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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-09
Welded AGAIN, SHE
SUES FOR ALIMONY
Mrs. T. c. WEIGH Wants
H. B. Baker, Ex-Husband,
to Pay $3.50 Arrears.
GAVE HIM THEIR SON
FOR $1,000 A YEAR
Now She Wants Agreement Set
Aside-Defendant Is an Heir
of John s. Kennedy.

Mrs. Virginia Lee Welch. who was
married to Thomas Carey Welch, AS
sistant Executive Secretary OF the
Philippine Islands. a few days after
she obtained a divorce from Henry
cambridge Baker, a nephew OF John >
Kennedy. banker and philanthroplst'
filed a suit in the Supreme Court yes
terday against her former husband 10
collect $3.50 arrears of allmony ana
TO set aside an agreement under when
she accepted 81 1000 a year from Mr.
Baker in settlement of all future ali
mony. In consideration Of this allow
ance Mrs. Baker agreed 10 give the
custody of her son, Martyr Baker, to
his father
The statement that 81 900 was paid to
Mrs. Welch by Mr. Baker in lieu OF
alimony. is made by the former nus
band. He did not defend his wIfs's
suit for divorce. which. brought IN New
Jersey in 1911. was based on the
ground of desertion. The court award
ed Mrs. Baker 1925 a month aiimony.
She says that the money given by. MIR.
Baker was to defray her expenses from
the Philippines to this country that
she might see her son.
While the divorce SUIT was penang
the then Mrs. Baker wrote TO her hus-
band: II suggest that you continue
my present allowance until the divorce
is settled. and then the one point |
make comes in-that you settle on me
for life a sum that will yield me 81 600
year. This you can look upon as the
equivalent for the giving up OF my
child, not as contributing to the sup
port of another mans wife"
Martyr Baker is now fourteen years
cid and lives with his father at ll8
vest 55th ST. About three months ago
Mr. Baker, with the permission of Sur.
rogate Fowler. adopted as his own child
Marion Blanchard, founding, .wo
and half years old, who will share
with her foster-brother Mr. Bakers
part of the Kennedy estate. and in ;he
mean time will enjoy the same COM
forts as if she were Mr. Bakers own
child.
AIr. Baker explained the adoption by
saying that his son as little lad had
often expressed a wish for a sister as
companion and with whom he might
share his Christmas presents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-09
DR.. Julia S. Sears Gets a
Decree from Husband,
a Sect Leader.
COURT THINKS HUGS
WERE NOT PLATONlC
"Ministering Angels" Helped the
Woman Win Suit Despite the
Correspondents Fight.

Depending on the man-made laws
which Dr. Frank W. Sears. Of the New
Thought Church, said in the trial Tor
divorce brought by DR.. Julia Seton
Sears did not guide him. Justice
Giegerich yesterday gave decision IN
favor Of the wife.
The trial OF the suit was long ole.
and was made interesting by the vlgor-
Gus defence presented by Miss Pauline
Langdon. a member of the church,
named as correspondent, and by the
testimony and great interest OF the
friends Of the plaintiff. who were called
by one of their number the "ministering
angels" enlisting in the service OF the
wife by keeping the defendant under
surveillance.
Justice Giegerich decided that. al
though the specific acts alleged by Or.
Julia Seton Sears were not conclu-
sivelv proved, there was sufficient EVIL
dence on which 10 grant the decree
The Justice said he could not believe
that the relations Of DR.. Sears. the nus
hand. and Miss Langdon were merely
platonic and solely Of an intellectual
and sympathetic kind and in accord
ance with a higher law than what they
designated as 'man-made' convention
alities."
Justice Giogerich pointed out that
DIR. Sears and Miss Langdon were to-
Cether a great deal. according TO wit
nesses for the wife; that they called
each other by endearing terms, that
the defendant paid Miss Lsngdon
marked attention. that they held hands,
when they sat next to each other ana
that ne embraced her.
He laid stress on the visits OF Sears
N tho anartment of Miss Langdon at
tho Hotel MARYLAND. and on the lac.
thai when they went TO Europe on the
same steamship they had their state
rooms changed so that they could De
near each other.
Discussing the testimony oil the
"ministering angels Justice Giegericn
said that five witnesses told OF the aets F.
of affection and words of endearmenl
tbat nsssed between DR.. Sears and the
correspondent. The court SAID these
v';tnesses were apparently truthful.
Increased significance, SAID justice
Giegerich. twas added TO all these lacts
nv the conceded course OF the Two IN
so persistently seeking each other
company. Ne
Sears have divided the New Ihought
church Many OF the members have
svmpathized and sided with Mrs. Sears
while others have championed the
cause of the husband, each having a
separate congregation.
The husband has been delivering
lectures and writing on religious sub
iects. but he said at the trial that ms
income was not more than SIS week.
There are judgments against him, and
in supplementary proceedings he has
testified that ne had no property or as
sets 10 satisfy them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-09
STABILIZER FOR
PORTE DETAINED
Aviator May Have to Make
Trans.Sea Flight Without the
Needed Safety Device.

