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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
JUDGE GIVES JURY A ROAST
NOT ON BENCH TO MAKE TERMS
AS TO VERDICT.
Had Reported for Fourth Time In
ability to Agree-Sequel to
Brigham Trial for Murder.

ASHEvILLE, y. c., November 6.-After
being out since Wednesday afternoon the
jury in the case of the state against
Grant Brigham, for the killing of his
uncle. John w. Brigham. near Barnards-
vile, last May. came into court today to
announce for the fourth time that 1t
could not agree on a verdict. Counsel for
the defendant then announced that they
would accept verdict of manslaughter
for their client. The foreman of the jury
stated that he would not agree to such a
verdict unless the judge would consent to
give the defendant the minimum sentence.
Somewhat angrily the judge replied that
he was not on the bench to make terms
with a jury as to its verdict. and he was
about to order a mstrial, when the fore
man asked permission for the jury to
withdraw.
1t shortly re-entered the court with
verdict of manslaughter, and Judge Ad-
ans sentenced Brigham to four years and
six months on the county roads.
The foreman of the jury caused some
amusement in court this morning by
declaration to the effect that the jury
would like to ride out to the scene of the
tragedy in automobiles. The judge replied
that the county funds did not allow of
10y rides for jurymen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
WARMER ADMITS NoTHlne
BIG FOUR TREASURER WITH.
DRAWS CONFESSION.
Explains irregularities in Account,
as Due to Speculation and Black.
mail by Man and Woman.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. November a.
Charles L. Warmer. deposed local treas
urer of the Big Four Railroad Company,
charged with the misrepresentation OF
$4,000. was released from custody late
today on a bond Of $4,000
He was arraigned this morning His
bond was fixed. but ii was not until this
evening that four friends came forward
and by signing bonds for $1,000 apiece
secured his temporary liberty.
During the day Warmer made a re-
markabIe change OF front. In the fore
noon he gave out a statement admitting
his responsibility for the shortage. but
declaring that there were others involved
who were equally guilty.
Later he changed tactics and declared
that he admitted nothing. This latter
declaration Is taken TO mean that he in
tends to force his alleged partners in
guilt into the open.
The $4,000 named in the warrant for
WARMERS arrest represents the present
amount owing to the railroad company,
and not the entire amount of the short
age, which is stated to be about S1OO0Op.
The balance hN been, according to the
statement of General Counsel Hackuey.
covered by property which Mr.. Warmer
has turned over TO the company.
Mr.. Hackney also stated:
Mr.. Warmer has with considerable
frankness. admitted the irregularities i'm
his accounts. lie has undertaken to az
count for the disappearance OF the money
taken first, Through speculation: Sec
ond, through efforts TO recover losses
sustained i'm such speculations: third,
through blackmail levied upon him by
former employe, who claimed to know
or some such Irregularities; fourth,
through blackmail levied upon him by q
woman Friend of that employee"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
BRIDESMAIDS FOR HIRE.
London Department Store Takes on
Very New Branch.


