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L The Macon Daily Telegraph SECOND SECTION EIGHT PAGES. ESTABLISHED IN 182& THIS ISSUE CONSISTS OF FOUR SEC TIONS—M PAGES, MACON, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 22, 1908 DAILY, J7.00 A YEAR. CODE DUELLO TO SETTLE QUARREL BETWEEN DARING OMAHA BEAUTY AND WIFE OF STANDARD OIL MAN from force of habit. Both hands w< in plain sight, clasped on the counter. Suddenly the dotectlv* started as she saw a bolt of fine silk rreep from the counter and disappear under the long coat worn by the girl. It was uncanny, for tho goods seemed to move of Its ■ volition, as both hands still lay carelessly .. the counter. “Can It bo that she has three t muttered the watcher, as she followed They Would Meet on Field of Honor to Fight to the Very Death. COVETED PRIZE LONG THE SOURCE OF BITTER WAR Nothing Since the Rustin Murder Has So Exercised Nebraska's Capital as the Sensational Announcement of Pretty Beulah Solomon That She Would Fight a Duel With Mrs. Fin ley A. Colton, for the Title of Wife to the Latter’s Husband—The Man in the Case Is Veiling to Take the Woman Who Wins—Mrs. Colton, as Plucky as Her Antagonist, Willing to Fight—Pistols the Weapon Chosen —"Charmino Beulah” Is In Jail, Charged Stealing Finery to Alienate the Recreant Colton. mediaeval lady at a tournament, the disposition of his fate. The women have agreed that as soon as Miss Solomon Is at liberty they will secretly ’aroatoritararf'' - ——*-*— the wilds of ...... them only seconds and a surgeon, if they . the Missouri river, into Iowa opposite, taking with jonda and ji surgeon. If they persuade one to .accompany them. ah precautions will be observed to elude police and constables. Miss Solomon has already purchased a revolver, which la now In the hands of the police. Mrs. Colton promises to have a pistol when ever It is needed. Theft of 811k Gown. Miss Solomon's arrest several days ago. following the theft of a silk gown from a department store, and the reveVtlons which followed, exercised Omaha as nothing has done since the famous Bus- tin murder. It was learned from the confession of the girl, still In her teens, that she had organised five girls her leadership Into a daring and tematlc band of shoplifters. . One of her confederates was her sister, a girl still .younger than herself. The capture of the band fell like an ex plosive In Omaha, whore Miss Colton had been esteemed a charming young woman of the wealthier class, s Systematic Shoplifting, Durlnr the year before their apprehen sion, the girls pilfered from the- stores several thousands bf dollars' worth of silks, furs and costly habiliments. ~ Solomon was thunderstruck when, t storage hou^e where the-thieves conceal ed their booty, there was found a trunk full of expensive surgical instruments stolen from his own store. Silver toilet articles.-gloves, lace, hose and other articles -continued to disappear mysteriously. The police..were complete ly baffled, because they were seeking a * rted prpfesslonsl thieves, for t has the reputation of being _ j. No suspicion fell on the vivacious Miss Solomon, aa her father'i circumstances placed her above the ne cessity of theft. OMAHA. Nov. 21—The duello, Aban. Natty Dre„er. doned by men a century ago, will bo ' Th,! bola y° un * lca,1 ' r ot the bana b °- resurrected by two women of pro,,.!- Ba " '» «» »«!* b ‘ °* (aahlon. . _ . . . , , ., . and soon had score of suitors at her feet nent families In Omaha to decide which Th „ on „ wlm heart Colton, who. though a married plan, was, has the better claim to tho heart of Finley A. Colton, a Standard Oil man One of the combatants is to be hii young wife, Mrs. Mamie Colton, a so clety belle. Her antagonist Is Miis Beulah Solomon, the handsome sev- cnteen-year-old daughter of Dr. Joha J. Solomon, a prosperous Omaha phy sician and druggist. The girl has Just confessed to a year's operations as a shoplifter, wearing a wooden arm to mask the thefts of her hand. In .order to acquiro fashlonablo raiment with which to enamour Colton, her father having •-fused to provide the costly dresses she desired. Mrs. Colton, as the injured per son, dispatched another woman as her second to challenge her rival to mor tal combat. Miss Solomon promptly accepted, and, using her privilege, according to duelling etiquette, of nominating weapons, sho chose pistols. In case either woman Is slain/com petition for the boon -of Colton's pref erence will, of course, end. 