Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 323, 4 January 1908 — Page 3

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 10OS.

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"PHONE ROMANCE" IS HOW IH COURT

"Hello Girl" Who Won Millionaire Tower Wants Her Freedom. TELLS TALE OF CRUELTY. THREAT SAID TO HAVE BEEN MADE WHILE HER RIVAL WAS PRESENT WOULD HAVE LIBERAL DOWRY PLACED UPON HER. New Yuri;. Jan. 4. The "toienhone phis" romance, which upset all the old families of Poughkeep !h: in 'M)'', when millionaire Albert Kdward Tower wedd,:d Ma it Bcgardus, the operator, iiiiss ended i'i 'ho divorce courts. Mrs. Tower has served napers on her husband in an ;'ctlo:i for separation. Tin; application was made by her attorney to Judge Mills at Whim J'lains today for aliiuon and counsel fen:-!. Krom mistress of a palatial home villi an unlimited income. Mrs. Towfr sets forth in her complaint, she has been reduced to the necessity of living on ?100 a month. Pile is willing to accept, a settlement of tTun a month, villi an allowance, for servants and maintenance, running the account up 54110 ;iJdit ioiuil. Hhc and lier husband fr.ifnied an asire.'inent. ;o this effect last September. This was ; -bout I lie time when the stories pot, in I lie papers About Mr. Tower's attention to a dashing southern woman named Weiss. Declares She Stood Abuse. Since that, agreement was executed Mr. Tower has changed his mind. Mo reduced the allowance to $100 a month mid Mrs. Tower no longer occupies the Tower family mansion at PouhJioepsie. She is livins; with relatives. Mrs. Tower in her complaint verifies the charges made some months pro, that she and lur husband bad fiuarrels over his attention to Mrs. "Weiss 011 the yacht Krl Kins. At that time Mrs. Tower expressed her faith In her husband and said that she would stick to him in hopes that s:onie day he would learn and come home. Hut ho did not. Mrs. Tower, in her complaint, recites that her husband is guilty of cruelty, excessive drinking, consortr Jnp with women of ill repute, whom. Jt is alleged, he frequently compelled Ms wife to meet on his yacht and in other places. Mrs. Tower repeats that Iter husband allowed Airs. Weiss to jresido at the table in the yacht's dining room at which she was compelled 1o eat. Says Rival Heard Threats. Mrs. Tower says her husband quarreled with her in Mrs. Weiss' presence on the ErI King, took a revolver, loaded it, and compelled Mia. Tower to so 10 her cabin, lock the door, ami pass the night in fear. There was a lively scene, Mrs. Tow-j or alleges, at the Waldorf Astoria ho-1 lei on the night, of April l.", 19(;. j "While she was pick, she alleges. Tow- ; er told her in the presence of Iter ; counsel, Charles Morschhauser. that) he hated her, and never would live j with her again; that her presence; was offensive to him, and that he 1 would get rid of her by fair means or j foul. Mr. Tower makes his home at the' Metropolitan club in New York, and lias a summer home near New Rochele. He is a member of the Xew York "Yacht club. His first wife was Miss Nina Carpenter, daimhror of li. Piatt j Carpenter, who once was territorial ' governor of Montana. Mrs. To.verj Idlled her half grown son and herself) a lew months before Mr. Tower wedd ed Miss Bogardus. A CARD This is to certify that all druggists are authorized to refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure your cough or cold. It stops the cough, heals the lungs and prevents serious results from a cold. Cures la grippe coughs and prevents pneumonia and consumption. Contains no opiates. The genuine is in a yellowpackage. Refuse substitutes. A. G. Luken & Co. It's Knollenberg's 50 per cent, discount remnant sale on Dress Goods That Attracts the prudent buyers. Cornelius V. Collins. New York's superintendent of State prisons, said at a recent dinner at Troy: "Then there is the faddist type of prison warden. I ! )now one such warden. It is his hobby j to give to his prisoners congenial work ; work which they like and to which, they are accustomed. He mid one day j to a new convict: "Young man 1 see that you are sentenced to hard labor.; Now in providing jmi with work li Fhall take your former occupation into j account. What were you':' 'An anarch-' ist. sir.' the convict returned. 'Ahem.' j said the warden turning to his assistant, men we will put thi blat-ting roads.' " ttian to HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. Steam Radiators are now placed in the Auditorium. Owing to the large attendance and more constan; use of this space, it was found not to be economical and required too much coal to daily maintain a temperature of 70 degrees in a SS.OOO cubic foot space. The Ventilating Apparatus will bused as heretofore. The direct radiators are to he used as a supplement, or when the ventilation is not required. Charles Johahimig. the healing contractor for this work, states the coat cf heating this space will he reduced fully SO per rent. C. C. Jt L. ticket aeec: -:n sell yp leeping car tickets to Chicago for their 11:15 P. M. train. Call on him. apr6 tt

