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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-03
SERVES FAMILY 63 YEARS
Philadelphia Woman Still Active
in Norris Home.

Philadelphia. Nov. = Sixty-three
years ago to-day young girl took SER
vice in a family in this city, and to-
day, though more than eighty years
old. she continues in the same position
and serves those she served when they
were little children.
This is the record of Ellen Hume,
housekeeper for John T. Norris and his
sister, Miss Lydia Norris, of No. S26
Pine street. In many respects she re-
sembles the English type of servant,
and her opinion is asked and respected
on many matters.
AS has been her custom for years on
her birthday, Ellen gathered about her
to-day few of her old friends, and in
a quiet way celebrated one more BIRTH
day. Her employers have always
shown the greatest interest in these
little parties and have tried to make
them as enjoyable as possible for the
old servant.
When Ellen first went into service
Philadelphia ended at Vine street and
the plot where the City Hall now
stands was a park.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-03
PenniIeSS, III, Carl Rottman and
Wife Bind Gas Tubes to
Their Faces with
HandkerChiefS.
WOMAN DEAD; MAN DYING
Husband Thought to Have Re-
pented, but Too Late to Fully
Raise Window-Belongings,
Neatly Arranged, Indicate
Preparation for Death.

Despondent, penniless and in poor
health. Carl Rottman. siXty-five years
old. and his wife, Fredericka, aged
scventy-three. Yesterday entered into
suicide pact. Seated side by side in
the dining room of their home, on
the third floor of No. 1851 Second ave-
nue. they bound tubes to their faces
with handkerchiefs and turned on the
gas. When the door of the apartment
was forced open several hours later
Mrs. Rottman was found dead Her
husband was unconscious. He had
fallen from his chair, and the tube had
been wrenched free. He was taken to
the Reception Hospital where it is said
little hope was held for his recovery.
on a table in the dining room of the
little fat. carefully arranged, were a
number Of papers, including a recon-
mendation from ]. & j. W. Stolts man
ufacturers of coffins. by whom Rott-
man had been employed for thirty-one
wears. The recommendation spoke in
the highest terms of Rottman, Charac-
terizing him as "an energetic and sober
workman" Included in the little pile
Of papers was a marriage certificate,
soiled as the result of much handling;
rent receipts dated as far back as
1855. and an account book, showing
tat the couple owed tradesmen in the
neighborhood about s. for necessities
purchased during the last few weeks.
Mrs. Rottman was a cripple, and
during the four years that she and her
husband lived in the Second avenue
house never left her apartment. Her
husband suffered from rheumatism. For
four months. persons living in the house
said. he had sought employment Each
night he returned to his invalid wife,
TO report that his quest was fruitless,
Persons passing through the hallway
Of the house often heard the half-sup-
pressed sobbing Of the two.
Rottman was not seen on Saturday
II is believed that he abandoned his
search for employment several days
ago. II was evident that the plans for
the double suicide had been carefully
arranged. The gas tubing was new
and had apparently been purchased
with that idea in mind.
Mrs. Catherine Hess, janitor Of the
house. detected the odor Of escaping
gas early yesterday afternoon. and
notified Patrolman Mannion. Of the
East 1O4th street station, who forced
open the door Of the Rottman apart
ment.
The Rottmans had no children. Pa
pers found in the apartment indicated
that the husband was a naturalized
citizen and a member Of Yorkville
Vercin No. ].
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-03
TO MARRY WITH FACE
HID FROM BRIDEGROOM
Doctor Does Not Want to See
FianCee'S Features Until
After Wedding.
Try Telegraph to Tho Tribune

