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The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-08
RABBps DIVORCE INVALID.

New Haven, COMM the superior
court here recently Judge Shumway
handed down decision in which he
refused to make valid divorce grant
ed by a rabbi, thus denying a decree
to Aaron Shanbrom, treasurer of the
Peoples Ice Company and treasurer of
the Lapides Shanbrom Company of this
city Mrs. Shanbrom is in Newark, NJ
j., at present and desertion was al
legged.
They were married January Is, 1898.
Mrs Shanbrom's maiden name was
Mary Suckerbrod. They had one son.
Several years ago rabbi in New Jer-
sey granted them a separation accord
ing to the Jewish law, with permission
for both to remarry Neither did so.
Judge Shamway's decision is based
on the ground that they had agreed to
separate by the decree of the rabbi
The law courts do not recognize the
divorce granted by the rabbi, but do
recognize the validity of the agreement
to live apart.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-08

Mr. Charles Simon, one of New Or
leans best known philanthropists,
passed away on the 10th ult., and was
laid to rest on the day following. He
was eighty eight years old. DR.. Hell
lers of whose Temple Sinai Mr. Simon
had been a member for many years,
officiated Mr.. Simon had been resi-
dent of Louisiana since 1889, coming
to this country from Bavaria when but
a mere boy and at once engaging in
commercial pursuits. In only few
years he had acquired a competence
sufficient to permit him to display that
largeness of heart and generosity of
spirit which invariably characterized
the acts of his life, and il the pursuit
of these intentions he was joined by
another man of similar disposition,
Judah Touro. Mr.. Touro and Mr.. ST
HCu were dnOuS 6Ie IlfSC 10 pan anu
to make possible the construction of
the great hospital which now bears
the formers name. He was also active
in the repression of the epidemics of
sickness which have visited New Or
leans from time to time, and in allev-
iating by his gifts the misery and suf-
fering which these entailed. He was
held in the highest esteem by all who
knew him, and his death removed from
the community man who did it great
honor.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-08
LIKE A MAN.

That man Exchange" says some
mighty good things, occasionally, and
here is one of them. "a newspaper is
like a man-because generally it re-
fleets some man-and it should be
judged as man should be Judged:
largely and on the whole. No man
lives a perfect life; no editor prints
perfect paper. If an editor is honest,
he is bound to offend some one every
day of his life; if he doesn't offend
some one the editor is nambypamby
and fiabby. The same thing is true Of
the average man. A newspaper is
bound to make mistakes; in getting
news it must necessarily take hearsay.
But il, in the long run and in the main,
week after week and year after year,
a paper stands for decency, for honest
thinking and clean living, if it speaks
fair for those who are trying to do
good, and condemns sneaks and cheats
and low persons, that is good paper"
Western Publisher.
The sun., 1909-11-10
TO COURT FOR HER CLOTHES.
Ensinecr's wife Charges Her Husband
with stealing Them.

Robert E. Lindsay. a Government
engineer employed on the Panama Canal,
was charged by his wife, Sophie. in the
West Side police court yesterday with
having forcibly deprived her Of her cloth
ing and iewelry. Mrs. Lindsay told
Magistrate Krotel that her husband came
20 her room in the Herald Square Hotel
and after throwing her on the bed pulled
from her fingers several rings, which he
carried away, together with most Of her
clothes.
Lindsay arrived in New York Monday
night. coming direct from the canal. He
says that his wife 10 infatuated with an
other engineer and that they had agreed
TO separate, but that she hadn't treated
him fairly pending the action. That. 90
far as could be learned, was his reason
for taking his wife's clothes.
Magistrate Krotel entertained the COM
plaint against Lindsay, but postponed
action until this morning ON Iindsay's Q
promise 90 return to his wife her
clothes. Mrs. Lindsay said her husband
might keep the jewelry.
The sun., 1909-11-10
ANGEL CHARGES FORGERY.
And Causes Arrest Of the Inventsr whom
He Backed.