WEDDING CULMINATES ROMANCE WHICH BEGAN ON TOP OF SNOW CAPPED ALPS.

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The Baron and Baroness T..00 Von Graffen who were married in Xew York. The Baroness was Miss lrma Stern. Her marriage was the culmination of the latest international romance which, had its beginning among the snow-capped Alps. Her husband's family is among the oldest and best known in Switzerland.

Amusements THEATRICAL CALENDAR. NEW PHILLIPS. Week of Dec. 30 Vaudeville. GENNETT, Jan. 6 "The Time, the Place and the Girl." Jan. 9 "Our New Minister." Jan. 10 "Dream City." Jan. 11 "The Girl of the Golden West." Jan. 16 "The Girl Question." "The Time, The Plac- and The Girl." ! In "The Time, Tin Place and The jtJirl" Joe Howard, the composer is j said to have excelled in tunefulness jhis score 111 "The L'ripire," which is ) generally conceded to be with few 'peers among niusienl comedies in point, of melody. The more striking numbers in his latest work arc "Thursday is My Jonah Hay," "I Don't Like Your l-'ani'ly," "Blow tho Smoke Away," "The Waning Honeymoon," "First and Only," "Dixie. I Love You." 'Tin lonesome Tonight," and "Don't You Tell." Geunett Monday night. "The Girl Question." "The Girl Question." includes in its all-star cast Paul Nicholson, Angevine Norton. May Calder, Charles Horn, Thomas Fortune, Florence Ackley, Charles Fischer, while the chorus is quite up to the standard of beauty and dash and ginger which "The Time, The Place and The Girl," "The Umpire" and all the other AskinSinger productions have get. Gennett Jan. 16. "Dream City." When "Dream City" is produced here it will be given in its entirety LITTLE CHIP With "Dream City." just as at Weber's theatre. New York. ' where it was one of me pronounced hits of the past season. The musical comedy extravaganza pipe", as it is called or "dramrtic. has scored t re-

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mendously where evi r seen. Gennolt Jan. 10.

it has been Vaudeville at the Phillips. Elsewhere in this issue will be found the full program for next week at the New Phillips vaudeville theatre and apparently it is one of the best. The usual program will lie followed throughout the week, with souvenirs on Wednesday instead of Thursday. "Our New Minister." A hundred thousand miles sound-S quite a distance. Dei.nian Thompson. SKEEZI EKS AND CONSTABLE In "Our New Minister." and Geo. W. Ryer's Hardscrabble tow n comedy, "Our New Minister," has traveled that far in the time it has been before the public. About fifteen thousand" miles a season is the average travel record of the play. Gennett Jan. 9. "The Girl of the Golden West." The announcement that David Belasco's "Girl of the Golden West" will appear at the Gennett. .Ian. 11. brings to mind the fact that this attraction is really the first great western play given in this country in a decade. It has scored a bigger success than any other drama of its kind. COULDN'T BE BLUFFED. Tl Judge Raised, but the Culprit Promptly Called. A correspondent sends in the following account of an incident which occurred in his presence in a Kentucky courtroom: Under the laws of Kentucky the penalty for gaming is a tine of from .-20 to 550. Judge W. W. Jones was holding a term of circuit court, and when the case of the commonwealth of Kentucky against Daniel Cross was called he aked Daniel if be had a lawyer to defend him. Daniel said he had not, and Judge Jones asked him what lie wanted to do about his case, which was a charge of gaming. "I don't know, hardly, judge," said Daniel. "I thought I would just pay it off." "Were you actually playing?" said the judge. "I guess we were," Daniel replied. "About how much were you playins for, Daniel?" the judge asked. "Oh. nothing much." said DanieL "just a nickel or dime on tho corner." WU, Daniel." said the judge. "1 win see your dime and raise you $20." Daniel looked rather crestfallen for a moment: but. catching the force of the judge's remark, he quickly looked up at the judge and said. "Well, judge, I am satisfied that you hae got me beat, so 111 not raise you, but I guess I will have to call you. Law Notes Remnant sale at Knollenberg's Dress Goods Dept., one-half price.

