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The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
MRS. SIMMS' WILL FILED.
Bequenths Estate 10 sons, n. Doug.
las and Charles \. SImms.

By the terms Of the win Of Mrs Eliza
beth J. S.mms, dated January IS, 1906
and filed yesterday for probate, her Son,
r. Douglas Simms, treasurer Of the Capt
tai Traction Company. is given premises
No. 1850 Thlrtv-frst street, He is also
to divide equally the remaining estate
with his brother. Charles y. Simms and
may have his brother act as co-eXecUtor
with him, should he so desire.
Mrs. Margaret T. Buckelew, who was
found dead last Saturday morning at her
home. u23 Fifteenth street by her will.
dated May a, 1904 and offered yesterday
for probate. leaves her entire estate to
Henry Cotheal Evans, gS Nineteenth
street. Mr.. Evans is also named as ex-
ecutor.
The Will of Mrs Sarah A. Connolly,
dated November 16 1896. was also filed
for probate. With the exception Of be-
quests Of 500 each to Maria d. ThOmp-
son and Richard Perry Cuttings, the en-
tire personal property is bequeathed to
Mrs. Clara Y. Williams. Premises No.
1891 Ninth street is also given to Mrs.
Williams Walter B. Williams is named
as executor
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
BREAKS BANDS UNDER WATER.
HHndcufed, Jumps from War Vessel
and Rises with Limbs Free.

Those little jumps from the Brooklyn
Bridge into the East River that made
steve Brodie famous were far out
classed yesterday by the feat of Gun
niuE, the leading man of the From
Sing Sing 10 Liberty company. now
playing in Washington. Brodie used TO
do his little stunts with hands free and
feet uHtrammeled. Cunning jumped from
the deck of the United States monitor
Puritan, with wrists fast in handouts,
and ankles incumbered by leg irons.
Promptly al p. m. Cunning. dressed
for the jump. but with both wrists tied
close together by the steel bracelets"
and both ankles weighed down with reg
ulatIon leg irons, appeared on the stern
Of the monitor, and made the jump. That
the various devices We're securely fass-
ened Is attestsd by the fact that Ensign
Terrell of the Puritan. did the locking
He was under exactly tWenty-Oue sec
Ouds. according 10 the watches leyeled
at him. When he came up. the hand
cuffs and leg irons We're there but they
were rcposing safely I'm his hands.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
HANGS HERSELF WITH VEIL.
NeEress Seeks Death in Woods Near
Piney Branch Road.

After uVking an investigation concern
Ing the death Of the colored woman.
afterwsrd identified as Esteua Cook,
whose body was found suspended from
a tree yesterday morning several hundred
Yards west OF Fourteenth street. between
Piney Branch and Spring roads, Acting
Coroner Glazebrook yesterday issued a
certificate Of death from suicide.
When the body was discovered by two
laborers who were working In the neigh
horhOod, foul play was suspected In
dicauons showed that it had been there
for al least ten days. although the spot
was only "a short distance from well
defined path. Detectives Hartigan and
BeTman assisted Or. GlaZebrOOk with his
investigation. az the conclusion Of which
the acting coroner was positive that
death was from suicide. The body was
found suspended from a small tree by
a black silk veil that had been twisted
into an improyised rope. The woman was
last seen about two weeks ago, when
she borrowed - cents from Mrs Robin
son, Of hoo Ninth street northwest, where
she was employed as a domestic. saying
that she was going for a street car ride.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
HEAR CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES.
Commission Considers Interests of
Property Owners Near Depot.

The Union railroad station grade
damage commission, composed of Charles
A. Baker, George W. Moss. and George
Spransy. has concluded its hearings In
connection with the appraisement Of
damages, which have resulted to real es-
tate on Third street. between NJ and n
streets northeast owing to the change
made by the District Commissioners in
the grade Of Third street. In providing
approaches TO the new Union Station and
plaza Property owners, who have pc
titioncd for the allowance of damages
were represented by Attorneys Wilson &
BarksdaIe. Berry & Minor, Hugh b.
Rowland. and Alan O. Clephane.
The next claim for damages to be TAX
eu up viii be those filed by the owners
of the realty on the north side Of Me
Cullough street, in square 62S, bounded
10y and + streets, New Jersey avenue.
and North Capitol street. The commission
viii meet and examine the property next
Monday afternoon at I O'Clock, and on
the following day, at 1890 q. m, Will
begin the hearing of testimony.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
PLAN SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
Extensive Course Of Lessons TO BE
Given District Teachers