Michael r. Kennedy. inventor OF a
process for making paper from hay,
was held in the jefferson Market court
yesterday in 5000 bail for trial on a charge
OF forgery made by Henry Altenbrand,
president OF the Manhattan Mating Com
pany. OF Manhattan. Mont. who has been
working with Kennedy trying to strsigh-
ten out the tangle surrounding the patent
rights.
Kennedy Interested Altenbrand in the
invention. but Altenbrand says he found
that the patent rights were somewhat
obsoured. Pending information regard
ing Kennedy's exact standing Kennedy
has been staying at Smiths Hotel. Seventh
avenue and Thirty-sixth street. Alien
brand at one time gave Kennedy a check
for $3.50. This check for some reason
prietor OF the hotel. and Smith indorsed
10 for Kennedy.
A short time after AItenbrand found
that other checks made out to Smith
were being returned to him from the bank
He did not recognize them as having
been made out by him and said the sig-
nature was forged. Kennedy was arrested
by Detective Oswald yesterday. It ap-
peared that he had made out checks
to Smith and attached Aitenbrands o
signature, and Smith. thinking they were
all right had indorssd them as he had
the first, Altogether the checks amounted
to about $50.
When Kennedy was saerched two drafts
were found in his possession. both made
out to him. One FOR 5000 was signed
Henry Aitenbrand." and the other for
81 500 was signed Il. ID. Post" Alten-
brand said that he did not sign the draft
After n short examination Kennedy on
the advice OF his counsel waived exam
nation He said that he had been drink
ing when he signed the checks. Kennedy
at one time owned a large paper mill in
GAINESVILLE. Ohio.
The sun., 1909-11-10
WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE is OK
IT WASN'T BUILT, THOI'GH, TO
CARRY SUBWAY TRAINS.

There wasnt ANY subway Thcn-slnce
the p. q. COmmlssien Has Put It Into
a"Route" IL WIN Have 90 he Strength
ened and the Cost VIII NE $500. 900
The engineers OF the Bridge Department
laughed yesterday over printed reports
that the Williamsburg Bridge il unsafe. =
The engineers said that for the PURPOSES
for which it was built the bridge had the
greatest stability OF any bridge now stand
ing. IL seems from what Bridge Com
missioner Stevenson said yesterday that
some one learned at the Offices OF the Pub
lic Service Commission that in April OF
last year Chief Engineer Seaman OF the
commission wrote to the department ex-
planning that one OF the plans OF the new
bridge subway loop would be to carry the
subway trains across the bridge, and
after pointing out that these trains would
consist each OF Ten heavy cars asked II
it would be necessary to add to the
strength OF the bridge.
On receipt OF that letter Commissioner
Stevenson asked his engineers to look into
the question raised by Mr.. Seaman and
to report to him. His engineers did so
and reported that it would be Just as well
In view OF the heaviness Of the subway
trains to add 20 the unit OF safety OF the
bridge by strengthening it's land sup
ports. Mr.. Stevenson has arranged to
have that done. and in week or two he
will ask the Board Of Estimate for an ap-
preparation to carry out the plans Of his
engineers.
at is forgotten apparently Mr..
Stevenson said yesterday. that the plans
for the bridge were adopted as far
back al Mayor Van Wyck's time. when
there was never any idea that IL would
De used for ten oar subway trains. For
the traffic which the new bridge now
carries the bridge has large percentage
Of safety. But when the scheme for
the loop subway was decided upon. With
a bridge as one OF its branches. We had
TO provide for loadings that were. not
contemplated In the original designs.
A soon as the plans for the subway
we're adopted this department began to
work out provisiogk for carrying the
extra weight the subway trains would
impose on the bridge. and 1t has been
determined that ali that is necessary
10 take care OF the extra loads OF the
subway trains and for the vibrations they
will cause viii be to truss the land spans
on each side OF the river with -behts,'
or two extra supporting towers. The
plans for these supports have been
finished and before the end of the year
I will ask the Board of Estimate for the
money needed to build them. There In
no hurry. because this strengthening
work can be completed long before the
subway 10 completed. II has been stated
that the work will cost more than
81 900. 900. but the engineers in this depart
ment have worked out the estimate at
less than $500. 900. -r..
The sun., 1909-11-10
HELD BEHTND WALL or FTRE.


