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The Washington times., 1911-12-31
MRS. ]. 4. HAMMOND
AWARDED $4,5OOBY
LOUISIANA COURT
Receivers Money Due Her
Father After Thirty Years
Litigation.

Mrs. Natalie Hammond, wife Of John
Hays Hammond. has received news
from New Orleans to the effect that she
has been made N,500 richer as the result
Of long pending litigation, In which
5000 was involved. The money has
been In litigation since 1880 and has
been on deposit since that time In the
State National Bank of New Orleans.
BY q decision Of Judge Foster. of the
United states circuit court, made just
before Christmas, the amount was
awarded, without interest, to Mrs.
Hammond, a daughter Of one OF the
original litigants, and to Mrs. Kate Will
son Smith. widow of one Of the attor-
neys In the case. Mrs Smith got $3.50.
The case was peculiar and complex
one. It grew out Of the fact that the
5000 was a judgment In case which
was decided In 1877, and which was of
such Importance that 1t was passed on
by the Supreme Court Of the United
States. All Of the original lltigants are
dead.
In 1877, which IL as far back as the
records show. several persons, headed
by r. M. Logue. were awarded iudg-
ment of $4,000 against the American
Cotton Tie Company. headed by James
y. McComb for infringement of patent
rights. the suit being passed on by the
supreme court. The fight continued
and the plaintiffs. In 1880 were arrang-
Ing a compromise for S47.5oo.
Among those interested with Logut
were two brothers. ]. w. N. and N. II
Harris, the latter the father Of Mrs
Hammond. Each was to receive 8.oo(
of the amount when the compromise
was effected. N. H. Harris sold hii
claim to a w. H. H. Green In 1880
Trouble appeared in the person Of Ben
jamin D. Whitney, who obtained
Judgment for 900 against N. III. Har'
ris in the New York courts. whitney
knew that Harris was to get $6.oO0 OF
the settlement. and that McComb. WHIT
ican Tie Company. had not paid 1t. HI
Rarnisheed McComb for the amount, no
knowing that Harris had sold the claim
McComb deposited the amount in the
State National Bank and let the Others
night out the question Of ownership IL l.
the courts %sxushter d 0t the preTe esssen
Mrs. Hammond. bought the claim baci
on January q. 1911, Mrs. Hammond
revived the suit. Many changes hat
taken place In the meantime. The STATE
National Bank failed in 1907, when III
president. William Adler. made n 2 sen
sational night to Honduras. The LIQUID
dollar, and the amount, was In thei'
hands. The court finally decided tina
Mrs. Hammond was entitled to th'
money.
The Washington times., 1911-12-31
BOY HEROES SAVE
MANY FROM DEATH
Hockey Players and Spectators Thrown Into Deep
Water-Two Of Fifty Immersed Lose Lives,

