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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-02
ASKS AID OF BOARD
Mrs. Scott Wants Support in
Dismissal of Miss Gerald.
LIKELY TO BE OPPOSITION
Not All Members Approve Course Of
the D. A. r. President
General.

There will be a special meeting of the
national board of management OF the
Daughters of the American Revolution
late this afternoon. called by Mrs Scott,
the president general. to consider the case
Of Miss Agnes Gerald, the clerb who was
recently dismissed by Mrs. Scott, and who
claims that the action of the president
general was illegal. Although the keys to
her desk have been taken away and her
records locked up, Miss Gerald still re-
ports for duty each day and will continue
TO do so until her case is decided by the
national board
1t is said that Mrs. Scott viii ask the
board to sustain her action in dfsrnissing
Miss Gerald. but as there are some men,
bers OF the opposition on the board, a
lively discussion is anticipated
Argument for Miss Gerald.
The legal status Of the case. from Miss
Gerald's standpoint, is stated In a letter
from her attorney, L. Cabell Williamson,
10 Mrs Scott. The letter says:
Il have been consulted in regard to
your letter of this date to Miss Gerald.
which reads as follows:
Miss Agnes Gerald. 900 F St, Wash
ington, D. c.
Dear Miss Gerald: You are hereby in
formed that You are dismissed as clerk
for copying Continental Hall records and
from the clerical service of the National
Society. Daughters of the American Rev
olutfon. Your salary will continue until
the first of March, 1910, only but you
are relieved from further clerical duties
and directed not to report to headquar
tiers after today.
This course on my part has become
necessary owing to your continued and
persistent acts and attitude Of insubordi-
nation as an employe, which eliminated
in your action of February 81.
Yours truly.
JULIA G. SCOTT,
President General.
Il am informed that Miss Gerald was
placed as a clerk on the permanent pay
roll of the National Society of the Daugh
tiers Of the American Revolution by its
national board of management at the
personal request of Mrs. Mclean. your
predecessor In office. prior TO your cleo
ton as president general Therefore she
can only be dismissed by said board of
management or by the Continental Con-
gress, n. s. D. A. r.
Il have advised Miss Gerald she should
report as usual and perform the duties
of clerk. as she has not been legally dis
missed by the authority of the national
hoard of management or the Continental
Congress.
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GRANDCHILDREN HEIRS
]. G.. AMES DIVIDES REALTY
INTO TEN PARTS.
Mrs. 0tterback Shares Property Be-
tween Her Own and Hus-
bands Progeny.

The will of John Griffith Ames, dated
May IA, 1907. with a codicil, executed Oc-
tober 26 last, was fled for probate late
yesterday afternoon. 1t disposes of an
estate valued at $4,000.
Real estate. including premises 7O4 and
7OS 10th street northwest, and $4,000 in
personal estate are devised to the Wash
ington Loan and Trust Company, in trust
for his ten grandchildren. The share of
each grandchild is to be paid when he or
she attains the age of twenty-one years
The balance of the personal property
goes to his sons. Benjamin Ames and
John G. Ames. jr.
AS premises No. 7O4 10th street has been
sold, Mr.. Ames. by the codcil to his will,
provided that $4,000, the selling price, be
added to the trust fund provided in his
will in lieu of the property.
Will of Mrs. Sarah Otterback.
will and two codicils contain the last
wishes of Mrs. Sarah Otterback. The
will is dated May IS. 1885, and the CO.
dicils October 8, 1903 and January 1910,
respectively.
vision of her property among her chill
dern and the children of her husband
b. L. Otterback, by his first wife, but
provides that the share of her daughter,
Alice. be held in trust by her brother.
Madison Davis. The share of the daugh-
ter is to be paid to her should she be-
come a widow, otherwise to be, held until
her youngest child attains majority
Madison Davis is named as executor.
BY the first codicil Mrs. Otterback re-
quested that premises 513 C street south
east be retained for five years as a home
for her single children and for Mrs
Alice r. White and the latter's children
The home for the married daughter and
her children is conditioned on her re-
manning away from her husband, and the
codicil provides that If she returns to
him she shall forfeit her share in the
estate.
Mrs Otterback also requests that her
executor retain the share of Emma J.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-24
Nebraska

