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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-17
NAME Of SMITH
LEADS OTHERS
IN NUMBERS

New York, July 17.-Society is led
throughout the country by the ancient
and honorable family OF Smith. as is
shown by the Social Register Locator.
the first number Of which was published
yesterday.
This volume is compendium OF the
names OF persons OF social prominence in
twenty American cities and has been pre-
pared with painstaking care. 1t consists
OF an alphabetical arrangement OF $4,000
names. together with the cities where the
persons reside.
New York has the most Smiths and
forty per cent Of the Browns, while Balti-
more is a close second In the possession
OF the clan Brown. The Smiths predomi-
nate in Philadelphia. with battalion OF
123. although the Biddle family which is
SO much a part Of the City OF Brotherly
Love. has seventy-two members. The
Joneses are to be found everywhere ex-
cept in Providence and Oakland. Oak
land has nobody at all in society named
Jackson. Baltimore Is entitled to have
the most Jenkinses present at any large
social function. In Chicago the Walkers
follow the Smiths in preference. while In
Providence the name -Aldrich is the open
sesame TO society. Pittsburg has the most
iauEnllilSs Ut olihlIc are dl tic lOTt IN
ST. Louis and st. Paul. and in Minneapo-
lis the question of prestige is tie among
the Washburns. Winstons and Wood
worths.
Summaries OF the names which recur In
the various cities reveal some interesting
fact cullec from this American Almanach
de Gotha. There are 1i9 Of the family OF
Adams in 10 cities. while the "a Alexan-
ders are distributed through II cities.
There are 81 Amorys. and Boston society
has them all. OF the Biddle family. be-
sides the 72 in Philadelphia which have
been mentioned, there are six in New
York and in Washington. but they are
really part of the parent stock which
fiourishes in the city or Penn.
Five cities only have Appletons. of
whom there are 21 In Boston. II in New
York, two in Philadelphia, two In St
Paul and one In Baltimore. All OF the
family Of Auchincloss. 10 the number of
II. have not wandered away from New
York. OF the 35 Cabors 80 reside in Bos-
ton. The 21S of the house of Davis are
scattered through Is cities and they are
the most numerous I'm Washington. Near
ly every city. or nineteen of the score.
have some OF the 163 Kings.
Strange differentiations In the spelling
Of names appear throughout the volume.
There are 239 OF the family OF Clarke and
ninety nine OF the name without the ter
minal 'e" Five ways are offered for the
spelling OF what is IN effect the same
name as Is seen In such titles as Beal,
Beale, Beales, Beall and Beals. 1t Is
shown in the tables that they are
forty Reads. seventy-one Reeds and
thirty-one Reids. There are fifty-fve
who bear the name Robbins and thirty
FIVE who leave out one "b" and pronounce
their name the same way. Forty two are
called Sturgis and thirty-two Sturges.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-17

Karlsruhe, Germany. July 1.-THE trial
OF Karl Hau, charged with the murder
of his mother-in-law. Frau Molitor In
Baden Baden on the evening or Nov. 6.
1906. began here today.
Hau was at one time professor OF Ro-
man law in George Washington univer-
sity. washington. u. c.. and practiced
law there UP 10 about a year ago. After
the alleged murder he fed to London.
where he was taken into custody Later
he was returned TO Germany, and as
many people claimed he was insane the
question OF his mental condition was thor
oughly investigated with the result that
he was formally declared TO be In his right
mind
Mrs. Hau committed suicide by drown
ing in June. leaving a farewell letter in
which she said she could no longer bear
the sorrow of living apart from her hus-
band
1t was once reported that Hau confessed
20 the murder OF Frau Molitor. but this
was later denied.
Hau entered the court room this morn
Ing accompanied by his counsel. DR..
Dietz, and two gendermes and made
prepossessing appearance.
The selection of jury occupied only 10
minutes.
The presiding Judge examined Hau for
three hours. The prisoner pleaded not
guilty 10 'ne charee against nun OUT ne
admitted having been in Baden Baden the
night Of the tragedy
Hau admitted that while returning from
Turkey in October he stopped in Vienna
and collected $1,000 on a letter OF credit
and that he had subsequently written to
his London banker saying this letter OF
credit had been lost
VISITED MOTHER IN LAW.
Hau then visited his mother in-law In
Baden Baden for weeR and afterwards
went to Paris accompanied by his wife
and his ster-in-law Olga Moltor.
The Judge here showed the prisoner
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-17
WHAT SHALL
Be DONE WITH
THIS $4,000?

