Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-02
Here's Something New
About Prominent Men

wanted MISS Brace anu So ne uIeu
her. The amount paid has not been
made public, but it is known to be a
sum in five figures at least, not count
ing the cents column.
Vilsack is a brother of A. A. VIII
sack, former cashier of the German
National bank, who, following his ar
rest on bribery charge, turned state $
evidence. 1t was a nasty mess and
Miss Braces family feared that all
the Vilsack millions might be required
to straighten the matter out. That's
why the young woman wouldn't con-
sent to marry until she had been paid
enough money to make her indepen-
dent should her husband lose his ready
cash.
The payment was made, however,
and Miss Brace is now Mrs. Vilsack,
with a bank account of her own to
fall back upon in time of financial
stress.
The Rev. Canon William Chase of
wealthy and aristocratic Christ church
parish in Brooklyn asked for gems and
they gave him paste. What the canon
will have to say about the proceeding
when he confronts his congregation
from the pulpit this morning will, as
Rudyard Kipling used to say, make
another story"
However, Canon Chase knows more
about feminine human nature now
than he knew a week ago; and he
knows, too, more about the kindly
spirit of charity-or its opposite.
You see, there's mortgage on Christ
church-a little matter of $4,000. Now.
the canon conceives a steeple on a
church to be properly ornamental and
a guild room to be properly utilitarian,
but he regarded mortgage as neither
the one thing nor the other. Conse-
quently he decided to get rid Of 1t.
Seemingly this was an easy matter,
for Christ church parishioners are for
the larger part well supplied with the
good things of earth and the where
withal to purchase other good things,
once they have Lsed up their present
supply.
The Ycanon, however, didn't go to the
vestry and ask them to raise funds.
Not he. He decided to have a sacri-
fetal Offering, and in furtherance of
that idea he asked the women Of the
parish to send in to him jewelry and
plate-to give up some of the pomps
and vanities of their brilliant Brooklyn
social life.
The idea seemed good, and it seemed
better yet when the appointed day ar
rived and brought with it so many
carefully wrapped packages that they
filled one room in the rectory COM
pletely.
Now, the canon prides himself upon
his practically as well as upon his
Christianity, and consequently he sum-
moned to his assistance Charles Theill,
a practical 1eweler, whom he installed
as appraiser of the treasure trove.
Then with the jeweler beside him he
began to open the parcels. The first
proved to be an antique brooch, much
battered and worn. He fingered 1t gin
gerly and passed it over to the as
sayer. The latter smiled as he applied
a drop of acid to the back of the orna-
ment 1t sizzled and sputtered.
That's plated on German silver"
was the experts laconic remark.
Canon Chase laid it down in a bas-
ket beside him and passed across a
silver soup ladle. This, too, was plat
ed ware and 1t was laid in the basket
alongside the brooch.
Then in rapid succession was dis
closed all manner of wornout table
silver, most of which was worth only
it's weight in pewter of which the body
of the article was made. They did find
several silver trade dollars, and one
person had sent g gold 25-cent piece.
There were also some pieces or old
gold jewelry which stood the test
But long before the pile had been
half disposed of the rector knew that
the amount of the mortgage would not
be raised. 1t was just pile Of junk:
The experts appraisement for the
whole lot was $105.
Commander Peary says there never
existed in history thing so historical,
sentimental and poetic. OF course, he
is speaking of his discovery of the
pole. Besides that, he has said this:
To-day we have it, and it is not
due to any superiority of myself or my
party over others who tried to reach
the pole. There were three things that
aided us experience, answering
faith, the loyalty of Bridgeman, Berri,
Schieren and the president of the
Peary Arctic club, and the loyal cour-
age and sand Of every member OF the
party. These won for the United States
the trophy of the centuries"
He gives the following reason for
having denounced Cook rough shod
and with spurs on:
"Three weeks before I got back l
had the fullest information of what
had been done by another in the
Arctic regions, and when and where
and what would be claimed by this
man. The kilograms I sent were sent
after full consideration. / knew that
a deliberate attempt was to be made
to defraud the people of the United
States, morally and financially, and as
an officer of the United States navy,
I felt that I must give warning in
order that I might escape the charge
of being an accessory to the crime.
NY position Is still unchanged, and 1t
cannot be changed"
The alimentary canal and the Pana-
ma canal need worry no longer about
possible canicular rivals on Mars. They
may listen to the comforting assertions
of DR.. George e. Hale of the Mount
Wilson observatory, that the theory
of bitches on Mars-man- made bitches
on Mars-is not worth serious consid-
Grafton. In lecture in Washington
DR.. Hale made detrimental mention of
the discoveries of DR.. Percy Lowell
of Harvard university. who declared
that canals existed on the planet.
Edwin A. Brown, who was in Los
Angeles some time ago, investigating
the lot of the destitute hobo, stopped
in Chicago one day last week on his
way to New York.
"a country Of condensed human suf-
fering, where the churches are as idle
as a painted picture and the charities
association seeks to avaid giving
wherever possible rather than help"
was his description of his impression
of the coast cities. Especially did he
condemn the systems in force in San
Francisco and Seattle.
Will Governor Hughes have to cut
off his whiskers when he goes on the