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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-08
SOJ and HtLL
Is Born TO Couple


Three years after her birth came the
1OOked-fOr. Ionged~fOr son and heir. This
was Louis Gordon Hsmersley. the boy
who stands 20 lose everything and gain
nothing by the forthcoming litfgations
the boy who. together with his sister,
was brought up in the big mansion at
EiEhtieth street and Fifth avenue by a
uUrse-E0verness, ard, as the story goes,
was not permitted 70 know that he was
The heir 20 one Of the largest fortunes
in the country, but was living in the
house and dependent upon the bounty
OF HIS nurse
This was enjoined By Hooker Ham
ersIey's will Between 1901 and 1904 both
Of their. parents died. and q great deal
OF mystery has surrounded the life Of
the two orphans
In this connection Il may be stated
that the little son Of Lily Beresf0rd
otherwise the Duchess Of Marlborough
was also brought Up IN his English
home II. ignorance Of the fortune which
probably awaited him
In this case there wac more reason
TO keep the truth from him, tnasmuch
as the Hauersiey viii, valid or invalid,
would give him nothing more than the
money which his mother had been able
20 accumulate by her excellent manage
meat OF her Iife interest IN the Hamers-
~ millions and certain personal prop
ertv which would have gone TO her. and
hence 70 him. in any event
The eighth Duke OF Marlborough was
not a pattern Of good conduct even
after his marriage with his second vie
but II she chafed under Il. she did not
have 90 endure u for long, since he died
after they had been married about four
years
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-08
Lily Hsmersley
Becomes the Duchess

It was June, ISIS. that the widow was
Just thirty years Of age
She consented to become his wife
The story goes that they found consid-
cradle trouble IN getting some one 10
mary them Accompanied by Henry
CIews, they made rather a tedious
round OF the rectories and parsonages
Of New York without succeeding IN find
ing a minister who would marry the
divorced duke TO an American heiress
This was In the days when Abram II.
Hewitt was mayor o. New York, and at
last the couple vvenc 20 him, stil accom-
panied by the faithful Mr.. CIews- He
ted the matrimonial knot, and the girl
who had begun life practically penni-
less in Troy and Who had come into
wealth beyond the dreams Of avariCe
became Her Grace The Duchess Of
Marlborough.
Like the next American duchess to
wear the title. she was called upon IN
the very beginning to bring forward
considerable amount OF money N order
to repair that ancestral palace or Blen-
helm which the people had given toe
z st duke. It seems TO be constantly In
ned Of repair. Incidentally II should
= mentioned that some Of the duke's
debts were paid at the same time
They lived together but little more
than four years, for on November g.,
1Sg2. the eighth Duke OF Marlborough
died. and the present duke came into the
title and estates
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-08
VIII Contested
By Mason Family.

Louis Hame-siey left no children
Rumor has always had # that at the
tine Of his death he thought there
would be q direct heir At all events.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-08
Case Of Love
At First Sight.

Louis c Eamersley caught a glimpse
OF her on Pennsylvania avenue, and
through friends in common managed to
meet her He Immediately laid siege to
be ThsaT- His acknowledgements for
tune was no handicap His father had
died in ISIS. leaving him a fortune which
has been variousIy estimated but was
never placed at les than 100000. Louis
Hamersley had Travelled extensively and
had been graduated rom the University
Of oxford, in England He was no long
Ct young. and he had an enormous head.
which male him very conspicuous. But
the 8IasOn-Hamersley millions gilded all
defects,
But Louis Hamersley did not long
survive his father He died on Nav
3. 1883 Lily HRmer5ley, you're, hand
some, and rich, was one OF the con
splcuous figures IN New York society
IN the early eighties. She was then
twenty-five years Of age, and one OF
the cleverest Of clever American
women.
Louis Hamersley left a VIII Few
tesLamentery documents have been so
much IN the public eye, and for the
ErSt time since the senSa tfOuaI litiga-
ton OF twenty-five years ago IT IS re-
produced herewith IN full.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-08

Signed, sealed. pub
HShed and declared
by the testator as and
for his last viii ant
testament in the pres
ence OF the undeTsign-
ed, who, at his re-
quest. IN his presence
and in the presence Of
each other have here
unto subscribed their
names as witnesses
- Dr-L -aE =
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-08

