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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-17

attacked by a highwayman and left lying
by the roadside On another occasion,
when he was held up. Bertram fired two
shots at his assailant. but the shots did
not take effect.
An attempt Of the defendant TO commit
suicide by taking laudanum when he was
nineteen years old was described by the
witness. who said that her son told her
afterward that he was tired OF life and
that he had had love affair.
Narrow Escape from Death.
Mrs. Spencer identified a letter written
by {. H. Tincy. of Providence. to her on
December so. 1898. The District Attorney
objected TO the admission OF the letter. but
the court ruled it competent inasmuch as
the writer Is dead and the letter, the court
said. should be regarded as the statement
Of a deceased person. in the letter Mr..
Tilley said that Bertram, who was at that
time living with the writer, had been badly
cut in the wrist during friendly boxing
bout An artery had been severed and he
had had narrow escape from death. The
letter urged Mr.. Spencer TO take Bertram
back home and forgive him. and 1t was
stated that Bertram was in poor health
Soon afterward Bertram enlisted in the
navy, but served only eight months. The
witness then related several incidents to
show that her son was subject to fits of
frenzy, when he would frOth at the mouth,
make peculiar cultural noise and when
his eyes looked like 1.-The eyes OF wild
animal" as she described them
From 1899 to 1902. Bertram was in Cali
fornia, and his mother was unable to tes'
tify regarding his condition at that time.
He came to Springfield in 1902 Mrs. spen-
Ger declared, and secured employment as
conductor on a trolley car.
Mrs. Spencer said that she had tried
twice to end her life by poison. once in
1894 and again in 1895. She then gave a
long list of relatives and ancestors on both
sides of her sons family who had been In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-17
OLD RESTAURANT IN TROUBLE
Firm Conducting Fortwenglsr's Asks
To Be Adjudged Bankrupt.

petition was fled in the United States
District Court yesterday asking that the
firm. but not its members individually. con.
Quoting the downtown restaurant known
for thirty-seven years as Fortwenglers be
adjudged bankrupt. II was signed by the
three partners Charles Achille Marie Fort
wengler and Adele Moran.
The restaurant was established at No.
3 to I william street In 1881 by Victor Fort
wengler. and II remained there until 1906
whom the building was torn down and n
moved to nos. II and 10 Beaver street 'rhc
founder had died ten years previously, and
the widow carried, on the business until
isa7 when she died and was succeeded by
her sons and daughters. At one time Il
was the favorite restaurant Of Wall Stree,
bankers and brokers and downtown COM
mission merchants.
THE liabilities We're stated In the petition
10 he sii ,0s3. and the assets were placed al
tS.2lo OF which only SIS was In cash.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-17
LgpER MOTHER OF SEVEN
Two Women Suffering from Disease
discovered in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia. Nov. 1.-two cases cf lep-
rosy were discovered in this city to-day
The first case, that OF Mrs. Becky schleif'
man. hfty-eight years old. was diagnosed
by the physicians OF the Pennsylvania Hos
pitaL II is said that she Is In the early
stages of the disease. She has been In the
counTy twenty years
The other case. that Of Mrs Becky Foe
der. thlrty-six years old, was reported by
the physicians of the Orthopadic Hospital
She came TO this country In 1906, and is
said TO be In an advanced stage OF the dis
ease. She is the mother Of seven children
the eldest fifteen years old and the young
est nine months old.
Roth women were removed to the isola-
tion ward of the Philadelphia Hospital and
quarantine vas established at Their
homes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-17
PLAYS WEEK WITH BROKEN SKULL
tRv Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

[By Telegraph to The Tribune'I
Passaic. n. j., Nov. 16.-Wynand kiaasen'
nine years old of No. l2 Burgess Place.
was admitted to the General Hospital to-
day. upon request of his parents, who de-
sired that the cause of small lump on
his head be ascertained. An examination
showed the child had fractured skull.
His parents recalled that he had hard
fall while playing a week ago: The boy
had played about as usual, with no pain
whatever. He will recover.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-17
7vpuolo IN ORANGE COUNTY.
RIO Telegraph 10 The Tribune

No.,b,,rp n. Y, Nov l6.-Typhoid fever
a.. moro or less prevalent in Orange County.
There arc fifteen cases al oosheh' All OF
these are among persons who attended
nremels banquet there The latest victim
Is w II. Brewster, county Superintendent
OF Poor. There are about one hundred
cases elsewhere in the county Physicians
are seeking the origin Of the disease.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-17
Mr.. Dey Never Go. Between.