LONDON. October 81, 1909.
The latest enterprise of department
store in London is to provide bridesmaids
They are not kept as special depart
ment. said the manager.
We are only asked for them two or
three times year. When an order comes
we send oneof our young woman clerks
or some other feminine employe. We
charge $J.25 bridesmaid if the parents
of the bride provide outfit and carriage.
If. as generally happens, it is a runaway
marriage and the bride has felt the need
of some woman to stand by her at the
last moment we charge for all expenses,
such as carriage and any additions to
costume that are necessary.
When asked the reason for the exist
ence of the professional bridesmaid -le
manager said: 1T is partly due TO the
superstition that to be bridesmaid
three times is unlucky. Some brides
cannot secure among their friends girl
who has not served twice before in this
capacity. They want conventional
wedding, so they send for bridesmaid
who will be good looking. well man
nered girl. sure to be DIRE ssed tastefully
and able to do all that is required of
her gracefully"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
GIRLSSHOUlON EDREAMERS
MRS. o. II. p. BELMONT'S AD-
VICE TO SCHOOL LEAGUE.
Woman, She Says, Should Act indie
pendently and Assume Respon-
sibility Of Citizenship.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. November 6.-Mrs Oliver
III. =. Belmont talked to the girls of the
Wadleigh High School Suffrage League
this afternoon in her reception room d:
sos 9Th avenue.
when I was about your age" she
said, Il used to spend good deal IF
time dreaming about what l hope you
don't give so much attention to. I used
to picture to myself that when I was
really grown up / should be the wife Of
very great man. My future husba nd
represented to me some powerful per-
sonage who should be leader among
men.
Then l thought I should like to have a
number of sons. One of them 1 wanted
to Re a bishop. / saw myself sitting
under his pulpit and listening to his elo-
Quent discourse. Another son of mine,
as | planned it all, was to be great
explorer and discover the north pole. A
third L wanted to be a great physician.
1t was my ambition that he should dis
cover a cure for tuberculosis
Women Counted for Little.
Il didn't think anything about having
daughters. In those days women didn't
count for Very much in the work of the
world. i never thought about doing any
thing for humanity myself or of writing
any books or painting pictures or max
ing myself famous i'm any way. All l
wanted in my most ambitious moments
was to bask in the reflected glory won
by my husband and sons.
Il trust, girIs." went on Mrs. Bel
mont, that you haven't any such idea
as that You have received as good an
education as have your brothers. 1t is
your duty to do all you can for your
country. The time has come for us
American women to be great ourselves.
independently of our husba nds. We must
not sit quietly by as we used to do. wait,
ing for some man to come along ana
marry u.s. Every woman must take upon
herself the responsibility of citizenship h.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
SALT DESERT CONQUERED.
Woman Crosses the Terror of Tunis
in Automobile.

Foreign Correspondence of The Star.
LONDON, October -. 1909.
In southern Tunis lies an extensive salt
marsh desert called the Shott Jerid or
which the Arabs stand in terror for many
a caravan has been lost in the salt-in-
crusted morass, which. according to De
Lesseps, is as much as loo feet deep
in places. This region has been crossed
for the first time I'm small automobile
by a woman. Myriam Harry. well
known French novelist. and an account
of her trip has just appeared in ILLUS
tration.
Accompanied by a native and a camel
CARRYING water and petrol, Nine Harry
set out from Gabes, ninety miles west OF
which the salt desert begins. AS far as
eye can see ii is dead white plain or
saltpeter and magnesium crystals, With
out a vestige of vegetation.
The silence is appalling. No birds, no
snakes not even a fly or a mosquito Is
to be seen. There is a narrow pathway
through the marsh, and natives have
as warnings against specially dangerous
places. These stick out OF the glittering
surface like masts of sunken wrecks.
The salt mud is a moving mass, which
continuously throws up to the surface
what il has swallowed UP. Skeletons OF
men and beasts of burden. bleached as
white as snow by the action of the salt.
lie strewn about.
1.-The glittering salt particles which soon
covered us Nine. Harry writes, gave
us the impression that we were travelling
in polar lands, although a wind that blew
from the south scorched US like the breath
from a fiery furnace. Many mirages were
observed. These, the Arabs say, are ere.
ated by evil. spirits to lure travellers to
their doom.
I'VE had covered eighty miles without
mishap. when seconds inattentfon
caused the car to swerve. and the wheels
sank through the treacherous salt crust.
Fortunately we had been seen. and the
car was lifted out of the mud. camels'
thigh bones serving as levers, by some
friendly natives. who conducted US to the
village of Kriz''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
WOULD KILL OFF IDIOTS.
Mayor of Plymouth, England, OPP
posed to Misdirected Charity.

Special Cab.egram to The star
LONDON, November 6.-The mayor q
Plymouth has caused a sensation by send
ing the following letter to Sir Edward
Breford, chairman of meeting 10 con-
slider the care of the feeble minded:
I'VE are wasting millions on the cree
ton of expensive buildings in the most
salubrious neighborhoods. on the mainte-
nance of an enormous official staff and on
providing good food to help live those VINO
have not and never will have one CLEAN
OF intelligence. This is called humanity
Medical science has made such strides
that ii is possible TO submit these IDIOTS
10 painless death and release them from
the purgatory of non-intelligence, and II
We spend the money now wasteo IN sucn
prohitacy on schemes such as maternity
institutions and creches, a dinerent
dawn will arise"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
LoMBRoso, WHO FORGOT.
Especially Money Got Away From
Famous italian.
correspondence of The Star.