Mortimer Bishop, residing Al No. 80
East S5th St, New York city
Charles r. Sylvester, residing at No
10 East 24th St. New York city
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-08
Rules England
Ihr6ugh His WIFE


The student OF history does not need
70 be reminded II the brilliant and
checkered career of handsome TACK"
Churchill, the favorite Of Queen Anne.
otherwise known as Brandy Nan. o"
whose VIII vas almost completely under
the dominion OF that OF ChurchiII's wife
the strong-ninded sarah Jennings. one
might say that the man who was 10
become the first Duke Of MarJborougb
ruled England through his wife, were il
not probable that Sarah Jennings r7JIed
him as well as England.
George @ Spencer ClurchfII was +ha
heir several generations removed OF
this first duke and his diEnities- he
was as We have stated, the eighth
duke When his name first appeared
IN the social history Of the United States
he had already been married 90 the
daughter Of the Duke OF Abercorn- and
by her had a child. who as the ninth
Duke OF Marlborough was afterward
20 marry COnsuelo Vanderbilt But the
Duke OF AbeTCoTn'E proud daughter had
divorced MIN before he comes upon the
stage o. events which we have set
ourselves 20 chronicle She scorned the
title Of Duchess OF Marlborough and
took that Of Countess Of Blandford.
Before and after his divorce the eighth
Duke OF Marlborough had been much
d scussed IN London and the other caDf-
ta-s Of the Old World He led a gay
life. and Il was not without reason that
his duchess had sought release from
him Finding himself free. he finally
came 20 America among the early
number Of foreign peers who have been
willing 10 exchange a title for few
million American dollars.
He went 10 New York and Newport
where Lily Warren Hame -sley was the
center Of interest She had retained
much q her Old charm, for. indeed. she
vas still young woman. comparatively
speaking
TTTv Hsme~s1ev
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-08
NEW YORK MIILIONAIRES
INTERESTED IN OUTCOME
Many Are Related by Blood or Marriage to Descendants
of J: Hooker Hamersley, a Cousin of Noted
Louis c. Hamersey

when her real career began She visit
ed GreenbTier White Sulphur Springs In
1873 w W Corcoran, the millionaire
philanthropist OF Washington, grand
father Of Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock r.,
was a man who delighted 10 surround
himself in the summer at the Springs
with beautiful girls. He was a widOWer,
enormously rich, and Il was generally
supposed that he would marry again Il
was prestige enough for any girl 10 be-
LONG 10 his circle Lillian Price soon
became a member Of his circle Of beau
ues-the queenliest rose in the rosebud
garden of girls From Greeubrier White
she went 70 Washington. where she be-
came a rciEning belle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-08

Louis G
HamgTsley,
o. 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-08

. He parties most interested are
1 William de Ia POer BeresfOrd, a
j delicate little English lad of
fourteen and Louis Gordon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-06
HEARST TO PUT TICKET
IN FIELD NEXT FALL
But Admits He May Form Alliance
~---- Either Republicans
or Democrats.

NEW YORK. May Cat an informal
meeting OF the executive committee of
the Independence League at the Hotel
Aston last night William r. Hearst made
it clear that his present plans for his
political organization contemplate placing
in the field an independent ticket this fall.
He admitted that It might be found add
visable to form an alliance with either
the democrats or the republicans.
Resolutions. engrossed In silver. prais-
ing Hearst for his work in the last cam
paign were presented. In thanking the
committee the leader of the party said
that he had mentioned the democratic
party in interviews lately and this had
been construed as meaning that he con-
templated an alliance with that party.
Il meant only what I said and mo
more. he declared. The independents;
Of power In the city OF New York and I.
believe it Is capable of showing IL holds
the balance OF power In the. etate.'s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-06
sinking for the second time when Haw-
kins made dive from the forecastle and

sinking lot the second time when Haw-
kins made dive from the forecastle and
rescued him.
Capt. William F. Fullam, commanding
the Mississippi. in his recommendation to
the department. said that Freh undoubt-
ed!y would have been drowned but for
the prompt action Of Hawkins. Hawkins
placed the life of a shipmate above every
thing else" he said Not thinking Of
himself or of some money that was in
his pocket. he plunged overheard, saved
his shipmate and found he had lost $61
by SO doing. This act was one Of great
presence Of mind and bravery and well
worth the greatest praise. The money
lost was generously made up by the
hero's admiring shipmates in his divi-
sion.''
Hawkins is from Philadelphia; Freh,
from Buffalo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-06
Completes Course for Degree.