and necessities to Be- furnished by the
county. for one-hah the products.
CHADRON-At their regular December
meeting the Ancient order Of United Work
men elected the following officers for the
ensuing year. Fred j. Houghton, master
workman, Frank a. Plummer, recorder'
Henry F. Maika. financier: Nathan A.
Fritz. foreman. Carl Town. 0verseer. and
Roy Wadley. guide.
YORK-Merchants OF York are having
the largest and best holiday trade Buyers,
and especially the farmers. are demanding
the very best class Of merchandise and
pay cash. When roads were in excellent
condition farmers living from ten TO
twenty miles came TO York to do their
Christmas shopping.
MADisON-Grover c. stRmper was ar
raigned this afternoon before County Judge
Bates charged By a complaint sworn out
by his wife. threatened the life OF his wife
and family. Stamper was bound over a.
keep the peace and his bail bond fixed al
500. in default Of which he will be required
to board for some time at the county
bastile.
GOTHENBURG-Th Gothenburg High
school basket ball squad Is hard at WORK
and prospects are for a fast team. Their
schedule is not yet complete, but they are
In hopes to get games with many OF the
larger high schools in the state. The girls
and bids fair to put up good game with
any team in the state.
GOTHENBURG-The new 5000 school
building ~ nearing completion and will be
ready to be occupied soon after the first OF
the year. When completed this will be
/ state With the new building the scholars
VIII have excellent physics and chemical
laboratories. manual training. domestic
science rooms and an elegant gymnasium
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-24
Miller is Given His
Children by Estelle
Father Wins in Fight for Little Ones
Appeal to Be Taken by the
Defendants.

Victory ended the district court fight OF
Theodore A. Miller OF Omaha against Mr..
and Mrs. w II. Coulter Of Broken Bow,
Neb.. for custody Of his small children,
Edward and Anna, Friday afternoon, when
Judge Estelle signed a decree giving the
father permanent custody Of the little
ones. H. NJ. Sullivan Of Broken Bow, at
torney for the Coulters, made q motion
for new trial, which Judge Bstelle
quickly overFuled. Sullivan was given the
customary forty days in which to perfec,
an appeal TO the supreme court, which he
said he would do.
Judge Esteeles decision Overrules the
Custer county district court Judge who
passed on the Miller case four years ago
This will be q happy Christmas for
u.s. said Miller. all smiles a. he and his
son, accompanied by E z simeral, one Of
Miller's attorneys, left the court house.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-24
BRUNlNG STILL AFTER THE JOB
Name A. 60 he COnstdsred ~ Board
a. = MatF0n of the Detention
Home.

Fred Bruning, present chairman Of the
Board Of County Commissioners, has
again appeared in the field a. \ candidate
for the position OF matron OF the Deten-
ton Home, left vacant by the resignation
OF Mrs H H Heller. The board discussed
putting Mr.. Bruning in charge OF the home
for waits and children detained for the
Juvenile court authorities even before Mrs.
Hellers resignation was made, but after
she decided 20 leave her post and go TO
be mAtron OF the women's building at the
state university. his name was dropped.
Mrs Elizabeth Howe Byrn. assistant to the
secretary OF the Associated Charities, was
then considered the most likely candidate.
Her application Is before the board in writ
ing and similar applications are in from
Mrs. Hannah Kelly. mAtron OF the indus
trial school for girls At Geneva, and Miss
Elizabeth Mccarthy. assistant in the Of
flee OF Juvenile court
The commissioners viii probably not
make their choice until the new board is
organized after the FIRST OF the year so
that the incoming members can have their
say. In the meantime II this is done the
home will be In charge OF the assistants
Commissioner Bedford said Friday morn
| ing that although Mr.. Bruhing had not
handed IN a written application his nams
win be considered. Il IL understood that
Mrs. Bruning has added her willingness
10 the eagerness Of her husband 20 assume
the duties OF the office.
| Mr.. Bruning Is an outgoing member OF
the board. but II made matron OF the homs
his services Will be saved 10 the county.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-24
First Service in
st. Patrick's Church
Mass Will Be Celebrated at Five
O'clock Sunday Morning in the
Basement.

Christmas high mass, an elaborate cere-
mony OF the Catholic church. will be ceie-
brated at O'Clock Sunday morning in the
new St. Patrick's church, Fourteenth and
CASTELAR, streets. This initial use Of the
new edifice will be confined to the base
ment which has been finished for the pur-
pose An augmented choir will render a
special Christmas program Of music and
the church will be lavishly decorated.
other masses viii be held Christmas morn
ing at the usual hours.
The upper floor OF the new church Is
now enclosed and the interior work is be-
ing rushed to completion. The congrega-
ton expects to be holding the regular
services therein at an early date. The
new St Patriek's is a very handsome and
commodious structure, built at a cost Of
$50 900
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-24


