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The evening world., 1911-11-15

National Cigar Leaf Tobacco Manu-
facturers' Association"
81 know nothing of the tobacco mat
tor said Mr.. Wise. "If I were asked
to give my opinion whether h Courts
decision should stand. l could not. for
I have not followed II. My ofico has
never had anything to do with II. and
conseu sently I am not In a position TO
60 into the merits Of the natter"
While papers were served on tho at
torneys nor the trust. the only answer
Ing paper was that of the Attorney
Generals representative.
The L,vy petition asks the Circuit
Court to allow the National Cigar Leaf
Tobacco Manufacturer Association TO
intervene and to ameisi It's decree so as
to have tho United States Supreme
Court review the decree and mako the
independents parties to the suit.
The course of the Acknowledgement
ls looked upon as singular. inasmuch as
IL r. pointed out there are many rea-
sons for him appealing. He accepted
the trusts plan for dissolution before
the Court, but asked for notifications,
only one OF which was granted by the
Court. The independents say that the
refusal to mike the changes suggested
are sufficient grounds for him ap-
healing
The evening world., 1911-11-15
WINE IMPORTER ENDS LIFE.
VIM. Msurer. suffering from Nerv-
Gus Trouble, Driven to suicide.

William Mauer. n OF the best known
residents OF Brooklyn. shot and killed
himself to-day In the cellar of his wine
importing establishment at Nos. iio3
M 1io5 Myrtle avenue. Williamsburg.
He was u sufferer from a nervous dis
order and had reached the conclusion
that his case was incurable.
Mr.. Mauer lived with his wife and two
little boys In apartments over the wine
importing establishment. lie left his
rooms after breakfast. announcing that
no was going TO the office and dispose
OF some work. Instead he proceeded
directly TO this cellar and put n bulle,
through his head. The body was dis
covered two hours iator by Mary Hon.
man. a domestic In the Mauer house.
hold. DIR. Schauf, the family physician.
was summoned and said death had
been instantaneous.
The evening world., 1911-11-15
OIL SOAKED RAGS
IN CLOSET CAUSE
INQUIRY |NT0F|RE
Police to Question Tenants of
Flat Where Blaze Starts
That lmperils Many.

After the iremen had e%xtinguished a
In the fiat Of Solomon Hereinafter.
third floor. rear, in the tenement a; No.
So East One Hundred and Second street,
The evening world., 1911-11-15
TOBACCO TRUST
! DEFENSEPUTUP
40 UNCLE SAM
Independents Demand Stronger
frCument Than That of
IA. Wickersham.

Attorney-Genera wickersham this
a~ftsspson appeared in the role OF the
defender Of the Tobacco Trust and OPP
pesel granting the relief sought by tho
The evening world., 1911-11-15

left here at 3 r. NJ. on a special
train for Frederick, Md, TO address a
The evening world., 1911-11-15

convention Of the Associated Boards OF
Trade OF the state. lie returns to
Washington tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
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Public sentiment as to the rights of women has risen, and the man who abuses his wives is not considered re- spectable. No man dares address a strange woman on the streets of any Turkish city, and in the best regulated houses the husband does not eenter the woman's apartments when he knows he is not wanted although he has the legal right to go there at any time.
 The Mohammedan wife has the entire right and control of her own property, and if she brings the money into the family she does not hesitate to say so. She has about as much power in the courts as our women have. She can sue and be sued and can even enter suit against her husband in regard to her own property. She can make will and leave her property as she pleases and she can force him to pay the dowry agreed upon. When she marries he has to buy the wedding gown and if he di- yorces her she gets back her rousseau.
 Slave Marriages
 It is said that women are still bought and sold in the Turkish possessions. Not long ago there was regular trade in the black girls who were brought across the Sahara from central Africa and shipped through Tripoli into Syria and other parts of Turkey. Before the Eng fish took hold of Egypt this traffic was carried on through the Nile valley and 1t was winked at by the officials. It Is said to be still in vogue in Morocco, and slaves are brought in from parts of the Caucasus in Constantlnople.
 According to the law of the Koran mar riages with slaves are legal. The wives of the sultan are largely slaves who are brought in from Georgia and Circassia, 8 plump bright-eyed red-headed white
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12