case OF considerable Importance to
those interested In educational work was,
by the decree OF the superior court today,
that OF Charles Il. Godfrey and John H
Cady. trustees under the will Of Shuball
Hutchins, who died on May, 1867, have
asked the court to construe one clause
in the will.
Mr.. Hutchins named certain trustees to
whom he gave all the rest and residue
OF his estate and provided that the trus-
tees SHOULD pay over the sum OF $4,000
TO such society or organization engaged
In the education OF the colored people as
the trustees might select All the rest
OF the estate has been distributed, but the
trustees are not sure as TO their rights and
duties under the clause In the will given
below. Shuball Cady Hutchins. Maria
Hutchins Belden. and Augustine w. Bel
den, heirs OF the testator, claim the pres
ent trustees have no right TO pay this
sum OF $4,000 to any institution In that
event the money would go TO these three
heirs.
The legacies and annuities given By said
will have all been settled, with the excep-
ton OF the above noticed legacy. the
language making which reading as folr
lows:
To the treasurer OF any one or more
societies or organizations whose object
Is the Improvement and education OF the
colored people of the South. / give the
sum OF $4,000 for the uses and purposes
OF said societies. but I leave II wholly to
the judgment of my said trustees or
trustee for the time being, as 10 the time
when, how much OF. and TO what society
or societies or organizations said sum Of
$4,000 or any part thereof shall be paid,
having reference TO the ability OF my es-
tate and the efficiency OF any of said So
cieties I'm the above object"
The complainants in their bill further
show that they do not know OF the ex-
istence OF any society or organization in
this state whose object Is the improve
ment and education OF the colored people
of the South, and II said legacy In held TO
be n good charitable bequest they ask
that said cause be sent TO a master to
ascertain and report 10 this court whether
there are any such societies or organiza-
tions either in this state or elsewhere, and
if there are such societies or organizations
whore they are located.
The specific questions raised are l. AS
10 whether the gift Is n good charitable
bequest? 2 As to whether these trlis-
tees have any discretionary power not TO
pay said legacy 3. III said last named
legacy Is a good charitable bequest how
are these trustees 10 select the benei-
Charles?
The respondents. that is the heirs
named. say that: l. Said legacy is not n
good charitable beduest g. That the pay
ment OF said legacy is a matter In the dis
cretion Of said trustees; and 3 That said
legacy cannot now he carried into effect
by reason Of the failure OF the original
trustees TO act.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-17
MARK TWAIN
FUNNY EVEN
ON sH|PbOARD

London, July 1.-THE following wire
less dispatch by way Of Crookhaven from
the Atlantic Transport line steamer Min
netonka and signed Mark Twain" has
been received by the Associated Press:
Left the channel Sunday at 1870 in
doubtful weather and sighted the Scilly
Islands ten miles off. At six o'clock ran
into a dense fog which broke into patches
during the night.
AT a. m. Monday the fog had thick
ened and the ship was crawling along
slowly. At $50 barque suddenly
loomed up and lost her bowsprit by drag
ging along our side.
I'VE received very slight damage. The
barque was coming for our broadside
but prompt action on both sides prevented
a direct collision.
THE barque disappeared In the fog
We saw her twice during a three hour
hunt but she was so quickly enveloped in
the fog that we could not speak her. so
we resumed our trail.
"All well.
MARK TWAIN"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-17

residence this afternoon II was stated
that he was in comfortable condition
but would not be able to leave the houss
for several days He is still too weak ts
discuss his business affairs.
There were three more mechanics lieni
on houses being built by contract OF tn,
Home Realty company recorded at thu
city hall today. They we're as follows
Susan r. Keating. trustee for Susy A
Clifford, house on New York avenue
5000; Almira NJ. Stone, house on Indians
avenue. 81; and Raffaele K. Tortolani and
Giovannina Tortolani, house at Washing
ton Park. 1910. All were placed b,
Thomas H Early a. Co
SURFACE ONLY SCRATCHED"
'The surface only has been scratched
In this investigation OF the Home RealtI
company" said gentleman qualified I,
give an opinion OF the matter when ques
TONED today concerning developments IL
the sensational failure.
Hundreds Of people who believe the,
now own their homes. subject only Il
mortgages. which they think they hav,
reduced. are likely to discover that thes,
mortgages must be paid in full instead o,
less the reductions they believe they ar,
entitled to by reason OF monthly pay
ments they have made.
ITO illustrate: Suppose you bought fiv,
years ago a house and lot OF a real es
state company for $1,000 You agreed will
the company to pay II SIS per montI
which sum should go to the payment OF
both principal and interest. The company
IL managed by an up-to-date financier
would after building place a mortgage
on that house ana lot for as much as 4
could get. probably $24oo. This mortgag,
would be placed with some outside banl
or corporation, or individual
Continued on Page Six.)
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-17