Philadelphia, Nov. when two
wedding ceremonies, to be performed
some dav this week, have made Mrs.
Marion G. Arnett the bride of Or.
Francis w. Hartley, of Baltimore, the
physician will have his first glimpse OF
the face of the woman he has courted
for several months.
Mrs Arnett will have a little the
bcttcr of the doctor, for she VIII see
ris features when the wedding process
sion forms. and if they are not pleas
ING to her there will be time for her TO
Withdraw. That he will not enjoy such
an opportunity does not daunt Or.
Hartley, for he is sure that he mas
made a good choice and those VINO
have seen Mrs. Arnett agree with hlm'
Mrs Arnett will wear veil at both
marriages-a heavy black affair, guar
anteed To disclose no hint Of the face
bebiud il. But DR.. Hartley can be re-
lied uuon not TO attempt to peep, for 1t
is at his own request that he is TO
marry a woman he has never seen,
even in a picture.
The two weddings-one at church ana
the other 1t the parsonage-are neces-
sary because Dr. Hartley was known
in England as Hellyer, and he Will be
married under both names, 10 be sure
that the ceremony is legal.
DIR. Hartley is fifty six years old and
has been married twice before. Mrs
Arnett is a widow Of forty-tive and IS
described by her friends as pretty
matron.
Or. Hartleys first word to Mrs. Ar
nett over the telephone was likewise
ne saws. the first word he had spoken
to a woman for one year. In l9l2 III
Hartley's second wife died, and The
doctor vowed that he would not speak
to a woman for a year, and the hrst
woman he did speak to he would
marry. In July of this year ne puo-
lished a memorial to his second VIE
and sought third.
'It was not my idea that we should
hs married without DR.. Hartley nav
ing seen my features said Mrs. Ar
nett but when he made the PROPOSE
tion. after very little thought, | agreed
with his ideas. 1t doesn't make any
difference to the public why Dr. Hart
ley made this proposition. But from
my standpoint It is sensible"
Mrs. Arnett explained that Dr. Hart
lev might not like her if he saw her
features. and, on the other hand, II
she happened 70 be above the average
IN looks she would know that DR..
Hartley was not marrying her for her
face alone. and in the future he could
not tell her that he only married her
for her looks.
1T might be well for all pretty
girls" Mrs. hrnett said IF their
future husbands were unable to see the
faces of their brides. so long as the
bridegrooms- elect knew that their
brides are all they should be morally
and physically"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-03
JOHN D. HOME THIS WEEK
Indorses Church Advertising
His Wife Better.
by telegraph 70 The Tribune.

Cleveland, Nov. John d. Rookie
feller announced to-day that he would
return to his home in Tarrytown, n. Y,
with Mrs. Rockefeller and her sister,
Miss Spellman, some time this week.
The illness of Mrs. Rockefeller cld
Miss Spellman has delayed the depart
ure for several weeks.
Both Mrs. Rockefeller and Miss
Spellman are greatly improved" said
Mr.. Rockefeller to-day. IL do not
know exactly what day we will leave
here for Tarrytown but it will be some
day this weeH."
Mr.. Rockefeller, at the Euclid Ave-
nue. Baptist Church this morning, IN
dorsed the pastors plan to bring new
members into the congregation by a
campaign of advertising in the newspa-
perS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-03
FAST 4-MASTER BRINGS
TALE OF PHANTOM SHIP
Bark Annie M. Reid In with a
Record and Stories of
the Seven Seas.

4 four-mastcd British bark called the
Annie NJ. Reid went into Erie Basin
Yesterday after a 'ong journey over tn"
Seven Seas. incidentally she ran up
a record for speed that made her mas-
ter. Captain Durkco. feel as if the day
Of the sailing slip had not yet passed.
Four rosy c.eeked. bright-cycd APP
prenticcs stood by the raj. yesterday
and greeted the news hunters as they
climbed aboard.
This is some ship" observed the
leader Of the visiting party.
YES, sir, she is somewhat Of a
ship" replied T.. Montgomery. OF hlN'
who has served sixteen months of MS
four-year apprenticeship.
Mighty clean looking craft said
the second visitor, looking about the
white decks.
yes. we keep her fairly clean sur
answered Wilfrcd Denne, OF Gravesenh'
"What ports did yol make vent
ured visitor No. J.
V Bicknell, of London, handled tai'
question i'm one breath: Carthage to
Nontevideo. TO Adelaide, to ~. Helena
to Queenstown, to Iavrc. TO London, 10
Ncw York. Took us a week TO get
through the fog making Havre. sir.
Rut we It from Montcvidco to Ade-
laide in thrty-cight days
Visitor No. ( sprung the inevitable
about things happening aboard.
Mr.. Montgomery, of Hull, had talked
with press men" at home. and he had
an idea what sort Of happenings the
visitors wanted to hear. so he started
the tale Of the phantom ship.
I'VE had a close shave off the West
ward Islands" he began, "and 1t jolly
well looked as if we'd be hit for iair
on this particular day squall came
mn out of dead calm. 1t came slap!
bang, 1t was at six bells of the sec
ond dog watch. The shackle broke III
the tie and the mizzentOpsail yard
crashed down. but it stopped on the
lower ward. II WIS quite clear.
"Just then a steamship was seen
comipq right end down for MS. she
yas a big tramp. We were going full
and by. She looked like phantom
shin for we could see no one on hcr
bridge or decks Her skyliCht was
omen. AID as it , as just over dusk her
light streamed upward plainly We
burned blue lights and made all sorts
Of signals. but she kept right on her
course lust about the time every
bodv on board was cussing out that
tramn packet's skipper she passed
within an eighth of mile Of us. II
might have been a phantom. but l
doubt it,"
Mr.. Bicknoll then told Of overzealous
chipping. When we were forty-six
days out of Carthage we were sent to
chin rust from the inside of the plates
OF the forepeak. Several OF the boys
didn't know when to quit. so thew
chipgcd cut nice hole below the
waterline. All of us had 10 work two
hours in the morning and two hours at
night pumping out the sea water
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-03
URGES CORSETS FOR MEN
Americans Have Too Much
Stomach, Says French Noble.
IN Telegraph to ND TrIbune. ]