HUSBAND IS HELD

FOR WIFE S MURDER

Identity of the New Jersey Swamp Victim Is Practically Established. POLICE ARE NOW SATISFIED NUMEROUS OTHER I DENTIFICA TIONS ARE NOT NOW COUNTE NANCED HAD QUARREL WITH HUSBAND ON CHRISTMAS. Newark, N. J., Jan. 4. Following a earching examination during which many incidents of his life were laid fcare, Theodore S. Whitmore, the husband, was held by the New Jersey police last night as a suspect in the death of Lena Whitmore. who was beaten insensible, stripped of her clothing and drowned in a pond near Harrison, on the Hackensack meadows, on the morning of Dec. 26. Whitmore, who had been detained in New York, was taken to Harrison las! night and, having definitely identified hi. wife's body, was rigorously questioned by the authorities. The nature of his testimony determined the police to keep him within the jurisdiction of the local court. After a T If dozen supposed identifications bad been disproved, the police were satisfied that the woman war. Helena Salter Whitmore, who with her husband condtieted a furnished room house at '2'.C Adams street. Brooklyn. The identification was t made by the woman's sister, Mrs. Su san Schmitter of the Bronx, and co'roborated by Mrs. Schruitter's husband. Martin Frank Knglert, a friend, and finally by the murdered woman's husband. A summons has been issued for Englert. The latter, who admittfci an intimate acquaintance with Mrs. Whitmore. was able to go into such minute details in his identification that the authorities believe he will prove a valuable witness. Mrs. Schmitter also furnished the j police with what is believed to be important information. She told of a series of letters and telegrams received by herself and the sister in Schenectady, purporting to come from Mrs. Whitmore, but some of which must have been written after her death. A trunk belonging to Mrs. Whitmore had also been sent mysteriously to her home, Mrs. Schmitter said. Mrs. Whitmore left her home on Christmas day with the intention, according to her husband, of making a visit to her sister, Mrs. Bessie Hughes, whose home is in Schenectady. At 2 o'clock the next, morning she was seen in the company of a man on the HacXensack meadows. That afternoon her nude body was found partly submerged in a pool of water near where she had been seen. The next day Mrs. Whitmore's trunk was delivered at her sister's home in the Bronx. Whitmore is a Brooklyn elevated motorman who ordinarily works at night. He did not go to work Christmas night. He explained that he was taken ill with the grip after his wife left their home and he had not been able to work since. He had frequently quarrelled with his wife, he said and was not surprised when she fail ed to return home. They had quar relied, he said, because she had ac cepted attenii from two other men. An Elaborately Prepared Crime. This story of an elaborately prepa. e-d crime was told by S'ir Robert A; derson of Scotland YaT London. A criminal marked a millionaire as hi. quarry and rented a bedroom near th railway station from which the lie'.' man took the train for town. Web dressed and well groomed, he took hi? teat in the same compartment, attract tug notice only by his apparent desire to remain unnoticed while ho deal: with the jmpers he carried in a stylish handbag. One morning after a few such journeys he gave vent to his an noyance at having forgotten his key.A stranger sitting in the opposite coiner politely offered him his bunch in the hope that he would find on it a key to open the bag. But none of them would flt the lock. At the suggestion of the stranger, who, of course, was an accousnlice. the millionaire then produced his bunch of keys, and a few seconds sufficed to enable the thief to take a wat impression of the key of tho rich man's safe. A few weeks later the safe was rifled, anc before the crime was discovered the I thief was across the channel with hi booty. Couldn't Fool Hint Txrloe. The heavy clouds were massing in the west, the lightning -was flashing and the Ttinnrlr vna nimhlinf. -.it-.i ( , . j nousiy. The fond mother gathered j her young hopeful to her and trie-J I logically to calm his fears, j "There's no danger, dear. God sends I the thunderstorm to clear the air, water the flowers and make things cool ion mustn't be frightened. It won't harm you. and everything will be bet ter when it's over." The little chap listened intently, and when his mother finished he looked at her quizzically. "No, no, mamma," he murmured, "you talk exactly the way jrou did last week when you took me to the den tist to have that tooth pulled." Harper's Weekly. A Higher Health Level. "I have reached a higher health lev el since I began using Dr. King's Ne Life Pills." writes Jacob Springer, ot West Franklin. Maine. "They keer my stomach, liver and bowels workins just right." If these pills disappoint you on trial, money will be refunde' at A. G. Luken & Co. drug store. 25e Chicago passengers nsraj C. C. a L. trains land at 12th st. (Illlnoi.' Central) Station: most covenientl located. Remember ttis. 6 1