The Hague. July 1.-THE vote on the
principle OF the American proposition re-
garding the inviolability OF private prop
erty at sea was taken today by the COM
mittee OF the conference dealing with the
Geneva convention. Twenty-one dele
gates voted favorably. IL were against
the measure and there was one absentee.
Great Britain. France Russia, Japan,
Spain and Portugal we're In opposition
while the triple alliance. although Ger
many made reservation, was among the
majority. -.
Belgium presented a compromise pro-
posal but Joseph p. Choate or the Am
erican delegation refused 10 accept H.
saving that in so much as majority ad-
mitted the principle of immunity. ne
could not consent 10 the Limitation or THIS
idea, and especially as Great Britain ana
Russia already had declared they would
not accept IL in any form. This made
unanimity impossible. ro
prof. pc Martens (Russia), VINO pre-
s,ded called attention TO the fact, ythat
although the American proposition was
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-17
WOMAN S TIMES THIEF
VERY HEAVILY FINED

II don't know what medicine you can
take for tat, unless you get IL right
here" said Judge Lee of the district
court this morning 10 a woman who said
her name was Valentine sherman, who
was being arraigned for stealing dress
and two shirt waists valued at s20.H from
the Outlet store.
The woman. between sobs, incoherently
set up the plea that she was not RESPONSE
BILE for her acts, and that she had been
examined by physicians 10 determine her
condition OF mentality.
Capt Stone told the court that the
woman had already been before the court
four times for the same offense, and de-
scrbed her method of stealing.
Miss Denehy, the probation officer for
women. told the court that tho woman
had been examined by physicians. and
that the first time she was found not
normal, but then she was about 10 become
a mother but since then physicians could
not find that her mind was disturbed.
The woman then begged to be given
another chance, pathetically asking what
was to become OF her. baby should her
request be refused.
Judge Lee i'm reply said: NO you have
had your chance. and you stand here with
the reputation OF being n thief"
The woman again pleaded for clemency.
saying that n she got some medicine for
her nerves she would be all right The
court replied with his remarks about the
kind Of medicine apparently required and
imposed fine OF $40 and costs.
The woman told the court during the
hearing that her husband IL a sausage
maker and works In Woonsocket.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-17
NEW SUBMARINES WILL
HAVE ANOTHER TEST

The board OF inspection and survey Of
the navy, which is engaged in trying out
submarines in Narragansett bay before
their final acceptance by the government.
is working hard to complete all the tests
except the sea trials by the end OF the
present week. The sea trials will occupy
the submarines Octopus and Cuttlefsh
According TO the board. OF which Cant
Richardson Glover is pres ldent, the trials
OF the Octopus and Cuttlehsh thus far
have been very satisfactory. After the
sea trials OF these two boats are COM
pleted. the submarines Viper and Taran-
tula will be sent TO Newport from the
Fore River Shipbuilding companys plant
at Quincy. Mass. for their final accept
ance trials. BY the end of August Il is
expected that the eecond submarine fio-
tilia of the navy will be in good working
condition.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-17
YACHT, OWNER AND
GREW IN A WRECK
Beautiful Yacht NADIA, Owned by william P. Ward Of New
York and NaraIansstt Pier, Crashes Into Deakwater at
Point Judith ItSpang AIaak and All on Board Had Narrow
Escape From Drowning Aid Rendered by Life Saving
Grew and Others

william p Ward. a wealthy mine owner
OF New York and a prominent cottager
at Narragansett Pier and his crew OF six
men, had a narrow escape last night
when his big steam yacht NADIA during
a fog rammed into the outer western arm
OF the Point Judith breakwater, quickly
sprang a leak and was rapidly filling
when she was beached on the beach at
Sand Hill Cove.
The Nada was coming up the Sound
last night at a pretty good rate OF speed
considering the fact that a dense fog
hung over the water. II was about S:1b
when she approached the breakwater.
Without warning there was crash ard
the bow watch, who rushed to the side OF
the yacht, discovered that she had ram
med into the outer arm of the break
water, which surrounds the Harbor OF
Refuge. Capt. F. NJ. Allen quickly re-
versed her power and slowly the craft
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-17
KARL HAU NOW BEING
TRIED FOR MURDER