Under the auspices of the American
Society Of Religious Education. an ex-
tensive course OF lessons have been plan
ned for this city during the coming sea
son. They are designed for sunday-school
teachers Bible students. and Christians
of all denominations
The city has been divided into ten
sections, with q purpose to establish
class in. each section. All the classes
taken together viii constitute the
school of the English Bible" DIT. J.
Z. Gilbert will have general direction Of
all the classes of the school.
The first class will begin next Friday
ey yeniug, in Hamline NJ. +. Church Ninth
and p streets northwest Students will
be received from Northminster Presby-
terian Church. Temple Baptist Church,
Grace NJ +. Church, McKendree n. Z.
Church. Nt Vernon n. +. Church. Cur
ley Memorial Presbyterian Church, and
Hamhne H. i. Church DT Gilbert will
conduct the first session, and the faculty
viii 5e composed of Rev. J. J. Muir, d.
D.. Rev. J. NJ Scheck D. D., Rev w
r. Locke, d. D.. Prof. B. d. SJallings,
and MAJ. H. a. Hall. Supervisors have
been appointed as follows: Geo. p VII
son. J. B. Austin, J. r. Verbrycke II.
b. Moulton, Lovick Pierce, a. Z. Davis.
and J.. A. Bolt.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
MATRIMONIAL KNOTS UNITED.
Courts Dissolve Four Unhappy Mar
riages and Refuse One Divorce.


The divorce mill worked industriously
yesterday, both Chief Justice Clabaugh
and Justice Gould taking turn at
Strengthening out matrimonial infelici-
ties. -Four divorces we're granted and one
refused. In one case the wife was given
the decree. and I'm the other three the
husbands We're granted the coveted docu-
ments.
Justice Gould declined TO grant an alb
soIute divorce 20 George c. Henning, who
brought suit against his wife, Caroline
Henning Mr.. Henuing has noted an ap-
peal to the Court of Appeals.
Chief Justice Clabaugh granted an a6-
solute divorce to Mrs. Nina L. Maynard
from John c. Maynard, and gave her the
custody of their minor child. Elizabeth
Maynard He also dissolved the matri-
monial ties that bound Abraham T. An
gell and Cleo c. Angel. on the petition
of the husband. The chief justice also
signed a decree in favor Of Louis Kres-
sin. who fled crOss-bil against his
wife Liza Kressin. in answer to her
suit for divorce. Ellsworth NJ Bruce was
granted an absolute divorce by Justice
Gould from Bessie Bruce. A cross peti-
tion filed by the wife was dismissed by
the court
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
SUES THE COMMISSIONERS.
Bridge Company Agent seeks 10 En-
join Payment OF Moneys.

The District Commissioners and Charles
c. Rogers, Jisbursing officer OF the Dis
trict. were cited yesterday by Justice
Gould, presiding in Equity Court No 2,
TO show cause Friday. October II, why
they should not be enjoined from paying
$l.3SSS5 TO the North Penn Iron Com
pany. contractors for the Connecticut
Avenue Bridge
The citation Is based on a suit fled by
Joseph NJ Wheatley, who claims 20 be
the agent of the company in the securing
of the contract. and claims a lien Of
SS1l4S on the fund for services He tells
the court that October {, 1906 the North
Penn Iron Company filed a power Of at
t0Tncy with the Commissioners, giving
him the right to prosecute any business
for the company. Although the Commis-
siouers, he says. know Of his lien on the
funds. they are about 10 pay over the
sum mentioned 10 the company, he de-
clarcs. or To a third person. with whose
name he is not familiar
The North Penn Iron Company. the
complainant says. is in financial difficulty
I'm Pennsylvania. and unless his lien is en-
forced by this court he fears he will not
be paid.
Attorney H. Winship Wheatley repre-
sentS the complainant
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
FRANK P. BURKE BURIED.
nterment at Mt. OIivet Following
Mass at st. Matthew'S Church.