Every effort will be made 10 bring
back the Sperry aeroplane stablllzer
TO this country in time to attach IT to
Lieutenant Porte's machine, according
to Lawrence Sperry. the young inven-
tor. whose device won the international
tests near Paris last month. ne sta
blizer is being detained in France
through an Injunction obtained BY a
rival inventor named Doutre, and there
is some doubt as to its reaching ham
mondsport or st. Johns in time.
eve couldn't make another inside
month" said Sperry. when seen at the
Aero Club yesterday. The device
would enormously reduce the risk and
strain of the fight. for il would enable
the ayiators to relax completely, pay
ing no attention to their controls.
"Without it. one of them, at least,
must be continually on the alert, and
they'll be worn out before they're hall
way over. The tests in France showed
that upsetting the plane, even by
standing out on one Of the wings, was
impossible
The United States government con-
tracted Immediately for several OF the
instruments, which are to be attached
to all aeroplanes in the service. A
public demonstration will be made
later in the summer, either al Mineola
or at some point in Brooklyn.
The stabilizer, which is manufact-
ured by the Sperry Gyroscope Com
pany. of 1876 Nassau ST., Brooklyn, Is
composed of four horoscopes. whose
tendency is to remain each IN ITS own
plane. If the aeroplane pitches out
of the horizontal, pressure is exerted
against at least one of the horoscopes,
which resis,s. This resistance open.
the valve Of the motor, which auto
matcally warps the sagging wing.
I'VE are trying TO make 1t lighter
and more compact" said Sperry, ito
reduce ii from fifty to thirty pounds
end from two cubic feet TO one.
Flying in a fog is exceedingly dan
gerous without it; you cant tel at
what angle you're tilted and may have
an accident without knowing what
caused it,
Sperry will De the guest Of the
Brooklyn City Club at luncheon to-
day. at the new clubhouse, 1877 Rem
sen ST., at 1890.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-09
ClAFLlN REPORT DELAYED
Receivers Get Another Week
to Ascertain Conditions.

+. 4. Juillisrd and S. u. Martindalc
receivers Of the II. b. Claim Company,
have obtained another week in which
10 file preliminary report Of the con
dition Of the firm. The delay was oc-
cnsioned By the inability OF the ac-
ocuutsnts 10 complete the examinn-
tiOn.
Pending this report the work Of set
ding the Claim affairs IL almost at n
staIdstil. Notes continue 10 come
~ from holders. though the total "a
yet in the hands Of The bankers com
1nittcc is slightly more than 10000
900, or aboet one-third o. the amount
outstanding.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-09
SEELEY, FAMOUS ON
BROADWAY, DEAD
Sherry's Raided When
Nephew of Barnum En-
tertained His Friends.

Herbert Barnum Seeley. for years
pointed out on Broadway as the man
who gave the dinner at Sherry's at
which Little Egypt" danced. and which
the police raided. is dead. News Of his
passing reached this city yesterday
from Maine. where he had been living
for some time in retirement.
Seeley was a grandson, on his
mothers side, of Phneas 7. Barnum,
the Snowman. and inherited a large
part of the s4,0OO,O0O Barnum fortune.
He spent most of it. it is said, trying
to be a turf king"
Rosy prospects faced Seeley as q
youth. He had plenty of money and
influence and became a cadet at West
Point. His alert mind and lack of self
control soon got him in trouble, how
ever. and after two years. most of 1t
spent in the guardhOuse, he left the
academy.
Then his Imagination was fired by
stories Of Western life and he went TO
Mexico. After a while ne took up
mining. but the work was too hard and
the excitement not keen enough. lie
sold out ard went into the show busl-
ness.
He soon found that he inherited his
grandfa;her's money rather than his
genius. He forsook the circus for the
racetrack and cut figure as a plunger
until the fall of 1894. when an incident
occurred which made the betting ring
al uncomfortable place for MN.
Through some performances at Morris
Park and Narragansett. Seeley had TO
refund money which persons mad lost
betting on his horses.
II was two years later, on the even
ing Of December 10, 1896, that he gave
the dinner at Sherry's IN honor OF the
approaching marriage OF his brotner
Clinton. Dancers were engaged and
plans made for a revel that would give
the most blase guest thrill.
The police. however, furnished the
thrill. Ii was never settled what
caused the leak. but one OF the women
entertainers divulged the programme
to Captain Chapman. OF the old ZEN
derioin station. About the time Little
Egypt" began danse tableau on a
flower laden table the patrolmen ar
rived.
Stanford White and dozen others
conspicuous in various professions were
present. The raid caused SENSATION
The captain was brought up on charges
and acquitted Seele! was
never put on trial.
This experience seemed 70 nave
ouieting influence on him. His last APP
pearance in public was as a ticket seller
al the Hippodrome. This was in 1903.
He was married in 1900 to Miss Lucy
Mitchell. daughter of the late A. ?.
Mitchell. but she divorced him in 1909
and afterward married Arnold Lawson
a son of Thomas ". Lawson, OF Boston
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-09
CARS CRASH: WOMEN HURT
Error Over Signal Causes
Smash-Three Injured.

