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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-17

NEW YORK, October IT, 'Brun-
hild's" letters to ''Siegfriend," each sealed
with the "eye kiss" were read for four
hours to jury in the supreme court yes
terday. They formed the chief testimony
in Russell G. Griswold's suit for $50, 600
against Helen Griswold Smith, who is
worth million or more, and whom he
charges with breach of promise to marry,
which was brought to trial before Justice
Brown in the supreme court
On the letters the young man relied .
prove for nine years the daughter of the
late James E. Smith, once commodore of
the New York Yacht Club and president
of the stock exchange, had ''strun; him
along with the promise that she would
marry him some time, only to declare at
the end that she had never had such in
tentions and regarded him merely as a
friend.
Adopt Names From Opera.
Mr.. Griswold, who is twenty-eight and
chorus man in a Broadway show. was
the only witness heard today. He said on
the stand that Miss Smith and he adopted
the names 'Brunhild'' and .Siegfred'
because, like the charac tiers in the Wag-
ner opera, she was much older than he; he
ADDED that she would never tell him just
how old she was.
Griswold known to the public as
"RuzZielamb,' showed no trepidation in
facing an ordeal that few men would
care to undergo, and even when it came
to explaining the mysterious initials. Il.
K at the bottom of many of Miss
Smiths letters and postals he bravely
offered the solution, described the lady's
particular penchant for kissing him on
the eyes, exclaiming: Russell and his
pretty little eyes!' and how she came to
adopt the initials Il. k as symbolic of
this eccentric desire. Miss Smith re-
sumed her maiden name after divorcing
Homer Cummings. former mayor of
Stamford, in 1907. Griswold said he
first met Miss Smith, then Mrs. Cum
mngs, Easter Sunday, 1901. He was a
close friend until 1907, when she divorced
Cummings
Nine Years of Life Wasted.
Jacob Gordon, attorney for Griswold,
opened the proceedings proper with
pathetic statement of lis clients case
He said, among other things:
This woman wasted nine years OF
this boys life. From 1901, when she
met him as a boy fresh from school-he
was only eighteen years old--she led him
on to love her
Griswold took the stand just as Miss
two veils-the over one deep purple and
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and 18th Streets w. B. Moses & Sons so Years.


of Richard Moncure's candidacy for com
monwealth attorney.
Ten years ago. Mr.. Moncure told the
crowd from a box on the court house
steps in outlining his claims to the office
he came to the county with two loads of
household furniture, wife and a baby,
and ever since he had had faith in the
development Of the county. In his plat
form, as candidate for election, he
promised to prevent all gambling in the
county, to suppress the ''speakeasies'' and
to give county officers legal advice as they
required it.
Several other candidates for Offices in
the county made addresses. including
George II. Rucker. James E. Clements
W. {. Wibert and A. j. Wedderburn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-17
Maennerchor Gives Entertainment.

Inc Germania Maennerc..or gave its
hrst entertainment of the season at Old
Masonic Temple last evening A dramatic
performance. concert and a dance were
on the program. Among those taking part
were r. l.. Aue. August Braunt, F. Genth
Mrs S. Lehnert. Miss H. Elsner. A. Neff
Miss M. Hansen, Miss Ethel Balser and
h. Sander. The dramatic portion of the
entertainment was a one-aet sketch nv
Prof: Emil Christiani. entitled "a Ghost
the society, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-17
BISHOP ATTENDING FUNERAL.
Mrs. Josephine Curtis Douglas Died
Sunday in New York.

The Bishop of Washington and his sis
ter-in-law, Mss Harriet Douglas are in
New York in attendance today on the
funeral of Mrs. Josephine Curtis Douglas.
mother of Miss Douglas and the late Mrs.
Harding and widow of DR. John Hancock
Douglas. who attended President Grant In
HIS last illness. Mrs. Douglas died In
New York Sunday. The interment will be
in Greenwood cemetery, in that city.
Besides Miss Douglas. two other daugh-
tiers, Mrs. b. G. Love of New York and
Mrs. Rolf Creyke of Toronto, Can, sur
vive her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-17
CORONER Is PUZZLED.
Doesn't Know What to Do With
$121.86 He Has on Hand.

