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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-14
HUSBANDS WHO CUT
WIVES NOSES OFF
Medical Missionary Tells Strange
Tales of Wild Indian From
tier Tribes.
MATRIMONIAL JEALOUSY

LONDON, May "a
After having spent eighteen years
among the Wild tribes OF the northwest
frontier Of India, DR.. Theodore l.. Pen
nell. medical missionary Of ,he Church
Missionary Society. has just arrived In
London on Q brief visit. He has wealth
Of remarkable stories to tell. and some Of
these he related in an interview sesser
aay.
.-On the Afghan frontier q husband is
very Jealous OF his wifc's honor he said.
and IL he has q suspicion that anything
II wrong. he just cuts OF her nose. Some
time ago a husband who had shown his
d:spieasure In this bsrbarc manner
brought his wife 10 our hospital AT
Bannu. and said he was Very sorry.
There was very little OF the nose left
and there was. therefore. nothing that
we could do
II told him that IL ne would pay the
money we would get his wife artificial
nnse from England He asked me hew
much It would cost. and said SO He
began to hesitate and ] asked him the
reason. Well he said. I could get
another wife for $3.50 Eventually he
agreed to buy the nose. and his old wife
was patched up
DIR. Pennell gave another Illustration of
matrimonial jealousy. ..one day he said.
m AIkn8n EuiEt NO A&1 B&cn AeTeSS
the border came back and saw his wife
speaking to man over the wan In his
compound He at once drew hts sword,
cut on his wife's head. and threw II to
tire man. saying, II you want 10 speak
10 her now. you can :"
Many Of the patents 81 the hospital are
the victims OF frontier raids. One man
who was admitted there for treatmen,
hal been shot by his uncle. The bullet
had rome through HIS lung, and when he
was brought In there seemed little hope
Of his recovery. However. BY dint Of
earefu; nursing they pulled HIN, through.
When ne was consaiescent." said DR.
Penneii. ''hs called me one day to his
bedside and explained that he had a petit
tson 70 make. asked him what it was
He satd. oh. sahib. ! want you to CIV.
me some cartridges said What do
you want cartridges fcrr Pointing to his
chest. he replied, Il have this score TO
pay or, said. I am very sorry to hear
that We have had = difficult task to
cure you, and now very shortly we shall
have the same trouble with pour uncle
He said. oh. no. you need not be afraid
Of THAI. sahib. am better shot than
he is' We aid not get the Uncle IN. and
we heard eventually that he had killed
him"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-14
LETTER CARRIER As
SUCCESSFUL ARTIST
Man Untaught in Art Gets Pic
ture Accepted by the Royal
| Academy.
PRINCESS A PURCHASER
LONDON. May Il

LONDON, May IL
A letter carrier has attained the d!stinc-
ton Of having picture hung ''on the
line. al Burlington House for the forth
coming Royal Academy exhibition.
Samuel II. Hancock is the first man tn
the postal service to achieve this honor.
In his working hours-6 A. Nj. to p. NJ
he delivers letters In the Z. C. district.
and when he Is on duty he paints pic
tures In the studia~conserIatnry- at his
home in Dudley road. Iiford. Ever since
az schoolboy he took his pain'box into
Epping Forest to make water-coior
sketches he has been devoted to art
II have sent pictures to the academy In
other years. but never had one accepted
before said Mr.. Hancock last night. Il
received letter from the COMMITTEES last
week with an intimation that my picture
would be placed on the tine. but thought
there be some mistake until went
there yesterday. vanishing day. and
found my picture In Gallery 10 on the lire
all right enough
The picture IL the development In oils
Of sketch made two years ago while
on holiday, was In q steamboat going
from BeArremouth to Hyde. when was
SuuCk uy tnc cueSt aHo kessaess.N'so -.
a picture Of the Isle Of Wight, shrouded
behind an early morning mist and beyond
the sunlight upon the wafer out behind
the Needles. promptly pulled out my
wAter-coior box and at once made .
sketch on . rough piece Of paper. The
canvas Of the picture IL about sixteen
inches by ten. Altogether / was two
years In finishing the picture. for only
worked upon X at odd times when felt
inclined and the fancy caught me.
u received the gold medal OF the q. r.
q. Arts Club for picture or q night
erect IN Soufh Hackney. ! have never
received any real lessons In painting from
lffe.'.
B Three years ago Mr.. Hancock held an
exhihition OF his pictures IN the Dore Gal
lery. The prfnccss Of Walep visited him
there and bought : painting. ION the
Windy Sids.r . study OF hills outside
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-14
YOUTH WAS thief
OF SACRED GE MS
Arrested in Moscow Cathedral,
Where He Had Laid in Sc
cret for Two Days.
ALL JEWELS RECOVERED
ALL JEWELS RECOVERED
MOSCOW. MAY u