Albert D. Bryant. a graduate Of the
Central High School Of this city. has
completed his course for degree of
mining engineer at Lehigh University
and has left for Ketchilkan. Alaska. to
accept a position as mining engineer.
In addition to Mr. Bryant. the gradu-
ates Of the Washington high schools
who will take their degrees as en-.
gineers at Lehigh this year are Messrs.
Dyer, Archibald. Croker, Farrar and
Lewis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-06
SAILORS HAT OVERHEARD;
TWO LIVES JE0PARDIzED
Sailor Who Went to Rescue Com
mended by the Secretary of
the Navy.

The lives OF two sailors were jeopar-
died recently in an effort to recover
a hat which had blown overheard. The
incident became known through the &C.
ton Of the Secretary OF the Navy in
publicly commencing the heroism of
J. Hawkins. seaman attached to the
battleship Mississippi. While that ves-
sci was engaged in target practice off
the Virginia capes the hat of M. j.
Freh. boatswain's mate, was blown
overheard Freh and another sailor
went out in a boat to recover the head
gear. In reaching for 1t. Freh fell into
the sea. His companion was SO much
occupied with the oars that he could
not help him.
Life Saved by Prompt Action.
Freh was taken with cramps and was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-06

arbitration before the permanent court
Of arbitration at The Hague unoer Ine
snecial agreement of January y, tyOS,
for the submission of questions relating
to f3sheries on the North Atlantic coast
under the general treaty OF aroitration
hetween the United States ana 0reat
Britain, Of 1908.
Special Service in Treasury.
legislative provision In the bill
authorizes the Secretary of the treasury
..to use for and in connection with the
enforcement of the laws relating to the
treasury Department and the several
branches of tho public service under It's
control, not exceeding at any one time
one person paid from the appropriation
for the collection of customs. one person
paid from the appropriation for salaries
and expenses of internal revenue agents,
and one person paid from the appropria-
ton for supressing counterfeiting and
other crimes"
Another legislative authorization pro-
yides that in the enforcement OF any
law by which an internal revenue tax is
authorised the. general provisions of all
Internal revenue laws relating to the en-
forcement. assessment and collection OF
internal revenue taxes are, so far as ap-
plicable. hereby extended and made APP
plscable to the enforcement OF such law
and the assessment and collection OF the
tax hereunder"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-06


Public land service. s1.717.22O. q reduce
ton OF $2Ai.7OO.
Surveying the public lands. $556, 600. an
increase OF $1O7. 800
improvements at the immigration sta
ton. Ellis Island. New York. $2l.OOo, q
new item.
TO enable the President to secure In
formation and to assist the officers of the
government In the administration OF the
customs laws. $250.OO0. an increase OF
$4,000.
Continuing Panama canal construction,
81. S50. $50. an increase of $4.22 SEQ.
The recoinage OF worn and uncur.
rent minor coins of the United States
now In the Treasury and hereafter ne.
ceived II directed and $4,000 appro-
priated for the purpose.
Under the Department Of State, a, new
provision appropriated 100000 to meet
the expenses VI the United States in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-06
Commission Gets More.

Interstate commerce commission. ST.,
1900. an increase Of $780,
Armories and arsenals. S50l. 900. re-
duction Of 1855. o0O.
Buildings at military posts, $4,000, a
reduction Of $6500O0.
Barracks and quarters for seacoast ar
tillery. 100000 a reduction of 81, lOO, 900.
Seacoast artillery in the Philippines and
Hawaii, $4,000. q reduction OF $225 100.
Expenses OF the White House. $7S.OOo,
q reduction Of $43, 500. which is accounted
for by the fact that in the last sundry
civil bill an appropriation was authorized
for the extension Of the White House
executive Offices.
River and harbor improvements under
contract, $S.051. 42S. q reduction Of $1l,-
7O3, O86.
For protecting the harbor of New York
from injurious deposits. $10O.20O. an in
crease of $4,000.
Artificial limbs. $105.OOo. a reduction Of
81. GOO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-06