Surrounded by his bereaved family and
friends. the remains of the late Frank
?. Burke were laid 10 rest in Mt. Olivet
Cemetery yesterday morning. Funeral
services were held at his late residence.
1212 I street northwest. The services
were short, and were followed by re-
QUEEN mass at st. Matthews Church
Hon. Joseph II. O'Neil. James NJ
Green, NJ T. ODonoghue, Col John G.
Healy, Z. J. Babcock, p. J. Walsh, ALI
son Nailor, and 2. F. Mcmahon served
as honorary palIbearers
Mr.. Burke was for many years presi-
dent OF the Shamrock Club. OF this city.
and at meeting Tuesday evening the
club passed resolutions Of coincidence.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
LOCAL MENTION.
EXCURSIONS TODAY

To Fort Monroe. Norfolk, Newport News. and all
points soutb-Norfok and Washington night steam
ers every evening in the year at $50. and day
steamer daily at S a m
To Mount Yernon-Steamer Manchester. daily 10
a N. and 2:30 p. m, from Seventh street wharf.
Chesapeake Beach-See time table.
To Rock Creek Bridge. Geological Park. Chevy
Chase. and kenSngton-Cars from Fifteenth street
and New York avenue every fifteen minutes
To Ale1andria-Feuy steamer Laekavanna eEery
hour and a hall from 6 a. m to 6 p. N.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
NEW COURSES FOR TEACHERS.
DIR. Chancellor TO Make Address at
George Washington University.

The formal opening Of the new courses
for teachers at the George Washington
University will occur this afternoon at
4:59 i'm University hall Addresses will
be made by President Needham and
Dean Wilbur, following by the opening
lecture IN Supt Chancellor's course on
school management Teachers intending
10 take any OF the professional courses
and all students and friends Of the Uni
verslty are cordially invited TO be pres
ent at the Inauguration Of this new work.
This afternoon, at 4.50, Prof. ". ".
Willoughby, recently elected professor
of political sciences IN the College
OF Political Sciences. will give the FIRST
lecture Of his course on the principles Of
political science, in the law court room
Of the university.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
WILL REST IN ARLINGTON.
Body OF Mrs. James Il. Wilson to Lie
Near that of Husband.

Mrs. James +. Wilson, sixty years old.
wife Of the late James E Wilson, a cap
tain Of the Second Artillery. L. S. A.,
died yesterday at her home, 29O9 Q street,
Georgetown. Mrs. Wilson had lived in
Washington for twenty-five years. She
is survived by four sons, Capt. James
Spriggs Wilson, of the army medical
corps, now in the Philippines; B. B.
Wilson, of this city; Charles Wilson. of
New York. and Lieut. James T. Wilson,
stationed at Fort MoUltTie, Y. c.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed. but the body of Mrs. Wilson
will be buried at Arlington beside that
of her husband, which will be brought
here from the GreenmoUnt Cemetery at
Baltimore.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
Music Rt Hnrvey's
Evenings from 6 to midnight.
1a-Ib. Box Candy Free Saturday
At Geo. IA Sheefr's r. a 10Th

Homemade Candles, a special" dainty.
half-pound box of these pure, delicious
confectons viii be given free with every
order for candles Of one pound or more.
at 40c ID. on Saturday, Oct. .. None finer
at double the price The offer IS for sat
urday only. Geo. b. Sheetz, cor L & 10th.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
Declines to Postpone Bradley Trial.

In the absence of counsel for the de-
fendant, Justice Stafford. In Criminal
slider the motion of United States At
torney Baker to postpone the trial of
Mrs. Annie NJ Bradley, indicted for mur-
Ger in connection with the killing of
former Senator Arthur N. Brown, Of
Utah. There is expected, however, to be
no opposition on the part of the defense
to a pOstponement until November H.
-I,ynchbUrg,Va Va, and RetUrn-S5.4 .45
Via Southern Railway, October to 4, in
elusive, account Interstate Fair Associa-
tiOn.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
WANT GAS EXTENDED
Commissioners to Test Their
Power to Compel 1t.
NORTHEAST PEOPLE COMPLAIN
Claim that Gas Company Has Con-
sIstenlIy Failed to Provide Needed
service in New sections Of the Dis
trict, and Has Broken Promises to
DO SO-Congress the Last Resort.

Owing 10 the alleged failure of the gas
light companies TO make reasonable ex-
tensions OF their mains, the Commission
ers will. upon request of any citizen as
sociation or Individual, make "a test Of
their power, by requesting either the
Washington Gaslight Company or the
Georgetown Gaslight Company, as the
case may be. 10 make such extension. If
the request should be refused, the matter
will be brought to the attention Of Con-
gress. with a view of obtaining legisla-
ton compelling such action on the part
of the gas companies.
a recommendation to this effect was
made by Commissioner Macfarland yes
terday. following the consideration OF
the following communication from the
Northeastern Suburban Citizens Associa-
ton through its secretary /. II. Patter-
son, which was as follows:
Unable TO Secure Gas.
For the past sixteen years the citi-
zens of the northeast have been trying
to get gas for domestic use as well as
for lighting their streets, and the officials
been importuned early and late, hundreds
of times, both by private citizens and by
committees representing this territory.
The promises which have been made
have been uniformly broken and the lit
tie service that has been given has been
grudgingly bestowed. and only extends
10 a very small part Of the territory
above mentioned
Some years ago the gas company laid
number of small mains along the
BladensbuTg pike 10 the reform school,
and about three years ago, under heavy
pressure from the association covering
the northeast territory and many clti-
zens. a small quantity of service pipes
We're laid In Langdon and connected with
the small main on the BIadenSburg
pike. In view of the fact that tais main
did not carry enough gas 10 furnish
more than a score Of families. only
Few were able 20 get service at an, and
for three years past nothing has been
done to increase the supply or the ser
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
Hnre D. DO Your Cnrnet R,lcnninr

