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New-York tribune., 1911-04-04
SAYS SHE'S MRS. ECKERT
Mrs. Davies Declares General
Married Her in 1903.
HE CHANGED TO CATHOLIC
Stranger Called on Surrogate
at His Home, but He Refused
70 Hear Her There.

new and sensational element entered
yesterday into the contest over the estate
Of Thomas T Eckert former president OF
the Western Union Telegraph Company.
that NAV still further corplicate the legal
igh, for his real and personal property.
worth 100000 This new and unforeseen
element was injected into the case by
gray-haired woman, sixty-eigh, years old,
who appeared in the Surrogates Office and
told Surrogate Cohalan that she was the
widow of General Eckert The announce
msnt came as surprise TO the Surrogate
as we'll as 20 the attorneys for James Glen
denim Eckert, the elder son Of General Eek
ert. who contested the will, and Thomas 7.
Eckert. IT,, the Younger son, who was the
chief beneficiary under the will, not even
the sons knowing that their father had
married for the third time and secretly.
But the claimant TO the dover rights Of the
estate 81 General Eckert. who now calls
herself Mrs f L. Davies, which was her
name before her alleged marriage TO Gen
eral Eckert. told a circunstantial story OF
how she became the wife OF the general in
1865 and promised 70 support her story by
producing the marriage certificate 70 prove
her assertions.
General Eckert's second wife, who died II
1862. was a Catholic and he changed his
faith when he married her. Mrs. Davies
seemed 20 think that powerful Catholic in
fiuences were at work 70 keep her from
getting her share OF the estate, which
would amount 70 about 100000, being one
third Of the real property. Surrogate Co.
halan had Mrs. Davies tell her story IN his
chambers. in the presence or counsel for
the sons of General Eckert, and gave her
llr- III Thursday 70 bring her proofs.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-04
Married Aft.r Lore Drive.

Then there vas lapse Of years in her
narrative One day. in the fall of isle, she
had met General Eckert IN front OF the
Hotel Belmont He had Invited her 20
luncheon. ard during the meal he mad told
ber that they we're prosecuting him
Turcheon over she and General Eckert naf
entered an automobile. and took long
drive in the country. The woman could
not tell over what circuitous route they
travelled. but It had been lous drive Az
the end she and General Eckert had
stopped a. a house. where they had been
married by minister and she mad re
ceived 3 marriage certificate. Where the
ceramonv was performed or the name OF
the clergyman she could not rememoer
Mrs Davies said that General Eckert also
had given her the deed 10 his house IN
West ath street.
Where is this alleged marriage c-rtfn-
cate?" asked Surrogate Cohalan
II keep - IN a safe place In Washins
ton" Mrs Davies replied
She promised that she would go VI
Washington and get the certificate and
produce II with the deed 70 the house
which is valued ar 100000 The deed IL
slso in Washington. she said. Mrs. Dawes
added that she was a Christian worker
with a home In Blauvelt. which, she said.
vas maintained by voluntary contribu-
tons. Several times during the telling OF
her story Mrs Davies showed signs ot
faintness
II was recalled yesterday IN the Surro-
gates office that about four years ago
an old woman appeared before the late
Surrogate Thomas and said that she was
the widow Of q rich man, but she never
hed pressed her claim to = share OF ths
estate
James Clendenin Eckert contested the
will OF his ather on the ground Of alleged
undue influence exerted By his brother,
Thomas T Ecker, il. and on the fur-
ther ground that the general was Of un-
sound mind when his will was executed
2 few months before bis death on Noy.rn-
Der last During the trial Of the contest
II was testified by William II. Eckert.
brother of the general. that Thomas l
Eckert, II. had threatened 70 have his
father committed 10 an asylum and also
that the younger son had great influence
over the general and the latter even
tear.d him. In case the claim or Mrs
Davies is upheld there will have to be a
new reapportionment or the estate. when
ever way the contest IS decided, Tor she
will become entitled 10 her onc-thiro snare
NJ The real estate as her dover right.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-04
Shelves Barely Touched py Fire.

