Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-08-06
ALLURING WIDOW
PROVES CLEVER
SWINDLER
Half a Brick in a Shoe Box
Bait; Emperor of Germany
Thinks University Students
Too Bibulous.

tAssSsiatesi Press Corvesponsenee.,
Berlin, Aug. e.--The local police
have put an end 20 a means OF live
liho0d employed by an attractive wo-
man 81 Berlin who. dressed in widows
garb. gathered IN considerable sums
BY q swindllng game which had the
merit ~ novelty and was based on a
keen knowledge ~ human nature.
The wOman's mode ~ operation
was "a station herself az n subway
entrance. or before n post office. wait
until n likely looking man came IN
sight. start hurrieaiy searching
through her purse. and then cry out
i've been robbed" Gallant males
sympathizing with a woman IN dis
tress. generally started conversa-
tion
In the course Of the talk they learn
ed that she was q widow ana lived
IN Charl0ttenburg. n fashionable dis
trlct of the greater city She confid-
ed various troubles 10 her listeners
whereof the chief one was that her
is-year-oid daughter was difficult TO
manage and too fond 81 the society Of
men. although otherwise a dutitul and
loving daughter. The widow" then
suggested that n loan ~ 50 or -
would save her inteFrupting her shop
ping tour. II her new friend lived
anywhere In her neighborhood. he
could take as security n new and ex-
pensive pair of shoes which she had
Just bought and carry them Co her
home. where her daughter would be
glad to repay the trifiing loan made
Ia her mother.
According to the police. large
number Of men. seeing an opportunity
20 become acquainted with a charming
young woman who loved mems socie-
~, lent the distressed widow the sum
demanded. took her lou and the box
OF shoes and posted orr 70 her home
| Unable Ia find either home or daugh-
ter. they finally become suspicious
and opened the shoe box. II contain
ed half a brick and some wrapping
paper.
The widows downfall came when
she inadvertently tried to play the
same trick on the same man for the
second time.
/ Mesothorium. Il appears from a re-
port from Essen. runs radium close
race for value. The city council
there has appropriated $4,000 for the
purchase Of one-tenth Of one grain
for the municipal hospital. u " 10
he used In experimental treatment 81
cancer Private subscribers have
given further $4,000 for another
tenth % q grain.
The emperor. who Is we'll known "a
be very abstemious IN oil things
thinks that German university stu
dents drink too much sentence
proving this was uned by him while
receiving the students homage durinr
hts Jubilee week. His majesty on thh
occasion said; II expect YOU t0 reduce
your consumption Of alcohol To
marked degree"
The emperor issued a similar warn
ing TO the naval cadets of the empire
In a speech which he made NJ MUIR
wick some time ago. and he has sew
ern! times declared that more athletics
and less beer would improve the stu
dent physique Showing. however
lhow established beer drinking Is as an
incident Of every student celebration
1.-THE fact may be- mentioned that ave
glasses ~ beer for each student were
paid for from the funds Of the Uni
versity of Berlin on the occasion 81
the Jubilee Examiners.