Freh was taken with cramps and was
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19

ga young man or young woman
finds it almost impossible to secure
satisfactory employment without the
aid Of influential friends" writes
Miss Bess Epting, a bright young
stenOgrapher, now holding position
with the Bank of Talbotton, Of Tai
bottom, Ga. |But the youth of the
South have a great friend and help
er in the person of Mr.. Eugene An
derson, whose photograph you pub
lished recently. [ would like to see
it published often, because of the in
spiration it will be for those who can
be benefited by Mr.. Anderson. He
is the President Of one of the great
est Business Colleges of the South,
and although I had studied else
where, I recently spent a week
there, and was amazed to find what
noble work was being done-the
training is grand" Our business
is too well established" said Mr.. An
derson, ''for us to be jealous because
we didn't train you. If you are
qualified to do the work we will
gladly help you. We will help any,
body who deserves help. If you
can't find employment we will find
it for you" And he did it. This
shows the breadth and magnanimity
Of the man. He has also helped
more young people of scant means
to get an education than almost any
other man in the South, and I found
in my brief stay of one week, while
waiting for him to place me, that
business men value Mr.. Anderson's
word and his opinion Of young peo-
pie more than they do any recon-
mendation that can be shown. The
Employment for Life" feature of
Mr.. Anderson's work is the most
wonderful I ever heard Of" and he
believes in training students and let
ting them pay for it afterwards.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19
THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE OTHERWISE
AND A FEW LACONICS

The Ballenger-Pinchot hearing
promises to become a regular Ara
bian Nights feast, and there are
nearly a thousand stories on the rec
ords now.
A Georgia man, who was acting as
tax collector, has shown up shy in
his funds. This looks like rather a
good argument in favor Of the COM
mission system for municipal gov
eminent.
That Mississippi editor who had
to chew and swallow one of his edi-
torials had been training on regular
breakfast food cereals, so no uncom-
Portable results will follow.
King Edwards death has not
caused any uneasiness regarding
Great Britain's relations with other
nations, and the era of universal
peace seems to have actually ar
rived
An English widow, aged fifty
four, is being sued for breach of
promise of marriage by a dry goods
clerk aged twenty-five; and this is
another evidence of mans assuming
more Of women's prerogatives.
Between the snow, hail, too much
rain at the wrong time and too little
at the right, the average farmer has
come to the conclusion that Adam
never realized what a cinch he had
as the first gardener.
Governor Patterson, of Tennessee,
will be Drawer than the average poll
tician if he insists on again running
for Tennessee's chief Office. The
proposed blanket primary has added
to his unpopularity.
John Temple Graves regrets the
presence of Mayor Gaynor in the
Democratic party, according to the
Macon Telegraph. Thank Heaven,
that is some assurance John Temple
will keep out.
A Madison county, Ca, farmer
has made potato bugs useful; he
turns guinea fowls into the 'tater
patch; but the later bugs make no
noise. and this will enlist sympathy
for them.
Uncle Sam is making a gigantic
bluff play in the matter of the cotton
spectators, but some there are who
would be more content if he devoted
this energy, and then some more, to
the grafters higher up.
1t will strike many as odd that
the quality of water is to determine
whether or not Jacksonville, Fla,
will secure big brewery. To the
average lover of beer water doesn't
enter into the consideration at all.
=
An Ex-Governor, his wife and son,
have been arrested for attempting to
smuggle jewelry into the United
States. The mere fact of their hav-
ing been detained proves the GUS
toms authorities have profted by
recent exposures.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19
PAGE SEVENTEEN

In the matter of being run over
by vehicles on the public streets,
London's record for 1909 comes
near to that of some American cities
three hundred and six deaths re-
suited from a total of 16,042 acct
dents. Which goes to show that the
Common People have to step lively
all over this old world
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19
LIVES OF WORK
ING PEOPLE.