the amount of the dowry may be paid over, in the presence of witnesses.
 Queer Wedding Ceremonies
 Tn all Oriental countries the wedding ceremonies are very important. The mar riage is always an occasion of protracted festivities, and not to be invited is a grave offense. One of the proverbs here is. s'He who does not invite me to his marriage will not have me at his funeral . Among the Mohammedans thef wedding ceremonies often last week, during which there is feasting on the part of both families The dinners are given be- fore the wedding, and at the time of the ceremony large amounts of money are thrown to the beggars. The wedding feasts usually begin Monday. Tuesday the bride is taken to the bath and there is a feast there, the bridegroom paying the expenses of the bathing and eating.
 Wednesday the bridegroom's lady friends go to the house of the bride, where they have concert and dinner. At this time the finger nails and toe nails of the bride are stained red with henna and they begin to deck her out for the wedding Thursday the bride is taken to the groom's house in a great procession. and there the two eat candy, exchanging mouthfuls or bites, the idea being that nothing but sweetness is hereafter 10 pass from the lips of one to the other. The bridegroom has not seen the bride until this time. He here says prayer in the presence of the bride. kneeling on her bridal veil as he does so.
 Mohammedans of Palestine
 Among the Mohammedans of Pa1es- tine, so says my guide Shammas, the wedding usually takes place at the mosque, and the bridegroom meets his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
The Women Of Ddmdscus
BY FRANK G. CARPENTER.

keep her myself" and so it is at this writing.
 Such divorces are always on the part of the husband As for the women, they have more difficulty in getting rid of the marriage tie, although they can do so, provided the husband does not perform his duty to them or give them an equal amount of attention with the other wives of the family. According to Mo hammed every man had the right to four wives but the Koran provides that he must spend an equal time with each of them, and in some places he Is required to give each separate establishment.
 During my travels in the Holy. Land I have picked up some interesting stories of marriage and divorce Every sect has it's own customs. The Jews can divorce easily, and after that they can marry again. The orthodox Greeks can only marry three times. and some of the Christians are not allowed divorce with out cause.
 Marriage in the Holy Land
 In all of the Jewish weddings the girl brings a dowry, the amount of the dot being mentioned in the contract of mar riage. This contract is always signed in the presence of the rabbi, and the we'd ding ceremony takes place under tent in the court of the synagogue. Before marriage the bride is shaved from her head to her feet, and after that her head is always kept covered. At the ceremony and after it they have music, with drums, cymbols and harps, and many of the old-fashioned customs of Bible times are preserved. The Jews marry young, and a girl is an old maid at 20.
 The Peasant Mohammedans
 The Mohammedans of the villages usu- ally take wives when they are entering their teens, and marriages at 12 years are not uncommon. The man is usually older and it is customary for matured mon to marry young girls and to add them to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12

bride when she is ,)n the way thither, although she is so yelled that he can not see her. She Is dressed all in white and is carried under a canopy on the sh oulders of four men. At the mosque the wedding sermon is given, and at the end of this the bride goes to the house of her husband. As she steps over the threshold she bends down and passes under two crossed swords up- held by his friends This smeans that if she Is not true to her husband he will kill her. She Is taken first to tn 0 women's apartment or harem, over tile door of which has been placed piere of leavened dough with a green leaf lying upon it. She presses the palm of her hand on the leaf and into the dourl, thus signifying that the home into which she has come will flourish. In some cases the bride breaks piece of ,eavened bread and gives to the young people to eat.
 After she has entered her own apart ment in the groom's house there is q feast, the guests sitting, on the floor and eating course after course of meats and vegetables, interspersed with can dies and sirups. In some cases the groom has to make the bride speak be. fore the dinner will be served. and it is a virtue with her to keep silent just as long as she can.
 Woman's Rights in Syria
 It Is the general idea among Chris tians that Mohammedan wives have no rights which their husbands are bound to respect. am told this is not so, and that the women here not infrequently rule. their husbands The cost of living has Increased greatly within recent years. and 1t Is only a rich Moham- medan who can own several wives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12