telegram sent from Paris signed Olga"
asking her mother to come TO Paris i'm
mediately and which was not sent by OIL
ga Hau refused to say whether he had
written this telegram or whether he had
had a disagreement in Paris with his
wife. owing TO her jealousy OF her sister
Olga
The Judge then called Hau's attention
to the fact that on his arrival in London
on his way to the United States he had
received a telegram recalling him to the
continent and selecting Berlin as meet
ing place with an unidentified person.
Hau had shown this telegram to his
wife to justify his trip and he admitted
having sent the message himself. A letter
from Mrs Hau to her mother was then
read, showing that Hau had impressed
upon her the necessity OF silence regard
ing the trip back TO the continent. Hau
then admitted to having had a wig and
false beard made by the barber OF well
known hotel in London and that the ex-
planation OF this procedure previously
given-that he was going as a spy to Tur-
key and needed the wig and beard to pro-
tect him against attempts at assassina-
ton was incorrect He said today that he
threw away the wsg and beard after
leaving Charing Cross and that his only
object In using them had been to leave
London unrecognized. He admitted, how,
ever to having had a second false beard
made at Frankfort-on-the-M Main and ad-
mitted going to Karlsruhe. Nov. g. the
day of the murder. wearing a false
beard. He said he left his two valises in
the baggage room there. Asked why he
did not take his baggage to Baden
Baden. Hau made an ambiguous answer
about catching the right train for Lon
don and upon repeated Inquiry he said
he had no definite plan In doing this.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-17
EXPERT ACCOUNTANT
TO GO OVER BOOKS OF
HOME REALTY COMPANY
This Will Be In Accordance With the Request of the
Special Committee Appointed BY the Creditors OF
the Above Company, and Other Allied Goff Corpora
tions. Meeting of Creditors Held To-day Behind
Closed Doors. Col Golf Still iii at His Home

An expert accountant will be allowed 10
go over the books OF the Home Realty
company and the other alldied Con- cor
porations In accordance with the request
of the special committee appointed by the
creditors OF the company TO investigate
Its condition, according to Attorney f. G.
Pierce
Another meeting of the committee was
fee OF Attorney John s. Murdock on the
tenth floor of the Banigan building. Those
present were Edwin e Pierce, Edmund
o. Chace. John s. Murdock. John W..
Mills, II. u. Nicholson and Alfred Swan
son. Mr.. Murdoch was obliged to leave
before the committee adjourned as he
had to attend an important sale.
The meeting was held behind closed
the reporters OF the proceedings OF the
meeting. Mr.. Pierce. however. stated
that all but or or two OF the six Con- COR
porations had consented TO allow an ac-
countant to make an examination OF
their books, and that the others would
probably do the same.
The committee adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. IL will
make a report to the creditors at the
meeting tomorrow noon. AS IL is ex-
pected that there will be very large
number OF the creditors In attendance
at the meeting. Il was decided TO have
II held In Palestine hall, in the
Banigan building. as Attorney Pierce's
office would be too small. Arrange
ments will therefore be made TO have
the meeting In that hall.
Just what the report OF the COM
mittee Will be is not known. IL Is.
however, expected that Il will severe
ly criticise the way the business OF
the Home Realty company has been
transacted. The report will also make
certain recommendations.
Col. Isaac l.. Goff will not be able to
attend the creditors meeting. At his
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-17