bringing up-t1o,OOo q year.
Millions at Command.
But there were other little HamersieyS
who were born TO J. Hooker Hamersley.
There were three. One died-a daughter
and the charities that hoped to get his
s15.OOoOoo began to hope. Then came an
other daughter, Miss Katherine. and
son, Louis Gordon. That ended the hopes
OF the charities, for here were two Hamer-
Blsys. The father died soon afterward. A
little later MrA. HamersIey died, leaving
not only her own fortune. but the entire
HamerBley fortune TO her two children.
How much to give them7 This was in
1904 They had a fine brownstone house at
No. 1850 Fifth avenue to keep up, and they
had 70 have lessons and teachers and food
and clothes and dancing and all the other
things which are necessary FOR the children
OF the rch- So the courts allowed them
1880 a year apiece. Out OF this they had
to pay for their home and the wages Of the
servants. their clothes, food and amuse-
ments. II was hard making both ends
meet on $4,000 a year.
How could children who were 70 share
S15, 900 get along on $4,000 a Year, So
lawyers were engaged and the trust com
pany which held their Inheritance was sued
IN q It1onOly way % AcJsVpV a year Nd4
allowed for the Hamersley boy and girl
S1B.OoO for the boy who is at boarding
school at Southboro. Mass, and 5000 for
Miss Hamerslsy. who is a debutante OF last
December.
Their school bills naturally go nowhere
near $4,000 a year, but there was the Fifth
avenue mansion. presided over by the old
nurse. Sarah Lowrie, and it's retnue OF
servants. which had TO be kept up And so
the 10000
In the case Of the Frank ]. Gould the
court went at II this year in q more gen
eral manner. When Mrs. Frank Jay Gould
got q divorce she was allowed $4,000 a year
for the support of herself and her children
The children were turned over TO Miss
Helen Gould, their aunt with whom they
are now, and young Mr.. Gould married
Ralph Thomas, a yOungster from Yale,
who had inherited q. 10000 from his father,
one Of the Sugar trust Miss Helen Gould
has not applied 70 the courts for any
money for the little girls, Helen and
Dorothy, now and years old, respeo-
| lively.
oueFy agAini How much should be al
lowed TO them. with q mother who L. rich,
father who has S1O,Ooo0 600, and Alimony
Of $4,000 a year granted TO their mOther?-
New York World.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-24

WHEAT THIEF Is SENTENCED
John !. Crawford Pleads Guilty at
rnnttnunnnth and Getn FtNe Yenra.

John !. Crawford Pleads Guilty at
PIattsmOuth and Gets Five Years.
PI1ATTSMOUTH. Eeb.. Dec. 2S.-(Spe-
cial. John B. Crawford, who was arrested
Tuesday morning for stealing a wagon
load Of wheat from the bin OF r. L. Probst,
nine miles west OF Piattsmouth Monday
night. Thursday pleaded guilty to an in
formation filed by County Attorney Taylor
in the district court charging him with
the theft OF 100 bushels OF wheat from Mr..
Probst. and was sentenced by Judge Travis
TO five years in the penitentiary.
william Becker, the farmer in whose bin
Crawford deposited the load stolen Mon
day night, was arraigned before Judge
Archer last evening and pleaded not guilty
to a charge OF secreting stolen property
Becker waived examination and was
placed under a 500 bond for his appear
anos at the April term Of court.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-24
Nebraska
GOVERNOR SPEAKS FOR SEALS
Executive Issues Proclamation Fa-
voring sOciety's Project.
URGES PEOPLE OF STATE TO BUY
Hastings BOARD OF Education Com
plies with RuIinE OF state super
intendent and County WIZ
Now Get state Money.


LINCOLN. Dec. 2.-Cspeciai)-A procla-
Society OF America was issued today by
Governor shallenberger lie says:
The Red Cross society is pushing a ma
tional movement for the elimination Of the
dread plague Of tuberculosis, and in order
20 raise funds TO carry on this great work
they are asking the American people 60
purchase Red Cross Christmas seals,
wherever they are offered for sale, the
funds TO be devoted to the above purpose.
Knowing that the people OF Nebraska
are generous and always anxious to assist
In every good cause. l urge upon our
people throughout the state TO remember
the Red Cross Christmas seals at this
holiday time and purchase literally OF
them. IN order that we may do our share
with the other states In this charitable
cause"
Adams Gets school Money.
State Superintendent Bishop has received
word from the school board OF Hastings
that the board is willing to require three
teachers whose qualifications are Ques-
toned 20 take an examination for a county
second grade certificate. This was re-
euested by Mr. Bishop.
In regard TO the kindergarten teacher In
question the board has consented to a
reduction in her rank from director OF
kindergartens. but It has not Strengthened
out the apparent discrimination In her sal
airy. The state superintendent win now
PEI init Adams county to draw 5000 state
school apportionment.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-24