Copyright, 1910, by Frank G. Car
 penter).
 DAMUscUs hoi Ye Bright-eyed, fair skinned girls of America. Drop for the | | moment your hobble-skirts and peach basket hats and take a look at your sisters of Damascus in faraway Syria How would you like to exchange your life for theirs? How would yoe like to spend your days without show ing your face to the light of the sun? How would you like to go about in q great bag of black silk which is tied in at the waist so that it covers your form from the head to the feet, except for a short thick veil of black which enables you to- feel your way along the street? How would you like to be penned up in the back of your house. or to have your front windows so lat ticed that you could see out only through holes as big around as a lead pencil? Aye, more, how would you like to never talk to any man but one of your family, and worse. never to have any other man or boy talk to or see you?
 This is the condition of the girls of this fanatical city of Damascus. It is the fate of millions of other women In Turkey and of the female Mohamme- dans throughout the whole world.
 Among the Yelled Women
 Within the past 30 ysarsl I have visited every Moslem country on earth, and have worn out my eyes trying to see through the veils which hide the fair sex. In Mo- rocco their faces are covered with cot ton, and they peep out through a crack as big as your finger, made by pulling the cloth slightly apart in front of the face. In Kairouan the girls cover their faces with black crepe so thick that you cannot telr wh4h they are negroes or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12

Copyright, 1910. by Frank G. Car
 penter).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
MAN ROBBED IN
 GOTHARD TUNNEL

Geneva, February 11-(Special)--A thrill ling adventure in the St. Gothard express has been experienced by a Swiss com mercial traveller. who was on the way to Milan from Lucerne When he en- tered a second-class compartment he found only one man, who appeared to be asleep, and the traveller also settled down to nap.
 Just before the entrance to the St Got hard tunnel the sleeping man sat up pulled out a revolver and carefully ex- amined the face of the Swiss, who in ter TOT kept his eyes closed. Apparently sat isfed, the stranger placed the revolver on the seat and emptied the travellers pockets of a large quantity of gold chains watches. sleeve links, bracelets, diamond rings, pins and brooches, and after pack ing them in paper hid the vauables in secret pockets of his own
 The Swiss traveller continued to 'sleep' until the guard entered the compartment at Bellinzona for the tickets, when he informed the official, who telegraphed to Chiasso. When the express arrived at this station the stranger was arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
RUSSIANS LIKE
 OUTDOOR GAMES

St. Petersburg, Februpary 1f.-(SpecialJ Russian schoolboys and schoolgirls are becoming devoted to outdoor games, which up to three or four years ago were quite unknown.
 the schools. Swimming, rowing and sai- ing are properly taught by qualified in- structors Each school pays contribu- tion from the school funds to the central institution. which organizes this branch of education. and every boy desirous of being a member pays a subscription of 5s for the season.
 There is a girls rowing club in connec- ton with one of the schools, the first in- stance on record in Russia Of a girls sporting club
 The number of members of the Aquatic Sports society in South Russia is fast approaching 1000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12

skinned girl being worth as much as half dozen white horses. 1 am told that Circassian girls are glad to be sold out of the hardships which they are sure to find in their own country. They are bought young and are trained up for wives. Such as can play on the zither and other musical instruments bring more than the Ignorant, and the blonde is worth more than the brunette. In the past $5000 was not a high price for a Circassian girl and any good-looking Georgian maiden of 12 would bring $200 and upwards. According to law the chill -dren of such slaves are legitimate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12
The Grocer's Bow

knows how constantly RossuM Bread is in the order basket. And he can tell you how clean AoisuK Bread keeps because it wrapped in dust-proof, germ proof wax paper. All the rich, crispy goodness of the wheat is kept in the bread. It can't evaporatc, ,-and no hands or breath touch the loaf after it leaves the oven until
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-12

Chicken Croquettes Put boiler stove of milk or chicken stock together level tablespoons Wessons snoW level tablespoons sifted flour When milk to boil add it to oil and flour and return all S solid cups fnely-chopped chicken. teaspoons of salt, tablespoon lemon juice saltspoon or pepper dash of few drops onion juice. Cook for two minutes and eggs well beaten Take from the immediately, spread flat dish cool. Put on ice Prepare pint powdered bread crumbs water Mould croquettes, dip in egg, roll In bread crumbs To few time in frying basket plunge into deep vessel of hot Wesson Snowdrf Oil brown, about 1-2 minutes. Drain
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-26
NIGH APPROACH
OF WORLD EMO.
TWILL CONE IN THIS GENERA.
1IoN. SAYS MINNESOTA
MAN.