MELRcsE. Masa, Dec. s1.-In .
binding snowstorm this morning .
score OF high school boys. aided BY the
police. are graphing the waters Of
DAVIS pond. where the ice collapsed un-
der hockey match and dropped nifty
young men and women into ten feet OF
water. two being drowned.
The bodies of the known dead have
been recovered, and the spring holes
are now being searched to ascertain II
there were more victims. One body was
recovered shortly after tho accident.
and was identified ~ Sergeant F1agg.
twelve years old. The other body wa
recovered at . o'clock this morning.
When the pond was cleared the mem
bors Of the two hockey teams, with
their sticks and some boards stripped
from nearby buildings, by mears OF hu.
man chains. began rescuing those In the
water. The police ordered the pond
drained, and the outrushing waters
were carefully watched for bodies. TIT
father of sixteen-year-old Herbert Nc
Intyre, who was among the missing, re
fused to leave the spot. At . o'clocl
this morning policeman and Mcintyre
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on guard at the sluice. caught the body
Of young MCINTYRE just ~ Il was pass
ing through the siuiosway. 49,.
Holes ten and fifteen feet deep are
now being grappled. although the police
believe no moro are dead.
The rescues from the Icy waters yes
terday afternoon may result in Car
nesie hero medals being awarded in
Melross. ~ . dozen men and high
school boys dived repeatedly In the
cold waters TO rescued half unconscious
children from depths OF from eight 70
ten feet Of water. Alfred CochraDe dived
five times through the floating Ice to
rescue an apparently dead body. Among
those reecued many cases OF pneu-
monia are expected to devAlop.
Clarence Wanamaker. q Dartmouth
student, home for the hoIidays, rescued
two boys who were in the middle OF the
pond ciineing to floating cakes of ice.
In the human chains which stretched
from tho hrm Ice to the edge OF the
water were many young women, who
willingly took place In the line when
II was teen there were not sufhcient
numbers Of courageous men to form
The hockey match was b.tween teams
Of the Melrose High School ana tbs
alumni.
The Washington times., 1911-12-31
GOMPERS AT PEACE
WITH HTHEWORlD,'H he
SAYS IN INTERVIEW
Labor Leader Optimistic
Kind Words for Friends,
Silence for Enemies.

The close Of the old year and the
approach Of the new one finds Pres
fdent Samuel Gompers, of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor at peace
with the. world, according to an inter-
view he has given to the Trade and
Transportation Bureau for the Promo
ton Of Industrial Peace.
In this interview. Mr.. 0ompers takes
an optimistic outlook on many Of the
issues Of Importance to labor.
Mr.. Gompers said that for his
friends he had only the lindest word,
and none of condemnation for his en-
emies. As an organisation official he
said:
II am at variance with many men
on economic matters whom I like per-
sonally but whose theories I oppose.
and in the labor world am In q con-
tinuous fight against everything I be-
1ieve hurtful to the wage-earner."
Mr.. Gompers says he believes much
has been accomplished in behalf Of la
Dor. but considers conditions far from
ideal and that there is much yet to
be done.
He supports q child labor law. such
rs Is now pending In Congress, on the
ground that the children Of working
men should be withdrawn from indus
trial pursuits. kept at home and sent
to school, in order that the rising gen.
Grafton may be intellectually as well
as physically developed before con-
fronting the problems Of the factory
and the shop. For the workingman
himself, he points to the unanimous
passage in the House Of the eight
hour bill for all Government work and
that done for 1t under contract, as q
step in the right direction and he ex-
poets IT, It ., to be passed by the Senate
Mr.. Gompers says also he looks for
ward to the passage Of q bill modify
Ing the injunction laws as applied to
labor and believes that before long fav-
orable consideration will be given to
labor's proposition to create depart
said: -
Il am not in accord with the howl
against industrial combinations. They
are the outgrowth of industrial devel-
opment. UP to the time the suits were
trusts they were regarded as illegal
per Sc. outside of the Sherman act.
The dissolution now obtained means
that they are now lawful and legal
and has not changed the physical facts
one jot. Neither the judiciary. the Elk.
ehectual dissolution Of these corpora
tions. and I doubt the wisdom Of doing
1t even II It could be done.
Labor's interest lies in the accept.
ance OF the assertion that organixat tioni
combining only the bodies and minds oi
considered as trust nor subject to the
Shei man law. "a
The Washington times., 1911-12-31
Marbles Nomenclature
Unfolded in Court

All the technique and fine points Of
Baltimore Fats" "Pursy." and. IN fact.
all the Information pertaining TO an
'alley shooting" were explained to
Judge De Lacy. in the Juvenile Court,
yesterday by Morris Wolf and Ralph
Lambert.
Lambert was charged with asssaulting
Wolh and breaking his sleg. Wolf pain-
fully limped into court ana told the
Judge, just how he had been 'sslkfnning''
youth had ''snatched up" his marbles
and the nchoked him. and finally had
thrown him.
Several small boys told of the AFFAIR
and Lambert was fined go and put on
probation.
The Washington times., 1911-12-31
Cadet Dance Season -.
Formally Is Opened