Reasonable prices. +. p. Hinkel & Co
successors TO Thorp Carpet Cleaning Co.
ass Maine ave. sw. Phone Main POPS.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
Harvev,s Dining Rooms

Great Bear Spring Water, Gals, soc
Office, 104 1lth ST. Phone Main g62
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
Your Health and l-our Food

Are closely associated. Wholesome. nOuT-
ishing food, such as Schneider Malt
Bread is Indispensable if yoHd have
strength and vigOr. Your grocer sells it.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra at Park
Hotel, Summer Garden, Rathskeler. y.
Y ave and 1lth st F. Endres, Prop.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

VIII be open on Sundays from l to y D.
m, beginning OCtC Der 6.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
ThInk IL Time to Act.

The HacdcnnaII school of PhrenOIoey
and Psychology is now located 6lS 81 NV
Friends and patrons invited.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03

October 8. 1907. Remember the date.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-14
COUNTY OF CANYON

We W. Gsisier county treasurer
and o. V. Bailey, county auditor be
ing duly sworn depose and say that
the foregoing report 10 true and cur-
rect to tho best of our knowledge.
G. W. GiESLER.
D. V. BADLEY.
Subscribed and worn to before me
this tbs 18th 1Sy OF October, A. D.
1907.
FLA. HAGEN,
,Pobate Judge.
CASH ACCOUNT.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-12-14
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The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-14
a BIG Beh'
4 BRENNAN
Az

IT is notable that among the 1000, 900
persons in New York there is none
that is doing the sort of charity work
that for years made Thomas Brennan
beloved by uncounted thousands. big
Tom," as he was known affectionately
by those who were the objects of his
kind solicitude and those who looked
on admiringly while he gladdened the
hearts Of hosts of poor folks in the
city, was not wealthy man, but from
his comparatively meager pile he gave
most bountifully. His peculiar hobby
was taking poor women and children
away from the crowded quarters on
holidays and out to sea or into the
country. Chartering a steamer or a
train, Brennan would 80 among the
poor on the East Side and pass out
tickets to scores upon scores, tickets
which told them where to take the
boat or the train, and how they could
spend the day as his guests, with lots
to eat and many games to play, music
and fishing tackle for all who wanted
to cast line and bathing suits for
those who wanted t. SWIM, Time
after time Mr.. Brennan escorted
thousands of ragged, happy young
sters out into the opea spaces, many
of them accompanied by their moth
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-14
CHARITY OF "BlG TOM''
THAT MADE POOR HAPPY

ers, who smiled happily when they
saw their children romping round the
big, jovial man, who had brought so
much joy into their lives. More than
few times Brennan would slip a $40
bill into the hand of some woman who
looked as though she needed a new
dress, and never would he wait to
hear the outpouring of thanks or to
see the grateful tears that followed
The peculiar feature of Brennan's
charity was that it had no tinge of
politics in it, There is the Timothy
D. Sullivan association which now
takes thousands of poor people on ex-
cursions in the summer time, but
those who go are those who live in
the district where Sullivan or his ma
chine wants support, and whose rela-
tlves have votes-at least one apiece
But Brennan favored no district, he
sought to gaia nothing but look into
happy dirty faces, and to make ufe's
burden a little lighter for a few. AS
he went about the city when he was
commissioner Of charities and saw a.
family that needed an outing that
family got an invitation to his next ex-
cursion, and there was no string at
tached to it. And when the day ar
rived the one jovjal, fatherly touch of
Brennan made all aboard akin.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-14
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WHEN "Silent" Smith purchased the
w palace at Sixty-eighth street pro-
saically known as 81 Fifth avenue, he
smiled contemptuously and dismissed
with his accustomed brevity of speech
the warning of his friends that it was
house of doom. It is recalled that
six times have death and disaster
stricken those who have lived in the
house or who have been connected
with it, the last of them being "Silent"
Smith. :..,
Long before the house was finished
the original owner, Howard G. Sc
ward, was found hanging from raf-
ter in an unfinished room. William c.
Whitney built a new house about the
old, inclosing it as large shell in
closes small one, but without remov-
ing the hoodoo which has clung to it
since that first tragic event; for
scarcely had the fairyland of Italian
renaissance been completed within
the brownstone walls when the bride
for whom Whitney had designed it
was brought in to die from the effects
of hunting accident at Aiken. Then
one day the report reached the fnan-
cial district that it's leader lay i'll in
his magnificent home. Mr.. Whitney
died and gossip forgot the curse until
last June, when Stanford White. who
had helped to build and decorate the.
house was shot BY Harry +. Thaw. q
Business adyersides and III health
have evertaken Amzi u Barber. and
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-14
. !. Washington Va il Day by Day
&C.,. News Gathered Here and There =
at + the National Capital
| HELP MQNTED
| MoT0RnAN. PILOT
ENGINEER
pRNATE MAT(NhAN.
ptHCkSMTH..
M7it.-.