LONDON. November 1. 1909.
One side of the late Prof. Lombroso's
character little known to outsiders made
him adored by his children. especially
his two daughters, who looked after him
as though he were a child.
His two greatest domestic characters
tics were disregard OF appearances and
observation-disclosures. When he was invited
out i'm the evening il was the work of
two or three days to get him keyed up to
putting on his dress clothes, and even
then he was capable of weakening at the
last moment and going out just as he
happened to find himself
Once when going to Rome he lost his
overcoat, but was not IN the least dis
couraged. as he entered the first shop of
ready made clothing and bought the top
most warm thing which came to hand
without even looking at 1t. 1t proved to
be long, bright, bottle green cloak
which came down TO his heels, and in
which he looked, with his broad brimmed
felt hat, like figure attired for the
carnival.
His observation-disclosures was so great that
when under the care OF the home circle
he never attempted to look after the
money and would even leave the house
20 go shopping without ever looking TO
see if he had his purse with him. Natur-
ally when he Travelled the consequences
for his pocket We're disastrous. He in
variably arrived home without a penny
10 matter how much he had taken away
with him, having either lost II or had it
stolen
In Vienna once he lost his purse, which
frightened him SO that when he recover
ed ii he resorted to the expedient of d.
viding his funds into various small sums
which he concealed about his person in
all kinds of unlikely places. so that at
least he could not lose IL all at one time.
There was note in the lining of his
hat. another in his boot, several pinned
to his shirt and so on, but notwithstand-
ing this he arrived home in his usual
pennless condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
REJOICING IN GERMANY.
Decrease of immigration Assigned
as the Cause.
Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
InNDON Octoher /.


LONDON. October %, 1909.
There is rejoicing in Germany over the
fact that, according to recent statistics.
less than aO,OCO emigrants left the coun-
try last year. In the eighties the number
of emigrants TO the United States alone
was over rather than under a quarter OF
q million.
evident that Germany IS now so strong
economically that she can support not
only the annual growth OF population but
also give employment TO the thousands
and tens of thousands she formerly sent
abroad. The character of the emigration.
as well as its numerical amount, has
changed, as the statistics make plain.
Time was when the word emigrant was
wretchedness. Recent investigations in
one parish OF Berlin show that Of lao
persons who emigrated during the quarter
ended last September only one-third could
be called poor. while the other two-thirds
were some OF them well provided with
means and not a few even rich. A score
had more than 5000 each. another score
of double that amount. dozen over
81. 600. ten over $4,000. four over $4,000
and six over 10000.
The scene at the departure Of the emil
grant boat or train IL no longer the pa
thetic sight IL once was, for the emigrants
of today have clearer and more definite
ideas as to the experiences they are likely
to meet with than when emigration was
not organized and supervised as IL Is now,
and they know that the voyage. before SO
much dreaded. will not be accompanied
by the horrors the earlier emigrants haA
to put up with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
declined to be interviewed. Beyond ad