The document room, in which the most
valuable records were stored, IS row mass
OF charred ruins. with six or eight feet OF
half burned timbers and charred papers in
frozen mass covering the floor Yet the
lower shelves Of this room were practically
untouched by the fire. though badly dam
aged by the water. II is from these the
greater part Of the salvage IS expected 70
come Unexpected good fortune confronts
the salvage corps occasionally. This morn
ing there was picked from rhe mass Of
debris a bundle OF papers OF the Com
rnittee OF Safety, Revolutionary body. Il
was charred around the edges a little, and
ratersoaked, but can be saved easily.
Another batch Of papers found in the same
way included many papers Of the Washing
ton family, wills OF the ancestors OF the
first President. letters from him. and
similar documents. Some of the Clinton
papers. al frsr thought 70 6e a total loss,
have been saved
About one-third OF the collection Of Dutch
documents and records VIII be saved. BY
a peculiar bit Of good luck, this is pracu-
cally al Of these records not printed
hitherto. Several years ago many Of them
were printed in book form. This work,
though not entirely satisfactory 70 his
torians and antiouarians. has preserved
them. for most OF the records printed we're
DESTROYED, while virtually al Of these not
included in tR printed volumes Will be
saved
One OF The heaviest losses will be n the
collection Of Revolutionary papers and orig
inal English Colonial records Much less
than ooe--bird OF this collection can be
saved. according 70 the present outlook
While Dr Draper, Commissioner Of Educa-
ton. had taken from the document room
some OF the very choicest articles, great
part Of what remained has be=n so dam
aged by fire and water as 70 be beyond
hope. To be sure. most Of these records
exist in duplicate IN the public Offices n
England. and can be copied, but a. great
expense Of time and money. The loss Il
the originals though. is a great one
New-York tribune., 1911-04-04
uo Trout FISHING TILL i7TH.

Albany April I'm reply 10 inquiries tho
STATE Forest. Fish and Game Commission
bo,5s .hat IL IL Illegal 20 ish for trout be-
tore Nonday. April T. Many fishermen
that because April le. the open
- dav FOR such nshing. fen ON sunday TINS
Uror. II would be legal % nsh fof lfout On
Saturday, April u.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-04
YALE GETS s5o.oco SCHOLARSHIP.

Oakland. Cal. April "A scholarship
valued AZ $50. 900 Is bequeathed 20 Yale
University IN the will Of Louise ". Kellogg
widow II Martin T. kellogg, once presidenII
ot the University q California; The VIII
as -l.1 to-dav The scholarship IS % be
known by Professor kellogg's name.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-04
One N4wsoapcr File Saved.


The State Library ranked fourth in The
country in rs collection of newspaper hles
This department is virtually an entire loss
one file was saved. complete one q The
Lily" the first sUffraEist paper II this
courtry L vas founded by Mrs. Bloomer.
uho gave this file 70 the library few
months ago.
The library has a great number of dupli-
cate Volumes Of books stored aNsv IN attics
over The papisr nache ceiling OF the AS
ser1hlv CHAMBER These we're practically
untouched There are. II Is estimated. some
sixty thousand titles. which. excluding
duplicates. viii make a nucleus Of about
Ten thousand volumes FOR the new library
George Wsshington's famous sword, said
70 have been given 20 him by Frederick the
Great. he's been recovered Il was found
unchanged under a heap II charred books
Tho snCulderinE jealousv between DR..
Draper and state Historian Paltsits which
has existed since Dr Draper sought 70 ab-
sorb the state historians department into
his own and failed n do 40 is ablsze now
The State Historian said to-day he had
offered three times - aid IN the work OF
saving ~. records and valusble documents
but his offers II assistance hadn't awakened
the slightest enthusiasm He added that in
public speeches as long ago as 1903 he had
"alled attention 70 the inexcussble method
~ storing these records and documents, and
pointed out the danger IN which they were
4 r van Lear state Archivist issued
statement tonight IN which he declared
that the state Historian was without
t-,,- Ir 1oe Of rta.
when he charged he state Education De
psrtnent with carelessness IN not saving
historical papers from the debris thrown
from the windows Of the burned portion or
the State Capitol The state Historian
ci,ed an instance Of having picked up
valuable document hve hundred fee' from
the building
That IN The draft which prevailed in me
gutte4 building q fen fragments or even
enu~e documents may have blown out Of
the library windows is altogether ikely,
says Mr Van Lear but tho finding of
single paper by no means indicates that
many valuable documents could nave
reached the debris in the street Nothihs
was allowed 70 BE- thrown ont that hai nov
been serted over twice
Tells of LIhrarys errearance
The State Archivist tells of his etor's 70
books and papers, WITH me a.
sistance Of J y Phelps Stokes, the saiVAs'
expert. whom the trustees OF tho Ne" VOTE
Public Library sent 70 aid the cepaft4".i'
in organizing the work OF reseuins VsluaDle
documents When they first entered li'o
burned library. Mr.. Van Lear SAYS VIZ,
sight was appalling Not Ves'lss o.
books, bookcases OF desks was 20 be seen
nothing but an empty shell. with four ZEE
Of smoudering debris on the noof "eS
= ere starting up IN various places q s''-'"'
Of water played on the ruins ana
poured down from the floor aooVe. -
seemed wellnigh hopeless 10 attempt
rescue anything Under such ccadilionS' DN'
New-York tribune., 1911-04-04
Asked Mrs. Davies TO Protect Him.

