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The Washington times., 1906-05-27
Who Is Samuel Untermyer ?

and posed as well. as ever q human
being posed IN any photographers
studio.
But. after all. the greenhouses
are the pride Of Greystone. They
are large, and their blooms include
about every kno1-u variety Of fow-
er, from American Beauy 90
rare orchids. and the lawyer who
owns them is never better content
ed than when he is among them.
Besides his horses and his auto
5iles. Mr. Untermyer keeps a
steam yacht, the Scud. for loco
--JtioL purposes" only, perhaps;
but TO sail down the river from
Greystone to the city In the morn
ing and back again at night, to and
from business. every working day
in the warm weather cannot be an
unpleasant method OF locomotion.
There IS a legend among some Of
Mr. Untermyers acquaintances that
he was something or an amateur
baseball player when a boy. but II is
founded on a rather slender basis Of
fact After he got TO New York he
was too busy even as a boy 20 play
baseball much. but he did play ball
with his brother. whom. according to
the Virginian custom, he generally
called brother" Once when the
two were playiI e together IS. e"
was a little in ioubt as 70 whether
he would be able to catch and hold
a rather hot one that was coming
toward him. and In his uncertainty
ne called out desperately. brother.
help me catch this ball.'-
This Is the true version OF ths
story; old friends occasionally jeer
him good-natuledly when they see
him by calling out his boyIsh plea
for help to catch the ball.
Mr.. and Mrs Untermyer have three
children. two sons and a daughter.
Alvin, twenty-three. IS a graduate OF
Princeton. and is now studying for
his fathers profession IN the New
York University Law School. Irene,
the daughter. is about twenty; and
Irwin, eighteen or nineteen, Is a
student az the School of Mines, Co
lumbia University.
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Rich, But Sued for Debt.

Mrs. Howard Gould, formerly
Katherine Clemmons, gets into the
newspapers her sister sells a great
deal. She has a habit Of contesting
obligations when she thinks she IS
being overcharged. and It Is a rare
occasion indeed that some suit is
not pending against her.
She defends herself by saying that
because her -usband is wealthy
folks attempt to rob her. and with
this argument she Is ever ready
to go into court. rather than Let-
tie.
These suits have brought about
many incidents that must nave been
unpleasant to members Of a family
that has only lately began to find
opened to 1t the portals Of New
York's social elect, but Mrs. Gould
rayer finches.
Gplonel Cody, Buffalo Bill" want
- money which he said was COM
Ing to him as a result OF losses sus-
tained IN one Of her theatrical ven
lures; valet had trouble with her
because she said that a shampoo he
gave her turned the color Of her
hair; an actor claimed money for
breach of contract; dress makers and
milliuers arise witE claims; the
courts have Just awarded an artist
the money he claimed que MIN from
Mrs. Gould for a picture.
Very we'll To all the reply is the
same:
Sue"
And SO they do. with the result
that the name Of Katherine Gould
has become famous wherever news
papers are read.
She owns a four million dollar
residence on Long Island, superb
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fhe Doot "a Reuer olosed.