THE HOT CROSS BUN TWO THEORIES AS TO THE ORIGIN OF ITS MARKING.

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Symbols In the Shape of Trrtaels and Certain Cakea The MrRr of Rostock and the Bakers of Srknui. German Commemorative Cakes. Who would think of the pretzel as an astronomical symbol or the hot cross bun as a missionary document? Yet it fa said that originally the one was intended to represent the sun and the four seasons and the other to convert pagan England to Christianity. The former is declared to have been first made by the Romans, who called it the annulus a word they are said to have formed out of annuo, a year by which they meant a year ring. The ling represented the sun's annual circuit and the four spokes the seasons. It was afterward known under other names in the more northerly countries Of Europe. There are two stories of the origin of the hot cross bun. The Christian missionaries to England are said to have discovered that, although they could alter the views of the people on religious matters, they could not induce them to abandon their time honored pagan custom. One of these was the fating of a certain kind of cake in honor of the Goddess of Spring. They decided to put the sign of the cross on the Saxon buns and launch them forth on a missionary enterprise. The bune accomplished their mission. The other story is that in early tmies In the observance of holy week the church was more strict in the matter of fasts than now. Only a certain amount of food could be eaten. This was indicated by two boundary marks made in the doueb to show the length and width of the piece. The loaves were sold in churches and were carried from place to place by pilgrims. So the custom of crossing the bread used 0:1 Good Friday became fixed. These are not the only kinds of shapes of bread whose origin has been traced to odd circumstances. The crescent shaped rolls which one sees in some parts of the city had a curious birth. On one of the occasions when the Turks besieged Vienna, Peter Windier and his wife had a bakery In that city. This baker's patriotism was tinctured with a sense of humor and

possibly a sense of business. At any rin' 1'unishment for the same. He is rate, he conceived the idea of making "l' appearing there in July, rolls in the shape of a crescent, the ' 1774- "a",rfd " scarlet coat, tamemblem of the Turks. They found a j lKnir waistcoat. Avhite silk stockings readv sale, for everybodv wanted to Hml a IaceJ hnt n 0:,oh kn,'e ,ie devour the half moons typifying the i wore u,e bunch of eight ribbons which Mohammedans at the outer gate. j '1!u1 Bi"Hl him his sobriquet of 'SixGermany is the home of curomemora- teen Stnns Jack. " There were lively