The season Of cadet dances has been
formally opened and Friday nights
for a period of two months will see
the different company dances taking
a regular place in the social activities
OF the high schools.
Company A. of Central High School.
gave its first dance at the Arlington
last night. One hundred couples at
tended the affair. The chaperones were
Mr.. and Mrs. A. III. Gordon. Or. and
Mrs. ]. w. Hollingsworth, Mr.. and
Mrs. Emory M. Wilson and Prof. H.
Il. Burroughs.
Capt. H. d. Gordon, assisted by First
Lieut.. r. P. Hollingsworth and Sec
mittee In charge of the dance.
The Washington times., 1911-12-31
Authors Life Discussed
By Catholic Converts

Joseph e. Potion and Godfrey Fer
ris were the speakers at the regu-
lar monthly meeting this afternoon
of the Catholic Converts League hello
in Mcmahon Hall at the Catholic Uni
versity.
Biographical papers dealing with
the lives of famous men and womer
who have become converts to the
Catholic faith have been the feature
of the meetings. The life of the Rev
Hugh Benson, whose mystery play
is in the course of presentation fol
the first time in America. by the chill
dren of st. Patrick's Church. wal
dealt with in the readings.
The Washington times., 1911-12-31
Heavy Damage Suit
On Merchants Letter

MOUNDsvILLE. w. Va, Dec. 81
Arthur T. Arnold. secretary and active
manager Of the West Virginia Sunday
School Association. brought suit for
$4,000 damages for alleged defamation
Of character against B. F. Hodgman
department store proprietor.
Hodgman wrote Arnold q letter. 1t II
said, threatening him with arrest un.
less ne returned q pair Of gloves which
Hodgman. in the letter, charged Arnold
had taken from the stock in the Hodg'
man store.
The Washington times., 1911-12-31
Rear Admiral Sumner
Seventy Years Old Today

Today Is the SEVENTEEN birthday of
Rear Admiral George w. Sumner,
United States Navy. retired. He was
born at Constantine, Mich, and was
appointed to the Naval Academy when
seventeen years old. He served during
the civil war. had charge OF the Euro.
pean squadron of the American navy
for several years, and was in command
OF the Columbia at the opening Of the
Kiel canal In 1895. His return to Amer
lea made a record for warship speed
He attained the rank Of rear admiral in
! 1850, and was retired In 1903
The Washington times., 1911-12-31
Johnston's Winona Now
At Potomac MOOringS

Entirely renovated and overhauled,
Commissioner Johnston's yacht Winona,
which formerly served as a pleasure
craft on the St Lawrence River, ID
berthed today In the dock near the
Alexandria ferry slip.
The Winona formerly was the Chero-
kee. and has never seen service on the
Potomac. She is a vessel of ~ net and
SO gross tons register. She Is 1855 feet
long, H2 feet beam and &3 feet deep,
and was built at New York in 1881.
The Washington times., 1911-12-31
New Manual Training
: School Plans Completed

With the completion Of the plans for
the new manual training school for COL
ored high school students, work Is ex-
pected to be begun on the building in
the near future.
The site at o street near North Capt.
tol, was selected last September, and
the building is one of the dozen au-
thorized by Congress in 1905 The build
ing will embody all the features of the
manual training center"
The Washington times., 1911-12-31
Library Is Open.

