Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-07-22
New York Every Day.

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B New York Every Day.
The Beta Theta ri fraternity at the
last session Of it's Sixty-seventh annual
convention added one new chapter TO the
fraternity making siXty-eight chapters
in all. Tie Iowa state college at AmeS
received the new charter.
Abraham Humme and Benjamin
Stenhardt will go on trial on September
IL OH the conspiracy charge growing out
Of the investigation of the D0dge-Morse
snarriag e-div0rce tangle, unless a way
can be found of putting off the case.
Mrs. Lille Travers has secured di.
vorce from her husband. William K
Travers. Nj. and Mrs Travers have
been prominent in Newport society fol
years. Mrs. Travers was Miss Lille
Hartman, daughter of Oliver Harri-
man.
The committee named 10y Mayor Me
Clelan to consider plans Tor the cen
tenary celebration in 1907 of the first
use of steam in water navigation has de
Cided 70 send an invitation to Vice Ad-
y
tend on his flagship.
Former Congressman George Fred
Williams Of Boston arrived in New York
city from Havana Oh the steamer Mon
terey. Mr.. Williams is ON his way back
from Mexico, but was compelled 70
spend three weeks in a Havana hospital,
suffering from erysipelas. His health is
now fairly good.
The police Of Newport and private de
.tectives are unable 70 penetrate The
mystery surrounding the theft of $4,000
worth of jewelry from the home Of
Charles NJ. 0elrichs, The conclusion
has been reached. however. that the rob
berry was committed either by Jewel eX-
perts or by persons familiar with the
OeiriciIs jewels and their value.
Edwin Clapp of Minneapolis. instruc-
tor in the Yale summer school, was ar
rested on the charge of disappearing in
woman'S attire. While the men and
women of the school were bathing to-
gether. Clapp dressed in the clothes of
one of the women bathers, and started
to parade the streets. His peculiar walk
led to his arrest, but after spending an
hour in the holdoyer he was released by
the city attorney on the ground that it
was merely a lark. Clapp was Yale's
former track team captain and intereol-
legiate champion hurdler.
Stuyvesant Fish's application for a
Inew trial of the suit brought against him
by A. Jaeckel & Co., furriers. in which
4 verdict was rendered against him for
$500 for furs supplied to his wife, was
denied by Justice Delehanty in the city
court. Mr.. Fish disclaimed anv liabili-
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made provision for his wife's wearing
apparel. for which she paid out of a
separate income of her own. The judge
declared that the idea that a husband
is bound to furnish his spouse with
clothing suitable to his and her condition
and station in life is elementary.
An attempt TO detain Peary's arctic
ship Roosevelt has been made by per-
sons, who notified the treasury depart
ment that the vessel had left Portland,
Me, for New York without its clear
ance papers. The government officials
promptly imposed Il fine of $500. The
captain of the ship was summoned to
the custom house and was notified that
the sum must be paid Immediately.
Members of the Peary Arctic club acted
promptly. furnishing a bond for the
amount and thus avoided any complica-
tionS. They believe that the sailing of
the Roosevelt will not be delayed.
Miss Ethel NJ. Cram. a prominent So
ciety woman of New York, was kicked
in the head by a vicious pony which she
was driving on Hawthorne street Pitts
field, Mass, and will probably die. Her
skull was fractured ON the left side and
several bones We're driven into the brain.
The young woman lost one of the reinS
while driving and i'll attempting to re-
gain it leaned over the dashboard. The
pony kicked her savagely in the head
and she fell between the animal aud the
cart. She was kicked several times in
the head and body and then, her clothing
catching in the axle, she was dragged
some distance.
The nineteen new subway routes laid
down by the rapid transit commissioners
have been approved by the board of
estimate. With the approval given At
torney Boardman, who has charge of
that feature of the work. will be able to
apply at once to the appellate court for
the right to condemn property. This will
put the rapid transit board in position
TO advertise for bids by the time the
court of appeals finally decides the con-
stltutionality Of che law taking away the
powers of the aldermen To grant fran
extensions Of the present subway. one
10 Fort Lee Ferry. the other to Van
Cortland park. As these extensions can
be built under existing contracts. there
viii be no delay in pushing the work on
them.
The caterpillar plague in Central park,
New 1urk city. calls attention To the 9TH
III difficulties attending the preservat ion
Of trees in city parks. Only the fire.
qnenters Of Central park know that the
evergreen trees are dying. Only they
and the park gardeners grievc for the
passing away of these beautiful and use
fui trees. They do not thrive in city
atmosphere, and New York seems DIES
tined 10 lose them. The park authorities
ard eminent arboriculmrists are using
every means u prevent complete loss.
All sorts OF pines. frs hemlockS and the
rest OF the evergreen types from differ
ent countries viii likely he brought 40
the parks and an attempt made to find
growthS that will stand the conditions.
the soil and the climate The genera