In reply to a request from Coroner
hewitt OF the District as to the official to
whom he should render his accounts Con
troller Traceweil of the Treasury has de-
cided that the coroner should make re-
turns to the Attorney General, who will
fix the regulations under which the re-
turns shall be made.
Coroner hewitt says he has on hand
$121.S6, fees from process duties. and that
he does not know whom he should make
accounting to. He has always made re-
turns to the treasurer and thought the
treasurer would receive the accounting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-17
This Simple Powder
Quickly Removes Hairs
CFrom Boudoir secrets.)

No pain unpleasant after effects follow the
use OF powdered delatone for the removal of
hairs from the skins surface; and persons afiict
ed with superhuous growths quickly remove
them in the privacy of their own room in a very
few minutes time
Get an original package of delatone and with
a little water mix enough OF the powder into a
paste to cover the hairy surface. Let this paste
remain on for two or three minutes. then rub
on and wash the skin and the hairs gone.
never TO return. Delatone costs dollar an
ounce. but is unfailing for removing hairy
srowfhs and preventing others coming. After it
u used the skin Is left smooth, white and hrm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-17

forget the spot, the spoon and the maid
They are all waiting for you
Another of the letters referred to a
gift.
IBID she give you any presents?" asked
counsel.
Yes she gave me a diamond ring. pm,
scarf and socks. When l was sick she
sent me flowers, fruit, candy and lot
of things
The end of his romance came, GrisWold
said when he discovered that Miss Smith
had another admirer in William harper.
When he demonstrated he says she told
him: why, Ruzzie, l never loved you.
For heavens sake, have you taken what
| said seriously? Why, you foolish boy,
that was only pastime.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-17

examination, but was ordered to take the
final examination at Fort Leavenworth
by President Taft. Incidentally Col
Garrard commandant at Fort Myer
was reprmanded for notation he made
on Blooms papers
The other three enlisted men who
passed the examination and their assign
ments are Robert G. Brady, sergeant,
18th Cavalry. to the 9th Cavalry, now at
Fort Huachuca, AriZ.; Sergt. Edward
l.. HOFFMAN. 18th Infantry, to the I'd
Infantry, now stationed in Hawaii, and
Sergt Casper B. Rucker, to the oath
Infantry at Madison Barracks. NJ Y.
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LIEUT.. BLOOM ASSIGNED.
Goes to 4th Field Artillery at Fort
D. A. Russell.

Second Lieut.. Frank Bloom, son of the
post tailor at Fort Myer. has been as
signed to the Attn Field Artillery, now
stationed at Fort d. A. Russell Wyo-
ming.
Bloom. who was a private in the Sd
Field Artillery. failed in his preliminary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-17
MONCURE ADDRESSES VOTERS
Political Meeting Held at Alexan-
dria County Courthouse.

In response to Vote for Dick" placards.
which have been posted up IN all parts of
Alexandria county, about 15O voters of
the county attended mass meeting in
front of the Alexandria county court
house last evening. held in the interest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-17
ATHLETIC OFFICERS ELECTED.
Selected for Tenth Division Branch
of Colored Public Schools.