tive cakes and bread. Other countries. while having as many varieties, have not woven sentiment about them to the same extent. A great many Americans would not know what schwaauerkuchen is unless they asked a native of the old German city of Kostock. It is to be had only at a certain season of the year because it commemorates a kindly act of many years ago. Rostock was surrounded by an enemy. The city gates were closed, and the enemy had come close to the walls, with clubs, spears, heavy mortar slings and many other old time Implements of war. Once and again and again they rushed upon the walls with thunderous noise and clanging weapons, but the brave burghers as often forced them back. Then, urged forward by threatening famine, the latter sallied beyond the gates and drove back the foe until the siege was raibed. It was with great joy that they saw the bakers of Schwann, a village twelve miles down the river Warnow, nt the gate as the enemy drew away, bearing heavily laden baskets of cakes. It was such a godsend to the famished burghers that they rewarded the Schwaaner bakers by giving them the privilege of coming to Bostock every year on Maundy Thursday to offer their cakes for sale. For many years this custom prevailed, to the profit of the bakers from the neighboring town. In time, however, the bakers of Rostock, showing ingratitude, some might think, baked the schwaauerkuchen themselves. To this very day everybody in Rostock eats schwaauerkuchen in holy week. Another German bread, which in shape resembles a capital W, owes its existence to the siege of the German tow n of Krailsheiru in 1370. It is called baar affen. or hair monkeys, a name suggested by the appearance of the apparition which raised the siege. The efforts of the besiegers to take th place had been in vain. They decided to stane the burghers and their families. So they sat down before the town. There they sat for seven months. By this time the provisions were getting short, and starvation seemed inevitable. One woman had pondered long upon the subject, and finally she said to the head of the defenders: '"The people outside the wall are superstitious. Let me masquerade at night before them on the city wall in a peculiar dress." She was permitted to carry out her plan. When her fantastic figure was seen upon the wall in the dim light, flitting from point to point, climbing nimbly over obstacles, they were horror stricken. "Haar affe:" they exclaimed pointing at the apparition on the wall. "It is an evil spirit" The following night they fled from the town. In remembrance of the success of the ru?e this peculiar shaped cake was made. For more than 500 years the authorities of the city hsve celebrated the anniversary by distributing large quantities of these cakes among the poor and the children of the city.. New Tori Tribune. How to Avoid Pneumonia You can avoid pneumonia and other ?rious results from a cold by taking oley's Honey and Tar. It stops the ugh and expels the cold from the ystem as it is mildly laxative. Refuse ny but the genuine in the yellow ickage. A. G. Luker & Co. lave you noticed the improved ae -e to Chicago via the C C. . hrcugh sleeper leaves Richmond i : 15 P. M. dally, arrives in Chicag U 7:00 A. M. Try It. apr6-u PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY.

WOMAN ARTIST BRAVES ICE AND SNOW TO PAINT.

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Mine. A. Bomberg, who has become noted as a painter of landscapes of the Arctic region. She ignores imagination and, dressed in warm furs, paints from tho landteape thctusel ves GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD. The Famous "tliteen Mrinfco Jark" auil DifU Turpln. At the Rose tavern, a noted gamin? house standing in Marylebone garden early in the eighteenth century. Sheffield, duke of Buckingham, used to toast ht1? companions at their farewell dinner when the season ended in the ominous words, "May as many of us is remain unhanged next spring meet here again!" John Itann. the highwayman, otherwise "Sixteen Strings Jack." of evil fame, liked to swagger about nt Bagnigge Wells in the intervals of cai- ! r 'in" out uU "cfarious deeds or underI doings under the influence of this sprightly gentleman, and on the occasion referred to he was pitched out of a window for offending, honest company. Only a few months later he met the reward for his misdeeds on the gallows at Tyburn for venturing to rob the I'rincess Amelia's chaplain. Dick Turpln was another "gentleman of the road" who amused himself In the intervals of "business" by frequenting pleasure gardens. He wss once moved to kiss a fair lady in public at Marylebone, assuring her, when she protested, that she might ever after boast of the favor she bail received. Whether Turpin and gentlemen of similar occupation came to pleasure gardens solely for their diversion may reasonably be doubted when we remember how frequent robberies were in the paths and field ways leading to these sylvan retreats. Watchmen were set "to guard those who go over the fields late at night." yet eveu so visitors were often attacked and robbed, sometimes In the gardens themselves and sometimes on the road to or from them. In early dnys at Marylebone it was deemed necessary to provide the company with a guard of soldiers to conduct them home at nights, a curious winding up to a jovial evening. Pickpockets were of course plentiful at all the gardens despite every precaution, aud one night at Coper's in 1713 a thief caught in the act of taking a lady's purse was rescued from the hands of the police by a band of his "onzrsdes n his war turouh St,