Referring to Countess Stavra, kessler
said: II never saw her in the company OF
John w. Mackay anywhere In the United
States. So far as know. Mr.. Dey never
acted as a go-between for Mr.. Mackay and
Mabel Florence Stavra."
After the death OF his sister Ililey
brought her personal effects from London
to this country. These included some Jew
elry which the customs authorities held
I'D for the payment OF duty. However
Tilley was able to prove that the Jewels
were not dutiabIe, and they were released.
Countess Stavra at one time declared she
was the wife OF Max de Battle, whose
brother married Lily Langtry. She married
him. she said, in 1902, when he brought 10
her the news of her husbands death In the
poer war. Battle married the divorced
wife of Sir John Miller In 1901
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-17
,.. con- AT CHILDHOOD HOME

o,.-nton. Va, Nov. le.-Governor Wood
wilson. of New Jersey. spent to-day
nere viewing the scenes of his childhood
80 rorewing boyhood acquaintance. He
y,as serenaded this afternoon and held
rccoptjon at his hotel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-17
INTERPRETER BECOMES LAWYER.

Edward ]. Rosenthsl, for many years an
,nternreter in the Court OF General Ses-
s,ons. was admitted TO the bar Of New
York County YESTERDAY Mr. Rosenthal
s,udied ~ night sessions of the law school
80 Eordhom University. lie will not uuit
his present Job right away.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-17
Mrs. Spenosr's Testimony.

Speucer's mother was the first witness
for the. defence. She testified that Bertram
was born at Lebanon. Conn, June 9, 1881.
When 3artram was less than a year old,
the witness said. his father punished him
with silver knife at the table one day.
and from that time the child began to
manifest signs OF nervousness. One time
when me child was between three ana
four wears old his father whipped him for
some small breach Of discipline at church.
During tie punishment the child fell from
his fathers hands and struck his head
against the stove. causing bad injury at
the base Of the skull.
At the age Of Eve years, the witness said,
Bertram seemed unable to memorlze a
short PRAYER. and his father, believing the
boy TO be stubborn. took him into the
woodshcd. tied his hands, laid him across
tie chopp.ng block and told him he was
soing 10 cut his head OF.
A. another time. Mrs Spencer said, her
husband took Bertram, then thirteen years
Old, into MaoKs Woods, Lebanon for
some breach OF discipline, tied him to
tree and drove away. telling the boy that
the wolves would eat him. An hour later
the father unbound the child and brought
him back home ~ another time, when
The boy vac nine years old. Mir. Spencer
whipped him FOR stealing a knife, breaking
The butt OF q heavy whip over the boy s
head. liver since that time, Mrs. Spencer
said, her son had frequently complained Of
his head.
Size said u.at when Bertram was four
tee2 years ola she took him TO Charles
town. where lie enlisted in the navy. but
few weeks later he returned home. 4
bursting sln caused had injuries to his
mead when he 0ss sixteen. his mother said.
Aimed Revolver az Father"
IL thc same year Bcrtram left home he
reiurnsd one evening for HIS clothes, and
Eis mother persuaded him 20 remain for
NE night When che father came home
ana leaned that Bertram was f. the house
ne took a lantern. rushed upstairs-to the
BOYS room and jumped on Bertram as lie
lay asleep. BertTam grabbed a revolver
non under his pillow and aimed il az his
iatHel. but the weapon WAS rusty and could
hol % discharged The hoy then ran dow n
STAIRS and out Of tho house. Ills father pur-
sung him and G.ire ave revolver shots Of
I'M as he disappeared in the darkness
Aaiei De lived et the home OF Calvin
bnees. in Norwich. Conn. IN Norwich.
ne tricd 90 kin himself by jumping from
Ffeslon Bridge ana once WIS found on the
sutet IN dezed condition. Later Ber-
nam went 10 Portland, Me, New Haven
and Hartford
BerrSm had carried "A revolver Mrs.
speicor tcsuhod. ever since ne had been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-17
MERCHANTS HONOR oDELL
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune

BY Telegraph " Inc A''DNe.I
Newblrg. n. Y. Nov. B-Ex-Governof
Reniamin B. Odell has been honored by
being elected president OF the Chamoef oi
Commerce of this city. Recently oeiesa-
ton of citizens Of Newburg called on 'he
x-Governor at his home and requested
him to accept the presidency OF the or
ganizat ton. Much pleasure was expressed
here when he announced that he would
accept, and his election last night was
marked by much enthusiasm. Newourg Is
the ex-Governor's native city and ne Is IN
terested in numerous enterprises here.
SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United states
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-17
RECALLS NINE. STAVRA
G. A. KessIer Tells About J. w.
Mackay and the Countess.
SHE LEFT 100000 ESTATE
R. v. Dey Sues Brother and Ad.
ministrator for Money Lent
Her in Paris.

The testimony OF George A. Kesser, wfns
agent, in the suit brought by Richard V.
Dey against Francis c. Tiley. administrA-
tor OF the estate Of Tilley's sister. the
Countess Stavra was returned to this city
yesterday and filed in the County Clerks
office. 1t was taken before the American
Consul General In London. The testimony
showed that the name OF the late John w.
Mackay. father OF Clarence III. Mackay.
was brought into the case as an alleged
benefactor OF Countess Stavra, who be-
fore her marriage to a Greek count was
the wife OF Charles Hilton, OF New YORK,
and prior to her first marriage was resi-
dent OF Olympia. Wash.
The countess died IN Paris in February.
1910. Dey the plaintiff in the suit against
the estate OF Countess Stavra, Is well
known lawyer of San Francisco. who was
the guardian OF Miss Virginia Fair now
Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt, jr.. while she
was a minor Dey sued to recover flfeoS
which he said he lent TO the countess sew
eral years before her death.
Although Il is known that few months
before her death Countess Stavra spent
large part OF her fortune. she is said TO
have left an estate valued at about $lU,oO.
The defence OF the administrator will be,
II Is said, that the claim has been out
lawed by statutes of limitation. and that II
Dey advanced any money 10 Countess
Stavra he did so as the confidential repre-
sentative of John w. Maci'cy, while all the
parties were in Paris prior to the death Of
I Mr.. Mackay.
Intended to Sue Maokay Estate.
Another phase Of the csse is a claim Of
the countess against Clarence II. Mackay,
as executor of the will OF his father. on
which Countess stavra contemplated suit
This will be used in the defence.
The order for the examination OF Kessler
was obtained by Dey. The wine agent was
examined at the Ritz-Carlton, London. He
said he had known Countess stavra twenty
years and the plaintiff, Dey, fifteen years.
When the witness last met the countess in
Paris, she told him she owed Dey fl5,oo for
money she borrowed from him.
Countess Stavra told Kessler that Dey
had advanced the money when she needed
IT, that she meant TO repay 1t, and that she
had provided for the San Francisco lawyer
in her will
In answer to questions by the defence
| Kessler said that, so far as he knew.
Countess Stavra was married when ne
knew her, but that she was living alone.
Kessler answered negatively the question
whether he and Dey had been members to-
gether in any pool or combination for ac-
curing stock. To another question the
wine agent replied: 1T was generally I'M
derstood that Mr.. Dey was connected with
| Iohn w Mackay In the Postal Telegraph
Company do not know whether Mr.. Dey
was the confidential secretary or John W.
Mackay."
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-04-14

EGGS IN EVERY LAND
HOW HEN FRUIT Is SERVED BY
VARIOUS PEOPLES.
Variety Of Recipes Which Offer Pleas
Ing Change From Common Methods
Of Cooking Eegs-Fried Egg
Popular In America.