The wigwag of switchman was mis-
understood by the motorman of south =
bound Broadway car and northoound
Columbus av. car at Gath ST. yesterday
afternoon. The vehicles came together,
smashing the vestibules. cutting and
bruising a half dozen passengers and
injurng three.
The three were Mrs. Sarah Ber iner.
OF SO East 18th ST.; her four old
daughter. Pearl. and Mrs. Ellen Grimes,
70 years old. Of l25 West l3lst st.
They were taken to the Polytechnic Hos
pitsl.
Screams OF women. the arrival OF
the ambulance and the wreck drew a
crowd that gave reserves from the
West 68th st. police station hard
fight.
The two motormen stuck TO their
posts through the entire ordeal and
escaped injury. Most Of the women
rescued were suffering from fright.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-09
COMMITTEE PICKS
IS FAIRGROUNDS
Safety First" Workers Find
Lots Available for the Use
of City's Children.

After making a tour OF investigation
through the lower East Side and also
in the upper parts OF the city yes
terdav. the committee on Fairgrounds
Of the Safety First Society approved
about fifteen lots. photographs OF whieh
were taken on the spot. These lots Will
be mentioned in the committees report
TO Park Commissioner Ward. with rec
ommenda.ion that they be made avail
able for the immediate use Of the emil
dren as Fairgrounds.
Most of them merely need levelling
and fencing. and, with an inspector on
hand 20 look after the children, VIII be
Immediately available.
Among the properties which have
been approved and recommended are
the following lots: In West 9th S.,
owned by st. Matthew'S Church; IN
West Goth St. west of Amsterdam av.,
owned by the Consolidated Gas CO.;
West 9th ST., west of West End av.;
East 95th ST., owned by W. j. Brown.
executor: 80 and 81 West l34th ST., aj-
Joining the Mercy Sect Church, owned
BY August Ruff 5. and 9 West l36tn
ST. facing Fifth av.. from 138th 20
18th ST.. owned by Henry Hill; henoX
av., from 18Th to l40th ST., owned by
the Watts estate.
The last named lot is one Of the
finest Fairgrounds selected. 1t is con-
sderably below the street level, and -
covered with grass. shrubbery and
shade trees. IL will require no eX-
penditure 10 put il in shape.
Mayor Mitchell announced yesterday
that he had notified F. II. Elliott. gen
eral secretary of the Safety First So
cie.v. that ne would forward TO the So
ciety a list Of all the vacant properties
which are under control Of the city
departments
The members Of the committee of the
Safety First Society are Miss Florence
Guernsey. Mrs. Henry h. Curran, Mrs.
Walter Lewisohn. Miss Helen Boswell.
II. G. Hutchins. w. J. Lee. supervisor of
Fairgrounds OF the Park Department,
and his assistant, F. II. Elliott.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-09
AMERICANS AT MUNICH
Many New Workers Now Reg
istered at Big Hotels.