Mrs Davies said that on the day she mar
ried General Eckert ne complained about
being prosecuted. saying that somebody
wanted 20 put him into an asylum and that
some woman was trying 20 marry him. He
asked Mrs. Davies 70 protect him.
The contest over the will Of General Eek
ert was tried before Surrogate Cohalan
about a month ago and lasted two weeks,
but the stranger who has entered into the
case did not put in an appearance, ror was
she represented by counsel. Her appear
ance az this time came as q surprise 10 all
interested, except, perhaps, 20 one or the
LAWYERS 10 whose Office she went bur who
naid little heed 20 her claim. She first So
ucited the attention OF Surrogate Cohalan
nv going 70 his home one night last week,
where she insisted on telling her story TO
him He refused 70 have an ex parte hear
ir1 and -o1d her that she would have 20 90
~ his Office and there would be heard reg
ularly The woman dernrrred. saying that
sbe would not do that whereupon Surro-
gate Cohalan sent her a subpoena TO appear
before him IN his chambers, where she
came yesterday. accompanied by lawyer
There she told her remarkable story
Mrs. Davies said she was a widow wnen
sire married General Ecke-t- She refused
~ tell what her initials stood for. she
was sometimes called Dore. she Is no"
living az No. ~ East 1s2d street. Her
r,o.hAr was a cousin % General Eckert-
She r,er the latter when he was presiden,
~ the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph COM
-anv and she was learning telegraphy
rba eenersl gave her employment IN his
cornpanv
New-York tribune., 1911-04-04
MAYOR MAY NOW FAVOR PLAN.

Comments by Mayor Gaynor yesterday
a, hearing held by him on bill giving
the city the right 10 purchase the o!d WesI
New-York tribune., 1911-04-04
MAY SAVE ONE-TH|RD
OF LIBRARY RECORDS
SALVAGE Work Begins in Wreck
age at State Capitol--Labor
OF Months Involved.
WASHINGTON SWORD FOUND
State Arch;vist Denies Charge
That Education Department
Was Careless in Not Saw.
ing Historical Papers.
rBy Telegraph 70 The rriburs !

iEN IelegfaIn 20 Ahe ALlcNE@
Albany. April 5-Tork Of saving what
ever could be snatched from the vrsckege
Of the State Library was begun to-day by
the library staff and corps Of experts in
charge Of Z P Stokes. Of the Library OF
Congress While II has been impossible
hitherto 20 inspect the places whore some
Of the documents and Colonial records
were stored. and Uhile much OF the ma
terial not actually consumed by the flames
is SO water soaked that It's being restored
is rather doubtful. to-dav's work gives
promise that about one-third ~ the records
NAV be saved
This will entail great care ard the labor
Of months. Records which escaped burn
ing are now in many cases huge chunks Of
ice. the pages frozen into a solid mass
These will have 70 be thawed out and dried
between blotting papers sheet BY sheet
Even then. II they happen 70 be parchment
their ultimate destruction Will have been
accomplished Although they may be dried
and put into condition so they can be
copied. the experts say tnev will mildev
and cruEnble avay despite the utmost pre-
cautions. once having been wet With
paper records ana documents. il will be
different and many Of these. vet ard
charred around the edges may be put into
fair shape
Books, records and documents are being
dug out Of the ruins and carried away in
big clothes baskets to a private house
which has been hired as a sort Of head
quarters Of restoration or document hos
pital There they are examined. page by
page, and a diagnosis made by the ex-
perts- Some. which are so badly scorched
that saving them is out OF the question. are
in condition. with great care, 70 be copied
before they fall TO pieces. Others are in
fair condition, despite flames. smoke and
the tons of water poured into the burning
library
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-08
YOUNGER SENATORS
GET PROMOTIONS
Root Takes Hale's Place,
Burton Enlisting in to
Aldrich's Shoes.