Russian Eess.-On delicate slices
of toast spread layer of caviar and
place a fresh poached egg on top;
pepper, salt and few drops of lemon
Juice are added, and a garnish Of
parsley; serve at once
Turkish Eges.-Boil six kidneys
and six chicken livers and hearts
with an onion and spice bag, throw
Ing off the water six times Make q
rich brown sauce, adding little
wine, and add the kidneys; pour on a
hot platter and place as many care
fully poached eggs over the top as
there are guests.
Norwegian Eggs.-Place on a plat
ter large flakes of smoked salmon,
scramble six eggs In butter, season
and spread over the top OF the sal
mon; serve hot
Hungarian Eges.-Arrange hard
boiled eggs and cold boiled potatoes
In alternate layers in a pudding dish.
with butter, pepper and salt, and pour
over the top sour cream enough to
just cover the ingredients. Bake a
delicate brown.
Spanish Omelet-Cut three slices
Of bacon into dice and fry delicate
brown, then add two sliced tomatoes,
one onion minced, six sliced mush-
rooms, pepper and salt. Stir and
cook ten minutes Break six fresh
eggs into bowl. beat lightly with a
fork. Put a small lump of butter
into the omelet pan, and when hot
pour in the eggs and shake gently I'M
til set, then turn on the other mixture
and fold the omelet and serve
quickly.
Irish Eggs.-On delicately broiled
slices of bacon poached eggs are
placed and covered with a rich
cream sauce.
American Eegs.-Needless to say
that the best known egg dish of the
country is the fried egg served with
fried ham, though the best known
dishes of other nations find their way
to all the menus of the best hotels
and restaurants.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-04-14
Pancake PUDDING.

Sift y cup flour into a basin, add
Il teaspoon of salt, well.beaten
eggs, u pint of milk and one Ia
blespoon Of melted butter Melt 2 Ia
elespoons of butter in a small frying
pan. When very hot pour in the mix
ture and keep moving the pan till it
has set for the under side Turn it
quickly with broad knife or turner,
cook / minute over the fire, then put
the pan into hot oven for 10 min
utes. 1t will puff up. Put spoonful
of preserves in the center roll up and
serve on a hot dish.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-04-14
DON'T EXERCISE OUR TEETH
Reason Americana Have Such Poor
Grinders, According to Dental
Authority.

The reason Americans have such
bad teeth is that they don't exercise
them enough, according to DR.. Her
bert L. Wheeler, president of the
American Dental Hygiene council.
who is delivering a course of lectures
at Columbia university. I'VE Amer
leans are living in the lap of luxury"
said DR.. Wheeler, in his opening lee
ture. "and our food Is so we'll pre-
pared for us that we don't use our
mouths enough. Regular exercise for
the teeth is as beneficial as any other
kind OF gymnastics"
He found from an examination of
several hundred savages' teeth that
the increased work which their teeth
had been made to do had resulted ben
eficiauy for their teeth. 1t was also
a fact that the front teeth of savages
were more worn than those of civil
lied people. being that the savage cuts
his food with his teeth.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-04-14
NEW USE FOR THE OLD SHAWL
Summer Wraps and Matinees Are Be-
ing Made From Delicate Finery
Worn Long Ago.

Any girl whose mother or grand
mother has a silk shawl. no matter
what the size, should endeavor to have
II given to her Just now the love
Hest summer wraps and matinees are
being made from them, and the fact
that the delicate material need not be
cut is apt to make the owner more
willing to transfer It to the younger
member of the family.
AS the shawl is large or small. 1t is
manipulated pointed or square. The
best effects will be gained In the lat
ter, II the wrap is of the small variety.
1t is taken for granted that the shawls
have fringed edges. but should this
not be the case a silk fringe as wide
as one can afford should be carefully
sewed around II 1t is impossible to
match the color. white may be sub
stituted, although black fringe on a
white shawl is especially effective.
If the square is a small one the top
is turned over wide enough to form a
deep border, twelve inches at least.
With this still back, the shawl Is fold
ed squarely in two, up and down. Then
twenty inches from the middle the
top border is tackled together. This
may be done with pin to try the
best proportion. The wrap is then
put on, the pin or tack coming at the
middle of the back of the neck.
1t is then necessary to have another
tack put at the bottom of the Y
formed at the back, and the wrap is
complete. 1t requires no lining OF
course Ribbons or fancy clasp may
be put on, to hold 1t together over the
bust
Variety is given by making the tack
a little to one side of the middle. The
fastening then laps over in front when
the wrap Is worn.
When the shawl is wide, it should
be folded first three corners, regula-
tion shawl fashion, except that the top
is not turned over quite so far, Tack
ing is the same as with the other
shape
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-04-14
WIDE CHOICE IN HANDBAGS
All Designs and Materials Have the
Sanction of Fashion This
Season.

