The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-06-17
LINE on HONHI RAN POLITICS
In n suit Against Washington valentine
by Ills Onr Time SOn.in.l.aw.

suit hy Isa Willard Helm. formerly
Vice Consul for Honduras IN New York,
against Washington s. Valentine. the
exporter. to have himself declared a
partner in the firm of Nalen'ln me Bros
and for division of III" profits was dis
missed by the Appellate Division Of tho
Supreme Court Yesterday.
Helm was a clerk in New Orleans when
he met Edna Valentine, one Of the de-
PENDANTS two daughters He married
Miss Valentine in 1902. He contended
in his suit that one Of the terms Of tho
marriage was that Mr. Valentine should
take him into the firm He was in Hon
duras for the firm for some wears and
test flied that in 1904 Mr.. Valentine told
him he would get nothing out of the busl-
ness unless Il would give his daughter
a divorce Helm wouldn't consent, and
he said his father-ln law then declared.
Get out of the office You can have
nothing more to do with her, If you
want anything you 60 and fight for II.
Hem then lost his place with the firm
and also as Honduran Nice-Consul. and
his wife sued him here for divorce and
got II He brought his s'Ilt against Nalen-
tine after his wIfe'- divorce action was
brought, Mr. Valentine denied thai
he Intended TO make Hem "A partner bur
was glad TO take him INTO III" business
He told me he was a neckti. clerk
making s. week. said Mr. Valentine.
but that was Immatcrial 10 mo because
my daughter was IN love with him. |
told him | would educate him and make
man of him in every sense II II We're
possible He couldn't write a letter"
Mr.. Valentine said that he permitted
Hem to draw on the firm for the support
of his family and the testimony showed
that he drew $s5, 900 in seven years The
court decided that while Valentine orig
inally intended 10 make his son-in law
a partner the family relationship was
terminated by Mrs. Helms divorce before
the Intention could be carried ont
Hem submitted in his behalf scores
of letters written by Mr. Valentine in 1907
and 1903, when Helm was in Honduras
| trying 10 get concession for railroa d.
The letters all furnish Mr.. Valentine :
views on Honduran politics and officials,
and one Of them is handbook for deal
! ing with Gen. Davila, then the President
and his advisers. In this letter Mr.
| Valentine said;
II you 20 to 1eauciRalpa | must impress
upon you that II is not the same a- going
TO Washington You know the diplomacy
is entirely different, You know that | have
\ many friends. but also enemies | mus,
| 'ell You lnat oNu"ll bnstillo Is nb' fplN my
| friend. but has rakron he can II" trusted
implicitly and when YOU tell him that ms
interests will be taken care of he will under
stand and trust, Therefore next to Fialo-
! he l. the most important man, but YOU must
| not forget that Fialos IL the man who must
| push the matter forward, but should he he
| lax. then Bus'illo is the man Neither one
must know that the other is in interes,
\ with me
| G"n, Davila is square, honest and friendly
TO me. You make friends with him with
ou' much trouble, hut he must be talked to
| honestly, pa'rioticaly and without any
| idea of personal interest. unless of course
| /, should emana'" from him personally,
! but this is dangerous ppint Alberto
! Rodriguez, our LAWYER. Assistant Secretary
| of Public Works, Is min" He knows that
he viii not only b" paid for his legal services
, hut have explained 10 hlm that whatever
! pay him for such services Wit ho "A minor
( quantity compared 10 what h" g [, get from
m" II. Whatever he is si!c'r-stll