The regular Sunday hours are being
observed at the District public library
today from until . o'clock. New
Years day the library will be open
from . o'clock in the morning until the
same hour in the evening.
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Buffalo Fire Does
Damage of $25, 900

BUFFALO. NJ, Y. Dec. s1.-Fire
which broke out In the feed mill of e.
L. Godfrey did 81. 900 damage last night
Six fire companies answered the alarm,
but before the first OF these arrived the
fire had gained such headway that II
was apparent the building was doomed.
ton OF the building made the fire dif-
fieult to nght
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-27
WEDDING PARTY MOVES
ACROSS COUNTY LINE

DYsAET, Ia. Nov. 2e.-(special)-
There Is o little romance in the marriage
of Mr.. and Mira Fred II. Rose, which
they will be able 10 hand down 20 pos
terity. Rev, IT, o. Lorenzo had the ex-
perienoe Of his life and possibly Mr.. and
Mrs. Rose are the only couple In the
country with this experience. Dysart is
very close 10 the county line OF Tama
and Benton. Instead of Rose securing his
marriage license IN Toledo. the county
seat OF Tama. Vinton being 80 much
nearer, ana being the place frequently
visited by Dysart people, he went there
lie secured the license and the company
gathered for the event. Tho pastor stood
up 70 perform the ceremony and he did
but II was soon discovered that the
license was from Benton county and the
marriage IN another county would be
Illegal. But the dilemma was quickly over
come. The contracting parties and q few
friends put on their wraps walked down
the Rock Island tracks for about
quarter OF a mile until they were in Ben
ton county, and there, In the darkness
OF the night with hardly a star twlnkling,
the words were spoken which made Miss
Sophia Miles the legally welded wife
of Fred II. Rose OF Hot Springs, s. d.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-27
Relatives Of Noted
Snowman Found Dead

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Nov. 9S-The
bodies of Claire Andrews and wife OF
Baraboo. wis, were found lying side
by side in swope park here yesterday.
The position OF the bodies led the police
to believe that the pair had committed
suicide. In Andrews pocket was found
q letter addressed TO Mrs. All. 4. Ring
ling, Barab0o, Wis. The saiutation read
MY Dear Sister"
An envelope addressed to Mrs. II. G.
Andrews, supposed to be Andrews
mother, bore the postmark of Baraboo
A message from Baraboo late tonight
said that the man was brother OF Mrs
All T, Ringing. wife Of the circus owner.
and that he had been missing for several
months. Il. a. Evans Of Baraboo, attorney
for Mrs. Ringing, teiephoned a local I'M
dertaker to take charge OF the bodies.
II Is supposed the couple came here with
the circus last July. There was little ex-
cept bones and the clothing Left, the
bodies having been exposed to the eIe-
ments since that time.
DR., Harry Czarliasky. the coroner, be-
lieyes that a bottle. which was found
nearby, contained morphine.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-27
END OF LABOR FEDERATION
Rochester Selected as Place for
Holding Next Convention.
ALL OFFICERS ARE REELECTED
Carpenters Agree TO Re-enter BuiId-
ing Trades Department and
Abide ny Decision of Body
I'm Controversy.


ATLANTA, Ca. Nov. 26.-After elect
ing Rochester. n. v, as the place for
holding the annual convention In 1912
re-electing for next year all its officers
and adopting without amendment the re-
ports OF several committees the thirty
tirst annual convention OF the American
Federation OF Labor adjourned last night.
Rochester was chosen as the place for
the next convention over Seattle, wash,
and Richmond Va, Rochester receiving
SO2S votes; Seattle. 1854 and Richmond.
2.2lO.
No fight developed on the reelection
Of President Samuel Gompers. and all OF
the old officers were reelected without
opposition.
BY far the most serious OF the fac
tional differences taken up was the con-
test between the United Brotherhood OF
Carpenters. with 10000 members. and the
Sheet Metal Workers, as a result Of
which the carpenters had withdrawn
from the federation. The carpenters
have agreed TO re-enter the building
trades department and to abide by that
body's decisions I'm the matter OF its
contest with the sheet metal workers,
and so were reinstated
The jurisdlctional- contest between the
affiliated and the unaffiliated brother
hoods OF electrical workers IN progress
for several years, was brought before
the convention In the report OF the build
ing trades department and its recon-
mendation that a plan for the amalgama-
tion OF the two organizations previously
recommended by the federation's ,execu-
tive council, be submitted to referen-
DUN vote OF the unaffiliated was adopted
after heated discussion.
The adjustment committee also recon-
mended the amalgamation OF the National
Association of Steam Filters and the AS
ISOLATION of Journeymen Plumbers.
The report of the committee on boy
colt and education was adopted in full.
Resolutions Adopted.
Among resolutions adopted were those
condemning working conditions found to
have existed In the plant of the Triangle
Waist company in New York. destroyed
fire, entailing the loss Of $50 lives; urging
an Investigation Of the Boy Scout move
ment to determine it's influence and ef-
feet upon labor; recommending the abro-
cation OF the treaty between the United
States and Russia governing the issuance
Of passports, and providing for the setting
aside of a day in January when benefit
performances win be given in theaters
throughout the country by members of
the White Rat Actors Union of America,
tho proceeds of which will go to the Nc
Namara defense fund.
Tonight all the trains leaving the city
are bearing the delegates, who lost no
time in starting for their homes.
The building trades department Of the
federation will convene Monday for a
ten days' aesaion
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-27
DEATH RECORD.
Anrnn Qrerr.