declined to be interviewed. Beyond ad-
hitting he was departing upon a military
mission. the result of which he would re-
port i'm person to President Daz, he was
non-cOmmittal.
Notwithstanding Cen Reyes reticence,
it can be positively stated that the OBJ
ject of his visit abroad is for the pur-
pose of studying conditions i'm Europe,
where compulsory military service exists.
i'm order. VI conditions warrant that a
plan may be formulated whereby such
compulsory military service may be
public.
1t is known that an order to this eff
feet was issued to Gen. Reyes by Gen.
Gonzales Cosio, who is secretary of war
in President Diaz's cabinet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
Morales Officers Sail for Haiti.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, November ii
Gen. Carlos F. Morales, former president
of Santo Domingo. accompanied by five
officers, recently arrived here from St.
Thomas with the intention of chartering
a vessel to proceed to the Santo Domingo
coast. Attempts to procure a vessel
and arms failed, however owing to the
vigilance of the local government. Four
of the party secured passports for HAITI
on the sloop Latona. Gen. Morales is still
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
FOR RECOVERY OF Big ESTATE
AMERICAN WOMAN TO INSTI-
TUTE SUIT FOR SON.
An Alleged Heir to English Prop
erty Estimated to Be Worth
$125, O0O,O 900.
,spondence Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
LONDON, October %, 1909.
A dispatch from New York announces
that Mrs Eleanor Dunn OF Plainfield. -.
j.. is now on her way to England for
the purpose of commencing a suit on
behalf of her son, who, as descendant
of the famous Sir Francis Drake, is, 1t Is
alleged, entitled to the Drake estate now
In chancery and estimated to amount to
the sum Of $125.OO0OOO."
1t is interesting to note that several
years ago, when the Drake millions"
were first discovered, no fewer than 146
descendants of Sir Francis were promptly
forthcoming among American citizens.
One estimate at that time put the value
of the estate at SlS5. 900. 600. Inquiries con-
corning these millions" have been ar
irving in England ever since. and so
much trouble has been given the Amer
lean embassy in London that printed
circular is now sent out to all seeking
information. This document is very much
to the point, as the following extracts
will show:
There are no large unclaimed estates
in Great Britain.
Classed as Purely Imaginary.
The vast sums constantly spoken of as
dormant in chancery'' or awaiting
claimants i'm the Bank of England are
purely imaginary, and are only too often
the invention of swindlers, who obtain
money for the prosecution of fictitious
claims to these fictitious fortunes. The
funds in chancery open to claim are few,
average less than 800 each. 1.-TWO only
approaching s75,OOO, and most of them
would inevitably consume their own value
in the expenses of recovery.
The fullest proofs of Senealogy are de-
manded are always exceedingly dlmcult
and expensive to maintain. anu where, as
is usually the case, the family records
have been confused by removal to the
United States, are often impossible to es-
tablish.
Also the statutes of limitations almost
invariably bar recovery. The passage Of
twenty years-often of a far less period
is. as a rule, suincient to destroy the
clearest right.
/ have, therefore. earnestly to advise
you against mourning any expense unless
your claim Is based on the clearest doc
umentary evidence but especially / must
warn you against RENTING your money
to advertising agencies for the recovery
of estates. These are often grossly
fraudulent. and many of their promoters
such as those who invent ad the 'Towne-
ley claim-have at last, after years. of
successful fraud. been convicted and
punished. In general you will do well to
send money for such purposes to
any one who is neither personally known
nor reliably recommended to you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
Sum of $4,000 for the Poor.

SAN FRANCISCO. November Elm the
partial distribution of the estate of julius
Friedman. who died in this city eight
years ago. Judge Graham ordered today
that SjO.oW be sent TO the burgomaster
of Nitau, Russia. to be distributed among
the indigetn poor of that city. Nitau was
the birthplace of Friedman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
Youth Is Found Slain.

GREENvILLE. Ala, November g.
With a bullet hole in his forehead and a
pistol grasped in his hand. the body of
Iva d. Baisden, sixteen years old. son
of Homer Baisden. a prominent citizen,
was found near the courthouse in this
place early today.
Bloodstains on the side of the building
and around the walk indicated that the
young man had died after hard strug-
gle. The boys father has offered re-
ward for the apprehension of the al
legged murderer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
REYES TRIP TO EUROPE.
Sent There on Military Mission by
Mexican Government.

LAREDO, Tex. November 6.-Gen.
Bernardo Reyes, ex-governor of the state
of Nuevo Leon. Mexico. who has been in
the political limelight for the past year
as a possible candidate in succession to
President Porfiro Diaz. and who recently
resigned his post. passed through this
city today. en- route to Europe on a mill
tary mission.
Cen Reyes courteously but positively
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
FRANCE GETS BIG RAKE-oFF.
Takes Is Per Cent Of All Money
Staked on Gambling.
,reign correspondence of Tho Star.

LONDON, October 81. 1900.
The French government takes ID per
cent of all money staked at the cansnos
of the seaside and other health resorts on
the little horses and other gambling de-
vices For the season OF 19Os-O9 this per-
centage amounted to $9i3, 1893. the sum-
mer season naturally contributing the
greater part-over $GOO,OOO.
Paris has received $4,000 of the gov
ernment's share. and has divided it among
various charitable works. hospitals. or
phanages soldiers homes and such in
stitutions. including $4,000 to the Society
for HYGIENE Food and $500 for the home
for women postal. telegraph and tele-
phone clerks.
The governments Is per cent shows
that over S6,OOO,OOO was staked during the
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
Suspected Of Foul Crime.