MOSCOW. May II.
The thief who stole 10000 worth Of
sacred jewels from tho ikons In the Us
penski Cathedral In the kremlin. was dis.
covered last night. The snan, who Is a
working jeweier. aged only IS. was caught
In the cathedral itself
fruitless search had been made all day
for traces Of the maicfactor. Finally II
was decided to close the cathedral. and
two guards were left to spend tho night
there
Suddenly there was noise behind one
~ the sacred ikons. The guards at once
dred In that direction One bullet struck
m skcn, Then voice cried out Il am
alone and unArmed.' and the guards APP
prcNched and found the youth.
Hs axplained that hs had bsea In hiding
there for two days without food OF drink,
and bsgged for water. Thsn he asserted
that he had had An accompiics IN the rob-
hesy and that the other man had taken
the Jewels
When handed over. 70 tho police, bow
ever. the youth admitted that he had HID
den the jewels. He pointed out thu plaza,
ard every one az the stolen diamonds.
peasia and ruhtes has basn rscovsrsd
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-14
HONEYMOON ENDS IN
BRIDEGROOM DEATH
While Motoring He Alights to
Shoot Bird, But Accidentally
Kills Himself.
PARIS. May a.

PARIS. May a.
A honeymoon in Aigiers had tragic
endlag yestetday. The brides. husoand
accidentally shot himself before his young
wffe's eyes.
NJ Andre Holtz returned some time age
from a governmect mission at Lake
Tchad to get married to his fsanSeee at
Aarss.lles After the wedding the happy
pair left for Algeria, where they intended
10 take a four weeks motor tour.
While on the road to MIllana. close to
the ravine known as tho robbers preci-
pice." n. Hotz aiighted from the car TO
shoot bird.
The ca tn gave way beneath him. and
TO save himself he feared upon his riile
and accidentally caused the charge &c
20 of.
The NEXT instant ne dropped dead with a
bullet through his head.
The bride. who Was alone In the car.
swooned, and aas found several hours
later unconscious. hanging over the edge
Of the preciptce.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-14
SAYS FASTING CURES
MANY HUMAN ILLS
World-Famous Latin Scholar
Speaks Enthusiastically OF
It's Merits.
HIS OWN EXPERIENCE
LONDON. May IA.

LONDON. May Il
Professor Mayor. OF Cambridge, the veg
etarian and world-famous Latin scholar
is entirely In asreemea; with the ceHeia-
sions come TO by Charles Spencer who
human Ills.
II have long been OF opinion that the
belief In the necessity OF constant food
for physical and mental energy Is nothing
but modern superstition, satd Professor
Mayor yesterday Il am absolutely con-
WINGED that fasting would cure many dis
cases. and can speak from experience OF
the beneficial results to be derived from 1t.
I'm the autumn OF 1878 l was at work
on my edition OF Juvenal. task which
meant the looking out Of thousands OF
Greek and Latin quotations every day.
calculated that should be engaged for
about forty eight days and decided to fast
during that period. The method mapped
out for myself was a. follows: For the
first week was to fast every other day:
for the second week to fast for two con-
secutive days and eat sparingiy on the
third: and for the last fortnight to desist
from food altogether
II put myself under medical supervision
and went daily to the Cambridge county
gaoi to be weighed. The turnkey told me
that l was losing about Ave pounds in
weight per diem. but i can honestly say
was never SO well or felt so eager for
work In my life However. in obedience
TO the earnest wish OF my doctor. who ex-
piained that It was easter 10 lose flesh
than TO put II on again, gave up the
more rigorous part Of my regimen during
tho last week AZ the same time am
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-14
DRAMATIC FIGHT
OF Wife FOR LIBERTY
Institutes Lawsuit to Escape the
Nightmares Of L.unatic
Asylum.
PUT THERE BY HUSBAND

