davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-01-17
SAD DEATHS LAST WEEK.
MRS. v. w. BRABHAr1 AND MISS
NETTIE FREE PASS AWAY.
The Whole Community Mourns the
Death of These L0vable
Young Women.

Truly death loves a shining
mark" this being indisputably ex-
emplifed in the sad and sudden
death of Mrs. Gwendolyn Risher
Brabham, wife Of DR.. Vance W.
Brabham, and eldest daughter of
Mr.. Benjamin Risher.
This sad event occurred last Thurs
day, the 10th, at about five O'Clock
in the aftemoon-a peculiarly sad
and touching death-she leaving a
little infant son only few hours old.
The interment took place at South
End cemetery Friday at p. M, the
services being conducted by Rev.
Peter Stokes. The floral offerings
were numerous and handsome, some
of them being the most exquisite
pieces ever seen here.
The pail bearers were as follows:
Messrs. w. Paul Riley, H. Henri
Copeland, J. C. Moye, F. M. Moye,
Jacob Fielder, Norman Kirsch, Max
Walker, and DR.. J. ]. Cleckley.
Beautiful Gwendolyn is no more!
Mere language is inadequate to ex-
press all the deep sorrow and grief
that these words bring not only to
those of her own family, who loved
her so devotedly, but to her friends
whom she might number by scores.
To know Gwendolyn was but to love
her-and sadly will she be missed,
especially in her church, for she was
ever an untiring and faithful worker,
not only as consistent member, but
her labors extended into Sunday.
school, the League, the missionary
societies and the choir, as well as in.
valuable services at the factory
chapel. She was president Of the
Golden Links" q missionary society
for children, and the little ones, in
loving memory, placed a beautiful
wreath of flowers on her grave.
| Not quite one year ago did thus
lovely young girl become the wife OF
DR.. Brabham, and all too soon has
the Angel of Death borne this bride
to her eternal home. So young
only nineteen-this happy pair were
separated after but tasting life's
joys. Not more pure and white ane
spotless are the fragrant hyacinth.
which cover her last resting place
than the redeemed soul Of lovely
Gwendolyn. We weep for this deal
girl because we loved her, not be
cause there is no hope, for as sure a
there is a Heaven we know that he
dear departed spirit hovers near tht
throne of her Saviour, whom she lovet
and served so faithfully, and tha1
her sweet voice has joined the Ange
choir where she will praise Him for
evermore.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-19

commissions without power, and these were
the utmost assertion of public authority. If the
cars were crowded to suffocation we said,
Well, we must build another subway It
seemed so simple, with that boom map and its
magnificent assurances. But recently 1t was
brought home to the city that subway building
is not simple, and that necessity compeIs rs
to make the most Of existing facilities and not
to trust too hopefully to providing new ones
of an expensive type. In transit matters we
must retrench on our imaginations. We must
take account of stock to see what we can do
without and how we can make the most OF what
we have. Our subway building has been all.
for several years now, paradoxically, in the
air. The new policy represents practical, hard
sense. The commission will begin its work
with an open mind, its only purpose being to
ascertain the facts and then to proceed without
fear or resentment along the line which the
facts Indicate
New-York tribune., 1907-07-19
4 TRANsPoRTATIoy INQUIRY.