CHARLESTON, w: Va, November O.
Five men suspected OF the murder Of
George Hood and his three children in
Raleigh county last Sunday night were
arrested in raid on a deserted lumber
camp in the mountains near Beckley to-
night. The home In which the victims
lived was burned in an effort to conceal
the crime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
Negro Convicted of Manslaughter.

ASHEVILLE. \. c., November g.
Thomas Simons. colored. who shot and
killed Abbott Murphy. also colored. at the
home of Mollie Brooks last June. was
found guilty of manslaughter this after
noon and sentenced to serve seven years
on the county roads Simons appealed
and was given his liberty under a $1,000
bond.
The killing of Murphy followed a quar-
rel between the two men concerning the
affections of Mollie Brooks married
colored woman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
ExONERATEO OF THE CHARGE
DISTRICT WOMAN ACCUSED OF
TAKING A RING.
Civil Suit to Follow Arrest for Al
legged Theft Of Jewelry-Court
Scores Complainant.

I'm back again and glad of it, said
Mrs. Edythe oliver, who was arrested
in this city last Wednesday and taken
to Philadelphia to answer a complaint
filed against her by William Greenwald
Of that city.
II was exonerated without having to
make a statement" she added, land the
judge did not even hear all Greenwald
had to say. But the case is not over
yet My father instructed the lawyers
to sue him for every cent he has-and
he owns property; not that he wants it.
for he told the lawyers they could have
all they got"
Wednesday morning when Inspector
Boardman received request from the
Philadelphia police for the arrest of the
young lady to answer j charge of hav-
ing Jaken a diamond ring and watch
from Greenwald, Detectives Cox and
Berman were sent to 800 II street north
west to get her. The young woman
displayed no sign of emotion, but look
cd upon her arrest as a joke.
HE gave me the ring, she stated.
land now l suppose he wants it BACK,
but I'll never give IL to him..
From Headquarters Mrs. Oliver was
taken to the house of detention by one
of the matrons, where she made herself
perfectly at nome, Miss Mcleod, the
matron doing all she could to make her
lot a happy one
Had Promised Her Position.
The next day she accompanied De
tective Lawrence to Philadelphia ana
went before Magistrate Scott. Her ver-
sion of her dealings with the Philadel-
phia man was told to the detectives be-
fore she returned to Philadelphia. 1t
was claimed that she had gone there to
accept a position GreenWald had prom
ised her; that he gave her diamond
ring and that she had pawned it in order
to get money to return home. Counsel
for the woman told Magistrate Scott
that his client had pawneu the ring In
order that she might come here to see
her sick mother.
GreenwaId wanted to exhibit letters to
the magistrate in which Mrs. oliver had
addressed him as Dear Billie but the
magistrate could not see how they en-
tered into the case.
You brought this girl from Washing
ton. and she pawned the ring to get back
to her home to see her sick mother,
witness. land all for So you come here
and hold yourself up to public ridicule
You don't seem to have bit OF
shame. added Magistrate Scott. What
kind of a man are you, anyway
Mrs Oliver collapsed when the ordeal
was over. She tainted and fell TO the
floor and it was necessary for her to be
assisted from court. Last night she
visited police headquarters to make GER
tain the detectives would know of her
complete exoneration. She showed news
paper clippings giving accounts Of her
trial. and told of the action ordered by
her father. Peter Rudolph Oliver, before
returning home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
Mrs. Susan II. Darlington Dead.

LEXINGTON, Va, November 6.-Mrs.
Susan Mcdowell Darlington. aged seven
ty-eeven, daughter of Gov. James Nc
Dowell, whose home was in Lexington.
died last night at the home of her daugh-
ter. Mrs W. S. Currell of Lexington.
Her husband was Col. Charles s. Car
rington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
Cancels ENGAGEMENTS.

ATLANTA. Ga, November Ga severe
attack of tonsilitis brought on by singing
Friday night. despite the advice OF her
physician. today caused FRITZ Ssheff to
cancel her engagements for next week In
Tennessee cities Miss Schen has been
suffering with a cold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
American Pugilist Wins.

PARIS, November 6.-Jim Stewart the
American pugilist. tonight knocked out
"Jowey'' Smith of South Africa in the
sixth round