The handbag is now the inseparable
companion of woman A beauty is
made of sealskin with gold top, the
owners initials In gold adjoining the
side that is generally presented to the
gaze of the public. Oxidized silver is
sometimes seen, but gold is more
favored No longer is handle of
modest length allowed. Long cords
of leather or silk are supplied, occa
sionally several are plated together
and finished where they join the bag
with tassels.
The black suede and the velvet bag
also have their devotees, while leath-
er worked in the Venetian manner is
much In evidence.
In Paris. and on the continent gen
orally. great liking IS evidenced for
the bag of fairly modest proportions
with long cords that are slung across
the shoulder-in the same way as one
carries field glasses-perhaps because
this method displays It's beauty to the
greatest advantage.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-04-14
TO LAUNDER BLACK CLOTHES
Wash In Hot, Clean Soapsuds and
Rinse In the Ordinary
Way.

This is problem which confronted
me few months ago, ON going into
mourning for loved one 1t is abso-
lutely necessary TO wear clothes that
can be Numbered If one keeps nice and
fresh. This plan can be used for
black lawn shirtwaists and corset COW
ers, and sateen or any black under
skirt except silk.
First, black clothes must never be
washed In water that has been used
for either washing or rinsing white
things, as there is always fine lint in
this water that sticks to the black,
and no amount of rinsing will get it
of. Wash in hot, clean soapsuds, and
rinse in the ordinary way. To starch
take a cupful of white cornmeal, place
in frying pan and set next the fire
on the range Burn this until 1t is
black, pour in boiling water, stirring
all the while. Then strain, and you
have a splendid starch. Iron on the
wrong side and your shirtwaists will
be beautifully sweet and fresh.-Har-
per's Bazaar.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-04-14
Pseudo Silk Hose.

The woman who loves silk stock
ings. but who cannot afford them, Will
find those of mercerized sea island
cotton a very good substitute, as they
have the look of the real SILK. Their
luster is excellent, their weave fine and
even and they, of course, wear out
any number of silk stockings. They
are made with all the latest improve
ments. ample sized tops and rein
forced heels and toes. Not only
black and white and tan are procur
able in them, but good range OF col
ors as well.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-04-14
A Day With Leftovcrs.

Inc housewife with the emergency
mind Is one who Is able to take bits
OF food and so arrange them in COM
pihation with different seasonings to
deceive the very elect.
In these days of high prices, not an
article of food should ever be thrown
away. Many women still the voice OK
conscience by feeding the hens with
1000 that with little preparation
would make a good dish for the fam
lily. Often the difference In the ex-
penses Of family Is due to the food
used and the amount wasted
For a luncheon sandwich, put cold
baked beans through a ricer, season
with mustard, pepper and salt, little
tomato sauce and spread this on
bread for sandwich filling.
Butter slices of stale bread, lay In
buttered baking dish and cover with
stewed pie plant; repeat with the
bread and fruit and place in hot
oven. Cover with a meringue and
brown or serve hot without.
A half dozen nuts and table
spoonful of raisins chopped and
steamed and stirred into boiled
frosting, then dropped on thin crack
ers make ideal marguerites to serve
with tea or for any occasion when a
small cake Is acceptable.
When little cold meat Is left over
add an equal part of cold cooked po-
tato. chop fine and season we'll: make
into little fiat cakes, using beaten
egg to keep them In shape, and brown
In hot frying pan. Serve with a
poached egg on the top of each little
cake
When few cooked eggs are left.
chop them and add to a white sauce
to be used as sauce for fish. or It
may be served on well-buttered toast
as supper dish.
When half a cup of cherries Or
strawberries are left. use them In
small steamed buildings with cream
and sugar for a sauce cup of flour.
teaspoon of baking powder, pinch
OF salt and milk enough to make a
drop batter. Put spoonful Of the bat
ter In buttered cup, then spoonful OF
cherries and another OF batter. This
will make five or six small buildings.
Steam Is minutes. setting the cups
into the boiling water and covering
the kettle closely.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-04-14

saved The broiler proper-the wire
frame that holds the meats sus.
pended from the apex of casing that
runs to a point at the top and has a
front side that let's down on hinges.
The broiler frame hangs perpendicu-
larly and as the meat is cooked the
essence drips into trough below and
runs out Of little spout on the side
and into cup that is fixed to the
side of the casing. This can be util-
lied as blood gravy. as 1t is very
rich in flavor, or it can be converted
to browI gravy by adding a little
flour.