AaFoa 0regG.
TECuMSEII. Nob.. Nov. 26,--(speelal.)--
Aaron Gregg. a well known citizen OF
Teeumseh. died at his home at o'clock
last evening after a short illness. He
was born at carmiehaels. Pa. July 2S
iSS2. making his age % years. months
and 2e days. Mr.. Gregg was married 10
Miss Lucy A. Hurff OF Elmwood, H., on
September Il, 1853 and the widow and
four children survive. The children are
Miss Lena Gregg OF Eusaula. oki.: Mrs.
A. n. Dafoe OF this city. Earl c. Gregg
OF Peoria, H., and George p. Gregg OF
Memo, s. d. Mr. Gregg moved from
Pennsylvania 10 Nebraska IN 1900. He
had been q lifelong member OF the Pres
byterian church and an honored elder
for many years.
Robert McWiIIlams.
DEEP RIVER, Ia. Nov. ss.-(special)--
A fail resulting in fractured hip yea
terday caused the death OF Robert Mcwn-
liams.-an old resident OF this place. AIR.
Mcwilliams WAS injured few weeks ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-27
GARISTOFFEHSEN RE-
tATES MANY FACTS
Wonderful Results Were Accom-
plished in Very Short Time.
THE SYMPTOMS HAVE VANISHED
Bustlc- aud Worry Of Unnatural
Life of city D,seIIers is TOO
Much for Most People,
states the Specialist.

That "Tona Vita the new tonic that
Is now being introduced IN Omaha by
specialists, Is remarkable preparation
is shown by the statement made by A.
p. Christoffersen OF 2sis North Fifty
fifth street.
Mr.. Christofferscn said: Il have for
some time past been suffering from In
digestion and stomach trouble. There
were times when / could eat nothing but
liquid foods, and even this would form
gas on my stomach and cause misery
almost beyond endurance. ] suffered
from extreme spells OF nervousness and
dizziness and my sioop gave me no bene-
1T, for l would awaken continually dur
ing the night. I had headaches and was
frequently constipated. In fact / was
very badly run down.
Il tried many kinds Of preparations
but nothing seemed 70 relieve me OF that
nervous rundown condition I had al
most lost hope when I heard OF this
iona Vita and determined to test this
new medicine. erona Vita has accom-
p.ished wonderful results and / now
feel and act a number OF years younger
! have been thoroughly benefited I can
certainly indorre this new medicine TO-
my friends and sincerely hope 81 will do
as much for them as II has for me-
Specialists have been sent here 20 ex-
plain the nature Of "Tona Vita" to the
public and ere meeting callers from 3
a. m. 20 p. m. at the Brandeis drug
department. Sixteenth and Douglae
streets. south side main floor. Accord.
ing to these specialists. many people liv-
Ing in the larger cities are afflicted with
nervous debility.
One Of the specialists said in this con-
neetion: The hustle and worry and I'M
natural life OF city dwellers Is too much
Of q strain on the copstitntion Of most
people and nervous debility Is tSe result.
This maiady IL not thoroughly under
stood by American people as yet. but II
Ia a very common complaint and Is usu-
ally referred TO as run down. When
man or woman doesn't know exactly
what is the matter, but says 4 am all
run down. that means they have ner-
yous debility 'Tona Vita Is a certain
relief from this trouble and viii act on
the mind as well as on the body. Any
persons afflicted with nervous debility
Is sure TO be nervous. moody and de-
pressed. II Is remarkable 60 see how
quickly the spirits and disposition Inn
prove after a few days treatment. We
have many callers here in Omaha who
we're 80 depressed in spirits when they
came TO see us that they had no hope
Of ever being wen. A few days later.
after taking 'Tona Vita they call and
are like different people. II actually is
hard to recognize some Of them as
cheerfniness changes the whole express
sion Of the face. Relief from nervous
debility Is like being lifted out OF
black gulf Of despair into sunshine and
happiness, ADV.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-27
REV. Mr.. GATES
ENTERS DENIAL