'But Mrs Colton has agreed that if she Is wound, ed she will resign her husband to Miss Solomon by aiding him In getting a di vorce. The-girl, In turn, has promised, In case of Injury to herself, to stifle her yearnings for tho oil man’s affec tions. Girl is in Work House. A present obstacle to an Immediate meeting la tho fact that the girl Is still confined In the house of deten tion. awaiting trial In the Juvenile court on the charge of stealing. She is using every effort, aided by Mr-;. Colton, to obtain bond so that the unfemlnlne battle may not bo pro crastinated. Colton, the prize of the duel, has In the meantime fled to Columbus, Ohio, „ Wl where, far from the violence of the-l tive stood at the time he first, considerable freedom during a visit wife to EvansVllle. Ind. It was i of love at first sight on both sides. While Colton was wooing the not i _ was'wooing 1 luctant beauty.* friends of his wife wrote to her urging an Immediate return. She took the first train-and discovered signs of friendliness between her husband and Miss Solomon. Because of their social position, Mrs. Colton endeavored to — - *■“ quietly attempting to of his infatuation. hands. She visited the Solomon home, In a well-to-do part of Omaha, and sought out her rival. Passionate recrim inations were exchanged, and when Miss Solomon, with triumphant sneers, produc ed affectionate letters .written her by Colton, his wife lost rommsnd of herself, and II physical duel followed. Mrs. Colton augurs success In the com bat to come from tho victory which at* tended her flrst conflict with her rival. It Is said that after a furious battle, Mrs. Colton had to bo dragged from the prostrate form of her antagonist A few days later Miss Solomon tucked a revolver in. her waist, and when ar rested said Colton had given it- to her to fight a duel with his wife. When the po llen sought tho mah In tho case they found he hnd taken flight to Ohio, leav ing his business to shift for Itseir, and, Incidentally, for John D. Rockefeller. Before the details fo.’ tho duel had beon completed, ylt was suddenly interfer ed with by the dramatic arrest of Miss Solomon. Ths department and notion stores had _» parti , doubled their force of private detectives. The keenest lookout waa being maintain ed for the mysterious thieves. How the Trick Was Worked. Ons morning Miss Solomon entered a atore where she was woll known and began chatting pleasantly with a clerk, who. aware of the position of her father, Attended tho young and blooming society woman with deference. A female dctec- * by. watching tho custom- Miss Solomon Into a crowd and toward the silk hose department. Watching her chance, the detecUve brushed as If accidentally against her quarry. She pinched the right arm as hard as sha could. It did not yield under the pressure of her fingers. The girl did not flinch, floorwalker, given a signal, led her a private ofTIce and a search of her cloth ing was made. The Artificial Arm. She did have three arms. One of them was a cork arm. The natural nialned free and hidden under the volumi nous cloak, ready to reach out and grasp the plunder, while the other arm and the Imltutlon one were at all times In plain sight of a watcher. The bolt of silk being found under her clonk, the girl broke down and confessed. "I had to have fine clothes,’* she walled, "to please Mr. Colton." This was the flrst time tl__ . ..... became known to the public. Proceeding In her confession the girl Implicated five others, whom, she said, she had organ ized Into a band and trained as shop lifters. They were all arrested the same afternoon, and four were given jail sei tencea at their trials a few days later. Carried a Pistol. In a pocket, within easy reach of the right hand, Miss Solomon was found to carrying a double-action 32-callber revolver, all ready for action. ‘What are you doing with that pistol 7" the police asked her. "I am going to flght a duel with Mrs. Colton.” she replied, firmly. At the preliminary hearlnr Mrs. Colton testified. "I’m burning to flght a due) with that girl and shoot her dead," the Irate wife. "I hate her and Pi afraid of her.” and then we will marry,” retorted the —Isoner. •Only over my dead body,” shrieked the wife. "I began stealing so that I could look nice In Mr. Colton’s eyes.” testified the girl. *T was keen enough to see that — less I adopted some device to mask operations. I should soon be caught. “So I bought a cork arm and hung It In the sleeve of my rain coat. My other arm hung down inside, ready to steal out and seise whatever 1 took a fnnev to, and afterwards to conceal It. How succr * * the plan was is shown from the fact it took the police a year to catch i. "After the flrst few successes I foil In lovo with so