The door was never closed. The
little children OF Chinatown ran
wild in and out Of It, never inter
fered with, never scolded by the
gentle little lady who was its mis-
tress There we're toys and picture
books for the pleasure and in
struetion Of the little visitors.
wives with troubles came T..
help and sympathy. and never went
away without receiving some bless
Ing.
When the plague visited the Chi
nese district Miss Clemens was the
only American whom the Chinese
allowed to go freely in and out of
the quarter They stood in such alb
ject fear of the preventive measures
taken by the authorities that every
white face was looked upon with
suspicion. To save herself from
getting the disease. Miss Clemens
had herself inoculated.
This little refuge, the House Of
Gold, Miss Clements maintained her
self, without, aid from any one. And
when time came that she no long
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Bokharis, who seem. with their pale
faces 10 have -tfayed from some dream
OF Rip Van Wrinkles into the glare.
During the season Of the pilgrimage
throughout the city there Is only one
Indifferent man. the ragged. loungIng
Turkish soldier. Who is not in a furv
to reach salvation and thirsty for the
remission OF sins which the holy places
give to the true believer. On the whole.
the order that he contrives to Keep
among the tumble Of tongues and pas
sions is good Whether trouble occurs
on the QUAY among the boatmen. or in
the much breathed al Of the hazaars.
where Hammals stagger under loads Of
red locusts. and the Sunlight comes in
shafts through the broken roof like
red-hot lance heads, The stolid Turkish
soldier is moe or less on the spot as
much a foreigner as an English police
man, and although not as monumental.
fairly effective. He shufffes along fin
eering a rosary that represents the
1inety-nine names or God. keeping or
der as he Is told TO do because Jeddah
IS a consular town The Antoiian
pushes and pulls. and In response to
protests In many tongues answers spe-
cI1cally. Come. my lamb. and uIti-
mateiy gets his way. 50 that little blood
shed occurs in the streets
The consulates at Jeddah may be said
to be purely philanthropic. except OF
course. where the consuls themselves
are concerned. Holland has her sub
jects from Java. Sumatra, and the East
Indies TO look 10; Austria the Bosniaks
and the Moslems Of Herzegovina. and
Russia watches the interests Of her
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Miss Ella Clemens in Her Little
Home in FriSco'S Chinatown.
The Wrecked Home

saw a man upon the street.
Whose face was drawn with bitter
pain:
" no 'tottered on unwilling feet.
Horneward. nor recked the driving
rain.
The terror in his heart was plain
Like one who fears ghost to meet;
met a mau upon. the street.
whose face was drawn with bitter pain.
My home Is Wrecked he cried. Hast
siain.''
Said I, the fiend who did this feat2"
Nay. nay, But April has'eone again,
And there are carpets l must beatT"
met man upon the street
Whose face was drawn with bitter main.
Cleveland Leader.
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subjects from the Caucasus and Box
hara. who. however. sometimes prefer
TO be registered as Turkish subjects
ltaly's consular agents are responsible
for her proteges from the neighborhOod
Of Massowah. France protects the pill
grins from Algeria, and England Is oc-
cuoied by her subjects from several
different quarters of the world II Is
only GeTmany's policy that remains as
purely platonic as the daS when X was
born In TIE Emperor's famous deelara-
ton OF affection for and desire to help
the thirty milliont who profess the
Mcslem faith.
Besides these purposes the consulates
serve to prevent the indecency Of an
open Slave market. Although i- is de-
MED that there Is such a market to-
day the trade exists and fiourishes.
Cargoes from Africa are run precar-
iously and as a speculation. The slave
trade from the Interior of Arabia. on
the other hand is prosecuted unosten-
tatiously, either in markets outside the
town or IN the houses of brokers with
In the walls. Since the late revolt in
the Yemen this trade has increased
greatly. and the price OF slaves has
gone down. Families that were once
well 10 do have had their homes de-
strOyed and their lands ravaged. and
as a consequence have sold their chill
df'eti- The man or woman for sale is
usually a black: or what may prae-
tically be described as such, but at
the present moment mary in the mar
ket are Of the fair type. All honor IS
due TO the consuls who prevent an open
slave market in Jeddah. but the limit
ed authority which is theirs does not
empower them 20 forbid similar prac-
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er made from her sale Of papers
enough money to meet its expenses.
she moved into the house next
door. rathole Of place where al
she had was a basement.
A dozen children have been named
after the angel of tho Chinese dis
trict- They take her name because
OF their gratitude at the things she
has done for them.
Aad meantime at Castlexould.
Long Island. ivec the sister Of
wealth.
Her home is indeed a castle. II In
an Irish castle built on American
soil. It IS modelled on a ramoug ~
tate IN Kilkenny.
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Kr. Untermuer In conrt