Continued from First Page)
the adaptation of furnaces to the ore be-
cause OF It's cheapness, but mainly be-
cause Mr.. Rockefeller gave the whole
enterprise his financial backing, pouring
million after million" into the mines
and railroads and steamships 20 carry the
ore until 1901, when he sold out his stock
advances amounted "aii told TO nearly
$40, 100000" This sum was apart from
his purchases OF stock.
The request 20 compromise the Merritt
lawsuit eamo from Merritt and not from
Mr.. Rockefeller, Mr.. Gates declares.
His lawyer, Mr.. washburn," the state
ment says. came to our legal represent
alive in Duluth. Mr.. Cotton, and asked
that negotiations might be begun for
compromise
Charges withdrawn.
He quotes a telegram from Mr.. Cotton
to Rockefelier's counsel in New York,
telling OF a request by Washburn's ell
ents for a conference, with view OF
amicable settlement" lie also quotes the
reply OF counsel in New York, George
Wildwood Murray, agreeing TO the con-
ference, but only on condition that the
settlement, IL made. should include com
piete withdrawal OF all charges OF fraud
and misrepresentation. and a written
statement 70 explain lntelligentiy and
conastentiy with the evidence given by
defendants WITNESSES, erroneous state
ment OF plaintiffs witnesses and intenl-
gently explain how plaintiffs witnesses
came 20 testify enormously"
One sentence read:
Under no circumstances can we com
promise an accusation Of fraud"
After referring to the statement signed
BY the Merrtts, MIR. Gates concludes;
When they did retract. what did we
do? We gave them s525OO0 which, added
10 the money previously paid them,
amounted TO SIS share on all the stock
which they had sold. which was It's then
market price, and amounted in sub
stance TO an option for the two inter-
vening years OF the lawsuit"
Marta Statement Denied.
DULUTH, Nov. B.-Denying as an "uu-
qualified and malicious falsehood'' the
testimony given recently by c. p. Marta
before the congressional committee in
vestlgating the United States steel COR
poration Joseph ID. Cotton OF Duluth, at
torney Tor the Rockefeller interests on
the Iron Range. and former attorney FOR
the United States steel corporation, today
telegraphed a statement to Augustus o.
Stanley, chairman Of the investigating
committee.
@. p. Martz testified before the Stanley
committee that he had been ordered as
chief engineer 10 pad" tn cost OF pro-
ducing the Duluth. Mlssabe q Northern
railroad. alleging that George Wildwood
Murray and Joseph n. Cotton, then at
torneys for the Duluth, Missabe & North
eru. had issued the orders. Failing to
pad" the cost OF production OF the road.
Martz testified. his position was taken
away from him within one year.