In ordering an inquiry into the traction condi-
tons Of this city the Public Service Commission
has begun one Of the things for which it was
created The transit facilities Of Manhattan,
Brooklyn and The Bronx are inadequate That
we suppose, the companies themselves would
not dispute. Why are they inadequate? Are
the companies running all the trains and cars
that can safely be operated, especially during
rush hours: Probably they will contend that
they are, but the prevailing opinion is that they
are not. The Public Service Commission will
seek to ascertain the truth. If the investigation
shall show that The companies are operating all
the cars that can safely be operated in the
crowded conditions Of New York streets the
public VIII accept the conclusion and cTid-
cism viii be lessened If the investigation
shall show that the companies are purposey
limiting their service for the sake of the profit
there may be in overcrowdi2g, it Will be the
duty Of the commission to order them to make
the service as nearly adequate as considerations
Of safety viii permit. Such an order under such
circumstances viii be no hardship TO the COM
Danies, for II IS their duty TO furnish reason
ably adequate traction facilities
The Public Service Commission Of this dis
trict faces many complex problems. The pres
ent and the future Of the city's traction facili-
ties are largely in its hands. But obviously its
first duty is TO find out If the utmost practicable
TRANSPORTATION. The only chance Of immediate
Improvement is IN compelling an increase Of
service that IS practicable. Plans for the future
can await their turn For a decade we went
ahead with magnificent plans for the future.
Subways were laid out everywhere-on maps.
We had an underground system costing hun
dreds OF milions-al on paper. Rapid transit
was Of the boom town" order, elaborate. ex-
tengiye. conyincing-on blueprints. Did man
Intimate a desire 70 build a subway anywhere,
forthwith a broad, black line. with handsome
red circles 10 mark the stations, was drawn on
the city map, and another line Of boom transit
was IN existence. II n passenger had only six
square inches OF floor space for his accommO-
datton on his way home he had only to think
OF the untold mileage OF boom transit and be
comforted We lived the Opulence of the
future. while the companies reaped a harvest,
f,laynelessly or not. from the squaior of tho
present Il IS wei 10 turn aside from boom
frans.t-hooIa euJways cone TO naught as often
as boom towns-anc consider the present ard
make the most Of =
The resolution Of the commission marks a
departure IN the city's policy in transit mat
fers. It has never before been sought IN any
serious wa to ind out whether or not the
transit companies were performing their public
defy and to compel item 10 do so Il they were
not There have been half-hcarted orders from
New-York tribune., 1907-07-19
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-It was reported IN Toxic that the
Corean Emperor would abdlcate to-day his
Ministers resigned yesterday. -= AT the
Hague conference Mr.. ChoaUe stated the reasons
which have LED the United States TO favor a
general arbitration treaty, and DR.. Drago sup
ported his doctrine in It's original form. =-=
Kari Hau changed his attitude and answered
questions more freely; testimony TO alleged
immortality was given. French officials
were ready 10 suspend the imposition Of further
duties on American goods after August !, pend
ing further negotiations. == AIeXanges Greg
ers suit for defamation against the Countess
du PorZic5 was dismissed. -= Ambassador
Reid. at a luncheon in London, toasted King
Edward and President Roosevelt together as
peecenakers- - The marriage IN Chicago Of
Prince Robert de Broglie and Mrs. S. b. Neit
nee Alexander, was declared void by Paris
court. - A fire in Hamburg caused heavy
damage in the commercial district.
DOMESTIC.-The naval court of inquiry in
regard TO the cause Of the explosion on the
Georgia Is expected TO report that il was due
10 a bareback; no foundation can be found for
the report that il was caused by defect in the
powder == The convention Of the Army and
Navy Union at Washington adopted q strong
resolution in favor of the restoration Of the army
canteen as a temperance" measure. == Four
convictions without capital punishment" We're
found in the Lamana kidnapping and murder
cases in New Orleans; Two companies of militia
were called out 10 prevent threatened lynchings-
CITY.-Stocks were strong - District At
torney Jerome, on the stand in q preliminary
examination IL his libel suit against Hearst.
said ne had found that q Governor Of a state
had taken fee from the Mutual == The
EGD4C CeINlCe 1Dt14L445S-OQ uGClG6u take up
a general transit investi CATION == The com
mission held its first hearing the Eleventh
avenue track removal. =- Mayor Mcclellan
went away On his vacation, saying that the city
would finish the Brooklyn Eubways rapidly
as possible. - The Mayor appointed two
new magistrates, provided for by the night court
bill =- Amalgamated Copper was placed on
q yearly per cent dividend basis. -= The
United States rnarshaTs return showed that he
had served most Of the defendants IN the To-
becco Trust case == The Corporation Counsel
ruled against the New York Centrals high ten
sion overhead wire. == The Investigation Of
the Mutual Reserve. # was said, would extend
over several years and disclose startling facts.
e. The retiring board told Colonel Ayres It
did not wish TO hear his statement yet.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Partly cloudy. The temperature yesterday.
Highest So degrees; lowest, "A.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-19
JTSTLY PUNISHED.