lRy Telegraph TO The Tribune.I
Pittsburgh, Nov. THE men Of
America have too much stomach and
not enough chest; they should wear
corsets as a remedy, declares Count
August Schaffelsky Demukkadel de
Castellanes Seymore, Of Tours, France,
who Is spending an hour each day in
the window OF clothier demonstrat-
ing the correct method OF wearing
clothes. Count Seymore says the ma
jority Of men i'm this country are or
the wrong shape.
They are too careless" he adds.
They permit themselves to slouch. If
they wore corsets their chests would be
held up. and they could easily main
tain good form and poise. Thus, too,
would their youth and good looks be
preserved"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-03
RID WHOLE TOWN OF RATS
Pied Pipers Celebrate Slaughter
of 1908 Rodents.

Vanlue, Ohio. Nov. 2.-Seven hun
dred Pied Pipers attended dinner
here tonight to celebrate the wind-up
Of the greatest rat-killing crusade ever
held here. In an effort to rid Amanda
Township of rats two teams Of six
hundred men were formed. In six
weeks they killed just 1908 rodents.
Amanda is now believed to be the
freest of rats OF any township in the
state, if not in the country. Every
means-traps. poison and guns-were
employed in the ruthless work of ex-
termination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-03
WANTED-A MATCHMAKER
Republic, Ohio, Has Many Un-
wed Home Owners.
rBv Telegraph 10 Tho Tribune.

Republic, Ohio, Nov. This pros
porous village has a population of five
hundred and many industries, all of
which are thriving, with a single eX-
ception. that of matchmaking.
Figures compiled by the village
statistician show that Republics home
owners unprovided with life partners
include:
Fifty widows.
Twenty widowers.
Fourteen bachelors.
Eighteen spinsters (of assorted ages.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-03
THE TRIBUNE'S OFFER.
To the Hon. Edward E. Mccall.

In political speech on Thurs
day night you said;
We cannot get line in favor
of our side in the papers of New
York unless we go down in our
pockets and pay advertising rates"
The Tribune has endeavorcd to
be absolutely fair and impartial in
its handling of the news of the
present campaign.
However, as you apparently feel
Sighted, and as The Tribune de-
sires to emphasize its impartiality
in matters of news, we offer you,
free, for the next three days, two
columns OF news space each day,
for any statements, over your own
signature, of your views on the
public issues of the campaign.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-03
FOREIGN.

British Government on Defensive.
Theological Witnesses at Kieff. ......
British Plans for Panama Trade. .....
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-03
JUDGE INGALLS, REPLY.

ODOE W NHLL , NEFL1.
Il hardly think The Tribune
would expect me to contribute to
its columns. l could not take the
offer seriously, any more than /
would similar offer from The
New York World or some other
papers. l certainly couldn't stop
in the heat of the campaign to die
tate two columns a day for The
Tribune, over my signature.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08
BANDIT LEAVES NO
GLUE FOR POLICE
MAN WHO HELD UP PASSENGERS
OF BURLINGTON NO. 9 EFFECTS
HIS ESCAPE.