BERLIN. May II.
Before the law courts In the grand
ducal capital OF Meiningen. Frau Burch-
aFdi. wife Of Judge Barehardi and sx-
president of the German women's Schil-
Ter League. Is conducting a dramatic
struggle for the annalmen, OF the
guardianship under which she has been
placed on the grounds Of insanity. The
Judge had his wife placed In solitary
confinement IN MI asylum after she mad
shown symptoms which. he declared.
sponsibility. It was her desire to pcse
as a ''theater princess" which hrst con-
WINGED the Judge that his wife was los
Ing her mental balance
Since yesterday Frau Burchardf has
been In the witness box unfolding q
pathetic story of In unhappy marriage
and alleged persecution. She declared
that her incarceration had been
nightmare of indispensable horror She
was imprisoned with inmates whom she
described as "raving idiots" Any enc
compelled to mingIe with such people.
she said, must become insane sooner or
later.
Asked to explain certain tender let
tiers read In court. Frau Burchardi re-
Piled Yes, l must have been crazy,
but love. in any circumstances. ia an
abnormal condition. III all the love
letters ever written could be read a
lot OF people would appear to BE- luna
ties" She once attended q lecture by
brain specialist. who DIAGNOSED neu-
rasthenia a. disease OF the heart.
durable only by afrectionate treatment.
A physician who attended Frau Bur-
chardi In the asylum described her ~
undoubtedly dangerous. and said that
her nurses were constantly In bandagae
as the result Of scratches and hrutsss
at her hands.
mental expert called on her behalf
stated that he had never discovered
any evidence OF her mental tncapActty
or other abnormAlities except physical
injuries inflicted BY hsr husband-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-14
SAID he MADE GOLD
AND FOOLED 4 Elm
Great London House Swif
to the Extent Of
SIoo, 600.
SOLUTION OF MYsT
LONDON. ~

LONDON. 1eexs
Sir Robert Anderson. formerly - ri!
the criminal investigation depatt1
at Scotland Yard. in his reminiec.
in Biackwoods Magazine tells To-
lowing story: s's8 II
"A genius claimed to have dfscSN
the secret of making gold. and
fered to sell It to . great city Mx9
house whose name is In high x1
not only in England. but In "A
capitals of Europe. BY meAnn
process which he had discoyere
bulk OF any quantity Of gold zcoAl
increased by one-haif at trf1tMG
pense.
His dupes accepted his terms -
ject to his giving proof Of the vaaN
his discovery. and to test It th1N W
posed to supply him with 1ee mN4I
eigns and the needed plant. He -
scorn' Of working on such pexEE
AZ that: II would 10 waste Ok ttn1q
the process was = tedious oneas --sY r.
Finally 1t Nas arranged t1
should have 3ieo.ooo In s0vsroim2
a house was taken In LsuzAN
whitechApel. and there . Inheo
was uttSQ w kON AtAb uHCs = 49,
placed in tanks provided for ~
pose, the needed chemicals wefo -
piled and the experiment proe0
with elaborate precautions AHalnnex
ceny or fraud. ssl
Tho man was emphatic IN iMaeU11i
on two points: no one but himse14 M
TO enter the laboratory. and he Nor
be vigorously searched every hMl~N
passed out. After many weeks Gm40
which his visits were freQuenk, M =
appeared. and when eventually TIL
was forced the tanks which hoAAx
tanned the gold were empty anM
bottles which contained the cheG
were full. What had becomo ~
100000? The fullest inquiry #sa
served to elicit proof that the -
been searched with exemplary 6A&
every visit.
The mystery would have
forever unsolved II the crimlun3&
not himself supplied the sotutfe3 24I
In sheer bravado and pride 1k3
achievement. he wrote 70 the tn
aad swindled, telling them oe h$<
probation OF the money and of At1
fdence that they would rAthAT
twice NJ much than incur rt1to0o
every exchange In. Europe BY =
cution which would disclose thAt4S
And then he revealed his mstho1.
time he left the laboratory tHoR
headed cane hs carried was paH
s0vsreigns.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-14
Novel foiies Russ.