In suspcnding four surgeons OF the Kings
County and Bradford Street hospitals for
having attempted 10 "siamese" two young pup
pies the Commissioner OF Charities, Mr.. Robert
W. Hebberd has recorded the following state
ment IN the archives
The experiment was surreputiously made.
without the knowledge Of the administrative
lie institution devoted to the care OF the sick,
and not under any circumstances intended for
experiments Of this nature 1t Is important
that the public hospital system OF the city should
maintain unimpaired a reputation for humanity
and anything that detracts therefrom must not
be lightly dlsregarded. The experiment not
only unwarrauted but highly improper, and all
who wcro party TO IL have been guilty OF
serious indiRcretion which calls for the admin
istration Of discipline. In Justice TO the accused
It Is but right to say that tho experiment was
not made from mere curiosity but from what
was at least thought to be scientific interest
in the matter.
The Commissioners attitude toward the estab-
lished facts is admirable and his punish
ment Of the offenders equally so. But we ques-
ton the need of his last remark. Nobody has
ever supposed that the operators were simply
trying to he cruel, or has fanced that they
We're not truly curious to discover what would
happen if two puppies were stitched together
Why say, then "ln Justice to the accused" that
they had Il scientific interest In the operation? +?
Scientific interest is only refined and potentially
useful curiosity; as such IL is no extenuaton
Of an apparently deliberate violation Of the
law Instead Of softening the Impeachment
should be tempted to condemn all the more
vigorously any act Of lawbreakIng done by a
highly educated man who, knowing the laws
bearing upon the practices OF his profession
seeks to rise above them on the plea OF "sclen-
tihc interest" SOphistry is especially offensive
when employed by men who think and act
logically, and the same is true Of the law
1-g-l--
The punishment meted out was merlted and II
needed no soft words.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-19
JEWISH DAY OF GLOOM.
Orthodox Hebrews Will Mourn Destruction
of Jerusalem Sunday.

The ninth day Of the month OF Alb in tho Jewish
calendar which occurs tomorrow and Will be
observed on Sunday, has for centuries been con-
sidered a day. Of mourning by the piOus Jews. On
that day-JSO b. C.-Jerusalem was destroyed by
Nebuchadnezzar's army. and 656 years later the
same day, tho Iegions under Vespaslan and Titus
destroyed the Holy city.
"As if 10 place an additional stamp of gloom
upon the day" says Jewish historian. the SOL
ders under tho Emperor HadTlan in the year lS6,
drew the plough over the sacred city"
According 10 Jewish law, the day cannot be OBJ
served on the Sabbath. and for that reason the
observance OF "the day OF goon' by those who
stn look upon the passing away of the temple
ana the Jowsh hierarchy n great calamity will
take place Sunday.
The day win be observed by the ultra-orthodox
and by the Zionsts who hope to re-establish the
Jewish state. Among the strictly observant, pray
ers for tho dead will he read. burial places viii be
visited the synagogues will be draped With black.
and dirges sung.
Among the reformed Jews. who DO not want y
Jewish state the day is not observed. Some OF
tho leaders OF the reform movement have gone so
far as 10 attempt TO make the day of sorrow ono
of rejoicing. because they believe that ION the day
that the temple in Jerusalem was destroyed the
Messiah born" and mot the nation but the
jewish schoolhouse will Judaism from destruc-
tiOu.'
New-York tribune., 1907-07-19
a coTrLLoN AT MANCHESTER. VT.

Manchester. Vt. July IS CspeciaD.-A cotIon wa,
given this evening by Mr.. and Mrs. James L Tay-
lor Of Carroll street. Brooklyn for their daushtsr
Miss Florence Taylor. at their country place Iona
Fine. The interior OF the house was decorated =,
pink and green. while on the broad verar1as a,
the villa an elaborate supper was served 10 ths
guests Among the dancers were Miss Hoyt and
Miss Grace Hoyt Of New York City; Miss La vls
and Miss Helen La Vie OF Brooklyn; Miss Fo,1Ika
and Mrs. Harold Bond Mason. OF Philadelphia:
Miss Beckwth Of Cleveland: Miss Young and Miss
Maude Leake. OF Albany; Miss Francis, OF Troy.
Miss Hummston. Of Holyoke. and Miss Strong and
Miss Cleghorn, OF Manchester. Edward W Clark
Frank Clark. Bailey Seymour. s. Miller and Har-
old Bond Mason. OF Philadelphia: Merrill K.
Waters. OF New York City; Pascal Narrower. os
New Brighton. Staten Island: A Embrey. ot En-
glewood. N J.: Harold Matthews, Of Chicago and
Shepard Strong, Of Manchester
New-York tribune., 1907-07-19
THE ROsALsKY ORDER.