Because he claimed to be a clergyman.
and the outward garb OF which he wore
In court this morning. saved Antonio De
Escola from a jail sentence He had
pleaded guilty 10 the charge OF carrying
concealed weapon, revolver. and had
told the court that he knew II was
against the law 10 do so, and that he
knew what the result of carrying one
would be, but he did not explain why
he was carrying the weapon.
Capt Whipple OF the Sixth station told
the court that De Escola Is regarded by
the Italian people In the annexed district
as dangerous man, that he always car
ried a revolver fully loaded. and that
many complaints had been made concern
ing his carrying OF the weapon. He said
that he had been Informed that the pris-
oner had been a priest in italy, but had
been deposed because OF an assault he
made on a lawyer. He said that the man
was arrested yesterday when II was learn
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-17
WAS A PRIEST and THUS
ESCAPED SENTENCE

ed that he was empty,ng the contents OF
a cesspool on his property without per-
NIT from the health authorities, not so
much for that offense but TO learn IL he
carried a revolver, and when he was
searched at the station a fully loaded
weapon was found upon him. De Escola
denied that he had been deposed from
the priesthood for making an assault He
said that he is a priest and that his last
church was in Chicago. He came to this
city a few years ago, and now teaches
languages.
Judge Lee fined De Escola $50 and costs
saying that he imposed the fine because
the prisoner was a clergyman, but warned
him that II he ever came before the
court again on similar charge his
cloth would not save him from jail
sentence.
At a special session OF the court yester-
day afternoon he was fined $40 and costs
for violating the health ordinances OF the
city.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-17
COUNCIL COMMITTEES
WILL MEET TOMORROW

The city council committee on raiiroads
will give a public hearing on tho petition
of the Rhode Island company for permits
sion to lay rails in Rathbone street, rom
Promenade street 10 Valley street. and 10
erect and maintain poles and wires Tor
the operation OF cars tomorrow afternoon
at 4 O'Clock in the clerk OF committees
department In the city hall.
The matter OF approving biiis tor wolN
on the Technical high school will receive
the attention of the committee on city
property az o'clock tomorrow.
AT the same hour the committee on ac-
counts will meet and among other mat
ters will consider the accounts or the
Fourt hof July committee.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-17

receded away from the rocks. II was
then discovered that she was rapidly fill-
Ing Mr. Ward, her owner. and Capt
Ward decided that she must be beached
and orders were given TO proceed. Sho
was steered directly for the shore and
was soon brought upon the sandy Beach
at Sand Hill Cove.
Signals OF distress were blown and were
heard by Capt Tefft OF the Point judith
Life Saving station and by Clifford Wha-
ley, SON OF Lighthouse Keeper Whaley of
the Point Judith Light. who hurried down
tn the beach.
Together with the crew they worked
during great part OF the night anJ this
morning the yacht was foated and pro-
ceeded slowly 70 Newport for further re-
PAIRS.
The NADIA Is one OF the most modern
type OF steam yachts and carries a crew
OF six men ell told. She is ss feet long
has a 12-foot beam and draws about feet
OF watei. She is a beautiful craft and is
well known about Narragansett bay.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-17
KING MENEL|k
PREPARING FOR
WAR WITH ITALY

Turin, Italy. July 17.-Despatches from
the Italian colony of Erythrea. in Africa.
state that It is feared that King Menelik
of Abyssinia is preparing to make war on
Italy.
He Is organizing an army Of 10000 os-
tensibly for the purpose or restoring order
in that part Of Abyssinia close to the
Italian border but as the last instalment
OF $4,000. 900 TO the king for the care OF
the Italian prisoners or the last war has
been paid. Menelik has now nothing TO
expect from Italy ana the pacifcatory
expedition is regarded as the merest pre-
text
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-17
ENTERPRISE LINE WINS
CASE AGAINST RAILROAD

The Enterprise Transportation com,
pany, which runs a steamer between this
port and New York. won It's case against
the Pennsylvania Railroad company and
the New England Navigation company
yesterday. when the interstate commercs
commission ordered the railroad 60 make
through Joint rate Of "a cents per hum
dred pounds with the line for the car
rhge OF FISH from jamestown, II. l.. Ia
Philadelphia.
This is the same as the through rate
established with the New England Navi-
CATION company on like shipments from
Newport.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-17
PETTY THEFTS REPORTED
TO THE POLICE TO-DAY

Daniel r. Murphy OF IS Chestnut street
yesterday reported to Chief Inspector
Horton that Sunday night he went
to sleep in an alley off South Main
street, and when he awoke he found that
he had been robbed Of what change he
had a stickpin valued at 81. cum buttons
valued at $3.50. watch valued at u
cents and his shoes valued at $3.50.
John Carroll of SO Camden avenue re-
quests the police to arrest a man who
stole his suit Of clothes. valued at s1s.
day or two ago
John ID. Simerson. foreman for w. 8
Fifield a Company, reports stolen from the
office at 302 Pearl Street yellow riding
coat and linen duster.