p80HaoM-Wuo MMh0u.
wtLKEsRARRn. Nov. s-shut in behind
a big fire which is raging in the Auchin-
Gloss mine Of the D., &. and w. Company.
sir miles south OF this city, are -four or
FIVE mon.
Ono has been taken out dead and one
fatally hurt.
There is little hope OF reaching tho
mon who are behind the FIRE in time TO
save them unless they have succeeded
in getting away from the fire through
other workings.
There was an explosion OF gas In tho
Ross vein in the No. shaft at the mine.
which is one OF the deepest In the anthra-
cite region. late this afternoon. and the
explosion set FIRE to section Of tho work
ings. The flames spread rapidly and were
soon beyond control Of the men work
Ing In the vein at the time.
Anthony Protokos, who was badly
injured by the explosion. was caught
in the fire and 50 severely burned that he
died while the rescuers wero taking him
out. and Charles Keukas, a fellow work
man, was so badly burned that there Ia
little chance for his recovery.
Rescuers who hurried to the scene
as soon rs they heard the explosion were
just able to reach these two men before
the flames drove them back.
All the fire fighting apparatus from near
by collieries was on the scene by o'clock
tonight. but when it was soen that this
was not sufficient to copc with tho flames
a spocial train was sent to Kingston to
carry the FIRE fighting apparatus and n
large number Of fire AGhtors from that
section to the colliery.
The sun., 1909-11-10
BROOKLYN FIRE TRAP INQUIRY
Department Oncials wul he Called Upon
TO Explaln-Ope More Death

An effort to place the responsibility
for the deaths on Monday morning in
the fire trap at 150-l52 Columbia street,
Brooklyn. will be made by Coroner
Brewer at the inquest to be held when
Robert Morrison. senior member OF the
firm Of Robert Morrison a Son, is able to
appear as a witness.
Morrison was badly burned while escap-
ing from the fire that destroyed his fac
tory and killed one OF his sons. He ia
now in the Long Island College Hospital.
but was able to converse with the Coroner
last night. He said that inspectors from
the Fire Department and the Depart
ment OF Buildings had expressed entire
satisfaction when they visited his place,
had said that the scuttleway leading
TO the roof and the stable In the rear
offered excellent opportunities for escape
from fire. and that he Of his own volitjon
had put in an iron staircase leading 70
this scuttle. He said thai he also had
removed an iron bar from that window
nearest the staircase which looked out
on the one story extension. He escaped
that way himself.
The number Of fatalities has been in
creased TO ten by the death Of Mary
jumped from a third story window. She
was a member OF the ofhoe force and
lived Mt 104 Warren street,
None OF the departments who may be
held responsible win admit they they are
in any way to blame. Officials OF the
Building Department say that they
thought the place was used for storage
used for the manufacture OF ceIluloid
combs.
The sun., 1909-11-10
STEWART NJ. BRTCs INARADWAY
Wis CemmIttee Autherized 20 Borrow
1a, coo FOR Esis Maintenance.