Omaha, Neb, Nov. THE police
of Omaha and Council Bluffs are prac-
tically without clue SO far as has
been made public as to the identity of
the lone bandit who held up the oc-
cupants of one sleeping car on the
Chicago-Denver Burlington train, No. 8
west bound, late last night.
The robber secured about 5000 and
six watches from three passengers and
three trainmen. Those robbed were:
Sam Lewis, Denver; colored porter.
f. r. Pope, Milwaukee.
w. r. Rooney. Minneapolis.
w. p. Angelo, Omaha; train flagman.
William J. Holtz Chicago.
Fred Daniels, Burlington, Ia, Pull
Ran conductor.
The robber iss believed to have rid
den on the same train from Council
Bluffs to Omaha, for the last three
nights. Last night Flagman Angelo,
who had been told of the fellow by a
watchman, in Council Bluffs, found him
on the platform of the Pullman. When
Angelo opened the door he was COW
cred by the bandit and when he offer
ed resistance was felled to the floor Of
the car by blow from the robbers
gun The other occupants of the car
were then covered and robbed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08
WILLIAM M'COMBS
MARRIED IN LONDON

London. Nov. 7.-William F. Nc
Combs OF New York, chairman Of the
democratic national committee and
Miss Dorothy Williams, daughter Of
Col. and Mrs. John r. Williams OF
Washington, D. c., we're married to-
day. The ceremony took place in the
Roman Catholic chapel Of st. Peter
and st, Edward, Palace street, West
Minister, and was performed by Father
Bernard Vaughan.
The bride was unattended. Charles
Woodruff Halsey of New York class
mate of Mr.. McCombs at Princeton,
acted as best man.
A distinguished congregation
gathered in the chapel including Wal
ter Hines Page, the United States am
bassador and Mrs Page: Myron T.
Herrick, United States ambassador to
France and Mrs Herrick; the Earl Of
Craven. the Countess Of Craven for
merly Cornelia Bradley Martin Of
New York; the Earl Of Suffolk; the
Countess Of Suffolk, formerly Mar
gurite Hyde Letter; the Earl and
Countess of Derby; Earl Curzon OF
|Kedleston; Mrs. c. w. Hasley; Major
Colin P. Campbell and Mrs. Campbell,
formerly Nancy G. Letter; Mrs Rich.
ard Townsend and Mrs. Newhouse.
A wedding breakfast was given at
the Ritz hotel after the ceremony.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08
TAX QUESTION ON ALIMONY
Query Arises as to Who Should Meet
the Income Levy When Divorce
is Granted.

Washington, D. c.. Nov. THE all
Ii, ony contingent is perplexed. 1t does
ret know just how 1t will have to pay
the income tax on alimony in excess
or $4,000 annually that it is paying to
its former wives.
This question is one of the many
that the internal revenue bureau OF
the treasury department has been call.
ed upon to elucidate. No determine.
tion has yet been reached, but in view
of the Importance of the question 1t
probably will be considered at length.
The uncertainty seems to hinge up
on whether the tax should be withheld
by the former husband before paying
the $4,000 over to his former spouse or
whether it shall be paid by the latter.
In the event of Its being withheld at
the source the question arises IL 1t
would not be a double tax on the same
amount unless it is conceded to be an
expense properly dedrctable from the
income of the alimony payer
1t will cost the government about
s2,OOO,000 to collect the income tax
according to treasury officials.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08
ADVOCATES FUND
FOR J0BLE|SS man
SCHEME FOR PAYING MEN WHO
ARE OUT OF WORK Is BRoAcH-
ED At MEETING.

La Crosse, Wis. Nov. q Payment
of the workingman when out of a job,
from fund to be created partly by
assessments on him during his seasons
of plenty and partly by state aid was
advocated by w. M. Leiserson, superin-
tendent of the Wisconsin free employ
nient bureau, in a speech today at the
closing session of the state conference
on charities and corrections.
To further equalize the labor market
which sometimes is over supplied and
sometimes cannot supply the demand,
the speaker urged that all public
works except the most imperative be
prepared to the periods of stagnation
which, he said could always be count
ed on to follow, the periods of extra
activity in industry.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08
WILL ALTER 0R|EN7;AL|sM
Contract Of American IndividuaIist tic
Life Bound to Have Effect on
the East.

Boston, Mass, Nov. 1.-THE mortal
ity of the far east will be thoroughly
undermined by our western independ-
ence." This is what President N. P.
Faunce Of Brown university address
ing the Baptist socialists union today
said would happen when American
individualism meets the castes."
President Faunce has just returned
from a visit to the orient where he
made a study of social and economic
conditions.
"In the orient no individual dares
to stand alone. If caste were halted
for day in India there would be
chaos. The impact of American indi-
vidualism on the crystallized society
of the orient forms one of the great
est problems the world has ever faced
and it will prove either the glory or
the, tragedy of the twentieth century"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08
COAL EXPORTS ARE HEAVY
United States Ranks Third in List OF
Countries Shipping Out
Fuel.