Wesley Hardy, of Redwood Falls
Mimi. has arrived To herald to the
people ct Richmond the end of the
world. He came last night and reg
istered at Stumpfs Hotel To-day ha
Will be d prominent street corner
orator and will hand out literature
bearing on the subject of the near
approach of the Wind-up OF things.
Nh Hardy says that he represents
no sect or religious cunt. but con3es
mply and solely as the representa-
tive of his father. ". II Hardy, of
Redwood Falls. He has travelled
over a dozen States and will visit
the principal cities in dozen more
before he finishes his itinerary Last
Summer he covered six thousand
miles Oh a motorcycle spreading far
and near the tidings that the final
crack of doom viii be heard In this
generation.
In the literature that he is iistrib-s
uting il is stated that there have
been 1870 years of this generation
already fulfilled. so that the faint
hearted may take courage from the
natural Inference that the generations
of MIR. Hardy's doctrine cover quito
long periods of time and not the as
eepted periods of thirty years.
The doctrine OF Hardy of Rad-
wood Falls. is entirely distinct from
that taught by the Seventh Day Adj
ventists.
The herald of the approaching end
of time came here from Washington,
where he spent some days circulating
among the people Of TIE national
capital the grim tidings which he
bears
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-26
JURY FAILS TO
REACH VERDICT

Failing 10 agree on verdict after
deliberations on the case for more than
an hour. the jury which has been en-
gagged for the last four days in trying
the suit of - II. Green against Edgar
T. English ard O'flaherty and Full
ton. attorneys -atlaW was dismissed
by Judge Ingram in the Law and
Equity Court late last evening until i 1
o'clock this corning. when another eff
fort will be made to reach a verdict
Green. who vas formerly a motor
man, in the employ OF the Virginia
Railway and Power Company, asks
$4,000 OF THE defendant attorneys.
claiming through their failure to !ile
In pr0pert time the declaration in a
suit ne brought against the traction
company, caused him to lose $4,000
verdict. This resulted from the action
Of the Court of Appeals in upsetting
me verdict nj the lower court.
The lawyers claim that their TAIL
ure to nile the suit within THE time
limit was due To neglect on tn. part
of Green IN furnishing them with nee
essary information and data in Con-
nection with The ease
Argument Of counsel ia the case con-
sumed practically the entire time OF
the court yesterday. the evidence haV-
ing closed ,he preceding day
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-26

MAY LOSE The NINTH

IL Is said IN Republican circles that
when the proposed investigation II
alleged friction i'll the local depart
ments in the internal revenue office is
gone into, II viii reveal the fact that
the fight for the place Of national
committeeman viii prove 10 be- ne
ieet of an the friction
IL is generally understood among
Republicans and other thai the
prominent candidates for that pssi.
tion are present Committeeman Altah
Martin and RnNaI Cabelf
There are Two strong factions in
the state embracing on ono side such
reading Republicans as Alvah Martin.
Joseph lfaadS, Judge Vaddeil. al
though il is not believed that the lat
ter Is in any way actively engaged in
the game ri politics, and others.
while en- the other side are CabeH.
Brown Allen, Slemp and others III
THIS latter faction are the men of the
internal revenue office. who would be
glad 10 see their chief Roy Cabell
hoiding the membership of the ma
tonal committee
Among Republicans II is generally
conceded that the Ninth district is
vavering in the balance. and that al
the next election that dtstrlc may
drop ipo the Democratic fold- In this
event the national committeeman
from Virginia VIII have the handling
OF patronage for this State. and hence
IL can be readily seen that the position
will be one Of much Importance, With
no representative in Congress from
Virginia the Republicans VIII have
Ia look 10 the national committeeman
for Jobs.
Alvah Martin would like to con-
tinue In the place and his friends
would like to see him there On the
ether hand the friends of Roy CabeIl
want him To become committeeman,
and there Is where the dissensions
arise.
Federal building that the friends of
Martin are endeavoring To create dis
sension in tile ranks of the caheli
forces. SO that when the time comes
for the naming Of committeeman.
their ranks will he so shattered and
divided that the opposition may walk
in and capture the prize with ease.
While none Of the men Will talk
Very loud, the air is fun OF dope"
along the line Indicated above and IL
Is certain that when the inquiry into
internal dissension IL made the evi-
dence of the various witnesses will
tend to show that some one is max
ing IA strong political fight for him
SELF or his friend.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-26
SCREAMS OF WOMAN
BRIGHTEN BURGLAR