In court, and out Of II as a mat
ter Of fact. this man UntermyeT-s''
proceedings impress you with the
notion that he has positive confidence
in himself. thorough knowledge OF
what he Is talking about ana no
fear Of constituted authority. Here's
a story IN point:
Some years ago he represented
the plaintiff in a very curious case.
A man presented an institution OF
learning with a statue OF his de-
ceased father, es his own personal
gift, but had the cost of making
the statue charged 10 the corpora
tion of which he was the head, and
which the father had founded and
built up. The other officers and
stockholders objected. naturally.
and took the case into court
Untermyer. fully convinced that
the corporation should not pay for
what had been given as its presi-
dents personal gift. went at his
side with the vehemence and evi-
dent certainty ST winning for which
he is so well known, but the Judge,
erroneously, as Untermyer held, got
II into his head that there was
legal flaw in the complaint which
invalidated it. Untermyer fought
strenucusly against this decision,
but without avail; the Judge had
made. up his mind and a non-suit
was the result Now, few lawyers,
even big ones, would have taken
this decision as Untermyer did. He
had to submit. OF course. but he
didn't submit without a protest.
Very well. your honor" he said,
his eyes flashing and his head
thrown back. Il shall appeal from
this to a higher tribunall" and
marched out In effect he told the
Judge that he would have him re-
versed, which, IN fact, he did. but
most lawyers would not have dar-
ed 10 talk so straight from the
shoulder, for fear of being held I'D
in contempt Of court proceedings.
This incident illustrates the Inter
myer method in court edmirabIy. Il
is the antithesis o. Joseph II.
Choate's method; this laWyer-diplo-
matist makes il d point to concilIate
everybody, judge, jury, and opposing
COUNSEL, at the start, 10 get them
into a comfortable. sdrIsned frame
OF mind. and keep them so. Inter
myer begins TO fight at the start and
fights his way through 10 the very
end of the case, every time, carry
ing all before him by Jae vIgor and
zeal Of his attack and the persistent
pressing home Of his points.
te0pyright. 1896. BY Dexter Marshan)
MAY 27. 1905
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TO MAlNMlN H NOVEL. nv

pier for the use Of those VINO make
trips on Mr.. oouid's superb yacht.
the Niagara.
The model dairy is the home for a
hundred Of the finest prize COWS;
there are greenhouses equipped, to
raise Howerss fruit end vegetables,
the fruit CT The South, as well as
the home article.
Gardens and flower borders make
the estate ,cok like fairyland, and
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are at hand can gain It cre-
dence.
II Is a story Of two sisters.
One Of them, by name at least,
known the world over. IS so rich
that she cannot, even with her prod
igal extravaganza. spend the in
come Of her fortune.
The other few people have ever
heard of, and no wonder, for she sells
newspapers IN a slum 20 get the
price Of bread.
In novel or on the stage this
would be secuted as widest magma
ton. But In real life It cannot be
questioned, for the sister OF fortune
Is Mrs Howard Gould and the sister
Of poverty is Miss Ella Clemens.
Years ago, both these sisters spell
ed their name Clemens. Then the
more fortunate and beautiful OF the
two saw a chance for herseif on the
stage She changed the spelling Of
her name to Clemmons The artis-
tic success she won before the foot
lights was slight, but her brief spell
there was not wasted. for It gained
her tho love Of Howard Gould. son
OF Jay Gould, brother Of George
Gould, and member Of a family for
whose name the term wealth has al
most become a synonym.
In a short tins the name Of the
more beautiful Of the two girls had
undergone still another change. 1t
was now Gould. She was the wife
Of one of the wealthiest men in the
United States.
But the other sister clung to the
nams Clemens, and shared none Of
the good fortune that came to the
actress.
In fact, as the one sister gained
in wealth and position, the ether,
pursued by a perverse fate, has
grown poorer. until today the only
barrier between her and poverty
is what she can realize from the
sale Of newspapers-at most not
more than a coupI eof dollars a
day.
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The GATE OF ISLAM AND OF MECCA