Munich. July Z. Among the recent
arrivals at the Grand Hotel Continent
al were: Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Glazitr,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav Schirmer, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Least, DR.. and Mrs. II.
Van den Burg. Miss NJ. Seal, Miss
Rudd. Arthur Breuneaus, Henry J.. de
Forest. +. Littsuer. Emanuel Lederer
". Louis Ullman. Of New York; Miss
r.. Stickney. Of Minneapolis; Charles
NJ Dietz. Of Omaha, and Mrs. o. II
McAlpin. OF Georgia.
A. the Savoy Wcstend Hotel, Carls-
TAD. the following have registered from
New York: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles y.
Dillingham;. Mrs. J. ". Henderson. Mr..
and Mrs. Harry r. Jekelheimer, Mrs
Frederick Pearson. Miss Frida Pear
son. Miss VI. Choate and Mrs. j. Bar
Ictt. Mr.. and Mrs. +. J. Schaub, OF
Chic igo. have also registered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-09
WOMAN IN POISON PLe|
Confesses, Police Say, to Il,
ing Man to Get Insurance

Youngstown. Ohio. July s.-N,
Emma Daugherty, under arrest on n
picion of connection 18th the death
Frank Delito on July and the serie
poisoning of Samuel Orwig, her una
is alleged to have confessed to DEF
tives this afternoon that she J
strychnine in whskey which the 1
victims drank.
Mrs. Daugherty, according 10 the ,
lice. said she plotted with her broth
James Snyder. TO kill Orwig to get :.
life insurance made in her fsv
Snyder is under arrest and detecti
claim he also has confessed. E
Investigation is also being made
the sudden death several years ago
Mrs. Daugherty's husband. from wn
she inherited considerable wealth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-09
LIFT MAN HAD SMALLPOX
Find Employe in Big Building
Stricken with Disease.

Albert Richardson. of ~ Vest l36th
St. was taken ye 3terday from his home
"a the isolation ward of the Kingston
Avenue Hospital, Brooklyn, suffering
from smallpox.
He was an elevator man IN Broad
way Office building and according to
pr. Somerset. of the Department OF
Health. all Of the tenants OF the bull d.
ing will be offered vaccination by the
department.
Richard SON told the doctor that he
was acquainted with Mr.. and Mrs.
W. Mccullough. of 9 West l33d St.
who were recently removed to the hos
rital with the same cicease.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-09
FAMILY FEARS RABIES
Architect and Wife Under
Treatment Since Dog Died.

S. Edison Gage. architect. of 344 Mad
Ison sv., and his wife are taking the
Pasteur treatment at their home in
Flushing. Long Island, in fear that
they may have been affected by their
pet Dalmatisn. Spotty, who was at
tackled by rabies and had TO be killed.
Mrs. Gage. who is daughter of DR..
Joseph Hicks. one of the oldest physi-
clans on Long Island, has a slight
scratch on the back of her right hand
caused by Spotty. Mr.. Gage was not
actually bitten. but helped his wife
nurse the dog while it was i'll.
When Spotty began to act strangely
about two weeks ago Mrs. Gage
wrapped him in blanket. Next morn
ing she found he had torn the blanket
TO tatters. Spotty was fourteen years
old. and was well known in and about
Flushing. as he always followed his
masters fashionable rigs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-09
DlETZ RELEASED ON BAIL
Man Accused of Diamond
Smuggling Gives Himself Up.

Herman !. Dietz. who Assistant
United States Attorney Samuel l..
Htrschcnfeld declares was the brains
Of the gang Of diamond smugglers who
are accused Of bringing Sl,000,OO0 in
diamonds into the United States from
Canada without paying duty. gave him
self up to United States Marshal Hen
kel yesterday. After arraignment be-
fore Judge Grubb he was released IN
1900 bail furnished by surety com
pany.
Diotz pleaded not guilty to an in.
dictment charging the smuggling OF
diamonds "to the value Of more than
100000.
Charles Detz. indicted with his
father. is expected TO surrender h i'm
self within a short time. II is under
stood that at present he is in Canada.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-09
VETERAN QUITS FORCE
c. A. Flanagan, Who Never
Had Complaint, Retired.

Charles A. Flanagan, of 500 Second
av.. Long Island City. who became Il
policeman June s. 1877, was retired
yesterday at his own request. Despite
his thirty-seven years in the depart
ment. Flanagan. who is sxty-two
years old. is still feet OF foot and fit
for active duty.
The retiring policeman was APP
pointed by Mayor Gleason. He saw
service in the Tax Commissioners Of
flee in Queens and later in the 274th
precinct. For some time he has been
stationed in the Office of the Police
Commissioner.
Flanagan's pride is that never has
there been q complaint lodged against
him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-09
MUST PAY FULL POSTAGE
Two Cents Not Enough for
MANY British Colonies.