The number of divorced women re-
turned by the census, the report says,
is probably deficient, because the fact
of divorce is not always admitted.
But it is significant that of the number
reported divorced, 55.3 per cent. were
supporting themselves wholly or in part.
The total number of women at work
includes 11,771,966 native white wom-
en-, whose parents also were natives;
1,090,744 native white women, one or
both of whose parents were immi-
grants; S40,011 white women who
we're themselves immigrants, 1,119,621
negro women and 1928 Indian and
Mongolian women.
The number of women at work
more than doubled in the 20 years
from 1880 to 1900, and there was a
noticeable increase of bread winners
among married women in 1900, as
compared with 1890.
Almost one-fourth of the total num-
ber of women at work were servants,
456, ,405 were farm laborers, 96.8 per
cent of whom were from the South
ern states, and 361, 1,S04 were negroes.
There were 1854 dressmakers, 327,-
FOG teachers, 328,935 laundresses, 307,-
706 farmers, 231 ,458 textile mill opera
tives, and 146,929 housekeepers and
steWardesses.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-14

A RMY officers are poor hOrsemen,
"A in the opinion of President Roose-
welt, who has directed that they ride
fifteen miles one day every other year
at gallop, trot, and walk, to test
their skill in horsemanship.
President Roosevelt has written a
letter on this subject to the secretary
of war. The secretary of war has is
sued an order directing that the presi-
dents ideas be carried out The let
ter has caused CONSERVATION in the
army. It is as follows:
LAS I have personally observed
some of the field officers were physic-
ally unable to ride even a few miles
at an increased gait, and as I deem it
essential that the field officers of the
army should be at all times physically
fit and able to perform the duties per-
tanning to their positions, especially
in the field; and as believe that such
physical fitness can only be demon
strated by actual physical tests, de-
sire that you give the necessary in
structions to have the physical condi-
tion of all officers of the line who are
to come up for examination or promo
tion to the grade of field officer actu-
ally tested for skill and endurance in
riding, this in addition to the physical
examination now required by law. .
r. II further desire that an annual CT
biennial test of the physical condition
and skill in horsemanship of all field
officers of the line be made under the
personal supervision of the several
department commanders when: max,
ing their annual inspections. -.
THE tests should be thorough and
should consist Of q ride not less thar
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-06-14
FAIR SEX Is CR0WDlNC
INTO EVERY OCCUPATION
.ASHINGTON.-The progress O

WASHINGTON.-The progress of
W the modern woman in the indus
trial world and how she is crowding
into occupations hitherto monopolized
by man is made known in a report is
sued by the government census bu-
reau. The figures are based on the
census returns of 1900 and show that
even that long ago woman had in
vaded all but nine of the 303 occupa-
tions in which the bread winners of
the United States were engaged. AS
to whether she has wedged her way
into these nine occupations in which
man was then dominant the report
sheds no light
The returns show, among other
things, that five women were employ
ed as pilots. On steam railroads ten
were employed as baggagemen, 81 as
brakemen, seven as conductors, As as
engineers and firemen, and 26 as
switchmen, yardmen and flagmen, and
43 were carriage and hack drivers, six
were ship carpenters, and two roofers
and skaters. One hundred and eighty
five were returned as blacksmiths and
5O8 as machinists; eight were boiler
makers, 81 charcoal, coke and lime
burners, and II were we'll borers. Two
women were also reported as motor
men,"