LONDON May 14.--In order to detect
sunday card playing 1t Ctactoh POI
Ice sergeant disGuis@d htmaplf a. an IN
valid and was wheels4 Y hath chair
BY . policeman IA plaln cloths! &c =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-14
Reference nock 1oyeltv

!. PARIS. May N--In rarisaan hoax. Of
reterence for 1911 tsny balloon or aero
plane VIII g printed opposite the names
AercpiAne. fsges $500
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-14

Tmpudencs.
LONDON. MAY 14.--At Kn4<G
Leicestsrsh.re. q bird has butlk +
In the side pocket OF Z ecaeoG
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
Catches stranne Fish.

A strange fish, such as never be
fore has been seen on the water
front at Boston, having a head nearly
twice as large as its body. was caught
off City Point by William Mcintyre, OF
South Boston.
The fish is four and a half feet long.
The head is two feet eight inches in
diameter The mouth extends nearly
across the whole front of the head and
contains fifty teeth and a tongue one
foot across and two inches thick
There are no lips, the teeth being on
the edge OF the mouth and visible
when the mouth is closed The body
tapers almost to point. The fins have
a spread OF a foot each and are at
tached to the back of the head.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
Howard Gould to Marry Actress.

Friends of Howard Gould in Paris
are NOT surprised to hear of his re-
ported engagement to Kathryn Hutch
inson, the actress. For several months
past it has been known that he was in
fatuated with the actress. They have
been constantly together
Gould has been cruising in his
yatcht in northern waters during the
summer. Kathryn Hutchinson was a
member Of the small party aboard. He
was seen in Paris with her during
the summer. when they dined often
together at well known Bohemian re-
sorts.
Howard Gould's attachment to Kath-
ryn hutchinson has been common talk
here tor some time His friends be-
lieve he will follow Frank G0uld's eX-
ample in refusing 10 reveal whether
he intends TO marry the woman with
whom his name is associated, allowing
his associates, as wen as the public
generally, 10 make whatever guesses /
they wish.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
AMERICAN GIRL
KIDNAPPED IN MEXICO
Carried or From Ranch by
Desperate Robbers.

Grace, the sixteen-year-old daughter
Of Dr. B. NJ Rolph. Of Pender. Neb.
has been kidnapped from a ranch near
Chicoy, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Meager details Of the outrage have
been received at the American EN-.
bassy from Consul Miller at Tampico.
who telegraphs that Segundo Selero
and Leandro Mendoza, desperate men,
robbed safe, Kidnapped the girl and
then fled.
DR.. Rolph, accompanied by friends.
is in pursuit. The kdnappers joined
friends, with whom they are headed
for Huasteca, Vera Cruz.
Consul Miller asks that rurales be
sent to aid the pursuers. as the situa.
tion is serious. He says thar a clash
is probable. The tate OF the girl is in
doubt
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
Federal Posts For colored Men.


