Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-31
Democratic Committeeman
From Pennsylvania.
WAS AN INVALID FOR A YEAR
Failed to Rally After Operation for
Intestinal Trouble.
PERSONAL FRIEND OF BRYAN
Served One Term in Congress.
Identified With State Democracy
Since Early Manhood.

NEW fORh. OCTOBER S1.-Ja mes Kerr,
democratic national committeeman from
Pennsylvania, died at 1910 O'Clock this
morning at his summer home In New Ro-
chelle following an operation for an In
,estinal disorder which had made him
practically an invalid for year. His
wife and sons were with him at the end.
William Bryan visited Mr.. Kerr last
Monday and the latter was much elated
over the visit of the democratic candi-
date, but almost Immediately afterward
suffered a nervous collapse, which greatly
aggravated his already weakened condi-
ton. There have been several consultA-
tons of physicians within the last few
days, and it was determined yesterday
that the only chance Of saving Mr.. kerr's
life lay in performing an operation. The
operation was performed yesterday after
noon, but the patient failed to rally
after Il.
The condition Of Mr.. Kerr became 90
were summoned to New Rochelle. Al
bert r Kerr lawyer. OF this city was
the first TO reach his bedside Frederick
B. Kerr. who is In Clearfield. Pa. the
Karr home in Pennsylvania. was next to
arrive, and Chester Kerr, who Is q stu
dent at Yale University. reached New
Rochelle yesterday afternoon. Walter h.
Kerr reached New Rochelle from Chicago
late yesterday. James K. jr had been
with his father for several days.
Born in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Kerr was born in NJ film county.
Pa. In 1881. H received his education
in the Pennsylvania schools and removed
to Clearfisld. Pa. when a young man. He
~ x-oy ri IN m 10 81 n
Of the democratic party. with which h
has always been identified. and was elect
ID to the Fifty-tirst Congress In 1ssS
Mr.. Kerr was democratic state chair
man during the ;'at:ison-Delama.ar
gubsrnatorial campaign in Pennsylvania.
one Of the rare occas ons when the state
won't democratic. 1t was at this time
that he was made a m mber Of the ma
tional d mocratc committee.
In 1862 he received the votes OF the
Philad lphia delegation and 9th n scatter
ing votes or the democratic gubernatorial
candidate Mr.. Kerr had been identi-
fed with the timber and coal int rests OF
Pennsylvania and was presi lent and
director of a number Of coal mining COM
panies.
Personal Friend Of Bryan.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. October 3i.-Mr.
Kerr was for many years a personal
friend of William ]. Bryan and at the
national democratic convention OF 1898 he
was one OF the foremost to urge Col.
James NJ. Guffey. who was antagonistic
to the silver plank in the Chicago plat
form, to turn In for Mr.. Bryan.
When the Bryan boom was launched in
this state this year Mr.. Kerr was one
of those who helped organize the Bryan
League o. Pennsylvania and at the demo-
~
chosen national committeeman from
Pennsylvania to succeed Col. Guffey IN
a caucus of forty-one members OF the
Pennsylvania delegation, thus assuring
Bryan an organization in the state.
Hugh Kelly, New York Banker, Dies
NEW YORK, October 31.-Hugh Kelly.
banker. sugar manufacturer and philan-
thropist. died at h residence In this city
yesterday, aged fifty years. He had been
i'll three weeks. Mr.. Kelly was born in
Chicago and entered the West Indian
trade I'm 1871. being later prominently
identified with sugar interests in Cuba,
Porto Rico and Santo Domingo. Mr..
ely was formerly pres dent of the Orien-
tai Bank. presid mt Of large number OF
sugar companies in the West Indies and
director of various institutions, including
The United Fruit Company.
Francis Low, Builder, Dead.
NEW YORK, October 31.-Franc Low.
who was Identified for many years with
the commercial prosperity of Chelsea.
Mass. died there yesterday at the ag- OF
eighty-four. He was a brother Of Lyman
H. Low of this city. a well known nu.nis-
matist, and a son of Capt. Francis Low
Of well known Pilgr m ancestry. Mr.. Low
followed the s-a for several years and
then became a partner in his fathers rig
ging firm in Boston, to which city mis-
parents, ten years after his birth. remov-
ed from Brewster, Mass. Their rlgg ng
loft on Union wharf was a beehive of in
dustry. especially during the time wnen
the American clipper ship was classed as
The greyhound of the sea. In 1851 the
firm averaged a ship a week during the
entire year. a record never equaled. Mr..
Low was considered by his associates
master in his calling. He was honored by
his townsmen because of having always
advocated salutary reforms. His passing
away sewers one Of the last human ties
between the old and new Chelsea. He is
survived by a son, three daughters and
three brothers.
Noted Frederick Doctor Dies.
FREDERICK. Md, October 31.-Df.
Lloyd T. Macgill. ST.. is dead at the
Frederick City Hospital. He was seven
ty-nine yeats old. Tuesday he was OPP
Grated on for a trouble frtm which he had
suffered for some time. DR.. Macgill was
a native of Montgomery county. having
been born at Goshen in 1870. He was
son of the ate Basil Macsill and was
graduate Of medicine and dental surgery,
graduating in both in 1851. He came TO
Frederick and remained here till his
death He is survived by his wife and
live children-one daughter by former
marriage, Mss L. r. Macgill OF BaIti-
more; Mrs. Mamie K. M.ifenstein. DIR.
gill Of this city and DR.. Lloyd I. Mac
gill of Ba timore.
Baltimore Nonogenarian Dead.
BALTIMORE. October 31.-Mrs. Dora
Dittman, ninety-four years old. widow
Of John Dittman, died Thursday night At
the home of her grandson, Mr.. William
weitzel. 1873 North Gay street. Up to
week before her death Mrs. D.ttman
could read without glasses. Mr.. Wei;zel
said his grandmother could thread
needle as easily as when she was a girl.
She retained her other faculties up 10 the
lime of her death. Mrs. Dittman was
born in Bremen ard came to this country
about sixty years ago. She lived in Bal
time from that time until her d attn. She
is survived by two daughters-Mrs. Dora
Stevens and Mrs. Barbara Jegenski.
Sixteen grandchildren and twelve great
also survive.
Virginia Dominic Dies.
SUFFOLK, Va, October 31-Rev. DAN
lei B. Austin. pastor Of the NJ. E. Church
at Courtland Va dropped dead In that