Officers of the tenth division branch OF
the Colorode Public Schools Athletic
League were elected at meeting yes
terdav afternoon at Sumner School They
are: President, Miss Mildred Gibbs: vice
president, Miss NJ NJ. Orme; secretary
treas 1rer Miss K L. Alexander Joseph
Montgomery was selected to represent
the division on the elementary school
games committee. The division games
committee was appointed as follows: w.
L. Guy, chairman; r. A Gillem and Miss
Euola Mechanics
Yesterdays election completes the cleo
zion of ali the officers of the league. A
series of basket ball games have been ar
ranged between schools of the several di-
visions, to begin November IL.
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the under one a white-which concealed
her features. She was dressed simply and
in black, and was laughing throughout
most of the testimony that followed.
Griswold is fair. He seemed nervous,
but defiant. He answered the questions
clearly. He said that he first met her
at her home in Stamford in 1901, when
he was a student in the Stamford High
school.
In 1905" said he. 81 gave up my
place at the bank because she said
was foolish to strain my eyes and that
! should come to Stamford and have a
good time with her. doing odd jobs
around the house. In 1907 she left for
South Dakota"
Eye Picture with a K"
Several letters were introduced. In
some of them she calls Griswold Sieg-
fried and signs herself Brunhild.
"Why did she call you Segfried?" said
Mr. Gordon.
"Siegfried and Brunhild are charac-
tiers in an opera, and since the latter is
much older than Siegfried. she thought
it would be very cute to use. those
names
Others of the letters and postcards had
after them the picture of an eye with a
* after it.
What does that stand for?" Mr.. Cor
don asked.
when I first met Miss Smith," said
Griswold "she liked to kiss my eye.
We had a secret code by which we
could kiss each other through the mails.
And when We met, if third person were
along, we would tell each other how
much we would like to kiss by winking
our eyes in different ways"
With Him in Spirit.
In February, 1905. she addressed one to
him Dear Little Ruzzie,' saying. Il
am keeping warm heart for you In
November, 1904, among other messages
she wrote him: II am with you in spirit.
/ wait for your bodily presence. Don't
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-27
TISSUE OF
LIES SAYS
ATTORNEY
HILTON HAS INTERVIEW
WITH PRISONERS-SAYS THE
STORY OF CONFESSION, AND
OF MRS. INGERSoL's IDENTI-
FLYING PRISONERS UTTERLY
FALSE.
[uNIrEp pREss IEAsEp wIRE. !

Los Angeles, Cal, April 27.-Ab-
solute reputation of the alleged con-
fession of Ortle McManigal to Detec-
tive William Burns, a statement that
Mrs. d. II. Ingersoll, of San Francis
CO. has failed to identify James b..
Mcnamara as ]. B. Bryce, and a dec
laration that the three prisoners un-
der arrest here as suspected dyna-
miters are the victims of the most
nefarious plot ever concocted to rail
road innocent men to jail, or worse,
were the bnoadsides with which At
torney o. NJ. Hilton opened the bat
tie for the defense Of John j. and
James B. Mcnamara and McManlgal
here at noon today
Following a two-hours conference
with the prisoners in the county jail,
Hilton issued statement setting
forth what he stated wa the true
state Of affairs which has branded the
Mcnamara brothers and McManigal
as the greatest dynamiters Of the age.
"McManigal at no time made any
part OF confession to Burns or to
any one else" said Hilton. "A tissue
Of lies, manufactured by the brains
of detectives who have unearthed the
evidence against the three men un-
der arrest, which has been moulded
into a typewriter document This
has been flung out onto an unsuspect-
ing public by greedy newspapers, glad
to get anything whatever bearing up
on the case, and denied by the fight
Of the detectives with their prisoners,
any way of verifying 1t.
"McNhnigal's first stateTJsnt to
me was:
"'What right have the newspapers
to print columns of stuff that ! am
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-27
[uNIFnp Pansa LrAsnp wInn.l

Washington, April 27-A resolu-
ton to abolish the United States SEN
ate was presented today by Victor L.
Berger, the Milwaukee Socialist men,
Der Of the house Of representatives.
A constitutional amendmslS doing
away with the greatest dellberative
body in the world" is tho means pro-
viled in the resolution.
Berger asserts that the senate has
become an obstructive bo '~. many Of
whose members represent no state at
all, but only vast combinations Of
predatory wealth. 1t is for this rea-
son that he offered his constitutional
amendment.
''The senate has become an obstruc
tive body-a menace to the peoples
liberties" the resolution recltes, "a
body many members of which are rep
resentatives solely of certain preda-
tory combinations; body which, by
reason of the corruption often attend
ing the election of its. members. has
furnished the gravest public scan
dals in the history of the nation"
Berger proposed an amendment Civ
ing the house of representatives all
the duties now held by the senate,
with a referendum on Its provisions
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-27