easy a way of getting fine clothes. I don’t think my father noticed that I dressed any differently than usunL but my ‘kid* sister did. I lmd to explain to her how * ’* * *■“ betraying lifter, too. "Then I taught three others girls whom I liked, and a married woman from Den ver joined us. We used trunks to store what we stole, and T, as the teacher and leader, got a percentage of what the oth **• girls took.” In a storage warehouse the police found iveral trunks filled with fine silks, lace id furs, amounting In value to thou- _ inda of dollars. The goods have been restored to the firms which Identi fied them. Because of the youth of the or.ir.rrj on R | r ] f tn ey were not plaeedln >r tried with the others, but have committed to the Juvenile court. Husband Willing for" Duel. According to Mrs. Carlton, her. hus band’s ardor for Miss Solomon was bgt llttlo cooled by her arrest ns a shoplifter, and he lias written his wife since hi* ftUn (strife, he is calmly waiting, like a|.er*s hands, not out of suspicion, and be has written ms wiro since ms flight that he "still loyea” tho erring girl. He Is willing, however, to submit his future to the arbitrament of a duel, ac cording to his wife. Miss Solomon Is a brunette, with black hair and eyes, and Is mid to be "as pret ty as a picture.” Her society friends cannot yet believe that "charming Bue- lah” can have been the center of felo nious revelations she has made concern ing herself. She, however, seems little worried over her plight In the eyes of her former friends. She paces her prison hour by hour, as angry as a young queen bee which cannot escape from Its cell to take the life of Its rival outride. She vows that If £he can but win freedom long cnougli face her opponent, after the fashion oi the gallants of the eighteenth century, one of them, at least, will not but I leave the field alive. raijr iwciihsbi ihbi-ijuu uiirnuuuim, iiiviuuuis uuiuia ’’Secret Service* Co.” "David Harum," "The ClanUman," etc., has this to euy of Nuwbro’g Iierplcldo: "For years I was annoyed with dan druff and itching of the scalp, all due to -my twenty years of theatrical Ufa with It* Incumbent "make-up” and wig wearing. At times the Itching of the scalp waa Intense. All remedies fail ed me until l I tried Herplclde. and I soon found that It waa giving wori- derful results. The Itching and aiso the dandruff entirely ceased and n|y hair resumed its natural life and vigor. There is no question in my mJnd about the reality of the ^andruff germ, and I unhesitatingly recommend Her plclde to my friends in the profession.” (Signed) ( CLINT O. FORD. THEATRICAL FOLK Use and Recommend NEWBRO’S HERPICIDE Extravagant claims _ for toilet remedies do not influence theatrical people, because long experience en ables them to discriminate intelligently. They demand merit and will rarely use a preparation that Is not ■’c’.ua !v - r *: i ja much or rr.ore th*n it cost* in dollars and Herpicide kills the dandruff germ and by actual test does more good than all ether hair remedies com bined. This accounts for its popularity in theatrical circles. “Queen Roselle” writes of # Newbro’s Herpicide ’1 take pleasure in announcing the very satisfac tory results I have had from the use ot Newbro’s Herpicide. My hair was falling ont.ao rapidly that I was afraid I would lose It ell. A friend advls- nd Herpicide. and after using It faithfully my hair stopped falling out, the dandruff disappeared and my hair Is now very soft and glossy. "I would like to every lady of ths profession try Herpicide for I am condeht that they would be delighted with It.” (Signed) QUEEN ROSELLE. Two sizes. 50c and $1.00. At Drug Sturas—Send 10c in stamps to the Herpicide Co.. Dept. N, Detroit. Mich., for a sample. Guaranteed under the Food and Druqe Act, June 30. 1906. 8er»el No. 915. IN SIST UPON HERPICIDE. LAMAR & LAMAR Special Agents | *PPL!CATIOfl a— nrnwya ^PLICATIONS ATPROMINENT BARBER SHOP8. Copyright, 1908. The House of Kuppeanrimer, Chicago. B Overcoat Thoughts ECAUSE a coat is big and warm and roomy is no reason that it-should not fit. Men sometimes think that when they get a winter overcoat that envelopes them, they are properly fitted. Not always. The drape of an. overcoat should follow proper lines; shoulders must be perfect; the collar snug fitting; sleeves exactly the proper length; and all through the style must be just right. - Kuppenheimer Coats. You know what t y»r v They do more than keep you warm; they keep you in the;height of fashion. Two very fashionable overcoats are illustrated above — ; th6 Full Bbx (back-view) with its loose, roomy, perfect fitting qualities, and the Beacon Special, a “button*, through’-’, coat of extremely good-f^rm. THE STAR CLOTHING CO., Exclusive Agents for Macon and Middle Georgia That’s the kind of overcoats we sell that name means. EQUAL OF (MMHER That Is, When It Comes To a Question of Moral ., Living-. FEW WOMEN CRIMINALS Wife of (he Noted Italian Historian Now In New York Telke Interest ingly on Sociology and Economic#— She Makes the Statement That Na ■tor# Doesn’t Require Morality ae Wo Understand it From Man — Pa ternity la Not Hie Role, ae Mater nity it Woman’s—Man’s Ro?a In the Scheme of Nature Is Supplementary. NEW YORK. Nov. 21.