I1AI r Y Elk her sins In iife
N/ may have been. in death Eve
surely atoned for them. She
died at Jeddah. so tradition
says. and the snot Is marked by scat
tered buildings covering, perhaps. a hun
dred yards-a bitter place for the end.
where Eden had been the beginning.
Most of the ports Of the Red Sea. with
the exception OF Massowah. share the
same characteristics. whether they are
as arid as Port Sudan (which. now that
1t has been discovered that work and
money have been wasted on suakin
through insufficient survey. is to be the
main poE OF the Sudan or as squalid
as Yambo. little is left TO choose be-
tween them in their lack OF attraction
But Jeddah is different, because there,
as one watches the pilgrims disembark.
and listens TO the clamor that goes up
through the sunlight, the individual
spirit of the CITY makes itself felt and
with It comes the certain knowledge that
gate of Islam and OF Mecca The Frank
feels that he is upon soil utterly strange
TO him and resentful OF his presence. as
ne watches the procession go by, victims
and conuuerors. the mountaineer from
Dihra. in Albania. rivaling the Afghan
in his swagger, the truculent Mogrebbi
who pushes the soft, richly dressed Jaw
anese from the middle OF the open road:
the Cinnamon who have shaved their
cherished pigtails for the Hail, or the
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from the top Of the czs51e. situated
on the blum, can be obtained a beau
tiful view Of the surrounding coun-
Try.
Here Mrs. Gould should live !n
ideal contentment, and yet there are
not lacking those who viii wonder
II from time 70 time she ever Eiyes
a thought 70 the sister out there In
San Franciseo's Chinatown's slums.
selling papers to help the SUFFERING.
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Earthquake Disclosed Sforg

earthquake Disclosed Story.
Katherine Gould surrounded By
luxury. knows only one motive, the
quest for pleasure. Ella Clemens.
her full sister, resident Of the slnns
OF San Francisco. spends her exis-
tence minlstering to the SUFFERING,
educating the ignorant. striving to
uplift the lowIy.
She would not change with Kath-
crime for all The wealth of the
Goulds.
The story Of Miss Clemens was
brought to public notice wnen the
house in which she lived suffered
sadly IN the flaming horror that so
lately made a wreck Of the chief city
OF the Golden State. II was located
right in the heart Of the Oriental
district. and the Celestials called It
the Little House of Gold," not be-
cause wealth was there, but for the
reason that the little shelter was the
scene os deeds far better than gold,
more enduring than wealth.
While Katherine Gould spread
the glories Of her marvellous ward
robes before admirers al the opera,
while she dashed down Fifth Ave
nue. In her $4,000 automobile. or
sailed luxuriously in her s4oo. 900
steam yacht, her sister was teach
ing English to the children ct
Chinatown, taking care OF Iepers,
in such hideously advanced stages
Of the disease that even nurses and
doctors avoided service.
The earthquake has temporarily
interrupted that work. but Ella will
take 1t up again, Just as soon as
San Francisco resumes its normal
life, and the poor Chinese find a
place they can call their own.
The house in which Ella Clemens
first labored. II house It can be
called. and the one in which Kath-
crime reigns almost as royalty as
queen, form not the least won
derful contrast IN this story of sur
pFises.
Elias little refuge had no door
way from the street. Its exterior
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LfUes In Million DoHdr Eoms.

LiUes In Million Dohdr Home.
The real estate alone cost a mil
lion dollars. and by the time tho
entire building was finished and the
grounds put In the condition the
eaptlous mistress desired. not less
than another million dollars had
found It's way into the hands OF
builders. architects, decorators, and
furnishers.
The stable is a turreted master
piece. costing in itself far more than
the home of many very wealthy peo-
pie. There is a great sea wal THAT
runs along the ocean front, and flne
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Before k crime Gemons became the wife of Howard Gould and
had 100000 yacht 100000 castle and gems worth Kings
ransom she spelled her Clemens So did Ella For
tune carried Katherine from the stage millions while Ella poor but
happy has devoted her life TO working among the lowy Fos
Chinatown Her home destroyed in the earthquake will
continue her work of mercy the Chinese another place
in which to live All money Ella has for charities earns by sale of
newspapers Meantime her sister, though prodgay xravagant can
not spend her income
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MISS OIeIncIlS Selling PapeTS TOT a
Living.
was made OF unpainted boards. ten
feet high. over the roof was
cross. and a figure Of a Christ
child at the head Of the twisting
alley that led to the room told a
story of welcome and kindness in
neighborhood that has rich need
OF such tokens.
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Ccontinued from First Pase)