1T must have been frtghtful," said Mrs.
Bossim 20 her husband, who was In the
earthquake. Tell me. what was your first
thought when you awakened in your room
at the hotel and heard the alarm"
my ITst thousht was OF YOU an
knew a vase off the mantel caught me
on the ear; then a chair whirled in my
direction. and when I jumped to the mid
die of the room four or five books and q
framed picture struck me all at once"
Even after saying that he affected TO
wonder what made her so angry for the
remainder OF the evening. - National
Monthly,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-24
sunnower PhnOsophy,

A. a matter OF fact no woman can play
cards very well.
The younger q girl the better she gets
along with her mother.
II is easier TO get 80 In promises than Il
is 10 get 50 cents In money.
some men are 90 constituted that they
get a lot OF fun out OF being doVntrodden
Men 90 seem 20 do more counting in
every succeeding generation and less mar
Tying.
There never was a Eir 90 beautiful that
she could look slouchy 70 good advantage.
Poole are very much alike, except that a
few nice ones do lees talking than the
others.
Vanity is q bad trait, but sveTyone should
have enough OF Il TO keep his teeth and
finEsrnAils cleans-Atchison Globe
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-24

rhs Key to the situAtiOa-Bss Want Ada
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-24
Millions at Command.

courts allow him f2.00o for his proper
bringing up-tio,0Oo a year.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-24

NoUKWHHM HNWuoHNH A-N" DN8ENV"
CHICAGO, Dec. Zs.-(special )-Among the
graduates At the seventy-seventh conYoca-
ton Of the University OF Chicago this week
were the following from Nebraska: Caro-
line Bengtson Ph. NJ, Harvard Juliette
Josephine Griffin associate in philosophy,
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-24

Amh was the e9u1nANe Wnicn MIS-. Laden
burg put in for her daughters necessary
expenses, and she asked the court to add
an amount for pocket money besides, leav-
ing that 20 the judgment Of the surrogate.
And his decision was that 5000 a year was
enough for any girl OF La no matter how
rich she might be in her own name.
Nor 10 hers the only one. Take little
Miss Carolyn Dorset who lives at IS West
SEVENTEEN street. New York Her father
Is a lawyer r. Clarence Dorset, and har
fortune comes from her grandmother. Mrs.
Theodore MAcknst, who died IN Newark
fivs years ago. She lie IA years old now.
There was left 70 her $4,000 q year Her
father went to court and made affidavit
that II cost ITO q year to bring her up
according 10 her income and prospects, Mr..
Dorset charged against his daughter q, 500
Gs her share OF the rental of the home in
New York other items were for horses,
gOvernesses, dresses. hotel bills in summer
and travelling expenses. 1t was shown
that in three years her fortune had been
increased by tsaOoO. The trustee OF the
estate agreed that it had been economically
administered.
TeA-YeaF-OId's Expenses.
A few days ago Surrogate Cobalan was
called upin in New York to decide the
question whether OF not $4,000 a year IL
too much money for the proper support ana
maintenance OF a 1O-year-old boy who was
born with a silver spoon IN his mouth and
has been reared in the lap Of luxury,
The boy 10 Hunt Tilford Dickinson, who
Inherited AyOOO,O0O from his grand uncle
Wesley Hunt Tilf0Td, treasurer Of the
Standard Oil company who died in March
1909.
Young Dickinson's income is at present
go COO a year. His father, A. @. Dickinson.
/ OF 10 West Fifty-ninth street applied to
the SURROGATE 10 fix the lads allowance at
! 5000 a year.
Il don't think I will allow over 5000 4"
remarked Surrogate Cohalsn. Il don't
/ think more than that amount would be
good for a lO-year-old boy"
Then there are the famous HamersIey
children. Their financial fortunes seemed
linked with those OF little William de la
Poer Berssford OF England. The founder
OF the fortune was Andrew Gordon Ham
ersley, merchant and real estate investor.
/ When he died he made an agreement with
1 his only son, Louis c. Hamerslsy, that in
heritinE the entire Hamerslsy fortune him
| self. he was 20 leave Il ito the first male
Hamsrslsy." Louis married the beautiful
LAly Price Of Troy, n. T.. daughter Of a
naval officer. and died In lSts without an
heir.
The widow married the duke Of kari-
borough and Was StepmOthST Of the present
duke, who married Consuelo Vanderbilt
daughter Of W. K Vanderbilt, or. When
she became a widow again she married
Lord william Beresford. Meanwhile she
was drawing an annual income from the
her little son was not the first Hamersley.
she saved $4,000. which she left 70 him
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-24

KHARNEY-Joseph Nickmann and Miss
4oseuhine Sheclxler OF Pleasanton were
married in this city Thursday by the county
The Detroit times., 1910-11-01
CHINA ENTERS REFORM
PERIOD, LONG DELAYED
Loan for $5o.00o,oOo Floated in v. s.,
20 Be Used to Change Cur
reney System.