—Do men love more or less than women? Are they more or less sensitive than women to physical suffering? Are they euperlor. equal or Inferior to woman mentally, and will they ever be equal to woman morally? This, In brief, l» the catechism put to Mme. Ferrero, wlfn of the noted Italian historian now In Now York, daughter of Ceaare Lombroao. the world’s famous criminologist, and in own country well known as a writer on eoclology and economic*. No Sympathy For New Woman, "Why should woman seek to Imitate *man?” she asked gravely. "Why pay men that compliment? mu not fn sympathy with tho femlnlnlst (or new-wom*n) movement at all. The frmlnlnltte are really tho most abject of all women In their at titude toward men, because they put him up on a pedestal and try to be like him. Woman to not the equal of man; Man I* not the equal of woman. Their roles aro different and their faculties are different. "But them can be no question of superiority between them. The finest woman ran n*w#r be anything but a second-rate man.. Why should she seek to Imitate him at nil? I, for one, would not flnttcr him to that extent. "I nssura. you* I <lo not think my- *elf Inferior to iny husband, my father or my brother, but I recognlxo thut my mentsj process** nro not tho same. "I know men very wHI. I studied for ten years at tho University of Tu rin. and It whs very curious to ob serve the different mental processes of men and women, often equally bril liant. Unquestionably women learn faster than men. But men retain what they learn more easily and more exactly. Woman Is 'More Versatile. "Another curious thing Is that wo men can study five or six different sub jects with case at tho same time. To men this Is extraordinarily difficult. A woman student does not object to passing live or six different examina tions In totally different studies In one day. To a man this Is very embar rassing. "Men unquestionably aro grenter crlmlnuls than women.” continued Mme. Ferrero. "Criminality among women Is almost entirely limited to women of the under world. Maternity holds woman back from crime. Ma ternity Is, of Course. woman’s great rolo. It Is what has made her so much better morally than man.” "And will she always remain ao? Will an equal moral standard for both sexes never prevail?” "Never," replied Mme. Ferrero. smilingly. "If you expect to make men-as moral as women. Of course, to reduce women to the moral statute of men would not be Impossible, but It would be disastrous. "Nature doesn’t require morality as we understand It from man. Paternity la not his role, as maternity la wo man'*. His role In the scheme of na ture la supplementary; woman Is tire guardian of tho specie*—man Is mere ly an Incident In Its preservation. Today ho devote* himself to making outside conditions the beat for the mother and her family. "Men lovo more intensely- than wo men,” promptly answered Mme. Fer Woman's love Is more constant. It to a tranquil flame. "One* a woman loves and has a child, she has attained her aim. Rh* looks no further. It la natural for her to lore on* man. unnatural for her to bo unfaithful. Often this happens, .rtlcularly among worldly woman. Jt It la generally from the force of circumstances not In their own na tures. Lova Not End For Man. "Lava la not an end tor a man a* It to for a woman, but while man love*, hi* emotion* have much more fore* than woman’*—at least In Italy.” "Do you believe women ur* lera aen- altlve than man?” was asked. "My father thinks so and has dona ueh to prove It,” Mine. Ferrero said, "but I don’t agree with him. Women “COMING OUT” OF MISS ROOSEVELT Washington Socioty Awaits Event With Ever Increasing . Interest WAflHINOTON, Nov. it—A 1 fledged debutante at tho white 'house* backed by an alluring group of «lster buds hailing from nil sections of the great world; a half score of weddings, a few engagements nbsoluto and a few In the tentative stage; the elno tlons, tho enlivening gossip pertain ing to the personnel or tho next