} Washington, D. C, March S.-"Dead
mems shoes" were distributed among
survival of the fittest Senators. This
occurs every two years. when an aver
age of fifteen senators leave the up
per branch. Mr.. Burton of Ohio was
assigned the footgear formerly worn
by Senator Aldrich, the titular and
tactical leader of the senate. Mr..
Burton filed on this specific desk the
minute he heard the first rumor that
Mr.. Aldrich contemplated retirement
to private life.
Mr.. Root will hereafter occupy the
place formerly filled by Senator Hale.
He was alive to the necessity for be-
ing quick and filed his claim when
things began to look stormy up in
Maine.
Because of the November landslide
there will be no further use for the
Cherokee strip in the immediate fu-
ture. With but fifty Republicans and
forty-two Democrats there will be suf-
ficient seats on each side to accom-
modate all corners and preserve the
party lines intact.
Awaiting themselves of the oppor-
tunity afforded, all the Republicans
have moved over TO their own place
except Senator LaFollette. He will
have the distinction in the next Con
gress of being the only Republican re-
naming on the Democratic side of the
chamber. He will be there as a mat
tar IF oh "a
last seat on the Republican side is
vacant and Mr. LaFollette could have
it if he so desired. He prefers to re-
main apart from the general scram-
bic for dead mems shoes" His seat
on the Democrat side will now be be-
tween Senators Percy and Hitchcock.
The seat formerly held by Senator
by Mr.. Beveridge will be taken by Mr..
Briggs.
Senator Bristow, the rampant pro-
gressive. will succeed to the advanta-
geous seat of Senator Scott, the stall
wart Mr. Borah will take the seat of
Mr.. Carter.
Senator Crawford will occupy the
uOOuOO ueSh. loI Hclu MI
Burkett. 1t is labeled with the fateful
number-23- and it's reputation for ill
luck has always been maintained.
Senator Cummins will take the seat
of Mr.. Dick, Mr.. Jones that of Mr..
Flint, Mr.. Dixon that of Mr.. Kean, Mr.
Gronna that of Mr.. Warner, Mr. Page
that of Mr.. Depew, Mr.. Nixon that of
Mr.. Buckley and Mr.. Lorimer that OF
Mr. Sutherland.
In the new arrangement Senators
Percy and John Sharp Williams, both
of Mississippi. will be neighbors.
Senators Mclean, Works, Lippitt
and Poindexter will all have end seats
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-08
WHITE BLOOD WHAT
THE INDIAN NEEDS
american News Service)

Portland, Ore, March S.--If the In
dian expects his children TO survive he
must mix with the whites. Investiga-
ton of Oregon tribes during the last
20year period shows that full blooded
natives have nowhere the chance for
ripe old age that half and quarter
breeds do. The full bloods are dying
fast, while the mixed breeds are sur
viving. The life on the reservations
is killing them, it seems, whereas
the admiXture of native with civilized
blood seems to result in a race that
withstands civilized life.
Major f. l.. Swartzlanded, agent of
the Umatilla Indian reservation. has
found that of the 954 persons on the
reservation in 1891, 430 have died dur
ing the past 30 years. The govern
ment wards are divided among three
tribes, Umatilla, Cayuse and Walla
Walla. The first two are composed al
, most wholly of pure bloods, while the
third is made up almost exclusively of
mixed bloods, only a few of the orig
inal Walla Wallas being alive. While
60 per cent of the Cayuse and Yuma
tilla tribes died, only 35 per cent of
the Walla Wallas have passed to the
happy hunting grounds.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-08
CONVENTION OPENED.
Sunday School Workers of
Minnesota Have a
Big Meet.
tAmerican News Serv.cel

Mankato, Min, March S.-With Sun
day school workers present from all
over the state, the annual convention
OF the Minnesota Sunday School as
ISOLATION opened in Mankato today.
The sessions will continue over Thurs
day and Friday. concluding Friday
night with big parade. Bible study.
missions, pedagogy, music and kin
dred subjects will be taken up and
discussed by such speakers as w. c.
Pearee of Chicago. one of the superin.
tendents of the International associa-
tons; +. 0. Sellers, director of music
in Moody Institute, Herbert y. Monin.
ger of Cincinnati, and Rev. NJ S Rice
ID. D., of Deluth.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-08
TERRE HAUTE p. Nj.
REPORTED TO TAFT

Terre Hautc. March S.-William
Shepherd. superintendent Of the mon
ey order department of the postoffice
has sent long letter to President
Taft concerning his personal treat
ment by postmaster Parker. alleging
that the postmaster's feelings against
him are due to his refusal to contrib
ute to the special campaign fund col
lccted by Alfred LAIR. foreman of car
riers last fall.
While the letter deals with Shep-
herds own affairs. he makes more
serious charges. He alleges that the
postmaster has taken money from the
stamp clerk leaving his personal
memorandum in its place and that he
used employees for his personal SER
vice. such as making bee hives for his
farm.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-08
clamation inaugurated under the col
onePs administration.
To Open Roosevelt Dam.