Waiter West. living ar No. Is1S
West Leigh street. was awakened
about five o'clock yesterday morning
ny the screams Of his wife. who had
discovered n burglar Ia the house
ss,es,. eot.,A.p Nth celebrity and saw a.
large man going toward the hack win
dow down stairs. lie gave chase and
the fleeing burglar distanced him. aud
disappeared,
search If the house revealed the
fact that the lower portion had heen
ransacked. ana shat TIE man had
forced a back window for his en-
trant~. So far as can be learned AT
this sine West cannot say whether
the f4an took anything away with
hi,n or not. tpt there were a number
OF .hirgs piled on the table down
stairs ready to he taken.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-26
SURPRISES MAY
Be WAITING FOR
CON7Es1 uTs
Continued from First Page


cry candidate to act while the CON
test is on, that when the voting is
over they will not realize to their sor-
row the truthfuluess vi that saying
"Of all sad words of tongue NJ pen,
the sadest are these: 1t might have
been might have been that lhe.@
had Won the race, instead OF their
competitor winning II.
Get second subscriptions.
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time to see those friends who, early
in the contest. came forNsard 50
quickly and aided you with the votes
resulting from a six months subscrip-
ton; get them to complete the pay
ment necessary To carry thei' sub
scriptions for a whole year. or letter
still, two years. and thereby secure
credit for the remainder of votes that
will complete the total siVep for the
two years period.
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votes into the enemy's country ny
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paign manager some littia time he
fore expecting their ballots returned.
1t takes about three days for orders
to be received. credits to subscribers
made. verified by our agents and
ballots made OUT before the campaign
manager can advise them as to tie
disposition of them.
The Nirginian always instructs IFS
agents to begin serving the subscrin-
ers as quickly as the orders are re-
cefved at this department, unless the
paper IL not 70 start at once.
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10 Won that have been issued as old
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kindly return them 10 this depart
ment. stating that You are returning
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-26
DECIDES To ADOPT
MODIFIED PLAN
PROJECTION OF PROPOSED CITY
WHARF Is CUT BOWN To
EIGHTEEN FEET.

Following IL hearing lasting seN-
eral hours. during which q rum Der
of persons were heard on the sub
1ect, Including several practical river
neu. the James River Improvement
Committee last night directed City
Engineer Rolling tn prepare a set of
modified plans for the proposed new
municipal wharf III place If those
previously drafted by him
Tho. modified plans are 10 provide
for a wharf OF the same length and
originally proposed but of consider
ably reduced projection into .he
river, the projection beinG tut down
from forty i've 10 eighteen feet
The City Engineer was also ii-
yected to advertise for bids. with No.
VEN Der 70 AZ tho time limit
The sum Of $2b. o00 is available for
this wharf. which IL to be OF timber
construction.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-26
WOMEN EMPLOYED
FACTORIES GET SMALL PAY

ed of in the forthcoming annual re-
port of Labor Commissioner James +.
Doherty Is the question of the amount
earnings of the women who work in
the industries of the State. From
figures made up covering 1000 opera
tors in Richmond. working In hox and
bag factories, baking powder factories
and the various cigar, cigarette and
cheroot factories. MIR. poherty finds
that the average earnings are s1.0l
per day This average is. of course,
much higher than the average per
diem pay Of women throughout the
State.