"a, a,00o FOR His Maintenance.
Supreme Court Justice Mccall signed
an order yesterday permitting John +.
Brice and Louis NJ. Sohwann. COMMITTEES
Of the property OF ex-Counoilman Stewart
M. Brice. son OF the late Senator Calvin
NJ. Brice. TO borrow q. 900 for the immedi-
ate needs Of Brice. his wife. Catherine
Mount Brice. whom he married In 1909.
and Mrs. Brice's eighteen-year-old son
Marvelle, who WAS adopted by Mr.. Brice
last year. The committee wanted to
borrow s22. 600 altogether and intended to
use sis.oie to pay. Brice's pressing debts.
They proposed TO borrow this money on a
note secured by stock OF the Southern
only the -, 900 and directed that it be APP
piled solely to the support and main
tenance OF Brice and his family.
The petition of the committee said that
Brioe. who was adjudged incompetent
in March, 1905 is at the cottage OF
Mrs. j. w. Hand. trained nurse, at
Avon. N. j.; In helpless and is un-
likely to recover. Nurses have to
be with him night and day and for
the alienation Of his condition he must
be removed to a climate where he can be
He has been unable to walk for some
time
The petitioners say that they now hold
only t1f7 belonging 70 Brioe. but that on
january 1, 1910. there will be due about
IS 900 from dividends and his mothers
estate. After that time they say his
income will be about 12,000. which will
be sufficient for his maintenance. His
family is entirely dependent upon him
The sun., 1909-11-10
SUBWAY CONTRACTS SIGNED.
silver shovel to Open Urp WIN In Brooklyn
ON saturday--ElxtenslOns Next.

silver shovel to Open IFp WIN In Brooklyn
ON saturday--ElxtenslOns Next.
The successful bidders for the contracts
to build six sections OF the Brooklyn
Fourth avenue subway met yesterday in
sion and the contracts were signed with
some speechmaking.
Ground for the new subway will be
broken on Saturday at 2:SO p. NJ. on the
Flatbush avenue extension near Fulton
street. The first spadeful Of earth will
he turned by Chairman Wilcox OF the
Public Service Commission with a silver
shovel, which will afterward he presented
to him. There will be music by the band
and at night a dinner to commissioners
and contractors.
The commission will now plan branch
to Coney Island and another to Fort
Hamilton. The contractors and prices
for the six sections now provided for are;
Nassau street to willoughby street: con-
strucrfon. 81 900. .a7o pipe galleries, SOL. .s7i;
contractor, James =. Graham.
Willoughby street to Ashland place: con-
struction. 81, 5000; pipe galleries. sss.oeS;
contractor. William Bradley.
Ashland place to Sackett street; construc-
tractor, William Bradley.
Sackett street to Tenth street; construc-
ton. g.. .2s3 .2Ss pipe galleries. s2oe.e77: con-
tractor. f. +. Smith Contracting Company.
Tenth street to Twenty-seventh street;
construction. i.s4s.eAo; pipe galleries. $751;
076; contractors, Tidewater Building Com
pany and Thomas B. Bryson.
Twenty-seventh street TO Forty-third
strset: construction. 81. sos, ,ss2: pipe gsl-
leries si73. .seS; contractor, n. =. Smith
Contracting Company.
II has been nearly two years since the
awards were made. and when the Board
OF Estimate finally appropriated the
money a couple of weeks ago to begin
work. the Commissionerp, In view OF thA
increase in prices of labor and materials,
were afraid the bidders would not abide
by the -sDfices they had made. ALI Of
them did so, however, except that James
p. Graham. the lowest bidder for the
first section. assigned his contract TO
Smith. Scott \ Co., a Western firm: but II
ia understood that Mr.. Graham has an
interest in the company.
The sun., 1909-11-10
st. Johns Guild Annual Meeting.

was held yesterday afternoon at tho
Beiasco Theatre. The president, John
D. Crimmins. and the treasurer. Isaac
N. .Seligman. read their annual reports
and addresses were made by Prof. Will
liam M. Sloane Of Columbia University,
DR.. Abraham jacob and Henry w. Taft.
John T. Ijams, James T.. Chandler, VIII
liam r. Corwine, Dun G. Maynard and
OF the guild TO serve for five years.
Mr.. Crimmins said that the guild had
received ee5.2tS this year against s7s,s7O
in 1908. The endowment fund has in
creased to ti0S.0s3. For new main
hospital t225 900 is needed.
The sun., 1909-11-10
MRS. TAFT, PRESIDENT.
NarIe Core,u Has Thesry In Regard Ia
Government ef the u. Q.