When Judge RosalSky, OF General Sessions,
signed an order last Tuesday commanding the
destruction of all weapons taken by the police
from indicted persons, another hindrance, small
vet effective was put in the way Of thugdOm.
For many years a choice assortment of danger
ously contrived knives, slIngs bllies and revolv-
ers has been kept moving at a lively pace around
a circle in which the conspicuous points were
the pockets Of crooks. the Police Departments
arsenal and the secondhand shops. The police
have long been selling weapons found on pris-
oners and turning in the proceeds TO the
Dension fund This has been convenient for
police thugs and dealers alike. Every cut
throat who had become attached TO a murderous
tool of peculiar excellence might regain the same
with patience and a little cash, while pawn
brokers might make dozen profits on the same
weapon by purchasing IT over and over again ut
police auctions
One OF the evils caused by the practice now
suppressed is the hero worship and dangerous
knowledge it has created among young men and
BOYS who haunt the East Side pawnshOps In
search Of bargains. visitor dropping into
any one of many stores in this city where
ondhand weapons are marketed might easily
overheer-so those say who know about that
side of Ilfe-a conversation between the shop
keeper and some pop-eyed young customer in
which the former would be assuring the latter
that BILLY the Druiser used this here gun when
"he dropped rich guy up in The Bronx and got
"off with the dough" Man is such n slave to
his instinct Of social imitation that doubtless
many criminal is helped into his career by the
paild hero worship which the condolences OF a
New-York tribune., 1907-07-19

while some of the Western lines, notably the
Burlington, have put the new rate into general
effect without question. The spirit of the Of
flcials OF the Rock Island road, who, when en-
tertained by the business men of Des Moines
recently declared they not only had no inten-
ton of decreasing the service on account OF the
reduction, but would continue to improve It, Is
in striking contrast with the conduct OF East
ern managers
Just what the effect of this legislation
will be upon the revenues of the roads can
not be determined accurately until 1t has
been fairly tested. One road reported that after
one months experiment 1t found Its revenues
lust where they had been before on account
Of increased travel. If this increase in travel
was gained without any increase of service II
would appear that the railroads are no worse OH
than under the old rate, while the travelling
public has been benefited by a reduction or one
third In It's passage money. Whether this Is
nermanent or merely temporary Increase Is
open to question. The chief point Of Interest
il that the Western roads, where passenger
traffic is presumptvely least profitable, have
accepted the situation with fairly good grace
and apparently are disposed to give 1t falr
trial while Eastern lines propose to tight the
reduction to q finish, although In many IN
stances the long haul rates average little more
than two cents and the volume or trafnc
would seem TO make possible the greatest econ
New-York tribune., 1907-07-19
CHILDREN CRY FOR AIR.
Thousands Appeal to Tribune Fund
-MOre Honey Badly Needed.