Postmaster Edward ". Morgan says
the Postoffice Department continues
to receive reports that many letters,
prepaid only cents. are mailed in
the United States addressed to Aus
tralia, New Zealand, Bahamas. jana
lea and other British colonies to
which the Postal Union rate applies.
The only destinations to which the
2-cent letter rate applies are Canada,
Cuba. Mexico, Republic of Panama,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-09
NO CHARGE AGAINST HIM
Man Released After Autopsy
Is Performed on Girl.

Anthony Windicto. who was held at
Stapleton. Staten Island as a material
witness in the death of Elizabeth MUIR
ply in his fathers cafe, was released
yesterday after an autopsy had been
performed showing that the girls death
was due to acute Bright's disease.
According TO the story told to the
police by Windicto, the girl, who was
twenty-seyen years old. often frequent
cd the cafe and on the night of her
death came there and said she was
sick. Windicto gave her drink and
fixed a place for her to lie down.
Later she was taken with commissions
and died.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-09
Girl, 6, Killed by Auto.

Anxious TO get home TO her moth
Freda Roth. six. OF 1868 South 9Th 8
left a vacation school at Marcy av. al
South 5th ST., Williamsburg. yesterCz
started to cross the roadway and Y,
killed by an automobile in charge o
Nathan Bernstein. OF sos Chester Il.
Brooklyn. When notified OF her daus.
ter's death Mrs. Roth was stricken VII.
heart trouble and was placed under Il,
care Of a physician.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-09

Newfoundland. the Canal Zone. c.
many (by direct steamers only), IN
land, Scotland, Wales, Ireland :,
Shanghai. China. To all other pl,.l
the scent rate applies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-09

Youths.
Sale of Summer Suits 3.
to 35 chest.
SIS now for suits that wer'
$1,000 to $500.
$40 now for suits that wen
$1,000 to $500.
S25 now for suits that wer'
$500 to $4,000.
ROGERS PET COMPANY.
Three Broadway Stores
at at A.
Warren st. 18th st. saith S;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-09

I. DANCING INSTRUCTION.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-09
IMMIGRANTS TO Be
HALTED AT START
Secretary Wilson Hopes to
Avoid Unnecessary Voyage.

Washington, Jan. 9.-His sympathy
aroused by the fact that nearly 90
600 poor immigrants, after having
sold their all to come to this Land
of Promise" were turned back at
the door because the immigration law
found them unacceptable, Secretary
Wilson of the department of labor is
preparing to forewarn all such pros
pective immigrants and save them II
possible from breaking old home ties
in a useless search for new ones.
The thing to do is to keep them
from starting" said the secretary.
with the aid of the foreign govern.
ments and acting in cooperation with
our state department our bureau OF
immigration can. without any new leg.
islation | think, perfect a practical
way of finding out in advance whether
those who desire TO come will be al
lowed to enter or not"
w. w. Husband of the department
who has been in Europe for some
time studying the subject from the
European point of view, has just re
turned and reported to the secretary
that the governments there would co
operate.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-09
SUFFRACIST ARMY
REACHES ALBANY
General ROsa|ie Jones and Com
rades End Long Hike.

Albany, N. Y, Jan. S.-General Ro,
sale Jones and her suffragist army
arrived here wearied by their tramp
of thirteen miles from Ravena, but
anxious to fulfill their mission, the
presentation of a petition for suf-
fragist legislation by the legislature
now in session.
The entry of the suffragist army
was like a triumphant march. They
were met at Kenwood by a delegation
of Albany suffragettes with fife and
drum corps which accompanied them
to the city. At the outskirts of AL,
bany they were welcomed by hundreds
of women, who marched with them
through the streets of the city.
There were eleven in the band that
set out from Ravena for the thirteen
miles. They all completed the trip
All were in good spirits despite their
wearied condition after their 150-mile
tramp from New York city.
They will visit the capitol and pre-
sent their demands to Governor Glynn
and members OF the legislature.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-09
HEAVY IMPORTS OF
ARGENTINE CORN
Thirteen ShipIoads Now En-
Route or Loading.

New York, Jan 9.-Nearly 100000
bushels of Argentine corn are being
unloaded in this port and millions
more from the South American repub.
lie are under contract.
The importations are the direct re-
suit OF the removal Of the duty on the
staple under the recent tariff act
More than 100000 bushels have
been received in the United States
since the tariff went into effect, the
first from Argentina ever brought
here, and already the competition with
American corn has forced a decline in
cash values.
Thirteen ships are either en- route
here or loading with corn from Ar.
gentina and one American manufac.
turing concern, which uses corn in the
manufacture of syrups and kindred
products, has 100000 bushels from
that country under contract for de.
livery.
When the new Argentine corn crop
is harvested the importations will in
crease, according to trade authorities