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GENNETT THEATRE SrJZSsr One Night, Monday, Jan. 6 The Askin-Singer Company Presents the Music Play "The TIME, The PLACE and The GIRL" With JOHN E. YOUNG and All Star Cast. Music by Jos. E. Howard Book and Lyrics by Houh H Adams SO BEAUTY CHORUS SO Prices 50c to $1.50 ; Boxes $2. Seats at Westcott Pharmacy.

THE NEW PHILLIPS J. G. MURRAY, Lessee. Daily at 3:00 and from

X. OVERTURE Miss Eva Hazeltine.,E

J. RALSTON AND SON The Original, One and a Half. '..LEW PALMER "The Mimic."

J MORELLE AND MORELLE Re- G THE CAMERAGRAPH Latest fined Singing and Musical Act. j Motion Pictures. Special Matinee each Saturday; children, 5 cents; souvenirs a.t Wednesday's matinee. General admission. 10c. Reserved seats at night, extra. Amateurs Friday night. Those wishing to appear, apply at box office.

WHAT IS POWER Nature supplies force. Wind turns the wind-mill. The brook turns the water-wheel. Coal runs the engine and food runs the man. Some things contain little force, some things much. One substance fut! of power b SCOTT'S EMULSION Nature put the power there. It is a wonderful flesh-producer. This is not only a matter of nourishment but of new vigor and activity in the tissues. AU Dractwus SOcud $1.00.

George's fluids and enabled to escap justice for that time. Temple Bar. He rr Hot Jumpy." Micah Jarrett wa a shrewd hort trader to the day of his death. H was slightly deaf and used his deaf ness in his business to no small deuret. tine day he sold sn old horse to a neighboring farmer, who thought ha had found a great bargain. He changed his mind, however, wbeu. after driving his new purchase u few miles, tha beat emitted a series of explosions strongly resembling the exhaust of a loeomotu e. Straightway he drove to "Ganipy,who was sharpening a knife in hi dooryard. hi son Alner turning the grindstone. The disgruntled purchaser began a long tirade, which was perfectly audible to the old ronii, who, however, simulated great deafueus aud finally remarked, "Hey?" "You're a skin!" howled his neighbor. "Hey?" "I say you're a skin. This boss 'as got the heaves." "Hey?" He's got the heares. Heavesheaves heaves;" The old man looked at him calmly. Then, indicating Ins son, he said gen. tly: "Never hove me. Hove Abner once." Bus ton Herald. Long staple (long fiber) cotton crows in lowlands and brings about twice tho price per pound secured for short stapie (short liber) cotton raised in the highlands. However, more thau twice the weight of short staple can le raised on the same acreage, o the latter I ttie better paying crop. MORp;iiiiEAsiTturtEDm iwtmi niiiM Qu.ck. without ik " niMl rttKxs ttt-ncra bW Cvr ill Oruf habit to "ty rnrrt." f xnrtMut tbtftatttt CMftiMt iaL Par a mnooaMe km attar ra an carat. W RITE US. OR. STEWMT HMD SiNtTtRIUM 3(0 f ranUw Jrra. Sktlbrrlllt, 14. DR. A. B. PRICE DENTIST 14 and 15 The Colonial.. Phone 681 Iao j Assistant. SOAP See Our Special Offer in the Window We carry a complete line of Rubber Goods. Quality Guaranteed at Leo H. Fihe's PHARMACY. TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY THURSDAY AND SATURDAY Morning, Afternoon and Evening.

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Friday Night

VAUDEVILLE THEATRE ,

WEEK OF JANUARY 6. 7:30 to 10:15 Continuously. -ILLUSTRATED SONG "We N'eTer Seemed So Far Apart Before." F.-ZEMO AND 2EMO Acrobats and Contortionists.