Special Caois Dsspsseh 10 TEE SUN.
LONDON. Nov. e.-The Society OF Ameri-
can Women in London gave a farewell
luncheon to-day to John Ridgely Carter.
the retiring Secretary OF the American
Embassy. who 10 going to the Balkan States
ss Minister. and his wife. Among the
guests was Marie Corelii. the novelist. who
made a speech In which she euiogizsd
American women.
She said they were the leading factor
in English sooiety to-day. lesvening all
functions with their charm and briliiancy.
English peers. abe declared. prostrsted
themselves before American heircsses.
This might be due partly to their dollars.
but greatly to their charm of manner.
The chivalry Of American men. Miss
Corelli declared. dated from the time Of
Miss Corelh referred to President Taft's
admiration for his wife. She said she
was sure that Mrs. Taft was the real Presi-
dent OF the United States and was Just
carrying Mr.. Taft along with her. Miss
Corelli concluded: Surely the most
nAilitant su1rsgette could not want more
than that
John L. Grifiiths. the American Consul
General at London. and others spoke
The sun., 1909-11-10
ASK MAYOR TO PROBE.

Investigators % nreeiklyn Boys Ens;l;u
tien Find the Jeb Very Large
Because OF the mass Of conflicting testi
mony taken by the law COMMITTEES OF ths
board OF managers OF the Brooklyn Dis
ciplinary School for Boys. who are In.
vsstigating the charges Of brutality and
cruelty against James r. Farrell. the
suspended superintendent. no report
vas handed in by Chairman Wardell q,
the meeting held yesterday afternoon.
Ephraim Byk. who resigned from the
chairmanship OF the committee because
ho didn't approve OF it's methods OF in
vesttEation. was present Yesterday be-
cause, a. he said, he thought 1t his duty
to move for the immediate discharge OF
Farrell.
Il see" said p. ]. Carlin. that Mr.. Byk
has succeeded in getting into the lime
light again
That's the tenth time you've said that.
interrupted Mr.. Byk angrily.
Mr.. Carlin continued that he didn I
see how Mr.. Byk could make such a mo-
ton. as he had been absent twice during
the investigation. Then he moved that
Mayor McClellan be asked to have the
entire school investigated thoroughly.
and the motion was carried.
The sun., 1909-11-10
WILL PROSECUTE WARRINER.
County aud Raiiroad Odsciais Say Ns
Leniency win Ne shown.

CINCINNATI, Nov. e.-The whereabouts
OF Mrs. Jeanette Timmins Ford Stewart
which Ia the correct name Of the woman
who has been mentioned In the Big -Four
defalcatioD case which involves Charles l..
Wsrriner. was a mystery until o'clock
this afternoon.
She has been searched for In several
cities. according 10 the statements OF on
that Mrs. Stewart 10 at her Cat In the Sun
building. Thirteenth and Brennan streets.
Cincinnati.
She was supposed to have gone away.
but the detectives Of the Big Four are
said to have gone to her house two days
before the exposure Of the shortage OF
must remain here It 10 said that four
detectives are Watching her homo and
that one Is stationed inside the house with
Mrs Stewart.
County Prosecutor Henry Hunt to-day
said that he would ask the Grand jury %
Counsel L. J. Hackney OF the Big Four
road who has taken charge OF the Warri-
ner case. says that he viii be brou rht 10
trial at an early date and that tho road
will push the case and endeavor 90 have
MN IN ,Sa. fSs ns her re-: o. MS nc, fs
Warmer arrested or prosecuted has
been circulated here. but Woe President
John Cranetenan, General Treasurer TNL.
Cox and General Auditor p. A. Hewitt all
say this is false.
Even II rebates were being given by
the road Warmer would have known
nothing about them.' said Mr.. Hackney
tonight. The charge that We viii not
prosecute him is false He was under
bond for ss0.000. That amount was all
the bonding company was responsible
for. IL he stole more the road must
either get it back or use other methods
This is what We are going to do
Newspaper men went 10 WARMERS
home in Wyoming to-day and sent In n
card asking IL he would receive them. He
sent back this reply:
Il do not want 70 be disoourteous. but
cannot see you. Ihave made q complete
statement in writing to the road officials.
You must get your Information there
When shown this statepent and asked
IL they would tell something more about
the case the officials replied that they
were not ready TO say anything.
The sun., 1909-11-10
CHAUFFEURS DIDN'T 'STOP
After Running Down Man and woman
--One Driver Caught.