Colonel Roosevelt who will preside
at the exercises attendant upon the
opening of the dam, will motor 20
miles across the desert and after TAX
ing part in the ceremony will spend
the night In the town of Roosevelt,
where they are TO be held.
This dam Is regarded as one of the
most remarkable feats of engineering
in the west II is 3s4 feet high from
a parapet to the foundation and is
1850 feet long on top. The waters
held In check by this great structure
will be used to irrigate more than
200, 900 acres of land in the region of
Phoenix, Arizona.
In Los Angeles, Colonel Roosevelt
will speak at the invitation of Govern
or Johnson Of that state. The colonel
talking on this portion OF his trip
spoke most enthusiastically OF Gov
ernor Johnson.
Governor Johnson is Il great friend
of NINE" he said. and | gave him my
promise to make one or two speeches
In his great state" He will also jour
ney 10 Pasadena. which is nearby, and
deliver an address before the Throop
Polytechnic institute.
San Francisco, the termination of his
trans-continental trip will receive
some ten days of his time. Here he
will divide his time between the uni
versity of California at Berkeley,
where he will deliver the Earl lect-
ures, six in number, and his headquar-
tiers in the city where he will receive
visitors from the Pacific slope.
He May Visit Reno.
No definite arrangements other than
personal promise TO be present at
the opening of the new Y. Nj. c. A.
building at Reno. have been made,
though it is probable that he will visit
friends in Oregon and Nevada for in
termediate period, after which he will
visit Seattle and Spokane. No
speeches to be delivered in those
states are yet announced; nor is the
length of his stay. At the conclusion
OF his visit he will probably 90 some
where i'm Idaho: thence to Sand Point,
Montana. and home through the north
and middle west.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-08
Immediate Effect of
Great Kidney Remedy
Is Soon Realized,

| want 10 tell you what Swamp.
Root did for me. | was completely
broken down. My kidneys hurt me
so that when was down. could
not get up unless took hold of some
thing to pull myself up with. would
have to urinate five or six times dur
ing the night and il was full of sedi-
ment like brick dust.
tried different kinds of kidney
pills. but they did me no good. Some
one told me to try Swamp-Root.
had no faith in it but to please my
wife. I purchased one bottle and took
II. saw 1t was beginning to help me
and kept on taking il until ! had TAX
en- six bottles and it Strengthened me
out all right.
Swamp-Root is the only medicine
that did me any good. I thought
would write this letter and tell every
one that is afflicted as | was. to take
DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. The six
bottles | took cost me five dollars,
and did me five hundred dollars worth
OF good.
Yours very truly.
GEORGE II. HUBER,
Atlanta, Ill.
State of Illinois IS,
Logan Count
!, NJ. NJ. Hoose, a Notary Public in
and for the said county of Logan, in
the State of Illinois. do hereby certify,
that George II. Huber, known to me
to be the same person whose name is
subscribed to the foregoing instru-
ment appeared before me this day in
person and acknowledged that he sign
ed sealed and delivered the said in.
strument as his free and voluntary
act.
Given under my hand and Notarial
Seal this the 18th day of July, a. d.
1909.
NJ. NJ. HOOSE.
Notary Public.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-08
WHILE IN SCHOOL
GIRL GOES BLIND

Carmi. H.. March S.-Miss Nora
Dixon, the siXteen-year-old daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. +. Dixon, of Salem,
was stricken with total blindness
while attending school. She was sit
ting at a desk when she suddenly fell
to the floor in a faint. When picked
up her eyesight was gone. Physicians
who examined the girl fear that it is
a permanent affliction, and assign ner.
vousness and high tension at study as
the cause.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-08
HABEAS CORPUS
PUT TO NEW USE

Rockford, ILL.,, March S.-Adolp
Lunde, the Stoughton (Wis) youth
who attracted attention by obtaining
writ of habeas corpus in order to get
to see his sweetheart, Nellie Week,
when her parents frowned on his at
tentions, is now her husband. The
pair eloped to Rockford and were
married. They are now at the home
of his mother in Stoughton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-08
GRANT EDNA COWLES
SEPARATION DECREE

Mrs. Edna Cowles was given di-
vorce from Harry Cowles in the
Wayne circuit court on Tuesday af-
ternoon. Custody of the children was
also given the complainant. The allie
cation was habitual drunkenness. Pro
visions for ahmony for the children
will be made on Wednesday on the re-
turn of the defendants attorney
Amanda Jackson has petitioned for
decree of separation from William
jackson in suit filed in the circui;
court on Tuesday.