Washington. D. G. Nov. Coal ex.
portations of continental United States
for 1913 will approximate 100000, 900,
according to figures based upon the ex.
portations Of the first eight months oi
this year compiled by the bureau OF
foreign and domestic commerce. This
puts the United States In third place
of the coal exporting countries of the
world, being exceeded only by the
United Kingdom and Germany. An
thracite coal comprises about one
third Of the total exports and goes IL
most exclusively to Canada. For the
bltuminous, Canada is also a large cos.
tuner, taking eight and q half millions
cut of the twelve millions of tons ex-
ported in the eight months ending
with August.
During the calendar year of 1903,
coal exports amounted to $27, 900 900.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

Des Moines, Nov. Addresses by
two prominent eastern educators at
the coliseum this afternoon and a
series of round tables today occupied
the attention of the nearly five thou
sand teachers attending the annual
convention of the Iowa State Teachers
association here. President Robert
Judson Alley of the state university Of
Maine delivered the first talk at 8
o'clock upon the subject "The Relation
Of knowledge to Progress" He was
followed by H. G. Morrison, state su-
perintendent, of Concord, N. H., on
"a Modern School For Modern Life" :"
In addition to the annual business
meeting at the coliseum tonight, there
will be an address by S. D. Fess, con-
FRESHMAN from the sixth Ohio district,
and 4Eesid dent. .of, Antioch college. His
subject will be "a Glimpse OF the Life
and Work OF Horace Mann"
! In one of the most harmonious
meetings ever held the nominating
committee last night recommended
that Prof. John e. Stout of Cornell
college, be elected president Of the as
sociation at the annual business ses-
sion tonight. The vote was unani-
nous. Mrs. Eva Fleming, superin-
tendent of schools at Decorah, was
named to. the vacancy on the executive
committe. Mrs. Fleming is not only
the first woman to be elected to the
board, but she Is one of the only two
women city superintendents In the
state. The other officers nominated
were County Superintendent Irwin l.
Hart of Butler county, first vice presi-
dent; Miss Ida Mckee of the Newton
high school, second vice president;
Superintendent W. Miller of .Moulton.
third vice president.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08
NOTED SURGEON is
CALLED BY DEATH

Stockbridge, Mass, Nov. 7.-Dr
Charles McBurney, noted New York
surgeon, died suddenly of heart dis.
ease at the home of his sister at Brook.
line, Mass, today. His essay in 1883
on diseases of the appendix won him
the title of Father of Appendicitis. .
When President Mckinley was shot by
the assassin in 1901, DR.. McBurney
was called in to attend the case. He
was 68 years Of age and had been in
retirement since 1907 after 40 years
of active practice.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08
SET DAY FOR STUDY
OF TUBERCULOSIS
SUNDAY, DECEMBER Z, WILL BE
OBSERVED ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY.

Washington, D.. c., Nov. 1.-THE ma
tiOn-wide movement for tuberculosis
December lis being given i'm
petus through requests for endorse
ments that have been sent to Presi.
dent Wilson, every state governor and
to the mayors of the principal cities.
The details of the movement, together
with the program for tuberculosis
week, beginning December I, are being
worked out by DR.. Geo. J. Fisher of the
International committee of the tubercu.
losis association. 1t Is planned to have
leading speakers in various cities of
the country address these meetings.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08
TAFT HOLDS BONDS
TAXABLE BY STATE

New Haven, Conn, Nov. Former
President w. H. Taft, holds securities
valued at $15O,0O0 according to lists
filed with the state treasurer in re-
sponse to the demand that govern
ment, state, municipal and miscellan-
eous bonds subject to state tax and
therefore exempt from local taxation,
be registered. This list is wholly out
side the federal income tax registra-
tion. The state receives a two per
cent tax on this list of securities.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08
HAVE ALLEGED SWIND[ER
Man Wanted In Davenport For Selling
Grain Owned by Another, is
Caught In Dakota.

Davenport, Nov. is. H. Bartlett,
wanted in Davenport on a charge of
having sold two carloads of grain be-
longing to Oliver Michaels Of Lavinia,
and pocketed the proceeds, has been
arrested at Sioux Falls, s. D., accord
ing to telegram received here today.
The police have been seeking Bart
lett since June 8, 1912, when he dis
appeared after the grain was sold.
Michaels was president of the Lavinia
Elevator Co. The grain was sold for
$1,708.69.