the cause given in the official report
Of an explosion in an Ohio mine
where fifteen men lost their lives.
This report, submitted to the Gov
ernor of Ohio, should rouse the peo-
pie of that and other mining States
to the fact that fully ninety-eight
per cent. of the recent mine eX-
plosions have been due to the same
cause
It is wonderful to note the apathy
with which the average miner re-
CARDS the lack Of safeguards for his
welfare
True it is, the greater per cent.
are foreigners, but there are enough
naturalized or American born mi
ners to make any movement toward
a lettering of their condition, Of
great proportions.
It is not only in the matter of
ventilation that jeopardiZes the mi
ner's life; it is the recklessness with
which ignorant and unskilled labor is
used-because it is cheap.
To old men and young boys, the
one past the strength of their prime,
the other not yet having reached it,
is given the care and the guarding
of the machinery used to supply the
lights, the air or the exits and en-
frances to the mines.
In cases of panics, the result is
seen too often. For a while the
country is thrilled with horror;
then, after the dead bodies have
been put out of sight, the widows
and orphans have received the pit
lance which the company grants as
compensation for the loss of the
bread-winner, the tragedy loses it.
self with the tragedies of last month
and last year.
1t is not only the miners whose
lives are thus lightly held There
isn't city in the Union where there
are not death traps employing hun
dreds of men, women, boys and
girls.
In one of these recently visited. a
four-story building was occupied on
it's three upper floors by shirt
manufacturer and a straw hat fac
tory.
The latter had network of light
wood Stats overhead, which was hung
with masses of straw hats in every
stage Of making. Straw in bales,
bundles, boxes and coils was all
about; open gas-fames we're in evil
dence on dozen machines, the en-
tire middle of the room being thus
packed
About one hundred women and
men worked in this place, and the
thought of a fire breaking out was
enough to give one the horrors.
Fire escapes? Oh, yes; WITH
WOODEN FLOORS. And the pro-
prietor of this place is no worse than
dozens of others who evade or ig-
more the laws which each State has
made for the protection of it's toilers.
But whose place or duty is it to
see that the toilers of the nation are
protected?
We read of the elaborate precau-
tions taken to insure safe passage
for our political timber when it jun
kets about the earth, on pleasure
bent. at Government expense.
Wouldn't it be good idea to give
little of this thought, time and
money to the protection of our mine
workers and those who labor in our
factories?
And the solution of this lies with
the working people themselves They
are strong enough in numbers and
influence to pull for so needful
thing to the common cause, as pro-
lection to their lives while earning
their living.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19
By L.A.L.

ldlF 10 De repeated by Uncle Sam IN
his ward, Cuba.
Some of the Senators seem to be
doing business on the side by writ
ing each others speeches.
England takes football so serious
ly, her players are paid regular
wages, regulated by law
In addition to all his domestic
troubles, the Sultan Of Turkey is also
suffering with the measles.
In the matter of weather, May, so
far, has come up even with the IA
nous pickle man in results.
If these high prices on foods keep
up many NEST egg will go into
the family omelet.
Heinze, the banker, has as many
reasons for not joining Morse in
prison, as his relative has pickles.
That man Roosevelt is rolling up
entitlements" in Europe almost as
fast as he shot down beasts in Africa.
What will the Congressman do for
winter jaunts, at Government ex-
pense, when the Panama Canal is
completed?
About the only thing the moving
pictures haven't given is an illustra-
+NS %o1N -
come, even, to some who "have the
habit
The salaries paid some star base
ball players may prove temptations
to some Congressman to quit their
political jobs.
When Kaiser Wilhelm and Our
Theodore greeted each other, the two
greatest living examples of over
developed ego met.
With a spinster responsible for
Mothers Day. and a bachelor the
inventor of the safety pin-it's a
queer world, isn't it?
Florida has renewed the old mud
Singing tactics Of political fights of
the sixties and seventies, and a press
censor has been badly needed.
Serene Payne defended the present
tariff law recently in a speech be-
fore the House. Naturally; do you
often see a father going back on his
offspring?
With John L. Sullivan and James
J. Jeffries both in literary circles,
the "six best sellers should at least
have one of these ''pug's'' names as
leaders.
Oh, we'll, between all the free
meals he's getting. the lectures on
the side, and the magazine salary,
Col. Roosevelt's African trip won't
cost him much.
William J. Bryan and William
Randolph Hearst. in common with
several other Williams, seem to take
themselves too seriously as political
heavy-weights.
We have had all sorts of health
dope given us, but the latest, recon-
mending abstinence from food for
days at time, will appeal to all who
have to foot food bills.
Some folks don't know Whom