President TAFT. il was stated in
Washington, has decided to appoint a
colored man TO the highest office in an
executive branch of the government
ever held by a member Of that race.
William H. Lewis, at present an as
sistant district attorney at Boston, is
to be made an assistant attorney gen
eral of the United States.
The president has also determined
TO make Charles A Cotterell of Tole-
do. also a negro, collector of customs
at Honolulu. This recognition of the
colored race is expected to have po-
litical results in Ohio and Massachu-
sets.
Lewis is a graduate Of the Harvard
law school and played center rush
on the Harvard eleven in the early
nineties.
The appointment has been agreed
upon by the president and Attorney
General Wickersham. Just what du-
ties will be assigned to the new as
sistant when he takes office have not
been decided
The appointment Of Lewis is in line
with President Taft's policy of recog-
nizing colored men in the government
service, but taking these appointments
as far as possible out Of the southern
states, where friction has been caused
in the past by colored federal office
holders.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
Bride Becomes Insane

Married, violently insane and then
taken to the insane asylum was the
chain OF events crownded into one day
in the life Of Miss Minnie Jemp. o.
Monticello ~ V Miss Jemp and Amos
Curry We're married at the Methodist
parsonage on Thursday At the conclu-
sion OF the ceremony the bride de-
clared that they haduf been married,
that the ceremony had been performed
by a physician instead Of clergyman
and that she wouldn't lie with any
man until she was lawfully welded to
him. She then became violently insane
and was taken to the MIdletown in.
sane asylum.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
Three Months, Accidents.

Accident bulletin No. 36. which has
just been sent ont by the interstate
commerce commission. shows that
the number of persons killed in
train accidents during the months OF
April. May and June, 1910. was 1877
killed and 2641 injured. being an in
crease Of 3S in the number killed and
SIS in the number injured. Accidents
of other kinds bring The total number
Of casualties up to 20,650, or 100 killed
and 1884 injured. being an increase
Of us in the number killed and 4577
in the number injured.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
Student Accused of Biosmy.

Harry A. Roarback, aged twenty
three years, Of New Haven. Conn,
who made rhe claim that he was a
Yale student and the son of an Albany,
n. Y, millionaire. was bound over to
the higher court from the police court
in bonds of $1,000 On the charge Of
bigamy Mary A. Sebas Of this city,
testified that she was married TO him
in Mllerton n Y. three years ago. He
deserted her and their Dapy Dout a
month ago He and Anna Shervu =. of
Brooklyn, y. y, were married I this
city
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
7. R. NOT A DICTATOR
Colonel Says He Has No Power Except
From People.

N~'eiiGi Sog9 ilI Flds NO ROVER ENcep
From People.
"You don't have to be afraid Of a
dictator who has no power except as
the people behind him give il to him.
l haven't one bit OF power except as
you and people like you give. shouted
Colonel Roosevelt to a crowd that fr.
ed the opera house at Lockport. N. Y.
The colonel had been saying that
some Of his opponents thought he
wanted to be dictator OF the United
States During his speech at the opera
house he said:
"Tammany makes the appeal that II
you put it into power it won't behave
as it has in the past, while we make
the appeal that if you put MS into
power We will behave exactly as we
have in the past"
Comparing the records Of Dix and
Stimson, the colonel said: Mr. Dix
hasn't got much record and he's busily
engaged in establishing an alibi for
most Of that"
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
Screams scare of wolf.

The wild screams of the year-old
daughter of Herman Bildrian, who
lives two miles from Marshfeld. Wis.
saved the life OF the farmers two
year-old son. who was being carried
away by huge timber wolf
The wolf entered the farm yard
where the children weer playing. and,
selzing the boy. started for the woods.
The girl ran after her brother. scream
ing. until the wolf was so frightened
that it dropped the boy practically un-
hurt
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
crIrnen sentenced 70 peath.

Or Hawiay Harvey Crippen must
die for the mu der of his actress
wife, Belle Elmore. was decreed by
swift British justice in London. After
only thirty minutes deliberation, sue
ceeding a trial lasting five days, a
jury found the American dentist guilty
of the murder of his wife Cora. an
American woman. known on the stage
as Belle Elmore, and Lord Chief Jus.
tice Alyersrone, who presided at the
trial, sentenced Crppen to be hanged
on Nov. s.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
eas kIIIs Men: children lIu..

