. 2S.-An agreemen-
was reached today between the two
women who began with contest over
the body of the late DR. Henri 3.
Bright and continued with legal bat
tie for-the estate of $4,000 that he left.
BY the terms of this agreement Mrs.
Josephine Bright. the widow, whom
Doctor Bright omitted to provide Tor
I'm his will. gets twO-thirdss OF the es-
tate, while Mrs. Mae Hildebrandt,
nurse at Doctor Bright's sanatorium,
receives one-third of the property
Doctor Bright had not lived with his
wife for several years when he died
several weeks go, and he left the bulk
of his property to Mrs. Hildeorandt
naming her executrix of the will and
guardian of his Is year old son. Vol
taire Bright Mrs. .Hildebrandt ar
ranged for his funeral, and when Mrs
Bright objected to this the superior
court was called on to determine who
had the right to the body OF the de-
ceased 1t was awarded to Mrs Bright.
Both women then began to enforce
their claims to his estate. Mrs. Hide
brandt was named executrfx and guar
dian of the boy. TO which Mrs. Bright
entered opposition
According to the terms OF peace
made today Mrs. Hildebrandt resigns
as executrix and guardian in return for
the share of the estate that she re
ceives. The contest was dismissed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-29
.SPINST[R, AGED 60,
TO BECOME BRIDE
Wealthy klondike Bachelor,
6S, Hastens to Fort Bragg
for Ceremony

OAKLAND. Dec 2S.-Tired of living
alone at the age of 6S and meeting a
woman of SO who was equally weary
of single blessedness, John Griffin of
Berkeley, a wealthy Klondike miner,
left today for Fort Bragg, where dwells
Mary Gibson, the woman of his choice,
to marry her Though advanced In
years neither has been married before.
Griffin tried to get marriage license
in Alameda county this afternoon, be-
ing ignorant of the law that provides
that the marriage must be celebrated
in the same county in which the license
is issued. Arrangements had already
been made for a wedding on the first
day of January, 1910, and Griffin ex-
pected to bring the license TO Fort
Bragg. where the ceremony is to be
performed, as part of his contribution
to the affair.
He was much disappointed when he
was told that the license would have
to be issued in Mendoeino county. Pre-
vious to this he grew very indignant
when Deputy County Clerk Cunha
asked him the necessary questions as
to his married or single status.
Its nobody's business whether or
not l have ever been married before,
or whether Miss Gibson has" he de-
clared. He left the Office of the county
clerk in a great hurry, saying that he
had just time to catch boat for Fort
Bragg, where his bride to be is await
ing him.