cabl net; Miss Elkins and "her duke”; a golf tournament; bridge, and tits ever new excitement ae to clothe* are the enthralling topics that nowaday* serve to keep conversation about'Washing ton tables at the boiling point. A mid season activity Is apparent on every hnnd, and the benighted In dividual who Is accustomed to picture Washington a* still In th* thrall* of It* summer time siesta until Novem ber would better obliterate the pro duct of hi* bumble fancy by a few Arm strokes with the "full brush” of obvious facts. Polity and circumstance go thand In hand to make Washington tho so cial center of the country, and the provincial town of tho old day* la no more. Klne, serenely nibbling grass about the parkings in "the avenue," and poultry making music In the rear gardens of city homes are plcturaaque traditions, and Into the realm 'of tra dition, also, must go fa* oft told tale that "Washington to a six months city.” For at least a decade, ttie flag which waves over the white house In token that th* presidential family 1* "In residence” has been run up b«for* mid-September, and seldom has It been hauled down prior to mid-June. Following the lead of th* white house family, diplomatic and official house- faring— therefor* fhay .show It leas. Tho moat timid woman -would be ashamed to make th* fua* on her deathbed that a man docs over a sim ple toothache. "This to a vary unimportant ques tion, how*v*r. Why should we argue about the mental or emotional differ- cnees of men amt women? Nature In tended them to be different. .1 wrote a treatise, a study of f* etfndlty In nature, which proves that, a* far back In history of plant life aa . w* can go, nature sought to produce are more accustomed to pain, to auf- two distinctly different Individuals.” holds find It oxpodiont, thoroforo, to retain their Washington addresses even though they break the tedium of tho long season by a Jaunt to th* nearest coast resorts, an auto car tour through the historic and plo- turquest community adjacent to the city, or a prolonged stay at some or tho fanioun resorts of fashion such a* the Virginia hot spring*. Enter the Debutantes. Just now the debutant* clrol© oc cupies the center of ( th# stage, and right worthy of a prominent position are the applicants tor social favor. On December 28 pretty Miss Room veil, demure, fair haired; and soft f eyed, her grown-up honors resting easily upon her wcli-polqod ah<nild*r*. will mnkc her real bow. The presentation will take the form bf a dunce in the great oast room of the white nouss, whore a little over two yearn ago Miss Ethel, a slender maid In her early teens, stepped out from the fam ily circle and before th*. assembled representatives of th world of poli tics, fashion and diplomacy stood for a fateful second, holding her Bister's flowers while that high-spirited maid plighted her troth to Nicholas Long- W Last year almost everybody thought Miss Ethel would yield to the hire’ of the gay season and drop her books and plunge Into the vortex of de butante festivity; but not *o. To b* euro, she withdrew from her class at ■chool, but only to take up her studies with a tutor. From time to time last season she got a peep at things she will fid* year be permitted to enjoy. She attended tho opera, all concert of any worth and mado frequont tripe east, where she took part in school girl fetes and dance*. Ixut spring she served aa bridesmaid for her little friend. Mis* Farr, of New Jcrney. and thtg summer sho passed some time under the genial eye of her paternal auht, Mr*. William Sheffield Cowle*. a woman who by reason of her long residence abroad and her gift* as a social leader Is a paat mistress of the suave arts that go to make fbr success In the polite world; so, tak ing It altogether, th* president’* youngest daughter has had an abundant training for th* Important, role she will essay th!» winter. Opposite of Mre. Lengworth. As for the personality of the white house debutante she Is quite tha re verse of her dashing sister, Mrs. tong- worth. Her friends are all girls of the moat d'Tnur* type. At the Catho- drll sehont when* she recelvd her education. Mis* Ethel was remarka ble chiefly for her ability to keep evon with her classes without any special effort. Hhe took a young girl’s Interest In all things partalning to adbool life, associating toereetf enthusiastically to several « laas organisation* and enter ing heartily Into aU the fete* nf tho day. However, she w*a neither the leader nor the last to enter Into any project: In other word*, ene a a* a "good mixer." popular with her mate* and generally Jolly geod company