supposed to have written, Is there
any redress?'
docs that sound like the talk of a
man who has confessed to a string of
atrocities that would make Nero
pale?"
Details of the meeting between
Mrs, Ingersoll, Iof San Francisco, and
James B. Mcnamara, withheld by
District Attorney Fredericks, were
supplied by Hilton. According to his
version, Mrs. Ingersoll did not direct
ly confront Mcnamara. Instead she
was planted" in the jail corridor
and Mcnamara was led forth, ostensi-
bly, to talk to District Attorney Fred
erlcks Fredericks and the prisoner
paced up and down the corridor, pass
ing each time within few feet Of
Mrs. Ingersoll.
Mcnamara told him, Hilton said,
that there was no conversation be-
tween him and Mrs, Ingersoll. Nc
Namara said he had never before seen
Mrs. Ingersoll, until he saw her leave
the corridor from which she had been
watching him. That the trial of the
McNamaras and McManigal will sur
pass anything of its kind ever held in
America was the prediction Of Judge
Hilton, Baslng his opinion on his
knowledge of the Moyer, ,Pettibone
and Haywood case, he said there were
more different angles to the present
case than any he had ever heard Of.
"The plot to lay the explosion in
the Times building at the doors Of
union labor Is Of proportions altogeth-
er beyond ordinary conception, he
said Imagine hundreds of men in
widely separated cities, each perform
ing his little part OF the scheme. All
or nearly all of these were doing It
unwittingly, were following what they
believed to be real clues, and at the
same time were laying clues for other
sleuths to follow, One or two brains
at the bottom conceived the whole
plan and apparently It worked with
capital success but it is doubtful II a
plot with so many sides will stand
together"
As base from which to direct
their operations, Judge Hilton and
other attorneys who have thus far
been associated with him in the case
this afternoon engaged a suite of
rooms in the Higgings building
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-27

to be invoked by Ave per cent of the
qualified voters Of three-fourths Of
the states, to be filed within 80 days
after the passag Of any law.
In line with his opinion that the
supreme court Of the United States
should not be permitted to declare
laws unconstitutional, Berger's reso-
luton states that all laws enacted by
the proposed house should be the SUI
preme law Of the land.
In presenting his resolution, Berg
or said:
"The senate has run It's course and
must, like the house Of lords In Eng
land, some day yield to the popular
demand for Its reformation or aboli-
tion. There is nothing as conserva-
tive as the great mass of the people"
AS the rules of the house strictly
prohibit any criticism Of the senate.
stand natters in the lower body be-
lleve it will be necessary to discipline
Berger,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-27

TROOPS ON
THE MARCH
WELL FOUNDED REPORTS SAY
FEDERALS HAVE VIOLATED
ARNIISTICE AND 300 ARE
MARCHING TOWARDS JUAREZ.
[uNIrEp rREss IEAsEp WINE. ]

UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
El Paso, Tex, April 27.-Three
hundred Mexican federal troops are
marching toward Juarez, according to
an unconfirmed report reaching here
this afternoon. If this report is we'll
founded, it means violation of the
armistice which provides that no
troops should be moved in the Chi
huahua zone during the cessation of
hostilities.
Close friends of General Francisco
Madero state that the insurgent lead
er, would resist any attempt of fed
erals to join General Navarro's forces
at Jaurez.
Federal sympathizers pointed out
that it was possible that the feder-
ais had received orders to go to Jua-
rez before the armistice became eff
fective. If this is so. the troops will
be compelled to withdraw from the
peace zone.
All was reported quiet at Madero's
headquarters today. Some of the
American insurgents predict that the
federals will violate the armistice and
resume fighting. The general opin-
ion is that the armistice will be
strictly observed until the arrival of
DR.. Vasquez Gomez on Saturday,
when, it is expected, the agreement
will be extended.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-27
[UNlTED PRESS LEASED wIan.l

Los Angeles, Cal, April 27.-The
story of the thrilling fight of detec-
tives with John j. Mcnamara from
Indianapolis was told today by De-
tective Sergeant James Hosick, of the
Local police force, and Detective Guy
Biddinger, of Chicago, to whom Nc
Namara was given in custody after
his alleged kidnapping in the Indiana
city by Detective William ]. Burns.
Biddinger and Hosick went di-
reCtly from Chicago to Indianapolis,
to be in ION the killing" as they
characterized the seizure of McNa-
mara in his offices in that city late
last Saturday afternoon.
AS soon as we made the pinch
there, said Biddinger 1--WE hustled
our man into an automobile and
went straight to the police court with
him. There he answered to his name
willingly, and was turned over to us
on the requisition papers made out
by the California authorities, and
honored by Governor Marshall, of In
diana.
After leaving the court we
jumped into the automobile and
started on our trip to Los Angeles.
Mcnamara did n t know where he
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-27
The Capitalists, Side.