With the hottest day Of the season at hand ire
thermometer running UP toward the century marx
and fairly turning of the streets on The East
Side into boiling cauldrons OF sweltering human
ity. with heat prostrations reported on every side
there only two children that went 10 the
country yesterday through the Tribune Fresh Air
Fund. There were thousands Of others that wanted
% go but the fund unable 70 send them. and
the prospects are that unless muca more money IS
forthcoming from the contributors these sams
thousands will be compelled to remain In the city
all summer
Coupled with the lack OF funds IS a lack OF places
20 send the children. Persons IN the country are
not sending IN invitations nearly fast enough 10
supply the demand. and the result IS that thou
sands OF children are suffering In city streets and
IN dismal apartments. with prospect OF relief IN
sight II sufficient funds and sufficient places
provided. the Tribune Fund VIII give tE-- relief
A missionary Of the fund investigated 4lst night
a case in Eldridge street. She went inro dirty
hall and climbed four flights OF stairs 70 dirty
rear apartment consisting OF two rooms. n these
rooms lived mother and two children and two
boarders-hve IN all The boa-ders occupied the
bedroom. where a cot did service for one. while the
other slept on the floor In the kitchen, which was
iEsufIerably hot, another cot. which stood
against tho wall in the daytime, and which did
service for the mother and her children Two
chairs without any bottoms and stove completed
the furnishing Of the room.
The missionary had gone there n response to
plea from the mother TO please send nv cAltren
70 the country. This same plea IS coming from
hundreds of other mothers. who realize that this
visit to the country once year by tl--r children
is the only thing that keeps them alive.
The pastor OF n church from which many chil-
dren go the country said that h believed few
persons realized what the two weeks OF fresh air
meant to the tenement children
Perhaps the greatest sCOurSe in tits city" he
said, '1s tuberculosis. Crowded into narrow III
ventilated rooms. II IS wonder that children and
their parents get it. unless their constitution are
strongly fortified. have had CorSijer-j'- eypeTl-
in fresh air work. and I am firmly convinced
that Il Is the renewed vitality which SD many or
the children get in this way that enables them 10
ward of the disease"
II Is the present disCOmforts that a-rrI most 10
the children now, however \ missionary said YES
terday that every time she went tr t..7 mission
she would find twenty thirty C.itr'1 waiting
about the steps beg her 10 take Them 60 the
country. Every time she has u explain faIt ths
Tribune Fresh Air Fund has uO- selt Asr an
order.
There are eleven hundred children that 7re 0lsn-
ming 10 get away into the country nFN- week 10
send them and keep them there for two weeks ap-
proxlmately S4S0O will be needed
New-York tribune., 1907-07-19
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT
~ TeIegraph h The Tribuns-1 !

IEy Telegraph The Tribune
Newport. r. l., July 1S.-LuncheOns were stva
to-day by Mrs j. Fred PiersOn. Mrs WiUiar.
Payne Thompson and Mrs. f. c. Slater
Mrs Nathalie Schenck Collins took possession O,
day OF Lyndenhurst. the Hodgson estate which ss
and her mother will occupy the remainder OF ,bs
season
Mrs spotswood schenck went 10 New York 70
day TO attend the funeral Of Edward Morgan
relative.
Registered at the Casino to-day was O. s Rrans
or New York. guest IN the cottage colony
MI and Mrs Marsden j. Perry OF Providenc.
arrived at Bleak House. their new summer esta+s
IN Ocean avenue, to-day. for the season
Joseph z. Widener has returned from New Yo,,,
on his steam yacht Josephine. and Joined Nrs
Widener at the Ptnard cottage.
Lieutenant Commander Cameron MGR vvinsIo
Joined his family at the Cleveland cottage to-da,
for a few days stay.
1t was said in the cottage colony to-day that tia
marriage OF Miss Annie Best. daughter Of Mrs q
L. Best TO ElizUr Yale Smith. of New York wou5
take place In October, in New York
large dinner party was given this evening bv
Mrs Moses Taylor Campbell at her cottage
Mrs. William Starr Miller arrived this evsr,,s
and opened her villa in Ocean avenue.
Oliver @. Jennings. Francis NJ. Ware, H "
Bookstaver and Mrs. Mae Brady Hall returnAs
from New York last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William s. Patten OF Boston a.
rived this evening at the Chalet. which they hav.
taken for the season
New-York tribune., 1907-07-19
GREGER'S SUIT Fails.
Defamation fiction against Countess
du POrzics Dismissed.

Brest, France, July 16.-The suit OF Alexander
Greger agt. Countess Rodellec du Porzics for
defamation of character was to-day dismissed
by the court The hearing began July To-
Alexander Greger was ut one time secretary
Of the Russian Embassy at Washington. He Wis
tied the Count and Countess Rodellec du Por-
zIcs IN Brittany last summer and was accused
by the countess OF having stolen blue diamond
from her This NJ. Cireger denied. a formal
complaint was then entered. but later with
drawn by the countess. and NJ. Greger Chal-
lenged the count TO duel. which the latter re-
fused. only 10 be horscwhipped by NJ. Greger
publicly in Paris
The countess's mother who was the Countess
de TrobrIand. formerly Miss Mary Mason Jones.
daughter of the lato Isaac Jones. OF New York.
died at F1nIstere July 10