Two children lived for nine hours
In gas filled chamber after two grown
men had been asphyXiated by the
fumes. Police broke into the room OF
Michael Slovensky, forty years old. at
Chicago and discovered him and his
friend Hyman Infeld, sixty-three years
old, dead. The children were uncon.
scious. but were revived by physicians.
A broken gas tube is blamed for the
accident.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
Duke of Neranila ne-a

The Duke OF Neragua. a descendant
Of Christopher Columbus and former
minister OF marine. died in Madrid,
Spain He was born in 1897.
The duke visited the United States
in 1892 on the occasion OF the Colum-
bus celebration and was received with
nigh honors as the representative of
the family Tie also came 10 this coun.
try in 1898 TO attend the Worlds Fair
at Chicago.
The Duke de VeragIa is the thir-
teenth in descent from Christopher Co.
lumbus
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
Ambassador straus Resinn..

Oscar s Straus, of New York. am.
bassador to Turkey. has informally
submitted his resignation TO President
Taft.
Mr.. Straus has been the American
diplomatic representative at Constan.
tinople since May Il. 1909. He is tired
OF the diplomatic service, it is said.
and wishes TO resume his residence in
this country. Mr.. Straus is now in the
United States on leave of absence.
Milford chronicle., 1910-11-04
HAS BLUE BOOK
FOR PLUMBERS
E, |. Weyman TgStifieS in
bath Tub Trust" Probe.
ELEVEN ZONES IN COUNTRY
Witness Tells How Prices Were Fixed
to Be Quoted to customers-com.
mission Ruled Prices.


to Be Quoted to Customers-Com.
mission Ruled Prices.
Further agreements among manufac'
turers OF enameled ironware as TO the
selling conditions OF their wares were
brought out in the governments in
vestigation Of the so-called bath tub
trust" at Pittsburg. Pa
Edwin L. Weyman who told Of his
numerous agreements with manufact.
urers and jobbers. continued the mar.
ratiye of his activity in getting the
various branches Of the industry to
work together
Weyman told of a blue book"
which contained the names of plumb
ing supply jObbers eligible to make
contracts with the sixteen manufact-
urers who are defendants in this ac-
tion, and also identified a copy of the
price list used by the jobber.
He said that he had made IS per
cent OF the changes that appeared in
the list since June l. 1910. These
prices were what the jobbers were TO
quote their customers.
Weyman also told of a meeting at
a New York hotel March 29 and 80 Of
this year, at which he declared 81 per
cent Of the enameled ironware pro
duction was rcpresented. and voted
favorably on the agreement between
the various manufacturers.
Ed urfr J. G41ersauor enaafo1 aeegcA-
ant TO Attorney General Wickersham,
brought from Weyman that the coun-
try had been divided into eleven terri
torial zones, which embraced the prin-
cipal cities OF the United States, for
the sale of its product. II was also de-
geloped by the witness that the cor
Doration had contracts with jobbers
n every state except Arizona.
The book he told about was known
Is the Blue Book OF the National
ommittee of the Confederated Supply
company Association. Of 20 Broadway, {
lew York. Ii contained 297 names. {
lille other firms not in the book num- i
'er as Weyman testified that 46 9TH
r jobbers had not execu,- the job {
ers license agreement. I
Weyman proved an unwilling wit S
ess at times. but it was finally C
rOught OUT that if jobbers purchased I
ARE OF manufacturers not in the COM
inc. either the manufacturers or Wey- a
ian might cancel the contract The u
illness also admitted that neither the h
rices, discounts nor differentials ca a
P changed without the consent Of the s
rice and schedule commission
Weyman stated that on March 80,
40. it was understood that when he
ld obtained the signature of S5 per o.
INT of the production TO the Chicago u
sreement il was to become bindin >
I'd effective.