he told an acquaintance recently,
neither do a lot Of the men who are
credited with unusual industry. Often
such a man doesn't 90 nearly as
much as many another man who
isn't 1=.SSa.tted with accomplishing
an.dhIng extraordinary at all Be-
sides. my work is pleasure to me.
and that makes all the difference IN
the world. II is so with many men.
Through circumstances-cnan Il
you choose to use the word-they are
successful Being successful encour-
ages them. stimulates them. as wine
stimulates; their work becomes easy
because they arc accomplishing what
they Wish 10 do.
"'It isn't so with the man who
isn't wlnning-perhaps through no
fault Of his own. To MIN the same
work that. with Euccess, would be
easy, becomes difficult and unpleas-
ant, and he can accomplish little.
When a man becomes successful he
gets reputation for working hard.
but most OF the hard workers. most
Of the worlds really great men. are
never heard Of By the rest Of the
world at all"
All the same. It would be dihHcult
10 convince those who know IS q"
best that he isn't one OF the hardest
worked lawyers alive today.
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worked lawyers alive today.
Where rs. D." LfUes and Plays
Mr.. Untermyer's town mouse is at
s75 Fifth avenues his country house
is Greystone. up the river. near Yon-
kers, formerly the estate Of the, late
Samuel ]. Tilden, which Mr.. Unter-
myer has owned since 1900 There
he plays. OF hours. during the sum
S1ner months Of the ten IN each year
which he devotes 10 work. There
he relaxes. himself as only a man Of
intense intellectual activity may.
He doesn't shoot, he doesn't fish.
he doesn't play golf. and he doesn't
ride at present. though he used TO
spend a good deal OF time in the
saddle. and probably Will take
up riding again, not so much
for the pleasure OF II as be-
cause he needs the physical
bracing which riding gives him
He keeps an automobile. mot
for the pleasure OF riding IN II. but
for locomoion." It Is sometimes
driven pretty fast when he Is In It,
too. for he is fond Of high speed. He
used 70 drive horses. singly. in pairs
and tandem. snd he Is a good driver,
but he isn't driving much nowadays.
His one exercise at present is
walking. and some Of his friends who
know him as p pedestrian say he
never gets tired on foot, particularly
at Greystone when inspecting the
place.
Greystone is fine estate. II Is on
the banr7s 5f the Hudson, well above
the river, ard commands a wonderful
view OF the Palisades opposite and
equally hne vistas for miles up and
down the broad stream. II covers
los acres. almost equally divided by
the highway running north and
south parallel with the river into
two parts. one containing rfty and
the other fifty-five acres. One part
Is given over TO cultivation, and
there his farmer lives and raises the
vegetables that supply the Greystone
table, the hay that feeds the Grey
stone horses, and other useful crops.
The mansion which stands on the
river division Of the estate. is old
fashioned, roomy and comfortable
Built of gray stone. 1t looks al
most as solid as the Palisades op-
posite, and harmonizes perfectly
with the rather broken surface Of
the surrounding country.
There are many things about
Greystone in which Mr.. Unermyer
takes great pride Possibly he likes
the greenhouses best, though he is
fond of his kennels and his chicken
yards: he gives lot of his per-
sonal attention to all three.
Those who know all about dogs
say that the Greystone kennels are
second to none as to the quality OF
the dogs they house. though thee
are plenty OF kennels with large
canine population. MIR. Untermyer's
dogs are all collIes: they are oi
pure reed and have taken many
prizes. His chickens number about
1000. and, like the dogs. include
several prize winners. They are q
well-trained lot. too. The chicken
shown in the accompanying photo
graph hoped up or the block tc
pose for its picture as sedately
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New York home. a yacht that really
merits that much abused term float
ing palace" she has a box at the
opera and Jewels and gowns that A
queen might envy. and meantime
the other sells newspapers for a iiv-
ing.
Yet this other sister. whose name
is never spoken In the Gould family.
In fact. anywhere outside OF the
Smallest local limits, says that she IL
happier than Katherine n this be
so. It is because the one is living
for self and pleasure, the other for
othess and mercy.
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MAY 27. 1905
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U N two pithy paragraphs can be
painted a contrast IN Ameri-
can life so amazing that only
4 the fact that names and proof
are at hand can gain It cre-