PEKIN. y with the signing
OF the Imperial edict formally consum-
mating the s5O,O0O,O0O loan to be float
ed by the syndicate of American bank.
ers headed by J p Morgan 4 Co"
Kuhn, Loeb 4 Co, the National City
Bank and First National Bank OF New
York. China enters upon period OF
reform which every foreign power
with interests in the Far East has
striven 10 bring about for the past
ten years.
The greater portion of the loan will
be utilized To effect a reform OF the
Chinese currency system. The Chinese
government is bound by treaty with
Japan, England and the United states
TO effect various reform, such as the
abolition OF the Likin tax. which is
imposed upon goods in interior transit
In China. the revision OF the customs
schedule and OF the general system of
tax collections. The treaty with the
United States was signed in 1902 and
those with Japan and England in 1903.
The Chinese government acted IN
perfect faith in the fulhllment OF its
pledges and the plans OF reform had
so far progressed that Tang Shao VI,
governor OF Mukden, had commenced
negotiations in America when tho
death of the Dowager Empress threw
China into chaos and the negotiations
were abandoned.
Now China is beginning anew to put
itself upon a frst-class commercial
basis. The need OF a reform OF the
currency may be realized when 1t IS
considered that there now are in cir
culation In China at least a dozen
kinds OF dollars" and over $50 coins
known as the tael. the standard coin
OF the empire Bar silver IS still In
use. II is very difficult for foreign
merchants 10 do business in China un
der these circumstancPs
The Detroit times., 1910-11-01
SETTLE NORTH's SHORTAGE.
5ondsmen Make Good Pontiac Jus
tees shortage-Father Gives
Homestead.

PONTIAC, Mich, Nov. 1.-The Off.
cial career OF William F. North as JUS
tice OF the peace OF the city OF Pom
tiac ended yesterday. Chairman A.
l.. Ross OF the board Of supervisors
stated that the amount due the coun-
~ from the justice office was paid
and he will call no special meeting OF
the board OF supervisors. Ross Stock
well. appointed justice 10 succeed
North, took up the duties OF the office
today North has announced his In
tentlon OF again engaging In the prac-
tice OF law which he was compelled
to give up TO assume the duties OF
justice.
North's bondsmen. Charles II. Rich
mond and William A. Brewster, yes
terday paid all his Indebtedness 10 the
county amounting 10 Sl.352.s0 This
sum includes a $16s judgment paid in
Justice court, 500 cash bail and al
fees and fines not turned over 10 the
county treasurer up 10 the time oil
Norths disappearance During his last
weeks service the justice has turned
in all moneys paid In his court. JUS
tice North's father has decided 10 the
bondsmen his homestead on Willow
avenue. valued at $500 and mort
gagged for 81 400.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-01
Osborn Says Farmers
Are Enjoying Prosperity

FLINT, Mich, Nov. For the first
time since the beginning OF his cam
paign, Chase S. Osborn, Republican
candidate for governor. in his speech
last night referred to the present high
cost OF living.
II sincerely hope that the present
high prices will remain just where
they are, provided wages are boosted
accordingly" he asserted. ut Is high
time that the farmers OF our country
we're getting Just prices for their
products and believe they are get
ting such prices now. The sooner the
american people refrain from feeding
porterhouse steaks to dogs, leaving
the greater part of their meals be
cause 1t Is fashionable and refusing 70
eat excepting on gold plates, the soon
er chances for more equally distribut
ed wealth will come"
Mr. Osborn reiterated his hopes and
expectations for the success OF the
entire Republican state ticket Elk
MAYOR George p. Codd. Of Detroit
vent after Lawton T. Hemans vicious
'sMr. Hemans has seen At to call at
lentIon TO Mr.. Osborn's campaign ex
benses," he said. Il will say for MT
Osborn that he would just as soon
have his expenses IN this line EN-.
hfazoned upon the sky where all could
zee them. Mr.. Hemans adds that the
democratic nomination did not cost
him more than 81. l do not believe DC
thought the nomination was worth
h.rar that amount"