Dayton, O., April 27.-The capital
lists side of the controversy over the
arrest of John ]. Mcnamara, of Indi-
annapolis, was presented today by John
Kirby, president of the NATIONAL AS
sociation of Manufacturers, in the fol-
lowing statement to the United Press:
(By John Kirby, president of the Ma
tional Association of Manufactur-
ers.)
When the lbs Angeles Times was
blown up President Samuel Gompers,
OF the American Federation of Labor,
was In st. Louis. He was immediate
ly reported as declaring that the dis
aster was "'frame-up on the part of
the capitalists and advocates of the
open shop to put organized labor in
bad repute."
Immediately upon the recent ar
rests Gompers is reported as declar-
ing that the arrests and prosecutions
were intended to destroy union la
bor." But the whole influence of his
kind of organized labor was quickly
put in operation to prevent the trans
portation of Mcnamara to California
and a great cry of protest has gone
forth because was not given an op-
portunity to escape.
am asked to give capitals view Of
the matter. I can only give my own
view, which in view OF organized la
bor's murderous record and the many
bridges and non-union-built building
which have been systematically blown
up, cannot differ materially from the
view of every sane American citizen.
The evidence against Mcnamara
and his associates appears conclusive.
They should be given a speedy and
impartial trial, and, If found guilty,
they should be hanged. If innocent,
they should certainly, and surely will
get their liberty.
But in the light of all the circum-
stances it would seem fitting that la
Dor officials should refrain from de-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-27
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE


Los Angeles, Calf. April 27.-Mrs.
D. Fl. Ingersoll of San Francisco,
paid visit to James B. Mcnamara in
his cell at the county Jail today for
the purpose of Identifying him as
James B. Bryce, alleged dynamiter
of the Los Angeles Times.
Mrs. Ingersoll was accompanied by
District Attorney Frederlcks and two
detectives. On emerging from the
jail she was taken directly to the
district attorneys office, where a
conference lasting half an heur was
held.
Asked whether she had identified
Mcnamara as Bryce, Mrs. Ingersoll
refused to make any statement.
81 cannot talk now" she said.
District Attorney Fredericks also
was non-committal, He said, 81
will have statement to make later ="
Mrs. Ingersoll's stay in the jail did
not exceed 10 minutes. She was TAX
en- direct to the cell occupied by the
youngest of the two brothers and
stood gazing in for several seconds
and it is understood talked with him
through the bars. No one besides
police officers and representatives of
the district attorneys Office was al
lowed to enter the jail while Mrs. In
gersoll was there.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-27
DARROW IS
To ASSIST
DEFENSE
WILL LEAVE FOR COAST AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE AND WILL REAL
LY BE IN CHARGE OF THE DE-
FENSE OF THE ALLEGED DY-
NAMITERS.

San Francisco, April 27-Clarence
s. Darrow, the greatest labor lawyer
in the United States, has accepted
the position of chief counsel for the
defense in the trial of the three men
arrested for the alleged dynamiting
of the Los Angeles Times building
Darrow will start for the coast as
soon as possible
Announcing this fact, the tele-
grams were given out here today by
the general campaign strike COM
mittee:
San Francisco, April 27. Clarence
s, Darrow, Chicago: know you
understand the responsibility which
makes you hesitate; but labor's
greatest and perhaps final battle in
court needs you as the direct head
and ] know You will give now, as in
the past, the best you have for hu-
manity's advancement toward more
freedom and happlness--O A. Tviet-
moe, Secretary OF the State Building
Trades Council"
The following reply was received
today:
Chicago, April 81. o. A. Tyietmoe,
San Francisco; The unions attorney
from Indianapolis leaves Friday.
want all possible time to arrange
business here. Have started investi-
cations at indianapolis Many law
yers throughout the country anxious
to get into case; have no one in any
capacity except possibly able man
long residence in San Francisco or
Los Angeles with Hartman until
full conference. We must pick
every man and must be harmonious.
fully appreciate the contest and II
someone else undertook It should be
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