A man and a woman were run over
by automobiles last night and in neither
instance did the drivers OF tho machines
stop to see what harm had been done.
Meyer Machinowslly OF III East listh
street. while crossing the street In front
OF his home. was hit by q taxicab and
Knocked into the gutter. The taxicab
carried the number oooii n. Y. 1t did
not stop. ~.
Half an hour later Policeman Dunn OF
the West l2Sth street station was stand
ing on the corner of 10th street and
Seventh avenue. and when he saw an
automobile coming down the avenue at
high speed. he stopped the machine.
and seeing that its number was e6ail
N. u. for which a general alarm had
been sent out. took the chauffeur. John
Meyers OF lis West 1i3th street, to the
West 126th street police station and looked
him up on charge OF assault for running
down Machinowsky. Maohinowsky had
Of the Harlem Hospital. who said that
Almost at the Same time that Machin-
II 100 West Eighty -sixth street was stand
waiting for q car. An automobile hit
her and threw her onto the car track.
The chauffeur kept right on. The police
were told that the number Of this oar
was i0se6 N. J. Mrs. Sohwalby was
attended by the same doctor who had
treated Machinowsky and was taken
horna ..-
The sun., 1909-11-10

meaning in the country from which NO
borrowed il. think the statute prohibits
engaging in bookrnaking with or without
the aid OF any writing. because writing 10
not OF the substance and need not be
resorted to. and IL resorted to 10 a more
incident.
gambling by quoting and laying in
sidious odds to q multitude OF people
was the evil aimed at, not the making Of
a record OF the business. which is com-
paratively innocent"
The sun., 1909-11-10
can't Examine Tim woodrufy.

Supreme Court Justice Bischotf vacated
yesterday the order for the examination
OF Timothy L. Woodruff in the suit brought
by Judge Norman G.. Kittrell OF Texas
against the Provident Savings Idfe AS
surance Society to set aside the sale bv
Mr.. Woodruff Of the majority stock 81
the Provident Life TO the Tkonnases In
1905, on the ground that the policyholders
should have been consulted.
Judge Kittrell. through his counsel.
wanted to examine MIR. Woodruff con-
cerning all the details Of the sale, but the
Court decided that the papers on which
the order was granted were not sufficient.
The sun., 1909-11-10
JUSTICE FORD A WIrNEss.
Hls Client and sister-ir-Iaw Is suing for
Maintenance.

maintenance.
Supreme Court Justice John Ford WAS
called as a witness yesterday for his sis
ter-in-law and former client. Mrs. Ida
Bertha Van AIKEN Barnes, widow. OF DIR.
Justin T.. Barnes, in her suit before Justice
Bischoff to restrain the executors Of her
husbands will from distributing the estate
until her claim as creditor is set tied
Mrs. Barnes and her husband separated
in 1896, and she alleges that he agreed to
pay her 500 a month for life for the sup
port of herself and two sons. DIR. Barnes
died in 1907. and the widow now asserts
that the payments were In, arrears when
he died and that 1000 is now due. She
also insists that some provision be made
for her until her death.
Justice Ford identified a. number Of
records in the case that passed throunh
his hands when he was Mrs. Barnes's
counsel. "f
The sun., 1909-11-10

Many candidates at the recent election
in Brooklyn have. filed sworn statements
Of their expenses with the County Clerk.
cratic candidate for Municipal Court
Justice In the second district. deposes
that he spent ssa7.23, and winds up with
this comment: "A fool and his money
are soon parted" Thomas p, Peters,
the defeated Republican candidate for
Register. spent ss7p.S0.
The expenses Of some OF the Assembly
and Aldermanio candidates ranged from
nothing and cents up to $500 and 800.